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Only Fools and Horses The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Apollo Hammersmith
- 17th Dec 2024 - 5th Jan 2025
Stick a pony in your pocket – The Trotters are back and coming to a town near you! The smash hit show Only Fools and Horses The Musical - direct from a record-breaking four-y…
Andrew O’Neill’s History of Heavy Metal – Redux
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 19th - 25th Aug 2024
Cult comedian returns with an all-new version of their smash-hit comedy show. ‘Hilarious’ (Neil Gaiman). ‘A masterclass’ (Lee Dorrian).
Raag Rang: A Journey Through Indian Musical Traditions
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 16th - 23rd Aug 2024
Join Delhi maestro Manmohan Dogra for a journey through soulful Hindustani classical music, featuring vocal ragas and a tabla solo in Banares style.
Beowulf the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 15th Aug 2024
‘What is my story? Will you remember me?’ In an ancient land full of legendary heroes and the monsters they fight, how do regular folk live? Beowulf the Musical presents two mediev…
Three of a Kind – A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
Three of a Kind follows Sam as she juggles her responsibilities as a daughter in modern-day America.
Fringe – The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
A hilarious musical comedy about a cherished family-run hairdressing salon in Essex.
Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: ...and Helen
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
In an afterlife, Gilbert and Sullivan decide to acknowledge Helen Carte’s contribution to their legacy.
Shapiro: A Pop Star Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ George Street
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
Shapiro is a new musical based on the early life of UK singer Helen Shapiro.
Legally Blonde – The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
Omigod You Guys! Viva Arts are back with their usual brand of high-quality, energetic musical theatre – this time with this all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good comedy.
The Gardening Club: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
The Gardening Club is a new musical that takes place in 1960, Georgia, USA.
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th Aug 2024
Hundreds entered, now one rising stand-up star will be crowned Britain’s funniest student.
Queer Tales for Autistic Folk WIP
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hootenannies @ Potterrow
- 5th - 12th Aug 2024
You find a door.
Impro Poet Presents: What If History?
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin
- 3rd - 13th Aug 2024
They say that history repeats itself.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical Junior
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Academy
- 2nd - 17th Aug 2024
Captivate Theatre’s Matilda is back after a sell-out run in 2023.
5 Mistakes That Changed History
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
We all make mistakes, but rarely do they change the course of history.
BANNED the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 2nd - 10th Aug 2024
BANNED is a modern-day musical that follows a group of gender misfits through the events leading up to their debut at a local performing arts festival.
Bobby Davro: Everything is Funny... If You Can Laugh at It
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
One of the UK’s best-known celebrity entertainers over the last 40 years brings his first Fringe full run after a series of sell-out shows last year.
Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz Returns
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
Part stand-up, part actual pub quiz.
1000% Musical Comedy from David Hoare
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hill Street Theatre
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
Award-winning David Hoare returns with another bumper show, brimming with silliness.
I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
The award-winning musical comedy revue revealing all about musicals and the people who love them – on both sides of the curtain.
Award-Winning Little Smash Comedy: Best in Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic Legends
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Little Smash Comedy brings its multi award-winning show to the Fringe after a sell-out run in 2023.
The History of Electronic Music
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 11th Aug 2024
Vinney, a Comedian/DJ, uses a sampler to travel through time, raising the hairs on your neck.
You & It: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
After losing wife Mina to a sudden accident, Gyujin suffers from memories of his wife that remain throughout the house.
The Totally Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 1st - 18th Aug 2024
Unmissable live music, mayhem and laughter! Every night is opening night as this team of top improvisers compose brand-new comedy musicals from your title suggestions.
American History Sex
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
How would James Madison do on Tinder? Which US president had the best dying words? Did the Union troops write the original diss track? All of this and more with comedian, history l…
Edinburgh's Old Town – History and Tales
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hot Toddy
- 1st - 26th Aug 2024
Covering everything from history to religion and folklore, this walking tour is an original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town.
6 Steps To Success From The "Award Winning" Dave Chawner
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Last year Dave won an award who’s title felt like a back-handed compliment.
Kafka's Metamorphosis: The Musical! With Puppets!
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
One morning, Gregor Samsa awoke to discover he’d caught the musical theatre bug.
The Emu War: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024
Inspired by the true events of The Great Emu War of 1932, this new comedy musical tells the story of WW1 veterans trying to grow wheat in the Australian outback.
Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter House
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Winner: Best of Fringe Toronto 2023! What does a 31-year-old theatre kid do when a DNA test reveals that his biological parents aren’t quite who he thought they were? Write a music…
The Improv Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter House
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Returning to Fringe for our ninth year, smash-hit production The Improv Musical is coming back to take the Fringe by storm.
Fringe! The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter House
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Chantelle Duprée always dreamed of becoming a star! From her “humble” upbringing in an American mid-western town, she decides to travel across the pond to perform a one-woman show…
Bi-Curious George: Queer Planet
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Award-winning drag king and London’s loveable nature boy, Bi-Curious George, invites you into a raucous celebration of queerness and the animal kingdom.
A Jaffa Cake Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Time to decide once and for all.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024
The Olivier Award–winning West End hit is back for a 15th year! Every night is opening night for the hottest new musical in town; there’s just one problem – the writer hasn’t w…
The Kids Always Win
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter House
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024
Tired of grown-ups being know-it-alls? Do you want to win prizes? Kids Always Win is a game show where the kids always win.
Shrek The Musical
- Listing
- West End
- Apollo Hammersmith
- 19th Jul - 31st Aug 2024
You don’t have to go Far Far Away to find an unforgettable experience at London’s legendary Eventim Apollo; Shrek the Musical – a Shrektacular stage adaptation of the blockbu…
Frozen the Musical Celebrates Pride in London
- Listing
- West End
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- 28th Jun 2024
__Love is An Open Door With You!__ Kick off Pride in London weekend with an exhilarating night at Disney’s Frozen The Musical.
The Finellis Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Wonderville
- 3rd - 16th Jun 2024
It's like "Mrs.
It Just So Happened: An Alternative History Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum
- 27th May 2023 - 2nd Jun 2024
Award-winning stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe jokes 2019, 2021 & 2022, UK Pun Champion 2022 and current Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up) hosts t…
Marie Curie the Musical
- Listing
- West End
- Charing Cross Theatre
- 1st Jun - 28th Jul 2024
Marie Curie is certain that she can make a name for herself and change the course of science in the progress as she arrives from her native Poland to study at Sorbonne University i…
Your Flaws: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Junk Poets / Komedia Studio
- 27th May 2023 - 2nd Jun 2024
What’s wrong with you? Self-described shortcomings inspire darkly hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt new musicals every show from the co-creator of five star, multiple Fringe se…
Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 6th May 2023 - 27th May 2024
‘Hamilton’ meets ‘Pitch Perfect’: spontaneously Improvised! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists - coming together …
6 Steps To Success From The 'Award Winning' Dave Chawner
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 25th May - 2nd Jun 2024
Last year Dave won an award who’s title felt like a back-handed compliment.
Heathers The Musical
- Listing
- West End
- Soho Place
- 22nd May - 6th Jul 2024
Greetings and salutations! Following smash hit runs in London’s West End, two record-breaking national tours and sell out seasons at London’s The Other Palace, the WhatsOnStag…
Sour Grapes: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 19th - 24th May 2024
Sour Grapes: The Musical is a compelling and emotionally charged musical theatre production that delves into the complexities of societal and social challenges, particularly focusi…
The Queer Comedy Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Bar Broadway (Off Broadway)
- 18th - 25th May 2024
In May 2023, a group of strangers took part in Brighton and Hove’s first stand-up comedy course for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary/gender non-conforming people.
Queer History Tour: Central Brighton
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: The Ledward Centre
- 18th - 25th May 2024
A short queer history walking tour (90 mins approximately once we start off) of central Brighton locations featuring a small selection of our past local heroes, villains, interesti…
B*ST*RDS: A New Musical Comedy
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Actors - Theatre
- 18th - 19th May 2024
B*ST*RDS is a new two-hander musical comedy.
MUSICAL MAYHEM UNLEASHED
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 12th May 2024
Musical Mayhem Unleashed : Silent Disco, Showdance & Line Dance Extravaganza.
Pavlov & The Kingdom of Dogs: A Secret History
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- 35 North
- 9th May - 1st Jun 2024
Come and be surprised, disturbed, and intrigued by an untold story from the history of science and psychology.
Aquarium History Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: SEA LIFE Brighton - Main Entrance
- 9th May 2023 - 21st May 2024
*SOLD OUT* Exclusive after-hours tour! This a unique opportunity to learn about the remarkable history of the World’s Oldest Operating Aquarium.
Aquarium History Tours
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: SEA LIFE Brighton - Main Entrance
- 7th - 21st May 2024
Exclusive after-hours tour! This a unique opportunity to learn about the remarkable history of the World’s Oldest Operating Aquarium.
Call Me Daddy: The Musical!
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Brighton Fringe
- The Bunker @ Fool’s Paradise / The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
- 7th - 27th May 2024
Step into the glittering yet tyrannical world of Crown Cabaret this May with the extended premiere of Call Me Daddy - The Musical!This dark comedy musical follows the staff of a bu…
Queer AF Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 6th May - 2nd Jun 2024
Step into a world of laughter and celebration! Our comedy show is not just about jokes—it’s a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ humour and talent.
Pavilion Gardens Cafe History Tours 2023
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Café
- 7th May 2023 - 2nd Jun 2024
Geoffrey Mead will conduct a Café Through the Ages tour from its current location back through time to the 1920s.
Lewes Curious - Musical Bites
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Lewes Depot - Outdoors
- 5th May 2024
A feast of Music Bites at Depot, Lewes, under their Dalliance event.
Bla Bla Land: the Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Bleach (up stairs at the Hare and Hounds) / Caravanserai Brighton: Junk Poets
- 30th May 2023 - 10th May 2024
Brighton improv troupe Tea & Toast presents a warm and witty musical comedy, made up before your eyes.
Your Lie in April - The Musical in Concert
- Listing
- West End
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- 8th - 9th Apr 2024
After 10 sold-out West End performances of ‘Death Note the Musical in Concert’, its producers are to stage the European premiere of one of the most popular romantic stories and…
An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical
- Listing
- West End
- New Wimbledon Theatre
- 1st - 6th Apr 2024
Be part of the emotional journey of Zack Mayo, a fearless young officer candidate, and the captivating Paula Pokrifki, whose fiery spirit matches his own.
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons) 2024
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 28th Mar 2024
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons) 2024
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 28th Mar 2024
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Made in Dagenham: The Musical - 10th Anniversary Concert
- Listing
- West End
- London Palladium
- 16th Mar 2024
“If you want something done, ask a busy woman…” Inspired by a true story and based on the hit film, MADE IN DAGENHAM is a powerhouse musical comedy about friendship, love an…
MJ The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Prince Edward Theatre
- 6th Mar - 7th Dec 2024
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
MJ The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
Space Deli: The Musical
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 2nd Mar 2024
A new-wave comedy musical in space!Work is normally boring for best friends Thordan and Fourdee, until a new co-worker shakes things up at Ralph’s Space Deli!Writt…
DeV De Musical
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 23rd Feb 2024
DeValera - Republican? Jazz loving spy! Is DeValera a Republican hero? We reveal the REAL Eamon, jazz lover, Reich spy, transformed with his Himmler glasses.
Bum Notes: The Improvised Musical
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 15th Feb 2024
A spot-on musical done on-the-spotEver seen an improv show where everything is made up on the spot? Or a musical? NO!? Whelp, 2 birds, 1 stone, all that jazz.
A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 5th - 5th Feb 2024
A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories.
A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 5th - 5th Feb 2024
A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories.
ROMY AND MICHELE The Musical
- Listing
- West End
- Turbine Theatre
- 30th Jan - 1st Feb 2024
Written by the film’s screenwriter Robin Schiff Score: Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay Director: Kristin Hanggi Musical Director: Emily Marshall Based on the Touchstone fi…
Queer Planet
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 19th Jan - 22nd Mar 2024
Dolphin Orgies, Intersex snails, Gay giraffes, Transgender fish… London drag King Bi-Curious George presents Queer Planet, a raucous romp through the animal kingdom which aims…
9 to 5 The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom Shortland
- UK Regional & Tours
- Cambridge Arts Theatre
- 19th Jan, 2024
Before the titular, double-Grammy-awarded opening number begins, we are exposed to a soundscape of cheesy 80s commercials for domestic products that serve to highlight some of the …
Rehab the Musical
A wildly-funny musical about a very serious issue, Rehab the Musical deals with the subject of mental health, fame and addiction, with warmth, compassion, humour and heart.
Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Other Palace
- 11th Jan - 19th May 2024
From the producers of smash-hit Heathers the Musical… A must-see experience in New York and Los Angeles and following a sold-out, critically-acclaimed production in the Asse…
Alan Turing - A Musical Biography
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Riverside Studios
- 8th - 26th Jan 2024
This musical, composed by Joel Goodman and Jan Osborne, with a script by Joan Greening is a journey through the extraordinary life of Alan Turing.
The Extras Strike Back: A Musical Tribute to the Forgotten Heroes of Star Wars
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- The Courtyard Theatre
- 15th - 16th Dec 2023
For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes.
West End Musical Christmas
- Listing
- West End
- Adelphi Theatre
- 12th Dec 2023
The West End’s number one concert series is back with another feel good, all singing, all dancing Christmas extravaganza! Brought to you by an incredible cast of West End stars, …
Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Seven Dials Playhouse
- 1st - 30th Dec 2023
It’s Christmas Eve 2009: seven years into the world-famous boy band’s indefinite “hiatus”, *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick has until midnight to make a wish that could change his life f…
GOLDA: A Musical Story of Love, Loss and Resilience
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Tabernacle
- 28th - 29th Nov 2023
GOLDA is the remarkable true story of Jewish Ukrainian musician, Golda Amirova, who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
Titanic: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Bridewell Theatre
- 23rd Nov - 2nd Dec 2023
Epic and yet intimate, Titanic: The Musical captures the triumph and tragedy of the hopeful passengers on the ill-fated Ship of Dreams In the final hours of 14 April 1912 the RM…
SuperYou Musical in Concert
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Lyric Theatre
- 15th Nov 2023
SuperYou Musical, starring Lucie Jones, is an uplifting musical, written and composed by Lourds Lane, that centers around the transformative journey of a comic book artist who disc…
A Brief History of Chairs
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Golden Goose Theatre
- 8th - 11th Nov 2023
A chair is something you sit on. That is the fundamental truth. Join Dr Baillie Dobson, the world’s foremost expert on chairology, as he takes you through the history of the chair.
Treason - the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- Alexandra Palace
- 13th Nov, 2023
The brief descriptor of Treason the Musical as “a historic tale of division, religious persecution, and brutality” reads like a modern-day newspaper headline.
Bat Boy The Musical In Concert
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- London Palladium
- 31st Oct 2023
The cult classic Bat Boy: The Musical descends on the London Palladium for a Halloween concert with Jordan Luke Gage (Bonnie and Clyde, Heathers) appearing as fans have never seen …
Antisemitism: a (((musical)))
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Camden People’s Theatre
- 17th - 28th Oct 2023
Antisemitism: (((a musical))) is an outrageous new show by writer Uri Agnon in his UK theatre debut.
Close Up: The Twiggy Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Menier Chocolate Factory
- 18th Sep - 18th Nov 2023
The story of a skinny kid from Neasden who became the most famous teenager on the planet and the ‘face of the 1960’s may seem like the stuff of fairy tales, but there i…
Police Cops: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Southwark Playhouse / Southwark Playhouse Elephant
- 12th Sep 2023 - 20th Apr 2024
USA, 1985: Rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson joined the force to protect and serve… But now Jimmy’s in deep, partnered up with a renegade Police Cop and leaned on by a r…
Death Note The Musical In Concert
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Lyric Theatre
- 7th - 10th Sep 2023
Based on the best-selling Japanese manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, this ground breaking musical (Winner Best Musical, Korea Musical Awards) has a s…
Calendar Girls the Musical 2023 Tour
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Theatre Royal Windsor
- 30th Aug - 16th Sep 2023
Bill Kenwright Ltd presents a brand-new production of the award-winning Calendar Girls the Musical, written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, featuring a re-imagined book and new music…
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical
James Seabright presents I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL by Alexander S.
5 Mistakes That Changed History
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 26th Aug 2023
We all make mistakes, but rarely do they change the course of history.
Suicide Bummer – Explosive Queer South Asian Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle
- 23rd - 27th Aug 2023
The true story of a Queer, British, South Asian sex worker under pressure to marry his cousin.
The Canterville Ghost: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 21st - 26th Aug 2023
A musical reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s beloved story, The Canterville Ghost: The Musical features an original score and soundtrack.
Aca-Villa: The Love Island Musical
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 21st - 26th Aug 2023
When our young hopefuls enter the villa looking for love, they are faced with a whirlwind journey of romance.
Love Never Dies - The Musical in Concert
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- 21st - 22nd Aug 2023
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic Love Never Dies returns to London’s West End this August in a star-studded concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
The Finger Show – An Adultish Musical Comedy Smorgasbord
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9 Queen Street
- 21st - 25th Aug 2023
A ridiculous interactive combination of musical comedy, ventriloquism and fingering.
Pippin (2013 Broadway Revival Musical)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom Rolph
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 24th Aug, 2023
An exceptionally enthusiastic and talented youth theatre put on a revival of the 2013 version of Pippin.
Queer Diary
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 18th - 25th Aug 2023
LGBTQIA+ adults read aloud from their real teenage diaries, poetry, fanfic and more! After gaining a cult following in London and online, Queer Diary tours the UK for the first tim…
In Conversation with… Bobby Bluebell
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 18th Aug 2023
Forty years after their last album.
how to live a jellicle life: life lessons from the 2019 hit musical 'cats'
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 28th Aug, 2023
How to live a jellicle life: life lessons from the 2019 hit musical ‘cats’ is as bonkers as it sounds, whilst still adding to the philosophical debate on how to live a good lif…
Hot Queer Magic
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hill Street Theatre
- 16th - 27th Aug 2023
Are you ready for some hot queer magic?! Join the award-winning cabaret artist and Indian dancer, Pink Lotus, for the Edinburgh debut of Hot Queer Magic – an iconic South London …
Come Die with Me: The Murder Mystery Musical Parody
- Review
- ★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 23rd Aug, 2023
It’s Come Dine With Me with a twist, and that twist is murder because apparently that’s what it takes to spice up a dinner party these days.
2020 The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jessica Leanne
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 20th Aug, 2023
2020 the musical follows main characters Emily Goodhand and Adam Pictor, two musical theatre performers who have faced a lot of rejection, finally get their big break in a show tha…
Elf the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 14th - 19th Aug 2023
The Talentz Musical Theatre Company are bringing all the sparklejinglejolly magic of Elf The Musical.
Musical Medicine with Adam Holmes and Friends
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 14th - 17th Aug 2023
Twice nominated for Young Musician of the Year, acclaimed Edinburgh singer-songwriter Adam Holmes is one of the brightest stars on the UK roots music scene.
Made for This! A Musical Theatre Showcase
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 14th - 19th Aug 2023
Northbrook is excited to present Made for This! A contemporary musical theatre and dance showcase filled with gripping, comedic and upbeat numbers.
Chrissie and the Skiddle Witch: A Climate Change Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 14th - 19th Aug 2023
Thirteen-year-old Chrissie is a budding climate-change campaigner, but her family just don’t get it! When a huge storm hits her seaside town of Skiddle, Chrissie reluctantly gets…
Palindrome: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 3rd Sep, 2023
Palindrome is Cambridge University Musical Theatres Society’s latest Edinburgh Fringe offering.
Goldsmiths University of London: Musical Theatre Summer Camp Cabaret
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 14th Aug 2023
This evening’s performance will include an eclectic mix of solo and ensemble song and dance pieces from some of the West End’s best-loved musicals.
Lies All The Way Down: A New Chamber Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom Rolph
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 28th Aug, 2023
This completely original chamber musical by Shaye Poulton Richards is a darkly charming piece of new writing.
Lots of Feelings: Most Improved Award
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 14th - 19th Aug 2023
Washington DC’s iconic sketch duo, Lots of Feelings, finds meaning amidst the chaos of life through mouth and eye-watering sketches.
Oy Gay! The Queer Jewish Comedy Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Eastside
- 10th - 20th Aug 2023
Two queer Jews.
Anthems – New Generation Musical Hits
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 9th - 12th Aug 2023
Edinburgh Music Theatre is delighted to present a selection of wonderful songs from newer and lesser-known musicals that have broken out and broken new ground within the last two d…
Show Up The Improvised Comedy Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club / Etcetera Theatre
- 9th - 25th Aug 2023
Show Up will make up a brand new, toe tapping, hilarious improvised musical based on your suggestions.
Show Up The Improvised Comedy Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club / Etcetera Theatre
- 9th - 25th Aug 2023
Show Up will make up a brand new, toe tapping, hilarious improvised musical based on your suggestions.
1518
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 8th - 12th Aug 2023
Strasbourg, 1518.
Musical Comedy Guide Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Tang Dynasty
- 8th - 17th Aug 2023
The online guide to musical comedy returns with its daily showcase of the best acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023.
A Shark Ate My Penis: A History of Boys Like Me
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alex Bailey Dillon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 14th Aug, 2023
It’s hard to imagine that any show called, in full, A Shark Ate My Penis: A History of Boys Like Me could be weirder or more fun than it sounds.
Bright Blue Sky: The 9/11 Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 7th - 12th Aug 2023
A new dramatic musical with music by Tim Nelson and lyrics by Vincent Aniceto tells the story of a group of everyday people working on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center on …
Alice in Wonderland Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 10th Aug, 2023
Lewis Carroll is turning in his grave at Tim Nelson’s Alice in Wonderland.
Making History by Stephen Fry
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Ninian’s Hall
- 7th - 19th Aug 2023
The first-ever stage adaptation of the 1996 novel by Stephen Fry.
Super Sexy Mister Blobbie Musical Hour
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Museum of Comedy
- 6th Aug 2023
A collaborative Work-In-Progress with an exploding star of the UK musical comedy circuit and a newcomer Canadian comedian.
Super Sexy Mister Blobbie Musical Hour
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Museum of Comedy
- 6th Aug 2023
A collaborative Work-In-Progress with an exploding star of the UK musical comedy circuit and a newcomer Canadian comedian.
5 Mistakes That Changed History
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 6th - 10th Aug 2023
We all make mistakes, but rarely do they change the course of history.
Pandemonium – The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 15th Aug, 2023
Written and composed by Bethany, Cameron and Natasha Lythgoe, Pandemonium is a biblical musical of mundane proportions built upon a confusing amalgamation and re-telling of stories…
Impro Poet Presents: What If History?
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd
- 5th - 15th Aug 2023
Impro Poet Presents: What If History? They say that history repeats itself.
Queer Folks' Tales
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 5th - 26th Aug 2023
Storytellers from a range of backgrounds, ages and cultures share stories of LGBTQ+ lives past, present and future.
35MM: A Musical Exhibition
- Review
- ★★★
- Kate Nora
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 13th Aug, 2023
A song cycle inspired by the photographs of Matthew Murphy, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition is a unique concept and the perfect choice for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Alan Turing – A Musical Biography
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 5th - 19th Aug 2023
This musical, composed by Joel Goodman and Jan Osborne, with a new script by Joan Greening is a journey through the extraordinary life of Alan Turing.
Wage Against the Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Canons’ Gait
- 5th - 27th Aug 2023
Sex shops, Robodebt, and roller coasters! ‘Unfailingly funny’ **** (Artshub.
Dune! The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Slow Progress
- 5th - 27th Aug 2023
A memoir in song by the Earl of Caladan, trusted adviser to the Padisha Emperor and beloved troubadour-warrior, the bard Gurney Halleck.
The Addams Family – A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Broughton High School
- 5th - 12th Aug 2023
Award-winning FCT return for their 42nd Fringe with their spooky, kooky production of The Addams Family.
A Musical Celebration with Classical Chorus
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 5th Aug 2023
Hertfordshire-based choir, Classical Chorus look forward to performing a short concert in the beautiful setting of Greyfriars Kirk.
The Birds, a New Musical Comedy!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 5th - 9th Aug 2023
Aristophanes’ wild fantasy, The Birds, has been reimagined as a contemporary musical comedy complete with cuckoo characters and a happy ending that soars above the footlights!
The Extras Strike Back: A Musical Tribute to the Forgotten Heroes of Star Wars
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 4th - 19th Aug 2023
For too long the supporting characters of Star Wars have been overshadowed by the popularity of the beloved heroes.
Whisky & Witches Presents Mythical Beasts: An Immersive, Mystical, Musical Whisky Tasting
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mother Superior
- 6th Aug, 2023
Whisky and Witches sees the combination of Danish-born Christine Kammerer’s musical forte with the whimsical storytelling of Jane Ross.
You Can't Win Every Time
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal Oak
- 4th - 28th Aug 2023
Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston has toured the world performing his highly original, contemporary acoustic songs and music.
Topless: The One Woman Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Big Bus Betty
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
An exciting new version of Miles Tredinnick’s original 1999 show.
The Addams Family The Musical School Edition
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 4th - 8th Aug 2023
The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princes…
Eigg the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 4th - 12th Aug 2023
Situated in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, the Isle of Eigg has a fascinating history of sovereignty.
Mine: A New Solo Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 4th - 12th Aug 2023
On a whim, a young businessman buys the deed to a ghost town in the California desert, hoping to turn it into a tourist attraction.
Bad Blood: A One-Man Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 4th - 26th Aug 2023
A young man visits his dying father in the ICU and uncovers a shocking revelation: his father’s secret second family.
The Little Iceberg Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 4th - 19th Aug 2023
The little iceberg holds a secret.
Sheila's Sister and Her Musical Cousins
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 4th - 19th Aug 2023
Chicago duo, ‘true masters of improvised comedy’ (List), ‘work effortlessly in the straight man/funny woman comic pairing using their unrivaled familiarity to brilliant comedic eff…
Queer Street
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 4th - 22nd Aug 2023
Once upon a time, a load of gays and their cishet best friend walk into a bookshop, looking for love.
Shrek the Musical Jr
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 4th - 13th Aug 2023
Set in a mythical once-upon-a-time sort of land, Shrek the Musical Jr is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that cross…
My Name Is Bobby Davro
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 4th - 5th Aug 2023
One of the biggest television comedy names of the 1980s and 1990s makes his Fringe debut.
Lights Up! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 4th - 19th Aug 2023
It’s Lights Up! on this Fringe debut: a completely improvised musical comedy! Unforgettable characters sing, dance, rap, and harmonise their way through action-packed stories in …
A Musical Journey: Through the Decades
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 4th - 6th Aug 2023
Everybody Sing are delighted to present a musical journey through the decades.
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical Jr
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Academy
- 4th - 15th Aug 2023
The story of a girl dreaming of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.
Nunsense – The Mega Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 4th - 9th Aug 2023
Nunsense is a hilarious talent show staged by the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery, the rest of the sisterhood having succumbed to botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Si…
David Baddiel – Fame: Not the Musical (WIP)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 4th Aug 2023
David Baddiel presents work-in-progress revivals of his smash-hit stand-up trilogy of ‘Not the.
Julius Caesar: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 4th - 12th Aug 2023
‘He was a traitor boy, he killed a dictator boy.
Godfather Death: A Grimm's Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 8th Aug, 2023
Based on one of Grimm’s lesser known fairytales, Godfather Death is a hidden gem and a must-see this Fringe.
Bed: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Isabella Thompson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 9th Aug, 2023
We spend a third of our lives in bed.
One's a Musical Comedian and One Isn't
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Do you like musical comedy? Do you like non-musical comedy? Do you not care, as long as it’s good? Then come enjoy either the first half, the second half, or even all of this show,…
5 Mistakes That Changed History
- Review
- ★★★
- Victor Black
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square / Assembly George Square Studios
- 8th Aug, 2023
In 5 Mistakes That Changed History, host Paul Coulter establishes the self-evident premise, that this will be something of a comical TED Talk about some fascinating moments that sh…
The Totally Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 3rd - 16th Aug 2023
Join this talented team of award-winning improvisers for an hour of live music and laughter! Every show is opening – and closing! – night as these top comics compose brand new …
An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 14th Aug, 2023
With such an emotionally heavy title as An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People, I was a little worried what to expect from this comedy show.
After The Act (A Section 28 Musical)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jessica Leanne
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 22nd Aug, 2023
After The Act (A Section 28 Musical) is an eye-opening performance about Section 28 a series of laws introduced to the UK in the 1980s that prohibited the “promotion of homosexua…
A Dram O' History
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Lost Close
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2023
2000 years of Scottish History in one hour! In the true style of the old tradition, award-winning actor Michael Nardone (Rome, Line of Duty, Traces) brings history to life with pas…
Luisa Omielan: God is a Woman The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
I gave you Politics for Bitches and What Would Beyonce Do?! Now brace yourself for my female Book of Mormon.
I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Tom Rolph
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 27th Aug, 2023
This is the definitive piece of musical theatre for musical theatre lovers.
The Queer Comedy Club Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
The UK’s first permanent LGBTQ+ comedy club comes to Edinburgh Fringe and we’ve got a bunch of queer comedians who we know you’re going to love! Every night join us for an hour sho…
Glom Glom and the Musical Monster Millipede
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 2nd - 14th Aug 2023
Step, if you dare, through the portal of metamorphosis and into this curious kids quest! A quest, around the entire room! Together we scale the majestic bean-bag mountains.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
The must-see, Olivier Award-winning West End hit is back! Watch the masters of musical improv create a brand-new musical comedy from scratch at every single performance of this mul…
The Improv Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Isabella Thompson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 6th Aug, 2023
The Improv Musical returns to Fringe as strong as ever with a silly, fun, toe-tapping show.
Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2023
Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh.
Burns The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance at EICC
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
‘You have to look back to see the way forward.
Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2023
A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets.
Public – The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Tom Rolph
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 29th Aug, 2023
Public looks like it could be the next big musical phenomenon to have passed through the Fringe.
Shamilton! The Improvised Hip Hop Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
Baby Wants Candy’s hip-hop Hamilton homage returns! Following sold-out runs in Chicago, NYC and LA.
Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jessica Leanne
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 9th Aug, 2023
I’ve never laughed so much at a someone else’s shortcomings in my life.
Police Cops: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2023
USA, 1985: Rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson joined the force to protect and serve.
Skin: A Layered History
- Listing Exhibitions
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- 1st - 28th Aug 2023
This free exhibition explores the changing meaning of skin from the 1500s to the present day – from flaying and tattooing to prosthetics and skin sculptures.
INVASION! An Alien Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Camden People’s Theatre
- 31st Jul - 3rd Aug 2023
From the award-winning company behind SiX comes INVASION! An Alien Musical.
Evita - The Musical in Concert
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- 31st Jul - 1st Aug 2023
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning Evita returns to the West End this summer in an all-star concert at the iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, accompanied by …
INVASION! An Alien Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Camden People’s Theatre
- 31st Jul - 3rd Aug 2023
From the award-winning company behind SiX, On Your Bike and The Man Who Wouldn’t be Murdered comes INVASION! An Alien Musical.
The SpongeBob Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- London Fringe
- Queen Elizabeth Hall
- 4th Aug, 2023
Who lives in a pineapple on a tour of the UK? Well it’s Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical based on the cartoon series by Stephen Hillenberg.
The SpongeBob Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Queen Elizabeth Hall
- 26th Jul - 27th Aug 2023
SpongeBob and his friends in Bikini Bottom face the total destruction of their undersea world.
JULIE: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- St James Theatre Studio
- 25th - 30th Jul 2023
Worshipped Opera Singer.
Masquerade… A Musical Theatre Concert Celebration
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Actors Church
- 23rd Jul 2023
Join us for an evening celebrating songs from the musical The Phantom Of The Opera and much more! Mark Robert Petty Mark has been producing the successful concert series The Crazy…
Run to the Nuns - The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Riverside Studios
- 13th - 16th Jul 2023
‘Run to the Nuns’ is a new, queer musical set in a fictional, modern ‘Nunnery’.
WILD (The Musical)
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- FUSE International
- Rose Theatre
- 6th - 7th Jul 2023
About the showTHE JUNGLE COMES TO LIFE IN THIS NEW AND SENSATIONAL MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA!WILD (The Musical) is an award-winning Broadway-style musical set in the jungle, with story …
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- London Fringe
- New Wimbledon Theatre
- 25th Jun, 2023
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of Roald Dahl’s best known books, which is why the expectations are high for James Brining’s tour.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- New Wimbledon Theatre
- 21st Jun - 1st Jul 2023
Escape to a world of pure imagination with ROALD DAHL’S Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – The Musical.
Scouts! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- West End
- The Other Palace
- 25th Jun, 2023
The Scouting movement is an established and respected institution, that hangs on the edge of our cultural understanding, even if we were never a Scout ourselves.
Scouts! The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- St James Theatre Studio
- 20th Jun - 9th Jul 2023
Welcome to the annual Scout Games! Scouts from around the world have gathered to compete but when an intruder threatens to sabotage the competition, it is up to Joe and Ayesha to p…
Julie: the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- London Fringe
- King’s Head Theatre Pub
- 9th Jun, 2023
Five microphones and music stands, a coat rack and assorted instruments.
Sing-a-Long-a-Musical
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 4th - 4th Jun 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Sing-a-Long-a-Musical
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 5th Jun 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- London Fringe
- Phoenix Theatre
- 17th Jun, 2023
Comedy is very subjective, and despite reviewing predominantly Birtish comedians who occasionally test the limits of my sensibilities, I have never felt particularly excluded by B…
Queer The Mic x Joelle Taylor
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 1st Jun 2023
The debut Fringe event for Queer the Mic, a sparkly spoken word and poetry stage for queer poets, proudly hosted by The Brunswick.
Queer The Mic x Joelle Taylor
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 1st Jun 2023
The debut Fringe event for Queer the Mic, a sparkly spoken word and poetry stage for queer poets, proudly hosted by The Brunswick.
Bla Bla Land the Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Junk Poets
- 30th May - 3rd Jun 2023
Brighton improv troupe Tea & Toast presents a warm and witty musical comedy, made up before your eyes.
Black@Sussex Artist Talk: 'Deep History' with Photographer Charlie Phillips
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 28th May 2023
Charlie Phillip’s life in photography is mirrored in his stories.
'Deep History' Artist Talk with Photographer Charlie Phillips
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 28th May 2023
A BLACK@SUSSEX ARTIST TALK Charlie Phillip’s life in photography is mirrored in his stories.
'Deep History' Artist Talk with Photographer Charlie Phillips
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 28th May 2023
A BLACK@SUSSEX ARTIST TALK Charlie Phillip’s life in photography is mirrored in his stories.
I Miss My Mum's Cookin' - Food Culture & Oral History Workshop with Michael McMillan
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Phoenix Brighton
- 27th May 2023
FOOD CULTURE & ORAL HISTORY WORKSHOP Michael McMillan’s I Miss My Mum’s Cookin’ installation forms the backdrop to this unique experiential workshop which will use the handling, s…
It Just So Happened: An Alternative History Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum
- 27th May 2023
Award-winning stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe jokes 2019, 2021 & 2022, UK Pun Champion 2022 and current Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up) hosts t…
I Miss My Mum's Cookin' - Food Culture & Oral History Workshop with Michael McMillan
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Phoenix Brighton
- 27th May 2023
FOOD CULTURE & ORAL HISTORY WORKSHOP Michael McMillan’s I Miss My Mum’s Cookin’ installation forms the backdrop to this unique experiential workshop which will use the handling, s…
Your Flaws: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Junk Poets / Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 15th May 2022 - 28th May 2023
Scared of commitment? Drink too much coffee? Own an NFT? Audience problems become a unique and oddly uplifting musical on the spot.
Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Phoenix Theatre
- 24th May - 26th Aug 2023
Witness the greatest cast ever assembled live on stage, as the world-famous Spitting Image puppets tread the boards of London’s theatreland for the first time ever in IDIOT…
Call Me Daddy - The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 22nd - 23rd May 2023
Step right up to the glamorous and chaotic world of Crown Cabaret! Although the cabaret and burlesque shows are exciting and salacious, ruling the underbelly of the exotic nightcl…
Call Me Daddy - The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 22nd - 23rd May 2023
Step right up to the glamorous and chaotic world of Crown Cabaret! Although the cabaret and burlesque shows are exciting and salacious, ruling the underbelly of the exotic nightcl…
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Richard Beck
- West End
- Cambridge Theatre
- 25th May, 2023
Making the move from its seven-year residency at the Lyric Theatre, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has opened at the Cambridge Theatre, its new home, where the team will be do…
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Cambridge Theatre
- 22nd May 2023 - 16th Dec 2024
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest returns to the West End.
Boys DO Cry: Jokes Against Toxic Masculinity
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 15th - 22nd May 2023
Boys don’t cry, they just drink beer, get fat, and then get hit by a truck.
Boys DO Cry: Jokes Against Toxic Masculinity
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 15th - 22nd May 2023
Boys don’t cry, they just drink beer, get fat, and then get hit by a truck.
Age Against The Machine
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 13th May 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Age Against The Machine
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 13th May 2023
The first rule of Age Against The Machine: ‘Don’t tell the kids’.
Aquarium History Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: SEA LIFE Brighton - Main Entrance
- 9th - 24th May 2023
Exclusive after-hours tour! This a unique opportunity to learn about the remarkable history of the World’s Oldest Operating Aquarium.
Pavilion Gardens Cafe History Tours 2023
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Café
- 7th May - 4th Jun 2023
Geoffrey Mead will conduct a Café Through the Ages tour from its current location back through time to the 1920s.
Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 4th Jun 2022 - 8th May 2023
‘Hamilton’ meets ‘Pitch Perfect’: spontaneously Improvised! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists, come together as …
Queer Folks' Tales
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 17th Apr, 2023
As the audience enter the auditorium at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, the four storytellers are already on stage: poet Janette Ayachi, powerhouse crime author Val McDermid, bur…
Winnie The Pooh - The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Riverside Studios
- 4th Apr - 19th May 2023
Disney's iconic Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl (oh… and don't forget Tigger too!) have come to…
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th Mar 2023
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th Mar 2023
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- West End
- The Fortune Theatre
- 11th May, 2023
Two main questions flit through your mind as you watch SpitLip’s Operation Mincemeat - firstly ‘God it’s brilliant,’ followed quickly by, ‘how are they allowed to do that…
Mary Lacy Woz Queer
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- King’s Head Theatre
- 28th Mar - 1st Apr 2023
The weird, wonderful and joyous tale of a genderqueer Londoner who discovers a new historical hero in Mary Lacy, an 18th-century shipwright, who lived her life as a man.
Berlusconi A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Southwark Playhouse Elephant
- 27th Mar - 29th Apr 2023
“I am the Jesus Christ of politics.
PUBLIC The Musical
- Listing
- Vault Festival
- Crescent
- 17th - 18th Mar 2023
Usually avoid public bathrooms? Here’s one you won’t want to miss! PUBLIC is a pop/rock musical by new and exciting theatre collective, Stroud & Notes.
Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- The Spacement at The Glitch
- 14th Mar 2023
“Recently handpicked by Fred Armisen to be his opener, Josh Weller is a failed musician turned comedian.
Reply Guys, The Musical (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- Crypt
- 2nd Mar 2023
In 2022, Olga Koch wrote a master’s thesis about reply guys. This is a work-in-progress of a musical based on that thesis. ★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Telegraph
After the Act - A Section 28 Musical.
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- New Diorama Theatre
- 28th Feb - 1st Apr 2023
Abseiling lesbians! Queers in classrooms! Perverts panicking parents! And an act of oppression that inspired a generational riot.
The Great British Bake Off Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Noel Coward Theatre
- 25th Feb - 13th May 2023
On 25th February 2023, a remarkable event will begin in London’s West End.
Queer Planet
- Listing
- Vault Festival
- Cavern
- 24th Feb - 4th Mar 2023
Dolphin Orgies, Intersex snails, Gay giraffes, Transgender fish.
Tweedy - Musical Mayhem
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 21st - 21st Feb 2023
Tweedy’s Musical Mayhem! TWEEDY - the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime returns…
Tweedy - Musical Mayhem
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 21st - 21st Feb 2023
Tweedy’s Musical Mayhem! TWEEDY - the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime returns…
The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- Network Theatre
- 11th - 18th Feb 2023
Farting at a funeral.
MANIC PIXIE DREAM REN | Sentimental: A New Gig Musical
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 9th - 10th Feb 2023
MANIC PIXIE DREAM REN A Film School Dissertation-Induced Meltdown Sentimental: A New Gig Musical Speaking of break-ups, the world’s ending.
My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Ambassadors Theatre.
- 25th Jan - 18th Mar 2023
Following sold-out runs at the Turbine Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe and the Garrick Theatre, Rob Madge brings their triumphant celebration of the ups and downs of raising a queer chil…
Dragprov's Nutflix Christmas Special: An Improvised Festive Musical
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Karaoke Hole
- 19th Dec 2022
Bells are ringing, dreidels are spinning, the holidays are here again! Leave the remote at home and get your fix of festive film hilarity at the Karaoke Hole with Dragprov’s Nutfli…
Love Goddess, The Rita Hayworth Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Cockpit Theatre
- 16th - 23rd Dec 2022
“A tantalising look at the world of Rita Hayworth” The Times Considered by many to be the most beautiful woman of her day, Fred Astaire’s all-time favourite dance…
Queer Theory: Angelic Outlaws
- Listing Events
- Glasgow
- Nice N Sleazy
- 11th Dec 2022
I am a revolution without bloodshed.
Blippi The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Alexandra Palace / Lyric Theatre
- 7th Dec 2022 - 6th Aug 2023
Blippi The Musical brings the curious and fun character Blippi off the screen and onto the stage with world-class production, audience engagement and amazing music.
A Musical Theatre Christmas
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Actors Church
- 4th Dec 2022
“A Musical Theatre Christmas” returns to The Actors’ Church, presented by Mark Robert Petty.
Bugsy Malone The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gareth Williams
- London Fringe
- Alexandra Palace
- 12th Dec, 2022
Bugsy Malone, the 1976 film by Alan Parker charlestons into Alexandra Palace theatre with a tremendous firing of custard pies! The cult classic of the spoof gangster movie reminds …
DUAIS BASHO Haiku Reading and Award Presentation
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 17th Nov 2022
Thug Comórtas Filíochta Duais Bashō Haiku cuireadh dodhaltaí iar-bhunscoile haiku a chumadh, i mBéarla nó i nGaeilge nó go d&a…
ELF the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Gareth Williams
- West End
- Dominion Theatre
- 1st Dec, 2022
Buddy the Elf discovers he is an adopted 'human' baby from New York City and sets off on an adventure to find his biological father who has no idea of his son’s existence…
Grease the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- West End
- Dominion Theatre
- 19th May, 2022
From hand-jiving to slicked hair, Nikolai Foster’s Grease at the Dominion Theatre is a sprint down memory lane with extra twists.
My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?)
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Simon Ximenez
- West End
- Garrick Theatre
- 24th Oct, 2022
If you have a spare hour, thirty quid, and can travel to London’s West End, I urge you to get a ticket for My Son’s a Queer (but what can you do?).
Cashy C's: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- 31 John St / Keighley Creative
- 30th Sep - 23rd Oct 2022
Kirsty Taylor’s politically charged rap musical about the cost of living crisis in broken Britain opens in a recreated pawnbroker shop in Bradford.
Bugsy Malone - Musical Youth London
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- The Courtyard Theatre
- 23rd - 24th Sep 2022
1929, New York.
A Midsummer Nights Dream | A queer retelling
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Bridewell Theatre
- 14th - 24th Sep 2022
A queer re-telling.
My Kind of Musical : Too Fat for Theatre
Following on from the success of the first event, My Kind of Musical is back with more fat, more songs, more revenge, and more spiralling over whether or not you should feed the bi…
Rehab: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- London Fringe
- The Playground Theatre
- 13th Sep, 2022
Grant Black and Murray Lachlan Young’s Rehab is an entertaining musical that is full of potential.
The David Johnson Emerging Talent Award
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square
- 28th Aug 2022
A mixed-bill comedy, cabaret and variety show to celebrate the life of maverick producer David Johnson who died in 2020.
The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 27th Aug 2022
Farting at a funeral.
An Evening at the Musicals with Classic Brit Award Nominee Thomas Cameron
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stockbridge Church
- 25th Aug 2022
Singing sensation Thomas Cameron is a charismatic, Classic Brit Award-nominated tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities and is making ‘wave…
Rage Against the Machine
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal Highland Centre
- 24th Aug 2022
Connect Festival presents iconic rock band Rage Against the Machine who will play their first Scottish headline show in 14 years on the site of Connect Festival at Edinburgh’s Ro…
Guilty: A Legal Musical Comedy
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2022
Fiction’s greatest villains, from Hannibal Lecter to Cruella de Vil, are in court for their crimes in a rip-roaring musical comedy that will challenge everything you know about l…
Lighthouse: An Immersive Drinking Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2022
Lighthouse is an upbeat Irish-American musical full of original drinking songs and step dancing numbers.
Peter Fleming's Woefully Inaccurate History of the BBC
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 22nd Aug 2022
Warped telly nostalgia from award-winning character comedian Tom Burgess.
Gatsby: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2022
The year is 1925; the place is New York City.
Treason - The Musical In Concert
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Drury Lane Theatre Royal
- 22nd - 23rd Aug 2022
Treason is the explosive new musical about the gunpowder plot, set to completely blow you away, featuring stunning music by Ricky Allan and book & lyrics by Ricky Allan & K…
Antigone: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2022
Ancient Greece.
The Year Is Podcast Live w/ Bobby Mair and Red Richardson
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 21st - 25th Aug 2022
Come watch the live show of the hit comedy podcast The Year Is where every episode Red and Bobby go back to a year in history and talk about the weirdest and strangest events from …
You Win Again
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Brunton
- 19th Aug 2022
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother, when the feeling’s gone and you can’t go on, for the night out you have been waiting for, celebrate the songs of music roya…
Edy Hurst's Comedy Version of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of HG Wells' Literary Version (Via Orson Welles' Radio Version and Steven Spielberg's Film Version) of the War of the Worlds
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 16th - 23rd Aug 2022
If you’re not convinced by the title I have no idea what this is going to do.
Blippi The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Rose Theatre Kingston
- 29th Aug - 9th Sep 2023
Blippi The Musical brings the curious and fun character Blippi off the screen and onto the stage with world-class production, audience engagement and amazing music.
Julie: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 15th - 27th Aug 2022
Worshipped opera singer.
Elf the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 15th - 20th Aug 2022
Award-winning musical theatre company The Talentz are bringing festive sparkle to you for our eighth year at the Fringe.
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Online
- 15th Aug 2022
Hundreds entered, 11 survive; now one rising stand-up star will be crowned Britain’s funniest student.
The Canterville Ghost: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 15th - 20th Aug 2022
A musical reimagining of one of Oscar Wilde’s most beloved stories, The Canterville Ghost: The Musical features an original score and soundtrack.
Matilda Jr the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frodo Allan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 22nd Aug, 2022
Based on Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novel, Matilda tells the story of a precocious five-year-old girl who loves books, hates bullies, and is revealed to have telekinetic p…
Kelty Clippie: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 15th - 27th Aug 2022
Based on the popular Scottish folk song, we follow the comic adventures of Maggie played by Jacqueline Hannan, a bus conductress in Fife in her new job.
How to Live a Jellicle Life: Life Lessons from the 2019 Hit Movie Musical CATS
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 15th - 27th Aug 2022
A show that provides a jellicle discussion about the jellicle aspects of the jellicle cats in CATS and how you can apply them to your life in order to make it truly jellicle.
Medea the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 15th - 28th Aug 2022
A rock concert in a courtroom.
Last Night a Musical Saved My Life!
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 15th - 20th Aug 2022
We live in a crazy world of fear and anxiety! But don’t worry, Dr Theatre is here to solve your problems in a show packed full of fabulous musical theatre songs with all the answ…
Antigone: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 15th - 20th Aug 2022
Ancient Greece.
The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 15th Aug 2022
Farting at a funeral.
Neil Harris: A Short History of the High Jump
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 15th - 27th Aug 2022
Whilst wide awake one night, comedian Neil Harris found himself watching a video titled How One Man Changed the High Jump.
Musical Comedy Guide Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 14th - 28th Aug 2022
Daily hour of the best musical comedy at this year’s Fringe, produced by the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for daily listings).
Age Against The Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 12th - 26th Aug 2022
Josh Weller is a failed musician turned comedian.
Age Against The Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 12th - 26th Aug 2022
Josh Weller is a failed musician turned comedian.
Shrek the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Rose Theatre
- 12th - 27th Aug 2022
Dare to be different.
Shona the Musical Choir
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance at EICC
- 10th - 14th Aug 2022
A Scottish/African group presenting original songs by composer/playwright, Neo Vilakazi, based in Edinburgh.
Kinky Boots - The Musical In Concert
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Drury Lane Theatre Royal
- 8th - 9th Aug 2022
Returning to the West End for the first time since 2019, Kinky Boots is the exhilarating true story about a struggling shoe factory that will lift you higher than any platform boot…
The Addams Family: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 8th - 13th Aug 2022
A comical feast that features an original story that is every father’s nightmare; Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a swee…
Calendar Girls the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 8th - 13th Aug 2022
Based on the hit film, this award-winning musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth tells the story of an ordinary group of women in a Yorkshire Women’s Institute who create an artist…
Handbook of Civilian Defense (What Every Loyal American Can Do To Help The United States Win The War)
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 8th - 13th Aug 2022
A word-for-word theatrical adaptation (with original music) of the 1942 government handbook published to prepare families for uncertainty and violence, then and now.
Sounds Impossible: A Musical Magic Show by Neil Kelso
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Fingers Piano Bar
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Music is magic.
Clandestina Queer Comedy Triple Bill
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 6th - 17th Aug 2022
Clandestina is a queer women, trans and non-binary-led comedy show.
Alan Turing – A Musical Biography
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 6th - 20th Aug 2022
Alan Turing – A Musical Biography.
The Little Iceberg Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Peter Charney
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 11th Aug, 2022
Before audiences step foot into the SpaceUK’s Annexe, a tune from a nearby keyboard drifts out of the theatre and floats down the hall to greet the audience.
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C piccolo
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
A shameless ode to desolate puppy-love in all its mundane, absurdist glory, featuring toads, sperm-banks and carrots.
You're on Mute! (A Musical Walk Down Lockdown Memory Lane)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 5th - 12th Aug 2022
Having written over 200 songs during lockdown exploring some of the more comical aspects of the pandemic, Siobhan Argyle is bringing her sold-out show from Glasgow to the Edinburgh…
The History of the American Songbook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 5th - 20th Aug 2022
The Great American Songbook is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test of tim…
Macbeth: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 5th - 13th Aug 2022
Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy? Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly comedy and…
Domitius – An Original Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 5th - 8th Aug 2022
Love, song, dance and murder – Domitius retells the tale from an unbiased viewpoint paving the way for audiences to experience that particular reign in Ancient Rome.
Gethsemane – The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 5th Aug 2022 - 4th Aug 2023
Gethsemane has a wide selection of new, fresh, and contemporary music with rock, acoustic and classical themes.
The Addams Family – A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Rose Theatre
- 5th - 24th Aug 2022
From the company that brought you the sell-out Fringe smash, Sunshine on Leith, Captivate Theatre presents a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.
Existential Queer
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
An hour of raucous queer comedy hosted by award-winning comedians Kate Martin and Daniel Foxx.
Oy Gay! The Queer Jewish Comedy Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 16th Aug 2022
‘Oy Gay! is hilarious, clever and filthy! These talented comedians charm and entertain whilst exploring faith, community and life, with some classic material that still makes me la…
Bloody Elle – A Gig Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Eve’s eyes are green like guacamole, she has posh hair and a freckle on her chin and when she puts her hand on Elle’s arm… This heart-warming and belly-achingly funny story i…
Rob Madge: My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do)
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 4th - 29th Aug 2022
When Rob was 12, they attempted a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their grandma.
Horrible History for Adults (Or Those That Think They Are!)
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 15th Aug 2022
We all love a good story.
Shannon Matthews the Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 27th Aug 2022
A potty-mouthed romp through this bizarre-but-true story, from cult internet phenomenon and two-hit-wonder Kunt and the Gang.
What's Wrong With Me? - The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Lion & Unicorn Theatre
- 4th - 6th Aug 2022
An original, comedy musical set in a 5 day self-help retreat following a group of people with all sorts of first world problems; such as Paul, a man with severe toxic masculinity, …
What's Wrong With Me? - The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Lion & Unicorn Theatre
- 4th - 6th Aug 2022
An original, comedy musical set in a 5 day self-help retreat following a group of people with all sorts of first world problems; such as Paul, a man with severe toxic masculinity, …
Police Cops: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Kate Nora
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 23rd Aug, 2022
Sometimes you’ve just got to listen to your balls.
Fladam's Musical Comedy Hootennany!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance at EICC
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
Fladam (Florence Poskitt and Adam Sowter) are ‘the most amazing hilarious musical comedy duo’ (Harry Whittaker, BBC Radio York).
The Improv Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
Now in our 10th year! Smash-hit production, The Improv Musical returns to take the Fringe by storm.
Blodlina: The Viking Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Ben Ludlow
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 12th Aug, 2022
Where do you start if your ultimate goal is a West End and Broadway musical? Revivals often start at Chichester and new concepts here at the Fringe.
My (unauthorized) Hallmark Movie Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Kate Nora
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues
- 14th Aug, 2022
Are you a love warrior? Turns out, I am!Hallmark movies might be cheesy and predictable, but they’re the kind of films that help people escape their lives, and during the pandemi…
Making a Murderer: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Eleanor Sumner
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 18th Aug, 2022
Making A Murderer: The Musical is created by Phil Meaney, and tells the heart-wrenching story of the Avery family and the injustice they suffered at the hands of the American legal…
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
From voice-straining high notes to limb-spraining high kicks, via on-stage smooches and offstage feuds, award-winning musical revue I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical reveals ever…
Jon Courtenay: Against The Odds
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 3rd - 14th Aug 2022
Having triumphed on Britain’s Got Talent, Jon combines comedy, music and drama in a brand-new show exploring the true story of his television success while secretly fighting for hi…
Daniel Cainer: More Jewish Chronicles (and Other Musical Stories)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
Join this multi award-winning musical storyteller for another collection of story-songs.
You’re Safe Til 2024: Deep History
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
Son of a climate scientist, Australian theatre maker David Finnigan has always made work about climate change – then his country caught fire.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frodo Allan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 9th Aug, 2022
Some shows are Fringe standards, you can’t help but think that they’re like the ravens at the Tower of London; that if they weren’t here, everything would come tumbling down.
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Ian Billings
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 5th Aug, 2022
Alexander S.
Land – A Scottish Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
This new folk musical seeks to explore our heritage and legacy, weaving two parallel stories; one of a crofter and a wandering soldier in the 18th Century, and one of an old pensio…
You're Safe Til 2024: Deep History
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
In the last hours of 2019, David Finnigan’s best friend prepared to make a break for home with his family before fires cut off the highway.
Bobby Mair: Cockroach
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy (Carnivore)
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2022
Cockroach is an hour of dark, gut-wrenching stand-up from one of the best comedians in the country.
JULIE: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Upstairs at the Gatehouse
- 2nd - 5th Aug 2022
WORSHIPPED OPERA SINGER.
JULIE: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Upstairs at the Gatehouse
- 2nd - 5th Aug 2022
WORSHIPPED OPERA SINGER.
Domitius - An Original Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Fringe Digital programme
- 1st - 5th Aug 2022
PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STREAM FROM 8th AUGUST.
Domitius - An Original Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Fringe Digital programme
- 1st - 5th Aug 2022
Thrust into power, Nero, a young Roman Emperor, seeks life as a musician and performer, but a series of threats against his life may prove to be his final act.
Chess - The Musical In Concert
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Drury Lane Theatre Royal
- 1st - 2nd Aug 2022
With music by ABBA legends Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and lyrics by the incomparable Sir Tim Rice, the iconic musical Chess returns to the West End for the first time …
Old Town History and Tales
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Statue of Adam Smith
- 1st - 29th Aug 2022
This entertaining tour will take you through the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town covering history, culture, folklore and much more.
A Dram o' History
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- City of Edinburgh Tours @ Old Police Box
- 1st - 27th Aug 2022
Sit back with a warming dram and accompany award-winning Scottish actor Michael Nardone (Traces, The Night Manager, Rome) on a gentle meander through Scotland’s story.
The Addams Family Musical in Concert
- Listing Theatre
- Durham Fringe Festival
- The Assembly Rooms Theatre
- 30th - 31st Jul 2022
MTS presents: The Addams Family Musical in Concert! The elite young performers of Musical Theatre Studio Ltd give you an exciting performance of The Addams Family.
My Kind of Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Glasgow
- Room 2, 69 Nelson Mandela Place
- 29th Jul 2022
‘My Kind of Musical’ is a collection of original songs and comedy on being a chunky, musical-loving hoe in a world of perfection and exclusivity.
SONGBIRDS -A CELEBRATION OF FEMALE MUSICAL ICONS OF THE 60S-90S
- Listing Music
- Durham Fringe Festival
- The Drunken Duck / The Town Hall
- 26th - 29th Jul 2022
A wonderful journey of song, celebrating some of the most iconic female singers and songwriters of the 60s-90s.
SONGBIRDS -A CELEBRATION OF FEMALE MUSICAL ICONS OF THE 60S-90S
- Listing Music
- Durham Fringe Festival
- The Town Hall
- 26th - 29th Jul 2022
A wonderful journey of song, celebrating some of the most iconic female singers and songwriters of the 60s-90s.
A Letter to Harvey Milk - The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Waterloo East Theatre
- 16th Jun, 2022
There has been much said in books and films about the life and times of Harvey Milk.
It Just So Happened - An Alternative History Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum
- 5th Jun 2022
Stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Jokes 2019 & 2021, Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021) hosts this show for history fans, back in Brighton for t…
It Just So Happened - An Alternative History Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum
- 5th Jun 2022
Stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Jokes 2019 & 2021, Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021) hosts this show for history fans, back in Brighton for t…
Sing-a-Long-a-Musical
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 3rd Jul 2021 - 5th Jun 2022
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 4th - 5th Jun 2022
‘Hamilton’ meets ‘Pitch Perfect’: spontaneously Improvised! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists, come together as …
Macbeth: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Lantern @ ACT
- 2nd - 5th Jun 2022
“Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy?” Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly com…
Macbeth: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Lantern @ ACT
- 2nd - 5th Jun 2022
“Is this a real knife? Is this just fantasy?” Enjoy Shakespeare’s spooky tragedy like never before, as six actors deploy wittily rewritten pop classics, uproariously silly com…
Every Young Adult Novel Ever: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Crown Kemptown
- 29th May - 2nd Jun 2022
‘Did you grow up loving Young Adult Fantasy novels (and do you maybe still love young adult fantasy novels)? Are you a ride or die Team Edward or Team Jacob fan? Then this may be t…
Every Young Adult Novel Ever: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Crown Kemptown
- 29th May - 2nd Jun 2022
‘Did you grow up loving Young Adult Fantasy novels (and do you maybe still love young adult fantasy novels)? Are you a ride or die Team Edward or Team Jacob fan? Then this may be t…
Multiverse Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 22nd - 22nd May 2022
One decision creates two wildly different lives in this hilarious, uplifting and 100% improvised musical from top UK performers.
Multiverse Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus / The Warren: The McElderry
- 3rd Jul 2021 - 22nd May 2022
How much can one choice change your life? One decision creates two wildly different lives in this hilarious, uplifting and 100% improvised musical.
Clean! The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- One Church Brighton
- 20th - 22nd May 2022
An award-winning musical, ‘Clean!’ is a rousing play about the women of laundry hill, Brighton.
Clean! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Lois Zoppi
- Brighton Fringe
- One Church Brighton
- 21st May, 2022
Clean! The Musical is as unique a musical as you'll find at the Fringe.
Club Queer Presented by Devine Tension
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Club Revenge
- 20th May - 3rd Jun 2022
Devine Tension proudly presents CLUB QUEER: a unique queer cabaret/clubland experience.
Club Queer Presented by Devine Tension
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Club Revenge
- 20th May - 3rd Jun 2022
Devine Tension proudly presents CLUB QUEER: a unique queer cabaret/clubland experience.
Your Flaws: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 15th - 29th May 2022
Scared of commitment? Drink too much coffee? Own an NFT? Audience problems become a unique and oddly uplifting musical on the spot.
Pavilion Gardens Café History Tours 2022
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Café
- 8th May - 5th Jun 2022
Geoffrey Mead will conduct a ‘Café Through the Ages’ tour from its current location back through time to the 1920s.
Pavilion Gardens Café History Tours 2022
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Café
- 8th May - 5th Jun 2022
Geoffrey Mead will conduct a ‘Café Through the Ages’ tour from its current location back through time to the 1920s.
The Radical History Tour! A People's History of Brighton & Hove
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: Entrance of Brighton Train Station
- 7th - 15th May 2022
Who built this town?! Who won your freedoms?! Walk in their footsteps and find out! Brighton & Hove has always been a city of radicals, free-thinkers and libertarians – but also …
Kate Martin & Daniel Foxx: Existential Queer
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 7th May - 3rd Jun 2022
Two award-winning comedians, Kate Martin and Daniel Foxx, bring their hilarious new work-in-progress shows ‘The Butch is Back’ and ‘Villain’ to the Brighton Fringe.
Kate Martin & Daniel Foxx: Existential Queer
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 7th May - 3rd Jun 2022
Two award-winning comedians, Kate Martin and Daniel Foxx, bring their hilarious new work-in-progress shows ‘The Butch is Back’ and ‘Villain’ to the Brighton Fringe.
The Radical History Tour! A People's History of Brighton & Hove
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: Entrance of Brighton Train Station
- 7th - 15th May 2022
Who built this town?! Who won your freedoms?! Walk in their footsteps and find out! Brighton & Hove has always been a city of radicals, free-thinkers and libertarians – but also …
...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery / Artista Upstairs
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2022
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 31st Mar 2022
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 31st Mar 2022
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- London Fringe
- Hen and Chickens Theatre Pub
- 30th Mar, 2022
High energy, fun and witty, The Bean Spillers’ Improvised Musical showcases a wide range of talent, musical knowledge and general mischief.
ADHD The Musical: Can I have your attention please?
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 9th Mar 2022
Have you always wanted to go to a presentation about ADHD that veers off into the wacky and wonderful world of Neuroscience, Julie Andrews, Cher and Dolly Parton? Well n…
POW! Celebrates LGBT History Month - LGBT Film Screenings
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Bridge House Theatre
- 27th Feb 2022
Comedy & subversion in LGBTQ+ film & artist moving image.
This or That Musical Gameshow with Chris Hide
- Listing
- Brighton
- Bar Broadway
- 23rd Feb 2022
The musical gameshow sensation with Chris Hide - spin the wheel to pick a theme or win a big prize!Wednesdays from 9pmTicket link
Slobberchops - A Musical
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 20th Feb 2022
A farmer, singing cabbages and magicHow do you teach cabbages to sing? Why is magic so dangerous? How did a group of strangers find their way onto a hidden farm? Find ou…
A Fight Against… (Una Lucha Contra…)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
“He said, ‘The day will come when they don’t cut our heads off in front of people.
UPRISING - Let the Record Show - A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993' UK launch
- Listing Film
- London Fringe
- The Cinema Museum
- 21st Nov 2021
Join us for a United in Anger screening and UK launch reading of Let the Record Show along with a World Cafe style event on cabaret tables where everyone gets to mas…
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- West End
- Piccadilly Theatre
- 24th Jan, 2023
Based on Baz Luhrmann’s epic love story, Moulin Rouge is a larger-than-life electrifying musical.
The Queer Gaze Podcast: Live Recording
- Listing Nightlife
- UK Regional & Tours
- Blackburne House
- 7th Nov 2021
The Queer Gaze is a podcast presented and produced by Homotopia Associate Artist Ashleigh Owen.
Golden Girls: A Musical - Manchester!
- Listing Film
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Cockatoo Cklub
- 1st - 2nd Nov 2021
PICTURE IT!MANCHESTER 2021!After 5 years of award-winning, sell-out shows in London, Golden Girls: A Musical is finally on TOUR!We’ll thank you for being a friend for two nights on…
Queer Comedy, Vol. 4 at Kindred
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Bradmore House
- 28th Oct 2021
Queer bxbes,We are delighted to be back at Kindred on Thursday October 24th with another incredible lineup celebrating comedy, queerness and Halloween.
Working: a musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Bridewell Theatre
- 26th - 30th Oct 2021
A delightfully funny and touching musical
Club Queer
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Chancers Nightclub
- 23rd Oct 2021
Devine Tension Presents Club Queer Queer Clubland Cabaret set in the heart of rural Dumfries & Galloway.
Disabled Queer and Hear - Spooky Saturday Afternoon
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 9th Oct 2021
Disabled Queer and Hear presents a Spooky Saturday Afternoon at The RVTDisabled Queer and Hear are bringing us a Halloween themed show with a host of amazing LGBTQ+ disabled p…
Queer Comedy 3
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Glory
- 8th Oct 2021
Stand-up comedy! Drag! Games! Prizes! Camp! Welcome to the third edition of Queer Comedy, The Glory’s first LGBTQIA+ inclusive comedy night.
Sisyphus: A Rock 'n' Roll Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 6th - 9th Oct 2021
Corinthian King Sisyphus is tired of the holy powers-that-be controlling his humdrum and repetitive life.
Mesa redonda sobre Poesía Queer Contemporánea Española
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 3rd Oct 2021
Romancero Books con el apoyo de la Oficina de Asuntos Culturales y Cintificos de la Embajada de Espaa en Londres presenta el Festival de Literatura Queer Espaola en Londres - FLQEL…
Presentación del libro Historia Queer del Flamenco con su autore Fernando López Rodríguez
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 2nd Oct 2021
Romancero Books con el apoyo de la Oficina de Asuntos Culturales y Cintificos de la Embajada de Espaa en Londres presenta el Festival de Literatura Queer Espaola en Londres - FLQEL…
Mesa redonda sobre Teatro Queer Español Contemporáneo
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 1st Oct 2021
Romancero Books con el apoyo de la Oficina de Asuntos Culturales y Cintificos de la Embajada de Espaa en Londres presenta el Festival de Literatura Queer Espaola en Londres - FLQEL…
Queer East 2021 - Film as Resistance: Queer Film Festivals in Asia
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 25th Sep 2021
At Queer East, we believe that arts and culture can contribute to positive social change.
Homebaked The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 24th Sep - 23rd Oct 2021
Out of hard times, something magical can rise.
Queer East 2021 - Shorts: What We Want
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Horse Hospital
- 24th Sep 2021
A collection of short films made by female filmmakers from across the world, capturing the different stages in womens lives as they explore newfound identities, experience sexual a…
Queer East 2021 - The End of the Track + Melt
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Horse Hospital
- 24th Sep 2021
Filmed during the martial law period and banned by the Kuomintang regime due to its homosexual undercurrents and likely for its political overtones, The End of the Track is a landm…
Queer East 2021 - Queer Movements: Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights in Asia
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 23rd Sep 2021
Over the past several decades, activists, advocates and politicians have been fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Asia.
Queer East 2021 - Shinjuku Boys + Shorts + Q&A
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Horse Hospital
- 23rd Sep 2021
A collection of documentaries that seeks to generate debate around popular conceptions of gender expression, challenging commonly-accepted standards of bodily beauty.
Communism The Musical! (A Story About Growing Up)
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- TriBeCa Manchester
- 20th - 23rd Sep 2021
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
Golden Girls: A Musical - Brighton!
- Listing Film
- Brighton
- The Curzon
- 20th - 24th Sep 2021
PICTURE IT! BRIGHTON 2021!After 5 years of award-winning, sell-out shows in London, Golden Girls: A Musical is finally off on it’s long anticipated tour to Brighton!This September …
Communism The Musical! (A Story About Growing Up)
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- TriBeCa Manchester
- 20th - 23rd Sep 2021
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
Communism The Musical! (A Story About Growing Up)
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- TriBeCa Manchester
- 20th - 23rd Sep 2021
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
Communism The Musical! (A Story About Growing Up)
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- TriBeCa Manchester
- 20th - 23rd Sep 2021
Capitalism has the city of Dollaropolis in its grasp, and only The Chosen One can extinguish its smog: Karl Kommufist, boy wonder! Can Karl, aided by his best friends Emily and Max…
BITE ME! A Queer Horror Double Bill
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Filly Brook
- 19th Sep 2021
#BITE ME: A Queer Horror Double BillJoin us in the back room of the Filly Brook where well be creating a pop-up queer horror space for Leytonstone Loves Film 2021.
September Queer Puppy Picnic
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Kensington Gardens
- 19th Sep 2021
WE’RE BACK!!!If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends and MY DOG!!!! After the success of the first Queer Puppy Picnic, it’s back …
Queer East 2021 - Women Make Film: In Conversation with Naoko Ogigami and Zero Chou
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 18th Sep 2021
This panel will explore how female filmmakers in East Asia have fought to promote equality both onscreen and behind the camera, advocating for the importance of diverse representat…
Pink Glove: a Queer Pulp / Indie / New Wave / Post Punk Disco
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
- 17th Sep 2021
WE’RE BACK!After an AMAZING first night there, your favourite queer indie disco for common people heads back to the fabulously scuzzy Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club!Join us for a…
QUEER - Chuck SJ/Hunting Hearts
- Listing
- London Fringe
- Paper Dress Vintage
- 17th Sep 2021
CHUCK SJ:Chuck SJ is a multidisciplinary artist, often exploring trans and autistic matters through various forms.
Queer East 2021 - Artists' Moving Image Programme
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Horse Hospital
- 17th Sep 2021
Four artists from across the world query the relationship between real and imagined realms.
Queer East 2021 - Shorts: Provocations
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Horse Hospital
- 17th Sep 2021
A programme of stylistically striking films about resilience and confrontation, showcasing the power of queer identity to challenge existing norms and break through boundaries.
Queer East 2021 - The Horse Hospital Pass
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Horse Hospital
- 17th Sep 2021
Queer East is proud to team up with Londons longest-running independent arts space, The Horse Hospital, this year to present a bold and imaginative programme, featuring artists and…
Connected Connections - Networking for Black Queer Men
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Soho House Brixton Studio
- 15th Sep 2021
How do you find your tribe, locate your logical family, detect your ride or die BFF, when your meets with other Black queer men all seem to start with,Pic?You firstBut you’re the o…
Online queer meditation Sunday 12th September 11am via zoom
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 12th Sep 2021
Hi all, Free Queer meditation online - Sunday 12th September 11am Come along to meet other queers who meditate & want to talk about mindfulness/ ethical living.
Into The Heart - Autumn 2021 Retreat for Gay, Bi and Queer Men
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Gayles Retreat
- 10th Sep 2021
This is the fourth retreat we have run from this venue, Gayles Retreat as we all love it so much and keep coming back!It’s nestled deep in the Sussex countryside, a haven…
Queer House Party: URL/IRL ft. Bitten Peach and Nite Dykez
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Garage
- 10th Sep 2021
WE’RE LIVE, WE’RE HERE AND WE’RE SO READDDDDY.
Online Tickets: Queer House Party: URL/IRL ft. Bitten Peach and Nite Dykez
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 10th Sep 2021
WE’RE LIVE, WE’RE HERE AND WE’RE SO READDDDDY.
Queer Comedy, Vol. 3 at Kindred
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Bradmore House
- 9th Sep 2021
Hey queer bxbes,We are delighted to be back at Kindred on Thursday September 9th with another incredible lineup celebrating comedy & queerness.
Remember Pearl? The Future History of Ms Pearl Alcock
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 8th Sep 2021
Remember Pearl? The Future History of Ms Pearl AlcockPearl AlcockPearl Alcocks life and the communitys memories of her deserve serious and proper research and commemora…
Queer Clash Diary - Where are we now?
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Yard Theatre
- 7th Sep 2021
Queer Clash Diary - Where are we now? Tuesday 7th SeptemberThe Yard Theatre11am - 6pm 10 (15 Solidarity Ticket) Bringing together promoters, producers, venues, performers…
Golden Girls: A Musical - London Preview
- Listing Film
- London Fringe
- Two Brewers
- 7th Sep 2021
PICTURE IT! LONDON 2021!Following the announcement of our Brighton shows, due to popular demand we have decided to add a one night only London Preview, exclusively at The Two Brewe…
City Of Quebec: A History
- Listing Film
- London Fringe
- 12 Old Quebec St
- 6th - 12th Sep 2021
Title: City of Quebec: A History IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE HISTORY OF THE OLDEST QUEER PUB IN LONDON.
QUEER BALL
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Glory
- 5th Sep 2021
QUEER BALL is BACK with rock, shake and roll!!!The first one of 2021ARE YOU READY TO DO THE ROCKSTEADY!!!!! SUNDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2021 5pm till 11PMTHEME: DRESS IN 1950 AND 196…
A Night at the Musicals with Classic Brit Award Nominee Thomas Cameron
- Listing Music
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- Salford Arts Theatre
- 4th Sep 2021
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
A Night at the Musicals with Classic Brit Award Nominee Thomas Cameron
- Listing Music
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- Salford Arts Theatre
- 4th Sep 2021
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
A Night at the Musicals with Classic Brit Award Nominee Thomas Cameron
- Listing Music
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- Salford Arts Theatre
- 4th Sep 2021
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
A Night at the Musicals with Classic Brit Award Nominee Thomas Cameron
- Listing Music
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- Salford Arts Theatre
- 4th Sep 2021
‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a Classic Brit Award-nominated, chart-topping young English tenor, whose powerful voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities…
Stagey Queer Nonsense
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Karaoke Hole
- 3rd Sep 2021
What good is sitting alone in your room? Put down the knitting, the book and the broom, and join us for a night of musical theatre based queer cabaret euphoria, in Londo…
Queer Comedy 2 @ The Glory
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Glory
- 30th Aug 2021
Stand-up comedy! Drag! Games! Prizes! Camp! Welcome to the second edition of Queer Comedy, The Glory’s first LGBTQIA+ inclusive comedy night.
Chansons: Musical Intercultural French Cabaret
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C digital
- 29th - 29th Aug 2021
Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret.
OH QUEER CUPID - CINEMA DATE
- Listing Workshop
- London Fringe
- Genesis Cinema
- 29th Aug 2021
Oh Queer Cupid! Have you always wanted to go to a queer speed dating night? Where you can meet like-minded LGBTQ+ people, to make friends, get connected and maybe find a sexy roman…
Duckie's Queer History Club
- Listing Nightlife
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hold Creative Spaces
- 29th Aug 2021
Free2pmSunday 29 AugustHold Creative Spaces, Penstone House, Albert Street, Ramsgate CT11 9HDDuckie are taking queer history out of the museum and back to the pub where it belongsJ…
Queer Y2K BBQ: The Afro Edition
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Overbury Road
- 28th Aug 2021
Your new favourite queer African space has arrived!Queer Y2K BBQ: The Afro Edition is a queer party space bought to you by Queer Happenings.
Queer Night Pride Fundraiser
- Listing Workshop
- London Fringe
- VFD
- 27th Aug 2021
We will not tolerate the hate speech & violence inflicted upon us and the murder of our lovers, friends & our LGBTQIA+ families /communities.
The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Hen & Chickens Theatre
- 26th - 29th Aug 2021
Farting at a funeral.
Cecily's Belly Laugh Picnic – Musical Balloon Band – Free Festival
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 26th - 29th Aug 2021
Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band.
Black Snow The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 25th - 27th Aug 2021
A musical adaptation of the masterfully satirical novel Black Snow by Mikhail Bulgakov: When Sergei Leontievich’s bid to take his own life fails, they dramatises their novel whose …
Black Snow The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 25th - 27th Aug 2021
A musical adaptation of the masterfully satirical novel Black Snow by Mikhail Bulgakov: When Sergei Leontievich’s bid to take his own life fails, they dramatises their novel whose …
Frozen the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- 19th Nov 2021 - 8th Sep 2024
Prepare to fall in love with Disney’s FROZEN all over again, as a brand-new theatrical experience arrives in London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane this August.
August Queer Puppy Picnic
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Kensington Gardens
- 22nd Aug 2021
Freedom day came at last and finally, we can all party again.
Duckie's Queer History Club
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton
- Charles Street Tap
- 22nd Aug 2021
Free2pmSunday 15 August in BrightonCharles Street Tap, 8 Marine Parade, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TADuckie are taking queer history out of the museum and back to the pub where it bel…
UNORTHODOX | A Brave New World | Queer Drum & Bass
- Listing
- London Fringe
- Peckham audio
- 20th Aug 2021
We are finally back, no restrictions, just pure queer drum and bass freedom!Come down to our first non-lockdown event.
Back to the Future - The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Adelphi Theatre
- 20th Aug 2021 - 22nd Dec 2024
Welcome to Hill Valley! Take an electrifying ride back in time as the 1985 blockbuster film and pop culture phenomenon arrives in London’s West End as a groundbreaking new musical …
Queer Craft Monthly
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Make Town
- 16th Aug - 13th Dec 2021
Third Monday of every month, come and hang out and bring your current WIP!This monthly meet is open to all LGBTQA+ who enjoy crafting in all its many forms!We will welcome anyone w…
Shona the Musical Choir
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Edinburgh Park
- 16th Aug 2021
The Scottish-African choir present upbeat, vibrant songs from a new musical set in Scotland and Zimbabwe.
Queer meditation (free). Sunday 15th August 1pm Finsbury Park
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- N4 2DH
- 15th Aug 2021
IRL Queer Meditation Sunday 15th August 1pm Finsbury Park.
Bobby Mair: Cockroach (WIP)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 13th - 17th Aug 2021
Cockroach is an hour of dark, gut-wrenching stand-up from one of the best comedians in the country.
LGBTQ+ creative storytelling workshop with Queer Britain
- Listing Nightlife
- London Fringe
- Friends House
- 10th Aug 2021
Join Queer Britain’s LGBTQ+ creative storytelling workshop to explore and share your own narrative, by creating a piece of LIVING HISTORY!An opportunity to come together post-lockd…
History on the Road
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Cockpit
- 9th - 10th Aug 2021
A 60-minute performance of family, love, and female-solidarity, History on the Road is an exploration of black rights and culture in London.
Mario: A Super Musical!
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- The Cockpit
- 9th - 21st Aug 2021
When the red-suited moustachioed plumber goes missing, the Princess realises she has to break the cycle of her role as “damsel in distress”, turn the tables and go on an advent…
History on the Road
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Cockpit
- 9th - 10th Aug 2021
A 60-minute performance of family, love, and female-solidarity, History on the Road is an exploration of black rights and culture in London.
Mario: A Super Musical!
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- The Cockpit
- 9th - 21st Aug 2021
When the red-suited moustachioed plumber goes missing, the Princess realises she has to break the cycle of her role as “damsel in distress”, turn the tables and go on an advent…
NEHH Presents... Bogha-frois: Queer Voices in Folk
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 6th Aug 2021
Bogha-frois: Queer Voices in Folk (Scottish Gaelic for Rainbow) is a community of queer folk musicians based in Scotland and beyond.
Scottish LGBTQ+ History Walking Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside the Traverse Theatre
- 6th - 31st Aug 2021
Join local tour guide Hannah Mackay Tait for a 3-hour walk through Scottish LGBTQ+ history.
Old Town History and Tales
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Statue of Adam Smith
- 6th - 30th Aug 2021
Covering everything from history to religion and folklore, this walking tour is our original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town.
Jacobite Edinburgh – A Healthy Walk Through History
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Meeting Point @ Outside the World’s End
- 5th - 7th Aug 2021
The tour will start at the Netherbow Port, broached by the Jacobites before dawn on Tuesday, September 17th 1745 (just outside the World’s End public house), proceed through the Gr…
Améliore: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Upstairs at the Gatehouse
- 2nd - 6th Aug 2021
Améliore: A New Musical is a tale for the modern age, inverting traditional Broadway stereotypes and prioritising the Black, queer, female voice.
Améliore: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- Upstairs at the Gatehouse
- 2nd - 6th Aug 2021
Améliore: A New Musical is a tale for the modern age, inverting traditional Broadway stereotypes and prioritising the Black, queer, female voice.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Stage In The Park
- 26th Jul 2021
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has been a rip-roaring success since the show started in 2008.
Do the Thing: The Made Up Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton
- The Warren on the Beach
- 26th Jul - 25th Aug 2021
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
‘Drink & Draw‘ with Queer Culture Club
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Balans Soho No.60
- 19th Jul - 23rd Aug 2021
Welcome to the return of our beloved Drink & Draw Social! Or for those who joined us in lockdown- finally an IRL Make & Mingle! Join Ellie & Megan on Monday a…
Do the Thing: The Made Up Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton
- The Warren
- 11th Jul 2021
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
Queer Diary
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Omnibus Theatre
- 9th Jul 2021
The night where LGBTQ+ adults read aloud their real teenage diaries, poetry & fanfic.
Sing-a-Long-a-Musical
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 3rd - 3rd Jul 2021
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Multiverse Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sascha Cooper
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 5th Jul, 2021
Multiverse Musical is a show with a twist.
The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 26th - 27th Jun 2021
Farting at a funeral.
The Way Old Friends Do: A Musical Celebration of ABBA
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 25th - 26th Jun 2021
I was five when I first heard them.
Cinderella The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Gillian Lynne Theatre
- 25th Jun 2021 - 19th Feb 2023
A TOTAL REIMAGINING OF THE CLASSIC STORY.
The History of Electronic Music
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Electric Arcade
- 25th - 27th Jun 2021
Using a sampler to travel through time, DJ and funny man Vinney White takes us from bone flute to drum loop.
The Way Old Friends Do: A Musical Celebration of ABBA
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 25th - 26th Jun 2021
I was five when I first heard them.
The History Bois at ONCA Barge: Meeting the Unruly Dead online workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 25th Jun 2021
Part of The History Bois residency at ONCA barge, this online workshop run by poet, drag king and artist SL Grange is for folks wanting to connect with their Queer tr/ancestors.
The History Bois at ONCA Barge: Drag and Queer history creative workshops
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming / ONCA Barge
- 24th - 26th Jun 2021
POLITICAL DRAG WORKSHOP - 24/06, 2.
The History Bois: Adventures in Time & Gender - residency at ONCA Barge
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- ONCA Barge
- 23rd - 26th Jun 2021
The History Bois: Adventures in Time & Gender residency, 23-26 June, @ ONCA Barge.
My Son’s A Queer, But What Can You Do?
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Turbine Theatre
- 17th Jun - 3rd Jul 2021
When Rob was 12, they attempted to stage a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their Grandma.
Clean: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Sascha Cooper
- Brighton Fringe
- One Church Brighton
- 17th Jun, 2021
Running through different eras of history, Clean - The Musical wiped the floor with its heartfelt, touching overlapping of stories of seven women who lived in Roundhill, Brighton.
Judy & Liza Musical
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 6th - 8th Jun 2021
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli are back together again thanks to a sensational musical experience, Judy and Liza.
Judy & Liza Musical
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 6th - 8th Jun 2021
Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli are back together again thanks to a sensational musical experience, Judy and Liza.
Pavilion Gardens Cafe History Tours
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Café
- 30th May - 27th Jun 2021
Geoffrey Mead, Brighton’s best known tour guide, will be conducting a historical tour dating back 100 years to look at founder Mr Herbert Tennent and his cafe family history.
Pavilion Gardens Cafe History Tours
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Café
- 30th May - 27th Jun 2021
Geoffrey Mead, Brighton’s best known tour guide, will be conducting a historical tour dating back 100 years to look at founder Mr Herbert Tennent and his cafe family history.
Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical... and Helen
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- theSpaceUK
- 29th May - 12th Jul 2021
This new comedy musical is based upon the little told story of the life of Helen Carte.
The Book of Snorin' - Sleep Apnea the Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 29th May - 12th Jul 2021
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here.
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Lyric Theatre
- 28th May 2021 - 18th Sep 2022
‘It’s not all that glitters is gold, half the story has never been told’ - Bob Marley Lively up yourself and celebrate the story of Jamaica’s global superst…
Do the Thing: The Made Up Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry / The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 28th May - 11th Jul 2021
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
Clean: The Musical Online
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
Based on the winner of Brighton Fringe 2019’s Best New Play, ‘Clean: The Musical’ tells the tales of women of laundry hill area, Brighton since 1870 and is a rousing celebration …
Clean: The Musical Online
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
Based on the winner of Brighton Fringe 2019’s Best New Play, ‘Clean: The Musical’ tells the tales of women of laundry hill area, Brighton since 1870 and is a rousing celebration …
Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical... and Helen
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- theSpaceUK
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
Following two previous Edinburgh Fringe sell-out shows, Coily Dart Theatre present another brand-new comedy musical, based upon the little told story of the life of Helen Carte.
The Book of Snorin': Sleep Apnea the Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
After a sold-out debut season at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world’s first comedy show about sleep apnea is here.
BIG BOBBY. Little BOBBY.
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 1st Apr 2021
A deliciously twisted and tender comedy about inner gremlins and awkward romance.
LGBT + History Month Event
- Listing Events
- Off Broadway
There will also be fun and entertainment on Thursday 25 February where Be & Do hosts an extra special social meeting for the LGBTQIA+ community on Zoom, hosted by Matty May and Gra…
West End Musical Christmas
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Palace Theatre
- 17th Dec 2020 - 13th Jun 2021
Deck the halls with holly because Christmas has come early as the biggest stars from London’s West End celebrate the festive season in WEST END MUSICAL CHRISTMAS – LIVE…
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Garrick Theatre / Lyric Theatre
- 7th Dec 2020 - 18th Jul 2022
There’s no stopping The Showstoppers! With twelve years as an Edinburgh Festival must-see phenomenon, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, …
‘Drink & Draw‘ Returns! with Queer Culture Club
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Balans Soho No.60
- 9th Sep 2020 - 6th Sep 2021
Welcome to the return of our beloved Drink & Draw Social! Or for those who joined us in lockdown- finally an IRL Make & Mingle! Join Ellie & Megan on Monday a…
Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 21st - 29th Aug 2020
In 2017, Watson – prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.
Bookends: A Musical Journey
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court
- 17th - 31st Aug 2020
Through song and improvisation, Bookends follows two people’s relationship as it changes over time, delving into life and the intricacies of human connection.
Once Lost: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 17th - 23rd Aug 2020
A powerful musical about living with dementia.
Double Date! The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 17th - 27th Aug 2020
When exes Claire and Niamh bump into each other for the first time in years while out with their current partners, they have no idea just what they’ve gotten themselves into.
Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award: Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 16th Aug 2020
Enthusiastically vote alongside dozens of international talent scouts for 2020’s hottest breakthrough stars in the making, who battle for glory, fame and shiny moose trophies.
The Illicit Thrill: The History of Pants Off!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Voodoo Rooms
- 7th - 30th Aug 2020
Head down to the Fringe’s shadiest nightspot as The Illicit Thrill is back in the strip-teasing business.
Trump the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 7th - 29th Aug 2020
The Edinburgh satirical smash hit returns newly revised and updated! Election 2020.
Tickle – the Musical
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 7th - 29th Aug 2020
Two fit guys discover they can earn big bucks from tickling.
Bathhouse the Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 7th - 29th Aug 2020
This show is a musical comedy with adult themes and scantily clad men! It contains steam and lots of bubbles! Billy is a young man, looking for love.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 30th Aug 2020
The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show) West End hit returns for an incredible 13th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is creat…
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 5th - 31st Aug 2020
Fresh from sell-out performances in London and Los Angeles, two of the co-creators of Fringe sell-out smash-hit Thrones! The Musical bring you a Harry Potter parody musical that is…
Sister Act The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Apollo Hammersmith
- 19th Jul - 28th Aug 2022
Academy Award winning actress Whoopi Goldberg is back as Deloris Van Cartier with BAFTA Award winner Jennifer Saunders in the role of Mother Superior as the newly adapted product…
Sammy - The Sammy Davis Jr Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Lyric Hammersmith
- 29th Jul - 19th Sep 2020
Olivier Award-Winner Giles Terera (Hamilton) leads the cast of Sammy, the major new musical based on the life and career of legendary entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
Elliot Wengler: Special Features
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 16th Jul 2020
Elliot Wengler has many special features, and no, he doesn’t mean his dyspraxia, dyslexia, anxiety or his Pokémon championship wins (runner-up position, 200…
When You Believe: The Musical World of Stephen Schwartz
- Listing Events
- West End
- London Coliseum
- 29th Mar 2020
Stephen Schwartz is the multi-award winning creator of an extraordinary catalogue of songs for stage and screen.
The Totally Improvised Musical!
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Peer Hat
- 28th Apr - 19th May 2020
A team of top improv comedians are bringing a new monthly show to Manchester this month with The Totally Improvised Musical.
'Queers Make History' a guided tour of Brixton
- Listing Tours
- London Fringe
- Meet at 2PM
- 19th Mar 2020 - 24th Oct 2021
A guided walking tour, conducted by Ian Townson, concentrating on the radical gay community and gay squats in Brixton from the mid 1970s to 1981, the year of the Brixton uprising.
Guy: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Turbine Theatre
- 4th - 7th Mar 2020
Winner: Best New Writing, Buxton Fringe.
RIDE - a new musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Vault Festival
- The Vaults
- 3rd - 8th Mar 2020
It’s 1895 and 24 year old Annie Londonderry has returned victorious to America, hailed as the first woman ever to cycle around the world.
Musical of Musicals (the Musical!)
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Bridewell Theatre
- 25th - 29th Feb 2020
A comic valentine to musical theatre.
Pretty Woman: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Piccadilly Theatre / Savoy Theatre
- 8th Jul 2021 - 18th Jun 2023
One of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories of all time is now coming to the West End! Pretty Woman: The Musical features direction and choreography by two-time To…
Colin Quinn: Wrong Side of History
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 28th Dec 2019
Colin Quinn is a stand-up comedian from Brooklyn (okay, Park Slope).
Sleepless: A Musical Romance
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Troubadour Theatre - Wembley
- 13th Dec 2019 - 3rd Oct 2020
Don’t miss the exclusive world premiere of Sleepless, the enchanting romantic musical comedy based on the original screenplay Sleepless in Seattle.
The Greatest Play in the History of the World...
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Trafalgar Studio 2
- 26th Nov 2019 - 4th Jan 2020
A man wakes in the middle of the night to discover that the world has stopped.
Daryl Griffith's Zombies: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Other Palace
- 16th - 19th Oct 2019
Get into the Hallowe’en spirit and be the first to see Zombies: The Musical, a homegrown comedy in development about star-crossed lovers trying to find each other even in death.
TICKLE the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- King's Head Theatre Pub
- 21st Oct, 2019
While browsing some of the more risqué websites you may discover some titillating videos of various people trying to get each other to laugh, moan and groan simply by tickling.
Brooklyn The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- Greenwich Theatre
- 5th Oct, 2019
Set in the shadow of Brooklyn Bridge on a shabby corner, Brooklyn The Musical is a play-within-a-play staged by a rag-tag bunch of street performers who call themselves the Ci…
Musical Direction: An evening with Jon Robyns
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 22nd Sep 2019
Jon Robyns returns to the Leicester Square Theatre to celebrate the release of his new album, Musical Direction.
Big The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Dominion Theatre
- 6th Sep - 2nd Nov 2019
The heart-warming and hilarious Broadway show based on the classic movie starring Tom Hanks, comes to The Dominion Theatre for its West End Premier.
Best of Musical Comedy Awards
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 24th - 25th Aug 2019
Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe’s best musical comedians! Since 2009, the MCAs have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman …
Bobby & Amy
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 24th - 25th Aug 2019
A new dark comedy about foot-and-mouth disease by Fringe First award winner Emily Jenkins.
A Musical Tour of Scotland
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Leith St Andrew’s Church
- 24th Aug 2019
Be spellbound by our magical musical tour conducted by Edinburgh’s very own Capital Concert Band.
Monsters: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court
- 21st - 26th Aug 2019
A contemporary reimagining of classic horror characters.
Will Gompertz: Double Art History – The Sequel
- Review
- ★★★
- Jane Prinsley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 25th Aug, 2019
Will Gompertz feels like an old friend, not because I have ever met him, but because I have grown up with his inciteful and interesting contributions as the BBC’s arts editor.
The Scots Musical Museum: Sea Shanty Sing-Along Concert
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- artSpace@StMarks
- 19th - 23rd Aug 2019
The Scots Musical Museum, an enormous pop-song survey produced by enterprising publisher James Johnson with Robert Burns, who, enlisted as editor, became crazed with compiling, fix…
Itinerary of an EU Migrant Worker – A Bittersweet Anglo-French Musical Comedy
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 19th - 24th Aug 2019
French-born Marianne has spent most of her adult life in the UK.
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2019: The Award Ceremony
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 19th Aug 2019
Join today’s most innovative playwrights for an afternoon of performed readings and interviews with presenter Shereen Nanjiani.
Summer School Showcase – A Musical Medley
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 16th Aug 2019
Experience a slice of West End in Edinburgh, with a musical theatre showcase presented by Goldsmiths, University of London’s Musical Theatre Summer School students! Featuring new a…
BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC
- 15th Aug 2019
Join us for the live final of the BBC’s prestigious stand-up comedy competition. Previous winners of this coveted award include Rhod Gilbert, Lucy Beaumont and Alan Carr.
Synesthesia the Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 15th - 25th Aug 2019
You see a person, she sees the colour blue.
Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance at EICC
- 15th - 16th Aug 2019
Join everyone’s favourite dynamic duo as Wallace prepares to perform his musical masterpiece My Concerto in Ee Lad with help from his faithful canine companion Gromit.
Starry, a New Musical in Concert
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse / PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- 12th - 14th Aug 2019
Coming off their sold out shows at Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City and Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles, this concert version of Dahan and D’Angelo’s emotional and exp…
It Just So Happened – An Alternative History Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 6th - 20th Aug 2019
In this alternative history show four panellists each deliver an original stand-up comedy set based around an event which happened on the same date as the show at some point in his…
Who Owns History?
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 13th Aug 2019
Who decides what and who gets remembered? And how? Who owns our historical records, and should they? Rachel Hosker and Anne-Marie Scott (University of Edinburgh) explore the, at ti…
Robert Burns the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 13th - 17th Aug 2019
Based upon an idea by David Gest and Michael Jackson, Robert Burns the Musical by Tish Tindall is the story of love, Scotland and one man’s struggle to redefine his pride of worth.
Queer Faith and TheMany – Radical Faeries
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Brig / Leith Depot
- 7th - 25th Aug 2019
This show invites you to come and sit or stand together with others, co-creating a safe and inclusive space for us all to relax in.
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th Aug 2019
Hundreds entered, only a handful survive – now one will be crowned Britain’s Funniest Student 2019.
Noser: The Startup Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 12th - 24th Aug 2019
Smelling: there’s an app for that.
Homer to Hip Hop: A History of Spoken Word
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
- 12th - 16th Aug 2019
A fun and fascinating tour of the oral tradition and the poetic movements that have shaped history presented by a former National Poetry Slam Champion.
Uppercut: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 12th - 17th Aug 2019
Talented but troubled Clio has three months to go until the biggest boxing match of her life.
Devon Knows How They Make It So Musical! (Free)
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canongate Kirk / St Cuthbert’s Church / Stockbridge Church
- 10th - 12th Aug 2019
Join us for a magical, marvellous hour of songs from your favourite movie musicals including Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman and some Disney classics.
A Queer Love of Dix
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hill Street Theatre
- 10th - 25th Aug 2019
This five-star show returns to the Fringe following last year’s success.
Shreds – The Jack the Ripper Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue 13
- 10th - 17th Aug 2019
Whitechapel, 1888.
New Musical Development
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Kelty Clippie the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 9th - 17th Aug 2019
Based on the classic Scottish folk song, Kelty Clippie follows the comic adventures of a bus conductress in Fife.
Alastair Savage, History and Tradition
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 9th - 22nd Aug 2019
A series of informal afternoon performances by one of Scotland’s leading fiddle exponents.
A Short, Sharp History of the Olympic Games: Extracts from 1936 by Tom McNab
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Eric Liddell Centre
- 8th Aug 2019
Tom McNab, technical adviser on Chariots of Fire, delivers extracts from his play 1936 using extensive coverage of Riefenstahl’s Olympia film.
History Lovers Old Town Tour with a Qualified Historian!
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Local Eyes Tours Meeting Point
- 5th - 31st Aug 2019
Enjoy a relaxed walk through the historic Old Town with a bona fide Scottish Historian.
BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award Semi-Finals
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC
- 4th - 7th Aug 2019
Join us for the semi-finals of the BBC’s prestigious stand-up comedy competition which has previously helped launch the careers of comedians such as Sarah Millican and Peter Kay.
Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – Late-Night Edition
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 4th - 12th Aug 2019
This is part stand-up, part actual pub quiz.
Teresa Keenan Art History Tours
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Patrick’s Church
- 3rd - 16th Aug 2019
Join Teresa Keenan, Art Historian at St Patrick’s Church, Cowgate, Edinburgh for a visual journey of religious artworks across the ages.
Early Mornings – The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
Early Mornings – The Musical is a show about writing a show.
#Jollyboat: Bards Against Humanity (The Best of Jollyboat)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
Cult hit Jollyboat (the ‘geeky flight of the conchords’) present their best comedy songs from 10 years on the Fringe.
The Musical of Musicals
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 3rd - 17th Aug 2019
In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers and H…
Space Junk: A Soviet Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 2nd - 17th Aug 2019
The first man in space is back on Earth and facing new temptations.
Legally Blonde the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Millie Bayswater
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 5th Aug, 2019
Always a source of top-quality musical theatre at the Fringe, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, brings us perhaps one of the best ways to spend a morning at Fringe.
Rap Club the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 2nd - 16th Aug 2019
The true story of how a group of Croydon kids.
Cold Blooded Witch: The Sex Musical!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 2nd - 10th Aug 2019
Maggie Lalley’s one-woman musical comedy tells the true story of her demented stint as a teen witch.
Urinetown: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 2nd - 7th Aug 2019
Scathing satire and winner of three Tony Awards, Urinetown takes us to a time of permanent drought.
Courage Calls to Courage: The Suffragist Musical!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court
- 2nd - 9th Aug 2019
A powerful drama interspersed with original songs, looking at the lives of the main protagonists involved in the struggle for the vote between Emmeline Pankhurst’s Suffragettes a…
Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – British Edition
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 2
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
This starts off as stand-up, then becomes a pub quiz.
Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: Less Miserable
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 2nd - 10th Aug 2019
In an afterlife, Gilbert brags to Sullivan that, as fathers of the modern musical, all new musicals are basically just variations on their own plots! Sullivan challenges him to tel…
The Haunted History Bus
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Waverley Bridge (Bus Stop WA)
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
Looking for an engaging evening activity where you will laugh, learn and get a little spooked? You’ve come to the right place with Edinburgh’s Haunted History Bus! The Haunted Hist…
Romeo & Juliet: One-Man Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Kate Nora
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 12th Aug, 2019
One man, a guitar, and the most venerated love story of all time.
Heathers the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 2nd - 6th Aug 2019
At Westerberg High everyone worships the Heathers, the exclusive clique, including misfit member Veronica.
Musical Comedy Guide Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Free daily hour-long showcase of the best musical comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, courtesy of the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for full listings).
Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kate Nora
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 7th Aug, 2019
With millennial nostalgia at its peak, there can be no better time to head to the Edinburgh Fringe and experience Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical.
Bobby Mair: Cockroach
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
He’s survived adoption, both his moms dying, mental breakdowns, addiction and getting diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
The Lost Musical Works of Willy Shakes
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Amy Macrae
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 8th Aug, 2019
What do you get when you blend the works of William Shakespeare, with an all singing and dancing musical extravaganza? You get the Elizabethan’s answer to Flight of the Conchords…
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
The global gap between rich and poor grows.
Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends
- Review
- ★★
- Jodie McVicar
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 11th Aug, 2019
Friendsical is billed as a ‘musical parody’ of Friends and unfortunately it fails to hit the mark on both counts.
Jenny Bede: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Classically trained in musical theatre, comedian, writer and actor Jenny Bede is tired of waiting around for her perfect role.
Andrew Sim: Am I Queer Enough?
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
With upbeat optimism Andrew brings his second solo show to the Fringe.
Thrones! The Musical Parody
- Review
- ★★★★
- Millie Bayswater
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square
- 4th Aug, 2019
Returning to the Fringe for another year Thrones! The Musical Parody is exactly what it says on the tin.
Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens / Assembly George Square Studios
- 31st Jul - 12th Aug 2019
In 2017, Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.
Piramania! The Swashbuckling Pirate Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Ahoy! Join John Silverman and the crew of The Maiden’s Ruin on their quest for pirate booty in a bawdy tale of love, betrayal, murder and incest! This five-star adult musical-comed…
Tom GK's Hearing Loss: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
‘There’s no humour in having so many tumours’.
You and I: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 18th Aug, 2019
Drawing the line between the exaggerated and the tender is no easy feat.
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Millie Bayswater
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 4th Aug, 2019
Baby Wants Candy has become almost as much a staple of the Fringe as being slapped in the face with flyers on the Royal Mile.
Bobby & Amy
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Zoe Callow
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th Aug, 2019
On a bare stage at Pleasance Upstairs, Bobby & Amy promises storytelling in its purest form.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show) West End hit returns for its 12th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is created from sc…
Trump the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Edinburgh’s 2018 smash hit returns! 2020.
Resurrecting Bobby Awl
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 7th Aug, 2019
"Poor Fellow.
Islander: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Miles Hurley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Roundabout @ Summerhall
- 20th Aug, 2019
One island, split in two with a thundering crack: half for the fishermen and half for the farmers.
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Kate Nora
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 6th Aug, 2019
When critiquing a musical about the difficulties of being a performer, there’s nothing to do but write a review about the difficulties of being a critic.
Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
An absurd multimedia pelt through the history of everything.
Got a Text: A Musical Parody
- Review
- ★★★
- Isla Whateley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 19th Aug, 2019
Ahh, Love Island.
A Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
The multi award-winning Jordan & Skinner present a riotous new solo show that cuts to the bone of gender politics.
The Improv Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C viva
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Ready to take the Edinburgh Fringe by storm for the fifth year running, hit show The Improv Musical returns! Guaranteed to leave you roaring with laughter with musical mayhem and e…
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen that couldn’t talk to girls.
Vulvarine: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Will Breden
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 20th Aug, 2019
Fat Rascal Theatre should be pleased with their Fringe so far.
The Lost Musical Works of Willy Shakes
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 29th Jul 2019
EDINBURGH PREVIEW It's 1616.
How To Beat Up Your Dad (The Musical): Arts Barge Riverside Festival
- Listing
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 27th Jul 2019
This is not a musical nor is it instructions on how to beat up your dad.
Adam - the history of man
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Kings Arms
- 22nd - 23rd Jul 2019
Our current understanding of the evolution of man comes from evidence based on archeological digs.
NOTFLIX: The Improvised Musical
- Listing Music
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 19th Jul 2019
Five-star sell-out show Edinburgh Fringe 2017-2018 and VAULT Festival 2017-2019 NETFLIX combines the taste profiles of 98 million users to create a perfectly ideal viewi…
Mad Hatter The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 15th - 16th Jul 2019
A prequel, vivid unveiling, of the story of the Mad Hatter from the classic tale, Alice in Wonderland.
Vulvarine: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- King’s Head Theatre
- 29th Jun - 6th Jul 2019
The critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe hit.
The End of History
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Royal Court Theatre
- 27th Jun - 10th Aug 2019
“No talent at all when it comes to cooking – as you will discover – but when it comes to pissing off my children – immense talent – Olympian talent.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole - The Musical
- Listing Children’s Shows
- West End
- Ambassadors Theatre.
- 15th Jun - 12th Oct 2019
Move over Cats - It's time for a mole! This joyous new musical adaptation of Sue Townsend‘s best-selling book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ -The Music…
Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Award
- Listing Events
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 9th Jun 2019
Mercury Musical Developments and the The Stephen Sondheim Society present the 13th annual STEPHEN SONDHEIM SOCIETY STUDENT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR competitio…
Only Fools and Horses The Musical - The Cushty VIP package
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 3rd Jun - 28th Sep 2019
Mange Tout, Mange Tout, my esteemed and honoured guests! For the first time ever, Trotters Independent Trading Company are unveiling their latest venture – The Cushty Pre-Sho…
Queer Prom
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 31st May 2019
Didn’t go to your prom? Or didn’t go as your true self? Do it again.
A Queer Love of Dix
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 31st May 2019
Set in the world of expressionist painter Otto Dix, as Julia Berber – Anita Berber’s fictional sister, Aletia Upstairs explores Weill, Brecht, and Weimar cab…
Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 31st May - 2nd Jun 2019
An absurd multimedia pelt through the history of everything.
Boris the Musical 2: Brexit Harder
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- King's Head Theatre Pub
- 29th May - 8th Jun 2019
In 2016, Blowfish Theatre made a musical about Boris Johnson and Brexit.
MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 29th May - 1st Jun 2019
An energy-packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
Trump the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- King's Head Theatre Pub
- 28th May - 7th Jun 2019
2020.
The Bakewell Bake Off: A New Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 28th - 30th May 2019
The small English village of Bakewell, Derbyshire is holding its annual baking competition.
Vulvarine: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Beth Watson
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 1st Jun, 2019
Vulvarine is the superhero movie that all teenage girls were missing when they grew up.
Amadeus Martin: A History of Pet Hates
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 22nd - 24th May 2019
Amadeus Martin has arrived home to find his pet dog, Pluto, on the table with his memory stick containing the new material for his Brighton Fringe show in its mouth, chewed up.
Neb - Musical Mindreader
- Listing Magic
- London Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 20th May - 1st Jul 2019
Join Psychological Magician Neb in one final bid to resurrect his past career as a musician, combining music with powerful mindreading!
High School Musical - Young Idea
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hertford Theatre
- 15th - 18th May 2019
Wednesday 15th May, 7.
Ensonglopedia of British History
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Simon Lovat
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 20th May, 2019
I had no idea what to expect from John Hinton’s Ensonglopedia of British History.
Timpson: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 11th - 12th May 2019
Two warring houses.
History Of Ireland
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rhian Bowley
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent / Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 7th May, 2019
In 1986, Nuala won the annual Rose of Tralee beauty pageant and now she’s back as the first female host.
Sunday Encounters: Dame Patricia Routledge: Facing the Music - A Life in Musical Theatre
- Listing Events
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 5th May 2019
It is still one of the best kept secrets in show business that Patricia Routledge trained not only as an actress but also as a singer and had considerable experience and success in…
Pavilion Gardens Cafe History Tour 2019
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Café
- 5th May - 2nd Jun 2019
Geoffrey Mead will be conducting a special tour dating back over 90 years of cafe and family history.
Cards Against Humanity, The Shame Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Junkyard Dogs: The Kennel
- 4th - 11th May 2019
Following on from a sold-out run at Brighton Fringe 2018, The Shame Show returns with its dark game show based on the world famous, politically incorrect party game; Cards Against …
Home, A Musical Revue
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 4th May 2019
A collection of new musical theatre writing telling stories of love, life, adventure and, most importantly, what ‘home’ means to every one of us.
Win. Lose. Delete.
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Tipsy Bear
- 4th - 31st May 2019
Brand new comedian Chris Stringman ran away from England to escape his gambling addiction.
Do the Thing: The Made Up Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Burrow
- 3rd May - 2nd Jun 2019
The 2018 critically-acclaimed Brighton Fringe sell-outs return! Join ‘Do the Thing’ for an unmissable high-risk, high-lunacy, highly (well, entirely) improvised musical.
Summer Street: The Hilarious, Aussie Soap Opera, Musical Comedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Lois Zoppi
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 9th May, 2019
New British musicals are few and far between nowadays, but the Brighton Fringe is the one place where they are bound to be found.
We Need to Talk About Bobby (off Eastenders)
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Space
- 2nd - 4th May 2019
12-year-old Annie has hit the big time – but she’s no idea how hard it is going to be.
Notflix - The Improvised Musical
- Listing Events
- West End
- Udderbelly
- 19th - 20th Apr 2019
Five-star sell-out show Edinburgh Fringe 2017-2018 and VAULT Festival 2017-2018.
David Baddiel’s ANiMALCOLM the Musical
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Farnham Maltings
- 15th Apr 2019
Following on from their successful visits with The Nutcracker and Storyteller Storyteller, StoryPocket return with David Baddiel’s ANiMALCOLM the Musical.
Against The Stream
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- London Coliseum
- 7th Apr 2019
Ivan Putrov, former principal with The Royal Ballet and an internationally acclaimed producer and dancer, returns to the London Coliseum with a live orchestra and an outstanding ca…
Matilda The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- UK Regional & Tours
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 11th Apr, 2019
When Noel Coward warned a certain Mrs Worthington against putting her daughter on the stage, it's highly likely that he didn't have Matilda The Musical in mind at the time.
Dogfight The Musical (Age 16+)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Civic Theatre
- 22nd - 23rd Mar 2019
On the back of last year’s highly acclaimed production of Fame, Funky Studios return to the Palace stage this year with their next company musical, Dogfight.
The Addams Family Musical
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Civic Theatre
- 19th - 20th Mar 2019
It's a dismal day at the Addams family's manse, with the ever-approaching storm clouds reflecting the gloomy atmosphere that has beset the household.
Queer Trilogy: A Sticky Season, Minor Disruptions and Crystal Bollix Presents The Bitch Ball
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Drayton Arms Theatre
- 19th - 23rd Mar 2019
Three explosive new shows by three exciting new companies, all wrapped into one evening for your entertainment! A Sticky Season explores sticky queer histories through a languag…
SINGEASY does Musical Theatre
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 17th Mar 2019
MAD Trust in association with Pianoworks West End present SINGEASY does Musical Theatre.
Pinot! The Musical
- Listing Children’s Shows
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 8th - 9th Mar 2019
Have fun learning French! Set in Paris, 'Pinot! The Musical' follows the adventures of Petrov, a young Russian cyclist who dreams of winnng the Tour de France!…
Only Fools and Horses - The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 20th Feb 2019 - 29th Apr 2023
The landmark, record-breaking and top-rated television series Only Fools and Horses, written by the late, great John Sullivan becomes a brand-new, home-grown British Musical specta…
9 to 5 the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Savoy Theatre
- 28th Jan 2019 - 23rd May 2020
Pour yourself a cup of ambition, and head on down to Dolly Parton’s rollicking West End musical!9 TO 5 THE MUSICALis clocking in to the West End - with a strictly limited West En…
Queer Haggis - Big Burns Supper 2019
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Scotland
- Spiegeltent
- 26th Jan 2019
Roll out the glittery sparkle carpet, re-fill the party cannons and re-hang that big dirty disco ball – the most outrageous party of the year is back! Queer Haggis welcomes a br…
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Other Palace
- 5th Feb - 16th Mar 2019
‘If this is what improv can do, you wonder why anyone bothers writing anything down.
A Christmas Story, The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Waterloo East Theatre
- 28th Nov - 22nd Dec 2018
From the songwriting team behind the smash-hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, - A Christmas St…
Loud & Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night!
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Miller
- 28th Nov 2018
From the people behind the sell-out Pride Improv Festival comes another Loud And Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night showcasing the most exciting improvised comedy from the city's top…
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 21st Nov - 22nd Dec 2018
by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell One story - five mini musicals! This affectionate and hilarious send-up tells one story in five distinctive musi…
Urinetown, The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Bridewell Centre
- 21st Nov - 1st Dec 2018
Urinetown is a hilarious send-up of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
BRASS, an Award-winning Musical by Benjamin Till
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- Union Theatre
- 8th Nov, 2018
Brass, Benjamin Till’s winner of the ‘Best Musical’ in the 2014 UK Theatre Awards, fills the stage at the Union Theatre, Southwark, in its professional London première.
FLOP! Hit Songs from Musical Misfires!
- Listing Music
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 28th Oct 2018
A host of West End performers present the greatest songs from shows that bombed, by Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lionel Bart, Stephen Schwartz, Stiles & Dr…
Heathers The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 3rd Sep 2018 - 11th Sep 2021
“She’s my best friend.
Rachel Parris' Musical Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 14th - 23rd Aug 2018
For three nights only, award-winning musical comedian and star of BBC Two’s The Mash Report, Rachel Parris, presents a late-night jamboree of tunes intended to tickle, including so…
Perry Air Comedy Award Ceremony
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 23rd Aug 2018
The biggest names – Coogan, Evans, Eclair.
Future History: 1968
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 23rd Aug 2018
Mikhail Zygar and Karen Shainyan are two of Russia’s most controversial journalists, still holding the Putin Government to account.
Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Tony Slattery's Crimes Against Improv
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 20th - 26th Aug 2018
Whose Line is it Anyway? star and inaugural Perrier Comedy Awards winner Tony Slattery returns to where his comedic heart truly lies; with his brand-new, headlining, all-star impro…
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2018: The Award Ceremony
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 20th Aug 2018
Join some of today’s most innovative playwrights for an afternoon of insightful interviews and performed readings.
Amused Moose Comedy Award: Grand Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 19th Aug 2018
Grab the hottest Fringe tickets to discover tomorrow’s comedy stars, showcasing their Fringe comedy shows in this prestigious final.
The Quest: A Fantasy Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 19th - 25th Aug 2018
Questing Voles – All’s Well That Ends As You Like It, 2017: ‘a pretty anarchic hour of fun and frolics’ (FringeReview.
Fringe Queer Artists Kiki
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 18th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Journeys in Hand – A Musical Fusion from Scotland and Rajasthan
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 17th - 18th Aug 2018
This unique collaboration between two outstanding groups, Glasgow’s Brian Molley Quartet and the Asin Langa Ensemble from Jodhpur, combines music from Scotland and India to create …
Schütz: Resurrection History
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Vincent’s
- 16th Aug 2018
Heinrich Schütz, perhaps the most highly regarded composer in 17th century Germany, wrote The Resurrection History on returning to Germany in 1623, following a period of study in …
Alastair Savage, Alone With History
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 15th - 24th Aug 2018
An afternoon concert series by one of Scotland’s leading fiddle exponents.
Orwell That Ends Well: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele
- 14th - 26th Aug 2018
Orwell That Ends Well is a comedy musical, combining characters and stories from 1984 and Animal Farm.
Alice in Wonderland – The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 14th - 18th Aug 2018
With recent workshops around the world, this delightful new musical by California composer Tim Nelson is now at the Fringe! Alice’s magical, musical journey with a true Broadway …
13: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 14th - 18th Aug 2018
13 is a hilarious, coming-of-age musical about discovering that cool is sometimes where we least expect it.
Make It as a Musical Director
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 14th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 14th - 23rd Aug 2018
Last year, Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Gryll…
Queer Words
- Review
- ★★★
- Gillian Bain
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 17th Aug, 2018
Three performers on stage present an intriguing blend of poetry and dance.
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 13th Aug 2018
Hundreds entered, only a handful survive – now one will be crowned Britain’s funniest student 2018.
A Romantic's Guide to the Apocalypse: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 13th - 18th Aug 2018
What happens if you find the love of your life at the end of the world? This hilarious and moving new musical follows Jack who discovers that the world will end in one week.
Tenacious D: The Musical of Destiny
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 13th - 18th Aug 2018
This epic rock comedy tells the story of a young rocker JB, from Kickapoo, journeying to find his counterpart in rock KG, and together they form the band… Tenacious D! Once forme…
Robert Burns the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 13th - 18th Aug 2018
A new musical by Tish Tindall based upon an idea by David Gest, Michael Jackson, and the life and works of Robert Burns.
How To Win At Break Ups
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 13th - 17th Aug 2018
A devised comedy created from recorded interviews where we try out the best and the worst advice given during a break up.
Nowt as Queer as Folk
- Review
- ★★★
- Jodie McVicar
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 22nd Aug, 2018
Set in rural England, this pale ale drenched parable explores village life juxtaposed with urban sprawl.
Intro to Chicano History: 101
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 13th - 17th Aug 2018
From the deep-rooted traditions of Chicano Teatro – a little Brechtian agitprop, Mexican vaudeville and social justice street theatre, we bring you this exploration and celebrati…
Amused Moose Comedy’s National New Comic Award: Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 12th Aug 2018
Vote excitedly alongside dozens of international talent scouts for 2018’s hottest breakthrough stars in the making, who battle for glory, fame and the shiny moose trophy.
A Queer Love of Dix
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Planet Bar
- 11th - 19th Aug 2018
A new piece devised for this year’s festival sees Aletia Upstairs, cabaretist extraordinaire, follow-up her Mata Hari Fringe success with an exploration of Weill, Brecht, and Wei…
Kelty Clippie the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 10th - 25th Aug 2018
Based on the popular traditional folk song, Kelty Clippie follows the comic adventures of a bus conductress in Fife.
Playing Django – The Musical Tale of a Guitar Legend
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Argyle Cellar Bar
- 9th - 17th Aug 2018
Django Reinhardt was a musical genius and his influence on generations of guitarists has been immense.
Babes Against Bullshit
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 8th - 11th Aug 2018
Women have claimed intellectual and economic power for themselves, culture has simply found new ways to make us inferior.
A Short, Sharp History of the Olympic Games
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Eric Liddell Centre
- 8th Aug 2018
Tom McNab, technical adviser on the film Chariots of Fire, gives a short, sharp history of the Olympic games to raise funds for the Eric Liddell Centre – a dementia care charity …
Immersive Theatre: History and Inspiration
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 6th - 7th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Musical Comedy Guide Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Globe Bar
- 5th - 26th Aug 2018
Free daily hour-long showcase of the best musical comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, courtesy of the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for full listings).
Tony Slattery's Crimes Against Improv
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 5th - 12th Aug 2018
Tony Slattery, the star of Whose Line is it Anyway? and inaugural Perrier Comedy Awards winner, returns to where his comedic heart truly lies; with his brand new, headli…
An Imp-Revised History of the World
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Bados Complex
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
Ever wondered what might happen if Queen Victoria met Genghis Khan? In this totally improvised comedy, the audience choose which chapters of history they want to see rewritten.
#Jollyboat: Bards Against Humanity
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
Fringe legends Jollyboat play their new comedy songs, following a sell-out national tour and the first JollyCon fan convention.
One Musical to Rule Them All
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 3rd - 11th Aug 2018
After a sell-out, five-star run in 2016, One Musical to Rule Them All returns to parody everyone’s favourite trilogy about wizards, hobbits and a quest to destroy some magical je…
Bon the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2018
Born in Scotland, Bon Scott emigrated to Australia and joined rock band AC/DC to become a legend.
Sing-a-Long a Musical
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hill Street Theatre
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Come along and enjoy a fantastic sing-along to the musical classics.
The Political History of Smack and Crack
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Roundabout @ Summerhall
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
‘The history of England jumps off its axis.
Mark Dean Quinn: You Win You Lose
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Dragonfly
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Sometimes life is just a toss of a coin.
10 Years MCA – The Musical Comedy Awards Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 3rd - 4th Aug 2018
Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe’s best musical comedians! Since 2009, the MCA have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman a…
Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – 90s Edition
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 2
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Highly interactive show that’s part stand-up, part actual pub quiz.
Ed Fringe: The Musical Revue
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C too
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2018
Fun and frenetic cabaret revue combining songs, sketches and observations in a hilarious celebration of the world’s biggest arts festival.
A Very Brexit Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
A newly qualified journalist gets his first big break writing for the Maily Dail just as the biggest upset in British politics is about to occur.
Tom GK – Hearing Loss: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Are you, or someone you love, pretending you’re not losing your hearing? Well at 31, Tom GK is losing his.
Henry Box Brown – A Musical Journey
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Tony Award winner Ben Harney (Broadway's Dreamgirls), and writer Mehr Mansuri, lead this musical about an 1850s Virginia slave who ships himself to freedom in a box.
The Greatest Play in the History of the World...
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
A love story, set on Preston Road, and also in space and in time.
A Monster Musical!
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C too
- 2nd - 18th Aug 2018
A brand new wacky comedy musical for all ages! How do you keep life exciting when you live forever? Dracula needs to find something to do now that his arch nemesis has been defeate…
89 Nights: An Original Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Carla van der Sluijs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C too
- 13th Aug, 2018
The magic of New York is effectively captured in 89 Nights, a new musical from Troubadour Stageworks.
Terry Alderton: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
It’s the musical they said would never happen! After last year’s award-winning show, he’s back with stories from his life set to music.
My Left / Right Foot – The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Joseph McAulay
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 10th Aug, 2018
Birds of Paradise’s new musical is a hysterical and at times incredibly thoughtful production that takes a wry and insightful poke at the state of inclusion in modern theatre and…
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show 2016) West End hit returns for its 11th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is created fr…
Trump the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
2020: Time to make Donald Great Again! But can King Nigel Farage the First of England get his trade deal? When will Kim Jong Un stop messing about with missiles? And why has Vladim…
The Improv Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Joseph McAulay
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 2nd Aug, 2018
Music Theatre Warwick returns to the festival with their long-form, entirely improvised musical that is a rollicking good time, even if there are a few kinks that need ironing out.
Buried: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- William Heraghty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 8th Aug, 2018
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…
Nele Needs a Holiday: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
A Belgian pop star moves to London to steal the job of British pop stars.
Comedians Against Humanity
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Join the audience wielding Cards Against Humanity to challenge the Fringe’s best comedians to create material on the spot.
Thrones! The Musical Parody
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Theatre
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Total sell-out in 2015, 2016 and 2017! Updated with new deaths and sexcapades from seventh series.
AnimAlphabet: The Musical
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
High-energy actors, colourful puppets, amazing characters and fantastic songs combine to create AnimAlphabet: The Musical.
BARK! The Musical... How the Little Dog Found His Voice
- Review
- ★★
- Carla van der Sluijs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 16th Aug, 2018
The secret life of man’s best friend is pondered in BARK: The Musical.
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Total sell-out 2015, 2016 and 2017! One of the best-known, longest-running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
History Has a Purpose?!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
The least qualified and most concerned history teacher in the UK (Oskar Schortz) guides you through his biggest worry yet – that history has a purpose! Join him for a lesson to d…
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen at Hogwarts.
Scientology the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joseph McAulay
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre
- 5th Aug, 2018
Deciding to take on Scientology, the notoriously thin skinned and litigation happy “religion”, as the central subject matter of a comedy rock musical is certainly a brave choic…
Vulvarine: A New Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
From the creators of the sell-out hit Buzz: A New Musical.
Iconic – A Brief History of Drag
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Jodie McVicar
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 12th Aug, 2018
Ian Stroughair delivers an hour of avante guarde post modern drag, with a voice so powerful he should require a license to operate it.
Half-Dozen Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 4th - 27th Aug 2018
While Henry the 8th fights for his life, his daughter Mary Tudor has a battle of her own: she wants to claim his soon-to-be-empty throne.
Timpson: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Miles Hurley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 18th Aug, 2018
I sat through an hour long fever dream yesterday entitled Timpson the Musical, and to get the recommendation out of the way, I would easily go again.
Madagascar - A Musical Adventure
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Multiple Venues
- 21st Jul 2018 - 1st Jun 2019
Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar - The Musical follows all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s C…
Zeal: Queer Improv & Stand-Up Night
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Chateau
- 19th Jul 2018
A night of queer improvised comedy with Zeal at the Chateau, South London’s brand new queer arts space opening in July! FREE ENTRY.
The Band: Take That's New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 10th - 14th Jul 2018
Written by award-winning writer Tim Firth, The Band is a beautiful story for anyone who grew up with a boyband and how those songs became the soundtrack of their lives.
A Musical Celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- The Royal Chelsea Hospital
- 17th Jun 2018
Andrew Lloyd Webber is the most successful composer of musicals in history and professional productions of his shows have sold more than 33o million tickets worldwide.
Heathers The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- West End
- The Other Palace
- 8th Apr, 2022
Homecoming is the word that comes to mind when watching this musical.
The End of History
- Review
- ★★
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- St Giles-in-the-Fields
- 10th Jun, 2018
The End of History is billed as “a moving and funny site-responsive play with music which uses a chance encounter to explore the impact of gentrification on two radically differe…
Queer Homo
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market - Waterloo Room
- 28th - 29th May 2018
Queer Homo is an award-winning stand-up show about a straight guy who fell in love with another man.
Sing-A-Long-A-Musical
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 27th - 27th May 2018
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Hammond Graduate BA Musical Theatre Showcase
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 23rd May 2018
An opportunity to see the culmination of three years’ work produced by The Hammond Graduate Musical Theatre Students, in a unique showcase performance for industry…
The MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2018
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 23rd - 26th May 2018
An energy packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
Cinebra: A History Of Horror
- Review
- ★★★★
- Annabel Pribelszki
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 23rd May, 2018
Dark and dramatic, tension-packed, teen-angst parody.
Tom and Bunny Save the World: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Lois Zoppi
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 23rd May, 2018
Tom and Bunny Save the World is a folk musical.
A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2018
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.
Barbecue: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Werks 1
- 12th - 26th May 2018
Britain is on the brink of nuclear war - how would you spend what might be your last afternoon on Earth? Somewhere in middle-class suburbia, a small group has decided to press on …
Do The Thing: The Two Man Made-Up Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 7th May - 2nd Jun 2018
From the minds behind Brighton improv titans Off the Cuff and Blanket Fort comes a full-throttle fully-improvised musical performed in full by only two men (plus one on guitar).
Iconic: A Brief History of Drag
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 7th May 2018
Join West End star Ian Stroughair, the man behind the makeup of the sensational Velma Celli, on a passionate pilgrimage through the most iconic drag moments of film, stage and popu…
What's it all about, eh? The Musical (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery / The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th May 2018
This is a jam-packed musical comedy performance of fun storytelling rhymes set to an original soundtrack.
Soul Circus The Musical (Buried Treasure)
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Ralli Hall
- 6th - 13th May 2018
Following our 2016 sell-out, smash-hit show, come with us on our next adventure: pirates, mermaids and the search for buried treasure told through original live music, poetry and s…
Pavilion Gardens Cafe History Tour 2018
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Cafe
- 6th May - 3rd Jun 2018
Geoffrey Mead will be conducting a special tour dating back over 90 years of cafe and family history.
Quiz Night: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Julia French
- Brighton Fringe
- Latest Music Bar
- 20th May, 2018
There comes an awkward point in some friendships when going to the pub is no longer quite enough entertainment.
Aquarium History Tour: Sea Life Brighton
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: SEA LIFE Brighton - Main Entrance
- 4th - 25th May 2018
Exclusive after hours tours of Brighton’s aquarium! A unique opportunity to go off the public route to learn about the remarkable history of the world’s oldest operating aquarium.
Cards Against Humanity: The Shame Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Junkyard Dogs
- 4th May - 1st Jun 2018
The Shame Show invites you to get involved in a dark game show based on the world-famous, politically-incorrect party-game, Cards Against Humanity.
Giovanni Pernice - Born to Win
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Lyric Theatre
- 23rd Apr 2018
Giovanni Pernice - Born to Win 2018 Tour ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional Giovanni Pernice will be heads to the West End for his 2018 tour Gala performance, with ma…
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Live At Zédel
- 9th - 17th Apr 2018
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical sets out to present everything that you could possibly want to know about being a musical theatre performer.
Musical Marathon
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Other Palace
- 1st Apr 2018
Paul Taylor-Mills, Artistic Director of The Other Palace, will host The Musical Marathon on Sunday 1 April 2018 at 6pm.
All or Nothing The Mod Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Ambassadors Theatre
- 29th Mar - 2nd Jun 2018
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Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Aldwych Theatre
- 21st Mar 2018 - 31st May 2025
From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into the global Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner didn’t just break the rules, she rewrote them.
MESSiAH The Rock Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Adelaide Fringe
- Vogue Theatre
- 17th Mar 2018
MESSIAH The Rock Musical makes its Adelaide Fringe return at the iconic Vogue Theatre featuring an exciting and original score, together with stunning visual projections, to hook y…
Elevate! The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Adelaide Fringe
- Tuxedo Cat at broadcast bar
- 14th - 17th Mar 2018
Claire is growing into the woman she always dreamed of.
Ruthless! The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Arts Theatre
- 16th Mar - 23rd Jun 2018
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO GET WHAT YOU WANT? The all-female camp KILLER cult classic finally makes its way to London following its critical acclaim off-Broadway.
1960-today: A History of Modern Music
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- Adelaide Rowing Club
- 16th Mar 2018
THE DEER JOHNS get the party going as they take you on a trip through your favourite eras, playing a song-per-year chronological musical history.
Baby Wants Candy, The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garden of Unearthly Delights
- 8th - 18th Mar 2018
The 2016 smash hit improv musical returns to Adelaide! Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017.
Manchild...The Lost Aussie Rock Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- National Wine Centre
- 21st Feb - 16th Mar 2018
‘It’s about the randomness of life … of how you’re here one minute and gone the next, and how you’d better get relationships established because there’s not much else tha…
The Velveteen Rabbit Musical Show
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 10th - 12th Mar 2018
We can all recall that one special toy which, even in adulthood, puts a smile on our face when we think of it, and ‘The Velveteen Rabbit Musical Show’ is about such a toy.
Iconic - A Brief History Of Drag
- Listing Spoken Word
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 10th - 17th Mar 2018
Direct from a sold out run in the UK, join the sensational Velma Celli on a passionate pilgrimage through the most iconic drag moments of film, stage and popular culture.
Thrones! The Musical Parody
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garden of Unearthly Delights
- 9th - 18th Mar 2018
Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015, 2016, 2017! The hilarious, razor-sharp audience and critical smash hit send-up of HBO’s phenomenally successful Game of Thrones makes its A…
Musical Moments
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- South Australian Jockey Club - Morphettville Racecourse
- 5th Mar 2018
Following two SOLD OUT Fringe Seasons, Promise Adelaide is delighted to bring you more ‘Musical Moments’.
Comedians Against Humanity, hosted by Yianni Agisilaou
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 4th Mar 2018
★★★★ ‘Mad, offensive and utterly hilarious’ - TV Bomb (UK) Back by popular demand in 2018! Audiences wielding cards from smash hit game ‘Cards Against Humanity’ challeng…
Abandoman's Rob Broderick – The Musical in My Mind
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garden of Unearthly Delights
- 4th Mar 2018
Rob Broderick, Abandoman’s freestyling frontman, is bringing his new solo show to the Fringe.
A History Of Early Blues
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Wheatsheaf Hotel
- 4th Mar 2018
Multi-award-winning blues guitarist Cal Williams Jr, double-bass virtuoso Kory Horwood and Canadian harp maestro Will Kallinderis will guide you through the songs and stories of ea…
Scientology The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 4th Mar 2018
Writers of Abbott! The Musical, George Glass invite you to discover the inner workings of the world’s most controversial religion.
The History of the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Adelaide Fringe
- La Bohème
- 4th Mar 2018
Prepare to be taken on a musical journey through time.
Ivy + Bean the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Adelaide Fringe
- Bakehouse Theatre
- 3rd - 3rd Mar 2018
Come meet quiet Ivy, who has amazing ideas, and outgoing Bean, who loves to put ideas into action.
The Colour Orange: The Pauline Hanson Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Adelaide Fringe
- RAJOPOLIS at Raj House
- 3rd Mar 2018
Guess who’s back? From the ashes of early 2000’s Australian politics rises Senator Hanson - one woman, one party, one nation, one dream.
Improv Against Humanity
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Producers
- 2nd Mar 2018
What happens when you cross the hottest, rudest party game of the last decade with the sharpest minds that the Melbourne Improv scene have to offer? You get Improv Against Humanity…
It's Only Life - A New Musical Revue featuring John Bucchino
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Parks Theatres
- 25th - 25th Feb 2018
Awarded Broadway composer & pianist, John Bucchino, will be performing for the S.
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Adelaide Fringe
- Goodwood Institute Theatre
- 24th - 24th Feb 2018
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerbe…
Keith Conlon's Horrible History of Adelaide
- Listing Spoken Word
- Adelaide Fringe
- National Wine Centre
- 23rd - 25th Feb 2018
Shock horror! Our previously genteel vision of Adelaide’s history will be shattered as Mr.
Beyond the Sea - A Tribute to Bobby Darin and the Crooners
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- Bebe’s Room
- 23rd Feb 2018
Back to SA by popular demand for ONE SHOW ONLY! Featuring one of Australia’s most sort after entertainers, Paul Hogan.
Flashdance - The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joseph Travers
- Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 19th Jan, 2018
Selladoor’s touring production of Flashdance continues to shine light and pizzazz with a strong fusion of two worlds moulded into 80s’ pop glitz and grit.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Oxford Playhouse
- 10th Jan 2018
The 2016 Olivier Award-winners for Best Entertainment and Family Show return to Oxford.
Nativity! The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Apollo Hammersmith / Eventim Apollo
- 13th Dec 2017 - 29th Dec 2019
Your favourite festive film is now a major new musical adapted for the stage by Debbie Isitt, the creator of the much-loved films.
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- London Coliseum / Lyceum Theatre
- 11th Dec 2017 - 6th Dec 2020
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol.
How to Win Against History
- Review
- ★★★★
- A George
- London Fringe
- Young Vic Theatre
- 12th Dec, 2017
It is common knowledge that history is written by the winners.
Trapped In The Closet: A Musical Comedy Show
- Listing Theatre
- USA Regional & Tours
- Feinstein’s/54 Below
- 2nd Dec 2017
The raucous & uproarious musical that reveals inner secrets & truths of recording audiobooks by star Sarah Naughton incorporates stand-up comedy, dance, immersive theater, and trad…
Urinetown: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Stockwell Playhouse
- 1st - 4th Nov 2017
ROLLERS THEATRE COMPANY are delighted to present Tony Award-winning Urinetown: a hilarious satire of bureaucracy, big business and musical theatre itself.
Urinetown: the Musical
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Stockwell Playhouse
- 1st - 4th Nov 2017
ROLLERS THEATRE COMPANY are delighted to present Tony Award-winning Urinetown: a hilarious satire of bureaucracy, big business and musical theatre itself.
Cilla – The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- UK Regional & Tours
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 21st Sep, 2017
Given that she’s such a much-loved public entertainer, an all-too-obvious challenge in creating a musical based on the early life of the late Cilla Black—born Priscilla Mari…
Assisted Suicide the Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 22nd - 26th Aug 2017
Following sell-out UK shows and a recent stint at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, disability rights activist and actor Liz Carr (BBC’s Silent Witness) brings you her TED t…
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2017: The Award Ceremony
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 21st Aug 2017
Join some of today’s most innovative playwrights for an afternoon of insightful interviews and performed readings.
Little Shop of Horrors – The Musical!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katie Daniel
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 23rd Aug, 2017
Ethereal Theatre Company’s Little Shop of Horrors is a powerhouse of zany energy.
Amused Moose Comedy Award: Grand Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 20th Aug 2017
Grab your hottest tickets to be entertained by tomorrow’s comedy stars, showcasing their Fringe shows in this prestigious final.
Alastair Savage, Alone With History
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 18th - 24th Aug 2017
A series of solo concerts celebrating the magical Scots fiddle tradition by one of the country’s leading exponents.
Opportunities for new Musical Theatre after the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 17th - 18th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Aliens Coming: A Musical
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Peoples Improv Theater - Striker Mainstage
- 17th Aug - 18th Sep 2017
The unique & uproarious musical returns to The PIT after a sold out run for ten upcoming performances from August 17th to September 18th.
Make it as a Musical Director
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 16th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Edinburgh Renaissance Band: Musical Migrants
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- artSpace@StMarks
- 16th - 18th Aug 2017
The contribution of travelling composers and performers to the music of Mediaeval and Renaissance Europe is brought to life by the city’s famous early music group in the vibrant …
13 the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- George Meixner
- West End
- The Ambassadors Theatre
- 18th Aug, 2017
The greatest assets of 13 are also the greatest pitfalls.
Scientology: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 15th - 27th Aug 2017
‘Catchy riffs and rapid-fire word play’ ***** (Kryztoff.
Stimela: The Musical
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 14th - 28th Aug 2017
A celebration of song and dance, this is an international phenomenon that has swept across the globe like a tidal wave of soaring voices and stomping feet.
We Need to Talk About Bobby (Off EastEnders)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carla van der Sluijs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 22nd Aug, 2017
EastEnders fans will remember experiencing shock and upheaval at the revelation that the culprit of a long-running murder whodunnit was 10 year old Bobby Beale.
The Addams Family: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 14th - 17th Aug 2017
The spooky and kooky Addams Family comes to life in this outrageous musical comedy.
The Complete History of Jazz Piano (Over Three Nights)
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- artSpace@StMarks
- 14th - 16th Aug 2017
The History of Jazz Piano is now expanded into a journey over three nights taking in the greatest jazz pianists from Fats Waller to Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans.
Dante's History of the Banished
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ben Munster
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 21st Aug, 2017
Dante’s History of the Banished is framed around the conceit that Dante Alighieri, legendary poet who penned the Divine Comedy, is writing a new book about the titular ‘banishe…
Queer Artists Mixer
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 14th Aug 2017
A casual get-together for queer artists attending the Fringe from all over the world.
2016 the Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 17th Aug, 2017
The idea of taking a serious topic and turning it into a musical is not a new to the Fringe.
A Brief History of DISCO
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 14th - 26th Aug 2017
Step back in time and experience the rise and fall of disco.
Amused Moose Comedy’s National New Comic Award: Grand Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 13th Aug 2017
Vote alongside international talent scouts, relishing the excitement of seeing 2017’s hottest breakthrough stars in the making.
BBC: BBC New Comedy Award Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC
- 13th Aug 2017
Join us for the live final of the BBC’s prestigious stand-up comedy competition. Previous winners of this coveted award include Rhod Gilbert, Lucy Beaumont and Alan Carr.
How to Win the Edinburgh Fringe Sustainable Practice Award
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 8th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Edinburgh Musical Society
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- St Cecilia’s Hall
- 8th Aug 2017
Vibrant Scottish early music group Ensemble Marsyas under dynamic director Peter Whelan has fast made its name with thrilling, captivating music making since its founding in 2011.
Doig the Musical, With No Singing, No Dancing and Very Little Music
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 6th - 26th Aug 2017
Doig, a disgraced businessmen, has fallen into despair.
Bat Boy: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Matthew Sedman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 8th Aug, 2017
Billed as a uniquely grotesque combination of satire, horror and comedy, Bat Boy: The Musical has a small but dedicated cult following.
Suicide the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Disa Andersen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 15th Aug, 2017
Suicide: The Musical is a one-man show that discusses male depression and disconnection due to social media.
Ouija the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue 13
- 6th - 11th Aug 2017
Once you open the door there’s no going back… A late night band rehearsal in Aberlladd goes badly wrong with deadly consequences in this spine-tingling horror musical.
Pinkalicious the Musical
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 5th - 9th Aug 2017
Based on the international bestseller, Pinkalicious the Musical is a delicious romp for children of all ages.
An Imp-Revised History of the World
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Black Market
- 5th - 26th Aug 2017
Ever wondered what would’ve happened if Rihanna had met Genghis Khan? What if Julius Caesar accidentally invented Snapchat? In this improvised comedy, the audience choose which cha…
Songs of Praise and Thanksgiving: A Musical Celebration of the Reformation
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 5th Aug 2017
Join the former King’s singer and renowned choral director Simon Carrington and the Reformation Festival Chorus as they present an hour-long programme of inspirational choral music…
BBC: BBC New Comedy Award Semi-Finals
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC
- 5th - 6th Aug 2017
Join us for the semi-finals of the BBC’s prestigious stand-up comedy competition, which has previously helped launch the careers of comedians such as Sarah Millican and Peter Kay…
Comedians Against Humanity: Hosted by Yianni Agisilaou – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway (previously Movement)
- 5th - 26th Aug 2017
The underground hit of the Fringe returns to Edinburgh after sell-out shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jen Adamson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
- 8th Aug, 2017
The premise of Alex Love - How to win a Pub Quiz is that the audience become participants in a quiz, having been taught how to actually win it (you get the answers right!).
Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge
- Review
- ★★★
- Naoise Murphy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 12th Aug, 2017
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience.
Queer Pop Exhibition
- Review
- ★★★
- Caitlin Rebecca
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gallery 23
- 13th Aug, 2017
Gallery 23’s Queer Pop Exhibition showcases fourteen contemporary Edinburgh-based artists, with an aim to ‘explore some of the many diverse issues surrounding the LGBT+ communi…
Communism: The Musical!
- Review
- ★★★
- Disa Andersen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 5th Aug, 2017
If you are hoping to find your comrades in arms and chant the internationale alongside like-minded people I regret to inform you that you will be disappointed.
Frigid: A Musical Worth Melting For
- Review
- ★★★★
- John Murray
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 15th Aug, 2017
Napier University Drama Society returns to the musical stage after selling out last year.
X The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 17th Aug, 2017
Robert S J Lucas’ new show, X The Musical is set in a vaguely sketched-out dystopian future where politics are the most important thing in the world and everyone is required to v…
Stimela: The Musical
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Named after a brand of gumboot, this terrific show is loosely linked by an old man’s memories of his days in the mines, where many men were drawn from the townships.
Buried: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Sarah Virgo
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C too
- 8th Aug, 2017
“A musical about two serial killers,” is how Buried: A New Musical by Colla Voce Theatre describes itself.
Joz Norris: The Incredible Joz Norris Locks Himself Inside His Own Show, Then Escapes, Against All the Odds!!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ The Hive
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
This idiot’s back.
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C too
- 9th Aug, 2017
This little-known musical is tremendous fun in its own right, but the extremely talented and energetic cast of The Great American Trailer Park Musical make it engaging for a full 9…
Abandoman's Rob Broderick – The Musical in My Mind
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Emily Jane Kerr
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 16th Aug, 2017
Rob Broderick is a one of a kind performer.
Best of Chortle Student Comedy Award
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
It’s where scores of top comedians started their brilliant careers, from familiar household names to circuit and cult favourites.
How to Win Against History
- Review
- ★★★★★
- William Heraghty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 9th Aug, 2017
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.
Monkey Dance: The Rockappella Musical!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kay Tee
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 8th Aug, 2017
Korean performance company GGIRIPROJECT aims to create the perfect collaboration between music and martial arts, a pursuit that has resulted in the catchily-titled Monkey Dance: Th…
The Improv Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 8th Aug, 2017
Within the last few years, the improvised musical has become a standard of the Fringe, with at least four in Edinburgh this summer.
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Millie Bayswater
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 20th Aug, 2017
A pure and exhilarating romp of a good time.
Michelle McManus’s Reality: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2017
Michelle returns to the Festival with her debut one-woman show, which received five-star reviews across the board on its first sell-out run.
Buzz: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2017
Winner of the 2016 Eddies Award, the sell-out hit Buzz returns; a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton’s quest t…
The Thinking Drinkers: History of Alcohol
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rory O’Regan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 25th Aug, 2017
I know what you’re thinking: Love alcohol? You’ll love this show.
Wall! A Thinly Veiled Metaphor for Our Current Political Landscape Disguised as a New American Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 2nd - 15th Aug 2017
Two cultures have thrived, one on each side of an impenetrable wall.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Millie Bayswater
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th Aug, 2017
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical seems to have become synonymous with the Fringe; their billboards plastering every major walkway across Edinburgh.
AnimAlphabet the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frodo Allan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 13th Aug, 2017
Colin the Country Cockatoo is on a mission to reunite all the notes of the stave and save his friends from the dastardly plans of Calando the duck who wants to bring eternal silenc…
Thrones! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Caitlin Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 16th Aug, 2017
Warning: Spoilers, swearing and a hilarious combination of incest and sex jokes.
The Complete History of Europe (More or Less)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kay Tee
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 21st Aug, 2017
From the Bronze Age to Brexit, get ready to laugh and learn with More or Less Theatre as they present to you a whistle-stop tour through European history that can be enjoyed by bot…
Brexit the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Sarah Virgo
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 6th Aug, 2017
How many times in the past year can you say that you felt genuinely sorry for Michael Gove? Or that you felt goose-bumps (the good kind!) when you heard Theresa May speak? Or perha…
Kevin O Connell: Rebel Against Reality
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 31st Jul - 2nd Aug 2017
Irish oddball and comedian Kevin O Connell moved to London the day before Brexit to become a famous comedian.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 25th - 25th Jul 2017
2016 Olivier Award Winners – Best Entertainment and Family Show With nine years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End…
Stones n Roses (USA) live mashups/musical comedy
- Listing Music
- West End
- The Dublin Castle
- 20th Jul 2017
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
Stones n Roses (USA) live mashups/musical comedy
- Listing Music
- Glasgow
- Nice N Sleazy
- 18th Jul 2017
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
Stones n Roses (USA) live mashups/musical comedy
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Diamond
- 16th Jul 2017
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
Stones n Roses (USA) live mashups/musical comedy
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Kings Arms
- 15th Jul 2017
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
Stones n Roses (USA) live mashups/musical comedy
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Zombie Shack
- 14th Jul 2017
One-of-a-kind act’s debut British tour.
Boys in the Buff - the Musical
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Lost Theatre
- 11th - 29th Jul 2017
Too fat? Too thin? Never exercise? Gym crazy? Addicted to diets? Hate how you look in the nude? Then this musical revue is for YOU! It’s a riotous evening of fun, flesh and f…
Little Women, The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- The Bridewell Theatre
- 27th Jun - 1st Jul 2017
“Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
STAC @ Northbrook Musical Theatre Showcase 2017
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lois Zoppi
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 7th Jun, 2017
The STAC @ Northbrook Showcase featured 14 Musical Theatre Degree students, advertising their many performance talents in just over an hour of song and dance.
Sing-A-Long-A-Musical
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 28th - 28th May 2017
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Margo Piano Musical Show
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 27th - 28th May 2017
A musical story for children where each character is a musical instrument .
Jack and I: The Jack the Ripper Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Johanna Makelainen
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 2
- 29th May, 2017
On the hottest day of the year, the Warren was worlds apart from the shady alleyways of Victorian London.
Ushers: The Front of House Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Broadway Lounge
- 25th May - 3rd Jun 2017
A preview performance of a new jukebox musical is due to take place.
Wayward: a Surreal Musical Cabaret
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 23rd - 25th May 2017
In this slightly surreal, politically-charged musical cabaret, seemingly wholesome Scottish lass Cat Loud is still on the prowl for her next big adventure.
Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2017
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 …
Footloose the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Jules Sanderson
- UK Regional & Tours
- Richmond Theatre
- 17th May, 2017
It’s hard to attend a performance of Footloose without bringing pre-conceived notions with you.
Urinetown: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Lois Zoppi
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Little Theatre
- 15th May, 2017
Two decades of drought result in a ban on the use of private toilets, and citizens are forced to pay through the roof to use public amenities, a privilege we currently enjoy in the…
Buzz: A New Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 2
- 13th - 16th May 2017
Winner of the 2016 Stella Wilkie Award and the 2016 Eddies Award, BUZZ is a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton…
Streamline Taxis: A Social History Since 1936
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Streamline Taxis
- 12th May - 4th Jun 2017
A social history of Brighton & Hove’s largest taxi company, formed by a group of drivers in 1936 using a brand new concept which changed the taxi industry all over England, spreadi…
Quiz Night: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Verdict Cafe & Club
- 10th - 31st May 2017
Every Wednesday night is ‘Quiz Night’ at Brighton Fringe this year! An intimate, original musical portrait of two friends (with benefits) as they try to avoid discussing real life,…
Cinebra: A History Of Horror
- Review
- ★★★★
- Catherine O’Sullivan
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 23rd May, 2017
Meet Megan and Sophie.
Pavilion Gardens Cafe History Tour 2017
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Cafe
- 7th May - 4th Jun 2017
Geoffrey Mead will be conducting a special tour dating back over 90 years of cafe and family history.
Aquarium History Tour: Sea Life Brighton
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- SEA LIFE Brighton - Main Entrance
- 7th - 25th May 2017
Exclusive after hours tours, just on offer as part of the Brighton Fringe in May.
Musical Bingo
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 6th May - 1st Jun 2017
It’s just like regular bingo, but instead of shouting out numbers we play songs! Each round takes on a different theme of song choices, these could be based on either a decade, g…
Stella Graham: Rage Against the Unclean
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 5th - 12th May 2017
Coventry born Stella Graham returns to Brighton to declare what it’s like to be a bully.
WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Lyric Theatre
- 10th Apr 2017
Who will be crowned this year's winner of the prestigious WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards? 'Wonderfully entertaining' (Chortle.
Miss Nightingale the musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Vault Festival
- The Vaults Theatre
- 31st Mar - 20th May 2017
1942.
Honeymoon in Vegas the Musical in Concert
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- London Palladium
- 12th Mar 2017
The 30-strong London Musical Theatre Orchestra and a host of West End stars will take to the London Palladium stage under the baton of its first guest conductor, the show’s c…
Edinburgh University Footlights Presents: Urinetown The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh
- Church Hill Theatre
- 7th - 11th Feb 2017
Urinetown is set in a town that is desperately suffering a water shortage following a 20 year drought.
A History of Servitude
- Listing Comedy
- Off Off Broadway
- The PIT
- 3rd Feb - 3rd Mar 2017
A History of Servitude is a comic survey of world history, from the dawn of man to the present.
A Christmas Carol with London Musical Theatre Orchestra
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Dominion Theatre / Lyceum Theatre / Old Vic Theatre
- 19th Dec 2016 - 2nd Jan 2021
Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment buy the Broadway team of Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid), Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike…
BUZZ: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- The Drayton Arms
- 11th - 29th Oct 2016
A hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton’s quest to fall back in love with herself.
Floyd Collins: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Wilton’s
- 21st Sep - 15th Oct 2016
Adam Guettel's hauntingly beautiful musical, based on a true story It’s 1925 in Kentucky and fearless cave explorer Floyd Collins dreams of finding fame and fortune de…
Vanities: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Trafalgar Studios 2
- 1st Sep - 1st Oct 2016
Musical Theatre Workshop With the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 24th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2016: The Award Ceremony
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 22nd Aug 2016
Join us for this special event, presented by the University of Edinburgh in association with Playwrights’ Studio Scotland and the Traverse Theatre.
Elf the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2016
Fancy a bit of festive sparkle? Then join Buddy and our cast as we whisk you away to Christmas in New York! Featuring a live band, this promises to be a Sparklejollytwinklejingley …
Big the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 21st - 28th Aug 2016
You’ve seen the film, now here’s the musical.
Amused Moose Comedy Award: Grand Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 21st Aug 2016
Grab your hottest Fringe tickets, to be entertained by tomorrow’s comedy stars who showcase in this prestigious final.
Teardrops & Tiaras - A Celebration of the World's Greatest Musical Divas
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre / The London Irish Centre
- 20th Aug - 2nd Oct 2016
LondonTheatre1 says ★★★★★ “Appropriately camp and stagey, but warm and good-humoured, I would happily sit through all of it again.
Alastair Savage, Alone With History
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 18th - 25th Aug 2016
2016 sees the release of Alastair’s long-awaited fourth album and his first completely unaccompanied fiddle recording.
Scooby Doo Live - Musical Mysteries
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- London Palladium
- 18th - 21st Aug 2016
Scooby-Doo is the only dog that makes scary fun, loves solving a good mystery and is totally cool.
The History of the Musical
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Academy
- 18th Aug 2016
Bel Canto Voices, Fife’s premier youth choir presents The History of The Musical, featuring highlights from shows by Offenbach to Rodgers and Gershwin to Schoenberg, and showcasi…
An Imp-revised History of the World
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- T-Bar
- 17th - 27th Aug 2016
Ever wondered what would’ve happened if Buddha met Hitler? Or what if Tesla accidentally invented time travel? In this improvised comedy show the audience will decide which chapt…
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 16th Aug 2016
Hundreds entered, eight survive – now one will be crowned Britain’s funniest student 2016.
Alice in Wonderland – The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Megan Atkins
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 17th Aug, 2016
Following various elements from the classic book by C.
Alexis Dubus – A R#ddy Brief History of Swearing
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 15th Aug 2016
The hit international show returns for one night only.
Stop the Train (The Musical)
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 15th - 28th Aug 2016
An explosive, brand new musical from platinum selling songwriters Guard and Rice.
A Little History of Religion
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 15th Aug 2016
On the day that his new book is published, come and hear this controversial and outspoken figure in the church discussing it in conversation with the minister of St Andrew’s and St…
Big Shot The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Camden Fringe
- The London Irish Centre
- 15th - 20th Aug 2016
A story of ambition and love, Big Shot captivates with a blend of energy and poignance infused in its music and its characters.
Poets Against Humanity
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh
- The Banshee Labyrinth
- 15th Aug 2016
Poets Against Humanity is a remix of ‘Cards Against Humanity’ with the ultimate aim of having nobody take poetry seriously.
Techies: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- John Murray
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 25th Aug, 2016
The descriptor for this Fringe production should appeal to anyone involved in theatre.
Cervical Cancer – You’re History!
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 14th Aug 2016
We now have great weapons against cervical cancer, but it still kills women every year.
BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC
- 14th Aug 2016
Join us for the live final of BBC Radio’s prestigious stand-up comedy competition. Previous winners of this coveted award include Rhod Gilbert, Lucy Beaumont and Alan Carr.
A Musical Journey: Black Barocco Tango
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Italian Cultural Institute
- 12th Aug 2016
Luca Villani – Guitar. Isabel Panè – Soprano. Music by Giordani, Monteverdi, Murray, Pergolesi, Piazzolla, Scarlatti, Tansman, Troup and Villani.
Musical Comedy Awards
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 12th - 13th Aug 2016
Music + comedy x outstanding talent = Musical Comedy Awards! Fresh from our sold-out final at the iconic Udderbelly on Southbank, ‘wonderfully entertaining’ (Chortle.
Summer Rock a new musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- The Davenport Theatre
- 11th - 14th Aug 2016
SUMMER ROCK a new musical will make its world premiere at the Davenport Black Box Theatre, playing for a limited run from August 11th through August 14th.
Anthems – POP Goes the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 10th - 12th Aug 2016
With live music and stunning harmonies, join some of Edinburgh’s finest vocal talent and enjoy a selection of hits from the jukebox musical.
Puddles, the Posh School Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 8th - 13th Aug 2016
What’s a boy to do? Puddlescombe Prep, the poshest school in Britain (and therefore, or course, the world), is going to the dogs.
Made in Dagenham the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Ellie Coote
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 10th Aug, 2016
Following its woefully short-lived run at the Adelphi Theatre in 2015, the only opportunity to catch this upbeat musical is now in the hands of amateur theatre companies.
Dog! The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal Scots Club
- 8th - 27th Aug 2016
What would your dog say if she could talk? Furry angel philosophers Trinny and Kato share their insights on the travails and foibles of the (not always wonderful) humans they love,…
Drink! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 17th Aug, 2016
It didn’t take me long into this show to realise two things: that this as clearly a piece of community theatre and should be recognised as such and that there is clearly somethin…
The African Dream Musical
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C scala
- 8th - 29th Aug 2016
South African sensations return.
My Romantic History
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 7th - 27th Aug 2016
‘Do you know how they get animals to breed in captivity? They put them in the same cage.
Freckleface Strawberry the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Academy
- 6th - 11th Aug 2016
Freckleface Strawberry will do anything to get rid of her freckles – from scrubbing them with soap, to caking on makeup and even wearing a ski mask to school! Will her schoolmate…
BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award Semi-Finals
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC
- 6th - 7th Aug 2016
Join us for the semi-finals of BBC Radio’s prestigious stand-up comedy competition, which has previously helped launch the careers of comedians such as Sarah Millican and Peter K…
Musical Lunchtime
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Giles’ Cathedral
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
St Giles’ Cathedral presents a diverse series of musical performances for all tastes, be it choral, sacred, secular, instrumental or folk.
Buzz: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dixon Baskerville
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 26th Aug, 2016
Buzz is a new musical from writer Robyn Grant.
Musical Anthology
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 5th Aug 2016
Musical Anthology is a performance of sacred, secular, classical, contemporary and world music with organ, trumpets and voice – Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell, Galuppi, Boëllman…
One Musical to Rule Them All
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah Virgo
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 20th Aug, 2016
An “Original Lord of the Rings Parody” One Musical to Rule them All is full of puns, mocks the bits of Lord of the Rings that we all thought were a bit ridiculous and illogical…
The History of Tom Jones
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 5th - 8th Aug 2016
Tom Jones was born to be hanged.
The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 5th - 9th Aug 2016
A musical based on the iconic family of classic television fame.
Stand-Up History
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
History meets hilarity as stand-up comedians bring the past to life with punchlines.
Shrek the Musical: TYA
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 5th - 10th Aug 2016
The King School from Stamford, Connecticut is proud to present Shrek The Musical: TYA.
RENT! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joseph McAulay
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 27th Aug, 2016
Like many musical theatre fans, I have a love-hate relationship with Rent.
The African Dream Musical
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C south
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
South African sensations return.
Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton
- Review
- ★★★
- Joshua Clarke
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 20th Aug, 2016
In the latest theatrical offering of a Jane Austen themed adaptation, this piece, which is billed as a new musical by Penny Ashton, interweaves thirty-three direct passages from Au…
Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
- 4th - 14th Aug 2016
This highly interactive show is part stand-up, part actual pub quiz.
A Sketchy History
- Review
- ★★★
- Louise Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 23rd Aug, 2016
Huddled underground in a nuclear bunker, Three Men in a Boot attempt to recreate history as best they can whilst staving off hunger (and potentially another Ice Age).
Stage Against the Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 12th Aug 2016
Three brazen comedians bring you a feast of straight talking hilarity.
Stage Against the Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 12th Aug 2016
Three brazen comedians bring you a feast of straight-talking hilarity.
The Fantastical Return of Greyfriar’s Bobby
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 4th - 14th Aug 2016
When Bex is told she has to visit her uncle Angus in Edinburgh, she is not best pleased.
A History, w Nowell Edmurnds
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stanley Allan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 22nd Aug, 2016
A History, w Nowell Edmurnds is a surreal examination of celebrity culture which is by turns extraordinarily captivating and deeply funny.
Stage Against the Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 12th Aug 2016
Three brazen comedians bring you a feast of straight-talking hilarity.
Paper Hearts the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 10th Aug, 2016
It’s always exciting to witness the world premiere of new writing, especially when it’s a British born production.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 8th Aug, 2016
Showstoppers! have a strong reputation preceding them, made evident by the number of people in the packed auditorium murmuring excitedly before the lights go down.
Impromptunes – The Completely Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Timothy Leonine Tsang
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 24th Aug, 2016
The Impromptunes take the first suggestion by the audience and make a musical out of it.
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Hayley Sophie Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 19th Aug, 2016
Incredible, hilarious, infectious, amazing.
Thrones! The Musical Parody
- Review
- ★★★★
- Molly Stacey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 11th Aug, 2016
‘Musical’? Check.
How to Win Against History
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Joshua Clarke
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Theatre
- 20th Aug, 2016
On every front, this show is a winner.
The Improv Musical
- Review
- ★
- Millie Bayswater
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 20th Aug, 2016
The Improv Musical from the University of Warwick return for their third stint at the Fringe, and while providing some light and silly entertainment, fails to land any punches eith…
When You Improv on a Star: an Improvised Disney-Style Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2016
Be Prepared for a Disney-style musical like you’ve never seen before! We’ll take you to A Whole New World full of princesses, witches, and talking animals, starring in an improvise…
Callisto: A Queer Epic
- Review
- ★★★★
- Louise Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 8th Aug, 2016
Callisto: A Queer Epic is a thoughtful piece of theatre which explores social conflicts that coincide with the queer lifestyle.
Ushers: The Front of House Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 9th Aug, 2016
I’m a lover of musical theatre but I’m prepared to be really honest here: the genre is crammed with suitable material for a hilarious and even brutal send-up.
Exposure The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Henry St Leger
- London Fringe
- St James Theatre
- 30th Jul, 2016
Jumping from ravaged warzones to recording studios and London’s VIP clubs, Exposure: The Musical sheds a light on the limelight, dissecting the nature of fame and cost of succes…
History Boys
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- TORCH THEATRE
- 21st - 23rd Jun 2016
A group of Sixth Form boys in a Comprehensive School in Sheffield set their sights on Oxford and Cambridge.
Sing-A-Long-A-Musical
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 29th May 2016
It’s back! Once again we’re ready to lead you in a sing-along of hits from shows such as Wicked, Mamma Mia, Grease and Oliver and so much more! With a live band backing you and fun…
Queer Side Story
- Review
- ★★★★
- Oliver Lugg
- Brighton Fringe
- New Steine Hotel, Bar and Bistro
- 7th Jun, 2016
As he shimmied onto stage, Gregoire Aubert’s performance of Queer Side Story could be nothing other than entertaining.
Pluckley: the Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Wagner Hall
- 25th - 28th May 2016
In the heart of the Garden of England, in the small parish of Pluckley, all is not as it seems.
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical NEW YORK
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Broadway
- Stephen Sondheim Theatre
- 24th May 2016 - 12th Mar 2017
She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the big…
Big Bobby, Little Bobby
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton
- The Warren
- 24th May - 23rd Jun 2016
A twisted, tender comedy about dealing with your dark side.
Big Bobby, Little Bobby
- Review
- ★★★★
- Charley Ville
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 27th May, 2016
If like me you find an Irish accent a wondrous tool capable, in a single crank, of spinning the very stars in the gutter, and if, like me also, you enjoy nothing better than a bi…
Sistas: The Musical NEW YORK
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Broadway
- St. Luke’s Theatre
- 22nd May - 25th Sep 2016
Sistas is an uplifting musical journey, of a multi-generational African-American Family.
BOBBY DAVRO TOUR
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Epsom Playhouse / Millfield Arts Centre / Shrewsbury Theatre Severn
- 17th - 25th May 2016
Comedian, impressionist, actor and reality star Bobby Davro has announced a 16-date UK for 2016 starting on 17TH May at Epsom Playhouse and culminating on 26th June at Chesterfield…
Traumfrau presents Disco Outrage - Spiegeltent: The Queer Takeover (A Night of infamous disco and disgraceful performers)
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 14th May 2016
Dance until the late hours.
The History of Everything in 60 Mins (more or less)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Oliver Lugg
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rialto Theatre
- 15th May, 2016
Ben Watson’s meet and greet as we entered the theatre made his audience immediately warm to him.
Dave Bailey: Beige Against The Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Lamb @ Craft Beer Co.
- 12th - 14th May 2016
Escape all that horrible stuff, for about an hour, with comedian Dave Bailey’s debut solo stand-up show: ‘Beige Against The Machine’.
The History Of Everything In 60 Mins (more or less)
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 11th May 2016
Everything you ever wanted to know about everything .
Aquarium History Tour: Sea Life Brighton
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- SEA LIFE Brighton - Main Entrance
- 10th May - 2nd Jun 2016
A unique opportunity to go off the public route and learn about the remarkable history of the world’s oldest operating aquarium.
Soul Circus The Musical (Be in Your Feet!)
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Ralli Hall
- 8th - 29th May 2016
This original musical tells a fairytale about everyday life - the many voices telling us what to do and who to be.
Pavilion Gardens Cafe 75th Anniversary History Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Cafe
- 8th May - 5th Jun 2016
Geoffrey Mead will be conducting a special tour dating back over 90 years of cafe and family history.
Musical Refuge: A Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 7th May 2016
We all know the refuge that music and singing can bring.
Streamline Taxis: A Social History
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Streamline Taxis
- 5th May - 4th Jun 2016
A social history of Brighton and Hove’s largest taxi company, formed by a group of drivers in 1936 using a brand new concept which changed the taxi industry all over England, sprea…
Your Love, Our Musical
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Littlefield
- 15th Apr 2016
In this show Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman interview a couple in the audience about their relationship, then spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love story.
Jackie! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Bronte Nicoll
- UK Regional & Tours
- Multiple Venues
- 7th Apr, 2016
The atmosphere on New Road was buzzing.
Dumb Luck - a tru-ish musical comedy
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Off Off Broadway
- TADA! Youth Theater
- 19th Mar 2016
The true story of small-time Old West outlaw Elmer McCurdy, whose body was mummified and became a fixture on carnival sideshows, movies, road races and the TV show, “The Six Mill…
TOM, the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- UK Regional & Tours
- King’s Theatre
- 17th Mar, 2016
Everyone has a story about Tom, says the narrator.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Lyric Theatre
- 14th Mar 2016 - 20th Apr 2020
Eighty new musicals will have their West End premiere this Autumn, each created on the spot by the incredible, multi award-winning musical comedians The Showstoppers.
Motown: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Shaftesbury Theatre
- 11th Feb 2016 - 20th Apr 2019
It began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music…and is now Broadway’s musical.
A Journey Thru Black History
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
- 18th Jan 2016
On Martin Luther King Day, Astronomy Club, an Upright Citizens Brigade house team, will present this sketch show about the “real black history,” described as “the…
Close To You: The Bacharach Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Criterion Theatre
- 6th Jan - 14th Feb 2016
CLOSE TO YOU, a new musical featuring Burt Bacharach’s songbook, makes its highly anticipated West End transfer to the Criterion Theatre from 3rd October.
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Aldwych Theatre
- 5th Jan 2016 - 4th Nov 2017
Carole King, the chart-topping music legend, was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh
- Greenside Lane
- 17th Dec, 2015
Australia is home to many curious creatures; a place where men are macho, except when they put on a frock, heels and make-up to sing along to disco classics.
Slightly Fat Features in A Fat lot of Good
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Roundhouse
- 25th - 28th Nov 2015
A brand new show stuffed full with highly skilled cabaret stunts and orchestrated madness.
The Alcoholic Movie Musical!
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- The Bushwick Starr
- 30th Sep 2015
(performances start on Oct.
Miss Nightingale - the musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Multiple Venues
- 30th Sep 2015 - 20th Feb 2016
Sex, scandal & showbiz 1940’s style.
Abi Roberts' Musical CID
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 27th - 30th Aug 2015
Abi Roberts’ Musical CID is the cult comedy confessional show delving into what big names in comedy have on their iPods! Funny, raucous and revealing, for four nights only! Which f…
Honky Bonk History of The Beatles
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 27th - 31st Aug 2015
All aboard the Magical History Tour! A completely ridiculous and unofficial journey through the world of the Fab Four with the Helter Skelter comedy of the Honky Bonk Comrades.
Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 25th Aug 2015
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 24th Aug 2015
Hundreds entered, eight survive, now one will be crowned Britain’s funniest student.
Mountains and Seas – A Chinese Rock Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites
- 23rd - 31st Aug 2015
Based on the script Mountains and Seas by Gao Xing-Jian, the play premiered at the National Theatre in Taipei, 2013.
Amused Moose Comedy Award Grand Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 23rd Aug 2015
Grab your tickets to vote for tomorrow’s stars at this prestigious Final alongside comedy cognoscenti.
Poets Against Humanity
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Chiquito
- 21st Aug 2015
The panel show dedicated to the desecration of poetry comes to the PBH Free Fringe.
Musical Comedy Awards Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Potterrow
- 20th - 21st Aug 2015
Music + comedy x outstanding talent = MCA Showcase! Now in its seventh year, the MCA has provided a launch pad to superstar acts like Frisky and Mannish (2009 finalists), Abandoman…
The Storybook Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 17th - 29th Aug 2015
Based loosely around Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Storybook Musical follows two best friends, two boys and a sadistic narrator intent on ruining their lives.
If Only Diana Were Queer
- Review
- ★★
- Cara Ballingall
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 25th Aug, 2015
Three drag queens in a dressing room talk us through their life stories, from coming out to discovering drag.
Five Happy Dead Boys – the Lo-fi Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C too
- 16th - 31st Aug 2015
Low fidelity musical based on the horror-romantic comic saga by Davide Toffolo with the songs of Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti, the popular indie band with the skull masks.
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Survival of (R)Evolutionary Theories in the Face of Scientific and Ecclesiastical Objections: Being a Musical Comedy About Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
- Review
- ★★★★
- J W Close
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 19th Aug, 2015
You can always tell a show is going to be good when its name takes up most of the free space on a ticket.
Drink! The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 13th - 16th Aug 2015
Join Just Bee Drama as they take you on a fun, emotional journey through the twists and turns of life living with alcoholism.
Iolite the Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Joshua Clarke
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 16th Aug, 2015
First things first, a notable mention must be awarded to the sterling efforts of the two-piece band.
Cervical Cancer – You’re History!
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 10th Aug 2015
Cervical cancer only affects women but is caused by a virus (HPV) very common in both sexes.
How to Win a Pub Quiz
- Review
- ★★★
- Kay Tee
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Kilderkin
- 26th Aug, 2015
Taking place in the cosy surroundings of the Kilderkin pub, How To Win A Pub Quiz looks to be an hour of interactive entertainment where the flyer promises you will learn, play,…
History of Porridge
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lettie Mckie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Victor & Carina Contini Royal Mile Cafe
- 20th Aug, 2015
Like bagpipes, deep-fried mars bars and kilts, eating porridge is one of those ‘typically’ Scottish clichés that gets bandied about far too often.
A Brief History of Evil
- Review
- ★★★
- Joe Christie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 13th Aug, 2015
Who knew that a Dusty Springfield favourite could provide such an effective description of man’s descent into unspeakable evil? Ewan Downie and Jonathan Peck from Company of Wolv…
The History of the World Based on Banalities
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 7th - 14th Aug 2015
‘A fast-paced gem of a play about saying goodbye to your nearest and dearest.
Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 13th Aug, 2015
Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is being presented by The Kinkaid School of Houston, Texas, as part of The American High School Theatre Festival.
Horseplay – The Troy Musical
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 9th Aug, 2015
Napier University Drama Society presents a musical retelling of the Trojan War as their offering to the gods this festival.
The Complete History of America, Abridged
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 7th - 12th Aug 2015
A ridiculous romp through nearly 500 years of American history, as seen and interpreted through hearts and minds of students from Stow Munroe Falls High School, Stow, Ohio.
Peter Pan – The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 7th - 12th Aug 2015
California to Scotland.
Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
James Lovelock (Showstopper, Music Box) and his herd of musical improvisers bring you the silliest musicals ever never written, all improvised from your suggestions.
The Room: The Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Oh, hai audience! We’ve got something for youuu! An original parody musical of the funniest disaster in cinematic history, Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, adapted by a BBC-award nomin…
ABC of Musical Comedy – Luc Valvona – Free Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Luc Valvona returns to the Fringe with his third full show, featuring multiple instruments and musical technology, and this time his stand-up and funny songs will be based on all t…
Zorro the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera / Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 7th - 11th Aug 2015
Chadwick School is proud to have been selected by Zorro Productions to be the first American school to present Zorro, The Musical.
UKIP! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 13th Aug, 2015
Deciding to paint Ukip leader Nigel Farage as a troubled “anti hero” in a cleverly sarcastic musical romp was always going to be a bit of a treat.
Untold Wars: A New Verbatim Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Joe Christie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 16th Aug, 2015
Working within the rather large shadow of the National Theatre’s verbatim triumph London Road, new Leeds-based company 203 Theatre have hopped on this particular niche musical ba…
A History of Feminism (As Told By a Sexist Pig)
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 7th - 22nd Aug 2015
Qn: How does a man feel about the suffragettes? Ans: Envious! They combined violence with a sense of moral destiny.
History's Greatest Monster
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Recommended by LondonIsFunny.
Mata Hari - The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites
- 6th - 27th Aug 2015
‘They’ve done it again! The champions of the parody musical genre are back!’ (TheatreBlogOnline.
The History of Gluttony
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
From bacon ice cream to cronuts, sriracha to wasabi, Atkins to Paleo, the history of the culinary world has always been diverse, ever-changing, a bit weird, but always fascinating.
Jane Austen's Persuasion: A New Musical Drama
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joshua Clarke
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 8th Aug, 2015
Though Jane Austen is undoubtedly one of Britain’s most prominent literary names, Persuasion is perhaps her least widely read work.
Jesus Camp: The Musical Comedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Joshua Clarke
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 22nd Aug, 2015
British Exist Theatre Company admit that they sometimes embrace challenging and provocative subjects.
Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton
- Review
- ★★★
- Francesca Street
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 21st Aug, 2015
One woman, one show, one hour ten minutes and the entire works of Jane Austen to affectionately satirise: New Zealand comedian Penny Ashton’s Promise and Promiscuity is no mean f…
The History of Music
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Award-winning brass ensemble Buzz presents The History of Music, a fabulous theatrical odyssey that travels through space and time at a thrilling tempo to explore the music of the …
Japanese Samurai Don Quixote Challenging Against English Giant Windmills!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
A comedian came to Edinburgh from Japan, the country worst at speaking English! After miscommunication, cultural friction, struggle with an immigration officer, a disastrous first …
Bobby Mair: Filthy Immigrant
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ The Hive
- 6th - 31st Aug 2015
Bobby Mair delivers a dark, honest and hilarious hour of pure stand-up.
Shout! The Mod Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Momentum Venues @ St Stephens
- 10th Aug, 2015
“Shout! The Mod Musical” has an exclamation mark in the title, which inevitably garners a certain level of expectation: you want explosive energy and a load of volume.
Ushers: The Front of House Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Momentum Venues @ St Stephens
- 5th - 30th Aug 2015
Set in a West End theatre, the acclaimed hit new musical comes to Edinburgh! Following the lives of the stagiest people in theatre – the Front of House staff – and portraying t…
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 30th Aug 2015
A brand new musical is created from scratch at every performance of this multi award-winning show.
The Element in the Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy about the Death and Life of Marie Curie
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Louise Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 14th Aug, 2015
I think I’ve found my new favourite musical, thanks to Tangram Theatre and their amazing piece on one of the 20th century’s most important scientists.
Bruce Fummey: A History of Scotland
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 5th - 30th Aug 2015
Award-winning comic Bruce Fummey, triumphantly returns telling the history of Scotland.
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ryan O’Connor
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 13th Aug, 2015
If you’re planning on making the trip to see Baby Wants Candy, get your title suggestions ready now! The audience for his fully improvised musical comedy has barely taken their s…
USHERS: The Front Of House Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Momentum Venues @ St Stephen’s Centre
- 5th - 30th Aug 2015
Set in a West End theatre, the acclaimed hit new musical comes to Edinburgh! Following the lives of the stagiest people in theatre – the Front of House staff – and portraying t…
Thrones! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Larry Bartleet
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 10th Aug, 2015
The opening salvo of this musical Game of Thrones pastiche has such brazen, devilish promise that for a while I entertained the possibility of being blown away by it.
The Bakewell Bake Off: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Dan Parker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 9th Aug, 2015
The Great British Bake Off – what’s not to love? Cake, puns galore and HRH Mary Berry showing her soft spot for gin.
The Improv Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Max Falkenberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 9th Aug, 2015
In its second year at the Fringe, The Improv Musical is a fun, heart-warming comedy by Music Theatre Warwick, despite failing to live up to its improvised appearance.
Lifting the Lid: A History of Scottish Cooking
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Library of Scotland
- 3rd Aug - 6th Sep 2015
Using the Library’s rich collections of manuscript and printed recipe books, we explore Scotland’s changing relationship with food and drink over the centuries.
Steve: A Docu-Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Off Broadway
- Fourth Street Theater
- 31st Jul 2015
(closes on Saturday) Presented by the New York Neo-Futurists, this is Colin Summers’s cheerful, affecting, sometimes uncomfortable solo show about an Australian man he’…
The Room : The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Sue Denham
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- Tea Pot
- 31st Jul, 2015
The Room is widely acknowledged to be one of the worst movies ever made.
Slightly Fat Features in VarietySoup
- Review
- ★★★
- Emily Blackwell
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Turn Pot
- 26th Jul, 2015
Goronwhy Thom bursts through a film screen on stage after some very clever filmography and you just know that this group is taking it back to basics.
How To Win Against History
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave House
- London Fringe
- Ovalhouse Theatre
- 9th Jun, 2015
What a cracking show this is! What an utterly hilarious, ridiculous and relentlessly energetic show this is.
Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Cress
- London Fringe
- Southwark Playhouse
- 15th Jul, 2015
In this 50th anniversary production of David Halliwell’s comedy Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against The Eunuchs at The Southwark Playhouse, Soggy Arts invite us to visit t…
The New York Musical Theater Festival
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- various locations
- 30th Jun 2015
(performances start on July 7) Villainous ice skaters, superhero pontiffs, a purple platypus and Napoleon congregate at this summer’s incarnation of the New York Musical Thea…
Druidshakespeare: The History Plays
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
- 30th Jun 2015
Under the unceasingly fertile direction of Garry Hynes, this enthralling Irish-born marathon presents the English crown as a fatal, glittering prize for those who wear it.
Musical Theatre Showcase
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 27th - 28th May 2015
An eclectic mix of songs, scenes and ensemble numbers from the world of musical theatre accompanied by a live band.
Boj's Musical Storytime with Dave Benson-Philips
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Unitarian Church
- 27th - 27th May 2015
Join us for an hour of Boj-a-boom fun with Dave Benson-Philips! Read, make and play in this musical themed family event featuring Boj (as seen on CBeebies)!
The Hidden History of St Stephen's Hall
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton War Memorial
- 21st - 23rd May 2015
Built in 1766 as a glamourous Georgian Ballroom in the Old Steine, it was the place to be seen for Brighton’s fashionable crowd! The building later became the Chapel to the Royal P…
Pavilion Gardens Cafe History Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Cafe
- 10th - 31st May 2015
Geoffrey Mead, Brighton’s best known tour guide, will be conducting a special historical tour of Founder Mr Herbert Tennent’s café family history dating back over 90 years.
Sing-a-Long-a-Musical
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 9th May 2015
West End On Sea bring London’s theatre stars to Brighton.
Juliet Meyers: The Dog Peed Against My Family Tree
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Blue Man
- 5th - 26th May 2015
I went to India to discover my Iraqi-Jewish heritage.
Vote for Me: A Musical Debate by Drew Fornarola & Scott Elmegreene
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- London Theatre Workshop (above the Eel Brook pub)
- 5th - 23rd May 2015
VOTE FOR ME is a musicalized Presidential debate where you pick the winner.
Brighton & Hove Streamline Taxis: A History
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- Streamline Taxis
- 4th - 29th May 2015
A social history of Streamline Taxis from 1936 to the present day.
Jason & the Argonauts: A Musical Retelling
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 2nd May 2015
The epic of Greek Mythology performed by Herbie and 7-piece band MUSIC BOX, two solo vocalists, 20-piece choir and narrator.
Musical Babble: a Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 2nd May 2015
MUSICAL BABBLE For twelve years, MJ Paranzino, composer and director has commissioned New Choral Music for Brighton Fringe.
A History of Feminism (As Told by a Sexist Pig)
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Blue Man
- 2nd - 10th May 2015
Q: How do men feel about the Suffragettes? A: Envious! They combined violence with a sense of moral destiny.
Point & Shoot: a new musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 1st - 4th May 2015
It is the year 2042.
Point and Shoot: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lois Zoppi
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 5th May, 2015
The year is 2042: Hollywood is dead, the film industry buckled under the weight of hefty blockbuster films.
Hobgoblin's Musical Festival!
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Hobgoblin Music Brighton
- 1st - 29th May 2015
Join our friendly team of eclectic instrument experts in an Aladdins cave of musical instruments! We have a whole range of FREE musical events planned throughout the month of May …
Dusty "O"s Musical Menagerie
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- New Bloomsbury Set
- 6th Apr, 2015
Thirty years ago there was a late-night drinking spot in Soho called The Piano Bar.
The History Boys
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- UK Regional & Tours
- King’s Theatre
- 24th Mar, 2015
The History Boys – at least according to the programme notes accompanying this latest tour – is “generally regarded as Alan Bennett’s masterpiece”.
Chess - The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- Church Hill Theatre
- 12th Mar, 2015
There’s one thing I hate about musical theatre, which is especially common with “amateur” productions – there’s seemingly no way of stopping audiences full of family an…
Clinton: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- New World Stages
- 2nd Mar 2015
(in previews; opens on Thursday) Hillary Rodham Clinton has yet to declare a presidential bid, but the Australian brothers Paul and Michael Hodge have announced the candidacy of th…
Rebecca and Evan: Your Love, Our Musical
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Peoples Improv Theater
- 14th Feb 2015
The musical improvisers Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman interview a couple in the audience about their relationship, then spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love sto…
Bat Boy: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- K D C Lewin
- London Fringe
- Southwark Playhouse
- 16th Jan, 2015
As the cast of Bat Boy: The Musical bowed and smiled at the audience, I tried to ask myself what I had just seen.
Freud The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- The Space
- 10th - 17th Jan 2015
Sigmund is drowning in debt, crippled by cocaine addiction and surrounded by madness.
Bayside! The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Theater 80
- 31st Dec 2014
Attending this bawdy, ridiculous, unauthorized parody of the harebrained sitcom “Saved by the Bell” is a bit like going to a midnight screening of “The Rocky Horr…
Ham: A Musical Memoir
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Ars Nova Theater
- 31st Dec 2014
The long-ago “Star Search” champion Sam Harris proves again, in his solo show, that he’s a winner, singing and talking about showbiz, outsider angst, suicide atte…
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Broadway
- Stephen Sondheim Theater
- 22nd Dec 2014 - 22nd Dec 2015
This friendly, formulaic jukebox show about the New York-born singer-songwriter might as well be called “Brooklyn Girl,” so closely does it adhere to the template of th…
Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Theater at Madison Square Garden
- 30th Nov 2014
The strapping man inside the shaggy green suit is the Tony winner Shuler Hensley, and his Grinch is magnificent, a charismatic showman of a menace who will never truly frighten the…
The Stevie Wonder Musical: A Hastily Written Masterpiece Starring the Audience
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Friends and Lovers
- 24th Nov 2014
The writers Jo Firestone, Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson return with another quickly assembled jukebox musical for their audience to perform.
Fabulous! the Queen of New Musical Comedies
- Listing Theatre
- Off Off Broadway
- New Write Act Repertory Theater / Times Square Arts Center
- 2nd Nov 2014 - 1st Feb 2015
This show about two drag queens aboard a cruise ship, pretending to be real women, is a little “Some Like It Hot,” a little “Anything Goes” and a lot of goo…
Blank! The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- New World Stages
- 1st Nov 2014
This on-target revue applies the time-honored principles of improv sketch comedy to the creation of instant song-and-dance shows.
Shrek The Musical - Matinee Show
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Dublin
- Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
- 22nd Oct - 9th Nov 2014
Starring Dean Chisnall as Shrek, Richard Blackwood as Donkey, Neil McDermott as Lord Farquaad and Carley Stenson as Princess Fiona; Shrek The Musical brings the charac…
Shrek the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Dublin
- Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
- 21st Oct - 8th Nov 2014
Starring Dean Chisnall as Shrek, Richard Blackwood as Donkey, Neil McDermott as Lord Farquaad and Carley Stenson as Princess Fiona; Shrek The Musical brings the charac…
The Andy Kaufman Award
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater East
- 12th Oct 2014
Now in its 10th year, this award show recognizes quirky up-and-coming artists who perform “in the spirit of the comic legend.
Muscovado: a new play about slavery in Barbados, for Black History Month
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Holy Trinity Church
- 1st - 10th Oct 2014
New play about the Caribbean slave trade to be performed in William Wilberforce’s church as part of Black History Month ‘It takes sixteen months for the sugarcane to ripen…Aft…
Queer New York International Arts Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Abrons Arts Center
- 1st Sep 2014
“Queer” has gained mainstream momentum as an umbrella to capture the ever-shifting terrain of gender identity and sexuality.
Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Theater at St. Clement’s
- 31st Aug 2014
(previews start on Sept.
Kindred Spirits The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 20th - 23rd Aug 2014
Kindred Spirits is an endearing story about the trials and tribulations of two boys who pledged a lifelong friendship that takes them through into adulthood, only to be torn apart …
BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2014
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC@POTTERROW
- 19th - 21st Aug 2014
See the first two heats of the competition that features a selection of the very best in handpicked new acts.
Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 19th Aug 2014
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
Against Nothingness or 3cm Above an Empty Head
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 18th - 24th Aug 2014
Through a combination of monsters, demons, and his dysfunctional relationship with his father, Stasiu tries to overcome the harsh reality of his own existence, as his narcotic-abus…
Kindred Spirits The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 18th - 23rd Aug 2014
Kindred Spirits is an endearing story about the trials and tribulations of two boys who pledged a lifelong friendship that takes them through into adulthood, only to be torn apart …
Andrew Bird - Up Against It
- Review
- ★★★★
- Faith-Ashleigh Wong
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 19th Aug, 2014
Andrew Bird begins the show on what he admits is an angry note.
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 17th Aug 2014
Hundreds entered, eight survive and now one will be crowned Britain’s funniest student.
Shrek the Musical
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 15th - 18th Aug 2014
Set in a mythical once upon a time land, Shrek the Musical is the story of a hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared, retreats to an ugly swamp to exist in happy isol…
Shout! The Mod Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C too
- 14th - 25th Aug 2014
This smashing revue tracks five groovy gals as they come of age during those liberating days that made England swing! Join this non-stop journey through the infectious and soulful …
From Blackpool to California: A Musical Journey with Barbara Allen and Friends
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps
- 13th - 16th Aug 2014
Barbara Allen, along with her husband Steve and friends take the audience on a musical tour that showcases Barbara’s experience as a Christian vocalist.
Dead in the Water - A Musical Tragicomedy
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Jen Payne
- Camden Fringe
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre
- 3rd Sep, 2014
Dead in the Water takes the odd story of Operation Mincemeat - where Welsh vagrant Glyndwr Michael’s body was dumped by MI5 off the coast of Spain, complete with documents iden…
Bambino Beats Presents Inside the Musical Zoo
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pilrig Studio
- 12th - 17th Aug 2014
Perfect way for under sixes to burn off energy at this fun musical and animal filled session. Bang the drums, sing the retro songs and dance the dances inside the musical zoo.
Michelle McManus’ Reality: The Musical
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 11th - 25th Aug 2014
Michelle McManus returns to the Festival, after her sell-out show last year which received five-star reviews across the board.
Alba - A New Scottish Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Brett Herriot
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 12th Aug, 2014
Roddy swaps his designer suit and expensive shoes for waterproofs and walking boots and takes off on an unexpected and life-changing journey.
Peaces of History
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh
- Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, EH1 2JL
- 11th - 13th Aug 2014
An interactive cabaret show that looks at activism through the ages.
6 - a new musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 11th - 23rd Aug 2014
6 people.
The Oxford Imps Present: The Curious Case of the Improvised Musical
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 10th - 24th Aug 2014
Agatha Christie has been working with critically-acclaimed improvised comedy ‘living legends’ (ThreeWeeks, 2013) in order to adapt her latest detective novel into an interactiv…
The Sheriff of Nottingham: A Musical Musing on Middle Management
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hotel Ibis Edinburgh Centre South Bridge
- 10th - 16th Aug 2014
Robin Hood, revered as the people’s champion, stole from the rich to give to the poor and thwarted Nottingham’s tyrannical Sheriff.
Musical Comedy Awards Showcase
- Review
- ★★★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 13th Aug, 2014
The acts chosen from the London competition earlier this year are as varied as they are talented, representing the old and well-loved to the new and exciting.
The History of Jazz Piano
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- artSpace@StMarks
- 7th - 9th Aug 2014
Hear the greatest jazz pianists come alive through keyboard virtuoso Richard Michael, BEM.
SHOUT! The Mod Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Academy
- 19th Aug, 2014
Bored with Berkoff? Choking on Chekhov? Fed-up with Feydeau? “Don’t sleep in the subway, darlin’, don’t stand in the pouring rain.
Musical Bingo
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 6th - 24th Aug 2014
‘London’s ultimate interactive club night’ (Time Out).
The Spiritual and Philosophical History of Scotland
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh
- School Of Philosophy Scotland
- 5th - 19th Aug 2014
“Humanity depends upon this search for truth, nothing else is any use [.
Yearbook: The High School Musical
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 5th - 9th Aug 2014
There is no time more funny, moving and awkward than high school.
Seussical the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emily Dunford
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pilrig Studio
- 6th Aug, 2014
I’m not a particularly sentimental person when it comes to plays.
A History of Rome. With Jokes - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sportsters
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
A thousand years of roman history in under an hour.
Peaces of History
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh
- Chapel at St John’s Episcopal Church
- 2nd Aug 2014
An interactive cabaret show that looks at activism through the ages.
Riptide: The Slasher Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 16th Aug, 2014
Fringe musicals are often incredibly hard to get right but with a score as sizzling as the sun on the beach and some incredibly skilled performers, Riptide: The Slasher Musical hit…
Waiting for the Call: The Improvised Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 2nd - 9th Aug 2014
Using a fiendishly elaborate (and highly unnecessary) system of generating audience suggestion, Waiting for the Call invent an improvised musical based on ideas from the peculiar m…
The World History of Rashid al-Din, 1314: A Masterpiece of Islamic Painting
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Main Library
- 2nd - 30th Aug 2014
This festival exhibition highlights the Jami’ al-Tawarikh (World History or Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din, one of the masterpieces of medieval Islamic manuscripts.
Nando's and Nandon'ts: A Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Phones 4U
- 4th Aug, 2014
“A girl.
The Onion of Bigotry - A History of Hatred
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- just Festival
- 3rd Aug, 2014
With The Onion of Bigotry, A History of Hatred Black Dingo Productions and the Kielty Brothers have created an engaging and largely enjoyable piece of theatre.
No Strings! An Improvised Comedy Musical...with Puppets!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 16th Aug 2014
When improvisers from critically-acclaimed hits Showstoppers and Austentatious find themselves entangled on the improv stage, only their puppet friends can unravel the tales gaggin…
The Fantastical Return of Greyfriar's Bobby
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2014
When American girl Bex is told she has to visit her uncle Angus in Edinburgh, she is not best pleased.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Rock Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Alice Quine
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 17th Aug, 2014
Infinity Repertory Theatre update Shakespeare’s comedy to the 21st century as a musical with a rollicking rock’n’roll aim in mind.
Stay Awake For Now– The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Alice Hodgson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 6th Aug, 2014
Luke Speirs’ new musical presents a love triangle between three best friends and the fallout of their relationships as a result of Tom’s (Sam Rich) unrequited love for Drew (Luke S…
Das Vegas Night 3 - Zis Time We Win!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Voodoo Rooms
- 1st - 10th Aug 2014
The ubermeister of dark comedy cabaret’s war machine rolls into Edinburgh.
The Outback Games: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Will Jackson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 11th Aug, 2014
Dingos and wombats and kookaburras, oh my! The Olympics are coming to Oz! The year, 1939.
Bobby Mair: Off Meds
- Review
- ★★★★
- Will Pope
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 9th Aug, 2014
A self-declared homeless lookalike, Bobby Mair performs to a packed out Laughing Horse, deftly interacting with the audience, whom he suspends somewhere between hilarity and awkwar…
A History of Falling Things
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 7th Aug, 2014
All quirky and endearing romcoms would do well to learn a thing or two from A History of Falling Things.
Otiz Cannelloni’s History of Magic (Abridged)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club III & IV
- 31st Jul - 17th Aug 2014
A family show about one of the most popular forms of entertainment - magic.
A Brief History of Scotland - We Done Loads!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
The sell-out show returns, updated and up to the minute.
Scottie Road the Musical - From Primark to Prison
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rivkah Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 9th Aug, 2014
Gillian Hardie and Keddy Sutton are living proof of the versatility and sheer hilarity of female comedians.
Magadi -The Bride Price - Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Through drama, music and dance Magadi - The Bride Price takes the audience on a celebratory tour of the beauty of African customs.
History from the Past ... But Now!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Imagine all your favourite historical documentaries rolled into one hour-long show that simultaneously entertains and explains all of history.
Siddhartha, the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lauren Moreau
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 11th Aug, 2014
You’ve probably seen the posters featuring a half-naked man covered in oil- exactly what Herman Hesse had in mind when he wrote his classic philosophical novel.
Baron Sternlook’s Big Naughty Improv Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Rivkah Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall
- 7th Aug, 2014
Kudos to any improv troupe for even attempting the month-long exercise in uphill walking and sleep-deprivation that is the Fringe.
50 Shades! The Musical. The Original Parody
- Review
- ★★★
- Natalie Blow
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 21st Aug, 2014
Who needs a man when you have 50 Shades of Grey? This certainly became the chain of thought for millions of women across the UK as they sheepishly dashed out to stores to grab a…
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)
- Review
- ★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 19th Aug, 2014
The title of Reduced Shakespeare’s show is accurate to the point of pedantry.
My Damage is My Gift! - The Dysfunctional Family Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 31st Jul - 23rd Aug 2014
Is your family nuts like mine? Ever wondered what’s really going on in your family? Through exuberant, poignant songs and stories, New York Times and BBC featured comedian/singer…
Snakes! The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Last year’s cult hit is back! A director has written a musical about some snakes on a plane.
John Robertson: A Nifty History of Evil
- Review
- ★★★★
- Troy Holmes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club III & IV
- 10th Aug, 2014
In addition to coming back to the fringe with last year’s critically acclaimed The Dark Room, John Robertson is also performing a more traditional stand up show, A Nifty History …
Abi Roberts' Musical CID
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 30th Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Abi Roberts’ Musical CID is a new comedy confessional show that delves into what the biggest names in comedy have in their record collections and on their iPods.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jake A Ellamen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 2nd Aug, 2014
No one expects to watch a musical set in a dog parlour with a canine duel – or, more precisely, ‘The Amazing New York State Poodle Fighting Championship’ – as its climax.
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 30th Jul - 25th Aug 2014
One of the best known, longest running and most celebrated improv shows in the world.
Connected the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 30th Jul - 25th Aug 2014
Emma arrives at a new school and runs the gauntlet of finding out how friendships are made and the game of cliques is played.
Musical Mornings with Mil's Trills
- Review
- ★★★★
- Will Jackson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th Aug, 2014
I arrived at the Pleasance courtyard a little after 10am and I admit I was a little reluctant to wake up so early while on Fringe time.
The Odyssey: An Epic Musical Epic!
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 4th Aug, 2014
Triumphantly sailing into Edinburgh come Audacious Productions with their frankly magnificent production The Odyssey: An Epic Musical Epic.
The Improv Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lyndsey Bakewell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 13th Aug, 2014
The students from Music Theatre Warwick join a hoard of performers hoping to entertain at the Fringe with an improvised musical.
Sara Pascoe vs History
- Review
- ★★★★
- Larry Bartleet
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 22nd Aug, 2014
You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d come to the wrong classroom: at times this show seems more like Sara Pascoe vs Biology, what with the fascinating nano-lectures on “spe…
Andrew O'Neill's History of Heavy Metal
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 30th Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Andrew O’Neill (Buzzcocks, Museum Of Curiosity, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle) knows more about metal than you’ve had hot dinners.
Mr Swallow – The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Robert McGowan Stuart
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 14th Aug, 2014
In Mr.
City Academy Musical Theatre Company Present Cabaret
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Shaw Theatre
- 19th - 20th Jul 2014
Follow the adventures and mis-adventures of Sally Bowles in this raucous and risqué musical comedy, set in the seedy underworld of 1930’s Berlin.
Backstage Pass: A Musical Journey
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Alhambra Theatre
- 26th - 27th Jun 2014
Alhambra Theatre: 26th Jun 7pm.
The Last Abortion of Jesus' Queer Foetus
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 15th - 24th May 2014
You must experience the joy in your trousers, projectile vomit, rectal prolapse, bloody urinatin’, baby terminatin’, meth overdosin’, aubergine starin’, racist a-tweetin’, Sharia c…
Dead in the Water: A Musical Tragicomedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Felicity Harris
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Courtroom
- 4th Jun, 2014
This is one of the oddest true stories you will ever hear.
History for Dummies
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple
- 14th - 16th May 2014
The history of this sceptred isle from Noah’s Ark to World War 2 via the Magna Carta, the Battle of Hastings, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, the Battle of Waterloo (including Sam, Sam,…
Pavilion Gardens Café History Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Pavilion Gardens Cafe
- 11th - 25th May 2014
Geoffrey Mead, Brighton’s best known tour guide, will be conducting a special historical tour of founder Mr Herbert Tennent’s Cafe family history, dating back over 90 years.
Full of Win!
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 10th - 24th May 2014
Richard Wright is a winner.
Complete History of the BBC (Abridged)
- Review
- ★★
- Lou Rogers
- Brighton Fringe
- The Dukebox Theatre
- 17th May, 2014
We were welcomed into the Cathode Ray Museum of Broadcasting, East Cheam by Terence (played by Bob Sinfield) in full evening dress.
Bobby Mair: Hobo Savant
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 5th - 7th May 2014
Canadian stand-up comic Bobby Mair has appeared on Channel 4’s ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, BBC3’s ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’, BBC3’s ‘Sweat the Small Stuff’ and BBC3’s ‘Seann Walsh’s La…
Dance Against Cancer Benefit for American Cancer Society
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- AXA Equitable Theater
- 5th May 2014
A benefit of fund-raising concerts is the mingling of great performers.
John Robertson: A Nifty History of Evil
- Review
- ★★★★
- Thomas Wolfe
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 7th May, 2014
What was originally billed as John Robertson’s A Nifty History of Evil became a show of improvised comedy at the Caroline of Brunswick, with Robertson creating an entirely new e…
Streamline Taxis: A Social History
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- The Palmeira Pub
- 3rd May - 1st Jun 2014
Everyone in Brighton & Hove knows the name of Streamline Taxis, but did you know how it all started in 1936 with a group of cab drivers trying to improve the trade, and their servi…
The Improv Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Warwick Arts Centre
- 1st May 2014
Following sell out shows, The Improv Musical returns to Warwick Arts Centre for what promises to be another fantastic performance.
Fly by Night: A New Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Playwrights Horizons
- 1st May 2014
(previews start on May 16; opens on June 10) On Nov.
Joe Orton: The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- UK Regional & Tours
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 15th Apr, 2014
‘Above the Stag’ (ATS) is one of the most distinctive and necessary production houses in London.
Cool Rider : the Cult Musical Sequel
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Duchess Theatre
- 15th - 19th Apr 2014
Perhaps the greatest sequel ever told, COOL RIDER, the cult musical sequel is BACK and in the West End for one week only.
Urinetown: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carys Evans
- West End
- St James Theatre
- 17th Apr, 2014
Urinetown is both bleak and brilliant.
Hot Flush The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Doncaster Dome
- 4th Apr 2014
The ultimate girls night out!Hot Flush! The MusicalThe outrageous new musical! or The outrageous musical returns! (if it’s been before).
Once - A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Phoenix Theatre
- 3rd Apr 2014 - 4th Jul 2015
Based on the much-loved Oscar-winning film, Once is an extraordinary, original and irresistibly joyous celebration of love, friendship and music.
Matilda the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Cambridge Theatre
- 3rd Apr 2014 - 15th Dec 2024
Adapted from the ever-popular children’s book by Roald Dahl, Matilda the Musical has been a spectacular since it first opened to packed audiences at the Cambridge Theatre, London…
I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- London Palladium
- 27th Mar - 25th Oct 2014
Irreverent, mischievous, packed full of side‑splittingly funny songs and eye‑popping sets, I CAN’T SING! is the irrepressible new musical comedy that goes behi…
Otiz Cannelloni: History of Magic – Abridged!
- Listing Magic
- Glasgow Comedy Festival
- Tron Theatre
- 22nd Mar 2014
A family show about one of the most popular forms of entertainment.
Ushers: The Front Of House Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jules Sanderson
- London Fringe
- The Players Theatre
- 9th Apr, 2014
“No one dreams of becoming an Usher!” Cry the desperate stars of Ushers: The Front Of House Musical, as they face up to yet another night of flogging ice creams and programmes …
Greed: A Musical for Our Times
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- New World Stages
- 1st Mar 2014
(in previews; opens on April 3) The “Avenue Q” veteran Stephanie D’Abruzzo heads the cast of this new show, written by Michael Roberts and directed by Christopher…
Heathers: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- New World Stages
- 1st Mar 2014
Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe’s rowdy guilty-pleasure musical isn’t as mordant as the 1988 cult movie that inspired it.
Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Parody
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Actors Temple Theater
- 1st Mar 2014
What can I possibly say that isn’t said by the title of this production? Here’s one thing: It’s not exactly great theater, but I’d still rather see “C…
Billy Elliot the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Duchess Theatre / Victoria Palace Theatre
- 24th Feb 2014 - 16th May 2015
One of the most award-winning shows on stage today, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End and has gone on to c…
50 Shades! The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Elektra Theater
- 2nd Feb 2014
When it comes to potential for satire, E.
Til Divorce Do Us Part: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- DR2 Theater
- 1st Feb 2014
This revue, considering its provenance (its lyricist and choreographer, Ruthe Ponturo, conceived it after being dumped by her husband), is surprisingly spry, ni…
Alastair Savage: Scots Fiddle, Melody and History
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd - 25th Aug 2013
Alastair presents three concerts in the relaxed space of the Arthur Conan Doyle Centre’s wonderful upstairs room.
Musical Comedy Awards Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd - 24th Aug 2013
The WeGotTickets MCA return to the Cowbarn for two showcases of the UK’s best emerging and established musical comedy acts.
Musical Comedy Awards Showcase
- Review
- ★★★★
- Adam Bloodworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
The MCA promotes five acts in one evening with the intention of increasing their exposure in a lively environment, with a healthy sense of competition to aid the fun.
Timeless: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2013
It’s hard to go wrong with a musical that combines time travel, romance, and two best friends seeking adventure.
The Spooky Man in History
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug 2013
Big, bold, bible-black, bilious .
Scott of the Antarctic: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
Robert Scott’s trek through the Antarctic would seem a fairly improbable subject for a comedic musical.
Miserable Lesbians: The Parody Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera / Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug 2013
Winner of a record eight Toscar short film awards, hilarious musical parody Miserable Lesbians now comes to the stage in an expanded, outrageous version direct from New York.
Snoopy the Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2013
As part of the American High School Theatre Festival at Church Hill Studio Theatre in Bruntsfield, Van Buren High School brought to life the colourful and well-loved characters fro…
Eat a Queer Foetus 4 Jesus
- Review
- ★★★
- Andrea Valentino
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Despite its outrageous name, Richard Coughlan’s romp of a show proved that though the popularity of gentler, more modern comedians continues, the gag-filled anecdotal performer can…
Eat A Queer Foetus 4 Jesus
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- 14th - 25th Aug 2013
Dick Coughlan’s high-speed energetic rants and vulgarity will leave you laughing out loud and with a feeling that the human race should be exterminated.
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ali Quaile
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
At a time when making a name in the world of stand-up comedy is at its most difficult, 8 young hopefuls, whittled down from hundreds, came together to compete for the distinguished…
The Complete History of the BBC (Abridged)
- Review
- ★★★
- Jenni Ajderian
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin.
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Susan Ford
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
The Chortle Student Comedy Awards is a one night only Fringe show, in which eight contestants compete for the grand prize of £2000 and the title of Best New Chortle Comedian.
Gobsmell: The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
With an admittedly clever pun for a title, this misplaced family comedy misses the mark in its attempt to entertain, both musically and humorously.
Dick Lee and Brian Kellock: The History of Jazz
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th - 24th Aug 2013
Reedsman and raconteur Dick Lee team up with acclaimed pianist Brian Kellock to present a vivid account of the story of jazz, illustrated with plenty of sparkling musical examples.
Spring Awakening: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Lene Korseberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
When the German playright Frank Wedekind completed his expressionist play in 1891, it sparked controversy, censorship and rage.
Brian Appleton's History of the World in 3 Darts
- Review
- ★★
- Troy Holmes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
Musical history has been unfair to Brian Appleton, the rock musicologist who claims to have been instrumental in the development of prog rock, The Smiths and Phil Collins.
Gilbert and Sullivan: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
From the first number, it’s clear that the cast of Gilbert & Sullivan The Musical are talented.
This Life Chose Me: A Ninja Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th - 17th Aug 2013
This Life Chose Me: A Ninja Musical written/performed by Katie Wilbert.
Bobby Gould in Hell
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Steedman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
What would you do to avoid eternity in hell? David Mamet’s wonderful one-act comedy explores one man’s struggle to do just that.
Damaged! - The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Ever wondered what’s really going on in your family?! Through exuberant songs, sketches and stories NYTimes/BBC-featured comedian/singer/songwriter Jonathan Prager celebrates th…
A Complete and Comprehensive History of the Roman Empire in Less Than an Hour - With Jokes
- Review
- ★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
Misnomer number one of the title; it does actually last a full hour.
King Kong the Musical!
- Review
- ★★★
- Lauren Humphreys
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
It’s the 1930’s and a few years have passed since Carl Dunham, the fabled showman brought King Kong from the jungle to New York.
35MM: A Musical Exhibition
- Review
- ★★★★
- Brett Herriot
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
As Told By productions in collaboration with Greenwich Theatre have brought a new piece of musical theatre to Fringe this year.
Arthur's Quest: A Medieval Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
Expertly treading the line between cheese and charm is this new musical from Augment Productions.
The Showstoppers' Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lene Korseberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Southbank Centre Pop-up Festival Area
- 5th Aug, 2013
Often, the key to a good improvised comedy show is making sure that the audience forgets that what’s happening on stage is in fact improvised.
Chris Henry Isn't Musical!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
After 20 years of trying to sing and dance, Chris finally realised how ridiculous he’d been.
Father Christmas Needs a Wee! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Kathleen Sargeant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
TaleGate Theatre have adapted Nicholas Allan’s beloved children’s book into a new funny and energetic musical, which ticks all the boxes for a children’s show, apart from the fact …
Crimes Against Comedy
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Agnes Chambre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
All around Edinburgh sprawl pop-up theatres, ordinary theatres, churches, even Quaker meeting halls.
Pugni Di Zolfo (Fists of Sulfur) – History of Caruso
- Review
- ★★★
- Tara Isabella Burton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
It is not often that one-man shows in black box theaters stand out for their visuals.
Snakes! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Neil Ballinger
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
Writing a review for Quite Nice Theatre’s Snakes the Musical is an interesting concept, as the musical hasn’t actually happened yet.
The Life and Times of Greyfriars Bobby
- Review
- ★★★
- Beth Cochrane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2013
Having lived in Edinburgh all my life, I wondered how much Saints and Sinners Walking Tours could really tell me about my city.
A Brief History of Beer
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2013
We really don’t know much about beer.
Tony Dunn Against the Psychopaths
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
Tony Dunn affects the airs of a tutor as he provides us with a fascinating seminar on the nature and behaviours of the world’s psychopaths.
Ant Dewson: Now That’s What I Call Musical Comedy - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Clara Plackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
At the beginning of his show Ant Dewson delivers a short warning to those who don’t appreciate overtly crude humour: leave now.
Bobby Mair - Obviously Adopted
- Review
- ★★★
- Andrea Valentino
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Blackfriar’s Basement
- 2nd Aug, 2013
Just before the start of his set, a pre-recorded message by Bobby Mair warns ‘everyone easily offended’ to leave the premises immediately.
Robert Taylor is The Musical Misfit
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 15th Aug 2013
‘Somewhere between Flight of the Conchords’ parody and Tim Minchin’s witty word-play lies home-grown talent Robert Taylor’ (Theatre Press).
Nathan Cassidy: Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 24th Aug 2013
Malcolm Hardee Award nominee 2012, this year Nathan goes all in for comedy’s biggest prize.
David Baddiel - Fame: Not the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joe Talbot
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
‘Fame is a mask that eats into the face’.
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rebecca Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
How long does it take to write, choreograph and rehearse a musical? For most musicals it’s a long, drawn-out process.
A Theory of Justice: the Musical!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lene Korseberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2013
In an attempt to answer the question, ‘What is justice?’, Professor of Philosophy, John Rawls (Alexander Wickens), travels back in time to ask the great philosophers of the las…
Slightly Fat Features
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2013
Riotous comedy cabaret troupe.
Adam and Eve: The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2013
It’s the morning after the fall of man.
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical!
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2013
Critics’ Pick (New York Times).
Age Against the Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2013
A trawl through the bemused and bewildered mind of a middle-aged teenager coming to terms with ageing, technology, fuzzy felt and The Man.
Lysistrata: The Disco Vaudeville Rock'n'Roll Musical
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2013
The title is probably the most interesting thing about this adaptation of Lysistrata, but any potential that it implies is sadly missed by the show itself.
Free History Walking Tours of the Royal Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul - 26th Aug 2013
Experienced local guides show you historic places of the Royal Mile, its buildings, narrow closes and secret gardens, describing how its people lived and died, its famous character…
Motown: The Musical
- Listing Theatre
- Broadway
- Lunt-Fontanne Theater
- 1st Mar 2013 - 30th Aug 2014
A dramatically slapdash but musically vibrant joy ride through the glory days of the Detroit music label founded by Berry Gordy.
Do the Thing: The Made Up Musical
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
After selling out their 2018 and 2019 Brighton Fringe shows and lighting up The Warren’s Summer Season, Do the Thing are here for you in 2021.
Streets the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Brett Herriot
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
A modern Scotland where for many of today’s youth the problem of knife and drug crime is rife is the basis for this potent musical by writer/director/producer Finn Anderson which i…
New York Musical Theater Festival
- Listing Theatre
- Off Off Broadway
(performances start on July 7) Summer will become just that much more harmonious when this festival opens its 11th season.
Apocalypse The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Natasha Long
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2008
Heather Newton and Ernest Merrys critically acclaimed 2005 Fringe hit returns to bring you more holy milk, Hellish whores and stitch-inducing laughs.
Aida the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Adam Bloodworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
A melting pot of youthful talent all wrestle for attention in this production, which features heavy emphasis on individual players with some standout solo performances.
The History Girls Present: A Summary of Things So Far
- Review
- ★★
- Thom Louis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
The title of this show is a rather misleading one.
One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Natasha Long
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2008
Returning after their 2007 sell-out Fringe hit, One Night Stand are back and better than ever.
The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Emily Priestnall
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2011
This was the title of the only performance kindly suggested by a witty member of tonight’s audience.
LHO: Lee Harvey Oswald - The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Sue Denham
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2005
When someone tells you their new musical is about the life of Kennedy’s killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, it’s practically impossible not to draw comparisons with Sondheim’s Assassins.
Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Julia Oliphant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Bobby Carroll has perhaps been doing stand up so long that he’s become a bit bitter.
A Brief History of Scotland - We Done Loads!
- Review
- ★★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
An aspect of the Fringe that is sometimes passed over is the indigenous shows for the local population, which, heaven knows, puts up with enough to deserve something good of its ow…
The Tempest - A Musical Enchantment
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jay Hobday
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2009
I entered this show tentatively.
Evil - The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2011
Evil - The Musical details the lives of seven evil villains as they battle Guy Super and endeavor to become the most evil of all.
Payback: The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 17th Jun, 2013
Who am I? What price, fame? What is reality? These are just some of the inane issues dredged up to validate this otherwise empty narrative.
Hitler! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Richard O’Brien
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2011
Satirical portraits of Adolf Hitler have been around since Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Great Dictator’, through ‘The Producers’, to the Mr T Experience’s ‘Even Hitler Had A Girlfriend’.
Bereavement: the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Ed Frankl
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Woody Allen’s words that “it is impossible to experience one’s death objectively and still carry a tune,” leapt into my head after Bereavement: the Musical.
Eat a Queer Fetus 4 Jesus - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Read
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
A typical Edinburgh stand-up by Richard Coughlan in the back room of an easily hidden pub, this is truly a gem hidden amongst the Fringe.
FRESHER the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2011
Five new students arrive at university for a year of alcohol-fueled partying.
Mary - A Musical Play
- Review
- ★
- Mike Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
There could be an incredible musical story in the tragic rise and fall of Mary, Queen of Scots, leading from her ascension to the throne to her eventual abdication, imprisonment fo…
Little Johnny's Big Gay Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Robin T. Barton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2009
If you are a first time visitor to this piece you may be forgiven expecting something different.
Musical Gems for Violin and Piano
- Review
- ★★★
- Lexie Wilson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
On first reading, the show’s title may sound almost childlike, reading like the name of a children’s music book.
A Brief History of Scotland - We Done Loads!
- Review
- ★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2008
God is Scottish.
35MM: A Musical Exhibition
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 1st Feb, 2013
35MM is subtitled ‘a musical exhibition’.
Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Budding musical thespians aim to be what is called a ‘triple-threat’, developing extreme talent in the three areas of musical theatre - acting, singing and dancing.
Musical Much Ado
- Review
- ★★★★
- Josie Humber
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2011
Shakespeare’s plays have been reinterpreted again and again throughout the years; from ballet to Bollywood, I’ve seen my fair share.
My Romantic History
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Richard O’Brien
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Aug, 2010
‘Isn’t memory funny?’, comments Amy, one of the two main characters of DC Jackson’s My Romantic History.
Chav! Its a Musical Innit
- Review
- ★★★★
- Robin T. Barton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2007
Edinburgh show titles are fascinating.
Clinton the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Virides
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
How many US Presidents does it take to run a country? Three, apparently - and in the late 90s that was Bill, Billy and Hillary Clinton.
History Boys
- Review
- ★★★
- Robin T. Barton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2010
There are three productions of Alan Bennetts wonderful play in Edinburgh this year.
Revolution! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Brett Herriot
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
In 1993 Bosnia broke free from Yugoslavia during the war that raged there, destroying some of the country’s best known architecture and costing many lives.
History Boys
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2010
Alan Bennetts play, The History Boys, is about a group of eight history pupils in a Sheffield grammar school who are preparing to take their Oxbridge entrance examinations.
Award-Winning Comedian Nik Coppin
- Review
- ★★
- Jessica Osborne Lax
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th May, 2012
When you see ‘Award-Winning’ in front of a comedy act, you tend to sit up and expect something pretty good.
Vladimir McTavish: A Scottish History of the World
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2007
Where better to hear about Scottish history and the current state of affairs than the SNP Club that becomes Stand II for the duration of the festival? Scottish comedy stalwart Vlad…
Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Sep, 2010
Dont let the Edinburgh Academy theatre and the audience of grandmas put you off the scent: this is a professional production of an off-Broadway show.
Scott Mills The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2009
With only three months from concept to stage (not even enough time to make the official printed Fringe programme), and just ten days in rehearsals to put it together, Scott Mills T…
JFK The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Robin T. Barton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2006
Z Theatre company are a bunch of schoolgirls who sing very nicely and try to put a new spin on the Kennedy assassination.
Gordon Southern's A Brief History of History
- Review
- ★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
Delivering his show in the style of a history lecture, Gordon Southern attempts to take the audience through history as we know it in its entirety in one single hour.
A Team - The Musical
- Review
- ★
- Rob Marks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2009
Another year, another series of words that shouldnt be followed by the musical: The Musical.
Gareth Morinan Explains Why David Cameron Should Be Fired for Crimes Against Short People (Among Other Things)
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
It is very hard to know how to describe Gareth Morinan’s show.
Hennessy & Friends: A History of Violence
- Review
- ★★★★
- Cai Trefor
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Hennessy and Friends is a fast paced surreal comedy sketch show.
Spring Awakening (A New Musical)
- Review
- ★★★
- Abigail Lewis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
The youth of Captivate Drama’s front of house staff and their venue at the Edinburgh Academy led me to expect a school play.
Chat! The Internet Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Damian Sandys
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2009
Trapped by an inability to communicate properly in the real world, the six characters of Chat seek refuge and a place to unveil their deepest secrets in the anonymous world of an i…
Boothby Graffoe with Nick Pynn: Release u win tin
- Review
- ★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2006
Boothby Graffoe, the only comedian named after a Lincolnshire village, is a Fringe comedy institution.
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
Call me strange, but watching this show twice (in English and in Japanese) has been my most fascinating theatre experience in a long time.
Andy and the Prostitutes - The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Kirsty Allen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
Andy and The Prostitutes play one dirty trick by billing their foul-mouthed ditties as a musical but Andy and co.
Hamlet! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2010
Hamlet! The Musical has been around for a few years now, since being first introduced to the Fringe in 2001.
Re-Animator The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
You know something’s different about a show when the people in the first three rows - also known as the slosh pit - are issued with cheap Scotland-branded ponchos.
ASBO! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Jessica King
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2007
A stellar performance from an all-singing, all-dancing cast of miscreants and their formidable opponents from the local neighbourhood watch, Asbo: the Musical is the story of Darre…
A Musical Journey with Euna Park: Springtime in Korea
- Review
- ★★★
- Michael Tansini
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Euna Park produced an excellent performance in St.
In Musical Company
- Review
- ★★★
- Kirsty Allen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
In the shadow of Edinburgh Castle lies a very beautiful St Cuthbert’s Parish Church.
Hamlet! the Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Michael Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
The classic tale that is Hamlet has been reborn into a contemporary musical and it tries to be a lively fun-filled show.
The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Alexander Boughton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
What a fantastic premise for a show; based on your suggestions the cast will serve up a brand new, fresh musical in front of your eyes.
Pluck: Musical Arson Reignited!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Amy Crothers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2010
Anyone who has ever played in an orchestra in the presence of a violin diva, I guarantee that you will love this show.
Gutted. A Revenger's Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Robin T. Barton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2010
At the age of seven, Sorrow (Helen George), saw her parents brutally murdered by members of the Bewley family.
Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Musical - Free
- Review
- ★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
The title of this particular show may lead you to expect certain things that the final product fails to deliver in every way.
Batman! Holy Spoof Musical Batstravaganza!
- Review
- ★★
- Hannah Clark
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
This full house was eager to be entertained by a certain caped crusader.
Glasvegas – The Original 1977 Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Brett Herriot
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
Welcome to the fabulous Glasvegas is a musical which originally debut in 1977 from the pen of legendary film composer Patrick Doyle.
Hanover the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alex Jose
- Brighton Fringe
- 8th May, 2013
Having lived in Brighton for less than a year, Hanover the musical seemed like a wildly foreign affair for an outsider to the small community above Kemp town, let alone for a relat…
Plague! The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Ian Billings
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2008
This is fast-moving musical treatment of the bubonic plague of London performed by a bouyant cast of young actor/singers, but the strong and vibrant performances all round are let …
Tony! The Blair Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2007
It’s impossible to review a musical about Tony Blair without acknowledging that there are two competing productions about his leadership tenure in town.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Adam Harwood
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2010
The idea of performing an improvised musical is not a new one, and is always likely to enthrall a late-night audience who can never quite comprehend how skillfully their new ideas …
Fat Club: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Theo Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2009
Five people are compelled to join a fat club due to self deprecation and the search for a sex life.
Jihad: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2007
There’s something of a dichotomy going on in Jihad The Musical, and I’m not sure whether I should be deeply offended, or laughing my socks off.
Riot! The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Paul Virides
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Fringe regulars may remember the moment towards the beginning of last year’s Festival, when performers, media and audiences alike slowly caught wind of the London riots, followin…
Showchoir! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Virides
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
I’m one of those people.
By Grace: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★
- Jay Hobday
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2009
The epitome of Hollywood glamour, Grace Kelly’s perfect face beams at you from a screen as you enter the space.
Facebook: The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2009
Its easy to lie into a computer keyboard, isnt it? Its also frighteningly easy to tell the truth more of the truth that perhaps you should.
Debbie Does Dallas the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2007
Based on the famous 1970’s porn flick of the same name (but with less sex and more satire), small-town girl Debbie Benton dreams of making it as a cheerleader (and marine biologist…
Alzheimer's the Musical: A Night to Remember!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2011
Alzheimer’s The Musical is a peek into the lives of those who might be getting slightly older in body but who are most definitely young at heart.
Xenu is Loose! Cower puny Humans as the Dark Prince of the Galactic Federation rains Atomic Death once more upon your Pitiful Planet - The Musical!
- Review
- ★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2007
I lowered my expectations dramatically during the opening scene of Xenu is Loose when the smoke effect obliterated the audience’s view of the action for at least a couple of minute…
My Queer Valentine
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2009
An understudy of a remote touring version of Miss Saigon, Ric Lau is taking an enormous gamble with debut one-man show in Edinburgh.
Burke And Hare - A Musical Play
- Review
- ★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2009
Burke and Hare A Musical Play is based on the true story of Edinburghs notorious murderers William Burke and William Hare.
Tony Blair the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2007
Io Theatre’s take on the Tony Blair years is a satirical view of his leadership, set to a bitingly funny score.
Random History of Rock'n'Roll in Middle English, by Geoff Chaucer Junior
- Review
- ★★★
- Richard O’Brien
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2010
This is the weirdest thing I have ever seen.
Hanover the Musical!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joel Stagg
- Brighton Fringe
- 6th May, 2012
There can surely be no more fitting venue for the Hanover the Musical! than the Hanover Community Centre, with community and the surrounding area the ideas at the heart of this wil…
Musical Of Musicals (The Musical!)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2009
Musical Of Musicals (The Musical) is performed by the Woodlands High School Theatre, Texas, as part of the American High Schools Theatre Festival.
Grim: A New Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Asja Dally
- FUSE International
- 24th Jul, 2014
It’s a breath of fresh air to watch something as ambitious – perhaps too ambitious – as The Untold Theatre Company’s brand-new full-length original musical, Grim.
Nathan Cassidy: Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner (preview)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Peter Oakley
- Camden Fringe
- 23rd Dec, 2013
Nathan Cassidy opens this show with great energy, telling us with a jig that it’s “all about positivity”.
Grandma! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Oliver Lugg
- Brighton
- 19th Feb, 2016
Felix Zschieschow and Megan Clifton return to the stage as comedy duo ‘Grandma’, and given the evening of continuously bizarre situations that the pair find themselves in, i…
Murder Mystery Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2009
Set on the private island of recently deceased music mogul Morgan Tremain, where all the people he had a grudge with in his life have been assembled for the reading of his will, Mu…
Lysistrata the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Hannah Clark
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2011
According to the women of Greenham, sex is power, sex gives women leverage and sex makes men vulnerable.
Sara Pascoe - The Musical!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nancy Napper-Canter
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
In her white shirt, grey knee length skirt and black brogues, Sara Pascoe looks like a schoolgirl.
Ben Elton - The Musical
- Review
- ★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2006
The show is set entirely to parodies of songs from well-known musicals and classic 80s pop hits.
Blow Up - The Credit Crunch Musical!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Theo Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2009
This show will make you leave the theatre trembling.
Bloodbath - The Musical
- Review
- ★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2009
I had high expectations of Bloodbath The Musical - everything from their high-profile casting to glossy programme gives the impression they’ve spent some money on this show, and th…
Ed: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- David Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2009
I was just about getting weary of anything with The Musical after it when I went in to see this show by StoppedClock.
Matt Tiller's Musical Messaround
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom King
- Camden Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Few talents serve a stand-up better than audience rapport and I’m happy to say that Matt Tiller has it in spades.
The History of Jazz Piano
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Nightingale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Part lecture, part concert, Richard Michael takes us on a whistle-stop tour of jazz, from its humble beginnings in the tunes of Scott Joplin to the more experimental Dave Brubeck a…
The Selfish Gene: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Leila Battison
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
I wish all science lectures could be musical.
Yearbook: The High School Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2006
This musical does not have a linear narrative, but presents a series of scenes and songs showing events that take place during the last year of high school.
Bad Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Michael Tansini
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
When in the first ten minutes of the show there have already been several jokes about vaginas and a song essentially about paedophilia, it quickly dawns that few sacred cows are go…
The Complete History of the BBC in 60 Minutes
- Review
- ★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
The BBC is the Church of England of the media.
Apocalypse - The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2005
Ok, let’s get this out of the way at the start.
Sex Ed: The Musical!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Michael Tansini
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
I went into Sex Ed! a little wary.
Cannibal! The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Adam Harwood
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2008
Hillbilly hilarity can prove difficult to digest at the best of times, but this musical feast, based on the cult film by South Park creator Trey Parker, offers a light-hearted appr…
Eat A Queer Foetus 4 Jesus
- Review
- ★★★
- Eleanor McConnell
- Brighton Fringe
- 10th May, 2013
Fringe festivals are full of comedians.
Alice The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Clarissa Widya
- London Fringe
- 24th Jun, 2014
Cambridge Touring Theatre’s Alice the Musical is a great example of children’s fringe theatre, with simple set designs embellished by the high enthusiasm of the actors.
Fresher. The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2010
Five students meet for the first time in the flat they are to share for their first year of university.
Crimes Against Humanities Teachers
- Review
- ★★★
- Amy Holtz
- Brighton Fringe
- 30th May, 2013
Sussex teachers turned out in force after rolling about in catnip for this topical show which features frustrated educator Andy Thomas on the verge of chucking it all in.
Nine - The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2011
Nine - The Musical tells the story of Guido Contini, a fictional movie director in 1960s Italy, as he goes through a mid-life crisis.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Musical!
- Review
- ★★★
- Ashby Lennard
- Brighton Fringe
- 13th May, 2009
“Alice in Wonderland,” by Lewis Carroll, has the potential to be turned into a musical for all the family.
Rhod Gilbert and the Award-Winning Mince Pie
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Gill Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2008
Rhod Gilbert bounces on stage, chatting to the audience.
Tim: Against All Odds
- Review
- ★★★★
- Adam Harwood
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2009
When history looks back at the greatness of famous Tims, it will not be particularly favourable.
Mad Kings and Englishmen: History Hung Drawn and Quartered
- Review
- ★★★★
- David Scott
- London Fringe
- 27th Nov, 2009
I hated history lessons at school - all those dates and names of Kings and Queens, so long ago that they seemed totally irrelevant.
Cinderella: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
One of the best things about the Fringe is its ability to throw up unexpected surprises; ducking into a pub to escape the worst ravages of the Scottish summer, it’s not uncommon …
A Brief History of Timelessness
- Review
- ★★★
- Tiffany Shepherd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
I would say that I had a good time at Matt Welcome’s informative and funny discussion, but of course time doesn’t actually exist.
An Imaginary History of Tango
- Review
- ★★★
- Louise Hemfrey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2011
I have very mixed feelings about this multi-genre one-woman play.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 25th Apr, 2012
What can a reviewer say about a musical that’s different every night? By extension, what can a reviewer say about any show, since surely no two performances are the same? If you�…
Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award: Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 19th Aug 2019
Vote excitedly alongside dozens of international talent scouts for 2018’s hottest breakthrough stars in the making, who battle for glory, fame and the shiny moose trophy.
Amused Moose Comedy Award: Grand Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 21st Aug 2019
Grab the hottest Fringe tickets to discover tomorrow’s comedy stars, showcasing their Fringe comedy shows in this prestigious final.
Win the rights to present the full-length version of Disney’s FROZEN the Musical
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- UK Regional & Tours
- 12th Mar, 2024
Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced a fantastic competition for secondary schools and sixth form colleges throughout the UK.
Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2023
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
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.
Pitch: Being Queer and Loving the Beautiful Game
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul, 2023
Nell Bailey, Artistic Director of November Theatre talks about the company's new play, Pitch at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Brighton Fringe Broadway Bobby Award Winner 2019 Announced
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 1st Jun, 2019
After a year of excellent shows, picking the winner was harder than ever.
Matilda the Musical announces extension until February 2019
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 15th Nov, 2017
Booking for Matilda has been extended until 19th February 2019.
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical tickets on sale from 12pm today
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 22nd Sep, 2017
Tickets go on sale at 12pm today for the world premiere of TINA - The Tina Turner Musical, which opens at London's Aldwych next Spring.
Double Denim Duo on Working With not Against the Audience
- Feature
- Sarah Virgo
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Sep, 2017
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.
Bobby Winners All We Ever Wanted Was Everything on Reinventing the Musical
- Feature
- Liam Rees
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2017
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.
All We Ever Wanted Was A Bobby - Hull's Middle Child is a Winner
- Feature
- Bennett Bonci
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2017
The second Bobby of EdFringe 2017 has been scooped by Middle Child for All We Ever Wanted Was Everything.
Pollyanna’s Pollyfilla Talks Queer Cabaret and Political Anxiety
- Feature
- Gordon Douglass
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2017
Broadway Baby’s Gordon Douglas met Adam Castle, the host of Pollyanna to talk about the outrageous, late-night queer cabaret that’s on everybody’s minds.
Brighton Fringe Broadway Bobby Award Winner Announced
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 5th Jun, 2017
Another stellar year of entertainment at Brighton Fringe has once again made choosing the winner of the coveted Broadway Bobby incredibly difficult.
Real-Life Man Who Behaved Badly Features in New Greenwich Comedy
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 24th Mar, 2017
Celebrated actor, Ian Lindsay (Men Behaving Badly, Benidorm) directs the world première of his play Chinese Whispers at the Greenwich Theatre from July 13th-23rd based on the...
How to Win a Bobby: Queer Musical How to Win Against History Scoops Award
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2016
How To Win Against History has been awarded the prestigious Bobby Award, Broadway Baby’s sixth star awarded to the very cream of Fringe performances.
How to Win Against History's Seiriol Davies on Making a Musical
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2016
How to Win Against History is a new musical about Henry Cyril Paget, an eccentric, cross-dressing marquis who was written out of history by his family.
Interview: Poets Against Humanity's Andrew Blair & Ross McCleary
- Feature
- Freddie Alexander
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2016
Andrew Blair and Ross McCleary are Edinburgh-local writers and collaborators.
Pepperdine Scotland's Interference wins first Bobby Award at EdFringe 2016
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2016
Our exclusive Bobby Award has found its first EdFringe home, in the hands on Pepperdine Scotland for their 5-star show Interference at C venues.
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.
Flanders & Swann “the missing link in comedy history between Noel Coward & Billy Connelly”
- Feature
- Tim FitzHigham
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Jul, 2016
Tim FitzHigham tells Broadway Baby why playing one half of Flanders and Swann for the last decade isn’t just nostalgic, it’s unbridled joy.
Bobby Awards Shortlist Announced for Brighton
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 1st Jun, 2016
After hundreds of shows, thousands of performers and a month of the most exciting shows from around the corner and around the world, Brighton Fringe is almost over.
Olivier Award-nominated Les Enfants Terribles to open Greenwich festival
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 17th Mar, 2016
A theatre company nominated for an Olivier Award will open the ninth annual Greenwich Children’s Theatre Festival at Greenwich Theatre on Good Friday, March 26.
The night Princess Diana went to a gay bar. New musical opens tonight.
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 17th Feb, 2016
The night Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett smuggled Princess Diana into an iconic gay venue is the stuff of legend.
200,000 tickets released for Motown The Musical
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 13th Feb, 2016
Following Thursday’s first preview of the West End production of Motown the Musical, due to public demand, a further 200,000 tickets are released for sale taking bookings at the ...
Bananaman The Musical marks the live action debut of the Man-of-Peel
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 14th Jan, 2016
Bananaman the Musical will mark the live action debut of the Man-of-Peel.
Ahoy! Captain Morgan nabs a Bobby Award for its treasure trove of innovative comedy and storytelling
- Feature
- Larry Bartleet
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2015
Congratulations to Tap Tap Theatre's Captain Morgan series, which has bagged our second Bobby Award of 2015.
Bobby or not Bobby? Emily Carding as Richard III is Broadway Baby’s pick of the Fringe
- Feature
- Dave House
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2015
In Brite Theatre's production of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Emily Carding stars as Richard but all the world’s a stage and the audience literally players in it - taking on the ...
‘We just ran up and down the Royal Mile shouting at people’ - The IdeasTap Underbelly and Les Enfant Terribles Award Winners’ Panel
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2015
The Fringe can be a tough place for emerging talent, struggling to be heard over the crowd.
And Broadway Baby's first Bobby Award of 2015 goes to...
- Feature
- Larry Bartleet
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2015
Our first Bobby Award of the year goes to the inimitable Luke McQueen, whose playful and genre-breaking show Double Act wowed our comedy editor, Martin Walker, and t...
‘He Could Take on Four Soldiers and Still Win’ - Wojtek: The Happy Warrior Interview
- Feature
- Larry Bartleet
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2015
Wojtek: The Happy Warrior is a physical theatre ensemble retelling of the real-life story of a Syrian bear who joined the Polish army to fight in World War II.
Going To Space: Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2015
Intending to improvise over 20 back-to-back on-the-spot musicals this year, Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical returns - with an enormous cast and full ensemble! Broadway Baby ch...
LOST & Found: A Musical Revue
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 28th Apr, 2015
LOST & Found: A Musical Revue at LOST Theatre promises to be a one-night-only mash up of gender stereotypes in musical theatre.
Thrill Me at C venues receives first Bobby Award of 2014
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2014
The musical based on the 1924 'thrill killers' Leopold and Loeb, Thrill Me, has been named as the first Broadway Baby 'Bobby Award' winner for 2014.
Win a £150 ad package in our Brighton Fringe Twitter Compo
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 5th Apr, 2014
If you're taking a show to Brighton Fringe this year you want some free advertising, don't you? Sure you do.
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