Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2024

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2024

Now in its 15th year - Leicester Square Theatre’s showcase for the UK's best up & coming New Comedians. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

James Bond Spectacular

James Bond Spectacular

Nobody does it better than Q The Music. 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Now in our 11th season, Nightpiece has screened over 335+ short films from the UK and across the world since 2014. 

The Musical Theatre Story: The Magic of the Modern Age

The Musical Theatre Story: The Magic of the Modern Age

A rollercoaster ride through modern and post-modern musicals, rock opera, epics, jukebox theatre and the latest hit shows. 

The Academy Trust: Under New Management!

The Academy Trust: Under New Management!

‘Should I hand in my notice?’ A question that resonates with every teacher, and Rachel is no exception. 

The Musical Theatre Story: The Golden Age of Musical Theatre

The Musical Theatre Story: The Golden Age of Musical Theatre

A journey through the golden age of musical theatre. 

Mamas' Boy – Lesbian Son Comedy Hour

Mamas' Boy – Lesbian Son Comedy Hour

Patrick Moore is a total Mamas’ Boy. 

Commedia and Half Mask Talk by Action Theatre (Italy)

Commedia and Half Mask Talk by Action Theatre (Italy)

Why is half mask not seen on the West End? Why is Commedia so rarely performed in Italy today? Why do old canovacci not work? Reflecting on the rebirth of Commedia dell’Arte on the… 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent's Chapel

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent's Chapel

Nil penna sed usus – not the pen itself, but the skill in using it. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul’s Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul’s Church

Ave Maria: Centuries of Prayer and Praise. 

Sacred Arts Festival Film at St Vincent's Chapel

Sacred Arts Festival Film at St Vincent's Chapel

La Vie et la Passion de Jésus Christ. 

Musical Theatre Workshop

Musical Theatre Workshop

Work as a group to bring ensemble musical theatre numbers to life. 

Edinburgh Festival Chorus

Edinburgh Festival Chorus

BEANBAG CONCERT SERIES Find a beanbag and lose yourself in the hypnotic sound of Alexander Grechaninov’s Passion Week. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent's Chapel

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent's Chapel

The Lord is my Shepherd: Sacred song of the English musical renaissance. 

Leith Comedy Festival Presents... The Edinburgh Fringe Edition

Leith Comedy Festival Presents... The Edinburgh Fringe Edition

Leith Comedy Festival showcases the funniest comedians on the Fringe at the iconic Biscuit Factory in Leith. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Composing Sacred Music: The Next Generation. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at the Church of the Sacred Heart

Sacred Arts Festival Music at the Church of the Sacred Heart

Faure’s Requiem and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms – The Howe Street Singers, directed by Les Shankland, perform Faure’s much loved Requiem and equally beautiful Cantique de Jea… 

20 Years of the Free Fringe Festival – Charity Gala Show

20 Years of the Free Fringe Festival – Charity Gala Show

A huge gala show with all proceeds going to the Sepsis Trust, celebrating 20 years of the Laughing Horse’s Free Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Canongate Kirk

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Canongate Kirk

Refuge and the road home. 

Sacred Arts Festival Exhibition at St Vincent's Chapel: Triptych of the Book of Revelation

Sacred Arts Festival Exhibition at St Vincent's Chapel: Triptych of the Book of Revelation

A three-panel painting depicting 122 texts from the last book in the Bible. 

Sacred Arts Festival Dance at Old Saint Paul’s Church: Dancing Ash Wednesday

Sacred Arts Festival Dance at Old Saint Paul’s Church: Dancing Ash Wednesday

TS Eliot’s poem Ash Wednesday is widely regarded as a work of great spiritual depth. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral: Sacred Jazz

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral: Sacred Jazz

Swing with the Spirit! In this innovative performance of sacred Jazz Schola Cantorum, the Catholic Cathedral’s celebrated choir directed by Michael Ferguson, is joined by Scottish … 

Mary: A Gig Theatre Show

Mary: A Gig Theatre Show

Through haunting original music and rich spoken word, an actor-musician band deliver a feminist retelling of Mary Queen of Scots’ story. 

Sacred Arts Festival Exhibitions at St Columba's by the Castle: Re-imagining the Ruthwell Cross

Sacred Arts Festival Exhibitions at St Columba's by the Castle: Re-imagining the Ruthwell Cross

The Ruthwell Cross is Scotland’s oldest Anglo-Saxon Christian monument. 

Green Home Festival

Green Home Festival

The climate emergency, net zero and soaring energy prices are the driving factors behind the Green Home Festival. 

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Church of the Sacred Heart

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Church of the Sacred Heart

Live performance of selections chosen by the editors from the new edition of Scottish Religious Poetry. 

Festival

Festival

Festival at the Fringe 2024. 

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at Canongate Kirk

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at Canongate Kirk

Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts 2024 opening service, Sunday worship. 

Fever Pitch Academy Showcase 2024

Fever Pitch Academy Showcase 2024

A musical revue, featuring music from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, SpongeBob, Legally Blonde, Grease and loads more! For the students at FPA, it’s our Edinburgh Fringe debut … 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs 12” and 7” singles. 

George Cassidy: Piano Boy

George Cassidy: Piano Boy

16-year-old Brit School pianist, guitarist and singer. 

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far. 

Ukrainian Festival

Ukrainian Festival

The Ukrainian community has left its cultural mark on Scotland for generations, none more so than the displaced families who have settled temporarily in Scotland since 2022 after R… 

One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe

One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe

Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok… 

James Ross Does Guess Who

James Ross Does Guess Who

Remember childhood-favourite Guess Who? It’s that, but based on vibes and played with you, the lovely audience. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

Journey through these two remarkable intertwined careers. 

Wait, Why Don't We Just Build a Boy?

Wait, Why Don't We Just Build a Boy?

Dolly’s forlorn. 

James Whale: Beyond Frankenstein

James Whale: Beyond Frankenstein

From Frankenstein to The Invisible Man, James Whale directed some of the greatest movies of all time. 

Super Second Rate

Super Second Rate

While clearing out her family home, Leah discovers a letter her father wrote suggesting she lacked what it takes to become a professional musician. 

M R James: Whistle and I'll Come to You

M R James: Whistle and I'll Come to You

‘Who is this who is coming?’ When the rational and skeptical scholar Professor Parkins takes a trip from home, he stumbles upon a mysterious whistle. 

Altitude Comedy Festival: The Late Show

Altitude Comedy Festival: The Late Show

The world’s best late show comes to the Fringe for the first time! Altitude Comedy Festival (Winner of Best Overseas Festival) boasts previous performers that include. 

The Bronze Boy

The Bronze Boy

A powerful, provocative and funny new play by Nancy Hamada about love, loss and America’s twisted obsession with guns. 

A Dram Good Whisky Festival

A Dram Good Whisky Festival

After the success of last year’s inaugural event, we return, bigger and better. 

Miss English's Holiday by Action Theatre (Italy)

Miss English's Holiday by Action Theatre (Italy)

A teacher’s magical seaside summer holiday is interrupted by an enthusiastic stowaway, Platypus. 

Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far

Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far

The comedy show comedians take their kids to is back and even more stupider! Join stupid comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel for an hour of kid’s comedy which will be the s… 

James Beatty – What a Time to Be Alive

James Beatty – What a Time to Be Alive

Join Essex’s cheekiest chap for his debut hour of stand-up. 

James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show

James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show

What would you do with an hour? What if it was your last hour ever? For James the answer is easy: he wants to tell you a story. 

V&C Festival Sparkling Wine Tasting

V&C Festival Sparkling Wine Tasting

Celebrate the arrival of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in style at Valvona & Crolla with this relaxed tasting of delicious Italian sparkling wines, tutored by Francesco Cardina… 

Dragon Shows for Babies

Dragon Shows for Babies

The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons. 

Kevin James Doyle: After Endgame

Kevin James Doyle: After Endgame

After Endgame masterfully combines the strategic nuances of chess with the uproarious comedy of life. 

Festival Exhibitions 2024

Festival Exhibitions 2024

Beyond the Clouds features new work from Geoff Uglow’s ongoing series inspired by Edinburgh alongside his evocative Italian landscapes, serene seascapes, and lush rose garden. 

James Gardner: Journeyman

James Gardner: Journeyman

James Gardner: Journeyman. 

1001 Space Adventures: Breadlove and Poophead – Interactive Children Show

1001 Space Adventures: Breadlove and Poophead – Interactive Children Show

Join Breadlove and Poophead in a cosmic journey where your child isn’t just an audience member – they’re the hero of their own interstellar adventure! Will they save the galaxy? … 

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Carnage

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Carnage

Join Uxbridge’s third-hardest man, Mad Ron (Reginald D Hunter tour support) and special guests for an hour of character-comedy stand-up. 

James Cook: Anonymously Viral

James Cook: Anonymously Viral

‘A genuine laugh every ten seconds. 

Mad Ron and Jerry

Mad Ron and Jerry

Join Mad Ron (Reginald D Hunter tour support) and Jerry Bakewell (as seen on Britain’s Got Talent) for a madcap hour of surreal game show and stand-up entertainment. 

Festival Music Nights

Festival Music Nights

Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electropop with our cherry-picked musical assortment. 

You Can't Escape an Aussie Boy

You Can't Escape an Aussie Boy

‘Being President of a footy club is pretty straightforward, right? Sign the best players, sell more beer, and try not to burn it all to the ground!’ A loud, obnoxious and darkly h… 

Boy in Da Korma

Boy in Da Korma

Tupac never died. 

James Roque: Champorado

James Roque: Champorado

What actually matters in life? What should we really care about? And what do these questions have to do with a breakfast chocolate rice pudding? New Zealand-Filipino comedy veteran… 

Serious Theatre from Serious People

Serious Theatre from Serious People

At Bet On It Youth Theatre, aspiring actors will do anything to climb the ladder of success. 

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian. 

James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

James Barr fearlessly tackles the aftermath of an abusive relationship in an hour of trailblazing stand-up. 

Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!

Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!

The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York … 

Irish Youth Dance Festival

Irish Youth Dance Festival

The Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF), produced by Dublin Youth Dance Company, offers a national platform to showcase young emerging dancers performing works of leading … 

The James Sinclair Podcast Live

The James Sinclair Podcast Live

If entrepreneurship tickles your taste buds, then this is the event for you. 

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth… 

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth… 

Fringe Academy: An Introduction to Forum Theatre

Fringe Academy: An Introduction to Forum Theatre

Speak Up! Act Out! in collaboration with Brighton Fringe Academy, are excited to announce an Introduction to Forum Theatre workshop, on May 27th. 

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company

A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath ask Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and tea… 

James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

*PART OF LAMB COMEDY’S BIG QUEER WEEKENDER* An hour of fearless stand up comedy from James Barr. 

Fringe Academy: The Future of Brighton Fringe

Fringe Academy: The Future of Brighton Fringe

Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be. 

Porridge Boy

Porridge Boy

They say love is the glue that holds family together. 

Super Connected LIVE

Super Connected LIVE

Is it time to break up with our phones?
 Based on the critically acclaimed album by indie rock polymath Tim Arnold, ‘Super Connected LIVE’ is a Black Mirror-esque show fusin… 

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

After sell out sessions in March and April,  Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatr… 

Tides (Theatre)

Tides (Theatre)

Tides. 

Festival of Korean Dance

Festival of Korean Dance

  • Listing
  • Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
  • UK Regional & Tours
  • Multiple Venues
  • 16th - 24th May 2024

A Festival of Korean Dance will return to The Place for its seventh year, and for the first time will tour to Scotland followed by its UK tour in Newcastle, London and Bournemouth … 

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 3

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 3

Following critical success from Burnt Lavender, Missing Link Theatre Company has re-emerged with a thought-provoking showcase guaranteed to leave you pondering: Is this where we’… 

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 2

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 2

This original post-dramatic showcase is united with trauma, twisted humour, and a cardinal sense of unease. 

Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with Chichester Festival Theatre

Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with Chichester Festival Theatre

Join Chichester Festival Theatre as part of our Life After Fringe series, highlighting development opportunities post-Fringe. 

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 1

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 1

An unnerving triple bill showcase for anyone seeking quality discomfort, full of absurdist, post-modern theatricality. 

Fringe Academy: Engaging with UK Fringe Festivals, featuring Edinburgh Fringe

Fringe Academy: Engaging with UK Fringe Festivals, featuring Edinburgh Fringe

Meet the Edinburgh Fringe team for coffee, biscuits and chat! Get an insight into how open-access arts festivals work in the UK and how to get involved. 

Boy Band

Boy Band

Welcome to Boy Band. 

Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with World Fringe and NRTF

Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with World Fringe and NRTF

Join the team from World Fringe and National Rural Touring Forum to find out what’s next for you post-Fringe. 

Sex Academy: Open Day

Sex Academy: Open Day

Welcome to Sex Academy Open Day. 

Tim Arnold - 'Super Connected'

Tim Arnold - 'Super Connected'

British singer-songwriter & filmmaker Tim Arnold has announced a run of unique tour dates in support of his nationally acclaimed new album and film Super Connected - a Black Mirror… 

Fringe Academy: Networking at The Ledward Centre

Fringe Academy: Networking at The Ledward Centre

Come to The Ledward Centre for an hour of networking with the Brighton Fringe team, artists and participants. 

Fringe Academy: Networking at North Laine Brewhouse

Fringe Academy: Networking at North Laine Brewhouse

Come to the North Laine pub (Wiff Waff area) for an hour of networking with the Brighton Fringe team, artists and participants. 

Chaos: Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre

Chaos: Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre

‘Chaos’ by Laura Lomas A boy brings another boy flowers. 

Black Brighton Market - Actors Theatre

Black Brighton Market - Actors Theatre

Black Brighton Market is a place where Black People and People of Colour have the opportunity to sell their art, goods, services and perform to the general public. 

Fringe Academy: The Mark Carr & Co Sessions

Fringe Academy: The Mark Carr & Co Sessions

Time for you, coffee, cake and chat. 

Roedean Festival Fringe Concert

Roedean Festival Fringe Concert

This festival concert is a highlight of the year. 

Peckham Fringe Festival

Peckham Fringe Festival

Returning for a third year, Peckham Fringe are back for 2024! This inclusive and dynamic performing arts festival will take place at Theatre Peckham, showcasing a lineup of over 20… 

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

After a great session in March, Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatre artist of an… 

Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy

Connor Sparrowhawk died this morning. 

Fringe Academy: How to Flyer in 2024

Fringe Academy: How to Flyer in 2024

Flyering regulations have changed in Brighton and Hove for 2024, join the Brighton Fringe team to learn about flyering this Fringe. 

Fringe Academy: Meeting Other Brighton Fringe First-Timers

Fringe Academy: Meeting Other Brighton Fringe First-Timers

A networking opportunity to meet other Brighton Fringe artists and venues who are also taking part for the first time in 2024. 

The Bridge House Theatre: Three Years and Counting

The Bridge House Theatre: Three Years and Counting

The award-winning The Bridge House Theatre is delighted to invite you to a Three Year Anniversary Celebration this April. 

Fringe Academy: Press Panel

Fringe Academy: Press Panel

Wondering how to attract press to your Brighton Fringe event? Join this panel session to learn about press releases, reviews, and more! This Fringe Academy will operate in a Q&A s… 

The British Theatre Challenge

The British Theatre Challenge

The British Theatre Challenge returns to the Jack Studio Theatre to bring you five new plays, wrapped into one very entertaining evening. 

Elixir Festival

Elixir Festival

Grand Junction has announced its programme for Elixir Festival taking place from 12th April, celebrating Arabic artworks culturally resonant for local communities and wider London … 

James V: Katherine

James V: Katherine

A brilliant gem, witty, gallus (cheeky) James V: KATHERINE by Rona Munro (a Raw Material and Capital Theatres Production) pulls no punches. 

The Ballad of Hattie and James

The Ballad of Hattie and James

At St Pancras International, a woman sits at the piano and begins to play. 

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons) 2024

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons) 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

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons) 2024

Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.  

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons) 2024

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons) 2024

Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.  

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons) 2024

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons) 2024

Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.  

Theatre: Making It and Doing It workshop

Theatre: Making It and Doing It workshop

Are you a theatre artist of any discipline who wants to:turn your creative idea into a viable production?obtain funding from Arts Council England?build a sustainable career in the … 

Mad Women

Mad Women

Witty, fierce and fearless. 

The Queen is Mad

The Queen is Mad

The Queen is Mad is a musical psychodrama inspired by the true story of Joanna la Loca. 

Victor Nihilist, Victorian Scientist

Victor Nihilist, Victorian Scientist

Solving Mysteries And Violating God's LawA Love Letter to Victorian Literature. 

Love's A Beach - Soho Theatre

Love's A Beach - Soho Theatre

Meet Ben and Cyrus, the first gay winners of TV’s biggest reality-dating show. 

A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert

A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert

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

A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert

A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories. 

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring returns to Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and is an … 

Get Loud! - creating gig-theatre, with Sam Butters

Get Loud! - creating gig-theatre, with Sam Butters

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

MAKING GIG-THEATRE WORKSHOP, WITH SAM BUTTERS

MAKING GIG-THEATRE WORKSHOP, WITH SAM BUTTERS

Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals. 

WRITING FOR THEATRE AND SCREEN WORKSHOP, WITH RIKKI BEADLE-BLAIR MBE

WRITING FOR THEATRE AND SCREEN WORKSHOP, WITH RIKKI BEADLE-BLAIR MBE

Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals. 

GANGSTA BABY - HOPE THEATRE TAKEOVER

GANGSTA BABY - HOPE THEATRE TAKEOVER

Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals. 

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

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… 

Peter Pan - Rose Theatre

Peter Pan - Rose Theatre

A Rose Original Production Next Christmas, an enchanting adventure awaits. 

Shimmy & Shine Festival

Shimmy & Shine Festival

Immerse yourself in belly dance as world-class performers take the stage. 

Geimhreadh Galore! The Irish Theatre Tour

Geimhreadh Galore! The Irish Theatre Tour

Having just played a career defining headline show in The National Concert Hall, David Keenan is going on the road this winter for his “Geimhreadh G… 

Boy Parts

Boy Parts

Irina takes erotic photos of average looking men. 

Bat Boy The Musical In Concert

Bat Boy The Musical In Concert

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 … 

Heaven Can Wait  by Be Wilder Theatre

Heaven Can Wait by Be Wilder Theatre

Presenting the tragicomic theatrical tale of an artist on their life-changing journey to reach Paradise, in search of inspiration for their craft and a renaissance of their spirit. 

New Wave Theatre: How To Run Away

New Wave Theatre: How To Run Away

New Wave Theatre: How To Run AwayThis new play is the dirty, mucky, sweaty second-cousin of Eat, Pray, Love. 

New Wave Theatre: Intransigent Lines

New Wave Theatre: Intransigent Lines

In search of their long-lost mother, two sisters embark on a perilous sea voyage when one of them begins turning into an octopus. 

New Wave Theatre: Goodgirl

New Wave Theatre: Goodgirl

It’s the final weeks of Suhana’s pregnancy. 

New Wave Theatre: The Morphea

New Wave Theatre: The Morphea

“Water, water everywhere and not a place to sleep?” Morphea’s home on the canal is being disturbed, so off she sets on a journey. 

Boy Out The City

Boy Out The City

This is the electric, funny and raw autobiographical debut by Declan Bennett. 

Dead Dad Dog and Sunny Boy

Dead Dad Dog and Sunny Boy

It was a low turnout at the intimate Finborough Theatre for John McKay’s Dead Dad Dog, but we were all clearly in the mood for a fun night out. 

International Ghost Appreciation Academy

International Ghost Appreciation Academy

With a curriculum drawn from the seminal ghost hunting manual Ghost Hunting for Dummies, the International Ghost Appreciation Academy is a 45-minute introduction to ghost hunting, … 

A Theatre Show

A Theatre Show

After the success of Failure Studies in 2021/22, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre are back with a brand new show, A Theatre Show. 

A Theatre Show

A Theatre Show

After the success of Failure Studies in 2021/22, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre are back with a brand new show, A Theatre Show. 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Media, the production company of filmmaker Al Carretta, have been filmmaking disruptors since 2010. 

Scottish Traditional Building Festival

Scottish Traditional Building Festival

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum presents the 11th annual Scottish Traditional Building Festival by bringing you 12 information-packed shows for those who love, care for, o… 

(James) Blunt Instrument

(James) Blunt Instrument

A true story. 

We're All Mad Here

We're All Mad Here

Alice can’t find herself but she is certain she wants to help. 

We're All Mad Here

We're All Mad Here

A comedy told by mad people, for mad people. 

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Vincent's Stockbridge

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Vincent's Stockbridge

The Robin Chapel, built in 1950 at the centre of a unique Edinburgh housing complex, The Thistle Foundation, is a memorial to Robin Tudsbury and well known for its excellent choir. 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent's Stockbridge 3

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent's Stockbridge 3

The Art of Ecclesiastical Heraldry. 

Deaf Festival Party

Deaf Festival Party

Join Deaf Action as we celebrate the end of our second annual Edinburgh Deaf Festival! Get into the groove with renowned deaf DJ John McDevitt (Def Beatz) as he guides you through … 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's Church

Duruflé Requiem: Life and Death in Music with Poetry. 

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Strafed by Splendour: Under Paolozzi’s Window. 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent's Stockbridge 2

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent's Stockbridge 2

Basia Mindewicz, Director of the Edinburgh School of Icon Painting, explains the artistic techniques and spiritual inspiration behind one of the most venerated forms of sacred art. 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent's Stockbridge 1

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent's Stockbridge 1

The Art of the Icon. 

Expecting by c21 Theatre Company

Expecting by c21 Theatre Company

Shauna and Robbie are expecting. 

Sacred Arts Festival Film at St Vincent's Undercroft

Sacred Arts Festival Film at St Vincent's Undercroft

The Desert in the Heart of the World is a filmic study of the impact of the Carthusian monastic movement on the French landscape. 

Colin Cloud: After Dark
BOBBY WINNER

Colin Cloud: After Dark

Let’s just get this out the way: Colin Cloud’s After Dark is the most powerful, impressive and poignant magic and mentalist show I’ve ever seen. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Composing Sacred Music: A New Generation. 

James Barr: Chains and WIPs Excite Me

James Barr: Chains and WIPs Excite Me

After a five-star, sell-out run at Edinburgh 2022, James is popping to the Free Fringe for an out-of-control hour of jokes. 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at Church of the Sacred Heart

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at Church of the Sacred Heart

Sanctified Royalty: Jacobite Relics and the Divine Right of Kings. 

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Greyfriars Kirk

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Greyfriars Kirk

Spirituality, Faith and Belief: Voyages of Discovery. 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at Old Saint Paul's Church

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at Old Saint Paul's Church

In the Steps of the Master: Jesus and Landscape. 

Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Super Bowl

Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Super Bowl

Eight top comedians compete to see who is the champion beermat flipper 2023! Sikisa, Bella Hull and Stuart Laws host comedy’s premier sporting event, with eight guest comedians com… 

Femme Natale Theatre

Femme Natale Theatre

Hilariously truthful – an unapologetically comic peek into the world of parenting: what comes before, during and after in this rambunctious mix of original songs and sketches fro… 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's

Rising to the Life Immortal: Organ Music for Easter and Ascension. 

Comics vs Kids: The Super Showdown

Comics vs Kids: The Super Showdown

Beloved comic and kids entertainer Nik Coppin brings his new show to the Fringe full of jokes, silliness, his own drawn cartoons, competitions based around Disney and superheroes, … 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral

Where there is charity and love: Schola Cantorum sings the music of Paul Mealor. 

Rhys James: Spilt Milk

Rhys James: Spilt Milk

No use crying over spilt milk is a very commonly used proverb, and its familiarity and any possible connection to it is at the forefront of our minds as we watch this show. 

Made for This! A Musical Theatre Showcase

Made for This! A Musical Theatre Showcase

Northbrook is excited to present Made for This! A contemporary musical theatre and dance showcase filled with gripping, comedic and upbeat numbers. 

Green Home Festival

Green Home Festival

The climate emergency, Net-Zero and soaring energy prices are the driving factors behind the Green Home Festival. 

Cola Boy

Cola Boy

The 1990s, when house music exploded! This is a gripping and immersive stage adaptation of excerpts from the cult book Cola Boy. 

Goldsmiths University of London: Musical Theatre Summer Camp Cabaret

Goldsmiths University of London: Musical Theatre Summer Camp Cabaret

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. 

Stanislaus and James

Stanislaus and James

This is a little treasure, the sort of performance that is easy to overlook but which enriches those who root it out. 

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Gilbert Scott’s dramatic architectural landmark, with its three spires prominent in Edinburgh’s distinctive skyline, provides a magnificent setting for the Opening Service of t… 

Sacred Arts Festival Drama at St Vincent's Chapel Undercroft

Sacred Arts Festival Drama at St Vincent's Chapel Undercroft

The Mysteries – Reimagined. 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s, 00s to present day. 

Leith Comedy Festival Presents...

Leith Comedy Festival Presents...

One night only! Leith Comedy Festival showcases the funniest comedians at the legendary Biscuit Factory in Leith. 

The Intellectual Ramblings of a Mad Woman (who isn't mad)

The Intellectual Ramblings of a Mad Woman (who isn't mad)

Home is where the heart is. 

Supporter Event: Budapest Festival Orchestra Open Rehearsal

Supporter Event: Budapest Festival Orchestra Open Rehearsal

An exclusive event for members and supporters of Edinburgh International Festival. 

Budapest Festival Orchestra: Weber & Mendelssohn

Budapest Festival Orchestra: Weber & Mendelssohn

Discover an evening bursting with drama, mysticism and irresistible folk melodies from three great early 19th-century Romantics. 

The Intellectual Ramblings of a Mad Woman (who isn't mad)

The Intellectual Ramblings of a Mad Woman (who isn't mad)

Home is where the heart is. 

The Intellectual Ramblings of a Mad Woman (Who Isn't Mad)

The Intellectual Ramblings of a Mad Woman (Who Isn't Mad)

Home is where the heart is. 

Budapest Festival Orchestra: Bartók & Kodály

Budapest Festival Orchestra: Bartók & Kodály

Pianist Sir András Schiff and NYCOS National Girls Choir join the orchestra for a folk-influenced, all-Hungarian programme. 

Budapest Festival Orchestra: Dvořák Inside Out

Budapest Festival Orchestra: Dvořák Inside Out

Immerse yourself in Dvořák’s lively Eighth Symphony in this evening of music and conversation, presented in the round. 

Budapest Festival Orchestra: A Model for the Future

Budapest Festival Orchestra: A Model for the Future

Join Festival Director Nicola Benedetti in conversation with orchestra founder-conductor Iván Fischer, before a special performance showcasing the orchestra’s warmth, versatilit… 

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Join us in a fabulous retelling of Roald Dahl’s classic peachy tale. Join James as he ventures into the wonderful world of whimsy and see if you can catch the ladybird. 

Super Sexy Mister Blobbie Musical Hour

Super Sexy Mister Blobbie Musical Hour

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

Super Sexy Mister Blobbie Musical Hour

A collaborative Work-In-Progress with an exploding star of the UK musical comedy circuit and a newcomer Canadian comedian. 

Just Festival

Just Festival

Just Festival is Edinburgh’s human rights and social justice festival. 

David McIver: Small Boy Trapped in a Wellness Retreat

David McIver: Small Boy Trapped in a Wellness Retreat

It is genuinely difficult to keep track of all the wellness tips that you’re supposed to follow to have a healthy body and mind. 

Roving Mad: Travel to Odd Places in Story and Song

Roving Mad: Travel to Odd Places in Story and Song

A fun cabaret, stories and songs intertwined about the romance, or not, of travel. 

The Academy Trust

The Academy Trust

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the school gates? Why do people become teachers and then leave so soon? With schools being asked to become multi-academy trusts, the scho… 

Festival Folk at the Oak

Festival Folk at the Oak

18 nights of the best in folk and acoustic music entertainment showcasing a different act each night. Seating is limited so book early to save disappointment. 

DARLING BOY

DARLING BOY

On the surface, this is yet another 'coming out' story. 

The Yassification of Jesse James by the Coward Samantha Clementine

The Yassification of Jesse James by the Coward Samantha Clementine

Jesse James, the famous outlaw, finds himself in hot water with the authorities and the rest of his crew. 

The Dram Good Whisky Festival

The Dram Good Whisky Festival

The Merchants Hall will be open for the complete whisky experience with open tastings and talks about this wonderful industry. 

James Allen and Annabelle Devey: At Least You Tried

James Allen and Annabelle Devey: At Least You Tried

James Allen and Annabelle Devey invite you to an hour of exhilarating and chucklesome stand-up; fresh from the North West comedy circuit. 

James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me

James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me

Nearly-national treasure James Barr (as heard every morning on ‘The Hits Radio Breakfast Show’ alongside Fleur East) plays Camden with a show that’s so far a masterpiece, but he’s … 

Ben Hodge: It's a Boy? (WIP)

Ben Hodge: It's a Boy? (WIP)

It’s a Boy? is from the wildly creative comic mind of Ben Hodge, Liverpool Echo’s Top 30 under 30 and winner of Into Film Documentary of the Year 2020. 

Andronicus Synecdoche presented by Song of the Goat Theatre

Andronicus Synecdoche presented by Song of the Goat Theatre

Inspired by Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, featuring original text and music which depict the extreme cruelty resulting from retaliation. 

James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me

James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me

Nearly-national treasure James Barr (as heard every morning on ‘The Hits Radio Breakfast Show’ alongside Fleur East) plays Camden with a show that’s so far a masterpiece, but he’s … 

Report to an Academy

Report to an Academy

Report To An Academy is not Franz Kafka’s best work, but Robert McNamara brings the elusive central character with precision and animal rage that is very watchable. 

Meat Boy

Meat Boy

Welcome to the world of Meat Boy, a tale of mayhem, mystery and meat. 

Islam Festival Edinburgh

Islam Festival Edinburgh

Have you ever wanted to visit a mosque? Do you have any burning questions about Islam? Would you like to discover more about a faith which is often misunderstood? Every year at Fri… 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

This nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of music legends Carole King and James Taylor is a masterpiece. 

David Ian: (Just a) Perfect Gay

David Ian: (Just a) Perfect Gay

In his debut hour, David Ian attempts a huge feat: to answer the question that many gay men think about their entire lives. 

Boy Out The City

Boy Out The City

Surviving the streets of Coventry in his NAF NAF jacket, discovering the gay scene in 90s Soho, exploring the lonely aisles of Hobbycraft, Declan Bennett’s electric, funny and raw … 

Wildcat's Last Waltz

Wildcat's Last Waltz

If you had told me that halfway through Wildcat’s Last Waltz, I’d be witnessing a Northern grandmother and three audience members performing wild dance moves combined with yoga… 

V&C Festival Sparkling Wine Tasting

V&C Festival Sparkling Wine Tasting

Celebrate the arrival of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in style at Valvona & Crolla (established 1934), with this relaxed tasting of delicious Italian sparkling wines, tutored by F… 

Sam Coade and James Trickey: Floorfillers

Sam Coade and James Trickey: Floorfillers

Join rising stand-up chart-toppers James (Chortle Student runner-up, BBC New Comedy Award shortlist, Amused Moose New Comedian runner-up) and Sam (Komedia New Act nominee, West End… 

James Nokise – Right About Now

James Nokise – Right About Now

An electric, joyful hour packed with fun and skewering takes on society, Right About Now is the brand-new show from the award-winning James Nokise. 

James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man

James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man

Returning for another year, God Damn Fancy Man is the critically acclaimed show from internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise. 

American Boy

American Boy

American Boy is a stand-up comedy show about immigrant guilt, gentrified Middle Eastern food, and Barbie. 

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings. 

Not My Audience! The Interactive Panel Show You Control with an App!

Not My Audience! The Interactive Panel Show You Control with an App!

The Fringe’s cult-hit stand-up comedy panel show that you influence in real time is back. 

An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People

An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People

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. 

Amelia Bayler: I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star

Amelia Bayler: I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star

The Blundabus is absolutely packed for Amelia Bayler’s I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star. 

James Cook: Anonymously Viral

James Cook: Anonymously Viral

A huge amount of fun and laughs are to be had with James Cook’s new stand-up show, Anonymously Viral. 

James Rowland: Piece of Work

James Rowland: Piece of Work

James has been touring his storytelling theatre shows for half his adult life. 

Mad Ron: Crime School

Mad Ron: Crime School

Leicester Comedy Festival nomination for Best Show 2023. 

Festival Music Nights

Festival Music Nights

Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electropop with our cherry-picked musical assortment. 

Dom Chambers: A Boy and His Deck

Dom Chambers: A Boy and His Deck

Dom Chambers’ unconventional magic has made him an online sensation, garnered fans around the world and landed him on a Broadway stage. 

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets. 

André de Freitas: What If

André de Freitas: What If

It’s a little dark and drab as the audience politely waits in Bunker Two at the Pleasance. 

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here

A fly-on-the-padded-wall account of the mental health world that also busts some myths (there are no padded walls). 

Olaf Falafel's Super Stupid Show (20% More Stupider)

Olaf Falafel's Super Stupid Show (20% More Stupider)

Join comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel for an hour of kid’s comedy which is now 20% more stupider than ever before. 

Jay Lafferty: Bahookie

Jay Lafferty: Bahookie

A microphone stand and a metal pole await a grinning Jay Lafferty as she takes to the stage. 

Super

Super

On Hollywood Boulevard, a group of actors are posing as famous characters for photos with tourists. 

Robin Tran: Don't Look at Me

Robin Tran: Don't Look at Me

As Robin Tran walks on stage, she greets us with a warm smile and soft voice. 

Adults Only Magic Show

Adults Only Magic Show

The vibe is wild as I sit down for Adults Only Magic Show. 

The Marvellous Snake Boy

The Marvellous Snake Boy

Snake Boy was raised for 18 years by a family of red-bellies in the Australian Outback. 

The Marvellous Snake Boy

The Marvellous Snake Boy

Snake Boy was raised for 18 years by a family of red-bellies in the Australian Outback. 

Durham Shakespeare Festival - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Durham Shakespeare Festival - A Midsummer Night's Dream

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company. 

Durham Shakespeare Festival - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Durham Shakespeare Festival - A Midsummer Night's Dream

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company. 

Durham Shakespeare Festival - MACBETH

Durham Shakespeare Festival - MACBETH

MACBETH by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s thrilling drama of the power of evil presented by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company. 

Durham Shakespeare Festival - MACBETH

Durham Shakespeare Festival - MACBETH

MACBETH by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s thrilling drama of the power of evil presented by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company. 

Masquerade… A Musical Theatre Concert Celebration

Masquerade… A Musical Theatre Concert Celebration

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… 

A Theatre Show

A Theatre Show

After their great success last year with ‘Failure Studies’, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre return with A Theatre Show. 

Olga Koch: Prawn Cocktail (WIP)  - Penge Comedy Festival

Olga Koch: Prawn Cocktail (WIP) - Penge Comedy Festival

Star of Mock the Week, QI and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Olga Koch, got a master’s degree and she won’t shut up about it. 

Gay Witch Sex Cult  - Penge Comedy Festival

Gay Witch Sex Cult - Penge Comedy Festival

A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender reveal parties, demons from hell, and above all, a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches)As Kaelan Trough and his husband celeb… 

Andy Barr's Ill Defined Extravaganza - Penge Comedy Festival

Andy Barr's Ill Defined Extravaganza - Penge Comedy Festival

You sense the presence of an Extravaganza. 

Footface: How To Radiate Sexual Allure - Penge Comedy Festival

Footface: How To Radiate Sexual Allure - Penge Comedy Festival

How to achieve a powerful and radiant sexual allure. 

Polite Notice: Comedian Sean Morley Has Been Banned From Penge Comedy Festival

Polite Notice: Comedian Sean Morley Has Been Banned From Penge Comedy Festival

If any staff or patrons see Comedian Sean Morley on the premises of festival grounds please go to red alert. 

Ali Brice: I'm More Interested In What You Have To Say - Penge Comedy Festival

Ali Brice: I'm More Interested In What You Have To Say - Penge Comedy Festival

What is confidence? Can it be obtained if you don't have any? Is 36 too late to start being assertive? I've almost made my mind up, but I'm more interested in what you … 

Shyma: Threats & Violence (WIP) - Penge Comedy Festival

Shyma: Threats & Violence (WIP) - Penge Comedy Festival

An absurdist menagerie of clown, characters and non- sequiturs. 

Michael Brunström: A Sequence of Baffling Enclaves - Penge Comedy Festival

Michael Brunström: A Sequence of Baffling Enclaves - Penge Comedy Festival

Michael Brunström is a surrealist comedian based in London, a member of Weirdos Comedy Collective and winner of the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality. 

Lulu Popplewell: Actually Actually - Penge Comedy Festival

Lulu Popplewell: Actually Actually - Penge Comedy Festival

Lulu Popplewell is a recovering addict, failed 'Love Actually' child actor, and hilarious comedian. 

Adam Larter: *Cricket Noises* - Penge Comedy Festival

Adam Larter: *Cricket Noises* - Penge Comedy Festival

Adam has set off for the wilderness, determined to find meaning in solitude, embracing a new life of nothing but moss-covered rocks and the sound of crickets. 

Hannah Platt: Work in Progress - Penge Comedy Festival

Hannah Platt: Work in Progress - Penge Comedy Festival

Work in progress show from BBC NCA Finalist Hannah Platt. 

Arabs Are Not Funny - Liverpool Arab Arts Festival

Arabs Are Not Funny - Liverpool Arab Arts Festival

Widely regarded as one of the hottest comedy nights among the Arab community and beyond! Arabs Are Not Funny sees comedians with roots in the Arab world attempt to prove… 

Enfin en scène 2 ! festival

Enfin en scène 2 ! festival

After last year’s ENFIN EN SCENE festival succesful edition, which stands as the BIG return to the stage of our Workshop amdram participants, Exchange Theatre re-invites you to dis… 

The Therapist at Barons Court Theatre

The Therapist at Barons Court Theatre

“How do you look the enemy in the eye?” “She endures. 

Live at Wembley Park Theatre with Phil Wang

Live at Wembley Park Theatre with Phil Wang

London’s hottest new comedy night returns, headlined by Live at the Apollo regular and star of his own Netflix special, Phil Wang. 

Best of Brighton Fringe: Theatre

Best of Brighton Fringe: Theatre

About the show Each year Creative Youth’s wonderful team of young people head to Brighton Fringe to judge the best theatre and stand-up comedy shows by performers… 

Drag Queen Wine Tasting @ Leith Festival

Drag Queen Wine Tasting @ Leith Festival

A Scottish Drag Queen and an Irish Sommelier walk into a bar in Leith. 

Súper Chefs

Súper Chefs

6-year-old Manny is preparing a special dinner. 

James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’ interpreted in song

James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’ interpreted in song

Irish folk music act Hibsen pay homage to James Joyce with performances of their debut album ‘The Stern Task of Living’ under the aegis of the Bloomsday fest… 

Buzzbox Collective Touring Theatre Showcase (University of Worcester)

Buzzbox Collective Touring Theatre Showcase (University of Worcester)

Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills. 

James Dowdeswell: Beers Of A Clown

James Dowdeswell: Beers Of A Clown

James Dowdeswell, as seen on “Russell Howard’s Good News” and “Ricky Gervais’ Extras” shares his passion for the funny side of Beer. 

Buzzbox Collective Touring Theatre Showcase (University of Worcester)

Buzzbox Collective Touring Theatre Showcase (University of Worcester)

Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills. 

ALGERIAN PERSPECTIVES: Film Screening ‘The Pan-African Festival of Algiers’

ALGERIAN PERSPECTIVES: Film Screening ‘The Pan-African Festival of Algiers’

Reflecting the politics of the African continent in the 60s/70s, in this seminal documentary William Klein captures the radical atmosphere of the first Pan-African Cultural Festiva… 

ALGERIAN PERSPECTIVES: Film Screening ‘The Pan-African Festival of Algiers’

ALGERIAN PERSPECTIVES: Film Screening ‘The Pan-African Festival of Algiers’

Reflecting the politics of the African continent in the 60s/70s, in this seminal documentary William Klein captures the radical atmosphere of the first Pan-African Cultural Festiva… 

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company

A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath asks Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and te… 

Kid's Interactive Ukulele Show: Ukeboxbaby

Kid's Interactive Ukulele Show: Ukeboxbaby

Ukulele interactive show with ukulele lessons, educational games, dances, bubbles, glitter cannons, parachutes, ribbon sticks and more. 

PACE Masterclass: 'Viewpoints' Physical Theatre (3 Days)

PACE Masterclass: 'Viewpoints' Physical Theatre (3 Days)

VIEWPOINTS is an intensive 3-day physical theatre training process led by international theatre maker Erwin Maas. 

Kid's Interactive Ukulele Show: Ukeboxbaby

Kid's Interactive Ukulele Show: Ukeboxbaby

Ukulele interactive show with ukulele lessons, educational games, dances, bubbles, glitter cannons, parachutes, ribbon sticks and more. 

PACE Masterclass: 'Viewpoints' Physical Theatre (3 Days)

PACE Masterclass: 'Viewpoints' Physical Theatre (3 Days)

VIEWPOINTS is an intensive 3-day physical theatre training process led by international theatre maker Erwin Maas. 

James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me

James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me

James Barr (as heard every morning on ‘The Hits Radio Breakfast Show’ alongside Fleur East) returns to Brighton Fringe with a show that’s so far a masterpiece but he’s not ready fo… 

David McIver: Small Boy Trapped in a Wellness Retreat (Work-in-Progress)

David McIver: Small Boy Trapped in a Wellness Retreat (Work-in-Progress)

David McIver (Chortle Student Comedy Award Entrant 2013) celebrates a decade of crushing gigs and raising the roof off of commercial venue spaces with a new hour of mildly mannered… 

James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me

James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me

James Barr (as heard every morning on ‘The Hits Radio Breakfast Show’ alongside Fleur East) returns to Brighton Fringe with a show that’s so far a masterpiece but he’s not ready fo… 

David McIver: Small Boy Trapped in a Wellness Retreat (Work-in-Progress)

David McIver: Small Boy Trapped in a Wellness Retreat (Work-in-Progress)

David McIver (Chortle Student Comedy Award Entrant 2013) celebrates a decade of crushing gigs and raising the roof off of commercial venue spaces with a new hour of mildly mannered… 

Wuthering Heights - Rose Theatre

Wuthering Heights - Rose Theatre

'We don’t in general take to foreigners here… unless they take to us first' With characteristic humour, passion and pathos, Inspector Sands offer a fresh take … 

It's a Boy?

It's a Boy?

Ben Hodge winner of INTO film best documentary 2020 debuts his first live one-man stage show exploring themes of gender expression and trans masculinity in relation to growing up i… 

The Marvellous Snake Boy

The Marvellous Snake Boy

Snake Boy was raised for 18 years by a family of red-bellies in the Australian Outback. 

It's a Boy?

It's a Boy?

Ben Hodge winner of INTO film best documentary 2020 debuts his first live one-man stage show exploring themes of gender expression and trans masculinity in relation to growing up i… 

The Marvellous Snake Boy

The Marvellous Snake Boy

Snake Boy was raised for 18 years by a family of red-bellies in the Australian Outback. 

Fringe Academy: How to Attract an Audience with FringeReview

Fringe Academy: How to Attract an Audience with FringeReview

Join Paul Levy from FringeReview as he talks through the ins and outs of selling your show, writing press releases and how to attract an audience. 

Fringe Academy: How to Attract an Audience with FringeReview

Fringe Academy: How to Attract an Audience with FringeReview

Join Paul Levy from FringeReview as he talks through the ins and outs of selling your show, writing press releases and how to attract an audience. 

Global Local Festival

Global Local Festival

GLOBAL LOCAL FESTIVAL – FREE ENTRYGlobal and UK Artists from all corners of the Global Local Project, and the people behind Shangri La Glastonbury, Caravanserai at Camp Bestival,… 

Global Local Festival

Global Local Festival

GLOBAL LOCAL FESTIVAL – FREE ENTRY Global and UK Artists from all corners of the Global Local Project, and the people behind Shangri La Glastonbury, Caravanserai at Camp Bestiva… 

James Danielewski: Rainbow Trout (Work In Progress)

James Danielewski: Rainbow Trout (Work In Progress)

‘South Coast Comedian of the Year’ Finalist James Danielewski brings his debut work-in-progress show to the Brighton Fringe; relax, enjoy and lower your expectations, as he explain… 

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

Annie Proulx’s short story Brokeback Mountain was first published in 1997, and a hit film was made in 2005. 

James Danielewski: Rainbow Trout (Work In Progress)

James Danielewski: Rainbow Trout (Work In Progress)

‘South Coast Comedian of the Year’ Finalist James Danielewski brings his debut work-in-progress show to the Brighton Fringe; relax, enjoy and lower your expectations, as he explain… 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The friendship between Carole King and James Taylor played a vital part in both of their incredible careers. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The friendship between James Taylor and Carole King played a vital part in both of their incredible careers. 

Lorry Boy

Lorry Boy

Lorry Boy is a live interactive installation performance piece. 

Lorry Boy

Lorry Boy

Lorry Boy is a live interactive installation performance piece. 

Festival of Europe Presents: Vocal Explosion & Friends

Festival of Europe Presents: Vocal Explosion & Friends

Festival of Europe presents: Vocal Explosion & Friends Featuring the Ukrainian Voices Brighton Choir and award winning guitarist Geoff Robb! An afternoon of music and song to lif… 

Festival of Europe Presents: Vocal Explosion & Friends

Festival of Europe Presents: Vocal Explosion & Friends

Festival of Europe presents: Vocal Explosion & Friends Featuring the Ukrainian Voices Brighton Choir and award winning guitarist Geoff Robb! An afternoon of music and song to lif… 

Immersive Theatre Workshop

Immersive Theatre Workshop

If you’re feeling playful and curious about immersive theatre, join the Carnie-fun of Caravanserai. 

Immersive Theatre Workshop

Immersive Theatre Workshop

If you’re feeling playful and curious about immersive theatre, join the Carnie-fun of Caravanserai. 

Brighton's Not So Silent Disco Tour - The Coolest Interactive Dance Party

Brighton's Not So Silent Disco Tour - The Coolest Interactive Dance Party

++Please book 24 hours in advance** For last minute bookings, please check availability and call us on 07783152151 If you want to do something that might be a little bit out of y… 

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has written a book! Is it really a “modern classic” or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your minds … 

Brighton's Not So Silent Disco Tour - The Coolest Interactive Dance Party

Brighton's Not So Silent Disco Tour - The Coolest Interactive Dance Party

++Please book 24 hours in advance** For last minute bookings, please check availability and call us on 07783152151 If you want to do something that might be a little bit out of y… 

Roedean Festival Fringe Concert

Roedean Festival Fringe Concert

This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music. 

Live at Wembley Park Theatre with Sindhu Vee

Live at Wembley Park Theatre with Sindhu Vee

London’s hottest new comedy night kicks off with a mega line-up, headlined by star of Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and Matilda, Sindhu Vee. 

Brighton's Coolest, Interactive Dance Party Tour

Brighton's Coolest, Interactive Dance Party Tour

Are you ready to party? Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone, wear the best fancy dress and have the time of your life? Then join us for our Brighton Dance Extravaganza, w… 

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has written a book! Is it really a “modern classic” or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your minds … 

Richard III - Rose Theatre

Richard III - Rose Theatre

Rose Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres in association with Swinging the Lens A Rose Original Production Following her critically-acclaimed production of Richa… 

Lord of the Flies - Rose Theatre

Lord of the Flies - Rose Theatre

By Nigel Williams Adapted from the novel by William Golding In the midst of a raging war, a group of British school children are left stranded after surviving a devastating plane c… 

Kevin James Thornton

Kevin James Thornton

Kevin James Thornton is a rising TikTok/IG star with over 1 million followers and 500 million video views. 

Kevin James Thornton

Kevin James Thornton

Kevin James Thornton is a rising TikTok/IG star with over 1 million followers and 500 million video views. 

Queer Folks' Tales

Queer Folks' Tales

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… 

The Totally Football Show Live With James Richardson

The Totally Football Show Live With James Richardson

The Totally Football Show returns to the Leicester Square Theatre just in time for the Premier League run-in. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off!: Final 2023

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off!: Final 2023

The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for its seventh year. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off!: Final 2023

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off!: Final 2023

The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for its seventh year. 

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.  

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.  

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.  

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.  

Where have all our women gone? (International Women's Day Festival)

Where have all our women gone? (International Women's Day Festival)

Sort Sol presents their third original theatre production, created by Artistic Director, Elizabeth Huskisson. 

Going Straight to Gay (International Women's Day Festival)

Going Straight to Gay (International Women's Day Festival)

Imagine being in a new relationship. 

By The Light Of The Moon (International Women's Day Festival)

By The Light Of The Moon (International Women's Day Festival)

We find Lila alone in a hospital for the criminally insane in 1928. 

Cheers to you, Jenny! (International Women's Day Festival)

Cheers to you, Jenny! (International Women's Day Festival)

What do Mother Teresa, Napoleon and Hitler have in common? Well, they all have what Hedda Gabler wants most of all. 

Polly Peculiar (International Women's Day Festival)

Polly Peculiar (International Women's Day Festival)

There is something peculiar about Polly Tips. 

VIRGIN-ia (International Women's Day Festival)

VIRGIN-ia (International Women's Day Festival)

VIRGIN-ia is a one-woman play about a sexually motivated virgin. 

Super Chefs at Theatre Peckham

Super Chefs at Theatre Peckham

6-year-old Manny is making his very first guacamole for his dad’s welcome home dinner. 

MAGÜI MIRA MOLLY BLOOM by James Joyce

MAGÜI MIRA MOLLY BLOOM by James Joyce

A leading actress in the Spanish theatre scene, Magüi Mira plays Molly Bloom plainly and transparently. 

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones shares highlights from his forthcoming book. 

James Alexander: Quantum (Work in Progress)

James Alexander: Quantum (Work in Progress)

A character comedy show in this world. 

Live At Leicester Sq Theatre

Live At Leicester Sq Theatre

Ready to get your laugh on?  This March, we're bringing you Live at Leicester Square Theatre: a side-splitting lineup of some of the circuit's top comedi… 

Theatre of Gulags

Theatre of Gulags

Theatre of Gulags is a theatrical installation exploring the dark history of the Soviet Union labour camps, and the full-scale theatres that were built inside them. 

CREATIVES IN CONVERSATION Scene + Heard festival Directors, Caoimhe Connolly + Clíona Dukes

CREATIVES IN CONVERSATION Scene + Heard festival Directors, Caoimhe Connolly + Clíona Dukes

How it began, where it is now and plans for Scene + Heard's Future. 

In Stitches Theatre Company Presents Comedy Improv

In Stitches Theatre Company Presents Comedy Improv

“Light-hearted, never-to-be-seen-again fun. 

Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine

Willy Russell’s iconic one-woman play Shirley Valentine premiered on the stage in 1986. 

Orlando Gibbs: Finch Boy (Work in Progress)

Orlando Gibbs: Finch Boy (Work in Progress)

Musical comedian Orlando Gibbs (MCA Finals 2021, 2022, 2Northdown Semi-Finalist 2021) sings and chats about the little things in life. 

MAD | Oreste

MAD | Oreste

MAD a verbal movement story of healing Oreste The nausea of life  MAD - Dagogo Hart A theatrical performance, a spoken word show, a physical exo… 

Much Ado About Nothing - National Youth Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing - National Youth Theatre

Remixed by Debris Stevenson Directed by Josie Daxter Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy meets reality TV romance in a raucous and… 

Kaleidoscope Festival

Kaleidoscope Festival

The Kaleidoscope Festival returns for its second year at the Golden Goose Theatre, showcasing five nights of new writing from recent graduates of the Mountview MA in Acting course. 

Smalltown Boy: The Remix (Work in Progress)

Smalltown Boy: The Remix (Work in Progress)

Comedian Harry Wright develops their hour Smalltown Boy, which was due to appear at VAULT Festival last year. 

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring returns to Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP!  Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and … 

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring returns to The Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP!  Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer … 

VAULT Festival Birthday Bash

VAULT Festival Birthday Bash

Join us for our big brash birthday bash to kick off VAULT Festival 2023 and celebrate a decade of bold and original live performance! This is our chance to raise a toast (and the r… 

2:22 A Ghost Story - Lyric Theatre

2:22 A Ghost Story - Lyric Theatre

The West End theatre event of the year will return for a fifth season by popular demand. 

Mother Goose - Duke of York's Theatre

Mother Goose - Duke of York's Theatre

Cal McCrystal’s Mother Goose is a self-described silly, fun show with an underlying commentary of failed economic policies that live up to that promise. 

Hey Duggee - The Live Theatre Show

Hey Duggee - The Live Theatre Show

Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show is going to be huge! Betty wants to make costumes, Happy wants to sing, Tag wants to make music, Norrie wants to dance, Roly wants jelly and they … 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2022

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2022

Now in it’s 13th year! Leicester Square Theatre’s showcase for the UK's best up & coming New Comedians The best acts from almost 40 heats com… 

A Musical Theatre Christmas

A Musical Theatre Christmas

“A Musical Theatre Christmas” returns to The Actors’ Church, presented by Mark Robert Petty. 

A Christmas Carol - Rose Theatre

A Christmas Carol - Rose Theatre

From Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, writer of the Olivier Award-winning Emilia, comes a brand-new retelling of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic. 

Connections – The One-Acts Festival

Connections – The One-Acts Festival

A festival celebrating the connections we make throughout our life, an ode to family, friends, and lovers alike. 

Superwog - Mad Dogs Tour

Superwog - Mad Dogs Tour

Fresh off their Netflix worldwide debut and a SOLD-OUT Australian tour, SUPERWOG are heading to the UK for the very first time with their Mad Dogs Tour. 

Gary Barlow A Different Stage - Savoy Theatre

Gary Barlow A Different Stage - Savoy Theatre

Due to the huge demand for the first run of London shows, singer, songwriter, composer and producer, Gary Barlow, has announced the final two West End shows for his critically accl… 

 Bloomsbury Art Festival: Discovery Hub

Bloomsbury Art Festival: Discovery Hub

An interactive exhibition with an exciting mix of science and creativity at Senate House for three days at the heart of the festival. 

Bloomsbury Art Festival: Store Street Global Garden Party

Bloomsbury Art Festival: Store Street Global Garden Party

Join us on Alfred Place Gardens and Store St as we celebrate the opening of the Bloomsbury Festival 2022. 

Bloomsbury Art Festival: Remembering the Streets of the Past

Bloomsbury Art Festival: Remembering the Streets of the Past

Jessica Strang’s images of Kings Cross taken during 1987 are a reminder of how Kings Cross looked before being given a new lease of life with its redevelopment around the turn of… 

Bloomsbury Festival 2022

Bloomsbury Festival 2022

The Bloomsbury Festival has announced the initial lineup of shows, exhibitions, events, concerts, walks and talks in the 2022 programme with the theme ‘Breathe’ encouraging us … 

TALK by Kill The Cat Theatre

TALK by Kill The Cat Theatre

Have you ever sat opposite someone on a bus quietly, both on your phones, and not say a word? Perhaps you glance up for a second and smile at each other. 

Good

Good

Dominic Cooke’s new production of Good was due to arrive in October 2020 but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Only An Octave Apart

Only An Octave Apart

It is not easy for two performers to keep an audience engaged and enthusiastic throughout a 90+ minute show with no interval. 

Mad Women in my Attic!

Mad Women in my Attic!

Typecasting and a theatre career drove our heroine to insanity. 

What Did You Eat This Week? With James Kavangah

What Did You Eat This Week? With James Kavangah

In front of a live audience, James and guests will be exploring the spectrum of food and the stories that blossom from culinary experiences, from filthy-delicious takeaw… 

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School MFA Graduate Acting Showcase 2022

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School MFA Graduate Acting Showcase 2022

The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) is pleased to present its 2022 MFA Graduate Showcase. 

James “Murr” Murray

James “Murr” Murray

James S. 

My Kind of Musical : Too Fat for Theatre

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… 

Connect Music Festival – Sunday

Connect Music Festival – Sunday

Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy. 

Music for the Festival

Music for the Festival

Newtongrange Silver Band is a traditional mining village brass band from the outskirts of Edinburgh, but their repertoire is far from traditional. 

Beyond Borders International Festival 2022

Beyond Borders International Festival 2022

The Beyond Borders International Festival is a weekend of discussion, debate, music, art, food and drink with Scottish and international artists, authors, broadcasters, politicians… 

Connect Music Festival – Saturday

Connect Music Festival – Saturday

Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy. 

Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Brian Cox In Conversation

Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Brian Cox In Conversation

Emmy and two-time Olivier Award-winning actor Brian Cox arrives in Edinburgh to discuss his life and work, from Dundee Rep and Hannibal Lecktor, via cheeseburger tycoon Bob Servant… 

Connect Music Festival – Friday

Connect Music Festival – Friday

Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy. 

Skinner & T'witch: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs

Skinner & T'witch: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs

Drawing on music hall and vaudeville traditions, Skinner & T’witch’s show combines comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs. 

Benny Bonanza: Blue Brisbane Boy

Benny Bonanza: Blue Brisbane Boy

Benny Bonanza: Blue Brisbane Boy is the debut Fringe show for Australia’s best poet you’ve never heard of! From the creator of the Fringe gem Doo Wop Art Flop – Pay what you want… 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Now in its ninth consecutive season, Nightpiece continues to platform exciting filmmakers from across the globe. 

10th Annual Festival of Traditional Buildings

10th Annual Festival of Traditional Buildings

Immerse yourself in the beauty and romance of Scotland’s old buildings as we celebrate the Festival of Traditional Buildings! To mark our landmark 10th year, we’re bringing you a w… 

The Story of Captain James Cook

The Story of Captain James Cook

Tim performs songs he composed for Frederick McKinnon’s musical about Captain James Cook, and tells the story of the 18th-century explorer. 

Phil Kay & Stacey Clare: Book Festival Fringe Launch Show

Phil Kay & Stacey Clare: Book Festival Fringe Launch Show

Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe. 

Shakespeare Festival 2022

Shakespeare Festival 2022

After sell-out seasons for the last two years, The One Fell Swoop Project returns for its third slightly shorter three-week run this summer. 

John and James' Tantric Night Out

John and James' Tantric Night Out

John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP. 

John and James' Tantric Night Out

John and James' Tantric Night Out

John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP. 

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Les Shankland directs the Chapter House Singers in Choral Evensong. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church

In Every Corner Sing: The Choir of Old St Paul’s with Director of Music John Kitchen MBE, Edinburgh City Organist. 

Some Boy You Are

Some Boy You Are

It’s the summer of 2017. 

Some Boy You Are

Some Boy You Are

It’s the summer of 2017. 

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Love of Creation: Poetry’s power for the present. 

Àirigh Orchestra – Piano Concerto Festival

Àirigh Orchestra – Piano Concerto Festival

Àirigh Orchestra celebrates the amazing depth and variety of the classical piano concerto genre: Bach D minor (BWV1052), Koželuch concerto for piano duet and a recently composed … 

NEHH Presents... James Yorkston and the Second Hand Orchestra

NEHH Presents... James Yorkston and the Second Hand Orchestra

James Yorkston is a singer/songwriter and author from the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Henry Purcell’s Sacred and Secular. 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge (Exhibition)

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge (Exhibition)

Exhibition: The Art of Illumination. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time for clarinet, violin, cello and piano was written when Messiaen was a prisoner of war in German captivity and first performed in 19… 

Wonderville

Wonderville

Central London has been deprived of a venue that regularly hosts nights filled with Cabaret and Magic for some time. 

Sacred Arts Festival Drama at Old St Paul’s Church

Sacred Arts Festival Drama at Old St Paul’s Church

Cutting Edge Theatre: Hope Rises. 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at Mansfield Traquair

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at Mansfield Traquair

Painting Heaven on Earth. 

 Bloomsbury Art Festival: Linen and Mindfulness

Bloomsbury Art Festival: Linen and Mindfulness

Made using hand-dyed linen and quilted with hand embroidery, Christina Rose Brown’s textile works feature drawings of the artist in bed with her two young children, in a liminal … 

James Crampton: Natural Disaster

James Crampton: Natural Disaster

The world has faced many disasters. 

Real, Mad World

Real, Mad World

Real, Mad World is a brilliant piece of new writing following the joys and heartbreaks of trans life. 

The Boy With a Thousand Faces

The Boy With a Thousand Faces

In this one-person show, Clive does everything to impress people. 

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society Festival Fringe Performance

Royal Scottish Pipers' Society Festival Fringe Performance

Performances of Highland bagpipes and small pipes by the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society and guests. Featuring light music and piobaireachd. 

Sacred Arts Festival Dance at St Michael and All Saints

Sacred Arts Festival Dance at St Michael and All Saints

Divine Dance presents John the Baptist and the Bees. 

For Example Theatre present: Boat!

For Example Theatre present: Boat!

A tragicomedy combining clowning and physical theatre, Boat! follows two friends at sea as they navigate companionship, solitude and altering states of reality. 

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church

Sacred Arts Festival 2022 Opening Service High Mass for the Feast of the Assumption, celebrated in accordance with the Scottish Liturgy of 1970 in the beautiful setting of the hist… 

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at Church of the Sacred Heart

Sacred Arts Festival Visual Art at Church of the Sacred Heart

Painting the Way of the Cross. 

Edinburgh Deaf Festival Presents Perspectives with Gavin Lilley

Edinburgh Deaf Festival Presents Perspectives with Gavin Lilley

Gavin Lilley is a deaf comedian who’s performed his signed shows to audiences across Europe. 

Edinburgh Deaf Festival Presents Perspectives with Gavin Lilley

Edinburgh Deaf Festival Presents Perspectives with Gavin Lilley

Gavin Lilley is a deaf comedian who’s performed his signed shows to audiences across Europe. 

Little Drummer Boy

Little Drummer Boy

Imagine having a passion, a calling, being so good and in love with something you wanted to do it forever – that was me as a child when it came to drumming but sadly it wasn’t th… 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles – 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s to present day. 

Anthems – 40 Years of Edinburgh Music Theatre

Anthems – 40 Years of Edinburgh Music Theatre

Formed in 1982, Edinburgh Music Theatre will be celebrating its big birthday (40 years young!) by performing a musical revue. 

Our Boy

Our Boy

Our Boy. 

Billy Boy

Billy Boy

A new solo performer show by acclaimed playwright Rosemary Jenkinson, about young bonfire builders in East Belfast. 

Drag Queen Wine Tasting

Drag Queen Wine Tasting

As I take my seat in Mono Restaurant for Drag Queen Wine Tasting, I’m immediately struck by how professional everything looks. 

Sam Nicoresti: Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture

Sam Nicoresti: Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture

Zany music and a psychedelic multimedia screen await the audience as we take our seats for Sam Nicoresti’s show Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture. 

Islam Festival Edinburgh

Islam Festival Edinburgh

Islam Festival Edinburgh. 

Phil Green: 90s Boy – Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Phil Green: 90s Boy – Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who does? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fin… 

Boy Ant

Boy Ant

On the sand of his seaside home town, Myles Wheeler monologues about home, hospitals and let’s say hope for the alliteration. 

Leicester Square Theatre All-Star Show

Leicester Square Theatre All-Star Show

A night of comedy featuring top acts from the Fringe, curated and programmed by London’s premier comedy venue Leicester Square Theatre. 

Ben Hur: The Theatre Show

Ben Hur: The Theatre Show

The story follows a young prince who is accused of attempted murder and sentenced to die as a galley slave, but survives, eventually returning to his homeland, to find that his mot… 

James Dowdeswell - Beers Of A Clown

James Dowdeswell - Beers Of A Clown

James Dowdeswell, as seen on “Russell Howard’s Good News” and “Ricky Gervais’ Extras” shares his passion for the funny side of Beer. 

James Dowdeswell - Beers Of A Clown

James Dowdeswell - Beers Of A Clown

James Dowdeswell, as seen on “Russell Howard’s Good News” and “Ricky Gervais’ Extras” shares his passion for the funny side of Beer. 

Festival Folk at the Oak

Festival Folk at the Oak

Festival Folk at the Oak. 

Eric Davidson's Super Daily Spin We Gaily Ukulele Ceilidh

Eric Davidson's Super Daily Spin We Gaily Ukulele Ceilidh

Get ready for an evening of parody, poetry and fun as Eric returns with satirical classics, old and new. 

Sugar

Sugar

After a year away, Mabel Thomas brings her acclaimed show Sugar back to the Fringe, this time in person. 

Boy Crazy Psycho Slut

Boy Crazy Psycho Slut

Like all women, Jo has been called her fair share of things, many not so flattering. 

Little West End Theatre Cabaret

Little West End Theatre Cabaret

It’s time for us to play. 

Linger, Presented by Everything Must Go Theatre Company

Linger, Presented by Everything Must Go Theatre Company

‘All we have hinges on the worn thread of a memory. 

Soho Boy

Soho Boy

Young, trendy Spencer leaves home and hits Soho like a whirlwind in a journey of love, laughter, heartbreak and happiness. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

A nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of two music legends in this international sell-out show. 

In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv

In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv

Making its professional debut, In Stitches Theatre Company presents COMEDY IMPROV! A group of 11 improvisers born at Rose Bruford College! You can expect games, stories, questionab… 

In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv

In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv

Making its professional debut, In Stitches Theatre Company presents COMEDY IMPROV! A group of 11 improvisers born at Rose Bruford College! You can expect games, stories, questionab… 

Festival Celebration V&C Sparkling Wine Tasting

Festival Celebration V&C Sparkling Wine Tasting

Celebrate the return of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at V&C with this relaxed, tutored tasting of delicious Italian sparkling wines: Prosecco, Metodo Classico, Spumante and more. 

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 & East New Comedian 2019 finalist Phil Green. 

Aliya Kanani: Where You From, From?

Aliya Kanani: Where You From, From?

“Excuse me sir, would you mind if I gave this gentleman the free seat beside you?” says a keen and kind Aliya Kanani before the beginning of her sold-out show. 

Gash Theatre Needs Some Space

Gash Theatre Needs Some Space

Boy, you’re an alien. 

Festival Music Nights

Festival Music Nights

Discover new artists from around the world! Come and enjoy the warmth of the world through a hand-picked selection of of bands, singers and instrumentalists, and soak up their soun… 

Mad Ron: Crime School

Mad Ron: Crime School

Uxbridge’s third-hardest man shares his views on the modern world with a few tips and tricks thrown in. 

Olaf Falafel’s Super Stupid Show

Olaf Falafel’s Super Stupid Show

Join comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel for an hour of really stupid kids’ comedy plus a drawing lesson and possibly something that involves fishing, ducks, bumbags and … 

Chelsea Birkby: No More Mr Nice Chelsea

Chelsea Birkby: No More Mr Nice Chelsea

As we enter the venue, Chelsea Birkby is waiting at the entrance with a tray of glasses of water for us because it can get pretty hot inside the room. 

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who has? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fina… 

Phil Green - 90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Phil Green - 90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who has? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fina… 

Boy: Looking for Friends

Boy: Looking for Friends

Award-winning Polish performer Piotr Sikora has created a beautiful hour of family storytelling which uses clowning, mime, ukulele and audience participation to paint the journey o… 

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Award-winning comedian, NHS psychiatrist and author Benji Waterstones shares highlights from his forthcoming book. 

Tom Ward: Anthem

Tom Ward: Anthem

It’s a loud and rowdy Saturday night at Monkey Barrel. 

Rich Hardisty: Silly Boy

Rich Hardisty: Silly Boy

In his intimate and highly anticipated debut hour, Rich Hardisty (Channel 4, Netflix, BBC) takes us on a journey through the highs and lows of his unusual life. 

Morgan Rees: Bi and Large

Morgan Rees: Bi and Large

As the audience arrives for Morgan Rees’ show at the Pleasance, there’s a pair of shoes sticking out behind the curtain. 

Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure!

Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure!

Join the Superhero Academy to be part of the greatest quest of all: to save the world. 

Sarah Keyworth: Lost Boy

Sarah Keyworth: Lost Boy

Sarah Keyworth’s Lost Boy is very difficult to fully describe. 

Boy

Boy

After the highly successful Us/Them, Carly Wijs returns to Summerhall with Boy. 

Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy

Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy

Dealing with grief is something that is very difficult because it’s so personal and particular to the individual. 

Tiff Stevenson: Sexy Brain

Tiff Stevenson: Sexy Brain

Sexy Brain is Tiff Stevenson’s tenth Edinburgh show – a mighty feat for any comedian. 

James Barr: Straight Jokes

James Barr: Straight Jokes

People keep telling James he’s “too gay”. 

The Big Free Festival Launch Show

The Big Free Festival Launch Show

Come and celebrate the start of this year’s Free Festival! See samples of all the top shows from this years Free Fest, the night before it begins – and party with the performers,… 

Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore

Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore

There’s not really any way to describe how much I enjoyed Glenn Moore’s show other than to say that by the halfway point, I had put my notepad away and was just enjoying the ri… 

Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer

Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer

When Finlay Christie won the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? competition in 2019, it seemed like his next year would be filled with preparation for his first Edinburgh sho… 

Lizard Boy

Lizard Boy

During a bizarre childhood accident, Trevor was drenched head to toe in dragon’s blood. 

Never Let Go: An Unauthorized Retelling of James Cameron’s Titanic

Never Let Go: An Unauthorized Retelling of James Cameron’s Titanic

Never Let Go is a thrilling, hilarious one-man show the New York Times calls ‘a feat of ingenuity’. 

In the Weeds by Joseph Wilde, Produced by An Tobar and Mull Theatre

In the Weeds by Joseph Wilde, Produced by An Tobar and Mull Theatre

Kazumi is hunting a sea monster. 

James Roque: Badong

James Roque: Badong

A favourite on the New Zealand comedy scene for the last 10 years, Kiwi-Filipino James Roque makes his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Alison Spittle: Wet

Alison Spittle: Wet

The Pleasance Attic on a sunny afternoon is hot, especially sitting in a sold-out crowd. 

Adults Only Magic Show

Adults Only Magic Show

The vibe is wild as I sit down for Adults Only Magic Show. 

Chris Cantrill: The Bad Boy

Chris Cantrill: The Bad Boy

Chris Cantrill (half of 2019 Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show nominees, The Delightful Sausage) is The Defendant. 

Sun Boy (work in progress)

Sun Boy (work in progress)

At 18, single AND pregnant, Bryan’s Mam read a book on how to raise a confident child. 

Sun Boy (work in progress)

Sun Boy (work in progress)

At 18, single AND pregnant, Bryan’s Mam read a book on how to raise a confident child. 

Scenic Outdoor Theatre - 'Nana Rabbits Cake-Off'

Scenic Outdoor Theatre - 'Nana Rabbits Cake-Off'

Nana Rabbit’s Cake-off! Join Nana Rabbit and her friends as they re-enact her most famous adventure yet; The Quest for the Whisk of Destiny! Nana, who was once named ‘The Greatest… 

Briefs: Bite Club

Briefs: Bite Club

In 2017 I last saw Briefs in a Spiegeltent on the Southbank. 

Out of the Wings Festival 2022

Out of the Wings Festival 2022

Out of the Wings returns to the Omnibus for its annual festival of theatre from the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds. 

HEATWAVE HOUSE PARTY: Penge Festival Closing Event

HEATWAVE HOUSE PARTY: Penge Festival Closing Event

Celebrate the closing of the 2022 Penge Festival with the Heatwave House Party at The Bridge House!An all day party downstairs in the pub with special live music sets in our theatr… 

Harun Musho'd: Why I Don’t Talk To People About Terrorism (Ludlow Fringe Festival)

Harun Musho'd: Why I Don’t Talk To People About Terrorism (Ludlow Fringe Festival)

Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t drive. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show. 

Mad House

Mad House

A family reunion. 

A Letter to Harvey Milk - The Musical

A Letter to Harvey Milk - The Musical

There has been much said in books and films about the life and times of Harvey Milk. 

BE Festival

BE Festival

BE FESTIVAL exists to challenge and turn the notion of theatre upside down, crossing borders, creative disciplines and blurring boundaries between audiences and artists. 

ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production

ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production

Astra’s people snatched their green homeland from the chaos of global eco-collapse. 

ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production

ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production

Astra’s people snatched their green homeland from the chaos of global eco-collapse. 

Festival of Europe presents...

Festival of Europe presents...

A MINI FESTIVAL IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY AND PEACE chaired by Caroline Lucas. 

Festival of Europe presents...

Festival of Europe presents...

A MINI FESTIVAL IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY AND PEACE chaired by Caroline Lucas at 3pm at Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF Featuring live music, debate, and poetry on the… 

Shaken Not Stirred: Improvised James Bond

Shaken Not Stirred: Improvised James Bond

Daniel Craig has abandoned the James Bond franchise. 

Shaken Not Stirred: Improvised James Bond

Shaken Not Stirred: Improvised James Bond

Daniel Craig has abandoned the James Bond franchise. 

Physical Theatre Workshop

Physical Theatre Workshop

Everything begins with movement. 

Physical Theatre Workshop

Physical Theatre Workshop

Everything begins with movement. 

The Lion

The Lion

I had been looking forward to seeing The Lion for a long time. 

Soho Boy

Soho Boy

Soho Boy, at the Drayton Arms Theatre, is a new musical, written and composed by Paul Emelion Daly. 

Miracle Theatre's Fleapit - Everyman

Miracle Theatre's Fleapit - Everyman

Miracle Theatre brings Carol Ann Duffy’s radical adaption of Everyman right up to date, creating a multi-sensory experience with sizzling sound score (Dom Coyote – Kneehigh), m… 

Miracle Theatre's Fleapit - Everyman

Miracle Theatre's Fleapit - Everyman

When your time’s up, how will you account for your life on Earth? Everyman is riding high, works hard and plays harder. 

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch

Led by Vanessa (MA, CE, PDD Ceramics), we will be making pots on the wheel for you to take away. 

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch

Led by Vanessa Cox Pendray (MA, CE, PDD Ceramics), we will be making pots on the wheel for you to take away. 

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from South East New Comedian 2019 and Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green. 

Phil Green - 90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Phil Green - 90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who has? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fina… 

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who has? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fina… 

Fringe Academy 1-2-1: Good art thrives on good management, advice for you from the Independent Theatre Council

Fringe Academy 1-2-1: Good art thrives on good management, advice for you from the Independent Theatre Council

What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg… 

Fringe Academy 1-2-1: Good art thrives on good management, advice for you from the Independent Theatre Council

Fringe Academy 1-2-1: Good art thrives on good management, advice for you from the Independent Theatre Council

What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg… 

Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe: What to Expect

Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe: What to Expect

Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, either in person or online? Come along and virtually meet the team from the Fringe Society and find out wh… 

Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe: What to Expect

Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe: What to Expect

Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year or in the future? Maybe it’s on your bucket list, or a new year’s resolution; perhaps you’ve been bef… 

Harry Wright: Smalltown Boy

Harry Wright: Smalltown Boy

Gay boy with autism explores a lifetime of trying to fit in with other men, with mixed results. 

Harry Wright: Smalltown Boy

Harry Wright: Smalltown Boy

Gay boy with autism explores a lifetime of trying to fit in with other men, with mixed results. 

James Barr: Straight Jokes

James Barr: Straight Jokes

Join nearly national treasure, comedian and all-round hun James Barr as he returns to Brighton Fringe in 2022. 

James Barr: Straight Jokes

James Barr: Straight Jokes

Join nearly national treasure, comedian and all-round hun James Barr as he returns to Brighton Fringe in 2022. 

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

Red Dragonfly’s New Writing Festival and nationwide Competition is back! In the fourth season Taking Flight will help new and emerging BESEA playwrights develop their exciting id… 

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

‘Taking Flight’ is Red Dragonfly Productions successful New Writing Programme, where we showcase new work by up and coming writers. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The friendship between James Taylor and Carole King played a vital part in both of their incredible careers. 

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has written a book! Is it really a “modern classic” or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your minds … 

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has written a book! Is it really a “modern classic” or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your minds … 

Sharon Em & James Johnson: Cynically Dead

Sharon Em & James Johnson: Cynically Dead

A show to make you think: “maybe I’m not doing so badly after all. 

Cynically Dead: Sharon Em & James Johnson

Cynically Dead: Sharon Em & James Johnson

A show to make you think: “maybe I’m not doing so badly after all. 

Below the Belt with Benny Shakes

Below the Belt with Benny Shakes

“The disability ‘Taskmaster’!” A hilarious rip-roaring game show with humour for all ages, where kids join in the games and learn about disability! A panel of comedians attempt… 

Below the Belt with Benny Shakes

Below the Belt with Benny Shakes

“The disability ‘Taskmaster’!” A hilarious rip-roaring game show with humour for all ages, where kids join in the games and learn about disability! A panel of comedians attempt… 

Roedean Festival Fringe Concert

Roedean Festival Fringe Concert

This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music. 

Roedean Festival Fringe Concert

Roedean Festival Fringe Concert

This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music. 

Stephen and Hamlet: Blind and Mad

Stephen and Hamlet: Blind and Mad

Let’s face it, we’re all nuts. 

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Showcase

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Showcase

Mad Ron – Uxbridge’s third hardest man introduces a handpicked selection of character comedians - each show will feature short sets by some of the best up and coming character … 

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Showcase

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Showcase

Mad Ron – Uxbridge’s third hardest man introduces a handpicked selection of character comedians - each show will feature short sets by some of the best up and coming character … 

James Arna Clive the 3rd

James Arna Clive the 3rd

Wanna find out how it ends? 3 stand-up comedians, 3 turbulent years and 3 hilarious stories, 3 lives rebuild? James OD(Angel Comedy London), Arna Spek (99 Comedy Club bursary)and C… 

James Arna Clive the 3rd

James Arna Clive the 3rd

Wanna find out how it ends? 3 stand-up comedians, 3 turbulent years and 3 hilarious stories, 3 lives rebuild? James OD(Angel Comedy London), Arna Spek (99 Comedy Club bursary)and C… 

Fringe Academy: Box Office 1-2-1s

Fringe Academy: Box Office 1-2-1s

Book yourself a session with a member of the Brighton Fringe Box Office team who can talk you through all aspects of the reporting system, including checking your ticket sales, set… 

Fringe Academy: Box Office 1-2-1s

Fringe Academy: Box Office 1-2-1s

Book yourself a session with a member of the Brighton Fringe Box Office team who can talk you through all aspects of the reporting system, including checking your ticket sales, set… 

Fringe Academy: Rural Touring in the UK

Fringe Academy: Rural Touring in the UK

Gain insights on the benefits and opportunities of professional rural touring. 

Fringe Academy: Rural Touring in the UK

Fringe Academy: Rural Touring in the UK

Gain insights on the benefits and opportunities of professional rural touring. 

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase  

Fringe Academy: Being a Young Reviewer with Voicemag.uk

Fringe Academy: Being a Young Reviewer with Voicemag.uk

POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL. 

Fringe Academy: Being a Young Reviewer with Voicemag.uk

Fringe Academy: Being a Young Reviewer with Voicemag.uk

POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL. 

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase  

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.  

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.  

Elegies: Two Monologues from Ricochet Theatre

Elegies: Two Monologues from Ricochet Theatre

This is a double bill of monologues navigating grief: Intricate Rituals by Seth Douglas and The Same Rain That Falls on Me by Logan Jones. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for it’s sixth year. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for it’s sixth year. 

Fringe Academy: Marketing Team 1-2-1s

Fringe Academy: Marketing Team 1-2-1s

We’re running another batch of 1-2-1’s! Book a 1-2-1 session to go through your marketing plan with a member of the Brighton Fringe marketing team. 

Fringe Academy: How to Market your Brighton Fringe Event

Fringe Academy: How to Market your Brighton Fringe Event

Find out more about marketing your Brighton Fringe event from the Brighton Fringe marketing team. 

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring returns to The Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and… 

James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Sir Keir Starmer

James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Sir Keir Starmer

Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage to raise money for LBC’s charity Global’s Make S… 

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage to raise money for LBC’s charity Global’s Make Some Noise. 

James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Sir Keir Starmer

James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Sir Keir Starmer

Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage to raise money for LBC’s charity Global’s Make S… 

Fun Things for Mad Times

Fun Things for Mad Times

An absurdity of love and laughterEmbracing the natural comedic elements of our friendship, we have curated an evening of music and magic. 

twenty-eight presented by Deus Ex Machina Productions and Theatre 503

twenty-eight presented by Deus Ex Machina Productions and Theatre 503

The year is 2021, and the world still doesn’t know what to do with those of us who have decided not to reproduce. 

Fringe Academy: Funding Your Event

Fringe Academy: Funding Your Event

Robert Batson (Brighton Fringe Development) will host this session about fundraising options and opportunities. 

Fringe Academy: How to Crowdfund

Fringe Academy: How to Crowdfund

The arts and creative industries have been hit hard by the consequences of the pandemic, but Crowdfunder is here to help. 

Fringe Academy: Looking Forward to Fringe

Fringe Academy: Looking Forward to Fringe

Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be. 

Fringe Academy: Starting a Performing Arts Company

Fringe Academy: Starting a Performing Arts Company

Thinking of setting up your own performing arts company? Join Jackie Elliman, Legal and Industrial Relations Manager at ITC, for a workshop about the legal and administrative basic… 

Fringe Academy: Arts Council Project Grants Surgery

Fringe Academy: Arts Council Project Grants Surgery

Theatre Relationship Managers, Anna Jefferson and Claire Soper, from Arts Council England will be holding an online advice session on Zoom to talk you through the National Lottery … 

Wilf

Wilf

Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre continues its tradition of being non-traditional this Christmas season. 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Semi Finals

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Semi Finals

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

An Post Irish Book Awards Shortlist at Dublin Book Festival | In-person Tickets

An Post Irish Book Awards Shortlist at Dublin Book Festival | In-person Tickets

Meet some of the shortlisted authors from the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021 at this year’s Dublin Book Festival. 

Boy Out The City

Boy Out The City

Boy out the City at Battersea’s Turbine Theatre is a solo piece performed by Declan Bennett. 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Quarter Finals

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Quarter Finals

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

Le Cercle Francophone,  degustation de vin et quelques snacks a St James's

Le Cercle Francophone, degustation de vin et quelques snacks a St James's

Pour le mois d’ octobre je vous propose Frank’s, en dessous de la Maison Franois. 

Lachlan Werner's Voices Of Evil - London Horror Festival

Lachlan Werner's Voices Of Evil - London Horror Festival

Ventriloquism as you’ve never seen it! The Exorcist… with puppets!Lachlan Werner (ventriloquist, clown) presents an hour of frights, where demonic voices come from every corner… 

Shakespeare's Mad Women

Shakespeare's Mad Women

Juliet is about to kill herself. 

Bloomsbury Festival 2021

Bloomsbury Festival 2021

Bloomsbury Festival is an annual celebration of the area’s pioneering creativity, presenting an inspiring programme of arts, science, literature, performance, discussion and refl… 

Krapp’s Last Tape with Go On

Krapp’s Last Tape with Go On

As director Dominic Hill welcomes us to the Tron theatre for this triumphant double bill, the audience cheers midway through his announcement at his mention of the return of live t… 

Lectura en directo del Cadáver Exquisito escrito por les participantes del festival

Lectura en directo del Cadáver Exquisito escrito por les participantes del festival

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… 

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green. 

Phil Green - 90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Phil Green - 90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green. 

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green. 

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green. 

Phil Green - 90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Phil Green - 90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green. 

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Graduating MFA Acting Showcase

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Graduating MFA Acting Showcase

Please join us for the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Graduating MFA Actors London Showcase where there will be a selection of monologues and duologues delivered by our … 

Alt Pride Festival

Alt Pride Festival

Surreys genderless drag artist SemiColon is coming to South London with a BANG with their Alt Pride Festival! Featuring a queer arts fair, live entertainment and food in the commun… 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Heats

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Heats

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

A Festival of Korean Dance

A Festival of Korean Dance

As the country unlocks and live performance returns to London, Korean dancers will once again make the journey to the UK and take to the stage at The Place.  

JOY Festival

JOY Festival

JOY Festival is a celebration of local disabled artists, produced by Turtle Key Arts in partnership with HF ArtsFest and the Lyric. 

Star Man by James Cole @ The Two Brewers

Star Man by James Cole @ The Two Brewers

By James ColeBen battles to overcome his addiction while a ghost of his past seeks to destroy his future. 

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring returns to The Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and… 

Bar150 with DJ Steve James

Bar150 with DJ Steve James

BANK HOLIDAYS are Back! DJ Steve James from 9pmSelected Drinks 1. 

Members of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus

Members of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus

The Edinburgh Festival Chorus return in smaller form, with a concert as wide-ranging as in previous years. 

Bicycle Boy

Bicycle Boy

An outdoor, bicycle-powered, eco-musical for children and their families. 

Cecily's Belly Laugh Picnic – Musical Balloon Band – Free Festival

Cecily's Belly Laugh Picnic – Musical Balloon Band – Free Festival

Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band. 

#Dave Alnwick: Super Chill Magic

#Dave Alnwick: Super Chill Magic

The perfect afternoon show. 

Eddy Brimson NAUGHTY BOY

Eddy Brimson NAUGHTY BOY

Naughty Boy is a thrillingly provocative exploration of mental health, politics and morality. 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Now in its 8th consecutive season, Nightpiece continues to platform exciting filmmakers from across the globe. 

My Boy Danny

My Boy Danny

**** (4-Stars) “Satisfying, enjoyable, emotive and intriguing” (Broadwaybaby. 

Paul Dennis: Imashination (Free Festival)

Paul Dennis: Imashination (Free Festival)

Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and stand-up, Paul Dennis brings his music and comedy together for the first time. 

Eddy Brimson NAUGHTY BOY

Eddy Brimson NAUGHTY BOY

Naughty Boy is a thrillingly provocative exploration of mental health, politics and morality. 

My Boy Danny

My Boy Danny

**** (4-Stars) “Satisfying, enjoyable, emotive and intriguing” (Broadwaybaby. 

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Choral Evensong

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Choral Evensong

The 2021 Festival of the Sacred Arts concludes with a service of Choral Evensong. 

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Scottish Religious Art in Paint and Glass: Robert Scott Lauder’s Christ Teacheth Humility

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Scottish Religious Art in Paint and Glass: Robert Scott Lauder’s Christ Teacheth Humility

Lunchtime lecture: Scottish Religious Art in Paint and Glass: Robert Scott Lauder’s Christ Teacheth Humility. 

NEHH Presents... James Yorkston

NEHH Presents... James Yorkston

James Yorkston is a singer-songwriter and author from the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. 

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Theology in Stone – Faith and Art in Edinburgh’s Church Architecture

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Theology in Stone – Faith and Art in Edinburgh’s Church Architecture

Lunchtime lecture: Theology in Stone – Faith and Art in Edinburgh’s Church Architecture. 

You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has landed a book deal! Is he sitting on a 'modern classic' or are his publishers as deluded as h… 

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterhouse has got a book deal! Is he sitting on a ‘modern classic’ or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your mi… 

Rich Hardisty SILLY BOY (work in progress)

Rich Hardisty SILLY BOY (work in progress)

In his intimate debut hour “SILLY BOY” Rich Hardisty takes us on a journey through the highs and the lows of his unusual life. 

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterhouse has got a book deal! Is he sitting on a ‘modern classic’ or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your mi… 

Rich Hardisty SILLY BOY (work in progress)

Rich Hardisty SILLY BOY (work in progress)

In his intimate debut hour “SILLY BOY” Rich Hardisty takes us on a journey through the highs and the lows of his unusual life. 

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Faith in Fabrics Church Vestments and Ecclesiastical Embroidery

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Faith in Fabrics Church Vestments and Ecclesiastical Embroidery

One-day exhibition: Faith in Fabrics Church Vestments and Ecclesiastical. 

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: The Art of Embroidery

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: The Art of Embroidery

Lunchtime talk: Ms Zoe van Zwanenberg, embroiderer, discusses the art of embroidery. Tickets can be purchased at the door or from the Fringe Box Office.  

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A work-in-progress stand-up comedy show from South East New Comedian 2019 and Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green. 

Amy Matthews and Krystal Evans (WIP)

Amy Matthews and Krystal Evans (WIP)

There was a comment made in an article in the Edinburgh Evening News just before the Fringe began about how, after the amount of time comedians have had to prepare for the 2021 Fri… 

Dirty Protest Theatre / Kill Me Now by Rhiannon Boyle

Dirty Protest Theatre / Kill Me Now by Rhiannon Boyle

Welcome to undertaker Anna Morgan-Jones’ live Zoom webinar. 

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: The Art of Hymns

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: The Art of Hymns

Lunchtime lecture: The Art of Hymns. 

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time

Lunchtime recital: Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. 

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Festival Opening Service

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Festival Opening Service

Mass setting: Lassus’ Missa Bell ‘Amfitrit’ altera. 

Tadiwa Mahlunge: Golden Boy (WIP)

Tadiwa Mahlunge: Golden Boy (WIP)

Tad is one of comedy’s most exciting new acts; already scoring a multitude of award including winning the London and Manchester King Gong, The Frog and Bucket’s Beat The Frog, The … 

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Haydn’s Seven Last Words from the Cross

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Haydn’s Seven Last Words from the Cross

Evening concert: one of Scotland’s most renowned string ensembles, The Edinburgh Quartet, plays Haydn’s Seven Last Words from the Cross, with the movements interspersed by poet… 

Tadiwa Mahlunge: Golden Boy (WIP)

Tadiwa Mahlunge: Golden Boy (WIP)

Tad is one of comedy’s most exciting new acts; already scoring a multitude of award including winning the London and Manchester King Gong, The Frog and Bucket’s Beat The Frog, The … 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s and 00s to present day. 

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has written a book! Is it really a “modern classic” or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your minds … 

Mario: A Super Musical!

Mario: A Super Musical!

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… 

Taiwan Season Symposium: International Digital Theatre Roundtable 

Taiwan Season Symposium: International Digital Theatre Roundtable 

This panel will explore dance, theatre and performance delivered both live and digitally. 

Mario: A Super Musical!

Mario: A Super Musical!

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… 

#Dave Alnwick: Super Chill Magic

#Dave Alnwick: Super Chill Magic

The perfect afternoon show. 

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah It’s Super Scott’s Variety Show!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah It’s Super Scott’s Variety Show!

Super Scott returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his own style of comedy juggling and escapology. Maybe a bit of magic. Expect the unexpected! 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Cathedral Festival Evensong

Cathedral Festival Evensong

Choral services sung by St Mary’s Cathedral Choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with the tradition of daily services. Full details of music at cathedral.net. 

The Scottish Gallery Festival Exhibition Programme

The Scottish Gallery Festival Exhibition Programme

The Scottish Gallery presents their Festival Exhibition Programme featuring a major exhibition of Joan Eardley to mark the centenary of her birth alongside further exhibitions; The… 

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has written a book! Is it really a “modern classic” or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make your minds … 

Asynchrony: An Interactive Minecraft Experience

Asynchrony: An Interactive Minecraft Experience

200 years in the future, you are invited to explore the world of a long-abandoned Minecraft server. 

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has landed a book deal! Is he sitting on a 'modern classic' or are his publishers as deluded as h… 

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

Puppetry, shadow theatre, mime and music all contribute to this charming oddity, which Caravan Theatre do indeed perform in a caravan. 

The Preacher

The Preacher

One of the strangest Fringe shows of recent memory is A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves – a sh… 

East Belfast Boy by Fintan Brady

East Belfast Boy by Fintan Brady

Meet Davy. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

Take a nostalgic journey through the career and music of two award-winning legends in this internationally sold-out show. 

Feelgood Academy

Feelgood Academy

At the Feelgood Academy of Performing Arts, competition is tough, even for the school’s two best singers. 

Theatre-19 Presents: John

Theatre-19 Presents: John

Described as a ‘wonderfully chaotic and colourful tragicomedy’ Theatre-19 Presents: John is a particularly silly devised piece at theSpace@Surgeons Hall from a group of Bristol… 

Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City

Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City

You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit. 

Gash Theatre Gets Ghosted

Gash Theatre Gets Ghosted

A referential piece of immersive digital theatre set in a flat that’s been possessed – Poltergeist style – by the ghost of pop-cultural masculinities. 

James Casey is Innocent – The Judge's Misdirection

James Casey is Innocent – The Judge's Misdirection

On February 7th 1991, James Casey was found guilty of murder. 

Bytesize Theatre

Bytesize Theatre

A trio of new plays, presented digitally, by Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group. 

Sugar

Sugar

At just 22 years old, writer and performer Mabel Thomas brings her debut solo show Sugar to the Fringe. 

Jay Lafferty: Blether

Jay Lafferty: Blether

There is an incredible sense of comfort that I feel upon entering the Dining Room at Gilded Balloon to see Jay Lafferty’s Blether. 

Harry Wright - Smalltown Boy

Harry Wright - Smalltown Boy

Gay boy with autism explores a lifetime of trying to fit in with other men, with mixed results. 

Harry Wright: Smalltown Boy

Harry Wright: Smalltown Boy

Gay boy with autism explores a lifetime of trying to fit in with other men, with mixed results. 

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A work-in-progress stand up comedy show from Max Turner Prize 2021 & East New Comedian 2019 finalist Phil Green. 

All That

All That

Is there a ‘right’ way to be in a gay relationship in the modern world? In this play, written by BAFTA Racliffe-winning, Offie-nominated writer Shaun Kitchener, two gay couples… 

Report to an Academy

Report to an Academy

Acclaimed German director Gabriele Jakobi has adapted a classic Franz Kafka short story into a provocative drama featuring American actor/director Robert McNamara. 

Be More Chill

Be More Chill

I had very little idea of what this show was about, except that it had a bit of a cult following after its run on (and off) Broadway. 

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch Picnic

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch Picnic

Led by Vanessa Cox Pendray (MA, CE, PDD Ceramics), we will be making pots on the wheel for you to take away. 

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A stand-up comedy show from South East New Comedian 2019 and Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green. 

Fringe Academy: The Future of Brighton Fringe

Fringe Academy: The Future of Brighton Fringe

Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be. 

Fringe Academy: Looking Forward to Fringe

Fringe Academy: Looking Forward to Fringe

Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be. 

Shakespeare’s Mad Women

Shakespeare’s Mad Women

Juliet is about to kill herself. 

Shakespeare’s Mad Women

Shakespeare’s Mad Women

Juliet is about to kill herself. 

Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade. 

Fringe Academy: Rural Touring in the UK

Fringe Academy: Rural Touring in the UK

Gain insights on the benefits and opportunities of professional rural touring. 

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

Meet and hear from inspirational Fringe Directors and Producers from around the world. 

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

Meet and hear from inspirational Fringe Directors and Producers from around the world. 

Matt Roseblade : A Jumped Up Country Boy

Matt Roseblade : A Jumped Up Country Boy

My last show was all about my family and almost nothing about me. 

Matt Roseblade : A Jumped Up Country Boy

Matt Roseblade : A Jumped Up Country Boy

My last show was all about my family and almost nothing about me. 

Sussex Festival of Ideas

Sussex Festival of Ideas

A free, four-day festival celebrating the work of the newly-formed School of Media, Arts and Humanities and local partners. 

Sussex Festival of Ideas

Sussex Festival of Ideas

A free, four-day festival celebrating the work of the newly-formed School of Media, Arts and Humanities and local partners. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill. 

Henry Churniavsky: Lockdown Diaries 2020-2021... Any End?

Henry Churniavsky: Lockdown Diaries 2020-2021... Any End?

Let’s admit it – Zoom calls are not ideal for stand-up comedy. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Royal Court Theatre Heritage Talk

Royal Court Theatre Heritage Talk

This year, as a part of the National Lottery’s Thanks To You week, we are delighted to be hosting a talk about the heritage of our theatre. 

Lucky Maclean's Festival in the Bin

Lucky Maclean's Festival in the Bin

“A great little fringe experience that I can highly recommend” (The Scotsman) ‘Lucky Maclean’s Festival in the Bin’ premiered at Edinburgh Fringe 2019 to delighted audie… 

Lucky Maclean's Festival in the Bin

Lucky Maclean's Festival in the Bin

“A great little fringe experience that I can highly recommend” (The Scotsman) ‘Lucky Maclean’s Festival in the Bin’ premiered at Edinburgh Fringe 2019 to delighted audie… 

Rhys James: Snitch

Rhys James: Snitch

Mock The Week regular, star of his own BBC Radio 4 series and soon to be seen on Live At The Apollo, Rhys James heads out on his first national tour. 

Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1-2-1 Sessions

Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1-2-1 Sessions

Thinking about putting on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or already in the process for 2021? Book a one-to-one slot with Alan Gordon (Registration Manager) and Katie Quee… 

Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1-2-1 Sessions

Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1-2-1 Sessions

Thinking about putting on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or already in the process for 2021? Book a one-to-one slot with Alan Gordon (Registration Manager) and Katie Quee… 

Bicycle Boy

Bicycle Boy

A bicycle-powered eco-musical for children aged 6-10 and their families. 

Bicycle Boy

Bicycle Boy

A bicycle-powered eco-musical for children aged 6-10 and their families. 

Where The Lost Socks Go - By Under The Bed Theatre

Where The Lost Socks Go - By Under The Bed Theatre

Where do our missing socks go? Do they end up down the plug hole or do they go sunbathing in the Caribbean? Milo thinks that wearing odd socks is embarrassing, so his weird and w… 

Where The Lost Socks Go - By Under The Bed Theatre

Where The Lost Socks Go - By Under The Bed Theatre

Where do our missing socks go? Do they end up down the plug hole or do they go sunbathing in the Caribbean? Milo thinks that wearing odd socks is embarrassing, so his weird and w… 

Forever Plaid

Forever Plaid

On February 9th 1964 four young men were on their way to perform their first major concert as ‘Forever Plaid’. 

Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe: What to Expect

Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe: What to Expect

Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, either in person or online? Come along and virtually meet the team from the Fringe Society and find out wh… 

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has landed a book deal! Is he sitting on a ‘modern classic’ or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make you… 

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (Work in Progress)

Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones has landed a book deal! Is he sitting on a ‘modern classic’ or are his publishers as deluded as his patients? Make you… 

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: British Shorts

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: British Shorts

Discover some of the best current British LGBT+ filmmaking. 

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: Youth Shorts

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: Youth Shorts

How does it feel to grow up believing you’re different to everyone else around you? Suitable for the whole family, these LGBT+ short films explore friendship, crushes and feeling… 

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: Becoming

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: Becoming

Exploring gender in a variety of ways, these LGBT+ short films tell moving stories of self-acceptance, family and discovering the person inside you’ve always dreamed of. 

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: Best of Iris

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: Best of Iris

These award-winning films from Iris 2020 tell LGBT+ stories from around the world with humour, heart and honesty. 

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: Joy

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: Joy

Need a laugh? Expect comedy of all kinds - from dark and surreal to laugh out loud joy – in this selection of LGBT+ short films guaranteed to get you giggling. 

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: Audience Favourites

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival: Audience Favourites

There’s something for everyone in this diverse mix of crowd-pleasers from Iris 2020. 

Two Super Super Hot Men

Two Super Super Hot Men

Alan and Ron are sweaty. 

Two Super Super Hot Men

Two Super Super Hot Men

Alan and Ron are sweaty. 

Rhys James: Snitch

Rhys James: Snitch

Show And Tell in association with United Agents present RHYS JAMES: SNITCH Mock The Week regular and star of his own BBC Radio 4 series, Rhys James heads out on his fir… 

Fringe Academy: How to Crowdfund

Fringe Academy: How to Crowdfund

The arts and creative industries have been hit hard by the consequences of the pandemic, but Crowdfunder is here to help. 

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

Locally-composed Cape jazz produced at the foot of Table Mountain. 

Heads or Tails

Heads or Tails

The topic of death is so incredibly subjective, with reactions ranging from resignation and acceptance to angst and fearfulness. 

Rhys James: Snitch

Rhys James: Snitch

Show And Tell in association with United Agents present RHYS JAMES: SNITCH Mock The Week regular and star of his own BBC Radio 4 series, Rhys James heads out on his fir… 

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

Locally-composed Cape jazz produced at the foot of Table Mountain. 

No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached

On the 27th May something remarkable happened. 

Jacqueline Wilson at Brighton Festival

Jacqueline Wilson at Brighton Festival

The beloved children’s author joins us for an online event to talk about past work and her latest novel, The Runaway GirlsJoin the much-loved author Dame Jacqueline Wilson online… 

Fringe Academy: Creating a COVID-safe event with Hybred Consultancy

Fringe Academy: Creating a COVID-safe event with Hybred Consultancy

Becky Stevens, Managing Director of Hybred Consultancy (www. 

THIS IS REALITY 2000

THIS IS REALITY 2000

In July 2000 we found ourselves glued to our screens as series one of UK’s Big Brother aired for the first time and proved to be a major hit. 

Fringe Academy: Learn How to Review Arts and Cultural Works with Voicemag.uk

Fringe Academy: Learn How to Review Arts and Cultural Works with Voicemag.uk

Are you aged 16- 25? Fancy getting involved in Brighton Fringe and becoming a young reviewer for Voice? Join Alice online on Monday 26th April, 2pm for this free workshop where we … 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear. 

Fringe Academy: PR & Media

Fringe Academy: PR & Media

Find out how best to grab media attention from members of the press themselves! This will be a panel event hosted by Brighton Fringe with PR and media professionals. 

Fringe Academy: How to Market your Brighton Fringe Event

Fringe Academy: How to Market your Brighton Fringe Event

Find out more about marketing your Brighton Fringe event from the Brighton Fringe marketing team. 

Fringe Academy: Box Office 1-2-1 Sessions

Fringe Academy: Box Office 1-2-1 Sessions

Book yourself a session with a member of the Brighton Fringe Box Office team who can talk you through all aspects of the reporting system, including checking your ticket sales, set… 

Fringe Academy: Box Office Tips and Tricks

Fringe Academy: Box Office Tips and Tricks

Find out more about how the Brighton Fringe box office works from our Box Office Manager, Ellie Brayne-Whyatt. 

Brighton Academy Showcase 2021

Brighton Academy Showcase 2021

Come and watch our 3rd year Musical Theatre & Performing Arts students perform in their graduating showcase  

Brighton Academy Showcase 2021

Brighton Academy Showcase 2021

Come and watch our 3rd year Musical Theatre & Performing Arts students perform in their graduating showcase  

Living Roots Festival

Living Roots Festival

Hot in the heels of the debut Living Record Festival in January-February 2021, the Living Roots Festival launches this April. 

Fringe Academy: Producers - who are they, what do they do, where do I find one?

Fringe Academy: Producers - who are they, what do they do, where do I find one?

A two hour introductory workshop for self-producing artists and others interested in producing. 

Soldiers’ Arts Academy Showcase

Soldiers’ Arts Academy Showcase

This Showcase is the culmination of the first International 10-Minute Play Competition organised by the Soldiers’ Arts Academy which attracted submissions from across the UK, Eur… 

The Fantastical Tale of the Boy on the Run

The Fantastical Tale of the Boy on the Run

All ticket bookers will have access to the performance ‘on demand’ for a period after the premiere. 

Fringe Academy: Fundraising Platforms

Fringe Academy: Fundraising Platforms

Robert Batson (Brighton Fringe Business Development Advisor) will host this session about fundraising platforms. 

The Scottish Online Student Drama Festival

The Scottish Online Student Drama Festival

Presenting the Edinburgh University Theatre Company’s latest project: The Scottish Online Student Drama Festival, in aid of Acting For Others. 

Emergine Theatre Translators Scratch Night

Emergine Theatre Translators Scratch Night

We open our Out of the Wings winter festivities with an evening of short extracts of translated plays from first-time and early-career theatre translators. 

Homecoming: A New Theatre Festival

Homecoming: A New Theatre Festival

Award-winning genre explorers Encompass Productions return to the White Bear Theatre with Homecoming: A New Theatre Festival. 

SHORTS: A Festival of New Writing

SHORTS: A Festival of New Writing

Welcome to the first season of Make It Beautiful Theatre Company’s festival of new-writing: SHORTS. 

James Crampton: Natural Disaster

James Crampton: Natural Disaster

The world has faced many disasters. 

The Secret Theatre

The Secret Theatre

Where is the glitter and magic, our annual Christmas treat, without the Sugar Plum Fairy or the Snow Queen? With theatre doors closed during these sad times, Scottish Ballet have c… 

 The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

An international sell-out show taking you on a nostalgic journey through the career and music of two legends. 

Poetry & The Theatre With Tim Marriott, Shell Shock Media

Poetry & The Theatre With Tim Marriott, Shell Shock Media

A one hour Zoom workshop exploring poetry and creative writing in theatre. 

In Conversation With: Charlotte Green & James Robert Moore

In Conversation With: Charlotte Green & James Robert Moore

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

From One Theatre To Another: Soldiers And The Stage

From One Theatre To Another: Soldiers And The Stage

This virtual live event explores the role of theatre and performance in military life, especially in boosting troops’ morale. 

Posterboy by James Robert Moore

Posterboy by James Robert Moore

A live-from-home reading of a twenty minute section of brand new play POSTERBOY based on the autobiography OUT IN THE ARMY by James Wharton – telling the insp… 

Digital Caravan Theatre

Digital Caravan Theatre

Small Truth Theatre are delighted to announce our DIGITAL CARAVAN THEATRE will be launching on Saturday 15th August 2020, with our first collection of audio plays that are all avai… 

Army @ The Virtual Fringe: Live Every Moment - Creating dance for film, tv and theatre with Rosie Kay

Army @ The Virtual Fringe: Live Every Moment - Creating dance for film, tv and theatre with Rosie Kay

Join Rosie Kay as she talks about working in dance and film, from 5 SOLDIERS to Sunshine on Leith. 

Soldiers’ Arts Academy Film Night

Soldiers’ Arts Academy Film Night

A screening of short films curated by Soldiers’ Arts Academy, hosted by Román Baca. 

The Songcatcher: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs

The Songcatcher: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs

Following successful tours of Australia, the USA and the UK, English folk-acoustic duo Skinner and T’witch return to Edinburgh with a live show of original music. 

Coburg House Festival Exhibition

Coburg House Festival Exhibition

A showcase exhibition from the 70+ residents of the buzzing Coburg House studio complex. 

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

The Carole King and James Taylor Story

An international sell-out show taking you on a nostalgic journey through the career and music of these two legends. 

Boy Toy

Boy Toy

Inspired by the ballet Coppelia, with music adapted from Delibes. 

Festival Celebration V&C Sparkling Wine Tasting

Festival Celebration V&C Sparkling Wine Tasting

Join Francesco Cardinale for an informative, informal relaxed tutored tasting of delicious sparkling Prosecco, Metodo Classico and other fine fizz. 

Scaredy Kat: Pussy Boy

Scaredy Kat: Pussy Boy

Cute! Sexy! Seriously unhinged! The baby queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has decided it’s time Edinburgh found out what it means to be a pussy boy. 

Festival Folk at the Oak

Festival Folk at the Oak

August 2nd-30th. 

Elliot Wengler: Special Features

Elliot Wengler: Special Features

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… 

My Boy Danny

My Boy Danny

It’s worth noting first off that My Boy Danny was never originally intended to appear as an MP3 available for streaming on YouTube, with that compromise being a happy result of l… 

Maddie Campion: Mad Money (WIP)

Maddie Campion: Mad Money (WIP)

First hour of stand up from Maddie Campion; a show about career choices, billionaires, and the hustle. 

Café Named Desire at the Online Fringe Festival

Café Named Desire at the Online Fringe Festival

“Café Named Desire” is a musical about love, sexuality, and self discovery. 

The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

The lockdown goes on and theatre will likely not return anytime soon. 

James Bond Spectacular

James Bond Spectacular

The popular Q The Music Show is coming to the Lichfield Garrick Theatre and they will be bringing the fabulous and iconic music of James Bond to you in a stunning concert. 

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

Owned by 4 west end performers and with patrons including Sir Matthew Bourne, Stephen Mear, Bill Deamer, Carole Tood and Pearson Casting, The Brighton Academy has now be… 

Women Over 50 Film Festival: Best of the Fest

Women Over 50 Film Festival: Best of the Fest

Focusing on the work and lives of older women - both in front and behind the camera - this year’s line-up includes Japanese animation Mix, eco-comedy The Last Mermaid starring Jane… 

Phoenix Dance Theatre - Black Waters

Phoenix Dance Theatre - Black Waters

In 1782, the owners of the Zong ship claimed insurance on the lives of the 130 slaves thrown overboard. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Final

Back for it’s fifth year. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Final

Back for it’s fifth year. 

Rhys James: Snitch

Rhys James: Snitch

Mock The Week regular, star of his own BBC Radio 4 series and soon to be seen on Live At The Apollo, Rhys James heads out on his first national tour. 

Two Super Super Hot Men

Two Super Super Hot Men

Alan and Ron are sweaty. 

Rhys James: Snitch

Rhys James: Snitch

Mock The Week regular, star of his own BBC Radio 4 series and soon to be seen on Live At The Apollo, Rhys James heads out on his first national tour. 

One Jewish Boy

One Jewish Boy

Jesse is paranoid and he's frightened and it's messing up his relationship, his job, his daughter and his life…  In a bittersweet comedy fuelled by anti-Semitis… 

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c… 

Q The Music's James Bond Concert Spectacular

Q The Music's James Bond Concert Spectacular

Q The Music Show James Bond Concert Spectacular has been a huge success all around the world with its energetic and exciting performance by some of the UK’s leading musicians. 

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan - 13 Tongues & Dust

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan - 13 Tongues & Dust

As Lin Hwai-Min, founder of the world-renowned Taiwanese company, steps down in 2020, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre brings works from the current and new artistic directors. 

Women's Writes at VAULT Festival

Women's Writes at VAULT Festival

We’re back! This time with 3 new short plays by female identifying playwrights. Prepare to see plays with female driven narrative and none of those boring archetypal forms! 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear. 

Essence at VAULT Festival

Essence at VAULT Festival

Laquaya (15 - hip-hop, feminism, Peperami) has broken into Elyot’s house. 

James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Surprise Guest

James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Surprise Guest

Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage for the first time to raise money for LBC’s charity Globa… 

James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Surprise Guest

James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Surprise Guest

Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage for the first time to raise money for LBC’s charity Globa… 

Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala

Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala

From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas… 

Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala

Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala

From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas… 

Nick Kroll: Middle-Aged Boy Tour

Nick Kroll: Middle-Aged Boy Tour

Nick Kroll has established himself as one of today’s most sought-after creators, writers, producers, and actors in film and television. 

Super Sunday

Super Sunday

Watching Super Sunday makes you think you really ought to get the gym more. 

Billionaire Boy

Billionaire Boy

Joe Spud is twelve years old and the richest boy in the country! He has his own sports car, two crocodiles as pets and £100,000 a week pocket money! But what Joe doesn't … 

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Panto season is upon us (Oh Yes it is!) and Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch have repackaged the classic tale of Robin Hood and bought it to the stage in a wonderful way. 

Rhys James: Snitch

Rhys James: Snitch

Mock The Week regular and star of his own BBC Radio 4 series, Rhys James heads out on his first national tour. 

Live Forever - Britpop Tribute Festival feat Definitely Oasis + Blur2 + Pulp'd + Lucky Man (Verve)

Live Forever - Britpop Tribute Festival feat Definitely Oasis + Blur2 + Pulp'd + Lucky Man (Verve)

Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. 

Mr Fox (London Horror Festival)

Mr Fox (London Horror Festival)

‘Be bold, be bold, but not too bold, lest that your heart’s blood should run cold. 

TICKLE the Musical

TICKLE the Musical

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. 

Sky Blue Theatre presents: The British Theatre Challenge

Sky Blue Theatre presents: The British Theatre Challenge

The British Theatre Challenge is delighted to be returning to the Jack Studio Theatre with five new plays, wrapped into one very entertaining evening. 

MERCY @ Clapham Fringe Festival

MERCY @ Clapham Fringe Festival

‘Mercy’ is a dark comedy with a spiritual twist, centring on a headstrong matriarch of a Persian family and her unyielding decision to break tradition. 

Old Boy (work in progress)

Old Boy (work in progress)

See a scratch performance about the unique bond between real life grandfathers and grandsons that explores male family relationships and the legacy that is passed down through gene… 

London Punk Festival 2019

London Punk Festival 2019

Anti Nowhere League released their debut single "Streets of London" b/w "So What" in 1981. 

Star Shaped Festival 2019

Star Shaped Festival 2019

Star Shaped Festival returns for its fourth year! Having become known by fans and artists of the Britpop era as the must-see event of the year, it’s back for another all-day … 

Electric Soul Festival

Electric Soul Festival

Four iconic acts will appear on the smoothest line-up of the year at The O2 on Saturday 7 September 2019, in what will be THE key date in the calendar for funk and soul fans, the i… 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - Programme B: EN / The Call / Juba / Revelations

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - Programme B: EN / The Call / Juba / Revelations

Having just celebrated their 60th anniversary, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre bring with them a flood of new and exciting works alongside modern classics in three mixed program… 

*a great big sigh*

*a great big sigh*

Only a couple of weeks ago I, and some friends, were in an Escape Room. 

James Grant

James Grant

James Grant is one of the most renowned and respected performers Scotland has ever produced. 

Beyond Borders International Festival 2019

Beyond Borders International Festival 2019

Beyond Borders International Festival returns to the tranquil setting of Traquair House for its 10th year, bringing together world-renowned broadcasters, writers, thinkers, artists… 

'Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Donovan in conversation with Eddi Reader

'Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Donovan in conversation with Eddi Reader

Legendary singer-songwriter Donovan performs an acoustic set in this very special event showcasing the documentary film Donovan and The Beatles in India. 

Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Paul Feig

Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Paul Feig

The creator of Freaks and Geeks and director of Bridesmaids brings his perspective on the global television and film landscape in this special one-off event. 

Disabled Led Theatre Making

Disabled Led Theatre Making

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe Participants. 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Fringe Society where activity is reviewed, accounts are presented and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard. 

Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Russell T Davies

Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Russell T Davies

Russell T Davies is the man behind classic and acclaimed TV series Doctor Who, Queer As Folk, Torchwood and Cucumber, among many others. 

Mother and the Monster / Free Festival

Mother and the Monster / Free Festival

Charlotte was a legendary Hollywood props mistress who disappeared from public view decades ago. 

Advice and Discussion Forum with the Independent Theatre Council

Advice and Discussion Forum with the Independent Theatre Council

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

How to Become a Theatre Industry Leader

How to Become a Theatre Industry Leader

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2019: The Award Ceremony

James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2019: The Award Ceremony

Join today’s most innovative playwrights for an afternoon of performed readings and interviews with presenter Shereen Nanjiani. 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Hosted by director Al Carretta and now in its sixth year, if you love independent film, then Nightpiece is the event to attend. 

Islam Festival Edinburgh

Islam Festival Edinburgh

Islam Festival Edinburgh is open to everyone, old or young, with any faith or none. 

Questions for Quiz Shows

Questions for Quiz Shows

Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform. 

Cathedral Choir Festival Concert

Cathedral Choir Festival Concert

‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record review). 

Bicycle Boy

Bicycle Boy

Bicycle Boy: an interactive, bike-powered eco-musical for children aged five to ten and their families. 

Found Footage Festival: Volume 9

Found Footage Festival: Volume 9

In a world where we see some form of video footage every day – on small and big screens, down on our phones, around us on animated billboards – and where we can tumble headfirs… 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Evaluation

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Evaluation

If humanity was on trial, who would be its lawyer? Evaluation centres around a singular condition: held captive by the perfect machine, one human must defend their species and answ… 

Giant Wolf Theatre – Playback

Giant Wolf Theatre – Playback

Giant Wolf Theatre Company is a group of young artists whose goal is to devise, create and be makers of great theatre. 

Festival Strings 2019

Festival Strings 2019

Festival Strings is a unique collaboration between two outstanding youth music string organisations. 

Youth Theatre on an International Stage

Youth Theatre on an International Stage

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

TalkFest – Ways and Means: Theatre in 2019 and Beyond

TalkFest – Ways and Means: Theatre in 2019 and Beyond

What happens when we pair up two theatre artists from different backgrounds to co-host a discussion about what makes great theatre in 2019? Douglas Maxwell (Decky Does a Bronco, Ch… 

Forgotten Regions: Developing Theatre Through Rural Creative Hubs

Forgotten Regions: Developing Theatre Through Rural Creative Hubs

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

How to Engage Working-Class Audiences When Touring Theatre

How to Engage Working-Class Audiences When Touring Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic Anglican Catholic church directed by Dr John Kitchen. 

Dinner Party Debates: The Case for a Deaf Festival in The Festival City

Dinner Party Debates: The Case for a Deaf Festival in The Festival City

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

James Harvey: The Bald-Faced Truth

James Harvey: The Bald-Faced Truth

Almost a concert, kind of a stand-up comedy show, maybe a musical, The Bald-Faced Truth is a thrilling collision of song and satire. 

Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe

Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival

Showcase includes: In Mist and Rain by Arts of China, Letter from An Unknown Woman by The National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, Hear of The Lights by Ningbo Municipal Culture &… 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Bits & Bots

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Bits & Bots

One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure. 

Bits & Bots: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Bits & Bots: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure. 

James Rowland's Revelations

James Rowland's Revelations

A couple of years ago James’ best friends, Sarah and Emma, asked him for his sperm. 

Children’s Large-Scale Painting Workshop: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Children’s Large-Scale Painting Workshop: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

An exciting and engaging art workshop that children really enjoy. 

Rory Motion - All Manner of Things Shall be Well Good: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Rory Motion - All Manner of Things Shall be Well Good: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Rory returns to York with a brand spanking new title for a show that could, in many respects, be quite similar to the one he did last year i. 

Rory Motion - All Manner of Thing Shall be Well Good: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Rory Motion - All Manner of Thing Shall be Well Good: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Rory returns to York with a brand spanking new title for a show that could, in many respects, be quite similar to the one he did last year i. 

Food & Folk with Iona Lane: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Food & Folk with Iona Lane: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

A hearty meal with a helping of folk. 

ROSL Recitals: 20 Years of Music at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

ROSL Recitals: 20 Years of Music at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Since 1999, ROSL has brought together young classical musicians from across the Commonwealth to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s, 00s to present day. 

Solving the Mystery of Cryptic Crosswords: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Solving the Mystery of Cryptic Crosswords: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

To the uninitiated, a first glance at a cryptic crossword can be daunting, but here Rory promises to unveil its mysteries in a 90 minute workshop that is intended to be … 

Solving the Mystery of Cryptic Crosswords with Rory Motion: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Solving the Mystery of Cryptic Crosswords with Rory Motion: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

To the uninitiated, a first glance at a cryptic crossword can be daunting, but here Rory promises to unveil its mysteries in a 90 minute workshop that is intended to be … 

Float Tank #5: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Float Tank #5: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

"A Float Tank is a lightless, soundproof tank filled with water at skin temperature, in which individuals float in isolation, used to test the effects of sensory de… 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Raphael Wallfisch: Solo Cello Performance

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Raphael Wallfisch: Solo Cello Performance

We are very excited and privileged to welcome Raphael to The Arts Barge - He has been extremely generous in donating proceeds of this performance to progressing the conv… 

Raphael Wallfisch: Solo Cello Performance: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Raphael Wallfisch: Solo Cello Performance: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

We are very excited and privileged to welcome Raphael to The Arts Barge - He has been extremely generous in donating proceeds of this performance to progressing the conv… 

Float Tank #4: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Float Tank #4: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

"A Float Tank is a lightless, soundproof tank filled with water at skin temperature, in which individuals float in isolation, used to test the effects of sensory de… 

Multilingual Theatre: Towards a More Diverse Representation of Multilingual Works and Artists in the UK

Multilingual Theatre: Towards a More Diverse Representation of Multilingual Works and Artists in the UK

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Festival Well-Being Workshops

Festival Well-Being Workshops

Therapists from our treatment rooms will show you how to stay healthy during the Fringe using herbs, with a series of free evening workshops mixing herbal teas and essential oil bl… 

Brewhemia's Festival Showcase

Brewhemia's Festival Showcase

After the success of 2018 Brewhemia is returning with our platter of showstopping acts from this year’s festival favourites and our very own Creative Clique. 

River Voices: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

River Voices: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

River Voices: Robert Powell & FriendsA lively reading by York-based poet Robert Powell and other writers - of work inspired by the Ouse and Foss, rivers, streams, ca… 

Festival Sustainability: A Practical Skills Workshop

Festival Sustainability: A Practical Skills Workshop

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

River Voices - Poetry: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

River Voices - Poetry: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

River Voices: Robert Powell & FriendsA lively reading by York-based poet Robert Powell and other writers - of work inspired by the Ouse and Foss, rivers, streams, ca… 

The Wild and Crazy Adventures of Tom Wayfinder: Story time Spectacular: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

The Wild and Crazy Adventures of Tom Wayfinder: Story time Spectacular: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Interactive story telling, plus an all day Riddling Competition! Mums, dads, teenagers, juniors and little ones over 5. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with renowned choir and organ directed by John Kitchen. 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Mischief

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Mischief

Mischief Night. 

Choral Festival Evensongs

Choral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by St Mary’s Cathedral Choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. Full details of music at cathedral.net. 

Mischief: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Mischief: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Mischief Night. 

Tom Wayfinder’s Arctic Adventure: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Tom Wayfinder’s Arctic Adventure: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Interactive story telling, plus Riddling Competition! Tom Wayfinder’s Arctic Adventure. 

Tom Wayfinder’s Mexican Adventure: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Tom Wayfinder’s Mexican Adventure: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Tom signs up as a driver for Eduardo Dorado, gold-hunter, on a trek that takes him up a ziggurat and a volcano, where he encounters an Aztec god of fire called Xiuhtecuh… 

Tom Wayfinder’s Pacific Adventure: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Tom Wayfinder’s Pacific Adventure: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Tom signs on as a ships cook on the good ship Sinkfast, bound from Japan to Mexico, falls foul of the Genie of Chilli Sauce, El Roja The Sweat-head, meets a mermaid call… 

A Taste of Scotland (Whisky Tasting and Three-Course Meal) at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A Taste of Scotland (Whisky Tasting and Three-Course Meal) at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A sensory experience, teaching you how to nose and taste whisky, helping to discover the perfect dram for your palate. 

Modern Times - Charlie Chaplin: Open air Cinema: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Modern Times - Charlie Chaplin: Open air Cinema: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Cinema Arts presents a rare screening of the last silent film ever made by Charlie Chaplin. 

Lucky Maclean: Festival in the Bin – Walking Tour/Show

Lucky Maclean: Festival in the Bin – Walking Tour/Show

A hilarious street cleaner sweeps you off on an outdoor journey into the unknown festival, uncovering its secrets and making an ingenious show out of rubbish with his extraordinary… 

The Festival Showcase at Black Ivy

The Festival Showcase at Black Ivy

A taste of the Fringe comes to Bruntsfield in true Black Ivy style. 

Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket

Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket

Join us for a huge selection of free acoustic music, duos, bands, singers and more through the day and night on this launch day of Fringe Music on the Grassmarket. 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: 'The Creative River' - River Walk & Writing Workshop

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: 'The Creative River' - River Walk & Writing Workshop

A creative guided walk along the Ouse & Foss in York led by poet Robert Powell - combined with a chance to write, discuss, and share ideas and impressions about York… 

Josh Baulf: Boy

Josh Baulf: Boy

As a boy, Josh Baulf aspired to be a lad. 

'The Creative River' - River Walk & Writing Workshop: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

'The Creative River' - River Walk & Writing Workshop: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

A creative guided walk along the Ouse & Foss in York led by poet Robert Powell - combined with a chance to write, discuss, and share ideas and impressions about York… 

Arnab Chanda: Boy From Earth

Arnab Chanda: Boy From Earth

The debut stand-up hour from Arnab Chanda (Russell Howard’s Good News, BBC’s Pls Like, 2018 Writers Guild nominee) who was born in Yorkshire, but grew up abroad, but lives in Londo… 

James Freedman: Moment of Truth

James Freedman: Moment of Truth

In Moment of Truth, James Freedman opens with an air of mystery. 

Robert Powell 'The Creative River' - River Walk & Writing Workshop: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Robert Powell 'The Creative River' - River Walk & Writing Workshop: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

A creative guided walk along the Ouse & Foss in York led by poet Robert Powell - combined with a chance to write, discuss, and share ideas and impressions about York… 

James Rowland's A Hundred Different Words for Love

James Rowland's A Hundred Different Words for Love

Five years ago, at his best friends Sarah and Emma’s engagement party, James met the love the love his life. 

Best Boy in Ireland

Best Boy in Ireland

Michael Rice takes you on a hilariously raw and honest journey from a farm in rural Ireland to the big city lights of Chicago and back again. 

James Rowland's Team Viking

James Rowland's Team Viking

Eight years ago, James’ best friend Tom was diagnosed with heart cancer and told he had three months to live. 

Bumper Blyton

Bumper Blyton

Bumper Blyton features a bumper cast of improv experts who give assured performances throughout, but too many bells and whistles lead to a muddled production. 

A Boy and His Magic Pen

A Boy and His Magic Pen

A young boy with an enormous gift. Follow Ma Liang as he discovers a very special skill that could help his whole village as long as it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands… 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Strut Club Presents…Hello Sailor!

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Strut Club Presents…Hello Sailor!

The Strut Club Cabaret presents. 

Going Slightly Mad

Going Slightly Mad

Max has just been sectioned and she doesn’t know why. 

Super Human

Super Human

Super Human explores and pushes the limits of the human body. 

Strut Club Presents…Hello Sailor!: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Strut Club Presents…Hello Sailor!: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

The Strut Club Cabaret presents. 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Voices We Hear

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Voices We Hear

Nights are dark and lonely at the end of the world. 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Daphne, or Hellfire

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Daphne, or Hellfire

If a tree falls in a forest, and no one gives a flying f**k, does it really fall at all?… Inspired by Ovid’s myth, ‘Daphne and Apollo’, this ecofeminist drama recasts Daphn… 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Earth Untold

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Earth Untold

Five storytellers open a treasure chest. 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: From the Wind

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: From the Wind

From The Wind examines Scotland’s relationship with renewable energy. 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Shellshock!

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Shellshock!

When Shelly, recent grad and marketing whizz, is summoned to the secret headquarters of the world’s largest oil and gas company she thinks she’s hit the big time. 

Lorca: A Theatre Beneath the Sand

Lorca: A Theatre Beneath the Sand

Celebrating the works of the playwright and poet, Federico García Lorca, Enebro Teatro have brought together select pieces to create an altogether unique play. 

The Super Sad and Really Tragical Story of Analeise

The Super Sad and Really Tragical Story of Analeise

Who is Analeise? I don’t know. 

Short Film Open Screen: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Short Film Open Screen: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Showcase opportunity for artists and creatives using film and projection to express their ideas and engage socially with others in this sphere of artistic activity. 

The James Taylor and Joni Mitchell Story

The James Taylor and Joni Mitchell Story

Following two consecutive years of sell-outs and critical acclaim, the James Taylor and Joni Mitchell stories combine into one exciting show to take you on a journey through the in… 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Symbiosis

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Symbiosis

This show explores the story of a girl’s life, her relationship with her environment and the notion that nature can act as a support system in the same way that family and friends … 

Late Show Great Show / Free Festival

Late Show Great Show / Free Festival

The night is young and some of the best stand-up comedians at the Fringe are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink. 

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

From the absurd to the moving, magical, funny and intriguing. 

Super Sunday

Super Sunday

Race Horse Company’s massive international success Super Sunday is colourful, vivid and perky and was born out of the possibility of implementing the company’s wildest dreams and b… 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Swallows

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Swallows

Tim, Harry and Ella have been sent on a mission – destroy a factory, send a message. 

Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

It is often a challenge to take a piece of original writing that has already achieved success at the Fringe and do something new with it. 

James Cook: The Show That Literally Nobody Tried to Ban

James Cook: The Show That Literally Nobody Tried to Ban

Sarcastic nonsense, ridiculous stories and crackpot theories. 

James Hancox: 1000 Great Lives

James Hancox: 1000 Great Lives

James returns with his most ambitious show to date – an epic, thought-provoking stage spectacular celebrating the 1000 great lives that shaped history. 

Sketch You Up!

Sketch You Up!

Sketch You Up! bills itself as “Catherine Tate meets Little Britain”, and mostly manages to replicate the character-driven performances that made Tate, Walliams and Lucas house… 

Jasper Cromwell Jones' Alternative Book Festival

Jasper Cromwell Jones' Alternative Book Festival

Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful authors. 

Games With James

Games With James

Award-winning comedian and UK board-gaming champion James Cook invites you to play board games live on stage. Buckaroo, Guess Who, Hungry Hippos and more, played like never before. 

James Bran: Hack

James Bran: Hack

Technology is making life easier, but at what cost? Join James Bran on a comedic exploration of phone addiction, privacy paranoia and his take on the “disruption” of democracy by a… 

James Meehan – Never Better

James Meehan – Never Better

How am I doing? Never Better. 

Jasmine: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Jasmine: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

OUROBOROS PRESENTS THE LATEST IN CUTTING EDGE JAZZ… Jasmine is a saxophone-led from Leeds, performing music composed by saxophonist Jasmine Whalley. 

Kevin James Doyle: Loud Blond Bald Kid

Kevin James Doyle: Loud Blond Bald Kid

You can never be entirely sure if the material a comedian is sharing is true, based in truth, or completely fabricated. 

It's All Going To Be OK – Free Festival

It's All Going To Be OK – Free Festival

The world is going to sh*t! Or so it seems. 

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Daniel Craig has pulled out of the next James Bond film. 

Aidan 'Taco' Jones – Lightfoot James

Aidan 'Taco' Jones – Lightfoot James

For most of 2017 I received taunting messages from a fake Facebook account. 

Tom Toal in Mediocre Boy

Tom Toal in Mediocre Boy

One of the brains behind the AATTA Podcast returns with his brand-new show in which TT comes to terms with his place in the world, asking some tough questions. 

A Mad Ron Rhodes Show

A Mad Ron Rhodes Show

Uxbridge’s third hardest man: Mad Ron. 

Comedy Gobbledygook Showcase / Free Festival

Comedy Gobbledygook Showcase / Free Festival

London Bermondsey’s beloved local comedy show comes to Edinburgh! Hosted by a podgy gay comic from the remote island of Taiwan, this comedy show has, for month after month, enterta… 

Alan Shed's Music, Comedy and Everything Else Interactive Quiz Show

Alan Shed's Music, Comedy and Everything Else Interactive Quiz Show

If you’re looking for fun and interactive quiz formats that work well as hour long Edinburgh Fringe shows, then pickings are comparatively slim. 

A Free Festival Friendly Walking Tour

A Free Festival Friendly Walking Tour

We are the top-rated walking tour company for English tours in Edinburgh on TripAdvisor and we have put together a special festival friendly walking tour of the Old Town for you to… 

Festival Celebration V&C Sparkling Wine Tasting

Festival Celebration V&C Sparkling Wine Tasting

Join Francesco Cardinale for an informative, relaxed tutored tasting of delicious sparkling Prosecco, Metodo Classico and fine fizz. 

James Rowland's Songs of Friendship

James Rowland's Songs of Friendship

For the first time James performs his multi award-winning trilogy of storytelling shows, Team Viking, A Hundred Different Words for Love and Revelations back-to-back in one evening… 

LipSync / Cumbernauld Theatre

LipSync / Cumbernauld Theatre

Biographical performances like LipSync, produced by Cumbernauld Theatre as part of their Invited Guest project, don't always have some obvious, political point to make; they… 

The De Nova Super

The De Nova Super

Physical theatre. 

Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure!

Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure!

Join the Superhero Academy to be part of the greatest quest of all: to save the world… quite literally! The planet needs all the help it can get and we can’t rely on David Attenb… 

Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

To say that Murder She Didn’t Write, from Degrees of Error, is a slick production is an understatement. 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: PechaKucha York Vol.19: Making Waves

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: PechaKucha York Vol.19: Making Waves

Who’s rocking the boat and why? Join York’s creatives on-board the Arts Barge for a fascinating, eclectic insight into the current projects and passions of Y… 

Rhys James: Snitch

Rhys James: Snitch

The boy from Mock the Week (BBC Two), Roast Battle (Comedy Central), The News Quiz and star of Rhys James Is. 

Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats

Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats

Celebrating their final year as Europeans, island monkeys Becca and Louise got invited to the 2018 European Capital of Culture in Malta. 

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

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

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

PechaKucha York Vol.19: Making Waves: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

PechaKucha York Vol.19: Making Waves: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Who’s rocking the boat and why? Join York’s creatives on-board the Arts Barge for a fascinating, eclectic insight into the current projects and passions of Y… 

Schalk Bezuidenhout: South African White Boy

Schalk Bezuidenhout: South African White Boy

Two-time SA Comic’s Choice Award winner, South African comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout is back in the UK with his Edinburgh debut. 

Spontaneous Potter

Spontaneous Potter

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Spontaneous Potter, from the eponymous Spontaneous Players, is just another improvised twist on a cultural classic. 

Notflix: Originals

Notflix: Originals

Since their explosive debut a few years ago, Waiting For The Call Improv (WTFC) and their signature show, Notflix, have been tipped as rising stars. 

The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Night

The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Night

See a selection of performers from the very best of this year’s Free Fringe Festival shows, in the big gala launch night, party and general great start to this year’s Edinburgh Fri… 

Super Hugh-Man

Super Hugh-Man

A Maori boy’s musical about his Hollywood hero. 

Short Film Showcase: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Short Film Showcase: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Showcase opportunity for artists and creatives using film and projection to express their ideas and engage socially with others in this sphere of artistic activity. 

Sketching Workshop with Pennie Lordan: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Sketching Workshop with Pennie Lordan: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

During this two hour sketching workshop, you will have the opportunity to be supported to explore your surroundings and views from the arts barge with artist Pennie Lord… 

York Symphony: Marinella Senatore: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

York Symphony: Marinella Senatore: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Another chance to see the films by Italian artist Marinella Senatore for her York Symphony piece, created through a series of workshops and conversations, collecting ind… 

Fringe Film Festival

Fringe Film Festival

Returning for its 14th season, C’s critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day. 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance. 

Naughty Boy

Naughty Boy

Eddy Brimson hasn’t been on his best behaviour. 

James Phelan: Troublemaker

James Phelan: Troublemaker

‘Extraordinary’ (Mirror). 

James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man

James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man

Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically-acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise. 

Edinburgh Festival Tales Tour

Edinburgh Festival Tales Tour

Join this lively and entertaining guided walking tour and enjoy decades of thrilling Fringe stories from today to Edinburgh’s first festivals in 1947. 

James McNicholas: The Boxer

James McNicholas: The Boxer

James’ grandad, Terry Downes, became world middleweight champion in 1961. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Roll Up!

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Roll Up!

Edinburgh Fringe has a number of shows that have a real cult status among festivalgoers, and up there with the cultest of them is the self-explanatory Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet… 

Family Yoga: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Family Yoga: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Family Yoga on the Arts Barge! This is an informal yoga session that brings together elements of traditional yoga practice, play and discovery. 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Made of Nowhere

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Made of Nowhere

Written and performed by David JarmanDirected by Ruby Clarke After scraping together his last few pounds, Jarman packs a borrowed tent into an old, torn rucksack and hit… 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Say Owt Showcase

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Say Owt Showcase

Say Owt is York's loveable and raucous poetry organisation, hosting some of the noisiest spoken word events in the UK. 

Made of Nowhere: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Made of Nowhere: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Written and performed by David JarmanDirected by Ruby Clarke After scraping together his last few pounds, Jarman packs a borrowed tent into an old, torn rucksack and hit… 

Say Owt Showcase: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Say Owt Showcase: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Say Owt is York's loveable and raucous poetry organisation, hosting some of the noisiest spoken word events in the UK. 

Out of the Wings Festival 2019

Out of the Wings Festival 2019

Out of the Wings presents its fourth annual festival, exploring untapped theatre from the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world. 

Festival Folk at the Oak

Festival Folk at the Oak

Twenty-nine nights of the best local and international folk music showcasing a different artist each night. There are only 30 seats so book early to save disappointment. 

How To Beat Up Your Dad (The Musical): Arts Barge Riverside Festival

How To Beat Up Your Dad (The Musical): Arts Barge Riverside Festival

This is not a musical nor is it instructions on how to beat up your dad. 

Tommy Foggo, Superhero!: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Tommy Foggo, Superhero!: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

A magical multi-media tale of a life saved by music. 

Alan Shed's “Music, Comedy and Everything Else” Interactive Quiz Show (Edinburgh Preview)

Alan Shed's “Music, Comedy and Everything Else” Interactive Quiz Show (Edinburgh Preview)

When the Britpop band ‘Shed Seven’ disbanded in 2003, a dozen people witnessed the drummer’s only attempt at standup comedy. 

The Good Scout

The Good Scout

Friends are often made under unusual circumstances. 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Fenist the Falcon - Phoenix Puppets

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Fenist the Falcon - Phoenix Puppets

Fenist the Falcon is an old much loved Russian Fairytale in which seven female characters appear. 

Fenist the Falcon - Phoenix Puppets: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Fenist the Falcon - Phoenix Puppets: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Fenist the Falcon is an old much loved Russian Fairytale in which seven female characters appear. 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Heaven's Gate

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Heaven's Gate

Four cups of Apple Sauce. 

Heaven's Gate: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Heaven's Gate: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Four cups of Apple Sauce. 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Tim Eriksen

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Tim Eriksen

Tim Eriksen: Hardcore Americana Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shapenote gos… 

Tim Eriksen - Hardcore Americana: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Tim Eriksen - Hardcore Americana: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Tim Eriksen: Hardcore Americana Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shapenote gos… 

Shape Note Singing Workshop with Tim Eriksen: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Shape Note Singing Workshop with Tim Eriksen: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Come and learn shape note singing with Tim Eriksen! We are delighted to welcome Tim to York to lead a workshop and a singing on the Arts Barge in advance of his evening … 

Arts Barge Jazz & Manouche Festival: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Arts Barge Jazz & Manouche Festival: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Two days of Jazz and Manouche as part of The Arts Barge Riverside Festival. 

Kōtuku and Moon Child: Family Puppet Theatre

Kōtuku and Moon Child: Family Puppet Theatre

Basal masks, puppetry and breath-taking original piano music tell a story of a little Moon Child who has to learn to adapt to the strange world of planet Earth. 

Alex Hitchcock Quintet: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Alex Hitchcock Quintet: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

OUROBOROS PRESENTS THE LATEST IN CUTTING EDGE JAZZ… Award-winning saxophonist Alex Hitchcock returns to York, with his powerhouse quintet that combines a compelli… 

Arts Barge Jazz & Manouche Festival

Arts Barge Jazz & Manouche Festival

A two day Jazz and Manouche Festival of performances, workshops and open sessions. 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Northern Electric - Rust

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Northern Electric - Rust

Rust Immersive spoken word show performed on-board the barge Selby Tony Join us for a mesmerising tale of love, loss and live music on-board the former working barge Sel… 

Rust: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Rust: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Rust Immersive spoken word show performed on-board the barge Selby Tony Join us for a mesmerising tale of love, loss and live music on-board the former working barge Sel… 

Opening Night at The Arts Barge with Alistair Anderson: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Opening Night at The Arts Barge with Alistair Anderson: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

We are very excited and privileged to welcome Alistair to play for the opening of York’s Arts Barge. 

Mad Hatter The Musical

Mad Hatter The Musical

A prequel, vivid unveiling, of the story of the Mad Hatter from the classic tale, Alice in Wonderland. 

Blue Heart Theatre - Exile

Blue Heart Theatre - Exile

It’s 2016. 

Jasper Cromwell Jones’ Alternative Book Festival

Jasper Cromwell Jones’ Alternative Book Festival

Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful au… 

Innervisions Festival Presents - Janet Kay & Carroll Thompson

Innervisions Festival Presents - Janet Kay & Carroll Thompson

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

Innervisions Festival Presents - Fela Kuti - Saluting the Black President

Innervisions Festival Presents - Fela Kuti - Saluting the Black President

After sell out shows at the Electric Ballroom, 229 and The British Library, the Innervisions Festival is Saluting the Black President himself, Fela Kuti, tonight with the Dele Sosi… 

Innervisions Festival Presents - Maceo Parker

Innervisions Festival Presents - Maceo Parker

Iconic American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, Maceo Parker is best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960’s as well as George Clinton's&nbs… 

Innervisions Festival Presents - RAMP (Roy Ayers Music Production)

Innervisions Festival Presents - RAMP (Roy Ayers Music Production)

Rare Groove Legends RAMP announce an exclusive European Concert. 

Innervisions Festival Presents - Mavis Staples

Innervisions Festival Presents - Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples' recording career spans from the 1950s to the current day. 

Innervisions Festival Presents - Saul Williams

Innervisions Festival Presents - Saul Williams

American rapper, singer-songwriter, poet, actor Saul Williams is coming to London to appear as part of the breath-taking Innervisions Festival line up between 3… 

Innervisions Festival Presents - Aloe Blacc

Innervisions Festival Presents - Aloe Blacc

Aloe Blacc is best known for his UK No. 

Boy Toy

Boy Toy

Above the Stag is – now that has two separate performance spaces – able to put on a dance production for the first time in its history. 

Theatre On Tap

Theatre On Tap

‘Theatre On Tap’, is a play in a pub, made in a day. 

Nomad Short Film Festival

Nomad Short Film Festival

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

The Light In The Piazza

The Light In The Piazza

In 2005, at The Lincoln Center Theater, The Light in the Piazza premiered on Broadway. 

Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular

Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular

The popular Q The Music Show is coming to Lighthouse and they will be bringing the fabulous and iconic music of James Bond to you in a stunning concert. 

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

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

World renowned music sensation Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular

World renowned music sensation Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular

COMPERED BY MADELAINE SMITH - LIVE AND LET DIE The spectacular Q The Music was launched in 2004 by the incredibly talented Warren Ringham. 

James McNicholas: The Boxer (Edinburgh Preview)

James McNicholas: The Boxer (Edinburgh Preview)

James’ grandad was world middleweight champion. 

Stripped - Liverpool Fringe Festival

Stripped - Liverpool Fringe Festival

After it’s sell-out debut, Stripped is back and more revealing than ever!!! Succour Punch Theatre are proud to be baring all once again for this ‘stripped back’ performance o… 

A Festival of Korean Dance

A Festival of Korean Dance

Following an inaugural year enjoyed by audiences and critics alike, A Festival of Korean Dance will return in 2019. 

James Bran: Hack

James Bran: Hack

Technology is making life easier, but at what cost? Join James Bran on a comedic exploration of convenience addiction; a sidesplitting look at the value of personal data, and a hil… 

Super Cumbia Party Band

Super Cumbia Party Band

We are SUPER CUMBIA PARTY BAND, a superhero ensemble with an important mission: to remove the sorrow from planet Earth. 

Precious Little

Precious Little

Whilst training at drama school all performers undertake something called ‘Animal Studies’ where they learn to mimic those who have different motivations to humans. 

University of Brighton Refugee and Migration Film Festival, Part 2

University of Brighton Refugee and Migration Film Festival, Part 2

“Bodies on the move: on screen and in the street” This event will involve responding collectively to a variety of audio-visual material, exploring movement and migration, shift… 

MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2019

MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2019

An energy-packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET. 

University of Brighton Refugee and Migration Film Festival, Part 1

University of Brighton Refugee and Migration Film Festival, Part 1

“Refugees and migration in anthropological cinema” ‘Travel’ (63 mins). 

Science Fiction Theatre Festival

Science Fiction Theatre Festival

It’s back! Horatio Productions’ Science Fiction Theatre Festival returns for a stellar second edition. 

The Treason Show Festival Special

The Treason Show Festival Special

Brighton’s much-loved, resident satirists with their legendary mix of bang up to date topical sketches and songs, all wrapped up in Brighton Fringe award-winner Mark Brailsford’s f… 

#BeMoreMartyn: The Boy with the Deirdre Tattoo

#BeMoreMartyn: The Boy with the Deirdre Tattoo

#BeMoreMartyn trended on Twitter in the hours after the announcement of Martyn Hett's death at the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017 – but what does it mean?Hope asked eight … 

Sink

Sink

The current offering at The Space’s Foreword Festival, which champions new and upcoming playwrights, is Sink, by Tobias Graham. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

Hey Clay Children's Pottery Festival

Hey Clay Children's Pottery Festival

Join Vanessa Cox Pendray (MA, CE, PDD Ceramics). 

Hove Park Community Festival

Hove Park Community Festival

A free two day interactive arts festival suitable for all ages. 

James McNicholas: The Boxer

James McNicholas: The Boxer

James’ grandad was World Middleweight Champion. 

Theatre of Hate

Theatre of Hate

In 1980, Kirk Brandon formed Theatre Of Hate from the ashes of heralded punk band The Pack. 

Super Human Heroes

Super Human Heroes

Super Human Heroes from theatre group The Letter J (in association with Paisley Arts Centre) has a simple message: We all need to do our little bit to help make the world a better … 

Lewes Chamber Music Festival Launch Concert

Lewes Chamber Music Festival Launch Concert

Musicians appearing in the 8th Lewes Chamber Music Festival in June 2019 will perform chamber music by Mozart, Faure and the little-known Lekeu in this special Festival Launch conc… 

Kotuku and Moon Child: Family Puppet Theatre

Kotuku and Moon Child: Family Puppet Theatre

Maori believes that seeing a Kotuku/White Heron will bring you good fortune but what if you get kidnapped by a bad one? Hopefully your adventure turns out better than expected and … 

All My Sons (12A cert tbc) - National Theatre Live

All My Sons (12A cert tbc) - National Theatre Live

Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) sta… 

Mycorrhiza

Mycorrhiza

The Space is currently running its Foreword Festival, a wonderful scheme giving playwrights the chance to submit early drafts of scripts. 

The Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

The Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

The filthiest love story on the Fringe: Butt Boy and Tigger meet in a chatroom late one night. 

The Joni Mitchell & James Taylor Story

The Joni Mitchell & James Taylor Story

The Joni Mitchell & James Taylor Story played to a packed out audience at the Komedia. 

Festival Classics

Festival Classics

Parry ‘I was Glad’. 

Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh

Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh

Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing. 

Fanny & Stella: The Shocking True Story

Fanny & Stella: The Shocking True Story

The latest offering in Above The Stag’s main auditorium takes us back in time to a Victorian Working Men’s Club in Bermondsey. 

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

A hilarious cabaret musical about depression that sings and throws glitter about how it’s OK to not be OK. 

Sunday Encounters: Dame Patricia Routledge: Facing the Music - A Life in Musical Theatre

Sunday Encounters: Dame Patricia Routledge: Facing the Music - A Life in Musical Theatre

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… 

The Spire Festival Bar

The Spire Festival Bar

A festival oasis in the heart of Kemptown, an atmospheric bar stocked by the best local suppliers where you can discover experimental art, unusual performances and out of the ordin… 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018. 

Boom Bang-a-Bang

Boom Bang-a-Bang

May is here, so we are now in one of the highlights of the homosexual calendar – Eurovision. 

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival

Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival

Iris Prize brings outstanding LGBT+ film from around the world to Brighton. 

COPPELIA - Vienna Festival Ballet 2019

COPPELIA - Vienna Festival Ballet 2019

Saturday 20th April, 5pm Tickets: £22, £20 concessions or £79 for a Family Ticket (4 people, including at least 1 child)Duration: 2 hour… 

Market Boy

Market Boy

A rollicking romp around the stalls of Romford fills the Union Theatre, Southwark, in a joyous revival of David Eldridge’s Market Boy. 

FLIGHTS OF FANCY - 5 short plays by James Mannion

FLIGHTS OF FANCY - 5 short plays by James Mannion

Rebound Productions brings back their sell-out show FLIGHTS OF FANCY for three more nights at The Hen & Chickens Theatre. 

StarStruck - Best Theatre Arts

StarStruck - Best Theatre Arts

Sunday 31st March, 7pm Tickets: £15 or £10 concessionsDuration: approx 2hrs including an intervalSuitable for: most ages, but probably most su… 

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

Now in its 8th year and offering BA courses in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in collaboration with Bath Spa University. 

Farnham Festival 2019: Infants Schools’ Starship Concert II

Farnham Festival 2019: Infants Schools’ Starship Concert II

Farnham Festival 2019: Infants Schools’ Starship Concert II The second of two performances involving pupils from the local Infant schools, this musi… 

Farnham Festival 2019: Madrigals to Musicals

Farnham Festival 2019: Madrigals to Musicals

Farnham Festival 2019: Madrigals to Musicals This concert opens with students from Farnham Music and Drama performing excerpts from their upcoming show Our House, f… 

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

Now in its 8th year and offering BA courses in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in collaboration with Bath Spa University. 

Farnham Festival 2019: Ensembles Together

Farnham Festival 2019: Ensembles Together

Farnham Festival 2019: Ensembles Together Our KS2 choir will recount the story of the first lunar landings, through song and narration, followed by performances from a v… 

Farnham Festival 2019: Infants Schools’ Starship Concert I

Farnham Festival 2019: Infants Schools’ Starship Concert I

Farnham Festival 2019: Infants Schools’ Starship Concert I The first of two performances involving pupils from the local Infant schools, this musical adventur… 

Farnham Festival 2019: Rock and Pop

Farnham Festival 2019: Rock and Pop

Farnham Festival 2019: Rock and Pop A new inclusion in this year’s Festival; Tuesday’s concert will involve rock and pop groups, as well as singer-songwriter… 

Farnham Festival 2019: Symphony and Song

Farnham Festival 2019: Symphony and Song

Farnham Festival 2019: Symphony and Song Our second concert of the day will feature musicians from More House School and Lord Wandsworth College, as well as a full orche… 

Farnham Festival 2019: Young Voices

Farnham Festival 2019: Young Voices

Farnham Festival 2019: Young Voices This exciting concert will include performances from pupils at the Ridgeway School, plus Surrey Arts’ Just So Singers and the A… 

Farnham Festival 2019: Jazz Café

Farnham Festival 2019: Jazz Café

Farnham Festival 2019: Jazz Café The exciting opening to this year’s Festival is an informal late afternoon concert, featuring jazz groups from the local ar… 

The Swallowsfeet Collective: OOPS Festival

The Swallowsfeet Collective: OOPS Festival

OOPS is a movement to be different, to stand up and make bold choices. 

SINGEASY does Musical Theatre

SINGEASY does Musical Theatre

MAD Trust in association with Pianoworks West End present SINGEASY does Musical Theatre. 

The James Bond Concert Spectacular

The James Bond Concert Spectacular

The popular Q The Music Orchestra is bringing its James Bond Concert Spectacular to the Adelphi Theatre. 

Mad March Hares

Mad March Hares

£70 incl. 

James Mason

James Mason

Cult genius famed for the 1977 "Rhythm of Life" LP and club classic "Sweet Power, Your Embrace" which Norman Jay MBE proclaimed to be "One of the most infl… 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Final

Back for it’s fourth year. 

OOPS Festival

OOPS Festival

OOPS is a movement to be different, to stand up and make bold choices. 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Final

Back for it’s fourth year. 

unravel... a festival of knitting 2019

unravel... a festival of knitting 2019

Since its launch in 2009, unravel has become one of the leading independent events for knitting and crochet enthusiasts. 

The Boy and The Mermaid

The Boy and The Mermaid

On the farthest edge of a wind-battered rock there sits a small fishing town. 

Beautiful Boy (15) - Parent and Baby

Beautiful Boy (15) - Parent and Baby

Based on the memoir "Beautiful Boy" by David Sheff and "Tweak" by his son, Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experi… 

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Encore

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Encore

I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. 

Beautiful Boy (15)

Beautiful Boy (15)

Based on the memoir "Beautiful Boy" by David Sheff and "Tweak" by his son, Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experi… 

140 Characters | Dog Boy

140 Characters | Dog Boy

140 Characters#ItsAMatterOfPerspectiveDog BoyGrow up? Woof off    140 Characters - Firefly Theatre140 Characters is a One Man Show that delves into t… 

James Barr: Thirst Trap

James Barr: Thirst Trap

Dating in 2018 is a total disaster! MTV presenter, comedian and co-host of the UK's leading LGBTQ+ award-nominated podcast A Gay And A NonGay, and tragically single… 

Antony & Cleopatra (12A) - National Theatre Encore

Antony & Cleopatra (12A) - National Theatre Encore

Extra encore performance added - Monday 4 February @ 11am - Booking Now Broadcast live from the National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare&rsquo… 

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c… 

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky

Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &… 

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Judy Kuhn with Seth Rudetsky

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Judy Kuhn with Seth Rudetsky

Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JUDY KUHNwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 8pm Four Time Tony Nominee Judy K… 

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky

Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &… 

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Judy Kuhn with Seth Rudetsky

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Judy Kuhn with Seth Rudetsky

Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JUDY KUHNwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 8pm Four Time Tony Nominee Judy K… 

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Live

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Live

I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. 

The Dip

The Dip

Upon collecting my tickets for The Dip I was also given a pair of earplugs. 

James Carey: The Sacred Art of Joking - Dumfries Fringe 2019

James Carey: The Sacred Art of Joking - Dumfries Fringe 2019

James Cary wonders what Christians think they’re trying to achieve. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Dumfries Fringe 2019

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Dumfries Fringe 2019

Earth’s funniest footwear bring you songs, sketches, socks and violence. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Semi-Finals

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Semi-Finals

Now in its 4th  year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's … 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Semi-Finals

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Semi-Finals

Now in its 4th  year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's … 

Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala 2019

Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala 2019

Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala 2019 From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebr… 

Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala 2019

Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala 2019

From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas… 

Extra Virgin

Extra Virgin

Extra Virgin tells the story of the awkward minutes after a Grindr hook-up. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Heats

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Heats

Now in its 4th  year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's … 

LBC in Conversation with James O’Brien

LBC in Conversation with James O’Brien

James O'Brien’s giving you the chance to join him for an exclusive stage show to raise money for LBC's charity Global's Make Some Noise - get your t… 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Heats

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Heats

Now in its 4th  year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's … 

LBC in Conversation with James O’Brien

LBC in Conversation with James O’Brien

James O'Brien’s giving you the chance to join him for an exclusive stage show to raise money for LBC's charity Global's Make Some Noise - get your t… 

BOLSTOFF: A Modern Actor’s Introduction to Advanced Contemporary Performance

BOLSTOFF: A Modern Actor’s Introduction to Advanced Contemporary Performance

In BOLSTOFF: A Modern Actor’s Introduction to Advanced Contemporary Performance the lads from Wicker Socks (Fionn Foley, Michael-David McKernan and Ronan Carey) help guide us thr… 

Violet

Violet

To have an audience hanging on every word you say, for an hour, is a difficult feat indeed. 

A Hero of Our Time

A Hero of Our Time

Mikhail Lermentov’s novel A Hero of Our Time has been newly adapted for the stage by Oliver Bennett, who also plays the lead - Pechorin, and Vladimir Shcherban. 

Little England

Little England

At the exact same time that Theresa May’s cabinet is in turmoil over the UK’s withdrawal agreement with the EU, Golden Age Theatre Company has set up camp in the Museum of Come… 

Peter James in conversation with Breda Brown

Peter James in conversation with Breda Brown

From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes an explosive standalone thriller that will grip you and won’t let go until the very last page. 

Shakespeare Schools Festival

Shakespeare Schools Festival

Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at Greenwich Theatre. 

James Acaster

James Acaster

James Acaster reflects on the best year of his life and the worst year of his life and does stand-up comedy about them while throwing a strop. 

Doktor James’ Skary Stories

Doktor James’ Skary Stories

Doktor James loves Halloween, it’s the one night he doesn’t try to take over the world. 

Bing Live! Bing Goes To The Theatre

Bing Live! Bing Goes To The Theatre

Calling all Bingsters! Bing and his friends are coming to Greenwich in the first ever Bing stage show!Join Bing, Sula, Coco and Pando as they find out how to tell stories by preten… 

Winchester Comedy Festival

Winchester Comedy Festival

It is time to laugh out loud as Winchester Comedy Festival rolls back in to Winchester with a stellar line-up of homegrown talent performing at various venues across the city from … 

Sooz Kempner: Super Sonic 90s Kid

Sooz Kempner: Super Sonic 90s Kid

Award-winning stand-up Sooz Kempner spent the 90s playing Sonic, going from a little kid to a fully grown teen. 

The Network Ensemble: Finding Your Voice in Theatre

The Network Ensemble: Finding Your Voice in Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Beyond Borders International Festival 2018

Beyond Borders International Festival 2018

Join authors, politicians, artists, diplomats and international cultural leaders for a weekend of panel debates, music, performing and visual arts, storytelling, poetry, walks and … 

Festival Lights – The Songs of Nick Keir

Festival Lights – The Songs of Nick Keir

Nick Keir, the Edinburgh folksinger and songwriter, left us too early in 2013. 

James Ehnes & Steven Osborne

James Ehnes & Steven Osborne

James Ehnes Violin Steven Osborne Piano Brahms Violin Sonata No 3 Prokofiev Violin Sonata No 1 Debussy Violin Sonata Prokofiev Five Melodies Ravel Tzigane, rapsodie de conce… 

Being a Female Leader in Theatre

Being a Female Leader in Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe

Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

National Touring With Black Theatre Live

National Touring With Black Theatre Live

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Sunshine Boy

Sunshine Boy

Leigh Bowery was born in Sunshine, Australia (west of Melbourne) in March 1961. 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Fringe Society where activity is reviewed, accounts are presented and directors elected. 

COMMON: Networking Event for Working-Class Artists at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

COMMON: Networking Event for Working-Class Artists at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

COMMON is an arts organisation which exists to support the UK theatre industry in achieving greater socio-economic diversity, and help working-class artists build sustainable caree… 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Since 2014 we’ve platformed over 200 films giving premieres to shorts that have gone onto much bigger things in festivals across the world. 

Mad Hatter Mayhem!

Mad Hatter Mayhem!

Bessy Bass Ltd and Jo May have joined forces to bring you Mad Hatter Mayhem! A brand-new spoon-playing workshop inspired by Alice in Wonderland. 

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a… 

Academy and Pitch Fight Present: Buy One, Get One Free

Academy and Pitch Fight Present: Buy One, Get One Free

Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene. 

James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2018: The Award Ceremony

James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2018: The Award Ceremony

Join some of today’s most innovative playwrights for an afternoon of insightful interviews and performed readings. 

James Dean Is Dead! (Long Live James Dean)

James Dean Is Dead! (Long Live James Dean)

Springing up from the wreckage of his famous car (a Spider), James Dean talks honestly, candidly and sometimes with discomfort about his life. 

Old Boy

Old Boy

Do you remember when we used to go camping? And when you helped me make an ATM out of cardboard for my school project? Do you realise what a big impact you’ve had on who I am? Fr… 

Edinburgh International Marketing Festival

Edinburgh International Marketing Festival

Edinburgh International Marketing Festival. 

Lunafruit / Free Festival

Lunafruit / Free Festival

Fresh new band from London bring their summer 2018 tour to Edinburgh, with members having performed at Love Supreme Festival, Secret Garden Party, and Cambridge Folk Festival. 

Found Footage Festival: After Dark

Found Footage Festival: After Dark

Childhood friends Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher are back after their smash-hit Fringe debut, serving up their dirtiest, most disturbing and patently misguided VHS finds from 25 year… 

Shining a Light on the Gender Gap in Technical Theatre

Shining a Light on the Gender Gap in Technical Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

COMMON: GROUND – Barriers to Staging Work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as a Working-Class Artist

COMMON: GROUND – Barriers to Staging Work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as a Working-Class Artist

COMMON: GROUND is an initiative developed by COMMON, an arts organisation who exist to support the UK theatre industry in achieving greater socio-economic diversity, delivered with… 

Visual Theatre Meet-up

Visual Theatre Meet-up

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

The Mad Craic Comedy Show

The Mad Craic Comedy Show

An Irish stand-up comedy compilation show featuring some of the best comedians from around the festival, for free. 

Site Specific Theatre Practice

Site Specific Theatre Practice

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

East Belfast Boy

East Belfast Boy

Prime Cut Productions: East Belfast Boy by Fintan Brady. 

MAD

MAD

MAD is a new black comedy from Cam Scriven and Daniel Bainbridge. 

The Edinburgh Festival on Film

The Edinburgh Festival on Film

We’re hosting drop-in screenings of Festival in Edinburgh (1955) and Edinburgh on Parade (1970). 

Bilingualism(s) in Theatre: Creating Artistic Languages

Bilingualism(s) in Theatre: Creating Artistic Languages

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic Anglican Catholic church directed by Dr John Kitchen. 

Voice Festival UK – An A Cappella Extravaganza

Voice Festival UK – An A Cappella Extravaganza

The Voice Festival UK once again returns to the Fringe with an evening of a cappella for all the family to enjoy. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with renowned choir and organ directed by John Kitchen. 

One Belt One Road: Chinese Culture and Art Festival

One Belt One Road: Chinese Culture and Art Festival

With the theme ‘the starting point of love, silk road and art’, our festival has a variety of performances and art from countries on the One Belt One Road. 

Dream Weaving and Art Forwarding – Shanghai Baoshan Little Ginkgo Students’ Art Troupe’s Performance at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Dream Weaving and Art Forwarding – Shanghai Baoshan Little Ginkgo Students’ Art Troupe’s Performance at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

This time, the art troupe will present a performance featuring lots of Chinese ethnic arts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

The Future Voice of Theatre Critics

The Future Voice of Theatre Critics

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

Allander Record Fairs bring a great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s to present day (even the odd 78). 

Brewhemia's Festival Showcase

Brewhemia's Festival Showcase

Brewhemia are presenting some of the finest acts of this year’s festival. 

Immersive Theatre: History and Inspiration

Immersive Theatre: History and Inspiration

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Kill the Boy

Kill the Boy

It starts like this. 

Theatre Uncut: Women on Power

Theatre Uncut: Women on Power

The multi award-winning political agitators are back at the Traverse with a morning of outstanding new writing and fiery debate. 

Swallow The Sea Caravan Theatre

Swallow The Sea Caravan Theatre

A converted 1960s caravan hosting installations both insightful and absurd, poetry, puppets and music. 

Devising Theatre for Social Change with Caitlin Skinner

Devising Theatre for Social Change with Caitlin Skinner

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

The Battle of Frogs and Mice

The Battle of Frogs and Mice

Choosing to adapt a fairly obscure Greek text like The Battle of Frogs and Mice (also known as the Batrachomyomachia) as a storytelling show for children would be a bold choice for… 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Gabriel Jackson, William Byrd and Antonín D… 

Festival Masses

Festival Masses

Come and listen to uplifting music performed in its liturgical context by one of Edinburgh’s best church choirs in the glorious setting of this church. 

James Farmer – Scaredy Cat

James Farmer – Scaredy Cat

James Farmer (writer for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News For You, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Last Leg) is back for an hour of jokes about being a big scaredy cat. 

Islam Festival Edinburgh 2018

Islam Festival Edinburgh 2018

Edinburgh Central Mosque opens its doors and warmly invites you to Islam Festival Edinburgh. 

Battle of the Superheroes – The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)

Battle of the Superheroes – The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)

This worldwide hit show for geeks and non-geeks everywhere returns with a changing line-up of hilarious comedians with a mixture of stand-up comedy and interactive debate to find o… 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket

Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket

Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe. 

Tygers Of Pan Tang – Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Tygers Of Pan Tang – Edinburgh Festival Fringe

In the May 1979 issue of Sounds magazine the term ‘New Wave of British Heavy Metal’ was used to describe a second wave of heavy metal bands that emerged in the late 1970’s. 

The Boy With the Pearl Necklace

The Boy With the Pearl Necklace

From the creator of Will He Bonk You in the Chocolate Factory and Fridged Moan’s Diary comes a new stand-up comedy spectacular! An evening of music and comedy about being young and… 

Princess Pumpalot: The Quest for the Purple Super-Farting Bean

Princess Pumpalot: The Quest for the Purple Super-Farting Bean

Can Princess Pumpalot (The Farting Princess) and her best friend, Guffy, find the purple super-farting bean and save Wiffyville from Prince Nastavia and the low-flying gnomes? Aide… 

The James Taylor Story

The James Taylor Story

The James Taylor Story returns with the addition of Carly Simon to take you through Taylor’s career as he embarks on a journey into superstardom and his turbulent relationship wi… 

Doktor James's Bad Skemes

Doktor James's Bad Skemes

The scores are in. 

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel. 

Mad Women in My Attic!

Mad Women in My Attic!

Typecasting and a theatre career drove our heroine to insanity. 

Penguinpig

Penguinpig

There are times when a particular title will jump out at you and niggle in the back of your brain. 

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival

Touch and feel Chinese arts and culture by attending CACF 2018. 

Comedy Queers / Free Festival

Comedy Queers / Free Festival

A raucous late night show offering a fabulous selection of the most outrageous queer performers from across the Fringe. 

Games With James

Games With James

Award-winning comedian and UK board-gaming champion James Cook invites you to play board games live on stage. 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance. 

Dream On – Kirsty Munro / Free Festival

Dream On – Kirsty Munro / Free Festival

‘In my view, best new show at Leicester Comedy Festival’ (Tony Booth, Leicester Comedy Festival Judge). 

James Nokise: Talk a Big Game

James Nokise: Talk a Big Game

After two years of shows on gangs, golliwogs, racism and politics, James Nokise returns to The Stand with his new show on… sports! Yep. 

James Veitch's Work in Progress Show

James Veitch's Work in Progress Show

To make James Veitch better for you, he brings regular updates to improve speed and reliability. 

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

For a fourth killer year, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang! Armed with your suggestions, they weave together a brand-new film in the style of Britain’s favourite … 

Jack and Claire / Free Festival

Jack and Claire / Free Festival

An American-Scottish duo performs wild long-form improv developed at the renowned iO Theater in Chicago! Jack and Claire is Chicago-based improv comedy duo Claire McFadden and Jack… 

James Loveridge

James Loveridge

Despite the world being on the brink of collapse, its fair to say James is the happiest he’s ever been. 

Best in Class / Free Festival

Best in Class / Free Festival

Showcasing underrepresented working-class comedy voices. 

James Cook: Sarcasmic

James Cook: Sarcasmic

‘A top class comic’ (Birmingham Mail). 

James Hancox: Sports for the Unsporty

James Hancox: Sports for the Unsporty

Do you have the heart of an athlete, but the skills of a toddler? Then this is the show for you! James Hancox is rubbish at sports. 

Shaggers (Free Festival)

Shaggers (Free Festival)

Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, this hit show returns with a changing line-up of various comedians with hilarious material based on sex and relat… 

James Meehan – Gaz

James Meehan – Gaz

2017. 

James Barr: Thirst Trap! – Free

James Barr: Thirst Trap! – Free

Wonderfully unexpected opportunities can occur at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; even more so at the 'Free' variety. 

Peatbog Faeries – Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Peatbog Faeries – Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Superheroes

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Superheroes

Sock! Pow! Wham! Earth’s funniest footwear are back with their 10th new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence. 

Edinburgh – Festival City Explorer Tours

Edinburgh – Festival City Explorer Tours

Join a local guide for a fun and informative introduction to Edinburgh’s Old Town. 

Gareth Waugh: Oh Boy...!

Gareth Waugh: Oh Boy...!

Sequel to 2017’s smash-hit sell-out debut about honesty, this one’s all about the law of the playground, traveling companions from hell and accidentally fulfilling your teenage buc… 

The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Show 2018

The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Show 2018

See a huge selection of this year’s big names, stand-out performers and many of the best free acts in Edinburgh at this one-off launch show and party for the 2018 Free Edinburgh Fr… 

James Farmer: Scaredy Cat

James Farmer: Scaredy Cat

James Farmer (Writer for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News For You, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Last Leg) is back for an hour of jokes about being a big sc… 

Fringe Film Festival

Fringe Film Festival

Returning for its 13th season, C’s critically-acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day. 

Festival Folk at the Oak

Festival Folk at the Oak

Thirty nights of the best local and international folk music showcasing a different artist each night. There’s only 30 seats, so book early to save disappointment. 

Huggers (Free Festival)

Huggers (Free Festival)

Following more successful shows at festivals worldwide, the popular show returns with a revolving line-up of acts selected from the best comedians, cabaret acts, children’s ente… 

Jude Starbeam: Interactive Workshop

Jude Starbeam: Interactive Workshop

An interactive workshop to discover how our brains work, and what life might be like for children growing up with a brain that works a little differently from our own. 

Squabbling House Theatre Presents: Scratch

Squabbling House Theatre Presents: Scratch

Inspired by our sister production of Phil Porter's Blink, Squabbling House Theatre are delighted to present the company’s first collection of new writing shor… 

Squabbling House Theatre Presents: Blink by Phil Porter

Squabbling House Theatre Presents: Blink by Phil Porter

Brought together by a voyeuristic relationship that teeters on the verge of stalking, introverted Sophie and eccentric Esther relive the story of how they met. 

Ealing Comedy Festival 2018

Ealing Comedy Festival 2018

Ealing Comedy Festival is back for its 25th consecutive year with a stellar line up of internationally renowned comedians and homegrown talent to keep you entertained throughout Ju… 

The Nursery Theatre presents... Saturday Night Improv

The Nursery Theatre presents... Saturday Night Improv

Magicked! – Everyone loves Harry Potter, and in tribute to the world’s favourite pubescent wizard, this summer, tonight’s show assumes the form of an improvised tribute to Ha… 

The Furies present a Super Awesome Power Party

The Furies present a Super Awesome Power Party

Multi-award winning comedians the Fringe Wives Club are here to bring lols, power and feminist-flavoured fun to the kids of London! Come join the dance floor as we sing songs, play… 

Irish Youth Dance Festival

Irish Youth Dance Festival

Dublin Youth Dance Company are thrilled to present an evening of dance at the Smock Alley Theatre as part of the 18th Irish Youth Dance Festival. 

The Nursery Theatre presents... Friday Night Improv

The Nursery Theatre presents... Friday Night Improv

Standup and improv comedy unite in one explosively funny night! Join us as a group of experienced improvisers weave a (dramatic! funny! exciting!) story in three acts based on the … 

Festival Concert – St Dunstan’s College Arts Festival 18

Festival Concert – St Dunstan’s College Arts Festival 18

A spectacular musical celebration of the West End to close the Arts Festival, featuring the very best of musicianship from across the College and concluding with a masse… 

Collaborative Community Drama Project - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18

Collaborative Community Drama Project - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18

This is a new collaboration with a local drama company that will see an external director working collaboratively with members of the local community and our own student… 

Hairspray - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18

Hairspray - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18

Good morning, Baltimore! It’s 1962 and change is in the air. 

Junior School Concert - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18

Junior School Concert - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18

The Junior School pupils of St Dunstan’s College invite you to attend their annual Summer concert. 

Black Box Devising – St Dunstan’s College Arts Festival 18

Black Box Devising – St Dunstan’s College Arts Festival 18

Led by Drama Prefect, Beatrice Swordy, and her team, Black Box devising is an improvisation work created by Year 7 - 9 students over the last two terms, drawing inspirat… 

Briony Show - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival

Briony Show - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival

This time-limited devising project welcomes the return of Briony O’Callaghan, a professional director, who, working with a select number of Year 10 - 13 student… 

Vibe Dance show - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18

Vibe Dance show - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18

Vibe Arts are delighted to be working with the St Dunstan's College Dance Company for their first appearance in this year’s Arts Festival. 

James Bustar - Caught in the Act

James Bustar - Caught in the Act

This frantic, manic, family friendly, energy filled show features an explosive combination of cutting edge juggling, variety, technology and audience involvement. 

Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh 2018

Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh 2018

Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing. 

BOY

BOY

There is a bit of a buzz around BOY. 

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999

James Acaster tries new material for an hour.   

Dreamy Piano Improvisations by James Lerouge

Dreamy Piano Improvisations by James Lerouge

A rare chance to see a uniquely talented pianist/composer. 

Mad About the Boy

Mad About the Boy

‘Mad About the Boy’ is a new play with musical interludes by local playwright Edwin Preece. 

Doktor James' Bad Skemes

Doktor James' Bad Skemes

Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a super villain. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: The New Show

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: The New Show

Earth’s Funniest Footwear are back for their 10th brand new show. 

Brighton Rocks Film Festival

Brighton Rocks Film Festival

Brighton has long been a home for artists, creators and the alternative. 

Clueless Theatre Presents: Two by Jim Cartwright

Clueless Theatre Presents: Two by Jim Cartwright

What's your tipple? Pint of lager and a packet of cheese and onion crisps? How about an evening being transported to the White Oak pub where you will meet an eclectic mix of ch… 

Bus Boy

Bus Boy

Set on an island best known for its adorable marsupial inhabitants, Bus Boy is a sweet play about two very different people becoming friends. 

James Dean is Dead! (Long Live James Dean)

James Dean is Dead! (Long Live James Dean)

James Dean. 

Live Music in Theatre: Creating and Playing Music for a Theatre Piece

Live Music in Theatre: Creating and Playing Music for a Theatre Piece

How can we enhance the impact of a theatre play with live music? An interactive workshop where participants are welcome to bring their own compositions to play or improvise. 

Hammond Graduate BA Musical Theatre Showcase

Hammond Graduate BA Musical Theatre Showcase

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… 

James Barr: Thirst Trap

James Barr: Thirst Trap

2018 dating is a disaster so it’s time to let the crazy out! MTV presenter, comedian and co-host of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ award-nominated podcast ‘A Gay and a NonGay’, J… 

The MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2018

The MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2018

An energy packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET. 

A Report To An Academy

A Report To An Academy

Based on the short novel by Franz Kafka. 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear. 

Alex Martini is Mad About Food

Alex Martini is Mad About Food

Are you passionate about food, yet in love with Britain at the same time? This show is for you! The craziest Italian, Alex Martini, brings you his debut solo show ‘Mad About Food’. 

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

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. 

The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away by Cole Moreton

The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away by Cole Moreton

"Make a fist with your hand and place it roughly where you think your heart should be," Cole Moreton instructs us at the start of his set, The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away… 

James Cary: James and John

James Cary: James and John

John 3:16 is the verse to end all verses apparently. 

The Treason Show: Festival Special

The Treason Show: Festival Special

Brighton’s much-loved resident satirists with their unique brand of topical comedy, all wrapped up in Brighton Fringe award-winner Mark Brailsford’s festival package. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d… 

This Boy Tom

This Boy Tom

An original musical about school bullying with only children in the cast might not seem a first choice for top Fringe viewing, but it absolutely is. 

Shakespeare’s Mad Women (A Love Letter to Shakespearean F*ckboys)

Shakespeare’s Mad Women (A Love Letter to Shakespearean F*ckboys)

A new writing comedy exploring what happens when the ‘mad’ women of Shakespeare find themselves dead, together, and angry. 

The Upper Brighton Greenway: An Interactive Guided Tour

The Upper Brighton Greenway: An Interactive Guided Tour

Take an interactive tour of the recently completed Brighton Greenway: a green corridor that cuts through the New England Quarter connecting the North of Brighton with the mainline … 

Proteus Theatre Company: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know

Proteus Theatre Company: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know

Join Lord Byron, the most notorious figure from literary history, for a stiff drink. 

Andrew James Brown: The Moon Under Water

Andrew James Brown: The Moon Under Water

Poet Andrew James Brown loves pubs. 

Round Georges Jazz Festival

Round Georges Jazz Festival

Every Saturday during the month we will be providing you with incredible, outstanding and inspiring musicians delivering an energetic array of jazz for all ears. 

Foodies Festival Brighton

Foodies Festival Brighton

The UK's biggest Foodies Festival returned to Hove Lawns this sunny bank holiday weekend. 

The Spire Festival Bar

The Spire Festival Bar

Step into Brighton’s most atmospheric bar. 

Refugee Festival

Refugee Festival

What challenges are refugees facing? And what can we do about it all? MARS is organising a series of events on refugeedom in and out of the UK today. 

FEM.ALE Brewster Beer Festival

FEM.ALE Brewster Beer Festival

FEM. 

Phoenix Dance Theatre Triple Bill

Phoenix Dance Theatre Triple Bill

70 years after the Empire Windrush docked, marking the start of Caribbean migration to the UK, comes a new work from Phoenix’s artistic director Sharon Watson with a newly co… 

uneARTh Festival

uneARTh Festival

For two days and nights, the Ada Ryan Gardens will come alive with circus, music, cabaret and more for the City of Whyalla’s uneARTh Festival. 

The Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase

The Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase

The Brighton Academy Of Performing Arts presents its 5th MT Graduating year Showcase  

James and Ola Uncensored

James and Ola Uncensored

Catch the sexiest couple to come from BBC’S Strictly Come Dancing in an incredible show, packed full of high-energy dance routines and steamy scenes. 

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c… 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

Back for its third year. 

Mousetrap Theatre Projects 21st Anniversary Gala

Mousetrap Theatre Projects 21st Anniversary Gala

Mousetrap Theatre Projects is celebrating its 21st Anniversary on Sunday 18th March 2018 at the Prince of Wales Theatre, raising funds to give inspiring theatre experiences to ch… 

Sanaa Street Festival

Sanaa Street Festival

From around the world, to the streets of Adelaide. 

Peter Helliar - Big Boy Pants

Peter Helliar - Big Boy Pants

As seen on The Project, CRAM & Have You Been Paying Attention? (Network TEN). 

Evolution Festival: Journeys

Evolution Festival: Journeys

Part of a four day festival of unique and inspiring work from young artists based in London. 

Mad Dogs - The Full Cocker

Mad Dogs - The Full Cocker

Recreating the incredible 1970 Joe Cocker Mad Dogs & Englishmen concert, in its entirety, for two huge encore performances at The Gov - after the sellout success of Mad Dogs - The … 

Evolution Festival: Lyric Ensemble: Work in Progress

Evolution Festival: Lyric Ensemble: Work in Progress

The Lyric Ensemble is a group of 15 actors led by international director Anne Louise Sarks. 

Evolution Festival: The Blind Truth

Evolution Festival: The Blind Truth

Part of a four day festival of unique and inspiring work from young artists based in London. 

James McLean: Goodie Two Shoes

James McLean: Goodie Two Shoes

Peter Hart has nice manners and always will. 

Evolution Festival: Express Yourself

Evolution Festival: Express Yourself

Part of a four day festival of unique and inspiring work from young artists based in London. 

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

A major new revival of Terence Rattigan’s astonishingly involving classic family drama comes to Oxford Playhouse with Tessa Peake-Jones and Aden Gillett. 

James Nokise: Talk A Big Game

James Nokise: Talk A Big Game

★★★★★ The Scotsman James has spent the last few years performing biting political satire, then Brexit happened, then Trumpocalypse happened. 

James Donald Forbes McCann: McCann-dle in the Wind

James Donald Forbes McCann: McCann-dle in the Wind

Should dogs be allowed sex changes? Is it okay to punch a Nazi puncher? Can refugees get gay married? James Donald Forbes McCann (hit107, The Project, Adelaide Comedy’s ‘Best A… 

James Veitch - Dot Con

James Veitch - Dot Con

Suspicious emails, unclaimed bonds, Nigerian princes; standard procedure is to delete on sight. 

Laconic: A Short Film Festival

Laconic: A Short Film Festival

Often we say a lot without actually saying anything at all, but is it possible to express much in fewer words? Laconic is a selection of short films and animations for you to ex… 

Stephanie Laing: Mad About the Boy

Stephanie Laing: Mad About the Boy

Making her Australian debut: Stephanie’s love life has been a rollercoaster, if rollercoasters involve a lot of awkward sex, self-sabotage and therapy. 

2018 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition

2018 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition

The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition brings together the best and brightest graduate visual artists from Adelaide College of the Arts (TAFE SA) / Flinders University and Univer… 

Boy Overboard

Boy Overboard

Jamal and Bibi have a dream: to lead Afghanistan to soccer glory in the next World Cup. 

International Women's Day Festival

International Women's Day Festival

A day to celebrate and share stories of women and how we contribute to the world we live in. 

The Zebra Who Lost Its Spots - the interactive rehearsal!

The Zebra Who Lost Its Spots - the interactive rehearsal!

This extraordinary show is for the shy who want to be bold, the different who’d like to belong, the humble who need a stage, the confident who want to yell, the fun-loving who just… 

Marmalade Five - My Sloth is Super Funky!

Marmalade Five - My Sloth is Super Funky!

‘If you’re unfamiliar with Marmalade 5, sort that out - you’re missing out on what would have to be one of the most musically-talented families in Adelaide’ The Advertiser. 

Greenstate Summer Garden Festival

Greenstate Summer Garden Festival

The Greenstate Summer Garden Festival will be a celebration of art, music, comedy, and amazing physical feats. 

Flip Side Festival

Flip Side Festival

After the sucess of Fort Dreamland, Flip Side Up (FSU) is officially launching in 2018 with some quirky events planned for the year. 

James Smith: Pleasure Enthusiast

James Smith: Pleasure Enthusiast

Personally selected by Chris Rock to be a special guest on his Total Blackout arena tour, James is one of only four Australian comedians ever to perform on CONAN and the only Austr… 

A Boy Named Cash: Johnny Cash Experience

A Boy Named Cash: Johnny Cash Experience

A Boy Named Cash: Johnny Cash Experience showcases the greatest hits of The Man In Black as performed by renowned impersonator Monty Cotton as seen on ‘The Voice’, as a one-man-ban… 

Mad Hatter Tea Party

Mad Hatter Tea Party

Did someone say afternoon tea? Join us for afternoon tea, dress up in your favourite Alice costume and meet characters from the book! Partake in tea and enjoy music in this aft… 

Soorya India Festival 2018

Soorya India Festival 2018

Soorya India Festival 2018 ” (An Indian Classical Dance event) - Another Soorya team is all ready to mesmerise you with their breathtaking performance. 

Sanctuary Festival

Sanctuary Festival

The Sanctuary Festival invites you to a day of music, yoga and good vibrations! Held at The National Wine Centre as a part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival, prepare to be inspired b… 

Laziza Multicultural Festival

Laziza Multicultural Festival

Laziza are hosting a Multicultural Street Festival! Laziza promotes a fantastic day out to enjoy a culturally enriching day for the entire family. 

Born a Shadow, Comapania Rafaela Carrasco, Flamenco Festival 2018

Born a Shadow, Comapania Rafaela Carrasco, Flamenco Festival 2018

Flamenco and the lives of female artists from the Spanish Golden Age combine in this show inspired by the hidden voices of Teresa de Jesús, María de Zayas, Marí… 

Cameron James: Chilled Out/Fired Up

Cameron James: Chilled Out/Fired Up

Cameron is one of the most exciting & hilarious rising comedy stars in Australia. 

Ballet Flamenco Jesus Carmona, Impetus, Flamenco Festival 2018

Ballet Flamenco Jesus Carmona, Impetus, Flamenco Festival 2018

Former dancer with Ballet Nacional de España, Jesús Carmona is a pioneer in flamenco’s evolution. 

Dupang Festival

Dupang Festival

Traditional Aboriginal Culture Festival at a spectacular waterfront location on the Coorong S. 

Gala Flamenca La Chana, Godess of Compas, Flamenco Festival 2018

Gala Flamenca La Chana, Godess of Compas, Flamenco Festival 2018

Four champions of flamenco puro come together in a homage to La Chana. 

Isabel Bayon Compania -Dju-Dju, Flamenco Festival 2018

Isabel Bayon Compania -Dju-Dju, Flamenco Festival 2018

In an extraordinary collaboration, avant-garde choreographer and dancer Israel Galván directs classical dancer Isabel Bayón as she reinvents herself, exploring the de… 

Painter and Flamenco: J.R.T. - Flamenco Festival 2018

Painter and Flamenco: J.R.T. - Flamenco Festival 2018

The Symbolist painter Julio Romero de Torres is famous for his portrayals of the archetypal ‘Spanish woman’. 

Maria Pages Compania: Yo Carmen - Flamenco Festival 2018

Maria Pages Compania: Yo Carmen - Flamenco Festival 2018

María Pagés searches for the woman behind the femme fatale of Prosper Mérimée’s novel, a character appropriated by so many generations of men. 

Tempo of Light - Flamenco Festival 2018

Tempo of Light - Flamenco Festival 2018

Featuring the leading voices in Spain today, revered singer Carmen Linares and brilliant rising stars Arcangel and Marina Heredia perform with Miguel A. 

FLEURIEU FILM FESTIVAL

FLEURIEU FILM FESTIVAL

From a great passion for film, the 3rd FLEURIEU FILM FESTIVAL celebrates Australian filmmaking encouraging filmmakers to interpret the #FFF18 theme, “FIRE”. 

Assmonkey: In Conversation @ Vault Festival

Assmonkey: In Conversation @ Vault Festival

A HILARIOUSLY HONEST AND FAST PACED COMEDY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ‘A glorious, farcical conglomeration of a show made up of jokes, hilarious characters, song, science experiments a… 

Doktor James’ Kristmas Karol

Doktor James’ Kristmas Karol

Christmas is the time to embrace your inner child and Doktor James’ Kristmas Karol provides the perfect excuse. 

London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol

London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol

London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol. 

Side Shows

Side Shows

Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows. 

Darbar Festival of Sitar & Dance

Darbar Festival of Sitar & Dance

A rare chance to see two internationally acclaimed dance artists. 

Darbar Festival-Ragas, Sarod and Fiery Dance

Darbar Festival-Ragas, Sarod and Fiery Dance

A triple bill of dynamic new talents with international star of bharatanatyam, Mythili Prakash and noted kathak performer Dheerandra Tiwari, plus a music concert by a remarkable … 

Darbar Festival-Akram Khan

Darbar Festival-Akram Khan

Akram Khan performs an excerpt from his upcoming solo. 

Improvable plus James & I and The Owls Are Not What They Seem

Improvable plus James & I and The Owls Are Not What They Seem

Loosely inspired by Twin Peaks, The Owls Are Not What They Seem will chart a brand new hidden mystery with each fully improvised performance. 

Blackshaw's Scare Slam - at the London Horror Festival

Blackshaw's Scare Slam - at the London Horror Festival

Lovers of scary stories, unite. 

"Katharine Ferns is in Stitches" at the Women in Comedy Festival

“It is a pitch perfect performance and a beautifully-written, perfectly-paced comedy script. 

Mad Women in my Attic!

Mad Women in my Attic!

Mad Women in my Attic! is a fantastic romp through showtunes, folk and cabaret songs, celebrating the mentally unstable women that populate music and theatre. 

Jekyll & Hyde - National Youth Theatre

Jekyll & Hyde - National Youth Theatre

Everyone has another face they hide behind… The National Youth Theatre REP Company invite you into the world of Victorian England, where civilised society meets seedy Soho f… 

Othello - National Youth Theatre

Othello - National Youth Theatre

This is a mating ground. 

Maria Peters: The Science Of Cringe plus Leave to Remain/James & I

Maria Peters: The Science Of Cringe plus Leave to Remain/James & I

In the Science of Cringe, BBC comedy writer Maria Peters explores what cringe is, why we do it and how the world would be without it. 

Objectively Funny Festival

Objectively Funny Festival

9 days & 42 shows of the finest live comedians in Britain. 

8th Glamour of Jasmine Chinese Arts Festival / A Midsummer Night's Dream from China by Whispering Lotus Artists (Guqin, Dizi, Xiao, Pipa and Zheng)

8th Glamour of Jasmine Chinese Arts Festival / A Midsummer Night's Dream from China by Whispering Lotus Artists (Guqin, Dizi, Xiao, Pipa and Zheng)

Three elegant women musicians from Suzhou, costumed in Whispering Lotus Chi-pao will give us a concert on Chinese guqin, zheng, dizi and xiao (bamboo flute and end-blown bamboo flu… 

8th Glamour of Jasmine Chinese Arts Festival / Dong Yi's Special Programme on the Zheng for Chinese Lovers' Day

8th Glamour of Jasmine Chinese Arts Festival / Dong Yi's Special Programme on the Zheng for Chinese Lovers' Day

Playing an instrument with over 2,500 years of recorded history, after some 100 public recitals in the UK, international classical Zheng performer Yi Dong, a soloist with five albu… 

Auditions and Interviews – MA Acting and MA Theatre Directing

Auditions and Interviews – MA Acting and MA Theatre Directing

East 15 is holding auditions for these dynamic MA degrees. For more information email [email protected] with Edinburgh in the email title. 

Bilingualism in Theatre - Discussion

Bilingualism in Theatre - Discussion

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Bilingualism in Theatre - Workshop

Bilingualism in Theatre - Workshop

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants. 

Beyond Borders International Festival 2017

Beyond Borders International Festival 2017

Join politicians, authors, artists and international cultural leaders for a weekend of panel debates, tête-à-tête discussions, music and art in the grounds of Scotland’s oldest … 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Support indie film! Now entering its fourth year and including the premiere of event director Al Carretta’s 10th indie feature Precious Little Things, we present a curated selectio… 

Tara Theatre and Touring to London

Tara Theatre and Touring to London

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

The Outcast in Theatre

The Outcast in Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

The Future of Inclusive Theatre

The Future of Inclusive Theatre

A panel discussion with Caroline Bowditch (performance artist and choreographer); Dr Ben Fletcher-Watson (University of Edinburgh); Michael Richardson (Heriot-Watt University). 

Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival

Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival

Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat… 

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Super Cally Fragile Lipstick

Super Cally Fragile Lipstick

Forty something years into a lifetime of looking great but feeling fake, Cally Beaton is ready to come out about her double life in her hilarious brand-new stand-up show, Super Cal… 

Amateur Theatre Meet Up

Amateur Theatre Meet Up

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Training for Technical Theatre and Acting

Training for Technical Theatre and Acting

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard. 

Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival

Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival

Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat… 

Black Theatre Live: Making the Most of Touring Opportunities

Black Theatre Live: Making the Most of Touring Opportunities

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Contracts: The What, Why and How Independent Theatre Council

Contracts: The What, Why and How Independent Theatre Council

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2017: The Award Ceremony

James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2017: The Award Ceremony

Join some of today’s most innovative playwrights for an afternoon of insightful interviews and performed readings. 

When Love Breaks Down – James Lambeth

When Love Breaks Down – James Lambeth

After five Fringe successes, celebrated vocalist James Lambeth returns with pianist Steve Hamilton. 

Unprecedented and Unpresidential: How Hillary Clinton Lost the Election – Free Festival

Unprecedented and Unpresidential: How Hillary Clinton Lost the Election – Free Festival

It was the race they said Clinton couldn’t lose. 

Performance of Chinese Culture Festival: Closing Ceremony

Performance of Chinese Culture Festival: Closing Ceremony

Brahma (Sanskrit Brahama) was founded in early 2011 in Beijing, China. 

Festival Firsts

Festival Firsts

Sir James MacMillan has a long and fruitful relationship with both the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh International Festival. 

The Future Voice of Theatre Critics

The Future Voice of Theatre Critics

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Opportunities for new Musical Theatre after the Fringe

Opportunities for new Musical Theatre after the Fringe

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Festival Strings

Festival Strings

Talented young string players perform together in a series of concerts at St Giles Cathedral. 

Feminism in Theatre

Feminism in Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Devon Camerata and String Academy

Devon Camerata and String Academy

Andrew Bernardi and Fiona Mclean Beuchel direct an eclectic virtuoso string music programme with their outstanding tutors students and the 1696 Stradivarius violin. 

Festival Cup of Golf

Festival Cup of Golf

Watch an almighty golfing battle for festival bragging rights and a trophy! Teams representing promoters, venues, the press and locals play nine holes of golf to discover who the g… 

Careers in Theatre Production

Careers in Theatre Production

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Mark Watson's Festival of Bad Ideas

Mark Watson's Festival of Bad Ideas

Mark Watson asked a range of top comedians: ‘what is your bad idea? What show would you like to put on, but never dare?’ Now, one a night, they attempt these projects. 

Rhapsodes

Rhapsodes

Back for another year, Adam Meggido and Sean McCann of Showstoppers! fame return to wow us with what is possibly the most impressive improvisational feat at the Fringe. 

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

All-female Australian group Essential Theatre present their own gender-swapped take on Shakespeare’s classic. 

A Boy Named Cash: Johnny Cash Experience

A Boy Named Cash: Johnny Cash Experience

A one-man band greatest hits tribute to the legend Johnny Cash featuring Monty Cotton, as seen on The Voice. 

Emerald Boy

Emerald Boy

Emerald Boy – three friends, a police officer and an alien walk into a bar. 

Voice Festival UK - An A Cappella Extravaganza

Voice Festival UK - An A Cappella Extravaganza

The Voice Festival UK once again return to the Fringe with an evening of a cappella for all the family to enjoy. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Join us for traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic church, directed by City and University Organist Dr John Kitchen. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Join us for traditional Choral Evensong and Benediction with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic Anglican Catholic Church. 

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival Day Two

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival Day Two

SCCC will carry on the splendid programme during the second day of the event. 

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival Day One

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival Day One

SCCC is proud to present splendid programme for audiences. 

Divine Melody from Chinese Fiddlers: Shanghai Yangpu Children’s Palace Students’ Art Troupe’s Concert at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Divine Melody from Chinese Fiddlers: Shanghai Yangpu Children’s Palace Students’ Art Troupe’s Concert at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

With the combination of classic melody and innovative performing methodology, the concert will demonstrate the charms of traditional Chinese music and dance with the spirits of the… 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

Join us at our new venue in Leith! Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles and a gaggle of 78s. 

Super Earth

Super Earth

When two women are dragged into an underground lair while bombs engulf their city, they dream about getting one last chance to see their family, kiss their loved ones, and punch th… 

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Budapest Festival Orchestra

Budapest Festival Orchestra

Powerful, poetic, effortlessly charismatic, Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti is one of today’s most admired and cherished performers. 

Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel: Pheasant Laughter

Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel: Pheasant Laughter

With sell-out shows in 2017 at an all-time high, Kit and McConnel return to the bang-central G&V Hotel with their latest collection: Pheasant Laughter. 

Comedians Play Super Mario Maker (with Chris Coltrane)

Comedians Play Super Mario Maker (with Chris Coltrane)

Coltrane invites his best friends in comedy down for a friendly late-night geek retreat, as comedians play Super Mario Maker live: the most thrilling and infuriating platforming ga… 

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Why do we need Amateur Theatre?

Why do we need Amateur Theatre?

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Slash Theatre: The Room in the Elephant

Slash Theatre: The Room in the Elephant

We like to think of it as a ‘daring exposé revealing the state of contemporary masculinity in a post-feminist milieu’. 

Theatre Production: Pathways and Possibilities

Theatre Production: Pathways and Possibilities

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Interactive Exhibition

Interactive Exhibition

Enter a Bedouin tent, enjoy Druze cookery, practice Hebrew and Arabic, attend the film theatre, view original art, try on Maskit fashion, learn Sufi dancing and hear from Jewish an… 

Boy in a Bottle

Boy in a Bottle

A boy washed up on the tide. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Festival Masses

Festival Masses

Come and listen to beautiful sacred music in the liturgical context for which it was written in the setting of one of Edinburgh’s finest churches. 

Bat Boy: The Musical

Bat Boy: The Musical

Billed as a uniquely grotesque combination of satire, horror and comedy, Bat Boy: The Musical has a small but dedicated cult following. 

Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy

Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy

The world’s first and only human/cartoon double-act return to the Fringe. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Jonathan Dove, Vaughan Williams and Mozart. 

The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck

The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck

You would be forgiven for thinking that a production of The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck performed in a circus tent might involve people dressed up as the character… 

Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy

Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy

The world’s first and only human/cartoon double-act return to the Fringe. 

Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)

Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)

Come watch and be part of this interactive, fun mixture of stand-up and interactive comedy debate as a compere and a number of the best comedians from around the Fringe converge in… 

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Super Scott's Totally Scripted Unimprovised Show

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Super Scott's Totally Scripted Unimprovised Show

Super Scott returns to the Fringe with his own unique blend of comedy, juggling, magic and more. Expect the unexpected! (Recommended by his mother). 

Jazz Theatre - After Midnight

Jazz Theatre - After Midnight

Nocturnal and intimate adventure through American golden age of music. 

Islam Festival Edinburgh 2017

Islam Festival Edinburgh 2017

Edinburgh Central Mosque opens its doors and warmly invites you to Islam Festival Edinburgh. 

Super Cally Fragile Lipstick

Super Cally Fragile Lipstick

Forty something years into a lifetime of looking great but feeling fake, Cally Beaton is ready to come out about her double life in her hilarious brand-new stand-up show, Super Cal… 

Man and Boy

Man and Boy

Man And Boy is a perfectly poetic way to punctuate an otherwise hectic day at the Fringe. 

Doktor James' Akademy of Evil

Doktor James' Akademy of Evil

Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a super villain. 

Tommy Miah Street Food Festival

Tommy Miah Street Food Festival

After last year’s successful fringe event, celebrity chef, Tommy Miah is running another Street Food Festival experience. 

The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show

The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show

All the way from Austin, Texas, it’s The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show. 

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Reset

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Reset

Undercover cops. 

The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day

The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day

It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day. 

The Mystery at Ginger Creek: An Interactive Adventure

The Mystery at Ginger Creek: An Interactive Adventure

Welcome to Ginger Creek, where curious characters and perplexing events are the norm. 

The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day

The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day

It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day. 

The James Taylor Story

The James Taylor Story

The James Taylor Story is one of a series of shows at the Fringe under the Night Owl Shows, the company created by Dan Clews. 

The I Hate Children Children's Show

The I Hate Children Children's Show

Magician Paul Nathan returns to Edinburgh once more with The I Hate Children Children’s Show for an hour of interactive magic, name-calling and the occasional glass of champagne. 

Princess Pumpalot: The Quest for the Purple Super-Farting Bean

Princess Pumpalot: The Quest for the Purple Super-Farting Bean

Can Princess Pumpalot (The Farting Princess) and her best friend Guffy find the purple super-farting bean and save Wiffyville from Prince Nastavia and the Low-flying Gnomes? Aided … 

Bacchae

Bacchae

Both faithful and frantic, young company Flying Pig Theatre have produced a very satisfying version of Euripides’ Bacchae with a deft touch. 

Shaggers (Free Festival)

Shaggers (Free Festival)

The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year. 

Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival)

Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival)

To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special. 

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot. 

Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival

Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival

Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat… 

James Bone: Townies

James Bone: Townies

The Townie Tavern is like any regular suburban pub, except in this place regulars include a New Age traveller, an old skool raver and a disgraced ex-Met Police chief. 

A Struggle: Work in Progress / Free Festival

A Struggle: Work in Progress / Free Festival

What happens when we struggle to do anything? A series of in-development clown and theatre pieces. Themes will include difficulty, struggle, Ludwig Wittgenstein and snakes.  

Luke McQueen: The Boy With Tape on His Face

Luke McQueen: The Boy With Tape on His Face

Meet Luke McQueen: The Boy With Tape on His Face, not Tape Face. 

Nik Coppin: Globetrotter (Free Festival)

Nik Coppin: Globetrotter (Free Festival)

The UK-based comedian returns with new and hilarious anecdotes and jokes from his many comedy journeys around the world. 

The Gin Chronicles at Sea

The Gin Chronicles at Sea

Interrupt the Routine returns as 1940s radio group The Misfits of London for another highly enjoyable adventure of The Gin Chronicles. 

Stephanie Laing: Mad About the Boy

Stephanie Laing: Mad About the Boy

Fellacio, faecal ‘docking’ and physical abuse. 

Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival)

Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival)

To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special. 

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Represent

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Represent

Undercover cops. 

James Nokise: Britain, Let's Talk About the Golliwogs

James Nokise: Britain, Let's Talk About the Golliwogs

Let’s chat about your race relations issue. 

Kevin James Doyle: 30 Year Old Virgin

Kevin James Doyle: 30 Year Old Virgin

Raised a devout Christian, Kevin knew sex was meant for marriage only. 

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Following killer runs in 2015 and 2016, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang! Armed with your suggestions, they weave together a brand-new film in the style of Brit… 

Joey Page: Pretty Boy

Joey Page: Pretty Boy

Mumbojumbomumbojumbomumbojumbomumbojumbo. 

James Bennison: How to be a Winner

James Bennison: How to be a Winner

James Bennison. 

Guns 'n' Rosé With Peter E Davidson / Free Festival

Guns 'n' Rosé With Peter E Davidson / Free Festival

Peter E Davidson is a wine drinking man adrift in a sea of beer drinkers. 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam… 

Oyster Boy

Oyster Boy

Oyster Boy is a comic telling of the fictional relationship between two young lovers on Coney Island and their subsequent journey into marriage. 

Normal Boy Presents: Normal Boy

Normal Boy Presents: Normal Boy

‘Hysterical… Terrifyingly brilliant commitment to everything’ (TheEdgeSUSU. 

The Wonderful World of Lapin

The Wonderful World of Lapin

Gentle and well-meaning, The Wonderful World of Lapin is a good attempt to introduce young children to the French language. 

Found Footage Festival

Found Footage Festival

Curating a collection of the most bizarre instances of human behaviour recorded on esoteric VHS tapes, Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher do little more throughout the evening than brief… 

James Loveridge: Suspiciously Happy

James Loveridge: Suspiciously Happy

Despite the world being on the brink of collapse, it’s fair to say James is the happiest he’s ever been. 

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Incognito Theatre’s adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front is a solid, if predictable, production which ticks all of the necessary First World War boxes. 

Little Boy

Little Boy

‘Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. 

James & Jamesy: 2 for Tea

James & Jamesy: 2 for Tea

Canadian Comedy Award winners, 16-time Best of Fest winners and 3-time London Impresario Award winners. 

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Recognise

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Recognise

James Acaster is a comedian who, for many, requires no introduction. 

Aaaaaaaargh! It's the Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Night!

Aaaaaaaargh! It's the Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Night!

Be there at the launch of the massive 2017 Free Fringe Festival! See an almighty selection of performers! Mingle with the acts and VIP guests! Meet our mad Chicken mascot in person… 

Amy Conway's Super Awesome World

Amy Conway's Super Awesome World

Amy Conway’s Super Awesome World is a hidden gem of the Fringe that starts off all fun and games (literally) before delving into an account of living with depression that is so h… 

James Acaster: The Trelogy

James Acaster: The Trelogy

Undercover cops. 

The Damned United

The Damned United

Powerful and demanding, Red Ladder Theatre Company’s production of The Damned United is every bit as belligerent and uncompromising as the protagonist of its story. 

Josh Pugh: A Boy Named Pugh

Josh Pugh: A Boy Named Pugh

Having recently won English Comedian of the Year, Josh Pugh has the air of a rising star. 

Adriano Cappelletta: This Boy's in Love

Adriano Cappelletta: This Boy's in Love

It’s time to paint the rainbow and unleash the world’s first one-man gay rom-com cabaret! Hilarious and heartfelt songs meet physical comedy and candid storytelling in one man’s fi… 

Games and After Liverpool by James Saunders

Games and After Liverpool by James Saunders

Thought-provoking theatre and assured acting are on offer at this show, which is split into two plays, both written by the late playwright James Saunders, a one-time mentor to Tom … 

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) is about a woman’s struggle with depression, told through a simple, storytelling format and soundtracked by original music from Fris… 

Rhys James: Wiseboy

Rhys James: Wiseboy

I’ve never seen an hour of stand-up with such a high density of laughter points. 

Fauxchella Music Festival

Fauxchella Music Festival

The greatest comeback concert ever! Featuring all your favorite groups you’ve never heard of from the 80s to the present day, including Familiar County, Simon Never Said and The … 

James Adomian: Lacking in Character

James Adomian: Lacking in Character

Take a trip into the mind of James Adomian, where his many celebrated characters and impressions vie with his real voice as he explores the twin nightmares of politics and pop cult… 

David Walliams' The First Hippo on the Moon

David Walliams' The First Hippo on the Moon

From the team behind Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs comes a brand new adaptation of David Walliam’s children’s book The First Hippo on the Moon. 

Future Perfect

Future Perfect

Tall Stories return to Edinburgh for their 20th birthday with an updated version of Future Perfect. 

Deadpan Theatre: Third Wheel

Deadpan Theatre: Third Wheel

Following the untimely death of their friend Dylan, Polly and Eve are fulfilling his final wishes by travelling around the UK with his ashes in a Wizard Of Oz lunchbox. 

Creatives

Creatives

At a college songwriting class in Chicago, an end-of-year competition involves the students performing each other’s anonymous submissions for a celebrity guest judge. 

Edinburgh – Festival City Explorer Tours

Edinburgh – Festival City Explorer Tours

Join a local guide for this fun and informative walk through 900 years of Edinburgh’s history. 

Shaggers (Free Festival)

Shaggers (Free Festival)

The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year. 

Fringe Film Festival

Fringe Film Festival

Returning for its 12th season, this critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day. 

Huggers (Free Festival)

Huggers (Free Festival)

With comedy, cabaret and fun for all the family to enjoy, the Huggers show returns to Edinburgh. 

Dartington Summer School and Festival

Dartington Summer School and Festival

Present concerts of all kinds of music. 

A Boy Named Sue

A Boy Named Sue

Sid, struggling to become Sue, proclaims, “The great barrier between myself and the outside world is my appearance”. 

Lunchbox Theatre: Everyday People

Lunchbox Theatre: Everyday People

Squeeze some culture into your lunchbreak! Grab a sandwich and join Lightbox Theatre this July for a lunchtime serving of darkly comic gems by some of theatre’s most prominent p… 

Beyond the Senses –  Atmospheric Music Theatre  by Law Wing-fai

Beyond the Senses – Atmospheric Music Theatre by Law Wing-fai

Taking you beyond the sensory to the subliminal world of Oriental Aesthetics through poetry, music, dance, and visuals. £35 and £18 ticket link: bit.ly/HKSenses 

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by Improvable!

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by Improvable!

Our closing night extravaganza features PHIL LUNN IS. 

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by The Nursery

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by The Nursery

THURSDAY NIGHT LIGHTS features PAPER PLANES with Imaginarium, an improvised musical, plus THE LEMONADE BRIGADE, an all-gay group assembled for the festival, and RITA SUSZEK with Pa… 

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by Hoopla!

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by Hoopla!

Improv legends Maria Peters and Lauren Shearing are BREAKING AND ENTERING a two-person tour-de-force of improvisation! Plus QI: QUEER IMPROV, all-female 20% LESS, IMOGENE and a MIX… 

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by Duck Duck Goose

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by Duck Duck Goose

THE BAREBACK KINGS is a new drag king show from Lynsey Bonell, Abbey Kos, Juliet Morrish, Fran Reid, Alice Sanders, Rebecca Schuster and Anne Zander. 

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by C3Something!

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by C3Something!

MUSIC BOX creates a one-act improvised musical inspired by a title and location from the audience! Plus CITY IMPRO, JESUS LOPEZ, BEYOND THE RIDICULOUS, “RAINBOW SOMETHING” and a M… 

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by The Free Association

Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by The Free Association

Naughty compare LUKE MEREDITH hops into the jacuzzi at The Free Association as their guest monologist! Prepare for a fast-paced and witty evening of titillating banter and scenes! … 

Super Hamlet 64: Parody DLC

Super Hamlet 64: Parody DLC

An explosive hour of videogame geekery and Shakespeare, packed full of physical comedy, video projection and 16-bit, musical mayhem. 

Refugee Cultural Festival

Refugee Cultural Festival

Friday 23 June, 16:00 - 20:30, Z-arts Our Refugee Week programme culminates with a celebratory event organised in conjunction with Manchester Refugee Support Network. 

Improvised Comedy feat. Leave To Remain, Clusterfox and James And I

Improvised Comedy feat. Leave To Remain, Clusterfox and James And I

Three hilarious shows all made up on the spot by some of London’s top improvisers! This week we have Leave To Remain, Clusterfox & James And I. 

Penelope Solomon: I was a Penis at the Royal Festival Hall

Penelope Solomon: I was a Penis at the Royal Festival Hall

Following her success of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Penelope brings her unique combination of stand-up, character comedy and songs in this nationwide tour of ‘I was a penis. 

STAC @ Northbrook Musical Theatre Showcase 2017

STAC @ Northbrook Musical Theatre Showcase 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. 

Mad About the Boy

Mad About the Boy

Stephanie talks about mental health problems and boys for an hour, but it’s totally funny, she promises, and won’t be as awkward as you think it will. 

Sonder Theatre Company Presents: NeverFolk

Sonder Theatre Company Presents: NeverFolk

The debut production from exciting new improvised theatre company, Sonder. 

James Campbell: The Funny Thing About...

James Campbell: The Funny Thing About...

A stand-up show for children over 6, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words. 

Elephant of My Heart: Interactive Children's Workshop

Elephant of My Heart: Interactive Children's Workshop

A wonderfully inventive join-in musical workshop for children. 

Doktor James' Akademy of Evil

Doktor James' Akademy of Evil

Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a supervillain. 

James Veitch: Game Face

James Veitch: Game Face

Responsible for the most popular TED Talk of 2016, James Veitch brings his hilarious new show ‘Game Face’, with more geeky comedy about life, love and enabling Bluetooth. 

A Ship Of Fools Theatre Company: Welcome to Paradise

A Ship Of Fools Theatre Company: Welcome to Paradise

Have you been more naughty or more nice this year? Are you sure?A company of gentlemanly vagabonds introduce themselves with a reminder to relax before the “Art” starts. 

Festival of the Spoken Nerd - Udderbelly

Festival of the Spoken Nerd - Udderbelly

The science comedy phenomenon returns , and this time they're off the chart. 

Festival Tchaikfest

Festival Tchaikfest

An evening of the incredibly powerful music of Tchaikovsky. 

James Loveridge: Work In Progress

James Loveridge: Work In Progress

Voted ‘One To Watch’ at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2016 and nominated for Amused Moose Best Show 2016 at the Edinburgh Fringe, James is back with another hour of hilarious st… 

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

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 … 

James Bone's TOWNIES

James Bone's TOWNIES

The Townie Tavern is like any regular suburban pub except, in this place, regulars include a new-age traveller, an old-skool raver and a disgraced ex-Met police chief. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare

Earth’s funniest footwear return with their hit show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard himself. 

Refugee Film Festival

Refugee Film Festival

Art projections, feature films, documentaries and accompanying talks including film-makers exploring the experiences of refugees. 

Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh

Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh

Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing. 

The Treason Show: Festival Special

The Treason Show: Festival Special

No one does satire quite like Brighton’s very own ‘The Treason Show’. 

This Boy Tom

This Boy Tom

A brand-new musical by BBC Bursary winner Natalie Sexton. 

Super Hamlet 64: Parody DLC

Super Hamlet 64: Parody DLC

Armed with an ocarina, a ukulele and a thirst for revenge, Lecoq-trained Edward Day battles four decades of videogame nostalgia in an explosion of Shakespeare, live music and 16-bi… 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

“The true mystery of the world is the visible . 

Pauline Quirke Academy

Pauline Quirke Academy

PQA is a weekend Performing Arts Academy providing tuition for children and young people from 4-18 years. 

Oyster Boy

Oyster Boy

Inspired by Tim Burton’s poem, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, Haste Theatre transport us to Coney Island where Mr Gelati (Valeria Compagnoni) and the future Mrs Gelati (Lexi… 

Super Cally Fragile Lipstick

Super Cally Fragile Lipstick

Forty something years into a lifetime of looking great but feeling fake, Cally Beaton is ready to come out about her double life in her hilarious brand new show, Super Cally Fragil… 

FEM.ALE Brewster Beer Festival

FEM.ALE Brewster Beer Festival

FEM. 

James Thierree-The Toad Knew

James Thierree-The Toad Knew

Following Tabac Rouge in 2014, Thierree returns with his latest critically acclaimed creation, featuring a seamless mix of mechanical marvels, music, surreal humour and acrobatic f… 

Foodies Festival Brighton

Foodies Festival Brighton

Join us at Foodies Festival, the largest food and drink festival in the UK, returning to Hove Lawns this summer on the bank holiday weekend of April 29th - May 1st. 

Flamenco Festival 2017-Manuel Linan

Flamenco Festival 2017-Manuel Linan

Choreographer, director, and multi award-winning dancer Manuel Liñán returns to Sadler’s Wells with an emotional voyage back to the memories and instincts of ch… 

Flamenco Festival 2017- Mercedes Ruiz

Flamenco Festival 2017- Mercedes Ruiz

Let me dance for you – this is the caption of this night. 

Boy Stroke Girl

Boy Stroke Girl

Can you fall in love with someone if you don’t know their gender? Peter is about to find out when he falls for the sexually ambiguous ‘Blue’. 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Beginner Workshop

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Beginner Workshop

Want to learn the basics of improv comedy in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere? Join Naomi Petersen an actor, comedian, writer and singer, who will introduce participants to the jo… 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o… 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Grand Finale

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Grand Finale

Closing-off the 2017 Shoreditch Improv Festivals will be Left Foot First (“I laughed so hard I had to apologise to the guy next to me for accidentally hitting him” ***** - Get Re… 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival improvised tour of Shoreditch street art

The Shoreditch Improv Festival improvised tour of Shoreditch street art

Enrol in Balderdash Academy and join your improv professors on a tour de force of this century’s best street art focused in its natural home: Shoreditch. 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Saturday Afternoon Giggles

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Saturday Afternoon Giggles

The Water Poet was easy to spot on Saturday afternoon. 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Saturday Night Smash

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Saturday Night Smash

7pm-8pm Kicking-off the evening’s shenanigans will be… Comedy Shenanigans, who are Irish comedians Aislinn (Best Female Improviser – Improvaganza 2015) and Noel (Best Improv… 

Shoreditch Improv Festival

Shoreditch Improv Festival

Across three days, thirty of London’s best comedy improv and sketch groups will be amazing audiences (and themselves) with their spontaneous, quick witted and absurdly funny scen… 

Shoreditch Improv Festival

Shoreditch Improv Festival

Across three days, thirty of London’s best improvised comedy and sketch groups will be amazing audiences with their spontaneous, quick witted and absurdly funny scenes, sketches,… 

Flamenco Festival 2017 - Eva Yerbabuena

Flamenco Festival 2017 - Eva Yerbabuena

Flamenco superstar Eva Yerbabuena is renowned internationally as being one of Spain’s leading dancers. 

Shoreditch Improv Festival Opening Show

Shoreditch Improv Festival Opening Show

Opening the festival will be City Impro (“Incredibly Good” ****– Arts Award Voice), who make up crazy characters and silly scenes all based on suggestions provided by the aud… 

Flamenco Festival 2017 - Israel Galván

Flamenco Festival 2017 - Israel Galván

Israel Galván likes nothing more than pushing boundaries and surprising with a know-how fed by the best Flamenco tradition. 

Harry Potter: Boy.Wizard.Hero

Harry Potter: Boy.Wizard.Hero

Have you ever wanted to explore the magical world of the Harry Potter books? Join the Professor of Potter’s brand new assistant for a fun, interactive hour with spells, potio… 

New York Jazz Academy

New York Jazz Academy

New York Jazz Academy, a music school based in New York City, is the only place that welcomes artists of all ages and skill levels to become fully engrossed in the study and perfor… 

The Miller Comedy Festival Opening - Sara Pascoe - Carl Donnelly - Glenn Moore - Abigoliah Schaman MC

The Miller Comedy Festival Opening - Sara Pascoe - Carl Donnelly - Glenn Moore - Abigoliah Schaman MC

As Sara Pascoe explains, the peculiarities of a ‘job’ as a comedian, that is more ‘craft’ than job equally applies to describing whether something is funny or not. 

Fresh Grind Festival

Fresh Grind Festival

The Fresh Grind Festival will showcase ten staged readings of plays/ musicals. 

London International Mime Festival - Familie Flöz

London International Mime Festival - Familie Flöz

Sneak a glimpse of the real drama going on back stage as three stage hands at an Italian opera house are brought to life by the mask theatre masters of Berlin. 

The Voice Factor [X]

The Voice Factor [X]

The Voice Factor [X] is the playwriting debut of Michael-David McKernan, an hour of sharp satire and musings on the nature of fame for those that are unprepared for it. 

A Christmas Carol with London Musical Theatre Orchestra

A Christmas Carol with London Musical Theatre Orchestra

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… 

5th Annual British Theatre Challenge - The Masters

5th Annual British Theatre Challenge - The Masters

Rub shoulders with actors, directors and the winning writers of Britain’s prestigious international playwriting competition for two absorbing evenings of diverse, exciting and si… 

Great Expectations presented by Attic Theatre Company

Great Expectations presented by Attic Theatre Company

Attic Theatre Company presents Great Expectations by Charles Dickens at Merton Arts Space between 30 Nov and 18 Dec. 

New English Ballet Theatre

New English Ballet Theatre

New English Ballet Theatre returns with a programme showcasing five new works from the UK’s top choreographic talents. 

God Has No Country

God Has No Country

Written and performed by Donal Courtney, God Has No Country is the story of Hugh O’Flaherty a priest from Killarney that saved 6,500 lives in Rome during World War 2. 

The Quare Fellow

The Quare Fellow

Money For The Sun’s production of The Quare Fellow is an astounding bit of theatre. 

Creating Autobiographical Theatre in The Deaf & Hearing Ensemble

Creating Autobiographical Theatre in The Deaf & Hearing Ensemble

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Rab's Videogame Empty - Presented by Glasgow Film Festival

Rab's Videogame Empty - Presented by Glasgow Film Festival

Rab’s Videogame Empty is coming to Edinburgh! Come and join Rab Florence for a night of videogame weirdness, music, and entertainment. 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Like independent film? Support Nightpiece. 

Celebrating Edinburgh’s Traditional Buildings: Craigmillar Castle Craft Skills Festival

Celebrating Edinburgh’s Traditional Buildings: Craigmillar Castle Craft Skills Festival

Something for the entire family! Come along and learn about the science of medieval construction, try stone carving and join our expert guided tours! See website for details: histo… 

NEHH Presents… Mediterraneo Festival Edition: A Wild Night of Live World Music

NEHH Presents… Mediterraneo Festival Edition: A Wild Night of Live World Music

Mediterraneo is bringing Africa, Cuba and southern Italy to Summerhall for a huge festival edition of their world music concert. 

Musical Theatre Workshop With the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Musical Theatre Workshop With the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Your Own Man / Mad Notions

Your Own Man / Mad Notions

Fusing storytelling, rich imagery and dynamic movement, Murphy scales down and examines his opinions, insecurities, ambitions and the tricky nature of keeping a long-term relations… 

MA/MFA in Theatre Directing

MA/MFA in Theatre Directing

This event is an opportunity for you to apply for East 15 Acting School’s MA/MFA in Theatre Directing led by Mathew Lloyd – one of the UK’s foremost authorities on director tra… 

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard. 

The Handmaidens of Death – WWI Theatre of Its Time

The Handmaidens of Death – WWI Theatre of Its Time

Even plays were buried by the bombs of World War I. 

Creating Autobiographical Theatre in The Deaf & Hearing Ensemble

Creating Autobiographical Theatre in The Deaf & Hearing Ensemble

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2016: The Award Ceremony

James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2016: The Award Ceremony

Join us for this special event, presented by the University of Edinburgh in association with Playwrights’ Studio Scotland and the Traverse Theatre. 

The Mystery at Ginger Creek: An Interactive Adventure

The Mystery at Ginger Creek: An Interactive Adventure

Welcome to Ginger Creek, where curious characters and perplexing events are the norm. 

National Theatre Live: From Stage to Screen

National Theatre Live: From Stage to Screen

NT Live forms part of the NT’s Broadcast department which is also responsible for producing digital content covering all aspects of the craft of theatre-making and produces Natio… 

Abberline's Artefact

Abberline's Artefact

Chief Inspector Abberline is known as the man that failed to catch Jack the Ripper. 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Like independent film? Support Nightpiece. 

Build Your Own Interactive Device! (Intermediate)

Build Your Own Interactive Device! (Intermediate)

Using the Microbit device and Microsoft Blocks you will learn to code the Microbit to run a number of games and projects. 

We're All Mad in Here

We're All Mad in Here

We’re All Mad in Here follows the story of Alasdair Carroll, a young gay man living in Edinburgh who comes across an elusive drag club called Curious Appetites. 

Ai WeiWei at the Royal Academy

Ai WeiWei at the Royal Academy

Cinema screening of live performance. 

The Ukeladeez – Gin Bunnies Free Festival

The Ukeladeez – Gin Bunnies Free Festival

Two ladies who like tea, cake, gin and playing ukulele. 

Dr Alasdair Raffe Presents James VII: A Misunderstood King?

Dr Alasdair Raffe Presents James VII: A Misunderstood King?

James VII (reigned 1685-8), Scotland’s last Catholic king, was overthrown by his son-in-law William of Orange in the revolution of 1688-9. 

Black Theatre Live Information Session

Black Theatre Live Information Session

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants. 

LuckyMe Festival Party

LuckyMe Festival Party

LuckyMe Records return with the best party of Edinburgh Festival once again. 

James Acaster: Reset

James Acaster: Reset

James Acaster finds himself with something to look forward to. 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Like independent film? Support Nightpiece. 

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

For those who couldn’t get down to London to watch the brilliant Tom Hiddleston boast a magnificent Coriolanus at the National Theatre, the Fringe is hosting the next best thing … 

Physical Theatre: In Conversation With...

Physical Theatre: In Conversation With...

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Art of Reduction and Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre

Art of Reduction and Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre

The whole of the 20th century viewed through profound counterculture events and the whisky industry! An abridged history lesson and tutored whisky tasting, the Whisky Anorak way. 

International Shalom Festival Gala Concert

International Shalom Festival Gala Concert

The International Shalom Festival is a celebration of the diverse culture, music, art, dance and food of Israel aiming to build cultural bridges and develop international friendsh… 

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Shoot the Women First

Shoot the Women First

Shoot the Women First revolves around a mercenary company. 

Leicester Comedy Festival Presents Best of That Other Fest With Sarah Millican & Special Guests

Leicester Comedy Festival Presents Best of That Other Fest With Sarah Millican & Special Guests

Join Sarah Millican and special guests as they celebrate the longest-running comedy festival in England. 

String Academy

String Academy

String Academy first met on the historic Elizabethan Long House Estate in West Sussex through the generous support of Gordon and Alexandra Tregear DL. 

Penelope Solomon: I Was a Penis at the Royal Festival Hall

Penelope Solomon: I Was a Penis at the Royal Festival Hall

With stand-up, character comedy and a sprinkling of original songs, BBC Radio 4 TV critic Penelope (BBC’s Goodnight Sweetheart and Fist of Fun and BBC Radio 2’s Sony nominated King… 

Colin Hay: Get Rid of the Minstrel

Colin Hay: Get Rid of the Minstrel

Most will only know Colin Hay from his time as the frontman for Men at Work and appearing in an episode of Scrubs. 

Wasted

Wasted

It’s quite a bold group that brings a show about life-failing drug users in post Thatcher Britain to Edinburgh, the home of Trainspotting. 

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body. 

Critics v Creatives – Writing About Theatre Design

Critics v Creatives – Writing About Theatre Design

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Henry Rollins – Charmingly Obstinate

Henry Rollins – Charmingly Obstinate

The force of nature that is named Henry Rollins graces the Edinburgh Fringe once again, bringing with him another hour of profound advice and big laughs. 

Medea: Greece Meets West

Medea: Greece Meets West

Billed as a “psychological drama conflating classical Greek mystery with jazzical profanity”, Medea: Greece Meets West contains very little Medea and not much more jazz. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Join us for traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic Anglican Catholic Church. 

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival (Afternoon)

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival (Afternoon)

Scotland and China Chamber of Commerce is proud to present to you the second Edinburgh Chinese Arts and Culture Festival. 

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival (Morning)

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival (Morning)

Scotland and China Chamber of Commerce is proud to present to you the second Edinburgh Chinese Arts and Culture Festival. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Join us for traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic church, directed by City and University Organist Dr John Kitchen. 

Your Life in Theatre

Your Life in Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages. 

Ups & Downs Theatre Group

Ups & Downs Theatre Group

The Ups & Downs Theatre Group was formed in 1995 by three school teachers and no one could have anticipated what an impact the group would have. 

National Theatre Live: A View From the Bridge

National Theatre Live: A View From the Bridge

Cinema screening of live performance. 

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor. 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs 12” and 7” singles and a gaggle of 78s. 

Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel: Out to Lunch

Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel: Out to Lunch

Currently cabaret in residence at London’s glamorous Crazy Coqs (recently voted best UK cabaret venue), Kit and McConnel return to the bang central G&V Hotel with their latest sh… 

Hup

Hup

Though there are plenty of shows designed for children at the Fringe, finding shows aimed at the youngest can always be tricky. 

National Theatre Live: As You Like It

National Theatre Live: As You Like It

Cinema screening of live performance. 

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Technical Theatre and Actor Training

Technical Theatre and Actor Training

A presentation followed by questions and answers about drama school training. 

The Gin Chronicles: A Scottish Adventure

The Gin Chronicles: A Scottish Adventure

After their great success last year, Interrupt the Routine are back with a brand new episode of The Gin Chronicles. 

National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem

National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem

Cinema screening of live performance. 

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

UCLU Runaground’s James and the Giant Peach is a fresh, fun and frantic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic. 

Along the Silk Road: Dance and Sing at a Tibetan Festival

Along the Silk Road: Dance and Sing at a Tibetan Festival

Kids love to be involved when watching a show and we provide you with such a chance! Dance and sing together and even try on traditional ethnic costumes with this group of young da… 

Frogs

Frogs

School group Centaurs of Attention have an excellent company name and a rather good Fringe show to boot. 

Sherlock

Sherlock

Bablake Theatre’s take on the character of Sherlock delivers a few laughs, though it offers nothing new to the already long list of pastiches and homages the detective has receiv… 

Festival Masses

Festival Masses

Come and listen to one of Edinburgh’s best amateur choirs sing uplifting music in the liturgical context it was written for. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses

Ossining High School have delivered a solid and enjoyable, if somewhat flawed, production of Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Schubert, Victoria and Kodàly. 

National Theatre Live: Hangmen

National Theatre Live: Hangmen

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Big Bite-Size Lunch Hour: Best Bites

Big Bite-Size Lunch Hour: Best Bites

Big Bite is celebrating it’s 10-year Fringe anniversary with a ‘best of’ showcase: although an enjoyable selection of short pieces - effectively boiling down to long sketches… 

James Christopher – What's the Tory? Mourning Glory

James Christopher – What's the Tory? Mourning Glory

James Christopher looks back in anger at a government driven by greed, for the benefit of the privileged few. 

Along the Silk Road: Dance and Sing at a Tibetan Festival

Along the Silk Road: Dance and Sing at a Tibetan Festival

Kids love to be involved when watching a show and we provide you with such a chance! Dance and sing together and even try on traditional ethnic costumes with this group of young da… 

Doktor James' Akademy of Evil

Doktor James' Akademy of Evil

Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a super villain. 

Dark Heart

Dark Heart

Dark Heart is a Shrodinger’s Cat of a show, managing to be both hopelessly amateurish and professionally polished at the same time. 

Islam Festival Edinburgh

Islam Festival Edinburgh

Edinburgh Central Mosque opens its doors and warmly invites you to Islam Festival Edinburgh. 

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Boy Girl Brain

Boy Girl Brain

English Comedian of the Year 2014 Jack Campbell brings you his second stand-up show. 

Mad Hatter's Potting Tea Party

Mad Hatter's Potting Tea Party

Pottery and Alice in Wonderland fans, come and have fun and make in clay the tableware, cakes, biscuits, hats, caterpillars, rabbits and anything else, allowing your imagination to… 

Irons

Irons

Irons the new play from writer Colin Chaston certainly pushes the envelope of believability. 

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

This production of Mary Poppins draws heavily from Disney’s 1964 film, but fails to conjure the same magic. 

Opera Mouse

Opera Mouse

Opera Mouse is a pleasant Canadian import presented as a one-woman puppet show by Melanie Gall. 

The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish

The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish

Tom Taylor has produced a show so funny at one point I thought my lungs were going to burst. 

Super-cussion

Super-cussion

We are the performance group of the Japanese Drum HIBIKI. 

Joe's NYC Bar

Joe's NYC Bar

Interactive theatre is a tricky beast. 

The James Taylor Story

The James Taylor Story

This educational, charming piece on an American folk-rock visionary is fittingly presented by an up-and-coming sensation of the same genre, Dan Clews. 

Dreamform: Improvised Theatre

Dreamform: Improvised Theatre

Welcome to Dreamform. 

The Necessity of Atheism

The Necessity of Atheism

The genius of the Romantic poets was their ability to bring emotion to the forefront in a world where faux-rationality reigned. 

Tommy Miah's Indian Street Food Festival

Tommy Miah's Indian Street Food Festival

Experience the delights of India with a blend of delicious Indian street food and traditional dance.  

An Evening of Original Theatre

An Evening of Original Theatre

Til’ Death Do Us Part tells the story of David and Alison as they struggle through pressures of married life. 

Matchbox Theatre

Matchbox Theatre

Welcome to Matchbox Theatre! Would you please take a moment to check that all mobile phones and other electronic devices are switched on? Your calls are important to us! Photograph… 

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Gotham

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Gotham

A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Gotham is exactly what it says on the tin. 

Dark North and Hungry Jane: Two Plays of Supernatural Horror

Dark North and Hungry Jane: Two Plays of Supernatural Horror

After comedy, horror is the next most difficult art form to tackle; although comedy reigns king at the fringe there is still an eager audience waiting to be scared. 

Festival Folk at the Oak

Festival Folk at the Oak

The Royal Oak, an all year round folk music venue, again hosts Festival Folk at the Oak during August, when the Downstairs Lounge becomes the intimate Fringe hub for folk, acoustic… 

The Story of Mr B

The Story of Mr B

ShakeShakeTheatre present the tale of a man named Bumblegrum in a quirky and enjoyable puppet show for children. 

National Theatre Live: The Audience

National Theatre Live: The Audience

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Jonny & the Baptists: Eat the Poor

Jonny & the Baptists: Eat the Poor

Johnny and Paddy return with another hour of rip roaring music based satire. 

Robert Newman: The Brain Show

Robert Newman: The Brain Show

In a previous show, we witnessed Robert Newman intellectually tear down Dawkin’s view of evolution. 

Shaedates: or How I Learned to Love Myself

Shaedates: or How I Learned to Love Myself

Shaedates is a show about finding yourself – quite literally. 

Best Boy

Best Boy

Double act Best Boy present an hour of sketch comedy. 

James Cook: Ready, Steady, James!

James Cook: Ready, Steady, James!

Award-winning stand-up from Birmingham’s 248th most influential tweeter. 

James Meehan – Class Act

James Meehan – Class Act

There is always plenty of political comedy at the Fringe, but rarely as passionate and earnest as James Meehan’s Class Act. 

Mark Steel's in Toon

Mark Steel's in Toon

This year Mark Steel aims to give a brief overview of the cities and sights of Scotland. 

James Loveridge: Castles in the Sand

James Loveridge: Castles in the Sand

James once has sex in a cage, whilst a stranger’s rabbit watched him from an ironing board. 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

“You awaken to find yourself in a dark room”, it’s a phrase shouted many times during The Dark Room. 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b… 

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film

After a blockbuster 2015, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang. 

The Vaudevillains

The Vaudevillains

This year Les Enfants Terribles are gracing us with a show that’s fun but is a hotchpotch of great performers, boring music, missed opportunities and laughs. 

Katie Mulgrew: Saboteur / Free Festival

Katie Mulgrew: Saboteur / Free Festival

It’s a stand-up comedy show from a stand-up gal about confidence and self-sabotage. 

African-Czechoslovakian / Free Festival

African-Czechoslovakian / Free Festival

She’s been described as the best African-Czechoslovakian comic on earth. 

James Loveridge: Castles in the Sand

James Loveridge: Castles in the Sand

James once has sex in a cage, whilst a stranger’s rabbit watched him from an ironing board. 

John Robertson: Arena Spectacular!

John Robertson: Arena Spectacular!

John Robertson claims that comedy is a sick industry (and he should know). 

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures. 

James & Seaburn: Pigeon Trousers

James & Seaburn: Pigeon Trousers

James & Seaburn are back with a brand new show featuring their unique mix of sketch, stand-up, songs and general silliness. 

Andy Zaltzman: Plan Z

Andy Zaltzman: Plan Z

The Satirists for Hire returns to the fringe with another hour of bizarre similes, half baked ideas, and desire for a better world. 

The Weaning of Life / Free Festival

The Weaning of Life / Free Festival

If you want to see comedy that is a little different, this is for you. 

Wilde Without the Boy

Wilde Without the Boy

It’s indefatigably Wilde. 

Iphigenia in Tauris

Iphigenia in Tauris

Champs Mêlés’ production of Iphigenia in Tauris is a two hour, French language translation of J. 

Perfidious Lion

Perfidious Lion

Some shows stick in your head even if they are flawed. 

Burnistoun Live at the Fringe

Burnistoun Live at the Fringe

For many Rab Florence and Ian Connell are the unsung heroes of Scottish comedy. 

James Wilson-Taylor: Ginger is the New Black

James Wilson-Taylor: Ginger is the New Black

James Wilson-Taylor has been discriminated against and enough is enough. 

Martha McBrier: Japanese Boy

Martha McBrier: Japanese Boy

Martha ‘Pigeon Puncher’ McBrier, (‘a glorious hour’ ***** Scotsman), returns with more true stories. 

Bully Boy

Bully Boy

Major Oscar Hadley is flown to the Middle East front line to probe allegations of severe misconduct within a self-styled Bully Boy unit of the British army. 

Adrian Gray's The 007 Conspiracy: James Bond's Terrifying Truth, Exposed!

Adrian Gray's The 007 Conspiracy: James Bond's Terrifying Truth, Exposed!

The internet seems to have triggered a new dawn for conspiracy nuts everywhere. 

James Nokise: So So Gangsta

James Nokise: So So Gangsta

Useless former gang member James Nokise takes a light-hearted look at the way we see each other, examining how people end up in gangs and what happens when you’re kicked out. 

Twisted Edge Showcase / Free Festival

Twisted Edge Showcase / Free Festival

Twisted Edge Comedy presents the participants of their newly founded stand-up workshops. 

A Boy Named Cash

A Boy Named Cash

Monty Cotton, a seasoned performer and musician woke up one day and realised he could imitate Johnny Cash. 

Shaggers (Free Festival)

Shaggers (Free Festival)

Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the … 

Spencer Jones is The Herbert in Proper Job

Spencer Jones is The Herbert in Proper Job

Almost every review of Spencer Jones takes the lazy route of saying he’s like Mr Bean meets something/someone wacky. 

Princes of Main: Cool

Princes of Main: Cool

Princes of Main return with another sketch show chock-a-block with odd characters, witty one liners and silliness. 

Chris Gethard: Career Suicide

Chris Gethard: Career Suicide

Too often, successful American comedians make their way to the UK assuming that audiences are as easy to please as they are back home. 

The Lounge

The Lounge

There comes a time in most good plays when you realise you’ve become completely lost in a moment due to its sheer brilliance. 

Will Seaward: Magnificent Bastard

Will Seaward: Magnificent Bastard

Everyone wants to rule the world but Will Seaward actually has a list of ways to achieve this. 

Michael Morpurgo's King Arthur

Michael Morpurgo's King Arthur

Story Pocket Theatre bring Michael Morpurgo’s novel about King Arthur to life with a solid and enjoyable production. 

The MMORPG Show

The MMORPG Show

The MMORPG show is a good idea but lacks the slick execution required to fully succeed. 

Monkey Barrel Comedy @ The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Monkey Barrel Comedy @ The Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Every night of the Festival, Edinburgh’s famous Monkey Barrel Comedy Club (Winner, Best Small Comedy Club, Scottish Comedy Awards 2016), brings you a cracking showcase of premier s… 

Horse McDonald in Careful

Horse McDonald in Careful

Swapping her musical trappings for the theatre, Horse McDonald takes to the stage to present an undeniably intriguing and raw, if occasionally sensational, biopic of her own life. 

Mungo Park – Travels in the Interior of Africa

Mungo Park – Travels in the Interior of Africa

Mungo Park proved that any true Scotsman would do almost anything to avoid spending another bloody day in Selkirk. 

Ada/Ava by Manual Cinema

Ada/Ava by Manual Cinema

This is Manual Cinema’s first visit to the Fringe and they have brought with them a technical and awe-inspiring show that combines live music and shadow puppets. 

Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity – A Live Action Graphic Novel

Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity – A Live Action Graphic Novel

Intergalactic Nemesis was like being trapped in a lift that wouldn’t stop going up or down, it made me angry on so many levels. 

Immaculate

Immaculate

Arriving fresh-faced from Dorset, young sixth-form group Harpoon present their take on Oliver Lansley’s hilarious play Immaculate. 

The Snail and the Whale

The Snail and the Whale

Joyous in every way, The Snail and the Whale by Tall Stories is a textbook example of how to do theatre for children right. 

James Acaster: Reset

James Acaster: Reset

Always the bridesmaid never the bride is perhaps a somber way to sum up James Acaster’s Fringe experience to date, having been nominated for more Edinburgh Comedy Awards than any… 

Life According to Saki

Life According to Saki

Whether you’ve never heard of Saki before or consider yourself a die hard fan, this production is sure to please. 

James Veitch: Game Face

James Veitch: Game Face

We’ve all been irritated by unfair traffic fines and generic email newsletters. 

A Boy Named Sue

A Boy Named Sue

A Boy Named Sue written by Bertie Darrell provides an interesting insight into the experiences of members of the LGBT+ community, played with great energy by the cast of three. 

This Glorious Monster: Wrong 'Uns

This Glorious Monster: Wrong 'Uns

Wrong ‘Uns is aptly titled because there is plenty of them packed into this hour of sketch comedy. 

David Elms: Goody Boy

David Elms: Goody Boy

Lucky pup Elms is back chasing his tail again; he’s learning about sacrifice, guilt, and, as always, love. 

Ribbet Ribbet Croak

Ribbet Ribbet Croak

Ribbet Ribbet Croak is a gentle and successful piece of theatre for younger children, as well as being very suitable for PMLD and ASD family groups. 

Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud

Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud

Nish Kumar has provided a wily hour of satire as some people could sit for the entire show and not realise it’s really a show about politics. 

Lou Sanders: What's That Lady Doing?

Lou Sanders: What's That Lady Doing?

It is a rare treat to see surrealist comedy this good. 

Knightmare Live: The Game Has Changed

Knightmare Live: The Game Has Changed

For many like me Knightmare was watched with a religious fever back in the 90s. 

Rhys James: Forgives

Rhys James: Forgives

Don’t worry about it. 

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

Trundling into view as part of C Theatre’s 25th anniversary is The Snow Queen. 

Darren Walsh: S'Pun

Darren Walsh: S'Pun

Unsurprisingly Darren Walsh’s S’Pun is an hour of puns. 

Huggers (Free Festival)

Huggers (Free Festival)

The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year. 

Festival Chill Out

Festival Chill Out

Step into an oasis of calm, and escape the hustle and bustle of the festival. 

Shaggers (Free Festival)

Shaggers (Free Festival)

Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the … 

Fringe Film Festival

Fringe Film Festival

Returning for its 12th season, the critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day. 

Huggers (Free Festival)

Huggers (Free Festival)

The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year. 

Edinburgh – Festival City Explorer Tours

Edinburgh – Festival City Explorer Tours

Join a fun and informative small group tour through Edinburgh’s historic city centre, led by a knowledgeable and experienced local guide. 

Women Redressed: Theatre Festival

Women Redressed: Theatre Festival

Hit theatre festival Women Redressed is back, running for two nights at Park Theatre. 

A Boy Named Cash

A Boy Named Cash

A Boy Named Cash - Johnny Cash Tribute Show showcases the greatest hits of The Man In Black as performed by Monty Cotton as a one-man-band alongside a variety of pedals and instrum… 

The Dingleberry Theatre Foundation Presents: Mandatory Seminar

The Dingleberry Theatre Foundation Presents: Mandatory Seminar

A dark satire on workplace wellness showing that often the people telling you how to live your best life are the ones who don’t know how to do it themselves. 

Crouch End Festival

Crouch End Festival

Crouch End Festival is now the UK’s biggest community arts festival, with over 200 performers, over 160 events, over 10 days in over 70 venues, from cafes to pubs, open spaces to… 

End Times Steampunk Festival

End Times Steampunk Festival

A Steampunk fandazzle eruption. 

Hammer and Tongue Festival Slam Special

Hammer and Tongue Festival Slam Special

Brighton’s biggest monthly performance poetry and open slam event presents a clash of the titans of spoken word: Three-times World Slam Champion Buddy Wakefield v European Slam Cha… 

The Treason Show: Festival Special

The Treason Show: Festival Special

Treason Show: Festival Special. 

Now I'm a Big Boy!

Now I'm a Big Boy!

‘Now I’m a Big Boy!’ is written, produced and performed by young people, tackling issues of growing up and the problems surrounding sexual consent. 

The Mad Hatter's TV Party Show

The Mad Hatter's TV Party Show

The Language of Television is everywhere, but the language is… 01000110001101101 

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

For children over 6, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words. 

Acting Funny: UoB's Short Course on Comic Theatre Practice

Acting Funny: UoB's Short Course on Comic Theatre Practice

Taught by established professional performers and University of Brighton staff, this five day course provides intensive training in physical skills and creative approaches for devi… 

Funk The Format Festival 2016

Funk The Format Festival 2016

Hot on the heels of their sell-out Club Tropicana events and Funk The Family festivals, Funk The Format curates a magical, musical shindig. 

The Tiger Lillies

The Tiger Lillies

The Tiger Lillies are a band that everyone should experience at least once in their life times. 

Max and Ivan: Unstoppable

Max and Ivan: Unstoppable

Fringe veterans Max and Ivan bring their show Unstoppable to The Warren for this year’s Brighton Fringe. 

All Saints Church: Flower Festival

All Saints Church: Flower Festival

Our Flower Festival, entitled “LOVE IS . 

Funk The Family Festival 2016

Funk The Family Festival 2016

Funk The Family returns for another magical instalment of fantastical fun for all the family. 

Off the Cuff: Crime and Funishment

Off the Cuff: Crime and Funishment

Off the Cuff, the Brighton based improvisation troupe, bring their show Crime and Funishment to the Fringe. 

David James: Precisely

David James: Precisely

Beautifully-crafted comedy from one of the country’s masters of anecdote and timing. 

Bootworks Theatre presents: Now Listen To Me Very Carefully

Bootworks Theatre presents: Now Listen To Me Very Carefully

Imagine if you lived your life according to the values set out in the movie Terminator 2. 

He Gave Me Heroin by James Aden

He Gave Me Heroin by James Aden

A new play by James Aden. 

The Bookbinder

The Bookbinder

The Bookbinder is Trick of the Light’s enchanting fairy tale of a young apprentice bookbinder’s encounter with an old woman and her mysterious book. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare

Earth’s funniest footwear returns with a brand new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard Of Avon himself. 

James Hamilton Is So Lonely

James Hamilton Is So Lonely

Multi award-winning creator of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Casual Violence’ (“Leading the new wave of sketch comedy” - The Sunday Times) and staff writer for Cartoon Network’s ‘The Amazing Worl… 

University of Brighton's Festival of Social Science Annual Lecture: Fairness and the City - A Better Politics

University of Brighton's Festival of Social Science Annual Lecture: Fairness and the City - A Better Politics

In this lecture, Danny Dorling considers how the UK, one of the 25 richest countries in the world, has become one of the most unequal and is on course to win the ‘global race’ to b… 

Shit-faced Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice

Shit-faced Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice

For those of you who have yet to encounter the fringe phenomenon that is Shit-Faced Shakespeare, this is a show that does exactly what it says on the tin. 

Fire Burn: The Tragedy of Macbeth

Fire Burn: The Tragedy of Macbeth

The story of Macbeth’s tragic demise has been told many times by hundreds, if not thousands, of theatre makers. 

About a Goth

About a Goth

When little in your life seems to be easy then perhaps, for some, the only way to take control is to adopt a persona. 

Dance Theatre Masterclasses

Dance Theatre Masterclasses

Three dance theatre masterclasses hosted at the new Nelly Lewis Centre. 

Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh

Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh

Join Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing. 

Best Boy

Best Boy

Double act Best Boy return to Brighton Fringe with an hour of side-splitting sketches. 

Boy Stroke Girl

Boy Stroke Girl

Is it possible to fall in love with someone if you don’t know their gender? An unconventional love story in which Peter, a previously heterosexual young man, faces a challenge to h… 

Boy Stroke Girl

Boy Stroke Girl

Is it possible to fall in love with someone if you don’t know their gender? An unconventional love story in which Peter, a previously heterosexual young man faces a challenge to hi… 

Sy Thomas: Poster Boy

Sy Thomas: Poster Boy

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

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World Part II

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World Part II

Life-sized animal puppets with fully articulated limbs come to life in front of your eyes in a cacophony of singing, dancing and plenty of audience participation. 

Super Ape Man (The Paul F Taylor Story)

Super Ape Man (The Paul F Taylor Story)

Surreal one-liners, flights of fancy and a totally absurd storyline from the NATY 2013 winner. 

James Bennison: How to be a Supervillain

James Bennison: How to be a Supervillain

Award-winning comedian James Bennison has had enough and has decided to take over the world. 

Doktor James' Akademy of Evil

Doktor James' Akademy of Evil

WANTED: Small minions to join Doktor James’ army of evil. 

The Marked

The Marked

The Marked follows Jack’s crusade against the haunting demons that follow his life living rough on the streets of London. 

Burning Love. To the ground. An interactive show with Lasagna

Burning Love. To the ground. An interactive show with Lasagna

One man takes on the concept of love in a raging battle to the death. 

James Veitch: Work in Progress

James Veitch: Work in Progress

Thematically loose, structurally tenuous. 

How to: Be a Theatre Producer

How to: Be a Theatre Producer

Learn all about the life and work of a theatre producer! What is a producer? Who are they? What do they do? Could you be a producer? Come along and find out. 

Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

An inconspicuous townhouse in Fiveways plays host to the promenade performance Dancing in the Dark. 

Iris Prize Film Festival/Love Bites

Iris Prize Film Festival/Love Bites

Award-winning short films from the internationally acclaimed ‘Iris Prize Film Festival’: a collection of the winners and runners-up from the 2015 prize. 

FEM.ALE Brewster Beer Festival

FEM.ALE Brewster Beer Festival

Celebrating women in the brewing industry, we’re dedicating three days to the finest brewster stouts, saisons, pilsners and pales. 

James McDonnell: Beef

James McDonnell: Beef

It’s happening again. 

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

Acclaimed for its unique fusions of ancient and modern traditions, and its exquisite choreography inspired by the wealth of spiritual practices found throughout Asia, Cloud Gate Da… 

Foodies Festival Brighton

Foodies Festival Brighton

Enjoy a taste-bud-tickling day out at the UK’s biggest celebration of food and drink. 

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

The fantastical, magical stories created by Roald Dahl have proven themselves to have the potential to inspire family shows that enthral rather than patronise with the award-winn… 

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

A classic piece of American literature and a popular text for study in education, Of Mice and Men was John Steinbeck’s first venture into writing a novella aimed for the stage. 

Boy

Boy

For all we may use the platitude that “life is too short”, the harsh reality is that for most of us, it is anything but – and we fill the many minutes, hours and days bemoa… 

Canned Laughter

Canned Laughter

Some people claim that the 1960s and 1970s were the golden age of British comedy. 

Now I'm A Big Boy!

Now I'm A Big Boy!

If you believe ‘youth is wasted on the young’, then just for a second imagine it was lived by the not-so-young. 

I Am Thomas

I Am Thomas

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

The Theatre Workshop Presents...Monologue Jam!

The Theatre Workshop Presents...Monologue Jam!

Tragedy and Comedy blend seamlessly together for this series of monologues performed byThe Theatre Workshop. 

A Threesome

A Threesome

Turning up to a Box Office and asking for “A Threesome” is always a great way to start the evening. 

Sprint Festival 2016

Sprint Festival 2016

This March, Sprint returns: London’s biggest and best festival of new, adventurous theatre from across the UK and beyond. 

World Music Institutes Flamenco Festival

World Music Institutes Flamenco Festival

The 13th iteration of this festival celebrating all things flamenco brings a bright lineup of music and dance to locations throughout the city. 

Night at the Theatre

Night at the Theatre

  • Listing
  • Children’s Shows
  • Vault Festival
  • Multiple Venues
  • 27th Feb - 24th Apr 2016

Combining a mixture of dance theatre, audio-description and imaginative storytelling with Casson & Friends’ trademark interactivity; Night at the Theatre is a fun, family adventu… 

Hairspray

Hairspray

Hairspray is a breath of fresh from the normal Broadway musicals that trudge their way through the British stages. 

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 1

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 1

The playwrights, directors, and actors who constitute the loose confederation that is the Village Pub Theatre once again moved in to the more upmarket, city central Traverse Thea… 

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 2

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 2

The Village Pub Theatre’s second evening of short new dramas at the Traverse, in celebration of LGBT History Month, came with a wonderfully louche vibe, thanks to the easy MC-i… 

Avant Festival

Avant Festival

“Micro-operas” and monster drone epics share billings in this ambitious new-music festival. 

National Sawdust Percussion Festival

National Sawdust Percussion Festival

This five-hour percussion marathon curated by Andy Akiho and Ian Rosenbaum features works by Steve Reich, Jason Treuting, Mark Applebaum, Paul Lansky and a premiere by Mr. 

Valentines Shows

Valentines Shows

Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si… 

The Tailor of Inverness

The Tailor of Inverness

One-man show The Tailor of Inverness first hit Edinburgh stages eight years ago and has been touring ever since. 

Zippos Presents Cirque Berserk!

Zippos Presents Cirque Berserk!

The Marx Brothers greatest failing is at the circus. 

James III: The True Mirror

James III: The True Mirror

Like the first, the final play in Rona Munro’s James Plays is part family saga, part love story. 

James II: Day of the Innocents

James II: Day of the Innocents

Day of the Innocents takes place on the same set as the first James play, but it feels somewhat different thanks to subtle changes of dressing and lighting. 

James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock

James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock

There’s the feel of a gladiatorial arena to the staging of Rona Munro’s trilogy of James Plays, not least because some audience members seated on a raised area above the sta… 

Boy

Boy

(previews start on Tuesday; opens on March 10) Gender trouble abounds in Anna Ziegler’s fictionalized treatment of the famous John/Joan case, about a boy who was raised as a … 

VIA Ferus Festival

VIA Ferus Festival

This festival of new music, run by VisionIntoArt, is now in its third season. 

Composers Now Festival

Composers Now Festival

This worthy festival showcases an eclectic range of composers, including Steve Mackey, beginning on Jan. 

Focus! Festival: Milton Babbitt

Focus! Festival: Milton Babbitt

The centenary of the composer Milton Babbitt (1916-2011) is celebrated in the Juilliard School’s annual Focus! Festival. 

Exponential Festival

Exponential Festival

(performances start on Wednesday) A collaboration among a quartet of performance spots — the Silent Barn, the Brick, the Bushwick Starr and Cloud City — this new festiv… 

Excognito Dance Festival

Excognito Dance Festival

This Brooklyn-based festival alternates between mixed-bill programs featuring the three participating companies, and programs where each gets the stage all to itself. 

Coil Festival

Coil Festival

The annual performance jubilee from Performance Space 122 has always been a boundary buster, but at this year’s festival, borders are an explicit theme: question them, cross … 

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Horsecross’s production of Beauty and the Beast holds a debt to the Disney version of the tale, and it never quite gets out from under its shadow. 

American Dance Guild Festival

American Dance Guild Festival

This annual festival celebrates dance of the past, promotes dance of today and honors those making significant contributions to the field. 

Twelfth Night Festival

Twelfth Night Festival

Trinity Church’s annual festival gets under way after Christmas. 

Movement Research Festival Fall 2015

Movement Research Festival Fall 2015

Jaamil Olawale Kosoko begins this festival on Monday at Judson Memorial Church, a dance venue that for him raises questions about history, memory and space. 

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

It’s that magic time of year when we theatre critics stop watching plays about middle class people and their problems, and get to watch a man in a dress tell dirty jokes to ki… 

Slightly Fat Features in A Fat lot of Good

Slightly Fat Features in A Fat lot of Good

A brand new show stuffed full with highly skilled cabaret stunts and orchestrated madness. 

New York Comedy Festival: Comics to Watch

New York Comedy Festival: Comics to Watch

Comedy Central hosts this annual event, which showcases some of the finest up-and-coming stand-up talent in the country. 

Women Redressed : Theatre Festival

Women Redressed : Theatre Festival

Emerging feminist theatre company, Sheer Height, present Women Redressed - a brand new theatre festival showcasing 14 pieces of writing – new and old – that put female characte… 

New York Arab-American Comedy Festival

New York Arab-American Comedy Festival

This annual event — now in its 12th year — showcases the talents of Arab-American comedians, actors, playwrights and filmmakers. 

Mad Libs LIve!

Mad Libs LIve!

Despite a likable cast, there is less fun and spontaneity here than the brand name might suggest. 

The 666th Annual Lord Satan Festival

The 666th Annual Lord Satan Festival

A night of comedy, music and horror to celebrate Halloween, this show advertises to “test the extreme horizons of your mind ocean. 

Henry V

Henry V

The York Shakespeare Project return to Upstage Theatre, marking the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt with an all-female production of Henry V. 

I Dont Get It New York Super Week Edition

I Dont Get It New York Super Week Edition

This bi-monthly stand-up show presents a special performance in honor of New York Super Week and New York Comic Con. 

Italian Academy

Italian Academy

On Wednesday, Emanuele Arciuli, an Italian pianist known for his thoughtful juxtapositions of repertory, offers a program called “Five Versions of Darkness,” featuring … 

Twin Peaks UK Festival

Twin Peaks UK Festival

Celebrate the 25th anniversary – and impending rebirth – of the cult television series as the Twin Peaks UK Festival returns to the Genesis Cinema in London’s East End in a f… 

SONiC Festival

SONiC Festival

 This adventurous festival of new sounds spreads its wings wide across the city with a presentation on Friday at Brookfield Place in Battery Park City by the American Composer… 

James Thiérrée

James Thiérrée

In “Tabac Rouge,” a mischievous dance-theater work that is part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival, the unpredictable artist James Thiérr&… 

Moving Sounds Festival

Moving Sounds Festival

This series, organized by the Austrian Cultural Forum, continues on Friday with Michel Galante conducting the Argento Ensemble and the violinist Hanna Hurwitz in the Violin Concert… 

Origins First Irish Festival

Origins First Irish Festival

(performances start on Wednesday) The Emerald Isle meets the Big Apple in this festival devoted to work from Irish artists. 

Free Standup Festival 2015

Free Standup Festival 2015

This festival — now in it’s second year — gathers some of the city’s finest free stand-up shows under one banner for a week of top-notch comedy at venues in… 

Celebrating Edinburgh's Traditional Buildings: Craigmillar Castle Craft Skills Festival

Celebrating Edinburgh's Traditional Buildings: Craigmillar Castle Craft Skills Festival

Activities for all the family – learn how castles were built, see stone masons in action and hear about the area’s geology. 

Edinburgh Arab Festival 2015

Edinburgh Arab Festival 2015

Marhaba! We invite you to experience the beauty, diversity and richness of the Arab world, right here in Edinburgh! This vibrant two-day cultural festival will provide visitors wit… 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Like independent film? You’ll love Nightpiece. 

James – Magners Summer Nights

James – Magners Summer Nights

Best known for the indie classics Sit Down and Come Home, James’ latest studio album La Petite Mort bristles with upbeat defiance and illustrates just why they remain one of Britai… 

Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…

Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…

The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business. 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. 

Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and Other Tales

Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and Other Tales

Lancaster Offshoots have created an enjoyable and surprisingly funny offering with their take on Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit and Other Tales. 

Iphigenia In Splott

Iphigenia In Splott

The link between Greek myth and a deprived district of Cardiff is not an obvious one, and Iphigenia in Splott raises this intriguing question tantalisingly. 

Theatre Engine: FlashMob

Theatre Engine: FlashMob

A mash-up of dance, music, mobile phones and you! FlashMob begins as a game of words and ends as a dance party for all participants – with audience members interacting with movem… 

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut commissions playwrights to respond to current events, then make the resulting plays available online so that anyone can perform them. 

Academy of Risk

Academy of Risk

Academy of Risk explores the tremendous pressure placed on students through their own eyes. 

James Loveridge: Funny Because It's True

James Loveridge: Funny Because It's True

An hour of hilarious true stories from an exciting young stand-up comedian/loveable idiot, James Loveridge brings his 2014 show back to the Fringe for a limited run. 

Rowan James: Easy for You to Say

Rowan James: Easy for You to Say

Rowan is a hip hop and punk-inspired poet diagnosed with a specific learning difficulty and speech impediment, often disabled by other people’s perceptions. 

Magners Comedy Festival Winner – Jim Brewsky

Magners Comedy Festival Winner – Jim Brewsky

The Big V comedy competition is the search for a new star across Asia, sponsored by Magners cider. The search is over and Matthew Giffen is here to present the winner, Jim Brewsky. 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

The renaissance of vinyl continues! Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs and singles from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s to the present day. 

Imran Yusuf: Super Roar of the Underdog Turbo X: HD Remix

Imran Yusuf: Super Roar of the Underdog Turbo X: HD Remix

Star of brand new BBC Three sitcom Fried and CBBC’s Ultimate Brain, Best Newcomer nominee Imran Yusuf returns with a special edition show of his latest, cutting edge socio-politi… 

Chinese Art and Culture Festival

Chinese Art and Culture Festival

Edinburgh’s first ever Chinese Arts and Cultural Festival featuring a traditional opera, authentic singers, a spectacular troupe of young drummers and more all set alongside a thre… 

Super Shaggers

Super Shaggers

A line-up of the very best comedians from the hugely popular Shaggers show come together for one weekend only! ‘Spectacular … amazing’ ***** (Melbourne International Comedy F… 

Silver Darlings: Alexander McCall Smith and James Ross

Silver Darlings: Alexander McCall Smith and James Ross

In Silver Darlings, celebrated writer Alexander McCall Smith has joined forces with innovative Scottish composer James Ross, to write a song cycle about Scotland and the sea. 

Achieving Social Change, Festival by Festival

Achieving Social Change, Festival by Festival

Stella Hall is an agent of social and artistic change. 

Bad Boys: Whisky Theatre

Bad Boys: Whisky Theatre

A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan. 

Achieving Social Change, Festival by Festival

Achieving Social Change, Festival by Festival

Stella Hall is an agent of social and artistic change. 

Large Scale Theatre Marketing Workshop

Large Scale Theatre Marketing Workshop

A unique opportunity to gain insight into how we successfully market shows at the UK’s largest working theatre and as part of the Ambassador Theatre Group. 

Super-Fragile-Nihilistic-Sexy-and-Atrocious (and Other Poems)

Super-Fragile-Nihilistic-Sexy-and-Atrocious (and Other Poems)

Poems and jokes about why women and wordplay are tremendous whilst god and the patriarchy and DJ Steve Wright are much less so. 

James Brown is Annie – Funk on the Fringe

James Brown is Annie – Funk on the Fringe

Get up if you want to get down! Creamy, full-fat, calorie-laden funk from Edinburgh’s premier groove machine, JBiA. 

Elysium Fields

Elysium Fields

Potemkin’s People is one of two shows performing on alternate nights under the joint title of Elysium Fields from B-Land Productions. 

The Greatest Stories Never Told

The Greatest Stories Never Told

Setting the evening’s tone from the outset, the audience take their seats while the actors prep onstage, cycling through an exaggerated array of warmup exercises that any perform… 

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

If you are looking for some respite from hackneyed scripts and dodgy accents, you are not going to find it in Sanctuary. 

What is the Point of Children’s Theatre?

What is the Point of Children’s Theatre?

Join leading makers as we discuss what motivates artists to make theatre and dance for young audiences. 

A Matter of Life and Debt

A Matter of Life and Debt

From the very moment you walk into the space, the aesthetic style of the piece is made abundantly clear. 

Ferdinand

Ferdinand

Ferdinand from Tasty Monster Productions is genuinely one of the nicest productions I have seen. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile with renowned choir and organ. 

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden – Old Masters

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden – Old Masters

How can you review Barry Cryer? He’s a British comedy legend, practically an institution. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction in the catholic Anglican style with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. 

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: James Lambeth Sings Rodgers and Hart!

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: James Lambeth Sings Rodgers and Hart!

There is only one bar in Edinburgh that is fit for a man possessing such talent like James Lambeth: the Jazz Bar. 

Village Pub Theatre

Village Pub Theatre

For those of you not lucky enough to live in Edinburgh all year round, Village Pub Theatre (VPT) is a regular “let’s put the show on here” brand of new theatre based in the f… 

Make Some Noize Music Festival

Make Some Noize Music Festival

Make Some Noize is Edinburgh’s most anticipated all day music festival featuring some of the world’s biggest music artists. 

A Boy and a Bear in a Boat

A Boy and a Bear in a Boat

A boy and a bear go to sea, equipped with a suitcase, a comic book and a ukulele. 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Like independent film? You’ll love Nightpiece. 

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox. 

Theatre: In All Its Forms!

Theatre: In All Its Forms!

A look at new and original ways of presenting and producing theatre. 

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

Stories old and new for anyone over six who enjoys stand-up comedy without rude words from the man who invented the genre. 

Super Villain

Super Villain

If you could take over the world, what would you do? Arriving from Australia with an appetite for destruction, witness this hilariously horrible Super Villain, Seizure Kaiser execu… 

Best of HUB

Best of HUB

Seated and ready for some late night entertainment in the Pleasance Dome, Best of HUB brings the best of the best from the Fringe arena, providing a mixture of stand-up comedians a… 

Theatre Censorship Now

Theatre Censorship Now

What is the price of free expression in theatre today? Are concerns about causing offence, security risks, or funding cuts leading to increased self-censorship? And what can the in… 

Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona

Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona

Rise Kagona is a guitar hero to many on two continents! In Zimbabwe, Rise transferred traditional jiti rhythms to guitar, and his band The Bhundu Boys toured the world extensively. 

Booking Dance Festival

Booking Dance Festival

This is the seventh year that producer and curator of dance Jodi Kaplan has brought the variety of American dance to the Fringe with this “festival within a festival”. 

The Art of Reduction and the Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre

The Art of Reduction and the Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre

The Whisky Anorak return this year with writer and performer John Mark’s new piece of Whisky Theatre. 

Backstage Pass to the UK’s Biggest Theatre!

Backstage Pass to the UK’s Biggest Theatre!

Explore the labyrinth of secrets lurking behind the Edinburgh Playhouse foyer doors as the custodians (past and present) of this stunning theatre lead you through the history of a … 

The Boy With the Moomin Tattoo

The Boy With the Moomin Tattoo

In his last summer before graduation, James (of Utter! Spoken Word) had a Snufkin tattooed on his arm – 20 years on, and things have got steadily more Moomin ever since. 

Antiwords

Antiwords

Antiwords is a piece inspired by Václav Havel’s play Audience, featuring an awkward dialogue between a dissident playwright and a drunken brew master. 

Five-a-Side Theatre

Five-a-Side Theatre

“Join our storytelling team as they use innovative improve [sic] techniques to craft a narrative from audience members’ true stories,” boasts the Five-a-Side flyer. 

The Improveteers!

The Improveteers!

Once the show begins and the lights come up, the lighting designer (or so we thought) walks away from the desk and takes to the stage in silence, before introducing himself as our … 

Noises Off

Noises Off

Having ventured far away from the Fringe into a tucked away little village hall in a particularly small auditorium, the first thing that you clasp your eyes on is the absolutely re… 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages, plus a special collaborative number created at our earlier daytime wo… 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting choral eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Stravinsky, Schubert and Martin. 

Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 & Over

Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 & Over

Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 and Over is a collection of original fairy tales with morals and lessons for adults (ie. 

Greyfriars Festival Sunday Worship and  Lunchtime Organ Classics

Greyfriars Festival Sunday Worship and Lunchtime Organ Classics

Celebrate the 25th birthday of the magnificent Peter Collins organ at Greyfriars Kirk with festival Sunday worship and a series of classic lunchtime organ recitals, featuring some … 

Festival Masses

Festival Masses

Come and listen to one of Edinburgh’s finest church choirs perform sacred music in the liturgical context for which it was written, in the beautiful setting of this stunning church… 

James Christopher's Annual Cry for Help

James Christopher's Annual Cry for Help

‘A thoroughly enjoyable and funny experience. 

Festival Radio Scotland – See Us Live!

Festival Radio Scotland – See Us Live!

See how radio is made. 

Moribund

Moribund

Moribund: a show about death and the afterlife that fails to get a rise out of the audience. 

Grandad and Me

Grandad and Me

The Letter J’s production of Grandad and Me is simple, moving and effective. 

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie is a hard play to get wrong. 

Nick Doody: T'ai-Po

Nick Doody: T'ai-Po

Since Nick Doody’s first fringe show Before He Kills Again I would have expected him to have achieved more success than he seems to as he is simply one of the best gimmick-free sta… 

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Audio Tour

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Audio Tour

Download this audio walking tour – any day, any time – and become intimate with Fringe history, even perform yourself if you choose. 

Best Boy: Bested

Best Boy: Bested

Best Boy thought fame beckoned when the BBC broadcast their sketch – unfortunately, they’d sent in the wrong one. 

The Oxford Revue Presents –  Free

The Oxford Revue Presents – Free

Alex Furrow, the compere for Oxford Revue Presents, has a lot to contend with, La Belle is a big venue and it must be difficult to pack it out with an eager crowd. 

James Bran: Invisible Badminton and Other Dreams

James Bran: Invisible Badminton and Other Dreams

A stand-up poetry show about dreams from 2014 AAA star and BBC New Comedy Award London runner-up. 

Festival Radio Scotland – Workshop for Children (8-13)

Festival Radio Scotland – Workshop for Children (8-13)

Fun workshop delivered by experienced media professionals. 

Islam Festival Edinburgh

Islam Festival Edinburgh

Islam Festival Edinburgh invites you to gain a genuine insight into Islam. 

Festival Radio Scotland – Workshop for Young People (14+)

Festival Radio Scotland – Workshop for Young People (14+)

Fun workshop delivered by experienced facilitators and media professionals. 

James Farmer: Ultimate Worrier

James Farmer: Ultimate Worrier

Join James (writer for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You) as he worries about worrying too much, about worrying too much. 

James Ross – Leopardoptera

James Ross – Leopardoptera

High-energy, left field stand-up for people who’ve read a book, without pictures, and enjoyed it. 

Francesca, Francesca...

Francesca, Francesca...

Delving into the short life of 20th century photographer Francesca Woodman, Francesca, Francesca. 

James Hamilton Is So Lonely – Free

James Hamilton Is So Lonely – Free

The hotly anticipated solo debut of a multi award-winning sketch comedian is probably happening elsewhere. 

Mad Hatter's Potting Tea Party

Mad Hatter's Potting Tea Party

Age 5-100. 

Milton Jones and the Temple of Daft

Milton Jones and the Temple of Daft

Known for his deadpan delivery of pun-filled one-liners, Milton Jones returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his latest show, The Temple of Daft. 

Dolls

Dolls

Dolls is about our relationships with toys, but there is nothing wooden about this show. 

The Celtic Mystery Festival

The Celtic Mystery Festival

The Celtic Mystery Festival will take place at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange. 

Antigone Now

Antigone Now

Part of the American High School Festival, Antigone Now is nothing if not endearing in its attempts to impress. 

Horseplay – The Troy Musical

Horseplay – The Troy Musical

Napier University Drama Society presents a musical retelling of the Trojan War as their offering to the gods this festival. 

James & Seaburn - Piano Chocolat

James & Seaburn - Piano Chocolat

Thrown together by quirk of fate and sticking together though necessity, Nicola James and Ian Seaburn present Piano Chocolat, a fun-filled journey through modern life, touching on … 

Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap

Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap

Car chases, fan fiction and Westlife are all stories that Danish comedian Sofie Hagen brings to her set with a bubbly personality and fills the room with life with tales of the bes… 

Katie O’Kelly’s Counter Culture

Katie O’Kelly’s Counter Culture

Counter Culture is a very clever show; so clever that it took me halfway through it to realise that the title is quite a good joke. 

Consumption

Consumption

Consumption is a somewhat-successful commentary on the state of 21st century society, one obsessed with technology, appearances and consumerism, navigated by the central story of S… 

Improvabunga: Funny Side Up

Improvabunga: Funny Side Up

After a quick introduction to the performers, a few improvisational examples, such as a Lonely Hearts Ad from a toilet and a first date at the Battle of Waterloo, we were introduce… 

James Van Praagh

James Van Praagh

New York Times best-selling author and subject of a major Hollywood film starring Ted Danson, James Van Praagh demonstrates his unique talent and psychic abilities in a demonstrati… 

We May Have to Choose

We May Have to Choose

We May Have To Choose is a one-person show performed by Emma Hall. 

Messages from Japan / Super-cussion

Messages from Japan / Super-cussion

There’s something primal about drums. 

Free Fringe Music Festival

Free Fringe Music Festival

From now until August 31st, visitors can soak in the buzzing atmosphere at Edinburgh’s premiere music venue. 

No Strings

No Strings

No Strings tells the unoriginal tale of two, middle-aged married people hooking up for one night of meaningless, pure sex, with Shona looking to get back at her cheating husband an… 

Foodies Festival

Foodies Festival

Foodies Festival attendees are welcomed with some free cider, ice-cream, and a range of other delicious freebies to try. 

The Dream Sequentialists

The Dream Sequentialists

The Dream Sequentialists is a show about dream goblins. 

Best Boy: Bested

Best Boy: Bested

Best Boy thought fame beckoned when the BBC broadcast their sketch – unfortunately, they’d sent in the wrong one. 

Mad Women in my Attic!

Mad Women in my Attic!

Join a woman – and her multiple personalities – on a journey through the twisted corridors of her mind, where you’ll meet some of the mad and quirky women of musical theatre … 

Mark Thompson’s Space Cadets Training Academy

Mark Thompson’s Space Cadets Training Academy

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

Jonny and the Baptists: The End Is Nigh

Jonny and the Baptists: The End Is Nigh

Johnny has accidentally told his niece that he can single-handedly stop climate change and so he embarks on a musical adventure with his bandmate Paddy to save the world. 

The Maydays Present: Oh Boy! The Quantum Leap Show

The Maydays Present: Oh Boy! The Quantum Leap Show

Theorising that new episodes are possible within their own lifetime, the Maydays step into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanish. 

The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers

The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers

The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers is a witty and intelligent black comedy with psychopathic humour that will chill and charm you in the same sitting. 

Fourth Monkey's Grimm Tales: Little Red Cap

Fourth Monkey's Grimm Tales: Little Red Cap

A bare stage, obscured by low lighting and backed by an eerie sinister soundtrack set the tone for this gripping retelling of the classic children’s fairy-tale, but this telling … 

James Bran: Invisible Badminton and Other Dreams

James Bran: Invisible Badminton and Other Dreams

A stand-up poetry show about dreams from 2014 AAA star and BBC New Comedy Award London runner-up. 

Carnival Medea: A Bacchanal

Carnival Medea: A Bacchanal

From Georgia State University comes a wonderful reimagining of the Medea myth, reset in the colourful trappings of Trinidad’s carnival. 

All American Boy

All American Boy

Sid Singh isn’t the first guy you think of when you think ‘America’, but so what? What’re you, an expert? No? Then chill out dude. 

James Freedman: Man of Steal

James Freedman: Man of Steal

Persuader. 

The Bookbinder

The Bookbinder

Trick of the Light presents a charming and an enjoyable addition to your afternoon in the form of The Bookbinder. 

Belfast Boy

Belfast Boy

This stifling performance by young talent Greg Fossard will make you uneasy as the traumas of a troubled Belfast man’s life unravel. 

Wilde Without the Boy

Wilde Without the Boy

This is a haunting and powerful solo show that lingers with you long after leaving the theatre, sticking closely to Oscar Wilde’s signature style: simultaneously intellectual and… 

James Dowdeswell's Perfect Pub

James Dowdeswell's Perfect Pub

George Orwell wrote an essay on the perfect pub. 

A Very Tall Storrie

A Very Tall Storrie

Having been turned away from a packed venue on the day I was originally scheduled to attend, I was anticipating great things on my return the next day. 

Our Teacher's a Troll

Our Teacher's a Troll

It’s amazing how much you can get out of the word ‘Ak’ – the only word in the troll language. 

Tiff Stevenson: Mad Man

Tiff Stevenson: Mad Man

Speaking to those of us in her audience who have never seen her perform before, Tiff Stevenson says ‘You’re so lucky… I remember seeing me for the first time. 

All American Boy

All American Boy

Sid Singh isn’t the first guy you think of when you think ‘America’, but so what? What’re you, an expert? No? Then chill out dude. 

David Tsonos: Walking the Cat

David Tsonos: Walking the Cat

You’d imagine that it’s quite difficult to write an hour of stand up about owning a cat, and apparently it is, because about half way through David Tsonos’ Walking the Cat he p… 

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Of the two offerings of Julius Caesar that the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School are offering this year, this review concerns the all-male version: a show brimming with great ideas ye… 

Don't Tell Him Pike: Part 2. More Tales from the Not So Stupid Boy...

Don't Tell Him Pike: Part 2. More Tales from the Not So Stupid Boy...

Die-hard fans of classic BBC Sitcom Dad’s Army will particularly enjoy this panel discussion, Q&A and selection of nostalgic clips from Ian Lavender, aka Private Pike, and fellow… 

The 56

The 56

The Venn diagram containing those who enjoy watching football and those who enjoy watching theatre might not have the largest overlap in the world. 

The Man Called Monkhouse

The Man Called Monkhouse

Bob Monkhouse was a complicated and enigmatic man. 

New Town Theatre Cabaret

New Town Theatre Cabaret

The nightly cabaret features a selection of the best festival entertainment with a changing line-up of international and local singers, musicians and entertainment, all in the oak-… 

Chris Martin: This Show has a Soundtrack

Chris Martin: This Show has a Soundtrack

Chris Martin is trying something a little different this year by having his show underpinned with a musical soundtrack. 

Matt Price: The Boy with Cake on His Face

Matt Price: The Boy with Cake on His Face

One of Matt Price’s ambitions is to be one of the nicest people in comedy, and man, he’s succeeding. 

Abnormally Funny People

Abnormally Funny People

Abnormally Funny People showcases some of the best and brightest comedians living with disabilities on the circuit, oh and a token “normal”. 

Elaine Malcolmson: Arrangements

Elaine Malcolmson: Arrangements

Arrangements is about death and depression but doesn’t leave the audience down in the mouth. 

48 Minutes / Free Festival

48 Minutes / Free Festival

I am not entirely sure why comedians Ben Shannon and Mike Reed decided their set should be forty-eight minutes long, rather than a full hour, but it actually doesn’t really matte… 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Minging Detectives

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Minging Detectives

There’s been a murrrder! Some criminals put stockings on their heads, now Earth’s funniest Socks get their heads around crime. 

David Elms: Mister Boy

David Elms: Mister Boy

David Elms brings his muted comedic style in the form of musical vignettes. 

James Veitch: Genius Bar

James Veitch: Genius Bar

James Veitch appears, at first, a bit like a protagonist in a young adult novel (probably one by John Green), in the way he combines a bildungsroman with popular culture, or sees m… 

Will Seaward Has a Really Good Go at Alchemy

Will Seaward Has a Really Good Go at Alchemy

Will Seaward Has a Really Good Go at Alchemy is probably unlike anything you will have ever seen. 

Rhys James: Remains

Rhys James: Remains

Rhys James does not make it easy for his audience to get a handle on him. 

Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am?

Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am?

Who Do I Think I Am? is an hour long rip roaring stand up performance. 

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 2

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 2

Gein’s return to the Edinburgh Fringe once again to showcase their brand of dark sketches. 

The Underbelly Radio Shows

The Underbelly Radio Shows

FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b… 

Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden

Parading onto the stage to a gangster soundtrack and with the threatening stance of a dormouse, Hal Cruttenden jumps in with his first gag and the laughs just keep rolling with thi… 

I Am Beast

I Am Beast

Returning for their fourth Fringe, Sparkle and Dark bring their own fascinating and fantastical take on experiences of death and loss. 

Simon Donald: Barry Twyford Isn’t Meant

Simon Donald: Barry Twyford Isn’t Meant

The nervous Barry Twyford (from Crackwhore and Mingpiece Market Research) takes to the stage and explains that he has accidentally booked himself to do a show at the Edinburgh Frin… 

Emma Sidi: Character Breakdown

Emma Sidi: Character Breakdown

When you see a comedian get a laugh from taking a sip of water you know they’ve got good timing. 

Stephen Bailey: Should've Been a Popstar

Stephen Bailey: Should've Been a Popstar

Greeting the guests on the door with a bubbly personality in an attempt to brighten up the dark, underground bunker that would play host to his stage, Stephen Bailey set the mood f… 

Morro and Jasp Do Puberty

Morro and Jasp Do Puberty

Jetting in from Toronto come clown sisters Morro and Jasp, masters of their craft and hilarious to boot. 

Pilgrim

Pilgrim

Jetting in from Dublin, Pilgrim is a unique exploration of the maturity in valuing what you possess rather than clinging onto vain dreams of the future. 

A Storm in a D Cup

A Storm in a D Cup

Amelia Ryan is accustomed to accidents, inclined to insult, prone to gaffs, whoopsies, and boobies. 

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden from Not Cricket Productions is a faithful and on-the-whole, effective, adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale. 

Molly

Molly

This year, Squint presents Molly – a show investigating the mindset of a sociopath with eerie echoes of the things you might see in Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror. 

Festival of the Spoken Nerd: Just for Graphs

Festival of the Spoken Nerd: Just for Graphs

Festival of the Spoken Nerd present a variety of comedy stylings on maths, physics, and all things ‘nerdy’. 

The Hideout

The Hideout

Haste Theatre’s new take on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur is one full of charm and humour. 

The Voice Thief

The Voice Thief

“Good girls should be seen and not heard”. 

James Acaster: Represent

James Acaster: Represent

‘I know why you’re here’, James Acaster begins, ‘for the celebrity gossip’. 

Tar Baby

Tar Baby

Tar Baby is a show caught between two worlds, comedy and drama, poignant and silly, white and black. 

Shakespeare Untold: Titus Andronicus (The Piemaker's Tale)

Shakespeare Untold: Titus Andronicus (The Piemaker's Tale)

‘One-man Titus Andronicus for Kids’ sounds like one of those joke titles you suggest to late-night improv troupes. 

Zanna, Don't

Zanna, Don't

What would the word be like if homosexuality was the norm? Zanna Don’t is here to answer that question and bleed the concept dry, long after the amusement has left the building. 

Scottish Beer Festival

Scottish Beer Festival

Established in 1995, and set in the historical former All Saints Parsonage, Cloisters has been a stalwart of the Edinburgh real ale scene for 20 years. 

Festival Folk at the Oak

Festival Folk at the Oak

The Royal Oak is one of the most famous hubs of folk music in Edinburgh; the 30-seater downstairs lounge has been dubbed the ‘folk living room’ of Scotland’s capital. 

Edinburgh: Festival City Explorer Tour

Edinburgh: Festival City Explorer Tour

New in town? Start your day with a fun and informative walking tour, following a scenic route through Edinburgh’s city centre. 

Fringe Film Festival

Fringe Film Festival

C’s Fringe Film Festival is a smorgasbord of productions shuffled neatly into one come-and-go styled theatre. 

Battery Dance Festival

Battery Dance Festival

On the water’s edge at the southern tip of Manhattan, this free and popular annual event begins with the Erasing Borders Festival of Indian Dance to commemorate India’s… 

The 2015 Empire Biscuit Comedy Festival

The 2015 Empire Biscuit Comedy Festival

This new indie festival takes over a Southern-style biscuit shop for three nights of stand-up comedy. 

Ballet Festival

Ballet Festival

The Joyce Theater celebrates the diversity of ballet with a two-week buffet of companies and choreographers who are molding the form in interesting ways. 

Barnes Fringe Festival

Barnes Fringe Festival

It’s your last chance to check out some of Britain’s best performers in London before they head north for Edinburgh at the new Barnes Fringe, 28 July - 1 August. 

James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids

James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids

Holding the attention of a room full of six to eleven year olds armed with nothing more than a microphone is quite some feat, but for James Campbell – widely acknowledged as t… 

Slightly Fat Features in VarietySoup

Slightly Fat Features in VarietySoup

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. 

Matsuri - A Festival of Music Inspired By Japan

Matsuri - A Festival of Music Inspired By Japan

A man walks slowly onto the stage with his back to the audience, he holds himself in a wide stance and begins to strike the taiko drum. 

James Judd

James Judd

Mr. 

One Hour Play Festival

One Hour Play Festival

Over 20 plays, some well known pieces, some new writing, some one person plays, some with a massive cast but all performed in 1 hour or less by numerous theatre companies 

Check Us Out Dance Festival

Check Us Out Dance Festival

Stuyvesant Cove Park, which abuts the East River, is home to over 100 native plants and dozens of native birds. 

Washington Square Music Festival

Washington Square Music Festival

This lively summer festival offers free concerts on Tuesdays on the main stage of Washington Square Park. 

Under One Roof Comedy Festival

Under One Roof Comedy Festival

We have the best of the Edinburgh Fringe Under One Roof in South London for one special week 6th - 11th July. 

Lincoln Center Festival

Lincoln Center Festival

 (performances start on Thursday) All the world’s onstage when this internationally engaged summer festival encamps at Lincoln Center. 

The New York Musical Theater Festival

The New York Musical Theater Festival

(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… 

Tap City Festival

Tap City Festival

This weeklong celebration by the American Tap Dance Association returns for its 15th year to celebrate the form’s pioneers and innovators with award shows, master classes and… 

Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance

Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance

Each summer this ambitious institute and festival, founded and directed by the pianist Marc Ponthus, brings together exceptional student performers with established artists and com… 

The Super Serious Show

The Super Serious Show

Hailed by L. 

Electroacoustic Music Festival

Electroacoustic Music Festival

With ever more sophisticated technology at their fingertips, composers of electronic music are producing a dizzying array of works that often draw on video and performance art, too… 

Shows for Days

Shows for Days

(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc… 

Festival of the Spoken Nerd vs Go 8-Bit!

Festival of the Spoken Nerd vs Go 8-Bit!

Sunday Night: Nerd Night! Two geek/comedy shows for the price of one: [1] Festival of the spoken nerd: Just for graphs. 

Vulture Festival: Comedy Night

Vulture Festival: Comedy Night

As part of what Vulture calls its city-wide “pop culture extravaganza,” it presents this jam-packed night of comedy, with performances from Kevin Barnett, Wyatt Cenac, … 

Funk The Family Festival

Funk The Family Festival

Following 2014’s debut, sell-out family festival, FTF return bigger and better! Hove Park is transformed into a musical wonderland. 

Musical Theatre Showcase

Musical Theatre Showcase

An eclectic mix of songs, scenes and ensemble numbers from the world of musical theatre accompanied by a live band. 

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

For children over six, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words. 

ACT Kids Theatre Festival

ACT Kids Theatre Festival

A short festival of four fantastic plays for young people performed by young actors over three nights. 

Best Boy: Not As Imagined

Best Boy: Not As Imagined

Best Boy are on a mission: their greatest sketch made the BBC’s airwaves, but wasn’t done justice. 

Nettle Knickers: Puppet Theatre

Nettle Knickers: Puppet Theatre

Join life-sized cranky Hildegaard Von Nettles, Prince Dandelion and wicked Belladonna in their herbal adventures. 

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener… 

James Veitch: Genius Bar

James Veitch: Genius Bar

James Veitch feels the same way about adulthood as he does about Woody Allen movies; we all keep going in the hope that one day it’ll be as good as it was. 

James Bran: Invisible Badminton & Other Dreams

James Bran: Invisible Badminton & Other Dreams

Following a successful run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, quirky and exciting rising comedy talent James Bran brings his solo show to Brighton Fringe. 

Sidewinder Fringe Festival!

Sidewinder Fringe Festival!

Music, magic, burlesque, piñata smashing, sticker workshops, nacho hats, body-doodling, art battles, and loads more brilliant Brighton kookiness! Check www. 

A Concert for VE Day: Martin James Bartlett Plays Mozart

A Concert for VE Day: Martin James Bartlett Plays Mozart

BBC Young Musician of the Year 2014 pianist Martin James Bartlett plays Mozart Concerto No. 

Tectonics Festival

Tectonics Festival

This enterprising new-music festival offers a focus on experimental performance and multi-disciplinary works. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2… 

James McDonnell: End

James McDonnell: End

If you like loud musical comedy, this is the place to be Wednesday night, as James McDonnell stomps through an hour of high energy, surreal music and hilarity. 

The Hunger James

The Hunger James

James has hit a lot of stumbling blocks in his life, and maybe, just maybe, food is something he just can’t get past! Join James for his first solo hour (work in progress), as h… 

David James: Baby-Boomer

David James: Baby-Boomer

David James, senior comedian and master story-teller, brings his baby-boomer show to Brighton Fringe for one night only. 

Foodies Festival Brighton

Foodies Festival Brighton

Foodies Festival returns to Brighton’s Hove Lawns for another fun Bank Holiday weekend. 

Blackshaw Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland

Blackshaw Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland

Alice has lost her cat, but when her search leads her to the library, Alice discovers more than she could ever imagine. 

Funny Women Weekend Comedy Academy

Funny Women Weekend Comedy Academy

Funny Women, the UK’s leading female comedy community, curates a weekend to give women a helping hand to find their funny. 

Punch & Judy's Grand Theatre of Varieties

Punch & Judy's Grand Theatre of Varieties

Uproarious fun from Brighton’s own seafront stars of slapstick silliness. Plus extra puppet mischief, some bubbles, balloons and a museum treasure trail. 

James Bennison: How to be a Superhero

James Bennison: How to be a Superhero

James Bennison has spent the last year going to extraordinarily dangerous lengths to gain superpowers so that you don’t have to. 

Look & Listen Festival

Look & Listen Festival

New-music royalty including the violinist Miranda Cuckson, So Percussion, and the cellist Jeffrey Zeigler take to art venues in Brooklyn and Manhattan for this wide-ranging festiva… 

Hobgoblin's Musical Festival!

Hobgoblin's Musical Festival!

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 … 

Mad Women in my Attic!

Mad Women in my Attic!

Join a woman – and her multiple personalities – on an unusual journey along the twisted corridors of her mind, where you shall meet the mad women of musical theatre, and celebr… 

New York Festival of Song: Letters From Spain:
A World of Song in Spanish Poetry

New York Festival of Song: Letters From Spain: A World of Song in Spanish Poetry

Spanish verse is the inspiration for this program, which features music by Shostakovich, Schumann, William Bolcom, Taneyev, Wolf, Peter Lieberson, Xavier Montsalvage and Granados, … 

Boston Early Music Festival

Boston Early Music Festival

The erotically charged music of Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” and glittering arias by Handel are the focus of this concert presented by this cele… 

Brooklyn Dance Festival

Brooklyn Dance Festival

This one-night-only affair offers a sampling of 10 dance companies representing a broad swath of contemporary dance in the city. 

Buttery Brown Monk at the Leicester Square Theatre

Buttery Brown Monk at the Leicester Square Theatre

Buttery Brown Monk are a dynamic trio that deliver old-school, sketch extravagance. 

NYC Improv Festival

NYC Improv Festival

The Peoples Improv Theater plays host to this annual event, which features teams from around the country performing over five days. 

Ecstatic Music Festival: Bang on a Can

Ecstatic Music Festival: Bang on a Can

A highlight of the Ecstatic Music Festival is Bang on a Can’s annual People’s Commissioning Fund Concert, which highlights imaginative new works by a range of composers… 

Best Boy - Not As Imagined (work in progress)

Best Boy - Not As Imagined (work in progress)

Best Boy are on a mission: their best sketch made the BBC’s airwaves but wasn’t done justice. 

Village Pub Theatre: Bill Murray Night

Village Pub Theatre: Bill Murray Night

American film actor and comedian Bill Murray allegedly fields offers of work via a voice mailbox which, according to Wikipedia, “he checks infrequently”. 

Digital Dance Festival

Digital Dance Festival

To attend this festival, simply tune in on your device of choice. 

The Manning Brothers Super Bowl Party

The Manning Brothers Super Bowl Party

Because of an “opossum infestation” at their home, Eli and Peyton Manning, played by Ryan Haney and Joel Weidl, are hosting their annual Super Bowl party and chili cook… 

Bat Boy: The Musical

Bat Boy: The Musical

As the cast of Bat Boy: The Musical bowed and smiled at the audience, I tried to ask myself what I had just seen. 

The Improverts - London Shows

The Improverts - London Shows

Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L… 

Focus! Festival

Focus! Festival

This annual Juilliard School festival, organized by Joel Sachs, is an opportunity to focus, as it were, on a particular place and time, and this year, the theme is “Nippon Ge… 

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut

In a departure from its usual format, A Play, a Pie and a Pint this week plays host to (and co-commissioned) Theatre Uncut 2014, a political theatre company producing short plays… 

New York Festival of Song

New York Festival of Song

This popular festival opens its season with an intriguing program,  “Art Song on the Couch: Lieder in Freud’s Vienna. 

New York Comedy Festival: Paula Poundstone

New York Comedy Festival: Paula Poundstone

A favorite of the NPR crowd for her regular appearances on “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me,” Ms. 

New York Comedy Festival: New Yorks Funniest Finals

New York Comedy Festival: New Yorks Funniest Finals

Carolines again hosts this competition of young local comedians. 

New York Comedy Festival: Eric Andre

New York Comedy Festival: Eric Andre

This host of Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show” is a fearless, energetic performer known for his unpredictable antics and surreal bits. 

New York Comedy Festival: Bill Cosby

New York Comedy Festival: Bill Cosby

At 77, Mr. Cosby continues to perform stand-up, and his clean-cut storytelling is dominated by tales of married and family life. 

New York Comedy Festival: Maria Bamford

New York Comedy Festival: Maria Bamford

This rare gem of a comedian is beloved within the comedy community for her heart-wrenchingly honest stand-up and precise, carefully constructed bits. 

New York Comedy Festival: Emily Heller

New York Comedy Festival: Emily Heller

A bright young comedian seen regularly on TBS’s “Ground Floor,” Ms. Heller was named one of Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch in 2011. 

New York Comedy Festival: Brent Morin

New York Comedy Festival: Brent Morin

Mr. Morin, known to some for his turn on the NBC summer sitcom “Undateable,” is a rising star in the Los Angeles comedy scene and an always charming stand-up. 

New York Comedy Festival: Kathleen Madigan

New York Comedy Festival: Kathleen Madigan

(Friday) A 25-year veteran of the stand-up scene, Ms. 

New York Comedy Festival: Uncivil Union

New York Comedy Festival: Uncivil Union

This comedy and music extravaganza is a fund-raiser for the Ally Coalition and New Alternatives, which works to protect and support L. 

New York Comedy Festival: Josh Rabinowitz

New York Comedy Festival: Josh Rabinowitz

One of the cleverest young comedians in New York, Mr. Rabinowitz performs an hour of material at Stand Up NY. 

New York Comedy Festival: Tig Notaro

New York Comedy Festival: Tig Notaro

Ms. Notaro, whose strikingly candid and piercingly funny “Live” album was nominated for a Grammy, performs her new show, “Boyish Girl Interrupted.” 

New York Comedy Festival: Nate Bargatze

New York Comedy Festival: Nate Bargatze

After supporting Jimmy Fallon on his “Clean Cut Comedy Tour,” Mr. 

New York Comedy Festival: This Is Not Happening

New York Comedy Festival: This Is Not Happening

Ari Shaffir hosts this popular storytelling show, which is set to debut on Comedy Central next year. 

New York Comedy Festival: Time Out New York Women of Comedy 2014

New York Comedy Festival: Time Out New York Women of Comedy 2014

Robin Montague hosts these stand-up shows featuring some of the top female talents in the business, including Sasheer Zamata, Michelle Wolf, Sara Schaefer, Emmy Blotnick, Aparna Na… 

New York Comedy Festival: Shtick or Treat

New York Comedy Festival: Shtick or Treat

An annual tradition in the New York comedy world, this show, hosted by Matt Ruby and Mark Normand, invites dozens of comedians to perform (in costume) as their favorite comics, fro… 

New York Comedy Festival: Stand Up for Heroes

New York Comedy Festival: Stand Up for Heroes

Now in its eighth year, this megastar comedy and music show benefits the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which supports wounded veterans and their families. 

New York Comedy Festival: Friends of the People

New York Comedy Festival: Friends of the People

Kevin Barnett, Jen Bartels, Lil Rel Howery and Josh Rabinowitz, stars of the new TruTV sketch show of the same name, perform a night of sketch and improv. 

New York Comedy Festival: HERsterical

New York Comedy Festival: HERsterical

Cristina Cote hosts this variety show, a fund-raiser for the cancer support charity Gilda’s Club. 

Blackshaw Theatre presents Halloween Tales

Blackshaw Theatre presents Halloween Tales

Blackshaw Theatre Company presents Duncan Gates’ new play, Fetch, as part of ‘Halloween Tales’, a spooky 3-day theatre event at The Selkirk Pub in Tooting Broadway. 

Mad women in my attic!

Mad women in my attic!

Join a woman -and her multiple personalities - on an unusual journey along the twisted corridors of her mind, where you shall meet some of the mad and quirky women of musical theat… 

Kevin James

Kevin James

This Long Island native and actor (“The King of Queens,” “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”) brings his national stand-up tour to the majestic Beacon Theater. 

Hudson Valley Dance Festival

Hudson Valley Dance Festival

For 20 years, Dancers Responding to AIDS has been producing a popular potpourri of dance on Fire Island to raise money for its myriad services. 

White Light Festival

White Light Festival

This innovative festival, which explores themes of spirituality, continues on Friday with a performance by the Radio Choir Berlin of Rachmaninoff’s “Vespers” at t… 

Fall for Dance Festival

Fall for Dance Festival

The first program of this frequently sold-out festival features, on Wednesday and Thursday, the San Francisco Ballet; the New Zealand company Black Grace; a premiere by the Mark Mo… 

The Oldest Boy

The Oldest Boy

(previews start on Oct. 

4x4 Baroque Music Festival

4x4 Baroque Music Festival

The harpsichordist Avi Stein directs this festival, which features some of New York’s top period instrument players. 

Dancenow Joes Pub Festival

Dancenow Joes Pub Festival

Think of it as speed-dating for dance: Over four nights, 40 different artists each get five minutes on Joe’s Pub’s sliver of a stage to win over audiences. 

James Lee Byars

James Lee Byars

Until a few weeks ago, Mr. 

New York Chamber Music Festival

New York Chamber Music Festival

During what is usually a slow week in the classical music season, the New York Chamber Music Festival has been stepping up for several years with an ambitious series of programs. 

BEAT Festival

BEAT Festival

The Brooklyn Museum is once again the epicenter of this exuberant festival, which inserts dance, theater and music into alternative spaces throughout the borough, including a farme… 

Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival

Eugene Mirman, a Brooklyn favorite, brings his eponymous festival back to Gowanus and Park Slope for another eclectic weekend of stand-up, music and a bit of science, as Mr. 

Queer New York International Arts Festival

Queer New York International Arts Festival

“Queer” has gained mainstream momentum as an umbrella to capture the ever-shifting terrain of gender identity and sexuality. 

Metropolitan Operas Summer HD Festival

Metropolitan Operas Summer HD Festival

As the Met concludes its free screenings of recent HD movie-theater broadcasts in Lincoln Center Plaza, the focus is on the star soprano Anna Netrebko. 

The Edinburgh Festival Comedy Roast

The Edinburgh Festival Comedy Roast

This will be the most talked about event in Edinburgh history. 

James Rhodes

James Rhodes

Using his trademark stand-up style, insights and anecdotes on classical music, maverick pianist James Rhodes makes his fringe debut. 

Is Your Marmite Watching You?

Is Your Marmite Watching You?

The point of a thought-experiment is to provide a way of exploring the consequences of an idea, not through a metaphorical prism, but through a literal imagining of what might happ… 

Dr Simon Gage OBE - Director of the Edinburgh International Science Festival

Dr Simon Gage OBE - Director of the Edinburgh International Science Festival

The EClub, the active networking club based at the University of Edinburgh Business School, is delighted to host Simon as part of our Fringe series. 

Jazz Rite of Spring

Jazz Rite of Spring

The Rite of Spring lends itself extremely well to jazz interpretations: those wild off-beats and dissonances must be a jazz artist’s wet dream. 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. 

Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…

Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…

The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business. 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival is attempting to do something quite lovely. 

Joe's Cautionary Tales

Joe's Cautionary Tales

Hungry Wolf presents an energetic and enthusiastic offering for children at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. 

James Bannon: Running with the Firm

James Bannon: Running with the Firm

James Bannon’s story has all the ingredients of a good novel: a down-to-earth setting; some very shady characters, some good guys and some dumb ones; a developing plot; plenty of… 

Wireless Theatre Presents: Couples Who Changed the World

Wireless Theatre Presents: Couples Who Changed the World

Ever had a burning desire to see radio entertainment being made in the studio? Me neither. 

Auditions for the New York Film Academy

Auditions for the New York Film Academy

The New York Film Academy is auditioning students for the New York Film Academy’s BFA, AFA, MFA and Conservatory programs in Acting for Film and Musical Theatre. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction in the Catholic Anglican style with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. 

Begin the Beguine: James Lambeth Sings Cole Porter!

Begin the Beguine: James Lambeth Sings Cole Porter!

James Lambeth returns to the Fringe for the third year running with companions Steve Hamilton on piano and Mario Caribe on the double bass. 

Government Inspector

Government Inspector

In this production of Nikolai Gogol’s satirical masterpiece, Sedos, ‘The City of London’s premier amateur theatre company,’ have forwarded the action a hundred years to 1… 

Booking Dance Festival - Split Bill

Booking Dance Festival - Split Bill

See two amazing dance companies captivate through rhythm! The Bang Group bangs it full force and (very) out loud with smiles in tow while Antara elegantly counterbalances the hypno… 

Festival Concert

Festival Concert

The choir was founded by Arthur Sutton in 1994 and has performed in Scotland and Germany and we are proud to perform in Edinburgh as a testimony to his vision of two decades ago. 

LuckyMe Annual Festival Party

LuckyMe Annual Festival Party

Club show with special guest DJs. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

This offering of Peter Pan from the American High School Theatre Festival never reaches the heights of the Second Star to the Right. 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Calton Hill Geology Walk

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Calton Hill Geology Walk

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an… 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an… 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Roof Slating Demonstration

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Roof Slating Demonstration

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an… 

Booking Dance Festival - Showcase

Booking Dance Festival - Showcase

One of the best things about dance is that it can transcend the boundaries of language or culture. 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Restoration and Development of Riddles Court

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Restoration and Development of Riddles Court

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an… 

West Side Story

West Side Story

Youth Music Theatre Scotland return for another successful year at the Fringe, this time with a remarkably professional and well-executed production of West Side Story, perhaps t… 

Moonshine, Medicine and The Mob: Whisky Theatre

Moonshine, Medicine and The Mob: Whisky Theatre

Part history lesson, part guided whisky-tasting, Moonshine, Medicine and the Mob offers a fascinating insight into a key period in American history: Prohibition. 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Stone Masonry Demonstration

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Stone Masonry Demonstration

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an… 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Iron Work Demonstration

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Iron Work Demonstration

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an… 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Georgian Edinburgh Before the New Town

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Georgian Edinburgh Before the New Town

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings, offering everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build and… 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Maintaining Sash and Case Windows

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Maintaining Sash and Case Windows

If you think the Fringe is just about theatrical performances then think again. 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Lead Roofing Demonstration

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Lead Roofing Demonstration

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an… 

A Race of Robots

A Race of Robots

Despite a fun-sounding premise, A Race of Robots unfortunately does not live up to its name. 

The Boy in Blue

The Boy in Blue

Bringing a show to the Fringe is a daunting prospect even for established theatre companies. 

Occupied

Occupied

Harry Buckoke’s Occupied is an intelligent and refreshingly light-hearted dissection of the 2011 occupation of Lady Margaret Hall by students of Cambridge University. 

Much Ado About Zombies

Much Ado About Zombies

With such an intriguing name, the cynical part of me was almost prepared to be let down. 

Meet the National Theatre Literary Department and Studio

Meet the National Theatre Literary Department and Studio

This talk is ideal for theatre-makers of all kinds who create work from scratch and want to find out more about how the National Theatre develops work. 

Classical Guitar - Jonathan Prag

Classical Guitar - Jonathan Prag

Combining an interesting program with an intimate setting and impressive technique, this concert of classical guitar music will be of interest to specialists and those who will enj… 

James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock

James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock

This trinity of new plays by Scottish playwright Rona Munro are a timely study of nationhood, identity and the consequences of political actions. 

James II: Day of The Innocents

James II: Day of The Innocents

We don’t see one of the most important events in the life of James II, just its immediate consequences; a hurried, chaotic, almost dream-like explosion of fear and movement fo… 

James III: The True Mirror

James III: The True Mirror

If we’re to believe Rona Munro, the third James Stewart to rule Scotland was the country’s answer to England’s Edward II; a monarch who, while undoubtedly a man of culture… 

The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women

Updating Greek myths and tinkering with texts is a finicky process; how to maintain the spirit of the original while providing an audience with something new? Yet this new produc… 

Hamlet

Hamlet

I really hope there wasn’t an adult in charge of this. 

James Dowdeswell: Wine, Ale and I

James Dowdeswell: Wine, Ale and I

James jokes about booze. 

Acting and Technical Theatre Careers Talk

Acting and Technical Theatre Careers Talk

World renowned Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) runs acting, stage management and technical theatre courses. 

Festival Masses

Festival Masses

Come and hear one of Edinburgh’s best church choirs perform beautiful music in the liturgical setting it was written for. 

The Penelopiad

The Penelopiad

Cambridge Shortlegs and Pembroke Players return to the Edinburgh Fringe with their production of The Penelopiad, an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novella. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile with renowned choir and organ. 

Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George

Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society have brought their leisurely afternoon stroll Sunday in the Park with George to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Marlboro Festival

Marlboro Festival

The penultimate weekend of this first-rate chamber music festival features works by Beethoven (the Quintet for Piano and Winds), Bartok, and Tchaikovsky (“Souvenir de Florenc… 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for an uplifting service with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Rheinberger, Stravinsky and Mozart. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral Choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

The Theatre of Dissection

The Theatre of Dissection

The nineteenth century marked the golden age of death in art. 

Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona

Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona

Rise Kagona is a guitar hero to many on two continents! In Zimbabwe, Rise transferred traditional Jiti rhythms to guitar, and his band The Bhundu Boys toured the world extensively … 

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival UK returns to Edinburgh Fringe, with a jam-packed a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages, plus a special collaborative number created at our workshop h… 

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox. 

The Greene Card: The Unbelievable, Yet Completely True, Story of a Brown Boy in a White World

The Greene Card: The Unbelievable, Yet Completely True, Story of a Brown Boy in a White World

From the gospel parlors of black Florida to the racist salons of white NYC, Sevan learns that it takes more than an NKOTB t-shirt to become a white American. 

Bard Music Festival

Bard Music Festival

“Schubert and His World” is the most ambitious undertaking of the Bard Music Festival in its 25th anniversary summer season. 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

Collectors and discerning listeners have long realised the unique quality of music recorded on vinyl; the sleeve, the art, and yes, even the hisses, crackles and pops. 

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

More merriment for anyone over six who enjoys stand-up comedy without rude words. 

Bad Boys: Whisky Theatre

Bad Boys: Whisky Theatre

A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan. 

Leith Artists' and Makers' Festival Exhibition

Leith Artists' and Makers' Festival Exhibition

A mixed show of contemporary paintings, textiles and jewellery produced by artists and makers based at Coburg House Art Studios in Leith. 

James McVeigh - Head of Marketing and Innovation at Festivals Edinburgh

James McVeigh - Head of Marketing and Innovation at Festivals Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club, the active networking club based at the University of Edinburgh Business School, is delighted to host James McVeigh as part of our Fringe serie… 

Always... Patsy Cline

Always... Patsy Cline

Before this show, I had not heard of Patsy Cline. 

The Bee-Man of Orn

The Bee-Man of Orn

With such a wonderful title, it’s a shame that The Bee-Man of Orn is not as thrilling as it sounds. 

Theatre Uncut 2014

Theatre Uncut 2014

The double Fringe First winners return with new short plays to get people thinking, talking and taking action. 

Maia and the Sock Monster

Maia and the Sock Monster

Uncommon Productions Staffordshire should be commended for their bravery in presenting their debut effort at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

A Bonanza of Festival Comedy and Cabaret

A Bonanza of Festival Comedy and Cabaret

A Sunday more like Saturday! The comedy version of a Mexican stand-off featuring a smorgasbord of classic international Fringe Comedy, with a selection of the very best acts from … 

James Christopher - Partially Sighted in All the Big Venues

James Christopher - Partially Sighted in All the Big Venues

A celebration of human flaws. 

Phill Jupitus is Porky the Poet in Juplicity

Phill Jupitus is Porky the Poet in Juplicity

Before Phill Jupitus was a panel show staple (but in a good way) he was a performance poet. 

Princess Taz and the Fearsome Forest

Princess Taz and the Fearsome Forest

The word ‘rap-dragon’ might simultaneously spark intrigue and a sense of unease, but fear not. 

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival

The first weekend of the festival kicks off with the pianist Joyce Yang performing in Schumann’s Piano Quartet for a  benefit concert on Saturday. 

Ride of the Wagnerian

Ride of the Wagnerian

There’s nothing I would like to do more than go for a pint with Giacinto Palmieri and discuss Wagner. 

James Freedman: Man of Steal

James Freedman: Man of Steal

After a lifetime studying hustlers, conmen and other thieves, ‘the world’s number one pickpocket’ (Time Out) is still an honest man. 

Jay Rayner: My Dining Hell

Jay Rayner: My Dining Hell

Jay Rayner is a real presence, a big guy with a big voice who is very comfortable with addressing an audience. 

The Duck Pond
BOBBY WINNER

The Duck Pond

About halfway through this performance, a mobile rings in the audience. 

James Loveridge: Funny Because It's True

James Loveridge: Funny Because It's True

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

Oh Boy! The Quantum Leap Show

Oh Boy! The Quantum Leap Show

Theorising that new episodes are possible within their own lifetime, the Maydays step into the Quantum Leap accelerator . 

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Flying High Theatre Company’s adaptation of The Jungle Book is a charming lunchtime production, faithfully recreating its source material and providing entertaining moments of ph… 

Super Tramp

Super Tramp

Super Tramp is based on the real life of Shane Fox who, at the age of fifteen, was told a piece of information that changed his life forever. 

Beans On Toast

Beans On Toast

Patch of Blue return to the Edinburgh Fringe with their scrumptious offering of Beans on Toast: a triumph of simplicity which still captures the imagination and the heart. 

Julius Caesar in Original Pronunciation

Julius Caesar in Original Pronunciation

Fighting a giggle fit is not what an audience member should be doing during the first half of Julius Caesar. 

Theatre on a Long Thin Wire

Theatre on a Long Thin Wire

There are no actors in this show. 

Medea

Medea

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned; so quotes or paraphrases every production of Medea ever made. 

Festival Folk at the Oak

Festival Folk at the Oak

The Royal Oak is one of the most famous hubs of folk music in Edinburgh. 

The Dispute

The Dispute

Who was first unfaithful: woman or man? A scientific experiment designed to recreate the garden of Eden and answer this question “once and for all” is the premise of this he… 

Tony and Mike - The Country Owl and the City Squirrel

Tony and Mike - The Country Owl and the City Squirrel

It’s a rare show that can successfully entertain children of all ages. 

The Free Fringe Festival Outdoor Launch

The Free Fringe Festival Outdoor Launch

Launching a season of outdoor performances in the courtyard at the Pear Tree with buskers, musicians, cabaret, comedy and much, much more. And it’s all free! www.freefestival.co.uk 

Gambit Theatre Presents: Contrast

Gambit Theatre Presents: Contrast

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

Kitty in the Lane

Kitty in the Lane

An intense, poetic study of loneliness, cruelty and rural isolation, Kitty in the Lane is a mesmeric continuation of the Irish literary tradition, a reminder that our cousins over … 

Lisa-Skye: Bunny and Mad Dog Get High

Lisa-Skye: Bunny and Mad Dog Get High

In Australian comedian Lisa-Skye’s “love letter to the sex-and-drug-soaked 70s” she tells the tale of Melbourne hedonism in the 1970s star-crossed hippy lovers Bunny and Mad Do… 

Pomme is French for Apple

Pomme is French for Apple

You can sense when an audience is tense even without turning around. 

Cabaret Nova

Cabaret Nova

Cabaret Nova has undergone a transformation since last year. 

Ben Hart - The Vanishing Boy

Ben Hart - The Vanishing Boy

Ben Hart is the kind of magician that makes sceptics become believers. 

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Comedy Club 4 Kids

I didn’t expect to be hearing hard-hitting political satire this afternoon, but wow, that was actually quite a good Tibet joke. 

Title and Deed by Will Eno

Title and Deed by Will Eno

Plays by leading contemporary playwrights are becoming more common at the Fringe. 

CineFringe Film Festival

CineFringe Film Festival

As featured on BBC Radio Scotland! The number one film event at the Fringe is celebrating its fifth year! Join CineFringe as we proudly present four days of exceptional screenings. 

King Arthur

King Arthur

Sometimes in this show, there’d come some songs like this. 

Leodo: Paradise Lost

Leodo: Paradise Lost

Not be confused with the Milton epic, Leodo: Paradise Lost follows the story of a young girl lost at sea and transported to a magical island beyond the horizon, Leodo. 

Lysistrata

Lysistrata

It takes a brave soul to attempt to tackle ancient Greek comedy with a modern audience. 

Shakespeare for Breakfast

Shakespeare for Breakfast

With a free croissant and tea in hand, Shakespeare for Breakfast almost had me sold before kick-off. 

The Odyssey: An Epic Musical Epic!

The Odyssey: An Epic Musical Epic!

Triumphantly sailing into Edinburgh come Audacious Productions with their frankly magnificent production The Odyssey: An Epic Musical Epic. 

James Acaster: Recognise

James Acaster: Recognise

Acaster strides onto the stage with purpose; his floppy fringe and corduroy jacket giving him the mild air of an English schoolboy. 

Jungle Bungle

Jungle Bungle

Bouncing into Edinburgh from Australia, No Mate Productions have arrived with their enjoyably infectious offering Jungle Bungle. 

Rhys James: Begins

Rhys James: Begins

James’ appropriately named debut show at the Festival is fast paced, anecdotal and comfortably funny throughout. 

According To His Need

According To His Need

Oddball alert! A guy wearing headphones sits strangely close to me and asks whether I like “communist romcoms. 

The Adventure Machine

The Adventure Machine

You wake up at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - And So Am I

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - And So Am I

Since forming in 2005 in Aberdeen, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre have performed internationally and on television around the UK. 

James Veitch: The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection

James Veitch: The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection

60% of emails sent are spam, and James Veitch turns this cyber curse into a comic blessing. 

David Elms: Nurture Boy

David Elms: Nurture Boy

During this peculiar hour, David Elms takes a different approach to the usual bravado of musical comedy in a consciously quiet, ungainly performance. 

The Free Festival Launch Night

The Free Festival Launch Night

The big launch night for this years’ Free Festival! See a show with the best of this years’ free Fringe performers, mingle with the acts and VIPs and dance the night away. 

Demi Lardner: Birds with Human Lips

Demi Lardner: Birds with Human Lips

As a recipient of the Gilded Balloon’s So You Think You’re Funny? Award Demi Lardner belongs to an elite group of comedy talent. 

James Adomian

James Adomian

A master of impressions, Mr. 

Fringe Film Festival

Fringe Film Festival

Returning for its tenth season, the critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, everyday. 

Airpuddle and Boxsmall

Airpuddle and Boxsmall

A revolutionary, entertainment experience for all the family. 

Neal's Yard Remedies Festival Chillout Zone

Neal's Yard Remedies Festival Chillout Zone

Step into an oasis of calm at Neal’s Yard Remedies Edinburgh, for a cup of herbal tea and a hand massage (subject to availability). 

Mostly Mozart Festival

Mostly Mozart Festival

The festivities kick off this year with the premiere of John Luther Adams’s “Sila: The Breath of the World,” a site-specific work inspired by Inuit traditions. 

Between the Seas Festival

Between the Seas Festival

This festival enlightens audiences to the Mediterranean region’s growing contemporary arts scene. 

HOT! Festival

HOT! Festival

The 23rd edition of this festival celebrates and explores sexuality and gender identity in all forms with humor and compassion. 

City Academy Musical Theatre Company Present Cabaret

City Academy Musical Theatre Company Present Cabaret

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. 

Marlboro Music Festival

Marlboro Music Festival

Rising stars perform with prominent musicians at this prestigious festival, directed by Richard Goode and Mitsuko Uchida, who will perform in Brahms’s Piano Quartet in G mino… 

Fire Island Dance Festival

Fire Island Dance Festival

In 1995, the Fire Island Dance Festival began as a way to raise funds for those suffering from H. 

The Festival Wheel

The Festival Wheel

Located in the heart of the city centre at East Princes Street Gardens, the newest addition to Edinburgh’s Festival season provides unrivalled views of Edinburgh’s Old and New Town… 

Lincoln Center Festival: The Passenger

Lincoln Center Festival: The Passenger

Suppressed when it was written in Soviet Russia in the late 1960s, Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s unsparing Holocaust opera, based on a radio play by Zofia Posmysz and with a libretto… 

Indie-pendence Day Festival

Indie-pendence Day Festival

Dozens of independent improv teams, including favorites like GUS and Austen Family, celebrate the Fourth of July with 12 hours of long-form improvised comedy and a barbecue. 

International Keyboard Institute and Festival

International Keyboard Institute and Festival

For those who love piano music, this institute and festival at Mannes, now in its 16th season, is a highlight of the summer. 

Glimmerglass Festival

Glimmerglass Festival

It is always worth the four-hour drive to Cooperstown from New York to attend the summer Glimmerglass Festival. 

Lincoln Center Festival: Rosas

Lincoln Center Festival: Rosas

Last fall, the renowned Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Belgian company was in New York with a pair of new, starkly minimalist works that bore little resem… 

Bugle Boy - The Life Story of Glenn Miller

Bugle Boy - The Life Story of Glenn Miller

Leicester Square Theatre: 30th Jun 7pm. 

Aston Magna Festival

Aston Magna Festival

“A season of romance, war, and other human follies” is the theme this year of this prominent period-instrument festival. 

The Up Festival

The Up Festival

In collaboration with IdeasTap, General Gough’s Speakeasy at Earl Haig Hall pub will be showcasing an array of new and exciting work to kick off the Edinburgh Fringe Preview Season… 

Caramoor Music Festival

Caramoor Music Festival

This international music festival at the bucolic Caramoor Center opens with a gala program featuring, as so many gala festival do, the violinist Joshua Bell, who is appearing with … 

Lifeline at Leith Festival

Lifeline at Leith Festival

Lifeline is a highly entertaining portrayal of people from all areas of society facing difficulties in their own way. 

Performance Mix Festival

Performance Mix Festival

This smorgasbord of performance, with a different lineup each night, features 32 artists from New York, Montreal, San Francisco, Salt Lake City and beyond. 

Budapest Festival Orchestra

Budapest Festival Orchestra

One of the most dependable conductor-ensemble pairings in classical music is Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. 

Early Music Festival

Early Music Festival

Jolle Greenleaf and Donald Meineke are at the helm of the inaugural Early Music Festival: NYC, which will present 16 concerts featuring first-rate soloists and ensembles at churche… 

Jacobs Pillow Festival

Jacobs Pillow Festival

Each summer, a lush 220-acre swath of the Berkshires transforms into a hotbed of dance. 

Funk the Family Festival

Funk the Family Festival

8 hours of funky fun for all the family! Keep the kids happy and the grownups smiling at this seaside festival. 

Chelsea Music Festival

Chelsea Music Festival

Brazil and bratwurst, Bach and potatoes are among the unlikely pairings in this festival, which sparkles with invention. 

Children's Shows and Workshops

Children's Shows and Workshops

A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement. 

Choose Your Own Documentary

Choose Your Own Documentary

When author Edward Packard created the Choose Your Own Adventure genre in 1979, he probably didn’t expect their huge success. 

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

Imagine you’re a sausage. 

Tectonics Festival New York

Tectonics Festival New York

This new-music festival founded in Iceland in 2012 has since spread internationally. 

Accidental Festival 2014

Accidental Festival 2014

The Accidental Festival returns from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th May at the Roundhouse, Camden, with an eclectic mix of dance, puppetry, physical theatre, cabaret, film, live musi… 

The Greatest Shows on Earth

The Greatest Shows on Earth

A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals. 

St Ann's Well Gardens Spring Festival

St Ann's Well Gardens Spring Festival

Fun for all ages. 

St Ann's Well Gardens Spring Festival

St Ann's Well Gardens Spring Festival

Community festival for all the family with live music stage,roller disco,skate park,arts and crafts market,samba band,children’s craft workshops,peaceful retreat,concert band,food … 

Kasper's Puppet Theatre

Kasper's Puppet Theatre

Kasper’s Puppet Theatre presents a magical fairytale for children. 

Tribeca New Music Festival

Tribeca New Music Festival

Always rich in young composers, this series has taken on venerable status by this, its 13th season. 

Queens New Music Festival

Queens New Music Festival

The composers’ collective Random Access Music presents a vibrant offering of new music. 

Puppetgeist

Puppetgeist

After winning Best New Comedy at last year’s Brighton Fringe, the puppet-based sketch comedy group Stickyback returns this year with new show Puppetgeist. 

Festival of Oddity

Festival of Oddity

Laughing Horse’s Festival of Oddity is a platform for new work heading to the Edinburgh Fringe by clowns in the ascendant, Cheekykita and Jody Kamali. 

De Profundis

De Profundis

This musical represents a massive achievement in many senses. 

James McDonnell: Family Values

James McDonnell: Family Values

Do you like family? Do you like values? Then get ready to see a comedian with no awards to his name break your disappointment hymen. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series. 

Poets-SLASH-MC's Festival Showdown

Poets-SLASH-MC's Festival Showdown

Heroes of performance poetry Hammer and Tongue and rap warriors Slip Jam proudly present a spiralling twist on their annual battle (‘A legendary fixture’ Latest 7) Gauntlets thrown… 

Childrens Orchestra Society

Childrens Orchestra Society

This essential training ensemble for young students presents its 20th annual Discovery Concert, which will feature the winner of the organization’s 2014 Discovery Competition… 

Foodies Festival

Foodies Festival

Foodies Festival returns to Brighton’s Hove Lawns this May Bank Holiday bringing with it the very best in fine food and drink. 

Patrick Turpin: A Brother for Jonathan

Patrick Turpin: A Brother for Jonathan

As the house lights dim and the small projector set up on stage starts flashing the words, ‘Turps is here!’, you know you are in for something a little bit different than your … 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

The term ‘live-action video game’ is usually reserved for disappointing Hollywood adaptations of your favourite computer games (Tomb Raider, Silent Hill, the list could go on). 

Brooklyn Comedy Festival Presents: An Evening in the City

Brooklyn Comedy Festival Presents: An Evening in the City

The producers of last year’s inaugural Brooklyn Comedy Festival continue their cultivation of the city’s best comedy. 

Original Festival Ghost Walk

Original Festival Ghost Walk

It was a dark and stormy night in Brighton. 

La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

Brimming with bold ideas, this festival continues with performances that range from fiercely political to poetically formal. 

Masterworks Festival Chorus

Masterworks Festival Chorus

Jim Rodde conducts this choir and the New York City Chamber Orchestra in Vaughan Williams’s 1936 cantata “Dona Nobis Pacem,” in which the composer uses texts by W… 

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

This adventurous series, organized by the composer Victoria Bond, continues with the New York debut of the Blue Streak Ensemble, a chamber group founded by the composer Margaret Br… 

20th Century Boy

20th Century Boy

Eden Court Theatre: 18th Apr 5pm. 

The Complete Aspen Music Festival & School (Abridged)

The Complete Aspen Music Festival & School (Abridged)

The storied festival offers a tantalizing program of teasers from its two-month season, including appearances by the soprano Dawn Upshaw and the conductor-pianist Robert Spano, in … 

Festival of the Spoken Nerd

Festival of the Spoken Nerd

‘Everything is easier to explain if you use lots of fire. 

The Best of Village Pub Theatre

The Best of Village Pub Theatre

Edinburgh’s revered Traverse Theatre has, for many years, defined itself as “Scotland’s new writing theatre”, regularly giving over its stages to a variety of new voices … 

Rhys James: Begins

Rhys James: Begins

Pointy-faced comedian Rhys James writes jokes, poems, stories, ideas and tweets. 

James Bannon: Running With The Firm

James Bannon: Running With The Firm

When you go undercover remember one thing, who you are… The film was I. 

The  Bacchae

The Bacchae

Get your coat. 

Theatre Uncut: Dalgety & Fragile by David Greig

Theatre Uncut: Dalgety & Fragile by David Greig

Theatre Uncut is one of the few good things that has come out of the knock to public spending put in place in 2010, said to be the worst since World War II: it is from these cuts t… 

Jason Manford - First World Problems

Jason Manford - First World Problems

After an unassuming entrance where he wanders onstage in jeans and a checked shirt, Jason Manford thrust aside his microphone stand and quipped “Alright chairs in here, aren’t … 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival

This was really quite a wonderful event, although not one I would have necessarily picked for purely entertainment purposes. 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM

New date, time and location. 

Super Tuesday

Super Tuesday

This Tuesday is gonna be super. 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (from here on mercifully abbreviated to APCSP) follows the trials and tribulations of six young spellers, along with some extremely fortu… 

Vernon God Little

Vernon God Little

Someone once wrote of the novel Vernon God Little that it ‘was a work of unutterably tedious nastiness and vulgarity’, and its author DBC (Dirty But Clean) Pierre ‘a man with… 

South Downs

South Downs

Based on David Hare’s knowledge of 1960’s private school politics from the position of a boy attending on a scholarship, South Downs is an excellent play: funny, intelligent an… 

Captive Minds

Captive Minds

Ironic isn’t it? A show about a psychopath and it made me want to kill someone. 

Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann’s songs occupy a strange position in British consciousness: some are well renowned and regularly emerge on adverts, whilst others are forgotten gems only known… 

The Shape of Things

The Shape of Things

Neil LaBute’s 2001 play has big themes: the morality of art; the morality of love. 

Jake Morrell

Jake Morrell

Hailing originally from East Anglia (“the sticky out bit of Britain… that isn’t Wales”, as it was helpfully described), Jake Morrell and his Magnificent Band’s musical ex… 

Tango Theatre: Woman of Shadow, Woman of Light

Tango Theatre: Woman of Shadow, Woman of Light

This living, timeless story unfolds from the depths of a Tango song. 

ComedySportz @ Laughing Horse Free Festival

ComedySportz @ Laughing Horse Free Festival

Manchester’s top improv troupe is back for its fifth Edinburgh outing. 

The Beginning

The Beginning

The beginning of The Beginning does in fact begin before you realise it. 

Fascinating Rhythm: James Lambeth Sings Gershwin!

Fascinating Rhythm: James Lambeth Sings Gershwin!

It can’t have been more than fifteen minutes into James Lambeth’s hour long set that I decided I had already had enough. 

Booking Dance Festival Split Bill

Booking Dance Festival Split Bill

  • Listing
  • Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
  • Edinburgh Fringe
  • 17th - 18th Aug 2013

Exquisite, enticing, exhilarating dance from two top USA companies. 

CineFringe Film Festival 2013

CineFringe Film Festival 2013

CineFringe is a small affair, yet its efforts to fly the filmic flag at the Fringe are admirable. 

Booking Dance Festival - Split Bill

Booking Dance Festival - Split Bill

  • Listing
  • Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
  • Edinburgh Fringe
  • 17th - 18th Aug 2013

Exquisite, extraordinary, captivating dance from two top USA companies. 

Heavy Petting / Free Festival

Heavy Petting / Free Festival

Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group are back with their spookiest show yet. 

Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel

Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel

The Edinburgh Academy makes for a spacious yet slightly odd choice of venue for music and comedy due Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel. 

A Career in Theatre Management

A Career in Theatre Management

To present such a talk upon the ins and outs of theatre at its bare business-driven bones is both innovative and opportune during the fracas of the Fringe, when an attentive audien… 

Booking Dance Festival Showcase

Booking Dance Festival Showcase

Booking Dance Festival’s annual Fringe show always promises a high-octane hybrid of dance styles, with seven companies participating in one enticing show. 

Booking Dance Festival - Showcase

Booking Dance Festival - Showcase

The Booking Dance Festival is a self-titled ‘dance festival within a festival,’ and their annual Fringe showcase certainly offers the opportunity to experience a smorgasbord of… 

A Conversation With My Father

A Conversation With My Father

Hannah Nicklin is a remarkably unpretentious, simple, intelligent theatre-maker. 

Gotcha!

Gotcha!

A one-man show scheduled for over an hour and a half can be a daunting prospect for both performer and audience. 

Who Are You Supposed To Be?

Who Are You Supposed To Be?

For many people, a date in August had been looming. 

Sion James and Friends - Free!

Sion James and Friends - Free!

Star of Fringe favourite The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly, Siôn James, ‘utterly charming . 

The Fringe Comedy Academy: Class of 2013

The Fringe Comedy Academy: Class of 2013

Join the graduates of the Fringe Comedy Academy, a unique project supporting the development of emerging comedy talent. 

Vanity

Vanity

On the first night I tried to go to Vanity the tiny room was completely full: I couldn’t even see past people hanging around at the door. 

Black Rubix Theatre Presents: Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster

Black Rubix Theatre Presents: Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster

In the style of Noises Off, the fictional Black Rubix Theatre (actually some of the students in the Queen Mary Theatre Company) attempts to put on what they think is a biting satir… 

Medea

Medea

To choose Seneca over Euripides (thus making this a Roman rather than a Greek tragedy) is a brave decision by Kudos and one that occasionally backfires. 

The 27 Club

The 27 Club

The 27 Club as a concept is comprised of a much revered collection of musicians who died aged 27. 

Shostakovich Late

Shostakovich Late

Any venue that gives out wine on entry is likely to endear itself to the audience, but ROSL on Princes Street is endearing even without such generosities; a delightful space lined … 

The Mad Hatter Bum Party

The Mad Hatter Bum Party

The Mad Hatter Bum Party confers a false and fairly nauseating dignity on being without a home. 

How Hard Do You Hum When You Cum?

How Hard Do You Hum When You Cum?

The funniest piece in this collection of performed poems isn’t about the human body. 

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Buried deep under Edinburgh, accessible only via a side street and past an inconveniently parked white van, Paradise in the Vault is the perfect venue for this chilling chamber ope… 

The True Story of Ah Q (Physical Theatre)

The True Story of Ah Q (Physical Theatre)

Living a homeless existence in Wei Village during the late Qing Dynasty, the poor, fumbling Ah Q is faced day after day with his own short comings. 

An Afternoon of Playback Theatre

An Afternoon of Playback Theatre

Acclaimed show where you, the audience, provide true stories for the performers. 

The Boy and the Bunnet

The Boy and the Bunnet

Scotland’s version of Peter and the Wolf is an enchanting tale with a lot of heart. 

Large Scale Theatre Marketing Workshop

Large Scale Theatre Marketing Workshop

A unique opportunity to gain insight into how we successfully market shows at the UK’s largest working theatre and as part of the Ambassador Theatre Group. 

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Discussing the topic of abortion in a church venue may seem like a controversial and edgy thing to do. 

Meet the National Theatre Studio and Literary Department

Meet the National Theatre Studio and Literary Department

Meet the National Theatre studio and literary department and find out more about how the National Theatre develops work. 

The Boy and the Bunnet

The Boy and the Bunnet

Big Sky productions have returned to the festival with this distinctively Scottish storytelling performance for families. 

Repertory Theatre

Repertory Theatre

WARNING: The front two rows will get wet! Thrust into the peculiar and fast-paced world of theatre, the scene is set immediately for us: a young ambitious playwright (Iftach Jeffre… 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for an uplifting Sunday service with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Palestrina (11), Mozart (18) and Kenneth L… 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

It is barely a week since I reviewed Cathedral Festival Evensongs at St Mary’s Cathedral in Palmerston Place but these two services are listed separately in the Fringe Programme … 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with its renowned choir and organ. 

Junk

Junk

If the fringe has a competition for ‘the most cool stuff a director can think of and put into a show’, Junk is a shoe-in. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with its renowned choir and organ. 

Pirates of Penzance

Pirates of Penzance

It’s difficult not to enjoy yourself watching Pirates of Penzance and this production from Durham is no exception, although it does occasionally feel like it’s trying to undo i… 

Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona

Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona

The Jazz Bar is not what first comes to mind as a Fringe hotspot but this small, classy venue continues to offer the eclectic, high quality gigs it programmes throughout the year. 

Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona

Bhundu Boy Rise Kagona

A rare chance to see this legendary Zimbabwean guitarist perform songs from his forthcoming album. 

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox. 

Foodies Festival

Foodies Festival

The Foodies Festival largely delivers what it promises: ‘Artisan producers’ - check; ‘Michelin-starred chefs cooking live’ - check; ‘the best in fine food and drink’ �… 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

The renaissance of vinyl continues! This year’s event contains an even greater selection of collectible LPs and singles. 

Festival CD and Record Fair

Festival CD and Record Fair

Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs and singles from the 50s to present day. 

Foodies Festival

Foodies Festival

Foodies Festival moves to Inverleith Park this year, opposite the Botanical Gardens, bringing you the best in fine food and drink. 

John James and Eddie Walker

John James and Eddie Walker

One night only! Award-winning songwriter and blues picker Eddie Walker together with legendary acoustic guitarist John James present a grand reunion concert in one of the most exci… 

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

Kids’ comedy is harder than you’d think. 

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids

Watching James Campbell launch into his family friendly stand-up routine makes one wonder why there are not more stand-ups for children around. 

James Morton: Kneads to Raise Dough

James Morton: Kneads to Raise Dough

James Morton, Great British Bake Off finalist 2012, with historian Susan Morrison, performs extreme baking - can James really raise dough in 60 minutes whilst explaining the scienc… 

Inquiry into the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Inquiry into the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Hosted at the Edinburgh Christadelphian Church by the local community group there, Inquiry into the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ purportedly sets out to examine evidence … 

Find Me

Find Me

Find Me manages to reveal simultaneously how far we’ve come and how far we have to go in our attitudes to mental illness. 

Fringe Comedy Academy: In Conversation With...

Fringe Comedy Academy: In Conversation With...

The Fringe Society chats with comedians at the top of their game. 

The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning

The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning

The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning does three things: it tells the story of Manning’s life; it calls into question the ethics of the army culture in which he found himself; an… 

Godspell

Godspell

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. 

Introduction to Solo Theatre Performance

Introduction to Solo Theatre Performance

A participatory workshop led by Colin Watkeys, Director of Festivals in Edinburgh (Hill Street Solo Theatre) and London (Face to Face Festival) and award-winning solo performers Cl… 

Kafka’s A Report to an Academy

Kafka’s A Report to an Academy

Warning: this show opens with a man middle-aged man clad only briefs. 

Rough Theatre

Rough Theatre

Creased Productions’ Rough Theatre brings to the stage two of Beckett’s lesser known plays, Rough for Theatre I and II, in simple but effective style. 

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut is a shoe-string operation aiming to provide immediate dramatic response to current crises. 

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations. 

British Vocal Jazz Festival

British Vocal Jazz Festival

Manhattan has The Carlyle, London has Ronnie’s, Edinburgh has Le Monde playing host to the finest jazz singers - Carol Kidd, Gwyneth Herbert, Clare Teal, Joe Stilgoe, Niki King, To… 

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut

Fringe First, Herald Angel, Spirit of the Fringe award winners Theatre Uncut return with a brand new collection of short plays to get people thinking, talking and taking action on … 

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group’s Romeo and Juliet is just the sort of production that can give Shakespeare a bad name. 

Traverse Through Time: 50 Years of the Traverse Theatre

Traverse Through Time: 50 Years of the Traverse Theatre

Explore the Traverse Theatre’s dynamic 50-year history through a series of talks by theatre practitioners and scholars, illuminating founding days and reflecting on the Traverse�… 

Casual Violence Presents: House of Nostril

Casual Violence Presents: House of Nostril

Jamie Hamilton is an energetic and inventive sketch writer, with an unusual ability to take conventions from other genres and spin them until they become surreal. 

Moraletry - PBH's Free Fringe

Moraletry - PBH's Free Fringe

Ethics and morality aren’t typically seen as trendy when it comes to comedy, poetry and performance; they are often seen as unfun and old-hat. 

The Improverts

The Improverts

Bursting onstage in a blaze of colour, noise and applause at half past midnight in Bedlam, the Improverts return once more to the Fringe. 

The Bear Goes Walkabout

The Bear Goes Walkabout

Events like The Bear Goes Walkabout are premonitions of the future of British classical music. 

James Christopher: What Are You Doing Here?

James Christopher: What Are You Doing Here?

What are you doing here? Although he says it’s a show which may answer some of the big questions of being, I expect James Christopher doesn’t really mean this in an existential… 

Baconface - It’s All Bacon!

Baconface - It’s All Bacon!

It’s the worst kept secret at this year’s Fringe that the UK debut of little-known alternative 80s comedian Baconface is in fact enormously well-known alternative comedian Stew… 

The  Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

Back by popular demand. 

The  Boy With Tape On His Face - More Tape
BOBBY WINNER

The Boy With Tape On His Face - More Tape

Before the curtain goes up on one of the most whispered about shows at the Fringe, The Boy with Tape on His Face looks at his already delighted audience with wide eyes and what mus… 

A Boy Who Cried Wolf

A Boy Who Cried Wolf

Ren is performing before the show begins, making up a silly version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star with the audience’s help. 

Bristol Improv Presents... / PBH's Free Fringe

Bristol Improv Presents... / PBH's Free Fringe

Watching actors improvise can be the most fun thing ever. 

Barry Brennan’s Bi-Monthly Dungeons and Dragons Sessions – A Geek Tragedy

Barry Brennan’s Bi-Monthly Dungeons and Dragons Sessions – A Geek Tragedy

No in-depth knowledge of Dungeons and Dragons lore is required to appreciate the excellent comedy this show provides. 

There Has Possibly Been an Incident

There Has Possibly Been an Incident

A plane crash; tanks stopped on Tiananmen Square; a ruler standing on a palatial balcony; the interrogation of the perpetrator of a mass shooting. 

On the One Hand

On the One Hand

Paper Birds’ On the One Hand looks and feels a lot like a John Lewis advert. 

Patrick Turpin: Just a Girl, Standing in Front of a Boy, Asking Him to Love Her

Patrick Turpin: Just a Girl, Standing in Front of a Boy, Asking Him to Love Her

Fringe debutant Patrick Turpin takes his audience on a trip down memory lane, as he bids for their approval. 

In the Kingdom of the Blind

In the Kingdom of the Blind

That’s an awfully good-looking prop, I think to myself as a character takes a knife to an apparent rabbit carcass. 

Static - Free

Static - Free

In Static, a man in his early twenties describes growing up. 

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem. 

George Galloway’s Fighting Talk

George Galloway’s Fighting Talk

George Galloway arrives on stage chewing gum and wearing a military style jacket. 

The World Has Gone Mad

The World Has Gone Mad

Award-winning Kevin Short’s new play about the perverse realities of life. 

Huggers - Free Festival

Huggers - Free Festival

This show is something of a smorgasbord of family entertainment. 

Tejas Verdes

Tejas Verdes

It was strange returning from Tejas Verdes. 

Edinburgh Science, Edinburgh Magic!

Edinburgh Science, Edinburgh Magic!

Ron Butlin is the Edinburgh Makar (poet laureate) and he is a skilled and sensitive writer. 

Martin Mor - How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death?

Martin Mor - How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death?

An entertaining yet highly prurient act, Martin Mor’s How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death? offers a reinvigorated, revitalised and thoroughly welcome attitude towards… 

Harder Please

Harder Please

Our bodies are not challenged in the way our ancestors would have been used to. 

Comedy, Evolved

Comedy, Evolved

Watching Americans do sketch comedy can be painful for the British. 

Something Fishy

Something Fishy

Another outing for put-upon mother-of-three Ruth Rich, Something Fishy charts an ill-fated school trip to Marrakech. 

Roughs

Roughs

Last time someone ‘breathed new life’ into Beckett they were issued an injunction. 

Cut!

Cut!

Knee-high boots, a wayward German accent and a toothbrush moustache – major alarm bells for any production, but even more so for a one-man show. 

A Laughing Matter

A Laughing Matter

Hush Theatre is on a mission ‘to deliver a comparable experience to both deaf and able hearing audiences. 

A Circus Affair

A Circus Affair

The big problem with A Circus Affair is that its performers, Sarita and Mr Kiko, spend too little time doing what they are good at (circus) and far too much time filling out the sh… 

Duvet Dave

Duvet Dave

Who is Duvet Dave? I’m not really allowed to say exactly who, but I can describe him. 

Shaggers - Free Festival

Shaggers - Free Festival

The hit show returns after more sell-out shows around the world. 

Verb Garden: Radical Scotland

Verb Garden: Radical Scotland

Our host Bob Starrett is a cartoonist, writer, trade unionist and political activist heavily involved personally and politically with the history of the Glasgow shipyards. 

Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous) 2013

Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous) 2013

Sign on to Sh!t Theatre’s JSA: ‘a curious though immensely likeable duo who merge stand-up with physical theatre and biting socio-political satire . 

Facehunters

Facehunters

SWEARING?! LESBIANS?! DRUG ABUSE?! HOW TERRIBLY AVANT-GARDE! Apologies for the shouting but Facehunters seems keen to stress that if you have a message of any kind, you’re best o… 

The Walls

The Walls

PhD student Carrie leads us through several case studies of female mental illness, spanning centuries and hitting quite close to home. 

Shaggers - Free Festival

Shaggers - Free Festival

An hour long comedy show featuring five different acts talking about sex? After a few pints this starts to seem like a great idea and I would recommend the show to any finding them… 

Rhys James Prepares / Free Festival

Rhys James Prepares / Free Festival

Rhys will tell some brilliant jokes, do some incredible poems and then leave. 

Childrens' Haunted Underground Tour

Childrens' Haunted Underground Tour

Every day in Edinburgh, a group of children and adults disappear into a haunted layer within South Bridge, enveloped in the crevasses of the city. 

Macbeth

Macbeth

Director Matt Dann writes that his production of Macbeth is ‘informed, not by an imposed concept, but by the texture of the text itself: lean, taut, bristling with muscular tensi… 

I'm With the Band

I'm With the Band

The best allegories can stand on their own two feet. 

Sans Salomé

Sans Salomé

Who doesn’t love a good meta-play? One of three Fourth Monkey plays up this year, San Salome has two parallel storylines: Oscar Wilde attempting to stage his controversial late w… 

Waves

Waves

Alice Mary Cooper ushers us into a tiny black room, onstage are a cup, saucer and red cork cricket ball resting on a cardboard box. 

Superhero Snail Boy

Superhero Snail Boy

I’m not a morning person at the best of times. 

Real Horror Show

Real Horror Show

It is perhaps embarrassing how long into Colin Hoult’s The Real Horror Show it took me, until I realised what I was watching. 

Forest Boy

Forest Boy

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland return to the Fringe with an outstanding 50 minute musical from the absorbing pens of Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie. 

Solstice

Solstice

This darkly comedic two-hander plunges us straight into the aftermath of a murder in the Scottish Highlands. 

Grounded

Grounded

Grounded is the tale of a female fighter pilot (Lucy Ellinson) who loves the freedom of the blue sky. 

Double Booked

Double Booked

Ruth Rich’s madcap scheming to avoid a diary clash fills this hour of light comedy at the Pleasance Courtyard. 

Titty Bar Ha Ha

Titty Bar Ha Ha

Some good friends snubbed the opportunity to see this with me: I was made to see my first cabaret all alone. 

A  Brief History of Beer

A Brief History of Beer

We really don’t know much about beer. 

Super Organic Me - Free

Super Organic Me - Free

Tomie James has travelled from Ireland to make a good point: we’re putting an awful lot of rubbish into our bodies. 

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty. 

Bad Boy Eddie

Bad Boy Eddie

The strains of, ‘Ali Bali, Ali Bali Bee’, belt out from the PA as the cast tap their feet along with the rhythm. 

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

There is much about Stephen King’s novella The Shawshank Redemption that is suited to a stage adaptation, the action taking place in the claustrophobic rooms of a prison, its nar… 

Adam Caslin: Nobody's Boy

Adam Caslin: Nobody's Boy

Nobody’s Boy is a tapestry of songs by well-known songwriters woven together to narrate an emotional tale of childhood, identity and belonging. 

Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net

Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net

Setlist is just a bloody good idea. 

The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society Bonanza / Free Festival

The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society Bonanza / Free Festival

A mad mish-mash of absurdism and warped nostalgia, encountering the Bob Blackman Appreciation Society felt more akin to my psyche bleeding out into the back room of an old boozer t… 

Nik Coppin - Mixed Racist (Free Festival)

Nik Coppin - Mixed Racist (Free Festival)

Addressing race related issues for an hour can potentially be very uncomfortable. 

The Sleeping Trees' Odyssey

The Sleeping Trees' Odyssey

Sing, muse, of three sweaty men, dressed all in white; James Dunnell-Smith, Joshua George Smith and John Woodburn are The Sleeping Trees and their Odyssey is lively, loud and ebull… 

Who Wants to Kill Yulia Tymoshenko?

Who Wants to Kill Yulia Tymoshenko?

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been framed and is now forced to share a cell with a prostitute and possible murderer, Lina. 

CeilidhKids at the Fringe - Free

CeilidhKids at the Fringe - Free

Satisfying energetic children can be a task for even the most patient of adults, but CeilidhKids seem to have found a simple but effective solution to combine family bonding with c… 

Quietly

Quietly

Plays based on historical and significant conflicts often tend toward the bombast and spectacle: either exploring the actions and feelings of the major players in positions of powe… 

Desperately Seeking the Exit / Free Festival

Desperately Seeking the Exit / Free Festival

Heard of screenwriter William Goldman’s rule about Hollywood? ‘Nobody knows anything. 

Zapp and Dembina - Comedy After Lunch / Free Festival

Zapp and Dembina - Comedy After Lunch / Free Festival

Inveterate gagster Ivor Dembina **** (Guardian) chaperones you through an hour of comedy, music, guest and surprises, news and reviews all in collusion with the Orchestra of An… 

The Boy Who Lost Christmas

The Boy Who Lost Christmas

The Boy Who Lost Christmas, by The Young Actors Company/Engineerium, is an absolutely lovely piece of children’s theatre. 

Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales

Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales

Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales immerses children and parents alike into a world of wonder. 

Voices Made Night

Voices Made Night

‘You can tell the bits, but can never complete the picture. 

Austerity Pleasures

Austerity Pleasures

This show consisted of political satire. 

Gareth Richards: Gareth Goes Electric

Gareth Richards: Gareth Goes Electric

A show title that implies a comparison between Bob Dylan and a minor comedian is clearly a rather ambitious, even presumptuous one. 

Kubrick3

Kubrick3

Alan Conway spent several years pretending to be Stanley Kubrick, a man he knew very little about – and people believed him. 

The Boy Who Kicked Pigs

The Boy Who Kicked Pigs

‘New writing? New wronging!’ proudly exclaims production company Kill The Beast’s website. 

Milo McCabe: Schiz

Milo McCabe: Schiz

It can be annoying when someone points out that being schizophrenic has nothing to do with split personalities, but they would be right. 

The  Beta Males in ... Superopolis

The Beta Males in ... Superopolis

The concept sketch show has been gaining prevalence at the Fringe in recent years, and key proponents of this must be Betamales. 

Festival of the Spoken Nerd - Full Frontal Nerdity

Festival of the Spoken Nerd - Full Frontal Nerdity

Warning: Do not attend this show if you do not want to learn something new. 

Greg Proops

Greg Proops

Back at the Fringe for the twentieth year in a row from his native San Francisco, Greg Proops is a veteran who has spent years on the comedy circuit in a variety of roles and an ev… 

Below the Belt

Below the Belt

It’s clear from the get-go that Below the Belt by Richard Dresser is just a bit odd. 

Slightly Fat Features

Slightly Fat Features

Riotous comedy cabaret troupe. 

Oresteia

Oresteia

The Cambridge University team behind Oresteia have achieved many things I would have considered impossible with Aeschylus’ source material. 

Morning and Afternoon

Morning and Afternoon

A cynic would suggest that a one-man show written and performed by an acclaimed director is one likely to fall into certain pitfalls; history is littered with those who have steppe… 

James Acaster - Lawnmower

James Acaster - Lawnmower

For those not in the know, James Acaster is a nice man from Kettering who will happily tell you that all of his clothes are from Marks and Spencer. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - In Space

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - In Space

If you are attracted by the glittering diversity of shows offered by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, then this is one for you. 

Seann Walsh: The Lie-in King

Seann Walsh: The Lie-in King

Though a wayward arachnid hanging from the ceiling threatened to steal Walsh’s show on the night I was there, his genuine reaction to it – ‘HOLY SHIT’ – turned into ten m… 

Squidboy

Squidboy

People who have seen Squidboy will be competing to find the best way to describe it. 

Human and Other Things

Human and Other Things

Fresh from the Namat Theatre in Cairo, Human and Other Things offers a select glimpse of Egypt, albeit in a rather frustrating manner. 

The Bunker Trilogy: Macbeth

The Bunker Trilogy: Macbeth

Recast in a WWI bunker, claustrophobia is the order of the day as you watch events unfold in a very small room from an even smaller bench. 

Alex Horne: Lies

Alex Horne: Lies

As he confesses in the opening lines of his show, Alex Horne ‘hates stand-up’. 

Lysistrata: The Disco Vaudeville Rock'n'Roll Musical

Lysistrata: The Disco Vaudeville Rock'n'Roll Musical

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. 

Festival Chill-Out Zone

Festival Chill-Out Zone

The Fringe doesn’t offer many opportunities for a bit of a breather, which is why Neal’s Yard Remedies have created a Festival Chill-Out Zone for the duration of the festival. 

Festival Folk @ the Oak

Festival Folk @ the Oak

Edinburgh’s famous hub for folk music presents 35 nights of acoustic folk and traditional music, featuring a different singer, musician or group every night, including some of th… 

Fringe Film Festival

Fringe Film Festival

Returning for its ninth season, critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day. 

The Boy Under The Christmas Tree

The Boy Under The Christmas Tree

The Kings Head Theatre is once again offering multiple seasonal shows for their audiences to enjoy. 

Suspicious Package

Suspicious Package

Suspicious Package is an interactive film in which the audience of five play the main characters. 

Tick...tick...BOOM!

Tick...tick...BOOM!

Tick…Tick…Boom! is a show created by Jonathan Larson (of RENT fame) centred around a promising musical theatre writer ‘Jon’, who is running out of time. 

New York Musical Theater Festival

New York Musical Theater Festival

(performances start on July 7) Summer will become just that much more harmonious when this festival opens its 11th season. 

Mad North-North-West

Mad North-North-West

Mark Kavanagh’s new laugh-a-minute play, Mad North-North-West, has hit the Camden Fringe with a bang! Set in a rehearsal room for an up-coming production of Hamlet, ‘William H. 

Theseus and the Minotaur: A Love Story

Theseus and the Minotaur: A Love Story

Flamenco dancing is perhaps not the first thing I would associate with the legend of the Minotaur and indeed neither is the idea that the conflict between the monster and Theseus h… 

Auld Alliance

Auld Alliance

At the beginning of the The Consort of Voices, the Edinburgh-based choir providing the music for this concert, strode in dramatically from the back of the church led by their bashf… 

Quantum Battlestar Deep-Space Voyager Tardis Wars: The Million-Dollar Space Epic

Quantum Battlestar Deep-Space Voyager Tardis Wars: The Million-Dollar Space Epic

If the title has somehow not given it away already, a warning should be given to the unenlightened. 

Belt Up's 'Lorca is Dead'

Belt Up's 'Lorca is Dead'

The title doesn’t exactly sell the show as an evening of mirth and anarchy. 

Halo Boy and the Village of Death

Halo Boy and the Village of Death

If you were to somehow strap Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas on the front of an Express Train going in one direction, and Sondheim’s Into The Woods on a similar train headi… 

Alex Mendham and His Orchestra

Alex Mendham and His Orchestra

Dinner and a show: a winning combination. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

I have reviewed a number of services in ordinary churches and I am comfortable reviewing them as performances while not covering the worship aspects that are between God and the wo… 

James Grant

James Grant

Singer-songwriters such as James Grant are tasked with the difficult job of keeping an audience entertained with merely a voice and a guitar, but James Grant proves in this hour-pl… 

On the Edge

On the Edge

‘This is much more than just a tale of physical erosion off the coast’, promises the flyer for newly written play On the Edge. 

The Boy With Tape On His Face

The Boy With Tape On His Face

We are warned at the beginning of this show that audience interaction is imminent. 

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl’s classic children’s tale about a boy finding friendship and adventure with a bunch of idiosyncratic insects astride a giant peach is translated faithfully to the stage … 

Scottish Dance Theatre

Scottish Dance Theatre

I’ll be the first to admit that whenever I see dance shows at the fringe, I expect to see groundbreaking dance from around the world, but have never expected much from Scotland’s… 

Payback: The Musical

Payback: The Musical

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. 

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

Welcome to Skid Row, a New York slum where only those who don’t have any choice would go. 

Frisky & Mannish: Extra-Curricular Activities

Frisky & Mannish: Extra-Curricular Activities

The self-proclaimed professors of ‘pop hermeneutics’ return in stunning form to the Udderbelly, revealing their miraculous insights into the world of music and mass-culture, li… 

Trojan Women

Trojan Women

At some point in the creation of this production, somebody decided that they were better at writing than Euripides. 

Above the Clear Blue Sky

Above the Clear Blue Sky

Although dangerously like an extended Russian Eurovision entry, Above the Clear Blue Sky’s stadium rock surrealist take on the standard a capella ensemble is an entertaining and i… 

Carmen

Carmen

In this North London retelling of Bizet’s opera, our feisty titular heroine is caught between two men in a world of crime, sleaze, and skinny black jeans. 

Homemade Fusion

Homemade Fusion

If you are a fan of hilarious songs and impeccable singing then this is the show for you. 

The Boy From Centreville

The Boy From Centreville

On April 16 2007 a young student at Virginia Polytechnic carried out two separate shootings approximately two hours apart. 

Drop Me Off in Harlem - James Lambeth Sings Duke Ellington!

Drop Me Off in Harlem - James Lambeth Sings Duke Ellington!

James Lambeth has a gorgeous voice and has selected a good list of Duke Ellington standards for his tribute ‘Drop Me Off in Harlem. 

Scientist Turned Comedian: Tim Lee

Scientist Turned Comedian: Tim Lee

Tim Lee’s stand-up show is based around the premise that he was about to become a scientist but then, after receiving his PhD, decided to become a comedian. 

Festival Folk @ The Oak/The Wee Folk Club

Festival Folk @ The Oak/The Wee Folk Club

Byrne’s material tonight takes in a range of styles and moods, but is mostly taken from poetry written in Scots dialect traditions, and there were clearly a number of jokes that I … 

The Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

The Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

Jamie and Matt are two young men indulging in the exchange of sexual fantasies over the internet. 

Winfamy

Winfamy

Weirdly, the house lights come on as the show begins and by house lights, I mean the ordinary light-switch for the room. 

West End Glee Club

West End Glee Club

The Sears Basset Glee Club is looking for a soloist for its London debut, and we - the audience - get to vote on who it will be. 

Clive James in Conversation

Clive James in Conversation

The title here is very much self-explanatory. 

Eleanor Conway's Midnight Rumble

Eleanor Conway's Midnight Rumble

Even in the death throes of the Fringe, it seems nobody is prepared to sleep at a sane hour. 

Bette/Cavett

Bette/Cavett

Bette/Cavett is a hilarious re-enactment of the 1971 chatshow encounter of Bette Davis and Dick Cavett. 

Theatre of Sex

Theatre of Sex

Franny Winters and her husband Harm Groespecker bound on stage to the music from The Avengers. 

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title. 

A  Good Catholic Boy

A Good Catholic Boy

As a recent ex-Catholic, I know there’s a lot of material to be got from the Catholic Church, whether you’re a member or not. 

Born to be Mild

Born to be Mild

Stand Up Hero and The World Stand-Up’s performer Andrew Watts is angry. 

Bob Slayer: He's A Very Naughty Boy

Bob Slayer: He's A Very Naughty Boy

Bob Slayer treats his audience like a classroom full of unruly students - he is the erratic alcoholic headmaster to lord over them all. 

FRESHER the Musical

FRESHER the Musical

Five new students arrive at university for a year of alcohol-fueled partying. 

The Mikado

The Mikado

In this energetic operetta, The Tabard’s own in-house company Pulling Focus give us a bizarre romp through a blood-thirsty country club. 

War Notes

War Notes

Lili la Scala leads us through an hour of song from the world wars. 

Operation Adelmo

Operation Adelmo

Adelmo Guidarelli fills the space with his rich baritone, and with impressive poise for such an energetic act. 

The Night Porters

The Night Porters

Neither hilarious nor haunting, the claim this play makes to such titles falls as flat as the claim that it is a comedy. 

House of Mirrors and Hearts

House of Mirrors and Hearts

A scream offstage and Laura enters covered in blood. 

The Secret Garden: In Concert

The Secret Garden: In Concert

This picture-book musical follows a young orphan girl who casts off her mourning clothes and warms the hearts of those around her. 

The Boy Who Was Woody Allen

The Boy Who Was Woody Allen

The problem with starting a play with a man dressed in a moose costume explaining his life story to the audience is that, other than being a little odd, a high level of weird has a… 

Three Words

Three Words

Congratulations to Byteback Theatre for presenting a splendid physical show and going some way to alleviating my, not-uncommon, instinctive scepticism for the genre. 

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

It is generally accepted that the best facet of Shakespeare’s work and what has made him stand the test of time is his verse. 

Borstal Boy

Borstal Boy

This autobiographical account tells the story of the Irish playwright and poet Brendan Behan’s true-life arrest at the age of sixteen when he was caught in Liverpool carrying expl… 

Repertory Theatre

Repertory Theatre

This comedy thriller by Israeli duo Elephant and the Mouse has a plot twist so delicious that giving it away would be murder. 

Belt Up's 'Octavia'

Belt Up's 'Octavia'

Belt Up’s interactive oeuvre is kind of perfect for children’s theatre. 

10 Dates With Mad Mary

10 Dates With Mad Mary

Mad Mary is a tough nosed, hard living, uncompromising girl trapped in a small town in Ireland who needs a date for a friend’s wedding. 

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi… 

35MM: A Musical Exhibition

35MM: A Musical Exhibition

35MM is subtitled ‘a musical exhibition’. 

Time for the Good Looking Boy

Time for the Good Looking Boy

Five stars only go to a show that is to all intents perfect, that wakens something inside you and keeps you utterly captivated for an entire hour. 

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

This musical is about adolescent sex. 

James Acaster: Amongst Other Things

James Acaster: Amongst Other Things

James Acaster claims to be very excitable, but this claim is not borne out by his laid back delivery and mundane choice of topics. 

Austen George

Austen George

‘I haven’t played original stuff for a while’ was Austen George’s mumbled apology to the Acoustic Music Centre audience after encountering difficulty remembering his chords… 

Spontaneous Broadway

Spontaneous Broadway

Geoff Paine (from Neighbours) leads a team of experienced improvisers in this ‘never-before performed’ musical based on audience suggestion. 

Clive James In The Evening: More To Say

Clive James In The Evening: More To Say

Clive James returns to Edinburgh with two daily shows, a lunchtime chat show for those who want to see him in one-to-one conversation with guests and an evening one-man show in whi… 

Vaudevillains

Vaudevillains

Greeted by the eccentric theatre owner and a glamorous showgirl, the audience wander into a Pleasance Dome transformed especially for this one-off show into the elegant Empire Thea… 

Don Quixote - Theatre of the Blind

Don Quixote - Theatre of the Blind

Unlike ‘His Ghostly Heart’, another play on the Fringe which is played out in the dark, where the stage is darkened and the audience can make out the actors’ forms, in ‘Don Qui… 

A Life In The Theatre

A Life In The Theatre

Out with the old and in with the new. 

25: 13 Red, 12 Blue

25: 13 Red, 12 Blue

Before the lights had barely dimmed, the main actor confidently strode on stage and began the central monologue of how his life in Hull was bad. 

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

There’s no one quite like Roald Dahl for children. 

Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light

Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light

Hildegard of Bingen is a twelfth-century German abbess now famed for her extraordinary writings and music. 

Uplifting

Uplifting

When strangers Bill and Jim get stuck in a lift, it’s pretty inevitable that they should end up reflecting on life and end up best of friends. 

The Birdies Film Festival

The Birdies Film Festival

The Birdies Film Festival at the Odeon in Kingston left everyone with a chippering sensation of delight. 

Elis James: Do You Remember the First Time?

Elis James: Do You Remember the First Time?

Elis James bounds onto the stage with wonderful energy and a poetic way with language; there is something wonderfully friendly about this Welshman that gives you the feeling that r… 

Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour

Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour

Meet Mr Clart, the drunken and prurient tour guide of the famous Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour. 

Chopin After Lunch

Chopin After Lunch

After the bustle of Princes Street and the Royal Mile with their American Indian/Celtic/Oriental drumming combos and hundreds of flyers, the last thing I expected in the middle of … 

Sound and Fury's 'Private Dick'

Sound and Fury's 'Private Dick'

Imagine if Frank Sinatra and David Walliams put on a film noir parody with Deano Wicks from Eastenders. 

Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)

Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)

Don’t 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. 

Measures to Measures

Measures to Measures

In this offering from the American High School Musical Theatre Festival, Shakespeare’s text is revamped into a slick news room in a specially commissioned work from Chris Wynters… 

Belt Up's The Boy James

Belt Up's The Boy James

For all the excellent performances and wonderfully controlled aesthetic, this production amounts to nothing more than average; because it’s Belt Up, that’s disappointing. 

James Smiley: Public School Twat

James Smiley: Public School Twat

James Smiley, Public School Twat is described as ‘One young man. 

Breabach

Breabach

After striding into the Assembly Ballroom to tumultuous applause, guitarist Ewan Robertson’s wry remark was, ‘Hope you enjoyed the dramatic entrance there. 

Bonesong / Unknown Position

Bonesong / Unknown Position

Misdirected sexual attraction is the plate of the day from the Cambridge University Opera Society. 

Last Five Years

Last Five Years

The focus in this studio production is on the music and on the actor’s voices: Jason Robert Brown’s jazz pop score and our double-star combo can hardly fail to please! Every son… 

Awkward!

Awkward!

Nominative determinism is a theory that someone’s name will influence or even dictate their life. 

Belt Up's Twenty Minutes to Nine

Belt Up's Twenty Minutes to Nine

Before I walk into the theatre it is quarter to six in the afternoon. 

American Idiot

American Idiot

Thank goodness they didn’t call it Greenday: The Musical, because if they had, they wouldn’t have got half the audience they did. 

Boy in a Dress

Boy in a Dress

La JohnJospeh is the Boy in a Dress in this flamboyant autobiographical performance. 

Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind

Maybe it was lack of sleep. 

Boy Meets Boy

Boy Meets Boy

Dear Noel and Cole,Put down that celestial martini and stop fondling those cherubs. 

Once Upon A Time...

Once Upon A Time...

‘Improv Comedy’, for a genre whose very definition implies limitless scope, seems to be becoming an increasingly tired medium. 

Toulouse-Lautrec: The Musical

Toulouse-Lautrec: The Musical

Call me strange, but watching this show twice (in English and in Japanese) has been my most fascinating theatre experience in a long time. 

PianoDivalicious!

PianoDivalicious!

This gal can play the piano. 

The Journey to Becoming a Super Woman

The Journey to Becoming a Super Woman

This is the world premier of Nafeesa Monroe’s one woman show, Journey to Becoming a Super Woman. 

Dick!

Dick!

Let me start by suggesting that people of a nervous disposition need not read this review, since you sure as anything won’t enjoy the show. 

The Edinburgh International Circus Festival

The Edinburgh International Circus Festival

I have a confession to make: until recently, I’d never been to the circus. 

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Chunky Woollen Nits

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Chunky Woollen Nits

The notoriously foul-mouthed Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets have toned down their act for this family friendly show. 

Scotch Broth

Scotch Broth

A gaggle of children charged into Paradise at the Vault for Scotch Broth, promised sing-a-long fun with long-time Fringe performer Dennis Alexander. 

Ladies of the Sacred Heart

Ladies of the Sacred Heart

Not another comedy about nuns! I cried, being one of those people who don’t find nuns intrinsically amusing, but I must confess I found it difficult to suppress a giggle when the … 

Auntie Myra's Fun Show

Auntie Myra's Fun Show

The marketing for Auntie Myra’s Fun Show misleadingly promises something pretty outrageous. 

Albert’s Boy

Albert’s Boy

Playwrights do seem to love Albert Eistein. 

Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect

In a blank-canvas office, the corporate machine squeezes one last drop of inspiration from two ad-men at the end of their tether. 

Battlefield Band

Battlefield Band

‘An oasis in the Fringe… with bagpipes’ is how piper and most talkative Battlefield Band member Alasdair White described their show. 

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

‘Ooh, he were good, that Mercutio! Shame he had to die, really. 

Chris Corcoran and Elis James - The Committee Meeting

Chris Corcoran and Elis James - The Committee Meeting

Chris Corcoran and Elis James aka Mr Chairman and Rex Jones, the Caretaker, invite you to join them (and the third mystery comedian who remains un-credited) at the committee meetin… 

National Theatre of Scotland Presents Love Letters to the Public Transport System By Molly Taylor

National Theatre of Scotland Presents Love Letters to the Public Transport System By Molly Taylor

Writing a show is a difficult enough task; to then both act and direct said show is worthy of a titan. 

The Beta Males' Midnight Movie Theatre

The Beta Males' Midnight Movie Theatre

Not quite a film night and not quite a variety show, sketch comedy troupe The Beta Males play host to a feast of entertainment from some of the Fringe’s finest comedy acts while … 

Letter to the Man (from the Boy)

Letter to the Man (from the Boy)

It’s an intriguing concept, though not a new one: if you could write a letter to your future self what would you want to tell them? Henry Raby, poet and performer, uses the idea … 

Slacker's Guide to Western Theatre

Slacker's Guide to Western Theatre

This play promises a quick and basic guide to the development of western theatre. 

The Mermaid of Zennor

The Mermaid of Zennor

Zennor is not, as it turns out, a distant alien empire, but a small fishing village in Cornwall. 

Nik Coppin's Caricatures - Free Festival

Nik Coppin's Caricatures - Free Festival

Sometimes a gig feels like visiting an old friend - the audience have never seen the comedian before, but we have seen comics like him and he’s had audiences like us. 

Clockheart Boy

Clockheart Boy

A Professor tries to find his daughter, Sophie, after the first failed attempt of making a double of her left haunting consequences. 

Toxic Bankers

Toxic Bankers

Sovereign debt, bad credit, riots and scandals – the Euro, and the sky, is falling. 

Belt Up's Outland
BOBBY WINNER

Belt Up's Outland

The works of Lewis Carroll are some of most overused in all of the arts. 

Simon Callow - A Festival Dickens. Dr. Marigold and Mr.Chops - The Dwarf.

Simon Callow - A Festival Dickens. Dr. Marigold and Mr.Chops - The Dwarf.

Callow has a strong and long relationship with Dickens including a hugely successful performance as the author himself in “The Mystery of Charles Dickens“, and appearing as the m… 

Scottish Dance Theatre – Matters of the Heart

Scottish Dance Theatre – Matters of the Heart

Fringe-veterans Scottish Dance Theatre, this year celebrating their 25th birthday, return to Zoo in fine fettle with a mixed bill of three works, two of which showcase choreography… 

Prototype Festival: Opera/Theater/Now

Prototype Festival: Opera/Theater/Now

(performances start on Jan. 

Candid Cabaret

Candid Cabaret

I had never been to a strip club before. 

East End Boy West End Girl - Free

East End Boy West End Girl - Free

Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after their Australian sojourn is EastEnd Cabaret. 

Academy Of Death

Academy Of Death

Academy Of Death is one of two musicals at this year’s Fringe in which the major theme is body-snatching in Edinburgh in the 1820’s, the other being Burke And Hare – A Musical P… 

The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend

This musical was first performed in 1954 but is set in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. 

Elis James: Speaking As a Mother...

Elis James: Speaking As a Mother...

Ellis James is a natural stand-up comedian. 

The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend

This musical was first performed in 1954 but is set in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. 

Belt Up Theatre's Outland

Belt Up Theatre's Outland

Something consistently excellent about Belt Up’s productions is their dedication to preserving the illusion. 

Confessions of a Mormon Boy

Confessions of a Mormon Boy

I’ve a confession of my own to make; when I chose to review this show I thought it was something entirely different. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

I must start with two clear statements. 

Assassins

Assassins

Alone in a sixth-floor storeroom, will Lee Harvey Oswald use his gun to kill John F. 

Scene of the Titans

Scene of the Titans

A huge final number, full cast on stage, twiddly runs over the final note. 

Super Crazy Fun Fun (Christmas Specials) - Free

Super Crazy Fun Fun (Christmas Specials) - Free

This show is comedy flying by the seat of its pants: not exactly improvised, but certainly thrown together. 

James Christopher: Bring Me the Head of Russell Kane - Free

James Christopher: Bring Me the Head of Russell Kane - Free

James Christopher’s tactic of combining the show titles of award-winning comedians seems a strange choice. 

Belarus Free Theatre

Belarus Free Theatre

The sense of apprehension in the auditorium as the audience settles is at odds with an early afternoon show, but not surprising when one considers that we are about to witness Bela… 

Boy & His Axe

Boy & His Axe

The play is set entirely in the middle of the night in the caretaker’s storeroom of a school in the North of England. 

Beethoven and Schubert

Beethoven and Schubert

Sadly displaced from their usual venue, the St Andrew’s and St George’s West festival-within-the-festival have set themselves up in Royal Overseas House. 

The Drowsy Chaperone

The Drowsy Chaperone

A musical theatre fan (á la Wayne Koestenbaum) shows the audience one of his favourite records to find respite from his ‘non-specific sadness. 

The Devil and Mister Punch

The Devil and Mister Punch

Deep in the bowels of the Barbican lies a show which defies categorisation. 

An Indie Boy's Guide to Sex and Girls

An Indie Boy's Guide to Sex and Girls

Marc Burrows borrows from the 90s genre of Britpop all he needs to know about sex and girls. 

Monkey Boy Saves The Planet

Monkey Boy Saves The Planet

This play, written and directed by Kevin Holladay, makes broad fun of politicians, reporters, TV presenters and others. 

The Super Serious Show

The Super Serious Show

Like so many fringe productions this year, the Super Serious Show looks to be one of those stand-up variety, mash-up shows that is used as a platform for many of the acts out there… 

Caucasian Chalk Circle

Caucasian Chalk Circle

The Governor and his wife are forced to flee in the wake of a peasant uprising, but neglect to take their newborn baby with them. 

Photo 51

Photo 51

Combine the Tellytubbies with a political agenda and you wouldn’t be too far off this exuberant adaption of the story of the double-helix hypothesis. 

Belt Up Theatre's The Boy James

Belt Up Theatre's The Boy James

Fringe favourites Belt Up return with their highly acclaimed The Boy James, now transferred to the entirely new venue of C Nova, where up several flights of stairs the audience is … 

'Dream Man' by James Carroll Pickett

'Dream Man' by James Carroll Pickett

A word of warning: if an hour of explicit homosexual phone sex is the sort of thing that sends you running to complain to Mary Whitehouse, then look away now. 

Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George

‘Colour and light’ exclaims Georges, and this production takes that seriously. 

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary. 

Facebook: The Musical

Facebook: The Musical

It’s easy to lie into a computer keyboard, isn’t it? It’s also frighteningly easy to tell the truth – more of the truth that perhaps you should. 

Prototype Festival

Prototype Festival

This bracingly innovative festival of music theater is only in its third season, but it has already become a point of reference. 

Scottish Dance Theatre - Luxuria

Scottish Dance Theatre - Luxuria

Nine members of the Scottish Dance Theatre company take to the stage to dance. 

Scottish Dance Theatre - A Visitation

Scottish Dance Theatre - A Visitation

A10-strong cast from the Scottish Dance Theatre start off this performance with a still-life scene, a sculptural montage, in which all the characters appear in the same light. 

The Smoking Boy

The Smoking Boy

Written by (and starring) Jenn Robbins, The Smoking Boy is the story of an upper middle class family from New Haven, Connecticut, in 1917 amidst America’s entry into the Great Wa… 

Abigoliah Schamaun: Girl Going to Hell

Abigoliah Schamaun: Girl Going to Hell

When extremely enthusiastic New York comic Abigoliah Schamaunn bounded in “from the back of the room to the front of the room!”, her iPod stopped dead as she arrived onstage. 

Foodies Festival Brighton

Foodies Festival Brighton

Now making its third appearance on Hove Lawns, the Foodies Festival is steadily becoming an established name on the Fringe circuit. 

New York International Fringe Festival

New York International Fringe Festival

(performances start on Aug. 

Love and War: The Songs of Howard Goodall

Love and War: The Songs of Howard Goodall

It is a great honour for any composer to have their work cherry-picked by fans and turned into a revue. 

Applause

Applause

This high-school production of the Broadway classic hits the ground running with its tale of big-name theatre-star Margo Channing gradually usurped by the devious and considerably … 

The IT Boy

The IT Boy

Sprinkling a little Cinderella magic into the plot, Castoffs Youth Theatre have chosen a worthy subject for their musical The “IT” Boy, which tells the tale of Chris, a sixteen y… 

The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend

The A-level drama students of St Marylebone CE School in London give this frothy oldie a new lease of life. 

Belt Up's 'Antigone'

Belt Up's 'Antigone'

The fantastically immersive theatre of Belt Up has once again managed to captivate the minds of their audiences, with a new adaptation of Sophocles’s ‘Antigone’, reworked into m… 

Rob James: Magicana

Rob James: Magicana

The downside of performing in a multi-show venue must surely be that you may have very little time to set up a show beforehand — often little more than 10 minutes — while alway… 

Dance Theater of Harlem Street Festival

Dance Theater of Harlem Street Festival

Dance Theater of Harlem is back with its annual block party. 

Livewire Theatre's Salem

Livewire Theatre's Salem

Salem is a production that attempts to do something dangerous - to perform a piece of theatre about a historical event that has already been covered by a really well-known play. 

Exterminating Angel

Exterminating Angel

Naturalism, at its best, carefully communicates the subtle stories behind the realistically portrayed events on stage. 

Neil Delamere: DelaMere Mortal

Neil Delamere: DelaMere Mortal

Delamere Mortal is a stand-up show with a difference. 

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Jean Paul Jones is an eighteenth-century US naval commander with Scottish roots; and this is the musical of his life. 

Remember Me

Remember Me

The “romantic and provocative” Remember Me, while initially a little obtuse, strikes a neat balance between art installation, audible sensation and theatrical performance. 

Seven Wonders of Magic

Seven Wonders of Magic

Lewis Barlow is an old-school parlour magician working within the great close-up tradition of tricks with coins, cards, ropes and money borrowed from the audience. 

Boy In Darkness

Boy In Darkness

Titus Groan, heir to the great crumbling kingdom of Gormenghast is fourteen. 

The Many Mishaps of Mr. Vinegar

The Many Mishaps of Mr. Vinegar

Never before has a kazoo been blown with such gusto; so far so good as the two performers began the show with a confident song. 

Cape Academy of Performing Arts

Cape Academy of Performing Arts

Cape Academy of Performing Arts presents a showcase of their students that more than holds its own against many of the professional companies at the Festival. 

Tick, Tick ... Boom

Tick, Tick ... Boom

On the eve of his thirtieth birthday, Jon’s pre-life crisis takes the form of a musical monologue with supporting cast. 

Rambert Dance Company: Dark Arteries

Rambert Dance Company: Dark Arteries

Rambert is quite possible the most important dance company performing in Britain today; at the very least their influence is far-reaching. 

Tim Key - Masterslut

Tim Key - Masterslut

The audience quietly filed in to see Tim Key pacing the stage like a panther, brandishing a rose like an inept but enthusiastic fencer and weaving around his microphone stand, a la… 

Troy Boy

Troy Boy

The show begins in a Greek restaurant. 

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

When I was little I had a Jackanory audio tape which I would listen to as I fell asleep. 

Boy In a Dress

Boy In a Dress

What happened in this hour long show is still not quite clear; there was singing, nudity, drag, and a large cupboard to be sure. 

Huggers - Free Festival Family Fun

Huggers - Free Festival Family Fun

I imagine as a children’s performer you’re probably prepared for a great deal. 

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows. 

The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend

Ah, I always enjoy watching the English parody the French. 

Brooklyn Comedy Festival

Brooklyn Comedy Festival

Returning for a second year, this excellent festival showcases the best of New York’s comedy scene in several of Brooklyn’s comedy-friendly venues. 

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13

Have you seen that Jason Robert Brown musical where the smart Jewish guy falls for the neurotic Irish Catholic girl? Despite being the premise of three of his shows to my mind, in … 

Bogan Bingo / Free Festival

Bogan Bingo / Free Festival

A Bogan is an Antipodean term for a somewhat uneducated, mullet-wearing, hard-rock loving man. 

Terror On Presley Beach

Terror On Presley Beach

This show suffers from a major conceptual problem. 

Miss Marchbanks

Miss Marchbanks

Tight collars and tighter dialogue were on display as Charlotte Productions continued their ‘adaptations of forgotten literature’ with Miss Marchbanks, a delightful romp of a V… 

Jewish Chronicles

Jewish Chronicles

This show, says its author and performer Daniel Cainer, has been catalogued under theatre because it’s neither particularly funny or particularly musical. 

Three by Poe

Three by Poe

I knew three things about the show before it started; that there are horror stories, that there are three of them and that they are presumably related to Poe. 

James Acaster - Prompt

James Acaster - Prompt

It’s rare for a Fringe stand-up show to devote a significant stretch of time to the correct pronunciation of Kettering Town F. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - On The Telly

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - On The Telly

How can a full house of adults be entertained for an hour by a couple of grey socks in a tartan Punch & Judy tent? Ask Kev Sutherland, the writer and performer, who returns for fo… 

Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus and Eurydice

This was my first venture over to C eca, a venue with a reputation amongst some as being out of the way. 

River to River festival

River to River festival

This summer’s outdoor arts festival in Lower Manhattan continues on June 20 at 7:30 p. 

A Boy Growing Up - Starring Rodney Bewes as Dylan Thomas

A Boy Growing Up - Starring Rodney Bewes as Dylan Thomas

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

Festival Fun Ceilidh Dinner

Festival Fun Ceilidh Dinner

The Scottish National Gallery’s Festival Fun Ceilidh Dinner lives up to its claim of being a ‘truly Scottish experience’. 

Burst

Burst

Burst is a highly ambitious set of interlinked character portraits set in 20s England and Sudan. 

Spinach

Spinach

When is a musical not a musical? When it’s a sung play, of course. 

Belt Up's 'Dreamscape'

Belt Up's 'Dreamscape'

As audience members, we are trained to see and hear, but what if you take away one of those senses. 

Fresher. The Musical

Fresher. The Musical

Five students meet for the first time in the flat they are to share for their first year of university. 

Edinburgh Folk Club Festival Showcase

Edinburgh Folk Club Festival Showcase

Established in 1973, the Edinburgh Folk Club was represented at the Fringe for the first time this year with a showcase at the Acoustic Music Centre at St Bride’s that displayed … 

Monteverdi: Flame and Frost

Monteverdi: Flame and Frost

I’ve no idea why this show is called Flame and Frost, but I don’t really mind. 

DugOut Theatre's Inheritance Blues

DugOut Theatre's Inheritance Blues

DugOut Theatre’s Inheritance Blues has already proven to be a winner, picking up ISDF 2012 Festgoers’ Choice Award. 

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid… 

Booking Dance Festival - Festival Showcase

Booking Dance Festival - Festival Showcase

Thanks to the vagaries of Lothian Buses I missed the first number in this multi-company showcase of short dance items. 

Mad Science Free Dangerous Family Show

Mad Science Free Dangerous Family Show

Professor Kaos exclaims truimphantly that he has the ‘most popular show in the Fringe!’ and with good cause. 

Mad About the Boy

Mad About the Boy

Mad About the Boy, the new play from Gbolahan Obisesan, could not have come along at a better time. 

Zanna Don't!

Zanna Don't!

Zanna is a match-making fairy at Heartsville High, where the school Chess club rule the school and being gay is normal. 

Bat Boy

Bat Boy

Durham University Light Opera Group’s (DULOG) show is an unexpectedly touching coming of age story juxtaposed with moments of raucous insanity. 

The Deacon

The Deacon

Edinburgh is a beautiful city, with its ancient monuments, imposing churches and symmetrical townhouses. 

The Boy with the Cuckoo Clock Heart

The Boy with the Cuckoo Clock Heart

A richly textured atmosphere enlivens this bittersweet tale of a young boy who has a very unusual means of keeping his heart ticking. 

Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous)

Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous)

While not the slickest show this side of the Royal Mile, Sh!it Theatre’s Job Seekers Anonymous was definitely something extraordinary. 

Jacques Brel: In Song and Dance

Jacques Brel: In Song and Dance

The songs of Belgian-born chanteur Jacques Brel are renowned for their colourful imagery and dramatic storytelling. 

Allegations

Allegations

The black man and the white man find themselves in a children’s playground, telling each other their tragic stories. 

Jack Pratchard

Jack Pratchard

Jonathan Storey’s beautiful paper theatre is the setting for the tale of Jack Pratchard, the falling-piano casualty who discovers the City of the Dead under a drunk man’s hat. 

Chris Dangerfield: Sex Tourist

Chris Dangerfield: Sex Tourist

A common adage given to budding creative writers is “Write what you know” to allow for the honesty and candour that makes your output more accessible. 

Lost Boy

Lost Boy

What would happen if the beloved characters of Neverland - Wendy, Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys and Peter Pan - had grown-up and confronted the horrors of World War I? This is the ques… 

Belt Up Theatre's A Little Princess

Belt Up Theatre's A Little Princess

‘Come in girls, sit anywhere you like. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

I live in Edinburgh and choose to go to this throughout the year because it is so good week after week. 

Rosie Wilby - How (Not) To Make It In Britpop

Rosie Wilby - How (Not) To Make It In Britpop

How much do you know about obscure mid 90s Britpop band Wilby? Not much? Evidently anyone with a real niche interest in obscure Britpop bands should make it their business to find … 

Fabled

Fabled

Searching for words to describe Fabled is difficult, which is appropriate as Lois Tucker does not utter a single one for the entire hour she is on stage. 

Theatre Tasters - Free

Theatre Tasters - Free

The obvious, but often overlooked difficulty with one act plays is their length. 

Dick! Comes Again: Bigger, Longer, Harder!

Dick! Comes Again: Bigger, Longer, Harder!

Are you back for more Dick, or are you inexperienced in these areas? Of course I’m referring to the madcap world of adult panto at the Leicester Square Theatre. 

Mad Kings and Englishmen: History Hung Drawn and Quartered

Mad Kings and Englishmen: History Hung Drawn and Quartered

I hated history lessons at school - all those dates and names of Kings and Queens, so long ago that they seemed totally irrelevant. 

James Redmond and Ellie Taylor - Free Festival

James Redmond and Ellie Taylor - Free Festival

You may recognise these two from TV. 

A Little Light Theatre

A Little Light Theatre

Two short plays by the same playwright Paul Richards collectively titled A Little Light Theatre had a lightness of touch that brought ordinary people facing dramatic episodes to li… 

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

What a charming narrative – a mountain man cons a young lady into marital servitude, at which point his six younger brothers steal six other women, holding them captive over wint… 

Instant Theatre

Instant Theatre

Leaving a theatre and having to critique a performance for potential visitors, despite knowing that it will never be recreated in that way again, is an undoubtedly difficult task. 

Another Way

Another Way

This bitter-sweet musical errs self-consciously on the side of the sweet, providing a Rom Com where everything seems to go right. 

One Rogue Reporter

One Rogue Reporter

One Rogue Reporter describes its presenter Rich Peppiatt’s progression from Daily Star lackey to vehement tabloid terror. 

Swing!

Swing!

A wonderful farsical musical romp in the tradition of Mapp and Lucia, Glee and The Stepford Wives, Swing! is the story of a lower-class family who move to wealthy suburban Wafthead… 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

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�… 

Swann & Company Present: The Sad, Miserable Tale of Albert Belacqua and His Family of Doomed Neurotics

Swann & Company Present: The Sad, Miserable Tale of Albert Belacqua and His Family of Doomed Neurotics

Meet Robert Swann, the talentless writer, director and star of what is possibly the trippiest travesty of a play ever to be seen at a Fringe. 

Mr Braithwaite Has a New Boy

Mr Braithwaite Has a New Boy

This droll play follows the life of an elderly gay man and the relationship he develops with a male prostitute. 

(The Boy with) Green Hair Poems

(The Boy with) Green Hair Poems

A light broadcasts from Mars. At first it falters, is interfered with, then it becomes clear. It is The Boy with Green Hair, anti-war. A short film. 

Sir James MacMillan at Greyfriars Kirk

Sir James MacMillan at Greyfriars Kirk

The outstanding young performers of the National Youth Choir of Scotland are joined by Whitburn Band for Sir James MacMillan’s poignant oratorio All the Hills and Vales Along, w… 

La Reprise Histoire(s) du theatre (I)

La Reprise Histoire(s) du theatre (I)

Theatre-making manifestos always make me wary, in part because I'm inherently suspicious of portentous artists in any field: "The aim is not to depict the real, but to mak… 

Festival Hellenika

Festival Hellenika

FESTIVAL HELLENIKA Adelaide’s oldest festival celebrating Hellenic connections in the arts. 

Queerdog Theatre Talking about JUMP

Queerdog Theatre Talking about JUMP

Editor-in-Chief, Richard Beck, spoke to Playwright Nick Maynard (NM), Director Scott Le Crass (SLC) and actors Stewart Dylan-Campbell (SDC) and Aiden Kane (AK) about the play abou... 

The British Theatre Challenge 2024

The British Theatre Challenge 2024

Director John Mitton tells tell us about this year's , The British Theatre Challenge, the plays and the writers. 

VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024

VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024

VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn. 

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. 

The Queen's Court with Monét X Change

The Queen's Court with Monét X Change

Comedy Editor and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with RuPaul's Drag Race royalty Monét X Change to discuss her debut Fringe show Life Be Lifein', why audiences today a... 

One on One With The Portuguese Papi!

One on One With The Portuguese Papi!

James Macfarlane sits down with André De Freitas to discuss his Edinburgh debut What If, some of the best advice he's received from his peers and the unexpected moment that got hi... 

Edinburgh Deaf Festival Aims to Increase Inclusivity

Edinburgh Deaf Festival Aims to Increase Inclusivity

Simon Ximenez talked to the coordinator of this year’s Edinburgh Deaf Festival, Jamie Rea. 

Phil Ellis : A Very Excellent Interview

Phil Ellis : A Very Excellent Interview

James Macfarlane chats with Phil Ellis about his new show Phil Ellis' Excellent Comedy Show, celebrating 10 years at Edinburgh and his biggest achievements outside of comedy 

Dominique Salerno - I'm what would happen if Jack Black and Tina Fey had a baby.

Dominique Salerno - I'm what would happen if Jack Black and Tina Fey had a baby.

James Macfarlane chats with Dominique Salerno about her debut Fringe show The Box Show, the relationship between creativity and constraint and just what she gets up to in that box. 

Sid Singh on comedy, law and beating Donald Trump!

Sid Singh on comedy, law and beating Donald Trump!

James Macfarlane interviews Sid Singh about his new Fringe show Table For One, the differences between UK and American audiences and standing up to the government. 

A Baptism of Fire - the Edinburgh Fringe Debut Show

A Baptism of Fire - the Edinburgh Fringe Debut Show

We've seen from shows such as Fleabag in 2013 that success at your Edinburgh debut show can lead to worldwide success. 

The Impro Chums are back celebrating 20 years!

The Impro Chums are back celebrating 20 years!

James Macfarlane chats with the one and only Paul Merton about 20 years of Impro Chums, how to succeed in improvisational comedy and some of his favourite on-stage moments. 

David Ian - I got death threats from my flatmates after losing my virginity

David Ian - I got death threats from my flatmates after losing my virginity

James Macfarlane chats with stand-up comedian David Ian about his debut Fringe show (Just a) Perfect Gay, queer role models and just what it means to be 'a perfect gay'. 

Why Robin Tran wants to make us laugh at terrible things

Why Robin Tran wants to make us laugh at terrible things

James Macfarlane chats with comedian Robin Tran about her Fringe debut, how she deals with praise from big comedy names and her favourite way to control her audiences. 

Tania Lacy - there may be no roses, but it turns out the Germans like a laugh

Tania Lacy - there may be no roses, but it turns out the Germans like a laugh

James Macfarlane chats with Tania Lacy about returning to the Fringe after 29 years with her show Everything's Coming Up Roses, her love of home crowds and her illustrious showbiz ... 

Colin Cloud on his most real and honest show yet

Colin Cloud on his most real and honest show yet

Comedy and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with magician and mentalist Colin Cloud to discuss his new Edinburgh Fringe show After Dark, adjusting to Zoom life and why he... 

MC Hammersmith: Straight Outta Brompton - INTERVIEW

MC Hammersmith: Straight Outta Brompton - INTERVIEW

Comedy and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with MC Hammersmith to discuss raps, rhymes and his new Edinburgh show Straight Outta Brompton. 

An interview with the fabulous Danny Beard

An interview with the fabulous Danny Beard

James Macfarlane sits down with the one and only Danny Beard to discuss their debut Fringe show Danny Beard and Their Band, life since winning RuPaul's Drag Race UK and why the art... 

Cast and Director on Vincent River at Greenwich Theatre

Cast and Director on Vincent River at Greenwich Theatre

James Haddrell, Artistic Director of Greenwich Theatre, and the cast: Brandon Kimaryo, who plays Davey (Male, aged 17), and Kerrie Taylor who plays Anita (Female, aged 53) talk abo... 

theSpaceUK Unveils Spectacular 2023 Programme at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

theSpaceUK Unveils Spectacular 2023 Programme at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

theSpaceUK Unveils Spectacular 2023 Programme: Over 360 Exciting Shows Await Theatre Enthusiasts at the Edinburgh Fringe 

Celebrating its 50th year, the Durham Revue are headliners at the 2023 Durham Fringe Festival

Celebrating its 50th year, the Durham Revue are headliners at the 2023 Durham Fringe Festival

With alumni including Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar and Jeremy Vine, the Durham Revue are celebrating their 50th year with sketch show comedy Death on the Mile at this year’s Durham Frin... 

A Super Girly Interview!

A Super Girly Interview!

"I think it just reminds people of a simpler time. So it is comforting. And not so politically correct!" 

Technology in the Theatre: How #TOMtech is bringing it to light

Technology in the Theatre: How #TOMtech is bringing it to light

Does technology have a role in live performance? In 2014 The Old Market’s #TOMtech season blasted into Brighton, exclusively showcasing performances shaped by technology. 

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 6: Leith

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 6: Leith

The sixth pub crawl in our series takes place in Leith. 

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 5: New Town

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 5: New Town

The fifth in our festival pub crawls traverses the New Town.  

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 4: Old Town South

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 4: Old Town South

Unlike its sister crawl, Old Town North, Old Town South traverses more of the South Side’s bars that lie adjacent to many Fringe venues. 

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 3: Old Town North

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 3: Old Town North

The third of our pub crawls, the Old Town North trail has an extensive list of both core and optional bars to choose from. 

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 1: South By Southwest

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 1: South By Southwest

The first in our series of Fringe Festival pub crawls 2019 takes us from Morningside to the Meadows. 

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 2: Newington Drinking Trail

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 2: Newington Drinking Trail

The second crawl in our festival pub crawls 2019 takes you through Newington.  

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead. 

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter. 

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.  

The Five Most Surprising Things About Brighton By Brighton Newbie & Bus Boy Writer Izzy McDonald

The Five Most Surprising Things About Brighton By Brighton Newbie & Bus Boy Writer Izzy McDonald

You've probably walked the circumference of the globe the amount of times you've been up and down the pier. 

An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre

An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre

The Rolls-Royce of English comedies, Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, brings an act of political sin into the heart of the English home. 

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers. 

Barry Humphries' Weimar Cabaret at The Barbican Theatre

Barry Humphries' Weimar Cabaret at The Barbican Theatre

Barry Humphries is our masterfully seasoned emcee and cabaret diva Meow Meow our chanteuse in this risqué, sophisticated and seductive tribute to the jazz-infused music of the Wei... 

Buddhism, Development and Daphne with Screenwriter Nico Mensinga

Buddhism, Development and Daphne with Screenwriter Nico Mensinga

Daphne is a coming-of-age movie about a 28, sorry, 31-year-old woman who witnesses a stabbing in a corner shop. 

First images of Le Grand Mort with Julian Clary and James Nelson-Joyce

First images of Le Grand Mort with Julian Clary and James Nelson-Joyce

Rehearsal photos released of Julian Clary and James Nelson-Joyce in the world première of the two-handed black comedy, Le Grand Mort. 

Star Inflation is Real

Star Inflation is Real

Mutterings about star ratings are as much a part of the Fringe as plastic pint glasses. 

‘Edinburgh is kind of like tapas’ – New Diorama Theatre’s David Byrne

‘Edinburgh is kind of like tapas’ – New Diorama Theatre’s David Byrne

Having received rave reviews for The Secret Life of Humans as well as supporting dozens of other theatre companies at the Fringe and beyond, the New Diorama Theatre has made a name... 

100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace on Sensitive Issues in Theatre

100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace on Sensitive Issues in Theatre

Having made their Fringe debut last year with The Life and Times of Lionel, theatre company Forget About The Dog are back with their new show, 100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace. 

Laura Albert & Susie Orbach Attempt Live Therapy at the Book Festival

Laura Albert & Susie Orbach Attempt Live Therapy at the Book Festival

In 2005 it was revealed that author JT LeRoy was in fact a hoax – written by Laura Albert but played in person by her sister in law Savannah Knoop. 

The Edinburgh Cocktail Festival is this Year’s New Kid on the Block

The Edinburgh Cocktail Festival is this Year’s New Kid on the Block

Back in 1947 the founders of the Edinburgh International Festival could hardly have imagined what their legacy would be. 

Scottish Playwright Linda Duncan McLaughlin on the Birth of A Play A Pie and a Pint

Scottish Playwright Linda Duncan McLaughlin on the Birth of A Play A Pie and a Pint

Architect Rob can't find his Rotoring mechanical pencil. 

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

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

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

Leyla Josephine’s Collision of Theatre and Spoken-word Poetry

Leyla Josephine’s Collision of Theatre and Spoken-word Poetry

Leyla Josephine is a performance artist and writer from Glasgow. 

Prom Kween’s Rebecca Humphries on Why she Won't be Doing a Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Prom Kween’s Rebecca Humphries on Why she Won't be Doing a Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Underbelly Untapped Award-winner Prom Kween is a high-energy comedy musical about Matthew Crisson, the first non-binary person to win a prom queen title in a US high school. 

Virtual Reality Comes to the Fringe at Assembly's FuturePlay Festival

Virtual Reality Comes to the Fringe at Assembly's FuturePlay Festival

Could virtual reality and interactive media become a staple of the Fringe programme? Housed in Assembly Rooms on George Street, FuturePlay is an artist-led technology festival that... 

Taggart Creator Glenn Chandler's Gay Boarding-school Play

Taggart Creator Glenn Chandler's Gay Boarding-school Play

Glenn Chandler, creator of the legendary Taggart, has become known at the Fringe for his plays exploring different facets of gay life. 

Yes, There's a Fringe for Books Too

Yes, There's a Fringe for Books Too

As the Edinburgh International Festival and its Fringe celebrate their 70th anniversaries, Broadway Baby’s James T. 

#EdFringe17 Theatre Q&A: Corinne Maier from Like A Prayer

#EdFringe17 Theatre Q&A: Corinne Maier from Like A Prayer

Like A Prayer is a theatrical essay about personal faith in which six nuns deliberate attitudes towards the big questions of life. We spoke to Corinne via an email Q&A. 

From Stage to Screen: Modern Life is Rubbish's Philip Gawthorne

From Stage to Screen: Modern Life is Rubbish's Philip Gawthorne

Modern Life Is Rubbish is romantic comedy about a couple whose love of music brings them together as well as revealing their differences. 

Trauma and Therapy with Let Me Go Writer-director Polly Steele

Trauma and Therapy with Let Me Go Writer-director Polly Steele

Let Me Go is a feature film based on the true life of Helga Schneider (Juliet Stevenson) - whose mother was a Nazi war criminal. 

Phyllida Lloyd Transfers her All-female Julius Caesar to the Screen

Phyllida Lloyd Transfers her All-female Julius Caesar to the Screen

When it was first staged in 2012, Phyllida Lloyd’s prison-set Julius Caesar was called “gimmicky, humourless and slow” by the Telegraph and “witty, liberating and inventive... 

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support... 

Gilded Balloon launches New Town festival hub at Rose Theatre

Gilded Balloon launches New Town festival hub at Rose Theatre

Karen and Katy Koren are thrilled to announce that Gilded Balloon will expand into the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town, as they embark upon an exciting new partnership with the Ros... 

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned. 

Real-Life Man Who Behaved Badly Features in New Greenwich Comedy

Real-Life Man Who Behaved Badly Features in New Greenwich Comedy

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... 

Shoreditch Improv Festival Returns

Shoreditch Improv Festival Returns

In the last two years, improv comedy has experienced a surge of popularity around London with great new groups popping up on the scene. 

The Ferryman to transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in June

The Ferryman to transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in June

After the short run at the Royal Court Theatre sold out in just one day, Jez Butterworth’s epic, new play The Ferryman will transfer to the West End. 

The Counting House returns to the Laughing Horse’s Free Festival

The Counting House returns to the Laughing Horse’s Free Festival

For the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe free shows will return to The Counting House venue on West Nicolson Street, following a one year hiatus with the venue being programmed under a paid s... 

Winter Theatre Seat Sale - Amazing deals & offers this Christmas

Winter Theatre Seat Sale - Amazing deals & offers this Christmas

Our Winter Sale promotion is now live and we have a number of amazing deals & offers. 

Last chance to see The Dresser from just a tenner at the Duke of York’s Theatre

Last chance to see The Dresser from just a tenner at the Duke of York’s Theatre

Audiences have only six weeks left to see the critically acclaimed West End production of Sir Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser which brings together a multi award-winning cast and cr... 

A New Play, A New Studio Theatre, And A Bright Future For Greenwich

A New Play, A New Studio Theatre, And A Bright Future For Greenwich

This week Greenwich Theatre opens its eagerly awaited new studio space with the world premiere of a new play, presented in partnership with emerging company CultureClash Theatre. 

​Drolls: The Illegal Comedies Time Forgot

​Drolls: The Illegal Comedies Time Forgot

At the largest arts festival in the world, it's easy to forget that theatre wasn't always welcome in Britain. 

Staging the Unstageable with Kill The Beast’s Zoe Roberts & Natasha Hodgson

Staging the Unstageable with Kill The Beast’s Zoe Roberts & Natasha Hodgson

Macabre comedy company Kill The Beast (Peter Brook and Manchester Theatre Award winners) return to the Fringe with their 70s werewolf spectacular He Had Hairy Hands and a new 80s f... 

Agent of Influence’s Sarah Sigal on the Unusual Staying Power of Pamela More

Agent of Influence’s Sarah Sigal on the Unusual Staying Power of Pamela More

Agent of Influence: The Secret Life of Pamela More is the story of a high-society fashion journalist recruited by MI5 to facilitate the abdication of King Edward VIII. 

Fossils’ Nel Crouch: “Theatre is alive and well at the Fringe!”

Fossils’ Nel Crouch: “Theatre is alive and well at the Fringe!”

Award-winning theatre company Bucket Club are melding together playful theatre with a live techno score for Fossils, a sceptical quest for the Loch Ness Monster at the Pleasance Do... 

​How to Win a Bobby: Queer Musical How to Win Against History Scoops Award

​How to Win a Bobby: Queer Musical How to Win Against History Scoops Award

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. 

Andrew Roberts & Josh Mathieson are Dealing with Death in Children's Theatre

Andrew Roberts & Josh Mathieson are Dealing with Death in Children's Theatre

The Many Doors of Frank Feelbad is a brave and engaging work about how children and families process and communicate grief. 

The Nuclear Family Team on Creating Interactive Theatre Formats

The Nuclear Family Team on Creating Interactive Theatre Formats

Do you work well under pressure? How about life-or-death pressure? Nuclear Family gives you the chance to find out by inviting the audience to mount an enquiry about a pair of sibl... 

​Linda McLean on her Adaptation of The View From Castle Rock

​Linda McLean on her Adaptation of The View From Castle Rock

Alice Munro’s short-story collection The View from Castle Rock fictionalises the real-life history of her ancestors’ economic migration from Scotland to Canada. 

How to Win Against History's Seiriol Davies on Making a Musical

How to Win Against History's Seiriol Davies on Making a Musical

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. 

Jonny Labey & Quentin Beroud on Rediscovering Rupert Brooke for Verge of Strife

Jonny Labey & Quentin Beroud on Rediscovering Rupert Brooke for Verge of Strife

Poet Rupert Brooke is known for the patriotic poetry he wrote as World War One got under way, but most know little about the trail of broken hearts he left through Edwardian counte... 

​Paines Plough’s James Grieve & Remy Beasley on the Magic of Theatre for Teens

​Paines Plough’s James Grieve & Remy Beasley on the Magic of Theatre for Teens

I Got Superpowers for my Birthday by Katie Douglas is an action-packed fantasy adventure about the pains of growing up and learning you can shoot fire from your fingertips. 

Julia Sutherland on Prison Romance, Staging Radio, and her show Jailmates

Julia Sutherland on Prison Romance, Staging Radio, and her show Jailmates

Based on it’s performers’ real-life stand-up material, Jailmates is a love story about an unlikely couple who meet on a pen-pal website jailmates. 

Paines Plough’s George Perrin on Directing Interactive Theatre

Paines Plough’s George Perrin on Directing Interactive Theatre

If you were to list Every Brilliant Thing about life, what would you include? This is the idea behind Duncan Macmillan’s critically acclaimed play, broaching the subject of menta... 

James Wilson-Taylor's First Show About Himself: Ginger is the New Black

James Wilson-Taylor's First Show About Himself: Ginger is the New Black

The festival is a place for the taboo and James Wilson-Taylor has brought the final taboo to Edinburgh… sort of? Ginger is the New Black sets out to rebrand redheads and challeng... 

Theatre Ad Infinitum’s Nir Paldi on The Bucket List

Theatre Ad Infinitum’s Nir Paldi on The Bucket List

Theatre Ad Infinitum have become a fixture of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, having won two Stage Awards, two Argus Angels, and a Guardian Best of EdFringe. 

Breach Theatre on Teaching Dolphins how to Speak - Tank at Pleasance

Breach Theatre on Teaching Dolphins how to Speak - Tank at Pleasance


In the 1960s, NASA funded scientists set out to try and teach dolphins to speak. 

Inspector Sands’ Ben Lewis on What Really Happens in Care Homes

Inspector Sands’ Ben Lewis on What Really Happens in Care Homes

The elderly residents of a care home just off the A1 are waiting to die, some of them less quietly than others. 

A Boy Named Sue's Bertie Darrell on LGBT Erasure

A Boy Named Sue's Bertie Darrell on LGBT Erasure

When safe spaces for LGBT people are shut down, what does that mean for the communities left behind? Bertie Darrell talks to Adrian Bradley about his new play A Boy Named Sue, and ... 

Georgian Director Keti Dolidze calls for more International Theatre at the Fringe

Georgian Director Keti Dolidze calls for more International Theatre at the Fringe

The Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre has been bringing Georgian theatre to Edinburgh for nearly 20 years, filling theatres and getting critical acclaim for foreign-language theatre... 

Tarot Talk with In Tents and Purposes’ Roxy Dunn & Alys Metcalf

Tarot Talk with In Tents and Purposes’ Roxy Dunn & Alys Metcalf

Does a prophesy merely predict the future, or does it help to make it happen? New comedy drama In Tents and Purposes at the Assembly aims to find out, via time travel, Brechtian al... 

James Meehan: “Working class comics are under represented”

James Meehan: “Working class comics are under represented”

Multi award-winning comedian James Meehan wonders where all the working class comedians have gone. 

The Carer's Tom Kinninmont on Brian Cox, Shakespeare, and script executives

The Carer's Tom Kinninmont on Brian Cox, Shakespeare, and script executives

Screenwriter, producer and director Tom Kinninmont’s latest feature film, The Carer, starring Brian Cox, made its European premiere at 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival. 

Sebastian de Souza & Preston Thompson talk Kids in Love

Sebastian de Souza & Preston Thompson talk Kids in Love

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

​Interview: Sheraz Yousaf: The Pursuit of Manlyness

​Interview: Sheraz Yousaf: The Pursuit of Manlyness

Ever needed a guide to be a man? Perhaps you've read books, looked on the internet and searched for answers. 

​Brighton Insider - Dance and Physical Theatre

​Brighton Insider - Dance and Physical Theatre

Numerous award-winning companies will be joining us again at this year at Brighton Fringe in the ever astounding Dance and Physical Theatre category. 

Interview: Mostly David Ephgrave

Interview: Mostly David Ephgrave

Comedian David Ephgrave is getting straight to the point in this wonderfully innovative comedy that aims to make powerpoints more exciting than you've ever seen them before. 

Road to the Fringe - The Marlborough Theatre

Road to the Fringe - The Marlborough Theatre

A key Brighton Fringe venue, The Marlborough is located in one of the oldest public houses in the city. 

Brighton Insider: The Rialto Theatre

Brighton Insider: The Rialto Theatre

It’s the second year for the Rialto Theatre at the Brighton Fringe but it’s already gaining a reputation as a home for local talent. 

Olivier Award-nominated Les Enfants Terribles to open Greenwich festival

Olivier Award-nominated Les Enfants Terribles to open Greenwich festival

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. 

New festival launched in Brighton

New festival launched in Brighton

Expectantly waiting for the Brighton Fringe? Then we’ve got the perfect antidote. 

Lach named Associate Producer with UA and New Town Theatre for EdFringe 2016

Lach named Associate Producer with UA and New Town Theatre for EdFringe 2016

Universal Arts announced this week that they are thrilled to be bringing BBC Radio 4 star Lach on board to produce and programme shows at the New Town Theatre (96 George St) for Th... 

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Brighton Fringe has officially launched. 

Thom Southerland appointed Artistic Director of Charing Cross Theatre

Thom Southerland appointed Artistic Director of Charing Cross Theatre

Award-winning theatre director Thom Southerland has been appointed Artistic Director of London’s Charing Cross Theatre. 

Summer Days Festival Announces Peter Hook, Tom Robinson & Hugh Cornwell

Summer Days Festival Announces Peter Hook, Tom Robinson & Hugh Cornwell

Summer Days – the UK’s newest boutique music and food festival – has unveiled a trio of post-punk legends to bolster an already incredible and eclectic line-up. 

​Sarah McIntosh: 11 hours of James Plays in one day? Challenge Accepted.

​Sarah McIntosh: 11 hours of James Plays in one day? Challenge Accepted.

It’s been nearly two years since The James Plays made their considerable impression at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival and today audiences have the opportunity to spend... 

Rona Munro on Writing The James Plays: 'I was working on them all simultaneously'

Rona Munro on Writing The James Plays: 'I was working on them all simultaneously'

Rona Munro is an award-winning Scottish writer for theatre, television and radio. 

VAULT Festival Returns

VAULT Festival Returns

Since its inception in 2012 VAULT has hosted over 250 productions, from outrageous comedy acts to hard-hitting political theatre and experimental new work from Britain’s most exc... 

London Theatre Workshop relocates to Central London site

London Theatre Workshop relocates to Central London site

London Theatre Workshop has announced that after two successful years located above the Eel Brook Pub in Fulham, the company is relocating to an exciting new venue in Central Londo... 

Greenwich's New Season To Celebrate Female Theatre Makers

Greenwich's New Season To Celebrate Female Theatre Makers

Greenwich Theatre’s spring season is being themed for the first time to promote and celebrate young female theatre makers, some at the start of their careers but others already e... 

Shona McCarthy appointed as Chief Executive of Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

Shona McCarthy appointed as Chief Executive of Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

Shona McCarthy has been named as Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, filling the post Kath Mainland will vacate in March. 

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre. 

James Plays Playwright Rona Munro does Christmas at the Traverse

James Plays Playwright Rona Munro does Christmas at the Traverse

Rona Munro, writer of the three James Plays – critically acclaimed and popular with audiences at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival – has a new collaboration with Stephe... 

Steffan Alun: The Festival is Always Worth It

Steffan Alun: The Festival is Always Worth It

Stand Up Steffan Alun has a fair few things to say about stepping up to stand up at the Free Fringe. 

​‘You can get away with anything dressed as Thatcher’ - Matt Tedford on inhabiting the Iron Lady for Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

​‘You can get away with anything dressed as Thatcher’ - Matt Tedford on inhabiting the Iron Lady for Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

Matt Tedford’s drag incarnation as Margaret Thatcher started life as a simple Halloween joke but has since taken on a bit of a life of her own, winning him Best Male Performer at... 

'Wreaking havoc on the interactive whiteboard' - Richard O'Brien's Free For All

'Wreaking havoc on the interactive whiteboard' - Richard O'Brien's Free For All

Richard O'Brien is the author of several plays and four books of poetry. 

‘We just ran up and down the Royal Mile shouting at people’ - The IdeasTap Underbelly and Les Enfant Terribles Award Winners’ Panel

‘We just ran up and down the Royal Mile shouting at people’ - The IdeasTap Underbelly and Les Enfant Terribles Award Winners’ Panel

The Fringe can be a tough place for emerging talent, struggling to be heard over the crowd. 

Clout Theatre, Superbolt Theatre and Tooth+Nail: The Lecoq Theatre Panel

Clout Theatre, Superbolt Theatre and Tooth+Nail: The Lecoq Theatre Panel

L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris is one of the world's most influential theatre schools. 

How to Market a Fringe Show - Broadway Baby Breakfast with Pete Shaw

How to Market a Fringe Show - Broadway Baby Breakfast with Pete Shaw

Special guest Pete Shaw, Publisher of Broadway Baby, joins James T Harding and Grace Knight for ice cream and the second episode of Broadway Baby Breakfast. 

‘The Festival is Like Nothing Else’: Meet Shane Robson from Hedwig and the Angry Inch

‘The Festival is Like Nothing Else’: Meet Shane Robson from Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell’s rock opera, has passionate, protective fans. 

‘Did you All Come in the One Car?’ - Worbey and Farrell Interview

‘Did you All Come in the One Car?’ - Worbey and Farrell Interview

Four-handed piano duo Worbey and Farrell (that’s two hands each, silly) have been wowing audiences with their unique blend of pianistic skill and peerless patter for nearly a dec... 

​Mad Scientist Academy: Interactive Children’s Theatre at Boxsmall Festival

​Mad Scientist Academy: Interactive Children’s Theatre at Boxsmall Festival

Mix ‘N’ Pick Theatre is reinventing the rooftops of Princes Mall this summer with the Boxsmall Festival, providing fun-packed interactive theatre shows for children every half ... 

Roll Up Roll Up for the Premiere Most Grand of Broadway Baby Breakfast with James T Harding and Grace C Knight

Roll Up Roll Up for the Premiere Most Grand of Broadway Baby Breakfast with James T Harding and Grace C Knight

Join Broadway Baby Features Team James T Harding and Grace C Knight for the very first ever of all time Broadway Baby Breakfast. 

The Poets are Coming: Carys ‘Matic’ Jones

The Poets are Coming: Carys ‘Matic’ Jones

Well-travelled poet Carys ‘Matic’ Jones brings Professional Nomad: What Happens When a Gap Year Becomes a Gap Decade? to Clerk's Bar this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Harry Giles

The Poets are Coming: Harry Giles

Poet and performer Harry Giles, of former Guardian Best-of-the-Fringe fame, is bringing his new show Drone to Summerhall with the SHIFT/ collective this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Stan Skinny

The Poets are Coming: Stan Skinny

Poet Stan Skinny brings Love Poems For The Feint Hearted to the PBH Free Frnge this year. 

The Fringe Incubator: Why Greenwich Theatre Supports EdFest.

The Fringe Incubator: Why Greenwich Theatre Supports EdFest.

Greenwich Theatre has a long and successful association with the Edinburgh Fringe, but why does a London Theatre have such a keen interest in a festival hundreds of miles away from... 

The Poets are Coming: Ben Norris

The Poets are Coming: Ben Norris

In the first of Broadway Baby's The Poets are Coming series, Ben Norris tells us about his one-man show The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Family, a look at fathers and sons thro... 

The Poets are Coming: Ali Maloney

The Poets are Coming: Ali Maloney

Ali Maloney of the SHIFT/ collective tells us about HYDRONOMICON, his tentacle-related spoken-word show at Summerhall this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Andrew Blair (and Ross McCleary)

The Poets are Coming: Andrew Blair (and Ross McCleary)

Andrew Blair gives Broadway Baby a taste of his spoken-word show This is Poetry with Ross McCleary, an exploration of fictional Edinburgh not at all based on the film Troll 2. 

The Poets are Coming: Agnes Török

The Poets are Coming: Agnes Török

TED talk-giver Agnes Török gives us a tantalising preview of her spoken-word show If You're Happy and You Know It – Take This Survey, which is set to premiere&nb... 

The Poets are Coming: Matthew Harvey

The Poets are Coming: Matthew Harvey

Matthew Harvey is bringing his stand-up poetry show Matthew Havey is... Dangerman! to the Fringe all the way from New Zealand.  

The Poets are Coming: Tina Sederholm

The Poets are Coming: Tina Sederholm

Slam champion and Fringe veteran Tina Sederholm is bringing The Good Delusion to the Banshee Labyrinth this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Sophia Walker

The Poets are Coming: Sophia Walker

Broadway Baby favourite Sophia Walker has won Best Spoken Word Show for two years running. 

The Poets are Coming: Mike Galsworthy

The Poets are Coming: Mike Galsworthy

Scientist Mike Galsworthy is doing something rather different at Clerk's Bar this Fringe... 

The Poets are Coming: Alex Marsh

The Poets are Coming: Alex Marsh

Fig leaves, female figures and chocolate cake will feature heavily in poet Alex Marsh's Fringe. 

The Poets are Coming: Dan Simpson

The Poets are Coming: Dan Simpson

Dan Simpson is doing six shows at the Fringe this year. Six. Did I mention he's doing SIX SHOWS?  

The Poets are Coming: Harry Baker

The Poets are Coming: Harry Baker

Six months after his first poetry collection is published, world slam champion Harry Baker is heading to the Fringe with Harry Baker - The Sunshine Kid. 

The Poets are Coming: Matthew Macdonald

The Poets are Coming: Matthew Macdonald

Edinburgh man Matthew Macdonald brings Something Wicked This Way Comes to the Fringe this August, following his debut with Who Are Your People? last year. 

The Poets are Coming: Colin Bramwell

The Poets are Coming: Colin Bramwell

Hairy poet and impro pianist Colin Bramwell brings his debut solo show Scale to the Pilgrim this Fringe. Expect Highlands kitsch without the kitsch. 

The Poets are Coming: David Lee Morgan

The Poets are Coming: David Lee Morgan

BBC Slam champion David Lee Morgan is Building God at the Banshee Labyrinth this Fringe with a show about the great revolutions of history. 

The Poets are Coming: Sara Hirsch

The Poets are Coming: Sara Hirsch

Loud Poet Sara Hirsch is bringing her debut spoken-word show, How Was It For You?, up to Clerk's Bar this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Max Scratchmann

The Poets are Coming: Max Scratchmann

Poet Max Scratchmann will star alongside Alec Beattie in Edinburgh in the Shadows this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Rachel Amey

The Poets are Coming: Rachel Amey

Scottish poet Rachel Amey is set to perform Peacock Blue as part of the SHIFT/ collective at Summerhall this August. 

The Poets are Coming: Gerard Logan

The Poets are Coming: Gerard Logan

Gerard Logan will be performing in three spoken-word shows this Fringe, two based on the work of Oscar Wilde and one on Shakespeare's "The Rape of Lucrece". 

The Poets are Coming: Colin McGuire

The Poets are Coming: Colin McGuire

Glaswegian-born poet Colin McGuire is set to debut his first solo show, The Wake Up Call, themed around sleep and sexuiality. 

Glasgow: Arches LIVE festival to present self-help theme this October

Glasgow: Arches LIVE festival to present self-help theme this October

Arches LIVE, the annual festival of new performances and artwork by some of Scotland’s most exciting creative talent returns to Glasgow’s The Arches this October. 

Broadway Baby adopts the principles of the Theatre Charter

Broadway Baby adopts the principles of the Theatre Charter

The UK’s largest reviewer of live arts performance, Broadway Baby, has come out in support of the Theatre Charter – a campaign for good behaviour in UK theatres. 

The Alexandra Spencer-Jones Extended Interview

The Alexandra Spencer-Jones Extended Interview

Director Alexandra Spencer-Jones of Action to the Word made her name with her all-male production A Clockwork Orange, currently touring with Glynis Henderson Productions. 

The Lucy Porter and Marilyn Imrie Extended Interview

The Lucy Porter and Marilyn Imrie Extended Interview

Comedian Lucy Porter’s first foray into theatre, The Fair Intellectual Club, plays at the Assembly Rooms this August. 

The Rob Harris Extended Interview

The Rob Harris Extended Interview

Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story was the first show to win a coveted Broadway Baby Bobby Award this Fringe. 

The Miles Allen Three Minute Interview

The Miles Allen Three Minute Interview

Miles Allen is the star of One Man Breaking Bad, a solo show which ambitiously retells all of Breaking Bad in sixty minutes - that's just under one minute per episode. 

The Chris Dolan Extended Interview

The Chris Dolan Extended Interview

Chris Dolan is a Fringe First-winning writer, whose Scottish Independence-themed play The Pitiless Storm runs at the Assembly Rooms until the end of August starring David Hayman. 

The Les Enfants Terribles Extended Interview

The Les Enfants Terribles Extended Interview

Oliver Lansley (artistic director) and James Seager (associate producer) are the masterminds behind Les Enfants Terribles, a theatre company now in its thirteenth year at the Fring... 

The withWings Extended Interview

The withWings Extended Interview

withWings Theatre Company's The Duck Pond, a music and physical theatre-heavy adaptation of Swan Lake, has enjoyed a sell-out run at the Bedlam Theatre so far this August. 

The Stephanie Dale Three Minute Interview

The Stephanie Dale Three Minute Interview

Stephanie Dale is a playwright with work produced by BBC Radio 4 and Birmingham REP among others. 

The Sophia Walker Extended Interview

The Sophia Walker Extended Interview

Sophia Walker is the reigning BBC Slam champion and winner of multiple awards for her spoken-word show Around the World in Eight Mistakes. 

BB Radio: Casual Violence Extended Interview

BB Radio: Casual Violence Extended Interview

Casual Violence are a five-man comedy sketch troupe who have been performing sketch comedy at the Fringe since 2010, this year bringing the comedy play The Great Fire of Nostril to... 

The Dag Andersson and Tove Sahlin Three Minute Interview

The Dag Andersson and Tove Sahlin Three Minute Interview

Dag Andersson and Tove Sahlin are a real-life couple and the artistic directors of Shake it Collaborations, a Swedish performance company examining body and identity politics. 

The Steve Green Extended Interview

The Steve Green Extended Interview

Steve Green is the artistic director of Fourth Monkey Theatre company, which this year brings five productions to the Fringe including Alice, a site-specific adaptation of the Lewi... 

The Scott Wings Three Minute Interview

The Scott Wings Three Minute Interview

2013 Performance Poetry World Cup Champion Scott Wings, part of the Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Company in Brisbane, is performing his one-man spoken word/physical theatre Icarus F... 

The 17 Zaniest Names for Theatre Production Companies at #EdFringe 2014

The 17 Zaniest Names for Theatre Production Companies at #EdFringe 2014

Who isn't a sucker for a good production company name? That's right - no one. 

The Alex Brockie Three Minute Interview

The Alex Brockie Three Minute Interview

Alex Brockie is a midlands-based theatre maker whose play about a Mexican-wrestling star fallen on hard times, El Británico, is coming to theSpace this August. 

The Lewis Ironside Three Minute Interview

The Lewis Ironside Three Minute Interview

Lewis Ironside is the director of Shit-faced Shakespeare, everyone's favourite inebriated classical theatre series, returning to the Fringe for the fifth year with a run at the Und... 

The Sam O'Rourke Three Minute Interview

The Sam O'Rourke Three Minute Interview

Sam O’Rourke is co-writer and co-director of Much Ado About Zombies, a play coming to theSpace this August that. 

The Andrew J Davies Three Minute Interview

The Andrew J Davies Three Minute Interview

Andrew J Davies is the writer and producer of What A Gay Play, a shamelessly raunchy play about a group of gay friends playing at C venues this August. 

The Patrick Wilde Extended Interview

The Patrick Wilde Extended Interview

Patrick Wilde is a writer and director who's been a formative influence in British gay theatre since his What’s Wrong With Angry? was first mounted in 90s London. 

Feelgood Fringe Stories: David O'Doherty & The Caravan on the Cobbles

Feelgood Fringe Stories: David O'Doherty & The Caravan on the Cobbles

Comedian David O'Doherty will host a one-off gig tomorrow to pay the temporary theatre license fee for his friend’s site-specific comedy horror show in a six-seater caravan. 

The Jack Holden Three Minute Interview

The Jack Holden Three Minute Interview

Best known for playing Albert in the National Theatre's War Horse, actor Jack Holden is about to star in Awkward Conversations With Animals I've F*cked, Rob Hayes's new play about ... 

The Laura Witz Three Minute Interview

The Laura Witz Three Minute Interview

Laura Witz founded the Edinburgh-based Charlotte Productions in 2009 and has since brought numerous plays about female history to the Fringe, including 2012’s Miss Marchbanks. 

The MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne Three Minute Interview

The MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne Three Minute Interview

MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne are two delightful queens bringing fermented realness from New York to Edinburgh this August for a late-night run at The Laughing Horse. 

The Julie Ford Three Minute Interview

The Julie Ford Three Minute Interview

A finalist at the Windsor Fringe Drama Festival, Julie Ford is preparing to premiere her new play, Totally Devoted, at theSpace this Fringe. 

The Ben Fairey Three Minute Interview

The Ben Fairey Three Minute Interview

Musician, comedian and actor Ben Fairey, known for his acting roles in Channel 4’s 
Random Acts and 
M. 

The Story Pocket Theatre Three Minute Interview

The Story Pocket Theatre Three Minute Interview

Family-friendly Story Pocket Theatre is a new company bringing Arabian Nights to the Edinburgh Fringe. Pete Shaw grabbed a moment of their rehearsal period to ask some questions. 

The Green Stag Theatre Company Three Minute Interview

The Green Stag Theatre Company Three Minute Interview

The Edinburgh Fringe has more than its fair share of household-name comedians and high profile actors generating many column inches in the press, but at the heart of the festival a...