The Brighton Academy (TBA) Performing Arts Degree Showcase.
ʞɔǝɥ ←flippin' heck! Witness a pun Goliath in person, as Darren Walsh brings his 8ft frame and award winning act to the theatre.
The Brighton Academy (TBA) Musical Theatre Degree Showcase.
Now in its 15th year - Leicester Square Theatre’s showcase for the UK's best up & coming New Comedians.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Ireland's Queens of Comedy are back with their brand new show, Girls World Tour.
Described as ‘the funniest dad on Instagram’, stand-up comedian George Lewis has racked up hundreds of millions of views for his hilarious online sketches ab…
The five star musical that shook 2019 is back! “One of the strongest shows the Royal Court has produced” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Liverpool Echo &…
The five star musical that shook 2019 is back! “One of the strongest shows the Royal Court has produced” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Liverpool Echo &…
Olivier nominated Rachel Tucker is famed for her powerhouse performance that “leaves no roof intact!” Her Irish charm will immediately put you at ease as she…
“Spewed from our country, forgotten, bound to the dark edge of the earth…”Thomas Barrett, aged 17.
“Spewed from our country, forgotten, bound to the dark edge of the earth…”Thomas Barrett, aged 17.
Edinburgh chamber choir Cadenza, under director Timothy Coleman, performs its ever-popular Fringe concert in the wonderful setting of Greyfriars Kirk.
Step into the uproarious world of Pitch It Good, where laughter meets lunacy in a show unlike any other.
‘Raw energy and a modern young twist’ (Celtic Music Radio).
Scotland’s queen of comedy, Fern Brady (Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, The Last Leg), is back on tour with a brand-new show.
Pick of the Fringe returns for a 12th year, presenting a unique and unforgettable way to entertain clients, colleagues and friends at the festival.
Finalists battle it out to take the crown in the climactic stage of the UK’s most prestigious comedy newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcases around the UK and …
Don’t miss the ultimate late-night comedy extravaganza! Join us for different line-ups every night, with known faces and new acts – all broadcast LIVE on ITVX.
PBJ presents some of the best up-and-coming and established stand-up talent at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Book now to avoid disappointment!
To live longer we should avoid smoking and fast food.
The visionary behind the viral short film The Director – Work At Home (viewed in excess of a dozen times in four years) and champion of off-off-off-off-off-off Broadyway, The Dir…
You Heard Me is for anyone who has been underestimated, or told to shut up.
A rollercoaster ride through modern and post-modern musicals, rock opera, epics, jukebox theatre and the latest hit shows.
There’s a room in the Tate where the goths go/ And solitary men of the cloth know/ That there they can tune/ Into black on maroon/ And swoon in the gloom of a Rothko.
‘Should I hand in my notice?’ A question that resonates with every teacher, and Rachel is no exception.
Serge has bought a painting.
A journey through the golden age of musical theatre.
August 1815.
You’re only as good as your worst day.
Produced by Dance Base, Fringe Fragments is a new pitching platform showcasing dance talent from around the world.
How many lies have you told today? The average person lies twice a day – but then, they could be… This is an age of mendacity, where politicians lie, and the media spins half-t…
After being fired by his captain, Sharkbait Mulligan finds himself with just the clothes on his back and the rum on his back.
The funniest dad on Instagram has racked up hundreds of millions of views online.
When it comes to relationships, Shinanne is all about the D.
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…
An opportunity to see behind the studio doors of four local artists and makers.
Nil penna sed usus – not the pen itself, but the skill in using it.
Little Companion Art Troupe of China Welfare Institute Children’s Palace was established in 1955 by Madame Soong Ching Ling, the late Honorary President of People’s Republic of Chi…
Mr John Winner has been found dead in his house in Morningside on the first anniversary of his huge lottery win.
Work as a group to bring ensemble musical theatre numbers to life.
June Tuesday and Maria Pollard are the best unstable, hot, bi stand-up comedians to come out of Wales and possibly the world.
‘They come over here.
Leith Comedy Festival showcases the funniest comedians on the Fringe at the iconic Biscuit Factory in Leith.
Join Scottish supermodel Eunice Olumide MBE as she discusses everything you want to know about the fashion industry – do’s and don’ts, sustainability, greenwashing, brands gone r…
Are intrusive thoughts funny? No… but also, yes.
A huge gala show with all proceeds going to the Sepsis Trust, celebrating 20 years of the Laughing Horse’s Free Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Winner of the Neurodiverse Review Disability Champions Award 2023, Mark brings his debut show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
At Come to Mommy nothing is off the table! Having a problem at work? A tiff with your spouse? Did you commit arson? No matter the problem, you can always Come to Mommy, hosted by G…
Mariah Girouard is not a Good Girl.
Salam, y’all! Arsalan Akhavan’s funny and uplifting one-man show interweaves myths from the Persian Book of Kings (Shahnameh) with true-life stories about growing up Iranian in the…
The Bristol Revunions are back at the Edinburgh Fringe for 2024, and we’ve got some incredible new recipes! We’ll be chopping, stirring, kneading and boiling to serve you some deli…
Sikisa brings her new work in progress show to the Fringe, exploring the things we do to escape.
Reeling in the midst of a family tragedy, Cleo Harris sits in a hospital waiting room recounting the key events and core relationships in her life that led to such a lonely and aim…
A compelling, humorous and poignant play that explores the intimate and often complex relationship between girls and their shared experiences in the bathroom.
Through haunting original music and rich spoken word, an actor-musician band deliver a feminist retelling of Mary Queen of Scots’ story.
It’s Tibby’s 25th birthday and she is throwing a big party: after years, her friends from uni are coming together — and they are all doing better than her.
The long walk home.
A collage style devised work exploring the (potential) collapse of the Anthropocene, this personal meditation on the climate crisis explores the beauty and inevitability of imperma…
A hilarious musical comedy about a cherished family-run hairdressing salon in Essex.
In 2012, two girls stabbed their friend 19 times at Slenderman’s instruction.
Comedians’ Choice Award-winner Joz Norris has completed his life’s work, and he’s finally ready to unveil it to the world.
Her husband’s affair changed everything.
Park yourself behind the counter and take stock during this heartfelt devised comedy.
Rhiannon has always been a good girl: obliging, pretty, and eager to please.
Edward (never Ted) has delivered his talk on speed awareness 2,191 times over the last 10 years.
From Hillsborough to Grenfell, the Anti-Apartheid Movement to the Miners’ Strike, hear the inspiring tales of 30 years of social justice campaigns.
War! What’s it good for? Lesbians, apparently… This tragi-comedy follows the relationships between four queer women anticipating the end of the war in a bomb shelter turned bac…
Following the success of last year’s show, Michael will again open his three-story Georgian townhouse to visitors for a limited period.
Endeavour Chorus plus Go Forth.
Chaos Theory specialises in sketch, character and general off-the-wall comedy.
Paradigms contemporary painting exhibition features vibrant new work from four Edinburgh-based women artists.
A unique space hosted by Hope City Church nestled in the South Gyle Industrial Estate.
There will be playing of traditional music, melding with Chinese youth vocals, dancing and Henan opera. We will make waves of Chinese art.
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 …
Straightforward hard-swinging string-led early jazz with a unique drummerless line-up evoking a collective spirit reminiscent of pre-war jazz.
Philip Contini is back with his acclaimed singing show celebrating Dean Martin: Italian-American singer, actor, comedian, recording artist, television star, King of Cool.
You can’t search Google for poetry: it’s true! Every word you search for on Google is auctioned to the highest bidder, but it’s the commercial rather than poetic value of the…
Great songs of the 70s from James Taylor, Carole King, John Denver, Don McLean and many more from the singer/songwriter era.
One in five adults in the UK have hearing loss, which can result in difficulty following conversations and social withdrawal.
Fresh from performing across Malmo and Copenhagen during this year’s Eurovision, Liverpool’s Over the Water Show Choir bring their set of chorally innovative Eurovision classics fr…
Experience Queen’s legendary hits in this electrifying jukebox musical comedy.
On New Year’s Eve on Sydney Harbour the lives of Claire and Elisabeth collide.
We’ll take you on a one-of-a-kind, astronomer-led, immersive planetarium journey from our planet to the farthest reaches of the Solar System.
In 1926, radium was a miracle cure and luminous watches the latest rage – until the girls that painted them began to fall desperately ill with a mysterious disease.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Outstanding Performance of a Solo Show (NY Innovative Theatre Award Nomination).
Pub Choir is low-key a big deal in Australia, but we realise that counts for nothing because it’s so far away! So here we are, flying around the world to prove our point: everybody…
Shanghai Yuguo Students’ Art Troupe aims to develop youngsters’ artistic accomplishments.
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…
Six affluent socialites convene for a night of excess in a luxurious Edinburgh penthouse.
The Grumpy Magicians present: Now You See It, Now You Don’t.
Agatha Mystery’s The Rat-Trap makes its Fringe debut! But will it be curtains for the show when an actor is gruesomely murdered? Award-winning mystery maestros Highly Suspect ret…
Outdoor 360° wrap-around street art exhibition at Quality Yard in Leith.
$65 billion USD worth of art was sold last year, yet 95% of artists can’t make a living.
You’re at risk of identity theft! Unless you come to this very informative, interactive, luxury seminar in which I, Bernadette (Agnes Carrington), invite you to experience the extr…
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe.
Celebrated magician and storytelling comedian, Chris Cook hosts an evening of magic, games and mischief.
When a 30-something actress is suddenly aged-out of the industry, she undergoes a wildly unconventional spa treatment to get her old life back.
A funeral you can’t keep your inappropriate self from laughing through: this one-person show is a love letter to the humiliating experience of becoming a grown up, and the way gr…
The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at the Fringe for 20 years, an annual selection of the best in stand-up comedy in Edinburgh.
Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian with a secret.
This small yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique and original jewellery designs from 30 independent designers across the globe including local emerging talen…
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue, Chortle Awards 2023 and 2024, welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2024! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barr…
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
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The award-winning comedy trio Bad Clowns are putting on a night of the best comedy acts from this year’s festival every Friday and Saturday of the Fringe, and you’re invited!
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
A story of empowerment through vulnerability.
Based on writer-performer Sam Ipema’s life, Dear Annie, I Hate You is the story of Sam and her brain aneurysm, Annie.
Herstory, ancestry and f*ckupery - it’s all in the making of show.
Star of Netflix stand-up special Kavin Jay: Everybody Calm Down! makes his Fringe debut with a brand-new show about the worst part of bad news: what will your family say? Big laugh…
‘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.
The best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the Scottish comedy circuit, plus guests.
A hilarious and heartfelt musical that tackles modern love in all its forms.
One of the UK’s best-known celebrity entertainers over the last 40 years brings his first Fringe full run after a series of sell-out shows last year.
Emmy® award winner Jacki Thrapp teaches you how to sell out your Fringe show in an immersive pyramid scheme parody paired with a side of manipulation and capitalism in this once-i…
Welcome to Yuan (Serendipity): stories encapsulating love, loss, joy and resilience.
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 12th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across the Fringe.
Morag’s death left a silence in her place.
What do you do when you hate the guy you’re dating, but he only has one eye? What do you stare at when sitting across from an old person whose eyes are constantly dripping in a way…
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 12th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across the Fringe.
After the success of last year’s inaugural event, we return, bigger and better.
A teacher’s magical seaside summer holiday is interrupted by an enthusiastic stowaway, Platypus.
‘It was my nemesis, I hated Croydon with a real vengeance.
An Alice in Wonderland parody magic show! Come be part of the magic! Las Vegas magician Jordan Rooks combines magic, comedy and storytelling into an unforgettable time! Jordan’s un…
Leicester Comedy Award nominee, Amused Moose Award shortlist-ee and double Pegasus Comedy Award win-ee, Adele has a year of new ideas to share.
Nominated for Best Production at Dublin Fringe Festival 2023, You’re Needy (sounds frustrating) is a site-specific piece for one audience member about a woman’s retreat from everyd…
‘Highly original’ **** (StageRaw.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone is welcome.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
We are proud to present the group show of Ukrainian artists.
Lifelong goody-two-shoes Titi Lee is breaking all the rules, and you are invited.
Comedy panel show where top comics answer the daft questions you choose on our exclusive app, and take on stand-up challenges that test their comedy muscles.
The Good the Bad and the Irish has been performing at the Fringe for the last 14 years! We’re the original Irish comedy show with regular weekly clubs in Edinburgh and many sellout…
The perfect way to start and end your Fringe day with late and afternoon shows consisting of a revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming stand-up comedians from a…
After losing wife Mina to a sudden accident, Gyujin suffers from memories of his wife that remain throughout the house.
Dive into Dragonory, the captivating family show at the Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by the charismatic George.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe, for all the family to enjoy together.
‘Choosing sperm is weird.
Catherine Cohen is back.
Half-Brit comedian Jane Mumford was born and raised in Switzerland.
You are cordially invited.
Skins actress Megan Prescott – aka Katie F*cking Fitch – writes and stars in her debut solo show.
Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! The same spirited show hosted by Kyle Legacy but with all-new faces sharing their best drunken comedic tales! …
Chapman’s debut play isn’t just genuine; it is brutally real.
Madeleine is pretty much the worst sixteen year old you can meet.
When Rob was 12, they attempted a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their Grandma.
This time you’ve really crossed the line.
Fifth year on the Fringe! Join our comics as they battle it out, creating comedy from any thought you have.
Following on from it’s success in previous years, this delightful, funny show returns with a revolving line-up of the best and up-and-coming female comedians from around Edinburgh …
In a new show about the dark truths lurking in the dance and fitness world, Aging Ballerina finds herself tumbling down a body-dysmorphic rabbit hole at her Hollywood audition for …
Shiny Things is a comedy variety show hosted by a delightful and mischievous duo, presenting guest acts performing improv, character and stand-up, as well as audience prizes, and a…
An emotionally raw blend of memoir and song, Tracey Yarad’s All These Pretty Things is a phoenix rising from the ashes story, taking the audience from Australia and the fallout o…
Can you help me with this audition? It won’t take long.
After a seven-year hiatus from the Fringe, Trygve Wakenshaw returns with his new hilarious mime-clown-comedy show.
Jake and Liv deserve the world.
Stunning magic.
You know those people who tell you to aim for the moon and you’ll land on the stars? Yeah, those people are a**holes.
‘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…
55 years; a lonely speck, time off in lieu and a weekend in Tuscany.
A one-woman show about grief, self-discovery, a cow named Madonna and Delta Goodrem.
After two smash-hit, sell-out runs, Chloe Petts returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new show… and this time she’s getting personal.
You learn it young.
Sophie and Leigh are Daddy’s Girls on the loose.
Sixty minutes of hilarious fast-paced interactive science theatre for the whole family featuring real robots, AI, and laughs.
Chantelle Duprée always dreamed of becoming a star! From her “humble” upbringing in an American mid-western town, she decides to travel across the pond to perform a one-woman show…
Following her sell-out run Growing Old Disgracefully, Jojo’s back older and more disgraceful, now ridiculing and rejoicing the role of motherhood.
At Bet On It Youth Theatre, aspiring actors will do anything to climb the ladder of success.
The 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee and winner of the Malcom Hardee Award for Comic Originality returns with a brand new show! After the huge success of his 2023 Phil…
The search for comedy’s next big star continues as contestants battle for a place in the grand final of the UK’s biggest newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcase…
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Irishman Andrew Ryan is finally living the life he always thought he would.
Armed with a dry charm, Bronwyn brings her solo debut to Edinburgh.
Charlie played by the rules, married the right woman, took the right job.
Smash-hit, one-woman show from the award-winning Det Andre Teatret is coming to Edinburgh! Nominated for Best Theatre Play by the prestigious Hedda award.
This feral equine fantasia follows 11-year-old Audrey who is telepathically linked to all the other horse-girls in the world.
Being of service can be a wonderful thing.
A line-up show starring the top three acts from the 2023 edition of So You Think You’re Funny? The UK’s biggest new comedy competition, with Samira Banks, Christopher Donovan and L…
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So many comedians, so little time! In this unmissable Fringe institution, 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase, hoste…
Confronted with her fear of being unlovable and forever misunderstood an overly self-aware comedian puts together the biggest show of her life.
Simon and Aaron are Plastic Jeezus, an award-winning, ukulele-pluckin’, deadpan comedy duo performing hilarious (and often surreal) songs and stories, in their own straight-faced w…
Take a bunch of tuneful strangers.
Mumbai-based global stand-up star Rahul Subramanian makes his Edinburgh debut.
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 …
A second show has hit Paddy Young.
The “most dangerous man in comedy” is back at the Fringe with some games and more multimedia nonsense.
Best Show Nominee, Edinburgh Comedy Awards and Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Sara Barron (Would I Lie to You?; Live at the Apollo) has a new show that’s fierce, savage and other adjectives from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Be inspired by stories of collaboration, creativity and rebellion.
“Remember - your life is over when you become a parent.
Get ready for an unmissable show that pulses with the soaring adrenaline of a first crush and feels like the best pop concert you’ve never been to…Meet Edna: she’s 14, she’…
Binge on the Edinburgh Fringe without leaving London! The UK’s leading comedy website, Chortle, presents a jam-packed bill of 28 comedy and variety acts headi…
Direct from its critically acclaimed sold-out New York premiere, this sharp new comedy reminds us that with great obsession comes great heartache.
What if you could see music? Award-winning concert pianist and inventor Larkhall takes us on a virtuoso multi-sensory journey.
Hugely anticipated hour of stand up from the Scottish viral sensation who's amassed over 45 million views online.
Songs for Slutty Girls explores the ecstasy, pain, and hilarity of sex through a year in the life of one woman, represented by four aspects of her personality: Heart, Gut, Head and…
Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth…
Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth…
It’s gonna be a little bit dramatic… Get in, loser, Mean Girls is going to London.
After a sold-out UK and Ireland tour, “The Good Women” returns to London for Pridemonth.
Back for 2023! A great day out for art lovers.
Close Enough Barbershop Quartet won Best Small Vocal Ensemble in 2022 and 2023 in Buxton for their ‘witty repartee’ and ‘vocal acrobatics’.
The High Seas, 1705.
Join AFLO.
Sophie (So You Think You’re Funny 2023 - Finalist Funny Women 2023 - Semi-Finalist) and Leigh (BBC New Comedy Regional Showcase & Live at the Queer Comedy Club for FrootTV) are Dad…
Three friends, a €100,000 piece of art, and late-20s friendship (in all its humour and madness).
Speak Up! Act Out! in collaboration with Brighton Fringe Academy, are excited to announce an Introduction to Forum Theatre workshop, on May 27th.
Staying true to yourself and your beliefs in a complex world can be tricky.
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…
The year is 1916.
Leicester Comedy Festival Award Nominee Jon Hipkiss returns to the Brighton Fringe for the first time in five years with the show that was among one of the best audience reviewed s…
This time you’ve really crossed the line.
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2023 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.
My BF Wouldn’t Buy A Stupid Window (Why I Did and Don’t Regret It) is a brand new, gay rom-com about a neurodivergent queer man and his obsession over a window found in a thrift sa…
My BF Wouldn’t Buy A Stupid Window (Why I Did and Don’t Regret It) is a brand new, gay rom-com about a neurodivergent queer man and his obsession over a window found in a thrift sa…
JERRY’S GIRLS celebrates the life and legacy of legendary award-winning Broadway composer Jerry Herman.
Ten years after a horrible crime tore them apart, two lovers reunite at the worst time.
Madeleine is pretty much the worst sixteen year old you can meet.
JoeJas is bringing his brain child Fat Llama to Brighton fringe for a fun night of genre bending! JoeJas started Fat Llama 2014 and the events portion in 2016 because he felt there…
Join Brighton Fringe for our first ever shorts programme, Fringe Flicks.
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…
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An interactive solo performance about failure, feeling like an idiot and music, by Rachel Blackman and her creative team.
By popular demand Caspar Thomas returns with last year’s successful magic show.
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’…
In their seminal 1969 essay, Art After Philosophy, Joseph Kosuth declared the culmination of traditional art-historical dialogue.
EEEEEEeeek! Experimental Performance Cabaret ‘Things That Go Eeek in The Night’ is coming from London to Brighton Fringe !!!!!!! A night of risky silly stupid sexy performance by…
This original post-dramatic showcase is united with trauma, twisted humour, and a cardinal sense of unease.
Join Chichester Festival Theatre as part of our Life After Fringe series, highlighting development opportunities post-Fringe.
An unnerving triple bill showcase for anyone seeking quality discomfort, full of absurdist, post-modern theatricality.
See You In Hell poses the question, “What happens to the manic pixie dream teen when they grow up?”.
Emma was having the time of her life.
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.
My name’s Bernadette, and let me start by saying you are under siege: it’s high time you started taking Identity Theft seriously.
Winners of 2022’s South Coast Comedian of the Year, Simon & Aaron are Plastic Jeezus - a deadpan, ukulele-totin’ musical comedy duo.
From the creators of Big Zeus Energy (nominated for Best Debut Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023, sellout Edinburgh Fringe 2023) a new work in progress show that may or may not b…
Join the team from World Fringe and National Rural Touring Forum to find out what’s next for you post-Fringe.
Triple Threat is a split bill divided by 3 with Monica, Aisha and Anais making jokes about their experiences living in London as hot immigrant girlies.
Solo again, Britain’s most celebrated clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay’s ‘Phoenix Nights’ returns with his brand new hilarious one-man s…
Solo again, Britain’s most celebrated clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay’s ‘Phoenix Nights’ returns with his brand new hilarious…
Welcome to Sex Academy Open Day.
A tiny margin of error causes a future time traveller to end up in the present day and, as they await recovery, we learn about what brought them here – as well as the events that…
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and host of the cult-hit podcast, They Like to Watch, Sara Barron has a new show that’s fierce, savage and other adjectives from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Come to The Ledward Centre for an hour of networking with the Brighton Fringe team, artists and participants.
You Can Call It Confirmation Bias is a performance about how fortune-telling miracle fish and trees that look like women’s legs helped us to predict the future.
You Belong Here With Me, My Darling is a show about belonging.
Come to the North Laine pub (Wiff Waff area) for an hour of networking with the Brighton Fringe team, artists and participants.
Discover Middle Earth as you’ve never seen it before as drag and cabaret superstars put their own unique take on some of the most beloved characters from Tolkein’s epic fantasy fra…
Beach Box presents an exciting line up of Sauna Rituals & events, featuring special guests to expertly guide you in a thermal journey.
London stabbings 2017.
Just turned 40, sober as a judge, with a new baby.
This debut show weaves together the insightful storytelling of David Sedaris and the clever stand-up of John Mulaney, welcoming you to the world of Renata, a non-native speaker bol…
Join up-and-coming tall and skinny comedian Ed Mulvey as he performs his latest routines, packed with joke-dense intelligent filth.
Original Lineups full of the best up-and-coming Brighton’s solo, duos and full bands acts.
‘Chaos’ by Laura Lomas A boy brings another boy flowers.
The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 16 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Art by Yasmine Reza is a comedy focusing on a group of three friends, whose close friendship is tested and challenged by a painting.
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.
A revolving line-up of some of the best established and up-and-coming comedians from the Fringe and around Brighton in a late afternoon show full of fun and laughter.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
Time for you, coffee, cake and chat.
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Brighton Fringe! This show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastical…
Winner of the ND Review Disability Champions Award and the Amateo Award 2022 brings his debut show to LCF.
In a world where 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone FGM and where labiaplasty is the fastest growing form of cosmetic surgery in the UK, most people don’t rec…
You don’t get many second chances in life.
A selection of recitals: Friday 3rd May, 7.
Playing a dynamic mix of classic and contemporary soul ‘n’ funk, South Coast Soul Revue is a hi-energy eight-piece with two dynamic lead singers, a pulsating rhythm section and…
It’s the 1960s, the world is changing.
As we sit in the Camden People’s Theatre, a performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is taking place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, at least for the purposes this pl…
The Independent Socialist Republic Of The Upper End Of The Lower Breck Road“Change will only come through the barrel of a gun.
This festival concert is a highlight of the year.
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…
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…
Flyering regulations have changed in Brighton and Hove for 2024, join the Brighton Fringe team to learn about flyering this Fringe.
A networking opportunity to meet other Brighton Fringe artists and venues who are also taking part for the first time in 2024.
The award-winning The Bridge House Theatre is delighted to invite you to a Three Year Anniversary Celebration this April.
The delightful wit with its dark undertow of Murial Spark’s The Girls of Slender Means is caught brilliantly in this adaptation by Gabriel Quigley, directed by Roxana Silbert.
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 returns to the Jack Studio Theatre to bring you five new plays, wrapped into one very entertaining evening.
Taste, smell, touch and sight are invoked in a sensory dance theatre show served in an intimate cabaret-style setting.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
WILD ABOUT YOU, a New Musical in Concert with music and lyrics by Broadway star, Chilina Kennedy (Paradise Square, Beautiful the Carole King Musical), is coming to the West End.
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 …
Galton & Simpson ‘Godfathers of Comedy’ Award Winners 2023 tear-up the script as they return to Londons West end in their anarchic, two man long-form Impro Show!
Join us for an unforgettable evening of the music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in this stunning concert performance.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of the music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in this stunning concert performance.
An Introduction to Astrophysics for Very Good Dogs Dogs in space! Earthman Bob + the Daisie chain A positive post-apocalyptic one man show.
You Got It, Boss! Life at #2: A Henchman's Tale Stand up, Smack down! Where comedy and wrestling collide You Got It, Boss! - Charisma CheckWhat's a goon su…
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The Lost Bride A journey through heartbreak and grief.
The SpidersOld is the Web we WeaveCornucopia Jones Wants You to Succeed!Even You Could Have It All All The Spiders - Dermot Doyle The Spiders is a musical about large …
Three ghosts meet in a theatre.
Men Eating Dinner Take, eat; this is my body.
Viral sensation and all round great guy Vittorio Angelone is one of comedy’s fastest-rising stars.
Viral sensation and all round great guy Vittorio Angelone is one of comedy’s fastest-rising stars.
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Meet Ben and Cyrus, the first gay winners of TV’s biggest reality-dating show.
You know you’re in for a wild night at the Arcola Theatre when one of the content warnings is ‘Mentions of necrophilia’.
It’s New Year’s Eve and most of the party guests are in the kitchen admiring photos of their babies.
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
It’s New Year’s Eve and most of the party guests are in the kitchen admiring photos of their babies.
A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories.
Before digital TV made it a thing, “watching on catch-up” used to mean spending your Sunday afternoon in front of the EastEnders omnibus.
A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories.
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of …
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 …
Exploring the idea of what it means to grow up, let go, and discover your own identity, Now & Then: I Think of You follows two women as they sort through memories of what once was.
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…
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
For one day only on 12 December 2023, Theatre Royal Drury Lane plays host to My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert, featuring a 40-piece orchestra …
You Belong To Me is a savage new comedy by Rory Nolan about the rules we make, the laws we break and what falls between the cracks in an unflinching look at two people w…
Now in its 14th year.
A Rose Original Production Next Christmas, an enchanting adventure awaits.
‘Do You Remember That This Is The Play I Was Telling You About’ returning to The Hen & Chickens Theatre, playing from Thursday 30th November until Saturday 2nd December at 19:30.
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…
BEFORE THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN… Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries.
"I was amazed at the effect a wedding ring had upon my entire existence" Bessie, Alice, and Margaret have two things in common: they are married to George Joseph Smith an…
This hilarious new dance fuelled comedy follows burger bar employees, Natalie and Kyle, as they fall in love with Northern Soul.
The show is a candid look into what life is like as a young woman in the world today consisting of silly stories and anecdotes covering topics such as growing up with a priest for …
Jack, Eli, and Johnny are best friends.
The Collaborations Agency presents Ali Fox Ali Fox is obsessed with the past.
An experiential ghost story, unlike anything you have ever experienced before.
Former double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, as seen on BBC1’s ‘Live at the Apollo’, Andrew Lawrence, now famed for his bitingly satirical YouTube cha…
Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, award-winning poet Inua Ellams tells his ridiculous, fantastic immigrant-story of looking for a country to belong to and a place to call…
The Working Girls of Soho, takes you on a captivating journey of discovery, meeting the women who made Soho happen.
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 AwayThis new play is the dirty, mucky, sweaty second-cousin of Eat, Pray, Love.
In search of their long-lost mother, two sisters embark on a perilous sea voyage when one of them begins turning into an octopus.
It’s the final weeks of Suhana’s pregnancy.
“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.
A thought-provoking new play exploring the roles we play, for ourselves and for others.
Improvising a whole rom com style comedy show around audience suggestions is not for the faint hearted, and this group’s approach is relaxed and confident.
In October 2022, theatre impresario Nica Burns opened @sohoplace, the first new theatre to be built in London's West End for 50 years.
Bill Kenwright Ltd presents a brand-new production of the award-winning Calendar Girls the Musical, written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, featuring a re-imagined book and new music…
One of the magpie people is here. Though there’s no point in searching for him. He’s going to tell you stories. But he won’t tell you if they’re true.
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, …
Welcome to Microsteria.
Wish You Were Here is an informal postcard addressed to friends, lovers and past selves.
Wish You Were Here is an informal postcard addressed to friends, lovers and past selves.
Under new director Timothy Coleman Cadenza performs music of three women composers: a new commission for choir by Janet Wheeler dedicated to our former Director Jenny Sumerling, Th…
Fresh from her smash-hit Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre sell-out debut, Chloe Petts returns with her follow-up hour.
An Americana-soul acoustic group from California, Linda Stonestreet – a honeyed voice full of grace and fire – lends beautiful melodies with intelligent heartfelt lyrics and is…
After the success of Failure Studies in 2021/22, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre are back with a brand new 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.
An exclusive evening that presents the best of the year’s Fringe acts together in one evening of comedy and fine dining.
Finalists battle it out to take the crown in the climactic stage of the UK’s most prestigious comedy newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcases around the UK and …
Glory dreams of singing at the world’s most prestigious festival, the only thing standing her way is a mysterious pyramid.
Join Darren Harriott and Rachel Fairburn for a very special Edinburgh Fringe edition of You Dress Funny, the event where comedy meets fashion.
Dave’s relationship with art is not going well, in more ways than one.
Catherine McCafferty (Crush on Hulu) and Ellory Smith (3x Emmy Nominated) will perform at Edinburgh’s Free Fringe crafting two separate, equally bizarre, half hours of comedy.
Impeccably written theatre with a biting comedic edge; SLT is an intimate hour of storytelling from your most charming, albeit dysfunctional, friend.
Two of the comedy circuit’s loveliest boys, Joseph Parsons (‘one to watch’ (Times), shortlisted for BBC New Comedy Award) and Joseph Emslie (Runner Up Leicester Mercury Comedian 20…
This group of friends wanted a normal night out, but life is never straightforward.
Pam Ford Stand-Up Comedian has worked in a care home before and after the pandemic and has met many amazing “oldies” with amazing life stories to tell.
Sex, Art and the Art of Survival is a solo comedy show, performed by a British comedian with Ukrainian-Russian ancestry, Helen Prior.
Popular South African production, Baked Shakespeare, is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe! Baked Shakespeare – a group of professionally trained actors – performing Shakespeare ho…
Good and Gaslit.
Raucous, wild and an incy bit different – this one-hour compilation show with a changing nightly lineup, gives you a fabulous cross section of Fringe mayhem in one wild bite-size…
An NHS staff room.
Enjoy this gift of a show by Alfie Packham, who’s here to unwrap love, death, and less thematic stuff like football, shoplifting, and milk.
2023 finally sees the return of Danny Bhoy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the world premiere of his brand-new show.
Enjoy this gift of a show by Alfie Packham, who’s here to unwrap love, death, and less thematic stuff like football, shoplifting, and milk.
Scottish/English violinist Matt Holborn and a group of London-based musicians formed for this year’s Fringe, known internationally for their distinctive hard-swinging approach to…
Rave Forever is back at Edinburgh’s Liquid Rooms this August for a 5am-finish Fringe special with the man responsible for bringing Acid House to Scotland back in the late 80s, the …
The Art of Ecclesiastical Heraldry.
Every show starts by asking the audience: Why can’t we have nice things? What are the little everyday niggles that irritate you? Does your flatmate squeeze the toothpaste from th…
Serving you up a big warm slice of comedy pie every month, the Dinner Daddies delight with their trademark wit and banter (so far, these trademarks have failed to hold water in cou…
Celebrate love, transformation, and community this summer in Shakespeare’s joyous comedy, As You Like It, in the Globe Theatre this summer.
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.
Christopher Biggins requests your pleasure for our inaugural season of cabaret and chat at this illustrious venue.
“Serving you up a big warm slice of comedy pie, the Dinner Daddies delight with their trademark wit (so far this trademark has failed to hold water in court).
The Art of the Icon.
Shauna and Robbie are expecting.
Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for! Fringe’s ultimate musical theatre party night has arrived.
Book your spot at the The White Heather Club for a night of traditional Scottish dancing at Bonnie & Wild’s legendary Food Hall in the St James Quarter.
Fimbo Butures (Maya Williams and Lizzy Tan) bring For you: wicked to the Fringe after a world premiere at VAULT Festival 2023.
Returning after two sell-out runs at Soho Theatre, global sensation Jazz Emu is back with his virtuoso musical spectacular.
Last year’s critically acclaimed show is back for a limited run.
Offbeat intergenerational stand-up from two of Bristol’s most inventive new comedians, Greg Curzon (‘hilarious.
All the way from Canada, Tim Kraft joins Hootenannies (Hoot 4) at The Apex for an hour of stand-up comedy live at the Edinburgh Fringe, from 17th to 20th August at 18:20.
Eigg-based independent label Lost Map celebrates its 10th year with full band performances from Pictish Trail, L T Leif.
Holly Hall’s character comedy show explores our frustrating and sometimes hilarious inability to express our anger as you navigate the anxiety-ridden ups and downs of life.
This is a story about love.
Molly Martian has always been different.
Constantly rotating line-up of the best comics at this year’s festival.
Visual jokes and creative messing about from this absurd double act.
Molly Martian has always been different.
Holly Hall’s character comedy show explores our frustrating and sometimes hilarious inability to express our anger as you navigate the anxiety-ridden ups and downs of life.
This is a story about love.
Asian Girls In Therapy is a K-pop and Bollywood fusion of joy, heartbreak, humour and depression.
Sanctified Royalty: Jacobite Relics and the Divine Right of Kings.
In the Steps of the Master: Jesus and Landscape.
It’s Come Dine With Me with a twist, and that twist is murder because apparently that’s what it takes to spice up a dinner party these days.
Sex, Art and the Art of Survival is a solo comedy show, performed by a British comedian with Ukrainian-Russian ancestry, Helen Prior.
The Good, the Bad and the Irish! has been performing all over the UK, Ireland and Europe for the last 14 years, showcasing only the best in Irish comedy! We’re all about the craic!…
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…
Following double Fringe First winners (The Believers Are But Brothers; Rich Kids – A History of Shopping Malls In Tehran), the final piece of Javaad Alipoor’s trilogy is an inves…
How would it feel to watch a conjuror perform in the Middle Ages, when suspected witches and sorcerers were cruelly tortured or burnt alive at the stake? What if you then travelled…
After her critically acclaimed Netflix special The Twist.
Creating an effective vehicle for performers, be it musical, play, comedy set or improv format, is arguably the most challenging task a creative artist can undertake.
The Art of Vestment.
This firecracker of a comedy explores the relationships between four young women embarking on a disastrous camping trip.
Conservation and comedy collide in this hour-long improvised play about endangered species.
Northbrook is excited to present Made for This! A contemporary musical theatre and dance showcase filled with gripping, comedic and upbeat numbers.
Thomas is excited about tonight; so excited that he has called his parents and his brother with the time to look out for biggest meteor storm in 33 years that will fill the night …
Exeter’s award-winning all-female a cappella group take to the stage with sensational singing, dancing and an enticing murder mystery.
Reconnected with each other at a funeral, Charlotte and Hope question what the meaning of life is.
Two clowns, Anna and Felix, set out on a quest for home.
After being betrayed by his captain, Sharkbait Mulligan finds himself with just the clothes on his chest and the rum on his chest.
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.
The comedy podcast panel show which wholeheartedly rips off popular three-letter broadcasting institutions! Witness the cream of the festival’s comedy talent interviewing for a job…
The hilariously depressing tug-of-war with yourself and.
The comedy podcast panel show which wholeheartedly rips off popular three-letter broadcasting institutions! Witness the cream of the festival’s comedy talent interviewing for a job…
The hilariously depressing tug-of-war with yourself and.
The Edinburgh Fringe Fling will debut at the Old Dr Bells Baths at this year’s Festival Fringe.
Fin, a jaded musician, has been invited to his old high school to talk to the students about pursuing their dreams.
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
Healthy Harmonies, NHS Fife staff choir, is once again delighted to be returning to the Edinburgh Fringe – very much a highlight in the choir’s diary.
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
Fin, a jaded musician, has been invited to his old high school to talk to the students about pursuing their dreams.
An ‘imaginative and emotional’ storytelling and poetry show with ‘several laugh-out-loud routines’ by ‘fabulous performer of spoken word’ **** (NorthWestEnd.
Thank you for the Music takes you on a comic and quizzical journey through tough times.
‘Do You Remember That This Is The Play I Was Telling You About’ is the leading question in the run up to this visceral production of a show where we take a unique journey into the …
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours.
Two Plays for the price of one.
‘Do You Remember That This Is The Play I Was Telling You About’ is the leading question in the run up to this visceral production of a show where we take a unique journey into the …
A double bill, both 30 minutes long.
Two Plays for the price of one.
Behind every addict is someone traumatised by loving them.
Following a successful debut hour, award winning Big Lew is at it again, dusting off the notebook and turning his attention to mental health, men and why we find talking to bloody …
The show that turns smack talk into an art form.
Following a successful debut hour, award winning Big Lew is at it again, dusting off the notebook and turning his attention to mental health, men and why we find talking to bloody …
Have you seen Hamlet? Of course you have, don’t worry this isn’t really that.
‘I am Hamlet.
Acclaimed double-act The Electric Head (Al Ronald & Cy Henty) are taking London by storm and reality by surprise with their brand new, critically acclaimed long-form improv show.
Acclaimed double-act The Electric Head (Al Ronald & Cy Henty) are taking London by storm and reality by surprise with their brand new, critically acclaimed long-form improv show.
Holly Hall’s character comedy show explores our frustrating and sometimes hilarious inability to express our anger as you navigate the anxiety-ridden ups and downs of life.
Philip Contini sings your favourite, unforgettable, classic songs of Cole Porter, one of the greatest composer-lyricists of the 20th century, accompanied by the sensational 6-piece…
‘The real deal.
Prepare for a sidesplitting and heartwarming comedic adventure in the must-see Soup Group: Art Show!; an exceptional masterpiece.
The art week lasts for three days and involves art performance sessions, art carnival sessions, and children’s literature-exchange sessions.
Returning to Edinburgh following his successful tribute show, Frank & Dean, at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Pete Sinclair returns with a full-hour show celebrating the hi…
A show all about the tales of the disabled.
Howard Blake’s delightful settings of Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem The Land of Counterpane form the centrepiece of this concert by the critically acclaimed NYCOS National Girls Ch…
A new take on old words, Auld Lang Sing is a new show written by Siobhan Argyle and performed by students of Glasgow Acting Academy.
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is famous for glitz, glitter and glamour, but it started with megaphones and violence.
Leith Makes Good.
Janusz is embarking on a trip to Mull, where he hopes to leave behind all his distractions.
An adorable work in progress from the world’s youngest, smallest, most normal comedian.
An adorable work in progress from the world’s youngest, smallest, most normal comedian.
After being betrayed by his captain, Sharkbait Mulligan finds himself with just the clothes on his chest and the rum on his chest.
In Drunk Fringe, you will see some of the best comedy and variety acts after they’ve had one too many.
Four mixed-bill nights celebrating the Best of Camden Fringe! Come down to Camden Comedy Club to see your fellow festival funny people get on stage and entertain us for 10-12 min…
The Grumpy Magicians present: If All Else Fails, Read the Instructions.
‘The real deal.
How do you act at work? How do you act at home? How do you act when everything goes wrong? Nine Lives is a long-form improvised comedy show exploring the different masks we all wea…
After being betrayed by his captain, Sharkbait Mulligan finds himself with just the clothes on his chest and the rum on his chest.
The Good, the Bad and the Irish! has been performing all over the UK, Ireland and Europe for the last 14 years, showcasing only the best in Irish comedy! We’re all about the craic!…
Leitheatre’s 39th year on the Fringe features a brand-new adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set firmly in downtown Edinburgh with a cast of locals taking you through the…
What happens when the young Viola finds herself shipwrecked and decides to disguise herself as her twin brother Sebastian? What doesn’t happen?! This contemporary version of Shakes…
Fringe version of the five-star hit comedy show by Leslie Gold (American) and Nick Kirk (not), with a different guest comedian each show.
Four mixed-bill late nights celebrating the Best of Camden Fringe comedy! A set of different comic performers from across Camden Fringe will be on each night at Camden Comedy Clu…
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe.
This small-yet-unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique and original jewellery designs from 30 independent designers across the globe including local emerging talen…
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
An inspired performance that looks to the farthest reaches of the universe to see deeper into ourselves.
The search for comedy’s next big star continues as contestants battle for a place in the Grand Final of the UK’s biggest newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcase…
Quality Yard brings you a free outdoor 360° wrap-around exhibition of creative street art and graffiti by nationally and internationally exhibited artists.
David nails losing parents, so you don’t have to.
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…
A beautifully hilarious stand-up about the memories of his dad’s best stories, Netflix star John Franklin intends to keep you laughing as he weaves tales of his father’s life advic…
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for an 11th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across…
The only Fringe award entirely decided by the audience.
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue (Chortle Awards 2023) welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2023! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barrel Comedy…
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
A revolving line-up of some of the best established and up-and-coming comedians from around the Fringe in a late show full of fun and laughter.
Showcasing the top spoken word talent the festival has to offer – from the laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets c…
Oracle is a jaw-dropping, thought-reading experience that has audiences grinning ear to ear, scratching heads in bafflement, and wondering if they’ve just seen a glimpse of their p…
Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston has toured the world performing his highly original, contemporary acoustic songs and music.
Selkie (Laura Booth) is learning about the stars.
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at the Fringe for 19 years, an annual selection of the best in stand-up comedy in Edinburgh.
The smash-hit, gig-theatre show returns, charting the true story of Cora Bissett’s rollercoaster journey from 90s indie-kid to wised-up woman.
A show all about the tales of the disabled.
The poignant tale of a writer and musician, Jon Lawrence, who walked 500km over five deserts on five continents to grieve for his father and raise money for a cancer charity.
Thank You for the Music, a new American musical revue, celebrates the greatest hits from radio, stage and screen.
JazzMain presents Blue Note Nights.
When Ruva experiences street harassment, her entire world is thrown into chaos and turmoil.
The Merchants Hall will be open for the complete whisky experience with open tastings and talks about this wonderful industry.
Three hilarious comedians, three different nationalities (Israel, Ireland and Germany), three different types of humor.
The Stand’s Pick of the Fringe – The Stand’s hand-picked selection of great comedy from across the Fringe at The Stand’s New Town Theatre every Friday and Saturday night.
Nine characters find themselves in an art gallery in front of an empty art pedestal.
James Allen and Annabelle Devey invite you to an hour of exhilarating and chucklesome stand-up; fresh from the North West comedy circuit.
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for an 11th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across…
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue (Chortle Awards 2023) welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2023! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barrel Comedy…
Buy that Meno-Porsche, bungee-jump with your second family, or dare to try Marmite again! Whatever your age, it’s a great time for a midlife crisis! We’ll share how to ditch pa…
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Join us for a spectacular show from Scottish and Estonian dancers, as YDance presents The Art of Falling performed by the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland and Estonia’s Koo…
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
One lucky audience member will see their dreams analysed onstage, thanks to October Brian’s patented Sleep-to-Sketch Technology.
Award-winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company returns with the stunning flamenco music and dance they are known for.
Immerse yourself in the richness of Chinese culture with a showcase of exceptional young dancers from China, featuring both traditional and contemporary Chinese dance.
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, featuring original text and music which depict the extreme cruelty resulting from retaliation.
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.
The whole family knew he was a good dad.
Writer and solo performer, Zoë Kim, leads the play, oscillating between Mother and Daughter, unraveling a candid semi-autobiographical story about our love languages and how we of…
Queer feminist and bloody lefty Kathleen has fallen into a settled life with a nice boy who can do maths.
Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
An hour too long a commitment for you? Come see the best international comics in Edinburgh fringe do 15 minutes of their best stuff and decide if you want more, think of it like fu…
It’s time.
Woah.
A revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming female comedians from around the Fringe in a hilarious early evening showcase guaranteed to raise more than just a few…
A selection of Scotland’s best comedians hosted by five-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist, Ross Leslie.
WPB are six rising comedy stars who’ve been performing in prisons across Scotland since November 2022.
The Oxford Revue is turning 70 years old! From Monty Python to Mr Bean to Love Actually, the alumni of Oxford’s premier comedy troupe have been polluting the UK cultural landscape …
Enjoy this gift of a show by Alfie Packham, who’s here to unwrap love, death and less thematic stuff like shoplifting, football and milk.
Wwyditwy? Is a comedy game show in which contestants are judged on their creativity and ability to improvise when presented with absurd, morally dubious situations.
‘The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill on the Fringe’ **** (Guardian).
Ian is the world’s only rational skeptic psychic comedian.
This absurdist trio brings you an hour of off-the-walls stand-up and sketch comedy through the Welsh, Irish, Malaysian and 30-something perspective.
Ty juggles a double life between being a respectable teacher during the week, and a fun-loving party animal on the weekend.
Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! Same spirited show but hosted by Kyle Legacy and with all new faces performing stand-up and sharing their best…
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Jamie – ‘Constantly amusing’ **** (One4Review.
Did Cerys cause their parents’ divorce? Did they just make that interaction really awkward? Is a new year’s resolution ever going to be enough to fix their personality? In this sur…
A performance grounded in friendship and a desire for objects to predict the future.
Discover Scottish Women Artists and new perspectives on Scottish art with recent graduates from Scotland’s major art schools.
Remember when you were allowed to say anything you liked and got no trouble for it? Me neither.
“The primary school teacher vibes don’t end here,” Sasha Ellen jokes lightheartedly at the start of When Life Gives You Ellens, Make Ellenade.
The Fringe’s cult-hit stand-up comedy panel show that you influence in real time is back.
Raucous, wild and a little bit different, this one-hour compilation show with a changing daily line-up, gives you a fabulous cross-section of Fringe madness in one crazy bite-sized…
Join the rollercoaster of laughter and art fused together.
An uproarious and uplifting improv party, with prizes, songs, a clown and plenty of chaotic hilarity, not to mention the UK’s top improv talent making it up as they go along.
In a world where comedy is everything to everyone, and punching down is taboo, it’s time to punch back! The Corrupt Comedy Establishment killed Bob Hecklestein’s girlfriend, murder…
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with NYC comedian Katharyn Henson.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone welcome.
A fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe.
Join the rollercoaster of laughter and art fused together.
The UK’s first permanent LGBTQ+ comedy club comes to Edinburgh Fringe and we’ve got a bunch of queer comedians who we know you’re going to love! Every night join us for an hour sho…
Uma Gahd, everyone’s favourite unofficial auntie, brings you her one-woman drag comedy.
Blossoming (You Undo Me) is a straightforward one-person musical about a young Chinese man growing into his queerness and yet it weaves several narrative threads and theatrical for…
This is a refreshingly new and interesting take on death through the medium of a musical.
The premise of Gillian Cosgriff's show Actually, Good is both simple and elegant, revolving around celebrating life's small pleasures.
Stunning magic.
Man meets man.
50% Bristolian.
For his entire life, performer Mark Vigeant did everything he possibly could to make everyone around him happy.
A line-up show featuring the top three acts from the 2022 edition of So You Think You’re Funny? The UK’s biggest new comedy competition, with Joshua Bethania, Pravanya Pillay and J…
Chloe Petts’ latest hour If You Can’t Say Anything Nice is teeming with insults and slander as she scrutinises rudeness, rage, and her own relationship with anger.
Hugely anticipated debut hour from the Scottish viral sensation who’s amassed over 30 million views online.
William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards finalist 2021, as seen and heard on Dave, Channel 4 and BBC Scotland) is a rising star from Belfast.
Tired of explaining his nationality to a crowd, Pierre Novellie has filled his new hour Why Are You Laughing? with a discussion on topics as distinct and unconnected as British dri…
According to Google, Eva’s boobs weigh the same as: two and a half bottles of tequila; two bricks; or the average newborn baby.
I have collected, for your enjoyment, an anthology of all the weird things I have done in my life to try and make friends.
I’m sick of everyone moaning all the time, so I’ve written a show about how bloody great everything is.
Kym Nash hosts 70 Minutes of some of Reckless Comedy’s favourite up and coming acts on the circuit.
Nathan wants to live in the moment but the past has a way of finding him.
Who amongst us hasn’t uttered the phrase, “I can’t believe you’ve done this!?” whilst laughing with a friend over a particularly embarrassing story.
Multi award-winning Ad Infinitum (Odyssey, Translunar Paradise, Ballad of the Burning Star) returns with a breathtaking retelling of the Trojan War.
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? I don’t mean skipping-church-because-you’re-too-hungover bad.
PAY THE JEWS BACK with love, laughter and fresh blood.
Good Morning, Faggi is a vulnerable and hilarious autobiographical musical where a gay actor in his prime tries to understand why he suffered a sudden nervous breakdown.
Monster vs Hero, TV Camera vs Reporter, Husband vs Husband: their battles and rituals.
Can love survive when someone dies? ‘No bastard ever warned me that your love life goes down the shitter when someone dies.
Kym Nash hosts 70 Minutes of some of Reckless Comedy’s favourite up and coming acts on the circuit.
It is a triple-bill of three Hong Kong female choreographer-dancers: PK Wong, Alice Ma and Justyne Li.
CHOO CHOO! (Or.
So many comedians, so little time! In this unmissable Fringe institution, 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase, hoste…
Adam Scott-Rowley, creator of the award-winning ***** (Independent) THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT presents, YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.
A fly-on-the-padded-wall account of the mental health world that also busts some myths (there are no padded walls).
Where does beauty go when the beholder has no eye? Comedian Richard Wheatley returns to the Fringe with his new show, as he ridicules the perplexing paradoxes of a blind man in the…
What makes a footballer a hero? What makes a hero a legend? Locality? Loyalty? Skill? Players like Bobby Walker appear once in a generation.
This is a wickedly fun idea for a production, a retelling of 80s favourite, Die Hard, as a pantomime/musical parody.
PAY THE JEWS BACK with love, laughter and fresh blood.
There are things that are visible and invisible in this world.
Alison Kinnaird has an international reputation as a visual artist and musician.
This split-bill of comedy will showcase the best and brightest material Maddie and Serena have to offer.
You’re Alright is a new comedy dance show from award-winning choreographer, Sam Burkett.
This split-bill of comedy will showcase the best and brightest material Maddie and Serena have to offer.
The guy is back in Vittorio Angelone’s Who Am I? I Am!; an in depth exploration of self-identity and perception, whilst being cautiously celebratory in its ownership.
You’re Alright is a new comedy dance show from award-winning choreographer, Sam Burkett.
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Durham.
One of America’s top comedians, Lynn T.
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Durham.
The whole family knew he was a good dad.
Ever been in that room where they make you redundant? Ever wished that you fought back? Well, here’s how I did.
Ever been in that room where they make you redundant? Ever wished that you fought back? Well, here’s how I did.
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…
Loud eaters.
After their great success last year with ‘Failure Studies’, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre return with A Theatre Show.
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 …
An interactive, immersive journey where you play a newly conscious octopus on a quest to find your missing mother.
Binge on the Edinburgh Fringe without leaving London! Leading comedy website Chortle presents a jam-packed bill of 28 comedy and variety acts heading to the festival in …
“How do you look the enemy in the eye?” “She endures.
London’s hottest new comedy night returns, headlined by Live at the Apollo regular and star of his own Netflix special, Phil Wang.
About the show A Creative Youth special performance in association with the Korean British Cultural Exchange 'We have all experienced the feeling of anxiety that co…
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…
After 21 years and 224 days Hal's back being single.
This revival of Ken Ludwig’s celebration of George and Ira Gershwin’s music takes us on a full-throttle ride through American classics and culture, brightening up the stage …
Directed and choreographed by multi-Tony and Olivier award winner Susan Stroman, this spectacular production transfers from a sell-out season at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Direct from its sold-out smash-hit run at VAULT Festival 2023, where it won the Origins Award for Outstanding New Work, I F*cked You in My Spaceship is a ‘wickedly funny’ and r…
Before the plague and WW3 I was a chortling, apple-cheeked blacksmith and now I am a scowling wretch in a tattered cloak.
SW London’s bold and boundary-pushing festival of arts and culture returns for 17 brilliant days, taking over Wandsworth from 9-25 June with a jam-packed, belly-laughing, awe-ins…
In Liverpool in the 1950s more than 6,000 women are working in Vernons, checking the pools coupons and enjoying singing in the choir.
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play 1986.
All That Bex is back with a third instalment of the most fantabulous cabaret event of recent times, Extravaganza – this time, with Fringe Benefits! Hosted by the sensational St…
The one and only King Tafari Love Muzic Sound System bring the Island feels with their authentic sound system.
In PRESENT/TENSE comedian Nathan D’Arcy Roberts (Horrible Histories, The Emily Atack Show, The Lenny Henry Show, winner of BBC’s prestigious Felix Dexter bursary) takes an analytic…
The one and only King Tafari Love Muzic Sound System bring the Island feels with their authentic sound system.
In PRESENT/TENSE comedian Nathan D’Arcy Roberts (Horrible Histories, The Emily Atack Show, The Lenny Henry Show, winner of BBC’s prestigious Felix Dexter bursary) takes an analytic…
21 years since it all began… the world’s favourite rock theatrical returns home! The worldwide smash-hit We Will Rock You by Queen and Ben Elton returns to London, nex…
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2023 Brighton Fringe.
Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills.
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an immersive, interactive clown adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how w…
Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills.
Tomfoolery Dance Theatre present So-fa, So Good.
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…
VIEWPOINTS is an intensive 3-day physical theatre training process led by international theatre maker Erwin Maas.
VIEWPOINTS is an intensive 3-day physical theatre training process led by international theatre maker Erwin Maas.
Tomfoolery Dance Theatre present So-fa, So Good.
Project Female Dance Company presents: ‘WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future’ an exploration of how female protest shapes our world.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth, and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth, and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
Project Female Dance Company presents: ‘WARRIOR WOMEN: Past, Present and Future’ an exploration of how female protest shapes our world.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
As You Like It by The Three Inch Fools, presented at The Actors' Church as part of their Theatre in the Garden Summer Season.
An Accumulation of Thoughts, Things and Circumstance (Work In Progress) For the first time, internationally acclaimed clown Ella The Great (‘lights up the stage’ -The Scotsman) br…
BAM - B.
“Don’t touch that dial, it’s time to tune into Talk Radio!” Inspired by a vast library of tunes that have never existed before (and will never be heard again), DJs Bird and …
60 years in the making - A celebration of the art of local artist Carol Havard.
60 years in the making - A celebration of the art of local artist Carol Havard.
“Don’t touch that dial, it’s time to tune into Talk Radio!” Inspired by a vast library of tunes that have never existed before (and will never be heard again), DJs Bird and …
Celebrate the start of the May half term with a family friendly pick of the fringe! Enjoy 10 minute performances of Brighton Fringe shows that will be performing over half term we…
BAM - B.
How far would you go for love? What would you be willing to change?A fast-moving and thrilling piece of theatre set on a college campus in small-town America.
'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 …
Fierce, funny, and wonderfully frank, Poppy and Rubina have sex and they aren’t ashamed to talk about it.
As a last minute addition Brighton’s own Suspiciously Elvis performs at the fringe festival bringing his own unique take on the king of Rock and Roll in his glorious Las Vegas ye…
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
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.
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
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.
A 1990’s teen lesbian explores history and reckons with the power of femininity in this solo dance/theatre performance.
A 1990’s teen lesbian explores history and reckons with the power of femininity in this solo dance/theatre performance.
Welcome to the world of STAY SICK! Welcome to the world of SICKSVILLE CARAVANSERAI! ⚡️ For one night only and to celebrate 15 years of ‘staying sick’, Brighton’s infamou…
Join up-and-coming tall and skinny comedian Ed Mulvey as he performs his latest routines, packed with joke-dense intelligent filth.
Welcome to the world of STAY SICK! Welcome to the world of SICKSVILLE CARAVANSERAI! ⚡️ For one night only and to celebrate 15 years of ‘staying sick’, Brighton’s infamou…
Split show from Leslie Gold (So You Think You’re Funny semi-finalist) and Nick Kirk (West End New Act semi-finalist), usually seen collaborating on the hit London comedy show Sof…
Split show from Leslie Gold (So You Think You’re Funny semi-finalist) and Nick Kirk (West End New Act semi-finalist), usually seen collaborating on the hit London comedy show Sof…
Want to know your future? ‘Cause we already do.
Dragons Den meets Whose Line is it Anyway! We ask three stand-ups to give presentations on companies that we’ve made up that make products that don’t exist.
Want to know your future? ‘Cause we already do.
Dragons Den meets Whose Line is it Anyway! We ask three stand-ups to give presentations on companies that we’ve made up that make products that don’t exist.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Join Paul Levy from FringeReview as he talks through the ins and outs of selling your show, writing press releases and how to attract an audience.
Join Paul Levy from FringeReview as he talks through the ins and outs of selling your show, writing press releases and how to attract an audience.
Three of London’s fast rising, exciting new female comedy voices Marty Gleeson, Su Mi and Frances Keyton fuse together to bring you an hour of turbocharged off the wall standup a…
Sex, Art and Art of Survival: comedy, stand up A solo comedy show.
Work in progress - a debut solo show.
MAY 13th (Saturday, 5.
Ah, Birthdays.
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 have to say.
The author of the bestselling poetry series The Art of a Damaged Soul brings you the hard-hitting , powerful one woman show.
May 13th - THE COPPER FAMILY May 20th - THE AMITY SINGERS May 27th - BELLADONNA, Sue Mileham, Soprano, Jane Plessner, Clarinet and Nicola Grunberg, Piano
Ah, Birthdays.
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 have to say.
Jody Kamali: Things we do for love 50% Bristolian.
Work in progress - a debut solo show.
Cerys is not mean enough to be funny, apparently.
50% Bristolian.
Cerys is not mean enough to be funny, apparently.
Special charity showcase for Clowns Without Borders, your support spreads laughter and joy to children and families living in crisis throughout the world.
An adorable work in progress from the world’s youngest, most normal comedian (don’t look that up).
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
An adorable work in progress from the world’s youngest, most normal comedian (don’t look that up).
Aideen McQueen: Sugar Baby The tale of how a day-drinking primary school teacher changed her life.
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Brighton.
Aideen McQueen: Sugar Baby The tale of how a day-drinking primary school teacher changed her life.
In Schalk Bezuidenhout’s I’ll Make Laugh To You, the fun and games start before the show does, introducing us to his subtley pointed sarcasm before launching in a self-deprecat…
Join fellow participants, venue managers and industry professionals every Tuesday evening 7pm-9pm at Caravanserai to network, talk about your show, and find out more about other Br…
Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Brighton.
Join fellow participants, venue managers and industry professionals every Tuesday evening 7pm-9pm at Caravanserai to network, talk about your show, and find out more about other Br…
Not sure what to see this Fringe? Our Bursary Winner Pick of the Fringe is the perfect place to start your Brighton Fringe journey.
Not sure what to see this Fringe? Our Bursary Winner Pick of the Fringe is the perfect place to start your Brighton Fringe journey.
Perceived through a lens of fear and censorship.
Classic whodunnit meets contemporary burlesque, in its original satirical style.
A revolving line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe in a late afternoon show filled with hilarity.
It’s an early evening comedy bonanza! Back for a 4th year in Brighton, this stand-up comedy selection is an exciting mixed-pack of comics, with top headliners and the best up-and-…
Original Lineups full of the best up-and-coming Brighton’s solo, duos and full bands acts.
The Yorkshire scamp has had enough! Time to take a stand against housemates, homeowners and the North/South divide.
Bet’s Back! Kathy Diamond plays Bet Lynch in this one woman performance of monologues and music.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
Bet’s Back! Kathy Diamond plays Bet Lynch in this one woman performance of monologues and music.
Following her sellout runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre in 2022, Chloe Petts returns with a work-in-progress of her new show.
Join us every weekend 11.
Original Lineups full of the best up-and-coming Brighton’s solo, duos and full bands acts.
Join us every weekend 11.
It’s an early evening comedy bonanza! Back for a 3rd year in Brighton, this stand-up comedy selection is an exciting mixed-pack of comics, with top headliners and the best up-and-…
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 15 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
If you’re feeling playful and curious about immersive theatre, join the Carnie-fun of Caravanserai.
A revolving line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe in a late afternoon show filled with hilarity.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon performance with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
If you’re feeling playful and curious about immersive theatre, join the Carnie-fun of Caravanserai.
The Yorkshire scamp has had enough! Time to take a stand against housemates, homeowners and the North/South divide.
Following her sellout runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre in 2022, Chloe Petts returns with a work-in-progress of her new show.
It’s time to go on a journey that punches you straight in the feels while filling your heart with love and warmth.
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 …
Playing a dynamic mix of classic and contemporary soul ‘n’ funk, South Coast Soul Revue is a hi-energy eight-piece with two dynamic lead singers, a pulsating rhythm section and…
This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music.
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.
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Brighton Fringe! This show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastical…
It’s time to go on a journey that punches you straight in the feels while filling your heart with love and warmth.
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 …
It’s 1931 and variety is the spice of life.
Rose Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres in association with Swinging the Lens A Rose Original Production Following her critically-acclaimed production of Richa…
In Liverpool in the 1950s more than 6,000 women are working in Vernons, checking the pools coupons and enjoying singing in the choir.
It was just another day in Szechwan with people going about their daily business until three wandering gods in disguise turned up in the city in need of a place to stay while they …
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…
“What is the cost of being good?”Three gods search for just one honest person on earth to justify humanity’s existence.
If I went through your internet history, what would I find? Join Rhiannon on an interactive comedy adventure as she plays with male fantasies, female sexuality, and how we navigate…
OUR TWO CURIOUS PODCAST HOSTS TELL EACH OTHER THE MOST INTRIGUING FACTS THEY CAN FIND, AND IN PART 2 OF EACH SHOW MEET A GENUINE EXPERT WHO CAN TELL US MORE.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for its seventh year.
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for its seventh year.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Masters Of Comedy Come Mek We Larf promises a night of funtastic entertainment, featuring the Best in Stand-Up Comedy.
What do Mother Teresa, Napoleon and Hitler have in common? Well, they all have what Hedda Gabler wants most of all.
Black magic, tricks & treats from your worst nightmare - with gothic magician & hypnotist Dr JohnTicket price includes a reserved seat.
The dilemma of settling for Mr Average in order to fulfill the dream of being a mother is something that so many women face.
A dying man’s last wish: for his friends to create a show about death.
Adam Scott-Rowley (creator of the award-winning ★★★★★ THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT) presents YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.
6-year-old Manny is making his very first guacamole for his dad’s welcome home dinner.
Glenn Moore presents one of the best reviewed shows of the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe, firmly establishing himself as one of the greatest joke-writers of his generation.
Glenn Moore presents one of the best reviewed shows of the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe, firmly establishing himself as one of the greatest joke-writers of his generation.
Zara lives in a perfect world.
Award-winning comedian and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterstones shares highlights from his forthcoming book.
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…
Don’t miss a night of comedy, cabaret and music to celebrate the launch of Brighton Fringe 2023.
What does it mean to be ‘Not Safe For Work’? Drawing from experiences in camming, life modeling, stripping and formal dance training, ‘For you: wicked’ is a reflection of s…
Fourteen-year-old David has just been punched in the face by his best friend.
‘Asian Girls in Therapy’ is a dark comedy that follows the therapy journey of Kiran and Cheon making them face their deepest demons, desires and depressive episodes in the form of …
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.
Myths, mystical music and a magpie.
The Buzztones are back! Following smash-hit shows in 2019 and 2020, the pop-comedy maestros return to VAULT with a brand new, feel-good set of tracks and nonsense.
Join the raunchy revolution: say no to the fast and flaccid romance of the digital age, as we revive the lost art of the smutty letter! Enjoy a selection of salacious readings of…
“Light-hearted, never-to-be-seen-again fun.
In this riotous show, commanding and lightning-quick Drag King Brent takes a deep dive into the fascinating and often confusing world of human behaviour.
A theatrical comedy meta horror multimedia experience - this show has all the adjectives and more! A desperate actor seeks a friend to be the ‘reader’ for their self tape.
Ghost stories are shorthand for questions of memory, inheritance, and generations.
You're accepted.
Come watch a working class motormouth, trapped in a hipster’s body.
The Greatest Story Ever CastThe Devil is in the detail You Who!Knock knock: who's really there? The Greatest Story Ever Cast - Frank Notions Mary is auditionin…
if all the times i cared had names.
One of You Has to DieA post-apocalyptic interactive comedy showHR_final.
An adorable work in progress from the world’s youngest, most normal comedian (do not look that up).
What’s Good Cabaret is coming to VAULT Festival to bring you the Loud, Live & Luscious cabaret mixtape for the booty-shakin’ generation! What’s Good Cabaret is here, and we are pr…
The Last Incel A woman has entered the chat Imagine If You Will.
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…
We all feel underappreciated at work, and Death is no exception.
Two couples launch an extraterrestrial game of shifting relationship dynamics threatened by invasion, alienation, and abduction, when they invite a stranger into their homes with h…
“If you don’t want it, I mean, it’s a bit fucking weird, isn’t it? You’re just a guy in an alien costume.
“The Art Of Saying Goodbye” Elsewhere Productions are proud to present their first ensemble performance at the Vaults Festival - poignant and “visually stunning”, The Art Of Sayi…
Following a successful debut hour, award winning Big Lew is at it again, dusting off the notebook and turning his attention to mental health, men and why we find talking to bloody …
Three of London’s fast rising, exciting new female comedy voices Marty Gleeson, Su Mi and Frances Keyton have fused together to bring you an hour of turbo charged off the wall st…
In PRESENT/TENSE comedian Nathan D’Arcy Roberts (twice nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award, writer for Horrible Histories & The Emily Atack Show) takes an analytic look at his…
According to google Eva’s boobs weigh the same as an average newborn baby and that’s quite a weight to have on your back, metaphorically, and physically.
A man wakes up drunk, scared and alone, with no idea where he is or how he got there.
Richard Herring returns to Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and …
Richard Herring returns to The Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer …
Writing a positive review is quite difficult without using hyperbole, and in the spirit of Pierre Novellie’s Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things, it is prudent to at least attempt to…
It’s the 1960s, the world is changing.
Following sold-out runs at the Turbine Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe and the Garrick Theatre, Rob Madge brings their triumphant celebration of the ups and downs of raising a queer chil…
Chloe Petts presents her follow up show to hit debut, Transience.
You know that we are celebrating because there is a countdown.
Discover Middle Earth as you’ve never seen it before as drag and cabaret superstars put their own unique take on some of the most beloved characters from Tolkein’s epic fantasy fra…
The West End theatre event of the year will return for a fifth season by popular demand.
You Can’t Understand is a cheeky coming-of-age story about a young woman named Keika, aka Keika Freika, aka genius, aka quirky babe.
A cheeky coming-of-age story about a young woman named Keika, aka Keika Freika, aka genius, aka quirky babe.
Featuring South African artist and theatre maker Jemma Kahn and directed by Lindiwe Matshikiza, We Didn’t Come to Hell for the Croissants is a unique solo performance of seven st…
A dark comedy drama about a heavily populated society which has been pushed to take extreme measures.
A dark comedy drama about an overpopulated society pushed to take extreme measures.
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 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 …
MYRA DUBOIS: WE WISH YOU A MYRA CHRISTMASMYRA DUBOIS presents her cracker of a seasonal spectacular for one tinsel-strewn night yule never forget!Myras now legendary Christmas show…
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…
This winter journey into the Forest of Arden in William Shakespeare’s glorious romantic comedy, As You Like It.
“A Musical Theatre Christmas” returns to The Actors’ Church, presented by Mark Robert Petty.
Catherine Bohart loves control, hates change and is a serial planner.
From Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, writer of the Olivier Award-winning Emilia, comes a brand-new retelling of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic.
WE’RE BACK BABY! All You Can Eat Cabaret is back for the new year and we”re bringing you more fat joy, beauty and excellence.
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…
Following a sold-out, critically acclaimed run in 2021, Amy Trigg‘s ‘enormously entertaining’ (The Guardian) Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me returns to Kiln…
Thank You for The Music - The ultimate tribute to ABBA This international smash-hit tribute show brings all of ABBA’s number one hits to the stage in a production …
If you have a spare hour, thirty quid, and can travel to London’s West End, I urge you to get a ticket for My Son’s a Queer (but what can you do?).
An interactive exhibition with an exciting mix of science and creativity at Senate House for three days at the heart of the festival.
The Bloomsbury Festival Art Competition exhibition this year features three winners selected by our panel of judges.
Join us on Alfred Place Gardens and Store St as we celebrate the opening of the Bloomsbury Festival 2022.
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…
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.
Dominic Cooke’s new production of Good was due to arrive in October 2020 but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mirror, semen, manoeuvre… HAM THEATRE bring their award winning play to The Bridge House Theatre - a fast paced comedy with bits of physical theatre, music and singing, set …
On the 100th anniversary of the classic horror film’s original release, Theatre Non Grata are bringing Nosferatu both to the stage and back from the dead.
All The Fraudulent Horse Girls is a premiere one-act play with surreal monologues, music, and drag for anyone who has ever been a Horse Girl, Train Boy, or weird kid defined by the…
This story follows the journey of two sisters – Peggy and Janet – in their search for happiness.
Meet Keika, an uncertified entrepreneur in bad gyal business.
Helen Bauer’s Madam Good Tit is a not-so-wholesome coming-of-age set that provides a deep dive into everything from Bauer’s various high school personalities to deeply problema…
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…
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) is pleased to present its 2022 MFA Graduate Showcase.
Hal is going back on the road with a brand-new show, doing what he does best - reminding us of how much we love stand-up comedy, and God do we need it! Not as much…
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…
Join the ‘best wild night out at the Fringe’ (Scotland on Sunday), Spank!, as they celebrate 20 years at The Fringe, and bow out disgracefully with this show-stopping one-night-onl…
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Enjoy a livestreamed concert from The Philadelphia Orchestra in the picturesque Princes Street Gardens, as we celebrate our 75th anniversary and thank all those who’ve supported us…
It’s time to hang on to what we got and celebrate the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
Skin is strange and wonderful.
Lisa O’Hare’s debut show at the Greater Manchester Fringe in 2019 was described as ‘a perfect little package of fringe theatre.
Lisa O’Hare’s debut show at the Greater Manchester Fringe in 2019 was described as ‘a perfect little package of fringe theatre.
Join The Philadelphia Orchestra for a special free concert to celebrate our 75th anniversary and thank all those who’ve supported us and our community.
Cadenza performs Handel’s joyous coronation anthem Zadok the Priest and his Foundling Hospital Anthem with its famous last chorus, Lotti’s Missa Sapientiae, admired by Handel (who …
Celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, The Rolling Hills Chorus under the direction of Rosalind Johnson return again to the Edinburgh Fringe as Scotland’s Premier Barbersh…
Drawing on music hall and vaudeville traditions, Skinner & T’witch’s show combines comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs.
The Trashfuture crew of Riley, Milo, Hussein, Nate and Alice are back at the Fringe and ready to dissect all of the absolute worst aspects of the age we live in, from nonsense star…
Playwright Sergio Blanco explores his relationship with death in this moving, autobiographical work.
An exclusive event that presents the best of the world famous Edinburgh Fringe in an evening of comedy, fine dining, networking and entertaining.
A cast of actors use music, dance and video to tell their stories in this uplifting exploration of living with Down syndrome.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Debuting at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before journeying to London, Blink and You’ll Miss It is the incredible, one-man show from Terry Geo, writer and director of Blink of an E…
In her fabulous new show The Working Girls of Soho, Josephine Pembroke, creator of Pussies Galore, the infamous club act of the 1990s and darling of the iconic Café de Paris, Heav…
Debuting at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before journeying to London, Blink and You’ll Miss It is the incredible, one-man show from Terry Geo, writer and director of Blink of an E…
Show Me What You’re Maid Of follows a bridal party on the day of Flora’s wedding.
The morning after a drunken rendezvous with an old boyfriend, a woman and her friend discuss autonomy, identity and bad sex.
Edinburgh-based dark comedy collective The Counterminers are back for their third Fringe, putting on a new-writing piece by Florence Carr-Jones – Cheeky Girls.
Ubiquitous fitness, health and dating apps ask us some very personal questions.
Remember that time you pooed yourself in public? Or when you swore at your mum for asking you to tidy your pigsty of a room? Maybe you’re still blushing over the time someone poi…
St Andrews’ oldest, funniest and – incidentally – only improv comedy troupe are back at the Fringe and they’ve officially given up.
Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe.
A chance meeting changes Annika’s life forever.
Do you want to be desirable? Do pretty people have better friends? Let’s look at research on attraction and inspect the Carl Rogers’ famous quote, ‘What is most personal is most ge…
Des is back with the latest version of his one man Ghostbusters tribute show, STILL READY TO BELIEVE YOU.
House of Jack presents Rock What You Got, an event packed full of all-style two vs two battles featuring some of the best dancers from around the UK.
Following an incredible Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2019 and fresh from a 2022 Netflix special, Schalk Bezuidenhout is back with love in his heart and jokes in his pocket.
This award-winning online play was developed when the world went into lockdown.
Creative people have always made incredible things that inspire, provoke and excite, so how do they create when data is one of their raw materials? Over the last four years creativ…
From the experience of the Europe Funded Deaf-led project Beyond Signs, we invite professionals and artists from Scotland and abroad to support and participate in the International…
It’s the summer of 2017.
The Art of Illumination.
It’s the summer of 2017.
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother, when the feeling’s gone and you can’t go on, for the night out you have been waiting for, celebrate the songs of music roya…
Intranet sensation Amy Gledhill (1/3 of cult double act The Delightful Sausage) makes her Fringe debut with a show about resilience and dancing.
Exhibition: The Art of Illumination.
The accomplished and versatile team of McDonald and Kitchen are joined by gifted young violinist Lydia Kirschenbaum* to present an all Handel programme of virtuoso works featuring …
In PRESENT/TENSE comedian Nathan D’Arcy Roberts (written for The Emily Atack Show, The Lenny Henry Show, twice nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award) takes an analytic look at h…
In PRESENT/TENSE comedian Nathan D’Arcy Roberts (written for The Emily Atack Show, The Lenny Henry Show, twice nominated for the BBC New Comedy Award) takes an analytic look at h…
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Malcolm is a resident of Morningside, Edinburgh’s douce suburb.
Join service persons from the Armed Forces as they discuss how the poetry of Robert Burns is a source of continuing inspiration to them and their colleagues.
Four terrible actors star in an obscure children’s theatre show that quickly intermingles with their failed careers and their profound hatred with one another, with fatal consequen…
Korea’s TOB Group presents a double bill of contemporary dance shows exploring the bystander effect and mass consumerism.
Four terrible actors star in an obscure children’s theatre show that quickly intermingles with their failed careers and their profound hatred with one another, with fatal consequen…
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Spend a relaxed hour with Australian living legend John Bell, as he rummages through his swag of favourite things, fishing out poems, stories, backstage gossip: things he finds ins…
After searching far and wide, Barcelona’s finest comedic talents have Found their Funny, packed it in a bag and brought it all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe for your amusement! B…
Painting Heaven on Earth.
Algorithms are art.
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 …
‘Perspectives.
A collaborative, devised piece that celebrates clubbing and what it means to young people.
A one-woman show about Leda, an actor struggling to make it.
A musical coming-of-age journey.
Cinema’s greatest hits performed by an award-winning a cappella group! From international competitions to sell-out shows, singing powerhouses Sweet Nothings have done it all.
Have you ever noticed how all female leads in historical fiction are.
Debuting at the Fringe this year, Foot Notes is one of Durham University’s much loved a cappella groups.
When 18-year-old Eliza doesn’t come home one night, her family and friends are forced to confront their own issues and insecurities in an attempt to find out what has happened to…
A special school assembly harking back to the grand old days of the bawdy British boarding school, hosted by drag king and self-proclaimed “Head” Master Mr Brake Down.
A bumbling detective is called upon to uncover the mystery of a priceless stolen painting, but when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis.
Performances of Highland bagpipes and small pipes by the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society and guests. Featuring light music and piobaireachd.
A tragicomedy combining clowning and physical theatre, Boat! follows two friends at sea as they navigate companionship, solitude and altering states of reality.
Painting the Way of the Cross.
Edinburgh vocalist Victoria Bennett spins delicate, moving tales of love and heartbreak, accompanied by a jazz quartet of top instrumentalists.
What is it like to shop when disabled? Celebrating the diversity of disability and prioritising ability over disability, this exhibition explores disabled experiences in shops, pub…
Angelos is here standing in front of people for about seven days, maybe more if he can get time off at the stables.
Serving you up a big warm slice of comedy pie every month, the Dinner Daddies delight with their trademark wit and banter (so far, these trademarks have failed to hold water in cou…
Wing It Musical Theatre, by arrangement with Nick Hern Books, presents the following amateur performances: Georgia Christou’s Bright.
Traditional Scottish song with guitar, harmonicas, harmony and heart.
At Johnnie Walker Princes Street, we know a thing or two about creating the perfect blend.
Formed in 1982, Edinburgh Music Theatre will be celebrating its big birthday (40 years young!) by performing a musical revue.
Just what is the Edinburgh Fringe? Some say it’s the world’s greatest uncensored platform for freedom of expression; some see it as a free market, money-driven fun-fest.
Pitchblenders celebrate the slyly humorous, girlish-sounding jazz singer and pianist.
Kathputli Colony is India’s biggest community of traditional artists, home to thousands of musicians, dancers, puppeteers and street-performers.
The hilarious and profound emotional roller-coaster true story of renowned storyteller, Ted McGrath.
Winners of Cleveland’s Best Sketch Comedy Group in 2020 (Cleveland Comedy Awards), Flamingo City is hot off their 2022 US Midwest tour! Joe and Greg are willing to do anything sh…
Catherine Bohart loves control, hates change and is a serial planner.
Based on the hit film, this award-winning musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth tells the story of an ordinary group of women in a Yorkshire Women’s Institute who create an artist…
Have you ever considered how much easier it would be to stop trying to be a nice person and just be a dick to everyone? You will after watching this show.
Edinburgh’s favourite folk music night returns, packed with outstanding singer-songwriters, acoustic musicians and poets.
Stop horsing around, grab your wellies and get moo-vin’ and groovin’ as Funbox welcome you to their Funky Farm! Join Anya and Kevin as they escape to the countryside for songs, sil…
The Grumpy Magicians have been successfully entertaining Edinburgh Fringe audiences for over eight years and this year are presenting their new show titled Trust Us, We’re Magician…
Local jazz quartet JazzMain has built its reputation around the 50s and 60s Blue Note Jazz era, closely studying exceptional jazz artists like Dexter Gordon and his contemporaries …
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Ali Brice is embracing life after almost losing it.
See the UK’s longest running and best comedy newcomer competition back for its 35th year.
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
Join us for an afternoon of free jazz every Saturday and Sunday during the Fringe at The Grand Cafe.
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Full-time comedians, part-time teachers Alex Kitson and Julia Stenton talk the good, the bad and the ugliness of shaping minds.
Fringe legend David Alnwick performs his favourite tricks.
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe.
Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, What You Will is set on Long Island’s Gold Coast in the 1920s and follows the antics of Vi Candor as she circumvents a man’s world in …
Join us for free music every Saturday night during the Fringe at Southpour with great acoustic artists playing great pop covers.
As seen on BT Sport’s DIY Pundit, the Amused Moose Comedy Award winner Danny Ward returns to Edinburgh with his seventh solo show.
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as: ‘the relationship.
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
Paper.
Join us for a huge selection of free music every Friday and Saturday night during the Fringe at The Golf Tavern with different rock/pop cover bands with a great selection of music …
Come with us on a dramatic journey to the very edge of our solar system and back! In real time we’ll be seeing the boundaries of human exploration and following in the footsteps of…
All families have secrets.
A night of comedy featuring top acts from the Fringe, curated and programmed by London’s premier comedy venue Leicester Square Theatre.
New to the Fringe, a chat show with leading sports figures from across the UK.
There are some things as regular at the Fringe as Biblical downpours and overpriced street food.
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…
Having written over 200 songs during lockdown exploring some of the more comical aspects of the pandemic, Siobhan Argyle is bringing her sold-out show from Glasgow to the Edinburgh…
Just one of the many questions the producer of QI, Blackadder, Spitting Image, The News Quiz, Not the Nine O’Clock News is hoping to answer over eleven harrowing teatimes.
Enjoying a guided flavour-forward experience, you will learn how our whisky and spirits are made, and about both the traditions and innovative new methods in craft distilling emplo…
Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
A celebration of Queen songs performed by four of the UK’s most talented singers and dancers in a tribute to the musical We Will Rock You.
Daffodil has seen it all before.
The award-winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company returns to the Fringe to deliver the truly authentic flamenco music and dance that they are well known for.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Let’s talk about sex, maybe? Or, maybe not? After having radically different experiences with Sex Ed, Lindsay and Lea try to figure out exactly what they were supposed to learn, …
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 10th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across …
A mysterious broadcast from the future causes 85% of the world to abandon their friends and family forever.
Blink and You’ll Miss It is the incredible, one-man show from Terry Geo, writer and director of Blink of an Eye.
This small yet yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique and original jewellery designs from 30 independent designers across the globe including local emerging t…
A man wakes up drunk, scared and alone, with no idea where he is or how he got there.
A college student offers a scattered recollection of her childhood, her perceived trauma and the chaos leading up to her mother’s recent disappearance.
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
‘Unsettling yet captivating’ (Alt A Review).
After a fully sold-out run at last year’s festival we’re back for the show’s 10th year at the Fringe! Recommended as the best late-night Irish show by the Edinburgh Evening News in…
Young Scottish contemporary artist Sleek debuts an exhibition of work showcasing his street art.
Joseph Tawadros is a multiple award-winning Oud virtuoso and a larger-than life-character, in both music and personality.
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
A jaw-dropping mind-reading show that will have you grinning from ear to ear, scratching your head in bafflement, and wondering if you might just have seen a glimpse of the future.
Join us for free music every Friday night during the Fringe at The Granary with our house musician playing great acoustic pop covers.
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
Top academics, dangerous ideas and your host comedian Susan Morrison.
Expect sticky lips, foil dinosaurs and a whirligig of love in Audrey’s Art Club.
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
See You is must see.
An intimate two-hander about the messy complexities of the contemporary gay dating experience.
It’s time for us to play.
Art, the multi award-winning play, comes to Edinburgh in an entirely fresh production.
A bumbling detective is called upon to uncover the mystery of a priceless stolen painting, but when he cannot solve it himself he is forced to enlist the help of an old nemesis.
‘All we have hinges on the worn thread of a memory.
The award-winning Irish comic has stayed busier than ever over the last two years! From making one of the highest-viewed stand-up specials in Irish television history to somehow sp…
Bold.
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 10th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across …
Contemporary arts in a historic setting.
The best comedians at the Fringe do the dirtiest jokes they have in hopes that they will get cancelled. Hosted by Chicago comedian Matt Castellvi.
Between Good and Evil is a play that uses superheroes and aliens to comedically tell us the truth about ourselves.
Showcasing the top spoken word talent the festival has to offer – from the laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets c…
A play about love transcending separation.
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…
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…
Watch the German Comedy Ambassador give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
The cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on! Enjoy three top stand-ups answering the daft questions that have been picked using our…
When Rob was 12, they attempted a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their grandma.
After experimental Zoom gigs where he got muted by 639 people and a drive-in gig where Omid witnessed an audience member get out his car, attach a hose pipe to his exhaust and feed…
We all love a good story.
Come See.
Two teams of comedians – one team depressed, one team anxious.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020, Eric Rushton brings his highly anticipated debut hour to the festival.
“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.
The new award-nominated show from the lively double act – Kieran and Tom bring you the most unimportant hour of your life.
Maureen Langan doesn’t want to hate people; they make her hate them.
When Leanne buys herself a magic wand massager, the sensations are so nice, she stops leaving the house.
Come Sit on the Couch With Me: is this a therapy couch or a casting couch, and is there a difference? The show is a cocktail of a comical – but true – look at communication in …
Winner of Underbelly, New Diorama and Methuen Drama’s hit-making Untapped Award 2022.
Boy, you’re an alien.
Intranet sensation Amy Gledhill (1/3 of cult double act The Delightful Sausage) makes her Fringe debut with a show about resilience and dancing.
When Leanne buys herself a magic wand massager, the sensations are so nice, she stops leaving the house.
David nails losing parents, so you don’t have to (NB you’ll still have to).
Jon Pearson – crowned Best MC in the Midlands, 2022 – presents his unscripted, unfiltered and unplanned award-winning Leicester Comedy Festival performance plus his brand-new S…
Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing.
Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! Same spirited show but with all new faces performing stand-up and sharing their best drunken comedic tales! If…
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone welcome.
Join us for a huge selection of free music every night of the Fringe at Biddy’s with different rock/folk cover bands and a big selection of music right through the festival.
Shared hour of comedy examining the people we pretend to be when we’re trying to convince the world we’re doing just fine, thank you very much! Luke Healy is an author and come…
Whilst other comedians fret and fuss about finding a theme for their shows, award-winning international comedian Rich Wilson puts all of his focus on one thing and that’s being r…
A twisted stand-up comedy quest to understand fatherhood.
Raucous, wild and a little bit different – this one-hour compilation show with a changing daily line-up, gives you a fabulous cross section of Fringe madness in one crazy bite-si…
People can be sensitive about how they are described.
Constantly rotating line-up of the best comedians at this year’s festival.
In her first solo show, Swiss Comedy Talent Award finalist Michelle Kalt tackles the aftermath of an embarrassingly peaceful break-up, covering everything from bad dates (or whatev…
Award-winning comedian, NHS psychiatrist and author Benji Waterstones shares highlights from his forthcoming book.
Join Paul Mccaffrey and Seann Walsh for a live version of The UK’s Top 10 Comedy Podcast. Comedy’s two angriest friends just got angrier.
Despite what Catherine Bohart tells us in This Isn’t For You, she is more emotionally articulate than she gives herself credit for.
A stand-up comedy compilation show hosted by Tom Mayhew, as heard on BBC Radio 4.
This popular show returns for its fifth run. Four circuit comedians from the UK and Berlin will make you laugh until you wet yourself, in this fast-paced club-style hour.
After two sell-out Fringes, Tessa Coates is beside herself with excitement to be back with a brand-new show.
Join the Superhero Academy to be part of the greatest quest of all: to save the world.
A worldwide sensation from Montreal to Beijing, Fills Monkey return with an exhilarating new show.
Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene has stammered since he was four years old.
Tired of all the scripted “reality” TV? Keeping Up With the Kimprov is your daily dose of reality TV, but actually unscripted! What minor inconvenience could lead to drama for this…
Following an incredible Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2019 and fresh from a 2022 Netflix special, Schalk Bezuidenhout is back with love in his heart and jokes in his pocket.
Join us for free live music every Wednesday to Sunday during the Fringe at Ghillie Dhu with different indie and rock/pop artists with a great selection of music.
Welcome to Sad Girls Club, where girls are allowed to be.
So many comedians, so little time! In this unmissable Edinburgh Fringe institution, 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showc…
You can be ashamed of many things.
The Yorkshire scamp has had enough! Time to take a stand against housemates, homeowners and the North/South divide.
Amit Patel discovered a secret hidden in our data that made Google $1.
A new show for 2022 bringing you the best of the winners and finalists from 2021’s So You Think You’re Funny? comedy newcomer competition.
A robot, an alien and a human.
A one-man performance spoken directly to the audience.
Son of a climate scientist, Australian theatre maker David Finnigan has always made work about climate change – then his country caught fire.
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…
Amit Patel discovered a secret hidden our data that made Google $1.
Helen Bauer is basic, well, basic-plus, because she is aware of it.
In the last hours of 2019, David Finnigan’s best friend prepared to make a break for home with his family before fires cut off the highway.
Kazumi is hunting a sea monster.
Change is always hard and what better person to lead the men selflessly by the hand into the new world than TV’s Jayde Adams in her brand-new show.
Catriona has a history of making stuff up.
After 21 years and 224 days Hal’s back being single.
2019’s Best Newcomer nominee and your favourite self-aware stand-up returns with an hour about self-confidence, self-esteem and self-care.
John Hastings has had to deal with the shit life has thrown at him since 2019… He got a divorce during Covid, his best friend got a terminal diagnosis, he got bed bugs, he nearly…
Before the plague and WW3 I was a chortling, apple-cheeked blacksmith and now I am a scowling wretch in a tattered cloak.
Join CJ Hopkins in his show ‘The Art of Fitting Out’.
Join CJ Hopkins in his show ‘The Art of Fitting Out’.
Alison Kinnaird is an internationally acclaimed visual artist and musician.
For our 36th Festival Exhibition we present a stunning selling exhibition exploring the very ancient art of adornment.
This incredible retrospective spans 20th-century British artist Hepworth’s entire career.
They’re in Hackney; a vibrant, unheard of original setting.
They’re in Hackney; a vibrant, unheard of original setting.
This dynamic documentary drama, performed by the award-winning Youth Connection Theatre Company, revisits the case of George Joseph Smith, popularly vilified as the ‘Brides in the …
Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton presents: GROW UP MAGIC MAN.
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…
This dynamic documentary drama, performed by the award-winning Youth Connection Theatre Company, revisits the case of George Joseph Smith, popularly vilified as the ‘Brides in the …
This powerful and experimental piece of theatre explores the challenge for the disabled community to be heard in the face of broad stroke Daily Mail prejudice and aggressive, insti…
Midnight Snacks is a new breed of late-night show - a chilled out hour designed to relax you before bed, featuring surreal stories, strange sketches and tall tales.
The return of a play about memory, poetry, hypnosis, and redemption.
In this genre-defying performance we witness a spellbinding combination of theatre, music, hypnosis, dream, sound collage, film and text as we share the last night of a persecuted …
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.
I Can’t Hear You by Natasha Brotherdale Smith is a queer, female led two hander.
Back for 2022! A great day out for art lovers.
Back for 2022! A great day out for art lovers.
On the final day of Brighton Fringe 2022, Brighton Fringe CEO Julian Caddy leads our annual awards ceremony, handing out awards to the best of the festival, as we take the time to …
A work-in-progress story from “smart character comic” (The Scotsman), Funny Women Awards Finalist, and star of BBC’s ‘Socially Awkward Situations.
On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift.
On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift.
A work-in-progress story from “smart character comic” (The Scotsman), Funny Women Awards Finalist, and star of BBC’s ‘Socially Awkward Situations.
Work in progress - a debut solo show.
The Summer Shows are a culmination of our talented art, media and design students’ university journey in the form of a large-scale public exhibition.
The Summer Shows are a culmination of our talented art, media and design students’ university journey in the form of a large-scale public exhibition.
In Between Spaces centres on five characters who perambulate in a world outside of time.
In Between Spaces centres on five characters who perambulate in a world outside of time.
Astra’s people snatched their green homeland from the chaos of global eco-collapse.
Astra’s people snatched their green homeland from the chaos of global eco-collapse.
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2022 Brighton Fringe.
Brighton’s very own Sarah Davies brings you her new one-woman clown show, created especially for everyone’s favourite festival: Bag Lady’s Fringe.
Brighton’s very own Sarah Davies brings you her new one-woman clown show, created especially for everyone’s favourite festival: Bag Lady’s 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.
Award-winning flamenco guitarist and composer Daniel Martinez presents an evening of truly authentic flamenco music and dance.
Award-winning flamenco guitarist and composer Daniel Martinez presents an evening of truly authentic flamenco music and dance.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020 Eric Rushton brings his highly-anticipated debut hour to the Brighton Fringe.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020 Eric Rushton brings his highly-anticipated debut hour to the Brighton Fringe.
The affable comedian brings a unique and colourful show to Brighton Fringe consisting of his inimitable style of comedy combining with cartoons and caricatures drawn by his own han…
Everything begins with movement.
Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing.
Everything begins with movement.
Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing.
NATURE IS DIVERSE.
NATURE IS DIVERSE.
Nominated for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Fringe 2019, sweet angel stand-up comedian Helen Bauer presents a work in progress show of her new thoughts and feelings on pretty much eve…
Nominated for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Fringe 2019, sweet angel stand-up comedian Helen Bauer presents a work in progress show of her new thoughts and feelings on pretty much eve…
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…
When your time’s up, how will you account for your life on Earth? Everyman is riding high, works hard and plays harder.
“Legendary cock lobster.
“Legendary cock lobster.
Quirky, dark, and delightfully saucy.
Quirky, dark, and delightfully saucy.
All You Can Beat Workshop.
The Maydays present: The Fringe Show.
All You Can Beat Workshop.
The Maydays present: The Fringe Show.
Shakespeare like you’ve never seen Four actors.
Shakespeare like you’ve never seen Four actors.
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
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…
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
We’d like to invite you to come along to our ‘Good Grief’ event on Wednesday 18 May 2022, 11:00 –17:00.
We’d like to invite you to come along to our ‘Good Grief’ event on Wednesday 18 May 2022, 11:00 –17:00.
What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg…
Join artists Martha and Chess for a fun, insightful and creative dance workshop! The workshop will lead dancers on a creative journey that draws from the creative process in the ma…
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…
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…
“Is she perfect? Not at the beginning – and maybe not ever.
Join artists Martha and Chess for a fun, insightful and creative dance workshop! The workshop will lead dancers on a creative journey that draws from the creative process in the ma…
Leanne likes nice things like instant noodles, personal massagers and Adam Rickitt from Coronation Street.
Leanne likes nice things like instant noodles, personal massagers and Adam Rickitt from Coronation Street.
After witnessing my son’s terrible squalid journey into a craven addiction, I wanted to work with addicts and those like me, who love them, to paint them and ask: what is happening…
After witnessing my son’s terrible squalid journey into a craven addiction, I wanted to work with addicts and those like me, who love them, to paint them and ask: what is happening…
Future Jazz At The Fringe returns to Brighton Spiegeltent for 2022 .
* * * * * SUPPORTED BY THE 2022 ENCORE INSURE BRIGHTON FRINGE BURSARY! * * * * * Mirror, semen, manoeuvre.
* * * * * SUPPORTED BY THE 2022 ENCORE INSURE BRIGHTON FRINGE BURSARY! * * * * * Mirror, semen, manoeuvre.
Future Jazz At The Fringe returns to Brighton Spiegeltent for 2022 .
Getting To Know You (“an outward expression of internal sounds” - audience member 2021) is a highly physical solo dance work exploring the journey into self-inquiry.
One of the best things about theatre, and art in general, is the space it creates for difficult conversations and analysis.
Getting To Know You (“an outward expression of internal sounds” - audience member 2021) is a highly physical solo dance work exploring the journey into self-inquiry.
Special charity showcase for Clowns Without Borders - your support spreads laughter and joy to children and families living in crisis throughout the world.
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 …
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 …
Alex Franklin (Brighton Comedy Award Finalist/ BBC New Comedy Award Nominee) and Andy Watts (Max Turner Prize Winner/ So You Think You’re Funny Runner-Up) have landed, and are re…
Alex Franklin (Brighton Comedy Award Finalist/ BBC New Comedy Award Nominee) and Andy Watts (Max Turner Prize Winner/ So You Think You’re Funny Runner-Up) have landed, and are re…
Is this a therapy couch or a casting couch and is there a difference? The show is a cocktail of a comical but true look at communication in the western world today, with a good do…
Is this a therapy couch or a casting couch and is there a difference? The show is a cocktail of a comical but true look at communication in the western world today, with a good do…
FRINGE AT FALMER: May 8th: UNFENCED UNWRAPPED: Sally Wilson, Sam Brennan, Liz Woodhouse, Jane Peckham & Barney Guy- a musical confectionery: female voices, sophisticated piano, str…
FRINGE AT FALMER: May 8th: UNFENCED UNWRAPPED: Sally Wilson, Sam Brennan, Liz Woodhouse, Jane Peckham & Barney Guy- a musical confectionery: female voices, sophisticated piano, str…
Is it original, or has it been done before? Who knows! The live show by Godden & Barnes.
Kick start your Brighton Fringe with a bank holiday weekender of free, outdoor fun at Fringe City on Jubilee Square! Join us on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, for a three-day e…
Calling all picnickers; Brighton Fringe’s wildly popular family picnics are back for 2022! Join us as we take over Pavilion Gardens with more free family entertainment than you can…
Ahead of their event at Brighton Spiegeltent on 14 May and 2 June, the English Disco Lovers join us at Fringe City with their irrepressible mix of disco, humour, anti-racism, inclu…
Is it original, or has it been done before? Who knows! The live show by Godden & Barnes.
Calling all picnickers; Brighton Fringe’s wildly popular family picnics are back for 2022! Join us as we take over Pavilion Gardens with more free family entertainment than you can…
It’s an early evening comedy bonanza! Back for a 3rd year in Brighton, this stand-up comedy selection is an exciting mixed-pack of comics, with top headliners and the best up-and-…
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 15 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
A revolving line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe in a late afternoon show filled with hilarity.
A friendly fun-filled afternoon performance with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
Ahead of their event at Brighton Spiegeltent on 14 May and 2 June, the English Disco Lovers join us at Fringe City with their irrepressible mix of disco, humour, anti-racism, inclu…
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music.
This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music.
Pick of the Fringe returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Fringe! The show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-u…
5 Weeks of Exciting Artist Shows @ ART5 Gallery during the Brighton Fringe Festival 2022! ART5 Gallery is delighted to be hosting 5 weeks of exciting artist shows as part of the B…
5 Weeks of Exciting Artist Shows @ ART5 Gallery during the Brighton Fringe Festival 2022 https://art5galleryshop.
The convulsive pain of grief, a languorous classical quartet and an exuberant party piece undercut with darkness; these three pieces superbly contrast each other in mood and style,…
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth, and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
Me? No Pause!From the first medical reference to menopause in the 17th century to menopause management tips with social media influencer Adriana Mole.
he Good Enough Mums Club is a new musical, produced, written, directed and performed by mums, featuring songs such as “Only My Nose Is The Same”, “The Price To Be Paid” and…
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
NOT PERFECT? SEE THE SHOW! The Good Enough Mums Club is a poignant and hilarious musical toddle through the highs, lows and sleep deprivation of mummyhood.
My 75 years at the Edinburgh FringeFor the 75th birthday of the Edinburgh Fringe Arthur Smith writes a love letter to this playground of his imagination and recalls some of the tri…
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…
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…
Gain insights on the benefits and opportunities of professional rural touring.
A group of university friends reunites over dinner with lots to catch up on.
Gain insights on the benefits and opportunities of professional rural touring.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL.
POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Things Fell Apart Strange Tales from the Culture Wars Jon Ronson LIVE Things Fell Apart is the live version of Jon’s hit BBC Radio 4 podcast.
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.
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for it’s sixth year.
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for it’s sixth year.
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.
Find out more about marketing your Brighton Fringe event from the Brighton Fringe marketing team.
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…
You Should Not Be Watching MeA musician overshares WARNING! Edgy MaterialYou'll be in stiches.
An absurdity of love and laughterEmbracing the natural comedic elements of our friendship, we have curated an evening of music and magic.
PLEASE COME TALK TO ME Let us not remain strangers Aidan Greene: Stutter Bug (Work In Progress)A Stuttering Comedy Show in Development PLEASE COME TALK TO ME -&nbs…
Space Girls You.
Thank you, next The life of an auditioning actor Three Queens Stuck in Dublin City We’re all born naked, but the rest is shade! Thank you, next - Megan O&ap…
You pull the strings.
The year is 2021, and the world still doesn’t know what to do with those of us who have decided not to reproduce.
Juanita's Talk Time to clean up our act Nice Girls Don’t.
Hal is going back on the road with a brand-new show, doing what he does best - reminding us of how much we love stand-up comedy, and God do we need it! Not as much…
Robert Batson (Brighton Fringe Development) will host this session about fundraising options and opportunities.
This UK premiere, presented by The Dark Times Theatre Company, is genre-defying performance, witness a spellbinding combination of theatre, music, hypnosis, sound collage, dream, f…
The arts and creative industries have been hit hard by the consequences of the pandemic, but Crowdfunder is here to help.
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.
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…
After experimenting with a Zoom gig where he got muted by 639 people and a Drive-in gig where Omid witnessed an audience member get out his car, attach a hose pipe to hi…
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 …
Now in it’s 12th year.
Join CJ Hopkins in his debut show The Art of Fitting Out.
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.
In his new show 50 Things About Us, Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, standup, mischief and really, really well researched material to examine how…
Banksy’s works pop up in all sorts of places, but seeing them is often a challenge.
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.
Can you believe it’s been 18 years since we first saw the Girls on Popstars The Rivals!? To celebrate their birthday and of course mourn the loss of our favourite wild child o…
PICTURE IT!MANCHESTER 2021!After 5 years of award-winning, sell-out shows in London, Golden Girls: A Musical is finally on TOUR!We’ll thank you for being a friend for two nights on…
BITTER SOUR IS BACK!!!!!After a much longer then anticipated hiatus through the pandemic, Bitter Sour is back with a BANG!!!!!We will be hosting some of the best in alternative dra…
Returning to the UK for his first full length tour in six years, Australian (and adopted Brit) comedy legend Steve Hughes is known the world over for his hard hitting, t…
Welcome to the Museum of Marvellous Things, where the impossible can happen! Make stars in jars, catch moons like balloons, dance with Doo-Dahs in cages, sing with Noo-Nahs on sta…
A Map to You tells the vibrant life stories shared with playwrights by individuals and their families living with dementia .
Huns, we are coming back for another one, presenting to you THE loud, live & brand new cabaret mixtape for the booty-shakin’ generation!What’s Good is BACK, pressing play…
Cum kids! Gather round.
The day has finally arrived for us to produce our dirty undies and have a ruddy good scrub! The sixth part of Robyn & Margarets spin-cycle pulls on the rubber gloves and contem…
Learn how to make a lino-cut print from start to finish in a friendly in-person workshop with LGBT+ women, trans and non-binary people, led by Wild Water Art Store’s Gemma Curtis.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
Watch German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
What follows is a window into how a couple find the strength to move forward, the will to stay together, and the determination to keep the memory of their child alive.
The Sunday Art Club: Sessions launches at Arboretum in London’s West End offering an evening of intimate performance that provides a platform for multidisciplinary artists.
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 …
PICTURE IT! BRIGHTON 2021!After 5 years of award-winning, sell-out shows in London, Golden Girls: A Musical is finally off on it’s long anticipated tour to Brighton!This September …
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.
*UPDATE* As a result of COVID restrictions we have had to make the difficult decision to postpone our opening event and instead invite you to join us for a closing party to ce…
PICTURE IT! LONDON 2021!Following the announcement of our Brighton shows, due to popular demand we have decided to add a one night only London Preview, exclusively at The Two Brewe…
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…
The whole family knew he was a good dad.
The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a ninth hilarious year with another phenomenal handpicked selection of our favourite acts from acr…
Outstanding young Russian pianist Nikita Lukinov gives a recital of Beethoven (Sonata No.
Sharpen your swords, lace up your boots, and stick a great big feather in your hat! Morgan & West present a fun for all the family retelling of Alexadre Dumas’ The Three …
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
The ‘absurd and excellent’ (RifeMagazine.
The kids have moved out and it’s the dawn of a new era! Tom’s embracing change with his usual spirit and vigour; he can draw lessons from the past but he’ll be damned if he …
Learn how to make a lino-cut print from start to finish in a friendly in-person workshop with LGBT+ women, trans and non-binary people, led by Wild Water Art Store’s Gemma Curtis.
Mixing gaming and 3D technology, this experimental production fuses original music, virtual performances and a new script exploring migrant experiences; from the poorest Chinese sa…
Allison Miller is on trial pleading not guilty to all charges held against her.
A series of quick-fire sketches riffing on ten years’ worth of observations on the bizarre quirks that make the Edinburgh Festival Fringe the collection of misfits and mishaps that…
After six years together, one of which was particularly crazy, an American says goodbye to Scotland with the help of a song and a puppet and tries to figure out why she’s leaving.
Lunchtime lecture: Scottish Religious Art in Paint and Glass: Robert Scott Lauder’s Christ Teacheth Humility.
Singer Jessie Bates and Guitarist Haftor Medbøe perform songs by Joao Gilberto, Michel Legrand, Tommy Wolf and more in the studio at the Scottish Arts Club.
Edinburgh’s community radio station EHFM celebrates three years on the airwaves with a special live show from local legend Other Lands.
Lunchtime lecture: Theology in Stone – Faith and Art in Edinburgh’s Church Architecture.
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…
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
LET US RAZE YOU - Artist ShowcaseA night of Queer Cabaret Debuts! New talent, New ideas & New perspectives.
Join Gorgie’s first Street Art Sculpture Trail Walking Tour, hosted by contributing artist Mario A Gonzalez Robert.
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…
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson.
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…
It may be a 10 week course, but this graduation has been nearly two years in the making! The climax of The Art Of Drag Course at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
Are Your Ready for Round three.
What is love? Perhaps we can work it out together? LOVE YOU is a solo show that blends storytelling & dance written & performed by Samantha Morrish.
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.
What is love? Perhaps we can work it out together? LOVE YOU is a solo show that blends storytelling & dance written & performed by Samantha Morrish.
Joseph Parsons presents a fun-filled hour of stand up comedy about the joys of sport and the joys of homosexuality.
From writer Ahlam and director Katie Posner, this film presents the award-winning You Bury Me as a poignant snapshot of post-Arab-Spring Cairo.
Welcome to undertaker Anna Morgan-Jones’ live Zoom webinar.
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up every night – as this show returns to Edinburgh for its 18th year.
It’s been a long time since we could go see live comedy, but it’s back! Award-winning comic Ben Clover presents a different bill of top stand-ups each evening.
Lunchtime lecture: The Art of Hymns.
The ‘absurd and excellent’ (RifeMagazine.
For All the Love You Lost is presented by Morosophy at theSpace@Surgeon’s Hall.
From appearances Mock The Week and QI and others, Eshaan Akbar comes to Edinburgh for three nights only.
A female driven two hander tragi-comedy, the play presents itself as a series of interactions between a grieving mother and the girlfriend of the son she lost to a hered…
Nominated for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Fringe 2019, sweet angel stand-up comedian Helen Bauer presents a work in progress show of her new thoughts and feelings on pretty much eve…
Nominated for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Fringe 2019, sweet angel stand-up comedian Helen Bauer presents a work in progress show of her new thoughts and feelings on pretty much eve…
Experience Quality Yard’s unique 360° outdoor street art painted courtyard exhibition of new artworks by Scottish street art and contemporary artists in the heart of Leith’s old t…
Writer Ahlam and director Katie Posner present the award-winning You Bury Me as a poignant snapshot of post-Arab-Spring Cairo.
Fiddler Euan McLaughlin and Guitarist Nick Kirk play a selection of folk and traditional tunes at the Scottish Arts Club.
This show was going to be titled “I Used to Eat Dog Food” but that would have meant leaving out all material about the sex dungeon, the legendary yeast infection, and everything el…
This show was going to be titled “I Used to Eat Dog Food” but that would have meant leaving out all material about the sex dungeon, the legendary yeast infection, and everything el…
Neu! Reekie! presents a one-off happening in their distinct avant-garde style.
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 …
Six people, five stories, one truck.
Six people, five stories, one truck.
Hal’s back doing what he does best – performing live comedy, for five nights only! ‘Reminded me how much I love stand up’ (Times).
Laura Smyth and Suzie Preece present their split bill show "I'll Tell You What", an hour of stand-up comedy by two of the funniest women coming up on the …
Laura Smyth and Suzie Preece present their split bill show “I’ll Tell You What”, an hour of stand-up comedy by two of the funniest women coming up on the circuit.
Laura Smyth and Suzie Preece present their split bill show “I’ll Tell You What”, an hour of stand-up comedy by two of the funniest women coming up on the circuit.
Love, work and the passage of time.
“What would happen if you answered the front door, and the person standing there was you?” Exploring what makes you, you, and not someone else? What would you do faced with you? Wo…
This panel will explore dance, theatre and performance delivered both live and digitally.
Love, work and the passage of time.
“What would happen if you answered the front door, and the person standing there was you?” Exploring what makes you, you, and not someone else? What would you do faced with you? Wo…
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Smile.
This small yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique and original jewellery designs from 30 independent designers across the globe including local emerging talen…
It’s been a long time since we could go see live comedy, but it’s back! Award-winning comic Ben Clover presents a different bill of top stand-ups each evening.
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 …
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…
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up every night – as this show returns to Edinburgh for its 18th year.
We all have struggles, problems, and fears - let me show you some of mine.
Puppetry, shadow theatre, mime and music all contribute to this charming oddity, which Caravan Theatre do indeed perform in a caravan.
‘Sensational’ is how one viewer described this high-quality filmed version of Mark Wheeller’s moving play.
A theatrical film about the impact of the pandemic through the eyes of clowns.
Combining childlike wonder, adult cynicism, and Shakespearean gravitas in his impressively compelling story, master storyteller Dennis Elkins poses increasingly difficult questions…
Owdyado Theatre present a darkly comic evening of mini Twisted Tales by writers from Cornwall and across the UK.
We’ve been entertaining audiences all over Europe and Ireland since 2012, with sell-out shows in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moscow and many mo…
Crescent House, the brand-new art townhouse and residence designed and curated by Scottish artist Michael Worobec, showing a retrospective of his paintings and prints.
What! Art Collective explore the beautiful inner landscape of the church as a contemplative yet dynamic exhibition space through pictures, projections, sound and words.
If You Find This is about a young woman working as a carer, who finds herself on the brink of life and death.
Funbox are back at the Fringe.
Owdyado Theatre present a darkly comic evening of mini Twisted Tales by writers from Cornwall and across the UK.
At the Feelgood Academy of Performing Arts, competition is tough, even for the school’s two best singers.
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…
An immersive feel-good experience that comprises personal storytelling and comedy to tell a story about growing up and making a home in the world.
Award-winning flamenco guitarist and composer Daniel Martinez and the exceptional TuFlamenco join forces to deliver the truly authentic flamenco music and dance they are well known…
Trapped in a manor house, two hapless Glaswegian detectives must investigate the deaths of each family member, but try not to become victims themselves… A time-warp murder myster…
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.
A referential piece of immersive digital theatre set in a flat that’s been possessed – Poltergeist style – by the ghost of pop-cultural masculinities.
Those People: A Play About QAnon is based on interviews with young people from the UK, conducted online and from accounts written on the subreddit: r/QAnoncasualties.
Local jazz quartet JazzMain has built its reputation around the 1950s and 60s Blue Note jazz era by closely studying exceptional jazz artists like Dexter Gordon and his contemporar…
A trio of new plays, presented digitally, by Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group.
The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a ninth hilarious year with another phenomenal handpicked selection of our favourite acts from acr…
With Sistas Before Mistas as their rally cry, the girls of St.
Presented by comedian and financial writer Dominic Frisby, this one-hour feature documentary also stars Jimmy Carr, Al Murray, Shazia Mirza, Henning Wehn and Arthur Smith.
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Watch German Comedy Ambassador give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical.
A young woman working as a carer finds herself on the brink of life and death.
A young woman working as a carer finds herself on the brink of life and death.
Pierre Novellie: Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? Award-winning comedian Pierre Novellie looks into why he can’t just enjoy things.
Based on the brilliant book by Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt, Nonsense Room Productions (Shark in the Park and Hairy Maclary Shows) bring you a brand-new interactive musical sho…
Pierre Novellie: Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? Award-winning comedian Pierre Novellie looks into why he can’t just enjoy things.
Ruby Carr (Amused Moose New Act of the Year 2019 Finalist) and Alice-India (Leicester Square Theatre New Act of the Year 2019 Finalist) are looking for a person or persons to join …
Two of the most medicated comedians on the circuit bring you a night of pure self-indulgence.
Ruby Carr (Amused Moose New Act of the Year 2019 Finalist) and Alice-India (Leicester Square Theatre New Act of the Year 2019 Finalist) are looking for a person or persons to join …
Two of the most medicated comedians on the circuit bring you a night of pure self-indulgence.
Alison Kinnaird has an international reputation as a glass artist and exponent and teacher of the Scottish harp.
Join The Greenhouse Theatre - the UK’s first 100% zero-waste theatre - this summer for an all-singing, all-dancing, full-of-life reimagining of Shakespeare’s pastoral classic.
Saturday 17th July 2021, 8pmTickets: £26.
The MDs are a group of UCL medical students, whose sketch comedy and stand-up routines reveal a side of medicine that the public has never seen before.
Acclaimed German director Gabriele Jakobi has adapted a classic Franz Kafka short story into a provocative drama featuring American actor/director Robert McNamara.
“The child screamed on the inside knowing the universe must have made a mistake.
“The child screamed on the inside knowing the universe must have made a mistake.
Someone has seen a wolf.
A celebration of the most exciting new jazz in the South East.
Shakespeare’s As You Like It runs the glorious gamut of romance and poetry, satire and slapstick.
Physical theatre, puppetry and clowning combine in this magical under the sea eco-adventure for ages 3+ and their families.
What would Alan Sugar do if he were the last man alive? What if people stopped reproducing as a form of mass protest? And when are those killer African wasps that the tabloids keep…
What would Alan Sugar do if he were the last man alive? What if people stopped reproducing as a form of mass protest? And when are those killer African wasps that the tabloids keep…
The London Rebel Dykes merged outsider cultures in the 1980s to create a fresh feminist exploration of art, sex and activism.
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.
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.
Six people, five stories, one truck.
Now in her mid-forties, Kathleen sits anxiously waiting for the arrival of the man whom she gave up for adoption thirty years before.
Now in her mid-forties, Kathleen sits anxiously waiting for the arrival of the man whom she gave up for adoption thirty years before.
When Rob was 12, they attempted to stage a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their Grandma.
Good Grief - Due to unforeseen personal circumstances Good Grief has to be cancelled for Sunday 20th of June and will be replaced by Pocket-Sized Revolution.
There are 7 stages of grief: Shock, denial, guilt, anger, depression, reconstruction, & really bad haircuts.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Physical theatre, puppetry and clowning combine in this magical under the sea eco-adventure for ages 3+ and their families.
A personal performance of a woman’s struggle growing up in a man-made world.
Eleanor suspects she may have intimacy issues.
Gain insights on the benefits and opportunities of professional rural touring.
Eleanor suspects she may have intimacy issues.
Meet and hear from inspirational Fringe Directors and Producers from around the world.
Meet and hear from inspirational Fringe Directors and Producers from around the world.
The dandy kings of cabaret Joe Morose, Dusty Limits & Des O’Connor invite you to Theatreland’s former lavatory & Oscar Wilde’s forgotten cottage for a royal flush of vaudev…
After witnessing my son’s terrible squalid journey into a craven addiction, I wanted to work with addicts and those like me, who love them, to paint them and ask: what is happening…
When 13-year-old Adam Morrison was bringing up his brothers and sisters, he dreamed of a life beyond working-class Kent.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
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.
When 13-year-old Adam Morrison was bringing up his brothers and sisters, he dreamed of a life beyond working-class Kent.
June 5, 5.
June 5, 5.
Comedian and ex art student Graeme Collard performs a light-hearted but informative art lecture exploring the use of comedy in Modern Art.
Comedian and ex art student Graeme Collard performs a light-hearted but informative art lecture exploring the use of comedy in Art.
Well I never expected that! Cancer of any sort is a difficult thing to manage physically.
An online event, in association with the free digital platform The Ironclad Hub ( https://ironclad-hub.
Well I never expected that! Cancer of any sort is a difficult thing to manage physically.
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
Not sure what to see? Don’t fret, we’ve done the work for you and hand-picked this week’s top tips.
Continue your evening with the Fringe’s wildest late-night show.
If you had a house fire what single item would you save? Treasure reveals the surprising and often touching stories that people have about the one thing they would hate to lose.
Not sure what to see? Don’t fret, we’ve done the work for you and hand-picked this week’s top tips.
In this mockumentary, we follow the trials and tribulations of 00s boyband 3hree as they attempt a reunion and a comeback gig.
A journey into the broken heart of a young boy, who, through creativity, imagination, and determination, teaches us that the rehabilitation of things broken and discarded gets to i…
In this mockumentary, we follow the trials and tribulations of 00s boyband 3hree as they attempt a reunion and a comeback gig.
A journey into the broken heart of a young boy, who, through creativity, imagination, and determination, teaches us that the rehabilitation of things broken and discarded gets to i…
The arts and creative industries have been hit hard by the consequences of the pandemic, but Crowdfunder is here to help.
On The Edge Comedy is a Brighton institution, bringing fresh faces from the UK circuit to audiences all year round.
Locally-composed Cape jazz produced at the foot of Table Mountain.
On The Edge Comedy is a Brighton institution, bringing fresh faces from the UK circuit to audiences all year round.
Pick of the Fringe returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Fringe! The show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-u…
Signature Sound Acapella is a music group with a passion for experimental acapella.
Signature Sound Acapella is a music group with a passion for experimental acapella.
Kick start your Brighton Fringe with a bank holiday weekender of free, outdoor fun at Fringe City on Jubilee Square! Join us on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, for a three-day e…
5 Weeks of Exciting Artist Group Shows @ ART5 Gallery during the Brighton Fringe Festival 2021! ART5 Gallery is delighted to be hosting 5 weeks of exciting group shows as part of …
Quiet Little Things OddHouse are an emerging feminist theatre company who will be debuting at Brighton Fringe this year.
Five spectacular Art5 Gallery artists will exhibit fabulous art pieces during Brighton Fringe 2021! ART5 Gallery is delighted to be showcasing five fabulous contemporary artists d…
Quiet Little Things Will You Be A Quiet Little Thing? OddHouse are an emerging radical feminist theatre company who will be debuting at Brighton Fringe this year.
Imagine a time when four artists shared one studio in a city but never saw one another.
Imagine a time when four artists shared one studio in a city but never saw one another.
So, ages ago, we did a show, and it sold really well and we were super excited about doing the Fringe.
So, ages ago, we did a show, and it sold really well and we were super excited about doing the Fringe.
Our air-hostesses, Perl and Merlot are delighted to invite you onboard Flight 2012 to Ibiza.
‘Land If You Can!’ is a role-playing play.
If you had a house fire what single item would you save? Treasure reveals the surprising and often touching stories that people have about the one thing they would hate to lose.
Locally-composed Cape jazz produced at the foot of Table Mountain.
Dust off the glitter balls and dig out your best outfit, your 2021 Brighton Fringe experience starts here! What better way to celebrate the return of live performance than with a s…
Dust off the glitter balls and dig out your best outfit, your 2021 Brighton Fringe experience starts here! What better way to celebrate the return of live performance than with a s…
Here Come The Boys features four superstar ‘Kings of Dance’ in a dazzling new production that includes special guest star, Strictly’s stunning Nadiya Bychkova.
Coming to you in 2021 Neil Sands and his wonderful cast will be back with a brand new show which will be spreading enough happiness and joy to lift the sp…
Becky Stevens, Managing Director of Hybred Consultancy (www.
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 …
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
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.
Find out more about marketing your Brighton Fringe event from the Brighton Fringe marketing team.
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…
Find out more about how the Brighton Fringe box office works from our Box Office Manager, Ellie Brayne-Whyatt.
Come and watch our 3rd year Musical Theatre & Performing Arts students perform in their graduating showcase
Come and watch our 3rd year Musical Theatre & Performing Arts students perform in their graduating showcase
A two hour introductory workshop for self-producing artists and others interested in producing.
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…
Following his last smash-hit UK tour and direct from this year’s Edinburgh festival, Tom is back on the road with a brand-new show.
Robert Batson (Brighton Fringe Business Development Advisor) will host this session about fundraising platforms.
Are You OK? reflects on a world turned upside down and inside out by the pandemic in two different countries.
£250 for both daysSat 27th & Sun 28th Feb 202110am - 4pmAge 18+Join award-winning artist Denise Jaques of Mosaic Happy on this 2 day course to create a beautif…
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.
£8510am - 4pmAge suitability 16+Join International tutor Sarah Waters to learn how to create and wet felt your own unque collage, through a variety of techniques u…
Kicking off at the end of a particularly boozy and pizza-fuelled wake, then time-skipping over the months of post-funeral aftermath, Good Grief charts the stuttering relationship o…
Following a sold-out UK national tour, Here Come The Boys, featuring the four superstar ‘Kings of Dance’, is set to transfer to the West End in a dazzling new productio…
Award-winning genre explorers Encompass Productions return to the White Bear Theatre with Homecoming: A New Theatre Festival.
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…
Now in it’s 12th year.
Get ready for a Musical Theatre extravaganza that will have you dancing in your seats.
John Halder is a good man.
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
Make a good impression is a stand up and impression show with Clare Harrison McCartney and Daniel Benisty.
Scotland’s LGBT choir returns to the Fringe in support of Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity.
Listen to the music of the greatest composers in jazz played by one of Scotland’s best Jazz Quintets.
A one hour Zoom workshop exploring poetry and creative writing in theatre.
Set in the early 90s and spanning 10 years, this play explores relationships and the toll these relationships take on the six principle characters.
Exploring how society validates or invalidates Art and artists’ creative expression with their perspectives.
In 2017, Watson – prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.
This virtual live event explores the role of theatre and performance in military life, especially in boosting troops’ morale.
Learn the ins and outs of the logistics behind achieving ambitious designs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Anna Driftmier, designer of Army @ The Fringe 2019 show Dead E…
2020 marked the 50th Anniversary of the Gay Liberation Front in the UK, the movement that was born out of the Stonewall Uprising in New York and radically shifted the narrative aro…
Oliver Yellop, (Further Theatre) brings you a workshop on the process of making I Am Gavrilo Princip.
Find out more about bringing a show to Army @ The Fringe, what we’re looking for and our unique offering for artists.
Sugar and spice / partners in crime / he-said-she-said / not talking / can’t believe / only joking / why did I / hate you / forgive you / miss you.
PTC Productions are proud to present Girls Like That by Evan Placey; a hard-hitting, explosive play targeting gender inequality and the challenges that people now face growing up i…
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…
Philomusica of Edinburgh presents a programme of classic theme music and signature tunes from the golden age of radio.
Join Rosie Kay as she talks about working in dance and film, from 5 SOLDIERS to Sunshine on Leith.
Brand-new show from star of Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of 10 cats, Celebrity Mastermind and regular on The News Quiz and Fighting Talk.
A screening of short films curated by Soldiers’ Arts Academy, hosted by Román Baca.
Join Rebecca Brown, the first female soldier to win Army Photographer of the Year 2019 for a conversation on her experiences.
Join Suba Subramaniam to explore the use of projection in dance and theatre productions.
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.
Tristan’s grandfather is dead, Molly and Katie are hiding something, Laura is off the rails.
An exhibition of art and calligraphy during the festival in one of Edinburgh’s very beautifully decorated Victorian episcopal churches (high Anglican).
Now in its 13th year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Edinburgh’s favourite showgirl invites you to a private viewing of her personal collection.
This small yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique pieces from 30 independent designers across the globe including local, emerging and established talents.
One traveler is catapulted on a journey through space-time, only to find himself on a desperate hunt to reconnect with those he left back home.
The legendary dark prince of comedy-cabaret has brought his new show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Unless you want it to be.
So many comedians, so little time! Twelve top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene has stammered since he was four years old.
Returning to the UK for his first full length tour in six years, Australian (and adopted Brit) comedy legend Steve Hughes is known the world over for his hard hitting, t…
Returning to the UK for his first full length tour in six years, Australian (and adopted Brit) comedy legend Steve Hughes is known the world over for his hard hitting, t…
Following his last smash-hit UK tour and direct from this year’s Edinburgh festival, Tom is back on the road with a brand-new show.
Following his last smash-hit UK tour and direct from this year’s Edinburgh festival, Tom is back on the road with a brand-new show.
Award-winning journalist and radio presenter Ira Glass, storyteller extraordinaire, has announced two UK dates for 2020.
“Café Named Desire” is a musical about love, sexuality, and self discovery.
In his new show 50 Things About Us, Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, standup, mischief and really, really well researched material to examine how …
Mark uses his trademark style of storytelling, stand-up, subversion and really, really well-researched material to try and find out how the hell we ended up in the middle of this s…
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…
An outstanding, quietly feminist comedy set in a Hooters-style US bar, which screened to acclaim as one of the hidden cinematic gems of 2019.
Stephen Schwartz is the multi-award winning creator of an extraordinary catalogue of songs for stage and screen.
In 1782, the owners of the Zong ship claimed insurance on the lives of the 130 slaves thrown overboard.
Back for it’s fifth year.
Back for it’s fifth year.
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…
A comedy show by Andrea Hubert, in which she’ll mostly bitch about the people in her group therapy, while attempting to make a point about ageing and being Jewish …
Bringing to life Philip Osment’s final play, Can I Help You? is a magical realist examination of the role race and gender have to play in mental health and suicide.
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.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Emilia does dating!Emilia does… not know what she’s doing.
Love is never easy.
Get yourselves down to The Girls From Oz - the most dinky-di singing Sheila’s this side of the black stump - for a bonza night of entertainment that’ll take you on a journey 16…
Clear the floor and whip out your score cards, because the Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour is back for 2020 and will waltz its way around the country from January next year for…
Join the fun as we conjure up a magic show from thin air! Thrilling illusions, spooky mind reading, stunning sleight-of-hand, and death-defying escapes.
The post-Election post-mortem.
Now in it’s 11th year.
Edinburgh Comedy Award and double BAFTA-nominated professional idiot Spencer Jones is back with his brand-new show.
London is one of the most diverse cities in the world, a place where people of different generations class, ethnicity, faith and sexual orientation co-exist.
In 2039, a successful Black writer lives a perfect life in a future where racism has ceased to exist.
Are we good people or just arseholes who are good at lying to ourselves? Ashley Haden once again looks to tackle our own privilege in an hour of, at times, uncomfortable…
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’ is a dark comedy with a spiritual twist, centring on a headstrong matriarch of a Persian family and her unyielding decision to break tradition.
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…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Great AMC sell-out show in 2018! The vision of the Sound of Many Waters is to promote the rediscovery of God’s voice through music and the arts.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Puccini’s beautiful Messa di Gloria, Haydn’s joyous Te Deum and energetic Insanae et Vanae Curae with orchestral accompaniment, plus first Scottish performance of Janet Wheeler’s p…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants.
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch in partnership with the National Theatre present A musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It Adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Wo…
It’s back, the show on the fringe of the Fringe! Come join us at the Fringe’s best up-and-coming venue for an unpredictable night of music, comedy, dance, magic, poetry and circus!…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Rhys Nicholson is a nice man who is doing his best.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Celebrating 32 years of the UK’s biggest and best comedy newcomer competition.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe Participants.
A must-do in the corporate calendar, Pick of the Fringe brings a hand-picked selection of top acts to one stage for an exclusive evening of comedy, entertainment and fine dining.
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.
In an interview with Art Blakey in 1987, the renowned drummer took a moment to ponder his brief yet momentous time on Earth: “Truth is stranger than fiction, and people are afrai…
From the management of Micky Flanagan, Mark Watson, Zoe Lyons, Gary Delaney and Hal Cruttenden, don’t miss the chance to see some of the hottest up-and-coming comedy acts of the mo…
Our world is getting colder – emotionally.
In 2018, David Finnigan met with 30 scientists and asked each of them a question: ‘What’s the biggest change happening in the world today?’ What they told him was a fascinating mix…
A remarkably vivid picture of one merciless family and three desperate lives.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
A small allocation of tickets available on the door, first come, first served.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Reality TV lurches onto the stage, with four familiar Shakespearean characters competing to win a thousand gold crowns.
Will Gompertz feels like an old friend, not because I have ever met him, but because I have grown up with his inciteful and interesting contributions as the BBC’s arts editor.
A showcase of the best new and up-and-coming acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
An immersive, interactive experience that takes you on a journey full of whimsy and wonder, brought to you by critically-acclaimed veterans of the Los Angeles immersive theatre sce…
London, 1946.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe Participants.
Join Funny Women for a sparkling mix of comedy featuring the brightest new, emerging and established talent at the Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Our show tells the story of two women.
Comedian & silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show is about every single U.
Problems are like whirlpools; they suck you in.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys.
What is art and should we fund it? Have you ever thought: ‘What the f*ck is that? People pay money for that? A two-year-old could do it!’ We’re talking art with Ron O’Donnell (…
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
AMDA will be conducting placement and scholarship auditions for its BFA and Conservatory programs in Acting, Music Theatre, Dance Theatre and Performing Arts.
‘Forever in a hurry to meet expectations and cover expenses, but forgetting what is important in life.
Come and hear a lunchtime recital with music written by strong women as well as arias about the power of women.
Brand-new show from the award-winning, five-star Glaswegian chanteuse.
Unlike the majority of shows at the Fringe, Pick Up a Brick was a one-off panel discussion about queer art and how we can use it as activism, including an audience Q&A.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
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 Company is a group of young artists whose goal is to devise, create and be makers of great theatre.
A well-loved family favourite.
A poignant, bittersweet comedy about Dino, a lost soul from a small town in Sicily, and Fran, his American boss, both transplanted to the UK.
Why would a poet have LinkedIn? And why does Ross’s say he’s ‘an ideas man’? When asked this in an interview, he panics, but somehow he gets the job.
Watson presents a show that’s no more than 50% ready for public consumption and hopes for the festival’s legendary supportive vibe to carry him through.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
‘The reigning queen of character comedy’ (Evening Standard), Alison Thea-Skot, returns to the Fringe for two nights with her five-star smash-hit show.
When so many songs written by men are condescending (Wake Up Little Susie), dangerously demeaning (Blurred Lines) or darn right creepy (Every Breath You Take) towards women, it is …
After playing to packed houses at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe with a return to his greatest triumph Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Tony Slattery is back with a no-holds-barred reflecti…
On a pale horse: in 1547, King Henry VIII is dead, and his court is reeling from the news.
Part I: fool me once.
The Songsmiths are pitching you the honest truth of what it’s really like to be in an a cappella group.
This new musical follows the story of Alex Peel, whose life is changed by a diagnosis which will eventually lead to her going completetly blind.
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…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
‘Can we just say we’re completely pro sex’ – Pig.
Follows one woman and her soul’s journey through cancer, two children and a chihuahua.
Best of magic, dance, comedy, singing and more.
Samson and Mabel are the UKs youngest double act.
Verbatim stories of “love” in all its magnificence and monstrousness.
How do you read? Drowning in never-ending email? Rapidly devouring whodunnits, then immediately forgetting them? Perhaps you are seduced by clickbait or read the news and get depre…
Two girls take on the world of app store dating.
What happens when we bring era-defining characters back to life? A thought-provoking avant-garde history-play, exploring the self through the epic, Paradise Lost.
For centuries, the art of stained glass has embellished places of worship.
A stripped back, thrilling and edgy contemporary dance work.
House of Jack presents Rock What You Got, an event packed full of all-style two vs two battles featuring some of the best dancers from around the UK.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
After directing ungrateful clown duo Zach & Viggo, starring in an award-winning funk opera with Thumpasaurus, and touring the world three times over, Jonny Woolley (AKA Mr X) rolls…
The Discount Comedy Checkout have been wowing crowds for over 10 years on the UK comedy circuit with 100% raw and unscripted comedy improvisation shows.
Scotland’s LGBT choir Loud and Proud is back at the Fringe in support of Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity.
If you were into music in the late 70s and early 80s, the chances are you were into 2 Tone, the iconic Coventry based label that was home to ska revivalists like The Beat, The Sele…
Trashfuture, the political comedy podcast about how the future is trash, is doing its first ever show at the Edinburgh Fringe, for one night only on 10th August.
Staying sharp as you age is easy… just eat this super berry, do five simple things or play this game to beat dementia! But what if it’s not as simple as the hype suggests? If w…
The comedy panel show NO ONE is talking about - but they should be! Two teams of two comedians compete in a series of ridiculous quiz rounds to win a very ridiculous prize.
Nowhere has Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand been harder at work than at the festival itself.
Now in it’s 12th year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Expect the unexpected at the Scottish Arts Club.
The hit stage show starring dinosaur aficionado Dr Ben Garrod.
Each year, thousands of children are born in the UK as the result of egg or sperm donation.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
A honky-tonk opera by Jo Carol Pierce, ‘the greatest Texas songwriter you’ve never heard of’ (Texas Monthly).
Two young, naive, St Martins fools blur the line between art and comedy much more insalubriously than The Mighty Boosh did.
Fringe Fridays at the museum are a magical experience! There’s a plethora of acts which span the genres available at the festival, each act performing a 15 minute taster on a mai…
An improvised comedy show of sketches, scenes, songs, and suntans.
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.
Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom.
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.
Since 1999, ROSL has brought together young classical musicians from across the Commonwealth to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Grief is a tricky business and can make you do irrational things.
In this special one-off event, Plastic Elvis will thrill you with an evening of full throttle charisma, unstoppable rock’n’roll and jaw-dropping excitement.
Fringe University invites you to meet with students, graduates, and professors to find out how you can get the most out of the Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Edinburgh-born Italian crooner Philip Contini sings a selection of Cole Porter’s best-loved repertoire with anecdotes from the colourfully flamboyant life of one of the world’s gre…
There is no such thing as good or bad, there is only perception.
Meet Gina, a therapist working in a prison for super-villains - determined to turn every last one of them into a Hero.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Heather is allergic to politics, religion and exercise.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Social media, tech addiction, online gaming and its impact on mental health is the focus of this new, visceral and provocative piece.
I feel ripped off, and frankly you should too.
On Sunday 4th August, a cast who have just met an hour beforehand will give a completely unrehearsed performance of As You Like It at a secret pop up location in south London!
The UK’s biggest and best comedy newcomer competition is back for its 32nd year at the Fringe! After months of regional heats, come see the funniest of the hundreds of applicants a…
A sensory experience, teaching you how to nose and taste whisky, helping to discover the perfect dram for your palate.
An English lawyer, a German IT guy, and an Israeli TV writer throw away their life to entertain you.
Research has got to the point that researchers like Stephen Lawrie (University of Edinburgh) can predict who will get some major mental illnesses years before they develop.
Lubna explores her identity as a Scottish Pakistani muslim women living in a world dominated by fat, blonde, white men.
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.
Award-winning spoken word artist Melanie Branton performs poetry and songs about her roots and plays the recorder (the ultimate punk instrument) badly.
Join Teresa Keenan, Art Historian at St Patrick’s Church, Cowgate, Edinburgh for a visual journey of religious artworks across the ages.
If you’re looking for a fun & overall solid start to your day, this is your show.
Magic as equally stunning as the skill is completely hidden.
Please help. I am trapped in a cardboard supermarket.
Writer, theatre-maker and creator of cult Edinburgh hit John Peel’s Shed, John Osborne has a new storytelling show about music and dementia.
Bea’s vagina can narrate, DJ, and dance, but she can’t have sex.
People who walk too slow.
A God who chooses to sleep.
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival – and this year, he’s been trying to escape.
Returning for 2019, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children’s entertainment.
Susan Calman takes a fast-paced whistle-stop tour of Edinburgh’s comic delights.
From 2018 audience reviews: ‘He milked me.
Number eight will have you totally whelmed! 10 things I Hate About Taming of the Shrew will take you back the good old days, when we worried about Y2K, wore butterfly clips in our …
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back with another mishmash of magical mayhem! Join them in a world where the jokes come thick and fast, anything is possible and nothing is quite…
Experience Quality Yard’s unique 360° street art courtyard and exhibition space featuring new works by Scottish street art and contemporary artists in the heart of Leith’s old tow…
PBH reads from his book, the story of the Free Fringe from 1996 to now: how we became the Fringe’s biggest show provider and the many catastrophes and odd triumphs along the way.
Free Fringe Music.
Lose yourself in Pink Floyd’s classic album Wish You Were Here, this full-dome music and light show interprets the acclaimed rock album through mesmerising HD graphics.
When a package bound for Good Good Island is mistakenly delivered to Bad Bad Island, the Bad Bads find something frighteningly horrible inside: a little girl named Rosa! Unable to …
Awkward jokesmith Peter Brush returns to the Fringe with his hot takes on meditation, sexist babies, robot wives and why he’ll be donating his eyeballs to criminals after he dies…
‘Settle in girls, it’s story time!’ Golden Delicious is no ordinary queen, and this far-from-ordinary one-woman show joins the Fringe hot off a streak of sold-out performance…
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
‘It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe’.
Are you an overthinker? Then this is the comedy show for you.
The Stand Comedy Club’s hand-picked selection of great comedy at the Fringe at The Stand’s New Town Theatre almost every Friday and Saturday night.
This small yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique pieces from 30 independent designers across the globe, including local emerging and established talents.
Thom Bee and Andrew Marsh don’t know what to do now their 20s are over.
Madame Komondor Will See You Now is a wildly interactive solo comedy show that probes everything from excessive male masturbation to enhancing a woman’s pleasure.
Louise recently received two reviews.
Six actors.
Your Fringe adventure starts here! Now in its 21st year, Edinburgh’s historic High Street is transformed into a huge open-air performance playground featuring thousands of shows of…
Catch some world-class street performers, bag a bargain at the Half Price Hut or browse through the arts and crafts markets – all against the stunning backdrop of the National Ga…
William Mastrosimone’s one-act play, Bang, Bang, You’re Dead, is a powerful response to the wave of school killings that have erupted in recent times.
Nights are dark and lonely at the end of the world.
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…
Five storytellers open a treasure chest.
From The Wind examines Scotland’s relationship with renewable energy.
From early Celtic tradition, through Shakespearean superstition to modern high fantasy, everyone has heard of fairies.
Edinburgh’s #1 rated comedy club and three-time Scottish Comedy Award winner brings you its pick of the Fringe for the very first time! Showcasing the very best acts from the Mon…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company presents Art of Believing, a must-see powerful flamenco performance bursting with passion and authenticity.
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.
Is the Fringe guide too wide and confusing? We understand.
Chess and Cristina are multi award-winning duo, The Hiccup Project, often introduced as ‘the lovely hiccup girls’.
Celebrating the works of the playwright and poet, Federico García Lorca, Enebro Teatro have brought together select pieces to create an altogether unique play.
Alison Kinnaird has an international reputation as an artist working in glass.
This funny show is for anyone who ever listens to dreadfully dull presentations, cringe-worthy wedding speeches or rambling nonsense from “experts” and thinks, ‘there must be a b…
Are you aware of the devastation that is possible by just one negative thought.
Eleanor Conway's vagina has a name (Jenny), and this is important to know.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
A changing line-up featuring the best winners and contestants from the biggest and best comedy newcomer competition in its 32nd year! A great night of the funniest from the Fringe,…
Brexit, eh? Depending on your point of view and when you are reading this, Brexit is a triumph/success/step forward/minor improvement/non-event/problem/mess/shambles/disaster.
In the house on the corner of our street lived an old man.
A murder mystery exploring relationships where anyone could be the perpetrator! Will Inspector LeFevre, through his love of music, apprehend the villain? Are you the next Miss Marp…
The Chinese Orchestra of Shanghai Huangpu Youngster Art Activity Centre has been established for more than 20 years.
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 …
Written/performed by John McCann and directed by Erasmus Mackenna, who brought you last year’s Scotsman Fringe First Award-winning play DUPed.
Darcie has been described as one of the most exciting new comedians on the circuit.
Pip Utton returns with last year’s smash hit.
From the absurd to the moving, magical, funny and intriguing.
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown! 1946: Charlie Brown is born in the mind of his creator, Charles Schulz.
Richard Duffy’s been celebrating Christmas every day since the day he was born.
The Good Scout treads an extraordinarily fine line as a play.
The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a eighth hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from a…
See the very best comedians selected from around the Fringe, with different line-ups every day in this brand-new family friendly lunchtime stand-up showcase, from the people behind…
Six actors.
Tim, Harry and Ella have been sent on a mission – destroy a factory, send a message.
A year ago, the world ended.
Do you sometimes think about your actions? Do your actions make you feel like a sociopath? Does feeling like a sociopath hurt your self-esteem? Well this show was specifically writ…
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016 and sold out all 23 Edinburgh shows in 2016-18.
Scruffy indie kids have inherited the world and Cora Bissett rules supreme.
A revolving line-up of hilarious female comedians from around the Fringe with an hour of stand-up comedy to be enjoyed by all.
Stop right now! Thank you very much.
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…
A ‘master of craze ceremony’ **** (Guardian).
Irish-born Phyllis was one of only two New Zealand women ever to have been honoured with France’s highest decoration, the Légion d’Honneur, for extreme bravery in WWII.
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different line-up of top comedians at every show.
Last year Bruce spent an hour telling hilarious stories about how he looked into the abyss of middle age with the maturity of a teenager.
Flora and Nic have been friends for years, for pretty much the whole of history.
Godmother of Scottish comedy.
John Hastings is back at the Fringe and has moved out of his regular haunt, the Pleasance Courtyard, to a more homely Monkey Barrel.
Following a sell-out 2018 Fringe and debut UK tour, the ‘utterly hilarious’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
The perfect end to a day at the Fringe: deep in the bowels of the best pub in Edinburgh, a raucously competitive late-night feast of trivia, festival in-jokes, physical challenges,…
Is a variety show with a mixed bill line-up.
Welcome to Good Morning Nation – the semi-improvised (late) breakfast show that brings you the day’s news by the purveyors of the day’s views.
‘One of the best roasters in Los Angeles’ (Jeff Ross).
As might be expected, the environment – specifically, the “environmental emergency” we currently face – is one of the more notable themes running through this year’s Frin…
Sunjai Arif can show you the world as he shares his memories of nostalgic pop culture all while attempting not to be sued by Disney.
Retired children’s TV pioneer Peter Fleming needs your help.
In 1961, Hannah’s mum, Angela, was in the Australian premiere production of The Sound of Music.
If you have never smoked meth, worked in a sex dungeon, or eaten dog food, don’t worry, because Katharyn Henson did it so you didn’t have to! In her Fringe debut, New York City com…
Join Those Big Bois for the award-submitted, The Human Show – a journey inside the mind of one confused specimen and the two voices in his head as they navigate a day in this wei…
Angelos is up in Edinburgh to do his stuff and to stand in front of people for about 13 days, maybe more if he can get time off at the stables.
Award-winning comedian Samantha Baines (Lee Nelson’s Well Funny People) brings you a supersized cup of comedy with TV names, the very best new comedians and brilliant guest MCs.
Showcasing the top spoken word talent the festival has to offer – from the laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets c…
A fully improvised show created using your favourite TV programmes.
Enjoy a glorious summer exhibition of paintings by Scottish Artists.
Heist films are great, aren’t they? Whether it’s the effortless style of the The Italian Job or the precision of an Ocean’s film, heist movies amaze by tricking the audience …
Are we good people or just arseholes who are good at lying to ourselves? Ashley Haden once again looks to tackle our own privilege in an hour of, at times, uncomfortable and, at ti…
Sam (Australia), nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone welcome, regardless of age or ability.
It’s 1981 and ska music pulses.
In 2017, Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.
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…
Nath Valvo can really get a room worked up.
Walking up the stairs of the Assembly Roxy is akin to creeping up the creaking steps of Frankenstein’s tower.
So many comedians, so little time! 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
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…
Best Newcomer Nominee Darren considers himself a good person.
He was exhausted by life.
Drawing the line between the exaggerated and the tender is no easy feat.
Celebrating their final year as Europeans, island monkeys Becca and Louise got invited to the 2018 European Capital of Culture in Malta.
Join the quickest wits in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone.
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…
Two girls go on a journey.
Returning for its 14th season, C’s critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
From the maker of sell-out Fringe hit: The Charlie Montague Mysteries; tour support for Ed Sheeran’s tour support, Tom Taylor, stars in his debut stand-up show packed full of jokes…
All new material from prolific Canadian superstar.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Not many comedy fans would turn down the chance to see the legendary Whose Line Is It Anyway? gang live.
Life is short.
This is the first year that 4 Brown Girls Who Write have showcased at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and they better keep coming back.
We’ve been entertaining audiences all over Europe and Ireland since 2012, with sell-out shows in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and many more.
Andy has performed at 40 Edinburgh Festivals.
Spencer Jones took last year’s Edinburgh Fringe off, but did he waste his time idling? Not a chance.
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…
When the children of Bow-on-Tie start mysteriously disappearing, Abigail decides to investigate further.
The star of Tonight at the Palladium (ITV), Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and Live from the BBC is back with, without doubt, his funniest show yet.
Existing is exhausting.
Magic as equally stunning as the skill is completely hidden.
Join the quickest whites in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone.
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year.
Come and join us for the York Fringe Dog Show in aid of RSPCA York.
Friends are often made under unusual circumstances.
From the maker of sell-out Fringe hit: The Charlie Montague Mysteries; tour support for Ed Sheeran's tour support, Tom Taylor, stars in his debut stand-up show pack…
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year.
Do you sometimes think about your actions? Do your actions make you feel like a sociopath? Does feeling like a sociopath hurt your self-esteem? Well this show was specif…
Comedy Legend Tony Slattery reveals all in candid conversation with Comedy Historian Robert Ross In a preview of his Edinburgh Fringe appearance, a festival which also s…
Join award-nominated comedian and one-eyed legend Georgie Morrell as she explores disability and celebrity.
For 3 nights only, the York Dungeon will open their cages to the city of York, open their arms to new audiences, and expose their smelly armpits at the Great Yorkshire F…
Six actors, six parts and the roll of a die.
A bunch of comedy virgins have spent the weekend with Logan Murray, the man who taught Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, Josh Widdecombe, Andi Osho, Luisa Omielan, Diane …
A debut show from a comedian who was born with Poland Syndrome, making him lopsided with a misshapen hand.
Kaminari UK taiko drummers present their new show Shiki – four seasons.
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.
“A Comedian going places” *Join the 2017 BBC New Comedy Award finalist and wheelchair enthusiast as he tells you about how his first paid gig led to him perf…
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year.
It’s 2016.
Emma Stroud (Psychologies Magazine Clown in Residence, Award winning performer and TEDx Speaker) returns with her new one woman show in preview before it tours in 2020.
Previewing his eagerly anticipated return to the Edinburgh Fringe in August, Comedy Legend Tony Slattery reveals all in conversation with comedy historian Robert Ross.
Gillian English (creator of SHEWOLF) returns to Edinburgh.
I knew how deep your longing must be to have someone really to love you, to be with you, when I saw that dreadful prostitute come out of the spare room.
‘Theatre On Tap’, is a play in a pub, made in a day.
As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre.
Writer/comedian David Head and singer/songwriter Matt Glover of Sincere Deceivers are proud to present their critically acclaimed story and song show “A Good Service on All Other…
Do you sometimes think about your actions? Do your actions make you feel like a sociopath? Does feeling like a sociopath hurt your self-esteem? Well this show was specif…
As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre.
Now hiring: top girls wanted for prestige positions.
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…
Lubna Kerr is confused about her identity.
Roller derby is a fast-paced, hard-hitting sport where two teams of badass women compete for points by being the strongest, fastest, and most agile as they race around the track on…
When the children of Bow-on-Tie start mysteriously disappearing, Abigail decides to investigate further.
An energy-packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
The self-declared siren of South Yorkshire presents a festive spectacular in what is undoubtably the best Christmas show you’ll see this summer.
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back with another mishmash of magical mayhem! Join them in a world where the jokes come thick and fast, anything is possible, and nothing is quit…
It’s back! Horatio Productions’ Science Fiction Theatre Festival returns for a stellar second edition.
Magic as equally stunning as the skill is completely hidden.
Award-winning performances of Adolf, Bacon, Chaplin, Maggie and Churchill have taken Pip around the world.
Brighton favourites The Electric Cabaret Company are back by popular demand! Join the jet set when you book with Electric Cabaret Airlines.
Actor Andrew Byron devised his one-man show, The Good Russian, in response to the many bad Russians he’s played across his career.
Following the inaugural season success of the ‘EdinBra Fringe Comedy’ north of the border, ‘LassTer Festival Comedy’ in the Midlands and hosted by Scotland’s Jeannie Jones, this we…
The Good Grief event is for anyone who has ever experienced loss or for those who would simply like to understand more about grief.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
What happens when a 90-something year old kitschy charlatan and a post-millennial ventriloquist host a British daytime TV show?Lachlan Werner (19-year-old Gaulier graduate) seeks t…
Good Grief tells the story of a family who are moving through the motions of grief and bereavement after the loss of their youngest son in an accident at Saltdean Lido.
Award-winning comedian, writer and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Modern Horror Stories, Daniel Audritt brings a work in progress of his debut hour, to the Brighton Fringe.
A raucous, two-woman comedy of idiots! Following sold-out shows in New York, this Gaulier-trained clown duo will guide you through their version of a sacred ritual for spiritual en…
In 1980, Kirk Brandon formed Theatre Of Hate from the ashes of heralded punk band The Pack.
A comedy about an honest Siberian, navigating his way through modern Britain on the hunt for acting fame.
Limited run! A Head First inside-out, up-and-down-under, mish-mash variety of circus stars, Spiegel legends and the hottest Fringe acts.
Set in a dingy two-bed flat in London, ‘Have You Heard About Guy?’ is the story of Frank and George, two struggling actresses living in a pre-#MeToo world.
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 …
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…
Up-and-coming comedians Alex Mason, Riggs, and Tom Smith have come together to present ‘ART Attack’; an hour of stand-up which, like the classic TV show, deals with a wide rang…
After successful editions in Cyprus, Iceland and Sweden, the traditional Stockholm Fringe Festival (STOFF) style artist speed dating touch down in Brighton! Meet artistic peers, in…
‘You’re Nicked You Slag!’ is an hour of comedy revelling in police corruption, celebrating dodginess, and basking in the simple joy of death and destruction.
Influencer.
Thom Bee and Andrew Marsh don’t know what to do now their 20s are over.
Irish comedian Keith Farnan (Michael Mcintyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Showtime’s Live from Amsterdam) brings us a stand-up show that celebrates failure and loss and incompetence and…
This isn’t a show about death, oh no.
An intriguing tale made more interesting by the telling, Those Magnificent Men is both delightful and funny from beginning to end.
Detective Miller needs your help! Set in 1950s Britain, in a world of shifting shadows and rising crime.
John Osborne is a writer known for his poetry and his popular Edinburgh show John Peel’s Shed.
Party with us all evening at this one-off ‘Fringe City Night’ extravaganza! Join the night creatures, the weird and the wonderful in a celebration showcase of the very best of Brig…
Come into the forest; dare to change your state of mind.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Diversity Art & Soul Hello, my creative works with natural materials shall lure you into mother nature.
Intimate live music showcase featuring a selection of Brighton’s finest musicians and songwriters. Hosted and curated by BBC 6 Music featured act Warsaw Radio.
The story of an audacious carer in a residential care home.
In 2014, Eastern Ukraine sits on a knife edge.
Amused Moose National New Comic finalist and So You Think You’re Funny? semi-finalist 2018 comes to Brighton.
Gillian English hates The Taming Of The Shrew.
Styling itself as a 'heartfelt and hilarious musical tribute' to the city of Brighton, All Things Brighton Beautiful utterly triumphs as a celebration of everything we love…
Adam is loving being Employment Minister.
In this workshop we will use the basic technique of puppetry and combine that with acting and dancing.
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…
Skrew Loose Booking is a Brighton based live music company focused on showcasing upcoming and established talent from Brighton and further afield.
Bobby works on Woolies’ record counter.
In a galaxy far, far away.
Established over 40 years ago North Star Studios, a Fine Art Printmaking and Photography Cooperative, will once again be open to the public, exhibiting members’ work amid the tools…
Following a mysterious storm, a turtle finds herself trapped on a strange island made of plastic that’s forever growing.
A fun space to connect with music and dance! DJs playing vinyl only, hosted by Nin Warrior guesting local legends.
Fancy a show but not sure what you’re in the mood for? Get a taste of Brighton Fringe at our Fringe City festival showcase! Expect crazy cabaret, tremendous theatre, live music, co…
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
The audience are greeted with the glow of orange lights shining from various lamps around the room.
The Maydays present: the Fringe Show.
Come and see James McDonnell; “A breath of fresh air” (We Love Brighton) and Ben Carter; “A force of Nature” (Chortle).
British Comedy Guide Recommended Show 2018 In this affectionate tribute to one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars, leading impressionist Julian Dutton (BBC1&rsqu…
Art5 Gallery is situated in the heart of Brighton, in the famous Lanes, and over the past fifteen years has established itself as one of Sussex’s leading contemporary galleries.
Discover hundreds of today’s most sought-after limited edition and original prints in one gallery! Lose yourself in the latest releases from artists such as Sir Peter Blake, Dami…
Join the award-winning V.
British Comedy Guide Recommended Show 2018 In this affectionate tribute to one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars, leading impressionist Julian Dutton (BBC1&rsqu…
‘Birthing a Better Future Art and Science Exhibition’ raises awareness about the crucial time from conception, birth and the first 1001 days in the healthy development of children.
We have over 80 professional comedy acts who applied to Artista Cafe & Gallery.
Ebdon Management presents a tremendous selection of up and coming talent for your delectation.
Addressing the loss, development, and discovery of one’s identity through an ongoing and ever changing life-long relationship, ‘Like You Hate Me’ is a deeply honest reflectio…
Duration: Approx 2hrs 40mins Hand-picked by Adele herself on Graham Norton’s BBC ADELE Special, the outstanding Katie Markham has the show-stopping voice and capti…
Sunday 31st March, 7pm Tickets: £15 or £10 concessionsDuration: approx 2hrs including an intervalSuitable for: most ages, but probably most su…
After diving into the world of romance and heartbreak in critically acclaimed multi-award winning May-We-Go-Round?, Cristina and Chess explore what it means to be a young woman in …
Chess and Cristina are The Hiccup Project, a comedic dance-theatre company.
Using their powerful blend of comedy, energetic dance and theatre, they imagine a world where women can be, and do, whatever they want, breaking free of the boxes and letting go of…
Now in its 8th year and offering BA courses in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in collaboration with Bath Spa University.
Now in its 8th year and offering BA courses in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in collaboration with Bath Spa University.
What if you were black, gay and a woman in America right now? Jess and Meredith are a married, interracial, gay couple living in New York in 2017 – the era of Trump – weatheri…
Director: Marielle Heller Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E.
Director: Marielle Heller Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E.
Join Mark Thomas for one night only in the Museum of Stolen Things, the first ever pop museum of the nicked.
MAD Trust in association with Pianoworks West End present SINGEASY does Musical Theatre.
A brand new nostalgia show, taking you back to the good old days of variety entertainment.
Next Thing You Know is a musical about four New Yorkers waking up from their invincible twenties and confronting adulthood in the city that never sleeps.
A brand new show from 'The Outright King of Live Comedy’ - The Times.
The play follows a young prostitute, Shen Teh, as she struggles to lead a life that is "good" according to the terms of the morality taught by the gods and to …
Back for it’s fourth year.
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Back for it’s fourth year.
An Evaluation Of Brian What does it mean to be good? Smile C**t, You're Not Dead YetDeath, Cancer, Existential Dread and Laughs An Evaluation Of Brian - Giant'…
MadeMusic takes him out of dullness BIG GIRLS BLOUSEWhen you assume.
All Good GuysIrish Men.
Performed in a unique dome structure, The Lost Things is about losing things and finding things you didn’t even know you were looking for.
A boy falls and finds himself in a dark and terrifying new world.
I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
ManologueA one-woman show about masculinity Have You Seen This Girl?One Small Town.
Richard E Grant and Melissa McCarthy have both received Academy, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award nominations for their roles In Can You Ever Forgive Me?.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?Only a native in night-dreams Scream With UsWhen talking's not enough WHERE ARE YOU FROM? - Choy-Ping Clarke-Ng"Where are you from?&q…
Unhook your mindbras.
After six UK #1 singles, five UK #1 albums and 25 years together, the iconic Boyzone will release their final album ‘Thank You & Goodnight’ on November 16th.
Three wayward women are on a hunt for liturgical dance stardom.
Critically acclaimed companies Feral Foxy Ladies & Kaleido Film Collective (★★★★ ‘totally engaging’ - A Younger Theatre) return to VAULT after a sell-out run of Balancing A…
Extra encore performance added - Monday 4 February @ 11am - Booking Now Broadcast live from the National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare&rsquo…
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…
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &…
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JUDY KUHNwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 8pm Four Time Tony Nominee Judy K…
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &…
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JUDY KUHNwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 8pm Four Time Tony Nominee Judy K…
Edy Hurst battles to create the world’s greatest theme park.
The peculiar tale of the bearded lady who ran away from the circus!
Something between two refugees gradually changes the shape of their relationship.
Meet Moira; a cleaner, single mum and Falkirk's hardest woman
A close-up look at how bipolar disorder affects a couple’s relationship.
Darkly funny psychological thriller follows a circus through 1935 America.
Rosie sings about dating apps, turning 30 and marrying Batman.
I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
The Strictly Come Dancing UK Arena Tour is waltzing back on the road from January 2019 for 29 supersized sequin-filled shows across the country.
Discover the remarkable true story of a small town that welcomed the world.
The Strictly Come Dancing UK Arena Tour is waltzing back on the road from January 2019 for 29 supersized sequin-filled shows across the country.
The BBC Radio 4 Sketchtopia host, Celebrity Big Brother star and Question Time & This Week regular, takes the follow up to his acclaimed 2017 hit on the road mixing his trademark �…
A shepherd grows suspicious when a boy is found dead in British occupied Cyprus.
James Cary wonders what Christians think they’re trying to achieve.
Earth’s funniest footwear bring you songs, sketches, socks and violence.
Music poking fun at the well-known and narcissistic celebrities.
A “highly engrossing”, ‘pocket epic’ staging of Shakespeare’s Richard II.
Dancers reveal and express the trials and tribulations of life.
This show promises amazing magic; an incredible hour of entertainment.
Based on the real events of the Dyatlov Pass Incident – Five women go camping in a remote mountain range. None return.
An exciting, fast-paced and colourful show for all the family.
Three monologues exploring the recent Decriminalisation of Homosexuality in Ireland.
Jealousy is a terrible thing. Laura possesses an infinite amount.
Sid Singh humorously explains how billionaires are destroying his city.
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 …
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 …
£50 for a course of two sessions (ticket price is joint)Saturday 19 & 26 January2pm– 4pm £25 for one sessionSaturday 9 February2pm-4pm £50 f…
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 …
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 …
In the late 1980s The Wedding Present were one of the most famous British indie bands.
Join us for an evening of live music, improvisation around new theatrical texts, redirecting in front of the audience's eyes, delicious uncertainties, nibbles, drinks and good com…
Guy and Sam.
The ‘Outright King of Live Comedy’ (The Times) Jason Byrne is back at the Leicester Square Theatre for more comedy chaos.
You Are Here! is an exciting new-type of family show that combines live performance with the immersive 360o full-dome planetarium experience.
Thirty years on from its premiere at the Royal Court, Our Country’s Good is a modern classic, exploring themes of crime, punishment and the unifying and civilising power of theatre…
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…
In ten years’ time, we discover a way to record, store and replay memories at will.
Following on from their sell-out production of Oliver last year, BOST Musicals return to present Sweeney Todd this October.
Stand-up comedian and star of Arrested Development and Mr.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The vision of the Sound of Many Waters is to promote the rediscovery of God’s voice through music and the arts.
The Fringe of the Fringe is back! For the fourth year running, Edinburgh Festival Camping is hosting the show on The Fringe of the Fringe! An unpredictable night of performers from…
British jazz diva Jacqui Dankworth and American vocalist/pianist Charlie Wood get together for a husband and wife duet concert celebrating some of the great musical partnerships of…
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
Celebrating Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday today, culminating with his choral masterpiece, Chichester Psalms.
Rangoli is an Indian decorative art form traditionally designed and created by women to reflect the natural world.
This exhibition showcases two Edinburgh-based contemporary ceramic artists.
Returning for the 16th year is the show that makes a difference – come along and help to raise vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
If you were into music in the late 70s and early 80s, the chances are you were into 2 Tone, the iconic Coventry based label that was home to Ska revivalists like The Beat, The Sele…
Would you lie to the government about who you are? How about to your doctor? Maybe to big companies? Whilst online shopping? How about on your Facebook profile? Do they need your r…
Hand-picked selection of top acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A perfect way to entertain guests with a unique blend of fine dining and laughter-driven entertainment!
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Perth Youth Orchestra will perform works by Holst (The Planets Suite), Khachaturian, and Weber conducted by Mr Allan Young – with soloists Shona Rae (bassoon), Sophie Chisholm (x…
Celebrating 31 years of the UK’s biggest and best comedy newcomer competition.
16m subscribers.
Tenth anniversary tour celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Beira – Alison Bell and Heather Yule – weave songs and harp music into a rich fabric combined with traditional stories of the land, the sea and the people of Scotland.
CKP and InterTalent present: Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Special.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe Participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Good Things Come to Those Who explores our generation’s relationship with work, debt, big data, surveillance and public/private space: when everything you have can be an asset, wha…
Composer James Glasgow (Secondhand Dance Company, Edinburgh Fringe Critic’s Choice winner) performs new music composed for the award-winning poems of Mario Moroni as Moroni recit…
The Annual General Meeting of the Fringe Society where activity is reviewed, accounts are presented and directors elected.
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…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Good grief is full of sarcasm, laughter and the occasional tear as we try to show that there is no “correct” thing to say to someone who is grieving.
Join Funny Women for a sparkling mix of comedy including performances by special guests and the brightest new talent at the Fringe.
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…
Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene.
Performer/producer? Want to tour the world? What touring opportunities are out there? A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from fringe festival directors from around the world; al…
Part of the Fringe Central Programme for Fringe participants.
Nick and Mia: two young struggling writers trying to make ends meet who are at the end of their rope, seemingly without a shot in hell of making something for themselves.
Join a couple of Aussies on this off-beat excursion of naughty and ridiculous tales and oddly familiar tunes.
Join us for the second year of the new comedy competition celebrating all things sketch! The organiser’s behind the UK’s biggest comedy newcomer competition are on the hunt for the…
East meets West in this wild mash-up of comedy, electric violin, characters, spoken word and songs from legendary AmerAsian duo Slanty Eyed Mama.
Things Live! A variety cabaret of Dragtime’s most unusual and magical drag performances yet.
‘Wizards, as you know, may not love.
I’d had a conversation with Dan about ecstasy.
Nutty Noah, recently crowned UK Family Entertainer of the Year 2018, invites you to join him in poking his tongue out at death and stamping on the foot of St Peter.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? If you answered yes to these questions, this is the event for you! Lea…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Join us for a postmodern take on popular songs from the past decade as well as standards by the likes of Gershwin, Berlin, and Ellington.
Scotland’s LGBT choir, Loud and Proud, is back in support of Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Auld Reekie Roller Girls are back once again for 2018! Watch full-contact rollerskating in an incredible showcase of one of the world’s fastest-growing sports.
Recapture the sounds of a bygone era with this unmissable evening of classic big band of the 1940s and 1950s, including: In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, New York, New York.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The second of two specially curated lineups see much loved local arts collective Neu! Reekie! assemble some mighty cult icons for one glorious evening.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The acclaimed hit podcast Book Shambles, recorded in front of a live audience! Hosted by Robin Ince who‘ll be joined by a different amazing guest each show.
Sell-out AMC2017! Bringing back the wonderfully singable songs of yesteryear and rekindling the atmosphere of those folksong clubs.
Ever wanted a lock-in with the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit in a cool cabaret bar late at night at the Edinburgh Fringe? Hell yeah! Well your dreams have just come true.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
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…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Comedy legend Tony Slattery reveals all in conversation with comedy-historian Robert Ross.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Meursault presents Crow Hill, a series of urban horror story vignettes, set in the titular, fictional, Scottish town.
An unconventional love story set in Denmark during WWII.
Costs are rising, while subsidies are shrinking and consumer behaviours are changing rapidly.
Flower arranging is a superb, but neglected art.
For one day only! Live Art Bistro take on ZOO Southside, doing what they do best: presenting 12 hours of transgressive and experimental performance by world-renowned artists.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Edinburgh multi-arts festival Hidden Door was instrumental in getting the long out-of-action Leith Theatre open to the public again, after years of being used as a council storage …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Barbara Brownskirt, the prolific poet-in-residence at 197 bus stop, Penge, semi-welcomes you to her thought-provoking and unsettling knee-length poetry comedy show.
Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom.
Last year, Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Gryll…
The UK’s number one jive and swing band, The Jive Aces are teaming up with the all-dancing, all-singing, all-tapping pinup darlings The Satin Dollz to bring you a swingin’ vintage …
The Spice Girls lied right to our faces.
Girl meets boy.
Elspeth McVeigh, soprano, ‘voice.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang navigate the joys and pitfalls of childhood. Humorous, full of fun and fabulous musical numbers.
Malones Irish Bars Edinburgh hosts a large variety of live musical acts all day every day throughout the fringe. This begins at 12pm and continues until late at night!
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Comedian Michael Malone (Comedy Central, FOX, Hulu) breaks down the idiotic ways we deal with life, death, love and sex in his new unforgettable and moving show, I Love You.
Pining for the Southern Cross? Spend a five-star night with The Girls From Oz! Full of sass and armed with killer harmonies, these Sheilas can sing, joke and put on one helluva sho…
The Bluebelles are bringing midnight snacks and jazzy tracks to the Edinburgh Fringe with a fantastic a cappella night in! Returning to Edinburgh for their fourth year, following s…
Fringe Herald Angel Award winner for music returns with a cherry-picked selection from his extensive repertoire of over 100 songs.
‘The more I drink in real life, the more my babies are taken away by social services in my Sims life.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The Edinburgh School of Icon Painting, under its Director Basia Mindewicz was established in 2013.
What is your idea of love? There’s a very blurred line between a protective, loving relationship and one that’s abusive.
Roses are red, violets are blue, The Bristol Suspensions have a show to do – but what happens when Cupid shoots his arrow into the rehearsal room? Fresh from their US tour, join …
St Marylebone Theatre Company explore the experiences of women in the 20th and 21st century, asking where have we come from and who do we want to be?
Avant-garde collective Neu! Reekie! have been busy feeding and nurturing an exciting grassroots scene in Edinburgh since 2011, and they’re bringing a typically delicious, eclecti…
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.
‘Zoe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
House of Jack presents Rock What You Got, an event packed full of hip hop and breakin’ two v two battles featuring some of the best dancers from around the UK.
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours.
Returning for 2018, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children’s entertainment.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
This art exhibition highlights one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems: the inability of humankind to effectively cope with the disposal of the vast amounts of ho…
This time, the art troupe will present a performance featuring lots of Chinese ethnic arts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Discover Adelaide Fringe, Australia’s largest open access festival! The Fringe transforms Adelaide into a festival wonderland, with over 1,200 events across every art form in ove…
Are you having a bad month? Us too.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Philip Contini sings Cole Porter’s most famous, best-loved songs with anecdotes from the colourfully flamboyant life of one of the world’s greatest songwriters and lyricists.
Pushan Bose is a South Asian music composer, producer, singer and rapper who has been creating and releasing original music on digital platforms with a reach of 20 million listener…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Is anyone truly monolingual anymore? Knowing dialects, learning languages at school, and hearing migrant speakers make everybody bilingual to some extent.
And So I Watch You from Afar released The Endless Shimmering on the 20 October 2017 on Los Angeles based record label Sargent House, home of fellow noiseniks Deafheaven, Chelsea Wo…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
This small yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique and original jewellery designs from 30 independent designers across the globe including local emerging talen…
This show is an interactive science show, involving members of the public as audience, in the apparently controversial science of homeopathy.
Isn’t the expression ‘having a senior moment’ awful? Yet people often think of changes in their mental skills with age in terms of decline.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Your supermarket knows when you’re pregnant; Google knows what medical conditions you have; Facebook could help your doctor diagnose you.
Theatre On The Edge requests the honour of your presence at the wedding reception of Robert and Issy.
The multi award-winning political agitators are back at the Traverse with a morning of outstanding new writing and fiery debate.
Because he’s an idiot, in thrall to his own imagined past, Daniel Kitson (41) has decided to perform an unfinished show that starts at midnight in a room that gets debilitatingly h…
A converted 1960s caravan hosting installations both insightful and absurd, poetry, puppets and music.
After sell-out shows last year, Funbox are back! Don’t miss Anya, Kevin and Gary (formerly of The Singing Kettle) as they return to the Fringe for a fun-filled hour of family singa…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Join Edinburgh’s secular congregation to celebrate life with pop songs to sing with the house band, talks, poems, reflections, coffee and cake! Special guest speaker and Fringe com…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The UK’s biggest and best comedy newcomer competition is back for its 31st year at the Fringe! After months of regional heats, come see the funniest of the hundreds of applicants a…
Bills, dating, raising children – life is challenging enough! Who wants to think about potential future health issues and care needs with more immediate matters to consider? Unfo…
Inspired by the true story of Dr Horror: a 2008 case against a man from Brampton, Canada guilty of organ theft.
A sad and lonely cockroach climbs out from a cardboard box; she doesn’t know where she is and there in front of her is a group of furry blurry fluffy things.
If some of what you are about to read sounds completely bonkers then you are well on the way to an appreciation of You Are Frogs.
Returning for the ninth consecutive year, a two-time award-winning series of talks that get you thinking critically and skeptically about things you thought you were familiar with.
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best young contemporary music talents perform an exciting blend of Scottish pop, traditional Scottish songs and instrumental s…
Did you always sit at the back in class? Were you bored? Or maybe you were one of the lucky ones who was engaged and inspired by a teacher? Many people have memories and strong vie…
The Bristol Revunions return to the free Fringe with their show Hoops.
What do you do when you have a best mate who’s so sad he might die? Especially since your friendship is built around a mutual appreciation of 90s hip hop, borderline alcoholism and…
A vibrant and joyous performance showcasing the best of young talent from China and featuring over 15 unique Chinese folk dances.
Welcome to the Good Life! A split-bill stand-up comedy show from two fun-loving, good-time-having, honest to goodness proper cute comedy lads.
Visual theatre company Tortoise in a Nutshell aim to inspire the imagination of their audiences with their creations.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
The nation has never been healthier.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe.
Following her five-star smash-hit It’s Thea-Skot in Here (So Take Off All Your Clothes), Alison Thea-Skot brings you a sizzling explosion of chaotic character comedy.
Poet and raconteur Tina Sederholm has long been an adult, but still feels like a problem child.
Rachel and Peter are 17; they’ve been together for six months.
Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe.
Single Comedians trying to impress you. Part dating show, part cabaret. All acts are single and wanting to meet you! Remember – what happens in Edinburgh, stays in Edinburgh…
A truly unique exhibition inspired by the historic Silk Road connecting East and West, featuring an array of paintings by 200 talented children and young people from over 20 Chines…
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.
Take songs that stop conversations, a voice that could stop wars and a fiddle that stops at nothing, and you have the icon Elsa McTaggart.
The Traverse One stage looks more ready for a gig than a piece of theatre, but while music undoubtedly runs through the heart of Cora Bissett's latest, most autobiographical wo…
After last year’s sell-out show, Pete Sinclair returns with his cool crooners and a new mix of hits from The Great American Songbook: numbers like Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, S…
The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a seventh hilarious year with another phenomenal handpicked selection of our favourite acts from a…
Barry promised he would "share [his] soul with you" at the start of the show, and golly, he really does.
Catch some world-class street performances, bag a bargain at the Half Price Hut or browse the arts and craft markets – all against the stunning backdrop of the National Galleries…
Being in love is.
It’s 2005 and somehow Liverpool are back in the European Cup Final.
‘I used to think love was about not knowing where I end and you begin.
Sometimes life is just a toss of a coin.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
‘The children grabbed him (the father) and put him on the table.
Is the Fringe guide too wide and confusing? We understand.
There’s no such thing as vanilla, boring or prudish.
‘There’s two kinds of blues, happy blues and then sad blues.
‘My favourite DJ on the planet.
Four friends decide to ignore the warnings about their local woods and meddle with seemingly demonic forces in the hope to create a film about a local urban legend.
What’s your problem?! Drop in to our pop-up surgery for your very own tailor-made one-to-one comedy therapy session, guaranteed to solve your most pressing personal problem with …
Six actors.
Composer and flamenco guitar soloist Daniel Martinez presents Art of Believing, a must-see powerful flamenco performance bursting with passion and authenticity.
Come on then! (To my show.
The Enquiry: Generation Z – not tough enough or the victims of an anxious world that just doesn’t care? The Experiment: one observation room, two psychologists and seven patien…
Present and Correct, the University of York’s very own homegrown sketch troupe, are heading back up to the Fringe once again.
Present and Correct, the University of York’s superb sketch troupe are heading back to the Fringe with an all new smash show.
Your Fringe adventure starts here! For the 20th year, Edinburgh’s historic High Street is transformed into a huge open-air performance playground featuring thousands of shows of al…
Returning for its fifth year, the smash-hit, sell-out show returns to Edinburgh! Written and directed by award-winning playwright Liam Rudden and featuring the hit Bay City Rollers…
Join Deborah Frances-White, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and host of podcast The Guilty Feminist, to formally welcome you to Fringe Central and mark the start of the 2018 Fringe…
November 22nd 1963.
The Stand Comedy Club celebrates its 21st anniversary at the Edinburgh Fringe with the best of 20 years visiting the stage at New Town Theatre. Different line-up nightly!
Life is full of accidents, mishaps, frustrations and disappointments.
Bare Productions are a new, fresh Edinburgh-based company comprising of some of the best local talent who have all performed in multiple five-star sell-out shows at the Fringe.
A naked photo goes viral.
Lose yourself in Pink Floyd’s classic album Wish You Were Here, this new full-dome music and light show interprets the acclaimed rock album through mesmerising HD graphics.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Our long-running improvised comedy show will have you in stitches.
Returning for it’s 10th year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Now in its eleventh year, Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe brings you, once again, the best in Scottish writing.
Back with a new troupe and 100% new material, come and see the renowned Durham Revue perform their own brand of ‘masterful’ (ThreeWeeks) sketch comedy! Known for their irreverent s…
Enjoy al fresco Shakespeare in the C south gardens.
Fun and frenetic cabaret revue combining songs, sketches and observations in a hilarious celebration of the world’s biggest arts festival.
Fringe legend and ‘outright king of live comedy’ (Times), Jason Byrne, is opening the doors again for more comedy chaos.
Poets spend their lives writing about it, everyone thinks about it, but when love is between two men some people turn a blind eye.
Some people plan their murders meticulously.
Sam (Australia) was nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
See this award-nominated (best comedy Buxton Fringe 2017) Australian (now lives in Bedfordshire…gutted) who played to full houses throughout Fringe 2017.
Two lovers.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
A one-person comedy show with art and passion.
An anarchic, unprecedented and hilarious insight into the life of a stripper in London’s fast-changing cityscape.
Award-winning comedian Samantha Baines (Lee Nelson’s Well Funny People) brings you a selection of the best comedians at the Fringe.
Alison Skilbeck tells the linked tales of four women with only a postcode in common.
The debut season of a revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming female comedians from around the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Richard Brown is too angry to kill himself.
It’s 2025 - a world of mystery, spies and secret missions.
Multi award-winning Welsh comedian, Jenny Collier, is back and gooder than ever.
There is something very reminiscent of Bill Murray in Matt Duwell: the optimistic sarcasm is the overlying note in his voice; he produces easy crowd-pleasing material, imbued with …
Award-winning comedian, TV and radio writer and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Modern Horror Stories, Daniel Audritt asks – ‘what really makes us good?’, in his new punchli…
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with different line-ups at every show and four performances daily.
If you like pina coladas, and deep emotional pain.
Glenn Moore from Mock the Week and Absolute Radio presents a new show full of the distinctive jokes and offbeat gags we’ve come to accept.
Adorably awkward with a twist of gay, Los Angeles-based comedian Justin Matson has been kicked off of three rollercoasters for being too fat.
In an affectionate tribute, leading impressionist Julian Dutton of BBC One’s The Big Impression brings to life one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars.
In 1988 the treasurer of the Bristol Revunions emptied the comedy troupe’s bank account and fled to Paraguay, leaving the society bankrupt and forcing the group to disband.
Razor-sharp women’s satirical magazine, Succubus, brings you a mixed-bill hour of comedy championing new female comedy writers and stand-ups.
Something’s up with Lewis Schaffer.
If you’re wandering around Edinburgh this August looking for a glimpse into year-round Scottish culture, it might be worth popping into the Scottish Storytelling Centre on the Ro…
Bringing his first solo show to the Fringe with a combination of storytelling, songs and surreal improvisations, Andrew Sim intends to liberate you from overthinking and explore th…
Three wayward women on a hunt for international liturgical dance stardom.
‘I like trolling big.
In association with Bar Brig, and after four sold out tours in Europe, The Good The Bad and The Irish return to the festival for our eighth year! Join host Michael Porter as we sho…
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
What if you didn’t know you were dead? A dark new comedy.
Thanksgiving with your family in the most eye-popping of places.
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016 and sold out all 23 Edinburgh shows in 2016 and 2017.
Writer/comedian David Head and singer/songwriter Matt Glover of Sincere Deceivers present a performance of silly love stories and melancholy folk pop.
Based on the best-selling series of books by Laura Numeroff, this fast-paced, comedic adaptation embraces the joys of parenting – as told through the eyes of a child and a surpri…
She’s a myriad of paradoxes.
The back room at Dragonfly is unassuming.
A beatboxing and storytelling comedy show.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
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.
Which comic belongs in your bubble? Send your suggestions through our app: comedy gold or utter crap? Three top comedians compete to impress with tailor-made jokes based on the dem…
Christy Coysh (as seen on BBC Three) and Kat Sadler (selected for BBC New Comedy Award 2017) debut their first work-in-progress show.
As the lights go down, the audience are met with a film playing on a screen, with a voiceover asking various people of diverse identities what utopia means to them.
The 10-time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an epic new show for just about everyone.
Sock! Pow! Wham! Earth’s funniest footwear are back with their 10th new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence.
It has often been said that Myra DuBois is an act way ahead of her time.
Returning after their award-winning, sell-out 2015 show, Beard (‘one of the best kept secrets in comedy-town’ (List)) are back with their genre-defying comedy.
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…
Told through spoken word and within timed boxing rounds, Until You Hear That Bell is a story about ten years of amateur boxing and a changing relationship between father and son.
As a character actor, Pip Utton is renowned for his depictions of world-famous figures, ranging from Margaret Thatcher to Charles Dickens and everything in between.
Ever wondered what happens when nice manners go head to head with a Russian gangster? In a fusion between theatre, comedy and cabaret, James McLean is a one-man theatre company and…
An immersive, downloadable, free, 45-minute audio tour of the Festival Fringe – featuring interviews about its history with many Fringe comedy legends as you walk through the cha…
So many comedians, so little time! Twelve top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
Does a story even exist if it’s not on Instagram? Tamsyn Kelly is a hilarious, fresh, new voice.
Returning for its 13th season, C’s critically-acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
Charles ‘One-Man Star Wars’ Ross and Canadian Fringe legend, TJ Dawe, parody the Netflix smash series, Stranger Things.
What do I need to do to make you like me? Just tell me so we can all just relax.
Sell-out 2017.
If you like your cabaret kick-ass, feminist, patriarchy-smashing and unabashedly consensual, do not miss Glittery Clittery Fringe Wives Club.
Nominated Best Performance, Melbourne Fringe.
If silent Hollywood star Buster Keaton is remembered for anything, it's his emotionless, mask-like expression; so the initial shock here is that this Buster speaks and smiles.
‘My neighbours leave their flat one morning but don’t return.
No One is Coming to Save You is an abstract piece of theatre which eschews character development and plot narrative, in favour of exploring recurring images.
Award-winning comedian Rob Carter’s cult-hit creation, Christopher Bliss, is back.
It’s been a big year for Sri Lankan born Dilruk Jayasinha.
Unhook your mindbras.
Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee, Chris Washington debuts his brand-new show about the best year of his life! Including receiving the prestigious 10 years service tie pin from Royal…
See the extraordinary world of the Fringe through the eyes of schoolchildren from across Scotland at this free exhibition of entries in the 2018 Fringe Schools Poster Competition, …
This exciting selling exhibition is housed in Galerie Mirages, a 19th-century former bakehouse.
Alpha Art is delighted to present a vibrant collection of works by local and international artists.
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…
Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond.
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.
Present & Correct, the University of York Comedy Societies hit Sketch Troupe, is back and ready to go with an all new show written & performed by students at the…
Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond.
Ian Smith is multi-award winning comedian.
Come and join us for the York Fringe Dog Show in aid of RSPCA York.
Comedy Legend Tony Slattery reveals all in candid conversation with Comedy Historian Robert Ross.
Abigoliah was born in the mid-west and has a conservative southern family.
Comedy Legend Tony Slattery reveals all in candid conversation with Comedy Historian Robert RossAfter playing to packed Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 houses with a retu…
Prize-winning author Karen McLeod’s solo show returns to the RVT.
“One can only hope there’s some life altering catastrophe around the corner for Lexx” (Broadway Baby 2015).
Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond.
Jess and Meredith are a married, interracial, gay couple living in New York in 2017 – the era of Trump – weathering a new wave of intolerance, discrimination and oppression, wh…
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…
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…
New Year’s Eve.
Grace is living to a different rhythm.
In the mythical Forest of Arden, a world of transformation where anything is possible and anything permissible, two young people discover what it really means to be in love.
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 …
Join storyteller Cathianne Hall and actor Jowanna Rose in a double bill as they journey from the opening titles of a 1960’s girl-about-town sitcom to the party from Hell, explori…
Don your flat cap, grab your whippet and come and join us for the launch of 2018’s Great Yorkshire Fringe! Lineup to include Tony Slattery, Harry & Chris, Thin…
Don your flat cap, grab your whippet and come and join us for the launch of 2018’s Great Yorkshire Fringe! Lineup to include Paul Foot, Tony Slattery, Harry & …
Join us for our summer showcase fundraising gala at Brighton Open Air Theatre on July 3rd for an extravagant evening of everything Fringe! See all your Fringe favourites from our 2…
The Pin: Backstage (Edinburgh Fringe Preview) After 3 multi-award winning series on BBC Radio 4, “the next Mitchell and Webb” (Times) are going back to the F…
Fringe legend and 'Outright King of Live Comedy' (The Times) Jason Byrne is opening the doors again for more comedy chaos.
Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld bring their advice podcast "If I Were You" to the stage! Join our hosts as they dispense wisdom on areas of life they are qua…
A brand new show from Viv Groskop, star of BBC1's 'This Week' and Radio 4's 'Its Just a Joke Comrade'.
Back for 2018! Another fantastic day out for art lovers everywhere.
Dennis, 32, is perfect according to his best friend and Nan, Elsie.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Join multi award-winner and Britain's Got Talent 2017 semi-finalist Jess Robinson for an evening of spot-on celebrity impressions, musical comedy and stunning vocal gymnastics.
Award-winning improvisers, The Maydays, present ‘Happily Never After’; a twisted musical tale inspired by Tim Burton and The Brothers Grimm.
Cult sketch-comedy cowboys ‘Good Kids’ descend on Brighton Fringe for another hour of wicked-ass mayhem.
You could get squashed by an elephant that’s out of control, or you could come and see the latest ‘death’-defying show from Nutty Noah.
If you’re looking for a thought-provoking Fringe Show, White Girls, by Madeleine Accalia, could fit the bill.
Fringe theatre can be some of the most exciting and rewarding work out there, but all too often it’s unpaid and can price ordinary people out of the industry.
Earth’s Funniest Footwear are back for their 10th brand new show.
Catch-up with Beatrice, Betty, Rue and Estelle as you’ve never seen them before, in the highlights of the iconic 80s sitcom The Golden Girls.
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…
Now in its 10th triumphant year, ‘And The Devil May Drag You Under’ is the cult hit of Brighton Fringe.
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.
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…
An energy packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ and ‘Amused Moose Laugh Off’ finalist AJ Roberts debuts his solo show.
You are invited to the ultimate test of brains, brawn, and brilliance.
A playful and dynamic workshop that starts by provoking a memory from your life.
Based on the short novel by Franz Kafka.
Exploring individual experiences of attachment through the medium of the arts, Brighton Oasis Project’s Art of Attachment takes over Jubilee Library for 2 weeks over May half ter…
Back on the road by popular demand, Someone Like You (The Adele Songbook) is an immaculate celebration of one of our generation’s finest singer-songwriters, and is…
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special.
After a successful run of ‘Sweet Things’ at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017, Helen Bauer (BBC3 and Comedy Central) and Micky Overman (Funny Women and Leicester Square Finalist 2016) are …
Going to the toilet: one of life’s mysteries.
Award-nominated comic Jim Campbell has been busy with a chart-topping podcast, an acclaimed book and his personal life exploding.
Enjoy a night of rhyming, rice and peas with Dean Atta and Deanna Rodger alongside a menu of performers chosen for their wit, wisdom and ability to move you.
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.
A split bill musical/absurdist stand up comedy show.
Frank Sanazi returns to Brighton with a chance to see his smash hit Edinburgh show ‘Stuck in ze bunker with You’.
‘Good Grief.
With live, original music, this highly visual, sensitive production is a humorous and touching exploration of the dragons we all face. £7 / £24 family
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe attracts media and arts professionals from all over the globe.
This Brighton-based forum theatre company produce thought-provoking performances using storytelling, discussion and re-enactment.
Join Zelem Saydullaev (Squawker Finalist 2015 , South Coast Comedian of the Year Semi Finalist 2016 ) and Johnny Wardlow (as heard on BBC Radio 4 & BBC Radio 2) for an hour of sens…
Rarely do we get a chance to change someone else’s life, be it for a moment or forever.
Unfortunately, I was only able to see the first two acts of Fringe Sessions due to time constraints, which was so disappointing as there was so much talent.
Tonight was Brighton's chance to show the size of its heart – and its wallet.
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…
The new show from Barry Ferns: Spirit of the Fringe (2014, Edinburgh Festival Fringe) and Malcolm Hardee Award-winner.
Matt Duwell is a Snowflake, and he is owning that label (despite thinking labels are pejorative).
The Art of Printmaking exhibition features the art of those involved with the Fine Art Printmaking and Photography Cooperative.
Not sure what to see? Don’t fret, we’ve done the work for you and hand-picked this week’s top tips.
Join Lord Byron, the most notorious figure from literary history, for a stiff drink.
Fringe City is a free outdoor event in the centre of Brighton taking place every weekend of Brighton Fringe 2018.
Fringe City Family Picnic is a free outdoor event taking place on the 5th and 26th May in the Pavilion Gardens, a showcase of family friendly shows, plus free fun activities for ch…
Discover roller derby: a fast-paced, full-contact sport played on roller skates.
‘Inside The Fringe’ shines a light on some of the artistic and cultural talents that make up Brighton Fringe.
A collection of up-cycled furniture from locally sourced heavy industrial. Keeping in the scheme of practical, bordering on the realms of impractical.
I have the greatest admiration for stand-up comedians.
The Maydays invite you to tear up the Fringe in the name of comedy! You choose performances or events from the Fringe Guide and then delight as these award-winning improvisers give…
Featuring a Game of Thrones themed homoerotic adagio, a gyrating hula hooper and even a flash of full-frontal nudity, Circus’sission is the definition of a circus stripped.
The V.
It’s a comedy bonanza! A brand-new stand-up comedy selection from Laughing Horse.
Inspired by The Fool, Now, (& Death?).
Discover hundreds of today’s most sought-after limited edition and original prints in one must-see gallery! Lose yourself in the latest releases from outstanding artists such as …
A selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
A sensational line-up of Fringe favourites assemble to launch Brighton Fringe 2018.
The launch of Brighton Fringe 2018 at The Warren.
The legendary Fringe Club returns to the Warren in 2018 with it’s own version of the legendary night out, Silent Disco.
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…
You Can’t Take it With You is a 1930’s era screwball comedy enthusiastically embraced by Sedos (The Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic Society), an amateur company three deca…
The Brighton Academy Of Performing Arts presents its 5th MT Graduating year Showcase
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…
Back for its third year.
Fringe in Mount Gambier is back with another extravaganza taking over the Cave Garden with a program of world-class performers and local artistic talent.
LNT is made up of Luke (one half of The Marvellous Dorians) and Tim (lead from Real Life Charm).
Fringe@REC is a multi-arts presentation at Reynella East College.
Dave Kirby (Lost Soul, Brick up the Mersey Tunnels, Reds & Blues, Dreaming of a Barry White Christmas, Brick Up 2 the wrath of Ann Twacky) is back with his smas…
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…
The Original and still the BEST “Best of Fringe”.
After three highly successful years in Adelaide The very best in late-night Fringe Comedy is back! Four top-notch comedians are picked from venues across the Fringe especially f…
Think you know everything about the feminist Latin art movement of urban Puerto Rico in the 1970s?!?! Well think again as Sam Simmons turns this world inside out and upside down.
A decade since he left Berlin, armed with an accordion, some hotpants and a dream, Hans has decided it’s time to Advance Australia’s Flair! In homage to the country he now calls…
Switch SA is proud to announce its 2 part shows of Fringe 2018.
Mullets, single Mums, Holdens, home done tatts.
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016 & selling out all 23 shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2016 & 2017.
The blues exists in Adelaide in all of its glorious variations.
Fronted by Ireland’s piano accordion maestro and with four critically acclaimed masters of their craft in tow, the Alan Kelly Gang sit firmly at the cutting edge of the tradition…
Girls just want to have fun! And that’s why The Adeladies are back for another year at the Fringe! Enjoy the Fringe’s premier selection of the very best in female comedy, with…
Can’t decide what to see? Let our tour guides take you on a magical mystery tour of the Fringe.
Join Cabaret’s riot girl Carla Lippis at her pop-up club for a series of raucous late night after-parties.
Red hair.
The Andrews Sisters were America’s most popular singing trio - Patty, Maxine and LaVerne burst onto the entertainment scene in the 1940’s and were known for their close three part …
Who, What, Where, When? There’s so much to choose from at the Adelaide Fringe! And if you can’t decide which international comedians to see at the Fringe, then this is the show…
Hands-on Cocktail Masterclass Series! Shake, muddle and stir your way through time, mastering the techniques and discovering the science that is mixology.
I’m not entirely sure of the point of Naked Girls Reading.
Start your Tuesday mornings with laughter in the comfort of your favourite cinema.
The new Royal Adelaide Hospital has three galleries along the main Outpatients corridor, level 3, accessible to the public.
With comedy, cabaret & fun for all the family to enjoy Huggers returns to Adelaide with enough variety to entertain all ages.
Join us here at the Buckingham Arms Hotel every Sunday afternoon for the Fringe Lodge Acoustic Sessions.
Join actress Amanda Trapp as she portrays — in addition to 18 other characters! — three Saskatchewan gals who played in Philip K.
A revolving line-up of fine International and Australian comedians that are performing at shows around the Adelaide Fringe in an hour of hilarious stand-up comedy.
The Adelaide Male Voice Choir was formed in 1884 as the Adelaide English Glee Society, and although it has changed its name it hasn’t changed its commitment to providing top qualit…
From a creator of “Best of Fringe Variety”.
The Emma Hack Art Prize is a $5000 acquisitive art prize with a People’s Choice Prize of $2000.
It’s been a big year for Amelia Ryan (Storm In A D Cup, Lady Liberty, Livvy & Pete).
Come and enjoy food and wine on our beautiful Vardon Ave, Cafe style alfresco dining with a lovely bottle of wine and watch the show float by.
After 7 sell-out years, The Laughing Horse is back with more of the finest UK comedians to hit the Fringe.
Join us as we share the colour, the sounds and magic of the Adelaide Fringe - with the world.
Enjoy a whole weekend of events in Goolwa, a full weekend program coming soon! March 9, 10 & 11! Centenary Hall, Goolwa library, Signal Point Gallery, Jaralde Park , The Goolwa Wha…
Adelaide Fringe Comedy Showcase returns chock full of some of the best comedians from across the Fringe, both local & International.
Tutti Arts in collaboration with the WCH Foundation presents Wild Things.
Get to the heart of the matter! A multi-culturally diverse group of Visual Arts students share their visual stories through a variety of media, from analogue, hand crafting to digi…
Whether you like to dance or design, move or make, paint or play, we’ve got it all.
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…
Explore brand new works that will erupt with colour and creativity in Adelaide’s CBD, alongside existing artworks throughout the city and Adelaide’s surrounding suburbs, with your …
Blank walls will once again burst into life for the 2018 Street Art Explosion! Featuring brand new works that will erupt with colour and creativity in Adelaide’s CBD, alongside exi…
Get your old-school 50s gear on and make like Greased Lightning to the ARC Campbelltown for some hard-hitting roller derby action! The T Birds will be taking on the Pink Ladies i…
Lewis Garnham’s dad is very smart.
The Skeleton Club are here to save music! Bold claim, they know! Yet, they’re sticking by it and coming at you with their new cover experience.
Alex is a Melbourne based stand-up comedian currently achieving her life long dream of being brave enough to live outside her home state of QLD.
A reflection on our obsession to ‘heal’ what cannot be cured; manage what is none of our business and ignore what makes us uncomfortable.
Hundreds of Fringe artists fly into Adelaide every year for the Fringe. Catch them at the departures terminal for three Fridays across the Fringe!
Canada’s reigning “Queen troubadour of intelligent black-comic sex balladry” (Edmonton Journal) returns to Adelaide for four nights only with a collection of songs and covers from …
A comedian walks into a bar.
Electra House proudly introduces the Fringe Gin Garden from 16th February - 18th March 2018.
You are invited to the ultimate test of brains, brawn, and brilliance.
The #SCCFringe ArtSpace is an opportunity for friends and family to come together in a creative and imaginative market style gathering.
“Pick” is back again! Following Edinburgh Fringe’s popular show, “Pick” presents a variety of artists performing a short “taster” of their show.
Winner of Voice’s Pick of the Fringe Award, Naomi Sheldon’s exceptional debut play comes to London’s West End following a critically acclaimed smash hit run at th…
Sydney’s Tom Cashman is debuting his show Good at the 2018 Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Back for a 7th year! Catch the very best the Fringe has to offer with a huge range of exceptional acts every night in this slick, fun spectacle.
The Bollywood Flashmob is back!! With SELL OUT workshops over the last 3 years, don’t miss your chance to shake those hips, twist the lightbulb and bounce your way through Bollyw…
Join Nikko as he shares the harrowing details of the multiple times he survived capture from the hands of criminal organisations, won the title of world’s healthiest baby and stopp…
A tiny ‘pop-up’ institute which invites you into a playful and poetic reflection on reality.
Now in its eleventh year prepare for a program packed full of circus, comedy, music, dance, visual art and free family entertainment! With a mix of local, national and internationa…
We’re bringing the Fringe to the Vale.
Sean and Darren went to the same primary school in Ireland and now they’re both tellin’ jokes in Australia.
The King and Queen of Adelaide Comedy reunite to bring you one of the hottest stand-up comedy shows at this year’s festival.
There’s good effort, bad effort and times when you just need to say “eff’ it”.
No one likes to be judged.
In a fiery display of wit, comedy and anecdotes dressed up with glamour and style, Joanne Kam (Comedy Central Asia) will have you crying with laughter as she shares her views on li…
South Australian-born John Kauffmann (1864-1942) discovered photography as art while living in Europe in the 1890s.
Hear Fringe Society staff and participants discuss how you can be part of the largest open access arts festival in the world.
An eclectic collection and exhibition of Port Community Arts Centre Members artworks - fabrics, mosaics, printmaking, drawing, woodwork, watercolour, ceramics, oils - explore our m…
The Underground Lovers were the quintessential Melbourne indie cult band of the late 90s/early 2000s.
Adelaide’s Southern Outdoor Fringe Hub over two massive weekends.
Pretending Things are a Cock is the product of Bennett’s three years of global wandering, and combines the artistic, phallic-filled photographic display with hilarious and surpr…
A family friendly event including Cool 4 Kids entertainment and shows, face painting, balloon sculpting, outdoor games plus lunch and a drink provided for every guest.
Church of the Trinity and Trinity Sessions present Fringe Church where you can be inspired by music from Adelaide’s Tara Carragher, Snooks La Vie, Courtney Robb, Cosmo Thundercat a…
Winner – Best Comedy at 2016 Sydney Fringe Festival ★★★★ - Herald Sun ★★★★ Theatre People ★★★★ The Australia Times Rose Callaghan (ABC, triple j, Nova…
Born beneath the storm clouds of Sydney’s recently introduced “lockout laws” (currently draining the magic from a once-vibrant nightlife), this continually shifting mobile street a…
The show that’s Rocking Aus comes to Adelaide Fringe.
You’re invited to my super fun awesome party! Bring a plus-one; hell, bring a plus-five! Just don’t bring drugs, because my parents’ trust is super important to me.
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL ROSS Michael Ross’s biting satire delivers a piece very much for our times, reflecting on the dignity and many indignities of labour.
‘Charolais‘ takes the age old story of female jealousy and gives it a new twist: the other woman is cow, a literal one, a purebred Charolais (French) heifer.
Equal parts historical and hysterical explore the history of gin through story and song, as we stumble and soar through tales of love and women, gin and secrets travelling through …
The hottest ticket of the Adelaide Fringe Festival is for the opening weekend Comedy Gala at The Royalty Theatre.
Join us in the heart of Gawler at Walker Place for the Gawler Fringe Opening Event.
Many stand-up comedians like to be super punchy in their comedy.
Join Lewis & Lowe with Hayley Pearson for the Nova & RCC Fringe Gala, showcasing the best of what Royal Croquet Club has to offer this Fringe.
Faith I Branko Serbias No1 Roma viollinist and UK accordionist perform high energy original Roma/jazz influenced music with an International quartet.
Alan McHugh has played in enough pantomimes down the years to ensure It’s Behind You! reeks of authenticity, albeit the heightened theatrics of the genre.
The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in January …
The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in Janua…
The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in Janua…
“When you send me away, where do I go?” Grief takes people in different ways.
The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in Janua…
The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you…
Frantic Assembly and State Theatre Company of South Australia present, Things I Know To Be True, a new play by Andrew Bovell.
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol.
Selladoor Family presents Guess How Much I Love You.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
In a Brighton basement eight young women sit on stools, waiting, the audience in a semi-circle around them.
2017 officially marks a decade since the release of Scouting For Girls’ unstoppable million-selling self-titled debut album and to celebrate the 10th anniversary, SFG returns…
Happily Never After - Created from a single audience suggestion, The Maydays weave a playful tale, full of black comedy and haunting songs.
EPIC is a theater troupe for actors living with (and without) developmental disabilities such as autism.
Award-winning improvisers The Maydays present this skin-prickling tale full of black comedy and haunting music, inspired by Tim Burton.
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…
This is a mating ground.
East 15 is holding auditions for these dynamic MA degrees. For more information email [email protected] with Edinburgh in the email title.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Sold out AMC (2016) and were accordingly awarded a coveted Fringe sell-out laurel.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
Brahms’ powerful Deutches Requiem, Rheinberger’s exquisite unaccompanied double-choir Mass in Eflat, Cantus Missae, and Monteverdi motets performed by one of Scotland’s foremos…
An impromptu evening of entertainment.
Accordionist Paul Chamberlain returns to the Fringe with a programme of original works and transcriptions from Russia, France, Spain and Argentina - including pieces by Khachaturia…
Sure, Edinburgh’s pretty awesome, but Melbourne Fringe is one of the most adventurous, edgy, exciting festivals around (even if we do say so ourselves).
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
10 years.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Returning for the 15th year is the art show where you can make a difference – come along and you’ll be raising vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
As we mark 70 years of this phenomenal festival we want to take stock and explore the future of the Fringe.
A specialist corporate evening which brings a hand-picked selection of top acts from the Edinburgh Fringe.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Gilded Balloon’s annual comedy competition, So You Think You’re Funny.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Richard from The Carpenters used to be on top of the world looking down on creation, to the left of (and slightly behind) Karen.
Jim Everett, AKA Jimmy Francis, is relatively new to comedy.
A panel discussion with Caroline Bowditch (performance artist and choreographer); Dr Ben Fletcher-Watson (University of Edinburgh); Michael Richardson (Heriot-Watt University).
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Electronic artist from the UK and one half of F*ck Buttons.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, this is the event for yo…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Deeply political, magnificently performed and filled with tense action and witty dialogue, Girls manages to grip and amaze the audience with its characters and powerful message fro…
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
Bunker Girls shows us two women who worked as secretaries documenting the German perspective on WWII.
I Love you, You’re Perfect, Now Change is earnestly performed by a youthful and small cast – the reason for scraping the second star – but the uninspired script and the overa…
Sad Girls is a play about three girls: Miley, Lottie and Flo.
Join Outstanding Canadian Comedy Award winner Rachelle Elie in her boisterous, bawdy romp through the multiple manifestations of love and relationships.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
If you like profanity, women and very catchy tunes then Meat Market is for you.
Take two funny men and ask them to create a hilarious dash through Genesis and Exodus in just under 90 minutes.
Perfect As You Are is an internationally touring production by Massive Vibe Live! with production and lyrics by Queen Be! It brings alive everyone’s power to benefit all.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Chicago meets all-female A Cappella! An original work by The Accidentals, this contemporary A Cappella show brings together the Cell Block Tango and The Barden Bellas in an extrava…
Scotland’s dark and mysterious past is hidden deep in its songs and legends.
Ever had to walk into that room where your boss, with fake concern in his eyes, tells you that he’s having to let you go? Ever wish you had the balls to say ‘f**k you’? Well, I did…
The notorious space-pirate troubadours are back in orbit, bringing you a heady mix of story and song, leaving a trail of destruction and madness in their wake.
A man collects stories of lost keys and dreams gone astray, wayward wallets and absent loved ones, abandoned playthings and misplaced memories.
Farce has a proud place in British theatre history.
Anyone can write a romance novel.
Musical gems from the Great American and British Songbooks.
Scotland’s LGBT a capella singing sensation is back at the Fringe! Loud and Proud, Scotland’s LGBT choir, performs its annual Fringe concert in support of Scotland’s HIV and Hepati…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Edinburgh Fringe’s biggest and best mixed bill magic night! The best illusion, magic and cabaret acts from the Fringe have assembled for one night only at Gilded Balloon’s biggest …
A live eclectic ballad of works from pioneers of the contemporary Scottish music scene.
Isn’t the expression ‘having a senior moment’ awful? Yet people often think of changes in their mental skills with age in terms of decline.
Wicked musical comedy from the political parody specialists, singing truth to power for their ninth – and final – year at the Fringe, previewing new material targeting Bolshevi…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Carthy, AKA Mr Scruff, is renowned for his hugely popular eclectic mix of music which fits between soul, funk, hip-hop, jazz, reggae, Latin, African, ska, disco, house, funk.
Raise a glass with us at a brand-new Fringe venue and celebrate the life of Ronald, who died slowly, painfully and fully aware.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Attention all shoppers! Make your way down to the Pear Tree to see best friends in the whole wide world ever in this show stopping coming of age story.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants.
Andrew Bernardi and Fiona Mclean Beuchel direct an eclectic virtuoso string music programme with their outstanding tutors students and the 1696 Stradivarius violin.
A brand-new string to the biggest and best comedy newcomer competition in its 30th anniversary year! To celebrate 30 years of nurturing and developing new comic talent – we’re on…
By day, this city’s streets are bright and orderly, but by night, it is the playground of shysters and crooks, smugglers and thieves.
Isn’t the expression ‘having a senior moment’ awful? Yet people often think of changes in their mental skills with age in terms of decline.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest open access festival, with over 1,100 events across every art form in over 400 venues.
When ex-lovers meet after a gap of many years, what can we believe about the stories they tell? ‘So You Say’ explores the divergence over time of the stories we tell about even…
The girls are back in town.
Sally’s had a gut full of fabricated food allergies.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A light-hearted unofficial free walking tour of the Fringe, meeting outside Burgers and Beer Grillhouse at 10:30 – ending in a 15-20 professional magic show in The Newsroom on Le…
Musical adaptations of other works often struggle to either make themselves distinct or justify their existence.
‘The vocals are fantastic’ (Palatinate.
Bee, Dee, Jay and Vee – will they ever do lunch? Dee’s a bitch, Jay’s in love (but who with?), Dee’s got Harry’s mother’s dodgy wheelchair to deal with, and Bee worries about eve…
‘A new label on an old tin of beans won’t change the flavour.
A showcase of the best new and up-and-coming acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
You are asked to explain a purpose, statement of intention and concept.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
A changing line-up featuring the best winners and contestants from the biggest and best comedy newcomer competition in its 30th anniversary year! A great night of the funniest from…
Do you love singing? Would you like the chance to sing some of classical music’s most iconic choral pieces, led by a wonderfully expressive conductor? If so, come along and sing …
(*A real-life quote from a real-life reviewer.
Coates and Cooper have 60 minutes fully clothed to find the comedy in a “kidnap”.
This small yet yet unmissable jewellery exhibition features over 300 unique and original jewellery designs from 30 independent designers across the globe including local emerging t…
Visit Topman Edinburgh Princes Street every Saturday in August for live art with Scottish illustrator and artist Conzo Throb.
Spend a five-star evening with the most dinky-die singing sheilas this side of the black stump.
Visit Topshop Edinburgh Princes Street every Saturday in August for live art with Scottish illustrator and printmaker Tori Grey.
The charming, funny and original musical It Shoulda Been You invites you to a wedding day you’ll never forget, where anything that can go wrong does and love pops up in mysterious …
The Scottish Godmother and multi award-winning comedian Janey Godley (acclaimed comic famous for her Trump is a c*nt protest) and her award-winning comedian daughter Ashley Storrie…
A woman returns to a hometown she no longer recognises in this haunting new play from Dalia Taha.
Auld Reekie Roller Girls are back once again for 2017! Showcasing a Triple Header for the Roller Derby British Championships Tier 3 North.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
“An epic improvised comedy battle. Who wins? You decide!”
In this post-truth era, we desperately need more scientists to critically evaluate evidence for political and corporate claims; we can’t afford to keep losing many of our best wo…
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours.
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…
Returning for a fifth year, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children’s entertainment. Hosted by Bec Hill, full line up at forthone.com
Let’s spend an hour playing together.
This subtle and witty play tackles the breathtaking economic transformation of China, the dreams it enables and those it crushes.
The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas is an initiative set up to ‘take the academics out of their ivory towers and engage with the public’.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
As we mark 70 years of this phenomenal festival we want to take stock and explore what the Fringe should look like in the future.
For one night only Proud Camden is hosting a night of music and comedy with an all killer no filler line up: Australian comedy rock artist Huw Joseph, the incredible talent of quir…
East 15 is holding interviews for this practical-based professional training, which prepares you for production roles in theatre and creative industries.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Vocals and guitar are performed live (Phil and Dave), along with complex backing tracks to provide a full band sound experience.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
International workshop, professional development and networking event.
We like to think of it as a ‘daring exposé revealing the state of contemporary masculinity in a post-feminist milieu’.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Following sell-out success in 2016, Edinburgh Music Theatre will be returning with another fantastic musical production for all the family this August.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Quilarious: A new exciting comedy format.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Exploring themes of life and death, wealth and poverty and what it means to be ‘good’, Bertolt Brecht’s The Good Person of Sichuan is innovatively and creatively brought to lif…
Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the world most renowned plays, however this year the production will be performed in an entirely unique style, that of traditional Cantonese opera…
Set in the venue’s bar, immerse yourself in Berkoff’s biting parody of the world of theatre which pokes fun at the pretensions of thespians and the superficial nature of their life…
Where there is Fringe, there is Shakespeare, and Rolling In The Aisle Productions have returned to Edinburgh with a fresh faced, family friendly adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelf…
Returning from Australia after a successful Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2016, A Case of You is a poignant, imaginative and dynamic homage to one of the greatest songwriters of the Wo…
A humorous journey through life encountering random characters.
Two halves of a long-dead acting duo meet again for a sarcastic and witty reunion.
‘And in the end, we were all just humans, drunk on the idea that love, only love, could heal our brokenness’.
Funbox at the Fringe! Join Gary, Anya and Kevin (the former stars of The Singing Kettle) for songs and silliness that all the family can enjoy! The Funbox has everything you need i…
Join Ewan Spence and the team behind the BAFTA nominated ‘Edinburgh Fringe Radio Show And Podcast’ at this year’s daily recordings of the live show in the Rose Theatre .
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe.
Get ready to immerse yourself as Edinburgh becomes your playground thanks to GooseChase and the Adelaide Fringe! Edinburgh’s biggest scavenger hunt, The Fringe Game challenges yo…
Single comedians from around the Fringe will try to laugh their way into your… hearts in this unique and fun-filled compilation cabaret show.
Fitted out in an elegant tuxedo, in an echo of Marlene Dietrich’s revolutionary turn in 1930’s Morocco, Kate O’Donnell is every inch the smooth Old Hollywood dame.
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best contemporary talents take inspiration from our Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites exhibition to perform traditional …
Walk the historic and dramatic Royal Mile with poet Ken Cockburn.
It’s just like the famous ‘bad guy’ scene in Scarface, when Tony Montana rants that iconic phrase, ‘You need people like me.
Barry Loves You: an ambitious claim to make, even if he already knew you.
Come and spend an hour with us if you like! Third place in the Musical Comedy Awards 2017, Matt Hutson sings intense anthems about love, loss, friendship and the extent to which he…
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
We are Edinburgh Skeptics.
Nocturnal and intimate adventure through American golden age of music.
Miranda Kane’s show, 07800 834030: Thank You For Waiting returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for more secrets, confessions and answers – the dirtier the better.
‘Engaging comic.
Those of a certain age will remember the heart bruising joy of creating a mix tape for a loved one.
When a man and a woman… or a woman and a woman… or a man and a man… or any combination really, love each other very much, they come together – well, not always together.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience.
Navigating the intricacies of a one-night stand can be a tricky social and biological journey.
An adrenaline fuelled improvised comedy show where two teams battle to see who can make the audience laugh hardest in the ultimate improvised comedy battle.
In Shit, I’m in Love with you Again, Canadian comic Rachelle Elie relates her life story through the mediums of story, stand-up and song.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Join the Comic Sans of Drag, Kate Butch, for an hour of comedy, songs and games.
‘Smile Like You Mean It’ looks at the life of someone with bipolar disorder.
Mediterraneo is bringing Africa, southern Italy and Scotland crashing into Summerhall for a huge festival opening party.
Bill Beteet, a Laugh Factory comedian from Chicago, will lead you through an existential comedic journey that will have you laugh about life, love, and your inevitable death.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows.
Now in its tenth year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
‘The King of Edinburgh’ (List) and multi award-winning ‘Podfather’ (Elle) returns with the internet chat show, that all the cool kids who hang around the Omni Centre call RHEFP (RH…
All the way from Austin, Texas, it’s The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show.
A tight-knit group of school friends are learning about the struggles of the Suffragette movement, but none of them are really listening.
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.
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.
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Frank Sinazi, the “Leader of the Iraq Pack”, is a smooth-talking American entertainer who will not only occasionally burst into song, but also into some loud episodes of a slig…
Tragic diva Glenda Campari (Nina Baldini) has travelled the world, searching for her favourite fierce females for this world premiere cabaret.
Sam is scared of the dark.
Direct from a sold-out appearance in Toronto, the 2014/15/16 smash-hit sell-out show returns.
The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe show returns for a sixth hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across…
Bells gained national prominence in its first year as a fully mixed ensemble after winning the 2016 Scottish A Cappella Championships.
Alison Kinnaird has an international reputation as an artist working in glass.
If you’re also the kind of person who thinks that you can’t go wrong when starting with a G&T then this is the event for you.
The 2016 Funny Women Stage Award winner and So You Think You’re Funny? finalist of the same year, Harriet Braine, believes that art history delivered through the medium of parody…
People watching is bloody brilliant, isn’t it? Let’s take a good look at those spectacular nobodies, anybodies and busybodies.
An immersive audio tour of the Festival Fringe – featuring interviews about its history with many Fringe comedy legends as you walk through the chaos and fun of the 2017 Fringe.
Malcolm is from respectable Morningside.
An hour of comedy from two up-and-comers, Micky Overman – ‘a keen comic mind’ (Chortle.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
Present and Correct are back once again for another hilarious run at the Edinburgh Fringe! We return with an all-new show packed full of this year’s latest and greatest sketches …
When you see Leo Kearse — and you should — there’s a very good chance it’ll be a four-star experience.
Did you support the #WomensMarch? The only place to march this August is down to this female-led show! A rotating line-up of talented, award-winning, critically acclaimed guests, t…
Nominated for Best Comedy 2016 by Fringe World, with 23 sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
The desire to please is instilled into children from an early age, but the side-effects that this can have on their development is often not felt until it’s too late.
Grab a morning coffee and start your (Fringe) day with a life-changing symposium (terms and conditions apply).
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
Hello there! I’m back at the Fringe and back in The Beehive.
Watch a ‘marvellous stand-up’ (Skinny) funnify the slow-motion explosion that is 2017 liberal democracy.
Hurt and Anderson are on the edge.
Sally’s had a gut full of fabricated food allergies.
Offbeat sketchlings Fish Pie! permit you to disregard political satire, a cappella groups and men noticing things then pausing for laughter in favour of compulsory mirth.
Despite the title, it’s quite clear from this hour of absurdist comedy that nobody is making Australian cult comic star Demi Lardner do anything.
A new satirical hour from award-winning stand-up comic and writer Keir McAllister.
Irish comedian Andrew Ryan brings you some of the best acts performing at the Fringe in this showcase.
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…
Improv comedy at the Fringe? It’s practically become a punchline in itself but the art of making it up on the spot is big business in Edinburgh in August.
Heather Shaw and Olga Koch present a high-octane hour of one-liners, personal anecdotes and, most importantly, good vibes! Many people like to party but only the chosen few really …
Ninety-four word limit? Well, better not waste any.
Come witness the astonishing resurrection of ‘the best comedian you haven’t heard of yet (Time Out).
Stand-up comedian Sam Gore has been taking down celebrities and politicians with his cutting, satirical, absurdist diatribes on Facebook since 2014 and garnered over fifty thousand…
Hello, I’m doing a solo show where I play a synth for a while and read some comedic short stories that I’ve written.
Present and Correct are back once again for another hilarious run at the Edinburgh Fringe! We return with an all-new show packed full of this year’s latest and greatest sketches …
‘Men are from Earth.
Siren Theatre Co’s Good With Maps is a multi-faceted story masterfully guided by Jane Phegan who takes us through this one woman show.
Richard from The Carpenters used to be on top of the world looking down on creation, to the left of (and slightly behind) Karen.
The Noise Next Door’s Really, Really Good Afternoon Show is what it says on the ticket.
Being a millennial in the modern world is hard.
Recently I have become a bit disappointed after seeing a few household name comedians as I feel that some of them have become a little out of touch with their audiences in the mate…
BlundaBus infamous and intimate late-night knees-up that probably isn’t for you.
So many comedians, so little time! Twelve top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
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…
Australian comic Lauren Bok has a joke toward the beginning of her show about Australia being a country stuck a few years in the past; what she doesn’t achieve in her hour-long s…
This ‘highly energetic laugh-a-minute show’ (TheTab.
A problem that a lot of shows face is an inability to commit to tone, or to perform in agreement with the tone that the show sets forth.
Back after last year’s fantastic show, the Listies are just as wonderfully ridiculous as ever.
CBeebies’ favourites (Justin’s House, Spot Bots) swashbuckle their way through a hilarious, new adventure of chivalry, swordplay and slips.
If you love Donald Trump, you’ll hate this show! Get ready for a hilarious, thought-provoking, heartbreaking yet inspiring experience – in glorious four-part harmony and over-the…
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.
Starving Artists are back with a compelling show about homosexuality in which Mark Pinkosh shares how being gay has affected his life.
See the extraordinary world of the Fringe through the eyes of schoolchildren from across Scotland at this free exhibition of entries in the 2017 Fringe Schools Poster Competition.
Marking the 70th anniversary of India’s independence, this exhibition celebrates the richness and visual splendour of two millennia of India’s art.
Returning for its 12th season, this critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
The finals of the Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year competition as ever throw up a talented assortment of acts.
There is a tongue planted firmly in cheek with this affectionate tribute to the music of the Carpenters and in particular the legacy of Richard, forever doomed to be the “other�…
The smash hit comedy musical comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse for the very first time! Join the girls on a hen night you wont forget, with fantastic songs from 1960s - today! Gua…
York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to the Great Yorkshire with four laughter-packed shows featuring the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit.
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…
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
Brutally funny storytelling show from Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns (MTV) is a comedic journey about learning to laugh at the visible and invisible scars of surviving mental il…
A stunning, unique experience from the heart of China, performed by award-winning Tai Chi instructors and talented young people aged 7 and up.
Six improvisers barrel through the funnies in a special Edinburgh Fringe preview show where suggestions provided by you inspire an epic series of improvised comedy games, sketches …
Join us for the first program of Orchestra of St.
A 90s-themed night to close Brighton Fringe 2017 in style.
A concert of words and music focusing on the relationship between Felix Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny.
Children’s poet and spoken word theatre maker Justin Coe (‘Big Wow’, ‘Small Wonder’, ‘The Dictionary of Dads’, ‘The Jumble Book’) leads a workshop for adult writers/performers inte…
The STAC @ Northbrook Showcase featured 14 Musical Theatre Degree students, advertising their many performance talents in just over an hour of song and dance.
Life-drawing glamorous, quirky-cabaret performers in an atmosphere of boozy hilarity? Founded in Brooklyn, Anti-Arts School events now take place in 150 cities worldwide.
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special, celebrating the Brighton Fringe finale weekend.
This show is about two things: home and the body.
‘Who Do You Think You Are? Barbara Brownskirt’ is a darkly funny, pathos-fuelled show inspired by the TV show of similar name by writer and performance artist Karen McLeod.
The debut production from exciting new improvised theatre company, Sonder.
In this workshop we will use the basic technique of puppetry and combine that with acting and dancing.
The island is sinking.
With a coffin full of sympathy snacks, Jack Rooke and his 85-year-old Nan, Sicely, invite you to the happiest town in Britain, where Dad’s dead and the only thing to eat is lasag…
This Brighton-based forum theatre company produce thought-provoking performances about social and political matters, using storytelling, discussion, and re-enactment.
After making the journey from tracksuit-wearing chav to high-flying city exec, from shopping in Wilkinsons to buying brioche in Waitrose, Kelly Convey shares why she’s come to re…
Join us for some drag king cabaret by the seaside as we celebrate the bois from previous King of the Fringe competitions.
Funny. Political. Ends with a hanging.
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.
Join burlesque artist and naked stand-up, Miss Glory Pearl, for an intimate, innovative show combining powerful stories, beautiful women and beautiful words.
Do you lack basic skills? Do you want to be good at everything? Then you should watch ‘How to be Good at Everything’.
Forget lovable rogues and artful dodgers, this uncomfortable monologue tells the true story of a London awash with criminal gangs in the interwar years.
Described as an esoteric St Trinian’s for the queer cabaret generation, Carnesky’s Finishing School has been helping people discover and hone their creative talent since 2010.
Do you ever take, observe, choose, desire, curse, think, feel, plan what you are going to say at your sister’s funeral in absolute detail? I want to know if we have anything …
Being inspired by fairy tales, Gothic themes and the warped imagination of Tim Burton was all-too-clear in the wide and undeniably impressive range of sketches, theatre troupe The …
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 …
Brighton comics Vicky Gould and Joe McCarthy join forces to bring you an hour of quirky off-beat humour.
Settling into a pew at Sweet St Andrew’s along with a small but eager crowd, I had no idea what to expect from I Will Carry You Over Hard Times.
A day offering people the opportunity to step into our experiences of living with loss and bereavement.
“Imagine if Derren Brown was funny” Evening Standard.
Back for 2017! Another fantastic day out for art lovers everywhere.
If you thought a night with the Rainbow Chorus couldn’t get any better, then get ready for a departure from our usual concerts as we roll out an evening of songs from the familiar,…
Earth’s funniest footwear return with their hit show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard himself.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe attracts media and arts professionals from all over the globe.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Brighton meets Bristol for an evening of brassy skanks, intense grooves, conscious lyricism and wild rhythm.
A special Spiegeltent charity showcase with the very best ‘Heart of the Fringe’ performers helping kick off the season.
“There’s some pain you can’t grit your teeth through”, is something said by the sole performer in Scorched as he reflects on his time during WWII.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Terriane Falcome offers a tour de force of writing and comedy, playing at the Theatre Box this Brighton Fringe.
Local author and poet Thomas Wolfe presents a night of spoken word, poetry and storytelling from some of Brighton’s best poets.
Everyone has experienced the dreaded ‘bad day’ where nothing seems to work out.
A brand-new show in preview from Jessica Fostekew.
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
After a sell-out two year run at the Edinburgh Festival, ‘Can You Put This In The Bin For Me?’ returns for the 2017 Brighton Fringe.
PQA is a weekend Performing Arts Academy providing tuition for children and young people from 4-18 years.
Not sure what to see? Don’t fret, we’ve done the work for you and hand-picked this week’s top tips.
An exhibition of works that explore disrupted space: cultural, political, emotional and physical, selected from Phoenix Brighton studio artists and curated by Lucy Day.
Now celebrating 40 years, this busy, central, printmaking studio is open again to the public, exhibiting members’ works amid the tools and presses of their creation.
Fringe City is a free outdoor event in the centre of Brighton taking place every weekend of Brighton Fringe 2017.
Fringe City Family Picnic is a free outdoor event taking place on the 6th of May and 27th of May in the Pavilion Gardens.
Fresh from a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016, Beasts bring their critically acclaimed comedy extravaganza to Brighton.
A selection of the very best stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Discover hundreds of today’s most sought-after limited edition and original prints in one must-see gallery! Lose yourself in the latest releases from outstanding artists such as …
The V.
Heal your wounds with another hour of stand-up from “The best comedian you haven’t heard of yet” (Time Out), “One brilliant punchline after another.
If you ever crave the feeling that all the weight has been taken off your shoulders, this show and its desire to unburden you is worth a shot.
The multi-talented writer and director Sam Chittenden has done it again.
A variety mash-up of circus superstars, Spiegeltent legends and the hottest acts of this year's Brighton Fringe.
Turn up, tear out and laugh lots as we give other fringe shows a unique makeover! Taking the Brighton Fringe brochure as their inspiration, The Maydays create an entirely new show …
It is with a plethora of “well”s with which this show must be described: well written, well performed, well timed and very well done.
Richard Carpenter is, for those that remember him at all, a somewhat complicated character.
Pick of the Fringe Launch Night Special, kicked off Brighton Fringe at The Warren with fragments of 7 shows.
Come and celebrate the launch of Brighton Fringe at The Warren. Help us start the 2017 Festival with a bang!
Based on the novel by Leonora Carrington.
Whilst it never quite delivers the climax you expect from a show with such a title, The Guide To Good Orgasms offers a certain charm that makes it impossible not to smile throughou…
Evan Placey’s Girls Like That (first performed at London’s Unicorn Theatre three years ago) came to Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre—courtesy of the neighbouring Lyceum Thea…
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…
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.
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
The hugely successful TV programme, Who Do You Think You Are? traces celebrities’ ancestry, discovering surprises from their families’ past along the way.
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
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…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's musical adaptation of Calendar Girls is transferring to the West End's Phoenix Theatre from February 2017.
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c…
Join Celine Dion, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Britney Spears & more of your favorite female vocalists, on stage together in the singular form of Christina Bianco!&…
Join Celine Dion, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Britney Spears & more of your favorite female vocalists, on stage together in the singular form of Christina Bianco!&…
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…
Directed by Matthew Warchus.
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…
Attic Theatre Company presents Great Expectations by Charles Dickens at Merton Arts Space between 30 Nov and 18 Dec.
New English Ballet Theatre returns with a programme showcasing five new works from the UK’s top choreographic talents.
Children are often said to be the most “difficult”—or, to put it another way, most honest—theatre audience performers are ever likely to face: they’re not “adult” …
Casey and Mikey cannot escape: not from who they are, not from how their lives have moulded them and, more immediately, from the rooftop onto which they have just clambered.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Beethoven’s glorious Choral Fantasy, Cherubini’s Mass in C minor, much-admired by Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms, and Schubert’s Gebet and Gott ist mein Hirt (Psalm 23) perfo…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
HarmonyChoir (and special guests) will bring you an evening of inspirational and empowering music! HarmonyChoir is a group of singers, some of whom have experience with mental heal…
Stand-up comedian Stella Graham brings her new show to the Camden Fringe! Stella fights to contain a gobby, aggressive inner self, watch the battle commence with hilarious conseque…
This exciting annual art show, now in its 14th year, is held in the beautiful surroundings of Bonhams auction house in the New Town.
A specialist corporate evening for companies and guests to enjoy a selection of Fringe acts over dinner, in a relaxed and enjoyable entertaining environment.
You Wouldn’t Want to Be in the Great Fire of London is a 45 minute, 100 miles per hour show for kids! Two storytellers will transport the children back to 1666 smoggy, grotty Londo…
Welcome to the final of the UK’s biggest and most prestigious comedy newcomers’ competition.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Four of Scotland’s most experienced folk performers singing and playing Scottish folk songs which were popular in the early days of the folk revival of the 1960s and 70s, but are…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Foot-tapping, sing-along folk with music ranging from Scotland to America, traditional and contemporary, with the emphasis on tuneful harmony, social comment and a liberal sprinkli…
Hear an acknowledged master of all styles of improvisation delve into as many variations as he can pack into a solo concert.
Attention all shoppers! Make your way down to Southside Social to see best friends in the whole wide world (ever) in this show stopping coming of age story.
Up-and-coming sketch troupes Massive Dad, Lazy Susan and Birthday Girls join forces for a hilarious hour of high-energy comedy.
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…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
As You Like It is one of Shakespeare’s late plays, which celebrates love in the real world and views freedom in a vulnerable place, exposing the naked nature of desire and love a…
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? Fancy a new Fringe experience? If you answered ‘yes’ to these ques…
The competition to find the best new situation comedy writers and performers the country has to offer.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Even plays were buried by the bombs of World War I.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
You Wouldn’t Want to Be in the Great Fire of London is a 45 minute, 100 miles per hour show for kids! Two storytellers will transport the children back to 1666 smoggy, grotty Londo…
You’ll Never Get This Time Back is a zany, absurd and irreverent hour of fun that casts a comic eye over the darker regions of the human soul.
Comperes should never interrupt comedians: Jo Caulfield (Mock the Week) and Stuart Murphy (award-winning MC) disagree! What happens when the MC stops the comedian, starts a convers…
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…
Ellen spent six months volunteering in Europe’s refugee camps.
Take songs that stop conversations, a voice that could stop wars and a fiddle that stops at nothing, and you have the icon Elsa McTaggart.
Shortlisted for a Channel 4 Comedy Award: a theatre play about a doting husband and double-glazing salesman who discovers his wife is going to relationship counselling and insists …
West End Has Faith gathers professionals working within London’s West End and on tour who have a desire to share their journey and life experiences.
It’s a troubling question and most of us probably don’t know the answer.
Drawing from the likes of renowned theatre company DV8, All Might Seem Good mixes verbatim accounts of fate with physical theatre: mixing the highly natural with the highly stylise…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Gin on the Fringe is a boutique gin event at the Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh during the final two weekends in August at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest arts …
Exclusive Scotch whisky tasting presented by member of the Keepers of the Quaich society, Ronnie Berri and whisky ambassador, Alister McDermott.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Life-changing daily walking tours with Stompy (Half Naked Chef).
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants.
As a piece of verbatim theatre, I Love You / It’s Over gives a much more clear headed, down-to-earth view of love than you’re likely to find in a more highly wrought play.
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 …
Edinburgh’s Little Jazz Bird, vocalist Victoria Bennett, sings beautiful ballads as she spins delicate, moving tales of love and heartbreak.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cinema screening of live performance.
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.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
USA-based, New Zealand pianist Charles Whitehead programmes an intriguing recital of Bach, Chopin, the grand Liszt Sonata, plus Persian-influenced music by fellow New Zealand piani…
Eryn and Luke have a show.
From 2016/17, the Scottish Government can set income tax rates and thresholds for Scottish taxpayers.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Ever been called into that room where they make you redundant? Ever wished that you’d fought back and told them exactly what you thought of the whole bollock-brained process? Well,…
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest open-access festival, with over 1,000 events across every art form in over 300 venues.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change takes you through a series of hilarious vignettes that show the roller coaster ride that is relationships.
Join us on a journey through Metro Boulot Dodo’s own complex relationship with technology.
String Academy first met on the historic Elizabethan Long House Estate in West Sussex through the generous support of Gordon and Alexandra Tregear DL.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Sol Rogers, CEO/Founder of REWIND:VR will look at the developments in the past 20 years that have enabled VR to become a reality; from technology and platforms to smartphones and a…
Sam Mitchell and Cressida Wetton: two comedians for the price of none! A free show featuring two promising performers doing half an hour each: Sam Mitchell (2015 BBC New Comedy Awa…
The smash hit, sell out production from Hartshorn - Hook Productions returns for one night only, reuniting the stellar cast of Simon Lipkin, Julie Atherton, Gina Beck and Samuel Ho…
Breezing in as part of the Made In Adelaide initiative after a sold out run there, I had high expectations of this presentation.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
We now have great weapons against cervical cancer, but it still kills women every year.
A modern-day musical twist on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with music by Joshua Salzman and book and lyrics by Ryan Cunningham.
Silky voiced James Lambeth returns, showcasing the genius of Johnny Mercer.
UCLU Musical Theatre Society’s Fringe production of the Joe Dipietro’s fast paced musical comedy is an incredibly entertaining and fast paced journey into the world of dating, …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Aberdeen Performing Arts Youth Theatre presents The Life to Come by Timothy Mason.
A showcase of the best new and up-and-coming acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Award-winning comedy duo Noah & Jordan will debut their sketch show, ‘INSERT TITLE HERE’. A series of fast paced and energised sketches, each with their own caption or title.
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.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Official programme commemorating the 400th year anniversary of the deaths of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Returning for a fourth year, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children’s entertainment. Hosted by Bec Hill, full line-up at forthone.com/kidsdo.
The Confederate States of America lost its quest for political independence in 1865, but its symbol, the Confederate flag, lived on, long after the nation it represented cease to e…
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours across three exhilarating nights, each with hand-picked performers, music, comedy, bars and entry to our spe…
Cinema screening of live performance.
Don’t miss this spellbinding show full of modern and classic songs from the house of mouse! Fun for all the family, including singalong favourites from Frozen, Mary Poppins, The …
Cinema screening of live performance.
Waldorf Wayfarers – Directed by Australian composer Judith Clingan, 20 students and teachers from Waldorf or Steiner schools in Australia and Taiwan will give an hour’s program…
Three-hour fast-moving, fun workshop for up to 20 children (11 to 14-year-olds) exploring how young people use their mobile phones and what happens when a teenager is left without …
A presentation followed by questions and answers about drama school training.
Sometime in between Jak Soroka cracking eggs on her naked body and Sam Reynolds dry humping someone in the audience, you realise nights at Dive’s C U Next Tuesday cabaret can get…
Imagine you’re fifteen.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cinema screening of live performance.
A programme of spoken word and song deeply rooted in the Scottish folk tradition.
Collaboration has the capacity to break down boundaries of a medium and expand its limits.
Come let loose and forget about your worries with feasting, music, mayhem, bloody coxcombs and admirable fooling.
In this session, NVA Director and co-founder Iain Simons is going to explore these ideas, give examples of what the NVA is doing to help and generally get excited.
The Sick of the Fringe is in its second year, building conversation, collaboration and community between the arts and medical science.
John Porter always wanted an interesting life.
Strictly Come Trancing, the only hypnosis cabaret show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 returns bigger and better than ever.
Join Gaulier graduates Georgia Murphy and Evie Fehilly for an hour of surreal comic madness.
Welcome to the 29th year of the UK’s biggest and most prestigious comedy newcomers competition! After months of regional showcases, these guys are the funniest of the hundreds of…
Lost Horizons presents some of the finest folk and acoustic music from across the UK.
Royal, calorie-laden, whipped up funk courtesy of Scotland’s premier groove band.
We walk down into the stone basement of the Royal Oak; a tiny room, space for a couple of performers and a crowd of about thirty, all crammed in.
Real DJs, in real clubs playing real music, free glow sticks and transfer tattoos.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Award-winning comedian Samantha Baines (Lee Nelson’s Well Funny People, Call the Midwife, Radio 4) brings you a selection of the best comedians at the Fringe.
The show’s stated theme is a philosophical discussion of how we end up where we end up, In actual fact this thread isn’t really followed up.
Ben Dali’s Strictly Come Trancing has a flashy presentation as he enters to Eye Of The Tiger in a glittering jacket and pop-star headset.
Edinburgh Skeptics Society returns for the seventh year with more undiluted brilliance.
Multi award-winning poet Dominic Berry (seen poeting on BBC and Channel 4) returns after touring Canada and USA with his unforgettable new show about love, loss, and his quest for …
A modern day analysis of the world of consumerism.
A Free Fringe double bill of stand-up with no particular theme, Irish comedians Keith Fox and Ger Staunton underwhelm with their unassuming stage presence and only mildly amusing h…
Jay Handley has set himself a task with this show title.
Joe Wells believes that you should treat all people with love and respect, but does that include UKIP voters? Follow up to the critically acclaimed **** (Chortle.
Experience the joy of live music at the museum with the best contemporary talents from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
Auld Reekie Roller Girls are back once again for 2016! Expect hard-hitting body slams whilst you watch full contact roller skating in an incredible showcase of the world’s fastest …
Amused Moose Best Show nominee TT returns, with a devastatingly funny show.
After almost three decades, it’s time for Turps to curl back into the foetal, reconnect the umbilical, and tell himself that everything will be alright.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Inspiring, innovative and international theatre masterclasses, to empower emerging artists by working with leading professionals from the theatre world.
This is a kids show for adults featuring puppets, awkward art attacks and one too many cats.
What’s in your shopping basket? Probably not the same as what’s in Steve’s.
Claiming to be the gayest thing in a room full of LGBT people in a gay bar (although straights are welcome too) is quite the boast.
Live music throughout the day and night at Stramash, featuring the best Edinburgh-based and visiting musicians.
Byron is a bipolar writer.
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe! 25th year! Mervyn and his team carefully research the Fringe and bring you live extracts from seven top shows in a packed 90 minute …
Have you been mistaken for a pervert? Are you awkward in a sex shop? Do you try to disguise your farts with a cough? Have you ever wondered how scissoring works? Do you enjoy havin…
Russell Howard, Tim Minchin, Miranda Hart.
Walk the historic and dramatic Royal Mile with poet Ken Cockburn, weaving through narrow closes, open squares and secret gardens to discover how this city has been inspiring writer…
Now in its third year at the Fringe, I Ran With The Gang written by Liam Rudden for his company LR Stageworks returns this year to the cosy yet lavish surroundings of Le Monde in u…
Often described as a ‘Polypill’ against a variety of illnesses and diseases, is exercise really the elixir for health? Can exercise prematurely wear out your joints? Does excessive…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Morningside Malcolm’s daughter has married into a family of Glasgow gangsters.
Now in its ninth year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Seemingly wholesome island lass Cat Loud is still on the prowl for her next big adventure.
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
To make The Auld Alliance, start with a nice big helping of Jane Austen.
You can tell a lot about a show from its audience.
Ever wondered, or perhaps dreaded, what it would be like if your search history could talk? With a host of zany characters and one wonderfully surreal party, You Tweet My Face Spac…
Welcome to Dreamform.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up each day.
It’s apt, if a little predictable, that the pre-show music Doug Segal selects for his latest Fringe show is the classic James Brown track I Feel Good.
Part of the PBH Free Fringe, Malones will play host to a variety of musicians from across the globe.
Take songs that stop conversations, a voice that could stop wars and a fiddle that stops at nothing, and you have the icon Elsa McTaggart.
Leo Kearse, in his guise as Pun-Man, has a simple mission: to save the world of comedy from banal observational stand-up and self-righteous, long-winded anecdotes.
Ever wondered what takes a girl so long to get ready on a night out? This girl will tell you! Written and performed by Eme Essien, this hilarious new one-woman show invites viewers…
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows.
The premise of the show is deceptively simple, and the clue is in the title: what a woman would do or go through for a man who she wholeheartedly loves, even though he has already …
Til’ Death Do Us Part tells the story of David and Alison as they struggle through pressures of married life.
I’m Missing You is a gloomy, original writing production about grief, family, loyalty and obsession.
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…
Lying seems to be getting more and more fashionable.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Pete Sinclair returns with a brand new show titled after an Andy Williams hit.
Tired of all of the Pick of the Fringe shows? Worn out by Fringe hyperbole? This lunchtime showcase has all the great comedians who’ve had bad reviews and deserve much more! The be…
Step into an interstellar kosmische zone the likes the capital has never seen to launch Summerhall’s amazing musical programme this August.
Sell-out in 2012, 2013 2014 and 2015, and a big hit at Adelaide Fringe.
In a desperate attempt to get some Edinburgh nookie, Jiggle & Hyde present a sketch show to woo, amaze and amuse.
Present and Correct returns for their fourth year at the Fringe, following a five-star show in 2015! Have you ever wondered what life is like for the stripper inside a cake? Ever w…
An actual baby, just.
Actor Mat Ewins will make you a star in Mat Ewins: Mat Ewins Will Make You a Star.
There are many children’s shows at the Fringe that seem to follow the formula of throwing a couple of popular franchises together with whatever kids currently like, before adding…
Evan Desmarais explores the concepts of good and bad, and right and wrong.
Nina Simone is one of the greatest music icons of the last century, producing songs as soulful as her voice.
Will poor Viola ever find her twin brother Sebastian? Expect adventure, suspense and lots of laughs.
Moving and funny, Maria Ferguson’s one-woman show, Fat Girls Don’t Dance, deals with issues relevant to today’s young women.
Early on, Schaffer decided that the show wasn’t going so well.
Good People is a light-hearted exploration of what should be a natural journey towards being a better person.
While acknowledging his immense talent, some reviewers have accused Steen Raskopoulos of going through the motions, trotting out the same tired routines he’s been spinning for…
Hilarity Bites Management are one of the biggest comedy agencies in the North of England, looking after some of the biggest and brightest talent.
Witness the inner workings of the idiot as Omar & Lee invite you on an anarchic voyage through their minds, pushing their sanity and friendship to the limits.
Jen has had a year of ups or downs: she was locked in a shop, reprimanded at 35,000 feet and thought having a life plan of trying all the biscuits was OK.
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016.
Join multiple award-winning comedians Swedish-Chinese Evelyn Mok and Canadian-Brummie Katharine Ferns for an hour of stand-up from two of the most promising new talents on the UK s…
25-30 minutes of funny things, said in a Hungarian accent, (because that’s the accent I have and I’m not good at changing it).
Three top-line comics bring their fast-paced comedy showcase to the world’s most famous comedy festival.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Now in its ninth year, Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe brings you once again the best in Scottish writing.
If you’re a real fan of comedy, Crack Comedy’s Pick of the Fringe is the place for you.
This is the forgotten story of a controversial gang that robbed the streets of London for over a hundred years.
A new stand-up and sketch show by Sarah Bennetto.
25-30 minutes of funny things, said in a Hungarian accent, (because that’s the accent I have and I’m not good at changing it).
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
A comedy show with pictures, and probably not what Fox Talbot had in mind.
Ed Caruana and Tamar Broadbent can’t pronounce their own names (so don’t feel bad).
Gillian Cosgriff is an absolute sweetheart with the pipes of a jazz singer and a wicked sense of humour to match.
A magical showcase of the funniest, fiercest female comics at the Fringe, curated by Funny Women 2015 finalist Sophie Duker and hotshot Texan improviser Erin Bimmons.
Despite coming across as likeable and charming, Romina Puma’s stand-up set doesn’t provoke too many laughs.
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club present their Pick of the Fringe, following full houses from 2013-2015.
Animal (Are you a proper person?) is a show about learning who you are and being proud of whatever that might be.
For many Rab Florence and Ian Connell are the unsung heroes of Scottish comedy.
Life behind the scenes at the world’s largest trade show for the arts.
Jack Barry has the potential to be an electric comic.
Chef: Come Dine With Us! should not in a way be confused with the TV series Come Dine With Me.
The word “fabulous” is defined as being extraordinary and wonderful, and having no basis in reality.
It may be difficult to believe that something as uncommon as bilingual theatre could work.
The queen who ruled a kingdom (and an empire) as you’ve never dared think of her before.
Featuring the very best winners and contestants from the biggest and best comedy newcomers’ competition.
The Desperettes are girls dressed as boys, using techniques for picking up women to pick up men.
Jamali Maddix creates a buzz when he enters the stage, and why not? He’s a cool guy.
Birthday Girls blast party anthems as the crowd files in.
Good Kids are back, and this time they’ve had a few.
Erin McGathy (This Feels Terrible, Drunk History, Community) presents a comedy show about love, guts, despair and wearing wedding dresses covered in candy for approval.
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…
The eight time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
Helen Duff has gone from strength to strength, after her hilarious yet heart-breaking Vanity Bites Back show last year.
Joining the ranks of slightly nerdy comedians who primarily joke about their non-existent sex lives, So You Think You’re Funny finalist Alex Kealy is a safe bet for some well-tho…
The eight time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
Come Get Some! is a rather energetic title, as titles go, but its excitement about Nick Cody is absolutely justified.
Be Prepared for a Disney-style musical like you’ve never seen before! We’ll take you to A Whole New World full of princesses, witches, and talking animals, starring in an improvise…
Don’t miss Susie Youssef as she weaves stories, characters, sketches and occasional dance breaks into an hour of comedy about her big family, her medium-size anxiety problem and th…
This is a disappointing show, mainly because the Oxford Revue don’t have that many funny sketches to perform.
Life has many lessons and sometimes the teacher becomes the student.
Dark humour isn’t in short supply this Fringe - in case you hadn’t noticed, celebrity and political news of late has had a tangible effect on performers.
Moosical fun for your little one.
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.
She put her hopes and dreams on hold supporting him and helping him achieve his.
Sketch troupe BEASTS are not here to perform sketches.
So many comedians, so little time! Twelve top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
Norma’s forced to hold her inaugural Keep Out of My Box meeting at work, a tiny box office, because staffing’s tight with the Fringe! Direct from New Zealand, Torum Heng delights i…
Naomi Petersen is a newcomer to the Fringe and in this whirlwind hour of musical and character comedy the laughs fail to keep pace with her sky-high enthusiasm.
What is a map? The National Library of Scotland’s free exhibition You Are Here asks that question, taking you on a cartographic journey from Edinburgh to the ends of the earth.
See the vibrant world of the Fringe through the eyes of schoolchildren from across Scotland at this free exhibition of entries in the 2016 Fringe Schools Poster Competition, includ…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Returning for its 12th season, the critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
Hit theatre festival Women Redressed is back, running for two nights at Park Theatre.
A mammoth showcase of 28 comedy and variety acts, all performing three-minute extracts of their shows heading to the Edinburgh Fringe.
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.
A mammoth showcase of more than 20 comedy and variety acts, all performing three-minute extracts of their shows heading to the Greater Manchester or Edinburgh Fringes.
Meet many cutting-edge local and national artists and buy incredible art direct at the artrepublic Art Yard Sale! Head to Jubilee Square for this spectacular Brighton Fringe climax…
Delighting London audiences since 2013, The Science of Living Things bring their trademark show to Brighton.
An insight into the weird worlds of three up-and-coming local comics, with three very distinct voices: Joe Foster, Graeme Collard and Dave Fensome.
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…
Rosie is living in the theatre due to a case of agoraphobia.
House of Blakewell want to make you happy.
“Rosie is living in the theatre due to a case of agoraphobia.
Brighton Beach Boys with the Psychedelic Love Orchestra present Pet Sounds vs Sgt Pepper.
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special, as part of the Fringe All-Nighter.
“Imagine if Derren Brown was funny” (Evening Standard) Doug Segal (Winner: Best Cabaret Act, Brighton Fringe) is back in Brighton to preview his new show which is designed to make…
A tender and ridiculous show that clambers up your drainpipe with a rose between its teeth.
Joni has met someone special, but how can she tell him she has a long-term mental illness? And is that really the best thing to talk about on a second date? An engaging and amusing…
Joni has met someone special, but how can she tell him she has a long-term mental illness? And is that really the best thing to talk about on a second date?
Imagine if you lived your life according to the values set out in the movie Terminator 2.
Playful pink lighting, red velvet drapes, glittery fixtures and wooden circus seats - entering the Brighton Spiegeltent screams ‘Showtime!’ Come Fly With Me is a charming, c…
Earth’s funniest footwear returns with a brand new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard Of Avon himself.
A fast-paced, high-octane sport played on roller skates.
Joe Wells believes that you should treat everyone with kindness, but that’s not easy when some of them vote UKIP.
A clue to the treasure house hidden within this Hove church is the woodcarving of St George at the door.
If you have known Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and all their forest friends, David Benedictus, who wrote the only officially sanctioned sequel to A.
Three dance theatre masterclasses hosted at the new Nelly Lewis Centre.
Once upon a time you were just a cell in your mother’s womb.
Join Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
The Black Fields’ Circus of Lujuria is back! The Black Fields will be tearing the place down with new music from their upcoming EP.
Fast-paced, hilarious sketch comedy from Making Faces.
Brighton’s only drag king competition is back! It’s time for bois to become men as they battle it out to win the crown (and 100 quid)! Expect a night of bulging biceps, protruding …
Your quick wits and sharp tongue are all that stand between Earth and total destruction.
A day offering people the opportunity to consider living with loss and bereavement.
Rising star and general idiot stand-up Harriet Kemsley returns with her new show ‘Good Girl’.
SHE had HER hopes and dreams on hold supporting HIM and HIS.
Fascinating, touching and truly enlightening, this lesbian musical romance tells the story of forgotten Variety stars Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney.
Get a taste for Brighton Fringe 2016 at our outdoor showcase.
Bring your picnic blankets and hamper down to Brighton’s biggest family picnic with free family friendly performances, games, crafts and activities galore.
“Cook it how you like, it’s still a potato” is an Italian expression for the many words and ways we keep coming up with to describe something, without in fact changing its meaning.
Enter the world of sight loss! Experience works created by both sighted and visually impaired artists.
Storytelling feast of foolish kings, tree-climbing princesses, and one revolting woman, woven together by chief mischief-maker Damian BB Wood.
Join burlesque performer and naked stand-up, Miss Glory Pearl, for an intimate show where beautiful women read naked.
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.
A cathartic and corrosively funny new play about a young professor who has shrouded herself in studies to numb the pain of grieving.
Join us at the North Laine for a weekender of art, music, performance and general fringy goodness! We’ll start on Friday evening and won’t stop until Sunday night! Expect live art,…
A selection of the best stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Award-winning comedy troupe, The Maydays, pitch ideas for a new improvised show every night, inspired by the audience.
Frankfurt 1938: Jewish pianist Sol and Aryan violinist Hilda are lovers.
With a sparkle of one-of-a-kind outlandish glamour, the Dilemma girls host this unique walk-about performance, inviting you to take part in the mobile game show ‘Would You Rather?’…
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…
Once again, this busy, central, printmaking studio opens its doors to the public, exhibiting members’ works amid the tools and presses of their creation.
Jewellers dedicate their craft to transform our waste into desirable objects.
Discover hundreds of limited-edition prints and original works from today’s cutting-edge artists, including Sir Peter Blake, Damien Hirst, Pure Evil, Dave White, Magnus Gjoen and…
A completely improvised date night with amazing comedy guests, games and buckets of silliness.
Ethan Beach hosts this stacked variety show, with comedy from Michelle Wolf, Brett Davis, Seaton Smith, Mary Houlihan, Mike Kelton and Harry Gensemer, as well as a musical performa…
Tragedy and Comedy blend seamlessly together for this series of monologues performed byThe Theatre Workshop.
Addiction and theatre may seem good bedfellows as they have often made for a spectacular combination.
Brighton’s only drag king competition is back and tougher than ever! It’s time for bois to become men as they battle it out over three heats to make their way to the final.
Britain’s Got Talent winners, Attraction, bring their production of The Box to the London Palladium, for one night only on 10 March 2016.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is the second-longest running off Broadway musical.
Drawing on contemporary sources, unsullied by Tudor propaganda, ‘Good King Richard’ dramatises for the very first time, the true events which propelled Richard III onto the thr…
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…
What happens to your sense of identity when the world in which that self was created dramatically changes? If you lived to fight, what if the outcome of that fight wasn’t what yo…
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…
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…
Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour! 2015 is finally here Actress Georgia May Foote, Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott and TV presenter Anita Rani are the next celebrity contestan…
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
As Arab-spring style revolution rages in Zitounia, the puppet news crew of a heavily censored morning news show scrambles to air the usual spate of propaganda, fluff pieces and pae…
CLOSE TO YOU, a new musical featuring Burt Bacharach’s songbook, makes its highly anticipated West End transfer to the Criterion Theatre from 3rd October.
(previews start on Friday; opens on Jan.
It’s 1988 and Brandon is embarking on his Senior year at St.
A brand new show stuffed full with highly skilled cabaret stunts and orchestrated madness.
The Good Adoptee, written by Award-winning playwright Suzanne Bachner, is the true story of her lifelong search for the truth of her origins.
Die Doing What You Love is the first (and last) solo show from comedian Tom Holmes.
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…
Two of the city’s finest rising comics, Janelle James and Kerry Coddett, each perform a half-hour of stand-up.
If you grew up in the 1970s it was almost compulsory to know the music of Burt Bacharach and lyrics of Hal David - Alfie, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Look of Love and What the World N…
On Wednesday, Emanuele Arciuli, an Italian pianist known for his thoughtful juxtapositions of repertory, offers a program called “Five Versions of Darkness,” featuring …
Will Hutton examines how Britain could create an economy, society and democracy in which the mass of citizens flourish – reinventing and repurposing core institutions like the co…
The iconic sound of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons recreated in this feel-good concert.
Comic and tragic.
Welcome to the final of the 28th year of the UK’s biggest and best comedy newcomers competition.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Are you The Sick of the Fringe? Commissioned by the Wellcome Trust and conceived by Brian Lobel, The Sick of the Fringe is a curated programme of events aiming to inspire collabora…
Fran Macilvey is a bestselling author.
Edinburgh’s Little Jazz Bird, vocalist Victoria Bennett, sings beautiful ballads as she spins delicate, moving tales of love and heartbreak.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
A programme of varied art song and a smattering of Operatic favourites from around the world including Mozart, Ravel, Shostakovich, Korngold, Schumann, Berlioz and Bizet.
It’s 1941 and millions of women have their loved ones ripped away from them, unsure if they’ll ever meet again.
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
Author Tessa Dunlop hosts a one-off, revelatory session with three of the extraordinary women who were involved in Britain’s most secret wartime operation and feature in her book…
For one night only, Sing in The City’s premier choir The Aw’ Blacks will be performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Acclaimed sketch troupe Birthday Girls return to the Fringe for one week only with their smash-hit sold out 2014 show! A comedy party of odd characters, offbeat sketches and try-ha…
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected.
Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit.
An opportunity to meet key organisations such as funders, arts councils, training providers and agencies.
Six months into their relationship, Bryony found out that Tim suffered from severe clinical depression.
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 commissions playwrights to respond to current events, then make the resulting plays available online so that anyone can perform them.
Acclaimed sketch troupe Birthday Girls return to the Fringe for one week only with their smash-hit sold out 2014 show! A comedy party of odd characters, offbeat sketches and try-ha…
Academy of Risk explores the tremendous pressure placed on students through their own eyes.
In 2009, a crack vocal quartet was put on a diet for a crime they didn’t commit.
This is the first year of the ‘iF Platform’ – a new showcase featuring the UK’s top disabled artists and integrated arts companies.
If Morfydd Owen had lived three weeks longer she would have been immortalised in the 27 Club.
South Africa’s National Arts Festival is Africa’s largest and most colourful multi-discipline arts event held in Grahamstown each July.
Twelve Palestinian artists come to Scotland for storytelling, poetry, stand up comedy, performance art, music and dance, a short film showing, photography, and discussion.
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.
Laughing Horse New Act of the Year finalist, Mo Gilligan and BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Kae Kurd join forces for their highly anticipated Edinburgh debut.
Loud and Proud, Scotland’s LGBT choir, performs its annual Fringe concert in support of Scottish HIV and Hepatitis C charity, Waverley Care.
Caroline Horton enters laden with suitcases against a pastel French tricolour.
Laughing Horse New Act of the Year finalist, Mo Gilligan and BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Kae Kurd join forces for their highly anticipated Edinburgh debut.
Improv comedy is a British export, adopted by America and is now making its way back across the pond to impact the ever developing UK comedy scene.
Based in Edinburgh and founded in 1991, Consort of Voices specialise in performances of a cappella music and small-scale choral repertoires from the 15th century to the present day…
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…
A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival directors around the world.
American jazz and soul singer, Coco Rouzier, debuts her long-awaited original album at the Fringe! It’s soul music with jazzy phrasing and timing! ‘Coco is the Real Thing!’ (Je…
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? Fancy a new Fringe experience? If you answered yes to these questions,…
A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan.
In this exciting collaboration, award-winning vocalist and performer, Jungr, and Grammy and Emmy Award winner McDaniel investigate The Beatles; celebrating Paul, John, George and R…
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.
A new musical from award-winning director Zhao Miao.
Sandy Nelson’s comic play examines the intriguing events of the 2010 Reykjavik Municipal elections, in which comedian and actor, Jon Gnarr, became the Mayor of Iceland’s capital, d…
Get up if you want to get down! Creamy, full-fat, calorie-laden funk from Edinburgh’s premier groove machine, JBiA.
BuskingBrahms sings art song melodies from great classical and traditional composers and poets of the 18-20th centuries and beyond.
It’s been a big year for Kids With Beards.
Join leading makers as we discuss what motivates artists to make theatre and dance for young audiences.
It’s 2015.
There’s plenty for girls to worry about these days – from tattoos to eating disorders to abusive relationships – and Tanya Holt, a mother herself, deals with the difficulties…
An opportunity to meet the Tibetan monks and learn from them the unique tantric art of sand mandala making and butter sculpture.
Flow! is a revolutionary open stage event that sees dancers in close conversation with poets.
Stories, studies and stupidity about finding happiness in strange and scientific places by poet Agnes Török, winner of 2014’s Best International Spoken Word Show Award (PBH).
Australian idiot attempts comedy in a bus.
Cirque du Soleil acrobat James Kingsford-Smith returns to the Fringe with his twisted and deeply hysterical new solo show.
Teen sex, lies and gossip.
Supporting the progression of youth arts in Fife, FYAH are delighted to offer this varied programme of four individual performances from groups who are working in Fife creating wor…
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…
Will Todd’s Mass in Blue (Scottish première), Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G minor, Tippett’s Five Negro Spirituals, performed by one of Scotland’s most exciting and versatile …
Free Fringe Music all day at the famous Inn on the Mile, at the crossroads at the heart of the Fringe.
The best skaters in Scotland will pit their wits and hits against each other as Edinburgh showcases full-contact, all-female roller derby.
Returning for a third year, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents a morning of some of the best names in children’s entertainment.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore our galleries after hours across three exhilarating nights, each with hand-picked performers, music, comedy, bars and entry to our …
As we grow older and we become more aware of the world, the way we look at people, the way we attach emotions and feelings begins to change.
As part of the Edinburgh Book Fringe, for an hour on Sunday afternoon theatre director and performer Morna Burdon takes the audience through a series of real-life stories and songs…
A look at new and original ways of presenting and producing theatre.
The UK desperately needs more scientists and engineers, yet highly qualified, talented and ambitious women are still deserting science.
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…
Stunning open-air theatre in beautiful gardens by one of Scotland’s oldest professional theatre companies.
Don’t miss this fantasmagorical show full of classic and current songs from the house of mouse! A fringeful of fun for all the family including sing-a-long favourites from Frozen…
Paul Eccentric will be performing and reading excerpts from his book, ‘The Edinburgh Fringe In A Nutshell’.
Need better media coverage? Learn easy steps for generating positive publicity in print, online – everywhere! – from social media pro and arts journalist Elaine Liner.
Churchill, Attlee, Thatcher, Blair.
The Whisky Anorak return this year with writer and performer John Mark’s new piece of Whisky Theatre.
Ever made a joke on Twitter that came out wrong and as a consequence been torn apart by a crazy mob? Or been part of crazy mob tearing someone apart for telling a joke on Twitter? …
Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom.
‘As long as it looks okay, it doesn’t matter if it’s broken.
This show is wondrously delightful.
Brashly comic and acutely emotional, bravely exploring a woman’s intrinsic role in life’s creation.
Surreal clown, singer and Phil Kay collaborator Cammy Sinclair (38yrs) accidentally took his son Robin (3yrs) to a gig.
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 …
Cervical cancer only affects women but is caused by a virus (HPV) very common in both sexes.
“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.
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 and Over is a collection of original fairy tales with morals and lessons for adults (ie.
Producers David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree discuss how they grew touring company Sell a Door from a shoestring Fringe company to a large scale and West End production company.
Imagine Karen Matheson singing Japanese-Ainu traditional songs at Royal Opera House in a Scottish soundscape, backed by Pink Floyd and Martha Argerich.
Welcome to the 28th year of the UK’s biggest and best comedy newcomers competition.
Some cabaret performers attempt to lull you into a false sense of security about what they do, but thankfully any audience finds out quickly enough what they’re going to get from…
Lunchtime is perhaps not the right time for a hypnosis show for adults.
A tragicomic spoken word show that dives into the paradoxical nature of goodness.
Performance poets, a hip-hop vocalist and a jazz singer coming together with a live band to create something truly special.
Any intelligent person would despair at the world, so let me make you stupid for your own sake.
A poetically powerful, awkwardly hilarious unravelling of what it is to be single for the first time since being a teenager.
A probably funny show featuring more than one sketch.
Download this audio walking tour – any day, any time – and become intimate with Fringe history, even perform yourself if you choose.
The follow up to his debut show, This is Not for You (**** Scotsman), this is an alternative comedy show about hopelessness.
Experience the joy of live music at the museum.
A daily challenge to realise the best marketing scheme on the Fringe.
Skeptics on the Fringe, a free show in the belly of Banshee Labyrinth, is a daily show based around the more general theme of science, rationality and logic.
Bold Girls is a dark comedy about the friendship of four women living in the midst of war-torn Belfast.
Phantom Owls present the Skylight Theatre production of New York Times best-selling author, acclaimed American humorist, Annabelle Gurwitch’s I See You Made an Effort.
Just arrived? Then here’s the showcase just for you.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin .
Fans of big hits and speedy whips can get their fill of roller derby at Auld Reekie Roller Girls’ first festival game.
Have you ever felt that perhaps you have too much money? That the money you have set aside for a house, a car or that kidney transplant a doctor has told you that you critically ne…
Music all day at the smallest pub in Scotland or probably anywhere. Visit and enjoy.
The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans…
We’ve all had our penises sat on and this lady gonna talk about it.
In an attempt to prove that Aesop was history’s greatest fabulist, a group of storytellers crack the spine of a massive edition of Aesop’s Fables, releasing the old man’s most memo…
Many people will of course know Christian O’Connell from presenting the Absolute Radio Breakfast Show of which he has been doing now for over 10 years and in his time on the stat…
A traumatised zookeeper tells the tale of her misadventures with her co-workers and an escaped Tiger who is now their captor… and director.
Damo had his phone stolen.
Now in its eighth year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment.
There’s plenty for girls to worry about these days – from tattoos to eating disorders to abusive relationships – and Tanya Holt, a mother herself, deals with the difficulties…
The 2014 smash-hit sell-out show returns, starring Alan Longmuir.
A compilation of comedic talent from across the Fringe, two shows a day, and all for free – the Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe showcases some of the best comedic talent t…
Sell-out in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and a big hit at Adelaide Fringe.
See the very best of previous contestants and winners from the UK’s biggest and best comedy newcomers competition.
From now until August 31st, visitors can soak in the buzzing atmosphere at Edinburgh’s premiere music venue.
In one week, Brydie fell in love twice.
Lost Horizons returns with the finest folk/acoustic music from across the UK.
Mark Thompson, well known as a TV astronomer and author, has joined the ranks of Space Command to help recruit some new space cadets.
Trudelight knows the Fringe inside out.
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows.
Theorising that new episodes are possible within their own lifetime, the Maydays step into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanish.
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Any intelligent person would despair at the world, so let me make you stupid for your own sake.
Tired of all of the Pick of the Fringe shows? Worn-out by Fringe hyperbole? This afternoon showcase has all the great comedians that get bad reviews and deserve more! It’s the best…
A feast of classic jazz and blues flavoured with iconic jazz-femme legends including Ella, Billie, Sarah, Bessie, Peggy, Eartha, highlighted by acclaimed, internationally touring B…
It is difficult to know where to start with Violet Fox’s autobiographical show about her fraught relationship with her mother – I’ll take a note from her and start at the beg…
With singers from throughout the UK, 200 young musicians from the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain will perform a wide variety of repertoire on their first visit to the…
An hour and a half of top-quality comedy by the best acts at the Fringe chosen by London’s famous Soho Comedy Club, rated by Time Out as one of the Top 10 Best Comedy Clubs in Lo…
Dead Duck Productions brings you another hilarious and original sketch show from the Present and Correct series! We need one more member for our cast to be complete and we’re wai…
Lost Horizons returns with the finest folk/acoustic music from across the UK.
‘A good way to be happy’, Alice Keedwell tells us, is ‘you’ve got to silence the critic inside your head for a moment or two’.
Sometimes love comes to you and sometimes you have to make it happen.
A selling exhibition of tribal, ceremonial and performance masks from Africa and Asia.
Act One’s Things Can Only Get Bitter takes its name (with a slight twist) from the now infamous campaign song used by New Labour in the 1997 election campaign.
MCs Hjalmar Tjan and Benji Waterstones welcome you to Clown Town, as they host a daily variety show review of top national and international stand-up comedy.
Amid a cluttered set that looks like a dirty old flat sits Edvard Munch’s The Scream.
The breakdancing robots (B-bots) have landed in Edinburgh and they’re being chased all over town! Can the B-boys and B-girls of Edinburgh use their breakdancing skills to help the …
After their successful debut last year, Dyer and Whitney are back with more of their unique, original and hilarious character comedy sketches and songs! This new duo sold out at Le…
Last year I used the word Schadenfreude in my description, and it seemed to frighten off dumb people as I had lovely audiences.
I wanted to write you a heart-breaking song so epic it would get her back.
When Tom Stade walks on stage you can tell he’s at home.
In 1920s London, Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney have an on and off stage partnership, singing popular love songs of the day to each other in West End revues and living together openl…
Bryony Kimmings is a theatre maker, performer and actor.
Nicola Wren’s one-woman show describes the hundreds of modern-day anxieties we all face in the dating world due to social media and technology.
Lance Corporal James Randall is sitting in a living room strewn with desert sand and an abandoned maroon beret by the television.
There’s something refreshing about seeing a stand-up show with a title that accurately reflects the content of the act.
Libby Northedge begins Twisted Loaf: Stale Mate on her hands and knees, crawling onto the darkened stage, starkers but for her underwear, smudged make-up, and a pair of glittery hi…
Now in its eight year, Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe brings you once again the best in Scottish writing.
A dirty afternoon party hosted by the king of alternative cabaret, Tomás Ford.
If life gives you lemons you stuff them in a German’s face and make a joke about sauerkraut.
Jack Rooke: Good Grief could probably win a prize for ‘comedy show with the least likely to be funny subject matter ever that actually turns out to be absolutely hilarious�…
Trudelight knows the Fringe inside out.
Tom Dowling and Kieran Ahern are current members of the Oxford Revue, but they’re also bloody good kids.
‘A raconteur extraordinaire! One of a kind! Sunshine is star!’ (Japan Times).
Mick is a good bloke.
In one week, Brydie fell in love twice.
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Scott Redmond had a fun 2014; kidnapped, arrested, threatened at gun and knife point, disowned, broken up and dealing with bereavement.
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-…
Funny Women Finalists 2014: Sam Baines and Helen Sorren bring you a selection of the best comedians at the Fringe.
Shakespeare’s body of work is well-traveled by theatrical patrons – some might say imposingly so.
Have you ever been surprised to receive a phonecall from a friend that you were just thinking about? How many times have you felt so in tune with a person that you knew what they w…
Is this a damn early time to start a show? Yes! Is it the only way to start your Fringe? Yes! With an interactive musical improv ending, this show you want to set your alarm for.
Sad Faces challenge themselves and you with their adaptation of JR Chapterhouse’s devastatingly heartbreaking novel.
Ben Target is in no way an average stand-up.
‘Scripted comedy of the highest quality’ (Buxton Fringe).
Alex Edelman, New York-based upstart and winner of 2014’s Foster’s Comedy Award for Best Newcomer, returns with another gosh-darned show comprised of jokes and stories about hi…
The award-winning star of MTV’s Comedy Funhouse brings his debut hour to the Fringe in ‘a show rammed full of energy and laughs’ (Skinny).
There’s been a murrrder! Some criminals put stockings on their heads, now Earth’s funniest Socks get their heads around crime.
The seven-time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for just about everyone.
Will Seaward Has a Really Good Go at Alchemy is probably unlike anything you will have ever seen.
An hour of uncompromisingly hilarious stand-up from ‘one of the best upcoming Scottish Comedians’ (List).
In a small, bare room in Pleasance Courtyard, armed with a projector screen and a pack of makeup wipes, Angela Barnes is ready to change your view on beauty standards - and make yo…
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…
Walking the Tightrope was created as a response to the cancellation of three high profile cultural events last summer.
Fast Fringe is a comedy showcase of comedy and variety acts from all over the fringe with a simple but entertaining premise: each performer, all selected by comedy website Chortle,…
Millerick returns with his most acerbic and painfully funny hour yet.
Bebe van der Belt (a glamorous American) and Miss Luna Peach (a cheeky Brit) conspire to host the most divinely decadent evening Edinburgh has ever seen.
‘Art Attack’ is a compelling exhibition of a handful of well-chosen international artists that will engage all those who visit.
Exhibition of fine Chinese silk embroidery by Su Embroidery Studio from Suzhou, China.
See the vibrant world of the Fringe through the eyes of schoolchildren from across Scotland at this free exhibition of entries in the 2015 Fringe Schools Poster Competition, includ…
C’s Fringe Film Festival is a smorgasbord of productions shuffled neatly into one come-and-go styled theatre.
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
After six successful years of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year in London the competition comes to York, with a brand new contest to find the best up and coming…
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.
Mixtape preview a selection of their favourite sketches before they head to The Underbelly for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Thursday 6 to Sunday 30 August).
An exciting new competition has opened in the heart of the city; for one week only, every night from the 24th to the 31st July, there will be a raucous gathering of stand-up come…
Five men are trapped in a West Virginia mine in this visceral play, whose lighting comes only from the actors’ headlamps.
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
(previews start on Thursday; opens on June 30) A family weekend at the shore might be relaxing to some people, but rarely to the sort of people you find onstage.
Buy art direct from the artist at the inaugural artrepublic Art Yard Sale! Head to Jubilee Square to meet with and buy from some of the world’s leading artists at this spectacula…
The official awards ceremony to mark the end of Brighton Fringe 2015, with free flowing entertainment and mercifully short acceptance speeches.
Joe Wells believes that you should treat all people with love and compassion, but that’s not easy when a quarter of them voted for UKIP.
What title could be more succinct? Cars and Girls is the story of a young man’s freewheeling adventures in life – looking for excitement, for love and for meaning.
An observational, tragi-comic and absurd stand-up comedy show.
An eclectic mix of songs, scenes and ensemble numbers from the world of musical theatre accompanied by a live band.
A short festival of four fantastic plays for young people performed by young actors over three nights.
The Victorian Music Hall, vulgar, jingoistic, patriotic, slightly naughty to downright rude, with a mix of songs still sung and loved today.
I didn’t know what to expect upon my arrival at the Dolphin Leisure Centre.
Joni has just met someone special.
In a Fringe edition of The Bookish Supper Society, Myriad authors Emily Bullock and Jonathan Kemp will be in conversation with Laura Lockington discussing their new novels.
Can you stay true to yourself when everything suggests you change? After sell-out performances in London and New York, 201’s raw, contemporary hip hop returns in a story of two m…
For everyone who wants to find out anything about end of life, death and bereavement.
Join life-sized cranky Hildegaard Von Nettles, Prince Dandelion and wicked Belladonna in their herbal adventures.
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…
Ernie is a doting grandfather admitted into care.
If you are preparing for the Edinburgh Fringe or performing in Brighton, this expert panel discussion can help with getting your show noticed by media, arts industry and audiences.
Music, magic, burlesque, piñata smashing, sticker workshops, nacho hats, body-doodling, art battles, and loads more brilliant Brighton kookiness! Check www.
Drag Queens are over and the boys are back in town! Strap on a strap on, bang on a beard and join your hosts for the Drag King competition of the century! Be amazed by the figurati…
Traumfrau’s queer disco for the unusual crowd makes its Fringe debut in style(ish) at the Spiegeltent.
The day after Britain goes to the polls, “Scotland’s top satirical stand-up” (Morning Star) presents his comedy response to the 2015 General Election.
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…
‘Tell Me You Love Me’ explores what life with an alcoholic parent can be like through the eyes of Kath’s daughter, Sam.
An artist from Sudan presents East African art.
Alex Eberhard presents a sublime 10-piece electric orchestra.
“I know it’s harsh but I can’t imagine her ever being cool or sexy or anything”.
A Star Wars themed family-friendly disco party.
Are you cool enough? Do you get out of the house? Have you cried today? Shut up.
A tribute to pioneering performers in Music Hall, Variety and Revue.
Stuck with You is two romantic play.
An exhibition of work that depicts what visitors enjoy in Brighton - the eccentric, comic, delightful or strange.
They met at Greenham.
This play is billed as an adaptation of Edwards Lear’s classic poem The Owl and the Pussycat.
All aboard this dazzling double-decker of delight! Take a tour and view amazing artwork from the Godfather of British Pop Art, as the Art Bus returns to this year’s Fringe City, pr…
Join us for a street party like no other! Our outdoor stage will be showcasing the best Fringe music, off-beat performance, plus there’ll be arty surprises! Choose from a selection…
Taking the Brighton Fringe brochure as their inspiration, The Maydays create an entirely new show every night.
Weifan (Ophelia) Chen - founder of Namasia Tea House from Taiwan, would like to introduce the art and culture of Taiwanese tea to the UK.
Get a taste for Brighton Fringe 2015, summed up in our outdoor city centre showcase.
Our Family Picnic is so much fun we’re holding it twice this year.
Alice has lost her cat, but when her search leads her to the library, Alice discovers more than she could ever imagine.
Funny Women, the UK’s leading female comedy community, curates a weekend to give women a helping hand to find their funny.
Uproarious fun from Brighton’s own seafront stars of slapstick silliness. Plus extra puppet mischief, some bubbles, balloons and a museum treasure trail.
A selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
After storming Brighton 2014, award-winning House of Blakewell return to take on the happiness industry.
The responsibilities of being an audience rarely weigh as heavily as they do in this series of short monologues, performed by one actor for one theatergoer in a mobile space the si…
Highly-acclaimed art and food - an exciting collaboration between National Open Art (NOA) on its UK tour with selected artists and SILO, an innovative restaurant|bakery|coffee hous…
The best place to hang out this May, the Neilson Fringe Club Stage features a busy line-up of fantastic free performances this Fringe with family entertainment, followed by live mu…
An absolutely wonderful exhibition presented by Ink_d Gallery, on North Road, of Graham Carter’s “Alphamals” is family friendly and a highlight of this Fringe’s visual ar…
Unfortunately, I had slightly misled myself in preparation for this show.
Food poverty is becoming an increasingly familiar experience to large numbers of people living in the UK*.
Discover hundreds of limited edition prints & original works from today’s cutting-edge artists inc.
Buttery Brown Monk are a dynamic trio that deliver old-school, sketch extravagance.
Every year, opera lovers have a chance to hear the stars of the future during the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Grand Finals concert.
(previews start on March 11; opens on March 22) Expect lots of cakes and ale, though very few actors, when Bedlam offers two versions of Shakespeare’s comedy in repertory, bo…
(previews start on March 17; opens on April 14) Something old, something new, something borrowed and something Broadway: The veteran showman David Hyde Pierce directs this new musi…
Some of New York’s funniest performers gather to reinterpret classic award show speeches, including Eliot Glazer, Ilana Glazer, Julie Klausner, Erin Markey, Michael Musto, Be…
Flesh-and-blood muses rule at this museum.
American film actor and comedian Bill Murray allegedly fields offers of work via a voice mailbox which, according to Wikipedia, “he checks infrequently”.
Hooray for all Kind of Things tells the true story of Icelandic stand-up comedian Jòn Gnarr’s decision to run for office in the Reykjavík mayoral elections of 2010.
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…
This writer for “Saturday Night Live” performs a show of stand-up, sketch, short stories and silly experimentation.
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If gore and gratuitous, giggle-laced meanness is your thing, Jenny Rachel Weiner’s mad, dark comedy about girls gone wild (for horses) isn’t a bad way to spend an hour.
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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…
This two-hander by Kate Robin, who works on the Showtime series “The Affair,” is about a man and woman, married to others, who fall into an unexpected intimacy after me…
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.
This mild comedy isn’t all that well acted, but at least it defies expectations.
Tom Papa records an episode of his old-timey radio show, which features sketches, stand-up and music.
Filiz Ozcan directs a bitter-sweet love story in which two lonely strangers find themselves drawn to each other, leading them to question whether love does truly hold the key to ha…
The contributions of the Iranian tanbur player Ostad Elahi are being explored in an exhibition and concerts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Kara Klenk welcomes a raft of comics to this reliable weekly show: Byron Bowers, Adrienne Iapalucci, Kevin McCaffrey, Alex Koll, Josh Gondelman, Tony Deyo and Rob Cantrell.
The Fringe ain’t over yet! Bob Slayer hosts Bookshop mayhem until the end of August.
The Free Fringe invites all Fringe performers, wherever they’ve been performing, to its end of Fringe event. Mingle, wind down, dance, drink and reflect. Second annual event.
Would you eat bacon from a lab designed pig? Is GM meat really a solution to future food shortages? Debates about genetically modifying our food raise many concerns.
Greyfriars Kirk was the perfect setting for this Edinburgh based choir’s return to the Fringe after sellout shows in previous years.
Loud & Proud, Scotland’s LGBT choir, performs its annual Fringe concert in support of Scottish HIV and Hepatitis C charity, Waverley Care.
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…
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Welcome to the 27th Final of the UK’s best stand-up comedy newcomers competition! After the Gilded Balloon has scoured the nation in search of the best new comic talent, we are dow…
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
Meet the Tibetan monks from Tashi Lhunpo, who will introduce you to the traditions of Buddhist monastic art.
Come and meet the Tibetan monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, who will give you the chance to try your hand at some of the unique traditions of Tantric Buddhism’s monastic art: sand…
It’s all about Adelaide.
Come and play.
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected.
Does modern life anger you? Join one person’s journey to finding inner peace from the latest ethnically confused comic on the block via an unforgettable set of characters includ…
A quartet of fifty-something women hit the gym to tone up - but when they look in the mirror they each see what they want to see - their twenty-year-old selves.
Majk (pronounced Mike, for reasons which are unlikely to become clear again at the moment) presents a witty collection of finely crafted comedy folk songs on topics ranging from sc…
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
As seen poeting on Channel 4 and BBC, Dominic Berry (winner of New York’s Nuyorican Poets Café Slam and Manchester Literature Festival’s Superheroes of Slam) brings video game-ins…
Blending performance, comedy and film, Kim Noble tries to get close to other people on this planet.
We’re straight from the research field to the Fringe! Bright Club is the freshest thing in stand-up - an academic comedy cocktail synthesised for your entertainment and enlighten…
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a Broadway musical based on the Peanuts comic strip, featuring familiar characters like Lucy, Snoopy and Schroeder.
Ever had a burning desire to see radio entertainment being made in the studio? Me neither.
An opportunity to meet key organisations such as funders, arts councils, training providers and agencies.
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.
This is your chance to meet Fringes from across the globe and find out how you can take part in their festivals.
Two comedians with quite different styles split an hour to give you a quick shot of what they are all about.
Singing in English and six other South African languages, Soweto Melodic Voices are no ordinary choir.
Does the Fringe work for women? What images and messages do we see and hear? Are women fairly represented? Join us for a conversation about where women stand in the world’s large…
Presenting work specifically for early years audiences isn’t that common place in the Fringe.
Heard it before? Not like this, you haven’t.
Aloha! The award-winning Castle Performing Arts Center is tap dancing its way back to the American High School Theatre Festival from their home in Hawaii with the high energy comed…
Are you ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Do you have a new piece of work to showcase to a fresh audience? If you answered yes to either of these, this …
A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from national and international Fringe Festival Producers.
Are you ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Do you have a new piece of work to showcase to a fresh audience? If you answered yes to either of these, this …
Performer? Where should you go next? What touring opportunities are out there? A fascinating insight to other Fringe festivals from a performer’s point of view! Hear from and mee…
Performer? Where should you go next? What touring opportunities are out there? A fascinating insight to other Fringe festivals from a performer’s point of view! Hear from and mee…
A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from national and international Fringe Festival Producers.
Replaceable Things features John De Simone’s Panic Diary and Thomas Butler’s Replaceable Parts for the Irreplaceable You, performed by Scottish contemporary music company Ensem…
Brandishing a Tesco clubcard, Dr Mhairi Aitken warns us that a loyalty card can say a lot about you.
Why are women deserting sciences in droves? Is it unconscious bias, a lack of aspiration, lack of confidence - or just lack of ability? Are we failing our daughters, or is this jus…
Good Timin’ is Ian Mclaughlin’s personal story about his search to find a connection with his long-lost father.
In cahoots with Edinburgh’s most innovative record label Song, by Toad, we’re presenting a night of our city’s finest independent musical adventurers.
We’re straight from the research field to the Fringe! Bright Club is the freshest thing in stand-up - an academic comedy cocktail synthesised for your entertainment and enlighten…
Part history lesson, part guided whisky-tasting, Moonshine, Medicine and the Mob offers a fascinating insight into a key period in American history: Prohibition.
Jenan Younis is a surgeon with anger management issues.
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.
World renowned Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) runs acting, stage management and technical theatre courses.
Agatha Christie has been working with critically-acclaimed improvised comedy ‘living legends’ (ThreeWeeks, 2013) in order to adapt her latest detective novel into an interactiv…
Bill Cosby said: ‘I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody’.
Robin Hood, revered as the people’s champion, stole from the rich to give to the poor and thwarted Nottingham’s tyrannical Sheriff.
In 1836 seventeen tiny dolls were unearthed in Edinburgh that appeared to correspond to the tragic victims of Burke and Hare’s murderous spree.
You really, really want to like this little musical.
In his Fringe debut, Richard Carnaby invites you to share a glimpse inside the lives and minds of three curious specimens, who have more in common than may first appear – or than…
The nineteenth century marked the golden age of death in art.
Dressed for the part, Melissa Western welcomes you in a friendly and feisty manner as she takes you through a journey into the realms of jazz and the great female vocalists of a no…
Returning for a second year, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents a morning of some of the best names in children’s entertainment from this year’s Edinburgh Festival.
Join us for the launch of Rewire: For 60+ years art has adorned the sleeves of records, a visual expression of what’s inside.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Word Power Books hosts free daily events with writers and activists from around the world in Edinburgh’s only independent and radical bookshop.
After an unusual incident, Andrew Martin is found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge not feeling quite himself.
The Josh Smith Not What You Expected Show will carry on to reflect on the well-being of everyday life.
Sumptuously celebrating the golden age of shipboard romance, while forging full steam into the future, Scotland’s premier swing sensation The Loveboat Big Band invite you aboard …
1 or 2 Things About Us is a community production from Mixit Days, an inclusive theatre company who work with disabled people and give them a chance to perform on the stage.
Learning to play an instrument? Hear a selection of repertoire from Trinity’s exciting new 2015 syllabuses for piano and other instruments, including first performances of selected…
Need more media coverage? Can’t afford a publicist? (Not happy with the one you have?) Learn to generate positive publicity in print, online - everywhere! - with easy steps from me…
Local company Edinburgh Music Theatre return to the fringe for their annual production with a double offering, the first of which is Fringe Fantasmic.
A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan.
See the very best of the previous contestants, runners up and winners from the UK’s biggest and best comedy competition.
Accordionist Paul Chamberlain returns to the Fringe with a programme of original works and transcriptions including Weber’s famous Konzertstück in F Minor, along with pieces by Ra…
People know Kansas-born William Inge for his full length plays made into successful movies.
A strange uplifting new comedy from a master storyteller about sleep problems, past, family and featuring a haunted doll.
And The Horse You Rode In On begins with the easy unfolding of soldiers’ badinage.
PDS Theater returns to the Fringe with a raucous take on Shakespeare’s comedy.
The St Andrews Revue’s offering to this year’s Fringeis everything student comedy should be.
The double Fringe First winners return with new short plays to get people thinking, talking and taking action.
Susie Sillett has always disliked women, she explains.
University of Exeter’s all-girl a cappella group proudly presents our first show at the Fringe.
The break-dancing robots (B-bots) have arrived in Edinburgh and they’re being chased all over town! Can the B-boys and B-girls of Edinburgh use their break-dancing skills to help t…
The Kipple and the Lomax present, in honour of the independence debate, the anarchic, independent spirit of Merseyside and its populace, in word and music.
This comedy workshop will get your kids writing their own jokes and performing them onstage - all within an hour! Course leader Paul B Edwards is a hugely experienced professional …
A pushy broad, a smart Jew and a Harvard mouth team up to form a defence for two Marines who are on trial for murdering a fellow Marine.
The Shit of the Fringe is a weird show to review.
From bold brass to fabulous fiddlers, soprano soloists to singer/songwriters, enjoy daily live music performances at the museum, showcasing the best contemporary talents from Scotl…
“You don’t know what heckling is!” screams Michael Legge at a woman in the first row, cutting down her contention that the Northern-Irish comedian is lovely.
‘And you will be hanged by the neck until you are dead’.
Musical comedy meets character comedy in the debut solo show from stand up and improviser, Jacky Wood.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin .
It’s four minutes in and I find myself clapping harder than ever while singing “Auld Reeke you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind.
‘I do say, give us another!’ is the tragic cry of mediocrity from an improv show that is several decades too late for salvation.
“Do we not all spend the greater part of our lives under the shadow of an event that has not yet come to pass?” Maurice Maeterlinck published his play in this intriguing perspe…
This young and energetic company have tried to create a sketch show with a storyline.
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Ghostbusters turns 30 this year.
How to review a Fringe show whose cast kidnaps and threatens a theatre critic at gunpoint? Will any positive comments be interpreted as surrendering to the demands of terrorists? W…
Mervyn Stutter has been sourcing and sharing his picks of the Fringe for, unbelievably, 28 years and he is clearly not waning when it comes to separating the wheat from the chaff.
Out of work, out of money and utterly useless, Caped Concern and Captain Cliche struggle through their new lives in the everyday society they once protected, finding themselves at …
Tina’s always wanted to be top of the class.
Skeptics on the Fringe are a non-profit branch of the Edinburgh Skeptics who are celebrating five years at the Fringe with a catalogue of guest speakers, aimed at the seasoned free…
Medical student music group One Dissection from St George’s, University of London escape the dissecting room and break into a different kind of theatre to present a medical a cappe…
Richard Brown, ‘tall, bearded’ (Fresh Air Radio), presents his debut hour.
(previews start on Aug.
From the off the Edinburgh Revue never really got kicking.
Hailed as the world’s greatest video DJ, Maxx mixes turntablism with state of the art video technology, mashing together the biggest tunes, film and TV.
Birthday Girls, made up of members of the now disbanded sketch group Lady Garden, is a three-woman group delivering excellently pitched long and short scenes.
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
The punslinger returns with new jokes, silly songs and twitchy dancing.
Brydie Lee Kennedy is not short on life experience.
Seeking to explore the idea that you are your experiences, this positive and inspiring show details how these two up-and-coming comics are not Over It.
See the vibrant world of the Fringe through the eyes of Scotland’s schoolchildren at this free exhibition of entries in the 2014 Fringe Schools Poster Competition, including the …
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Once Pathos: Can You Kill for Love? hits its stride, it is an enjoyable and moving performance.
With hilarious outfits, original music and a few custard pies thrown in, this two-hander follows the further adventures of Cinderella’s naughty Ugly Sisters as they travel in sea…
An hour of top quality comedy by the best acts at the Fringe bought to you by London’s famous Soho Comedy Club, rated by Time Out as one of the Top 10 Best Comedy Clubs in London…
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
Gus Lymburn hosts Scotland’s Pick of The Fringe in this hour long comedy romp that is funny, witty and refreshingly original.
“It’s the game show of all game shows!” our host tells us as we begin.
Joe Dipietro and Jimmy Roberts’ musical comedy, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change has become a staple of the fringe in recent years, probably because it requires a small, …
There are no actors in this show.
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows.
Castle Fine Art, Edinburgh, situated on prestigious Multrees Walk, is proud to present an exhibition of contemporary art featuring local artists such as Alexander Millar and Stuart…
Marcel Vol I explores the topic of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s sex scandals, portrayed in the form of an absurdist nightmare.
Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School is an international phenomenon with events on six continents and an army of dedicated ‘Art Monkeys’ attending these life drawing classes where ar…
Now in its seventh year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Do You Remember Rock’n’Roll Radio? Would you give up a high flying sales job to manage England’s worst radio station? Roland Gent did just that.
This one-woman show begins with a deluge of diagnoses handed out to the audience members by the performer.
A high energy romp through Amanda’s psyche will produce songs such as Childhood: What a Load of Shit, Too Tall Blues and the VPL Blues.
You know that scene in every crime show ever, when the police finally show up at the serial killer’s lair to find a treasure trove of strange, coded messages pinned to the wall…
See the very best of the previous contestants, runners up and winners from the UK’s biggest and best comedy competition.
Set inside a mental hospital, Plastic Rose has been compared to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Eric Davidson’s blend of wordplay, poetry, rhyme, song and comedy is somewhat legendary among Fringe savants and he doesn’t disappoint with his new show.
We got your late night funny covered! Come and witness a fresh batch of Festival Fringe comedians every night.
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
All quirky and endearing romcoms would do well to learn a thing or two from A History of Falling Things.
Gambit Theatre’s offering at the Fringe is a theatrical exploration of two real-life conmen and more specifically, identity imposters.
The Gilded Balloon’s So You Think You’re Funny is a comedy omnibus and competition, offering little showcase slots for Fringe veterans and newcomers.
Sometimes a show just leaves you in despair and unfortunately These Is Your Lifes is one of them.
With the surreal scalpel of sketch and stand-up, sketchup will cut out the non-funny stuff, leaving only funny bones.
Natasia Demetriou is new to solo shows.
Loretta Maine is the comic creation of British comedian Pippa Evans.
An Irish showcase, bringing you the best in Irish comedy!
Al Donegan is a terrible human being who should be alone forever.
A festival goers guide to this show: Have a few drinks; prepare some funny questions - keep it light and fluffy; attend the show; ask Jesus a question.
House of Lineo brings to Edinburgh a modern day African village filled with functional arts and crafts in decor and fashion retail.
Henry is a verbal magician, creating an atmosphere of bold sincerity on stage that will force you out of your comfort zone and into his hilarious domain.
The idea of a comedy play that’s centred around something we are all really familiar with at the moment - ‘listicles’ - is quite intriguing.
There is no doubt that an audience of a certain age will fondly remember the two famous actors starring in You’re Never Too Old, although audiences of any age could not fail to e…
The premise of the show is simple; Mars has abandoned self-doubt and concluded he is a good comedian; he’s decided that this one is on us; the audience, to enjoy the show or not.
The beloved Internet comedy duo Jeffery Self and Cole Escola return with a sketch show inspired by the intertwined lives of Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds and the costume designer …
This year, Jason Byrne has decided to do away with racking his brain on what to name his show.
Northern Stage’s production of I Promise You Sex and Violence is a critique of modern attitudes to homophobia, racism and sexuality.
Laughing Horse Comedy presents a stand-up show featuring the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Even though this isn’t Baby Wants Candy’s headline show at the Fringe, you would still expect much more from such a highly regarded group.
A wannabe playwright has had his play accepted by a play festival, but he has not written one yet.
After critically acclaimed performances to sell-out audiences in festivals around the world, and a legion of Facebook fans, Australian Jon Bennett brings his cult-hit show of 2012 …
Heading to a bookshop in the middle of the fringe festival might seem an obvious choice to get a little peace and quiet.
As the title may suggest, Cars and Girls concerns Dubus’ geographical and emotional journeys through life, from nude bike rides to broken down cars, in England, Madagascar and th…
Patrice Gerideau takes us on an autobiographical journey exploring the appearance altering disorder, Vitiligo.
The Comedy Store King Gong winner and Comedy Cafe New Act winner explains why his dad says things like: ‘Now that we own Afghanistan why can’t we get them in the Commonwealth Games…
The intimate feel of the basement studio at the Caves adds to the atmosphere of the performance of Planet Earth and All Who Sailed in Her.
Hotly anticipated debut hour from BBC New Comedy Award winner and star of Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week.
The Art of Falling Apart follows the path of midlife-critical salesman Callum, gleefully poking fun at modern life and the absurdities of trite conversation, chance meetings, hol…
We all have them, if we’re honest; those moments in our lives where we’ve reacted without thinking and “put our foot in it”, slipping from innocent victim to outright offen…
Alex Williamson is energetic.
Brian K.
John Robins has written a show about love.
The line-up of this comedy showcase changes daily, making each viewing unique.
Following a sell-out 2013 Annuale, Deirdre Robertson’s debut Fringe show is a playful collaboration with Inflatablemonster (sculptor Andrew MacVicar).
Since forming in 2005 in Aberdeen, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre have performed internationally and on television around the UK.
Dream Girls is a masterful collection of comedy mixed with surprisingly (even for McCullough) emotional moments that had the audience in awe.
One of a stampede of comedians making the London-Edinburgh journey for the festival, Feilder knows his Fringe conventions well and isn’t afraid to use them to meta-comic effect.
Byron Vincent enters the venue in pinstriped pyjamas and a pair of tatty trainers, wiping his long fringe out of his eyes.
Being visually impaired, Glaswegian stand-up Jamie MacDonald definitely brings a new meaning to “observational humour”.
Returning for its tenth season, the critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, everyday.
This nationwide programme, developed in partnership with National Galleries of Scotland and Glasgow Life, and supported by Creative Scotland, will be one of the most ambitious cele…
This nationwide programme, developed in partnership with National Galleries of Scotland and Glasgow Life, and supported by Creative Scotland, will be one of the most ambitious cele…
Ross Leslie and Chris Griffin are joined by Gareth Mutch for an hour of solid observational stand-up as part of the Free Fringe at the Beehive Inn.
GENERATION is perhaps the most ambitious exhibition in this year’s Fringe and one that extends beyond the confines of this festival.
The exhibition includes paintings of early links courses in Bruntsfield, Leith and Musselburgh, and features the greatest golf painting of all time, Charles Lees’ The Golfers (18…
Brendan Fitzgibbons and Lance Weiss host this free bar show, which features respected local comics, occasional drop-ins from big names and free pizza.
Creator Tom Ward-Thomas has written a two-act comedy that peers into the lives of passengers commuting to Cornwall.
Like many men of his generation, Simon Feilder talks about his insecurities about being a single man, but unlike a lot of them he spices his show up with multi-media presentation…
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.
Nathan Fielder and Michael Koman, creators of Comedy Central’s cult hit “Nathan for You,” present a preview of the new season.
This blitz through dates, relationships, marriages, kids, divorces and funerals is a joyous and occasionally moving romp.
If we were to use one word to describe Brendon Burns’ career it’d be “interesting”.
(previews start on July 24; opens on Aug.
The comedians Carl Arnheiter and Dave Hill lead a museum tour-turned-comedy show around the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
One of the brightest young comics in New York, Mr. Lane welcomes three other comedians for a stand-up show and a sit-down of “gossip, drinking and laughs.”
Award-winning entertainer Doug Segal’s comedy mind reading show turns the audience into mind reading mentalists.
Discover a world of street art live at the Brighton Fringe finale! A collaboration of Fringe & Youth Group performances and top named artists from artrepublic, working with Tarner …
Having never been to a Drag King pageant before I was not entirely sure what to expect from King of the Fringe.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Come and watch The Origin of Apples, a documentary which explores the extraordinary political, personal and scientific challenges which lay in the path of visionary biologists in K…
‘Tell Me You Love Me’ by Teresa Husher & Emma Wingrove is a play about the words that are left unsaid.
Featuring re-enactments of your favourite scenes from Moulin Rouge.
Daring to be more honest and giving it some attitude, Juliet finally discusses what she really cares about.
Josh Smith embarks on yet another show that includes the unfortunate events that happen daily and yet he shares them.
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
Birthday Girls are a sketch group that leave you laughing and at times utterly confused.
Winner: Mervyn Stutter’s Spirit of the Fringe Award 2013, Edinburgh Fringe.
Musical comedy acts are one of the hardest to master, but Die Roten Punkte, consisting of dysfunctional siblings Astrid and Otto Rot, have got the art (pun intended) down to a tee.
Brydie has made mistakes.
Taking place in the dark and historic Old Police Cells Museum, These Precious Hidden Things is a cleverly written and produced piece by The Barefoot Players.
Tina C is a comedy country singer from the good ole U.
Simon Feilder is a comedian.
Simon Feilder is a comedian.
Inspired by the five-star production of ‘Killing Roger’, Sparkle and Dark invite you to join a dynamic panel to talk about how art can tackle challenging ethical issues.
Celebrating the launch of ‘Fringe St Lucia’ at the ‘official’ Fringe St Lucia venue.
Unfortunately, the likeability of these two ladies wasn’t enough to reject the notion that they should have, to quote an age old cliché, ‘stuck to the day job.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
After 6 sell-out years at the Edinburgh Fringe and international tours from Aberdeen to Adelaide (Pick Of The Fringe), Manchester to Malta, and all points inbetween, Earth’s funnie…
‘Close To You’ follows the story of Jennifer and her turbulent relationship with anorexia, an affliction that is intertwined with her love and idolisation of 70s pop sensation Kare…
‘Upgraded’ since last year, this improvised comedy show from Brighton favourites The Hee Ha’s uses audience members’ iPods to create hilarious, fun and quirky scenes, “I si…
My beloved alma mater, the University of Sussex, is no stranger to interdisciplinarity.
As a Bard-olator, I was keen to see this show.
Kasper’s Puppet Theatre presents a magical fairytale for children.
Come Rhyme With Me provided a warm atmosphere, shared food and most importantly, some truly talented poets.
The Brooklyn favorite Eugene Mirman revives his long-running variety show for a mini-tour with the adored British comedy genius Daniel Kitson.
‘As You Like It’ is Shakespeare’s brilliant comedy of banishment, disguise, mischief and romance set in the depths of the forest of Arden.
‘As You Like It’ is one of those Shakespeare plays that has eluded me and Sedos Theatre’s production was perhaps the best way to be introduced to this play.
“Flawed but Fearless dissection of the absurd” (The List) from a comedian who is unapologetically flawed and fearless.
Whether you are preparing for Edinburgh or performing in Brighton, our expert panel is here to help you get your show noticed by media and arts industry professionals.
Visit our little house on the edge of the woods and escape the bustle of city life.
Discover roller derby: a fast-paced, full-contact sport played on roller skates.
Puppet shows each followed by a treasure hunt.
What do you love about Brighton Fringe? What could be improved? How could the Brighton Fringe team help you now and in the future? Come along and talk to us!
Two Dutch Girls and an Aussie decided to dream and become London-based stand-up comedians.
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.
‘Sweet Dreams are made of Cheese’, ‘7 Nation Salami’ these are but 2 hits of the mighty pun slinging Food Fighters.
Annual exhibition of art work by residents of Sanctuary Supported Living. Work viewable all day in the window. Pieces available to buy.
Students from the University of Brighton in collaboration with Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company present ‘Art Fare’, a two-week exhibition of artistic intervention on public …
Elder Place, a neglected Brighton back street reinvented through art.
Auld Acquaintance follows two couples through an extremely rocky Christmas – a dying mother, a newborn child and a kindling romance between two wives – a recipe for rising tens…
If all great truths begin as blasphemies then George Bernard Shaw was undoubtedly the most blasphemous man of his age.
All aboard this dazzling double-decker of delight! Take a tour and view amazing artwork from the godfather of British Pop Art, as the Art Bus returns to this year’s Fringe City, …
This revolving showcase of Brighton Fringe’s top comedians sees five different acts performing short sets every night throughout the festival.
Paul Grifiths is an artist, not because he spent a lifetime studying the grand masters or painting portraits and landscapes from a young age, but because of something primal that d…
City College is launching an exciting range of adult courses and are offering people the chance to come and sample a selection of arts focussed activities.
Discover hundreds of limited edition art prints and original works from today’s cutting-edge artists including Sir Peter Blake, Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn, Pure Evil, Obey and many…
Join us for a street party like no other! Our outdoor stage will be showcasing the best of the Fringe’s alternative music, snippets of off-beat theatre plus there’ll be arty surpri…
Electro-comedy minor internet stars, Eccentronic reprise their hit 2013 Brighton & Edinburgh Fringe show and fight for the right to party in Copenhagen by writing a sure fire hit f…
Fringe City is Brighton’s free outdoor showcase of unique fringe performances and a chance to celebrate everything fringe. Taking place on New Road,every Saturday throughout May.
Serve time with electro comedy duo Eccentronic, imprisoned for musical crimes they (probably) didn’t commit: mashing up incompatible music (like Kraftwerk, Pulp, Nine Inch Nails an…
Experience what Brighton Fringe is all about at our free outdoor showcase.
Join us for a family picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
This trio’s cutesy introduction, complete with Velcro and cardboard cut-out numbers, was charming.
Continue your Brighton Fringe evening at our late-night show. Music from Brighton’s finest bands and a bar that won’t break the bank. For full listings see www.warrenvenue.com
As a child of rural Somerset, I am no stranger to folk music.
This smart, heartfelt and emotionally exhausting work by the devised-theater company CollaborationTown heaves you into the most intimate moments of family life.
An Exhibition of First World War photographs of limbless soldiers from the Pavilion Hospital engaged in specialist vocational training; along with photographs and cartoons from the…
Things Unsaid is an evening of three one-act plays revolving around the theme of words that have been left unspoken.
This shrill, frantic musical drag parody of “The Golden Girls” — one of the best-written and -acted sitcoms of the 1980s and ’90s — is so raunchy, ove…
Two independent improv teams join the established troupe Thank You, Robot for a night of long-form performances.
South Boston, the place of ‘cahs’ instead of ‘cars’, is the all-encompassing setting for Good People, David Lindsay-Abaire’s fascinating story of pride, poverty and the p…
Less Than Rent’s current production Little Mac, Little Mac, You’re The Very Man! is billed as ‘an adventure-capitalist rodeo.
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 …
With 24 of Queen’s biggest hits delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked the bands’ legendary live performances, this will be one of the…
Lisa Tierney-Keogh’s sensitive, static drama set on an Irish farm comprises three intertwined monologues.
The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected is a comedy panel game where the audience helps decide who’s good, who’s bad and who’s unexpected.
Desky, Dedman and Gramo met in a closet and were so taken with each other that they decided to form a club.
For those not familiar with this Shakespearian classic, it opens with a shipwreck which leaves a brother and sister stranded on the coast of an island called Illyria.
Close of Fringe event for all performers no matter what venue or organisation. Come to famous Jam House: mingle, drink, celebrate, wind down, live music. First annual event.
This concert from Cadenza (an amateur choir founded in 1992) at Greyfriars Kirk proved to be a beautiful evening of accomplished music from both the choir and orchestra.
Dvorak Mass in D, Rutter Gloria and Britten Rejoice in the Lamb performed by one of Scotland’s most exciting choirs.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open festival in the world.
Nighttime.
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…
New date, time and location.
Whatever Gets You Through The Night is a wide-spanning arts project: an album, a film, a stage show and a book have all come together under the umbrella heading of ‘somewhere in …
Women were created so that men would take showers.
An opportunity to interact with key organisations such as funders, arts councils, training providers and agencies.
Ragweed, a ‘scuzzy rock trio’ from Brighton, appreciate the importance of being immersed in live music.
Death is the topic that the performance of For Their Own Good tackles head on.
Join the banter with some of the most outspoken writers in independent Scottish publishing.
Neil LaBute’s 2001 play has big themes: the morality of art; the morality of love.
This living, timeless story unfolds from the depths of a Tango song.
Come and find out about participating in Brighton Fringe, England’s largest arts festival.
Where to go next? Hear from, and meet, performing companies and venues who have recently experienced other Fringe festivals.
Where to go next? Make the most of your Edinburgh experience and meet performing companies and venues who have recently experienced other Fringe festivals.
A 45 minute performance which focuses on the aspects of Alfred Russel Wallaces’ inspirational character that led him to the theory of evolution by natural selection - he then tol…
Scotland’s first and foremost LGBT choir returned to the Fringe with a selection of a cappella music which stirred the soul.
A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival Directors from around the world.
Meet other Fringe Festivals from across the globe and find out how you can take part.
This show returns after a sell-out 2012 Fringe.
Charlie hopes to lift his miserable and lonely life by buying a furry companion.
Society has crumbled, zombies are on the loose - what do you do next? A) Search for food, B) try to find other people or C) go see some bad comedians late at night with an underwri…
Unfortunately, it still seems remarkable enough for a comedy show’s bill to be entirely populated by women that the Funny Women Pop-Up Fringe marketed their lineup as such.
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…
The Emma Packer Show is audaciously bad.
For many people, a date in August had been looming.
Join the graduates of the Fringe Comedy Academy, a unique project supporting the development of emerging comedy talent.
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…
Nervous performer Florence Minder introduces an American version of herself to talk about those moments when shit happens.
Stage One, the charity dedicated to developing the next generation of commercial theatre producers will be putting together an industry panel to discuss the producing profession an…
Page to stage adaptations are nothing new but a sixty-three year old comic strip developing into a stage musical is certainly unconventional.
That simple word opens up many possibilities throughout your solo journey through You Once Said Yes.
As one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, As You Like It is a typical example of a pastoral story, concerning three parties of exile who individually flee to the sanctuary o…
The funniest piece in this collection of performed poems isn’t about the human body.
‘At the third stroke…’ Join Frank on his search for long-lost wife Gladys, who is stuck inside the talking clock. A frank, farcical look at a world governed by the clock.
Join LIP Theatre Company for a journey through times past, present and future in the streets of Auld Reekie as they return for their 17th year with another exciting original play.
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.
Acclaimed show where you, the audience, provide true stories for the performers.
Fringe First-winning one on one experience unfolds with you at the heart of it.
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.
Z Theatre Company consists of a bunch of likeable first year drama students from Hull University.
Meet the National Theatre studio and literary department and find out more about how the National Theatre develops work.
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…
Are You Sitting Comfortably? takes as its premise the intriguing idea of setting a run of the mill office romcom inside a radio.
Come and see some live, full-contact roller derby action! Watch the all-star team, the Twisted Thistles, battle it out against Stockholm, and the Cannon Belles taking on Helsinki�…
Richard Wiseman hosts an evening of ectoplasm and uncanny spectacle as we cross to the other side and communicate with the deceased. Tickets include one delightful cocktail.
This show offers a wide variety of acts that are sure to excite and amuse all the family.
World Power Books is Scotland’s most famous radical independent bookshop, situated in the heart of Edinburgh, and host of the Edinburgh Book Fringe.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Join writers, comedians and activists from around the world in Word Power Books, Edinburgh’s independent radical bookshop.
Buddy Baker, an obedient and hardworking son, moves in with his playboy bachelor brother Alan, in 1960s New York City, turning both their lives upside down in this classic Neil Sim…
Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom.
The Fringe Society chats with comedians at the top of their game.
Generally speaking, stand-up showcases are the sorts of show that offer the worst of both worlds, since audiences have to either sit through some desperately unfunny jokes from sta…
Paul Chamberlain, professional accordionist and accomplished musician in the field of classical music, brings a fresh performance to the Fringe Festival with his accordion music, a…
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…
Warning: this show opens with a man middle-aged man clad only briefs.
New York musical theatre entertainer/comedian Jonathan Prager brings his golden voice, heartfelt interpretation and comedic sensibility to a glorious and hilarious mix of little kn…
Life’s not easy when you’re a pedant; not that you see yourself as being pedantic, according to Jim Higo, a self-described ‘punk poet, social commentator and general irritant’.
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 is a shoe-string operation aiming to provide immediate dramatic response to current crises.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
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 …
The Pleasance in association with The Scotsman celebrates the Fringe First Awards with four readings, one from each decade.
Twenty-five years of the best stand-up comedy competition in the UK, we have whittled it down to the best from hundreds of entries.
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�…
Tired of all the Pick of the Fringe shows? Worn-out by Fringe hyperbole? This late-night showcase has all the great comedians that have got bad reviews, and deserve more! The best …
Welcome to the 26th year of the best stand-up comedy newcomers competition in the UK! Previous winners include Dylan Moran, Lee Mack, Peter Kay and David O’Doherty! Who will be cro…
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.
This downloadable tour invites you into the Fringe’s histories, through intimate anecdotes from veteran performers like Arthur Smith and Simon Munnery.
Head to the magnificent Grand Gallery to celebrate the Museum’s collections through daily live music performances, from Renaissance to the best young contemporary Scottish tal…
Tackling real contemporary issues, this poignant, hilarious play says a lot about finding love the second (or third or fourth) time.
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…
I’m fine, you? A response regularly given by a small, kooky East London Jew, and a tall, awkward, musical Dane.
It’s raining outside and our host – Stuart Laws – is on a mission to entertain us.
A heart-wrenching performance by the wonderful Wotlarx Enterprises, Can You Hear Seagulls? is an hour of subtle humour and warmth.
Get ready for a plethora of original and hilarious sketches, in a universe populated by futile superheroes, Loki, and some guy with hams for fists - who just doesn’t get the joke.
Can you be just as happy without kids? Child-free Radio 4 Saturday Live regular, Kate Fox takes a hilarious and thought-provoking look at one of society’s last taboos.
I first saw Alexis Dubus perform in 2008, when his ‘A R*ddy Brief History Of Swearing’ provided an interesting spine on which to hang some very funny material – and a justificati…
Watching actors improvise can be the most fun thing ever.
Hired by Aladdin’s genie, trainer Alice Lashman teaches you how to wish successfully.
Enjoying a 22nd season with one of the most-established revue shows on the Fringe circuit, Mervyn Stutter at one point implores his audience to ‘pass the message on’ about his …
There were many moments in this show where I really wanted to enjoy it.
Split between two comedians, Over It aims to lift the curtain on the taboo subjects of death and anorexia through the medium of laughter - and it kind of works.
Entertainment comes in many forms during the Fringe and for those of us who value cerebral stimulation as much as funny-bone tickling, I cannot recommend the Edinburgh Skeptics eno…
The wonderfully-named Mervyn Stutter bounds to the stage, resplendent in an outrageous pink suit.
Unfortunately, this three piece act had dwindled to two by the time I saw their performance, however Jack Campbell and Robbie Ormrod were 100% funny enough to carry the show by the…
Tired of the voice in your head? Tired of trying to contact your inner-self? Tired of rhetorical questions? This is a show about your brain.
A dramatic and poignant insight into life in Cambridge during the Second World War.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Julian Clary.
Welcome to the Calorie Galaxy, in which Tina Sederholm’s protagonist Evie struggles under a regime of browbeating and humiliation, all in the pursuit of a narrow waist.
Radio Forth on the Fringe opened its sixth annual showcase with a bang last night at Edinburgh’s Playhouse.
Wine School at the Fringe presents off the beaten rack - hidden gems for the adventurous wine explorer. Join Claire Blackler for this guided tasting tour of alternative wines.
A stand-up comedy show about the Fringe - the Edinburgh Fringe, the fringes of life, the fringes of the comedy circuit itself. Hosted by Barry Ferns. ‘Surreal genius’ (Metro).
Amongst the general hubbub as the audience left the show, the snippets I overheard were ‘That was hilarious’, ‘I can’t believe he said that’, and simply ‘WtTF’.
The cast of short musical ‘It’s not what you know’ are talented.
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Is this your first time? Edinburgh can be daunting for new participants, so come and meet Fringe Society staff who can support your experience.
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…
Idle Motion is a theatre group that specialises in physical theatre.
The largest showcase of Fringe entertainment at this year’s festival! Featuring a selection of some of the biggest names in music, comedy and entertainment.
With a cast featuring London-based professionals, this show-stopping production is brilliant for lovers of classic and contemporary musicals.
Vicky Arlidge is a charming and talented musician whose songs about motherhood and marriage are pleasant and fun.
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Back by popular demand for a fourth year, Scots photographer Jim Malcolm and French painter Christophe Philibert present an imaginative collection of photographs and paintings.
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 .
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows.
Close to You is a one-woman show with music.
Comedy debut of a small town little Welsh lady … who isn’t everything she seems.
This powerful and intense one man show tells the story of Jacob Rubenstein, also known as Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald just days after Oswald himself as…
Is this your first time? Edinburgh can be daunting for new participants, so come and meet Fringe Society staff who can support your experience.
Scottish dancing for all the family.
Gregory Akerman introduces us to Nellie Garcia, a 19th-century lady who has been forgotten.
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Free stand-up show from 21-year-old rising star, Patrick Morris.
A small show in a small space for a small group.
Once a week during the Fringe, Blackwell’s is hosting evenings dedicated to celebrating Scotland’s rich literary scene.
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.
The Real MacGuffins are a hilariously funny sketch group that had the audience roaring with laughter.
“Fans of Spinal Tap and Flight of the Conchords, say ‘hallo’ to your new favourite band.
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
The debut stand-up show from Irish comedian Daniel McLaughlin.
After 35 stitches, two brain scans and returning from the dead, Tommy stopped drinking and started living.
In this special free Fringe show you can expect the unexpected with some of our favourite acts handpicked for each show and a different line-up every day, there is something for ev…
All new for 2013.
This series of free events gives the public a chance to see, listen to and meet Scottish literary performers, from poets to crime novelists, folk musicians to a-capella singers; a …
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…
Will You Hold My Hand? is brought to you by two self-confessed ‘educators’ We are Goose; their style might be described as somewhere between Terry Deary and Rolf Harris.
Imagine, for a moment, always having to tell the truth.
A famous and glamorous actress finds herself in the worst situation: acting in Fringe theatre! A tragicomedy about illusion, fantasy, and their dark sides…
2012 Foster’s Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Joe Lycett is back in Edinburgh with his latest stand-up show If You Lycett Then You Should’ve Put A Ring On It.
Meet the birthday girls Rose Johnson, Camille Ucan and Beattie Edmondson.
A public-school Ed Byrne in appearance with the patter of a middle-aged Jack Whitehall, Mark Dolan’s You’re Awesome is a gentle, beguiling hour.
‘The King of Edinburgh’ returns to The Stand with the daily podcast all the cool kids are calling ‘RHEFP!’ Running almost every day throughout the Fringe, each show consist…
Multi award-winning Doug returns with a brand new show that’ll turn you into mind reading mentalists.
If you are attracted by the glittering diversity of shows offered by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, then this is one for you.
Tania Edwards is wonderfully open and relaxes quickly, gracing the stage pint-in hand.
Sell-out Edinburgh 2012 and 2013 Adelaide Fringe.
Fresh from the Namat Theatre in Cairo, Human and Other Things offers a select glimpse of Egypt, albeit in a rather frustrating manner.
Dynamic, physical, moving (literally), touching (even more literally) and hilarious; this is the New Art Club, Tom Roden and Pete Shenton, two men who are on a mission to make you …
Are you the indecisive sort who suffers a meltdown at the thought of having to decide between shows from the novel-thick Fringe guide? Are you loath to bend to the will of the more…
What do you do when you realise that the life you have lived up until now isn’t the life you wanted to live? Who are you now and where are you going? How far will you go in searc…
A show that gathers different academics, doctors, scientists and the like to intellectually entertain has real potential and if the hour had been filled with funny facts from enter…
With thousands of shows out there, Rhys Mathewson’s show title is a clever one.
During the Fringe, a haven for ill equipped hastily prepared venues, it can be reassuring to witness a comedy show at a place dedicated to stand up all year round.
Churches are great: not only is a marvellous acoustic found within those imposing stone walls, but visitors also feel an inherently peaceful atmosphere upon entry.
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
Aptly for an exhibition of graphite and glasswork, Alison Kinnaird’s Luminesce is a gentle and delicate affair.
See the vibrant world of the Fringe through the eyes of schoolchildren from across Scotland at this free exhibition of entries in the 2013 Fringe Schools Poster Competition, includ…
Returning for its ninth season, critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
Miles Jupp chairs It’s Not What You Know, the panel show which sets out to see how well panellists know those closest to them.
The Hill Street venue has a great find in their ‘Master’s Room’ space and Hinge Theatre has installed itself there to present Ordinary Things: a two-actor, four character pla…
Based on a true story, Sophie Pelhams one-woman show about coping with bipolar disorder is sensitively disturbing and, surprisingly, also fantastically funny.
Fringe venue behemoth Laughing Horse present a mixed bag of comedy upstairs at the Quadrant hosted by mentalist magician Mr.
A soggy Sunday afternoon spent in a cosy tent with the rain pitter-pattering on the roof felt much better than the battle of brollies it took to get there.
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…
(previews start on Thursday; opens on July 11) The Forest of Arden has a new look.
The Caves on the Cowgate certainly can’t be accused of over-selling itself as a venue - you get exactly what it says on the ticket as you’re ushered into their dingy cellar, alread…
The title of this show is a rather misleading one.
During the Great Depression thousands of American World War I veterans gathered in Washington DC to demand payment of promised bonuses.
Fun Bags are four very funny women.
In my opinion medical professionals should stop making musical one-woman shows at the Fringe.
New Art Club are certainly as good as their word, and over an hour they they recount an elaborate tale which centres around a fierce rivalry between two small, dull villages in Cam…
Ill 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 Scotlands…
This is a show which will divide audiences, causing disputes of both an interpersonal and internal nature.
‘Funny’s funny, except when it’s not’ seems to be the general message of this compilation show.
Doug Segal delivers a perplexing array of mind-blowing, mind-reading tricks modulating gradually to a standing ovation climax.
When the matchmakers of Austens time are no more, fear not: I Love You, Youre Perfect, Now Change negotiates, with excruciatingly spot-on humour, the difficulties of the mo…
Chortle has long been a staple for any keen comedy fan.
Shrewsbury School here lives up to its gleaming reputation with a technically flawless production.
In his program notes writer Adam J A Cass remarks this one-person show is based on a boy who is out there somewhere, the out there being cyber space.
David Longley’s opening skit is enough to put you off children’s television for life.
Off-Broadway’s longest running musical comes to the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Live at The Electric promised some of the best sketch comedy of the Fringe hosted by the extremely likable and endearing Russell Kane.
Lewis Schaffer’s schtick is that he is an ex New York Jew making his way in this strange foreign land and hating every minute of it.
Franny Winters and her husband Harm Groespecker bound on stage to the music from The Avengers.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
As a recent ex-Catholic, I know there’s a lot of material to be got from the Catholic Church, whether you’re a member or not.
Moving dexterously between paranoid nightmare sequences and kitsch music numbers, You Obviously Know What I’m Talking About tells the story of nervous recluse Winfield Scott Bori…
Luke Milford is a likeable chap who seems to like people, so much so they form a major part of his show.
The two performers Kevin McMahon and Alan Hudson take as their starting point their discovery of a book Tricks 4 Chicks: How to Pull Girls with Magic.
‘Well Done You’ calls itself a character sketch show, but Lucy Trodd and Ruth Bratt are in character even when not doing sketches.
Assisted suicide, euthanasia, murder.
It’s usually a good sign when a sketch group can make you smile before you even enter the venue.
This was an intriguing and innovative portrayal of one of the bard’s best known comedies performed by an all male cast of eleven.
As I entered this new space at ten thirty last night after a full days reviewing my heart sank.
With so much free fringe it’s can be a daunting prospect wading through the guide to find what’s worthwhile.
Lisa Tierney-Keogh’s Four Last Things is an evocative, but turbid, journey through the Irish country landscape and all unspoken things.
Just so you’re perfectly clear, You Will Be Rare is hugely engaging and memorable; but it’s not a piece of theatre.
This comedy thriller by Israeli duo Elephant and the Mouse has a plot twist so delicious that giving it away would be murder.
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
Five stars only go to a show that is to all intents perfect, that wakens something inside you and keeps you utterly captivated for an entire hour.
David Mulholland is a former Wall Street Journal hack and this is a show driven by the passion of a good journalist for getting the story right and a hatred of bad journalism and t…
James Acaster claims to be very excitable, but this claim is not borne out by his laid back delivery and mundane choice of topics.
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…
Out with the old and in with the new.
As you were takes a deep look into the effects of war.
When one of the acts announced that this shouldn’t be called The Best of So You Think You’re Funny, but instead, Which Comedian is Free on a Week Night at 11.
An exploration of modern society and our responses to it, Life Is Too Good To Be True is a one-man show presented by the Netherlands’ Het Geluid (The Noise).
This is Lucy Porter’s 5th visit to the Fringe and at last she’s managing to fake sincerity.
Depression and other mental illnesses are often unfairly ignored in our society.
ArtC Venues5/5Jaw-droppingly, edge of your seat incredible.
This award-winning play by Timberlake Wertenbaker was first performed at Londons Royal Court in 1988 and has lost none of its power.
It’s hard to know how to judge Rare Notions Theatre Company’s first contribution to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Thomas Annand and David Day have come all the way from Ireland to prove that there’s far more to African drumming than monotonous banging.
Sketch You Up! is a brand new sketch show written by Dan Robinson.
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…
In this world premiere from Rachael Coopes, Daniel Goldman’s superb direction reveals a taut piece of drama that is utterly captivating to watch.
The cozy upstairs room of The Quadrant was all-abuzz with the sound of glasses clinking and chitter-chatter, preceding what I hoped would be a night of raucous laughter and merrime…
This is a play about love and art, and the lengths someone will go to reach out and take hold of something real and tangible from each, or both, of these two abstract concepts.
Michael Redmond seems like a perfectly happy chap.
Completely bizarre, the Dog-Eared Collective held nothing back in their unrelenting comedy set which had everything from detective lives of Beethoven and Bach to Glasgow’s 2022 O…
The surreal, imaginative landscape of Chris Harrison’s Last Night Things Happened is a journey to the implausible, back-flipping through the nonsensical, spiraling into the whims…
Im sitting there, innocently enjoying the show, when John-Luke Roberts points at me and declares that no-one really likes having conversations with me, they only do it so they ca…
Caimh McDonnell’s (pronounced ‘Queeve’) opening gambit is a book of ice breaking questions, which provides the initial inspiration for his routine.
Traverse has presented the most elegant of double bills for the Fringe by showcasing two of Scotland’s prized playwrights, David Greig and David Harrower.
It is very hard to know how to describe Gareth Morinan’s show.
Bang Bang Youre Dead is largely based on a shooting in Oregon in 1998, in which a fifteen-year old boy killed his parents and then two of his fellow high school pupils, injuring …
It may not surprise you to learn that Those Magnificent Men shares a framing device with the film that shares half of its name.
Billed primarily as comedy, it’s only natural to spend the first few minutes of this show wondering where the jokes are.
It is a brave company which puts on the first Fringe production of the Gershwins’ ‘Crazy for You’ so soon after the Regents Park Open Air production, which transferred succes…
Jessica Pidsley has given herself a challenge, one that she hopes will help her audience to change their attitudes towards their body.
In an age of ever rising ticket prices and purple cow shaped venues it is nice to find something that represents good old fashioned value.
It’s impossible not to like Sam Fletcher.
There aren’t many taboos left in comedy.
What was it Margaret from The Apprentice said about Edinburgh University this year? ‘Perhaps it’s not what it used to be.
The notoriously foul-mouthed Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets have toned down their act for this family friendly show.
In his own words, Tom Goodliffe is a big, friendly nerd.
There’s much to commend in Red Ladder Theatre’s ‘Forgotten Things’, written by Emma Adams.
Abi wants a baby.
Writing a show is a difficult enough task; to then both act and direct said show is worthy of a titan.
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 …
The question of how a person really measures the value of their lives and those lives that they effect has always been the heart and soul of the Broadway smash-hit rock opera Rent.
Made in China’s We Hope You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?) is a 50 minute snapshot of two lifelong friends, Jess and Chris, sharing a night in, while everyone else is out getting…
This play promises a quick and basic guide to the development of western theatre.
Deep in the cellars of the Café Voltaire a science experiment is taking place.
I Love You, Youre Perfect, Now Change is a comedy musical from the pen of Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts.
he headline of this review was the most prolific tweet of the night at Unravel’s ‘Only Gig You Can Control With Your Phone’ and frankly, it’s a good question.
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…
Academy Of Death is one of two musicals at this years Fringe in which the major theme is body-snatching in Edinburgh in the 1820s, the other being Burke And Hare A Musical P…
This performance was never going to be a side-splitter.
Something consistently excellent about Belt Up’s productions is their dedication to preserving the illusion.
Just Up The Stairs at The Caves is packed to the rafters for this mid-afternoon hour of sketch comedy.
Socks playing guitar.
Brecht’s famous parable about living a good life in a world ruled by money is here performed admirably by students from the Chinese International School of Hong Kong.
So we all know the premise for a rom com: girl meets boy, some sort of complication, girl and boy fall in love.
Two women, one food queue and one unlikely friendship.
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…
Who really was Marilyn Monroe? Sadly after seeing I Wanna Be Loved By You Im still as clueless as when I went in.
A series of five very short plays penned by American playwright Will Eno, Oh, the Humanity and Other Good Intentions is a collection of character-driven glimpses into the human con…
Marc Burrows borrows from the 90s genre of Britpop all he needs to know about sex and girls.
This play is set in a penal colony in eighteenth century Australia.
There’s something about the marriage of the arcane and the amusing, the faux Victoriana of shows like ‘Bleak Expectations’, that I always find enjoyable.
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 …
I may be wrong - and do tell me if you know how it’s done - but I think I may have just seen the best, simplest, most perplexing and gob-stoppingly awesome trick I’ve ever seen.
Deja Vu, according to a very quick Google search I just did, means ‘a feeling of having already experienced the present situation.
Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary.
There are no tickets for The Good, The Bad and The Extra-terrestrials but every audience member is presented with a cowboy hat and a toy revolver to get into the spirit of things.
Couple Francisco and Anna share their flat with Fergus.
The stunning opening of Debussy’s ‘Prélude à L’après midi d’un faune’ set the standard for the rest of the night as the trilling flute and solemn oboe against the bac…
It will come as no surprise that this is a controversial play.
Nine members of the Scottish Dance Theatre company take to the stage to dance.
Bouncing on stage with a declaration that he’s always wanted to play the smallest gig at the Festival, Luke Toulson is quick to establish a rapport with his small but perfectly for…
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.
Riding on the success of last year’s excellent production of A Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare Napa Valley launched themselves into the deep end with an incredibly daring adaptatio…
The key to the ‘The Girls of Slender Means’ is a poem.
Ivor Novello and Noel Coward have both been celebrated countless times in musical biopics, but this could be the first time that their respective careers and lives have been combin…
Ring-ring! Ring ring! What’s that sound? It’s the sound of ten students from London trying to get to grips with an un-winable war.
Having just won ITV’s Show Me the Funny the previous night, Patrick Monahan’s mood was one of pure ecstasy as he was pushed past a queuing audience into the venue two minutes b…
Sporting Leo Sayer hair, tinted round-lens specs and a Cheshire Cat smile, Carl Donnelly is an eminently likeable 28-year-old blessed with the natural off-beat London wit of Noel F…
Fiona Paul wants to take us to ‘Pleasure Level 10’; starting with handing out Jaffa Cakes on the door, she very nearly succeeds.
The Fringe is often praised for its glorious variety but there are some things listed in the Fringe guide that exceed the proper constraints of a show.
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.
While call centres are certainly no stranger to the routines of stand-ups, it is a rarity to find someone from the other side of the fence.
Disembodied voices are not what you need to hear in a venue that’s already as spooky as the Old Town’s Underbelly, but that what you get at the start of Ed Aczel’s comedy set as he…
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.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Knot Theory presents a new piece of writing about the decline of a suburban family in a piece of new writing by Niki Orfanou.
Traversing the line between the silly and the outrageous whilst keeping a comic dignity is a difficult skill to master.
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…
This four-piece breakdancing crew is agile, energetic and hard-hitting.
Hailing from Switzerland, Tom Lauri (and his fingers) is attending to all our magic needs at the Sweet Grassmarket with his deadpan offering of comedy/cabaret magic.
Prince Philip supposedly coined the word ‘dontopedology’ in describing his talent for ‘opening one’s mouth and putting one’s foot in it’, and in this free show at Espio…
Six actors take turns playing a beachcomber while the rest watch, amused and concerned.
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is a director’s dream.
This red, rude and raunchy show faced a difficult task transforming a university lecture theatre into the cabaret version of hell on earth, but thanks to some inspired acting from …
Hide and Seek Theatre certainly didn’t shy away from difficult subject matter in Radha is Looking Good, which expresses the interior thoughts of a severely autistic woman – Rad…
Zoi Dimitriou and Andrew Graham begin their “interdisciplinary duet” counting and slowly crumpling to the ground.
Glee and High School Musical meet Dr Seuss.
A fear of the unknown is at the heart of ‘Is It Really Good to Talk?’ and it’s a fear that most of us know well, one way or another.
So sexy that 70% of the room would leave pregnant with very hairy babies (and that’s not just the women) was the warning we received, as we sat ourselves down and prepared for th…
DugOut Theatre’s Inheritance Blues has already proven to be a winner, picking up ISDF 2012 Festgoers’ Choice Award.
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…
Three characters from The Seagull are in a CND meeting.
And the Devil May Drag You Under is a modern, sexy circus show adapted to fit the stage at Fletch @ St Andrews.
A man in the front row at Bec Hill’s show accuses her of being the worst comedian he’s ever seen.
A funeral sees the coming together of three siblings for their estranged father’s send-off, but this new musical is not really about death - it is about life and the suppressed t…
Two comic actors play numerous different quirky characters, as the quest to read the big, breaking news goes on.
While not the slickest show this side of the Royal Mile, Sh!it Theatre’s Job Seekers Anonymous was definitely something extraordinary.
‘I Wish You Love’ traces the intense friendship between Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich through dialogue and their own songs.
This two person show is set in a surreal, but unnervingly, probable world of a massive corporation - where encouraging chirpy American voices in the lift congratulate people on ‘te…
Four Screws Loose blow preconceptions of the Free Fringe wide apart with their dazzling debut show, Latecomers Will Be Shot.
So, another year another thousand student companies bringing I Love You, Youre Perfect, Now Change to the Fringe.
“D’you hear about Todd?” An innocuous question shouted over a bar inspires the better part of an hour’s worth of reflection on death in the modern age in this curious and c…
Last year on my final weekend at the Fringe, a friend of mine met a local man at the Silent Disco, started snogging him, and then eventually started to date him.
‘Come in girls, sit anywhere you like.
Ed O’Meara has some of the scariest flyers on the Fringe, with a teasing tag, ‘Follow Your Nightmares’.
With their smart suits and elaborate PowerPoint presentation, the Gentlemen of Leisure have the air of two eager-to-please, newly qualified teachers trying to pep up an A-level Eng…
It occurred to me watching Neil LaBute’s 90-minute four-hander, that he is the nearest thing America has to George Bernard Shaw.
The obvious, but often overlooked difficulty with one act plays is their length.
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…
Looking at people’s holiday pictures can be a downright dull experience.
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.
Alexis Dubus opened his show by telling us that what we were going to watch was a stand up comedy act that is built around a storytelling structure.
Performed in the Pleasance Undergrand, 30 Birds multimedia production is undeniably aesthetically pleasing.
Atmospheric is the word for this production.
I love Lili.
The Soap Kitchen have an act which will be familiar to anyone who’s seen Who’s Line Is It Anyway.
‘I was going to have a cucumber down my pants’ says compere Marc Smethurst, removing a cucumber from his pants, ‘but there’s a reviewer in tonight.
The costumes may be naff, the props may break, but the belly laughs come thick and fast in this fun-filled hour of winningly surreal sketch comedy.
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.
The entrance of Patrick Monahan is an explosive one; the comedian subverts self-introduction by making sure everyone is comfortable with his touchy-feely comedy.
Phill Jupitus asked us here to ask him questions.
Marking the closing weekend of the Edinburgh Fringe, the legendary Kölsch is bringing his fresh new international party, IPSO, to the capital for one night only.
Achtung! Achtung! Comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland are bringing their highly acclaimed World War II podcast to the Edinburgh Festival.
An immersive experience by emerging Adelaide artists and musicians, focusing on retrospection through personal memory and experience.
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…
Spend a balmy evening with artists, musos, muses, comedians, pranksters, foodies and funksters … We are inviting you to laugh yr face off, eat yr heart out, dance yr pants off, p…
Comedy, circus, storytelling, poetry and stupid science.
Having gone viral for her impersonation and parodies of Liz Truss, impressionist Nerine Skinner chats with Katerina Partolina about 'The Exorcism of Liz Truss', in the sense of bot...
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 about...
The curtain is about to rise on another year of the Prague Fringe Festival which is entering its 23rd year. This year's line-up features about 40 different shows over 6 days
Director John Mitton tells tell us about this year's , The British Theatre Challenge, the plays and the writers.
Double Fringe First Winners, Xhloe & Natasha talk to us about the Edinburgh Fringe and what made them want to bring their Fringe First winning shows, And Then The Rodeo Burned Down...
Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced a fantastic competition for secondary schools and sixth form colleges throughout the UK.
Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2024 is now open for declarations of interest and grant application
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Simon Ximenez "feelz the noise" as he talks with punk legend Ed Banger about bringing the glam to the Edinburgh Festival this year.
Ginny Hogan and Nick Pupo are two New-Yorkers who will be debuting their solo comedy shows Regression and Addicted at Edinburgh Fringe this year.
We asked Charlotte Anne-Tilley to reflect upon her journey to becoming an actor/writer prior to opening with her show Almost Adult at the Edinburgh Fringe.
We've seen from shows such as Fleabag in 2013 that success at your Edinburgh debut show can lead to worldwide success.
Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes’ Her Me Out will be premiering at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August - you may have seen Sikisa on the BBC or Live at The Apollo, or even received legal...
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.
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: Over 360 Exciting Shows Await Theatre Enthusiasts at the Edinburgh Fringe
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...
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.
The sixth pub crawl in our series takes place in Leith.
The fifth in our festival pub crawls traverses the New Town.
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.
The third of our pub crawls, the Old Town North trail has an extensive list of both core and optional bars to choose from.
The first in our series of Fringe Festival pub crawls 2019 takes us from Morningside to the Meadows.
The second crawl in our festival pub crawls 2019 takes you through Newington.
After a year of excellent shows, picking the winner was harder than ever.
There’s been disco-dancing to Madonna in an old church, vegan based stand up in a room above a pub, incredible acrobatics, hilarious cabaret songs about near-death experiences an...
Today theSpaceUK announces its 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Season with over 400 shows and the biggest new-writing programme at the Fringe.
There have been some stellar hits and some definite misses, but with some five star performances just starting their runs it could be that your favourite show of Brighton Fringe 2...
That’s right, we’re already coming towards the halfway point of Brighton Fringe.
From dark comedies, to sci-fi authors, to an uncooked lump of dough, Brighton Fringe certainly offers surprises for everyone as we head into this second weekend.
Welcome to Brighton Fringe 2019! We’re ready to welcome back old favourites, discover new talent and generally have a jolly good time.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
The Warren will be relocating for Brighton Fringe 2019 to a brand new venue in the heart of the city
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.
Just like that, we approach the final weekend of Brighton Fringe.
Despite the costs many performers experience putting on a production there are plenty who use the platform provided to them to fundraise or raise awareness for a cause close to the...
May is marvellous.
You've probably walked the circumference of the globe the amount of times you've been up and down the pier.
We're almost mid-way through the Fringe and it seems like there are more shows than ever to pick from.
After the glorious sunshine of the opening weekend, you might be forgiven for thinking that the fun might be over.
Do you always listen out for the screeching sound of the TARDIS? Have you dreamed of captaining the Enterprise to boldly go where no one has gone before? Does other people’s lack...
It’s the bank holiday and you’re ready for the long weekend – but what to do? Read on to discover how to kick-start your weekend with comedy, beer, parties and Julie Andrews.
The Warren once again joined with Brighton Fringe to celebrate the opening of Brighton Fringe 2018 with a fantastic free firework display on Thursday 3rd May.
Know your camembert from your comté? Your seitan from your soy? If you serve your steak on a Himalayan salt block or enjoy covering your chargrilled cauliflower with chermoula the...
Broadway Baby Publisher, Pete Shaw, offers a comprehensive guide to marketing your show at a fringe festival such as Edinburgh with tips on budgets, creating a press release, socia...
As one of the heavy hitters at Brighton Fringe, Sweet Venues have announced they doubling their number of spaces in 2018 with two new venues.
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.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
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...
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...
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.
As we celebrate 70 years of Edinburgh Fringe defiance, Fay Roberts suggests that more work is needed to make it truly open access for everyone.
Improv is as big as it’s ever been at the Fringe, with well over a hundred shows for you to choose from.
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.
With the second and most exhausting weekend of the Fringe nearly in the rearview mirror, it’s time to have a rest day.
Leyla Josephine is a performance artist and writer from Glasgow.
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...
As the Edinburgh International Festival and its Fringe celebrate their 70th anniversaries, Broadway Baby’s James T.
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.
Another stellar year of entertainment at Brighton Fringe has once again made choosing the winner of the coveted Broadway Bobby incredibly difficult.
May Bank Holiday weekend can only mean one thing; Brighton Fringe is almost upon us.
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...
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...
Renowned for its comedy, Brighton Fringe is the perfect time to discover brand new talents. Here’s our guide to stand-ups you’d be totally crazy to miss.
Last week saw 10 shows that will be selling out shortly, this week brings 10 shows that might be currently flying under the radar, but not for very much longer.
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.
Are you excited about Brighton Fringe yet? We are! And with 988 Brighton Fringe shows and events now listed on Broadway Baby you've found the right place for the best coverage of t...
Comedy from Jerry Sadowitz, mime from Trygve Wakensha and music from U.
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.
Our Winter Sale promotion is now live and we have a number of amazing deals & offers.
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...
Former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, sports presenter Ore Oduba and actress Lesley Joseph are the latest celebrities announced to appear on the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour, wh...
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.
Bobby Winner Ten Storey Love Song (adapted by Luke Barnes from the Richard Milward novel) is a play cum techno gig about five wretched tower-block inhabitants who deserve better fr...
Handing out flyers on the street is one of the most famously unpleasant parts of putting on a show at the Fringe.
A delicious Fringe First cocktail at Brookes Bar with the super funny and talented Naomi Petersen! Go see her show I Am Telling You I'm Not Going... and tonight she didn't!
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...
The Fringe is the single most exciting date in the student-theatre calendar.
The Many Doors of Frank Feelbad is a brave and engaging work about how children and families process and communicate grief.
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...
Stop The Train is a new musical from Rick Guard and Phil Rice following the story of commuters plunged into a dangerous situation - and forced to talk to each other.
Pete De-Graft Johnson, also known as The Repeat Beat Poet, is a poet and organiser of The PAD, a studio and events space in London.
Attila the Stockbroker began performing poetry in the 1980s, and since then has toured the world.
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.
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...
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.
In the 1960s, NASA funded scientists set out to try and teach dolphins to speak.
Join Adrian Bradley for Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Shruti Chauhan is a poet and performer from Leicester.
Join Adrian Bradley for Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Join Adrian Bradley for Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Join Adrian Bradley for Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh 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...
Join Adrian Bradley for Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Join Adrian Bradley for the inaugural Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe. How far will some performers go to promote their shows?
Silver Lining’s Throwback is an aerial and acrobatic circus caper about the power of nostalgia and collective memory.
Poet Sophia Walker, former BBC Slam champion, is back! But this time she’s on the other side of the clipboard: organising and hosting the competition she once won.
Looking to catch ‘em all while in Edinburgh? Well you’re in luck. The festival is stuffed with PokeStops and Pidgeys. We run down what’s on offer at the main venues.
Comic Russell Hicks has seen them all, and provides some advice for audience members tempted to join in with the show how not to be 'that guy'.
Thinking of getting some leg-over whilst in the Scottish capital? Funny man Patrick Turpin is here with a four-step programme to ensure you get the right release.
Kevin Mclean is one of the organizers of Loud Poets, a poetry collective entering its third year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Groomed, a powerful play about child abuse written and performed by Patrick Sandford ex-artistic director of Southampton’s Nuffield Theatre, swept the board at the Brighton Fring...
It’s the halfway point for Brighton Fringe and there are still hundreds of shows left to see.
Today we're chatting to A Case of You: The Musical of Joni Mitchell, a contemporary interpretation of the hits that made Joni an icon of the 70's.
Our panel of judges were unanimous in voting Captain Morgan as the winner of the 2015 Broadway Baby Bobby award at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe.
Memories of a Lullaby is a one woman show about Saras' experiences growing up in Venezuela.
Numerous award-winning companies will be joining us again at this year at Brighton Fringe in the ever astounding Dance and Physical Theatre category.
Ever wondered who works behind the scenes at Brighton Fringe? We've been talking to sound designer and technician Daniel Stevens to find out what he's been up to this festival.
After months of waiting, Brighton Fringe opened its doors last night with the launches of three major venues.
A key Brighton Fringe venue, The Marlborough is located in one of the oldest public houses in the city.
A well seasoned Brighton-Fringer, Rosie Blackwell-Sutton certianly has her hands full this year producing her own show as well as marketing three interestnig performances.
For this year’s Brighton Fringe, Broadway Baby Editor Beth Troakes has been on the hunt to for the insider information as our performers, venue mangers, programmers, press team...
With close to 300 different comedy shows at the Brighton Fringe, you might find yourself a bit over-whelmed by the choice.
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.
Hundreds of shows, thousands of performers and one unique city.
Broadway Baby has a little chat with sultry songstress Cat Loud, who is bringing Cat Loud's Wayward Girls to Edinburgh '16 alongside The Bluewater.
To celebrate the opening of its biggest ever festival, Brighton Fringe has joined forces with The Warren to kick things off with a bang by laying on its first ever fireworks displa...
The Dukebox Theatre are looking for a plethora of Open Mic Brighton based performers to grace their stage this Brighton Fringe.
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...
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Broadway Baby, the largest reviewing publication at the Edinburgh Fringe, has named Henry St Leger as the Editor for this year’s festival.
Award-winning theatre director Thom Southerland has been appointed Artistic Director of London’s Charing Cross Theatre.
Comedy from Max and Ivan, music from Cassetteboy and DJ Rubbish, cabaret from Le Gateau Chocolate and world premieres galore are among the many highlights at the 2016 Brighton Frin...
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 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 has been named as Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, filling the post Kath Mainland will vacate in March.
Brighton Fringe is asking people in Sussex to give the gift of joy this Christmas by helping the Fringe put on its first ever opening night parade.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
If you have never dipped your toe in the Fringe waters as a performer, now is your chance to take part in England’s largest arts festival
Broadway Baby publisher Pete Shaw wraps up his Edinburgh experience via his iPhone photo stream.
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...
In Brite Theatre's production of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Emily Carding stars as Richard but all the world’s a stage and the audience literally players in it - taking on the ...
Agnes Török is a Swedish spoken-word performer, poetry events organizer and part of Loud Poets.
Jemima Foxtrot is an award-shortlisted performance poet who fuses spoken word and song in her Fringe show, Melody.
L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris is one of the world's most influential theatre schools.
Round two from our stand-up columnist Steffan Alun.
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.
Every year performers stock up their flat fridges with sustenance for the Fringe, but what happens to their leftovers when August winds up? Comedian Simon Caine has founded the Edi...
The Falcon’s Malteser is the story of private detective Tim Diamond and his younger brother Nick becoming embroiled in a malteser-related mystery.
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...
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 ...
So here it is, Tasty Monster's inaugural EdFringe Pie of the Day! And where better to start than Auld Jock's Pie Shoppe, named for the master of Greyfriar's Bobby, a gem hidden in ...
Tanya Holt, producer, performer and writer is to grace the stage this year with Cautionary Tales For Daughters. Broadway Baby finds out more.
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...
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.
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.
Who isn't a sucker for a good production company name? That's right - no one.
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.
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 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...
If you're taking a show to Brighton Fringe this year you want some free advertising, don't you? Sure you do.
England's largest mixed-arts festival, the Brighton Fringe, has launched its online programme.
Broadway Baby Publisher, Pete Shaw, offers a comprehensive guide to marketing your show at the Brighton Fringe with tips on budgets, creating a press release, social media and bran...