There are people who eat the earth and eat all the people on it.
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.
Little Red is off her head.
On this, the year of our Lord 2024, it’s a brand-new, hour-long, stand-up comedy concert from your ol’ pal Rhys Nicholson.
Discover the world of Edwardian seaside beauty pageants at the Globe this summer, as Princess Essex, a new play by Anne Odeke, bursts into our iconic open-air theatre.
Sassy swing and jumpin’ jazz from Scotland’s hugely popular and biggest amateur big band.
Festival Director Nicola Benedetti performs a mesmerising violin solo in a classical programme that explores the animal kingdomSome of the world’s best classical music pieces are…
Michael Hastie, Scotland’s number one Michael Bublé tribute, with the world-record breaking big band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation.
Indulge in the enchanting melodies of this Italian string quartet at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Escaping the party presents a gruelling choice: endure existential crisis forever? Or learn to stay numb to it all? Combining physical theatre with surrealist horror and cartoon co…
Following on from last year’s acclaimed show Debut, Stu returns with the raw beginnings of his sophomore presentation.
In this new comedy, five law students attempt to figure out which one of them “dunnit” when their eccentric tutor Richard Branston-Blackwell drops dead at the annual second-year di…
Grubby Little Mitts presents a new material night dedicated exclusively to sketch comedy! Join the Grubbs with your favourite sketch comedians as they present a scrapbook of madnes…
For three performances only, the four-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and star of BBC’s Two Doors Down is back with 2023’s critically-acclaimed, sell-out show.
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…
From 2024 Sondheim/Jonathan Larson Grant Rooftop Writer and 10th-ranked woman poet in the world Gigi Bella, Big Feelings explores mental health, feminism and the gospel of Taco Bel…
Canada’s Allyson June Smith is Little Smith Sunshine.
Dom Hutchins – The Big Issues.
Join a massive line-up of comedy stars for a stupendous evening to fight against brain tumours.
Little Pickle is a Pol-ish drag clown who simply won’t shut up about astrology, generational trauma, AI and he/r coparented witch cat.
Take a strobe down memory lane with the UK’s premier rave raconteur.
Cobin Millage is f*cking sick and tired of this f*cking sh*t.
Back for their seventh show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Talentz presents the creepy, kooky, mysteriously spooky Addams Family musical.
While walking through the park one day, Chicken Little is hit on the head! She decides to tell the Prime Minister the sky is falling, and so begins a perilous journey: travelling t…
The chilling words of HG Wells are brought to life in this one-woman storytelling show.
A man attempts to map the aspects of his mental health through perhaps the worst medium possible: poetry.
Big beats and stand-up comedy join forces for Fringe afterparty antics.
Pad Thai, the world-famous Thai dish, is more than noodles, beansprouts and peanuts.
Prepare yourselves for a wild and wonderful variety night hosted by character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye of critically acclaimed Siblings, starring their family…
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
Let’s cook to impress and master Thai cookery in a very short time.
‘No woman should touch pen and ink: they had too much passion and too little sense.
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…
One woman.
Back for a fifth year with the hottest jazz you’ll see this summer, Tenement Jazz Band continue their exploration of the red hot roots of jazz, ragtime and blues.
Learn the exotic art of fruit and vegetable carving to enhance the visual appeal of your dishes, making them more enticing and appetizing.
26 boxes full of joy and fun.
We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big band era.
‘A properly talented comic.
Join Alex the Magician for an exciting children’s magic show, back for its fourth year at the Edinburgh Fringe.
This is the endearing classic about a mouse named Stuart Little who is born into an ordinary New York family.
Queer, chic and outrageous – you’re invited to the biggest, gayest party at the Fringe (fun straights allowed).
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…
The biggest laughs from the biggest little-person-friendly comedy stars! We drove our clown car around town and picked up the funniest in family-friendly comedy to make one enormou…
Set in a rave club, we see the lives and battles of a group of friends coming to terms with getting older and the reality of faded dreams and ambitions.
Every day at 7pm, Greg Hurst has a little treat.
Life is a fragile magic we are trying to hold, always hoping to fully grasp it.
The feel-good, eight-piece band returns to Edinburgh with their award-winning show, taking its audience across America and discovering the roots of blues and soul.
Meaty Sue’s parents have gone to the big barbecue in the sky and her impending wedding day is missing her elusive estranged Big Brother Big Farma Phil.
In a land where stories are magic, magicians are storytellers and people are ingredients in spells.
Emily Markoe wrote a totally normal comedy show.
A group of stereotypically attractive and slightly dim young people trapped in a fun fair haunted house.
Hands-on masterclass and demonstration of three delicious dishes.
On an endless summer night, love’s joys and complications play out in triple-time.
Cheeky and spirited, 99 Red Hot Kitties and a Cockatoo possesses an endearing seductiveness, with time-honoured burlesque and fan dances.
Considered the best open mic in the UK.
Big Bad Beck is ready to huff and puff and blow the house down in this WIP show.
Booger Red survives a rough childhood, becoming a renowned hellfire and brimstone Southern Baptist preacher.
Maria Fedulova, award-winning comedian and enemy of the Russian state, talks family, crime, and living the life of a refugee in her hilarious debut hour.
Best Thai red curry – the national dish of Thailand.
Things have gotten a little bit harder lately.
Having performed her solo show from Belgium to Estonia, Switzerland to Luxembourg, New Zealand and back again, Heli Pärna does not hold back – in her witty, funny and vulnerable…
An educational, informative, invaluable and eye-opening session.
‘This is just the start.
Little Smash Comedy brings its multi award-winning show to the Fringe after a sell-out run in 2023.
25 years ago, Soness swapped Florida for Tokyo to become the voice of many well-known animations.
A tale of comedy, Covid, cancer and some complete and utter c*nts! Four years ago Simon went through a break up and decided to try comedy.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
End your day at the Festival in style at our iconic Edinburgh venue with the very best in stand-up talent.
Ever felt down? Like you’re swimming upstream? Like life isn’t all its quacked up to be? You’re not alone! Join award-winning cabaret star Ada Campe for a few flights of fanc…
No script, Sherlock! Stars of UK and Australian Fringes take you on an award-winning improvised romp through the underworld of Victorian Britain, packed with shady villains, red he…
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Big Value Comedy Show is an established showcase of the best new comedic talent.
Exclusive to Fringe 2024! See Edinburgh on two wheels.
Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people.
A castaway is saved from the surging seas.
Three top stand-ups perform their very best routines just as they do in comedy clubs up and down the country and abroad, just without the swearing! PG Hits is a professional stand-…
Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Lauren Pattison is back with a brand-new show.
At four, Otter was so moved by Princess Diana’s death that he wept outside the palace while his father took pictures and laughed.
Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot.
All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin Mor and Logy Logan take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
From the creator of Science Magic comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves.
Join Breadlove and Poophead in a cosmic journey where your child isn’t just an audience member – they’re the hero of their own interstellar adventure! Will they save the galaxy? …
A family show like no other from a company that specialises in creating original, innovative theatrical stories.
Join Australian musical comedian Darby James for his multi-award-winning cabaret about the process of sperm donation.
You’re born, you’re in it, you’re dead.
Rosie and Hugh the Hedgehog are best friends.
Big Fish is Stephanie Bradshaw’s debut stand-up show, inspired by her life as an attention-seeking (anxious, delicate, shy) mega diva, based in the small rural town of Keswick, Cum…
After a seven-year hiatus from the Fringe, Trygve Wakenshaw returns with his new hilarious mime-clown-comedy show.
Winner: Best of Fringe Toronto 2023! What does a 31-year-old theatre kid do when a DNA test reveals that his biological parents aren’t quite who he thought they were? Write a music…
The award-winning TMB transports Gogol’s Inspector General to 1970s small-town America.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Josh Glanc is back with a brand-new show.
Join sketch comics Grubby Little Mitts (Rosie Nicholls and Sullivan Brown) in their third magnum opus! Award-winning sketch duo Grubby Little Mitts amplifies the normal to chaotic …
After a sell-out run at Dublin Fringe, host of Radio 4’s The Divil’s Own John Meagher makes his debut at The Gilded Balloon with his debut show Big Year.
On this, the year of our Lord 2024, it’s a brand-new, hour-long, stand-up comedy concert from your ol’ pal Rhys Nicholson.
Good morning Edinburgh! We’re back bringing you brand-new, delicious, rotating “menus” of 10-15 minute comedies, eccentricities and mini-dramas - all served up with complimentary t…
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 …
An orphaned girl defiantly alone in a wood.
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
Ray lives to swim.
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat…
Welcome to the Russian Mafia Family! Maria Fedulova is a Russian refugee forced to leave her country because she’s against the war.
Join Ken Wood and the Mixers on a once in a lifetime musical journey around America to discover the roots of soul.
Simon Hall has had a hell of a few years.
It is our great pleasure to invite you all to The Big Game on Sunday 26th May (bank holiday!!), a collaboration celebration, a psych-circus spectacle, and the biggest gig we’ve b…
RAVE BABY is a neon-soaked family clubbing experience where kids get to bring their grown-ups along for the ride! Expect an hour of soul-inspiring fun, dancing together to the ecle…
The best way to discover your new favourite comedian! We choose the best comedians of the festival to perform their funniest PG-rated material.
From the creator of Science Magic, comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves.
Step right up and prepare for pandemonium at the Kids Khaos Carnival Family Show, starring the one and only Logy Logan from Circus Sonas! Get ready to be swept away in a tornado of…
Martin J Dixon returns to the Fringe with his hilarious show BIG FAT GAY (he’s used the title before, it’s a good title).
Join sketch comics Grubby Little Mitts (Rosie Nicholls and Sullivan Brown) in their third magnum opus - expect high drama, falling over and a giant pair of *redacted*! Award winni…
This concert will introduce the audience to all the instruments of our orchestra through a performance of Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, as well as take you on El…
THE CIRCUS SONAS FAMILY SHOW All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin and Logy take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
Prepare yourself for a night of laughter with Lily Starr otherwise known affectionately as Big Lez.
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…
A dark comedy play written by Paul Richards.
A dance workshop full of sparkle and fun to make you smile, while learning easy-to-follow groovy moves to an eclectic mix of Bollywood beats and reimagined dance classics, interspe…
Big shoes to fill.
The story of a young girl, Little Lotte, who’s adventure takes her through wild jungle and over misty mountains to find the dragon who stole her powers.
Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people.
Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 classic and moving ‘coming of age’ story is accepted as ‘revolutionary’ and for many years has been one of the most widely read novels.
Burnham meets Boosh! Tim Minchin meets Tim Key! The Adventures of Tawny Owl blends rap, music, poetry and stand up with a surprise around every corner.
Crumbling schools, broken authority systems and life on a low budget stops the Prince family getting to the heart of their desires.
Growing up in the East End to Irish immigrants, Joann Condon never thought she could become an actor because of her social background, weight and an inability to sing; based on her…
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Red Pitch, celebrated by critics as a “remarkable, next-level coming-of-age story” by acclaimed writer Tyrell Williams, transfers to London’s newest West End theatre, @sohop…
London’s newest Pub Theatre has opened with a sublime production of Stephen Sondheim’s rarely-staged Marry Me A Little.
Robbie Ross? A wild(e) divulgence of Victorian indulgence.
It’s 1948 and on board the Windrush Empire, journeying over from the West Indies to England, Ferdy, Bernie, Dennis and Lennie are full of expectations and aspirations.
Following two hugely successful UK and Ireland tours, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A Musical Comedy will perform live in concert in the West End for the first time at the London Palladium Th…
Based on conversations with activists, academics and diplomats, theatre maker Chris Thorpe’s new show focuses on the human story of the struggle of nuclear disarmament, and the g…
Charles Bukowski is a true literary legend, the king of the underground and a “laureate of American lowlife”.
Panto returns to Hoxton Hall in 2023 with a fabulous version of The Little Mermaid.
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
Join stand-up comedian and internet life style guru Red Richardson as he delivers the best jokes he has ever written.
In 2014 #Gamergate started trending.
Britain’s Funniest Red Head is swinging into town with her most ambitious show yet! ‘When I grow up I want to be La Voix’ - Dawn French This brand-new show promis…
Shoot From The Hip bring their award-winning, TikTok-viral improv comedy to the West End! Fresh from the Fringe, their show features chaotic games, epic scenes, an…
Fresh from a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Shoot From The Hip bring their award-winning, TikTok-viral improvised comedy to the West End! Featuring chaotic g…
In 2020, the world changed forever, as three time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson moved to Scotland.
Religious fervour and football fanaticism have much in common, so it seems entirely appropriate that Patrick Marber’s changing-room drama, The Red Lion should open to the sound o…
Red Pitch, the smash-hit sold-out story of brotherhood, returns to the Bush Theatre for three weeks only.
Football meets theatre in this gripping locker-room drama.
In October 2022, theatre impresario Nica Burns opened @sohoplace, the first new theatre to be built in London's West End for 50 years.
Celebrating 18 years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band brings you a night of music and song from the golden age of Swing.
Join the talented young musicians of Big Noise Raploch’s Rinconada Chamber Orchestra as they showcase their skills at this extraordinary concert.
An in-depth dissection of the 2016 episode of British reality TV show Come Dine With Me in which a contestant, incensed at having lost, berated his fellow diners in a virulently im…
“The story begins with a planet.
“The story begins with a planet.
A carefully considered celebration of the trailblazing musician Nina Simone.
A carefully considered celebration of the trailblazing musician Nina Simone.
Have you ever been riding a homosapien and asked (internally): ‘OMG am I squashing this person like a double decker bus’? Or stumbled mentally upon ‘Please lord, let me have shaved…
Impeccably written theatre with a biting comedic edge; SLT is an intimate hour of storytelling from your most charming, albeit dysfunctional, friend.
Figs in Wigs are back and this time they’ve got their period (dresses).
Princess Plum is about to get kidnapped.
The Brighton Fringe sell-out show is coming to Edinburgh Fringe.
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 …
Sassy swing and jumping jazz! Enjoy an evening with the classics and more, from Basie, Nestico and Fitzgerald to Earth, Wind and Fire.
How do you fill a minute? How do you fill an hour? How do you fill a slot when you’re Two Little Dickheads? Slot Fillers is the dickheads getting loose, getting groovy and gettin…
Olivia aka Big O is delighted to present her second hour of comedy.
Making their Edinburgh debut, Leeds based stand-up weirdos Kyle Bedder (tall, thin, unhinged) and Dan Powell (short, fat, depressed) present Big Cuck, Little Cuck: a 60-minute expl…
Simon Hall started performing comedy in 2020, yeah, that 2020! Since then, performing has not got any easier and life has continually tried to block his progress.
Flower arranging becomes a life and death hobby in Little Shop of Horrors, a popular-on-the-circuit science fiction cult musical classic.
Shing-a-ling what a creepy thing to be happening! The much-loved musical comedy returns in a fast-paced, physical production.
10 years after being refused entry to Edinburgh, Mustafa Algiyadi returns with a work-in-progress show.
Big Smoke Comedy is stand-up comedy with a fully improvised finale and the only show of its kind.
A horse walks into a taxi.
Join a massive line-up of the biggest names on the Fringe for a stupendous evening of comedy to help fight against brain tumours.
The Bibimbab Theatre (BT) participated and got enthusiastic applause at the 2010, 2012 and 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2011 Brighton Cultural Olympiad, 2014 NYF, and 2011, 2017…
Throwing the gauntlet down and challenging dominant narratives on women’s need to be vulnerable to be loved, Helen Bauer’s Grand Supreme Darling Princess is an incredibly empow…
Comedic and twisted love letter to my younger 20 year old self about all the men who have traumatized and destroyed my self esteem.
SUPERGIRLY has decided that pop music has it coming and she’s going to give it a good lashing.
Grown-ups are confusing, as are the rules of their world! In this family-friendly reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s enduring tale Alice navigates the topsy-turvy world of wonderland…
This one-act educational outreach play for 5-10 year olds and their families follows Bumble, a honeybee, on an adventure to find a bee balm flower.
SUPERGIRLY has decided that pop music has it coming and she’s going to give it a good lashing.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
Bare Productions return following a string of five-star, sell-out Fringe runs with the rousing and heartfelt musical, Little Women.
Finally, a Family Meeting in the UK.
In 2020, the world changed forever, as Kieran Hodgson moved to Scotland.
Amy Murray wants to break down all the taboos about womanhood, so she has now created a piece called Red Aphrodite that she will share through Edinburgh Deaf Festival.
Returning with a hot new set, Tenement Jazz Band continue their exploration of the roots of jazz, ragtime and blues.
Sinéad Walsh has spent over 30 years of putting their big foot in it.
Sinéad Walsh has spent over 30 years of putting their big foot in it.
The music that filled the dance halls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK with the Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular.
Martin J Dixon brings his hilarious show Big Fat Gay to Camden Fringe.
Sinéad Walsh has spent over 30 years of putting their big foot in it.
Martin J Dixon brings his hilarious show Big Fat Gay to Camden Fringe.
These girls are batshit crazy and I love it.
‘The real deal.
Little Ward of Horrors, unfortunately, seems to somewhat fall into the category of sketch shows that sell tickets due to their name, The Malignant Humours.
Explore making rubbings, printing, collage and fun with circles and squares, and mixed-media collage.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big-band era.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
Dick Denham is a non-binary thirtysomething comedian.
Dick Denham is a non-binary thirtysomething comedian.
Robert Temple is back.
The best Thai green curry excellently served with coconut rice.
‘The real deal.
She’s a bad-ass rule breaker and has got one hell of a story as a result – just don’t tell her family.
An educational, informative, invaluable and eye-opening session.
Do you like comedy? do you want to be rich and drive fast in a Bugatti? Well this is the show for you.
Award-winning FCT return for their 42nd Fringe with their spooky, kooky production of The Addams Family.
Do you like comedy? do you want to be rich and drive fast in a Bugatti? Well this is the show for you.
Pad thai: the legendary and the best.
Young British guitarists Mikhail Asanovic and Jake Wright, together known as The Showhawk Duo, have dazzled audiences worldwide with their spectacular approach to playing the guita…
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…
Come on a musical journey around America to discover the roots of soul.
A hilarious and heartbreaking dark comedy driven by 20 characters and 11 original songs, in which the heroine, Luna, endeavours to disentangle herself from bad decisions and an ove…
The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princes…
Discover this iconic Flemish play by Cyriel Buysse.
Cheeky and spirited, 99 Red Hot Kitties and a Cockatoo possesses an endearing seductiveness, with time-honoured burlesque and fan dances.
The best Thai red curry – the national dish of Thailand.
The little iceberg holds a secret.
Another year older but still none the wiser, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with stories and jokes that have earned him his reputation as one of Scotland’s top comed…
Edward Bloom’s larger-than-life stories delight everyone – much to the dismay of his pragmatic son, Will.
Opening with a voice note of the artist’s mother reflecting on overwork, xenophobia and cultural invisibility through the semiotics of the snake and the ingrained tendency of Hek…
World premiere from award-winning Korean/Irish playwright Rena Brannan.
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…
Family Matters: Presents the “full catastrophe” of family life, embracing its comic, dramatic, farcical and tragic realities.
Award-winning interactive video installation full of humour, candour, joy and love.
‘When I thought of my favourite Spielberg films I’d want my life’s adventure to be like, I hoped for maybe Back to the Future or, I don’t know, ET, not Jaws.
Exclusive hands-on masterclass.
Our long-running weekly beginners’ showcase is considered one of the best open mics in the UK.
Nominated Best Debut Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023.
From the creator of Science Magic comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves.
It’s the year 1991; the Soviet Union has collapsed and everyone is ready for a new start.
All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin and Logy take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot.
If you got that reference you can be our friend… Dave’s Jokes Of The Fringe 2019 runner-up is totally fine with how things are going.
Three top stand-ups perform their very best routines just as they do in comedy clubs up and down the country and abroad, just without the swearing! PG Hits is a professional stand-…
At times hard to follow and at others uniquely resonant, Maggie Widdoes’ one-woman show Stay Big and Go Get ‘Em is the perfect example of how the Fringe brings what you least e…
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Longest running mixed-bill, star-finding show on the Fringe.
Is anybody really listening to you? Under the cover of mid-to-late afternoon, a group meet with just one thing on their mind.
Rising stand-up star Freya Mallard is back with a hilarious work-in-progress stand-up show A Little More Conversation a Little Less Action Please, after her sold-out Edinburgh run …
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…
Meeting at the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards, they impressed the judges and now they’re heading to Edinburgh with a hilarious hour of stand-up.
Absolutely not what you are expecting.
No script, Sherlock! Stars of UK and Australian fringes take you on an award-winning improvised romp through the underworld of Victorian Britain, packed with shady villains, red he…
Following a complete sell-out, extended national tour, star of global hit Live Innit, Taskmaster and the first British-Asian stand-up to sell-out London’s Wembley Arena returns to …
Drew Michael's one-man show is a poignant yet probably divisive performance that promises a unique experience but will leave its audience grappling with a combination of innova…
The sequel to their award-winning debut! Traverse the perils of employment, friendship and love; be dazzled with ear-splitting music; try not to be sick if you see too much flesh.
‘In London I was a gefilte fish out of water, in Hampshire I was Moses, wandering.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
How does a person with dementia experience the world? How can we better connect with people in the often challenging environment of aged care? This award-winning experimental theat…
This show is a love letter to unique families, queer self-discovery and devoted fathers.
You either die an artist or you live long enough to see yourself become a stuntman.
He enters resplendent in his tartan jacket, setting in motion sixty minutes of stunningly acute comic observation laced with some telling introspection all delivered with totally e…
What’s the worst lie you’ve told? How far would you go to keep it a secret? Tom is a charismatic people-pleaser, an expert in empathy, but someone who struggles with the truth.
Mary O’Connell is conflicted: she hates capitalism but she loves to shop.
Good morning, Edinburgh! Following the hiatus since our triumphant run in 2019, we’re thrilled to be back for our 15th year! Bringing you three brand-new, delicious, rotating “menu…
You played, you cried.
Head to the bottom of the sea for a dramatic aquatic adventure! Join Professor Flotsam and Dr Wright in their brand new submarine as they look for the strangest creatures in the de…
From design classics to cutting-edge catwalk creations, Beyond the Little Black Dress deconstructs this iconic garment and examines the radical power of the colour black in fashion…
Simon Hall is one of the freshest and most exciting voices on the comedy circuit, but his journey has not been plain sailing.
Simon Hall is one of the freshest and most exciting voices on the comedy circuit, but his journey has not been plain sailing.
Amazing tales, elegantly told.
Xennial: Warrior Princess (Work in progress) So I’m 40 now; when does life begin? Old enough to know the link between pencils and cassette tapes, and remember having to roll do…
Amazing tales, elegantly told.
Hailing from the midlands, Bab is a female sketch duo comprised of Amy Spinks and Lauren Soley.
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat…
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat…
About the show Work drives everyone mad; from drinking too much coffee and popping out for a cigarette to stress-crocheting and calling on the occasional Ouija board, E…
James Norton (Happy Valley) stars in the theatrical event of 2023 as visionary director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge) stages the English language premiere of A LITTLE LIFE.
The Three Little Pigs tells the traditional tale of Piggy Straw, Piggy Sticks and Piggy Bricks in their battles against the big bad wolf.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Simon Hall has had a hell of a few years.
Junior Jungle Party is the antidote to ‘baby raves’.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
NOMINATED: BEST DEBUT SHOW at LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL Masculinity is in crisis.
Head to the bottom of the sea with Coppice Theatre for an exciting aquatic adventure! Through puppetry, animation and storytelling Professor Flotsam and Dr Wright will explore the …
NOMINATED: BEST DEBUT SHOW at LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Head to the bottom of the sea with Coppice Theatre for an exciting aquatic adventure! Through puppetry, animation and storytelling Professor Flotsam and Dr Wright will explore the …
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Character Comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye, of critically acclaimed ‘Siblings’, are back with another mixed bill variety night starring their weird and wonderful frie…
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Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
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…
Awwwww I Feel Good! Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to jump and jive to the fun, all-action sounds of ‘Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul’.
Awwwww I Feel Good! Join manic frontman Kenneth B Woode and the cast of ‘Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul’ as they tell the sensational story of soul music and its greatest pe…
Mary O’Connell is conflicted: she hates capitalism but she loves to shop.
Mary O’Connell is conflicted: she hates capitalism but she loves to shop.
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Jonny Woo (London drag legend and co-owner gay pub The Glory) returns to Brighton Fringe following hit appearances with Night at The Musicals (with Le Gateau Chocolat) and Transfor…
At once slapstick, sitcom and surreal, Grubby Little Mitts presents the sequel to their award winning debut with a brand new hour of wildly different sketches at breakneck speed.
At once slapstick, sitcom and surreal, Grubby Little Mitts presents the sequel to their award winning debut with a brand new hour of wildly different sketches at breakneck speed.
A family-friendly edition of Bom Bane’s Mix.
A family-friendly edition of Bom Bane’s Mix.
At once slapstick, sitcom and surreal, Grubby Little Mitts, is an hour of wildly different sketches at breakneck speed, rooted in the recognisable yet traversing into strange reali…
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
At once slapstick, sitcom and surreal, Grubby Little Mitts, is an hour of wildly different sketches at breakneck speed, rooted in the recognisable yet traversing into strange reali…
THE CIRCUS SONAS FAMILY SHOW All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin and Logy take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
Today’s late-stage capitalist society is causing us to suffer a huge disconnection from our inner selves, we ache for a place to be vulnerable, and to soften in a safe environment.
Today’s late-stage capitalist society is causing us to suffer a huge disconnection from our inner selves, we ache for a place to be vulnerable, and to soften in a safe environment.
This is the coming-of-age story of a shy boy who wherever it goes, it creates an awkward situation.
Embark on a delightful journey with a timid Romanian lad as he stumbles into a vortex of awkward situations.
In a world full of distractions, survival mode and the crushing weight of “being a good feminist”, is the female orgasm ever going to be a priority? Join Lucy on her personal v…
Making their Brighton Fringe debut, Leeds based stand up comedians Kyle Bedder (tall, thin, unhinged) and Dan Powell (short, fat, depressed) present Big Cuck, Little Cuck, a sixty-…
Making their Brighton Fringe debut, Leeds based stand up comedians Kyle Bedder (tall, thin, unhinged) and Dan Powell (short, fat, depressed) present Big Cuck, Little Cuck, a sixty-…
Following a complete sell-out 2021 tour and 2022 extension, star of Taskmaster and global smash hit ‘Live Innit’, Paul Chowdhry brings his hit show ‘Fa…
Adventures With Beeper! is a rip-roaring, all-action educational adventure, including puppets, songs and a heartwarming message.
Come and join the legend that is Judge Jules for the first ever Rockinghorse Rave! This is a not-to-be-missed dance fest for those who want to recreate the 90’s scene, with top D…
Come and join the legend that is Judge Jules for the first ever Rockinghorse Rave! This is a not-to-be-missed dance fest for those who want to recreate the 90’s scene, with top DJ’…
Adventures With Beeper! is a rip-roaring, all-action educational adventure, including puppets, songs and a heartwarming message.
The biggest show on the continent is coming to Liverpool this May and we’re throwing a party! Come and watch the show on a big screen with food, fizz and frie…
This is a tale of life-affirming passion, of alienating shame, and, above all, of perseverance through persecution to dare to dance a different dance.
This is a tale of life-affirming passion, of alienating shame, and, above all, of perseverance through persecution to dare to dance a different dance.
Putting the FUN back into FUNNY.
Putting the FUN back into FUNNY.
Hatha yoga to ease yourself back into exercising while bonding with your little one.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Inclusive, radical and hella creative, it’s Brighton’s Big Drag Pageant! The hottest ticket of last year’s Fringe returns for the 2023 ed…
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Parent/carer and baby/toddler Hatha yoga to ease yourself back into exercising while bonding with your little one.
Martin J Dixon returns to the Fringe with his hilarious show Big Fat Gay.
Martin J Dixon returns to the Fringe with his hilarious show Big Fat Gay.
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Caravanserai and Brighton Fringe are delighted to invite you to a Right-Royal-Rave-Up! Coronation Greet, Coronation Meet, Coronation Eat and Coronation Beat.
We choose the best comedians of the festival to perform their funniest PG-rated material.
Amazing tales, elegantly told.
Caravanserai and Brighton Fringe are delighted to invite you to a Right-Royal-Rave-Up! Coronation Greet, Coronation Meet, Coronation Eat and Coronation Beat.
In A Little Killing Hurts No One, Mustafa Algiyadi manoeuvres through the European way of life from the lens of an Arab, longing so badly to be part of it, yet confronted with some…
Join the showbiz sensation Boogaloo Stu for bingo experience filled with frivolity, fun, filth and flashmob dances.
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In “A little killing hurts no one”, Mustafa Algiyadi manoeuvres through the European way of life from the lens of a Libyan Arab, longing so bad to be part of it, yet confronted wit…
Family Tree is a beautifully poetic drama about race, health, the environment, and the incredible legacy of one of the most influential Black women of modern times.
Cantilever Rights and Carrot Productions proudly present the world premiere of the animated feature film, The Amazing Maurice, with the score performed live by a full orchestra.
At once slapstick, sitcom and surreal, Grubby Little Mitts is an hour of wildly different sketches at breakneck speed, rooted in the recognisable yet traversing into strange realit…
James Norton (Happy Valley, Grantchester) stars in the theatrical event of 2023 as visionary director Ivo van Hove (Network, Hedda Gabler) stages the English language premiere of A…
Based on her passion for rave, dancing and social justice, Debris brings an evening of lively, funny and thought-provoking musical poetry, with music producer Gabriel May and Drumm…
The Big O is fast paced, intimate, hilarious and heartfelt exploration of 21st Century attitudes and experiences of female pleasure, orgasm and consent through the eyes of one woma…
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Big TopJoin the circus! Or don't.
Red Lines Female relationships explored through contemporary circus.
In her solo show Adventure of an Old CxNT or Living my Dream Helen Prior tells a hilarious story of life with the help of her own curated gallery of art masterpieces.
Louis Voler wants his dad, Mike, out of his life – which is difficult as Mike’s just got them sent to jail.
The Final Episode of The Magic Tower Crime, lies and googly eyes Heaven shakes a little Drenched in honey, covered in sunlight.
And so it endsWe fall.
In his new show, award winning comedian Alfie Brown is showing signs that he probably can’t have a healthy relationship and proceeding down the road with him would be emotionally d…
SwelterTHIS IS NOT ABOUT STUART CHRISTIEAmy's Princess Party (it's a surprise) Happy Birthday! Your Dad is hot.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
At once slapstick, sitcom and surreal, Grubby Little Mitts, is an hour of wildly different sketches at breakneck speed, rooted in the recognisable yet traversing into strange reali…
Millie is not like other girls.
Stars of the international cabaret scene as you’ve never seen them before, performing lesser-known routines, trialling ridiculous concepts they’ve never dared perform before or eve…
Disaster! Professor McGuffin’s ground-breaking Sub-Nuclear Optical Transmitter (SNOT) has a catastrophic malfunction and needs a new power source! What a pickle! Enter the ACES �…
If you are looking for a remarkable piece of unusual drama then the Hampstead Theatre’s production of little scratch is now being presented by New Diorama in their perfectly-suit…
At once slapstick, sitcom and surreal, Grubby Little Mitts is an hour of wildly different sketches at breakneck speed, rooted in the recognisable yet traversing into strange realit…
The hit immersive show returns! The world-renowned Olivier nominated smash hit will once again open at its new home, LABYRINTH Waterloo on Tuesday 15 November.
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
It’s time to hang on to what we got and celebrate the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
Celebrating 18 years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland’s record breaking big swing band brings you a night of music and song from the golden age of Swing.
Scotland’s number-one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie, and record-breaking Scottish Big Band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation invite you to a night full of seductive songs…
Big Boys and Friends is a silly lil’ mixed-bill comedy-cabaret from Channel 4’s critically acclaimed Big Boys, comedian Jack Rooke and character comic Jon Pointing.
Rediscover your favourite songs as Miss Kiddy and the Cads steal the biggest contemporary hits and give them a musical makeover of style and sass.
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…
Bringing electricity, fuelled by passion, Red Hot Kitty presents a highly energetic amateur Burlesque show, which is sure to tantalize the audience.
Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics.
‘Milkman Amongst Tulips’, possibly the most famous painting of the Baroque period, is the only surviving work by Dutch master Schmurt Veeglik.
Come watch the live show of the hit comedy podcast The Year Is where every episode Red and Bobby go back to a year in history and talk about the weirdest and strangest events from …
Acclaimed director Ivo van Hove adapts Hanya Yanagihara’s novel for the theatre, crafting a deeply moving performance of epic proportions.
The music which filled dance halls during the big band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK with the Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular.
Brighton’s premier budget hotel lounge entertainer ‘Ol’ Red Eyes’ Christian Jegard is back with an evening of captivatin’ comedy and swingin’ songs.
YOU’RE INVITED TO THE BIG TOP BIRTHDAY! Join Sarah and her best friend Duck as they plan the ultimate circus soiree to help Scarf Lady celebrate her birthday.
Following the biggest year of her career so far, the New York rapper brings one of her searingly honest and energetic performances to Leith.
A brand-new show where volunteers from the audience unlock their imaginations and create a once-in-a-lifetime show of improvised comedy under the influence of hypnosis – live on …
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Join John Bishop and Tony Pitts as they meet a special guest to chat about three words that mean something to them.
Join a massive line-up of the biggest names on the Fringe for a raucous evening of comedy to help the fight against brain tumours.
A carefully considered celebration of the trailblazing musician Nina Simone.
Does for politics, religion and philosophy what Simon Evans Goes to Market (BBC Radio 4) did for economics – makes it fresh, compelling and funny.
Stefan Warzycki’s solo recital at last year’s Fringe was rated five out of five and described as a dramatic, compelling recital.
Peter Straker has one of the greatest, sweetest voices in British theatre, a unique performer who has starred in original productions of Hair and Tommy.
This is deep-fried fishually stimulating cod-medy infotainment that is guaranteed to put a smile on your plaice.
Meet the Herviss Family and journey to their world.
The gals are back for one night only! Join The Fannies laughing at life from PMT to HRT, fuelled on G’n’T and B&H.
Sassy swing and jumping jazz! Enjoy an evening with the classics and more, from Basie, Miller and Nestico to Fitzgerald and Earth, Wind and Fire.
Michael and Tony are in the “Waste Management Business”.
Michael and Tony are in the “Waste Management Business”.
Imagine having a passion, a calling, being so good and in love with something you wanted to do it forever – that was me as a child when it came to drumming but sadly it wasn’t th…
Blood Red Lines was developed with and performed by victims and survivors of the tragedies of South Armagh, border counties and Dublin in the darkest days of the Irish Conflict.
A fast, unexpectedly heart-warming play written by Paul Richards.
Returning after a sell-out 2018 show, Tenement Jazz Band continue their exploration of the roots of jazz, ragtime and blues.
A comical feast that features an original story that is every father’s nightmare; Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a swee…
Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch, a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model.
Masculinity is in a state of flux.
Based on a true story, a monologue that explores growing up gay in the 1960’s a time when it was illegal.
Masculinity is in a state of flux.
Based on a true story, a monologue that explores growing up gay in the 1960’s a time when it was illegal.
Masculinity is in a state of flux.
Masculinity is in a state of flux.
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show.
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
A princess and a dragon make for unlikely companions but together they learn about themselves, each other and earning their happy ending in this brand-new, music-full, modern fairy…
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…
An educational, informative, invaluable and eye-opening session.
Before audiences step foot into the SpaceUK’s Annexe, a tune from a nearby keyboard drifts out of the theatre and floats down the hall to greet the audience.
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…
Jack Campbell did his first stand-up gig in 2010, aged 19.
Red Alert – Cancer! Meet the Wilsons, five children, three with red hair, who came to Scotland in 1959.
Broadway, here we come! The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s production of Little Women is astonishingly professional, from the high quality costumes and stage setting to the ph…
Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot.
Once upon a time, there was a Princess born to a King and Queen who were banished from the island of Ériu and forced to flee to America in a coffin ship.
The world’s best Thai food massaman has a unique flavour from 24 ingredients and uses boneless chicken thigh in the traditional way: rich in spices and creamy coconut.
Mick McNeill’s rapid climb up the Scottish comedy ladder has seen him become a weekend favourite at every weekend comedy club in the country.
How do clowns get pregnant? There is no obvious punch line for Little Parts, a clown who has always been pregnant, yet who is not sure if she’ll ever give birth.
Exclusive 100% hands-on masterclass with three delicious dishes.
Life, relationships, the world! Everything seems to be coming to an end.
This timeless and enduring classic is about the March sisters’ journey from childhood to maturity during the American Civil War.
Young Scottish contemporary artist Sleek debuts an exhibition of work showcasing his street art.
From a dream over 25 years ago, it has been a long journey! The time has finally come that a number of the eleven McTaggart Siblings are now in a position to sing from the same pag…
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 feel-good show connects audiences with the energy, excitement and raw emotion of the pioneering R&B and soul acts of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
BBD Productions return to the Fringe with Big Band Does… Broadway after their five-star sell-out run in 2019.
When the three little wolves go out into the world and build themselves a house, their mother warns them to beware the Big Bad Pig.
From the company that brought you the sell-out Fringe smash, Sunshine on Leith, Captivate Theatre presents a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.
Canada’s award-winning clown band sparks the imagination with… clowns in space! Join Patty as she ventures to Clowntown Colony on the mysterious Planet X to bring her clown frien…
It’s time for us to play.
France 1789.
Exciting young Australian songstress Bonnie Thorn has generated great interest from music fans and producers impressed by her soulful interpretations of classic jazz and contempora…
To write that Dear Little Loz is an exploration of one woman’s search for love is to risk diminishing its scope, power and understanding of the human condition.
The Princess Pyunggang exemplifies Korean traditional culture and history through the story of a fool, Ondal and the Princess Pyunggang.
Award-winning Red Bus Bistro and acclaimed comedian Raymond Mearns have teamed up for the duration of the Fringe to offer a unique comedy tour experience travelling round the wonde…
The best Thai red curry – the national dish of Thailand.
Straight from selling out London venues and her national tour, Bo Peep is bringing her flock to the Edinburgh Fringe! Counting sheep always sends Bo Peep off to sleep by bedtime, b…
Variety artiste Ada Campe decided to do some research into her family history during lockdown – and was delighted and intrigued by what she found! Join her for a show about wonde…
Circus Sonas are Northern Irish father and son Martin and Logy.
With not a zombie in sight, we are taken into a sanctuary of “normality” while the outside world rots.
Here comes the bride, forty-foot wide! It’s the wedding of the century and you’re invited as Lucy Frederick – ‘Eye wateringly honest’ (Scotsman) – walks down the aisle.
Nominated for Best Kids’ Show at this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2022.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
‘Had all my children howling with laughter’ (Scotsman).
Inspired by tales of Sir Lancelot and Robin Hood, plucky heroine Will Tell disguises herself as a knight and rides off on a chivalric quest to rescue her freedom-fighting dad from …
Four of the best newer acts.
A delightful mess of a show combining the electrifying skills of award-winning comedian Jarred Christmas and the vocal genius of world-champion beatboxer Hobbit.
Shetland comedian Marjolein is back with her brand-new hour.
Steve’s dad died of Alzheimer’s.
No script, Sherlock! Stars of UK and Australian fringes take you on an award-winning improvised romp through the underworld of Victorian Britain, packed with shady villains, red he…
Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a show for all the family, specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excit…
The happiest show in Edinburgh! Those of you familiar with the noble Baron and his far-fetched tales of daring do (riding half a horse, flying to the moon on a cannon ball etc) wil…
In aid of the suicide charity CALM, and sound-tracked live with songs from his upcoming second album, the acclaimed beatboxer is back with Breathe: a breathtakingly theatrical disp…
Come and celebrate the start of this year’s Free Festival! See samples of all the top shows from this years Free Fest, the night before it begins – and party with the performers,…
Louis Voler wants his dad, Mike, out of his life – which is difficult as Mike’s just got them sent to jail.
Join Mary Beth for her eagerly anticipated debut hour, as she shares her checkered journey as an aspiring young starlet through to the present day, covering a range of topics like …
Disaster! Professor McGuffin’s ground-breaking Sub-Nuclear Optical Transmitter (SNOT) has a catastrophic malfunction and needs a new power source! What a pickle! Enter the ACES –…
Official Selection: New York Times Great Performers List (2020).
Red Richardson is one of Britain’s best up-and-coming comedians.
An uncomfortable stare; a shriek heard in the background of a dream; the noise a sloth makes when receiving divorce papers.
A precious and unique sari awaits the presence of a boy to pull them out of the closet and drape them on his slender shoulders.
A precious and unique sari awaits the presence of a boy to pull them out of the closet and drape them on his slender shoulders.
A precious and unique sari awaits the presence of a boy to pull it out of the wardrobe.
This show is all about children’s ideas and stories being brought to life before your very eyes with the help of three talented comedy improvisers - Chris Lumb, Natalie Smeaton & P…
This show is all about children’s ideas and stories being brought to life before your very eyes with the help of three talented comedy improvisers - Chris Lumb, Natalie Smeaton & P…
MTS presents: The Addams Family Musical in Concert! The elite young performers of Musical Theatre Studio Ltd give you an exciting performance of The Addams Family.
Amazing tales, elegantly told.
Fringe favourites Theatre Fideri Fidera are back with a hilarious comic reimagining of the tale of Wilhelm Tell.
If schools want a ‘Keeping Yourself Safe’ presentation on incel culture, then they won’t have to look further than Sam Went’s Red Pill.
Tilly has intrusive thoughts about harming her family.
Work in progress - a debut solo show.
Work in progress - a debut solo show.
Brighton has some amazing trees.
Brighton has some amazing trees.
Come with us on a magical journey as the Little Prince tells us of his love for a rose, his friendship with a fox, and learns that what is most important in life can only be seen w…
The Little Prince by Antione De Saint Exupery is a timeless classic that enables children to safely and creatively explore the idea of things coming to an end and that there is lif…
An immersive storytelling experience that brings the audience into the world of Wonderland.
An immersive storytelling experience that brings the audience into the world of Wonderland.
Brighton’s premier budget hotel lounge entertainer ‘Ol’ Red Eyes’ Christian Jegard is back with an evening of captivatin’ comedy and swingin’ songs.
Brighton’s premier budget hotel lounge entertainer ‘Ol’ Red Eyes’ Christian Jegard is back with an evening of captivatin’ comedy and swingin’ songs.
In prison, the only thing they can’t escape is each other.
In prison, the only thing they can’t escape is each other.
Amazing tales, elegantly told.
This is deep-fried cod-medy infotainment.
LET’S KEEP DANCING!Big Band Burlesque bring a show led by beautiful Belle de Beauvoir and belligerent Beatrix Valhalla.
LET’S KEEP DANCING! Big Band Burlesque bring a show led by beautiful Belle de Beauvoir and belligerent Beatrix Valhalla.
This is deep-fried cod-medy infotainment.
Fish Out Of Water is a fresh, multi-disciplinary outdoor dance performance, which explores themes of belonging, otherness, displacement, and migrancy.
Fish Out Of Water is a fresh, multi-disciplinary outdoor dance performance, which explores themes of belonging, otherness, displacement, and migrancy.
An original, heartwarming play for young children and their families, full of good humour, adventure and song.
An original, heartwarming play for young children and their families, full of good humour, adventure and song.
When a young Prince is in search of a bride, his mother, The Queen, is on the lookout for a real Princess.
When a young Prince is in search of a bride, his mother, The Queen, is on the lookout for a real Princess.
The big band is back at the Spiegeltent for their 6th season at the Fringe.
Brighton Jazz Mafia big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
Six improvisers journey to Brighton in an attempt to break into the big time.
Six improvisers journey to Brighton in an attempt to break into the big time.
Gill Sims is the author of the Best Selling ‘Why Mummy’ series of books and the woman behind the hugely popular ‘Peter and Jane’ Facebook page.
Grubby Little Mitts is an uncomfortable stare, a shriek heard in the background of a dream, the noise a sloth makes when receiving divorce papers.
Grubby Little Mitts is an uncomfortable stare, a shriek heard in the background of a dream, the noise a sloth makes when receiving divorce papers.
Alex Bertulis-Fernandes is a stand-up and writer.
Alex Bertulis-Fernandes is a stand-up and writer.
When a young Prince is in search of a bride, his mother, The Queen, is on the lookout for a real Princess.
Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul returns to the Brighton Fringe for a second great year with a humorous all-action stage show that mixes storytelling with great music.
BARBARA BROWNSKIRT’S BIG NIGHT OUT.
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and his 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award.
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and his 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
“The disability ‘Taskmaster’!” A hilarious rip-roaring game show with humour for all ages, where kids join in the games and learn about disability! A panel of comedians attempt…
Join us for an accessible storytelling for all children at the Fringe Family Picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
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…
“The disability ‘Taskmaster’!” A hilarious rip-roaring game show with humour for all ages, where kids join in the games and learn about disability! A panel of comedians attempt…
Join us for a silent disco boogie as part of the fabulous Fringe Family Picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
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…
Living Paintings are a publisher and library like no other.
Join us for a silent disco boogie as part of the fabulous Fringe Family Picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch, now sadly bereft of her consort of 73 years.
Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch, now sadly bereft of her consort of 73 years.
A precious and unique sari awaits the presence of a boy to pull them out of the closet and drape them on his slender shoulders.
Join the showbiz sensation Boogaloo Stu for bingo experience filled with frivolity, fun, filth and flashmob dances.
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,…
A precious and unique sari awaits the presence of a boy to pull them out of the closet and drape them on his slender shoulders.
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
BASIL BRUSH’S FAMILY FUN SHOW Broken Robot Productions & So Comedy in association with Basil Brush Limited Fresh from appearances on CBBC’s Crackerja…
BASIL BRUSH’S FAMILY FUN SHOW Broken Robot Productions & So Comedy in association with Basil Brush Limited Fresh from appearances on CBBC’s Crackerja…
Family Tree is a beautifully poetic drama about race, health, the environment, and the incredible legacy of one of the most influential Black women of modern times.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
The Animal Kingdom is in chaos: the sea levels are rising, the trees are being cut down and the icebergs are melting! From Rory the Polar Bear to Shelly the Turtle, the animals ne…
A wolf in granny’s clothing knows all about what fun dressing-up can be and in Little Red Riding Hood a magical wardrobe opens its doors to a fantastic display of gorgeous garments…
No mud, no rain, no need for sun-screen – just a festival vibe where party clothes, dancing shoes and your best moves are all that’s required.
Join Rudi Douglas and Grace Shush as they delve into the one and only Adele’s catalogue of music to perform live their favourite songs from 19, 21, 25 & 30.
‘It’s only a matter of time before you jump off the balcony for a front page spread’.
Ladles and Gentle-spoons, Toys and Curls! Welcome to the rib-tickly, fun-fizzing, whack-tastic world of Wonderland!Tickets:Performances have a different pri…
Darren Pritchard Dance Presents the life-enhancing power of the ballroom.
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…
Hay Babes! Who will be London’s Next BIG Thing?Join Miss Taylor Trash for the most East London drag pageant you have ever seen in your lives!!!12 contestants will battle it ou…
THE BIG GEEK QUIZ 3 - THE GEEK WORLDLondon’s favourite geek quiz is back at the iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern for its third adventure.
The music that filled the dancehalls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra UK.
THE RVT BIG QUIZ - POP PICKERS EDITIONHOSTED BY SIMON LE VANS AND DAVID ROBSON Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the quiz, they’re back! Yep it’s our very …
Stephen Hawking’s dead.
The story of one woman’s struggle to break the ‘Chains of love’ It is Christmas Eve and ‘Rose,’ a woman in a red dress, awakes to find that she has no memory of who or where …
The story of one woman’s struggle to break the ‘Chains of love’ It is Christmas Eve and ‘Rose,’ a woman in a red dress, awakes to find that she has no memory of who or where …
The story of one woman’s struggle to break the ‘Chains of love’ It is Christmas Eve and ‘Rose,’ a woman in a red dress, awakes to find that she has no memory of who or where …
The story of one woman’s struggle to break the ‘Chains of love’ It is Christmas Eve and ‘Rose,’ a woman in a red dress, awakes to find that she has no memory of who or where …
This one-day boutique event is the only UK family creation show exclusively designed for the LGBTQ+ community informing attendees about UK and International family building options…
Duckie presentsPrincess: The Promenade PerformanceSocially Distanced Time Travel of the ImaginationPrincess is a promenade theatre show where audiences travel around the Vauxhall P…
Who do you call family? Who is your brother from another mother? Your sistren? Your crew? We are celebrating friendship and the support we give each oth…
Big Night OutCreated & hosted by Grace n Mads Big Night Out is a night of queer performances.
Box Tale Soup invite you down the rabbit hole into a timeless world of wondrous fantasy.
Scotland’s number one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie, invites you to a night full of seductive songs and big band classics in a fabulous tribute to the Canadian Crooner and t…
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Brand new hour of comedy from acclaimed comic Red Richardson Red is a critically acclaimed stand up comedian, writer, actor and podcaster and is now recognised as one of the most…
Brand new hour of comedy from acclaimed comic Red Richardson Red is a critically acclaimed stand up comedian, writer, actor and podcaster and is now recognised as one of the most…
After a sell-out Scottish tour, Leah MacRae (River City and Gary: Tank Commander) brings her hilarious, rip-roaring, uplifting show for it’s Fringe debut.
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and his 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award.
Sunday nights couldnt get more Heavenly! Drag apostles assemble for their congregation at Freedom Cabaret Club every other Sunday 7pm - 10:30pm.
Britain’s most loveable fox returns to Underbelly with his amazing Family Fun Show.
WELCOME to Killer Queens Presents: Choke In The Big Smoke! This is the first London outing of our award winning sell out drag murder mystery shows, and in true Killer Queens fashio…
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The seaweed is always greener down at The Clapham Grand such wonderful things surround you, at one of our Movie Nights! Leave the human world and transport yourselves Under T…
Experience all the drama and wonder of grand opera on a miniature scale, with open-air performances brought to life by a storyteller, two singers and instrumentalists.
A brand-new hour of stand-up comedy from the hilariously funny, aggressively nerdy and downright adorable Sasha Ellen.
Immerse yourself in a pint-sized version of HMS Pinafore, with an unforgettable journey through the opera’s musical and dramatic highlights – in just 30 minutes.
Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch.
So far, Paul has lived his life content in the understanding that stability and emotional happiness were lovely ideas but not really for him.
Meet Sarah and her best friend Duck! Join us for a magical adventure live on stage with a whole host of your favourite friends including The Ribbon Sisters, The Sha…
ITS GREAT TO BE BACK.
Stephen Hawking’s dead.
A charming, funny and touching interactive video installation, Family Portrait by Natasha Gilmore’s Barrowland Ballet features Natasha herself as mother and single parent and her…
Stephen Hawking’s dead.
Did you have a birthday in the last year that was spoilt by COVID? Or an anniversary? Or a Christmas.
Downtown New York is the setting for our tale of good versus evil, where Seymour – a nerdy florist’s assistant – fights for the survival of mankind against a giant plant with a…
Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot.
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and his 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
We all have struggles, problems, and fears - let me show you some of mine.
He’s back with a brand new comedy show for 2021! Mask off, mic on, laughs had! Four-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist.
Treat yourself and be our special guest.
The Big Show returns to the Fringe! Monkey Barrel Comedy’s top-rated, sell-out weekend extravaganza is on every night at 22:15 (not 12th), with a top mixed-bill line-up each even…
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.
‘Utterly charming’ (Portsmouth Herald,US).
To celebrate the opening of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021, Dovecot is excited to present Little Sparta in a live in-person instrumental performance of their latest album, Lost…
Hands-on experience of understanding the blending techniques and ingredients used behind the Thai kitchen with executive chef Rujira Herd, who will reveal her trade secrets.
After sitting in the house for the past 15 months, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with stories and jokes that have earned him his reputation as one of Scotland’s top comedian…
Our team are in a right pickle! Professor McGuffin’s groundbreaking Sub-Nuclear Optical Transmitter (S.
Cambridge-based theatre company, The Two Jays, present five short Zoom plays; some funny and some tragic, in which truths are spilled.
France 1789.
Red Dreams is a live, improvised poetry performance by Brian Loughborough about his passion and pride for his home.
Night and day in Thailand.
It’s A Little Bit Funny tells the incredible story of Elton John’s rise and fall (and rise again) as one of the most successful singer/songwriters ever.
Every Thursday at The Quebec Saucy Sophie brings you the campest quiz in town.
Fresh from appearances on CBBC’s Crackerjack, Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in show for all the family specially written f…
Writer/Director Ben Reid has made a stunning professional debut at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Kentish Town, with his play Two Worlds No Family, originally written as his final y…
Russel Brand takes some life lessons from William Shakespeare.
Straight No Chaser big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
Dream job, huge fanbase, and in a committed relationship with a hunky dancing bear.
Dream job, huge fanbase, and in a committed relationship with a hunky dancing bear.
“Let’s finish this bottle and then I’ll do it” ‘The Little Weasel’ is a short film directed by award winning Marco Augelli and written by Shaun Amos.
This work of documentary theatre offers a rare glimpse into a queer life during the Holocaust.
The History Bois: Adventures in Time & Gender residency, 23-26 June, @ ONCA Barge.
Kings, Queens, and everything in between Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
Come together. Write Now! A brand new event, the POETRY PICNIC! A snack heavy celebration of music and poetry, with poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko.
Is anybody listening.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul returns to the Brighton Fringe for a second great year with a humorous all-action stage show that mixes storytelling with great music.
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.
The Man.
The Man.
Junior Jungle Party is the antidote to ‘baby raves’.
Brighton has some amazing trees.
Junior Jungle Party is the antidote to ‘baby raves’.
Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch.
Siblings & Sami Character comedians Maddy and Marina Bye are returning to Brighton but this time they have turned up with one of the best clown comics in the UK, Sami Abu Wardeh.
3 - 5th June - Siblings & Sami Character comedians Maddy and Marina Bye are returning to Brighton but this time they have turned up with one of the best clown comics in the UK, Sam…
Drawing on the wealth of peculiar episodes from both ‘Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking Glass’, Box Tale Soup invite you down the rabbit hole into a timeless world…
New work-in-progress show from a master at making the seemingly unreliable, relatable.
New work-in-progress show from a master at making the seemingly unreliable, relatable.
Drawing on the wealth of peculiar episodes from both ‘Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking Glass’, Box Tale Soup invite you down the rabbit hole into a timeless world…
When a young Prince is in search of a bride, his mother, The Queen, is on the lookout for a real Princess.
Every little girl dreams of being special, but Ellie Rose doesn’t just dream – she knows she’s special.
Ellie is a schoolgirl with a very bright future ahead of her.
Join the pop star of the Proletariat, Des Kapital (winner of ‘Gulag’s Got Talent’, ‘The Ex-Soviet Republic Factor’ and ‘Strictly Commune Farming’) for a live, physica…
Celebrating unconditional love and kinship.
Celebrating unconditional love and kinship.
Big Quiffy Bingo was a show that was full of glitz and glamour, thanks to the host of the evening Boogaloo Stu.
Join the pop star of the Proletariat, Des Kapital (winner of ‘Gulag’s Got Talent’, ‘The Ex-Soviet Republic Factor’ and ‘Strictly Commune Farming’) for a live, physica…
Quiet Little Things OddHouse are an emerging feminist theatre company who will be debuting at Brighton Fringe this year.
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.
Everything about A Red Square is different.
After a sold-out season around Australia, experimental theatre company Pony Cam are bringing their award-winning new work to the UK.
Millie is not like other girls.
Meet Millie.
This show has been rescheduled from Sat 18 April 2020.
This show has been rescheduled from 09 April 2020.
A deliciously twisted and tender comedy about inner gremlins and awkward romance.
Big Deal Drama will be joining forces with poets, a visual artist and beatboxer/sound artist for Crep Project.
Delve into the work of Matthew Bourne's award-winning company, New Adventures and get your bodies moving in our fun and creative online da…
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M6 Theatre Company have put together a heartwarming show filled with the Christmas spirit, with some truly charming use of puppetry, storytelling and stage magic It is exactly the …
‘Widow Twankey’ and ‘Wishy Washy’ are in a spin! They hear rumours of a cancelled pantomime in Old Peking and can feel that their Christmas ‘Mother Goose’ might well be…
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
Step back in time, to the era of romance.
Two hours of big band hits to make your weekend go with a swing from Scotland’s record-breaking big band, Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation.
After 250 million downloads, multiple awards and tours across the globe, NSTAAF returns to the Fringe for three nights only! There will be facts, jokes, in-jokes, more facts and th…
What if the wishes were granted? What if the magic were real? A stunning new adaptation of Grimm’s most magical tales! Head into the woods with Hansel & Grethel, help the little …
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…
France 1789.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
‘Wonderful silliness’ ***** (GlamAdelaide.
Four of the best new acts on the circuit, selected by Just the Tonic.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe.
Good morning, Edinburgh! After many successful Fringe sell-outs, we’re back for our fabulous 15th anniversary! Three new, stimulating, delicious, rotating “menus” of 10-15-minute c…
Join the Silent Adventures dream team as they lead you on a fun-filled silent disco tour of the capital.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
She’s the dreamer of dreams.
In proud association with Camden Fringe; Knickers Theatre presents 'The Adventures of Buttman and Speedo' a zany sketch comedy show which follows the hilarious…
A puppet show adaptation of Chris Haughton’s picture book ‘Don’t Worry Little Crab’, created in lockdown.
Coming to BBC Radio 3.
Brush off your tiara and unleash your inner princess with Broadway’s original Cinderella, Belle and Jasmine in this hit concert, direct from NYC! Two-time Tony-nom…
Brush off your tiara and unleash your inner princess with Broadway’s original Cinderella, Belle and Jasmine in this hit concert, direct from NYC! Two-time Tony-nom…
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Soho Theatre &Tim Whitehead Management present: Peaches Christ’s Addams Apple Family Values They're creepy and their kooky, mysterious and spoopy! Peaches…
“A Little Comedy”by A.
"Comedy gold" – Guardian The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down.
"Comedy gold" – Guardian The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down.
Actor Joann Condon from BBC'S Little Britain fame is fed up with being put into a box.
The Three Little Pigs is a lively show that breathes new life into these well-known characters - each of the pigs has an air of mischief and naivety, while the wicked wolf has just…
Following our award-winning success crafting beautiful Winter shows comes The Little Prince, a blend of enchanting storytelling, music and a dash of festive magic.
Watching A Little Space made me think of Marmite.
Fresh from a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Nick brings the mellow thunder with a brand-new stand-up show with one of those zeitgeisty titles that kids love the…
What happens when Ivan marries a frog? Big sounds, a wicked racket! Urban meets forest.
The heart-warming and hilarious Broadway show based on the classic movie starring Tom Hanks, comes to The Dominion Theatre for its West End Premier.
Only a couple of weeks ago I, and some friends, were in an Escape Room.
Fresh from his recent successful tour, Scotland’s number one Bublé tribute act, Michael Hastie invites you to a night full of seductive songs and big band classics in a fabulous…
Based on the classic 1956 short film by Albert Lamorisse, the award-winning Lucky Dog bring their brand-new show to Edinburgh Fringe.
British author and adventurer, Ruth travelled to some of the world’s most dangerous places and made them the backdrops to her books.
We will be picking the very best charts from our vast library to celebrate the golden age of the big bands.
Affectionate comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch.
Psychological thriller.
Returning to the Fringe for its fifth year, Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an incredible evening of exciting jazz and toe-tapping swing from Ellington, Basie and many mo…
Florist’s assistant Seymour becomes a sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a macabre craving.
Na na na na na na na na Batman! Na na na na na na na na panto! Panto! Batman! Pantooooo! After a sell-out adult pantomime in 2018’s Fringe, WDG is back with a new not-family-frie…
Come in from the rain, put your feet up and chill the f*ck out.
A One Woman Comedy show, with a dark twist.
Celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Back at the Fringe for a fourth sell-out year, the world’s biggest big band (probably!) bring you an all-new set featuring the finest swing, jazz and Latin from the golden era of b…
Hold tight for the most uplifting, funniest family rave on the planet! No pop, no Disney, just proper tunes and real ravin’ for kids and adults together.
Award-winning PipaRimba is an innovative and masterful pipa/marimba duo.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
A courageous new work by twice BBC Radio 2 Folk Award-winning songwriter Rowan Rheingans.
Following a sell-out run in Oxford, Family Secrets is a night of comedy and chaos as a family (inspired by your suggestions!) has an entirely improvised reunion.
New to the Fringe! A show that really takes the biscuit! A hilarious farcical radio show about Leonard Biscuit, the most put-upon man in the land and his escapades.
Join a massive line-up of the biggest names on the Fringe for a raucous evening of comedy to help the fight against brain tumours.
BBD Productions make their debut at the Fringe with Big Band Does… Broadway.
Red Riding Hood may be little but she’s about to embark on a big adventure! Deep in the Enchanted Forest, the Big Bad Wolf roams with one thing on his mind.
The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down.
For as long as she can remember Isabella has had butterflies living inside her tummy.
UK’s No 1 swing band, The Jive Aces, present their biggest theatre show to date The Big Beat Revue! Also featuring Kara Lane, Lottie B and Grazia Bevilacqua, this show features t…
Joanne and Lisa were like sisters.
Trapped in a house, flood waters rising, Susan plays out all the influences on her life.
Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul connects audiences with the energy, excitement and raw emotion generated by the pioneering R’n’B and soul acts of the 40s, 50s and 60s.
A spoiled boy, Chao, decides to run away from the world of chocolates, ice cream, fries and decayed teeth to a new healthy world.
An unmissable evening with Edinburgh’s incredible swing, jazz and blues big bands on rotation every Thursday night.
Luth’s on an action-packed circus adventure – but she needs your help! She’s looking for giggle-ready three to seven-year-olds to help her solve a whole host of fun physical chal…
Join us for an evening of stand-up comedy to raise funds for Barnardo’s.
Sam Rapp is The Dyslexic Poet.
Tenement Jazz Band return to continue their exploration of the roots of jazz, from ragtime through to the jazz age.
Scotch pie push-ups, cludgie clenches, haggis swings anybody? You know you want to gie ‘em a go.
Join Mia, Jacus, Twinkle and their nursery rhyme friends at the world premiere of a brand new live show.
Is the Big Bad Wolf really bad, or just misunderstood and trying to trigger his muddled memory? Could music or something else beginning with M be the answer? Its a mystery that wil…
On top of their biggest haul, friendly fishermen Deddy and Winchem discover the cursed Red Herring.
From their critically acclaimed show Six Gals Named Smith, the six women of the RHRM present songs and fun chat on original jazz and blues queens.
Interactive story telling, plus an all day Riddling Competition! Mums, dads, teenagers, juniors and little ones over 5.
Sundays are the day of rest, but Brewhemians don’t believe in this! We’ve got local blues bands, fantastic choirs and award-winning a cappella groups as well as showstopping silent…
This piece of devised physical theatre addresses the human element in our species’ historic desire to make war.
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Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
“Don’t stack me away in little boxes to collect dust!”.
Coming to The Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol in the summer holidays, The Bird Show uses live music, puppetry and lots of silly bird puns in this heart-fluttering physical comedy about…
Witness a magical extravaganza where you will marvel at The Biggest Balloon in the World and risk your dryness at the ultimate game of Water Pistol Roulette! All live on stage in f…
For musical sisters Bella and Blue, competition means serious business.
Helene is excited to throw Gordon’s birthday party, but Gordon isn’t happy about turning 70.
Chris Read is a talented singer-songwriter performing his debut solo hour at the Fringe this year.
High-energy powerhouse standup for purists featuring big laughs from a road-hardened pro.
The Addams Family.
Stella’s caught between two angry mothers, which is the greater force? One explodes into a violent eruption at a moment’s notice (her mother) and then, there’s Mother Nature who ju…
Visit the Union Canal to experience an array of inspiring and breathtaking images showcasing the best rural, urban and wildlife photography captured on the National Cycle Network i…
The air of the Speigeltent circus hub is thick with dark debauchery, smoke and gin soaked Weimer punk jazz, setting the atmosphere for a celebration of the extraordinary.
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2015 and never stopped going on about it.
Candy’s stories, musicality and legs will take you on a journey of her/his adventures through time.
Amazing tales, elegantly told.
A brand-new show for 2019! Can Princess Pumpalot (The Farting Princess) and her best friend Guffy locate the Ghostly Farting Monk and save the Kingdom of Wiffyville from Prince Nas…
Rakish aristocrat and first-time detective Charlie Montague must prevent a murder.
From Edinburgh to Glasgow to Newcastle – our long-running weekly beginner’s showcase is regarded as the best open mic night in the UK.
Have you ever been into something before it was cool? An indie band or the latest fashion trend? The Next Next Big Thing is your chance to get in on the ground floor with two of th…
Bare Productions return following their sell-out run in Fringe 2018 with a deliciously wicked musical.
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…
Stanley ‘Leonardo’ Sappovitz wants to become a comic book artist.
Following the show’s sell-out nationwide tour, Jagged Little Pill makes its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe paying tribute to Alanis Morissette and her iconic album with uplifting …
Original, devised TIE adventure show! London, 1773: a time of great exploration.
Superior home-made Thai cuisine cooked live.
Is Britain happy? Are we trapped in a bubble of despair? Comedian Aidan Goatley is on a mission to find out by going to the centre of all 105 counties in the UK and asking a simple…
Join Captain Jake’s Crew as he takes you on a journey to the high seas in this historic adventure.
Rising stars Louise Young and Anja Atkinson make their Fringe debut.
A family of improvisers?! Yes! A Family Affair is an improvised show in which personal, sometimes hilarious (but always true), heartfelt stories are told from the perspectives of a…
In their top secret lab, the science fictionaries are trying to collect the fizziest, flashiest, most marvellous stories about science! Join them on their quest and maybe they will…
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…
Masterclass 100% hands-on lesson, creating three delicious dishes.
National dish of Thailand.
It is often a challenge to take a piece of original writing that has already achieved success at the Fringe and do something new with it.
No script, Sherlock! Stars of the Edinburgh, Adelaide and Perth Fringes take you on a thrilling improvised romp through the underworld of Victorian Britain, packed with shady villa…
Nick Elleray brings the mellow thunder to the Fringe with a brand-new stand-up show with a great new zeitgeisty title that the kids will love.
2018 was going to be Emily’s year.
Join your favourite Mr.
The Two Little Dickheads are back with a fresh explosion of idiocy.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
A dazzling, unique horror-comedy from Alan Bissett, the Fringe First-winning creator of The Moira Monologues.
After headlining at some of the top comedy clubs around the UK and abroad, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with stories and jokes that have earned him the reputation as one of…
Brighton company JW Productions approach this inventive and fresh re-imagining of the old Little Red Riding Hood saga with gusto.
After shows on gangs, golliwogs, racism and politics, James Nokise returns with last year’s hit show on… sports! Yep.
Steve’s dad died of Alzheimer’s.
Welcome to Little Top, a magical first circus experience for babies aged 0-18 months.
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.
Martin and Logy are back in Edinburgh and ready to have some fun.
Life’s getting a bit serious innit? Political instability, social politics making people less social – life now is guilt, followed by shame.
Four of the best new acts on the circuit, selected by Just the Tonic.
Princess dresses and cleaning supplies turn into painfully comical horses, lakes, capes, ans tents for you to hide in.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe.
Thus far, Paul has lived his life content in the understanding that stability and emotional happiness were lovely ideas but not really for him.
Reginald D Hunter returns to the Fringe with his highly anticipated new show.
Once upon a time, two princesses decided to leave LA and cross the ocean to visit a fairy tale land where dreams come true — Scotland.
Best friends Emm and Leo have made the bold artistic decision to graduate without any skills or job prospects.
Following 2018’s sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand new adventures to boot.
Good morning, Edinburgh! After Fringe sell-outs in 2017 and 2018, we’re moving to a lovely new venue.
Sign language meets puppetry in this engaging, BSL-signed production based on a short novel by the revered Taiwanese author Huang Chunming.
The biggest, gayest set of tales the Fringe has ever heard comes out to play in this theatrical performance-meets-storytelling competition.
Sarah Jane Morris with her unique and powerful voice celebrates John Martyn illuminating his life and art in her new show Sweet Little Mystery.
Helen Bauer hits the Fringe hard with this compelling comedy debut which is slick, sassy and super satisfying.
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…
Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a show for all the family, specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excit…
A girl from Oxford meets a boy from Asteroid B-612.
Come and witness the first and possibly final performance of The World’s Greatest Magical Double Act! Award-winning magician/comedian Pete Firman returns to the Fringe with a mag…
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Rachel’s been described by some losers as obnoxious, rude and contrary.
Musical inventors S!nk designed the Pianodrome – an amphitheatre made from upcycled pianos – as a dream performance space.
Isma is British multiculturalism at its best.
Dream job, huge fanbase and in a committed relationship with a hunky dancing bear.
Debuting as a writer and director, TV’s Marcus Brigstocke – known for his comedy and occasional film roles – brings us The Red, a play informed by his own experience battling…
Family Yoga on the Arts Barge! This is an informal yoga session that brings together elements of traditional yoga practice, play and discovery.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Rising stars Louise Young and Neil Harris make their Great Yorkshire Fringe debut.
Step into the magical and colourful world of LITTLE BABY BUM.
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.
Paul returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with a preview of his upcoming Edinburgh Festival show.
A mixture of best bits and new material for Paul's next touring show about the life-changing effect a couple of drinks can have.
Big Box Aliens is an alternative comedy experience like no other.
The world outside is (probably) falling apart.
A new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s multi-award winning musical is returning to The London Palladium in summer 2020 for a strictly limited run!Released as a co…
Humble Crumble and Loitering With Intent present Alice Birch’s Little Light performed in a disused swimming pool in the bowels of the Tower Theatre.
Have you ever thought “Wow, I could push that person in front of that train”.
SLJO are very excited to introduce their new conductor, James Keirle, to Brighton Fringe.
Pirate Pearl lives aboard the good ship Mirabel with her crusty old Grandpa Bert.
Join DJ Nick Terrific, and MC Rocky Patch for the most uplifting and funniest family rave on the planet! If you love raving with your kids then come and spread the love with us.
Whilst training at drama school all performers undertake something called ‘Animal Studies’ where they learn to mimic those who have different motivations to humans.
Amazing tales elegantly told.
Duration: Approx 1hr 50mins A highly energetic tribute show that follows in the footsteps of the award-winning girl band, Little Mix.
“A little comedy”by A.
Affectionate comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch.
“A little comedy”by A.
Following a sell-out run in Oxford, ‘Family Secrets’ is a night of comedy and chaos as a family inspired by your suggestions has an entirely improvised reunion.
Little Steven, otherwise known as Steven Van Zandt, is one of the most extraordinarily multifaceted men in music.
Comedy stalwart Gary G Knightley and miscellaneous wart Dan C Cadey in a comedy about the ones they love and sincerely blame.
Society puts a lot of pressure on Fat Girl.
Know your Austen from your Auster? Or couldn’t spot a novel from a shovel? You’re both welcome.
Young people with profound disabilities from Chailey Heritage Foundation School, and students from Chailey Secondary School, will be working together to compose and perform music u…
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Join Brighton’s award-winning Music Mike in an action-packed musical adventure.
Sporting a ridiculous inflatable suit, ill-fitting wig and grey beard, the “hilarious” (The List) Christian Brighty brings to life a man you wish was dead.
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 …
Duration: Approx 1hr 20mins From the makers of Peppa Pig comes this BAFTA award-winning television animation live on stage! Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom …
The filthiest love story on the Fringe: Butt Boy and Tigger meet in a chatroom late one night.
Nick Elleray, “quality downbeat comedy” (Chortle), is known for his dry, bleak musings on the dark and squalid aspects of life.
The Klump Company throw open their front door and cordially invite you in to meet The Family Blimp.
Based on the classic 1956 short film by Albert Lamorisse, the award-winning Lucky Dog bring their brand new show to Brighton Fringe.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Oww! I feel good! The sensational story of soul, from the pounding R’n’B of the 1940s to the smoldering sounds of Stax and Motown.
There’s something reassuringly "classy" about this production of Patrick Marber's The Red Lion, now touring Scotland for the first time courtesy of Glasgow-based Ra…
Stella’s caught in a tug of war between two angry ladies, Mother Nature and her real mother.
‘I’m the Bearded Lady, I’m fearless and I’m shady, I’ve hair on my back and My muscles are stacked, My Adam’s apple is fully intact And I eat my meat with gravy!’ Bor…
A fun space to connect with music and dance! DJs playing vinyl only, hosted by Nin Warrior guesting local legends.
Calling all picnickers; Brighton Fringe’s wildly popular family picnics are back for 2019! Join us every Saturday in May as we take over Pavilion Gardens with more free family ente…
Award-winning, best-selling author Stuart Reid brings his hilarious blend of bums, bogies and big bottom burps to Brighton.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
The team behind multiple award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish are hitting the road again in May this year with their brand new show, 'In No Particular Order'.
Through her own brilliant interpretive vocal talents, Sarah Jane will be illuminating the work of John Martyn in her new show Sweet Little Mystery, accompanied by her regular colla…
Welcome to Little Top, a magical first circus experience for babies aged 0-18 months and their adults.
Welcome to the darkest, funniest and most debauched kabarett club this side of Berlin! A gin soaked, Weimar-punk jazz band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously fu…
Is technology shaping us or are we shaping it? Let’s plug in to the global nervous system and harness the co-evolution of humans and technology.
Sunday 14th April, 11.
What is Massaoke? The idea is simple: a brilliant live band plays well-known songs, with lyrics on a giant screen, and the whole audience sings along together.
A World Premiere from Curious Seed and Lung Ha Theatre Company, in association with Lyra.
Original 70s punks from Belfast still fronted by the iconic Jake Burns - and fave band of former England defender Stuart Pearce.
It's a dismal day at the Addams family's manse, with the ever-approaching storm clouds reflecting the gloomy atmosphere that has beset the household.
A Larger than life show from a Larger than life Band.
No One is ComingMy Mam's different to yours.
A little heart goes a long way A Musical adventure about Anna, a young, housebound girl with a hole in her heart, who one night follows the sound of a strangely familiar…
MadeMusic takes him out of dullness BIG GIRLS BLOUSEWhen you assume.
MAKE, LEARN, PLAY and PERFORM on your own fully working ukulele, made from a spread tub! If you don't believe it, take a look at the YouTube extract below.
£1210am - 12pmOr2pm - 4pmage 7 - 11 A fun, hands-on workshop making photographs without a camera in the exciting Maltings' darkroom.
Jump, roll and slide at Watermans in this creative movement workshop for children and adults.
Jump, roll and slide at Watermans in this creative movement workshop for children and adults.
Join Ralph and Vanellope in their newest buddy-comedy adventure, and explore the worldwide web in a whole new way.
In Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find t…
Waterford CrystalThe horse - not the crystal manufacturer Little WeirdoCome and play it's weirdo day Waterford Crystal - OXBOIn 2004 show-jumper Cian O&rsquo…
All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift.
Christopher Robin is all grown up and all out of imagination.
Big Fish Little Fish ‘We Can Be Heroes’ themed family rave with DJs Baker & Beale Come make merry again with the award winning, world famous Big Fish Lit…
Snow White and Rose Red – sisters, twins, best friends – have lived in the forest since they were Babes in the Wood.
From the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits.
The peculiar tale of the bearded lady who ran away from the circus!
Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls, due to popular demand Science’s greatest and most volatile live show is returning with a vengeance.
Most recently seen on Dara and Ed’s Road To Mandalay and various Mock The Weeks, Ed has become a household name from his multiple BBC TV appearances.
Smut Slam travels around the world spreading joy, laughs, and lots of education too! Now this community dirty-storytelling show—packed with stories of real life, real lust, real …
Part drag, part cabaret and part theatre, Jock Tamson’s Bairns is an immersive show where the audience is transported to an after hours gay bar and invited to speak their mind.
Tickets: £13.
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 �…
International superstar Hans, the boy wonder of Berlin, serves up an all-singing, all-tap dancing, accordion-pumping, glittering blitzkrieg of cabaret backed by his three-piece ban…
Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a Scarer—and he knows better than anyone that the …
Roll out the glittery sparkle carpet, re-fill the party cannons and re-hang that big dirty disco ball – the most outrageous party of the year is back! Queer Haggis welcomes a br…
More theatrical than ever, Le Haggis VI will explode into the centre of the Spiegeltent at high octane speed, shimmering like a tartan sporran hanging off the side of very chiselle…
Celebrating the Bards' birthday in the town where he composed his famous works, the eighth year of Big Burns Supper features eleven days of comedy, cabaret, music, theatre and mor…
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures are pleased to offer this series of inclusive workshops for over-55s this year.
Peter Rabbit, the mischievous and adventurous hero who has captivated generations of readers, now takes on the starring role of his own irreverent, contemporary comedy w…
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Join Zoo Keeper Sue and mischievous Little Monkey on Christmas Eve, and discover numbers are all around us.
Harold Pinter’s first play, The Room, features in a triple-bill directed by Pinter’s colleague and friend, Patrick Marber.
A 90 minute mix of jungle music, theatre, spoken word and ritual.
Snow White and Rose Red – sisters, twins, best friends – have lived in the forest since they were babes in the wood.
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
At the exact same time that Theresa May’s cabinet is in turmoil over the UK’s withdrawal agreement with the EU, Golden Age Theatre Company has set up camp in the Museum of Come…
A show about being transgender, hating love and all of the things her partner has to put up with. Not forgetting the glitter ball catsuit wearing pensioner.
Irish songwriter John Doherty AKA Little Hours plays 2 intimate solo shows, playing new material as well as firm live favourites.
Join acclaimed children’s writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt to find out how he creates his picture books.
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Based on the experiences of young carers, Need a Little Help explores what it means to look after someone else when you are young.
The off-Broadway musical, with music by Brad Ross and lyrics by Ellen Greenfield and Half Hackady is about mates, dates and love triangles.
The autumn/winter season at the Space on the Isle of Dogs got off to a punchy start this week with Little Fools.
Courage leads the way, cutting the icy stage for Disney’s most adventurous dreamers at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big.
Returning to the Fringe for its fourth year, Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of exciting jazz and swing.
Back at the Fringe for a third year, the SLJO bring you an all-new set featuring the finest swing, jazz and Latin from the golden era of big band and beyond.
Relive the era when swing was king, with classic instrumentals and laid-back vocals from Scotland’s popular record-breaking big swing band – everything from Basie to Bublé.
Tenth anniversary tour celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys.
Join Jason in conversation as he shares moments from the last four decades that he wasn’t able to tell us about on daytime television! Jason has many guises – star of stage and s…
Toxic masculinity is blamed for everything from the #MeToo movement to rates of male suicide.
Membership of the local amateur drama society has dwindled to four.
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…
‘I’ve given you sunlight, I’ve given you rain.
Oh no, Eliza the explorer has been kicked out of her kingdom! She needs to go on an adventure to prove she is the best explorer and make it back in time for the summer celebration.
From the company that previously brought you Peter Pan and Elf the Musical comes this spooktacular new musical comedy.
Physical theatre and contemporary dance collide in this all-female youth theatre production that begs the question: what would you do for fame? When a poor young girl is offered a …
Take a trip through time to discover the origin of classic fairy tales from Aesop’s Fables to the Brothers Grimm to Disney.
Do you not fit into a box? Olivia (Big O) knows all too well about not fitting in: when kimchi, AKA fire-breathing garlic dragon breath, is your culture’s most famous export, how…
One man’s intimate story of escape from religion, to love, loss and triumph.
Big Love – Charles Mee’s adaption of Aeschylus’ The Suppliants is a modern reexamination of western norms regarding gender and sexuality.
Hosted by Susan Calman in her only Fringe appearance this year.
Oww! I feel good! The sensational story of soul – from the pounding R’n’B of the 1940s to the smouldering sounds of Stax.
In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams.
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.
People often get awkward, white, Northern Tom Short, and awkward, white, Northern Tom Little mixed up.
Welcome to the big band era and beyond! The Sound of Seventeen is a jazz orchestra line-up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones and a four-piece rhythm section bringing you swing, ja…
Mr McFall’s Chamber are acquiring a formidable and deserved reputation for adventurous programming.
Every singer and member of our Blueswater Presents family, featuring 20 musicians, will be playing in a raucous showcase that presents the best blues music the Fringe has to offer.
This time, the art troupe will present a performance featuring lots of Chinese ethnic arts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Join us for a two-hour comedy extravaganza to help raise vital funds for Barnardo’s, whilst previewing a selection of this year’s top Fringe shows.
Bloody funny period comedy about breaking taboos and ending period poverty with ad-busting, craftivism and a bleeding ridiculous conga line.
If the thought of watching a one woman play about a Kurdish refugee turned lawyer helping to broker a major arms deal for a Swedish law firm doesn’t thrill you then think again, …
A family-friendly mixed bag ranging from cabaret to comedy via spoken word and theatre.
Explore the roots of jazz, from ragtime through the jazz age, in the speakeasy atmosphere of this world-famous venue.
All the best stories begin with a game.
A brand-new and free stand-up show from one of the biggest faces in comedy.
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2015, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2014 finalist, and appeared in both Pleasance Comedy Reserve and Big Value showcase…
The portrayal of a young woman’s search for love and her sometimes crippling fear of being alone.
Let the ‘Queen of silliness (***** BroadwayBaby.
After electrifying US audiences for 25 years, America’s ‘coolest show on earth’ (Newsweek) comes to the UK for the first time.
Cornelius Patrick O’ Sullivan is a comedian and a poet.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Look, it’s David McIver, the nicest little man in town giving it a good go with his debut hour of riffs, bits and skits.
Red and Boiling is an entertaining cabaret-style show with some serious undertones.
An atmosphere of fun and weimar cabaret beats envelop us as we enter Beauty at the Circus Hub.
Two of Shakespeare’s most famous scenes fantastically performed by the 15 to 20-year-old children from two of China’s schools, Shanghai International Studies University and For…
Tommy is four-and-a-quarter years old, and a hard-boiled private investigator on the mean streets of Little Monkey’s Daycare.
Amazing Bangkok street food by executive Thai chef Rujira Herd (Ru).
Five-star review from The Herald, Rob Adams in 2016.
Caring for kids with a curious craze for karaoke? Then look no further than The Big Balloon Singalong! Fun for all the family and featuring all the greatest hits (.
One mean green monster musical!! A botanical bloodfest!! Like Faust on fertiliser!! For the misfits of Skid Row, life is full of broken dreams and dead ends.
Can Princess Pumpalot (The Farting Princess) and her best friend, Guffy, find the purple super-farting bean and save Wiffyville from Prince Nastavia and the low-flying gnomes? Aide…
After headlining at some of the top comedy clubs around the UK and abroad, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with the sets, the stories and the jokes that have earned him the re…
Noel Coward’s Red Peppers gives a glimpse into a day in the life of George and Lily Pepper, a husband and wife vaudeville act who are tired of performing the same old song and danc…
A reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, the ‘superbly talented’ (List) Young Pleasance bring the glitz, glamour, and seedy underworld of interwar Berlin to life with chara…
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Matchmaking mums at the Shanghai marriage market hatch a plan to get their little emperors hitched.
Jasper Red invites you to a special healing session.
From Edinburgh to Glasgow to Newcastle – our long-running weekly beginner’s showcase is regarded as the best open mic night in the UK.
John Lennon spent his Scottish boyhood holidays in Durness, Sutherland: not fake news! This thoughtful, comic fable of modern Scotland, adapted from the novel by Scottish Governmen…
A frantic, romantic comedy by Paul Richards which follows the lives of three intelligent but bored office workers, who also happen to be fire wardens.
After winning the Edinburgh Panel Prize in 2014 with Funz and Gamez, Phil’s ready to bring his unique, anarchic and unreliable comedy to the masses.
Funny Happy Stuff presents: Circus Sonas Family Show! A brand-new show from father and son circus performers Martin and Logy.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Zahra’s never stood in front of a mirror and taken a selfie.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Steve’s dad has Alzheimers.
After two years of shows on gangs, golliwogs, racism and politics, James Nokise returns to The Stand with his new show on… sports! Yep.
The Worst Little Warehouse In London is crammed into The Box, which appears to be an actual shipping crate housed in Assembly Gardens.
When famous author/pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who lived many different lives, meets The Little Prince, two adventurous explorers discover the world and what is important in l…
This is what happens when a cabaret clown and an improv master with a shared passion for cats spend way too much time together.
We’re offering the finest upcoming comedians on the UK circuit at a bargain price. Hand selected from our year-round auditions, this show is quality talent in its prime.
At the centre of its big, warm heart, The Sea Is Big Enough to Take It is a story about a non-activist boy and his activist mother, and by extension a story about all of us and our…
Scotland’s landowners were in retreat.
It’s time for the Big Shop, not to be confused with your ‘bits shop’ (which you might do at the little Tesco) or your ‘big wash’ (which is like the Big Shop but that’s not what we’…
Amazing tales, elegantly told.
‘I will return sunshine to the dark cold world!’ In a world full of darkness, the warmth and light of the sun has gone missing.
Soar with Sam on his thrilling migration North! Journey through wondrous landscapes, meet the creatures that inhabit them, and see the impact of pollution and climate change.
No script Sherlock! Stars of Racing Minds and Impromptu Shakespeare take you on a thrilling new adventure each day through the underworld of Victorian Britain, packed with shady vi…
The star of Mark Steel’s in Town (BBC Radio 4) brings back his 2017 sell-out show, guaranteed to make the world seem even more mental than it still is.
With sharp humour and a soulful, soaring voice in a show that illuminates her love-hate relationship with “bad boyfriend” America.
We’re offering the finest upcoming comedians on the UK circuit at a bargain price.
Be led by a gruesome character from Edinburgh’s dark past around historic closes and wynds, then take a visit down into our underground vaults.
Jerry and Jacks want to be Big Time, but at what cost? They take on a job that they hope will shoot them up the ladder in the organisation.
Join the Silent Adventures dream team as they lead you on a fun-filled silent disco tour of the capital.
Red Richardson delivers his debut hour of satirical, anecdotal comedy with bite.
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…
Alison got her own TV show in Ireland.
For the first time Little Fish Tours is running our Festival Friendly Tour.
Storyteller and stand-up comedian John Pendal explores his family tree and discovers mutinies in the 1800s, arson in the 1900s and autism in the 2000s.
The secret life of man’s best friend is pondered in BARK: The Musical.
Award-winning comedian Rob Carter’s cult-hit creation, Christopher Bliss, is back.
By Magne van den Berg, UK premiere.
The latest Edinburgh Fringe fun from the award-winning and best-selling author Stuart Reid.
Jake lives alone, cuts his own hair, has an ability to remember the exact date he first tasted each specific food for the first time and has a one-eyed cat.
Good morning, Edinburgh! Three funny, thought-provoking “menus” of ten-minute plays.
Popular comic John Pendal returns to Great Yorkshire Fringe for a third consecutive year.
Combining poetry, storytelling, and theatre, The Sleeping Princess is a dark reimagining of classic fairytales.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Spectacular circus and spellbinding songs combine in this extraordinary new adaptation from the award-winning Metta Theatre.
You are a princess.
“AN ABSOLUTE CRACKER…FRINGE BRILLIANCE” ★★★★★ - Broadway Baby John Pendal is proud to announce his third full-length solo show: “…
Billy Roche, playwright (Tumbling Down, The Wexford Trilogy, The Cavalcaders etc) returns to his musical roots with his own brand of psychedelic folk.
Grace is living to a different rhythm.
The Big Fat Running show is about .
Lloyd presents a sort of, work in progress, stand-up comedy show that he hopes to be rough but charming, like an old-timey hobo.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Junior Jungle Party is the antidote to ‘baby raves’.
Prepare your family for a thrilling adventure as Robin and his merry band whisk you to Sherwood forest and rise up against the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham! Expect boo-able villain…
Spiegeltent presents: ‘Brighton Big Drag Pagent’ Kings, Queens, and Inbetweens! Talent, diversity, creativity, and nerve.
The kind of family that goes the extra mile because the brakes are cut and daddy don’t like the UK speed limit.
Zahra has never stood in front of a mirror and taken a selfie.
Kate Stokes and Claudia Summers have their finger on the pulse with this delightful double bill of comedy plays, interspersed with a few shorter sketches.
An original, heartwarming play for young children and their families, full of good humour, adventure and song.
RUNNING CAN BE FUN[NY].
EXTRA PERFORMANCES ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND Louis Pearl has thrilled audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Straight No Chaser big band combine with Swing Patrol dancers for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
When a tribe of flying people flock to their annual midsummer fair, one of their young is left behind in the forest.
Little do we know just what might emerge in this festivity of two hearts coming together as one.
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.
Egyptian-American comedian Maria Shehata follows up her debut show ‘Wisdomless’ with stand up and storytelling about her life in London and what happened after she whimsically move…
Two word texts, a cat with no name, blood where it shouldn’t be and a fashion show to die for.
Eleanor Westbrook embodies what I love about the Fringe.
‘The Boo Hoo Baby’ Inspired by the board book by Cressida Cowell Boo is a baby who needs something but what it is nobody knows.
‘Space Girl’ written & performed by Helen Stanley Mary Moon is 9 years old.
Plus come and see Chase from Paw Patrol - book your free ticket fwith sessions at 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm.
Plus come and see Marshall from Paw Patrol - book your free ticket fwith sessions at 11.
This is a terrific workshop for children and young people of all ages.
DJ skills workshops are great for children who want to learn to DJing.
Street Dance workshops in a small group. Admission by ticket only.
Grab a bunch of mates and hit the dance floor with Australian party machine Tomas Ford for Brighton Fringe’s most ridiculous party.
Experience the sights, sounds, smells and characters of the Edwardian seaside in this musical multi-sensory interactive show from award-winning company, Collar & Cuffs Co.
Morning is Red begins as an analysis of the human psyche when affected by the terrors of life on the Front Line, depicted though the the exchange of stories between three character…
John Pendal returns with a preview of his new solo stand-up comedy show ‘Family’.
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…
Wow, it’s time for the debut hour of comedy from hot ticket and nice friend David McIver! That’s right girls and boys, your special little man is all grown up and raring to do some…
For the first time at Brighton Fringe, Martin brings you ‘BIG FAT GAY’.
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…
MGC Artistic Director Michael Grandage directs this first ever UK revival since directing the world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse in 2009.
“A snake will always find a way in.
Performed dramatic reading by Fenella Fielding & Stephen Greif.
In ‘Little White Box’, Sara employs her vulnerable, whip-smart comedy style to confront her complicated relationship with Jesus, America, and death.
Send off Adelaide Fringe 2018 with RCC at Big River Motel with headline act Booka Shade Check in. Unpack & forget about a good nights sleep #BigRiverMotel
The Family Bushdance is a live podcast showcasing some of the best live acts going round, from soul and blues to country and good old fashioned rock and roll.
Don’t miss Bingo Jack this Fringe.
As seen on The Project, CRAM & Have You Been Paying Attention? (Network TEN).
The AMAZING DRUMMING MONKEYS are back with their ‘Ocean’ show.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Red Light Confidential is a safe space for artists and audiences alike where newbies rub shoulders with seasoned pros.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Grab your mates and hit the dance floor with hyperactive party machine Tomás Ford for the Fringe’s most ridiculous night.
Can’t decide what to see? Let our tour guides take you on a magical mystery tour of the Fringe.
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 …
Two time Scottish Comedy Award winner.
Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew (aka Double Denim) combine forces with DJ Juan Vesuvius to bring you a big party for little humans! Through games, sketches, and music your favourit…
With comedy, cabaret & fun for all the family to enjoy Huggers returns to Adelaide with enough variety to entertain all ages.
An explosive night of work-in-progress for the theatrically adventurous.
★★★★★ The Scotsman James has spent the last few years performing biting political satire, then Brexit happened, then Trumpocalypse happened.
Join acclaimed British writer-performer & newly crowned BBC Poetry Slam Champion Ben Norris as he battles the UK’s most notorious service stations & the perils of lower league fo…
Scotland’s largest comedy producer brings you multi award winning family friendly cabaret acts from Edinburgh.
Have you ever imagined your own theme music when STRUTTING down the street? Do you cry when someone eats the last of YOUR chocolate? Do you use UNNECESSARY CAPITALS (and emoji’s) i…
How free is your love? You’re about to find out.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Mark is the creator of the hit Radio 4 series Mark Steel’s In Town, a BAFTA-nominee for BBC2’s Mark Steel Lectures and a regular on BBC1’s Have I Got News For You and Radio 4…
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Their award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish gets 1.
A fun filled afternoon with so much for the whole family.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS follows the story of Seymour, a down-and out skid row floral assistant who becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious…
Dance, theatre and comedy are fused into a great big hilarious wonderland that you can’t resist! Take a wild ride on this rollicking adventure that unleashes the untamed inner w…
“Hello everyone my name is Doctor Billy and I’m eight-and-three-quarters and this is my story.
As seen on The Project.
Born out of Montreal’s vibrant sketch comedy scene, two JUST FOR LAUGHS Award winning idiots; Al Lafrance (I Think I’m Dead) and Shane Adamczak (The Ballad Of Frank Allen, Sound & …
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Local band Little Captain are paying tribute to one of the most influential bands in the world. Playing two nights of selected songs from the career of the Velvet Underground.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Experience the toe-tapping classical crossover genre as performed by the 2016 Australian National Busking Champions, and get an insight into full-time life on the road ‘living the …
Marla tries to get The Red Forge Publishing House team to promote the concept of Brenda’s story about Max, an information agent from the Maxden Libary, and his twin sister Charlott…
An honest tale of one man’s modern escape from the prison of belief.
Tania Savelli, Kat Jade and Melanie Smith take you on a historical journey celebrating the most famous female vocal trio of all time.
The most awesome, exciting and inspirational author event EVER! as award-winning Scottish author Stuart Reid brings his best-selling books to life.
Have you ever dreamed of performing with a live band? Well here’s your chance.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Family Fun Day hosted by the 1st Kilkenny Scout Group.
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
A show for anyone who has ever sat at a family table and thought - not everyone here is sane! Welcome to the Family is a one woman show that mixes stand-up comedy and theatre t…
With seats at the back reserved for the adults, the children are encouraged to sit on the floor right up against the stage for this lovely show that aims to educate and entertain i…
RCC presents Big River Motel, a new immersive entertainment precinct of live music, interactive performances and late-night frivolities.
Open for good time, not a long time, we’re kicking off the opening night of Adelaide Fringe 2018 with our biggest party yet.
An underage party like no other! Immerse yourself in a club atmosphere while you groove to the hottest tracks with DJ Vyce Verso.
Emma Rice’s “exquisite” (Telegraph) production comes to Oxford Playhouse following its critically acclaimed premiere at Shakespeare’s Globe.
White Rabbit Red Rabbit has been called a play.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Happily Never After - Created from a single audience suggestion, The Maydays weave a playful tale, full of black comedy and haunting songs.
What is it to really know your own father? Meet Edward Bloom, played by Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe award-winner Kelsey Grammer.
Patrick Marber’s The Red Lion transfers to Trafalgar Studios, bringing us closer to an understanding of the devastating reality of England today within the confines of a sweaty&…
Join award-winning songwriter and musician David Gibb on a musical journey through his hilarious and often surreal imagination.
Pippa Evans Presents… – Join Pippa Evans (founder member of Showstoppers) and some of her favourite improvisers as they explore the world through your eyes and theirs.
Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography.
Returning after a second highly successful gig in 2016, the Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of riveting jazz and swing.
G and Ste are Fringe fanatics who felt that becoming part of the Fringe was the perfect way to celebrate their nuptials.
That Swing Sensation, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band, with another night of toe-tapping music from the era when swing was king.
David O’Doherty – the Ryanair Enya, the Aldi Bublé – returns to the Fringe with last year’s hit show Big Time, an hour of talking and songs in a haunted hall on a hill fille…
O’Doherty is back with his mini-keyboard, flopping hair, and uninhibited attitude, but this time in one of the most prestigious venues that the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has to o…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
‘Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
As one of the most famous American authors of all time, many people will know of F.
Ethereal Theatre Company’s Little Shop of Horrors is a powerhouse of zany energy.
The Mantles have issues that probably need to be addressed, only problem being none of them talk to each other, not properly anyway.
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 stunning amalgamation of Wrong Tree’s work to date: the Professor’s grandfather is missing – working in his old greenhouse, her quest takes her to explore South America.
Timeau De Keyser, Hans Mortelmans and Simon De Winne – together known as Tibaldus – are one of Belgium’s most exciting and innovative young companies whose work is fierce, su…
Two thieves.
Red Button is a quirky and peculiar piece of science fiction theatre that doesn’t quite find its feet.
Big Cat Small Flap – the unique observations from a giant talking cat called Mr Nibbles on the state of humans and the world today, from Trump to Brexit to Instagram, and why the…
Have you ever been shat on by the blue bird? The great rebirth of public shaming continues to evolve.
A wordless blend of mime, clowning, dance and acrobatics, Two Little Boxes is a brand-new piece by Reallynice, exploring the construction of masculinities in young men.
Can Hamlet please come into the diary room? You’ve had regular Big Brother.
‘Once upon a time there lived a queen whose heart was sore because she had no children…’ Performed by an exquisitely talented company, this enchanting adaptation fuses tradit…
The spooky and kooky Addams Family comes to life in this outrageous musical comedy.
Oww! I feel good! The sensational story of soul – from the pounding R’n’B of the 1940s to the smouldering sounds of Stax.
Mark’s sell-out show Who Do I Think I Am, revealed his natural father was world backgammon champion.
The Amazing Clinic of Armour and Smith is an amusing farce about a doctor’s waiting room filled with patients in desperate need of solutions to their relationship problems.
In her debut show Schaefer employs her vulnerable, whip-smart comedy style to confront her complicated relationship with Jesus, America, and death.
Every member of our Blueswater Presents family will be playing a set in a raucous showcase that will present the best blues music the Fringe has to offer.
It’s the Alanis Morrissette tribute show you never knew you needed.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Join us for a bumper-length comedy extravaganza to help raise vital funds for Barnardo’s, while previewing a selection of this year’s top Fringe shows.
Harri Soinila is a Laugh Factory’s Funniest Person in the World, 2016 semi-finalist, headliner of shows in a bunch of countries and the godfather (or baby daddy) of English comedy …
Two of Shakespeare’s most famous scenes fantastically performed by the nine to 16-year-old children from two of China’s schools, Chongqing Foreign Language School and Chongqing…
Vuelos is a magical dance theatre work for children and families that challenges you to wonder and to contemplate our eternal dream – to be able to fly.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
This August, Durham-based Wrong Tree Theatre are bringing three shows to Edinburgh; currently on offer is Souvenirs, a light-hearted adventure that draws on the heavy use of props,…
Beautiful Little Fools is a all female, unique piece exploring how media can manipulate the human mind.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Doig, a disgraced businessmen, has fallen into despair.
The world’s first and only human/cartoon double-act return to the Fringe.
Coming from dimension AA-AA are Irish Rich and Egyptian Morty, stand-ups in Amsterdam with similar chips on their shoulders.
Thom Peterson is The Amazing Guy! A one-man flash mob of magic and comedy.
Kranti (Revolution) empowers girls from Mumbai’s red-light areas to become agents of social change.
Hot, new(ish) comedy trio are back in Edinburgh with a playful new sketch show.
With the overwhelming amount of options at the Fringe, Bite-Size allows one to see several short and sweet plays in the space of an hour.
The world’s first and only human/cartoon double-act return to the Fringe.
Big Brother Hamlet takes the subjects of the all-powerful found in Shakespeare’s script – the King, the Ghost, the Church – and connects them with one of today’s most all-p…
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2015, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist, and performed in both the Pleasance Comedy Reserve and Just the Tonic’s B…
It was an inauspicious beginning for Martin J Dixon’s new stand-up show, with only 11 audience members, some of whom were loud and rowdy throughout the show.
Everybody has a dirty little secret.
Dad’s floating in the harbour, Nana’s back before a judge, and there’s a guy in his bedroom with a knife, but at least Joe Bacon has a job.
Grace Gibson parades awkwardly across the stage in her brightly coloured leotards, she is about to share with us her experience of public failure, inviting us to revel in that mome…
Sameer Katz brings his second show to the Fringe! American born, Cambridge educated, sooo call it even.
Can Princess Pumpalot (The Farting Princess) and her best friend Guffy find the purple super-farting bean and save Wiffyville from Prince Nastavia and the Low-flying Gnomes? Aided …
What would an unpublished Agatha Christie mystery be like if, by some strange quirk of fate, its editor had given it over to P G Wodehouse for a final literary polish? Well, thanks…
Grab your mates and hit the dance floor with hyperactive Australian party machine Tomás Ford for the Fringe’s most ridiculous party.
The premise of Caridad Svich’s Iphigenia Crash Land Falls on the Neon Shell That Was Once Her Heart (A Rave Fable), here performed by Clumsy Bodies Theatre, is truly exciting.
The life and times of Bill Shankly: comedian, philosopher, dictator, god, angel, devil, saint – and tragic hero.
Join us as we present to you the untold story of Snow White’s forgotten sister, Rose Red, and her attempts to escape her happily ever after as mistakenly predicted by the Brothers …
Mark Steel begins with a witty satire about the calamitous circus show that was the recent Tory election campaign, setting the tone for this solid left-wing stand-up show.
Captain Zarg and Williamina Foxx are Guardians of the Universe.
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!
They say fame is a fickle friend, and the St Andrews Revue have been lonely for years.
The Clan Mucmor Family Circus Show.
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!
The 23rd year as the recognised launch pad for future legends.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe. Four comedians, different to the early show. Two hours with tomorrow’s comedy stars. ‘Top value, top comedy’ (List).
Wakefield’s poet son may have a self-confessed tendency for lewd social observation but Matt Abbott is also an unpretentious recorder of life in the raw, with a talent for coming…
Turpy – star of Climaxed (BBC Three) and Pop Sludge (4Music) – returns with a stand-up show/hour of performance art/arse flapping gently in the wind, which rodgers the system q…
Chris Washington is an ordinary guy; he explains this to us from the very beginning.
Two world travelled comedians, Dylan Gott (Canada) and Radu Isac (Romania), perform an hour of sort of clean comedy.
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.
Amazing Magic Christopher presents fun at the Fringe – Family Magic Show! The show features magic, balloon modelling, Barney the Puppet Bird and lots and lots of audience partici…
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
David Huntsberger’s stand-up show is problematic as a comedy show as it has very little resembling a joke.
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…
Award-winning author Stuart Reid will be sharing his books, including his latest release Gorgeous George and His Stupid Stinky Stories, and the audience will be expected to bring t…
Forget the Little Mermaid you thought you knew.
The Stars of Racing Mind bring a fast paced, immensely funny and completely bonkers improvised Sherlock Holmes spectacular to the Fringe this year with this brilliant off the wall …
After headlining at some of the top comedy clubs around the UK and abroad, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with the sets, the stories and the jokes that have earned him the re…
The traditional Korean tale of Princess Bari comes to life in this touching and inspiring production.
‘Nick Cope is the indie-surrealist kids’ entertainer Robyn Hitchcock and Syd Barrett, foolishly distracted by cult status, never were.
The cast and crew of The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Plays coax their audience into starting their day bright and early with coffee, croissants and strawberries.
Patti Plinko returns with her dark and erotic songs inspired from Virginia Woolf, Joan of Arc to the whore houses of Paris.
‘Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.
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…
The Bastard is back! Returning after taking a year away from the Fringe to conquer the world, Red Bastard, the beastly bouffon, is here to feast on our lies and he has prepared a s…
When Sherlock Holmes unknowingly murders his own client, the game is on to track down the criminal mastermind who did it – Holmes himself! But what does Watson’s rent have to do …
Amazing tales elegantly told.
Master songwriter and Fringe favourite returns with more of his trademark smart and funny story songs (plus new gems).
This is Aunty Donna’s fourth Edinburgh Fringe, they have a huge following and return as popular as ever.
It’s time to think outside the box, go crazy, go skydiving or just go to a different pub this Friday.
Before even starting the show, Sara Schaefer has the advantage of a unique perspective.
When famous author/pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who lived many different lives, meets The Little Prince, two adventurous explorers discover the world and what is important in l…
Becky Lucas is a little bitch, but she’s also a writer, performer, rat and prolific tweeter.
Desperate for some fun, Oskar leaves the snowbound, little house on top of the mountain to find a friendly animal to play with.
Sketch comedy is the medium in which an original voice is most important in order to be successful.
Be led by a gruesome character from Edinburgh’s dark past around some old streets and wynds, then take a visit down into our Underground Vaults.
Tom Taylor returns with his one person particularly posh whodunnit featuring Charles Montague, a posh dandy womanizer who is one of those people who you can’t work out quite why …
Prepare to have your joy levels optimised by “the finest female character comic around” (Time Out) as Pippa Evans presents Joy Provision! Plus BIG NOW and improvisers seen on B…
In 1966, Frank Sinatra performed at the Las Vegas’ Sands Hotel & Casino, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra.
A one woman play about the trials and tribulations of a teenage schizophrenic in the 21st century.
Six improvisers barrel through the funnies in City Impro’s debut Edinburgh Fringe show where suggestions provided by you inspire an epic series of improvised comedy games, sketch…
“Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.
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 …
An original, heartwarming play for young children and their families – full of good humour, adventure, music and song.
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…
Junior Jungle Party is the antidote to ‘baby raves’.
This beautiful dance theatre show takes an irreverent and contemporary twist on an old favourite. Part of the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival. Level: 7 - 12 years.
The Little Creepers by Charlotte Bell is a debut show that explores the trials and tribulations of a teenage girl with schizophrenia in the 21st century.
Go on an award-winning, magical, musical, multi-sensory adventure in the Kalahari desert with Little Meekat and her friends Elephant and Wise Monkey to find out all about Calm and …
When Sherlock Holmes unknowingly murders his own client, the game is on to track down the criminal mastermind who did it - Holmes himself! But does Watson’s rent have anything to…
Show: La Voix is a woman on a mission - To bring back the glamour! In this hilarious one-woman show, La Voix will take you on a journey exposing, analysing and satirically delive…
See the act that has been thrilling audiences around the world for 30 years.
Been in the pub a lot, preparing for when the robots take over: lot of weird stuff happening, just below the surface.
Straight No Chaser Big Band combine with JATS swing dance aces Sam and Gabi for a Lindy Hop dance spectacular.
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 …
Little Wing finds herself alone in the forest with a trio of warring dragons.
Notorious performer Hypnotique tells her personal story about the world’s first electronic instrument (from 1920s Russia) and it’s influence on music today – including Led Zepp…
The critically acclaimed multi-sensory experience created and directed specifically for children aged 5-10 is back in 2017! Les Petits Theatre Company invite you to fall down the r…
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Helen is the only insecure woman in the world trying to navigate through this thing called life.
Patti Plinko glances around the stage in search of the next musical instrument.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Big and tall sketch mates Fish Finger Fridays bring their stripped back sketches and casual musings to Brighton Fringe.
Fat 45 is a blistering 11-piece big band bringing back the Jump Jive, Rock & Roll and Rhythm & Blues of the 1940s and 50s.
Twig the Pixie has lost his marbles! Help him find them in this hit stand-up comedy spectacular for all generations of the family.
Fringe City Family Picnic is a free outdoor event taking place on the 6th of May and 27th of May in the Pavilion Gardens.
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
Opus Clavicembalisticum is perhaps Sorabji’s best known work, even if more talked about than played until the 1980s.
”There is a place.
In 1987 Michael Phish (yes, like Fish) is a household name and weather Guru, giving portentous predictions of things to come.
Back by popular demand following a critically-acclaimed West End run and sold out residency at the Menier Chocolate Factory, My Family: Not the Sitcom is a massively disrespectful …
There’s one deliciously unique—sadly never repeatable—moment during the opening night of Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show, when Stewart introduces the singer Susan B…
The decadently French surroundings of the Crazy Coqs cabaret bar within the similarly lavish dining rooms of Brasserie Zédel in Soho play their part well in La Voix’s kick off…
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…
Multi award nominated comedian and BBC/Virgin Radio Star Inel Tomlinson is relaunching his sell out live roadshow Kinetic Comedy.
When it comes to smutty seasonal fun, Stuart Saint and his team of cohorts are the authority.
Celebrated director and choreographer Arthur Pita returns to the Lilian Baylis Studio this Christmas with his magical dance theatre show, The Little Match Girl.
Based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale Music by Bernard Herrmann A beloved fairy tale and Academy Awar…
Justin is the smallest boy in the whole town.
Direct from a sold out season in New York, Academy and Bafta Award-winner Mark Rylance returns to the West End to perform in Nice Fish, a hit new comic play written by Mark Rylance…
As a rule, the best children’s stories—be they novels, comics or TV shows—all inspire the same question: “What on Earth were they taking when they came up with that?” …
Little Shop of Horrors, the cult classic that brought us endlessly popular tunes such as “Suddenly Seymour” and “Somewhere that’s Green” tells the story of Seymour and…
Direct from sold out seasons at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University in Cambridge and St Ann’s Warehouse in New York, Academy and Bafta Award-winner Mar…
If you think The Red Barn will be a nice relaxing audience experience think again and then have another think.
Tumble, balance and spin on a hairpin: learn circus skills in partnership with your child. Brilliant and bonding!
It’s not just the eponymous seldom heard, often bullied, fragile young girl LV who struggles to be heard in Jim Cartwright’s classic tragicomedy The Rise and Fall – finding he…
Following a critically acclaimed, complete sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, My Family: Not The Sitcom comes to the Vaudeville Theatre for a strictly limited 5 we…
Peter Rabbit knows very well that he is not to go into Mr McGregor’s garden, especially as it was there that his father met his untimely end! But he cannot resist, and after severa…
Returning after a sell-out gig in 2015, the Inverkeithing Community Big Band promises an afternoon of riveting jazz and swing.
Celebrate Aardman’s 40th birthday with expert Aardman model maker Jim Parkyn and his Amazing Scene Machine.
The gloriously grotesque cult-musical opens at New Wimbledon Theatre, complete with the necessarily capitalised X-Factor contestant RHYDIAN starring as The Dentist.
From the puppetry director of War Horse China, Liu Xiaoyi, comes an uplifting tale of one boy’s solidarity and spirit in the face of conflict.
Knowing Smirk return to the Fringe, where BroadwayBaby.
Do people change? What if they lose something important to them? A new translation and adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Lille Eyolf, a hard-hitting play about many kinds of loss – fe…
The BBC Asian Network return to Edinburgh for a fourth year, hosting an evening of the best Asian talent from across the festivals.
You’ve seen the film, now here’s the musical.
Every single band and singer from our Blueswater Presents family will be part of a huge blues party taking place in a converted church.
That Swing Sensation, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band brings a night of music and song from the golden age of the crooners.
Tracey likes to dream.
Prospero Theatre have decided it’s their turn to roll out a dark retelling of a well-known fairy tale, showcasing a unique-ish take on Little Red Riding Hood, with their producti…
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Satellite images now cover every inch of the world.
Be astounded by Stefan Warzycki’s series of two recitals of virtuoso works from the left-hand piano music repertoire.
On the day that his new book is published, come and hear this controversial and outspoken figure in the church discussing it in conversation with the minister of St Andrew’s and St…
Harold Pinter’s two short plays make only rare appearances nowadays and yet they are rewarding pieces.
The Doctor’s back and combating rogue aliens at the Fringe! Directed by one of the makers of Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes, we take you on a transcendental journey…
The Italia Conti Ensemble returns to the Festival Fringe with their second-year students again split into two groups, each with its own choice of play.
A story of ambition and love, Big Shot captivates with a blend of energy and poignance infused in its music and its characters.
Brian and Dick take you on a jazz odyssey through the decades, floating like butterflies and swinging like bees.
What if punctuation marks were superheroes? During this show, we follow Question Mark Man as he tries to rescue his love interest Becky from the evil Captain Conundrum.
Glasgow’s big darling brings her distinct brand of magic to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Cinema screening of live performance.
Dance, paint, build and design at our fun-filled family day.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Escape into the Renaissance for an hour with music from Octavoce in the beautiful surroundings of the Robin Chapel, Edinburgh.
Freaky Family are back! Aki Remally, Jamie Graham and Allan Ferguson head this groundbreaking band traversing funk, jazz, hip hop beats and groove sensibility.
A science fiction comedy about love and the end of the world.
The bagpipe is about as intrinsically Scottish as you can get.
Artist and lecturer Hilary Guise speaks about the significance and history of the colour red. Tea, coffee and pastries included afterwards.
Considering the length of most Charles Dickens novels, it’s remarkable that we’ve found ways to abridge them into three hour plays and films.
The number of children’s shows has been increasing every year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but so much choice can make it difficult to know which show your kids are going to…
Fat Head and the Big Dog is a stand-up comedy show by Northern Ireland’s fast-rising comedians Aaron McCann and Dave Elliott.
As a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle’s enigmatic and famously hyper-intelligent super sleuth, I was intrigued to see this production by the appropriately-named Tobacco Tea Theatre Comp…
It is a lovely spring day in an urban conurbation.
Now parents and kids can run away to the circus.
One of the primary aims of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten, an opera for children, is to demystify the genre to a younger generation.
A mixed bill of northern dance theatre our kid (close sibling) would be proud of! Bit brassic (short of cash)? Fear not! Grab yourself a ticket and get two shows for the price of o…
Fringe royalty Ali McGregor takes the helm of this reimagining of the Big Comedy Gala in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, with special guest Hollywood and Broadway star Alan Cummin…
The Red Letter gang are newly formed and trying to take over the West End.
Let acoustic duo Lunabaï weave you into a world of spirited sound.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s wisdom-packed novella is brought to Edinburgh by the Waldorf Wayfarers – 18 multi-faceted performers, both students and teachers, from Waldorf or Stei…
LITTLE BOYS are award-winning improviser Alexander Fox and Oxford Revue president Jack Chisnall in a new surreal double act.
The American High School Theatre Festival presents Little Shop of Horrors, a wacky musical journey downtown to Skid Row, a poor run-down neighbourhood where all its residents want …
Real DJs, in real clubs playing real music, free glow sticks and transfer tattoos.
VICE contributor/NY comedian, Harmon Leon has made a career infiltrating extremist hate groups in America.
Big Bite is celebrating it’s 10-year Fringe anniversary with a ‘best of’ showcase: although an enjoyable selection of short pieces - effectively boiling down to long sketches…
Official programme commemorating the 400th year anniversary of the deaths of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare.
Big and tall sketch friends Fish Finger Fridays bring their anticipated debut to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Celebrate good times! Come on! The Geordie Giant brings an upbeat hour of observational and joke-filled stand-up about our drinking culture and nights out.
Brother and sister Jack (Durham Revue, So You Think You’re Funny? semi-finalist) and Anna Harris (Bristol Revunions, Fish Finger Fridays) find themselves at another bizarre family …
For everything you never knew you needed to know about periods, there’s science comedian and sex educator Chella Quint.
Mark Thomas’ new one-man-play blends spoken word and storytelling to create a compelling, intimate and rousing performance that lifts the spirit in this pitch perfect personal an…
This world premiere by Chicago’s award-winning Wego Drama is a family friendly show! The audience gets to choose what adventure Alan will take.
Grab your mates, request a crap song and hit the dance floor for a ridiculously fun night! Tomás Ford, (Craptacular!) is proudly the worst DJ in the world, returning with his idio…
Family Values by Michael Dalberg is pure theatre with a good splash of violence.
A young man in search of fortune and adventure lands a job on a commercial fishing boat in the middle of the Bering Sea.
What should you do in a zombie apocalypse? Well, according to Rob and Paul, just try to have fun.
Tom Taylor has produced a show so funny at one point I thought my lungs were going to burst.
Wiley and The Hairy Man, based on African and Native American folklore, follows the tale of a boy in the Louisiana bayou who must conquer his fears to defeat the legendary hairy ma…
Maurice is an amazing cat.
A musical based on the iconic family of classic television fame.
Bubble-lovers will rejoice in this fun, immersive spectacle lead by the energetic assistant Ms Squeaky Bottom and the Nutty Professor himself.
There were two actresses in Strindberg’s play: one I called his white rose, the other his red rose.
The 80s was time of many things; Rubic’s Cubes, cheesy pop.
The Red Guitar is, essentially, the story of John Sheldon’s life.
Behind every icon is a dysfunctional family, cut-throat PR and an angry Rabbi.
Join expert model maker and Aardman animator, Jim Parkyn, and make your own mini masterpiece in this hands-on model making workshop.
The redness of Red is not visible.
Although still in his early 20s, newcomer Adam is already one of the most sought after acts in the country and is fast becoming a favourite at the UK’s biggest comedy clubs and f…
After a successful 2015 Fringe, Gary is back with a brand new show.
Gary Dunn comes to the Fringe with his one-man (one chicken) magic show! Sixty minutes of family fun and some great magic from Scotland’s No 1 comedy magician and his trusty side…
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…
Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe.
Twenty second year as the recognised launch pad for future legends.
Brand new show for 2016! She’s a Princess who farts.
Based on audience suggestions, the hour’s traffic of the stage is an improvised case which promises to be ‘the greatest Sherlock Holmes story ever’, The Case of the Lemon Pos…
There are two ways to reach the small room where UK-based American character comedian Will Franken is performing.
Underbelly’s largest venue is the huge tent – shaped like an purple cow tipped onto its back – that this year has been transplanted into the western half of George Square Gar…
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Sid’s the best comic you haven’t heard of, which is saying a lot, because you haven’t heard of a lot of comics.
Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem on tour.
Based on a gauge adapted from his previous call-centre telemarketing experience, David O’Doherty rates being a professional stand-up as an eight out of ten, with two points dropp…
Notorious performer Hypnotique tells her personal story about the world’s first electronic instrument (from 1920s Russia) and its influence on music today – including Led Zeppe…
Returning Fringe classic White Rabbit Red Rabbit is Nassim Soleimanpour’s experimental monologue, in which the relationship between actor, writer, audience and text is …
What should you do in a zombie apocalypse? Well, according to Rob and Paul, just try to have fun.
The queen who ruled a kingdom (and an empire) as you’ve never dared think of her before.
At the end of this show, our two performers, Bella and Eva, tell us that they are available for hugs if any are needed.
Returning to a bigger room after last year’s sell-outs, MC Andy Stedman hosts a mash-up of some of the top comedians at the Fringe together with up-and-coming newer faces.
Spread your wings of courage and join Big O as she explores the aspects of fear.
Matty Finlayson, noun – A hard-hitting action-packed gigolo, not dissimilar to a high-class call girl.
Strange Face is Michael Burdett’s story; Drake himself is something of a side character.
Red Richardson has appeared in the final of every major national stand-up competition and performed to great acclaim at the top comedy clubs in London and around the UK.
Will Duggan is an angry man and it’s not entirely clear why.
Little Red is clever, Little Red is bright, Little Red will find a way to beat you in a fight.
On top of the breakfast (croissant, coffee and strawberries), there is a handful of ten-minute theatre pieces that are eccentric, funny and outrageous.
Zoe Lyons, recent winner of the Chortle Comedy Award and with appearances at Live at the Apollo, The John Bishop Show, Mock the Week and The News Quiz under her belt, is in Edinbur…
In this high-stakes, interactive drama, audience members assume the roles of judge, jury and executioner at an enquiry into recent events at a nuclear power plant.
A triumphant come-back for sell-out performer Rebecca Perry.
Whether you’re Jewish or not, you’ll love Daniel Cainer’s deeply moving, smart and funny story-songs of family and folklore.
Houdini came to Newport twice in the early twentieth century - not a piece of information you’d find at the top of Houdini’s Wikipedia page, but of utmost significance to young Ala…
Nick’s family performances are legendary! He has a fanatical army of little and not so little fans from all over the world.
Cleo Sylvestre tells the fascinating story of the Jamaican/Scottish woman who braved the Crimean War to tend to wounded soldiers, described as ‘a warm and successful physician, w…
The Clan Mucmor Family Fun Show is family fun for all the family. This show is suitable for people of all ages and abilities.
New solo show written & performed by Elaine Fellows.
Bill Kenwright’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a phenomenon! It’s been part of musical lovers’ lives for many years; combine that with a lovea…
“Strange face, with your eyes So pale and sincere.
‘Now I’m a Big Boy!’ is written, produced and performed by young people, tackling issues of growing up and the problems surrounding sexual consent.
A tenacious young boy from the docks idolises Houdini and commits himself to a life of magic.
A pair of comedic short plays simultaneously celebrating and condemning modern life, sandwiched in sketches: A re-imagining of the myth of Narcissus and Echo, and a contemporary fa…
Winner, Best Children’s Show - Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem to a show for the whole family.
The exquisite Emma Serjeant (Knee Deep-Casus), winner of the Star of the Fringe Award 2014, returns with the absurdly wonderful Lilikoi Kaos, and the haunting vocalist Carol Cate t…
Best Newcomer nominees - Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award 2014.
The physical core of the The Little Gentleman is a large wooden crate, addressed to the show’s venue, which is slowly revealed to include numerous small doors and openings from…
Funk The Family returns for another magical instalment of fantastical fun for all the family.
A twisted, tender comedy about dealing with your dark side.
If like me you find an Irish accent a wondrous tool capable, in a single crank, of spinning the very stars in the gutter, and if, like me also, you enjoy nothing better than a bi…
An aeroplane crashes in the Sahara Desert.
Cheekykita, a ridiculous comedian like “no one else out there” (The Alarmist).
Set when the UK garage scene was at the height of its glory, With a Little Bit of Luck introduces us to 19 year-old Nadia, about to experience her ‘summer of love’ in 2001 and …
For Little Alan comes to London’s Lyric Theatre, with Al Murray, Stewart Lee, Tim Vine, Gayle Tuesday, Harry Hill and Stouffer The Cat.
The Red Lamps are an integrated group of musicians from Chailey Heritage School for disabled young people.
Join Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Following the success of their TV show ‘Little Howard’s Big Question’ (CBBC), real human Big Howard and animated six-year-old Little Howard are bringing their unique family comed…
The SMASH HIT family musical returns to Brighton.
A pixie-fuelled comedy riot packed with adventure, mischief, stand-up comedy and storytelling to warm your heart and tickle your toes.
Bring your picnic blankets and hamper down to Brighton’s biggest family picnic with free family friendly performances, games, crafts and activities galore.
Work-in-progress from multi-award-winner celebrating the kick-ass women in our families who stood the test of time despite obstacles via faith, family, culture or the time they liv…
Louis thrills audiences with bubble art, magic and science.
The trumpet in the history of jazz featuring compositions and arrangements by the kings of jazz as well as new works.
Dressed only from the waist up and ankles down, Truscott undoes the rules and rhetoric about rape, comedy and the awkward laughs in between.
Live artist and performance maker Will Dickie presents The Rave Space. 1 DJ, 1 Crowd and 1 journey. An experience beyond the theatre and beyond the dance floor.
Theodora Skipitares’s puppet-filled multimedia investigation of family, creativity and home takes its main inspiration from Luigi Pirandello’s “Six Characters in …
Most of us come to fairy tales – folk tales in general – courtesy of their so-called “traditional” retellings by Disney or the local panto.
Get excited! Little Mix are coming! March 2016 might sound like an age away, but it can’t come soon enough for the return of Little Mix to The O2.
If you believe ‘youth is wasted on the young’, then just for a second imagine it was lived by the not-so-young.
Last chance to see America's dangerous, seductive comedy-monster in the roller-coaster ride of raw conversation, traps/rewards and catch-22's that earned him FIFTEEN 5-star…
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
The Tricycle Theatre Production of Red Velvet Imagined experiences based on the true story of Ira Aldridge by LOLITA CHAKRABARTI Cast includes ADRIAN LESTER 23 JANUARY - 27 …
(previews start on Jan.
The married comedy duo of Nick Afka Thomas and Sarah Ann Masse combine his droll British wit and her joke-packed American energy in this clever, cross-cultural sketch show.
Tessa Skara and Joe Castle Baker star in this interactive musical comedy about family bonding.
In this idea-heavy one-man show, Steven Friedman, a Renaissance man whose areas of expertise include philosophy, seeks to weave a capsule history of philosophical thought with an a…
Panto is the season for daytime TV stars and sportsmen past their fighting prime to don outrageous costumes and deliver hackneyed dialogue.
The Further Adventures of… tells the story of a little girl who grows up to be a writer.
Charles Addams’ cartoons have been adapted numerous times for TV, film and as an animated series.
Friendly, beguiling and emphatically humane, this popular circus takes travel as its theme this year, with its performers cavorting as Jazz Age sailors, aviators and sightseers.
All This Jazz present a wonderful set of sumptuous songs and dazzling duets by vocalists Alison Bishop and Shelagh Westwater, featuring fabulous virtuoso playing from Robbie Hether…
Join Fife’s biggest, most fabulous big band for a sumptuous afternoon of classic tunes from Count Basie to Maynard Ferguson.
Settle back and enjoy another big night in with the Silver Darlings.
A toe-tapping evening of music from the era when swing was king with classic instrumentals and laid-back vocals – everything from Basie to Bublé.
Back after a year off, Die Roten Punkte take the helm of this fundraiser for Macmillan.
Lili la Scala (AFVS) hosts this family-friendly variety show in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
The iconic sound of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons recreated in this feel-good concert.
Ever had therapy? Feel like a failure? Then this one’s for you! Join performance poet Little Red as she reveals why the therapy didn’t work, through laughter, tears and sexual innu…
Live recording of the hit podcast from the writers of the BBC show QI.
The Adventures of Isabel is a critically acclaimed, immersive dance theatre production for children aged between 2-7 years, inspired by 19th and 20th century poetry about childhood…
Award-winning Clod Ensemble returns to Edinburgh with the fabulous tale of a man who eats himself into the chair he is sitting upon, the woman doomed to cook his meals, and their o…
The BBC Asian Network return to Edinburgh for a third year, hosting an evening of the best Asian talent from across the festivals.
The description of The Amazing Sketch Show states that their sketches are ‘some of the funniest, silliest and zaniest sketches’ to be found at this year’s Fringe.
Following their 2014 sell-out Fringe performance, the SLJO are back with an all new set featuring the finest tunes from the golden era of Big Band.
Join Sue Perkins for BBC Two’s Festival highlights show, with live music, discussions, performance and comedy.
Sketch comedy is making a comeback! If you’re not brave enough to try stand-up yet, then sketch is the perfect introduction to writing and performing comedy.
Come along and enjoy some sublime craziness, all in the name of fun.
A bumper-length show giving you the chance to help raise vital funds for Barnardo’s while previewing a selection of this year’s top Fringe shows, courtesy of some of your favourite…
Following sell-out Fringe production Avenue Q, EUSOG return with the deliciously dark cult comedy Little Shop of Horrors.
The UK’s number one jive and swing band return for four nights with an electrifying new show.
Here we go again.
FeatherStone Puppets began in 1960 as John Peel Puppets and played fifteen sell-out years on the Edinburgh Fringe.
Babolin – ‘breathtaking’ (TotalTheatre.
The critically acclaimed classical concert for baby, tot and you returns to Edinburgh! Children can dance, roam about and listen to music while you take a moment for yourself and e…
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous creation is given a shaky new lease of life in this parody adventure by Tobacco Tea.
Free morning films for the whole family.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Fun for all the family – a hugely popular, inspirational hour.
Bella and Esh (her hapless assistant) present an absurd, darkly comic guide to bereavement.
This acclaimed big band return to the Fringe for the third time, having previously sold out.
Surreal clown, singer and Phil Kay collaborator Cammy Sinclair (38yrs) accidentally took his son Robin (3yrs) to a gig.
Harry and Gary: Eldrich and Knightley.
Running Torch’s The Wishing-Chair Adventures prides itself on audience interaction.
Performed by the award-winning, five-star, Norfolk YMT.
This double bill of new writing by Tom Coash brings us to Cairo, where we’re welcomed with dates and hookah pipes.
What is that blue stuff… and why isn’t it red? Will all the menstruators performing at the Fringe really synchronise cycles? Really? And how can century-old ads still affect at…
Now parents and kids can run away to the circus.
The true story of a remarkable 19th-century journalist and daredevil, whose adventurous articles and determination made her the most famous reporter in America by the time she turn…
This musically infused telling of Five Feet in Front (the Ballad of Little Johnnie Wylo) is a highly energised, yarn spinning hoedown of a play.
A Little Man’s Holiday tells the tale of an office worker with a big imagination.
Uncover the linguistic layers of a Russian doll! Hear yourself in Nastya Rybachuk’s contemporary, provocative and witty verses.
Big Silly Midnight Mash-Up: Hot prospects, special guests and host Andy Stedman. Laugh, drink and get your party hat on.
Children’s entertainment should be brimming with energy, lovable and over-the-top characters, and enchanting tricks.
Given our familiarity with Escher’s unmistakable style it’s hard to believe that this is the first major exhibition of his work in the UK and that there is only one print of …
A bare stage, obscured by low lighting and backed by an eerie sinister soundtrack set the tone for this gripping retelling of the classic children’s fairy-tale, but this telling …
“The Facebook,” Little moans, is a hub of narcissism and platform for vapid boasts.
Our pick of the best new shows opening at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015. Line-up TBC.
From the creative team behind the hugely popular Hairy Maclary Show, Little Red Riding Hood is a fun, original musical for children, with live music and loveable characters.
The anarchic late night DJ party is back! Request any song you want, so long as it’s crap.
Is this a music concert? Is it a piece of theatre? Can it be both? Might it be neither? These are the questions that may well fly around your mind after experiencing The Great Down…
Dave Callan, Irish born Australian based comedian brings the sequel to last years must see comedy dance spectacular to Edinburgh.
She’s a princess and she farts.
If you’re living right, this could happen to you.
A nun and an ex-con find themselves on the run across Ireland, carrying two film rolls, identical in appearance but with very different sets of pictures on them.
Music has a way of providing the most honest portrait of a person, be it someone listening to an opera in the Royal Albert Hall or someone moshing in the belly of Bannerman’s, mu…
Some Big Some Bang is set at the memorial of a mother’s death.
“He is my father… somehow,” says Ben Norris, cutting to the heart of a feeling many people have at some point in their lives.
‘Wildly unpredictable and completely unforgettable.
Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem on tour; a show for the whole family, you can even bring your granny! Brothers Famous Seamus and Sean-tastic will do…
The stars of Don’t Drop the Egg and Charity Case split an hour of stand-up comedy.
Take a punt at lunchtime.
Truth and fiction knock lumps out of each other on the battleground of a pale, malnourished man’s body and mind.
Our 21st year as the recognised launch pad for future legends.
No script Sherlock! The stars of Fringe sensations Racing Minds and Impromptu Shakespeare take you on a thrilling new adventure each day through the underworld of Victorian Britain…
Where Do Little Birds Go? follows the story of Lucy Fuller in the heat of London’s swinging sixties, where she has hopes of landing her dream job as a West End star (or a barmaid…
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe. Four different comedians to the earlier show. Two hours, four acts for £10 or less. ‘Top comedy, top value’ (List).
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles.
American smart ass showcases the wit that got him described as ‘a mix between Jack Dee and Dennis Leary’ (BroadwayBaby.
The Addams Family is an updated take on the iconic family of twisted misfits that brings the story forward from where it left off.
There’s a very fine line between watching an actual, heart-in-mouth onstage breakdown and one that’s convincingly feigned.
Gein’s return to the Edinburgh Fringe once again to showcase their brand of dark sketches.
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…
Only in Edinburgh could you start your morning off having breakfast while watching some theatre.
Why do adults lose the power to imagine? A tender tale of imagination, friendship and loss, as a little prince who has travelled the universe just wants to return to his asteroid, …
When you’ve a mouth this big, is it any wonder you get into trouble? The Fringe’s favourite comedian, broadcaster, journalist and chef explains all in a brand new show.
Jethro Compton, formerly the driving force behind Belt Up Theatre, has certainly earned his household name at the Fringe, bringing shows of consistent quality for years - notably w…
A baby chick is born and thinks the sky is falling down.
The Princess and the Pea follows the story of the lonely Prince Jethro.
Big Shot is subtitled, “This is not The Godfather”.
You’ve got to hand it to him, Louis Pearl aka The Amazing Bubbleman is a crowd pleaser.
In this 50th anniversary production of David Halliwell’s comedy Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against The Eunuchs at The Southwark Playhouse, Soggy Arts invite us to visit t…
(previews start on June 25; opens on July 16) A new Broadway musical? How sweet the sound.
(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…
Following 2014’s debut, sell-out family festival, FTF return bigger and better! Hove Park is transformed into a musical wonderland.
Huff, puff and puppets! Start-Blooming are firm ‘family-show favourites’ in and around Brighton.
Join Little Man as he leaves his boring office job behind him and begins a swash-buckling adventure on the high seas.
Brother and sister, Jack (Durham Revue - ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ - semi-finalist) and Anna (‘Elegant Nymphs’, ‘Bristol Revunions’) find themselves at another bizarre family wed…
Be part of a national project and keep a diary of your day on May 12, then bring your family along to our event on 23 May at The Keep and add your diaries to the Mass Observation A…
Hit the dancefloor for party monster Tomás Ford’s late night rave.
Soak up the swing.
We are an integrated group of musicians and some of us have profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Brand new, energetically witty and charming family show! Expect plenty of playful audience interaction from this loveable Irish/Iranian Teessider! “Monahan possesses the rare abil…
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…
Have you ever had an earth-shatteringly good idea? Phil Buckley hasn’t.
Since 2007, award-winning a cappella sensation In the Smoke has been bringing the cream of London’s vocal talent to audiences across the UK.
Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman… Who knew what being transgender was in the 1970s? Not Kate’s family.
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…
I went to India to discover my Iraqi-Jewish heritage.
Irreverent and dark, ‘A little Respect’ is a sexy little thriller filled with intrigue, waspish one-liners and homoeroticism.
A stand-up tragedy show about great expectations, ambition, resilience and, ultimately, the horror of failure.
Brighton Fringe’s number one free family event will entertain both you and your little ones.
One day, a curious little girl stumbles across a lonely little leaf hiding in her attic.
Our Family Picnic is so much fun we’re holding it twice this year.
The Fringe’s favourite stand-up comedy club returns.
A group of women in Vietnam, shunned for being H.
Little Man is leaving his dull office life behind and going on an adventure on the high seas.
Molly “Equality” Dykeman, the loveable but barely lucid security guard at PS 339 who dabbles in a bit of poetry, a bit of Percocet and a lot of drink is back with an all-new variet…
(previews start on Feb.
Molly’s North Korea Armageddon Family Hour features zombies, giant sink holes, Kim Jong Un and a glitzy array of NY hottest stars! Pack your survival gear and hide your ladies ca…
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…
(previews start on Jan.
Emmy Blotnick invites two headlining comics to perform 30-minute sets. This month’s guests are Adam Newman and Gary Gulman.
The composer David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning choral work, based on the Hans Christian Andersen story of a poor young girl’s struggle with neglect and poverty on a h…
“Metamorphosis” is the theme of the latest edition of the Big Apple Circus, now nested at Lincoln Center for the holidays.
There are many ways of falling down the rabbit hole, and Christopher Wheeldon, along with his creative team, has devised an extravagant one.
Bach to Baby is the critically-acclaimed classical concert series for babies and their carers to enjoy together.
Come and join us for a show of classic big band music played by this popular band.
Settle back and enjoy ‘a big night in with the Silver Darlings’.
Scotsman Richard Michael leads his talented family on piano with his daughters Hilary Michael on violin and saxophone, Joanna Duncan on violin and xylophone, and nephew Paul Michae…
An original musical based on F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Diamond as Big as the Ritz; a grotesque allegory of the American Dream.
There’s an old saying, ‘Never meet your heroes’.
The UK’s no.
We’re back with another bumper-length show for a fantastic cause! Hosted by Jo Caulfield, this comedy extravaganza gives you a chance to preview a selection of this year’s top …
Based on the Roger Corman film, this is a laugh-a-minute spoof about young nerd Seymour and his mysterious plant, Audrey II, who possesses an unusual appetite.
This Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013 sell-out hit is a funny and poignant one man show that thrusts us into the life of Britain’s only part-time superhero.
With Fringe sell-out show awards and an appearance in the Guinness Book of Records to their name, Jon Ritchie’s Swing Sensation Big Band makes a welcome return to the Edinburgh Fri…
Direct from Melbourne, Australia, The Perch Creek Family Jugband are a band of five energetic multi-instrumentalists and vocalists, four of whom happen to be siblings.
One day, a curious little girl stumbles across a lonely little leaf, hiding in her attic.
Press ganged into the navy at 19, flogged for desertion, torn from the girl he loves, John Newton feels he has nothing to live for.
Based on the true story of Lisa Prescott, who was kidnapped by the Kray Twins and essentially donated as a sex-slave to an escaped murderer, Camilla Whitehill’s Where Do Li…
The brilliant IndigoCo return to the Fringe, with the enigmatic and bloodthirsty Audrey 2 in the starring role.
From a cameo appearance at T in the Park in 2004 with The Darkness to opening the main stage in their own right in 2014, the past ten years has seen the Red Hot Chilli Pipers becom…
A Historical Family Walk starting from Edinburgh Castle, finishing at the Sottish Parliament by travelling down the Royal Mile with a guide.
An immersive morning dance experience for those who dare to start their day in style! Nothing wakes you up more than a soul-shaking dance, electrifying music, yoga, massage and a m…
Following more packed houses at Melbourne, Brighton and Adelaide Festivals, the comedy and cabaret show returns to Edinburgh.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
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 …
Join Edinburgh’s own little jazz bird, Victoria Bennett, for an hour of classic, jazz standards.
Much lauded as resident dunderhead on QI or the charming but reticent crime solver Jonathan Creek, Davies virtuosic story-telling and whip-smart funny bones combine to make this a …
Eight shows only! Winner Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013.
Billing their series of gigs as Playtime, some of Edinburgh’s finest Jazzers are creating very interesting and enjoyable music in the intimate space of The Outhouse’s attic.
In a world where World War Two never took place, an Austrian politician by the name of Adolf Hitler enters the Big Brother house.
Following the disappearance of Dick Whittington and several other fairy tale creatures, the five little piggies suspect the Big Bad Wolf has returned.
Gary Little isn’t.
Sticking close to the original story by Hans Christian Anderson, a cast of five use dialogue and contemporary style dance to tell this dark story of the sea and love.
An anarchic late night DJ party where you can request anything you want.
A celebration of human flaws.
Are you confused by life? Do you miss Y-fronts? Did you even realise they were gone? Ever wonder what a live sex show is like, or how accountants chat girls up? Are you worried abo…
No Fringe is complete without the inclusion of the Lady Boys, who return to their Edinburgh home – for what could be the last time – under the Sabai Pavilion on The Meadows for…
Every weekend little festival fans take over the site – join us for free family activities with CBBC and CBeebies favourites.
A character and storytelling show about life’s little losers.
The word ‘rap-dragon’ might simultaneously spark intrigue and a sense of unease, but fear not.
(previews start on Aug.
Award-winning comedian James Cook tells the often hilarious, surprising and surreal true story of being the voice between pop records.
Thankfully, there was no combination of singing and acupuncture.
On a patch of green that is nowhere to be found here, two women provide a little comfort for one another.
In coming to write this show I believed my job would be as easy as pie.
Starry-eyed students embark on a badly thought-out theatre tour to Sao Paulo in the football drenched summer of 2014.
The Princess Pirate is the latest creation from comedian and children’s performer Fliss Russell.
From the award-winning Box Tale Soup, join Alice on her remarkable journey.
Urban Aphrodite International is a company based in Shanghai.
The Next Big Thing is a show that deals with precisely that – and the young, ambitious writer who’s striving to attain it.
‘Amazingly jaw dropping, extraordinarily brilliant’ (Fest Magazine).
Our pick of the best new shows and breakthrough performances from the Edinburgh Festivals 2014.
Uncle Alan’s unveiling of the family tree shook up a hornet’s nest of secrets and shame! Directed by Colin Hoult, regular guest on Talksport, LBC Radio and one third of 2014’s AAA …
Following more packed houses at Melbourne, Brighton and Adelaide Festivals, the comedy and cabaret show returns to Edinburgh.
Ole! Babies, toddlers and mummies gather together to tap, clap and shake to a delightful mixture of flamenco, puppets, storytelling and song.
Big Value Comedy Show (Early) promises two hours of comedy gold with four young stars of tomorrow.
Come and join us for lunchtime laughs at a special Big Value bargain sized ticket price.
Established as one of the most exciting shows at the Fringe, Big Value brings you the best of the breakthrough talent.
She’s a princess and she farts.
Adapted from the popular children’s book of the same name, Big Red Bath is Full House’s offering for younger children at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe (The Snow Dog is their show f…
‘I see life as basically tragic and futile and the only thing that matters in life is making little jokes,’ wrote Edward Lear, a Victorian best known for his nonsense poetry an…
Kudos to any improv troupe for even attempting the month-long exercise in uphill walking and sleep-deprivation that is the Fringe.
A pilot stranded in the desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures travelling the universe.
Mike Burdett’s one man show has all the signs and potential for being a Fringe hit but, sadly, due to some underdeveloped writing and wayward lessons, it doesn’t quite hit the mark…
Owen O’Neill is a much better poet than he is a comic.
A taut piece of modern drama about broken homes and broken lives, Red Tap/Blue Tiger marks Richard Vincent’s successful return to theatre and sees the emergence of exciting young…
The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.
“Are you ready to party?!” blares the PA at the start of the show and the audience roars in the agreement.
Is your family nuts like mine? Ever wondered what’s really going on in your family? Through exuberant, poignant songs and stories, New York Times and BBC featured comedian/singer…
Playwrights and theatre producers alike are increasingly taking bigger risks and becoming more creative when considering how their work is presented onstage.
A young girl, a hungry wolf, and a walk through the woods - it sounds like a recipe for disaster, but Red Riding Hood’s not scared… Well maybe she’s a little bit scared.
Children will love this fun spectacle of bubble-blowing and even grown-ups will be impressed by the Amazing Bubble Man’s feats; not ten minutes into the show, I heard a Dad in fr…
Little tent.
For those who run at the mere mention of the phrase ‘musical comedy’, this sketch show is for you.
If you fit into the overlappy bit of a Venn diagram of people who like dance, people who like comedy and people who like men who look a bit like Vikings, this show is for you.
Something interesting must happen every 10 seconds.
This is a show about poo.
It is a rare and precious thing to find a show which is not only brilliant, but which is brilliant in such a wide range of ways.
It is amazing what a coffee and a croissant can do to a bleary-eyed audience.
First of all, let’s get it out of the way, DO NOT go to this show with your mother.
The year is 1999 and Ernie Wise is in hospital, 15 years after the death of Eric Morecambe.
Before the show had even began, I overheard a young man in the front row say ‘I can’t sit here, he’ll pick me!’ Fans of Patrick Monahan know what’s coming- and to be sure…
8 hours of funky fun for all the family! Keep the kids happy and the grownups smiling at this seaside festival.
The gleefully irreverent Gein’s Family Giftshop bring their warped world vision to Brighton Fringe, having honed their skills on the North West comedy circuit.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Amidst the wonders of the circus, an impossible dream appears.
One boy.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s famous novella, the story of a pilot who crash-lands his plane in the Saharan desert and befriends a boy, ‘the little prince’, with whom he embarks …
We are an integrated group of musicians and some of us have profound and multiple learning difficulties.
Jason Stampe is Kind of a big deal.
Love talking about books? Writing your own? For writers: come along to the morning session to seek advice and share experiences with fellow aspiring novelists and a panel of indust…
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
In the immortal words of Kanye West, ‘no one man should have all that power’.
An extravaganza of imaginative themed and extravagantly costumed figure drawing with music accompaniment.
Ben, aged 7, got upset one evening and drew dots on some kitchen towel instead of going to bed.
Hear the thrilling big band sound of 18-piece jazz ensemble Straight No Chaser as they perform original music from their latest CD: Navigation alongside a new piece commissioned fo…
Do you like family? Do you like values? Then get ready to see a comedian with no awards to his name break your disappointment hymen.
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.
This colourful, vibrant performance of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was well received by children and adults alike.
Join us for a Late Breakfast of international award-winning new plays.
Be prepared to take a whirlwind trip around Wonderland and let your mind wander on this wonderful voyage of mayhem and madness.
The finest, funniest late-night stand-up on the Fringe.
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…
Join us for a family picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
This smart, heartfelt and emotionally exhausting work by the devised-theater company CollaborationTown heaves you into the most intimate moments of family life.
(performances start on May 9) Who could fall asleep in the midst of Times Square? You are invited to try when Jim Findlay and Time Square Arts, in partnership with Allied Partners …
Big Jay Oakerson brings his crowd-work show to the Comedy Cellar’s second room, with appearances by Dave Attell, Dan Soder, Luis J. Gomez and others.
Less Than Rent’s current production Little Mac, Little Mac, You’re The Very Man! is billed as ‘an adventure-capitalist rodeo.
(previews start on April 22; opens on April 30) Edgar Allan Poe believed that the death of a beautiful woman “is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.
Max Silvestri hosts this long-running and incredibly popular stand-up show, which always has a well-curated mix of up-and-comers and established headliners.
Playing the 19th-century African-American actor Ira Aldridge, Adrian Lester provides so many layers — of style, technique and emotion — that you may have trouble wrappi…
David Grimm’s play, about a gentlewoman (Nina Arianda) forced to work as a prostitute, is not only set in 1920, but it also feels like a throwback to that era, in which melod…
In his hugely popular free show Think Big, Yianni sets out his ambition to sell-out the biggest venue at the Fringe, have Michael ‘HackIntyre’ open for him and to enter the stage ‘…
Big band hits to make your weekend go with a swing.
It’s impossible not to have a good time at Little Shop of Horrors - the music is so uplifting, the characters so fun and the story so oddly compelling.
The Fringe has always been a place of no limits and of being accessible to all, including the numerous school groups and companies who bring their efforts with them to Edinburgh.
To describe this show as a love letter to drugs would probably undersell the level of pro drug propaganda that this tripe puts forward.
Someone once wrote of the novel Vernon God Little that it ‘was a work of unutterably tedious nastiness and vulgarity’, and its author DBC (Dirty But Clean) Pierre ‘a man with…
David (Douglas Cape) is a writer.
A collection of the biggest names in comedy gather for a phenomenally funny marathon show in support of the Wooden Spoon Society children’s charity.
Allow this exciting sketch troupe to take you for a spin through a random roulette of manic sketches, including celeb comedians, a singing prime minister and an outrageous chat sho…
Travel with Little Red to a magical land where animals not only talk, they sing and dance to a bebop beat as this classic story gets a whole new twist. A rock’n’roll twist!
Kershaw has had a lot of bad press over the last decade for his personal life but he’s back on track and promoting his autobiography No Off Switch at the Auditorium, Ghillie Dhu …
Any classic rock enthusiast will tell you that ACDC are pretty good.
Written by celebrated folk musician Alan Reid, storytelling and songs relate the tale of this controversial and extraordinary 18th-century Scots mariner.
From the tremblingly loud intro to the wild medley of an ending, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers were magnificent.
Big Mix Theatre combines clever animation with live action to bring to life a charming alternative take on the traditional children’s story of Little Red Riding Hood.
Bobby Bulloch takes us through his journey to parenthood in a one man show set in a living room written by Elizabeth R Davidson.
It’s a shame “A Little Piece of Heaven” isn’t billed as a thriller, because it is most certainly horrifying.
I just want to first make sure that we’re on level ground here: I think Barnardo’s is super.
The Boy with Tape on his Face - ‘Amazing’ (Scotsman), hosts pick-of-the-fringe 2011 and 2012 show.
Hosted by Roy Walker (ITV’s Catchphrase).
A Japanese love story set between earth-world and sea-world in ancient and modern times.
A Family Beyond The Army shines a human and compassionate light on the many men and women who hold families and daily lives together awaiting news of their loved one far away.
Organs.
The Deep Red Sky are Scottish five-piece ensemble which blends guitars and three-part harmonies to create a brand of alternative rock akin to Pacific Northwest bands.
Returning to the Fringe after their sell-out 2012 show to play an acoustic set (one night only!) in what will be a must-see performance! ‘Rich atmospheric sounds with an air of fre…
Kiss of the Red Menace is a well-compiled cabaret with great promise, but which, due to poor singing technique and awkward performance, contains very little razzle dazzle.
Cabaret, Chicago and more.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
An evocation of early American rural roots, guitar ragtime, blues and hillbilly country.
What with the recent Les Miserables fever, everyone has been fussing over Victor Hugo and ignoring that other cheerful scribe of poverty and dying children - our very own Charles J…
Five ridiculously talented musicians, one award-winning comedian and an audience of all ages - this is going to be fun.
A happy-clappy monk spreads the gospel of laughter in Peter Barnes’ Black Death comedy.
A black comedy with biting social commentary by acclaimed playwright Peter Barnes.
Why are we so drawn towards the darkest corners of humanity? Red Riding Hood takes the familiar childhood story down a dark and sordid path.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Lost in a faraway dreamland, Ruby is guided through magical worlds by her fairy tale friends.
Sensitive, humorous and challenging theatre performance using projection, nursery rhymes, live and recorded sound/music which encourages us to think about how we live and work alon…
Experience the powerful portrayal of relationships through the eyes of a group of teenagers who travel deep inside the so-called Cradle of Humankind.
This a fantastic and innovative way to introduce children into the exciting world of Charles Dickens and Victorian England.
Although The Red Bike is a largely non-verbal performance, there’s no fear that children will fail to understand the plot.
Jazz vocalist Victoria Bennett has a talent for interpretation and a whimsical approach to melody.
Time Out’s One to Watch 2013; Chortle Best Newcomer nominee; second place in Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, Mark is ‘an exhilarating new voice on the comedy circuit’ (Spoo…
There is nothing wrong with the message of this show from the Italian company, Scarlattineteatro, but then neither is it particularly original.
The best one man show I have ever had the pleasure to see, Captain Amazing more than lives up to its name.
Yianni’s optimism and trademark nerdiness combine for a show that is refreshingly devoid of cynicism.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Early afternoon gigs are generally seen as low-profile, low-quality slots in the hierarchy of festival scheduling, but sometimes they can hide events that definitely shouldn’t be…
While Sleeping Beauty and the entire kingdom was asleep who did the dusting for all those hundreds of years? What would happen if the wrong person had kissed her? These are the sor…
The level of energy needed to engage an adult audience needs to be high, but to perform a show for children your energy needs to match that of a four year old or, dare I say, to ch…
Showstoppers’ spontaneous musical sensation has been a fringe success for many years and the family hour show is no different.
It’s true: All the nice girls really do like a sailor.
A madcap and zany multi-media journey through the alphabet, minding your manners and some stand up comedy coaching for little ones, all eccentrically orchestrated by Sabrina the Te…
Princess Savage: a show about love, fairy tales, destiny and silliness.
In a show of folky fairies, Kennesaw State University manages to pull together a difficult script and put on what was ultimately a slick and interesting production.
Foghorn’s delicious blend of comedy leaves adults awestruck and kids captivated.
Jump on board this unique venue-on-the-move for songs and stories for families with Peter Snow.
Are you a big spoon or more of a little spoon type of person? Come see this stand-up show from two spoon enthusiasts.
Ab and Celie Solomons were a loving Jewish couple who experienced much happiness, joy and tragedy throughout their lives.
The Red Tree might be the most stylistically challenging piece of children’s theatre at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
I was so ready to tear this show down.
Fabulous, glamorous and hilarious, Aaron Twitchen’s Princess Guide to Dating is one of the better Free Fringe shows you will see this year.
A farting princess, flying gnomes, a king, a queen and a giraffe.
It was the 13th century Persian poet, Islamic jurist and theologian known to the English-speaking world as Rumi who said that ‘travel brings power and love back into your life’…
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.
An early afternoon, discount show with another four of the hottest unknown acts on the first step of the ladder to success.
Watching Ellis and Rose in the dank damp of the Bunker gives a moment of odd synchronicity.
The value of art, human redemption, dead labradoodles.
I’ll admit it, I was curious.
Gein’s Family Giftshop is a collection of short stories performed in rapid succession by James, Ed and Cath.
Ever wondered what radio DJs chat about when they’re off-air? No, me neither - but it turns out the topic provides a wealth of material for James Cook’s one-man show about the tria…
Moving Family is a play written by Paul Charlton, the Geordie from The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek.
Let’s get the obvious joke out of the way first: this show is certainly value for money.
At 4pm every Saturday, from 1976 to 1988, tens of millions of Britons and countless more world-wide were in the grip of an extraordinary sports phenomenon: watching two fat men - S…
We learn from the outset of the play that two of the three pigs are dead.
The first truly laugh-out-loud-funny show I have seen at The Fringe, The Big Value Comedy Show is definitely worth the ticket price.
Our 18th year as the recognised launchpad for future legends, featuring four top comedians.
Consisting of four different acts each night, Big Value Comedy Late seeks to bring its audience variety and humour in equal measure whilst also giving them a sample of some of the …
If you are over 35 or simply want to hear how middle-aged life is a going to be a blood-stained nightmare, then this is the show for you; for anyone else, sit tight for an uncomfor…
Most of us remember our early teenage years with a mixture of mortification and despair, but then again, most of us don’t have the ability to translate our stories into devilishl…
When I worked at C venues, the Bubble Man had an almost legendary status: he was a guaranteed sell-out every year.
Does My Face Look Big In This is a one-woman show with Caroline Hardie, a relatable, witty and energetic comedian.
It’s clear from the get-go that Below the Belt by Richard Dresser is just a bit odd.
This delightfully daft and silly send-up of ‘50s film noir is gleefully performed in one of the oddest venue spaces I’ve come across.
This is a wonderfully charming adaptation of Elisa Kleven’s book The Paper Princess, brought to life with live music, puppetry and audience participation.
There’s a cacophony of noise and vision: music belts out, a woman is talking, a curious Pan-like creature reads, there are screens and shadows and it all feels very up close and pe…
Little Howard is a computer generated six year old interactive stand up comedian.
It is a rarity for a Fringe show to give away freebies, so being offered a coffee and a croissant at the Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show was a pleasant surprise.
It’s a brave pair indeed who decide to recreate arguably the nation’s favourite double act, Morecambe and Wise, in a new show, but that’s what Ian Ashpitel (Wise) and Jonty Stephen…
Tim Watts, creator and sole performer in The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik, brings an incredible story to life through a mind-blowingly creative use of animation, puppetry, song and …
Don’t come for the breakfast.
It’s fair to say that, to a lot of people, mime consists of a man in makeup, wearing white gloves and a stripy top, making big-fish-little-fish-cardboard-box style hand gestures.
The Big Bite-Size Play Factory’s Family Creatures may seem an impenetrable sort of name but early into watching this show it became apparent that this was a sketch show intended …
One of the most memorable pieces on show at Amazing Amber is a beautiful piece of genuine Baltic amber containing a small, perfectly preserved fly.
To suggest that this Dickens classic suffered a stage death is a slight exaggeration of the Space’s production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, but I must confess…
This Fringe classic pops up most years, with songs such as ‘Somewhere That’s Green’ and ‘Don’t Feed The Plants’ bringing the house down.
The rear wall of this theatre is a bare brick chimney-breast, a gift for the tone of this piece spare and austere, suggesting a war-torn country perfectly.
Louis Pearl – aka The Amazing Bubble Man - truly deserves his title.
There’s no better way to start a busy day at the Fringe than with coffee, a croissant, a strawberry and a host of well performed, highly amusing short plays.
The title doesnt exactly sell the show as an evening of mirth and anarchy.
The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik is a visually stunning production which mixes multimedia and puppetry in a unique and touching solo show by Tim Watts.
Ella Hickson was the darling of the Fringe last year with her debut play, Eight.
Heres the pitch and dont run away: a Victorian-themed Shooting Stars with two insane Victorian aristocrats in the roles of Vic and Bob.
There’s been a bit of a pattern to Fringe children’s theatre over the past few years.
Around the time of the interval of Flora the Red Menace I started to think it might be a bit unfair to send a Marxist Feminist to review a production about a young woman who falls …
Future Perfect is a writers’ collective that in several formations organise readings of their own work.
Welcome to Skid Row, a New York slum where only those who dont have any choice would go.
An outrageous underwater lovechild of ‘The Mighty Boosh’ and ‘The Muppets’ doused in deliciously dark humour, Fish Pie is a culinary delight.
Noel Tovey is a legend.
It should be no surprise that I am not the only unaccompanied adult at Little Howard’s Big Show.
Hello Sailor.
Three women, a triptych of three generations, sit apart, facing you on the stage.
Who doesnt want to wake up to a coffee, a croissant and five finely crafted short plays? Hangover theatre or simply one for the early-birds, The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show is …
Same old story, remarks Lucille Goldberg as she discusses her familys past.
Jamie and Matt are two young men indulging in the exchange of sexual fantasies over the internet.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Unlike anything else in Edinburgh this year, The River People bring an old gypsy wagon placed just off Chambers Street to tell an ancient tale of the beginning of the universe.
“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men”.
Did that really just happen? That’s the question that the audience were asking themselves as they left Not the Adventures of Moleman last night.
Little Shop of Horrors is a cult hit about the unlikely pairing of two flower shop assistants, Seymour and Audrey, following the formers discovery of a rare and unusual plant.
Two puppets, Lucia and Scot, both love Flamenco dancing, but Scot just can’t find his flamenco rhythm.
I approached “Big Boys Don’t Dance” with trepidation.
A long-winded titled, but undeniably talented, the Beijing Students Golden Sail Art Troupe brought a splash of colour to a typically grey Edinburgh morning.
If you are a first time visitor to this piece you may be forgiven expecting something different.
Belt Ups interactive oeuvre is kind of perfect for childrens theatre.
Thea Skot is an outright clever and funny young lady.
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…
Two years ago Richard Tyrone Jones a healthy, gym-going, performance poet was diagnosed with chronic heart failure on the eve of his thirtieth birthday.
Before the lights had barely dimmed, the main actor confidently strode on stage and began the central monologue of how his life in Hull was bad.
There is much to commend in Bob Karpers new one-man show at Zoo.
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 Footlights are one of the most famous comedy groups of all time, and there certainly was a buzz of celebrity in the packed out venue.
For all the excellent performances and wonderfully controlled aesthetic, this production amounts to nothing more than average; because it’s Belt Up, that’s disappointing.
Josh Widdicombe has an immediately likeable stage presence, engaging the audience from the outset.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have Peter Pan as your friend? Have you ever questioned what made the witch in Hansel and Gretel so inconsiderate? If you have, this…
There is such an abundance of improvised shows around the fringe this year it’s a near impossible task to sift through them all to find the gems.
Before I walk into the theatre it is quarter to six in the afternoon.
What if you found out that the same young girl/boy you see at the bus stop everyday fantasized about having sex with you? It’s a very uncomfortable thought.
Sometimes a title of a show can be so specific in its subject matter that it can pull the audience in and deliver exactly what they expect to see.
Seymour Krelborn, a florists assistant, has his life turned around when he comes across an unusual plant after an eclipse of the sun.
Gein’s Family Giftshop adopts a very particular style of dark humour.
The works of Lewis Carroll are some of most overused in all of the arts.
You may want to ask Pete Heat down to the pub after the show to bask in his warm, childlike grin and offhand, surreal humour.
A gloriously British summer afternoon, sipping tea and eating scones; the perfect setting for The Big Bite-Size Vintage Tea Party.
Something consistently excellent about Belt Up’s productions is their dedication to preserving the illusion.
26-song set divided into two parts in the tall St Cuthbert’s church (which included tea and biscuits at the interval) provided a nostalgic throwback to the 1920s, 30s and early …
Two Brits, one Yank, one Arab and few laughs.
The transition from Chambers St into the depths of The Jazz Bar feels almost like crossing between continents.
I’ve just spent the most uncomfortable hour of my Festival thus far.
Little Shop of Horrors was first produced as a musical in 1982, based on a low-budget movie of the same name, which was shot in just two days in 1960.
Marry Me A Little started life in 1980 as collection of songs either cut from other Sondheim musicals, or from shows that were never produced.
The Night of the Big Wind is an innovative puppetry performance inspired by the book of the same title, written by Peter Carr.
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 …
It seems like a disaster waiting to happen, giving a huge cast a tiny budget and a drab church to perform in.
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.
This is the European debut of Anthony J.
Glasgow’s Tramway has a reputation for cutting-edge visual and performing arts; so it’s something of a radical change for them to join Glasgow’s other theatrical venues with …
Jim Cartwright’s 1992 play has a script that dazzles, full of wordplay and witty one-liners.
It isn’t often as a reviewer that you come across a show with absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
This comedy a cappella troupe is fast becoming one of the biggest sellers of this year’s festival.
Comedy always works best when you have a full, captive, and hopefully laughing crowd in front of you.
Former Blue Peter presenter Stuart Miles gives us this three-woman show in which he plays all of the parts, in their full cross-dressed finery.
Alternative theatre doesn’t get more frantic than this irreverent ancestral comedy from Caligula’s Alibi Theatre Company.
Mark Little’s career has spanned many successful years in television and theatre and he has also brought several shows to the Fringe before.
I actually feel guilty about disliking this play so much.
My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen - for you delectation, curiosity and amusement, please welcome to the stage The Repertorie Room.
The fantastically immersive theatre of Belt Up has once again managed to captivate the minds of their audiences, with a new adaptation of Sophocless Antigone, reworked into m…
The English School of Mongolia (ESM) ignited the stage of the Arthur Cotterell Theatre with their modern take on Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat.
I can’t help thinking that somebody, somewhere must have watched Oliver Maltman’s show, Little Black Book, before he brought it up to Edinburgh; but clearly didn’t have the balls t…
What a joy and a rarity it is to see a cross-generational cast of performers, ranging in age from 28-78, share the stage in dance theatre of this calibre.
‘Do you like bubbles?’ asks Louis Pearl of the audience, which was mainly comprised of families with small children.
The phrase ‘and much more’ has to be one of the laziest devices in the English language, appended onto sentences as a sign that the writer is bereft of ideas.
Is it possible to describe Katherine Ryan without using the word ‘sassy?’ No.
I imagine as a children’s performer you’re probably prepared for a great deal.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
The Big Project’s children’s choir returns for its third year at the Fringe, and if you’ve got children who love nothing more than to sing-a-long to chart toppers this is the…
The things we love as children stay with us forever.
In an attempt to dispel ignorance, Imaan Hadchiti explores public reactions to his restricted growth.
In the Gilded Balloon’s Dining Room the twinned stand up sets of Australian comics Michael Workman and Tommy Little provided some wonderfully imaginative laughs, a pleasing contr…
Packed into a crowded, stuffy room in the turrets of Teviot, Ruaraidh Murray gives a schizophrenic performance in a production that’s somewhere between a play and stand-up comedy.
‘Sorry I dropped the knives a couple of times,’ Perico Circus Express winces.
Rob Rouse, winner of ‘So you think you’re funny?’ in 1998, returns to Edinburgh with his new show ‘My family.
The Little Mermaid was never going to be the easiest text to adapt to the stage, especially in light of the Broadway production’s recent failure to delight audiences under the se…
Bandwagon Theatre Company bring this short story to the fringe as they tell a murky tale of the secret sale of the then-Indian-Ocean island of Diego Garcia by the US and Britain.
As audience members, we are trained to see and hear, but what if you take away one of those senses.
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…
When your lineup is three unheard-of comedians, and your venue is the Gilded Balloon’s tiny “Wee Room”, calling your show ‘The Big Comedy Showcase’ is actually a pretty s…
Three soldiers are hit by a mighty explosion.
Is that a bird? A plane? No, it’s Rosalie Craig, and what a soaring, magical flight hers is.
Professor Kaos exclaims truimphantly that he has the ‘most popular show in the Fringe!’ and with good cause.
A Little Night Music is one of Sondheim’s most exquisitely written shows- somewhere between Wilde’s comedies of manners and Chekhov and Ibsen’s simpering naturalism.
“Alice in Wonderland,” by Lewis Carroll, has the potential to be turned into a musical for all the family.
Showstoppers have been improvising musicals for several years now and an edited version has had a series on BBC Radio 4.
‘Come in girls, sit anywhere you like.
The title’s unnecessary exclamation mark is testament to the relentless glee on show in London Gay Men’s Chorus latest musical jaunt.
The classic tale of Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, which this production is based on, is a wonderful children’s adventure that has stood the test of time and had m…
Nick Cope is the children’s singer-songwriter who brings acoustic, folky indie rock to the under-fives.
This production looks wonderful: a funeral casket, flanked by beautifully painted Korean drums, sits centre stage.
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…
‘O wad some Power the giftie gie us/To see oursels as ithers see us!’ wrote Robert Burns in his famous poem To A Louse, apparently inspired by seeing the insect roaming over th…
A Little Night Music promised a delightful evening of choice piano pieces associated with the night-time.
‘Little Me’ is the musicalisation of a cod autobiography by Patrick Dennis.
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.
Taking up the action with Kate’s harassment by the rakish Sir Mulberry Hawk and Nicholas and Smike’s return to London, this second half of Space Productions’ revival of the R…
The office at the end of the world.
Jackie Kay’s memoir Red Dust Road, adapted for the stage by Tanika Gupta, is a huge disappointment.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
I spoke with Pharos (AKA Fraser Lawson), the artist behind Rave, to discover the intentions behind his mind-melting audio-visual set.
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.
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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...
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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...
Hit musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors is back, and bringing everyone’s favourite carnivorous plant to theatres across the UK in a brand new tour for 2016, opening at Bournemo...
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
The night Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett smuggled Princess Diana into an iconic gay venue is the stuff of legend.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
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Broadway Baby talks to Fourth Monkey, the biggest company at the fringe with a huge team of 80 actors and 10 crew! This year they are bringing a plethora of Grimm tales.
The Nutty Professor and his Amazing Magic Bubble Show promises to amaze adults and kids alike! Broadway Baby finds out more.
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