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.
We know in the UK you like your humour dry, but ours is sopping wet.
Irreverent and full of rage, this rewriting of an eternal myth unfolds with haunting clarity.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Sophocles’ tale of youthful defiance and aged intransigence is reworked by a young cast.
Produced by NYC comedian Sean Conrad, this mixed-bill stand-up comedy show features Edinburgh’s best stand-up comedians every night.
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Maeve Press spent 17 years under special education observation.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Celebrating their 10th year at the Fringe! A classic murder mystery is created on the spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious and hilarious show from Fringe favourites, De…
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 …
Wondering how to attract press to your Brighton Fringe event? Join this panel session to learn about press releases, reviews, and more! This Fringe Academy will operate in a Q&A s…
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
A cabaret-style event mixing poetry, music and contemporary dance, with Sage Dance Company, a ballet-based dance company for ages 55+, and Rack Press Poetry, an independent poetry …
Nashville-based international singer-songwriter Stephanie Staples has shared her passionate and contemplative music for over two decades, performing all over the world.
Bryony’s done with clowning.
From the iconic themes of Super Mario and Legend of Zelda, to the funky beats of Sonic and Persona 5, this gig has something for everyone! With a fusion of different genres and sty…
Over 10 years, Chris Cook has brought magical, thought-provoking comedy shows to the Fringe.
The World Press Photo Exhibition showcases the best photojournalism and documentary photography of the last year.
We know in the UK you like your humour dry, but ours is sopping wet.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
From a producer on Silicon Valley and Beavis and Butt-head comes an irreverent true story about belly dance, cancer, fiddling, beekeeping, and a psychotic deathbed wish.
The Improv Fringe is alive and kicking this year, as witty and inventive as ever.
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Dragons Den meets Whose Line is it Anyway! We ask three stand-ups to give presentations on companies that we’ve made up that make products that don’t exist.
Dragons Den meets Whose Line is it Anyway! We ask three stand-ups to give presentations on companies that we’ve made up that make products that don’t exist.
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…
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Fears, Phobias and F**K ups.
Bertie doesn’t need you to like him.
Come and join us for a special evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Are you a writer who is interested in having your work produced? Join us for Stage Write Open House where producers, writers and course participants will be giving …
It’s a classic David and Goliath, if by the end, rooting for Goliath seemed like a reasonable thing to do.
Ancient Greece.
Science communication that engages the heart as well as the mind.
A classic murder mystery is created on the spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious and hilarious show from Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error.
What do you do when the state becomes the oppressor? Would you put your body on the line? A young girl ready to die to defend what she thinks is right.
Ancient Greece.
‘Stop the press!’ said Mr Thomas, his hand clenching yesterday’s issue.
Stepsisters have never been portrayed well in fairy tales, so how can real-life stepsisters be expected to get along? Robin and Jessie suddenly find themselves sharing a new home a…
Multi award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan are climbing out of their pits, armed with a piano and percussion section to bring you a brand new show of their critically acclai…
The World Press Photo exhibition connects people to the stories that matter.
In this workshop, physical performer and pole dancer Sofie Kramer will take you on a journey to connect to your sensual side and sink deeper into your body.
In this workshop, physical performer and pole dancer Sofie Kramer will take you on a journey to connect to your sensual side and sink deeper into your body.
“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…
“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…
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
Press sets its satirical sights on Hollywood.
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.
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.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Come and air your dirty laundry with us at ‘Harriett’s Press: Wash and Create’ in the Brighton Open Market.
Come and air your dirty laundry with us at ‘Harriet’s Press: Wash and Create’ in the Brighton Open Market.
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.
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Out of the Wings and Inti Press present six new translations from Cuba, Spain, Peru, Brazil, Chile and Portugal.
A Season of New Digital Performances - written and performed by an acclaimed and international female-led creative team.
Oliver Yellop, (Further Theatre) brings you a workshop on the process of making I Am Gavrilo Princip.
A classic murder mystery created on the spot in this ingenious and hilarious show from The Bristol Improv Theatre’s resident company.
The war has ended.
Experimental, inventive and hugely daring, Antigone, Interrupted is Sophocles re-imagined, the first production by Joan Clevillé since becoming Artistic Director of Sc…
From the parents of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG comes a brand-new comedy all about growing up.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Paul Currie is bringing his sell out 2014/2015 award-winning masterpiece back to Edinburgh.
An hour of gorgeous stand-up from two gorgeous comedians.
It’s party time in Thebes! The war is over, the city has a new leader… what could possibly go wrong? Enter Antigone - devoted daughter and passionate extremist – set to spoil…
Noises Off meets Antigone with a lot of great dick jokes thrown in for good measure! Bitch, Antigone from Australia’s Out Cast Theatre and writer Steven Dawson, is a hilarious go…
Martin Pilgrim can’t go on like this.
To say that Murder She Didn’t Write, from Degrees of Error, is a slick production is an understatement.
This is the first year that 4 Brown Girls Who Write have showcased at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and they better keep coming back.
78,801 photos and 4,738 photographers from 129 countries.
Time travelling magicians Morgan & West return to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with their jaw-dropping, heart-stopping, brain-busting, opinion-adjusting, death-defying…
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Stephen Don’s one-man show has him reading his long short story which is about a violent young man with a penchant for Japanese films and samurai swords.
Amidst the fresh cigar smoke of a 1920s club, the voice of a girl rings out against the injustice of her uncle’s control, against the dominance of her cruel past and to honour her …
Michael McEvoys’s tight re-telling of the story of the fierce young heroine Antigone weaves together all three of Sophocles’s Theban plays into an intimate and impactful solo p…
In the wake of the 2017 #MeToo movement and Brexit Day, Aulos makes its London debut – two powerful plays, both timelier than ever before.
Grand Final on Monday 25th February, 7.
Shortlisted Showcase on Tuesday 19th February, 7.
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write.
'Degrees of Error' & 'Something for the Weekend' present.
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…
Using Don Taylor’s BBC-commissioned translation, Malvern Theatres Young Company presents Antigone, directed by Nic Lloyd.
A devised comedy created from recorded interviews where we try out the best and the worst advice given during a break up.
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.
All eyes are on the city of Thebes.
Find out what life is really like as a local newspaper reporter in a rural town, covering hard-hitting stories such as parish council meetings, charity bike rides and dogs winning …
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Jasper Red invites you to a special healing session.
Driven by faith to resurrect the IRA, Annie battles to bring her family the honour they deserve.
After a severe case of writer’s block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a child write his show for him.
This summer, the World Press Photo Exhibition returns to the Scottish Parliament.
A classic murder mystery is created on the spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious show from Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error.
Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West present a jaw-dropping, heart-stopping, brain-busting, opinion-adjusting, death-defying, mind-frying, spirit-lifting, paradigm-shiftin…
After a severe case of writer's block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a child write his show for him.
Three rounds.
After a severe case of writer’s block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a six year old child write his show for him.
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
The story of Antigone comes from three surviving plays written by Sophocles in the 5th century BC.
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
This is how your night at the Fringe ends: not with a whimper, but a bang! Join the hottest up-and-coming acts from all across Brighton Fringe for our late night revue.
'Degrees of Error' & 'Something for the Weekend' present.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Making Greek tragedies accessible to a modern audience can be hard work but playwright Christopher Adams and Brighton based Actors of Dionysus have risen to this challenge.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
The worldwide touring exhibition of award-winning photos will come to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
This is how your night at the Fringe ends: not with a whimper, but a bang! Join the hottest up-and-coming acts from all across the Edinburgh Fringe for our late-night revue.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
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…
A murder has been committed.
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 …
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
The competition to find the best new situation comedy writers and performers the country has to offer.
Eleventh Hour Theatre’s fresh and admittedly interesting take on Sophocles’ Classic tragedy presents a new spin on the classic tale that, whilst successful enough, fails to rea…
Anyone can write a romance novel.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Ups & Downs Theatre Group was formed in 1995 by three school teachers and no one could have anticipated what an impact the group would have.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
This is how your night at the Fringe ends: not with a whimper, but a bang! Join the hottest up-and-coming acts from all across the Edinburgh Fringe for our late-night revue.
We always strive for those eureka moments, the top 1% of ideas, but what about the other 99%? Rubbish right? Wrong.
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…
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West return to unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
There are a fair number of improvised comedies this year, but Degrees of Error’s Murder She Didn’t Write is causing a particular buzz.
Let Harry Venning, Guardian cartoonist and award-winning writer of BBC Radio 4’s Clare In the Community, help you to Release Your Inner Cartoonist.
Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
This is how your night at the Fringe ends: not with a whimper, but a bang! Join the hottest up-and-coming acts from all across Brighton Fringe for our late night revue.
Move over Sherlock! You become the author in this original and hilarious improvised comedy! Each night, Degrees of Error presents an unplanned, unscripted and never-before-seen mur…
Technology and the evolution of the Artist’s Book: the exhibition features the work of notable book artists from across the world, selected by New York-based curator and artist …
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…
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(closes on Sunday) Ivo van Hove’s doom-laden interpretation of Sophocles’s story of public interest versus private conscience has a rhythmic relentlessness that certain…
Channel 4 celebrates the excellence of female writers and performers in 2015 with great comedy commissions from Sharon Horgan, Jessica Knappett, Caitlin and Caz Moran and Julia Dav…
Metaphorically, if our afternoon Comedy Club 4 Kids shows are Doctor Who, then this is the Torchwood spin-off.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Need better media coverage? Learn easy steps for generating positive publicity in print, online – everywhere! – from social media pro and arts journalist Elaine Liner.
Antigone: An Arabian Tragedy started out as two plays in a year-long project by One World Actors Centre (Kuwait) to produce Jean Anouilh’s Antigone in both English and Arabic.
This is how your night at the Fringe ends, not with a whimper, but a bang! Join us as we present the hottest up and coming acts from all across the Fringe for our late night revue.
An exclusive vinyl club night for the more fully-fledged music fan, DJs Kinghorror and The Spotlight Kid create an amazing mash up of grooves from the last six decades, perfectly c…
John Lennon was not only a Beatle, but also a skilled short fiction writer, poet and doodler.
Part of the American High School Festival, Antigone Now is nothing if not endearing in its attempts to impress.
Learn the secrets of the cartoonists art with the award-winning creator of Clare in the Community (BBC Radio 4 and the Guardian) and Hamlet (the stage and in and around The Pleasan…
A remarkably intricate and engaging murder mystery is created from scratch every night.
The title of Steve Budeja’s show is misleading.
Paul Currie returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his anarchic, bread-filled 2014 masterpiece Release the Baboons after a triumphant run at Adelaide Fringe.
Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
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…
Kevin MacLeod’s Call To Adventure is entirely appropriate as the walk-in soundtrack to Morgan and West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show – For Kids.
(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…
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…
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…
Antigone is about failed rebellion and fighting for fairness.
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…
A longtime writer for Conan O’Brien’s late-night show, Mr.
Ms. Esposito, host of the podcast “Put Your Hands Together,” celebrates the release of her new album, “Same Sex Symbol,” with a night of stand-up.
Classic Greek tragedy meets modern politics as UWE Drama Society return once more to the Edinburgh Fringe with Antigone.
In post-apocalyptic Thebes, one girl opposes state power to fight for her family and beliefs.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
A farcical feast of nautical nonsense.
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A delightfully eccentric murder mystery is created within the hour as audience members choose the title, location, victim and murderer.
This is how your night at the Fringe ends, not with a whimper, but a bang! Join Peter Antoniou as he presents the hottest up and coming acts from all across the Fringe for our late…
‘This is the most inventive and hilarious act I have seen in years’ (Director, Leicester Comedy Festival).
The show is a rite of transformation in which the conflict is brought to its tragic consequences.
Join us as we celebrate and launch our 34th Festival Fringe season.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The brilliantly funny Myq Kaplan celebrates the release on Netflix of his new special, “Small, Dork, and Handsome,” with performances from Chris Gethard, Aparna Nancher…
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
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 ominous comedy-drama about an impromptu dinner party is the site of one more skirmish in the mommy wars.
There are two rules to improvised comedy: One, you’re only as strong as your weakest member and two, never, ever say no.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
This is how your night at the Fringe ends, not with a whimper, but a bang! Join the hottest up-and-coming acts from all across the Fringe for our late night revue.
Welcome to the biggest show to end your Fringe day with! Join amazing acts from all across the fabulous festival for a revue that changes every night! Comedy, magic, music, burlesq…
It’s clear from the get-go that Below the Belt by Richard Dresser is just a bit odd.
Join us as we celebrate our 33rd year and launch into another season of the Fringe’s best shows. The gala gives you a sneak peek at a selection of shows from our 2013 programme.
Join us as we celebrate our 32nd year and rocket into another season of the Fringe’s best shows.
The title doesnt exactly sell the show as an evening of mirth and anarchy.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
The last time I ‘did Greek’ was the NTS’s production of The Bacchae with Alan Cumming.
Belt Ups interactive oeuvre is kind of perfect for childrens theatre.
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…
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.
Before I walk into the theatre it is quarter to six in the afternoon.
Boothby Graffoe, the only comedian named after a Lincolnshire village, is a Fringe comedy institution.
The Traverse Theatre Company is spending the next fortnight showing breakfast-time script-in-hand readings of pieces of specially commissioned new writing.
The works of Lewis Carroll are some of most overused in all of the arts.
Something consistently excellent about Belt Up’s productions is their dedication to preserving the illusion.
Dr Ettrick-Hogg is the very macho compere for this evening of male stand-ups talking about manly things and being generally masculine.
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 …
ICON Theatre bring to this year’s Fringe a hard-hitting piece of devised work.
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.
A dance duet between an able bodied man and a significantly disabled woman could easily become a novelty act - and one that some will feel obliged to praise out of sympathy and oth…
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…
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
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…
‘Come in girls, sit anywhere you like.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
Writing a press release that a journalist will use is a skill even experienced PRs can get wrong.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
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...
Renowned for its comedy, Brighton Fringe is the perfect time to discover brand new talents. Here’s our guide to stand-ups you’d be totally crazy to miss.
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
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