Brighton Academy Performing Arts Showcase

Brighton Academy Performing Arts Showcase

The Brighton Academy (TBA) Performing Arts Degree Showcase.  

Brighton Academy Musical Theatre Showcase

Brighton Academy Musical Theatre Showcase

The Brighton Academy (TBA) Musical Theatre Degree Showcase.  

Carl Hutchinson – Today Years Old

Carl Hutchinson – Today Years Old

What has quickly became an annual tradition. 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2024

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kirill Richter & Richter Trio: Sands of Time

Kirill Richter & Richter Trio: Sands of Time

Charismatic virtuoso musician, pianist and composer Kirill Richter returns to the UK to make his debut at The Coliseum for the premiere of this unique, dazzling and deeply immersiv… 

Our Country’s Good

Our Country’s Good

“Spewed from our country, forgotten, bound to the dark edge of the earth…”Thomas Barrett, aged 17. 

Our Country's Good

Our Country's Good

“Spewed from our country, forgotten, bound to the dark edge of the earth…”Thomas Barrett, aged 17. 

Death of England: Closing Time

Death of England: Closing Time

There are two sides to every story. 

Weather and People and Time

Weather and People and Time

Alan Reid, one of the most influential Scottish folk artists of his generation, and founding member of Battlefield Band, joins Smithsonian Folkways recording artist Larry Kaplan fo… 

The Triumph of Time and Truth: Handel and Vivaldi

The Triumph of Time and Truth: Handel and Vivaldi

Entrancing concert of Vivaldi and Handel’s sublime music exploring love and redemption. 

800 Pound Gorilla Alumni Showcase

800 Pound Gorilla Alumni Showcase

US/UK Comedy Label 800 Pound Gorilla proudly presents this silly showcase celebrating some of its finest alumni. 

Titanic: The Last Hero and The Last Coward

Titanic: The Last Hero and The Last Coward

John Harper and Joseph Ismay. 

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

A Prime Minister with troubles in Europe and within his own party. 

You Heard Me: Here & Now Showcase

You Heard Me: Here & Now Showcase

You Heard Me is for anyone who has been underestimated, or told to shut up. 

In Our Defense

In Our Defense

Remember your first day of university? The people you met? The awkward small talks you had? It doesn’t have to be like that. 

The Musical Theatre Story: The Magic of the Modern Age

The Musical Theatre Story: The Magic of the Modern Age

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

The Musical Theatre Story: The Golden Age of Musical Theatre

The Musical Theatre Story: The Golden Age of Musical Theatre

A journey through the golden age of musical theatre. 

Our Teacher's a Troll

Our Teacher's a Troll

When mischievous twins Joe and Jemima’s teacher turns out to be a real-life troll, chaos ensues! From outrageous pranks to daring escapes, follow their escapades as they try to out… 

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People – The Christmas Special

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People – The Christmas Special

It’s all in the title (hahahahahahahaha). 

Alastair Savage: Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair Savage: Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair returns to the magical Canongate Kirk for a special celebration of the Scottish fiddle tradition, featuring a stellar cast of top performers. 

Commedia and Half Mask Talk by Action Theatre (Italy)

Commedia and Half Mask Talk by Action Theatre (Italy)

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

Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls

Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls

Music that makes people wanna shake their bones! This trio are known for their unique live show, transporting the audience to a bygone era when witches and black magic were rife. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul’s Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul’s Church

Ave Maria: Centuries of Prayer and Praise. 

PPAS Street Dance Summer School Showcase

PPAS Street Dance Summer School Showcase

The show is a celebration of the students of the PPAS Street Dance Summer School and the choreography they have learned during the course. 

Musical Theatre Workshop

Musical Theatre Workshop

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

Acting for Film Workshop

Acting for Film Workshop

Workshop participants will learn the skills required to create and deliver their own content – with a focus on delivering and directing professional on-camera acting performances… 

ScotlandsFest: Our Fathers Fought Franco – Willy Maley and Jennie Renton

ScotlandsFest: Our Fathers Fought Franco – Willy Maley and Jennie Renton

Why did four young men put their lives on the line to fight fascism in Spain with the International Brigades in 1936? How did they end up in the same prison cell? James Maley, Dona… 

Fearghas Kelly's Screen Time

Fearghas Kelly's Screen Time

Tired of looking at bad screen? Come and look at good screen! Join regular host Fearghas Kelly as he presents some of the festival’s best acts in this unique and exciting new multi… 

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

The latest chapter in the theatrical saga of ex-detective Richard P Cooper, who now finds himself sucked into a time-bending sci-fi caper! In an impromptu trip to the future, Richa… 

L’Addition – Here & Now Showcase

L’Addition – Here & Now Showcase

Two performers armed with a single scene – a customer orders a drink from a waiter. 

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

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

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

Bristol Revunions Presents: All You Can Eat!

Bristol Revunions Presents: All You Can Eat!

The Bristol Revunions are back at the Edinburgh Fringe for 2024, and we’ve got some incredible new recipes! We’ll be chopping, stirring, kneading and boiling to serve you some deli… 

Found Our Funny – Barcelona Comedy Tapas

Found Our Funny – Barcelona Comedy Tapas

Join us for a hilarious stand-up comedy showcase all the way from Barcelona. 

ScotlandsFest: Edinburgh, Our Storied Town – Donald Smith

ScotlandsFest: Edinburgh, Our Storied Town – Donald Smith

From David Hume to Robert Burns, Blind Harry to Muriel Spark, James Boswell to Margaret Oliphant, meet the congenial ghosts of famous Edinburgh writers at their fireside, and hear … 

Mary: A Gig Theatre Show

Mary: A Gig Theatre Show

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

Jeff Stark, Old Fart Gassing

Jeff Stark, Old Fart Gassing

One day you’ll be in M&S and you’ll suddenly go ‘Ooh, a beige cardigan with elbow patches. 

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes. (Work-in-Progress)

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes. (Work-in-Progress)

Comedians’ Choice Award-winner Joz Norris has completed his life’s work, and he’s finally ready to unveil it to the world. 

Testo – Here & Now Showcase

Testo – Here & Now Showcase

Wet Mess Wet Messifies the messiness of life; exploring transitions, testosterone, edges of drag, blur between performance and reality, magical in the mundane. 

This Old Cello Box

This Old Cello Box

From Bach to The Beatles and beyond, South Australian cellist/songwriter William Jack presents a free (non-ticketed) multi-style cello recital in the heart of Edinburgh. 

Beefheart – Old Farts at Play

Beefheart – Old Farts at Play

Orange Claw Hammer, following their triumphant appearance at the Zappanale Festival in Germany, continue to rework the music of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band for the 21st ce… 

The Alternative Black Comedy Showcase

The Alternative Black Comedy Showcase

Six years in, bigger, better and blacker! Back with top black international comedy acts, prize games, cabaret and giving a token straight white male comic a chance they rarely get. 

PPAS Dance Intensive Summer School Showcase

PPAS Dance Intensive Summer School Showcase

The show is a celebration of the students of the PPAS Dance Intensive Summer School and the choreography they have learned during the course. 

Fever Pitch Academy Showcase 2024

Fever Pitch Academy Showcase 2024

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

Old Git! – It's a Con!

Old Git! – It's a Con!

Old Git (Jim Bryce) has had enough! Having inhabited an increasingly wizened body for 74 years, he blows the gaff via a head-banging ride powered by comedy, songs and non-sequiturs… 

Dance-Forms' 79th International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms' 79th International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms Productions proudly celebrates 20 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe, presenting the cream of the crop of ritual and contemporary dance-theatre from five-sta… 

Old Saint Paul's Hot Chocolate at 10

Old Saint Paul's Hot Chocolate at 10

Hot Chocolate in Old Saint Paul’s: an evening of classical music by candlelight, accompanied by a cup of hot chocolate. 

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

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

Trauma + Time – PTSD = Comedy!

Trauma + Time – PTSD = Comedy!

Comedy and therapy for PTSD have a lot in common: both deal with the absurd and rely on authenticity to be good. 

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

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

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

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

Last year in Edinburgh rocked, so we’re back, baby! Awkward Question Time is the hit show that takes a different panel of comedians and performers from across the Fringe each day… 

Bot Brothers: A Story of Our Times

Bot Brothers: A Story of Our Times

Two robo-clones, born of a mad professor and separated by family and class, must find a way to love where all odds are against them. 

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2024

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2024

Featuring winners of London’s premier new-act comedy competition. 

The 100-Year-Old Letter

The 100-Year-Old Letter

In 1916, Christabel Mennell writes a letter of apology to Katie Marsh. 

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase!

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase!

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… 

Whirligig of Time

Whirligig of Time

To hell with anger management! Malvolio was done notorious wrong. 

River Time!

River Time!

Virginia Woolf, Ophelia and ADHD. 

Running Out of Time!

Running Out of Time!

The Pigeons are up against the clock! Running Out of Time! is The Milky Pigeons’ debut full-length sketch-comedy show. 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a… 

1 Moment in Time

1 Moment in Time

In his brand new, thought-provoking show, magician and mind illusionist Sean Alexander reflects on the defining moments in time that shape each and every one of us. 

How We Take Our Coffee

How We Take Our Coffee

Does your coffee order reveal your personality? Is it possible to “have it all”? In this lighthearted historical fiction, several women who helped shape the future of Erie, Pennsyl… 

please DON'T see our show

please DON'T see our show

After a group of Zumba-lovers discover that it’s easier to book a Fringe venue than it is to hire out a rehearsal space in their local parish rooms, drastic measures must be taken. 

A Time Traveller's Life

A Time Traveller's Life

Following in the footsteps of the great time travellers of the past, present and future, the woman with the purple hat, the painted boots and the little wheelie suitcase invites yo… 

Morag, You're a Long Time Deid

Morag, You're a Long Time Deid

Morag’s death left a silence in her place. 

Miss English's Holiday by Action Theatre (Italy)

Miss English's Holiday by Action Theatre (Italy)

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

Les Misérables School Edition

Les Misérables School Edition

Performed entirely by very talented students, Captivate’s production has been seen by an estimated 22,000 people, with sell-out crowds, standing ovations, and multiple five-star … 

Irish Comedy Showcase

Irish Comedy Showcase

Irish Comedy Showcase is going lunchtime! We’ve been rocking Edinburgh since 2014, so we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary. 

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People

Title says it all! *Evil laugh*. 

James Beatty – What a Time to Be Alive

James Beatty – What a Time to Be Alive

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

Dragon Shows for Babies

Dragon Shows for Babies

The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons. 

Mr Chonkers Presents… Piggy Time

Mr Chonkers Presents… Piggy Time

Piggy Time is a mixed-bill show featuring the funniest and weirdest comedy acts of the Fringe. 

Edge of Time

Edge of Time

A groundbreaking one-woman immersive musical written and performed by Daisy Boulton. 

After the Bell on the Last Day of School

After the Bell on the Last Day of School

Teachers know the feeling all too well. 

Angel Comedy Showcase

Angel Comedy Showcase

Award-winning Angel Comedy (Repeat Best Venue in UK Award winner) brings a 2024 showcase of new acts to Edinburgh for the eighth year – after seven sell-out years! Award-winning … 

Sex and Drugs and Getting Old 2

Sex and Drugs and Getting Old 2

Second great year! Old-school jokes meet lived experiences. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show 2024

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show 2024

Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

The Asian Comedy Showcase

The Asian Comedy Showcase

From the East to Edinburgh, it’s The Asian Comedy Showcase! Back for a second year, catch some of the best Asian acts (and one token white person) from all over the world! Our acts… 

Old Man

Old Man

Turn on the radio, have a cup of tea – and don’t forget to take your pills! Get ready for an action-packed journey through the imagination of a playful, solitary old man as he di… 

Edinburgh's Old Town – History and Tales

Edinburgh's Old Town – History and Tales

Covering everything from history to religion and folklore, this walking tour is an original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town. 

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

This time you’ve really crossed the line. 

Aidan Greene: Stop! Stammer Time!

Aidan Greene: Stop! Stammer Time!

Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene is back with a whole new show and he wants you to forget everything you know about stammering. 

Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical

Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical

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… 

Sheeps: The Giggle Bunch (That's Our Name For You)

Sheeps: The Giggle Bunch (That's Our Name For You)

You learn it young. 

Serious Theatre from Serious People

Serious Theatre from Serious People

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

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

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

Primary School Assembly Bangers Live!

Primary School Assembly Bangers Live!

Join James for an hour of pure nostalgia, stepping back in time with some joyous singalong tunes to take you back to your Primary School days. 

The Old Queen's Head

The Old Queen's Head

Who’s your go to? Your ride or die? Your best friend? Your mum? Not David. 

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

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

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

Table Reads: New Comedy Script Showcase

Table Reads: New Comedy Script Showcase

Watch comedy scripts come to life, live on stage! This exciting new show, from the company behind My Family, gives audiences a rare glimpse behind the TV development curtain, as or… 

SHOW TIME

SHOW TIME

Lift your spirits, soothe your soul with fun, laughter, storytelling, comedy and music. 

The 100 Year Old Letter

The 100 Year Old Letter

In February 2023 a letter hit the world news cycle and captured imaginations across the globe. 

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

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

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

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

ICTheatre, Brighton Performing Arts Graduate Showcase 2024

ICTheatre, Brighton Performing Arts Graduate Showcase 2024

The Institute for Contemporary Theatre, Brighton is proud to introduce the BA (Hons) Performing Arts graduating class of 2024. 

Fringe Academy: An Introduction to Forum Theatre

Fringe Academy: An Introduction to Forum Theatre

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

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company

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

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

This time you’ve really crossed the line. 

Old Movies Saved My Life: 2

Old Movies Saved My Life: 2

Old Movies Saved My Life: 2. 

KOMEDIA Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase

KOMEDIA Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase

A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2023 Brighton Fringe. 

The Queer Comedy Showcase

The Queer Comedy Showcase

In May 2023, a group of strangers took part in Brighton and Hove’s first stand-up comedy course for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary/gender non-conforming people. 

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

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

Extra Topping Comedy Showcase

Extra Topping Comedy Showcase

Expect funny sets from diverse comedic genres, lovingly introduced by your genial compere, giving you a tantalising taste of the breadth and depth of the city’s comedy scene. 

Tides (Theatre)

Tides (Theatre)

Tides. 

Bot Brothers: A Story of Our Times

Bot Brothers: A Story of Our Times

Two robo-clones are born of a mad professor and split up at birth. 

The Asian Comedy Showcase

The Asian Comedy Showcase

From the East to Brighton, it’s The Asian Comedy Showcase! Catch some of the best Asian acts (and one token white person) from all over the world! Our acts have been seen on the BB… 

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 3

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 3

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

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 2

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 2

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

Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with Chichester Festival Theatre

Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with Chichester Festival Theatre

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

Finlay and Joe: Past Our Bedtime

Finlay and Joe: Past Our Bedtime

Finlay and Joe are tired. 

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 1

Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 1

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

Bee Babylon: Once Upon a Time in Iceland (Work in Progress)

Bee Babylon: Once Upon a Time in Iceland (Work in Progress)

In 1810 a brave Scottish man named Sir George Steuart Mackenzie ventured all the way to Iceland with some pals. 

How to be a Bit Less Crap, a Bit More of the Time...

How to be a Bit Less Crap, a Bit More of the Time...

When life feels like a test you didn’t study for, and you’re feeling as useful as an understocked mobile library, climb aboard Tanya’s dilapidated ‘fun’ bus as she navigate… 

Luke Connell: Our Place in the World

Luke Connell: Our Place in the World

Billy no-mates Britain doesn’t get on with Europe, with the other continents, or even with itself. 

Chaos: Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre

Chaos: Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre

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

“The Hairy Indian Bikers” Without The Bikes (Because Our Mums Won’t Let Us)

“The Hairy Indian Bikers” Without The Bikes (Because Our Mums Won’t Let Us)

Join hairy Indians Tharun Chelley and Hitz Unadkat as they join forces to provide you with pure laughter for an hour! They’re a bit like the Hairy Bikers but they’re not allowe… 

Black Brighton Market - Actors Theatre

Black Brighton Market - Actors Theatre

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

40 year old yarns

40 year old yarns

Clive Copeman (BBC New Act competition runner-up) and Arna Spek (99 Comedy Club Female bursary Winner) are this year teaming up with Michalle Paker (Go New York Finalist)! All 3 … 

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

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

The Bridge House Theatre: Three Years and Counting

The Bridge House Theatre: Three Years and Counting

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

The British Theatre Challenge

The British Theatre Challenge

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

Made in Sussex Showcase

Made in Sussex Showcase

Join Brighton Fringe as we celebrate the outstanding local artists who make up our inaugural Made in Sussex programme. 

MC Grammar Live - Stop! It's Grammar Time!

MC Grammar Live - Stop! It's Grammar Time!

Wowza! Multi Award-Winning rapping teacher, and World Book Day Ambassador, MC GRAMMAR is LIVE and in the HOUSE! Grab your caps, shades and chains and get ready… 

MC Grammar Live - Stop! It's Grammar Time!

MC Grammar Live - Stop! It's Grammar Time!

Wowza! Multi Award-Winning rapping teacher, and World Book Day Ambassador, MC GRAMMAR is LIVE and in the HOUSE! Grab your caps, shades and chains and get ready… 

With All Our Hearts

With All Our Hearts

A West End Gala at the Adelphi Theatre will celebrate over 75 years of the NHS. 

English National Ballet and English National Ballet School - My First Ballet: Swan Lake

English National Ballet and English National Ballet School - My First Ballet: Swan Lake

Experience the thrill of the world’s most famous ballet with your little ones, in this specially adapted version for children aged three upwards. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Theatre: Making It and Doing It workshop

Theatre: Making It and Doing It workshop

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

Les Misérables (School Edition)

Les Misérables (School Edition)

To stage Les Misérables is a massive undertaking for any theatre company, but Director Ben Jeffreys has consummately risen to the challenge with a production of the School’s Edi… 

The Greatest Play Of All Time

The Greatest Play Of All Time

‘The Greatest Play Of All Time’ tells the story of 1&2, characters in the mind of a Writer trying to create a career defining play. 

Sacred Old Cow

Sacred Old Cow

Love Mooves In Mysterious Ways. 

In the Time of Dragons

In the Time of Dragons

Get ready for the premier of In the Time of Dragons, an action packed, funny and ultimately heartwarming new musical from the creators of Spinach. 

Carl Hutchinson – Today Years Old

Carl Hutchinson – Today Years Old

What has quickly became an annual tradition. 

Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase

Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase

The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co. 

Love's A Beach - Soho Theatre

Love's A Beach - Soho Theatre

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

A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert

A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert

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

A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert

A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert

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

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

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

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

What exactly is acting your age? And who decides? These are the questions Alan Cumming has been grappling with for a very long time. 

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

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

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

Our 1972

Our 1972

'Remember our second class together, when we had to describe our Political Utopias? This is mine. 

MAKING GIG-THEATRE WORKSHOP, WITH SAM BUTTERS

MAKING GIG-THEATRE WORKSHOP, WITH SAM BUTTERS

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

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

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

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

GANGSTA BABY - HOPE THEATRE TAKEOVER

GANGSTA BABY - HOPE THEATRE TAKEOVER

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

Peter Pan - Rose Theatre

Peter Pan - Rose Theatre

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

The Time Machine - A Comedy

The Time Machine - A Comedy

The must-see comedy of 2023 hits London this Christmas. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

Time travel as a sci-fi trope is fascinating and presents us with endless possibilities and frontiers. 

Geimhreadh Galore! The Irish Theatre Tour

Geimhreadh Galore! The Irish Theatre Tour

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

Heaven Can Wait  by Be Wilder Theatre

Heaven Can Wait by Be Wilder Theatre

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

New Wave Theatre: How To Run Away

New Wave Theatre: How To Run Away

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

New Wave Theatre: Intransigent Lines

New Wave Theatre: Intransigent Lines

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

New Wave Theatre: Goodgirl

New Wave Theatre: Goodgirl

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

New Wave Theatre: The Morphea

New Wave Theatre: The Morphea

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

The Time Traveller's Wife

The Time Traveller's Wife

Based on Audrey Niffenegger’s internationally best-selling novel, this new British musical is thrillingly brought to life with original songs from Grammy Award winners Joss S… 

English National Ballet - Our Voices

English National Ballet - Our Voices

Three works celebrating classical, contemporary and neo-classical dance – this programme is not to be missed. 

The Old Queen's Head

The Old Queen's Head

A sincerely told story, a captivating performance and a wealth of humour make for a well-spent eighty minutes upstairs at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre with David Patterson, who makes… 

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

The contribution of Stephen Sondheim to musical theatre was commemorated in a one-off tribute show last year, following his death in 2021. 

The Old Man & The Pool

The Old Man & The Pool

Broadway’s greatest comic storyteller” (Deadline) Mike Birbiglia plays a strictly limited run in the West End this Autumn with his hit show The Old Man & The Pool. 

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park tells the story of Mira who lives by the sea with her mum and loses her virginity to her teacher. 

My First Time Was in a Car Park

My First Time Was in a Car Park

'Because the world revolves around me and all I see is what I see. 

Healing Our Child Within

Healing Our Child Within

We all have a broken part of us that longs to belong and be healed. 

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

The Defectors present the next chapter in the theatrical saga of eccentric ex-detective Richard P. 

A Theatre Show

A Theatre Show

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

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

The Defectors present the next chapter in the theatrical saga of eccentric ex-detective Richard P. 

A Theatre Show

A Theatre Show

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

Acoustic Guitar Showcase

Acoustic Guitar Showcase

Returning to the Fringe for the third time with a new show, please join guitarist Tony Randle on a journey through the different shades and flavours of the acoustic guitar, with a … 

Horizon Showcase: FORGE

Horizon Showcase: FORGE

In 2014 the 100kg iron “welcome” gate was stolen from Dachau concentration camp. 

Horizon Showcase: Always Already

Horizon Showcase: Always Already

An eight-hour performance installation, using materials, text, song, sound, and movement to bring together plant, human and machine. 

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool

‘Broadway’s greatest comic storyteller’ (Deadline. 

Horizon Showcase: The Trauma Show

Horizon Showcase: The Trauma Show

“Have you ever trauma dumped? TikTok says this show might do that but don’t worry we can just trauma bond. 

Horizon Showcase: The Talent

Horizon Showcase: The Talent

On stage is a small sound booth; inside sits a woman, alone. 

Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase

Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase

Winner: Comedian’s Comedian Award, Chortle 2020. 

BBC New Comedy Showcase

BBC New Comedy Showcase

Hosted by Mark Olver, this is a showcase of some of the best new acts on the Scottish circuit! Catch them while you can! 

Old Movies Saved My Life: 2

Old Movies Saved My Life: 2

Old movies saved Mel Byron’s life a few Fringes ago and they can save yours too. 

It's Christmas Time

It's Christmas Time

Ho ho ho ho! Come celebrate that special time of the year with Santa (Ray Badran) and his Elf (Josh Glanc). 

Maddie Carpenter and Melodies Unveiled: Celebrating Female Songwriters Across Time

Maddie Carpenter and Melodies Unveiled: Celebrating Female Songwriters Across Time

Maddie Carpenter, a pop Americana artist deeply inspired by the sun-soaked landscapes of California, brings her own enchanting songwriting to the forefront alongside a tribute to f… 

Horizon Showcase: TOM

Horizon Showcase: TOM

In a holding room, participants wait. 

Horizon Showcase: Little Wimmin

Horizon Showcase: Little Wimmin

Figs in Wigs are back and this time they’ve got their period (dresses). 

This Time Next Year

This Time Next Year

‘This time next year at the Oscars, Cairine!’ But, what if next year never actually comes? From internationally acclaimed personal assistant and actress who has never actually acte… 

Horizon Showcase: Bodies

Horizon Showcase: Bodies

Young and collaborators transform a swimming pool into a unique immersive environment in which to explore the essential character of water, its universal presence, and the importan… 

Danny Bhoy – Now Is Not a Good Time

Danny Bhoy – Now Is Not a Good Time

2023 finally sees the return of Danny Bhoy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the world premiere of his brand-new show. 

Tippett’s 'A Child of Our Time'

Tippett’s 'A Child of Our Time'

Sir Andrew Davis conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus in this profound exploration of human nature and our collective search for light i… 

Alastair Savage: Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair Savage: Scots Fiddle Old and New

This year, celebrating his 50th birthday, one of Scotland’s leading fiddle exponents presents an extra-special journey of classic folk music accompanied by his closest collaborator… 

Inverkeithing Community Big Band Showcase

Inverkeithing Community Big Band Showcase

Sassy swing and jumping jazz! Enjoy an evening with the classics and more, from Basie, Nestico and Fitzgerald to Earth, Wind and Fire. 

Hot Dub Time Machine Boogie

Hot Dub Time Machine Boogie

Hot Dub Time Machine is the World’s First Time Travelling DJ, a global festival smash-hit and the best party ever! Hot Dub has broken dance floors at sold-out shows all over the … 

The 5th Alternative Black Comedy Showcase

The 5th Alternative Black Comedy Showcase

Our fifth year! Back with top Black international comedy acts, prize games, cabaret and giving a token straight white male comic a chance they rarely get. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's Church

Duruflé Requiem: Life and Death in Music with Poetry. 

Expecting by c21 Theatre Company

Expecting by c21 Theatre Company

Shauna and Robbie are expecting. 

Mr Chonkers Presents: Piggy Time

Mr Chonkers Presents: Piggy Time

An unhinged variety show all the way from Los Angeles. 

Quartet for the End of Time at The Hub

Quartet for the End of Time at The Hub

Principal musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra perform this 20th-century masterpiece. 

Mixed Bills: An International Comedy Showcase

Mixed Bills: An International Comedy Showcase

Catch top comedians from the US, UK, China, Japan, Germany, Russia, Australia and Canada in this packed showcase, hosted by stand-up comedian Leah Renee. 

Tell me y/our story

Tell me y/our story

Michael Dillon, Mary Read, Bayard Rustin, Vesta Tilley, Hatshepsut. 

Tell me y/our story

Tell me y/our story

Michael Dillon, Mary Read, Bayard Rustin, Vesta Tilley, Hatshepsut. 

Scottish Traditional Music – Old and New

Scottish Traditional Music – Old and New

Come and enjoy our blend of Scottish traditional instruments! In decades of developing our sound we’ve brought together fiddles, concertina, clarsach, wire-strung harp, flute, smal… 

Adam Bromley: Time Traveller

Adam Bromley: Time Traveller

Imagine you had a time machine so you could travel back to the past to fix your mistakes. 

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

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

In the Steps of the Master: Jesus and Landscape. 

Femme Natale Theatre

Femme Natale Theatre

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

Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses

Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses

Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses may be in the running for the Fringe’s wackiest title and the show itself is an equally pl… 

Horizon Showcase: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Horizon Showcase: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Following double Fringe First winners (The Believers Are But Brothers; Rich Kids – A History of Shopping Malls In Tehran), the final piece of Javaad Alipoor’s trilogy is an inves… 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's

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

Bristol Revunions presents Ready to Board

Bristol Revunions presents Ready to Board

The Bristol Revunions are back at the Fringe with a brand-new sketch show, Ready to Board! Get your passports out and get ready for the flight of your life! The Bristol Revunions a… 

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

London, 18th century. 

Old Bridge

Old Bridge

A young couple meet by chance by Stari Most, the bridge which unifies the multicultural city of Mostar. 

Found Our Funny

Found Our Funny

After searching far and wide, Barcelona’s hottest new comedians have Found their Funny, packed it in a bag and brought it all the way to the Fringe for your amusement! Barcelona is… 

Pick me baby one more time

Pick me baby one more time

Hey! You free tonight? Fancy a drink? Let’s talk films, festivals, and red flags. 

Pick me baby one more time

Pick me baby one more time

Hey! You free tonight? Fancy a drink? Let’s talk films, festivals, and red flags. 

Made for This! A Musical Theatre Showcase

Made for This! A Musical Theatre Showcase

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

Come to Our Show (Please)

Come to Our Show (Please)

Two clowns, Anna and Felix, set out on a quest for home. 

Goldsmiths University of London: Musical Theatre Summer Camp Cabaret

Goldsmiths University of London: Musical Theatre Summer Camp Cabaret

This evening’s performance will include an eclectic mix of solo and ensemble song and dance pieces from some of the West End’s best-loved musicals. 

Broads Abroad: New York Stand-Up Showcase

Broads Abroad: New York Stand-Up Showcase

They say if you can make it in NYC, you can make it anywhere! Well, hello, Edinburgh! This showcase show features a line-up of NYC’s premier comics: Stef Dag (@stefdagz), Gabby Bry… 

Follies! A Showcase of Bits and Bobs 2

Follies! A Showcase of Bits and Bobs 2

Comedy! Music! Fractured classics! Drama! And more! Do you like to be surprised? Is variety what you crave? We have just the ticket for you. 

The Crocodile of Old Kang Pow

The Crocodile of Old Kang Pow

The Crocodile of Old Kang Pow is a compelling story told with an intoxicating blend of musical styles, set against the fetid backdrop of 18th-century Paris. 

Tony Law: Old Hits and New Bits

Tony Law: Old Hits and New Bits

Join Tony Law as he warms you up for 25 minutes of some recent classic routines featuring ww2 bombers and finishes the hour with brand new forays into Space, serial killers and som… 

Tony Law: Old Hits and New Bits

Tony Law: Old Hits and New Bits

Join Tony Law as he warms you up for 25 minutes of some recent classic routines featuring ww2 bombers and finishes the hour with brand new forays into Space, serial killers and som… 

This Old Cello Box

This Old Cello Box

From Bach to The Beatles and beyond, South Australian musician/songwriter William Jack presents a free (non-ticketed) multi-style cello recital in the heart of Edinburgh. 

Nothing Nowhere None of the Time

Nothing Nowhere None of the Time

An improv show of infinite possibilities but probably the worst ones. 

Charlie Dinkin & Fraser Parry: For The Last First Time

Charlie Dinkin & Fraser Parry: For The Last First Time

Charlie Dinkin is a WGGB Award-winning writer, comedian and star of cult hit sketch podcast SeanceCast. 

Nothing Nowhere None of the Time

Nothing Nowhere None of the Time

An improv show of infinite possibilities but probably the worst ones. 

Charlie Dinkin & Fraser Parry: For The Last First Time

Charlie Dinkin & Fraser Parry: For The Last First Time

Charlie Dinkin is a WGGB Award-winning writer, comedian and star of cult hit sketch podcast SeanceCast. 

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

The online guide to musical comedy returns with its daily showcase of the best acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023. 

Titanic: The Last Hero and The Last Coward

Titanic: The Last Hero and The Last Coward

John Harper and Joseph Ismay. 

Cathedral Song School Tours

Cathedral Song School Tours

The Cathedral Song School is decorated with murals by Phoebe Traquair, painted between 1888 and 1892. 

At That Time, Byeon

At That Time, Byeon

Asian Arts Award 2014 - Best Production (for Brush); ***** (ThreeWeeks for The Tiniest Frog Prince in the World, 2016. 

BBC New Comedy Showcase

BBC New Comedy Showcase

Hosted by Mark Olver, this is a showcase of some of the best new acts on the Scottish circuit! Catch them while you can! 

Raymond Mearns – Old Town Comedy Walking Tour

Raymond Mearns – Old Town Comedy Walking Tour

Raymond will lead you on a comedy walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town. 

Jo Carley and the Old Dry Skulls

Jo Carley and the Old Dry Skulls

This trio are known for their unique live show, transporting the audience to a bygone era when witches and black magic were rife. 

Our Anxious Measurements

Our Anxious Measurements

Measurements give power to research and understanding, but how do they fare against human anxiety? No metric is safe in Dean Tsang’s exploration of expectations placed on us and th… 

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2023

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2023

Featuring winners of London’s premier new-act comedy competition. 

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

The hit streaming show and podcast are live for the first time in Edinburgh. 

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2023!

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2023!

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… 

You Can't Win Every Time

You Can't Win Every Time

Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston has toured the world performing his highly original, contemporary acoustic songs and music. 

The Grand Old Opera House Hotel

The Grand Old Opera House Hotel

When shy Aaron joins the hotel’s ramshackle team, he encounters volatile guests, inept management and even rumours of singing ghosts stalking the corridors. 

The Addams Family The Musical School Edition

The Addams Family The Musical School Edition

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… 

Pineapple Performing Arts School Summer School Showcase

Pineapple Performing Arts School Summer School Showcase

A showcase performance featuring the students from Pineapple Performing Arts School’s Dance Intensive Summer School 2023.  

Old Dog, New Tricks

Old Dog, New Tricks

50 years on the planet. 

Pineapple Performing Arts School Summer School Showcase

Pineapple Performing Arts School Summer School Showcase

A showcase performance featuring the students from Pineapple Performing Arts School’s Dance Intensive Summer School 2023.  

Brian Gallagher: Something, Somewhere, Some of the Time

Brian Gallagher: Something, Somewhere, Some of the Time

Childhood tales of flying boats inspired Brian to travel the world. 

Old Town – New Perspective

Old Town – New Perspective

The exhibition features people, street images and architectural details, all taken in the area surrounding the studio in Blackfriars Street. 

Les Misérables School Edition

Les Misérables School Edition

Performed by talented students, Captivate’s production has been seen by an estimated 22,000 people, with sell-out crowds, standing ovations, and multiple five-star reviews. 

School of Rock

School of Rock

Dewey Finn, wannabe rock star, decides to earn some cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prep school. 

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2023!

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2023!

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… 

Irish Comedy Showcase

Irish Comedy Showcase

We’re bringing the best Irish comedians to this late-night show for some non-pre-watershed comedy. 

Our Father

Our Father

Our Father unpacks the embodied, generational consequences of absent-present F/fathers being, human. 

Canadian Comedy Showcase

Canadian Comedy Showcase

Canada produces some of the best comedians in the world. 

This Time Next Year

This Time Next Year

‘This time next year at the Oscars, Cairine!’ But, what if next year never actually comes? From internationally acclaimed personal assistant and actress who has never actually acte… 

High School Fangsical

High School Fangsical

Vladiqueer is vampire, but he’s not always been proud of it. 

Andronicus Synecdoche presented by Song of the Goat Theatre

Andronicus Synecdoche presented by Song of the Goat Theatre

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

Our Father

Our Father

Our Father unpacks the embodied, generational consequences of absent-present F/fathers being, human. 

Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time

Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time

Ed Byrne breaks the five-star rating system to the point where multiples of stars could be added to this review and it will still not be close enough to what he deserves for this s… 

Angel Comedy Showcase

Angel Comedy Showcase

Award-winning Angel Comedy (Repeat Best Venue in UK Award winner) brings a whole new showcase of acts to Edinburgh. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

Horizon Showcase: Birthmarked

Horizon Showcase: Birthmarked

A young Jehovah’s Witness comes to terms with his sexuality and finds his feet (and high heels. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

10th great year! Edinburgh’s funniest, and most successful ever kosher comedy show. 

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

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

Jamie Primrose: Visions of Edinburgh – 20th Anniversary Showcase

Jamie Primrose: Visions of Edinburgh – 20th Anniversary Showcase

The best-selling contemporary Scottish artist’s eagerly anticipated retrospective of over 50 stunning oil paintings, inks and prints. 

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires!

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires!

Working-class comedian Tom Mayhew returns to the Fringe with a show about dreams and endless hope. 

Back in Time for Tea

Back in Time for Tea

Back In Time for Tea is a concept imagined to challenge the notion of musical genre. 

Sex and Drugs and Getting Old

Sex and Drugs and Getting Old

Edinburgh solo debut from London’s favourite 75-year-old stand-up comic. 

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... And Other Really Old People

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... And Other Really Old People

Winner of Best Kids Show at Adelaide Fringe 2023. 

Olivia Xing: Party School

Olivia Xing: Party School

Olivia Xing, made in China and based in LA, spits facts about the censorship and dictatorship in China, and pokes fun at the political nonsense she’s come across in the West. 

The Asian Comedy Showcase!

The Asian Comedy Showcase!

From the East to Edinburgh, it’s The Asian Comedy Showcase! Catch some of the best Asian acts (and one token white person) from all over the world! Our acts have been seen on the B… 

Our Place in the World

Our Place in the World

Sure, Britain’s got talent, but has it got any friends? We don’t get on with Europe, with the other continents, or even with each other. 

Mad Ron: Crime School

Mad Ron: Crime School

Leicester Comedy Festival nomination for Best Show 2023. 

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Working-class comedian Tom Mayhew returns to the Camden Fringe with a show about dreams and endless hope. 

SHOWCASE FROM THE FRINGE

SHOWCASE FROM THE FRINGE

Kym Nash hosts 70 Minutes of some of Reckless Comedy’s favourite up and coming acts on the circuit. 

SHOWCASE FROM THE FRINGE

SHOWCASE FROM THE FRINGE

Kym Nash hosts 70 Minutes of some of Reckless Comedy’s favourite up and coming acts on the circuit. 

Finlay and Joe: Past Our Bedtime

Finlay and Joe: Past Our Bedtime

Finlay and Joe are tired. 

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Working-class comedian Tom Mayhew returns to the Camden Fringe with a show about dreams and endless hope. 

Not Our Crime, Still Our Sentence

Not Our Crime, Still Our Sentence

A vital new comedy play by Glaswegian playwright Mikael Philippos about the real struggles, judgement and most importantly, laughs, a family affected by the incarceration of a love… 

North East Stand-Up Showcase

North East Stand-Up Showcase

Alex Knipe (Chortle Student Finalist 2023) and Ben Lycett (Felt Nowt New Act Finalist 2022) present a night of some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians that the North East… 

North East Stand-Up Showcase

North East Stand-Up Showcase

Alex Knipe (Chortle Student Finalist 2023) and Ben Lycett (Felt Nowt New Act Finalist 2022) present a night of some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians that the North East… 

Ahoy! Ballad of the Time Kraken

Ahoy! Ballad of the Time Kraken

A girl washes up aboard a ship in the middle of a vast void. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

Masquerade… A Musical Theatre Concert Celebration

Masquerade… A Musical Theatre Concert Celebration

Join us for an evening celebrating songs from the musical The Phantom Of The Opera and much more! Mark Robert Petty Mark has been producing the successful concert series The Crazy… 

A Theatre Show

A Theatre Show

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

HOME TIME

HOME TIME

A meditation on motherhood, Hendon’s writing is first class in this surprising, shocking and heart wrenching monologue, brought to life theatrically by director Paula Chitty and … 

The Therapist at Barons Court Theatre

The Therapist at Barons Court Theatre

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

Live at Wembley Park Theatre with Phil Wang

Live at Wembley Park Theatre with Phil Wang

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

Best of Brighton Fringe: Theatre

Best of Brighton Fringe: Theatre

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

Dance Showcase

Dance Showcase

About the showAn unforgettable evening of dance, combining several different styles with extraordinary young talent for all audiences to enjoy. 

School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play

School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play

School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play 1986. 

Our Last First

Our Last First

The universal love story. Where you fall in love with someone for the first time but also for the last. Four Actors, cast live, whose story will you see? 

High Top Circus Showcase

High Top Circus Showcase

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase

Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase

A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2023 Brighton Fringe. 

Buzzbox Collective Touring Theatre Showcase (University of Worcester)

Buzzbox Collective Touring Theatre Showcase (University of Worcester)

Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills. 

'Viewpoints' Masterclass with Screen & Film School Brighton

'Viewpoints' Masterclass with Screen & Film School Brighton

Viewpoints is an immersive physical theatre training process led by international multidisciplinary creative industry experts - theatre maker Erwin Maas and actor/cinematographer G… 

Buzzbox Collective Touring Theatre Showcase (University of Worcester)

Buzzbox Collective Touring Theatre Showcase (University of Worcester)

Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills. 

ICTheatre Showcase

ICTheatre Showcase

The Institute For Contemporary Theatre (ICTheatre) is a performing arts institution here in Brighton. 

ICTheatre Showcase

ICTheatre Showcase

The Institute For Contemporary Theatre (ICTheatre) is a performing arts institution here in Brighton. 

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company

The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Studio Exhibition: Work Produced by our Students

Studio Exhibition: Work Produced by our Students

Sew Fabulous - Sustainable Community Education Join us to celebrate our work and find out more about what we do at Sew Fabulous. 

A Whale of a time with Miss Googiepants

A Whale of a time with Miss Googiepants

“Miss Googiepants is a lovely performer, dressed as a 1950s prom girl and surrounded by a variety of props and toys. 

Studio Exhibition: Work Produced by our Students

Studio Exhibition: Work Produced by our Students

Sew Fabulous - Sustainable Community Education Join us to celebrate our work and find out more about what we do at Sew Fabulous. 

A Whale of a time with Miss Googiepants

A Whale of a time with Miss Googiepants

“Miss Googiepants is a lovely performer, dressed as a 1950s prom girl and surrounded by a variety of props and toys. 

Double Time

Double Time

3 comedians, 1 show! Hannah Lloyd-Davies: A one-liner comedian who is too honest for her own good! Connor Yeates: A slick, sharp narcissist, who really wants you to know that he’… 

Double Time

Double Time

Burnham meets Boosh. 

Wuthering Heights - Rose Theatre

Wuthering Heights - Rose Theatre

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

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) Graduating Actors Showcase 2023

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) Graduating Actors Showcase 2023

Showcase Start Time - 13:00 To attend this Industry Showcase please email actingshowcase@lipa. 

DREAM SCHOOL

DREAM SCHOOL

When is a story ready to tell? Inspired by the ongoing real events of a college cult, DREAM SCHOOL is a thriller about who wins and who loses when we cash in on trauma. 

A Funny Old Life

A Funny Old Life

A Funny Old Life is the largely fictional autobiographical story of one middle-aged man’s journey through the ups and downs of life. 

A Funny Old Life

A Funny Old Life

A Funny Old Life is the largely fictional autobiographical story of one middle-aged man’s journey through the ups and downs of life. 

Doing Time

Doing Time

A dark comedy set in a prison. 

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Comedian Tom Mayhew (as heard on BBC Radio 4) brings a work in progress show to the Brighton Festival! There will be stuff about being working-class, being skint, how annoying the … 

Old Bones

Old Bones

If you had the opportunity to be your most authentic self. 

Old Bones

Old Bones

OLD BONES, by Jen McGregor, is the debut production of Third Pier Theatre. 

Our Firepit... by Woodfire Camping

Our Firepit... by Woodfire Camping

Come and warm yourself by our festival fire at Caravanserai, Under The Archway. 

Our Firepit... by Woodfire Camping

Our Firepit... by Woodfire Camping

Come and warm yourself by our festival fire at Caravanserai, Under The Archway. 

Immersive Theatre Workshop

Immersive Theatre Workshop

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

Immersive Theatre Workshop

Immersive Theatre Workshop

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

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park

“Because the world revolves around me and all I see is what I see. 

Extra Topping Comedy Showcase

Extra Topping Comedy Showcase

Simon Topping showcases the best Fringe comedy, three acts at a time. 

Live at Wembley Park Theatre with Sindhu Vee

Live at Wembley Park Theatre with Sindhu Vee

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

Extra Topping Comedy Showcase

Extra Topping Comedy Showcase

In its second Festival year, Extra Topping Showcases the best Fringe comedy, three acts at a time. 

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park

“Because the world revolves around me and all I see is what I see. 

Nadiya & Kai: Once Upon a Time

Nadiya & Kai: Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time is a fairy tale like no other. 

Richard III - Rose Theatre

Richard III - Rose Theatre

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

Lord of the Flies - Rose Theatre

Lord of the Flies - Rose Theatre

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

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off!: Final 2023

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off!: Final 2023

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

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off!: Final 2023

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off!: Final 2023

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

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

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

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

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

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons)

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

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Performing Arts (BA Hons)

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

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

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

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

Toska & Where Have All Our Women Gone: Double Bill

Toska & Where Have All Our Women Gone: Double Bill

ToskaToska is a new piece of political physical theatre created by Elizabeth Huskisson, based on the true story of the Khachaturyan sisters who murdered their father; a case that p… 

The Way Old Friends Do

The Way Old Friends Do

A new comedy about devotion, desire and dancing queens. 

Super Chefs at Theatre Peckham

Super Chefs at Theatre Peckham

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

TIME

TIME

TIME is the story of a middle-aged female cliché, who uses her post-menopausal superpower to visit her successful friends from her past and reinvent her life. 

Live At Leicester Sq Theatre

Live At Leicester Sq Theatre

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

Theatre of Gulags

Theatre of Gulags

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

Partners in Time

Partners in Time

Back-stabbing, betrayal and improv comedy. 

In Stitches Theatre Company Presents Comedy Improv

In Stitches Theatre Company Presents Comedy Improv

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

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

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. 

Part Time Freaks

Part Time Freaks

Part Time Freaks trawls the depths of the hosts’ lives for all their freakiest moments and experiences. 

Wo/Mi | Show Time!

Wo/Mi | Show Time!

Wo/MiYou don’t even look sick. 

if all the times i cared had names. (i'd name you all the time)

if all the times i cared had names. (i'd name you all the time)

if all the times i cared had names. 

Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase

Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase

The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co. 

Much Ado About Nothing - National Youth Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing - National Youth Theatre

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

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

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

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

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

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, … 

Joy Multiplication Presents: Our Worst VAULT yet

Joy Multiplication Presents: Our Worst VAULT yet

In April 2015, four (hopeless) hopefuls met in the basement of a theatre for a comedy course. 

All in Good Time

All in Good Time

You know that we are celebrating because there is a countdown. 

2:22 A Ghost Story - Lyric Theatre

2:22 A Ghost Story - Lyric Theatre

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

Mother Goose - Duke of York's Theatre

Mother Goose - Duke of York's Theatre

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

Hey Duggee - The Live Theatre Show

Hey Duggee - The Live Theatre Show

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

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2022

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2022

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

A Musical Theatre Christmas

A Musical Theatre Christmas

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

A Christmas Carol - Rose Theatre

A Christmas Carol - Rose Theatre

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

Gary Barlow A Different Stage - Savoy Theatre

Gary Barlow A Different Stage - Savoy Theatre

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

A Christmas Carol - Old Vic

A Christmas Carol - Old Vic

Old Vic Artistic Director Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic returns to The Old Vic, joyously adapted for the stage… 

THE OLD BLACK DOOR

THE OLD BLACK DOOR

Join storyteller Laura Sampson, accompanying sound artist Sam Enthoven and special guests for a selection of grown-up folk and fairytales on the theme of mortality. 

TALK by Kill The Cat Theatre

TALK by Kill The Cat Theatre

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

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School MFA Graduate Acting Showcase 2022

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School MFA Graduate Acting Showcase 2022

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

Oh God, What Now? Live – New PM, Same Old BS

Oh God, What Now? Live – New PM, Same Old BS

Boris who? Join the panelists from Britain’s premier rage-driven politics podcast to “welcome” our new Prime Minister – whomever he or she turns … 

The MTA Showcase 2022

The MTA Showcase 2022

The MTA’s final showcase, featuring the classes of 2022 and 2023. 

My Kind of Musical : Too Fat for Theatre

My Kind of Musical : Too Fat for Theatre

Following on from the success of the first event, My Kind of Musical is back with more fat, more songs, more revenge, and more spiralling over whether or not you should feed the bi… 

Viva GlasVegas Burlesque Showcase

Viva GlasVegas Burlesque Showcase

Join Glasgow’s very own GlasVegas Showgirl Roxy Stardust, fresh from her explosive tour of the Isle of Mingulay, as she presents an hour of burlesque performance featuring a host… 

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

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

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

Young Classical Artists Trust Showcase Concerts

Young Classical Artists Trust Showcase Concerts

Three future stars, committed and passionate chamber musicians, Irène Duval, Jean-Selim Abdelmoula and Maciej Kulakowski, met at The Kronberg Academy. 

Young Classical Artists Trust Showcase Concerts

Young Classical Artists Trust Showcase Concerts

Three future stars, committed and passionate chamber musicians, Irène Duval, Jean-Selim Abdelmoula and Maciej Kulakowski, met at The Kronberg Academy. 

New Comedy Showcase

New Comedy Showcase

A quality line-up of the hottest new acts in town. 

Orchestral Showcase

Orchestral Showcase

A musical journey through film and dance featuring music by Mendelssohn, Arnold, Bernstein, Elgar and Toner. 

No Time For Strangers

No Time For Strangers

A man walks into a train station to find two strangers waiting on the same platform. 

Our Field at Twilight

Our Field at Twilight

‘In my dream, there were cows in a field. 

Death of an Author

Death of an Author

What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br… 

Love in the Time of Lockdown (The New Variant)

Love in the Time of Lockdown (The New Variant)

Last year’s hit show is back with a new variant which will once again have you laughing, crying and talking about how lockdown was for you, for your neighbour and for your friends. 

Time’s Plague

Time’s Plague

David Hayman returns as everyman Bob Cunninghame. 

This Old Cello Box

This Old Cello Box

From Bach to The Beatles and beyond, renowned South Australian musician/songwriter William Jack presents a free (non-ticketed) multi-style cello recital in the heart of Edinburgh. 

CFG Online Celtic Fiddle School and Friends Concert

CFG Online Celtic Fiddle School and Friends Concert

Join Colin MacLeod and friends for an hour’s musical journey through the centre of Edinburgh to discover some of the Celtic music delights, tunes, their stories and the musicians… 

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

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

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

Shaun Patrick Flynn RN: Healthcare Anti-Hero

Shaun Patrick Flynn RN: Healthcare Anti-Hero

Shaun Patrick Flynn RN is a US-based comedian and critical care nurse. 

Sounds of St Cecilia's – Inspired Master of Our Art

Sounds of St Cecilia's – Inspired Master of Our Art

The accomplished and versatile team of McDonald and Kitchen are joined by gifted young violinist Lydia Kirschenbaum* to present an all Handel programme of virtuoso works featuring … 

Ibn Battuta: The Traveller of Time

Ibn Battuta: The Traveller of Time

Journey into the unknown with musical pioneer Jordi Savall, his Hespèrion XXI ensemble and guests, in a concert inspired by the 14th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Battuta. 

Sacred Arts Festival Drama at Old St Paul’s Church

Sacred Arts Festival Drama at Old St Paul’s Church

Cutting Edge Theatre: Hope Rises. 

The Rest of Our Lives

The Rest of Our Lives

Human physicality is utterly captivating – it’s why we go to the circus or the cabaret, where narrative and plot take a backseat to simple bodies, and the complex and incredibl… 

Found Our Funny at the Fringe

Found Our Funny at the Fringe

After searching far and wide, Barcelona’s finest comedic talents have Found their Funny, packed it in a bag and brought it all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe for your amusement! B… 

The Rest of Our Lives

The Rest of Our Lives

Hopefully hopeful, The Rest of Our Lives is a joyful morning dose of dance, theatre, circus and games. 

Mark Watson: More Banging on About Time and Similar Issues (Work in Progress)

Mark Watson: More Banging on About Time and Similar Issues (Work in Progress)

The rapidly ageing minor national treasure from Taskmaster and so on, begins building on the success of current show, This Can’t Be It by taking the first steps towards a new one. 

Phil Wang: The Real Hero in All This

Phil Wang: The Real Hero in All This

Hot off the heels of his critically acclaimed Netflix special, Phil’s bringing his highly infective British-Malaysian variant of comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe once more. 

Semi-Toned Presents: Lost in Time

Semi-Toned Presents: Lost in Time

Internationally renowned a cappella sensation Semi-Toned return to Edinburgh, following four consecutive sell-out runs at the Fringe! This time, the boys in burgundy want to attemp… 

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems and Why Truth Matters

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems and Why Truth Matters

Our biggest problem is one we don’t know we have. 

For Example Theatre present: Boat!

For Example Theatre present: Boat!

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

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Daily hour of the best musical comedy at this year’s Fringe, produced by the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for daily listings). 

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

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

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

Our Colourful Cities

Our Colourful Cities

An afternoon of live painting by contemporary Spanish artist David Escarabajal, offering a unique insight into his bold, expressive, and experimental fine art techniques. 

Alastair Savage – Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair Savage – Scots Fiddle Old and New

One of Scotland’s leading fiddle exponents returns to the wonderful Canongate Kirk with a spectacular line-up and new 2022 album release. 

Anthems – 40 Years of Edinburgh Music Theatre

Anthems – 40 Years of Edinburgh Music Theatre

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

Self-Defence for Time Travelers

Self-Defence for Time Travelers

New York-raised, London based comedian Mike Capozzola’s live multimedia show about the unexpected consequences of irresponsible time-travel and ways to outsmart historical adversar… 

Self-Defence for Time Travelers

Self-Defence for Time Travelers

New York-raised, London based comedian Mike Capozzola’s live multimedia show about the unexpected consequences of irresponsible time-travel and ways to outsmart historical adversar… 

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Time to relax and listen to classical music in this beautiful historic church. 

Follies: A Showcase of Bits and Bobs

Follies: A Showcase of Bits and Bobs

Comedy! Music! Fractured classics! Drama! And more! Do you like to be surprised? Is variety what you crave? We have just the ticket for you. 

Our Boy

Our Boy

Our Boy. 

Hero

Hero

Multi-award winning Egyptian-American comedian Maria Shehata shares stories about her life in the UK after her engagement fell apart, unlikely flatmates, and the archaic wedding vo… 

Hero

Hero

Multi-award winning Egyptian-American comedian Maria Shehata shares stories about her life in the UK after her engagement fell apart, unlikely flatmates, and the archaic wedding vo… 

Dance-Forms' 78th International Choreographers Showcase

Dance-Forms' 78th International Choreographers Showcase

Dance-Forms Productions celebrates 19 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe, presenting the cream of the crop of ritual and modern dance. 

Our Teacher's a Troll

Our Teacher's a Troll

Two terrible twins with a talent for turmoil rule their school and are delighted to have reduced their head teacher to a nervous wreck. 

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show. 

Adventures of an Old C*nt Living my Dream

Adventures of an Old C*nt Living my Dream

Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show. 

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream (Work in Progress)

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream (Work in Progress)

Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show. 

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: The West End New Act of the Year Showcase

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: The West End New Act of the Year Showcase

The West End New Act of the Year was a comedy competition held between November and March to find the funniest emerging comedy talent. 

Angel Comedy Showcase

Angel Comedy Showcase

Award-winning Angel Comedy (Repeat Best Venue in UK Award winner) brings a whole new showcase of acts to Edinburgh for the sixth consecutive year – after five sell-out years! Awa… 

Auldtown Stompers: Lowdown Dance – Hits from the Jazz Age and Bawdy Old Songs

Auldtown Stompers: Lowdown Dance – Hits from the Jazz Age and Bawdy Old Songs

‘Superb and fun’ ***** (TheWeeReview. 

Bedtime Stories (As Told by Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up)

Bedtime Stories (As Told by Our Dad) (Who Messed Them Up)

It’s Dad’s turn to tell his three rambunctious kids their bedtime stories, but when he gets fuzzy on the details, the classics get creative: a prince with a snoring problem spices … 

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2022!

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2022!

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… 

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: The West End New Act of the Year Showcase

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: The West End New Act of the Year Showcase

The West End New Act of the Year was a comedy competition held between November and March to find the funniest emerging comedy talent. 

Andrew O'Neill – We Are Not In the Least Afraid of Ruins; We Carry a New World in Our Hearts

Andrew O'Neill – We Are Not In the Least Afraid of Ruins; We Carry a New World in Our Hearts

Andrew O’Neill, non-binary whirlwind and star of BBC Radio 4’s Damned Andrew brings back the best show they’ve ever done. 

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2022!

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2022!

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… 

The Fourth Annual Black Comedy Showcase

The Fourth Annual Black Comedy Showcase

The only place to see top Black comedians and cabaret acts from around the globe (who are still able to get in the country or afford travel). 

Leicester Square Theatre All-Star Show

Leicester Square Theatre All-Star Show

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

Ben Hur: The Theatre Show

Ben Hur: The Theatre Show

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

Old Town – New Perspective

Old Town – New Perspective

Old Town – New Perspective is a collection of contemporary photographs of Edinburgh taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard, founders of Tete-a-Tete Photo. 

PPAS Dance Intensive Summer School Showcase

PPAS Dance Intensive Summer School Showcase

PPAS (Pineapple Performing Arts School) is thrilled to present a spectacular showcase of dance featuring the students from our 2022 Dance Intensive Summer School. 

A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present

A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present

A mysterious broadcast from the future causes 85% of the world to abandon their friends and family forever. 

A Spiegeltent Showcase

A Spiegeltent Showcase

A series of shows each containing a variety of excerpts from across the Fringe. Treat yourself… you never know what is inside until you try! 

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2022!

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2022!

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… 

Our Eyes Met

Our Eyes Met

We all know the story of Medusa… What if we didn’t? Watch the Muses tell a number of stories based on a number of outcomes, where the Gorgon is a woman and the real hero of her s… 

Little West End Theatre Cabaret

Little West End Theatre Cabaret

It’s time for us to play. 

Linger, Presented by Everything Must Go Theatre Company

Linger, Presented by Everything Must Go Theatre Company

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

Heroin to Hero

Heroin to Hero

There are many rags-to-riches stories around but probably not another that follows a young heroin addict’s journey from death’s door to the gates of Buckingham Palace. 

School's Out Comedy Club

School's Out Comedy Club

Let Philip Simon keep your little ones giggling more than that time they saw their teacher’s dirty washing on Google Classroom! Created during lockdown to entertain the children bo… 

In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv

In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv

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

In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv

In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv

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

A Rush of Laughter Showcase

A Rush of Laughter Showcase

A Rush of Laughter Showcase is a chance for you to see a wide selection of the incredible roster of talent at A Rush of Laughter Comedy Management. 

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

‘Russell’s mum believes the whole pandemic is one huge elaborate excuse to get Bradley Walsh more airtime on British TV and Russell is just grateful for a chance to catch up on the… 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

2019 Pick of the Fringe award sell-out sensation. 

Eh! Comedy Showcase

Eh! Comedy Showcase

Canadians are easy to get a long with and most importantly, funny. 

Bee Babylon: Once Upon a Time in Iceland

Bee Babylon: Once Upon a Time in Iceland

In 1810 a brave Scottish man named Sir George Steuart Mackenzie ventured all the way to Iceland with some pals. 

Gash Theatre Needs Some Space

Gash Theatre Needs Some Space

Boy, you’re an alien. 

Mad Ron: Crime School

Mad Ron: Crime School

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

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

In its seventh year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase. 

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... and Other Really Old People!

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... and Other Really Old People!

Title says it all! (Evil laugh). 

Robin Grainger: Robin Time

Robin Grainger: Robin Time

After his highly acclaimed debut show in 2019, star of The Comedy Underground (BBC Scotland) Robin Grainger is back with more hilarious observations as he tries to put an end to pu… 

An American Comedy Showcase. Free!

An American Comedy Showcase. Free!

Gabe Mollica brings New York-style comedy line-ups every night to Bar 50. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

Irish Comedy Showcase

Irish Comedy Showcase

Irish Comedy Showcase – The best Irish comedians at the Fringe will be starting your morning with some belly laughs, hopefully before breakfast. 

How to Record the Greatest Album of All Time

How to Record the Greatest Album of All Time

Comedian Tom GK has decided to record the greatest album of all time and he has just 50 minutes to prove he’s up to the job. 

Adam Greene in No Time to Diet

Adam Greene in No Time to Diet

Multi award-nominated comedian, Adam Greene takes his debut hour to Edinburgh talking quick fixes for self-improvement, clean living and long-term mental well-being. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

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… 

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s darkly comic tale brought to the stage for children and adults to share. 

Mitch Benn: It's About Time

Mitch Benn: It's About Time

‘The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once’ (Albert Einstein). 

JoJo Sutherland: Growing Old Disgracefully

JoJo Sutherland: Growing Old Disgracefully

Life begins at 56 and 3/4s – having raised four kids and divorced twice, Jojo is starting life all over again with the emphasis on living and Don’t Stop Me Now as her funeral mus… 

Sian Davies: About Time

Sian Davies: About Time

Best Debut show Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 and Funny Women runner-up. 

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Why does time often feel so oppressive? And did it always have to be this way? Part history lesson, part cabaret show and part heart-rending personal quest, this theatrical, musica… 

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

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

Kazumi is hunting a sea monster. 

Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase

Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase

Winner: Comedian’s Comedian Award, Chortle Awards (2020). 

Old Town Historical Walking Tour

Old Town Historical Walking Tour

A fascinating insight into Edinburgh’s past, hear incredible stories of royalty, writers, sieges, battles and plagues. 

John-Luke Roberts: A World Just Like Our Own, But...

John-Luke Roberts: A World Just Like Our Own, But...

There’s a world just like our own, but there isn’t a word for sand. 

Song School Tours

Song School Tours

The Song School was built for chorister practice and is still used by the choristers at St Mary’s Cathedral for this purpose today. 

Old Town History and Tales

Old Town History and Tales

This entertaining tour will take you through the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town covering history, culture, folklore and much more. 

Mills, Mintcake & (don't mention) Maggie! A North-West Comedy Showcase

Mills, Mintcake & (don't mention) Maggie! A North-West Comedy Showcase

Expect chips in gravy and on shoulders Fantastic stand up comedy from Jimmy Shirley, Percy Savage and Ant Grogan, 3 of the best comedians on the North West comedy scene. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

Mills, Mintcake & (don't mention) Maggie! A North-West Comedy Showcase

Mills, Mintcake & (don't mention) Maggie! A North-West Comedy Showcase

Expect chips in gravy and on shoulders Fantastic stand up comedy from Jimmy Shirley, Percy Savage and Ant Grogan, 3 of the best comedians on the North West comedy scene. 

Scenic Outdoor Theatre - 'Nana Rabbits Cake-Off'

Scenic Outdoor Theatre - 'Nana Rabbits Cake-Off'

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

Charity showcase of film-ballet «Vodurudu»

Charity showcase of film-ballet «Vodurudu»

Vodurudu (meaning: Will, Thought, Movement, Spirit) is a folk-improvisational film-ballet, the origins of which are environment and time. 

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

Work in progress - a debut solo show. 

High Top Circus Showcase

High Top Circus Showcase

You’re late, you’re late, for a very important date! Returning for the 5th year with an all-new show, let our talented young performers take you on an exciting trip down the rabbi… 

Adventures of an Old C*nt Living my Dream

Adventures of an Old C*nt Living my Dream

Work in progress - a debut solo show. 

High Top Circus Showcase

High Top Circus Showcase

You’re late, you’re late, for a very important date! Returning for the 5th year with all-new acts, let our talented young performers take you on an exciting trip down the rabbit h… 

ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production

ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production

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

Old Time Sailors

Old Time Sailors

Ahoy Shipmates! All aboard for a night of singing, dancing and sea shanties at a show like ye’ve never been to before! Old Time Sailors is an immersive, audience participation, … 

ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production

ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production

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

Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase

Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase

A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2022 Brighton Fringe. 

Old Time Sailors

Old Time Sailors

Ahoy Shipmates! All aboard for a night of singing, dancing and sea shanties at a show like ye’ve never been to before! Old Time Sailors is an immersive, audience participation, … 

Physical Theatre Workshop

Physical Theatre Workshop

Everything begins with movement. 

Physical Theatre Workshop

Physical Theatre Workshop

Everything begins with movement. 

Miracle Theatre's Fleapit - Everyman

Miracle Theatre's Fleapit - Everyman

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

Miracle Theatre's Fleapit - Everyman

Miracle Theatre's Fleapit - Everyman

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

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship. 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott. 

Prima Time by The Soultastics

Prima Time by The Soultastics

Sensational Brighton swingers The Soultastics are returning to Brighton Fringe 2022 with a brand new show celebrating the icon musician Louis Prima and his sidekick Keely Smith. 

Prima Time by The Soultastics

Prima Time by The Soultastics

Sensational Brighton swingers The Soultastics are returning to Brighton Fringe 2022 with a brand new show celebrating the icon musician Louis Prima and his sidekick Keely Smith. 

Chloe Petts: Something Old, Something New

Chloe Petts: Something Old, Something New

Rising star, Chloe Petts presents an hour of stand-up, including old bits, new bits and stuff she probably just made up on the spot. 

Chloe Petts: Something Old, Something New

Chloe Petts: Something Old, Something New

Rising star, Chloe Petts presents an hour of stand-up, including old bits, new bits and stuff she probably just made up on the spot. 

Marcus Megastar's

Marcus Megastar's "The Music Of The Night" Fringe '22 Showcase

Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase. 

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

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

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

Marcus Megastar's

Marcus Megastar's "The Music Of The Night" Fringe '22 Showcase

Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase. 

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

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

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

Acting and Creating a Character

Acting and Creating a Character

Come and get your teeth into a refreshing approach to acting with this Stanislavski-inspired technique. 

Acting and Creating a Character

Acting and Creating a Character

Come and get your teeth into a refreshing approach to acting with this Stanislavski-inspired technique. 

Silent Disco SOS (Strut Our Stuff)

Silent Disco SOS (Strut Our Stuff)

Welcome to the Greatest Silent Disco Party in Brighton! Mainly about the dance and movement but singing encouraged! Super social, fun, immersive, stress releasing and euphoric! Qu… 

Biscuit Barrel: No Time to Digestive

Biscuit Barrel: No Time to Digestive

69 sketches in the space of an hour! Hyperactive comedy group Biscuit Barrel return to Brighton Fringe! A quickfire sketch show with a mechanical murderer on-the-loose - no charact… 

Biscuit Barrel: No Time to Digestive

Biscuit Barrel: No Time to Digestive

Biscuit Barrel: No Time to Digestive is a whistlestop sketch show that ate and left no crumbs. 

Two Old Queens and a Clutch of Poems

Two Old Queens and a Clutch of Poems

Robert Hamberger and Simon Maddrell deliver armchair poetry readings and intimate discussion between two old queens with subjects ranging from fatherhood to serenity, celebration t… 

Two Old Queens and a Clutch of Poems

Two Old Queens and a Clutch of Poems

Robert Hamberger and Simon Maddrell deliver armchair poetry readings and intimate discussion between two old queens with subjects ranging from fatherhood to serenity, celebration t… 

Silent Disco SOS (Strut Our Stuff)

Silent Disco SOS (Strut Our Stuff)

Welcome to the Greatest Silent Disco Party in Brighton! Mainly about the dance and movement but singing encouraged! Super social, fun, immersive, stress releasing and euphoric! Qu… 

DMSA Showcase

DMSA Showcase

The Digital Music and Sound Arts Course at the University of Brighton presents an evening of live music from our students. 

DMSA Showcase

DMSA Showcase

The Digital Music and Sound Arts Course at the University of Brighton presents an evening of live music from our students. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

A victorian inventor is flung into the distant future where he discovers a seemingly peaceful society; But when his precious Time Machine is stolen the fraught Traveller must place… 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

'Hello! What time do you call this?' A friendly voice called out to the audience as we entered the Rotunda performance space. 

Extra Topping Comedy Showcase

Extra Topping Comedy Showcase

Simon Topping showcases the best Fringe comedy, three acts at a time. 

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Showcase

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Showcase

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

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Showcase

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Showcase

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

Our Man in Havannah

Our Man in Havannah

A roller coaster comedy full of colourful characters and uplifting Cuban-inspired songs. 

In Our Veins

In Our Veins

At the funeral of lifelong Dublin docker Patrick, his wife Hester recounts previously untold stories spanning 100 years of their family’s history in Dublin, to the… 

A Good Time Was Had By All

A Good Time Was Had By All

A group of university friends reunites over dinner with lots to catch up on. 

The Strangest Time

The Strangest Time

A group of friends take on Corona O Virus in a battle during “The Strangest Time”Blue Diamond is a third-level drama training academy for people with intell… 

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

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

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)

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

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Performing Arts (BA Hons)

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

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Performing Arts (BA Hons)

Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Performing Arts (BA Hons)

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

Elegies: Two Monologues from Ricochet Theatre

Elegies: Two Monologues from Ricochet Theatre

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

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

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

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

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

Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase

Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase

The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co. 

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

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

You'll Know When It's Time

You'll Know When It's Time

You pull the strings. 

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

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

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

Show Time

Show Time

If you feel the blue in January, join us for 3 nights of fun. Thursday 13th,  20th and the 27th of January at Bar Soho!Ticket link 

Jayde Adams – The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face

Jayde Adams – The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face

Since her first stand-up special launched on Amazon Prime in 2020 it's received a huge amount of critical acclaim, amassing a staggering 60 million v… 

Jayde Adams – The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face

Jayde Adams – The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face

Since her first stand-up special launched on Amazon Prime in 2020 it's received a huge amount of critical acclaim, amassing a staggering 60 million v… 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Semi Finals

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Semi Finals

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

My Old Man

My Old Man

When Michał Piwowarski’s granddaughter, Tasha, finally moves out, Michał's whole world changes. 

One More Time: 1998

One More Time: 1998

The ultimate deep dive retro night! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 1998! It was the year pure pop really hit the big time with B*Witched … 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

There are few things worth travelling the length of the Jubilee Line for on a cold and wet rush-hour on a December night. 

White Wine Question Time with the cast of Dun Breedin' - Angela Griffin, Alison Newman, Julie Graham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy Ann Oberman and Denise Welch

White Wine Question Time with the cast of Dun Breedin' - Angela Griffin, Alison Newman, Julie Graham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy Ann Oberman and Denise Welch

White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners… 

White Wine Question Time With Angela Griffin, Alison Newman, Julie Graham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy Ann Oberman and Denise Welch

White Wine Question Time With Angela Griffin, Alison Newman, Julie Graham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy Ann Oberman and Denise Welch

White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners… 

Cabaret Playroom: The  Showcase

Cabaret Playroom: The Showcase

The pick of the Cabaret Playroom season. 

Top Flight Time Machine: The Velvet Drainpipe Tour

Top Flight Time Machine: The Velvet Drainpipe Tour

Sam Delaney and Andy Dawson have converted their nonsense podcast into a grand theatrical experience once again, with some of the most popular characters and features fr… 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Quarter Finals

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Quarter Finals

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

Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase

Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase

The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co. 

ANTHEM - OLD SKOOL REUNION - LOVE MUSCLE CLASSICS

ANTHEM - OLD SKOOL REUNION - LOVE MUSCLE CLASSICS

ANTHEM - OLD SKOOL REUNION - LOVE MUSCLE CLASSICS A SPECIAL EVENT PAYING TRIBUTE TO LOVE MUSCLE DJ LEGEND MARC ANDREWSWith DJsSTEVE BENNISONANDY ALMIGHTYPlus live PA from MOTI… 

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park

Mira loses her virginity in the car park at her school. 

Our War

Our War

Our War tells the compelling story of Ola, Tommy and Christian, as they travel from their native Nigeria to war-torn Britain during the height of World War II. 

White Wine Question Time With The Cast of Grange Hill

White Wine Question Time With The Cast of Grange Hill

White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners… 

Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time

When Darren and Kathleen meet as grieving strangers on the tube, Darren finds that by giving her purpose to live, he manages to silence his own demons- but for how long?Playful, th… 

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London… 

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Graduating MFA Acting Showcase

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Graduating MFA Acting Showcase

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

Opportunity Knock Knocks - Showcase

Opportunity Knock Knocks - Showcase

3 funny, entertaining and some say even life enriching artists compered by the direct and unrepentant Wesley Mallin. 

Opportunity Knock Knocks - Showcase

Opportunity Knock Knocks - Showcase

3 funny, entertaining and some say even life enriching artists compered by the direct and unrepentant Wesley Mallin. 

Opportunity Knock Knocks - Showcase

Opportunity Knock Knocks - Showcase

3 funny, entertaining and some say even life enriching artists compered by the direct and unrepentant Wesley Mallin. 

Opportunity Knock Knocks - Showcase

Opportunity Knock Knocks - Showcase

3 funny, entertaining and some say even life enriching artists compered by the direct and unrepentant Wesley Mallin. 

One More Time: 2001

One More Time: 2001

The ultimate deep dive retro night! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 2001! Its been 20 years since 2001, the year that Atomic Kitten swappe… 

White Wine Question Time With Craig Revel Horwood

White Wine Question Time With Craig Revel Horwood

White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners… 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Heats

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Heats

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

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

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

Our Gay Maria: Twenty Twenty Hun

Our Gay Maria: Twenty Twenty Hun

It’s been a long year. 

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age

Alan Cumming employs his usual charm and wit through story and song in a wickedly memorable performance. 

Community Clay Time!

Community Clay Time!

Join Jim Parkyn – professional plasticine player, expert Aardman Animator and the mysterious man behind The Amazing Scene Machine. 

Bard Heads: The Third Witch from the Left and the Whirligig Of Time

Bard Heads: The Third Witch from the Left and the Whirligig Of Time

These neat little monologues are a sort of fan fiction inspired by various works of Shakespeare (The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelf… 

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Why does time so often feel so oppressive? And did it always have to be this way? Part history lesson, part cabaret show, and part heart-rending personal quest, ‘A Matter of Time’ … 

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Why does time so often feel so oppressive? And did it always have to be this way? Part history lesson, part cabaret show, and part heart-rending personal quest, ‘A Matter of Time’ … 

We Exist Artist Showcase

We Exist Artist Showcase

We Exist present their second performance artist showcase at The Karaoke Hole, featuring the best trans and non-binary talent from across the city! All proceeds go to the We Exist … 

Let Us Raze You - Artist Showcase

Let Us Raze You - Artist Showcase

LET US RAZE YOU - Artist ShowcaseA night of Queer Cabaret Debuts!  New talent, New ideas & New perspectives. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Pick of the Fringe award winner (2019). 

The Art Of Drag Showcase - Summer 2021

The Art Of Drag Showcase - Summer 2021

It may be a 10 week course, but this graduation has been nearly two years in the making! The climax of The Art Of Drag Course at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. 

XXS Com-Dons Comedy Showcase

XXS Com-Dons Comedy Showcase

The XXS Com-Dons Comedy Showcase brings you seven brand-new, barely-seen-before and very excited stand-up comedians. 

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

A brand new collection of fun and silly ideas loosely arranged into the form of a show by award winning comedian Andy Field. 

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It’s Comedy Time

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It’s Comedy Time

A brand new collection of fun and silly ideas loosely arranged into the form of a show by award winning comedian Andy Field As seen/heard on BBC One, Radio … 

Dirty Protest Theatre / Kill Me Now by Rhiannon Boyle

Dirty Protest Theatre / Kill Me Now by Rhiannon Boyle

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

XXS Com-Dons Comedy Showcase

XXS Com-Dons Comedy Showcase

The XXS Com-Dons Comedy Showcase brings you seven brand-new, barely-seen-before and very excited stand-up comedians. 

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

A brand new collection of fun and silly ideas loosely arranged into the form of a show by award winning comedian Andy Field. 

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

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

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

Late Stage Edinburgh Showcase

Late Stage Edinburgh Showcase

Join Late Stage Comedy as we put on five evenings featuring some of the best up-and-coming comics from across the East Midlands and beyond! Each night will be full of laughs and fe… 

If Aca'd Turn Back Time

If Aca'd Turn Back Time

Come on a musical journey through time as we perform tracks across the years using only our voices! The University of Birmingham A Cappella Society is back for their fifth time at … 

Taiwan Season Symposium: International Digital Theatre Roundtable 

Taiwan Season Symposium: International Digital Theatre Roundtable 

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

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

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

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

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

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

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

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

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

Sounds Proper Comedy Showcase

Sounds Proper Comedy Showcase

Hosted by Colin Etches and Rachel Morton-Young, the Sounds Proper Comedy Showcase presents a variety of high-quality stand-up comedians every Sunday. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Pick of the Fringe award winner (2019). 

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

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

1700s Old Town Underground Vaults Experience

1700s Old Town Underground Vaults Experience

Visit the largest network of 1700s Old Town underground vaults and hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums. 

Theatre-19 Presents: John

Theatre-19 Presents: John

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

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Lockdown has been a universal experience for everyone in this country. 

PPAS Dance Intensive Showcase

PPAS Dance Intensive Showcase

PPAS presents a showcase of dance featuring the students of our Dance Intensive Summer School.  

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

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

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

Gash Theatre Gets Ghosted

Gash Theatre Gets Ghosted

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

We Were Having a Perfectly Nice Time

We Were Having a Perfectly Nice Time

‘Laugh-out-loud funny, bold, fascinating, whip-smart’ **** (Everything-Theatre. 

Bytesize Theatre

Bytesize Theatre

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

Old Town History and Tales

Old Town History and Tales

Covering everything from history to religion and folklore, this walking tour is our original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town. 

This Odd Geometry of Time

This Odd Geometry of Time

Like Fresh Skin. 

Doctor Who: Time Fracture

Doctor Who: Time Fracture

Doctor Who: Time Fracture, a ground-breaking Immersive Theatrical Adventure, plunges you into the incredible Universe of Doctor Who. 

Sinister Old Town Experience

Sinister Old Town Experience

Discover the sinister side of Edinburgh’s Old Town from villains to aristocracy; slums, prisons, execution sites, and the architecture of its famous sons. 

Frequency - OLD DO NOT BUILD OR PROOF

Frequency - OLD DO NOT BUILD OR PROOF

Exploring Flow Experiences. 

Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time

When Darren and Kathleen meet as grieving strangers on the tube, Darren finds that by giving her purpose to live, he manages to silence his own demons, but for how long? Playful,… 

Frequency - OLD DO NOT BUILD

Frequency - OLD DO NOT BUILD

Exploring Flow Experiences. 

Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time

When Darren and Kathleen meet as grieving strangers on the tube, Darren finds that by giving her purpose to live, he manages to silence his own demons, but for how long? Playful,… 

East 15 BA Acting Short Films

East 15 BA Acting Short Films

From Script to Screen, six short films produced by and featuring East 15 BA Acting and Creative Producing graduates. 

Russell Brand - Our Little Lives: Shakespeare & Me Live Stream

Russell Brand - Our Little Lives: Shakespeare & Me Live Stream

Russel Brand takes some life lessons from William Shakespeare. 

Brewing Time

Brewing Time

A string of questionable relationships leaves one painfully optimistic girl grappling with the realisation that she doesn’t know how to be both happy and alone. 

Brewing Time

Brewing Time

A string of questionable relationships leaves one painfully optimistic girl grappling with the realisation that she doesn’t know how to be both happy and alone. 

Electric Cabaret: Rockstars and Popstars TV Time Machine

Electric Cabaret: Rockstars and Popstars TV Time Machine

Electric Cabaret Company are back by popular demand after two years of hilarious sell-out shows! As a V. 

Electric Cabaret: Rockstars and Popstars TV Time Machine

Electric Cabaret: Rockstars and Popstars TV Time Machine

Electric Cabaret Company are back by popular demand after two years of hilarious sell-out shows! As a V. 

The Way Old Friends Do: A Musical Celebration of ABBA

The Way Old Friends Do: A Musical Celebration of ABBA

I was five when I first heard them. 

The Way Old Friends Do: A Musical Celebration of ABBA

The Way Old Friends Do: A Musical Celebration of ABBA

I was five when I first heard them. 

The History Bois: Adventures in Time & Gender - residency at ONCA Barge

The History Bois: Adventures in Time & Gender - residency at ONCA Barge

The History Bois: Adventures in Time & Gender residency, 23-26 June, @ ONCA Barge. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Royal Court Theatre Heritage Talk

Royal Court Theatre Heritage Talk

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

Chamberlain: Peace in our Time

Chamberlain: Peace in our Time

History is brought to life, and the man behind one of the most famous speeches in British history is revealed in this delightful two-hander, Chamberlain: Peace in our Time, from Se… 

Chamberlain: Peace in our Time

Chamberlain: Peace in our Time

Chamberlain in the run-up to his declaration of war includes popular songs of WW2. 

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Love never stops, not even during Lockdown, but it gets so much harder. 

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Love never stops, not even during Lockdown, but it gets so much harder. 

Where The Lost Socks Go - By Under The Bed Theatre

Where The Lost Socks Go - By Under The Bed Theatre

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

Where The Lost Socks Go - By Under The Bed Theatre

Where The Lost Socks Go - By Under The Bed Theatre

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

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Why does time so often feel so oppressive? And did it always have to be this way? Part history lesson, part cabaret show, and part heart-rending personal quest, ‘A Matter of Time’ … 

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Anjali Singh has created a show that is a fusion of a Ted Talk, comedy and musical theatre, to depict how much time changes in the blink of an eye. 

The Old House

The Old House

Memory, loss, mother-daughter relationships and the hokey-cokey. 

The Old House

The Old House

Memory, loss, mother-daughter relationships and the hokey-cokey. 

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

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

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans

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

The Stars of Tomorrow, TODAY! (A Comedy Course Showcase)

The Stars of Tomorrow, TODAY! (A Comedy Course Showcase)

The Final Show of Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course. 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

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

Brighton Academy Showcase 2021

Brighton Academy Showcase 2021

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

Brighton Academy Showcase 2021

Brighton Academy Showcase 2021

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

Soldiers’ Arts Academy Showcase

Soldiers’ Arts Academy Showcase

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

We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time

We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time

The award-nominated sell out show will be available to stream online! Some people are inherently unlikeable. 

Emergine Theatre Translators Scratch Night

Emergine Theatre Translators Scratch Night

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

Homecoming: A New Theatre Festival

Homecoming: A New Theatre Festival

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

Every Time A Bell Rings

Every Time A Bell Rings

The phrase "Every Time a Bell Rings" is well known and resonates especially at Christmas time: straight away we expect a link to the classic It’s a Wonderful Life, and … 

The Secret Theatre

The Secret Theatre

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

Every Time a Bell Rings (Live and digitally streamed)

Every Time a Bell Rings (Live and digitally streamed)

Before “It’s a Wonderful Life” the angels were still at work. 

We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time

We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time

OffWestEnd commended Conflicted Theatre are delighted to return to Omnibus Theatre following their success with Fiji, reuniting once more with Pedro Leandro. 

Mama G's Story Time Roadshow

Mama G's Story Time Roadshow

Mama G is out of lockdown and on her way to Brighton with an array of fabulous frocks and stories about being who you are and loving who you want! There’ll be singing, laughter,… 

Poetry & The Theatre With Tim Marriott, Shell Shock Media

Poetry & The Theatre With Tim Marriott, Shell Shock Media

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

From One Theatre To Another: Soldiers And The Stage

From One Theatre To Another: Soldiers And The Stage

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

Mason King – Mind Reader: Sleight of Time

Mason King – Mind Reader: Sleight of Time

Following sell-out runs in 2016, 2018 and 2019, mind reader Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his unique brand of entertainment! Having been a fan of time-th… 

Digital Caravan Theatre

Digital Caravan Theatre

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

Intro To Acting – Tapping Into Instinct

Intro To Acting – Tapping Into Instinct

Join Mark Rowley (The Last Kingdom) for a practical online acting workshop on tapping into instinct. 

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

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

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

Time Is Money – Making A Short On A Budget

Time Is Money – Making A Short On A Budget

Phil Spencer will discuss the financial challenges of making a short film and how to overcome them. 

The Songcatcher: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs

The Songcatcher: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs

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

Our Great-Grandfather's Paintings

Our Great-Grandfather's Paintings

Elsa and sister Irenie (The McTaggart Sisters) showcase a rare opportunity to hear these two highly acclaimed singers/songwriters/multi-instrumentalists come together in a fusion o… 

Rent School Edition

Rent School Edition

Reprising their recently sold-out production, MYT is delighted to bring Rent to the Fringe – Jonathan Larson’s iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation and … 

Mama G's Story Time Roadshow

Mama G's Story Time Roadshow

Mama G is out of lockdown and on her way to Brighton with an array of fabulous frocks and stories about being who you are and loving who you want! There’ll be singing, laughter,… 

A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present

A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present

One traveler is catapulted on a journey through space-time, only to find himself on a desperate hunt to reconnect with those he left back home. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show 2020

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show 2020

Great value lunchtime comedy compilation showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodland

Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodland

The remarkably funny and true story of actor Nigel Miles-Thomas putting on the first-ever Pantomime in Los Angeles in 1991. 

Logan Murray’s Comedy Summer School

Logan Murray’s Comedy Summer School

LOGAN MURRAY’S COMEDY SUMMER SCHOOL ‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves. 

McFly - Greenwich Music Time

McFly - Greenwich Music Time

McFly are confirmed for a night of explosive pop on Sat 11 July. 

Ms. Lauryn Hill - Greenwich Music Time

Ms. Lauryn Hill - Greenwich Music Time

Eight-time Grammy award winning Ms. 

Compañía María Pagés - An Ode to Time

Compañía María Pagés - An Ode to Time

Searching for meaning in the art of flamenco, María Pagés beautifully blends art and life in her in-depth explorations of the genre itself. 

Lewis Capaldi - Greenwich Music Time

Lewis Capaldi - Greenwich Music Time

Artist of the moment, Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi scored the biggest selling album and single of 2019. 

Lea Salonga & John Barrowman - Greenwich Music Time

Lea Salonga & John Barrowman - Greenwich Music Time

Continuing the classic theme is Olivier and Tony Award-winner, Lea Salonga. 

Sarah Brightman - Greenwich Music Time

Sarah Brightman - Greenwich Music Time

Sarah Brightman, international singing superstar and world’s best selling soprano, is confirmed to open Greenwich Music Time on Mon 6 July. 

Local Hero

Local Hero

‘Knox Oil will consider any price. 

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

Owned by 4 west end performers and with patrons including Sir Matthew Bourne, Stephen Mear, Bill Deamer, Carole Tood and Pearson Casting, The Brighton Academy has now be… 

Phoenix Dance Theatre - Black Waters

Phoenix Dance Theatre - Black Waters

In 1782, the owners of the Zong ship claimed insurance on the lives of the 130 slaves thrown overboard. 

The Stars of Tomorrow, TODAY! (A Comedy Course Showcase)

The Stars of Tomorrow, TODAY! (A Comedy Course Showcase)

The Final Show of Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course. 

John Meagher’s Irish Comedy Showcase

John Meagher’s Irish Comedy Showcase

Rising Irish stand up star John Meagher presents a showcase of the top Irish Stand-up comedians working today. 

John Meagher’s Irish Comedy Showcase

John Meagher’s Irish Comedy Showcase

Rising Irish stand up star John Meagher presents a showcase of the top Irish Stand-up comedians working today. 

The Visit or The Old Lady Comes to Call

The Visit or The Old Lady Comes to Call

Jeremy Herrin (This House) directs Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread, Long Day’s Journey into Night) and Hugo Weaving (The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings) as former … 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Final

Back for it’s fifth year. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Final

Back for it’s fifth year. 

Rob Auton: The Time Show

Rob Auton: The Time Show

Following on from his critically acclaimed shows about talking, hair, sleep, water, faces, the sky and the colour yellow, “the Fringe’s comedian laureate” (British Comedy Guide… 

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c… 

Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face

Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face

If you want to be a ‘successful independent woman person’ you better have something you want to say and you better be wearing a Serious Black Jumper™. 

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan - 13 Tongues & Dust

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan - 13 Tongues & Dust

As Lin Hwai-Min, founder of the world-renowned Taiwanese company, steps down in 2020, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre brings works from the current and new artistic directors. 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

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

Tom Brown’s School Days

Tom Brown’s School Days

Tom Brown’s School Days by Thomas Hughes is the Phil Willmott’s Company’s new musical adaptation, for all ages, that sets the timeless classic of public school l… 

MagicFest - Magic School

MagicFest - Magic School

f you’ve ever wanted to learn how to properly perform magic and even create your own, then join us for a spell-binding 2. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Straight from Edinburgh 2019 where it was selected in Editors’ Top Ten Pick of The Fringe’ by Three Weeks. 

Sydney & the Old Girl

Sydney & the Old Girl

Forget any notions of political correctness, civility or polite drawing room conversation. 

The ADC Actor’s Showcase – hosted by Maddy Anholt

The ADC Actor’s Showcase – hosted by Maddy Anholt

The ADC – a brand new evening acting academy for adults, celebrates its first showcase. 

Sky Blue Theatre presents: The British Theatre Challenge

Sky Blue Theatre presents: The British Theatre Challenge

The British Theatre Challenge is delighted to be returning to the Jack Studio Theatre with five new plays, wrapped into one very entertaining evening. 

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

A couple confront impending death with bawdy humour and burgeoning sadness in Ridiculusmus’s unsettling two-hander, set in a future cursed by eternal life without eternal youth. 

Our Lady of Kibeho

Our Lady of Kibeho

In 1981 at Kibeho College in Rwanda, a young girl claimed to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary who warned her of the unimaginable: Rwanda becoming hell on earth. 

Old Boy (work in progress)

Old Boy (work in progress)

See a scratch performance about the unique bond between real life grandfathers and grandsons that explores male family relationships and the legacy that is passed down through gene… 

How To Keep Time

How To Keep Time

Explore the effects of dementia on speech, memory and family life. 

"Call Me Diana" (A Showcase)

This is a Showcase, presenting excerpts from the full show. 

The Rockabellas - As Time Goes By

The Rockabellas - As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By is a fast paced, high energy musical marathon through the ages, featuring toe tapping tunes and the blissful close harmony of the UK's finest vintag… 

SHOWCASE 2019

SHOWCASE 2019

Showcase is back with some of the greatest hits from rock, pop, musicals and the movies this September in the Church Hill Theatre. 

Top Flight Time Machine

Top Flight Time Machine

Andy Dawson and Sam Delaney’s highly-acclaimed podcast is finally reimagined as a theatrical experience. 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - Programme B: EN / The Call / Juba / Revelations

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - Programme B: EN / The Call / Juba / Revelations

Having just celebrated their 60th anniversary, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre bring with them a flood of new and exciting works alongside modern classics in three mixed program… 

Scottish Music Old and New

Scottish Music Old and New

The Whistlebinkies’ rich blending of the tones and rhythms of fiddles, flute, concertina, lowland pipes, Scottish small-pipes, double bass and percussion has captivated audiences a… 

Rob Auton: The Time Show

Rob Auton: The Time Show

The Time Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about time. 

Obesity Bankrupted Our NHS!

Obesity Bankrupted Our NHS!

Too many of us are obese. 

Disabled Led Theatre Making

Disabled Led Theatre Making

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe Participants. 

Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Showcase

Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Showcase

From the management of Micky Flanagan, Mark Watson, Zoe Lyons, Gary Delaney and Hal Cruttenden, don’t miss the chance to see some of the hottest up-and-coming comedy acts of the mo… 

Ideal School Exhibition Sponsored by the RSA

Ideal School Exhibition Sponsored by the RSA

The RSA was founded during the Enlightenment by William Shipley in 1754 with the first meeting being held at Rawthmell’s Coffee House, Covent Garden, London. 

Advice and Discussion Forum with the Independent Theatre Council

Advice and Discussion Forum with the Independent Theatre Council

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Our Man – Free

Our Man – Free

This award-winning writer’s powerful one-man show tears through the curtain of manners to reveal the wildlife of neo-liberal Britain. 

A Riff in Time

A Riff in Time

After sell-out shows in 2017 and 2018, Durham University’s award-winning Northern Lights return with their most ambitious and best show yet. 

To Move In Time

To Move In Time

Imagine you can travel through time. 

How to Become a Theatre Industry Leader

How to Become a Theatre Industry Leader

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Alastair Savage, Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair Savage, Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair, together with long-time collaborators Euan Drysdale (guitar/piano) and Iain Crawford (double bass), celebrates Scotland’s proud fiddle tradition. 

Asexual Healing: Prophets of Time

Asexual Healing: Prophets of Time

Discover the secrets of the universe. 

Summer Dance Show of the Elementary School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

Summer Dance Show of the Elementary School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

Bell Dance – Ring, ring, ring… the Tibetan boys and girls happily dance and ring their bells. 

Questions for Quiz Shows

Questions for Quiz Shows

Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform. 

Summer School Showcase – A Musical Medley

Summer School Showcase – A Musical Medley

Experience a slice of West End in Edinburgh, with a musical theatre showcase presented by Goldsmiths, University of London’s Musical Theatre Summer School students! Featuring new a… 

Dieterich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri (The Limbs of Our Jesus)

Dieterich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri (The Limbs of Our Jesus)

Directed by Les Shankland, Director of Music, St Vincent’s Chapel, composed in 1680, this rarely performed work is regarded as the very first Lutheran oratorio, and was intended … 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Evaluation

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Evaluation

If humanity was on trial, who would be its lawyer? Evaluation centres around a singular condition: held captive by the perfect machine, one human must defend their species and answ… 

Giant Wolf Theatre – Playback

Giant Wolf Theatre – Playback

Giant Wolf Theatre Company is a group of young artists whose goal is to devise, create and be makers of great theatre. 

This Time Will Be Different

This Time Will Be Different

Presented by Indigenous Contemporary Scene, performance-based installation This Time Will Be Different denounces the Canadian government’s discourse on Indigenous people and takes … 

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die! Ridiculusmus. 

Youth Theatre on an International Stage

Youth Theatre on an International Stage

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Our Teacher's a Troll!

Our Teacher's a Troll!

Two terrible twins with a talent for turmoil rule their school with terror and tyranny – until the arrival of a new head teacher with green scaly skin, sharp gnarly fangs and a l… 

Galway Comedy Carnival Showcase

Galway Comedy Carnival Showcase

Official launch of Ireland’s premier comedy festival, featuring top acts from the 2019 programme, including Andrew Maxwell, Terry Alderton and Danny O’Brien. 

TalkFest – Ways and Means: Theatre in 2019 and Beyond

TalkFest – Ways and Means: Theatre in 2019 and Beyond

What happens when we pair up two theatre artists from different backgrounds to co-host a discussion about what makes great theatre in 2019? Douglas Maxwell (Decky Does a Bronco, Ch… 

Forgotten Regions: Developing Theatre Through Rural Creative Hubs

Forgotten Regions: Developing Theatre Through Rural Creative Hubs

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

How to Engage Working-Class Audiences When Touring Theatre

How to Engage Working-Class Audiences When Touring Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

A Chorus Line – High School Edition

A Chorus Line – High School Edition

A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of 15 professional performers, auditioning for a job in a Broadway show. 

The Singing Sixties: Songs Which Stood the Test of Time

The Singing Sixties: Songs Which Stood the Test of Time

Forty singers including Barbara Dickson, Karine Polwart, Archie Fisher, Adam McNaughtan, Dick Gaughan, Arthur Johnstone, Ian McCalman and Canadian Iain Rankin, singing the great so… 

School Gays

School Gays

Gays everywhere! Since Spring Awakening in 1890, the stage and screen has depicted schools as hotbeds of gay romance, passion, sex and joy – but also bullying, blackmail, trauma … 

Our Walk Through The World

Our Walk Through The World

Our Walk Through The World is a collection of six short plays examining the absurdities, tragedies and small triumphs of modern life. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic Anglican Catholic church directed by Dr John Kitchen. 

Our Walk Through The World

Our Walk Through The World

Our Walk Through The World is a collection of six short plays examining the absurdities, tragedies and small triumphs of modern life.  

A Cappella Showcase

A Cappella Showcase

Join seven of the UK’s top a cappella groups as we come together to share a selection of our best repertoire for one night only at Greyfriars Kirk in the heart of Edinburgh! Feat… 

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 Finalist : Rob Deb

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 Finalist : Rob Deb

Last year I weighed 24 stone and was a Finalist in Old Comedian of the Year 2018. 

Time Flies

Time Flies

Join farmers David and Sam, as they share with you their untold adventures, full of mishaps and misfortunes. 

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 11

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 11

I need to preface with this review with a disclaimer – this is either a one-star or a five-star show, depending on your sense of humour. 

Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe

Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Russian String Orchestra at Old Saint Paul's

Russian String Orchestra at Old Saint Paul's

Misha Rachlevsky and the multi award-winning Russian String Orchestra return for seven special evening concerts, each totally different, showcasing major works from the 18th centur… 

Basque Showcase

Basque Showcase

The beautiful eclecticism of the Basque Country is showcased in this bill of dazzling hip hop and witty, lyrical contemporary dance. 

Italian Stallion: Fake Hero

Italian Stallion: Fake Hero

A “nearly” comedy about my memories as a professional stripper and near-hero during the London Bridge terror attack in 2017. 

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Time to relax and listen to classical music in this beautiful historic church just off the Royal Mile. 

Multilingual Theatre: Towards a More Diverse Representation of Multilingual Works and Artists in the UK

Multilingual Theatre: Towards a More Diverse Representation of Multilingual Works and Artists in the UK

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Brewhemia's Festival Showcase

Brewhemia's Festival Showcase

After the success of 2018 Brewhemia is returning with our platter of showstopping acts from this year’s festival favourites and our very own Creative Clique. 

History Lovers Old Town Tour with a Qualified Historian!

History Lovers Old Town Tour with a Qualified Historian!

Enjoy a relaxed walk through the historic Old Town with a bona fide Scottish Historian. 

Dance-Forms' 76th International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms' 76th International Choreographers' Showcase

Exploring an unlimited range of creative ideas, Dance-Forms’ 76th International Choreographers’ Showcase delivers a solid line-up of superb choreography. 

Auditioning for Drama School

Auditioning for Drama School

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

The Wild and Crazy Adventures of Tom Wayfinder: Story time Spectacular: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

The Wild and Crazy Adventures of Tom Wayfinder: Story time Spectacular: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Interactive story telling, plus an all day Riddling Competition! Mums, dads, teenagers, juniors and little ones over 5. 

We're Sorry (Canadian Comedy Showcase)

We're Sorry (Canadian Comedy Showcase)

Back in Edinburgh for its fifth year, We’re Sorry! A rotating showcase of Canadian comedians in town for the Fringe. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with renowned choir and organ directed by John Kitchen. 

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems (and Why Truth Matters)

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems (and Why Truth Matters)

Who hasn’t had a problem they’ve struggled to solve? You struggle, I struggle, and the world struggles. 

Acoustic Lunch Time Blues

Acoustic Lunch Time Blues

Following their run of sell-out lunchtime acoustic blues shows in Fringe 2018, Whisky Road are back with their lunchtime acoustic blues show. 

A Glory to Our Race, and a Nightingale to Our People: The Music of William Byrd

A Glory to Our Race, and a Nightingale to Our People: The Music of William Byrd

Crichton Kirk welcomes internationally renowned ensemble The Marian Consort, whose dynamic, fresh approach to Portuguese polyphony entranced audiences in 2017. 

The Festival Showcase at Black Ivy

The Festival Showcase at Black Ivy

A taste of the Fringe comes to Bruntsfield in true Black Ivy style. 

Howl Comedy Club Free Showcase

Howl Comedy Club Free Showcase

Ever been to a really well-run comedy club? Watch an hour of pro comedy for free instead of the £10 charge outside of the Fringe. 

Angel Comedy Showcase

Angel Comedy Showcase

Award-winning Angel Comedy (Best Venue in the UK 2015, 2017 Chortle Awards) brings a whole new showcase of acts to Edinburgh for the fourth consecutive year – after four sell-out… 

A Time Slot with Ger Staunton

A Time Slot with Ger Staunton

Described last year as the best-kept secret of the Fringe, one of Ireland’s best comedy writers returns with another brand-new show. 

Bristol Improv Presents: Dynamite!

Bristol Improv Presents: Dynamite!

Dynamite! is the regular showcase of the University of Bristol’s improvised comedy society, Bristol Improv. 

Georgia Tasda's School Of Magic

Georgia Tasda's School Of Magic

Join prizewinning comedy drag queen Georgia Tasda as she battles to save her failing witchcraft academy from impending closure. 

Monster School Jurassic!

Monster School Jurassic!

Monster School Jurassic! The kids in Ms Bagatha’s first grade class at Monster School are at it again! Join them on their adventures through time as they learn about dinosaurs, his… 

Logan Murray’s Stand Up Summer School

Logan Murray’s Stand Up Summer School

‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves. 

The Third Annual Black Comedy Showcase

The Third Annual Black Comedy Showcase

After sell-out shows last year with The Second Annual Black Comedy Showcase, we’re back once again and the third times a charm. 

Time Please

Time Please

‘The writing is fabulously blackly comic and timed to perfection’ (Deirdre O’Halloran, Literary Associate Soho Theatre). 

Our Saviour

Our Saviour

To some, Reverend Sheen is a walking miracle. 

Bristol Improv Presents: Offscript!

Bristol Improv Presents: Offscript!

When you watch a show, you only see half the action. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Voices We Hear

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Voices We Hear

Nights are dark and lonely at the end of the world. 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Daphne, or Hellfire

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Daphne, or Hellfire

If a tree falls in a forest, and no one gives a flying f**k, does it really fall at all?… Inspired by Ovid’s myth, ‘Daphne and Apollo’, this ecofeminist drama recasts Daphn… 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Earth Untold

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Earth Untold

Five storytellers open a treasure chest. 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: From the Wind

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: From the Wind

From The Wind examines Scotland’s relationship with renewable energy. 

The Big Show: Fringe Showcase!

The Big Show: Fringe Showcase!

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… 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Shellshock!

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Shellshock!

When Shelly, recent grad and marketing whizz, is summoned to the secret headquarters of the world’s largest oil and gas company she thinks she’s hit the big time. 

Lorca: A Theatre Beneath the Sand

Lorca: A Theatre Beneath the Sand

Celebrating the works of the playwright and poet, Federico García Lorca, Enebro Teatro have brought together select pieces to create an altogether unique play. 

The 30-Year-Old Virgo

The 30-Year-Old Virgo

Help Michelle celebrate her first time. 

First Time at the Fringe: A Newcomers Guide

First Time at the Fringe: A Newcomers Guide

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Too Young to Stay In, Too Old to Go Out

Too Young to Stay In, Too Old to Go Out

‘Too young to stay in, too old to go out!’ Nigel Osner casts a quizzical eye over life’s challenges for those that little bit older. 

Our Mums Wouldn't Watch This

Our Mums Wouldn't Watch This

These three comedians have caused their mothers endless stress and worry, and you will be in no doubt as to why once you’ve seen their show. 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Symbiosis

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Symbiosis

This show explores the story of a girl’s life, her relationship with her environment and the notion that nature can act as a support system in the same way that family and friends … 

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show 2018! ‘Absolutely phenomenal, sensitively portrayed with painstaking accuracy’ (BroadwayBaby. 

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

From the absurd to the moving, magical, funny and intriguing. 

OLD: Online Dating

OLD: Online Dating

At 32 Kate should have so much more: a great career and perfect family. 

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Swallows

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Swallows

Tim, Harry and Ella have been sent on a mission – destroy a factory, send a message. 

BBC at George Heriot's School

BBC at George Heriot's School

Bringing the best of the festivals to audiences with live and recorded BBC broadcasts. 

Potential: A Canadian Comedy Showcase

Potential: A Canadian Comedy Showcase

You’ve been craving Canadian comedy. 

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Free daily hour-long showcase of the best musical comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, courtesy of the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for full listings). 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Great value, great venue and great fun! Lunchtime compilation showcasing comedians you must not miss with new line-ups every day hand-picked from across the Fringe. 

A Long Time Coming

A Long Time Coming

A mix of comedy, storytelling and even a poem or two. 

Andrew Sim’s Midnight Showcase

Andrew Sim’s Midnight Showcase

Bringing you some of the best and brightest acts of the festival for a fantastic midnight showcase hosted by Andrew Sim. 

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals Tours – Free

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals Tours – Free

Phoebe Traquair’s vivid arts and crafts murals (painted 1888-1892) include allegorical and religious images, portraits of leading figures, choir and clergy of the day and images of… 

Old Town Historical Walking Tour

Old Town Historical Walking Tour

This tour will take you into parts of Edinburgh that you did not know existed, off the tourist trail. 

Southampton Stand-Up Showcase

Southampton Stand-Up Showcase

Rotating bill stand-up! Come and see the finest stand-ups the University of Southampton Comedy Society and the Fringe has to offer! Featuring experienced student performers, both n… 

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

In its seventh year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase. 

Do Our Best

Do Our Best

The Girl Guide Promise, an oath taken by all Guides and Brownies, highlights how a girl guide member must always do their best, be true to themselves and develop their beliefs. 

About Time / Bully

About Time / Bully

A split bill comedy show featuring Thanyia Moore (Funny Women Award winner 2018) and Sian Davies (Hilarity Bites New Act winner 2018). 

Ockham's Razor: This Time

Ockham's Razor: This Time

Ockham’s Razor, winners of the Total Theatre and Jacksons Lane Award for Circus 2016 for their hit show Tipping Point, return with their new aerial theatre show, This Time. 

Hero Worship

Hero Worship

If you had a chance to spend time with your idol, would you take it? Joel has hung out with all of his heroes, but did they want to hang out with him too? 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Seventh consecutive year for the UK’s longest-running and most successful ever Jewish comedy show. 

Acting Natural

Acting Natural

On his birthday George looked around and decided he was too strange, he needed to make a change. 

Comedy Gobbledygook Showcase / Free Festival

Comedy Gobbledygook Showcase / Free Festival

London Bermondsey’s beloved local comedy show comes to Edinburgh! Hosted by a podgy gay comic from the remote island of Taiwan, this comedy show has, for month after month, enterta… 

Bristol Revunions: Roadtrip

Bristol Revunions: Roadtrip

The award-winning Bristol Revunions are back on the road with their latest free Fringe show, Roadtrip! It’s not just the scenery that changes as Roadtrip features a three-week rota… 

Fires Our Shoes Have Made

Fires Our Shoes Have Made

We are living through a renaissance of plays in verse, and if you need proof I can furnish few better than Fires Our Shoes Have Made by Fringe newcomers Pound of Flesh Theatre. 

Bristol Revunions: Party

Bristol Revunions: Party

The Bristol Revunions return to Edinburgh and this time they’ve got something to celebrate. 

LipSync / Cumbernauld Theatre

LipSync / Cumbernauld Theatre

Biographical performances like LipSync, produced by Cumbernauld Theatre as part of their Invited Guest project, don't always have some obvious, political point to make; they… 

First Time

First Time

This is definitely not the first time I have seen a play about being gay or about the AIDS epidemic, but it is the first time I have seen an eclectic and moving look at life post H… 

Maria Shehata: Hero

Maria Shehata: Hero

Failed love, crippling debt and living with an angry 83-year-old. 

Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats

Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats

Celebrating their final year as Europeans, island monkeys Becca and Louise got invited to the 2018 European Capital of Culture in Malta. 

From Judy to Bette: The Stars of Old Hollywood

From Judy to Bette: The Stars of Old Hollywood

Rebecca Perry’s one-women tribute to four icons of the Golden Age of cinema is a cheery and bouncy hour celebrating Bette Davis, Judy Garland, Betty Hutton and Lucille Ball. 

Give Me One Moment In Time by Doug Crossley

Give Me One Moment In Time by Doug Crossley

Doug Crossley’s solo show brings together songs, comedy and the heartache of trying to understand a friend’s suicide. 

The Noise Next Door's Really Really Good Afternoon Show Through Time!

The Noise Next Door's Really Really Good Afternoon Show Through Time!

Join the quickest wits in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone. 

Questing Time

Questing Time

London’s best comedy Dungeons & Dragons show is rolling into Edinburgh to ask the funniest people on the Fringe if they have what it takes to be heroes. 

Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face

Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face

Jayde Adams is back and this time it’s serious. 

Short Film Showcase: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Short Film Showcase: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Showcase opportunity for artists and creatives using film and projection to express their ideas and engage socially with others in this sphere of artistic activity. 

Tom Houghton: That's What I Go to School For

Tom Houghton: That's What I Go to School For

Tom was sent to all-boys boarding school at age six. 

Gareth Mutch: The Old Man in the Carvery

Gareth Mutch: The Old Man in the Carvery

Mutch returns to the Fringe with a hilarious new hour chock-full of his trademark comedic tales of personal woe. 

Heidi Regan: Heidi Kills Time

Heidi Regan: Heidi Kills Time

Silly, surreal show about time travel, love and time travel. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Roll Up!

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Roll Up!

Edinburgh Fringe has a number of shows that have a real cult status among festivalgoers, and up there with the cultest of them is the self-explanatory Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet… 

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Say Owt Showcase

Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Say Owt Showcase

Say Owt is York's loveable and raucous poetry organisation, hosting some of the noisiest spoken word events in the UK. 

Say Owt Showcase: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Say Owt Showcase: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Say Owt is York's loveable and raucous poetry organisation, hosting some of the noisiest spoken word events in the UK. 

The Noise Next Door’s Really Really Good Afternoon Show: Through Time!

The Noise Next Door’s Really Really Good Afternoon Show: Through Time!

Join the quickest whites in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone. 

The Burning Duck Comedy Club £5 / PWYW Showcase

The Burning Duck Comedy Club £5 / PWYW Showcase

York’s alternative comedy sensation the Burning Duck Comedy Club returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe, presenting the best ‘up-and-coming’ musical, ch… 

Weirdo: A Lois Mills Showcase

Weirdo: A Lois Mills Showcase

Weirdo -A Lois Mills Showcase brings you the best of her weird and wonderful sketch comedy. 

Time Oot

Time Oot

Time Oot is Toonspeak’s latest fun-filled musical, packed with great songs and non-stop action. 

The Grand Old Uke of York: Wanted in York!

The Grand Old Uke of York: Wanted in York!

The Grand Old Uke of York will twist your perception of the tiny ukulele. 

The Great Yorkshire Comedy Fringe Workshop Showcase

The Great Yorkshire Comedy Fringe Workshop Showcase

A bunch of comedy virgins  have spent the weekend with Logan Murray, the man who taught Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, Josh Widdecombe, Andi Osho, Luisa Omielan, Diane … 

Kōtuku and Moon Child: Family Puppet Theatre

Kōtuku and Moon Child: Family Puppet Theatre

Basal masks, puppetry and breath-taking original piano music tell a story of a little Moon Child who has to learn to adapt to the strange world of planet Earth. 

Blue Heart Theatre - Exile

Blue Heart Theatre - Exile

It’s 2016. 

Agatha Christie’s The Rats / David Hendon's Home Time

Agatha Christie’s The Rats / David Hendon's Home Time

Agatha Christie’s The Rats - one of her perplexing shorter plays in all its intrigue and deceit. 

Theatre On Tap

Theatre On Tap

‘Theatre On Tap’, is a play in a pub, made in a day. 

Funky Studios Summer Showcase 2019

Funky Studios Summer Showcase 2019

The Funky Studios annual Showcase is back!! Bursting with talent the Funky students promise to bring something different, exciting and fresh to the Palace stage once aga… 

Stoph Demetriou: Acting in Bad Faith

Stoph Demetriou: Acting in Bad Faith

Stoph Demetriou’s Grandfather was raised on a peasant farm, left school at 11, fled a war in his home country and became an active member of the communist party be… 

The Tulsa Time Band: A Tribute to Don Williams

The Tulsa Time Band: A Tribute to Don Williams

The first British tribute band performing the classic songs of Don Williams. 

Eddie Summers' School of Burglary

Eddie Summers' School of Burglary

Relentlessly energetic Eddie leads us through the physical demands of cutting alarm systems, dealing with dangerous dogs and blowing bank safes. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales elegantly told. 

MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2019

MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2019

An energy-packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET. 

Science Fiction Theatre Festival

Science Fiction Theatre Festival

It’s back! Horatio Productions’ Science Fiction Theatre Festival returns for a stellar second edition. 

Rob Deb: Old Comedian of the Year Finalist 2018

Rob Deb: Old Comedian of the Year Finalist 2018

June 25th 2018 - weight was 22 stone. 

Time Flies

Time Flies

David and Sam know every story ever told. 

Old Movies Saved My Life

Old Movies Saved My Life

Sometimes the best education comes from the most unexpected places. 

Funny Women Showcase

Funny Women Showcase

We’ve curated a showcase featuring some of the best new female comedy talent in the UK today. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

French Music Showcase

French Music Showcase

What’s happening on the French live music scene Right Now? Come and check out a selection of fine French bands playing a rich mix of originals and covers. 

Theatre of Hate

Theatre of Hate

In 1980, Kirk Brandon formed Theatre Of Hate from the ashes of heralded punk band The Pack. 

Our Town

Our Town

Birth; marriage; death. 

High School Musical - Young Idea

High School Musical - Young Idea

Wednesday 15th May, 7. 

Kotuku and Moon Child: Family Puppet Theatre

Kotuku and Moon Child: Family Puppet Theatre

Maori believes that seeing a Kotuku/White Heron will bring you good fortune but what if you get kidnapped by a bad one? Hopefully your adventure turns out better than expected and … 

All My Sons (12A cert tbc) - National Theatre Live

All My Sons (12A cert tbc) - National Theatre Live

Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) sta… 

TotRockinBeats: Old-School Block Party

TotRockinBeats: Old-School Block Party

Back by popular demand for the second year running! TotRockinBeats throw down an amazingly funky, three hour, outdoor, family-friendly, hip-hop, funk and soul block party. 

Heidi Regan: On Time (Work in Progress)

Heidi Regan: On Time (Work in Progress)

Heidi Regan, winner of BBC New Comedy Award 2017 and So You Think You’re Funny 2016, presents a work in progress of her new show. 

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

A funny and fragile farce about ageing, dying and mourningExpect fumbling, coffee, call centres and cat food… rants, dribbles, pills and cough bombs… symbolist mysticism and sy… 

ArtsEd MA Acting Showcase

ArtsEd MA Acting Showcase

ArtsEd MA Acting students perform their graduate showcase - a series of short scenes from contemporary plays.  

Stoph Demetriou: Acting in Bad Faith

Stoph Demetriou: Acting in Bad Faith

Stoph Demetriou is a comedian and actor with issues (shocker). 

The Art and Fun of Acting and Dancing Through Puppetry

The Art and Fun of Acting and Dancing Through Puppetry

In this workshop we will use the basic technique of puppetry and combine that with acting and dancing. 

Sunday Encounters: Dame Patricia Routledge: Facing the Music - A Life in Musical Theatre

Sunday Encounters: Dame Patricia Routledge: Facing the Music - A Life in Musical Theatre

It is still one of the best kept secrets in show business that Patricia Routledge trained not only as an actress but also as a singer and had considerable experience and success in… 

A Shakespeare Showcase

A Shakespeare Showcase

Aspire’s youth performers present an energetic, dynamic adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most loved comedies: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. 

Charlie Baker Presents: The Greatest Goat of All Time

Charlie Baker Presents: The Greatest Goat of All Time

World premiere of this fresh, funny, fantastical story starring award-winning comedian, singer and dancer Charlie Baker (‘Harry Hill’; Sky1, ‘Dog Ate My Homework’; CBBC, ‘Doctor Wh… 

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Fresh from his sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run at the Pleasance Courtyard, Tom Brace brings a jam-packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won’t believe! Expect the unexpected… 

Siblings: Acting out and Siblings: The Third

Siblings: Acting out and Siblings: The Third

Character comedians and real-life sisters Maddy and Marina Bye are back, physically bigger and mentally smaller then ever before, presenting their sell-out 2018 show ‘Siblings: Act… 

Too Young to Stay In, Too Old to Go Out!

Too Young to Stay In, Too Old to Go Out!

In this show of songs and character vignettes, Nigel Osner casts his perceptive and somewhat mischievous gaze over the poignance and ridiculousness of clinging to the illusion of y… 

Ebdon Management presents: A Showcase

Ebdon Management presents: A Showcase

Ebdon Management presents a tremendous selection of up and coming talent for your delectation. 

Carter School of Dance Presents A Great Dance Show 2

Carter School of Dance Presents A Great Dance Show 2

  Tickets: £13. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

The Time Machine From the creators of Orlando, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, Austen’s Women, Christmas Gothic, Dalloway, I, Elizabeth, The Unremarkable Death of Mar… 

StarStruck - Best Theatre Arts

StarStruck - Best Theatre Arts

Sunday 31st March, 7pm Tickets: £15 or £10 concessionsDuration: approx 2hrs including an intervalSuitable for: most ages, but probably most su… 

Andrew Bird: Ha Ha Time

Andrew Bird: Ha Ha Time

Andrew Bird is the funniest comedian you’ve never heard of. 

Andrew Bird: Ha Ha Time

Andrew Bird: Ha Ha Time

Andrew Bird is the funniest comedian you’ve never heard of. 

Old Clown Wanted

Old Clown Wanted

Old Clown Wanted is a show produced by a young group of international people called The Void Theatre Company in their first collaboration with Ementior Dance Company. 

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

Now in its 8th year and offering BA courses in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in collaboration with Bath Spa University. 

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

The Brighton Academy: Showcase

Now in its 8th year and offering BA courses in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in collaboration with Bath Spa University. 

Fego Showcase

Fego Showcase

Fancy a night with a serial killer, thieves by a river, a frumpy sibling, nosey know-it-all mama and more? Come see a showcase of scenes we’ve been rehearsing in a café from … 

SINGEASY does Musical Theatre

SINGEASY does Musical Theatre

MAD Trust in association with Pianoworks West End present SINGEASY does Musical Theatre. 

Local Hero

Local Hero

When Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre announced that they were producing a stage musical based on the iconic 1983 Scottish film Local Hero, I must admit to wondering if it was … 

Good Old Days of Variety

Good Old Days of Variety

A brand new nostalgia show, taking you back to the good old days of variety entertainment. 

Museum of Magic! - Professional Magician Showcase

Museum of Magic! - Professional Magician Showcase

Magicians from the prestigious London Magic Circle and West End Magic congregate to present an unforgettable afternoon of magic for children and families alike! Fea… 

WOW! It's Night-Time (2-5 yrs)

WOW! It's Night-Time (2-5 yrs)

The curious little owl is back, and this time she’s ready to discover the wonders of night-time, from the big, bright moon to the bats in the sky and the foxes dee… 

Dirty Old Town

Dirty Old Town

ANGER IS AN ENERGY! Old punk rocker Annie and young African Dub Dave strike up an unlikely friendship in this tale of marginalisation, alienation and regeneration. 

Second Chance | Our Wee Gerry

Second Chance | Our Wee Gerry

Second ChanceAn experiment on a different sort of love story Our Wee Gerry Gerry and Arlene, cross-communitied lovers Second Chance - Idir Mná / LakedaemonThey sa… 

Diverse Performing Arts - Showcase 2019

Diverse Performing Arts - Showcase 2019

Saturday 2nd March, 7pm Tickets: £13. 

Mark Thomas: Check Up - Our NHS @ 70

Mark Thomas: Check Up - Our NHS @ 70

Mark Thomas is 54, the NHS is 70, UK national average life expectancy is 84. 

After School Pottery

After School Pottery

£68 for 5 week courseWednesdays 4pm – 5. 

Bold Girl | Our Last Summer

Bold Girl | Our Last Summer

Bold GirlDying Is No Excuse, Ma. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Final

Back for it’s fourth year. 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

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

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Final

Back for it’s fourth year. 

WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW SHOWCASE 2019

WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW SHOWCASE 2019

Shortlisted Showcase on Tuesday 19th February, 7. 

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Encore

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Encore

I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. 

The Royal Ballet School

The Royal Ballet School

The dancers of the future bring their talent to the Royal Opera House main stage for three special performances. 

The Stars of Tomorrow, TODAY! (A Comedy Course Showcase)

The Stars of Tomorrow, TODAY! (A Comedy Course Showcase)

The Final Show of Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course. 

THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN (12A)

THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN (12A)

Tuesday 5th February, 1. 

Antony & Cleopatra (12A) - National Theatre Encore

Antony & Cleopatra (12A) - National Theatre Encore

Extra encore performance added - Monday 4 February @ 11am - Booking Now Broadcast live from the National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare&rsquo… 

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c… 

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky

Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &… 

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Judy Kuhn with Seth Rudetsky

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Judy Kuhn with Seth Rudetsky

Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JUDY KUHNwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 8pm Four Time Tony Nominee Judy K… 

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky

Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &… 

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Judy Kuhn with Seth Rudetsky

Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Judy Kuhn with Seth Rudetsky

Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JUDY KUHNwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 8pm Four Time Tony Nominee Judy K… 

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Live

I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Live

I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. 

Of Our Own Making

Of Our Own Making

Three characters flee the shores of Libya; each on their own personal journey, whilst a tabloid reporter awaits them on the beaches of Greece, seeking stories to fit a cynical narr… 

film maltings: The Old Man & the Gun

film maltings: The Old Man & the Gun

Director: David Lowery Cast: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Q… 

Carter School of Dance presents A Great Big Dance Show

Carter School of Dance presents A Great Big Dance Show

Tickets: £13. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Dumfries Fringe 2019

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Dumfries Fringe 2019

Earth’s funniest footwear bring you songs, sketches, socks and violence. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Semi-Finals

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Semi-Finals

Now in its 4th  year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's … 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Semi-Finals

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Semi-Finals

Now in its 4th  year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's … 

Tenderfoot New Writing Showcase

Tenderfoot New Writing Showcase

Tenderfoot is The Civic’s apprentice theatre programme for transition year students in South County Dublin. 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Heats

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Heats

Now in its 4th  year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's … 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Heats

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Heats

Now in its 4th  year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's … 

Party Time / Celebration

Party Time / Celebration

A scathing and bitterly amusing attack on the increasingly powerful and narcissistic super-rich, set against the backdrop of terrifying state oppression, the highly pertinent Party… 

Our Bev's Christmas Cracker

Our Bev's Christmas Cracker

It’s Christmas Eve. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

The hilarious improvised Doctor Who parody returns! Featuring a live radiophonic workshop and a crew of hysterical performers, join us for a brand new adventure anywhere… 

The Time Travellers' Ball

The Time Travellers' Ball

Join us for a soaring celebration of love through the ages as we open London's first ever purpose-built immersive theatre venue with an evening of romance, dance and decadence. 

Hot Gay Time Machine

Hot Gay Time Machine

Fresh from their sold-out, five-star run at the Edinburgh Fringe, join multi-award-winning duo, Zak Ghazi-Torbati & Toby Marlow (co-writer of SIX), for the cabaret comedy extra… 

A Hero of Our Time

A Hero of Our Time

Mikhail Lermentov’s novel A Hero of Our Time has been newly adapted for the stage by Oliver Bennett, who also plays the lead - Pechorin, and Vladimir Shcherban. 

Shane Todd: Hero

Shane Todd: Hero

Being named after an iconic Wild West film hero is a lot for anyone to live up to. 

Mr. Joshua Plummer\'s Comedy Showcase

Mr. Joshua Plummer\'s Comedy Showcase

Back by popular demand and with new material! The hilarious and sometimes unfortunate results of wrong or mangled messages and mistaken identity, all mixed up in some very human s… 

Moonlight / Night School

Moonlight / Night School

The brutality of family life and the subjectivity of memory are explored in the emotionally raw and richly funny Moonlight, directed by Olivier Award winner Lyndsey Turner, in whic… 

Weirdo: A Lois Mills Showcase

Weirdo: A Lois Mills Showcase

Weirdo - A performance showcasing Lois Mills’ weird and wonderful sketch comedy. 

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Fresh from his SELL OUT Edinburgh Fringe run, Tom Brace brings a jam-packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won’t believe. 

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

The packed audience at The Old Market leant in expectantly towards an ordinary looking closed shipping container dominating the stage, oblivious to the surprises enclosed inside. 

Our Country's Good

Our Country's Good

Thirty years on from its premiere at the Royal Court, Our Country’s Good is a modern classic, exploring themes of crime, punishment and the unifying and civilising power of theatre… 

Bing Live! Bing Goes To The Theatre

Bing Live! Bing Goes To The Theatre

Calling all Bingsters! Bing and his friends are coming to Greenwich in the first ever Bing stage show!Join Bing, Sula, Coco and Pando as they find out how to tell stories by preten… 

Scottish Music Old and New

Scottish Music Old and New

The Whistlebinkies’ rich blending of the tones and rhythms of fiddles, flute, concertina, clarsach, lowland pipes, Scottish smallpipes, doublebass and percussion has captivated aud… 

And About Time, Too!

And About Time, Too!

Ronnie and Maggie have been a regular feature around the Midlothian folk scene for a number of years. 

Stars of the Summer School

Stars of the Summer School

The Final Show of Logan Murray’s Comedy Summer School. 

The Network Ensemble: Finding Your Voice in Theatre

The Network Ensemble: Finding Your Voice in Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Myths of Our Own - Part 1

Myths of Our Own - Part 1

Myths of Our Own is a two-part event celebrating street fashion and fables all as one. 

Mr Joshua Plummer's Comedy Showcase

Mr Joshua Plummer's Comedy Showcase

A series of sketches and vignettes exploring misunderstanding and mistaken identity, miscommunication, sexuality and people’s fantasies. 

Being a Female Leader in Theatre

Being a Female Leader in Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe

Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

The Singing Psychic: Medium School Dropout

The Singing Psychic: Medium School Dropout

Best Show, Funny Women nominee returns with brand-new school rebel stories, spookily accurate (if bonkers) audience readings plus games! ‘Uplifting celebration of humanity’ (Sc… 

Will Pigs Save Our Bacon?

Will Pigs Save Our Bacon?

We’re desperately short of organs for transplant, so the possibility of transplanting from pigs to humans (xenotransplantation) has many people excited. 

National Touring With Black Theatre Live

National Touring With Black Theatre Live

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

The widely acclaimed ex-Young Pleasance physical theatre ensemble Spies Like Us returned to the Festival Fringe this year with not only one show but two brilliant shows in an adapt… 

How to Do Acting (Properly)

How to Do Acting (Properly)

This curious interactive lecture given by actress and software business advisor Zoe Cunningham offers some great advice and practical tips for anyone who wants to do acting (proper… 

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a… 

Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show

Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show

East meets West in this wild mash-up of comedy, electric violin, characters, spoken word and songs from legendary AmerAsian duo Slanty Eyed Mama. 

A Hero of Our Time

A Hero of Our Time

Pechorin is a superfluous man. 

Sounds of St Cecilias – Time Stands Still

Sounds of St Cecilias – Time Stands Still

Music by 17th-century composer John Dowland for lute, soprano and viol. 

Old Boy

Old Boy

Do you remember when we used to go camping? And when you helped me make an ATM out of cardboard for my school project? Do you realise what a big impact you’ve had on who I am? Fr… 

Disobey: Art as Activism in a Time of Turmoil

Disobey: Art as Activism in a Time of Turmoil

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Les Misérables School Edition

Les Misérables School Edition

Performed entirely by very talented students, Captivate’s production has been seen by an estimated 22,000 people, with sell-out crowds, standing ovations, and multiple five-star re… 

Too Young To Stay In (Too Old To Go Out!)

Too Young To Stay In (Too Old To Go Out!)

Nigel Osner takes a quizzical look at the challenges and opportunities for those no longer young. 

Auditions: MA and MFA Acting International

Auditions: MA and MFA Acting International

An opportunity to apply for East 15 Acting School’s MA/MFA Acting International programme. 

Shining a Light on the Gender Gap in Technical Theatre

Shining a Light on the Gender Gap in Technical Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Visual Theatre Meet-up

Visual Theatre Meet-up

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Russell Arathoon presents his debut hour. 

Trevor Feelgood's Weird Surreal Alternative Showcase

Trevor Feelgood's Weird Surreal Alternative Showcase

Back once again for the renegade master. 

Site Specific Theatre Practice

Site Specific Theatre Practice

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Old Saint Paul's Hot Chocolate at 10

Old Saint Paul's Hot Chocolate at 10

End your Fringe day with relaxing classical music by candlelight in this beautiful historic church. 

Same Old Same Oldies

Same Old Same Oldies

Three Northerners and three Southerners residing in one nursing home. 

Princes Street Gardens: A Drama in Time

Princes Street Gardens: A Drama in Time

Linking Old and New Towns, Princes Street Gardens are truly amazing in their unique geology, disputed history, diverse planting and the myriad ways that ordinary folk have used and… 

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems (and Why Truth Matters)

The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems (and Why Truth Matters)

Who hasn’t had a problem they’ve struggled to solve? We struggle, and the world struggles. 

All Time Greatest Hits

All Time Greatest Hits

Vocal Force returns to the Fringe with an all-new line-up of songs! These young, enthusiastic performers from the USA harmonise their way through beloved hits that will inspire and… 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

The Time Traveller dedicates his life to creating a time machine in an attempt to alter the moment of his greatest loss. 

Acting for Auditions

Acting for Auditions

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair For Fifty-Six Minutes And Then Leaves

A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair For Fifty-Six Minutes And Then Leaves

The original show, performed for the first time in 10 years.Turn up early.Sellout expected. 

Acting Through Song

Acting Through Song

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves

The original show, performed for the first time in 10 years. Turn up early, sell-out expected. 

Bilingualism(s) in Theatre: Creating Artistic Languages

Bilingualism(s) in Theatre: Creating Artistic Languages

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

The Bristol Suspensions present: Love Aca-tually

The Bristol Suspensions present: Love Aca-tually

Roses are red, violets are blue, The Bristol Suspensions have a show to do – but what happens when Cupid shoots his arrow into the rehearsal room? Fresh from their US tour, join … 

One Note at a Time

One Note at a Time

Join us for an evening of chilled jazz as new Scottish quintet The Misinformed Quintet makes their Edinburgh Festival Fringe and AMC debut with One Note at a Time, a one-time perf… 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic Anglican Catholic church directed by Dr John Kitchen. 

School of Batman – Live!

School of Batman – Live!

Batman is the world’s greatest scientist and we can prove it. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with renowned choir and organ directed by John Kitchen. 

Lord of the Strings Plays the 20 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

Lord of the Strings Plays the 20 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

After sold-out shows, rave reviews and standing ovations at Adelaide Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe, Lord of the Strings! – the ultimate one-man guitar show, first created for touri… 

Alastair Savage, Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair Savage, Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair celebrates Scotland’s magical fiddle tradition in the glorious Canongate Kirk acoustic. 

Anthem Old Skool Reunion

Anthem Old Skool Reunion

An Almighty Night Out with PA JILL SAWARD, the voice of Almighty’s JACKIE ‘O’DJs ANDY ALMIGHTY and SEAN SIRRS will play all the big Almighty remixes and productions. 

Blueswater Presents: The Big Blues Showcase

Blueswater Presents: The Big Blues Showcase

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. 

A Pitch in Time

A Pitch in Time

Join multi award-winning Amersham A Cappella as they celebrate their Fringe debut. 

Chamberlain... Peace in Our Time

Chamberlain... Peace in Our Time

‘Leeson in the title role is absolutely phenomenal. 

Russian String Orchestra at Old Saint Paul's

Russian String Orchestra at Old Saint Paul's

A series of very special evening concerts which combine the wonderfully vibrant playing of the Herald Angel Award-winning Russian String Orchestra with the atmospheric and historic… 

The Future Voice of Theatre Critics

The Future Voice of Theatre Critics

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Brewhemia's Festival Showcase

Brewhemia's Festival Showcase

Brewhemia are presenting some of the finest acts of this year’s festival. 

Immersive Theatre: History and Inspiration

Immersive Theatre: History and Inspiration

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Auditioning for Drama School

Auditioning for Drama School

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Theatre Uncut: Women on Power

Theatre Uncut: Women on Power

The multi award-winning political agitators are back at the Traverse with a morning of outstanding new writing and fiery debate. 

Swallow The Sea Caravan Theatre

Swallow The Sea Caravan Theatre

A converted 1960s caravan hosting installations both insightful and absurd, poetry, puppets and music. 

Devising Theatre for Social Change with Caitlin Skinner

Devising Theatre for Social Change with Caitlin Skinner

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Dance-Forms' 75th International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms' 75th International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms Productions is celebrating the International Choreographers’ Showcase’s 24th Anniversary and 17 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe. 

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Free daily hour-long showcase of the best musical comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, courtesy of the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for full listings). 

Marjolein Robertson: It's Time

Marjolein Robertson: It's Time

Shetland comedian Marjolein Robertson weaves through time with jokes, anecdotes and storytelling. 

Working Class Hero

Working Class Hero

Working Class Hero’s biggest flaw is that it isn’t about anything. 

Bristol Improv Presents Story Slam

Bristol Improv Presents Story Slam

It’s Story Slam time! Bristol Improv’s brand new show uses your ideas and experiences as the basis for its improvised stories. 

Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70

Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70

Mark Thomas regales us with a peppy portrayal of his health-check on the NHS, in commemoration of 70 years since its inception. 

Nerd Time's a Charm

Nerd Time's a Charm

Up ‘til now, I had only ever seen Tom Crosbie perform short spots at Fringe cabaret shows where his skill with a Rubik’s Cube and his awkward, amiable persona intrigued me. 

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

Join Meg and her band of misfits on a voyage through time and space. 

Reading the Streets: An Old Town Poetry Tour

Reading the Streets: An Old Town Poetry Tour

Weaving through courtyards, kirkyards and vennels, hear poems about Edinburgh past and present written by residents, tourists and those who visited only in imagination, including R… 

Another Time Slot With Ger Staunton

Another Time Slot With Ger Staunton

A nice, relaxed way to spend an hour of your Edinburgh Fringe with conversational-style delivery from ‘one of the best comedy writers in Ireland’ (Aidan Bishop, The International C… 

Bristol Revunions Present: Hoops

Bristol Revunions Present: Hoops

The Bristol Revunions return to the free Fringe with their show Hoops. 

The Second Annual Black Comedy Showcase

The Second Annual Black Comedy Showcase

After the success of the First Annual Black Comedy Showcase, we’re back – bigger, better and blacker. 

Logan Murray’s Comedy Summer School

Logan Murray’s Comedy Summer School

‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Old Souls

Old Souls

A heart-warming comedy play following Rosie and Vera who are brought together through a ‘befriend the elderly’ scheme. 

Drowning Our Babies

Drowning Our Babies

On the bloodied knuckle and tender belly of contemporary theatre, this showcase of original work introduces emerging theatre companies from one of the country’s leading contempor… 

Three's Company, Where's Our Crowd? An Improvised Show

Three's Company, Where's Our Crowd? An Improvised Show

Three wise men followed a star to Edinburgh to bring you frankincense, myrrh and comedy gold. 

Beyond Beauty – Our Country Taiwan

Beyond Beauty – Our Country Taiwan

Beyond Beauty – Our Country Taiwan. 

Avenue Q – School Edition

Avenue Q – School Edition

The laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. 

Old Movies Saved My Life

Old Movies Saved My Life

Sometimes the best education comes from the most unexpected places. 

High School English

High School English

As a group of high school students work towards their English exam, but can’t remember anything about the classic texts they have to memorise, their teacher is forced to fabricate … 

Questing Time

Questing Time

London’s best comedy Dungeons & Dragons show is rolling into Edinburgh to ask the funniest people on the Fringe if they have what it takes to be heroes. 

10 Years MCA – The Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

10 Years MCA – The Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe’s best musical comedians! Since 2009, the MCA have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman a… 

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel. 

Jo Caulfield: Killing Time

Jo Caulfield: Killing Time

Jo Caulfield strides on stage with all the self-assuredness of the seasoned performer that she is. 

Our Boys

Our Boys

Our Boys exquisitely showcases life on the battlefield from the setting of an army hospital. 

Angel Comedy Showcase

Angel Comedy Showcase

Award-winning Angel Comedy (Best Club in UK 2015, 2017, 2018 – Chortle Awards) brings a showcase to Edinburgh for the first time. 

Old Town – New Perspective 2018

Old Town – New Perspective 2018

Original photographs of the people, streets and architecture of Edinburgh’s Old Town taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard. 

Life and Death of a Near-Hero

Life and Death of a Near-Hero

A “nearly” comedy about my memories as a professional stripper and near-hero during London Bridge terror attack in 2016. 

Power Play: Next Time

Power Play: Next Time

On average, victims of domestic violence experience 35 assaults before calling the police. 

Kirk Smith's Stand-up Showcase

Kirk Smith's Stand-up Showcase

Stand-up comedy showcase produced by Los Angeles based stand-up comic Kirk Smith. 

Behind Our Skin

Behind Our Skin

Two intertwined monologues about womanhood and immigration merge, coalesce and diverge. 

Mystery Meat (Showcase)

Mystery Meat (Showcase)

Mystery Meat is a monthly cult stand-up show regularly performing to sell-out audiences in Brighton. This is no accident. Get involved. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

The hilarious improvised Doctor Who parody returns! Featuring a live radiophonic workshop and a crew of hysterical performers, join us for an entirely new adventure every day based… 

A Complete Waste of Time

A Complete Waste of Time

Steve Chang takes you on an introspective journey to find meaning in life by means of ayahuasca, hookers and gay conversion camp. 

Stitch in Time: A Knitting Cabaret

Stitch in Time: A Knitting Cabaret

Excitement! Drama! Romance! And… knitting? A scintillating cabaret, featuring the lost knitting songs of WWI and WWII from Canada, Britain, America and France. 

The School Film

The School Film

‘What are great expectations? It means he’s going to be rich. 

Starting Now: Youth Showcase 2018

Starting Now: Youth Showcase 2018

Celebrating the enthusiasm and fresh talent of new dancers from across Scotland. 

First Time at the Fringe

First Time at the Fringe

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Phil Ellis Is Ready for the Big Time

Phil Ellis Is Ready for the Big Time

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. 

Laughterthoughts: A Comedy Showcase

Laughterthoughts: A Comedy Showcase

An hour long stand-up show from future legends Ben Behrens, Jessie Johnson, Rob Cooper and Jessie Nixon that promises to redefine your perceptions of comedy and launch western civi… 

Stephen Bailey: Our Kid

Stephen Bailey: Our Kid

From ITV2’s Safeword and CelebAbility, ITV’s Weekend with Aled, Comedy Central’s Live at the Comedy Store, Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side and having supported … 

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

In its sixth year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase. 

Gareth Berliner: I Paid for 50 Minutes of Your Time

Gareth Berliner: I Paid for 50 Minutes of Your Time

Stand-up comic Gareth Berliner was cast in Coronation Street four years ago to play dodgy drug dealer Macca, and was told he didn’t need make-up! He’s also very funny. 

Hot Gay Time Machine

Hot Gay Time Machine

After their multi award-winning debut at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the hot gays are back. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

Join us on a thrilling journey to a future age where things are not as they seem. 

Stuart Bowden: Our Molecules

Stuart Bowden: Our Molecules

Stuart Bowden has been doing this for a long time. 

Keara Murphy: Furious! #MeToo Time's Up! No Bawbaggery Allowed!

Keara Murphy: Furious! #MeToo Time's Up! No Bawbaggery Allowed!

Twice featured on BBC Radio 4’s Pick of the Week. 

We're Sorry Canadian Comedy Showcase

We're Sorry Canadian Comedy Showcase

This is the fourth year of We’re Sorry. 

Bristol Revunions Present: Paraguay

Bristol Revunions Present: Paraguay

In 1988 the treasurer of the Bristol Revunions emptied the comedy troupe’s bank account and fled to Paraguay, leaving the society bankrupt and forcing the group to disband. 

Bread and Geller: Prime Time

Bread and Geller: Prime Time

Step aside Ricky and Bianca, there’s a new duo in town. 

The Travellin' Man Comedy Showcase

The Travellin' Man Comedy Showcase

In six years of stand-up, Aidan ‘Taco’ Jones has met great comedians from every continent (except Antartica, they’re rubbish). 

Charlie Baker Presents: The Greatest Goat of All Time

Charlie Baker Presents: The Greatest Goat of All Time

World premiere of this fresh, funny, fantastical story starring award-winning comedian, singer and dancer Charlie Baker (Harry Hill’s Tea Time, Dog Ate My Homework, Doctor Who) and… 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

Aaaaaaaaand Now It's Time for... Roger Swift's Pun-U-Matic (The Second Leg)

Aaaaaaaaand Now It's Time for... Roger Swift's Pun-U-Matic (The Second Leg)

Puns! Lots of puns! Spoken puns, visual puns, musical puns, contrived puns and a lot of props. 

Time Out With Ross Voss

Time Out With Ross Voss

Australian comedian Ross Voss’s show in the form of a basketball game! Four quarters of 12 minutes of comedy! Each quarter is different, from more about me to storytelling, longe… 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Great value lunchtime compilation showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Sixth year of the UK’s most successful ever Jewish comedy. 

Not My Audience! The Stand-Up Showcase with a Twist: You Decide the Material!

Not My Audience! The Stand-Up Showcase with a Twist: You Decide the Material!

Which comic belongs in your bubble? Send your suggestions through our app: comedy gold or utter crap? Three top comedians compete to impress with tailor-made jokes based on the dem… 

Owen Roberts: I Let a Six-Year-Old Write My Show

Owen Roberts: I Let a Six-Year-Old Write My Show

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. 

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Hold on to your raincoats! Tom Brace brings a jam-packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won’t believe! Expect the unexpected in this mind-boggling variety show. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Superheroes

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Superheroes

Sock! Pow! Wham! Earth’s funniest footwear are back with their 10th new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence. 

The Big Time

The Big Time

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. 

Siblings: Acting Out

Siblings: Acting Out

Is the comedy gene something you can inherit from your parents? If so then Siblings: Acting Out sisters Maddy and Marina Bye have been blessed with it in spades. 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey. 

Our Country

Our Country

‘A striking dream world. 

Benet Brandreth: A Hero for Our Times

Benet Brandreth: A Hero for Our Times

Join award-winning comedian Benet Brandreth for a comic tale of love, loss, redemption and ramekins. 

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free

Traquair’s vivid murals (painted 1888-1892) include religious and allegorical images, portraits of leading figures, the choir and clergy of the day, and images of the natural world… 

Daniel Cainer: Old Dog, New Shtick!

Daniel Cainer: Old Dog, New Shtick!

More stories-in-song from this multi award-winning Jewish songwriter and Fringe favourite. 

Not in Our Neighbourhood

Not in Our Neighbourhood

Maisey Mata, a filmmaker, is invited by the Women’s Refuge to document their clients in order to raise awareness about domestic violence. 

How to Keep Time: A Drum Solo for Dementia

How to Keep Time: A Drum Solo for Dementia

There’s a line in How to Keep Time that sat very deeply in my heart: “All my memories have been rewritten for who you are now. 

Scratch Night: Our Fears

Scratch Night: Our Fears

Come support some brave new writers while they investigate our fears!The list of our fears is rather long, and some of these accounts are actually based in true events b… 

Evening of New Writing: Our Fears

Evening of New Writing: Our Fears

Come support some brave new writers while they investigate our fears!The list of our fears is rather long, and some of these accounts are actually based in true events b… 

Time For Tea

Time For Tea

Gripping World Premier drama of Cowgate fire. 

Squabbling House Theatre Presents: Scratch

Squabbling House Theatre Presents: Scratch

Inspired by our sister production of Phil Porter's Blink, Squabbling House Theatre are delighted to present the company’s first collection of new writing shor… 

Squabbling House Theatre Presents: Blink by Phil Porter

Squabbling House Theatre Presents: Blink by Phil Porter

Brought together by a voyeuristic relationship that teeters on the verge of stalking, introverted Sophie and eccentric Esther relive the story of how they met. 

Say Owt Showcase

Say Owt Showcase

One of York’s liveliest live nights, Say Owt is a raw melting pot of poets delivering rapid fire, heartfelt, energetic and exciting spoken word. 

The Burning Duck Comedy Club £5/PWYW Showcase

The Burning Duck Comedy Club £5/PWYW Showcase

York’s alternative comedy sensation the Burning Duck Comedy Club returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe, presenting another handcrafted artisanal smorgasbang of the… 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

The hilarious improvised Doctor Who parody returns! Featuring a live radiophonic workshop and a crew of hysterical performers, join us for an entirely new adventure base… 

The GYF Comedy Workshop Showcase

The GYF Comedy Workshop Showcase

A bunch of comedy virgins have spent the weekend with Logan Murray, the the man who taught Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, Josh Widdecombe, Andi Osho, Luisa Omielan, Diane Mo… 

Museum of Magic! - Professional Magician Showcase

Museum of Magic! - Professional Magician Showcase

Once a month the Museum of Comedy is transformed into the Museum of Magic! Magicians from the prestigious London Magic Circle and West End Magic cong… 

Thespianage: Improv Comedy Showcase

Thespianage: Improv Comedy Showcase

Fresh from their regular performances in the drizzly urban wilderness of central Manchester, the “talented performers with an eye for the absurd” (RemoteGoat… 

Grand Old Uke of York

Grand Old Uke of York

Returning to the Fringe for the third time, this 13 strong ukulele collective began playing together 7 years ago. 

Owen Roberts: I Let A Six Year Old Write My Show

Owen Roberts: I Let A Six Year Old Write My Show

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. 

The Time Capsule - A Pick Your Own Adventure Play

The Time Capsule - A Pick Your Own Adventure Play

A play promising to be the first of its kind premieres in July at Landor Space, Clapham, inviting audiences to take control of a show where every night really is different. 

The Nursery Theatre presents... Saturday Night Improv

The Nursery Theatre presents... Saturday Night Improv

Magicked! – Everyone loves Harry Potter, and in tribute to the world’s favourite pubescent wizard, this summer, tonight’s show assumes the form of an improvised tribute to Ha… 

Michael Buble - British Summer Time

Michael Buble - British Summer Time

Michael Bublé – a true global superstar in his only UK performance is coming to Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park 2018! The undisputed ‘King of … 

The XLP Arts South London Showcase Final

The XLP Arts South London Showcase Final

The XLP Arts South London Showcase Final is the culmination of a series of youth arts showcases held this year within Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark and Lambeth, hosted … 

Thespianage Live Comedy Showcase

Thespianage Live Comedy Showcase

Thespianage Productions are cultivating a reputation in Manchester for being far too suggestible! From Gregorian chanting life advice, to miming how an amorous dragon made a slight… 

The Nursery Theatre presents... Friday Night Improv

The Nursery Theatre presents... Friday Night Improv

Standup and improv comedy unite in one explosively funny night! Join us as a group of experienced improvisers weave a (dramatic! funny! exciting!) story in three acts based on the … 

Steps at Greenwich Music Time 2018

Steps at Greenwich Music Time 2018

Pop superstars Steps are the first headline act to be announced for Greenwich Music Time 2018. 

The Great Yorkshire Fringe Launch Showcase

The Great Yorkshire Fringe Launch Showcase

Don your flat cap, grab your whippet and come and join us for the launch of 2018’s Great Yorkshire Fringe! Lineup to include Tony Slattery, Harry & Chris, Thin… 

Junior School Concert - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18

Junior School Concert - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18

The Junior School pupils of St Dunstan’s College invite you to attend their annual Summer concert. 

The Stars of Tomorrow, TODAY! (A Comedy Course Showcase)

The Stars of Tomorrow, TODAY! (A Comedy Course Showcase)

 The Final Show of Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course. 

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Energetic, playful stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian Russell Arathoon. 

Bread & Geller: Prime Time (Edinburgh Preview)

Bread & Geller: Prime Time (Edinburgh Preview)

Sketch Off 2018 runners up Bread & Geller bring you their sell-out debut hour, a hot mix of character comedy, observational sketch and musical parody. 

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Final

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Final

Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

PÖJJ: Our Sketch Show

PÖJJ: Our Sketch Show

Sketch comedy hat-trick PÖJJ bring you their debut show. 

"Hello la voix" New Show, New Shoes, Old Earrings

“Hello” La Voix is the brand new show from ‘Ab Fab the Movie’ star La Voix! La Voix’s new show is a feast for the senses, with a show featuring her amazing live musicians, side-s… 

High Top Circus Showcase

High Top Circus Showcase

Join us in the jungle for our hit annual ‘High Top Circus Student Showcase’. 

Max & Ivan: Our Story

Max & Ivan: Our Story

Edinburgh Comedy Award winners Max & Ivan (as seen on BBC2’s ‘W1A’ and heard on Radio 4’s ‘The Casebook of Max & Ivan’) bring their critically acclaimed origin story to Brighton, a… 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: The New Show

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: The New Show

Earth’s Funniest Footwear are back for their 10th brand new show. 

Too Young to Stay In - Too Old to Go Out

Too Young to Stay In - Too Old to Go Out

In his new show Nigel Osner casts a quizzical eye over life’s challenges for those, shall we say, just that little bit older. 

Clueless Theatre Presents: Two by Jim Cartwright

Clueless Theatre Presents: Two by Jim Cartwright

What's your tipple? Pint of lager and a packet of cheese and onion crisps? How about an evening being transported to the White Oak pub where you will meet an eclectic mix of ch… 

Live Music in Theatre: Creating and Playing Music for a Theatre Piece

Live Music in Theatre: Creating and Playing Music for a Theatre Piece

How can we enhance the impact of a theatre play with live music? An interactive workshop where participants are welcome to bring their own compositions to play or improvise. 

Hammond Graduate BA Musical Theatre Showcase

Hammond Graduate BA Musical Theatre Showcase

An opportunity to see the culmination of three years’ work produced by The Hammond Graduate Musical Theatre Students, in a unique showcase performance for industry… 

The MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2018

The MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2018

An energy packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET. 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

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

Acting and Creating a Character

Acting and Creating a Character

Come and get your teeth into a refreshing approach to acting with this Stanislavski-inspired technique. 

Owen Roberts: I let a six year old write my show

Owen Roberts: I let a six year old write my show

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. 

Connecting Places: Our Untold Stories

Connecting Places: Our Untold Stories

A celebration of Brighton’s diversity, Connecting Places: Our Untold Stories, organised by the Brighton and Hove BME Heritage Network, is an opportunity for everyone to hear the … 

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way. 

Bloom: Emerging Talent Showcase

Bloom: Emerging Talent Showcase

After the first SOLD OUT production, we are back at The Hen & Chickens for 4 more nights this month. 

TotRockinBeats Old-School Block Party

TotRockinBeats Old-School Block Party

An amazing, three-hour, outdoor, family-friendly, old-school, Hip-Hop, Funk and Soul block party. 

An Dhá: Folk Traditions Old & New

An Dhá: Folk Traditions Old & New

Folk tunes, stories and song inspired by the Scottish, Irish and English folk music traditions come alive with the immaculate fiddle and cello mastery of An Dhá. 

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d… 

Tight 5 Showcase

Tight 5 Showcase

Fast-paced, club-style stand-up comedy, featuring four of the best new stand-up talents from the South East. 

Brighton School of Samba

Brighton School of Samba

Fancy experiencing a taste of the Rio Carnival in the streets of Brighton this month? The Brighton School of Samba can give you just that. 

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Semi Finals

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Semi Finals

Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

Jon Mcleod Music Showcase at Artista

Jon Mcleod Music Showcase at Artista

Singer/songwriter, Jon McLeod, brings his original acoustic compositions to Artista Cafe & Gallery. 

Proteus Theatre Company: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know

Proteus Theatre Company: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know

Join Lord Byron, the most notorious figure from literary history, for a stiff drink. 

Henry Café: It's Gameshow Time!

Henry Café: It's Gameshow Time!

The game show where celebrities compete to become UN Goodwill Ambassadors. 

Hot Gay Time Machine

Hot Gay Time Machine

Fresh from their five-star, sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and winners of the Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence 2017, ‘Hot Gay Time Machine’ cover all the most important m… 

Behind Our Skin

Behind Our Skin

When Camille transfers to London, she finds herself following a well-travelled road. 

Phoenix Dance Theatre Triple Bill

Phoenix Dance Theatre Triple Bill

70 years after the Empire Windrush docked, marking the start of Caribbean migration to the UK, comes a new work from Phoenix’s artistic director Sharon Watson with a newly co… 

Sir Michael Parkinson - Our Kind of Music

Sir Michael Parkinson - Our Kind of Music

Alongside his interviewing and writing Sir Michael Parkinson has spent much of his career promoting the appreciation of the music of the Great American Songbook and encouraging t… 

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Heats

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Heats

Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

The Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase

The Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase

The Brighton Academy Of Performing Arts presents its 5th MT Graduating year Showcase  

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c… 

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final

Back for its third year. 

Dinosaur Time Machine

Dinosaur Time Machine

Best Children’s Show Award 2016! Buckle up and take a trip in a giant time machine to get up close and personal with a life sized T-Rex! Incorporating science with circus, pu… 

Mousetrap Theatre Projects 21st Anniversary Gala

Mousetrap Theatre Projects 21st Anniversary Gala

Mousetrap Theatre Projects is celebrating its 21st Anniversary on Sunday 18th March 2018 at the Prince of Wales Theatre, raising funds to give inspiring theatre experiences to ch… 

Time Travel Dance Party

Time Travel Dance Party

The Fame Train gang star in this awesome show that sees the kids travel through the ages from the prehistoric times, to the swinging 60’s, all the way to the modern day! Cool chara… 

Time and Machines - gymnastics in motion

Time and Machines - gymnastics in motion

“Time and Machines - gymnastics in motion” has it’s premiere in SA and introduces acrobats, gymnasts, dancers, aerialists and circus performers to Adelaide audiences. 

Best of Adelaide Fringe: International Comedy Showcase

Best of Adelaide Fringe: International Comedy Showcase

Who, What, Where, When? There’s so much to choose from at the Adelaide Fringe! And if you can’t decide which international comedians to see at the Fringe, then this is the show… 

Our House

Our House

Running with Scissors is the theatre company of Adelaide High School committed to the creation of returns to the Fringe after a [near] sell out season in 2017 with a brand new show… 

Sammy J - Hero Complex

Sammy J - Hero Complex

Back by popular demand, one show only! In 1996, Sammy J borrowed some Phantom comics from his school gardener. 

After School Hours

After School Hours

After School Hours is an outrageously fun, wonderfully wacky cabaret for kids! Set in a whimsical vaudeville style world let Australia’s best entertainers show you things you’ve ne… 

Adelaide Fringe Comedy Showcase

Adelaide Fringe Comedy Showcase

Adelaide Fringe Comedy Showcase returns chock full of some of the best comedians from across the Fringe, both local & International. 

USC Showcase

USC Showcase

The USC Showcase is a musical exhibition of Year 11 and Year 12 University Senior College Music and Drama students. 

Time Stands Still

Time Stands Still

The play revolves around Sarah, a photo journalist who has just returned from covering the war in Syria after being severely injured. 

Salisbury Secret Garden - Showcase

Salisbury Secret Garden - Showcase

A fun filled evening with so much for the family. 

Joanne Kam: Laugh You Long Time

Joanne Kam: Laugh You Long Time

In a fiery display of wit, comedy and anecdotes dressed up with glamour and style, Joanne Kam (Comedy Central Asia) will have you crying with laughter as she shares her views on li… 

The Freakeasy 2 year Special Showcase

The Freakeasy 2 year Special Showcase

Ladies and Gentlemen. 

Swing Out Adelaide showcase!

Swing Out Adelaide showcase!

Join Adelaide’s premier swing dancing school for a night of dance through the 1920s, 30s and 40s! Students of the school of all levels will showcase the dances of the era including… 

H G Wells' The Time Machine

H G Wells' The Time Machine

While not even Herbert George Wells’s own first dalliance with the concept of time travel, his 1895 novella The Time Machine has nevertheless become pretty much the definitive te… 

Broadway Bootcamp Showcase

Broadway Bootcamp Showcase

Be entertained by the talented kids from our January Broadway Bootcamp as they perform a showcase of the skills they have developed over our two week award winning program. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Time & Space

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Time & Space

Ever wanted to experience your own Doctor Who adventure? Our team of time lords will whisk you round the universe and home in time for tea in this hilarious improvised parody! ★�… 

Rosemary and Time

Rosemary and Time

Based on a true story, is about two women, working side by side in a school infirmary who discover a startling truth about one another. 

Footlight ‘Singer Showcase’

Footlight ‘Singer Showcase’

The next Footlight Singer Showcase bounds into the New Year with its hit evening of live music returning to Leicester Square Theatre on 30th January. 

Disco Kids: Old Skool Disco

Disco Kids: Old Skool Disco

Our fab disco for Under 7s returns! Grab your pink leg warmers, don your ankle boots and make you hair as big as can be! It’s our retro disco for the digital generation to party … 

The Freakeasy Showcase

The Freakeasy Showcase

Ladies And Gentlemen. 

London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol

London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol

London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol. 

Side Shows

Side Shows

Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows. 

Until Our Hearts Stop

Until Our Hearts Stop

Acclaimed American choreographer, Meg Stuart's work is constantly shifting, developing a language and set of rules for every piece. 

Hot Gay Time Machine

Hot Gay Time Machine

An extremely flamboyant, ‘riotous but subtly moving’ (The List) extravaGAYnza, fresh from its sold-out, award-winning run at Edinburgh. 

Our Fathers

Our Fathers

It’s mildly amusing to see two grown men briefly falling into a childish bragging-match about their fathers—one a retired Church of Scotland minister, the other a former Bis… 

Bread & Geller: On Time

Bread & Geller: On Time

Bread & Geller are back! Join the world’s first comedy trio with only two members as they return with their sell-out exploration of all* things time. 

Jekyll & Hyde - National Youth Theatre

Jekyll & Hyde - National Youth Theatre

Everyone has another face they hide behind… The National Youth Theatre REP Company invite you into the world of Victorian England, where civilised society meets seedy Soho f… 

Othello - National Youth Theatre

Othello - National Youth Theatre

This is a mating ground. 

Hershey Felder Our Great Tchaikovsky

Hershey Felder Our Great Tchaikovsky

Hershey Felder’s Our Great Tchaikovsky is a time-bending tale of music, politics and one of the world’s most beloved composers. 

Auditions and Interviews – MA Acting and MA Theatre Directing

Auditions and Interviews – MA Acting and MA Theatre Directing

East 15 is holding auditions for these dynamic MA degrees. For more information email [email protected] with Edinburgh in the email title. 

Bilingualism in Theatre - Discussion

Bilingualism in Theatre - Discussion

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Bilingualism in Theatre - Workshop

Bilingualism in Theatre - Workshop

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants. 

David O'Doherty: Big Time

David O'Doherty: Big Time

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… 

Tara Theatre and Touring to London

Tara Theatre and Touring to London

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

David O'Doherty: Big Time

David O'Doherty: Big Time

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… 

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

The Outcast in Theatre

The Outcast in Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

You're Never Too Old... Are You? – Free

You're Never Too Old... Are You? – Free

Jim Everett, AKA Jimmy Francis, is relatively new to comedy. 

The Future of Inclusive Theatre

The Future of Inclusive Theatre

A panel discussion with Caroline Bowditch (performance artist and choreographer); Dr Ben Fletcher-Watson (University of Edinburgh); Michael Richardson (Heriot-Watt University). 

The Curious Incidents of the gay in the night-time

The Curious Incidents of the gay in the night-time

Russell Arathoon brings his previous sold out debut stand up show to London. 

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Amateur Theatre Meet Up

Amateur Theatre Meet Up

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Training for Technical Theatre and Acting

Training for Technical Theatre and Acting

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Bob Doolally's Load of Old Balls

Bob Doolally's Load of Old Balls

The legendary retired football manager turned alcoholic pundit from hell is back with a show to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Wembley 1967. 

The Bristol Suspensions in: I Can't Believe It's Not Instruments!

The Bristol Suspensions in: I Can't Believe It's Not Instruments!

What happens when you combine juicy reality TV drama and award-winning a cappella? Join the 2016 UK champions, The Bristol Suspensions, to find out… Fresh from their sell-out 201… 

Black Theatre Live: Making the Most of Touring Opportunities

Black Theatre Live: Making the Most of Touring Opportunities

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Ivor Dembina is very funny and manages to entertain the audience for an hour by conforming to as many stereotypes of a Jew as he can. 

Contracts: The What, Why and How Independent Theatre Council

Contracts: The What, Why and How Independent Theatre Council

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

HG Wells’s sci-fi masterpiece is reborn as a brand new musical adventure. 

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 9

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 9

One performance only. Turn up early, sell-out expected. 

Behind Our Skin

Behind Our Skin

When Camille transfers to London, she finds herself blissfully following a well-travelled road. 

Our Streets Are Numbered

Our Streets Are Numbered

The show follows up on No Redemption Songs (Fringe sell-out 2014 and 2015) and tells the story of the former mining village of Horden, Co Durham, in the years since the miner’s str… 

The Future Voice of Theatre Critics

The Future Voice of Theatre Critics

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Les Misérables School Edition

Les Misérables School Edition

Trying to do a hallowed musical such as Les Miserables at the Fringe is a bit of a rigged game. 

Acting Through Song

Acting Through Song

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Opportunities for new Musical Theatre after the Fringe

Opportunities for new Musical Theatre after the Fringe

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Feminism in Theatre

Feminism in Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Auditioning for Drama School

Auditioning for Drama School

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Somethings Old, Somethings New

Somethings Old, Somethings New

A selection of favourites, old and new, from those (ouch) fifty years of performance poetry, theatre pieces and bittersweet, polemical, comical, in-character monologues by the form… 

Auditions – BA World Performance and MA Acting International

Auditions – BA World Performance and MA Acting International

East 15 is holding auditions for both these creative and challenging courses, exploring global performance and acting for overseas students. 

Careers in Theatre Production

Careers in Theatre Production

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

A Field of Our Own

A Field of Our Own

In 1875, a group of first and second generation immigrants, from the greatest refugee crisis of the age, fed up with their lack of opportunity, founded a football team called Hiber… 

Too Old to Be a Power Ranger

Too Old to Be a Power Ranger

Debut stand-up hour from Ben Shannon about cats, growing up and being easily distracted. 

Our Carnal Hearts

Our Carnal Hearts

Our Carnal Hearts is a wicked and totally absorbing cathartic purging experience, exalting the darker shades of humanity that dwell within us all. 

Alastair Savage: Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair Savage: Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair presents his annual celebration of the Scots fiddle tradition in the Canongate Kirk’s vibrant acoustic. 

Acting: In Conversation with...

Acting: In Conversation with...

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

On This Side of Time

On This Side of Time

Alyona Ageeva’s PosleSlov Physical Theatre Company presents the UK premier of this contemporary physical theatre performance. 

On This Side of Time

On This Side of Time

Alyona Ageeva’s PosleSlov Physical Theatre Company brings the UK premiere of On This Side of Time from Russia to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. 

John Porter – Five Years' Time

John Porter – Five Years' Time

We’ve all had the question. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Join us for traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic church, directed by City and University Organist Dr John Kitchen. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Join us for traditional Choral Evensong and Benediction with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic Anglican Catholic Church. 

Streetbeat Free Lunchtime Stand-Up Showcase

Streetbeat Free Lunchtime Stand-Up Showcase

A free lunchtime showcase of established and up and coming acts offering tasters of their shows. Six acts plus MC Alastair Sadler. 

Hot Dub Time Machine

Hot Dub Time Machine

Hot Dub Time Machine is the world’s first time travelling dance party, taking festivals, theatres, rooftops and venues all over the world on a transcendent dance through pop musi… 

Blueswater Presents: The Big Blues Showcase

Blueswater Presents: The Big Blues Showcase

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. 

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Questing Time

Questing Time

London’s Critical Hit comedy Dungeons & Dragons show is rolling into Edinburgh for one night only, five times! Join your host, Paul Foxcroft (Cariad & Paul, Marcus Brigstocke’s Una… 

Hip Hop Time Machine

Hip Hop Time Machine

If you don’t know your Grandmaster Flash from Public Enemy, then Hip Hop Time Machine is going to seem less like a nostalgic reminder of your childhood and more like you’ve act… 

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Why do we need Amateur Theatre?

Why do we need Amateur Theatre?

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Slash Theatre: The Room in the Elephant

Slash Theatre: The Room in the Elephant

We like to think of it as a ‘daring exposé revealing the state of contemporary masculinity in a post-feminist milieu’. 

Theatre Production: Pathways and Possibilities

Theatre Production: Pathways and Possibilities

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Hot Gay Time Machine

Hot Gay Time Machine

Gays. 

Dance-Forms 74th International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms 74th International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms Productions is celebrating 16 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe, presenting the cream of the crop of postmodern creations. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Fish Finger Fridays: Fun Time Friends

Fish Finger Fridays: Fun Time Friends

Hot, new(ish) comedy trio are back in Edinburgh with a playful new sketch show. 

Hero

Hero

Georgie Mac wants to be a hero. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

The future is brought to you from the past in this musical adaptation of H. 

Jazz Theatre - After Midnight

Jazz Theatre - After Midnight

Nocturnal and intimate adventure through American golden age of music. 

Hero

Hero

Let me preface by saying that Hero suffered from technical issues when I saw it, which was announced at the play’s beginning and therefore meant that some of the lights for the p… 

Rock of Ages: High School Edition

Rock of Ages: High School Edition

It’s the end of the 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging. 

Old Town – New Perspective

Old Town – New Perspective

Old Town – New Perspective is a collection of contemporary photographs taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

I remember when Doctor Who was a practically forgotten, long cancelled show that was only the domain of nerds (like me). 

Leere Zeit – Idle Time

Leere Zeit – Idle Time

The key to a happy life is avoiding all forms of useless and unproductive time – Leere Zeit – as propagated by the Institute of Positive Lifestyles. 

Sensitive Bricks and the Cement of Time

Sensitive Bricks and the Cement of Time

Six award-winning clowns, characters, and comedians all show off, separately. 

First Time at the Fringe

First Time at the Fringe

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Henry Cafe: It's Gameshow Time!

Henry Cafe: It's Gameshow Time!

The gameshow where celebrities compete to end world poverty. 

The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show

The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show

All the way from Austin, Texas, it’s The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show. 

Chicago's Stand-Up Showcase

Chicago's Stand-Up Showcase

Chicago, America’s premier city for up-and-coming comedians sends its best and brightest to Edinburgh. 

Marking Time

Marking Time

Stuck in a lift, Ruth waits to escape in order to visit her husband who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. 

BBC at George Heriot's School

BBC at George Heriot's School

Bringing the best of the festivals to audiences, with live and recorded BBC broadcasts and activities. 

Old Men at the Gates of Dawn

Old Men at the Gates of Dawn

The Old Men, Rod Hunter and Les Sinclair return for a 6th year, joined again by the fantastic and slightly more youthful Raymond Mearns. 

Angel Comedy Showcase

Angel Comedy Showcase

Award-winning Angel Comedy (Best Club in UK 2015, 2017 Chortle Awards) brings a showcase to Edinburgh for the first time. 

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

Chamberlain has been relegated to history as one of life’s wishful thinkers. 

Our Christian Nation

Our Christian Nation

What if the extreme Christian right in the USA got everything they wanted? Emmy winner Joe Janes’s play, featuring 10 Chicago actors performing 40 characters, shows us the absurdit… 

Date Night With Bristol Improv

Date Night With Bristol Improv

Date night: the time when friends, family and lovers come together (though not all together) to spend time, catch up and share stories. 

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot. 

Bristol Revunions: Glass

Bristol Revunions: Glass

Bristol Revunions are a surreal, playful, energetic bunch of sketch comedians that have put together a brand-new show for you, full of original funny material. 

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

In its fifth year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase. 

The St Andrews Revue presents: The Big Time

The St Andrews Revue presents: The Big Time

They say fame is a fickle friend, and the St Andrews Revue have been lonely for years. 

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

Looking past the sweltering hot and humid room that the Laugh Train Comedy Showcase takes place in, this show is enjoyable enough for a night out. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Have a bite to eat and take a seat – you’re in for a treat. 

Robyn's Bad Decision Time

Robyn's Bad Decision Time

Everyone has a crazy family. 

For the School Colours: The Life and Works of Angela Brazil

For the School Colours: The Life and Works of Angela Brazil

Prolific children’s author, conservationist, believer in fairies – Angela Brazil was a complicated and determined woman with a tendency to write her personal life into her book… 

Too Old to Be a Power Ranger

Too Old to Be a Power Ranger

Debut stand-up hour from Ben Shannon about cats, growing up and being easily distracted. 

Kevin James Doyle: 30 Year Old Virgin

Kevin James Doyle: 30 Year Old Virgin

Raised a devout Christian, Kevin knew sex was meant for marriage only. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Extra performance on the 21st at Laughing Horse @ Counting House with full run from 3rd to 27th (excluding Tuesdays) at Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake. 

Phill Jupitus: Achtung!/Acting!

Phill Jupitus: Achtung!/Acting!

Very much in the spirit of the Fringe, Phill Jupitus steps out of his comfort zone with a show of improvisational comedy that sees him inhabit two wonderfully diverse characters th… 

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

In its fifth year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

Many will be familiar with the big budget movies inspired by the works of HG Wells (The War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man) for example, but fewer might have actually read the… 

Anything Can Be a Podcast Returns Again for the Third Time! With John Hastings

Anything Can Be a Podcast Returns Again for the Third Time! With John Hastings

Anything Can Be a Podcast! Podcast! John Hastings improvises an hour of comedy based on suggestions from the Fringe’s top comedians, his teenage blog, and his friend Paul Stanley H… 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam… 

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

Spies Like Us Theatre’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel is, quite simply, a joy. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales elegantly told. 

Wall! A Thinly Veiled Metaphor for Our Current Political Landscape Disguised as a New American Musical

Wall! A Thinly Veiled Metaphor for Our Current Political Landscape Disguised as a New American Musical

Two cultures have thrived, one on each side of an impenetrable wall. 

Scott Agnew: Spunk on Our Lady's Face

Scott Agnew: Spunk on Our Lady's Face

Burly Glaswegian stand-up Scott Agnew has for many years joked about “blow-job knee”—wear and tear arising from too much time on his knees providing oral sex. 

Chris Turner: What a Time to Be Alive

Chris Turner: What a Time to Be Alive

Chris Turner has moved to the good old US of A and he’s back in Edinburgh to tell the festival audiences about it. 

The Hero Who Overslept

The Hero Who Overslept

Here’s a heartfelt invitation to experience a never-before-seen mix of climate science, psychology and surrealist dance in which we attempt to remake ourselves just in time for a… 

Deadpan Theatre: Third Wheel

Deadpan Theatre: Third Wheel

Following the untimely death of their friend Dylan, Polly and Eve are fulfilling his final wishes by travelling around the UK with his ashes in a Wizard Of Oz lunchbox. 

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free

Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera. 

Dartington Summer School and Festival

Dartington Summer School and Festival

Present concerts of all kinds of music. 

For the School Colours: The Life and Works of Angela Brazil

For the School Colours: The Life and Works of Angela Brazil

For the School Colours is an interestingly educational piece of theatre about a forgotten pioneer of school-based children’s literature made popular by Enid Blyton and J. 

Grand Old Uke of York

Grand Old Uke of York

There’s a lot wrong with the world at the moment, but I reckon if you gave everyone a ukulele then you could go a long way to curing all that’s troubling. 

Any Suggestions Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

Any Suggestions Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

The most fantastic improvised parody in all of space & time is back! Brand new episodes of Doctor Who created with your suggestions and a live radiophonic workshop. 

Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians!

Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians!

Great Scott! Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West bring a magical extravaganza to a millennium near you! Not content with their lot as the nineteenth century’s greatest magic … 

Lunchbox Theatre: Everyday People

Lunchbox Theatre: Everyday People

Squeeze some culture into your lunchbreak! Grab a sandwich and join Lightbox Theatre this July for a lunchtime serving of darkly comic gems by some of theatre’s most prominent p… 

Beyond the Senses –  Atmospheric Music Theatre  by Law Wing-fai

Beyond the Senses – Atmospheric Music Theatre by Law Wing-fai

Taking you beyond the sensory to the subliminal world of Oriental Aesthetics through poetry, music, dance, and visuals. £35 and £18 ticket link: bit.ly/HKSenses 

The Jacksons at Greenwich Music Time

The Jacksons at Greenwich Music Time

Signing their first record deal in 1967, the group (with the late Michael Jackson) made history in  1970 as the first recording act whose first four singles reached No. 

Alexander O'Neal at Greenwich Music Time

Alexander O'Neal at Greenwich Music Time

Alexander O'Neal, who came to prominence in the late 80s thanks to a string of chart-topping singles including Criticize, If You Were Here Tonight and Never Knew Love Like This… 

Our City, Our Home

Our City, Our Home

Events series bringing together local communities and new incomers through the medium of arts. 

Guns at Lunch: This Time It's Personnel

Guns at Lunch: This Time It's Personnel

Stevenage. 

STAC @ Northbrook Musical Theatre Showcase 2017

STAC @ Northbrook Musical Theatre Showcase 2017

The STAC @ Northbrook Showcase featured 14 Musical Theatre Degree students, advertising their many performance talents in just over an hour of song and dance. 

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School

Life-drawing glamorous, quirky-cabaret performers in an atmosphere of boozy hilarity? Founded in Brooklyn, Anti-Arts School events now take place in 150 cities worldwide. 

Poets v MCs Brighton v Bristol

Poets v MCs Brighton v Bristol

For 14 years the poets and rappers of Brighton have been locked in an epic struggle. 

High Top Circus Showcase

High Top Circus Showcase

Join our students for a fantastical cabaret showcase from High Top Circus workshops and our special guests. 

Sonder Theatre Company Presents: NeverFolk

Sonder Theatre Company Presents: NeverFolk

The debut production from exciting new improvised theatre company, Sonder. 

The Art and Fun of Acting and Dancing through Puppetry

The Art and Fun of Acting and Dancing through Puppetry

In this workshop we will use the basic technique of puppetry and combine that with acting and dancing. 

Storyland Author Readings

Storyland Author Readings

Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor?: An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor?: An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

Taking a much loved pop culture reference point is always a sure fire way to fill seats. 

A Ship Of Fools Theatre Company: Welcome to Paradise

A Ship Of Fools Theatre Company: Welcome to Paradise

Have you been more naughty or more nice this year? Are you sure?A company of gentlemanly vagabonds introduce themselves with a reminder to relax before the “Art” starts. 

Time Please

Time Please

‘Time Please’ is a darkly-comic play, set in a run-down pub in a deprived neighbourhood. 

I'm The Hero of This Story

I'm The Hero of This Story

CTRL ALT DEL: Restart, Repeat, Restart, Repeat. 

Out of Time

Out of Time

Italian Photographer Andrea Pucci is based in London and his photographs combine long exposures with accelerating rhythms of bright reflections. 

Carnesky's Finishing School: Brighton Fringe Graduation Night

Carnesky's Finishing School: Brighton Fringe Graduation Night

Described as an esoteric St Trinian’s for the queer cabaret generation, Carnesky’s Finishing School has been helping people discover and hone their creative talent since 2010. 

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 … 

When My Time Comes

When My Time Comes

It’s the Swinging Sixties. 

When Love Grows Old

When Love Grows Old

Old people, eh? A bunch of forgetful wasters who always have a hatchet to unbury or a cup of tea going cold. 

Acting and Creating a Character

Acting and Creating a Character

Come and get your teeth into a refreshing approach to acting with this Stanislavski-inspired technique. 

Die Die Die Old People Die

Die Die Die Old People Die

Indie theatre legends David Woods and Jon Haynes of ‘Ridiculusmus’ as two crustaceous elders putting off death in a snail paced farce. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare

Earth’s funniest footwear return with their hit show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard himself. 

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

Following sold out seasons at the National Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and UK Tour, the smash hit, award-winning new musical from the National Theatre of Scotland and Live T… 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

“The true mystery of the world is the visible . 

Brighton School of Samba

Brighton School of Samba

The Brighton School of Samba is the city’s first and only traditional Samba School. 

Robyn's Bad Decision Time

Robyn's Bad Decision Time

Everyone has a crazy family. 

All Our Children

All Our Children

"I used to be scared of them. 

It's Gameshow Time

It's Gameshow Time

Live gameshow and comedy night. 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o… 

Harry Potter: Boy.Wizard.Hero

Harry Potter: Boy.Wizard.Hero

Have you ever wanted to explore the magical world of the Harry Potter books? Join the Professor of Potter’s brand new assistant for a fun, interactive hour with spells, potio… 

Blackshaw's Showcase Shortlist New Writing Night

Blackshaw's Showcase Shortlist New Writing Night

Come and see the short pieces we’ve selected to shortlist for our Showcase competition at The Hen & Chickens, 30th January at 7pm. 

A Christmas Carol with London Musical Theatre Orchestra

A Christmas Carol with London Musical Theatre Orchestra

Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment buy the Broadway team of Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid), Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike… 

5th Annual British Theatre Challenge - The Masters

5th Annual British Theatre Challenge - The Masters

Rub shoulders with actors, directors and the winning writers of Britain’s prestigious international playwriting competition for two absorbing evenings of diverse, exciting and si… 

Great Expectations presented by Attic Theatre Company

Great Expectations presented by Attic Theatre Company

Attic Theatre Company presents Great Expectations by Charles Dickens at Merton Arts Space between 30 Nov and 18 Dec. 

New English Ballet Theatre

New English Ballet Theatre

New English Ballet Theatre returns with a programme showcasing five new works from the UK’s top choreographic talents. 

School of Rock

School of Rock

The opening minute or so of School of Rock immediately sets the stall for what to expect and what to accept in order to enjoy the rollicking fun show ahead. 

It's Gameshow Time - Gameshow and Comedy Night

It's Gameshow Time - Gameshow and Comedy Night

Join us for the legendary gameshow and comedy night. Take part in hilarious challenges to win prizes and enjoy comedy from some of the funniest alternative comedians in the UK. 

Play Time

Play Time

A new writing night for alternative comedies. 

Creating Autobiographical Theatre in The Deaf & Hearing Ensemble

Creating Autobiographical Theatre in The Deaf & Hearing Ensemble

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Once Upon a Time There Were Four Little Rabbits

Once Upon a Time There Were Four Little Rabbits

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… 

Scottish Music – Old and New

Scottish Music – Old and New

This famous traditional music ensemble has thrilled audiences around the world, from China to the USA, with their unique blend of fiddles, smallpipes, harp, flute, concertina, doub… 

Labjovem 5th Showcase

Labjovem 5th Showcase

Labjovem 2016 is a creative platform for a new generation of young artists from the Azorean islands (Portugal), as well as a way to share some experiences, values and different rea… 

Musical Theatre Workshop With the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Musical Theatre Workshop With the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Off The Kerb Showcase

Off The Kerb Showcase

From award winners to stadium fillers, OTK are proud to represent the very best in comedy. 

MA/MFA in Theatre Directing

MA/MFA in Theatre Directing

This event is an opportunity for you to apply for East 15 Acting School’s MA/MFA in Theatre Directing led by Mathew Lloyd – one of the UK’s foremost authorities on director tra… 

Auditions for MA Acting and MA/MFA Acting International

Auditions for MA Acting and MA/MFA Acting International

This event is an opportunity to apply for East 15 Acting School’s MA in Acting and for the MA/MFA Acting International programme. 

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

The Handmaidens of Death – WWI Theatre of Its Time

The Handmaidens of Death – WWI Theatre of Its Time

Even plays were buried by the bombs of World War I. 

Creating Autobiographical Theatre in The Deaf & Hearing Ensemble

Creating Autobiographical Theatre in The Deaf & Hearing Ensemble

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Time Out – Discover Mercy

Time Out – Discover Mercy

Looking for peace and tranquillity? You are welcome to join us for an hour’s quiet time and enjoy some stillness, scripture, music, poetry and prayer appropriate for the Year of Me… 

You'll Never Get This Time Back

You'll Never Get This Time Back

You’ll Never Get This Time Back is a zany, absurd and irreverent hour of fun that casts a comic eye over the darker regions of the human soul. 

Three Layers of Meta and a Time Machine

Three Layers of Meta and a Time Machine

Two friends get together to write a comedy musical. 

National Theatre Live: From Stage to Screen

National Theatre Live: From Stage to Screen

NT Live forms part of the NT’s Broadcast department which is also responsible for producing digital content covering all aspects of the craft of theatre-making and produces Natio… 

Hero Worship

Hero Worship

One comic book fan tries to figure out what the real meaning of his life is by becoming a superhero. 

Old Herbaceous

Old Herbaceous

‘Downton Abbey with gardening tips’ (Guardian). 

Info and Discussion Session: Time to Shine Youth Arts, 2014-2016

Info and Discussion Session: Time to Shine Youth Arts, 2014-2016

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Black Theatre Live Information Session

Black Theatre Live Information Session

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants. 

Les Misérables School Edition

Les Misérables School Edition

Captivate brings the world’s longest-running musical Les Misérables following last year’s five-star reviews and standing ovations. 

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

For those who couldn’t get down to London to watch the brilliant Tom Hiddleston boast a magnificent Coriolanus at the National Theatre, the Fringe is hosting the next best thing … 

Physical Theatre: In Conversation With...

Physical Theatre: In Conversation With...

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Art of Reduction and Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre

Art of Reduction and Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre

The whole of the 20th century viewed through profound counterculture events and the whisky industry! An abridged history lesson and tutored whisky tasting, the Whisky Anorak way. 

Three Days' Time

Three Days' Time

Set in small, Irish living room - somewhere between cosy and claustrophobic - Three Days’ Time is a thoughtful domestic comedy about weird parents, leaving home and mysteriously … 

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

Cinema screening of live performance. 

The Invention of Acting

The Invention of Acting

Sheep Soup in association with Nottingham’s BAFTA award-winning Television Workshop is back with a brand new sketch show. 

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body. 

A Show of Two Halves (Somethings Old, Somethings New)

A Show of Two Halves (Somethings Old, Somethings New)

Ranging from the bittersweet to the rude and raunchy, Scotland’s former national poet and recent recipient of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry weaves a spellbinding and beguiling … 

Julia Sutherland: The 40-Year-Old Version

Julia Sutherland: The 40-Year-Old Version

Delighted to turn 40, Julia is having a breakthrough, not a breakdown! Typically a time to reflect, re-assess. 

Critics v Creatives – Writing About Theatre Design

Critics v Creatives – Writing About Theatre Design

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Improvised Adventures in Time and Space

Improvised Adventures in Time and Space

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… 

Our House

Our House

Featuring the music of Madness. 

The Hummingbirds A Cappella: Love Is Not Our Forte

The Hummingbirds A Cappella: Love Is Not Our Forte

To be fair to the Hummingbirds, I’m not really the right demographic for their show. 

Dance-Forms 72nd International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms 72nd International Choreographers' Showcase

Celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the International Choreographers’ Showcase and 15 years with powerful performances at the Fringe. 

Young Filmmaker Showcase

Young Filmmaker Showcase

Fife Youth Arts is proud to showcase films made by young people from across the country. 

Acting: In Conversation With...

Acting: In Conversation With...

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants. 

Brack 'n' File – This Old Guitar

Brack 'n' File – This Old Guitar

After Fringe sell-out shows in 2014 and 2015, plus releasing their debut EP This Old Guitar this year, the trio return to AMC for two shows. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Join us for traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic Anglican Catholic Church. 

Alastair Savage, Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair Savage, Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair presents a concert of music from Scotland’s proud fiddle tradition in the wonderful ambience of the Canongate Kirk. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival High Masses

Join us for traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic church, directed by City and University Organist Dr John Kitchen. 

Your Life in Theatre

Your Life in Theatre

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages. 

Our Streets Are Numbered

Our Streets Are Numbered

The show follows up on No Redemption Songs (Fringe sell-out 2014 and 2015) and tells the story of the former mining village of Horden, Co Durham in the years since the miner’s stri… 

Ups & Downs Theatre Group

Ups & Downs Theatre Group

The Ups & Downs Theatre Group was formed in 1995 by three school teachers and no one could have anticipated what an impact the group would have. 

National Theatre Live: A View From the Bridge

National Theatre Live: A View From the Bridge

Cinema screening of live performance. 

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor. 

Hot Dub Time Machine

Hot Dub Time Machine

Fringe’s best party ever is back! Hot Dub Time Machine returns for its fifth year. 

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

Combining the bawdy naughtiness of St Trinian’s, the desire to escape sobriety, language and depiction of true Scottishness of Trainspotting, with beautiful choral harmonies and … 

National Theatre Live: As You Like It

National Theatre Live: As You Like It

Cinema screening of live performance. 

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Technical Theatre and Actor Training

Technical Theatre and Actor Training

A presentation followed by questions and answers about drama school training. 

Auditioning for Drama School

Auditioning for Drama School

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants. 

Puddles, the Posh School Musical

Puddles, the Posh School Musical

What’s a boy to do? Puddlescombe Prep, the poshest school in Britain (and therefore, or course, the world), is going to the dogs. 

National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem

National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Acting Exercise

Acting Exercise

Directed by Jon Campbell (White Space Film Productions), this short farce depicts a meeting between an actor, Rowan(David King) and Mr Willet (Joe Staton) a distraught husband, who… 

Acting With Archetypes

Acting With Archetypes

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants. 

National Theatre Live: Hangmen

National Theatre Live: Hangmen

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Harriet Dyer – Barking Tales (Showcase)

Harriet Dyer – Barking Tales (Showcase)

As heard on BBC Ouch. 

Carey Marx, Hero of the People

Carey Marx, Hero of the People

I wrote this show because I love you and wanted to tell you in person. 

Help Us Tom Toal, You're Our Only Hope

Help Us Tom Toal, You're Our Only Hope

Amused Moose Best Show nominee TT returns, with a devastatingly funny show. 

Mark Smith: Old Smudge

Mark Smith: Old Smudge

Mark Smith (Russell Howard’s Good News) returns to Edinburgh with a new show and Lord have mercy is he excited. 

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Escape from the Planet of the Day That Time Forgot

Escape from the Planet of the Day That Time Forgot

Let’s just appreciate that title for a moment. 

Bristol Underground Comedy

Bristol Underground Comedy

Pro headliners, breakthrough acts and our signature dash of circus variety. 

Avenue Q: School Edition

Avenue Q: School Edition

Winner of the Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q: School Edition is part-flesh, part-felt and packed with heart. 

Lunchtime Me Time

Lunchtime Me Time

Breathe deeply and appreciate the moment. 

Two and a Half Old Men

Two and a Half Old Men

Rod Hunter and Les Sinclair, two of Scotland’s more mature stand-up comedians return for the fifth year in a row with their successful Old Men show. 

The Bristol Suspensions in: Netflix and Trill

The Bristol Suspensions in: Netflix and Trill

Snuggle in, unwind and let the award-winning a cappella sensations and 2016’s Voice Festival University champions, The Bristol Suspensions, give you a night you won’t forget. 

Dreamform: Improvised Theatre

Dreamform: Improvised Theatre

Welcome to Dreamform. 

First Time at the Fringe

First Time at the Fringe

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

All Time Greatest Hits

All Time Greatest Hits

Vocal Force is making their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut! These young, enthusiastic performers from the USA harmonize their way through the past 60 years of chart-topping hits! 

Late Night Old Town Bloodbath

Late Night Old Town Bloodbath

Released from the family basement after 300 years, alleged cannibal James Douglas (1697-1715) invites you to join him and his guests for a depraved late night horror show splattere… 

Acting Alone

Acting Alone

Acting Alone is a thoughtful, introspective piece of solo storytelling in which actor Ava Hunt reflects on the suffering of the Palestinian people and the frustration she feels at … 

An Evening of Original Theatre

An Evening of Original Theatre

Til’ Death Do Us Part tells the story of David and Alison as they struggle through pressures of married life. 

Matchbox Theatre

Matchbox Theatre

Welcome to Matchbox Theatre! Would you please take a moment to check that all mobile phones and other electronic devices are switched on? Your calls are important to us! Photograph… 

Frank Sanazi's Das Vegas Four: Zis Time It's War

Frank Sanazi's Das Vegas Four: Zis Time It's War

After another successful European tour, Frank Sanazi’s comedy-cabaret war machine rolls into Edinburgh, accompanied by his psychopathic daughter Nancy Sanazi, Saddami Davis Jnr, De… 

National Theatre Live: The Audience

National Theatre Live: The Audience

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Our Man

Our Man

Anybody who finds themselves rooting for a couple in a film or show will love the responsibility handed out by Ae-Ja Kim in Our Man. 

Angel Comedy Showcase

Angel Comedy Showcase

Award-winning Angel Comedy (Best Club in UK 2015, Chortle Awards) brings a showcase to Edinburgh for the first time. Award-winning comedians and the best new acts, free! 

Hilarity Bites Management Showcase Show

Hilarity Bites Management Showcase Show

Hilarity Bites Management are one of the biggest comedy agencies in the North of England, looking after some of the biggest and brightest talent. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

An episode of Doctor Who improvised before your eyes! From a fantastic team, including five-star directors, producers, actors and comedians, (Nouse, 2015). 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b… 

This Is Our Summer Holiday

This Is Our Summer Holiday

This Is Our Summer Holiday: Saskia Preston and Sophie Henderson are using up every day of their annual holiday allowance to do their jokes for you. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

The best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics in a great value lunchtime compilation showcase, hand-picked from across the Fringe. 

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

In its fourth year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase. 

Bristol Revunions: Dolce Vita

Bristol Revunions: Dolce Vita

The Bristol Revunions are back at the Fringe for the eighth year running and they bring you the Dolce Vita. 

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures. 

David O'Doherty: Big Time

David O'Doherty: Big Time

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… 

Bristol Revunions: Mustard

Bristol Revunions: Mustard

A brand new, deliciously free sketch show from the Bristol Revunions! For the eighth year in a row the ‘so stupid it’s genius’ (IntermissionBristol. 

Time for Tiffin

Time for Tiffin

A selling exhibition of kitchenalia old and new, exploring the culinary traditions of India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. 

Mimes in Time

Mimes in Time

In the future, mimes are no longer physical theatre practitioners and have become the sole operators of the world’s time machines. 

Bristol Improv Takes Over the World

Bristol Improv Takes Over the World

Bristol Improv return to the Fringe with their new format Bristol Improv Take Over the World! Follow five dastardly scientists as they attempt to thwart opponents and overcome obst… 

In Our Hands

In Our Hands

In Our Hands tells the story of Alf — trawler fisherman, boat captain, father — as he struggles with a changing industry, big business rivals, and his estranged son. 

Twisted Edge Showcase / Free Festival

Twisted Edge Showcase / Free Festival

Twisted Edge Comedy presents the participants of their newly founded stand-up workshops. 

Alex Kealy is an Idea Whose Time Has Come

Alex Kealy is an Idea Whose Time Has Come

Joining the ranks of slightly nerdy comedians who primarily joke about their non-existent sex lives, So You Think You’re Funny finalist Alex Kealy is a safe bet for some well-tho… 

Out of Our Father's House

Out of Our Father's House

The self-empowerment of interesting American women from history is a dramatic premise that instantly arrests your attention. 

The School for Wives

The School for Wives

An older man’s plans to marry his naive ward, raised to know nothing of the world, are scuppered when she accidentally falls in love with a young stranger who tips his hat to her i… 

Our Writer

Our Writer

There is a theory in literary circles that, at some point in the writing process, the characters will take on a life of their own and as such, will dictate their journey to the wri… 

Max & Ivan: Our Story

Max & Ivan: Our Story

Max & Ivan are celebrating the anniversary of when they met – and having in recent years become a staple of the Fringe, it’s easy to understand why. 

Juliette Burton: Decision Time

Juliette Burton: Decision Time

Attacking her material with a mixture of nervous energy and enthusiasm Juliette Burton launches into her act by describing her difficulties in making decisions, then tracing the bi… 

A Moment in Time – Tom White; and Chroma, Jackie Higgs, Alan Chapman and Eleanor Symms

A Moment in Time – Tom White; and Chroma, Jackie Higgs, Alan Chapman and Eleanor Symms

A Moment in Time, new works by Tom White and associates from Clifton Fine Art, Bristol and Chroma, paintings by Jackie Higgs and Alan Chapman and jewellery by Eleanor Symms.  

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free

Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera. 

Women Redressed: Theatre Festival

Women Redressed: Theatre Festival

Hit theatre festival Women Redressed is back, running for two nights at Park Theatre. 

The Dingleberry Theatre Foundation Presents: Mandatory Seminar

The Dingleberry Theatre Foundation Presents: Mandatory Seminar

A dark satire on workplace wellness showing that often the people telling you how to live your best life are the ones who don’t know how to do it themselves. 

Winter of Our Discotheque

Winter of Our Discotheque

An ultra-black five star comedy. 

High Top Circus Showcase

High Top Circus Showcase

Join our students for a fantastical cabaret showcase from High Top Circus workshops and our special guests. 

Acting Funny: UoB's Short Course on Comic Theatre Practice

Acting Funny: UoB's Short Course on Comic Theatre Practice

Taught by established professional performers and University of Brighton staff, this five day course provides intensive training in physical skills and creative approaches for devi… 

Juliette Burton: Decision Time (Preview)

Juliette Burton: Decision Time (Preview)

Award-winning docu-comedian Juliette Burton must make a BIG decision. 

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour is a highly entertaining, song-packed show with plenty of heart. 

Bootworks Theatre presents: Now Listen To Me Very Carefully

Bootworks Theatre presents: Now Listen To Me Very Carefully

Imagine if you lived your life according to the values set out in the movie Terminator 2. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare

Earth’s funniest footwear returns with a brand new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard Of Avon himself. 

Funny Women: Time of the Month

Funny Women: Time of the Month

Funny Women’s share and gig night is perfect for comedy lovers and beginners. 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time NEW YORK

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time NEW YORK

The acclaimed theatrical phenomenon is Broadway’s Tony®-winning best play. 

An Old Fashioned Girl

An Old Fashioned Girl

It’s a dangerous move to end your fringe show with a cover of Peggy Lee’s Is That All There Is? as you run the risk of audiences leaving with that very question ringing in… 

Dance Theatre Masterclasses

Dance Theatre Masterclasses

Three dance theatre masterclasses hosted at the new Nelly Lewis Centre. 

Acting and Creating a Character

Acting and Creating a Character

Come and get your teeth into a refreshing approach to acting with this Stanislavski-inspired technique. 

Captain Morgan and The Sands of Time

Captain Morgan and The Sands of Time

An adventure set on the high seas that is story-telling at its very finest. 

Brighton Showcase at The Brunswick

Brighton Showcase at The Brunswick

The Brighton Showcase hosts the best in new and up-and-coming local talent every Wednesday evening at award-winning venue, The Brunswick. 

Captain Morgan and The Sands of Time

Captain Morgan and The Sands of Time

Captain Morgan and First Mate Hammond quest for the secrets of time-travel in a rip-roaring comedy adventure. 

Snooperdog: a Hero is Born

Snooperdog: a Hero is Born

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a dog in a cape and red pants. 

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Join us on a journey through the magical forest where three fairy tales are imaginatively brought to life. 

How to: Be a Theatre Producer

How to: Be a Theatre Producer

Learn all about the life and work of a theatre producer! What is a producer? Who are they? What do they do? Could you be a producer? Come along and find out. 

Owl Time

Owl Time

Inspired by a phrase from Virginia Woolf to describe dusk, Owl Time is a gentle production that provides political punch. 

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

Acclaimed for its unique fusions of ancient and modern traditions, and its exquisite choreography inspired by the wealth of spiritual practices found throughout Asia, Cloud Gate Da… 

Your Love, Our Musical

Your Love, Our Musical

In this show Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman interview a couple in the audience about their relationship, then spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love story.  

In Our Hands

In Our Hands

In one delightful scene of In Our Hands, miniature boats on sticks floating on a sea of netting are used to show us the ship-to-ship gossip of trawlermen, Cornish vowels lilting ov… 

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

(previews start on Friday; opens on April 24) Red Bull Theater renovates a Restoration comedy in this revival of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s caustic entertainment. 

The Theatre Workshop Presents...Monologue Jam!

The Theatre Workshop Presents...Monologue Jam!

Tragedy and Comedy blend seamlessly together for this series of monologues performed byThe Theatre Workshop. 

Night at the Theatre

Night at the Theatre

  • Listing
  • Children’s Shows
  • Vault Festival
  • Multiple Venues
  • 27th Feb - 24th Apr 2016

Combining a mixture of dance theatre, audio-description and imaginative storytelling with Casson & Friends’ trademark interactivity; Night at the Theatre is a fun, family adventu… 

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 1

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 1

The playwrights, directors, and actors who constitute the loose confederation that is the Village Pub Theatre once again moved in to the more upmarket, city central Traverse Thea… 

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 2

Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 2

The Village Pub Theatre’s second evening of short new dramas at the Traverse, in celebration of LGBT History Month, came with a wonderfully louche vibe, thanks to the easy MC-i… 

All Time Low Live at the O2 with Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café

All Time Low Live at the O2 with Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café

All Time Low and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café   - A 5-hour experience! Pop punk darlings All Time Low are thrilled to announce their return to the… 

Valentines Shows

Valentines Shows

Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si… 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears' dead dog. 

Old Hats

Old Hats

 (previews start on Jan. 

Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

The People’s Improv Theater presents ‘Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic’, the story of a boy’s coming of age as a member of the Puff… 

Our Mothers Brief Affair

Our Mothers Brief Affair

(previews start on Dec. 

Women Redressed : Theatre Festival

Women Redressed : Theatre Festival

Emerging feminist theatre company, Sheer Height, present Women Redressed - a brand new theatre festival showcasing 14 pieces of writing – new and old – that put female characte… 

Most Incredible 1-Hour Language School

Most Incredible 1-Hour Language School

Chris Duffy and Evan Forde Barden host this monthly series that uses humorous presentations and games to teach a bit of a new language. 

Old Times

Old Times

(previews start on Sept. 

Scottish Traditional Music Old and New

Scottish Traditional Music Old and New

This annual concert has built up a wide and loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty of melody and power of rhythm growing from the group’s blend of Scottish smallpi… 

Hot Dub Time Machine

Hot Dub Time Machine

Taking festivals, theatres and rooftops all over the world by storm, Hot Dub Time Machine returns for five nights only, bigger and better than ever! Join DJ Tom Loud on a transcend… 

Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…

Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…

The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business. 

Time at the Bar!

Time at the Bar!

Beardman production Time At The Bar was written and directed by Kieran Mellish and follows the story of The Duck’s Beak pub, whose future is uncertain. 

Waste of Time: 1985 and 2085

Waste of Time: 1985 and 2085

Waste of Time takes the audience both back and forwards in time from the grounds of an abandoned scrap heap. 

Time Lapse

Time Lapse

Through a series of surreal, nostalgic and captivating scenarios, the piece draws on personal experiences of the artist Sarah Vaughan-Jones in order to investigate how we measure a… 

Theatre Engine: FlashMob

Theatre Engine: FlashMob

A mash-up of dance, music, mobile phones and you! FlashMob begins as a game of words and ends as a dance party for all participants – with audience members interacting with movem… 

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut commissions playwrights to respond to current events, then make the resulting plays available online so that anyone can perform them. 

Grow Old Disgracefully – Being Funny As an Older Woman

Grow Old Disgracefully – Being Funny As an Older Woman

Older women have the comedy edge because they are less inhibited and have more stories to tell. 

Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

Music + comedy x outstanding talent = MCA Showcase! Now in its seventh year, the MCA has provided a launch pad to superstar acts like Frisky and Mannish (2009 finalists), Abandoman… 

Bad Boys: Whisky Theatre

Bad Boys: Whisky Theatre

A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan. 

Large Scale Theatre Marketing Workshop

Large Scale Theatre Marketing Workshop

A unique opportunity to gain insight into how we successfully market shows at the UK’s largest working theatre and as part of the Ambassador Theatre Group. 

Alastair Savage, Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair Savage, Scots Fiddle Old and New

Alastair returns to the wonderful surroundings of the Canongate Kirk for his annual celebration of the Scottish fiddle tradition. 

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully

At 70, Virginia Ironside writes a regular agony column for the Independent and the OIdie, and her latest comic novel is Yes! I Can Manage Thank You! In her one-woman show she expla… 

Danny Dorling: Economic Inequality and Our Grandchildren’s Future

Danny Dorling: Economic Inequality and Our Grandchildren’s Future

Did Scotland vote the wrong way on independence? Predicting the future is hard, but if we carry on the path we’re on what becomes of our grandchildren? There is no way that every… 

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

Swearing more than a band of sailors, the cast of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour present an entirely candid portrait of female teenage sexuality and lives. 

Acting: In Conversation With...

Acting: In Conversation With...

The Fringe Society chats with actors at the top of their game. 

The Bristol Suspensions in: A Suspension of Disbelief

The Bristol Suspensions in: A Suspension of Disbelief

A group of seventeen students from Bristol University that formed in September last year, The Bristol Suspensions are fairly new to the a cappella scene, but that does nothing to d… 

What is the Point of Children’s Theatre?

What is the Point of Children’s Theatre?

Join leading makers as we discuss what motivates artists to make theatre and dance for young audiences. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile with renowned choir and organ. 

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden – Old Masters

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden – Old Masters

How can you review Barry Cryer? He’s a British comedy legend, practically an institution. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction in the catholic Anglican style with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. 

Village Pub Theatre

Village Pub Theatre

For those of you not lucky enough to live in Edinburgh all year round, Village Pub Theatre (VPT) is a regular “let’s put the show on here” brand of new theatre based in the f… 

Film in the Old College Quad – Free Family Films

Film in the Old College Quad – Free Family Films

Free morning films for the whole family. 

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox. 

The Colour Ham – One. Last. Time. (A Best Of)

The Colour Ham – One. Last. Time. (A Best Of)

Last show ever – will sell out. 

Closing Time

Closing Time

Site specific theatre is a great way to immerse an audience into the world that the piece creates. 

Theatre: In All Its Forms!

Theatre: In All Its Forms!

A look at new and original ways of presenting and producing theatre. 

Theatre Censorship Now

Theatre Censorship Now

What is the price of free expression in theatre today? Are concerns about causing offence, security risks, or funding cuts leading to increased self-censorship? And what can the in… 

Stitch in Time: A Knitting Cabaret

Stitch in Time: A Knitting Cabaret

There’s niche and then there’s the niche of the niche. 

Film in the Old College Quad

Film in the Old College Quad

Outdoor cinema returns to the Fringe with a season of classic films in the iconic Old College Quad. 

The Art of Reduction and the Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre

The Art of Reduction and the Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre

The Whisky Anorak return this year with writer and performer John Mark’s new piece of Whisky Theatre. 

Sandbach School Big Band

Sandbach School Big Band

This acclaimed big band return to the Fringe for the third time, having previously sold out. 

Backstage Pass to the UK’s Biggest Theatre!

Backstage Pass to the UK’s Biggest Theatre!

Explore the labyrinth of secrets lurking behind the Edinburgh Playhouse foyer doors as the custodians (past and present) of this stunning theatre lead you through the history of a … 

Old Blind Dogs

Old Blind Dogs

Since forming in the early 1990s, Old Blind Dogs have stood on the cutting edge of Scotland’s folk and roots revival. 

This Time Tomorrow

This Time Tomorrow

As you walked by that parked car, have you ever wondered just what were the two people inside talking about? What do you imagine they might be telling each other? Random Acts bring… 

Five-a-Side Theatre

Five-a-Side Theatre

“Join our storytelling team as they use innovative improve [sic] techniques to craft a narrative from audience members’ true stories,” boasts the Five-a-Side flyer. 

Time Out With Jesus

Time Out With Jesus

St Patrick’s parishioners invite you to spend some time reflecting on the mysteries of Christian faith, and so be renewed in body and soul for our day to day activities in this wor… 

Dance-Forms' 70th International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms' 70th International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms Productions will celebrate the 21st anniversary of the International Choreographers’ Showcase and 14 years presenting exciting performances at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Ursula Invents Old Woman

Ursula Invents Old Woman

Ursula K Le Guin, noted author of A Wizard of Earthsea, is visited by an alien adopting her form. 

Father Time

Father Time

‘He had fallen into the hands of death. 

The 229 is Never on Time

The 229 is Never on Time

Time is the only thing we can’t control, but this is my time so it can be whatever I desire. The 229 is never on time … and there’s nothing worse than being late right? 

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages, plus a special collaborative number created at our earlier daytime wo… 

Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 & Over

Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 & Over

Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 and Over is a collection of original fairy tales with morals and lessons for adults (ie. 

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

Join CSWO as they celebrate their 20th anniversary of music making in the East Midlands. 

Camden Comedy Free Lunchtime Showcase

Camden Comedy Free Lunchtime Showcase

An hour of lunchtime comedy could be worse spent than with this quirky collection of occasionally promising comedians. 

old man's Gift

old man's Gift

‘Did you know that the German word gift means poison? It used to mean present – like in English – but then people started using it sarcastically. 

Bristol Improv Steals the Show – Free

Bristol Improv Steals the Show – Free

Bristol Improv return with their hit format Bristol Improv Steals the Show! Everything on stage is completely improvised based on you, the audience! Expect to have your programmes … 

Our House

Our House

Winner of the 2003 Olivier award for Best New Musical. 

The Old Fella

The Old Fella

He’s a true-blue, straight-talking Aussie and he’s in town for some old fashioned stand-up, knock-em down comedy. 

School House Rock Live!

School House Rock Live!

Based on the American Emmy Award-winning children’s series, School House uses a wide array of musical styles to teach grammar, math, science and American history while telling the … 

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

Join CSWO as they celebrate their 20th anniversary of music making in the East Midlands. 

Les Misérables (School Edition)

Les Misérables (School Edition)

Les Misérables is a musical based on the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo that tells the tale of an ex convict who flees his parole, meets a generous priest, becomes mayor of a to… 

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Showcase Show

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Showcase Show

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club returns to the Edinburgh Fringe following two sell-out runs. 

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Irish comic and professional procrastinator Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) brings his Favourite Waste of Time back to the Fringe. 

Acting Human: Live Life Alive

Acting Human: Live Life Alive

For actors, writers, directors, performers and creatives of every kind (all of us), this entertaining and interactive talk reveals a fresh way to spark imagination and surprise in … 

With Their Eyes: The View from a High School at Ground Zero

With Their Eyes: The View from a High School at Ground Zero

September 11, 2001, started off like any other day at Stuyvesant High School, located only a few blocks from the World Trade Center. 

Old Men in Black

Old Men in Black

Rod Hunter and Les Sinclair, two of Scotland’s more mature comedians, return for a fourth year with their Old Men show, for a longer run after last year’s full houses. 

Old Town – New Perspective

Old Town – New Perspective

Old Town – New Perspective, is a collection of contemporary photographs taken by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard. 

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Irish comic and professional procrastinator Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) brings his Favourite Waste of Time back to the Fringe. 

Liz Lochhead With Steve Kettley: Old Pals and Party Pieces

Liz Lochhead With Steve Kettley: Old Pals and Party Pieces

The second ever Scots Makar (national poet) Liz Lochhead has teamed up with saxophonist Steve Kettley for this nostalgic selection of her favourite poems from a 50-year career. 

Love in the Time of Gilmore Girls

Love in the Time of Gilmore Girls

Sometimes love comes to you and sometimes you have to make it happen. 

Simon Munnery's Fylm School

Simon Munnery's Fylm School

Simon Munnery believes that the camera should be used more in live performance, and the result is the fantastical world of his Fylm School. 

All Made Up: This Time It's Social

All Made Up: This Time It's Social

Like or hate Facebook, you’re guaranteed to love this all-female social media inspired comedy improv show. 

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

In its third year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase. 

Paul Duncan McGarrity – Today is the Good Old Times of Tomorrow

Paul Duncan McGarrity – Today is the Good Old Times of Tomorrow

Last year I used the word Schadenfreude in my description, and it seemed to frighten off dumb people as I had lovely audiences. 

Ken Crystal Afternoon Showcase

Ken Crystal Afternoon Showcase

Grab a beer, nurse your hangover and relax. 

Our Teacher's a Troll

Our Teacher's a Troll

It’s amazing how much you can get out of the word ‘Ak’ – the only word in the troll language. 

All Our Friends Are Dead

All Our Friends Are Dead

When Norris – one half of the outstanding comedy duo Norris and Parker (Katie Norris and Sinead Parker, directed by Lucia Fox) – learns that she was lured here labouring under … 

Bristol Revunions: Cream

Bristol Revunions: Cream

The Bristol Revunions are a first class example of what a student sketch comedy show can be. 

New Town Theatre Cabaret

New Town Theatre Cabaret

The nightly cabaret features a selection of the best festival entertainment with a changing line-up of international and local singers, musicians and entertainment, all in the oak-… 

Ivor Dembina: Old Jewish Jokes

Ivor Dembina: Old Jewish Jokes

Return of last year’s brilliant hit kosher comedy show. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

The best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics in a great value lunchtime compilation showcase. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Minging Detectives

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Minging Detectives

There’s been a murrrder! Some criminals put stockings on their heads, now Earth’s funniest Socks get their heads around crime. 

The Underbelly Radio Shows

The Underbelly Radio Shows

FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b… 

Eleanor Morton: Allotted Mucking Around Time

Eleanor Morton: Allotted Mucking Around Time

We are welcomed into the Stand 2 by a red-headed young woman in the guise of an older man. 

The School of Night: Rhapsodes

The School of Night: Rhapsodes

Improvisation in any context can be challenging, but throw in some Shakespeare and an incredibly complex collection of rhyming structures and it seems nigh on impossible. 

Karl Spain: A Time for Jokes

Karl Spain: A Time for Jokes

The show you’ve been waiting for! One man fights his involuntary mechanism for telling jokes at the worst times possible and tells them during this show which is the best time poss… 

Captain Morgan 1: The Sands of Time
BOBBY WINNER

Captain Morgan 1: The Sands of Time

If you think that swashbuckling adventures are only for children, think again. 

Raymond Mearns Is Growing Old Disgracefully

Raymond Mearns Is Growing Old Disgracefully

They say 50 is the new 30, if that’s true then I am only 27. 

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free

Painted 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera. 

Our Last Game

Our Last Game

(previews start on Tuesday; opens on Aug. 

Shows for Days

Shows for Days

(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc… 

Sh! Our Parents Still Think We Are At University

Sh! Our Parents Still Think We Are At University

A stand-up show of three up-and-coming comedians from the Soho Theatre Young Company. 

Musical Theatre Showcase

Musical Theatre Showcase

An eclectic mix of songs, scenes and ensemble numbers from the world of musical theatre accompanied by a live band. 

Amata Showcase

Amata Showcase

AMATA bring the pioneering work of its graduates of music, theatre and dance. 

Piano Recital by Jean Angliviel from the French School

Piano Recital by Jean Angliviel from the French School

Lovers of Romantic piano. 

ACT Kids Theatre Festival

ACT Kids Theatre Festival

A short festival of four fantastic plays for young people performed by young actors over three nights. 

How Labour Can Make our Votes Count

How Labour Can Make our Votes Count

Whatever the election results, with no real economic recovery under austerity, what will Labour do for us? Join Jeremy Corbyn MP, Nancy Platts (hopefully Labour’s new MP for Brig… 

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Join us in the magical forest where three fairy tales are imaginatively brought to life. 

Acting and Creating a Character

Acting and Creating a Character

Come and get your teeth into a refreshing approach to acting with this Stanislavski-inspired technique. 

Nettle Knickers: Puppet Theatre

Nettle Knickers: Puppet Theatre

Join life-sized cranky Hildegaard Von Nettles, Prince Dandelion and wicked Belladonna in their herbal adventures. 

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener… 

Time to Talk to Jane

Time to Talk to Jane

Delve into the world of a depressed bulimic, it might surprise you. 

Our June's Wedding

Our June's Wedding

A play about family, tradition and love. 

Our Perfect Child

Our Perfect Child

‘Our Perfect Child’ explores the development of a Criminal Psychopath; we entice you through the looking glass as you experience the evolution of a psychopathic mind. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2… 

For the Last Time

For the Last Time

Though the music is catchy, the band is terrific, and the cast is strong, this jazz musical by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz hasn’t reconciled its improbable source materia… 

Blackshaw Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland

Blackshaw Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland

Alice has lost her cat, but when her search leads her to the library, Alice discovers more than she could ever imagine. 

Punch & Judy's Grand Theatre of Varieties

Punch & Judy's Grand Theatre of Varieties

Uproarious fun from Brighton’s own seafront stars of slapstick silliness. Plus extra puppet mischief, some bubbles, balloons and a museum treasure trail. 

S.N.L. Writers Showcase

S.N.L. Writers Showcase

Bryan Tucker, one of the head writers on “Saturday Night Live,” hosts this showcase of some of his fellow writers from the long-running show. 

Buttery Brown Monk at the Leicester Square Theatre

Buttery Brown Monk at the Leicester Square Theatre

Buttery Brown Monk are a dynamic trio that deliver old-school, sketch extravagance. 

Rebecca and Evan: Your Love, Our Musical

Rebecca and Evan: Your Love, Our Musical

The musical improvisers Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman interview a couple in the audience about their relationship, then spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love sto… 

Village Pub Theatre: Bill Murray Night

Village Pub Theatre: Bill Murray Night

American film actor and comedian Bill Murray allegedly fields offers of work via a voice mailbox which, according to Wikipedia, “he checks infrequently”. 

The Improverts - London Shows

The Improverts - London Shows

Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L… 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

(previews start on Sept. 

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut

In a departure from its usual format, A Play, a Pie and a Pint this week plays host to (and co-commissioned) Theatre Uncut 2014, a political theatre company producing short plays… 

New York Comedy Festival: Time Out New York Women of Comedy 2014

New York Comedy Festival: Time Out New York Women of Comedy 2014

Robin Montague hosts these stand-up shows featuring some of the top female talents in the business, including Sasheer Zamata, Michelle Wolf, Sara Schaefer, Emmy Blotnick, Aparna Na… 

John and Mark / Naked Old Man

John and Mark / Naked Old Man

‘John and Mark’ is a new play about a musical legend and his killer that sees prisoner Mark David Chapman visited by John Lennon, the man he shot dead years earlier. 

Blackshaw Theatre presents Halloween Tales

Blackshaw Theatre presents Halloween Tales

Blackshaw Theatre Company presents Duncan Gates’ new play, Fetch, as part of ‘Halloween Tales’, a spooky 3-day theatre event at The Selkirk Pub in Tooting Broadway. 

Our Lady of Kibeho

Our Lady of Kibeho

(previews start on Oct. 

Kimbolton School Chamber Choir

Kimbolton School Chamber Choir

The Chamber Choir of Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire, presents a varied programme of sacred and secular music ranging from the English Renaissance through to the present day, incl… 

Old Blind Dogs

Old Blind Dogs

Since forming in the early 1990s, Old Blind Dogs have stood on the cutting edge of Scotland’s folk and roots revival. 

Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…

Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…

The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business. 

Wireless Theatre Presents: Couples Who Changed the World

Wireless Theatre Presents: Couples Who Changed the World

Ever had a burning desire to see radio entertainment being made in the studio? Me neither. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction in the Catholic Anglican style with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. 

Heavy Petting: Hammer Time

Heavy Petting: Hammer Time

Middlesbrough sketch-pros Heavy Petting put on a wacky and fast-paced comedy sketch show complete with a weird fetish for Batman, hitting people with hammers and totally authentic … 

Sonnets for an Old Century

Sonnets for an Old Century

Could you tell your life story in the space of a moment - the length of a sonnet? Award-winning playwright Jose Rivera’s thoughtful investigation of what it means to be alive takes… 

Richard Wiseman: Night School

Richard Wiseman: Night School

Night School is an odd ‘show’ that seems to hover somewhere between an entertaining lecture and a TED talk. 

Booking Dance Festival - Showcase

Booking Dance Festival - Showcase

One of the best things about dance is that it can transcend the boundaries of language or culture. 

Moonshine, Medicine and The Mob: Whisky Theatre

Moonshine, Medicine and The Mob: Whisky Theatre

Part history lesson, part guided whisky-tasting, Moonshine, Medicine and the Mob offers a fascinating insight into a key period in American history: Prohibition. 

Old Gristle

Old Gristle

There is a character in Old Gristle who carries a bin bag and, within it, the liquefied remains of his dead dog. 

Winter of Our Discotheque

Winter of Our Discotheque

Autistic, severely depressed and with inadequate provision for her, Tess Humphrey left school at the age of thirteen. 

This Land Is Our Land: Three Scottish Landscape Photographers

This Land Is Our Land: Three Scottish Landscape Photographers

Showcasing the breathtaking natural beauty of Scotland, from the Borders to the Northern Highlands; spectacular, original and contemporary images by Scottish landscape photographer… 

Kerry Godliman: Face Time

Kerry Godliman: Face Time

Star of Live At The Apollo and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Kerry recently appeared as Hannah in Ricky Gervais’ sitcom Derek and played Lacey Turner’s mum in Our Girl. 

New Zealand Music Showcase

New Zealand Music Showcase

The New Zealand Music Showcase is a great way to see some of New Zealand’s greatest artists here at the fringe. 

When My Time Comes

When My Time Comes

A misfit with a dangerous grudge. 

Meet the National Theatre Literary Department and Studio

Meet the National Theatre Literary Department and Studio

This talk is ideal for theatre-makers of all kinds who create work from scratch and want to find out more about how the National Theatre develops work. 

Acting: In Conversation with...

Acting: In Conversation with...

The Fringe Society chats with actors at the top of their game. 

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully

Virginia Ironside writes a regular agony column for the Independent and the OIdie and her latest comic novel is No! I Don’t Need Reading Glasses! In her one-woman show she explai… 

Acting and Technical Theatre Careers Talk

Acting and Technical Theatre Careers Talk

World renowned Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) runs acting, stage management and technical theatre courses. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile with renowned choir and organ. 

The Theatre of Dissection

The Theatre of Dissection

The nineteenth century marked the golden age of death in art. 

Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

The acts chosen from the London competition earlier this year are as varied as they are talented, representing the old and well-loved to the new and exciting. 

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival Edinburgh Showcase

The Voice Festival UK returns to Edinburgh Fringe, with a jam-packed a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages, plus a special collaborative number created at our workshop h… 

Old Men Walking

Old Men Walking

Rod Hunter, John Purves and Les Sinclair, three of Scotland’s more mature comedians, return to the Fringe for the third time with their popular Old Men show. 

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox. 

Acting Workshop with Annelie Powell

Acting Workshop with Annelie Powell

Casting director at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Annelie Powell will be giving practical help and advice for auditioning and working in theatre and TV. 

Bad Boys: Whisky Theatre

Bad Boys: Whisky Theatre

A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan. 

Biding Time (Remix)

Biding Time (Remix)

Biding Time (Remix) holds some interesting ideas and memorable visuals, but it’s often hard to decipher what the aim of the company’s design and concept really is. 

A Moment In Time

A Moment In Time

A Moment in Time is an immersive piece of theatre, which explores our relationship with the word investment, both from an audience and performer perspective whilst remaining at its… 

Yearbook: The High School Musical

Yearbook: The High School Musical

There is no time more funny, moving and awkward than high school. 

Our Town

Our Town

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is a beautiful evocation of small town Americana in the first half of the century as well as a rumination on life, death and everything in between. 

Dance-Forms' 67th International Choreographers' Showcase

Dance-Forms' 67th International Choreographers' Showcase

Celebrating 13 years at the Fringe, Dance-Forms Productions will rock the house presenting Andrey Merkuriev, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation and leading soloist of the Bo… 

Fylm School

Fylm School

Serial innovator Simon Munnery turns host and fylm director, to introduce the Fringe’s top comedians to his camera, projector and cinema screen for a one-night only slice of stan… 

Monster School Goes West

Monster School Goes West

It’s a school for monsters! Ms Bagatha, Mr Splunk and all the monster kids join in this time tunnel adventure as they celebrate differences while learning about America’s Wild West… 

Theatre Uncut 2014

Theatre Uncut 2014

The double Fringe First winners return with new short plays to get people thinking, talking and taking action. 

Miss Saigon School Edition

Miss Saigon School Edition

Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boubil’s classic Miss Saigon is currently enjoying a revival at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End. 

Our Town: Louisville

Our Town: Louisville

A devised theatre piece exploring the humour, pathos and culture of Louisville, Kentucky, using the structure of Thornton Wilder’s quintessential American play as inspiration. 

Bristol Improv Steals the Show - Free

Bristol Improv Steals the Show - Free

The premise for this clever improvised show is to poach from the best of the Fringe. 

Richard Tyrone Jones: Crap Time Lord

Richard Tyrone Jones: Crap Time Lord

Proudly the only performance poet on the Fringe circuit with two hearts, the “Ginger Nigel Havers of spoken word” Richard Tyrone Jones presents an hour of witty, candid and spe… 

All Made Up: This Time It’s Social

All Made Up: This Time It’s Social

It’s time to bring improv comedy bang up to date. 

What Lies Beneath Our Feet

What Lies Beneath Our Feet

About the relationships human beings create: love, hate, conflict and reconciliation. 

Our Teacher is a Troll

Our Teacher is a Troll

Two terrible twins with a talent for turmoil rule their school with terror and tyranny - until the arrival of a new head teacher with green scaly skin, sharp gnarly fangs and a lon… 

The Tight Six Comedy Showcase

The Tight Six Comedy Showcase

Harry Scott-Moncrieff, Faye Treacy, Steve Mclean and Oh Standfast mix comedy and cabaret to deliver much more than just another show. 

Hot Dub Time Machine

Hot Dub Time Machine

The world’s first time travelling dance party is back, bigger than ever, and still powered by your dancing. 

Gareth Morinan's Play: Time

Gareth Morinan's Play: Time

Multimedia theatrical comedy that spans millennia. 

Tea Time Story

Tea Time Story

How many kilos of flour does it take to tell a good story? In the case of Heather Lai, over fifty during the course of her Fringe run and every gramme is put to excellent use. 

All Star Stand-Up Showcase

All Star Stand-Up Showcase

If you’re in the mood for some bawdy, laddish comedy then this is the show for you. 

Time - Peace

Time - Peace

Its the worst thing you can do at work, but we all do it, clock watch. 

Henry von Stifle: Working Class Hero (With a Valet)

Henry von Stifle: Working Class Hero (With a Valet)

Silly and idiotic character comedy. Philanthropist Henry von Stifle and his valet, Spencer, reverse the dumbing down of Britain. 

Theatre on a Long Thin Wire

Theatre on a Long Thin Wire

There are no actors in this show. 

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals - Free

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals - Free

Painted in 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera. 

Das Vegas Night 3 - Zis Time We Win!

Das Vegas Night 3 - Zis Time We Win!

The ubermeister of dark comedy cabaret’s war machine rolls into Edinburgh. 

Dr Sketchy's Edinburgh Anti Art School Experience

Dr Sketchy's Edinburgh Anti Art School Experience

Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School is an international phenomenon with events on six continents and an army of dedicated ‘Art Monkeys’ attending these life drawing classes where ar… 

This Is Our Youth

This Is Our Youth

Kenneth Lonergan, no longer so young, has waited a long time for his Broadway debut. 

SOS - Save Our Spaces

SOS - Save Our Spaces

The dedicated, hard-working and committed cast of six actors worked hard to bring this piece alive on a cramped stage. 

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club: Showcase Show

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club: Showcase Show

Hilarity Bites, as comedy showcases at the Fringe go, is a solid choice - a mix of an experienced compere and a good range of acts promising a solid hour of entertainment. 

Ken Crystal Afternoon Showcase

Ken Crystal Afternoon Showcase

Grab a beer, nurse your hangover and relax. 

Marc Burrows in the Ten Best Songs Of All Time - Free

Marc Burrows in the Ten Best Songs Of All Time - Free

Live and let die blares from the speakers as Marc Burrows circles the room, high-fiving everyone in sight. 

Gambit Theatre Presents: Contrast

Gambit Theatre Presents: Contrast

Gambit Theatre’s offering at the Fringe is a theatrical exploration of two real-life conmen and more specifically, identity imposters. 

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Irish comedian and computer nerd Matthew Collins, Puzzled 2013, **** (ThreeWeeks) and BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions, returns with a handpicked selection of comedy pals. 

Our Jackie

Our Jackie

University College London’s premier comedy group, the UCL Graters, present a brand new comic play, Our Jackie. 

Avenue Q (School Edition)

Avenue Q (School Edition)

Avenue Q (School Edition) retains the fun of the hit Broadway show but tones down the language and content, making it a suitable show for all the family to enjoy. 

Once Upon a Time in a Sketch Group

Once Upon a Time in a Sketch Group

Self-proclaimed adversity avoidance advocate Paul Swoops links together a show that manages to trap members of The Tourists in a surreal sketch landscape of their own devising.  

Jenny Collier: Love in the Time of Collier

Jenny Collier: Love in the Time of Collier

Jenny moved from the Welsh mountains to the Big Smoke in 2010 and has since embarked upon a career in stand-up comedy. 

Old Folks Telling Jokes

Old Folks Telling Jokes

As a card-carrying, paid-up member of the Grumpy Old Men squad, I occasionally look at all those fresh-faced stand-ups staring out from the posters plastered across the city like S… 

You're Never Too Old

You're Never Too Old

There is no doubt that an audience of a certain age will fondly remember the two famous actors starring in You’re Never Too Old, although audiences of any age could not fail to e… 

About 2.5% Ginger Comedy Showcase - Free

About 2.5% Ginger Comedy Showcase - Free

This year will be the biggest year ever for Ginger Ale Comedy as we relaunch the show in partnership with some of Scotland’s best emerging promoters, who run both established stand… 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

The Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show at the Cabaret Bar in the Pleasance Courtyard claims to be the longest running and most successful lunchtime show at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Doing Time With Number 5

Doing Time With Number 5

Inviting us into an office adorned with a giant map of Australia and piles of unfinished scripts and screenplays, Clare Pickering embarks on the energetic and meandering story of h… 

Love. Guts. High School.

Love. Guts. High School.

We can all remember the name of our first crush, can’t we? That’s the question Love. 

Liz Lochhead: Somethings Old, Somethings New

Liz Lochhead: Somethings Old, Somethings New

Liz Lochhead’s solo spoken word show at Assembly Rooms opens with songs from Joni Mitchell’s delicately moody album ‘Blue’ on the sound system; appropriate not only for her… 

Lucy Porter: Me Time

Lucy Porter: Me Time

Comedians can be a cynical bunch. 

Bristol Revunions: Bonus Material

Bristol Revunions: Bonus Material

The NaSTA award-winning Bristol Revunions return to the Fringe for their sixth year. 

Seymour Mace presents Questionable Time!

Seymour Mace presents Questionable Time!

Get down to The Stand for a brand-new psychological, philosophical and largely nonsensical comedy panel show. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Ivor Dembina cut his teeth on the alternative comedy circuit with original material, so I was surprised to discover him performing a show called Old Jewish Jokes for the third y… 

Ria Lina: School of Riason

Ria Lina: School of Riason

Award-winning Ria Lina returns with her third hour of eclectic comedy. 

The Time of Our Lies - The Life and Times of Howard Zinn

The Time of Our Lies - The Life and Times of Howard Zinn

A visceral performance, The Time of Our Lies benefits greatly from the impassioned commitment of its five-strong cast. 

WitTank: Old School Secrets

WitTank: Old School Secrets

It’s hard to imagine an audience that won’t enjoy this show, based (exceedingly loosely, one hopes) on the boarding school experiences of WitTank’s cast of three: Mark Cooper… 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - And So Am I

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - And So Am I

Since forming in 2005 in Aberdeen, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre have performed internationally and on television around the UK. 

Lloyd Langford: Old Fashioned

Lloyd Langford: Old Fashioned

A stand-up show about feeling bamboozled by the modern world. 

Titty Bar Ha Ha: Hard Time

Titty Bar Ha Ha: Hard Time

Saucy hostesses Hope and Gloria are back with Titty Bar Ha Ha: Hard Time, following on from their show at last year’s Fringe. 

A Moment In Time

A Moment In Time

A Moment in Time is an immersive piece of theatre, which explores our relationship with the word investment, both from an audience and performer perspective whilst remaining at its… 

City Academy Musical Theatre Company Present Cabaret

City Academy Musical Theatre Company Present Cabaret

Follow the adventures and mis-adventures of Sally Bowles in this raucous and risqué musical comedy, set in the seedy underworld of 1930’s Berlin. 

Our Shadows Walk

Our Shadows Walk

Ben has been told he committed high treason. 

Morgan & West: Time Travelling Magicians

Morgan & West: Time Travelling Magicians

Great Scott! Victorian magic duo Morgan & West travel 100 years into the future presenting baffling magic, unparalleled precognitive powers and a totally genuine ability to travel … 

Rockit! Brighton Showcase

Rockit! Brighton Showcase

A must for live music fans of all ages, this is your chance to catch the next generation of Brighton & Hove musicians live on stage! This Rockit! Brighton showcase will feature you… 

The Muscles in Our Toes

The Muscles in Our Toes

(previews start on June 14; opens on June 26) Ah, the high school reunion. 

School of American Ballet

School of American Ballet

New York City Ballet maintains its strength and vitality thanks to a seemingly endless stream of talent from the School of American Ballet, its affiliated training academy. 

Children's Shows and Workshops

Children's Shows and Workshops

A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement. 

Myq Kaplan Album Release Show Party Fun Time Featuring Many Fun People (and a Too Long Title)

Myq Kaplan Album Release Show Party Fun Time Featuring Many Fun People (and a Too Long Title)

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… 

School Drools

School Drools

Bill Stiteler and Tony Zaret host this variety show, with stand-up from Matteo Lane, Sachi Ezura and Anthony DeVito. 

Acting and Creating a Character

Acting and Creating a Character

Come and get your teeth into a refreshing new approach to acting training with this Stanislavski-inspired technique. 

Acting and Creating a Character

Acting and Creating a Character

As a performer myself, I eagerly awaited this workshop, convinced that I would leave The Warren on that damp, soggy day a better actress – or at least with a few hot tips on char… 

Wrong Time

Wrong Time

Ever get the feeling you were born in the wrong time? Justin Panks does, a lot. 

Ria Lina: School of Reason

Ria Lina: School of Reason

Forced to homeschool her kids, Ria took the opportunity to devise her own curriculum. 

Is it Time to Re-Nationalise UK PLC?

Is it Time to Re-Nationalise UK PLC?

Join John McDonnell MP, Mark Serwotka (PCS), Maria Exall (CWU) & Janine Booth (RMT) to discuss if we should stop outsourcing public services, bring council services back inhouse, a… 

Brighton YMCA Creative Showcase

Brighton YMCA Creative Showcase

A fascinating and exciting collection of artwork created by Brighton YMCA residents. 

The Old Spice Girls

The Old Spice Girls

Unfortunately, the likeability of these two ladies wasn’t enough to reject the notion that they should have, to quote an age old cliché, ‘stuck to the day job. 

One Step Beyond: A Varndean Showcase

One Step Beyond: A Varndean Showcase

A jamboree of performances from second-year performing arts students of Varndean College. 

The Greatest Shows on Earth

The Greatest Shows on Earth

A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals. 

Fracking the Downs – Failing Our Future

Fracking the Downs – Failing Our Future

Join the Big Energy Debate with Michael Meacher MP, Professor Steve Thomas (Greenwich University) & Alan Rew (Balcombe campaigner). 

Kasper's Puppet Theatre

Kasper's Puppet Theatre

Kasper’s Puppet Theatre presents a magical fairytale for children. 

The One-Eyed Men: Join Our Cult

The One-Eyed Men: Join Our Cult

Join the One-Eyed Men’s new cult today! They’ve dedicated their lives to the worship of the great prophet Barry Ashworth, inventor of long-life milk! It’s just a matter of time unt… 

Biding Time (Remix)

Biding Time (Remix)

A dark, atmospheric production by A Band Called Quinn & Ben Harrison. 

Space & Time: Landscapes by David Cundy

Space & Time: Landscapes by David Cundy

‘Space and Time’ is an exhibition of unexpected landscape photographs. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series. 

Sunday Lunch Time Organ Recitals

Sunday Lunch Time Organ Recitals

“Music at the Heart of the City”. 

In Our Hands: Public Services for People

In Our Hands: Public Services for People

Inspired by national campaign ‘We Own It’, Caroline Lucas MP and a panel of high profile speakers will explore why public services should be brought back into public hands. 

Time = Money

Time = Money

‘Time = Money’ is a 1-2-1 participative poetry performance art event which explores the notion of the relative exchange values of time, money and poetry. 

Our New Girl

Our New Girl

(previews start on Wednesday; opens on June 10) It’s unlikely that even Mary Poppins could sort out a home as unhappy as the one at the center of Nancy Harris’s drama. 

American Hero

American Hero

(previews start on May 12; opens on May 22) Do you want your play on white or honey wheat? The playwright Bess Wohl sets her Second Stage Uptown comic study of low-wage America beh… 

The Nights of Our Lives

The Nights of Our Lives

April’s edition of this monthly storytelling show, hosted by Dave Martin, focuses on the theme “most cowardly,” with stories from the Moth champion Adam Wade, Dav… 

The Complete Aspen Music Festival & School (Abridged)

The Complete Aspen Music Festival & School (Abridged)

The storied festival offers a tantalizing program of teasers from its two-month season, including appearances by the soprano Dawn Upshaw and the conductor-pianist Robert Spano, in … 

Manhattan School of Music Orchestra

Manhattan School of Music Orchestra

A major American conductor, Leonard Slatkin, takes the podium for a concert at Carnegie Hall with the orchestra of the renowned Manhattan School of Music. 

The Best of Village Pub Theatre

The Best of Village Pub Theatre

Edinburgh’s revered Traverse Theatre has, for many years, defined itself as “Scotland’s new writing theatre”, regularly giving over its stages to a variety of new voices … 

Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music

A double bill of landmark 20th-century choral writing provides a showcase for the conservatory’s symphonic chorus and chamber choir. 

Adoration of the Old Woman

Adoration of the Old Woman

Directed by Patricia McGregor, José Rivera’s drama uses the micro (family ghosts, turbulent love triangles) to explore the macro (Puerto Rico’s future), but the la… 

Breathing Time

Breathing Time

This drama by Beau Willimon, the man behind the Netflix series “House of Cards,” begins with two guys in an office, exchanging unremarkable banter until it becomes evid… 

Greed: A Musical for Our Times

Greed: A Musical for Our Times

(in previews; opens on April 3) The “Avenue Q” veteran Stephanie D’Abruzzo heads the cast of this new show, written by Michael Roberts and directed by Christopher… 

Tony Law: Night-Time Nonsense Overdrive

Tony Law: Night-Time Nonsense Overdrive

Tony Law presents a deeply hidden, powerfully meaningful show for night-time freaks. 

Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

The WeGotTickets MCA return to the Cowbarn for two showcases of the UK’s best emerging and established musical comedy acts. 

Europa, Our First Migrant

Europa, Our First Migrant

A modern twist on an ancient tale. 

Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

The MCA promotes five acts in one evening with the intention of increasing their exposure in a lively environment, with a healthy sense of competition to aid the fun. 

Theatre Uncut: Dalgety & Fragile by David Greig

Theatre Uncut: Dalgety & Fragile by David Greig

Theatre Uncut is one of the few good things that has come out of the knock to public spending put in place in 2010, said to be the worst since World War II: it is from these cuts t… 

Tango Theatre: Woman of Shadow, Woman of Light

Tango Theatre: Woman of Shadow, Woman of Light

This living, timeless story unfolds from the depths of a Tango song. 

A Career in Theatre Management

A Career in Theatre Management

To present such a talk upon the ins and outs of theatre at its bare business-driven bones is both innovative and opportune during the fracas of the Fringe, when an attentive audien… 

Booking Dance Festival Showcase

Booking Dance Festival Showcase

Booking Dance Festival’s annual Fringe show always promises a high-octane hybrid of dance styles, with seven companies participating in one enticing show. 

The School of Night's Spontaneous Shakespeare

The School of Night's Spontaneous Shakespeare

Cards on the table: this is an incredibly impressive show. 

WeGotTickets New Talent Showcase

WeGotTickets New Talent Showcase

WeGotTickets 2013 Award Winners Showcase. 

Booking Dance Festival - Showcase

Booking Dance Festival - Showcase

The Booking Dance Festival is a self-titled ‘dance festival within a festival,’ and their annual Fringe showcase certainly offers the opportunity to experience a smorgasbord of… 

Our Father

Our Father

Honesty’s important in stand-up; so’s making stuff up, obviously, but audiences can generally sniff out if the person on stage doesn’t – at least for that moment – believe in … 

Hero As Riddle

Hero As Riddle

A special performance of Martin Kershaw’s amazing suite inspired by the art of Eduardo Paolozzi, featuring a ten-piece group of Scotland’s finest musicians. 

Drama School: Which Course? Where? When? Why?

Drama School: Which Course? Where? When? Why?

Aimed at those considering Conservatoire Drama School training. 

Black Rubix Theatre Presents: Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster

Black Rubix Theatre Presents: Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster

In the style of Noises Off, the fictional Black Rubix Theatre (actually some of the students in the Queen Mary Theatre Company) attempts to put on what they think is a biting satir… 

Our Glass House

Our Glass House

Wester Hailes, a suburb of Edinburgh, is about as much of a potential tourist destination as the moon. 

Tony Benn and Richard Holloway: Two Old Gits

Tony Benn and Richard Holloway: Two Old Gits

In a society where the older generation is generally ignored and marginalised by the media, Two Old Gits comes as a welcome change. 

Acting: In Conversation With...

Acting: In Conversation With...

The Fringe Society chats with actors at the top of their game. 

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully

It is very difficult to appreciate a show when the performer alienates you from the rest of the audience. 

The True Story of Ah Q (Physical Theatre)

The True Story of Ah Q (Physical Theatre)

Living a homeless existence in Wei Village during the late Qing Dynasty, the poor, fumbling Ah Q is faced day after day with his own short comings. 

A Young Man Dressed As a Gorilla Dressed As an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for Fifty-Six Minutes and Then Leaves... 5

A Young Man Dressed As a Gorilla Dressed As an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for Fifty-Six Minutes and Then Leaves... 5

Before this show, every time I walked past the nondescript sign on Nicolson Street imploring me to give the Scientologists a try, I was tempted to stop. 

An Afternoon of Playback Theatre

An Afternoon of Playback Theatre

Acclaimed show where you, the audience, provide true stories for the performers. 

Large Scale Theatre Marketing Workshop

Large Scale Theatre Marketing Workshop

A unique opportunity to gain insight into how we successfully market shows at the UK’s largest working theatre and as part of the Ambassador Theatre Group. 

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully

Virginia Ironside is witty and sparky as she discusses the triumphs, as opposed to the tribulations, of growing old. 

Meet the National Theatre Studio and Literary Department

Meet the National Theatre Studio and Literary Department

Meet the National Theatre studio and literary department and find out more about how the National Theatre develops work. 

Repertory Theatre

Repertory Theatre

WARNING: The front two rows will get wet! Thrust into the peculiar and fast-paced world of theatre, the scene is set immediately for us: a young ambitious playwright (Iftach Jeffre… 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with its renowned choir and organ. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Old Saint Paul's Festival Masses

Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with its renowned choir and organ. 

The Architecture of our Dreams

The Architecture of our Dreams

Since building began, architects have tried to build the future through the creation of visionary architecture. 

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox. 

Old Men Can't Jump

Old Men Can't Jump

The affably natured Rod Hunter, John Purves and Les Sinclair bring their charming stand-up routine of one-liners galore and light observation to the Bee Hive Inn. 

East, A Woman Shifting On Time Axis…

East, A Woman Shifting On Time Axis…

The Water Reflection Dance Ensemble delivers a very strong performance that’s extremely visually pleasing. 

Introduction to Solo Theatre Performance

Introduction to Solo Theatre Performance

A participatory workshop led by Colin Watkeys, Director of Festivals in Edinburgh (Hill Street Solo Theatre) and London (Face to Face Festival) and award-winning solo performers Cl… 

All Our Friends Are Dead

All Our Friends Are Dead

From the moment they step on stage, there’s no denying that Katie Norris and Sinead Parker have talent. 

Rough Theatre

Rough Theatre

Creased Productions’ Rough Theatre brings to the stage two of Beckett’s lesser known plays, Rough for Theatre I and II, in simple but effective style. 

BBC: Vic Galloway

BBC: Vic Galloway

Vic Galloway breaks out of the studio to bring his alternative new music show to the Fringe. 

BBC: Vic Galloway

BBC: Vic Galloway

Vic Galloway returns to the Fringe with his alternative new music show. 

Danceforms' 63rd International Choreographers' Showcase

Danceforms' 63rd International Choreographers' Showcase

Despite promising an hour’s worth of entertainment, displaying different styles of dance, and highlighting work from various international choreographers, this showcase lacked va… 

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut is a shoe-string operation aiming to provide immediate dramatic response to current crises. 

Traverse Through Time: The Exhibition

Traverse Through Time: The Exhibition

How much do you know about the history of the Traverse Theatre? If the answer is ‘very little’, don’t expect to leave enlightened. 

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations. 

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut

Fringe First, Herald Angel, Spirit of the Fringe award winners Theatre Uncut return with a brand new collection of short plays to get people thinking, talking and taking action on … 

School Night

School Night

School Night joins the ranks of late night, best of the fest numbers at Pleasance Courtyard, the setup being the audience are the pupils and the comedians the teachers, all there t… 

Traverse Through Time: 50 Years of the Traverse Theatre

Traverse Through Time: 50 Years of the Traverse Theatre

Explore the Traverse Theatre’s dynamic 50-year history through a series of talks by theatre practitioners and scholars, illuminating founding days and reflecting on the Traverse�… 

Captain Morgan and the Sands of Time

Captain Morgan and the Sands of Time

Watching this show is like experiencing fallout from an imagination bomb. 

Ellie and Oscar Share a Time

Ellie and Oscar Share a Time

Ellie and Oscar want to show you themselves this year. 

Bristol Improv Presents... / PBH's Free Fringe

Bristol Improv Presents... / PBH's Free Fringe

Watching actors improvise can be the most fun thing ever. 

Confessions of Old Lady #2

Confessions of Old Lady #2

Through the darkness of a subterranean music bar, in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town, glimmers a gem of theatrical history. 

Addy Time

Addy Time

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Hot Dub Time Machine. Best. Party. Ever.

Hot Dub Time Machine. Best. Party. Ever.

“In Da Club came out in 2003, not 2005!” I found myself shouting across the dance floor at around half past two this morning. 

Total Hero Team

Total Hero Team

New two-man musical from the people behind Dinosaur Planet, Hey Hey 16K and Moon Horse, featuring superheroes, robots, pirates, kittens and free badges. 

Sarah Hendrickx: Time Traveller

Sarah Hendrickx: Time Traveller

Life-long coward, Sarah Hendrickx, travels back in time to her past in a bid to become brave and fearless. 

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem. 

Wine School at the Fringe

Wine School at the Fringe

Wine School at the Fringe presents off the beaten rack - hidden gems for the adventurous wine explorer. Join Claire Blackler for this guided tasting tour of alternative wines. 

Flyerman 2 - This Time It's Funny!

Flyerman 2 - This Time It's Funny!

The title of the show, Flyerman 2: This Time it’s Funny is perhaps a little misleading. 

First Time at the Fringe

First Time at the Fringe

Is this your first time? Edinburgh can be daunting for new participants, so come and meet Fringe Society staff who can support your experience. 

Emerging Music Showcase

Emerging Music Showcase

A beautiful way to start your Fringe! Three of Scotland’s most critically acclaimed new artists, Turning Plates, Jo Mango and The State Broadcasters, perform an intimate seated eve… 

The Edge of Our Bodies

The Edge of Our Bodies

It’s been a strong festival for one-woman shows and this less talked-about piece by PenKnife Productions certainly makes the cut. 

The  Edge of Our Bodies

The Edge of Our Bodies

Bold and innovative, pushing boundaries ‘beyond the edge of what we know. 

Signs of Our Occupy

Signs of Our Occupy

The premise of this play was promising – it is based on the Occupy movement in Oakland, taking inspiration from actual signs displayed in the protest. 

Our Fathers

Our Fathers

The relationship between child and father is creatively a well-trodden path, so kudos to Babakas for not only finding original angles to explore in their fact-meets-fabrication pro… 

Our Friends, The Enemy

Our Friends, The Enemy

The events surrounding the Christmas truce - which took place in 1914, during the first world war, on the Western Front - have long served as one of the most poignant reminders of … 

Norman Lovett - Old and New

Norman Lovett - Old and New

Stand-up legend and Red Dwarf star returns to continue The Sugababes debate plus much more. 

Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous) 2013

Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous) 2013

Sign on to Sh!t Theatre’s JSA: ‘a curious though immensely likeable duo who merge stand-up with physical theatre and biting socio-political satire . 

Les Misérables (School Edition)

Les Misérables (School Edition)

Bringing her back! ‘This evening I went to what I feared would be a typical amateur production. 

First Time at the Fringe

First Time at the Fringe

Is this your first time? Edinburgh can be daunting for new participants, so come and meet Fringe Society staff who can support your experience. 

Les Misérables (School Edition)

Les Misérables (School Edition)

Based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel, Les Miserables transports the audience to the bloody French revolution between rebellious Parisian students and the state. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Much like Arthur’s Seat is the bedrock of Edinburgh, comedy is the bedrock of the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Showcase

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Showcase

Since 2007 Hilarity Bites alumni include John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Chris Ramsey, Russell Kane, Jason Cook, Pete Firman, Richard Herring, Reginald D. 

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty. 

Nick: An Accidental Hero

Nick: An Accidental Hero

In this one woman show by Renee Lyons, accidental hero Nick tells the remarkable true story of Nick Chisholm, a New Zealand native who suffered a brain stem stroke and his recovery… 

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals

Painted in 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite omnia opera. 

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals

Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals

Painted in 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Jokes that everyone’s heard before are always the hardest to make funny, so spare a thought for that most venerable of comedian: the ‘Jewish comic’ who has decades of comedic folkl… 

The Magnets: All This Time

The Magnets: All This Time

They may have the charm of a boy band but The Magnets are certainly all men. 

Bath Time

Bath Time

The Wee Room is a rather hot and sweaty venue, perfect for Bath Time; Ruaraidh Murray’s one man show is intense, febrile and gritty. 

Gary Delaney 2: This Time It's Not Personal

Gary Delaney 2: This Time It's Not Personal

Gary Delaney gets straight to the point of this one-man performance, declaring ‘I’ve just written some new jokes - this isn’t a ‘my dad’s dead’ kind of show. 

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author

In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely. 

Phil Wang: Anti-Hero

Phil Wang: Anti-Hero

On entering his small room at Pleasance for his first full-hour stand-up set Phil Wang promises us two things: that this set will get rather blue around the middle and that it will… 

WitTank presents The School

WitTank presents The School

‘Bastardi Sumus Absolutam’ (‘We Are Absolute Bastards’) reads the school motto beneath the crest that welcomes the audience on arrival to WitTank’s The School. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - In Space

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - In Space

If you are attracted by the glittering diversity of shows offered by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, then this is one for you. 

Dan Nightingale: Love in the Time of Cholesterol

Dan Nightingale: Love in the Time of Cholesterol

Dan Nightingale wants us to like him. 

Mat Ewins: Once Upon a Time in the Jest

Mat Ewins: Once Upon a Time in the Jest

Mat Ewins is a passionate fan of history and of stand-up comedy, so quite naturally he brings his ardour and insider knowledge of both to create a show that is clever, silly and br… 

Hedluv and Passman: Two Cornish Rappers and a Casiotone Two: This Time It's Similar

Hedluv and Passman: Two Cornish Rappers and a Casiotone Two: This Time It's Similar

From the moment this quirky Cornish duo burst onto set with an eclectic combination of 80s-style electronic music and energetic moves, you know you’re in for something a little d… 

Whale of a Time

Whale of a Time

My favourite part of the Fringe is getting the chance to find that one unexpected show which really blows you away. 

Finlay & Joe: Past Our Bedtime

Finlay & Joe: Past Our Bedtime

Finlay and Joe are tired. 

Finlay & Joe: Past Our Bedtime

Finlay & Joe: Past Our Bedtime

Finlay and Joe are tired. 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Given that the original award-winning novel by Mark Haddon is told from the very singular, focused perspective of a 15-year-old boy on the autistic spectrum, it’s surprising that… 

Andy and Mike's... Tick Tock Time Machine

Andy and Mike's... Tick Tock Time Machine

Andy Day, of Cbeebies fame, and Mike James deserve a standing ovation for their efforts to save parents from having to entertain their children on a rainy Sunday morning in Edinbur… 

Bristol Improv for Hire

Bristol Improv for Hire

Bristol Improv for Hire sees a group of presumably recent graduates from Bristol navigate their way around the weird and wonderful world of job hunting through entirely spontaneous… 

Eat $h*t: How Our Waste Can Save the World

Eat $h*t: How Our Waste Can Save the World

Eat $h*t has a strong environmental presence and the message is clear: our excrement could save the world if we could just leave behind the taboo and get over our poo phobia. 

A Hero Of Our Time

A Hero Of Our Time

I was thrilled to experience a piece of theatre performed in its traditional style but with a fair number of contemporary tweaks to keep the audience on its toes. 

Logic for a 5 Year Old

Logic for a 5 Year Old

Stand-up comedy can be awkward when the audience is small. 

Scottish Dance Theatre

Scottish Dance Theatre

I’ll be the first to admit that whenever I see dance shows at the fringe, I expect to see groundbreaking dance from around the world, but have never expected much from Scotland’s… 

School for Scandal

School for Scandal

Everyone loves a good scandal and this is probably why Sheridan’s most famous play has stood the test of the time for the last two hundred and thirty years. 

That Old Noir Magic - A Film Noir Jazz Journey Into Night, in Story and Song

That Old Noir Magic - A Film Noir Jazz Journey Into Night, in Story and Song

As an avid fan of old noir movies, crooked cops, and general hard-boiled quick witted cynicism, needless to say I was looking forward to this show. 

This Time It's Personal

This Time It's Personal

Dave Baucett is a puppyish like-me-pleeease comedian in his early twenties. 

Our Island

Our Island

Singapore company I Theatre and UK company Kipper Tie Theatre team up for Our Island, a lovely children’s theatre piece about working together to overcome differences. 

School of Comedy

School of Comedy

I caught this troop of budding young comedians last year and was mightily impressed by their ingenuity, their sense of comic timing, and the wonderfully risqué formula of getting … 

I'm No Hero

I'm No Hero

“In great deeds, something abides. 

Luke Benson - Backseat Hero

Luke Benson - Backseat Hero

Hilarious and original, Luke Benson presents a highly polished routine complete with sound effects and little dances. 

Theatre of Sex

Theatre of Sex

Franny Winters and her husband Harm Groespecker bound on stage to the music from The Avengers. 

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title. 

Our Trebor Mint Feeling

Our Trebor Mint Feeling

On entering the space the audience is presented with four-coloured globes set upon four shiny bar stools. 

Ali McGregor's Something Old, Something New

Ali McGregor's Something Old, Something New

With her phenomenal voice and subtle and sexy ambiance, Ali McGregor knows how to make an entrance. 

Our Soldier

Our Soldier

Fools Play is a young physical theatre collective reworking the Macbeth plot with a mixture of movement and script. 

The School of Night

The School of Night

There was a rumour in the 16th century that it was not Shakespeare who wrote his plays, but rather a group of underground artistic intellectuals named The School of Night. 

We Didn't Have Time to be Scared

We Didn't Have Time to be Scared

Looking for emotional charge? If so, this new musical blows everything else out of the water. 

Repertory Theatre

Repertory Theatre

This comedy thriller by Israeli duo Elephant and the Mouse has a plot twist so delicious that giving it away would be murder. 

Party Time

Party Time

In an unspecified location, a group of society’s elite mix and mingle discussing everything and nothing. 

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi… 

Visiting TIme

Visiting TIme

Visiting Time opens dramatically in a hospital room. 

Devvo Dole Queue Hero is Free

Devvo Dole Queue Hero is Free

Devvo, the internet sensation, brings his unique brand of stand-up to the Fringe after a successful string of MC gigs across the UK. 

Time for the Good Looking Boy

Time for the Good Looking Boy

Five stars only go to a show that is to all intents perfect, that wakens something inside you and keeps you utterly captivated for an entire hour. 

The Grotesque World of St Ursula's School for the Unwanted

The Grotesque World of St Ursula's School for the Unwanted

This remarkable show features a host of wonderfully grotesque characters and is written and performed by the talented Simon McCoy. 

The Old Spice Boys

The Old Spice Boys

The Old Spice Boys make their debut on the Fringe with a fun show that will get your toes tapping to swing, jazz, reggae and blues rhythms. 

Don Quixote - Theatre of the Blind

Don Quixote - Theatre of the Blind

Unlike ‘His Ghostly Heart’, another play on the Fringe which is played out in the dark, where the stage is darkened and the audience can make out the actors’ forms, in ‘Don Qui… 

A Life In The Theatre

A Life In The Theatre

Out with the old and in with the new. 

Beauty is Prison-Time

Beauty is Prison-Time

Lashmela might sound like any ordinary girl. 

Danceforms' 60th International Choreographers' Showcase

Danceforms' 60th International Choreographers' Showcase

Holding the attention of an audience for an hour of dance, especially with a mish-mash of different styles, can be a challenge. 

Our Country's Good

Our Country's Good

This award-winning play by Timberlake Wertenbaker was first performed at London’s Royal Court in 1988 and has lost none of its power. 

Bristol Revunions: Destination Adventure

Bristol Revunions: Destination Adventure

From the beginning of this sketch show from Bristol University’s renowned comedy troupe ‘Bristol Revunions’, it was unclear what level of reality we were operating on. 

Visiting Time

Visiting Time

As Piers Fawcett lies ill in hospital suffering from AIDS, he receives a visit from his best friend Tom. 

Elis James: Do You Remember the First Time?

Elis James: Do You Remember the First Time?

Elis James bounds onto the stage with wonderful energy and a poetic way with language; there is something wonderfully friendly about this Welshman that gives you the feeling that r… 

Hero

Hero

From Cambridge’s own dramatic society comes a musical romp that falls short of a few theatrical hurdles but manages to entertain more than once. 

James Smiley: Public School Twat

James Smiley: Public School Twat

James Smiley, Public School Twat is described as ‘One young man. 

Once Upon A Time: Naughty Fairy Tales Your Mother Never Told You

Once Upon A Time: Naughty Fairy Tales Your Mother Never Told You

What was it Margaret from The Apprentice said about Edinburgh University this year? ‘Perhaps it’s not what it used to be. 

Acting Funny

Acting Funny

Remember ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’ and ‘Give Us a Clue’? Well this improvisational theatre workshop adopts that fun and spontaneous attitude to try and create different pie… 

Once Upon A Time...

Once Upon A Time...

‘Improv Comedy’, for a genre whose very definition implies limitless scope, seems to be becoming an increasingly tired medium. 

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Chunky Woollen Nits

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Chunky Woollen Nits

The notoriously foul-mouthed Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets have toned down their act for this family friendly show. 

Upstaging: A Modern Guide to Acting for Gentlemen and Gentleladies - Free

Upstaging: A Modern Guide to Acting for Gentlemen and Gentleladies - Free

Maurice Cock and Belvedere Bagg model their show as a lesson in how to act. 

Tom Goodliffe: All in Good Time

Tom Goodliffe: All in Good Time

In his own words, Tom Goodliffe is a big, friendly nerd. 

'Ave a Banana: A Knees Up Through Time and Space

'Ave a Banana: A Knees Up Through Time and Space

Make sure you are on time for this show: you’ll get enough exercise during this hour-long musical romp without sprinting down Nicholson Street beforehand. 

National Theatre of Scotland Presents Love Letters to the Public Transport System By Molly Taylor

National Theatre of Scotland Presents Love Letters to the Public Transport System By Molly Taylor

Writing a show is a difficult enough task; to then both act and direct said show is worthy of a titan. 

Author

Author

An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouch’s last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly… 

The Beta Males' Midnight Movie Theatre

The Beta Males' Midnight Movie Theatre

Not quite a film night and not quite a variety show, sketch comedy troupe The Beta Males play host to a feast of entertainment from some of the Fringe’s finest comedy acts while … 

Slacker's Guide to Western Theatre

Slacker's Guide to Western Theatre

This play promises a quick and basic guide to the development of western theatre. 

Petrol Jesus Nightmare No.5 (In the Time of the Messiah)

Petrol Jesus Nightmare No.5 (In the Time of the Messiah)

Henry Adam’s Petrol Jesus Nightmare is set in a military hideout against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 

Poem Without a Hero

Poem Without a Hero

Holly Strickland performs the poem by Anna Akhmatova, translated by D M Thomas, with extra verses translated for this performance. 

Scottish Dance Theatre – Matters of the Heart

Scottish Dance Theatre – Matters of the Heart

Fringe-veterans Scottish Dance Theatre, this year celebrating their 25th birthday, return to Zoo in fine fettle with a mixed bill of three works, two of which showcase choreography… 

Belt Up Theatre's Outland

Belt Up Theatre's Outland

Something consistently excellent about Belt Up’s productions is their dedication to preserving the illusion. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

I must start with two clear statements. 

School of Comedy

School of Comedy

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet the players are driven to Elsinore by a company of child actors who have commandeered the urban stages. 

Captain Ferguson's School for Balloon Warfare

Captain Ferguson's School for Balloon Warfare

Despite the unwieldy mouthful of a title, Captain Ferguson’s School For Balloon Warfare turned out to a be a surprisingly simple, sweet tale of an affable American officer trying… 

Belarus Free Theatre

Belarus Free Theatre

The sense of apprehension in the auditorium as the audience settles is at odds with an early afternoon show, but not surprising when one considers that we are about to witness Bela… 

Our Country's Good

Our Country's Good

This play is set in a penal colony in eighteenth century Australia. 

Will Howells's Grammar School

Will Howells's Grammar School

Will Howells is a stand-up on a mission. 

The Time Step

The Time Step

The brilliance of the Edinburgh Fringe is that you can see things which blow you away in the most unexpected of places, and things which are awful in the most anticipated. 

Belt Up Theatre's The Boy James

Belt Up Theatre's The Boy James

Fringe favourites Belt Up return with their highly acclaimed The Boy James, now transferred to the entirely new venue of C Nova, where up several flights of stairs the audience is … 

Music Bugs Presents It's Carnival Time...

Music Bugs Presents It's Carnival Time...

Music Bugs is a company which provides music classes for ‘babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers’, an age group whose three primary occupations seem to be screaming, laughing and f… 

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary. 

Up & Over It - Back on our Feet

Up & Over It - Back on our Feet

If you want to see one of the best and most entertaining shows at the Fringe, look no further than Up & Over It, a fantastic subversive reinvention of Irish step dancing to electro… 

Nick Sun: Potty Time!

Nick Sun: Potty Time!

Nick Sun’s latest show, Potty Time!, is truly bizarre. 

In Time o' Strife

In Time o' Strife

The Pathhead Halls on the corner of Commercial Street and Broad Wynd, Kirkcaldy, Fife were built in 1882, originally as a theatre and music hall although one room was later used fo… 

BDOOL (Best Days of Our Lives) - Free

BDOOL (Best Days of Our Lives) - Free

James and Craig - the comedy duo behind Best Days of Our Lives - earn their stars as much through likeability as humour. 

The School of Night

The School of Night

The School of Night may take their name from an intellectually exclusive Elizabethan collective but what this improvisational group performs is high culture made accessible to the … 

Scottish Dance Theatre - Luxuria

Scottish Dance Theatre - Luxuria

Nine members of the Scottish Dance Theatre company take to the stage to dance. 

Scottish Dance Theatre - A Visitation

Scottish Dance Theatre - A Visitation

A10-strong cast from the Scottish Dance Theatre start off this performance with a still-life scene, a sculptural montage, in which all the characters appear in the same light. 

Jim Campbell: Nine-Year-Old Man

Jim Campbell: Nine-Year-Old Man

You could be forgiven for thinking that Jim Campbell was Mark Watson’s twin brother. 

Ida Barr - Get Old Or Die Tryin'

Ida Barr - Get Old Or Die Tryin'

As she shuffles onto the stage assisted by a Las Vegas showgirl, Ida Barr hardly looks like Grandma-rapper billed in the programme; but Ida is the lesser-known creation of Christop… 

Macbeth: That Old Black Magic

Macbeth: That Old Black Magic

A modern interpretation of Macbeth, with atmospheric effects, bright lights and the songs of Frank Sinatra. 

Livewire Theatre's Salem

Livewire Theatre's Salem

Salem is a production that attempts to do something dangerous - to perform a piece of theatre about a historical event that has already been covered by a really well-known play. 

Time for Fun

Time for Fun

What seemed to be an amateur dance troupe clad in black soon became a moving sculpture of body art, with hands morphing into waves, words, trains, cars and faces - all timed precis… 

Back to School's Disco

Back to School's Disco

The concept behind this production was brilliant and ingenious: Take one group of 20-somethings and send them back to school. 

Barely Legal: The 18-Year-Old Democracy

Barely Legal: The 18-Year-Old Democracy

Dave Levinsohn and Loyiso Gola are billed as South Africa’s premier comedians, and Barely Legal does not disappoint as a platform to bring both these talented men together. 

Now and at the Time of Our Turn

Now and at the Time of Our Turn

Edoardo Okamoto has played this piece for seven years now and it has become part of his identity. 

Back to School

Back to School

We file in crocodile formation from the Pleasance, clutching a collective length of rope to keep together. 

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows. 

GOD (Grumpy Old Dancers) and A Beautiful Hell

GOD (Grumpy Old Dancers) and A Beautiful Hell

Citymoves Productions’ ‘GOD (Grumpy Old Dancers)’ combines two contrasting personalities in a darkly comic exploration of grumpiness. 

Our Oceans Are Drowning/This is Not a Dance

Our Oceans Are Drowning/This is Not a Dance

I am sat looking at a white plastic cup. 

Yearbook: The High School Musical

Yearbook: The High School Musical

This musical does not have a linear narrative, but presents a series of scenes and songs showing events that take place during the last year of high school. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - On The Telly

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - On The Telly

How can a full house of adults be entertained for an hour by a couple of grey socks in a tartan Punch & Judy tent? Ask Kev Sutherland, the writer and performer, who returns for fo… 

School Ties

School Ties

Jonathan and Julian Kaufmann both have a great deal of direct experience in teaching. 

The Old Woman Who Lived in a...

The Old Woman Who Lived in a...

A popular nursery rhyme gets a reality check: just like in real life, the story of the children of the old woman who lived in a shoe, whom she whipped black and blue, did not just … 

The Triumph of Time and Truth

The Triumph of Time and Truth

Tickets to see Scottish-grown chamber orchestra Ludus Baroque at Canongate Kirk are now bought by many as a matter of ritual, so strong is the group’s popularity and reputation f… 

Night Time

Night Time

With its poetic language and truthful performances, Night Time is one of the most professionally done Fringe shows I’ve seen in some time. 

Edinburgh Folk Club Festival Showcase

Edinburgh Folk Club Festival Showcase

Established in 1973, the Edinburgh Folk Club was represented at the Fringe for the first time this year with a showcase at the Acoustic Music Centre at St Bride’s that displayed … 

DugOut Theatre's Inheritance Blues

DugOut Theatre's Inheritance Blues

DugOut Theatre’s Inheritance Blues has already proven to be a winner, picking up ISDF 2012 Festgoers’ Choice Award. 

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid… 

Davey Connor, Lucy Beaumont and Ed Patrick - The Big Comedy Showcase Show

Davey Connor, Lucy Beaumont and Ed Patrick - The Big Comedy Showcase Show

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… 

Wrong Place, Right Time

Wrong Place, Right Time

After about ten minutes where I was convinced I was in the wrong place and the wrong time, I stumbled onto the top deck of the Comedy Bus in The Free Sisters’ courtyard for some … 

All Star Stand-Up Showcase - Free

All Star Stand-Up Showcase - Free

As you enter the bar you are encouraged to take a drink; do, you’ll need it. 

Cancer Time

Cancer Time

Cancer Time is a special piece of theatre. 

Booking Dance Festival - Festival Showcase

Booking Dance Festival - Festival Showcase

Thanks to the vagaries of Lothian Buses I missed the first number in this multi-company showcase of short dance items. 

Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous)

Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous)

While not the slickest show this side of the Royal Mile, Sh!it Theatre’s Job Seekers Anonymous was definitely something extraordinary. 

Rent: School Edition

Rent: School Edition

Oh lordy. 

Edward Reid: Living the Dream One Song at a Time

Edward Reid: Living the Dream One Song at a Time

Like a Glaswegian Louie Spence, Edward Reid bounds through an hour of anecdotes and musical numbers with enough campness and glitter to make you think you’ve accidentally stumble… 

Barry And Stuart: Part-Time Warlocks

Barry And Stuart: Part-Time Warlocks

The show’s title gives little away, so when an electronic voice counts up the percentage complete, this looks likely to go geeky. 

Time Out Of Joint

Time Out Of Joint

Hamlet is such a murky, obstinate text that so refuses definitive interpretation that a point is sometimes made that Shakespeare probably created a play greater than himself. 

Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi

Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi

The name alone conjures up nostalgia, decadence, style and class … and this show delivers. 

Belt Up Theatre's A Little Princess

Belt Up Theatre's A Little Princess

‘Come in girls, sit anywhere you like. 

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

Old Saint Paul's Festival Evensongs

I live in Edinburgh and choose to go to this throughout the year because it is so good week after week. 

Time / Dropper and Driftwood

Time / Dropper and Driftwood

Time/Dropper, choreographed and performed by Jose Agudo, is a raw, visceral and masculine performance evoking a sense of distorted tension. 

Theatre Tasters - Free

Theatre Tasters - Free

The obvious, but often overlooked difficulty with one act plays is their length. 

A Little Light Theatre

A Little Light Theatre

Two short plays by the same playwright Paul Richards collectively titled A Little Light Theatre had a lightness of touch that brought ordinary people facing dramatic episodes to li… 

Instant Theatre

Instant Theatre

Leaving a theatre and having to critique a performance for potential visitors, despite knowing that it will never be recreated in that way again, is an undoubtedly difficult task. 

Derek Ryan: Time Lord - Free

Derek Ryan: Time Lord - Free

They say the art of comedy is timing; it is therefore ironic that in a show about time we aren’t given enough of it to enjoy the jokes. 

Best of Edinburgh - The Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh - The Showcase Show

The key ingredients to any successful comedy show have to be a friendly audience, a boisterous atmosphere and a packed venue, all of which the Showcase Show had. 

Killing Time

Killing Time

If the world was ending in an hour’s time, what would you do? This is the central premise of this new play as two teenage boys sit and talk about everything and nothing while the l… 

Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase / PBH's Free Fringe

Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase / PBH's Free Fringe

‘I was going to have a cucumber down my pants’ says compere Marc Smethurst, removing a cucumber from his pants, ‘but there’s a reviewer in tonight. 

Simon Donald’s School of Swearing

Simon Donald’s School of Swearing

“This show is family friendly, apart from your grandma, so she can f*ck off!”Thus opens the foul-mouthed Simon Donald, donning typical private school headmaster robes and morta… 

Tea with the Old Queen

Tea with the Old Queen

Graham Woolnough’s lusciously bizarre backstage peek at the lives of royalty is a theatrical treat for those with any political disposition. 

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

Kings Hall has been taken over by Summer Hall and transformed into the Canada Hub over the festival, showcasing a series of Canadian acts exploring the issues surrounding Canada’… 

Hip Hop Time Machine

Hip Hop Time Machine

The world-famous Hip Hop Time Machine lands in Edinburgh for a special one-off Fringe show! Prepare to be transported in a complete audio/visual, interactive journey through the gr… 

David Correos: Better Than I Was the Last Time

David Correos: Better Than I Was the Last Time

Returning after bringing all of the noise in 2018, David’s had time to reflect on one heck of a year. 

La Reprise Histoire(s) du theatre (I)

La Reprise Histoire(s) du theatre (I)

Theatre-making manifestos always make me wary, in part because I'm inherently suspicious of portentous artists in any field: "The aim is not to depict the real, but to mak… 

Queerdog Theatre Talk About JUMP

Queerdog Theatre Talk About JUMP

Editor-in-Chief, Richard Beck, spoke to Playwright Nick Maynard (NM), Director Scott Le Crass (SLC) and actors Stewart Dylan-Campbell (SDC) and Aiden Kane (AK) about the play about... 

The British Theatre Challenge 2024

The British Theatre Challenge 2024

Director John Mitton tells tell us about this year's , The British Theatre Challenge, the plays and the writers. 

Greenside Vacates Old Town Infirmary Street in Move to New Town George Street

Greenside Vacates Old Town Infirmary Street in Move to New Town George Street

​Greenside makes a dramatic move to The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) on George Street for 2024 Fringe. 

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. 

Acting the Alcoholic

Acting the Alcoholic

With multiple shows celebrating first and last nights every night, alcohol plays a big part in creating the fun, celebratory atmosphere of the Fringe. 

Lisa Verlo: Making Up For Lost Time

Lisa Verlo: Making Up For Lost Time

Lisa Verlo talks about how her Hollywood experience gave rise to her show Hollywoodn't, in another of our meetings with artists from the USA.  

Cast and Director on Vincent River at Greenwich Theatre

Cast and Director on Vincent River at Greenwich Theatre

James Haddrell, Artistic Director of Greenwich Theatre, and the cast: Brandon Kimaryo, who plays Davey (Male, aged 17), and Kerrie Taylor who plays Anita (Female, aged 53) talk abo... 

Technology in the Theatre: How #TOMtech is bringing it to light

Technology in the Theatre: How #TOMtech is bringing it to light

Does technology have a role in live performance? In 2014 The Old Market’s #TOMtech season blasted into Brighton, exclusively showcasing performances shaped by technology. 

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 4: Old Town South

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 4: Old Town South

Unlike its sister crawl, Old Town North, Old Town South traverses more of the South Side’s bars that lie adjacent to many Fringe venues. 

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 3: Old Town North

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 3: Old Town North

The third of our pub crawls, the Old Town North trail has an extensive list of both core and optional bars to choose from. 

The Old Market's 'Reigning Women' Fundraising Efforts Raise over £1000

The Old Market's 'Reigning Women' Fundraising Efforts Raise over £1000

​The Old Market are excited to announce that ​they have managed to raise £1,057 for ​Brighton Women’s Centre throughout their Reigning Women season. 

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead. 

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter. 

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.  

What's The Point Of Exhibiting Laundry Detergent? The Museum Of Ordinary People Discover The Poignancy And Importance In Our Everyday Items

What's The Point Of Exhibiting Laundry Detergent? The Museum Of Ordinary People Discover The Poignancy And Importance In Our Everyday Items

The Museum of Ordinary People (MOOP) is a pop-up museum, running for one week only, as part of The Spire’s secret Fringe programme. 

An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre

An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre

The Rolls-Royce of English comedies, Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, brings an act of political sin into the heart of the English home. 

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers. 

Barry Humphries' Weimar Cabaret at The Barbican Theatre

Barry Humphries' Weimar Cabaret at The Barbican Theatre

Barry Humphries is our masterfully seasoned emcee and cabaret diva Meow Meow our chanteuse in this risqué, sophisticated and seductive tribute to the jazz-infused music of the Wei... 

‘Edinburgh is kind of like tapas’ – New Diorama Theatre’s David Byrne

‘Edinburgh is kind of like tapas’ – New Diorama Theatre’s David Byrne

Having received rave reviews for The Secret Life of Humans as well as supporting dozens of other theatre companies at the Fringe and beyond, the New Diorama Theatre has made a name... 

100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace on Sensitive Issues in Theatre

100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace on Sensitive Issues in Theatre

Having made their Fringe debut last year with The Life and Times of Lionel, theatre company Forget About The Dog are back with their new show, 100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace. 

Leyla Josephine’s Collision of Theatre and Spoken-word Poetry

Leyla Josephine’s Collision of Theatre and Spoken-word Poetry

Leyla Josephine is a performance artist and writer from Glasgow. 

Taggart Creator Glenn Chandler's Gay Boarding-school Play

Taggart Creator Glenn Chandler's Gay Boarding-school Play

Glenn Chandler, creator of the legendary Taggart, has become known at the Fringe for his plays exploring different facets of gay life. 

#EdFringe17 Theatre Q&A: Corinne Maier from Like A Prayer

#EdFringe17 Theatre Q&A: Corinne Maier from Like A Prayer

Like A Prayer is a theatrical essay about personal faith in which six nuns deliberate attitudes towards the big questions of life. We spoke to Corinne via an email Q&A. 

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support... 

Gilded Balloon launches New Town festival hub at Rose Theatre

Gilded Balloon launches New Town festival hub at Rose Theatre

Karen and Katy Koren are thrilled to announce that Gilded Balloon will expand into the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town, as they embark upon an exciting new partnership with the Ros... 

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned. 

The Ferryman to transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in June

The Ferryman to transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in June

After the short run at the Royal Court Theatre sold out in just one day, Jez Butterworth’s epic, new play The Ferryman will transfer to the West End. 

Winter Theatre Seat Sale - Amazing deals & offers this Christmas

Winter Theatre Seat Sale - Amazing deals & offers this Christmas

Our Winter Sale promotion is now live and we have a number of amazing deals & offers. 

Last chance to see The Dresser from just a tenner at the Duke of York’s Theatre

Last chance to see The Dresser from just a tenner at the Duke of York’s Theatre

Audiences have only six weeks left to see the critically acclaimed West End production of Sir Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser which brings together a multi award-winning cast and cr... 

A New Play, A New Studio Theatre, And A Bright Future For Greenwich

A New Play, A New Studio Theatre, And A Bright Future For Greenwich

This week Greenwich Theatre opens its eagerly awaited new studio space with the world premiere of a new play, presented in partnership with emerging company CultureClash Theatre. 

​Drolls: The Illegal Comedies Time Forgot

​Drolls: The Illegal Comedies Time Forgot

At the largest arts festival in the world, it's easy to forget that theatre wasn't always welcome in Britain. 

Fossils’ Nel Crouch: “Theatre is alive and well at the Fringe!”

Fossils’ Nel Crouch: “Theatre is alive and well at the Fringe!”

Award-winning theatre company Bucket Club are melding together playful theatre with a live techno score for Fossils, a sceptical quest for the Loch Ness Monster at the Pleasance Do... 

Andrew Roberts & Josh Mathieson are Dealing with Death in Children's Theatre

Andrew Roberts & Josh Mathieson are Dealing with Death in Children's Theatre

The Many Doors of Frank Feelbad is a brave and engaging work about how children and families process and communicate grief. 

The Nuclear Family Team on Creating Interactive Theatre Formats

The Nuclear Family Team on Creating Interactive Theatre Formats

Do you work well under pressure? How about life-or-death pressure? Nuclear Family gives you the chance to find out by inviting the audience to mount an enquiry about a pair of sibl... 

​Paines Plough’s James Grieve & Remy Beasley on the Magic of Theatre for Teens

​Paines Plough’s James Grieve & Remy Beasley on the Magic of Theatre for Teens

I Got Superpowers for my Birthday by Katie Douglas is an action-packed fantasy adventure about the pains of growing up and learning you can shoot fire from your fingertips. 

Paines Plough’s George Perrin on Directing Interactive Theatre

Paines Plough’s George Perrin on Directing Interactive Theatre

If you were to list Every Brilliant Thing about life, what would you include? This is the idea behind Duncan Macmillan’s critically acclaimed play, broaching the subject of menta... 

Theatre Ad Infinitum’s Nir Paldi on The Bucket List

Theatre Ad Infinitum’s Nir Paldi on The Bucket List

Theatre Ad Infinitum have become a fixture of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, having won two Stage Awards, two Argus Angels, and a Guardian Best of EdFringe. 

Breach Theatre on Teaching Dolphins how to Speak - Tank at Pleasance

Breach Theatre on Teaching Dolphins how to Speak - Tank at Pleasance


In the 1960s, NASA funded scientists set out to try and teach dolphins to speak. 

Georgian Director Keti Dolidze calls for more International Theatre at the Fringe

Georgian Director Keti Dolidze calls for more International Theatre at the Fringe

The Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre has been bringing Georgian theatre to Edinburgh for nearly 20 years, filling theatres and getting critical acclaim for foreign-language theatre... 

Booking opens 25 May for School Of Rock

Booking opens 25 May for School Of Rock

Public booking will open on 25 May 2016 for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End production of School of Rock - The Musical. 

Road to the Fringe - Captain Morgan and the Sands of Time

Road to the Fringe - Captain Morgan and the Sands of Time

Our panel of judges were unanimous in voting Captain Morgan as the winner of the 2015 Broadway Baby Bobby award at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe. 

Interview: An Old Fashioned Girl

Interview: An Old Fashioned Girl

A beautiful show incorporating theatre, live music and song. 

​Brighton Insider - Dance and Physical Theatre

​Brighton Insider - Dance and Physical Theatre

Numerous award-winning companies will be joining us again at this year at Brighton Fringe in the ever astounding Dance and Physical Theatre category. 

Road to the Fringe - The Marlborough Theatre

Road to the Fringe - The Marlborough Theatre

A key Brighton Fringe venue, The Marlborough is located in one of the oldest public houses in the city. 

Brighton Insider: The Rialto Theatre

Brighton Insider: The Rialto Theatre

It’s the second year for the Rialto Theatre at the Brighton Fringe but it’s already gaining a reputation as a home for local talent. 

Lach named Associate Producer with UA and New Town Theatre for EdFringe 2016

Lach named Associate Producer with UA and New Town Theatre for EdFringe 2016

Universal Arts announced this week that they are thrilled to be bringing BBC Radio 4 star Lach on board to produce and programme shows at the New Town Theatre (96 George St) for Th... 

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Brighton Fringe has officially launched. 

Thom Southerland appointed Artistic Director of Charing Cross Theatre

Thom Southerland appointed Artistic Director of Charing Cross Theatre

Award-winning theatre director Thom Southerland has been appointed Artistic Director of London’s Charing Cross Theatre. 

London Theatre Workshop relocates to Central London site

London Theatre Workshop relocates to Central London site

London Theatre Workshop has announced that after two successful years located above the Eel Brook Pub in Fulham, the company is relocating to an exciting new venue in Central Londo... 

Greenwich's New Season To Celebrate Female Theatre Makers

Greenwich's New Season To Celebrate Female Theatre Makers

Greenwich Theatre’s spring season is being themed for the first time to promote and celebrate young female theatre makers, some at the start of their careers but others already e... 

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre. 

Clout Theatre, Superbolt Theatre and Tooth+Nail: The Lecoq Theatre Panel

Clout Theatre, Superbolt Theatre and Tooth+Nail: The Lecoq Theatre Panel

L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris is one of the world's most influential theatre schools. 

​Mad Scientist Academy: Interactive Children’s Theatre at Boxsmall Festival

​Mad Scientist Academy: Interactive Children’s Theatre at Boxsmall Festival

Mix ‘N’ Pick Theatre is reinventing the rooftops of Princes Mall this summer with the Boxsmall Festival, providing fun-packed interactive theatre shows for children every half ... 

William McGeough: Swearing in Front of Old People

William McGeough: Swearing in Front of Old People

Actor William McGeough was terrified to perform a sexually explicit extract from his one-man play Mistaken to the august Edinburgh establishment that is the Scottish Arts Club. 

The Fringe Incubator: Why Greenwich Theatre Supports EdFest.

The Fringe Incubator: Why Greenwich Theatre Supports EdFest.

Greenwich Theatre has a long and successful association with the Edinburgh Fringe, but why does a London Theatre have such a keen interest in a festival hundreds of miles away from... 

Broadway Baby adopts the principles of the Theatre Charter

Broadway Baby adopts the principles of the Theatre Charter

The UK’s largest reviewer of live arts performance, Broadway Baby, has come out in support of the Theatre Charter – a campaign for good behaviour in UK theatres. 

The 17 Zaniest Names for Theatre Production Companies at #EdFringe 2014

The 17 Zaniest Names for Theatre Production Companies at #EdFringe 2014

Who isn't a sucker for a good production company name? That's right - no one. 

The Story Pocket Theatre Three Minute Interview

The Story Pocket Theatre Three Minute Interview

Family-friendly Story Pocket Theatre is a new company bringing Arabian Nights to the Edinburgh Fringe. Pete Shaw grabbed a moment of their rehearsal period to ask some questions. 

The Green Stag Theatre Company Three Minute Interview

The Green Stag Theatre Company Three Minute Interview

The Edinburgh Fringe has more than its fair share of household-name comedians and high profile actors generating many column inches in the press, but at the heart of the festival a... 

Win a £150 ad package in our Brighton Fringe Twitter Compo

Win a £150 ad package in our Brighton Fringe Twitter Compo

If you're taking a show to Brighton Fringe this year you want some free advertising, don't you? Sure you do.