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. 

Felipe Esparza: At My Leisure World Tour

Felipe Esparza: At My Leisure World Tour

Felipe Esparza is not just your average comedian - he's a force of nature on stage, leaving audiences in stitches with his wild stories and real world experiences t… 

DirtBirds: Girls World Tour

DirtBirds: Girls World Tour

Ireland's Queens of Comedy are back with their brand new show, Girls World Tour. 

Two Cities… Half The World Away

Two Cities… Half The World Away

This is a story about the rivalry between the two great northern cities of Liverpool and Manchester and, the fact that they have so much in common yet… it is ofte… 

Philharmonia Orchestra Residency: Family Concert

Philharmonia Orchestra Residency: Family Concert

Festival Director Nicola Benedetti performs a mesmerising violin solo in a classical programme that explores the animal kingdomSome of the world’s best classical music pieces are… 

Philharmonia Orchestra Residency: Verdi’s Requiem

Philharmonia Orchestra Residency: Verdi’s Requiem

The Edinburgh Festival Chorus joins the orchestra for Verdi’s powerful setting of the Catholic funeral mass. 

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Sir Donald Runnicles

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Sir Donald Runnicles

Experience the works of two late-Romantic musical titans in celebration of conductor Sir Donald Runnicles’s 70th birthday. 

Alastair Savage and Alice Allen: Scotland and Beyond

Alastair Savage and Alice Allen: Scotland and Beyond

Alastair Savage (fiddle) and Alice Allen (cello) are two of Scotland’s most versatile instrumentalists. 

Alison Spittle: New Stuff WIP

Alison Spittle: New Stuff WIP

At the time of blurb, this is going to be about inbuilt misogyny and trying to quantify how f***able she is compared to the green M&M. 

Philharmonia Orchestra Residency: Fire in my mouth

Philharmonia Orchestra Residency: Fire in my mouth

UK PREMIERE The UK premiere of a multimedia impassioned elegy for the victims of New York’s 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. 

Akiko Okamoto Plays Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2

Akiko Okamoto Plays Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2

Japanese pianist Akiko Okamoto returns to the Fringe after some years’ absence to play Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 2. 

The Academy Trust: Under New Management!

The Academy Trust: Under New Management!

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

Beyond the Cap and Gown

Beyond the Cap and Gown

Beyond the Cap and Gown is a dynamic play that follows five university students navigating the tumultuous seas of post-graduation life. 

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Solo violinist Hilary Hahn accompanies the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra to perform a selection of virtuoso showpieces. 

Beyond the Blue – Songs Inspired by the Poems of Donna Ashworth

Beyond the Blue – Songs Inspired by the Poems of Donna Ashworth

Singer-songwriters Nina Blaszczyk and Phil Baggaley bring you a collection of beautiful original songs inspired by the poems of Donna Ashworth. 

Paul Williams Plays the Hits

Paul Williams Plays the Hits

For one night only, the Taskmaster NZ star and Lorde’s favourite Kiwi musician (‘That was really nice of her’ – Paul) plays the hits at this year’s Fringe. 

Darren Walsh: New Puns

Darren Walsh: New Puns

Join award-winning punslinger Darren Walsh fresh from his appearance on Comic Relief, as he road-tests new jokes, with some old jokes thrown in for good measure. 

Eric Davidson's Amazin' Prime Parodies (26 Songs to Make the Whole World Cringe)

Eric Davidson's Amazin' Prime Parodies (26 Songs to Make the Whole World Cringe)

Eric Davidson’s Amazin’ Prime Parodies (26 Songs to Make the Whole World Cringe). 

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. 

Mahler’s Fifth Symphony

Mahler’s Fifth Symphony

The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder return to present Mahler’s dramatic Fifth Symphony in its entirety alongside Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 130. 

Ilumina Residency: In the Light of Shadow

Ilumina Residency: In the Light of Shadow

BEANBAG CONCERT SERIES The São Paulo-based artist collective takes on an eclectic array of compositions, spanning French baroque to Afro-samba. 

Janine Harouni: Does New Jokes (WIP)

Janine Harouni: Does New Jokes (WIP)

Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Janine Harouni returns to the Fringe to try some new jokes (and escape her responsibilities as a mother)! Over 100 million views online. 

Ilumina Residency: Exploring Ilumina

Ilumina Residency: Exploring Ilumina

BEANBAG CONCERT SERIES Discover the São Paulo-based collective’s musical process as the ensemble performs all around you. 

David Vernon and Dick Lee: Reeds United. Music for Accordion and Clarinet from Around the World

David Vernon and Dick Lee: Reeds United. Music for Accordion and Clarinet from Around the World

‘Beautifully crafted melodies… telling stories behind each tune… light-hearted and humorous… lively interactions with the audience’ (BroadwayBaby.com). 

Aaron Hartnell-Booth Plays Mozart With the Glendal Quintet

Aaron Hartnell-Booth Plays Mozart With the Glendal Quintet

Enjoy an evening of Clarinet Quintet music performed by the Glendal Quintet, a talented group of graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

A fun, interactive and educational sell-out show for babies and toddlers that is also enjoyable by the whole family! Professional violinist and cellist perform familiar classical m… 

Rave New World

Rave New World

Take a strobe down memory lane with the UK’s premier rave raconteur. 

Sawdust Symphony

Sawdust Symphony

Carpentry and circus collide. 

Three of a Kind – A New Musical

Three of a Kind – A New Musical

Three of a Kind follows Sam as she juggles her responsibilities as a daughter in modern-day America. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

This classic Victorian adventure sees the fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg come across a cascade of eccentric characters and exotic places, all because of a wager. 

Love Beyond

Love Beyond

A love story. 

Escher's Children

Escher's Children

Paradox becomes reality in this suspenseful journey tracking philosophy, art and David Bowie. 

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: ...and Helen

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: ...and Helen

In an afterlife, Gilbert and Sullivan decide to acknowledge Helen Carte’s contribution to their legacy. 

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, and you’ll never see it the same way again! As a viewer, you have the power to choose how the show will unfold each evening. 

Maladaptive Mouse

Maladaptive Mouse

Name? Where is here? Where is nowhere? Mouse, by name, but they are still to find out if it’s by nature. 

The Gardening Club: A New Musical

The Gardening Club: A New Musical

The Gardening Club is a new musical that takes place in 1960, Georgia, USA. 

Bamberger Symphoniker: Dvořák & Suk

Bamberger Symphoniker: Dvořák & Suk

Antonín Dvořák’s joyous Te Deum contrasts with Josef Suk’s haunting Asrael Symphony. 

Beldon Haigh: World Got So Dumb

Beldon Haigh: World Got So Dumb

Beldon Haigh performing their stunning new album World Got So Dumb in the world-famous masks of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. 

Bamberger Symphoniker Residency: Beyond the Score® - Dvořák’s New World Symphony

Bamberger Symphoniker Residency: Beyond the Score® - Dvořák’s New World Symphony

Take a deep dive into one of the first multicultural symphonies with the Bamberger Symphoniker, narrator Gerard McBurney and guest artists. 

Bamberger Symphoniker: Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony

Bamberger Symphoniker: Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony

Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberger Symphoniker’s special tribute to two Romantic geniuses. 

Tales of Haunted Edinburgh – Echoes From Beyond the Grave

Tales of Haunted Edinburgh – Echoes From Beyond the Grave

Edinburgh is known as one of the most haunted cities in the world. 

Bamberger Symphoniker: Hans Rott’s First Symphony

Bamberger Symphoniker: Hans Rott’s First Symphony

Discover a little-known symphonic masterpiece alongside works by Bruckner and Mahler. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Join Monski Mouse, and her super-talented friends, for a live musical sing-a-long cabaret of nursery classics, song, puppetry and bonkers fun for 0-5s and their parents/carers. 

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. 

The Fantastical World of My Uncle Arly

The Fantastical World of My Uncle Arly

Abandon all common sense and come on a voyage through the absurd world of Edward Lear. 

Afterparty in New Orleans

Afterparty in New Orleans

The Slick Skillet Serenaders are a New Orleans-based band playing American blues, jazz, jug band and string band music. 

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… 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this award-winning, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun. 

Away Went the World

Away Went the World

Sarah Preacher, an awkward teenage girl living in a structured outpost away from an AI-dominated Overworld, faces a life-altering dilemma when a mysterious figure arrives in her co… 

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. 

English[bird] in New York

English[bird] in New York

As seen on HBO and at Carnegie Hall, join Briony for this lively blend of music and storytelling that gripped audiences in New York. 

Four More Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime

Four More Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime

Charles Edward Pipe and Co return to the Fringe following last year’s five-star (TheEdinburghReporter. 

James Whale: Beyond Frankenstein

James Whale: Beyond Frankenstein

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

Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World

Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World

Join Duane Forrest on an acoustic journey through the roots of reggae to the global influence of Bob Marley. 

The Greatest Musical the World Has Ever Seen by Randy Thatcher

The Greatest Musical the World Has Ever Seen by Randy Thatcher

Lonely musical composer Randy Thatcher has finally found the confidence to share his magnum opus (to an imaginary audience in his bedroom). 

Plague, Poo 'n' Punishment

Plague, Poo 'n' Punishment

Back by popular demand after last year’s sell-out success. 

Danny O' Brien: Killa-Dan-Jaro

Danny O' Brien: Killa-Dan-Jaro

Award-winning Irish comedian returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for his 13th year at the Festival with a brand-new high-octane show Killa-Dan-Jaro! 

Drop Dead Gorgeous: A New Musical (Work-in-Progress Concert Series)

Drop Dead Gorgeous: A New Musical (Work-in-Progress Concert Series)

Get a sneak peek of the upcoming new musical based on the cult-classic film, featuring an original score written by Riki Lindhome (Netflix’s Wednesday). 

The End of the World Show

The End of the World Show

This show will change your afterlife! How will the end of the world affect you? Is it nigh? Are pets allowed in heaven? Which religion guarantees unlimited free booze in the afterl… 

Adele Cliff Has Some New Ideas You Might Enjoy

Adele Cliff Has Some New Ideas You Might Enjoy

Leicester Comedy Award nominee, Amused Moose Award shortlist-ee and double Pegasus Comedy Award win-ee, Adele has a year of new ideas to share. 

Sam See: And I Can't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

Sam See: And I Can't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

In December 2023, Sam See left his home country of Singapore and moved to London because clearly, now’s the best time. 

Children's Underground Ghost Show

Children's Underground Ghost Show

Who haunts our world-famous vaults? Join Mingin’ Annie from Edinburgh’s past and explore what it’s like being trapped beneath the city streets for 400 years. 

Dr Dolittle Kills a Man (and Reads Extracts From His New Book)

Dr Dolittle Kills a Man (and Reads Extracts From His New Book)

You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (scrub!) from the internet. 

Around the World in 80 Puns

Around the World in 80 Puns

Glaswegian comedian and author Iain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of comedy as he takes you on a pun-venture around the world in this hilarious show in which he has a… 

Dragon Shows for Babies

Dragon Shows for Babies

The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons. 

Viv Ford: New Kids On The Blockchain

Viv Ford: New Kids On The Blockchain

Following a sold out WIP in NYC, Viv Ford makes her Fringe debut. 

All-New Crazy Puppet Magic Show

All-New Crazy Puppet Magic Show

Last year’s sell-out show returns with more magic, more puppets and even more laughter! A great show for all the family to start your festival day! Advance booking advised! Featuri… 

60-Minute Comedy Tour of the World: The Local Immigrant

60-Minute Comedy Tour of the World: The Local Immigrant

Prateek’s been on the top comedy stages, from Comedy Cellar in NYC to top clubs across Europe. 

Alex Berr: How to Kill a Mouse (WIP)

Alex Berr: How to Kill a Mouse (WIP)

Alex doesn’t want to be a scientist anymore. 

Children Are Stinky

Children Are Stinky

***** (EdinburghFestivalsForKids. 

Best of the Fest: The New Class

Best of the Fest: The New Class

The best place in town to catch rising comedy stars and your Fringe favourites. 

Panoramas: The World in 360°

Panoramas: The World in 360°

Two hundred years ago the first virtual-reality experiences were born in Edinburgh, not from digital technologies, but from the mastery of painted perspective, the control of space… 

1001 Space Adventures: Breadlove and Poophead – Interactive Children Show

1001 Space Adventures: Breadlove and Poophead – Interactive Children Show

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

#1 Champion: War of the Flags

#1 Champion: War of the Flags

Who are the funniest comedians? The Americans? The English. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

In our exhibition, now an established festival favourite, we feature carnelian, with a specially designed collection of this healing and protective stone, used in jewellery for tho… 

Gracie and the Start of the End of the World (Again)

Gracie and the Start of the End of the World (Again)

Gracie is looking for love, and it’s been tough. 

Mitch Benn: The World's Cleverest Idiot

Mitch Benn: The World's Cleverest Idiot

The songmeister’s back to tell us how artificial intelligence is no match for good ol’ organic stupidity, and (from experience) how actual intelligence can’t save you from being un… 

Beyond Krapp

Beyond Krapp

Cormac is dead, and he’s not happy about it. 

The Emu War: A New Musical

The Emu War: A New Musical

Inspired by the true events of The Great Emu War of 1932, this new comedy musical tells the story of WW1 veterans trying to grow wheat in the Australian outback. 

Lash – A Pulsating New Play About Going Out Out!

Lash – A Pulsating New Play About Going Out Out!

Winner: 2023 Best Theatre Award. 

Anu Vaidyanathan: BC:AD – Before Children, After Diapers

Anu Vaidyanathan: BC:AD – Before Children, After Diapers

BC:AD (Before Children, After Diapers) is a stand-up comedy show and one mad, mommy’s take on how the definitions of words change before and during motherhood. 

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. 

Danny Clives: Danny Explains It All

Danny Clives: Danny Explains It All

Fresh off the back of his triumphant sold-out Leicester Comedy Festival show and supporting Nigel Ng (Uncle Roger) on his world tour performing at Hammersmith Apollo, Dublin’s 3Oly… 

Shellshocked – An Explosive New Play

Shellshocked – An Explosive New Play

From the creative team behind the five-star, multi-award winning plays Jesus, Jane Mother and Me, and Heroin(e) for Breakfast. 

Will Robbins: With the Best Will in the World

Will Robbins: With the Best Will in the World

You know when you feel like no one gets you and you’re the odd one out, but then you realise everyone’s felt like that at some point, so you just crack on? Will’s debut hour is abo… 

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… 

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World – The Musical

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World – The Musical

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is set to take the roof off The Other Palace this summer. 

ANAMORPHIA/The Angel Riots - Two Plays by Alexander Gallimore

ANAMORPHIA/The Angel Riots - Two Plays by Alexander Gallimore

Actors East are pleased to present an evening of two plays written by Alexander Gallimore. 

I Wanna Change the World, Do You Wanna Come With Me?

I Wanna Change the World, Do You Wanna Come With Me?

Join AFLO. 

Joe Sutherland: Miss World (Work in Progress)

Joe Sutherland: Miss World (Work in Progress)

As seen on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, Hypothetical and a number of apps on your phone. 

Danny Lee Grew | 24K Magic

Danny Lee Grew | 24K Magic

Join top magician Danny Lee Grew in his brand new show ‘24K Magic’ featuring magic, illusion, laughs, gasps and sleight of hand sorcery. 

Dr Dolittle Kills A Man (And Reads Extracts From His New Book)

Dr Dolittle Kills A Man (And Reads Extracts From His New Book)

You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet. 

New Era, New Éire

New Era, New Éire

Set in a working-class suburb of South Dublin, the play centres around JT O’Brien and his father Stephen “Buzzer” O’Brien as they deal with the r… 

This is New Brighton #4: Transnational Exhibition Series

This is New Brighton #4: Transnational Exhibition Series

Presenting part 4 of a transnational exhibition series exploring the existence and impact of colonial references ‘hidden in plain sight’ in the built environment across neighbo… 

Family Spectacular: Sussex Symphony Orchestra

Family Spectacular: Sussex Symphony Orchestra

This concert will introduce the audience to all the instruments of our orchestra through a performance of Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, as well as take you on El… 

B*ST*RDS: A New Musical Comedy

B*ST*RDS: A New Musical Comedy

If Ben Elton's Blackadder met Oliver Cromwell and musical theatre, then you would have a funny musical extravaganza called B*rst*rds. 

Circus Sonas Shiny New Show

Circus Sonas Shiny New Show

Introducing Circus Sonas Shiny New Show, the latest offering from Circus Sonas that promises to dazzle audiences with even more excitement and energy! Building upon the success of … 

A Complete Idiot's Guide to New Zealand

A Complete Idiot's Guide to New Zealand

In this insider’s guide to his eccentric homeland, award-winning comedian Sully O’Sullivan answers all the questions about New Zealand you didn’t know to ask in the first pla… 

Sam See: And I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore

Sam See: And I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore

In December 2023, Sam See left his home country of Singapore and moved to London because clearly, now’s the best time. 

Taking a Love Pill at the End of the World

Taking a Love Pill at the End of the World

Taking A Love Pill at the End of the World is a play about existing at the end. 

Taking A Love Pill at the End of the World

Taking A Love Pill at the End of the World

There’s no future for Igg and Tom. 

The Teeny Tiny Library From Beyond the Binary & Zine-Making Workshops

The Teeny Tiny Library From Beyond the Binary & Zine-Making Workshops

The Teeny-Tiny Library from Beyond the Binary is a doll’s house-sized library of queer mini-zines. 

Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with World Fringe and NRTF

Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with World Fringe and NRTF

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

Delivering the Impossible: A Short Talk About How to Rule the World

Delivering the Impossible: A Short Talk About How to Rule the World

Do you have an idea for a creative project? How can you make that idea a reality? Mark Stringer can help you. 

Darren Walsh: New Jokes

Darren Walsh: New Jokes

Join award-winning punslinger Darren Walsh for some new jokes. 

With the best Will in the World

With the best Will in the World

Will Robbins Presents his Comedy Show Hour. 

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. 

Lukey Newms' New Talent Night

Lukey Newms' New Talent Night

Lukey Newms presents a New Talent Night, headlined by one of the hottest talents on the circuit, Onojie Idemudia. 

Bob Marley: how reggae changed the world

Bob Marley: how reggae changed the world

Duane Forrest performs acoustic renditions of legendary reggae songs from Bob Marley to Toots and the Maytals that reshaped countless lives including his own. 

So That You May Go Beyond The Sea

So That You May Go Beyond The Sea

As we sit in the Camden People’s Theatre, a performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is taking place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, at least for the purposes this pl… 

Boss New Plays

Boss New Plays

Liverpool’s Lantern Writers have been working steadily with the best of the city’s acting talent in recent years, providing an opportunity for new theatre vo… 

Beyond A Joke

Beyond A Joke

Back the budding comics standing up for charity. 

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

A hopelessly romantic modern musical that'll leave you beaming throughout, Two Strangers is all you could want from a feel-good evening of musical theatre. 

Dr Dolittle Kills a Man (and reads extracts from his new book) (WIP)

Dr Dolittle Kills a Man (and reads extracts from his new book) (WIP)

You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet. 

A Shack on the Edge of the World | Fionn Cleary is Haunted

A Shack on the Edge of the World | Fionn Cleary is Haunted

A Shack on the Edge of the WorldWords o'the Wise, Ceol o'the Soul. 

A Shack on the Edge of the World

A Shack on the Edge of the World

A Shack on the Edge of the WorldWords o'the Wise, Ceol o'the Soul. 

That Girl vs The World

That Girl vs The World

Who’d have thought that putting on a dress and reading some stories would lead to war on the streets of South London?Meet That Girl. 

Fairytale Of New York - Manchester

Fairytale Of New York - Manchester

And the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day! The Christmas phenomenon Fairytale of New York is back with an even bigger production in 2023. 

A Night with the Champions: Celebrating 30 years of the PDC World Darts Championship

A Night with the Champions: Celebrating 30 years of the PDC World Darts Championship

To celebrate 30 years of the PDC World Darts Championship, some of the biggest names in the sport will take to the stage in London for a night that no darts fan will wan… 

Beyond A Joke by The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

Beyond A Joke by The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation

Back the budding comics standing up for charity. 

England Rugby World Cup Winners 2003 Squad Reunion

England Rugby World Cup Winners 2003 Squad Reunion

Rugby fans across the country will remember exactly where they were the moment Jonny Wilkinson kicked a last-minute drop goal to secure England Rugby’s first ever Rugby World… 

Two Strangers (carry a cake across New York)

Two Strangers (carry a cake across New York)

Dougal is a naive, impossibly upbeat Brit, flying to New York for his Dad’s second wedding. 

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. 

Danny LoPriore Live in London

Danny LoPriore Live in London

Dannny is a Podcast host, Social Media Star, musician & comedian. 

RuPaul's Drag Race: Werq The World

RuPaul's Drag Race: Werq The World

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World sashays into arenas for five huge glittering shows across England, Scotland and Ireland featuring fan favourite drag queens from the US. 

Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton

Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton

After a hugely successful sell-out world premiere performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 2013, and a further two performances in December 2014, Danny Elfman’s Music from the… 

Aziz Ansari: Working On New Material

Aziz Ansari: Working On New Material

Aziz Ansari and guests work on new material. 

The Pigeon & the Mouse

The Pigeon & the Mouse

At the intersection of dance and theatre, abstraction and narrative, sci-fi and fable, The Pigeon & The Mouse is a love story about leaving home. 

3300 Miles: New Jersey to Edinburgh – A Transatlantic Songwriters' Circle

3300 Miles: New Jersey to Edinburgh – A Transatlantic Songwriters' Circle

Songwriting performers Dan Sheehan (USA), Seán McLaughlin and Fifidiny (Scotland) perform and tell the stories behind their songs in a song-circle setup, taking turns while onstag… 

Alastair Savage and Alice Allen: Scotland and Beyond

Alastair Savage and Alice Allen: Scotland and Beyond

Alastair completes his unique and varied festival programme this year alongside one of the country’s foremost talents in the contemporary folk-music scene, featuring music from Sco… 

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela: Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela: Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler

Charismatic Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel takes to the podium for an odyssey through his country’s folk roots, followed by Mahler’s spectacular First Symphony. 

Supporter Event: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Open Rehearsal

Supporter Event: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Open Rehearsal

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

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony brings together intense drama and captivating lyricism in its joyful musical celebration of friendship and solidarity. 

Endea Owens: New Work at The Hub

Endea Owens: New Work at The Hub

Don’t miss the world premiere of a new work from composer and bassist Endea Owens, performing with her acclaimed sextet. 

Beyond Boundaries

Beyond Boundaries

Three distinct dance acts bring the unexpected to the stage for Beyond Boundaries, a show billed as a time-travelling showcase of Scottish hip-hop dance. 

Extreme [The New Norm]

Extreme [The New Norm]

“Reality lightened up with humour. 

Oslo Philharmonic: Yuja Wang plays Ravel

Oslo Philharmonic: Yuja Wang plays Ravel

Pianist Yuja Wang joins the Oslo Philharmonic for a programme of 20th-century masterpieces by Ravel and Shostakovich. 

The Sound of Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at The Hub

The Sound of Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at The Hub

Listen to iconic recorded pieces from the orchestra’s journey through Venezuela’s social action music programme, El Sistema. 

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! 

Extreme [The New Norm]

Extreme [The New Norm]

“Reality lightened up with humour. 

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

Fashion designer extraordinaire “The Emperor” is on a ruthless rise to the top, but a disappointing Winter collection has Berlin’s fashion scene questioning whether this fashioni… 

Danny Beard and Their Band

Danny Beard and Their Band

The winner of Drag Race hits the Fringe as part of their debut solo tour! Join Danny as they take to the stage with their live band in a show which promises to be bigger, better an… 

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

Fashion designer extraordinaire “The Emperor” is on a ruthless rise to the top, but a disappointing Winter collection has Berlin’s fashion scene questioning whether this fashioni… 

Musicians from the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at The Hub

Musicians from the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at The Hub

Exceptional young musicians from the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela come together for a chamber concert in the relaxed setting of The Hub. 

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. 

Edinburgh Telephone Choir: Around the World in 80 Minutes

Edinburgh Telephone Choir: Around the World in 80 Minutes

Founded in 1947 at the Rose Street Telephone Exchange, the well-known Edinburgh Telephone Choir is still in fine voice and continues to perform in several concerts each year, raisi… 

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… 

The Centrepiece Global Sacred Circle Dance, Lighting up the World with Dance

The Centrepiece Global Sacred Circle Dance, Lighting up the World with Dance

Discover and enjoy traditional dance from around the world with our experienced teachers. 

Plague Stone Party: Farewell, Tor

Plague Stone Party: Farewell, Tor

Freak folk comedy to fulfil your heroic destiny. 

London Symphony Orchestra: The Road to Turangalîla

London Symphony Orchestra: The Road to Turangalîla

An insight into the musical world of the London Symphony Orchestra, presented by Nicola Benedetti and Sir Simon Rattle. 

London Symphony Orchestra: Turangalîla

London Symphony Orchestra: Turangalîla

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the orchestra in Messiaen’s sensational Turangalîla Symphony. 

Mikhail Pletnev plays Chopin

Mikhail Pletnev plays Chopin

Join the world-renowned pianist for an exciting odyssey through the works of Fryderyk Chopin. 

Ali Affleck: America the Epic – The Hot Jazz and Blues Roots That Changed the World

Ali Affleck: America the Epic – The Hot Jazz and Blues Roots That Changed the World

Forget ‘Party like Gatsby’; This is the real deal! Fresh new show featuring an international band of women who play authentic old-time music and know the history. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers. 

London Symphony Orchestra: Szymanowski & Brahms

London Symphony Orchestra: Szymanowski & Brahms

Two very different choral works about mourning take centre stage in this concert. 

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… 

Ali Affleck: America the Epic – The Hot Jazz and Blues Roots That Changed the World

Ali Affleck: America the Epic – The Hot Jazz and Blues Roots That Changed the World

Forget ‘Party like Gatsby’; This is the real deal! Fresh new show featuring an international band of women who play authentic old-time music and know the history. 

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… 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

A stunning song cycle by Jason Robert Brown centring human relationships in all their messy beauty. 

London Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich

London Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich

The orchestra is joined by its Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda for a cinematic programme overflowing with luscious melodies and stirring revolutionary tunes. 

Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s New Frontiers

Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s New Frontiers

Edinburgh Renaissance Band’s New Frontiers. 

It's a Woman's World

It's a Woman's World

Hollywood, 1950. 

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… 

Lies All The Way Down: A New Chamber Musical

Lies All The Way Down: A New Chamber Musical

This completely original chamber musical by Shaye Poulton Richards is a darkly charming piece of new writing. 

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… 

Dunedin Consort plays Bach

Dunedin Consort plays Bach

The undisputed masters of Bach interpretation return to the Festival under the baton of their revered musical director John Butt. 

Dinosaur World Live

Dinosaur World Live

Back by popular demand, Dinosaur World Live returns to Regent’s Park for another roarsome summer season! Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in… 

KBS Symphony Orchestra

KBS Symphony Orchestra

One of South Korea’s most exciting orchestras makes its Festival debut performing Romantic masterpieces by Dvořák and Tchaikovsky. 

Supporter Event: KBS Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal

Supporter Event: KBS Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal

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

Richard Michael Plays The Great American Songbook

Richard Michael Plays The Great American Songbook

Pianist Richard Michael delves into the music of Gershwin, Porter, Bacharach and Brubeck demonstrating his virtuosic piano playing with unique insights into some of the finest song… 

Anthems – New Generation Musical Hits

Anthems – New Generation Musical Hits

Edinburgh Music Theatre is delighted to present a selection of wonderful songs from newer and lesser-known musicals that have broken out and broken new ground within the last two d… 

Children of Eden Jr

Children of Eden Jr

From musical theatre greats, Stephen Schwartz and John Caird, comes a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith. 

Bob Marley – How Reggae Changed the World

Bob Marley – How Reggae Changed the World

Bob Marley – How Reggae Changed the World is a show that is not only thought-provoking but stirs emotion too. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Join Monski Mouse and her super talented friends, for a live musical sing-a-long cabaret of nursery classics, song, puppetry and bonkers fun for 0-5s and their parents. 

New Look Waverley Local Artist Takeover

New Look Waverley Local Artist Takeover

Local artist Elle Johnston is taking over New Look Waverley’s Windows with a bespoke Festival Fringe window, designed and painted live by Elle herself! Graduating from Edinburgh Un… 

End of the World FM

End of the World FM

15 years after the apocalypse, a lone radio host struggles to keep his show on the air. 

End of the World FM

End of the World FM

15 years after the apocalypse, a lone radio host struggles to keep his show on the air. 

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Festival Director Nicola Benedetti and acclaimed broadcaster Tom Service present a special concert exploring the future of classical music. 

Soundbone Plays Led Zeppelin

Soundbone Plays Led Zeppelin

Fronted by trombonist/producer Chris Greive, this extraordinary trio approaches the Led Zep cannon as devoted fans, paying homage to the massive riffs and weight of the originals b… 

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! 

Mother Courage and Her Children

Mother Courage and Her Children

A powerful new adaptation of Bertold Brecht’s classic anti-war play, interpreted by one of China’s leading directors of physical theatre and Edinburgh Fringe veteran Zhao Miao … 

The Relationship Plays: Married Life and Sibling Rivalry

The Relationship Plays: Married Life and Sibling Rivalry

A double bill from Cincinnati LAB Theatre. 

World Press Photo Exhibition 2023

World Press Photo Exhibition 2023

The World Press Photo Exhibition showcases the best photojournalism and documentary photography of the last year. 

Danny Ward: A Ward Winning!

Danny Ward: A Ward Winning!

Mark Simmons’ tour support, co-host of the Jokes podcast, BT Sport personality, award-winning comedian and documentary filmmaker, Danny is the undisputed champion of the Ward! A br… 

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Los Angeles Theatre Initiative returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind!! Comedy, drama, romance, horror and more all collide in this au… 

Mark Simmons: New Jokes

Mark Simmons: New Jokes

New jokes from the UK Comics’ Comic Best Act 2022, Mark Simmons (Mock The Week) whilst taking a break from his sold-out national tour. If you like one-liners you’ll love this show. 

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. 

The Addams Family – A New Musical

The Addams Family – A New Musical

Award-winning FCT return for their 42nd Fringe with their spooky, kooky production of The Addams Family. 

The Night Children

The Night Children

Dara is not a ghost. 

The Birds, a New Musical Comedy!

The Birds, a New Musical Comedy!

Aristophanes’ wild fantasy, The Birds, has been reimagined as a contemporary musical comedy complete with cuckoo characters and a happy ending that soars above the footlights! 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this multi award-nominated, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun. 

Best of the Fest: The New Class

Best of the Fest: The New Class

The best place in town to catch rising comedy stars and your Fringe favourites. 

How to Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World – With a Piano!

How to Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World – With a Piano!

How To Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World – With a Piano! is a self-help, group-therapy show that really doesn’t tell us anything that we haven’t seen before. 

Old Dog, New Tricks

Old Dog, New Tricks

50 years on the planet. 

Mine: A New Solo Musical

Mine: A New Solo Musical

On a whim, a young businessman buys the deed to a ghost town in the California desert, hoping to turn it into a tourist attraction. 

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. 

Extreme (The New Norm)

Extreme (The New Norm)

Contrasting pandemic situations portrayed in a colourful collage of scenes and characters, this is a one-of-a-kind experience to witness. 

Danny O' Brien: Sweet Child O' Brien

Danny O' Brien: Sweet Child O' Brien

After a sell-out run at last year’s Fringe, multi award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’ Brien is back with a nostalgia-packed high-energy stand-up show bringing the big laughs to t… 

A Complete Idiot's Guide to New Zealand

A Complete Idiot's Guide to New Zealand

In this insider’s guide to his eccentric homeland, award-winning Kiwi comedian Sully O’Sullivan answers all the questions about New Zealand you didn’t know to ask in the first plac… 

Queen of the New Year

Queen of the New Year

Alan doesn’t understand Carol after they met via a dating app which was organised by bestie Karen, but now Carol has met Tony to complicate matters as she becomes the Queen Of T… 

End of the World

End of the World

A buddy comedy for an existential generation. 

Beyond Broadway

Beyond Broadway

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Beyond Broadway, a spectacular revue show presented by CRE8IV THEATRE CO. 

Children's Underground Vaults Tour

Children's Underground Vaults Tour

Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums, explore the dimly lit vaults, once the haunt of criminals, body snatchers and witches alike! Each vault tell… 

Top of the World

Top of the World

Twenty-something Audrey is struggling with her latest phobia… the local supermarket. 

Five Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime

Five Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime

From emerging talent Charles Edward Pipe comes an anthology of five dynamic, new, short plays. 

Ed: The New, Totally Unofficial, Ginger-Inclusive Parody Sketch Show

Ed: The New, Totally Unofficial, Ginger-Inclusive Parody Sketch Show

Accompanied by a glittering live band and fresh from two sold-out London and Cambridge runs, don’t miss the Fringe premiere of Ed, charting the story of a ginger pop sensation. 

The Strongest Girl in the World

The Strongest Girl in the World

‘The best job in life is to be the father of a daughter. 

Your Children Will Follow

Your Children Will Follow

Phoebe is a young college student navigating her life as different obstacles arise. 

Myles and Dan Just Might Break a World Record Tonight

Myles and Dan Just Might Break a World Record Tonight

Witness the impossible as Myles and Dan attempt to complete the most live comedy sketches in a single live sketch-comedy show in live sketch-comedy history. 

Plague, Poo n' Punishment

Plague, Poo n' Punishment

Edinburgh’s gruesome past is brought to life by two actors (as seen on CBBC’s Saturday mash up) in this hilarious show for all the family. 

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. 

Around the World in 80 Puns

Around the World in 80 Puns

Glaswegian comedian and author Iain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of the festival as he takes you on a pun-venture around the world in this hilarious show in which he… 

Alvin Liu: First World Eyebrows (Work in Progress)

Alvin Liu: First World Eyebrows (Work in Progress)

London-based Chinese comedian Alvin Liu’s debut show delivers distinctive cultural humour with his playful views on China and the UK. 

The Society for New Cuisine

The Society for New Cuisine

Are you truly satisfied with how you are living, or do things feel. 

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. 

Crash and Burns: A New Comedy

Crash and Burns: A New Comedy

The holiday meal gone wrong is a classic sitcom episode and genre of comedy, as surprise revelations and drama abound. 

Lash – A Pulsating New Play About Going Out Out!

Lash – A Pulsating New Play About Going Out Out!

Get on the Lash! Just in time for last orders. 

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

This charming production was truly a delight. 

Nuclear Children

Nuclear Children

Winner of the 2021 Platform Presents Playwright’s Prize. 

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow For Awful Children

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow For Awful Children

Winner: Best Kids Show 2022 – UK Kids Comedy Festival. 

Taiwan Season: World in a Word

Taiwan Season: World in a Word

Language is the springboard for fun and games in this interactive, family-friendly production. 

Yoga with Jillian – A New Comedy

Yoga with Jillian – A New Comedy

‘Such a discovery is playwright Lia Romeo’ ***** (TheaterMania. 

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World is a 15-minute consultation delivered through a 1 on 1 phone call, in which the solo audience members’ responses through a yes or n… 

Children's Underground Ghost Show

Children's Underground Ghost Show

Who haunts our world-famous vaults? Join Minging Annie from Edinburgh’s past and explore what it’s like being trapped beneath the city streets for 400 years. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

The gallery is housed in a 19th-century bakehouse in the heart of the artistic village of Stockbridge. 

Beyond the Little Black Dress

Beyond the Little Black Dress

From design classics to cutting-edge catwalk creations, Beyond the Little Black Dress deconstructs this iconic garment and examines the radical power of the colour black in fashion… 

World Famous Underground Ghost Tour

World Famous Underground Ghost Tour

Famous for a reason… Old Town graveyards and underground. Experience them on our unstoppable scare-fest through Edinburgh’s most horrifying secrets. Are you brave enough? 

Ashley Barnhill: Texas Titanium (Show 'Bout Gettin' a New Skull)

Ashley Barnhill: Texas Titanium (Show 'Bout Gettin' a New Skull)

  • Listing
  • Comedy
  • Camden Fringe
  • Multiple Venues
  • 31st Jul - 12th Aug 2023

Chappelle’s opener Texan Ashley Barnhill was hit by a car & in a coma, had 5 brain surgeries & got a new titanium skull. 

Ashley Barnhill: Texas Titanium (Show bout gettin a New Skull)

Ashley Barnhill: Texas Titanium (Show bout gettin a New Skull)

  • Listing
  • Comedy
  • Camden Fringe
  • Multiple Venues
  • 31st Jul - 12th Aug 2023

Chappelle’s opener Texan Ashley Barnhill was hit by a car & in a coma, had 5 brain surgeries & got a new titanium skull. 

Adele Cliff Does Her Best and Tries New Things Out (Work-in-Progress)

Adele Cliff Does Her Best and Tries New Things Out (Work-in-Progress)

Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Durham. 

Adele Cliff Does Her Best and Tries New Things Out (Work-in-Progress)

Adele Cliff Does Her Best and Tries New Things Out (Work-in-Progress)

Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Durham. 

Best of Four New Plays!

Best of Four New Plays!

BEST COMEDY OF ‘Four New Plays’ curated by Rachel Stockdale & Ben Storey Four New Plays showcases local creatives and the diverse voices in the North East. 

Best of Four New Plays!

Best of Four New Plays!

BEST COMEDY OF ‘Four New Plays’ curated by Rachel Stockdale & Ben Storey Four New Plays showcases local creatives and the diverse voices in the North East. 

End of the World FM

End of the World FM

This dark comedy, set on the 15-year anniversary of the Apocalypse tackles themes of isolation, late-stage capitalism and purpose. 

End of the World FM

End of the World FM

15 years after the apocalypse, a lone radio host struggles to keep his show on the air. He ponders the warning signs that spelled our doom. Is anyone listening? Have they ever…? 

1000 Ways The World Will End (& How It Starts Again)

1000 Ways The World Will End (& How It Starts Again)

A psychedelic, forest-core journey of discovery about the stubborn resilience of lesbian love in the face of adversity. 

Neal Brennan: Brand New Neal

Neal Brennan: Brand New Neal

Neal Brennan makes his London headline debut! As in-demand behind the camera as he is in front of it, Neal was recently a writer, creative consultant, and on-air corres… 

Beyond a Joke Comedy Gala

Beyond a Joke Comedy Gala

Back the budding comics standing up for charity. 

The New Moon Monologues

The New Moon Monologues

Grace O’Keefe & Erin Holland (aka the Queens of Cups) launched New Moon Monologues as a platform for emerging artists back in 2020 as a digital new writing night. 

The Puddle at the End of the World

The Puddle at the End of the World

Jamie and her Nanna have seen their home disappear under rising sea levels, and find themselves on a terrifying and exhilarating adventure to rebuild their lives and stop climate c… 

The Puddle at the End of the World

The Puddle at the End of the World

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs. 

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs. 

Maddie Campion of the World (Work in Progress)

Maddie Campion of the World (Work in Progress)

“Don’t live your life girl, unless it’s just like a movie. 

Maddie Campion of the World (Work in Progress)

Maddie Campion of the World (Work in Progress)

“Don’t live your life girl, unless it’s just like a movie. 

Welcome to the World

Welcome to the World

‘Welcome to our World’ is a new open house event created and curated by students at Downsview Life Skills College. 

Welcome to the World

Welcome to the World

‘Welcome to our World’ is a new open house event created and curated by students at Downsview Life Skills College. 

Massage Open Evening: Dip your toe into something new!

Massage Open Evening: Dip your toe into something new!

In this dynamic and interactive workshop, you will learn the art of massage, and the beauty of bodywork. 

Massage Open Evening: Dip your toe into something new!

Massage Open Evening: Dip your toe into something new!

In this dynamic and interactive workshop, you will learn the art of massage, and the beauty of bodywork. 

Cracking Comedy in Aid of Women and Children First

Cracking Comedy in Aid of Women and Children First

Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers, and babies in some of the world’s most rural, remote communities. 

CROSSING FIBRES: International Artist Residency & Exhibition

CROSSING FIBRES: International Artist Residency & Exhibition

An international collaboration welcoming visiting artist Odirile Khune Motsiri from University of Free State in South Africa for a residency at Blast Theory and an exhibition at Pl… 

CROSSING FIBRES: International Artist Residency & Exhibition

CROSSING FIBRES: International Artist Residency & Exhibition

An international collaboration welcoming visiting artist Odirile Khune Motsiri from University of The Free State in South Africa for a residency at Blast Theory alongside an exhibi… 

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles - A Gameshow For Awful Children

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles - A Gameshow For Awful Children

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles - A Gameshow For Awful Children

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles - A Gameshow For Awful Children

Winner: Best Kids Show 2022 - UK Kids Comedy Festival. 

Euphoria: An evening of festive & triumphal music with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra

Euphoria: An evening of festive & triumphal music with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra

Join us for a wonderful evening of festive & triumphal music with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra starting with Shostakovich’s dynamic Festival Overture, followed by a world premier … 

Euphoria: An evening of festive & triumphal music with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra

Euphoria: An evening of festive & triumphal music with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra

Join us for a wonderful evening of festive & triumphal music with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra starting with Shostakovich’s dynamic Festival Overture, followed by a world premier … 

SHORTS: A collection of one-act plays

SHORTS: A collection of one-act plays

Featuring writers including Nick Payne, Elinor Cook and (Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer winner) John Patrick Shanley, SHORTS celebrates the beauty and frailty within human connection, an… 

Beyond the Nose

Beyond the Nose

Juggling with techniques of improv, dance and mime, physical comedian Chris Cresswell flicks you beyond reason into a puddle of laughter. 

Beyond the Nose

Beyond the Nose

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

New Act Night

New Act Night

The latest stand-up fledglings from Jill Edwards Stand-Up Comedy Course at Brighton’s Komedia take to the stage for their very first time in our electric atmosphere ‘New Act Nigh… 

Adele Cliff Does Her Best and Tries New Things Out (Work-in-Progress)

Adele Cliff Does Her Best and Tries New Things Out (Work-in-Progress)

Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Brighton. 

New Note Orchestra and Hullabaloo Community Quire

New Note Orchestra and Hullabaloo Community Quire

New Note Orchestra and Hullabaloo Community Quire come together for ‘A Sense of Place’. 

New Note Orchestra and Hullabaloo Community Quire

New Note Orchestra and Hullabaloo Community Quire

New Note Orchestra and Hullabaloo Community Quire come together for ‘A Sense of Place’. 

Adele Cliff Does Her Best and Tries New Things Out (Work-in-Progress)

Adele Cliff Does Her Best and Tries New Things Out (Work-in-Progress)

Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Brighton. 

(UN)SEEN at The New Steine Hotel

(UN)SEEN at The New Steine Hotel

An exhibition of new paintings by Romany Mark Bruce 2022 

(UN)SEEN at The New Steine Hotel

(UN)SEEN at The New Steine Hotel

An exhibition of new paintings by Romany Mark Bruce 2022 

Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs - English National Opera

Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs - English National Opera

A meaningful meditation on motherhood, love and loss, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs adapts texts in Polish taken from sources spanning the centuries, giving perspectives from both a … 

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

Two main questions flit through your mind as you watch SpitLip’s Operation Mincemeat - firstly ‘God it’s brilliant,’ followed quickly by, ‘how are they allowed to do that… 

Berlusconi A New Musical

Berlusconi A New Musical

“I am the Jesus Christ of politics. 

Pickles, Peaches and the End  of the World

Pickles, Peaches and the End of the World

'How long has the earth been around for? Millions, billions who knows, I don’t know, I don’t care to find out. 

Dan Kelly: How I Went to Every Supermarket in the World (Work in Progress)

Dan Kelly: How I Went to Every Supermarket in the World (Work in Progress)

Dan has been a data collector for 10 years. 

Too Much World at Once

Too Much World at Once

A North-West writer explores growing up queer in rural England and the climate emergency. 

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

What a joy to see a very simple and equally silly story adapted for the stage and turned into an hour of light-hearted frivolity, full of humour and ingenuity. 

Extreme [the New Norm]

Extreme [the New Norm]

The show filled with both seriousness and humour reflects on the biggest event of the past decade, which globally influenced the life of every individual. 

Fist Club - Beyond Vaulterdome

Fist Club - Beyond Vaulterdome

Making their Vaults debut, Fist Club is a queer cabaret & pro wrestling night - aka your new favourite pastime. 

Pigeon | New Era, New Éire

Pigeon | New Era, New Éire

Pigeon Three friends, three lives, one storyNew Era, New ÉireThe same old new stuff. 

MANIC PIXIE DREAM REN | Sentimental: A New Gig Musical

MANIC PIXIE DREAM REN | Sentimental: A New Gig Musical

MANIC PIXIE DREAM REN A Film School Dissertation-Induced Meltdown Sentimental: A New Gig Musical Speaking of break-ups, the world’s ending. 

Earth – A Children’s Story for Adults

Earth – A Children’s Story for Adults

Earth is a story of a little boy Drop who dreams of travelling to space. 

Around The World With Nellie Bly

Around The World With Nellie Bly

The year is 1889 and intrepid journalist Nellie Bly is about to embark on her biggest adventure yet: racing around the world to beat Jules Verne’s famous fictional hero, Phileas … 

NICE: New Interesting Comedy Event

NICE: New Interesting Comedy Event

NICE showcases fantastic up and coming comics alongside funny people you’ve probably seen on the telly! With comedy ranging from the bizarre, to the silly, to the embarrassingly pe… 

Six Plays One Day

Six Plays One Day

Literally what it says on the tin: ‘Six Plays One Day’ offers a wide variety in a short space of time. 

A World Born of Love

A World Born of Love

A Chinese New Year charity party that transcends language and culture. 

A World Born of Love

A World Born of Love

A Chinese New Year charity party that transcends language and culture. 

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… 

All You Can Eat Cabaret: New Year, Same Fat Ass

All You Can Eat Cabaret: New Year, Same Fat Ass

WE’RE BACK BABY! All You Can Eat Cabaret is back for the new year and we”re bringing you more fat joy, beauty and excellence. 

La Voix - Eighth Wonder of the World

La Voix - Eighth Wonder of the World

“Wear thick pants because you’ll wet yourself laughing!” – JENNIFER SAUNDERS “La Voix’s impersonations are surpassed only by her own cheekily en… 

New Wave Art Competition: Winners Exhibition

New Wave Art Competition: Winners Exhibition

The Bloomsbury Festival Art Competition exhibition this year features three winners selected by our panel of judges. 

Nosferatu … A Symphony of Spookiness but, Like, it’s Also Funny and There’s Bits Set to Music – Wait, why are you Still Writing? That’s not all the Title! Nooooooooooooooo!

Nosferatu … A Symphony of Spookiness but, Like, it’s Also Funny and There’s Bits Set to Music – Wait, why are you Still Writing? That’s not all the Title! Nooooooooooooooo!

On the 100th anniversary of the classic horror film’s original release, Theatre Non Grata are bringing Nosferatu both to the stage and back from the dead. 

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 … 

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Like most dystopian stories, Simon Perrott’s Everybody Wants to Rule the World has a basis in reality which forces us to reflect on the issues of today. 

Beyond Borders International Festival 2022

Beyond Borders International Festival 2022

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Florence Price

The Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Florence Price

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin join brilliant violinist Lisa Batiashvili for a concert of dazzling colours and intoxicating rhythms. 

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Join the Philadelphia Orchestra and their Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin for the launch of their residency with Beethoven’s beloved Fifth Symphony. 

Beyond Bollywood

Beyond Bollywood

Returning to the West End after great success in 2015, Beyond Bollywood is a breathtakingly colourful extravaganza, taking audiences on a journey through Indian culture, dance, and… 

New Comedy Showcase

New Comedy Showcase

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

Mahler's Third Symphony

Mahler's Third Symphony

Thomas Søndegård conducts the RSNO, RSNO Youth Chorus and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus in Mahler’s massive Third Symphony. 

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. 

The New Rock'n'Roll

The New Rock'n'Roll

Ted Banks is a washed-up stand-up comedian desperate to get back into the big time with a comeback tour culminating in a slot at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Gatsby: A New Musical

Gatsby: A New Musical

The year is 1925; the place is New York City. 

Wriggle Around the World!

Wriggle Around the World!

A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers – suitable for the whole family, where wriggling is allowed! Professional violinist and cellist perform a live pro… 

How to Be a Person When the World Is Ending

How to Be a Person When the World Is Ending

The world is ending. 

New Labour

New Labour

The adventures and misadventures of a group of graduates working in a North London call centre: Alice wants to be a singer, Liam wants to travel, Rob wants to make a killing and Sa… 

The Late Shift: New York City Stand-Up Comedy Show

The Late Shift: New York City Stand-Up Comedy Show

The Late Shift is the one Fringe stand-up comedy show you do not want to miss! New York City is the stand-up comedy capital of the world. 

The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse

A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed! Professional violinist and cellist share their programme of music inspired by animals �… 

Time’s Plague

Time’s Plague

David Hayman returns as everyman Bob Cunninghame. 

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

Scottish street-funk brass band Brass Gumbo take a magical musical tour through the back catalogue of The Beatles, infusing instrumental jazz and funk (and plenty of New Orleans se… 

Beethoven – Violin Concerto and Fifth Symphony

Beethoven – Violin Concerto and Fifth Symphony

Electrifying violinist Anna-Liise Bezrodny makes a welcome return to the Fringe with the Orchestra of the Canongait and conductor Robert Dick to play one of the most beloved of all… 

Alastair Savage: Scotland and Beyond

Alastair Savage: Scotland and Beyond

Alastair is an award-winning Scots fiddle player who has performed folk and classical music throughout the world to critical acclaim. 

The Art of Facing Fear, World United

The Art of Facing Fear, World United

This award-winning online play was developed when the world went into lockdown. 

Sing Me a Song (Songs of Scotland and Scots Around the World)

Sing Me a Song (Songs of Scotland and Scots Around the World)

Traditional and contemporary songs that take you on a musical journey through Scotland and beyond from ‘one of Scotland’s best singers’ (Tom Paxton). 

Beyond Signs – European Project – Access for Deaf in the Art Sector

Beyond Signs – European Project – Access for Deaf in the Art Sector

From the experience of the Europe Funded Deaf-led project Beyond Signs, we invite professionals and artists from Scotland and abroad to support and participate in the International… 

Australian World Orchestra

Australian World Orchestra

Multi-award-winning Australian World Orchestra make their Festival debut with maestro Zubin Mehta, who returns for the first time in over 40 years. 

London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

The LSO and Sir Simon Rattle return for a concert including the world premiere of Daniel Kidane’s new piece, co-commissioned by the International Festival. 

Beyond Signs: International Deaf Narratives

Beyond Signs: International Deaf Narratives

European project Beyond Signs premiers at Edinburgh’s first ever International Deaf Fringe with a daring triple-bill show performed by a Deaf-curated International cast of Deaf p… 

Around the World in 80 Events: The Journey

Around the World in 80 Events: The Journey

A show that will take you on an emotional, inspiring, global journey. 

New Stories of Homelessness

New Stories of Homelessness

An art exhibition documenting journeys out of homelessness in Scotland, which aims to change the perception of homelessness by exploring how we depict the practical and structural … 

Beefheart – New Beef Dreams!

Beefheart – New Beef Dreams!

Orange Claw Hammer return to the Fringe, resuming their mission to re-work the music of Captain Beefheart for the 21st Century, and showcasing their second CD, New Beef Dreams! Tun… 

Around the World Backwards

Around the World Backwards

Travel – always exciting, especially when the man of your dreams pops up to join you. 

Real, Mad World

Real, Mad World

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

Plague

Plague

The year is 1348 and the small Yorkshire village of Bogsfield is about to be hit by the Black Death. 

Cicada's Children

Cicada's Children

The cult of Cicada’s Children has just been discovered. 

Stop the World, We're Getting Off

Stop the World, We're Getting Off

Welcome to Clapham South tube station – home to the last five survivors of the climate crisis. 

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. 

Gisela and Soraia Cultural Project – Children's Classical Ballet Workshop

Gisela and Soraia Cultural Project – Children's Classical Ballet Workshop

Children’s Classic Ballet for Dance Teachers offer a workshop on how to teach children’s classical ballet, split between a theoretical lecture and a practical demonstration. 

Kuniko Plays Reich: Drumming

Kuniko Plays Reich: Drumming

A tour de force performance of the work which is widely considered musical minimalism’s first masterpiece. 

World-Class Blues and Folk With a Dash of Jazz

World-Class Blues and Folk With a Dash of Jazz

An aural delight of soulful, melodic jazzy-blues, pop and folk-blues to shake your tail-feather. 

Wayne Marshall Plays Gershwin

Wayne Marshall Plays Gershwin

Wayne Marshall joins Scottish Chamber Orchestra for an evening of rip-roaring tunes and joyful American classics, including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. 

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. 

The Mould that Changed the World

The Mould that Changed the World

Would you save the world if you could? Alexander Fleming’s penicillin was a life-changing discovery that became a world-changing cure. 

Around the World in 60 Minutes

Around the World in 60 Minutes

Come traverse the world with me! No hotels to book. 

The Rainbow – A Rehearsed Reading of a New Adaptation

The Rainbow – A Rehearsed Reading of a New Adaptation

Originally published in 1915, The Rainbow was extraordinarily ahead of its time as Lawrence explores the experiences of three generations of Polish women living in Nottinghamshire … 

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Join Monski Mouse, special guest cabaret superstar Dusty Limits, and friends for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, reworked song, puppetry and fun for 0-5s. 

The Addams Family: A New Musical

The Addams Family: A New Musical

A comical feast that features an original story that is every father’s nightmare; Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a swee… 

About New Year's Eve

About New Year's Eve

Minutes before the clock strikes 12, a group of friends rediscover themselves and their goals for the new year. 

Huge Davies and Janine Harouni Do New Jokes (WIP)

Huge Davies and Janine Harouni Do New Jokes (WIP)

Janine filmed an Amazon Prime special. 

Tamer Kattan – An Alien from New York

Tamer Kattan – An Alien from New York

An award-winning comedian from NYC fell in love with a woman online. 

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. 

Danny Ward – You Get What You Pay For

Danny Ward – You Get What You Pay For

As seen on BT Sport’s DIY Pundit, the Amused Moose Comedy Award winner Danny Ward returns to Edinburgh with his seventh solo show. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for an epic session of bonkers, bopping, beautiful fun. 

The Plague of Denny Ken

The Plague of Denny Ken

‘Tis the year 1351. 

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. 

Man With a Guitar Plays Story Songs

Man With a Guitar Plays Story Songs

Gecko’s playful story-songs will take you on a journey via ignored characters in Italian renaissance paintings, pig outlaws and tooth fairy admin. 

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. 

After the World Stood Still

After the World Stood Still

Boiler suits, beanies and a barrow! That’s what was waiting for this musical duo when lockdown hit! From a sunny party land in Gran Canaria to the cold, wet, windy Western Isles … 

Stop the World I Want to Get Off

Stop the World I Want to Get Off

Jacky shares her top 10 reasons why she wants to leave the planet, all through performance poetry. 

Platonic Love Triangle – A New York Stand-up Comedy Show

Platonic Love Triangle – A New York Stand-up Comedy Show

New York comedians Wyatt Feegrado (Bettor Days on Hulu, Amazon Prime), Lukas Arnold (2 million+ followers on Tiktok) and Otter Lee (Fairview on Comedy Central) present an afternoon… 

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

Best Actor, Hollywood Fringe 2019. 

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes)

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes)

Emerging performance ensemble, Los Angeles Theatre Initiative presents a high-energy, interactive show that’s different every night. 

The Addams Family – A New Musical

The Addams Family – A New Musical

From the company that brought you the sell-out Fringe smash, Sunshine on Leith, Captivate Theatre presents a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family. 

Bob Hecklestein: The World's Greatest Heckler

Bob Hecklestein: The World's Greatest Heckler

This is the story of Bob Hecklestein, a boy born without a sense of humour, who learned to overcome his disability and grew up to become the world’s greatest heckler. 

Triple Bypass: Three Ten Minute Plays About Living for Death and Dying for Life

Triple Bypass: Three Ten Minute Plays About Living for Death and Dying for Life

Originally written for online festivals in 2021 and now recreated by an all-Scottish cast and crew for live performance, American writer/producer Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning… 

Dirty Tricks – How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks – How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini (Emperor of Illusion/Maharajah of Mystery) is a magical legend, a relict of the music halls, a performer of the old school. 

Around the World with Nellie Bly

Around the World with Nellie Bly

The year is 1889 and intrepid journalist Nellie Bly is about to embark on her biggest adventure yet: racing around the world to beat Jules Verne’s famous fictional hero, Phileas … 

Danny O'Brien: The God of All Things Bad

Danny O'Brien: The God of All Things Bad

The award-winning Irish comic has stayed busier than ever over the last two years! From making one of the highest-viewed stand-up specials in Irish television history to somehow sp… 

Children’s Underground Vaults Tour

Children’s Underground Vaults Tour

Hear tales of how the poor and unfortunate lived in these former slums. 

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Chris Bush, Miranda Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo’s Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is in one word, a celebration. 

The Wild Unfeeling World

The Wild Unfeeling World

A tender, furious and fragile reimagining of Moby Dick from Fringe-First Award winning writer and storyteller Casey Jay Andrews. 

Daniel Sloss: New Work in Progress

Daniel Sloss: New Work in Progress

Scotland’s international comedy star is doing a run of shows to work up some new material for his next tour. 

Tom DeTrinis: I HATE NEW YORK

Tom DeTrinis: I HATE NEW YORK

I HATE NEW YORK is a gay-tastic solo debut from self-professed rage-a-holic, Tom DeTrinis, that offers up a non-stop, hilarious litany of grievances. 

Anthony DeVito: My Dad Isn't Danny DeVito

Anthony DeVito: My Dad Isn't Danny DeVito

All little boys want their dads to be superheroes. 

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow for Awful Children

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow for Awful Children

Winner: Best Kids Show, 2022 (UK Kids Comedy Festival). 

7 Seventeen-Year-Olds in a Screwed-Up World

7 Seventeen-Year-Olds in a Screwed-Up World

You can have too many carrots in one show. 

Jenny Bede: The First Pregnant Woman in the World

Jenny Bede: The First Pregnant Woman in the World

You won’t have had children yet, as Jenny is the first person to ever go through this particular ordeal, but you might be keen to learn a little something about this incredible new… 

Children's Underground Ghost Show

Children's Underground Ghost Show

Who haunts our world-famous underground vaults? Join Minging Annie from Edinburgh’s past and explore what is it like to have been trapped beneath the city streets for 400 years. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

Now an established festival favourite, this 36th festival exhibition presents our very own Festival Collection of unique jewellery designed with rare Central Asian pendants, Kuba t… 

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. 

Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-Off World

Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-Off World

Alan Davie: Beginning of a Far-off World celebrates the life and work of Scottish artist Alan Davie (1920-2014). 

World Press Photo Exhibition 2022

World Press Photo Exhibition 2022

The World Press Photo exhibition connects people to the stories that matter. 

A Plague On All Your Houses

A Plague On All Your Houses

A rip-roaring ride through the plagues of history! From swarms of locusts to vine-destroying bugs, from the Black Death to Covid. 

Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children

Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children

On the back of his BBC Radio 4 series, Ashley Blaker: 6. 

Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children

Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children

On the back of his BBC Radio 4 series, Ashley Blaker: 6. 

Beyond A Joke - Roy Castle Lung Foundation

Beyond A Joke - Roy Castle Lung Foundation

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation has teamed up with The Comedy Trust to give budding comedians to create their very own routine to perform live at the iconic Royal Cour… 

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

A brand new kickass-pirational pop musical bursts into life as the Fantastically Great Women take to the stage to tell their stories. 

Sunday Cabaret with Danny Beard and Tanya Hyde

Sunday Cabaret with Danny Beard and Tanya Hyde

SUNDAY CABARET AT THE RVT WITH DANNY BEARD AND TANYA HYDESunday Cabaret at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret performers and fantastic DJs. 

The Radio plays

The Radio plays

On my radio. Classic comedy, satire, love and more … 

The Radio plays

The Radio plays

On my radio. Classic comedy, satire, love and more … 

Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution

“Outstanding Show. 

Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution

The Children of the 70’s saw life change radically. 

All Around the World

All Around the World

Exhibition and performances from learners at Downsview Life Skills College. 

All Around the World

All Around the World

Exhibition and performances from learners at Downsview Life Skills College. 

Cracking Comedy In Aid Of Women And Children First

Cracking Comedy In Aid Of Women And Children First

Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers, and babies in the world’s poorest communities. 

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch

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

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch

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

The Wagon of Dreams: A New Adventure

The Wagon of Dreams: A New Adventure

Jellyfish Theatre is back with a brand new outdoor show, (“The best thing we’ve seen this year” audience feedback, Brighton Fringe 2019). 

The Wagon of Dreams: A New Adventure

The Wagon of Dreams: A New Adventure

Jellyfish Theatre is back with a brand new outdoor show, (“The best thing we’ve seen this year” audience feedback, Brighton Fringe 2019). 

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Come celebrate with us in the new immersive multimedia tour by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. 

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. 

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Come celebrate with us in the new immersive multimedia tour by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. 

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

BEST ACTOR Hollywood Fringe 2019 “A performance of the highest calibre” (The Tvolution) Set against the backdrops of the Vietnam War, World War II and the Korean War, ‘Beyond Glo… 

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

BEST ACTOR Hollywood Fringe 2019 “A performance of the highest calibre” (The Tvolution) Set against the backdrops of the Vietnam War, World War II and the Korean War, ‘Beyond Glo… 

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

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

New Act Night

New Act Night

The latest stand-up fledglings from Jill Edwards Stand-Up Comedy Course at Brighton’s Komedia take to the stage for their very first time in our electric atmosphere ‘New Act Nigh… 

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

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

The World Accordion to Jo Eagle

The World Accordion to Jo Eagle

Local musician and composer Jo Eagle celebrates the 200th anniversary of the invention of the accordion and the 30th anniversary since she first picked one up and gave it a squeeze… 

The World Accordion to Jo Eagle

The World Accordion to Jo Eagle

Local musician and composer Jo Eagle celebrates the 200th anniversary of the invention of the accordion and the 30th anniversary since she first picked one up and gave it a squeeze… 

Hush Beats Children's Silent Disco @ The Family Picnic

Hush Beats Children's Silent Disco @ The Family Picnic

Join us for a silent disco boogie as part of the fabulous Fringe Family Picnic in Pavilion Gardens. 

Dick Branson's World of Business

Dick Branson's World of Business

Hi Jeff Just emailing about the copy for the Fringe thing. 

Dick Branson's World of Business

Dick Branson's World of Business

Hi Jeff Just emailing about the copy for the Fringe thing. 

Robin Morgan: An Hour of New

Robin Morgan: An Hour of New

Robin Morgan (as seen on ‘Mock The Week’) has an hour of new jokes and stories. 

Robin Morgan: An Hour of New

Robin Morgan: An Hour of New

Robin Morgan (as seen on ‘Mock The Week’) has an hour of new jokes and stories. 

Hush Beats Children's Silent Disco @ The Family Picnic

Hush Beats Children's Silent Disco @ The Family Picnic

Join us for a silent disco boogie as part of the fabulous Fringe Family Picnic in Pavilion Gardens. 

...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)

...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)

We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe. 

Sunday Cabaret with Danny Beard and Marsha Mallow

Sunday Cabaret with Danny Beard and Marsha Mallow

SUNDAY CABARET AT THE RVT WITH DANNY BEARD AND MARSHA MALLOWSunday Cabaret at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret performers and fantastic DJs. 

Vault Unlocked: Maddie Campion of the World

Vault Unlocked: Maddie Campion of the World

A VAULT transfer stand-up show, which asks 'who are we?'Maddie Campion has a new show, after two sell-out VAULT festival appearances, this transfer from the cancelled 2022 … 

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?!! The world premiere of a brand new kick-asspirational pop musical bursts to life as the Fantastically Great Women take to the stage to … 

My Favourite Place in the World

My Favourite Place in the World

Following their success with the 2019 tour of Ian Townsend’s multi-award-winning play All The Bens,1974 Productions are proud to present Ian’s new full-length play My Favourite… 

Children | shut up, i'm writing a play

Children | shut up, i'm writing a play

Children Playing Downton Abbey to avoid death. 

Ugg ’n’ Ogg and the World's First Dogg

Ugg ’n’ Ogg and the World's First Dogg

The truly mind-boggling story of how a long, long time ago two hunter-gatherers, Ugg and Ogg, palled up with their enemies the wolves and invented man’s best friend, the dog. 

Rain and Zoe Save the World

Rain and Zoe Save the World

This funny, sincere and profoundly moving ecological adventure will feature Jordan Benjamin (Hairspray – London Coliseum) as Rain and Mei Henri (The Birt… 

Rain and Zoe Save The World

Rain and Zoe Save The World

Rain and Zoe Save the World by Crystal Skillman at Jermyn Street Theatre is an action adventure story that follows two teenage friends as they embark on a journey to disrupt some o… 

DANNY RYAN | RegularSuburbanWoman

DANNY RYAN | RegularSuburbanWoman

DANNY RYAN A story of stunted romantic understanding. 

Sunday Social with Danny Beard and Tanya Hyde

Sunday Social with Danny Beard and Tanya Hyde

SUNDAY SOCIAL AT THE RVT WITH DANNY BEARD AND TANYA HYDESunday Social at The RVT is a unique mix of world-class cabaret  and fantastic DJs. 

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. 

UPRISING - Let the Record Show - A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993' UK launch

UPRISING - Let the Record Show - A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993' UK launch

Join us for a United in Anger screening and UK launch reading of Let the Record Show along with a World Cafe style event on cabaret tables where everyone gets to mas… 

Simon David: Horrible New Songs

Simon David: Horrible New Songs

Ladies, Gaydies, Theydies, straight people who can take a joke Fashionista, and musical comedian, Simon David is back at The Glory trying out some horrible new songs LIVE! Fro… 

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. 

Boss New Plays

Boss New Plays

Liverpool's Lantern Writers have been working steadily with the best of the city's acting talent in recent years, providing an opportunity for new theatre voic… 

Dick Whittington: A New Dick in Town

Dick Whittington: A New Dick in Town

Dick Whittington: A New Dick in Town is Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper’s 12th pantomime and the continued love for LGBTQI+ inclusive theatre can be seen oozing out of every scen… 

Sunday Social Halloween with Danny Beard and The Vixens

Sunday Social Halloween with Danny Beard and The Vixens

This year Halloween falls on a Sunday and we are going all spooky on your cabaret asses, it will be bats in the belfry and monsters in the mash as we welcome Pixie Poltergeist Poli… 

The Big Geek Quiz 3 - The Geek World

The Big Geek Quiz 3 - The Geek World

THE BIG GEEK QUIZ 3 - THE GEEK WORLDLondon’s favourite geek quiz is back at the iconic Royal Vauxhall Tavern for its third adventure. 

Spray It Out: Banksy & Beyond  A talk by Niki Natarajan

Spray It Out: Banksy & Beyond A talk by Niki Natarajan

Join us on 7 October for a live online talk presented by Street Art photographer Niki Natarajan, presented by Tavistock Heritage Trust and Tavistock Guildhall. 

Children of Eden

Children of Eden

Join us for two upcoming concert performances of Children of Eden, the musical by legendary Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz, with book by acclaimed director and writer John Cair… 

Beyond the Title Live

Beyond the Title Live

To launch the book and showcase the podcast, I’m hosting a live event at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury which will feature some of my favourite subje… 

Arthur Smith: In Conversation With Beyond The Title

Arthur Smith: In Conversation With Beyond The Title

For over forty years, writer and comedian Arthur Smith has been at the forefront of new and emerging comedy. 

Scotland's New Kings On The Block @ AXM Glasgow

Scotland's New Kings On The Block @ AXM Glasgow

Shut Up & King together with the generous support of AXM Glasgow presents Scotland’s New Kings On The Block - a night of drag lip syncs, live singing, comedy and more, hosted b… 

Cracking Comedy in Aid of Women and Children First

Cracking Comedy in Aid of Women and Children First

Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers and babies in the world’s poorest communities. 

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. 

Pink Glove: a Queer Pulp / Indie / New Wave / Post Punk Disco

Pink Glove: a Queer Pulp / Indie / New Wave / Post Punk Disco

WE’RE BACK!After an AMAZING first night there, your favourite queer indie disco for common people heads back to the fabulously scuzzy Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club!Join us for a… 

New Queens On The Scene

New Queens On The Scene

Meet Londons newest drag talent featuring 15 queens from across the city! with a few performances by your Host and Producer Tiana Biscuit!  Come see some brand new talent… 

Sunday Social with Danny Beard and Holestar

Sunday Social with Danny Beard and Holestar

SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH DANNY BEARD AND HOLESTARThis Sunday we welcome back the incredible Danny Beard and the amazing Holestar to Sunday Social, plus DJs Simon Le Vans and guest TBC. 

World Premiere: No Alleluias, Requiem for 2020

World Premiere: No Alleluias, Requiem for 2020

Commissioned by Just Festival, No Alleluias is sung by professional singers and supported by a virtual NHS choir. 

Virtual Fridays on the Fringe: Nikita Lukinov plays Beethoven, Scriabin and Debussy

Virtual Fridays on the Fringe: Nikita Lukinov plays Beethoven, Scriabin and Debussy

Outstanding young Russian pianist Nikita Lukinov gives a recital of Beethoven (Sonata No. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers that can be enjoyed by all the family. 

My Boy Danny

My Boy Danny

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

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

A fun, interactive and educational show for babies and toddlers that can be enjoyed by all the family. 

Black Country, New Road

Black Country, New Road

‘Britain’s best new band’ offer a fiercely energetic sonic time capsule merging the past, the present and the future. 

My Boy Danny

My Boy Danny

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

Lou Sanders New Work in Progress

Lou Sanders New Work in Progress

A new show from Lou Sanders (as seen on QI, Travel Man, Taskmaster and your Daddy’s ding dong). 

Sunday Social with Danny Beard and Son of a Tutu

Sunday Social with Danny Beard and Son of a Tutu

SUNDAY SOCIAL WITH DANNY BEARD AND SON OF A TUTUThis Sunday we welcome back the incredible Danny Beard and the amazing Son of a Tutu to Sunday Social, plus DJs Simon Le Vans and gu… 

Will Pickvance Plays Piano

Will Pickvance Plays Piano

Something special happens when you play piano for yourself at home. 

Lou Sanders New Work in Progress

Lou Sanders New Work in Progress

A new show from Lou Sanders (as seen on QI, Travel Man, Taskmaster and your Daddy’s ding dong). 

Maggie MacInnes: Songs From the Isle of Barra and Beyond

Maggie MacInnes: Songs From the Isle of Barra and Beyond

The renowned singer and harp player sings some of her favourite Gaelic songs, most of which she learned from her mother, the world-renowned tradition bearer, Flora MacNeil. 

UNORTHODOX | A Brave New World | Queer Drum & Bass

UNORTHODOX | A Brave New World | Queer Drum & Bass

We are finally back, no restrictions, just pure queer drum and bass freedom!Come down to our first non-lockdown event. 

Mayuri, or the New Human

Mayuri, or the New Human

Following an existential crisis, Mayuri leaves her human life behind, befriends the android Riza and transfers her mind into a machine. 

Alastair Savage, Scotland and Beyond

Alastair Savage, Scotland and Beyond

Alastair’s only two Fringe performances this year are events not to be missed. 

London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

A spirit-lifting concert from the celebrated orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle as conductor. 

High Whisk: 250 New Jokes!

High Whisk: 250 New Jokes!

An insect joke? Tick. 

Songs from Scotland and Beyond

Songs from Scotland and Beyond

The Quiggs is the Scottish/Danish folk duo comprising Stephen and Pernille Quigg. 

Taiwan Season Symposium: Transforming Circus and Shaping its Future in Taiwan, Japan, the UK and Beyond 

Taiwan Season Symposium: Transforming Circus and Shaping its Future in Taiwan, Japan, the UK and Beyond 

In collaboration with circus platform at National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, the international panel of circus experts will delve into the challenges and pleasures of creating … 

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Festival favourite Marin Alsop conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a joyful concert including Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. 

Taiwan Hengchun Folk Songs Singing Club – Sing To the World (Free)

Taiwan Hengchun Folk Songs Singing Club – Sing To the World (Free)

The grannies in the show will tell you their life stories through singing and playing the moon guitar. 

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini is the head of the shadowy and sinister Illusionati - a group of elite magicians controlling the world through the magical dark arts. 

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini sets the stage excellently for his show, greeting each audience member at the door, and asking their name, which he will repeat when he invites them to volunteer … 

AT HOME: Plays for Today: Women’s Playwriting in Scotland

AT HOME: Plays for Today: Women’s Playwriting in Scotland

A conversation about the past, present and future of women’s playwriting in Scotland. 

My Car Plays Tapes

My Car Plays Tapes

My Car Plays Tapes is the new storytelling show by John Osborne, about getting older, jobs, cars that don’t really work and how to make big decisions with your life. 

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. 

The New Scummy Mummies Show

The New Scummy Mummies Show

Following their sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn return for an all new show – new songs, new jokes and new catsuits. 

The Silenced Symphony

The Silenced Symphony

How can we reconcile the need for freedom and security in a relationship? Where does mindful self-protection end and where does compulsive self-isolation begin? At what point is it… 

The End of the World Show

The End of the World Show

Edinburgh’s favourite topical comedy show. 

Children’s 1700s Haunted Underground Experience

Children’s 1700s Haunted Underground Experience

A chilling and memorable experience awaits all who delve into our 1700s Old Town underground vaults. 

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. 

Triple Bypass: Three Ten-Minute Plays About Living for Death and Dying for Life

Triple Bypass: Three Ten-Minute Plays About Living for Death and Dying for Life

Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning debut as a writer takes audiences on an emotional journey ranging from fear and hate to delight and joy. 

Timmy's World

Timmy's World

Timmy was in showbusiness for 28 years, he was a child actor, appeared in the 1976 movie Bugsy Malone. 

Elsa McTaggart presents When The World Stood Still

Elsa McTaggart presents When The World Stood Still

Boiler suits, beanies and a barrow! That’s what was waiting for this musical duo when lockdown hit! A truly mesmerising twinning of music and storytelling of how a global communi… 

Taiwan Season: The Back of Beyond

Taiwan Season: The Back of Beyond

Tai Gu Tales was created by Hsiu Wei Lin, formerly a principal dancer with the iconic Taiwanese Cloud Gate company. 

Eat the World: Leith Walk

Eat the World: Leith Walk

Come on an Edinburgh Food Safari, where we do the hunting and you do the eating. 

Global Taskmaster Champion

Global Taskmaster Champion

One man’s quazary expensive, time-consuming quest to become the Global Taskmaster Champion. 

My Car Plays Tapes

My Car Plays Tapes

My Car Plays Tapes is the new storytelling show by John Osborne, about getting older, jobs, cars that don’t really work and how to make big decisions with your life. 

Améliore: A New Musical

Améliore: A New Musical

Améliore: A New Musical is a tale for the modern age, inverting traditional Broadway stereotypes and prioritising the Black, queer, female voice. 

Améliore: A New Musical

Améliore: A New Musical

Améliore: A New Musical is a tale for the modern age, inverting traditional Broadway stereotypes and prioritising the Black, queer, female voice. 

Charmed: Jewellery of the World

Charmed: Jewellery of the World

For our 35th festival we present a stunning selling exhibition exploring the use of talisman and charms in jewellery design. 

Scummy Mummies: The New Scummy Mummies Show

Scummy Mummies: The New Scummy Mummies Show

Following their sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn head to The Warren for an all new show – new songs, new jokes and new catsuits. 

Maddie Campion of the World

Maddie Campion of the World

Maddie Campion: WIPA fun show to be enjoyed by everyone or you'll be reported to the fun police. 

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch Picnic

Children's Pottery Festival at the Patch Picnic

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

60 Last Minutes to save the World

60 Last Minutes to save the World

Global warming, fake news, Brexit, climate change, terrorism. 

60 Last Minutes to save the World

60 Last Minutes to save the World

Global warming, fake news, Brexit, climate change, terrorism. 

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. 

When the World Stood Still

When the World Stood Still

Boilersuits, beanies and a barrow! That’s what was waiting for this musical duo when lockdown hit! From a sunny party land in Gran Canaria to the cold, wet, windy Western Isles o… 

When the World Stood Still

When the World Stood Still

Boilersuits, beanies and a barrow! That’s what was waiting for this musical duo when lockdown hit! From a sunny party land in Gran Canaria to the cold, wet, windy Western Isles o… 

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

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

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World

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

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. 

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini is the head of the shadowy and sinister Illusionati - a group of elite magicians controlling the world through the magical dark arts. 

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

Dirty Tricks: How the Illusionati Rule the World

The Great Baldini is the head of the shadowy and sinister Illusionati - a group of elite magicians controlling the world through the magical dark arts. 

High Whisk: 250 Brand New Jokes!

High Whisk: 250 Brand New Jokes!

A tartan joke? Check. 

The World in Words and Music, According to Coward and Porter

The World in Words and Music, According to Coward and Porter

A brief journey into the careers, friendship and playful rivalry of Noel Coward and Cole Porter, two theatrical giants of the 20th Century, mainly focusing on their passion for tra… 

New Parent Club

New Parent Club

New parent? In need of entertainment for grown-ups? Come to these special daytime showings of our evening programme, where you can enjoy some of our best shows with your baby in to… 

The World in Words and Music, According to Coward and Porter

The World in Words and Music, According to Coward and Porter

A brief journey into the careers, friendship and playful rivalry of Noel Coward and Cole Porter, two theatrical giants of the 20th Century, mainly focusing on their passion for tra… 

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical... and Helen

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical... and Helen

This new comedy musical is based upon the little told story of the life of Helen Carte. 

Harriet Kemsley: New Show

Harriet Kemsley: New Show

It’s a new show in from Harriet Kemsley as seen on ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Hypothetical’, ‘Bobby & Harriet Get Married’, ‘Comedy Central at The Comedy Store’, ‘Pants on Fire’, ‘Stand … 

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical... and Helen

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical... and Helen

Following two previous Edinburgh Fringe sell-out shows, Coily Dart Theatre present another brand-new comedy musical, based upon the little told story of the life of Helen Carte. 

Harriet Kemsley: New Show

Harriet Kemsley: New Show

It’s a new show in from Harriet Kemsley as seen on ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Hypothetical’, ‘Bobby & Harriet Get Married’, ‘Comedy Central at The Comedy Store’, ‘Pants on Fire’, ‘Stand … 

Short Breaks: The Croods 2: A New Age

Short Breaks: The Croods 2: A New Age

THIS EVENT IS EXCLUSIVE TO HOUNSLOW SHORT BREAKS FAMILIES. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

It’s about one moment. 

Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children

Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children

 Please note that Tier 2 regulations mean that only members of the same household or support bubble may meet together indoors. 

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. 

Short Breaks: Trolls World Tour

Short Breaks: Trolls World Tour

THIS EVENT IS EXCLUSIVE TO HOUNSLOW SHORT BREAKS FAMILIES. 

Over 55s virtual workshop with New Adventures

Over 55s virtual workshop with New Adventures

Delve into the work of Matthew Bourne's award-winning company, New Adventures and get your bodies moving in our fun and creative online da… 

SHORTS: A Festival of New Writing

SHORTS: A Festival of New Writing

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

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 Semi Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 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. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 Quarter Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 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. 

BoJo's World: The Panto

BoJo's World: The Panto

BoJo and his friends are coming to Liverpool for half term week! The dreaded Assassin Bug has made his way to BoJo Land and is infecting all of the townspeople … Can BoJo along … 

Beyond the Title Live

Beyond the Title Live

To launch the book and showcase the podcast, I’m hosting a live event at the Museum of Comedy in Bloomsbury which will feature some of my favourite subjects includ… 

Children's Animation Programme

Children's Animation Programme

Puppet Barge is reopening with an exciting 45-minute programme of award-winning animation from across Europe thanks to the London International Animation Festival. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 Heats

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 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. 

Bruce Davies – Sing Me a Song. Songs of Scotland and Scots Around the World

Bruce Davies – Sing Me a Song. Songs of Scotland and Scots Around the World

Traditional and contemporary songs that take you on a musical journey through Scotland and beyond from ‘one of Scotland’s best singers’ (Tom Paxton). 

Sketching Workshop – See The World Like An Artist

Sketching Workshop – See The World Like An Artist

Join Robin Perko for an hour workshop and learn how to re-programme your mind to see the world like an artist. 

Love, War, Myth And Reality: Combining Academic Research With Mask, Movement, Text and Music To Create New Work With NMT Automatics

Love, War, Myth And Reality: Combining Academic Research With Mask, Movement, Text and Music To Create New Work With NMT Automatics

Embodied Theatre: explore theatre makers NMT Automatics and classicist Jon Heskers’ creation process questioning the role of ancient battle narratives in modern perceptions of wa… 

Once Lost: A New Musical

Once Lost: A New Musical

A powerful musical about living with dementia. 

Around the World Backwards

Around the World Backwards

Travel – always exciting, especially when the man of your dreams pops up to join you. 

Sophocles' Electra — In a New Version by Frank McGuinness

Sophocles' Electra — In a New Version by Frank McGuinness

‘My life is a river. 

Linda Stonestreet and Her Lowland Symphony

Linda Stonestreet and Her Lowland Symphony

Linda’s music is often described with words like. 

Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award: Final

Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award: Final

Enthusiastically vote alongside dozens of international talent scouts for 2020’s hottest breakthrough stars in the making, who battle for glory, fame and shiny moose trophies. 

Acoustic Blues and Beyond

Acoustic Blues and Beyond

Whisky Road are very pleased to be back for a third year at the Jazz Bar presenting their top-class, sell-out, lunchtime acoustic blues show. 

Spider MacKenzie and Danny Britt: Texas Americana Meets the Blues

Spider MacKenzie and Danny Britt: Texas Americana Meets the Blues

This pair of renowned musicians met and regularly play in Texas. 

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

The year is 1906 and a London family’s world is torn apart when their father is arrested for spying and they are sent to live in the country. 

The Plague Thing

The Plague Thing

If you’ve been feasting on BBC iPlayer during lockdown and enjoying the delights of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads, it’s worth taking six minutes out of your social isolation t… 

Coronavirus, Underwood's New Taskforce

Coronavirus, Underwood's New Taskforce

March 2020 and the newly formed volunteers of Underwood meet to discuss how to help the elderly residents of the village with their shopping. 

Children's Haunted Underground Experience

Children's Haunted Underground Experience

An atmospheric storytelling experience in Edinburgh’s largest network of 1700s Old Town underground vaults where the poor and destitute lived. 

The Duck: One Autistic Woman's World

The Duck: One Autistic Woman's World

Sometimes we all feel different but not everyone has that confirmed by a professional. 

Fleas and Cheese: The Great Plague and Fire Show

Fleas and Cheese: The Great Plague and Fire Show

Enjoy a plaguey, fiery hour in this informative and interactive one-man show for history-loving kids. 

My Boy Danny

My Boy Danny

It’s worth noting first off that My Boy Danny was never originally intended to appear as an MP3 available for streaming on YouTube, with that compromise being a happy result of l… 

Lou Sanders: Say Hello To Your New Step-Mummy

Lou Sanders: Say Hello To Your New Step-Mummy

It’s me, Loulie, AKA the face that launched a thousand dicks! In this show I’ll examine relationships (all kinds, baby), mental health (other people’s,… 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2020

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2020

So you still think you’re funny?Forget youthful optimism & skinny jeans. 

Cracking Comedy in Aid of Women and Children First

Cracking Comedy in Aid of Women and Children First

Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers and babies in the world’s poorest communities. 

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Semi Finals

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Semi Finals

So you still think you’re  funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

When You Believe: The Musical World of Stephen Schwartz

When You Believe: The Musical World of Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz is the multi-award winning creator of an extraordinary catalogue of songs for stage and screen. 

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Heats

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Heats

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

BoJos World

BoJos World

BoJo’s World, a political satire play by Succour Punch Theatre, is a children’s television show style political satire. 

Guy: A New Musical

Guy: A New Musical

Winner: Best New Writing, Buxton Fringe. 

RIDE - a new musical

RIDE - a new musical

It’s 1895 and 24 year old Annie Londonderry has returned victorious to America, hailed as the first woman ever to cycle around the world. 

Pride Plays

Pride Plays

Edinburgh’s Traverse has long-championed new drama—indeed, the venue’s self-description is the simple goal of being “Scotland’s new writing theatre”. 

Lou Sanders: Say Hello To Your New Step-Mummy

Lou Sanders: Say Hello To Your New Step-Mummy

Fresh from a slot on James Corden’s Late Late Show, Lou Sanders breezes into Brighton to blow away the grubby taint of the coronavirus—and your dad. 

Six Plays One Day

Six Plays One Day

Threedumb Theatre returns to the Tristan Bates Theatre for another whole day of one-act plays, showcasing a wide variety of new writing. 

Lloyd Griffith Previews His New Show

Lloyd Griffith Previews His New Show

There will be no refunds. 

Lloyd Griffith Previews His New Show

Lloyd Griffith Previews His New Show

There will be no refunds. 

La Clique - New Year's Eve Spectacular

La Clique - New Year's Eve Spectacular

Join the cast of the multi-award winning La Clique and ring in the New Year in style. 

The Greatest Play in the History of the World...

The Greatest Play in the History of the World...

A man wakes in the middle of the night to discover that the world has stopped. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 Semi Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 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. 

Reach: A Children's Show

Reach: A Children's Show

We need your help!Three bouncy besties seeking some top notch cookie hunters! Quick thinking, team playing adventurers needed to help Amy, Zoë and James on their quest to the high… 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 Quarter Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 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. 

Rule the World

Rule the World

Now in it’s 12th year touring, the award winning Rule The World has been recognised as the Number 1 Take That tribute show in the world! The cast appeared alongsid… 

New Hat and Open Heart

New Hat and Open Heart

Old time Music Hall arrives in 2019 with an afternoon of dance and music troupes, including the over60s social group at Christchurch United Reformed Church and local performance gr… 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C: New Moultrie / Members Don't Get Weary / Ella / Revelations

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C: New Moultrie / Members Don't Get Weary / Ella / Revelations

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

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 Heats

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 Heats

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

A Tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle, the Man Behind and Beyond Sherlock Holmes

A Tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle, the Man Behind and Beyond Sherlock Holmes

A Tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle, the Man Behind and Beyond Sherlock Holmes with a discussion by New York author, Elizabeth Crowens and Tania Henzell, a relation of the Doyle family… 

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… 

Beyond Borders International Festival 2019

Beyond Borders International Festival 2019

Beyond Borders International Festival returns to the tranquil setting of Traquair House for its 10th year, bringing together world-renowned broadcasters, writers, thinkers, artists… 

Alastair Savage and Alice Allen, Scotland and Beyond

Alastair Savage and Alice Allen, Scotland and Beyond

Alastair has performed throughout the world as a traditional and classical performer. 

Fake News Kills World!

Fake News Kills World!

Before going mainstream in 2016, fake news was principally used to attack climate science. 

Monsters: A New Musical

Monsters: A New Musical

A contemporary reimagining of classic horror characters. 

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

Scottish jazz/funk brass band Brass Gumbo take a magical musical tour through the back catalogue of The Beatles, infusing instrumental jazz and funk (and plenty of New Orleans seas… 

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny lives happily in a gypsy caravan with his father, but his world is turned upside-down when he learns that his father poaches pheasants from the estate of the vicious, greedy … 

Are Children Wild Enough?

Are Children Wild Enough?

Are today’s children too disconnected from nature? Are we overprotective of young people? Do we need to rewild childhood? Commentators suggest that contemporary lifestyles are de… 

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. 

Grieg Piano Concerto (Soloist: Fali Pavri) and Elgar Symphony No 1

Grieg Piano Concerto (Soloist: Fali Pavri) and Elgar Symphony No 1

Following their recent cycle of Tchaikovsky concerts, the Orchestra of the Canongait brings together a selection of the finest local amateur, student and semi-professional musician… 

Questions for Quiz Shows

Questions for Quiz Shows

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

3,300 Miles – New Jersey to Edinburgh: A Transatlantic Songwriters' Circle

3,300 Miles – New Jersey to Edinburgh: A Transatlantic Songwriters' Circle

UK meets USA in this song circle featuring acclaimed songwriters from New Jersey (Dan Sheehan, Andy Krikun) and Scotland (Seán McLaughlin, Annie Booth) exchanging stripped-down re… 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 2 – Fergus McCreadie Trio

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 2 – Fergus McCreadie Trio

Fergus McCreadie is Scotland’s next global jazz superstar. 

I Think I Might Be... New Romantic!

I Think I Might Be... New Romantic!

Remember OMD before OMG, Phil Oakey’s fringe and onyx ashtrays? Tales of growing up before the New Romantics landed in 80s Leeds, with threads of a Catholic upbringing, Irish mot… 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

See the Proopcast Live in hot Edinburgh. 

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 3 – Tom Bancroft's In Common

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 3 – Tom Bancroft's In Common

A vibrant mixture of jazz, Scottish folk and Indian classical music featuring Sharat Chandra Srivastava (violin), Gyan Singh (tabla), Sophie Bancroft and Gina Rae (vocals) plus Gra… 

Are You Alice: A New Wonderland Tale

Are You Alice: A New Wonderland Tale

A well-loved family favourite. 

Gukak Wears a New Flow

Gukak Wears a New Flow

The performance clearly displays the musical colours of Rootmerge through their use of sanjo, a popular style of Joseon in the 18th century. 

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 1 – Graeme Stephen's The River

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – Part 1 – Graeme Stephen's The River

Scotland’s jazz guitar genius creates magical worlds with his loops and harmonies. 

BBC and HighTide Radio Plays

BBC and HighTide Radio Plays

HighTide, BBC Radio 3 and BBC Arts present two interweaving plays, written by talented writers Vinay Patel (Doctor Who) and Tallulah Brown (Songlines). 

Andy Zaltzman: Satirist For Hire – Blindfold Cliff-Edge Unicorn Brexit Britain Bogus Prime Minister Democrageddon American Elections Cricket World Cup General State of the World Specials

Andy Zaltzman: Satirist For Hire – Blindfold Cliff-Edge Unicorn Brexit Britain Bogus Prime Minister Democrageddon American Elections Cricket World Cup General State of the World Specials

Zaltzman, host of the global smash-hit podcast The Bugle, brings his uniquely interactive stand-up show Satirist For Hire. 

Breakfast Plays: The Future Is [...]

Breakfast Plays: The Future Is [...]

Remarkably, if you wander into The Traverse at 9am, you will find an audience willing to watch a rehearsed reading of a brand-new play and not a spare seat in the house. 

Starry, a New Musical in Concert

Starry, a New Musical in Concert

Coming off their sold out shows at Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City and Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles, this concert version of Dahan and D’Angelo’s emotional and exp… 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

Following five-star reviews at the Fringe 2018, Gone Rogue Productions returns with Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World. 

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – A Night at the Queens Hall (Parts 1-3)

Scottish Jazz and Beyond – A Night at the Queens Hall (Parts 1-3)

Three of Scotland’s leading contemporary jazz groups each play a 40-minute set in one stunning concert with world-class musical guests from India and Shetland. 

Michael Brunström: World of Sports

Michael Brunström: World of Sports

[SFX: FANFARE] Michael Brunström is an Olympic athlete striving for gold medal glory. 

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… 

Blighty, Broadway and Beyond! – The Private Lives of Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence

Blighty, Broadway and Beyond! – The Private Lives of Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence

Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence, one of the most successful partnerships in the 30s and 40s, (dead now unfortunately. 

Uppercut: A New Musical

Uppercut: A New Musical

Talented but troubled Clio has three months to go until the biggest boxing match of her life. 

How to Hide a Body in New York

How to Hide a Body in New York

As the surge of improv comedy takes over the Fringe, Sisterwives brings a classic sketch show that packs a wicked punch. 

How to Mend the World (With a Student Play)

How to Mend the World (With a Student Play)

This new comedy gives the audience a fly-on-the-wall view of how messy putting on a student Fringe play can be. 

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. 

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.  

McLachlan Plays McLeod

McLachlan Plays McLeod

Leading Scottish Composer John McLeod launches a new album featuring his entire music, composed over 50 years, for solo piano played by outstanding pianist Murray McLachlan and new… 

The World's Smallest Comedy Show

The World's Smallest Comedy Show

It’s the smallest comedy show in the smallest venue at the Fringe. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

Sell-out show returns! A fun, interactive and educational classical violin and cello concert for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed! The programme includes music from a… 

New Musical Development

New Musical Development

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. 

Different Stages International: Scotland’s New Writing Symposium

Different Stages International: Scotland’s New Writing Symposium

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Children’s Large-Scale Painting Workshop: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Children’s Large-Scale Painting Workshop: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

An exciting and engaging art workshop that children really enjoy. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Join Monski Mouse and friends: Richard Crawley, Amy Gwilliam and cabaret superstar Dusty Limits for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, reworked song, puppetry and fun for … 

Let's Kill Half the World

Let's Kill Half the World

The world’s population continues to grow at an alarming rate, putting an enormous strain on food systems and production. 

Drinking and Unemployment: A New Play About Work

Drinking and Unemployment: A New Play About Work

Sociologist-turned-detective Caleb Rutherford steps into a hall of mirrors exposing real people through their professions while thinking he has nothing to reveal about himself. 

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. 

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions – A Night in New Orleans

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions – A Night in New Orleans

Award-winning jazz vocalist, washboarder and early jazz historian Ali resurrects the original outspoken blues and jazz divas who shaped today’s music via their passionate and dange… 

Beyond: Sugar Mice

Beyond: Sugar Mice

Al is lonely. 

Danny MacAskill's Drop and Roll Live

Danny MacAskill's Drop and Roll Live

Led by world-famous trials rider and YouTube sensation Danny MacAskill, Drop and Roll make their long-awaited Edinburgh Fringe debut with a brand-new show featuring jaw-dropping st… 

Becky Fury's One Hour to Save the World (in 55 Minutes)

Becky Fury's One Hour to Save the World (in 55 Minutes)

And other noble-minded nonsense. 

David Tsonos: Around the World With Flat Stanley

David Tsonos: Around the World With Flat Stanley

When you are given a class project of Flat Stanley who better than your stand-up comedian Uncle Dave to do it for you. 

Danny Ward: Danny's Got Talent

Danny Ward: Danny's Got Talent

Following a short run at The London Palladium I return to the Fringe for the 10th time. 

Miss Candy AppleBottom presents: Tales and Adventures from Beyond the Veil of Nonsense

Miss Candy AppleBottom presents: Tales and Adventures from Beyond the Veil of Nonsense

Candy’s stories, musicality and legs will take you on a journey of her/his adventures through time. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world; come find out why. 

Children's Silent Disco

Children's Silent Disco

Children and grown-up children, walk, dance, sing and enjoy our musical streets for one hour! Silent disco fun with our party panda. 

Children’s Haunted Underground Experience

Children’s Haunted Underground Experience

An atmospheric storytelling experience in Edinburgh’s largest network of 1700s Old Town underground vaults where the poor and destitute lived, and see if you can smell our reside… 

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

Set against the backdrops of the Vietnam War, World War II and the Korean War, Beyond Glory tells the stirring, emotional, and heroic true stories of eight recipients of America’… 

A Cappella Around the World

A Cappella Around the World

Using only their voices and innovative live looping techniques, international vocal sensation FreePlay sings you around the world without leaving your seat. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

A brand-new adaptation of this rarely performed musical song cycle with fully fledged characters and setting. 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

Magic for teens, tweens and hot soccer mums. 

Johannes Dullin Plays the Devil

Johannes Dullin Plays the Devil

Don’t read this!! These words will force you to see a German/Swiss character-sincere-existentialist stand-up comic taking an exhilarating ride on the dark side of human existence… 

The New and Improved I Hate Children Children's Show

The New and Improved I Hate Children Children's Show

Treat yourself and treat your kids to the new (even better) best magic show for adults and young teens who will cry and pout if they don’t get what they want. 

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: Less Miserable

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: Less Miserable

In an afterlife, Gilbert brags to Sullivan that, as fathers of the modern musical, all new musicals are basically just variations on their own plots! Sullivan challenges him to tel… 

A**Hole New World

A**Hole New World

Aged just 17, Brian forged his mother’s signature, borrowed €10k and ran away to New Zealand. 

A Love Letter to New York

A Love Letter to New York

From the West Side to the Wild Side, Leonard Bernstein to Lou Reed, join New York vocalist Jess Abrams as she sings A Love Letter to New York. 

60 Minutes to Save the World – Vladimir McTavish

60 Minutes to Save the World – Vladimir McTavish

Fake news, global warming, austerity, terrorism, the car crash that is Brexit. 

Mitch Benn: Ten Songs to Save the World

Mitch Benn: Ten Songs to Save the World

One broken world and ten funny songs to fix it. 

Children of the Quorn™

Children of the Quorn™

Former stars of the multi award-winning Durham Revue, ‘comedy geniuses’ (Jeremy Vine), and future Fringe legends Andrew and Ambika present a new sketch show, complete with séance. 

Pat Cahill: Uncle Len Needs a New Part for His Hoover

Pat Cahill: Uncle Len Needs a New Part for His Hoover

Old new act, Pat Cahill, brings another hour of his confused neo-music hall stupidity to the Fringe. 

Children's Underground Ghost Show

Children's Underground Ghost Show

Help us to find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground vaults. 

Revenge of the New World

Revenge of the New World

A motley assortment of North American comedians each deliver their polished 7-15 minute sets. 

Children are Stinky

Children are Stinky

***** (FamiliesOnline. 

The Wild Unfeeling World

The Wild Unfeeling World

The Wild Unfeeling World is an ingenious bit of storytelling; not only is it an innovative and eccentric reimagining of Moby Dick, but a stunning example of a wonderfully modern ap… 

Danny O'Brien: Reformer

Danny O'Brien: Reformer

What happens when a touring stand-up comedian can no longer stand up? A food-obsessing cheese lover tries veganism for a month? After a near career-ending knee injury, O’Brien is t… 

Lou Sanders: Say Hello to Your New Step-Mummy

Lou Sanders: Say Hello to Your New Step-Mummy

Loulie, AKA the face that launched a thousand dicks, examines conduct (in the media, baby), mental health (other people’s, I’m fine) and perverts (that one is mainly me, actually). 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This is our 33rd festival exhibition and the jewellery exhibition is an established festival highlight. 

99 (First World) Problems feat Andy Quirk and Anna J

99 (First World) Problems feat Andy Quirk and Anna J

Andy Quirk, the UK’s premier rapper of first world problems and his surly lead backup dancer Anna J invite you to join their crew for their latest musical comedy show dealing wit… 

Danny Posthill Is That Bloke Who Does Voices

Danny Posthill Is That Bloke Who Does Voices

See That Bloke Who Does Voices where impressionist Danny Posthill tells us about how Johnny Vegas helped him get over his anxiety, the incident of Dianne Abbot blocking him on Twit… 

Architecture Tour of New Town

Architecture Tour of New Town

It’s August, and we know what has lured all of you to Edinburgh—the neoclassical architecture!Whether you’re a regular tourist, Fringe-goer or resident, Cobble Tales' Arc… 

The Brand-New, Full-Throated Adventures of Reginald D Hunter

The Brand-New, Full-Throated Adventures of Reginald D Hunter

Reginald D Hunter returns to the Fringe with his highly anticipated new show. 

You and I: A New Musical

You and I: A New Musical

Drawing the line between the exaggerated and the tender is no easy feat. 

York Symphony: Marinella Senatore: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

York Symphony: Marinella Senatore: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Another chance to see the films by Italian artist Marinella Senatore for her York Symphony piece, created through a series of workshops and conversations, collecting ind… 

Tom Crosbie: Nerd World Problems

Tom Crosbie: Nerd World Problems

Performing nerd Tom Crosbie may not have the answers to any global issues, but, for an hour, he transports you to his land of whimsy, where his concentrated nerdistry reduces life’… 

Alun Cochrane: Brave New Alun

Alun Cochrane: Brave New Alun

Strap. 

Islander: A New Musical

Islander: A New Musical

One island, split in two with a thundering crack: half for the fishermen and half for the farmers. 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance. 

World Press Photo Exhibition

World Press Photo Exhibition

78,801 photos and 4,738 photographers from 129 countries. 

Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour

Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour

An absurd multimedia pelt through the history of everything. 

Matt Winning: It's the End of the World as We Know It

Matt Winning: It's the End of the World as We Know It

(And I feel fine (but not all the time)). 

Vulvarine: A New Musical

Vulvarine: A New Musical

Fat Rascal Theatre should be pleased with their Fringe so far. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Final

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Final

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year. 

Pat Cahill: Uncle Len Needs a New Part for His Hoover £5 / PWYW

Pat Cahill: Uncle Len Needs a New Part for His Hoover £5 / PWYW

Old new act, Pat Cahill, brings another hour of his confused neo-music hall stupidity to the Fringe. 

Mitch Benn: Ten Songs To Save The World

Mitch Benn: Ten Songs To Save The World

One broken world and ten funny songs to fix it. 

Children's Magic Workshops

Children's Magic Workshops

Magicians from the prestigious Magic Circle & West End Magic present an unforgettable magic workshop suitable for children, Hogwarts professors Oliver Tabor & Wa… 

Alun Cochrane: Brave New Alun

Alun Cochrane: Brave New Alun

Strap. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Semi-Finals

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Semi-Finals

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Join Monski Mouse and friends: Richard Crawley, Amy Gwilliam and London cabaret superstar, Dusty Limits, for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, reworked song, puppetry and… 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Heats

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Heats

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year. 

Vulvarine: A New Musical

Vulvarine: A New Musical

The critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe hit. 

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

Taking Flight New Writing Festival

As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre. 

World renowned music sensation Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular

World renowned music sensation Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular

COMPERED BY MADELAINE SMITH - LIVE AND LET DIE The spectacular Q The Music was launched in 2004 by the incredibly talented Warren Ringham. 

Capture the World in Clay

Capture the World in Clay

In early 1980 the Swiss artists Fischli & Weiss started thinking about categories for possible sculptures: history, culture, sports, entertainment, science, personal memories, and … 

The World We Live In

The World We Live In

Award-winning performance from Amsterdam Fringe 2018. 

Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour

Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour

An absurd multimedia pelt through the history of everything. 

The Bakewell Bake Off: A New Musical

The Bakewell Bake Off: A New Musical

The small English village of Bakewell, Derbyshire is holding its annual baking competition. 

Vulvarine: A New Musical

Vulvarine: A New Musical

Vulvarine is the superhero movie that all teenage girls were missing when they grew up. 

Girl World

Girl World

“Unmissable” ***** (Fringe Biscuit) “Genius” **** (Broadway Baby) “Pure Talent” **** (A Younger Theatre) Tilly and Inga exist in a surreal bubble called ‘Girl World’ where … 

Beyond the Barricade - 20th Anniversary Tour

Beyond the Barricade - 20th Anniversary Tour

Duration: Approx 2hrs 10 mins The UK’s longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour features past principal performers from Les Miserables. 

50% Canadian, 100% New Beginnings, Let's Laugh Again

50% Canadian, 100% New Beginnings, Let's Laugh Again

Michelle’s second solo show and sequel to ‘50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh’. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

One More Cup of Coffee, and Then We'll Save the World

One More Cup of Coffee, and Then We'll Save the World

Majk Stokes is a singer-songwriter, poet, environmentalist, Quaker and self-confessed caffeine-addict. 

Cat Loud: To The End of the World

Cat Loud: To The End of the World

Cat Loud is an award-winning cabaret performer and jazz singer from a remote Scottish island. 

Hey Clay Children's Pottery Festival

Hey Clay Children's Pottery Festival

Join Vanessa Cox Pendray (MA, CE, PDD Ceramics). 

The Penultimate Destiny of New Londinium

The Penultimate Destiny of New Londinium

What would the past look like if the future had happened sooner? The Ministry of Unplanned Occurrences presents The Penultimate Destiny of New Londinium, a steam-powered story i… 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2019

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2019

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better… 

Girl World

Girl World

Tilly and Inga exist in a surreal bubble called Girl World where the only rule is “No boys allowed!” Girl World is a pop-tastic, musical playground where best friends wrea… 

Cracking Comedy In Aid of Women and Children First

Cracking Comedy In Aid of Women and Children First

Come and enjoy a night of great comedy to help support women, children, mothers and babies in the world’s poorest communities. 

David Ephgrave's New Bits

David Ephgrave's New Bits

The daily blogging comic presents a work in progress for his new show. 

Within the Golden Hour, New Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Flight Pattern

Within the Golden Hour, New Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Flight Pattern

Seven couples dance in shifting groups. 

Death Rituals in Brighton and Beyond

Death Rituals in Brighton and Beyond

An evening of talks and performances exploring our relationship to death & dying. 

Comedy World of Sports

Comedy World of Sports

Brits and comedians are big sports fans, but what is the world’s greatest sport? Rugby union or league? Proper football or that American version? Is the Olympics just people runn… 

Danny Dorling: Rule Britannia, Brexit and the End of Empire

Danny Dorling: Rule Britannia, Brexit and the End of Empire

How unusual and odd are we in Europe? For this we can blame the legacy of the British Empire, but we can’t blame anyone else for the Empire. 

Sleeping Trees: World Tour

Sleeping Trees: World Tour

Sleeping Trees have been travelling around the world! They’ve been scuba-diving at the Great Barrier Reef, trekking the ancient Inca trails of Peru and gone dogging in Blackpool. 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018. 

Beyond the Reach of Rivers

Beyond the Reach of Rivers

‘Beyond the Reach of Rivers’ is an exhibition by Mandy Williams that brings two photographic series about the sea to the beachfront in Brighton. 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019 Semi-Finals

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019 Semi-Finals

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better… 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Cardiff

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Cardiff

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Liverpool

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Liverpool

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Glasgow

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Glasgow

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

STREAM: Two New Plays

STREAM: Two New Plays

Stream: Two New Plays, is a show that explores the ebb and flow at the very core of being human. 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better… 

FLIGHTS OF FANCY - 5 short plays by James Mannion

FLIGHTS OF FANCY - 5 short plays by James Mannion

Rebound Productions brings back their sell-out show FLIGHTS OF FANCY for three more nights at The Hen & Chickens Theatre. 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Birmingham

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Birmingham

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Leeds

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Leeds

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

Farnham Festival 2019: Symphony and Song

Farnham Festival 2019: Symphony and Song

Farnham Festival 2019: Symphony and Song Our second concert of the day will feature musicians from More House School and Lord Wandsworth College, as well as a full orche… 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Aberdeen

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - Aberdeen

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - London

The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice - London

Enter a dazzling world of adventure at The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice! Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an inspiring walk down memory lane in celebration of magic and fa… 

Museum of Magic! - Children's Magic Workshops

Museum of Magic! - Children's Magic Workshops

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 congregate to present an… 

An Evening with Lee Trundle | Symphony of Worms

An Evening with Lee Trundle | Symphony of Worms

An Evening with Lee TrundleAbsurdist Stand-up (not appearing: Lee Trundle) Symphony of WormsA time, space and neurosis traversing comedy show   An Evening with Lee … 

Pottery & Ceramics New class

Pottery & Ceramics New class

£95 for 5 week course Thursdays 10. 

New Year's Sea | Haven

New Year's Sea | Haven

New Year's SeaA woman’s battle with the unknown HavenThe Contestant will now awaken New Year's Sea - Commons Collective in partnership with Firedoor Thea… 

unravel 2019: Entrelac and Beyond

unravel 2019: Entrelac and Beyond

Learning the basics is easier with help at hand! This amazing flexible stitch built of diagonal ‘bias’ blocks can be developed If you have already mastered t… 

The Animals and Children Took to the Streets

The Animals and Children Took to the Streets

Like a graphic novel burst into life, 1927 invites you on a theatrical journey of startling originality. 

Half Term Special - If All The World Were Paper (3-8 yrs)

Half Term Special - If All The World Were Paper (3-8 yrs)

A hilarious, poignant play about falling out, making up, and the joy of true friendship. 

Chinese New Year Extravaganza

Chinese New Year Extravaganza

Duration: Approx 2hours 20 mins Come and join the celebration as Chinese New Year comes to Mansfield with a unique and exciting show of cultural spectacle!Touring across… 

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

These two famous mouse cousins take it in turns to visit one another, and each mouse ends up much the wiser as a result of their exciting adventures. 

Danny O' Brien: Lock-In

Danny O' Brien: Lock-In

A perfect mix of brains, banter and brilliance"- Great Scott ★★★★★ Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O' Brien went to prison. 

A Small House At The Edge Of The World

A Small House At The Edge Of The World

A Small House at the Edge of the World is the story of how one location captures and distills two lifetimes worth of love, joy and sorrow. 

A Small House At The Edge Of The World

A Small House At The Edge Of The World

A Small House at the Edge of the World is the story of how one location captures and distills two lifetimes worth of love, joy and sorrow. 

Tenderfoot New Writing Showcase

Tenderfoot New Writing Showcase

Tenderfoot is The Civic’s apprentice theatre programme for transition year students in South County Dublin. 

Over 55s Dance Workshops (New Adventures)

Over 55s Dance Workshops (New Adventures)

Matthew Bourne's New Adventures are pleased to offer this series of inclusive workshops for over-55s this year. 

Tina Turner Tea Lady & New Friends

Tina Turner Tea Lady & New Friends

After a sell out show last year, Tina Turner Tea Lady returns along with some new friends for another night of laughter and song. 

Tina Turner Tea Lady & New Friends

Tina Turner Tea Lady & New Friends

After a sell out show last year, Tina Turner Tea Lady returns along with some new friends for another night of laughter and song. 

Harry and Chris Save The World

Harry and Chris Save The World

Harry and Chris are the hottest comedy-rap-jazz duo out there. 

The Animals & Children Took To The Streets

The Animals & Children Took To The Streets

Directed and written by Suzanne Andrade with film, design and animation by Paul Barritt, The Animals and Children Took to the Street arrives at The Old Market theatre in Brighton. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Final

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Final

Now in it’s 10th year. 

New Model Army

New Model Army

New Model Army are a remarkable band, as hungry and focused as they were in the 90s, they’ve become revitalised and even more creative in recent years. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Semi Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Semi Finals

New Comedian of the Year is the new act competition produced by Leicester Square Theatre with places for  over 300 acts. 

Thunderbirds - Beyond the Horizon

Thunderbirds - Beyond the Horizon

Are you ready to test your nerve? Are you ready to be part of the mission to save The Horizon Project? Lady Penelope invites you to the launch of The Horizon Project at a top-secre… 

New Voices

New Voices

Two exciting double bills.Retail Therapy & The Jailer’s Daughter@ Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre PubSugar Buddy & Snow Angel of Antarctica@ Katzpace 

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

These two famous mouse cousins take it in turns to visit one another. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Quarter Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Quarter Finals

New Comedian of the Year is the new act competition produced by Leicester Square Theatre with places for  over 300 acts. 

Wise Children

Wise Children

‘Let’s have all the skeletons out of the closet, today, of all days!’ It’s 23 April, Shakespeare’s birthday. 

New Adelphi Comedy Night

New Adelphi Comedy Night

CSzUK in collaboration with Salford University present a night of Improv, Sketch and Stand Up. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Heats

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Heats

New Comedian of the Year is the new act competition produced by Leicester Square Theatre with places for  over 300 acts. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved. 

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… 

Mahler's Eighth Symphony

Mahler's Eighth Symphony

Swedish Radio Symphony OrchestraDaniel Harding Conductor Edinburgh Festival ChorusNYCoS National Girls ChoirChristopher Bell Chorus Director  Tamara Wilson SopranoIda Falk Winland… 

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 2

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 2

Baltimore Symphony OrchestraMarin Alsop Conductor Nicola Benedetti Violin Berio, John Corigliano, Toru Takemitsu, & John Williams Bernstein Birthday BouquetBernstein SerenadeBe… 

Beyond Borders International Festival 2018

Beyond Borders International Festival 2018

Join authors, politicians, artists, diplomats and international cultural leaders for a weekend of panel debates, music, performing and visual arts, storytelling, poetry, walks and … 

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 1

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 1

Baltimore Symphony OrchestraMarin Alsop Conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet Piano Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919)Gershwin Piano ConcertoSchumann Symphony No 2 Driven, demanding, bri… 

A New ERA

A New ERA

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 Railway Children

The Railway Children

Attention passengers! We are sorry to announce that all services out of Gigglesworth Station are delayed! Gather around Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis on platform one as they pass the t… 

Alastair Savage and Gregor Blamey, Scotland and Beyond

Alastair Savage and Gregor Blamey, Scotland and Beyond

Alastair Savage is one of Scotland’s most versatile fiddle performers. 

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… 

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

Scottish street-funk brass band Brass Gumbo take a magical musical tour through the back catalogue of The Beatles, mixing instrumental jazz and funk (and plenty of New Orleans seas… 

Fringes Around the World: What Fringe Next?

Fringes Around the World: What Fringe Next?

Performer/producer? Want to tour the world? What touring opportunities are out there? A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from fringe festival directors from around the world; al… 

Richard Plays Richard Rogers

Richard Plays Richard Rogers

Celebrated pianist, composer and broadcaster Richard Michael BEM pays homage to the song-writing talents of another Richard in a programme of his best known tunes – song-writing … 

I'm Your Man – Letters of the World's Most Ambitious Job Applicant

I'm Your Man – Letters of the World's Most Ambitious Job Applicant

This unbelievably ambitious, deluded, multiple job-applicant failure attempts to inspire his audiences to become the best they can be. 

A World Beyond Man

A World Beyond Man

A badly planned polar expedition in 1912 led to the Russian ship The Saint Anna to be locked into the ice of the Kara Sea. 

Beyond the Fringe: Touring to London

Beyond the Fringe: Touring to London

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

The Fringe World Fair

The Fringe World Fair

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

The Weird and Whacky World of Raymond Bishop

The Weird and Whacky World of Raymond Bishop

This is a show about Raymond Bishop. 

Around the World with Bessy – Part One and a Half: Bessy Goes Busking!

Around the World with Bessy – Part One and a Half: Bessy Goes Busking!

After receiving her sell-out garland in 2017, Bessy returns to the Fringe with a brand-new show. 

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

City of Birmingham Symphony OrchestraLudovic Morlot Conductor Edinburgh Festival ChorusChristopher Bell Chorus Director Sheku Kanneh-Mason Cello Stravinsky Funeral SongElgar Cell… 

Auld Hat – New Heids

Auld Hat – New Heids

Sell-out AMC2017! Bringing back the wonderfully singable songs of yesteryear and rekindling the atmosphere of those folksong clubs. 

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 6: Big O Makes It in New York... or, Does She? – Free

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 6: Big O Makes It in New York... or, Does She? – Free

Do you not fit into a box? Olivia (Big O) knows all too well about not fitting in: when kimchi, AKA fire-breathing garlic dragon breath, is your culture’s most famous export, how… 

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions – One Night in New Orleans

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions – One Night in New Orleans

Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era with her gorgeously characterful and distinctive voice and a stunning five-piece band of outrageous mus… 

Dinosaur World Live

Dinosaur World Live

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World in this interactive new for show all the family. 

One More Cup of Coffee, and Then We'll Save the World

One More Cup of Coffee, and Then We'll Save the World

Fresh from his tour of Australia earlier this year, comedy singer-songwriter Majk Stokes presents a new collection of witty and whimsical songs and poems covering two of his bigges… 

Breakfast Plays: Youthquake

Breakfast Plays: Youthquake

Three young Scottish playwrights from the Traverse Young Writers’ group join forces with three leading British writers (Ella Hickson, Kieran Hurley and Sabrina Mahfouz) to explor… 

Death is the New Porn

Death is the New Porn

‘It doesn’t matter how we do it, we’re always going to end up with the same result. 

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. 

Falkland – The War the World Forgot

Falkland – The War the World Forgot

Two unlikely friends find a camaraderie against a backdrop of bitter conflict, questionable politics and moral debate waged overseas. 

Brand-New Jew, a DNA Comedy

Brand-New Jew, a DNA Comedy

What happens when a DNA test gives an adoptee a brand-new view… of herself? Playwright and performer Monica Bauer (The Year I Was Gifted) takes on her own unexpected results, alo… 

A Romantic's Guide to the Apocalypse: A New Musical

A Romantic's Guide to the Apocalypse: A New Musical

What happens if you find the love of your life at the end of the world? This hilarious and moving new musical follows Jack who discovers that the world will end in one week. 

Danny O'Hare: I Feel Fuzzy

Danny O'Hare: I Feel Fuzzy

Music, comedy and crisis in a puppet show for grown-ups. 

World in Progress

World in Progress

World in Progress is a brand-new musical song-cycle that explores our ever-changing relationship with the earth. 

Vox: A Fairy Tale for a New Age

Vox: A Fairy Tale for a New Age

Vox: A Fairy Tale for a New Age is a new work inspired by real-life occurrences in the life of Rowlett High School students. 

Amused Moose Comedy’s National New Comic Award: Final

Amused Moose Comedy’s National New Comic Award: Final

Vote excitedly alongside dozens of international talent scouts for 2018’s hottest breakthrough stars in the making, who battle for glory, fame and the shiny moose trophy. 

Tom Short and Tom Little – Small World

Tom Short and Tom Little – Small World

People often get awkward, white, Northern Tom Short, and awkward, white, Northern Tom Little mixed up. 

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… 

London Symphony Orchestra 2

London Symphony Orchestra 2

London Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle Conductor Mahler Symphony No 9 Rattle has long been revered for the searing intensity and insight of his Mahler performances. 

Fibre Optics Can Save the World!

Fibre Optics Can Save the World!

The magical internet-providing properties of fibre optics are well known. 

The World's Smallest Comedy Show

The World's Smallest Comedy Show

It’s the smallest comedy show, in the smallest venue at the Fringe. 

The Katet Plays Stevie Wonder

The Katet Plays Stevie Wonder

When The Jazz Bar springs to mind, it is impossible not to think of the late legend Bill Kyle. 

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. 

London Symphony Orchestra 1

London Symphony Orchestra 1

London Symphony OrchestraSir Simon Rattle Conductor Krystian Zimerman Piano  Bernstein Symphony No 2 ‘The Age of Anxiety’Dvořák Slavonic DancesJanáček Sinfonietta Sir Simo… 

Abstracting the New Town

Abstracting the New Town

Lucy Jones, established Edinburgh artist, captures the spirit of Edinburgh in her mixed media paintings and collages of the classical Georgian architecture. 

Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony

Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony

BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraMartyn Brabbins Conductor Edinburgh Festival ChorusChristopher Bell Chorus Director Elizabeth Watts SopranoChristopher Maltman Baritone Thea Musgrave… 

Kono: Song Cycle of a New Town

Kono: Song Cycle of a New Town

From prehistory to 1877, you choose which version of Scotsman JT Stewart’s Palmerston will be told through music by one of New Zealand’s celebrated Maori instrument makers and his … 

The Gin Chronicles in New York

The Gin Chronicles in New York

The Gin Chronicles in New York is the latest saga in this well-established series that by now has something of a following. 

The New Electric Ballroom

The New Electric Ballroom

In a remote fishing village, three sisters, Breda, Clara and Ada endlessly obsess and re-live their memories of love, snatched from their hands and never seen since. 

Mouse Music!

Mouse Music!

The talented vocalists of Edinburgh Music Theatre return with another fantastic musical extravaganza for all the family this August. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

Fringe sell-out show! A fun, interactive and educational violin and cello concert for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed! 

Opera Mouse

Opera Mouse

Tilly Mouse lives under an opera house, and she just loves to sing! Her dream is to perform on stage. 

The Only One in the World

The Only One in the World

Meet Liv – clever, funny, confident – everything a 15-year-old girl wants to be. 

Edinburgh Quartet: The World's Greatest Chamber Music

Edinburgh Quartet: The World's Greatest Chamber Music

A journey through chamber music gems with the Edinburgh Quartet – featuring works by Mozart, Bruckner, Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak and Gesualdo over three performances. 

The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse

A fun, interactive and educational classical concert for babies and toddlers where wriggling is allowed! 

The Dolls of New Albion

The Dolls of New Albion

A desperate inventor. 

Akiko Okamoto plays Mozart and Chopin Piano Concertos

Akiko Okamoto plays Mozart and Chopin Piano Concertos

This talented, international Japanese-born pianist returns to the Fringe to perform Mozart’s piano concerto No 12 and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 1. 

1895-1927 in New Orleans: The Red Hot Roots of Jazz

1895-1927 in New Orleans: The Red Hot Roots of Jazz

Explore the roots of jazz, from ragtime through the jazz age, in the speakeasy atmosphere of this world-famous venue. 

Shouting 'Action' at a Distance: Collaborative Productions Beyond Borders

Shouting 'Action' at a Distance: Collaborative Productions Beyond Borders

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Queen of the F*cking World: The Second Coming

Queen of the F*cking World: The Second Coming

Returning with a brand-new kick-ass sequel, Queen’s bass guitar dances across sexual politics. 

Cam Spence and Jodie Mitchell: The New Babes

Cam Spence and Jodie Mitchell: The New Babes

Join two rising stars of comedy on their journey to the top in an easy-going lunch-time show. 

John Hegley: New and Selected

John Hegley: New and Selected

He came to our home with my Grandmother. 

Chinese Children's Art – A Celebration

Chinese Children's Art – A Celebration

A vibrant and joyous performance showcasing the best of young talent from China and featuring over 15 unique Chinese folk dances. 

An Imp-Revised History of the World

An Imp-Revised History of the World

Ever wondered what might happen if Queen Victoria met Genghis Khan? In this totally improvised comedy, the audience choose which chapters of history they want to see rewritten. 

Phill Jupitus Is Porky the Poet in Living in a World Where They Throw the Ducks at the Bread

Phill Jupitus Is Porky the Poet in Living in a World Where They Throw the Ducks at the Bread

Porky’s back at the Free Fringe and in rare form after two UK tours supporting The Lovely Eggs as well as his alter ego Phill Jupitus, whom he’s not really that fond of. 

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. 

Bite-Size Plays Presents: Neverwant

Bite-Size Plays Presents: Neverwant

Neverwant: the algorithm of life. 

Blaise White Changes the World

Blaise White Changes the World

As a kid you’re told you know nothing. 

Chinese Children's Art Exhibition

Chinese Children's Art Exhibition

A truly unique exhibition inspired by the historic Silk Road connecting East and West, featuring an array of paintings by 200 talented children and young people from over 20 Chines… 

Girl World

Girl World

Frisky are transporting audiences to a fantasy land created by two pre-pubescent girls, Tilly and Inga (played by Camille Dawson and Serena Ramsey). 

Elsa Jean McTaggart: Sing, Strings and New Things

Elsa Jean McTaggart: Sing, Strings and New Things

Take songs that stop conversations, a voice that could stop wars and a fiddle that stops at nothing, and you have the icon Elsa McTaggart. 

The Mould That Changed the World

The Mould That Changed the World

Alexander Fleming’s death-defying, worldly wonder antibiotic drugs have saved us for the last 90 years. 

Bulgarians, Buggery, Brokeback and Beyond

Bulgarians, Buggery, Brokeback and Beyond

Tormented souls, evil villains, cliched employees, best friends and invisible men – enjoy a humorous look at the evolution of gay male characters on stage and screen in the past … 

Beyond Beauty – Our Country Taiwan

Beyond Beauty – Our Country Taiwan

Beyond Beauty – Our Country Taiwan. 

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. 

Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays

Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays

Two little words and suddenly your whole world changes. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance!? Sell-out shows around the world, come find out why DJ Monski Mouse is a hit with under fives and their parents/carers. 

A New Political Comedy Show

A New Political Comedy Show

‘Social barriers will dissipate as Rick Molland and Sully O’Sullivan go head-to-head in an epic stand-up comedy battle’ (TheCultureTrip. 

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. 

The I Hate Children Children's Show

The I Hate Children Children's Show

We’re back! The award winning magic show that’s fun for kids and parents who drink – Champagne for mums as each child is personally insulted by a fat American circus man. 

Children’s Haunted Underground Experience

Children’s Haunted Underground Experience

An atmospheric storytelling experience in Edinburgh’s largest network of 1700s Old Town underground vaults where the poor and destitute lived, and see if you can smell our reside… 

The New I Hate Children Children's Show

The New I Hate Children Children's Show

Treat yourself and treat your kids to the new better best magic show for adults and young teens who will cry and pout if they don’t get what they want. 

African in New York – Almost Famous by Njambi McGrath

African in New York – Almost Famous by Njambi McGrath

When the naive straight-out-of-Africa student Njambi McGrath was invited to a Thanksgiving meal by her new college friend, she could hardly have known that some areas in America ar… 

Comedy Boxing: New Challengers

Comedy Boxing: New Challengers

Comedy Boxing triumphantly returns to Edinburgh now with different competitors each show! Comedians will compete over four hilarious rounds of stand-up, improvisation, heckling and… 

Sofía and Marcelo – The World Music Experience

Sofía and Marcelo – The World Music Experience

Sofía & Marcelo are an innovative Mexican duo who combine different musical elements to achieve an experience in the spectator. 

The Squirrel Plays

The Squirrel Plays

Many productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year discuss female freedom of choice, but few do so as creatively as The Squirrel Plays. 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance. 

World Cup of Comedy

World Cup of Comedy

Audiences vote daily to determine the winner in the World Cup of Comedy at the Fringe. 

Revenge of the New World

Revenge of the New World

Our parents are fine. 

Harry and Chris Save the World

Harry and Chris Save the World

Last year we prevented an apocalypse and almost got a panda pregnant, and then Jonathan Ross called us ‘fabulously entertaining’, so now we’re drunk with comedy-rap-jazz power. 

Two Hearts: Edinburgh World Tour

Two Hearts: Edinburgh World Tour

Experience catchy AF original bangers*, too much confetti and distractingly sexy dance moves as NZ’s hottest new comedy duo take on all the most ridiculous trends in the world of p… 

Danny O'Brien: Lock-In

Danny O'Brien: Lock-In

Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’Brien went to prison. 

The Greatest Play in the History of the World...

The Greatest Play in the History of the World...

A love story, set on Preston Road, and also in space and in time. 

Willis & Vere: A Serious Play About World War II

Willis & Vere: A Serious Play About World War II

Winner: VAULT Festival Comedy Award. 

Lenny Sherman: Make the World a Better Place

Lenny Sherman: Make the World a Better Place

Fresh from filming on an upcoming comedy show for Channel 4, Lenny brings his hotly anticipated debut hour to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Struan Logan: Struan All Over the World

Struan Logan: Struan All Over the World

In the hotly tipped debut hour from Scottish comedian and podcaster Struan Logan, he regales his tales of 18 months living out of a backpack through Australia, New Zealand and Sout… 

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Based on the best-selling series of books by Laura Numeroff, this fast-paced, comedic adaptation embraces the joys of parenting – as told through the eyes of a child and a surpri… 

Anesti Danelis: Songs for a New World Order

Anesti Danelis: Songs for a New World Order

‘Anesti Danelis delivers the funny with a hefty side of heart. 

Mat Ricardo vs the World

Mat Ricardo vs the World

When you’re considered the best at what you do, some of us might rest on our laurels but Mat Ricardo wants (indeed, needs) new challenges. 

First World Problems

First World Problems

East London’s premier rapper of first-world problems, Andy Quirk, and his backup dancer, Anna J, invite you to join their crew for fist-pumping therapy tackling the inconsequential… 

Chris Henry: Around the World in 80 Dates

Chris Henry: Around the World in 80 Dates

Fresh from a year of touring around Australia and the East, Henry is back and has something to say. 

Gingzilla: Glamonster vs the World

Gingzilla: Glamonster vs the World

The multi award-winning Gingzilla is on a mission to conquer the world! Gingzilla: Glamonster vs the World presents gender equality and femininity from the 1950s to now. 

World-Famous Underground Ghost Tour

World-Famous Underground Ghost Tour

Edinburgh is undoubtedly the most haunted city in the world. 

Children's Underground Ghost Tour

Children's Underground Ghost Tour

Help us find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground. 

Buried: A New Musical

Buried: A New Musical

Buried certainly made a splash at the Fringe last year, winning awards left, right, and centre, and deservedly so – Tom Williams and Cordelia O’Driscoll’s new musical is quir… 

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. 

Sleeping Trees: World Tour

Sleeping Trees: World Tour

Sleeping Trees have been travelling around the world! They've been scuba-diving at the Great Barrier Reef, trekking the ancient Inca trails of Peru and gone dogging in Blackpool. 

Vulvarine: A New Musical

Vulvarine: A New Musical

From the creators of the sell-out hit Buzz: A New Musical. 

World Press Photo Exhibition

World Press Photo Exhibition

This summer, the World Press Photo Exhibition returns to the Scottish Parliament. 

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… 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This is our 32nd festival exhibition and the jewellery exhibition is an established festival highlight. 

The Puppets' Orchestra and the Children's Ball

The Puppets' Orchestra and the Children's Ball

The magic world of puppets. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Final

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Final

Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond. 

Children's Magic Workshops

Children's Magic Workshops

Teaching magic to children aged 7-13. 

Alex Williamson: Make The World A Banter Place

Alex Williamson: Make The World A Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, but “overwhelmingly politically incorrect” (What’s Good, NZ) Alex Williamson knows how to banter. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Semi-Finals

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Semi-Finals

Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond. 

Struan All Over the World

Struan All Over the World

Hotly tipped Scottish comedian and podcaster Struan Logan brings his debut solo show down south where he regales his tales of living out of a backpack for 18 months trav… 

Museum of Magic! - Children's Magic Workshops

Museum of Magic! - Children's Magic Workshops

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 congregate to present an… 

Children's Magic Workshops... Shazam

Children's Magic Workshops... Shazam

Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13. 

Jay Foreman’s Disgusting Songs For Revolting Children

Jay Foreman’s Disgusting Songs For Revolting Children

Jay Foreman is an award winning musical comedian whose songs have been heard on BBC Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra, The One Show, London Live TV and Dave Gorman's UK/Ireland tour. 

The Squirrel Plays

The Squirrel Plays

There’s only one thing you need to know about newlyweds Tom and Sarah: They are definitely not “squirrel people. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Heats

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Heats

Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond. 

Lenny Sherman: Make The World A Better Place

Lenny Sherman: Make The World A Better Place

Lenny Sherman is one of the best joke writers In comedy. 

The Band: Take That's New Musical

The Band: Take That's New Musical

Written by award-winning writer Tim Firth, The Band is a beautiful story for anyone who grew up with a boyband and how those songs became the soundtrack of their lives. 

Children's Magic Workshops... Hocus Pocus

Children's Magic Workshops... Hocus Pocus

Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13. 

Mike Birbiglia: The New One

Mike Birbiglia: The New One

Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called Mike Birbiglia’s recent show 'Thank God For Jokes' “the best night I’ve spent in a theatre in a… 

Girl World

Girl World

The tale of Tilly vs Inga is a subversive coming-of-age musical comedy filled with love and violence; with a live band, singing, swearing, goddess-worship, octopus birth-rites and … 

Brighton: Symphony of a City with Voyage to the Moon

Brighton: Symphony of a City with Voyage to the Moon

This cinematic portrait of Brighton, in all its bohemian, and campaigning glory, darts between past present and is set to a sumptuous orchestral score. 

"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… 

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret

Join Monski Mouse and friends: Richard Crawley, Amy Gwilliam and London cabaret superstar, Dusty Limits, for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, originals, puppetry and fun… 

Falkland: The War the World Forgot

Falkland: The War the World Forgot

Falkland opens with a projected collage of imagery from the time of the Falkands war – punk rock, Brezhnev, Pacman, the Brixton riots, the wedding of Charles and Diana. 

Mr Dilly's World of Wonder

Mr Dilly's World of Wonder

A feel-good, interactive-theatre storytelling experience like no other! Let Mr Dilly take you on a journey of joy, laughter and fun into a world of wonder, using drama, music and i… 

USA 1982: We Stood Like Kings plays Koyaanisqatsi

USA 1982: We Stood Like Kings plays Koyaanisqatsi

At the crossroads between Chopin, Pink Floyd and Explosions In The Sky, We Stood Like Kings plays instrumental progressive rock tinted with neoclassical influences thanks to the ce… 

A Serious Play About World War II

A Serious Play About World War II

Winner Vault Festival Comedy Award 2017 Winner of the IYAF: Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy Award in 2017 After the success of their five-star, award-winning farce ‘The Starship Os… 

Children's Magic Workshops... Abracadabra

Children's Magic Workshops... Abracadabra

Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13. 

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. 

Cat Loud: To the End of the World

Cat Loud: To the End of the World

It’s the eve of the apocalypse and Cat is making her way home. 

From Bears to Books and Beyond

From Bears to Books and Beyond

Jane Hissey is the author and illustrator of over 25 ‘Old Bear’ books and creator of the BAFTA-award-winning TV series. 

Children’s Concert

Children’s Concert

What an afternoon we have in store for younger people, along with their parents. 

The Squirrel Plays

The Squirrel Plays

Newlyweds Tom and Sarah are definitely not “squirrel people. 

Tom and Bunny Save the World: The Musical

Tom and Bunny Save the World: The Musical

Tom and Bunny Save the World is a folk musical. 

Tom and Bunny Save the World

Tom and Bunny Save the World

As 2018 falls to a zombie apocalypse, Tom and Bunny begin their perilous journey to Yorkshire in a quest for sanctuary and a proper cup of tea. 

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. 

Miraculous Magic with Danny Lee Grew

Miraculous Magic with Danny Lee Grew

Mix stunning magic, baffling illusions and cheeky comedy with a young, energetic, enthusiastic magician and what do you get? ‘Miraculous Magic’ is a brand-new magical experience fo… 

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. 

Hofesh Shechter - Clowns and New Creation

Hofesh Shechter - Clowns and New Creation

Shechter’s blackly comic portrayal of a group of anarchic clowns was rapturously received at Nederlands Dans Theater in 2016, and he now creates a brand new companion piece t… 

Harriet Kemsley's New Show

Harriet Kemsley's New Show

Harriet’s back in Brighton and she’s brushed her hair specially. 

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… 

New Act Night

New Act Night

Come and cheer on our latest stand-up fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia. 

Gingzilla: Glamonster Vs The World

Gingzilla: Glamonster Vs The World

The multi-award winning 7ft GLAMONSTER is on a mission to CONQUER THE WORLD. 

Glamonster Vs The World

Glamonster Vs The World

The multi-award winning 7ft GLAMONSTER is on a mission to CONQUER THE WORLD. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance? Join our resident dj-mumma, Monski Mouse and her Dancers for an hour of bopping family fun. 

Andy Quirk's Got First World Problems

Andy Quirk's Got First World Problems

East London’s premier rapper of first-world problems, Andy quirk, and his backup dancer Anna J, bring fist-pumping therapy for modern living to the masses. 

A Song of Plague

A Song of Plague

Set in London during the devastating plague of 1665, Lost in the Fog’s A Song of Plague blends music, puppetry and poetry to tell the story of a physician’s attempts to find a … 

Sophia Walker: Around The World In Eight Mistakes

Sophia Walker: Around The World In Eight Mistakes

It is a familiar setting: a small stage, a requisite black backdrop and a single chair. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under-5s are let loose on the dance floor in the friendliest of discos. 

Struan Logan: Struan All Over the World

Struan Logan: Struan All Over the World

In the hotly tipped debut hour from Scottish comedian and podcaster Struan Logan, he regales his tales of 18 months living out of a backpack through Australia, New Zealand and Sout… 

Bite-Size Plays presents: Neverwant

Bite-Size Plays presents: Neverwant

Neverwant. 

Shazam - Children’s Magic Workshops

Shazam - Children’s Magic Workshops

Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13. 

Alex Williamson – Make The World a Banter Place

Alex Williamson – Make The World a Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, but “overwhelmingly politically incorrect” (What’s Good, NZ) Alex Williamson knows how to banter. 

The White Plague

The White Plague

The White Plague, presented by theatre company Ferodo Bridges’, is a lovely adaptation of a wonderful story but fails in delivery to live up to its promise. 

Jonny & The Baptists The World Is A Mess, Here Are Some Songs

Jonny & The Baptists The World Is A Mess, Here Are Some Songs

★★★★ ‘Brilliant - the closest thing the fringe has to rock gods’ Fest Magazine ★★★★ ‘Wickedly amusing’ The Times ★★★★ ‘Spirited comedy. 

Tweedy's Slapstick Symphony

Tweedy's Slapstick Symphony

Join Tweedy the clown and Ludvink Loyal for a musical afternoon of fun! Can two contrasting characters learn to get on and make the show work? Let’s hope so. 

The World Goes ‘Round

The World Goes ‘Round

As the blockbuster Chicago returns to the West End for its 21 year anniversary, Kander and Ebb are more celebrated than ever. 

Children's Magic Workshop

Children's Magic Workshop

Teaching children aged 7-13 the basics of magic. 

Supernova plays CHICAGO

Supernova plays CHICAGO

Starting as ‘The Big Thing’, then ‘Chicago Transit Authority’, the band which ended up as ‘CHICAGO’ was formed in 1967, and is one of the longest-running and most successful rock g… 

The I Hate Children Children’s Show Rock and Roll Spectacular!

The I Hate Children Children’s Show Rock and Roll Spectacular!

Pet Slugs and Rock and Roll!!! Join the cast of the award-winning I Hate Children Children’s Show as they take your whole family on a non-stop sugar rush of live music, funny so… 

Colour Your World

Colour Your World

After a sell-out debut Fringe performance in 2017, ACH Group’s Sing for Joy Choir is back with a brand new show: Colour Your World. 

DANNY BHOY – A WORK IN PROGRESS

DANNY BHOY – A WORK IN PROGRESS

Just announced! – Danny Bhoy will return to the Adelaide Fringe for a run of special gigs to work up material for his next tour. 

Betty Grumble: LOVE & ANGER (or Sex Clown Saves The World AGAIN!)

Betty Grumble: LOVE & ANGER (or Sex Clown Saves The World AGAIN!)

This is an ongoing womanifesto, call to arms, protest party and long hard kiss from surreal showgurl, obscene beauty queen and sex clown - Betty Grumble. 

Cafe Boite World Music & Culture

Cafe Boite World Music & Culture

Cafe Boite Presents 3 Friday events presenting a variety of music and dance from SA’s newest communities, Afghan, Persian, Syrian, South Asian and African. 

New Wayne McGregory / The Age of Anxiety / New Christopher Wheeldon

New Wayne McGregory / The Age of Anxiety / New Christopher Wheeldon

The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with an all-Bernstein programme from the Company’s three associate choreographers, Wayne McGregor… 

A REFUGEE  SINGS WORLD SONGS

A REFUGEE SINGS WORLD SONGS

First employer Cat Stevens True story. 

Spankin' New!

Spankin' New!

Join the seniors from our award winning youth theatre as they share a glimpse into the hearts and minds of their generation through story and song. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world, come find out why Adelaide’s own, DJ Monski Mouse is a hit with the under fives and their parents/carers. 

GINGZILLA: Glamonster VS The World

GINGZILLA: Glamonster VS The World

As we wait to enter the Speigel Zelt at Gluttony, Gingzilla is out front, working the crowd. 

New Alchemists

New Alchemists

New Alchemists explores a diverse suite of works by Australian and International artists exploring ideas of futuristic biologies and post-human engagements within the broad interse… 

FRINGE ON WORLD TOUR

FRINGE ON WORLD TOUR

Join us as we share the colour, the sounds and magic of the Adelaide Fringe - with the world. 

Hospitality World

Hospitality World

This is a selected exhibition of art works by Fellows of the RSASA at the Buckingham Arms Hotel. 

Around The World in 80 Dates

Around The World in 80 Dates

Scottish comedian Chris Henry has been touring the world for years making people laugh, but this year he is looking for love. 

Children are Stinky

Children are Stinky

After a 5 STAR SELL-OUT Edinburgh Fringe sensation in 2016 and 17, you’d better book your tickets in advance! A classic kid’s show derailed by a strange smell! Expect dare-d… 

Struan All Over the World

Struan All Over the World

The Scottish “Globetrotting Comedian” (Broadway Baby) returns to Perth after previously living in the country on a working holiday visa for a year and a week. 

New Candys (Italy) with The Baudelaires (Melbourne)

New Candys (Italy) with The Baudelaires (Melbourne)

Venice, Italy based alternative rock band New Candys announce their upcoming LP Bleeding Magenta due out in October 2017 via Fuzz Club Records. 

Around the World: The International Comedy Show

Around the World: The International Comedy Show

British comedian Terry North introduces the very best in International Comedy with this rotating line-up of top-notch comedians who are visiting Adelaide. 

#Woody's Ukulele World - Let's Play!

#Woody's Ukulele World - Let's Play!

Woody and friends’ musical party will inspire all children (and their parents). 

The Revolting Children of Tomorrow

The Revolting Children of Tomorrow

The Revolting Children of Tomorrow takes you on a journey from the Dark Streets of New York City to the bright lights of Broadway!! Meet beloved characters from stage and screen as… 

One more cup of coffee and then we'll save the world

One more cup of coffee and then we'll save the world

UK-based singer-songwriter, poet, musician, environmentalist and caffeine addict Majk Stokes comes to Adelaide for the first time to present a show built around two of his greatest… 

Matt Sheens & New York Jazz Ensemble

Matt Sheens & New York Jazz Ensemble

Downbeat Student Award and APRA/ AMCOS PDA winning pianist/ composer Matthew Sheens, along with his Jazz Ensemble - direct from New York, will perform exclusively in Adelaide at St… 

It's Only Life - A New Musical Revue featuring John Bucchino

It's Only Life - A New Musical Revue featuring John Bucchino

Awarded Broadway composer & pianist, John Bucchino, will be performing for the S. 

Saltbush - Children’s Cheering Carpet

Saltbush - Children’s Cheering Carpet

Saltbush is an exquisite interactive journey through the culture and landscape of Aboriginal Australia, celebrated through live dance, music, song and stories. 

Beyond the Sea - A Tribute to Bobby Darin and the Crooners

Beyond the Sea - A Tribute to Bobby Darin and the Crooners

Back to SA by popular demand for ONE SHOW ONLY! Featuring one of Australia’s most sort after entertainers, Paul Hogan. 

SUPERNOVA plays AJA: THE ALBUM (STEELY DAN)

SUPERNOVA plays AJA: THE ALBUM (STEELY DAN)

Steely Dan’s Grammy Award winning ‘Aja’ is one of the most outstanding jazz-rock albums of all time, influencing the musical tastes of a generation of listeners. 

SWING - The Beat That Shook The World

SWING - The Beat That Shook The World

Brendan Fitzgerald Jazz Ensemble trumpets the slip and slide dance rhythms and slinky melodies of the 30’s and 40’s Swing era in this suave, sophisticated cabaret. 

Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children

Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children

A devilishly cheeky hour of songs, poems and comedy from award-winning musical comedian, Jay Foreman. 

Side Shows

Side Shows

Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows. 

Danny Bhoy Makes Something Great Again For Stronger Better Future Tomorrow Together

Danny Bhoy Makes Something Great Again For Stronger Better Future Tomorrow Together

Scottish Comedian Danny Bhoy embarks on his maiden tour of his brand- new show this autumn is selected theatres throughout the UK. 

Barbarians V New Zealand

Barbarians V New Zealand

The Barbarians will take on the New Zealand All Blacks at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 4th November in celebration of the NZRU's 125th anniversary. 

Mother Courage And Her Children

Mother Courage And Her Children

Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children is given a safe and very competent revival at The Southwark Playhouse. 

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea but ‘overwhelmingly politically incorrect’ (WhatsGood. 

GloW-Design: World Youth Designer Forum (WYDF) 2017

GloW-Design: World Youth Designer Forum (WYDF) 2017

The World Youth Designer Forum (WYDF), a cumulative accelerator and incubator discourse, explores the 2017 theme – Design Interventions: Nationalism vs Globalism. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Beyond Borders International Festival 2017

Beyond Borders International Festival 2017

Join politicians, authors, artists and international cultural leaders for a weekend of panel debates, tête-à-tête discussions, music and art in the grounds of Scotland’s oldest … 

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Two muscular celebrations of America launch a powerful programme from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under its inspirational Music Director Louis Langrée. 

Beyond Tick Boxes

Beyond Tick Boxes

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

The Future of the Fringe as a World Stage

The Future of the Fringe as a World Stage

As we mark 70 years of this phenomenal festival we want to take stock and explore the future of the Fringe. 

Joshua Bell Plays Bruch

Joshua Bell Plays Bruch

Superstar US violinist Joshua Bell has brought fresh new vigour to the already accomplished Academy of St Martin in the Fields since taking the reins as Music Director in 2011, the… 

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

ISPA Series at the Fringe – Beyond the Transaction: Creating Internationalism

ISPA Series at the Fringe – Beyond the Transaction: Creating Internationalism

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Betty Grumble: Love and Anger (or Sex Clown Saves the World Again!)

Betty Grumble: Love and Anger (or Sex Clown Saves the World Again!)

Sex clown, wild woman and surreal showgirl, the award-winning, head-spinning Betty Grumble returns to Edinburgh with her flesh riot of laughing love and ecosex. 

Denim: World Tour

Denim: World Tour

It’s pop in a dazzling new costume. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

‘It’s about one moment. 

Alastair Savage and Tom Rathbone: Scotland and Beyond

Alastair Savage and Tom Rathbone: Scotland and Beyond

An exciting collaboration featuring two of the country’s most versatile instrumentalists. 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Around the World With the Scottish Clarinet Quartet

Around the World With the Scottish Clarinet Quartet

The story of the clarinet told from a truly global perspective by Scotland’s premier clarinet ensemble, in virtuosic performances on clarinets of all sizes. 

World Fringe Street Café

World Fringe Street Café

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror

Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror

Tess Said So perform their new and original live film score to F. 

Siobhan Owen - Girl of the World

Siobhan Owen - Girl of the World

This Australian singer/harpist is bringing her successful Adelaide Fringe show to Edinburgh! Siobhán is what you get when you combine Celtic passion and Classical training! Throw … 

New Contemporary Arab Dance Performances

New Contemporary Arab Dance Performances

New Contemporary Arab Dance Performances is part of Arab Art Focus, a showcase of new theatre and performance from the Arab region and diaspora. 

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. 

ISPA Series at the Fringe – Art and Power: Creating New Models

ISPA Series at the Fringe – Art and Power: Creating New Models

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants. 

Andy Zaltzman: Satirist for Hire (World of 2017 Special Edition)

Andy Zaltzman: Satirist for Hire (World of 2017 Special Edition)

Zaltzman, host of legendary podcast The Bugle, delivers satire on commission, as ordered by you, the public, in his unique interactive show. 

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. 

The Loneliest Girl in the World

The Loneliest Girl in the World

Smashing Mirrors Theatre are shining a spotlight on those usually left in the shadows through their heart-breaking play The Loneliest Girl in the World, written and directed by Eli… 

Breakfast Plays: B!rth

Breakfast Plays: B!rth

The Traverse Theatre sadly need to offer more than a bacon roll to make Breakfast Plays: B!rth worth getting up for. 

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. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

An educational, interactive and light-hearted classical music experience for all the family. 

The Dolls of New Albion

The Dolls of New Albion

Paul Shapera’s steampunk opera The Dolls of New Albion is a macabre four acts featuring four generations in a small town where the dead can come back to life as human-sized, unwo… 

The Addams Family: A New Musical

The Addams Family: A New Musical

The spooky and kooky Addams Family comes to life in this outrageous musical comedy. 

Sweet Nothings: Who Run the World?

Sweet Nothings: Who Run the World?

Exeter’s longest-running all female a cappella group are back for their fourth year, ready to give the boys a run for their money! Performing songs sung by men, but with the style … 

5 Children and It

5 Children and It

Capturing the imagination of the young through the nostalgia of the Edwardian era, Five Children and It tells the simple story of five siblings who meet a magical sand fairy, the P… 

Amused Moose Comedy’s National New Comic Award: Grand Final

Amused Moose Comedy’s National New Comic Award: Grand Final

Vote alongside international talent scouts, relishing the excitement of seeing 2017’s hottest breakthrough stars in the making. 

BBC: BBC New Comedy Award Final

BBC: BBC New Comedy Award Final

Join us for the live final of the BBC’s prestigious stand-up comedy competition. Previous winners of this coveted award include Rhod Gilbert, Lucy Beaumont and Alan Carr. 

Vir Das: The Boarding Das World Tour

Vir Das: The Boarding Das World Tour

Rapidly growing to international stardom after sell out shows in the USA and worldwide, Vir Das embarks on his first ever UK tour alongside the release of his first Netflix comedy … 

Queen of the F*cking World

Queen of the F*cking World

Unleash your inner queen! Via Shakespeare, Chekhov to RuPaul, a kickass theatre-cum-cabaret tour de force exploring sexual politics and identity, revealing how an exotic dancer bec… 

The Power of Plays

The Power of Plays

Journalists, writers and cultural commentators discuss the unique ability theatre has to examine differing perspectives, effect change and unravel layers of complexity in times of … 

Divine Melody from Chinese Fiddlers: Shanghai Yangpu Children’s Palace Students’ Art Troupe’s Concert at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Divine Melody from Chinese Fiddlers: Shanghai Yangpu Children’s Palace Students’ Art Troupe’s Concert at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

With the combination of classic melody and innovative performing methodology, the concert will demonstrate the charms of traditional Chinese music and dance with the spirits of the… 

New European Songbook

New European Songbook

Unique collaborations between established European musicians and artists recently arrived in the continent bring you the newest sounds of Europe today. 

Beyond Enigma – Judith Gardner Jones Sings Elgar, With Pianist Richard J Lewis

Beyond Enigma – Judith Gardner Jones Sings Elgar, With Pianist Richard J Lewis

Elgar songs for solo and trio featuring Judith Gardner Jones and pianist Richard J Lewis, with Madeleine Trépanier, and Alicia Pettit.  

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. 

The Katet Plays Stevie Wonder

The Katet Plays Stevie Wonder

Edinburgh soul/funk heroes pay homage to the legend that is Stevie Wonder. 

The World in One City

The World in One City

A Scottish Documentary Institute production for the Edinburgh International Festival directed by Anne Milne and produced by Noe Mendelle. 

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions – One Night in New Orleans...

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions – One Night in New Orleans...

Award-winning vocalist Ali transports you to the underground prohibition era. 

Greg Proops is the Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops is the Smartest Man in the World

Superfans of Greg Proops will enjoy the intimate feel of being in the room at the time of his Podcast live recording. 

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

They open with the surging emotions and poignant melodies of Schubert’s much-loved ‘Unfinished’ Symphony. 

Tokio Myers World

Tokio Myers World

Tokio Myers is a multi-instrumental artist and composer fusing classical piano with electronic sounds and beats, creating an immersive and compelling show. 

New City, New Sound

New City, New Sound

New City, New Sound is an ensemble piece to highlight the musical and cultural talents emanating from the Chinese city of Shenzhen. 

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. 

Queen of the F*cking World

Queen of the F*cking World

Unleash your inner queen! Via Shakespeare, Chekhov to RuPaul, a kickass theatre-cum-cabaret tour de force exploring sexual politics and identity, revealing how an exotic dancer bec… 

An Imp-Revised History of the World

An Imp-Revised History of the World

Ever wondered what would’ve happened if Rihanna had met Genghis Khan? What if Julius Caesar accidentally invented Snapchat? In this improvised comedy, the audience choose which cha… 

The New Maths Magic Show

The New Maths Magic Show

The sequel to last year’s full house show. 

30 Neo-Futurist Plays From: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

30 Neo-Futurist Plays From: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Speed, brevity, honesty and the denial of preconception, TML brings you on a rollicking, multi-genre journey of 30 plays in 60 minutes. 

Danny Ward – Extra Dates Added

Danny Ward – Extra Dates Added

He’s back! The Amused Moose People’s Champion returns with another hour of upbeat, fast-paced and hilarious stand-up. 

Andy Quirk's Got First World Problems

Andy Quirk's Got First World Problems

East London’s premier rapper of first world problems invites you to join his crew for a chart rundown of fist-pumping therapy for modern living. 

BBC: BBC New Comedy Award Semi-Finals

BBC: BBC New Comedy Award Semi-Finals

Join us for the semi-finals of the BBC’s prestigious stand-up comedy competition, which has previously helped launch the careers of comedians such as Sarah Millican and Peter Kay… 

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge

Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge

Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience. 

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. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance?! It’s time to get heads, shoulders, knees and toes bopping along to lashings of swing, pop, rock, latin and more! Selling out shows around the world,… 

An Evening with the Plague Doctor

An Evening with the Plague Doctor

The ultimate scary soirée. 

Comedy World War 5

Comedy World War 5

The hit-show in its fifth year! Four international top comedians per night, one against one, no allies. 

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Who Runs the World Tour

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Who Runs the World Tour

Glamour, glitter and girls - The Lady Boys of Bangkok is a fabulous collection of performers who lip sync and dance to feel good songs opening with Gloria Gaynor’s First Be A Wom… 

Children's Haunted Underground Experience

Children's Haunted Underground Experience

Our costumed guide will take you into our paranormally active and haunted underground vaults dating back to the 1700s. 

BBC: World on 3

BBC: World on 3

Broadcast live from the BBC’s venue in Edinburgh, featuring live world music and Celtic sounds. 

World Press Photo Exhibition

World Press Photo Exhibition

The worldwide touring exhibition of award-winning photos will come to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. 

The I Hate Children Children's Show

The I Hate Children Children's Show

Magician Paul Nathan returns to Edinburgh once more with The I Hate Children Children’s Show for an hour of interactive magic, name-calling and the occasional glass of champagne. 

The New Town's 250th Birthday Tour

The New Town's 250th Birthday Tour

2017 is the 250th anniversary of the adoption of James Craig’s plan for a planned, elite suburb which would eventually separate Edinburgh into ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Towns. 

The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire

The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire

Following his sell out Edinburgh Festival season, this unique, non-fiction stand up takes little concepts like, oh you know, Einstein’s’ theory of relativity, and explains them… 

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. 

Tom and Bunny Save the World

Tom and Bunny Save the World

The novelty musical gets its fair share of traction over the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Fat Rascal Theatre are attempting to stake their claim as rulers of the field. 

Betty Grumble: Love and Anger (or Sex Clown Saves the World Again!)

Betty Grumble: Love and Anger (or Sex Clown Saves the World Again!)

How does one describe Betty Grumble? No really, I’m at a loss. 

Buried: A New Musical

Buried: A New Musical

“A musical about two serial killers,” is how Buried: A New Musical by Colla Voce Theatre describes itself. 

Denim: World Tour

Denim: World Tour

Denim, a drag Haus come girl band, are on tour and they’ve finally reached Wembley Arena (actually, the Belly Laugh at Underbelly). 

Danny O'Brien: RaconTour

Danny O'Brien: RaconTour

Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’Brien returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his most adventurous and unique solo show to date. 

Children Are Stinky

Children Are Stinky

‘This show has it all’ (List). 

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… 

Danny McLoughlin: 01/02

Danny McLoughlin: 01/02

01/02 is a stand up show about one particular week in a young man’s life. 

The Wonderful World of Lapin

The Wonderful World of Lapin

Gentle and well-meaning, The Wonderful World of Lapin is a good attempt to introduce young children to the French language. 

Stuart Black: It's the End of the World as We Know It

Stuart Black: It's the End of the World as We Know It

The worse the world gets the funnier Stuart Black gets. 

Danny Condon: Songs from the Black Sheep

Danny Condon: Songs from the Black Sheep

From a hit season at Adelaide Fringe, Danny Condon finds a grey area between art and science and lifts the lid on some hilarious family dynamics. 

Danny Condon: Songs from the Black Sheep

Danny Condon: Songs from the Black Sheep

From a hit season at Adelaide Fringe, Danny Condon finds a grey area between art and science and lifts the lid on some hilarious family dynamics. 

Princes of Main: New Year's Eve

Princes of Main: New Year's Eve

A sketch show based on an end of 2017 new year’s eve party, Princes of Main: New Year’s Eve might miss the mark occasionally, but if you stick with it until the bells, it will … 

Amy Conway's Super Awesome World

Amy Conway's Super Awesome World

Amy Conway’s Super Awesome World is a hidden gem of the Fringe that starts off all fun and games (literally) before delving into an account of living with depression that is so h… 

Buzz: A New Musical

Buzz: A New Musical

Winner of the 2016 Eddies Award, the sell-out hit Buzz returns; a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton’s quest t… 

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. 

A Strange New Space

A Strange New Space

Amira is obsessed with space and dreams of becoming an astronaut. 

Lists for the End of the World

Lists for the End of the World

A joyful and touching view of the world through other people’s eyes, Lists… is a show composed entirely of crowdsourced lists. 

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea but ‘overwhelmingly politically incorrect’ (WhatsGood. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This is our 31st festival exhibition and the jewellery exhibition is an established festival highlight. 

World-Famous Underground Ghost Tour

World-Famous Underground Ghost Tour

Weird tales in dark wynds, creepy facts in closes, ghastly details in graveyards and unspeakable truths when we descend underground. 

Plant Scenery of the World

Plant Scenery of the World

Presented across Inverleith House and the Front Range glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Plant Scenery of the World aims to evoke the theatrical, awe-inspiring, utop… 

New Edition

New Edition

Curated by Sarah Lowndes, New Edition is a group exhibition displaying newly commissioned printed works by Museums Press, Poster Club and Emer Tumilty. 

Children's Underground Ghost Tour

Children's Underground Ghost Tour

Help us find out which ghosts haunt our famous underground vaults. 

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year Final 2017

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year Final 2017

The finals of the Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year competition as ever throw up a talented assortment of acts. 

Children are Stinky

Children are Stinky

After a 5 STAR total SELL-OUT Edinburgh Fringe sensation, you’d better book your tickets in advance! High calibre circus, a rocking soundtrack and genuine belly laughs have 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 

Yank! A World War II Love Story

Yank! A World War II Love Story

“Some stories didn’t make it into the history books” In 1943, young Mid-Westerner Stu serves in the army as a photographer for Yank Magazine, the journal ‘f… 

Stephen K Amos: World Famous

Stephen K Amos: World Famous

Globe-trotting laughter master Stephen K Amos returns with his new tour show. 

The Greatest Liar in all the World

The Greatest Liar in all the World

Following the story of ‘The Liar’, a broken down, two-bit mentalist act who has reached the end of his tether and threatens to finish it all. 

New Version of Me

New Version of Me

Harry Harrington leads an ordinary life; family, friends and a good education. 

Elephant of My Heart: Interactive Children's Workshop

Elephant of My Heart: Interactive Children's Workshop

A wonderfully inventive join-in musical workshop for children. 

Bourgeois & Maurice: How To Save The World Without Really Trying

Bourgeois & Maurice: How To Save The World Without Really Trying

Critically acclaimed musical satirists make a triumphant return to Brighton Spiegeltent with their out-of-this-world Edinburgh Fringe smash hit. 

Florence & Watson & The Sugarbush Mouse

Florence & Watson & The Sugarbush Mouse

Florence and Watson are honey badgers of a very rare sort. 

Out and About in Brighton and Beyond

Out and About in Brighton and Beyond

Comedy sketch show featuring contemporary characters in Brighton and beyond. 

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 … 

Matt Green: New Show

Matt Green: New Show

Matt returns to Brighton for the ninth year running with a show bursting with new jokes, new ideas and absolutely no nudity. 

New York Stories

New York Stories

I wasn’t sure what I was expecting to see when I arrived at the Rialto Theatre. 

First World Problems Vs Powerpointless

First World Problems Vs Powerpointless

Andy Quirk and Andy Onions go halves on a uniquely energetic and entertaining comedy show. 

Strode's College Evening of New Performance

Strode's College Evening of New Performance

An evening of new and exciting work from students nearing the end of their acting training at Strode’s College. 

New Note Orchestra and Guests

New Note Orchestra and Guests

New Note Orchestra and Guests. 

Buzz: A New Musical

Buzz: A New Musical

Winner of the 2016 Stella Wilkie Award and the 2016 Eddies Award, BUZZ is a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton… 

Children's Sing-Along Fun with Dave Benson Phillips

Children's Sing-Along Fun with Dave Benson Phillips

The well-known children’s entertainer and TV presenter Dave Benson Phillips (‘Playdays’, ‘Playhouse Disney’, ‘Fun Song Factory’, ‘Boj!’) performs popular children’s songs on his … 

New Act Night

New Act Night

The latest fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take the stage in our electric ‘New Act Night’. 

Daphne Oram's Wonderful World of Sound

Daphne Oram's Wonderful World of Sound

In 1983, the BBC published a retrospective about “the first 25 years” of the by-then globally famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop. 

Business can Change the World

Business can Change the World

For businesses interested in more than profit. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

“The true mystery of the world is the visible . 

Garrett Millerick: New Car Smell

Garrett Millerick: New Car Smell

I’m coming down to Brighton to do a couple of work-in-progress shows*. 

Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue

Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue

Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under-5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos. 

Colour Me Choral: A Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

Colour Me Choral: A Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

Did you know that every sound has a colour? What are your true colours? And what happens when all those colours blend together in a choir? Come and discover an amazing choral rain… 

The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Who Runs the World Tour

The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Who Runs the World Tour

Hotter, cheekier, funnier than ever: the country’s number one touring cabaret show The Ladyboys of Bangkok return with a Bang in 2017 with their lavish new production ‘Who Runs the… 

Children's Area: The Den

Children's Area: The Den

The Den is a new, purpose-built family-friendly area at The Warren. 

The Idiot's Guide to the World

The Idiot's Guide to the World

‘The Idiot’s Guide to the World’ is a clown show that explores a variety of physical comedy genres. 

Mark Murphy - Out of this World

Mark Murphy - Out of this World

Out of this World is action packed theatre from acclaimed writer and director Mark Murphy. 

All Our Children

All Our Children

"I used to be scared of them. 

Mixed Ballet: The Human Seasons, After the Rain and New Crystal Pite

Mixed Ballet: The Human Seasons, After the Rain and New Crystal Pite

The Royal Ballet celebrates contemporary ballet with a programme that includes a world premiere from Crystal Pite and works by Christopher Wheeldon and David Dawson. 

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… 

Three Unrelated Short Plays

Three Unrelated Short Plays

Three fast paced, twenty minute, absurdist comedies that are completely unrelated. 

New York Jazz Academy

New York Jazz Academy

New York Jazz Academy, a music school based in New York City, is the only place that welcomes artists of all ages and skill levels to become fully engrossed in the study and perfor… 

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. 

Rigoletto NEW YORK

Rigoletto NEW YORK

Baritone Simon Keenlyside steps into the pinnacle role of the Italian baritone repertory in Michael Mayer’s electrifying production set in 1960 in a Las Vegas casino. 

Santa's New Sleigh

Santa's New Sleigh

Christmas is fast approaching and Santa’s Sleigh is nowhere to be found. 

Peter Pan - A New Adventure

Peter Pan - A New Adventure

More than a century after Wendy was having an awfully big adventure with Peter Pan and the Lost Boys, her Great-Great-Granddaughter – also called Wendy (Louise Young) – is … 

The Children

The Children

If the purpose of life is to continue its perpetuity, the implication is that those of us who spawn children are naturally superior to those who don’t. 

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. 

Orwell's '1984' - New York Premiere

Orwell's '1984' - New York Premiere

MidCity Productions returns to the stage after a one-year hiatus with the New York debut of George Orwell’s internationally renowned tale of one man’s struggle with freedom in … 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Join Phileas Fogg and his faithful servant Passepartout in their audacious plan to navigate the globe in just 80 days. 

BUZZ: A New Musical

BUZZ: A New Musical

A hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton’s quest to fall back in love with herself. 

The Gazillion Bubble Show NEW YORK

The Gazillion Bubble Show NEW YORK

The first and only high-tech, interactive, artistic, and scientific stage production, the Gazillion Bubble Show is “nothing short of one whopping ‘wow’ after another” accor… 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Venue Marketplace

Venue Marketplace

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

NEHH Presents… Mediterraneo Festival Edition: A Wild Night of Live World Music

NEHH Presents… Mediterraneo Festival Edition: A Wild Night of Live World Music

Mediterraneo is bringing Africa, Cuba and southern Italy to Summerhall for a huge festival edition of their world music concert. 

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… 

Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing

Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Auld Hat New Heids

Auld Hat New Heids

Four of Scotland’s most experienced folk performers singing and playing Scottish folk songs which were popular in the early days of the folk revival of the 1960s and 70s, but are… 

Celebrating Edinburgh’s Traditional Buildings: Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Celebrating Edinburgh’s Traditional Buildings: Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Edinburgh provides a magnificent festival setting. 

A New Case of Jekyll and Hyde

A New Case of Jekyll and Hyde

A New Case of Jekyll and Hyde follows Elizabeth Jekyll struggling to come to terms with her husband suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder. 

More Plastics = A Better World

More Plastics = A Better World

Plastics harm our world, right? Costing us energy, using up resources and polluting? Wrong. 

Mixing the World: The Power of Global Arts Projects

Mixing the World: The Power of Global Arts Projects

Digital can bring the world together. 

The Tempest: A New Kind of Wonder

The Tempest: A New Kind of Wonder

The Royal Shakespeare Company and Intel are collaborating to use the latest digital technology to bring to life Shakespeare’s The Tempest for a new generation. 

Women Speaking Their World: Bowdy Kite's Spoken Word Sunday 2016

Women Speaking Their World: Bowdy Kite's Spoken Word Sunday 2016

Five woman poets, five unique performances of new writing, one Sunday in one beautiful venue. Please see bowdykitebooks.com for full details on line-up. 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

New Focus Quartet

New Focus Quartet

Album launch of award-winning jazz group, featuring Euan Stevenson on piano and Konrad Wiszniewski on saxophones. 

Teardrops & Tiaras - A Celebration of the World's Greatest Musical Divas

Teardrops & Tiaras - A Celebration of the World's Greatest Musical Divas

LondonTheatre1 says ★★★★★ “Appropriately camp and stagey, but warm and good-humoured, I would happily sit through all of it again. 

BBC: World on 3

BBC: World on 3

Broadcast live from the BBC’s venue in Edinburgh featuring world music and Celtic sounds. 

Beyond the Blue

Beyond the Blue

A songwriting partnership, forged in the wilds of Scotland. 

Not in Front of the Children!

Not in Front of the Children!

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

An Imp-revised History of the World

An Imp-revised History of the World

Ever wondered what would’ve happened if Buddha met Hitler? Or what if Tesla accidentally invented time travel? In this improvised comedy show the audience will decide which chapt… 

Beyond Touring: From International Networking to Transnational Projects

Beyond Touring: From International Networking to Transnational Projects

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants. 

All Star Comedy in Aid of STV Children's Appeal

All Star Comedy in Aid of STV Children's Appeal

Join award-winning comedian Des Clarke at the recording of a brand new stand-up TV show featuring the comedy stars of today and tomorrow. 

Breakfast Plays: Tech Will Tear Us Apart (?)

Breakfast Plays: Tech Will Tear Us Apart (?)

The Traverse’s Breakfast Plays series is an intriguing prospect: four plays on the same theme by their Associate Artists, presented as script-in-hand rehearsed readings at 9am ea… 

The New State of Storytelling: The Importance of Empathy in VR Narratives

The New State of Storytelling: The Importance of Empathy in VR Narratives

Virtual Reality allows us to view the world through the eyes of a stranger. 

To Reality and Beyond: Turning Virtual Worlds Into Physical Models Through 3D Printing Technology

To Reality and Beyond: Turning Virtual Worlds Into Physical Models Through 3D Printing Technology

Gamers all over the world spend weeks, months and in some cases years creating in game content but is stays just that; in-game. 

Stories from Around the World

Stories from Around the World

Calling all explorers! Join us on the voyage of a lifetime to discover fairy tales, myths and legends from around the globe. 

Build a Virtual World Using Kodu (Intermediate)

Build a Virtual World Using Kodu (Intermediate)

Bring a 3D fish tank to life by making all of the creatures in your tank interact with each other. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

Sell-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015! Live concerts for babies and toddlers delivered by a professional violinist and cellist. 

Aunty Donna: New Show

Aunty Donna: New Show

This Australian trio packs a punch as they whirl through an hour of weird, wacky and utterly hilarious sketch comedy like nothing else you will see at the Fringe. 

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 … 

Alastair Savage and Tom Rathbone, Scotland and Beyond

Alastair Savage and Tom Rathbone, Scotland and Beyond

An exciting collaboration between one of Scotland’s most versatile fiddle exponents and virtuoso English cellist Tom Rathbone. 

Four Plays for Coarse Actors

Four Plays for Coarse Actors

What do you do when your set crumbles, your actors forget their lines and lighting fails? Cry? Laugh? Or just carry on? Rolling In The Aisle presents a comedy where everything that… 

BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award Final

BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award Final

Join us for the live final of BBC Radio’s prestigious stand-up comedy competition. Previous winners of this coveted award include Rhod Gilbert, Lucy Beaumont and Alan Carr. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Nine actors recreate raging typhoons, runaway trains, stampeding elephants and over 30 different characters in Mark Brown’s brilliant new stage adaptation of the Jules Verne classi… 

Frankenstein: A New Play

Frankenstein: A New Play

An expedition to the North Pole. 

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. 

The Wonderful World of Lapin

The Wonderful World of Lapin

Tania has just arrived from Paris for a very special occasion: The World’s Tastiest Carrot Competition! In her leather trunk, she carries her very own garden, from which a whole … 

The Shot Heard 'Round the World

The Shot Heard 'Round the World

Written, directed and composed by three 20-year-old students, this is a brand new musical exploring the story of a man who effectively changed the course of history. 

Gospel World

Gospel World

Cillis – short for St. 

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. 

Ali Affleck and the New Orleans Speakeasy Sessions – A Masterclass in Real Grassroots Jazz

Ali Affleck and the New Orleans Speakeasy Sessions – A Masterclass in Real Grassroots Jazz

Following outstanding sell-out shows in 2014 and 2015, stunningly expressive vocalist Ali is back to perform gems from early New Orleans jazz and blues with two award-winning bands… 

Chechelele World Music Choir

Chechelele World Music Choir

For over twenty years Chechelele have been delighting audiences with songs about love, freedom, slavery and everyday life: music with stories and meaning performed with energy and … 

Around the World With Bessy – Part One: Europe

Around the World With Bessy – Part One: Europe

Come join Bessy Bass and share in her adventures as she leaves her Scottish, coastal home to embark on a journey to visit musical friends and family in several European destination… 

Summer Rock a new musical

Summer Rock a new musical

SUMMER ROCK a new musical will make its world premiere at the Davenport Black Box Theatre, playing for a limited run from August 11th through August 14th. 

The Katet Plays Stevie Wonder

The Katet Plays Stevie Wonder

Edinburgh soul/funk heroes pay homage to the legend that is Stevie Wonder. 

Once Upon a... And Beyond!

Once Upon a... And Beyond!

Pipe Up Productions are back for another out of this world, Once Upon a. 

A Double Bill of New Writing

A Double Bill of New Writing

Dark comedy and dynamic verbatim theatre. 

Out On the World

Out On the World

A journey in poems and stories across Burma, Egypt and Nicaragua through the eyes of a human rights worker. 

The Butterfly: A Story for Children of All Ages

The Butterfly: A Story for Children of All Ages

The show begins with a strikingly visual movement piece, then a discovery of the characters in the story, revealed through various musical instruments. 

The Butterfly: A Story for Children of All Ages

The Butterfly: A Story for Children of All Ages

The show begins with a strikingly visual movement piece, then a discovery of the characters in the story, revealed through various musical instruments. 

Alexis Dubus Verses The World

Alexis Dubus Verses The World

“I’ve done absolutely no flyering for this show,” says Alexis Dubus, “so I have no idea why you’re here. 

BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award Semi-Finals

BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award Semi-Finals

Join us for the semi-finals of BBC Radio’s prestigious stand-up comedy competition, which has previously helped launch the careers of comedians such as Sarah Millican and Peter K… 

Opera Mouse

Opera Mouse

Opera Mouse is a pleasant Canadian import presented as a one-woman puppet show by Melanie Gall. 

Stories from Around the World

Stories from Around the World

Calling all explorers! Join us on the voyage of a lifetime to discover fairy tales, myths and legends from around the globe. 

Ali Affleck and the New Orleans Speakeasy Sessions – A Masterclass in Real Grassroots Jazz

Ali Affleck and the New Orleans Speakeasy Sessions – A Masterclass in Real Grassroots Jazz

Following outstanding sell-out shows in 2014 and 2015, stunningly expressive vocalist Ali is back to perform gems from early New Orleans jazz and blues with two award-winning bands… 

Buzz: A New Musical

Buzz: A New Musical

Buzz is a new musical from writer Robyn Grant. 

Dig the New Breed

Dig the New Breed

Just the Tonic Comedy Club showcases the best of the new talent from the Edinburgh Fringe. 

The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy

The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy

A musical based on the iconic family of classic television fame. 

The Lost Children of Neverland

The Lost Children of Neverland

A darker look at what happens when we refuse to grow up. 

Children's Haunted Underground Experience

Children's Haunted Underground Experience

Our costumed guide will take you into our paranormally active and haunted underground vaults dating back to the 1700s. 

Dark North and Hungry Jane: Two Plays of Supernatural Horror

Dark North and Hungry Jane: Two Plays of Supernatural Horror

After comedy, horror is the next most difficult art form to tackle; although comedy reigns king at the fringe there is still an eager audience waiting to be scared. 

Spiders by Night: A Double Bill of Exciting New Monologues

Spiders by Night: A Double Bill of Exciting New Monologues

Spiders by Night is one of the more intimate Fringe shows: two monologues about spiders and mental health difficulties. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance? Get glam and get dancing at this international hit, retro-fabulous vintage disco for under-5s (babies under 6 months can go free). 

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Danny Buckler: Showman Shaman

Danny Buckler: Showman Shaman

Buckler returns with an action-packed hour combining critically acclaimed stand-up, incredible sleight of hand and his love for all things showbiz! Expect big laughs, spontaneity, … 

Danny McLoughlin: Phillip Was Right

Danny McLoughlin: Phillip Was Right

When Danny was 10 something bad happened, he was fine. 

Bourgeois & Maurice: How to Save the World Without Really Trying

Bourgeois & Maurice: How to Save the World Without Really Trying

2016’s been a bit of a bumpy year to say the least so, it was only a matter of time before we started receiving advice from extra-terrestrials. 

Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton

Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton

In the latest theatrical offering of a Jane Austen themed adaptation, this piece, which is billed as a new musical by Penny Ashton, interweaves thirty-three direct passages from Au… 

Kansas Smitty's – The World's Greatest Imaginary Jazz Bar

Kansas Smitty's – The World's Greatest Imaginary Jazz Bar

Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at this year’s Fringe, Kansas Smitty’s will throw the kind of party they’ve become famous for: the jazz rave. 

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… 

Richard Brown: Stop, Children, What's That Sound? Everybody Look, It's Richard Brown!

Richard Brown: Stop, Children, What's That Sound? Everybody Look, It's Richard Brown!

Intelligent, alternative comedy from one of Scotland’s rising stars. 

Champion of Comedy

Champion of Comedy

Self-proclaimed “Champion of Comedy” Rob Mulholland tells all in this hilarious stand-up show. 

Around the World

Around the World

New York-based Irish comedian Colum Tyrrell brings you the best international acts from around the world. 

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures. 

Lynch: Improvised Plays in the Style of David Lynch – Free

Lynch: Improvised Plays in the Style of David Lynch – Free

Enter a world with its veil drawn back, where good and evil battle in darkly hilarious style. 

Around the World by Guitar

Around the World by Guitar

Arriving from sell-out performances at the Adelaide Fringe, Jonathan’s love of travelling is a clear inspiration to his choice of music. 

James Wilson-Taylor: Ginger is the New Black

James Wilson-Taylor: Ginger is the New Black

James Wilson-Taylor has been discriminated against and enough is enough. 

Children are Stinky

Children are Stinky

‘Exceedingly funny’ ***** (Planet Arts). 

Danny Deegan is Taller Than Jesus, More Visible Than God

Danny Deegan is Taller Than Jesus, More Visible Than God

Join Danny as he goes through a year that has seen him dumped by his girlfriend on the set of a BBC drama, nearly get beaten up by his dad, discover internet dating, have a health … 

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… 

Grumble: Sex Clown Saves the World

Grumble: Sex Clown Saves the World

Kate Bush may well have adopted a new receptacle in the form of a skimpy harlequin from down under. 

My World has Exploded a Little Bit

My World has Exploded a Little Bit

At the end of this show, our two performers, Bella and Eva, tell us that they are available for hugs if any are needed. 

Frenchy: World's Worst Adult

Frenchy: World's Worst Adult

Frenchy’s 2015 debut sold out Edinburgh Fringe and all the major Australian Comedy Festivals… and his single Friendzone debuted in iTunes Australia’s Top 30! With over 200 mi… 

The Thinking Drinkers: Around the World in 80 Drinks

The Thinking Drinkers: Around the World in 80 Drinks

The Thinking Drinkers are back at the Fringe and this year they’re serving up a whistle stop tour of the world’s boozy traditions, mixing up a cocktail of historical facts, fil… 

Children and Animals

Children and Animals

Florence Read’s play takes place in a hotel room. 

Beyond Price

Beyond Price

This is a wonderfully complex piece; part intertwining story, part vocalised ruminations of Jack Klaff, a Fringe veteran who gives a stunning performance. 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

Fast! Fun! Irreverent! Funny! This is the award-winning Fringe show that makes your children the star of an outstanding afternoon of fun, magic, music and frivolous frivolity. 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

A lot has happened to Boris Johnson since Boris: World King’s runaway success at last year’s Fringe. 

The Tiniest Frog Prince in the World

The Tiniest Frog Prince in the World

In the small world of 30 Inches Aquarium, simple but amazing things are happening. 

Tom Ballard – The World Keeps Happening

Tom Ballard – The World Keeps Happening

It can probably be agreed that there’s a lot to be unhappy about in the world at the moment. 

Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: The Lighthouse at the End of the World

Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: The Lighthouse at the End of the World

When a remote lighthouse is attacked by a dangerous band of wreckers and vagabonds only one of the keepers escapes alive Joining forces with the sole survivor of a shipwreck, the p… 

World Without Us

World Without Us

Ontroerend Goed’s World Without Us imagines a future in which humanity has simply ceased to exist, and it’s surprisingly soothing. 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

Fast! Fun! Irreverent! Funny! This is the award-winning Fringe show that makes your children the star of an outstanding afternoon of fun, magic, music and frivolous frivolity. 

A Plague of Idiots

A Plague of Idiots

Utterly stupid and equally brilliant, A Plague of Idiots is the ultimate feast of physical comedy for your inner child. 

Mouse – The Persistence of an Unlikely Thought

Mouse – The Persistence of an Unlikely Thought

Currently 38 years old and still not entirely bald, Daniel Kitson returns to the Traverse Theatre with a massive whiteboard, an angle poise lamp, anything up to three ladders, and … 

What Can You Do to Make Your Venue Autism-Friendly?

What Can You Do to Make Your Venue Autism-Friendly?

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Facing the World: Self-Portraits from Rembrandt to Ai Weiwei

Facing the World: Self-Portraits from Rembrandt to Ai Weiwei

The many extraordinary ways in which artists have portrayed themselves are explored in this exhibition, with over 150 self-portraits by over a hundred artists, across six centuries… 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This is our 30th Festival Fringe Exhibition and the jewellery exhibition is an established festival highlight. 

One World Jazz Suite - Part 2: Paul Busby's Bigger Band

One World Jazz Suite - Part 2: Paul Busby's Bigger Band

A selection of pieces dealing with current day issues. 

The Merchant of New York

The Merchant of New York

“In christening shalt thou have two godfathers. 

Always Be Rolling: How Board Games Can Change Your Life And Save The World

Always Be Rolling: How Board Games Can Change Your Life And Save The World

Award-winning comedian James Cook has read the back of the box and is ready to play. 

Stomp NEW YORK

Stomp NEW YORK

Stomp is a high-energy, percussive symphony, coupled with dance, played entirely on non-traditional instruments, such as garbage can lids, buckets, brooms and sticks. 

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical NEW YORK

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical NEW YORK

She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the big… 

Blue Man Group NEW YORK

Blue Man Group NEW YORK

Blue Man Group features three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percussive music, art, science and … 

Sistas: The Musical NEW YORK

Sistas: The Musical NEW YORK

Sistas is an uplifting musical journey, of a multi-generational African-American Family. 

Something Rotten! NEW YORK

Something Rotten! NEW YORK

Hear Ye, Broadway! From the co-director of The Book of Mormon and the producer of Avenue Q comes something original… something fresh. 

The King and I NEW YORK

The King and I NEW YORK

Winner! 4 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical! Tony Award® winner Kelli O’Hara (The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific) and Jose Llana (Here Lies Love) star in a magni… 

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. 

Mindfulness for Children

Mindfulness for Children

The Dharma Primary School has successfully integrated mindfulness into its curriculum for the past 20 years. 

Sussex Symphony Orchestra Children's Concert

Sussex Symphony Orchestra Children's Concert

The Sussex Symphony Orchestra and BBC’s Alistair Appleton present a fun afternoon of music for children and families. 

Finding Neverland NEW YORK

Finding Neverland NEW YORK

The magical and heartfelt new musical Finding Neverland will soar to Broadway this spring. 

Pilgrimage: A New British Tradition of Walking with Soul

Pilgrimage: A New British Tradition of Walking with Soul

Singing minstrels Guy Hayward and Will Parsons of the British Pilgrimage Trust, lead us in an evening about the re-introduction of pilgrimage to 21st century Britain. 

Zrazy: New Album Tour

Zrazy: New Album Tour

The award-winning Irish duo of original soul/jazz/pop are back with their new album ‘The Art of Happy Accidents’. 

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World Part II

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World Part II

Life-sized animal puppets with fully articulated limbs come to life in front of your eyes in a cacophony of singing, dancing and plenty of audience participation. 

New Act Night

New Act Night

It’s time to spot future stars, as the latest fledglings from Jill Edwards’ comedy workshops at Komedia take the stage for their first time. 

Beyond Help

Beyond Help

A comedy show about life [Tinder], love [Tinder] and the human condition [Tinder]. 

Brighton Rocks! Power Sucks? Creating a New Democracy for Brighton & Hove

Brighton Rocks! Power Sucks? Creating a New Democracy for Brighton & Hove

Inspired by the new democratic movements at home and abroad, this is a day of creative engagement aiming to develop a vision on how democracy can be extended, enriched and made fit… 

Musical Refuge: A Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

Musical Refuge: A Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

We all know the refuge that music and singing can bring. 

New Writing South presents...

New Writing South presents...

A selection of spoken word, poetry and short fiction, shining a light on brilliant new writing. 

Children's Area: The Den

Children's Area: The Den

The Den is a purpose-built family-friendly area at The Warren, encompassing a beautiful covered play area and a spacious, colourful outdoor space. 

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail NEW YORK

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail NEW YORK

Met Music Director James Levine returns to a work he has long cherished, Mozart’s delightful comic gem of wily captives in a harem. 

Otello NEW YORK

Otello NEW YORK

The Met season opens with Verdi’s masterful Otello, inspired by Shakespeare’s play and matching it in tragic intensity. 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

BoJo. 

Elektra NEW YORK

Elektra NEW YORK

The genius director Patrice Chéreau (From the House of the Dead) didn’t live to see his great Elektra production, previously presented in Aix and Milan, make it to the stage of … 

Simon Boccanegra NEW YORK

Simon Boccanegra NEW YORK

The legendary pair of James Levine and Plácido Domingo have defined Verdi’s art for more than four decades. 

Roberto Devereux NEW YORK

Roberto Devereux NEW YORK

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the extraordinary challenge of singing all three of Donizetti’s Tudor queens in the course of a single season, a rare feat made famous by Beve… 

L'Elisir d'Amore NEW YORK

L'Elisir d'Amore NEW YORK

Everyone in the village loves the spry Adina and the slow-but-likeable Nemorino—but when will they admit their love for each other? Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and tenor Vittorio G… 

Don Pasquale NEW YORK

Don Pasquale NEW YORK

Donizetti’s lighthearted farce stars celebrated debutante soprano Eleonora Buratto, tenor Javier Camarena, a new king of the high Cs, and bass Ambrogio Maestri, the recent and un… 

World Music Institutes Flamenco Festival

World Music Institutes Flamenco Festival

The 13th iteration of this festival celebrating all things flamenco brings a bright lineup of music and dance to locations throughout the city. 

Rimbaud in New York

Rimbaud in New York

(performances start on Tuesday) The drunken boat of the poet Arthur Rimbaud alights at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in the latest work by the Civilians. 

Crossed Wires: A New Play

Crossed Wires: A New Play

Meet Tony Smith loving husband, doting father, murder? Set in the heartlands of urban Yorkshire, Crossed Wires is a domestic drama following the lives of the Smith family and thei… 

Miro Magloire, New Chamber Ballet

Miro Magloire, New Chamber Ballet

In February, the Austrian composer Friedrich Cerha turned 90. 

Le Nozze di Figaro NEW YORK

Le Nozze di Figaro NEW YORK

Richard Eyre’s stylish 2014 production, set in 1930s Seville, returns with both new and familiar stars. 

NEW@Graham

NEW@Graham

While celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, the Martha Graham Dance Company is also thinking about its digital future. 

Beyond The Fence

Beyond The Fence

Seemingly wanting to be judged as the output of an experiment rather than a ‘proper show’, Beyond The Fence is the result of Sky Arts TV documentary Computer Says Show, which… 

Madama Butterfly NEW YORK

Madama Butterfly NEW YORK

Anthony Minghella’s breathtaking production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere in 2006. 

New Works 2016

New Works 2016

Theatre company STAG’s annual festival celebrating the best new and original theatrical writings within Glasgow Uni. 

Manon Lescaut NEW YORK

Manon Lescaut NEW YORK

The Met stage ignites when soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Jonas Kaufmann join forces in Puccini’s obsessive love story. 

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… 

She Loves Me NEW YORK

She Loves Me NEW YORK

Tony Award® winner Laura Benanti (Gypsy) and television star Josh Radnor (“How I Met Your Mother”) star in She Loves Me, which returns to Broadway for the first time since it … 

New York Virtuoso Singers and Riverside Symphony

New York Virtuoso Singers and Riverside Symphony

Two groups team up for “Trial and Triumph,” a program that’s a credit to both organizations: Aaron Copland’s “In the beginning” (with the vocali… 

Il Trovatore NEW YORK

Il Trovatore NEW YORK

Soprano Anna Netrebko’s dramatic and vocal skills are on full display in her next new role at the Met—Leonora, the Verdi heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the… 

Maria Stuarda NEW YORK

Maria Stuarda NEW YORK

The second chapter of soprano Sondra Radvanovksy’s quest to sing all three Donizetti Tudor queens in the same season has her playing the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots. 

Hamilton NEW YORK

Hamilton NEW YORK

From the creative team behind the Tony Award-winning In The Heights comes a wildly inventive new musical about the scrappy young immigrant who forever changed America: Alexander Ha… 

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci NEW YORK

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci NEW YORK

Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill returns in an evocative new production from Sir David McVicar (Giulio Cesare, Maria Stuarda, Il Trovatore), who sets the verismo action a… 

Ruby Wax: Sane New World

Ruby Wax: Sane New World

Ruby Wax - comedian, writer, mental health campaigner - brings her one-woman show to the West End following a sell-out UK tour. 

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

Set in a brand new, purpose built 1,000 seat venue, this breathtaking show features a stage built around a real train track, and a beautiful 60 tonne vintage locomotive that steams… 

Turandot NEW YORK

Turandot NEW YORK

Christine Goerke, Lise Lindstrom, and Nina Stemme, three of opera’s greatest dramatic sopranos, take turns in the title role of the proud princess of legendary China. 

Les Pecheurs de Perles NEW YORK

Les Pecheurs de Perles NEW YORK

Bizet’s gorgeous opera of lust and longing set in the Far East returns to the Met stage for the first time in 100 years. 

Die Fledermaus NEW YORK

Die Fledermaus NEW YORK

James Levine brings his incomparable musicianship to Johann Strauss, Jr. 

China Doll NEW YORK

China Doll NEW YORK

Oscar and Tony Award® winner Al Pacino returns to Broadway in China Doll, a new play about big money, fast planes, a beautiful young woman, and other objects of desire. 

Cincinnati Symphony

Cincinnati Symphony

Louis Langrée, known best at Lincoln Center as the music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, brings the Cincinnati Symphony to town for an evening of Tchaikovsky… 

La Boheme NEW YORK

La Boheme NEW YORK

Puccini’s unforgettable tale of love, youth, and tragic loss returns in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, perhaps his most beloved staging of all. 

Fuerza Bruta NEW YORK

Fuerza Bruta NEW YORK

Fuerzabruta, presents his new material and revisits previous material, giving a new dimension and nature. 

Avenue Q NEW YORK

Avenue Q NEW YORK

Winner of the TONY® “TRIPLE CROWN” for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. 

Around The World In Eighty Days

Around The World In Eighty Days

Pack your bags for a trip around the world in 80 days! The majestic, mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate th… 

Sylvia NEW YORK

Sylvia NEW YORK

Has your pet changed your life? Have you ever wondered what she’s thinking when she stares up at you and tilts her head? Could she have the secret to understanding the world at l… 

The Book of Mormon NEW YORK

The Book of Mormon NEW YORK

WINNER OF 9 TONY AWARDS® INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL! From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, and Bobby Lopez, co-creator of Avenue Q, comes a new Broadway musica… 

The Color Purple NEW YORK

The Color Purple NEW YORK

Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy winner JENNIFER HUDSON (Dreamgirls), has dazzled the world with her matchless talent. 

On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan NEW YORK

On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan NEW YORK

ON YOUR FEET! is the new Broadway musical about two people who believed in their talent, their music and each other and became an international sensation. 

Misery NEW YORK

Misery NEW YORK

Two-time Emmy Award® winner and Golden Globe Award® winner Bruce Willis makes his Broadway debut alongside three-time Emmy Award® winner Laurie Metcalf this fall in Misery, the … 

Jersey Boys NEW YORK

Jersey Boys NEW YORK

THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES BROADWAY MUSICAL ABOUT FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS Now a Major Motion Picture! They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first not… 

Fiddler on the Roof NEW YORK

Fiddler on the Roof NEW YORK

Miracle of miracles! A Broadway tradition returns: Fiddler on the Roof. 

Dames at Sea NEW YORK

Dames at Sea NEW YORK

DAZZLING DANCES! SPECTACULAR SONGS! DELIGHTFUL DAMES! DAMES AT SEA is a tap-happy celebration of the golden era of movie musicals with a heart as big as the ocean! Directed and cho… 

Allegiance NEW YORK

Allegiance NEW YORK

Beloved television star and popular social media icon George Takei (Star Trek, Heroes) stars in this unforgettable new musical alongside Telly Leung (Godspell, “Glee”) and Tony Awa… 

An American in Paris NEW YORK

An American in Paris NEW YORK

The romantic story of a young American soldier, a beautiful French girl & an indomitable European city, each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of war, is the stuff of B… 

Anna Bolena NEW YORK

Anna Bolena NEW YORK

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky embarks on her quest to vocally conquer all three of Donizetti’s historic Tudor queen operas in the same season, here as a young royal grasping at powe… 

Chicago NEW YORK

Chicago NEW YORK

THE #1 LONGEST-RUNNING AMERICAN MUSICAL IN BROADWAY HISTORY - Now in Its 18th Year on Broadway WINNER OF SIX 1997 TONY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL REVIVALA true New York City ins… 

Tonight/Jungle: Two Plays by Philip Ridley

Tonight/Jungle: Two Plays by Philip Ridley

(previews start on Thursday; opens on Jan. 

New York City Opera

New York City Opera

A renaissance, this company is calling it: After bankruptcy and a protracted legal battle, the name, at least, has returned. 

The Glory of the World

The Glory of the World

(previews start on Saturday; opens on Thursday) “Art,” said the Catholic mystic Thomas Merton, “enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. 

Heres What I Would Say with Jenn & Jay: New Years Eve Spectacular

Heres What I Would Say with Jenn & Jay: New Years Eve Spectacular

To ring in the new year, Jenn Welch and Jay Malsky host this “evening of comedy, song and unsolicited advice,” featuring live performances, a dance party, prizes and an… 

Hard, Lonely & Vicious : New Years Eve!

Hard, Lonely & Vicious : New Years Eve!

The special New Year’s Eve edition of Peggy O’Leary and Lucas Connolly’s regular show, which mixes drinking games and stand-up, includes performances by Nick Turn… 

New Years Eve with Rainbow Dancers

New Years Eve with Rainbow Dancers

One the eve of New Year’s Eve, the comedian Jo Firestone and a crew of amateur dancers will paint their faces in the colors of the rainbow and improvise synchronized dances t… 

Raise the Roof and Help Syrian Children!

Raise the Roof and Help Syrian Children!

This stand-up show benefits Unicef and its work with children seeking refuge from the violence in Syria. 

Phalariss Bull: Solving the Riddle of the Great Big World

Phalariss Bull: Solving the Riddle of the Great Big World

In this idea-heavy one-man show, Steven Friedman, a Renaissance man whose areas of expertise include philosophy, seeks to weave a capsule history of philosophical thought with an a… 

Mother Courage and Her Children

Mother Courage and Her Children

Tonya Pinkins, an actress of confidence and originality, will hitch herself to Bertolt Brecht’s familiar wagon in this tale of a mother’s shifty struggles and sacrifice… 

Felines of New York

Felines of New York

Jim Tews celebrates the release of his new blog-turned-book “Felines of New York” with a night of cat-related humor from Todd Hanson, Maeve Higgins, Mike Polk, Doogie H… 

Jeremy Denk, Stefan Jackiw and New York Polyphony

Jeremy Denk, Stefan Jackiw and New York Polyphony

The unfailingly interesting pianist Jeremy Denk and the rising violinist Stefan Jackiw offer a rare chance to hear all four of Ives’s sonatas for violin and piano. 

New York Comedy Festival: Comics to Watch

New York Comedy Festival: Comics to Watch

Comedy Central hosts this annual event, which showcases some of the finest up-and-coming stand-up talent in the country. 

New York Arab-American Comedy Festival

New York Arab-American Comedy Festival

This annual event — now in its 12th year — showcases the talents of Arab-American comedians, actors, playwrights and filmmakers. 

New York Animals

New York Animals

 (previews start on Saturday; opens on Nov. 

Captive Audience: An Evening of Short Plays by David Ives

Captive Audience: An Evening of Short Plays by David Ives

This program of seven short plays by David Ives is presented by New York Deaf Theater and employs both spoken English and American Sign Language to tell its comedic tales (2:00). 

I Dont Get It New York Super Week Edition

I Dont Get It New York Super Week Edition

This bi-monthly stand-up show presents a special performance in honor of New York Super Week and New York Comic Con. 

Kettle Corn New Music

Kettle Corn New Music

This enterprising series, dedicated to the pairing of invigorating contemporary music with comfort snacks, presents New Morse Code, a duo made up of the cellist Hannah Collins and … 

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The National Lampoon in New York City 1970-1988

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The National Lampoon in New York City 1970-1988

In anticipation of Douglas Tirola’s documentary “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon” (to be released on Sept. 

Tegel Quartet Plays Dvorák

Tegel Quartet Plays Dvorák

Edinburgh debut concert of the Berlin-based Tegel Quartet. 

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… 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved. 

Celebrating Edinburgh's Traditional Buildings: Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Celebrating Edinburgh's Traditional Buildings: Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Edinburgh provides a magnificent festival setting. 

Celebrating Edinburgh's Traditional Buildings: Georgian Edinburgh Before the New Town

Celebrating Edinburgh's Traditional Buildings: Georgian Edinburgh Before the New Town

Old Edinburgh was a very different place to the contemporary city of today. John Lowrey of Edinburgh University provides an enlightening talk on the physical fabric of that city. 

Children Must Run

Children Must Run

A musical about the individual struggles of a drug mule, and ex child soldier. 

Children as Artistic Agents of Social Change: Whose Identity Is It Anyway?

Children as Artistic Agents of Social Change: Whose Identity Is It Anyway?

Article 12 (UNCRC) says adults must listen to and take account of children’s views and their creative expression should be valued. 

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour

Swingerella used to be Cinderella until her last Prince Charming got her self-harming and she became Swingerella – goddess of fabulousness and high priestess of voodoo. 

Wriggle Around the World

Wriggle Around the World

Recitals for Wrigglers are concerts especially tailored for babies and toddlers, delivered by a professional violinist and cellist. 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

It’s just Proops and you. 

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour

Swingerella used to be Cinderella until her last Prince Charming got her self-harming and she became Swingerella – goddess of fabulousness and high priestess of voodoo. 

Ben Champion: Don't Look Down – Free

Ben Champion: Don't Look Down – Free

One man (Ben). 

Spoken Word Sundays: Women Speaking Their World

Spoken Word Sundays: Women Speaking Their World

On Sunday afternoon, myself and around fifteen other people – most of them women – perch ourselves on armchairs in a cosy room in Appletree Writers at The Whole Works, on a qu… 

The World's Most Popular Musicals

The World's Most Popular Musicals

A company of past members of the West End production of Les Miserablés draw on that show’s passion and music to create an inspired evening featuring all your favourites: Phantom… 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival directors around the world. 

Relaxed Performance: New Ways to Engage Children With Autism

Relaxed Performance: New Ways to Engage Children With Autism

Relaxed Performances now take place around the world. 

The Hidden World Of Functional Disorders

The Hidden World Of Functional Disorders

How would you feel if you were paralysed or had blackouts, only to be told you were imagining it, hysterical, or making it up? This is still the experience of some patients with Fu… 

Around the World, My Journey Continued After You Left

Around the World, My Journey Continued After You Left

A new musical from award-winning director Zhao Miao. 

Traverse Breakfast Plays: (in search of) Tomorrow

Traverse Breakfast Plays: (in search of) Tomorrow

What does Tomorrow mean to playwrights across the globe? This year the Traverse has commissioned six leading playwrights from China, Egypt, Ukraine, Canada, Turkey and Scotland to … 

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. 

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… 

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. 

Concert for Piano and Virtual Symphony Orchestra

Concert for Piano and Virtual Symphony Orchestra

Mikel N’Dong will play the solo piano part and the orchestra part will be played live by a sequenced virtual symphony orchestra. 

Julia Sutherland is World's Best Dad

Julia Sutherland is World's Best Dad

There’s a lot to live up to as a 21st century woman – having it all isn’t quite working out. 

Alice in Wonderland or Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard

Alice in Wonderland or Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard

You are cordially invited to take tea with the Mad Hatter and March Hare. 

Chechelele World Music Choir

Chechelele World Music Choir

Ranging from pleasantly slow and soothing to fast and excitable and even angry, the sounds produced by the Chechelele World Music Choir were vibrant and vast. 

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. 

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions,  New Orleans Jazz and Blues, Moody Moonshine

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions, New Orleans Jazz and Blues, Moody Moonshine

Following sell-out shows in 2014, stunningly expressive award-winning vintage vocalist Ali is back to perform early New Orleans jazz and blues with a cheeky mix of renowned local m… 

Opera Mouse

Opera Mouse

Tilly Mouse lives under an opera house, and she just loves to sing! Her dream is to perform on stage. 

The Katet plays Stevie Wonder

The Katet plays Stevie Wonder

Edinburgh soul/funk heroes pay homage to the legend that is Stevie Wonder. 

My World Has Exploded A Little Bit

My World Has Exploded A Little Bit

Bella and Esh (her hapless assistant) present an absurd, darkly comic guide to bereavement. 

Mambalsa – One Man's Quest to Launch a New Partner Dance

Mambalsa – One Man's Quest to Launch a New Partner Dance

For 20 years Alastair has taught salsa dance. 

Ollie and Susie's New Year's Shindig

Ollie and Susie's New Year's Shindig

Join two of the hottest new acts on the comedy circuit as they take back New Year’s from the belligerent drunks and celebrate it on their own terms. 

Festival Radio Scotland – Workshop for Children (8-13)

Festival Radio Scotland – Workshop for Children (8-13)

Fun workshop delivered by experienced media professionals. 

Tiernan Douieb: The World's Full of Idiots, Let's Live in Space

Tiernan Douieb: The World's Full of Idiots, Let's Live in Space

Commander Chris Hadfield said that six months on the International Space Station made him feel a great sense of just how much the world is all one place and we are all one people l… 

Tamar Broadbent: Brave New Girl

Tamar Broadbent: Brave New Girl

Tamar may look like a life-size Polly Pocket. 

The Nursery Improv Venue at the Edinburgh Fringe

The Nursery Improv Venue at the Edinburgh Fringe

The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans… 

The History of the World Based on Banalities

The History of the World Based on Banalities

‘A fast-paced gem of a play about saying goodbye to your nearest and dearest. 

Beyond Expectations

Beyond Expectations

Beyond Expectations markets itself as a reworking of the Dickens classic, but this time told from the perspective of the love interest, Estella. 

Two From Texas: New Plays in Performance

Two From Texas: New Plays in Performance

Why go to the trouble of raising the funds and making the trip to the International Collegiate Theatre Festival, only to present plays nobody back home would want to see, much less… 

The Amazing World of MC Escher

The Amazing World of MC Escher

Given our familiarity with Escher’s unmistakable style it’s hard to believe that this is the first major exhibition of his work in the UK and that there is only one print of … 

After Freedom: New Rhythms of Soweto

After Freedom: New Rhythms of Soweto

Told through the story of a young male character, Sphiwe, this musical takes the audience through the ups and downs of youth life in Soweto. 

Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories)

Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories)

Total sell out Fringe 2014! Book early! As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra, and seen on Dave Gorman’s UK/Ireland tour. 

Children's Haunted Underground Tour

Children's Haunted Underground Tour

Our costumed guide will take you into our paranormally active and haunted underground vaults dating back to the 1700s. 

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions,  New Orleans Jazz and Blues, Moody Moonshine

Ali Affleck's Speakeasy Sessions, New Orleans Jazz and Blues, Moody Moonshine

Following sell-out shows in 2014, stunningly expressive award-winning vintage vocalist Ali is back to perform early New Orleans jazz and blues with a cheeky mix of renowned local m… 

Beyond Harlem Nocturne: Terry Edwards and Neil Fraser

Beyond Harlem Nocturne: Terry Edwards and Neil Fraser

Having collaborated on and off since the early 90s on Tindersticks albums and French director Clare Denis’ soundtracks, legendary multi-instrumentalist Terry Edwards (PJ Harvey, … 

Tamar Broadbent: Brave New Girl

Tamar Broadbent: Brave New Girl

Tamar may look like a life-size Polly Pocket. 

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. 

Untold Wars: A New Verbatim Musical

Untold Wars: A New Verbatim Musical

Working within the rather large shadow of the National Theatre’s verbatim triumph London Road, new Leeds-based company 203 Theatre have hopped on this particular niche musical ba… 

Not the End of the World

Not the End of the World

Not the End of the World is based on the novel by Geraldine McCaughrean which reimagines the story of Noah’s Ark from the point of view of Noah’s daughter, Timna, as she grappl… 

Jane Austen's Persuasion: A New Musical Drama

Jane Austen's Persuasion: A New Musical Drama

Though Jane Austen is undoubtedly one of Britain’s most prominent literary names, Persuasion is perhaps her least widely read work. 

Adam Blampied: I am Mr Children Man

Adam Blampied: I am Mr Children Man

Mr Children Man (The Beta Males’ Adam Blampied) is the acclaimed children’s author of Fabulous Fergus Goes to the Circus and is embarking on his debut reading tour. 

John Robertson – The Dark Room: Symphony of a Floating Head

John Robertson – The Dark Room: Symphony of a Floating Head

John Robertson’s send up of classic text based video games succeeds in being an hilarious evening of retro fun. 

Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton

Promise and Promiscuity: A New Musical by Jane Austen and Penny Ashton

One woman, one show, one hour ten minutes and the entire works of Jane Austen to affectionately satirise: New Zealand comedian Penny Ashton’s Promise and Promiscuity is no mean f… 

Don't F*ck with Me Gweilo: Stories from a World Citizen

Don't F*ck with Me Gweilo: Stories from a World Citizen

International Comedian and British job thief Dana Alexander is back with her fourth Edinburgh Show. 

Ivor Dembina: New Jewish Jokes

Ivor Dembina: New Jewish Jokes

New show. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days is one of Jules Verne’s famous adventure novels. 

Evan Wonders of the World

Evan Wonders of the World

Evan Wonders of the World is a show that jumps into Evan Desmarais’s head and tries to figure out what’s wrong. 

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-… 

McNeill of Tranent – The Fastest Man in the World

McNeill of Tranent – The Fastest Man in the World

George McNeill came from a small mining village called Tranent where he started out as a professional soccer player. 

If Men Ruled the World – Free

If Men Ruled the World – Free

‘Demitris Deech is a great story-teller’ (BroadwayBaby. 

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… 

Danny Ward – St Vitus Dance

Danny Ward – St Vitus Dance

Slick, quick and packed with funny material, high energy comedy from 2013 Amused Moose Award winner and 2013 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee. 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

Boris: World King is a giddy, silly and savagely satirical delight. 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

Performer Paul Nathan informs his audience before they enter the space that ‘Moms and Dads get Champagne, kids get insults’. 

Mistaken: A Quartet of Plays for One Actor

Mistaken: A Quartet of Plays for One Actor

Mistaken presents four short monologues, written and directed by Nick Myles and performed by William McGeough. 

Some Thing New

Some Thing New

Delivered as an interactive art workshop, with a narrative line slowly emerging, Some Thing New is a great idea with an unsatisfying execution. 

The Cherry Orchard: Beyond the Truth

The Cherry Orchard: Beyond the Truth

I wasn’t supposed to be reviewing this show, but on a friend’s recommendation (“three Korean ladies doing Chekhov. 

Plague of Idiots

Plague of Idiots

If you are looking for the silliest Shakespeare at the Fringe, look no further. 

The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire

The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire

Science stand-up comedian, bestselling author and popular TV host Lieven Scheire will lead you in his own inimitable way from the Special Relativity of Einstein to the Belgians bei… 

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World

This ginormous spectacle transports you back to the time where the biggest excitement for children was when the travelling circus came to town. 

The Bakewell Bake Off: A New Musical

The Bakewell Bake Off: A New Musical

The Great British Bake Off – what’s not to love? Cake, puns galore and HRH Mary Berry showing her soft spot for gin. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This exciting selling exhibition is housed in Galerie Mirages, a 19th-century former bakehouse. 

The New Morality

The New Morality

(previews start on Saturday; opens on Sept. 

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian: Final

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian: Final

After six successful years of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year in London the competition comes to York, with a brand new contest to find the best up and coming… 

West End Magic Presents – Magic Workshops for Children

West End Magic Presents – Magic Workshops for Children

Teaching children aged 7-13 the basics of magic. 

Paul Chowdhry: PC’s World

Paul Chowdhry: PC’s World

I was reading about a Gay Pride event in Glasgow last week that had banned drag acts from performing for fear they may offend transgendered members of their community who were conf… 

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year – Heats

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year – Heats

An exciting new competition has opened in the heart of the city; for one week only, every night from the 24th to the 31st July, there will be a raucous gathering of stand-up come… 

Danny Elfmans Music from the Films of Tim Burton

Danny Elfmans Music from the Films of Tim Burton

It might be difficult for patrons in Edward Scissorhands costumes to get past security at Avery Fisher Hall. 

Colin Quinn: The New York Story

Colin Quinn: The New York Story

(previews start on July 9; opens on July 23) Colin Quinn recently complained that his boyhood neighborhood, Park Slope, had subsided into “Whole Food lesbian baby carriage st… 

The New York Musical Theater Festival

The New York Musical Theater Festival

(performances start on July 7) Villainous ice skaters, superhero pontiffs, a purple platypus and Napoleon congregate at this summer’s incarnation of the New York Musical Thea… 

Druidshakespeare: The History Plays

Druidshakespeare: The History Plays

Under the unceasingly fertile direction of Garry Hynes, this enthralling Irish-born marathon presents the English crown as a fatal, glittering prize for those who wear it. 

New Jersey Symphony

New Jersey Symphony

The dizzyingly virtuosic pianist Marc-André Hamelin stars as the soloist of the “Emperor” piano concerto in an all-Beethoven program that also includes the “… 

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… 

Venue B @ Brighton Youth Centre

Venue B @ Brighton Youth Centre

See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details. 

Two Compelling Plays

Two Compelling Plays

‘The True Tale of the Life and Death of Billy the Kid as Told by Pat Garrett’: Billy the Kid, bushwhacker, back shooter, downright no good or honourable and misunderstood youngster… 

Three Short Plays About Gays

Three Short Plays About Gays

A Landlord. 

Brighton Pub Plays

Brighton Pub Plays

Brighton Pub Plays are short 5-10 minute plays. 

New York New Music Ensemble

New York New Music Ensemble

This adventurous group celebrates the music of Mathew Rosenblum and Lee Hyla, an American composer who died last year and whose scores mesh elements of classical, rock and jazz. 

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour 2015

Swingerella's Wrecking Ball World Tour 2015

Swingerella, goddess of fabulousness, used to be Cinderella - until her prince charming got her self-harming. 

Around the World in 8ish Routines

Around the World in 8ish Routines

Before the show had even started, there was a show. 

Improvised Comedy Workshops: Women/Children

Improvised Comedy Workshops: Women/Children

Award-winning workshops by all-female improv troupe Short & Girlie Show. 

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… 

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World

The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World

Life-sized elephant, giraffe and lion marionettes come to The Warren! The animals will greet you outside and lead you indoors to enjoy a breathtaking puppetry show to delight all a… 

New Fashions

New Fashions

European early music with voice, lute, mandolin and viols contrasts with Haydn. 

Plays in the Pub 2015

Plays in the Pub 2015

A selection of short comic plays based on situations for the modern life, designed for a pub or café setting. 

A Concert for VE Day: Martin James Bartlett Plays Mozart

A Concert for VE Day: Martin James Bartlett Plays Mozart

BBC Young Musician of the Year 2014 pianist Martin James Bartlett plays Mozart Concerto No. 

Greg Proops Is the Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops Is the Smartest Man in the World

Mr. Proops, a 30-year veteran of stand-up, hosts this “salubrious soliloquy” of a podcast, in which he explores current events and any other topics that interest him. 

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… 

New Act Night

New Act Night

The latest fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take the stage in our electric New Act Night. 

John Hegley: New & Selected Potatoes

John Hegley: New & Selected Potatoes

Poet, comic, singer, songwriter and glasses-wearer, John Hegley has captivated and devastated audiences all over the country, in theatres and festivals, at gigs at the Edinburgh Fe… 

Charm el Sheikh & Small World (2 Short Plays)

Charm el Sheikh & Small World (2 Short Plays)

Charm el Sheikh: Two women alone on holiday in an Egyptian resort find their worlds collide in the most unimaginable way. 

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series B

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series B

Martyna Majok’s stealthily devastating “John, Who’s Here From Cambridge,” an indelibly acted portrait of intimacy and entitlement, makes this a must-see. 

The Cecilia Chorus of New York

The Cecilia Chorus of New York

Mark Shapiro leads this respected ensemble in an all Beethoven program including the “Choral Fantasy,” the Mass in C, and the finale from “Fidelio. 

Musical Babble: a Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

Musical Babble: a Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

MUSICAL BABBLE For twelve years, MJ Paranzino, composer and director has commissioned New Choral Music for Brighton Fringe. 

Point & Shoot: a new musical

Point & Shoot: a new musical

It is the year 2042. 

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays

(previews start on Wednesday; opens on May 18) Let’s hope local playwrights have been running wind sprints and agility drills, because Ensemble Studio Theater’s Maratho… 

New Country

New Country

(previews start on Saturday; opens on Wednesday) You can write a great country song about a girl, a gun, a drink, a dog. 

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series A

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series A

Ensemble Studio Theater’s evening of one acts races between decades, places, genres and forms. 

Point and Shoot: A New Musical

Point and Shoot: A New Musical

The year is 2042: Hollywood is dead, the film industry buckled under the weight of hefty blockbuster films. 

Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity

Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity

In Ping Chong & Company’s probing and persuasive new work of interview-based theater, five young New Yorkers — all of them children when the Sept. 

New York Festival of Song: Letters From Spain:
A World of Song in Spanish Poetry

New York Festival of Song: Letters From Spain: A World of Song in Spanish Poetry

Spanish verse is the inspiration for this program, which features music by Shostakovich, Schumann, William Bolcom, Taneyev, Wolf, Peter Lieberson, Xavier Montsalvage and Granados, … 

New World Symphony

New World Symphony

Dreamlike music, some of it dark and haunting, is the focus of this lovely program, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and featuring the superstar violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter in B… 

New York Virtuoso Singers: Distinguished Queens College Composers

New York Virtuoso Singers: Distinguished Queens College Composers

Harold Rosenbaum conducts the New York Virtuoso Singers, a champion of contemporary American music, in a program featuring works by composers associated with Queens College. 

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Boston Symphony’s youthful, brilliant new music director, Andris Nelsons, leads three programs with his re-energized orchestra. 

St. Louis Symphony

St. Louis Symphony

Visits by the dynamic David Robertson and his superior ensemble  are always a treat. 

London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

The conductor Michael Tilson Thomas returns to New York with another of the ensembles with which he has had career-long associations. 

Early Music New York

Early Music New York

(Saturday) The clarity and grace of Mozart and his contemporaries is the focus of a concert by this organization’s classical orchestra. 

Push and Citizen Puppet: New Double Bill

Push and Citizen Puppet: New Double Bill

Double Bill: A world-premiere stage adaptation of Sapphire’s novel PUSH, best known from Oscar Winning Film Precious, will pair with Blind Summit’s advanced glimpse of their ne… 

Remote New York

Remote New York

This is a remarkably efficient exercise in crowd control from the German arts collective Rimini Protokoll, which assembles a throng of paying participants and then sends them onto … 

New York Spring Spectacular

New York Spring Spectacular

(previews start on March 12; opens on March 26) You could hop aboard the Circle Line, step onto a double-decker bus or set out on foot. 

Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Scandinavian works unsurprisingly make up this touring ensemble’s program. 

Steve Wrigley: New Zealand vs. America

Steve Wrigley: New Zealand vs. America

Mr. Wrigley, a New Zealand comedian recently transplanted to New York, presents the results of his “in-depth investigation into which one of us is more awesome.” 

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti continues to thrive as the music director of this ensemble, and it’s always an event when this esteemed maestro brings that great orchestra to Carnegie Hall, as… 

The World of Extreme Happiness

The World of Extreme Happiness

(previews start on Feb. 

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 Human Symphony

The Human Symphony

(previews start on Thursday; opens in Jan. 

Little Children Dream of God

Little Children Dream of God

(previews start on Jan. 

New York String Orchestra

New York String Orchestra

Wall-to-wall coverage of Handel’s “Messiah” makes way for Mozart with this performance by the young members of the New York String Orchestra, who will be led by t… 

Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra

Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra

This sprightly community orchestra performs an intriguing program of British music, including works by composers like Delius, Vaughan Williams and Holst and lesser-known figures li… 

San Francisco Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

The conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is approaching both his 20th anniversary as music director of the San Francisco Symphony, and this December, his 70th birthday. 

Greatest Liar in All the World

Greatest Liar in All the World

Five-star, darkly funny sequel to Pinocchio: the real story behind his infamous origins. 

New York Festival of Song

New York Festival of Song

This popular festival opens its season with an intriguing program,  “Art Song on the Couch: Lieder in Freud’s Vienna. 

New York Comedy Festival: Paula Poundstone

New York Comedy Festival: Paula Poundstone

A favorite of the NPR crowd for her regular appearances on “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me,” Ms. 

New York Comedy Festival: New Yorks Funniest Finals

New York Comedy Festival: New Yorks Funniest Finals

Carolines again hosts this competition of young local comedians. 

New York Comedy Festival: Eric Andre

New York Comedy Festival: Eric Andre

This host of Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show” is a fearless, energetic performer known for his unpredictable antics and surreal bits. 

New York Comedy Festival: Bill Cosby

New York Comedy Festival: Bill Cosby

At 77, Mr. Cosby continues to perform stand-up, and his clean-cut storytelling is dominated by tales of married and family life. 

New York Comedy Festival: Maria Bamford

New York Comedy Festival: Maria Bamford

This rare gem of a comedian is beloved within the comedy community for her heart-wrenchingly honest stand-up and precise, carefully constructed bits. 

New York Comedy Festival: Emily Heller

New York Comedy Festival: Emily Heller

A bright young comedian seen regularly on TBS’s “Ground Floor,” Ms. Heller was named one of Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch in 2011. 

New York Comedy Festival: Brent Morin

New York Comedy Festival: Brent Morin

Mr. Morin, known to some for his turn on the NBC summer sitcom “Undateable,” is a rising star in the Los Angeles comedy scene and an always charming stand-up. 

New York Comedy Festival: Kathleen Madigan

New York Comedy Festival: Kathleen Madigan

(Friday) A 25-year veteran of the stand-up scene, Ms. 

New York Comedy Festival: Uncivil Union

New York Comedy Festival: Uncivil Union

This comedy and music extravaganza is a fund-raiser for the Ally Coalition and New Alternatives, which works to protect and support L. 

New York Comedy Festival: Josh Rabinowitz

New York Comedy Festival: Josh Rabinowitz

One of the cleverest young comedians in New York, Mr. Rabinowitz performs an hour of material at Stand Up NY. 

New York Comedy Festival: Tig Notaro

New York Comedy Festival: Tig Notaro

Ms. Notaro, whose strikingly candid and piercingly funny “Live” album was nominated for a Grammy, performs her new show, “Boyish Girl Interrupted.” 

New York Comedy Festival: Nate Bargatze

New York Comedy Festival: Nate Bargatze

After supporting Jimmy Fallon on his “Clean Cut Comedy Tour,” Mr. 

New York Comedy Festival: This Is Not Happening

New York Comedy Festival: This Is Not Happening

Ari Shaffir hosts this popular storytelling show, which is set to debut on Comedy Central next year. 

New York Comedy Festival: Time Out New York Women of Comedy 2014

New York Comedy Festival: Time Out New York Women of Comedy 2014

Robin Montague hosts these stand-up shows featuring some of the top female talents in the business, including Sasheer Zamata, Michelle Wolf, Sara Schaefer, Emmy Blotnick, Aparna Na… 

New York Comedy Festival: Shtick or Treat

New York Comedy Festival: Shtick or Treat

An annual tradition in the New York comedy world, this show, hosted by Matt Ruby and Mark Normand, invites dozens of comedians to perform (in costume) as their favorite comics, fro… 

New York Comedy Festival: Stand Up for Heroes

New York Comedy Festival: Stand Up for Heroes

Now in its eighth year, this megastar comedy and music show benefits the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which supports wounded veterans and their families. 

New York Comedy Festival: Friends of the People

New York Comedy Festival: Friends of the People

Kevin Barnett, Jen Bartels, Lil Rel Howery and Josh Rabinowitz, stars of the new TruTV sketch show of the same name, perform a night of sketch and improv. 

New York Comedy Festival: HERsterical

New York Comedy Festival: HERsterical

Cristina Cote hosts this variety show, a fund-raiser for the cancer support charity Gilda’s Club. 

Fabulous! the Queen of New Musical Comedies

Fabulous! the Queen of New Musical Comedies

This show about two drag queens aboard a cruise ship, pretending to be real women, is a little “Some Like It Hot,” a little “Anything Goes” and a lot of goo… 

Yale in New York

Yale in New York

The day before his 1991 work, “The Death of Klinghoffer,” opens at the Metropolitan Opera, John Adams leads the Yale Philharmonia and the Brentano String Quartet in his… 

Beyond the Barricade

Beyond the Barricade

Beyond the Barricade has delighted audiences throughout the UK and mainland Europe for a decade, with its exciting concert portrayal of the greatest song in musical th… 

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Jacques Lacombe, the insightful music director of this powerful, polished orchestra, opens the season with Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” a standard often trotted out f… 

Muscovado: a new play about slavery in Barbados, for Black History Month

Muscovado: a new play about slavery in Barbados, for Black History Month

New play about the Caribbean slave trade to be performed in William Wilberforce’s church as part of Black History Month ‘It takes sixteen months for the sugarcane to ripen…Aft… 

New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble

New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble

For two decades this troupe has been entertaining audiences with its spirited interpretations of classical tap. 

New Juilliard Ensemble

New Juilliard Ensemble

Joel Sachs conducts his band of gifted young Juilliard players in a program featuring a typically eclectic array of contemporary composers, including Bernd Franke, Harrison Birtwis… 

New York Philharmonic: Charlie Chaplins Modern Times

New York Philharmonic: Charlie Chaplins Modern Times

How much Charlie Chaplin really wrote the score for “Modern Times” is debatable, but the genius of his 1936 reflection on industry and the Depression is not. 

New York Philharmonic: La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema

New York Philharmonic: La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema

Once again the Philharmonic begins a new season with the Art of the Score film series. 

Miss Shamrock’s World of Glamorous Flight

Miss Shamrock’s World of Glamorous Flight

The third play in Oran Mor’s Autumn/Winter Season is a breath of fresh air, a nuanced and enjoyable picture of a thoroughly likeable character. 

New York Chamber Music Festival

New York Chamber Music Festival

During what is usually a slow week in the classical music season, the New York Chamber Music Festival has been stepping up for several years with an ambitious series of programs. 

' “I Just Have to Do This.” A Night of New Material with Jen Kirkman

' “I Just Have to Do This.” A Night of New Material with Jen Kirkman

Jen Kirkman, a performer based in Los Angeles, brings a show of brand new stories and jokes to Brooklyn. 

Ben and Steve: World Famous in… New York

Ben and Steve: World Famous in… New York

Their TV and stage shows were hits in their native New Zealand. Now Ben Hurley and Steve Wrigley bring their act to New York City. 

Queer New York International Arts Festival

Queer New York International Arts Festival

“Queer” has gained mainstream momentum as an umbrella to capture the ever-shifting terrain of gender identity and sexuality. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved. 

Scottish Music Traditional and New

Scottish Music Traditional 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… 

Dannie Grufferty's First World Problems

Dannie Grufferty's First World Problems

A sharp, satirical show examining the annoying habits of those trying to change the world, while finding themselves. 

BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2014

BBC: BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2014

See the first two heats of the competition that features a selection of the very best in handpicked new acts. 

Best New Sketch Act 2014: The Final

Best New Sketch Act 2014: The Final

The Grand Final of the Gilded Balloon and Sketch Club’s exciting new competition for sketch and character performers. 

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. 

Beyond the Body

Beyond the Body

Takibox’s Beyond the Body is an intriguing exploration of physicality, a performance that promises to look towards an extension, a transcending of state. 

Auditions for the New York Film Academy

Auditions for the New York Film Academy

The New York Film Academy is auditioning students for the New York Film Academy’s BFA, AFA, MFA and Conservatory programs in Acting for Film and Musical Theatre. 

Villani Plays Villani

Villani Plays Villani

International guitarist Luca Villani performs a recital entirely devoted to his own compositions from the sparkling Rwanda Suite to the poignant My Neverending Love Labyrinth, incl… 

Colombia: Reclaiming the Children of War

Colombia: Reclaiming the Children of War

Children in Colombia suffer serious violations from recruitment and exploitation by armed forces. 

John Bird: Money, Sex and Justice- How to Change Your World

John Bird: Money, Sex and Justice- How to Change Your World

John Bird started The Big Issue magazine. His story is achingly funny and powerfully inspiring. It will make you want to rush out and start making changes in your own life. 

The World Fringe Fair

The World Fringe Fair

This is your chance to meet Fringes from across the globe and find out how you can take part in their festivals. 

Experimental: The Show That Plays With Your Mind

Experimental: The Show That Plays With Your Mind

An interactive experience like no other as you take part in live mind-blowing experiments that will make you laugh, scream and gasp. 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from national and international Fringe Festival Producers. 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from national and international Fringe Festival Producers. 

The New Wave

The New Wave

Showcasing a medley of bright young things from the Invisible Dot’s impressive roster of talent, The New Wave, hosted by Fringe stalwart David O’Doherty, gave us an exciting … 

Transmission – A Meditation for the New Age

Transmission – A Meditation for the New Age

Do you want to help the world and build a stronger connection with your own spiritual nature? Here is a simple form of group meditation providing both a dynamic service to the worl… 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Traditional Building Skills and World Heritage

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an… 

The World Mouse Plague

The World Mouse Plague

The World Mouse Plague is a complex, experimental illusion of a play. 

Nando's New Comedian of the Year 2014

Nando's New Comedian of the Year 2014

Nando’s and Big Comedy UK have joined forces to scour the land in search of the freshest and most original comedy talent. 

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Georgian Edinburgh Before the New Town

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival - Georgian Edinburgh Before the New Town

The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings, offering everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build and… 

Traverse Breakfast Plays

Traverse Breakfast Plays

Enjoy the finest breakfast theatre in town as the award-winning Traverse Breakfast Plays return to the festival menu. 

The Hidden World of Functional Disorders

The Hidden World of Functional Disorders

How would you feel if you were paralysed or had blackouts, only to be told you were imagining it or, worse still, making it up? This is still the experience of some patients with F… 

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. 

Alba - A New Scottish Musical

Alba - A New Scottish Musical

Roddy swaps his designer suit and expensive shoes for waterproofs and walking boots and takes off on an unexpected and life-changing journey. 

Danny Stinson's Planet of the Dans

Danny Stinson's Planet of the Dans

Psych nurse turned comic Danny Stinson feels like he has lived a thousand lives and he has stories to tell from all of them. 

Hamell On Trial: The Happiest Man in the World

Hamell On Trial: The Happiest Man in the World

Hamell has been working diligently on both a new album and a one-man show for the last couple of years after winning the prestigious Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Festival F… 

The Dolls of New Albion: A Steampunk Opera

The Dolls of New Albion: A Steampunk Opera

I loved The Dolls of New Albion: A Steampunk Opera because, although the cast are by no means the best dancers, singers or actors, this production has so much charisma and passio… 

6 - a new musical

6 - a new musical

6 people. 

Brett Goldstein Tolerated This So His Children Will Be Next

Brett Goldstein Tolerated This So His Children Will Be Next

“Are you ready for some adequate comedy?” Brett Goldstein asks whilst doing his own intro to this work-in-progress show. 

Anthropomorphic Mouse Taxidermy Workshop

Anthropomorphic Mouse Taxidermy Workshop

Dabble in dissection and preservation as you learn the process behind basic taxidermy from skinning and preserving to mounting and positioning the animal. 

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox. 

The Greene Card: The Unbelievable, Yet Completely True, Story of a Brown Boy in a White World

The Greene Card: The Unbelievable, Yet Completely True, Story of a Brown Boy in a White World

From the gospel parlors of black Florida to the racist salons of white NYC, Sevan learns that it takes more than an NKOTB t-shirt to become a white American. 

Trailer Park Plays

Trailer Park Plays

Mason and Harper live in a trailer park in a corner of what was once a powerful city. 

The New Mendicants

The New Mendicants

The New Mendicants are a Canadian-based indie rock supergroup, consisting of singer-songwriters Joe Pernice and Norman Blake on acoustic guitar and vocals. 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

Proops greets every guest that enters the theatre with a personal handshake, a touch that shocked and pleased the audience. 

Plays and Games: Getting the Audience in the Show with Clare Duffy

Plays and Games: Getting the Audience in the Show with Clare Duffy

Join playwright Clare Duffy for a practical workshop about the challenges of combining live interaction and scripted drama. 

BBC: World Have Your Say

BBC: World Have Your Say

WHYS is the BBC’s global conversation show – tapping into the most talked about news stories each day and getting the people involved to discuss them across radio and social me… 

Playtime: New Adventures in Music

Playtime: New Adventures in Music

Billing their series of gigs as Playtime, some of Edinburgh’s finest Jazzers are creating very interesting and enjoyable music in the intimate space of The Outhouse’s attic. 

To Chekhov With Love: Afterplay and The White Peacock (Two One-Act Plays)

To Chekhov With Love: Afterplay and The White Peacock (Two One-Act Plays)

From the critically acclaimed SU Drama company comes a double play performance that combines Brien Friel’s Afterplay and an original piece named The White Peacock. 

Dangerfield: Sex with Children

Dangerfield: Sex with Children

This isn’t a play on words, it’s about sex with children. 

Welcome to the Moon and Other Plays

Welcome to the Moon and Other Plays

Marking the start of Shanley’s career, this show presents an imaginative and diverse collection of six short plays exploring the the relationships we live and the situations we p… 

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

Lisa has lost an hour. 

Journeys Beyond

Journeys Beyond

How many ‘family friendly’ shows centre around a woman hanging off the edge of a pier, contemplating suicide? How many flit from Lyte’s soothing hymn Abide With Me to a fierc… 

Beyond a Joke

Beyond a Joke

Do you enjoy Fawlty Towers and Midsomer Murders? If so you will love this comedy by Derek Benfield. 

Death is the New Porn

Death is the New Porn

Authentic, thrilling and (overly) ambitious, Death is the New Porn is a fine piece of theatre. 

Ben Champion: Cracking Up - Free

Ben Champion: Cracking Up - Free

Ben Champion is turning into his dad. 

Auntie Rene's Memory Box is the Smallest Museum in the World

Auntie Rene's Memory Box is the Smallest Museum in the World

A very ambitious performer, Guy Combes was not content with the idea of simply telling jokes. 

New York, New York: A Toe-Tapping Journey Through the Great American Songbook

New York, New York: A Toe-Tapping Journey Through the Great American Songbook

New York, New York: A Toe-Tapping Journey through the Great American Song Book is just that; a fun night of swing and brass band favourites from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Gle… 

The World History of Rashid al-Din, 1314: A Masterpiece of Islamic Painting

The World History of Rashid al-Din, 1314: A Masterpiece of Islamic Painting

This festival exhibition highlights the Jami’ al-Tawarikh (World History or Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din, one of the masterpieces of medieval Islamic manuscripts. 

Danny Buckler: Punch

Danny Buckler: Punch

Danny Buckler is incurably absorbed in the world of fantasy. 

Ruby Wax: Sane New World

Ruby Wax: Sane New World

Only Ruby Wax would have the tenacity to walk on stage, hardly acknowledge the audience and make herself a cup of tea before beginning to even think about starting her show. 

Robert Newman's New Theory of Evolution

Robert Newman's New Theory of Evolution

As a comedian, Robert Newman seems somewhat unqualified to espouse a new theory of evolution, especially a theory that is rejected by most scientists. 

A Walk at the Edge of the World

A Walk at the Edge of the World

‘A wonderful meditation on journeys, lives and spaces’ (Audience member, A Walk. 

Where the World Is Going, That's Where We Are Going

Where the World Is Going, That's Where We Are Going

A man and a woman have come together to tell us about Diderot’s novel, Jacques the Fatalist and his Master. 

Children's Haunted Underground Tour

Children's Haunted Underground Tour

Our costumed guide will take you into our paranormally active and haunted underground vaults dating back to the 1700s. 

Edinburgh's New Town and Its Gardens

Edinburgh's New Town and Its Gardens

Discover the grandeur of Georgian Edinburgh through buildings and gardens designed to impress. 

You, Me and the World

You, Me and the World

You know that scene in every crime show ever, when the police finally show up at the serial killer’s lair to find a treasure trove of strange, coded messages pinned to the wall… 

The Outback Games: A New Musical

The Outback Games: A New Musical

Dingos and wombats and kookaburras, oh my! The Olympics are coming to Oz! The year, 1939. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

This jewellery exhibition is an established festival favourite featuring our own unique jewellery designs inspired by travels to Africa and Asia. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Why toddle when you can dance, dance, dance! Parents and under fives are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos. 

On the Upside Down of the World

On the Upside Down of the World

Based on Our Māoris, the memoirs of Lady Mary Ann Martin, On the Upside Down of the World is a riveting period drama set during the colonization of the last place on earth. 

The World's Worst Birthday Party

The World's Worst Birthday Party

Maddy Carrick’s first solo comedy children’s show, The World’s Worst Birthday Party, teaches children the value of friendship and to appreciate what they have, in a way that … 

Danny Bhoy: 12 Nights, 12 Charities

Danny Bhoy: 12 Nights, 12 Charities

There’s a particular pleasure in seeing someone do their job incredibly well. 

A World Beyond Man

A World Beyond Man

In 1912, Captain Georgy Brusilov sailed to the Arctic. 

Goose (An Odd New One-Man Comedy Whodunit)

Goose (An Odd New One-Man Comedy Whodunit)

How do you go about describing Goose (An Odd One-Man Comedy Whodunnit)? It’s one of those shows that you just have to see with your own eyes to understand it’s sheer awesomenes… 

Symphony by Ella Hickson, Nick Payne and Tom Wells

Symphony by Ella Hickson, Nick Payne and Tom Wells

Symphony promises to blend a live gig environment with the best of contemporary British theatre. 

Paul Foot: Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major

Paul Foot: Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major

Paul Foot’s offstage microphone isn’t working, so the pre-show announcement of Paul Foot - Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major is apparently ruined. 

First World Problems

First World Problems

The long walk to the remote control. 

Ronnie Golden - New Age Pensioner

Ronnie Golden - New Age Pensioner

Ronnie Golden - New Age Pensioner: 30 years on the Fringe 1984-2014. 

The Bastard Children of Remington Steele

The Bastard Children of Remington Steele

What is The Bastard Children of Remington Steele? It has enough energy to be many things and enough intelligence to do them well. 

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… 

Danny Mcloughlin Feels Alright

Danny Mcloughlin Feels Alright

Danny Mcloughlin feels alright. 

Paul Chowdhry: PC's World

Paul Chowdhry: PC's World

Paul Chowdry is perhaps one of the most interesting comedians at the Fringe this year. 

Mark Dolan Changes the World

Mark Dolan Changes the World

The show opens with Dolan asking whether anybody in the audience is married. 

Gordon Southern: Your New Favourite Comedian

Gordon Southern: Your New Favourite Comedian

Gordon Southern is eager for his tenth solo show to take off with a bang and he certainly gets off to a great start. 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

The meanest magician in the world is back with more tricks, more fun, and more inexpensive booze. 

Circa: Beyond

Circa: Beyond

Circa begins with a simple contortion of a human body: a girl stands and slowly bends herself to her extreme limits and then a little further. 

Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories)

Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories)

Comedian Jay Foreman provides a devilishly cheeky hour of songs, poems and comedy for children of all ages in this excellent mid afternoon show in the Green. 

Dan Jones: New Kid

Dan Jones: New Kid

Dan Jones: New Kid is a character-based stand up show in which Jones’ hopeless characters try desperately to entertain and showcase their talents. 

Mallory: Beyond Everest

Mallory: Beyond Everest

Lie motionless in the centre of railway tracks, they say, and a passing train will leave you untouched. 

Danny Ward – Infra Dig

Danny Ward – Infra Dig

Infra Dig, which we learn is Latin for “beneath your dignity”, is a show about dignity but also pride and respect. 

Christian Talbot: Hello Cruel World

Christian Talbot: Hello Cruel World

The philosopher Blaise Pascal said: ‘All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone’. 

The Greatest Liar in All the World

The Greatest Liar in All the World

Familia de la Noche take the story of Pinocchio and turn it on its head, with the former puppet boy as the titular “greatest liar in the world. 

Andy de la Tour Stand-Up or Die in New York

Andy de la Tour Stand-Up or Die in New York

Only two human activities happen in front of a brick wall. 

No Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World

No Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World

A group photography exhibition focusing on the plight of indigenous people throughout the world and the ways cultures express a shared humanity. 

American Impressionism: A New Vision

American Impressionism: A New Vision

American Impressionism: A New Vision runs throughout the entirety of the fringe and can provide a blissful escape from the flyering and madness of the Royal Mile. 

Adam Wade From New Hampshire Show

Adam Wade From New Hampshire Show

Adam Wade, who has won the Moth Story Slam 18 times, hosts this monthly variety show, which also features a special guest storyteller. 

New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks

New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks

Alan Gilbert, the orchestra’s music director, shows a continued commitment to its popular free parks concerts, conducting a program of Strauss, Smetana and Tchaikovsky at Pro… 

New York Philharmonic: Summertime Classics

New York Philharmonic: Summertime Classics

After the new-music intensity of the Biennial and the rigor of the Beethoven piano concertos, the Philharmonic lightens up with this popular series, directed and narrated by Bramwe… 

Im New Here

Im New Here

The comedian Maeve Higgins and the writer Jon Ronson, recent transplants to New York City, host this monthly night of stand-up, storytelling and interviews with some of their favor… 

New York International Piano Competition

New York International Piano Competition

This contest, organized by the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, prides itself on its reasonable, ethical rules: there is no elimination until the final round, and jurors are not al… 

New York Philharmonic: Beethoven Piano Concertos

New York Philharmonic: Beethoven Piano Concertos

There is a lot going on here, in the orchestra’s last subscription concerts of the season. 

New Zealand vs. America

New Zealand vs. America

Steve Wrigley, a New Zealand comedian recently transplanted to New York, presents the results of his “in-depth investigation into which one of us is more awesome.” 

New York Composers Circle

New York Composers Circle

A rich helping of new chamber music, including “Two Poems” by Eric Segerstrom, is on offer from this valuable group. 

NY Phil Biennial: American Composers Orchestra New Music Readings

NY Phil Biennial: American Composers Orchestra New Music Readings

The NY Phil Biennial is meant as a forum for new music, but 11 days is not enough time to explore all the recent works worthy of attention. 

New York Philharmonic Biennial: Christopher Rouse Premiere

New York Philharmonic Biennial: Christopher Rouse Premiere

Alan Gilbert conducts the Philharmonic, accompanied by the violinist Midori, in this new work by Mr. 

Riverside Symphony

Riverside Symphony

For its season-ending concert, this group offers another typically imaginative program, this one titled “Composers Without Boundaries. 

Power Plays

Power Plays

(performances start on June 12) Theater Breaking Through Barriers, a company devoted to producing works that help to advance artists with disabilities, always attracts an impressiv… 

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. 

American Symphony Orchestra

American Symphony Orchestra

Ahead of the 100th anniversary of the break out of World War I, the conductor Leon Botstein and this ensemble present the program “Forged From Fire. 

John Hegley: New and Selected Potatoes

John Hegley: New and Selected Potatoes

Poet, comic, singer, songwriter and glasses-wearer, John Hegley has captivated and devastated audiences all over the country, in theatres and festivals, at gigs at the Edinburgh F… 

Chamber Orchestra of New York

Chamber Orchestra of New York

English composers are in the spotlight here. 

What if Women Ruled the World...

What if Women Ruled the World...

A co-hosted event between the Institute of Development Studies and Pathways of Women’s Empowerment (an international research and communications programme), What if Women Ruled t… 

New York Youth Symphony

New York Youth Symphony

The concerts of this ensemble are always inspiring. 

Sahaja Yoga Presents: Sacred World Music

Sahaja Yoga Presents: Sacred World Music

Sitting in the pews of Brighton’s Unitarian Church and readying myself for an evening of devotional music largely centred on Hindu and Sufi traditions, I felt slightly dubious. 

How to: Run a Venue at Brighton Fringe

How to: Run a Venue at Brighton Fringe

Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va… 

Venue B

Venue B

What kind of music do you like? We got it. 

Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender

Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender

2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�… 

Tectonics Festival New York

Tectonics Festival New York

This new-music festival founded in Iceland in 2012 has since spread internationally. 

King & Country World War 1 Opera

King & Country World War 1 Opera

The King and Country World War I Opera is a show presented in a rather strange format at the Brighton Fringe Festival. 

New Amsterdam Singers

New Amsterdam Singers

The New Amsterdam Singers have won a loyal following for programs, devised by Clara Longstreth, the ensemble’s longtime conductor, that combine new, old and unusual works in … 

Brighton Pub Plays

Brighton Pub Plays

No more than 10 minutes each, Brighton Pub Plays are actually performed in the bar area of pubs. 

World Champion Wednesday With Judah Friedlander

World Champion Wednesday With Judah Friedlander

Mr. Friedlander, the former “30 Rock” star, hosts this night of stand-up, with Jessica Kirson, Pete Lee and others. 

Oratorio Society of New York

Oratorio Society of New York

Kent Tritle leads his well-regarded chorus in Bach’s immortal “St. 

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. 

Tribeca New Music Festival

Tribeca New Music Festival

Always rich in young composers, this series has taken on venerable status by this, its 13th season. 

Queens New Music Festival

Queens New Music Festival

The composers’ collective Random Access Music presents a vibrant offering of new music. 

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Mariss Jansons, the chief conductor of this renowned orchestra, has long suffered from heart-related health problems, and announced a few weeks ago that he will be stepping down fr… 

Bash: Latterday Plays

Bash: Latterday Plays

Monologues are a difficult thing – too short and it’s easy to feel cheated out of admittance to a fully formed performance, but too long and it’s hard not to become apathet… 

The Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet!

The Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet!

We can’t promise you won’t get wet! Super silliness, ridiculously funny, interaction and hot chocolate included! 2013 Latest Award Winners ‘Best Theatre Performance’, return wi… 

The People's Champion

The People's Champion

Cab Productions is dedicated to showcasing new writing in and around the Kingston area. 

Pittsburgh Symphony

Pittsburgh Symphony

The Spring for Music series continues with the Pittsburgh ensemble, led by Manfred Honeck. 

2 Day Meisner Workshop: For Beginners & Beyond

2 Day Meisner Workshop: For Beginners & Beyond

Understand the fundamentals of the Meisner Technique. 

The People's Champion

The People's Champion

Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins was a storm from the moment he arrived on the professional snooker scene. 

Harriet Walter in New Play

Harriet Walter in New Play

Harriet Walter & Guy Paul in a reading of Jessica Duchen’s new play ‘A Walk Through the End of Time’ exploring the astonishing history of Olivier Messiaen’s masterpiece compo… 

Spring for Music: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Spring for Music: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

This festival continues with James Conlon conducting the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati May Festival Chorus in a program that opens with John Adams’s exhila… 

How Brighton Changed the World

How Brighton Changed the World

Brighton’s creativity and influence has spread far and wide. 

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Led by its music director, Alexander Mickelthwate, this ensemble offers an immersion in living composers from Canada, including R. 

New Act Night

New Act Night

The latest new comics from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Komedia take to the stage. 

New Act Night

New Act Night

The latest fledglings from Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops at Brighton’s Komedia take the stage in our electric New Act Night. 

Spring for Music: Seattle Symphony

Spring for Music: Seattle Symphony

The second concert of the Spring for Music series features this ensemble and the dynamic conductor Ludovic Morlot, who has galvanized the group and excited Seattle audiences since … 

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. 

The New Ten Commandments

The New Ten Commandments

Have you ever wanted to play God? The New Ten Commandments is probably the closest you’ll ever get. 

From Birmingham and Beyond

From Birmingham and Beyond

The Wacky Whorehouse presents: Wayne Lawrence, stand-up comedian in his first Brighton Fringe Performance along with the support of extremely talented new comedians from the UK com… 

The Back of Beyond

The Back of Beyond

Copperdollar are an award- winning performance company known for their cutting-edge and mixed-media immersive theatre productions inspired by Mexico’s Day Of The Dead. 

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. 

New York Theater Ballet

New York Theater Ballet

This chamber ballet company offers two separate programs. 

Paul Chowdhry: PC's World

Paul Chowdhry: PC's World

Host of Channel 4’s Stand Up For The Week and Star of BBC1’s Live at the Apollo Paul Chowdhry is back in 2014 with his biggest tour to date tackling everything borderline within th… 

Fly by Night: A New Musical

Fly by Night: A New Musical

(previews start on May 16; opens on June 10) On Nov. 

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Robert Spano conducts the Atlanta players in Britten’s impassioned “War Requiem” alongside the Atlanta Symphony Chorus and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. 

A New Fun Way to Discover Brighton

A New Fun Way to Discover Brighton

Our guided tours take you to all the best places that Brighton has to offer. 

Cecilia Chorus of New York

Cecilia Chorus of New York

This 150-voice ensemble presents four works that explore the theme of transcendence: Brahms’s “Nänie,” Bruckner’s “Te Deum,” Vaughan Willia… 

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

This adventurous series, organized by the composer Victoria Bond, continues with the New York debut of the Blue Streak Ensemble, a chamber group founded by the composer Margaret Br… 

Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players

Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players

The adventurous and very affordable programs by the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, with top-notch performers, take place at an acoustically lively and intimate church practicall… 

Once - A New Musical

Once - A New Musical

Based on the much-loved Oscar-winning film, Once is an extraordinary, original and irresistibly joyous celebration of love, friendship and music. 

New York City Ballet

New York City Ballet

City Ballet is delving into its spring season with a celebration of new growth in ballet. 

New York Philharmonic

New York Philharmonic

Gustavo Dudamel, who was to have conducted the New York Philharmonic this week in Vivier’s “Orion” and Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, has the flu and has been r… 

Beyond Therapy

Beyond Therapy

The Actors Company Theater revives Christopher Durang’s not-quite romantic comedy about two flailing 30-somethings and their crazier-than-thou therapists. 

Chinese Music Traditional and New

Chinese Music Traditional and New

Enjoy Fong Liu’s entrancing voice, Chinese traditional instruments (including Hooi Ling Eng’s percussion and zheng, Xian Shan’s accordion, Yulu Wang’s zheng and Eddie McGuire’s bam… 

Scottish Music Traditional and New

Scottish Music Traditional and New

This annual concert has built a loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty and power of the blend of pipes, fiddle, harp, concertina, flute, bass and drum. 

Safehouse: Rock, Blues. Psych ... and Beyond!

Safehouse: Rock, Blues. Psych ... and Beyond!

Edinburgh’s favourite blues / rock combo play Heat, Feat and much more. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking. 

Monty Don – Rhythms Of The Natural World

Monty Don – Rhythms Of The Natural World

Probably the most famous British gardener around (not wishing to offend Alan Titchmarsh), Monty Don presents an hour of spoken word in which he tells the stories of his own persona… 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking. 

Nosferatu- With New Live Soundtrack

Nosferatu- With New Live Soundtrack

Multi award-winning guitarist Graeme Stephen performs his new score to the classic silent film Nosferatu with Mercury Prize nominee cellist Ben Davis. 

What I Heard About the World

What I Heard About the World

You may have heard the global population is rising and that the world is less than 30% land, however, this show asks - how much do you really know about the other seven billion peo… 

The New Age Labrador

The New Age Labrador

Singer-songwriter Shaun Shears sort of fancies himself as a 21st Century reincarnation of the medieval Troubadour, travelling the country performing his songs about life, love and … 

What I Heard About the World

What I Heard About the World

This Third Angel and mala voadora production at the Northern Stage at St. 

Jason Manford - First World Problems

Jason Manford - First World Problems

After an unassuming entrance where he wanders onstage in jeans and a checked shirt, Jason Manford thrust aside his microphone stand and quipped “Alright chairs in here, aren’t … 

Brand New Ancients

Brand New Ancients

It’s not hard to be cynical. 

Best New Sketch Act 2013: The Final

Best New Sketch Act 2013: The Final

A reliable vein of new talent since its inception in 1988, the So You Think You’re Funny? comedy awards have provided a steady stream of ingenious new acts. 

Beyond Breaking Glass

Beyond Breaking Glass

This remarkable critically acclaimed show charts the spectacular, unique and surprising life of 80’s icon Hazel O’Connor. 

Children's Storytelling and Activities

Children's Storytelling and Activities

Explore the story of the Bible through fun, interactive storytelling and activities. 

Fringe Festivals Around the World

Fringe Festivals Around the World

A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival Directors from around the world. 

Children's Storytelling and Activities

Children's Storytelling and Activities

Explore the story of the Bible through fun, interactive and vibrant storytelling sessions and activities for children aged 2-11. 

World Fringe Fair

World Fringe Fair

Meet other Fringe Festivals from across the globe and find out how you can take part. 

Women of the World

Women of the World

Frances Cooper (soprano) and Anne Lewis (mezzo-soprano) guide you through the Elements of Etiquette, the courtesy and decorum of a bygone era, aided by Mozart, MacMillan and Bernst… 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

A collection of songs all connected by a central theme. It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back. 

Edinburgh Piano Duo Plays Grand Duo

Edinburgh Piano Duo Plays Grand Duo

Come and savour the intimate soundworld of the Edinburgh Piano Duo in two consecutive afternoon recitals which will include Schubert’s mighty Grand Duo D812. 

Jay Rayner:  A Greedy Man in a Hungry World

Jay Rayner: A Greedy Man in a Hungry World

A witty hour with Observer restaurant critic and One Show regular Jay Rayner as he takes apart the conventional wisdom in foodie-circles on how we’ll feed ourselves in the 21st C… 

Breakfast Plays: Clean

Breakfast Plays: Clean

Welcome to the fast-paced world of London’s top female underground criminals on their biggest job yet, an international heist. 

WeGotTickets New Talent Showcase

WeGotTickets New Talent Showcase

WeGotTickets 2013 Award Winners Showcase. 

Five by Five: World Premieres

Five by Five: World Premieres

The third concert of the Astrid String Quartet’s Five by Five series, part of Made in Scotland 2013. 

Blues! Live at Venue 45

Blues! Live at Venue 45

The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45. 

Breakfast Plays: A Respectable Widow Takes To Vulgarity

Breakfast Plays: A Respectable Widow Takes To Vulgarity

A Respectable Widow documents the beginning of the unlikely friendship between Annabelle Love, a respectable English widow, and Jim Dick, a working class Scottish employee of Annab… 

Who Runs the World?

Who Runs the World?

For me, female acapella is really difficult to get right. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

Songs For A New World was Jason Robert Brown’s first produced show. 

The Way of the World

The Way of the World

First performed in 1700, William Congreve’s quintessential Restoration Comedy has an appeal which defies the sillier conventions of its genre. 

Barry From Watford: Shooting from The (new) Hip

Barry From Watford: Shooting from The (new) Hip

The whirr of a granny-mobile jolts into action and within seconds Barry from Watford zooms onto stage, bleating a tuneless song to the utter (and somewhat surprising) delight of th… 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

This brave attempt at the musical by Jason Robert Brown renowned for being tricky by Straight Line Theatre company was not an inspiring first encounter with the show. 

A Family Beyond The Army

A Family Beyond The Army

A Family Beyond The Army shines a human and compassionate light on the many men and women who hold families and daily lives together awaiting news of their loved one far away. 

Head2Head: New Jazz!

Head2Head: New Jazz!

‘Head2Head is a jazz-rock group with a fantastic sound . 

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. 

Writing Plays for Young People

Writing Plays for Young People

Head of Drama at Trinity College London, John Gardyne does not lecture in the art of playwriting, yet he makes an engaging host for this one-hour workshop encouraging the craft. 

The  New Wave

The New Wave

There are quite a few variety nights kicking about this comedy festival, but this one proved to offer the most unique and high quality selection that I’ve encountered so far. 

Patrick Monahan and Bob Slayer Set a World Record!

Patrick Monahan and Bob Slayer Set a World Record!

It was wonderfully refreshing to come upon something on the Fringe that, by its very nature, had blown the one hour slot to smithereens; further, that tapped into a reserve of fun … 

Beyond the Great American Songbook

Beyond the Great American Songbook

As with any canon, the Great American Songbook - the name given to the most important and influential American popular music of the twentieth century - is difficult to nail down. 

Danny the Champion of the World - Plays for Children

Danny the Champion of the World - Plays for Children

When you’re looking for a kids’ show at the Fringe, there are a few names which ought to be a safe bet and, of these, none more so than Roald Dahl. 

Brian Appleton's History of the World in 3 Darts

Brian Appleton's History of the World in 3 Darts

Musical history has been unfair to Brian Appleton, the rock musicologist who claims to have been instrumental in the development of prog rock, The Smiths and Phil Collins. 

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations. 

Auditions for the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

Auditions for the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

Hundreds of aspiring actors audition for an exclusive place in the Conservatory’s comprehensive and demanding training programmes. 

Auditions for the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

Auditions for the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts

Aspiring actors audition for an exclusive place in the Conservatory’s comprehensive and demanding training programmes. 

Children of Mine

Children of Mine

Ordinary people living ordinary lives hauntingly echoes as an ensemble cast multi-role play their way through the 24 hours when tragedy struck in October 1966. 

First World Problems - Free

First World Problems - Free

Two pm - neighbours changed Wi-Fi password. 

The News at Kate 2013: World Inaction

The News at Kate 2013: World Inaction

Earlier this year Kate appeared on ITV’s This Morning. This is the opposite of that show. Real issues, satire and amazing guests from comedy and politics. www.katesmurthwaite.co.uk 

Paul F Taylor Presents The Greatest Show In The World Ever

Paul F Taylor Presents The Greatest Show In The World Ever

Paul F Taylor is like a puppy: he has very fluffy hair, oodles of energy and even when he slips up, we still like him. 

Another New World

Another New World

Disaster in the Arctic. 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

Is Greg Proops the smartest man in the world? Well, his 2013 Fringe show would certainly make you believe it. 

Beyond West

Beyond West

With a rich yet delicate voice Susanna performs original songs, ballads and Ragas. 

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. 

The World Has Gone Mad

The World Has Gone Mad

Award-winning Kevin Short’s new play about the perverse realities of life. 

Beyond Therapy

Beyond Therapy

What happens beyond the therapy room, when patients venture off the couch and out into the world? A question posed and answered by the Birmingham Medics’ Performing Arts Society. 

Peter Searles: Bolivia & Beyond

Peter Searles: Bolivia & Beyond

Leading his audience through a trip he took to South America in 1986, Peter Searles’ vivid physical expression and knack for detail ensure that what could have been a show exemplif… 

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. 

Edinburgh's New Town and Its Gardens

Edinburgh's New Town and Its Gardens

Discover the grandeur of Georgian Edinburgh through buildings and gardens designed to impress. 

New (Dis)Order

New (Dis)Order

Held at Scotland’s National Centre for Dance, Dance Base, I was expecting a thoroughly engaging performance that would push the boundaries of conventional dance styles. 

The Greatest Liar in All the World

The Greatest Liar in All the World

The Greatest Liar in All the World is an extension/parallel exploration of children’s favourite Pinocchio. 

Danny Ward - Pressure Point

Danny Ward - Pressure Point

Could six months living in Auntie Annie’s conservatory push you over the edge? Find out in this hilarious debut from Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2013 nominee Danny War… 

Rites: A Children's Tragedy

Rites: A Children's Tragedy

Fans of Wedekind’s taboo-breaking original or its cult teen-rock musical spawn beware: this adaptation is never quite as wryly funny or as heart-wrenching. 

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. 

Aberdeen vs Glasgow vs The World - Final Round - Free

Aberdeen vs Glasgow vs The World - Final Round - Free

First of all, it’s important that you ignore the title of this show because it has absolutely nothing to do with what you’ll be watching. 

This Was the World and I Was King

This Was the World and I Was King

The force and power of a child’s imagination against adversity has long been fodder for writers. 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

Fun-filled romp with Unkle Paul Nathan: magician - comic - curmudgeon. 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the madness that is the I Hate Children, Children’s Show. 

Rhys Nicholson: Dawn of a New Error

Rhys Nicholson: Dawn of a New Error

This is not a show for the faint-hearted. 

Ben Champion: Human

Ben Champion: Human

Two guitars, one keyboard and a life-sized cardboard cutout of a man dressed as a caveman are what greet you when you enter the intimate surroundings of The Gilded Balloon Wee Room… 

New Art Club: Feel About Your Body

New Art Club: Feel About Your Body

Dynamic, physical, moving (literally), touching (even more literally) and hilarious; this is the New Art Club, Tom Roden and Pete Shenton, two men who are on a mission to make you … 

The World of Palms

The World of Palms

Showcasing the current state of knowledge concerning the biodiversity of the spectacular palm family, this exhibition takes you on a journey through the discovery, collection, stud… 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World is far more than its name would suggest. 

Jewellery of the World

Jewellery of the World

Galerie Mirages presents a stunning selling exhibition showcasing exclusive jade jewellery, Roman glass, Polish designer, trade beads, tribal collection, pearls, lapis lazuli, turq… 

How the World Wags

How the World Wags

Croydon’s amateur dramatics club brings to the Fringe a perfectly nice but mediocre sketch show. 

New York Musical Theater Festival

New York Musical Theater Festival

(performances start on July 7) Summer will become just that much more harmonious when this festival opens its 11th season. 

HELLUVA TOWN: A New York Soundtrack

HELLUVA TOWN: A New York Soundtrack

Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano are an adorable husband and duo, a pair of very talented musicians who have flown from New York to perform Helluva Town, their Ipod shuffle soundt… 

The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek - All New Show

The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek - All New Show

In the packed venue an announcement hushes the audience and a video projection introduces the trio: the Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek. 

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. 

Alan Hudson's Not So Secret World of Magic

Alan Hudson's Not So Secret World of Magic

Alan Hudson tries something a little different with this magic show, choosing to weave his tricks around a story of how he came to be at the Fringe in the first place. 

New Art Club: Quiet Act of Destruction

New Art Club: Quiet Act of Destruction

New Art Club are certainly as good as their word, and over an hour they they recount an elaborate tale which centres around a fierce rivalry between two small, dull villages in Cam… 

New Gondoliers Play Mediterranean Homesick Blues

New Gondoliers Play Mediterranean Homesick Blues

What do you get if you mix Gogol Bordello with Bob Dylan, but without Dylan’s lyrical genius? The New Gondoliers. 

Kev Orkian in Concert - The World's Favourite Foreigner

Kev Orkian in Concert - The World's Favourite Foreigner

Kev Orkian of Britain’s Got Talent! fame has toured the world and performed for royalty. 

Three Balls and a New Suit

Three Balls and a New Suit

I sit here, chastised, after trying to prove to myself that I could still juggle using eggs filled with jelly beans. 

Best in the World

Best in the World

The Northern Stage at St Stephen’s is a rather wonderful room, and the Unfolding Theatre Company’s Best in the World – directed by Annie Rigby, written by Carina Rodney and p… 

Songs For a New World

Songs For a New World

Songs For a New World is a perennially popular Fringe favourite, a revue of cabaret numbers by Jason Robert Brown loosely themed around the American experience. 

Superbard Starts to Save the World

Superbard Starts to Save the World

George Lewkowicz’s Superbard Starts to Save the World never quite finds its feet despite game attempts by the show’s creator to inject life into its rather confused narrative. 

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. 

To The End Of The World

To The End Of The World

From the moment you arrive at the top floor of C SoCo, be prepared to be whisked into the whirlwind of energy created by this tightly drilled ensemble. 

The Table - New and Improved!

The Table - New and Improved!

Our protagonist, Moses the cardboard puppet, describes himself as a ‘funny little puppet dancing on the table’, but this piece is so much more than that. 

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. 

Lost World

Lost World

Arthur Conan Doyle’s story of The Lost World is brought to life using live animation and music by the members of The Paper Cinema. 

Danny Bevins: Infectious Waste

Danny Bevins: Infectious Waste

Danny Bevins is not a gentle comedian. 

What the Heart Remembers: The Women and Children of Darfur

What the Heart Remembers: The Women and Children of Darfur

This theatre/dance offering from the University of South Florida lacks subtlety and feels overly affronting in its clumsy and somewhat confused form. 

Men of The World

Men of The World

John Godber is generally a safe bet in terms of production. 

Dear World

Dear World

‘Dear World’ is one of those problem musicals, beloved by its creator Jerry Herman but, like his other sickly child ‘Mack and Mabel’, never quite taking off. 

Jessica Fostekew: Brave New Word

Jessica Fostekew: Brave New Word

Jessica Fostekew is in love with words. 

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… 

Jack Barry and Patrick Turpin: Your New Mild Friends

Jack Barry and Patrick Turpin: Your New Mild Friends

This pair of independent comedians is sure to evoke a titter from even the stoniest of critics. 

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. 

Colin Hoult: Enemy of the World

Colin Hoult: Enemy of the World

David Tennant and Robert Peston walk into a bar. 

Luke Wright - Your New Favourite Poet

Luke Wright - Your New Favourite Poet

Luke Wright doesn’t invite audiences to buy a printed anthology of his work after he performs: he invites them to buy his CD. 

God’s Pottery Saves The World

God’s Pottery Saves The World

It is an absolute delight to be able to report that Jeremiah Smallchild and Gideon Lamb have returned to the den of iniquity, incontinence, drug-peddling and pederasty that is the … 

Fat Kitten vs. the World

Fat Kitten vs. the World

Bright and sparky comedy group Fat Kitten take the art of improvisation to a whole new level in what they call a ‘vicious improv match to the death’. 

Vladimir McTavish: A Scottish History of the World

Vladimir McTavish: A Scottish History of the World

Where better to hear about Scottish history and the current state of affairs than the SNP Club that becomes Stand II for the duration of the festival? Scottish comedy stalwart Vlad… 

Songs For A New World

Songs For A New World

Jason Robert Brown’s American song-cycle is a Fringe favourite with student companies. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Follow Phileas Fogg and his adorable madcap valet, Passepartout, as they race against time to circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. 

Dana Alexander: New Arrival

Dana Alexander: New Arrival

Dana Alexander arrives on this side of the Atlantic with a significant reputation, but the venue chosen for Alexander can only be described as ambitiously large for a comic at her … 

The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek- All New Show 2012

The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek- All New Show 2012

A comedy sketch show, promising 32 new and hilarious sketches in under an hour. 

Spring Awakening (A New Musical)

Spring Awakening (A New Musical)

The youth of Captivate Drama’s front of house staff and their venue at the Edinburgh Academy led me to expect a school play. 

Songs for a New World

Songs for a New World

Fresh from the American High School Theatre Festival, this talented group of students give a simple, classy performance of the Jason Robert Brown song cycle. 

Scottish Music Traditional and New

Scottish Music Traditional and New

The bagpipes might be the butt of more jokes at the Fringe than any other subject. 

Adam Larter: Happy New Year - A Free Comedy Show

Adam Larter: Happy New Year - A Free Comedy Show

Adam Larter splatters onto his stage like paint from Jackson Pollock’s paintbrush, ungainly and definitely not graceful as he crashes all over the place. 

Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant World

Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant World

Stewart Lee’s 2012 show had already had quite an airing before it came to The Assembly Rooms for the Fringe. 

Tiernan Douieb vs the World

Tiernan Douieb vs the World

Tiernan Douieb is an interesting comedian. 

The Emperor’s New Clothes

The Emperor’s New Clothes

This show is loosely based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson. 

Dream Plays (Scenes From a Play I'll Never Write)

Dream Plays (Scenes From a Play I'll Never Write)

The Traverse Theatre Company is spending the next fortnight showing breakfast-time script-in-hand readings of pieces of specially commissioned new writing. 

Terezin: Children of the Holocaust

Terezin: Children of the Holocaust

Terezin Concentration Camp is an utterly fascinating story; built in the Czech Republic, it was inspected by the Red Cross, and during the visit the Nazis turned the camp into a ho… 

World War Wonderful!

World War Wonderful!

The Wonderful Sisters are a singing trio cabaret act from Australia who welcome us to their show with a charming three part harmony song, ‘Down in Louisiana. 

Danny Bhoy - By the Way

Danny Bhoy - By the Way

This is consumate top-class stand-up comedy from Danny Bhoy. 

New Rope String Band

New Rope String Band

Musical comedy is a risky business. 

Children's Underground Tour

Children's Underground Tour

Children’s Underground Tour offers families the chance to be guided round Edinburgh’s haunted vaults. 

The Wonderful World of Wilfredo

The Wonderful World of Wilfredo

Embracing the wonderful world of Wilfredo feels like it’s going to be quite an arduous task once this misfortunate creature greets you, but how wrong you can be. 

CappellaJuice: Beyond the Wardrobe

CappellaJuice: Beyond the Wardrobe

CapellaJuice describe their show as a ‘clothes-based musical revue’. 

Plague! The Musical

Plague! The Musical

This is fast-moving musical treatment of the bubonic plague of London performed by a bouyant cast of young actor/singers, but the strong and vibrant performances all round are let … 

If I ruled the World

If I ruled the World

If I Ruled the World is a 20-minute, interactive audio performance set in Brighton Station. 

The Enchanted Lovers – A New Dido

The Enchanted Lovers – A New Dido

This is a cut-down, updated version of Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, created by Howard Goodall in 1986 for the South Bank Show. 

Chinese Music Traditional and New

Chinese Music Traditional and New

The connection between traditional Scottish music and Chinese music is something I had given no thought to until this concert, but the Harmony Ensemble changed all that with their … 

A British Guide to World Peace

A British Guide to World Peace

A British Guide to World Peace is Toby Mitchell’s third in a trilogy of ‘British Guide’ shows that started with ‘French Pop’ in 2005 and then ‘World Religion’ last year. 

Pam Ann - One World Alliance

Pam Ann - One World Alliance

Please ensure your seat is in the upright position and that your tray tables are securely stowed. 

Double Edge's Flames Over New Jersey

Double Edge's Flames Over New Jersey

Double Edge provides excellent entertainment here in the damp, sweaty attic of Underbelly, the ideal venue for their immersive piece set in a 1930’s Princeton speakeasy. 

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. 

By Grace: A New Musical

By Grace: A New Musical

The epitome of Hollywood glamour, Grace Kelly’s perfect face beams at you from a screen as you enter the space. 

Hotel World

Hotel World

The play is set largely in and around a hotel, part of the Global Hotel chain. 

New York International Fringe Festival

New York International Fringe Festival

(performances start on Aug. 

Grim: A New Musical

Grim: A New Musical

It’s a breath of fresh air to watch something as ambitious – perhaps too ambitious – as The Untold Theatre Company’s brand-new full-length original musical, Grim. 

The World's Greatest Walking Tour of Edinburgh

The World's Greatest Walking Tour of Edinburgh

At the beginning of this tour we’re on Lothian Street and Cuth when our guide boldly informs us that we are on Lothian Road. 

The I Hate Children Children's Show

The I Hate Children Children's Show

The I Hate Children Children’s Show is back for another Fringe and this year, they’re meaner than ever. 

Danny Robins – Dannyfest

Danny Robins – Dannyfest

Get the whole summer festival experience over with in just an hour as Danny Robins takes you through all you need to know – from the Dance Tent, to the Main Stage to the drugs and… 

6.0: How Heap And Pebble Took On The World And Won

6.0: How Heap And Pebble Took On The World And Won

Dancing Brick are a company that have done well at the Fringe over the years. 

43 Plays For 43 Presidents

43 Plays For 43 Presidents

The careers of all 43 Presidents of the USA, from George Washington to George Bush, covered in an hour and a half. 

Another New World

Another New World

This was not quite the show I was expecting. 

A British Guide To World Religions

A British Guide To World Religions

Religious belief is a funny thing - so much so that duo Toby Mitchell and Sarah Thomas Lane have devised an hour long comedy show to describe it. 

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows. 

The World According to Bertie

The World According to Bertie

This piece is an adaption of Alexander McCall Smith’s popular novel which follows the lives of the residents of 44 Scotland Street. 

End of the World Show 2012

End of the World Show 2012

The End of the World Show is an entertaining whirl through the world’s major religions and their approaches to the eponymous End-Times, written and performed by comedian Mark Spe… 

Jest Like Danny Kaye

Jest Like Danny Kaye

For many thousands of even seasoned Fringe-goers, the mystique and delights of the Famous Speigel Garden can frequently be passed by, with the comparatively few shows that it offer… 

What The World Needs

What The World Needs

Oh Dear. 

The World Over

The World Over

No one could accuse St Andrews Mermaids for lack of ambition. 

Make Music New York

Make Music New York

The streets, plazas, parks and waterfronts of the five boroughs will be alive with music during this free, outdoor extravaganza, which features over 1,300 concerts from dawn to dus… 

Perfect Children

Perfect Children

It is the school year 2506-7 at Apple Valley Preparatory School. 

Sid Samberg Plays

Sid Samberg Plays

This one-off concert, part of a series from St Andrew’s and St George’s West, was held in the Royal Overseas League in a room cooled to such an extent that the air conditioning… 

The Fall Children

The Fall Children

I have always been of the belief that children’s shows require an element of the surreal for both the captivation of the children, and piquing the interest of the parents that pa… 

Lick & Chew - The World Is Just Enough

Lick & Chew - The World Is Just Enough

Lick and Chew are a boy/girl duo taking you through a whirlwind series of sketches held together nicely by an underlying travel theme. 

The New Conway Dimension

The New Conway Dimension

Your walk home from this late night show will be overwhelmingly consumed with the dilemma, ‘Was that utterly brilliant or completely terrible?’ The New Conway Dimension defies … 

Barry Morgan's World of Organs

Barry Morgan's World of Organs

Barry Morgan’s act rests heavily on double entendre. 

Champion of Champions!

Champion of Champions!

“Has anyone been watching the Olympics?” called out story tellers Macastory at the beginning of the show. 

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… 

DJ Danny - Music Therapy

DJ Danny - Music Therapy

High-school teachers by day, DJ Danny and his glamorous assistant (the P. 

The Way of the World

The Way of the World

Updating Shakespeare into modern dress may be de rigeur, but it takes a lot of nerve to do the same with restoration comedy, much of the appeal of which for modern audiences - and … 

The Mysterious World of Clovis Van Darkhelm

The Mysterious World of Clovis Van Darkhelm

Ever wondered if magic can really happen? Do ghosts exist? What actually is Anthropology? Clovis Van Darkhelm has some answers, though they may not be exactly what you were expecti… 

Utopia (Beyond the Words) and Clothes

Utopia (Beyond the Words) and Clothes

Sometimes when a show tries to be too abstract it simply becomes incomprehensible; this was one of those performances where figuring out the plot was almost impossible. 

All the Queen's Children

All the Queen's Children

This young company have taken on a huge and emotive subject here; the plight of young children who arrive in this country as refugees, unaccompanied by adults. 

Sammy J: Skinny Man, Modern World

Sammy J: Skinny Man, Modern World

Sammy J is an Australian comedy singer-songwriter who interweaves stories from his own life with jaunty numbers on the piano, occasionally sipping on his carton of juice as a Frenc… 

Ship of Fools: Children of Twelchford

Ship of Fools: Children of Twelchford

Children of Twelchford is a rough and ready fifty minutes of free comedy from youthful quartet Ship of Fools, who claim to hail from the eponymous, unappealing and entirely imagina… 

The One Hour Plays

The One Hour Plays

With so much excellent improvisation at the Fringe, it must be difficult to compete. 

Songs For A New World

Songs For A New World

The artistic mode known as the musical usually rests on the foundation of a dramatic plot, with passionate music marking the profound and emotive elements of the production’s story… 

Bye Bye World

Bye Bye World

Olga and Dino are leaving their lives behind. 

Alun Cochrane. Owner of a Shed. And a Son. Thinks the World is Wonky.

Alun Cochrane. Owner of a Shed. And a Son. Thinks the World is Wonky.

Alun Cochrane is the owner of a shed and a son and holds these as signs that he is growing up. 

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

I have faint memories of being taken to a children’s dance and movement class when I was about two. 

The One Hour Plays

The One Hour Plays

The idea behind The One Hour Plays is that through audience involvement a script can be written, cast and performed with the appropriate costumes, props and music in under an hour. 

Damien Crow: The World According to Damien Crow

Damien Crow: The World According to Damien Crow

Mid-afternoon, an audience of just 10 people is not what most standups would want to see in front of them. 

Helen Keen: Into the Beyond

Helen Keen: Into the Beyond

Helen Keen’s latest show is a fairly mixed bag. 

Three Balls and a New Suit

Three Balls and a New Suit

The Voodoo Rooms provide old-school trendy surroundings for a comedy variety show. 

Meow Meow in Beyond Glamour: The Absinth Tour

Meow Meow in Beyond Glamour: The Absinth Tour

With dark red velvet hanging from the walls, subdued lighting and wooden benches there is a sense of decadent opulence in the Bosco theatre tonight, which even before the acts star… 

Beyond Hillsborough

Beyond Hillsborough

The events of Saturday 15th of April 1989 will be forever etched in the memory of both Merseyside and around the world, as viewers of BBC Grandstand watched the Hillsborough footba… 

Danny Buckler: The Phantom

Danny Buckler: The Phantom

This debut show from Danny Buckler is a resounding success. 

Danny McLoughlin - The Truth, the Half-Truth and Nothing Like the Truth

Danny McLoughlin - The Truth, the Half-Truth and Nothing Like the Truth

The Truth, the Half-Truth and Nothing Like the Truth promises an hour of solid stand-up. 

Mr Braithwaite Has a New Boy

Mr Braithwaite Has a New Boy

This droll play follows the life of an elderly gay man and the relationship he develops with a male prostitute. 

Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award: Final

Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award: Final

Vote excitedly alongside dozens of international talent scouts for 2018’s hottest breakthrough stars in the making, who battle for glory, fame and the shiny moose trophy. 

Quatuor Mona plays Debussy and Beethoven

Quatuor Mona plays Debussy and Beethoven

This young string quartet, founded in 2018, is borne out of the friendship of four former students at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique in Paris. 

London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

John Adams HarmonielehreRachmaninov Symphony No 2 One of the world’s most electrifying musical partnerships, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra return following… 

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Qigang Wu Xing ‘The Five Elements’Dvořák Cello Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No 5 The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is China’s premier classical ensemble – and an orchestr… 

BBC Symphony Orchestra

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No 2 Mahler Symphony No 4 From a dance with the devil to a child’s awestruck view of heaven – Mahler’s Fourth is his shortest, sunniest symphon… 

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Sir James MacMillan A Scotch BestiaryWoman of the Apocalypse Not only one of the world’s most revered and exceptional composers, Sir James MacMillan is also an immensely popular… 

Emma Hack - New Works

Emma Hack - New Works

EMMA HACK is an Australian artist working in the unique medium of body paint installation and photography. 

The World Pun Championships

The World Pun Championships

The World Pun Championships! Comedians compete against each other in the ultimate battle of wits! Hosted by Taylor Goodwin the Guinness World Record for Most Jokes told in an Hour … 

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. 

VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024

VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024

VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn. 

Plays and Panto in Penge

Plays and Panto in Penge

The Bridge House Theatre, Penge announces its autumn/winter programme. 

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. 

Seeing Cinderella in a Whole New Light

Seeing Cinderella in a Whole New Light

If you thought Cinderella was just for panto season, as the team behind Greenwich Theatre’s new production tells Simon Ximenez, “Oh no it’s not.”  

An interview with the fabulous Danny Beard

An interview with the fabulous Danny Beard

James Macfarlane sits down with the one and only Danny Beard to discuss their debut Fringe show Danny Beard and Their Band, life since winning RuPaul's Drag Race UK and why the art... 

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 5: New Town

Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 5: New Town

The fifth in our festival pub crawls traverses the New Town.  

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.  

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. 

‘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... 

The Edinburgh Cocktail Festival is this Year’s New Kid on the Block

The Edinburgh Cocktail Festival is this Year’s New Kid on the Block

Back in 1947 the founders of the Edinburgh International Festival could hardly have imagined what their legacy would be. 

Edinburgh Barstar of the Day: Danny Smith

Edinburgh Barstar of the Day: Danny Smith

Edinburgh is Festival City for good reason, and amongst all the theatre, comedy, books and arts there's even a Scottish Gin Festival. 

The Scottish Story Telling Centre: A Venue for Voices

The Scottish Story Telling Centre: A Venue for Voices

The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events... 

Clique’s Milly Thomas Dives in at the Deep End with Two Plays this Fringe

Clique’s Milly Thomas Dives in at the Deep End with Two Plays this Fringe

Writer and actor Milly Thomas is best known in the theatre world for her 2016 play Clickbait and for writing an episode of Clique on BBC Three. 

Atlantic: Two New Musicals from RCS set Either Side of the Pond

Atlantic: Two New Musicals from RCS set Either Side of the Pond

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and The American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University have teamed up to bring two brand-new musicals to the Fringe. 

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support... 

Gilded Balloon launches New Town festival hub at Rose Theatre

Gilded Balloon launches New Town festival hub at Rose Theatre

Karen and Katy Koren are thrilled to announce that Gilded Balloon will expand into the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town, as they embark upon an exciting new partnership with the Ros... 

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned. 

Real-Life Man Who Behaved Badly Features in New Greenwich Comedy

Real-Life Man Who Behaved Badly Features in New Greenwich Comedy

Celebrated actor, Ian Lindsay (Men Behaving Badly, Benidorm) directs the world première of his play Chinese Whispers at the Greenwich Theatre from July 13th-23rd based on the... 

New production photography released for UK premiere of Dreamgirls

New production photography released for UK premiere of Dreamgirls

Sonia Friedman Productions has today released brand new production photography for the long-awaited UK premiere of Dreamgirls. 

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. 

Student New Writing at the Fringe: Oxford, Warwick and St Andrews Students Compare Notes

Student New Writing at the Fringe: Oxford, Warwick and St Andrews Students Compare Notes

The Fringe is the single most exciting date in the student-theatre calendar. 

Us/Them's Carly Wijs & Gytha Parmentier are Talking Terrorism to Children at Summerhall

Us/Them's Carly Wijs & Gytha Parmentier are Talking Terrorism to Children at Summerhall

Us/Them, a family dance show about terrorism, has been one of the surprise hits of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. 

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. 

Sun, Chen-Chieh on Inspiring Children to Becoming Puppeteers

Sun, Chen-Chieh on Inspiring Children to Becoming Puppeteers

The Adventure of Puppets charts the voyage of two explorers as they venture into the unknown. 

Stop The Train's Rick Guard on the Magic of New Musicals at the Fringe

Stop The Train's Rick Guard on the Magic of New Musicals at the Fringe

Stop The Train is a new musical from Rick Guard and Phil Rice following the story of commuters plunged into a dangerous situation - and forced to talk to each other. 

​Milk Playwright Ross Dunsmore on Bravery in New Writing

​Milk Playwright Ross Dunsmore on Bravery in New Writing

What do we need to nourish ourselves? Is love enough? Can we definitively say that Nandos are the kings of fast food? Such questions and more are explored in the invigorating new p... 

​Dracula Director Danny Wainwright on Mixing Politics with Comedy

​Dracula Director Danny Wainwright on Mixing Politics with Comedy

There couldn’t be a more poignant time to retell the story of Dracula with a 21st-century twang. 

​Riverdance’s Suzanne Cleary & Peter Harding on Creating New Dance Traditions

​Riverdance’s Suzanne Cleary & Peter Harding on Creating New Dance Traditions

Into the Water is a fantastical folk-dance adventure set in a magical wasteland. 

​Bedlam Producer Cordelia Grierson on Staging New Writing in Peoples’ Homes

​Bedlam Producer Cordelia Grierson on Staging New Writing in Peoples’ Homes

Three AM in Edinburgh is something of a witching hour. 

James Wilson-Taylor's First Show About Himself: Ginger is the New Black

James Wilson-Taylor's First Show About Himself: Ginger is the New Black

The festival is a place for the taboo and James Wilson-Taylor has brought the final taboo to Edinburgh… sort of? Ginger is the New Black sets out to rebrand redheads and challeng... 

SpaceDating: Stories from Around the World

SpaceDating: Stories from Around the World

Today Broadway Baby is having a chat with Katie Merritt, whose company is performing Stories from Around the World this Fringe! 

Rhydian to star as the Dentist in new UK tour of Little Shop of Horrors

Rhydian to star as the Dentist in new UK tour of Little Shop of Horrors

Hit musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors is back, and bringing everyone’s favourite carnivorous plant to theatres across the UK in a brand new tour for 2016, opening at Bournemo... 

C Venues launches new flagship venue at St Stephen’s Stockbridge

C Venues launches new flagship venue at St Stephen’s Stockbridge

Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable. 

New festival launched in Brighton

New festival launched in Brighton

Expectantly waiting for the Brighton Fringe? Then we’ve got the perfect antidote. 

Lach named Associate Producer with UA and New Town Theatre for EdFringe 2016

Lach named Associate Producer with UA and New Town Theatre for EdFringe 2016

Universal Arts announced this week that they are thrilled to be bringing BBC Radio 4 star Lach on board to produce and programme shows at the New Town Theatre (96 George St) for Th... 

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Brighton Fringe has officially launched. 

The night Princess Diana went to a gay bar. New musical opens tonight.

The night Princess Diana went to a gay bar. New musical opens tonight.

The night Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett smuggled Princess Diana into an iconic gay venue is the stuff of legend. 

​Sarah McIntosh: 11 hours of James Plays in one day? Challenge Accepted.

​Sarah McIntosh: 11 hours of James Plays in one day? Challenge Accepted.

It’s been nearly two years since The James Plays made their considerable impression at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival and today audiences have the opportunity to spend... 

Rona Munro on Writing The James Plays: 'I was working on them all simultaneously'

Rona Munro on Writing The James Plays: 'I was working on them all simultaneously'

Rona Munro is an award-winning Scottish writer for theatre, television and radio. 

New Diorama offers financial support for Theatremakers

New Diorama offers financial support for Theatremakers

In recent years London’s New Diorama Theatre has established itself as a home for emerging companies to develop, flourish creatively, and forge viable and sustainable careers as ... 

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... 

Brave new venture for Underbelly in Hong Kong

Brave new venture for Underbelly in Hong Kong

The iconic purple cow makes its first trip overseas and has taken up residency at the harbour front in Hong Kong. 

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre. 

James Plays Playwright Rona Munro does Christmas at the Traverse

James Plays Playwright Rona Munro does Christmas at the Traverse

Rona Munro, writer of the three James Plays – critically acclaimed and popular with audiences at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival – has a new collaboration with Stephe... 

New bursary to help Fringe virgins get to Brighton

New bursary to help Fringe virgins get to Brighton

If you have never dipped your toe in the Fringe waters as a performer, now is your chance to take part in England’s largest arts festival 

​‘My first foray into the world of drama’ - Spoken-Word Legend Luke Wright

​‘My first foray into the world of drama’ - Spoken-Word Legend Luke Wright

Luke Wright is a British poet, performer and broadcaster. 

'39 Steps meets Naked Gun but for children' - Adapting the Falcon’s Malteser for the Fringe

'39 Steps meets Naked Gun but for children' - Adapting the Falcon’s Malteser for the Fringe

The Falcon’s Malteser is the story of private detective Tim Diamond and his younger brother Nick becoming embroiled in a malteser-related mystery. 

Steffan Alun: Edinburgh Is The World’s Largest Green Room

Steffan Alun: Edinburgh Is The World’s Largest Green Room

Stand Up Steffan Alun has a fair few things to say about stepping up to stand up at the Free Fringe. 

​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 ... 

Prepare to encounter New York's own 21st century vaudevillian duo!

Prepare to encounter New York's own 21st century vaudevillian duo!

Gideon and Hubcap have toured over 300 of America's living rooms with this, their homemade home-show, and now welcome you into their world of belly laughs, outrageous stories and... 

'Poetry is not as inclusive as it should be' - European Slam Champion MiKo Berry

'Poetry is not as inclusive as it should be' - European Slam Champion MiKo Berry

European Slam Champion MiKo Berry is a founder of Loud Poets, a spoken-word collective bringing their second show to the Scottish Storytelling Centre this August. 

Broadway Baby claims new Twitter home

Broadway Baby claims new Twitter home

Broadway Baby's Twitter account has moved to the shorter, more appropriate home of @broadwaybaby - if you were already following us, you don't need to re-follow as you'll auto...