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Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
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
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
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
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Felicity Ward: I’m Exhausting!
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 16th Nov 2024
Star of ‘The Office’ (Australia), Felicity Ward returns for her first national tour in 5 years… only to make you laugh! Out loud.
Land of the Free
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Southwark Playhouse
- 9th Oct - 9th Nov 2024
“The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one” Abraham Lincoln1865.
Tom Ward: Choose Your Delusion
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 26th Sep 2024
Do you ever feel like this isn’t how it was meant to be? You wanted your life to be a series of stylish, cinematic moments… shots of you in a silk robe walk…
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Sheraton Grand Hotel
- 22nd Aug 2024
Pick of the Fringe returns for a 12th year, presenting a unique and unforgettable way to entertain clients, colleagues and friends at the festival.
ITVX Presents: Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 21st - 24th Aug 2024
Don’t miss the ultimate late-night comedy extravaganza! Join us for different line-ups every night, with known faces and new acts – all broadcast LIVE on ITVX.
PBJ Presents... Favourites of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 21st Aug 2024
PBJ presents some of the best up-and-coming and established stand-up talent at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Book now to avoid disappointment!
Creationing Your Award-Winning Fringe Show with The Director!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey
- 20th - 25th Aug 2024
The visionary behind the viral short film The Director – Work At Home (viewed in excess of a dozen times in four years) and champion of off-off-off-off-off-off Broadyway, The Dir…
Wild 'n' Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 19th - 24th Aug 2024
A poignant journey, through chequered showbiz career of Eddie Garrity, interspersed with songs from the new album Wild ‘n’ Free and anecdotes from early glam rock, punk to cabaret.
Murder at the Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hill Street Theatre
- 16th - 25th Aug 2024
Mr John Winner has been found dead in his house in Morningside on the first anniversary of his huge lottery win.
Leith Comedy Festival Presents... The Edinburgh Fringe Edition
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Biscuit Factory
- 15th - 17th Aug 2024
Leith Comedy Festival showcases the funniest comedians on the Fringe at the iconic Biscuit Factory in Leith.
Absolutely (not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 15th - 16th Aug 2024
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
20 Years of the Free Fringe Festival – Charity Gala Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 14th Aug 2024
A huge gala show with all proceeds going to the Sepsis Trust, celebrating 20 years of the Laughing Horse’s Free Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Sacred Arts Festival Dance at Old Saint Paul’s Church: Dancing Ash Wednesday
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Old Saint Paul’s Church
- 13th Aug 2024
TS Eliot’s poem Ash Wednesday is widely regarded as a work of great spiritual depth.
Fringe – The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
A hilarious musical comedy about a cherished family-run hairdressing salon in Essex.
Lady Chatterley's Liver / PBH Free Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street
- 10th - 16th Aug 2024
Chaos Theory specialises in sketch, character and general off-the-wall comedy.
Django at the Fringe – Hard-Swinging Early Jazz
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Argyle Cellar Bar
- 9th - 15th Aug 2024
Straightforward hard-swinging string-led early jazz with a unique drummerless line-up evoking a collective spirit reminiscent of pre-war jazz.
Dance-Forms' 79th International Choreographers' Showcase
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Saint Stephen’s Theatre
- 7th - 9th Aug 2024
Dance-Forms Productions proudly celebrates 20 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe, presenting the cream of the crop of ritual and contemporary dance-theatre from five-sta…
Eurovision Binge at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- artSpace@StMarks
- 7th - 7th Aug 2024
Fresh from performing across Malmo and Copenhagen during this year’s Eurovision, Liverpool’s Over the Water Show Choir bring their set of chorally innovative Eurovision classics fr…
To Free a Mockingbird
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal Scots Club
- 5th - 24th Aug 2024
Written and performed by comedian Grace Aki, the award-winning solo show makes its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe! She weaves a blend of storytelling and stand-up for …
Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans
- 5th - 18th Aug 2024
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Free Royal Mile Tours
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 4th - 25th Aug 2024
Come and join us for the original free walking tour of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town and enjoy the stories of the many colourful characters who lived here.
One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word / Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Doghouse Hotel
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2024
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
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2024
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this award-winning, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun.
1 Date: The 18+ Game Show (Free!)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 3rd - 13th Aug 2024
Not for the easily offended, this hilarious brand-new dating show sees the audience play naughty games, five guys compete for a date, and overall chaos.
A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – The Fringe Fatality
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2024
Agatha Mystery’s The Rat-Trap makes its Fringe debut! But will it be curtains for the show when an actor is gruesomely murdered? Award-winning mystery maestros Highly Suspect ret…
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2024
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe.
Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at the Fringe for 20 years, an annual selection of the best in stand-up comedy in Edinburgh.
The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue, Chortle Awards 2023 and 2024, welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2024! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barr…
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Eastside
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Scissors Dance
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ George Street
- 2nd - 10th Aug 2024
Mr Heo’s cart is his eternal companion, becoming a stage and musical instrument at his disposal anytime, anywhere.
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe: Early Edition
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 12th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across the Fringe.
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 12th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across the Fringe.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone is welcome.
Dragon Shows for Babies
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- LifeCare Centre
- 1st - 20th Aug 2024
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
The perfect way to start and end your Fringe day with late and afternoon shows consisting of a revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming stand-up comedians from a…
Dragonory: Magic and Music at Edinburgh Fringe!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hootenannies @ The Apex
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Dive into Dragonory, the captivating family show at the Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by the charismatic George.
Best of Edinburgh Fringe for Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 1st - 14th Aug 2024
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe, for all the family to enjoy together.
Tom Ward: Choose Your Delusion
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at Cabaret Voltaire
- 1st - 18th Aug 2024
Tom Ward (Live at The Apollo, QI) is back, and talking all the big topics of our times – masculinity, three-star hotels, erectile dysfunction, reality TV, adverts, mental health …
Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Meeting Point at Uplands Roast Coffee Shop
- 1st - 26th Aug 2024
Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
‘Funny.
Edinbra Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Following on from it’s success in previous years, this delightful, funny show returns with a revolving line-up of the best and up-and-coming female comedians from around Edinburgh …
UNPACKED at Camden Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Camden People’s Theatre
- 1st - 4th Aug 2024
In a new show about the dark truths lurking in the dance and fitness world, Aging Ballerina finds herself tumbling down a body-dysmorphic rabbit hole at her Hollywood audition for …
Amy Mason: Free Mason
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
After an encounter with a wildlife enthusiast, the Funny Women Award finalist explores what it means to be a human animal (nightmare, tbh).
Fringe! The Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter House
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Chantelle Duprée always dreamed of becoming a star! From her “humble” upbringing in an American mid-western town, she decides to travel across the pond to perform a one-woman show…
Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Danny Clives: Danny Explains It All
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024
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…
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2024
So many comedians, so little time! In this unmissable Fringe institution, 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase, hoste…
Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
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 …
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 8th Jul 2024
Binge on the Edinburgh Fringe without leaving London! The UK’s leading comedy website, Chortle, presents a jam-packed bill of 28 comedy and variety acts headi…
Irish Youth Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 6th - 7th Jul 2024
The Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF), produced by Dublin Youth Dance Company, offers a national platform to showcase young emerging dancers performing works of leading …
Helm X Ceyda Tanc Dance
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Helm Gallery
- 1st Jun 2024
Ceyda Tanc Dance is thrilled to be showcasing brand new work as part of Helm’s exhibition, Unity.
Fringe Academy: An Introduction to Forum Theatre
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 27th - 27th May 2024
Speak Up! Act Out! in collaboration with Brighton Fringe Academy, are excited to announce an Introduction to Forum Theatre workshop, on May 27th.
KOMEDIA Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 2nd Jun 2023 - 24th May 2024
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2023 Brighton Fringe.
Fringe Academy: The Future of Brighton Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc / The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
- 22nd May 2023 - 24th May 2024
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
Danny Lee Grew | 24K Magic
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
- 24th - 26th May 2024
Join top magician Danny Lee Grew in his brand new show ‘24K Magic’ featuring magic, illusion, laughs, gasps and sleight of hand sorcery.
Llama On The Fringe!
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 20th May 2024
JoeJas is bringing his brain child Fat Llama to Brighton fringe for a fun night of genre bending! JoeJas started Fat Llama 2014 and the events portion in 2016 because he felt there…
Fringe Flicks
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Lewes Depot
- 18th - 18th May 2024
Join Brighton Fringe for our first ever shorts programme, Fringe Flicks.
Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with Chichester Festival Theatre
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 15th May 2024
Join Chichester Festival Theatre as part of our Life After Fringe series, highlighting development opportunities post-Fringe.
Fringe Academy: Engaging with UK Fringe Festivals, featuring Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 13th May 2024
Meet the Edinburgh Fringe team for coffee, biscuits and chat! Get an insight into how open-access arts festivals work in the UK and how to get involved.
KLH Dance presents: Legends
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market - Standing
- 12th May 2024
For over a decade, KLH Dance has been nurturing the talents of youth dancers in Brighton, and now, our Elite and Junior squad dancers, along with some of our KLH alumni, are taking…
Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with World Fringe and NRTF
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 10th May 2024
Join the team from World Fringe and National Rural Touring Forum to find out what’s next for you post-Fringe.
Fringe Academy: Networking at The Ledward Centre
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 8th - 29th May 2024
Come to The Ledward Centre for an hour of networking with the Brighton Fringe team, artists and participants.
Amy Mason: Free Mason
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 7th - 9th May 2024
‘A born comic.
Fringe Academy: Networking at North Laine Brewhouse
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- North Laine Brewhouse
- 7th - 28th May 2024
Come to the North Laine pub (Wiff Waff area) for an hour of networking with the Brighton Fringe team, artists and participants.
Beach Box returns to the Fringe: Where Brighton's love of sauna all began
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Beach Box Spa
- 6th May - 2nd Jun 2024
Beach Box presents an exciting line up of Sauna Rituals & events, featuring special guests to expertly guide you in a thermal journey.
Mic Records Fringe 2024 Edition
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Lewes Road Inn
- 4th May - 1st Jun 2024
Original Lineups full of the best up-and-coming Brighton’s solo, duos and full bands acts.
Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 6th May 2023 - 27th May 2024
The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 16 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 4th May - 2nd Jun 2024
A revolving line-up of some of the best established and up-and-coming comedians from the Fringe and around Brighton in a late afternoon show full of fun and laughter.
Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 4th May - 2nd Jun 2024
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
Fringe Academy: The Mark Carr & Co Sessions
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Century House
- 3rd May - 2nd Jun 2024
Time for you, coffee, cake and chat.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 5th May 2023 - 2nd Jun 2024
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Brighton Fringe! This show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastical…
Falmer Fringe Concerts
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Laurence Church by the Pond
- 3rd May - 1st Jun 2024
A selection of recitals: Friday 3rd May, 7.
South Coast Soul Revue Live at the Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 5th May 2023 - 3rd May 2024
Playing a dynamic mix of classic and contemporary soul ‘n’ funk, South Coast Soul Revue is a hi-energy eight-piece with two dynamic lead singers, a pulsating rhythm section and…
Roedean Festival Fringe Concert
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- All Saints Church
- 2nd May 2024
This festival concert is a highlight of the year.
Peckham Fringe Festival
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Theatre Peckham
- 1st May - 8th Jun 2024
Returning for a third year, Peckham Fringe are back for 2024! This inclusive and dynamic performing arts festival will take place at Theatre Peckham, showcasing a lineup of over 20…
Fringe Academy: How to Flyer in 2024
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Pier Werks
- 25th Apr 2024
Flyering regulations have changed in Brighton and Hove for 2024, join the Brighton Fringe team to learn about flyering this Fringe.
Fringe Academy: Meeting Other Brighton Fringe First-Timers
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Fringe Academy
- 24th Apr 2024
A networking opportunity to meet other Brighton Fringe artists and venues who are also taking part for the first time in 2024.
Fringe Academy: Press Panel
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Fringe Academy
- 17th Apr 2024
Wondering how to attract press to your Brighton Fringe event? Join this panel session to learn about press releases, reviews, and more! This Fringe Academy will operate in a Q&A s…
Ceyda Tanc Dance: KIZLAR
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton
- The Old Market
- 16th - 17th Mar 2024
A celebration of what it means to be female, KIZLAR is an aesthetically driven exploration of femininity and masculinity, strength and vulnerability, creating a visually stunning d…
A Dance of Two Halves | Kālā Pānī
- Listing Theatre
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 29th Feb - 1st Mar 2024
A Dance of Two Halves A dance between bodies and souls.
We Dance
- Listing Theatre
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 2nd Nov 2023
We Dance is a theatrical exploration of black womanhood and femininity.
Life Lines: Poetry, Dance and Music by Sage Dance Company, Rack Press Poets
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Holborn Library
- 19th Oct 2023
A cabaret-style event mixing poetry, music and contemporary dance, with Sage Dance Company, a ballet-based dance company for ages 55+, and Rack Press Poetry, an independent poetry …
Danny LoPriore Live in London
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 10th Oct 2023
Dannny is a Podcast host, Social Media Star, musician & comedian.
Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Royal Albert Hall
- 7th - 7th Oct 2023
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…
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE!
- Listing Theatre
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 19th - 23rd Sep 2023
For sale: feet pics, freshly painted.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Modern Masters
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 9th - 16th Sep 2023
Roy’s Joys by Twyla Tharp This silky, sultry work embodies the spontaneity of the 1940s and 50s jazz soundtrack by Roy Eldridge.
Cadenza at the Fringe 2023
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 26th Aug 2023
Under new director Timothy Coleman Cadenza performs music of three women composers: a new commission for choir by Janet Wheeler dedicated to our former Director Jenny Sumerling, Th…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Programme 2
- Listing Dance
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Festival Theatre
- 24th - 25th Aug 2023
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs an evening of beloved classics choreographed by their game-changing founder.
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Sheraton Grand Hotel
- 24th Aug 2023
An exclusive evening that presents the best of the year’s Fringe acts together in one evening of comedy and fine dining.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Programme 1
- Listing Dance
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Festival Theatre
- 23rd - 25th Aug 2023
The legendary American dance company dazzles with technical brilliance and passionate energy, bringing audiences to their feet at every performance.
Danny Beard and Their Band
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 21st - 25th Aug 2023
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 Bite, Late-Night (A Mouthful of Fringe Mayhem)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 21st - 27th Aug 2023
Raucous, wild and an incy bit different – this one-hour compilation show with a changing nightly lineup, gives you a fabulous cross section of Fringe mayhem in one wild bite-size…
Free Medical Advice
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 21st - 26th Aug 2023
An NHS staff room.
Danny Bhoy – Now Is Not a Good Time
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 20th - 27th Aug 2023
2023 finally sees the return of Danny Bhoy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the world premiere of his brand-new show.
Django at the Fringe: A Tribute to Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Argyle Cellar Bar
- 20th - 23rd Aug 2023
Scottish/English violinist Matt Holborn and a group of London-based musicians formed for this year’s Fringe, known internationally for their distinctive hard-swinging approach to…
Rave Forever – Fringe Special feat Yogi Haughton
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Liquid Room
- 19th Aug 2023
Rave Forever is back at Edinburgh’s Liquid Rooms this August for a 5am-finish Fringe special with the man responsible for bringing Acid House to Scotland back in the late 80s, the …
The Centrepiece Global Sacred Circle Dance, Lighting up the World with Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Craigmillar Park Church
- 19th - 19th Aug 2023
Discover and enjoy traditional dance from around the world with our experienced teachers.
The Fringe at Prestonfield: Hosted by Christopher Biggins
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stables at Prestonfield
- 18th - 25th Aug 2023
Christopher Biggins requests your pleasure for our inaugural season of cabaret and chat at this illustrious venue.
The White Heather Club's Fringe Ceilidh
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bonnie & Wild’s Scottish Marketplace
- 17th Aug 2023
Book your spot at the The White Heather Club for a night of traditional Scottish dancing at Bonnie & Wild’s legendary Food Hall in the St James Quarter.
I'm Doing the Edinburgh Fringe With My Grandad
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle
- 17th - 22nd Aug 2023
Offbeat intergenerational stand-up from two of Bristol’s most inventive new comedians, Greg Curzon (‘hilarious.
Absolutely (not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 17th - 18th Aug 2023
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
Tim Kraft Live at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hootenannies @ The Apex
- 17th - 20th Aug 2023
All the way from Canada, Tim Kraft joins Hootenannies (Hoot 4) at The Apex for an hour of stand-up comedy live at the Edinburgh Fringe, from 17th to 20th August at 18:20.
Best of Adelaide's Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 16th - 27th Aug 2023
Constantly rotating line-up of the best comics at this year’s festival.
Free – Concert Band Performance
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stockbridge Church
- 13th Aug 2023
A wonderful and varied selection of concert band music from 40 musicians featuring music from stage and screen! A free concert with donations to support Edinburgh Direct Aid.
Edinburgh Fringe Fling
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Old Dr Bells Baths
- 13th Aug 2023
The Edinburgh Fringe Fling will debut at the Old Dr Bells Baths at this year’s Festival Fringe.
Healthy Harmonies at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps
- 12th Aug 2023
Healthy Harmonies, NHS Fife staff choir, is once again delighted to be returning to the Edinburgh Fringe – very much a highlight in the choir’s diary.
Museum Late: Fringe Fridays
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 11th - 18th Aug 2023
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours.
Roast Battle Scotland: Fringe 2023
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Live Stream
- 10th - 24th Aug 2023
The show that turns smack talk into an art form.
Little Ward of Horrors
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Rolph
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 12th Aug, 2023
Little Ward of Horrors, unfortunately, seems to somewhat fall into the category of sketch shows that sell tickets due to their name, The Malignant Humours.
Free Royal Mile Tours
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 6th - 27th Aug 2023
Come and join us for the original free walking tour, packed with the rich historical sites and tales of the many colourful characters around the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
Drunk Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Alchemist | George Street
- 5th - 26th Aug 2023
In Drunk Fringe, you will see some of the best comedy and variety acts after they’ve had one too many.
Best of Camden Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 5th - 23rd Aug 2023
Four mixed-bill nights celebrating the Best of Camden Fringe! Come down to Camden Comedy Club to see your fellow festival funny people get on stage and entertain us for 10-12 min…
Danny Ward: A Ward Winning!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
- 5th - 27th Aug 2023
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…
Markus Birdman: Platinum – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Liquid Room
- 5th - 20th Aug 2023
June 2021, I had a stroke.
Sofa SoFunny So Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin
- 5th - 27th Aug 2023
Fringe version of the five-star hit comedy show by Leslie Gold (American) and Nick Kirk (not), with a different guest comedian each show.
Best of Camden Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 5th - 23rd Aug 2023
Four mixed-bill late nights celebrating the Best of Camden Fringe comedy! A set of different comic performers from across Camden Fringe will be on each night at Camden Comedy Clu…
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 26th Aug 2023
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 5th - 28th Aug 2023
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 5th - 27th Aug 2023
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.
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe: Early Edition
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for an 11th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across…
Fringe Act of the Year
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hootenannies @ The Apex
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The only Fringe award entirely decided by the audience.
The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2023!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy / Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
- 4th - 26th Aug 2023
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue (Chortle Awards 2023) welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2023! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barrel Comedy…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy: Late Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2023
A revolving line-up of some of the best established and up-and-coming comedians from around the Fringe in a late show full of fun and laughter.
Loud Poets: Best of Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 4th - 18th Aug 2023
Showcasing the top spoken word talent the festival has to offer – from the laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets c…
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
Laughing Horse Clean Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at the Fringe for 19 years, an annual selection of the best in stand-up comedy in Edinburgh.
Blue Note Nights – JazzMain on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
JazzMain presents Blue Note Nights.
Danny O' Brien: Sweet Child O' Brien
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
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…
The Stand's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 4th - 26th Aug 2023
The Stand’s Pick of the Fringe – The Stand’s hand-picked selection of great comedy from across the Fringe at The Stand’s New Town Theatre every Friday and Saturday night.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for an 11th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across…
The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2023!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue (Chortle Awards 2023) welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2023! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barrel Comedy…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Flamenco Fringe
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Yotel Edinburgh
- 4th - 28th Aug 2023
Award-winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company returns with the stunning flamenco music and dance they are known for.
Stuck in Free Fall
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- ZOO Playground
- 4th - 12th Aug 2023
Stuck in Free Fall is a show about Nothing.
Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 4th - 5th Aug 2023
Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Best Comedy Show Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 3rd - 15th Aug 2023
Woah.
Edinbra Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
A revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming female comedians from around the Fringe in a hilarious early evening showcase guaranteed to raise more than just a few…
Scotland's Best Comedians at the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
A selection of Scotland’s best comedians hosted by five-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist, Ross Leslie.
101 Comedy – Club Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
‘Funny.
Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Meeting Point at Uplands Roast Coffee Shop
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2023
Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Returning for another year, Free Footlights brings the group for an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more.
24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Deage Paxton: Impersonable – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
A debut show from an established act on the UK circuit.
The Bite (A Mouthful of Fringe Madness)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Raucous, wild and a little bit different, this one-hour compilation show with a changing daily line-up, gives you a fabulous cross-section of Fringe madness in one crazy bite-sized…
CeilidhKids at the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone welcome.
Best of Edinburgh Fringe for Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 3rd - 13th Aug 2023
A fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe.
The Queer Comedy Club Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
The UK’s first permanent LGBTQ+ comedy club comes to Edinburgh Fringe and we’ve got a bunch of queer comedians who we know you’re going to love! Every night join us for an hour sho…
SHOWCASE FROM THE FRINGE
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- 2Northdown
- 2nd - 14th Aug 2023
Kym Nash hosts 70 Minutes of some of Reckless Comedy’s favourite up and coming acts on the circuit.
SHOWCASE FROM THE FRINGE
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- 2Northdown
- 2nd - 14th Aug 2023
Kym Nash hosts 70 Minutes of some of Reckless Comedy’s favourite up and coming acts on the circuit.
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2023
So many comedians, so little time! In this unmissable Fringe institution, 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase, hoste…
Triple Bill of Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Durham Fringe Festival
- The Assembly Rooms Theatre
- 29th - 30th Jul 2023
An evening of bold new dance theatre work: Eve Walker - ‘Fine Farewell’ The closing chapter of Eve’s time in the North East, this work is used as a celebratory moment.
Triple Bill of Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Durham Fringe Festival
- The Assembly Rooms Theatre
- 29th - 30th Jul 2023
An evening of bold new dance theatre work: Eve Walker - ‘Fine Farewell’ The closing chapter of Eve’s time in the North East, this work is used as a celebratory moment.
Lynn T. Walsh: Before The Drugs Kick In (Edinburgh Fringe Preview)
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Barons Court Theatre
- 28th - 29th Jul 2023
One of America’s top comedians, Lynn T.
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Jul 2023
Binge on the Edinburgh Fringe without leaving London! Leading comedy website Chortle presents a jam-packed bill of 28 comedy and variety acts heading to the festival in …
Dillon Dance Youth Presents
- Listing Theatre
- FUSE International
- Arthur Cotterell Theatre
- 2nd - 3rd Jul 2023
About the show Recipients of last years FUSE International's 'Best Dance Show' award, Dillon Dance Youth returns for successive year.
Best of Brighton Fringe: Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- FUSE International
- Rose Theatre
- 1st Jul 2023
About the show Each year Creative Youth’s wonderful team of young people head to Brighton Fringe to judge the best theatre and stand-up comedy shows by performers…
Dance Showcase
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- FUSE International
- Rose Theatre
- 1st Jul 2023
About the showAn unforgettable evening of dance, combining several different styles with extraordinary young talent for all audiences to enjoy.
Wandsworth Arts Fringe
- Listing All Genres
- London Fringe
- Wandsworth
- 9th - 25th Jun 2023
SW London’s bold and boundary-pushing festival of arts and culture returns for 17 brilliant days, taking over Wandsworth from 9-25 June with a jam-packed, belly-laughing, awe-ins…
Extravaganza 3: Fringe Benefits
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 4th Jun 2023
All That Bex is back with a third instalment of the most fantabulous cabaret event of recent times, Extravaganza – this time, with Fringe Benefits! Hosted by the sensational St…
Agasimbo traditional dance from Burundi
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Friends’ Meeting House
- 2nd Jun 2023
Inkinzo club culture is a group of Burundian dance, founded in 1986.
Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 2nd Jun 2023
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2023 Brighton Fringe.
MANA DANCE X MR BONGO
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 1st Jun 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
MANA DANCE X MR BONGO 23
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 1st Jun 2023
The award-wining MANA DANCE X MR BONGO returns to the Spiegeltent for an explosive evening of live music and dance.
Venue B Takeover Gig
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 30th May 2023
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Venue B Takeover Gig
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 30th May 2023
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Family Friendly Pick of the Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 27th May 2023
Celebrate the start of the May half term with a family friendly pick of the fringe! Enjoy 10 minute performances of Brighton Fringe shows that will be performing over half term we…
Russ Dewbury's Brighton Jazz Rooms Dance Fiesta!
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 26th May 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Russ Dewbury's Brighton Jazz Rooms Dance Fiesta!
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 26th May 2023
DJ Russ Dewbury brings his iconic Brighton Jazz Rooms Club night to the Spiegeltent for a rip roaring debut! The Jazz Rooms opened in 1987 and ran every weekend for an incredible 2…
Suspiciously Elvis LIVE at the Brighton Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 23rd May 2023
As a last minute addition Brighton’s own Suspiciously Elvis performs at the fringe festival bringing his own unique take on the king of Rock and Roll in his glorious Las Vegas ye…
The Future of Brighton Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 22nd May 2023
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
The Future of Brighton Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent / Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 30th May 2022 - 22nd May 2023
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
Sofa SoFunny! So Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 19th - 21st May 2023
Split show from Leslie Gold (So You Think You’re Funny semi-finalist) and Nick Kirk (West End New Act semi-finalist), usually seen collaborating on the hit London comedy show Sof…
Sofa SoFunny! So Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 19th - 21st May 2023
Split show from Leslie Gold (So You Think You’re Funny semi-finalist) and Nick Kirk (West End New Act semi-finalist), usually seen collaborating on the hit London comedy show Sof…
Ceyda Tanc Youth Dance
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 18th May 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Naive Dance Masterclass & The Dead Beat Poet
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 16th - 23rd May 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Naive Dance Masterclass & The Dead Beat Poet
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 16th - 23rd May 2023
Seasoned mavericks, Matt Rudkin and Rikki Tarascas team up to perform their most iconic works in a deft double bill of pitch-perfect satire.
Future Jazz At The Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 16th May 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Fringe Academy: How to Attract an Audience with FringeReview
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Junk Poets
- 15th May 2023
Join Paul Levy from FringeReview as he talks through the ins and outs of selling your show, writing press releases and how to attract an audience.
Fringe Academy: How to Attract an Audience with FringeReview
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Junk Poets
- 15th May 2023
Join Paul Levy from FringeReview as he talks through the ins and outs of selling your show, writing press releases and how to attract an audience.
Fringe at Falmer 2023
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Laurence Church by the Pond
- 13th - 27th May 2023
MAY 13th (Saturday, 5.
Fringe at Falmer 2023
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Laurence Church by the Pond
- 13th - 27th May 2023
May 13th - THE COPPER FAMILY May 20th - THE AMITY SINGERS May 27th - BELLADONNA, Sue Mileham, Soprano, Jane Plessner, Clarinet and Nicola Grunberg, Piano
Spiegel: Heart of the Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 10th May 2022 - 11th May 2023
Special charity showcase for Clowns Without Borders, your support spreads laughter and joy to children and families living in crisis throughout the world.
Spiegel: Heart of the Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 11th May 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Fringe Networking Drinks
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Under The Archway
- 9th - 30th May 2023
Join fellow participants, venue managers and industry professionals every Tuesday evening 7pm-9pm at Caravanserai to network, talk about your show, and find out more about other Br…
Fringe Networking Drinks
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Under The Archway
- 9th - 30th May 2023
Join fellow participants, venue managers and industry professionals every Tuesday evening 7pm-9pm at Caravanserai to network, talk about your show, and find out more about other Br…
Bursary Winner Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 8th May 2023
Not sure what to see this Fringe? Our Bursary Winner Pick of the Fringe is the perfect place to start your Brighton Fringe journey.
Bursary Winner Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 8th May 2023
Not sure what to see this Fringe? Our Bursary Winner Pick of the Fringe is the perfect place to start your Brighton Fringe journey.
Eddie Volondo: Wild And Free
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Under The Archway / Caravanserai: Fringe City Stage
- 7th - 8th May 2023
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
Eddie Volondo: Wild And Free
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Under The Archway / Caravanserai: Fringe City Stage
- 7th - 8th May 2023
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2023
A revolving line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe in a late afternoon show filled with hilarity.
Aaaaaaaargh! It's a Bonanza of Comedy from Around the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2023
It’s an early evening comedy bonanza! Back for a 4th year in Brighton, this stand-up comedy selection is an exciting mixed-pack of comics, with top headliners and the best up-and-…
Mic Records Fringe 2023 Edition
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Lewes Road Inn
- 6th May - 3rd Jun 2023
Original Lineups full of the best up-and-coming Brighton’s solo, duos and full bands acts.
Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2023
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
Fringe City
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai: Fringe City Stage
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2023
Join us every weekend 11.
Mic Records Fringe 2023 Edition
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Lewes Road Inn
- 6th May - 3rd Jun 2023
Original Lineups full of the best up-and-coming Brighton’s solo, duos and full bands acts.
Fringe City
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai: Fringe City Stage / New Road
- 7th May 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
Join us every weekend 11.
Aaaaaaaargh! It's a Bonanza of Comedy from Around the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 7th May 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
It’s an early evening comedy bonanza! Back for a 3rd year in Brighton, this stand-up comedy selection is an exciting mixed-pack of comics, with top headliners and the best up-and-…
Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 7th May 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 15 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 7th May 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
A revolving line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe in a late afternoon show filled with hilarity.
Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 7th May 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
A friendly fun-filled afternoon performance with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
Brighton's Not So Silent Disco Tour - The Coolest Interactive Dance Party
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: The Upside Down House (Beach Side)
- 5th May - 4th Jun 2023
++Please book 24 hours in advance** For last minute bookings, please check availability and call us on 07783152151 If you want to do something that might be a little bit out of y…
South Coast Soul Revue Live at the Fringe 2023
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 5th May 2023
Playing a dynamic mix of classic and contemporary soul ‘n’ funk, South Coast Soul Revue is a hi-energy eight-piece with two dynamic lead singers, a pulsating rhythm section and…
Breathing and Health: The Classical Buteyko Method's Drug-Free Approach to Reversing Chronic Disorders
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 5th May 2023
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
Brighton's Not So Silent Disco Tour - The Coolest Interactive Dance Party
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: The Upside Down House (Beach Side)
- 5th May - 4th Jun 2023
++Please book 24 hours in advance** For last minute bookings, please check availability and call us on 07783152151 If you want to do something that might be a little bit out of y…
Roedean Festival Fringe Concert
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Roedean Chapel
- 5th May 2023
This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music.
Brighton's Coolest, Interactive Dance Party Tour
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: The Upside Down House (Beach Side)
- 6th May 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
Are you ready to party? Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone, wear the best fancy dress and have the time of your life? Then join us for our Brighton Dance Extravaganza, w…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 6th May 2022 - 4th Jun 2023
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Brighton Fringe! This show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastical…
Breathing and Health: The Classical Buteyko Method's Drug-Free Approach to Reversing Chronic Disorders
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 5th May 2023
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
Dance of Death
- Review
- ★★★
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- The Coronet
- 22nd Mar, 2023
The Coronet Theatre is once again hosting The National Theatre of Norway, who have arrived with their take on August Strindberg’s dark matrimonial drama Dance of Death.
Brighton Fringe 2023 Launch
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 1st Mar 2023
Don’t miss a night of comedy, cabaret and music to celebrate the launch of Brighton Fringe 2023.
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE! | The Bag of Cats 9 Lives Show
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 17th - 18th Feb 2023
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE! For sale: feet pics, freshly painted.
The Free Association: Jacuzii
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- Crypt
- 9th - 10th Feb 2023
Come on in, the water’s fine.
Dance Me
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 7th - 14th Feb 2023
Dance Me is an exclusive creation inspired by the rich and profound work of Montreal-based poet, artist and songwriter, Leonard Cohen.
The Secret Dance Floor
- Listing
- Vault Festival
- The Flair Ground Lates
- 28th Jan 2023
Throw off your winter coat as you head in to the depths of the iconic VAULTS for The Secret Dance Floor: one night filled to the brim with flooring filing and top spinning Internat…
Innovations Contemporary Dance Platform Autumn 2022
- Review
- ★★★
- Stephanie Green
- Edinburgh
- The Studio
- 12th Nov, 2022
One of the excitements for an audience is to spot future stars.
Peter Pan’s Labyrinth
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Vaults
- 19th Oct 2022 - 7th Jan 2023
Multi award-winning comedy trio Sleeping Trees are returning with another festive mash up, this year taking JM Barrie’s beloved boy who would not grow up, adding 20 years and 50 …
Peter Pan's Labyrinth
You are formally invited to the goblin wedding of the year in this alternative comedy from Sleeping Trees! Following an internet scam, Peter Pan left Neverland, and with it, left b…
Dance Double: Saoirse na mBan + TEST 1
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 21st - 24th Sep 2022
Saoirse na mBan Ghaliah Conroy & Saoirse Lambkin O’Kane Celebrating Irish women and their feats over history, cracking the shell and seeing what lies…
The Centrepiece Session 34 – Dances of the Sea – Online Global Sacred Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 27th Aug 2022
Learn dances from around the world with our fantastic presenters.
Cadenza at the Fringe 2022
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 27th Aug 2022
Cadenza performs Handel’s joyous coronation anthem Zadok the Priest and his Foundling Hospital Anthem with its famous last chorus, Lotti’s Missa Sapientiae, admired by Handel (who …
Back to the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 26th - 27th Aug 2022
Celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, The Rolling Hills Chorus under the direction of Rosalind Johnson return again to the Edinburgh Fringe as Scotland’s Premier Barbersh…
Trashfuture: Live at the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 26th Aug 2022
The Trashfuture crew of Riley, Milo, Hussein, Nate and Alice are back at the Fringe and ready to dissect all of the absolute worst aspects of the age we live in, from nonsense star…
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Sheraton Grand Hotel
- 25th Aug 2022
An exclusive event that presents the best of the world famous Edinburgh Fringe in an evening of comedy, fine dining, networking and entertaining.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 24th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Phil Kay & Stacey Clare: Book Festival Fringe Launch Show
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pianodrome at the Old Royal High
- 22nd - 25th Aug 2022
Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe.
The Azure Sky in Oz, Yellow and Special – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ OMNi Centre
- 18th - 28th Aug 2022
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas: Dance and Stop Learning English!
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 17th Aug 2022
Hosted by comedian Susan Morrison, top academics explore dangerous ideas.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 17th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
KC Finn: Free Agent
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C piccolo
- 16th Aug 2022
Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s.
Found Our Funny at the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 16th - 28th Aug 2022
After searching far and wide, Barcelona’s finest comedic talents have Found their Funny, packed it in a bag and brought it all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe for your amusement! B…
Royal Scottish Pipers' Society Festival Fringe Performance
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- artSpace@StMarks
- 15th - 22nd Aug 2022
Performances of Highland bagpipes and small pipes by the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society and guests. Featuring light music and piobaireachd.
Sacred Arts Festival Dance at St Michael and All Saints
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Michael and All Saints
- 14th Aug 2022
Divine Dance presents John the Baptist and the Bees.
Wordz Makez Jokez – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake
- 13th - 27th Aug 2022
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Pick of the Fringe by Johnnie Walker Princes Street
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Johnnie Walker Princes Street
- 11th - 28th Aug 2022
At Johnnie Walker Princes Street, we know a thing or two about creating the perfect blend.
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 11th - 12th Aug 2022
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Paul Zerdin: Hands Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 11th - 17th Aug 2022
The America’s Got Talent winner brings his latest smash-hit show to Edinburgh for the first time.
Adam Smith: Father of the Fringe, Or Is He?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central @ Everyman Cinema
- 11th Aug 2022
Just what is the Edinburgh Fringe? Some say it’s the world’s greatest uncensored platform for freedom of expression; some see it as a free market, money-driven fun-fest.
KC Finn: Free Agent
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C place
- 10th - 18th Aug 2022
Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s.
Dance-Forms' 78th International Choreographers Showcase
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 9th - 13th Aug 2022
Dance-Forms Productions celebrates 19 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe, presenting the cream of the crop of ritual and modern dance.
Do Well. Be Well. And Dance.
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 8th - 21st Aug 2022
Ballet careers are competitive, subjective, physically demanding and risky – with an expectation of maintaining peak condition six days a week for their entire careers.
Folksville at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 8th - 22nd Aug 2022
Edinburgh’s favourite folk music night returns, packed with outstanding singer-songwriters, acoustic musicians and poets.
The Azure Sky in Oz, Yellow and Special – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street
- 7th - 28th Aug 2022
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
Free Royal Mile Tours
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 7th - 28th Aug 2022
Come join us for the original free walking tour around the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town.
Blue Note Nights – JazzMain on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 6th - 17th Aug 2022
Local jazz quartet JazzMain has built its reputation around the 50s and 60s Blue Note Jazz era, closely studying exceptional jazz artists like Dexter Gordon and his contemporaries …
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Free Fringe Music – Live at The Grand Cafe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Grande Cafe
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Join us for an afternoon of free jazz every Saturday and Sunday during the Fringe at The Grand Cafe.
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe.
Free Fringe Music – Live at Southpour
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southpour
- 6th - 27th Aug 2022
Join us for free music every Saturday night during the Fringe at Southpour with great acoustic artists playing great pop covers.
Danny Ward – You Get What You Pay For
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
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
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for an epic session of bonkers, bopping, beautiful fun.
The Future of Free Stand-Up: Steffan Alun + Support
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Canons’ Gait
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival, and this year he’s been thinking about the future.
Auldtown Stompers: Lowdown Dance – Hits from the Jazz Age and Bawdy Old Songs
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Argyle Cellar Bar
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
‘Superb and fun’ ***** (TheWeeReview.
The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2022!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Live Stream
- 6th - 27th Aug 2022
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
Dance of the Druids
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 6th - 27th Aug 2022
They should have been ridiculous.
Sean Choolburra: Didj and Dance!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 6th - 21st Aug 2022
An exciting kids’ show from an Aboriginal comedy star.
The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2022!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 6th - 27th Aug 2022
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
Wordz Makez Jokez – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Brewdog Doghouse
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Free Fringe Music – Live at The Golf Tavern
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
Join us for a huge selection of free music every Friday and Saturday night during the Fringe at The Golf Tavern with different rock/pop cover bands with a great selection of music …
Pianodrome Free Lunchtime Concerts
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pianodrome at the Old Royal High
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
Drop in daily to enjoy emerging and established artists playing for free at our specially curated lunchtime concerts.
Sport on the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- RSE Theatre
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
New to the Fringe, a chat show with leading sports figures from across the UK.
Arthur Smith: My 75 Years at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rebecca Vines
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 16th Aug, 2022
There are some things as regular at the Fringe as Biblical downpours and overpriced street food.
Holyrood Distillery Fringe Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Holyrood Distillery
- 5th - 29th Aug 2022
Enjoying a guided flavour-forward experience, you will learn how our whisky and spirits are made, and about both the traditions and innovative new methods in craft distilling emplo…
Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 5th - 6th Aug 2022
Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Daffodil Tramples the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 5th - 29th Aug 2022
Daffodil has seen it all before.
PPAS Dance Intensive Summer School Showcase
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 5th Aug 2022
PPAS (Pineapple Performing Arts School) is thrilled to present a spectacular showcase of dance featuring the students from our 2022 Dance Intensive Summer School.
Flamenco Fringe
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Yotel Edinburgh
- 5th - 29th Aug 2022
The award-winning Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company returns to the Fringe to deliver the truly authentic flamenco music and dance that they are well known for.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe: Early Edition
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 10th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across …
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Rhythms of India – Free
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 5th Aug 2022
Rhythms of India by Dr Radha Krishnan, Arabhi Krishnan and students. Storytelling using complex footwork set to rhythmic music along with facial expressions.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Decision – An Irish Dance Play
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
Edinburgh-based award-winning Siamsoir Irish dancers return with their fifth original show – an Irish dance play.
Free Fringe Music – Live at The Granary
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Granary
- 5th - 26th Aug 2022
Join us for free music every Friday night during the Fringe at The Granary with our house musician playing great acoustic pop covers.
The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase 2022!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Shrimp Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dance Base
- 5th - 14th Aug 2022
Shrimp Dance is a Butoh dance performance with live music and video art, based on research showing anti-depressants entering the sea through human waste are affecting the behaviour…
Danny O'Brien: The God of All Things Bad
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 5th - 29th Aug 2022
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…
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 10th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across …
Filthy Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 5th - 18th Aug 2022
The best comedians at the Fringe do the dirtiest jokes they have in hopes that they will get cancelled. Hosted by Chicago comedian Matt Castellvi.
Loud Poets: Best of Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
Showcasing the top spoken word talent the festival has to offer – from the laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets c…
Best of Edinburgh Fringe for Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 16th Aug 2022
A friendly fun-filled afternoon show with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around the Fringe.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
‘Funny.
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Stand-up philosophy is like stand-up comedy – except it’s philosophical.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone welcome.
Free Fringe Music – Live at Biddy Mulligans
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Join us for a huge selection of free music every night of the Fringe at Biddy’s with different rock/folk cover bands and a big selection of music right through the festival.
An American Comedy Showcase. Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Gabe Mollica brings New York-style comedy line-ups every night to Bar 50.
The Bite (A Mouthful of Fringe Madness)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Raucous, wild and a little bit different – this one-hour compilation show with a changing daily line-up, gives you a fabulous cross section of Fringe madness in one crazy bite-si…
Best of Adelaide's Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Constantly rotating line-up of the best comedians at this year’s festival.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) for an hour of stand-up, sketch, song and much more.
Anthony DeVito: My Dad Isn't Danny DeVito
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
All little boys want their dads to be superheroes.
Jonny & The Baptists: Dance Like It Never Happened
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
Oh wow, the last two years have been awful haven’t they? So what do we do now? Laugh and pretend it’s definitely fine? Or deal with the trauma of multiple lockdowns, emotional shut…
Tom Ward: Anthem
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 29th Aug, 2022
It’s a loud and rowdy Saturday night at Monkey Barrel.
Luke Wright's Late Night Dance Floor Fillers (Poems)
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
Who says poetry is box office poison? Fresh from wowing crowds opening for The Libertines and John Cooper Clarke, Luke Wright serves up banger after banger at the hottest late nigh…
Free Fringe Music – Live at Ghillie Dhu
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ghillie Dhu
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2022
Join us for free live music every Wednesday to Sunday during the Fringe at Ghillie Dhu with different indie and rock/pop artists with a great selection of music.
Please, Feel Free to Share
- Review
- ★★★★
- Elaine C
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 26th Aug, 2022
Alex Dawson (Róisin Bevan) is a successful social media guru.
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2022
So many comedians, so little time! In this unmissable Edinburgh Fringe institution, 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showc…
Dance Body
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2022
Dance is meant to be about self-expression.
The Big Free Festival Launch Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 3rd Aug 2022
Come and celebrate the start of this year’s Free Festival! See samples of all the top shows from this years Free Fest, the night before it begins – and party with the performers,…
Sweater Worthy – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pins and Needles
- 2nd - 12th Aug 2022
A one-woman performance about knitting through grief, heartache and depression. All in a pandemic. Knitting or crocheting is encouraged.
Double Bill of Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Durham Fringe Festival
- The Assembly Rooms Theatre
- 29th - 31st Jul 2022
An evening shared by Pelican Theatre and Beth Veitch Dance, created and performed by emerging female dance artists.
Double Bill of Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Durham Fringe Festival
- The Assembly Rooms Theatre
- 29th - 31st Jul 2022
An evening shared by Pelican Theatre and Beth Veitch Dance, created and performed by emerging female dance artists.
Midnight Snacks (Fringe Preview Special)
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- 2Northdown
- 10th Jul 2022
Midnight Snacks is a new breed of late-night show - a chilled out hour designed to relax you before bed, featuring surreal stories, strange sketches and tall tales.
Harun Musho'd: Why I Don’t Talk To People About Terrorism (Ludlow Fringe Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Chang Thai Bar & Restaurant
- 19th Jun 2022
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t drive. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show.
Sunday Cabaret with Danny Beard and Tanya Hyde
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 12th Jun 2022
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.
Brighton Fringe Awards Ceremony
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 5th Jun 2022
On the final day of Brighton Fringe 2022, Brighton Fringe CEO Julian Caddy leads our annual awards ceremony, handing out awards to the best of the festival, as we take the time to …
Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 1st Jun 2022
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2022 Brighton Fringe.
Bag Lady's Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
- 31st May - 5th Jun 2022
Brighton’s very own Sarah Davies brings you her new one-woman clown show, created especially for everyone’s favourite festival: Bag Lady’s Fringe.
Bag Lady's Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
- 31st May - 5th Jun 2022
Brighton’s very own Sarah Davies brings you her new one-woman clown show, created especially for everyone’s favourite festival: Bag Lady’s Fringe.
The Future of Brighton Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 30th May 2022
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
Flamenco Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market - Standing
- 30th May 2022
Award-winning flamenco guitarist and composer Daniel Martinez presents an evening of truly authentic flamenco music and dance.
Flamenco Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market - Standing
- 30th May 2022
Award-winning flamenco guitarist and composer Daniel Martinez presents an evening of truly authentic flamenco music and dance.
MANA DANCE X MR BONGO
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 26th May 2022
The award winning* MANA DANCE X MR BONGO show returns to the Spiegeltent for a new explosive journey of powerful dance and live music.
MANA DANCE X MR BONGO
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 26th May 2022 - 1st Jun 2023
The award winning* MANA DANCE X MR BONGO show returns to the Spiegeltent for a new explosive journey of powerful dance and live music.
Labyrinth
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Lantern @ ACT
- 24th - 29th May 2022
“Today I killed a man.
Labyrinth
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming / The Lantern @ ACT
- 28th May 2021 - 29th May 2022
“Today I killed a man.
The Fringe Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 20th May 2022
The Maydays present: The Fringe Show.
The Fringe Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 20th May 2022
The Maydays present: The Fringe Show.
Marcus Megastar's "The Music Of The Night" Fringe '22 Showcase
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 18th May 2022
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
Fringe Academy 1-2-1: Good art thrives on good management, advice for you from the Independent Theatre Council
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 18th May 2022
What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg…
Marcus Megastar's "The Music Of The Night" Fringe '22 Showcase
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 18th May 2022
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
Fringe Academy 1-2-1: Good art thrives on good management, advice for you from the Independent Theatre Council
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 18th May 2022
What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg…
Getting To Know You - Dance Workshop
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 17th May 2022
Join artists Martha and Chess for a fun, insightful and creative dance workshop! The workshop will lead dancers on a creative journey that draws from the creative process in the ma…
Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe: What to Expect
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 31st May 2021 - 16th May 2022
Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, either in person or online? Come along and virtually meet the team from the Fringe Society and find out wh…
Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe: What to Expect
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 16th May 2022
Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year or in the future? Maybe it’s on your bucket list, or a new year’s resolution; perhaps you’ve been bef…
Getting To Know You - Dance Workshop
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 16th May 2022
Join artists Martha and Chess for a fun, insightful and creative dance workshop! The workshop will lead dancers on a creative journey that draws from the creative process in the ma…
Ragroof Tea Dance
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 15th - 29th May 2022
The legendary Ragroof Tea Dance returns to the beautiful Brighton Spiegeltent, featuring a DJ playing vintage tunes, glamorous costumes, glorious dance displays, and our trademark …
Ragroof Tea Dance
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 15th - 29th May 2022
The legendary Ragroof Tea Dance returns to the beautiful Brighton Spiegeltent, featuring a DJ playing vintage tunes, glamorous costumes, glorious dance displays, and our trademark …
Future Jazz at The Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 12th May 2022
Future Jazz At The Fringe returns to Brighton Spiegeltent for 2022 .
Future Jazz at The Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 12th May 2022 - 16th May 2023
Future Jazz At The Fringe returns to Brighton Spiegeltent for 2022 .
Spiegel: Heart of the Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 4th Jul 2021 - 10th May 2022
Special charity showcase for Clowns Without Borders - your support spreads laughter and joy to children and families living in crisis throughout the world.
Ceyda Tanc Youth Dance
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 6th Jul 2021 - 10th May 2022
With a growing reputation for providing excellent dance education, Ceyda Tanc Dance presents a mixed bill featuring their talented youth dancers and, for the first time, guest perf…
Ceyda Tanc Youth Dance
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 10th May 2022 - 18th May 2023
With a reputation for providing excellent dance education, Ceyda Tanc Dance presents a mixed bill featuring their talented youth dancers.
The Recollection of Tony Ward
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Theatre Peckham
- 8th - 8th May 2022
Tony moves back into his childhood home after his divorce.
The Recollection of Tony Ward
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- Theatre Peckham
- 9th May, 2022
Jim Spencer Broadbent is a playwright based in South-East London, so he is delighted to be presenting his play The Recollection of Tony Ward as one of twenty-seven companies contri…
Fringe at Falmer
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Laurence Church by the Pond
- 8th May - 4th Jun 2022
FRINGE AT FALMER: May 8th: UNFENCED UNWRAPPED: Sally Wilson, Sam Brennan, Liz Woodhouse, Jane Peckham & Barney Guy- a musical confectionery: female voices, sophisticated piano, str…
Fringe at Falmer
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Laurence Church by the Pond
- 8th May - 4th Jun 2022
FRINGE AT FALMER: May 8th: UNFENCED UNWRAPPED: Sally Wilson, Sam Brennan, Liz Woodhouse, Jane Peckham & Barney Guy- a musical confectionery: female voices, sophisticated piano, str…
Fringe City
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Jubilee Square / New Road
- 28th May 2021 - 4th Jun 2022
Kick start your Brighton Fringe with a bank holiday weekender of free, outdoor fun at Fringe City on Jubilee Square! Join us on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, for a three-day e…
Fringe Family Picnic
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Pavilion Gardens
- 7th May - 4th Jun 2022
Calling all picnickers; Brighton Fringe’s wildly popular family picnics are back for 2022! Join us as we take over Pavilion Gardens with more free family entertainment than you can…
English Disco Lovers @ Fringe City
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 7th May 2022
Ahead of their event at Brighton Spiegeltent on 14 May and 2 June, the English Disco Lovers join us at Fringe City with their irrepressible mix of disco, humour, anti-racism, inclu…
Fringe Family Picnic
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Pavilion Gardens
- 7th May - 4th Jun 2022
Calling all picnickers; Brighton Fringe’s wildly popular family picnics are back for 2022! Join us as we take over Pavilion Gardens with more free family entertainment than you can…
Aaaaaaaargh! It's a Bonanza of Comedy from Around the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 7th May - 5th Jun 2022
It’s an early evening comedy bonanza! Back for a 3rd year in Brighton, this stand-up comedy selection is an exciting mixed-pack of comics, with top headliners and the best up-and-…
Laughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 7th May - 5th Jun 2022
‘The Pick of the Fringe’ has been a hit show at Brighton Fringe for 15 years, an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 7th May - 5th Jun 2022
A revolving line-up of the best comedians from around Brighton and the Fringe in a late afternoon show filled with hilarity.
Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 7th May - 5th Jun 2022
A friendly fun-filled afternoon performance with a revolving line-up of the best children’s and family-friendly performers from around Brighton and the Fringe.
English Disco Lovers @ Fringe City
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 7th May 2022
Ahead of their event at Brighton Spiegeltent on 14 May and 2 June, the English Disco Lovers join us at Fringe City with their irrepressible mix of disco, humour, anti-racism, inclu…
...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery / Artista Upstairs
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2022
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
Roedean Festival Fringe Concert
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Roedean Chapel
- 6th May 2022
This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music.
A Not So Silent Disco Tour - Brighton Dance Extravaganza
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: The Upside Down House (Beach Side)
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2022
Are you ready to party? Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone, wear the best fancy dress and have the time of your life? Then join us for our Brighton Dance Extravaganza, w…
Roedean Festival Fringe Concert
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Roedean Chapel
- 6th May 2022 - 5th May 2023
This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 28th May 2021 - 5th Jun 2022
Pick of the Fringe returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Fringe! The show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-u…
A not so Silent Disco tour - Brighton Dance Extravaganza
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: Outside i360 (Gift Shop exit) / MEET: The Upside Down House (Beach Side)
- 28th May 2021 - 5th Jun 2022
This is not your ordinary tour: dress up (preferably) and join us for an hour of fun, laughter, and craziness.
Me? No Pause! PREMIERE (Brighton Fringe Preview)
- Listing Film
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Brunswick
- 1st May 2022
Me? No Pause!From the first medical reference to menopause in the 17th century to menopause management tips with social media influencer Adriana Mole.
Sunday Cabaret with Danny Beard and Marsha Mallow
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 22nd Apr 2022
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: Arthur Smith - My 75 years at The Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Bridge House Theatre
- 16th Apr 2022
My 75 years at the Edinburgh FringeFor the 75th birthday of the Edinburgh Fringe Arthur Smith writes a love letter to this playground of his imagination and recalls some of the tri…
Fringe Academy: Box Office 1-2-1s
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 6th - 7th Apr 2022
Book yourself a session with a member of the Brighton Fringe Box Office team who can talk you through all aspects of the reporting system, including checking your ticket sales, set…
Fringe Academy: Box Office 1-2-1s
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 6th - 7th Apr 2022
Book yourself a session with a member of the Brighton Fringe Box Office team who can talk you through all aspects of the reporting system, including checking your ticket sales, set…
Fringe Academy: Rural Touring in the UK
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 5th Apr 2022
Gain insights on the benefits and opportunities of professional rural touring.
Fringe Academy: Rural Touring in the UK
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 11th Jun 2021 - 5th Apr 2022
Gain insights on the benefits and opportunities of professional rural touring.
Fringe Academy: Being a Young Reviewer with Voicemag.uk
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 31st Mar - 6th Apr 2022
POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL.
Fringe Academy: Being a Young Reviewer with Voicemag.uk
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 31st Mar - 6th Apr 2022
POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL.
Fringe Academy: Marketing Team 1-2-1s
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 8th - 9th Mar 2022
We’re running another batch of 1-2-1’s! Book a 1-2-1 session to go through your marketing plan with a member of the Brighton Fringe marketing team.
Fringe Academy: How to Market your Brighton Fringe Event
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 3rd Mar 2022
Find out more about marketing your Brighton Fringe event from the Brighton Fringe marketing team.
DANNY RYAN | RegularSuburbanWoman
- Listing Theatre
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 9th - 10th Feb 2022
DANNY RYAN A story of stunted romantic understanding.
Fringe Academy: Funding Your Event
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 8th Feb 2022
Robert Batson (Brighton Fringe Development) will host this session about fundraising options and opportunities.
Rambert Dance Company: Feat. Labyrinth of Love
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- UK Regional & Tours
Unrivalled in their ability to present exciting and new international choreography as well as some of the most memorable masterpieces from the past 100 years, Rambert Dance Compa…
Fringe Academy: How to Crowdfund
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 26th Jan - 2nd Feb 2022
The arts and creative industries have been hit hard by the consequences of the pandemic, but Crowdfunder is here to help.
Sunday Social with Danny Beard and Tanya Hyde
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 23rd Jan 2022
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.
Fringe Academy: Looking Forward to Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 19th Jan 2022
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
Fringe Academy: Starting a Performing Arts Company
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 13th Jan 2022
Thinking of setting up your own performing arts company? Join Jackie Elliman, Legal and Industrial Relations Manager at ITC, for a workshop about the legal and administrative basic…
Fringe Academy: Arts Council Project Grants Surgery
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 14th Dec 2021
Theatre Relationship Managers, Anna Jefferson and Claire Soper, from Arts Council England will be holding an online advice session on Zoom to talk you through the National Lottery …
The Bingo Ball with That’s Drag – Dance Craze Edition
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Brixton Jamm
- 21st Oct - 18th Nov 2021
We are BACK and more fabulous than ever! Looking for something exciting to do on a Thursday? Introducing Thats Drag bingo - a hilarious and unique experience right in the heart of …
The Bingo Ball with That’s Drag – Dance Craze Edition
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Brixton Jamm
- 18th Nov 2021
We are BACK and more fabulous than ever! Looking for something exciting to do on a Thursday? Introducing Thats Drag bingo - a hilarious and unique experience right in the heart of …
Sunday Social Halloween with Danny Beard and The Vixens
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 31st Oct 2021
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…
Dinner dance with George Michael tribute artist Randall Butler and guest performers
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Old Swan Hotel
- 8th Oct 2021
An amazing evening of dinner and live music.
Fringe! 2021 Programme Launch Party!
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Colours
- 5th Oct 2021
Cum kids! Gather round.
A Festival of Korean Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- The Place
- 17th - 24th Sep 2021
As the country unlocks and live performance returns to London, Korean dancers will once again make the journey to the UK and take to the stage at The Place.
The Bingo Ball with That’s Drag – Dance Craze Edition
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Brixton Jamm
- 16th Sep 2021
We are BACK and more fabulous than ever! Looking for something exciting to do on a Thursday? Introducing Thats Drag bingo a hilarious and unique experience right in the hear…
Sunday Social with Danny Beard and Holestar
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 12th Sep 2021
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.
Classical Dance of India
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 28th - 30th Aug 2021
Classical dance genres performed by Dr Radha Krishnan, Arabhi Krishnan and students of Dr Radha Krishnan showcasing their talent.
The Centrepiece Session – This is Sacred Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 28th Aug 2021
An online global sacred dance community.
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 28th - 29th Aug 2021
The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a ninth hilarious year with another phenomenal handpicked selection of our favourite acts from acr…
Virtual Fridays on the Fringe: Nikita Lukinov plays Beethoven, Scriabin and Debussy
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Arts Club Online
- 27th Aug 2021
Outstanding young Russian pianist Nikita Lukinov gives a recital of Beethoven (Sonata No.
Cecily's Belly Laugh Picnic – Musical Balloon Band – Free Festival
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 26th - 29th Aug 2021
Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band.
My Boy Danny
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Fringe Digital programme
- 23rd - 28th Aug 2021
**** (4-Stars) “Satisfying, enjoyable, emotive and intriguing” (Broadwaybaby.
Sam and Tim Present: Behind the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Opium
- 23rd - 27th Aug 2021
A series of quick-fire sketches riffing on ten years’ worth of observations on the bizarre quirks that make the Edinburgh Festival Fringe the collection of misfits and mishaps that…
Paul Dennis: Imashination (Free Festival)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 23rd - 29th Aug 2021
Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and stand-up, Paul Dennis brings his music and comedy together for the first time.
My Boy Danny
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Fringe Digital programme
- 23rd - 28th Aug 2021
**** (4-Stars) “Satisfying, enjoyable, emotive and intriguing” (Broadwaybaby.
Sunday Social with Danny Beard and Son of a Tutu
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Royal Vauxhall Tavern
- 22nd Aug 2021
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…
Virtual Fridays on the Fringe: Jessie Bates and Haftor Medbøe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Arts Club Online
- 20th Aug 2021
Singer Jessie Bates and Guitarist Haftor Medbøe perform songs by Joao Gilberto, Michel Legrand, Tommy Wolf and more in the studio at the Scottish Arts Club.
Tom Ward: Work in Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 19th - 21st Aug 2021
Oh thank God Tom Ward is back.
Tom Ward: Work in Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 19th - 21st Aug 2021
Oh thank God Tom Ward is back.
Camden Fringe - Joseph Parsons: Equaliser
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Water Rats
- 17th Aug 2021
Joseph Parsons presents a fun-filled hour of stand up comedy about the joys of sport and the joys of homosexuality.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 17th - 29th Aug 2021
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up every night – as this show returns to Edinburgh for its 18th year.
Best of Fringe Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 17th - 29th Aug 2021
It’s been a long time since we could go see live comedy, but it’s back! Award-winning comic Ben Clover presents a different bill of top stand-ups each evening.
Queer meditation (free). Sunday 15th August 1pm Finsbury Park
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- N4 2DH
- 15th Aug 2021
IRL Queer Meditation Sunday 15th August 1pm Finsbury Park.
Being of Influence | Free Workshop | 14 Aug 2021
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 14th Aug 2021
Workshop : Being of InfluenceDate : Saturday 14th AugustTime : 15:00 - 18:00 UKT / 10am - 1pm ESTLocation : VirtualAudience : LGBTQ+Cost : FREE (Donations accepted) ‘Bei…
Taiwan Hengchun Folk Songs Singing Club – Sing To the World (Free)
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 14th - 21st Aug 2021
The grannies in the show will tell you their life stories through singing and playing the moon guitar.
Virtual Fridays on the Fringe: Euan McLaughlin and Nicky Kirk
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Arts Club Online
- 13th Aug 2021
Fiddler Euan McLaughlin and Guitarist Nick Kirk play a selection of folk and traditional tunes at the Scottish Arts Club.
Dance Base Unwrapped
- Review
- ★★★
- Amy Macrae
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dance Base
- 14th Aug, 2021
Tucked in between the bustling pubs of the grassmarket is the capital's home of dance and its latest exhibition, Dance Base Unwrapped.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
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)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
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)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Best of Fringe Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 7th - 29th Aug 2021
It’s been a long time since we could go see live comedy, but it’s back! Award-winning comic Ben Clover presents a different bill of top stand-ups each evening.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 30th Aug 2021
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up every night – as this show returns to Edinburgh for its 18th year.
Free Shot On Entry!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 6th - 14th Aug 2021
The Manchester Revue are proud to present their new sketch show, Free Shot On Entry! Bringing you the best comedy The University of Manchester has to offer, prepare to question eve…
Twisted Tales Goes to the Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Online
- 6th - 20th Aug 2021
Owdyado Theatre present a darkly comic evening of mini Twisted Tales by writers from Cornwall and across the UK.
Funbox: Back to the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- MultiStory
- 6th - 15th Aug 2021
Funbox are back at the Fringe.
Twisted Tales Goes to the Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Online
- 6th Aug 2021
Owdyado Theatre present a darkly comic evening of mini Twisted Tales by writers from Cornwall and across the UK.
We'll Dance on the Ash of the Apocalypse
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 6th - 6th Aug 2021
This evocative play by Australian playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin tells the story of a young couple living in a world ravaged by climate change.
Temple Dance – This Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C digital
- 6th - 6th Aug 2021
What is humanity; what is life? In this world, nothing is certain.
PPAS Dance Intensive Showcase
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 6th Aug 2021
PPAS presents a showcase of dance featuring the students of our Dance Intensive Summer School.
Flamenco Fringe
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Novotel
- 6th - 30th Aug 2021
Award-winning flamenco guitarist and composer Daniel Martinez and the exceptional TuFlamenco join forces to deliver the truly authentic flamenco music and dance they are well known…
Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside The Conan Doyle Pub
- 6th - 30th Aug 2021
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.
Conversations by Rob Ward
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Online
- 6th - 6th Aug 2021
Four stories.
Amina Khayyam Dance – Catch the Bird Who Won't Fly
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Green
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall Online
- 12th Aug, 2021
Amina Khayyam’s Catch the Bird Who Won’t Fly, a Kathak dance piece using animation and green screen is beautiful, subtle and moving despite its grim subject matter: domestic vi…
Blue Note Nights – JazzMain on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Argyle Cellar Bar
- 6th - 29th Aug 2021
Local jazz quartet JazzMain has built its reputation around the 1950s and 60s Blue Note jazz era by closely studying exceptional jazz artists like Dexter Gordon and his contemporar…
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 6th - 30th Aug 2021
The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a ninth hilarious year with another phenomenal handpicked selection of our favourite acts from acr…
Adam Smith: Father of the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Panmure House (Online)
- 6th - 6th Aug 2021
Presented by comedian and financial writer Dominic Frisby, this one-hour feature documentary also stars Jimmy Carr, Al Murray, Shazia Mirza, Henning Wehn and Arthur Smith.
We'll Dance on the Ash of the Apocalypse
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Fringe Digital programme
- 2nd - 29th Aug 2021
This evocative new play by Australian playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin tells the story of a couple living in a world ravaged by climate change.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 2nd - 21st Aug 2021
Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August.
We'll Dance on the Ash of the Apocalypse
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Fringe Digital programme
- 2nd - 29th Aug 2021
This evocative new play by Australian playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin tells the story of a couple living in a world ravaged by climate change.
Dance
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Kings Head Theatre Pub
- 12th - 17th Jul 2021
Kemi’s being bullied and it’s getting out of control.
Tom Ward: Return of the Love Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 9th Jul 2021
Tom ‘The Haircut’ Ward is back.
Tom Ward: Return of the Love Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 9th Jul 2021
Tom ‘The Haircut’ Ward is back.
Ceyda Tanc Youth Dance
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 6th Jul 2021
With a growing reputation for providing excellent dance education, Ceyda Tanc Dance presents a mixed bill featuring their talented youth dancers.
Future Jazz at the Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 1st Jul 2021
A celebration of the most exciting new jazz in the South East.
The Ragroof Tea Dance: Putting on the Ritz
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 26th Jun 2021
The legendary Ragroof Tea Dance returns to the Spiegeltent – a marvellous medley of dancing delights, featuring a DJ playing authentic vintage dance music, glamorous costumes, gl…
The Ragroof Tea Dance: Putting on the Ritz
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 26th Jun 2021
The legendary Ragroof Tea Dance returns to the Spiegeltent – a marvellous medley of dancing delights, featuring a DJ playing authentic vintage dance music, glamorous costumes, gl…
Fringe Academy: The Future of Brighton Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 22nd Jun 2021
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
Fringe Academy: Looking Forward to Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 22nd Jun 2021
Brighton Fringe is at a crossroads and the future is in our hands to shape it into what we both want and need it to be.
MANA DANCE X MR BONGO
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 22nd Jun 2021
‘MANA DANCE X MR BONGO’ celebrates the reemergence of live dance and music (DJ) at the famous Spiegeltent.
Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Miller
- 15th Jun 2021
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Fringe Academy: Rural Touring in the UK
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 11th Jun 2021
Gain insights on the benefits and opportunities of professional rural touring.
Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 10th Jun 2021
Meet and hear from inspirational Fringe Directors and Producers from around the world.
Fringe Academy: Fringe Festivals Around the World
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 10th Jun 2021
Meet and hear from inspirational Fringe Directors and Producers from around the world.
Watching / Naïve Dance Masterclass: Double Bill
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 8th - 9th Jun 2021
A double-bill of two widely-acclaimed pieces: ‘WATCHING, Ceci n’est pas de Deux’ by Ester Natzijl Projects “Redefines theatre and dance” ★★★★★ (Reviews Hub), “simply sp…
Watching / Naïve Dance Masterclass: Double Bill
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 8th - 9th Jun 2021
A double-bill of two widely-acclaimed pieces: ‘WATCHING, Ceci n’est pas de Deux’ by Ester Natzijl Projects “Redefines theatre and dance” ★★★★★ (Reviews Hub), “simply sp…
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
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)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Falmer Fringe Concerts
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Laurence Church by the Pond
- 5th - 26th Jun 2021
June 5, 5.
Falmer Fringe Concerts
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Laurence Church by the Pond
- 5th - 26th Jun 2021
June 5, 5.
Arts Industry Networking Mixer with Brighton Fringe and Ironclad Creative
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 3rd - 24th Jun 2021
An online event, in association with the free digital platform The Ironclad Hub ( https://ironclad-hub.
Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1-2-1 Sessions
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 2nd - 3rd Jun 2021
Thinking about putting on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or already in the process for 2021? Book a one-to-one slot with Alan Gordon (Registration Manager) and Katie Quee…
Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1-2-1 Sessions
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 2nd - 3rd Jun 2021
Thinking about putting on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or already in the process for 2021? Book a one-to-one slot with Alan Gordon (Registration Manager) and Katie Quee…
Fringe Academy: Edinburgh Festival Fringe: What to Expect
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 31st May 2021
Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, either in person or online? Come along and virtually meet the team from the Fringe Society and find out wh…
Dance of Awareness
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Unitarian Church
- 31st May 2021
A Dance of Awareness experience where you decide which role to take, mover or witness.
Dance of Awareness
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Unitarian Church
- 31st May 2021
A Dance of Awareness experience where you decide which role to take, mover or witness.
We'll Dance on the Ash of the Apocalypse
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 30th May - 12th Jul 2021
This evocative new play by Australian playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin tells the story of a couple living in a world ravaged by climate change.
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 29th May - 11th Jul 2021
Not sure what to see? Don’t fret, we’ve done the work for you and hand-picked this week’s top tips.
Fringe Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Electric Arcade
- 29th May - 10th Jul 2021
Continue your evening with the Fringe’s wildest late-night show.
We'll Dance on the Ash of the Apocalypse
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 29th May - 26th Jun 2021
This evocative new play by Australian playwright Melissa-Kelly Franklin tells the story of a couple living in a world ravaged by climate change.
This is Not a Solo Dance
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 29th May - 12th Jul 2021
The mandarin character ‘woman (女)’ has three strokes; it’s expected to be written in a set order.
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 29th May - 11th Jul 2021
Not sure what to see? Don’t fret, we’ve done the work for you and hand-picked this week’s top tips.
Labyrinth
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
“Today I killed a man.
Fringe Academy: How to Crowdfund
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
The arts and creative industries have been hit hard by the consequences of the pandemic, but Crowdfunder is here to help.
On The Edge Comedy: Best of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 28th May - 26th Jun 2021
On The Edge Comedy is a Brighton institution, bringing fresh faces from the UK circuit to audiences all year round.
On The Edge Comedy: Best of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 28th May - 26th Jun 2021
On The Edge Comedy is a Brighton institution, bringing fresh faces from the UK circuit to audiences all year round.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 28th May - 26th Jun 2021
Pick of the Fringe returns to Brighton - an annual selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at the Fringe! The show is a succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-u…
Fringe City
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Jubilee Square
- 28th - 30th May 2021
Kick start your Brighton Fringe with a bank holiday weekender of free, outdoor fun at Fringe City on Jubilee Square! Join us on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, for a three-day e…
Bignell & Andrews Do A Fringe!
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Old Steine: Steine Main
- 28th May - 6th Jun 2021
So, ages ago, we did a show, and it sold really well and we were super excited about doing the Fringe.
Bignell & Andrews Do A Fringe!
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Old Steine: Steine Main
- 28th May - 6th Jun 2021
So, ages ago, we did a show, and it sold really well and we were super excited about doing the Fringe.
This is Not a Solo Dance
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
The mandarin character ‘woman’ has three strokes, it’s expected to be written in a set order.
Pick of the Fringe: Launch Night Special
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 27th May 2021
Dust off the glitter balls and dig out your best outfit, your 2021 Brighton Fringe experience starts here! What better way to celebrate the return of live performance than with a s…
Pick of the Fringe: Launch Night Special
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 27th May 2021
Dust off the glitter balls and dig out your best outfit, your 2021 Brighton Fringe experience starts here! What better way to celebrate the return of live performance than with a s…
Fringe Academy: Creating a COVID-safe event with Hybred Consultancy
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 11th May 2021
Becky Stevens, Managing Director of Hybred Consultancy (www.
Fringe Academy: Learn How to Review Arts and Cultural Works with Voicemag.uk
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 26th Apr 2021
Are you aged 16- 25? Fancy getting involved in Brighton Fringe and becoming a young reviewer for Voice? Join Alice online on Monday 26th April, 2pm for this free workshop where we …
Fringe Academy: PR & Media
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 22nd Apr 2021
Find out how best to grab media attention from members of the press themselves! This will be a panel event hosted by Brighton Fringe with PR and media professionals.
Fringe Academy: How to Market your Brighton Fringe Event
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 19th Apr 2021
Find out more about marketing your Brighton Fringe event from the Brighton Fringe marketing team.
Fringe Academy: Box Office 1-2-1 Sessions
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 14th Apr 2021
Book yourself a session with a member of the Brighton Fringe Box Office team who can talk you through all aspects of the reporting system, including checking your ticket sales, set…
Fringe Academy: Box Office Tips and Tricks
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 13th Apr 2021
Find out more about how the Brighton Fringe box office works from our Box Office Manager, Ellie Brayne-Whyatt.
Fringe Academy: Producers - who are they, what do they do, where do I find one?
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 17th Mar 2021
A two hour introductory workshop for self-producing artists and others interested in producing.
Fringe Academy: Fundraising Platforms
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Live Streaming
- 8th Mar 2021
Robert Batson (Brighton Fringe Business Development Advisor) will host this session about fundraising platforms.
Loud and Proud on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stockbridge Church
- 29th Aug 2020
Scotland’s LGBT choir returns to the Fringe in support of Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity.
Folk Dance Show
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Lauriston Halls
- 20th - 23rd Aug 2020
Bringing the knowledge, education and entertainment of African cultural heritage to the people of the world. Every dance has a meaning and an origin.
Big Ideas vs Limitations – Achieving Ambitious Designs at Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 19th - 30th Aug 2020
Learn the ins and outs of the logistics behind achieving ambitious designs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Anna Driftmier, designer of Army @ The Fringe 2019 show Dead E…
Bringing a Show to Army @ The Fringe
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 17th - 30th Aug 2020
Find out more about bringing a show to Army @ The Fringe, what we’re looking for and our unique offering for artists.
In Conversation With: Román Baca - Journey Through Dance and War
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 13th - 30th Aug 2020
Román Baca talks about his healing journey from ballet to the Iraq War and back again.
10 Soldiers - Rosie Kay Dance Company
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 12th - 30th Aug 2020
Online premiere of Rosie Kay’s 10 SOLDIERS exploring the training, friendships, loves and the incredible teamwork behind an army unit.
Army @ The Virtual Fringe: Live Every Moment - Creating dance for film, tv and theatre with Rosie Kay
- Listing Workshop
- Online & Broadcast
- Online
- 11th Aug 2020
Join Rosie Kay as she talks about working in dance and film, from 5 SOLDIERS to Sunshine on Leith.
Live Every Moment – Creating Dance for Film and TV and Adapting Live Dance for Digital
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 11th - 30th Aug 2020
Join Rosie Kay as she talks about working in dance and film, from 5 SOLDIERS to Sunshine on Leith.
Spider MacKenzie and Danny Britt: Texas Americana Meets the Blues
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 10th Aug 2020
This pair of renowned musicians met and regularly play in Texas.
Army @ The Virtual Fringe: The War Photographer
- Listing Workshop
- Online & Broadcast
- Online
- 10th Aug 2020
Join Rebecca Brown, the first female soldier to win Army Photographer of the Year 2019 for a conversation on her experiences.
Army @ The Virtual Fringe: Projection & Choreography
- Listing Workshop
- Online & Broadcast
- Online
- 10th Aug 2020
Join Suba Subramaniam to explore the use of projection in dance and theatre productions.
Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 7th - 8th Aug 2020
Now in its 13th year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 5th - 29th Aug 2020
So many comedians, so little time! Twelve top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
My Boy Danny
- Review
- ★★★★
- Monica Yell
- Online & Broadcast
- London, England
- 11th Sep, 2020
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…
Café Named Desire at the Online Fringe Festival
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Online Fringe Festival
- 11th - 16th May 2020
“Café Named Desire” is a musical about love, sexuality, and self discovery.
Alexander Whitley Dance Company - Overflow
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 17th - 18th Apr 2020
In 2017 New Wave Associate Artist Alexander Whitley combined film and dance for 8 Minutes, a breath-taking journey to the sun.
Phoenix Dance Theatre - Black Waters
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Peacock Theatre London
- 26th - 27th Mar 2020
In 1782, the owners of the Zong ship claimed insurance on the lives of the 130 slaves thrown overboard.
Richard Alston Dance Company - Final Edition
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 7th - 8th Mar 2020
Since forming in 1994, Richard Alston Dance Company has been extolled for their musicality and lyricism.
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan - 13 Tongues & Dust
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 26th - 29th Feb 2020
As Lin Hwai-Min, founder of the world-renowned Taiwanese company, steps down in 2020, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre brings works from the current and new artistic directors.
Dorrance Dance - Myelination and Other Works
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 14th - 16th Nov 2019
Game-changer in the world of tap, Michelle Dorrance had dedicated herself to exploring the capabilities of America’s original dance form.
Emanuel Gat Dance - WORKS
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 11th - 12th Nov 2019
Born in Israel and now based in France, the double Bessie Award-winning choreographer Emanuel Gat initially trained as a conductor before shifting his attention to dance.
Free Screening: Hocus Pocus
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 31st Oct 2019
After three centuries, three witch sisters are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it is up to two teen-agers, a young girl, and an immortal cat …
Free Screening: The Birdcage
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 30th Oct 2019
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane and Dianne Wiest lead the laughs in this wild comedy that insists you don't have to be a woman to be a mother.
Danse Élargie - Dance Expanded
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 11th - 12th Oct 2019
Started in 2010 by French choreographer Boris Charmatz, theatre director Emmanuel Demarcy Mota and Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Danse Élargie takes place over a gruelling two…
MERCY @ Clapham Fringe Festival
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Bread & Roses Theatre
- 27th - 28th Sep 2019
‘Mercy’ is a dark comedy with a spiritual twist, centring on a headstrong matriarch of a Persian family and her unyielding decision to break tradition.
Upendo Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- The Albany
- 21st Sep 2019
Using both traditional and contemporary dance genres, members of HIV charity Red Ribbon perform a piece about positive opportunities in life that are possible for people living wit…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C: New Moultrie / Members Don't Get Weary / Ella / Revelations
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 10th - 14th Sep 2019
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…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - Programme B: EN / The Call / Juba / Revelations
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 5th - 13th Sep 2019
Having just celebrated their 60th anniversary, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre bring with them a flood of new and exciting works alongside modern classics in three mixed program…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme A: Lazarus / Revelations
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 4th - 14th Sep 2019
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…
Fringe Swap Shop
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 25th - 27th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Praise at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 24th Aug 2019
Great AMC sell-out show in 2018! The vision of the Sound of Many Waters is to promote the rediscovery of God’s voice through music and the arts.
Fringe 2019: What’s Your Story?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 24th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Cadenza at the 2019 Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 24th Aug 2019
Puccini’s beautiful Messa di Gloria, Haydn’s joyous Te Deum and energetic Insanae et Vanae Curae with orchestral accompaniment, plus first Scottish performance of Janet Wheeler’s p…
How to do a Show at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 24th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants.
Aaah! The Fringe of the Fringe is back!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Festival Camping
- 24th Aug 2019
It’s back, the show on the fringe of the Fringe! Come join us at the Fringe’s best up-and-coming venue for an unpredictable night of music, comedy, dance, magic, poetry and circus!…
Fringing 9 to 5 – 20 Hours at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Free Spirits
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 23rd Aug 2019
The cruelties of social media could have broken a girl’s spirit.
Discover Melbourne Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Sheraton Grand Hotel
- 22nd Aug 2019
A must-do in the corporate calendar, Pick of the Fringe brings a hand-picked selection of top acts to one stage for an exclusive evening of comedy, entertainment and fine dining.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal College of Surgeons
- 21st Aug 2019
The Annual General Meeting of the Fringe Society where activity is reviewed, accounts are presented and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 21st Aug 2019
From the management of Micky Flanagan, Mark Watson, Zoe Lyons, Gary Delaney and Hal Cruttenden, don’t miss the chance to see some of the hottest up-and-coming comedy acts of the mo…
Mother and the Monster / Free Festival
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 20th - 25th Aug 2019
Charlotte was a legendary Hollywood props mistress who disappeared from public view decades ago.
The Voicebox Toolbox: How to Avoid Cracking Your Voice During the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 20th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
ISPA Series at the Fringe – Shifting Identities
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 20th Aug 2019
A small allocation of tickets available on the door, first come, first served.
Our Man – Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull
- 19th - 25th Aug 2019
This award-winning writer’s powerful one-man show tears through the curtain of manners to reveal the wildlife of neo-liberal Britain.
BBC: Fresh from the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC
- 19th - 19th Aug 2019
A showcase of the best new and up-and-coming acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Fringe Fair
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 19th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe Participants.
Innovations Contemporary Dance Platform
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 19th - 24th Aug 2019
Innovations isn’t just a show.
Funny Women on the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 19th - 23rd Aug 2019
Join Funny Women for a sparkling mix of comedy featuring the brightest new, emerging and established talent at the Fringe.
Danny the Champion of the World
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 19th - 24th Aug 2019
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 …
Goodbye Charles – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 19th - 25th Aug 2019
‘I ate the divorce papers, Charles.
Free Money from the Government: A Play About a Squid
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 19th - 24th Aug 2019
This show follows the journey of a team of podcasters setting out to investigate the disappearance of an iconic infomercial grifter.
Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man (Camden Fringe)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 19th - 21st Aug 2019
Comedian & silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show is about every single U.
How to Take Part in Brighton Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 18th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Summer Dance Show of the Elementary School Affiliated to Renmin University of China
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 17th Aug 2019
Bell Dance – Ring, ring, ring… the Tibetan boys and girls happily dance and ring their bells.
Questions for Quiz Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 17th Aug 2019
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
What Fringe Next?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 17th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
AMDA Scholarship Auditions at Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 17th Aug 2019
AMDA will be conducting placement and scholarship auditions for its BFA and Conservatory programs in Acting, Music Theatre, Dance Theatre and Performing Arts.
Barefoot (Camden Fringe)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 17th Aug 2019
‘Forever in a hurry to meet expectations and cover expenses, but forgetting what is important in life.
Fringe Festivals Around the World
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 16th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Intellectual Property Rights for Fringe Performers
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Oxford Revue – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 3rd - 19th Aug 2019
The Oxford Revue returns with its celebrated Free Fringe variety bill.
Lost Keys and Orgasms At the Pasty Motel (Camden Fringe)
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 14th - 18th Aug 2019
A poignant, bittersweet comedy about Dino, a lost soul from a small town in Sicily, and Fran, his American boss, both transplanted to the UK.
Working-Class Artists’ Gathering at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 13th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 13th - 14th Aug 2019
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
West End Producer – Free Willy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint / Assembly George Square Studios
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
Join West End Producer as he auditions special guests for his Free Willy musical.
All-Star Cabaret: The Free Fringe Gala
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- 12th - 19th Aug 2019
Best of magic, dance, comedy, singing and more.
Devon Knows How They Make It So Musical! (Free)
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canongate Kirk / St Cuthbert’s Church / Stockbridge Church
- 10th - 12th Aug 2019
Join us for a magical, marvellous hour of songs from your favourite movie musicals including Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman and some Disney classics.
An Excellent Cleanser of the Liver – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Place
- 11th - 18th Aug 2019
Behold, beware, behave! A brand-new sketch show from some comedians you don’t know! Join the Sheffield Revue in an adventure in time and sketch comedy.
Sets in the City – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Place
- 11th - 18th Aug 2019
Hey, you! Don’t watch that! Watch this! Another stand-up show from some comedians you don’t know! Featuring an amalgam of stand-ups from diverse backgrounds and influences and an M…
The Discount Comedy Checkout Raw & Unscripted Improv Show (Camden Fringe)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 11th Aug 2019
The Discount Comedy Checkout have been wowing crowds for over 10 years on the UK comedy circuit with 100% raw and unscripted comedy improvisation shows.
Loud and Proud on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 10th Aug 2019
Scotland’s LGBT choir Loud and Proud is back at the Fringe in support of Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity.
Ska at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The A Club at the Merchants Hall
- 10th - 23rd Aug 2019
If you were into music in the late 70s and early 80s, the chances are you were into 2 Tone, the iconic Coventry based label that was home to ska revivalists like The Beat, The Sele…
Trashfuture: Live at the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court
- 10th Aug 2019
Trashfuture, the political comedy podcast about how the future is trash, is doing its first ever show at the Edinburgh Fringe, for one night only on 10th August.
Vivir: Flamenco Guitar & Dance
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C aquila
- 10th - 18th Aug 2019
Flamenco guitarist Raul Mannola and dancer Aylin Eleonora bring their vision and tradition to a spectacle of passion and rhythm! Enjoy the sublime beauty of real flamenco, coloured…
The Halls of Ridiculous Comedy Panel Show (Camden Fringe)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 10th Aug 2019
The comedy panel show NO ONE is talking about - but they should be! Two teams of two comedians compete in a series of ridiculous quiz rounds to win a very ridiculous prize.
Dominic Frisby Presents Adam Smith: Father of the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Panmure House
- 9th - 25th Aug 2019
Nowhere has Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand been harder at work than at the festival itself.
Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 9th - 10th Aug 2019
Now in it’s 12th year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
A Mentally Well Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th - 16th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Dealing with Reviews at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Soundtracks: Dance to the Movies!
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 9th - 19th Aug 2019
Soundtracks: Dance to the Movies! Soundtracks DJs will get you partying to the best movies ever.
Museum Late: Fringe Fridays
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jodie McVicar
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 20th Aug, 2019
Fringe Fridays at the museum are a magical experience! There’s a plethora of acts which span the genres available at the festival, each act performing a 15 minute taster on a mai…
Laugh Island (Camden Fringe)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 9th - 11th Aug 2019
An improvised comedy show of sketches, scenes, songs, and suntans.
University Professors at the Fringe Networking Event
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 8th Aug 2019
Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom.
ROSL Recitals: 20 Years of Music at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal Scots Club
- 8th Aug 2019
Since 1999, ROSL has brought together young classical musicians from across the Commonwealth to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Adelaide Fringe Artist Info Session
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 8th - 23rd Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Rhythm of the Dance
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Brunton
- 7th Aug 2019
This dance and music extravaganza contains a wealth of Irish talent, an exciting two-hour trip through hundreds of years of Irish dance and music, 22 award-winning world and Irish …
The Edinburgh Fringe as a Classroom
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C viva
- 7th - 21st Aug 2019
Fringe University invites you to meet with students, graduates, and professors to find out how you can get the most out of the Fringe.
Diversity in the Fringe Media Landscape
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 7th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Piano and Dance Dialogues
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pianodrome at The Pitt
- 7th - 9th Aug 2019
Doron Perk is a dancer and choreographer based in New York City and Danielle Friedman is a pianist and composer based in Berlin.
Villain, Interrupted - Camden Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Etcetera Theatre
- 7th - 11th Aug 2019
Meet Gina, a therapist working in a prison for super-villains - determined to turn every last one of them into a Hero.
Fringe First Aid
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 6th - 24th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Sounds of the Fringe: Speaking for Wellbeing
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 6th - 7th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Surfing the Holyland (Camden Fringe)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 6th - 8th Aug 2019
Heather is allergic to politics, religion and exercise.
Craig and Darren Give Away Free Nachos
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Taco Mazama
- 5th - 25th Aug 2019
Craig and Darren are some nice boys who hit the jackpot when their venue agreed to let them give away free nachos at every performance they do.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 5th - 7th Aug 2019
Pianist John Bryden, joined for one of the performances by St Mary’s Cathedral Assistant Master of the Music Joseph Beech, plays music by Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart…
Sustainability at the Fringe: Reception
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 5th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Dance-Forms' 76th International Choreographers' Showcase
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 5th - 9th Aug 2019
Exploring an unlimited range of creative ideas, Dance-Forms’ 76th International Choreographers’ Showcase delivers a solid line-up of superb choreography.
PASS Dance presents Springboard
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 5th - 25th Aug 2019
Performing Arts Studio Scotland: Dance at Edinburgh College present an eclectic mix of original choreographic work created by the staff, students and recent graduates of PASS Dance…
Anthony Jeannot: I Want To Buy A House (Camden Fringe)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 5th - 7th Aug 2019
I feel ripped off, and frankly you should too.
Young Dance From China – A Celebration
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C south
- 4th Aug 2019
A unique gala of traditional Chinese folk dances, classical dance genres as well as a taste of Chinese opera.
The Mother Music Daughter Dance
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 4th - 9th Aug 2019
The Mother Music Daughter Dance is a lively, funny, bittersweet theatrical duet between a real-life mother and daughter.
A Taste of Scotland (Whisky Tasting and Three-Course Meal) at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Giuliano’s Al Fresco’s Bistro
- 4th - 21st Aug 2019
A sensory experience, teaching you how to nose and taste whisky, helping to discover the perfect dram for your palate.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 4th - 18th Aug 2019
Organists Duncan Ferguson, Joseph Beech and John Kitchen perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ.
Howl Comedy Club Free Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
Ever been to a really well-run comedy club? Watch an hour of pro comedy for free instead of the £10 charge outside of the Fringe.
Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans / Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 3rd - 3rd Aug 2019
Join us for a huge selection of free acoustic music, duos, bands, singers and more through the day and night on this launch day of Fringe Music on the Grassmarket.
Danny MacAskill's Drop and Roll Live
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
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…
When He Fell - Camden Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Chapel Playhouse
- 3rd - 4th Aug 2019
A God who chooses to sleep.
Steffan Alun and Support: You Can't Escape Free Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival – and this year, he’s been trying to escape.
Kids Do Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 3rd Aug 2019
Returning for 2019, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children’s entertainment.
The Dance of Hands
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 3rd - 7th Aug 2019
Lloyd is the cameraman at Channel 7 News in Northern Michigan.
Alcohol-Free Craic
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Carnivore Edinburgh
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
What’s better than one stand-up comedian for free? That’s right, two stand-up comedians for free.
BBC: Susan Calman's Fringe Benefits
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC
- 3rd - 17th Aug 2019
Susan Calman takes a fast-paced whistle-stop tour of Edinburgh’s comic delights.
Freeing the Edinburgh Fringe: Book Reading
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
PBH reads from his book, the story of the Free Fringe from 1996 to now: how we became the Fringe’s biggest show provider and the many catastrophes and odd triumphs along the way.
Danny Ward: Danny's Got Talent
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
Following a short run at The London Palladium I return to the Fringe for the 10th time.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
Free Fringe Music.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
‘It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe’.
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world; come find out why.
The Stand's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2019
The Stand Comedy Club’s hand-picked selection of great comedy at the Fringe at The Stand’s New Town Theatre almost every Friday and Saturday night.
Virgin Money Fringe on The Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Your Fringe adventure starts here! Now in its 21st year, Edinburgh’s historic High Street is transformed into a huge open-air performance playground featuring thousands of shows of…
Virgin Money Fringe on The Mound
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mound Precinct
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Catch some world-class street performers, bag a bargain at the Half Price Hut or browse through the arts and crafts markets – all against the stunning backdrop of the National Ga…
Free Love
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 2nd Aug 2019
Free Love is the latest manifestation of the Scottish experimental pop duo formerly known as Happy Meals, known for their extraordinary sensual live ceremonies.
The Big Show: Fringe Showcase!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
Edinburgh’s #1 rated comedy club and three-time Scottish Comedy Award winner brings you its pick of the Fringe for the very first time! Showcasing the very best acts from the Mon…
Fringe Central Welcome Address
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 2nd Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Sugar Rush: The Best of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
Is the Fringe guide too wide and confusing? We understand.
First Time at the Fringe: A Newcomers Guide
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 2nd - 2nd Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Laughing Horse Free Best in Comedy Chat Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
This chat show is the perfect guide to what comedy you should see at the Fringe as host Vladimir McTavish, one of Scotland’s finest stand-ups, introduces this intimate and hilariou…
The Last Dance with Fayne and the Cruisers
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre
- 2nd - 17th Aug 2019
Formed in 1965 in Edinburgh, Fayne and the Cruisers are still going strong, capturing the essence of those 60s dances in church halls and clubs and performing everything from The B…
Late Show Great Show / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
The night is young and some of the best stand-up comedians at the Fringe are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
Funny Cluckers: Best of the Fest – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
Four top-quality, fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival.
The Official Edinburgh Fringe Christmas Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Champions of Festival @ The Scotsman
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Richard Duffy’s been celebrating Christmas every day since the day he was born.
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a eighth hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from a…
Laughing Horse Free and Family Friendly Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
See the very best comedians selected from around the Fringe, with different line-ups every day in this brand-new family friendly lunchtime stand-up showcase, from the people behind…
The Best Show We've Ever Done at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
A year ago, the world ended.
David Callaghan: Dance Like No One's David Callaghan
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
A new stand-up show from David Callaghan.
EdinBra Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
A revolving line-up of hilarious female comedians from around the Fringe with an hour of stand-up comedy to be enjoyed by all.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of The Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different line-up of top comedians at every show.
Free Live Music at Ghillie Dhu
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ghillie Dhu
- 1st - 26th Aug 2019
The Ghillie Dhu’s very own local artists performing every night of the week with a mixture of traditional and popular classics. Come and join us for drams, jigs and reels!
Godley on the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Godmother of Scottish comedy.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals Tours – Free
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2019
Phoebe Traquair’s vivid arts and crafts murals (painted 1888-1892) include allegorical and religious images, portraits of leading figures, choir and clergy of the day and images of…
Spring Day: When Push Comes to Shove – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Expect a fun night of sharp, well-crafted and mischievous stand-up that will tickle your fancy and your heart if you have one.
General Loledge: The Best Pub Quiz on the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
The perfect end to a day at the Fringe: deep in the bowels of the best pub in Edinburgh, a raucously competitive late-night feast of trivia, festival in-jokes, physical challenges,…
Rib Ticklers' Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Is a variety show with a mixed bill line-up.
It's All Going To Be OK – Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
The world is going to sh*t! Or so it seems.
Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones Will Be Free to Wreak Havoc Upon the Earth Once More
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ The Hive
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge.
Danny O'Brien: Reformer
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
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…
Body Language: Movement, Dance and Physical Education in Scotland
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Main Library
- 1st - 31st Aug 2019
Delve into the archives of Dunfermline College of Physical Education, Scottish gymnastics and influential dance pioneer Margaret Morris (1891-1980) and discover Scotland’s signif…
Matt Jones: Pandora's Box – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
What would you do if you could go back in time and hand-pick who you would become? One day a man encounters a strange spirit and is offered the opportunity to become someone else, …
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s best comedy newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Rod Shepherd: Slacktivist – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage / Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Croydon’s sixth leading conspiracy theorist attempts to debunk the big myths: JFK, Twin Towers, why British Bake Off went to Channel 4.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
An hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and much more, from the Cambridge Footlights – alumni include Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, David Mitchell, Emma Thompson, Richard Ayoade, the ca…
Comedy Gobbledygook Showcase / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
London Bermondsey’s beloved local comedy show comes to Edinburgh! Hosted by a podgy gay comic from the remote island of Taiwan, this comedy show has, for month after month, enterta…
The Human Show / Free Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 1st - 9th Aug 2019
Join Those Big Bois for the award-submitted, The Human Show – a journey inside the mind of one confused specimen and the two voices in his head as they navigate a day in this wei…
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a selection of four different comics daily.
Danny Posthill Is That Bloke Who Does Voices
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
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…
Loud Poets: Best of Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 1st - 26th Aug 2019
Showcasing the top spoken word talent the festival has to offer – from the laugh-out-loud funny, through the wonderfully surreal, to the thoughtful and emotional – Loud Poets c…
A Free Festival Friendly Walking Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Statue of Adam Smith
- 1st - 31st Aug 2019
We are the top-rated walking tour company for English tours in Edinburgh on TripAdvisor and we have put together a special festival friendly walking tour of the Old Town for you to…
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Bored of mindless comedy shows? Then come to Stand-Up Philosophy.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2019
Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August. Wide range of music from classical to contemporary, traditional Scots and jazz. Full details at cathedral.net
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone welcome, regardless of age or ability.
Lewis Schaffer is Mr Diabetes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Lewis Schaffer is a New York Jewish comic.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
‘Funny.
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2019
So many comedians, so little time! 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Night
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul 2019
See a selection of performers from the very best of this year’s Free Fringe Festival shows, in the big gala launch night, party and general great start to this year’s Edinburgh Fri…
C for Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C viva
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Daily diet of live highlights from across the festivals.
Fringe Film Festival
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C south
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Returning for its 14th season, C’s critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
Whose Line Is It Anyway? Live at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Claire Louise
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 17th Aug, 2019
Not many comedy fans would turn down the chance to see the legendary Whose Line Is It Anyway? gang live.
Suzi Ruffell: Dance Like Everyone's Watching
- Review
- ★★★★
- Isla Whateley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 15th Aug, 2019
Good comedy doesn’t come out of a comedian being happy, right? Wrong! Suzi Ruffell proves her own point wrong when she begins her show, Dance Like Everyone’s Watching, by sayin…
Andy Smart: 40 Years at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
Andy has performed at 40 Edinburgh Festivals.
Adam Hess: My Grandad Has a Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
The star of Tonight at the Palladium (ITV), Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and Live from the BBC is back with, without doubt, his funniest show yet.
Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones Will Be Free to Wreak Havoc Upon the Earth Once More £5 / PWYW
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 28th Jul 2019
Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge.
Free Fall
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Draper Hall
- 27th Jul 2019
Theatre @DraperHall and Founding Fall Theatre kindly invite you to the Summer edition of their fantastic and unique scratch Theatre evening: Free FallLive music, improvisation arou…
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Final
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- Grand Opera House York
- 27th Jul 2019
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year.
The York Fringe Dog Show – In aid of RSPCA York
- Listing
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 26th Jul 2019
Come and join us for the York Fringe Dog Show in aid of RSPCA York.
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Semi-Finals
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 25th - 26th Jul 2019
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year.
Georgie Morrell: Eyecon (Ed Fringe Preview)
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 24th Jul 2019
Join award-nominated comedian and one-eyed legend Georgie Morrell as she explores disability and celebrity.
The York Dungeon Fringe Show
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 23rd - 25th Jul 2019
For 3 nights only, the York Dungeon will open their cages to the city of York, open their arms to new audiences, and expose their smelly armpits at the Great Yorkshire F…
The Great Yorkshire Comedy Fringe Workshop Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 21st Jul 2019
A bunch of comedy virgins have spent the weekend with Logan Murray, the man who taught Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, Josh Widdecombe, Andi Osho, Luisa Omielan, Diane …
Richard Stott: Right Hand Man (Ed Fringe Preview)
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 20th Jul 2019
A debut show from a comedian who was born with Poland Syndrome, making him lopsided with a misshapen hand.
Aaron Simmonds: Disabled Coconut (Ed Fringe Preview)
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 18th Jul 2019
“A Comedian going places” *Join the 2017 BBC New Comedy Award finalist and wheelchair enthusiast as he tells you about how his first paid gig led to him perf…
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Heats
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 18th - 24th Jul 2019
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year.
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett – The Nearly Free Tour
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th Jun 2019
This magnetic bond still holds after more than 40 years of attempted escapes and still loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the dea…
Everybody Dance Now
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Civic Theatre
- 6th - 7th Jun 2019
Clare Sales School of Dance is for all age and abilities.
Stripped - Liverpool Fringe Festival
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Shipping Forecast
- 5th - 6th Jun 2019
After it’s sell-out debut, Stripped is back and more revealing than ever!!! Succour Punch Theatre are proud to be baring all once again for this ‘stripped back’ performance o…
A Festival of Korean Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- The Place
- 31st May - 7th Jun 2019
Following an inaugural year enjoyed by audiences and critics alike, A Festival of Korean Dance will return in 2019.
Rosie Kay Dance Company's 10 SOLDIERS
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh
- Festival Theatre
- 30th May 2019
In 2008, choreographer Rosie Kay joined the 4th Battalion The Rifles, to participate in full battle exercises, and visited the National Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre.
The Beautiful Dance of Life & Death
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Werks 2
- 27th May - 2nd Jun 2019
Can a young astronaut and a fallen star save a former dancer who is fighting a bizarre illness and her bohemian roommate? Or will they be captured and tortured with no end in sight…
Sing-and-Dance-a-Long: Dirty Dancing
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Courtroom
- 26th May 2019
Come have the the time of your life, with the cult-dance musical of the 80’s. Our very own Steph will get you in the mood before the screening.
TAO Dance Theater 4 & 9
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 24th - 25th May 2019
Master of minimalist movement Tao Ye founded TAO in 2008.
BraTon Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 24th - 26th May 2019
Following the inaugural season success of the ‘EdinBra Fringe Comedy’ north of the border, ‘LassTer Festival Comedy’ in the Midlands and hosted by Scotland’s Jeannie Jones, this we…
The Seven Ages and the Dance of Life and Death
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- St Augustines Centre
- 23rd - 27th May 2019
For Jacques, the journey from cradle to grave is fraught with the negative voices of our culture; but, in our show, Jacques finally gets to see the possibility of hope and life-for…
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 20th - 21st May 2019
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Lachlan Werner: What A Doll! Brighton Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Caxton Arms
- 20th - 21st May 2019
What happens when a 90-something year old kitschy charlatan and a post-millennial ventriloquist host a British daytime TV show?Lachlan Werner (19-year-old Gaulier graduate) seeks t…
Peace by the Beach: Free Meditation on Brighton Beach
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- West Pier, Brighton Beach
- 19th May 2019
Bodhisattva Kadampa Meditation Centre is offering a free meditation on the beach with Buddhist monk, Gen Thekchen.
Dance Like No One's David Callaghan
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 19th May 2019
A new stand-up show from Comedian David Callaghan.
Sussex Dance Network Dance Trail
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: Opposite St Bartholomew’s Church
- 18th - 19th May 2019
Back for its fifth year, the Sussex Dance Network ‘Dance Trail’ presents new short works by local choreographers and dancers exploring the theme outside/inside.
May I Speak About Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 14th - 15th May 2019
A dancer dances, while another explains.
Artist Speed Dating by Nordic Fringe Network
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market - TOM’s Bar
- 14th - 18th May 2019
After successful editions in Cyprus, Iceland and Sweden, the traditional Stockholm Fringe Festival (STOFF) style artist speed dating touch down in Brighton! Meet artistic peers, in…
Day of Dance @ Brighton Spiegeltent
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 13th - 13th May 2019
Ensemble Dance Co, topped off by Sarah Blanc.
Ragroof Tea Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 12th May - 2nd Jun 2019
Three hours of dancing delights featuring music from the 1920s to 1950s, vintage costumes, glorious displays, and Dorothy’s Shoes’ trademark instant dance classes.
Fringe City Night
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 11th May 2019
Party with us all evening at this one-off ‘Fringe City Night’ extravaganza! Join the night creatures, the weird and the wonderful in a celebration showcase of the very best of Brig…
Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- BHASVIC
- 10th May 2019
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Fringe Sessions 2019
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Fiddler’s Elbow
- 9th - 30th May 2019
Intimate live music showcase featuring a selection of Brighton’s finest musicians and songwriters. Hosted and curated by BBC 6 Music featured act Warsaw Radio.
Work Makes You Free by Michael Ross
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 6th - 10th May 2019
Adam is loving being Employment Minister.
Danny Dorling: Rule Britannia, Brexit and the End of Empire
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 5th May 2019
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.
SKREW LOOSE BOOKING FRINGE SHOWCASES
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Crown’s Brighton
- 5th May - 2nd Jun 2019
Skrew Loose Booking is a Brighton based live music company focused on showcasing upcoming and established talent from Brighton and further afield.
Fringe City
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 4th May - 2nd Jun 2019
Fancy a show but not sure what you’re in the mood for? Get a taste of Brighton Fringe at our Fringe City festival showcase! Expect crazy cabaret, tremendous theatre, live music, co…
The Fringe Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 3rd May 2019
The Maydays present: the Fringe Show.
The Secret Comedy Club: Fringe Comedy Hub
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery
- 3rd May - 2nd Jun 2019
We have over 80 professional comedy acts who applied to Artista Cafe & Gallery.
Carter School of Dance Presents A Great Dance Show 2
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hertford Theatre
- 13th Apr 2019
Tickets: £13.
After The Dance
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- Bridewell Theatre
- 11th Apr, 2019
Terence Rattigan personifies the maxim that you can’t keep a good man down.
Debbie Allen Dance Display
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Dublin
- Civic Theatre
- 2nd - 6th Apr 2019
Debbie Allen Dance School present a varied programme of Dance.
Dance Re-Ignite (Performance and Workshop)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hertford Theatre
- 29th Mar 2019
Tickets: £5Suitable for: Older adults (guide age 55+ years old)Duration: 1hr, 30minsOther: This takes place in our Studio, with a maximum capac…
Alexander Whitley Dance Company: Celestial Motion - a shared virtual reality dance experience
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Watermans Art Centre
- 22nd - 22nd Mar 2019
Celestial Motion transports you to an alternate universe where you are joined by a virtual cast of world-class dancers on a thrilling journey towards the sun.
Mark Morris Dance Group - Pepperland
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 20th - 23rd Mar 2019
The celebrated American choreographer Mark Morris, swings into town with Pepperland, his unique tribute to one of the best-selling albums of all time: The Beatles’ Sgt.
Sunday Encounters: An Evening with Charles Dance
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 17th Mar 2019
In a rare public appearance, Charles Dance discusses his remarkable 50-year career in theatre, film and television.
Felicity Ward: Busting A Nut
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Mar 2019
Fresh off the back of her new BBC Radio 4 series (Appisodes) and a Netflix special (Live from the BBC), multi-award winning comedian and regular co-host of The Guilty Fe…
Felicity Ward: Busting A Nut
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Mar 2019
Fresh off the back of her new BBC Radio 4 series (Appisodes) and a Netflix special (Live from the BBC), multi-award winning comedian and regular co-host of The Guilty Fe…
Dance With The Dead
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- O2 Academy Islington
- 18th Feb 2019
An electro rock duo from Orange County formed by Justin Pointer and Tony Kim.
Danny O' Brien: Lock-In
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Dublin
- Civic Theatre
- 7th Feb 2019
A perfect mix of brains, banter and brilliance"- Great Scott ★★★★★ Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O' Brien went to prison.
Theme Show! - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 2nd Feb 2019
Edy Hurst battles to create the world’s greatest theme park.
The Adventures of the Bearded Lady - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 2nd Feb 2019
The peculiar tale of the bearded lady who ran away from the circus!
The Silent House - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 2nd Feb 2019
Something between two refugees gradually changes the shape of their relationship.
The Moira Monologues - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 1st Feb 2019
Meet Moira; a cleaner, single mum and Falkirk's hardest woman
In Search of Myself - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 1st Feb 2019
A close-up look at how bipolar disorder affects a couple’s relationship.
Showmanship - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 1st Feb 2019
Darkly funny psychological thriller follows a circus through 1935 America.
Rosie Sings: Facts About Love - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 1st Feb 2019
Rosie sings about dating apps, turning 30 and marrying Batman.
Dance 2 Connect
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Dublin
- Civic Theatre
- 1st - 3rd Feb 2019
Dance2Connect is a 3 day Street Dance Festival, comprising of an evening of Dance Theatre (Friday), dance ‘Battles’ (Saturday) and Workshops with Internation…
Carter School of Dance presents A Great Big Dance Show
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hertford Theatre
- 27th Jan 2019
Tickets: £13.
A Curse of Saints - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre / Spiegeltent
- 27th Jan 2019
A shepherd grows suspicious when a boy is found dead in British occupied Cyprus.
James Carey: The Sacred Art of Joking - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre / Spiegeltent
- 27th Jan 2019
James Cary wonders what Christians think they’re trying to achieve.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Puppetry
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 27th Jan 2019
Earth’s funniest footwear bring you songs, sketches, socks and violence.
The Two Moronnies - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 27th Jan 2019
Music poking fun at the well-known and narcissistic celebrities.
Puppet King Richard II - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Puppetry
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 26th Jan 2019
A “highly engrossing”, ‘pocket epic’ staging of Shakespeare’s Richard II.
Manifest - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 26th Jan 2019
Dancers reveal and express the trials and tribulations of life.
Magic, Mindreading and Telerabbitry - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Magic
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 26th Jan 2019
This show promises amazing magic; an incredible hour of entertainment.
We Know Now Snowmen Exist - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 26th Jan 2019
Based on the real events of the Dyatlov Pass Incident – Five women go camping in a remote mountain range. None return.
Magic Circus - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Magic
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 25th Jan 2019
An exciting, fast-paced and colourful show for all the family.
25/ The Decriminalisation Monologues - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 25th Jan 2019
Three monologues exploring the recent Decriminalisation of Homosexuality in Ireland.
LGBTQZX - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 25th Jan 2019
Jealousy is a terrible thing. Laura possesses an infinite amount.
American Bot - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 25th Jan 2019
Sid Singh humorously explains how billionaires are destroying his city.
Over 55s Dance Workshops (New Adventures)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Farnham Maltings
- 23rd Jan - 20th Mar 2019
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures are pleased to offer this series of inclusive workshops for over-55s this year.
Loud & Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night!
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Miller
- 28th Nov 2018
From the people behind the sell-out Pride Improv Festival comes another Loud And Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night showcasing the most exciting improvised comedy from the city's top…
Mark Morris Dance Group and The Silk Road Ensemble: Layla and Majnun
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 13th - 17th Nov 2018
Layla and Majnun is a classic love story which has been presented in many Middle Eastern and sub-continental cultures.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 26th Aug 2018
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Fringe Swap Shop
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 26th - 28th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Praise at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 25th Aug 2018
The vision of the Sound of Many Waters is to promote the rediscovery of God’s voice through music and the arts.
The Fringe of the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Festival Camping
- 25th Aug 2018
The Fringe of the Fringe is back! For the fourth year running, Edinburgh Festival Camping is hosting the show on The Fringe of the Fringe! An unpredictable night of performers from…
Felicity Ward: Busting a Nut
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Fresh off the back of her new BBC Radio 4 series Appisodes, a Netflix special Live from the BBC, and regular co-host of The Guilty Feminist Podcast, Felicity Ward returns to the Ed…
How to Do a Show at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 25th Aug 2018
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
Cadenza at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 25th Aug 2018
Celebrating Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday today, culminating with his choral masterpiece, Chichester Psalms.
Ska at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Merchant’s Hall
- 24th Aug 2018
If you were into music in the late 70s and early 80s, the chances are you were into 2 Tone, the iconic Coventry based label that was home to Ska revivalists like The Beat, The Sele…
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Sheraton Grand Hotel
- 23rd Aug 2018
Hand-picked selection of top acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A perfect way to entertain guests with a unique blend of fine dining and laughter-driven entertainment!
Perth Youth Orchestra – Fringe Concert
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 23rd Aug 2018
Perth Youth Orchestra will perform works by Holst (The Planets Suite), Khachaturian, and Weber conducted by Mr Allan Young – with soloists Shona Rae (bassoon), Sophie Chisholm (x…
Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa – Special Extra Show
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 22nd Aug 2018
Special additional show featuring former Zappa Plays Zappa vocalist/instrumentalist Ben Thomas, who will be opening the show with his own material and then joining the band for.
Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Special
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 22nd Aug 2018
CKP and InterTalent present: Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Special.
A Gathering: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Artists at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
ISPA Series at the Fringe: Regional Focus – Latin America
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe Participants.
Dance Japan
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 21st - 25th Aug 2018
Based on the painting Akita no Gyoji by Tsuguharu Foujita (1937), Yoshitaka fuses the Japanese folk elements of Namahage, Hanekawa Kenbayashi and Akita Nikatabushi to create a new …
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal College of Surgeons
- 21st Aug 2018
The Annual General Meeting of the Fringe Society where activity is reviewed, accounts are presented and directors elected.
COMMON: Networking Event for Working-Class Artists at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 21st Aug 2018
COMMON is an arts organisation which exists to support the UK theatre industry in achieving greater socio-economic diversity, and help working-class artists build sustainable caree…
Innovations Contemporary Dance Platform
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
Innovations isn’t just a show.
Funny Women on the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 20th - 24th Aug 2018
Join Funny Women for a sparkling mix of comedy including performances by special guests and the brightest new talent at the Fringe.
A Show About Shows About Show Biz
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
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…
Academy and Pitch Fight Present: Buy One, Get One Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene.
Fringes Around the World: What Fringe Next?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 20th Aug 2018
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…
Devoted and Disgruntled: What Can We All Do to Build a More Sustainable Fringe for Everyone?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 20th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Programme for Fringe participants.
The Fringe Fair
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 20th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Beyond the Fringe: Touring to London
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 20th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Brighton Up Your Fringe!
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 19th Aug 2018
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? If you answered yes to these questions, this is the event for you! Lea…
Ryan Ward and Joe Molander: Natural Born Performers
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 19th - 26th Aug 2018
Britain’s most popular magicians and amateur bounty hunters, Joe and Ryan, perform an hour of classical music and salsa dance, with Claire Sweeney on banjo.
The Fringe World Fair
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 19th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Loud and Proud on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 18th Aug 2018
Scotland’s LGBT choir, Loud and Proud, is back in support of Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity.
Fringe Queer Artists Kiki
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 18th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Reviewing Different Genres at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 17th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Book Shambles Live at the Fringe with Robin Ince
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 17th - 23rd Aug 2018
The acclaimed hit podcast Book Shambles, recorded in front of a live audience! Hosted by Robin Ince who‘ll be joined by a different amazing guest each show.
Lunafruit / Free Festival
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 17th - 21st Aug 2018
Fresh new band from London bring their summer 2018 tour to Edinburgh, with members having performed at Love Supreme Festival, Secret Garden Party, and Cambridge Folk Festival.
Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 6: Big O Makes It in New York... or, Does She? – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage / Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 14th - 27th Aug 2018
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…
A Gay and a NonGay Live! – Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 16th - 17th Aug 2018
Prepare for the gay and straight worlds to come together, as unlikely friends James Barr and Dan Hudson bring their hugely successful podcast to Edinburgh – live! James will expl…
COMMON: GROUND – Barriers to Staging Work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as a Working-Class Artist
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 16th Aug 2018
COMMON: GROUND is an initiative developed by COMMON, an arts organisation who exist to support the UK theatre industry in achieving greater socio-economic diversity, delivered with…
Schools at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Phil Zimmerman – Sixty-Seven Arseholes (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 15th - 26th Aug 2018
Off-the-wall stand-up with sausage.
ISPA Series at the Fringe: Who Pays the Artists?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2018
Costs are rising, while subsidies are shrinking and consumer behaviours are changing rapidly.
Mental Health Is a Fringe Issue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 14th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Mis(s)treated – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest
- 14th - 26th Aug 2018
Mis(s)treated – a dark and twisted comedy about human trafficking and prostitution.
University Professors at the Fringe Networking Event
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 14th Aug 2018
Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom.
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 14th - 15th Aug 2018
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
The Jive Aces: Swingin’ the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 13th - 15th Aug 2018
The UK’s number one jive and swing band, The Jive Aces are teaming up with the all-dancing, all-singing, all-tapping pinup darlings The Satin Dollz to bring you a swingin’ vintage …
Malones Free Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Malones Edinburgh
- 13th - 27th Aug 2018
Malones Irish Bars Edinburgh hosts a large variety of live musical acts all day every day throughout the fringe. This begins at 12pm and continues until late at night!
Danny O'Hare: I Feel Fuzzy
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 13th - 18th Aug 2018
Music, comedy and crisis in a puppet show for grown-ups.
Women of the Fringe: A Networking Event
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 11th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Surviving and Moving Forward from the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 11th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Missing Hypnos / Free Frestival
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest
- 11th - 12th Aug 2018
Ollie has chronic insomnia, a mental and physical illness that affects 10% of people in the UK.
TwentyTwelve – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 11th - 18th Aug 2018
Colin’s life has been a series of well-meaning mishaps and misunderstandings.
Navigating the Labyrinth: US Visas for Performing Artists
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th - 24th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Museum After Hours: Friday Fringe Takeover
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 10th - 24th Aug 2018
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours.
Kids Do Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 10th - 11th Aug 2018
Returning for 2018, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children’s entertainment.
A Mentally Well Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th - 24th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Dream Weaving and Art Forwarding – Shanghai Baoshan Little Ginkgo Students’ Art Troupe’s Performance at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150 at EICC
- 10th Aug 2018
This time, the art troupe will present a performance featuring lots of Chinese ethnic arts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Discover Down Under at Adelaide Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th - 23rd Aug 2018
Discover Adelaide Fringe, Australia’s largest open access festival! The Fringe transforms Adelaide into a festival wonderland, with over 1,200 events across every art form in ove…
Rhythm of the Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Brunton
- 8th Aug 2018
This stunning Irish spectacular Rhythm of the Dance is a fully live show that celebrates Irish culture through music and dance, featuring world champion dancers, a traditional Iris…
Pushan Bose Live at Fringe 2018
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 8th - 11th Aug 2018
Pushan Bose is a South Asian music composer, producer, singer and rapper who has been creating and releasing original music on digital platforms with a reach of 20 million listener…
ISPA Series at the Fringe: Generational Divides – In Transition
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 8th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 7th - 8th Aug 2018
Pianist John Bryden plays music by Ravel, Scriabin, Bach and Schubert on the Cathedral Steinway.
Belly Dance: A True Story
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 7th - 11th Aug 2018
A captivating show suitable for all encompassing a variety of dance styles, colourful costumes and entertaining narrative.
Funbox at the Fringe Again
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 6th - 8th Aug 2018
After sell-out shows last year, Funbox are back! Don’t miss Anya, Kevin and Gary (formerly of The Singing Kettle) as they return to the Fringe for a fun-filled hour of family singa…
Tibetan Monks Sacred Dance
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Green
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Quaker Meeting House
- 9th Aug, 2018
Tibetan Monks Sacred Dance is a special experience, not quite a religious rite and not quite a performance show as five Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lunpo Monastery in South India …
Dance-Forms' 75th International Choreographers' Showcase
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Saint Stephens Theatre
- 6th - 10th Aug 2018
Dance-Forms Productions is celebrating the International Choreographers’ Showcase’s 24th Anniversary and 17 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe.
Sunday Assembly at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- LifeCare Edinburgh
- 5th Aug 2018
Join Edinburgh’s secular congregation to celebrate life with pop songs to sing with the house band, talks, poems, reflections, coffee and cake! Special guest speaker and Fringe com…
Intellectual Property Rights for Fringe Performers
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 5th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 5th - 19th Aug 2018
Organists Daniel Cook (Durham Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father…
Free Stand-Up Will Never Die
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Three Broomsticks
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
The hilarious Welsh optimist returns to the Fringe, working through his latest identity crisis the only way he knows how – with 40 minutes of excellent free comedy.
Skeptics on the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
Returning for the ninth consecutive year, a two-time award-winning series of talks that get you thinking critically and skeptically about things you thought you were familiar with.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best young contemporary music talents perform an exciting blend of Scottish pop, traditional Scottish songs and instrumental s…
Battle of the Superheroes – The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
This worldwide hit show for geeks and non-geeks everywhere returns with a changing line-up of hilarious comedians with a mixture of stand-up comedy and interactive debate to find o…
Chris Laker is Dead – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Bados Complex
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
Hi! I’m American comedian Chris Laker.
Well, It's Woody – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Bados Complex
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
In association with PBH’s Free Fringe, veteran chanteuse Woodstock Taylor and her band of aging gits, Dai Lowe, Bev Wright and Max Scratchmann, bring their mixed bag of songs, poem…
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BrewDog Lothian Rd
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe.
Me Plus One – Improv with Two People – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Three Broomsticks
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
Improviser Mara Joy (TBC Improv, The Spontaneous Players) is joined by a different special guest every day to create an entirely unique two-person show based off one word from the …
Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans / Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe.
Tygers Of Pan Tang – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stramash
- 3rd Aug 2018
In the May 1979 issue of Sounds magazine the term ‘New Wave of British Heavy Metal’ was used to describe a second wave of heavy metal bands that emerged in the late 1970’s.
Oxford Revue: Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe / Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
The Oxford Revue returns with its celebrated Free Fringe variety bill.
Elvish Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 3rd - 18th Aug 2018
Follow the elvish dancer into the enchanted forest and get lost in the moment, admiring his strange and subtle art.
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a seventh hilarious year with another phenomenal handpicked selection of our favourite acts from a…
Virgin Money Fringe on The Mound
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mound Precinct
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
Catch some world-class street performances, bag a bargain at the Half Price Hut or browse the arts and craft markets – all against the stunning backdrop of the National Galleries…
Funny Cluckers – Best of the Fest – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Four top-quality fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed to be clucking funny.
Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel / Monkey Barrel Comedy Club
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Sugar Rush: The Best of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Is the Fringe guide too wide and confusing? We understand.
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
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.
Mr McClelland's Damn Good Dance
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 4th - 13th Aug 2018
‘My favourite DJ on the planet.
Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
Your Fringe adventure starts here! For the 20th year, Edinburgh’s historic High Street is transformed into a huge open-air performance playground featuring thousands of shows of al…
Comedy Queers / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
A raucous late night show offering a fabulous selection of the most outrageous queer performers from across the Fringe.
Fringe Central Welcome Address
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 3rd Aug 2018
Join Deborah Frances-White, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and host of podcast The Guilty Feminist, to formally welcome you to Fringe Central and mark the start of the 2018 Fringe…
The Stand's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2018
The Stand Comedy Club celebrates its 21st anniversary at the Edinburgh Fringe with the best of 20 years visiting the stage at New Town Theatre. Different line-up nightly!
The Japanese Dance with Hoppy Kamiyama
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 3rd - 11th Aug 2018
A legendary musician, Hoppy Kamiyama and an awesome traditional dancer, Kashichiro; the artists representing Japan from the Hachijojima Island appear at Greenside in the Edinburgh …
First Time at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 3rd - 3rd Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Stu and Garry's Fringe Improv Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 3rd - 11th Aug 2018
Our long-running improvised comedy show will have you in stitches.
Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 3rd - 4th Aug 2018
Returning for it’s 10th year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
‘Funny.
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a different selection each day of four of the best comics at the Fringe.
Blackwell's Writers at the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Blackwell’s Bookshop
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2018
Now in its eleventh year, Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe brings you, once again, the best in Scottish writing.
Laughing Horse Free Best in Comedy Chat Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
This chat show is the perfect way to start your Fringe day, as you spend an hour in the company of one of the finest stand-ups on the Scottish comedy circuit.
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Bored of mindless comedy shows? Then come to Stand-Up Philosophy.
Revill's Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 14th Aug 2018
“Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Ed Fringe: The Musical Revue
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C too
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2018
Fun and frenetic cabaret revue combining songs, sketches and observations in a hilarious celebration of the world’s biggest arts festival.
Getting Away Scott Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
After touring the world with internationally-received show, Getting Away Scott Free.
Dream On – Kirsty Munro / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Place
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
‘In my view, best new show at Leicester Comedy Festival’ (Tony Booth, Leicester Comedy Festival Judge).
EdinBra Fringe Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
The debut season of a revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming female comedians from around the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Jack and Claire / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 2nd - 11th Aug 2018
An American-Scottish duo performs wild long-form improv developed at the renowned iO Theater in Chicago! Jack and Claire is Chicago-based improv comedy duo Claire McFadden and Jack…
Tom Ward: Popcorn Lung
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
On the back of last year’s critically acclaimed Love Machine and an appearance on Live from the BBC (BBC Worldwide), Tom Ward is going in for a closer inspection of his favourite t…
Aaaaaaaaaargh, It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Entry
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with different line-ups at every show and four performances daily.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh, It's the One-Liner Show – Free Entry
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Danny O'Brien: Lock-In
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’Brien went to prison.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers from around the UK, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day.
Succubus Fringe Edition
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Razor-sharp women’s satirical magazine, Succubus, brings you a mixed-bill hour of comedy championing new female comedy writers and stand-ups.
Best in Class / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Showcasing underrepresented working-class comedy voices.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Spring Day: Strong Codependent Woman – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Who runs the world? Not this bitch.
Aaaaaaaaaaaah, It's 101 Clean Jokes – Free Entry
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 clean jokes in just half an hour.
Aaaaaaaaaaargh, It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 minutes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 30th Jul - 26th Aug 2018
Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, this hit show returns with a changing line-up of various comedians with hilarious material based on sex and relat…
Free and Proud
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 2nd Aug, 2018
Perhaps it is because of the multi-show venue, or just the financial realities of bringing any production to the Edinburgh Fringe nowadays, but Peter Darney’s production of Charl…
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
The Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and much more.
Bronston Jones: God Bless 'Merica 4 – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
For the 4th year, American atheist Bronston Jones reacts to the chaos of his country with a prayer: God Bless ‘Merica, because it’ll take a miracle to fix it.
James Barr: Thirst Trap! – Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 5th Aug, 2018
Wonderfully unexpected opportunities can occur at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; even more so at the 'Free' variety.
Sustainability at the Fringe Reception
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 2nd Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Bronston Jones: Spilt Milk – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
They say ‘don’t cry over spilt milk’.
Peatbog Faeries – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stramash
- 2nd Aug 2018
Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide.
Dom O'Keefe: Free Willy from the Perspective of the Whale
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
A massive whale escapes from prison with the help of a small child.
May I Speak About Dance?
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 1st - 12th Aug 2018
A dancer dances, while another explains.
The Free Association: Jacuzii
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
The Free Association – London’s leading improv comedy theatre and school – returns with their smash-hit show Jacuzii.
The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Show 2018
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st Aug 2018
See a huge selection of this year’s big names, stand-out performers and many of the best free acts in Edinburgh at this one-off launch show and party for the 2018 Free Edinburgh Fr…
Break Free
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Wasabeats Crew present the European premiere of Break Free featuring champion break dancers, each with world titles, who are ready to carve up the floor to reach dizzying new heigh…
Barry's Fringe Audio Walking Tour
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside the Tron – Hunter Square
- 1st - 31st Aug 2018
An immersive, downloadable, free, 45-minute audio tour of the Festival Fringe – featuring interviews about its history with many Fringe comedy legends as you walk through the cha…
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 1st - 25th Aug 2018
So many comedians, so little time! Twelve top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
Little Fish Free Walking Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Statue of David Hume
- 1st - 31st Aug 2018
For the first time Little Fish Tours is running our Festival Friendly Tour.
Fringe Film Festival
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Returning for its 13th season, C’s critically-acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2018
Traquair’s vivid murals (painted 1888-1892) include religious and allegorical images, portraits of leading figures, the choir and clergy of the day, and images of the natural world…
The Edinburgh Fringe Magic Gala
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Sell-out 2017.
Fringe Wives Club: Glittery Clittery
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Annabel Pribelszki
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 10th Aug, 2018
If you like your cabaret kick-ass, feminist, patriarchy-smashing and unabashedly consensual, do not miss Glittery Clittery Fringe Wives Club.
Twenty Minutes to Nine / Free Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters / The Edinburgh Yes Hub
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Nominated Best Performance, Melbourne Fringe.
C for Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Daily diet of live highlights from across the festivals.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2018
A former Times Critics’ Choice.
Fringe Schools Poster Exhibition
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dynamic Earth
- 30th Jul - 27th Aug 2018
See the extraordinary world of the Fringe through the eyes of schoolchildren from across Scotland at this free exhibition of entries in the 2018 Fringe Schools Poster Competition, …
Edinburgh Shoreline – Free
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway
- 30th Jul - 2nd Sep 2018
During the Shoreline project, locals have been exploring the heritage of Edinburgh’s coast.
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fireside / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 30th Jul - 26th Aug 2018
Following more successful shows at festivals worldwide, the popular show returns with a revolving line-up of acts selected from the best comedians, cabaret acts, children’s ente…
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Final
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 29th Jul 2018
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.
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Semi-Finals
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Tea Pot
- 27th - 28th Jul 2018
Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond.
Ian Smith: Craft (Edinburgh Fringe Preview)
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Tea Pot
- 27th Jul 2018
Ian Smith is multi-award winning comedian.
The York Fringe Dog Show – In aid of RSPCA York
- Listing
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 26th Jul 2018
Come and join us for the York Fringe Dog Show in aid of RSPCA York.
Laura Lexx: Trying (Edinburgh Fringe Preview)
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Tea Pot
- 20th Jul 2018
“One can only hope there’s some life altering catastrophe around the corner for Lexx” (Broadway Baby 2015).
Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Heats
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Tea Pot
- 19th - 26th Jul 2018
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.
Irish Youth Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 8th Jul 2018
Dublin Youth Dance Company are thrilled to present an evening of dance at the Smock Alley Theatre as part of the 18th Irish Youth Dance Festival.
The Great Yorkshire Fringe Launch Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Jul 2018
Don your flat cap, grab your whippet and come and join us for the launch of 2018’s Great Yorkshire Fringe! Lineup to include Tony Slattery, Harry & Chris, Thin…
The Great Yorkshire Fringe Launch Gala
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Jul 2018
Don your flat cap, grab your whippet and come and join us for the launch of 2018’s Great Yorkshire Fringe! Lineup to include Paul Foot, Tony Slattery, Harry & …
A Midsummer Night's Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
- 3rd Jul 2018
Join us for our summer showcase fundraising gala at Brighton Open Air Theatre on July 3rd for an extravagant evening of everything Fringe! See all your Fringe favourites from our 2…
The Pin & Moon: Edinburgh Fringe Previews
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 28th Jun 2018
The Pin: Backstage (Edinburgh Fringe Preview) After 3 multi-award winning series on BBC Radio 4, “the next Mitchell and Webb” (Times) are going back to the F…
Vibe Dance show - St Dunstan's College Arts Festival 18
- Listing
- London Fringe
- The Broadway Theatre, Catford
- 27th Jun 2018
Vibe Arts are delighted to be working with the St Dunstan's College Dance Company for their first appearance in this year’s Arts Festival.
Catford Fringe - Vivalicious
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Broadway Theatre, Catford
- 5th Jun 2018
A brand new show from Viv Groskop, star of BBC1's 'This Week' and Radio 4's 'Its Just a Joke Comrade'.
Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh 2018
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- BHASVIC
- 1st Jun 2018
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Tom Ward: Work in Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Junkyard Dogs
- 31st May - 1st Jun 2018
Chortle Best Newcomer Winner 2017, Tom Ward, returns with his difficult third album.
Equity: Fighting for a Fair Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Werks 1
- 26th May 2018
Fringe theatre can be some of the most exciting and rewarding work out there, but all too often it’s unpaid and can price ordinary people out of the industry.
Flux Writing: A Dance With Your Own (Un)consciousness
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Werks 2
- 26th May 2018
What really goes on in our head? Is it true? What we believe to think? Is it beautiful? Is it confronting? And is it honest? What can you learn from your thoughts? They have more t…
Getting Away Scott Free
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 25th May - 3rd Jun 2018
Coming off the back of an international tour of Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
The Beautiful Dance of Life & Death
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 21st - 24th May 2018
Adam Astra, a young rocketeer witnesses a star-girl fall to earth one night and vows to rocket her back among the stars.
Free Yoga All Day at Space Yoga Studio
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Space Yoga Studio
- 19th May 2018
Come stretch, unwind, strengthen and get to know your body more during a day of yoga, meditation and celebration at Brighton’s newest and most attractive studio.
Fringe City Night
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 19th May 2018
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special.
We Never Go Places To Dance Anymore
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Camden People’s Theatre
- 18th - 19th May 2018
This is a millennial anthem, a confused love song to a ‘lost generation’ that does everything and nothing all at once.
A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2018
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.
Ragroof Tea Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 13th May - 3rd Jun 2018
Roll up for vintage tunes, dazzling dance displays, and whirlwind Instant Dance Classes to ease you onto the floor.
Making the Most of the Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Courtroom
- 13th - 13th May 2018
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe attracts media and arts professionals from all over the globe.
Classical Duets for Violin and Cello: Ellie Blackshaw and Esther Ward-Caddle
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- St Michael and All Angels Church
- 12th May 2018
Come and hear the acclaimed ‘Duo’, Ellie Blackshaw, violin, and Esther Ward-Caddle, cello, delight in playing beautifully-crafted melodies from the Austrian classical composer, Jos…
Miraculous Magic with Danny Lee Grew
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Purple Playhouse Theatre
- 12th - 13th May 2018
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…
Family Day - Street Dance Workshop
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- The Broadway Theatre, Catford
- 12th - 12th May 2018
Street Dance workshops in a small group. Admission by ticket only.
Dance Trail 2018
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: Bedford Square
- 11th - 13th May 2018
Back for its fourth year Brighton dance Network’s promenade performance leads audiences through a new series of dance occurrences crafted for a chosen part of the city.
Fringe Sessions 2018
- Review
- ★★★★
- Amy Betteridge
- Brighton Fringe
- Fiddler’s Elbow
- 11th May, 2018
Unfortunately, I was only able to see the first two acts of Fringe Sessions due to time constraints, which was so disappointing as there was so much talent.
Ceyda Tanc Youth Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 9th May 2018
Ceyda Tanc Dance, with three different programmes of cutting edge and dynamic contemporary dance, works with influences of Ceyda’s traditional Turkish folk dance heritage.
Spiegeltent: Heart of the Fringe Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Johanna Makelainen
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 9th May, 2018
Tonight was Brighton's chance to show the size of its heart – and its wallet.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carmen Dupre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 9th May, 2018
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…
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- Spiegeltent at Southbank Centre
- 6th May 2018 - 28th Jul 2019
Why toddle when you can dance? Join our resident dj-mumma, Monski Mouse and her Dancers for an hour of bopping family fun.
Isadora: I Dance What I Am
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Courtroom
- 5th - 5th May 2018
Passionate and unconventional, Isadora Duncan revolutionised the dance world and is known as “the mother of modern dance”.
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 5th May - 3rd Jun 2018
Not sure what to see? Don’t fret, we’ve done the work for you and hand-picked this week’s top tips.
Fringe City
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 5th May - 2nd Jun 2018
Fringe City is a free outdoor event in the centre of Brighton taking place every weekend of Brighton Fringe 2018.
Fringe City Family Picnic
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Pavilion Gardens
- 5th - 26th May 2018
Fringe City Family Picnic is a free outdoor event taking place on the 5th and 26th May in the Pavilion Gardens, a showcase of family friendly shows, plus free fun activities for ch…
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 5th May - 2nd Jun 2018
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under-5s are let loose on the dance floor in the friendliest of discos.
Inside The Fringe
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Train Station
- 5th May - 4th Jun 2018
‘Inside The Fringe’ shines a light on some of the artistic and cultural talents that make up Brighton Fringe.
The Maydays Present: The Fringe Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 4th May - 1st Jun 2018
The Maydays invite you to tear up the Fringe in the name of comedy! You choose performances or events from the Fringe Guide and then delight as these award-winning improvisers give…
Aaaaaaaargh! It's a Bonanza of Comedy from Around the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 4th May - 2nd Jun 2018
It’s a comedy bonanza! A brand-new stand-up comedy selection from Laughing Horse.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 4th May - 3rd Jun 2018
A selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Pick of the Fringe: Launch Night Special
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 3rd May 2018
A sensational line-up of Fringe favourites assemble to launch Brighton Fringe 2018.
Brighton Fringe Opening Night and Fireworks at The Warren
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren
- 3rd May 2018
The launch of Brighton Fringe 2018 at The Warren.
Fringe Club: A Silent Disco
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 3rd May - 2nd Jun 2018
The legendary Fringe Club returns to the Warren in 2018 with it’s own version of the legendary night out, Silent Disco.
Phoenix Dance Theatre Triple Bill
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Peacock Theatre London
- 26th Apr 2018 - 28th Jun 2019
70 years after the Empire Windrush docked, marking the start of Caribbean migration to the UK, comes a new work from Phoenix’s artistic director Sharon Watson with a newly co…
Fringe in Mount Gambier
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Cave Garden
- 24th Mar 2018
Fringe in Mount Gambier is back with another extravaganza taking over the Cave Garden with a program of world-class performers and local artistic talent.
Fringe@REC
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Reynella East College Theatre
- 23rd Mar 2018
Fringe@REC is a multi-arts presentation at Reynella East College.
Richard Alston Dance Company - Mid Century Modern
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 23rd - 24th Mar 2018
Richard Alston choreographed his very first dance in 1968 – 50 years later Mid Century Modern celebrates this landmark with new and old work from Alston, a fitting celebrat…
Time Travel Dance Party
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Adelaide Fringe
- Woodville Town Hall
- 17th Mar 2018
The Fame Train gang star in this awesome show that sees the kids travel through the ages from the prehistoric times, to the swinging 60’s, all the way to the modern day! Cool chara…
BEST OF FRINGE: Early Show: FREE!
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
The Original and still the BEST “Best of Fringe”.
Best of Adelaide Fringe: Late Show
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Griffins Hotel
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
After three highly successful years in Adelaide The very best in late-night Fringe Comedy is back! Four top-notch comedians are picked from venues across the Fringe especially f…
DANNY BHOY – A WORK IN PROGRESS
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Howling Owl
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
Just announced! – Danny Bhoy will return to the Adelaide Fringe for a run of special gigs to work up material for his next tour.
Switch SA; 50 Shades of Fringe
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Enigma Bar
- 16th Mar 2018
Switch SA is proud to announce its 2 part shows of Fringe 2018.
Blues at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- Global Music Revolution Live Room
- 16th Mar 2018
The blues exists in Adelaide in all of its glorious variations.
THE ALAN KELLY GANG - THE HATS FRINGE FINALE
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- HAT’s Courthouse Cultural Centre Auburn
- 16th Mar 2018
Fronted by Ireland’s piano accordion maestro and with four critically acclaimed masters of their craft in tow, the Alan Kelly Gang sit firmly at the cutting edge of the tradition…
Adeladies - Best of the Fringe's Funny Women
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Griffins Hotel
- 13th - 18th Mar 2018
Girls just want to have fun! And that’s why The Adeladies are back for another year at the Fringe! Enjoy the Fringe’s premier selection of the very best in female comedy, with…
Red Fez Tours The Fringe
- Listing Tours
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Producers
- 10th - 15th Mar 2018
Can’t decide what to see? Let our tour guides take you on a magical mystery tour of the Fringe.
Best of Adelaide Fringe: International Comedy Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Griffins Hotel
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
Who, What, Where, When? There’s so much to choose from at the Adelaide Fringe! And if you can’t decide which international comedians to see at the Fringe, then this is the show…
Getting Away Scott Free
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- La Bohème
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
Fresh from his successful 2017 debut solo performance at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
On the Fringe - RAH Art Exhibitions
- Listing Exhibition
- Adelaide Fringe
- Royal Adelaide Hospital
- 12th - 23rd Mar 2018
The new Royal Adelaide Hospital has three galleries along the main Outpatients corridor, level 3, accessible to the public.
Huggers - Best of Adelaide Fringe Kids & Family Selection
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
With comedy, cabaret & fun for all the family to enjoy Huggers returns to Adelaide with enough variety to entertain all ages.
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garden of Unearthly Delights
- 10th - 12th Mar 2018
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.
Toxic - Britney Spears Dance Worskhop
- Listing Workshop
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Parks Theatres
- 12th Mar 2018
Join us for some hip-grinding, hair-flipping and leg-splitting Britney action in our workshop featuring the moves of the pop princess who has provided us with fly dance steps for n…
Fringe Lodge Acoustic Sessions
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- Buckingham Arms Hotel - Fringe Lodge
- 11th Mar 2018
Join us here at the Buckingham Arms Hotel every Sunday afternoon for the Fringe Lodge Acoustic Sessions.
Adelaide Fringe Comedy @ The Griffin's Hotel
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Griffins Hotel
- 11th - 18th Mar 2018
A revolving line-up of fine International and Australian comedians that are performing at shows around the Adelaide Fringe in an hour of hilarious stand-up comedy.
Best of Kids Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
From a creator of “Best of Fringe Variety”.
Fringe on Vardon
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- vardon ave
- 10th - 17th Mar 2018
Come and enjoy food and wine on our beautiful Vardon Ave, Cafe style alfresco dining with a lovely bottle of wine and watch the show float by.
Aaaaaaaargh! It's the best of Fringe Comedy from the UK
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Griffins Hotel
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
After 7 sell-out years, The Laughing Horse is back with more of the finest UK comedians to hit the Fringe.
FRINGE ON WORLD TOUR
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Adelaide_Portal
- 10th - 17th Mar 2018
Join us as we share the colour, the sounds and magic of the Adelaide Fringe - with the world.
Fringe in Goolwa!
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Goolwa Wharf
- 10th - 11th Mar 2018
Enjoy a whole weekend of events in Goolwa, a full weekend program coming soon! March 9, 10 & 11! Centenary Hall, Goolwa library, Signal Point Gallery, Jaralde Park , The Goolwa Wha…
Group Dance Classes
- Listing Workshop
- Adelaide Fringe
- Dance Amor
- 10th - 17th Mar 2018
Dance Amor is a dynamic fast-paced dance studio where Dance and Passion set Soul on Fire! Here at Dance Amor we believe that anyone can dance.
Adam Hall's Dance Party - The Soul Rhythm Spectacular
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- THE GC at The German Club
- 10th Mar 2018
Award Winning Adam Hall & the Velvet Playboys bring the dance Party! Bring your dancing shoes! 6 piece band with full horn section featuring the music of Prince, Bruno Mars, Marvin…
Adelaide Fringe Comedy Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Griffins Hotel / The Vines Golf Club of Reynella
- 3rd - 18th Mar 2018
Adelaide Fringe Comedy Showcase returns chock full of some of the best comedians from across the Fringe, both local & International.
Fun-Size Fringe
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
Whether you like to dance or design, move or make, paint or play, we’ve got it all.
Alex Ward: Good, great.
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Producers
- 10th Mar 2018
Alex is a Melbourne based stand-up comedian currently achieving her life long dream of being brave enough to live outside her home state of QLD.
Fringe at Adelaide Airport
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Adelaide Airport
- 9th Mar 2018
Hundreds of Fringe artists fly into Adelaide every year for the Fringe. Catch them at the departures terminal for three Fridays across the Fringe!
Fringe of the Fringe Comedy Show
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Hilton Hotel
- 9th Mar 2018
A comedian walks into a bar.
Fringe Gin Garden
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Electra House Hotel
- 9th - 17th Mar 2018
Electra House proudly introduces the Fringe Gin Garden from 16th February - 18th March 2018.
Candoco Dance Company - Double Bill
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 9th - 10th Mar 2018
The renowned contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled performers returns to Sadler’s Wells with a double bill commissioned and performed by Candoco.
SCC Fringe Artspace
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Lourdes Valley / Philip Kennedy Centre / The Pines
- 17th Feb - 7th Mar 2018
The #SCCFringe ArtSpace is an opportunity for friends and family to come together in a creative and imaginative market style gathering.
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garage International @ The Kentish Wine Shed
- 7th Mar 2018
“Pick” is back again! Following Edinburgh Fringe’s popular show, “Pick” presents a variety of artists performing a short “taster” of their show.
Best of Fringe Variety
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 4th Mar 2018
Back for a 7th year! Catch the very best the Fringe has to offer with a huge range of exceptional acts every night in this slick, fun spectacle.
Armonica - Tongkek and Gandrung Dance from East Lombok, Indonesia
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garage International @ Adelaide Town Hall / The Garage International @ NACC
- 2nd - 4th Mar 2018
Tongkek, a musical instrument made of bamboo is played by beating & knocking to make sound in a pentatonic basic tone.
Bollywood Flashmob at the Fringe!!
- Listing Workshop
- Adelaide Fringe
- Hyperdance / Roxy Centre
- 4th - 10th Mar 2018
The Bollywood Flashmob is back!! With SELL OUT workshops over the last 3 years, don’t miss your chance to shake those hips, twist the lightbulb and bounce your way through Bollyw…
DESERT FRINGE
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Barracks, Port Augusta Cultural Centre – Yarta Purtli
- 3rd Mar 2018
Now in its eleventh year prepare for a program packed full of circus, comedy, music, dance, visual art and free family entertainment! With a mix of local, national and internationa…
Fringe @ Molly’s
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Mollydooker Wines
- 3rd Mar 2018
We’re bringing the Fringe to the Vale.
Totally 80's Dance Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Parks Theatres
- 3rd Mar 2018
Learn moves from the decade that brought us icons like the running man, the moonwalk, the robot and the mc hammer dance! This fun filled workshop is open to beginners, advanced …
Day Dance 2018
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Adelaide Fringe
- Simon Hackett Wines
- 3rd Mar 2018
If you like wine, food, and dancing then this is the event for you! Day Dance is an annual winery party in the beautiful McLaren Vale - only 30 minutes from the CBD.
Edinburgh Fringe Info Session
- Listing Workshop
- Adelaide Fringe
- Fringe Club
- 27th Feb 2018
Hear Fringe Society staff and participants discuss how you can be part of the largest open access arts festival in the world.
Glo Train - Adult Glow stick dance party
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Woodville Town Hall
- 27th Feb 2018
Clubbing without the hangover.
Port Community Arts Centre Members Fringe Exhibition
- Listing Exhibition
- Adelaide Fringe
- Black Diamond Gallery
- 25th Feb 2018
An eclectic collection and exhibition of Port Community Arts Centre Members artworks - fabrics, mosaics, printmaking, drawing, woodwork, watercolour, ceramics, oils - explore our m…
Fleurieu Fringe
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Sauerbier House culture exchange
- 25th Feb 2018
Adelaide’s Southern Outdoor Fringe Hub over two massive weekends.
Fringe Fun Day
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Mount Lofty House
- 25th Feb 2018
A family friendly event including Cool 4 Kids entertainment and shows, face painting, balloon sculpting, outdoor games plus lunch and a drink provided for every guest.
Guilt Free Comedy Roadshow
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- THE GC at The German Club
- 25th Feb 2018
Guilt Free Comedy Roadshow! Featuring Clare Morgan, Richo, Shad Wicka, Caleb Day, Lachlan Gordon and Peter James! A riot of comedic talent from Far North Queensland rolls into Adel…
Fringe Church
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- Church of the Trinity
- 25th Feb 2018
Church of the Trinity and Trinity Sessions present Fringe Church where you can be inspired by music from Adelaide’s Tara Carragher, Snooks La Vie, Courtney Robb, Cosmo Thundercat a…
Work Makes You Free
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Network Theatre
- 21st - 25th Feb 2018
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL ROSS Michael Ross’s biting satire delivers a piece very much for our times, reflecting on the dignity and many indignities of labour.
Kangaroo Island Fringe - Charolais
- Listing Theatre
- Adelaide Fringe
- Penneshaw Town Hall
- 20th - 20th Feb 2018
‘Charolais‘ takes the age old story of female jealousy and gives it a new twist: the other woman is cow, a literal one, a purebred Charolais (French) heifer.
Kangaroo Island Fringe - Mother's Ruin
- Listing Theatre
- Adelaide Fringe
- Penneshaw Town Hall
- 20th - 20th Feb 2018
Equal parts historical and hysterical explore the history of gin through story and song, as we stumble and soar through tales of love and women, gin and secrets travelling through …
Johnny Cash Tribute Show with BILLY T & the Free Spirits
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Kentish Hotel
- 18th Feb 2018
BILLY ‘T’ (William Snell) & his 5 piece band present the Johnny Cash Tribute Show.
The Adelaide Fringe Comedy Gala hosted by Mick Molloy
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Royalty Theatre
- 18th Feb 2018
The hottest ticket of the Adelaide Fringe Festival is for the opening weekend Comedy Gala at The Royalty Theatre.
Gawler Fringe Opening Event
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Walker Place
- 18th Feb 2018
Join us in the heart of Gawler at Walker Place for the Gawler Fringe Opening Event.
The Nova & RCC Fringe Gala
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- Royal Croquet Club
- 16th Feb 2018
Join Lewis & Lowe with Hayley Pearson for the Nova & RCC Fringe Gala, showcasing the best of what Royal Croquet Club has to offer this Fringe.
Side Shows
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells Theatre
- 25th - 26th Nov 2017
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Darbar Festival of Sitar & Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 11th Nov 2017
A rare chance to see two internationally acclaimed dance artists.
Darbar Festival-Ragas, Sarod and Fiery Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 10th Nov 2017
A triple bill of dynamic new talents with international star of bharatanatyam, Mythili Prakash and noted kathak performer Dheerandra Tiwari, plus a music concert by a remarkable …
Danny Bhoy Makes Something Great Again For Stronger Better Future Tomorrow Together
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Duchess Theatre
- 6th - 13th Nov 2017
Scottish Comedian Danny Bhoy embarks on his maiden tour of his brand- new show this autumn is selected theatres throughout the UK.
Free Stand-Up Comedy Show
- Listing Comedy
- Off Off Broadway
- Local 138
- 2nd Nov 2017
Free Stand-Up comedy show with all donations given to Lady Parts Justice! Come join at Local 138 on Thursday, 11/2 at 8pm.
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance - Bayadere -The Ninth Life
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 16th - 17th Oct 2017
Ground-breaking dance-maker Shobana Jeyasingh brings her radical imagination to Petipa’s legendary ballet La Bayadère.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Fairmile at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 27th Aug 2017
Sold out AMC (2016) and were accordingly awarded a coveted Fringe sell-out laurel.
Fringe Swap Shop
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th - 29th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Man Who Couldn't Dance
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Whitespace 76
- 26th - 27th Aug 2017
Set in the heart of Scotland, The Man Who Couldn’t Dance is a story of first love, broken promises and surviving suburbia in the aftermath of a broken heart.
How to Do a Show at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 26th Aug 2017
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
Cadenza at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 26th Aug 2017
Brahms’ powerful Deutches Requiem, Rheinberger’s exquisite unaccompanied double-choir Mass in Eflat, Cantus Missae, and Monteverdi motets performed by one of Scotland’s foremos…
The Fringe of the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Festival Camping
- 26th Aug 2017
An impromptu evening of entertainment.
Classical Accordion at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 25th Aug 2017
Accordionist Paul Chamberlain returns to the Fringe with a programme of original works and transcriptions from Russia, France, Spain and Argentina - including pieces by Khachaturia…
Discover Melbourne Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 25th Aug 2017
Sure, Edinburgh’s pretty awesome, but Melbourne Fringe is one of the most adventurous, edgy, exciting festivals around (even if we do say so ourselves).
Whose Line is Anyway? – Captioning your Fringe show
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 25th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It’s the Last Ever Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – and It’s Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 25th Aug 2017
The final anarchic annual two-hour charity variety show celebrating the life and random irresponsibility of the godfather of British alternative comedy, filled with bizarre acts, e…
The Future of the Fringe as a World Stage
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 24th Aug 2017
As we mark 70 years of this phenomenal festival we want to take stock and explore the future of the Fringe.
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Sheraton Grand Hotel
- 24th Aug 2017
A specialist corporate evening which brings a hand-picked selection of top acts from the Edinburgh Fringe.
Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
You're Never Too Old... Are You? – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 23rd - 27th Aug 2017
Jim Everett, AKA Jimmy Francis, is relatively new to comedy.
Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 23rd Aug 2017
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
ISPA Series at the Fringe – Beyond the Transaction: Creating Internationalism
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Get Your Brighton Fringe on!
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2017
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, this is the event for yo…
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal College of Surgeons
- 22nd Aug 2017
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 22nd Aug 2017
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
2 Girls 1 Capo – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 21st - 27th Aug 2017
If you like profanity, women and very catchy tunes then Meat Market is for you.
The Fringe Fair
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 21st Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Sustaining a Career on the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 21st Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Edinburgh Renaissance Band: Passion and Manners – 16th Century Dance workshop
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cecilia’s Hall
- 20th Aug 2017
This workshop is suitable for anyone looking for a fun afternoon of unfamiliar dances, while still providing challenges for experienced dancers.
I Can Read Your Mind – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 20th - 27th Aug 2017
Irish mind reader Tomas McCabe is back with a new show for 2017! Following a hugely successful tour of Ireland, Tomas is bringing his abilities across the sea to the Edinburgh Frin…
Loud and Proud on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 19th Aug 2017
Scotland’s LGBT a capella singing sensation is back at the Fringe! Loud and Proud, Scotland’s LGBT choir, performs its annual Fringe concert in support of Scotland’s HIV and Hepati…
Fringe Festivals Around the World
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 19th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
What Fringe Next?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 19th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Fringe Artists of Colour Meet-Up
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 19th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Unprecedented and Unpresidential: How Hillary Clinton Lost the Election – Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 48 Below
- 19th - 20th Aug 2017
It was the race they said Clinton couldn’t lose.
Big Fringe Magic Gala
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 19th Aug 2017
Edinburgh Fringe’s biggest and best mixed bill magic night! The best illusion, magic and cabaret acts from the Fringe have assembled for one night only at Gilded Balloon’s biggest …
Playing Politics – A Fringe Taster
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 18th Aug 2017
Wicked musical comedy from the political parody specialists, singing truth to power for their ninth – and final – year at the Fringe, previewing new material targeting Bolshevi…
World Fringe Street Café
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 18th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Mr Scruff on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 18th - 19th Aug 2017
Carthy, AKA Mr Scruff, is renowned for his hugely popular eclectic mix of music which fits between soul, funk, hip-hop, jazz, reggae, Latin, African, ska, disco, house, funk.
New Contemporary Arab Dance Performances
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dance Base
- 18th - 20th Aug 2017
New Contemporary Arab Dance Performances is part of Arab Art Focus, a showcase of new theatre and performance from the Arab region and diaspora.
Surviving & Moving Forward from the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 17th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Opportunities for new Musical Theatre after the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 17th - 18th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
ISPA Series at the Fringe – Art and Power: Creating New Models
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 16th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 15th - 19th Aug 2017
John Bryden plays music by Haydn and Schubert in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Adelaide Fringe Information Session
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2017
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest open access festival, with over 1,100 events across every art form in over 400 venues.
Mental Health is a Fringe Issue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 14th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
#Magical Mystery Walking Tour of the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Meeting Outside Burgers and Beers Grillhouse
- 14th - 27th Aug 2017
A light-hearted unofficial free walking tour of the Fringe, meeting outside Burgers and Beer Grillhouse at 10:30 – ending in a 15-20 professional magic show in The Newsroom on Le…
BBC: Fresh from the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC
- 14th - 14th Aug 2017
A showcase of the best new and up-and-coming acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
2 Religions 1 Comedy Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 14th - 16th Aug 2017
Henry’s Show Aaaah The Growing Pains of a Neurotic Jew and Joe’s The Confused Sikh Who Loves Curried Mustard.
Prévert: Piano and Poetry – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Palmerston Place Church
- 14th - 18th Aug 2017
This original one-man show entitled Prévert: Piano and Poetry, was created and interpreted by the 20-year-old French concert pianist Alexandre Prévert.
Janey Godley's Podcast Live at the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 12th Aug 2017
The Scottish Godmother and multi award-winning comedian Janey Godley (acclaimed comic famous for her Trump is a c*nt protest) and her award-winning comedian daughter Ashley Storrie…
The Rock 'n' Roll Relationship Show (Unplugged) – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 12th - 20th Aug 2017
Join Aaron Ayjay as he takes a comedic and sometimes musical journey through dating, marriage, divorce, death and other life experience stuff from his point of view…
Improv Deathmatch at Camden Fringe 2017 - BONUS SHOW
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Aces and Eights Saloon Bar
- 11th Aug 2017
“An epic improvised comedy battle. Who wins? You decide!”
Streetbeat Free Lunchtime Stand-Up Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Whistlebinkies
- 11th - 27th Aug 2017
A free lunchtime showcase of established and up and coming acts offering tasters of their shows. Six acts plus MC Alastair Sadler.
Museum After Hours: Friday Fringe Takeover
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 11th - 25th Aug 2017
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours.
Divine Melody from Chinese Fiddlers: Shanghai Yangpu Children’s Palace Students’ Art Troupe’s Concert at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150 at EICC
- 11th Aug 2017
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…
Kids Do Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 11th - 12th Aug 2017
Returning for a fifth year, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children’s entertainment. Hosted by Bec Hill, full line up at forthone.com
US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th - 21st Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Access Fringe: What Next?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Future of the Fringe in Edinburgh
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th Aug 2017
As we mark 70 years of this phenomenal festival we want to take stock and explore what the Fringe should look like in the future.
Camden Fringe Presents - Huw Joseph and Bandini + Guest
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Proud Camden
- 10th Aug 2017
For one night only Proud Camden is hosting a night of music and comedy with an all killer no filler line up: Australian comedy rock artist Huw Joseph, the incredible talent of quir…
ISPA Series at the Fringe – Festivals: Creating Opportunities
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Live Shows in an Internet Media Age
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Blue Fox Knights at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 9th Aug 2017
Vocals and guitar are performed live (Phil and Dave), along with complex backing tracks to provide a full band sound experience.
The Edinburgh Fringe as a Classroom
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 9th Aug 2017
International workshop, professional development and networking event.
Fringe Fantasmic
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 8th - 11th Aug 2017
Following sell-out success in 2016, Edinburgh Music Theatre will be returning with another fantastic musical production for all the family this August.
A Mentally Well Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 8th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
How to Win the Edinburgh Fringe Sustainable Practice Award
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 8th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Macbeth: Fringe of Cantonese Opera
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 7th - 8th Aug 2017
Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the world most renowned plays, however this year the production will be performed in an entirely unique style, that of traditional Cantonese opera…
My Mind is Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps
- 7th - 18th Aug 2017
Nominated for best play by the Anti-Trafficking Foundation in 2016.
Dance-Forms 74th International Choreographers' Showcase
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 7th - 11th Aug 2017
Dance-Forms Productions is celebrating 16 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe, presenting the cream of the crop of postmodern creations.
Funbox at the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 7th - 8th Aug 2017
Funbox at the Fringe! Join Gary, Anya and Kevin (the former stars of The Singing Kettle) for songs and silliness that all the family can enjoy! The Funbox has everything you need i…
Ewan Spence's Edinburgh Fringe Radio Show and Podcast
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre
- 7th - 25th Aug 2017
Join Ewan Spence and the team behind the BAFTA nominated ‘Edinburgh Fringe Radio Show And Podcast’ at this year’s daily recordings of the live show in the Rose Theatre .
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 52 Canoes (Grassmarket)
- 6th - 26th Aug 2017
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 6th - 20th Aug 2017
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Nicholas Wearne (Birmingham Conservatoire) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mi…
Dominic Holland Eclipsed – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Voodoo Rooms
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Been over a decade since this multi-award winning comedian played the fringe.
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe.
GooseChase: The Fringe Game
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- www.thefringegame.com
- 5th - 28th Aug 2017
Get ready to immerse yourself as Edinburgh becomes your playground thanks to GooseChase and the Adelaide Fringe! Edinburgh’s biggest scavenger hunt, The Fringe Game challenges yo…
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best contemporary talents take inspiration from our Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites exhibition to perform traditional …
Lee Hathaway: The MagDaddy – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
The man who fooled Penn & Teller hits the Edinburgh Festival to assert himself as the pimp among magicians – or so he thinks! With over 20 years of experience as a professional m…
Danny Ward – Extra Dates Added
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Bados Complex
- 5th - 26th Aug 2017
He’s back! The Amused Moose People’s Champion returns with another hour of upbeat, fast-paced and hilarious stand-up.
Bach and the Dance of God
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canongate Kirk
- 5th Aug 2017
Since 2011, George Wilson and his twin sons have presented Bach at the Canongate.
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Come watch and be part of this interactive, fun mixture of stand-up and interactive comedy debate as a compere and a number of the best comedians from around the Fringe converge in…
Comedians Against Humanity: Hosted by Yianni Agisilaou – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway (previously Movement)
- 5th - 26th Aug 2017
The underground hit of the Fringe returns to Edinburgh after sell-out shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway (previously Movement)
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Andrew O'Neill's Black Magick Fun Hour – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning comedian off telly and radio dabbles in the occult.
Skeptics on the Fringe: Enlightening the Fringe - Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
We are Edinburgh Skeptics.
Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge
- Review
- ★★★
- Naoise Murphy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 12th Aug, 2017
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience.
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
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,…
Improv Deathmatch at Camden Fringe 2017
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Aces and Eights Saloon Bar
- 4th - 12th Aug 2017
An adrenaline fuelled improvised comedy show where two teams battle to see who can make the audience laugh hardest in the ultimate improvised comedy battle.
Fringe Central Welcome Address
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 4th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
How Not to Pull: Confessions of a Trainee Pickup Artist – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2017
Ian was as attractive to women as a drunk rhino so Channel 4 television handed him over to seduction “gurus” who taught him techniques to find love.
Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge
- 4th - 28th Aug 2017
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows.
Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 4th - 5th Aug 2017
Now in its tenth year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Arab Arts Focus: Dance Double Bill
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
Due to some of the artists being refused visas to enter the UK, we have had to make some changes to the Arab Arts Focus Dance Double Bill.
First Time at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 4th - 4th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
Richard Herring’s Edinburgh Fringe Podcast
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 4th - 25th Aug 2017
‘The King of Edinburgh’ (List) and multi award-winning ‘Podfather’ (Elle) returns with the internet chat show, that all the cool kids who hang around the Omni Centre call RHEFP (RH…
The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 4th Aug 2017
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans
- 4th Aug 2017
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
Virgin Money Fringe on The Mound
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mound Precinct
- 4th - 28th Aug 2017
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
A Tutti Frutti Cabaret / PBH's Free Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- CC Blooms
- 4th - 24th Aug 2017
Tragic diva Glenda Campari (Nina Baldini) has travelled the world, searching for her favourite fierce females for this world premiere cabaret.
Wanna Dance With Somebody! Or, A Guide To Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gillian Bain
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 11th Aug, 2017
With one of the longest titles you’ll come across it feels as though this show will have a lot to unpack.
Vintage Mobile Cinema: Free Daytime Show
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
Back in the 1960s there were seven of these mobile cinemas made for the Ministry of Technology.
Royal Mile Tours – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 4th - 28th Aug 2017
Join an expert local guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town.
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe show returns for a sixth hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across…
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s hottest new talent and Edinburgh Fringe newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s hottest new talent and Edinburgh Fringe newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
The Audio Tour of the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside the Tron – Hunter Square
- 4th - 24th Aug 2017
An immersive audio tour of the Festival Fringe – featuring interviews about its history with many Fringe comedy legends as you walk through the chaos and fun of the 2017 Fringe.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
Revill's Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Aaaaaaaaaahhh. It's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 clean jokes in just half an hour.
Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 14th Aug 2017
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
Can't Dance, Won't Dance
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
The uptight, irritable, shy yet monstrously arrogant Kingsley has developed dangerously high blood pressure and a phobia of dancing.
Nasty Women on the Fringe – Sajeela Kershi and Friends
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Did you support the #WomensMarch? The only place to march this August is down to this female-led show! A rotating line-up of talented, award-winning, critically acclaimed guests, t…
Bronston Jones: God Bless 'Merica (3) – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
For the third year, American atheist Bronston Jones sees the state of his nation and mutters ‘God Bless ‘Merica.
A Struggle: Work in Progress / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
What happens when we struggle to do anything? A series of in-development clown and theatre pieces. Themes will include difficulty, struggle, Ludwig Wittgenstein and snakes.
Nik Coppin: Globetrotter (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
The UK-based comedian returns with new and hilarious anecdotes and jokes from his many comedy journeys around the world.
A Clock Face Exhibition – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 11th Aug 2017
A near-immersive theatre show encompassing and delving into the lives of six recovering addicts.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Classic Joke Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Join the funniest acts in Edinburgh as they share classic jokes handed down to them by their family.
Paul Revill: Revillations – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Flamin' Hot – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
A selection of five of the hottest up-and-coming comedians at the festival in this stand-up comedy showcase extravaganza, with a different line up daily featuring your headliner Ro…
Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Vic St Coffee Co
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
The Oxford Revue: Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 3rd - 19th Aug 2017
The Oxford Revue present a rotating cast of the country’s brightest young comedians.
Always Be Rolling – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
How board games can change your life and save the world.
Then There Were None – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 3rd - 9th Aug 2017
A group of actors, desperate for their big break, attend an acting workshop hosted by Andrew – an enigmatic but ever so slightly unhinged former C-lister.
Tom Ward: Love Machine
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Tom Ward (Chortle Award Winner 2017, BBC Worldwide, Comedy Central) returns with a picnic of broken dreams to share! And the dome-haired, exuberant loner brings forth quite a banqu…
Funny Cluckers – Afternoon Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
One of the least thought out shows on the Fringe, possibly featuring: alternative facts corner, fake news correspondents, pest of the fest and live guests.
Danny O'Brien: RaconTour
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’Brien returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his most adventurous and unique solo show to date.
Marcus Ryan – Love Me Tinder – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Critically acclaimed one-man show from award-nominated comedian & award-winning storyteller Marcus Ryan! Sold out Perth, Scarborough and Adelaide 2015, Melbourne 2014/15 and toured…
Andrew Ryan's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Irish comedian Andrew Ryan brings you some of the best acts performing at the Fringe in this showcase.
Guns 'n' Rosé With Peter E Davidson / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Peter E Davidson is a wine drinking man adrift in a sea of beer drinkers.
Marcus Ryan – ¿Hablas Inglés? – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
One man.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
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…
Whose Line is It Anyway? – Live at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Frodo Allan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 18th Aug, 2017
Improv comedy at the Fringe? It’s practically become a punchline in itself but the art of making it up on the spot is big business in Edinburgh in August.
Aaaaaaaaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Danny McLoughlin: 01/02
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2017
01/02 is a stand up show about one particular week in a young man’s life.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
‘Funny.
Aaaaaaaaargh! It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
Dope Friction – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Tom and Daniel are doing an hour of stand-up.
Aaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
Jonathan Prag Classical Guitar - Homage to the Dance
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C too
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2017
Movement and grace: a Dowland galliard, rousing Bach gavottes, a rippling Russian polka, the compelling rhythms of Cuba and South America.
Danny Condon: Songs from the Black Sheep
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Boards
- 3rd Aug 2017
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.
Dana Alexander: The Milk Is Not Free, But Sometimes It Is on Sale
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Join Dana Alexander in her fifth Edinburgh Show, as she navigates through the matrix of the modern world of dating.
Vicki Sargent: One Woman Army – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Vicki is done with degrading retail jobs, fed up of waiting around for Mr Wrong and ultimately ready to get out of bed.
Monkey Dance: The Rockappella Musical!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kay Tee
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 8th Aug, 2017
Korean performance company GGIRIPROJECT aims to create the perfect collaboration between music and martial arts, a pursuit that has resulted in the catchily-titled Monkey Dance: Th…
Danny Condon: Songs from the Black Sheep
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Boards
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2017
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.
BlundaBuskers Fringe After-Party & Piano Bar
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2017
BlundaBus infamous and intimate late-night knees-up that probably isn’t for you.
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2017
So many comedians, so little time! Twelve top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
Aaaaaaaargh! It's the Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Night!
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd Aug 2017
Be there at the launch of the massive 2017 Free Fringe Festival! See an almighty selection of performers! Mingle with the acts and VIP guests! Meet our mad Chicken mascot in person…
The Free Association: Jacuzzi
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lily Lindon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 21st Aug, 2017
Jacuzzi may have been a random title for the Free Association to use for their improvised comedy show, but this hour is indeed relaxed, warm, and bubbly.
TUTU: Dance in All Its Glory
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Katie Daniel
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 7th Aug, 2017
The dance world can sometimes take itself a little too seriously, it often seems to be too caught up in technical comparisons to just enjoy itself, however, Chicos Mambo is the opp…
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts - Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2017
A former Times critic’s choice.
Free Walking Tour: Sandemans
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside 124 High Street
- 1st - 31st Aug 2017
On this guided walking tour of Edinburgh, an expert guide will show you all the city has to offer.
Fringe Schools Poster Exhibition
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dynamic Earth
- 1st - 28th Aug 2017
See the extraordinary world of the Fringe through the eyes of schoolchildren from across Scotland at this free exhibition of entries in the 2017 Fringe Schools Poster Competition.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2017
Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 27th Aug 2017
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
Fringe Film Festival
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 31st Jul - 28th Aug 2017
Returning for its 12th season, this critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year Final 2017
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Clark
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- Parliament Street
- 3rd Aug, 2017
The finals of the Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year competition as ever throw up a talented assortment of acts.
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 27th Aug 2017
With comedy, cabaret and fun for all the family to enjoy, the Huggers show returns to Edinburgh.
Hyena Lounge At The Great Yorkshire Fringe - Stephen K Amos, Allyson June Smith & Dan Nightingale
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 28th Jul 2017
York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to the Great Yorkshire with four laughter-packed shows featuring the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit.
Free Fall by Vinay Patel
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- 53two
- 24th - 26th Jul 2017
Two strangers on a bridge in the dead of night, a game of dominoes & a value ready meal – this is a story of humanity, desperation & hope.
Katharine Ferns is In Stitches at the Greater Manchester Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- 53two
- 14th - 16th Jul 2017
Brutally funny storytelling show from Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns (MTV) is a comedic journey about learning to laugh at the visible and invisible scars of surviving mental il…
Dorrance Dance-ETM: Double Down
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 12th - 15th Jul 2017
Michelle Dorrance brings tap into the age of electronic music with collaborator Nicholas Van Young.
Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by The Free Association
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Free Association
- 1st Jul 2017
Naughty compare LUKE MEREDITH hops into the jacuzzi at The Free Association as their guest monologist! Prepare for a fast-paced and witty evening of titillating banter and scenes! …
Edinburhg Fringe Preview: Bright Lights, Big City Impro
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 25th Jun 2017
Six improvisers barrel through the funnies in a special Edinburgh Fringe preview show where suggestions provided by you inspire an epic series of improvised comedy games, sketches …
Free comedy in Greenwich - cooking edition
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Trafalgar Tavern
- 14th Jun 2017
Stand up comedy at the Trafalgar tavern, a place that has seen William Gladstone and Charles Dickens dining side-by-side.
The Warren End of Fringe Party
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 4th Jun 2017
A 90s-themed night to close Brighton Fringe 2017 in style.
Fringe City Night
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 2nd Jun 2017
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special, celebrating the Brighton Fringe finale weekend.
Free Mindful Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions: Everyone Welcome!
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 28th May 2017
Brighton Fringe free mindful Ki and Aikido taster sessions, everyone welcome! Brighton Ki Society.
King of the Fringe: Best Of
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Latest Music Bar
- 26th May 2017
Join us for some drag king cabaret by the seaside as we celebrate the bois from previous King of the Fringe competitions.
Carnesky's Finishing School: Brighton Fringe Graduation Night
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 19th May 2017
Described as an esoteric St Trinian’s for the queer cabaret generation, Carnesky’s Finishing School has been helping people discover and hone their creative talent since 2010.
Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2017
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 …
Ceyda Tanc Youth Dance
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 17th May, 2017
This spectacular cluster of dance pieces not only astounded through the sheer physicality of their presentation, but to produce piece after piece of originally choreographed narrat…
Ragroof Tea Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 14th May - 4th Jun 2017
THE MAIN THING IS ABOUT BUYING CAKE! Ragroof take you to LaLaLand (14 May) in our very own City of Stars for an afternoon of Hollywood musical delights: American Smooth, Foxtro…
Making the Most of the Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Courtroom
- 13th May 2017
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe attracts media and arts professionals from all over the globe.
Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- BHASVIC
- 12th May 2017
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Fiesta Fringe
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar
- 11th May 2017
Brighton meets Bristol for an evening of brassy skanks, intense grooves, conscious lyricism and wild rhythm.
Spiegeltent: Heart Of The Fringe Show
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 9th May 2017
A special Spiegeltent charity showcase with the very best ‘Heart of the Fringe’ performers helping kick off the season.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 8th - 9th May 2017
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Thomas Wolfe Presents: The Brighton Fringe Poets
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Sallis Benney Theatre
- 8th May 2017
Local author and poet Thomas Wolfe presents a night of spoken word, poetry and storytelling from some of Brighton’s best poets.
Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Blue Man
- 7th - 28th May 2017
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
Find Peace by the Beach: A free meditation event
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Bandstand
- 7th - 28th May 2017
Come to the Brighton Bandstand for some inner peace.
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2017
Not sure what to see? Don’t fret, we’ve done the work for you and hand-picked this week’s top tips.
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 6th May - 3rd Jun 2017
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under-5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
Fringe City
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 6th May - 3rd Jun 2017
Fringe City is a free outdoor event in the centre of Brighton taking place every weekend of Brighton Fringe 2017.
Fringe City Family Picnic
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Pavilion Gardens
- 6th - 27th May 2017
Fringe City Family Picnic is a free outdoor event taking place on the 6th of May and 27th of May in the Pavilion Gardens.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 5th May - 4th Jun 2017
A selection of the very best stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Robin Morgan: Free Man
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 5th - 19th May 2017
The utterly hilarious and utterly heartwarming debut hour of stand-up from Robin Morgan (Writer of ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Newzoids’, ‘The News Quiz’ and the ‘Now Show’).
Tom Ward: Work In Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Junkyard Dogs
- 5th - 19th May 2017
Tom Ward (Comedy Central / BBC Worldwide / Radio 4 Extra) is back! After a hugely successful debut hour at Edinburgh 2016 he returns to Brighton for a work-in-progress of his follo…
The Dance Trail 2017
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Montpelier Place Baptist Church
- 5th - 7th May 2017
Brighton Dance Network is excited to present its third site-specific promenade piece.
The Maydays Present: The Fringe Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 5th May - 2nd Jun 2017
Turn up, tear out and laugh lots as we give other fringe shows a unique makeover! Taking the Brighton Fringe brochure as their inspiration, The Maydays create an entirely new show …
Pick of the Fringe Launch Night Special
- Review
- ★★
- I Nelly Lewis
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 7th May, 2017
Pick of the Fringe Launch Night Special, kicked off Brighton Fringe at The Warren with fragments of 7 shows.
Brighton Fringe Launch at The Warren
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 4th May 2017
Come and celebrate the launch of Brighton Fringe at The Warren. Help us start the 2017 Festival with a bang!
The Orchestra Now: Free Concert in Brooklyn
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
- 5th Mar 2017
As part of its Around Town series, The Orchestra Now will be performing a free concert of works by Glinka, Messiaen, and Tchaikovsky.
The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Water Poet
- 19th Feb 2017
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
The Orchestra Now: Free Concert in the Bronx
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
- 18th Dec 2016
The Orchestra Now performs a free concert in the Bronx led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
The Orchestra Now: Free Concert in Harlem
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Aaron Davis Hall
- 16th Dec 2016
The Orchestra Now kicks off the 2nd season of its Around Town series with a free concert in Harlem, led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
One More Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Adelphi Theatre
- 11th - 11th Dec 2016
you thought Gleb was sizzling in the Master Chef kitchen and Kristina was stunning on Strictly then imagine how spicy it will be when you see the…
Golden Age of Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- 13th Nov 2016
Step back in time to the golden age of the Hollywood movies as a cast of West End dancers and singers recreate some of the most memorable dance sequences from this golden age, live…
Yang Liping Contemporary Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadlers Wells
- 2nd - 5th Nov 2016
Yang Liping is one of the most famous dancers in mainland China.
Dance Double Bill: No Man is an Island and O Snap
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- The Albany
- 18th - 19th Oct 2016
A Dance Umbrella Orbital London Tour in partnership with the Albany, artsdepot, Stratford Circus Arts Centre, and Watermans, with The Broadway and the Unicorn Theatre.
TAO Dance Theater
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadlers Wells
- 3rd - 4th Oct 2016
Formed in 2008 by Beijing-based choreographer Tao Ye, TAO Dance Theater is known for its mixture of art forms, including film and visual art, creating work that has a mesmeric, tra…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadlers Wells
- 10th - 16th Sep 2016
The world-famous and world-class dance company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to Sadler's Wells for the first time since 2010 with an exhilarating showcase of dan…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme B
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadlers Wells
- 7th - 17th Sep 2016
The world-famous and world-class dance company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to Sadler's Wells for the first time since 2010 with an exhilarating showcase of dan…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme A
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadlers Wells
- 6th - 17th Sep 2016
The world-famous and world-class dance company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to Sadler's Wells for the first time since 2010 with an exhilarating showcase of dan…
Fringe Swap Shop
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 28th - 29th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 28th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Venue Marketplace
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 27th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Cadenza at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 27th Aug 2016
Beethoven’s glorious Choral Fantasy, Cherubini’s Mass in C minor, much-admired by Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms, and Schubert’s Gebet and Gott ist mein Hirt (Psalm 23) perfo…
How to Do a Show at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 27th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It’s the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – and It’s Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ghillie Dhu
- 26th Aug 2016
It’s the annual two-hour charity variety show filled with bizarre acts and very alternative comedy which includes the presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Camden Fringe: Stella Graham - StellaGram
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 26th - 28th Aug 2016
Stand-up comedian Stella Graham brings her new show to the Camden Fringe! Stella fights to contain a gobby, aggressive inner self, watch the battle commence with hilarious conseque…
Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Sheraton Grand Hotel
- 25th Aug 2016
A specialist corporate evening for companies and guests to enjoy a selection of Fringe acts over dinner, in a relaxed and enjoyable entertaining environment.
Fairmile at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 24th Aug 2016
Foot-tapping, sing-along folk with music ranging from Scotland to America, traditional and contemporary, with the emphasis on tuneful harmony, social comment and a liberal sprinkli…
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 24th - 27th Aug 2016
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal College of Surgeons
- 23rd Aug 2016
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
Brighton Fringe: Can You Cut It?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 23rd Aug 2016
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? Fancy a new Fringe experience? If you answered ‘yes’ to these ques…
Jen Stone and Megan Thompson Dance Project
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 23rd - 27th Aug 2016
Jen Stone and Megan Thompson Dance Project is known for its dynamic physicality, powerful imagery and emotive choreography.
The Fringe Fair
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 22nd Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Open Forum: Racial Diversity at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 22nd Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
What Fringe Next
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 22nd Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
West End Has Faith at the Fringe
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Elim
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2016
West End Has Faith gathers professionals working within London’s West End and on tour who have a desire to share their journey and life experiences.
Sing and Dance Along with Mr Boom
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 21st - 29th Aug 2016
Mr Boom – the children’s one-man band from the moon – is no stranger to The Famous Spiegeltent.
Fringe Festivals Around the World
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 20th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Gin on the Fringe
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal College of Surgeons
- 20th - 28th Aug 2016
Gin on the Fringe is a boutique gin event at the Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh during the final two weekends in August at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest arts …
Spirit of the Fringe – Whisky Tasting
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Lauriston Halls
- 20th - 27th Aug 2016
Exclusive Scotch whisky tasting presented by member of the Keepers of the Quaich society, Ronnie Berri and whisky ambassador, Alister McDermott.
The Ukeladeez – Gin Bunnies Free Festival
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 20th - 29th Aug 2016
Two ladies who like tea, cake, gin and playing ukulele.
The Attenborough Tours: Life on Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 19th - 29th Aug 2016
Life-changing daily walking tours with Stompy (Half Naked Chef).
Along the Silk Road: Classic Poems in Song and Dance
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 19th Aug 2016
You have been cordially invited to a time travel to where the poetry of the Tang dynasty, an artistic pinnacle on par with Shakespeare and Dante, is brought to life by this troupe …
Along the Silk Road: Classic Poems in Song and Dance
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C south
- 19th Aug 2016
You have been cordially invited to time travel, to where the poetry of the Tang dynasty – an artistic pinnacle on par with Shakespeare and Dante – is brought to life by this tr…
Voicebox Toolbox: How to Avoid Cracking Your Voice During the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 18th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Piano Masterworks at the Fringe 2016
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 17th - 18th Aug 2016
USA-based, New Zealand pianist Charles Whitehead programmes an intriguing recital of Bach, Chopin, the grand Liszt Sonata, plus Persian-influenced music by fellow New Zealand piani…
Fringe Artists of Colour Meet Up
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 17th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme.
Free the Dolphin
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Crags Bar
- 17th - 29th Aug 2016
The dolphin – a remarkably intelligent animal with uncommon sensitivity, full of wonder and curiosity.
Aham Indian Classical Dance Workshop and Performance
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Academy
- 16th Aug 2016
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Adelaide Fringe Information Session
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 16th Aug 2016
Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest open-access festival, with over 1,000 events across every art form in over 300 venues.
spiked at the Stand: Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 15th Aug 2016
spiked, the radical magazine that fights for your right to offend, returns to the Stand for a night of no-holds-barred comedy.
Simon Lukacs Shows His Range
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 15th - 23rd Aug 2016
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Dance-Forms 72nd International Choreographers' Showcase
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 15th - 19th Aug 2016
Celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the International Choreographers’ Showcase and 15 years with powerful performances at the Fringe.
BBC: Fresh from the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC
- 13th - 13th Aug 2016
A showcase of the best new and up-and-coming acts from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Noah & Jordan Present - INSERT TITLE HERE at Camden Fringe 2016
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
- 13th - 14th Aug 2016
Award-winning comedy duo Noah & Jordan will debut their sketch show, ‘INSERT TITLE HERE’. A series of fast paced and energised sketches, each with their own caption or title.
Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150 at EICC
- 12th - 27th Aug 2016
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Into the Shadows of Shakespeare – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 13th Aug, 2016
The Tempest, retold by children whose first language isn’t even English.
Kids Do Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 12th - 13th Aug 2016
Returning for a fourth year, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children’s entertainment. Hosted by Bec Hill, full line-up at forthone.com/kidsdo.
Museum After Hours – Friday Fringe Takeover
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 12th - 26th Aug 2016
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore the museum after hours across three exhilarating nights, each with hand-picked performers, music, comedy, bars and entry to our spe…
Fringe Fantasmic! Heroes and Villains
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 10th - 12th Aug 2016
Don’t miss this spellbinding show full of modern and classic songs from the house of mouse! Fun for all the family, including singalong favourites from Frozen, Mary Poppins, The …
Laughs With Tricks – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 10th - 14th Aug 2016
Will the guys be out of bed in time for their lunchtime show? You bet they will.
Actors Wanted for Fringe Show: No Mobile
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Academy
- 10th - 10th Aug 2016
Three-hour fast-moving, fun workshop for up to 20 children (11 to 14-year-olds) exploring how young people use their mobile phones and what happens when a teenager is left without …
Access Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 8th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Fringe Sustainability Drop-In Sessions
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 8th - 15th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Along the Silk Road: Dance and Sing at a Tibetan Festival
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 8th Aug 2016
Kids love to be involved when watching a show and we provide you with such a chance! Dance and sing together and even try on traditional ethnic costumes with this group of young da…
The Sick of the Fringe - Opening Event
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Anatomy Lecture Theatre
- 8th Aug 2016
The Sick of the Fringe is in its second year, building conversation, collaboration and community between the arts and medical science.
John Porter – Lunatic (of the) Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites
- 8th - 12th Aug 2016
John Porter always wanted an interesting life.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 8th - 12th Aug 2016
John Bryden plays music by Bach and his followers, Robert and Clara Schumann and Beethoven, in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Tales from the American Midwest – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 7th - 8th Aug 2016
Award-winning Badger High School Theater presents Tales from the American Midwest, a series of American folk tales centred around the Midwestern states.
Folk at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal Oak
- 7th - 18th Aug 2016
Lost Horizons presents some of the finest folk and acoustic music from across the UK.
Funk on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Merchant’s Hall
- 7th - 14th Aug 2016
Royal, calorie-laden, whipped up funk courtesy of Scotland’s premier groove band.
Folk at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Matthew Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Lost Horizons at Ryries Bar
- 10th Aug, 2016
We walk down into the stone basement of the Royal Oak; a tiny room, space for a couple of performers and a crowd of about thirty, all crammed in.
Big Fish Little Fish – Ravin' Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Studio 24
- 7th - 28th Aug 2016
Real DJs, in real clubs playing real music, free glow sticks and transfer tattoos.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 7th - 21st Aug 2016
Organists Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Peter Backhouse (St Giles’ Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘…
The Simpsons Taught Me Everything I Know, Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Hi, I’m Yianni Agisilaou.
Skeptics on the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Edinburgh Skeptics Society returns for the seventh year with more undiluted brilliance.
Along the Silk Road: Dance and Sing at a Tibetan Festival
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C south
- 6th Aug 2016
Kids love to be involved when watching a show and we provide you with such a chance! Dance and sing together and even try on traditional ethnic costumes with this group of young da…
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Experience the joy of live music at the museum with the best contemporary talents from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
Me, Myself and ISIS – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- T-Bar
- 6th - 29th Aug 2016
American cop Frank Law lost his partner two days before retirement.
Bach and the Dance of God
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canongate Kirk
- 6th Aug 2016
In their sixth appearance at the Fringe, George, Adam and Tom Wilson have borrowed the title of Wilfred Meller’s book for a programme which will include music for organ, solo violi…
Fringe Masterclasses @Spotlites
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites
- 6th - 27th Aug 2016
Inspiring, innovative and international theatre masterclasses, to empower emerging artists by working with leading professionals from the theatre world.
Free Fringe Music at Stramash
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stramash
- 6th Aug 2016
Live music throughout the day and night at Stramash, featuring the best Edinburgh-based and visiting musicians.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
In addition to their main show, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more in association with PBH’s Free Fringe.
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe! 25th year! Mervyn and his team carefully research the Fringe and bring you live extracts from seven top shows in a packed 90 minute …
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Movement
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Russell Howard, Tim Minchin, Miranda Hart.
Fringe Central Welcome Address
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 5th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 5th - 6th Aug 2016
Now in its ninth year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
Virgin Money Fringe on The Mound
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mound Precinct
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
A Struggle For Home – Crimean Tatars (Free)
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Ukrainian Community Centre
- 5th - 6th Aug 2016
The film chronicles the rich and tragic history of the Crimean Tatar people from ancient times to the aftermath of the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a selection of four different comics daily.
First Time at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 5th - 5th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up each day.
Malones PBH Free Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Malone’s Irish Bar
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
Part of the PBH Free Fringe, Malones will play host to a variety of musicians from across the globe.
Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows.
Phil Mann: Nothingism – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
The latest craze is literally nothing.
Funny Cluckers – Best of the Fest – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
Four top quality foul-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed to be clucking funny.
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
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).
Royal Mile Tours – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
Join a trained festival guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town.
Shit of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
Tired of all of the Pick of the Fringe shows? Worn out by Fringe hyperbole? This lunchtime showcase has all the great comedians who’ve had bad reviews and deserve much more! The be…
Nick Revell: Gluten-Free Christ; Seven Easy Steps to Mindfulness, Weight-Loss, Eternal Beauty, Spiritual Detox, Untold Riches, and Dealing with Disappointment
- Review
- ★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 27th Aug, 2016
There is no doubt that Nick Revell is an amusing and witty comic whose capabilities are evident from both long line of positive past reviews and his catalogue on YouTube.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Danny Buckler: Showman Shaman
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
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, …
Body. Dance. Nation. City.
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Southbank Centre
- 5th - 6th Aug 2016
See a signature work by one of Europe's leading dance companies.
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
Sell-out in 2012, 2013 2014 and 2015, and a big hit at Adelaide Fringe.
Haven't a Clue! – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 5th - 9th Aug 2016
Think you know charades? Think again! Comedy meets game show meets improv, as two teams of Fringe comics hilariously pit their skills and wit against each other, in this hysterical…
Danielle Ward: Seventeen
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Being a teenager in the 90s was hard (is your favourite band Blur, Oasis or Throbbing Gristle?), but now there’s a whole new set of things to worry about.
Robin Morgan: Free Man
- Review
- ★★★★
- chhewitt95
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 29th Aug, 2016
A very well-structured and well-performed show, delivered from a fantastic up-and-coming comedian.
Evan Desmarais: Bad Things, Right Reasons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Evan Desmarais explores the concepts of good and bad, and right and wrong.
Fat Girls Don't Dance
- Review
- ★★★
- Millie Bayswater
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 13th Aug, 2016
Moving and funny, Maria Ferguson’s one-woman show, Fat Girls Don’t Dance, deals with issues relevant to today’s young women.
Danny McLoughlin: Phillip Was Right
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
When Danny was 10 something bad happened, he was fine.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
‘Funny.
The Prozac and Cons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Review
- ★★★★★
- William Heraghty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 8th Aug, 2016
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…
Aaaaargh! It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 20th Aug, 2016
If you find it in your heart to forgive the failings of Masai Graham’s previous show, Aaaaah! It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes, and stuck around for the follow-up, you�…
Pear Shaped Afternoons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The White Horse
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Unique comedy double act Brian and Krysstal return to the Fringe.
Wild at Heart – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Devastatingly original character comedy duo Róisín and Chiara are ‘a pair of improvising geniuses’ and Ones to Watch 2016 (Funny Women).
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Blackwell's Writers at the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Blackwell’s Bookshop
- 4th - 25th Aug 2016
Now in its ninth year, Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe brings you once again the best in Scottish writing.
Aaaaah! It's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Review
- ★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 20th Aug, 2016
Masai Graham has assembled an act so far from risky that it is bubble wrapped in woefully predictable innuendos, presumably to retain its innocence.
Katie Mulgrew: Saboteur / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
It’s a stand-up comedy show from a stand-up gal about confidence and self-sabotage.
African-Czechoslovakian / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 48 Below
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
She’s been described as the best African-Czechoslovakian comic on earth.
Matt Green: Writing To Harvey Keitel – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Two years ago Matt spent six hours in a car with Hollywood star Harvey Keitel.
Crack Comedy Club's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
If you’re a real fan of comedy, Crack Comedy’s Pick of the Fringe is the place for you.
Paul Revill: Revillations – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 20th Aug 2016
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
City Cafe Late Nite and Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 4th - 27th Aug 2016
Classic late show Festival comedy fare.
Aaaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Enjoy an hour of the best up and coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Board Game Smackdown - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Hosted by award-winning comedian and UK board game champion James Cook, the funniest Fringe performers play classic and new board games.
Jeff Seal: The Goddamn Truth – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Truth is relative, sure, but as far as I’m concerned I’ve got this shit figured out.
Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham.
The Oxford Revue: Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
The Oxford Revue present a rotating cast of the country’s brightest young comedians together with headline acts from the comedy circuit.
The Prozac and Cons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
‘Funny.
Always Be Rolling – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
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. Won’t you join him?
Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Ian Fox – Pictures of Things That Make Me Laugh – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2016
A comedy show with pictures, and probably not what Fox Talbot had in mind.
Lynch: Improvised Plays in the Style of David Lynch – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 4th - 14th Aug 2016
Enter a world with its veil drawn back, where good and evil battle in darkly hilarious style.
Ettieboo's Cabaret Boonanza – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 4th - 27th Aug 2016
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest and most beautiful acts participating at …
The Irish Alternative – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
- 4th - 17th Aug 2016
Three of Ireland’s best up-and-coming alternative comics.
The Weaning of Life / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Crags Bar
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
If you want to see comedy that is a little different, this is for you.
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club present their Pick of the Fringe, following full houses from 2013-2015.
Burnistoun Live at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 6th Aug, 2016
For many Rab Florence and Ian Connell are the unsung heroes of Scottish comedy.
Secrets of the Fringe Walking Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Meeting Outside Burgers and Beers Grillhouse
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Life behind the scenes at the world’s largest trade show for the arts.
Revill's Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 20th Aug 2016
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Danny Deegan is Taller Than Jesus, More Visible Than God
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
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 …
Twisted Edge Showcase / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Twisted Edge Comedy presents the participants of their newly founded stand-up workshops.
Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist Five: Big O Conquers the FOMO – Free
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Spread your wings of courage and join Big O as she explores the aspects of fear.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
The Free Association Presents...
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Counting House
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2016
Three brilliant, original and hilarious improv acts: DVD Box Set – your new favourite TV show, entirely improvised by a cast of FA players, inspired by an audience suggestion.
Monkey Barrel Comedy @ The Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Banana Skin
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2016
Every night of the Festival, Edinburgh’s famous Monkey Barrel Comedy Club (Winner, Best Small Comedy Club, Scottish Comedy Awards 2016), brings you a cracking showcase of premier s…
C for free at ibis
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C soco at ibis
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2016
This decidedly chaotic event includes some of Edinburgh’s best performance artists, with all entertainment at fifteen minutes or less.
Mike Ward: Freedom of Speech Isn't Free
- Review
- ★★
- Jamie P Robson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 7th Aug, 2016
At the end of his show, Mike Ward took a moment to emphasise the importance of free speech, the vital importance that comedians are free to offend; he even handed out badges to hel…
Felicity Ward: 50% More Likely to Die
- Review
- ★★★
- Iona Gaskell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 11th Aug, 2016
Delivered with buckets of energy and enthusiasm, Felicity Ward’s new show is lively, facetious and a little erratic.
Tom Ward: Sex, Snails and Cassette Tapes
- Review
- ★★★
- Alec Martin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 10th Aug, 2016
Bigmouth Strikes Again by The Smiths is playing loudly when Tom Ward ambles into his Pleasance performance space, setting an informal tone which persists throughout this enjoyably …
Moo on the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 21st Aug 2016
Moosical fun for your little one.
The Free Association: JACUZZI
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 21st Aug 2016
The Free Association is London’s leading improv powerhouse, and we’re thrilled to bring you our headline show: JACUZZI.
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2016
So many comedians, so little time! Twelve top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2016
A former Times critic’s choice.
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 3rd Aug 2016
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2016
Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Fringe Schools Poster Exhibition
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dynamic Earth
- 1st - 29th Aug 2016
See the vibrant world of the Fringe through the eyes of schoolchildren from across Scotland at this free exhibition of entries in the 2016 Fringe Schools Poster Competition, includ…
What Can You Do to Make Your Venue Autism-Friendly?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 1st - 2nd Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 28th Aug 2016
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
Fringe Film Festival
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 1st - 29th Aug 2016
Returning for its 12th season, the critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 28th Aug 2016
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
1 Last Dance With My Father
- Review
- ★★★
- Aoife Kennan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 7th Aug, 2016
Njambi McGrath’s 1 Last Dance With My Father sells itself as a dark comedy telling the story of her Kenyan upbringing and her violent relationship with her father.
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 6th Jul 2016
A mammoth showcase of 28 comedy and variety acts, all performing three-minute extracts of their shows heading to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Fast Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Dancehouse
- 24th Jun 2016
A mammoth showcase of more than 20 comedy and variety acts, all performing three-minute extracts of their shows heading to the Greater Manchester or Edinburgh Fringes.
LA Dance Project
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadlers Wells
- 24th - 25th Jun 2016
LA Dance Project is a Los Angeles-based artistic collective founded in 2012 by renowned choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied, now Director at the Paris Opera Ballet.
The Dance Trail
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Pavilion Gardens
- 3rd - 5th Jun 2016
Back for its second year, ‘The Dance Trail’ invites audience members on a journey of contemporary dance performances in unusual spaces around Brighton.
Free Mindful Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions: Everyone Welcome!
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 28th May 2016
Arrive 14:15 wearing loose, comfortable clothing for the start of the Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese yoga) session at 14:30, where you’ll learn unification of mind and body and natu…
Fringe City Night
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 27th May 2016
Join us for our one-off Fringe City night-time special, as part of the Fringe All-Nighter.
Tom Ward: Sex, Snails and Cassette Tapes
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Lamb @ Craft Beer Co.
- 26th - 28th May 2016
Join BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist Tom Ward as he spins tales and impressions of his favourite unsung heroes into a dreamlike narrative of voices and sounds.
Wanna Dance with Somebody! Or a Guide to Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 19th - 22nd May 2016
Josh is good at dancing, but not at people.
Dance Theatre Masterclasses
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Nelly Lewis
- 15th - 29th May 2016
Three dance theatre masterclasses hosted at the new Nelly Lewis Centre.
Ragroof Tea Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 15th May - 5th Jun 2016
The Players mark a milestone at the Brighton Spiegeltent, with two specially themed events: ‘Shall We Dance? A 10-Year Celebration’, a whizz-bang dance through the decades, and ‘Tu…
Big Brighton Fringe Festival Ceilidh
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- BHASVIC
- 14th May 2016
Join Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
The Black Fields' Circus of Lujuria (Fringe Special)
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Devils Disco - Above The Joker Pub
- 14th May 2016
The Black Fields’ Circus of Lujuria is back! The Black Fields will be tearing the place down with new music from their upcoming EP.
King of the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Marlborough Theatre
- 12th May 2016
Brighton’s only drag king competition is back! It’s time for bois to become men as they battle it out to win the crown (and 100 quid)! Expect a night of bulging biceps, protruding …
Ceyda Tanc Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 10th - 14th May 2016
Ceyda Tanc Dance, with three different programmes of cutting edge and dynamic contemporary dance, works with influences of Ceyda’s traditional Turkish folk dance heritage.
Fringe City
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 7th - 29th May 2016
Get a taste for Brighton Fringe 2016 at our outdoor showcase.
Fringe City Family Picnic
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Pavilion Gardens
- 7th - 14th May 2016
Bring your picnic blankets and hamper down to Brighton’s biggest family picnic with free family friendly performances, games, crafts and activities galore.
Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 7th May - 4th Jun 2016
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under 5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
Fringe Festivities at the North Laine Brewhouse
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- The North Laine Pub
- 6th - 8th May 2016
Join us at the North Laine for a weekender of art, music, performance and general fringy goodness! We’ll start on Friday evening and won’t stop until Sunday night! Expect live art,…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2016
A selection of the best stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Robin Morgan: Free Man (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 6th - 8th May 2016
A work-in-progress of the debut hour from Robin Morgan, star of ‘The Greatest Welshman You’ve Never Heard Of’ (BBC Radio), writer for ‘The News Quiz’ and Laughing Horse New Act of …
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadlers Wells
- 4th - 7th May 2016
Acclaimed for its unique fusions of ancient and modern traditions, and its exquisite choreography inspired by the wealth of spiritual practices found throughout Asia, Cloud Gate Da…
American Tap Dance Foundation
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- 14th Street Y
- 16th - 17th Apr 2016
The annual “Rhythm in Motion” festival is a one-stop shop for today’s top tap.
DD Dorvillier / Human Future Dance Corps
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Kitchen
- 25th - 29th Mar 2016
When was the last time you had Neapolitan ice cream? In her new work “Extra Shapes,” the renowned choreographer DD Dorvillier, along with her collaborators Thomas Dunn,…
King of the Fringe: Heat Two
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton
- The Marlborough Pub & Theatre
- 11th Mar 2016
Brighton’s only drag king competition is back and tougher than ever! It’s time for bois to become men as they battle it out over three heats to make their way to the final.
Works & Process, Shen Wei Dance Arts
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Guggenheim Museum
- 28th Feb 2016 - 1st Mar 2017
Fifteen years ago, Shen Wei burst onto the dance scene with a mesmerizing blend of starkly beautiful visual art and propulsive yet meditative movement.
FREE Smoking Hot Comedy @ RYND Bar
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- RYND Bar & Kitchen
- 24th Feb 2016
Smoking Hot Comedy is returning to Reading in its new home of RYND. FREE Entry with Lineup: - Thanyia Moore (MC) - Bob Munro - Sam Mitchell - Ed Day - Joel Henderson
Pam Tanowitz Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Joyce Theater
- 18th - 21st Feb 2016
In recent years, Pam Tanowitz has emerged as one of the most buzzed-about New York choreographers for her ability to embrace and then smartly reconfigure a physical vocabulary pull…
Valentines Shows
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Littlefield / Magnet Theater / The Stand
- 9th - 14th Feb 2016
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…
Dance on Camera
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center
- 1st Feb 2016
The 44th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival, presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Dance Films Association, comprises 36 short films, 20 feature films and four r…
Gemma Bond Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church
- 31st Jan 2016
As a member of American Ballet Theater’s corps de ballet, Gemma Bond is regularly immersed in fairy tales, surrounded by opulent sets and donning fussy costumes.
Guangdong Song and Dance Ensemble
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
- 10th Jan 2016
This company from China makes its American debut with “Dragon Boat Racing,” a glossy production that recounts the origins of a popular Cantonese musical composition.
Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- UK Regional & Tours
- Playhouse Theatre
- 5th - 24th Jan 2016
Following a sell-out West End run in 2014 and a triumphant stay at the Dominion Theatre earlier this year, Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance: Dangerous Games returns t…
Parsons Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Joyce Theater
- 2nd Jan 2016
In “Finding Center,” the choreographer David Parsons and the visual artist Rita Blitt demonstrate their shared mastery of swirling, spiraling shapes.
Chen Dance Center
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Chen Dance Center
- 1st Jan 2016
In “Newsteps,” a semi-annual showcase of emerging choreographers selected by a panel of veterans, Takeshi Ohashi looks at dynamics in relationships; Gina Montalto wonde…
American Dance Platform
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Joyce Theater
- 1st Jan 2016
American companies hailing from sea to shining sea are presented here by the Joyce Theater and White Bird, an influential Portland, Ore.
Excognito Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Actors Fund Arts Center
- 31st Dec 2015
This Brooklyn-based festival alternates between mixed-bill programs featuring the three participating companies, and programs where each gets the stage all to itself.
123 123 Dance: A 45 Minute Ode to Sia
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Peoples Improv Theater
- 27th Dec 2015
Allison Frasca and Tovah Silbermann will showcase their love for the singer Sia and her hit song “Chandelier” with a melodramatic 45-minute dance routine to the song, w…
Dance Theater of Westchester
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, Brooklyn College
- 13th Dec 2015
After hanging with the Founding Fathers in “Hamilton” on Broadway, revisit Revolutionary War-era Yorktown with Dance Theater of Westchester’s “Colonial Nutc…
American Dance Guild Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Ailey Citigroup Theater
- 6th Dec 2015
This annual festival celebrates dance of the past, promotes dance of today and honors those making significant contributions to the field.
Blaktino Dance Concert
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
- 21st Nov 2015
Blaktino Dance Concert is the final offering of the month-long BlakTinX performance series, featuring artists – many hailing from the Bronx – who work in a variety of d…
Heidi Latsky Dance and AXIS Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
- 15th Nov 2015
Honoring the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, these companies, both featuring disabled and non-disabled dancers, join forces for one night at the Skirball C…
Peter Kyle Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Triskelion Arts
- 6th - 8th Nov 2015
Dancers in Mr.
Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- New Victory Theater
- 1st - 29th Nov 2015
Dance exports from Cuba tend to portray the island in cheerful, apolitical terms, and Ms.
Garth Fagan Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Joyce Theater
- 31st Oct 2015
In a new work, Mr.
60x60 Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Brookfield Place Winter Garden
- 23rd Oct 2015
In 2000, Robert Voisey started Vox Novus to promote contemporary music.
Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Various movie theaters
- 22nd Oct 2015
Grab some popcorn and settle in for “Revelations.
Home Free!
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 20th - 25th Oct 2015
Theatrum Vertitatus is very excited to be taking their dark and haunting production of Lanford Wilson’s “Home Free!” to The London Horror Festival this year after 2 successful runs…
General Mischief Dance Theater
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- JCC in Manhattan, Sonnenfeldt Family Auditorium
- 11th Oct 2015
The modus operandi of General Mischief Dance Theater is dance as play: The company’s shows have been fondly compared to children’s birthday parties.
Dance Heginbotham
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Joyce Theater
- 10th - 11th Oct 2015
After 14 years as a dancer with the Mark Morris Dance Group, John Heginbotham founded his own company in 2011 and quickly collected fans for his wit, refreshing physical strangenes…
Buglisi Dance Theater: 9/11 Table of Silence Project”
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center
- 11th Sep 2015
For the fifth consecutive year, Ms.
Where Sculpture and Dance Meet: Minimalism from 1961 to 1979
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Loretta Howard Gallery
- 1st Sep 2015
This exhibition at Loretta Howard Gallery examines the interchange of ideas among choreographers and sculptors in the 1960s and ′70s.
Free Standup Festival 2015
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Various Venues
- 31st Aug 2015
This festival — now in it’s second year — gathers some of the city’s finest free stand-up shows under one banner for a week of top-notch comedy at venues in…
Dance Inspirations
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 28th Aug 2015
Direct from the Scottish Borders, pupils from the renowned Fiona Henderson School of Dance and Performing Arts will delight with their selection of dances in Highland, tap, ballet,…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It’s the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – and It’s Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 28th Aug 2015
Anarchic annual two-hour charity show celebrating the late Godfather of Alternative Comedy.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2015
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
The Sick of the Fringe – Main Events
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 27th - 28th Aug 2015
Are you The Sick of the Fringe? Commissioned by the Wellcome Trust and conceived by Brian Lobel, The Sick of the Fringe is a curated programme of events aiming to inspire collabora…
Fran Macilvey at the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Quaker Meeting House
- 27th Aug 2015
Fran Macilvey is a bestselling author.
How to Do a Show at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2015
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
The Great Scottish Make Off - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gayfield Venues
- 25th - 31st Aug 2015
Live art every day.
The Great Scottish Make Off - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gayfield Venues
- 25th - 31st Aug 2015
Live art every day.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Balmoral Hotel
- 25th Aug 2015
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected.
The Happy Accidents: Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Chiquito
- 25th - 29th Aug 2015
Receiving mildly ecstatic acclaim at home, this musical comedy duo are proud to present their debut Edinburgh Fringe show.
The Fringe Fair
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 24th Aug 2015
An opportunity to meet key organisations such as funders, arts councils, training providers and agencies.
Dawns Ysbrydion / Ghost Dance
- Review
- ★★
- M Johnson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 31st Aug, 2015
Ghost Dance, or Dawns Ysbrydion as is the Welsh title, uses three female dancers to explore the parallels between the displacement of Native Americans and the Ghost Dance of 1890 �…
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 24th - 28th Aug 2015
A composer a day: John Bryden will play music by Elgar, Mozart and Dvorák in three recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
On the Road: Touring Your Fringe Production to South Africa
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2015
South Africa’s National Arts Festival is Africa’s largest and most colourful multi-discipline arts event held in Grahamstown each July.
Ben Champion: Don't Look Down – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 23rd - 30th Aug 2015
One man (Ben).
Welcome to the Fringe | Palestine Day
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Out of the Blue & Drill Hall Arts Cafe
- 23rd Aug 2015
Twelve Palestinian artists come to Scotland for storytelling, poetry, stand up comedy, performance art, music and dance, a short film showing, photography, and discussion.
Loud and Proud on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 22nd Aug 2015
Loud and Proud, Scotland’s LGBT choir, performs its annual Fringe concert in support of Scottish HIV and Hepatitis C charity, Waverley Care.
Consort of Voices at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canongate Kirk
- 22nd Aug 2015
Based in Edinburgh and founded in 1991, Consort of Voices specialise in performances of a cappella music and small-scale choral repertoires from the 15th century to the present day…
Fringe Festivals Around the World
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 21st Aug 2015
A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival directors around the world.
Chris Cooke's Free Speech
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 21st - 22nd Aug 2015
ThreeWeeks’ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned.
Wild, Scottish And Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 20th Aug 2015
A culinary conundrum.
Brighton Up Your Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 20th Aug 2015
Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? Fancy a new Fringe experience? If you answered yes to these questions,…
James Brown is Annie – Funk on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 18th - 30th Aug 2015
Get up if you want to get down! Creamy, full-fat, calorie-laden funk from Edinburgh’s premier groove machine, JBiA.
Danny Dorling: Economic Inequality and Our Grandchildren’s Future
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 18th Aug 2015
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…
Rock 'N' Roll Radio Idiot (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 17th - 22nd Aug 2015
Would you quit your high flying sales job to run a radio station from a Portakabin in a high crime area? Will the station get burnt down by the local kids? Will anybody listen to a…
Free for All
- Review
- ★★★
- Cara Ballingall
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 30th Aug, 2015
Free For All is a very clever verse play with a strong political slant, exploring the ideas of choice and social responsibility.
Haven't a Clue! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 17th - 23rd Aug 2015
Think you know charades? Think again! Comedy meets game show meets improv, as two teams of Fringe comics hilariously pit their skills and wit against each other, in this hysterical…
Tibetan Monks Sacred Music and Masked Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 17th - 22nd Aug 2015
Eight Tibetan monks present an exciting performance of sacred masked dance from their New Year festival, interspersed with the mesmerising chant and music of the Buddhist monastic …
Flow! FRINGE
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 17th - 18th Aug 2015
Flow! is a revolutionary open stage event that sees dancers in close conversation with poets.
WeddingBingo – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 16th - 23rd Aug 2015
You are cordially invited to a show that celebrates two of the best things in life: weddings and bingo.
Free Gaza!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 16th Aug 2015
Comedians Daniel Kitson, Mark Steel, Mark Thomas and Ivor Dembina join forces to raise money for IMET2000, a charity bringing front-line medical relief to victims of last year’s bo…
Fife Youth Arts Hub Fringe Picks
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Academy
- 16th - 22nd Aug 2015
Supporting the progression of youth arts in Fife, FYAH are delighted to offer this varied programme of four individual performances from groups who are working in Fife creating wor…
Cadenza at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 15th Aug 2015
Will Todd’s Mass in Blue (Scottish première), Vaughan Williams’ Mass in G minor, Tippett’s Five Negro Spirituals, performed by one of Scotland’s most exciting and versatile …
Dance at Socrates
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Socrates Sculpture Park
- 15th - 22nd Aug 2015
Because dance is, in many ways, human sculpture in motion, it’s very much at home in Socrates Sculpture Park.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Inn on the Mile
- 15th Aug 2015
Free Fringe Music all day at the famous Inn on the Mile, at the crossroads at the heart of the Fringe.
Film in the Old College Quad – Free Family Films
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Old College Quad
- 15th - 16th Aug 2015
Free morning films for the whole family.
Rock 'N' Roll Radio Idiot (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- George Next Door
- 15th - 22nd Aug 2015
Would you quit your high flying sales job to run a radio station from a Portakabin in a high crime area? Will the station get burnt down by the local kids? Will anybody listen to a…
Kids Do Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 14th - 15th Aug 2015
Returning for a third year, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents a morning of some of the best names in children’s entertainment.
Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 14th - 29th Aug 2015
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Museum After Hours – Friday Fringe Takeover
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 14th - 28th Aug 2015
Enjoy a unique flavour of the Fringe and explore our galleries after hours across three exhilarating nights, each with hand-picked performers, music, comedy, bars and entry to our …
Chris Cooke's Free Speech
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 14th - 16th Aug 2015
ThreeWeeks’ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned.
Edinburgh Book Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Toh Wen Li
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Word Power Books
- 24th Aug, 2015
As part of the Edinburgh Book Fringe, for an hour on Sunday afternoon theatre director and performer Morna Burdon takes the audience through a series of real-life stories and songs…
Al Lubel: Al Lubel Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 12th - 30th Aug 2015
‘Al has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard’ (Jerry Seinfeld).
The Free Association
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th - 16th Aug 2015
The Free Association is proud to present an hour of the finest and funniest improvised comedy on the Fringe.
Fringe Fantasmic!
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 12th - 14th Aug 2015
Don’t miss this fantasmagorical show full of classic and current songs from the house of mouse! A fringeful of fun for all the family including sing-a-long favourites from Frozen…
The Edinburgh Fringe In A Nutshell
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Constitution
- 12th Aug 2015
Paul Eccentric will be performing and reading excerpts from his book, ‘The Edinburgh Fringe In A Nutshell’.
Nitekirk – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 12th Aug 2015
A place of peace, a sacred space.
Booking Dance Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 23rd Aug, 2015
This is the seventh year that producer and curator of dance Jodi Kaplan has brought the variety of American dance to the Fringe with this “festival within a festival”.
University Professors at the Fringe Networking Event
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 11th Aug 2015
Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom.
The Free Meditation Class
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 10th - 24th Aug 2015
A new one-man show from performance maker Josh Gardner.
Dance-Forms' 70th International Choreographers' Showcase
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 10th - 14th Aug 2015
Dance-Forms Productions will celebrate the 21st anniversary of the International Choreographers’ Showcase and 14 years presenting exciting performances at the Edinburgh Fringe.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Gorgie City Farm
- 9th - 30th Aug 2015
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 9th - 23rd Aug 2015
Organists Steven Grahl (Peterborough Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Fath…
Scaling Up: From Fringe to Number One Touring
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2015
Producers David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree discuss how they grew touring company Sell a Door from a shoestring Fringe company to a large scale and West End production company.
Fife Young Dance Company
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Academy
- 9th - 9th Aug 2015
A programme of creative dance that is physically challenging with a fresh dynamic edge from this brand new company.
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Proud to support the Free Festival, The 99 Club brings a selection of some of the best comics at the Fringe.
David Mills: Don't Get Any Ideas / Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 26th Aug, 2015
I wouldn’t normally mention a show’s venue in a comedy review, but David Mills is performing in a gorgeous space in the Voodoo Rooms.
Mambalsa – One Man's Quest to Launch a New Partner Dance
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pilgrim
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
For 20 years Alastair has taught salsa dance.
All-in-One Fun – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hispaniola
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Join West Country comedian Cerys Nelmes as she entertains you and your children for 45 minutes of onesie fun! Wear your onesie, and have some funsie! There will be music, dancing, …
Camden Comedy Free Lunchtime Showcase
- Review
- ★★
- Kate Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Whistlebinkies
- 20th Aug, 2015
An hour of lunchtime comedy could be worse spent than with this quirky collection of occasionally promising comedians.
From The Horse's Mouth @ Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Chiquito
- 8th - 19th Aug 2015
Performance poets, a hip-hop vocalist and a jazz singer coming together with a live band to create something truly special.
Al Lubel: Al Lubel Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 8th - 11th Aug 2015
‘Al has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard’ (Jerry Seinfeld).
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Audio Tour
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside the Tron – Hunter Square
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Download this audio walking tour – any day, any time – and become intimate with Fringe history, even perform yourself if you choose.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Experience the joy of live music at the museum.
The Oxford Revue Presents – Free
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 13th Aug, 2015
Alex Furrow, the compere for Oxford Revue Presents, has a lot to contend with, La Belle is a big venue and it must be difficult to pack it out with an eager crowd.
Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour (Free Show)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canons’ Gait
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
All spit no polish, all show no pony, Goldsmith goes back to the source.
Free Comic: Volume Two
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dragonfly
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Jay Handley’s first show contained ‘.
Nudity, Free Beer, Good for Kids
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue 13
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
A daily challenge to realise the best marketing scheme on the Fringe.
Skeptics on the Fringe 2015
- Review
- ★★★★
- Conor Matchett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 17th Aug, 2015
Skeptics on the Fringe, a free show in the belly of Banshee Labyrinth, is a daily show based around the more general theme of science, rationality and logic.
Aspects of Joy – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Kate Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hispaniola
- 24th Aug, 2015
Joy Carter’s stand-up centres around a cute theme that works well for its midday slot.
Cerys Nelmes Presents Pick'n'Mix – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Southsider
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
West Country comedian and MC extraordinaire, Cerys Nelmes, returns to this year’s Fringe with a full run of her popular show, Pick’n’Mix! Cerys MCs an hour of comedy featuring th…
Danielle Ward: Dani Frankenstein
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Nottingham’s third best lady female hip hop MC (from the Bestwood Park/Top Valley area) Dani Frankenstein brings her unique mix of sexy ballads and high energy beats to Edinburgh.
A Ward Winning Storey
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Tom Ward (BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist 2014) and human curiosity Andy Storey (Leicester Square New Comedian finalist 2012) gloriously unite for an hour, where the carefully …
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Oliver Lennard
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Silk
- 19th Aug, 2015
Stand-Up Philosophy is a low-key, quirky little Free Fringe show featuring professional philosophers sharing thoughts, answering questions, and trying their hands at comedy.
James Hamilton Is So Lonely – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
The hotly anticipated solo debut of a multi award-winning sketch comedian is probably happening elsewhere.
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Just arrived? Then here’s the showcase just for you.
Worst Show on the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Movement
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin .
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Wee Pub
- 8th Aug 2015
Music all day at the smallest pub in Scotland or probably anywhere. Visit and enjoy.
Bristol Improv Steals the Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sportsters
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Bristol Improv return with their hit format Bristol Improv Steals the Show! Everything on stage is completely improvised based on you, the audience! Expect to have your programmes …
Free Footlights
- Review
- ★★★
- Max Falkenberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 9th Aug, 2015
After a poor showing at last year’s Fringe, the Free Footlights return this year on top form.
The Nursery Improv Venue at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Thistle Edinburgh, The King James
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
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…
Hydrophobia (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
A new human colony, but full of idiots.
A Ward Winning Storey
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Tom Ward (BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist 2014) and human curiosity Andy Storey (Leicester Square New Comedian finalist 2012) gloriously unite for an hour, where the carefully …
From Geek to Goddess – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fingers Piano Bar
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
Kooky, french horn-playing, little Miss K from Massachusetts never imagined she’d become a 1950s-style blonde bombshell with shows in New York and Milan, and a residency at Ronni…
Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 7th - 8th Aug 2015
Now in its eighth year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 10th Aug, 2015
A compilation of comedic talent from across the Fringe, two shows a day, and all for free – the Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe showcases some of the best comedic talent t…
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
Sell-out in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and a big hit at Adelaide Fringe.
ABC of Musical Comedy – Luc Valvona – Free Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Luc Valvona returns to the Fringe with his third full show, featuring multiple instruments and musical technology, and this time his stand-up and funny songs will be based on all t…
Free Fringe Music Festival
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Malone’s Irish Bar
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
From now until August 31st, visitors can soak in the buzzing atmosphere at Edinburgh’s premiere music venue.
Stand Up & Slam! – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
Parliament House: A Hidden Gem – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Parliament House
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
This exhibition in the stunning 17th century Parliament Hall offers insight into the life, history and traditions of Scotland’s Supreme Courts.
Lost Horizons Presents Folk at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal Oak
- 7th - 28th Aug 2015
Lost Horizons returns with the finest folk/acoustic music from across the UK.
Trudelights of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Trudelight knows the Fringe inside out.
Virgin Money Fringe on the Royal Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows.
Virgin Money Fringe on The Mound
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mound Precinct
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Shit of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
Tired of all of the Pick of the Fringe shows? Worn-out by Fringe hyperbole? This afternoon showcase has all the great comedians that get bad reviews and deserve more! It’s the best…
Stand Up & Slam! – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
Fantastic, Funny and Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
A fantastically funny show for all the family.
Labyrinth
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 7th - 15th Aug 2015
You queue with the other girls outside, hoping for your big break.
Royal Mile Tours – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Take part in the Festival’s longest running show at no charge at all.
NCCGB Fringe Concert
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 7th Aug 2015
With singers from throughout the UK, 200 young musicians from the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain will perform a wide variety of repertoire on their first visit to the…
Soho Comedy at the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sin
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
An hour and a half of top-quality comedy by the best acts at the Fringe chosen by London’s famous Soho Comedy Club, rated by Time Out as one of the Top 10 Best Comedy Clubs in Lo…
She Wouldn't Dance with Another
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fingers Piano Bar
- 7th - 16th Aug 2015
In 1964, 12-year-old Marilyn declared she’d die if she didn’t see The Beatles play in Melbourne.
Lost Horizons Presents Folk at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Lost Horizons at Ryries Bar
- 7th - 28th Aug 2015
Lost Horizons returns with the finest folk/acoustic music from across the UK.
In Case We Disappear – Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kate Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 22nd Aug, 2015
Vanessa Smythe has a bit of a ‘downer hobby’: she worries about disappearing.
Ettieboo's Cabaret Boonanza – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest, and most beautiful acts participating at…
Lewis Schaffer is Free until Famous, £5
- Review
- ★★★★
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 12th Aug, 2015
Lewis Schaffer states that although he normally occupies rooms on one of the free fringes during August, for his 2015 run he’s charging folk a fiver.
LOLympics Live – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Blind Poet
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
The games are back in 2015! Different international acts compete for comedy gold.
Welcome to Clown Town – At the Fringe!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
MCs Hjalmar Tjan and Benji Waterstones welcome you to Clown Town, as they host a daily variety show review of top national and international stand-up comedy.
Aaaaaarrgghh! It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Bronston Jones: God Bless 'Merica – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Kay Tee
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 8th Aug, 2015
With the accompanying subtitle, this show becomes God Bless ‘Merica, Because It’ll Take A Miracle To Fix It; whilst that’s quite a mouthful, it certainly encompasses the sent…
Spring Day: Kept in Stitches – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Cynical Sunshine.
Blackwell's Writers at the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Blackwell’s Bookshop
- 6th - 27th Aug 2015
Now in its eight year, Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe brings you once again the best in Scottish writing.
Trudelights of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at the Caves (Salvation Rooms)
- 6th - 29th Aug 2015
Trudelight knows the Fringe inside out.
Helen Duff: Smasher – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Epic storytelling, synchronised swimming and subversively simple songs from this Fringe First nominated maker of mischief.
The Improvised Improv Show – Free Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Taking improv to the next level – we improvise the cast! Now in its third year, the Fringe’s free daily improv jam returns for more comedy scenes and games based entirely on audi…
Ian Fox – Shutter Monkey (A Comedy Show With Pictures) – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Forget typewriters, what would happen if you gave an infinite number of monkeys a camera each? **** (BroadwayBaby.co.uk). **** (Comedy.com).
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Jokes About Things (Redinburgh Fringe)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Scott Redmond had a fun 2014; kidnapped, arrested, threatened at gun and knife point, disowned, broken up and dealing with bereavement.
Aaaaaahhhh, it's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Alasdair and Nick: Dangerous as Milk – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Stand-up from award-winning comedians Alasdair Beckett-King (NATYs 2013) and Nick Elleray (Max Turner 2013).
Don't Just Sit There! – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 12th Aug 2015
Storytelling as you’ve never seen it! Join in with Meg Harper’s unique stories! Maybe you’ll be a princess, maybe you’ll be a frog, maybe you’ll even be a giant head louse! Fresh s…
Aaaaaarrgghhhh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Feast on five of the tastiest up and coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase, including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
Brave and Free: Traditional Tales of Scotland
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Lettie Mckie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 16th Aug, 2015
There is just something about storyteller Callum Lykan.
If Men Ruled the World – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
‘Demitris Deech is a great story-teller’ (BroadwayBaby.
#BlurredMinds – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
A high-octane hilarity blast right in your daft face, featuring two of the funniest new comedians on the circuit.
48 Minutes / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 19th Aug, 2015
I am not entirely sure why comedians Ben Shannon and Mike Reed decided their set should be forty-eight minutes long, rather than a full hour, but it actually doesn’t really matte…
Felicity Ward: What If There Is No Toilet?
- Review
- ★★★★
- Marni Appleton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th Aug, 2015
What if there is no toilet? Well, you needn’t worry.
T-Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 5th - 30th Aug 2015
London’s boldest dance theatre brings hit shows to the Fringe.
The Underbelly Radio Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 5th - 28th Aug 2015
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
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 30th Aug 2015
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.
Fast Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laurie Kilmurry
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 20th Aug, 2015
Fast Fringe is a comedy showcase of comedy and variety acts from all over the fringe with a simple but entertaining premise: each performer, all selected by comedy website Chortle,…
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 3rd - 31st Aug 2015
Painted 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 3rd - 31st Aug 2015
A former Times Critics’ Choice.
Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mansfield Traquair Centre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2015
Come and visit Edinburgh’s Sistine Chapel, and see the beautiful, scintillating mural scheme by celebrated arts and crafts artist Phoebe Anna Traquair.
Fringe Schools Poster Exhibition
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Museum of Childhood
- 3rd - 31st Aug 2015
See the vibrant world of the Fringe through the eyes of schoolchildren from across Scotland at this free exhibition of entries in the 2015 Fringe Schools Poster Competition, includ…
Fringe Film Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 22nd Aug, 2015
C’s Fringe Film Festival is a smorgasbord of productions shuffled neatly into one come-and-go styled theatre.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 5th Aug 2015
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Edinburgh Free Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SANDEMANs Meeting Point
- 3rd - 31st Aug 2015
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian: Final
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- White Rose Rotunda
- 2nd Aug 2015
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…
Battery Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University / Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, Battery Park City
- 1st - 21st Aug 2015
On the water’s edge at the southern tip of Manhattan, this free and popular annual event begins with the Erasing Borders Festival of Indian Dance to commemorate India’s…
Barnes Fringe Festival
- Listing Spoken Word
- London Fringe
- The Old Sorting Office Art Centre
- 28th Jul 2015
It’s your last chance to check out some of Britain’s best performers in London before they head north for Edinburgh at the new Barnes Fringe, 28 July - 1 August.
Mixtape: Ed Fringe preview
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Live Theatre
- 24th Jul 2015
Mixtape preview a selection of their favourite sketches before they head to The Underbelly for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Thursday 6 to Sunday 30 August).
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year – Heats
- Review
- ★★★
- Kay Tee
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- Tea Pot
- 25th Jul, 2015
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…
Check Us Out Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Stuyvesant Cove Park
- 18th Jul 2015
Stuyvesant Cove Park, which abuts the East River, is home to over 100 native plants and dozens of native birds.
dance-mobile
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Foley Square / Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park
- 10th - 11th Jul 2015
There’s no scarcity of al-fresco dance in New York this summer; the latest arrival is this series of classes and performances in public spaces, organized by Gibney Dance.
Danny Elfmans Music from the Films of Tim Burton
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
- 6th - 12th Jul 2015
It might be difficult for patrons in Edward Scissorhands costumes to get past security at Avery Fisher Hall.
Bryant Park Presents Modern Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Bryant Park
- 6th - 10th Jul 2015
The arts organization Inception to Exhibition, founded in 2009 to support new creative ventures, presents four Friday nights of free dance in the Midtown outdoors.
Dance for Nepal
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Union Square Theater
- 30th Jun 2015 - 30th Jun 2016
It’s been two months since a devastating earthquake rocked Nepal, and the country is still struggling to recover.
Victory Dance Project
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Ailey Citigroup Theater
- 3rd Jun 2015
Victory Dance Project was founded a year ago by Amy Jordan to celebrate her recovery from a near-fatal accident.
Shows for Days
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center
- 31st May 2015
(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…
Brighton Fringe Awards
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 31st May 2015
The official awards ceremony to mark the end of Brighton Fringe 2015, with free flowing entertainment and mercifully short acceptance speeches.
The Dance Trail
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- The Level Skatepark
- 29th - 31st May 2015
With over thirty participants, ‘The Dance Trail’ invites an audience to discover a route of contemporary dance performances in various locations in Brighton.
Dance For Me
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Otherplace at the Basement: Main Space
- 24th - 25th May 2015
A real-life story of an Icelandic 49 year old father of three who dared to realise his dream of dancing contemporary dance onstage.
Venue B @ Brighton Youth Centre
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 23rd - 30th May 2015
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.
The Bookish Supper Society: Fringe Edition
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- La Cave à Fromage
- 20th May 2015
In a Fringe edition of The Bookish Supper Society, Myriad authors Emily Bullock and Jonathan Kemp will be in conversation with Laura Lockington discussing their new novels.
Ceyda Tanc Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 19th - 30th May 2015
Ceyda Tanc Dance with three different programmes.
Free Mindful Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions: Everyone Welcome
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 17th May 2015
Please arrive by 9:45am wearing loose, comfortable clothing such as a tracksuit or gi for the start of the Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese Yoga) session at 10am where you will learn …
Dance-Dream-Drama
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 16th - 23rd May 2015
The dance which is like a knife in the shadows, the dance of gamblers and the farewell of lovers - tango! A dreamlike collision of tragedy and unexpected humour.
The Improverts - Exam Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh
- Teviot Debating Hall, Teviot Row House
- 14th - 15th May 2015
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…
Sell Your Show on the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 10th May 2015
If you are preparing for the Edinburgh Fringe or performing in Brighton, this expert panel discussion can help with getting your show noticed by media, arts industry and audiences.
Ragroof Tea Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 10th - 24th May 2015
The Ragroof Players return to the Spiegeltent with two specially themed Tea Dances.
Sidewinder Fringe Festival!
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Sidewinder
- 8th - 9th May 2015
Music, magic, burlesque, piñata smashing, sticker workshops, nacho hats, body-doodling, art battles, and loads more brilliant Brighton kookiness! Check www.
King of the Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Marlborough Theatre
- 8th May 2015
Drag Queens are over and the boys are back in town! Strap on a strap on, bang on a beard and join your hosts for the Drag King competition of the century! Be amazed by the figurati…
Brooklyn Studios for Dance Studio Show
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Brooklyn Studios for Dance
- 8th May 2015
It’s been a productive spring for Pepper Fajans, the founder of this new space at Cadman Congregational Church in Fort Greene.
Traumfrau Does Fringe
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 8th May 2015
Traumfrau’s queer disco for the unusual crowd makes its Fringe debut in style(ish) at the Spiegeltent.
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 7th - 25th May 2015
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…
Dance of the Dead
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton College, Montague Studio
- 7th - 8th May 2015
Once a year the dead rise from their graves and dance with the living in an ecstatic frenzy and this year you get to watch.
Kandake Dance Theater
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Dixon Place
- 6th May 2015
It’s clear that Kandake Dance Theater has a preoccupation with queens: The company’s name refers to an ancient title for monarchs, and its latest work, which it calls a…
the Free Meditation Class
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Otherplace at the Basement: The Pit
- 4th - 25th May 2015
This performance takes a critical look at contemporary trends in Western spirituality.
Free Thinkers in Brighton
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Station at the Saxby plaque
- 3rd - 31st May 2015
Discover some of Brighton’s secular heroes and heroines with Valerie Mainstone, local historian and Chair of Brighton Secular Humanists.
Bodystories: Teresa Fellion Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church
- 2nd May 2015
In the title of Teresa Fellion’s new work, “The Mantises Are Flipping W.
The Marlborough Fringe Street Party
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- Marlborough Theatre
- 2nd May 2015
Join us for a street party like no other! Our outdoor stage will be showcasing the best Fringe music, off-beat performance, plus there’ll be arty surprises! Choose from a selection…
The Maydays Present The Fringe Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 2nd - 23rd May 2015
Taking the Brighton Fringe brochure as their inspiration, The Maydays create an entirely new show every night.
Fringe City
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 2nd - 24th May 2015
Get a taste for Brighton Fringe 2015, summed up in our outdoor city centre showcase.
Fringe City Family Picnic
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Pavilion Gardens
- 2nd - 23rd May 2015
Our Family Picnic is so much fun we’re holding it twice this year.
Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 2nd - 30th May 2015
Why toddle when you can dance! Parents and under 5s are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 1st - 31st May 2015
A selection of the very best in stand-up comedy at Brighton Fringe.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Joyce Theater
- 1st May 2015
If the Midwest has a hub for European choreographers, Hubbard Street is it.
Rioult Dance NY
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- 42West
- 1st May 2015
The French-born choreographer Pascal Rioult understandably has a soft spot for that country’s most famous voice.
Fringe Club on the Neilson Stage
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren Bar: Neilson Stage
- 1st - 31st May 2015
The best place to hang out this May, the Neilson Fringe Club Stage features a busy line-up of fantastic free performances this Fringe with family entertainment, followed by live mu…
Pontus Lidberg Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Guggenheim Museum
- 27th Apr 2015
Four dancers and one bunraku puppet make up the cast of Mr.
Words on Dance: Christopher Wheeldon and Rita Moreno
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Symphony Space
- 27th Apr 2015
Mr.
Cocoon Central Dance Team: Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Peoples Improv Theater
- 7th Apr 2015
Cocoon Central Dance Team is a patently absurd comedy dance group that enlivens every show it’s on.
The Dance Apocalypse
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Jack
- 5th Apr 2015
The folks at Jack NYC have tapped into a rich vein of quirky performance from Philadelphia.
Brooklyn Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Fishman Space, Fisher Building, Brooklyn Academy of Music
- 4th Apr 2015
This one-night-only affair offers a sampling of 10 dance companies representing a broad swath of contemporary dance in the city.
Mark Morris Dance Group
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music
- 2nd Apr 2015
In time for May flowers, the Mark Morris Dance Group presents the New York premiere of “Spring, Spring, Spring,” a meditation on “The Rite of Spring,” with …
SoHa Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Dixon Place
- 22nd Mar 2015
For those unfamiliar with New York neighborhood acronyms, SoHa stands for South Harlem, and it’s the home of Sarah Horne’s dance company.
DiMauro Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
- 21st - 22nd Mar 2015
In the project “Metropolis,” Jessica DiMauro (of New York) and Ana Miranda (of Miami) take inspiration from their respective cities and regions.
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theater
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- TriBeCa Performing Arts Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College
- 13th - 15th Mar 2015
For her company’s 15th anniversary, Ms.
Eye on Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
- 2nd Mar 2015
In 1981 the dance journalist Celia Ipiotis created this talk show, which aired on public television until 2006.
Paul Taylors American Modern Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
- 1st Mar 2015
It’s never too late to reinvent yourself: After 60 years as the Paul Taylor Dance Company, the group returns this year as Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance, a more in…
White Road Dance Media
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Muriel Schulman Theater
- 27th Feb 2015 - 27th Feb 2016
What does dancing look like from the dancer’s perspective? In “Neon Brave,” the women of White Road Dance Media attempt to share that viewpoint with their audienc…
Lula Washington Dance Theater
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center
- 26th Feb 2015
For more than three decades, Ms.
Dance on Camera 2015
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center
- 3rd Feb 2015
The 43rd annual festival of dance on film is a colorful collection of big personalities, small stories and inventive choreography created specifically for the screen.
Digital Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- New York Live Arts
- 2nd Feb 2015
To attend this festival, simply tune in on your device of choice.
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 10th Jan 2015
On its own, the Indian dance form Odissi is already spiritually enchanting, even more so when interpreted by Surupa Sen and Bijayini Satpathy, the two exquisite principal dancers o…
The Improverts - London Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
- 9th - 10th Jan 2015
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…
Dance Theater in Westchester
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, Brooklyn College
- 14th Dec 2014
This company’s spin on the holiday tradition, “The Colonial Nutcracker,” situates Clara’s tale in Revolutionary War-era Yorktown.
American Dance Guild
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Ailey Citigroup Theater
- 7th Dec 2014
With its very varied performance festival, featuring 33 artists over four days, the American Dance Guild salutes key players in the modern dance field.
Valentina Kozlova Dance Conservatory
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Symphony Space
- 6th Dec 2014
Valentina Kozlova, a former principal with the Bolshoi, defected from her homeland in 1979 and landed with the New York City Ballet.
Ivy Baldwin Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Fishman Space, Fisher Building, Brooklyn Academy of Music
- 16th Nov 2014
An oxbow is a u-shaped body of water that is created when a meandering river loops back on itself (it derives from the similarly shaped metal contraption used to harness oxen).
American Dance Machine for the 21st Century
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Joyce Theater
- 15th - 16th Nov 2014
On Broadway, dance is now more like a shot of espresso or a vintage Instagram filter and less of a storytelling tool, like it used to be.
L.A. Dance Project
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music
- 18th Oct 2014
After a celebrated career as a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, Benjamin Millepied decamped to the West Coast in 2012 and started the L.
Hudson Valley Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Historic Catskill Point
- 11th Oct 2014
For 20 years, Dancers Responding to AIDS has been producing a popular potpourri of dance on Fire Island to raise money for its myriad services.
Labyrinth
- Listing Theatre
- Off Off Broadway
- Abrons Arts Center
- 1st Oct 2014
Mark Dendy, a Broadway choreographer who also creates and performs original work, structures this autobiographical piece around the myth of Theseus.
Cornfield Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- University Settlement
- 30th Sep 2014 - 30th Sep 2015
After her eight-year tenure with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Ellen Cornfield founded this troupe in 1989.
Fall for Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- City Center
- 30th Sep 2014
The first program of this frequently sold-out festival features, on Wednesday and Thursday, the San Francisco Ballet; the New Zealand company Black Grace; a premiere by the Mark Mo…
New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Mayo Performing Arts Center
- 21st Sep 2014
For two decades this troupe has been entertaining audiences with its spirited interpretations of classical tap.
Buglisi Dance Theater: Table of Silence Project 9/11
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Revson Fountain, Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center
- 11th Sep 2014
Jacqulyn Buglisi’s “Table of Silence Project 9/11,” first presented on the 10th anniversary of the Sept.
Mazzini Dance Collective
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Ailey Citigroup Theater
- 6th - 7th Sep 2014
After 12 years with the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Annmaria Mazzini struck out on her own, but she hasn’t lost touch with her Taylor roots.
Mark Morris Dance Group Open House
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Mark Morris Dance Center
- 6th Sep 2014
In addition to free classes and workshops, this all-day event at the Mark Morris Dance Center features performances by members of Mr.
Bookshop Fringe Encore
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob & Miss Behave’s Bookshop
- 26th - 30th Aug 2014
The Fringe ain’t over yet! Bob Slayer hosts Bookshop mayhem until the end of August.
Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast - Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 25th - 29th Aug 2014
Wake up to Bach and a little Shostakovich in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral.
The Free Fringe and Jam House Closing Event for All Fringe Perfomers
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Jam House
- 24th Aug 2014
The Free Fringe invites all Fringe performers, wherever they’ve been performing, to its end of Fringe event. Mingle, wind down, dance, drink and reflect. Second annual event.
Cadenza at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 24th Aug, 2014
Greyfriars Kirk was the perfect setting for this Edinburgh based choir’s return to the Fringe after sellout shows in previous years.
Loud & Proud on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Cuthbert’s Church
- 23rd Aug 2014
Loud & Proud, Scotland’s LGBT choir, performs its annual Fringe concert in support of Scottish HIV and Hepatitis C charity, Waverley Care.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It's the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show - and It's Free!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jane Thompson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 31st Aug, 2014
It seems arbitrary, if not foolish, to award a star rating to something like the Malcolm Hardee Awards Show.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2014
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
How to Do a Show at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 21st Aug 2014
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open access arts festival in the world.
The More the Merrier - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- J. A. Sutherland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 21st Aug, 2014
A young woman sits on the floor in a bright upper room in the Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, a large rucksack with a sleeping roll dumped by her side.
Adelaide Fringe Info Session
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 20th Aug 2014
It’s all about Adelaide.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Balmoral Hotel
- 19th Aug 2014
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected.
Bright Club: Scotland’s Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 18th Aug 2014
We’re straight from the research field to the Fringe! Bright Club is the freshest thing in stand-up - an academic comedy cocktail synthesised for your entertainment and enlighten…
The Fringe Fair
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 18th Aug 2014
An opportunity to meet key organisations such as funders, arts councils, training providers and agencies.
Tibetan Monks Dance and Music
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Quaker Meeting House
- 18th - 23rd Aug 2014
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BBC: Free Thinking
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC@POTTERROW
- 17th Aug 2014
Free Thinking, BBC Radio 3’s Arts and Ideas programme, in Edinburgh for cutting-edge debate, conversation and interviews about the ideas shaping our lives today.
The World Fringe Fair
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 17th Aug 2014
This is your chance to meet Fringes from across the globe and find out how you can take part in their festivals.
Edinburgh University and Greyfriars’ Fringe Sunday Service
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 17th Aug 2014
Singing in English and six other South African languages, Soweto Melodic Voices are no ordinary choir.
Breaking Down Barriers: Women in the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 16th Aug 2014
Does the Fringe work for women? What images and messages do we see and hear? Are women fairly represented? Join us for a conversation about where women stand in the world’s large…
Booking Dance Festival - Split Bill
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 16th - 17th Aug 2014
See two amazing dance companies captivate through rhythm! The Bang Group bangs it full force and (very) out loud with smiles in tow while Antara elegantly counterbalances the hypno…
Breaking Down Barriers: Early Years Arts @ the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 16th Aug 2014
Presenting work specifically for early years audiences isn’t that common place in the Fringe.
Brighton Fringe: Bring It On!
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2014
Are you ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Do you have a new piece of work to showcase to a fresh audience? If you answered yes to either of these, this …
Fringe Festivals Around the World
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2014
A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from national and international Fringe Festival Producers.
Biff! Bash! Bosh! - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 15th - 24th Aug 2014
Who would you rather be: a tap-dancing alien or a singing tomato? Biff! Bash! Bosh! Join comic trio Topsy Turvy for 40 minutes of silliness, slapstick and mayhem - sketch comedy fo…
Brighton Fringe: Bring It On!
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2014
Are you ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Do you have a new piece of work to showcase to a fresh audience? If you answered yes to either of these, this …
What Fringe Next?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2014
Performer? Where should you go next? What touring opportunities are out there? A fascinating insight to other Fringe festivals from a performer’s point of view! Hear from and mee…
What Fringe Next?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2014
Performer? Where should you go next? What touring opportunities are out there? A fascinating insight to other Fringe festivals from a performer’s point of view! Hear from and mee…
Fringe Festivals Around the World
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2014
A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from national and international Fringe Festival Producers.
Nitekirk - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 13th - 16th Aug 2014
A place of peace, an open sacred space.
Ward and Watts in... Journey to the Centre of the Office
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Serenity Cafe
- 13th - 24th Aug 2014
We all have a job.
Booking Dance Festival - Showcase
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Lucy Baker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 21st Aug, 2014
One of the best things about dance is that it can transcend the boundaries of language or culture.
Bright Club: Scotland’s Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 13th Aug 2014
We’re straight from the research field to the Fringe! Bright Club is the freshest thing in stand-up - an academic comedy cocktail synthesised for your entertainment and enlighten…
The Box – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Jenny Williams
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 15th Aug, 2014
“I wasn’t cut out to be cursed,” Jill tells us at the start of The Box.
Danny Stinson's Planet of the Dans
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 11th - 15th Aug 2014
Psych nurse turned comic Danny Stinson feels like he has lived a thousand lives and he has stories to tell from all of them.
Gidding's Ward
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 11th - 16th Aug 2014
Nine people all connected by nothing more than their own humanity, stuck on a ward because what’s outside is far worse.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 10th - 24th Aug 2014
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Robert Sharpe (York Minster), and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Father…
Kids Do Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 9th - 17th Aug 2014
Returning for a second year, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents a morning of some of the best names in children’s entertainment from this year’s Edinburgh Festival.
Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 8th - 23rd Aug 2014
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Edinburgh Book Fringe - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Word Power Books
- 8th - 23rd Aug 2014
Word Power Books hosts free daily events with writers and activists from around the world in Edinburgh’s only independent and radical bookshop.
Spectrum Dance Theater
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- East River Park Amphitheater
- 8th Aug 2014
SummerStage is generous with its dance offerings, presenting not just outdoor performances but also preshow master classes, all free.
Digital Alchemy in association with Weston Earth Images - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Macintyres of Edinburgh Jewellers
- 7th - 25th Aug 2014
Professor Richard Weston’s enchanting images of gemstones from around the world, surrounded by award winning gemmologist Stephen Turner’s examples of mother nature’s most preciou…
Dance Off the Grid
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- East River Park Amphitheater
- 7th - 9th Aug 2014
Valerie Gladstone, known for her series Dance Under the Influence at the Museum of Arts and Design, is good at scouting talent and assembling smartly eclectic programs.
Trinity College London on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Blackwell’s Bookshop
- 7th - 9th Aug 2014
Learning to play an instrument? Hear a selection of repertoire from Trinity’s exciting new 2015 syllabuses for piano and other instruments, including first performances of selected…
Fringe Fantasmic!
- Review
- ★★★
- Brett Herriot
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 11th Aug, 2014
Local company Edinburgh Music Theatre return to the fringe for their annual production with a double offering, the first of which is Fringe Fantasmic.
Spectrum Dance Theater/Sidra Bell Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Central Park SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield
- 6th Aug 2014
The Seattle troupe Spectrum Dance Theater, which has been around since 1982, got a second wind in 2002 after the estimable choreographer Donald Byrd, known for vivid, spirited move…
The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 6th - 30th Aug 2014
The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is a visual tribute to Scotland’s global legacy, crafted by volunteer embroiderers in 25 countries across the globe.
Spitfire! Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 24th Aug 2014
Spitfire! is a spiffing new show from the team behind the award-winning multi-five-star BattleActs! Independent on Sunday Top 10 Comedy.
Classical Accordion at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal Over-Seas League
- 5th - 9th Aug 2014
Accordionist Paul Chamberlain returns to the Fringe with a programme of original works and transcriptions including Weber’s famous Konzertstück in F Minor, along with pieces by Ra…
Dance-Forms' 67th International Choreographers' Showcase
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gryphon@WestEnd
- 5th - 9th Aug 2014
Celebrating 13 years at the Fringe, Dance-Forms Productions will rock the house presenting Andrey Merkuriev, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation and leading soloist of the Bo…
Free Photography Exhibition
- Review
- ★★★
- Natalia Equihua
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gladstone’s Land
- 7th Aug, 2014
If you have 10 minutes to spare and your busy festival schedule has taken you near the Royal Mile, have a look at this exhibition.
Inge at the Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 4th - 9th Aug 2014
People know Kansas-born William Inge for his full length plays made into successful movies.
So What If I Dance?
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Natalia Equihua
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 8th Aug, 2014
We are in a small room where one can breathe an air of intimacy.
Bristol Improv Steals the Show - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Emma Gibson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Whynot?
- 17th Aug, 2014
The premise for this clever improvised show is to poach from the best of the Fringe.
The Ruffitybuffs - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal High School
- 4th - 8th Aug 2014
Come along and join The Ruffitybuffs, Tara Twinkle, Cara Crinkle and all of their friends in their fantastic free show of music song and dance.
The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Independence Performed by Paul B Edwards – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Milo Boyd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 7th Aug, 2014
The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Indepe…
The Free and Independent State of Merseyside
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 3rd - 6th Aug 2014
The Kipple and the Lomax present, in honour of the independence debate, the anarchic, independent spirit of Merseyside and its populace, in word and music.
Kids Do the Funniest Things! - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hispaniola
- 3rd - 23rd Aug 2014
This comedy workshop will get your kids writing their own jokes and performing them onstage - all within an hour! Course leader Paul B Edwards is a hugely experienced professional …
A Robot Presents Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2014
The future.
Shit of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 24th Aug, 2014
The Shit of the Fringe is a weird show to review.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
From bold brass to fabulous fiddlers, soprano soloists to singer/songwriters, enjoy daily live music performances at the museum, showcasing the best contemporary talents from Scotl…
Ben Champion: Cracking Up - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cabaret Voltaire
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Ben Champion is turning into his dad.
Cracker Jokes - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pilgrim
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Cracker: noun, a thin dry biscuit that is often salty and usually eaten with cheese.
PBH's Free Fringe: 5 Characters in Search of a Guitar
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pilgrim Bar
- 2nd - 16th Aug 2014
Musical comedy meets character comedy in the debut solo show from stand up and improviser, Jacky Wood.
Invisible Cage - Free
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cafe Camino
- 2nd - 7th Aug 2014
Immediate, sense engaging theatre.
Monkey Poet: Shit Flinging - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Maria Hagan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 13th Aug, 2014
Monkey Poet: Shit Flinging is a show much more savoury than its name suggests.
Worst Show On the Fringe - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- George Next Door
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2014
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin .
A History of Rome. With Jokes - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sportsters
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
A thousand years of roman history in under an hour.
BattleActs! - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 9th Aug, 2014
With so much improvised comedy around, every group needs a USP.
Hard Travelin' With Woody - Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- CC Blooms
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
‘By equating the conditions of Depression-era America with those of today, writer/performer Randy Noojin invests his one-man show about Woody Guthrie with topicality and urgency, r…
Present and Correct: Now Recruiting - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher Spring
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sportsters
- 15th Aug, 2014
This young and energetic company have tried to create a sketch show with a storyline.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Gorgie City Farm
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Critical! (A Sociopath’s Guide to Influencing Edinburgh Fringe Reviewers)
- Review
- ★★★
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall
- 5th Aug, 2014
How to review a Fringe show whose cast kidnaps and threatens a theatre critic at gunpoint? Will any positive comments be interpreted as surrendering to the demands of terrorists? W…
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 11th Aug, 2014
Mervyn Stutter has been sourcing and sharing his picks of the Fringe for, unbelievably, 28 years and he is clearly not waning when it comes to separating the wheat from the chaff.
Best of Oh So Funny - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Southsider
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
The brilliant London comedy club comes to Edinburgh.
Peace, Tolerance, Surveillance and Drones - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ryrie’s
- 2nd - 21st Aug 2014
The word of God over the ages: from Hernan Cortés to Barack Obama. And skipping three centuries in between.
Skeptics on the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Milo Boyd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 7th Aug, 2014
Skeptics on the Fringe are a non-profit branch of the Edinburgh Skeptics who are celebrating five years at the Fringe with a catalogue of guest speakers, aimed at the seasoned free…
Ukulele Workshop With Tricity Vogue - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Rae Macintosh Musicroom
- 4th Aug, 2014
Last year I bought myself a ukulele but I have to confess that most of the time it looks really cute hanging on my wall.
The Oxford Revue Presents – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Hamish Hartnoll
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Jam House
- 8th Aug, 2014
For a free sketch show you can’t go wrong with Oxford Revue’s free accompaniment to its main show.
Luke Toulson: Laid-Back Grouch - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cabaret Voltaire
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, the award-winning, Perrier-nominated, Amused Moose Top 10 Comedy Show 2013, ‘gifted comic’ (Sunday Times) returns with a new show about l…
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Jam House
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
The Cambridge Footlights bring you a daily hour of free stand-up comedy.
Jay Handley: Free Comic
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dragonfly
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
If Jay Handley had spent as much time running his business as he did writing this show he wouldn’t be unemployed now and you would have one less thing to see at this year’s Fringe.
Fern Brady and Peter Brush - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
Join two of the UK’s finest emerging talents, Fern Brady (8 out of 10 Cats – ‘Wicked, close to the bone gags’ Stage, ‘Obnoxious, rude, and utterly brilliant’ ThreeWeeks…
Danny Buckler: Punch
- Review
- ★★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 8th Aug, 2014
Danny Buckler is incurably absorbed in the world of fantasy.
Kurakuraw Dance Glass Bead
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dance Base
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
Inspired by the traditional Paiwan (an aboriginal group of Taiwan) myth, Kurakuraw Dance Glass Bead brings an epic love story to the stage.
Virgin Money Fringe on The Mound
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mound Precinct
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Free Historical Walking Tours of the Royal Mile
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave House
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 8th Aug, 2014
This tour is a brilliant way to explore the history of Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile.
Free Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside the Tron - Hunter Square
- 1st - 31st Aug 2014
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
Adventures on Air - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2014
Award-winning comedian James Cook tells the often hilarious, surprising and surreal true story of being the voice between pop records.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts — Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 30th Aug 2014
Celebrating 20 years.
Bronston Jones: What Comes Out - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
‘Let’s see what comes out of my mouth’ is something Bronston Jones says before almost every show.
Is He a Bit Simon Jay? - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd Aug, 2014
With an enviable variety of excellent voices and a real commitment to his physicality, Simon Jay skilfully portrays the various characters crammed into the tragic life story of his…
Free Fall
- Review
- ★★★
- Milo Boyd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 11th Aug, 2014
Free Fall is Luca Cupani’s first stand up show and an hour of comedy similar in its rambled, improvised form to Ross Noble’s earlier work.
Fringe Schools Poster Exhibition
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Museum of Childhood
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
See the vibrant world of the Fringe through the eyes of Scotland’s schoolchildren at this free exhibition of entries in the 2014 Fringe Schools Poster Competition, including the …
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Soho Comedy Club at the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Freestival St Mary’s
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
An hour of top quality comedy by the best acts at the Fringe bought to you by London’s famous Soho Comedy Club, rated by Time Out as one of the Top 10 Best Comedy Clubs in London…
Art for Lunch – Free Concerts in St Giles'
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Giles’ Cathedral
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2014
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
W@nk the Dog - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
Every night see our pick of the filthiest acts at the Fringe.
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 9th Aug, 2014
Gus Lymburn hosts Scotland’s Pick of The Fringe in this hour long comedy romp that is funny, witty and refreshingly original.
Dr Ettrick-Hogg Presents The Bite - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
This is the show you’ll be telling people about in five years time.
Virgin Money Fringe on The Royal Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- High Street, Cockburn Street to George IV Bridge
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows.
Brave and Free: Traditional Tales of Scotland
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
Scotland, a land steeped in myth and legend.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 30th Aug 2014
Painted in 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Forth on the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 1st - 2nd Aug 2014
Now in its seventh year, Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year’s festival.
So What If I Dance?
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Club Rouge
- 1st - 2nd Aug 2014
The life of an exotic dancer is a private and challenging one.
Casual Violence: Om Nom Nom Nominous - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher Spring
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 10th Aug, 2014
Sometimes the proof of a great show comes from hints that your body gives you: your face hurts because you’ve been grinning so much, a consistent silent laughter that you are d…
Outrageous Courageous Highly Contagious: Israeli Style Improv – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
Straight from the Middle East: an energetic, fast paced, improvised play.
Together in Electra Dreams - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 9th Aug 2014
Stand-up comedian Clara Electra brings her first ever solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Bey Dance Workshop
- Review
- ★★★★
- Natalia Equihua
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 10th Aug, 2014
Whenever I watch a Beyoncé music video and her incredible dance routines, all I can think is ‘No normal person can move their body like that.
Comedy Showdown - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
A host of top comedians from across the Fringe battle it out for the audience’s approval and such.
99 Club Stand-up Selection - Cowgate - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 19th Aug, 2014
Luke Benson hosts 99 Club’s pick of the Fringe with a free hour of comedy that shows off the talents (and faults) at this year’s festival.
The Free Fringe Festival Outdoor Launch
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 1st Aug 2014
Launching a season of outdoor performances in the courtyard at the Pear Tree with buskers, musicians, cabaret, comedy and much, much more. And it’s all free! www.freefestival.co.uk
Marc Burrows in the Ten Best Songs Of All Time - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 12th Aug, 2014
Live and let die blares from the speakers as Marc Burrows circles the room, high-fiving everyone in sight.
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 31st Jul - 17th Aug 2014
Why toddle when you can dance, dance, dance! Parents and under fives are let loose on the dance floor in this friendliest of discos.
Paul Duncan McGarrity: Fail! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Following on from last year’s acclaimed show Awkward Hawk, Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) looks at the power of schadenfreude, embarrassment, and how being hi…
Oberon White: I, Pierrot - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
In his Edinburgh debut, operatic maverick Oberon White presents a one-man show like no other.
Always Be Rolling - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 31st Jul - 23rd Aug 2014
How board games can change your life and save the world.
Danny Bhoy: 12 Nights, 12 Charities
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Tom King
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 7th Aug, 2014
There’s a particular pleasure in seeing someone do their job incredibly well.
Aaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show! Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comics in this stand-up showcase.
Clever Peter: Free for All!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
The award-winning sketch group, as heard on their own BBC Radio 4 series, present brand new sketches and old favourites packed into a fun-filled free-for-all show.
Seriously Now! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
A confessional comedy performance by literary translator and writer Petra Kindler, on the joys and perils of cross-cultural creative work, surviving homemade hurricanes and the cha…
Twonkey's Private Restaurant– Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
‘A bearded fantasist’ **** (Time Out).
About 2.5% Ginger Comedy Showcase - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
This year will be the biggest year ever for Ginger Ale Comedy as we relaunch the show in partnership with some of Scotland’s best emerging promoters, who run both established stand…
Eddie Hoo: Angry in the Afternoon - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Offensive and outrageous comedy.
Ant Dewson and Mark Silcox: Life in the Bus Lane - Free
- Review
- ★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 20th Aug, 2014
Everything seemed against this performance from the start.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Laughing Horse Comedy presents a stand-up show featuring the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Aaaaargh! It's 101 Jokes in 30 Minutes! Free
- Review
- ★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 2nd Aug, 2014
The title of Masai Graham’s show gives the impression that it is a grand test of comedic athleticism, hinting at a Tim Vine like mania.
Laughter on the Outskirts: The Return - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Intelligent comedy with a puerile twist, Scott Jeffery and Matt T Woodward take turns to do 25 minutes stand-up each, daily tossing a coin to decide who goes first.
Blackwell's Writers at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Thea Hawlin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Blackwell’s Bookshop
- 20th Aug, 2014
Heading to a bookshop in the middle of the fringe festival might seem an obvious choice to get a little peace and quiet.
Lovecraft's Monsters - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Amber Segal
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 23rd Aug, 2014
David Crawford is dressed in HP Lovecraft’s favourite outfit for this one-man storytelling.
The Improvised Improv Show - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Taking improv to the next level, we improvise the cast! A daily impro jam that absolutely anyone can take part in, whether experienced veteran or enthusiastic newcomer.
Finding Me (Take Me As I Am) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rivkah Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 5th Aug, 2014
Carol Robson is a wonderwoman.
Ian Fox Presents The Unsearchables - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Milo Boyd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 20th Aug, 2014
Ian Fox: The Unsearchables is an interactive quiz show that asks the questions you can’t Google.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s best newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
101 Comedy Club - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The White Horse
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
‘Funny.
Amusia - Luc Valvona - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Is Amusia a fantasia of amusement, or does it really mean something quite different? Musical comedian Luc Valvona plays a selection of his songs and then tries to sell you his CDs.
AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Back for a fourth year at the Fringe - an hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s best comedians.
Danny Mcloughlin Feels Alright
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Danny Mcloughlin feels alright.
LOLympics Live - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 31st Jul - 17th Aug 2014
Each day different international acts compete for comedy gold.
Electric-Hogg's Dada Garden of Dark Delights - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
An original multi-media performance, this could be one of the oddest hours of your life. Come with an open mind, leave with a broken one. @electricdada
Tom Goodliffe: Thug Liffe- Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Tom’s an award-winning comedian, thirty-something accountant and big, friendly nerd.
Richard Herring: Lord of the Dance Settee
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom King
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Theatre
- 7th Aug, 2014
Lord of the Dance Settee marks Richard Herring’s 23rd Fringe show, an accumulated Edinburgh residency of just under two years; enough, as he himself points out, to make him mor…
Felicity Ward: The Iceberg
- Review
- ★★★★
- Faith-Ashleigh Wong
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 7th Aug, 2014
Those who have seen Felicity Ward perform will know that she is a vocal personality; never afraid to speak her mind or call it like it is, even if it is considered controversial.
Fast Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Larry Bartleet
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 7th Aug, 2014
The line-up of this comedy showcase changes daily, making each viewing unique.
Danny Ward – Infra Dig
- Review
- ★★★
- Faith-Ashleigh Wong
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 19th Aug, 2014
Infra Dig, which we learn is Latin for “beneath your dignity”, is a show about dignity but also pride and respect.
The Free Festival Launch Night
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 30th Jul 2014
The big launch night for this years’ Free Festival! See a show with the best of this years’ free Fringe performers, mingle with the acts and VIPs and dance the night away.
Parliament House: A Hidden Gem - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Parliament House
- 28th Jul - 29th Aug 2014
To celebrate the completion of a five year redevelopment project, this exhibition, within the splendid Parliament Hall, gives an insight into the life, history and traditions of th…
Fringe Film Festival
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 28th Jul - 25th Aug 2014
Returning for its tenth season, the critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, everyday.
Checkit!Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Central Park, at the Summit Rock
- 19th Jul 2014
Returning for the fourth year, the Check Us Out Dance Festival is a showcase for female choreographers, with over a dozen artists and companies from around the United States.
Fire Island Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Fire Island Pines
- 19th - 20th Jul 2014
In 1995, the Fire Island Dance Festival began as a way to raise funds for those suffering from H.
Victory Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- New Victory Theater
- 17th Jul 2014 - 31st Jul 2015
This series at the New Victory Theater is designed for kids ages 8 and up, but the enlivening lineup should appeal just as much to their chaperones.
White Wave Dance: Eternal NOW
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Fishman Space, Fisher Building, Brooklyn Academy of Music
- 22nd Jun 2014
Of the 10 Brooklyn companies that participated in the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2013-2014 Professional Development Program, four were selected to stage full productions at …
Dance and Process
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Kitchen
- 7th Jun 2014
When the acclaimed choreographer Sarah Michelson is involved, you can always expect a challenge — be it aesthetic or logistical.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
- 1st Jun 2014
In what is becoming a summer tradition, this beloved troupe returns to Lincoln Center with four programs of new and classic repertory.
RIOULT Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Joyce Theater
- 1st Jun 2014
Pascal Rioult and his artistic partner (and wife), Joyce Herring, danced for the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Breaking Free: The Power to Change Lives
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- St Mary’s Church
- 31st May 2014
Listen to the Changing Tunes Band and MJ’s Liberty Choir.
Brighton Fringe Urban Artfest
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- Circus Street
- 31st May 2014
Discover a world of street art live at the Brighton Fringe finale! A collaboration of Fringe & Youth Group performances and top named artists from artrepublic, working with Tarner …
Spiegel Dance
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 31st May 2014
Spiegel Dance is an exciting mixed bill of contemporary dance works.
King of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Pitts
- Brighton Fringe
- St James’s Street Pop Up
- 2nd Jun, 2014
Having never been to a Drag King pageant before I was not entirely sure what to expect from King of the Fringe.
Children's Shows and Workshops
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Academy of Creative Training / The Old Market
- 31st May - 1st Jun 2014
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Daniel Gwirtzman Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Fishman Space, Fisher Building, Brooklyn Academy of Music
- 30th May 2014 - 31st May 2015
To celebrate his company’s 15th anniversary, Mr.
How to: Run a Venue at Brighton Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Marlborough Theatre
- 24th May 2014
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
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 24th - 31st May 2014
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- To be discovered…
- 24th - 25th May 2014
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�…
St Lucia on the Fringe: Launch Reception
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- The WaterBar
- 19th May 2014
Celebrating the launch of ‘Fringe St Lucia’ at the ‘official’ Fringe St Lucia venue.
Free Talk on Classical Buteyko Method
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- Friends’ Meeting House
- 19th May 2014
Prof Buteyko discovered in the ‘50s that people who develop chronic symptoms breathe more than the physiological optimal norm of 3-4 litres per minute.
Free Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 18th May 2014
Ki Workshop: 10.
Free Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 18th May 2014
Ki Workshop: 10.
The Greatest Shows on Earth
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 17th May 2014
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Elisa Monte Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Ailey Citigroup Theater
- 17th May 2014
For its 33rd season, Elisa Monte Dance presents three premieres from three artists.
The Shakespeare Heptet Fringe Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Felicity Harris
- Brighton Fringe
- The Blue Man
- 4th Jun, 2014
As a Bard-olator, I was keen to see this show.
Sell Your Show on the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Courtroom
- 11th May 2014
Whether you are preparing for Edinburgh or performing in Brighton, our expert panel is here to help you get your show noticed by media and arts industry professionals.
CoisCéim Dance Theater
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University
- 10th - 11th May 2014
Well-timed for Mother’s Day, the Irish choreographer David Bolger arrives at Peak Performances with “Swimming With My Mother,” a tender exploration of the mother-…
The Fishing Museum's Fringe of Fun
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Fishing Museum Education Room
- 10th - 31st May 2014
Puppet shows each followed by a treasure hunt.
Brighton Fringe Focus Groups
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Marlborough Theatre
- 8th - 29th May 2014
What do you love about Brighton Fringe? What could be improved? How could the Brighton Fringe team help you now and in the future? Come along and talk to us!
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Burrow at The Warren
- 5th - 25th May 2014
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.
Dinner Dance on Douglas Mountain
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 5th - 16th May 2014
Can there ever be peace between East & West Sussex? Will Sharks ever go the extra mile and indeed, how far should dog improvement go? What exactly is Bob Dylan’s problem? Just a fe…
Dance Against Cancer Benefit for American Cancer Society
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- AXA Equitable Theater
- 5th May 2014
A benefit of fund-raising concerts is the mingling of great performers.
Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 3rd - 31st May 2014
Why toddle when you can dance, dance, dance! DJ Monski Mouse and her team bring high energy smiling in a fabulous retro music and dance event for parents and children under 5.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Sam Gardom
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 5th May, 2014
This revolving showcase of Brighton Fringe’s top comedians sees five different acts performing short sets every night throughout the festival.
The Marlborough Fringe Street Party
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Marlborough Theatre
- 3rd May 2014
Join us for a street party like no other! Our outdoor stage will be showcasing the best of the Fringe’s alternative music, snippets of off-beat theatre plus there’ll be arty surpri…
Dance to the Music
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 3rd May 2014
Directed by MJ Paranzino.
Fringe City
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 3rd - 24th May 2014
Fringe City is Brighton’s free outdoor showcase of unique fringe performances and a chance to celebrate everything fringe. Taking place on New Road,every Saturday throughout May.
Boogie Down Dance Series: Bronx-Centric
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
- 3rd May 2014
This monthlong series kicks off with an evening focused on the spirit and talent of the Bronx, featuring Sage Rivera, Ranardo-Domeico Grays’s Visions Contemporary Balle…
Fringe City
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- New Road
- 3rd - 24th May 2014
Experience what Brighton Fringe is all about at our free outdoor showcase.
Fringe City Family Picnic
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Pavilion Gardens
- 3rd May 2014
Join us for a family picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
Fringe Club
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 2nd - 31st May 2014
Continue your Brighton Fringe evening at our late-night show. Music from Brighton’s finest bands and a bar that won’t break the bank. For full listings see www.warrenvenue.com
Fringe Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Rowan Dent
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 24th May, 2014
As a child of rural Somerset, I am no stranger to folk music.
Shen Wei Dance Arts
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Judson Memorial Church
- 1st - 4th May 2014
In 2005, the Chinese choreographer and painter Shen Wei created “Map,” a mesmerizing visualization of Steve Reich’s “The Desert Music.
La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- La MaMa
- 1st May 2014
Brimming with bold ideas, this festival continues with performances that range from fiercely political to poetically formal.
Eryc Taylor Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Baruch Performing Arts Center
- 22nd Apr 2014
Most dance companies named after their founders use a concert to showcase the work of their namesakes.
Trisha Brown Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- New York Live Arts
- 13th Apr 2014
“Atalanta (Acts of God)” is the first part of an operatic trilogy by the composer Robert Ashley, who died last month.
Save the Last Dance for Me - 50 Years of Drifters Hits
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Ireland Regional & Tours
- Salthill Hotel
- 13th Apr 2014
From the team that brought you the huge success that is Dreamboats and Petticoats, Save the Last Dance for Me will take you back through the “music and magic” of the e…
Dance Theater of Harlem
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center
- 2nd Apr 2014
Last year, New Yorkers welcomed back Dance Theater of Harlem after nearly a decade away from the stage.
The Free Fringe and Jam House Closing Event for All Fringe Performers
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug 2013
Close of Fringe event for all performers no matter what venue or organisation. Come to famous Jam House: mingle, drink, celebrate, wind down, live music. First annual event.
Cadenza at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- David Knowles
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2012
This concert from Cadenza (an amateur choir founded in 1992) at Greyfriars Kirk proved to be a beautiful evening of accomplished music from both the choir and orchestra.
Cadenza at the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug 2013
Dvorak Mass in D, Rutter Gloria and Britten Rejoice in the Lamb performed by one of Scotland’s most exciting choirs.
Dance Pad Flash Mob
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug 2013
Ever wanted to be involved in a flash mob? Well here’s your chance.
Dance Pad Flash Mob
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus / Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug 2013
Ever wanted to be involved in a flash mob? Well here’s your chance.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! Free! It's the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Two hour charity variety show includes presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
How To Do a Show at the Fringe
- Listing Events / Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug 2013
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest open festival in the world.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society AGM
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug 2013
New date, time and location.
EttieBoo's Cabaret Boonanza - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th - 25th Aug 2013
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value for money cabaret can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best and brightest cabaret, comedy, circus and burle…
The Fringe Fair
- Listing Events / Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug 2013
An opportunity to interact with key organisations such as funders, arts councils, training providers and agencies.
Vampire Hospital Waiting Room - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Agnes Chambre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
I was warned that Vampire Hospital Waiting Room was wonderful and weird but that you had to embrace it - I would encourage any potential audience member to apply this mantra to the…
The Dance Dome
- Review
- ★★
- Steven Fraser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2013
If you walk past the front of Dance Base in the Grassmarket you will see a small white dome that looks like it should be in a fun fair.
Royal Mile Book Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th - 23rd Aug 2013
Join the banter with some of the most outspoken writers in independent Scottish publishing.
Brighton Fringe: Take Part 2014
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug 2013
Come and find out about participating in Brighton Fringe, England’s largest arts festival.
ComedySportz @ Laughing Horse Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th - 25th Aug 2013
Manchester’s top improv troupe is back for its fifth Edinburgh outing.
What Fringe Next?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug 2013
Where to go next? Hear from, and meet, performing companies and venues who have recently experienced other Fringe festivals.
Suman Biswas: Free After Amateur Transplants
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th - 23rd Aug 2013
The mischievous musical medic showcases some of the most popular parody songs from the former duo’s fourteen years together (made suitable for a lunchtime audience).
What Fringe Next?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug 2013
Where to go next? Make the most of your Edinburgh experience and meet performing companies and venues who have recently experienced other Fringe festivals.
Loud & Proud on the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Brett Herriot
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
Scotland’s first and foremost LGBT choir returned to the Fringe with a selection of a cappella music which stirred the soul.
Booking Dance Festival Split Bill
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th - 18th Aug 2013
Exquisite, enticing, exhilarating dance from two top USA companies.
Fringe Festivals Around the World
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug 2013
A once-a-year chance to meet and hear from Fringe Festival Directors from around the world.
Booking Dance Festival - Split Bill
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th - 18th Aug 2013
Exquisite, extraordinary, captivating dance from two top USA companies.
World Fringe Fair
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug 2013
Meet other Fringe Festivals from across the globe and find out how you can take part.
Horse & Louis' Comedy Bingo! - FREE
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 17th Aug 2013
Cash prizes! Top Acts! Bingo! Musical Comedy Awards hosts Horse & Louis present the best of the Fringe and the chance to win a bucket of money in a game of visual bingo!
Can You Put This in the Bin for Me? - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 25th Aug 2013
This show returns after a sell-out 2012 Fringe.
Heavy Petting / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 25th Aug 2013
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group are back with their spookiest show yet.
Funny Women Pop Up Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jenni Ajderian
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
Unfortunately, it still seems remarkable enough for a comedy show’s bill to be entirely populated by women that the Funny Women Pop-Up Fringe marketed their lineup as such.
Dance Derby
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th - 26th Aug 2013
Strict rules, extreme conditions and ferocious competition.
Booking Dance Festival Showcase
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Steedman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
Booking Dance Festival’s annual Fringe show always promises a high-octane hybrid of dance styles, with seven companies participating in one enticing show.
Booking Dance Festival - Showcase
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Myers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
The Booking Dance Festival is a self-titled ‘dance festival within a festival,’ and their annual Fringe showcase certainly offers the opportunity to experience a smorgasbord of…
Sion James and Friends - Free!
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th - 25th Aug 2013
Star of Fringe favourite The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly, Siôn James, ‘utterly charming .
The Fringe Comedy Academy: Class of 2013
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug 2013
Join the graduates of the Fringe Comedy Academy, a unique project supporting the development of emerging comedy talent.
Producers' Panel - Life After the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug 2013
Stage One, the charity dedicated to developing the next generation of commercial theatre producers will be putting together an industry panel to discuss the producing profession an…
Blues! Live at Venue 45
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th - 22nd Aug 2013
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.
Waist - Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th - 24th Aug 2013
A break-up sped up by a mythbeast.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals — Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th - 25th Aug 2013
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Tim Byram-Wigfield (St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on…
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals - Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th - 25th Aug 2013
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Simon Johnson (St Paul’s Cathedral) and Nicholas Wearne (St Mary’s Cathedral), perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ma…
Tea Dance
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Beth Cochrane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2013
I had an absolutely wonderful time at this event.
Tea Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th - 24th Aug 2013
Get dancing the Fly Right way at their 7th annual legendary ‘Tea Dance’! After a brief Palm Court-inspired public masterclass, learning some Foxtrot or Charleston basics, enjoy coc…
Kids Do Forth on the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Carys Evans
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2013
This show offers a wide variety of acts that are sure to excite and amuse all the family.
Edinburgh Book Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lene Korseberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
World Power Books is Scotland’s most famous radical independent bookshop, situated in the heart of Edinburgh, and host of the Edinburgh Book Fringe.
Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th - 24th Aug 2013
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Edinburgh Book Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th - 23rd Aug 2013
Join writers, comedians and activists from around the world in Word Power Books, Edinburgh’s independent radical bookshop.
University Professors at the Fringe Networking Event
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug 2013
Fringe University believes that the Edinburgh Fringe makes an excellent classroom.
A Play With Songs ... and Music and Film and Dance
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2013
Playwrights’ Studio Scotland is an independent development organisation for playwrights, working with them across the country, including through its talent development programme.
Fringe Comedy Academy: In Conversation With...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug 2013
The Fringe Society chats with comedians at the top of their game.
Are You a Technophile? - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
Generally speaking, stand-up showcases are the sorts of show that offer the worst of both worlds, since audiences have to either sit through some desperately unfunny jokes from sta…
Classical Accordion at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Paul Chamberlain, professional accordionist and accomplished musician in the field of classical music, brings a fresh performance to the Fringe Festival with his accordion music, a…
Danny the Champion of the World - Plays for Children
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom King
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
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.
BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th - 24th Aug 2013
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Nitekirk - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Jack Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2013
Setting up within the whitewashed walls of Greyfriars Church, Nitekirk is a gentle affair.
Celebrating 40 Years of the Fringe Firsts
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th - 25th Aug 2013
The Pleasance in association with The Scotsman celebrates the Fringe First Awards with four readings, one from each decade.
Shit of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th - 26th Aug 2013
Tired of all the Pick of the Fringe shows? Worn-out by Fringe hyperbole? This late-night showcase has all the great comedians that have got bad reviews, and deserve more! The best …
A A and A Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th - 22nd Aug 2013
Three ethnic minorities also referred to as illegal immigrants by the home office, rejected by their own mothers will try to create laughter before their deported back to Southall,…
Moraletry - PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Ethics and morality aren’t typically seen as trendy when it comes to comedy, poetry and performance; they are often seen as unfun and old-hat.
Matt Lacey: Classroom Warrior - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Matt set up a new school, and like all good schools this one has a bar.
First World Problems - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
Two pm - neighbours changed Wi-Fi password.
Barry's Audio Tour of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 4th Aug 2013
This downloadable tour invites you into the Fringe’s histories, through intimate anecdotes from veteran performers like Arthur Smith and Simon Munnery.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
In addition to their main shows, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs and monologues in association with the Free Fringe.
BattleActs! Improvised Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 22nd Aug 2013
Multi five-star, Time Out Critic’s Choice, Smirnoff Hot Picks.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
Head to the magnificent Grand Gallery to celebrate the Museum’s collections through daily live music performances, from Renaissance to the best young contemporary Scottish tal…
Luke Toulson: I Don't Know How I Feel About My Kids - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
Luke Toulson is very ambivalent about his children.
The Oxford Revue Presents - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard Speir
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
From Oxford University come the Butless Chaps, a sketch group brimming with talent and clever ideas.
Gary Colman Grind - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Reluctant hedonist and professional snowboarder has it all.
Licence to Laugh Comedy Club - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
London’s up-and-coming comedy club brings you some of the finest comedians from the London comedy circuit. Different line-up each day, all hosted by Joe Bains.
BattleActs! Improvised Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 22nd Aug 2013
Time Out Critics’ Choice.
Bristol Improv Presents... / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
Watching actors improvise can be the most fun thing ever.
Dahle and Jones on a Plate - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Gorge yourself silly on the Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Award winner and finalist.
MI4 Espionage - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
How did two Africans, one Asian and a Mancunian end up at The Espionage Lizard lounge? .
Ukulele Lunch Date With Tricity Vogue - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joe Walsh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
Of all the ukulele workshops I’ve ever been to, this was by far the best, and let me tell you, I’ve uked a fair bit in my time.
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Adam Harwood
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Enjoying a 22nd season with one of the most-established revue shows on the Fringe circuit, Mervyn Stutter at one point implores his audience to ‘pass the message on’ about his …
A Lighthearted Alternative to Culture - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 13th Aug 2013
To seekers of silliness, salutations! Set aside those pesky cognitive processes awhile and join four fully certified adults on a stand-up comedy adventure.
A to Z Improv Comedy - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Lene Korseberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
A to Z Improv Comedy, like most shows of its type, includes many of the classic improv games and therefore runs the risk of being too similar to a host of other shows available.
Free Footlights
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alex Franklin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
If there’s a theme to Free Footlights, a somewhat eclectic collection of stand up bits, monologues and comedy songs from members of the Cambridge Footlights, it’s a streak of self-…
At the Fringe of Reason
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jenni Ajderian
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Entertainment comes in many forms during the Fringe and for those of us who value cerebral stimulation as much as funny-bone tickling, I cannot recommend the Edinburgh Skeptics eno…
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
The wonderfully-named Mervyn Stutter bounds to the stage, resplendent in an outrageous pink suit.
Tickled Pig Presents: The Noon Show / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Beth Cochrane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2013
Unfortunately, this three piece act had dwindled to two by the time I saw their performance, however Jack Campbell and Robbie Ormrod were 100% funny enough to carry the show by the…
Laugh Support Machine - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Hook up to the intensive comedy unit for revitalising laughter and life saving fun on the Free Fringe’s biggest stage.
Static - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
In Static, a man in his early twenties describes growing up.
The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Worst Show On the Fringe - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Julian Clary.
Evie and the Perfect Cupcake / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Joe Walsh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Welcome to the Calorie Galaxy, in which Tina Sederholm’s protagonist Evie struggles under a regime of browbeating and humiliation, all in the pursuit of a narrow waist.
Assemble: The Lovely Men - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 17th Aug 2013
Prepare to fill a bucket with mighty treasures as four strapping yet amusing Midlands men crack open a case of vintage silliness in a greatest hits show that’s been refined just fo…
Huggers - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Lia Sanders
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
This show is something of a smorgasbord of family entertainment.
Radio Forth on the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Emma Steedman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
Radio Forth on the Fringe opened its sixth annual showcase with a bang last night at Edinburgh’s Playhouse.
Wine School at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Wine School at the Fringe presents off the beaten rack - hidden gems for the adventurous wine explorer. Join Claire Blackler for this guided tasting tour of alternative wines.
Tales from the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
A stand-up comedy show about the Fringe - the Edinburgh Fringe, the fringes of life, the fringes of the comedy circuit itself. Hosted by Barry Ferns. ‘Surreal genius’ (Metro).
The Brethren of Levity - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Brothers and sisters of the Fringe, discard your differences and heed the Brethren’s call.
Virgin Money Fringe on the Mound
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
First Time at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 2nd Aug 2013
Is this your first time? Edinburgh can be daunting for new participants, so come and meet Fringe Society staff who can support your experience.
Revill's Selection - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Get set for some irreverent fun as Paul Revill returns with his comic selection.
Revill's Selection - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Joanna Alpern
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Revill’s Selection is an hour of very friendly comedy, with Paul Revill hosting and three unannounced acts every day.
Radio Forth On the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 3rd Aug 2013
The largest showcase of Fringe entertainment at this year’s festival! Featuring a selection of some of the biggest names in music, comedy and entertainment.
Jen Carnovale: Not a Person Person - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Jen Carnovale will be talking about stuff into a microphone with you watching and she can’t wait! ‘.
Free - 99 Club Stand-Up Selection - Cowgate
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Proudly supporting the Free Festival, the 99 Club brings a selection of four different comics every day.
West End at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Steedman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
With a cast featuring London-based professionals, this show-stopping production is brilliant for lovers of classic and contemporary musicals.
A Lol-along-a Luc Valvona - Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Cheeky late night songs! Luc Valvona sings you a selection of his funny, witty and sometimes downright filthy songs on the ukulele, guitar and mandolin, and then tries to sell you …
Eric Hutton's Favourite Songs - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
French, Australian, Jewish, Arctic comedian Eric Hutton’s 2012 show was selected as one of the ‘best free shows at the Fringe’ by TheScotsman.
Virgin Money Fringe on The Mound
- Listing Events / Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Watch spectacular street entertainment on the doorstep of the National Galleries of Scotland.
One of Us Might Be Famous - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Four comedians.
Shaggers - Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
The hit show returns after more sell-out shows around the world.
We Will Be Free! The Tolpuddle Martyrs Story
- Review
- ★★
- Steven Fraser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
We Will Be Free is an historical tale beginning in 1834 and is based on the true story of George and Betsy Loveless, prominent members of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
Virgin Money Fringe on The Royal Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Watch free previews of hundreds of Fringe shows.
Shaggers - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- David Knowles
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
An hour long comedy show featuring five different acts talking about sex? After a few pints this starts to seem like a great idea and I would recommend the show to any finding them…
Rhys James Prepares / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Rhys will tell some brilliant jokes, do some incredible poems and then leave.
Late Night Laughs at Lunch - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Australian comedians Eric Hutton and Jen Carnovale present a selection of their favourite Fringe acts.
Maureen Younger: The Outsider - Free Show
- Review
- ★★
- Kathleen Sargeant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
Maureen Younger presents a solo stand-up show, as part of the Scottish Comedy Festival, which is based around her view of herself as an outsider, both on the comedy circuit and gen…
First Time at the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 2nd Aug 2013
Is this your first time? Edinburgh can be daunting for new participants, so come and meet Fringe Society staff who can support your experience.
The Human Condition Free Show
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 24th Aug 2013
An in-depth and correct analysis of man and his obsessions with sex, violence, money, sex, war, breasts and sex.
Tricity Vogue's Ukulele Cabaret - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Jenni Ajderian
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Tricity Vogue’s voice has a peculiar tone that suggests everything she says is really an innuendo.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows / Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Scottish dancing for all the family.
Purchase and Revill: Are Not On the Guest List - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Faith-Ashleigh Wong
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
As humble a turnout as it was, Paul Revill was very grateful and welcomed us warmly.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
A selection of the best in new comedy at the Fringe, alongside some top headliners picked from Fringe shows, national competitions and around the world.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside the UK’s best newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Danny Ward - Pressure Point
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
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…
Dusty Limits: Psycho - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 13th Aug 2013
Cabaret legend and TO&ST finalist Dusty Limits celebrates the crazed pursuit of joy and truth.
Aaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
101 Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Each night see four exciting new acts performing ten-minute sets.
Blackwell's Writers at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Banks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Once a week during the Fringe, Blackwell’s is hosting evenings dedicated to celebrating Scotland’s rich literary scene.
AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Neil Ballinger
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Powered by the enigmatic personalities of compère Chris Turner, David Elms and Adam Hess, AAA Batteries is a show brimming full of energy, improvised humour and finely tuned routi…
Ian Fox - Shutter Monkey - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Ian Fox has come up with a fairly novel twist on observational comedy: his show centres on a series of photographs shown on television screens around the room so that the audience …
Jody Kamali: Livewire - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Step into the world of Frank Von Nippleman.
Super Organic Me - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Clara Plackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
Tomie James has travelled from Ireland to make a good point: we’re putting an awful lot of rubbish into our bodies.
Awkward Hawk - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
In just under an hour Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) is made to feel awkward by castles, the French Metro and Ugandan rebels.
Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2013
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.
A-Z of Backpacking - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Josephine Lane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
Jody Kamali is a comedian, a clown and based on his YouTube repertoire, an impressive character actor.
Three Men and a Saucepan - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The funniest show (with a saucepan).
AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Three young talented comics take over with a show full of improvisation, riffing and household observations.
Aberdeen vs Glasgow vs The World - Final Round - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Jessie Maltin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
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.
Spring Day: Learn How to Take a Punch - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
As refreshing and witty as ever, Spring Day returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new show which takes some of the best bits of her 2011 Fringe appearance whilst offering…
Spring Day: Learn How to Take a Punch - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
‘Wicked punch lines have the audience falling over themselves with laughter, thinking: “I can’t believe she said that!” They absolutely loved her, no doubt you will too.
Laughter On the Outskirts - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Emma Banks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
Every twenty years or so, comedy re-vamps itself.
The Wireless Podcast - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
No wires - no script! A completely improvised 50s radio-play adventure, unique every day.
Adventures On Air – Free!
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2013
Ever wondered what radio DJs chat about when they’re off-air? No, me neither - but it turns out the topic provides a wealth of material for James Cook’s one-man show about the tria…
The Equal Opportunities Act 2010 Presents... Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Stand-up comedy that fulfils the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s diversity requirements all in one fantastic show.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Ant Dewson: Now That’s What I Call Musical Comedy - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Clara Plackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
At the beginning of his show Ant Dewson delivers a short warning to those who don’t appreciate overtly crude humour: leave now.
LOLympics Live - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The Games are back in 2013! Different international acts compete daily for comedy gold.
Alan Irwin: The Idiot Wind - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Alan is surrounded by idiots; fortunately, he’s one of them.
Tricity Vogue: Calamitous Liaisons - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety / Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 18th Aug 2013
New solo show from cheeky diva Tricity Vogue with ukulele tunes and salacious anecdotes - a song for every calamitous liaison.
Kevin Shepherd: Confess Nothing - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
In the past Kevin Shepherd has apparently used his Fringe shows as a kind of confessional, finding thoughtful humour in his past social and legal misdemeanours.
Lewis Schaffer Is Free Until Famous - 20th Year
- Review
- ★★
- Mathew Tansini
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
Character comedy is slowly but surely leeching into stand-up.
The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society Bonanza / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Jack Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
A mad mish-mash of absurdism and warped nostalgia, encountering the Bob Blackman Appreciation Society felt more akin to my psyche bleeding out into the back room of an old boozer t…
Nik Coppin - Mixed Racist (Free Festival)
- Review
- ★★★
- Clara Plackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Addressing race related issues for an hour can potentially be very uncomfortable.
Daly's Comedy Club @ The Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
In this special free Fringe show you can expect the unexpected with some of our favourite acts handpicked for each show and a different line-up every day, there is something for ev…
Dr Ettrick-Hogg and Guests - Stand-Up Show- Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Wild, raucous and full of Fringe spirit.
Blackwell's Writers at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
This series of free events gives the public a chance to see, listen to and meet Scottish literary performers, from poets to crime novelists, folk musicians to a-capella singers; a …
CeilidhKids at the Fringe - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
Satisfying energetic children can be a task for even the most patient of adults, but CeilidhKids seem to have found a simple but effective solution to combine family bonding with c…
AAA Batteries (The Symposium) - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Award-winning comics seek comedy geeks, hungry for the new stuff.
Bronston Jones: Life's Short. I'm Not! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The Big Man’s back.
Free Money Magic Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
Ian Saville, a self-professed ‘socialist magician’, takes you through the history of money and communism by the medium of magic in a free show that pulls off some rather exquis…
Desperately Seeking the Exit / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Heard of screenwriter William Goldman’s rule about Hollywood? ‘Nobody knows anything.
Zapp and Dembina - Comedy After Lunch / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Inveterate gagster Ivor Dembina **** (Guardian) chaperones you through an hour of comedy, music, guest and surprises, news and reviews all in collusion with the Orchestra of An…
Tricity Vogue’s Ukulele Cabaret – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Allana Isaacs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
Tricity Vogue gets her kicks from having somebody strum her ukulele that sits on top of her head.
The Phantom of the Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 26th Aug 2013
A famous and glamorous actress finds herself in the worst situation: acting in Fringe theatre! A tragicomedy about illusion, fantasy, and their dark sides…
Multi-Levelled Morons - Free
- Review
- ★
- Jack Skelton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
To give a show this title, considering the easy barbs that could be made at its expense, is perhaps brave.
Twonkeys Blue Cadabra - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
One of The Scotsman’s Top Ten free shows of 2012.
Michael Legge - Free Wi-Fi
- Review
- ★★★
- Emily Edwards
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
‘I invented anger’ bellows Michael Legge, as soon as he comes on stage.
Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jack Skelton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2013
‘The King of Edinburgh’ returns to The Stand with the daily podcast all the cool kids are calling ‘RHEFP!’ Running almost every day throughout the Fringe, each show consist…
Scotland's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2013
Sell-out Edinburgh 2012 and 2013 Adelaide Fringe.
Spiltmilk Say Dance
- Review
- ★★
- Tara Isabella Burton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
The three-girl trio behind dance collective Spiltmilk are nothing if not perky.
Felicity Ward: Irregardless
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carys Evans
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2013
Felicity Ward is back after last year’s award-winning The Hedgehog Dilemma, and has proven herself a gifted and confident force to be reckoned with.
Fast Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Are you the indecisive sort who suffers a meltdown at the thought of having to decide between shows from the novel-thick Fringe guide? Are you loath to bend to the will of the more…
Bright Club: Scotland's Fringe
- Review
- ★★
- Milly Reilly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
A show that gathers different academics, doctors, scientists and the like to intellectually entertain has real potential and if the hour had been filled with funny facts from enter…
Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jock Maitland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
During the Fringe, a haven for ill equipped hastily prepared venues, it can be reassuring to witness a comedy show at a place dedicated to stand up all year round.
Free History Walking Tours of the Royal Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul - 26th Aug 2013
Experienced local guides show you historic places of the Royal Mile, its buildings, narrow closes and secret gardens, describing how its people lived and died, its famous character…
Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'
- Review
- ★★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2012
Churches are great: not only is a marvellous acoustic found within those imposing stone walls, but visitors also feel an inherently peaceful atmosphere upon entry.
Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul - 29th Aug 2013
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
Fringe Schools Poster Exhibition
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Jul - 1st Sep 2013
See the vibrant world of the Fringe through the eyes of schoolchildren from across Scotland at this free exhibition of entries in the 2013 Fringe Schools Poster Competition, includ…
Absolutely Free Live Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Jul - 1st Sep 2013
Situated on the historic Royal Mile, open from 9am – 3am every day.
Fringe Film Festival
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Jul - 26th Aug 2013
Returning for its ninth season, critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
Absolutely Free Live Music
- Review
- ★★★
- Bryce Lucas
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
Whistlebinkies really wants you to know they have free live music.
Absolutely Free Live Music
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
If you find yourself staggering down the Royal Mile at 2am desperately looking for a drink, there is a string of late-night live music bars ready to keep your liver happy and suppl…
Casual Violence: Om Nom Nominous - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andrea Valentino
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
Like so many shows at the moment, Om Nom Nominous lures in punters with a ridiculous name.
Danielle Ward - Speakeasy / Playdead
- Review
- ★★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Speakeasy, one of two shows stand-up Danielle Ward is performing on alternate nights at the Fringe, starts with the offer of a gin and tonic.
Michael Pope is Gay for Pay - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Clark
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
This gig is a total surprise – just what the Fringe should be.
Black Country Cider Lions - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
The Black Country Cider Lions’ compere Rob Kemp reminds us near the start of the gig that the room we are in is bespoke.
John McNamara Acoustic Soul / Blues Singer - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
The Edinburgh Festival has some unusual venues – that is a well-known fact amongst regular Fringe-goers, as avid audience members hop from university building to converted wareho…
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Rowan Dent
- Brighton Fringe
- 8th May, 2013
Fringe venue behemoth Laughing Horse present a mixed bag of comedy upstairs at the Quadrant hosted by mentalist magician Mr.
Funny Women at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
A soggy Sunday afternoon spent in a cosy tent with the rain pitter-pattering on the roof felt much better than the battle of brollies it took to get there.
Taming Goldfish - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Chris Learmonth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2009
The Plastic Seat Company’s debut show is a promising mix of comedy sketches, which take great delight in referencing pop culture of today.
David Kelly is Shameless - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Philip Liebman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2011
Advertised in the Fringe guidebook as ‘David Kelly is Shameless’, the show turned out to be rebranded as ‘David Kelly and Laura Carr Have No Shame’.
Constant Craving - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Abigail Lewis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
Sarah Archer’s adorable daughter invites us into the venue and welcomes her mother onto the stage, a fitting introduction for an adorable show.
Julius Caesar - Free
- Review
- ★
- Ashleigh Wheeler
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
Shakespeare can be hard to do at the Fringe, and even harder to do in an hour.
The Calpol Flashbacks - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Philip Liebman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
Its a hard job to get a small, mostly drunken, late night audience on your side.
Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Julia Oliphant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Bobby Carroll has perhaps been doing stand up so long that he’s become a bit bitter.
Damian Kingsley: Work in Progress - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Tiffany Shepherd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
Openly admitting his show was a ‘work in progress’ and should not be judged on the quality of all of the material, there seemed no need for excuses as Damian Kingsley ushered u…
Success: A Success Story - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Cripps
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2010
‘Success’ is an inventive, endearing and beautifully observed pastiche of self-help seminars.
Life or Something Like It - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Alistair Grant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
Located in the small but cosy performance space underneath the main café area of Captain Taylor’s Coffee House, Life or Something Like it sees Mancunian singer-songwriter Claire…
The 'Agent, Stylist and PA Wanted' Show - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Laurie Coldwell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2011
Amrik Virk looks like a laugh to be with.
Word Alive Bible Exhibition - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Alasdair Richardson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Staged by Word Alive and hosted by the congregation at Charlotte Chapel, this exhibition tells you everything you need to know about the Good Book and its influence on Christianity…
Scottish Dance Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fritzie Andrade
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Aug, 2006
Ill be the first to admit that whenever I see dance shows at the fringe, I expect to see groundbreaking dance from around the world, but have never expected much from Scotlands…
Liss Fain Dance
- Review
- ★★★
- Fritzie Andrade
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2006
Liss Fain Dance, the renowned San Francisco based company makes its European debut at Zoo Theatre.
Funny's Funny: Fantastic Fringe Finale - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
‘Funny’s funny, except when it’s not’ seems to be the general message of this compilation show.
Doug Segal: I Know What You're Thinking - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ian Billings
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Doug Segal delivers a perplexing array of mind-blowing, mind-reading tricks modulating gradually to a standing ovation climax.
Because I Felt Like It - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
After introducing himself four times Arnie Pie gave a bit about his stage name before launching into the set that can define the rest of his show in two words: racial comedy.
Flowers for the Living - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
In an interview for the seminal concert movie Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, acting as the interviewer in his own interview asks himself, ‘I don’t think…
Grim(m) Tales of the Woods - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Aug, 2011
One cannot help but feel , when offered lesser-known tales from the Brothers Grimm, that there is probably a reason that they are not so popular.
Eat a Queer Fetus 4 Jesus - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Read
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
A typical Edinburgh stand-up by Richard Coughlan in the back room of an easily hidden pub, this is truly a gem hidden amongst the Fringe.
Free Outgoing
- Review
- ★★★★
- Natasha Long
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2008
Straight from The Royal Court, Anupama Chandrasekhars poignant drama about the impact of one girls sex life on the rest of India cant help but provoke.
Chortle Presents: Fast Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ali Quaile
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Chortle has long been a staple for any keen comedy fan.
Tonight Sandy Grierson Will Lecture, Dance and Box
- Review
- ★★★
- Sujana Upadhyay
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2011
Sandy Grierson will also skip, strip and teach you how to make an origami boat.
Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katherine Burr
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
The Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue is exactly as described.
Piff-Tacular - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Chris Learmonth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2009
What do you get if you cross Jack Dee with Paul Daniels? - Piff the Magic Dragon!Piff-Tacular is a magic show and stand-up gig all in one, which despite featuring a cute puppy, is …
Cracking Yolks - Free Range Comedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Jon Stapley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
The Yurt Locker is naturally intriguing as a venue and thus when the three performers of Cracking Yolks took to the stage they were playing to an almost full house of casual punter…
Live At The Electric: Live At The Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
Live at The Electric promised some of the best sketch comedy of the Fringe hosted by the extremely likable and endearing Russell Kane.
Lewis Schaffer: No YOU Shut Up! - Free
- Review
- ★
- Hannah Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Lewis Schaffer’s schtick is that he is an ex New York Jew making his way in this strange foreign land and hating every minute of it.
The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 3rd May, 2009
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
David Mills is Smart Casual - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
With a razor-sharp tongue and ever sharper wit – think 1940s American reporter meets cocktail bar swagger – David Mills delivers an hour of comedy that you may mistake for an h…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
The problems started right from the word go.
Tricity Vogue's Ukulele Cabaret - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Rebecca Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
If you’re looking for a cheeky musical stop to begin your night at the Fringe, then head to the Gothic room in the Three Sisters for the most bizarre Ukulele banter in town.
Well Done You - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nancy Napper-Canter
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
‘Well Done You’ calls itself a character sketch show, but Lucy Trodd and Ruth Bratt are in character even when not doing sketches.
Danny Bevins: Infectious Waste
- Review
- ★★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2011
Danny Bevins is not a gentle comedian.
Rom Com Con - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Lexie Wilson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
The premise of Mace and Burton’s show draws quite a crowd into the Medina.
Big Boys Don't Dance
- Review
- ★★★
- Dale Phoenix
- Brighton Fringe
- 5th Jun, 2013
I approached “Big Boys Don’t Dance” with trepidation.
Angus and Cameron: Village Idiots - Free
- Review
- ★
- Oscar French
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
Angus and Cameron have clearly worked hard putting this sketch show together but the results are far from entertaining.
Female Hitchhiker: The Truth About Getting Around - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Hannah Myers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
In this free one-woman show, Clara Lilly shares a string of stories collected from ten years of hitchhiking.
Sweethearts of the 40s - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Gordon Noele
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
For all the atrocities of the Second World War, it was a fertile period for great songs.
It's Not Us, It's You - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
With so much free fringe it’s can be a daunting prospect wading through the guide to find what’s worthwhile.
Ryan Withers - One Woman Showe - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlie Hanks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
‘Just had a moment of self-awareness there,’ Ryan Withers stopped halfway through a joke to announce.
GirlBand Improv - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
The GirlBand Improv was an entirely enjoyable experience but not quite what I expected.
Freaks at the Movies - Free
- Review
- ★
- Michael Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
The big songs of stage and screen are being presented at the Laughing Horse Free Festival by the Cabaret Freaks.
Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
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…
Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Budding musical thespians aim to be what is called a ‘triple-threat’, developing extreme talent in the three areas of musical theatre - acting, singing and dancing.
Devvo Dole Queue Hero is Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Cerys Mather
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
Devvo, the internet sensation, brings his unique brand of stand-up to the Fringe after a successful string of MC gigs across the UK.
Behind the Truth: More Lies - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Rob Hayward
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2010
Behind The Truth is an endearing but frustrating show.
Comedy Brass - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Fred Maynard
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
None of the material in Scott Adams and Anthea Neagle’s show is original enough to recommend it above the large number of other free back-room shows.
Stitches: Stand-up. Slightly Strangely - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jack Hackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
You’d be hard pressed to find a free hour of comedy at the Fringe as well-structured and thoughtful as ‘Stitches’.
Lucy Cox: Attractive Audience Required - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
It’s a tough crowd to play to but Lucy Cox wins them around easily with her charming repertoire of comedy songs and savage black humour during her show Attractive Audience Requir…
Sex, Drugs and Rheumatism - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Kirsty Allen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
The man behind the YouTube ‘smash’ Masturbation Gary Stark is having a funny look at sex, drugs and getting old at his gig in the Laughing Horse Free Festival.
Brotherly Love - Free
- Review
- ★
- Tom King
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
Barry and Ian are two estranged brothers in their late middle-age.
Free Fringe Music
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Nightingale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Thomas Annand and David Day have come all the way from Ireland to prove that there’s far more to African drumming than monotonous banging.
Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Alex Nash
- Brighton Fringe
- 10th May, 2012
The cozy upstairs room of The Quadrant was all-abuzz with the sound of glasses clinking and chitter-chatter, preceding what I hoped would be a night of raucous laughter and merrime…
Bellylicious the Sequel - Confessions of a Belly Dance Diva
- Review
- ★
- Rebecca Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
Sequels can be risky when they have the hype of a previous show to live up to.
Him and Me: Sketch Circus - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Him and Me’s circus of estranged acts consists mainly of them with the occasional homemade video thrown in for good measure.
Alpine Horn with Flange Krammer - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
Comedian Neil Dagley is Flange Krammer; German Olympic skiing sensation and interminable ladies’ man.
Stand Up, Woman - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Christie Rolley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
Having been ushered onto the top deck of a bus, itself a surreal beginning to a show experience, I was unsure what to expect from ‘Stand Up, Woman.
Dating George Orwell - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Sam Waddicor
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
Dating George Orwell is a one woman play that looks at the unhealthy relationship between a teenage girl and the books that she has become engrossed in.
Nick Hayman: Middle Aged, Useless and Talented! - Free
- Review
- ★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
In the press blurb for his show Middle-Aged, Useless and Talented Nick Hayman compares himself to Tommy Cooper and Norman Wisdom.
Adam Larter: Happy New Year - A Free Comedy Show
- Review
- ★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
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.
Wet Paint: A Magic Show - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Wet Paint is made up of two magicians, Ben Hart and Neil Kelso, with ‘ideas so fresh they’re still wet’.
Mervyn Stutters Pick of The Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2006
In an age of ever rising ticket prices and purple cow shaped venues it is nice to find something that represents good old fashioned value.
Lach's Antihoot - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
Those looking for a dose of the unexpected, who enjoy wandering off the beaten track, will be delighted by Lach’s Antihoot.
Sanderson Jones - ComedySale.com/Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
There aren’t many taboos left in comedy.
6 Foot Silly - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Bryony Clarke
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
This free show at the fringe consists very simply of two fairly promising comedians, Mark Diamond and Darren Walsh, alternatively delivering stand up performances.
Desperately Seeking the Exit - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gordon Noele
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
What makes a lot of cash in the Musical Theatre? Juke Box musicals: Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You, Jersey Boys.
Ian Fox - Shutter Monkey (The Comedy Show With Pictures) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Heather Doughty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Part of the Laughing Horse Free Festival, comedian and photographer Ian Fox delivers an hour of very amusing entertainment through a selection of photos.
Jody Kamali: Dirty Filthy Rich - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Dirty Filthy Rich wants to make you stinking, filthy rich.
Upstaging: A Modern Guide to Acting for Gentlemen and Gentleladies - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Joanna Alpern
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Maurice Cock and Belvedere Bagg model their show as a lesson in how to act.
Aidan Killian: Free to Obey - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Katherine Burr
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Sitting in the dark, cave-like venue of the Hive where the smell of alcohol and sweat still pervades from late-night clubbing and the floors are still just a little bit sticky, it …
Dixon of Fogg Green - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
You’ve got to bless the Edinburgh audience, they are a godsend for bad comedians.
Yorkshire Comedy Cabaret IV: Jokers, Born and Interbred - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
The gimmick for this showcase show is that it’s meant to be ‘Yorkshire’ comedy, whatever that may be.
Aaaand Now for Something Completely Wireless - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ed Nightingale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
With so much improvised comedy at the Fringe nowadays it’s difficult to know what to see.
Cheeky Beggars Banquet - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Rob Hayward
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2010
Its all too easy and all too dangerous to dismiss the Free Fringe.
Nik Coppin's Caricatures - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Sometimes a gig feels like visiting an old friend - the audience have never seen the comedian before, but we have seen comics like him and he’s had audiences like us.
The Tom Collins Free Variety Hour
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
What is the opposite of subtle? A thesaurus will give you antonyms like ‘obvious’, ‘loud’, ‘lucid’, ‘crass’.
Pam Ford Salon Secrets - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
Pam Ford presents a friendly and funny stand-up show focussing on her past career as a hairdresser.
Danny Bhoy - By the Way
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Ian Billings
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2008
This is consumate top-class stand-up comedy from Danny Bhoy.
Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Musical - Free
- Review
- ★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
The title of this particular show may lead you to expect certain things that the final product fails to deliver in every way.
Scottish Dance Theatre – Matters of the Heart
- Review
- ★★★
- Hannah Myers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Aug, 2011
Fringe-veterans Scottish Dance Theatre, this year celebrating their 25th birthday, return to Zoo in fine fettle with a mixed bill of three works, two of which showcase choreography…
East End Boy West End Girl - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after their Australian sojourn is EastEnd Cabaret.
5-Step Guide to Being German - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Josie Humber
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
A show entitled 5 Steps To Being German screams of being packed with old stereotypes and heard-it-all-before jokes of Nazis and efficient trains.
Forget Therapy - Just Drink - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
It promised to be a fun show.
Hurt and Anderson: Scenes of a Vignette-ish Nature - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Alex Franklin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
This one’s a toughie.
Felicity Ward: The Hedgehog Dilemma
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Abigail Lewis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
A broken engagement, recovery from alcoholism, unemployment.
Oliver Meech: Live Brain Surgery - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Leila Battison
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
I really wanted to like this show.
Karma Comedian - Stella Graham - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Catherine Bryer
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Stella Graham’s routine is fun and original: she recounts amusing anecdotes of good and bad things she has done and the audience have to decide if she should go to heaven or hell.
Super Crazy Fun Fun (Christmas Specials) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Hannah Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
This show is comedy flying by the seat of its pants: not exactly improvised, but certainly thrown together.
James Christopher: Bring Me the Head of Russell Kane - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
James Christopher’s tactic of combining the show titles of award-winning comedians seems a strange choice.
Belarus Free Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Myers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
The sense of apprehension in the auditorium as the audience settles is at odds with an early afternoon show, but not surprising when one considers that we are about to witness Bela…
Mark Cooper-Jones: Geography Teacher - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alasdair Richardson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Mark Cooper-Jones is a Geography teacher.
Dr Ettrick-Hogg's Manly Stand-Ups - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Cerys Mather
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
Dr Ettrick-Hogg is the very macho compere for this evening of male stand-ups talking about manly things and being generally masculine.
How To Pimp Your Kids and Shop For Free at Waitrose
- Review
- ★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2007
Matthew Collins is a travel journalist and single parent, although not necessarily in that order.
Granny's Gone Wild - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Ella Moran-Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2013
Lynn Ruth Miller is approaching eighty-years old and she’s on a mission to prove to us all that aging is amazing through a series of real-life stories and a mix of classic pop so…
Razor Edge - Nottingham Youth Dance
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2007
Nottingham Youth Dance was created to provide young dancers from the East Midlands with additional training and performance opportunities and to develop the level and quality of da…
Cabaret Whore - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Tony Samuels
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2009
Downstairs in a night club that makes an awkward bedfellow for performance, youll find seasoned actress & comedienne, Sarah Louise-Young conjuring up three very distinct characte…
John Robertson - The Dark Room - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Alistair Grant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Bringing his YouTube sensation to the Fringe, Australian comic John Robertson’s show The Dark Room is basically a ‘choose your own adventure’ computer game in which selected …
Bespoke Magic - On the Fringe of Reality
- Review
- ★★★
- Ian Billings
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
I may be wrong - and do tell me if you know how it’s done - but I think I may have just seen the best, simplest, most perplexing and gob-stoppingly awesome trick I’ve ever seen.
Ward No 6
- Review
- ★★★
- Colm Byrne
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2009
‘The people who are fond of visiting lunatic asylums are few in this world’ says Chekov in his famous anti-intellectual story, ‘Ward No.
Men of Character - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2012
Men of Character describes itself as two one-man sketch shows that overlap with one another with an overarching plot line.
Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2009
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.
Sheep Ahoy! (On Grassier Tides) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Peter Morton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
During this free children’s show in Maggies Chambers at the Three Sisters Pub, Phil the Shepherd introduces himself throughout as he tries to put his sheep, or children, to sleep.
BDOOL (Best Days of Our Lives) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nancy Napper-Canter
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
James and Craig - the comedy duo behind Best Days of Our Lives - earn their stars as much through likeability as humour.
Mini-Mahler at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Tiffany Shepherd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
The stunning opening of Debussy’s ‘Prélude à L’après midi d’un faune’ set the standard for the rest of the night as the trilling flute and solemn oboe against the bac…
Absolutely Amazing Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist - Free
- Review
- ★
- Thom Louis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2011
It isn’t often as a reviewer that you come across a show with absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
My Damage is My Gift! - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Allana Isaacs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Jonathan Prager’s performance is a mixture of spoken anecdotes and original songs with both lyrics and score written by himself and performed with accompaniment from Ben, his ver…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarghh! It’s the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show with Miss Behave - and It’s Free!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ali Quaile
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
Given the perpetual debate concerning the over-commercialisation of the Fringe that has been prominent this year, it is with a great sigh of relief that events such as the Malcolm …
Are We There Yet? - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Amy Crothers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2010
Follow Donna Wannabe and Katherine Withakay (yes, really) through the trials, tribulations and transfers of flying to Las Vegas all performed in astonishing tongue-in-cheek oper…
Scottish Dance Theatre - Luxuria
- Review
- ★★★★
- Leon Conrad
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2009
Nine members of the Scottish Dance Theatre company take to the stage to dance.
Baker and Thompson: Never Made it to the RSC - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ian Winterton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
The infectious enthusiasm of this comedy duo is apparent from the off, their chaotic get-in generating a fair few belly-laughs.
Scottish Dance Theatre - A Visitation
- Review
- ★★★★
- Leon Conrad
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2009
A10-strong cast from the Scottish Dance Theatre start off this performance with a still-life scene, a sculptural montage, in which all the characters appear in the same light.
101 Comedy Club - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Alistair Grant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
With 101 Comedy Club seeing different up and coming comedians performing every night in four ten minute sets, it is perhaps unfair to form a complete judgement based on one night a…
A Theory of Everything - Free
- Review
- ★
- Charlie Hanks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Someone should tell Danny McChrystal that having a blokish demeanour and a regional accent doesn’t make you a comedian.
Wet Paint: A Magic Variety Show - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
‘I thought it was a magic show.
Künt's on Daytime TV - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Julia Oliphant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Kunt’s on Daytime TV warns that it’s not for the easily offended.
Panning for Gold - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Joanna Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
Panning for Gold is a performance about love: finding love, losing love, and moving on.
An Audience With Tomás Ford - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
From the start, you know that Tomás Ford isn’t your ordinary late night showman.
Would Like to Meet - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
Would Like to Meet highlights in its description its daily change of acts which apparently brings ‘fresh appeal’ to the show every day.
Tim Turnbull's Tales of Terror - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard O’Brien
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2010
It ought to be mentioned from the beginning that Tim’s Turnbull’s Tales of Terror aren’t particularly terrifying, but it soon becomes apparent that actual thrills and chills aren’t…
Dance Theater of Harlem Street Festival
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
Dance Theater of Harlem is back with its annual block party.
Poe's Last Night - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlotte Kelly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
Ideally Edgar Allan Poe’s works should be read in the dead of night, in an armchair by a crackling fire with the slow tap of wintry branches against the window.
Rock and Pop on the Fringe
- Review
- ★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
The Fringe is often praised for its glorious variety but there are some things listed in the Fringe guide that exceed the proper constraints of a show.
Graham Whistler: Stand-Up, Fall Down - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Graham Whistler’s show from last year’s Fringe returns, again mainly focusing on his cerebral palsy.
Danny Robins Dannyfest
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gordon Johnston
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2008
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…
Arguments and Nosebleeds - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2012
Arguments and Nosebleeds is becoming a little nugget of tradition, a one-off poetry performance — now in its third year — that gives a platform to a host of Scottish poets, alo…
Aaaand Now for Something Completely Improvised - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
The improv group Racing Minds want to tell you a story.
Do Not Trust the Animals - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Gordon Ramsey Sex Dwarf eaten by badgers.
Rambert Dance Company: Dark Arteries
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- UK Regional & Tours
- 7th Dec, 2015
Rambert is quite possible the most important dance company performing in Britain today; at the very least their influence is far-reaching.
Absolutely Agitated Acupuncturist Returns to Find It - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Lexie Wilson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
The Agitated Acupuncturist Returns To Find It is utterly bizarre.
Huggers - Free Festival Family Fun
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlotte Kelly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
I imagine as a children’s performer you’re probably prepared for a great deal.
The Red Bus Puppet Shows
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Bogan Bingo / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Josephine Lane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
A Bogan is an Antipodean term for a somewhat uneducated, mullet-wearing, hard-rock loving man.
Dad Doesn't Dance
- Review
- ★
- Michael Tansini
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
The idea of searching for a lost parent is particularly fertile territory.
Our Oceans Are Drowning/This is Not a Dance
- Review
- ★★★
- Heather Mort
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2011
I am sat looking at a white plastic cup.
Jest Like Danny Kaye
- Review
- ★★★★
- Adam Harwood
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2010
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…
The Cubicle - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Rhys Moores
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2009
From what I can gather, this show is set at a wedding reception.
The Humour League Presents - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
Farting at a funeral could be quite funny.
Thinking of you - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Knot Theory presents a new piece of writing about the decline of a suburban family in a piece of new writing by Niki Orfanou.
Cabaret Whore Encore! - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Louisa-Claire Dunnigan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2010
Sarah-Louise Young channels four very different, equally hilarious and rather odd women in this cabaret spectacular.
Agonise, the Comedy Problem Page - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Aug, 2011
In their free hour, Steve N Allen and Ria Lina read extracts from Agony Aunt pages and attempt to provide better advice using songs along with suggestions from the audience.
The One-Eyed Men's Friendship Formula - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Alasdair Richardson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
The perplexingly named One-Eyed Men are the very genial trio of Alex, Sam and Ben.
Yianni: Numb and Number - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jock Maitland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Yianni, an Australian Greek, describes his show as ‘hyperlogical’.
Do You Still Throw Spears at Each Other? - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ed Frankl
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Prince Philip supposedly coined the word ‘dontopedology’ in describing his talent for ‘opening one’s mouth and putting one’s foot in it’, and in this free show at Espio…
Dan Mitchell - Free Egg
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
As the Phantom of the Opera music played a cloaked figure appeared, sang along for a few bars before ripping off the cloak to reveal he had a Henry Hoover for a head.
Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale
- Review
- ★★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
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
- Review
- ★★★
- Gordon Johnston
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2006
High-school teachers by day, DJ Danny and his glamorous assistant (the P.
All Star Stand-Up Showcase - Free
- Review
- ★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
As you enter the bar you are encouraged to take a drink; do, you’ll need it.
Booking Dance Festival - Festival Showcase
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Thanks to the vagaries of Lothian Buses I missed the first number in this multi-company showcase of short dance items.
Mad Science Free Dangerous Family Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Leila Battison
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Professor Kaos exclaims truimphantly that he has the ‘most popular show in the Fringe!’ and with good cause.
Free and Easy
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gill Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2008
For Free and Easy it pays to be very early at the Stand, or that wont just be the venue name.
Cheap Laughs (Are Better Than No Laughs) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Tiffany Shepherd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
I’m not sure if I agree with Eric Gudmunsen’s sentiment that ‘Cheap laughs are better than no laughs’ after his alternative evening of late night comedy at Captain Taylor�…
Max and Iván: Exposed The Edinburgh Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gill Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2008
Two comic actors play numerous different quirky characters, as the quest to read the big, breaking news goes on.
Jacques Brel: In Song and Dance
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
The songs of Belgian-born chanteur Jacques Brel are renowned for their colourful imagery and dramatic storytelling.
Tea With Terrorists - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Sameena Zehra, the writer and performer of Tea With Terrorists, has led an extraordinary life and has been raised by an extraordinary family but her collection of stories, no matte…
Kevin Dewsbury: In...Sane - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
There’s a familiar traditional-northern-comic style about Kevin Dewsbury as he welcomes the audience to the room above the Meadows Bar, mixed with a bit of laddish banter.
Mr Susan's 'Cheeky Flippin' Nice' - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
A bizarre hybrid of Avid Merrion and Bob Fossil, Mark Davison’s Mr Susan is immature, crude and downright silly.
Bus-ting to Laugh - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Catherine Anderson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
In the wonderful location of the top deck of a stationary Edinburgh bus, two comedians try to find their feet on the comedy circuit.
Four Women of the Apocalypse - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Theo Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2010
This one-woman comedy show takes you to the frustrated post apocalypse world where woman has inherited the Earth.
Heaven Bound - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Roberts
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
Mike ‘Dr Blue’ McKeon is a real Blues caricature.
Hannah Ringham's Free Show (Bring Money)
- Review
- ★★★
- Sam Kingston-Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2011
The old adage ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ is not one that Hannah Ringham subscribes to.
Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlotte Kelly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
I have faint memories of being taken to a children’s dance and movement class when I was about two.
Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous 18th Year
- Review
- ★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Lewis Schaffer’s show is called Free Until Famous.
Theatre Tasters - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Oscar French
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
The obvious, but often overlooked difficulty with one act plays is their length.
I am the Dead - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2011
Attending free shows at the Fringe is something of a lottery.
James Redmond and Ellie Taylor - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2012
You may recognise these two from TV.
Danny Buckler: The Phantom
- Review
- ★★★★
- David Knowles
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
This debut show from Danny Buckler is a resounding success.
Danny McLoughlin - The Truth, the Half-Truth and Nothing Like the Truth
- Review
- ★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
The Truth, the Half-Truth and Nothing Like the Truth promises an hour of solid stand-up.
Billy Watson - Sex, Drugs and Marriage - Free
- Review
- ★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
At the start of this show Billy Watson talks about cocks and pubes and soon moves on to describe a tedious pursuit of pussy, which would presumably not be half as tedious if he eve…
Ragamala Dance Presents Yathra (Journey)
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Leon Conrad
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2009
The world-class Ragamala Dance Company returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year with a soul-moving performance of South Indian Classical Bharatanatyam dance.
Dance Base Presents.. Norman Douglas, Jem Treays & Janis Claxton
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fritzie Andrade
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2006
This was the last of the Dance Base medley of choreographers that I caught and, by far, the most exhilarating.
21A - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
Fans of Garrison Keillor will know the territory covered by this show, the semi-folksy world of Lutheran Minnesota.
Dance Base Presents... Iskandar, Curve Foundation, Karl Jay-Lewin & Michael Popper
- Review
- ★★★
- Fritzie Andrade
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2006
Show 1 of Dance Bases 2006 Fringe performances consists of four separate pieces by Iskandar Dance Company, Karl Jay-Lewin Company, Michael Popper and the Curve Foundation respect…
Dance Base Presents... Freshmess, X Factor & Samudra
- Review
- ★★
- Fritzie Andrade
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2006
Dance Base presents three different pieces by three very different companies.
Derek Ryan: Time Lord - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Hannah Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
They say the art of comedy is timing; it is therefore ironic that in a show about time we aren’t given enough of it to enjoy the jokes.
Dance Base Presents... Rosie Kay Dance Companys The Wild Party
- Review
- ★★★★
- Fritzie Andrade
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2006
Joseph Moncure Marchs poem, The Wild Party, has been the inspiration for everything from films to plays.
Three for Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Three for Free is a fun and friendly showcase of new acts, featuring Alex Kealy and Patrick Morris, plus a special guest every day.
Ward and Bartlett's Double Impact
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
If comedy often rises out of adversity, could this help explain how Northern Ireland has proved such fertile ground over the years — from Frank Carson and Roy Walker to Patrick K…
Jackson Voorhaar's One True Love(s) - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nancy Napper-Canter
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
Jackson Voorhaar’s set details the things he loves and loathes.
The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show
- Review
- ★★★
- Sue Denham
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2005
The Soap Kitchen have an act which will be familiar to anyone who’s seen Who’s Line Is It Anyway.
Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Aug, 2012
‘I was going to have a cucumber down my pants’ says compere Marc Smethurst, removing a cucumber from his pants, ‘but there’s a reviewer in tonight.
One Minute Birdwatching - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Joanna Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
The premise is simple: a group of people meet in a park.
Nightvision x Kölsch presents IPSO – Fringe Closing Party
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Liquid Room
- 24th Aug 2019
Marking the closing weekend of the Edinburgh Fringe, the legendary Kölsch is bringing his fresh new international party, IPSO, to the capital for one night only.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It's the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – And It's Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 23rd Aug 2019
It’s the annual two-hour charity variety show filled with bizarre acts and very alternative comedy which includes the presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Sowhereto Africa: Free to Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Ghillie Dhu
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Old and new beats meet performance poetry paying tribute to South Africa’s legends.
Port Fringe
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
Spend a balmy evening with artists, musos, muses, comedians, pranksters, foodies and funksters … We are inviting you to laugh yr face off, eat yr heart out, dance yr pants off, p…
Fruitcake - Ten Commandments from the Psych Ward
- Listing Spoken Word
- Adelaide Fringe
Comic, poet and reformed psychiatric nurse Rob Gee presents a user-friendly guide to losing the plot.
DESERT FRINGE – MARTIN MOR: MORE FUNNY STUFF
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Adelaide Fringe
Comedy, circus, storytelling, poetry and stupid science.
Excitement Abounds as 2024 Prague Fringe Programme Unveiled
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- World Tours
- 16th Apr, 2024
The curtain is about to rise on another year of the Prague Fringe Festival which is entering its 23rd year. This year's line-up features about 40 different shows over 6 days
Double Fringe First Winners Xhloe & Natasha Share Secrets Of Their Edinburgh Fringe Success
- Feature
- Sue Denham
- London Fringe
- 2nd Apr, 2024
Double Fringe First Winners, Xhloe & Natasha talk to us about the Edinburgh Fringe and what made them want to bring their Fringe First winning shows, And Then The Rodeo Burned Down...
VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 28th Nov, 2023
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.
Wandsworth Announces Fringe Funding
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- 10th Sep, 2023
Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2024 is now open for declarations of interest and grant application
Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2023
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Comedians Speaking Out About Addiction At Fringe: Interviews With Ginny Hogan and Nick Pupo
- Feature
- Isabella Thompson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2023
Ginny Hogan and Nick Pupo are two New-Yorkers who will be debuting their solo comedy shows Regression and Addicted at Edinburgh Fringe this year.
The Empowerment of Edinburgh Fringe
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul, 2023
We asked Charlotte Anne-Tilley to reflect upon her journey to becoming an actor/writer prior to opening with her show Almost Adult at the Edinburgh Fringe.
A Baptism of Fire - the Edinburgh Fringe Debut Show
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2023
We've seen from shows such as Fleabag in 2013 that success at your Edinburgh debut show can lead to worldwide success.
Sikisa Wants You To Hear Her Out At Fringe This Year
- Feature
- Isabella Thompson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Jul, 2023
Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes’ Her Me Out will be premiering at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August - you may have seen Sikisa on the BBC or Live at The Apollo, or even received legal...
An interview with the fabulous Danny Beard
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Jul, 2023
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...
theSpaceUK Unveils Spectacular 2023 Programme at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Feature
- Sue Denham
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Jun, 2023
theSpaceUK Unveils Spectacular 2023 Programme: Over 360 Exciting Shows Await Theatre Enthusiasts at the Edinburgh Fringe
Celebrating its 50th year, the Durham Revue are headliners at the 2023 Durham Fringe Festival
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Durham Fringe Festival
- 15th Jun, 2023
With alumni including Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar and Jeremy Vine, the Durham Revue are celebrating their 50th year with sketch show comedy Death on the Mile at this year’s Durham Frin...
Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 6: Leith
- Feature
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2019
The sixth pub crawl in our series takes place in Leith.
Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 5: New Town
- Feature
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2019
The fifth in our festival pub crawls traverses the New Town.
Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 4: Old Town South
- Feature
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2019
Unlike its sister crawl, Old Town North, Old Town South traverses more of the South Side’s bars that lie adjacent to many Fringe venues.
Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 3: Old Town North
- Feature
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2019
The third of our pub crawls, the Old Town North trail has an extensive list of both core and optional bars to choose from.
Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 1: South By Southwest
- Feature
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Jul, 2019
The first in our series of Fringe Festival pub crawls 2019 takes us from Morningside to the Meadows.
Fringe Festival Pub Crawl 2: Newington Drinking Trail
- Feature
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2019
The second crawl in our festival pub crawls 2019 takes you through Newington.
Brighton Fringe Broadway Bobby Award Winner 2019 Announced
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 1st Jun, 2019
After a year of excellent shows, picking the winner was harder than ever.
Something For The Weekend: Brighton Fringe 2019 Final Weekend
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 31st May, 2019
There’s been disco-dancing to Madonna in an old church, vegan based stand up in a room above a pub, incredible acrobatics, hilarious cabaret songs about near-death experiences an...
theSpaceUK announces their Edinburgh Fringe Programme
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th May, 2019
Today theSpaceUK announces its 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Season with over 400 shows and the biggest new-writing programme at the Fringe.
Something For The Weekend: Brighton Fringe Week 4
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 23rd May, 2019
There have been some stellar hits and some definite misses, but with some five star performances just starting their runs it could be that your favourite show of Brighton Fringe 2...
Something For The Weekend: Brighton Fringe Week 3
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 17th May, 2019
That’s right, we’re already coming towards the halfway point of Brighton Fringe.
Something For The Weekend: Brighton Fringe Week 2
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 10th May, 2019
From dark comedies, to sci-fi authors, to an uncooked lump of dough, Brighton Fringe certainly offers surprises for everyone as we head into this second weekend.
Something For The Weekend: Brighton Fringe Week 1
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 2nd May, 2019
Welcome to Brighton Fringe 2019! We’re ready to welcome back old favourites, discover new talent and generally have a jolly good time.
4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 16th Feb, 2019
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
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 11th Dec, 2018
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
The Warren Relocate For Brighton Fringe 2019
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 10th Dec, 2018
The Warren will be relocating for Brighton Fringe 2019 to a brand new venue in the heart of the city
5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 17th Oct, 2018
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.
Something For The Weekend: Brighton Fringe Final Weekend
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 2nd Jun, 2018
Just like that, we approach the final weekend of Brighton Fringe.
How Fundraising Has Taken Over Brighton Fringe
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 30th May, 2018
Despite the costs many performers experience putting on a production there are plenty who use the platform provided to them to fundraise or raise awareness for a cause close to the...
Something For The Weekend: Brighton Fringe Week 4
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 26th May, 2018
May is marvellous.
Something For The Weekend: Brighton Fringe Week Three
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 19th May, 2018
We're almost mid-way through the Fringe and it seems like there are more shows than ever to pick from.
Something For The Weekend: Brighton Fringe Week Two
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th May, 2018
After the glorious sunshine of the opening weekend, you might be forgiven for thinking that the fun might be over.
The Brighton Fringe Guide For... Sci-Fi Geeks
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 4th May, 2018
Do you always listen out for the screeching sound of the TARDIS? Have you dreamed of captaining the Enterprise to boldly go where no one has gone before? Does other people’s lack...
Brighton Fringe: Something For The Opening Weekend
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 3rd May, 2018
It’s the bank holiday and you’re ready for the long weekend – but what to do? Read on to discover how to kick-start your weekend with comedy, beer, parties and Julie Andrews.
Brighton Fringe: Opening Night Fireworks
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 3rd May, 2018
The Warren once again joined with Brighton Fringe to celebrate the opening of Brighton Fringe 2018 with a fantastic free firework display on Thursday 3rd May.
The Brighton Fringe Guide For...Foodies
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- 1st May, 2018
Know your camembert from your comté? Your seitan from your soy? If you serve your steak on a Himalayan salt block or enjoy covering your chargrilled cauliflower with chermoula the...
How To Sell Your Show At The Edinburgh Fringe
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Apr, 2018
Broadway Baby Publisher, Pete Shaw, offers a comprehensive guide to marketing your show at a fringe festival such as Edinburgh with tips on budgets, creating a press release, socia...
Sweet Venues expands for Brighton Fringe 2018
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 2nd Jan, 2018
As one of the heavy hitters at Brighton Fringe, Sweet Venues have announced they doubling their number of spaces in 2018 with two new venues.
Black Friday Deals on West End Shows
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 23rd Nov, 2017
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
A Woman’s Place is on the Fringe…
- Feature
- Fay Roberts
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2017
As we celebrate 70 years of Edinburgh Fringe defiance, Fay Roberts suggests that more work is needed to make it truly open access for everyone.
Edinburgh Barstar of the Day: Danny Smith
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2017
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
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2017
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...
Will Naameh, Steve Hartil and Sean McCann Talk Improv at the Fringe
- Feature
- Chris Quilietti
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2017
Improv is as big as it’s ever been at the Fringe, with well over a hundred shows for you to choose from.
Clique’s Milly Thomas Dives in at the Deep End with Two Plays this Fringe
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2017
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.
7 Ways to Escape the Fringe
- Feature
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2017
With the second and most exhausting weekend of the Fringe nearly in the rearview mirror, it’s time to have a rest day.
Virtual Reality Comes to the Fringe at Assembly's FuturePlay Festival
- Feature
- Henry St Leger
- Vault Festiival
- 9th Aug, 2017
Could virtual reality and interactive media become a staple of the Fringe programme? Housed in Assembly Rooms on George Street, FuturePlay is an artist-led technology festival that...
Yes, There's a Fringe for Books Too
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh
- 8th Aug, 2017
As the Edinburgh International Festival and its Fringe celebrate their 70th anniversaries, Broadway Baby’s James T.
Brighton Fringe Broadway Bobby Award Winner Announced
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 5th Jun, 2017
Another stellar year of entertainment at Brighton Fringe has once again made choosing the winner of the coveted Broadway Bobby incredibly difficult.
Brighton Fringe: Something For The Opening Weekend
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 1st May, 2017
May Bank Holiday weekend can only mean one thing; Brighton Fringe is almost upon us.
Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 27th Apr, 2017
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...
Brighton Fringe: Top 10 Stand-Ups You Shouldn’t Miss:
- Feature
- Annie North
- Brighton Fringe
- 18th Apr, 2017
Renowned for its comedy, Brighton Fringe is the perfect time to discover brand new talents. Here’s our guide to stand-ups you’d be totally crazy to miss.
Brighton Fringe: Top 10 Hidden Gems
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 17th Apr, 2017
Last week saw 10 shows that will be selling out shortly, this week brings 10 shows that might be currently flying under the radar, but not for very much longer.
Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th Apr, 2017
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.
988 Brighton Fringe listings now on Broadway Baby
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 27th Mar, 2017
Are you excited about Brighton Fringe yet? We are! And with 988 Brighton Fringe shows and events now listed on Broadway Baby you've found the right place for the best coverage of t...
Brighton Fringe Announces 2017 Programme
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 22nd Feb, 2017
Comedy from Jerry Sadowitz, mime from Trygve Wakensha and music from U.
The Counting House returns to the Laughing Horse’s Free Festival
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Jan, 2017
For the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe free shows will return to The Counting House venue on West Nicolson Street, following a one year hiatus with the venue being programmed under a paid s...
Balletboyz join The Big Give Christmas Challenge in aid of Parkinson’s CAN Dance
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 29th Nov, 2016
The internationally celebrated dance company BalletBoyz have announced that they will be taking part in ‘The Big Give Christmas Challenge’ from noon on Tuesday 29 November to n...
The Highs and Lows of Flyering at the Fringe: Interview with a Professional Flyerer
- Feature
- Chris Quilietti
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Aug, 2016
Handing out flyers on the street is one of the most famously unpleasant parts of putting on a show at the Fringe.
Cocktail of the Day: Fringe First
- Feature
- Clare Plested
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2016
A delicious Fringe First cocktail at Brookes Bar with the super funny and talented Naomi Petersen! Go see her show I Am Telling You I'm Not Going... and tonight she didn't!
Fossils’ Nel Crouch: “Theatre is alive and well at the Fringe!”
- Feature
- Alexander Gillespie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2016
Award-winning theatre company Bucket Club are melding together playful theatre with a live techno score for Fossils, a sceptical quest for the Loch Ness Monster at the Pleasance Do...
Student New Writing at the Fringe: Oxford, Warwick and St Andrews Students Compare Notes
- Feature
- Alexander Gillespie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2016
The Fringe is the single most exciting date in the student-theatre calendar.
Stop The Train's Rick Guard on the Magic of New Musicals at the Fringe
- Feature
- Chris Quilietti
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2016
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.
Why Attila the Stockbroker Quit the Fringe, and Why He Came Back
- Feature
- Freddie Alexander
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2016
Attila the Stockbroker began performing poetry in the 1980s, and since then has toured the world.
Dracula Director Danny Wainwright on Mixing Politics with Comedy
- Feature
- Sophia Charalambous
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2016
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
- Feature
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2016
Into the Water is a fantastical folk-dance adventure set in a magical wasteland.
Fringe Diary with Adrian Bradley - Day 6
- Feature
- Adrian Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2016
Join Adrian Bradley for Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Shruti Chauhan on Competing in the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam
- Feature
- Freddie Alexander
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2016
Shruti Chauhan is a poet and performer from Leicester.
Fringe Diary with Adrian Bradley - Day 5
- Feature
- Adrian Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2016
Join Adrian Bradley for Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Fringe Diary with Adrian Bradley - Day 4
- Feature
- Adrian Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2016
Join Adrian Bradley for Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Fringe Diary with Adrian Bradley - Day 3
- Feature
- Adrian Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2016
Join Adrian Bradley for Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Georgian Director Keti Dolidze calls for more International Theatre at the Fringe
- Feature
- Adrian Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2016
The Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre has been bringing Georgian theatre to Edinburgh for nearly 20 years, filling theatres and getting critical acclaim for foreign-language theatre...
Fringe Diary with Adrian Bradley - Day 2
- Feature
- Adrian Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2016
Join Adrian Bradley for Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Fringe Diary with Adrian Bradley - Day 1
- Feature
- Adrian Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2016
Join Adrian Bradley for the inaugural Fringe Diary, your bulletin on the news, views and schmooze at the Edinburgh Fringe. How far will some performers go to promote their shows?
Sophia Walker: A Call to Arms for Fringe Performers
- Feature
- Sophia Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2016
Poet Sophia Walker, former BBC Slam champion, is back! But this time she’s on the other side of the clipboard: organising and hosting the competition she once won.
A Fringe PokéFest
- Feature
- Sue Denham
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2016
Looking to catch ‘em all while in Edinburgh? Well you’re in luck. The festival is stuffed with PokeStops and Pidgeys. We run down what’s on offer at the main venues.
Patrick Turpin: A Performers Guide to Romance at the Fringe
- Feature
- Patrick Turpin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2016
Thinking of getting some leg-over whilst in the Scottish capital? Funny man Patrick Turpin is here with a four-step programme to ensure you get the right release.
Kevin Mclean: 'The Edinburgh Fringe is a monster'
- Feature
- Frederick Alexander
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jun, 2016
Kevin Mclean is one of the organizers of Loud Poets, a poetry collective entering its third year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
One-man play sweeps the board at Brighton Fringe Awards
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 6th Jun, 2016
Groomed, a powerful play about child abuse written and performed by Patrick Sandford ex-artistic director of Southampton’s Nuffield Theatre, swept the board at the Brighton Fring...
Something for the Weekend: Brighton Fringe 21-22 May
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 21st May, 2016
It’s the halfway point for Brighton Fringe and there are still hundreds of shows left to see.
Road to the Fringe - Captain Morgan and the Sands of Time
- Feature
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th May, 2016
Our panel of judges were unanimous in voting Captain Morgan as the winner of the 2015 Broadway Baby Bobby award at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe.
Road to the Fringe - Memories of a Lullaby with Saras Feijoo
- Feature
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- 8th May, 2016
Memories of a Lullaby is a one woman show about Saras' experiences growing up in Venezuela.
Brighton Insider - Dance and Physical Theatre
- Feature
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th May, 2016
Numerous award-winning companies will be joining us again at this year at Brighton Fringe in the ever astounding Dance and Physical Theatre category.
Road to the Fringe - Through the eyes of a technician
- Feature
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th May, 2016
Ever wondered who works behind the scenes at Brighton Fringe? We've been talking to sound designer and technician Daniel Stevens to find out what he's been up to this festival.
News - Brighton Fringe Opening
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th May, 2016
After months of waiting, Brighton Fringe opened its doors last night with the launches of three major venues.
Road to the Fringe - The Marlborough Theatre
- Feature
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- 5th May, 2016
A key Brighton Fringe venue, The Marlborough is located in one of the oldest public houses in the city.
Road to the Fringe - Through the eyes of a producer
- Feature
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- 5th May, 2016
A well seasoned Brighton-Fringer, Rosie Blackwell-Sutton certianly has her hands full this year producing her own show as well as marketing three interestnig performances.
Road to the Fringe - Lamb Comedy
- Feature
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- 4th May, 2016
For this year’s Brighton Fringe, Broadway Baby Editor Beth Troakes has been on the hunt to for the insider information as our performers, venue mangers, programmers, press team...
Interview: Baby Disco Dance Hall
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 4th May, 2016
We talk to the kid-rocking, dance-loving DJ Monski Mouse about her disco-dancing extravaganza perfect for under fives (and their parents too)
Brighton Insider: Comedy at the Fringe
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 3rd May, 2016
With close to 300 different comedy shows at the Brighton Fringe, you might find yourself a bit over-whelmed by the choice.
Brighton Insider: 10 tips for the Fringe
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 27th Apr, 2016
Hundreds of shows, thousands of performers and one unique city.
Brighton Fringe To Start Off With A Bang
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 12th Apr, 2016
To celebrate the opening of its biggest ever festival, Brighton Fringe has joined forces with The Warren to kick things off with a bang by laying on its first ever fireworks displa...
Dukebox seeks performers for Open Mic during Fringe
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th Apr, 2016
The Dukebox Theatre are looking for a plethora of Open Mic Brighton based performers to grace their stage this Brighton Fringe.
C Venues launches new flagship venue at St Stephen’s Stockbridge
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Mar, 2016
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th Mar, 2016
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Henry St Leger named Editor for the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Mar, 2016
Broadway Baby, the largest reviewing publication at the Edinburgh Fringe, has named Henry St Leger as the Editor for this year’s festival.
Bigger and better than ever: Brighton Fringe 2016
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 25th Feb, 2016
Comedy from Max and Ivan, music from Cassetteboy and DJ Rubbish, cabaret from Le Gateau Chocolate and world premieres galore are among the many highlights at the 2016 Brighton Frin...
Shona McCarthy appointed as Chief Executive of Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Jan, 2016
Shona McCarthy has been named as Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, filling the post Kath Mainland will vacate in March.
Brighton Fringe Crowdfund Opening Night Parade
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th Jan, 2016
Brighton Fringe is asking people in Sussex to give the gift of joy this Christmas by helping the Fringe put on its first ever opening night parade.
Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year
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- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- 20th Dec, 2015
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
New bursary to help Fringe virgins get to Brighton
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- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 5th Nov, 2015
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
The Fringe through the lens of my iPhone camera
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- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Sep, 2015
Broadway Baby publisher Pete Shaw wraps up his Edinburgh experience via his iPhone photo stream.
‘Dance can often be very, very pretentious’ - Tumbling After
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- Henry St Leger
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2015
Part nursery rhyme, part domestic drama, Tumbling After charts the story of two young couples as they 'stumble in and tumble out of love'.
Bobby or not Bobby? Emily Carding as Richard III is Broadway Baby’s pick of the Fringe
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- Dave House
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2015
In Brite Theatre's production of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Emily Carding stars as Richard but all the world’s a stage and the audience literally players in it - taking on the ...
'Wreaking havoc on the interactive whiteboard' - Richard O'Brien's Free For All
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- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2015
Richard O'Brien is the author of several plays and four books of poetry.
How to Market a Fringe Show - Broadway Baby Breakfast with Pete Shaw
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- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2015
Special guest Pete Shaw, Publisher of Broadway Baby, joins James T Harding and Grace Knight for ice cream and the second episode of Broadway Baby Breakfast.
Fringe Food Bank Invites Performers to Donate Unused Food
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- Simon Caine
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2015
Every year performers stock up their flat fridges with sustenance for the Fringe, but what happens to their leftovers when August winds up? Comedian Simon Caine has founded the Edi...
'39 Steps meets Naked Gun but for children' - Adapting the Falcon’s Malteser for the Fringe
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- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2015
The Falcon’s Malteser is the story of private detective Tim Diamond and his younger brother Nick becoming embroiled in a malteser-related mystery.
The Fringe Incubator: Why Greenwich Theatre Supports EdFest.
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- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Greenwich Theatre has a long and successful association with the Edinburgh Fringe, but why does a London Theatre have such a keen interest in a festival hundreds of miles away from...
Going To Space: Labyrinth
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- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th May, 2015
Labyrinth is a theatrical mashup of three Greek myths. Broadway Baby investigates.
Going To Space: Free For All
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- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Apr, 2015
Have a thing for iambic pentameter and ghosts of politician's past? Then this might be the show for you! Broadway Baby finds out more.
The Samuel Ward Three Minute Interview
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- Alexander Woolley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2014
Samuel Ward is the director of GRIMM, which tells the story of a woman in a dystopian psychiatric institute, whose memories are replaced with Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
Feelgood Fringe Stories: David O'Doherty & The Caravan on the Cobbles
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- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2014
Comedian David O'Doherty will host a one-off gig tomorrow to pay the temporary theatre license fee for his friend’s site-specific comedy horror show in a six-seater caravan.
Win a £150 ad package in our Brighton Fringe Twitter Compo
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- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 5th Apr, 2014
If you're taking a show to Brighton Fringe this year you want some free advertising, don't you? Sure you do.
Brighton Rocks! The 2014 Fringe Programme is Launched.
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- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 27th Feb, 2014
England's largest mixed-arts festival, the Brighton Fringe, has launched its online programme.
The Brighton Fringe Marketing Guide
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- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 1st Jan, 2004
Broadway Baby Publisher, Pete Shaw, offers a comprehensive guide to marketing your show at the Brighton Fringe with tips on budgets, creating a press release, social media and bran...
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