The Brighton Academy (TBA) Performing Arts Degree Showcase.
The Brighton Academy (TBA) Musical Theatre Degree Showcase.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Martin Amini is a stand up comic based in Los Angeles, California and born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland.
US/UK Comedy Label 800 Pound Gorilla proudly presents this silly showcase celebrating some of its finest alumni.
Who saw the Queen’s Bahookie? Which castle had an annual rent of one red rose? Which maiden was most feared by Scottish aristocrats? Which job is worse – turnbrochie or pigeon-…
You Heard Me is for anyone who has been underestimated, or told to shut up.
Join comedy musician Chris Sainton-Clark as he takes you through his troublesome and hilarious experiences of working in British pubs.
Renowned UK jazz vocalist and multi-award winner, Claire Martin OBE, reunites with her accomplished Swedish trio, led by exceptional pianist and arranger, Martin Sjöstedt, for new…
The show is a celebration of the students of the PPAS Street Dance Summer School and the choreography they have learned during the course.
A lively, foot-tapping concert of Welsh, Irish and Scottish harp music from one of Europe’s finest exponents of the Celtic harp.
Two performers armed with a single scene – a customer orders a drink from a waiter.
Theatre on the Edge returns to the Fringe after last year’s production of Kerouac: And All That Jazz (***** (EdinburghGuide.
Wet Mess Wet Messifies the messiness of life; exploring transitions, testosterone, edges of drag, blur between performance and reality, magical in the mundane.
Six years in, bigger, better and blacker! Back with top black international comedy acts, prize games, cabaret and giving a token straight white male comic a chance they rarely get.
The show is a celebration of the students of the PPAS Dance Intensive Summer School and the choreography they have learned during the course.
A musical revue, featuring music from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, SpongeBob, Legally Blonde, Grease and loads more! For the students at FPA, it’s our Edinburgh Fringe debut …
Multi-award winning cartoonist, writer, performer and poet Martin Rowson will work his way through the day’s papers while he outlines his hilarious and often acrimonious relationsh…
Philip Contini is back with his acclaimed singing show celebrating Dean Martin: Italian-American singer, actor, comedian, recording artist, television star, King of Cool.
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…
Edinburgh is known as one of the most haunted cities in the world.
Martin Atkins is the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavours.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
You find a door.
‘Visually gorgeous… a perfect, stunning magic show’ ***** (WorldMagicReview.
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…
Six friends plan a night of folklore and song.
Featuring winners of London’s premier new-act comedy competition.
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…
Six comedians.
A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a…
Award-winning storytelling.
Irish Comedy Showcase is going lunchtime! We’ve been rocking Edinburgh since 2014, so we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Repeat Best Venue in UK Award winner) brings a 2024 showcase of new acts to Edinburgh for the eighth year – after seven sell-out years! Award-winning …
Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
If you live to 80 years old, you will have lived for about 4,000 weeks.
From the East to Edinburgh, it’s The Asian Comedy Showcase! Back for a second year, catch some of the best Asian acts (and one token white person) from all over the world! Our acts…
Discover Scotland’s national drink! Explore four single malt Scotch whiskies as your guide weaves history, stories and whisky tasting together into an unforgettable two-hour experi…
Covering everything from history to religion and folklore, this walking tour is an original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town.
Idiot Wind is the noise that comes out of a comedian’s mouth in the form of jokes and observations, and Martin Angolo is full of it.
Give us a cheer if you’ve got skin? Well then, this is the show for you! A new show of story-based chaos with heart and peculiarities from acclaimed stand-up Harriet Dyer (Comedy C…
It’s gonna be a bloody night! This dude has taken his crazy kink to a whole new level.
Fresh from his USA/Australia tour, Danish magician Martin Brock presents completely original magic, enhanced by unique music, witty comedy and high-tech video production.
In the 19th century, the original stories of the Brothers Grimm were scarier, more bloodthirsty and disturbing.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Ridiculous things always happen to Harriet, but this year it’s out of control.
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 …
Watch comedy scripts come to life, live on stage! This exciting new show, from the company behind My Family, gives audiences a rare glimpse behind the TV development curtain, as or…
Stevie Martin (8 out of 10 Cats, Guessable, a Thornton’s advert) has been doing online comedy for a while (45 million views worldwide) so is returning to Fringe with a new live sho…
Dungeons and Dragons Live on Stage! Join Hearthfire Tales as they once again take to the Smock Alley Stage with a Semi-Improvised Fantasy adventure where both dice and …
The Institute for Contemporary Theatre, Brighton is proud to introduce the BA (Hons) Performing Arts graduating class of 2024.
The Irrepressible Mr D returns to Sweet Venues with old favourites and new tales of Monsters, Magic and Brave Deeds from the British Isles and beyond.
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2023 Brighton Fringe.
Meet Me In the Morning is a concert with a twist.
Martin J Dixon returns to the Fringe with his hilarious show BIG FAT GAY (he’s used the title before, it’s a good title).
In May 2023, a group of strangers took part in Brighton and Hove’s first stand-up comedy course for LGBTQ+ women and non-binary/gender non-conforming people.
Expect funny sets from diverse comedic genres, lovingly introduced by your genial compere, giving you a tantalising taste of the breadth and depth of the city’s comedy scene.
From the East to Brighton, it’s The Asian Comedy Showcase! Catch some of the best Asian acts (and one token white person) from all over the world! Our acts have been seen on the BB…
Following critical success from Burnt Lavender, Missing Link Theatre Company has re-emerged with a thought-provoking showcase guaranteed to leave you pondering: Is this where we’…
This original post-dramatic showcase is united with trauma, twisted humour, and a cardinal sense of unease.
An unnerving triple bill showcase for anyone seeking quality discomfort, full of absurdist, post-modern theatricality.
The films of Wes Anderson occupy a unique and vivid universe unto themselves: love and yearning; complicated family dynamics; existential angst.
The art of storytelling has always inspired our imaginations.
Lukey Newms presents a New Talent Night, headlined by one of the hottest talents on the circuit, Onojie Idemudia.
A group of thespians stumble upon an ominous book filled with grisly and gory tales.
You are cordially invited to a spooky storytelling performance by author C.
Join Brighton Fringe as we celebrate the outstanding local artists who make up our inaugural Made in Sussex programme.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Half Cut Theatre take their loving but disarmingly sharp hatchet to one of the seminal works of English Literature, Geoffrey Chaucer’s six-hundred-year-old-snapshot-of-mediaeval-…
The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co.
Meet the real Carrie Bradshaw in Candace Bushnell’s acclaimed one woman show True Tales of Sex, Success and SEX AND THE CITY.
The Working Girls of Soho, takes you on a captivating journey of discovery, meeting the women who made Soho happen.
“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Twisted Tales serves as an excellent example of the type of boundary pushing theatre that is out there if you know where to look.
“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Twisted Tales serves as an excellent example of the type of boundary pushing theatre that is out there if you know where to look.
Keeping stand-up weird since 2013, Harriet Dyer is everything I love about the Fringe.
Returning to the Fringe for the third time with a new show, please join guitarist Tony Randle on a journey through the different shades and flavours of the acoustic guitar, with a …
In 2014 the 100kg iron “welcome” gate was stolen from Dachau concentration camp.
Director Daisy Evans draws the audience not only into the dark corridors of a mysterious castle in her revival of the Bela Bartok opera Bluebeard’s Castle.
There’s a great, restless energy in Director Declan Donnellan’s production of Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s seventeenth century Spanish classic Life is a Dream.
An eight-hour performance installation, using materials, text, song, sound, and movement to bring together plant, human and machine.
An invitation to pause.
“Have you ever trauma dumped? TikTok says this show might do that but don’t worry we can just trauma bond.
On stage is a small sound booth; inside sits a woman, alone.
An invitation to pause.
Winner: Comedian’s Comedian Award, Chortle 2020.
Hosted by Mark Olver, this is a showcase of some of the best new acts on the Scottish circuit! Catch them while you can!
In a holding room, participants wait.
Figs in Wigs are back and this time they’ve got their period (dresses).
A rare chance to hear the music of two of jazz’s great innovators.
Young and collaborators transform a swimming pool into a unique immersive environment in which to explore the essential character of water, its universal presence, and the importan…
This new one-person play by leading Samoan writer Sia Figiel vividly tells, through the voices of never-before-heard indigenous characters, the extraordinary story of Robert Louis …
Sassy swing and jumping jazz! Enjoy an evening with the classics and more, from Basie, Nestico and Fitzgerald to Earth, Wind and Fire.
Our fifth year! Back with top Black international comedy acts, prize games, cabaret and giving a token straight white male comic a chance they rarely get.
With Phaedra/Minotaur, director Deborah Warner and Choreographer Kim Brandstrup present a couple of easily digestible slices of re-interpreted Greek mythology.
Catch top comedians from the US, UK, China, Japan, Germany, Russia, Australia and Canada in this packed showcase, hosted by stand-up comedian Leah Renee.
This is a stand up comedy show about life, specifically Martin Graham’s life.
This is a stand up comedy show about life, specifically Martin Graham’s life.
In an era where anthropogenic climate change is not only an abstract global concern, but also becoming a lived reality for countless people, the joint production of Belgian puppetr…
Maximiliano Martin is well known to Scottish audiences, both as principal clarinet of the SCO and as a brilliant soloist.
Tales of Transatlantic Freedom is a glorious exploration of our global musical heritage.
Following double Fringe First winners (The Believers Are But Brothers; Rich Kids – A History of Shopping Malls In Tehran), the final piece of Javaad Alipoor’s trilogy is an inves…
Star of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle, Hypothetical and the surveillance camera when she forgot to pay for petrol, Harriet’s at the Fringe for…
Northbrook is excited to present Made for This! A contemporary musical theatre and dance showcase filled with gripping, comedic and upbeat numbers.
They say if you can make it in NYC, you can make it anywhere! Well, hello, Edinburgh! This showcase show features a line-up of NYC’s premier comics: Stef Dag (@stefdagz), Gabby Bry…
Comedy! Music! Fractured classics! Drama! And more! Do you like to be surprised? Is variety what you crave? We have just the ticket for you.
Every city has a history, but when it comes to grisly secrets, it’s hard to rival the gruesome history of Edinburgh.
Multi award-winning political cartoonist, author, ranter, illustrator, broadcaster and poet.
Recently a single dad in his very early 30s, Martin has just had a massive career change having been thrust into the comedy world full time.
The online guide to musical comedy returns with its daily showcase of the best acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023.
Immerse yourself in the enchanting wonder of Edinburgh at our exclusive tasting experience.
Presenting your favourite fairy tales – the obnoxious bullying of Ashputtel (the first Cinderella) by her stepsisters, the vanity of a fashion-conscious (and strangely familiar!)…
Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions.
Hosted by Mark Olver, this is a showcase of some of the best new acts on the Scottish circuit! Catch them while you can!
Storytellers from a range of backgrounds, ages and cultures share stories of LGBTQ+ lives past, present and future.
In this steampunk fantasy adventure, the hapless history teacher who fell from our universe into Arnica has survived banshees, elves, and a giant ruhk to join the eccentric crew of…
This show is all about the world of online dating with comics telling their stories and audience members having their chance to join in with their own experiences.
A journey through the storied soul of Scotland.
Featuring winners of London’s premier new-act comedy competition.
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…
Peer Gynt: A Jazz Revival by Cambridge company Phonofiddle! comes with an intriguing proposition: taking Ibsen's complex work and transmuting it into an hour of jazz-infused th…
A showcase performance featuring the students from Pineapple Performing Arts School’s Dance Intensive Summer School 2023.
A showcase performance featuring the students from Pineapple Performing Arts School’s Dance Intensive Summer School 2023.
Anna Vanosi’s soulful voice transports you from jazz (Billie Holiday, Doris Day) to pop (Bob Dylan, Björk) tracing a comical, poignant path, as she feels out of step with time.
Sick of delivering one liners to disinterested pub-goers, Martin Bearne has broken free of the shackles of conventional comedy and is once again soaring on the wings of his first t…
Holly Penfield’s eclectic collection of original songs is a heady fusion of blues, rock and pop.
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…
We’re bringing the best Irish comedians to this late-night show for some non-pre-watershed comedy.
Award-winning storytelling.
In Grandfather Frog’s Tales of the Meadow there are stories about rabbits, chipmunks, foxes and even skunks! Grandfather Frog knows the important stuff about everybody who lives ar…
Canada produces some of the best comedians in the world.
Scotland is a land of myths and legends.
When a Jane Austen heroine, unlucky in love, finds herself thrown into the modern world of dating, she must set aside her customs and expectations to brave this new world of courts…
Drag king horror master Mr Brake Down invites you to a darkly theatrical storytelling experience set to music, showcasing chilling tales.
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Repeat Best Venue in UK Award winner) brings a whole new showcase of acts to Edinburgh.
Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
A young Jehovah’s Witness comes to terms with his sexuality and finds his feet (and high heels.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
The best-selling contemporary Scottish artist’s eagerly anticipated retrospective of over 50 stunning oil paintings, inks and prints.
A grand dining spectacle awaits as Geoff Sobelle serves up Food to the Edinburgh International Festival.
The planet is melting and life’s spinning out of control.
A new hour of stand-up comedy and storytelling from globe trotting Irishman Martin Mor.
From the creators of Moon Dragon and Sea Dragon, Dragon Tales is the magical interactive storytelling show for children aged 4-6 years old.
From the East to Edinburgh, it’s The Asian Comedy Showcase! Catch some of the best Asian acts (and one token white person) from all over the world! Our acts have been seen on the B…
Fab-u-lous! A high-energy comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter a ballroom dancing competition.
A spooky show of terrible tales, bothersome books and gruesome goings on! The Haunted Bookshop has a story for everyone.
The premise of Gillian Cosgriff's show Actually, Good is both simple and elegant, revolving around celebrating life's small pleasures.
Drew Michael's one-man show is a poignant yet probably divisive performance that promises a unique experience but will leave its audience grappling with a combination of innova…
Kym Nash hosts 70 Minutes of some of Reckless Comedy’s favourite up and coming acts on the circuit.
With Purple Pill, Nabil Abdulrashid takes to the stage, promising an intriguing dive into comedy through the multifaceted lens of the comedian himself.
Martin Urbano spent his long, lucky career talking and saying anything he wanted, until allegations surfaced, he stepped out of the spotlight, promising to take a long time to list…
Kym Nash hosts 70 Minutes of some of Reckless Comedy’s favourite up and coming acts on the circuit.
In the blurb for his latest show Scary Times, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd promises to cover topics including going for a walk.
Alex Knipe (Chortle Student Finalist 2023) and Ben Lycett (Felt Nowt New Act Finalist 2022) present a night of some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians that the North East…
Alex Knipe (Chortle Student Finalist 2023) and Ben Lycett (Felt Nowt New Act Finalist 2022) present a night of some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians that the North East…
The Brothers Grimm are the most famous collectors of fairy tales, but back in the 19th century, stories for children were a lot scarier, blood thirsty and disturbing.
The Brothers Grimm are the most famous collectors of fairy tales, but back in the 19th century, stories for children were a lot scarier, blood thirsty and disturbing.
About the showAn unforgettable evening of dance, combining several different styles with extraordinary young talent for all audiences to enjoy.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2023 Brighton Fringe.
Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills.
Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills.
The Institute For Contemporary Theatre (ICTheatre) is a performing arts institution here in Brighton.
The Institute For Contemporary Theatre (ICTheatre) is a performing arts institution here in Brighton.
Aviary Tales presents: Whisper into my Arse.
Aviary Tales presents: Whisper into my Arse.
Showcase Start Time - 13:00 To attend this Industry Showcase please email actingshowcase@lipa.
Martin is a recently single dad very early 30’s and has just had a massive career change, having been thrust into the comedy world full time.
Martin is a recently single dad very early 30’s and has just had a massive career change, having been thrust into the comedy world full time.
Caravanserai at 10pm is an interesting time to have a show.
Tabletop Roleplaying brought to life with an Interactive twist! After multiple performances around Ireland, Hearthfire Tales bring their unique live show to Smock Alley …
Simon Topping showcases the best Fringe comedy, three acts at a time.
In its second Festival year, Extra Topping Showcases the best Fringe comedy, three acts at a time.
As the audience enter the auditorium at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, the four storytellers are already on stage: poet Janette Ayachi, powerhouse crime author Val McDermid, bur…
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
This delightful evening of tall tales proves storytelling isn’t just for kids! Join award-winning storytellers Minnie Wilkinson (The Tell Tales) and Niall Moorjani (Mohan: A Par…
Award-winning comedian Stevie Martin (8 out of 10 Cats, Late Night Mash, a Thorntons advert) is making a comedy show.
Freya Parker (Lazy Susan, Mash Report and Jurassic World: Dominion) and Stevie Martin (Starstruck, Breeders, The Now Show) do an hour of comedy between them.
The planet is melting and life is spinning out of control but maybe Charlie can save it all with a nice picnic.
The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co.
What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, …
Show And Tell present Mae Martin Experiments With Friends Mae Martin hosts a truly special one-off late night of stand-up and improv, alongside their favourite…
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) is pleased to present its 2022 MFA Graduate Showcase.
The MTA’s final showcase, featuring the classes of 2022 and 2023.
A mixed-bill comedy, cabaret and variety show to celebrate the life of maverick producer David Johnson who died in 2020.
Principal Clarinettist of the SCO and international soloist Maximiliano Martin accompanied by Scott Mitchell comes to St Mary’s Cathedral to perform works by Poulenc, Saint-Saens, …
Join Glasgow’s very own GlasVegas Showgirl Roxy Stardust, fresh from her explosive tour of the Isle of Mingulay, as she presents an hour of burlesque performance featuring a host…
Three future stars, committed and passionate chamber musicians, Irène Duval, Jean-Selim Abdelmoula and Maciej Kulakowski, met at The Kronberg Academy.
Three future stars, committed and passionate chamber musicians, Irène Duval, Jean-Selim Abdelmoula and Maciej Kulakowski, met at The Kronberg Academy.
A quality line-up of the hottest new acts in town.
A musical journey through film and dance featuring music by Mendelssohn, Arnold, Bernstein, Elgar and Toner.
What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br…
A wild fiesta of electrifying physical laugh-out-loud comedy.
Upfront and erect in most of history’s greatest moments, the penis has earned itself a reputation of admiration and revulsion in equal measures.
‘How can such a pure feeling emerge from an actor’s body?’ (Franco Acquaviva, Sipario.
A glorious exploration of musical theatre weaving song, spoken word and piano together across centuries and continents, celebrating the African diaspora’s quest for artistic, intel…
Early in Samsara two hooded figures from different cultures meet in a desolate landscape, only sparsely populated by stricken metallic figurines being slowly consumed by gathering …
One of Ireland’s most significant and accomplished fiddlers brings a Celtic element to the Leith Theatre stage.
The Riverside Theatre company are back, after sell-out-shows in 2019, with another exciting adventure for children and families.
Tam O’ Shanter, Tales & Whisky is a comic celebration of the gothic poems of Robert Burns.
Daily hour of the best musical comedy at this year’s Fringe, produced by the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for daily listings).
Liz Lochhead’s slick modern take on a sadly relevant ancient tale is brought to life with intelligent staging and a ferociously powerful central performance from Adura Onashile.
Comedy! Music! Fractured classics! Drama! And more! Do you like to be surprised? Is variety what you crave? We have just the ticket for you.
There have always been legends of a city below the pavements of Edinburgh.
The Embers Collective are teaming up with Stumble Trip Theatre to bring you a collection of wild tales for weird folk.
Dance-Forms Productions celebrates 19 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe, presenting the cream of the crop of ritual and modern dance.
After an ecological disaster unleashes a neurotoxin into the air, two people are thrust into a series of emotionally-charged vignettes, where they are forced to confront both the n…
The West End New Act of the Year was a comedy competition held between November and March to find the funniest emerging comedy talent.
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Repeat Best Venue in UK Award winner) brings a whole new showcase of acts to Edinburgh for the sixth consecutive year – after five sell-out years! Awa…
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
The West End New Act of the Year was a comedy competition held between November and March to find the funniest emerging comedy talent.
Edinburgh’s best-rated, award-winning comedy club welcomes back last year’s sold-out Fringe showcase for 2022! A new line-up every night showcasing the very best acts from the Monk…
The only place to see top Black comedians and cabaret acts from around the globe (who are still able to get in the country or afford travel).
Scotland is a land of myths and legends.
Award-winning storytelling.
I think I’ve fallen in love.
PPAS (Pineapple Performing Arts School) is thrilled to present a spectacular showcase of dance featuring the students from our 2022 Dance Intensive Summer School.
A series of shows each containing a variety of excerpts from across the Fringe. Treat yourself… you never know what is inside until you try!
Playwright, composer, actor, singer; Noël Coward defined and shaped the 20th century.
Multi award-winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair bring to life the Rat Pack era of The Sands Hotel with their tribute to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
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…
Hans the Storyteller, Reynard the Fox, and Gripp the Raven give a hilarious new telling of the classic fairy tale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
There’s always two sides to every story, even fairy tales.
A Rush of Laughter Showcase is a chance for you to see a wide selection of the incredible roster of talent at A Rush of Laughter Comedy Management.
Canadians are easy to get a long with and most importantly, funny.
Tssss.
Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing.
In its seventh year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase.
Fringe veteran Simon Munnery once more brings his eclectic mix of props, jokes, sketches, songs, poetry, and storytelling to the stage of The Stand with Trials and Tribulations.
Solutions or snake oil? You decide.
The power and poise of a 20th century cultural icon is brought to brilliant life by Apphia Campbell in Black is the Color of My Voice, a deeply moving mix of music and theatre.
Gabe Mollica brings New York-style comedy line-ups every night to Bar 50.
Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
Irish Comedy Showcase – The best Irish comedians at the Fringe will be starting your morning with some belly laughs, hopefully before breakfast.
Most often seen at sea, in that area that rests just above the horizon, a Fata Morgana is a type of complex mirage superstitiously named after the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay…
Looking like an ethereally pale, and bearded, pre-Raphaelite muse, Alasdair Beckett-King cuts a striking onstage figure.
Bounding onto the stage with red smeared eyes and billowing white nighties, the three performers of Tarot kick off their show Cautionary Tales bursting with enthusiastic energy and…
It’s finals week on an unnamed university campus and a professor in English literature is having a bad time of it.
A spooky show of terrible tales, bothersome books and gruesome goings on! The Haunted Bookshop has a story for everyone.
Theatrical innovators Darkfield are back at Summerhall, inviting Fringe-goers to once more step into absolute darkness for Eulogy, their latest immersive narrative experience conju…
The ephemeral beauty of a flower in bloom carries the unspoken narrative of decay and death.
Who is the bandaged man, obsessively in love and held captive inside an upmarket flat, counting down the seconds until it’s time for Her to return and the ‘thing I can’t say’ to be…
If Joz Norris is no longer a comedian, then why is he still very good at making people laugh? You see, at some point in recent history, after an unfortunate experience with a non-s…
There’s inherent absurdity in an industry which charges elderly people and their families countless thousands of pounds for care but pays a pittance to the often-underqualified s…
Harriet Dyer (as seen on Russell Howard Hour) is an award-winning comedian, mental health advocate and an experience to behold.
No imaginary babies are safe in Business Casual: FERAL, a slice of enjoyably daft sketch comedy from American trio Jeremy Elder, Hunter Saling, and Corey Peter Lane.
Winner: Comedian’s Comedian Award, Chortle Awards (2020).
When Harriet Kemsley was young, she daydreamed about her perfect secluded hideaway, Honeysuckle Island, and her memories of that have inspired her latest stand-up show at the Monke…
Early on in Oh No! Christopher Macarthur-Boyd suggests lockdown came at a good time for him, putting the brakes on life when he was in his late twenties as opposed to an earlier, p…
This entertaining tour will take you through the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town covering history, culture, folklore and much more.
Expect chips in gravy and on shoulders Fantastic stand up comedy from Jimmy Shirley, Percy Savage and Ant Grogan, 3 of the best comedians on the North West comedy scene.
Carrie is a singer songwriter guitarist from East Yorkshire.
Expect chips in gravy and on shoulders Fantastic stand up comedy from Jimmy Shirley, Percy Savage and Ant Grogan, 3 of the best comedians on the North West comedy scene.
Born in Hull, Carrie developed something a local reputation while still in her teens, as an acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter.
Vodurudu (meaning: Will, Thought, Movement, Spirit) is a folk-improvisational film-ballet, the origins of which are environment and time.
You’re late, you’re late, for a very important date! Returning for the 5th year with an all-new show, let our talented young performers take you on an exciting trip down the rabbi…
You’re late, you’re late, for a very important date! Returning for the 5th year with all-new acts, let our talented young performers take you on an exciting trip down the rabbit h…
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2022 Brighton Fringe.
Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing.
Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing.
Twisted Tales is a deliciously depraved double bill that reveals the darkness under the domestic, the lengths people will go to for love & how to wash blood stains out of a carpet.
Twisted Tales was a power packed two-hander show from Owdyado Theatre that took the idea of the thriller genre and turned it inside out by twisting it into two deliciously dark pla…
Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship.
A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott.
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase.
Irish writer Connor O’Donoghue tells stories, at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, of his fat gay body, including reflections on his foreskin, his relationship with the “chubby ch…
Irish writer Connor O’Donoghue tells stories, at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, of his fat gay body, including reflections on his foreskin, his relationship with the “chubby ch…
Harriet takes a long hard squint at the beauty industry through her two remaining fake eyelashes.
Harriet takes a long hard squint at the beauty industry through her two remaining fake eyelashes.
Acclaimed storytelling troupe The Embers Collective have teamed up with Stumble Trip Theatre to tell you some wild tales that’ll have you going out a bit wonkier than when you ca…
As the audience entered the Bosco Theatre, we were enchanted by a solo guitar player (Tim Carp) on stage.
The Digital Music and Sound Arts Course at the University of Brighton presents an evening of live music from our students.
The Digital Music and Sound Arts Course at the University of Brighton presents an evening of live music from our students.
Two award-winning comedians, Kate Martin and Daniel Foxx, bring their hilarious new work-in-progress shows ‘The Butch is Back’ and ‘Villain’ to the Brighton Fringe.
Two award-winning comedians, Kate Martin and Daniel Foxx, bring their hilarious new work-in-progress shows ‘The Butch is Back’ and ‘Villain’ to the Brighton Fringe.
Simon Topping showcases the best Fringe comedy, three acts at a time.
Why was the Wolf in Grandma’s bed? Did Sleeping Beauty have an opinion on consent? Were the Ugly Sisters’ feet really that big? How does a goose inspire revolution? Find out in t…
Mad Ron – Uxbridge’s third hardest man introduces a handpicked selection of character comedians - each show will feature short sets by some of the best up and coming character …
Why was the Wolf in Grandma’s bed? Did Sleeping Beauty have an opinion on consent? Were the Ugly Sisters’ feet really that big? How does a goose inspire revolution? Find out in t…
Mad Ron – Uxbridge’s third hardest man introduces a handpicked selection of character comedians - each show will feature short sets by some of the best up and coming character …
The award-winning stand-up and BAFTA-nominated star of Netflix/Channel4’s Feel Good, Mae Martin, is back at London’s Leicester Square Theatre for a truly spe…
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Come and watch our Performing Arts (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Prior to the release of his new album 'It's OK, I'm still laughing!', the German singer, songwriter and troubadour Martin Praetorius will make his lo…
The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co.
Join us!Join us for an evening of Talent at West Five Bar - You can just turn up on the night as this event is free entry! Want to be a contestant?If you wish to be a contesta…
After creating the hugely successful The Unlikely Candidate (“a fantastic blend of buffoonery and horseplay”Writebase) Liverpool’s Royal Court Youth Th…
FUNNYBOYZ LONDON presentsLorraine Bowen ( ages 18+ )CITY OF QUEBECFriday 10th December 2021 Britain’s Got Talent star Lorraine Bowen, known for her song ” Crumble ” is coming …
The pick of the Cabaret Playroom season.
The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co.
Tales of the Crypt Cabaret is a fusion of burlesque, puppetry and art performance.
Tales of the Crypt Cabaret is a fusion of burlesque, puppetry and art performance.
Tales of the Crypt cabaret is fusion of burlesque, puppetry and art performance, packed into a hour of full on entertainment for your darkest delights…
Show And Tell present MAE MARTIN: SAP The co-writer and star of Channel Four and Netflix sitcom Feel Good, and star of her own Netflix stand-up special, is on tour…
Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…
Please join us for the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Graduating MFA Actors London Showcase where there will be a selection of monologues and duologues delivered by our …
3 funny, entertaining and some say even life enriching artists compered by the direct and unrepentant Wesley Mallin.
3 funny, entertaining and some say even life enriching artists compered by the direct and unrepentant Wesley Mallin.
3 funny, entertaining and some say even life enriching artists compered by the direct and unrepentant Wesley Mallin.
3 funny, entertaining and some say even life enriching artists compered by the direct and unrepentant Wesley Mallin.
If there was ever an award for ‘Least Likely to be a Pirate’ it would definitely go to Harriet Pippin.
If there was ever an award for ‘Least Likely to be a Pirate’ it would definitely go to Harriet Pippin.
If there was ever an award for ‘Least Likely to be a Pirate’ it would definitely go to Harriet Pippin.
If there was ever an award for ‘Least Likely to be a Pirate’ it would definitely go to Harriet Pippin.
Martin Mor is doing a stand-up comedy show. It is called At The Edge. ‘Deadly eejitness’ (Herald). ‘An adorable master of feel good comedy’ (Clothesline Magazine).
We Exist present their second performance artist showcase at The Karaoke Hole, featuring the best trans and non-binary talent from across the city! All proceeds go to the We Exist …
LET US RAZE YOU - Artist ShowcaseA night of Queer Cabaret Debuts! New talent, New ideas & New perspectives.
It may be a 10 week course, but this graduation has been nearly two years in the making! The climax of The Art Of Drag Course at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
The XXS Com-Dons Comedy Showcase brings you seven brand-new, barely-seen-before and very excited stand-up comedians.
The XXS Com-Dons Comedy Showcase brings you seven brand-new, barely-seen-before and very excited stand-up comedians.
Join Late Stage Comedy as we put on five evenings featuring some of the best up-and-coming comics from across the East Midlands and beyond! Each night will be full of laughs and fe…
Jazz is a story of rhythm and improvisation, race and privilege, high art and laughing stock.
Fed up with being told how to look and behave since she was a teenager, Harriet is taking a long hard squint at the beauty industry through her two remaining false eye lashes.
Come one, come all! Gather around our virtual campfire and listen to the silliest, spookiest stories we can come up with – entirely improvised! With a fresh set of tales each nig…
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Jazz is a story of improvisation and collaboration, race and privilege, high art and laughing stock.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Hosted by Colin Etches and Rachel Morton-Young, the Sounds Proper Comedy Showcase presents a variety of high-quality stand-up comedians every Sunday.
Jazz is a story of improvisation and collaboration, race and privilege, high art and laughing stock.
Chaucer, but with insects.
Harriet Kemsley: Secrets (WIP) Harriet takes a long hard squint at the beauty industry through her remaining fake eyelashes.
Harriet Kemsley: Secrets (WIP) Harriet takes a long hard squint at the beauty industry through her remaining fake eyelashes.
Owdyado Theatre present a darkly comic evening of mini Twisted Tales by writers from Cornwall and across the UK.
Owdyado Theatre present a darkly comic evening of mini Twisted Tales by writers from Cornwall and across the UK.
PPAS presents a showcase of dance featuring the students of our Dance Intensive Summer School.
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.
Covering everything from history to religion and folklore, this walking tour is our original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town.
A photographic celebration of our travels to source ethically produced artisan products over the last four decades, with a selection of these unique objects collected along the way…
A hypnotic dreamscape.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Come and air your dirty laundry with us at ‘Harriet’s Press: Wash and Create’ in the Brighton Open Market.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Comedians telling true stories.
Comedians telling true stories.
Brighton’s own King of anarchic storytelling, the irrepressible Mr D, returns to Brighton Fringe with tales of ghosts, monsters, and the Devil that are not for the faint-hearted.
Brighton’s own King of anarchic storytelling, the irrepressible Mr D, returns to Brighton Fringe with tales of ghosts, monsters, and the Devil that are not for the faint-hearted.
It’s a new show in from Harriet Kemsley as seen on ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Hypothetical’, ‘Bobby & Harriet Get Married’, ‘Comedy Central at The Comedy Store’, ‘Pants on Fire’, ‘Stand …
It’s a new show in from Harriet Kemsley as seen on ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Hypothetical’, ‘Bobby & Harriet Get Married’, ‘Comedy Central at The Comedy Store’, ‘Pants on Fire’, ‘Stand …
The Final Show of Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course.
Come and watch our 3rd year Musical Theatre & Performing Arts students perform in their graduating showcase
Come and watch our 3rd year Musical Theatre & Performing Arts students perform in their graduating showcase
This Showcase is the culmination of the first International 10-Minute Play Competition organised by the Soldiers’ Arts Academy which attracted submissions from across the UK, Eur…
What if the wishes were granted? What if the magic were real? A stunning new adaptation of Grimm’s most magical tales! Head into the woods with Hansel & Grethel, help the little …
Brighton resident and local legend Al Start is heading to the beach this Summer with an array of stories and songs for kids and their grown-ups.
Around the campfire, late one night, sit some improvisers.
Who was Shakespeare’s true love? Anne Hathaway who seduced the young Will.
Sexy and subversive, audacious and hilarious, this one-woman show puts a knife in the back of traditional fairy tales.
Great value lunchtime comedy compilation showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
There have always been legends of a city below the pavements of Edinburgh.
Owned by 4 west end performers and with patrons including Sir Matthew Bourne, Stephen Mear, Bill Deamer, Carole Tood and Pearson Casting, The Brighton Academy has now be…
The Final Show of Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course.
Rising Irish stand up star John Meagher presents a showcase of the top Irish Stand-up comedians working today.
Rising Irish stand up star John Meagher presents a showcase of the top Irish Stand-up comedians working today.
After appearing on Babestation in the summer (no, she hasn’t been asked back) Harriet’s been trying to learn how to be hot in 2020 and it hasn’t been g…
Guaranteed to be the only comedy show about Spolia.
Tales from the Shed are feeling incredibly festive as they head to the Museum of Comedy this December.
The ADC – a brand new evening acting academy for adults, celebrates its first showcase.
This is a Showcase, presenting excerpts from the full show.
Showcase is back with some of the greatest hits from rock, pop, musicals and the movies this September in the Church Hill Theatre.
The Home prides itself on being integrated within the community, so what better way to show it than with crowd favourite, The Home’s Got Talent! Come and see our residents compet…
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…
Ghostly Tales are adaptations of Victorian supernatural short stories; The Wind in the Rosebush, The Shadow on the Wall, and The Best Room in the House.
People have much to hide.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Experience a slice of West End in Edinburgh, with a musical theatre showcase presented by Goldsmiths, University of London’s Musical Theatre Summer School students! Featuring new a…
Scotland is a country blessed with abundant natural beauty and mystical landscapes.
Official launch of Ireland’s premier comedy festival, featuring top acts from the 2019 programme, including Andrew Maxwell, Terry Alderton and Danny O’Brien.
Best known as the co-creator and co-star of hit podcast 2 Dope Queens, interviewing the likes of Jon Stewart, Tig Nataro and Michelle Obama to name just a few.
A joyous tribute to the music of Cannonball and Nat Adderley, featuring a quintet of Scotland’s foremost jazz talent fronted by saxophonist M Kershaw and trumpeter Colin Steele.
Join seven of the UK’s top a cappella groups as we come together to share a selection of our best repertoire for one night only at Greyfriars Kirk in the heart of Edinburgh! Feat…
Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary, pop icon status for chart-topping hits…
The beautiful eclecticism of the Basque Country is showcased in this bill of dazzling hip hop and witty, lyrical contemporary dance.
Is there a more intoxicating combination than blues music and good whisky? There is – blues music and multiple good whiskies.
Rats’ Tales by Carol Ann Duffy and adapted by Melly Still brings together a hugely entertaining, sinister and magical mixture of traditional and invented folk stories, richly con…
Take a look back at Scotland’s darker history as we delve into the lives of a few Scottish folk whose fates were sealed by being accused of witchcraft.
After the success of 2018 Brewhemia is returning with our platter of showstopping acts from this year’s festival favourites and our very own Creative Clique.
Exploring an unlimited range of creative ideas, Dance-Forms’ 76th International Choreographers’ Showcase delivers a solid line-up of superb choreography.
Back in Edinburgh for its fifth year, We’re Sorry! A rotating showcase of Canadian comedians in town for the Fringe.
Have you ever been, or felt, late? Maybe you’re not alone.
Enter the macabre minds of Beaux and Poe.
A taste of the Fringe comes to Bruntsfield in true Black Ivy style.
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.
The star of her own highly-acclaimed Netflix stand-up special and 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Mae Martin builds an improvised hour of stand-up based on the audience’s su…
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Best Venue in the UK 2015, 2017 Chortle Awards) brings a whole new showcase of acts to Edinburgh for the fourth consecutive year – after four sell-out…
Make way for the Lost Boys! Join Wendy, Michael and John as they are whisked away to Neverland by Peter Pan and Tinkerbell.
It’s 1816, and Mary Shelley is about to recite the words that would be Frankenstein.
After sell-out shows last year with The Second Annual Black Comedy Showcase, we’re back once again and the third times a charm.
Following a short run at The London Palladium I return to the Fringe for the 10th time.
Martin Dixon and Gareth Edward are hot and bothered! Join these grumpy gays for some late-night queer comedy as they wax lyrical about the body beautiful, getting older and the dil…
Though the characters may be familiar, these favourite storybook fables are uproariously derailed in this children’s play of fractured fairy tales.
Ireland’s best joke-teller returns to the Fringe with his new show full of one-liners and silly observations.
Candy’s stories, musicality and legs will take you on a journey of her/his adventures through time.
Comic dance-theatre conceived and performed by Yukon born ‘Intrepid’ Jen.
This stage adaptation of Kathryn Clare Glen’s novel begins as a hapless, young history teacher on the verge of major life changes falls through space and time to land on Airship …
Have you ever closed your eyes and tried to imagine a new colour? Lucy is a little grey girl in a little grey world who escapes to a land of colour through her stories.
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…
Grey Dog Theatre follow the triumphant Beasts and Beauties, ‘a perfectly synchronised swarm of young talent’ **** (Young Perspective) with more of Carol Ann Duffy’s magical f…
Award-winning storytelling.
You’ve been craving Canadian comedy.
Free daily hour-long showcase of the best musical comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, courtesy of the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for full listings).
What’s more mundane than death? What’s more absurd? In a slice of often brave, often very funny, and occasionally extremely poignant clowning, Amritha Dhaliwal and Gemma Soldat…
Great value, great venue and great fun! Lunchtime compilation showcasing comedians you must not miss with new line-ups every day hand-picked from across the Fringe.
A brutally honest show about growing up in the Balkans, then somehow moving to Malta, and finally ending up in London to become a pizza boy.
Will the Fool ascend the tower to dwell in the chambers of the moon? Will the Hermit jump in a chariot and spin the wheel of fortune? You might discover the answers by checking out…
Bringing you some of the best and brightest acts of the festival for a fantastic midnight showcase hosted by Andrew Sim.
Rotating bill stand-up! Come and see the finest stand-ups the University of Southampton Comedy Society and the Fringe has to offer! Featuring experienced student performers, both n…
‘Three nights to save a soul.
Selfless to a fault, Garry Starr is ready to share the lessons he’s learned about the actors’ craft, the art of pretending.
In its seventh year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase.
The performance opens to a figure eerily adorned in a rose-embellished mask, a luscious pink rose plugged into her mouth like a pacifier.
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…
Instigator, initiator, prime mover, motivator, agitator, troublemaker, provocateur, shaper, inventor, contriver, originator, pioneer, inciter, ringleader.
Join two of Scotland’s fastest rising comics for a fun hour of stand-up comedy.
Northern powerhouse Tales of Whatever (@talesofwhatever) returns for 2019 with changing daily line-ups of seasoned Fringe comics and performers, all going off-script to share true …
Martin Pilgrim can’t go on like this.
Charlie returns with more historical comedy, characters and stand-up.
The brainchild of comedians Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson, That’s Not a Lizard, That’s My Grandmother! is unlike any other show at the Fringe.
Stevie Martin (one third of sketch group Massive Dad and co-host of the Nobody Panic podcast) returns after last year’s critically acclaimed Fringe run with a lovely bit of busines…
Showcase opportunity for artists and creatives using film and projection to express their ideas and engage socially with others in this sphere of artistic activity.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
In this historical feminist coming-of-age musical comedy show, Harriet brings forth a team of rebellious women from the history of science to help her wage battle against ignorance…
Join this lively and entertaining guided walking tour and enjoy decades of thrilling Fringe stories from today to Edinburgh’s first festivals in 1947.
An hour with Harriet Dyer is an hour of absurdism where literally anything can happen.
Spencer Jones took last year’s Edinburgh Fringe off, but did he waste his time idling? Not a chance.
This is the debut solo show of the most unknown Norwegian, Martin Marki.
Phil Wang needs this more than us, or so he tells the packed Pleasance venue he’s playing this year.
Say Owt is York's loveable and raucous poetry organisation, hosting some of the noisiest spoken word events in the UK.
Say Owt is York's loveable and raucous poetry organisation, hosting some of the noisiest spoken word events in the UK.
Harriet (BBC3, BBC Live at The Fringe, BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Knock Knock, BBC Ouch, Absolute Radio) loves dinosaurs.
York’s alternative comedy sensation the Burning Duck Comedy Club returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe, presenting the best ‘up-and-coming’ musical, ch…
Weirdo -A Lois Mills Showcase brings you the best of her weird and wonderful sketch comedy.
In a time where the country has never been more divided, Stan Wallace has complete conviction in his belief that both Remainers and Leavers need to fuck off, and he’s here to vent …
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 …
One of the greatest works of English Literature is brought to life in this new and exciting production which transports Chaucer’s pilgrims to 2019 and re-imagines his tales.
In this historical feminist coming-of-age musical comedy show, Harriet brings forth a team of rebellious women from the history of science to help her wage battle agains…
The Funky Studios annual Showcase is back!! Bursting with talent the Funky students promise to bring something different, exciting and fresh to the Palace stage once aga…
An energy-packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
Welcome to Hopeville.
We’ve curated a showcase featuring some of the best new female comedy talent in the UK today.
Amadeus Martin has arrived home to find his pet dog, Pluto, on the table with his memory stick containing the new material for his Brighton Fringe show in its mouth, chewed up.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
What’s happening on the French live music scene Right Now? Come and check out a selection of fine French bands playing a rich mix of originals and covers.
Re-mystifying the most misunderstood phenomena of a woman’s body by telling the true tales about our blood.
ArtsEd MA Acting students perform their graduate showcase - a series of short scenes from contemporary plays.
In June 2018 musical comedian, Micky P.
In June 2018 musical comedian, Micky P.
Aspire’s youth performers present an energetic, dynamic adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most loved comedies: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
The Wandering Bard is an ensemble that merges qualities of early music with delights of immortal folk music.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
Ebdon Management presents a tremendous selection of up and coming talent for your delectation.
Now in its 8th year and offering BA courses in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in collaboration with Bath Spa University.
Now in its 8th year and offering BA courses in Musical Theatre and Performing Arts, in collaboration with Bath Spa University.
A night of stand up comedy from two of the country’s best up and coming comedians.
Fancy a night with a serial killer, thieves by a river, a frumpy sibling, nosey know-it-all mama and more? Come see a showcase of scenes we’ve been rehearsing in a café from …
Magicians from the prestigious London Magic Circle and West End Magic congregate to present an unforgettable afternoon of magic for children and families alike! Fea…
Saturday 2nd March, 7pm Tickets: £13.
Shortlisted Showcase on Tuesday 19th February, 7.
The Final Show of Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course.
From the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits.
Tales from the Shed are vibrant, interactive theatre shows that are perfect for young children.
Tales from the Shed are vibrant, interactive theatre shows that are perfect for young children.
Tenderfoot is The Civic’s apprentice theatre programme for transition year students in South County Dublin.
Bring Me The Horizon hurtled from Sheffield with a brand of metal and hardcore music that’s been evolving ever since.
Are you ready to test your nerve? Are you ready to be part of the mission to save The Horizon Project? Lady Penelope invites you to the launch of The Horizon Project at a top-secre…
Back by popular demand and with new material! The hilarious and sometimes unfortunate results of wrong or mangled messages and mistaken identity, all mixed up in some very human s…
The novels of Robert Goddard have ranged freely across the generic landscape.
Weirdo - A performance showcasing Lois Mills’ weird and wonderful sketch comedy.
Cast Iron Theatre returns to Brighton HorrorFest with their hugely popular night of spooky storytelling from local writers.
Tales from the Shed are vibrant, interactive theatre shows that are perfect for young children.
A series of sketches and vignettes exploring misunderstanding and mistaken identity, miscommunication, sexuality and people’s fantasies.
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…
In the wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp Sameena Zehra and Seymour Mace set out to examine UK comedy.
Come find yourself in the woods again amongst shadow puppetry, masks and magic in A Collection of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Too.
Back once again for the renegade master.
Ever wondered why Sooty never doth speaketh? Thought so.
In the beginning was the Word, but I honestly don’t know which word to begin with when trying to describe this production.
Who is Jack the Giant Killer and the Black Dog of Peel? How did the Buggane of St Trinian’s terrorise local villagers? Why was Phynodderee banished from Fairy Land? Discover why th…
Since the beginning of time, comedians have plied their trade on the comedy battlefield.
Every singer and member of our Blueswater Presents family, featuring 20 musicians, will be playing in a raucous showcase that presents the best blues music the Fringe has to offer.
Brewhemia are presenting some of the finest acts of this year’s festival.
Dance-Forms Productions is celebrating the International Choreographers’ Showcase’s 24th Anniversary and 17 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe.
Carol Ann Duffy’s lyrical and heartwarming adaptations of classic tales brought magically to life by a vibrantly talented young all-female cast.
With wolves, witches and goblins, the story unfolds as the audience is invited to become part of the drama.
Free daily hour-long showcase of the best musical comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, courtesy of the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for full listings).
Night time.
After Best Newcomer, the Argentinean comedian brings stories of tango from Buenos Aires to Edinburgh.
Multi award-winning comic Harriet Kemsley pulls her skirt out of her pants and shames slut shaming.
After the success of the First Annual Black Comedy Showcase, we’re back – bigger, better and blacker.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Award-winning storytelling.
Like stereotypes, labels generally become meaningless upon scrutiny.
Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe’s best musical comedians! Since 2009, the MCA have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris, Mae Martin, Jay Foreman a…
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
On any given afternoon in the Fringe, you’re likely to find Simon Munnery gracing the stage of The Stand comedy club.
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Best Club in UK 2015, 2017, 2018 – Chortle Awards) brings a showcase to Edinburgh for the first time.
Last year, it was stories about being pissed on by a dragon, near death by a fire-breathing dragon, and accidentally joining a Romani Gypsy drug-smuggling ring.
Stand-up comedy showcase produced by Los Angeles based stand-up comic Kirk Smith.
Bandolier-clad gladiators on stilts rampage through the performance space, brandishing burning wheels and wreaking havoc on the lives of terrified refugees.
Mystery Meat is a monthly cult stand-up show regularly performing to sell-out audiences in Brighton. This is no accident. Get involved.
Celebrating the enthusiasm and fresh talent of new dancers from across Scotland.
An hour long stand-up show from future legends Ben Behrens, Jessie Johnson, Rob Cooper and Jessie Nixon that promises to redefine your perceptions of comedy and launch western civi…
In its sixth year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Two brothers meet by the banks of a river in Nigeria, the same river which saw them turn from children into fishermen many years before.
Edinburgh’s infamous ghosts descend upon The Fireside venue to retell the gruesome stories from the past.
What if Lady Macbeth was the reincarnation of the mysterious White Fox? YVUA Arts present their award-winning About Lady White Fox with the Nine Tales.
This is the fourth year of We’re Sorry.
In six years of stand-up, Aidan ‘Taco’ Jones has met great comedians from every continent (except Antartica, they’re rubbish).
Starr is a bag of nervous insecurity, wrapped up in a paper thin façade of theatrical overconfidence.
Jacob Lovick and Tyler Harding (Edinburgh Fringe LST Sketch-Off Finalists, 2017) are at it again! Last night at the Fringe Espionage venue this double act – otherwise known as Lo…
Great value lunchtime compilation showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
Martin Mor is blocked on Twitter by Donald Trump, the NRA, and the Creationist Museum.
A work-in-progress musical comedy show set in a library at the end of the world.
Which comic belongs in your bubble? Send your suggestions through our app: comedy gold or utter crap? Three top comedians compete to impress with tailor-made jokes based on the dem…
Jamali Maddix strides on the stage and immediately takes some shots at the easier targets in the front of the audience.
Humans are storytellers.
Richard is Britain’s leading blind theoretical physicist turned stand-up comedian with a Blue Peter badge… well, definitely in the top three.
Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey.
Freya Parker and Celeste Dring are back at the Fringe with a refreshingly light-hearted slice of sketch show comedy.
One third of critically-acclaimed sketch group Massive Dad, **** (Guardian), Stevie Martin presents her debut solo show.
As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons you make lemonade.
Welcome to The 24/7 Club, where everyone was born on the 24th July! Party with Zelda Fitzgerald, Amelia Earhart and more in Charlie V Martin’s new solo show about her birthday.
Multi-award winning vocalist and BBC Radio presenter, Clare Martin OBE, joins the acclaimed Ronnie Scott’s All Stars for a celebration of the music of Ella Fitzgerald and t…
Last year, it was stories about being pissed on by a dragon, near killed by a fire breathing dragon, and accidentally joining a Romani Gypsy Drug Smuggling Ring.
Step aboard, get your glass of grog, relax and enjoy a very special city cruise on the River Ouse.
One of York’s liveliest live nights, Say Owt is a raw melting pot of poets delivering rapid fire, heartfelt, energetic and exciting spoken word.
Tales from the Shed are vibrant, interactive theatre shows that are perfect for young children.
Hey, ever put on a puppet show in an hour?And ever put on a show with all new characters, music and dance made up by the cast?And ever been in a show that will only be p…
York’s alternative comedy sensation the Burning Duck Comedy Club returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe, presenting another handcrafted artisanal smorgasbang of the…
A bunch of comedy virgins have spent the weekend with Logan Murray, the the man who taught Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, Josh Widdecombe, Andi Osho, Luisa Omielan, Diane Mo…
Once a month the Museum of Comedy is transformed into the Museum of Magic! Magicians from the prestigious London Magic Circle and West End Magic cong…
Fresh from their regular performances in the drizzly urban wilderness of central Manchester, the “talented performers with an eye for the absurd” (RemoteGoat…
The XLP Arts South London Showcase Final is the culmination of a series of youth arts showcases held this year within Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark and Lambeth, hosted …
Thespianage Productions are cultivating a reputation in Manchester for being far too suggestible! From Gregorian chanting life advice, to miming how an amorous dragon made a slight…
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 Final Show of Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course.
Last year, it was stories about being pissed on by a dragon, near killed by a fire breathing dragon and accidentally joining a Romani Gypsy Drug Smuggling Ring.
Krumpet klub present a ‘Tales from the Krypt Kabaret’ Welcoming you into a world of dark comedy, and spooky burlesque dancer’s .
Krumpet klub present a ‘Tales from the Krypt Kabaret’ Welcoming you into a world of dark comedy, and spooky burlesque dancer’s .
Join us in the jungle for our hit annual ‘High Top Circus Student Showcase’.
Two men enter a forest.
An opportunity to see the culmination of three years’ work produced by The Hammond Graduate Musical Theatre Students, in a unique showcase performance for industry…
An energy packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
Baba Brinkman’s gritty re-telling of Chaucer’s classic Tales has been critically acclaimed the world over, with the ‘Wife of Bath’ and ‘Pardoner’ seeming perfectly at home next…
A work-in-progress musical comedy show from 2016’s Funny Women winner.
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.
After the first SOLD OUT production, we are back at The Hen & Chickens for 4 more nights this month.
Rattle Tales was started by a collective of eleven Brighton based writers who wanted to bring new writing to the stage.
As the audience wandered into the Sweet Dukebox theatre for the start of Tales Michelle Madsen and Lizzy Margereson of BAIT were already standing by the seats, welcoming people war…
Harriet’s back in Brighton and she’s brushed her hair specially.
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…
Fast-paced, club-style stand-up comedy, featuring four of the best new stand-up talents from the South East.
Martin’s overbearing mother dies leaving him homeless, helpless and unfortunately hopeless.
Singer/songwriter, Jon McLeod, brings his original acoustic compositions to Artista Cafe & Gallery.
Come on a journey back in time as Mr D regales you with fabulous tales of ghosts, monsters, the Devil, and more.
Morocco’s past colonisation by its European invaders meant stories and tales of the old Morocco were unwritten.
Under the sea, out on the farm and into the jungle, these terrific tales are woven together with live music, puppetry and a whole host of colourful characters from Julia…
The Brighton Academy Of Performing Arts presents its 5th MT Graduating year Showcase
Award-winning storytelling.
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…
Adelaide Fringe Comedy Showcase returns chock full of some of the best comedians from across the Fringe, both local & International.
The USC Showcase is a musical exhibition of Year 11 and Year 12 University Senior College Music and Drama students.
Not mincing any of our words here - the Brothers Grimm are really really grim.
Irishman Martin Mor is one of the world’s most travelled, and adventurous comedians.
A fun filled evening with so much for the family.
Fantasy, danger, excitement, laughs and mystery await those brave enough.
From the Red Right Hand and the Long Black Veil, to Delilah and Miss Otis Regrets, we have told tales of love and murder through song for centuries.
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Join Adelaide’s premier swing dancing school for a night of dance through the 1920s, 30s and 40s! Students of the school of all levels will showcase the dances of the era including…
Emma Rice’s “exquisite” (Telegraph) production comes to Oxford Playhouse following its critically acclaimed premiere at Shakespeare’s Globe.
Be entertained by the talented kids from our January Broadway Bootcamp as they perform a showcase of the skills they have developed over our two week award winning program.
The next Footlight Singer Showcase bounds into the New Year with its hit evening of live music returning to Leicester Square Theatre on 30th January.
Ladies And Gentlemen.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
For more than 40 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s greatest innovators.
Penetrating Europe, or Migrants Have Talent is a mix of verbatim theatre and talent show based on real-life stories of undocumented migration to the UK.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Martin is one of the world’s most travelled and adventurous comedians.
Journey through fairy tale lands.
Tayberry Tales is a multi-sensory storytelling programme – the main focus is to support individuals with a learning disability, to develop and learn new skills through an accred…
Produced by Connie Stride and co-directed by Emily Ashbrook and Elizabeth Bailey, The Tinder Tales excels in making genuine experiences appear visceral.
Snow is the newest prisoner at HMP Young Offenders Institution, Hull.
Martin is a comedian from the heart of the Black Country, a town called Tipton.
Martin is from the heart of the Black Country.
A free lunchtime showcase of established and up and coming acts offering tasters of their shows. Six acts plus MC Alastair Sadler.
Every member of our Blueswater Presents family will be playing a set in a raucous showcase that will present the best blues music the Fringe has to offer.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Anna Savory is a comedian & condemned woman.
Dance-Forms Productions is celebrating 16 years of brilliant performances at the Fringe, presenting the cream of the crop of postmodern creations.
Perfect Pullman.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Enter the unsettling mind of Edgar Allan Poe.
Join Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin for a nightly live podcast with guests, chat, stand-up, and all round fun and games.
You would be forgiven for thinking that a production of The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck performed in a circus tent might involve people dressed up as the character…
Harriet Dyer (BBC Live at the Fringe, BBC Ouch, BBC Radio 4 Extra and that idiot that didn’t cook her chicken on ITV’s Dinner Date) for purposes of this show is Detective Dyer.
Two men enter a forest… Fear meets mythical creature and strange happenings ensue.
Following a turbulent year of politics and current affairs, this year’s Fringe programme is unsurprisingly loaded with all manner of shows trying to make sense of the world in 20…
Chicago, America’s premier city for up-and-coming comedians sends its best and brightest to Edinburgh.
Award-winning show.
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Best Club in UK 2015, 2017 Chortle Awards) brings a showcase to Edinburgh for the first time.
The 2016 Funny Women Stage Award winner and So You Think You’re Funny? finalist of the same year, Harriet Braine, believes that art history delivered through the medium of parody…
Artist, musician and Turner Prize-winner Martin Creed invites you to a delightfully nonconformist evening of words, music and more, as he takes up residence for the 2017 Internatio…
Mae Martin (BBC Radio 4’s Mae Martin’s Guide to 21st Century Sexuality, Russell Howard’s Good News) and Australian comic Nick Coyle (Guided Meditation) improvise a variety show bas…
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
In its fifth year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase.
Looking past the sweltering hot and humid room that the Laugh Train Comedy Showcase takes place in, this show is enjoyable enough for a night out.
Have a bite to eat and take a seat – you’re in for a treat.
Multi award-winning stand-up and absolute mess Harriet Kemsley has survived another year and returns with her best show yet.
By all accounts Darius Davies has had a few interesting experiences this Fringe.
‘This great big, funny, friendly, hairy bear of an Irishman wrapped us in his irresistible mix of spontaneous humour, hilarious storytelling and total irreverence, and it was a s…
‘One of the UK’s best young observationalists’ (Guardian) went viral in India this year – not in a good way.
2016 saw JoJo Smith dip her toe into the Fringe waters with a brief run of her first solo show I was Mick Jones’ Bank Clerk.
In the world premiere of Pulitzer/Tony Award nominee Craig Lucas’s (Prelude to a Kiss, An American in Paris, Amelie) zany and touching new play, three stories collide in a world of…
In its fifth year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase.
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…
Hi guys, please come to my show.
You want stories? JoJo has a lifetime’s worth.
You know you’ve made it as a comedian when you can include an interval and encore in your Edinburgh Fringe show.
The translation of the word utopia, if my Ancient Greek (and Wikipedia) haven’t let me down, is “no-place”.
The world is too insane right now to claim the traditional gods are dead but our modern culture has definitely found a few new idols to worship.
Early in his Fringe show Mark Thomas reveals the impressively religious character of his upbringing.
Chris Turner has moved to the good old US of A and he’s back in Edinburgh to tell the festival audiences about it.
The STAC @ Northbrook Showcase featured 14 Musical Theatre Degree students, advertising their many performance talents in just over an hour of song and dance.
Join our students for a fantastical cabaret showcase from High Top Circus workshops and our special guests.
On a lake somewhere not far away, a mother duck is sitting on her eggs.
This is an exciting journey through some great tales.
Did you know the Brothers Grimm collected together over 200 different stories? Why do we only ever hear about Cinders and Snow White? Were the others too scary? Too gruesome? Or a …
Binge Thinking: An excessive amount of thinking in a short period of time or thinking too quickly.
Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.
An evening filled with stories, duets and short plays, reworked and retold to delight, surprise and entertain.
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Harriet’s back with her third and possibly best show yet.
A retelling of ten old tales, such as the story of Devil’s Dyke and why Rugby Union team Hartlepool Rovers are known as the Monkeyhangers, this hour long show invites the audienc…
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…
Come and see the short pieces we’ve selected to shortlist for our Showcase competition at The Hen & Chickens, 30th January at 7pm.
Saturday 10 & Saturday 17 September, 12pm, 1.
Labjovem 2016 is a creative platform for a new generation of young artists from the Azorean islands (Portugal), as well as a way to share some experiences, values and different rea…
From award winners to stadium fillers, OTK are proud to represent the very best in comedy.
Did you know, the Brothers Grimm collected together over 200 different stories? Why do we only ever hear about Cinders and Snow White? Were the others too scary? Too gruesome? Or a…
Molodyi Teatre combine verbatim accounts of migration from the Ukraine to the UK with a Britain’s Got Talent pastiche in a bizarre satire of modern-day xenophobia.
Comedian and social change pioneer Josie Long is joined by investigative journalist and regular Guardian contributor Martin Williams for a topical mix of reportage and gags.
Ayesha Hazarika spent eight years as political adviser to Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
The Dean Martin Christmas Show aims to explore the warm relationship between Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra as they appear on the titular Christmas special.
Ayesha Hazarika spent eight years as political adviser to Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband.
Celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the International Choreographers’ Showcase and 15 years with powerful performances at the Fringe.
Fife Youth Arts is proud to showcase films made by young people from across the country.
Funny Women semi-finalist and best-selling author says: ‘Hello from the other side of 40’.
The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
In this session Dr.
When someone has nowhere to go, a fairytale can take them home.
Award-winning Badger High School Theater presents Tales from the American Midwest, a series of American folk tales centred around the Midwestern states.
As heard on BBC Ouch.
Harriet Dyer is accidentally alternative.
Did you know, the Brothers Grimm collected together over 200 different stories? Why do we only ever hear about Cinders and Snow White? Were the others too scary? Too gruesome? Or a…
Award-winning show.
How to review something like Woody Allen(ish)? The comedy equivalent of a tribute act, it’s a show which sees English comic Simon Schatzberger adopt the material and persona of t…
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Best Club in UK 2015, Chortle Awards) brings a showcase to Edinburgh for the first time. Award-winning comedians and the best new acts, free!
Multi award-winning idiot Harriet Kemsley keeps making mistakes and she might be about to make the biggest one of her life.
From the team that brought you Winfamy, ‘bizarre and brilliant’ **** (EdFringeReview.
Hilarity Bites Management are one of the biggest comedy agencies in the North of England, looking after some of the biggest and brightest talent.
To borrow from one of Glenn Moore’s own references, this show is a tale of two cities.
Each of the short – but far from woeful – tales in this half-hour collection (from Bristol University and National Youth Theatre) have concepts that could be summed up in one l…
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…
People are vicious.
Milo McCabe steps onto the stage as Troy Hawke with the swagger of an assured performer.
The best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics in a great value lunchtime compilation showcase, hand-picked from across the Fringe.
In its fourth year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase.
Mae Martin (BBC Radio 4, Live from the BBC, Russell Howard’s Good News) improvises a brand new hour every night as she develops her new show.
Jokes and stories from a life on the road.
Something’s happened to John’s porridge bowl and Marny Godden has crafted an hour of surreal, very physical comedy to find out exactly what.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Spencer Jones is once more going full tilt in the surrealism stakes, and the result is a fantastically strange success.
I remember the World Wrestling Federation Attitude Era well.
Twisted Edge Comedy presents the participants of their newly founded stand-up workshops.
The Thinking Drinkers are back at the Fringe and this year they’re serving up a whistle stop tour of the world’s boozy traditions, mixing up a cocktail of historical facts, fil…
Will Duggan is an angry man and it’s not entirely clear why.
I like Sarah Callaghan.
As his simple but extremely catchy theme tune states at the outset of The People’s Prince, his name is Phil.
Part TED talk, part psychic extravaganza, Tom Binns’ extrasensory expert Ian D Montfort is back at the festival and he’s determined to convince the sceptics the dead are among …
In 2004 Lawrence won a BBC New Comedy Award.
The best kept secret in comedy Dyer and Whitney are back with their unique, original and hilarious character comedy sketches and songs! You have never seen a sketch like it.
With last year’s Cry me a Liver Lucy Pohl proved herself to be an exceptional actor, throwing herself into each of her characters with impressive resolve.
Last year Chris Turner brought a show about his physical wellbeing to the Edinburgh stage, blending stand-up and rapping to explore his brushes with mortality.
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 …
Grant Stott is well known around the Edinburgh area.
Comedy can be incredibly effective as a vehicle for delivering a message.
There’s a warm and weird welcome upon arrival at Yeti’s - Demon Dive Bar.
Piff the Magic Dragon is the character creation of comic magician, John van der Put.
Attacking her material with a mixture of nervous energy and enthusiasm Juliette Burton launches into her act by describing her difficulties in making decisions, then tracing the bi…
Radio Active is an 80s Radio 4 satirical sketch show, born from the Oxford Revue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Anyone wandering around central Edinburgh this festival will likely have noticed the large billboards and posters advertising No Horizon, a new musical of Broadway styled proportio…
UK Premiere by Emmy nominated American playwright, Eric Coble.
If theatre is all about holding a mirror up to ourselves, then Tales From the Hanging Captain certainly makes the grade – it’s the first performance piece arising from the thr…
Join our students for a fantastical cabaret showcase from High Top Circus workshops and our special guests.
There is much more to history than just learning dates and facts.
Award-winning comedian Amadeus Martin takes you on a journey through Brixton urban legends, anecdotes and observations, from the failed Viking Invasion of 885AD, the Victorian Era …
Short story and flash fiction readings with audience participation.
An evening filled with stories, duets and short plays, reworked and retold to delight, surprise and entertain.
“An evening filled with stories, duets and short plays, reworked and retold to delight, surprise and entertain.
Nominated an astounding 31 times in the fifteen years of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards - more than any other performer - there is no doubt that, after 35 years as a professional musi…
Actor/singer/storyteller Richard Spaul tells stories from Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre masterpiece.
Tales of Sin proclaims malice, seduction, lust and vengeance, so count me in! This six for the price of one variety show, spans a wide spectrum of genres – musical, opera, vers…
The Brighton Showcase hosts the best in new and up-and-coming local talent every Wednesday evening at award-winning venue, The Brunswick.
Rising star and general idiot stand-up Harriet Kemsley returns with her new show ‘Good Girl’.
Performer James Cairns (‘Dirt’, ‘The Three Little Pigs’, ‘The Snow Goose’) teams up with writer Gwydion Beynon (‘The Epicene Butcher’) to tell the epic, unforgettable and hilarious…
Set in a cafe, this helping from Octopus Soup Theatre initially provides nothing that an audience wouldn’t have seen before.
Performer James Cairns (‘Dirt’, ‘The Three Little Pigs’, ‘The Snow Goose’) teams up with writer Gwydion Beynon (‘The Epicene Butcher’) to tell the epic, unforgettab…
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…
Blair Socci and Farah Brook host this excellent lineup of comedians, with partial proceeds benefiting Planned Parenthood.
Mr. Zweibel and Mr. Short, both prolific comedians and writers, will discuss their new books and reflect on their decadeslong careers.
Elna Baker and Kevin Townley host this ever-changing variety show, with each edition based on a different idea.
Not all live comedy is presented in this way.
TALES FROM GERIASSIC PARK – On the Verge of Extinction is a poignant, uproarious look at family, relationships, addiction, peeing, aging, cancer, and scones.
Peter Rabbit knows very well he’s not to go into Mr McGregor’s garden, especially as it was there his father met his untimely end! But he can’t resist … and soon he and his…
Lancaster Offshoots have created an enjoyable and surprisingly funny offering with their take on Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit and Other Tales.
Television personality, Patrick Kielty, attempts to revive his stand up career in what is billed as a fresh hour of comedy.
Music + comedy x outstanding talent = MCA Showcase! Now in its seventh year, the MCA has provided a launch pad to superstar acts like Frisky and Mannish (2009 finalists), Abandoman…
Texan Kiya Heartwood (Stealin’ Horses, Wishing Chair) is ‘an award-winning American singer/songwriter who writes smart, funny and poignant songs about the famous and not-so-famou…
There’s plenty for girls to worry about these days – from tattoos to eating disorders to abusive relationships – and Tanya Holt, a mother herself, deals with the difficulties…
There are three things which are undeniably British: Geoffrey Chaucer, trains and casual drinking.
Frantic passions are unleashed when divine and human worlds meet.
Improv with a dark twist! As you enter the theatre you will be welcomed by the cast who will show you to your seats and make sure you are sitting comfortably, before using dark mag…
This is a performance of the score from the fantasy dance-drama Wild Zebra, showcasing the accomplishments of a troupe of young Chinese performers (8-12 years old).
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Wild Zebra is a fantasy ballet with symphony orchestra accompaniment showcasing the accomplishments of a troupe of young Chinese performers (8-12 years).
Yu Cai Primary School, originated in the ancient oriental city of Yan’an, where only about 100 years ago the people moved out from living in cave houses.
Childhood is happy and carefree.
The ancient East, full of myth and charm.
Widely regarded as one of the leading young companies in the UK, Newbury Youth Theatre have an unparalleled reputation at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Dance-Forms Productions will celebrate the 21st anniversary of the International Choreographers’ Showcase and 14 years presenting exciting performances at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Do you dare to take the hand of a mermaid? Swim with a Selkie? Hear the song of a Siren? Such stories are fishwives’ tales.
Join Chris and Carl, plus special guests, for an hour of unedited nonsense in this live version of what the Guardian listed as one of the Top 10 Podcasts on the Web.
The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages, plus a special collaborative number created at our earlier daytime wo…
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.
An hour of lunchtime comedy could be worse spent than with this quirky collection of occasionally promising comedians.
Some of the best comic characters out there are likeable but misguided individuals, chronically lacking in self-awareness.
The Creative Martyrs, that white-faced Laurel and Hardy of existential cabaret terrorism, are not men to be trifled with, as some rather talkative front-row audience members discov…
We all love a good story! Multi award-winning singer-songwriter Mike Willis and his rovin’ band transport you to the smoky mountains of America.
Happy-go-lucky nihilism from a man in a powder blue suit. ‘Many moments of absolute brilliance’ (Scotsman). As heard on Josie Long’s Lost Treasures podcast.
‘When April has showered sweetly with his rains, when the west wind has breathed so sweetly through every grove and field.
He’s a true-blue, straight-talking Aussie and he’s in town for some old fashioned stand-up, knock-em down comedy.
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club returns to the Edinburgh Fringe following two sell-out runs.
Using the unique experiences of African American students at the University of Florida, from the first students who attended more than 50 years ago to members of the current studen…
There’s plenty for girls to worry about these days – from tattoos to eating disorders to abusive relationships – and Tanya Holt, a mother herself, deals with the difficulties…
Fourth Monkey are back with another stellar ensemble piece, providing late night gothic horror - even more frightening, as it is based on a real-life horror story.
You think you know the story of Hansel and Gretel, but can you fully comprehend the suffering that they endured? Poverty, starvation, abandonment, incarceration, murder and insanit…
The Fringe is a place for new discoveries – the freshest, young talent rubbing shoulders with the world’s best at their craft.
‘Gallivanting.
Eric is a friendly, unassuming man whose Tales of the Sea take you through his time spent on submarines in the Royal Navy.
A bare stage, obscured by low lighting and backed by an eerie sinister soundtrack set the tone for this gripping retelling of the classic children’s fairy-tale, but this telling …
Rapunzel is part of Fourth Monkey’s 2015 fairytale season and features their signature physical ensemble work.
It’s a mark of Tony Law’s success as a surrealist that when he buggers up the start of the show, one wonders if it’s supposed to happen.
Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez have once again brought their surreal blend of comedy and physical theatre to Edinburgh, and this time they’re taking on a classic of world literatu…
Kids! Do you need somewhere to take your adults without them getting bored and going in a huff? Bring them to Funny Stuff for Happy People, where the adults can have just as good a…
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.
This play tells the story of Benji and Alf, next-door neighbours becoming best friends, bonded by their love of the titular ‘Fairly Tales’.
After their successful debut last year, Dyer and Whitney are back with more of their unique, original and hilarious character comedy sketches and songs! This new duo sold out at Le…
In its third year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase.
Surrealist comedian Paul Foot is an Edinburgh Fringe institution.
A brand new show featuring your favourite characters including Hairy’s feline friends.
Join Sarah Keyworth (Amused Moose Semi-Finalist) and Alex Hylton, (Macmillan Comedian of the Year Runner-up) as they take on love, sexuality and dating in this debut show.
Mae Martin is an absolute gem on the Free Fringe.
How difficult is comedy when you’re a nice guy who’s had a nice life? What well can you draw from for your material? It’s a problem that Sy Thomas has grappled with, and one …
Outrageously over-the-top characters, a raucous Edinburgh Fringe audience and lashings of inappropriate advice from a self-styled flirt coach, sexologist and dating guru.
In all likelihood, you’ll have already noticed the five star rating attached to this review.
In Goose: Kablamo, comedian Adam Drake has created a comedy show that doesn’t so much defy description, it just stuffs so much in that it is very difficult to do the act justice …
Grab a beer, nurse your hangover and relax.
There’s something refreshing about seeing a stand-up show with a title that accurately reflects the content of the act.
If life gives you lemons you stuff them in a German’s face and make a joke about sauerkraut.
After Flipper Committed Suicide! Giada comes back to Edinburgh with a brand new hour of fun, dark material, from sex to fairy tales.
Die-hard fans of classic BBC Sitcom Dad’s Army will particularly enjoy this panel discussion, Q&A and selection of nostalgic clips from Ian Lavender, aka Private Pike, and fellow…
Acclaimed double act LetLuce (Lucy Pearman and Letty Butler) offer an entertaining hour of very silly, loosely connected sketches on a nautical theme.
At the start of her show Katia Kvinge explains the combination of cultures which has helped make her the person she is today.
Chris Martin is trying something a little different this year by having his show underpinned with a musical soundtrack.
Years ago Ari Shaffir and some of his comedian buddies were sitting around in LA telling stories.
There is just something about storyteller Callum Lykan.
From the moment Marny Godden’s first character walks onto the stage to a decidedly creepy soundtrack it’s clear that the comedian will be leading the audience down an unusual p…
The best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics in a great value lunchtime compilation showcase.
On any given night during the Edinburgh Fringe there are dozens of funny comics standing on stage talking about the life and loves of a performer.
Chris Stokes had a very bad 2014, and on reflection he dealt with it badly.
British Asian, Paul Sinha, makes a very welcome return to the Stand Comedy Club during the Fringe after a four-year absence.
Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Callaghan lives at home with her mum – and for this hour we are transported to her three-by-five-metre bedroom in her home in working-class London.
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…
Many people boast about staring death in the face and laughing, but Chris Turner has a different perspective.
When you boast a cast of characters as diverse as Lucie Pohl’s new act it’s no surprise when the results are so mixed.
One Trick Pony is the follow up to the critically acclaimed mouthful of a fringe show, Adrienne Truscott’s Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little…
Returning to the Fringe with another slice of slickly made sketch comedy, Hannah Croft and Fiona Pearce once more impress with cleverly structured and impeccably acted comic vignet…
Splodge that porridge! Slurp that soup! Snap that biscuit! On today’s menu there is a trio of traditional and tasty tales to tantalise and tease.
Jess Robinson is a first class mimic.
It’s the top of the show and on an otherwise empty stage, in front of a capacity crowd, a phone is ringing.
Kent-native Harriet Kemsley takes a juvenile look at an adult world, as she describes fitting into the grown up sphere of sex, porn, drugs and flat-sharing with child-like naivety,…
Ria Lina presents a comic show on political correctness that purports to raid society’s taboos.
They’ve had an epic night out.
(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…
An eclectic mix of songs, scenes and ensemble numbers from the world of musical theatre accompanied by a live band.
AMATA bring the pioneering work of its graduates of music, theatre and dance.
In a room at no particular time, in no particular place, three writers are telling stories.
Back for their fifth Brighton Fringe, spoken word group Rattle Tales present a night of interactive literature.
Hanuman is half human, half monkey.
Stories from the greatest English storyteller, ‘in situ:’ gives you ‘Canterbury Tales’ in a promenade performance of Chaucer’s masterpiece.
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…
Wyrd-O! Tales From The Absurdicon Go-Anywhere theatre that recklessly pulls at the threads of reality.
Movies always have a soundtrack… why can’t a stand-up show? “20-something tall comedian” (Online Review) Chris Martin (Milton Jones tour support 2013, Guardian’s Top 10 Comedy …
BBC Young Musician of the Year 2014 pianist Martin James Bartlett plays Mozart Concerto No.
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…
Award-winning new comic Harriet Kemsley unveils her deepest, darkest fears.
The Cinco de Mayo edition of this monthly show sees improvisers retell well-known stories in the style of the indie film director Wes Anderson.
Brighton Fringe’s number one free family event will entertain both you and your little ones.
Thirteen tales inspired by the old names for the full moons.
Improvised comedy, with a dark twist! Doctor Synistra presents three short improvised tales of horror based on audience suggestion.
Bryan Tucker, one of the head writers on “Saturday Night Live,” hosts this showcase of some of his fellow writers from the long-running show.
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…
Blackshaw Theatre Company presents Duncan Gates’ new play, Fetch, as part of ‘Halloween Tales’, a spooky 3-day theatre event at The Selkirk Pub in Tooting Broadway.
Follow Hansel, Gretel, and Jacob on their journey through the forest.
Hungry Wolf presents an energetic and enthusiastic offering for children at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Vibrant, bawdy and vivid, this witty adaptation of Chaucer’s masterpiece breathes fresh new life into the mediaeval pilgrims telling their naughty stories en route for Canterbury…
One performance only! ‘Several of the best one-liners you will hear.
Todoandahooha’s Telling Tales is a series of 21st century morality plays commenting on and critiquing the contemporary world.
A well known political journalist with the Sunday Telegraph and former editor of the Scotsman.
One of the best things about dance is that it can transcend the boundaries of language or culture.
A BBC Folk Awards Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Carthy has been one of folk music’s best-loved, most enthusiastic and most quietly controversial figures for over 40 years.
Romp through a 32,000 year history of visual satire, the life and work of William Hogarth and the power of giving and taking offence, along the way exposing the techniques, practic…
Harriet struggles to make sense of the world and so she keeps notes of everything she sees.
The New Zealand Music Showcase is a great way to see some of New Zealand’s greatest artists here at the fringe.
Canterbury may have one of the world’s most famous cathedrals, but Manchester had the Hacienda.
20 Stories High Young Actors Theatre Company’s Tales from the MP3 is an original and dynamic production.
The acts chosen from the London competition earlier this year are as varied as they are talented, representing the old and well-loved to the new and exciting.
The Voice Festival UK returns to Edinburgh Fringe, with a jam-packed a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages, plus a special collaborative number created at our workshop h…
The Singing Kettle’s creator and former star, Artie Trezise, is back with his exciting new production.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Mesmerising and sublime performance from Argentina’s finest tango singer, ‘completely beguiling’ (BBC Radio 3) who sings rare Piazzolla, tango classics and his own compositions joi…
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…
Canadian comic Mae Martin is workshopping a new show at this year’s Fringe, using the audience as guinea pigs to try out some new material.
Harry Scott-Moncrieff, Faye Treacy, Steve Mclean and Oh Standfast mix comedy and cabaret to deliver much more than just another show.
Mark Thomas is a comedian and activist best known for political shows that seek to both satirise the status quo and, importantly, share ideas on how to challenge it.
If you’re in the mood for some bawdy, laddish comedy then this is the show for you.
As a comedian, Robert Newman seems somewhat unqualified to espouse a new theory of evolution, especially a theory that is rejected by most scientists.
Everybody, it seems, has a view on comedian Jim Davidson.
Eric is a sailor and performs his Tales of the Sea in an appropriately dark and dank venue; Just the Wee One at The Caves is, impressively packed out for this Submariner’s Yarn.
Scotland, a land steeped in myth and legend.
Fans of Barry Cryer – and there are legions of them – will adore this rambling stream-of-consciousness comedy show about nothing in particular.
Hilarity Bites, as comedy showcases at the Fringe go, is a solid choice - a mix of an experienced compere and a good range of acts promising a solid hour of entertainment.
Grab a beer, nurse your hangover and relax.
Short Stories - True Song Tales from the American Edge is an acoustic solo show from Kiya Heartwood, an award-winning American singer-songwriter.
Paul Foot’s offstage microphone isn’t working, so the pre-show announcement of Paul Foot - Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major is apparently ruined.
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…
The Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show at the Cabaret Bar in the Pleasance Courtyard claims to be the longest running and most successful lunchtime show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
“Warning.
From the get-go, it’s evident that Barking at Aeroplanes is going to be a little bit strange and out of the ordinary.
In Mitch Benn: Don’t Believe a Word, the musical satirist attempts to explain why we should all put our faith in science over religion and superstition.
“Heard of Simon Munnery?” asks the blurb in the Fringe programme.
Ivor Dembina cut his teeth on the alternative comedy circuit with original material, so I was surprised to discover him performing a show called Old Jewish Jokes for the third y…
I was unprepared for the black skin-tight onesie that arch-surrealist Tony Law was wearing as he bounded onto the stage.
This production modernises the art of Chaucerian storytelling to make accessible the humour and bawdiness of The Canterbury Tales.
I admit to having felt a tad disappointed when I heard that Josie Long wasn’t doing her political stuff this year.
Chris Martin’s favourable brand of cynical yet amusing observations are back but this year they are served with an additional side of insightful musings.
Harriet is sangry (sad and angry) that her eccentric escapades often end in folk questioning her mental health.
A must for live music fans of all ages, this is your chance to catch the next generation of Brighton & Hove musicians live on stage! This Rockit! Brighton showcase will feature you…
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Goldfish Fire Alarm are a group of improvisers from London with a love of storytelling.
A fascinating and exciting collection of artwork created by Brighton YMCA residents.
A jamboree of performances from second-year performing arts students of Varndean College.
Award-winning Amadeus Martin returns, with his ‘Me Etc.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Live storytelling… and you’re in the show.
Brighton’s finest writers read their stories and then you get to have your say. We even provide rattles so you can make some noise. Loud rattling fun!
Harriet Walter & Guy Paul in a reading of Jessica Duchen’s new play ‘A Walk Through the End of Time’ exploring the astonishing history of Olivier Messiaen’s masterpiece compo…
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.
You might think you are thick skinned, but this show will re-evaluate your limits.
Improvised horror stories, presented by Dr Synistra (a host with many faces but only one name).
On the 23rd of July, La Petite Famille performed their original fresh take on the time-old coming of age story ‘Tomorrow’s Dawn’.
The basement of Komedia is buzzing as soon as I enter; this is the place to be for stand up comedy in the South (or so I’ve been told).
Sibling rivalry, alcoholism, a priest and death all link together in this darkly humorous piece by renowned Irish playwright Martin McDonough.
This biographical revue is best when the Broadway pro Emily Skinner gets a chance to sing (highlights: her versions of “Swattin’ the Fly” and “I Got Lost in…
Greshams school is performing at the Fringe for the 13th consecutive year.
David Grimm’s play, about a gentlewoman (Nina Arianda) forced to work as a prostitute, is not only set in 1920, but it also feels like a throwback to that era, in which melod…
The WeGotTickets MCA return to the Cowbarn for two showcases of the UK’s best emerging and established musical comedy acts.
The MCA promotes five acts in one evening with the intention of increasing their exposure in a lively environment, with a healthy sense of competition to aid the fun.
An eighteenth century romantic parlor comedy in an eighteenth century parlor.
Booking Dance Festival’s annual Fringe show always promises a high-octane hybrid of dance styles, with seven companies participating in one enticing show.
WeGotTickets 2013 Award Winners Showcase.
The Booking Dance Festival is a self-titled ‘dance festival within a festival,’ and their annual Fringe showcase certainly offers the opportunity to experience a smorgasbord of…
That simple word opens up many possibilities throughout your solo journey through You Once Said Yes.
Join LIP Theatre Company for a journey through times past, present and future in the streets of Auld Reekie as they return for their 17th year with another exciting original play.
Werner’s atmospheric installation takes you on an illusion-fuelled journey to darkly poetic places.
In an appropriately darkened room we listened as the wonderfully eccentric Viktor Wynd, multidisciplinary artist and wearer of green-and-yellow-checked suits, regaled us with suita…
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
I was pleasantly surprised by this performance.
Despite promising an hour’s worth of entertainment, displaying different styles of dance, and highlighting work from various international choreographers, this showcase lacked va…
Geoffrey Chaucer is a tricky writer to read, let alone convey in a coherent dramatic narrative.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Comedy’s most reasonable man tells entertaining lies about the novelty teacup industry and other issues (time permitting).
Due to the fact they lived such different lives to our own, it is perilously easy to dismiss our medieval cousins as having absolutely nothing in common with modern Britons.
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).
A beautiful way to start your Fringe! Three of Scotland’s most critically acclaimed new artists, Turning Plates, Jo Mango and The State Broadcasters, perform an intimate seated eve…
An entertaining yet highly prurient act, Martin Mor’s How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death? offers a reinvigorated, revitalised and thoroughly welcome attitude towards…
Handmade Tales, performed by the Tap Tap theatre, is a collection of children’s stories that transport you to a magical world.
You remember The Canterbury Tales dont you? A group of pilgrims meet in a Southwark tavern, all on pilgrimage to Canterbury, and agree to pass the time by telling each other stor…
Award-winning Fringe favourite (6th year) insider’s view of life on a nuclear submarine.
Scamp Theatre presents an hour-long feast of storytelling that thrills children and parents alike.
Much like Arthur’s Seat is the bedrock of Edinburgh, comedy is the bedrock of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Since 2007 Hilarity Bites alumni include John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Chris Ramsey, Russell Kane, Jason Cook, Pete Firman, Richard Herring, Reginald D.
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.
Join two of the hottest up-and-coming rising stars for an hour of Ain’t It Awkward stand-up and bants.
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales immerses children and parents alike into a world of wonder.
Been to a load of shows already? Tired of sitting back as the passive audience member? Want to have your say? Then Britain’s Got F*ck All Talent is for you.
Canadian Mae Martin (Russell Howard’s Good News, BBC Radio 4) is gleefully reliving the traumas of adolescence, and the disappointment of the 2012 Apocalypse.
Comedy that is jaded yet manages to toe the line and steer clear from being too depressing is no mean feat.
In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.
A few hours spent interrogating From Death to Death and Other Small Tales - the Scottish National Gallery’s brilliant new exhibition - feels as much like a psychic regression ses…
Tales From The Shed is a delightful interactive performance for the under-fives, where colour, magic and music fuse together to create a wonderful theatrical presentation as an alt…
Ella Hickson was the darling of the Fringe last year with her debut play, Eight.
Less a play, and more a very well curated group installation exhibition, Power Plant should mesmerize even the most callous of cynics.
Upon entering the space, a performer is forcefully reciting poetry while two men in black hoods silently watch on.
For me The Troubadour Tales should be a total hit.
A young African girl on a bus is jabbering away about her recent arrival.
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.
I once heard about a man who, minutes from planning to end his life, went into a shop to get whatever last-second things the destitute buy; pen and pad, a Bounty bar, twenty Major …
Future Tales (Sierakowski)by Komuna //Warszawa is based on the politics of Sławomir Sierakowski, a 34 year old ‘left-wing intellectual and activist’ who has become a prominen…
From the second you are given a clean suit and goggles to don, you know this will not be your average Fringe show.
A neighborhood boy getting killed at an intersection.
An exploration of the concept of lucid dreams, this new play has a lot of meat on the bone.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Assisted suicide, euthanasia, murder.
One of the most fascinating aspects of Greek drama is the ability for modern theatre artists to freely interpret it.
A young, game troupe telling a simple tale with some inventive staging makes for an enchanting bed time story.
Cardinal sin number one of site specific theatre: Picking the wrong site! Despite the fact that Hotel Nowhere actually takes place in a hotel, and the fact that B.
Belt Ups interactive oeuvre is kind of perfect for childrens theatre.
Mad Mary is a tough nosed, hard living, uncompromising girl trapped in a small town in Ireland who needs a date for a friends wedding.
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…
In the Fringe guide, there is a lot of theatre which claims interactivity.
As you can probably infer from the band’s name, Balkan Beat Box are bending the conventions of the Eastern-European folk genre, and are bringing it bang up to date.
This is a piece of theatre that any actor or director will love; the sheer innovation and inventiveness of the company had me split between complete admiration and a terrible sense…
Every year theres about three or five Fringe shows that feel like they could open up on the West End tomorrow and do fine.
Holding the attention of an audience for an hour of dance, especially with a mish-mash of different styles, can be a challenge.
If anyone knows little about Martin Dockery and this performance beforehand, a Fringe-goer can be forgiven for being a little unprepared for the chaos and tumult that is Martin Doc…
The last twenty minutes of Eric’s Tales of the Sea are heart-wrenchingly powerful.
Daphne Pena returns to Edinburgh with a new show for 2007, adding more tales and dances from Cairo, following up her 2006 Bellydance Diaries.
First things first, every ticket for this show costs a fiver, which is far better value than so many other children’s productions on in Edinburgh during August and for this £5, …
Before watching this performance, I was eagerly expecting to be impressed by the promise of circus skills, puppetry, and a beloved writer.
This show really intrigued me.
David ‘Perrier Award winning’ O’Doherty has grown a beard especially for his role as the intrepid – read: inept - explorer Rory Sheridan.
What was it Margaret from The Apprentice said about Edinburgh University this year? ‘Perhaps it’s not what it used to be.
A boy tossed through the revolving door of foster homes and department of family services.
From the time you enter Vittoria, an Italian restaurant in New Town, you are greeted and accosted by a group of actors attempting to sound Italian.
Three years ago, at my first Fringe, I saw Chris Martin do a fifteen-minute free set in a basement room.
A fort, a spaceship, a submarine, a bus; four things a large box can be in the mind of a child.
An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouchs last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly…
Less a piece of theatre, and more a very interesting tandem lecture about football, politics, and family all cornering around the 1976 Olympic Football match between Poland and Ira…
I went to see ‘Kesho Amahoro: Peace Tomorrow’ with absolutely no idea what to expect or even really what it was about.
‘Erroneous’ - a Concatenate Theatre piece - is a play which explores the fleeting exultance of youth, fathomless depths of old age and the relationships which last throughout.
‘Dr Darkling’s Device’ was supposedly a play set in a future in which dreams are prohibited, with the ‘Psi-Police’ monitoring any illegal dream fabrication.
Hodgson begins his act by describing himself as a man of contrast and this is certainly true.
Following the interweaving stories of a community in 1940s Austria, Tales from the Vienna Woods largely focuses on the domestic disputes of the characters rather than the effects o…
Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel.
If everyone has a story to tell, one that’s worth listening to, then why is it that the only stories that shift copies off shelves and set Twitter alight are the births, marriage…
The loneliness of being a lighthouse keeper, even if you have a partner, would drive a person mad.
A heavily pregnant fairy, a yuppie Goldilocks, a Jeremy Kyle-style King chatting to a jilted Snow White, Burbery-wearing rats.
Andreas Grassl is the piano man who washed up in Kent.
The first time encountering civilisation.
Hilaire Bellocs Cautionary Tales were written in the late-19th century and have been in print ever since.
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.
In the cold hard light of day we all know stand-up is a tough gig - the Fringe is a buyers’ market and we’re all on the look out for the next best thing.
What starts out with Shoko Ito charmingly asking the audience if they love someone with Japanese pop songs gently wafting into their ears quickly devolves into a series of dreamsca…
You enter a gym, before long, a man with fists of fury enters, training, punching, sprinting, bearing his soul.
It’s only when you look back at your childhood books and films that you realise how many of them are ripe for satire.
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…
A nightmare that no one can wake up from, delving deeper and deeper into surreality.
Best friends Jess and Gem, two struggling actresses, decide to go their separate ways after yet another unsuccessful audition and a bed fiasco.
A hypnotic, atmospheric, environmental sculpture.
A soundscape of a woman’s voice layered over itself plays while a woman sits in a red light.
What starts off promisingly as a suspenseful yarn about a man trapped by some odd psychiatric cult (which seems to resemble Scientology in more ways than comfortable), devolves to …
A play about an allotment, in an allotment, drowning in metaphor with Beckettian transitions.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Many will argue that the beauty of Performance Art is that the possibilities are endless.
Some might consider it cruel, but I’m of the opinion that children’s stories benefit from that added sprinkle of fear.
Oh! Youre too old! Dont let Peter see you! That was gently whispered in my ear as I entered the space for this choppy adaptation of Peter Pan.
Patrick Monahans show is a great piece of interactive storytelling that has children standing on chairs waving their arms wildly to be picked to help Monahan tell the story of a …
Chris Martin does himself no favours by drawing comparisons between his name and that of the Coldplay frontman.
As audience members, we are trained to see and hear, but what if you take away one of those senses.
Established in 1973, the Edinburgh Folk Club was represented at the Fringe for the first time this year with a showcase at the Acoustic Music Centre at St Bride’s that displayed …
The moments when you grow up, some may be small, others massive.
I am not a football fan myself, but ‘Fever Pitch’ is not just about football.
A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…
When your lineup is three unheard-of comedians, and your venue is the Gilded Balloon’s tiny “Wee Room”, calling your show ‘The Big Comedy Showcase’ is actually a pretty s…
Edward Wren cuts a fine macabre master of ceremonies in The River Peoples Terrible Tales of the Midnight Chorus.
As you enter the bar you are encouraged to take a drink; do, you’ll need it.
‘What is the nature of Prosperos power?’ That was a question posed to a bright faced class of theatrical designers during a discussion of The Tempest.
Thanks to the vagaries of Lothian Buses I missed the first number in this multi-company showcase of short dance items.
Shadow puppetry has delighted people for about 1,000 years and little has changed.
Last year on my final weekend at the Fringe, a friend of mine met a local man at the Silent Disco, started snogging him, and then eventually started to date him.
‘A story is a very peculiar thing.
The history of Edinburgh opens up so many opportunities for brilliant site specific work, which is rarely properly realised.
Performing stand-up comedy to a handful of people in a sweaty room in Camden probably isn’t anyone’s ideal way to spend a warm evening.
Our history, and what wed wish our history to be.
Fans of Would I Lie To You? will need no prompting to visit this ingenious variation on the theme of Spot the Porker, in which four storytellers by turns deliver 10-15 minute solo …
Tales from the Sauna opens with a voiceover from a 1960s psychiatrist about how all gays are socially and sexually inadequate borderline pyschopaths.
Upon entering their den just off the Cowgate, the cast of Wolf are howling, sniffing, and prowling about with wild abandon.
The key ingredients to any successful comedy show have to be a friendly audience, a boisterous atmosphere and a packed venue, all of which the Showcase Show had.
‘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.
Martin Milnes is a unique talent with an exceptional voice and good vocal technique to go with it.
The stage is strewn with detritus, traces of lives lived on the margin.
Edinburgh’s Old Town breathes history, sometimes with a roar, and sometimes with a whisper.
Folk tales are a fascinating, timeless and valuable form of cultural currency, once passed around by firelight and now echoing through art, music, and literature.
Staging is the star in Barrie Kosky’s take on Eugene Onegin.
Comedy, circus, storytelling, poetry and stupid science.
St Martin's-in-the-Fields announces it Christmas celebrations.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
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Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
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.
It’s the 1600’s, and a blind boy from a village in Yorkshire wants an education.
We spend a few minutes with The Grimmest of Grim Tales, but our chat was anything but.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Broadway Baby talks to Fourth Monkey, the biggest company at the fringe with a huge team of 80 actors and 10 crew! This year they are bringing a plethora of Grimm tales.
Tanya Holt, producer, performer and writer is to grace the stage this year with Cautionary Tales For Daughters. Broadway Baby finds out more.
Martin Walker became Broadway Baby’s Stand-Up Comedy editor in March 2014.