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.
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.
It’s all in the title (hahahahahahahaha).
Festival closing service: Vespers.
Ave Maria: Centuries of Prayer and Praise.
The show is a celebration of the students of the PPAS Street Dance Summer School and the choreography they have learned during the course.
The Falu Miner Chords Chorus, from the copper mining town of Falun, Sweden, celebrate their 40th Chorus anniversary at the Fringe with Edinburgh’s Rolling Hills Chorus who celebr…
A lively, foot-tapping concert of Welsh, Irish and Scottish harp music from one of Europe’s finest exponents of the Celtic harp.
Faure’s Requiem and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms – The Howe Street Singers, directed by Les Shankland, perform Faure’s much loved Requiem and equally beautiful Cantique de Jea…
This limited run live-band lunchtime sing-along show is a dream come true for musical fans of all ages, raising the curtain on all your favourite hits from stage and screen.
Living stones.
Two performers armed with a single scene – a customer orders a drink from a waiter.
TS Eliot’s poem Ash Wednesday is widely regarded as a work of great spiritual depth.
Sing, Sign and Sensory offers sensory-based performance workshops tailored to infants between 0-24 months.
Theatre on the Edge returns to the Fringe after last year’s production of Kerouac: And All That Jazz (***** (EdinburghGuide.
Guided Tours.
Live performance of selections chosen by the editors from the new edition of Scottish Religious Poetry.
Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts 2024 opening service, Sunday worship.
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 …
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.
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.
Following their hugely successful run at last year’s Fringe, CRE8IV are back with their show that encourages you to sing along! You won’t be thrown out for belting out these musica…
The cult hit returns to the Fringe with an interactive screening of another classic Murder, She Wrote episode, Paint Me a Murder, following last year’s riotous presentation of Sing…
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…
One of Scotland’s rising comedy stars, Pete Carson brings his debut show to the festival to find out what it means to be an alcoholic, embittered Poundland Santa Claus every year…
Six comedians.
Beryl & Clive, a wildly funny comedy about a fabulously unconventional couple breaking all the rules to fulfil their creative dreams.
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.
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.
Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey is a laugh-out-loud musical hour spent inside the whimsical world of Christian Dart, you’ll hear about his birth weight, less-than-successful love …
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.
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.
Sing it! From Retro to Remix.
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…
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.
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.
Sing, Sign & Sensory offers sensory-based performance workshops tailored to infants between 0-24 months.
The art of storytelling has always inspired our imaginations.
Bank holiday 6/5 classical music with the Elegia Consort [Daria Robertson, soprano, Paul Houston, clarinet, Andrew Storey, piano] including music by Rimsky-Korsakov 12/5 Ellie Bl…
Tours of St.
Black Brighton Market is a place where Black People and People of Colour have the opportunity to sell their art, goods, services and perform to the general public.
Enjoy a warm welcome to Brighton’s ancient mother church and hear and see some of the 1000-year history, treasures and characters of this beautiful building.
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.
A String Quartet Christmas invites you to sit back, relax and experience the most beloved festive compositions performed by a live string quartet in the heart of Islington.
A festive improvised musical show for kids of all ages, from Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers.
Join the London Community Gospel Choir for an evening of uplifting festive tunes and seasonal fun with special guests! After a dazzling 40th anniversary concert in 2022, the choir…
Toulouse Lautrec regulars Freddie and Leo Benedict are teaming up as brothers and best friends for a one-off special event, performing a hand picked selection of their favourite Ch…
A host of West End rising stars have been announced to join the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) A Christmas Celebration at the iconic St Johns Smith Square, all alumni of this …
Christmas by Candlelight invites you to sit back, relax and experience the most beloved festive compositions performed by a live string quartet in the heart of London’s West …
An expert team of festive detectives seek out the elusive Christmas Lobster in a quirky comedy adventure.
The West End’s number one concert series is back with another feel good, all singing, all dancing Christmas extravaganza! Brought to you by an incredible cast of West End stars, …
ORGANOKEKARAOKE Vs THE MIGHTY ORGANJoin us for the most bonkers Christmas Carol Service you will ever see.
A feast for all the senses, this witty and enchanting evening captures all of the fun and laughter of Christmas through a treasure trove of entertainment, as a starry line-up perfo…
Christmas is just around the corner and Holly Stars' husband Gary is finally getting out of prison.
Christmas is just around the corner and Holly Stars husband Gary is finally getting out of prison.
Told from the perspective of Scrooge’s deceased business partner, this award-winning stage adaptation has been hailed as the “definitive telling of A Christmas Carol” (Redditch Sta…
It’s Christmas Eve 2009: seven years into the world-famous boy band’s indefinite “hiatus”, *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick has until midnight to make a wish that could change his life f…
Christmas by Candlelight invites you to sit back, relax and experience the most beloved festive compositions performed by a live string quartet in the heart of London’s West …
Kate Ghotti is one of the most successful TV personalities in the UK, apparently living a perfect life of wealth, success and popularity.
Marley was dead: to begin with.
Join me, Pauline Daniels, for an evening of laughter and song to kick off our festive celebrations! With 43 years in the business I thought it about time I put a bi…
Ever wondered where all of your wishes go? For as long as there have been wishes, there has been Wishmas, an enchanted world where wishes take flight.
The Working Girls of Soho, takes you on a captivating journey of discovery, meeting the women who made Soho happen.
Join the HandleBards at the Actors Church for a hilarious, high-octane production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Join Dickens Theatre Company as they perform A Christmas Carol at Hoxton Hall Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd December 2023.
Robin Hood by The Three Inch Fools, presented at The Actors' Church as part of their Theatre in the Garden Summer Season.
“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 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.
Stephen Sondheim’s semi-autobiographical musical turns back the clock on friendship and the high price of success.
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.
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!
Ho ho ho ho! Come celebrate that special time of the year with Santa (Ray Badran) and his Elf (Josh Glanc).
In a holding room, participants wait.
Figs in Wigs are back and this time they’ve got their period (dresses).
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.
The Robin Chapel, built in 1950 at the centre of a unique Edinburgh housing complex, The Thistle Foundation, is a memorial to Robin Tudsbury and well known for its excellent choir.
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.
Duruflé Requiem: Life and Death in Music with Poetry.
Doctor Dolittle by Tethered Wits, presented at The Actors' Church as part of their Theatre in the Garden Summer Season.
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.
Sanctified Royalty: Jacobite Relics and the Divine Right of Kings.
In the Steps of the Master: Jesus and Landscape.
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.
Gilbert Scott’s dramatic architectural landmark, with its three spires prominent in Edinburgh’s distinctive skyline, provides a magnificent setting for the Opening Service of t…
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.
A new take on old words, Auld Lang Sing is a new show written by Siobhan Argyle and performed by students of Glasgow Acting Academy.
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.
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.
Get ready to sing your heart out at Sing-a-Long to Smash-Hit Musicals! CRE8IV presents an exhilarating revue show that brings together the best of Broadway’s iconic tunes.
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…
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.
Cult-hit event Solve Along A Murder She Wrote comes to Edinburgh with an interactive screening of the classic Murder, She Wrote episode, Sing a Song of Murder.
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.
Join the BXG DXG Mark Henely in this summertime holiday celebration.
The Odyssey by Troubadour Stageworks, presented at The Actors' Church as part of their Theatre in the Garden Summer Season.
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 New Zealand comedian; master of interaction, consummate raconteur.
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.
Raul Kohli returns for a third year with his sell-out cult hit! No material, no plan, no sad bit at the 45th minute where his pet chinchilla dies.
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.
Is anybody really listening to you? Under the cover of mid-to-late afternoon, a group meet with just one thing on their mind.
From the creators of Moon Dragon and Sea Dragon, Dragon Tales is the magical interactive storytelling show for children aged 4-6 years old.
Everyone come over to Sting’s house for a karaoke party! But when we arrive, an obstinate, grouchy and mic-hogging Sting wants all the attention for himself.
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 magic and mystery of midsummer combine with things past and present in Sing, River, written and performed by Nathaniel Jones of Love Song Productions at the Pleasance Courtyard…
Kym Nash hosts 70 Minutes of some of Reckless Comedy’s favourite up and coming acts on the circuit.
A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets.
If you do meal prep and watch Ted Lasso you’re typical.
Kym Nash hosts 70 Minutes of some of Reckless Comedy’s favourite up and coming acts on the circuit.
The Actors' Church welcomes Illyria Theatre's production of Jane Austin's classic Pride and Prejudice as part of our Theatre in the Garden Summer Season.
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.
The Actors' Church welcomes RABBLE Theatre with their new production of Henry I, a dramatic piece of new writing which form part of the Theatre in the Garden Summer Season.
This summer join Slapstick Picnic for a theatrical treat like no other as they whip up a three hander version of JM Barrie’s classic play Peter Pan, presented by The Actors&r…
About the show Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey is an hour long look at the vibrantly mundane life of a vibrantly mundane man.
Romeo & Juliet by Troubadour Stageworks, presented at The Actors' Church as part of their Theatre in the Garden Summer Season.
Mark Robert Petty presents Don’t Tell The Bishops! The After-Pride Concert at The Actors’ Church on Sunday 2nd July at 7.
About the showAn unforgettable evening of dance, combining several different styles with extraordinary young talent for all audiences to enjoy.
That feeling, the one in my toes and my skin, the sunrise, the glow… what if that was never right in the first place?Midsummer comes but once a year.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
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.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no.
As You Like It by The Three Inch Fools, presented at The Actors' Church as part of their Theatre in the Garden Summer Season.
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.
Saint Michael’s church was established in 1862 but then the building greatly extended some twenty years later.
Saint Michael’s church was established in 1862 but then the building greatly extended some twenty years later.
Caravanserai at 10pm is an interesting time to have a show.
Enjoy a warm welcome to Brighton’s ancient Mother church and hear and see some of the 1000 year history of this beautiful building, including among other treasures the ancient and …
Tabletop Roleplaying brought to life with an Interactive twist! After multiple performances around Ireland, Hearthfire Tales bring their unique live show to Smock Alley …
Glenda & Rita are two actresses from the Golden Era of cinema, immortalised in black & white and struggling to find work in this brutal, unforgiving technicolour world.
The silver starlets are back with a sequel to their ‘side-splitting’ show ‘Sing The Movie Greats’ with even more songs from the silver screen! From the award-winning musical comed…
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…
London’s fave trash-pot party-starters are back underground to serve up sweet, sacrificial love in the Church of Pussy Liquor! Be bad, be very bad with a GLITTER-TASTIC, DISCO-T…
The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co.
Jacob Marley is dead and condemned to an eternity of carrying a heavy chain, forged in life; a life to which he can no longer return except to recount the tale of his miserly busin…
A Fabulous night out with Jodie Doody, In tribute to Kylie Minogue, her show has the costumes, the voice & mannerismsthat have made the Pop Princess loved by so many, Jodie tru…
Bells are ringing, dreidels are spinning, the holidays are here again! Leave the remote at home and get your fix of festive film hilarity at the Karaoke Hole with Dragprov’s Nutfli…
The award-winning musical improvisers will make all your kids’ Christmas stories come to life!
Christmas by Candlelight invites you to sit back, relax and experience the most beloved festive compositions performed by a live string quartet in the heart of London’s West End.
CHRISTMAS WITH KIM WILDE LIVE AT THE RVTEXCLUSIVE ACOUSTIC SHOWWe are thrilled to confirm that the one and only Kim Wilde, pop icon and one of the most successful British female ac…
Come spend one special winters evening in East Londons favourite hole, The Glory.
The Actors' Church is delighted to present its first Christmas Sing Along! Bring the whole family to join in the festivities with some rousing Christmas singing.
It’s Christmas Eve and Ebenezer Scrooge determines to turn his back on the world, and on Christmas.
MYRA DUBOIS: WE WISH YOU A MYRA CHRISTMASMYRA DUBOIS presents her cracker of a seasonal spectacular for one tinsel-strewn night yule never forget!Myras now legendary Christmas show…
Olivier Award winner, Guy Masterson, veteran of many smash hit solo works such as Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm and Shylock, now presents Dickens’ classic festive fable.
From the artists of the sell out show Other Worlds, we now introduce Bloo Christmas Christmas is always blue when i’m not with you.
Charles Dickens' beloved classic A Christmas Carol takes on a musical country twist as it line dances its way into the Southbank Centre with Dolly Parton’s rendition: Smoky M…
Join Ebenezer Scrooge and a whole host of characters from the past, present and yet to come on this supernatural journey to redemption.
For many, Christmas is a time of togetherness and a celebration with loved ones, friends and family; yet for others it can be a seriously un-comforting occasion.
Harry sits alone in his London flat, counting his cards, waiting for anyone to call him; perhaps for an old friend to knock on the door, or for an old lover to appear or just for s…
AboutFACE’s much-loved festive “radio-play-within-a-play” for the whole family returns by popular demand this December! In this fast-moving, heart…
A Christmas Carol didn’t just invent Christmas as we know it.
How does Christmas Day end?With the letter "Y".
Come and Celebrate Christmas with Blake Christmas is a magical time for friends and family.
“A Musical Theatre Christmas” returns to The Actors’ Church, presented by Mark Robert Petty.
Father Christmas is on his rounds.
Christmas is a little queer this year… Join drag sensation Peaches Christ and conductor Edwin Outwater as they turn the Hall into the camp Christmas party you didn’t k…
From Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, writer of the Olivier Award-winning Emilia, comes a brand-new retelling of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic.
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When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, I am sure he didn’t realise the power his novel would have in the centuries that followed.
Eloisa Scrooge is the world’s worst boss, until she’s nominated for a Christmas Eve makeover from an exuberant trio of queer ghosts.
Old Vic Artistic Director Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic returns to The Old Vic, joyously adapted for the stage…
The 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.
Immerse yourself in the enthralling vocals of the Great Yorkshire Chorus.
Immerse yourself in the enthralling vocals of the Great Yorkshire Chorus.
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.
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.
Stand-up, sarcasm and uncomfortable confessions combine in this true story about life as a Jesus girl.
Les Shankland directs the Chapter House Singers in Choral Evensong.
Traditional and contemporary songs that take you on a musical journey through Scotland and beyond from ‘one of Scotland’s best singers’ (Tom Paxton).
In Every Corner Sing: The Choir of Old St Paul’s with Director of Music John Kitchen MBE, Edinburgh City Organist.
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…
Cutting Edge Theatre: Hope Rises.
A musical and a film about Queen and not one show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! One man’s award-winning celebration of the work of the late writer, musician and working-class g…
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).
Sacred Arts Festival 2022 Opening Service High Mass for the Feast of the Assumption, celebrated in accordance with the Scottish Liturgy of 1970 in the beautiful setting of the hist…
Painting the Way of the Cross.
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.
A musical and a film about Queen and not one show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! One man’s award-winning celebration of the work of the late writer, musician and working-class g…
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!
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.
Raul Kohli does an hour of crowd interaction because after 24 months selling himself on webcam like a budget pornstar, he’s come to the realisation that comedy means nothing with…
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.
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.
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…
A spooky show of terrible tales, bothersome books and gruesome goings on! The Haunted Bookshop has a story for everyone.
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…
Harriet Dyer (as seen on Russell Howard Hour) is an award-winning comedian, mental health advocate and an experience to behold.
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…
This entertaining tour will take you through the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town covering history, culture, folklore and much more.
A musical AND a film about Queen and not one show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! My show (nominated for Best Spoken Word and winner of Greater Manchester Spirit Of The Fringe, 20…
A musical AND a film about Queen and not one show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! My show (nominated for Best Spoken Word and winner of Greater Manchester Spirit Of The Fringe, 20…
A lot can happen in a year at the Forge Tavern.
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.
Join The Actors Forge for an evening of fast paced scenes, monologues and spoken word with the North East’s best emerging talent.
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.
Vodurudu (meaning: Will, Thought, Movement, Spirit) is a folk-improvisational film-ballet, the origins of which are environment and time.
Although the show ended back in 1996, Murder, She Wrote has developed a cultural cachet like few other TV programmes.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
A musical AND a film about Queen and not one show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! My show (winner of Greater Manchester Spirit Of The Fringe, 2021) is one man’s attempt to celeb…
A musical AND a film about Queen and not one show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! My show (winner of Greater Manchester Spirit Of The Fringe, 2021) is one man’s attempt to celeb…
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…
Glenda & Rita are two actresses from the Golden Era of cinema, immortalised in black & white and struggling to find work in this brutal, unforgiving technicolour world.
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…
Glenda & Rita are two actresses from the Golden Era of cinema, immortalised in black & white and struggling to find work in this brutal, unforgiving technicolour world.
A showcase of the best new comedians performing at the 2022 Brighton Fringe.
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Brighton Spiegeltent is hosting another of our occasional vital conversations about the state of the arts in in Brighton and Hove.
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…
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.
Enjoy a warm welcome to Brighton’s ancient Mother church and hear and see some of the 1000 year history of this beautiful building, including among other treasures the ancient and …
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the 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 …
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.
The Black is back! The Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase in partnership with Boisterous Theatre Co.
Ho Ho Ho! Happy ChristmasWell, its that time of year again when hopefully we can spend time with the family and receive this years and last years presents! DJ Robby Dee will b…
It’s time to celebrate everything that is good about Christmas with our very own People’s Players!Liverpool’s Royal Court’s amateur dramatic grou…
Come and Celebrate Christmas with Blake Christmas is a magical time for friends and family.
A fantastic mix of traditional and contemporary Christmas carols and songs sung by the best in the West End.
After creating the hugely successful The Unlikely Candidate (“a fantastic blend of buffoonery and horseplay”Writebase) Liverpool’s Royal Court Youth Th…
Losing your wits and your Christmas spirit? Feel hollow and need a break? Drop everything for half an hour and watch Another Christmas, a musical short film celebrating otherness a…
We are BACK and more fabulous than ever! Looking for something exciting to do on a Thursday? Introducing Thats Drag bingo - a hilarious and unique experience right in the heart of …
Miss Martina (a.
It’s time to fall in love again with “Mr Christmas” – Andy Williams – in this family-friendly spectacular featuring Andy (Colin Savage) and legendary special guests as he…
Join us for a special screening of the classic Christmas movie ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ (the 1947 version).
Join us for a special screening of the classic Christmas movie ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ (the 1947 version).
Mark Gatiss (The Madness of George III, Dracula, The League of Gentlemen, Doctor Who) stars in his own retelling of Dickens' classic winter ghost story.
Deck the halls with Customs Manifest Forms and don’t expect any turkey – it’s the end of year festive live special from Oh God, What Now?, the hi…
The hit comedy podcast takes to the stage with a very special, live christmas show! Drunk Women Solving Crime is a true crime podcast with a twist…of lime.
Olivier Award winner, Guy Masterson, veteran of many smash hit solo works such as Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm and Shylock, now presents Dickens’ classic fest…
A heart-warming show of joy and magic at Christmas time, Catherine Wheels’ Christmas Dinner, written by Robert Alan Evans and directed by Gill Robertson, is particularly welcome …
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…
The cult hit event Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote it continues its residency at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, with the spooky episode The Witch’s Curse.
A musical AND a film about Queen and not ONE show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! The Church of The Fall is one man’s attempt to do justice to Mark E.
A musical AND a film about Queen and not ONE show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! The Church of The Fall is one man’s attempt to do justice to Mark E.
Join us for a brand new episode (announced soon) as part of the cult hit event Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote as it continues its residency at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
A musical AND a film about Queen and not ONE show about The Fall? That’s bobbins! The Church of The Fall is one man’s attempt to do justice to Mark E.
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.
Pit your wits against JB Fletcher at Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote an interactive screening of an episode of Murder, She Wrote.
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.
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 …
Lunchtime lecture: Theology in Stone – Faith and Art in Edinburgh’s Church Architecture.
LET US RAZE YOU - Artist ShowcaseA night of Queer Cabaret Debuts! New talent, New ideas & New perspectives.
Pit your wits against JB Fletcher at Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote an interactive screening of a classic episode of Murder, She Wrote.
One-day exhibition: Faith in Fabrics Church Vestments and Ecclesiastical.
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…
The grannies in the show will tell you their life stories through singing and playing the moon guitar.
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.
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.
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.
Raul Kohli was going to do a show about how blind faith is rational in 2020.
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…
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
Is anybody listening.
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.
Last Christmas we gave it our heart, but the very next day, Boris took it away.
If you're looking for a show that could make Scrooge himself engage with Christmas spirit in June, then Aiden Goatley: 12 Films of Christmas is for you.
Zoom event.
Singing has been proven over time to be beneficial for mindfulness and wellbeing - and not just for the professionals.
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.
The smash hit film as you have never experienced it before.
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…
12th December 2020 - 3rd January 2021Tickets: £16.
Dame Terry thought she was in for a quiet Christmas at home alone - a packet of mince pies, a little bit of Gogglebox and a sherry trifle for one - BUT oh no she isn’t! Join her…
Pip isn’t like the other elves.
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat… but 1.
Come and Celebrate Christmas with Blake Christmas is a magical time for friends and family.
Quit your job at Nakatomi Tower, move to Bedford Falls and get ready to save Christmas with the 12 films that make comedian Aidan Goatley’s festive season.
Deck the halls with holly because Christmas has come early as the biggest stars from London’s West End celebrate the festive season in WEST END MUSICAL CHRISTMAS – LIVE…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and the smash hit Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe comedy game show is bringing you all the action that Hallmark always let you down on - the…
When I first heard that TrueStory Theatre would be back with a one man production of A Christmas Carol I felt in parts excited and uneasy.
Christmas arrives early with two live performances of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, narrated by the celebrated actor Harriet Walter (RSC, The Crown, Ki…
Hark! The Royale Dickens Company invites you to experience the classic Christmas ghost story by Charles Dickens.
This year’s seasonal special from the Queen’s is a delightfully traditional family variety show, wrapped up in tinsel, with a bit of everything we love about the very best time…
‘Widow Twankey’ and ‘Wishy Washy’ are in a spin! They hear rumours of a cancelled pantomime in Old Peking and can feel that their Christmas ‘Mother Goose’ might well be…
An enchanting pocket-sized retelling.
David Bradley stars in Simon Callow’s acclaimed one-man adaptation of the ultimate classic Christmas tale.
Traditional and contemporary songs that take you on a musical journey through Scotland and beyond from ‘one of Scotland’s best singers’ (Tom Paxton).
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.
Are you a kid? Do you like music, laughing and whack-a-doodle-noodle craziness? Grab your pet adult and join us! Direct from a UK tour and last year’s sell-out run; we’re back …
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…
oin The Trickster, Jingles the Reindeer and Sonny the Bunny on the nutty train to Magical Christmas Madness! The four-times winner of Scottish ‘Children’s Entertainer of the Ye…
Be swept off your feet and experience real wonder at Christmas with the best from the world of magic & mind-reading and the most amazing up and coming local talent.
Miss Hope Springs: Christmas Agogo!Music and lyrics by, written and performed by Ty Jeffries Revisiting her lost 1972 Granada TV special Christmas Agogo! (to this day co…
ELF, the Broadway musical based on the hit Will Ferrell movie, is supersized into a huge Christmas spectacular this December.
Christmas simply wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to 23 Oil Drum Lane to catch up with the nation’s favourite rag-and-bone-men and indulge in some class…
Back by popular demand, Brit-Award-winning vocalists Blake celebrate Christmas in style, with a unique show featuring over twenty festive anthems and guaranteed snow-sto…
Ebenezer McScroogeCoach has it all - fame, money, a great sports bra and a ruthless desire to win no matter what the cost.
Miss Kiddy and the Cads - the UK’s hottest vintage show, for one night only presents 'A Vintage Christmas’.
CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation return for their annual Christmas charity special in aid of Age UK.
“We’re leaving the EU!” “OH NO, WE AREN’T.
Tales from the Shed are feeling incredibly festive as they head to the Museum of Comedy this December.
Full of good cheer, fun and jokes, carols under falling snow, spooky ghosts and glitter, what better way to get into the Christmas spirit than go to An Edinburgh Christmas Carol, D…
An Immersive Dining Experience of A Christmas Carol.
Buddy Holly and the Cricketers once again herald in the Yuletide festivities with Holly at Christmas, the show that is now as traditional as mulled wine and mince pies! …
Make it a magical Christmas with this spectacular brand-new production of Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS.
The ADC – a brand new evening acting academy for adults, celebrates its first showcase.
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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.
Fringe favourites the Sleeping Trees are doing Christmas in Edinburgh! Offering their surreal take on the most Christmassy story of all time; The Nativity.
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.
Celebrating 50 years since the formation of Rankin File in 1969, two members of the band, Tony Mitchell and Rick Nickerson, are joined by the amazing voices of grandmother (Maureen…
The Scots Musical Museum, an enormous pop-song survey produced by enterprising publisher James Johnson with Robert Burns, who, enlisted as editor, became crazed with compiling, fix…
As Durham University’s only a capella ensemble that specialises in barbershop harmony, Full Score, formed two years ago, has already established itself as one of the University�…
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.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe Participants.
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.
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.
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…
Amused Moose Award nominee: Best Show, Edinburgh Fringe 2015.
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.
An original play inspired by a child’s love of Christmas; with song, dance and traditional Christmas offerings.
After sell-out shows last year with The Second Annual Black Comedy Showcase, we’re back once again and the third times a charm.
Though the characters may be familiar, these favourite storybook fables are uproariously derailed in this children’s play of fractured fairy tales.
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.
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.
I’ll Be Broken Home for Christmas is a dark comedy musical written by Jeffrey Baldinger and Jessica Michelle Singleton.
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…
Richard Duffy’s been celebrating Christmas every day since the day he was born.
Christine Devaney’s And the Birds Did Sing is a gentle, moving meditation on the loss of her father, expressed through story-telling and some expressive physical movement to an e…
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).
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.
Calling kids aged 5 to 100, join our mighty gang! A sensational interactive show, where the worlds of comedy and beatboxing collide with electrifying results.
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.
A kung fu contemporary circus.
Bringing you some of the best and brightest acts of the festival for a fantastic midnight showcase hosted by Andrew Sim.
RLS is synonymous with Edinburgh.
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…
Comedy.
‘Three nights to save a soul.
In its seventh year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase.
The show brings together a world record holder, an illustrator of the year and a published author: Via Fang (Taiwan) is an award-winning and internationally published illustrator.
An hour of comedy and truth from English Comedian of the Year winner Josh Pugh.
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…
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 …
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.
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.
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…
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It’s systematic, it’s hydromatic… Why it’s Grease lightin’. Back at the Courtroom for another spin. T-Bird, Pink Ladies and Beauty School Dropouts all welcome.
An energy-packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
The self-declared siren of South Yorkshire presents a festive spectacular in what is undoubtably the best Christmas show you’ll see this summer.
“Wait, what was that whole last part about copyright? I don’t feel like I got that.
Come have the the time of your life, with the cult-dance musical of the 80’s. Our very own Steph will get you in the mood before the screening.
Welcome to Hopeville.
Be our guest at our Beauty-and-the-Beast sing-a-long. Free sweets for everyone in fancy dress.
The name of the game is, Mamma Mia 2… Here we go again! Calling all Super Troupers, Dancing Queens and Fernados. Join us for the second instalment of the smash hit film.
We’ve curated a showcase featuring some of the best new female comedy talent in the UK today.
Come and discover the joy of singing together, with the Brighton and Hove ‘Sing For Better Health’ groups.
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.
Its supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Calling all dancing queens! Come and sing-a-long to the original smash hit film!
Re-mystifying the most misunderstood phenomena of a woman’s body by telling the true tales about our blood.
Pit your wits against JB Fletcher at this interactive screening of the classic ‘Murder, She Wrote’ episode, ‘Birds of a Feather’.
ArtsEd MA Acting students perform their graduate showcase - a series of short scenes from contemporary plays.
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.
Roll up, roll up, to the greatest show on earth! Sing-a-long with all your favourite songs, fancy dress encouraged.
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.
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.
Sing-Along with Queen in this special screening with the song lyrics shown live on screen.
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.
A fabulous and fun filled piano-bar evening in celebration of the musical theatre, presented by Dr Nick, the students of the MA Musical Theatre programme at LJMU a…
It’s Christmas Eve.
Christmas simply wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to 26 Oil Drum Lane to catch up with the nation’s favourite rag-and-bone-men and indulge in some class…
Christmas Spectacular is a cracker of show with music, dance, lights, spectacle and a snow-filled finale.
Booming surrealist storytelling comedian Will Seaward (“part Brian Blessed, part Oscar Wilde” - the Telegraph, “genuinely, terrifyingly chari…
A festive feast of magical entertainment for the whole family.
Join Zoo Keeper Sue and mischievous Little Monkey on Christmas Eve, and discover numbers are all around us.
Alfie Ordinary’s Christmas Special is back! For one night only, get fizzy and festive and sing along to all your favourite Christmas songs, performed live! With extra special guest…
BUGLE BOYS wowed crowds at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe and will be back to town with CHRISTMAS CRACKERS! Frocked up to the nines in faux military costumes, these three …
♫On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, some dodgy meat off the back of a lorr-ry♫ The nation’s favourite publican, Al Murray – The …
Four dangerously good singers and a hilarious MC/ Pianist” (Three Weeks) deliver an evening rich in glorious vocals, cheeky humour and festive feeling.
It’s time to get well and truly in the Christmas spirit as smash-hit musical production The Elvis Years brings its very special seasonal twist to theatres across t…
Crime Scene Improvisation return to the Museum of Comedy for their popular charity Christmas special.
Join “Cabaret Kings” (The Londonist) William Ludwig and Dean Austin for a pine tree of songs from Weimar Berlin and beyond – Jennys, Johnnys and Killer Queens.
A sell-out event every December for a decade, Adam Kay presents a night of festive filth – his antidote to the pantomime horrors in every other theatre this time o…
WINNERS Boomtish! Best New Comedy Act; FINALISTS Leicester Square Sketch Off 2017; ‘A master class in character comedy!’ BS bring you their debut seasonal sh…
Lady detective Artemis Arinae finds herself in the midst of a steamy seasonal crime caper set in high society.
Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there is a sinister secret wrapped in the stories we tell.
House of Jack is excited to present the first House of Jack Christmas Show! This street and urban dance show is jam-packed with dynamic performances from students of House of Jack...
Horrible Histories proudly presents the terrific tale of Christmas in the triumphant re-opening of Alexandra Palace.
From the songwriting team behind the smash-hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, - A Christmas St…
On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
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…
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.
Join acclaimed children’s writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt to find out how he creates his picture books.
Tales from the Shed are vibrant, interactive theatre shows that are perfect for young children.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
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.
Internationally renowned singer Andrea Baker celebrates the extraordinary breadth of the African American female voice.
Back once again for the renegade master.
Ever wondered why Sooty never doth speaketh? Thought so.
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…
From Off-Broadway to Curry Mallet Village Hall, Kate takes her one-woman shows all over the world.
Fringe newcomers all the way from Canada, Yonge Guns packed their bags full of all that influences them as musicians, teachers and accountants.
Since the beginning of time, comedians have plied their trade on the comedy battlefield.
Join award-winning oddballs Fire Donkey as they blur the lines between fiction and reality in this interactive madcap comedy seminar about their imagined experience of living with …
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.
Olivier Award-winning Guy Masterson, (Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm, Shylock), now brings Dickens’ festive fable to vivid life.
Take songs that stop conversations, a voice that could stop wars and a fiddle that stops at nothing, and you have the icon Elsa McTaggart.
Award-winning storytelling.
Come along and enjoy a fantastic sing-along to the musical classics.
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.
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Best Club in UK 2015, 2017, 2018 – Chortle Awards) brings a showcase to Edinburgh for the first time.
The most entertaining film of the year is swinging onto the Fringe.
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.
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.
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).
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.
The back room at Dragonfly is unassuming.
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…
Richard is Britain’s leading blind theoretical physicist turned stand-up comedian with a Blue Peter badge… well, definitely in the top three.
It has often been said that Myra DuBois is an act way ahead of her time.
Hey team! So, I had a DNA test and the results were very disappointing.
Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there’s a sinister secret wrapped in the stories we tell.
From Trotsky to Elvis to Osama Bin Laden, history is littered with those who seemed to die or disappear in suspicious circumstances.
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.
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…
Blue Jeans Management Proudly Presents - Jarred Christmas & Hobbit: The Mighty Kids Beatbox Show Hey kids, grab your parents, parents grab your cash and come do…
Blue Jeans Management Proudly Presents - Jarred Christmas: Remarkably Average (Preview) Hey, team! So, I had a DNA test and the results were extremely disappointing…
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.
Award-winning alternative comedy from Fire Donkey Productions who blur the lines between fiction and reality in this surreal genre-bending cult recruitment seminar thinly disguised…
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.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
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.
A one-man musical comedy show taking stand-up to the next level.
Come and discover the joy of singing together with the Brighton & Hove ‘Sing For Better Health!’ groups! All welcome, no need for any singing ability, just join in! We will combine…
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…
Come and take a look around our beautiful church.
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.
‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ is an unseasonal romp through the gifts of a generous but impractical lover.
Singer/songwriter, Jon McLeod, brings his original acoustic compositions to Artista Cafe & Gallery.
Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there is a sinister secret at the heart of the stories we tell.
The well-known children’s entertainer and TV presenter Dave Benson Phillips (‘Playdays’, ‘Playhouse Disney’, ‘Fun Song Factory’, ‘Boj!’) performs popular children’s songs on his …
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…
Love a bargain? Love to sing along? Join us for some op shopping bargains as we head to a number of Op Shops around Adelaide.
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.
“Singing is easy if you know how.
Do you find it hard to leave the Sixties behind? So do “The Marys”! After 5 sold out seasons at Adelaide Fringe, ‘Along Comes Mary’ are celebrating with a fabulously expan…
A fun filled evening with so much for the family.
Fantasy, danger, excitement, laughs and mystery await those brave enough.
IN GOOD COMPANY – a fabulous 40 voice acapella group will sing original arrangements of many of Paul Simon’s hits such as “Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes”, “Cecilia�…
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.
Church of the Trinity and Trinity Sessions present Fringe Church where you can be inspired by music from Adelaide’s Tara Carragher, Snooks La Vie, Courtney Robb, Cosmo Thundercat a…
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…
Bring your best mates, your Mama, even your Last Time Lover.
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.
Re-live the sounds of the swinging sixties, as Britain’s No.
The Showstoppers are here to make your kids’ Christmas story wishes come true! Welcome to our Christmas grotto where the The Showstoppers are here to make your kids’ Ch…
In the early 1960s the Rat Pack quintet (then including Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop) performed in the Sands Casino in Las Vegas.
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol.
Dickens’ classic reimagined as a 1940s Christmas special.
The Barricade Boys showcase some of the world’s finest male voices from the West End, International Tour and Hollywood movie of the world’s longest running musical - Le…
You are cordially invited to the parlour of Mr Ebeneezer Scrooge for a rousing rendition of this timeless classic.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Up the dark, dark stairs, upon the bloody gallows of soft rock, through the oubliette of cheese, into the torture chamber of disco, you are welcomed to the Late Night Pop Dungeon.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Kaufman and Hart’s groundbreaking play sees its first revival in decades, telling the story of Richard Niles, a playwright who seemingly has it all – but what sacrifices has he m…
A pure and simple fusion of dance and a music concert.
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.
Selling out shows in 2014 and 2015 and now returning for their fourth consecutive AMC year, Brack’n’File feature material from some of Canada’s foremost singer-songwriters in…
Do you love singing? Would you like the chance to sing some of classical music’s most iconic choral pieces, led by a wonderfully expressive conductor? If so, come along and sing …
Father Christmas is back, and this time he’s had three helpings of sprouts! As he tries to deliver the presents, his tummy rumbles, gurgles and groans, but Father Christmas knows h…
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.
There are lights in the sky.
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.
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…
Following last year’s five-star reviews for Sondheim’s Assassins at the Fringe, BB Theatre Productions present a poignant, uplifting musical which explores friendship, ambition and…
America’s gun culture is pervasive.
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.
Hey kids, grab your parents, parents grab your cash and get on down to the best game show in town.
Whether you’re an amateur or a professional, our intensive courses from qualified voice professionals can show you how to sing better, stay match-fit for performances and enhance y…
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…
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.
Twonkey is lost in the jungle.
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…
You want stories? JoJo has a lifetime’s worth.
A thrilling and compelling Broadway fable about friendship, compromise and the high price of success.
The STAC @ Northbrook Showcase featured 14 Musical Theatre Degree students, advertising their many performance talents in just over an hour of song and dance.
His conniving manager, Mr.
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.
We are back to lead you in a sing-a-long of hits from all the best musical shows, with a live band of West End theatre musicians backing you.
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 …
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 …
Come and sing your heart out in this special viewing of the west-end hit turn film. Greek style mezze included in the ticket price. Prizes for fancy dress. Rating PG.
Lets do the Time Warp again! Join in with this cult classic in our big screen auditorium and don’t forget the rice and newspapers. Fishnets at the ready…
Come and take a look around our beautiful church.
The well-known children’s entertainer and TV presenter Dave Benson Phillips (‘Playdays’, ‘Playhouse Disney’, ‘Fun Song Factory’, ‘Boj!’) performs popular children’s songs on his …
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Harriet’s back with her third and possibly best show yet.
Come and sing along to this Disney blockbuster at our big screen, child-friendly auditorium in the heart of Brighton.
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
Guided tours of this magnificent Grade I* listed church - one of the finest Victorian churches in the country.
Mrs H and the Sing-Along Band bring their unique family music to Brighton Fringe for the first time.
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.
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens' A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment buy the Broadway t…
Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment buy the Broadway team of Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid), Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike…
“I can be pretty dim, sometimes,” says Sion Pritchard as Tom, an office-working film school graduate who doesn’t, initially, come across as particularly sympathetic.
Following sell-out seasons in 2011/12 and critical and audience acclaim, Simon Callow returns in this much-lauded production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, playing at the Arts Theatre for a…
You are cordially invited to the parlour of Mr Ebeneezer Scrooge for a rousing rendition of this timeless classic served over a two-course Christmas feast.
The Twelve Days of Christmas follows Miss Elizabeth Fairfax and her rather unusual Christmas of 1895.
‘There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular stars the world famous Radio City Rockettes in an unparalleled show featuring the Rockettes’ signature eye high kicks, precision choreography a…
Great for Christmas gifts and parties, this fabulous show in London’s West End is now booking until 30 April 2017.
Saturday 10 & Saturday 17 September, 12pm, 1.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
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.
Cinema screening of film.
Exeter University’s a cappella sensation Semi-Toned return to the Fringe with Sing Theory! Using their trademark combination of vivacious humour, vocal mastery and velvety charm,…
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…
For those of you not yet converted, Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music is a screening of the classic Julie Andrews film musical in glorious, full-screen technicolor, with subtitles – s…
Mr Boom – the children’s one-man band from the moon – is no stranger to The Famous Spiegeltent.
Join St Andrew’s and St George’s West Choir in a performance of Bernstein Chichester Psalms and Songs of Slavery, new Spirituals by Andrew Carvel and Stuart M Mitchell.
Try your hand at Chinese traditional painting calligraphy! Even state presidents won’t miss it during their visits in China.
You have been cordially invited to a time travel to where the poetry of the Tang dynasty, an artistic pinnacle on par with Shakespeare and Dante, is brought to life by this troupe …
That Swing Sensation, Scotland’s record-breaking big swing band brings a night of music and song from the golden age of the crooners.
You have been cordially invited to time travel, to where the poetry of the Tang dynasty – an artistic pinnacle on par with Shakespeare and Dante – is brought to life by this tr…
Part of the Fringe Central Event Programme.
The troupe, founded in 1987, is drawn from thousands of students from 80 Beijing primary and high schools.
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.
What do you do when your set crumbles, your actors forget their lines and lighting fails? Cry? Laugh? Or just carry on? Rolling In The Aisle presents a comedy where everything that…
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’.
Exeter University’s a cappella sensation Semi-Toned return to the Fringe with Sing Theory! Using their trademark combination of vivacious humour, vocal mastery and velvety charm,…
Cinema screening of film.
The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages.
Cinema screening of film.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Father Christmas is back on his rounds… And he still needs a wee! At every house Father Christmas eats and drinks the tasty treats that have been left for him.
The Silk Road’s most driving and haunting folk music comes from Altai, the mountain crossroad of cultures where China, Russia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan meet.
Three-hour fast-moving, fun workshop for up to 20 children (11 to 14-year-olds) exploring how young people use their mobile phones and what happens when a teenager is left without …
A mix of ancient music, legends and history as this troupe of 80 young performers recreate the excitement of an ancient imperial parade during the reign of Emperor Qin, almost 1,30…
In this session Dr.
A mix of ancient music, legends and history as this troupe of 80 young performers recreates the excitement of an ancient imperial parade during the reign of Emperor Qin, almost 1,3…
Kids love to be involved when watching a show and we provide you with such a chance! Dance and sing together and even try on traditional ethnic costumes with this group of young da…
When someone has nowhere to go, a fairytale can take them home.
This group from China’s most famous experimental school blends Chinese and European wind instruments and repertoire.
Award-winning Badger High School Theater presents Tales from the American Midwest, a series of American folk tales centred around the Midwestern states.
Sondheim’s most famous flop, Merrily We Roll Along, was his last notable collaboration with Hal Prince.
Cinema screening of film.
As heard on BBC Ouch.
Kids love to be involved when watching a show and we provide you with such a chance! Dance and sing together and even try on traditional ethnic costumes with this group of young da…
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.
Literature narrows the gap between diverse nations.
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.
Hilarity Bites Management are one of the biggest comedy agencies in the North of England, looking after some of the biggest and brightest talent.
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…
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.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Twisted Edge Comedy presents the participants of their newly founded stand-up workshops.
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.
Grant Stott is well known around the Edinburgh area.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
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.
It’s back! Once again we’re ready to lead you in a sing-along of hits from shows such as Wicked, Mamma Mia, Grease and Oliver and so much more! With a live band backing you and fun…
There is much more to history than just learning dates and facts.
Our Flower Festival, entitled “LOVE IS .
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.
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…
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.
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.
The lean, green, Christmas-hating machine runs wild in this year’s holiday season production from The Fertile Theatre Company.
Looking for something a bit different this year to help get you into the Christmas Spirit? Then dust off your sparkly baubles and join the darling of Woolloomooloo & West End Wilm…
Peccadillo Theater Company presents a pair of haunted one-acts by Thornton Wilder, directed by Dan Wackerman.
I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down, and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea.
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…
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
For one night only, Sing in The City’s premier choir The Aw’ Blacks will be performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Lancaster Offshoots have created an enjoyable and surprisingly funny offering with their take on Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit and Other Tales.
Church Night takes place as a monthly variety show in Washington DC, where they attract large crowds every night.
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…
An entertaining pantomime-esque show that is great fun for both adults and children.
Jarred Christmas is laying his comedy smack down in the form of energetic storytelling, pumped full of jokes and banter.
A stand-up comedy and beat box collaboration.
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.
Join these two extraordinary performers for a joyful and soulful celebration of the African American female voice, highlighting the extraordinary breadth of artistic expression by …
Childhood is happy and carefree.
Spotlight’s Emma Dyson will be giving essential advice on how best to market yourself in the industry, covering everything from CVs, photos and showreels, to how to approach agents…
Fun for all the family – a hugely popular, inspirational hour.
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.
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…
Dr Harry Reid, author of Outside Verdict, discusses his new publication The Soul of Scotland.
An hour of lunchtime comedy could be worse spent than with this quirky collection of occasionally promising comedians.
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.
The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans…
‘When April has showered sweetly with his rains, when the west wind has breathed so sweetly through every grove and field.
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.
Improvised stories, with a big heart.
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.
The show explores a selection of songs by Noël Coward and Ivor Novello through humour, glamour and elegance, as the Flamin’ Dames Helen Whittington and Hilary Fisher combine music…
For those of a squeamish nature, this may not be the best review to read over your breakfast.
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.
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.
Grab a beer, nurse your hangover and relax.
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…
There is just something about storyteller Callum Lykan.
The best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics in a great value lunchtime compilation showcase.
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…
The Church of Malcolm is a live rock gig sprinkled with a Kurt Vonnegut like worldview.
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.
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,…
(previews start on Monday; opens on July 13) The National Asian American Theater Company revives its acclaimed 2013 production for the Public Theater, under Stephen Brown-FriedR…
(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.
See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details.
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.
We welcome the Sundbybergs into our voluptuous acoustic to hear them sing the most beautiful choral music of Karl Jenkins, Debussy, Rutter, Weelkes, Rachmaninov, Durufle,Bairstow, …
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.
Come and discover the joy of singing together, with the Brighton & Hove ‘Sing For Better Health’ groups! All welcome – no need for any singing ability, just join in! We will comb…
A stylish evening which takes you through the work of musical theatre geniuses from Webber to Jason Robert Brown.
West End On Sea bring London’s theatre stars to Brighton.
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…
TRAUM gives a new twist to Elizabeth Gaskell’s classic tale of Christmas rivalries.
Mike Lawrence celebrates the best of TV Christmas specials by inviting friends to watch and mock three favorites — “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “How the Gri…
Mr. St. Germain hosts this vaguely seasonal show, with performances from Brooks Wheelan, Jared Logan, Kevin Barnett, Jacqueline Novak and the comedy duo Team Submarine.
The storied Vienna Boys Choir rings in the season with a program of holiday classics, Austrian folk songs and popular tunes.
This riotous camp classic is based on the actual Christmas Eve live radio broadcast from Joan Crawford’s Brentwood mansion in 1949.
The good news for audiences at Todd Michael’s satirical mash-up of old Hollywood movies, Christmas-related and otherwise, is that an exorcism is performed onstage.
The Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater has done enchanting work in the past, but this marionette show has too many pointed anachronisms and not enough warmth (1:00).
The strapping man inside the shaggy green suit is the Tony winner Shuler Hensley, and his Grinch is magnificent, a charismatic showman of a menace who will never truly frighten the…
Rockettes, angels and magi, dancing teddy bears and a 3-D aerial tour in Santa’s sleigh — this show is as much a celebration of the city as of the holidays (1:30).
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.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
During the last few years, the Belarus Free Theatre company has built a strong reputation in issue-based theatre, utilising a wide range of performance techniques to frame and ex…
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…
Hobbit is an acclaimed beat boxer.
Pop icon and master tunesmith Dean Friedman, returns to the Fringe to perform his delightfully silly hour of sing-along fun for the under-10 crowd.
Todoandahooha’s Telling Tales is a series of 21st century morality plays commenting on and critiquing the contemporary world.
One of the best things about dance is that it can transcend the boundaries of language or culture.
There’s an hour to go before an amateur production of Hamlet – the star of the show still hasn’t turned up, the rest of the cast hate each other and the director’s an egoma…
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.
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…
Harry Scott-Moncrieff, Faye Treacy, Steve Mclean and Oh Standfast mix comedy and cabaret to deliver much more than just another show.
If you’re in the mood for some bawdy, laddish comedy then this is the show for you.
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.
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.
When seeing a piece of new writing it can be best to have no expectations, to let the play lead you where it will.
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.
From the get-go, it’s evident that Barking at Aeroplanes is going to be a little bit strange and out of the ordinary.
The Church of Zirconium is a piece of new writing by Will Farrell and Milo Gough which invites us into the world of a poorly run cult populated by the charmingly gormless, the easi…
This production modernises the art of Chaucerian storytelling to make accessible the humour and bawdiness of The Canterbury Tales.
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.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 12 certificate film in the UK and so you can only attend if you are 12 or older.
Goldfish Fire Alarm are a group of improvisers from London with a love of storytelling.
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�…
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.
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…
Come and join ‘Sing for Better Health’ and ‘Action on Hearing Loss’ during Deaf Awareness Week (5-11 May).
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.
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).
Irreverent, mischievous, packed full of side‑splittingly funny songs and eye‑popping sets, I CAN’T SING! is the irrepressible new musical comedy that goes behi…
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…
A toe-tapping hour of vocals from the era when big band swing was king, with Scotland’s Swing Sensation Big Band.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
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.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Sugar and Honey are a delectable duo with a mission to help us reclaim the kitchen! Prepare as the pair delve into a delicious recipe for disaster!
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…
The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45.
Spotlight’s Emma Dyson looks at CVs, showreels, headshots to your presence - essential for actors just starting in the industry or for anyone who could use a refresher.
Merrily We Roll Along takes a look at the price of success between three old friends making their way in Hollywood.
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.
Merrily We Roll Along is a curious musical.
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.
Straight from Alaska comes a new piece of musical theatre from a 40-strong cast.
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.
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…
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…
Cheeky late night songs! Luc Valvona sings you a selection of his funny, witty and sometimes downright filthy songs on the ukulele, guitar and mandolin, and then tries to sell you …
TaleGate Theatre have adapted Nicholas Allan’s beloved children’s book into a new funny and energetic musical, which ticks all the boxes for a children’s show, apart from the fact …
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.
Christmas comes early! Celebrate the jolliest time of the year with the German Comedy Ambassador.
Join two of the hottest up-and-coming rising stars for an hour of Ain’t It Awkward stand-up and bants.
The Boy Who Lost Christmas, by The Young Actors Company/Engineerium, is an absolutely lovely piece of children’s theatre.
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales immerses children and parents alike into a world of wonder.
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…
Previous visitors to the Scottish National Gallery will be familiar with Frederic Church’s Niagara Falls from the American Side, the only major work by this American artist featu…
The Kings Head Theatre is once again offering multiple seasonal shows for their audiences to enjoy.
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…
For me The Troubadour Tales should be a total hit.
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…
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
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…
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.
Holding the attention of an audience for an hour of dance, especially with a mish-mash of different styles, can be a challenge.
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.
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.
Christmas: like the proverbial row of tents, there was never a holiday more camp.
What was it Margaret from The Apprentice said about Edinburgh University this year? ‘Perhaps it’s not what it used to be.
Well I’m still recovering from that one.
There’s a reason Charles Dickens’ stories endures in popularity.
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.
Just Up The Stairs at The Caves is packed to the rafters for this mid-afternoon hour of sketch comedy.
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…
This show is comedy flying by the seat of its pants: not exactly improvised, but certainly thrown together.
A heavily pregnant fairy, a yuppie Goldilocks, a Jeremy Kyle-style King chatting to a jilted Snow White, Burbery-wearing rats.
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.
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…
Best friends Jess and Gem, two struggling actresses, decide to go their separate ways after yet another unsuccessful audition and a bed fiasco.
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.
The Big Project’s children’s choir returns for its third year at the Fringe, and if you’ve got children who love nothing more than to sing-a-long to chart toppers this is the…
Some might consider it cruel, but I’m of the opinion that children’s stories benefit from that added sprinkle of fear.
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 …
Take a liberal helping of Ayckbourn, add a sprinkling of Sondheimesque songs, stir well with a cupful of Joe Orton, and what do you get? A unique show which pulls the rug from unde…
After selling out Londons Regents Park Open Air Theatre for a series of three special midnight storytelling shows this summer, Daniel Kitson returns once again to the Traverse …
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 …
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.
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.
Home is where Daniel Kitsons heart is.
‘A story is a very peculiar thing.
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.
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.
VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
As Brighton and Hove leaves lockdown and enters Tier 2, socially distanced live performances are back on the cards.
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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The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events...
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.
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The internationally celebrated dance company BalletBoyz have announced that they will be taking part in ‘The Big Give Christmas Challenge’ from noon on Tuesday 29 November to n...
In a world boiling over with police invasion of privacy, romance and rising sea levels, what could possibly go wrong? Part eco-political rally cry, part meditation on the collapse ...
We spend a few minutes with The Grimmest of Grim Tales, but our chat was anything but.
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Rona Munro, writer of the three James Plays – critically acclaimed and popular with audiences at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival – has a new collaboration with Stephe...
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.
Church Night is a Washington based production company bringing a show of the same name to Edinburgh. But this isn't your average service..
Father Christmas has a problem! After a few mince pies, a glass or two of milk and a little eggnog he finds himself in dire need of a bathroom!