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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brad Williams

Brad Williams

Pound for pound, Brad Williams is the funniest comedian in the country right now, and has become one of the most in-demand comedians working today. 

In Recital – Sungho Kim, Tenor, with Llyr Williams, Piano (Conceived and Produced by Ian McFarlane)

In Recital – Sungho Kim, Tenor, with Llyr Williams, Piano (Conceived and Produced by Ian McFarlane)

Sungho Kim, the South Korean tenor, in a world-premiere recital with Llyr Williams on piano. 

Peter Seivewright's 70th Birthday Recital

Peter Seivewright's 70th Birthday Recital

Peter Seivewright celebrates his 70th birthday with performances of music by JS Bach and Moszkowski. 

How To Give Up on Your Dreams

How To Give Up on Your Dreams

Embark on Meg Chizek’s hilariously chaotic quest for perfection, while she follows her dreams and discovers life’s true meaning! As she twirls through rejection, conformity and eve… 

Paul Williams Plays the Hits

Paul Williams Plays the Hits

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

Dreams of Peace and Freedom

Dreams of Peace and Freedom

A powerful combination of film, text and live performance, Dreams of Peace and Freedom explores the birth of modern human rights after the Second World War. 

The Katet vs John Williams

The Katet vs John Williams

The Katet – Edinburgh’s eight-piece jazz-funk superband, famed for their infamous treatment of Stevie Wonder’s back-catalogue – invite you to join them on the dance floor a… 

Dreams of Life and Love: A Take Note Concert

Dreams of Life and Love: A Take Note Concert

Take Note Choir returns to the Fringe for a second year with a performance celebrating life, love, dreams and fantasies. 

Willy Wonka and the Doctor Factory

Willy Wonka and the Doctor Factory

The Malignant Humours return to the Fringe for another year! With 11 sell-out shows under our scrubs you’ll want to grab your golden tickets before it’s too choco-late. 

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

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

Annaliesa Rose Sings the Peter Allen Songbook

Annaliesa Rose Sings the Peter Allen Songbook

This show shines a new light on Peter Allen in his capacity as incredibly gifted composer/songwriter, while also showcasing Annaliesa Rose’s unique and diverse vocal expertise, wit… 

The Honeys: The Retro Drag Girl Group of Your Dreams!

The Honeys: The Retro Drag Girl Group of Your Dreams!

Meet the most famous girl group of all time. 

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

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

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

Peter Seivewright Jazz Pianoforte Recital

Peter Seivewright Jazz Pianoforte Recital

Peter Seivewright was described by the late Sir John Dankworth as ‘a great jazz pianist’. 

Impro Poet Presents: What If History?

Impro Poet Presents: What If History?

They say that history repeats itself. 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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

California Dreams

California Dreams

An immersive trip through California when a collective of legends changed the world. 

The Impro All Stars

The Impro All Stars

After last year’s sell-out run, they’re back and still the best in the business! Ian Coppinger (Dublin Comedy Improv), Stuart Murphy (Stu and Garry’s Improv Show), Stephen Frost an… 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory… but only to a lucky few. 

Dragon Shows for Babies

Dragon Shows for Babies

The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons. 

Peter E Davidson: Manifest Density

Peter E Davidson: Manifest Density

Top Derry comic Peter E Davidson returns with his sixth Edinburgh special. 

Ahh I Appear to Be Having a Breakdown – The Debut Hour From Peter Bazely

Ahh I Appear to Be Having a Breakdown – The Debut Hour From Peter Bazely

Does your life feel like a massive fire in a bin? Well don’t worry – because Kanye West made having a breakdown cool, and now Peter Bazely shows you how to turn your pesky publ… 

Peter Jones – Cannot Fail

Peter Jones – Cannot Fail

I’m an Australian comedian. 

Paul Williams: Mamiya 7

Paul Williams: Mamiya 7

The star of Taskmaster New Zealand returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the third time after sell-out shows in Melbourne, New Zealand and London. 

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

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

Guy Williams: This Glass House Makes It Easy to See All the Cowards I'm Throwing Stones At

Guy Williams: This Glass House Makes It Easy to See All the Cowards I'm Throwing Stones At

Star of New Zealand Today and last-place finisher on Taskmaster NZ, Guy Williams makes his Edinburgh debut! Nominated for Best Show, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2023. 

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

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

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

Dawn Williams: Whole Package (Work in Progress)

Dawn Williams: Whole Package (Work in Progress)

Dawn is known for her hilariously imaginative and whimsical musings on modern dating, but this show is definitely not a show about dating. 

The Pigeon Factory

The Pigeon Factory

A new one-man show that explores ideas of work, family, and finding purpose in a broken society through the lens of absurdity, pathos, and pigeons. 

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Starring Ethiopian jugglers Bibi and Bichu, the inimitable Konjowoch Troupe, Circus Abyssinia is circus at its most enchanting and surreal: as seen through the eyes of a child. 

Steve Williams & Steve Hall

Steve Williams & Steve Hall

After crushing it opening for Russell Howard’s SOLD-OUT UK Tour, Steve Hall and Steve Williams are in town with a double dose of fantastic stand up. 

Steve Williams & Steve Hall

Steve Williams & Steve Hall

After crushing it opening for Russell Howard’s SOLD-OUT UK Tour, Steve Hall and Steve Williams are in town with a double dose of fantastic stand up. 

Peter Pan - Hammersmith

Peter Pan - Hammersmith

A big budget extravaganza adaptation of J. 

Peter Pan - Nottingham

Peter Pan - Nottingham

A big budget extravaganza adaptation of J. 

Peter Pan - Glasgow

Peter Pan - Glasgow

A big budget extravaganza adaptation of J. 

Peter Pan - Aberdeen

Peter Pan - Aberdeen

A big budget extravaganza adaptation of J. 

Peter Pan - Birmingham

Peter Pan - Birmingham

A big budget extravaganza adaptation of J. 

Peter Pan - Cardiff

Peter Pan - Cardiff

A big budget extravaganza adaptation of J. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Flying into The London Palladium this Christmas, Peter Pan will be the West End’s ultimate pantomime adventure. 

Peter Pan - Liverpool

Peter Pan - Liverpool

A big budget extravaganza adaptation of J. 

Peter Pan - Rose Theatre

Peter Pan - Rose Theatre

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

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

A swashbuckling family pantomime packed with amazing special effects, barrels of laughter, outstanding costumes … and a little bit of fairy dust! 

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Mischief Theatre is back again with Peter Pan Goes Wrong, an effortlessly hilarious show where magic and mayhem coexist. 

Aladdin

Aladdin

After great success in London’s West End, Aladdin heads on a UK tour, enthralling all that come with tale of the street rat-turned-prince as charms the princess. 

Peter Grimes - English National Opera

Peter Grimes - English National Opera

Featuring some of the most powerful and evocative opera music ever written, Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes paints a vivid picture of a small community’s transformation… 

The White Factory

The White Factory

With horrific events occurring around the world, The White Factory at The Marylebone Theatre, written by Dmitry Glukhovsky’s and directed by Maxim Didenko comes as a poignant rem… 

Peter Duncan's A Falling Tree

Peter Duncan's A Falling Tree

Peter Duncan: actor, panto filmmaker, Blue Peter man and the UK’s former Chief Scout talks about his world travels observing the changing planet. 

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Doctor Who is 60. 

Soul Penny Circus Presents: Dreams of a Clown

Soul Penny Circus Presents: Dreams of a Clown

Soul Penny Circus is honored to present Dreams of a Clown, an original circus experience. 

RGB Monster's Format Factory

RGB Monster's Format Factory

Get your smartphones, bring your ideas, and get ready to laugh! We’re RGB Monster and we make daft game-shows, quizzes, escape rooms and panel shows and the software that runs them… 

The Katet vs John Williams

The Katet vs John Williams

The Katet – Edinburgh’s eight-piece jazz-funk superband, famed for their infamous treatment of Stevie Wonder’s back catalogue – invite you to join them on the dance floor a… 

Dreams of Peace and Freedom: The Streams of Natural Law

Dreams of Peace and Freedom: The Streams of Natural Law

A powerful combination of film, text and performance exploring the birth of modern human rights, told through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and champion of the ECHR, David Maxwe… 

Padley, Strauss and Woolf: Blue Peter (Bloop Eater?!)

Padley, Strauss and Woolf: Blue Peter (Bloop Eater?!)

Come and enjoy this surreal adventure where we might learn some things (?!) and discover who is Blue Peter. 

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Andy Williams was one of the world’s greatest light music entertainers and, in celebration of his legacy, Paul performs many of Andy’s biggest hits. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton’s infamous Impro Chums return to the Fringe after a four year hiatus and is warmly welcomed by the Pleasance Grand’s 750 seat capacity bursting at the seams. 

Adam Greene and Peter Bazely: Bi and Large – Bier and Larger

Adam Greene and Peter Bazely: Bi and Large – Bier and Larger

When the two multi award-winning comedians Adam Greene and Peter Bazely decided to form comedy supergroup Bi and Large, they knew it would be a hit but nothing prepared them for th… 

Iain Dale and Jacqui Smith's For the Many Live with Peter Tatchell

Iain Dale and Jacqui Smith's For the Many Live with Peter Tatchell

Join LBC legend Iain Dale and his partner in crime, former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for one of five unique live versions of their smash-hit political podcast For The Many. 

Iain Dale: All Talk with Peter Hitchens and Polly Toynbee

Iain Dale: All Talk with Peter Hitchens and Polly Toynbee

Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions. 

Dreams of Anne Frank

Dreams of Anne Frank

From the pen of one of Britain’s leading playwrights, Dreams of Anne Frank by Bernard Kops is a poignant and highly charged drama that retells the story of Anne Frank. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

A lively three-hander reimagining of J.M. Barrie’s classic play  

Toby Williams: Gubbins (Work In Progress)

Toby Williams: Gubbins (Work In Progress)

From the injustice of a ‘70s parenting smack-down to the one good reason for having children (not to mention dogging with Steve McFadden along the way) this show leaves no stone … 

Peter Seivewright {Pianoforte} Performs a Chopin Recital

Peter Seivewright {Pianoforte} Performs a Chopin Recital

Peter Seivewright is one of the very few British artists in any field to have achieved substantial recognition in both Russia and the United States of America, as well as throughou… 

Toby Williams: Gubbins (Work In Progress)

Toby Williams: Gubbins (Work In Progress)

From the injustice of a ‘70s parenting smack-down to the one good reason for having children (not to mention dogging with Steve McFadden along the way) this show leaves no stone … 

Impro Poet Presents: What If History?

Impro Poet Presents: What If History?

Impro Poet Presents: What If History? They say that history repeats itself. 

Impro Train with John Oakes

Impro Train with John Oakes

Join comedian John Oakes for 50 minutes of improvised hilarity! Featuring entirely extemporized Shakespearean-style sonnets, raucous unrehearsed rap recitals and guest appearances … 

Padraig Williams: Bi-Sexual Healing

Padraig Williams: Bi-Sexual Healing

Fresh off his TV debut, Padraig brings his hilarious show Bi-Sexual Healing to the Fringe. 

The Quest to Save Neverland: Peter Pan and the Lost Souls Epic Tale

The Quest to Save Neverland: Peter Pan and the Lost Souls Epic Tale

The Quest to Save Neverland: Peter Pan and the Lost Souls Epic Tale. 

The Impro All Stars

The Impro All Stars

After last year’s sell-out run, they’re back and still the best in the business! Stephen Frost (Who’s Line Is It Anyway), Ian Coppinger (Dublin Comedy Improv), Sally Hodgkiss (Who’… 

California Dreams

California Dreams

An immersive trip through California in the late 60s and 70s when a collective of musical legends changed the world of music. 

The Dreams of You: A Volunteer Sleep Study

The Dreams of You: A Volunteer Sleep Study

One lucky audience member will see their dreams analysed onstage, thanks to October Brian’s patented Sleep-to-Sketch Technology. 

William Golding's Lord of the Flies – Adapted for the Stage by Nigel Williams

William Golding's Lord of the Flies – Adapted for the Stage by Nigel Williams

This is the classic tale about a group of English boys who were being evacuated to a safe country in the pacific to escape worldwide war fallout. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Come and join us for a wonderful adventure in Neverland and see how Peter, Wendy, John and Michael battle the Pirates, Mermaids and Native Indians with help from the Lost Boys and … 

Sam Williams: Himbo (WIP)

Sam Williams: Himbo (WIP)

Part-time naked butler, full-time Ariana Grande super fan Sam Williams has quickly become British comedy’s brightest ‘good-looking chap’ (Chortle. 

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

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

#BigDerryEnergy with Peter E Davidson

#BigDerryEnergy with Peter E Davidson

Derry comedian Peter E Davidson returns for his fifth Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Peter Flanagan: Meditations

Peter Flanagan: Meditations

An hour of blisteringly funny, personal comedy from a rising Irish talent. 

Adam Greene and Peter Bazely: Bi and Large – Bier and Larger

Adam Greene and Peter Bazely: Bi and Large – Bier and Larger

When the two multi award-winning comedians Adam Greene and Peter Bazely decided to form comedy supergroup Bi and Large, they knew it would be a hit but nothing prepared them for th… 

Jacob Storms' Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams

Jacob Storms' Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams

We all know Tennessee Williams the playwright, but the man behind the plays has faded somewhat into the background. 

AI Jesus – Peter Bazely with Special Guest(s)

AI Jesus – Peter Bazely with Special Guest(s)

After a decade of writing jokes, Bazely is out of ideas. 

Tennessee, Rose

Tennessee, Rose

The works of Tennessee Williams rank as some of the greatest and most iconic plays ever written. 

Sam Williams: Himbo (WIP)

Sam Williams: Himbo (WIP)

Part-time naked butler/full-time Ariana Grande superfan Sam Williams has quickly become British comedy’s brightest ‘good looking chap’ (Chortle). 

Peter Pan - The Actors' Church

Peter Pan - The Actors' Church

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… 

Journey of Whispering Dreams

Journey of Whispering Dreams

About the show What if I say this is my journey of healing, this is from my cultural hometown… But that’s just a ‘what if’. 

Tom Gleeson & Peter Helliar: Live In London – Ashes Edition

Tom Gleeson & Peter Helliar: Live In London – Ashes Edition

Two of Australia’s best stand-ups are in London for a rare double headline show at Soho Theatre on the eve of the Lord’s Test. 

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – The Musical

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – The Musical

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of Roald Dahl’s best known books, which is why the expectations are high for James Brining’s tour. 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical

Escape to a world of pure imagination with ROALD DAHL’S Charlie and The Chocolate Factory – The Musical. 

Sam Williams: Himbo (WIP)

Sam Williams: Himbo (WIP)

Part-time naked butler, full-time Ariana Grande superfan, Sam Williams has quickly become British comedy’s brightest ‘good looking chap’ (Chortle). 

Electric Dreams

Electric Dreams

Join us, together in ‘Electric Dreams’ for an evening of original 80s and 90s inspired synth pop from Sweet Machine, Infra Violet and Pixelstorm! To cut a long story short, expect… 

Electric Dreams

Electric Dreams

Brighton Fringe Presents Electric Dreams
 At The Brunswick Hove Join us, together in ‘Electric Dreams’ for an evening of original, 70s, 80s and 90s inspired synth pop, indie ele… 

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Doctor Who is 60. 

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Doctor Who is 60. 

Cherry and the Choclit Factory

Cherry and the Choclit Factory

HAVE YOU GOT A GOLDEN TICKET? Cherry Liquor and Portsmouth Guildhall Studios present ‘Cherry and the Choclit Factory’. 

Cherry and the Choclit Factory

Cherry and the Choclit Factory

HAVE YOU GOT A GOLDEN TICKET? Cherry Liquor and Portsmouth Guildhall Studios present ‘Cherry and the Choclit Factory’. 

The Dreams of Salvador Dali

The Dreams of Salvador Dali

The famous artist Salvador Dali gives us a lecture about Surrealism. 

The Dreams of Salvador Dali

The Dreams of Salvador Dali

The famous artist Salvador Dali gives us a lecture about Surrealism. 

Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Peter Joannou Brighton’s Singing Barber & The Cool Legends Show, including classic songs by Matt Monro, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Como, Elvis Presley & more direct from h… 

Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Peter Joannou Brighton’s Singing Barber & The Cool Legends Show, including classic songs by Matt Monro, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Como, Elvis Presley & more direct from h… 

Happy Factory

Happy Factory

Are you concerned with the cacophonic cascade of crazy caucusing characters? Do you find yourself frowning furiously at the flagrantly fabricated fictions feigning for fact? Are yo… 

Priya Hall: Sertraline Dreams (Work in Progress)

Priya Hall: Sertraline Dreams (Work in Progress)

TV’s Priya Hall brings you her new WIP all about her 2021 breakdown. Expect cats, breakdowns and BIG REALISATIONS. 

Factory 88

Factory 88

The catastrophe of the liquid sunshine. 

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

The Alzheimer's Diaries: Meet The Author

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

Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol

Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol

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… 

Harry's Christmas

Harry's Christmas

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. 

Bugsy Malone The Musical

Bugsy Malone The Musical

Bugsy Malone, the 1976 film by Alan Parker charlestons into Alexandra Palace theatre with a tremendous firing of custard pies! The cult classic of the spoof gangster movie reminds … 

GHOSTED – Another F***ing Christmas Carol

GHOSTED – Another F***ing Christmas Carol

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. 

QUEENZ: The Show with BALLS!

QUEENZ: The Show with BALLS!

Straight off the runway and onto the West End stage, the cast of Queenz: The Show with Ballz, strut their way into the Arts Theatre for a night of gender-bending, show-stopping gla… 

Man of Your Dreams

Man of Your Dreams

George has had a tough week. 

It's a Wonderful Life - English National Opera

It's a Wonderful Life - English National Opera

Opening the London Coliseum festive season is the UK premier of It’s a Wonderful Life, based on the classic 1946 Frank Capra movie. 

Tom Stade: The High Road

Tom Stade: The High Road

From the bright lights of Live at the Apollo to the chaotic evenings of Edinburgh’s International Fringe Festival, we now see Tom Stade take on his epic stand-up comedy tour arou… 

Oh Yes I Am!

Oh Yes I Am!

Oh Yes I Am, at the Bread and Roses Theatre, is a musical comedyset in a retirement home for actors. 

ELF the Musical

ELF the Musical

Buddy the Elf discovers he is an adopted 'human' baby from New York City and sets off on an adventure to find his biological father who has no idea of his son’s existence… 

The Drought

The Drought

When the waters of the world dry up, who will be left victorious in the aftermath?It has been three months since the water dried up; three months or what seems like a lifetime for … 

Peter Pan’s Labyrinth

Peter Pan’s Labyrinth

Multi award-winning comedy trio Sleeping Trees are returning with another festive mash up, this year taking JM Barrie’s beloved boy who would not grow up, adding 20 years and 50 … 

Peter Pan's Labyrinth

Peter Pan's Labyrinth

You are formally invited to the goblin wedding of the year in this alternative comedy from Sleeping Trees! Following an internet scam, Peter Pan left Neverland, and with it, left b… 

The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

Peter Rabbit and his naughty cousin Benjamin know very well that they are not to go into Mr McGregor’s garden, but they cannot resist and soon they find themselves face to face w… 

The Katet vs John Williams

The Katet vs John Williams

After four years of their infamous Stevie Wonder show, the eight-piece Edinburgh superband completely sold-out its 2019 follow up, tackling their next legendary artist. 

Death of an Author

Death of an Author

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

Peter Fleming's Woefully Inaccurate History of the BBC

Peter Fleming's Woefully Inaccurate History of the BBC

Warped telly nostalgia from award-winning character comedian Tom Burgess. 

Beefheart – New Beef Dreams!

Beefheart – New Beef Dreams!

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

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams

Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams is a solo acoustic concert showcasing many of Andy Williams’ greatest hits. 

Peter Seivewright (Pianoforte)

Peter Seivewright (Pianoforte)

Gunnar Berg (1909-1989) GAFFKY’s. 

Hopes and Dreams

Hopes and Dreams

A tale of unrealised dreams. 

The Little Iceberg Musical

The Little Iceberg Musical

Before audiences step foot into the SpaceUK’s Annexe, a tune from a nearby keyboard drifts out of the theatre and floats down the hall to greet the audience. 

California Dreams

California Dreams

An immersive trip through California in the late 60s and 70s when a collective of musical legends changed the world. 

The Impro All Stars

The Impro All Stars

The All Stars have toured the world, playing New York’s Webster Hall (with Eddie Izzard and Mike Myers), Prague, Sydney, Paris, Shanghai, Beirut and Baku. 

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

If someone happened to wander into the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh knowing nothing about Puppet State Theatre Company’s The Man Who Planted Trees, they’d certainl… 

Dreams of Peace and Freedom: The Streams of Natural Law

Dreams of Peace and Freedom: The Streams of Natural Law

A powerful combination of film, text and performance exploring the birth of modern human rights, told through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and champion of the ECHR, David Maxwe… 

Peter E Davidson – Sleepyhead

Peter E Davidson – Sleepyhead

Top Derry comic Peter E Davidson* is above average! (In that humans are only supposed to sleep an average of one third of their life… and he really has gone beyond the call of du… 

Comedy Hour: Prue Blake, Peter Jones and Sonia Di Iorio

Comedy Hour: Prue Blake, Peter Jones and Sonia Di Iorio

Comedy Hour features Prue Blake, Peter Jones and Sonia Di Iorio, three of the freshest stand-ups coming out of Australia bringing a new hour of comedy to the Fringe. 

3's Comedy – Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones

3's Comedy – Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones

3’s Comedy brings together Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones, three of the rising stars of Australian comedy, for a whole new hour of hilarious stand up. 

Paul Williams: In the Moonlight

Paul Williams: In the Moonlight

Join New Zealand’s fastest comedian (5km and 10km) for an enchanting afternoon In the Moonlight. 

Mary, Chris, Mars

Mary, Chris, Mars

Mary, Chris, Mars tells the story of two astronauts who share a Christmas Day together after a chance encounter pushes them away from the crippling isolation of their solitude and … 

Dreams of the Small Gods

Dreams of the Small Gods

Zinnia Oberski’s arresting body doesn’t shy away from being seen, hanging like a carcass from her trapeze in the clinical Demonstration Room of Summerhall. 

Are dreams made of atoms?

Are dreams made of atoms?

Despite what you may have been told at school, almost nothing is made of atoms. 

Are dreams made of atoms?

Are dreams made of atoms?

Despite what you may have been told at school, almost nothing is made of atoms. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

A Drunken Sailor’s ‘Playback Impro’ is back again. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

A Drunken Sailor’s ‘Playback Impro’ is back again. 

Bright Lights, Big City Impro!

Bright Lights, Big City Impro!

Six improvisers journey to Brighton in an attempt to break into the big time. 

Bright Lights, Big City Impro!

Bright Lights, Big City Impro!

Six improvisers journey to Brighton in an attempt to break into the big time. 

The Wagon of Dreams: A New Adventure

The Wagon of Dreams: A New Adventure

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

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

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

The Wagon of Dreams: A New Adventure

The Wagon of Dreams: A New Adventure

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

Imagination Factory with Circus Kinetica

Imagination Factory with Circus Kinetica

Jubilee Square will soon be transformed into a magical kingdom featuring festival activities for young people. 

Cult Figure: Kenneth Williams

Cult Figure: Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Williams was one of the most unique and beloved figures in British comedy history. 

Cult Figure: Kenneth Williams

Cult Figure: Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Williams was one of the most unique and beloved figures in British comedy history. 

Electric Dreams

Electric Dreams

Brighton Fringe Presents Electric Dreams
 At The Brunswick Hove Join us, together in ‘Electric Dreams’ for an evening of original, 70s, 80s and 90s inspired synth pop, indie ele… 

Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales: Together Again, Again!

Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales: Together Again, Again!

From the glittering heights of Hollywood to the roaring sound of the West End, Jinkx Monsoon delivers a spectacular insight into their kooky (yet incredible) brain and reminds us a… 

One Night With Robbie Williams

One Night With Robbie Williams

Meet Dolly: a 20-something Londoner with one hell of a temper. 

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

When Charles Dickens died, he left behind a plethora of iconic novels. 

Roles We'll Never Play

Roles We'll Never Play

Back again and bigger than ever - Roles We’ll Never Play arrives at the Lyric Theatre for a night of musical theatre madness. 

Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel

Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel

Love. 

Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

The classic movie from the 1970’s involving John Travolta donning a white suit to wow audience members as he dances the funky chicken to the iconic Bee Gees soundtrack has now Broo… 

Alissa In Wonderland

Alissa In Wonderland

Alissa in Wonderland is a quirky, enigmatic experience down the rabbit hole that exposes the parallels between eight-year-old Alice and twenty-something-year-old Alissa, while prov… 

TRIGGERnometry Live with Peter Hitchens

TRIGGERnometry Live with Peter Hitchens

TRIGGERnometry, the hit political and cultural YouTube show with over 3 million downloads a month is launching a series of in-person events with some of your favourite g… 

Dick Whittington: A New Dick in Town

Dick Whittington: A New Dick in Town

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

The Choir of Man

The Choir of Man

Welcome to the Jungle! The appropriately named fictional pub that is set within the walls of the Arts Theatre. 

AT HOME: A Toast to the People: Inua Ellams & Saul Williams

AT HOME: A Toast to the People: Inua Ellams & Saul Williams

Inua Ellams and Saul Williams bring their own distinct styles to this not-to-be-missed A Toast to the People filmed event. 

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - A 60-minute flight into the imagination is on at New Wimbledon Studio this October (15th-17th, various times). 

More Tea Vicar? A Dads Army Gala Celebration of Frank Williams' 90th Birthday!

More Tea Vicar? A Dads Army Gala Celebration of Frank Williams' 90th Birthday!

Dad`s Army Vicar Frank Williams invites you to join him for a hilarious afternoon of TV nostalgia to celebrate his 90th Birthday! With Frank's special star gue… 

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

Talk discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar

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

The Impro All Stars

The Impro All Stars

The All Stars have toured the world playing in Prague, New York’s Webster Hall (with Eddie Izzard and Mike Myers), Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Beirut and Baku, Azerbaija… 

A Toast to the People: Inua Ellams & Saul Williams

A Toast to the People: Inua Ellams & Saul Williams

Inua Ellams and Saul Williams bring their own distinct styles to this interactive and not-to-be-missed A Toast to the People event. 

The Impro All Stars

The Impro All Stars

The All Stars have toured the world playing in Prague, New York’s Webster Hall (with Eddie Izzard and Mike Myers), Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Beirut and Baku, Azerbaija… 

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

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

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

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Red Dreams

Red Dreams

Red Dreams is a live, improvised poetry performance by Brian Loughborough about his passion and pride for his home.  

Impro Theatre's Tennessee Williams UnScripted

Impro Theatre's Tennessee Williams UnScripted

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John & Jen

John & Jen

Tom Greenwald and Andrew Lippa’s John and Jen is a true masterpiece on what it means to be a family. 

Vaughan Williams Midsummer concert

Vaughan Williams Midsummer concert

With funding from the RVW Trust on the Summer solstice, violinist Sian Philipps will perform “The Lark Ascending” as well as a solo violin work by Sally Beamish, a premiere of “Noc… 

Vaughan Williams Midsummer concert

Vaughan Williams Midsummer concert

With funding from the RVW Trust on the Summer solstice, violinist Sian Philipps will perform “The Lark Ascending” as well as a solo violin work by Sally Beamish, a premiere of “Noc… 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peter Pandemic

Peter Pandemic

Back by popular demand at the Canal Café Theatre, this socially distanced Comedy Pantomime set in 2021 sees characters from the classic fairytale battling far more than just Capta… 

Chicken Fried Dreams

Chicken Fried Dreams

The first solo show from Harjeet Cheema, progressing from the legendary London Bridge nights that have brought in a regular crowd over the last couple o… 

Saving Britney: Prologue

Saving Britney: Prologue

When thrust into the circus, it can never be easy to tame the lions. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

The Katet vs John Williams

The Katet vs John Williams

In 2019, after four years of their hit Stevie Wonder show, the eight-piece Edinburgh superband tackled their next legendary artist and sold-out every show. 

3's Comedy – Luka Muller, Peter Jones and Mystery Guest

3's Comedy – Luka Muller, Peter Jones and Mystery Guest

3’s Comedy brings together Luka Muller, Peter Jones and a mystery guest; three of the rising stars of Australian comedy for a whole new hour of hilarious stand-up. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

One ordinary evening turns into one extraordinary adventure… JM Barrie’s Peter Pan the boy who wouldn’t grow up flies into Greenwich Theatre in this all-new ensemble producti… 

Chicken Fried Dreams

Chicken Fried Dreams

The first solo show from Harjeet Cheema, progressing from the legendary London Bridge nights that have brought in a regular crowd over the last couple of years. 

Chicken Fried Dreams

Chicken Fried Dreams

The first solo show from Harjeet Cheema, progressing from the legendary London Bridge nights that have brought in a regular crowd over the last couple of years. 

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

PAUL MERTON & SUKI WEBSTER’S IMPRO NIGHT Paul Merton and Suki Webster present a night of fast, and fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories and laug… 

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

PAUL MERTON & SUKI WEBSTER’S IMPRO NIGHT Paul Merton and Suki Webster present a night of fast, and fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories and laug… 

Tang and Four Dreams

Tang and Four Dreams

Tang and Four Dreams are presented by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. 

Tang and Four Dreams

Tang and Four Dreams

This musical theatre applies a double-structured storyline to interpret contemporary understandings of Tang Xianzu, known as Shakespeare of the East. 

In Your Wet Dreams

In Your Wet Dreams

Jess is sat on the living room floor, nursing a glass of wine… or two… or three. 

Peter Seivewright (Pianoforte)

Peter Seivewright (Pianoforte)

Russian and Scottish piano music. Tommy Fowler (born 1948): Remergence. Medtner (1880-1951): Sonata Reminiscenza, Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Piano Sonata Number 2. 

Peeved with Peter E Davidson

Peeved with Peter E Davidson

Derry comedian Peter E Davidson (The Blame Game, Live at the Sunflower) is back with his third Fringe show and this time. 

Questions for Quiz Shows

Questions for Quiz Shows

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

MC Hammersmith's Magical Freestyle Factory!

MC Hammersmith's Magical Freestyle Factory!

Will Naameh is one of Edinburgh’s most talented and unique improvisers, although you’d be forgiven if you’ve not heard of him before. 

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in aid of Mind and SAMH

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in aid of Mind and SAMH

We miss Robin Williams. 

The Discount Comedy Checkout Raw & Unscripted Improv Show (Camden Fringe)

The Discount Comedy Checkout Raw & Unscripted Improv Show (Camden Fringe)

The Discount Comedy Checkout have been wowing crowds for over 10 years on the UK comedy circuit with 100% raw and unscripted comedy improvisation shows. 

The Katet vs John Williams

The Katet vs John Williams

After four years of their sell-out Stevie Wonder show, the eight-piece Edinburgh superband tackles their next legendary artist. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XX

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XX

Last ever year for the show that started the Free Fringe. 

Peter Brush: Present. Tense.

Peter Brush: Present. Tense.

Awkward jokesmith Peter Brush returns to the Fringe with his hot takes on meditation, sexist babies, robot wives and why he’ll be donating his eyeballs to criminals after he dies… 

Candy Factory

Candy Factory

Hard drugs and hard times are a recipe for mayhem in Saltire Sky’s latest production. 

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

‘All children, except one, grow up’ – but how did one child named Peter escape his fate to become ‘the boy who would not grow up’? Betwixt-and-Between explore the question behind… 

Alistair Williams: How to Lose Weight and Be Less Racist

Alistair Williams: How to Lose Weight and Be Less Racist

If the title of this show doesn’t let you know that Alistair Williams (as seen on Comedy Central) is a real stand up comedian, I don’t know what will. 

Limbo: City of Dreams

Limbo: City of Dreams

Limbo: City of Dreams charges itself with the difficult task of cramming an entire world into its hour-long runtime. 

3's Comedy – Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones

3's Comedy – Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones

3’s Comedy brings together Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones, three of the rising stars of Australian comedy for a whole new hour of hilarious stand-up. 

Peter Fleming: Have You Seen?

Peter Fleming: Have You Seen?

Retired children’s TV pioneer Peter Fleming needs your help. 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

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

Peter Gynt

Peter Gynt

There was a time not long ago – when Facebook and Google weren’t even words – where we watched TV and learned from it, absorbing any new knowledge we discovered as fact. 

Innervisions Festival Presents - Saul Williams

Innervisions Festival Presents - Saul Williams

American rapper, singer-songwriter, poet, actor Saul Williams is coming to London to appear as part of the breath-taking Innervisions Festival line up between 3… 

The Tulsa Time Band: A Tribute to Don Williams

The Tulsa Time Band: A Tribute to Don Williams

The first British tribute band performing the classic songs of Don Williams. 

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Providing a frequently gasp inducing evening of entertainment, Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams perfect for any and all. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

Agatha Christie’s The Rats / Peter Hale's A Small Step for England!

Agatha Christie’s The Rats / Peter Hale's A Small Step for England!

Agatha Christie’s dark and chilling play - The Rats. 

Miss Disney: Dreams That Glitter

Miss Disney: Dreams That Glitter

A queer fairytale with all the Disney drag you could imagine, Miss Disney’s Dreams That Glitter is a story of believing in yourself, being true to who you are, and striving to make… 

Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the C(ity Impro)side

Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the C(ity Impro)side

Six improvisers take to the Brighton seaside for an hour of improvised scenes, sketches and songs, where everything is made up on the spot based on suggestions provided by you. 

Robert Ross presents: Tyler Butterworth - The Unknown Peter Butterworth

Robert Ross presents: Tyler Butterworth - The Unknown Peter Butterworth

Comedy actor Peter Butterworth is undoubtedly best-loved as an integral member of the Carry On team, appearing in sixteen of the film classics as well as an eighteen-mon… 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

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

Brighton's Singing Barber: Peter Joannou

Brighton's Singing Barber: Peter Joannou

Brighton’s singing barber Peter Joannou and The Something For The Weekend Show. 

Black Peter

Black Peter

Where do monsters come from? Do they exist only in stories, or do they live amongst us, watching, waiting? ‘Black Peter’ is a retelling of the Bavarian tale of the Krampus. 

Peter Pan - Easter Panto

Peter Pan - Easter Panto

Peter Pan - Easter Pantomime Starring comedy legend BOBBY DAVRO as Smee CBBC’s Tracy Beaker DANI HARMER as Wendy Disney Art Attack’s LLOYD WARBEY as Peter Pa… 

Dreams, Dreams

Dreams, Dreams

Story about Fox and Fairy Интерактивный спектакль «Сны,сны,сны»Приглашают на спектакль для самых … 

Where Is Peter Rabbit?

Where Is Peter Rabbit?

Hop onto your seats and immerse yourself in the magical world of Beatrix Potter. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Mansfield Palace Senior Youth Theatre presents this wonderful musical play version by composer Jimmy Jewell and writer Nick Stimson. 

Peter Rabbit (PG) - Family Cinema

Peter Rabbit (PG) - Family Cinema

Peter Rabbit, the mischievous and adventurous hero who has captivated generations of readers, now takes on the starring role of his own irreverent, contemporary comedy w… 

Wendy and Peter Pan

Wendy and Peter Pan

Rumbustious, fast, furious and funny, yet full of magic and fairy dust, Wendy and Peter Pan will delight all ages: an awfully big adventure and the perfect Christmas show. 

Peter James in conversation with Breda Brown

Peter James in conversation with Breda Brown

From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes an explosive standalone thriller that will grip you and won’t let go until the very last page. 

Ten - A Decade of Dreams

Ten - A Decade of Dreams

TEN- ‘A Decade of Dreams’ a star-studded, fund-raising variety show marking the 10 year anniversary of breast cancer charity Future Dreams. 

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

Paul Merton & Suki Webster’s Impro Night

An hour of sensational Improvised Comedy. 

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a… 

Rainforest Dreams

Rainforest Dreams

In collaboration with TV producer/eco campaigner Phil Williams and Ecuadorian Kichwa tribe this new multimedia play will connect you with what is happening now in the Amazonian rai… 

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH

We miss Robin Williams. 

Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony

Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony

BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraMartyn Brabbins Conductor Edinburgh Festival ChorusChristopher Bell Chorus Director Elizabeth Watts SopranoChristopher Maltman Baritone Thea Musgrave… 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

In Conversation with… Peter Egan

In Conversation with… Peter Egan

Downtown Abbey’s Marquis of Flintshire and a BAFTA-winning actor with a film and TV career spanning fifty years. 

Once Seen on Blue Peter

Once Seen on Blue Peter

Makes, Bakes and Outtakes. 

Peter Dobbing: Pleased With Yourself Isn't the Same as Being Happy

Peter Dobbing: Pleased With Yourself Isn't the Same as Being Happy

‘Upbeat and energetic and above all, entertaining’ (Advertiser, Adelaide). 

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

The smash hit of 2017 returns! An unashamedly joyful mix of astonishing stunts and enchanted adventure, Circus Abyssinia follows the journey of two Ethiopian brothers whose dream o… 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Peter Brush: Chasing Snails

Peter Brush: Chasing Snails

Awkward jokesmith Peter Brush takes on today’s hot topics, the Bayeux Tapestry, socks, the reason why snails move so slowly, and whether you’ll think more favourably of this sh… 

Sinatra: Raw

Sinatra: Raw

True to the show’s name, Richard Shelton gives us an intimate, raw glimpse into Frank Sinatra’s private life. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

JM Barrie’s classic fairytale retold through the eyes of Glaswegian teenagers. 

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel. 

Peter and the Starcatcher

Peter and the Starcatcher

The boy who wouldn’t grow up. 

Einstein's Dreams

Einstein's Dreams

Einstein’s Dreams is a performance art piece filled with intellectual, stimulating and surprising movement inspired by Alan Lightman’s bestselling novel. 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

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

Alistair Williams: Great White Male

Alistair Williams: Great White Male

People have never been more scared to say what they really think. 

Peter Straker Sings Brel

Peter Straker Sings Brel

Straker is unquestionably the finest interpreter of Brel’s songs. 

Fopical With Peter E Davidson

Fopical With Peter E Davidson

Peter E Davidson (BBC Northern Ireland’s The Blame Game and Live at the Sunflower) returns with his brand-new show Fopical – a guide on how to relax in the modern world without… 

Paul Williams: Santa Fe

Paul Williams: Santa Fe

The jig is up! Paul Williams is a quadruple threat – song, dance, comedy and opinion. 

Very Blue Peter

Very Blue Peter

1998. 

Finding Peter

Finding Peter

If there were one girl in the world who could tell you exactly what Neverland was like, it would be Wendy Darling. 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey. 

Mr Fizzywigg's Story Factory

Mr Fizzywigg's Story Factory

Come help jolly Mr Fizzywigg create a new story before his beloved factory is shut forever! Using all the tools of the trade, including the giant wheel of silly voices and the mass… 

Edy Hurst: Bonfire of Dreams

Edy Hurst: Bonfire of Dreams

Award winning comedian Edy Hurst is bringing his guitar, a loop pedal and all his hopes and aspirations to burn in a great big bonfire. 

Radio Sitcom Pilot Recording - Sweet Dreams

Radio Sitcom Pilot Recording - Sweet Dreams

Get your free tickets for an exciting new radio sitcom pilot recording at the Museum of Comedy, hosted by Juliette Burton and National Film and Television School. 

Expedition Peter Pan

Expedition Peter Pan

"Grow up, mature, and come back when you have something to contribute!" It's not the most sympathetic way to address a young audience; nevertheless, it succinctly sho… 

Dreams of Resting Spaces: Conversation 2

Dreams of Resting Spaces: Conversation 2

I have an invisible condition (chronic pain), and I need to lie down (a lot). 

Sin City Impro

Sin City Impro

City impro present their brand new show for 2018, where they explore the seven deadly sins through a series of scenes, sketches and songs all made up on the spot. 

City Impro by the Sea

City Impro by the Sea

A rip-roaring rollercoaster of laughter, where six improvisers race from one game to another at a thousand smiles an hour making everything up as they go along. 

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way. 

A Pocketful of Dreams

A Pocketful of Dreams

A selection of stories and short plays created by Varndean College BTEC Performing Arts students. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d… 

Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Brighton’s singing barber, Peter Joannou, performs his latest song ‘From Ma Window’, from his first floor shop window in The Lanes in the ‘Something For The Weekend’ show. 

The Spark Factory

The Spark Factory

One of a series of seven one-night-stands of experimental theatre, How Disabled Are You? is curated by theatre co-operative Spun Glass Theatre under the heading of The Spark Factor… 

Circus Abyssinia - Ethiopian Dreams

Circus Abyssinia - Ethiopian Dreams

Following their smash hit run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 and fresh from their performance on ITV’s Royal Variety Performance, Circus Abyssinia makes its London p… 

Robbie Williams Swing

Robbie Williams Swing

A tribute to top-selling global artist, Robbie Williams, showcasing favourite songs from his albums Swing When You’re Winning and Swings Both Ways. 

Peter Helliar - Big Boy Pants

Peter Helliar - Big Boy Pants

As seen on The Project, CRAM & Have You Been Paying Attention? (Network TEN). 

Peter Jones - Up Here

Peter Jones - Up Here

Peter Jones (a writer for Channel 10’s The Project) is up here! Peter is making his Adelaide Fringe debut after being named one of the New Faces To Watch by the Herald Sun at the M… 

Righteously - The Music of Lucinda Williams

Righteously - The Music of Lucinda Williams

Adelaide based singer/songwriter Tara Carragher makes a long awaited return to this years Adelaide Fringe for ‘Righteously - The music of Lucinda Williams’. 

3's Comedy - Adam Knox, Luka Muller & Peter Jones

3's Comedy - Adam Knox, Luka Muller & Peter Jones

3’s Comedy brings together Adam Knox, Luka Muller & Peter Jones, three of the rising stars of Australian comedy for a whole new hour of hilarious stand-up. 

Peter Allen Live In Inverted Commas

Peter Allen Live In Inverted Commas

The Man - Peter Allen was the quintessential entertainer: women loved him; men loved him but they didn’t quite understand why. 

Peter Combe and the Juicy Juicy Green Band - Live It Up

Peter Combe and the Juicy Juicy Green Band - Live It Up

Peter Combe is back with the fast furious and fabulous Juicy Juicy Green Band with songs from his latest ARIA nominated LIve It Up album plus the old favs. 

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

An unashamedly joyful mix of astounding stunts and enchanted adventure, ‘Circus Abyssinia’ is the magical journey of two little Ethiopian brothers (Bibi and Bichu) whose dream of j… 

Jason Williams - Straight from the Top

Jason Williams - Straight from the Top

Straight from the top of Australia, Darwin comedian Jason Williams is bringing his honest observations and luckless stories to WA in his first solo show. 

Peter Combe in LIVE IT UP and Bellyflop in a Pizza!!

Peter Combe in LIVE IT UP and Bellyflop in a Pizza!!

Quirky songs from Peter’s new album LIVE IT UP and together with the Theatre Bugs Kids, the old favs as well. 

Peter Goers is Hard Rubbish

Peter Goers is Hard Rubbish

“Hard Rubbish” is the third show in a trilogy of crap following Goers’ Holden Street Fringe his “Actors, Drunks And Babies Never Hurt Themselves” and “Smoked Ham”. 

Peter Dobbing: pleased with yourself isn’t the same as being happy

Peter Dobbing: pleased with yourself isn’t the same as being happy

Funny, upbeat and surprisingly articulate. 

Maestro – 3rd Annual National Impro Games

Maestro – 3rd Annual National Impro Games

Performing hilarious family-friendly improvised games – like you’d see on Whose Line is It Anyway? – Maestro pits Australia’s best improvisers against each other in a winner-ta… 

Livvy & Pete: The Songs Of Olivia Newton-John and Peter Allen

Livvy & Pete: The Songs Of Olivia Newton-John and Peter Allen

Helpmann award winner Michael Griffiths and acclaimed cabaret darling Amelia Ryan celebrate the songbooks of Aussie icons Olivia Newton-John and Peter Allen for one night only. 

Peter Pan - An Arena Spectacular

Peter Pan - An Arena Spectacular

Returning bigger and better than ever, The World’s Biggest Pantomime presents Peter Pan, a stunning new arena spectacular, headlined by two of the UK’s favourite stars. 

Peter Bence

Peter Bence

Peter is a worldwide YouTube phenomenon with over 200 million views of his rock interpretations of classic tracks played with incredible energy and skill on piano. 

Side Shows

Side Shows

Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows. 

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Hopes, Dreams and the Bits In-Between

Hopes, Dreams and the Bits In-Between

This show is for anyone who’s ever looked at a stranger in the street and wondered who they are. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

The story of Peter Pan is a familiar one for many and The Talentz present a lovely retelling of the classic tale. 

Peter Antoniou – Happy Medium

Peter Antoniou – Happy Medium

If you could ask a psychic a question what would it be? Direct from London’s West End, award-winning ‘“psychic” comedian Peter Antoniou brings his unique skills to peer inside yo… 

Peter Grimes

Peter Grimes

What really happened to the young apprentice of surly fisherman Peter Grimes? Suspicion turns to violence when villagers mob together to uncover the unsettling truth. 

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH

We miss Robin Williams. 

Wind and Fire: Nicholas Parsons – Peter and the Wolf

Wind and Fire: Nicholas Parsons – Peter and the Wolf

Nicholas Parsons, Radio 4 legend, narrates the children’s classic tale Peter and the Wolf, arranged by Tom David Wilson for double-reed and brass ensemble and conducted by John Gru… 

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Michael Griffiths: Sweet Dreams

Michael Griffiths: Sweet Dreams

Helpmann award winner Michael Griffiths is Annie Lennox. 

The Pain Factory

The Pain Factory

Legal systems operate on a pain principle: punishments should involve a loss, and that loss should be painful. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Peter Dobbing: Electric Plum

Peter Dobbing: Electric Plum

Electric: having or producing a sudden sense of thrilling excitement. 

The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck

The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck

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… 

Peter Brush: A Worm's Guide to Immortality

Peter Brush: A Worm's Guide to Immortality

Comedy’s Peter Brush presents a story about trying to contact the dead, the dog they sent into space, the folk singer that sent him on (yet another) existential crisis, and how h… 

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

A bed sits in the centre of the huge Lafayette big top at Underbelly’s Circus Hub. 

Box Clever

Box Clever

Writer Monsay Whitney’s Box Clever is one of the most important shows up at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. 

Fox and Hound Presents Tennessee Williams' Ivan's Widow and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen

Fox and Hound Presents Tennessee Williams' Ivan's Widow and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen

For lovers of Tennessee Williams and anyone who appreciates good theatre the double bill of Ivan’s Widow and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen makes for a very rewardin… 

Paul Williams: Summertime Love

Paul Williams: Summertime Love

The summer is coming. 

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Playback Impro plays back stories from the audience. 

Peter & Bambi Heaven: When Love Becomes Magic

Peter & Bambi Heaven: When Love Becomes Magic

‘Love is a battlefield’ (Pat Benatar). 

Guns 'n' Rosé With Peter E Davidson / Free Festival

Guns 'n' Rosé With Peter E Davidson / Free Festival

Peter E Davidson is a wine drinking man adrift in a sea of beer drinkers. 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam… 

Alistair Williams: Food

Alistair Williams: Food

This is the story of how changing the food you eat changes your life. 

Margarita Dreams

Margarita Dreams

Dave is on the beach, in Mexico, drinking margaritas. 

Chris Difford and Kathryn Williams

Chris Difford and Kathryn Williams

Chris Difford is a rare breed. 

Bright Lights, Big City Impro

Bright Lights, Big City Impro

Six improvisers barrel through the funnies in City Impro’s debut Edinburgh Fringe show where suggestions provided by you inspire an epic series of improvised comedy games, sketch… 

Edinburhg Fringe Preview: Bright Lights, Big City Impro

Edinburhg Fringe Preview: Bright Lights, Big City Impro

Six improvisers barrel through the funnies in a special Edinburgh Fringe preview show where suggestions provided by you inspire an epic series of improvised comedy games, sketches … 

Tennessee Williams' 27 Wagons Full of Cotton

Tennessee Williams' 27 Wagons Full of Cotton

Summer in the south is aggressively hot and stiflingly humid. 

Peter Antoniou: 'Psychic' Comedian

Peter Antoniou: 'Psychic' Comedian

If you could ask a psychic a question what would it be? Fresh off his sell-out international tour, and with sell-out runs in London’s West End, let ‘Psychic’ comedian Peter Ant… 

Falling Dreams

Falling Dreams

Recent years have seen a significant rise in the number of (usually) London theatre productions being transmitted live to cinemas and other venues across the UK. 

Tennessee Williams Double: Ivan's Widow & Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen

Tennessee Williams Double: Ivan's Widow & Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen

Written by Williams in the period before his death, Fox and Hound take on two of his most difficult one act plays. 

Storyland Author Readings

Storyland Author Readings

Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

‘Playback Impro’ plays back moments and stories from the audience. 

The Peter Pan Syndrome

The Peter Pan Syndrome

Are we ending our indulgence of ‘man-babies’? If Adam Sandler films were the tipping point and presidents with Twitter tantrums were the moment when it stopped being funny, the… 

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 … 

City Impro by the sea

City Impro by the sea

A rip-roaring rollercoaster of laughter where six improvisers make everything up on the spot as they race from one game to another. 

Spark Factory

Spark Factory

Seven brave and bold artists constructing the next big thing in theatre. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

“The true mystery of the world is the visible . 

Brighton's Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Brighton's Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Brighton’s Singing Barber, Peter Joannou, puts his comb to one side, picks up his microphone and sings those classic beautiful songs from the Great American Songbook made famous by… 

City Impro's Comedy Sunday Roast

City Impro's Comedy Sunday Roast

Join us at the Water Poet in Shoreditch for City Impro’s weekly improvised comedy show. 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o… 

Peter Pan - A New Adventure

Peter Pan - A New Adventure

More than a century after Wendy was having an awfully big adventure with Peter Pan and the Lost Boys, her Great-Great-Granddaughter – also called Wendy (Louise Young) – is … 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

There must be little more that can raise the spirits of young or old than the idea of flying free through the skies. 

Joan Collins Unscripted

Joan Collins Unscripted

Global superstar Joan Collins will be Joan Collins Unscripted touring the UK in a brand new one-woman show, including this unmissable night at the London Palladium. 

City Impro: Balderdash Tours

City Impro: Balderdash Tours

Tours where everything is hilariously made up, completely crazy and serious fun! “Completely barmy and utterly funny. 

On the Roof Presents: BBQ + City Impro

On the Roof Presents: BBQ + City Impro

Improv Comedy in a unique setting with a BBQ and stunning views 

City Impro's Comedy Sunday Roast

City Impro's Comedy Sunday Roast

City Impro’s Time Out recommended Comedy Sunday Roast show returns to The Water Poet for another evening of fun filled entertainment made up completely on the spot. 

Settin’ the Woods on Fire: The Songs of Hank Williams

Settin’ the Woods on Fire: The Songs of Hank Williams

One of Scotland’s best-loved troubadours with his hit show, singing some of his favourite songs by the Hillbilly Shakespeare. 

Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf

David Corkhill conducts the Edinburgh Festival Ensemble in Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and his own St Francis. 

Songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Canteloube and Hahn

Songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Canteloube and Hahn

Join us for a celebration of some of the most beautiful French and English songs of the early 20th Century. 

Josie Long and Martin Williams: Investigations

Josie Long and Martin Williams: Investigations

Comedian and social change pioneer Josie Long is joined by investigative journalist and regular Guardian contributor Martin Williams for a topical mix of reportage and gags. 

Think No Evil of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams

Think No Evil of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams

Twentieth anniversary performance of David Benson’s Fringe First Award-winning tour de force, showing Kenneth Williams at his funniest and his most badly behaved. 

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body. 

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor. 

A Medley of Four Dreams of Linchuan

A Medley of Four Dreams of Linchuan

Official programme commemorating the 400th year anniversary of the deaths of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare. 

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH

We miss Robin Williams. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year with an improvised comedy show. 

The Soul in the Machine – George Williams, YMCA Founder

The Soul in the Machine – George Williams, YMCA Founder

‘We are more than bodies to be fed to a machine. 

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians: The Final Aardvark

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians: The Final Aardvark

Nineteenth and last year for the show that started the Free Fringe. 

Peter Brush: Dreams with Advert Breaks

Peter Brush: Dreams with Advert Breaks

One of the first things Peter Brush admits to the audience is that he’s “not very exciting”. 

Peter Dobbing: Armchair Futurologist III

Peter Dobbing: Armchair Futurologist III

Parts I and II included Bitcoin, edible insects and virtual reality. 

The Star Factory

The Star Factory

Enthused? Inspired? Vibing? You love the Fringe, so participate! Precocious poppy or shrinking violet, you could be on stage making mediocre scripts into something great. 

Peter Pan's Great Adventure

Peter Pan's Great Adventure

Fun lyrics and great musical timing manage to bring Neverland to life with a small cast and even smaller set. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Come and join us for a wonderful adventure in Neverland and see how Peter, Wendy, John and Michael battle the pirates, mermaids and native Indians with help from the Lost Boys and … 

27 Wagons Full of Cotton by Tennessee Williams

27 Wagons Full of Cotton by Tennessee Williams

In 1930s, post-recession Mississippi, a young woman’s husband returns home following the outbreak of a fire at a nearby cotton gin; suddenly, a huge workload lands right in his l… 

Jacob Hatton: Dreams of FitzRoy and Londis

Jacob Hatton: Dreams of FitzRoy and Londis

Attention all shipping. 

Briefs Factory Presents: Sweatshop

Briefs Factory Presents: Sweatshop

You know you’re in for a good time when a variety show opens with one half of cabaret legends Frisky & Mannish belting out a pop medley, whilst self-proclaimed “sex clown” Be… 

Peter Straker Sings Brel

Peter Straker Sings Brel

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening of the heartbeat. 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b… 

Peter and Bambi Heaven: The Magic Inside

Peter and Bambi Heaven: The Magic Inside

In a frenzy of blood, sweat, tears and sequins, the Heavens cracked open last night and Peter and Bambi rained down upon us. 

Peter White: Straight White Male

Peter White: Straight White Male

Peter White made a controversial decision to write a stand-up show about the problems faced by straight, white men, and it’s unclear whether this is quite brave or a terrible mis… 

Peter Fleming and Wilbur Bilb: Over the Airwaves

Peter Fleming and Wilbur Bilb: Over the Airwaves

Deliciously tragic character comedy from So You Think That’s Funny? winners Tom Burgess and Sam Nicoresti. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Playback Impro plays back moments and stories from the audience. 

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures. 

Alistair Williams: I've Started So I'm Finished

Alistair Williams: I've Started So I'm Finished

Alistair Williams is a bit of a lad. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Playback Impro plays back moments and stories from the audience. 

Peter Antoniou – Happy Medium

Peter Antoniou – Happy Medium

If you could ask a psychic a question what would it be? Direct from London’s West End, award-winning ‘psychic’ comedian Peter Antoniou brings his unique skills to peer inside you… 

Garrett Millerick: The Dreams Stuff is Made of

Garrett Millerick: The Dreams Stuff is Made of

On his misguided quest to follow his dreams, Garrett Millerick got locked in a shipping container by Eminem, directed hip-hop videos for deluded city traders and once made a featur… 

Russell Howard and Steve Williams Work in Progress

Russell Howard and Steve Williams Work in Progress

Russell Howard and Steve Williams return to Edinburgh to tit about for half an hour each. 

Pierre Novellie is Cool Peter

Pierre Novellie is Cool Peter

Groovy! Woah! Pierre Novellie is not cool but he is trying. 

Broken Dreams

Broken Dreams

“The here and the now is wow!” we’re told at the start of Broken Dreams. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Actors play back audience stories. 

A Thousand Dreams

A Thousand Dreams

An intimate evening of spoken word and music, performed by Laura Brett and Sofia Ferreira. 

Pitschi, the Kitten with Dreams

Pitschi, the Kitten with Dreams

Pitschi is back for two performances only! This original production uses a rich mix of story-telling, physical theatre, music and song to tell the story of a kitten that learns to … 

Peter Dobbing: Armchair Futurologist III

Peter Dobbing: Armchair Futurologist III

Multiple comedy competition finalist Peter Dobbing’s last two shows brought you bitcoins, edible insects and virtual reality. 

The Star Factory

The Star Factory

Enthused? Inspired? Vibing? If you love Brighton Fringe why not become part of it? Loquacious Luvvie or Lounge Lizard, it could be you on stage making mediocre scripts something gr… 

Garrett Millerick: The Dreams Stuff is Made of

Garrett Millerick: The Dreams Stuff is Made of

Stories from the Grand Canyon that sit between our dreams and our achievements. 

The FunkSmugglers: Mead Dreams

The FunkSmugglers: Mead Dreams

3 guys + 1 drum + 1 loop pedal = funkin’ carnage. 

Peter Antoniou: Happy Medium

Peter Antoniou: Happy Medium

Charming, comedic cold-reading coupled with misdirection and mind-reading in a show that entertains without breaking new boundaries. 

Brighton's Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Brighton's Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou will be entertaining you from his upstairs window in The Lanes with his show ‘Next Please!’ Specialising in The Great American Songbook. 

Valentines Shows

Valentines Shows

Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si… 

Roderick Williams

Roderick Williams

This acclaimed English baritone, accompanied by Susie Allan at the piano, presents Schubert’s “Swan Song” in a recital that weaves in poetry readings by the actre… 

Peter Takács

Peter Takács

The pianist Peter Takács, a Beethoven specialist who has been exploring the composer’s works from all periods, ends the series in a program offering latter works. 

PETER PAN GOES WRONG + Cafe Rouge

PETER PAN GOES WRONG + Cafe Rouge

 

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

STARRING THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT-PRONE CAST OF THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG The original cast of the West End's hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong return to the stage this Christma… 

Peter Kyle Dance

Peter Kyle Dance

Dancers in Mr. 

Peter Seivewright (Piano) Performs Messiaen's 20 Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus

Peter Seivewright (Piano) Performs Messiaen's 20 Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus

Peter Seivewright brings the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe to a thrilling conclusion with his performance of Messiaen’s 20 Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus, one of the very greatest pi… 

The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

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… 

SoloTronik – Ribbentrop Factory

SoloTronik – Ribbentrop Factory

Spectacle of music with electronics, computers, lasers, special lights, video and performance. 

Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and Other Tales

Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and Other Tales

Lancaster Offshoots have created an enjoyable and surprisingly funny offering with their take on Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit and Other Tales. 

Liam Williams: Bonfire Night

Liam Williams: Bonfire Night

Hench-souled Pilsner socialist talks career, climate, breakup and the 1%. 

Alistair Williams and Edd Hedges – The Late Show

Alistair Williams and Edd Hedges – The Late Show

Cutting straight to the chase, Alistair and Edd embark on an hour of joke-telling aimed solely at making you laugh. 

Peter York: How to Become a Nicer Type of Person

Peter York: How to Become a Nicer Type of Person

In which Peter York, co-inventor of the Sloane Ranger, author of Authenticity is a Con and recovering style guru, introduces his dark, edgy and deeply subversive idea of niceness. 

The Wendy House Trilogy: Peter

The Wendy House Trilogy: Peter

Peter is the first show in The Wendy House Trilogy produced by Jealous Whale Theatre. 

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

Sheffield of Dreams

Sheffield of Dreams

Sheffield’s greatest entrepreneur invites you to take a look at his life so far, and a tantalising glimpse of the successes to come with the help of some very special guests. 

Sheffield of Dreams

Sheffield of Dreams

Sheffield’s greatest entrepreneur invites you to take a look at his life so far, and a tantalising glimpse of the successes to come with the help of some very special guests. 

James Bran: Invisible Badminton and Other Dreams

James Bran: Invisible Badminton and Other Dreams

A stand-up poetry show about dreams from 2014 AAA star and BBC New Comedy Award London runner-up. 

The Suitcase Dreams

The Suitcase Dreams

Unpacking stories of great and small adventures, brave departures, wrenching farewells and the things that travelers choose to carry. 

Peter Pan – The Musical

Peter Pan – The Musical

California to Scotland. 

Peter/Wendy

Peter/Wendy

Peter/Wendy by Jeremy Bloom takes JM Barrie’s text, Happy Thoughts, movement, instrumental music, striped pajamas, creating a performance where the entire cast dances, sings, sighs… 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Edinburgh Fringe is often filled with adaptations and remixes of classics, so it is very refreshing to see Tread the Boards Theatre Company bring J. 

James Bran: Invisible Badminton and Other Dreams

James Bran: Invisible Badminton and Other Dreams

A stand-up poetry show about dreams from 2014 AAA star and BBC New Comedy Award London runner-up. 

Confessional by Tennessee Williams

Confessional by Tennessee Williams

When the sun is shining on a windowed room, it can be hard to tell if the lights are on inside. 

Sweet Dreams: Songs by Annie Lennox

Sweet Dreams: Songs by Annie Lennox

Winner of Best Cabaret at the 2014 Adelaide Fringe, Sweet Dreams: Songs by Annie Lennox now makes its Edinburgh debut. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

‘A real standout from all the stand-up, this is comic improvisation theatre-style. 

Peter Brush: Older Than the Oldest Dog That Ever Lived

Peter Brush: Older Than the Oldest Dog That Ever Lived

Low energy comedian Peter Brush brings his awkward persona to rest upon matters of death and religion with a surprisingly lighthearted tone. 

Peter Antoniou – Happy Medium

Peter Antoniou – Happy Medium

The show is called Happy Medium, and Peter Antoniou introduces himself early into it as a ‘Comedium’, but these excellent puns are far from the best part of this show. 

Liam Williams: Bonfire Night

Liam Williams: Bonfire Night

Hench-souled Pilsner socialist talks career, climate, breakup and the 1%. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

The concept of Playback Impro is both a simple and an effective one. 

Pitschi, the Kitten With Dreams

Pitschi, the Kitten With Dreams

Little Swiss cat Pitschi doesn’t like the rough and tumble and mischievous fun of kitten play. 

The Underbelly Radio Shows

The Underbelly Radio Shows

FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b… 

Electric Dreams

Electric Dreams

Rose’s earliest memory is a ruined birthday party at the age of eighteen. 

Pierre Novellie is Anxious Peter

Pierre Novellie is Anxious Peter

The title of Pierre Novellie’s show is somewhat misleading. 

My Friend Peter

My Friend Peter

The life and work of classic children’s author Beatrix Potter is given a sweet folk musical twist in this fun ensemble piece. 

Nish Kumar: Long Word... Long Word... Blah Blah Blah... I'm so Clever

Nish Kumar: Long Word... Long Word... Blah Blah Blah... I'm so Clever

This is a big year for Nish Kumar. 

Peter Pan on Dinosaur Island

Peter Pan on Dinosaur Island

Defeat the T-rex with Peter and real swords! Fly with the Pterodactyl! Bombard Captain Hook with dinosaur-droppings! Professional interactive theatre for kids who don’t just want t… 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his “Impro Chums”: Mike McShane, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch and Suki Webster, have been practising short form improvised comedy for decades and bring their com… 

Shows for Days

Shows for Days

(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc… 

Peter Dobbing: Armchair Futurologist

Peter Dobbing: Armchair Futurologist

Change is inevitable. 

Pitschi: The Kitten with Dreams

Pitschi: The Kitten with Dreams

Pitschi doesn’t care for the rough and tumble and mischievous fun of kitten play, but instead dreams of being something else – a chicken, perhaps, or a goat, or a rabbit. 

Peter Antoniou: Happy Medium

Peter Antoniou: Happy Medium

Award-winning comedian and mind reader, Peter Antoniou, brings his unique skill set to peer inside your head, fondle your frontal lobe and tickle your funny bone. 

Comedy at the Knitting Factory

Comedy at the Knitting Factory

Will Miles, Clark Jones and Kenny DeForest host this free and ever-reliable stand-up show; this week’s comics include Luis J. 

A Fresh Start (for Peter Russo)

A Fresh Start (for Peter Russo)

Every song tells a story. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Four actors play back audience stories. 

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener… 

Christian Elderfield of Dreams

Christian Elderfield of Dreams

This festival regular comes to Brighton with his first solo show of embarrassing stories, witty one-liners and clever observations. 

Liam Williams: Capitalism

Liam Williams: Capitalism

2014 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Liam Williams follows his widely-acclaimed debut with a show about money. 

James Bran: Invisible Badminton & Other Dreams

James Bran: Invisible Badminton & Other Dreams

Following a successful run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, quirky and exciting rising comedy talent James Bran brings his solo show to Brighton Fringe. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2… 

The Stunning Sir Peter Blake CCA Art Bus

The Stunning Sir Peter Blake CCA Art Bus

All aboard this dazzling double-decker of delight! Take a tour and view amazing artwork from the Godfather of British Pop Art, as the Art Bus returns to this year’s Fringe City, pr… 

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Peter Pan Goes Wrong invites you to watch the latest show by the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, a production of Peter Pan which starts badly and ends in a medley of perfectly… 

S.N.L. Writers Unscripted: The Oscar Show

S.N.L. Writers Unscripted: The Oscar Show

Natasha Rothwell, Alison Rich, Meredith Scardino, Claire Mulaney and Katie Rich — all writers at “Saturday Night Live” — host this Academy Awards-themed imp… 

“SNL” Writers Unscripted: An Improv Comedy Show

“SNL” Writers Unscripted: An Improv Comedy Show

Some of the best writers for “Saturday Night Live” leave the sketches behind for a night of entirely improvised comedy. 

The Improverts - London Shows

The Improverts - London Shows

Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L… 

Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf

Prokofiev’s children’s classic gets a new production from the Little Orchestra Society, with David Alan Miller conducting. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

This summer, Kensington Gardens plays host to a unique and remarkable theatre event - a spectacular new stage production of J. 

Jacques Brel is Alive and Living in Paris

Jacques Brel is Alive and Living in Paris

Any list of famous Belgians must include the trio Georges Simenon, Audrey Hepburn and Jacques Brel. 

Eye of a Needle

Eye of a Needle

For traditionalists, this is a heartening time for new writing in the theatre. 

Return of the Soldier

Return of the Soldier

Rebecca West was one of the supreme journalists and travel writers of the 20th century, caustic and sharp-eyed. 

Alison Jackson: A Story in the Public Domain

Alison Jackson: A Story in the Public Domain

Alison Jackson has made a name for herself creating fake behind-the-scenes photographs and videos of celebrities with look-alike models. 

Case Number

Case Number

Case Number, from young London-based theatre company Tea and Toast productions, seeks to raise awareness about the shockingly low number of rapists that are convicted through the… 

Peter Jay

Peter Jay

Peter Jay, once described as ‘Britain’s cleverest young man’ held key positions at The Times, LWT, TVAM, the BBC, and served as British Ambassador to Washington. 

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival

Nightpiece Film Festival is attempting to do something quite lovely. 

Jim Al-Khalili: Quantum - Still Crazy After All These Years

Jim Al-Khalili: Quantum - Still Crazy After All These Years

I gave up studying all forms of science at the age of 15, so on the surface, I would not be the natural choice for Jim Al-Khalili’s Quantum – Still Crazy After All These Yea… 

Inevitable

Inevitable

The Age We Are is a young company bringing their first production, Inevitable, to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

This fun new adaptation of JM Barrie’s classic story begins in Priceland. 

Flight of the Lawnchair Man

Flight of the Lawnchair Man

Latymer Theatre Company’s Flight of the Lawnchair Man is the sweet tale of an average man who dreams of something more. 

Peter Seivewright Performs Piano Music by Cyril Scott

Peter Seivewright Performs Piano Music by Cyril Scott

Peter Seivewright performs piano music by the English romantic composer Cyril Scott (1879-1970). 

Alistair Williams and Daryl Perry Love You

Alistair Williams and Daryl Perry Love You

Two comedians with quite different styles split an hour to give you a quick shot of what they are all about. 

Telling Tales

Telling Tales

Todoandahooha’s Telling Tales is a series of 21st century morality plays commenting on and critiquing the contemporary world. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

This offering of Peter Pan from the American High School Theatre Festival never reaches the heights of the Second Star to the Right. 

Feral

Feral

Feral is a beautifully imagined production which uses puppetry, film, cartoons and projection to tell the sad story of a lovely seaside town descending into anarchy. 

Good Timin'

Good Timin'

Good Timin’ is Ian Mclaughlin’s personal story about his search to find a connection with his long-lost father. 

Post-Its (Notes on a Marriage)

Post-Its (Notes on a Marriage)

The ordinary, daily drama of being in a relationship is the subject of short Canadian production, Post-its (Notes on a Marriage). 

The Box – Free

The Box – Free

“I wasn’t cut out to be cursed,” Jill tells us at the start of The Box. 

Rants, Bantz and Comas

Rants, Bantz and Comas

“Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” wrote Tolstoy. 

Mmm Hmmm

Mmm Hmmm

The lights go down and, from out of the dark, a sound comes. 

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

Indian Peter's Coffee House

Indian Peter's Coffee House

Mike Maran in a consummate storyteller; in this show he’s accompanied by the wonderful Rona Wilkie or Morag Brown on Scottish fiddle. 

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing

You’ll have to excuse me for saying this, but Every Brilliant Thing is, quite simply, brilliant. 

My Uncle's Shoes

My Uncle's Shoes

A beautifully ragged caravan hung with various bits and bobs sits in a corner of the stage. 

Pitschi, a Kitten with Dreams

Pitschi, a Kitten with Dreams

The rough and tumble, mischievous fun of kitten play is not for Pitschi, she dreams of being something else – a hen, a goat, a duck, a rabbit, for after all, anything is better t… 

I'm Not Like Other Girls

I'm Not Like Other Girls

Susie Sillett has always disliked women, she explains. 

Impro FX: Men With Coconuts

Impro FX: Men With Coconuts

Fringe favourites Impro FX are back! Some grown men perform an hour of improvised comedy sketches based on audience suggestions and life stories. 

Impro FX: The Improvised Panto

Impro FX: The Improvised Panto

Fringe favourites Impro FX are back! Oh yes they are! Some grown men and a bloke they met who can play the piano perform an entirely improvised pantomime based off your suggestion… 

Yeti

Yeti

There are some great moments in Gary from Leeds’ surreal one-man spoken word show, Yeti. 

The Secret Wives of Andy Williams

The Secret Wives of Andy Williams

The Secret Wives of Andy Williams is an enjoyable hour of theatre that is occasionally funny and often moving, with plenty of eccentricity to keep things interesting. 

The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland

The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland

The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland, by theatre company Ridiculusmus, is about the creation of an experience. 

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

It’s called, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ but this isn’t the production you remember from your childhood. 

Fern Brady and Peter Brush - Free

Fern Brady and Peter Brush - Free

Join two of the UK’s finest emerging talents, Fern Brady (8 out of 10 Cats – ‘Wicked, close to the bone gags’ Stage, ‘Obnoxious, rude, and utterly brilliant’ ThreeWeeks… 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Porty Youth Theatre have taken on a classic tale, and have done it very well indeed. 

Together in Electra Dreams - Free

Together in Electra Dreams - Free

Stand-up comedian Clara Electra brings her first ever solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Near Gone

Near Gone

“This is a difficult story to tell,” performer Katherina Radeva warns us in Bulgarian through her translator and fellow performer, Alister Lownie, at the start of Near Gone. 

The Future for Beginners

The Future for Beginners

What would life be like if you could plan every detail ahead of time and guarantee your happiness? Such certainty of outcome is surely something that everyone has wished for at s… 

Dreams of Peace and Freedom

Dreams of Peace and Freedom

Part choral performance, part spoken word, Dreams of Peace and Freedom charts the development of the European Convention of Human Rights, reciting passages from one of its main c… 

Notoriously Yours

Notoriously Yours

Most of us don’t think too hard about what we post online. 

Dr Professor Neal Portenza Performs His Own Autopsy Live On Stage. One Night Only. (Obviously).

Dr Professor Neal Portenza Performs His Own Autopsy Live On Stage. One Night Only. (Obviously).

To tell the truth, I’m a little bit scared of Dr. 

Big Red Bath

Big Red Bath

Adapted from the popular children’s book of the same name, Big Red Bath is Full House’s offering for younger children at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe (The Snow Dog is their show f… 

Little Jokes

Little Jokes

‘I see life as basically tragic and futile and the only thing that matters in life is making little jokes,’ wrote Edward Lear, a Victorian best known for his nonsense poetry an… 

Clever Peter: Free for All!

Clever Peter: Free for All!

The award-winning sketch group, as heard on their own BBC Radio 4 series, present brand new sketches and old favourites packed into a fun-filled free-for-all show. 

Peter Straker Black Magic

Peter Straker Black Magic

Peter Straker’s arrived in Edinburgh ladies and gentlemen. 

Confirmation

Confirmation

There Has Possibly Been an Incident by Chris Thorpe was a critically acclaimed success at the Fringe in 2013. 

Peter Antoniou - Happy Medium

Peter Antoniou - Happy Medium

Peter Antoniou is a small guy in a small venue with a big mind blowing show. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

The Fringe is absolutely saturated with wonderful improvised comedy. 

Dead Letters

Dead Letters

In this era of electronic messaging devices, where nothing texted or emailed seems personal, permanent or important, there is something romantic about a tangible, hand-written le… 

Liam Williams: Capitalism

Liam Williams: Capitalism

Liam Williams’s latest show is hard to pin down. 

The Factory

The Factory

Set in 1970s New Zealand, The Factory by Kila Kokonut Krew is a heartwarming and exuberant musical about the Samoan migrant experience. 

Hancock’s Last Half Hour by Heathcote Williams

Hancock’s Last Half Hour by Heathcote Williams

“Ladies and gentlemen, I shall now bid you all good day. 

Jack and I

Jack and I

The unsolved mystery of Jack the Ripper has provided constant fascination for people around the world ever since the grisly murders were committed. 

The Big Bite-Size Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet

The Big Bite-Size Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet

This is a show about poo. 

The Snow Dog

The Snow Dog

You don’t expect adults to be as excited as the children when waiting to see a kids show at the fringe. 

Clever Peter: The Dreams Factory

Clever Peter: The Dreams Factory

A madcap romp through its creators’ bizarre imaginations, Clever Peter may be the weirdest sketch show you’ll ever see. 

A Slight Ache

A Slight Ache

In a world where ‘fat’ is a dirty word, Chewing the Fat, created by performance artist Selina Thompson, sets out to have an open and honest conversation about it. 

KATE

KATE

In 1940, the British strategically invaded neutral Iceland in a preemptive move to prevent a German invasion. 

Pierre Novellie is Mighty Peter

Pierre Novellie is Mighty Peter

‘Mighty’ seems a pretty apt term to describe Pierre Novellie. 

The Fantastical Story Factory

The Fantastical Story Factory

This musical adventure will have you exploring magical kingdoms, meeting wonderful characters and singing along by the end. 

Richard III

Richard III

There may be questions surrounding his historical accuracy, but there can be no denying that Shakespeare’s Richard III is one of the most fascinating and entertaining of Englis… 

Children's Shows and Workshops

Children's Shows and Workshops

A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement. 

Lego Dreams

Lego Dreams

A girl and (kind of) stalker guy journey through the London transport system, love and life until a newspaper column brings them together. 

Peter Antoniou in 'Comedium'

Peter Antoniou in 'Comedium'

To be or not to be? That is yet again the question. 

Working Men's Club

Working Men's Club

The title of Luke Benson and David Hardcastle’s show can easily give rise to the fear that it will be a rather patronising pastiche of working class culture for the benefit of a … 

Anti-Clever

Anti-Clever

Jake Bourke is an Irish comic, but it was never meant to be this way. 

The Greatest Shows on Earth

The Greatest Shows on Earth

A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals. 

The Trial of the Jew Shylock

The Trial of the Jew Shylock

‘The Merchant of Venice’ has always been a problematic play, with its Elizabethan anti-Semitism rubbing shoulders with almost fairy-tale elements (the three caskets) and Shakes… 

Out of Nowhere Comedy Impro Troupe

Out of Nowhere Comedy Impro Troupe

We are a comedy impro troupe based in Bournemouth. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Five actors in their pyjamas create a show from audience anecdotes, bringing them to life with their expressions, postures and words. 

The Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet!

The Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet!

We can’t promise you won’t get wet! Super silliness, ridiculously funny, interaction and hot chocolate included! 2013 Latest Award Winners ‘Best Theatre Performance’, return wi… 

Together in Electra Dreams

Together in Electra Dreams

Stand-up comedian Clara Electra returns to Brighton Fringe to tell you jokes and stories on numerous subjects including: love, money, hedgehogs and her sister Carmen. 

Peter Serkin

Peter Serkin

Juxtaposing old and new works in interesting ways in becoming a popular approach to programming among younger performers. 

In The Heights

In The Heights

The Heights of the title are Washington Heights, a Dominican-American neighbourhood of New York at the top end of New York. 

How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ is the third of Frank Loesser’s trio of Broadway masterpieces, following ‘Guys and Dolls’ and ‘The Most Happy Fella… 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series. 

Clever Peter: The Dreams Factory

Clever Peter: The Dreams Factory

‘We don’t just do adverts, we do dreams’. 

Clever Peter: Once More unto the Beach

Clever Peter: Once More unto the Beach

Sketch group Clever Peter (BBC Radio 4) return with brand-new sketches and old favourites in a fun-packed hour of comedy. 

The Stunning Sir Peter Blake CCA Art Bus

The Stunning Sir Peter Blake CCA Art Bus

All aboard this dazzling double-decker of delight! Take a tour and view amazing artwork from the godfather of British Pop Art, as the Art Bus returns to this year’s Fringe City, … 

Safe Sex / On Tidy Endings

Safe Sex / On Tidy Endings

Harvey Fierstein, before he branched out into writing books for straight musicals, was a kind of theatrical barometer of gay life. 

Blues In The Night

Blues In The Night

“Blues in the Night” is a compilation revue, a tribute to the black performers and music of Harlem in the 1920s and 30s. 

Doctor Miracle

Doctor Miracle

Bizet’s one-act opera ‘Le Docteur Miracle’ is a fine and fizzy confection cooked up at the age of only eighteen as an entry to a competition for a comic opera organised by … 

Joe Orton: The Musical

Joe Orton: The Musical

‘Above the Stag’ (ATS) is one of the most distinctive and necessary production houses in London. 

Archimedes' Principle

Archimedes' Principle

Archimedes’ Principle is a recent (2012) play from the young(ish) Catalan playwright and director Joseph Maria Miro i Coromina. 

Rosie Wilby: Nineties Woman

Rosie Wilby: Nineties Woman

The early nineties is a period that doesn’t often get a lot of attention. 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl’s deliciously dark tale of young Charlie Bucket and the mysterious confectioner Willy Wonka comes to life in “a lavish feast of a musical” (The Guardian) di… 

Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow

Finian’s Rainbow tells the story of Irish immigrant, Finian McLonergin, and his daughter, Sharon and their adventures in the fictional American town of Rainbow Valley, Missitu… 

Thérèse Raquin

Thérèse Raquin

I was worrying about the cat. 

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

There are no three words more calculated to make a critic’s heart sink than Amateur Operatic Society. 

Crazy Glue

Crazy Glue

What keeps a couple together and what breaks them apart are two questions endlessly revisited by artists. 

It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's Superman!

It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's Superman!

Charles Strouse and Lee Adams’ ‘It’s a Bird etc’ is something of an oddity. 

Rachel's Café

Rachel's Café

“Everyone is Welcome – No Exceptions” is the motto of Rachel’s Café in Bloomington, Indiana, a university town with a liberal and artistic ambience and pretensions. 

The A-Z Of Mrs P

The A-Z Of Mrs P

As a relative ‘newbie’ to London, I often find myself lost, confused and wandering the city’s streets hopelessly. 

Peter Bream: Piano Music of Eric Satie

Peter Bream: Piano Music of Eric Satie

Eric Satie: 3 Sarabandes, 3 Gnossiennes, 3 Danses de travers, 3 Gymnopedies. www.peterbream.com 

Pint Dreams

Pint Dreams

Maggie is travelling across the UK, one pub at a time. 

The Way of the World

The Way of the World

First performed in 1700, William Congreve’s quintessential Restoration Comedy has an appeal which defies the sillier conventions of its genre. 

A Note of Dischord

A Note of Dischord

Top hats off to Theatre Paradok for bringing something so unashamedly different to the Fringe. 

Mucus Factory

Mucus Factory

Performance artist and Cystic Fibrosis sufferer, Martin O’Brien, explores the relationship between endurance and chronic illness in Mucus Factory, a five-hour piece commissioned … 

Ruskin Live

Ruskin Live

In 1853, art critic John Ruskin caused a stir in polite society with a series of Edinburgh lectures lambasting the city’s architectural pretensions. 

Hanging Bruce-Howard

Hanging Bruce-Howard

Hanging Bruce-Howard is a good old-fashioned piece of farce. 

The Architecture of our Dreams

The Architecture of our Dreams

Since building began, architects have tried to build the future through the creation of visionary architecture. 

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his impro chums return to Edinburgh for their tenth festival run, delivering many more hours of top quality improv. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Improvised comedy is a difficult art to master. 

Rough Magic

Rough Magic

Rough Magic is essentially pantomime for the Marvel Comics generation, a light-hearted urban fantasy which feels a bit like a pilot for a wacky teen series. 

The Actor's Nightmare

The Actor's Nightmare

Take one confused accountant. 

Scotsman Best of the Fest

Scotsman Best of the Fest

Best of Fest presents five acts (and one emcee) crowned with four-or five-star reviews by the Scotsman newspaper. 

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut

Theatre Uncut is a shoe-string operation aiming to provide immediate dramatic response to current crises. 

Traverse Through Time: The Exhibition

Traverse Through Time: The Exhibition

How much do you know about the history of the Traverse Theatre? If the answer is ‘very little’, don’t expect to leave enlightened. 

21st-century Poe

21st-century Poe

Marty Ross drags Edgar Allan Poe into a Glaswegian alley, knifes him in the back and shakes him down for drug money. 

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations. 

The Penelopiad

The Penelopiad

Everyone knows Penelope. 

Indian Peter’s Coffee House

Indian Peter’s Coffee House

‘The Canty Hole’ might sound a bit rude to modern ears but it’s actually the title of a Robert Fergusson poem about Edinburgh. 

The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women

What happens to the innocent when a war is lost? Troy has fallen, the wooden horse has unleashed its deadly cargo, the men lie slaughtered and the Greek army stands triumphant. 

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem. 

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVII

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVII

Peter Buckley Hill. 

Timurid Beasties - A Magical Menagerie of Furniture, Rugs, Artefacts and Jewellery

Timurid Beasties - A Magical Menagerie of Furniture, Rugs, Artefacts and Jewellery

The tigers, lions and elephants that strut their stuff in The Nomad’s Tent are a harmless lot – their ferocity having been harnessed for decorative ends and their forms playful… 

Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals

Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals

In 1893 the Irish artist Phoebe Anna Traquair, a notable adherent of the Arts and Crafts movement, was asked to decorate the Catholic Apostolic Church on Mansfield Place. 

Edinburgh Printmakers at ROSL

Edinburgh Printmakers at ROSL

Constituting this exhibition of work by Edinburgh printmakers are a handful of understated prints hung up two flights of stairs at the Royal Over-Seas League. 

Peter Searles: Bolivia & Beyond

Peter Searles: Bolivia & Beyond

Leading his audience through a trip he took to South America in 1986, Peter Searles’ vivid physical expression and knack for detail ensure that what could have been a show exemplif… 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Another day and it’s another giant of children’s literature here at The Fringe. 

Print Fusion

Print Fusion

Print is one of the most consumer-friendly art mediums around and this little display proves no exception. 

Peter Antoniou: Comedium

Peter Antoniou: Comedium

In the saturated comedy-magician subgenre, it can be hard to stand out from the crowd, but Peter Antoniou’s show ‘Comedium’, blending Derren Brown-esque mind reading with a q… 

Pot of Dreams - Look At Me

Pot of Dreams - Look At Me

Pot Of Dreams: Look At Me returns to Club Rouge for its third year, offering a look at the club’s dancers in their own words and images. 

Rites: A Children's Tragedy

Rites: A Children's Tragedy

Fans of Wedekind’s taboo-breaking original or its cult teen-rock musical spawn beware: this adaptation is never quite as wryly funny or as heart-wrenching. 

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty. 

Penthesilea

Penthesilea

Apparently there’s a fine line between desire and cannibalism. 

Sleepless Travellers

Sleepless Travellers

On a technical level, Teresa Cálem’s portraits are very good. 

Liam Williams

Liam Williams

When you only have forty or so words to play with in the Fringe programme, be careful not to waste them. 

Anti-Clever

Anti-Clever

Jake Bourke is an Irish comic and it wasn’t meant to be this way. 

Peter Straker's Brel

Peter Straker's Brel

‘I am not Jacques Brel,’ Peter Straker playfully reminds the audience after his first song. 

John Williams: My Son's Not Rainman

John Williams: My Son's Not Rainman

John Williams isn’t just a comedian. 

The Vanish Inquisition

The Vanish Inquisition

It’s Six Characters in Search of an Author, except there are four of them and they have been abandoned by their actor, Richard, who spends most of the play as a cardboard cut-out… 

High Plains (A Western Myth)

High Plains (A Western Myth)

The first few minutes of High Plains was like being cornered after last orders by a sad-eyed drunk intent on regaling me with a digression about his life. 

Peter Straker's Brel

Peter Straker's Brel

Jacques Brel is one of the most famous French singers of all time. 

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

When a production’s most memorable aspect is the costuming, you know you have a weak show on your hands. 

Zimbabwe Sculptures

Zimbabwe Sculptures

A shoal of fish are suspended in a synchronised leap. 

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six Characters in Search of an Author

In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely. 

The Break-Up of Cause and Effect

The Break-Up of Cause and Effect

Poor Cause. 

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

Don’t come for the breakfast. 

The Big Bite-Size Play Factory's Family Creatures

The Big Bite-Size Play Factory's Family Creatures

The Big Bite-Size Play Factory’s Family Creatures may seem an impenetrable sort of name but early into watching this show it became apparent that this was a sketch show intended … 

Mostly West: Franz West and Artist Collaborations

Mostly West: Franz West and Artist Collaborations

The Austrian artist Franz West, who died last year, was eager to form partnerships with his contemporaries. 

Ilana Halperin: The Library

Ilana Halperin: The Library

The only ‘books’ in Ilana Halperin’s library are samples of glittering mica - so called by geologists because their flaking layers resemble the pages of a manuscript. 

Peter Doig: No Foreign Lands

Peter Doig: No Foreign Lands

The title of Peter Doig’s exhibition No Foreign Lands is taken from Robert Louis Stevenson’s observation that ‘There are no foreign lands. 

Witches & Wicked Bodies

Witches & Wicked Bodies

Goya, Dürer, Delacroix and Blake are amongst the artists tantalizing their viewers with dark fantasies of Medusas, soothsayers, satanists and Jezebels at Scotland’s National Gal… 

Through American Eyes: Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch

Through American Eyes: Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch

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… 

Mad North-North-West

Mad North-North-West

Mark Kavanagh’s new laugh-a-minute play, Mad North-North-West, has hit the Camden Fringe with a bang! Set in a rehearsal room for an up-coming production of Hamlet, ‘William H. 

On the Permanence of Fugitive Colors

On the Permanence of Fugitive Colors

On The Permanence Of Fugitive Colours tells the story of highly-sexed Rebecca, a nurse in her 20s, and Steve, a 38yr old artist who, despite their abandon for monogamy and commitme… 

The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek - All New Show

The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek - All New Show

In the packed venue an announcement hushes the audience and a video projection introduces the trio: the Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek. 

And Now for a Nice Evening With Wallan

And Now for a Nice Evening With Wallan

There was a fashionable word in the 1950s for a certain type of female performer, which was ‘kooky’. 

Alma Mater

Alma Mater

Fish and Game serve up a taste for something completely different in the form of a theatrical interactive film. 

God's Fool

God's Fool

The Arden Players create an interesting, gripping piece of theatre from a nugget of 13th Century history. 

Leo

Leo

Optical illusion constitutes a simple yet breathtaking core for this multimedia and physical performance. 

It's Uniformation Day

It's Uniformation Day

Join three performers in the surreal, interactive and totally mad ritual of Uniformation Day. 

The Tiger Lillies - The Songs Of Shockheaded Peter And Other Gory Verses

The Tiger Lillies - The Songs Of Shockheaded Peter And Other Gory Verses

From the first few seconds of the opening song ‘Drowning’, the Tiger Lillies show just why they’ve achieved worldwide cult following. 

The Boat Factory

The Boat Factory

The Boat Factory portrays Davy Gordon as a shy 16 year old joiner’s apprentice at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in West Belfast. 

A Brief History of Scotland - We Done Loads!

A Brief History of Scotland - We Done Loads!

An aspect of the Fringe that is sometimes passed over is the indigenous shows for the local population, which, heaven knows, puts up with enough to deserve something good of its ow… 

The Comedy of Oedipus

The Comedy of Oedipus

In these times of galloping Islamophobia, the Shubbak (Window) Festival, celebrating Arabic arts, is most welcome. 

The Francis Bacon Opera

The Francis Bacon Opera

The 1985 South Bank Show interview with Francis Bacon is a television classic. 

Five Clever Courtesans

Five Clever Courtesans

With Belle Du Jour a literary phenomenon and more and more women modelling themselves on the porn industry’s feminine ideal, it is the perfect moment for a play about the lives an… 

Pop-up Opera

Pop-up Opera

Pop-Up Opera are a (very) small-scale touring company taking opera with piano accompaniment to unusual venues in the hope of creating new audiences. 

Four Farces

Four Farces

Probably our best knowledge of Victorian farce comes from WS Gilbert’s topsy-turvy world of the Savoy operas, where an absurd premise leads with impeccable logic to an even more … 

The Bear

The Bear

Bears, in dream interpretation theory, are a symbol of renewal and rebirth. 

Billy

Billy

We live in something of a golden age as far as Fringe productions of music theatre are concerned. 

This Time It's Personal

This Time It's Personal

Dave Baucett is a puppyish like-me-pleeease comedian in his early twenties. 

No Place for Dreams

No Place for Dreams

Brief Candle describe this piece as a play for “family audiences”. 

Avenue Q

Avenue Q

It takes some chutzpah to present the Fringe premiere of a West End musical that played 2000 performances over five years and across three theatres, and only closed less than three… 

Phantom

Phantom

Pity the composer who gets there first: Auber’s opera ‘Manon Lescaut’ eclipsed by both Puccini and Mascagni; Nicolai’s ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’ by Verdi’s ‘Falstaff… 

Michelangelo Drawing Blood

Michelangelo Drawing Blood

Michaelangelo Drawing Blood is a 75-minute dance piece with an arresting score by Charlie Barber. 

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The ‘last days’ of the title is used in a Milennarian sense – we are at Judas’s Judgement Day, at a trial which ostensibly will determine whether Judas should be released f… 

Marcel Pursued By the Hounds by Michel Tremblay

Marcel Pursued By the Hounds by Michel Tremblay

Michel Tremblay is a French Canadian playwright who was an Angry Young Man in the 60s and shook the stuffy Anglophone artistic establishment by introducing Quebequois working class… 

L'Elisir d'Amore

L'Elisir d'Amore

PopUp Opera – not Pop Opera, they insist – has a mission to take ‘real’ opera into new places and reach new audiences. 

Annie's Room

Annie's Room

Annie’s Room purports to be a biographical show about jazz singer Annie Ross, but there is very little biography in this apart from a bald statement of a few facts which could ha… 

The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes

The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes

Leslie Bricusse is a distinguished name in the songwriting pantheon, with a string of Oscars and Tony Awards to his name. 

Gibraltar

Gibraltar

On 6th March 1988 a group of SAS men ambushed three IRA members (Mairéad Farrell, Sean Savage, Daniel McCann) on a petrol station forecourt in Gibraltar and killed them. 

Glenn Wool: No Lands Man

Glenn Wool: No Lands Man

Touring for two years without a home technically makes Glenn Wool a hobo. 

In Your Dreams

In Your Dreams

As with every other play about the experiences within the acting trade, In Your Dreams comes with a reference to RADA, a few mentions of Peter Brook, and suffers from a fetishisati… 

Quasimodo

Quasimodo

There was a time when I was a lad when Lionel Bart was everywhere. 

Darling of the Day

Darling of the Day

On paper, it looks like a dream team. 

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title. 

Mydidae

Mydidae

‘Mydidae’, according to Wikipedia, are a group of large flies with a short lifespan and a large sting. 

Making Dickie Happy

Making Dickie Happy

‘Making Dickie Happy’ is set in March 1922. 

Pint Dreams

Pint Dreams

Pint Dreams, a short play devised by the Tin Box Theatre Company is a nostalgic piece of storytelling well worth catching before the end of the Brighton Fringe. 

Little Matter

Little Matter

Unlike anything else in Edinburgh this year, The River People bring an old gypsy wagon placed just off Chambers Street to tell an ancient tale of the beginning of the universe. 

Oedipus

Oedipus

Sophocles’ ‘Oedipus’ is probably the oldest text in the world which still retains the power to shock, excite and move us in a thoroughly modern way. 

The Late Jake Thackray

The Late Jake Thackray

The French have a word for it, and that word is ‘chanson’. 

Sir Gawain, the Yellow Knight

Sir Gawain, the Yellow Knight

Port Dover, a Canadian High School, brings a simple and charming cod Arthurian fable to Church Hill. 

Morceaux de Choix

Morceaux de Choix

As we walk into a rather austere hall at the French Institute, two girls are giggling and practicing a song. 

One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

‘One Touch of Venus’ is Kurt Weill’s most ‘commercial’ American score, attached to a kind of variation on the Pygmalion theme, in which an ancient statue of Venus, brough… 

Peter Panic

Peter Panic

James Balwin’s “Peter Panic” is billed as a response piece to last year’s London riots, placing the known and loved Peter and Wendy of JM Barrie’s “Peter Pan” into a … 

Dear World

Dear World

‘Dear World’ is one of those problem musicals, beloved by its creator Jerry Herman but, like his other sickly child ‘Mack and Mabel’, never quite taking off. 

Gay's The Word

Gay's The Word

Ivor Novello was the Andrew Lloyd-Webber of his day. 

A Respectable Wedding

A Respectable Wedding

Berthold Brecht was never averse to biting the hand that fed him, as long as it didn’t harm his career prospects. 

Our Soldier

Our Soldier

Fools Play is a young physical theatre collective reworking the Macbeth plot with a mixture of movement and script. 

London Wall

London Wall

Gay playwright John van Druten is now almost completely forgotten except for ‘I am a Camera’, his adaptation of Isherwood’s ‘Goodbye to Berlin’, which was also the basis … 

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi… 

Molly Wobbly’s Tit Factory

Molly Wobbly’s Tit Factory

Paul Boyd’s big, bold and brash musical is a tour-de-force of bad taste hilarity and is probably the campest thing you will see at the festival this year. 

The Act

The Act

To some, history is a search for reinforcement, basically about people like ourselves: theatre as a lifestyle accessory. 

You Are Being Lied To 2012

You Are Being Lied To 2012

David Mulholland is a former Wall Street Journal hack and this is a show driven by the passion of a good journalist for getting the story right and a hatred of bad journalism and t… 

Alfred Williams Tells A Joke

Alfred Williams Tells A Joke

One joke drawn out for an hour by adding lame gags and consciously clever word play. 

Salvi and the Box of Dreams

Salvi and the Box of Dreams

‘Come in! Come in!’ giggled a mischievous sprite-like creature as she showed us to our seat at the beginning of Salvi and the Box of Dreams. 

Clever Peter: Blood, Sweat & Tears

Clever Peter: Blood, Sweat & Tears

This trio of sketch comedians live up to their name, with a succession of intelligent set-ups and quick-witted punch-lines that keep the audience laughing throughout their high-ene… 

The Factory

The Factory

Using a plethora of multimedia devices and inventive dance sets, Bristol based company, Precarious, show us that all is not well with the world in this monochrome nightmare of mode… 

Samba Sene and Diwan: African Dreams

Samba Sene and Diwan: African Dreams

Samba Sene and Diwan offer an ingenious synthesis of afrobeat grooves, ska and funk, suffused with ‘Senegalese soul’. 

Puppet. Book of Splendor

Puppet. Book of Splendor

neTTheatre are an experimental Polish physical theatre company, who here produce what they describe as ‘the Clinic of Dreams’. 

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

The BBC has a lot to answer for, not least the wiping out of great swathes of our cultural heritage from the 50s, 60s and 70s. 

Crazy for You

Crazy for You

It is a brave company which puts on the first Fringe production of the Gershwins’ ‘Crazy for You’ so soon after the Regents Park Open Air production, which transferred succes… 

Guys And Dolls

Guys And Dolls

Frank Loesser’s 1950 musical, ‘Guys and Dolls’, dates not a day in this charming production by SEDOS, the thespian arm of the Stock Exchange (I kid you not). 

Street Dreams

Street Dreams

A scattering of cardboard boxes, newspaper and plastic bags greet the audience on stage. 

Boy Meets Boy

Boy Meets Boy

Dear Noel and Cole,Put down that celestial martini and stop fondling those cherubs. 

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

Sue Casson’s musical adaptation if Oscar Wilde’s short story, “The Happy Prince” is billed as a family show, but it’s difficult to see children appreciating it. 

Peter Antoniou's Psychic Circus

Peter Antoniou's Psychic Circus

Peter Antoniou is not just a comedian or a medium but rather a ‘comedium’ and an extraordinarily entertaining one at that. 

Endgame

Endgame

Just sometimes, the best of amateur companies come up with a production which puts in the shade all those numerous Fringe productions with pretentions to ‘professionalism’ put … 

Unlucky for Some

Unlucky for Some

Tina Macfarlane has a first in Actuarial Maths from Glasgow University - ‘A real university, not a polytechnic like Strathclyde’ - but there’s a recession on, so it’s not m… 

Candide

Candide

American High School Theatre Festival is a regular in Edinburgh, and there are several reasons to check them out. 

Author

Author

An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouch’s last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly… 

Yorkshire Comedy Cabaret IV: Jokers, Born and Interbred - Free

Yorkshire Comedy Cabaret IV: Jokers, Born and Interbred - Free

The gimmick for this showcase show is that it’s meant to be ‘Yorkshire’ comedy, whatever that may be. 

Third Person: Bonnie and Clyde Redux

Third Person: Bonnie and Clyde Redux

Most people know of Bonnie and Clyde, the romantic duo who murdered and robbed banks throughout America. 

Shutterland

Shutterland

A lone character travels through a futuristic world ruled by technology. 

Samira

Samira

Empathy for a terrorist is difficult to imagine but this is what Samira almost provokes. 

No Turn Unstoned

No Turn Unstoned

No Turn Unstoned gives you no idea what to expect from Beth Vyse’s show. 

Soldier and Death

Soldier and Death

Relief theatre are a young student company based in Edinburgh. 

Man-Go Unshaved

Man-Go Unshaved

Man-Go Unshaved, a take on ‘Django Unchained’, say they are ‘the good, the bad and the ugly of stand-up comedy’. 

The Factory

The Factory

You and you, fucking move! You over there, you over there!You and you, fucking move! You over there, you over there!You and you, fucking move! You over there, you over there!. 

The Property Known As Garland

The Property Known As Garland

When Judy Garland gave her last concerts in Copenhagen in March 1969 she was 48 and a wreck. 

Ivo Graham and Liam Williams

Ivo Graham and Liam Williams

In a “botched attempt” to entertain his audience before the show two things became apparent: Ivo Graham is hilariously charming and if Liam Williams could match his calibre of … 

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary. 

Shlomo: Mouthtronica

Shlomo: Mouthtronica

You can learn how to beatbox with a quick YouTube search, but Shlomo’s showmanship and talent creates a live performance which astounds far beyond anything on the internet. 

Red Peter

Red Peter

What a surprise. 

Sheep Ahoy! (On Grassier Tides) - Free

Sheep Ahoy! (On Grassier Tides) - Free

During this free children’s show in Maggies Chambers at the Three Sisters Pub, Phil the Shepherd introduces himself throughout as he tries to put his sheep, or children, to sleep. 

An Audience With the Duke of Windsor - Bob Kingdom

An Audience With the Duke of Windsor - Bob Kingdom

Bob Kingdom is an Edinburgh institution. 

A Tapestry of Many Threads

A Tapestry of Many Threads

A Tapestry of Many Threads is a 19-song cycle commissioned by the Dovecote Studios for its centenary from Alexander McCall Smith (words) and Tom Cunningham (music). 

The Adventures of Pink Peter

The Adventures of Pink Peter

Former Blue Peter presenter Stuart Miles gives us this three-woman show in which he plays all of the parts, in their full cross-dressed finery. 

WHAT THE F*CK IS THIS?

WHAT THE F*CK IS THIS?

Richard Tyrone Jones takes us on one heck of an experience in this show of PowerPoint projections, audience participation, wordplay and song, amongst other pursuits. 

Rosie Wilby: Is Monogamy Dead?

Rosie Wilby: Is Monogamy Dead?

Rosie Wilby is a funny lady. 

Think No Evil Of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams

Think No Evil Of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams

A recreation, by David Benson, of scenes from Kenneth Williams’ life, together with episodes from his own childhood. 

Dorothy Squires: Mrs Roger Moore

Dorothy Squires: Mrs Roger Moore

First, a declaration of interest. 

Nathan Cassidy: Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner (preview)

Nathan Cassidy: Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner (preview)

Nathan Cassidy opens this show with great energy, telling us with a jig that it’s “all about positivity”. 

Shelf-Life

Shelf-Life

‘Shelf Life’ is an interactive, site-specific piece which makes use of the labyrinths of the old BBC Radio London studios in Marylebone. 

Neuroscience and the Interpretation of Dreams

Neuroscience and the Interpretation of Dreams

Published in 1899, ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’ was perhaps Sigmund Freud’s first major work, preceding the likes of ‘The Psychopathology of Everyday Life’ and ‘Three… 

Sammy J In The Forest Of Dreams

Sammy J In The Forest Of Dreams

It’s what would happen if the cast of Avenue Q had decided to have a knife-fight in the Disney world of Enchanted. 

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums

Paul Merton, Lee Simpson, Suki Webster, Richard Vranch and Jim Sweeney improvise for an hour using suggestions from the audience. 

Kit and McConnel

Kit and McConnel

The split of a long-established duo is like a marital divorce. 

The Exonerated

The Exonerated

St Paul’s School Theatre take a series of testimonies from former Death Row prisoners in the States and, through interweaving monologues, create a powerful story of police brutal… 

Peter Pan - Learn to Fly

Peter Pan - Learn to Fly

I’m upside down, the blood’s rushing to my head and I’m swinging madly like some sort of unwieldy pendulum. 

Back to School

Back to School

We file in crocodile formation from the Pleasance, clutching a collective length of rope to keep together. 

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows. 

Andrew Ryan: Ryanopoly

Andrew Ryan: Ryanopoly

You shouldn’t always believe the flyers. 

In Your Dreams!

In Your Dreams!

Meet Jess, a young woman with whom we can all relate to at some time in our lives. 

Simon Munnery: Fylm-Makker

Simon Munnery: Fylm-Makker

‘Makar’ is a medieval Scots word for poet. 

Treasure in Clay Jars

Treasure in Clay Jars

Treasure in Clay Jars is listed in the Theatre Section of the Fringe Programme. 

The Complete History of the BBC in 60 Minutes

The Complete History of the BBC in 60 Minutes

The BBC is the Church of England of the media. 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The Portobello Youth Theatre is made up of schoolchildren aged 8-13 and it’s great that a youth theatre is allowed the chance to get Fringe theatre experience. 

Secret Weapons

Secret Weapons

Dickson Telfer’s solo play, in which he also appears, charts the struggle of a teacher to impose control on a rogue class in so-called Higher Education. 

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid… 

Drunk

Drunk

Drew McOnie, the inventive deviser and choreographer of ‘Drunk’, straddles worlds. 

Noh No Noh

Noh No Noh

‘Noh’, the Japanese word for skill or talent, is a type of theatre which has been performed since the 14th Century. 

Booking Dance Festival - Festival Showcase

Booking Dance Festival - Festival Showcase

Thanks to the vagaries of Lothian Buses I missed the first number in this multi-company showcase of short dance items. 

Punishment Without Revenge

Punishment Without Revenge

There is a film of the life of Lope de Vega, in English The Outlaw¸ but no film could do justice to his extraordinary life. 

The Factory Presents The Odyssey at The London Jam

The Factory Presents The Odyssey at The London Jam

The Factory Theatre presented The Odyssey as part of the London Jam at the Park Theatre. 

The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo

The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo

The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo is the story of a sexually repressed man accidentally stumbling onto the world of swinging and no-frills sex after a text goes awry. 

Flight

Flight

The set is made up of suitcases. 

A Romance of Asian and Western Classical Voice

A Romance of Asian and Western Classical Voice

Florence Foster Jenkins is alive and well and living in Edinburgh. 

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVI

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVI

This is the show that started the Free Fringe, hosted by the man who started it. 

Fuerzabruta

Fuerzabruta

Fuerzabruta (Brute Force) has been touring its acrobatic, surreal spectacular for nearly ten years now, which is proof of its enormous popularity. 

Lost Boy

Lost Boy

What would happen if the beloved characters of Neverland - Wendy, Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys and Peter Pan - had grown-up and confronted the horrors of World War I? This is the ques… 

The Showstoppers' Family Matinees

The Showstoppers' Family Matinees

Showstoppers have been improvising musicals for several years now and an edited version has had a series on BBC Radio 4. 

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

Ovation has a distinguished track record for musicals at the Gatehouse. 

You Have Nothing to Fear...

You Have Nothing to Fear...

Ed O’Meara has some of the scariest flyers on the Fringe, with a teasing tag, ‘Follow Your Nightmares’. 

The Pride

The Pride

I’ve never bought into the distinction between ‘amateur’ and ‘professional’, at least on the London Fringe. 

The Shape of Things

The Shape of Things

It occurred to me watching Neil LaBute’s 90-minute four-hander, that he is the nearest thing America has to George Bernard Shaw. 

Halbwelt Kultur

Halbwelt Kultur

This cabaret of 1920s and 1930s Berlin songs is billed as an homage, a reclamation, of the female cabaret performers of the Weimar Republic. 

Always Be Comedy

Always Be Comedy

The Jekyll and Hyde is a lousy venue to play: poor acoustics, bar noise and seating split so the audience is in two sections which can’t see or hear each other. 

Peter Straker's BREL

Peter Straker's BREL

Peter Straker has one of those recognisable faces ‘off the telly’ having been a regular on the original Dr Who and the 1985 series Connie. 

Passing By

Passing By

Martin Sherman’s ‘Passing By’ has an assured niche in gay history, being one of the first plays mounted by the pioneering Gay Sweatshop, and the first that seemed to have no … 

Le Cochon Entier

Le Cochon Entier

Puppetry strictly for adults is a rare sight, but Waste of Paint Productions present a dark, atmospheric piece of theatre not suitable for children. 

Winston on the Run

Winston on the Run

Churchill is about the only politician in British history who can be referred to only by his first name. 

'Tis in My Memory Locked: an adaptation of Hamlet

'Tis in My Memory Locked: an adaptation of Hamlet

An adaptation of Hamlet. 

Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde

‘Jekyll and Hyde’ is such an archetypal folk myth by now that it’s hard to believe in an imaginative world without it, or that someone actually sat down and wrote it. 

Grant's True Tales Presents The Liar Show

Grant's True Tales Presents The Liar Show

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 … 

A Scent of Flowers

A Scent of Flowers

James Saunders is one of the forgotten playwrights of the 60s, sandwiched between, and elbowed aside by Osborne, Pinter, Stoppard etc. 

Scott Agnew: Tales of the Sauna

Scott Agnew: Tales of the Sauna

Tales from the Sauna opens with a voiceover from a 1960s psychiatrist about how all gays are socially and sexually inadequate borderline pyschopaths. 

Fleabag

Fleabag

Reviews of ‘Fleabag’, which won a Fringe First Award at Edinburgh this summer, tended to treat it as a kind of scabrous stand-up routine on the subject of Sex and the Single Gi… 

21A - Free

21A - Free

Fans of Garrison Keillor will know the territory covered by this show, the semi-folksy world of Lutheran Minnesota. 

Little Me

Little Me

‘Little Me’ is the musicalisation of a cod autobiography by Patrick Dennis. 

Titanic

Titanic

On paper, any musicalisation of the story of the Titanic looks like sailing to disaster. 

The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show

The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show

The Soap Kitchen have an act which will be familiar to anyone who’s seen Who’s Line Is It Anyway. 

Skin Tight

Skin Tight

There is a moment in Sheridan’s ‘The Critic’ when Mr Puff and Mr Dangle are watching a play-within-a-play about the Spanish Armada. 

Peter Gynt

Peter Gynt

Peter Gynt is a provocative, raucous reboot of Ibsen’s epic verse play, created by David Hare and directed by Jonathan Kent, in a major co-production with National Theatre of Gre… 

Llŷr Williams

Llŷr Williams

Grieg Lyric Pieces (selection)Wagner (tr. 

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. 

The Impro Chums are back celebrating 20 years!

The Impro Chums are back celebrating 20 years!

James Macfarlane chats with the one and only Paul Merton about 20 years of Impro Chums, how to succeed in improvisational comedy and some of his favourite on-stage moments. 

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead. 

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter. 

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.  

The Attention Economy: Exposed in Feed

The Attention Economy: Exposed in Feed

A relevant exposé of our relationships with social media 

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers. 

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support... 

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned. 

Boylesque Briefs Factory's Shivannah and Captain Kidd on the Magic of Raffles

Boylesque Briefs Factory's Shivannah and Captain Kidd on the Magic of Raffles

The Briefs boys are back at the Fringe with their wild and sexy burlesque circus. 

​Riverdance’s Suzanne Cleary & Peter Harding on Creating New Dance Traditions

​Riverdance’s Suzanne Cleary & Peter Harding on Creating New Dance Traditions

Into the Water is a fantastical folk-dance adventure set in a magical wasteland. 

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Brighton Fringe has officially launched. 

Summer Days Festival Announces Peter Hook, Tom Robinson & Hugh Cornwell

Summer Days Festival Announces Peter Hook, Tom Robinson & Hugh Cornwell

Summer Days – the UK’s newest boutique music and food festival – has unveiled a trio of post-punk legends to bolster an already incredible and eclectic line-up. 

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre. 

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