Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf

Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf

John Mackay & Sally Homer, in association with Debi Allen/Curtis Brown present Stewart Lee vs The Man-WulfIn this brand-new show Lee shares his stage with Louie… 

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. 

Mazz Murray: The Music of Dusty Springfield

Mazz Murray: The Music of Dusty Springfield

Current star of the West End’s *Mamma Mia!* and the voice of so many iconic musical roles, Mazz Murray will put her powerhouse vocals behind the songs of Dusty Springfield this N… 

The Legend Of Barry White: Let the Music Play

The Legend Of Barry White: Let the Music Play

THE ONLY UK TOURING SHOW DEDICATED TO THE MAESTRO AND LEGEND- BARRY WHITE! Direct from the USA, a critically- acclaimed revue featuring the incredible vocalist Will… 

The Legend Of Barry White: Let the Music Play

The Legend Of Barry White: Let the Music Play

The only UK touring show dedicated to the maestro and legend - Barry White! Direct from the USA, a critically- acclaimed revue featuring the incredible vocalist Wil… 

Daliso Chaponda: Feed This Black Man Again

Daliso Chaponda: Feed This Black Man Again

Daliso did his first show Feed This Black Man 20 years ago. 

Kirill Richter & Richter Trio: Sands of Time

Kirill Richter & Richter Trio: Sands of Time

Charismatic virtuoso musician, pianist and composer Kirill Richter returns to the UK to make his debut at The Coliseum for the premiere of this unique, dazzling and deeply immersiv… 

Celtic Harmonies: Àirdan Live at the Fringe

Celtic Harmonies: Àirdan Live at the Fringe

‘Raw energy and a modern young twist’ (Celtic Music Radio). 

Death of England: Closing Time

Death of England: Closing Time

There are two sides to every story. 

Weather and People and Time

Weather and People and Time

Alan Reid, one of the most influential Scottish folk artists of his generation, and founding member of Battlefield Band, joins Smithsonian Folkways recording artist Larry Kaplan fo… 

The Triumph of Time and Truth: Handel and Vivaldi

The Triumph of Time and Truth: Handel and Vivaldi

Entrancing concert of Vivaldi and Handel’s sublime music exploring love and redemption. 

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

A Prime Minister with troubles in Europe and within his own party. 

Dean Friedman – Words and Music

Dean Friedman – Words and Music

Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hits A… 

Wu Man

Wu Man

World-leading pipa player Wu Man unveils the magic of traditional Chinese music. 

Curmudgeon – Traditional Scottish Folk Music

Curmudgeon – Traditional Scottish Folk Music

A regular sell out at Edinburgh Fringe (including 2022 and 2023), Curmudgeon are an Edinburgh-based trio who play (mostly) Scots folk songs and tune sets and are popular Fringe reg… 

Sounds of St Cecilia's IV: A Music Notebook

Sounds of St Cecilia's IV: A Music Notebook

A programme exploring guitar music in Europe in the early 19th century, presented by Italian guitarist Luca Soattin. 

Bach Organ Music

Bach Organ Music

Programme includes the Partita O Gott, du frommer Gott, Prelude and Fugue in G (BWV 535), and a selection of Chorale Preludes, on the world-famous Frobenius organ in the fabulous a… 

In the Mood – A Tribute to Glenn Miller and the Music of the 40s

In the Mood – A Tribute to Glenn Miller and the Music of the 40s

Immerse yourself in the timeless music of Glenn Miller and the music of the fabulous 40s with record-breaking big band Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul’s Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul’s Church

Ave Maria: Centuries of Prayer and Praise. 

MAN: A One-Woman Show

MAN: A One-Woman Show

Inspired by a Hungarian gangster dad, a Sunday school mother, teenage years with Hell’s Angels, Emma Taylor (NewsRevue producer) takes us on an unforgettable ride. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent's Chapel

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent's Chapel

The Lord is my Shepherd: Sacred song of the English musical renaissance. 

Celtic Harp Music with Harriet Earis

Celtic Harp Music with Harriet Earis

A lively, foot-tapping concert of Welsh, Irish and Scottish harp music from one of Europe’s finest exponents of the Celtic harp. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Composing Sacred Music: The Next Generation. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at the Church of the Sacred Heart

Sacred Arts Festival Music at the Church of the Sacred Heart

Faure’s Requiem and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms – The Howe Street Singers, directed by Les Shankland, perform Faure’s much loved Requiem and equally beautiful Cantique de Jea… 

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

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

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

Gary John Miller: Goof

Gary John Miller: Goof

From the brain of Gary John Miller who was once described as a ‘mad genius’ by a former teacher comes a solo comedy show about growing up and the urge to refuse to do so. 

Fearghas Kelly's Screen Time

Fearghas Kelly's Screen Time

Tired of looking at bad screen? Come and look at good screen! Join regular host Fearghas Kelly as he presents some of the festival’s best acts in this unique and exciting new multi… 

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

The latest chapter in the theatrical saga of ex-detective Richard P Cooper, who now finds himself sucked into a time-bending sci-fi caper! In an impromptu trip to the future, Richa… 

Man & Board

Man & Board

At first Man & Board is an unlikely pairing of Rob’s moving body with a ritualised wooden board with which he sings, he dances, he wins and he loses. 

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… 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral: Sacred Jazz

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral: Sacred Jazz

Swing with the Spirit! In this innovative performance of sacred Jazz Schola Cantorum, the Catholic Cathedral’s celebrated choir directed by Michael Ferguson, is joined by Scottish … 

Janis: The Story, the Music, the Legend

Janis: The Story, the Music, the Legend

Presented by Rockology Productions Australia, this is a rockumentary showcasing Janice Smithers fronting a world-class band performing the hits of superstar Janis Joplin whilst gui… 

Getting in Bed with the Pizza Man

Getting in Bed with the Pizza Man

Getting in Bed with the Pizza Man is a racy, whimsical one-woman show exploring the perils and thrills of sex and singledom in the post-pandemic era by actress, writer and comedien… 

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes. (Work-in-Progress)

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes. (Work-in-Progress)

Comedians’ Choice Award-winner Joz Norris has completed his life’s work, and he’s finally ready to unveil it to the world. 

Riding With the King: The Music of Eric Clapton

Riding With the King: The Music of Eric Clapton

Returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Czech fusion guitarist and composer Honza Kourimsky blends the music of Eric Clapton with high-energy jazz, funk and soul. 

The Wee Man: Nae Offence

The Wee Man: Nae Offence

Scotland’s original viral The Wee Man returns from the jail in a new one-man play written by Rab C Nesbitt creator Ian Pattison. 

Classical Bagpipe Music – Scotland's Hidden Treasure

Classical Bagpipe Music – Scotland's Hidden Treasure

In this concert you will hear a variety of piobaireachd, the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national instrument. 

Iain Dale: All Talk Election Review with Michael Crick, Sir John Curtice and Brian Taylor

Iain Dale: All Talk Election Review with Michael Crick, Sir John Curtice and Brian Taylor

Award-winning LBC radio presenter and For the Many podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with in-depth interviews featuring audi… 

Attila the Stockbroker's Early Music Show

Attila the Stockbroker's Early Music Show

Back by popular demand, the self-taught and self-proclaimed David Munrow of punk brings his Early Music Show to the beautiful surroundings of St Cecilia’s Hall for the third time. 

The Stuff of Legends: The Sequel – Music of Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole

The Stuff of Legends: The Sequel – Music of Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole

The Spatz Trio return with part two of their award-winning tribute. Hit songs, and the wonderful stories behind them. Musically polished, fascinating, nostalgic. 

The Music of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass

The Music of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass

The music of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass is both beautifully simple and yet complex to convey. 

Swingtime with Brian Kellock and Dick Lee: The Music of Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson

Swingtime with Brian Kellock and Dick Lee: The Music of Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson

Piano wizard Brian and clarinet ace Dick combine to pay tribute to the King of Swing. ‘Fine playing, with some deliciously liquorice-toned clarinet’ (Scotsman). 

John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown: Born Evil?

John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown: Born Evil?

John Wayne Gacy was one of the worst serial killers in US history: responsible for the rape, torture and murder of at least 33 teenage boys and young men in the 1970s. 

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. 

Trauma + Time – PTSD = Comedy!

Trauma + Time – PTSD = Comedy!

Comedy and therapy for PTSD have a lot in common: both deal with the absurd and rely on authenticity to be good. 

One Man Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum

One Man Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum

A marathon of the macabre. 

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… 

Marchmont Music

Marchmont Music

A series of free concerts at 2.30pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays throughout the festival from up-and-coming young musicians. See website for details. 

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

Last year in Edinburgh rocked, so we’re back, baby! Awkward Question Time is the hit show that takes a different panel of comedians and performers from across the Fringe each day… 

BED: a one man show

BED: a one man show

Set on a bed in the centre of the stage, an unnamed central character explores his dreams and aspirations of traveling the world, finding love, and becoming a stand-up comedian whi… 

After the Rainbow: A Mystical Music-full Midlife Journey Through Oz

After the Rainbow: A Mystical Music-full Midlife Journey Through Oz

Midlife gets a dose of music and magic in this transformational take on Oz. 

The Man with the Golden Hands

The Man with the Golden Hands

Winner of Best Magic Award at Adelaide Fringe, 2024 and weekly Theatre Award at FRINGEWORLD, 2023. 

12th Year! John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

12th Year! John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

‘Fantastic!’ (Jools Holland). 

Sound of Seventeen Big Band Celebrates the Golden Era of Big Band Music

Sound of Seventeen Big Band Celebrates the Golden Era of Big Band Music

We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big band era. 

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a seventh year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in New York City. 

A Play by John

A Play by John

How is it possible: we all watch this, we all agree, we all shake our heads, yet we all get up tomorrow morning and do it all over again? Matteo and Reggie, fuelled by John’s sugge… 

Charles Dickens: The Hanged Man's Bride

Charles Dickens: The Hanged Man's Bride

‘She comes towards me on the floor; always approaching; never coming nearer; always visible as if by moonlight whether the moon shines or not. 

One Man Poe: The Black Cat and The Raven

One Man Poe: The Black Cat and The Raven

To commemorate the 175th anniversary of his death, immerse yourselves in two of Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre classics. 

Whirligig of Time

Whirligig of Time

To hell with anger management! Malvolio was done notorious wrong. 

June Carter Cash: The Woman, Her Music and Me

June Carter Cash: The Woman, Her Music and Me

The story of one of country music’s most iconic voices: June Carter Cash. 

River Time!

River Time!

Virginia Woolf, Ophelia and ADHD. 

Running Out of Time!

Running Out of Time!

The Pigeons are up against the clock! Running Out of Time! is The Milky Pigeons’ debut full-length sketch-comedy show. 

Celtic Roots

Celtic Roots

North East-born international singer Kevin Littlejohn takes his audiences through a musical journey of some of his favourite Celtic songs that remind him of his family, his heritag… 

Love / Less of a Man

Love / Less of a Man

A double-bill show. 

21: The Music of Adele

21: The Music of Adele

Heartfelt homage to one of music’s most-awarded females. 

1 Moment in Time

1 Moment in Time

In his brand new, thought-provoking show, magician and mind illusionist Sean Alexander reflects on the defining moments in time that shape each and every one of us. 

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Murdered

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Murdered

Cambridge Footlight Lily Blundell’s sinful dark comedy musical full of greed, fraud, 1920s jazz and drink. 

Grow Up Magic Man

Grow Up Magic Man

Direct from his sell-out run at Durham Fringe Festival, join Magic Circle member Tom Bolton as he shares with you what it’s really like growing up as a magician in the 21st centu… 

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras, soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi platinum-selling records for the likes of Alfie Boe and Luke Evans, but now Juli… 

A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music

On an endless summer night, love’s joys and complications play out in triple-time. 

To Watch a Man Eat

To Watch a Man Eat

Firefighter Micky and investment banker Andrew are choked by their respective blue and white collars. 

A Time Traveller's Life

A Time Traveller's Life

Following in the footsteps of the great time travellers of the past, present and future, the woman with the purple hat, the painted boots and the little wheelie suitcase invites yo… 

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits Music Walking Tour

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits Music Walking Tour

Walk on the wild side and go off the beaten track with a witty guided tour packed full of stories from Edinburgh’s past and present music scenes. 

Morag, You're a Long Time Deid

Morag, You're a Long Time Deid

Morag’s death left a silence in her place. 

The Best Man Show

The Best Man Show

The Best Man Show is an interactive and darkly hilarious wedding reception where comedian Mark Vigeant plays the Groom’s brother Paul, who has been asked to give the toast at an un… 

The Elton John Story

The Elton John Story

The awe-inspiring journey of one of the all-time musical greats delivered by one of the UK’s finest Angus Munro and Night Owl Shows. 

When Judas Met John: Songs of Dylan and Lennon

When Judas Met John: Songs of Dylan and Lennon

Influenced by the meeting of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a unique interpretation of songs by both artists. 

Jack Holmes: Round Man, Square Hole

Jack Holmes: Round Man, Square Hole

A laugh-filled journey about finding every group you belong to insufferable. 

The Adventures of the White Unicorn

The Adventures of the White Unicorn

Having performed her solo show from Belgium to Estonia, Switzerland to Luxembourg, New Zealand and back again, Heli Pärna does not hold back – in her witty, funny and vulnerable… 

Jason John Whitehead: Clubbed

Jason John Whitehead: Clubbed

A regular in Edinburgh, Jason John Whitehead has been touring his brand of social and confessional comedy around the world for 20 years now. 

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Following sell-out runs worldwide, this award-winning show returns to take you on a moving journey through the career of a modern legend. 

One Man Arnie

One Man Arnie

Can one man recreate live on stage, the greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger movie ever? Laurence Tuck is that man. 

James Beatty – What a Time to Be Alive

James Beatty – What a Time to Be Alive

Join Essex’s cheekiest chap for his debut hour of stand-up. 

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

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

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

John Oakes – Rapscallion

John Oakes – Rapscallion

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

David William Bryan: Fragility of Man

David William Bryan: Fragility of Man

Returning after a total sell-out run in 2019, Fragility of Man follows one man’s epic, lifelong battle with the justice system. 

Dragon Shows for Babies

Dragon Shows for Babies

The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons. 

Mr Chonkers Presents… Piggy Time

Mr Chonkers Presents… Piggy Time

Piggy Time is a mixed-bill show featuring the funniest and weirdest comedy acts of the Fringe. 

Edge of Time

Edge of Time

A groundbreaking one-woman immersive musical written and performed by Daisy Boulton. 

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

No script, Sherlock! Stars of UK and Australian Fringes take you on an award-winning improvised romp through the underworld of Victorian Britain, packed with shady villains, red he… 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Edward Tripp: No Man is an Ireland

Edward Tripp: No Man is an Ireland

Enter Edward Tripp’s bottomless mind as he straddles comedy and spoken-word, like a genre-defying slut. 

The History of Electronic Music

The History of Electronic Music

Vinney, a Comedian/DJ, uses a sampler to travel through time, raising the hairs on your neck. 

Michael John Ciszewski: If Memory Serves

Michael John Ciszewski: If Memory Serves

Sobriety, sex and profound stupidity. 

Dragonory: Magic and Music at Edinburgh Fringe!

Dragonory: Magic and Music at Edinburgh Fringe!

Dive into Dragonory, the captivating family show at the Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by the charismatic George. 

HALF MAN HALF BULL || PART ONE: THESEUS

HALF MAN HALF BULL || PART ONE: THESEUS

‘This company truly are the best at storytelling’ ***** (ThreeWeeks). 

Sam Blythe: Method in My Madness (A One-Man Hamlet)

Sam Blythe: Method in My Madness (A One-Man Hamlet)

An elastic-bodied reimagining of Hamlet, told entirely from the perspective of the Dane. 

Footstomping: Live Scottish Music

Footstomping: Live Scottish Music

Join us for a foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at the Whiski bar during August. 

Old Man

Old Man

Turn on the radio, have a cup of tea – and don’t forget to take your pills! Get ready for an action-packed journey through the imagination of a playful, solitary old man as he di… 

John Hegley: Do Horses Have Teeth, Sir?

John Hegley: Do Horses Have Teeth, Sir?

For over 30 years Hegley has brought a show to the Fringe with a spattering of favourites, alongside new work, to present to festival-goers. 

Andrew Silverwood: Alive on Stage in a Dead Man's Shirt

Andrew Silverwood: Alive on Stage in a Dead Man's Shirt

Andrew Silverwood will be alive on stage in a dead man’s shirt (don’t worry, the man doesn’t want it back). 

Nathan Cassidy: International Man of Mestory

Nathan Cassidy: International Man of Mestory

Multi award-winning comedian and star of three Amazon Prime specials on finding fun in a chaotic world. 

Jimeoin: Who's Your Man?!

Jimeoin: Who's Your Man?!

‘Hilarious. 

Bone Man Rides Again

Bone Man Rides Again

Bone Man has returned to ride once again. 

HALF MAN HALF BULL || PART TWO: DAEDALUS

HALF MAN HALF BULL || PART TWO: DAEDALUS

‘Incredibly powerful. 

Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures

Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures

Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot. 

Paddy the Irishman – How Lucky Can One Man Get

Paddy the Irishman – How Lucky Can One Man Get

A fully packed hour of entertainment. 

Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons with Dragons

Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons with Dragons

From the creator of Science Magic comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves. 

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

This time you’ve really crossed the line. 

1001 Space Adventures: Breadlove and Poophead – Interactive Children Show

1001 Space Adventures: Breadlove and Poophead – Interactive Children Show

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

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

A sell-out season at 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, shortlisted for Best Show in Comedians’ Choice Awards 2023. 

John Luke Roberts: John-Luke-A-Palooza!

John Luke Roberts: John-Luke-A-Palooza!

John-Luke Roberts does every solo comedy show he’s ever done in a row, and then goes back to the first one and does them again until the Fringe runs out. 

Gareth Mutch: Modern Man

Gareth Mutch: Modern Man

Gareth’s desperately trying to be a modern man, but it isn’t easy. 

Aidan Greene: Stop! Stammer Time!

Aidan Greene: Stop! Stammer Time!

Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene is back with a whole new show and he wants you to forget everything you know about stammering. 

Ironing Board Man

Ironing Board Man

One man. 

John Robertson's The Dark Room

John Robertson's The Dark Room

The audience is trapped in a retro video game with a sadistic, end-of-level boss. 

Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Believed in Fairies

Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Believed in Fairies

Sherlock Holmes confronts his deadliest enemy yet: a man who hates him, his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle. 

Daliso Chaponda: Feed This Black Man Again

Daliso Chaponda: Feed This Black Man Again

Daliso performed his first show Feed This Black Man in the 2000s. 

One-Man Musical by Flo & Joan

One-Man Musical by Flo & Joan

Award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan present their own original one-man musical about a very renowned gentleman. 

Festival Music Nights

Festival Music Nights

Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electropop with our cherry-picked musical assortment. 

John Robertson: The Human Hurricane

John Robertson: The Human Hurricane

Got an opinion? Got a story? Seen a show you liked or didn’t? Want to pop content into the brain of the UK’s most manic comic? Grab a seat and play along with the new interacti… 

Katie Pritchard: I Kiss The Music

Katie Pritchard: I Kiss The Music

The Stand 4 Arena. 

The Wee Man's Comedian Rap Battles

The Wee Man's Comedian Rap Battles

The Wee Man is your MC for a night of no-rhymes-barred showdowns as some of the best comedians at the Fringe clash in banging bouts of hip-hop wits. 

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. 

Doktor Kaboom: Man of Science!

Doktor Kaboom: Man of Science!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Doktor Kaboom! The good Doktor’s newest show fuses astonishing live science experiments, stand-up comedy, and lessons in empowerment, for an… 

Josh Glanc: Family Man

Josh Glanc: Family Man

Josh Glanc is back with a brand-new show. 

John Tothill: Thank God This Lasts Forever

John Tothill: Thank God This Lasts Forever

Last year, John Tothill was visited by a series of terrible plagues. 

Man Up: A Show for Women!

Man Up: A Show for Women!

This women-created news satire stars comedian Maggie Metnick in drag as Chip Johnson, a red-blooded American male pundit on a mission to mansplain the news to women. 

John Meagher: Big Year

John Meagher: Big Year

After a sell-out run at Dublin Fringe, host of Radio 4’s The Divil’s Own John Meagher makes his debut at The Gilded Balloon with his debut show Big Year. 

Joe Hill: The Man Who Never Died

Joe Hill: The Man Who Never Died

‘American labour icon!? Ridiculous. 

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 … 

Small Man Syndrome

Small Man Syndrome

Join comedian Eddy Dibs as he gives a comedic spin on his daily struggle to fit into a tall person’s world. 

Mark Nelson: Getting Better Man

Mark Nelson: Getting Better Man

Multi award-winning comedian Mark Nelson returns with a new show exploring whether it’s really possible to become a new and improved person. 

BED: a one man show

BED: a one man show

Set on a bed in the centre of the stage, an unnamed central character explores his dreams and aspirations of travelling the world, finding love, and becoming a stand-up comedian wh… 

SHOW TIME

SHOW TIME

Lift your spirits, soothe your soul with fun, laughter, storytelling, comedy and music. 

What If You Could See Music?

What If You Could See Music?

What if you could see music? Award-winning concert pianist and inventor Larkhall takes us on a virtuoso multi-sensory journey. 

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth… 

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth… 

Furiozo: Man Looking For Trouble

Furiozo: Man Looking For Trouble

After a sell out season at 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, Furiozo was shortlisted for Best Show in Comedians’ Choice Awards. 

King John

King John

After smash hits at Prague Fringe with ‘Form’ (2018) and the ‘Timon of Athens’ (2019, Creative Award winners), multi award-winning Rendered Retina finally return to Prague … 

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

This time you’ve really crossed the line. 

Adventures!

Adventures!

From the creator of Science Magic, comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves. 

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

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

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

Piano Playtime with John Mann

Piano Playtime with John Mann

The Max Miller Appreciation Society presents John Mann, Britain’s No. 

John Hinton: Well Well Well...

John Hinton: Well Well Well...

Sometimes serious, sometimes somewhat sillier, songs on a suite of subjects syphoned from the synapses of a celebrated semi-Swedish science singer-songwriter. 

Geoff Robb: The Music of Trees

Geoff Robb: The Music of Trees

Join Geoff Robb, winner of the Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and virtuoso guitar that promises to transport you out into the woods. 

Pop Collaborate and Listen 90's Music Quiz

Pop Collaborate and Listen 90's Music Quiz

Comedian Dave Fensome and Krister Greer, the team behind the chart topping podcast Pop, Collaborate & Listen, bring you a panel-based 90s music quiz where the audience can play alo… 

Music for Cats

Music for Cats

Time travel has always been in the public consciousness, with early influences such as HG Well's The Time Machine. 

Rhapsodising in Blue - the music of Gershwin

Rhapsodising in Blue - the music of Gershwin

Kate Daniels has a beautiful voice perfectly suited to the elegance of Gershwin, as well as an enchanting way of dropping nuggets of biographical detail. 

A man called acceptance

A man called acceptance

An unlikely six, with clashing personalities, arrive for their weekly support group sessions: There’s Denial, Anger, the Bargaining’s, Depression and of course, the group leade… 

Baron Fortitude: Victorian Rapper

Baron Fortitude: Victorian Rapper

Victorian Rapper, Baron Fortitude, is here to teach you why 19th century life was superior to Modernity, via the medium of hip-hop. 

Bee Babylon: Once Upon a Time in Iceland (Work in Progress)

Bee Babylon: Once Upon a Time in Iceland (Work in Progress)

In 1810 a brave Scottish man named Sir George Steuart Mackenzie ventured all the way to Iceland with some pals. 

How to be a Bit Less Crap, a Bit More of the Time...

How to be a Bit Less Crap, a Bit More of the Time...

When life feels like a test you didn’t study for, and you’re feeling as useful as an understocked mobile library, climb aboard Tanya’s dilapidated ‘fun’ bus as she navigate… 

Organ Music at St. Barts

Organ Music at St. Barts

Lunchtime concerts on the fine organ at St. 

Saint Michael's Church: Music Events

Saint Michael's Church: Music Events

Bank holiday 6/5 classical music with the Elegia Consort [Daria Robertson, soprano, Paul Houston, clarinet, Andrew Storey, piano] including music by Rimsky-Korsakov 12/5 Ellie Bl… 

'If you like David Sedaris, John Mulaney, and a sexy accent, you might like this show'

'If you like David Sedaris, John Mulaney, and a sexy accent, you might like this show'

This debut show weaves together the insightful storytelling of David Sedaris and the clever stand-up of John Mulaney, welcoming you to the world of Renata, a non-native speaker bol… 

Lewes Curious - Music Bites

Lewes Curious - Music Bites

A feast of Music Bites at Depot, Lewes, under their Dalliance event. 

Ironing Board Man

Ironing Board Man

Jody Kamali is Jeremy Irons in Ironing Board Man. 

Nathan Cassidy: International Man of Mestory

Nathan Cassidy: International Man of Mestory

Best Stand-up Winner Brighton Fringe 2022/23 (The Brighton Seagull) with the first of his two new stand-up shows for 2024. 

The Adventures of Tawny Owl

The Adventures of Tawny Owl

Burnham meets Boosh! Tim Minchin meets Tim Key!  The Adventures of Tawny Owl blends rap, music, poetry and stand up with a surprise around every corner. 

Father John’s Evening Mess

Father John’s Evening Mess

Join Father John in “Father John’s Evening Mess” for a night of unapologetically filthy fun that proves sometimes salvation comes with a side of sinful laughter. 

Asa's Archway Adventures and the Golden Goblet of Galway

Asa's Archway Adventures and the Golden Goblet of Galway

Crumbling schools, broken authority systems and life on a low budget stops the Prince family getting to the heart of their desires. 

MC Grammar Live - Stop! It's Grammar Time!

MC Grammar Live - Stop! It's Grammar Time!

Wowza! Multi Award-Winning rapping teacher, and World Book Day Ambassador, MC GRAMMAR is LIVE and in the HOUSE! Grab your caps, shades and chains and get ready… 

MC Grammar Live - Stop! It's Grammar Time!

MC Grammar Live - Stop! It's Grammar Time!

Wowza! Multi Award-Winning rapping teacher, and World Book Day Ambassador, MC GRAMMAR is LIVE and in the HOUSE! Grab your caps, shades and chains and get ready… 

Reginald D. Hunter: The Man Who Could See Through Sh*t

Reginald D. Hunter: The Man Who Could See Through Sh*t

In these supercharged socio-political times the challenge is more and more becoming separating what’s true and what’s real. 

Reginald D. Hunter: The Man Who Could See Through Sh*t

Reginald D. Hunter: The Man Who Could See Through Sh*t

In these supercharged socio-political times the challenge is more and more becoming separating what’s true and what’s real. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

John Doherty

John Doherty

 Donegal singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, John Doherty, first entered the Irish music scene as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the band, Little H… 

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

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

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

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

A man about to kill himself falls asleep and dreams of a beautiful, future earth, where people live in harmony with each other and nature. 

 The Dream of A Ridiculous Man

The Dream of A Ridiculous Man

An one-man adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoevsky short story of the same name, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man comes to the Marylebone Theatre stage with all the pertinent of its day: … 

The Greatest Play Of All Time

The Greatest Play Of All Time

‘The Greatest Play Of All Time’ tells the story of 1&2, characters in the mind of a Writer trying to create a career defining play. 

Bunny Man

Bunny Man

A one-man show by Christopher Lieberman. 

In the Time of Dragons

In the Time of Dragons

Get ready for the premier of In the Time of Dragons, an action packed, funny and ultimately heartwarming new musical from the creators of Spinach. 

BEASTS | Bad Girl: A One Man Show

BEASTS | Bad Girl: A One Man Show

BEASTSA mixed-race guide to fucking up. 

Janine Harouni: Man’oushe

Janine Harouni: Man’oushe

2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show (Nominee). 

Janine Harouni: Man’oushe

Janine Harouni: Man’oushe

2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show (Nominee). 

Music and the Mind: Podcast Launch

Music and the Mind: Podcast Launch

Music is something that we are all touched by. 

Music and the Mind: Podcast Launch

Music and the Mind: Podcast Launch

Music is something that we are all touched by. 

Stick Man

Stick Man

Freckle Productions present STICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheff… 

The Time Machine - A Comedy

The Time Machine - A Comedy

The must-see comedy of 2023 hits London this Christmas. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

Time travel as a sci-fi trope is fascinating and presents us with endless possibilities and frontiers. 

Stick Man

Stick Man

What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How… 

Stick Man Relaxed Performance

Stick Man Relaxed Performance

Relaxed performances are specifically adapted for families with children with an Autistic Spectrum Condition, individuals with sensory and communication disorders and th… 

Jason Byrne: The Ironic Bionic Man

Jason Byrne: The Ironic Bionic Man

The Ironic Bionic Man We can rebuild him! Jason is, officially Bionic, “ironically” of course, as Jason, the accident-prone, general unfortunate gobshite (t… 

Life Lines: Poetry, Dance and Music by Sage Dance Company, Rack Press Poets

Life Lines: Poetry, Dance and Music by Sage Dance Company, Rack Press Poets

A cabaret-style event mixing poetry, music and contemporary dance, with Sage Dance Company, a ballet-based dance company for ages 55+, and Rack Press Poetry, an independent poetry … 

The Time Traveller's Wife

The Time Traveller's Wife

Based on Audrey Niffenegger’s internationally best-selling novel, this new British musical is thrillingly brought to life with original songs from Grammy Award winners Joss S… 

Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton

Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton

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

Legend-The Music Of Bob Marley

Legend-The Music Of Bob Marley

When you think reggae, there is only one name that comes to mind. 

The Old Man & The Pool

The Old Man & The Pool

Broadway’s greatest comic storyteller” (Deadline) Mike Birbiglia plays a strictly limited run in the West End this Autumn with his hit show The Old Man & The Pool. 

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park tells the story of Mira who lives by the sea with her mum and loses her virginity to her teacher. 

My First Time Was in a Car Park

My First Time Was in a Car Park

'Because the world revolves around me and all I see is what I see. 

John Cale

John Cale

Avant-garde and provocative, John Cale inspires and amazes with his innovative and radical album, Mercy. 

Music in Charlotte Square

Music in Charlotte Square

A free, open-air celebration to close out the final weekend of the 2023 International Festival. 

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

The Defectors present the next chapter in the theatrical saga of eccentric ex-detective Richard P. 

LS2 F'n Good Music

LS2 F'n Good Music

An Americana-soul acoustic group from California, Linda Stonestreet – a honeyed voice full of grace and fire – lends beautiful melodies with intelligent heartfelt lyrics and is… 

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

Defective Inspector: A Stitch in Time

The Defectors present the next chapter in the theatrical saga of eccentric ex-detective Richard P. 

The Celtic Tenors

The Celtic Tenors

For over two decades, The Celtic Tenors, have been charming audiences the world over with their rich harmonies and disarming wit, as well as radiating their love for all that is Ir… 

Curmudgeon: Scottish Folk Music

Curmudgeon: Scottish Folk Music

Sold out at AMC 2022! Curmudgeon are an Edinburgh based trio who play (mostly) Scots songs and tune sets and are popular Fringe regulars at the AMC. 

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool

‘Broadway’s greatest comic storyteller’ (Deadline. 

It's Christmas Time

It's Christmas Time

Ho ho ho ho! Come celebrate that special time of the year with Santa (Ray Badran) and his Elf (Josh Glanc). 

Celtic Worship

Celtic Worship

Celtic Worship is an organic cultural expression of sung worship in Scotland today; an expression following in the footsteps of what has taken place in Scotland for centuries. 

Maddie Carpenter and Melodies Unveiled: Celebrating Female Songwriters Across Time

Maddie Carpenter and Melodies Unveiled: Celebrating Female Songwriters Across Time

Maddie Carpenter, a pop Americana artist deeply inspired by the sun-soaked landscapes of California, brings her own enchanting songwriting to the forefront alongside a tribute to f… 

This Time Next Year

This Time Next Year

‘This time next year at the Oscars, Cairine!’ But, what if next year never actually comes? From internationally acclaimed personal assistant and actress who has never actually acte… 

The Music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie – Martin Kershaw/Colin Steele Quintet

The Music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie – Martin Kershaw/Colin Steele Quintet

A rare chance to hear the music of two of jazz’s great innovators. 

Danny Bhoy – Now Is Not a Good Time

Danny Bhoy – Now Is Not a Good Time

2023 finally sees the return of Danny Bhoy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the world premiere of his brand-new show. 

Tippett’s 'A Child of Our Time'

Tippett’s 'A Child of Our Time'

Sir Andrew Davis conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus in this profound exploration of human nature and our collective search for light i… 

Hot Dub Time Machine Boogie

Hot Dub Time Machine Boogie

Hot Dub Time Machine is the World’s First Time Travelling DJ, a global festival smash-hit and the best party ever! Hot Dub has broken dance floors at sold-out shows all over the … 

Machine Man Spectacle

Machine Man Spectacle

Join us in a sensational visual performance from an object-theatre master. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's Church

Duruflé Requiem: Life and Death in Music with Poetry. 

The Diary of Anne Frank: Her Journey in Music

The Diary of Anne Frank: Her Journey in Music

The Diary of Anne Frank: Her Journey in Music by British Composer Girish Paul is a dramatic concert by the multi-instrumentalist and his virtual orchestra. 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Music for Royal Occasions

Cathedral Choir Concert: Music for Royal Occasions

The internationally renowned Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral sings music from coronations and royal occasions past and present. 

Cello and Piano Recital: Music of Love

Cello and Piano Recital: Music of Love

Christine and Nancy invite you to a lunchtime recital of beautiful music including the joyous Beethoven Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Cesar Franck’s passionate Sonata for pian… 

Between the Lines: Music, Poetry and the Spaces Between

Between the Lines: Music, Poetry and the Spaces Between

Nicola Burnett Smith, together with her ensemble of actor-musicians, explores how the written word can ignite and inspire musical composition. 

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… 

Music of Morris Pert

Music of Morris Pert

Arbroath-born Morris Pert (1947-2010) was best known for his session work with Kate Bush, Mike Oldfield and many others. 

A Bit Celtic

A Bit Celtic

A Bit Celtic. 

Mr Chonkers Presents: Piggy Time

Mr Chonkers Presents: Piggy Time

An unhinged variety show all the way from Los Angeles. 

Quartet for the End of Time at The Hub

Quartet for the End of Time at The Hub

Principal musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra perform this 20th-century masterpiece. 

Movin' Melvin Brown presents Sweet Soul Music (The Sam Cooke Story)

Movin' Melvin Brown presents Sweet Soul Music (The Sam Cooke Story)

World-class entertainer Brown returns from his five-star musical A Man, A Magic, A Music presenting a dazzling journey through Sam Cooke’s life: The King of Soul Music. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Composing Sacred Music: A New Generation. 

Scottish Traditional Music – Old and New

Scottish Traditional Music – Old and New

Come and enjoy our blend of Scottish traditional instruments! In decades of developing our sound we’ve brought together fiddles, concertina, clarsach, wire-strung harp, flute, smal… 

Blink: A one-man gay rom-com

Blink: A one-man gay rom-com

After a fantastic debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, Terry Geo’s astounding show is back! Blink gives a raw and emotional insight into modern life for an interracial coupl… 

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 7: Big O Asks – What is Sexy?

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 7: Big O Asks – What is Sexy?

Olivia aka Big O is delighted to present her second hour of comedy. 

Adam Bromley: Time Traveller

Adam Bromley: Time Traveller

Imagine you had a time machine so you could travel back to the past to fix your mistakes. 

Blink: A one-man gay rom-com

Blink: A one-man gay rom-com

After a fantastic debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, Terry Geo’s astounding show is back! Blink gives a raw and emotional insight into modern life for an interracial coupl… 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul's

Rising to the Life Immortal: Organ Music for Easter and Ascension. 

Pick me baby one more time

Pick me baby one more time

Hey! You free tonight? Fancy a drink? Let’s talk films, festivals, and red flags. 

John Otway

John Otway

An English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona. 

Alice's Adventures

Alice's Adventures

Grown-ups are confusing, as are the rules of their world! In this family-friendly reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s enduring tale Alice navigates the topsy-turvy world of wonderland… 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral

Where there is charity and love: Schola Cantorum sings the music of Paul Mealor. 

Watch List

Watch List

If you’ve been handed a flyer for Watch List in the street, you might expect what’s written on it –a show about an insecure police officer on a journey to clean up the street… 

Pick me baby one more time

Pick me baby one more time

Hey! You free tonight? Fancy a drink? Let’s talk films, festivals, and red flags. 

Ed Gaughan: Words and Music

Ed Gaughan: Words and Music

Ed Gaughan has written, directed and performed work for and with the UK’s most-loved acts – including Milton Jones, Josie Long, Barry Cryer and Pappy’s. 

Rikki Morgan as Elton John

Rikki Morgan as Elton John

Elton John tribute Rikki Morgan takes you on a rollercoaster ride through four decades of Elton classics. 

A Little Night Music: Cabaret After Dark

A Little Night Music: Cabaret After Dark

Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics. 

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

The thought of invisibility, and the advantages it could bring to someone, has captured the imagination of millions since HG Wells’ classic story was first published. 

Dean Friedman – Words and Music

Dean Friedman – Words and Music

Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary pop icon status for chart-topping hits … 

Sounds of Simon, The Music of Paul Simon

Sounds of Simon, The Music of Paul Simon

From his years as the visionary in Simon and Garfunkel through to his many solo hits, journey through one of the greatest back catalogues of all time. 

Iain Dale: All Talk with Sir John Curtice and Brian Taylor

Iain Dale: All Talk with Sir John Curtice and Brian Taylor

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

The Devil's Passion

The Devil's Passion

I thought I knew what to expect from The Devil’s Passion. 

Alexander Klaus, the One-Legged Shoemaker Man

Alexander Klaus, the One-Legged Shoemaker Man

Sander Klaus is an underage soldier in America’s Civil War. 

In Conversation with… John Nicolson

In Conversation with… John Nicolson

Has represented Ochil and South Perthshire as an SNP MP since 2019. 

Attila the Stockbroker's Early Music Show

Attila the Stockbroker's Early Music Show

Renowned punk poet and multi-instrumentalist Attila the Stockbroker has loved early music ever since he grabbed a recorder aged about 8. 

Reginald D. Hunter: The Man Who Could See Through Shit – A Work In Progress

Reginald D. Hunter: The Man Who Could See Through Shit – A Work In Progress

In these supercharged socio-political times the challenge is more and more becoming separating what’s true and what’s real. 

Thank You for the Music

Thank You for the Music

Thank you for the Music takes you on a comic and quizzical journey through tough times. 

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Piano Music of Erik Satie by Peter Bream. 

Cathedral Talk and Music: John Stainer – A Life in Music

Cathedral Talk and Music: John Stainer – A Life in Music

Professor Jeremy Dibble (Durham University), authority on British music from the 19th century, reflects on the life of Sir John Stainer and his most famous work, The Crucifixion. 

In Conversation with… John McDonnell

In Conversation with… John McDonnell

Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington in West London since 1997. 

Nothing Nowhere None of the Time

Nothing Nowhere None of the Time

An improv show of infinite possibilities but probably the worst ones. 

Bowie, Cambo & All the Hype – An Evening with John Cambridge

Bowie, Cambo & All the Hype – An Evening with John Cambridge

John Cambo Cambridge lived with David Bowie at Haddon Hall when he had his first hit-record Space Oddity and toured Scotland with him in Junior’s Eyes. 

Charlie Dinkin & Fraser Parry: For The Last First Time

Charlie Dinkin & Fraser Parry: For The Last First Time

Charlie Dinkin is a WGGB Award-winning writer, comedian and star of cult hit sketch podcast SeanceCast. 

Nothing Nowhere None of the Time

Nothing Nowhere None of the Time

An improv show of infinite possibilities but probably the worst ones. 

Charlie Dinkin & Fraser Parry: For The Last First Time

Charlie Dinkin & Fraser Parry: For The Last First Time

Charlie Dinkin is a WGGB Award-winning writer, comedian and star of cult hit sketch podcast SeanceCast. 

A Man and A Washing Machine

A Man and A Washing Machine

If with if and a washing machine We walk through it to the mood Have a scene which would bring if with if And take a look at the part you devoted to What is the difference betwee… 

A Man and A Washing Machine

A Man and A Washing Machine

If with if and a washing machine We walk through it to the mood Have a scene which would bring if with if And take a look at the part you devoted to What is the difference betwee… 

Caledonia – Words and Music for Sir Walter

Caledonia – Words and Music for Sir Walter

Alasdair Hutton, the narrator of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for 30 years, and Brian Taylor, former Political Editor of BBC Scotland, give readings from Scott’s works on th… 

Brian Kellock and John Burgess

Brian Kellock and John Burgess

Brian Kellock is one of the UK’s finest and most in-demand jazz pianists, acclaimed for a distinctive, swinging style of playing with classic jazz piano influences at its heart but… 

At That Time, Byeon

At That Time, Byeon

Asian Arts Award 2014 - Best Production (for Brush); ***** (ThreeWeeks for The Tiniest Frog Prince in the World, 2016. 

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

“Blurring the lines between music and artistic performance, John’s use of visuals and costumes [pushes] the set to another level. 

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

“Blurring the lines between music and artistic performance, John’s use of visuals and costumes [pushes] the set to another level. 

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Voloz Collective’s production of The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much is a masterclass in physical theatre. 

Classical Bagpipe Music – Scotland's Hidden Treasure

Classical Bagpipe Music – Scotland's Hidden Treasure

In this concert you will hear a variety of piobaireachd, the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national instrument. 

Press Start! A Live Video Game Music Adventure

Press Start! A Live Video Game Music Adventure

From the iconic themes of Super Mario and Legend of Zelda, to the funky beats of Sonic and Persona 5, this gig has something for everyone! With a fusion of different genres and sty… 

Sound of Seventeen Big Band Celebrates the Golden Era of Big-Band Music

Sound of Seventeen Big Band Celebrates the Golden Era of Big-Band Music

We’re delighted to be back with a new show featuring some of the greatest music from the big-band era. 

Opening Fanfare: Scotland Makes Music

Opening Fanfare: Scotland Makes Music

Join us for this joyful celebration of Scotland’s homegrown music scene in Princes Street Gardens. 

Animate Lands: Mythic Celtic Tales

Animate Lands: Mythic Celtic Tales

A journey through the storied soul of Scotland. 

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 … 

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a sixth year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC. 

The Man with the Golden Hands

The Man with the Golden Hands

Winner of awards at FRINGEWORLD Perth, Prague Fringe, and National Arts Festival South Africa. 

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

The hit streaming show and podcast are live for the first time in Edinburgh. 

11th Year! John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

11th Year! John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

‘Fantastic!’ (Jools Holland). 

Marchmont Music

Marchmont Music

A series of free afternoon concerts at 2:30pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays throughout the festival from up-and-coming young musicians. 

John Franklin: My Dad's Advice

John Franklin: My Dad's Advice

A beautifully hilarious stand-up about the memories of his dad’s best stories, Netflix star John Franklin intends to keep you laughing as he weaves tales of his father’s life advic… 

You Can't Win Every Time

You Can't Win Every Time

Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston has toured the world performing his highly original, contemporary acoustic songs and music. 

When Judas Met John – Songs of Dylan and Lennon

When Judas Met John – Songs of Dylan and Lennon

Influenced by the meeting of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a unique interpretation of songs by both artists. 

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Following consecutive sold-out performances and subsequent international critical acclaim, Back To Black returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe to take you on a moving and energizing… 

Brian Gallagher: Something, Somewhere, Some of the Time

Brian Gallagher: Something, Somewhere, Some of the Time

Childhood tales of flying boats inspired Brian to travel the world. 

Dead Man's Suitcase

Dead Man's Suitcase

The title, Dead Man’s Suitcase, doesn’t give much away and even at the end it’s a little unclear what the message of Felix Westcott’s musical is supposed to be. 

Good Grief: Five Deserts in Search of My Father. A One-Man Show by Writer Jon Lawrence

Good Grief: Five Deserts in Search of My Father. A One-Man Show by Writer Jon Lawrence

The poignant tale of a writer and musician, Jon Lawrence, who walked 500km over five deserts on five continents to grieve for his father and raise money for a cancer charity. 

Bad Blood: A One-Man Musical

Bad Blood: A One-Man Musical

A young man visits his dying father in the ICU and uncovers a shocking revelation: his father’s secret second family. 

Thank You for the Music

Thank You for the Music

Thank You for the Music, a new American musical revue, celebrates the greatest hits from radio, stage and screen. 

American Man

American Man

Country-rock crooner Sebastian Saint performs a selection of songs exploring what it means to be an American man while sharing intimate stories about life, loss, addiction, sex, an… 

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits Music Walking Tour

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits Music Walking Tour

Get off the tourist trail and explore Edinburgh’s music scene with irreverent stories of the performers who have stayed, played and made music in Scotland’s capital city. 

The Adventures of Supernova de Loutherbergh

The Adventures of Supernova de Loutherbergh

‘When I thought of my favourite Spielberg films I’d want my life’s adventure to be like, I hoped for maybe Back to the Future or, I don’t know, ET, not Jaws. 

This Time Next Year

This Time Next Year

‘This time next year at the Oscars, Cairine!’ But, what if next year never actually comes? From internationally acclaimed personal assistant and actress who has never actually acte… 

Amanda Tovalin: Música Verde (Green Music)

Amanda Tovalin: Música Verde (Green Music)

Música Verde (Green Music) is a live looping concert where Mexican singer/songwriter Amanda Tovalin shares her views about nature in the cities with her sonic experimentation. 

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

A disturbing yet absurdly funny portrait of toxic masculinity. 

Scottish Sessions: The Story of Scottish Pop Music

Scottish Sessions: The Story of Scottish Pop Music

Scotland’s greatest bands/artists can often disappear under the title of UK artists. 

Man of the Century

Man of the Century

Jay Sodagar returns with his brand-new stand-up show. 

John Robins: Howl

John Robins: Howl

Still screaming after all these years. 

Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time

Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time

Ed Byrne breaks the five-star rating system to the point where multiples of stars could be added to this review and it will still not be close enough to what he deserves for this s… 

Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons With Dragons

Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons With Dragons

From the creator of Science Magic comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves. 

Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures

Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures

Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot. 

James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man

James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man

Returning for another year, God Damn Fancy Man is the critically acclaimed show from internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise. 

Lucas O'Neil: Emotional Man

Lucas O'Neil: Emotional Man

Lucas (Comedy Central) built his career talking about his family on stage. 

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. 

Jon – The Music Man

Jon – The Music Man

Jon Lawrence has entertained thousands of children all over the world over the last ten years with his collection of silly songs which encourage the children to sing, dance, laugh … 

Jason Byrne: The Ironic Bionic Man

Jason Byrne: The Ironic Bionic Man

We can rebuild him! Jason is officially Bionic – ironically of course – as Jason, the accident prone, general unfortunate gobshite (to no want of his own) is now half man, half… 

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires!

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires!

Working-class comedian Tom Mayhew returns to the Fringe with a show about dreams and endless hope. 

One Man 12 Angry Men

One Man 12 Angry Men

In a world where one man can be one character, Alexander Richmond dares to be twelve of them. 

Back in Time for Tea

Back in Time for Tea

Back In Time for Tea is a concept imagined to challenge the notion of musical genre. 

John Robins: Work in Progress

John Robins: Work in Progress

Notes on stage? Tick! Breath-taking riff-scenarios? Tick! Bits that don’t work? Tick! Progress not perfection, people! Witness some progress from Edinburgh Comedy Award winner / fa… 

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

No script, Sherlock! Stars of UK and Australian fringes take you on an award-winning improvised romp through the underworld of Victorian Britain, packed with shady villains, red he… 

John Robertson's The Dark Room

John Robertson's The Dark Room

Returning for its eleventh year at the Edinburgh Fringe, this cult favorite show has lost none of its energy and atmosphere. 

Sian Davies: This Charming Man

Sian Davies: This Charming Man

Where do you go when your role models let you down? Join award-winning comedian and jumped-up pantry boy Sian on a journey through masculinity and gender identity via Salford Lads … 

Jodie Mitchell: Becoming John Travulva

Jodie Mitchell: Becoming John Travulva

Award-winning ‘brilliant. 

Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical

Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical

Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh. 

David O'Doherty: Tiny Piano Man

David O'Doherty: Tiny Piano Man

The dishevelled prince of £10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair. 

The Baron and the Junk Dealer

The Baron and the Junk Dealer

From the creators of The George Lucas Talk Show, an original play about two fugitives – a mysterious aristocrat and a paranoid junk merchant – stranded on a desolate planet, wa… 

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand the Man, Myself

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand the Man, Myself

Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours. 

Drew Michael: Drew's Adventures

Drew Michael: Drew's Adventures

Drew Michael's one-man show is a poignant yet probably divisive performance that promises a unique experience but will leave its audience grappling with a combination of innova… 

Festival Music Nights

Festival Music Nights

Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electropop with our cherry-picked musical assortment. 

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Working-class comedian Tom Mayhew returns to the Camden Fringe with a show about dreams and endless hope. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Janine Harouni: Man'oushe

Janine Harouni: Man'oushe

Janine thought she knew her family. 

MUSIC

MUSIC

Dave is house band / receptionist at streaming service Stripefy, but he wants more: he dreams of going full-time on reception. 

Man Shed

Man Shed

How does a man find his purpose when he grows older and all the major life events come thick and fast? Should he retire to the solitude of The Shed as usual and escape from the wor… 

Best Man

Best Man

Cathal is 30, flirty, and having a breakdown at his best friend’s wedding. 

John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine

John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine

The Last Living Libertine is the debut hour from John Tothill as he tries to dissect our attitude to life and prove that techno music is the true expression of human spirit and the… 

Science Adventures: Deep Sea

Science Adventures: Deep Sea

Head to the bottom of the sea for a dramatic aquatic adventure! Join Professor Flotsam and Dr Wright in their brand new submarine as they look for the strangest creatures in the de… 

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Working-class comedian Tom Mayhew returns to the Camden Fringe with a show about dreams and endless hope. 

John Kearns: The Varnishing Days

John Kearns: The Varnishing Days

Attending John Kearns' show, The Varnishing Days, was an absolute treat that demands to be seen! Right from his entrance, he had us hooked with his distinctive and uproarious p… 

Footstomping Live Scottish Music

Footstomping Live Scottish Music

Join us at the multi award-winning Whiski Bar and restaurant for a vibrant foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at Whiski Bar during August. 

John & Christian: Battle Counters

John & Christian: Battle Counters

Following the success of their podcast Real Album Reviews, John and Christian are at The Hope Theatre to present their favourite childhood TV show: Battle Counters! The show’s prot… 

John & Christian: Battle Counters

John & Christian: Battle Counters

Following the success of their podcast Real Album Reviews, John and Christian are at The Hope Theatre to present their favourite childhood TV show: Battle Counters! The show’s prot… 

John Hastings: The Times They Are A John Hastings

John Hastings: The Times They Are A John Hastings

Ole John Hastings here, God’s favourite comedian, Fringe regular and public urinator (by circumstance and never choice) has returned with a maximum nonsense and mega-lols show. 

John & Christian: Battle Counters

John & Christian: Battle Counters

Following the success of their podcast Real Album Reviews, John and Christian  present their favourite childhood TV show: Battle Counters!The show's protagonist, a boy called … 

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours. 

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours. 

Ahoy! Ballad of the Time Kraken

Ahoy! Ballad of the Time Kraken

A girl washes up aboard a ship in the middle of a vast void. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

Grow Up Magic Man

Grow Up Magic Man

After a SELL OUT run at Durham Fringe 2022: Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton is back. 

Grow Up Magic Man

Grow Up Magic Man

Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton presents: GROW UP MAGIC MAN. 

HOME TIME

HOME TIME

A meditation on motherhood, Hendon’s writing is first class in this surprising, shocking and heart wrenching monologue, brought to life theatrically by director Paula Chitty and … 

Ten Men - The Lives of John Bindon

Ten Men - The Lives of John Bindon

Ten Men is a gritty, funny, one man play based on the infamous life story of the actor, gangster, ladies’ man and alleged lover of Princess Margaret - John ‘Biffo’ Bindon. 

Ten Men - The Lives of John Bindon

Ten Men - The Lives of John Bindon

Ten Men - The Lives of John Bindon by Franklyn McCabe “London’s nothing more than a million doors, the trick is to walk through the right one. 

The Third Man

The Third Man

Graham Greene’s brilliant story – which was made into a landmark film and published as a novella – now comes to the stage in a new musical written by Christopher … 

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz

THE PARTY DISGUISED AS A QUIZ. 

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Science Adventures: Deep Sea

Science Adventures: Deep Sea

Head to the bottom of the sea with Coppice Theatre for an exciting aquatic adventure! Through puppetry, animation and storytelling Professor Flotsam and Dr Wright will explore the … 

Science Adventures: Deep Sea

Science Adventures: Deep Sea

Head to the bottom of the sea with Coppice Theatre for an exciting aquatic adventure! Through puppetry, animation and storytelling Professor Flotsam and Dr Wright will explore the … 

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

A show about hating yourself and, amongst other things, choosing not to. 

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

A show about hating yourself and, amongst other things, choosing not to. 

When Judas Met John: Songs of Dylan & Lennon

When Judas Met John: Songs of Dylan & Lennon

Presented in a blues / folk style with tight sibling harmonies, this Irish duo performs songs around a story of the influence, envy and respect that each artist had for the other. 

When Judas Met John: Songs of Dylan & Lennon

When Judas Met John: Songs of Dylan & Lennon

Brothers Broke bring their popular and well-reviewed 2021 Edinburgh Fringe “in-person” show to debut at this years Brighton Fringe. 

An evening of Piano Music at Brighton Unitarian Church by Yosi Marshall : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

An evening of Piano Music at Brighton Unitarian Church by Yosi Marshall : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no. 

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no. 

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

An evening of Piano Music : Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Janacek and jazz pieces.

Yosi will be playing an exciting programme of classical music to herald the start of summer including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata ,Partita no. 

A Whale of a time with Miss Googiepants

A Whale of a time with Miss Googiepants

“Miss Googiepants is a lovely performer, dressed as a 1950s prom girl and surrounded by a variety of props and toys. 

John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine

John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine

Join John Tothill, the Last Living Libertine [citation needed], for an evening of exaggeration, emancipation and dense theoretical speculation in a show that straddles cabaret and … 

John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine

John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine

Join John Tothill, the Last Living Libertine [citation needed], for an evening of exaggeration, emancipation and dense theoretical speculation in a show that straddles cabaret and … 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

A Whale of a time with Miss Googiepants

A Whale of a time with Miss Googiepants

“Miss Googiepants is a lovely performer, dressed as a 1950s prom girl and surrounded by a variety of props and toys. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Double Time

Double Time

3 comedians, 1 show! Hannah Lloyd-Davies: A one-liner comedian who is too honest for her own good! Connor Yeates: A slick, sharp narcissist, who really wants you to know that he’… 

Double Time

Double Time

Burnham meets Boosh. 

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras on the world’s greatest stages, they’ve soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi-platinum-selling records, but now Julie… 

The Music Of George Harrison - Live! The All Things Must Pass Orchestra

The Music Of George Harrison - Live! The All Things Must Pass Orchestra

A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work. 

Eddy MacKenzie: Music A'Plenty

Eddy MacKenzie: Music A'Plenty

Eddy MacKenzie and his tiny guitar, have come to play songs so bold and bizarre! A short round man with a big loud voice who wants to make you boogie! Holidays, Dinosaurs, and MD2… 

The Music Of George Harrison - Live! The All Things Must Pass Orchestra

The Music Of George Harrison - Live! The All Things Must Pass Orchestra

A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work. 

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

They’ve performed with the world’s finest orchestras on the world’s greatest stages, they’ve soundtracked Hollywood and produced multi-platinum-selling records, but now Julie… 

Eddy MacKenzie: Music A'Plenty

Eddy MacKenzie: Music A'Plenty

Eddy MacKenzie and his tiny guitar, have come to play songs so bold and bizarre! A short round man with a big loud voice who wants to make you boogie! Holidays, Dinosaurs, and MD2… 

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? The Edinburgh Fringe Favourite comes to Brighton, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC. 

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

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

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

Gary Sansome: Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Gary Sansome: Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? The Edinburgh Fringe Favourite comes to Brighton, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC. 

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

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

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

Ben Macpherson: Bonfire Man

Ben Macpherson: Bonfire Man

Silly, dark and surreal character comedy in Ben Macpherson: Bonfire Man. 

If they could see me now: the words & music of Dorothy Fields

If they could see me now: the words & music of Dorothy Fields

Who hasn’t sung along to “Hey, Big Spender?” Now, there’s a unique opportunity to hear the songs of Dorothy Fields - “I Can’t give you Anything but Love,” “A Fine Romance,” an… 

If they could see me now: the words & music of Dorothy Fields

If they could see me now: the words & music of Dorothy Fields

Who hasn’t sung along to “Hey, Big Spender?” Now, there’s a unique opportunity to hear the songs of Dorothy Fields - “I Can’t give you Anything but Love,” “A Fine Romance,” an… 

Ben Macpherson: Bonfire Man

Ben Macpherson: Bonfire Man

Silly, dark and surreal character comedy in Ben Macpherson: Bonfire Man. 

Movin' Melvin Brown presents Sweet Soul Music (The Sam Cooke Story)

Movin' Melvin Brown presents Sweet Soul Music (The Sam Cooke Story)

World-class acclaimed entertainer Movin’ Melvin Brown is back in Brighton with his smash hit soulful Musical ‘Me and Otis’. 

The Man In The Shed

The Man In The Shed

Meet the Man in the Shed, a man of his (own) time. 

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

“If you want to put your brain in the blender, have a listen - it’s a bit like if Aphex Twin wrote British music hall songs. 

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse captured the world with her unique vocal stylings and unapologetic lyrics combined with a sassy, yet dark brooding personality. 

The Man In The Shed

The Man In The Shed

Meet the Man in the Shed, a man of his (own) time. 

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

As one of the most iconic members of the 27 club, Amy Winehouse left an indelible impression, not just on popular music, but on popular culture as a whole. 

Last Man Standing (Work in Progress)

Last Man Standing (Work in Progress)

7 people are about to have a very bad day, but which will be the last man standing? Join comedian and author Aidan Goatley in his first play - a dark absurdist satire that proves, … 

Last Man Standing (Work in Progress)

Last Man Standing (Work in Progress)

7 people are about to have a very bad day, but which will be the last man standing? Join comedian and author Aidan Goatley in his first play - a dark absurdist satire that proves, … 

Adventures With Beeper!

Adventures With Beeper!

Adventures With Beeper! is a rip-roaring, all-action educational adventure, including puppets, songs and a heartwarming message. 

Adventures With Beeper!

Adventures With Beeper!

Adventures With Beeper! is a rip-roaring, all-action educational adventure, including puppets, songs and a heartwarming message. 

Bax: The legend of the man with superglue fingers

Bax: The legend of the man with superglue fingers

Way out west there was this fella, a fella by the name of Bax. 

Bax: The legend of the man with superglue fingers

Bax: The legend of the man with superglue fingers

Way out west there was this fella, a fella by the name of Bax. 

Man of a Thousand Farces

Man of a Thousand Farces

If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www. 

Man of a Thousand Farces

Man of a Thousand Farces

“Very dark, very funny clown”- Metro “What a great act. 

Doing Time

Doing Time

A dark comedy set in a prison. 

Organ Music at St. Barts

Organ Music at St. Barts

Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the the fine organ at St. 

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! (Work in Progress)

Comedian Tom Mayhew (as heard on BBC Radio 4) brings a work in progress show to the Brighton Festival! There will be stuff about being working-class, being skint, how annoying the … 

Organ Music at St. Barts

Organ Music at St. Barts

Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the the fine organ at St. 

The Man In The Shed

The Man In The Shed

After last year's sell-out run ​and in preparation ​for it's run at The Brighton ​Fringe, The Man In The Shed returns for 2 nights only. 

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

If Fringe tickets are sold out visit www. 

Ironing Board Man

Ironing Board Man

Nominated Reviews Hub/Brighton Fringe Best Show 2021. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park

“Because the world revolves around me and all I see is what I see. 

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park

“Because the world revolves around me and all I see is what I see. 

Nadiya & Kai: Once Upon a Time

Nadiya & Kai: Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time is a fairy tale like no other. 

The Passmore Edwards Legacy: The Man Who Built Libraries and More

The Passmore Edwards Legacy: The Man Who Built Libraries and More

“The Passmore Edwards Legacy: The Man Who Built Libraries and Much More” - a talk by biographer Dean Evans on the bicentennial anniversary of his birth. 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

Welcome to THE DARK ROOM – the world’s only live-action, text-based adventure game. 

Ed Gaughan: Words and Music (Work in Progress)

Ed Gaughan: Words and Music (Work in Progress)

Come and discover UK comedy’s best kept secret! Over many years Ed has written, directed and performed work for and with many of the UK’s most loved acts- including Milton Jones… 

TIME

TIME

TIME is the story of a middle-aged female cliché, who uses her post-menopausal superpower to visit her successful friends from her past and reinvent her life. 

Five Years With The White Man

Five Years With The White Man

This is the story of the greatest Black Briton to have ever been forgotten. 

David's One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven)

David's One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven)

Fourteen-year-old David has just been punched in the face by his best friend. 

Partners in Time

Partners in Time

Back-stabbing, betrayal and improv comedy. 

The Buzztones present 'Now That's What Someone Might Call Music!'

The Buzztones present 'Now That's What Someone Might Call Music!'

The Buzztones are back! Following smash-hit shows in 2019 and 2020, the pop-comedy maestros return to VAULT with a brand new, feel-good set of tracks and nonsense. 

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

In her solo show Adventure of an Old CxNT or Living my Dream Helen Prior tells a hilarious story of life with the help of her own curated gallery of art masterpieces. 

Part Time Freaks

Part Time Freaks

Part Time Freaks trawls the depths of the hosts’ lives for all their freakiest moments and experiences. 

Wo/Mi | Show Time!

Wo/Mi | Show Time!

Wo/MiYou don’t even look sick. 

Feathered | Pleasure, Man!

Feathered | Pleasure, Man!

Feathered Again, I beg. 

if all the times i cared had names. (i'd name you all the time)

if all the times i cared had names. (i'd name you all the time)

if all the times i cared had names. 

Sian Davies: This Charming Man

Sian Davies: This Charming Man

Sian loves men. 

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

A unique, hilarious and unmissable one-man show from the world’s most critically acclaimed variety artist. 

Science Adventures: The Power Pickle

Science Adventures: The Power Pickle

Disaster! Professor McGuffin’s ground-breaking Sub-Nuclear Optical Transmitter (SNOT) has a catastrophic malfunction and needs a new power source! What a pickle! Enter the ACES �… 

John Travulva and Jodie Mitchell: Cis Male Comedian

John Travulva and Jodie Mitchell: Cis Male Comedian

Prince of accessible content and OFFIE Award winning ‘brilliant. 

All in Good Time

All in Good Time

You know that we are celebrating because there is a countdown. 

John Bishop: Work In Progress

John Bishop: Work In Progress

Star of Saturday night's The John Bishop Show (ITV1) and Doctor Who (BBC1), multi-award winning stand-up comedian John Bishop is road testing some new material for … 

John Bishop: Work In Progress

John Bishop: Work In Progress

Star of Saturday nights the John Bishop Show (ITV1) and Doctor Who (BBC1), multi award-winning stand-up comedian John Bishop is road testing some new material for 4 nigh… 

Stick Man

Stick Man

Freckle Productions present STICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler&rsq… 

One Man Poe: A Triple Bill

One Man Poe: A Triple Bill

Renowned as The Godfather of Gothic Horror, Edgar Allan Poe has left a timeless mark on the horror genre. 

One Man Poe

One Man Poe

Renowned as the ‘Godfather of Gothic Horror’, Edgar Allan Poe has left a timeless mark on the horror genre. 

Elton John Tribute -  ONLY ELTON

Elton John Tribute - ONLY ELTON

 The ONLY Elton John ShowThe ONLY Elton John Show is the UKs newest and most exciting Elton John tribute show to hit the Brighton scene. 

Man of Your Dreams

Man of Your Dreams

George has had a tough week. 

Alice’s Adventures Underground

Alice’s Adventures Underground

The hit immersive show returns! The world-renowned Olivier nominated smash hit will once again open at its new home, LABYRINTH Waterloo on Tuesday 15 November. 

Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

There’s a delightful anecdote about George Bernard Shaw at one of the early performances of Arms and the Man. 

Stick Man Relaxed Performance

Stick Man Relaxed Performance

Freckle Productions presentSTICK MANTouching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s&… 

Man of 100 Faces

Man of 100 Faces

Playing 100 distinct characters in a one hour performance, writer-performer Saul Boyer delivers the rip-roaring tale of Sir Paul Dukes, a child runaway who, after just three weeks’… 

One-Man Poe: A Quadruple Bill

One-Man Poe: A Quadruple Bill

Using original texts from the 1840s, Stephen Smith faithfully brings Edgar Allan Poe’s words to life on stage, performing four of the most terrifying examples of gothic literature:… 

Thank You For The Music

Thank You For The Music

Thank You for The Music - The ultimate tribute to ABBA This international smash-hit tribute show brings all of ABBA’s number one hits to the stage in a production … 

Lost in Music

Lost in Music

One Night at The Disco Get ready to recreate the Magical 70’s and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of Disco! Relive some of the greates… 

Best Man

Best Man

Cathal is 35, renting, eternally single, and has just spent the last three years watching all of his friends settle down, get married and have kids. 

A Single Man

A Single Man

California, 1962. 

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Dead Man's Cell Phone

An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. 

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

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

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

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman, once an illustrious entrepreneur, has been brought low by a prison sentence for fraud. 

John Tothill: Dermatologists Hate Him

John Tothill: Dermatologists Hate Him

Join John Tothill – writer, comedian, former Footlight and London’s Last Libertine, actually – for an evening of exaggeration, emancipation and assorted chat. 

John Tothill: Dermatologists Hate Him

John Tothill: Dermatologists Hate Him

Join John Tothill – writer, comedian, former Footlight and London’s Last Libertine, actually – for an evening of exaggeration, emancipation and assorted chat. 

Connect Music Festival – Sunday

Connect Music Festival – Sunday

Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy. 

Music for the Festival

Music for the Festival

Newtongrange Silver Band is a traditional mining village brass band from the outskirts of Edinburgh, but their repertoire is far from traditional. 

Music of the Night

Music of the Night

Building on his award-winning London debut, the new extended show Music of the Night is a feast for the eyes, ears and soul. 

Connect Music Festival – Saturday

Connect Music Festival – Saturday

Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy. 

Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man

Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man

Does emotion help us make moral judgments? Alfie will address this question using jokes. 

Connect Music Festival – Friday

Connect Music Festival – Friday

Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy. 

Curmudgeon Scottish Folk Music

Curmudgeon Scottish Folk Music

Curmudgeon are an Edinburgh-based trio who play (mostly) Scots songs and tune sets and are popular Fringe regulars at the AMC. 

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 2): Music for Organ

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 2): Music for Organ

Programme marking the 85th anniversary of Philip Glass, three of his compositions are performed at the Wells Kennedy organ by Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding: Music in Fifths… 

The Music of Trees

The Music of Trees

Join Geoff Robb, winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and guitar mastery that promises to transport you into the forest. 

The Rodney Buzzard Tapes: Evidence of an Honourable Man

The Rodney Buzzard Tapes: Evidence of an Honourable Man

In 1973, aspiring serial killer Rodney Buzzard sits in his thatched bungalow apartment, skinning spuds for practice… He waits for a knock at the door but hears nothing – the No… 

No Time For Strangers

No Time For Strangers

A man walks into a train station to find two strangers waiting on the same platform. 

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. 

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns and critically acclaimed nonsense merchant Pat Cahill present their messy, loving, self-flagellant Off-Broadway show. 

Love in the Time of Lockdown (The New Variant)

Love in the Time of Lockdown (The New Variant)

Last year’s hit show is back with a new variant which will once again have you laughing, crying and talking about how lockdown was for you, for your neighbour and for your friends. 

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns and critically acclaimed nonsense merchant Pat Cahill present their messy, loving, self-flagellant Off-Broadway show. 

Modular Music and Pattern Language Workshop

Modular Music and Pattern Language Workshop

The four-hour modular music creation workshop, designed and led by Raphael Mak based in Stockholm, Sweden, leads participants through a unique creative process by exploring and cre… 

Ten Men – The Lives Of John Bindon

Ten Men – The Lives Of John Bindon

This is a one-man play about the infamous life of the actor, criminal, alleged lover of Princess Margaret and possessor of a 12-inch appendage, John Bindon. 

A Little Night Music: Cabaret After Dark

A Little Night Music: Cabaret After Dark

Our show will take you on an exciting journey through the world of Broadway showtunes all the way to some of your favourite pop song classics. 

Camino Man

Camino Man

What would you do if you reached a moment in your life that made you question everything about yourself? Walk almost 1,000 kilometres across northern Spain? Well, that’s what one m… 

Classical Pipe Music – Scotland's Hidden Treasure

Classical Pipe Music – Scotland's Hidden Treasure

In this concert you will hear a variety of piobaireachd, the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national instrument. 

Time’s Plague

Time’s Plague

David Hayman returns as everyman Bob Cunninghame. 

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

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

John and James' Tantric Night Out

John and James' Tantric Night Out

John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP. 

John and James' Tantric Night Out

John and James' Tantric Night Out

John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP. 

Basically Bond – The Music of 007

Basically Bond – The Music of 007

Basically Bond a musical celebration of 60 years of thrilling movie magic. 

CFG Online Celtic Fiddle School and Friends Concert

CFG Online Celtic Fiddle School and Friends Concert

Join Colin MacLeod and friends for an hour’s musical journey through the centre of Edinburgh to discover some of the Celtic music delights, tunes, their stories and the musicians… 

Away Vain Warld: The Music and Poetry of Elizabeth Melville

Away Vain Warld: The Music and Poetry of Elizabeth Melville

The Scottish Reformation: a time of conflict and transformation. 

Andrew Leslie Music Ensemble

Andrew Leslie Music Ensemble

A concert of original and traditional acoustic music from these indefatigable Fringe and AMC regulars. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old St Paul’s Episcopal Church

In Every Corner Sing: The Choir of Old St Paul’s with Director of Music John Kitchen MBE, Edinburgh City Organist. 

Cathedral Concert: Music for Royal Occasions with the Choir of St Mary's Cathedral

Cathedral Concert: Music for Royal Occasions with the Choir of St Mary's Cathedral

Music from across the ages marking important royal events from deaths and funerals to weddings and coronations, sung by ‘one of Scotland’s (indeed the UK’s) musical jewels’… 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Vincent’s Chapel Stockbridge

Henry Purcell’s Sacred and Secular. 

One Man Two Guvnors

One Man Two Guvnors

Captivate Theatre brings the smash-hit comedy to the Fringe! ‘You gotta concentrate ain’t ya, with two jobs. 

Ibn Battuta: The Traveller of Time

Ibn Battuta: The Traveller of Time

Journey into the unknown with musical pioneer Jordi Savall, his Hespèrion XXI ensemble and guests, in a concert inspired by the 14th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Battuta. 

Latchepen – The Music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli

Latchepen – The Music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli

The word Latchepen is an exclamation of happiness in the Romani language. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Canongate Kirk

Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time for clarinet, violin, cello and piano was written when Messiaen was a prisoner of war in German captivity and first performed in 19… 

Matt and Rosa with John Hurt as the Voice of the Dragon

Matt and Rosa with John Hurt as the Voice of the Dragon

Matt and Rosa with John Hurt as the Voice of the Dragon is the debut sketch show of Bristol Revunions alumni Matthew Wilson and Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist Rosa Richards. 

Celebrating the Music of Einaudi: A Solo Piano Recital

Celebrating the Music of Einaudi: A Solo Piano Recital

A selection of music by Ludovico Einaudi, performed by talented pianist Ailsa Aitkenhead. Contemplative and beautiful classical piano in a gorgeous ambience.  

God Damn Fancy Man

God Damn Fancy Man

Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise. 

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Murdered

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Murdered

It’s 1932, prohibition has swept New York, and Tony Morino owns a small underground speakeasy in the Bronx, selling bathtub gin so steeped in ethanol it could easily kill you. 

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Murdered

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Murdered

It’s 1932, prohibition has swept New York, and Tony Morino owns a small underground speakeasy in the Bronx, selling bathtub gin so steeped in ethanol it could easily kill you. 

John Bell: A Few of My Favourite Things

John Bell: A Few of My Favourite Things

Spend a relaxed hour with Australian living legend John Bell, as he rummages through his swag of favourite things, fishing out poems, stories, backstage gossip: things he finds ins… 

John Bishop and Tony Pitts: Three Little Words Podcast – Presented By Amazon Music

John Bishop and Tony Pitts: Three Little Words Podcast – Presented By Amazon Music

Join John Bishop and Tony Pitts as they meet a special guest to chat about three words that mean something to them. 

Mark Watson: More Banging on About Time and Similar Issues (Work in Progress)

Mark Watson: More Banging on About Time and Similar Issues (Work in Progress)

The rapidly ageing minor national treasure from Taskmaster and so on, begins building on the success of current show, This Can’t Be It by taking the first steps towards a new one. 

John Thorn Dirt An Existential Songbook

John Thorn Dirt An Existential Songbook

World-renowned songsmith and pianist extraordinaire, John Thorn, returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a sublime collection of new original songs exploring the meaning of life and t… 

Adventures of Straker

Adventures of Straker

Peter Straker has one of the greatest, sweetest voices in British theatre, a unique performer who has starred in original productions of Hair and Tommy. 

Semi-Toned Presents: Lost in Time

Semi-Toned Presents: Lost in Time

Internationally renowned a cappella sensation Semi-Toned return to Edinburgh, following four consecutive sell-out runs at the Fringe! This time, the boys in burgundy want to attemp… 

Walk-Man

Walk-Man

It’s a day like any other. 

Poems, Prayers and Promises: The John Denver Story

Poems, Prayers and Promises: The John Denver Story

A celebration of the life and songs of one of the most influential performers and humanitarians of the 1970s. 

John-Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations

John-Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations

Following three culturally deeply unsettling, sell-out smash-hit runs, this bafflingly entertaining late-night comedy extravaganza returns to the Fringe for a fourth hammer blow. 

Anthems – 40 Years of Edinburgh Music Theatre

Anthems – 40 Years of Edinburgh Music Theatre

Formed in 1982, Edinburgh Music Theatre will be celebrating its big birthday (40 years young!) by performing a musical revue. 

Self-Defence for Time Travelers

Self-Defence for Time Travelers

New York-raised, London based comedian Mike Capozzola’s live multimedia show about the unexpected consequences of irresponsible time-travel and ways to outsmart historical adversar… 

Self-Defence for Time Travelers

Self-Defence for Time Travelers

New York-raised, London based comedian Mike Capozzola’s live multimedia show about the unexpected consequences of irresponsible time-travel and ways to outsmart historical adversar… 

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Time to relax and listen to classical music in this beautiful historic church. 

Rikki Morgan as Elton John

Rikki Morgan as Elton John

Elton John tribute Rikki Morgan takes you on a rollercoaster ride through four decades of Elton classics. 

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 1): Music for Piano

Philip Glass at 85 (Part 1): Music for Piano

Programme marking the 85th anniversary of Philip Glass, Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding returns with a programme of compositions from six decades performed at the piano. 

Clara: Sex, Love and Classical Music

Clara: Sex, Love and Classical Music

Clara tells the story of 19th century piano star Clara Schumann. 

The Memphis Music Story

The Memphis Music Story

Veteran singer/songwriter/keyboardist Charlie Wood takes you on a live listening tour through the rich musical history of his hometown, performing songs by WC Handy, BB King, Otis … 

When Judas Met John – Songs of Dylan and Lennon

When Judas Met John – Songs of Dylan and Lennon

Influenced by the meeting of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a unique interpretation of songs by both artists. 

Music from a Grand Tour

Music from a Grand Tour

Presented by the Barsanti Ensemble and the University of Edinburgh Musical Instrument Collection, this concert highlights a manuscript collection of music in Edinburgh University L… 

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty Platinum Jubilee Edition

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty Platinum Jubilee Edition

Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch, a thoroughly modern, fully empowered female role model. 

Riding With the King: The Music of Eric Clapton

Riding With the King: The Music of Eric Clapton

Making its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, up-and-coming Czech jazz fusion guitarist Honza Kourimsky blends the music of Eric Clapton with high-energy psychedelic jazz. 

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show. 

Marchmont Music

Marchmont Music

Come and enjoy a free afternoon concert from quality performers for your delight lasting approximately an hour. 

Adventures of an Old C*nt Living my Dream

Adventures of an Old C*nt Living my Dream

Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show. 

Free Fringe Music – Live at The Grand Cafe

Free Fringe Music – Live at The Grand Cafe

Join us for an afternoon of free jazz every Saturday and Sunday during the Fringe at The Grand Cafe. 

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream (Work in Progress)

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream (Work in Progress)

Work in progress - a debut solo comedy show. 

10th Year! John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues And Swing

10th Year! John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues And Swing

‘Fantastic!’ (Jools Holland). 

Scotland's Piano Music: Another Short Introduction

Scotland's Piano Music: Another Short Introduction

The sequel concert to 2018’s A Really Short Introduction to Scotland’s Piano Music exploring the work of 19th and 20th-century Scottish composers. 

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a fifth year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC. 

Free Fringe Music – Live at Southpour

Free Fringe Music – Live at Southpour

Join us for free music every Saturday night during the Fringe at Southpour with great acoustic artists playing great pop covers.  

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a fifth year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC. 

Bird 'n' Diz – The Music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

Bird 'n' Diz – The Music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

A rare chance to hear the music of two of jazz’s great innovators. 

Man With a Guitar Plays Story Songs

Man With a Guitar Plays Story Songs

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

Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man

Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man

A Romantic Comedy. 

Free Fringe Music – Live at The Golf Tavern

Free Fringe Music – Live at The Golf Tavern

Join us for a huge selection of free music every Friday and Saturday night during the Fringe at The Golf Tavern with different rock/pop cover bands with a great selection of music … 

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot. 

John Lloyd: Do You Know Who I Am?

John Lloyd: Do You Know Who I Am?

Just one of the many questions the producer of QI, Blackadder, Spitting Image, The News Quiz, Not the Nine O’Clock News is hoping to answer over eleven harrowing teatimes. 

Tom Waits For No Man

Tom Waits For No Man

Tom Waits depicted the poor, the punks, the hobos and the lost. 

A Journey Within: An Artistic Blend of Sufi Music and the Motions of Sama

A Journey Within: An Artistic Blend of Sufi Music and the Motions of Sama

Let the ensemble take you on a journey of sound and motion through a modern artistic portrayal of this 1,400 year-old spiritual practice. 

Movin' Melvin Brown: A Man, A Magic, A Music

Movin' Melvin Brown: A Man, A Magic, A Music

Living legend, world-class entertainer returns with Broadway version of a five-star journey through Black music and his incredible life, with songs, tap dance, stories, comedy. 

A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present

A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present

A mysterious broadcast from the future causes 85% of the world to abandon their friends and family forever. 

One-Man Lord of the Rings

One-Man Lord of the Rings

100,000 characters. 

Free Fringe Music – Live at The Granary

Free Fringe Music – Live at The Granary

Join us for free music every Friday night during the Fringe at The Granary with our house musician playing great acoustic pop covers.  

The McTaggart Family: Celtic Gospel

The McTaggart Family: Celtic Gospel

From a dream over 25 years ago, it has been a long journey! The time has finally come that a number of the eleven McTaggart Siblings are now in a position to sing from the same pag… 

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

After its sensational debut in 2019 and subsequent international critical acclaim, Back to Black returns, taking you on a moving and energising journey through a modern legend’s ca… 

Scottish Sessions: The Story of Scottish Pop Music

Scottish Sessions: The Story of Scottish Pop Music

Scotland’s greatest bands/artists can often disappear under the title of UK artists. 

The Best Man in Ireland

The Best Man in Ireland

After touring all over Europe, Mike Rice brings his electric hour show to Edinburgh. 

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… 

MC Hammersmith: One Man Eight Mile

MC Hammersmith: One Man Eight Mile

MC Hammersmith is the world’s leading freestyle rapper to emerge from the ghetto of middle-class West London. 

Clowntown In Space @theSpace: Adventures Back to Earth

Clowntown In Space @theSpace: Adventures Back to Earth

Canada’s award-winning clown band sparks the imagination with… clowns in space! Join Patty as she ventures to Clowntown Colony on the mysterious Planet X to bring her clown frien… 

The Dumb Man

The Dumb Man

The Dumb Man is a dark comedy about the man who lives inside a psychedelic world he created for himself to cope with grief. 

Am I Alone? John K

Am I Alone? John K

Author/actor Stephanie Vlahos gives a performance that blurs author with character, thought with creation, fear with love as she embodies the character John K Mercury, an accidenta… 

Enter Mr Citrus Man

Enter Mr Citrus Man

Pat and Pete live happily in their tiny botanic bathroom, so happily they don’t remember any ambitions they’ve had in life. 

The Dumb Man

The Dumb Man

The Dumb Man is a dark comedy about the man who lives inside a psychedelic world he created for himself to cope with grief. 

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

‘Absurdly talented’ (FringeBiscuit. 

Ralph Brown: Petty Man

Ralph Brown: Petty Man

Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021. 

The Adventures of Bo Peep

The Adventures of Bo Peep

Straight from selling out London venues and her national tour, Bo Peep is bringing her flock to the Edinburgh Fringe! Counting sheep always sends Bo Peep off to sleep by bedtime, b… 

God Damn Fancy Man

God Damn Fancy Man

Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise. 

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

‘Russell’s mum believes the whole pandemic is one huge elaborate excuse to get Bradley Walsh more airtime on British TV and Russell is just grateful for a chance to catch up on the… 

Sheraz Yousaf: The Google Man

Sheraz Yousaf: The Google Man

A Google search is possibly the most used thing out of all the things you use after toilet paper, but what’s it like to work there? And are the people all weirdo IT people? And are… 

One-Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

One-Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

Since Charles Ross first brought his hilarious show to Edinburgh in 2006, it has established itself as a Fringe favourite. 

Bee Babylon: Once Upon a Time in Iceland

Bee Babylon: Once Upon a Time in Iceland

In 1810 a brave Scottish man named Sir George Steuart Mackenzie ventured all the way to Iceland with some pals. 

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Ted Hill is incredibly brave for putting on his show, All The Presidents Man, which in itself is a very clever title. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

The Adventures of Sleepyhead

The Adventures of Sleepyhead

‘Had all my children howling with laughter’ (Scotsman). 

Will Tell and the Big Bad Baron

Will Tell and the Big Bad Baron

Inspired by tales of Sir Lancelot and Robin Hood, plucky heroine Will Tell disguises herself as a knight and rides off on a chivalric quest to rescue her freedom-fighting dad from … 

The Choir of Man

The Choir of Man

Choir of Man is the best night in your local you’ve ever had. 

Festival Music Nights

Festival Music Nights

Discover new artists from around the world! Come and enjoy the warmth of the world through a hand-picked selection of of bands, singers and instrumentalists, and soak up their soun… 

Gerry Carroll: A Man in My Position

Gerry Carroll: A Man in My Position

He’s a stand-up and a clown. 

John Robins: Work In Progress/Progress In Work

John Robins: Work In Progress/Progress In Work

A heady mixture of ropey material and competent crowd work from one of the greats. Extra show added: as part of Just the Tonic’s Hot Ticket Lucky Dip. Tuesday 23rd at 5.45pm. 

John Aggasild: Welcome Back

John Aggasild: Welcome Back

A Romantic (Stand-Up) Comedy (Show). 

Robin Grainger: Robin Time

Robin Grainger: Robin Time

After his highly acclaimed debut show in 2019, star of The Comedy Underground (BBC Scotland) Robin Grainger is back with more hilarious observations as he tries to put an end to pu… 

Free Fringe Music – Live at Biddy Mulligans

Free Fringe Music – Live at Biddy Mulligans

Join us for a huge selection of free music every night of the Fringe at Biddy’s with different rock/folk cover bands and a big selection of music right through the festival.  

Further Adventures in Dementia

Further Adventures in Dementia

Steve’s dad died of Alzheimer’s. 

How to Record the Greatest Album of All Time

How to Record the Greatest Album of All Time

Comedian Tom GK has decided to record the greatest album of all time and he has just 50 minutes to prove he’s up to the job. 

Adam Greene in No Time to Diet

Adam Greene in No Time to Diet

Multi award-nominated comedian, Adam Greene takes his debut hour to Edinburgh talking quick fixes for self-improvement, clean living and long-term mental well-being. 

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

No script, Sherlock! Stars of UK and Australian fringes take you on an award-winning improvised romp through the underworld of Victorian Britain, packed with shady villains, red he… 

Will Pickvance: Half Man Half Piano

Will Pickvance: Half Man Half Piano

New show from Edinburgh-based piano virtuouso Will Pickvance (Anatomy of a Piano, Pianohood, First Piano On The Moon). 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The happiest show in Edinburgh! Those of you familiar with the noble Baron and his far-fetched tales of daring do (riding half a horse, flying to the moon on a cannon ball etc) wil… 

Free Fringe Music – Live at Ghillie Dhu

Free Fringe Music – Live at Ghillie Dhu

Join us for free live music every Wednesday to Sunday during the Fringe at Ghillie Dhu with different indie and rock/pop artists with a great selection of music. 

John Hegley's Biscuit of Destiny

John Hegley's Biscuit of Destiny

John Hegley’s Biscuit of Destiny. 

Man Shed

Man Shed

Can a man find his purpose when he grows older and all the major life events come thick and fast? Should he retire to the solitude of The Shed and escape from the world, or get out… 

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s darkly comic tale brought to the stage for children and adults to share. 

The Greatest Hits of Lily and John

The Greatest Hits of Lily and John

Lily hasn’t heard from John in weeks. 

Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man

Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man

Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) and with over 10 million views online, comedian Luke Kempner has found out he is to become a father, but can he b… 

Mitch Benn: It's About Time

Mitch Benn: It's About Time

‘The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once’ (Albert Einstein). 

Man of 100 Faces

Man of 100 Faces

One performer. 

Sian Davies: About Time

Sian Davies: About Time

Best Debut show Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 and Funny Women runner-up. 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

‘Watching audiences tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it’ (Daily Telegraph). 

Epic Film Music Concert

Epic Film Music Concert

The most iconic film soundtracks (Pirates of the Caribbeans, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, Interstellar and many more) played live in a unique, e… 

Epic Film Music Concert

Epic Film Music Concert

The best film soundtracks (Pirates of the Caribbeans, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Game of Thrones and more) played live in a unique classical-electronic performance featuring violin, … 

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Why does time often feel so oppressive? And did it always have to be this way? Part history lesson, part cabaret show and part heart-rending personal quest, this theatrical, musica… 

Two Hearts: We're Pregnant and the Baby is Music

Two Hearts: We're Pregnant and the Baby is Music

As we all know, COVID was invented to stop people from enjoying live music, but now Two Hearts are here to help us recover from two years of silence. 

Jody Kamali: Ironing Board Man

Jody Kamali: Ironing Board Man

Physical comedy meets Hollywood. 

Science Adventures: The Power Pickle

Science Adventures: The Power Pickle

Disaster! Professor McGuffin’s ground-breaking Sub-Nuclear Optical Transmitter (SNOT) has a catastrophic malfunction and needs a new power source! What a pickle! Enter the ACES –… 

Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood

Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood

Funny and touching tribute to this much-loved national treasure. 

Randy Feltface: Alien of Extraordinary Ability

Randy Feltface: Alien of Extraordinary Ability

Of the 39 shows I saw in three and a half days this Fringe, the biggest gamble and least familiarity was Randy Feltface. 

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

Mat Ricardo is a juggler with 35 years’ experience performing in front of audiences all over the world. 

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets spaghetti western in this multi award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents. 

Jake Cornell and Marcia Belsky: Man and Woman

Jake Cornell and Marcia Belsky: Man and Woman

Sold-out run: Off-Broadway, Asylum NYC (2022). 

Andy Field: Ideas (,) Man

Andy Field: Ideas (,) Man

Andy’s an ideas man and he’s got ideas, man. 

John Hastings: Do You Have Any Ointment My John Hastings

John Hastings: Do You Have Any Ointment My John Hastings

John Hastings has had to deal with the shit life has thrown at him since 2019… He got a divorce during Covid, his best friend got a terminal diagnosis, he got bed bugs, he nearly… 

Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man

Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man

Does emotion help us make moral judgments? Alfie will address this question using jokes. 

John-Luke Roberts: A World Just Like Our Own, But...

John-Luke Roberts: A World Just Like Our Own, But...

There’s a world just like our own, but there isn’t a word for sand. 

Footstomping Live Scottish Music

Footstomping Live Scottish Music

Join us at the multi award-winning Whiski bar and restaurant for a vibrant foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at the Whiski bar during Aug… 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

Poppy & Charlie Music (Young acoustic duo)

Poppy & Charlie Music (Young acoustic duo)

Are you ready to rock? Poppy & Charlie, young acoustic brother - sister duo from the Northeast. 

Poppy & Charlie Music (Young acoustic duo)

Poppy & Charlie Music (Young acoustic duo)

Are you ready to rock? Poppy & Charlie, young acoustic brother - sister duo from the Northeast. 

King John

King John

Experience the best upcoming talent from the North of England as one cast stage two of Shakespeare’s least known plays… What comes to mind when you thi… 

Grow Up Magic Man

Grow Up Magic Man

Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton presents: GROW UP MAGIC MAN. 

Music Access All Areas Gig

Music Access All Areas Gig

Join Liverpool’s Royal Court Youth Theatre for an evening of great music as they showcase their stunning musical talents. 

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets spaghetti western in this multi award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents. 

Will Tell and the Big Bad Baron

Will Tell and the Big Bad Baron

Fringe favourites Theatre Fideri Fidera are back with a hilarious comic reimagining of the tale of Wilhelm Tell. 

The Car Man

The Car Man

Fasten your seat belts – The Car Man is back! In a spectacular new staging for the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th anniversary. 

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

Adventures of an Old C*** or Living My Dream

Work in progress - a debut solo show. 

Adventures of an Old C*nt Living my Dream

Adventures of an Old C*nt Living my Dream

Work in progress - a debut solo show. 

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown. 

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown. 

Old Time Sailors

Old Time Sailors

Ahoy Shipmates! All aboard for a night of singing, dancing and sea shanties at a show like ye’ve never been to before! Old Time Sailors is an immersive, audience participation, … 

Old Time Sailors

Old Time Sailors

Ahoy Shipmates! All aboard for a night of singing, dancing and sea shanties at a show like ye’ve never been to before! Old Time Sailors is an immersive, audience participation, … 

The Infinite Storybook's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Infinite Storybook's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

An immersive storytelling experience that brings the audience into the world of Wonderland. 

The Infinite Storybook's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Infinite Storybook's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

An immersive storytelling experience that brings the audience into the world of Wonderland. 

Barry Humphries: The Man Behind the Mask

Barry Humphries: The Man Behind the Mask

The event might fall short of the hype that The Man Behind the Mask would be a ‘confessional evening – seasoned with highly personal, sometimes startling, and occasionally outr… 

When Judas Met John: Songs of Dylan & Lennon

When Judas Met John: Songs of Dylan & Lennon

Brothers Broke bring their popular and well-reviewed 2021 Edinburgh Fringe “in-person” show to debut at this years Brighton Fringe. 

Y'MAM (Young Man's Angry Movements)

Y'MAM (Young Man's Angry Movements)

In this electric, pulsating autobiographical solo-show, Majid (Hollyoaks, War Horse) traces the origin of his own personal struggles with anger and probes the unspoken anxieties, d… 

Enlightened: Soul Music Night

Enlightened: Soul Music Night

Join us for a night of live music to uplift your soul! Featuring original music from Standing Phase (formerly The Woodville) bringing their unique blend of soul, with funky underto… 

Geoff Robb: The Music of Trees

Geoff Robb: The Music of Trees

Join Geoff Robb, winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and virtuoso guitar that promises to transport you out into the forest. 

Enlightened: Soul Music Night

Enlightened: Soul Music Night

Join us for a night of live music to uplift your soul! Featuring original music from Standing Phase (formerly The Woodville) bringing their unique blend of soul, with funky underto… 

Geoff Robb: The Music of Trees

Geoff Robb: The Music of Trees

Winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, Geoff Robb is back with new stories inspired by trees. 

Prima Time by The Soultastics

Prima Time by The Soultastics

Sensational Brighton swingers The Soultastics are returning to Brighton Fringe 2022 with a brand new show celebrating the icon musician Louis Prima and his sidekick Keely Smith. 

Prima Time by The Soultastics

Prima Time by The Soultastics

Sensational Brighton swingers The Soultastics are returning to Brighton Fringe 2022 with a brand new show celebrating the icon musician Louis Prima and his sidekick Keely Smith. 

Marcus Megastar's

Marcus Megastar's "The Music Of The Night" Fringe '22 Showcase

Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase. 

Marcus Megastar's

Marcus Megastar's "The Music Of The Night" Fringe '22 Showcase

Out to cause absolute pandemonium, Marcus Megastar’s bringing the party to Brighton with “The Music Of The Night” ’22 Fringe Showcase. 

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

(In addition to this online show, John Callaghan will be performing LIVE at the Spiegeltent on 14th June 2021!) https://www. 

Biscuit Barrel: No Time to Digestive

Biscuit Barrel: No Time to Digestive

69 sketches in the space of an hour! Hyperactive comedy group Biscuit Barrel return to Brighton Fringe! A quickfire sketch show with a mechanical murderer on-the-loose - no charact… 

Biscuit Barrel: No Time to Digestive

Biscuit Barrel: No Time to Digestive

Biscuit Barrel: No Time to Digestive is a whistlestop sketch show that ate and left no crumbs. 

Jody Kamali: Ironing Board Man

Jody Kamali: Ironing Board Man

Nominated Reviews Hub/Brighton Fringe Best Show 2021. 

Organ Music at St Barts

Organ Music at St Barts

Recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St. 

Man of a Thousand Farces

Man of a Thousand Farces

If you looked up the dictionary definition of a variety show, Johnny MacAulay’s Man of a Thousand Farces should be there. 

Organ Music at St Barts

Organ Music at St Barts

RECITALS ON TUESDAYS BY DISTINGUISHED LOCAL ORGANISTS ON THE FINE ORGAN AT ST. 

The Man In The Shed

The Man In The Shed

The Man In The Shed is a highly amusing and at time hilarious solo rant by actor Alex Dee, co-written as Alex Donald with Tim Connery. 

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz is the biggest, best, most raucous music quiz in the UK! Beware serious quizzers. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

A victorian inventor is flung into the distant future where he discovers a seemingly peaceful society; But when his precious Time Machine is stolen the fraught Traveller must place… 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

'Hello! What time do you call this?' A friendly voice called out to the audience as we entered the Rotunda performance space. 

Gerry Carroll: A Man in My Position

Gerry Carroll: A Man in My Position

He’s back! He’s a clowny comedian, he’ll do almost anything for a laugh, he’s been around for long enough to have lots of material. 

Gerry Carroll: A Man in My Position

Gerry Carroll: A Man in My Position

He’s back! He’s a clowny comedian, he’ll do almost anything for a laugh, he’s been around for long enough to have lots of material. 

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty - Jubilee!

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty - Jubilee!

Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch, now sadly bereft of her consort of 73 years. 

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty - Jubilee!

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty - Jubilee!

Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch, now sadly bereft of her consort of 73 years. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Birdie's Adventures in the Animal Kingdom

Birdie's Adventures in the Animal Kingdom

The Animal Kingdom is in chaos: the sea levels are rising, the trees are being cut down and the icebergs are melting! From Rory the Polar Bear to Shelly the Turtle, the animals ne… 

Our Man in Havannah

Our Man in Havannah

A roller coaster comedy full of colourful characters and uplifting Cuban-inspired songs. 

A Good Time Was Had By All

A Good Time Was Had By All

A group of university friends reunites over dinner with lots to catch up on. 

The Strangest Time

The Strangest Time

A group of friends take on Corona O Virus in a battle during “The Strangest Time”Blue Diamond is a third-level drama training academy for people with intell… 

Ruby and the Vinyl by John Godber & Elizabeth Godber. Music by Ruby Mackintosh

Ruby and the Vinyl by John Godber & Elizabeth Godber. Music by Ruby Mackintosh

In Ruby’s Pop-Up record and vintage clothes shop magical things are happening, people are falling in love, finding themselves, sorting their lives and restyli… 

Ruby and the Vinyl by John Godber & Elizabeth Godber. Music by Ruby Mackintosh

Ruby and the Vinyl by John Godber & Elizabeth Godber. Music by Ruby Mackintosh

In Ruby’s Pop-Up record and vintage clothes shop magical things are happening, people are falling in love, finding themselves, sorting their lives and restyli… 

Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man

Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man

Star of Spitting Image, Steph’s Packed Lunch and with over 10 million views of his online videos, Luke Kempner is one of the UK’s hottest mimics and stand-up… 

Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man

Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man

Star of Spitting Image, Steph’s Packed Lunch and with over 10 million views of his online videos, Luke Kempner is one of the UK’s hottest mimics and stand-up… 

Roy Orbison & The Travelling Wilburys Experience

Roy Orbison & The Travelling Wilburys Experience

Paul Hopkins’  Roy Orbison & the Traveling Wilburys Experience         Now in its eighth successful year of touring, come and ce… 

The Best Man

The Best Man

All his friends are getting married, and he’s really happy for them. 

You'll Know When It's Time

You'll Know When It's Time

You pull the strings. 

The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man | Sorry, Denny's Dead.

The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man | Sorry, Denny's Dead.

The (Not So) Quick Murder of Man Death over a bag of crisps Sorry, Denny's Dead. 

HOLST: The Music In The Spheres

HOLST: The Music In The Spheres

In modern parlance Gustav Holst might be regarded as something of a one-hit wonder, though aficionados could point to many other worthy works that have a more esoteric appeal and a… 

Show Time

Show Time

If you feel the blue in January, join us for 3 nights of fun. Thursday 13th,  20th and the 27th of January at Bar Soho!Ticket link 

Stick Man

Stick Man

Freckle Productions present STICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler&rsq… 

THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND 2021

THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND 2021

Ladles and Gentle-spoons, Toys and Curls! ​Welcome to the rib-tickly, fun-fizzing, whack-tastic world of Wonderland!Tickets:Performances have a different pri… 

Stick Man - Relaxed Performance

Stick Man - Relaxed Performance

Freckle Productions presentSTICK MAN - Relaxed PerformanceTouching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and A… 

My Old Man

My Old Man

When Michał Piwowarski’s granddaughter, Tasha, finally moves out, Michał's whole world changes. 

One More Time: 1998

One More Time: 1998

The ultimate deep dive retro night! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 1998! It was the year pure pop really hit the big time with B*Witched … 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

There are few things worth travelling the length of the Jubilee Line for on a cold and wet rush-hour on a December night. 

Homotopia Music Night

Homotopia Music Night

The official Homotopia Festival laid-back vibes closing party. 

White Wine Question Time with the cast of Dun Breedin' - Angela Griffin, Alison Newman, Julie Graham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy Ann Oberman and Denise Welch

White Wine Question Time with the cast of Dun Breedin' - Angela Griffin, Alison Newman, Julie Graham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy Ann Oberman and Denise Welch

White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners… 

White Wine Question Time With Angela Griffin, Alison Newman, Julie Graham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy Ann Oberman and Denise Welch

White Wine Question Time With Angela Griffin, Alison Newman, Julie Graham, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tracy Ann Oberman and Denise Welch

White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners… 

Top Flight Time Machine: The Velvet Drainpipe Tour

Top Flight Time Machine: The Velvet Drainpipe Tour

Sam Delaney and Andy Dawson have converted their nonsense podcast into a grand theatrical experience once again, with some of the most popular characters and features fr… 

MUSIC CURRENT SOLOISTS | CURRENTS

MUSIC CURRENT SOLOISTS | CURRENTS

In this concert the seven composers and five soloists involved in this project reveal the results of their extended in-depth collaborations, and present seven new works … 

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. 

Stick Man

Stick Man

Freckle Productions present STICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler&rsq… 

 One Man Poe / Livestream

One Man Poe / Livestream

Online event. 

 One Man Poe

One Man Poe

Renowned as the ‘Godfather of Gothic Horror’, Poe was a pioneer in establishing the horror genre. 

One Man Poe

One Man Poe

A marathon of gothic horror masterpieces. One actor performs Edgar Allan Poe’s most spine-chilling classics 

My First Time was in a Car Park

My First Time was in a Car Park

Mira loses her virginity in the car park at her school. 

 Music @ the Space

Music @ the Space

Live music makes its first steps back to the Space Theatre! Three solo artists share their unique perspective and take on guitar-based rock music, from grungy existentialism to … 

White Wine Question Time With The Cast of Grange Hill

White Wine Question Time With The Cast of Grange Hill

White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners… 

Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time

When Darren and Kathleen meet as grieving strangers on the tube, Darren finds that by giving her purpose to live, he manages to silence his own demons- but for how long?Playful, th… 

JACQUI SWALLOWS: RES-ERECTION - ISLE OF WIGHT

JACQUI SWALLOWS: RES-ERECTION - ISLE OF WIGHT

Jacqui Swallows returns (again) for another tale of comeback brilliance. 

One Man Poe

One Man Poe

What’s scarier than a slice of gothic horror? Four slices, that’s what. 

JOHN AGGASILD: WELCOME BACK (Work in Progress)

JOHN AGGASILD: WELCOME BACK (Work in Progress)

Welcome Back is a Romantic (Stand Up) Comedy (show). 

JOHN AGGASILD: WELCOME BACK (Work in Progress)

JOHN AGGASILD: WELCOME BACK (Work in Progress)

Welcome Back is a Romantic (Stand Up) Comedy (show). 

JOHN AGGASILD: WELCOME BACK (Work in Progress)

JOHN AGGASILD: WELCOME BACK (Work in Progress)

Welcome Back is a Romantic (Stand Up) Comedy (show). 

JOHN AGGASILD: WELCOME BACK (Work in Progress)

JOHN AGGASILD: WELCOME BACK (Work in Progress)

Welcome Back is a Romantic (Stand Up) Comedy (show). 

Pizza, Popcorn & Prosecco with Sissy Lea

Pizza, Popcorn & Prosecco with Sissy Lea

SESSION TIME: 17. 

One More Time: 2001

One More Time: 2001

The ultimate deep dive retro night! Re-live your youth and enjoy the hits, forgotten gems and flops from 2001! Its been 20 years since 2001, the year that Atomic Kitten swappe… 

White Wine Question Time With Craig Revel Horwood

White Wine Question Time With Craig Revel Horwood

White Wine Question Time, the fun and conversational podcast based around three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine, has seen over 2 million listeners… 

John Darwin’s Happy Hour

John Darwin’s Happy Hour

John Darwin’s Happy Hour is a poetic celebration of the journey from childhood to middle age. 

John Darwin’s Happy Hour

John Darwin’s Happy Hour

John Darwin’s Happy Hour is a poetic celebration of the journey from childhood to middle age. 

Star Man by James Cole @ The Two Brewers

Star Man by James Cole @ The Two Brewers

By James ColeBen battles to overcome his addiction while a ghost of his past seeks to destroy his future. 

John Darwin’s Happy Hour

John Darwin’s Happy Hour

John Darwin’s Happy Hour is a poetic celebration of the journey from childhood to middle age. 

John Darwin’s Happy Hour

John Darwin’s Happy Hour

John Darwin’s Happy Hour is a poetic celebration of the journey from childhood to middle age. 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Box Tale Soup invite you down the rabbit hole into a timeless world of wondrous fantasy. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Community Clay Time!

Community Clay Time!

Join Jim Parkyn – professional plasticine player, expert Aardman Animator and the mysterious man behind The Amazing Scene Machine. 

Bard Heads: The Third Witch from the Left and the Whirligig Of Time

Bard Heads: The Third Witch from the Left and the Whirligig Of Time

These neat little monologues are a sort of fan fiction inspired by various works of Shakespeare (The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelf… 

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

This multi-award-winning adaptation of Jean Giono’s classic environmental tale toured for almost 14 years, with repeat appearances at the Sydney Opera House and off-Broadway. 

MC Hammersmith: 1 Man 8 Mile

MC Hammersmith: 1 Man 8 Mile

MC Hammersmith (aka Will Naameh, the tall skinny posh one from Spontaneous Potter) is a freestyle rapper straight outta middle-class west London. 

A Glimpse of Gingham: A Tribute to John Denver

A Glimpse of Gingham: A Tribute to John Denver

Time Out and Funny Women Awards nominee Celia Byrne in “A Glimpse of Gingham” a joyful one-woman show that’s a unique blend of music, humour and expressive dance. 

A Glimpse of Gingham: A Tribute to John Denver

A Glimpse of Gingham: A Tribute to John Denver

Time Out and Funny Women Awards nominee Celia Byrne in “A Glimpse of Gingham” a joyful one-woman show that’s a unique blend of music, humour and expressive dance. 

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Why does time so often feel so oppressive? And did it always have to be this way? Part history lesson, part cabaret show, and part heart-rending personal quest, ‘A Matter of Time’ … 

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

For just three special shows, newly created for 2021, together again to celebrate the return of the Fringe. 

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Why does time so often feel so oppressive? And did it always have to be this way? Part history lesson, part cabaret show, and part heart-rending personal quest, ‘A Matter of Time’ … 

Maggie MacInnes: Songs From the Isle of Barra and Beyond

Maggie MacInnes: Songs From the Isle of Barra and Beyond

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

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty at 90+

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty at 90+

Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch. 

MAN UP! - GRAND FINAL 2021

MAN UP! - GRAND FINAL 2021

MAN UP! - The Grand Final is finally here! After 8 weeks of heats featuring over 120 of London & the UKs finest DRAG KINGS, The Glory brings the final of its ground-breaki… 

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

A brand new collection of fun and silly ideas loosely arranged into the form of a show by award winning comedian Andy Field. 

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It’s Comedy Time

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It’s Comedy Time

A brand new collection of fun and silly ideas loosely arranged into the form of a show by award winning comedian Andy Field As seen/heard on BBC One, Radio … 

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

A brand new collection of fun and silly ideas loosely arranged into the form of a show by award winning comedian Andy Field. 

Patricia Gets Ready (For a Date With the Man That Used to Hit Her)

Patricia Gets Ready (For a Date With the Man That Used to Hit Her)

Patricia has been concocting the perfect speech in her head over the last year, of what she would say if she were ever to face her ex-abusive boyfriend again. 

When Judas Met John

When Judas Met John

Influenced by the meeting of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a bluesy fusion of songs by both artists. 

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time

Sacred Arts Festival at St Vincent's: Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time

Lunchtime recital: Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. 

Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man (WIP)

Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man (WIP)

Does emotion help us make moral judgements? Alfie Brown is performing a work-in-progress show (which are often a lot more fun) that will attempt to answer this question. 

If Aca'd Turn Back Time

If Aca'd Turn Back Time

Come on a musical journey through time as we perform tracks across the years using only our voices! The University of Birmingham A Cappella Society is back for their fifth time at … 

John Hegley's Drawings of Dromedaries (And Other creatures)

John Hegley's Drawings of Dromedaries (And Other creatures)

Drawings of Dromedaries (and Other Creatures). 

Ross Cullum: Golden Retriever in a Man Suit

Ross Cullum: Golden Retriever in a Man Suit

Ross Cullum (Bridgerton) plays villainous English bastards on TV, depicting the cis-het-masc-posho-twat demographic. 

KING JOHN: A Theatrical Film

KING JOHN: A Theatrical Film

King Richard the Lionheart is dead. 

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand-new adventures to boot. 

Music, Poetry and Silence for Healing at Greyfriars

Music, Poetry and Silence for Healing at Greyfriars

Music, Poetry & Silence for Healing: We have planned a series of events that both reflect on the atmosphere of live music and of quietness and reflection – a time for sharing our… 

Ted Hill: All The Presidents Man

Ted Hill: All The Presidents Man

Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill's debut stand-up show covers every single US President, and one man's recovery from a mental breakdown. 

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. 

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown. 

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. 

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Comedian and silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US President, and one man’s recovery from a mental breakdown. 

Pianodrome Sessions – Chamber Music Scotland Special

Pianodrome Sessions – Chamber Music Scotland Special

Pianodrome presents four stunning performances from exceptional musical acts who are passionate about bringing their deep understanding of classical chamber music to a contemporary… 

Theatre-19 Presents: John

Theatre-19 Presents: John

Described as a ‘wonderfully chaotic and colourful tragicomedy’ Theatre-19 Presents: John is a particularly silly devised piece at theSpace@Surgeons Hall from a group of Bristol… 

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Lockdown has been a universal experience for everyone in this country. 

King John: A Theatrical Film

King John: A Theatrical Film

King Richard the Lionheart is dead. 

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. 

The Adventures of Sleepyhead

The Adventures of Sleepyhead

‘Utterly charming’ (Portsmouth Herald,US). 

We Were Having a Perfectly Nice Time

We Were Having a Perfectly Nice Time

‘Laugh-out-loud funny, bold, fascinating, whip-smart’ **** (Everything-Theatre. 

Pianodrome Sessions – Chamber Music Scotland Special

Pianodrome Sessions – Chamber Music Scotland Special

Pianodrome presents four stunning performances from exceptional musical acts who are passionate about bringing their deep understanding of classical chamber music to a contemporary… 

Science Adventures – The Power Pickle

Science Adventures – The Power Pickle

Our team are in a right pickle! Professor McGuffin’s groundbreaking Sub-Nuclear Optical Transmitter (S. 

This Odd Geometry of Time

This Odd Geometry of Time

Like Fresh Skin. 

John Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations

John Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations

Following two culturally deeply unsettling, sell-out smash-hit runs in 2018 and 2019, this mind-bogglingly awful (and disquietingly successful) idea for a comedy extravaganza retur… 

Doctor Who: Time Fracture

Doctor Who: Time Fracture

Doctor Who: Time Fracture, a ground-breaking Immersive Theatrical Adventure, plunges you into the incredible Universe of Doctor Who. 

Music in the Gardens

Music in the Gardens

Join us in the fabulous atmosphere of Assembly George Square Gardens for some of the best in local, Scottish and festival music on our new, open-air stage! Featuring your favourite… 

Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time

When Darren and Kathleen meet as grieving strangers on the tube, Darren finds that by giving her purpose to live, he manages to silence his own demons, but for how long? Playful,… 

Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time

When Darren and Kathleen meet as grieving strangers on the tube, Darren finds that by giving her purpose to live, he manages to silence his own demons, but for how long? Playful,… 

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. 

Choir of Man

Choir of Man

The runaway international hit comes to London! Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up one hour of indisputable joy! It&rsqu… 

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady

Dream job, huge fanbase, and in a committed relationship with a hunky dancing bear. 

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady

Dream job, huge fanbase, and in a committed relationship with a hunky dancing bear. 

Brewing Time

Brewing Time

A string of questionable relationships leaves one painfully optimistic girl grappling with the realisation that she doesn’t know how to be both happy and alone. 

Brewing Time

Brewing Time

A string of questionable relationships leaves one painfully optimistic girl grappling with the realisation that she doesn’t know how to be both happy and alone. 

Shelf: One Man Band (Work in Progress)

Shelf: One Man Band (Work in Progress)

Shelf are a musical comedy double act. 

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Having enjoyed sell out runs at Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringes, Back To Black returns to Brighton to take you on an electrifying journey through the career of a modern legend who s… 

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Having enjoyed sell out runs at Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringes, Back To Black returns to Brighton to take you on an electrifying journey through the career of a modern legend who s… 

Electric Cabaret: Rockstars and Popstars TV Time Machine

Electric Cabaret: Rockstars and Popstars TV Time Machine

Electric Cabaret Company are back by popular demand after two years of hilarious sell-out shows! As a V. 

Lionhouse Cabaret: Comedy ft. Dyball & Kerr, Live Music and More

Lionhouse Cabaret: Comedy ft. Dyball & Kerr, Live Music and More

Bumfluffery and other silliness. 

Music and Arts Night

Music and Arts Night

Join us for a night of celebration! Featuring music from The Woodville, with their blend of soul/funk and gospel influences, playing songs from their forthcoming album. 

Electric Cabaret: Rockstars and Popstars TV Time Machine

Electric Cabaret: Rockstars and Popstars TV Time Machine

Electric Cabaret Company are back by popular demand after two years of hilarious sell-out shows! As a V. 

Music and Arts Night

Music and Arts Night

Join us for a night of celebration! Featuring music from The Woodville, with their blend of soul/R&B playing songs from their forthcoming album - guest artist Mark Edwards on piano… 

The History of Electronic Music

The History of Electronic Music

Using a sampler to travel through time, DJ and funny man Vinney White takes us from bone flute to drum loop. 

Geoff Robb: The Music of Trees

Geoff Robb: The Music of Trees

Throughout lockdown, many of us have enjoyed reconnecting with the natural world. 

The History Bois: Adventures in Time & Gender - residency at ONCA Barge

The History Bois: Adventures in Time & Gender - residency at ONCA Barge

The History Bois: Adventures in Time & Gender residency, 23-26 June, @ ONCA Barge. 

A Glimpse of Gingham: A Tribute to John Denver

A Glimpse of Gingham: A Tribute to John Denver

Time Out and Funny Women Awards nominee Celia Byrne in a joyful one-woman show that’s a unique blend of music, humour, and expressive dance. 

Summer in the Garden:  Make Music Day 2021 with  Comfortable Classical

Summer in the Garden: Make Music Day 2021 with Comfortable Classical

Come and enjoy live, classical music in a relaxed, lunchtime performance with City of London Sinfonia. 

Summer in the Garden: Make  Music Day with South London  Choirs

Summer in the Garden: Make Music Day with South London Choirs

Four local ‘Sing Out’ community choirs are singing together to celebrate Make Music Day 2021. As part of the Albany’s Summer in the Garden. 

A Glimpse of Gingham: A Tribute to John Denver

A Glimpse of Gingham: A Tribute to John Denver

Time Out and Funny Women Awards nominee Celia Byrne in a joyful one-woman show that’s a unique blend of music, humour, and expressive dance. 

John Osborne: John Peel’s Shed

John Osborne: John Peel’s Shed

Another chance to see this exceptional, acclaimed storytelling hit. 

Live Music Disco-Funk Night

Live Music Disco-Funk Night

This 6-piece live music band play original material interwoven with all the classic disco & funk tracks, guaranteed to get your feet moving, your hands clapping and your spirit sin… 

Live Music Disco-Funk Night

Live Music Disco-Funk Night

This 6-piece live music band play original material interwoven with all the classic disco & funk tracks, guaranteed to get your feet moving, your hands clapping and your spirit sin… 

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. 

Love Is The Sweetest Thing: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Ray Noble

Love Is The Sweetest Thing: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Ray Noble

‘Love Is The Sweetest Thing’ - A celebration of the music and life of Ray Noble. 

Love Is The Sweetest Thing: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Ray Noble

Love Is The Sweetest Thing: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Ray Noble

‘Love Is The Sweetest Thing’ - A celebration of the music and life of Ray Noble. 

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. 

Chamberlain: Peace in our Time

Chamberlain: Peace in our Time

History is brought to life, and the man behind one of the most famous speeches in British history is revealed in this delightful two-hander, Chamberlain: Peace in our Time, from Se… 

Chamberlain: Peace in our Time

Chamberlain: Peace in our Time

Chamberlain in the run-up to his declaration of war includes popular songs of WW2. 

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Love never stops, not even during Lockdown, but it gets so much harder. 

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Love in the Time of Lockdown

Love never stops, not even during Lockdown, but it gets so much harder. 

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty at 90+

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty at 90+

Affectionate musical comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch. 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Drawing on the wealth of peculiar episodes from both ‘Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking Glass’, Box Tale Soup invite you down the rabbit hole into a timeless world… 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Drawing on the wealth of peculiar episodes from both ‘Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking Glass’, Box Tale Soup invite you down the rabbit hole into a timeless world… 

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

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

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

Organ Music at St Barts

Organ Music at St Barts

RECITALS ON TUESDAYS BY DISTINGUISHED LOCAL ORGANISTS ON THE FINE ORGAN AT ST. 

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

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

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

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Why does time so often feel so oppressive? And did it always have to be this way? Part history lesson, part cabaret show, and part heart-rending personal quest, ‘A Matter of Time’ … 

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

Anjali Singh has created a show that is a fusion of a Ted Talk, comedy and musical theatre, to depict how much time changes in the blink of an eye. 

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz is the biggest, best, most raucous music quiz in the UK! Beware serious quizzers. 

The 2-Man Importance of Being Earnest

The 2-Man Importance of Being Earnest

A 20-minute two-man version of the Oscar Wilde classic play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, adapted and performed by Jon Haynes and David Woods of Ridiculusmus and directed by J… 

UnLocked: People's Music Collective

UnLocked: People's Music Collective

Join the People’s Music Collective for the launch of their debut EP - ‘UnLocked’! The PMC is a Soundcastle band based in Worthing, which celebrates the creativity, resilience and … 

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

Spiegeltent regular John Callaghan has performed his thoughtful and spiky electronica for record labels like Warp and as one half of comedy duo Eccentronic. 

UnLocked: People's Music Collective

UnLocked: People's Music Collective

Join the People’s Music Collective for the launch of their debut EP - ‘UnLocked’! The PMC is a Soundcastle band based in Worthing, which celebrates the creativity, resilience and … 

Lionel - The Music of Lionel Richie

Lionel - The Music of Lionel Richie

Following his recent appearances with Lionel Richie himself on ITV’s ‘Sunday Night At The Palladium’ and the ‘Graham Norton Show’ for the B… 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear. 

Steve Hewlett : One Man - Many Friends

Steve Hewlett : One Man - Many Friends

Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation… 

Steve Hewlett : One Man - Many Friends

Steve Hewlett : One Man - Many Friends

Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation… 

The Amazing Bubble Man

The Amazing Bubble Man

This show has been rescheduled from 09 April 2020. 

We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time

We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time

The award-nominated sell out show will be available to stream online! Some people are inherently unlikeable. 

Over 55s virtual workshop with New Adventures

Over 55s virtual workshop with New Adventures

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

THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND

THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Performances have a different pricing bands. 

Every Time A Bell Rings

Every Time A Bell Rings

The phrase "Every Time a Bell Rings" is well known and resonates especially at Christmas time: straight away we expect a link to the classic It’s a Wonderful Life, and … 

Centenary Music Hall

Centenary Music Hall

Westcliff High School for Boys’s troupe of players from all year groups brings the late 19th century tradition of Music Hall back to life with some wonderful old songs, glorious … 

Every Time a Bell Rings (Live and digitally streamed)

Every Time a Bell Rings (Live and digitally streamed)

Before “It’s a Wonderful Life” the angels were still at work. 

John Pendal: Monster

John Pendal: Monster

A show about sex and sexuality that laughs in the face of shame and guilt. 

One Man - Many Friends

One Man - Many Friends

Comedy ventriloquist Steve Hewlett brings his own style of comedy to the Ventriloquist world and his stuffed friends tag along for hilarious situations and improvisation… 

We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time

We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time

OffWestEnd commended Conflicted Theatre are delighted to return to Omnibus Theatre following their success with Fiji, reuniting once more with Pedro Leandro. 

Mama G's Story Time Roadshow

Mama G's Story Time Roadshow

Mama G is out of lockdown and on her way to Brighton with an array of fabulous frocks and stories about being who you are and loving who you want! There’ll be singing, laughter,… 

Jeremy Sassoon's MOJO (Music of Jewish Origin)

Jeremy Sassoon's MOJO (Music of Jewish Origin)

Renowned UK singer/pianist Jeremy Sassoon presents and performs his history of Jewish songwriters from the piano, supported by his trio. 

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Following a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe, the show premieres at Brighton to take you on a moving yet energising journey through the career of a modern legend. 

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

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

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

The Music of Trees

The Music of Trees

Guitarist Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award and since then he has been writing music inspired by trees. 

King John

King John

King Richard the Lionheart is dead. 

Mason King – Mind Reader: Sleight of Time

Mason King – Mind Reader: Sleight of Time

Following sell-out runs in 2016, 2018 and 2019, mind reader Mason King returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his unique brand of entertainment! Having been a fan of time-th… 

When Judas Met John: Songs of Dylan and Lennon

When Judas Met John: Songs of Dylan and Lennon

Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a bluesy fusion of songs by Bob Dylan and The Beatles. 

Bruce Davies – Poems, Prayers and Promises. The John Denver Story

Bruce Davies – Poems, Prayers and Promises. The John Denver Story

A celebration of the life and songs of one of the most influential performers and humanitarians of the 1970’s. Performed by ‘one of Scotland’s best singers’ (Tom Paxton). 

Dean Friedman – Words and Music

Dean Friedman – Words and Music

Every song a classic! Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hits, … 

Time Is Money – Making A Short On A Budget

Time Is Money – Making A Short On A Budget

Phil Spencer will discuss the financial challenges of making a short film and how to overcome them. 

Creating Atmosphere Through Music

Creating Atmosphere Through Music

Captain Ben Mason (Director of Music Band of the Grenadier Guards) and Lance Sergeant Ian Shepherd (Band of the Grenadier Guards) lead a session on creating atmosphere through musi… 

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. 

Al Start's Go Kid Music Club: Tall Tales

Al Start's Go Kid Music Club: Tall Tales

Brighton resident and local legend Al Start is heading to the beach this Summer with an array of stories and songs for kids and their grown-ups. 

10th Year: John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

10th Year: John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

‘Fantastic’ (Jools Holland). 

When Judas met John

When Judas met John

Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform selected songs by Bob Dylan and John Lennon, portraying their like-minded viewpoints and highlighting some of their influences. 

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits – The Story of the Capital's Music

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits – The Story of the Capital's Music

Discover the stories of the musicians who have stayed, played and made music in Scotland’s capital city with these entertaining, guided walking tours. 

Mama G's Story Time Roadshow

Mama G's Story Time Roadshow

Mama G is out of lockdown and on her way to Brighton with an array of fabulous frocks and stories about being who you are and loving who you want! There’ll be singing, laughter,… 

A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present

A Time Traveler's Guide to the Present

One traveler is catapulted on a journey through space-time, only to find himself on a desperate hunt to reconnect with those he left back home. 

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Following a sell-out run at Fringe 2019, Back To Black returns to take you on a moving yet energising journey through the career of a modern legend. 

The Choir of Man

The Choir of Man

A feast for all the senses. 

The Man

The Man

Patrick McPherson returns to Edinburgh with The Man revamped following its sold-out run at the Fringe 2019 where it received exclusively five-star reviews. 

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Join the Silent Adventures dream team as they lead you on a fun-filled silent disco tour of the capital. 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

‘Watching audiences tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it’ (Daily Telegraph). 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

The Adventures of Sleepyhead

The Adventures of Sleepyhead

She’s the dreamer of dreams. 

The Adventures of Buttman and Speedo

The Adventures of Buttman and Speedo

In proud association with Camden Fringe; Knickers Theatre presents 'The Adventures of Buttman and Speedo' a zany sketch comedy show which follows the hilarious… 

Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodland

Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodland

The remarkably funny and true story of actor Nigel Miles-Thomas putting on the first-ever Pantomime in Los Angeles in 1991. 

McFly - Greenwich Music Time

McFly - Greenwich Music Time

McFly are confirmed for a night of explosive pop on Sat 11 July. 

Ms. Lauryn Hill - Greenwich Music Time

Ms. Lauryn Hill - Greenwich Music Time

Eight-time Grammy award winning Ms. 

Compañía María Pagés - An Ode to Time

Compañía María Pagés - An Ode to Time

Searching for meaning in the art of flamenco, María Pagés beautifully blends art and life in her in-depth explorations of the genre itself. 

Lewis Capaldi - Greenwich Music Time

Lewis Capaldi - Greenwich Music Time

Artist of the moment, Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi scored the biggest selling album and single of 2019. 

Lea Salonga & John Barrowman - Greenwich Music Time

Lea Salonga & John Barrowman - Greenwich Music Time

Continuing the classic theme is Olivier and Tony Award-winner, Lea Salonga. 

Sarah Brightman - Greenwich Music Time

Sarah Brightman - Greenwich Music Time

Sarah Brightman, international singing superstar and world’s best selling soprano, is confirmed to open Greenwich Music Time on Mon 6 July. 

Adventures with The Painted People

Adventures with The Painted People

Coming to BBC Radio 3. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Monday Favourites - John Owen Jones

Monday Favourites - John Owen Jones

Due to the phenomenal success of the first two seasons of Sunday Favourites at The Other Palace, Lambert Jackson are thrilled to present the star-filled line-up of their third seas… 

John Meagher’s Irish Comedy Showcase

John Meagher’s Irish Comedy Showcase

Rising Irish stand up star John Meagher presents a showcase of the top Irish Stand-up comedians working today. 

John Meagher’s Irish Comedy Showcase

John Meagher’s Irish Comedy Showcase

Rising Irish stand up star John Meagher presents a showcase of the top Irish Stand-up comedians working today. 

Rob Auton: The Time Show

Rob Auton: The Time Show

Following on from his critically acclaimed shows about talking, hair, sleep, water, faces, the sky and the colour yellow, “the Fringe’s comedian laureate” (British Comedy Guide… 

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man

In this "Heart-wrenchingly moving and unquestionably funny” (Evening Standard) stand-up show Richard Stott examines body image, mental health and being disabl… 

Richard Stott – Right Hand Man

Richard Stott – Right Hand Man

In this "Heart-wrenchingly moving and unquestionably funny” (Evening Standard) stand-up show Richard Stott examines body image, mental health and being disabl… 

Q The Music's James Bond Concert Spectacular

Q The Music's James Bond Concert Spectacular

Q The Music Show James Bond Concert Spectacular has been a huge success all around the world with its energetic and exciting performance by some of the UK’s leading musicians. 

John Shuttleworth’s Back

John Shuttleworth’s Back

‘John Shuttleworth's Back’. 

John Shuttleworth’s Back

John Shuttleworth’s Back

‘John Shuttleworth's Back’. 

Mrs Puntila And Her Man Matti

Mrs Puntila And Her Man Matti

Mrs Puntila and her Man Matti is that relatively rare thing for the Royal Lyceum Theatre—a star vehicle, rather than an ensemble production, that happens to have two audience fav… 

Paquito Forever - A one-man cabaret show

Paquito Forever - A one-man cabaret show

Paquito Forever, performed by Joan Vázquez, is an intimate, personal (and musical!) and fun account of the real-life adventures of Paquito (Paco) Alonso, a gay Catalonian growing … 

Matt Hoss: Here Comes Your Man

Matt Hoss: Here Comes Your Man

Matt Hoss is a man on a mission. 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear. 

The Man Whose Hair Grew Black: An Hilarious Comedy by Anthony Bunko

The Man Whose Hair Grew Black: An Hilarious Comedy by Anthony Bunko

Gurnwah Productions - one of the most creative, prolific and downright hilarious production companies from Wales, embark on their first World Tour with their new hysteri… 

The Man Whose Hair Grew Black: An Hilarious Comedy by Anthony Bunko

The Man Whose Hair Grew Black: An Hilarious Comedy by Anthony Bunko

Gurnwah Productions - one of the most creative, prolific and downright hilarious production companies from Wales, embark on their first World Tour with their new hysteri… 

Stick Man

Stick Man

Touching, funny and utterly original, Scamp Theatre’s delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s STICK MAN is back at Leicester Square The… 

Stick Man

Stick Man

What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How… 

Stick Man

Stick Man

What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How… 

Stick Man

Stick Man

It’s a Thursday afternoon, and I’m sat comfortably in the stalls of Brighton Theatre Royal amongst an absolute army of five-year-olds. 

There's A Man In The Woods

There's A Man In The Woods

There is a limit to how much you can love your child. 

Live Forever - Britpop Tribute Festival feat Definitely Oasis + Blur2 + Pulp'd + Lucky Man (Verve)

Live Forever - Britpop Tribute Festival feat Definitely Oasis + Blur2 + Pulp'd + Lucky Man (Verve)

Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is. 

One Man, Two Guvnors

One Man, Two Guvnors

Christian Patterson returns as the clumsy schemer Francis Henshall! Written by Richard Bean| Directed by Peter Doran| Designed by Sean Crowley This Autumn, the Torch Theatr… 

Stick Man

Stick Man

Touching, funny and utterly original, Scamp Theatre’s delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s STICK MAN is back at Leicester Square Theatre! What … 

Carole: The Music of Carole King

Carole: The Music of Carole King

From the producers of the West End hit shows 'Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners' and 'Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story', t… 

Carole: The Music of Carole King

Carole: The Music of Carole King

From the producers of the West End hit shows 'Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners' and 'Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story', t… 

One Man Two Guvnors

One Man Two Guvnors

After being fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall is skint and hungry. 

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Luckiest Guy Alive Tour

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Luckiest Guy Alive Tour

Dr John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s. 

The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon return to the West End to star in the world premiere of the classic Ealing comedy THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT, adapted and directed by Sean Foley. 

How To Keep Time

How To Keep Time

Explore the effects of dementia on speech, memory and family life. 

The Rockabellas - As Time Goes By

The Rockabellas - As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By is a fast paced, high energy musical marathon through the ages, featuring toe tapping tunes and the blissful close harmony of the UK's finest vintag… 

Top Flight Time Machine

Top Flight Time Machine

Andy Dawson and Sam Delaney’s highly-acclaimed podcast is finally reimagined as a theatrical experience. 

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

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

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

Traditional Music With a Modern Twist

Traditional Music With a Modern Twist

GWC Trad Band is a nine-piece band playing Scottish and traditional music with a vibrant, modern twist. 

Scottish Music Old and New

Scottish Music Old and New

The Whistlebinkies’ rich blending of the tones and rhythms of fiddles, flute, concertina, lowland pipes, Scottish small-pipes, double bass and percussion has captivated audiences a… 

Rob Auton: The Time Show

Rob Auton: The Time Show

The Time Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about time. 

Travelling Troubadour: A Rare Concert of Original Songs

Travelling Troubadour: A Rare Concert of Original Songs

Insightful compositions from ‘One of Scotland’s best singers’ (Tom Paxton). 

The Choicest Music of the Kingdom, by Harry Christophers and The Sixteen

The Choicest Music of the Kingdom, by Harry Christophers and The Sixteen

Internationally acclaimed choir The Sixteen, led by Harry Christophers CBE, present an exclusive programme of Elizabethan and Jacobean choral works, spanning the life of Richard Bu… 

Power of Music 3

Power of Music 3

Val McDermid, best known for her Wire in the Blood series which was adapted for television, published Broken Ground, 5th in the Karen Pirie series earlier this year. 

Dangerous Adventures

Dangerous Adventures

British author and adventurer, Ruth travelled to some of the world’s most dangerous places and made them the backdrops to her books. 

Mémoires d'un Amnésique (The Life and Music of Erik Satie)

Mémoires d'un Amnésique (The Life and Music of Erik Satie)

In equal parts, a piano recital, a one-man play and a surrealist film, amalgamated into a unique theatrical experience. 

Power of Music 2

Power of Music 2

Geoff Palmer, born in Jamaica immigrated to London in 1955. 

Target Man by Mark Starling

Target Man by Mark Starling

19-year-old Connor has just signed for a Premier League team. 

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

Part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019 and presented by Contact and STUN. 

Our Man – Free

Our Man – Free

This award-winning writer’s powerful one-man show tears through the curtain of manners to reveal the wildlife of neo-liberal Britain. 

Remind Me Again Why I Need a Man

Remind Me Again Why I Need a Man

Maggie Taylor has the ideal life as an ageing dominatrix. 

A Riff in Time

A Riff in Time

After sell-out shows in 2017 and 2018, Durham University’s award-winning Northern Lights return with their most ambitious and best show yet. 

The John Rowe Show

The John Rowe Show

Direct from Australia, John Rowe brings his sofa-based entertainment show to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Power of Music 1

Power of Music 1

Louise Welsh appeared on the literary scene with her debut novel The Cutting Room. 

To Move In Time

To Move In Time

Imagine you can travel through time. 

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

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

The Convoluted Adventures of Batman and Robin – An Adult Panto!

The Convoluted Adventures of Batman and Robin – An Adult Panto!

Na na na na na na na na Batman! Na na na na na na na na panto! Panto! Batman! Pantooooo! After a sell-out adult pantomime in 2018’s Fringe, WDG is back with a new not-family-frie… 

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Brecht’s darkly comic play about the ascent of the moronic, childish but charismatic gangster Arturo Ui should be relevant for obvious reasons. 

Soundhouse Presents: John Goldie and the High Plains

Soundhouse Presents: John Goldie and the High Plains

One of the best acoustic guitarists in the world right now, John Goldie, is joined by his brand-new backing band, the High Plains. 

One Woman, One Cello, and 500 Years of Music

One Woman, One Cello, and 500 Years of Music

The multi-stylistic, unconventional cellist and singer Johanna Stein returns to the Fringe. 

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man (Camden Fringe)

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man (Camden Fringe)

Comedian & silly boy Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show is about every single U. 

Man Number Five

Man Number Five

‘When did no become a turn on? No. 

Asexual Healing: Prophets of Time

Asexual Healing: Prophets of Time

Discover the secrets of the universe. 

Adventures of a Trip Advisor Seaside Guest house keeper

Adventures of a Trip Advisor Seaside Guest house keeper

A One Woman Comedy show, with a dark twist. 

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Notes 3; Prélude de la Porte Héroïque du Ciel; Dances gothiques; Croquis et agaceries d’un gros bonhomme en bois; 6 Gnossiennes. 

Questions for Quiz Shows

Questions for Quiz Shows

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

Bessy Bass Band's Munchtime Music!

Bessy Bass Band's Munchtime Music!

Come and join Bessy and friends in their new lunchtime chamber music concerts for children! Bring along your own picnic and munch your lunch as Bessy and friends serenade you in ou… 

Walk Like A Man

Walk Like A Man

It’s Friday night. 

Ayman Jarjour in Concert with John Coutts

Ayman Jarjour in Concert with John Coutts

An evening of poetry and music given by John Coutts and Ayman Jarjour. 

A Complicated Man

A Complicated Man

How many years does it take to unspool a man? An odd king sails the waves of the wine dark sea in a bathtub. 

Rhod Gilbert: The Book of John

Rhod Gilbert: The Book of John

The multi award-winning Welsh comedian is back with a brand-new live show. 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

See the Proopcast Live in hot Edinburgh. 

Christopher Bliss: The Man Who Turns Wives Into Widows

Christopher Bliss: The Man Who Turns Wives Into Widows

Rob Carter’s cult hit creation is back with a glossy revamp of his 2016 debut show. 

Lisa Klevemark Waits for the Green Man (before crossing the street)

Lisa Klevemark Waits for the Green Man (before crossing the street)

Lisa Klevemark, though Swedish, Lutheran and very boring, went to renowned clown school Ecole Philippe Gaulier in France. 

Holy Land

Holy Land

Tim runs the website Holy Land. 

This Time Will Be Different

This Time Will Be Different

Presented by Indigenous Contemporary Scene, performance-based installation This Time Will Be Different denounces the Canadian government’s discourse on Indigenous people and takes … 

Speaking Out: A Conversation with John Bercow

Speaking Out: A Conversation with John Bercow

Speaking Out: A Conversation with John Bercow. 

Long Man Doing Short Jokes, Short Man Doing Long Jokes

Long Man Doing Short Jokes, Short Man Doing Long Jokes

A stand-up showcase featuring purveyor of one-liners and ‘Long Man’, Josh Massen, and storyteller and ‘Short Man’, Phil Green. 

The Adventures of Leonard Biscuit Radio Show

The Adventures of Leonard Biscuit Radio Show

New to the Fringe! A show that really takes the biscuit! A hilarious farcical radio show about Leonard Biscuit, the most put-upon man in the land and his escapades. 

The Singing Sixties: Songs Which Stood the Test of Time

The Singing Sixties: Songs Which Stood the Test of Time

Forty singers including Barbara Dickson, Karine Polwart, Archie Fisher, Adam McNaughtan, Dick Gaughan, Arthur Johnstone, Ian McCalman and Canadian Iain Rankin, singing the great so… 

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

This multi award-winning adaptation of Jean Giono’s classic environmental tale by Puppet State Theatre Company has been touring internationally for the past twelve years, with repe… 

Classical Pipe Music – Scotland's Hidden Treasure

Classical Pipe Music – Scotland's Hidden Treasure

In this concert you will hear a wide variety of piobaireachd (pronounced approximately ‘pee-broch’), the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe, Scotland’s national in… 

Time Flies

Time Flies

Join farmers David and Sam, as they share with you their untold adventures, full of mishaps and misfortunes. 

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

Introducing Carol Ann Duffy to the stage with a trumpet call, indicating a rally of the troops, seems befitting for the hour with the world-renowned poet. 

Music-Making at St Michael and All Saints

Music-Making at St Michael and All Saints

Morning: coffee concert of informal music-making. 

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 11

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 11

I need to preface with this review with a disclaimer – this is either a one-star or a five-star show, depending on your sense of humour. 

Triplex Adventures

Triplex Adventures

A spoiled boy, Chao, decides to run away from the world of chocolates, ice cream, fries and decayed teeth to a new healthy world. 

John-Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations

John-Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations

Following a surprising (and culturally deeply unsettling) smash-hit, sell-out run at last year’s Fringe, this mind-bogglingly awful, disquietingly successful idea for a late-night … 

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. 

When Frankie Meets Benny – The Music of Sinatra and Goodman

When Frankie Meets Benny – The Music of Sinatra and Goodman

Their iconic songs and swing instrumentals are performed by Roy Mac (Spatz Showband), Dick Lee (Dick Lee’s Sextet), Malcolm MacFarlane (Scottish Guitar Quintet) and Ed Kelly (bass)… 

ROSL Recitals: 20 Years of Music at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

ROSL Recitals: 20 Years of Music at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Since 1999, ROSL has brought together young classical musicians from across the Commonwealth to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Rhymes and Reasons: The John Denver Story

Rhymes and Reasons: The John Denver Story

A celebration of the life and songs of one of the most influential performers and humanitarians of the 1970s. Performed by ‘one of Scotland’s best singers’ (Tom Paxton). 

Fira B! Balearic Music Nights

Fira B! Balearic Music Nights

Everybody knows Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, our beaches and landscapes, but the Balearics are not only sand and sun. 

In Conversation with... John McDonnell

In Conversation with... John McDonnell

Shadow Chancellor since 2015 and MP for Hayes and Harlington since 1997, McDonnell has campaigned against the Iraq war and argued for curbs in bankers bonuses, decent pensions, fre… 

Lizabett Russo Trio: A Night of Romanian Traditional Music

Lizabett Russo Trio: A Night of Romanian Traditional Music

A night of Romanian traditional music with songs from Maria Tanase, Ileana Sararoiu, Liviu Vasilica, Surorile Osoianu and many more. 

Music from the Heart, Andrew Leslie and Stephen Roberts

Music from the Heart, Andrew Leslie and Stephen Roberts

Music from the Heart with Andrew Leslie and Stephen Roberts is a concert for lovers of acoustic music featuring compositions by Andrew Leslie played on acoustic guitars and double … 

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Old Saint Paul's Music at 8pm

Time to relax and listen to classical music in this beautiful historic church just off the Royal Mile. 

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill

I, John Kearns, and I, Pat Cahill, join hands to present our messy, loving, self-flagellant off-Broadway show, 110%. 

Highlight Tours of St Cecilia's Hall: Concert Room and Music Museum

Highlight Tours of St Cecilia's Hall: Concert Room and Music Museum

Join our curators, conservator and volunteers on special highlight tours of St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home of the University of Edinburgh’s world renown… 

Geoff Robb – The Music of Trees

Geoff Robb – The Music of Trees

Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award and since then he has been writing music inspired by trees. 

Movie Music

Movie Music

Join us on the red carpet for the big premiere of this concert featuring hit songs from the silver screen, including The Greatest Showman, Mamma Mia, James Bond, La La Land and mor… 

Piano Man

Piano Man

Accidentally On Purpose (sponsored by Goldsmiths Drama Society) presents Piano Man, a short play in which four characters discover the true meaning of acceptance and understanding … 

The Man From Verona

The Man From Verona

The Man From Verona – The Trouble with Harry is that he’s hanging from a Rope by the Rear Window. 

The Wild and Crazy Adventures of Tom Wayfinder: Story time Spectacular: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

The Wild and Crazy Adventures of Tom Wayfinder: Story time Spectacular: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Interactive story telling, plus an all day Riddling Competition! Mums, dads, teenagers, juniors and little ones over 5. 

Billy Joel: Piano Man Live

Billy Joel: Piano Man Live

Billy Joel: Piano Man Live showcases the very best of the dynamic songbook of the legendary Billy Joel. 

The Mother Music Daughter Dance

The Mother Music Daughter Dance

The Mother Music Daughter Dance is a lively, funny, bittersweet theatrical duet between a real-life mother and daughter. 

Epic Film Music Concert

Epic Film Music Concert

Venture into a magic land of epicness with this film music concert. 

Acoustic Lunch Time Blues

Acoustic Lunch Time Blues

Following their run of sell-out lunchtime acoustic blues shows in Fringe 2018, Whisky Road are back with their lunchtime acoustic blues show. 

A Glory to Our Race, and a Nightingale to Our People: The Music of William Byrd

A Glory to Our Race, and a Nightingale to Our People: The Music of William Byrd

Crichton Kirk welcomes internationally renowned ensemble The Marian Consort, whose dynamic, fresh approach to Portuguese polyphony entranced audiences in 2017. 

Man vs Balloon: The Family Magic Show

Man vs Balloon: The Family Magic Show

Witness a magical extravaganza where you will marvel at The Biggest Balloon in the World and risk your dryness at the ultimate game of Water Pistol Roulette! All live on stage in f… 

Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket

Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket

Join us for a huge selection of free acoustic music, duos, bands, singers and more through the day and night on this launch day of Fringe Music on the Grassmarket. 

A Time Slot with Ger Staunton

A Time Slot with Ger Staunton

Described last year as the best-kept secret of the Fringe, one of Ireland’s best comedy writers returns with another brand-new show. 

Chris Read: Little Man

Chris Read: Little Man

Chris Read is a talented singer-songwriter performing his debut solo hour at the Fringe this year. 

You're in a Bad Way by John Osborne

You're in a Bad Way by John Osborne

Writer, theatre-maker and creator of cult Edinburgh hit John Peel’s Shed, John Osborne has a new storytelling show about music and dementia. 

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

‘Boogie-woogie, slide-guitar master’ **** (Scotsman). 

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a fourth year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC and Yuk Yuk’s in … 

Adventures on the National Cycle Network Photography Exhibition

Adventures on the National Cycle Network Photography Exhibition

Visit the Union Canal to experience an array of inspiring and breathtaking images showcasing the best rural, urban and wildlife photography captured on the National Cycle Network i… 

Man of Mischief Presents... Living the Dream

Man of Mischief Presents... Living the Dream

Magic. 

Aidan Greene: Eternal Sunshine of the Stammering Man

Aidan Greene: Eternal Sunshine of the Stammering Man

Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene is a person who stutters. 

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music. 

Dome Nights: Wish You Were Here – Inspired by the Music of Pink Floyd

Dome Nights: Wish You Were Here – Inspired by the Music of Pink Floyd

Lose yourself in Pink Floyd’s classic album Wish You Were Here, this full-dome music and light show interprets the acclaimed rock album through mesmerising HD graphics. 

The Stinky Cheese Man... and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

The Stinky Cheese Man... and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Though the characters may be familiar, these favourite storybook fables are uproariously derailed in this children’s play of fractured fairy tales. 

Idris Stanton – Wham Glam Circus Man!

Idris Stanton – Wham Glam Circus Man!

If you’re a parent looking for a show that you can enjoy as much as your children, you may be looking quite hard. 

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

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

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

Time Please

Time Please

‘The writing is fabulously blackly comic and timed to perfection’ (Deirdre O’Halloran, Literary Associate Soho Theatre). 

Live Music at The Granary

Live Music at The Granary

Join us down at The Shore for live music every Friday and Saturday evening, and Sunday afternoon during the Fringe. 

Renaissance Choral Music from Scotland and England

Renaissance Choral Music from Scotland and England

The Byrd International Singers, directed by Markdavin Obenza, participates in an annual Renaissance course offered by the Byrd Ensemble (US). 

Chalk (A Silent Comedy)

Chalk (A Silent Comedy)

I didn’t know what to expect walking into Chalk. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits – The Story of the Capital's Music

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits – The Story of the Capital's Music

Entertaining and informative guided walking tours that tell the stories of the musicians who have stayed, played and made music in Edinburgh. 

Elton John: Rocket Man Live!

Elton John: Rocket Man Live!

The brand-new tribute show from Liquid Lunch Productions, Elton John: Rocket Man Live! showcases the very best of the eclectic songbook of the legendary Elton John and Bernie Taupi… 

Adventures of a Comic Book Artist

Adventures of a Comic Book Artist

Stanley ‘Leonardo’ Sappovitz wants to become a comic book artist. 

Colt Cabana and John Hastings Do Comedy and Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches

Colt Cabana and John Hastings Do Comedy and Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches

Colt Cabana Is a world-famous wrestler who has wrestled around the world from Dundee to Japan and back including a short, not so successful, run in the WWE as Scotty Goldman. 

The Duality of Man

The Duality of Man

Niall McCarthy is obsessed with the duality in all of us: he looks confident but feels anxious, he loves questions but hates answers, he has a restless leg and a lazy eye. 

John Kearns: Double Take and Fade Away

John Kearns: Double Take and Fade Away

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner presents his fourth show. 

Jerry and the Adventures of the HMS Stargazer

Jerry and the Adventures of the HMS Stargazer

Original, devised TIE adventure show! London, 1773: a time of great exploration. 

Adventures Of A Happy Man

Adventures Of A Happy Man

Is Britain happy? Are we trapped in a bubble of despair? Comedian Aidan Goatley is on a mission to find out by going to the centre of all 105 counties in the UK and asking a simple… 

Anything With a Pulse

Anything With a Pulse

Anything With A Pulse begins with boy meets girl in a nightclub. 

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back to Black: The Music of Amy Winehouse

Back To Black premiers at the Fringe to take you on an electrifying journey through the career of a modern legend who shattered records and moved millions. 

First Time at the Fringe: A Newcomers Guide

First Time at the Fringe: A Newcomers Guide

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Dome Nights: Dark Side of the Moon – Inspired by the Music of Pink Floyd

Dome Nights: Dark Side of the Moon – Inspired by the Music of Pink Floyd

Inspired by the music of Pink Floyd, this dome spectacular features the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon in explosive surround sound.  

Romeo & Juliet: One-Man Musical

Romeo & Juliet: One-Man Musical

One man, a guitar, and the most venerated love story of all time. 

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show 2018! ‘Absolutely phenomenal, sensitively portrayed with painstaking accuracy’ (BroadwayBaby. 

Science Adventures

Science Adventures

In their top secret lab, the science fictionaries are trying to collect the fizziest, flashiest, most marvellous stories about science! Join them on their quest and maybe they will… 

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown!

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown!

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown! 1946: Charlie Brown is born in the mind of his creator, Charles Schulz. 

Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

It is often a challenge to take a piece of original writing that has already achieved success at the Fringe and do something new with it. 

John Rattray and the Original Rules of Golf

John Rattray and the Original Rules of Golf

Celebrating the 275th anniversary of the original rules of golf, this exhibition will show John Rattray’s involvement in shaping the modern golf game and golfing artefacts, clubs… 

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

No script, Sherlock! Stars of the Edinburgh, Adelaide and Perth Fringes take you on a thrilling improvised romp through the underworld of Victorian Britain, packed with shady villa… 

The Amazing Bubble Man

The Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Shaving the Dead

Shaving the Dead

Shaving the Dead starts with two undertakers waiting at a coffin. 

A Long Time Coming

A Long Time Coming

A mix of comedy, storytelling and even a poem or two. 

Free Live Music at Ghillie Dhu

Free Live Music at Ghillie Dhu

The Ghillie Dhu’s very own local artists performing every night of the week with a mixture of traditional and popular classics. Come and join us for drams, jigs and reels! 

The Amazing Adventures of Little Red

The Amazing Adventures of Little Red

Brighton company JW Productions approach this inventive and fresh re-imagining of the old Little Red Riding Hood saga with gusto. 

Sarah Lee: Half a Man

Sarah Lee: Half a Man

A half-hour from half a man (her father was a man). 

Adventures in Dementia – Steve Day

Adventures in Dementia – Steve Day

Steve’s dad died of Alzheimer’s. 

John Hastings: 10 John Hastings I Hate About You

John Hastings: 10 John Hastings I Hate About You

John Hastings is back at the Fringe and has moved out of his regular haunt, the Pleasance Courtyard, to a more homely Monkey Barrel. 

Robin Morgan: What a Man, What a Man, What a Man, What a Mighty Good Man (Say It Again Now)

Robin Morgan: What a Man, What a Man, What a Man, What a Mighty Good Man (Say It Again Now)

Following a sell-out 2018 Fringe and debut UK tour, the ‘utterly hilarious’ **** (BroadwayBaby. 

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Join us at the multi award-winning WHISKI Bar and restaurant for a vibrant foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August. 

Vegan Jesus – The Man, the Myth, the Legend

Vegan Jesus – The Man, the Myth, the Legend

Vegan Jesus is arguably the greatest creative and artistic force of the century. 

Choir of Man

Choir of Man

A poetic and poignant piece of storytelling; Choir of Man hit all the right notes in a story of brotherhood, the archetypical pub and the importance of community. 

Numbers

Numbers

Numbers starts with Jack (Henry Waddon) in a therapy session on a sparse stage and moves through the chain of events that took him there. 

About Time / Bully

About Time / Bully

A split bill comedy show featuring Thanyia Moore (Funny Women Award winner 2018) and Sian Davies (Hilarity Bites New Act winner 2018). 

Ockham's Razor: This Time

Ockham's Razor: This Time

Ockham’s Razor, winners of the Total Theatre and Jacksons Lane Award for Circus 2016 for their hit show Tipping Point, return with their new aerial theatre show, This Time. 

Daniel Audritt: Better Man

Daniel Audritt: Better Man

Award-winning comedian, writer and co-creator of Comedy Central’s Modern Horror Stories, Daniel Audritt brings his much-anticipated debut hour to the Fringe. 

Matt Hoss: Here Comes Your Man

Matt Hoss: Here Comes Your Man

Here Comes Your Man is a lovely hour of storytelling from a bright new talent Matt Hoss. 

Viva Music!

Viva Music!

Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, emote to electronica, caper to classical, wave to world music and tuck into techno with our cherry-picked musical assortment! A powerhouse o… 

Keith Carter: Dog Man Stars

Keith Carter: Dog Man Stars

The recovering songwriter now hooked on happiness, the sketch show absurdist with an identity crisis and the deadpan(sexual), Manson Family-friendly entertainer: Keith Carter is do… 

Alan Shed's Music, Comedy and Everything Else Interactive Quiz Show

Alan Shed's Music, Comedy and Everything Else Interactive Quiz Show

If you’re looking for fun and interactive quiz formats that work well as hour long Edinburgh Fringe shows, then pickings are comparatively slim. 

Half the Man – Michael Livesley

Half the Man – Michael Livesley

After dropping 10 stone in weight Michael Livesley, the man described by Stephen Fry as an ‘outrageous talent’ is half the man he was but still just as funny. 

A Man’s a Man

A Man’s a Man

Following the overwhelming success of this performance last year, it’s back – and this time with a full cast of professional actors. 

Live Music at Southpour

Live Music at Southpour

Join us for a prime selection of acoustic music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night with different musicians and duos specially chosen for the Fringe; performing each night i… 

Ray Badran: Everybody Loves Ray, Man

Ray Badran: Everybody Loves Ray, Man

Australian comedian Ray Badran recently moved to the UK and is performing his debut Fringe show. 

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

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

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

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson first premiered his maniacal game show The Dark Room back in 2012. 

The Man

The Man

The Man is a sketch comedy and one-man performance piece from the side-splittingly funny Patrick McPherson, returning to Edinburgh after 2018’s five-star, Fringe sell-out Camels. 

First Time

First Time

This is definitely not the first time I have seen a play about being gay or about the AIDS epidemic, but it is the first time I have seen an eclectic and moving look at life post H… 

Fragility of Man

Fragility of Man

After a total sell-out run in 2018 with In Loyal Company, David William Bryan returns with a brand-new solo play exploring the effects of one man’s lifelong battle with the justice… 

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Following 2018’s sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back with even more madness and brand new adventures to boot. 

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man

Apparently, Richard Stott got into comedy “for all the wrong reasons”; at least, that’s what the aforementioned Richard Stott says. 

Bible John

Bible John

In the late 1960s three women were murdered by an Old Testament quoting serial killer by the name of Bible John. 

Give Me One Moment In Time by Doug Crossley

Give Me One Moment In Time by Doug Crossley

Doug Crossley’s solo show brings together songs, comedy and the heartache of trying to understand a friend’s suicide. 

The Noise Next Door's Really Really Good Afternoon Show Through Time!

The Noise Next Door's Really Really Good Afternoon Show Through Time!

Join the quickest wits in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone. 

John Accardo: Method to the Magic

John Accardo: Method to the Magic

You want to know how the tricks work, but this show will reveal how a magician thinks! John Accardo may be one of America’s rising young talents, but he’s been performing for over … 

Questing Time

Questing Time

London’s best comedy Dungeons & Dragons show is rolling into Edinburgh to ask the funniest people on the Fringe if they have what it takes to be heroes. 

John-Luke Roberts: After Me Comes the Flood (But in French) drip splosh splash drip BLUBBP BLUBBP BLUBBPBLUBBPBLUBBP!!

John-Luke Roberts: After Me Comes the Flood (But in French) drip splosh splash drip BLUBBP BLUBBP BLUBBPBLUBBPBLUBBP!!

Hopefully, you know the kind of show you’re in for, with a deliciously meaningless title like this, and crafted surrealism is exactly what is in store. 

Umbrella Man

Umbrella Man

Umbrella Man is the story of a young man from the north of Scotland who tries to prove the Earth is flat. 

Super Hugh-Man

Super Hugh-Man

A Maori boy’s musical about his Hollywood hero. 

Best Girl

Best Girl

Best Girl is a story told by the nervous, but likable Annie. 

Gareth Mutch: The Old Man in the Carvery

Gareth Mutch: The Old Man in the Carvery

Mutch returns to the Fringe with a hilarious new hour chock-full of his trademark comedic tales of personal woe. 

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. 

The Adventures of Prince Achmed with Live Score by Sink

The Adventures of Prince Achmed with Live Score by Sink

Musical inventors S!nk designed the Pianodrome – an amphitheatre made from upcycled pianos – as a dream performance space. 

Isma Almas: About a Buoy – Adventures in Adoption

Isma Almas: About a Buoy – Adventures in Adoption

Isma is British multiculturalism at its best. 

James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man

James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man

Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically-acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise. 

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady

Dream job, huge fanbase and in a committed relationship with a hunky dancing bear. 

Heidi Regan: Heidi Kills Time

Heidi Regan: Heidi Kills Time

Silly, surreal show about time travel, love and time travel. 

John Pendal: Monster

John Pendal: Monster

Known better for his kink-based comedy, John Pendal returns this year to the Fringe with a different angle to a similar style he employs, one that combines his witty sexual quips w… 

John Robins: Hot Shame

John Robins: Hot Shame

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, digital DJ, vibe-magnet, yells into a well. 

Paradise Lodge

Paradise Lodge

The framing of Paradise Lodge is odd at first. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

The Noise Next Door’s Really Really Good Afternoon Show: Through Time!

The Noise Next Door’s Really Really Good Afternoon Show: Through Time!

Join the quickest whites in comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that’s fun for literally everyone. 

Alan Shed's “Music, Comedy and Everything Else” Interactive Quiz Show (Edinburgh Preview)

Alan Shed's “Music, Comedy and Everything Else” Interactive Quiz Show (Edinburgh Preview)

When the Britpop band ‘Shed Seven’ disbanded in 2003, a dozen people witnessed the drummer’s only attempt at standup comedy. 

Time Oot

Time Oot

Time Oot is Toonspeak’s latest fun-filled musical, packed with great songs and non-stop action. 

John Robertson’s ‘The Dark Room’

John Robertson’s ‘The Dark Room’

"Watching audiences attempt to tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it. 

Adam - the history of man

Adam - the history of man

Our current understanding of the evolution of man comes from evidence based on archeological digs. 

John Pendal: Monster

John Pendal: Monster

“AN ABSOLUTE CRACKER…FRINGE BRILLIANCE” - ★★★★★ Broadway Baby Storyteller and stand-up comic John Pendal returns to the Great Yorkshire… 

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man (Ed Fringe Preview)

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man (Ed Fringe Preview)

A debut show from a comedian who was born with Poland Syndrome, making him lopsided with a misshapen hand. 

Man of 1000 Farces

Man of 1000 Farces

This is a solo character/physical grotesquerie, with a bombardment of illusion, puppetry and sideshow. 

John Pendal: Monster

John Pendal: Monster

“AN ABSOLUTE CRACKER…FRINGE BRILLIANCE” - ★★★★★ Broadway Baby Storyteller and stand-up comic John Pendal returns to the Museum of Comed… 

man of a 1000 farces

man of a 1000 farces

This is a solo character/physical grotesquerie, with a bombardment of illusion, mask, puppetry and sideshow. 

Innervisions Festival Presents - RAMP (Roy Ayers Music Production)

Innervisions Festival Presents - RAMP (Roy Ayers Music Production)

Rare Groove Legends RAMP announce an exclusive European Concert. 

Agatha Christie’s The Rats / David Hendon's Home Time

Agatha Christie’s The Rats / David Hendon's Home Time

Agatha Christie’s The Rats - one of her perplexing shorter plays in all its intrigue and deceit. 

John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett – The Nearly Free Tour

John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett – The Nearly Free Tour

  This magnetic bond still holds after more than 40 years of attempted escapes and still loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the dea… 

Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular

Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular

The popular Q The Music Show is coming to Lighthouse and they will be bringing the fabulous and iconic music of James Bond to you in a stunning concert. 

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

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

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

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. 

This Noisy Isle

This Noisy Isle

Even before it starts you are drawn in as you are given a bag with a story booklet inside, and you are invited to decorate your bag with the coloured pencils provided. 

Country Music

Country Music

1983, Gravesend. 

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

Two artists, a stage technician and a musician are waiting to start their show. 

Long Man Doing Short Jokes, Short Man Doing Long Jokes

Long Man Doing Short Jokes, Short Man Doing Long Jokes

A stand-up showcase featuring purveyor of one-liners and ‘Long Man’, Josh Massen, and storyteller and ‘Short Man,’ Phil Green. 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales elegantly told. 

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

“A renaissance man in a suitcase. 

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz

Sounds Familiar Music Quiz is the biggest, best, most raucous music quiz in the UK! Beware serious quizzers. 

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty at 90+

Amazing Adventures of Her Majesty at 90+

Affectionate comedy on the world’s longest-serving monarch. 

Remind Me Again Why I Need A Man

Remind Me Again Why I Need A Man

When you’re used to holding the whip hand, Death can be an unwelcome distraction. 

Music and Meditation

Music and Meditation

An invitation to take part in this unique evening featuring uplifting and meditative musical performances from the Indian spiritual tradition. 

Time Flies

Time Flies

David and Sam know every story ever told. 

Earnest & Wilde: Let's Face the Music (and Franz)

Earnest & Wilde: Let's Face the Music (and Franz)

Another triumphant show from Ciadhra McGuire and Erik Igelström or, as they’re better known on stage, Earnest and Wilde. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

French Music Showcase

French Music Showcase

What’s happening on the French live music scene Right Now? Come and check out a selection of fine French bands playing a rich mix of originals and covers. 

Man in the Blue Box

Man in the Blue Box

It is the year 2030 and our hero encounters a crack in the fabric of space and time. 

Music with Mike: The Big Gig

Music with Mike: The Big Gig

Join Brighton’s award-winning Music Mike in an action-packed musical adventure. 

When Julie Met John

When Julie Met John

This new play from Brighton Arts Lab (the edge-dwellers that brought you The Brexorcist) takes the transcript of a public confrontation in Christchurch, streamed live on Facebook, … 

Round Midnight: The Magic & Music of Thelonious Monk

Round Midnight: The Magic & Music of Thelonious Monk

A stellar jazz sextet performs a musical tribute to the jazz composer and pianist, Thelonious Monk. 

Lewes Chamber Music Festival Launch Concert

Lewes Chamber Music Festival Launch Concert

Musicians appearing in the 8th Lewes Chamber Music Festival in June 2019 will perform chamber music by Mozart, Faure and the little-known Lekeu in this special Festival Launch conc… 

The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

The lives of an eclectic community living in abandoned shipping containers are thrown upside down when a mysterious man arrives. 

The Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

The Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

The filthiest love story on the Fringe: Butt Boy and Tigger meet in a chatroom late one night. 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

You awake to find yourself in a dark room. 

Confusingly Celtic

Confusingly Celtic

Who are you and where do you come from? Come and watch an hour of stand-up comedy and storytelling as Aidan McCaffery and Darius Tabai struggle to reconcile themselves with their c… 

Map Man

Map Man

‘Map Man’ charts the monumental tale of a lonely giant, told by a man who loves pretending to be bigger than he is. 

Heidi Regan: On Time (Work in Progress)

Heidi Regan: On Time (Work in Progress)

Heidi Regan, winner of BBC New Comedy Award 2017 and So You Think You’re Funny 2016, presents a work in progress of her new show. 

Geoff Robb: The Music of Trees

Geoff Robb: The Music of Trees

Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award for his solo show. 

Organ Music at St Barts

Organ Music at St Barts

Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St Bartholomew’s Church. 

Sunday Encounters: Dame Patricia Routledge: Facing the Music - A Life in Musical Theatre

Sunday Encounters: Dame Patricia Routledge: Facing the Music - A Life in Musical Theatre

It is still one of the best kept secrets in show business that Patricia Routledge trained not only as an actress but also as a singer and had considerable experience and success in… 

Charlie Baker Presents: The Greatest Goat of All Time

Charlie Baker Presents: The Greatest Goat of All Time

World premiere of this fresh, funny, fantastical story starring award-winning comedian, singer and dancer Charlie Baker (‘Harry Hill’; Sky1, ‘Dog Ate My Homework’; CBBC, ‘Doctor Wh… 

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady

‘I’m the Bearded Lady, I’m fearless and I’m shady, I’ve hair on my back and My muscles are stacked, My Adam’s apple is fully intact And I eat my meat with gravy!’ Bor… 

Sound Sculptures and Giant Percussion Music Workshops

Sound Sculptures and Giant Percussion Music Workshops

Sound Sculpture and Giant Percussion Workshops This fun music workshop is divided up into two sections. 

Let The Music Take You: Sober Rave

Let The Music Take You: Sober Rave

A fun space to connect with music and dance! DJs playing vinyl only, hosted by Nin Warrior guesting local legends. 

Classical Indian Music at the Brighton Ki Centre Santoor, Voice & Tabla

Classical Indian Music at the Brighton Ki Centre Santoor, Voice & Tabla

Kaviraj Singh - Santoor & Voice and Upneet Singh - Tabla Combining musicality with complex rhythm, Kaviraj Singh is emerging as a unique and celebrated talent of the new generatio… 

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. 

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Fresh from his sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run at the Pleasance Courtyard, Tom Brace brings a jam-packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won’t believe! Expect the unexpected… 

Julian Dutton in Do You Think That's Wise? The Life & Times of John Le Mesurier

Julian Dutton in Do You Think That's Wise? The Life & Times of John Le Mesurier

British Comedy Guide Recommended Show 2018 In this affectionate tribute to one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars, leading impressionist Julian Dutton (BBC1&rsqu… 

Julian Dutton in Do You Think That's Wise? The Life & Times of John Le Mesurier

Julian Dutton in Do You Think That's Wise? The Life & Times of John Le Mesurier

British Comedy Guide Recommended Show 2018 In this affectionate tribute to one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars, leading impressionist Julian Dutton (BBC1&rsqu… 

The Hired Man

The Hired Man

The Hired Man has been doing the rounds since 1984 and now finds a home at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch. 

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

A rousing overture, with blasting brass and pounding percussion raises hopes at the Coliseum for the first London production of Man Of La Mancha for over fifty years. 

John Lodge

John Lodge

John Lodge, legendary bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues and recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is bringing his ’10,000 Light Years&rsq… 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

The Time Machine From the creators of Orlando, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, Austen’s Women, Christmas Gothic, Dalloway, I, Elizabeth, The Unremarkable Death of Mar… 

Andrew Bird: Ha Ha Time

Andrew Bird: Ha Ha Time

Andrew Bird is the funniest comedian you’ve never heard of. 

Andrew Bird: Ha Ha Time

Andrew Bird: Ha Ha Time

Andrew Bird is the funniest comedian you’ve never heard of. 

Roy Orbison & The Travelling Wilburys 2019

Roy Orbison & The Travelling Wilburys 2019

 ‘Roy Orbison and the Traveling Wilburys Experience’ will take you on a journey through the story of the Wilburys, with expert narrative and BIG SCREEN … 

John & Beatrice

John & Beatrice

A surreal tragicomedy about the difficulty of connection and the meaning of love. 

Sunday Encounters-Kerry Ellis, An Evening of Music and Memories

Sunday Encounters-Kerry Ellis, An Evening of Music and Memories

West End and Broadway star Kerry Ellis chats to broadcaster Gaby Roslin about her 20 years in show business and performs songs with her band from throughout her illustrious career. 

Nearly Dan perform the music of Steely Dan - Tribute

Nearly Dan perform the music of Steely Dan - Tribute

Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of&n… 

John Adams

John Adams

Singer/Songwriter John Adams draws influences from the likes of James Morrison, Sam Smith, David Gray and James Blunt. 

WOW! It's Night-Time (2-5 yrs)

WOW! It's Night-Time (2-5 yrs)

The curious little owl is back, and this time she’s ready to discover the wonders of night-time, from the big, bright moon to the bats in the sky and the foxes dee… 

Lost in Music

Lost in Music

“The music I listened to between the ages of 11 and 21 probably affected by life more than pretty much anything else. 

Yerloo Underground | Portrait of the Autist as a Young Man

Yerloo Underground | Portrait of the Autist as a Young Man

Yerloo UndergroundDeep dark subway. 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear. 

Johnny Cash Tribute – The Man in Black

Johnny Cash Tribute – The Man in Black

The No. 

John Hinton's Ensonglopedia Of Animals (5+yrs)

John Hinton's Ensonglopedia Of Animals (5+yrs)

Twenty-six animal songs, one for each letter of the alphabet. 

THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN (12A)

THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN (12A)

Tuesday 5th February, 1. 

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady - Dumfries Fringe 2019

The Adventures of the Bearded Lady - Dumfries Fringe 2019

The peculiar tale of the bearded lady who ran away from the circus! 

film maltings: The Old Man & the Gun

film maltings: The Old Man & the Gun

Director: David Lowery Cast: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Q… 

SPIDER-MAN: Into The Spiderverse

SPIDER-MAN: Into The Spiderverse

Saturday 26th January, 10. 

Over 55s Dance Workshops (New Adventures)

Over 55s Dance Workshops (New Adventures)

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

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

A classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance. 

Stick Man

Stick Man

Freckle Productions present - STICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, this delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man is … 

Party Time / Celebration

Party Time / Celebration

A scathing and bitterly amusing attack on the increasingly powerful and narcissistic super-rich, set against the backdrop of terrifying state oppression, the highly pertinent Party… 

John Wilson And The John Wilson Orchestra

John Wilson And The John Wilson Orchestra

John Wilson’s 70 piece superstar orchestra returns with their brand new show ‘At The Movies’. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

The hilarious improvised Doctor Who parody returns! Featuring a live radiophonic workshop and a crew of hysterical performers, join us for a brand new adventure anywhere… 

ZEIT 3 : A Collective Improvisation of Electronic Music

ZEIT 3 : A Collective Improvisation of Electronic Music

Z E I T is an Irish electronic music synth collective borne out of a common passion for synthesizers and the pioneering electronic music era of the 1970s and 1980s. 

Stick Man - Relaxed Performance

Stick Man - Relaxed Performance

Freckle Productions presentSTICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, this delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man is back!Wha… 

The Time Travellers' Ball

The Time Travellers' Ball

Join us for a soaring celebration of love through the ages as we open London's first ever purpose-built immersive theatre venue with an evening of romance, dance and decadence. 

Hot Gay Time Machine

Hot Gay Time Machine

Fresh from their sold-out, five-star run at the Edinburgh Fringe, join multi-award-winning duo, Zak Ghazi-Torbati & Toby Marlow (co-writer of SIX), for the cabaret comedy extra… 

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke

Britain’s best loved poet Dr John Cooper Clarke is heading to the London Palladium on Sat 24 November 2018. 

A Hero of Our Time

A Hero of Our Time

Mikhail Lermentov’s novel A Hero of Our Time has been newly adapted for the stage by Oliver Bennett, who also plays the lead - Pechorin, and Vladimir Shcherban. 

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Fresh from his SELL OUT Edinburgh Fringe run, Tom Brace brings a jam-packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won’t believe. 

Stick Man

Stick Man

Freckle Productions presentSTICK MAN Touching, funny and utterly original, this delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man is back!Wha… 

Hancock and Co – One Man, Many Voices

Hancock and Co – One Man, Many Voices

Following James Hurn’s sell-out 2017 tour, he is back by popular demand with his stunning one-man, many voices, show, celebrating over 60 years of Hancock’s … 

Cathedral Concert – Music of Mystery and Devotion

Cathedral Concert – Music of Mystery and Devotion

The captivating sound-world of medieval music, featuring Scottish chant from Inchcolm Abbey, music by Hildegard of Bingen and Thomas, Jewel of Canterbury – an eight-part work by … 

Scottish Music Old and New

Scottish Music Old and New

The Whistlebinkies’ rich blending of the tones and rhythms of fiddles, flute, concertina, clarsach, lowland pipes, Scottish smallpipes, doublebass and percussion has captivated aud… 

And About Time, Too!

And About Time, Too!

Ronnie and Maggie have been a regular feature around the Midlothian folk scene for a number of years. 

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Piano music of Erik Satie. 

Big Girls Don’t Cry – Celebrating the Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Big Girls Don’t Cry – Celebrating the Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Tenth anniversary tour celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys. 

Karlheinz Stockhausen 90th Anniversary: Intuitive Music

Karlheinz Stockhausen 90th Anniversary: Intuitive Music

Aberdeen-based ensemble marks 90th anniversary of composer Karlheinz Stockhausen and 50th anniversary of his Intuitive Music by performing selected compositions from his Aus den Si… 

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

The widely acclaimed ex-Young Pleasance physical theatre ensemble Spies Like Us returned to the Festival Fringe this year with not only one show but two brilliant shows in an adapt… 

Telling the Wrong Man He Had Cancer and Other Hilarious Stories

Telling the Wrong Man He Had Cancer and Other Hilarious Stories

Kevin Jones qualified in Medicine from Liverpool University. 

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

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

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

Brass Gumbo Plays the Music of The Beatles

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

John Grant

John Grant

Michigan-born, now Reykjavik-based, US singer-songwriter John Grant creates music that can be agonisingly sad, painfully funny – or often both, but never less than breathtaking … 

Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show

Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show

East meets West in this wild mash-up of comedy, electric violin, characters, spoken word and songs from legendary AmerAsian duo Slanty Eyed Mama. 

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

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

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

One Woman, One Cello and 500 Years of Music

One Woman, One Cello and 500 Years of Music

One Woman, One Cello and 500 Years of Music. 

A World Beyond Man

A World Beyond Man

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

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever. 

A Hero of Our Time

A Hero of Our Time

Pechorin is a superfluous man. 

Holy $#!% It's Music and Comedy With Matt Griffo

Holy $#!% It's Music and Comedy With Matt Griffo

Matt Griffo from Chicago is an internationally touring musical comedian, combining music with comedic lyrics. 

Dodo Street Band - The Last Word in Celtic Gypsy Klezmer

Dodo Street Band - The Last Word in Celtic Gypsy Klezmer

The last word in Celtic Gypsy Klezmer. 

Sounds of St Cecilias – Time Stands Still

Sounds of St Cecilias – Time Stands Still

Music by 17th-century composer John Dowland for lute, soprano and viol. 

Disobey: Art as Activism in a Time of Turmoil

Disobey: Art as Activism in a Time of Turmoil

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Coronation Anthems and Music for Royalty

Cathedral Choir Concert: Coronation Anthems and Music for Royalty

‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record Review). 

Edinburgh's Traditional Music: Allan Ramsay's Songs. John Morran (Vocals, Cittern), Frank McLaughlin (Pipes, Guitar), Fred Freeman (Commentary)

Edinburgh's Traditional Music: Allan Ramsay's Songs. John Morran (Vocals, Cittern), Frank McLaughlin (Pipes, Guitar), Fred Freeman (Commentary)

Featuring musicians from the internationally acclaimed Complete Songs of Robert Burns (Linn Records). ‘Great voices, great songs… Who could ask for more?’ (fRoots). 

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

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

Do you not fit into a box? Olivia (Big O) knows all too well about not fitting in: when kimchi, AKA fire-breathing garlic dragon breath, is your culture’s most famous export, how… 

Big Man. Little Instruments

Big Man. Little Instruments

One man’s intimate story of escape from religion, to love, loss and triumph. 

Mercy! Mercy! Mercy! – The Music of Cannonball Adderley

Mercy! Mercy! Mercy! – The Music of Cannonball Adderley

A quintet of Scotland’s foremost jazz musicians pays joyous tribute to the bebop/soul music of Cannonball and Nat Adderley. 

The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Russell Arathoon presents his debut hour. 

John Lenahan: Up Close

John Lenahan: Up Close

An evening of intimate magic (and comedy) with a master, in a late-night venue, restricted to a small audience – book early to avoid disappointment! John Lenahan has performed ar… 

Camilla Cleese and Steve Hofstetter: Produced by John Cleese

Camilla Cleese and Steve Hofstetter: Produced by John Cleese

A stand-up comedy show featuring two outstanding comedians; one has over 100 million YouTube views, the other has a famous dad. 

Princes Street Gardens: A Drama in Time

Princes Street Gardens: A Drama in Time

Linking Old and New Towns, Princes Street Gardens are truly amazing in their unique geology, disputed history, diverse planting and the myriad ways that ordinary folk have used and… 

All Time Greatest Hits

All Time Greatest Hits

Vocal Force returns to the Fringe with an all-new line-up of songs! These young, enthusiastic performers from the USA harmonise their way through beloved hits that will inspire and… 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

The Time Traveller dedicates his life to creating a time machine in an attempt to alter the moment of his greatest loss. 

A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair For Fifty-Six Minutes And Then Leaves

A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair For Fifty-Six Minutes And Then Leaves

The original show, performed for the first time in 10 years.Turn up early.Sellout expected. 

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang navigate the joys and pitfalls of childhood. Humorous, full of fun and fabulous musical numbers.  

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves

The original show, performed for the first time in 10 years. Turn up early, sell-out expected. 

Billy Joel: Piano Man Live!

Billy Joel: Piano Man Live!

Billy Joel: Piano Man Live! showcases the very best of the dynamic songbook of the legendary Billy Joel. 

When Judas Met John

When Judas Met John

Influenced by the meeting of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, Irish duo Brothers Broke compare, adapt and perform a bluesy fusion of songs by both artists. 

Umbrella Man

Umbrella Man

In a bar in Cambodia, a young Scottish tour guide is telling stories to travellers. 

One Note at a Time

One Note at a Time

Join us for an evening of chilled jazz as new Scottish quintet The Misinformed Quintet makes their Edinburgh Festival Fringe and AMC debut with One Note at a Time, a one-time perf… 

Classical Pipe Music – Scotland's Hidden Treasure

Classical Pipe Music – Scotland's Hidden Treasure

This is a chance to hear some of the finest exponents of classical pipe music, or piobaireachd (pronounced peebroch). 

Lord of the Strings Plays the 20 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

Lord of the Strings Plays the 20 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

After sold-out shows, rave reviews and standing ovations at Adelaide Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe, Lord of the Strings! – the ultimate one-man guitar show, first created for touri… 

A-Z of the Man With No Name

A-Z of the Man With No Name

A crazy alphabetical journey through the life of a modern vaudevillian loon. 

Geraldyne: Improv from Music

Geraldyne: Improv from Music

One of London’s hottest improv teams returns to the Fringe to bring you an hour of comedy inspired by music. 

Rocket Man

Rocket Man

Set in the heyday of glam rock and science fiction, Rocket Man is the story of a young man with bipolar disorder. 

John-Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations

John-Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations

As a reviewer I'm fortunate enough to get free tickets to many shows. 

Cello and Harp Music from Cuerdas

Cello and Harp Music from Cuerdas

Cuerdas features professional musicians, Lindsay Martindale (cello) and Sophie Askew (harp) who show their amazing versatility and artistry with performances which include works by… 

A Pitch in Time

A Pitch in Time

Join multi award-winning Amersham A Cappella as they celebrate their Fringe debut. 

Chamberlain... Peace in Our Time

Chamberlain... Peace in Our Time

‘Leeson in the title role is absolutely phenomenal. 

The Power of Music 1

The Power of Music 1

Bernard MacLaverty was born in Northern Ireland and brought his family to Scotland in 1975. 

NEHH Presents... Start to End – Solid Air by John Martyn

NEHH Presents... Start to End – Solid Air by John Martyn

Start to End return with a live band interpretation of John Martyn’s classic fourth solo studio album Solid Air, following a sold-out appearance at Celtic Connections 2018. 

King John

King John

Direct from the USA, the defending three-time National Shakespearean Acting Champions present Shakespeare’s rarely done history, King John. 

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill

110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill

Old friends John Kearns and Pat Cahill have gathered together 110% of their very best talking points, bloopers, songs and fighting talks to discuss at the Blundabus. 

Adventures in Menstruating With Chella Quint

Adventures in Menstruating With Chella Quint

Bloody funny period comedy about breaking taboos and ending period poverty with ad-busting, craftivism and a bleeding ridiculous conga line. 

The Power of Music 2

The Power of Music 2

One of the BBC’s best-known journalists and presenters, James Naughtie is now is now special correspondent for BBC News. 

Mouse Music!

Mouse Music!

The talented vocalists of Edinburgh Music Theatre return with another fantastic musical extravaganza for all the family this August. 

Fellswater Celtic Ensemble in Concert

Fellswater Celtic Ensemble in Concert

Fellswater Celtic music ensemble from Boston, Massachusetts, USA will perform tunes and songs from all the Celtic nations and beyond. 

A Really Short Introduction to Scotland's Piano Music

A Really Short Introduction to Scotland's Piano Music

Renowned Scottish pianist Christopher Guild offers listeners the chance to become acquainted with a burgeoning force in Scotland’s culture: its classical music. 

Edinburgh Quartet: The World's Greatest Chamber Music

Edinburgh Quartet: The World's Greatest Chamber Music

A journey through chamber music gems with the Edinburgh Quartet – featuring works by Mozart, Bruckner, Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak and Gesualdo over three performances. 

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits – The Story of the Capital's Music

Edinburgh's Greatest Hits – The Story of the Capital's Music

These entertaining and informative guided walking tours tell the story of the musicians who have stayed, played and made music in Edinburgh. 

John Hegley: New and Selected

John Hegley: New and Selected

He came to our home with my Grandmother. 

Andrew O'Neill: I Am a Rich Man and I Have Many Sons

Andrew O'Neill: I Am a Rich Man and I Have Many Sons

There’s a better universe next door. Let’s go! Award-winning Fringe veteran brings all the feels. ‘An incantatory state of near-constant laughter’ **** (List). 

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

‘Boogie-woogie, slide-guitar master’ **** (Scotsman). 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

Edinburgh’s iconic Jazz Bar showcases some of their favourite resident bands and the very best of Edinburgh’s local talent with late night funk, blues and soul, as well as special … 

Marjolein Robertson: It's Time

Marjolein Robertson: It's Time

Shetland comedian Marjolein Robertson weaves through time with jokes, anecdotes and storytelling. 

Loneliness and Other Adventures

Loneliness and Other Adventures

The portrayal of a young woman’s search for love and her sometimes crippling fear of being alone. 

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music

Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best young contemporary music talents perform an exciting blend of Scottish pop, traditional Scottish songs and instrumental s… 

Man Down

Man Down

Man Down emerges from three years of research and hours of interviews and discussions with people in Baltimore, USA. 

Zillions of Comedians (The One-Man Compilation Show)

Zillions of Comedians (The One-Man Compilation Show)

Watch Zillions of Comedians squeezed into just one hour. 

Nerd Time's a Charm

Nerd Time's a Charm

Up ‘til now, I had only ever seen Tom Crosbie perform short spots at Fringe cabaret shows where his skill with a Rubik’s Cube and his awkward, amiable persona intrigued me. 

John Hegley: Morning Wordship

John Hegley: Morning Wordship

Join the morning chorus of clappy, clippy, cloppy, floppy, flappy sing-song and poem pong. 

Jim Swann: The Man With No Vaginas

Jim Swann: The Man With No Vaginas

Somewhere between who he is, who he thinks he is, who he wants to be, who he wishes he wasn’t and who he suspects people want him to think he is… you’ll find the child in adu… 

The Sound of Their Music

The Sound of Their Music

An evening celebrating the legendary partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. 

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

Join Meg and her band of misfits on a voyage through time and space. 

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? As seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in NYC and Yuk Yuk’s in Toronto – ‘exceptionally funny’ (Ma… 

Another Time Slot With Ger Staunton

Another Time Slot With Ger Staunton

A nice, relaxed way to spend an hour of your Edinburgh Fringe with conversational-style delivery from ‘one of the best comedy writers in Ireland’ (Aidan Bishop, The International C… 

Henry Paker: Man Alive

Henry Paker: Man Alive

Henry found himself in a Travelodge, lunching on a can of John West Mediterranean Style Tuna Salad. 

Mark Watson: Man of Mischief

Mark Watson: Man of Mischief

The Man of Mischief makes his Fringe debut with a one-man variety show! Having headlined at large theatres and performed for the BBC, Mark brings you his full evening show. 

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. 

David McIver Is a Nice Little Man

David McIver Is a Nice Little Man

Look, it’s David McIver, the nicest little man in town giving it a good go with his debut hour of riffs, bits and skits. 

Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket

Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket

Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe. 

Pigeon Man Apocalypse

Pigeon Man Apocalypse

William Whitehurst’s savage and unflinching examination of abuse and isolation is given wings in the shape of Arthur Cork, performed by the award-winning Corin Rhys Jones. 

Music to Watch Girls By

Music to Watch Girls By

After last year’s sell-out show, Pete Sinclair returns with his cool crooners and a new mix of hits from The Great American Songbook: numbers like Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, S… 

Action Man

Action Man

Upon retirement, Corporal Liam Drury returns to be confronted with sudden and debilitating flashbacks to his time in combat. 

Fred MacAulay and John Moloney

Fred MacAulay and John Moloney

With a friendship that has endured numerous governments, several economic downturns and expanding waist sizes, these two stand-ups join together to bring you a one-hour show which … 

Dome Nights: The Wall – Inspired by the Music of Pink Floyd

Dome Nights: The Wall – Inspired by the Music of Pink Floyd

Inspired by the music of Pink Floyd’s album The Wall. Travel back in time to 1979 with this progressive rock album enhanced with spectacular wrap-around immersive dome visuals. 

Questing Time

Questing Time

London’s best comedy Dungeons & Dragons show is rolling into Edinburgh to ask the funniest people on the Fringe if they have what it takes to be heroes. 

John Lynn: Addiction Diction

John Lynn: Addiction Diction

John Lynn is not a drug fiend. 

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. 

Gordon Southern: A Man for Two Seasons

Gordon Southern: A Man for Two Seasons

Gordon Southern has successfully avoided winter for ten years, a feat only previously achieved by bees, some birds and most bears. 

Jo Caulfield: Killing Time

Jo Caulfield: Killing Time

Jo Caulfield strides on stage with all the self-assuredness of the seasoned performer that she is. 

Music at Lunchtime

Music at Lunchtime

Visit St Giles’ Cathedral and enjoy a relaxed musical concert from performers from all over the world in a unique and beautiful historical setting. 

Power Play: Next Time

Power Play: Next Time

On average, victims of domestic violence experience 35 assaults before calling the police. 

The Isle of Muck

The Isle of Muck

Basil abandons university to join his Uncle January, an ageing party boy, on the sparsely populated Isle of Muck. 

Live Music at the Golf Tavern

Live Music at the Golf Tavern

Enjoy a rotating line-up of bands featuring a host of top local musicians doing a collection of familiar and unique covers, a great night to sing along and get your toes tapping at… 

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

Bare Productions are a new, fresh Edinburgh-based company comprising of some of the best local talent who have all performed in multiple five-star sell-out shows at the Fringe. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

The hilarious improvised Doctor Who parody returns! Featuring a live radiophonic workshop and a crew of hysterical performers, join us for an entirely new adventure every day based… 

A Complete Waste of Time

A Complete Waste of Time

Steve Chang takes you on an introspective journey to find meaning in life by means of ayahuasca, hookers and gay conversion camp. 

Dome Nights: Dark Side of the Moon – Inspired by the Music of Pink Floyd

Dome Nights: Dark Side of the Moon – Inspired by the Music of Pink Floyd

Inspired by the music of Pink Floyd, this dome spectacular features the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon in explosive surround sound. 

Stitch in Time: A Knitting Cabaret

Stitch in Time: A Knitting Cabaret

Excitement! Drama! Romance! And… knitting? A scintillating cabaret, featuring the lost knitting songs of WWI and WWII from Canada, Britain, America and France. 

Two-Man, One-Man

Two-Man, One-Man

**** (TimeOut). 

John Montgomery String Band

John Montgomery String Band

This is the five-piece band’s second consecutive appearance at the Fringe. 

Dome Nights: Wish You Were Here – Inspired by the Music of Pink Floyd

Dome Nights: Wish You Were Here – Inspired by the Music of Pink Floyd

Lose yourself in Pink Floyd’s classic album Wish You Were Here, this new full-dome music and light show interprets the acclaimed rock album through mesmerising HD graphics. 

First Time at the Fringe

First Time at the Fringe

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Definition of Man

Definition of Man

A sexier, more violent Waiting for Godot, Definition of Man is a physicalised post-apocalyptic decreation myth that won Best in Dance and Physical Theatre and Ripest Show at the 20… 

Phil Ellis Is Ready for the Big Time

Phil Ellis Is Ready for the Big Time

After winning the Edinburgh Panel Prize in 2014 with Funz and Gamez, Phil’s ready to bring his unique, anarchic and unreliable comedy to the masses. 

Mr Merrick, the Elephant Man

Mr Merrick, the Elephant Man

Award-winning Lucky Dog bring their acclaimed Mr Merrick, the Elephant Man to Edinburgh for the first time. 

Sasha Ellen: No Man's Land

Sasha Ellen: No Man's Land

In 2010, the island of Herm (the Channel Islands’ smallest island) declared a state of emergency. 

The Amazing Bubble Man

The Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Sofía and Marcelo – The World Music Experience

Sofía and Marcelo – The World Music Experience

Sofía & Marcelo are an innovative Mexican duo who combine different musical elements to achieve an experience in the spectator. 

The 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. 

John Robertson: Sweaty, Sexy Party Party

John Robertson: Sweaty, Sexy Party Party

Suited and booted Australian improv god unleashes pure comedy chaos in a basement with a live blues band. 

Adventures in Dementia: Steve Day

Adventures in Dementia: Steve Day

Steve’s dad has Alzheimers. 

Gareth Berliner: I Paid for 50 Minutes of Your Time

Gareth Berliner: I Paid for 50 Minutes of Your Time

Stand-up comic Gareth Berliner was cast in Coronation Street four years ago to play dodgy drug dealer Macca, and was told he didn’t need make-up! He’s also very funny. 

Vivian’s Music, 1969

Vivian’s Music, 1969

Inspired by real events: in 1969, in a segregated city in the American Midwest bursting with racial tension, a 14-year-old black girl, Vivian, was shot by a white cop, igniting one… 

Hot Gay Time Machine

Hot Gay Time Machine

After their multi award-winning debut at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the hot gays are back. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

Join us on a thrilling journey to a future age where things are not as they seem. 

Keara Murphy: Furious! #MeToo Time's Up! No Bawbaggery Allowed!

Keara Murphy: Furious! #MeToo Time's Up! No Bawbaggery Allowed!

Twice featured on BBC Radio 4’s Pick of the Week. 

John and Claire Lenahan – Loud & Louder

John and Claire Lenahan – Loud & Louder

Prepare for loud and get ready for louder with some shouty thrown in for good measure. 

Do You Think That's Wise? – The Life and Times of John Le Mesurier

Do You Think That's Wise? – The Life and Times of John Le Mesurier

In an affectionate tribute, leading impressionist Julian Dutton of BBC One’s The Big Impression brings to life one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars. 

Bread and Geller: Prime Time

Bread and Geller: Prime Time

Step aside Ricky and Bianca, there’s a new duo in town. 

David Callaghan: Dead Man's Chest

David Callaghan: Dead Man's Chest

An interactive technological comedy adventure with comedian David Callaghan. 

The Travellin' Man Comedy Showcase

The Travellin' Man Comedy Showcase

In six years of stand-up, Aidan ‘Taco’ Jones has met great comedians from every continent (except Antartica, they’re rubbish). 

Choir of Man

Choir of Man

The Choir of Man was the runway hit and ‘the ultimate feel-good show of 2017 Fringe’ ***** (Edinburgh Evening News). 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

You awake to find yourself in The Dark Room! You (the audience) must choose an option – will you A) Find the light switch? B) Cry for help? C) Go north? Come and play a live-acti… 

Charlie Baker Presents: The Greatest Goat of All Time

Charlie Baker Presents: The Greatest Goat of All Time

World premiere of this fresh, funny, fantastical story starring award-winning comedian, singer and dancer Charlie Baker (Harry Hill’s Tea Time, Dog Ate My Homework, Doctor Who) and… 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

David Earl Is Brian Gittins: Don't Feed the Monkey Man

David Earl Is Brian Gittins: Don't Feed the Monkey Man

As seen on Ricky Gervais’ Derek, Sky’s Rovers and Channel 4’s Gittins. 

Des Kapital: Mao That’s What I Call Music!

Des Kapital: Mao That’s What I Call Music!

Following sell-out shows on the Brighton and Edinburgh Fringes for Never Mind the Cossacks – ‘brilliantly conceived’ (FringeGuru. 

Suzanne Lea Shepherd: You're Okay!

Suzanne Lea Shepherd: You're Okay!

Thanksgiving with your family in the most eye-popping of places. 

Aaaaaaaaand Now It's Time for... Roger Swift's Pun-U-Matic (The Second Leg)

Aaaaaaaaand Now It's Time for... Roger Swift's Pun-U-Matic (The Second Leg)

Puns! Lots of puns! Spoken puns, visual puns, musical puns, contrived puns and a lot of props. 

One-Man Pride and Prejudice

One-Man Pride and Prejudice

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an actor in possession of a woman’s story must be in want of a wife – to help him adapt it. 

Live Music at SouthPour

Live Music at SouthPour

Join us for a prime selection of acoustic music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night with different musicians and duos specially chosen for the Fringe, performing each night i… 

Time Out With Ross Voss

Time Out With Ross Voss

Australian comedian Ross Voss’s show in the form of a basketball game! Four quarters of 12 minutes of comedy! Each quarter is different, from more about me to storytelling, longe… 

The Adventures of Sam Swallow

The Adventures of Sam Swallow

Soar with Sam on his thrilling migration North! Journey through wondrous landscapes, meet the creatures that inhabit them, and see the impact of pollution and climate change. 

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

No script Sherlock! Stars of Racing Minds and Impromptu Shakespeare take you on a thrilling new adventure each day through the underworld of Victorian Britain, packed with shady vi… 

The Straw Man

The Straw Man

He is Generation X. 

Cat Pictures to Music for an Hour

Cat Pictures to Music for an Hour

No refunds. @catpicsmusicFU #catpicsmusicFU 

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Hold on to your raincoats! Tom Brace brings a jam-packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won’t believe! Expect the unexpected in this mind-boggling variety show. 

The Big Time

The Big Time

Jerry and Jacks want to be Big Time, but at what cost? They take on a job that they hope will shoot them up the ladder in the organisation. 

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Join the Silent Adventures dream team as they lead you on a fun-filled silent disco tour of the capital. 

John Partridge: Stripped

John Partridge: Stripped

Stripped is a new beginning. 

The Man Presents: Women

The Man Presents: Women

What happens to the women that men can’t write? In this showcase of strong female characters, a group of Cambridge’s finest lady and non-binary comics will endeavour to find out. 

John Kearns: Don't Worry They're Here

John Kearns: Don't Worry They're Here

The only winner of the Best Show and Best Newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Awards returns for an encore of his 2017 critically acclaimed hit. 

A Fortunate Man

A Fortunate Man

There are books which are called seminal largely because so many people have read them. 

George Lewis: A Man, a Plan, a Girl With Fake Tan

George Lewis: A Man, a Plan, a Girl With Fake Tan

When George was 12 he fell for the most beautiful, orangest girl in Stockport. 

A Man's a Man

A Man's a Man

I was unsure what to expect from this performance, but "a musical about Robert Burns" already had my interest piqued. 

John Pendal: We Are Family

John Pendal: We Are Family

Storyteller and stand-up comedian John Pendal explores his family tree and discovers mutinies in the 1800s, arson in the 1900s and autism in the 2000s. 

One-Man Stranger Things

One-Man Stranger Things

Charles ‘One-Man Star Wars’ Ross and Canadian Fringe legend, TJ Dawe, parody the Netflix smash series, Stranger Things. 

Paul Sinha: The Two Ages of Man

Paul Sinha: The Two Ages of Man

After last year’s sell-out run, Paul returns to Edinburgh with his life, seemingly, still bordering on disarray. 

John Hastings: Float Like a Butterfly, John Hastings Like a Bee

John Hastings: Float Like a Butterfly, John Hastings Like a Bee

Last year, John Hastings was hit by a car and broke his arm. 

The Travelling Sisters: Toupé

The Travelling Sisters: Toupé

Masterfully combining physical comedy, characters and original music, The Travelling Sisters are ‘insane geniuses of sketch comedy’ (GreatScott. 

The Vanishing Man

The Vanishing Man

Knowledge = Belief and Truth. 

Earnest & Wilde: Let's Face the Music (and Franz)

Earnest & Wilde: Let's Face the Music (and Franz)

Here is something special and unusual: the life and death of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke and heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, remixed into a cabaret history lecture b… 

How to Keep Time: A Drum Solo for Dementia

How to Keep Time: A Drum Solo for Dementia

There’s a line in How to Keep Time that sat very deeply in my heart: “All my memories have been rewritten for who you are now. 

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Join us at the multi award-winning Whiski Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at Whiski Bar during August. 

Time For Tea

Time For Tea

Gripping World Premier drama of Cowgate fire. 

Paul Sinha: The Two Ages Of Man

Paul Sinha: The Two Ages Of Man

After last year's sell-out show, Paul returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with his life, seemingly, still bordering on disarray. 

John Pendal: We Are Family

John Pendal: We Are Family

Popular comic John Pendal returns to Great Yorkshire Fringe for a third consecutive year. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

David Callaghan: Dead Man’s Chest

David Callaghan: Dead Man’s Chest

An interactive technological comedy adventure with comedian David Callaghan. 

Metropolis Music Presents Tom Jones (Belvoir Castle)

Metropolis Music Presents Tom Jones (Belvoir Castle)

The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

The hilarious improvised Doctor Who parody returns! Featuring a live radiophonic workshop and a crew of hysterical performers, join us for an entirely new adventure base… 

The Ronnie Scott’s Allstars play The Music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

The Ronnie Scott’s Allstars play The Music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, led by the club’s musical director, take to the stage to celebrate two giants of jazz… 

John Porter - Can't Help Falling (In Love)

John Porter - Can't Help Falling (In Love)

‘Write what you know!’ they say. 

Metropolis Music Presents Tom Jones (Stansted Park)

Metropolis Music Presents Tom Jones (Stansted Park)

The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is. 

The Travelling Sisters - TOUPÉ

The Travelling Sisters - TOUPÉ

Masterfully combining physical comedy, characters, and original music, The Travelling Sisters are 'insane geniuses of sketch comedy' - GreatScott. 

The Time Capsule - A Pick Your Own Adventure Play

The Time Capsule - A Pick Your Own Adventure Play

A play promising to be the first of its kind premieres in July at Landor Space, Clapham, inviting audiences to take control of a show where every night really is different. 

John Pendal: We Are Family

John Pendal: We Are Family

“AN ABSOLUTE CRACKER…FRINGE BRILLIANCE” ★★★★★ - Broadway Baby John Pendal is proud to announce his third full-length solo show: “… 

Michael Buble - British Summer Time

Michael Buble - British Summer Time

Michael Bublé – a true global superstar in his only UK performance is coming to Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park 2018! The undisputed ‘King of … 

Metropolis Music Presents Tom Jones (Ragley Hall)

Metropolis Music Presents Tom Jones (Ragley Hall)

The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is. 

Metropolis Music Presents Tom Jones (Englefield Estate)

Metropolis Music Presents Tom Jones (Englefield Estate)

The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is. 

Metropolis Music Presents Tom Jones (Euston Park)

Metropolis Music Presents Tom Jones (Euston Park)

The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is. 

Steps at Greenwich Music Time 2018

Steps at Greenwich Music Time 2018

Pop superstars Steps are the first headline act to be announced for Greenwich Music Time 2018. 

John and Claire Lenahan: Loud & Louder (Edinburgh Preview)

John and Claire Lenahan: Loud & Louder (Edinburgh Preview)

Prepare for loud and get ready for louder with some shouty thrown in for good measure. 

Samuel Beckett : Words and Music

Samuel Beckett : Words and Music

A rare concert performance of Samuel Beckett’s radio play Words and Music with American composer, Morton Feldman’s score. 

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Energetic, playful stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian Russell Arathoon. 

Bread & Geller: Prime Time (Edinburgh Preview)

Bread & Geller: Prime Time (Edinburgh Preview)

Sketch Off 2018 runners up Bread & Geller bring you their sell-out debut hour, a hot mix of character comedy, observational sketch and musical parody. 

Sound of Music

Sound of Music

Join us in the Victorian setting of Brighton’s Old Courtroom for a special screening of this classic film. 

A Good Man

A Good Man

Dennis, 32, is perfect according to his best friend and Nan, Elsie. 

John Osborne: John Peel's Shed and Other Stories

John Osborne: John Peel's Shed and Other Stories

Writer and storyteller John Osborne is back with a trio of shows across the final weekend of the Fringe. 

Adventures of Robin Hood

Adventures of Robin Hood

Prepare your family for a thrilling adventure as Robin and his merry band whisk you to Sherwood forest and rise up against the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham! Expect boo-able villain… 

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

A renaissance man in a suitcase. 

Mao That's What I Call Music!

Mao That's What I Call Music!

Everyone had a favourite subject at school taught by their favourite teacher. 

Music for Meditation

Music for Meditation

A unique blend of meditation and music performance to enlighten the soul and lift your spirit! Come and experience a mix of live Eastern and Western vibrational music to help brin… 

The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man

If you want a wonderful retelling and reimagining of the classic tale, told by two talented performers on a deliciously simple, yet complex, set, then look no further. 

The Man of a Thousand Farces

The Man of a Thousand Farces

‘The Man of a 1000 Farces’ is the new touring show from that international man of misery, Johnny MacAulay. 

Sasha Ellen: No Man's Land

Sasha Ellen: No Man's Land

In 2010 the island of Herm declared a state of emergency. 

Live Music in Theatre: Creating and Playing Music for a Theatre Piece

Live Music in Theatre: Creating and Playing Music for a Theatre Piece

How can we enhance the impact of a theatre play with live music? An interactive workshop where participants are welcome to bring their own compositions to play or improvise. 

David Callaghan: Dead Man's Chest

David Callaghan: Dead Man's Chest

Comedian David Callaghan brings his newest interactive technological comedy adventure. 

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall

Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

EXTRA PERFORMANCES ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND Louis Pearl has thrilled audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

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. 

Will Dalrymple: Man to Man

Will Dalrymple: Man to Man

Nothing interesting has ever happened to gay comedian Will Dalrymple. 

Geoff Robb - Original Spanish & Celtic Guitar + Vocal Explosion

Geoff Robb - Original Spanish & Celtic Guitar + Vocal Explosion

Geoff Robb is a guitarist and composer whose music blends his classical training with his love of Spanish and Celtic music. 

Swing Out! A Night of Live Swing Music and Dancing

Swing Out! A Night of Live Swing Music and Dancing

Rouge your knees, shine your shoes and prepare to enter a razzling dazzling world of Swing! From the decadent 20s Jazz age, the glamourous 30s, the spirit of the 40s, to the rebels… 

Crap Music Rave Party

Crap Music Rave Party

Grab a bunch of mates and hit the dance floor with Australian party machine Tomas Ford for Brighton Fringe’s most ridiculous party. 

James Cary: James and John

James Cary: James and John

John 3:16 is the verse to end all verses apparently. 

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Stand-up comedy from Manchester-born comedian, Russell Arathoon. 

John Pendal: Family

John Pendal: Family

John Pendal returns with a preview of his new solo stand-up comedy show ‘Family’. 

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… 

Organ Music at St. Bart's

Organ Music at St. Bart's

Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St. 

David McIver is a Nice Little Man

David McIver is a Nice Little Man

Wow, it’s time for the debut hour of comedy from hot ticket and nice friend David McIver! That’s right girls and boys, your special little man is all grown up and raring to do some… 

Matt Price : Frequently Anxious Man

Matt Price : Frequently Anxious Man

Friendly Cornish Giant Matt Price was going out with a woman. 

Do The Thing: The Two Man Made-Up Musical

Do The Thing: The Two Man Made-Up Musical

From the minds behind Brighton improv titans Off the Cuff and Blanket Fort comes a full-throttle fully-improvised musical performed in full by only two men (plus one on guitar). 

Jon Mcleod Music Showcase at Artista

Jon Mcleod Music Showcase at Artista

Singer/songwriter, Jon McLeod, brings his original acoustic compositions to Artista Cafe & Gallery. 

John Osborne: Circled in the Radio Times

John Osborne: Circled in the Radio Times

A new storytelling show about finding a pile of old copies of the Radio Times and piecing together someone’s life by the programmes they had circled. 

Henry Café: It's Gameshow Time!

Henry Café: It's Gameshow Time!

The game show where celebrities compete to become UN Goodwill Ambassadors. 

Hot Gay Time Machine

Hot Gay Time Machine

Fresh from their five-star, sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and winners of the Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence 2017, ‘Hot Gay Time Machine’ cover all the most important m… 

Mood Music

Mood Music

‘Music is medication. 

Sir Michael Parkinson - Our Kind of Music

Sir Michael Parkinson - Our Kind of Music

Alongside his interviewing and writing Sir Michael Parkinson has spent much of his career promoting the appreciation of the music of the Great American Songbook and encouraging t… 

John Barrowman with Seth Rudetsky as pianist & host

John Barrowman with Seth Rudetsky as pianist & host

Mark Cortale Presents Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre:JOHN BARROWMAN MBEwith SETH RUDETSKY as pianist & host. 

Dinosaur Time Machine

Dinosaur Time Machine

Best Children’s Show Award 2016! Buckle up and take a trip in a giant time machine to get up close and personal with a life sized T-Rex! Incorporating science with circus, pu… 

JOHN HINTON'S SCIENTRILOGY: THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM

JOHN HINTON'S SCIENTRILOGY: THE ELEMENT IN THE ROOM

The incredible life story of Marie Curie, arguably the most important woman in science, who discovered two chemical elements, won two Nobel Prizes, and made breakthroughs that have… 

Time Travel Dance Party

Time Travel Dance Party

The Fame Train gang star in this awesome show that sees the kids travel through the ages from the prehistoric times, to the swinging 60’s, all the way to the modern day! Cool chara… 

Eclipse performing music by the Legendary Pink Floyd

Eclipse performing music by the Legendary Pink Floyd

After the sell-out success of their 2017 Fringe performance, the all-star cast of musicians that are ‘Eclipse’ are coming together once again to perform one show only for the 2… 

The Boat that Rocked - Piano Man, The Billy Joel Tribute Show

The Boat that Rocked - Piano Man, The Billy Joel Tribute Show

Dance the night away with Adelaide’s hottest party boat and live acts on the Inner Harbour of Port Adelaide. 

Time and Machines - gymnastics in motion

Time and Machines - gymnastics in motion

“Time and Machines - gymnastics in motion” has it’s premiere in SA and introduces acrobats, gymnasts, dancers, aerialists and circus performers to Adelaide audiences. 

The Man In The Mail

The Man In The Mail

Inspired by some lesser known writings of the great novelist, poet and playwright, Jules Verne, The Man in the Mail tells the story of a lovelorn fellow who decides to send himself… 

Damian Callinan: Swing Man

Damian Callinan: Swing Man

Damian Callinan, renowned character and stand-up comedian, suffers from OTTDS (Over The Top Dance Syndrome). 

Choir of Man

Choir of Man

The Choir of Man was the runaway hit of the Edinburgh Fringe 2017 the team behind The Magnets! and the Soweto Gospel Choir. 

1960-today: A History of Modern Music

1960-today: A History of Modern Music

THE DEER JOHNS get the party going as they take you on a trip through your favourite eras, playing a song-per-year chronological musical history. 

Cafe Boite World Music & Culture

Cafe Boite World Music & Culture

Cafe Boite Presents 3 Friday events presenting a variety of music and dance from SA’s newest communities, Afghan, Persian, Syrian, South Asian and African. 

Crap Music Rave Party

Crap Music Rave Party

Grab your mates and hit the dance floor with hyperactive party machine Tomás Ford for the Fringe’s most ridiculous night. 

I am Basketball Man

I am Basketball Man

Basketball Man is an artist from New York that performs a variety of basketball tricks such as dribbling, spinning, juggling, and freestyle with basketballs all while telling s… 

JOHN HINTON'S SCIENTRILOGY: ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING

JOHN HINTON'S SCIENTRILOGY: ALBERT EINSTEIN: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING

Join Albert, the genius behind the übercoolest moustache in science, for a lecture like no other. 

JOHN HINTON'S SCIENTRILOGY: ORIGIN OF SPECIES...

JOHN HINTON'S SCIENTRILOGY: ORIGIN OF SPECIES...

In this international smash-hit musical comedy, Charles Darwin tells the remarkable story of how he came up with the idea that shook the world, and why it took him 20 years to publ… 

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’. 

Movin' Melvin Brown: A Man, A Magic, A Music - The Story continues!

Movin' Melvin Brown: A Man, A Magic, A Music - The Story continues!

Rich acapella singing opens this show as Melvin Brown takes to the stage. 

That Man : Indoors

That Man : Indoors

A man and his case in a world of chance and opportunity, creates a happening of interactive participation, acute absurdity and mesmerizing manipulation. 

Marvellous Music at Mary Mags

Marvellous Music at Mary Mags

A wonderful program of three concerts featuring voice and organ that make the most of the gorgeous acoustic of this space. 

Music with Motion

Music with Motion

Come and experience Music with Motion. 

John Hastings - Audacity

John Hastings - Audacity

BBC Three’s John Hastings, the funniest white comedian from Canada, was briefly vegan and is currently in love. 

Gordon Southern: a man for two seasons

Gordon Southern: a man for two seasons

For over 10 years by luck or design Southern has only really experienced summer and autumn. 

Alexander Richmond - One Man Titanic

Alexander Richmond - One Man Titanic

An international gross of $1. 

Time Stands Still

Time Stands Still

The play revolves around Sarah, a photo journalist who has just returned from covering the war in Syria after being severely injured. 

The Travelling Sisters - Toupé

The Travelling Sisters - Toupé

Masterfully combining physical comedy, characters, and original music, The Travelling Sisters are ‘insane geniuses of sketch comedy’ (★★★★★ Great Scott). 

Fame, Fortune & Lies: The Life and Music of Eileen Joyce

Fame, Fortune & Lies: The Life and Music of Eileen Joyce

Fame, Fortune & Lies : the Life and Music of Eileen Joyce is a window into the life of Eileen Joyce; an Australian concert pianist, recording artist, radio performer, fashionista a… 

Koto Music Concert -

Koto Music Concert - "10 Years in Adelaide"

2018 is Etsuko Kawaguchi’s 10th year in the Adelaide Fringe. 

Joanne Kam: Laugh You Long Time

Joanne Kam: Laugh You Long Time

In a fiery display of wit, comedy and anecdotes dressed up with glamour and style, Joanne Kam (Comedy Central Asia) will have you crying with laughter as she shares her views on li… 

John Kauffmann, Art Photographer: A Retrospective

John Kauffmann, Art Photographer: A Retrospective

South Australian-born John Kauffmann (1864-1942) discovered photography as art while living in Europe in the 1890s. 

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. 

Big Man. Little Instruments.

Big Man. Little Instruments.

An honest tale of one man’s modern escape from the prison of belief. 

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - a tribute to the songs of Elton John

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - a tribute to the songs of Elton John

The Flaming Sambucas (extended band), with Terry Nicholas at the White Grand Piano, bring to life the timeless songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. 

Death Of A Ladies' Man - The Lustful Songs of Leonard Cohen

Death Of A Ladies' Man - The Lustful Songs of Leonard Cohen

The bawdy, the dirty, and the downright horny - The Towers of Song are going to rock’n’roll their way through the lustful side of Leonard’s music. 

It's Only Life - A New Musical Revue featuring John Bucchino

It's Only Life - A New Musical Revue featuring John Bucchino

Awarded Broadway composer & pianist, John Bucchino, will be performing for the S. 

Buffet Dinner with Rock Music by

Buffet Dinner with Rock Music by "Skullduggery"

Staged within the famous Buckingham Arms dining room with their traditional “All you can eat” menu whilst being entertained by “Skullduggery” one of Adelaide’s great dynamic and di… 

Tusk!FM  - A Tribute to the Music of Fleetwood Mac

Tusk!FM - A Tribute to the Music of Fleetwood Mac

Love passion deceit betrayal and some of the most iconic songs ever written formed a soundscape that touched every listener of popular music in the 70’s and 80’s. 

The Best Man

The Best Man

Two opposing presidential party candidates are neck and neck in an unscrupulous battle for the nomination. 

Glenn Shorrock: A Lifetime in Music, Picture and Conversation

Glenn Shorrock: A Lifetime in Music, Picture and Conversation

English-born Australian singer-songwriter Glenn Shorrock is known for being a founding member of The Twilights, Axiom, and Little River Band, as well as his extensive solo career. 

H G Wells' The Time Machine

H G Wells' The Time Machine

While not even Herbert George Wells’s own first dalliance with the concept of time travel, his 1895 novella The Time Machine has nevertheless become pretty much the definitive te… 

Ngundakati: music

Ngundakati: music

Celebrating the rich contribution to the world’s culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, this performance brings together leading contemporary SA artists Corey T… 

Welcome to the Music Hall

Welcome to the Music Hall

The Old Married Couple may be married but they’re certainly not old. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Time & Space

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Time & Space

Ever wanted to experience your own Doctor Who adventure? Our team of time lords will whisk you round the universe and home in time for tea in this hilarious improvised parody! ★�… 

John Bishop

John Bishop

Comedy superstar John Bishop is extending his sell out UK tour and coming to the London Palladium in Feb 2018 with his brand new live show, Winging It. 

Rosemary and Time

Rosemary and Time

Based on a true story, is about two women, working side by side in a school infirmary who discover a startling truth about one another. 

John

John

UK theatregoers may be playing catch-up when it comes to playwright Annie Baker. 

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music is a beautiful, uncomplicated musical about courage, love and doing the right thing, and this production is a beautiful, uncomplicated rendition that stays true … 

Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities

Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities

A tale of resilience and adaption that tells the story of puppet-maker Geppetto. 

The Grinning Man

The Grinning Man

A strange new act has arrived at the fairground. 

Side Shows

Side Shows

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

You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown

You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown

EPIC is a theater troupe for actors living with (and without) developmental disabilities such as autism. 

A Celebration of the Music from Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, and The Hobbit

A Celebration of the Music from Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, and The Hobbit

They are the most beloved and recognisable big and small screen creations of all time – let alone just in the world of the Fantasy genre – and now, for the first time, … 

Hot Gay Time Machine

Hot Gay Time Machine

An extremely flamboyant, ‘riotous but subtly moving’ (The List) extravaGAYnza, fresh from its sold-out, award-winning run at Edinburgh. 

Grayson Perry Typical Man in a Dress Part 2

Grayson Perry Typical Man in a Dress Part 2

Award-winning artist; Bafta-winning TV presenter; Reith Lecturer and bestselling author with traditional masculine traits including having the desire to “always be right and … 

Climb That Tree - A Family Music Show

Climb That Tree - A Family Music Show

Join award-winning songwriter and musician David Gibb on a musical journey through his hilarious and often surreal imagination. 

Celtic Woman: Voices Of Angels

Celtic Woman: Voices Of Angels

Multi-platinum international music sensation and 2017 Grammy® Nominee Celtic Woman, returns with their all-new tour, Voices of Angels. 

Bread & Geller: On Time

Bread & Geller: On Time

Bread & Geller are back! Join the world’s first comedy trio with only two members as they return with their sell-out exploration of all* things time. 

Man to Man

Man to Man

There were a lot of expectation around this new Wales Millennium Centre production of Manfred Karge’s one-woman play, Man to Man. 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. 

Man to Man

Man to Man

Celebrating 30 years since its UK première and following rave reviews and a sold out run at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival, Maggie Bain delivers a tour de force performance in … 

Paradiso: Man's Enduring Search for Perfection

Paradiso: Man's Enduring Search for Perfection

I have been to Paradise and this is what I saw. 

The Man Who Couldn't Dance

The Man Who Couldn't Dance

Set in the heart of Scotland, The Man Who Couldn’t Dance is a story of first love, broken promises and surviving suburbia in the aftermath of a broken heart. 

Music and Lyrics

Music and Lyrics

After an exciting run at the 70th Edinburgh Fringe Festival the companies of three musicals (Porn, X and Suicide) come together to perform musical highlights from the shows in what… 

David O'Doherty: Big Time

David O'Doherty: Big Time

David O’Doherty – the Ryanair Enya, the Aldi Bublé – returns to the Fringe with last year’s hit show Big Time, an hour of talking and songs in a haunted hall on a hill fille… 

David O'Doherty: Big Time

David O'Doherty: Big Time

O’Doherty is back with his mini-keyboard, flopping hair, and uninhibited attitude, but this time in one of the most prestigious venues that the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has to o… 

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

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

Sad Little Man

Sad Little Man

‘Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. 

The Curious Incidents of the gay in the night-time

The Curious Incidents of the gay in the night-time

Russell Arathoon brings his previous sold out debut stand up show to London. 

Arlene! The Glitz. The Glamour. The Gossip.

Arlene! The Glitz. The Glamour. The Gossip.

Introduced by Jacquie Storey – who once successfully auditioned for the group that later became Hot Gossip (and turned them down) – we first see a short video from The Kenny Ev… 

Two Man Show

Two Man Show

Men have all the power. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

HG Wells’s sci-fi masterpiece is reborn as a brand new musical adventure. 

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 9

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves... 9

One performance only. Turn up early, sell-out expected. 

David Earl Is Brian Gittins: Don't Feed the Monkey Man (Work in Progress)

David Earl Is Brian Gittins: Don't Feed the Monkey Man (Work in Progress)

David Earl’s alter ego, Brian Gittins is an utter prat and according to the Sussex Argus, ‘The World’s Worst Comedian’. 

Wrong Tree Adventures

Wrong Tree Adventures

A stunning amalgamation of Wrong Tree’s work to date: the Professor’s grandfather is missing – working in his old greenhouse, her quest takes her to explore South America. 

The Music of The Incredible String Band

The Music of The Incredible String Band

Whimsical, surreal, truly inspirational: psychedelic pioneers The Incredible String Band entranced listeners in the late 1960s and early 1970s with their visionary, dream-like so… 

Mercy Mercy Mercy! The Music of Cannonball Adderley

Mercy Mercy Mercy! The Music of Cannonball Adderley

A quintet of Scotland’s foremost jazz musicians pays joyous tribute to the bebop/soul music of Cannonball and Nat Adderley. 

Geraldyne: Improv from Music

Geraldyne: Improv from Music

Geraldyne are a team of improvisers that grew up mishearing song lyrics. 

John Prescott: In Conversation

John Prescott: In Conversation

John Prescott, returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after his sell-out performance last year. 

Black Monday – The Sketch and Music Show

Black Monday – The Sketch and Music Show

This is the year 1929, Tom is a happy, wealthy and young broker who lives in London and whose life is about to radically change. 

Philomusica of Edinburgh With John Sampson

Philomusica of Edinburgh With John Sampson

John Sampson (trumpet and recorder) joins the orchestra for performances of Vivaldi’s recorder concerto in C minor and Handel’s trumpet suite in D. 

In The Mood: The Music of Glenn Miller

In The Mood: The Music of Glenn Miller

Jump aboard the Chattanooga Choo-Choo and join Scotland’s top jazz musicians Brian Kellock (piano), Colin Steele (trumpet), Roy Percy (bass) and Tom Gordon (drums) to celebrate t… 

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Just the Two at Six

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Just the Two at Six

In terms of comic legends, and certainly in terms of comic writing, the name of Barry Cryer is right up there. 

On This Side of Time

On This Side of Time

Alyona Ageeva’s PosleSlov Physical Theatre Company presents the UK premier of this contemporary physical theatre performance. 

Man Up

Man Up

At the all-male, male retreat for men, Guru Nigel will show you how to grasp the long, hard, curved (and, occasionally, in a periodic design) doorknob to your life. 

On This Side of Time

On This Side of Time

Alyona Ageeva’s PosleSlov Physical Theatre Company brings the UK premiere of On This Side of Time from Russia to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. 

John Porter – Five Years' Time

John Porter – Five Years' Time

We’ve all had the question. 

John Hegley: Peace, Love and Potatoes

John Hegley: Peace, Love and Potatoes

The title of Hegley’s show refers to his latest book, Peace, Love and Potatoes, a perfect example of the juxtaposition between the common and the conceptual found throughout his … 

John Bishop: Winging It (Warm Up)

John Bishop: Winging It (Warm Up)

Comedy superstar John Bishop is returning to Fringe with a brand new work in progress show Winging It. 

John Shuttleworth: My Last Will and Tasty Mint

John Shuttleworth: My Last Will and Tasty Mint

‘Punch the air to character comedy. 

Elgar and His Contemporaries – Music for Horn and Piano Performed by Neil and Gill Mantle

Elgar and His Contemporaries – Music for Horn and Piano Performed by Neil and Gill Mantle

An ear-opening recital of music for Horn and Piano – including an Elgar first – by leading Edinburgh musicians, Neil and Gill Mantle. 

In Conversation With… John McDonnell

In Conversation With… John McDonnell

Shadow Chancellor since 2015 and MP for Hayes and Harlington since 1997, McDonnell has campaigned against the Iraq war, and argued for curbs in bankers’ bonuses, decent pensions,… 

Islands in the Stream: The Music of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers

Islands in the Stream: The Music of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers

The music of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. 

Hot Dub Time Machine

Hot Dub Time Machine

Hot Dub Time Machine is the world’s first time travelling dance party, taking festivals, theatres, rooftops and venues all over the world on a transcendent dance through pop musi… 

In Conversation With… Rab Noakes

In Conversation With… Rab Noakes

The In Conversation series at New Town Theatre in George Street is an hour of chat with a celebrity guest each day. 

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. 

Brian Kennedy: A Better Man

Brian Kennedy: A Better Man

Brian makes a triumphant return to the Fringe to perform his hit album A Better Man in its entirety. 

Questing Time

Questing Time

London’s Critical Hit comedy Dungeons & Dragons show is rolling into Edinburgh for one night only, five times! Join your host, Paul Foxcroft (Cariad & Paul, Marcus Brigstocke’s Una… 

ONE: The Man Chosen by the Spirit of the Japanese Drum Vol 2

ONE: The Man Chosen by the Spirit of the Japanese Drum Vol 2

Powerful like a dragon, supple like a dancer. 

Fragile Man

Fragile Man

On a cliff edge somewhere, a man is about to jump to his death when he is stopped by a psychology professor. 

Hip Hop Time Machine

Hip Hop Time Machine

If you don’t know your Grandmaster Flash from Public Enemy, then Hip Hop Time Machine is going to seem less like a nostalgic reminder of your childhood and more like you’ve act… 

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

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

Greg Proops is the Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops is the Smartest Man in the World

Superfans of Greg Proops will enjoy the intimate feel of being in the room at the time of his Podcast live recording. 

Miss Julie, Clarissa and John

Miss Julie, Clarissa and John

Inspired by August Strindberg’s groundbreaking 1888 naturalistic drama, Miss Julie, the action is relocated to a Reconstruction Era Virginia plantation. 

Celtic Sanctus

Celtic Sanctus

Although the world becomes ever smaller, big questions about our existence and purpose remain. 

Hot Gay Time Machine

Hot Gay Time Machine

Gays. 

A Case of You: The Music of Joni Mitchell

A Case of You: The Music of Joni Mitchell

Returning from Australia after a successful Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2016, A Case of You is a poignant, imaginative and dynamic homage to one of the greatest songwriters of the Wo… 

Wrong Tree Adventures

Wrong Tree Adventures

This August, Durham-based Wrong Tree Theatre are bringing three shows to Edinburgh; currently on offer is Souvenirs, a light-hearted adventure that draws on the heavy use of props,… 

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. 

Doig the Musical, With No Singing, No Dancing and Very Little Music

Doig the Musical, With No Singing, No Dancing and Very Little Music

Doig, a disgraced businessmen, has fallen into despair. 

Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy

Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy

The world’s first and only human/cartoon double-act return to the Fringe. 

John Hunt Sings Swing. Campbell Normand Piano, Ed Kelly Double Bass

John Hunt Sings Swing. Campbell Normand Piano, Ed Kelly Double Bass

There’s only two chances to see the Fringe’s favourite bluesman stand up and sing swing with Campbell Normand on piano and Ed Kelly on double bass. 

Music Diaspora

Music Diaspora

Internationally acclaimed British/Syrian musicians Waseem Kotoub (piano) and Ayman Jarjour (guitar) in concert, accompanied by a visual display of Syria before and after the war. 

AA-AA The Adventures of Rich and Morty (The 'A's Are Silent)

AA-AA The Adventures of Rich and Morty (The 'A's Are Silent)

Coming from dimension AA-AA are Irish Rich and Egyptian Morty, stand-ups in Amsterdam with similar chips on their shoulders. 

Fish Finger Fridays: Fun Time Friends

Fish Finger Fridays: Fun Time Friends

Hot, new(ish) comedy trio are back in Edinburgh with a playful new sketch show. 

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Fresh from performing at the world’s biggest comedy clubs, including Caroline’s on Broadway, NYC and Yuk Yuk’s Toronto, Scottish baldy Gary Sa… 

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music

Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best contemporary talents take inspiration from our Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites exhibition to perform traditional … 

Alex Smith – Real Man

Alex Smith – Real Man

The laws of stand up hold that childhood diaries are always good for a laugh. 

John Montgomery String Band

John Montgomery String Band

The band feature multi-stringed instrumentalists playing original music and songs in the folk/country rock genre. 

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

‘Boogie-woogie. 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

Edinburgh’s famous multi award-winning venue stages its own extensive programme of evening jazz and late-night funk every night of the Fringe. 

Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy

Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy

The world’s first and only human/cartoon double-act return to the Fringe. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

The future is brought to you from the past in this musical adaptation of H. 

Circled in the Radio Times by John Osborne

Circled in the Radio Times by John Osborne

TV has a special place in our hearts, for comforting us on a very personal level, and for giving us the communal experience of watching and talking about it. 

Live Music at SouthPour

Live Music at SouthPour

A good dose of local acoustic talent, join us for a selection of music treats from some of Edinburgh’s finest musicians. 

(My Father) John Gabriel Borkman

(My Father) John Gabriel Borkman

Most bankers walked free after the bubble burst – but not John Gabriel Borkman. 

Man and Boy

Man and Boy

Man And Boy is a perfectly poetic way to punctuate an otherwise hectic day at the Fringe. 

Space Rocket Oddity Man

Space Rocket Oddity Man

Floating in deep space, an astronaut pleads with his lover to let him back in the airlock. 

Best of the West End

Best of the West End

theSpace at Symposium Hall is an ideal setting for music appreciation. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

I remember when Doctor Who was a practically forgotten, long cancelled show that was only the domain of nerds (like me). 

Leere Zeit – Idle Time

Leere Zeit – Idle Time

The key to a happy life is avoiding all forms of useless and unproductive time – Leere Zeit – as propagated by the Institute of Positive Lifestyles. 

Sensitive Bricks and the Cement of Time

Sensitive Bricks and the Cement of Time

Six award-winning clowns, characters, and comedians all show off, separately. 

First Time at the Fringe

First Time at the Fringe

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

Henry Cafe: It's Gameshow Time!

Henry Cafe: It's Gameshow Time!

The gameshow where celebrities compete to end world poverty. 

John Kearns: Don't Worry They're Here

John Kearns: Don't Worry They're Here

The only winner of the Best Show and Best Newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Awards returns for the first time. 

Javier Costales: The Invisible Blind Man

Javier Costales: The Invisible Blind Man

Javier is talked about as surreal, absurdist, observational, daft, satirical: he doesn’t stand as a novelty, nor does he mirror what you know about stand-up comedy. 

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy teams up with incredibly talented musician John Sampson to bring a unique blend of reading with live music. 

The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day

The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day

It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day. 

The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day

The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day

It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day. 

Marking Time

Marking Time

Stuck in a lift, Ruth waits to escape in order to visit her husband who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. 

The James Taylor Story

The James Taylor Story

The James Taylor Story is one of a series of shows at the Fringe under the Night Owl Shows, the company created by Dan Clews. 

Alive: Music for Night of the Living Dead

Alive: Music for Night of the Living Dead

Almost 50 years after George Romero launched the zombie film genre on a shoestring budget, Night of the Living Dead holds a dear spot in the hearts of horror film fans. 

The Joni Mitchell Story

The Joni Mitchell Story

The Symposium Hall is an ideal venue for an acoustic music show with great views from the whole of the theatre. 

Frigid: A Musical Worth Melting For

Frigid: A Musical Worth Melting For

Napier University Drama Society returns to the musical stage after selling out last year. 

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time

Chamberlain has been relegated to history as one of life’s wishful thinkers. 

A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Man with the Twisted Hip

A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Man with the Twisted Hip

If you are in search of some polite 1930s garden-party-esque comedy mixed in with a hilariously self-aware performance, this is certainly a play to catch. 

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

To say Nicholas Parsons is a legend, and this being his sixteenth season at the Fringe I imagine he must see this like his own version of an annual end of the pier summer show wher… 

Tomás Ford: Crap Music Rave Party

Tomás Ford: Crap Music Rave Party

Grab your mates and hit the dance floor with hyperactive Australian party machine Tomás Ford for the Fringe’s most ridiculous party. 

Martin Creed's Words and Music

Martin Creed's Words and Music

Artist, musician and Turner Prize-winner Martin Creed invites you to a delightfully nonconformist evening of words, music and more, as he takes up residence for the 2017 Internatio… 

Music at Lunchtime

Music at Lunchtime

Visit St Giles’ Cathedral and enjoy a relaxed musical concert from performers from all over the world in a unique and beautiful historical setting. 

(My Father) John Gabriel Borkman

(My Father) John Gabriel Borkman

Most bankers walked free after the bubble burst – but not John Gabriel Borkman. 

Wiley and the Hairy Man

Wiley and the Hairy Man

Stampin’, stompen’ coming through the trees, shuffling through the swamp grass, blowing in the breeze. 

John Scott Delusions

John Scott Delusions

John Scott Delusions. 

Lee Kyle: Somewhat Adorable Man Baby

Lee Kyle: Somewhat Adorable Man Baby

Sometimes, when comedians are interviewed, they talk about how they have a responsibility to talk about the issues. 

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. 

The St Andrews Revue presents: The Big Time

The St Andrews Revue presents: The Big Time

They say fame is a fickle friend, and the St Andrews Revue have been lonely for years. 

Robyn's Bad Decision Time

Robyn's Bad Decision Time

Everyone has a crazy family. 

One Man Shoe

One Man Shoe

When the headline act fails to show up, Jango, a bumbling theatre caretaker, is suddenly thrust into the limelight and embarks on a hilarious journey of highly crafted and heartfel… 

The Man on the Moor

The Man on the Moor

The tricky thing with a show like The Man On The Moor is balancing the personal, fictional story being told with the larger, true-life event it is connected to. 

One-Man Apocalypse Now

One-Man Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now, with its 153 minute running time, multi-million dollar production costs and jungle location, might not seem like the most obvious contender for adaptation into a on… 

The Amazing Bubble Man

The Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

There are many different kinds of video games: roleplaying, shoot-em-up, strategy, the list is endless. 

Looking for John

Looking for John

Looking for John. 

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

Many will be familiar with the big budget movies inspired by the works of HG Wells (The War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man) for example, but fewer might have actually read the… 

Choir of Man

Choir of Man

There is something remarkably welcoming about being handed a free pint with a smile as you walk into a show. 

Anything Can Be a Podcast Returns Again for the Third Time! With John Hastings

Anything Can Be a Podcast Returns Again for the Third Time! With John Hastings

Anything Can Be a Podcast! Podcast! John Hastings improvises an hour of comedy based on suggestions from the Fringe’s top comedians, his teenage blog, and his friend Paul Stanley H… 

Jason Byrne: The Man with Three Brains

Jason Byrne: The Man with Three Brains

Jason Byrne is no stranger to festival stand-up, or festival audiences, and he has returned once again to Scotland’s capital with his new tour, The Man with Three Brains (althoug… 

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… 

John-Luke Roberts: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair! (All in Caps)

John-Luke Roberts: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair! (All in Caps)

The cult-favourite alternative comic humbly invites you to his brand-new, absolutely brilliant hour of extraordinary-absurdist-character-comedy-nonsense-sort-of-stand-up and hubris… 

Nathan Cassidy: The Man in the Arena

Nathan Cassidy: The Man in the Arena

Malcolm Hardee Award nominee and Buxton Fringe Best Show winner (and triple nominee) explores bravery in a volatile world. 

Celtic Comedy

Celtic Comedy

Two Scots and an Irishman walk into a pub… Jay Lafferty, John Scott and Martin Mor are among the very best Celtic comedians working on the global comedy circuit. 

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

The Stars of Racing Mind bring a fast paced, immensely funny and completely bonkers improvised Sherlock Holmes spectacular to the Fringe this year with this brilliant off the wall … 

John Robertson: Dominant

John Robertson: Dominant

More unstructured stand-up from the Cardinal of Chaos, the Ayatollah of Abuse, the Duke of Puke, John Robertson. 

John Robins: The Darkness of Robins

John Robins: The Darkness of Robins

Having developed a strong reputation at the Fringe in previous years, John Robins remains a safe bet for sarcastic, pithy self-loathing, although he seems to have a lost a little o… 

The Cat Man Curse

The Cat Man Curse

Deploying sketch comedy in its pinnacle form, Pelican, made up of ex-Footlights Guy Emanuel, Sam Grabiner and Jordan Mitchell, have put together a cohesive and hilarious narrative … 

Tom Skelton: Blind Man's Bluff

Tom Skelton: Blind Man's Bluff

Join visionary character comedy maverick Tom Skelton on a wild gallop through the history of blindness and his own sight loss. 

Bin Laden: The One Man Show

Bin Laden: The One Man Show

‘Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to show you how to change the world…’ The world’s most notorious terrorist tells his remarkable, provocative and multi award-winnin… 

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

Spies Like Us Theatre’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel is, quite simply, a joy. 

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

When Sherlock Holmes unknowingly murders his own client, the game is on to track down the criminal mastermind who did it – Holmes himself! But what does Watson’s rent have to do … 

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales elegantly told. 

Nikola and His Travelling Lux Concordia

Nikola and His Travelling Lux Concordia

Psychedelic trip meets TED talk. 

Britney in: John

Britney in: John

In 2011, Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson were women without a mission. 

Boris & Sergey's One Man Extravaganza

Boris & Sergey's One Man Extravaganza

The technical choreography from Flabbergast Theatre that delivers this consistently joyful, yet bleak, puppetry extravaganza is exceptional. 

John Hastings: Audacity

John Hastings: Audacity

John Hastings is back at the Fringe and this time he’s in love - for real. 

Fauxchella Music Festival

Fauxchella Music Festival

The greatest comeback concert ever! Featuring all your favorite groups you’ve never heard of from the 80s to the present day, including Familiar County, Simon Never Said and The … 

Chris Turner: What a Time to Be Alive

Chris Turner: What a Time to Be Alive

Chris Turner has moved to the good old US of A and he’s back in Edinburgh to tell the festival audiences about it. 

John Lynn: Woke Up

John Lynn: Woke Up

John Lynn was on top of the world. 

John Pendal: How to Escape from Stuff

John Pendal: How to Escape from Stuff

John’s beautifully candid 2016 show, International Man of Leather, won the hearts of audiences and critics alike and went on to tour the world. 

A Common Man: The Bridge That Tom Built

A Common Man: The Bridge That Tom Built

Victor Hugo once said “You can resist an invading army; you cannot resist an idea whose time has come. 

St Cecilia's Hall and Museum of Music

St Cecilia's Hall and Museum of Music

Originally opened in 1763, St Cecilia’s Hall is the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland. 

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Join us Whiski Bar for a vibrant, foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands during August. 

John Pendal - How To Escape From Stuff

John Pendal - How To Escape From Stuff

Before John became a comedian he spent ten years as an amateur escape artist. 

Tom Taylor: The Man with the Twisted Hip

Tom Taylor: The Man with the Twisted Hip

At the opening of a new art exhibition, rakish aristocrat and gentleman detective, Charlie Montague, is presented with a double-threat: murder and modern art. 

Any Suggestions Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

Any Suggestions Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

The most fantastic improvised parody in all of space & time is back! Brand new episodes of Doctor Who created with your suggestions and a live radiophonic workshop. 

Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians!

Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians!

Great Scott! Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West bring a magical extravaganza to a millennium near you! Not content with their lot as the nineteenth century’s greatest magic … 

Beyond the Senses –  Atmospheric Music Theatre  by Law Wing-fai

Beyond the Senses – Atmospheric Music Theatre by Law Wing-fai

Taking you beyond the sensory to the subliminal world of Oriental Aesthetics through poetry, music, dance, and visuals. £35 and £18 ticket link: bit.ly/HKSenses 

Music Lab:  Fingerman X Beloved Clara X SMASH

Music Lab: Fingerman X Beloved Clara X SMASH

Put classical, jazz, and pop music under the microscope and watch it metamorphose in Music Lab. Full Price £10 to £18; Concessions £8 to £16 Ticket link: bit.ly/HKMusicLab 

Music Interflow –  a Dialogue of Two Cultures

Music Interflow – a Dialogue of Two Cultures

Old meets New; East meets West. 

The Jacksons at Greenwich Music Time

The Jacksons at Greenwich Music Time

Signing their first record deal in 1967, the group (with the late Michael Jackson) made history in  1970 as the first recording act whose first four singles reached No. 

Alexander O'Neal at Greenwich Music Time

Alexander O'Neal at Greenwich Music Time

Alexander O'Neal, who came to prominence in the late 80s thanks to a string of chart-topping singles including Criticize, If You Were Here Tonight and Never Knew Love Like This… 

Free comedy in Greenwich - cooking edition

Free comedy in Greenwich - cooking edition

Stand up comedy at the Trafalgar tavern, a place that has seen William Gladstone and Charles Dickens dining side-by-side. 

Ambrose Page & friends present The Mendelssohn's, their lives & music with Marcia Bellamy Mezzo

Ambrose Page & friends present The Mendelssohn's, their lives & music with Marcia Bellamy Mezzo

A concert of words and music focusing on the relationship between Felix Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny. 

Guns at Lunch: This Time It's Personnel

Guns at Lunch: This Time It's Personnel

Stevenage. 

Nathan Cassidy: The Man in the Arena

Nathan Cassidy: The Man in the Arena

Nathan Cassidy is pretty angry about a three star review he once received. 

One Man Two Ghosts

One Man Two Ghosts

Three idiots spoof Noel Coward in a unique and ridiculous vision of ‘Blithe Spirit’. 

American Piano Music: Joel Sachs (USA)

American Piano Music: Joel Sachs (USA)

Renowned American pianist and conductor Joel Sachs (Juilliard School, New York) performs piano music by three of America’s greatest composers: Charles Ives’ First Piano Sonata, pio… 

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

When Sherlock Holmes unknowingly murders his own client, the game is on to track down the criminal mastermind who did it - Holmes himself! But does Watson’s rent have anything to… 

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

“Blurring the lines between music and artistic performance, John’s use of visuals and costumes pushing the set to another level. 

Sacred Music Sessions

Sacred Music Sessions

Music can nurture us, music can uplift us. 

The Amazing Bubble Man

The Amazing Bubble Man

See the act that has been thrilling audiences around the world for 30 years. 

One Man and his Dog

One Man and his Dog

A dog is man’s best friend, and is for life. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor?: An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor?: An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time

Taking a much loved pop culture reference point is always a sure fire way to fill seats. 

Poetry and Jazz Layer Cake with John Harvey and the John Lake Band

Poetry and Jazz Layer Cake with John Harvey and the John Lake Band

Jazz and Poetry Layer Cake A delicious serving of modern original Jazz and poetry created by the award-winning author John Harvey (author of the bestselling Charlie Resnick series… 

Time Please

Time Please

‘Time Please’ is a darkly-comic play, set in a run-down pub in a deprived neighbourhood. 

One Board Man

One Board Man

One Board Man is one of the most unique shows I have ever seen. 

Nick Revell: The True and Amazing Adventures of Nick Revell on Planet Earth

Nick Revell: The True and Amazing Adventures of Nick Revell on Planet Earth

Been in the pub a lot, preparing for when the robots take over: lot of weird stuff happening, just below the surface. 

Duo Maddalena: A Feast of Medieval Music

Duo Maddalena: A Feast of Medieval Music

In the beautiful, atmospheric church of St Nicholas, dating back to 1091, Duo Maddalena recreate the soundscape of medieval France, England and Spain. 

John Hastings: Works!

John Hastings: Works!

John Hastings is a fence-sitting former drag queen. 

Out of Time

Out of Time

Italian Photographer Andrea Pucci is based in London and his photographs combine long exposures with accelerating rhythms of bright reflections. 

Frankenstein: Man or Monster

Frankenstein: Man or Monster

A refreshingly innovative take on Mary Shelley’s 19th century novel, Augustus Stephens’ one-man performance effortlessly portrayed mental illnesses through the depiction of Vi… 

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 … 

Man of a 1000 Farces

Man of a 1000 Farces

Prepare for a schlock’n’roll explosion of magic, sideshow, physical comedy and a new high in lowbrow. 

Music Is Torture

Music Is Torture

“Keep going,” actor Andy Clark says repeatedly to the musicians behind the glass screen in the unsubtly-named Limbo Studio created on stage, ensuring that we find our seats … 

When My Time Comes

When My Time Comes

It’s the Swinging Sixties. 

The Dove in Spring: American Chamber Music in Recital

The Dove in Spring: American Chamber Music in Recital

Soaring soprano and passionate cello lines intermingle with sumptuous piano writing in a recital programme featuring Esther Ward-Caddle (cello)and Nicole Panizza (piano) performing… 

Etherwave: Adventures With The Theremin

Etherwave: Adventures With The Theremin

Notorious performer Hypnotique tells her personal story about the world’s first electronic instrument (from 1920s Russia) and it’s influence on music today – including Led Zepp… 

Adventures In Wonderland

Adventures In Wonderland

The critically acclaimed multi-sensory experience created and directed specifically for children aged 5-10 is back in 2017! Les Petits Theatre Company invite you to fall down the r… 

Owen Roberts: The man who ate too many raisins

Owen Roberts: The man who ate too many raisins

What is the meaning of life? Do aliens exist? And how many is too many raisins? This show will answer a maximum of one of these questions. 

This Was A Man by Noël Coward

This Was A Man by Noël Coward

In a world of adultery and vanity can a lazy idealist be forced to confront what he really feels? Banned in 1926 the play appears in the west end for the first time. 

John Pendal: How To Escape From Stuff

John Pendal: How To Escape From Stuff

Before John became a comedian he spent ten years as an amateur escape artist. 

From Muses to Music: The Sonnets by The Shakespeare Heptet

From Muses to Music: The Sonnets by The Shakespeare Heptet

Blending many influences, The Shakespeare Heptet’s distinct sound is alluring and wholly contemporary, providing a stunning soundtrack to the sonnets. 

Organ Music at St. Bart's

Organ Music at St. Bart's

Lunchtime recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St. Bartholomew’s Church. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

“The true mystery of the world is the visible . 

Bach's Sonatas & Partitas for solo Violin & Chamber music for String Trio & Guitar

Bach's Sonatas & Partitas for solo Violin & Chamber music for String Trio & Guitar

We welcome violinist Benedict Cruft along with his fine Cruft-Robertson-Pleeth String Trio and guest guitarist, Paul Gregory. 

Colour Me Choral: A Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

Colour Me Choral: A Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

Did you know that every sound has a colour? What are your true colours? And what happens when all those colours blend together in a choir? Come and discover an amazing choral rain… 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 

Robin Morgan: Free Man

Robin Morgan: Free Man

The utterly hilarious and utterly heartwarming debut hour of stand-up from Robin Morgan (Writer of ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Newzoids’, ‘The News Quiz’ and the ‘Now Show’). 

Robyn's Bad Decision Time

Robyn's Bad Decision Time

Everyone has a crazy family. 

John Prine

John Prine

Two time Grammy-award winner, John Prine, is a singer songwriter who, from his eponymously titled first LP release in 1971, has continued to write and perform songs that have becom… 

Alice's Adventures Underground

Alice's Adventures Underground

”There is a place. 

One Man Shoe

One Man Shoe

Children’s entertainer Jango Starr is a total clown, but that’s certainly not meant as a criticism; sans white-face, he instead relies on a pair of trousers just sufficientl… 

It's Gameshow Time

It's Gameshow Time

Live gameshow and comedy night. 

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… 

The Adventures of Dick!

The Adventures of Dick!

When it comes to smutty seasonal fun, Stuart Saint and his team of cohorts are the authority. 

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

As a rule, the best children’s stories—be they novels, comics or TV shows—all inspire the same question: “What on Earth were they taking when they came up with that?” … 

Dance Double Bill: No Man is an Island and O Snap

Dance Double Bill: No Man is an Island and O Snap

A Dance Umbrella Orbital London Tour in partnership with the Albany, artsdepot, Stratford Circus Arts Centre, and Watermans, with The Broadway and the Unicorn Theatre. 

One Man, Two Guvnors

One Man, Two Guvnors

A new production of the award-winning National Theatre comedy play. 

It's Gameshow Time - Gameshow and Comedy Night

It's Gameshow Time - Gameshow and Comedy Night

Join us for the legendary gameshow and comedy night. Take part in hilarious challenges to win prizes and enjoy comedy from some of the funniest alternative comedians in the UK. 

No Man's Land

No Man's Land

Playful Productions have confirmed a West End run for Harold Pinter's No Man's Land starring Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. 

Two Man Show

Two Man Show

When Goalen, Greenland and Wilkie sweep, commandingly onto the stage of the Soho Theatre, they announce their identity as goddesses ‘who know everything’. 

Play Time

Play Time

A new writing night for alternative comedies. 

Music to Inspire a Nation

Music to Inspire a Nation

The music of old and new Scotland – misty isles, enchanting glens, awe-inspiring mountains, history, passion and ambition. 

Once Upon a Time There Were Four Little Rabbits

Once Upon a Time There Were Four Little Rabbits

Peter Rabbit knows very well that he is not to go into Mr McGregor’s garden, especially as it was there that his father met his untimely end! But he cannot resist, and after severa… 

NEHH Presents… Mediterraneo Festival Edition: A Wild Night of Live World Music

NEHH Presents… Mediterraneo Festival Edition: A Wild Night of Live World Music

Mediterraneo is bringing Africa, Cuba and southern Italy to Summerhall for a huge festival edition of their world music concert. 

Scottish Music – Old and New

Scottish Music – Old and New

This famous traditional music ensemble has thrilled audiences around the world, from China to the USA, with their unique blend of fiddles, smallpipes, harp, flute, concertina, doub… 

Music of Gyorgy Kurtag: 90th Anniversary Tribute

Music of Gyorgy Kurtag: 90th Anniversary Tribute

Arbroath-based musician Mark Spalding follows on from last year’s warmly received recital marking 40 years of Stockhausen’s Tierkreis, with a programme honouring veteran Hungarian … 

John Prescott: In Conversation

John Prescott: In Conversation

Lord John Prescott discusses his career in the public eye. 

Celtic Music from the Isle of Man

Celtic Music from the Isle of Man

The award-winning trio with a big band sound, Barrule elevates the Isle of Man’s native music to a new level of performance and musicianship; a knockout live act performing Manx … 

The Impressionists and the Man Who Made Them

The Impressionists and the Man Who Made Them

Cinema screening of live performance. 

A Dave Cohen Show: Music Was My First Love

A Dave Cohen Show: Music Was My First Love

Edinburgh Fringe veteran, Perrier nominee, co-founder of the Comedy Store Players, multiple BAFTA-winning Horrible Histories songwriter, inadvertent creator of the phrase ‘comedy i… 

Your Own Man / Mad Notions

Your Own Man / Mad Notions

Fusing storytelling, rich imagery and dynamic movement, Murphy scales down and examines his opinions, insecurities, ambitions and the tricky nature of keeping a long-term relations… 

Cathedral Chamber Music

Cathedral Chamber Music

Sophie Williams (violin), Hugh Mackay (cello), Anna Michels (piano) and Emilia De Geer (piano) perform Smetana Piano Trio in G minor and music by Ravel and Debussy. 

The Handmaidens of Death – WWI Theatre of Its Time

The Handmaidens of Death – WWI Theatre of Its Time

Even plays were buried by the bombs of World War I. 

King John

King John

Performed by a company of young actors, this is a credible adaptation of Shakespeare’s rarely performed King John that revels in the high stakes of its historical narrative. 

Time Out – Discover Mercy

Time Out – Discover Mercy

Looking for peace and tranquillity? You are welcome to join us for an hour’s quiet time and enjoy some stillness, scripture, music, poetry and prayer appropriate for the Year of Me… 

You'll Never Get This Time Back

You'll Never Get This Time Back

You’ll Never Get This Time Back is a zany, absurd and irreverent hour of fun that casts a comic eye over the darker regions of the human soul. 

Three Layers of Meta and a Time Machine

Three Layers of Meta and a Time Machine

Two friends get together to write a comedy musical. 

Three Nights With John

Three Nights With John

In six years of bible storytelling, Yorick has built a reputation for delivering John’s Gospel with a gripping performance storytelling style that is authentic and accessible. 

Pajama Men: 2 Man 3 Musketeers

Pajama Men: 2 Man 3 Musketeers

The shape-shifting comedy double act return with their live, comic existential meltdown that takes place as two comedians attempt to stage an epic, historical, romance novel in und… 

Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music

Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music

For those of you not yet converted, Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music is a screening of the classic Julie Andrews film musical in glorious, full-screen technicolor, with subtitles – s… 

Info and Discussion Session: Time to Shine Youth Arts, 2014-2016

Info and Discussion Session: Time to Shine Youth Arts, 2014-2016

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

In The Mood: The Music of Glenn Miller

In The Mood: The Music of Glenn Miller

In this performance, three talented musicians play some of Glenn Miller’s greatest hits. 

ONE – The Man Chosen By the Spirit of the Japanese Drum

ONE – The Man Chosen By the Spirit of the Japanese Drum

A masked figure, all in white, carries the biggest drumstick you’ve ever seen and drops it on the biggest drum you’ve ever seen. 

Adventures of Tracey Tracey

Adventures of Tracey Tracey

Tracey likes to dream. 

Three Days' Time

Three Days' Time

Set in small, Irish living room - somewhere between cosy and claustrophobic - Three Days’ Time is a thoughtful domestic comedy about weird parents, leaving home and mysteriously … 

Bach: St John Passion

Bach: St John Passion

Coro Edina return to the Fringe following previous years’ acclaimed performances of Brahms and Mozart Requiems and Handel’s Messiah. 

Cathedral Chamber Music

Cathedral Chamber Music

The Edinburgh Contemporary Music Ensemble perform the best of the city’s new chamber music with works by Peter Nelson, Harry Whalley, Kostas Rekleitis, Stuart Taylor, Julien Loncha… 

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

National Theatre Live: Man and Superman

Cinema screening of live performance. 

John Muir: Rhapsody in Green

John Muir: Rhapsody in Green

Directed by Patrick Sandford. 

An Introduction To Music Virtual Reality With MelodyVR

An Introduction To Music Virtual Reality With MelodyVR

When it comes to music, virtual reality will change the industry. 

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. 

Improvised Adventures in Time and Space

Improvised Adventures in Time and Space

The Doctor’s back and combating rogue aliens at the Fringe! Directed by one of the makers of Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes, we take you on a transcendental journey… 

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Italia Conti Ensemble returns to the Festival Fringe with their second-year students again split into two groups, each with its own choice of play. 

Brian Kellock and Dick Lee – Jazz Adventures

Brian Kellock and Dick Lee – Jazz Adventures

Brian and Dick take you on a jazz odyssey through the decades, floating like butterflies and swinging like bees. 

A Case of You: The Music of Joni Mitchell

A Case of You: The Music of Joni Mitchell

Breezing in as part of the Made In Adelaide initiative after a sold out run there, I had high expectations of this presentation. 

The Baffling Adventures of Question Mark Man

The Baffling Adventures of Question Mark Man

What if punctuation marks were superheroes? During this show, we follow Question Mark Man as he tries to rescue his love interest Becky from the evil Captain Conundrum. 

The Man Who Built His House to Heaven

The Man Who Built His House to Heaven

One-man shows are no easy thing to pull off, especially when the subject matter is like something out of Wes Anderson’s daydreams, but Keenan Hurley does just that in The Man Who… 

John Knox

John Knox

If you want to see a show that constructs John Knox as a talking point for oversimplified political views, may I suggest Mary Queen of Scots got her Head Chopped Off? It’s not on… 

Techies: The Musical

Techies: The Musical

The descriptor for this Fringe production should appeal to anyone involved in theatre. 

The Royal Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Royal Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Elvis, John and Me

Elvis, John and Me

The best undiscovered songwriter of his generation? Born to celebrity parents when Elvis topped the charts, immediately given away to strangers. 

Rayguns Look Real Enough in Space... Man

Rayguns Look Real Enough in Space... Man

Having assembled a crack team of musical legends from across the globe, notorious rock stars Rayguns Look Real Enough are now heading into space to bring home the Best Band in the … 

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

It’s always disappointing to see an interesting concept marred by poor execution. 

Nosferatu (1922): Silent Film with Live Music

Nosferatu (1922): Silent Film with Live Music

Two late night showings of Murnau’s classic 1922 German expressionist film Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror, with live music provided by the ensemble Gladstone’s Bag. 

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace

Karl Jenkins’ compelling anti-war work charts the descent into and the consequences of war and the hope for peace. 

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. 

Hot Dub Time Machine

Hot Dub Time Machine

Fringe’s best party ever is back! Hot Dub Time Machine returns for its fifth year. 

A Little Byrd told me... An Evening of Renaissance Music

A Little Byrd told me... An Evening of Renaissance Music

Escape into the Renaissance for an hour with music from Octavoce in the beautiful surroundings of the Robin Chapel, Edinburgh. 

Chechelele World Music Choir

Chechelele World Music Choir

For over twenty years Chechelele have been delighting audiences with songs about love, freedom, slavery and everyday life: music with stories and meaning performed with energy and … 

Elegant Charm of Traditional Chinese Music

Elegant Charm of Traditional Chinese Music

Folk music is the treasure of the splendid Chinese civilization, with its elegance, charm, neatness and harmony and the beauty of Oriental Art in the folk music melody, we will bui… 

John Hunt Sings Swing with Campbell Normand's Trio

John Hunt Sings Swing with Campbell Normand's Trio

Only two chances to see the Fringe’s favourite bluesman stand up and sing swing with Campbell Normand’s outstanding Trio. 

Music of Dowland, Purcell and the Stuarts

Music of Dowland, Purcell and the Stuarts

Countertenor James Laing, theorbo player James Akers and bass violist Susanna Pell’s hour long feast of Dowland was one of the most spectacular concerts I have attended in a whil… 

Arthur Conan Doyle, an Edinburgh Man

Arthur Conan Doyle, an Edinburgh Man

Following her third year of successful, sell-out shows, Ann Treherne, Chairman of The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, talks about this famous man of literature – and spiritualism!… 

Joining the Digital Dots: How Celtic Games Collaboration Can Work Across Sectors and Locations

Joining the Digital Dots: How Celtic Games Collaboration Can Work Across Sectors and Locations

How do we roll out digital content across new platforms? How can games and gaming work in other sectors? How do we join the digital dots? Should we be looking at new ways of utilis… 

Paul Harrison’s Trio Mágico Play the Music of Gismonti

Paul Harrison’s Trio Mágico Play the Music of Gismonti

The music of Egberto Gismonti is like a microcosm of his native Brazil – diverse, joyful and unique. 

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

As a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle’s enigmatic and famously hyper-intelligent super sleuth, I was intrigued to see this production by the appropriately-named Tobacco Tea Theatre Comp… 

John Otway

John Otway

Basking in the success of his movie, the two-hit wonder returns to Edinburgh. 

Arthur Conan Doyle – Man of Mystery

Arthur Conan Doyle – Man of Mystery

There’s something wonderfully uncluttered and unpretentious about this particular wander down literary lane from the Mercators, one of Edinburgh’s oldest amateur drama clubs. 

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Prière; 3 Gymnopédies; 3 Embryons Dessèchés; 6 Pièces Froides: 3 Airs à Faire Fuir; 3 Danses de Travers. 

John Porter – Lunatic (of the) Fringe

John Porter – Lunatic (of the) Fringe

John Porter always wanted an interesting life. 

Cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats With a Piano

Cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats With a Piano

From street musician to concert artist and back again, the man who was Marvin Hanglider is celebrating his 60th birthday by becoming a fundraiser for Children in Need. 

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

The much-loved and highly respected UK Poet Laureate and her accomplished and entertaining musical collaborator return following sell-out shows in 2015. 

Van Helsing's Music Box

Van Helsing's Music Box

Join Dracula’s arch-nemesis Professor Van Helsing in a gothic camp vamp romp of biting satire punctuated with sucky songs. 

Music Tricks for Trade

Music Tricks for Trade

Really? Music tricks are the only resource for this group of orphans? They’re losing hope. 

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Frankie Valium: The Man in Pink

Frankie Valium: The Man in Pink

Meet Frankie. 

John-Luke Roberts Builds a Monster

John-Luke Roberts Builds a Monster

A thoughtful idiot builds a monstrous show for your entertainment. 

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music

Experience the joy of live music at the museum with the best contemporary talents from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. 

Two Man Show

Two Man Show

In an explosion of energy, raw intensity and emotion, RashDash theatre company shatters preconceptions of the patriarchy. 

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

The Jazz Bar is packed for this one, and no wonder: this is music you can’t help but tap your feet to. 

Adventures in Menstruating with Chella Quint

Adventures in Menstruating with Chella Quint

For everything you never knew you needed to know about periods, there’s science comedian and sex educator Chella Quint. 

Escape from the Planet of the Day That Time Forgot

Escape from the Planet of the Day That Time Forgot

Let’s just appreciate that title for a moment. 

Bluesy Woozy Man

Bluesy Woozy Man

Comedy with the blues – risible recollections of festivals, musicians, stolen instruments and the influence of morris dancing. 

Untraditional Music

Untraditional Music

Genre-defying Nu Nordic pioneers Auvo Quartet, the stage-melting powerhouse duo Ross Couper and Tom Oakes and his many forays into cinematic, classical and improvised material. 

Free Fringe Music at Stramash

Free Fringe Music at Stramash

Live music throughout the day and night at Stramash, featuring the best Edinburgh-based and visiting musicians. 

Alan's Awkward (Choose Your Own) Adventures

Alan's Awkward (Choose Your Own) Adventures

This world premiere by Chicago’s award-winning Wego Drama is a family friendly show! The audience gets to choose what adventure Alan will take. 

Crap Music Rave Party

Crap Music Rave Party

Grab your mates, request a crap song and hit the dance floor for a ridiculously fun night! Tomás Ford, (Craptacular!) is proudly the worst DJ in the world, returning with his idio… 

The Man Who Knows Everything

The Man Who Knows Everything

It’s pretty clear what kind of show we’re about to see when – as it becomes obvious that there isn’t actually a sufficient number of seats for all of the audience that’s … 

I Ran With the Gang: The Story of Alan Longmuir, the Original Bay City Roller

I Ran With the Gang: The Story of Alan Longmuir, the Original Bay City Roller

Now in its third year at the Fringe, I Ran With The Gang written by Liam Rudden for his company LR Stageworks returns this year to the cosy yet lavish surroundings of Le Monde in u… 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

As well as a full daily schedule of incoming Fringe shows, Edinburgh’s famous multiple award-winning venue stages its own programme of jazz and late-night funk every night, with 5a… 

Lunchtime Me Time

Lunchtime Me Time

Breathe deeply and appreciate the moment. 

Wiley and Louie: Two Imaginative Adventures

Wiley and Louie: Two Imaginative Adventures

Wiley and The Hairy Man, based on African and Native American folklore, follows the tale of a boy in the Louisiana bayou who must conquer his fears to defeat the legendary hairy ma… 

Victoria Jeffrey: Dancing With Jack

Victoria Jeffrey: Dancing With Jack

Previously known for her well received part as a Totally Naff Tart, this is Victoria Jeffrey solo and talking about life. 

First Time at the Fringe

First Time at the Fringe

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

All Time Greatest Hits

All Time Greatest Hits

Vocal Force is making their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut! These young, enthusiastic performers from the USA harmonize their way through the past 60 years of chart-topping hits! 

Pun-Man Two: Girls Just Wanna Hear Puns

Pun-Man Two: Girls Just Wanna Hear Puns

Leo Kearse, in his guise as Pun-Man, has a simple mission: to save the world of comedy from banal observational stand-up and self-righteous, long-winded anecdotes. 

Frank Sanazi's Das Vegas Four: Zis Time It's War

Frank Sanazi's Das Vegas Four: Zis Time It's War

After another successful European tour, Frank Sanazi’s comedy-cabaret war machine rolls into Edinburgh, accompanied by his psychopathic daughter Nancy Sanazi, Saddami Davis Jnr, De… 

Sinatra and Me

Sinatra and Me

There are certain shows at the Fringe that build a reputation even during a short run and this one easily falls into that category. 

Our Man

Our Man

Anybody who finds themselves rooting for a couple in a film or show will love the responsibility handed out by Ae-Ja Kim in Our Man. 

Music to Watch Girls By

Music to Watch Girls By

Pete Sinclair returns with a brand new show titled after an Andy Williams hit. 

Two Kittens & A Kid (A Gay Man Raising His Inner Diva)

Two Kittens & A Kid (A Gay Man Raising His Inner Diva)

Racial identity, puberty, sexuality and childhood trauma may not seem like the ideal topics for a one man camp cabaret, but here in Edinburgh anything is possible. 

The Six-Sided Man

The Six-Sided Man

The Six-Sided Man is a tense and funny drama, based on Luke Rhinehart’s cult novel The Dice Man, which has toured the world for the last 30 years. 

Isle of Edna: G Street

Isle of Edna: G Street

In an #upandcoming neighbourhood near you – four doors down from the betting shop, nestled between a pop-up patisserie and a pet taxidermy cafe – lies a community centre. 

Robin Morgan: Free Man

Robin Morgan: Free Man

A very well-structured and well-performed show, delivered from a fantastic up-and-coming comedian. 

Candy Gigi: If I Had a Rich Man

Candy Gigi: If I Had a Rich Man

Oy! Everyon’es favourite Yiddish girl Candy Gigi, Malcome Hardee Award winner 2014, has transformed Fiddler on the Roof into something truly bizarre and outrageous. 

Jimeoin: Renonsense Man

Jimeoin: Renonsense Man

‘Classic nonsense… Stand-up comedy at its best’ (Scotsman). 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

“You awaken to find yourself in a dark room”, it’s a phrase shouted many times during The Dark Room. 

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time

An episode of Doctor Who improvised before your eyes! From a fantastic team, including five-star directors, producers, actors and comedians, (Nouse, 2015). 

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… 

John Pendal: International Man of Leather

John Pendal: International Man of Leather

If you think you have seen and done it all, try John Pendal on for size. 

Jody Kamali is The Incredible Man of Mystery

Jody Kamali is The Incredible Man of Mystery

The Man of Mystery comes on stage looking like something out of a classic James Bond film: strong jawline, handsome stubble and a black turtleneck — topped off with an orange shi… 

How is Uncle John?

How is Uncle John?

How Is Uncle John? is a story about the relationship of mother and daughter: of protector and protected, and of victim and survivor. 

Suzanne Lea Shepherd: Rapscallion

Suzanne Lea Shepherd: Rapscallion

Suzanne Lea Shepherd is a new New Yorker who has appeared on Comedy Central, performed across Asia, America and Europe, and was a featured comedian for Comedy Central Asia in 2015. 

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Based on audience suggestions, the hour’s traffic of the stage is an improvised case which promises to be ‘the greatest Sherlock Holmes story ever’, The Case of the Lemon Pos… 

Sarah Laing Sings the Music of Doris Day

Sarah Laing Sings the Music of Doris Day

Doris Day is one of the most loved singers and actresses of the 1950s and 60s. 

Maureen Langan: Daughter of a Garbage Man

Maureen Langan: Daughter of a Garbage Man

Born in New York to an Irish Catholic immigrant family, Maureen Langan has been brought up to think that traditional values matter, and that life rewards hard work. 

Eric Lampaert: Alien of Extraordinary Ability

Eric Lampaert: Alien of Extraordinary Ability

This Franco-British nomad with an American green card knows no borders: both with his neurotic oft-taboo approach to comedy, and literally, by sporadically gigging all over the wor… 

Baron Fingolfin: The Stranger

Baron Fingolfin: The Stranger

Some people call him the space cowboy. 

Man in the Miracle

Man in the Miracle

Stop. 

Marny Godden: Where's John's Porridge Bowl?

Marny Godden: Where's John's Porridge Bowl?

Something’s happened to John’s porridge bowl and Marny Godden has crafted an hour of surreal, very physical comedy to find out exactly what. 

The Raunch

The Raunch

As Underbelly at George Square grows arms and legs, an expansion into the Meadows was inevitable. 

John Robertson: Arena Spectacular!

John Robertson: Arena Spectacular!

John Robertson claims that comedy is a sick industry (and he should know). 

John Gordillo: Love Capitalism

John Gordillo: Love Capitalism

Despite the commanding tone of his show’s title, John Gordillo doesn’t actually come across as a fan of Capitalism as an economic and social system. 

The Amazing Bubble Man

The Amazing Bubble Man

Underbelly’s largest venue is the huge tent – shaped like an purple cow tipped onto its back – that this year has been transplanted into the western half of George Square Gar… 

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures. 

John Scott Smashes It to F*ck

John Scott Smashes It to F*ck

A stand-up comedy show in which John promises to rip up the room for the full hour, or you can leave throughout. 

Ever Mainard: Let Me Be Your Main Man

Ever Mainard: Let Me Be Your Main Man

As seen on Showtime’s Knock, Knock, It’s Tig, and featured in Roxanne Gay’s Bad Feminist, Ever is bringing her debut show to Edinburgh. 

WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan’s 2x4 Tour One-Man Comedy Show

WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan’s 2x4 Tour One-Man Comedy Show

Just one glance at this year’s stuffed-to-bursting wedge of a programme is enough to see that there are bewildering array of performance disciplines represented at this year’s … 

The One Legged Man Show

The One Legged Man Show

A gunshot on New Year’s Eve on a beach in Thailand changed musical theatre artist Nils Bergstrand’s life forever. 

David O'Doherty: Big Time

David O'Doherty: Big Time

Based on a gauge adapted from his previous call-centre telemarketing experience, David O’Doherty rates being a professional stand-up as an eight out of ten, with two points dropp… 

Etherwave: Adventures with the Theremin

Etherwave: Adventures with the Theremin

Notorious performer Hypnotique tells her personal story about the world’s first electronic instrument (from 1920s Russia) and its influence on music today – including Led Zeppe… 

Time for Tiffin

Time for Tiffin

A selling exhibition of kitchenalia old and new, exploring the culinary traditions of India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. 

Mimes in Time

Mimes in Time

In the future, mimes are no longer physical theatre practitioners and have become the sole operators of the world’s time machines. 

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist Five: Big O Conquers the FOMO – Free

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist Five: Big O Conquers the FOMO – Free

Spread your wings of courage and join Big O as she explores the aspects of fear. 

Chris Stokes – The Man Delusion

Chris Stokes – The Man Delusion

Six and a half stone of vegan fury. 

Strange Face – Adventures With a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face – Adventures With a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face is Michael Burdett’s story; Drake himself is something of a side character. 

A Man Standing

A Man Standing

“You come in like a lion and you leave like a lamb”. 

Will Duggan: A Man Gathering Fish

Will Duggan: A Man Gathering Fish

Will Duggan is an angry man and it’s not entirely clear why. 

Carl Donnelly: Bad Man Tings

Carl Donnelly: Bad Man Tings

Carl Donnelly has reached peak age, he’s a vegan, he recently took up yoga, and he’s content with his life – I know it doesn’t sound like a good recipe for stand-up but som… 

The Story of the Nervous Man

The Story of the Nervous Man

Neil Frost can’t speak, so his audience must tell his tale and help this nervous man change the monotony of his life by taking a risk. 

Alex Kealy is an Idea Whose Time Has Come

Alex Kealy is an Idea Whose Time Has Come

Joining the ranks of slightly nerdy comedians who primarily joke about their non-existent sex lives, So You Think You’re Funny finalist Alex Kealy is a safe bet for some well-tho… 

A Common Man: The Bridge That Tom Built

A Common Man: The Bridge That Tom Built

Striding onto the stage accompanied by thunderous fanfare, taking his place on a podium and decrying the evil of tyrants and the chains of authority, Dominic Allen’s blistering a… 

Andy Askins: The Man With No Name

Andy Askins: The Man With No Name

Andy Askins lives in blissful ignorance, at odds with rational thinking. 

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

Devised from the diaries of Fredrick Treves, Fringe Management and Canny Creatures Scotland present The Elephant Man. 

Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

We know more about the Moon than we do about the ocean floor. 

Adventures of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl

Adventures of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl

A triumphant come-back for sell-out performer Rebecca Perry. 

One Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

One Man Star Wars™ Trilogy

Between Episode IV and V of Charles Ross’s One Man Star Wars Trilogy, the writer/performer spent some time polling the audience. 

Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: The Lighthouse at the End of the World

Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages: The Lighthouse at the End of the World

When a remote lighthouse is attacked by a dangerous band of wreckers and vagabonds only one of the keepers escapes alive Joining forces with the sole survivor of a shipwreck, the p… 

Grant Stott's Tales from Behind the Mic

Grant Stott's Tales from Behind the Mic

Grant Stott is well known around the Edinburgh area. 

The Travelling Sisters

The Travelling Sisters

With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a gang of tragically charming misfits. 

John Hastings: Integrity

John Hastings: Integrity

Unbelievably clever, deftly executed and outrageously funny, John Hasting returns once again to the Fringe with his new show Integrity. 

The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole

The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole

Cleo Sylvestre tells the fascinating story of the Jamaican/Scottish woman who braved the Crimean War to tend to wounded soldiers, described as ‘a warm and successful physician, w… 

Ali Hassan: Man Interrupted (Work in Progress)

Ali Hassan: Man Interrupted (Work in Progress)

As a father of four, Ali is well versed in dodging difficult questions or just making up the answers. 

Juliette Burton: Decision Time

Juliette Burton: Decision Time

Attacking her material with a mixture of nervous energy and enthusiasm Juliette Burton launches into her act by describing her difficulties in making decisions, then tracing the bi… 

Scottish Folk Music

Scottish Folk Music

Step back in time for a relaxed afternoon with our Scottish folk musician. 

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Join us at the multi award-winning WHISKI Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August. 

A Moment in Time – Tom White; and Chroma, Jackie Higgs, Alan Chapman and Eleanor Symms

A Moment in Time – Tom White; and Chroma, Jackie Higgs, Alan Chapman and Eleanor Symms

A Moment in Time, new works by Tom White and associates from Clifton Fine Art, Bristol and Chroma, paintings by Jackie Higgs and Alan Chapman and jewellery by Eleanor Symms.  

Godfrey Thomson: The Man Who Tested Scotland’s IQ

Godfrey Thomson: The Man Who Tested Scotland’s IQ

Professor Sir Godfrey Thomson is a forgotten giant in education. 

How to be a Man

How to be a Man

In this irreverent performance masculinity is examined from the perspective of a white, middle-class, straight western man as he picks at the history and culture that has made him … 

The Travelling Sisters

The Travelling Sisters

With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a gang of tragically charming misfits. 

John Pendal - International Man of Leather

John Pendal - International Man of Leather

This ground-breaking stand-up comedy show is the true story of how a shy Baptist boy from Watford became an unlikely international sex ambassador when he won the 25th annual ‘Inter… 

Strange Face: Adventures With A Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face: Adventures With A Lost Nick Drake Recording

“Strange face, with your eyes So pale and sincere. 

More Beautiful Music

More Beautiful Music

Internationally-acclaimed proponent of the steel pan (steel drum) Rachel Hayward returns to the Fringe with a solo recital in the beautiful setting of Brighton’s oldest building, p… 

Dead Man Presents: Tessa Waters: Over Promises

Dead Man Presents: Tessa Waters: Over Promises

Clown, dance and sketch collide as multi-award-winning Australian comedian, Tessa Waters, unleashes her new hour of stupidity. 

Pop Up Cinema: Music & Rap ft Mrisi (18+)

Pop Up Cinema: Music & Rap ft Mrisi (18+)

Pianist, rapper and producer Mrisi has performed his unique mix of hip hop, jazz, African, reggae and other genres as part of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and all over the UK, su… 

Maria: The Life, Loves, and Music of Callas

Maria: The Life, Loves, and Music of Callas

Laurene Hope, who amazed as Piaf, is now ‘La Divina’ Callas - from unwanted child to opera Goddess and her obsession with Onassis. 

John Hastings: Work in Progress

John Hastings: Work in Progress

John Hastings, your great friend, is back to work on new jokes about his moral compass and probably masturbation. 

Pop Up Cinema: Music & Rap ft Mrisi

Pop Up Cinema: Music & Rap ft Mrisi

Pianist, rapper and producer Mrisi has performed at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and all over the UK, supporting the likes of Omar, Prince Fatty and Rizzle Kicks. 

Juliette Burton: Decision Time (Preview)

Juliette Burton: Decision Time (Preview)

Award-winning docu-comedian Juliette Burton must make a BIG decision. 

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

John Callaghan's Cabaret Electro

Quirky, wistful, witty, jubilant songs; dynamic performance; unique arrangements; ingenious costumes. 

Blue Man Group NEW YORK

Blue Man Group NEW YORK

Blue Man Group features three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percussive music, art, science and … 

Baron Fingolfin: The Stranger

Baron Fingolfin: The Stranger

Izod’s alter-ego Baron Fingolfin has had the glittering musical showbiz career that only a child of an international circus brought up watching re-runs of Big Break and Changing Ro… 

Funny Women: Time of the Month

Funny Women: Time of the Month

Funny Women’s share and gig night is perfect for comedy lovers and beginners. 

Balkan Cypriot Greek & Traditional Ottoman Music: Michalis Kouloumis: Solo Violin

Balkan Cypriot Greek & Traditional Ottoman Music: Michalis Kouloumis: Solo Violin

Virtuoso solo violinist Michalis Kouloumis performs traditional music from the Balkans, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time NEW YORK

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time NEW YORK

The acclaimed theatrical phenomenon is Broadway’s Tony®-winning best play. 

Thon Man Molière

Thon Man Molière

Never, ever underestimate the stupidity of the rich and powerful; that’s certainly one of the obvious lessons you can get from Liz Lochhead’s brilliantly funny take on the sc… 

The Man with the Golden Pen

The Man with the Golden Pen

Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, secret agent 007, stands before the audience, pink gin in hand, a terrified look in his eyes. 

An Dhá: Urban Folk Music

An Dhá: Urban Folk Music

Experience the fire of Scottish traditional music, the delicacy of classical perfection, the spirit of jazz and the life of the city from Urban Folk duo, An Dhá. 

The Story of the Nervous Man (a silent comedy)

The Story of the Nervous Man (a silent comedy)

Neil Frost has a story to tell. 

John Robertson's The Dark Room

John Robertson's The Dark Room

You awake to find yourself in a Dark Room! Choose an option: A) Find The Light Switch. 

Mediterranean and Middle Eastern folk music from Oudolin

Mediterranean and Middle Eastern folk music from Oudolin

Hastings-based Oudolin will be bringing you authentic music from a range of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries including Egypt, Syria, Greece, Lebanon, Turkey and Moorish S… 

John Pendal: International Man of Leather

John Pendal: International Man of Leather

This solo stand-up comedy show is the true story of how a shy Baptist boy from Watford became an unlikely international sex ambassador when he won the 25th annual ‘International … 

Mat Ewins & John Kearns

Mat Ewins & John Kearns

Edinburgh Comedy award-winner (2013/14) John Kearns delivers non-sequiturs, surreal digressions and bizarre lunacy alongside stand-up, sketch, and character comedian Mat Ewins. 

Captain Morgan and The Sands of Time

Captain Morgan and The Sands of Time

An adventure set on the high seas that is story-telling at its very finest. 

Captain Morgan and The Sands of Time

Captain Morgan and The Sands of Time

Captain Morgan and First Mate Hammond quest for the secrets of time-travel in a rip-roaring comedy adventure. 

Zaza Music Presents: Martha Tilston

Zaza Music Presents: Martha Tilston

Martha Tilston has carved her unique niche in the modern English folk scene with sharp, original songs that dissect the modern world. 

Elephant Man

Elephant Man

Who is the one with social disadvantage? The severely deformed John Merrick, or the upright, conformist Doctor Treves who rescues him from a carnival freak show? Quick wit, pathos,… 

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

Who is the one with social disadvantage? The severely deformed John Merrick, or the upright, conformist Doctor Treves who rescues him from a carnival freak show? Quick wit, pathos,… 

The Amazing Adventures of Little Red

The Amazing Adventures of Little Red

The SMASH HIT family musical returns to Brighton. 

Super Ape Man (The Paul F Taylor Story)

Super Ape Man (The Paul F Taylor Story)

Surreal one-liners, flights of fancy and a totally absurd storyline from the NATY 2013 winner. 

Amazing Bubble Man

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis thrills audiences with bubble art, magic and science. 

One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean

One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean

Oh what a man! Francis Henshall is a man driven by his needs, whether its food or a good woman, he is totally consumed and motivated by his desires. 

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Join us on a journey through the magical forest where three fairy tales are imaginatively brought to life. 

Musical Refuge: A Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

Musical Refuge: A Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

We all know the refuge that music and singing can bring. 

Robin Morgan: Free Man (Work in Progress)

Robin Morgan: Free Man (Work in Progress)

A work-in-progress of the debut hour from Robin Morgan, star of ‘The Greatest Welshman You’ve Never Heard Of’ (BBC Radio), writer for ‘The News Quiz’ and Laughing Horse New Act of … 

Owl Time

Owl Time

Inspired by a phrase from Virginia Woolf to describe dusk, Owl Time is a gentle production that provides political punch. 

Organ Music at St. Barts

Organ Music at St. Barts

Recitals on Tuesdays by distinguished local organists on the fine organ at St. 

World Music Institutes Flamenco Festival

World Music Institutes Flamenco Festival

The 13th iteration of this festival celebrating all things flamenco brings a bright lineup of music and dance to locations throughout the city. 

John Pendal - International Man of Leather

John Pendal - International Man of Leather

This ground-breaking debut solo stand-up comedy show is the true story of how a shy Baptist boy from Watford became an unlikely international sex ambassador when he won the 25th an… 

All Time Low Live at the O2 with Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café

All Time Low Live at the O2 with Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café

All Time Low and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café   - A 5-hour experience! Pop punk darlings All Time Low are thrilled to announce their return to the… 

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… 

Valda Setterfield and John Scott

Valda Setterfield and John Scott

Valda Setterfield has been a groundbreaker and a muse for more than half a century, notably as an early member of Merce Cunningham’s company. 

Seeing Music

Seeing Music

On Saturday, in this series blending sight and sound, the Brentano Quartet plays Bach’s “The Art of Fugue” in a performance installation thought out by Gabriel Ca… 

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II didn’t shirk from social issues within their musical theatre productions: racism (South Pacific), transient/absent fatherhood (Carouse… 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears' dead dog. 

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

Dream the impossible dream with this inspiring Broadway musical. 

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. 

Music on the Edge

Music on the Edge

For its first New York show, this Pittsburgh-based new music series offers Burr Van Nostrand’s “Fantasy Manual for Urban Survival,” performed by the cellist Dave … 

Nick Kroll & John Mulaney

Nick Kroll & John Mulaney

Only a few weeks before their sold-out Off Broadway run of “Oh, Hello” begins, Mr. 

The Further Adventures of… and Adam & Eva

The Further Adventures of… and Adam & Eva

The Further Adventures of… tells the story of a little girl who grows up to be a writer. 

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala

Since 1975, the Richard Tucker Music Foundation has been fostering the careers of emerging singers. 

John Luther Adams

John Luther Adams

The composer John Luther Adams’s shimmering sonic landscapes are inspired by nature, including the beautiful panoramas of Alaska, where he lived for decades before moving to … 

Kettle Corn New Music

Kettle Corn New Music

This enterprising series, dedicated to the pairing of invigorating contemporary music with comfort snacks, presents New Morse Code, a duo made up of the cellist Hannah Collins and … 

Artists at the Noguchi: Bang on a Can Music Series

Artists at the Noguchi: Bang on a Can Music Series

The latest edition of this now happily long-running series comes on the Noguchi Museum’s Community Day, when admission is free. 

The Gray Man

The Gray Man

This spooky show about a child-abducting fiend is sometimes performed in complete darkness, and is admirable for the many chances it takes even when the grim mood threatens to beco… 

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Prélude de la Porte Héroïque du Ciel, 6 Gnossiennes, 3 Sarabandes, Dances Gothiques. 

BBC: Live Music With Radio Nan Gàidheal

BBC: Live Music With Radio Nan Gàidheal

BBC Radio Nan Gàidheal host an evening of the best new music from Rapal radio. 

Scottish Traditional Music Old and New

Scottish Traditional Music Old and New

This annual concert has built up a wide and loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty of melody and power of rhythm growing from the group’s blend of Scottish smallpi… 

The Story Of The Nervous Man (A Silent Comedy)

The Story Of The Nervous Man (A Silent Comedy)

A riotous non-verbal comedy about a nervous man who decides to change the monotony of his life by taking a risk. 

Hot Dub Time Machine

Hot Dub Time Machine

Taking festivals, theatres and rooftops all over the world by storm, Hot Dub Time Machine returns for five nights only, bigger and better than ever! Join DJ Tom Loud on a transcend… 

Cathedral Chamber Music – String Quintet

Cathedral Chamber Music – String Quintet

Senior players from St Mary’s Music School perform Schubert’s final chamber work, the sublime String Quintet in C major and a new work by Tom David Wilson. 

Song to Me – The Music and Songs of Julian Wagstaff

Song to Me – The Music and Songs of Julian Wagstaff

The popular Scottish composer presents highlights from his chamber music, musicals and operas. 

The Adventures of Isabel

The Adventures of Isabel

The Adventures of Isabel is a critically acclaimed, immersive dance theatre production for children aged between 2-7 years, inspired by 19th and 20th century poetry about childhood… 

Time at the Bar!

Time at the Bar!

Beardman production Time At The Bar was written and directed by Kieran Mellish and follows the story of The Duck’s Beak pub, whose future is uncertain. 

The Marvellous Mechanical Mesmerist

The Marvellous Mechanical Mesmerist

The title looked like something from a Victorian sideshow. 

Waste of Time: 1985 and 2085

Waste of Time: 1985 and 2085

Waste of Time takes the audience both back and forwards in time from the grounds of an abandoned scrap heap. 

Stand By Your Man - True Crime Cabaret

Stand By Your Man - True Crime Cabaret

Stand By Your Man: True Crime Cabaret presents chilling, thrilling true stories of regular women with one thing in common: they all fell in love with serial killers. 

Time Lapse

Time Lapse

Through a series of surreal, nostalgic and captivating scenarios, the piece draws on personal experiences of the artist Sarah Vaughan-Jones in order to investigate how we measure a… 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

It’s just Proops and you. 

Velvet Donkey: The Music of Ivor Cutler

Velvet Donkey: The Music of Ivor Cutler

Award-winning New York-based saxophonist and composer Ben Bryden brings the songs of eccentric poet/songwriter genius Ivor Cutler into the jazz canon, with his indie-rock-infused j… 

The Power of Music

The Power of Music

There’s something infectious about certain ad jingles. 

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

For those who like their dance without frills, Last Man Standing provides an hour of unrelenting raw movement. 

Euan Drysdale – The Music and Words of Burns and Gow

Euan Drysdale – The Music and Words of Burns and Gow

Featuring singer/songwriter Euan Drysdale on vocals, guitar and piano and Alastair Savage on fiddle. 

Scots Wha Hae (Music That Inspired a Nation)

Scots Wha Hae (Music That Inspired a Nation)

Edinburgh’s very own established 40-strong Capital Concert Band plays stirring Scottish themes in an hour’s tour of iconic music, including Highland Cathedral, Braveheart, A Scotti… 

In the Mood: The Music of Glenn Miller

In the Mood: The Music of Glenn Miller

Jump aboard the Chattanooga Choo-Choo and have fun as top jazz players Brian Kellock (piano), Colin Steele (trumpet) and John Rae (drums) celebrate the greatest American dance band… 

Love Over Scotland – Haiku and Music

Love Over Scotland – Haiku and Music

An hour of pure delight. 

Larry Kaplan–  Folk Music

Larry Kaplan– Folk Music

Song for The Bowdoin, Old Zeb, and Song for Gale – examples from a writer considered a leading voice in the American folk tradition. 

Classical Music Night

Classical Music Night

Classical Music Concert @ connected - musical miscellany with the Rasaratnams. Enjoy a relaxing evening in an intimate venue with a selection of solo and chamber works. 

Cathedral Chamber Music – Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, Piano

Cathedral Chamber Music – Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, Piano

Three of Scotland’s most exciting young professional musicians unite to perform ravishing repertoire for voice, viola and piano, including Brahms, Poulenc, Rubbra, Falla and Loeffl… 

Man-ish

Man-ish

Man-ish has taken seven popular pantomimes, filled them with adult jokes and made a challenge to perform the whole show in under an hour. 

Come Together, Barb Jungr and John McDaniel Perform The Beatles

Come Together, Barb Jungr and John McDaniel Perform The Beatles

In this exciting collaboration, award-winning vocalist and performer, Jungr, and Grammy and Emmy Award winner McDaniel investigate The Beatles; celebrating Paul, John, George and R… 

Piano Transcriptions of Irish and Scottish Music by Mary McCarthy

Piano Transcriptions of Irish and Scottish Music by Mary McCarthy

Piano Transcriptions of Irish and Scottish Music by Mary McCarthy. 

Darkness Falls – John's Gospel

Darkness Falls – John's Gospel

The Gospel of John is the most interesting of all the New Testament gospels. 

Music for Dogs

Music for Dogs

Written by Ireland Professor of Poetry, Paula Meehan, Music for Dogs is a story of survival, set during Ireland’s Celtic Tiger years, and takes place on Dublin’s Burrow beach. 

Cathedral Chamber Music – Piano

Cathedral Chamber Music – Piano

Exciting, young French pianist Louise Cournarie will give a recital on the Cathedral’s Steinway, including music by Handel, Schubert and Mendelssohn. 

Saltire – Scottish Song, Music and Comedy – Supper and Show

Saltire – Scottish Song, Music and Comedy – Supper and Show

Scottish song, music and comedy at its finest. 

Music for Strings

Music for Strings

Ian Munro leads the Edinburgh Festival Ensemble in music for strings including Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue. 

Man Up, Jonny Fluffypunk

Man Up, Jonny Fluffypunk

Coffee house layabout, armchair revolutionary and poet Jonny Fluffypunk has become a dad. 

John Godber's Happy Jack

John Godber's Happy Jack

Drama from the pen of one of the nation’s best loved playwrights. 

Lydia Trueblood: The Black Widow of the Atlantic Coast

Lydia Trueblood: The Black Widow of the Atlantic Coast

Traveling Showcase from California bring their musical cabaret to the Fringe for the first time as Lydia Trueblood The Black Widow of the Atlantic Coast takes centre stage at the t… 

Madman Marathon Man

Madman Marathon Man

Matt has been losing his best friend Sam to sport for years. 

Tibetan Monks Sacred Music and Masked Dance

Tibetan Monks Sacred Music and Masked Dance

Eight Tibetan monks present an exciting performance of sacred masked dance from their New Year festival, interspersed with the mesmerising chant and music of the Buddhist monastic … 

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous creation is given a shaky new lease of life in this parody adventure by Tobacco Tea. 

Make Some Noize Music Festival

Make Some Noize Music Festival

Make Some Noize is Edinburgh’s most anticipated all day music festival featuring some of the world’s biggest music artists. 

Fischy Music

Fischy Music

After a sell-out show in 2014, Fischy Music return to connected@the Fringe. 

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music all day at the famous Inn on the Mile, at the crossroads at the heart of the Fringe. 

John Rae’s The Troubles Featuring Brian Kellock

John Rae’s The Troubles Featuring Brian Kellock

The Troubles play 21st-century jazz and are New Zealand’s leading contemporary jazz group. 

Cathedral Chamber Music – Violin and Piano

Cathedral Chamber Music – Violin and Piano

Charlotte Rowan is recognized for her compelling, commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance. 

Paula Ryan – Celtic Singer/Songwriter

Paula Ryan – Celtic Singer/Songwriter

Paula Ryan is a compelling singer/songwriter from Ireland, whose powerful, insightful songs are inspired by the lyricism and passion of her Gaelic roots and driven by funky rhythmi… 

Chechelele World Music Choir

Chechelele World Music Choir

Ranging from pleasantly slow and soothing to fast and excitable and even angry, the sounds produced by the Chechelele World Music Choir were vibrant and vast. 

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

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

The Colour Ham – One. Last. Time. (A Best Of)

The Colour Ham – One. Last. Time. (A Best Of)

Last show ever – will sell out. 

Closing Time

Closing Time

Site specific theatre is a great way to immerse an audience into the world that the piece creates. 

Music of Two Nations

Music of Two Nations

Eddie McGuire, former Chairman of the Musicians’ Union (Scottish Region), and classical zheng performer Dong Yi, the first and so far only musician of any Chinese instrument to g… 

Stitch in Time: A Knitting Cabaret

Stitch in Time: A Knitting Cabaret

There’s niche and then there’s the niche of the niche. 

John Bercow

John Bercow

The Rt Hon John Bercow is one of the best known modern British parliamentarians, gaining great praise for his role as the Speaker of the House of Commons. 

The Wedding Reception

The Wedding Reception

The Wedding Reception is billed as an immersive comedy. 

This Time Tomorrow

This Time Tomorrow

As you walked by that parked car, have you ever wondered just what were the two people inside talking about? What do you imagine they might be telling each other? Random Acts bring… 

The Wild Man of Orford

The Wild Man of Orford

If you give a quick flick through the Fringe programme, it will be fairly obvious that puppetry is on the rise in the theatre section this year. 

The Wishing-Chair Adventures

The Wishing-Chair Adventures

Running Torch’s The Wishing-Chair Adventures prides itself on audience interaction. 

Time Out With Jesus

Time Out With Jesus

St Patrick’s parishioners invite you to spend some time reflecting on the mysteries of Christian faith, and so be renewed in body and soul for our day to day activities in this wor… 

The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew

The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew

There’s trouble afoot, all the Dragons have been quashed, and what’s a young knight to do? Especially, when there’s the trouble-making Oblong with nothing to occupy him. 

Father Time

Father Time

‘He had fallen into the hands of death. 

The 229 is Never on Time

The 229 is Never on Time

Time is the only thing we can’t control, but this is my time so it can be whatever I desire. The 229 is never on time … and there’s nothing worse than being late right? 

John Pilger: Power and Propaganda (Q&A)

John Pilger: Power and Propaganda (Q&A)

Journalist, film-maker and author, John Pilger is one of only two to win British journalism’s highest award twice. 

Adventures in Menstruating with Chella Quint

Adventures in Menstruating with Chella Quint

What is that blue stuff… and why isn’t it red? Will all the menstruators performing at the Fringe really synchronise cycles? Really? And how can century-old ads still affect at… 

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

Join CSWO as they celebrate their 20th anniversary of music making in the East Midlands. 

The Sound of Hungary in Choral Music and Choral Singing

The Sound of Hungary in Choral Music and Choral Singing

The New Liszt Ferenc Chamber Choir was established on 1 February 2010 from the members of the Liszt Academy’s Alma Mater Choir and from the freshly graduated students of the Lisz… 

Mambalsa – One Man's Quest to Launch a New Partner Dance

Mambalsa – One Man's Quest to Launch a New Partner Dance

For 20 years Alastair has taught salsa dance. 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music is an event which shows off the musical skills of several different performers, making each night different. 

John-Luke Roberts: Stdad-Up

John-Luke Roberts: Stdad-Up

An idiotic comedy show about having and then not having a father, and how stupid you need to make yourself look to get away with speaking ill of the dead. 

Howard Read: Man (Work in Progress)

Howard Read: Man (Work in Progress)

Modern man needs a positive role model, and Howard has the external genitals, a moustache and a suit. 

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music

Experience the joy of live music at the museum. 

John Osborne - Most people aren't that happy, anyway

John Osborne - Most people aren't that happy, anyway

Radio 4 poet and author John Osbourne presents his first poetry set at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

The Travelling Sisters

The Travelling Sisters

With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a bevy of tragically charming characters. 

The Adventures of Nellie Bly

The Adventures of Nellie Bly

The true story of a remarkable 19th-century journalist and daredevil, whose adventurous articles and determination made her the most famous reporter in America by the time she turn… 

The Greenwich Street Party

The Greenwich Street Party

A host of cabaret stars turn out to support charity including London’s original Drag Race. 

old man's Gift

old man's Gift

‘Did you know that the German word gift means poison? It used to mean present – like in English – but then people started using it sarcastically. 

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

‘Boogie-woogie. 

John Lennon: In His Own Write

John Lennon: In His Own Write

John Lennon was not only a Beatle, but also a skilled short fiction writer, poet and doodler. 

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music

Music all day at the smallest pub in Scotland or probably anywhere. Visit and enjoy. 

A Little Man's Holiday

A Little Man's Holiday

A Little Man’s Holiday tells the tale of an office worker with a big imagination. 

The Celtic Mystery Festival

The Celtic Mystery Festival

The Celtic Mystery Festival will take place at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange. 

Pun-Man's Pun Party

Pun-Man's Pun Party

UK Pun Champion Leo Kearse, aka Pun-Man, is here to save humanity from observational comedy with a pun party! But he’s having a bit of trouble adapting to your planet. 

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

Join CSWO as they celebrate their 20th anniversary of music making in the East Midlands. 

Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical

Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical

James Lovelock (Showstopper, Music Box) and his herd of musical improvisers bring you the silliest musicals ever never written, all improvised from your suggestions. 

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Irish comic and professional procrastinator Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) brings his Favourite Waste of Time back to the Fringe. 

The Travelling Sisters

The Travelling Sisters

With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a bevy of tragically charming characters. 

The Wee Man Syndrome

The Wee Man Syndrome

Mind that video? Know how the one wi the ned? A work in progress detailing the emancipation of a meme. 

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson

In a typically idiosyncratic twist Carol-Ann Duffy is collaborating with her ‘favourite’ court musician John Sampson for a reading of work from across her gargantuan oeuvre. 

Free Fringe Music Festival

Free Fringe Music Festival

From now until August 31st, visitors can soak in the buzzing atmosphere at Edinburgh’s premiere music venue. 

Pajama Men: 2 Man 3 Musketeers

Pajama Men: 2 Man 3 Musketeers

Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez have once again brought their surreal blend of comedy and physical theatre to Edinburgh, and this time they’re taking on a classic of world literatu… 

Celtic Kirtan

Celtic Kirtan

We present songs and chants blending a Celtic spirituality with Indian Kirtan style chanting form. 

Crap Music Rave Party

Crap Music Rave Party

The anarchic late night DJ party is back! Request any song you want, so long as it’s crap. 

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Irish comic and professional procrastinator Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) brings his Favourite Waste of Time back to the Fringe. 

Love in the Time of Gilmore Girls

Love in the Time of Gilmore Girls

Sometimes love comes to you and sometimes you have to make it happen. 

James Freedman: Man of Steal

James Freedman: Man of Steal

Persuader. 

Suzanne Lea Shepherd: Dorothy Was Never from Kansas

Suzanne Lea Shepherd: Dorothy Was Never from Kansas

Suzanne Lea Shepherd is from Kansas, but that doesn’t mean she would pick the same side as Dorothy because who wants to hang around with a tin man when the alternative is a witch w… 

Strange Face – Adventures With a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face – Adventures With a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Music has a way of providing the most honest portrait of a person, be it someone listening to an opera in the Royal Albert Hall or someone moshing in the belly of Bannerman’s, mu… 

Gurpal Gill: India's Strongest Man (1982)

Gurpal Gill: India's Strongest Man (1982)

The highly anticipated Fringe debut from London comic Gurpal Gill. 

All Made Up: This Time It's Social

All Made Up: This Time It's Social

Like or hate Facebook, you’re guaranteed to love this all-female social media inspired comedy improv show. 

Hamlet (A One Man Play)

Hamlet (A One Man Play)

Even the most seasoned audience member has to concentrate to grasp every line of a Shakespeare play. 

Adam Blampied: I am Mr Children Man

Adam Blampied: I am Mr Children Man

Mr Children Man (The Beta Males’ Adam Blampied) is the acclaimed children’s author of Fabulous Fergus Goes to the Circus and is embarking on his debut reading tour. 

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Jean is sitting in a cafe enjoying a lobster bisque when a phone nearby starts to rings. 

Dylan Thomas – The Man, The Myth

Dylan Thomas – The Man, The Myth

Celebrating the life and work of Wales’ most revered writer, Hannah Ellis journeys to the heart of her genius grandfather’s story featuring rare images, his poems, stories and lett… 

John McKeever: Multifarious

John McKeever: Multifarious

On top of talent and comic-timing, McKeever has charm by the bucket-load. 

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees was originally a tale from French author Jean Giono in the 1950s, now pieced together onstage with cloth hangings, felt animals, and wafting lavender (yes… 

The Garden Man

The Garden Man

What’s living in the garden, among the grass and in the trees? Is it a bird, or is it a bee? Maybe it’s the Garden Man? Come along today and see! The Garden Man is a story insp… 

John Scott Presents Dissent

John Scott Presents Dissent

Dissent: noun, def. 

The Music of Doris Day

The Music of Doris Day

Doris Day is one of the most loved singers and actresses of the 1950s and 60s. 

John Robertson – The Dark Room: Symphony of a Floating Head

John Robertson – The Dark Room: Symphony of a Floating Head

John Robertson’s send up of classic text based video games succeeds in being an hilarious evening of retro fun. 

Good Music Cave Party

Good Music Cave Party

A dirty afternoon party hosted by the king of alternative cabaret, Tomás Ford. 

Tiff Stevenson: Mad Man

Tiff Stevenson: Mad Man

Speaking to those of us in her audience who have never seen her perform before, Tiff Stevenson says ‘You’re so lucky… I remember seeing me for the first time. 

The History of Music

The History of Music

Award-winning brass ensemble Buzz presents The History of Music, a fabulous theatrical odyssey that travels through space and time at a thrilling tempo to explore the music of the … 

John Lloyd: Emperor of the Prawns

John Lloyd: Emperor of the Prawns

John Lloyd: Emperor of the Prawns is billed as an hour of comedy, but turns out to be so much more. 

Alun Cochrane: A Show with a Man in It

Alun Cochrane: A Show with a Man in It

Okay, he doesn’t promise much - the title was his son’s butchering of the ‘one-man show’ term. 

Jordan Brookes: Adventures in Limited Space

Jordan Brookes: Adventures in Limited Space

Truth and fiction knock lumps out of each other on the battleground of a pale, malnourished man’s body and mind. 

Blind Man's Song

Blind Man's Song

Conceived and directed by Guillaume Pigé, Blind Man’s Song follows the imagination of a blind musician at the speed of thought. 

The Man Called Monkhouse

The Man Called Monkhouse

Bob Monkhouse was a complicated and enigmatic man. 

McNeill of Tranent – The Fastest Man in the World

McNeill of Tranent – The Fastest Man in the World

George McNeill came from a small mining village called Tranent where he started out as a professional soccer player. 

Mike Wozniak: One Man Dad Cat Band

Mike Wozniak: One Man Dad Cat Band

Mike Wozniak’s probably best known for playing moustachioed misfit Brian in Channel 4’s sitcom Man Down. 

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

No script Sherlock! The stars of Fringe sensations Racing Minds and Impromptu Shakespeare take you on a thrilling new adventure each day through the underworld of Victorian Britain… 

Willie and Sebastian

Willie and Sebastian

Expectations were high in a crowded Dining Room at the old Gilded Balloon, with a profusion of Scottish media lending support or checking out the latest and most challenging new wo… 

The Man

The Man

Come see the birth of a true modern jester, a voice for the people. 

John Hastings: Marked from the Start

John Hastings: Marked from the Start

John is a premature born, twitchy, nervous yet confident, agnostic, coddled, only grandson in his family. 

One Man Breaking Bad: The Unauthorized Parody

One Man Breaking Bad: The Unauthorized Parody

Sixty episodes. 

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… 

Oh Gumtree

Oh Gumtree

Oh What A Lovely War (musical), Oh Calcutta (nude theatre) – but what is Oh Gumtree? The title says nothing of the play behind the poster really but deserves further investigatio… 

Eleanor Morton: Allotted Mucking Around Time

Eleanor Morton: Allotted Mucking Around Time

We are welcomed into the Stand 2 by a red-headed young woman in the guise of an older man. 

Brett Goldstein: Burning Man

Brett Goldstein: Burning Man

As the beat of an ear-blistering house track pumps into the venue, Goldstein races onto the stage, adorned with neon bracelets, a glowing headdress and a ridiculously small pair of… 

John Robertson: Let’s Redecorate!

John Robertson: Let’s Redecorate!

Australian comedian John Robertson has become a well-known Fringe regular with his hit interactive gameshow, The Dark Room. 

Ian D Montfort: Under Sciencey Conditions

Ian D Montfort: Under Sciencey Conditions

Tom Binns has a huge reputation to protect. 

Man to Man

Man to Man

Manfred Karge’s Man to Man is described as a modern fairy tale that follows the life of Ella, a woman who disguises herself as her dead husband in order to survive under Nazi … 

Karl Spain: A Time for Jokes

Karl Spain: A Time for Jokes

The show you’ve been waiting for! One man fights his involuntary mechanism for telling jokes at the worst times possible and tells them during this show which is the best time poss… 

John Robins: Speakeasy

John Robins: Speakeasy

Burgeoning Fringe comedy legend and self-professed borderline alcoholic John Robins indulges his audience with a startlingly self-referential hour of stand-up comedy. 

Captain Morgan 1: The Sands of Time
BOBBY WINNER

Captain Morgan 1: The Sands of Time

If you think that swashbuckling adventures are only for children, think again. 

John Chamberlain

John Chamberlain

Inverleith House will present the first ever exhibition in a UK public gallery by the late John Chamberlain (born 1927, Rochester, United States, died 2011). 

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Join us at the multi award-winning WHISKI Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August. 

A Man's a Man

A Man's a Man

A lively new musical telling the life story of Robert Burns, starring BBC award-winning traditional Scots singers Claire Hastings and Robyn Stapleton, and introducing Kieran Bain a… 

The Amazing Bubble Man

The Amazing Bubble Man

You’ve got to hand it to him, Louis Pearl aka The Amazing Bubbleman is a crowd pleaser. 

One Man Breaking Bad

One Man Breaking Bad

When Breaking Bad came to an end at season five, everyone thought that this would be it for the franchise. 

Stick Man – Live on Stage

Stick Man – Live on Stage

The first day of the first ever Great Yorkshire Fringe was kicked off with a bang - or rather a “Zip! Boing! Whee!” - by Scamp Theatre, setting a high standard for the rest … 

Matsuri - A Festival of Music Inspired By Japan

Matsuri - A Festival of Music Inspired By Japan

A man walks slowly onto the stage with his back to the audience, he holds himself in a wide stance and begins to strike the taiko drum. 

John Zorns Bagatelles

John Zorns Bagatelles

(Sunday) This spring the prolific avant-garde composer John Zorn, whose music draws from modernist, jazz, rock and klezmer styles and more, wrote some 300 short melodies that he ca… 

Washington Square Music Festival

Washington Square Music Festival

This lively summer festival offers free concerts on Tuesdays on the main stage of Washington Square Park. 

Danny Elfmans Music from the Films of Tim Burton

Danny Elfmans Music from the Films of Tim Burton

It might be difficult for patrons in Edward Scissorhands costumes to get past security at Avery Fisher Hall. 

John

John

(previews start on July 22; opens on Aug 11) In Annie Baker’s new play, directed by Sam Gold, a quarreling couple (Christopher Abbott and Hong Chau) alight at a Gettsysburg, … 

John Scott

John Scott

Bach lovers owe much to Mendelssohn, who was instrumental in reviving interest in the baroque master’s music. 

Electroacoustic Music Festival

Electroacoustic Music Festival

With ever more sophisticated technology at their fingertips, composers of electronic music are producing a dizzying array of works that often draw on video and performance art, too… 

American Contemporary Music Ensemble

American Contemporary Music Ensemble

As part of the Pop Up Concerts series at the Miller Theater, the adventurous American Contemporary Music Ensemble offers a program of works by the pianist and composer Timo Andres,… 

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… 

The Wild Man of Orford

The Wild Man of Orford

Orford, the Suffolk coast, 1167. 

A Little Man's Holiday

A Little Man's Holiday

Join Little Man as he leaves his boring office job behind him and begins a swash-buckling adventure on the high seas. 

Come to the Music Hall

Come to the Music Hall

The Victorian Music Hall, vulgar, jingoistic, patriotic, slightly naughty to downright rude, with a mix of songs still sung and loved today. 

The Light and The Dark: The Music of a Changing England

The Light and The Dark: The Music of a Changing England

Saturday May 23rd All Saints Church, Hove, 7:30pm. 

Mr Merrick, The Elephant Man

Mr Merrick, The Elephant Man

The hugely popular Lucky Dog return to Brighton for a third time after two years of many five star reviews and sold-out shows. 

Poetry and Music

Poetry and Music

Poet Charles Antony is well known in Sussex for his performances which bring his poetic stories to life. 

Crap Music Rave Party

Crap Music Rave Party

Hit the dancefloor for party monster Tomás Ford’s late night rave. 

Dean Friedman: Words & Music

Dean Friedman: Words & Music

This critically acclaimed recording-artist performs popular hits, Ariel, Lucky Stars, Lydia, and more. 

Mike Wozniak: One Man Dad Cat Band

Mike Wozniak: One Man Dad Cat Band

Work in progress. 

The Piano Man

The Piano Man

In 2005, a suited man washed up on the Kent coast with no recollection of where he came from, how he got there and who he was. 

John Crampton ... Blues & Bluegrass

John Crampton ... Blues & Bluegrass

Hebden Bridge Blues Festival: “This was a quite breath-taking performance by a phenomenal musician who brought the clamouring audience to its feet on more than one occasion and had… 

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Join us in the magical forest where three fairy tales are imaginatively brought to life. 

New York New Music Ensemble

New York New Music Ensemble

This adventurous group celebrates the music of Mathew Rosenblum and Lee Hyla, an American composer who died last year and whose scores mesh elements of classical, rock and jazz. 

Patrick Monahan: Adventures in Monahan Land

Patrick Monahan: Adventures in Monahan Land

Brand new, energetically witty and charming family show! Expect plenty of playful audience interaction from this loveable Irish/Iranian Teessider! “Monahan possesses the rare abil… 

Music and Meditation

Music and Meditation

Please join us for a unique evening combining a short guided meditational experience with a variety of live music and spoken word performances. 

Madman Marathon Man

Madman Marathon Man

Matt has been losing his best friend Sam to sport for years. 

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… 

Time to Talk to Jane

Time to Talk to Jane

Delve into the world of a depressed bulimic, it might surprise you. 

Live 'Open Jazz Music' with DJO plus guests

Live 'Open Jazz Music' with DJO plus guests

Deux Johns Orchestra, formed two years ago by John Trelawney, is a Jazz outfit that adapts in size for varying original material and venues. 

John Osborne: Most People Aren't That Happy, Anyway

John Osborne: Most People Aren't That Happy, Anyway

Writer and performer John Osborne (John Peel’s Shed, Sky 1’s After Hours) performs his first ever hour long poetry show. 

Music in the Dark

Music in the Dark

French-Mexican acoustic guitar duo JP & Leonardo bring you their unique and haunting sounds: a fusion of Arabic, Spanish and Gypsy music. 

Greg Proops Is the Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops Is the Smartest Man in the World

Mr. Proops, a 30-year veteran of stand-up, hosts this “salubrious soliloquy” of a podcast, in which he explores current events and any other topics that interest him. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

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

President Obonjo: The Man who Stole my Identity

President Obonjo: The Man who Stole my Identity

A show about a man known as Benjamin, who created a comedy character known as President Obonjo of Lafta Republic. 

John Hegley: I am a Poetato

John Hegley: I am a Poetato

An A to Z of poems about people, pets and other creatures. 

John Hegley: New & Selected Potatoes

John Hegley: New & Selected Potatoes

Poet, comic, singer, songwriter and glasses-wearer, John Hegley has captivated and devastated audiences all over the country, in theatres and festivals, at gigs at the Edinburgh Fe… 

For the Last Time

For the Last Time

Though the music is catchy, the band is terrific, and the cast is strong, this jazz musical by Nancy Harrow and Will Pomerantz hasn’t reconciled its improbable source materia… 

The Liberation of an Angry Little Man

The Liberation of an Angry Little Man

A stand-up tragedy show about great expectations, ambition, resilience and, ultimately, the horror of failure. 

Most Dangerous Man in America (W.E.B. Du Bois)

Most Dangerous Man in America (W.E.B. Du Bois)

(previews start on Thursday; opens on June 11) Woodie King Jr. 

Musical Babble: a Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

Musical Babble: a Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics & New Music

MUSICAL BABBLE For twelve years, MJ Paranzino, composer and director has commissioned New Choral Music for Brighton Fringe. 

Dead Man's Jig

Dead Man's Jig

You will sing. 

John Hamm

John Hamm

John Early and Hamm Samwich team up again for another night of music and comedy “in a shameless ploy for visibility.” 

Boston Early Music Festival

Boston Early Music Festival

The erotically charged music of Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” and glittering arias by Handel are the focus of this concert presented by this cele… 

Music Hall

Music Hall

Jean-Luc Lagarce’s beautiful, incantatory play is about a company of three performers who cling to art and shredded dignity as they hoof from stage to ever more pathetic stag… 

Early Music New York

Early Music New York

(Saturday) The clarity and grace of Mozart and his contemporaries is the focus of a concert by this organization’s classical orchestra. 

Clarion Music Society Orchestra

Clarion Music Society Orchestra

Steven Fox conducts this excellent period instrument ensemble, expanded for the occasion, in Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony. 

The Man of the Hour

The Man of the Hour

Taut direction, a spirited cast and marvelous turn-of-the-century costumes animate this revival of George H. 

Elephant Man

Elephant Man

Joseph Merrick owes his existence to those who exploit his horrible deformities for their own ends. 

Ecstatic Music Festival: Bang on a Can

Ecstatic Music Festival: Bang on a Can

A highlight of the Ecstatic Music Festival is Bang on a Can’s annual People’s Commissioning Fund Concert, which highlights imaginative new works by a range of composers… 

A Little Man's Holiday

A Little Man's Holiday

Little Man is leaving his dull office life behind and going on an adventure on the high seas. 

Music Before 1800

Music Before 1800

The Boston ensemble Blue Heron delves into richly expressive secular and religious vocal music from the 15th century by composers including Johannes Ockeghem, Gilles Binchois and G… 

Music From Japan

Music From Japan

Juilliard’s “Focus!” festival of Japanese music has concluded, but  Asia Society’s series is still going strong. 

Elephant Man

Elephant Man

Joseph Merrick owes his existence to those who exploit his deformities for their own ends. 

John & Jen

John & Jen

(previews start on Feb. 

The Improverts - London Shows

The Improverts - London Shows

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

John and Scott

John and Scott

John Lutz and Scott Adsit, “30 Rock” alumni, reunite for an evening of long-form improv. 

John Zorn

John Zorn

This year is the 30th anniversary of John Zorn’s “Cobra,” one of his improvisatory “Game Pieces,” in which musicians follow a set of cues and rules. 

John Zorns Cobra

John Zorns Cobra

The 30th anniversary of John Zorn’s “Cobra” — an unpublished, improvisatory “game piece” based on a complex set of rules instead of a score R… 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

(previews start on Sept. 

How a Man Crumbled

How a Man Crumbled

Dive head first into the absurd world of the Russian poet, iconoclast and false moustache wearer Daniil Kharms. 

Chamber Music Society

Chamber Music Society

The versatile and fiercely accomplished Pacifica Quartet offers an unusual program with string quartets by Haydn (“Sunrise”) and Mendelssohn framing a newly commissione… 

New York Comedy Festival: Time Out New York Women of Comedy 2014

New York Comedy Festival: Time Out New York Women of Comedy 2014

Robin Montague hosts these stand-up shows featuring some of the top female talents in the business, including Sasheer Zamata, Michelle Wolf, Sara Schaefer, Emmy Blotnick, Aparna Na… 

Man To Man

Man To Man

What lengths would you go to to put the next meal on the table? As the Nazis come to power in Germany, a young widow discovers that her only means of survival is to take on her de… 

John and Mark / Naked Old Man

John and Mark / Naked Old Man

‘John and Mark’ is a new play about a musical legend and his killer that sees prisoner Mark David Chapman visited by John Lennon, the man he shot dead years earlier. 

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

(previews start on Nov. 

Paper Music

Paper Music

Sound and image mingle in illuminating ways in this production by the composer Philip Miller and the artist William Kentridge, two South Africans and longtime collaborators. 

Elephant Man

Elephant Man

Joseph Merrick owes his existence to those who exploit his horrible deformities for their own ends. 

New York Philharmonic: La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema

New York Philharmonic: La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema

Once again the Philharmonic begins a new season with the Art of the Score film series. 

4x4 Baroque Music Festival

4x4 Baroque Music Festival

The harpsichordist Avi Stein directs this festival, which features some of New York’s top period instrument players. 

New York Chamber Music Festival

New York Chamber Music Festival

During what is usually a slow week in the classical music season, the New York Chamber Music Festival has been stepping up for several years with an ambitious series of programs. 

National Ballet of Canada: Alices Adventures in Wonderland

National Ballet of Canada: Alices Adventures in Wonderland

There are many ways of falling down the rabbit hole, and Christopher Wheeldon, along with his creative team, has devised an extravagant one. 

Soul Music by Terry Pratchett

Soul Music by Terry Pratchett

Directed by Luke Sheppard, Associate Director of Matilda in the West End and Broadway, Soul Music is written by stand-up comedian Andrew Doyle with music by resident composer of th… 

Music @ St Cuthberts

Music @ St Cuthberts

Come and hear accomplished music scholars from Fettes College, Edinburgh give a lunchtime recital of vocal and instrumental music in the magnificent surroundings of St Cuthbert’s P… 

Piano Music of Erik Satie

Piano Music of Erik Satie

In the surrounds of St Cecilia’s Hall, my view of pianist Peter Bream is through a glass case displaying a set of tartan-clad bagpipes. 

Scottish Music Traditional and New

Scottish Music Traditional and New

This annual concert has built-up a wide and loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty of melody and power of rhythm growing from the group’s blend of Scottish smallpi… 

Scotland - A Journey in Music and Song

Scotland - A Journey in Music and Song

Richard Lewis, Edinburgh’s Convener for Culture, and international mezzo-soprano Andrea Baker look at how Scotland has inspired other nations. 

The Man, the Music, the Panj

The Man, the Music, the Panj

The Man, the Music, the Panj is a conversational songwriting showcase by wheelchair bound singer/songwriter Shaun Shears and the stories that have created his work. 

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a Broadway musical based on the Peanuts comic strip, featuring familiar characters like Lucy, Snoopy and Schroeder. 

Tibetan Monks Dance and Music

Tibetan Monks Dance and Music

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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). 

Music for the Book of Deer

Music for the Book of Deer

Inspired by the extraordinary tenth century Aberdeenshire gospel book, Richard Ingham leads an evening of plainsong, reels and electronic soundscapes. 

John Bird: Money, Sex and Justice- How to Change Your World

John Bird: Money, Sex and Justice- How to Change Your World

John Bird started The Big Issue magazine. His story is achingly funny and powerfully inspiring. It will make you want to rush out and start making changes in your own life. 

Fischy Music @ Connected

Fischy Music @ Connected

Fischy Music play fun and thoughtful songs to primary school-aged children, but the adults will love it too. 

Chris Ramsey: The Most Dangerous Man On Saturday Morning Television

Chris Ramsey: The Most Dangerous Man On Saturday Morning Television

I first saw Chris Ramsey live in 2011 as a supporting artist for Russell Kane. 

John Lloyd's Museum of Curiosity Live

John Lloyd's Museum of Curiosity Live

Following his sell-out fringe debut, John and curator Dan Schreiber host a live version of the BBC Radio 4 hit in which guests donate their favourite items to an infinitely large a… 

Heavy Petting: Hammer Time

Heavy Petting: Hammer Time

Middlesbrough sketch-pros Heavy Petting put on a wacky and fast-paced comedy sketch show complete with a weird fetish for Batman, hitting people with hammers and totally authentic … 

Streaming and the Music Industry

Streaming and the Music Industry

What impact has streaming had on the music industry? What are the pros and cons? A panelled discussion focusing on the key details involved in streaming music and the future of mus… 

One Man Breaking Bad

One Man Breaking Bad

Sixty Episodes in 60 Minutes. 

John Renbourn and Wizz Jones

John Renbourn and Wizz Jones

Septuagenarian guitar folk legends John Renbourn and Wizz Jones deliver a night of folk and blues, with varying degrees of success. 

BBC: Live Music with Radio nan Gaidheal

BBC: Live Music with Radio nan Gaidheal

Radio nan Gaidheal hosts an evening of the best new music from Rapal radio. 

Mike Lawrence: The Gingerbeard Man

Mike Lawrence: The Gingerbeard Man

You’ll laugh, he’ll cry. 

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Though the inviting Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park is just over 90 years old, this summer is the 109th season of free classical music at  that site. 

Kerry Godliman: Face Time

Kerry Godliman: Face Time

Star of Live At The Apollo and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Kerry recently appeared as Hannah in Ricky Gervais’ sitcom Derek and played Lacey Turner’s mum in Our Girl. 

New Zealand Music Showcase

New Zealand Music Showcase

The New Zealand Music Showcase is a great way to see some of New Zealand’s greatest artists here at the fringe. 

Carnatic Nomad: Music from South India – Jyotsna Srikanth

Carnatic Nomad: Music from South India – Jyotsna Srikanth

Jyotsna Srikanth, an exciting and amazing South Indian carnatic violinist presents Carnatic Nomad, a traditional South Indian offering with classical, folk and contemporary South I… 

Hamell On Trial: The Happiest Man in the World

Hamell On Trial: The Happiest Man in the World

Hamell has been working diligently on both a new album and a one-man show for the last couple of years after winning the prestigious Herald Angel Award at the Edinburgh Festival F… 

Mike Lawrence: The Gingerbeard Man

Mike Lawrence: The Gingerbeard Man

You’ll laugh, he’ll cry. 

When My Time Comes

When My Time Comes

A misfit with a dangerous grudge. 

The Result of a Man and His Ponderings

The Result of a Man and His Ponderings

Finlay can engage his house in conversation. 

John Robb: Louder Than War

John Robb: Louder Than War

The Membranes and Goldblade frontman. 

John O’Farrell: 25 Years of Writing Stupid Jokes

John O’Farrell: 25 Years of Writing Stupid Jokes

In John O’Farrell’s 25 Years of Writing Stupid Jokes, he tells the story of his comedy career: first as a writer on the likes of Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You a… 

Songs by Three Teachers of the Royal College of Music

Songs by Three Teachers of the Royal College of Music

Songs by three teachers of the Royal College of Music (Ireland, Howells and Horowitz) and piano solos by Lambert, a student of the Royal College of Music, are contrasted with the g… 

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. 

Bard Music Festival

Bard Music Festival

“Schubert and His World” is the most ambitious undertaking of the Bard Music Festival in its 25th anniversary summer season. 

Music from The Mandolin Lesson

Music from The Mandolin Lesson

A programme of Italian baroque mandolin music accompanied by harpsichord and interspersed with readings from Frances Taylor’s evocative memoir, The Mandolin Lesson. 

The Man Who Almost Killed Himself

The Man Who Almost Killed Himself

The Man Who Almost Killed Himself is a funny and tragic true story inspired by the work of anthropologist Andrew Irving in Uganda and Eastern Africa. 

Al Murray: One Man, One Guvnor - Special Previews

Al Murray: One Man, One Guvnor - Special Previews

Al Murray’s One Man, One Guvnor is only in its preview stages, but already it is a spectacularly funny set. 

John Muir. Rhapsody in Green

John Muir. Rhapsody in Green

A new play by Mike Maran explores the Sierra Nevada and Alaska with the Scottish naturalist and celebrates his deep understanding of the need to preserve the wilderness for the spi… 

Biding Time (Remix)

Biding Time (Remix)

Biding Time (Remix) holds some interesting ideas and memorable visuals, but it’s often hard to decipher what the aim of the company’s design and concept really is. 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World

Proops greets every guest that enters the theatre with a personal handshake, a touch that shocked and pleased the audience. 

A Moment In Time

A Moment In Time

A Moment in Time is an immersive piece of theatre, which explores our relationship with the word investment, both from an audience and performer perspective whilst remaining at its… 

The Music Hall Menajerie

The Music Hall Menajerie

Join the gang as they sweep you down to the grand old days of London, packed full of extreme patriotism and purpose, The Music Hall Menagerie promises singing, dancing, comic caper… 

Playtime: New Adventures in Music

Playtime: New Adventures in Music

Billing their series of gigs as Playtime, some of Edinburgh’s finest Jazzers are creating very interesting and enjoyable music in the intimate space of The Outhouse’s attic. 

The Bee-Man of Orn

The Bee-Man of Orn

With such a wonderful title, it’s a shame that The Bee-Man of Orn is not as thrilling as it sounds. 

The Man Who Loved Beer

The Man Who Loved Beer

Award winning spoken word artist Kevin P. 

Live Music at Victor & Carina Contini Caffe

Live Music at Victor & Carina Contini Caffe

Sunday evening live piano with Robert Harrison in Edinburgh’s newest Royal Mile venue by Victor & Carina Contini. 

Crap Music Rave Party

Crap Music Rave Party

An anarchic late night DJ party where you can request anything you want. 

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music

From bold brass to fabulous fiddlers, soprano soloists to singer/songwriters, enjoy daily live music performances at the museum, showcasing the best contemporary talents from Scotl… 

Richard Tyrone Jones: Crap Time Lord

Richard Tyrone Jones: Crap Time Lord

Proudly the only performance poet on the Fringe circuit with two hearts, the “Ginger Nigel Havers of spoken word” Richard Tyrone Jones presents an hour of witty, candid and spe… 

John Kearns - Shtick

John Kearns - Shtick

Yet another show from the winner of last year’s Foster’s Best Newcomer Award. 

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

‘Boogie-woogie. 

All Made Up: This Time It’s Social

All Made Up: This Time It’s Social

It’s time to bring improv comedy bang up to date. 

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival

The first weekend of the festival kicks off with the pianist Joyce Yang performing in Schumann’s Piano Quartet for a  benefit concert on Saturday. 

John-Luke Roberts: Stnad-Up

John-Luke Roberts: Stnad-Up

John-Luke Roberts delivered his usual off-the-wall comic offerings in this enjoyable hour at the Voodoo Rooms. 

Hot Dub Time Machine

Hot Dub Time Machine

The world’s first time travelling dance party is back, bigger than ever, and still powered by your dancing. 

James Freedman: Man of Steal

James Freedman: Man of Steal

After a lifetime studying hustlers, conmen and other thieves, ‘the world’s number one pickpocket’ (Time Out) is still an honest man. 

Gareth Morinan's Play: Time

Gareth Morinan's Play: Time

Multimedia theatrical comedy that spans millennia. 

Christian Reilly: Lost in Music

Christian Reilly: Lost in Music

Perrier/Chortle award-winning musical comedian makes sense of your universe. 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

An afternoon of Jazz from the Jazz Bar’s very own Jazz Trio; Ed Kelly on double bass, David Patrick on piano and Bob Kyle on drums. 

Tea Time Story

Tea Time Story

How many kilos of flour does it take to tell a good story? In the case of Heather Lai, over fifty during the course of her Fringe run and every gramme is put to excellent use. 

An Extraordinary Light

An Extraordinary Light

“The Nobel prize, by canonising individuals, disguises the truth that they are all, in Newton’s famous phrase, standing ‘on giants’ shoulders’ and on each other’s as well. 

One Man Breaking Bad

One Man Breaking Bad

One Man Breaking Bad is impressionist Miles Allen’s attempt to squeeze 60 Breaking Bad episodes into 60 minutes. 

Adventures on Air - Free

Adventures on Air - Free

Award-winning comedian James Cook tells the often hilarious, surprising and surreal true story of being the voice between pop records. 

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist: Big O Finds Her Soul

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist: Big O Finds Her Soul

Thankfully, there was no combination of singing and acupuncture. 

Frank Skinner: Man in a Suit

Frank Skinner: Man in a Suit

‘Knob jokes with depth’ are the words that fifty-six year old Frank Skinner himself uses to describe his new stand up show Man in A Suit. 

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever. 

Time - Peace

Time - Peace

Its the worst thing you can do at work, but we all do it, clock watch. 

Floe-Joe's Music and Character Platter

Floe-Joe's Music and Character Platter

Ben Fairey brings you the grooviest, new one-man line-up. 

Another Dead Man Walking

Another Dead Man Walking

A show which does not allow us to forget the contradictions of a civil and democratic society. 

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Join us at the multi-award-winning WHISKI Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August. 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

From the award-winning Box Tale Soup, join Alice on her remarkable journey. 

Das Vegas Night 3 - Zis Time We Win!

Das Vegas Night 3 - Zis Time We Win!

The ubermeister of dark comedy cabaret’s war machine rolls into Edinburgh. 

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

Dawn State’s sharp, modern adaptation of Kipling’s classic novella could be deemed a classic in itself. 

Banjo Man

Banjo Man

It’s satisfying when a show delivers what it promises, but it’s a delight when a show gives more than it seems to offer. 

Jack Samuel Warner and John Pendal: Men and Myths

Jack Samuel Warner and John Pendal: Men and Myths

Seriously funny nonsense and painfully revealing true stories as Jack, ‘slightly quirky’ (Chortle. 

Marc Burrows in the Ten Best Songs Of All Time - Free

Marc Burrows in the Ten Best Songs Of All Time - Free

Live and let die blares from the speakers as Marc Burrows circles the room, high-fiving everyone in sight. 

Man Enough

Man Enough

Chris is 18 years old, gay, and in search of fun and attention. 

The Baron Conspiracy

The Baron Conspiracy

‘I’d like to take the opportunity to ask every one of you to listening in, whoever and wherever you may be, to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of the past few hours… 

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Matthew Collins: My Favourite Waste of Time

Irish comedian and computer nerd Matthew Collins, Puzzled 2013, **** (ThreeWeeks) and BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions, returns with a handpicked selection of comedy pals. 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

Returning to the Fringe for the third year running, this text adventure game-gone-big seems to have more lives than it gives its players. 

John Early: Literally Me

John Early: Literally Me

John Early, endearingly honest and absurdly funny, presents his hourlong show of stand-up, short films and music. 

A World Beyond Man

A World Beyond Man

In 1912, Captain Georgy Brusilov sailed to the Arctic. 

John Conway Tonight

John Conway Tonight

The John Conway Tonight show is an oddball comedy night that could be called A Comedian’s Descent into Madness. 

Once Upon a Time in a Sketch Group

Once Upon a Time in a Sketch Group

Self-proclaimed adversity avoidance advocate Paul Swoops links together a show that manages to trap members of The Tourists in a surreal sketch landscape of their own devising.  

Goose (An Odd New One-Man Comedy Whodunit)

Goose (An Odd New One-Man Comedy Whodunit)

How do you go about describing Goose (An Odd One-Man Comedy Whodunnit)? It’s one of those shows that you just have to see with your own eyes to understand it’s sheer awesomenes… 

Baron Sternlook’s Big Naughty Improv Musical

Baron Sternlook’s Big Naughty Improv Musical

Kudos to any improv troupe for even attempting the month-long exercise in uphill walking and sleep-deprivation that is the Fringe. 

Jenny Collier: Love in the Time of Collier

Jenny Collier: Love in the Time of Collier

Jenny moved from the Welsh mountains to the Big Smoke in 2010 and has since embarked upon a career in stand-up comedy. 

Strange Face - Adventures with a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face - Adventures with a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Mike Burdett’s one man show has all the signs and potential for being a Fringe hit but, sadly, due to some underdeveloped writing and wayward lessons, it doesn’t quite hit the mark… 

Doing Time With Number 5

Doing Time With Number 5

Inviting us into an office adorned with a giant map of Australia and piles of unfinished scripts and screenplays, Clare Pickering embarks on the energetic and meandering story of h… 

One Man Lord of the Rings

One Man Lord of the Rings

Are you a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings? If so, look no further, this will be the highlight of your Fringe experience. 

The Birdmann: A Man Like No Man

The Birdmann: A Man Like No Man

Internationally infamous comedy concert for fun and freedom flying to the future fantastic. 

Music, Speech and the Sound of a Wheelbarrow

Music, Speech and the Sound of a Wheelbarrow

Music, Speech and the Sound of a Wheelbarrow. The static crackle prior to a record starting, how we learn language and various celebrities losing their heads! Funny. 

The Amazing Bubble Man

The Amazing Bubble Man

Children will love this fun spectacle of bubble-blowing and even grown-ups will be impressed by the Amazing Bubble Man’s feats; not ten minutes into the show, I heard a Dad in fr… 

John Robertson: A Nifty History of Evil

John Robertson: A Nifty History of Evil

In addition to coming back to the fringe with last year’s critically acclaimed The Dark Room, John Robertson is also performing a more traditional stand up show, A Nifty History … 

Lucy Porter: Me Time

Lucy Porter: Me Time

Comedians can be a cynical bunch. 

White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

Not sure what colour you are? Join us. 

Jody Kamali: One Man Variety Show

Jody Kamali: One Man Variety Show

A spectacular variety show featuring a plethora of unforgettable characters, performed and hosted by one man from Bristol. 

Seymour Mace presents Questionable Time!

Seymour Mace presents Questionable Time!

Get down to The Stand for a brand-new psychological, philosophical and largely nonsensical comedy panel show. 

The Time of Our Lies - The Life and Times of Howard Zinn

The Time of Our Lies - The Life and Times of Howard Zinn

A visceral performance, The Time of Our Lies benefits greatly from the impassioned commitment of its five-strong cast. 

John Robins: This Tornado Loves You

John Robins: This Tornado Loves You

John Robins has written a show about love. 

Tom Craine: Thoughts On Love (By a Man With None of the Answers)

Tom Craine: Thoughts On Love (By a Man With None of the Answers)

After much consideration and persuasion, Tom Craine became a columnist for Cosmopolitan where he writes about love and dating. 

Patrick Monahan: Adventures in Monahan Land

Patrick Monahan: Adventures in Monahan Land

Before the show had even began, I overheard a young man in the front row say ‘I can’t sit here, he’ll pick me!’ Fans of Patrick Monahan know what’s coming- and to be sure… 

John Hastings - Adventure

John Hastings - Adventure

Canadian standup John Hastings peddles an incredibly original show that could easily be a contender for Fringe Festival Awards. 

Sam Simmons: Death of a Sails-Man

Sam Simmons: Death of a Sails-Man

The king of surrealist stand-up, Sam Simmons, brings his incredible and irreverent style to the Udderbelly in Death of a Sails Man, the gut-achingly funny tale of a windsurfer lost… 

Titty Bar Ha Ha: Hard Time

Titty Bar Ha Ha: Hard Time

Saucy hostesses Hope and Gloria are back with Titty Bar Ha Ha: Hard Time, following on from their show at last year’s Fringe. 

One Man Star Wars

One Man Star Wars

Much of Ross’s childhood was spent in a galaxy far, far away, watching Star Wars videos over – and over – and over again. 

John Ruskin: Artist and Observer

John Ruskin: Artist and Observer

‘Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty’ declared John Ruskin ‘if only we have eyes to see it’. 

John Leguizamos “Ghetto Clown”

John Leguizamos “Ghetto Clown”

(performance on July 28) The motor-mouthed monologuist John Leguizamo brings this autobiographical solo show, his fifth, to Central Park’s SummerStage. 

John Byrne: Sitting Ducks

John Byrne: Sitting Ducks

John Byrne, who was born in Paisley, is one of Scotland’s most versatile and accomplished artists and writers. 

A Moment In Time

A Moment In Time

A Moment in Time is an immersive piece of theatre, which explores our relationship with the word investment, both from an audience and performer perspective whilst remaining at its… 

An Extraordinary Light

An Extraordinary Light

The double helix structure of DNA is knowledge that today we take for granted. 

Miss Givings – a play with music

Miss Givings – a play with music

A one-woman cabaret show presenting the life of Anita Boult, a jobbing musical actress trying to cope with life in New York city. 

Marlboro Music Festival

Marlboro Music Festival

Rising stars perform with prominent musicians at this prestigious festival, directed by Richard Goode and Mitsuko Uchida, who will perform in Brahms’s Piano Quartet in G mino… 

Caramoor Music Festival

Caramoor Music Festival

This international music festival at the bucolic Caramoor Center opens with a gala program featuring, as so many gala festival do, the violinist Joshua Bell, who is appearing with … 

Hey: An Evening With Kate Berlant and John Early

Hey: An Evening With Kate Berlant and John Early

As part of the Comedy Central Corporate Retreat series, Ms. Berlant and Mr. Early revive their variety show. 

Morgan & West: Time Travelling Magicians

Morgan & West: Time Travelling Magicians

Great Scott! Victorian magic duo Morgan & West travel 100 years into the future presenting baffling magic, unparalleled precognitive powers and a totally genuine ability to travel … 

Music Mountain

Music Mountain

This long-running festival kicks off its summer season with a gala performance by the Emerson String Quartet. 

NY Phil Biennial: American Composers Orchestra New Music Readings

NY Phil Biennial: American Composers Orchestra New Music Readings

The NY Phil Biennial is meant as a forum for new music, but 11 days is not enough time to explore all the recent works worthy of attention. 

Early Music Festival

Early Music Festival

Jolle Greenleaf and Donald Meineke are at the helm of the inaugural Early Music Festival: NYC, which will present 16 concerts featuring first-rate soloists and ensembles at churche… 

John Hegley: I am a Poetato

John Hegley: I am a Poetato

An A-Z of poems about people, pets and other creatures. 

Chelsea Music Festival

Chelsea Music Festival

Brazil and bratwurst, Bach and potatoes are among the unlikely pairings in this festival, which sparkles with invention. 

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. 

John Hegley: New and Selected Potatoes

John Hegley: New and Selected Potatoes

Poet, comic, singer, songwriter and glasses-wearer, John Hegley has captivated and devastated audiences all over the country, in theatres and festivals, at gigs at the Edinburgh F… 

The Man Who Stole The Circus

The Man Who Stole The Circus

Only one man can own the circus. 

Man Up, Jonny Fluffypunk

Man Up, Jonny Fluffypunk

A poignant, defiantly lo-fi expedition to the heart of late-onset responsibility and the struggle for self-belief, with a nationally renowned stand-up poet, a cardboard suitcase an… 

Myq Kaplan Album Release Show Party Fun Time Featuring Many Fun People (and a Too Long Title)

Myq Kaplan Album Release Show Party Fun Time Featuring Many Fun People (and a Too Long Title)

The brilliantly funny Myq Kaplan celebrates the release on Netflix of his new special, “Small, Dork, and Handsome,” with performances from Chris Gethard, Aparna Nancher… 

Sahaja Yoga Presents: Sacred World Music

Sahaja Yoga Presents: Sacred World Music

Sitting in the pews of Brighton’s Unitarian Church and readying myself for an evening of devotional music largely centred on Hindu and Sufi traditions, I felt slightly dubious. 

Music & Conversation with Caroline Lucas

Music & Conversation with Caroline Lucas

Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion, reflects on the importance and value of music in her life with live illustrations from the Sussex Symphony Orchestra. 

An Extraordinary Light

An Extraordinary Light

Written by Rob Johnston. 

Chamber Music with Yefim Bronfman

Chamber Music with Yefim Bronfman

As part of his season as artist-in-residence with the New York Philharmonic, the brilliant pianist Yefim Bronfman plays a chamber music program with top players from the orchestra. 

Wrong Time

Wrong Time

Ever get the feeling you were born in the wrong time? Justin Panks does, a lot. 

British Music Reloaded

British Music Reloaded

Play your part in creating a modern musical response to a First World War poem. 

Is it Time to Re-Nationalise UK PLC?

Is it Time to Re-Nationalise UK PLC?

Join John McDonnell MP, Mark Serwotka (PCS), Maria Exall (CWU) & Janine Booth (RMT) to discuss if we should stop outsourcing public services, bring council services back inhouse, a… 

An Evening of Americana Music

An Evening of Americana Music

I greatly admire Union Music Store’s mission to bring their home-grown acts to the masses – a labour of love and angst warding off cynics like me, to be sure. 

The Greatest Shows on Earth

The Greatest Shows on Earth

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

British Music and the Great War

British Music and the Great War

A concert of British music to mark the 2014 centenary of the Great War and the impact of the conflict on heritage and culture. 

Travelling Stage, Sideshow and Circus

Travelling Stage, Sideshow and Circus

ROLL UP, ROLL UP!! The famous WANGO RILEY’S TRAVELLING STAGE is coming to town!! Hosted by the COURT FARM COLLECTIVE as part of the BRIGHTON FRINGE 2014, experience all the fun … 

Music in the Dark

Music in the Dark

Acoustic guitar duo JP & Xochitl bring you their unique and haunting sounds: a fusion of Arabic, Spanish and Gypsy music. 

Tribeca New Music Festival

Tribeca New Music Festival

Always rich in young composers, this series has taken on venerable status by this, its 13th season. 

Queens New Music Festival

Queens New Music Festival

The composers’ collective Random Access Music presents a vibrant offering of new music. 

Biding Time (Remix)

Biding Time (Remix)

A dark, atmospheric production by A Band Called Quinn & Ben Harrison. 

John Hastings: Work in Progress

John Hastings: Work in Progress

In the past two years John moved to the United Kingdom which led him to sleeping with a married woman, making his parents proud, deciding to buy a falcon and dealing with the death… 

Farewell the Trumpet: Music by Purcell

Farewell the Trumpet: Music by Purcell

Emma Kirkby, Gavin Henderson, BREMF Singers, Orchestra and Brass Ensemble, Conducted by John Hancorn. 

Space & Time: Landscapes by David Cundy

Space & Time: Landscapes by David Cundy

‘Space and Time’ is an exhibition of unexpected landscape photographs. 

Terry Garoghan is the Man in Slacks

Terry Garoghan is the Man in Slacks

59-year-old Terry of ‘Brighton the Musical’ fame, Sony Gold award-winner for his ‘Last Bus to Whitehawk’ radio show and Guinness World record holder, happily sings and chats about … 

Chamber Music at the Weekend

Chamber Music at the Weekend

Chamber Music had a small turn out in beautiful St Nicholas’ Church. 

Spring for Music: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Spring for Music: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

This festival continues with James Conlon conducting the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati May Festival Chorus in a program that opens with John Adams’s exhila… 

Spring for Music: Seattle Symphony

Spring for Music: Seattle Symphony

The second concert of the Spring for Music series features this ensemble and the dynamic conductor Ludovic Morlot, who has galvanized the group and excited Seattle audiences since … 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

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

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

This colourful, vibrant performance of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was well received by children and adults alike. 

Sunday Lunch Time Organ Recitals

Sunday Lunch Time Organ Recitals

“Music at the Heart of the City”. 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Be prepared to take a whirlwind trip around Wonderland and let your mind wander on this wonderful voyage of mayhem and madness. 

MyMiniDisco: Cool Music for Cool Kids

MyMiniDisco: Cool Music for Cool Kids

A dance party for kids and social event for adults too. 

John Robertson: A Nifty History of Evil

John Robertson: A Nifty History of Evil

What was originally billed as John Robertson’s A Nifty History of Evil became a show of improvised comedy at the Caroline of Brunswick, with Robertson creating an entirely new e… 

Time = Money

Time = Money

‘Time = Money’ is a 1-2-1 participative poetry performance art event which explores the notion of the relative exchange values of time, money and poetry. 

Dance to the Music

Dance to the Music

Directed by MJ Paranzino. 

Nights at the Music Hall

Nights at the Music Hall

I love a bit of late night showbiz. 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

The term ‘live-action video game’ is usually reserved for disappointing Hollywood adaptations of your favourite computer games (Tomb Raider, Silent Hill, the list could go on). 

The Deepest Man

The Deepest Man

“The Twilight Zone” meets media critique meets psychological portraiture in this thought-provoking experiment from 3-Legged Dog, a company known for … 

Music in the Dark

Music in the Dark

French-American acoustic guitar duo JP & Xochitl bring you their unique and haunting sounds: a fusion of Arabic, Spanish and Gypsy music. 

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

This adventurous series, organized by the composer Victoria Bond, continues with the New York debut of the Blue Streak Ensemble, a chamber group founded by the composer Margaret Br… 

The Complete Aspen Music Festival & School (Abridged)

The Complete Aspen Music Festival & School (Abridged)

The storied festival offers a tantalizing program of teasers from its two-month season, including appearances by the soprano Dawn Upshaw and the conductor-pianist Robert Spano, in … 

Manhattan School of Music Orchestra

Manhattan School of Music Orchestra

A major American conductor, Leonard Slatkin, takes the podium for a concert at Carnegie Hall with the orchestra of the renowned Manhattan School of Music. 

Little Mac, Little Mac, You're The Very Man!

Little Mac, Little Mac, You're The Very Man!

Less Than Rent’s current production Little Mac, Little Mac, You’re The Very Man! is billed as ‘an adventure-capitalist rodeo. 

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Musicians including the violinist Daniel Hope, the clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois and the cellist David Finckel offer a program exploring music by 20th-century composers who w… 

Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music

A double bill of landmark 20th-century choral writing provides a showcase for the conservatory’s symphonic chorus and chamber choir. 

St. John Passion

St. John Passion

An experienced early-music specialist, Masaaki Suzuki leads forces drawn from Juilliard415, the Yale Baroque Ensemble and the Yale Schola Cantorum in Bach’s crushing mas… 

Breathing Time

Breathing Time

This drama by Beau Willimon, the man behind the Netflix series “House of Cards,” begins with two guys in an office, exchanging unremarkable banter until it becomes evid… 

Chris Ramsey: The Most Dangerous Man on Saturday Morning Television

Chris Ramsey: The Most Dangerous Man on Saturday Morning Television

After being “sent off” the Soccer AM sofa last year for misbehaving, Chris wonders whether he really is the Most Dangerous Man on Saturday Morning TV – not to mention, whethe… 

Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group

The hue of blue is immediately recognizable, as are the characters, thanks to the ubiquity that comes with commercials, Jay Leno and the like. 

Character Man

Character Man

In this solo show, Jim Brochu blends cabaret, theater and scrapbooks to recall stage colleagues and inspirations like David Burns, Jack Gilford and Barney Martin (among many others… 

Music @ St Cuthberts

Music @ St Cuthberts

Come and hear accomplished music scholars from Fettes College, Edinburgh give a lunchtime recital of vocal and instrumental music in the magnificent surroundings of St Cuthbert… 

Oxygen - Music of Charlotte Seither

Oxygen - Music of Charlotte Seither

A unique opportunity to hear these extraordinary works prior to their outing at the BBC Proms. 

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 

Tony Law: Night-Time Nonsense Overdrive

Tony Law: Night-Time Nonsense Overdrive

Tony Law presents a deeply hidden, powerfully meaningful show for night-time freaks. 

German Romantic Piano Music

German Romantic Piano Music

It has always amazed me how classical musicians are able to perform a twenty-minute long sonata without a note of music in front of them. 

Chinese Music Traditional and New

Chinese Music Traditional and New

Enjoy Fong Liu’s entrancing voice, Chinese traditional instruments (including Hooi Ling Eng’s percussion and zheng, Xian Shan’s accordion, Yulu Wang’s zheng and Eddie McGuire’s bam… 

Scottish Music Traditional and New

Scottish Music Traditional and New

This annual concert has built a loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty and power of the blend of pipes, fiddle, harp, concertina, flute, bass and drum. 

The Man Who Thought the Moon Would Fall Out of the Sky

The Man Who Thought the Moon Would Fall Out of the Sky

A riotous evening of laughter, live music and a magical story that may or may not be true. A real-life fairy tale followed by a right old knees up. 

The Spooky Man in History

The Spooky Man in History

Big, bold, bible-black, bilious . 

The Hard Man

The Hard Man

The life story of Jimmy Boyle, who in his younger years was a notorious criminal, was first staged back in 1977 at the Traverse. 

Fantastical Adventures in the Mundane

Fantastical Adventures in the Mundane

David (Douglas Cape) is a writer. 

Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! So It Goes - John Fleming's Comedy Blog Chat Show

Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! So It Goes - John Fleming's Comedy Blog Chat Show

Hottest Fringe comedy acts chat with John Fleming, ‘the Boswell of the alternative comedy scene’ (Chortle. 

John Carnie and Spider Mackenzie Still Have the Blues

John Carnie and Spider Mackenzie Still Have the Blues

A driving mix of celtic, jazz, folk and blues. 

Adventures of Andy Kershaw

Adventures of Andy Kershaw

Kershaw has had a lot of bad press over the last decade for his personal life but he’s back on track and promoting his autobiography No Off Switch at the Auditorium, Ghillie Dhu … 

Jay Rayner:  A Greedy Man in a Hungry World

Jay Rayner: A Greedy Man in a Hungry World

A witty hour with Observer restaurant critic and One Show regular Jay Rayner as he takes apart the conventional wisdom in foodie-circles on how we’ll feed ourselves in the 21st C… 

The Adventures of John Paul Jones

The Adventures of John Paul Jones

Written by celebrated folk musician Alan Reid, storytelling and songs relate the tale of this controversial and extraordinary 18th-century Scots mariner. 

John Renbourn

John Renbourn

In a Fringe where one man shows are ten a penny, there’s a reason why the queue for John Renbourn snakes all the way up the street and round the corner from the St. 

Music of Two Nations

Music of Two Nations

These celebrated musicians give a presentation with bamboo flutes, classical flutes and Chinese zheng (zither) on the music of the two nations in comparative perspective. 

Traditional Piano Music from Scotland and Ireland

Traditional Piano Music from Scotland and Ireland

Like other communities in Europe that have historically suffered political repression the Celtic peoples of the British Isles have for centuries expressed their culture through mus… 

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

Page to stage adaptations are nothing new but a sixty-three year old comic strip developing into a stage musical is certainly unconventional. 

Music in Manufacture

Music in Manufacture

Comprised of 9 silent short films with musical accompaniments from Dmytro Morykit, Music in Manufacture seeks to bring together two different mediums to create something entirely n… 

Music of Two Nations

Music of Two Nations

The two nations represented in this one-off concert were China and Scotland, with Dong Yi and Eddie McGuire as representatives. 

John Otway

John Otway

Basking in the success of his movie, the two-hit wonder returns to Edinburgh. 

Stick Man

Stick Man

Wouldn’t you love to see a socially awkward stick-thin man tell jokes and play you funny songs? Rick Wood returns after last year’s four-star show with observational stand-up and h… 

A Young Man Dressed As a Gorilla Dressed As an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for Fifty-Six Minutes and Then Leaves... 5

A Young Man Dressed As a Gorilla Dressed As an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for Fifty-Six Minutes and Then Leaves... 5

Before this show, every time I walked past the nondescript sign on Nicolson Street imploring me to give the Scientologists a try, I was tempted to stop. 

Ceòl na Pìoba is Ceòl na Gàidhealtachd - An Evening of Traditional Highland Music

Ceòl na Pìoba is Ceòl na Gàidhealtachd - An Evening of Traditional Highland Music

A celebration of Scottish Highland music featuring the great Highland bagpipe, the clarsach (harp), and traditional singing. 

Origin: Music's Creation from Page to Stage

Origin: Music's Creation from Page to Stage

An exploration of our life’s journey through original song in multiple genres, enhanced by visual imagery, that tells a story of finding our way in the choices we make through st… 

Robert Louis Stevenson - Songs and Music

Robert Louis Stevenson - Songs and Music

Sold out Fringe 2012! This lovely show returns with the critically acclaimed From a Garden of Songs, RLS’s own songs, poems from a Child’s Garden of Verses and a performance of Ste… 

The Four Seasons in Music and Verse

The Four Seasons in Music and Verse

Youth string ensemble South West Camerata, a JUTP Music ensemble perform Vivaldi Four Seasons with poetry recitations at St Giles’ Cathedral on Friday 9th August at 12.15pm. 

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. 

John James and Eddie Walker

John James and Eddie Walker

One night only! Award-winning songwriter and blues picker Eddie Walker together with legendary acoustic guitarist John James present a grand reunion concert in one of the most exci… 

John McNamara Acoustic Soul and Blues

John McNamara Acoustic Soul and Blues

You wouldn’t guess that John McNamara had only decisively started his Blues career last year at this very festival. 

I Knew a Man Called Livingstone

I Knew a Man Called Livingstone

A beautifully imagined and powerful performance telling the story of David Livingstone from the perspective of his African friends. 

Dean Friedman - Words and Music

Dean Friedman - Words and Music

Dean Friedman is a personable guy. 

A Play With Songs ... and Music and Film and Dance

A Play With Songs ... and Music and Film and Dance

Playwrights’ Studio Scotland is an independent development organisation for playwrights, working with them across the country, including through its talent development programme. 

Music from a Piece of Leaf

Music from a Piece of Leaf

Music from a Piece of Leaf. 

John McNamara Acoustic Soul and Blues

John McNamara Acoustic Soul and Blues

Must see Australian artist. 

East, A Woman Shifting On Time Axis…

East, A Woman Shifting On Time Axis…

The Water Reflection Dance Ensemble delivers a very strong performance that’s extremely visually pleasing. 

His Majesty, the Devil – a Play With Music

His Majesty, the Devil – a Play With Music

Alexandra Devon’s play promises an exciting musing on terrorism, questioning violence and injustice and exploring the reasoning behind them. 

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. 

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

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

Traverse Through Time: 50 Years of the Traverse Theatre

Traverse Through Time: 50 Years of the Traverse Theatre

Explore the Traverse Theatre’s dynamic 50-year history through a series of talks by theatre practitioners and scholars, illuminating founding days and reflecting on the Traverse�… 

High Masses - Music for the Liturgy

High Masses - Music for the Liturgy

Experience Mass settings within their original church context. 

Mark Stephenson: Half Man Half Amazing

Mark Stephenson: Half Man Half Amazing

Time Out’s One to Watch 2013; Chortle Best Newcomer nominee; second place in Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, Mark is ‘an exhilarating new voice on the comedy circuit’ (Spoo… 

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music

Head to the magnificent Grand Gallery to celebrate the Museum’s collections through daily live music performances, from Renaissance to the best young contemporary Scottish tal… 

Captain Morgan and the Sands of Time

Captain Morgan and the Sands of Time

Watching this show is like experiencing fallout from an imagination bomb. 

John-Luke Roberts: Broken Stand-Up

John-Luke Roberts: Broken Stand-Up

I was absolutely delighted by this truly ingenious comedian. 

Ellie and Oscar Share a Time

Ellie and Oscar Share a Time

Ellie and Oscar want to show you themselves this year. 

Music on the Street

Music on the Street

An event to bring Christian gospel music from the church to our streets. 

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World

Is Greg Proops the smartest man in the world? Well, his 2013 Fringe show would certainly make you believe it. 

Addy Time

Addy Time

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Hot Dub Time Machine. Best. Party. Ever.

Hot Dub Time Machine. Best. Party. Ever.

“In Da Club came out in 2003, not 2005!” I found myself shouting across the dance floor at around half past two this morning. 

Sarah Hendrickx: Time Traveller

Sarah Hendrickx: Time Traveller

Life-long coward, Sarah Hendrickx, travels back in time to her past in a bid to become brave and fearless. 

Holland and Barker: How to Be... A Man.

Holland and Barker: How to Be... A Man.

Alex Holland and Ben Barker present a show on manliness, providing a clichéd but amusing take on what it means to be a man from two self-professed ‘unmanly’ men. 

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. 

YurtaKids! A Story of a Man and His Shadow

YurtaKids! A Story of a Man and His Shadow

One imagines that the members of the Principio Attivo Teatro are absolutely lethal at charades. 

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

Ian Rankin once described a John Hunt blues set like ‘Seasick Steve in a science lab. 

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

John Hunt Four O'Clock Afternoon Blues and Swing

In the bowels of The Jazz Bar, John Hunt perches on his stool clutching a guitar, his ageless face cast in red shadows. 

Flyerman 2 - This Time It's Funny!

Flyerman 2 - This Time It's Funny!

The title of the show, Flyerman 2: This Time it’s Funny is perhaps a little misleading. 

First Time at the Fringe

First Time at the Fringe

Is this your first time? Edinburgh can be daunting for new participants, so come and meet Fringe Society staff who can support your experience. 

Emerging Music Showcase

Emerging Music Showcase

A beautiful way to start your Fringe! Three of Scotland’s most critically acclaimed new artists, Turning Plates, Jo Mango and The State Broadcasters, perform an intimate seated eve… 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

Edinburgh’s famous quadruple award-winning music venue hosts Fringe shows daily and also promotes its own superb jazz and funk programme. 

The Adventures of Caroline and Mr Clown

The Adventures of Caroline and Mr Clown

A madcap and zany multi-media journey through the alphabet, minding your manners and some stand up comedy coaching for little ones, all eccentrically orchestrated by Sabrina the Te… 

Thor of the Common Man

Thor of the Common Man

Theatre SanTuoQi bring their famed blend of dance, physical theatre, puppetry and Nuo Opera to the fringe for their exploration of everyone’s favourite Norse deity. 

Man Feelings

Man Feelings

A sketch show delving deep into the heart of what it means to be a man with feelings. 

Man Feelings

Man Feelings

Comedy duo James Cottle and Kevin Kennedy take their audience through a series of hilarious scenarios verging on the absurd in this sketch show. 

Jazz Bar Music

Jazz Bar Music

Edinburgh’s famous, multiple award-winning atmospheric music venue hosts all kinds of shows all day from 1pm, and stages its own fantastic programme of high-quality modern jazz, la… 

First Time at the Fringe

First Time at the Fringe

Is this your first time? Edinburgh can be daunting for new participants, so come and meet Fringe Society staff who can support your experience. 

Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?

Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?

Everyday society accepts woman who wear jeans, trainers and a t shirt as normal, yet if a man walked down the street in stockings, skirt and high heels that is seen as abnormal. 

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. 

John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless

John Gordillo: Cheap Shots at the Defenceless

Pointing his target at corporations, appealing to the lowest common denominator and anthropomorphism, John Gordillo’s Cheap shots at the Defenceless is a satirical look at aspects … 

Adventures On Air – Free!

Adventures On Air – Free!

Ever wondered what radio DJs chat about when they’re off-air? No, me neither - but it turns out the topic provides a wealth of material for James Cook’s one-man show about the tria… 

Bruce Fummey - My Afro Celtic Angst

Bruce Fummey - My Afro Celtic Angst

Born half African, half Scottish and brought up by a Yorkshire granny is bound to lead to Afro Celtic Angst. A natural storyteller … a joyous way to spend an hour (ThreeWeeks). 

Robin (A One-Man Comedy)

Robin (A One-Man Comedy)

In this rather indie-style, little comedy, Robin is a lonely continuity announcer with only his imagination to comfort him. 

The Exciting Adventure of an Uninteresting Man

The Exciting Adventure of an Uninteresting Man

From America to Asia and Australia this hairy Irishman has travelled around. 

John Williams: My Son's Not Rainman

John Williams: My Son's Not Rainman

John Williams isn’t just a comedian. 

The Oldest Man in Catford

The Oldest Man in Catford

Reg has skeletons in his 106-year-old closet but they fall out as Julie searches for her own future. 

H to He (I'm Turning Into a Man)

H to He (I'm Turning Into a Man)

H to He, a solo show presumably named after Van de Graaf Generator’s third, physics referencing album, is loosely based on Kafka’s tale of transformation, The Metamorphosis. 

PowerCouple - Stand-up Comedy from Stephen Bailey and Gary John Senior

PowerCouple - Stand-up Comedy from Stephen Bailey and Gary John Senior

One of the beautiful things about the Fringe is the way in which so many shows can be supported simultaneously. 

The Magnets: All This Time

The Magnets: All This Time

They may have the charm of a boy band but The Magnets are certainly all men. 

Bruce Fummey - My Afro Celtic Angst

Bruce Fummey - My Afro Celtic Angst

Scottish African, growing up seemed different. 

Bath Time

Bath Time

The Wee Room is a rather hot and sweaty venue, perfect for Bath Time; Ruaraidh Murray’s one man show is intense, febrile and gritty. 

Gary Delaney 2: This Time It's Not Personal

Gary Delaney 2: This Time It's Not Personal

Gary Delaney gets straight to the point of this one-man performance, declaring ‘I’ve just written some new jokes - this isn’t a ‘my dad’s dead’ kind of show. 

On the Beach by John Osborne

On the Beach by John Osborne

Several years ago, John Osborne got a job teaching at a summer school in the seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset. 

The Amazing Bubble Man

The Amazing Bubble Man

When I worked at C venues, the Bubble Man had an almost legendary status: he was a guaranteed sell-out every year. 

Stephen Carlin: Gambling Man

Stephen Carlin: Gambling Man

In his new Fringe show, Stephen Carlin sheds light on a unique problem that comes out of gambling addiction; while most addicts can feasibly avoid their choice drug for evermore, g… 

Nick Helm: One Man Mega Myth

Nick Helm: One Man Mega Myth

Nick Helm has endured pain and suffering to become the greatest living example of not giving up the world has ever known and he will entertain you until it kills him. 

Company Man

Company Man

Company Man is a joy to watch, with professional clowning and circus skills woven into the stories of office workers. 

The Man in the Moone

The Man in the Moone

The Man in the Moone, by the clearly passionate Rhum and Clay Theatre company, tells the story of Man’s fascination with the moon and his struggle to reach it. 

John Robins - Where Is My Mind?

John Robins - Where Is My Mind?

For most of this show, Robins’ mind is on the 24th of August, 2001, the greatest day of his life. 

Dan Nightingale: Love in the Time of Cholesterol

Dan Nightingale: Love in the Time of Cholesterol

Dan Nightingale wants us to like him. 

Mat Ewins: Once Upon a Time in the Jest

Mat Ewins: Once Upon a Time in the Jest

Mat Ewins is a passionate fan of history and of stand-up comedy, so quite naturally he brings his ardour and insider knowledge of both to create a show that is clever, silly and br… 

Hedluv and Passman: Two Cornish Rappers and a Casiotone Two: This Time It's Similar

Hedluv and Passman: Two Cornish Rappers and a Casiotone Two: This Time It's Similar

From the moment this quirky Cornish duo burst onto set with an eclectic combination of 80s-style electronic music and energetic moves, you know you’re in for something a little d… 

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer

Tim Watts, creator and sole performer in The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik, brings an incredible story to life through a mind-blowingly creative use of animation, puppetry, song and … 

Whale of a Time

Whale of a Time

My favourite part of the Fringe is getting the chance to find that one unexpected show which really blows you away. 

The State vs John Hayes

The State vs John Hayes

With the much publicised and ongoing arguments concerning the American death penalty and justice system, it would be easy to write a play concerning the issue which stank of lofty … 

Music Show - Wedding!

Music Show - Wedding!

It is rather difficult to pinpoint exactly why Music Show, Wedding! is so enjoyable. 

Bin Laden: The One Man Show
BOBBY WINNER

Bin Laden: The One Man Show

What if I told you that Adolf Hitler was going to do a reading of Mein Kampf for a small audience, offering you tea and biscuits while you sit together and discuss his ideology? No… 

John Lloyd: Liff of QI

John Lloyd: Liff of QI

John Lloyd has worked with some of this country’s most plaudit burdened comedians, many of whom cut their teeth on the mile and were discovered performing in the dingy venues of … 

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

Fringe regulars, Puppet State Theatre Company return to tell the allegorical tale of Elzéard Bouffier - the titular man - based on a book by French author Jean Giono. 

The  Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

Is there a more delightful way to start the 2013 Fringe than with Edinburgh’s own Puppet State Theatre Company? This nearly pitch perfect production of The Man Who Planted Trees,… 

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Footstomping Traditional Scottish Music

Join us for a footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at the WHISKI Bar during August. 

Absolutely Free Live Music

Absolutely Free Live Music

Situated on the historic Royal Mile, open from 9am – 3am every day. 

Man Ray Portraits

Man Ray Portraits

The National Portrait Gallery hosts the first major exhibition of Man Ray’s highly-influential photographic portraits. 

Absolutely Free Live Music

Absolutely Free Live Music

Whistlebinkies really wants you to know they have free live music. 

Absolutely Free Live Music

Absolutely Free Live Music

If you find yourself staggering down the Royal Mile at 2am desperately looking for a drink, there is a string of late-night live music bars ready to keep your liver happy and suppl… 

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Given that the original award-winning novel by Mark Haddon is told from the very singular, focused perspective of a 15-year-old boy on the autistic spectrum, it’s surprising that… 

Andy and Mike's... Tick Tock Time Machine

Andy and Mike's... Tick Tock Time Machine

Andy Day, of Cbeebies fame, and Mike James deserve a standing ovation for their efforts to save parents from having to entertain their children on a rainy Sunday morning in Edinbur… 

Elephant Man

Elephant Man

Fourth Monkey theatre group are impossible to ignore this Fringe with an impressive total of six shows on offer. 

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part I

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part I

To suggest that this Dickens classic suffered a stage death is a slight exaggeration of the Space’s production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, but I must confess… 

John McNamara Acoustic Soul / Blues Singer - Free

John McNamara Acoustic Soul / Blues Singer - Free

The Edinburgh Festival has some unusual venues – that is a well-known fact amongst regular Fringe-goers, as avid audience members hop from university building to converted wareho… 

John Laurie, Frazer & I

John Laurie, Frazer & I

Ian Watt’s one-man show pays tribute to the acclaimed Scottish actor John Laurie. 

A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood

A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood

A Real Man’s Guide to Sainthood is a show ‘about men’ or, more specifically, it is a show about one man - St George the dragon slayer. 

The Trial

The Trial

Kafka’s “Trial” is, in many respects, a very daring piece of work to choose to put on at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

The Last Five Years

The Last Five Years

It might seem an absurd idea to run a musical in the West End for just a week. 

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

I walk out of the Globe theatre at 10. 

A Hero Of Our Time

A Hero Of Our Time

I was thrilled to experience a piece of theatre performed in its traditional style but with a fair number of contemporary tweaks to keep the audience on its toes. 

John Scott - Totally Fed Up

John Scott - Totally Fed Up

Locally born John Scott is back at the very club where he made his start in comedy in the late 90’s, now with his second full-length Fringe show. 

The  Adventures of Alvin Sputnik

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik is a visually stunning production which mixes multimedia and puppetry in a unique and touching solo show by Tim Watts. 

Wall

Wall

One of Britain’s most recognised playwrights; David Hare’s recent credits include Gethsemane at the National, as well as the screenplays for Stephen Daldry’s films, “The Hours�… 

Tusk Tusk

Tusk Tusk

“Nelly the elephant packed her trunk and said goodbye to the circus. 

Death and the King's Horseman

Death and the King's Horseman

Set in Oyo, Nigeria in the middle of World War II, Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman centres around the battle between British colonialist views and the local traditio… 

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

For all those who have been crying out for a gripping, controversial, and energising new musical, the wait is over. 

Be Near Me

Be Near Me

Ian McDiarmid’s adaption of Andrew O’Hargan’s book for the stage revolves around a gay priest’s relocation to a small town in Scotland and a major scandal which unfolds whilst … 

Extraordinary Ordinary

Extraordinary Ordinary

Office Space meets Miranda July: Little Bulb Theatre’s delightful take on the mundane nine-to-five existence combines Indy humour with quirky performance art. 

Mrs Affleck

Mrs Affleck

Samuel Adamson’s adaption of Henrik Ibsen’s great classic “Little Eyolf” is transported to the 1950s, a period which was renowned for stagnation, post war restructure and a pro… 

Jason John Whitehead: Letters from Mindy

Jason John Whitehead: Letters from Mindy

Having enjoyed a couple of drinks before Jason John Whitehead’s show, I became acutely aware within five minutes that I was desperate for a pee. 

This Time It's Personal

This Time It's Personal

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

Robert Louis Stevenson - Songs and Music

Robert Louis Stevenson - Songs and Music

An evening dedicated to songs and music inspired by Stevenson and his writings, this one-off performance of the critically acclaimed CD ‘From a Garden of Songs’ was a rare trea… 

Music at St Michael and All Saints

Music at St Michael and All Saints

This venue has just one entry in the Fringe Festival programme and this covers 11 different events. 

The Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

The Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger

Jamie and Matt are two young men indulging in the exchange of sexual fantasies over the internet. 

Glenn Wool: No Lands Man

Glenn Wool: No Lands Man

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

A Man Or a Muppet?

A Man Or a Muppet?

The 2012 edition of Strictly Songtime’s film song series for the Edinburgh Fringe was organised around the theme of Oscar-winning music. 

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. 

Not the Adventures of Moleman

Not the Adventures of Moleman

Did that really just happen? That’s the question that the audience were asking themselves as they left Not the Adventures of Moleman last night. 

Stick Man Live on Stage!

Stick Man Live on Stage!

Stick Man has just gone out for an innocent jog, when suddenly he is snatched up by a dog. 

John Hastings: UnRelentless

John Hastings: UnRelentless

John Hastings’ Edinburgh preview is nowhere near as unrelenting as the title suggests at first glance. 

Chamber Music

Chamber Music

We are given a window into a mental asylum as this absurdist tale of tragic delusion unfolds before us. 

Music for All

Music for All

Covering a range of singer/songwriter greats, Juliet Nisbet and Bruce Birrell, collectively known as Spirit of Love, take us on a musical journey across Scotland, Ireland, France a… 

Appointment With The Wicker Man

Appointment With The Wicker Man

The Loch Parry players have had a disaster: it is 24 hours until opening night and their lead of their upcoming musical extravaganza - The Wickerman - has disappeared. 

The Music Box

The Music Box

The Music Box, a new play by Cambridge University’s Emma Stirling is not only bad, but bad for theatre. 

We Didn't Have Time to be Scared

We Didn't Have Time to be Scared

Looking for emotional charge? If so, this new musical blows everything else out of the water. 

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Dead Man's Cell Phone

When she sees a stranger die in a café, Jean hardly thinks before answering his ringing phone. 

Party Time

Party Time

In an unspecified location, a group of society’s elite mix and mingle discussing everything and nothing. 

Isolated Isle

Isolated Isle

Old St Paul’s Church Hall is the understated setting for this musical’s week-long run and there is no venue more appropriate for a show with no pretentions of grandeur. 

Thea-Skot's Miss Adventures

Thea-Skot's Miss Adventures

Thea Skot is an outright clever and funny young lady. 

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… 

Belgrave and Manera's Music Club

Belgrave and Manera's Music Club

Over the last few years at the Latitude festival Robin Ince’s Book Club has been a runaway success. 

Visiting TIme

Visiting TIme

Visiting Time opens dramatically in a hospital room. 

Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) - Free

Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) - Free

Budding musical thespians aim to be what is called a ‘triple-threat’, developing extreme talent in the three areas of musical theatre - acting, singing and dancing. 

Time for the Good Looking Boy

Time for the Good Looking Boy

Five stars only go to a show that is to all intents perfect, that wakens something inside you and keeps you utterly captivated for an entire hour. 

Bank On Music

Bank On Music

An ambient evening of harp music and vocals which was enjoyable, but not exceptional. 

Frog Man

Frog Man

Meanwhile Theatre Company present Mick Martin’s Frog Man, a physical piece of blackly comic theatre that premiered at the Fringe two years ago. 

One Man and His Masks - Arthur: Britain's Making

One Man and His Masks - Arthur: Britain's Making

Imagine if David Starkey did a Fringe show. 

George In The Dragon's Den

George In The Dragon's Den

George in the Dragon’s Den is an odd mix of child and adult humour; a two hander, it markets itself as “a topical tour de force where pantomime meets Monty Python”, however desp… 

Beauty is Prison-Time

Beauty is Prison-Time

Lashmela might sound like any ordinary girl. 

The Puppet-Show Man

The Puppet-Show Man

An entertaining hour of fairy tales drawn from Hans Christian Andersen’s collection. 

Jonny Woo: Wonder Woo-Man

Jonny Woo: Wonder Woo-Man

My abiding memory of this show is that I have no abiding memory of this show. 

Free Fringe Music

Free Fringe Music

Thomas Annand and David Day have come all the way from Ireland to prove that there’s far more to African drumming than monotonous banging. 

Visiting Time

Visiting Time

As Piers Fawcett lies ill in hospital suffering from AIDS, he receives a visit from his best friend Tom. 

Elis James: Do You Remember the First Time?

Elis James: Do You Remember the First Time?

Elis James bounds onto the stage with wonderful energy and a poetic way with language; there is something wonderfully friendly about this Welshman that gives you the feeling that r… 

John-Luke Roberts Distracts You From A Murder

John-Luke Roberts Distracts You From A Murder

I’m sitting there, innocently enjoying the show, when John-Luke Roberts points at me and declares that no-one really likes having conversations with me, they only do it so they ca… 

Music at Palmerston Place

Music at Palmerston Place

This was the first of a series of 6 evening concerts They are free, though a retiring collection is requested. 

Josh Widdicombe: The Further Adventures of...

Josh Widdicombe: The Further Adventures of...

Josh Widdicombe has an immediately likeable stage presence, engaging the audience from the outset. 

Hamlet: Shadow of a Man

Hamlet: Shadow of a Man

This version of Hamlet is set in a high school classroom, where a group of schoolchildren decide to act out the play, partly to prove to their more sceptical colleagues that plays … 

All Human One Man Magic Show

All Human One Man Magic Show

Mario Morris presents his comedy magic show, the All Human One Magic Show at Zoo Southside. 

Scottish Music Traditional and New

Scottish Music Traditional and New

The bagpipes might be the butt of more jokes at the Fringe than any other subject. 

Make Music Winter

Make Music Winter

Bundle up for the cold-weather version of the annual summer Make Music New York festival. 

Once Upon A Time: Naughty Fairy Tales Your Mother Never Told You

Once Upon A Time: Naughty Fairy Tales Your Mother Never Told You

What was it Margaret from The Apprentice said about Edinburgh University this year? ‘Perhaps it’s not what it used to be. 

Once Upon A Time...

Once Upon A Time...

‘Improv Comedy’, for a genre whose very definition implies limitless scope, seems to be becoming an increasingly tired medium. 

John,Antonio and Nancy

John,Antonio and Nancy

The blurb describes this performance as a ‘sobering, gloriously juvenile collision between foresight and hindsight’. 

Macbeth

Macbeth

The word “Macbeth” originally became unlucky in theatres as it was such a guaranteed hit at its time, that if the current production was running badly, the theatre would simply r… 

Private Peaceful

Private Peaceful

Michael Morpurgo’s hugely moving, and very successful novel Private Peaceful made its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe last year as a one man show. 

The British Ambassador’s Belly Dancer

The British Ambassador’s Belly Dancer

Who could not admire Nadira Murray? Born into an under-privileged background in Uzbeckistan, she faced the torment of watching her father, an unqualified but talented director and … 

Tom Goodliffe: All in Good Time

Tom Goodliffe: All in Good Time

In his own words, Tom Goodliffe is a big, friendly nerd. 

'Ave a Banana: A Knees Up Through Time and Space

'Ave a Banana: A Knees Up Through Time and Space

Make sure you are on time for this show: you’ll get enough exercise during this hour-long musical romp without sprinting down Nicholson Street beforehand. 

The Patriot Act

The Patriot Act

Lynda Bruce and Sandy Burns’ new play confronts the issues of privacy, manipulation, and perhaps most importantly love and the willingness to embrace that by putting aside differe… 

NewsRevue

NewsRevue

Back again, the world’s longest running comedy show has returned to sell out audiences once more. 

Reginald D Hunter - No Country for Grown Men

Reginald D Hunter - No Country for Grown Men

Reginald D Hunter is back at the Fringe this year with his latest show “No Country for Grown Men”. 

Property Rites

Property Rites

Property Rites is, in its simplest terms, the story of a patron desperate to get rid of a set of singing dolls he bought and subsequently regretted. 

Letter to the Man (from the Boy)

Letter to the Man (from the Boy)

It’s an intriguing concept, though not a new one: if you could write a letter to your future self what would you want to tell them? Henry Raby, poet and performer, uses the idea … 

A One Man Hamlet

A One Man Hamlet

What is Hamlet if not a man that stands alone and, in his isolation from others, tries to discover truth where validation is impossible?If you think about it this way, perhaps the … 

Petrol Jesus Nightmare No.5 (In the Time of the Messiah)

Petrol Jesus Nightmare No.5 (In the Time of the Messiah)

Henry Adam’s Petrol Jesus Nightmare is set in a military hideout against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 

Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle Trio

Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle Trio

‘There’s some room down here if you fancy a dance,’ fiddler John McCusker encouraged vainly during last night’s one-night-only concert of traditional and new Irish music, h… 

The  Magical Adventures of Pete Heat

The Magical Adventures of Pete Heat

You may want to ask Pete Heat down to the pub after the show to bask in his warm, childlike grin and offhand, surreal humour. 

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

CS Lewis’ magical novel “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” is perhaps the greatest ever written for children. 

How a Man Crumbled

How a Man Crumbled

Clout Theatre have hit on something good with this dusty, grotesque and wonderfully pointless piece of physical theatre. 

Normality (Starring Pedro Kruger)

Normality (Starring Pedro Kruger)

How does God decide who gets which body? What is it that dictates whether someone is considered normal or abnormal? Indeed, how is it that someone comes to consider themselves as n… 

Mil's Trills' Music and Stories

Mil's Trills' Music and Stories

Mil’s Trills, starring a very bubbly Amelia Robinson on the ukulele, has travelled all the way from New York City to introduce the little ones of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fri… 

Shakespeare For Breakfast

Shakespeare For Breakfast

With the curtain going up at 10am, Shakespeare for Breakfast is certainly one for the early birds, but is full of all the right ingredients to wake you up, cure a bad hangover and … 

Womb Man

Womb Man

A one man experiment into the nature of humankind, Womb Man is an interesting idea which does not ask any new questions or indeed answer any. 

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’. 

Walk Like a Black Man

Walk Like a Black Man

An honest, telling, but ultimately flawed piece of one-man theatre, Walk Like a Black Man is an autobiographical work by writer and performer Rafiq Richard, exploring the challenge… 

Music @ St Cuthbert's

Music @ St Cuthbert's

The best often start out young. 

Camille O'Sullivan:The Dark Angel

Camille O'Sullivan:The Dark Angel

Camille O’Sullivan seemed, at one point, set to become an architect. 

Piano Man

Piano Man

Based on the true story of a man who emerges from the sea in a suit with amnesia, who then draws a picture of a piano and proves he can play as a virtuoso, Piano Man is a play abou… 

Chinese Music Traditional and New

Chinese Music Traditional and New

The connection between traditional Scottish music and Chinese music is something I had given no thought to until this concert, but the Harmony Ensemble changed all that with their … 

A Few Man Fridays

A Few Man Fridays

In 1966 the American government wanted to build a military base in the Indian Ocean. 

One Man Lord of the Rings

One Man Lord of the Rings

First, a confession: I am a Lord of the Rings film fanatic, nay zealot. 

A Middle-Aged Man's Uncertainty Theory

A Middle-Aged Man's Uncertainty Theory

We’ve all seen or heard about that infamous point in a man’s life where he starts to feel out of sync with the world - it usually results in a fancy new car or ridiculous hobby… 

The Time Step

The Time Step

The brilliance of the Edinburgh Fringe is that you can see things which blow you away in the most unexpected of places, and things which are awful in the most anticipated. 

John Robertson - The Dark Room - Free

John Robertson - The Dark Room - Free

Bringing his YouTube sensation to the Fringe, Australian comic John Robertson’s show The Dark Room is basically a ‘choose your own adventure’ computer game in which selected … 

Alice's Adventures

Alice's Adventures

It seems like a disaster waiting to happen, giving a huge cast a tiny budget and a drab church to perform in. 

'Dream Man' by James Carroll Pickett

'Dream Man' by James Carroll Pickett

A word of warning: if an hour of explicit homosexual phone sex is the sort of thing that sends you running to complain to Mary Whitehouse, then look away now. 

Music Bugs Presents It's Carnival Time...

Music Bugs Presents It's Carnival Time...

Music Bugs is a company which provides music classes for ‘babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers’, an age group whose three primary occupations seem to be screaming, laughing and f… 

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. 

Man 1, Bank 0

Man 1, Bank 0

Patrick Combs once deposited a junk mail cheque for $95,093. 

Cloud Man

Cloud Man

Cloudia has been searching for Cloud Men all her life; on this journey she’ll finally find one on an expedition up Cloud Mountain but more importantly, she’ll learn a valuable … 

Nick Sun: Potty Time!

Nick Sun: Potty Time!

Nick Sun’s latest show, Potty Time!, is truly bizarre. 

In Time o' Strife

In Time o' Strife

The Pathhead Halls on the corner of Commercial Street and Broad Wynd, Kirkcaldy, Fife were built in 1882, originally as a theatre and music hall although one room was later used fo… 

Man to Man

Man to Man

Necessity and determination are the watchwords for Man to Man, an intriguing story about a woman who takes up the identity of her husband following his death to keep his job. 

Absolutely Amazing Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist - Free

Absolutely Amazing Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist - Free

It isn’t often as a reviewer that you come across a show with absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever. 

Jason John Whitehead - The Joker

Jason John Whitehead - The Joker

Coming on the the strains of the Steve Miller Band’s ‘The Joker’, Jason John Whitehead confesses that only a few day’s into his run, it’s already beginning to piss him off. 

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. 

Jim Campbell: Nine-Year-Old Man

Jim Campbell: Nine-Year-Old Man

You could be forgiven for thinking that Jim Campbell was Mark Watson’s twin brother. 

Suggs: My Life Story in Words and Music

Suggs: My Life Story in Words and Music

Graham Macpherson, aka Suggs, has produced a show with a clue in the title. 

Time for Fun

Time for Fun

What seemed to be an amateur dance troupe clad in black soon became a moving sculpture of body art, with hands morphing into waves, words, trains, cars and faces - all timed precis… 

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Jean Paul Jones is an eighteenth-century US naval commander with Scottish roots; and this is the musical of his life. 

The Hired Man

The Hired Man

The Hired Man is set during the first quarter of the Twentieth Century when many country people worked on the land or in the pits. 

One Man and His Masks - Boudicca: Britain's Dreaming

One Man and His Masks - Boudicca: Britain's Dreaming

British folklore is packed with some of the most iconic figures anywhere in the world. 

The Fall Of Man

The Fall Of Man

The Fall Of Man is a reinvention of Milton’s Paradise Lost, set in a bedsit in 2006. 

Savage in Limbo by John Patrick Shanley

Savage in Limbo by John Patrick Shanley

Take a dead Monday night bar, add a couple of lost souls, short skirts and a good doseof Bronx-side rage. 

Now and at the Time of Our Turn

Now and at the Time of Our Turn

Edoardo Okamoto has played this piece for seven years now and it has become part of his identity. 

Medieval Miracle, The Fall Of Man

Medieval Miracle, The Fall Of Man

Medieval dramas are an odd beast and very difficult to put on. 

Joe Power - The Man Who Sees Dead People

Joe Power - The Man Who Sees Dead People

Here was the biggest audience yet. 

A Man's a Man

A Man's a Man

What a bizarre hour of my life was spent watching this musical - bizarre, but not wholly unpleasant. 

Pop-Up! The Amazing Adventures of Moo-Dong

Pop-Up! The Amazing Adventures of Moo-Dong

The phrase ‘and much more’ has to be one of the laziest devices in the English language, appended onto sentences as a sign that the writer is bereft of ideas. 

Pistol & Jack – Smash.Glam.Sex.Music.

Pistol & Jack – Smash.Glam.Sex.Music.

Character comedy is one of the most difficult types to do well. 

The Music of Friends

The Music of Friends

St Mark’s is an excellent space for chamber music, and I suspect, many other types of music. 

Bob's Date

Bob's Date

It is Bob’s first date in 2 years. 

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. 

Mr Benn: The Extraordinary Adventures of an Ordinary Man

Mr Benn: The Extraordinary Adventures of an Ordinary Man

The things we love as children stay with us forever. 

No Man's Land

No Man's Land

A play littered with second guessing, false pretences and a lot of alcohol would be the most apt generalisation of Brighton Little Theatre’s- or should that be Harold Pinter’s-… 

Movin' Melvin Brown: 'A Man, A Magic, A Music' Live!

Movin' Melvin Brown: 'A Man, A Magic, A Music' Live!

Much celebrated world-class performer Melvin Brown, better known as Movin’ Melvin Brown, gives another uninhibited, inspiring and entertaining performance at the Edinburgh Festiv… 

Make Music New York

Make Music New York

The streets, plazas, parks and waterfronts of the five boroughs will be alive with music during this free, outdoor extravaganza, which features over 1,300 concerts from dawn to dus… 

Masses Man

Masses Man

Edinburgh can be a lonely place in August, as I found out turning up as the solitary audience member for Masses Man at C aquila. 

Steve Andrews: 'Searching for Stevie-Man'

Steve Andrews: 'Searching for Stevie-Man'

Searching For Stevieman is a show based on a promising and absurdly amusing concept; a parody of recent documentary film Searching For Sugarman focused on the bizarre rise to fame … 

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees is a consummate piece of children’s theatre. 

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

Peter Tate writes, directs and stars in this cacophony of self-indulgence. 

Man Who Was Thursday

Man Who Was Thursday

There are few good things about international terrorism, but this show is one of them. 

Man Who Was Hamlet

Man Who Was Hamlet

For centuries scholars have disagreed about the authorship of the most famous plays in the world. 

Man Who Fell Out of Bed

Man Who Fell Out of Bed

Mr Price (Scott Baxter) has had a very significant role in an election – or so it would seem. 

Music of Les Misérables and West End Musicals

Music of Les Misérables and West End Musicals

Dysart Productions return to the Fringe with an updated version of their 2011 show and really wows the crowds with their peerless vocal performances of some of the great songs from… 

The Triumph of Time and Truth

The Triumph of Time and Truth

Tickets to see Scottish-grown chamber orchestra Ludus Baroque at Canongate Kirk are now bought by many as a matter of ritual, so strong is the group’s popularity and reputation f… 

The Music of Les Miserables

The Music of Les Miserables

Les Misérables fans will be disappointed to discover that this show not in fact a musical revue of the West End hit. 

Night Time

Night Time

With its poetic language and truthful performances, Night Time is one of the most professionally done Fringe shows I’ve seen in some time. 

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

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

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

DJ Danny - Music Therapy

DJ Danny - Music Therapy

High-school teachers by day, DJ Danny and his glamorous assistant (the P. 

Andrew O'Neill and Marc Burrows Do Music and Comedy and Hideous Murders

Andrew O'Neill and Marc Burrows Do Music and Comedy and Hideous Murders

Playing songs about the goriest aspects of the Victorian era, Steampunk band Men Who Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, deliver an hour of music and comedy. 

Wrong Place, Right Time

Wrong Place, Right Time

After about ten minutes where I was convinced I was in the wrong place and the wrong time, I stumbled onto the top deck of the Comedy Bus in The Free Sisters’ courtyard for some … 

The Body Tights Man Show

The Body Tights Man Show

The Three Gaga men wear full body tights to produce a show of circus value that balances between being a little bit freakish and providing unique entertainment. 

Cancer Time

Cancer Time

Cancer Time is a special piece of theatre. 

Angry Young Man

Angry Young Man

I firmly believe Ben Woolf is one of the most originally talented writers in the world. 

Elephant Man

Elephant Man

Elephant Man was born in Benoit Hattet’s mind some 25 years ago and his devotion to the project - he is the writer, director, designer and actor - is clear in every aspect of thi… 

Music at St Michael's

Music at St Michael's

More and more churches are using Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival as a window for their work. 

A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music is one of Sondheim’s most exquisitely written shows- somewhere between Wilde’s comedies of manners and Chekhov and Ibsen’s simpering naturalism. 

Edward Reid: Living the Dream One Song at a Time

Edward Reid: Living the Dream One Song at a Time

Like a Glaswegian Louie Spence, Edward Reid bounds through an hour of anecdotes and musical numbers with enough campness and glitter to make you think you’ve accidentally stumble… 

Barry And Stuart: Part-Time Warlocks

Barry And Stuart: Part-Time Warlocks

The show’s title gives little away, so when an electronic voice counts up the percentage complete, this looks likely to go geeky. 

The Thrill of Irish Music

The Thrill of Irish Music

It was an evening to be remembered for up-tempo tunes mixing Irish, Bluegrass, Country and Folk. 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Musical!

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Musical!

“Alice in Wonderland,” by Lewis Carroll, has the potential to be turned into a musical for all the family. 

One Man Star Wars Trilogy

One Man Star Wars Trilogy

One Man Star Wars Trilogy delivers exactly what the title promises. 

Sammy J: Skinny Man, Modern World

Sammy J: Skinny Man, Modern World

Sammy J is an Australian comedy singer-songwriter who interweaves stories from his own life with jaunty numbers on the piano, occasionally sipping on his carton of juice as a Frenc… 

Time Out Of Joint

Time Out Of Joint

Hamlet is such a murky, obstinate text that so refuses definitive interpretation that a point is sometimes made that Shakespeare probably created a play greater than himself. 

Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi

Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi

The name alone conjures up nostalgia, decadence, style and class … and this show delivers. 

John Peel's Shed by John Osborne

John Peel's Shed by John Osborne

John Peel’s Shed by novelist and storyteller John Osborne is an invitation to the heart and soul of a man whose life was transformed by radio. 

The Best Of John Betjeman

The Best Of John Betjeman

Across the time span of two hour-long performances, Lance Pierson performs a selection of Betjeman’s poetry. 

One Man Lord of the Rings

One Man Lord of the Rings

The creator of One Man Star Wars returned to the Fringe last year to put on One Man Lord of the Rings - a certain hit for all who are fans of the book, and one that clearly has had… 

The Man of Mode

The Man of Mode

Restoration comedies need restoring, and, contrary to what their name might imply, Braindead Theatre Company have made some very intelligent choices here. 

Time / Dropper and Driftwood

Time / Dropper and Driftwood

Time/Dropper, choreographed and performed by Jose Agudo, is a raw, visceral and masculine performance evoking a sense of distorted tension. 

Dr Frankenstein's Travelling Freak Show

Dr Frankenstein's Travelling Freak Show

First, allow me to vent my admiration for this show with mindless superlatives: Fantastic. 

The Sound of Music Drag Show

The Sound of Music Drag Show

How do you solve a problem like Maria? Well take all the glitter and Lamee in the world and you’ve got a start. 

Adventures of the Little Prince (Based on Le Petit Prince d’Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

Adventures of the Little Prince (Based on Le Petit Prince d’Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

The classic tale of Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, which this production is based on, is a wonderful children’s adventure that has stood the test of time and had m… 

Nick Cope: Family Songs and Music

Nick Cope: Family Songs and Music

Nick Cope is the children’s singer-songwriter who brings acoustic, folky indie rock to the under-fives. 

Malones Live Music

Malones Live Music

There are certain criteria that a Free Fringe Show should fulfil when performed in a public bar. 

The Man Who

The Man Who

Everything’s absurdist these days. 

Michael McGoldrick, John Doyle and John McCusker

Michael McGoldrick, John Doyle and John McCusker

These are three astonishingly talented musicians; the acclaim surrounding them all is justified. 

Sesame Street Live - Elmo Makes Music

Sesame Street Live - Elmo Makes Music

How do you get to Sesame Street? This is a question many of us have asked throughout our lives and receiving a ticket to Sesame Street Live was, for me, like someone had suddenly h… 

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

It might have been running on and off for nearly 18 years now, but Stephen Daldry’s groundbreaking production of JB Priestley’s classic is still as poignant, relevant and fresh a… 

One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

I have to begin by saying that I am incredibly thankful to my flatmate, Adam, for taking the time to give me a brief rundown of all the Star Wars films prior to my arrival in Edinb… 

Zombie Prom

Zombie Prom

The collaboration of John Dempsey’s story and Dana P Rowe’s composition leads to almost everything you expect musical comedy to be – cheesy, American, high octane and cringe wor… 

Brighton's Extraordinary Mystical Heritage Tour

Brighton's Extraordinary Mystical Heritage Tour

Brighton’s Extraordinary Mystical Heritage Tour only partially lived up to its name. 

A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music promised a delightful evening of choice piano pieces associated with the night-time. 

Macbeth: Who is that Bloodied Man?

Macbeth: Who is that Bloodied Man?

The weather’s been good for an outdoor performance. 

Many Roads to Paradise

Many Roads to Paradise

Anthony Biggs’ production of Stewart Permutt’s play flicks between several interconnecting storylines and manages to effectively analyse the development and breakdown of relation… 

Derek Ryan: Time Lord - Free

Derek Ryan: Time Lord - Free

They say the art of comedy is timing; it is therefore ironic that in a show about time we aren’t given enough of it to enjoy the jokes. 

John Robins: Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

John Robins: Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Despite being named after an album by Godspeed You! Black Emperor, a band famed for its extravagant tendencies, John Robins’ show of the same name is comforting and familiar. 

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees is a story by Jean Giono about one man making a huge difference to the lives of thousands through planting enough trees to change a climate. 

Killing Time

Killing Time

If the world was ending in an hour’s time, what would you do? This is the central premise of this new play as two teenage boys sit and talk about everything and nothing while the l… 

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part II

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part II

Taking up the action with Kate’s harassment by the rakish Sir Mulberry Hawk and Nicholas and Smike’s return to London, this second half of Space Productions’ revival of the R… 

An Afternoon with John and Camilla Cleese hosted by Fred MacAulay

An Afternoon with John and Camilla Cleese hosted by Fred MacAulay

Join us for a very special Edinburgh Festival Fringe event – an afternoon with John Cleese and his daughter Camilla, hosted by comedian Fred MacAulay. 

Cowboys, Country Music and Queers

Cowboys, Country Music and Queers

Stand-up comedy and storytellin’ with Brandon Burke. 

Hip Hop Time Machine

Hip Hop Time Machine

The world-famous Hip Hop Time Machine lands in Edinburgh for a special one-off Fringe show! Prepare to be transported in a complete audio/visual, interactive journey through the gr… 

David Correos: Better Than I Was the Last Time

David Correos: Better Than I Was the Last Time

Returning after bringing all of the noise in 2018, David’s had time to reflect on one heck of a year. 

Interviewing the Man in the Mirror : Q&A  with Michael Kunze

Interviewing the Man in the Mirror : Q&A with Michael Kunze

Making his Edinburgh Fringe debut, Michael Kunze talks with Katerina Partolina Schwartz about his show - Infinity Mirror - his character – Mitch Coony - and the nature of comedy ... 

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. 

Lisa Verlo: Making Up For Lost Time

Lisa Verlo: Making Up For Lost Time

Lisa Verlo talks about how her Hollywood experience gave rise to her show Hollywoodn't, in another of our meetings with artists from the USA.  

Cast and Director on Vincent River at Greenwich Theatre

Cast and Director on Vincent River at Greenwich Theatre

James Haddrell, Artistic Director of Greenwich Theatre, and the cast: Brandon Kimaryo, who plays Davey (Male, aged 17), and Kerrie Taylor who plays Anita (Female, aged 53) talk abo... 

Country meets choral in a play about literacy, lockdown and the love of music

Country meets choral in a play about literacy, lockdown and the love of music

Literacy, lockdown and the love of music are the themes of a new play which has its world premiere in Hove on July 6. 

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.  

Do Animals Have Chins? Songwriter John Hinton Reveals The Surprising Truth

Do Animals Have Chins? Songwriter John Hinton Reveals The Surprising Truth

Do you ever find yourself singing The Bare Necessities? Or breathily repeating David Attenborough’s iconic narration? If so, the Ensonglopedia of Animals is the show for you. 

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. 

Charlie Duprè on Meeting Tony Blair, the Man he Now Portrays

Charlie Duprè on Meeting Tony Blair, the Man he Now Portrays

Betrayal, money, power, politics and love. 

Dominic Holland is Spider-man’s Dad

Dominic Holland is Spider-man’s Dad

By any account, Dominic Holland has had a successful career. 

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. 

Real-Life Man Who Behaved Badly Features in New Greenwich Comedy

Real-Life Man Who Behaved Badly Features in New Greenwich Comedy

Celebrated actor, Ian Lindsay (Men Behaving Badly, Benidorm) directs the world première of his play Chinese Whispers at the Greenwich Theatre from July 13th-23rd based on the... 

Simon Smith's Adventures In Theatreland 2016

Simon Smith's Adventures In Theatreland 2016

Broadway Baby's Senior Critic Simon Smith looks back over 2016, a year in which we took what we've learned for more than a decade as the biggest reviewer on the Fringe and turned o... 

A New Play, A New Studio Theatre, And A Bright Future For Greenwich

A New Play, A New Studio Theatre, And A Bright Future For Greenwich

This week Greenwich Theatre opens its eagerly awaited new studio space with the world premiere of a new play, presented in partnership with emerging company CultureClash Theatre. 

​Drolls: The Illegal Comedies Time Forgot

​Drolls: The Illegal Comedies Time Forgot

At the largest arts festival in the world, it's easy to forget that theatre wasn't always welcome in Britain. 

Isle of Edna Explain how Gentrification Affects Public Toilets

Isle of Edna Explain how Gentrification Affects Public Toilets

Anna Brook-Mitchell and Angela Nesi are Isle of Edna. 

SpaceDating: Two Kittens & A Kid (A Gay Man Raising His Inner Diva)

SpaceDating: Two Kittens & A Kid (A Gay Man Raising His Inner Diva)

He prefers getting up early, likes music and isn't adverse to a man in a kilt. We take Canuck Christopher Wilson on a first date (and we quite liked it). 

John Pendal: Religion is the same as kinky sex

John Pendal: Religion is the same as kinky sex

Former International Mr Leather, John Pendal compares organised religion with the fetish world. And finds plenty of overlap. 

One-man play sweeps the board at Brighton Fringe Awards

One-man play sweeps the board at Brighton Fringe Awards

Groomed, a powerful play about child abuse written and performed by Patrick Sandford ex-artistic director of Southampton’s Nuffield Theatre, swept the board at the Brighton Fring... 

SpaceDating: A Case of You: The Music of Joni Mitchell

SpaceDating: A Case of You: The Music of Joni Mitchell

Today we're chatting to A Case of You: The Musical of Joni Mitchell, a contemporary interpretation of the hits that made Joni an icon of the 70's. 

Road to the Fringe - Captain Morgan and the Sands of Time

Road to the Fringe - Captain Morgan and the Sands of Time

Our panel of judges were unanimous in voting Captain Morgan as the winner of the 2015 Broadway Baby Bobby award at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe. 

Olivier Award-nominated Les Enfants Terribles to open Greenwich festival

Olivier Award-nominated Les Enfants Terribles to open Greenwich festival

A theatre company nominated for an Olivier Award will open the ninth annual Greenwich Children’s Theatre Festival at Greenwich Theatre on Good Friday, March 26. 

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Brighton Fringe has officially launched. 

Greenwich's New Season To Celebrate Female Theatre Makers

Greenwich's New Season To Celebrate Female Theatre Makers

Greenwich Theatre’s spring season is being themed for the first time to promote and celebrate young female theatre makers, some at the start of their careers but others already e... 

Bananaman The Musical marks the live action debut of the Man-of-Peel

Bananaman The Musical marks the live action debut of the Man-of-Peel

Bananaman the Musical will mark the live action debut of the Man-of-Peel. 

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. 

Going To Space: Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical

Going To Space: Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical

Intending to improvise over 20 back-to-back on-the-spot musicals this year, Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical returns - with an enormous cast and full ensemble! Broadway Baby ch... 

The Fringe Incubator: Why Greenwich Theatre Supports EdFest.

The Fringe Incubator: Why Greenwich Theatre Supports EdFest.

Greenwich Theatre has a long and successful association with the Edinburgh Fringe, but why does a London Theatre have such a keen interest in a festival hundreds of miles away from... 

The John Conway Three Minute Interview

The John Conway Three Minute Interview

John Conway is a wacky comedian all the way from Australia. 

The MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne Three Minute Interview

The MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne Three Minute Interview

MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne are two delightful queens bringing fermented realness from New York to Edinburgh this August for a late-night run at The Laughing Horse.