Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
It’s all in the title (hahahahahahahaha).
Slow death awaits shipwreck survivors on a drifting raft.
The infinitely gifted singer-songwriter Cat Power takes on Bob Dylan’s legendary 1966 ‘Royal Albert Hall’ concert.
Featuring the slow-mo guy and viral sensation Karl Porter and Hot Water Comedy Club’s Breakthrough Act of the Year Ben Silver, 2 Sick Guyz (Doing Stand-Up) will present each act’s …
The Spatz Trio return with part two of their award-winning tribute. Hit songs, and the wonderful stories behind them. Musically polished, fascinating, nostalgic.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
This show shines a new light on Peter Allen in his capacity as incredibly gifted composer/songwriter, while also showcasing Annaliesa Rose’s unique and diverse vocal expertise, wit…
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…
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.
One of Scotland’s rising comedy stars, Pete Carson brings his debut show to the festival to find out what it means to be an alcoholic, embittered Poundland Santa Claus every year…
In this cabaret experience, Tora Himan transforms the stage into a glittering tribute with WW Double D – What Would Dolly Do? A Dolly Parton Tribute Cabaret! Featuring sequins, r…
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Therapy, a game the whole family can play.
Lucy has been a Fringe favourite for over 20 years.
Michael sheds light on the everyday challenges of his condition, from the struggles of memory loss and impulse control to the comical mishaps that ensue when navigating social inte…
Arthur is just trying to finish his painting.
Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey is a laugh-out-loud musical hour spent inside the whimsical world of Christian Dart, you’ll hear about his birth weight, less-than-successful love …
Late-night delights from sultry songstress Sarah McGuiness.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
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 …
Imelda Staunton will be back where she belongs in *Hello, Dolly!* next summer, as one of the most iconic musicals of all time comes to The London Palladium.
SALT is a visceral tale of faith, jealousy and demonic passion, filled with sea shanties, dances, hymns and folk songs.
Stumbling and slurring its way back to Leicester Square Theatre for a triumphantly tipsy fourth year, the boozed-up boffins at Sh!t-faced Showtime® cordially invite …
A String Quartet Christmas invites you to sit back, relax and experience the most beloved festive compositions performed by a live string quartet in the heart of Islington.
A festive improvised musical show for kids of all ages, from Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers.
Join the London Community Gospel Choir for an evening of uplifting festive tunes and seasonal fun with special guests! After a dazzling 40th anniversary concert in 2022, the choir…
Toulouse Lautrec regulars Freddie and Leo Benedict are teaming up as brothers and best friends for a one-off special event, performing a hand picked selection of their favourite Ch…
A host of West End rising stars have been announced to join the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) A Christmas Celebration at the iconic St Johns Smith Square, all alumni of this …
Christmas by Candlelight invites you to sit back, relax and experience the most beloved festive compositions performed by a live string quartet in the heart of London’s West …
Tune in, Children of the 80s! The Upside-Down returns, as The Vaults presents award-winning, smash-hit parody musical; Stranger Sings! Following a sell out run underground, Stran…
An expert team of festive detectives seek out the elusive Christmas Lobster in a quirky comedy adventure.
The West End’s number one concert series is back with another feel good, all singing, all dancing Christmas extravaganza! Brought to you by an incredible cast of West End stars, …
ORGANOKEKARAOKE Vs THE MIGHTY ORGANJoin us for the most bonkers Christmas Carol Service you will ever see.
A feast for all the senses, this witty and enchanting evening captures all of the fun and laughter of Christmas through a treasure trove of entertainment, as a starry line-up perfo…
Christmas is just around the corner and Holly Stars' husband Gary is finally getting out of prison.
Christmas is just around the corner and Holly Stars husband Gary is finally getting out of prison.
Told from the perspective of Scrooge’s deceased business partner, this award-winning stage adaptation has been hailed as the “definitive telling of A Christmas Carol” (Redditch Sta…
It’s Christmas Eve 2009: seven years into the world-famous boy band’s indefinite “hiatus”, *NSYNC’s Chris Kirkpatrick has until midnight to make a wish that could change his life f…
Christmas by Candlelight invites you to sit back, relax and experience the most beloved festive compositions performed by a live string quartet in the heart of London’s West …
Stumbling and slurring its way back to Leicester Square Theatre for a triumphantly tipsy fourth year, the boozed-up boffins at Sh!t-faced Showtime® cordially invite …
Stumbling and slurring its way back to Leicester Square Theatre for a triumphantly tipsy fourth year, the boozed-up boffins at Sh!t-faced Showtime® cordially invite you to pull up…
Kate Ghotti is one of the most successful TV personalities in the UK, apparently living a perfect life of wealth, success and popularity.
Marley was dead: to begin with.
This Christmas, DEM Productions, Fat Goose Productions and Theatre Nerd Productions bring New York Times Critic’s Pick A Sherlock Carol to London after a knock-out off-Broadw…
Join me, Pauline Daniels, for an evening of laughter and song to kick off our festive celebrations! With 43 years in the business I thought it about time I put a bi…
Ever wondered where all of your wishes go? For as long as there have been wishes, there has been Wishmas, an enchanted world where wishes take flight.
Join Dickens Theatre Company as they perform A Christmas Carol at Hoxton Hall Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd December 2023.
Phyllida invites you to a celebration of her life and career.
Shipwrecked on a life raft with no water, sharks circle and madness beckons.
Ho ho ho ho! Come celebrate that special time of the year with Santa (Ray Badran) and his Elf (Josh Glanc).
An hour of sharp-tongued humour, risqué songs and jaw-dropping physical feats.
2016 Edinburgh Best Show nominee.
Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote some of the finest songs for a golden age of musical theatre.
Andy Williams was one of the world’s greatest light music entertainers and, in celebration of his legacy, Paul performs many of Andy’s biggest hits.
Celebrating two musical icons, paying homage to their hits, both in melody and lyrics. Musically polished, relaxing, informative. Pure nostalgia.
Philip Contini sings your favourite, unforgettable, classic songs of Cole Porter, one of the greatest composer-lyricists of the 20th century, accompanied by the sensational 6-piece…
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.
Josh Elton’s brand of barnstorming comedy is the perfect show to start the day.
Whether you’ve had, seen or heard of a vagina, Rosie is here to remind you that Google is not a doctor and to justify her own urinary incontinence.
When his daughter Elodie is born, Ben realises the closure he thought he’d found with his own long-dead father needs to be re-examined.
Join the BXG DXG Mark Henely in this summertime holiday celebration.
Award-winning New Zealand comedian; master of interaction, consummate raconteur.
Michael Porter is an incomparable comedy talent with an unmistakable Irish flair! ‘Fearless in ever sense of the word.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
As 90s TV star Gail Porter walks onstage, she confidently addresses the fact that her mic isn't working, and, in doing so, somehow wins the audience over more than she may have…
A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets.
Everyone has heard of the 27 Club.
About the show Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey is an hour long look at the vibrantly mundane life of a vibrantly mundane man.
Take a nostalgic journey from Dolly’s humble beginnings in the Smoky Mountains to her arrival as ‘Queen of Country’.
Take a nostalgic journey from Dolly’s humble beginnings in the Smoky Mountains to her arrival as ‘Queen of Country’.
60 years in the making - A celebration of the art of local artist Carol Havard.
60 years in the making - A celebration of the art of local artist Carol Havard.
Phyllida invites you to a celebration of her life and career.
Phyllida invites you to a celebration of her life and career.
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.
Oh, vagina, what are you like! Whether you’ve had, seen or heard of a vagina, Rosie is here to remind you that Google is not a doctor and to justify her own urinary incontinence.
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.
Oh, vagina, what are you like! Whether you’ve had, seen or heard of a vagina, Rosie is here to remind you that Google is not a doctor and to justify her own urinary incontinence.
Annie Proulx’s short story Brokeback Mountain was first published in 1997, and a hit film was made in 2005.
Elodie’s Mountain is a new solo show from American singer-songwriter Benjamin Scheuer, creator/performer of THE LION (Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance).
In an unlikely melding of three disparate stories, Jack Fairey finds common ground in his moving play The Sun, The Mountain, and Me for Bedivere Arts at the Jack Studio Theatre, in…
Billy Kidd will bring no rabbits, feather flowers or top hats to her show.
Phyllida invites you to a celebration of her life and career.
“I don’t have a drink problem.
In a boat floating off the coast of Suffolk, the heir to the world’s largest bottled water fortune and a girl he met in Clapham’s worst club are trying to dance off a hangover,…
In this smash-hit spooktacular, the casts of Sh!t-Faced Showtime and Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare have teamed up to bring you more debauched drunkenness than you can shake a c…
It’s a splendid moon-filled night in Coley’s Point in 1926.
Jacob Marley is dead and condemned to an eternity of carrying a heavy chain, forged in life; a life to which he can no longer return except to recount the tale of his miserly busin…
A Fabulous night out with Jodie Doody, In tribute to Kylie Minogue, her show has the costumes, the voice & mannerismsthat have made the Pop Princess loved by so many, Jodie tru…
Bells are ringing, dreidels are spinning, the holidays are here again! Leave the remote at home and get your fix of festive film hilarity at the Karaoke Hole with Dragprov’s Nutfli…
The award-winning musical improvisers will make all your kids’ Christmas stories come to life!
Christmas by Candlelight invites you to sit back, relax and experience the most beloved festive compositions performed by a live string quartet in the heart of London’s West End.
CHRISTMAS WITH KIM WILDE LIVE AT THE RVTEXCLUSIVE ACOUSTIC SHOWWe are thrilled to confirm that the one and only Kim Wilde, pop icon and one of the most successful British female ac…
Come spend one special winters evening in East Londons favourite hole, The Glory.
The Actors' Church is delighted to present its first Christmas Sing Along! Bring the whole family to join in the festivities with some rousing Christmas singing.
It’s Christmas Eve and Ebenezer Scrooge determines to turn his back on the world, and on Christmas.
MYRA DUBOIS: WE WISH YOU A MYRA CHRISTMASMYRA DUBOIS presents her cracker of a seasonal spectacular for one tinsel-strewn night yule never forget!Myras now legendary Christmas show…
Olivier Award winner, Guy Masterson, veteran of many smash hit solo works such as Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm and Shylock, now presents Dickens’ classic festive fable.
From the artists of the sell out show Other Worlds, we now introduce Bloo Christmas Christmas is always blue when i’m not with you.
Charles Dickens' beloved classic A Christmas Carol takes on a musical country twist as it line dances its way into the Southbank Centre with Dolly Parton’s rendition: Smoky M…
Join Ebenezer Scrooge and a whole host of characters from the past, present and yet to come on this supernatural journey to redemption.
For many, Christmas is a time of togetherness and a celebration with loved ones, friends and family; yet for others it can be a seriously un-comforting occasion.
Harry sits alone in his London flat, counting his cards, waiting for anyone to call him; perhaps for an old friend to knock on the door, or for an old lover to appear or just for s…
AboutFACE’s much-loved festive “radio-play-within-a-play” for the whole family returns by popular demand this December! In this fast-moving, heart…
A Christmas Carol didn’t just invent Christmas as we know it.
How does Christmas Day end?With the letter "Y".
Come and Celebrate Christmas with Blake Christmas is a magical time for friends and family.
“A Musical Theatre Christmas” returns to The Actors’ Church, presented by Mark Robert Petty.
Father Christmas is on his rounds.
Christmas is a little queer this year… Join drag sensation Peaches Christ and conductor Edwin Outwater as they turn the Hall into the camp Christmas party you didn’t k…
From Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, writer of the Olivier Award-winning Emilia, comes a brand-new retelling of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic.
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When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, I am sure he didn’t realise the power his novel would have in the centuries that followed.
Eloisa Scrooge is the world’s worst boss, until she’s nominated for a Christmas Eve makeover from an exuberant trio of queer ghosts.
Old Vic Artistic Director Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic returns to The Old Vic, joyously adapted for the stage…
Straight from off-Broadway, we’re thrilled to announce the UK premiere of Stranger Sings! This award-winning sci-fi spoof is a wild, irreverent twist on the hit Netflix serie…
Regretfully, International Theater Amsterdaam has had to cancel the Edinburgh performances of The Magic Mountain for technical reasons.
Paul Brown Sings Andy Williams is a solo acoustic concert showcasing many of Andy Williams’ greatest hits.
The songwriting genius of Neil and his writing partners will go down in history as one of the most successful of all time.
Low on leads and all out of whiskey, a down-on-his-luck Detective has no choice but to team up with unlikely allies and old enemies to solve a cold missing persons case with deeply…
STAGE NOIR AND CANAL CAFÉ THEATRE PRESENT A new musical comedy about neurodiversity, belonging, and reclaiming one’s narrative.
Award-winning, sharp-tongued cabaret diva Dolly Diamond returns to Edinburgh for only a limited number of nights of inimitable Dolly-style cabaret at The House Of Oz – with some …
A fabulous show for the kids and the very young at heart.
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.
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.
The world’s changed, Michaels confused and snowflake is a cold dessert? Is it just me? Let’s find out together.
It’s time to spend a glorious afternoon with Dolly Diamond, the Queen of the Dessert, as she regales you with some salacious stories and songs, while you sit back and enjoy a delic…
Nostalgic journey from Dolly’s humble beginnings to becoming Queen of Country.
The true story of how a cute, attention-seeking lamb became the most famous sheep in history – the world’s first cloned mammal.
The professional pissheads at Shit-faced Showtime return to Edinburgh with their smash-hit festive boozical! After the pesky pestilence scuppered our plans, we’ve decided to give…
A brand new stand-up show from the Fringe favourite.
Two girls falling through water and time – a love story spanning from the dawn of time to the end of it.
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Brighton Spiegeltent is hosting another of our occasional vital conversations about the state of the arts in in Brighton and Hove.
The three Gunwallow brothers from St Day are in a bit of bother.
The three Gunwallow brothers from St Day are in a bit of bother.
The three Gunwallow brothers from St Day are in a bit of bother.
The professional pissheads at Shit-faced Showtime return with their smash-hit festive boozical! This Christmas they're bringing you Di…
Ho Ho Ho! Happy ChristmasWell, its that time of year again when hopefully we can spend time with the family and receive this years and last years presents! DJ Robby Dee will b…
It’s time to celebrate everything that is good about Christmas with our very own People’s Players!Liverpool’s Royal Court’s amateur dramatic grou…
Come and Celebrate Christmas with Blake Christmas is a magical time for friends and family.
A fantastic mix of traditional and contemporary Christmas carols and songs sung by the best in the West End.
After creating the hugely successful The Unlikely Candidate (“a fantastic blend of buffoonery and horseplay”Writebase) Liverpool’s Royal Court Youth Th…
Losing your wits and your Christmas spirit? Feel hollow and need a break? Drop everything for half an hour and watch Another Christmas, a musical short film celebrating otherness a…
We are BACK and more fabulous than ever! Looking for something exciting to do on a Thursday? Introducing Thats Drag bingo - a hilarious and unique experience right in the heart of …
Miss Martina (a.
It’s time to fall in love again with “Mr Christmas” – Andy Williams – in this family-friendly spectacular featuring Andy (Colin Savage) and legendary special guests as he…
Join us for a special screening of the classic Christmas movie ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ (the 1947 version).
Join us for a special screening of the classic Christmas movie ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ (the 1947 version).
Mark Gatiss (The Madness of George III, Dracula, The League of Gentlemen, Doctor Who) stars in his own retelling of Dickens' classic winter ghost story.
Deck the halls with Customs Manifest Forms and don’t expect any turkey – it’s the end of year festive live special from Oh God, What Now?, the hi…
The hit comedy podcast takes to the stage with a very special, live christmas show! Drunk Women Solving Crime is a true crime podcast with a twist…of lime.
Olivier Award winner, Guy Masterson, veteran of many smash hit solo works such as Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm and Shylock, now presents Dickens’ classic fest…
The professional pissheads at Shit-faced Showtime return with their smash-hit festive boozical! This Christmas they're bringing you Dickens' classic tale of Scrooge and his…
A heart-warming show of joy and magic at Christmas time, Catherine Wheels’ Christmas Dinner, written by Robert Alan Evans and directed by Gill Robertson, is particularly welcome …
The professional pissheads at Shit-faced Showtime return with their smash-hit festive boozical! This Christmas they're bringing you Di…
The professional pissheads at Shit-faced Showtime return with their smash-hit festive boozical! This Christmas they're bringing you Di…
Tim McArthur sings SONDHEIM’S DIVASMusical Director Aaron Clingham Critics Choice - The Times Uk***** Musical Theatre Review.
Sondheim aficionado Tim McArthur performs a classic evening of the leading ladies songs from Sondheim’s greatest musicals.
Flirt outrageously!Dance like everyone is watching!Love like you want to be hurt!Thirst Friday is a big Friday Night Out for alternative Londoners, welcoming all flavours of k…
TV favourite Lucy returns with another fantastic stand-up show.
By James ColeBen battles to overcome his addiction while a ghost of his past seeks to destroy his future.
FUNNYBOYZ LIVERPOOL presentsDolly Parton ( ages 18+ )BLUNDELLS SUPPER CLUBFriday 10th September 2021 Beth McAnn as Dolly Parton is coming to London this September! This s…
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY! It’s the show that NOBODY asked for Baby Lame sings Shit! Join punk horror drag superstar Baby Lame as she takes over the Glory intimate soire filled with …
Jamie MacDougall, tenor and Michael Barnett on keyboard, perform songs from Viennese operetta, opera and musical theatre.
For just three special shows, newly created for 2021, together again to celebrate the return of the Fringe.
DOLLY TROLLEY - UP & DOWN THE AISLESFind her in the car park at 3am, find her upturned in a ditch, find her making a mess in the canned goods section, its Dolly Trolley waiting…
A previous Emerging Artist with Scottish Opera, Bethan, accompanied by Keval on the piano, sings a selection of songs by Chaminade, Crumb, Dove, Haydn and Mozart.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
After sell out shows at Fringes worldwide, this show returns to Edinburgh to take you on Dolly’s incredible journey from the Smoky Mountains to her arrival as the Queen of Countr…
Join Glasgow-born Michael Mofidian (bass-baritone) accompanied on the piano by Keval Shah as he sings a selection of songs by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957).
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.
Night on Boob Mountain is a surreal and raucous teen horror gig theatre show set on the island of Teendom.
In the first of our in-person gigs in the Live at the Albany series, Tomorrow’s Warriors are proud to present Xhosa Cole.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Last Christmas we gave it our heart, but the very next day, Boris took it away.
If you're looking for a show that could make Scrooge himself engage with Christmas spirit in June, then Aiden Goatley: 12 Films of Christmas is for you.
After sell out shows at Brighton, Edinburgh, Perth and Adelaide Fringes, this show returns to Brighton to take you on Dolly’s incredible journey from the Smoky Mountains to her a…
After sell out shows at Brighton, Edinburgh, Perth and Adelaide Fringes, this show returns to Brighton to take you on Dolly’s incredible journey from the Smoky Mountains to her a…
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
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 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…
“The voice of an angel, mouth of a sailor” (Jamie Anderson) Join Rosie for her debut at Brighton Fringe with a pre-recorded, live performance, of her sell-out show ‘Facts About Me…
“The voice of an angel, mouth of a sailor” (Jamie Anderson) Join Rosie for her debut at Brighton Fringe with a pre-recorded, live performance, of her sell-out show ‘Facts About Me…
This event has been rescheduled from Fri 02 October.
12th December 2020 - 3rd January 2021Tickets: £16.
Dame Terry thought she was in for a quiet Christmas at home alone - a packet of mince pies, a little bit of Gogglebox and a sherry trifle for one - BUT oh no she isn’t! Join her…
Pip isn’t like the other elves.
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat… but 1.
Come and Celebrate Christmas with Blake Christmas is a magical time for friends and family.
Quit your job at Nakatomi Tower, move to Bedford Falls and get ready to save Christmas with the 12 films that make comedian Aidan Goatley’s festive season.
Deck the halls with holly because Christmas has come early as the biggest stars from London’s West End celebrate the festive season in WEST END MUSICAL CHRISTMAS – LIVE…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and the smash hit Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe comedy game show is bringing you all the action that Hallmark always let you down on - the…
When I first heard that TrueStory Theatre would be back with a one man production of A Christmas Carol I felt in parts excited and uneasy.
Christmas arrives early with two live performances of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, narrated by the celebrated actor Harriet Walter (RSC, The Crown, Ki…
Hark! The Royale Dickens Company invites you to experience the classic Christmas ghost story by Charles Dickens.
This year’s seasonal special from the Queen’s is a delightfully traditional family variety show, wrapped up in tinsel, with a bit of everything we love about the very best time…
‘Widow Twankey’ and ‘Wishy Washy’ are in a spin! They hear rumours of a cancelled pantomime in Old Peking and can feel that their Christmas ‘Mother Goose’ might well be…
An enchanting pocket-sized retelling.
David Bradley stars in Simon Callow’s acclaimed one-man adaptation of the ultimate classic Christmas tale.
Imelda Staunton is back where she belongs in Hello, Dolly! at the Adelphi Theatre in 2020.
Following sell out shows and standing ovations at Edinburgh Fringe, ‘The Dolly Parton Story’ premiers at Brighton Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of …
After previous successful runs at Edinburgh, Adelaide and Brighton Fringe, follow Dolly’s incredible journey from the Smoky Mountains to her arrival as the Queen of Country.
Are you a kid? Do you like music, laughing and whack-a-doodle-noodle craziness? Grab your pet adult and join us! Direct from a UK tour and last year’s sell-out run; we’re back …
The joint creators of the Olivier Award-winning Betroffenheit, writer and performer Jonathon Young and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Crystal Pite, reunite once again with P…
Each year high up in the snowy mountains of Switzerland the villagers of Dorta bang their drums, blow their horns and make a noisy ruckus to keep the fearsome Mountain Dragon away.
The professional pissheads at Shit-faced Showtime are back in the West End, and this time it's festive! This Christmas they're bringing you Dickens' clas…
oin The Trickster, Jingles the Reindeer and Sonny the Bunny on the nutty train to Magical Christmas Madness! The four-times winner of Scottish ‘Children’s Entertainer of the Ye…
Be swept off your feet and experience real wonder at Christmas with the best from the world of magic & mind-reading and the most amazing up and coming local talent.
Miss Hope Springs: Christmas Agogo!Music and lyrics by, written and performed by Ty Jeffries Revisiting her lost 1972 Granada TV special Christmas Agogo! (to this day co…
ELF, the Broadway musical based on the hit Will Ferrell movie, is supersized into a huge Christmas spectacular this December.
Christmas simply wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to 23 Oil Drum Lane to catch up with the nation’s favourite rag-and-bone-men and indulge in some class…
Back by popular demand, Brit-Award-winning vocalists Blake celebrate Christmas in style, with a unique show featuring over twenty festive anthems and guaranteed snow-sto…
Ebenezer McScroogeCoach has it all - fame, money, a great sports bra and a ruthless desire to win no matter what the cost.
“Every Idiot that goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding!” It’s December, it’s cold outside, it’s dark - the perfect time for a story.
Miss Kiddy and the Cads - the UK’s hottest vintage show, for one night only presents 'A Vintage Christmas’.
CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation return for their annual Christmas charity special in aid of Age UK.
“We’re leaving the EU!” “OH NO, WE AREN’T.
Tales from the Shed are feeling incredibly festive as they head to the Museum of Comedy this December.
Full of good cheer, fun and jokes, carols under falling snow, spooky ghosts and glitter, what better way to get into the Christmas spirit than go to An Edinburgh Christmas Carol, D…
An Immersive Dining Experience of A Christmas Carol.
Buddy Holly and the Cricketers once again herald in the Yuletide festivities with Holly at Christmas, the show that is now as traditional as mulled wine and mince pies! …
The professional pissheads at Shit-faced Showtime are back in the West End and this time its festive! This Christmas the professional pissheads bring you Dicken’s …
Make it a magical Christmas with this spectacular brand-new production of Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS.
Appearing for the 29th successive year in the magnificent setting of St Andrew’s and St George’s West, Fife vocal concert group Ensemble (www.
Fringe favourites the Sleeping Trees are doing Christmas in Edinburgh! Offering their surreal take on the most Christmassy story of all time; The Nativity.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
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.
Reigning queen of Australian cabaret, Dolly Diamond, returns with a live version of this top-rated TV classic.
Amused Moose Award nominee: Best Show, Edinburgh Fringe 2015.
An original play inspired by a child’s love of Christmas; with song, dance and traditional Christmas offerings.
Nothing’s Happening: A Black Mountain College Project celebrates and pays homage to the tiny school in the mountains of North Carolina that in 24 years became one of the most inf…
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 …
She’ll batter your haggis and tickle your pickle! Scotland’s best drag queen serves up some deep-fried fierceness in this riotous new show.
I’ll Be Broken Home for Christmas is a dark comedy musical written by Jeffrey Baldinger and Jessica Michelle Singleton.
After receiving standing ovations last year, The Dolly Parton Story returns to the Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of the Queen of Country who curren…
Richard Duffy’s been celebrating Christmas every day since the day he was born.
Hello, my name is Edd Hedges.
Join the ultimate mistress of mayhem, JoJo Bellini, as she takes you from the salacious to the sublime.
Calling kids aged 5 to 100, join our mighty gang! A sensational interactive show, where the worlds of comedy and beatboxing collide with electrifying results.
James Barr is single.
Comedy.
Ray Fordyce is back to host an early evening feast of comedy, music and entertainment from all over the world.
Carol Cates sits on a tall stool strumming away on her ukulele and chatting with the audience as they arrive.
It’s 1981 and ska music pulses.
Before even taking the stage, Lucy Porter announces that we’ve won the ‘Sexiest Audience at the Fringe’ award, so you know we’re onside by the time she grabs the mic.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
The queen of the Fringe premieres a new show exploring the dark and light of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ music in her dangerous yet fragile theatrical style.
The self-declared siren of South Yorkshire presents a festive spectacular in what is undoubtably the best Christmas show you’ll see this summer.
Night Owl Shows have bought another crowd pleaser to Brighton Fringe.
It's appropriate that this particular production within the 2019 Edinburgh International Children's Festival is the only one slotted into the schedule for the Netherbow sta…
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
A cabaret show that takes you from the salacious to the sublime.
‘Queen of the Edinburgh Festival’ (BBC) and original star of Olivier award winning La Soirée.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
”Scattering Salt’ is a performance and ritual, a ghost story and an installation.
A brand new stand-up show from the TV favourite Lucy Porter.
A brand new stand-up show from the TV favourite Lucy Porter.
A brand new stand-up show from the TV favourite Lucy Porter.
Encore Radio, British Theatre, West End Wilma, London Theatre 1, Jewish News, The Gay UK, Stage Talk, Theatre Weekly, Love London Love Culture, British Theatre Guide “ A&n…
Skewbald Theatre proudly presents Michael Morpurgo’s Mimi and the Mountain Dragon A magical musical puppetry adventure adapted from the book Mimi and the Mountain …
Dating in 2018 is a total disaster! MTV presenter, comedian and co-host of the UK's leading LGBTQ+ award-nominated podcast A Gay And A NonGay, and tragically single…
Director: Gene Kelly Cast: Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford film maltings 1969 is our series of classic films from 1969, as part of our 50th anniversar…
Rosie sings about dating apps, turning 30 and marrying Batman.
It’s Christmas Eve.
Christmas simply wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to 26 Oil Drum Lane to catch up with the nation’s favourite rag-and-bone-men and indulge in some class…
Christmas Spectacular is a cracker of show with music, dance, lights, spectacle and a snow-filled finale.
Booming surrealist storytelling comedian Will Seaward (“part Brian Blessed, part Oscar Wilde” - the Telegraph, “genuinely, terrifyingly chari…
A festive feast of magical entertainment for the whole family.
Join Zoo Keeper Sue and mischievous Little Monkey on Christmas Eve, and discover numbers are all around us.
Alfie Ordinary’s Christmas Special is back! For one night only, get fizzy and festive and sing along to all your favourite Christmas songs, performed live! With extra special guest…
BUGLE BOYS wowed crowds at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe and will be back to town with CHRISTMAS CRACKERS! Frocked up to the nines in faux military costumes, these three …
♫On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, some dodgy meat off the back of a lorr-ry♫ The nation’s favourite publican, Al Murray – The …
Four dangerously good singers and a hilarious MC/ Pianist” (Three Weeks) deliver an evening rich in glorious vocals, cheeky humour and festive feeling.
It’s time to get well and truly in the Christmas spirit as smash-hit musical production The Elvis Years brings its very special seasonal twist to theatres across t…
Crime Scene Improvisation return to the Museum of Comedy for their popular charity Christmas special.
Join “Cabaret Kings” (The Londonist) William Ludwig and Dean Austin for a pine tree of songs from Weimar Berlin and beyond – Jennys, Johnnys and Killer Queens.
A sell-out event every December for a decade, Adam Kay presents a night of festive filth – his antidote to the pantomime horrors in every other theatre this time o…
WINNERS Boomtish! Best New Comedy Act; FINALISTS Leicester Square Sketch Off 2017; ‘A master class in character comedy!’ BS bring you their debut seasonal sh…
Lady detective Artemis Arinae finds herself in the midst of a steamy seasonal crime caper set in high society.
Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there is a sinister secret wrapped in the stories we tell.
House of Jack is excited to present the first House of Jack Christmas Show! This street and urban dance show is jam-packed with dynamic performances from students of House of Jack...
Horrible Histories proudly presents the terrific tale of Christmas in the triumphant re-opening of Alexandra Palace.
From the songwriting team behind the smash-hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning films La La Land and The Greatest Showman, - A Christmas St…
On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.
Acclaimed singer and comedienne Liza Pulman celebrates the legend of Barbra Streisand with her fabulous band, in this hugely successful and critically lauded five-star triumph.
Jamie Lloyd must be excreting pheromones of cool right now.
Rural Ireland - rich in personality and culture yet teeming with the stigma and prejudice of another age.
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…
Secret Mountain is a children’s educational show, not suitable for children.
Mediocre magic.
Scotland! Famous for hills and of course mountains.
Rosie shares Facts About Love from her own life.
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…
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Olivier Award-winning Guy Masterson, (Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm, Shylock), now brings Dickens’ festive fable to vivid life.
The Dolly Parton Story premiers at The Fringe to take you on an incredible journey through the career of the Queen of Country, who currently holds an astonishing 153 major awards i…
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Straker is unquestionably the finest interpreter of Brel’s songs.
Wonderfully unexpected opportunities can occur at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; even more so at the 'Free' variety.
It has often been said that Myra DuBois is an act way ahead of her time.
Hey team! So, I had a DNA test and the results were very disappointing.
Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there’s a sinister secret wrapped in the stories we tell.
A brand-new stand-up show from the perennial Fringe favourite.
From Trotsky to Elvis to Osama Bin Laden, history is littered with those who seemed to die or disappear in suspicious circumstances.
Brought together by a voyeuristic relationship that teeters on the verge of stalking, introverted Sophie and eccentric Esther relive the story of how they met.
Blue Jeans Management Proudly Presents - Jarred Christmas & Hobbit: The Mighty Kids Beatbox Show Hey kids, grab your parents, parents grab your cash and come do…
Blue Jeans Management Proudly Presents - Jarred Christmas: Remarkably Average (Preview) Hey, team! So, I had a DNA test and the results were extremely disappointing…
‘Write what you know!’ they say.
If ever there was a show of two halves, this was it.
2018 dating is a disaster so it’s time to let the crazy out! MTV presenter, comedian and co-host of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ award-nominated podcast ‘A Gay and a NonGay’, J…
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.
"Make a fist with your hand and place it roughly where you think your heart should be," Cole Moreton instructs us at the start of his set, The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away…
Cult Cabaret legend five-stars worldwide Jungr’s Dylan and Cohen interpretations are groundbreaking.
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…
‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ is an unseasonal romp through the gifts of a generous but impractical lover.
Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there is a sinister secret at the heart of the stories we tell.
We are delighted to welcome to the Orange Tree Olivier Award-winning actor Clive Rowe and his Musical Director Wendy Gadian, to present an evening of Rowe's favourite sings.
On the release of the Barb Jungr’s Linn Records Vinyl Celebratory collection of Every Grain of Sand, the cult classic CD released in 2002 which launched her career…
First employer Cat Stevens True story.
Re-live the sounds of the swinging sixties, as Britain’s No.
The Showstoppers are here to make your kids’ Christmas story wishes come true! Welcome to our Christmas grotto where the The Showstoppers are here to make your kids’ Ch…
In the early 1960s the Rat Pack quintet (then including Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop) performed in the Sands Casino in Las Vegas.
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol.
Dickens’ classic reimagined as a 1940s Christmas special.
The Barricade Boys showcase some of the world’s finest male voices from the West End, International Tour and Hollywood movie of the world’s longest running musical - Le…
You are cordially invited to the parlour of Mr Ebeneezer Scrooge for a rousing rendition of this timeless classic.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Iestyn Davies joins legendary British period-performance ensemble the Academy of Ancient Music for the second of two International Festival concerts celebrating the solo counterten…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
With his vocal finesse, his flawless tone and the disarming directness of his performances, English countertenor Iestyn Davies is one of today’s true vocal stars, both on the ope…
Oh! Carol, the musical story of Sedaka & Greenfield.
We’ve all had the question.
This outrageously talented 23-year-old Irishman shot to Fringe fame last year with an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination and bookings on McIntyre’s Big Show, Live at the Apollo and …
Father Christmas is back, and this time he’s had three helpings of sprouts! As he tries to deliver the presents, his tummy rumbles, gurgles and groans, but Father Christmas knows h…
The music of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.
Celebrating the music of Peter D Robinson (MTM nominee, Best Composer on the Fringe, 2007) this concert features music from a range of productions.
Elgar songs for solo and trio featuring Judith Gardner Jones and pianist Richard J Lewis, with Madeleine Trépanier, and Alicia Pettit.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
One of the UK’s brightest young female vocalists to have broken through in recent years.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
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.
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…
Though common in film and literature, it is rare to see a play which fits the bill of psychological thriller.
Moni’s got guts and a promiscuous disposition.
Join Rosie at Fingers Piano Bar for an afternoon of song and banter, with classics from musical theatre, cabaret and pop.
Hey kids, grab your parents, parents grab your cash and get on down to the best game show in town.
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy teams up with incredibly talented musician John Sampson to bring a unique blend of reading with live music.
Lady Carol, doyenne of cabaret and comedy ukulele songs for over ten years has reinvented herself and now she’s just Carol Cates.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Twonkey is lost in the jungle.
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…
Ever wondered what your favourite pantomime characters did before they became famous? Or what they did after their tale ended? Join the irrepressible Dame Dolly and her lovable son…
Bracing maritime sketch show from Eggbox Comedy.
Choose Your Battles is Lucy Porter’s 11th Edinburgh Show and it’s a wonderfully crafted hour that is both funny and, at times, a poignant look at someone who goes out of their way …
His conniving manager, Mr.
Described as “unconventional, quirky, and voyeuristic”, Peppered Wit’s production of Blink by Phil Porter fulfills each of those descriptions.
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 …
“One of the best interpreters of Bob Dylan” (Billy Bragg), “Exquisite” (Jazz Review USA).
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Carol Cates has been performing as Lady Carol all over the world for over a decade, America, Canada, all over Europe and Australia.
London Sketchfest and Musical Comedy Awards finalists, SALT (née Making Faces) bring their new show ‘Sketches’ to Brighton Fringe packed with new hilarious sketches, character…
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…
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens' A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment buy the Broadway t…
Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment buy the Broadway team of Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid), Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike…
“I can be pretty dim, sometimes,” says Sion Pritchard as Tom, an office-working film school graduate who doesn’t, initially, come across as particularly sympathetic.
Following sell-out seasons in 2011/12 and critical and audience acclaim, Simon Callow returns in this much-lauded production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, playing at the Arts Theatre for a…
You are cordially invited to the parlour of Mr Ebeneezer Scrooge for a rousing rendition of this timeless classic served over a two-course Christmas feast.
The Twelve Days of Christmas follows Miss Elizabeth Fairfax and her rather unusual Christmas of 1895.
‘There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular stars the world famous Radio City Rockettes in an unparalleled show featuring the Rockettes’ signature eye high kicks, precision choreography a…
On top of his myriad accomplishments and accolades, Alan Cumming has been hailed by Time Magazine as one of the most fun people in show business! This October UK audiences will hav…
Great for Christmas gifts and parties, this fabulous show in London’s West End is now booking until 30 April 2017.
Twenty years after her birth, Dolly the Sheep is a scientific and Scottish icon.
Take songs that stop conversations, a voice that could stop wars and a fiddle that stops at nothing, and you have the icon Elsa McTaggart.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
The Dean Martin Christmas Show aims to explore the warm relationship between Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra as they appear on the titular Christmas special.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Father Christmas is back on his rounds… And he still needs a wee! At every house Father Christmas eats and drinks the tasty treats that have been left for him.
Only two chances to see the Fringe’s favourite bluesman stand up and sing swing with Campbell Normand’s outstanding Trio.
John Porter always wanted an interesting life.
The much-loved and highly respected UK Poet Laureate and her accomplished and entertaining musical collaborator return following sell-out shows in 2015.
Take songs that stop conversations, a voice that could stop wars and a fiddle that stops at nothing, and you have the icon Elsa McTaggart.
To say Dolly Wants to Die is a dark comedy is like saying water is wet: the irreverent jokes come left, right and centre, but only a few of them properly hit their target.
Michael Griffiths is obscenely talented.
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening of the heartbeat.
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…
Doris Day is one of the most loved singers and actresses of the 1950s and 60s.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Irish star Al Porter, as seen on BBC Two’s Live at the Apollo, follows up his hugely successful Edinburgh debut with a brand new show full of cheekiness, honesty and sparkling show…
In her latest hour, family favourite Lucy Porter reflects on her younger, more radical self with trademark warmth and verve.
Brighton and Hove’s very own LGBT choir swing open the doors of St George’s Church, Kemptown for a medley of songs.
A musical journey from the shores of the British Isles to the Appalachian Mountains.
A one day hands-on workshop covering early wet-process photographic printing.
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…
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.
The lean, green, Christmas-hating machine runs wild in this year’s holiday season production from The Fertile Theatre Company.
Looking for something a bit different this year to help get you into the Christmas Spirit? Then dust off your sparkly baubles and join the darling of Woolloomooloo & West End Wilm…
Peccadillo Theater Company presents a pair of haunted one-acts by Thornton Wilder, directed by Dan Wackerman.
I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down, and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea.
Ten years ago a young girl tottered the cobbles of Edinburgh flyering, when under a full moon she stumbled into becoming a lady, winning awards and flattering reviews as she fell.
Night and Day, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Everytime You Say Goodbye.
Carol Grimes, the Piaf singer/songwriter of British music.
An entertaining pantomime-esque show that is great fun for both adults and children.
Jarred Christmas is laying his comedy smack down in the form of energetic storytelling, pumped full of jokes and banter.
A stand-up comedy and beat box collaboration.
BuskingBrahms sings art song melodies from great classical and traditional composers and poets of the 18-20th centuries and beyond.
There is only one bar in Edinburgh that is fit for a man possessing such talent like James Lambeth: the Jazz Bar.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
In April 1968, Martin Luther King Jr went to Memphis.
Start off your day with Murray and friends. Comedy, standup, improv, storytelling and fun.
The Fringe is a place for new discoveries – the freshest, young talent rubbing shoulders with the world’s best at their craft.
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.
Improvised stories, with a big heart.
Is love a many-splendored thing? History, philosophy, science, literature and popular culture all attempt to explain it: but how close do they really get? Steadfast and headstrong …
“Just go with the magic,” says one of the three singers on stage to a slightly reluctant compatriot.
A former writer and occasional correspondent for “Conan,” Mr.
Al Porter Is Yours is the irreverent debut show from Ireland’s newest comedy star.
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…
Think you know about Dolly? Come and see the world’s most famous sheep for yourself! This free exhibition tells the fascinating story of Edinburgh genetics over the past century,…
(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…
Internationally acclaimed singer Kate Dimbleby & Naadia Sheriff on piano, explore the songbook & life story of cult 70’s songwriter Dory Previn.
Taking on Romanian playwright Marin Sorescu’s Thirst of the Salt Mountain was never going to be an easy task and unfortunately, on this occasion, Squall + Frenzy weren’t quit…
Brighton’s own experimental theatre ensemble, Squall + Frenzy, present a brand new translation of award-winning Romanian playwright Marin Sorescu’s pioneering surrealist work, …
Brighton and Hove’s very own LGBT choir swing (or maybe that should be sing) open the doors of St George’s Church in Kemp Town for a free, informal showcase of their diverse cu…
Much-loved Brighton-based vocalist Edana Minghella presents two nights of her stunning sell-out tribute to Billie Holiday.
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…
Ms.
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…
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…
Deriving its clever name from the Baroque master Monteverdi, this centerpiece of the season for the early-music ensemble Tenet and its artistic director, Jolle Greenleaf, returns w…
TRAUM gives a new twist to Elizabeth Gaskell’s classic tale of Christmas rivalries.
Mike Lawrence celebrates the best of TV Christmas specials by inviting friends to watch and mock three favorites — “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “How the Gri…
Mr. St. Germain hosts this vaguely seasonal show, with performances from Brooks Wheelan, Jared Logan, Kevin Barnett, Jacqueline Novak and the comedy duo Team Submarine.
The storied Vienna Boys Choir rings in the season with a program of holiday classics, Austrian folk songs and popular tunes.
This riotous camp classic is based on the actual Christmas Eve live radio broadcast from Joan Crawford’s Brentwood mansion in 1949.
The good news for audiences at Todd Michael’s satirical mash-up of old Hollywood movies, Christmas-related and otherwise, is that an exorcism is performed onstage.
The Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater has done enchanting work in the past, but this marionette show has too many pointed anachronisms and not enough warmth (1:00).
The strapping man inside the shaggy green suit is the Tony winner Shuler Hensley, and his Grinch is magnificent, a charismatic showman of a menace who will never truly frighten the…
Rockettes, angels and magi, dancing teddy bears and a 3-D aerial tour in Santa’s sleigh — this show is as much a celebration of the city as of the holidays (1:30).
This new show pays tribute to one of the greatest icons of popular music: Dolly Parton.
During the last few years, the Belarus Free Theatre company has built a strong reputation in issue-based theatre, utilising a wide range of performance techniques to frame and ex…
From his first foray as a punk clarinettist in Canberra band The Slammers, through a twenty year career co-fronting the Gadflys, to current incarnation as The Great Muldavio in Kab…
Hobbit is an acclaimed beat boxer.
James Lambeth returns to the Fringe for the third year running with companions Steve Hamilton on piano and Mario Caribe on the double bass.
It would be unfair to describe Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen Vol.
The established Aberdeen-based singer performs wonderfully evocative Billie Holiday songs, backed by a top-drawer quartet.
You feel a certain apprehension going into a Miranda Sings live show.
Pam didn’t get the chance to sing all of her favourite songs last year and returns with her tribute to the genius of Cole Porter.
Tulegur Gangzi, a modern nomad and a versatile musician from Inner-Mongolia who has combined traditional Mongolian throat singing Khoomei with contemporary music, rock and folk, wh…
Hailing from the beautiful lands of Yunnan, Tribal Trip consists of: the La-Hu Wang NieJing, DingNan on drums and the mystical dancing of Shi XueYan combines folk music from Russia…
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
From Billie Holiday to Frank Sinatra, Lisa sings with passion, humour, ease and sophistication.
When seeing a piece of new writing it can be best to have no expectations, to let the play lead you where it will.
The beloved Internet comedy duo Jeffery Self and Cole Escola return with a sketch show inspired by the intertwined lives of Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds and the costume designer …
Miss Fletcher Sings the Blues is a fabulously facetious musical comedy produced by New Zealand’s Cuba Creative.
Lady Carol sits on her stool with her ukulele and mandolin, wearing a black velvet robe that gives her the appearance of a fairy tale enchantress.
Comedians can be a cynical bunch.
“Heard of Simon Munnery?” asks the blurb in the Fringe programme.
This long-running festival kicks off its summer season with a gala performance by the Emerson String Quartet.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The playwright Joan Beber issues a posthumous pardon to Ethel Rosenberg (Tracy Michailidis), executed for conspiring to commit espionage in 1953.
“Life’s not fair so neither is bingo!” declares Ida Barr, Edwardian come urban grooves music hall star.
A co-hosted event between the Institute of Development Studies and Pathways of Women’s Empowerment (an international research and communications programme), What if Women Ruled t…
Comedy Club 4 Kids is a first-rate comedy show for children and adults alike.
‘Writing is a shared experience’ asserts Sussex novelist Peter Jones on the Rottingdean Writers Group website, a notion that contrasts with what is perhaps most people’s sens…
Rainbow Chorus, Brighton and Hove’s very own LGBT choir, swing open the doors of St George’s Church in Kemp Town for a free, informal showcase of their diverse current repertoi…
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Energetic, dynamic and refreshingly unique, King Porter Stomp celebrate the release of their new single ‘pocketfulofrocketfuel’ with an intimate and very special performance.
Clutching a handful of books, Robin Ince takes to the stage to welcome the audience into his world of lurid literature from across the ages.
Ronnie Rialto, Lounge Singer Extraordinaire, entertains at the Cubar Chill-Out Lounge Bar in Preston Street, Brighton.
Laughing Horse’s Festival of Oddity is a platform for new work heading to the Edinburgh Fringe by clowns in the ascendant, Cheekykita and Jody Kamali.
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.
Can there ever be peace between East & West Sussex? Will Sharks ever go the extra mile and indeed, how far should dog improvement go? What exactly is Bob Dylan’s problem? Just a fe…
Dazzled by the title, I was expecting Clown Town Cabaret to be a night of physical comedy and clowns.
Lady Parts Theatre’s production of Laura-Kate Barrow’s latest work is a sensitive handling of some difficult subject matter - alcoholism and domestic abuse - and explores the i…
One elfin woman, a stage and a scarf.
Welcome to Alice and Harry’s house party.
Arbroath musicians Chloe Foston(soprano) and Mark Spalding (piano) present a programme of songs by Stephen Sondheim, with piano interludes by Leonard Bernstein and Philip Glass.
The music of Cole Porter has always had a kind of mutability and magic to it.
It can’t have been more than fifteen minutes into James Lambeth’s hour long set that I decided I had already had enough.
From Billie Holiday to Frank Sinatra, Lisa sings with passion, humour, ease and sophistication.
Illusionist star and Low Miffs frontman wrings visceral melodrama from Jacques Brel and Weimar-era ballads of revelry and debauchery: Amsterdam, Next.
Illusionist star and Low Miffs frontman wrings visceral melodrama from Jacques Brel and Weimar-era ballads of revelry and debauchery.
After her 2012 sell-out show Anne returns to sing a selection of her own and other folk songs in her lovely, clear voice, joined by Muckle Flugga whose jaunty tunes regularly enliv…
There’s no denying Scottish jazz singer Carol Kidd has a sweet voice, although it takes a few songs to settle down this evening.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Straight from Alaska comes a new piece of musical theatre from a 40-strong cast.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
TaleGate Theatre have adapted Nicholas Allan’s beloved children’s book into a new funny and energetic musical, which ticks all the boxes for a children’s show, apart from the fact …
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
Christmas comes early! Celebrate the jolliest time of the year with the German Comedy Ambassador.
Japanese taiko drum group present this expression of powerfully flowing, yet rhythmically jazzy performance, originating at the foot of Kazakoshi Mountain.
The Boy Who Lost Christmas, by The Young Actors Company/Engineerium, is an absolutely lovely piece of children’s theatre.
It’s likely that, when you think of France at its coolest, there are certain figures who spring to mind –Francois Truffaut, Jean-Paul Satre, Brigitte Bardot.
Lady Carol returns to Edinburgh after a year of performing in places as far flung as Europe, Canada and South America.
In her 22nd year of visiting the Edinburgh Fringe, the ever chirpy, evergreen Lucy Porter puts her identity in front of the audience as she explains her confused, northern routes.
The Kings Head Theatre is once again offering multiple seasonal shows for their audiences to enjoy.
The experience of watching the blue girl in Tretchikoff’s masterpiece The Chinese Girl break out of her frame to entertain an audience was exactly what I was waiting for in this …
James Lambeth has a gorgeous voice and has selected a good list of Duke Ellington standards for his tribute ‘Drop Me Off in Harlem.
Lucy Porter is a darling of the Fringe.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
The theme of this years offering is love, which Lucy equates to a mental illness.
Dinner with Cole Porter was held at Valona & Crolla.
Dolly Mixture, the debut solo show of character comedienne Anna Morris, is not quite as it first appears.
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…
There’s a definite buzz on George Street.
This is Lucy Porter’s 5th visit to the Fringe and at last she’s managing to fake sincerity.
As the title may suggest, comic ventriloquist Nina Conti’s new show Dolly Mixtures is a bit of a mixed bag; not in terms of the overall quality, which is excellent, nor in terms …
Christmas: like the proverbial row of tents, there was never a holiday more camp.
Lisa Scott was introduced by her venue manager as having ‘been here for many, many a Fringe’, and Scott is indeed showing her age as a performer.
The room in St Bride’s Acoustic Music centre is packed.
There’s a reason Charles Dickens’ stories endures in popularity.
This gentle comedy is set in Buncrana, County Donegal, just across the border from Northern Ireland, between 1943 and 1945, the last two years of what the Irish called The Emerge…
Just Up The Stairs at The Caves is packed to the rafters for this mid-afternoon hour of sketch comedy.
This show is comedy flying by the seat of its pants: not exactly improvised, but certainly thrown together.
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.
Three of the happiest, and I have to say, most talented musicians at the fringe, jam a cool funky jazz in the Wine bar at the Gilded Balloon as the audience take their seats.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Take a liberal helping of Ayckbourn, add a sprinkling of Sondheimesque songs, stir well with a cupful of Joe Orton, and what do you get? A unique show which pulls the rug from unde…
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…
Despite announcing that she wanted to kill a journalist who referred to her as a ‘mumedian’ in a pre-Fringe interview, Lucy Porter puts on a decidedly maternal show.
Starting from a theme of love, and her love life problems, Lucy decided to make things less complicated by searching out the bare necessities.
Anna Morris has crafted a wonderful hour of entertainment that I highly recommend.
In the cosy cabaret setting of The Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zedel, Stefan Bednarczyk brings to life songs and verses by the legendary Noel Coward.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Kate Copstick meets Natalie Perlin, the 36GGG woman, while trying hard not to stare at her breasts; Natalie's that is.
As Brighton and Hove leaves lockdown and enters Tier 2, socially distanced live performances are back on the cards.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
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Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
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The internationally celebrated dance company BalletBoyz have announced that they will be taking part in ‘The Big Give Christmas Challenge’ from noon on Tuesday 29 November to n...
The Briefs boys are back at the Fringe with their wild and sexy burlesque circus.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Rona Munro, writer of the three James Plays – critically acclaimed and popular with audiences at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival – has a new collaboration with Stephe...
Jenny Lindsay is a poet, performer and promoter of spoken word in Scotland.
Father Christmas has a problem! After a few mince pies, a glass or two of milk and a little eggnog he finds himself in dire need of a bathroom!
Comedian Lucy Porter’s first foray into theatre, The Fair Intellectual Club, plays at the Assembly Rooms this August.