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Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2024
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 15th Dec 2024
Now in its 15th year - Leicester Square Theatre’s showcase for the UK's best up & coming New Comedians.
Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
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
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
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
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
James Bond Spectacular
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- De La Warr Pavilion
- 22nd Sep 2024
Nobody does it better than Q The Music.
Commedia and Half Mask Talk by Action Theatre (Italy)
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 18th Aug 2024
Why is half mask not seen on the West End? Why is Commedia so rarely performed in Italy today? Why do old canovacci not work? Reflecting on the rebirth of Commedia dell’Arte on the…
Mary: A Gig Theatre Show
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
Through haunting original music and rich spoken word, an actor-musician band deliver a feminist retelling of Mary Queen of Scots’ story.
James Ross Does Guess Who
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- 3rd - 10th Aug 2024
Remember childhood-favourite Guess Who? It’s that, but based on vibes and played with you, the lovely audience.
The Carole King and James Taylor Story
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2024
Journey through these two remarkable intertwined careers.
James Whale: Beyond Frankenstein
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
From Frankenstein to The Invisible Man, James Whale directed some of the greatest movies of all time.
The Italians in England by Action Theatre (Italy)
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2024
1572.
M R James: Whistle and I'll Come to You
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2024
‘Who is this who is coming?’ When the rational and skeptical scholar Professor Parkins takes a trip from home, he stumbles upon a mysterious whistle.
Miss English's Holiday by Action Theatre (Italy)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2024
A teacher’s magical seaside summer holiday is interrupted by an enthusiastic stowaway, Platypus.
James Beatty – What a Time to Be Alive
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic Legends
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Join Essex’s cheekiest chap for his debut hour of stand-up.
Kevin James Doyle: After Endgame
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
After Endgame masterfully combines the strategic nuances of chess with the uproarious comedy of life.
James Gardner: Journeyman
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Boteco do Brasil
- 1st - 14th Aug 2024
James Gardner: Journeyman.
James Cook: Anonymously Viral
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
‘A genuine laugh every ten seconds.
Serious Theatre from Serious People
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter House
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
At Bet On It Youth Theatre, aspiring actors will do anything to climb the ladder of success.
James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024
James Barr fearlessly tackles the aftermath of an abusive relationship in an hour of trailblazing stand-up.
The James Sinclair Podcast Live
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 10th Jun 2024
If entrepreneurship tickles your taste buds, then this is the event for you.
Fringe Academy: An Introduction to Forum Theatre
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 27th - 27th May 2024
Speak Up! Act Out! in collaboration with Brighton Fringe Academy, are excited to announce an Introduction to Forum Theatre workshop, on May 27th.
The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble / Wagner Hall Brighton
- 29th May 2023 - 29th May 2024
A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath ask Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and tea…
James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Actors - Theatre
- 25th - 26th May 2024
*PART OF LAMB COMEDY’S BIG QUEER WEEKENDER* An hour of fearless stand up comedy from James Barr.
Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 18th May 2024
After sell out sessions in March and April, Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatr…
Tides (Theatre)
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Bleach (up stairs at the Hare and Hounds)
- 17th - 18th May 2024
Tides.
Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 3
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
- 16th - 19th May 2024
Following critical success from Burnt Lavender, Missing Link Theatre Company has re-emerged with a thought-provoking showcase guaranteed to leave you pondering: Is this where we’…
Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 2
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
- 15th - 18th May 2024
This original post-dramatic showcase is united with trauma, twisted humour, and a cardinal sense of unease.
Fringe Academy: Life After Fringe with Chichester Festival Theatre
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 15th May 2024
Join Chichester Festival Theatre as part of our Life After Fringe series, highlighting development opportunities post-Fringe.
Missing Link Touring Theatre Showcase 1
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
- 14th - 17th May 2024
An unnerving triple bill showcase for anyone seeking quality discomfort, full of absurdist, post-modern theatricality.
Circle Mirror Transformation-Theatre for marginalised artists-
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fishing Museum Loft
- 5th - 6th May 2024
London stabbings 2017.
Chaos: Kaleidoscope Youth Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Friends’ Meeting House
- 4th - 5th May 2024
‘Chaos’ by Laura Lomas A boy brings another boy flowers.
Black Brighton Market - Actors Theatre
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Actors - Theatre
- 4th May 2024
Black Brighton Market is a place where Black People and People of Colour have the opportunity to sell their art, goods, services and perform to the general public.
Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 27th Apr 2024
After a great session in March, Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatre artist of an…
The Bridge House Theatre: Three Years and Counting
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Bridge House Theatre
- 20th Apr 2024
The award-winning The Bridge House Theatre is delighted to invite you to a Three Year Anniversary Celebration this April.
In Everglade Studio
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 16th Apr - 4th May 2024
Blackbat Productions pesents In Everglade Studio.
In Everglade Studio
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 16th Apr - 4th May 2024
In 1974 London, three musicians and their manager seal themselves inside an underground recording studio to complete a country-rock album, unaware that materials in the walls are d…
The British Theatre Challenge
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Jack Studio Theatre
- 16th - 20th Apr 2024
The British Theatre Challenge returns to the Jack Studio Theatre to bring you five new plays, wrapped into one very entertaining evening.
James V: Katherine
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Green
- Edinburgh
- The Studio
- 13th Apr, 2024
A brilliant gem, witty, gallus (cheeky) James V: KATHERINE by Rona Munro (a Raw Material and Capital Theatres Production) pulls no punches.
The Ballad of Hattie and James
- Listing
- West End
- Kiln Theatre
- 11th Apr - 18th May 2024
At St Pancras International, a woman sits at the piano and begins to play.
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons) 2024
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 28th Mar 2024
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons) 2024
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 28th Mar 2024
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Theatre: Making It and Doing It workshop
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 23rd Mar 2024
Are you a theatre artist of any discipline who wants to:turn your creative idea into a viable production?obtain funding from Arts Council England?build a sustainable career in the …
Love's A Beach - Soho Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Soho Theatre
- 8th Feb 2024
Meet Ben and Cyrus, the first gay winners of TV’s biggest reality-dating show.
A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 5th - 5th Feb 2024
A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories.
A Heart Full of Song - a musical theatre concert
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 5th - 5th Feb 2024
A HEART FULL OF SONG, is a musical theatre concert featuring lifelong musical favourites, but mixed together with real life stories.
Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 22nd Jan - 11th Mar 2024
Richard Herring returns to Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and is an …
Get Loud! - creating gig-theatre, with Sam Butters
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 7th Jan 2024
Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n…
MAKING GIG-THEATRE WORKSHOP, WITH SAM BUTTERS
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 18th Dec 2023
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
WRITING FOR THEATRE AND SCREEN WORKSHOP, WITH RIKKI BEADLE-BLAIR MBE
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 17th Dec 2023
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
GANGSTA BABY - HOPE THEATRE TAKEOVER
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hope Theatre
- 17th - 18th Dec 2023
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year Final 2023
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Dec 2023
Now in its 14th year.
Peter Pan - Rose Theatre
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Rose Theatre Kingston
- 1st Dec 2023 - 7th Jan 2024
A Rose Original Production Next Christmas, an enchanting adventure awaits.
Geimhreadh Galore! The Irish Theatre Tour
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 27th Nov 2023
Having just played a career defining headline show in The National Concert Hall, David Keenan is going on the road this winter for his “Geimhreadh G…
Heaven Can Wait by Be Wilder Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Holy Cross Church
- 18th Oct 2023
Presenting the tragicomic theatrical tale of an artist on their life-changing journey to reach Paradise, in search of inspiration for their craft and a renaissance of their spirit.
New Wave Theatre: How To Run Away
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Crypt Gallery
- 18th - 20th Oct 2023
New Wave Theatre: How To Run AwayThis new play is the dirty, mucky, sweaty second-cousin of Eat, Pray, Love.
New Wave Theatre: Intransigent Lines
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- 1-10 Keely Close
- 15th Oct 2023
In search of their long-lost mother, two sisters embark on a perilous sea voyage when one of them begins turning into an octopus.
New Wave Theatre: Goodgirl
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- RADA Studios
- 14th - 15th Oct 2023
It’s the final weeks of Suhana’s pregnancy.
New Wave Theatre: The Morphea
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- RADA Studios
- 14th - 15th Oct 2023
“Water, water everywhere and not a place to sleep?” Morphea’s home on the canal is being disturbed, so off she sets on a journey.
A Theatre Show
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Camden People’s Theatre
- 25th - 27th Aug 2023
After the success of Failure Studies in 2021/22, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre are back with a brand new show, A Theatre Show.
A Theatre Show
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Camden People’s Theatre
- 25th - 27th Aug 2023
After the success of Failure Studies in 2021/22, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre are back with a brand new show, A Theatre Show.
(James) Blunt Instrument
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 21st - 22nd Aug 2023
A true story.
Expecting by c21 Theatre Company
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Deaf Action
- 17th - 20th Aug 2023
Shauna and Robbie are expecting.
Colin Cloud: After Dark
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 18th Aug, 2023
Let’s just get this out the way: Colin Cloud’s After Dark is the most powerful, impressive and poignant magic and mentalist show I’ve ever seen.
James Barr: Chains and WIPs Excite Me
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 16th - 27th Aug 2023
After a five-star, sell-out run at Edinburgh 2022, James is popping to the Free Fringe for an out-of-control hour of jokes.
Femme Natale Theatre
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 15th - 27th Aug 2023
Hilariously truthful – an unapologetically comic peek into the world of parenting: what comes before, during and after in this rambunctious mix of original songs and sketches fro…
Rhys James: Spilt Milk
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 20th Aug, 2023
No use crying over spilt milk is a very commonly used proverb, and its familiarity and any possible connection to it is at the forefront of our minds as we watch this show.
Made for This! A Musical Theatre Showcase
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 14th - 19th Aug 2023
Northbrook is excited to present Made for This! A contemporary musical theatre and dance showcase filled with gripping, comedic and upbeat numbers.
Goldsmiths University of London: Musical Theatre Summer Camp Cabaret
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 14th Aug 2023
This evening’s performance will include an eclectic mix of solo and ensemble song and dance pieces from some of the West End’s best-loved musicals.
Stanislaus and James
- Review
- ★★★
- Ben Ludlow
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 21st Aug, 2023
This is a little treasure, the sort of performance that is easy to overlook but which enriches those who root it out.
Playwrights' Studio, Scotland
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
- 10th - 26th Aug 2023
Join the Lyceum and Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland at the end of every festival week for events designed to give you backstage access to the theatre industry.
James and the Giant Peach
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 7th - 19th Aug 2023
Join us in a fabulous retelling of Roald Dahl’s classic peachy tale. Join James as he ventures into the wonderful world of whimsy and see if you can catch the ladybird.
The Yassification of Jesse James by the Coward Samantha Clementine
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Central Hall
- 4th - 8th Aug 2023
Jesse James, the famous outlaw, finds himself in hot water with the authorities and the rest of his crew.
James Allen and Annabelle Devey: At Least You Tried
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 19th Aug 2023
James Allen and Annabelle Devey invite you to an hour of exhilarating and chucklesome stand-up; fresh from the North West comedy circuit.
James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 4th Aug 2023
Nearly-national treasure James Barr (as heard every morning on ‘The Hits Radio Breakfast Show’ alongside Fleur East) plays Camden with a show that’s so far a masterpiece, but he’s …
Andronicus Synecdoche presented by Song of the Goat Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, featuring original text and music which depict the extreme cruelty resulting from retaliation.
James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Camden Comedy Club
- 4th - 5th Aug 2023
Nearly-national treasure James Barr (as heard every morning on ‘The Hits Radio Breakfast Show’ alongside Fleur East) plays Camden with a show that’s so far a masterpiece, but he’s …
The Carole King and James Taylor Story
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 4th - 26th Aug 2023
This nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of music legends Carole King and James Taylor is a masterpiece.
International House of Vape: Redefining Theatre Experience
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2023
It’s time.
David Ian: (Just a) Perfect Gay
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 19th Aug, 2023
In his debut hour, David Ian attempts a huge feat: to answer the question that many gay men think about their entire lives.
Wildcat's Last Waltz
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 6th Aug, 2023
If you had told me that halfway through Wildcat’s Last Waltz, I’d be witnessing a Northern grandmother and three audience members performing wild dance moves combined with yoga…
Sam Coade and James Trickey: Floorfillers
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Join rising stand-up chart-toppers James (Chortle Student runner-up, BBC New Comedy Award shortlist, Amused Moose New Comedian runner-up) and Sam (Komedia New Act nominee, West End…
James Nokise – Right About Now
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
An electric, joyful hour packed with fun and skewering takes on society, Right About Now is the brand-new show from the award-winning James Nokise.
James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Returning for another year, God Damn Fancy Man is the critically acclaimed show from internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise.
An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 14th Aug, 2023
With such an emotionally heavy title as An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People, I was a little worried what to expect from this comedy show.
Amelia Bayler: I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt
- 15th Aug, 2023
The Blundabus is absolutely packed for Amelia Bayler’s I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star.
Phil Ellis's Excellent Comedy Show
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
- 19th Aug, 2023
Phil Ellis.
James Cook: Anonymously Viral
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Jasmine Arden-Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 18th Aug, 2023
A huge amount of fun and laughs are to be had with James Cook’s new stand-up show, Anonymously Viral.
James Rowland: Piece of Work
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
James has been touring his storytelling theatre shows for half his adult life.
In Everglade Studio
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2023
In 1974 London, three musicians and their manager seal themselves inside an underground recording studio to complete an Americana album, unaware that materials in the walls are dri…
André de Freitas: What If
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th Aug, 2023
It’s a little dark and drab as the audience politely waits in Bunker Two at the Pleasance.
Jay Lafferty: Bahookie
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 23rd Aug, 2023
A microphone stand and a metal pole await a grinning Jay Lafferty as she takes to the stage.
Robin Tran: Don't Look at Me
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square
- 10th Aug, 2023
As Robin Tran walks on stage, she greets us with a warm smile and soft voice.
Adults Only Magic Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 24th Aug, 2023
The vibe is wild as I sit down for Adults Only Magic Show.
Masquerade… A Musical Theatre Concert Celebration
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Actors Church
- 23rd Jul 2023
Join us for an evening celebrating songs from the musical The Phantom Of The Opera and much more! Mark Robert Petty Mark has been producing the successful concert series The Crazy…
A Theatre Show
- Listing Theatre
- The Greater Manchester Fringe
- The Kings Arms
- 17th - 19th Jul 2023
After their great success last year with ‘Failure Studies’, Marco Biasioli and Precarious Theatre return with A Theatre Show.
The Therapist at Barons Court Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Barons Court Theatre
- 4th - 8th Jul 2023
“How do you look the enemy in the eye?” “She endures.
Live at Wembley Park Theatre with Phil Wang
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Troubadour Theatre - Wembley
- 1st Jul 2023
London’s hottest new comedy night returns, headlined by Live at the Apollo regular and star of his own Netflix special, Phil Wang.
Best of Brighton Fringe: Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- FUSE International
- Rose Theatre
- 1st Jul 2023
About the show Each year Creative Youth’s wonderful team of young people head to Brighton Fringe to judge the best theatre and stand-up comedy shows by performers…
James Joyce’s ‘Dubliners’ interpreted in song
- Listing Music
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 9th - 10th Jun 2023
Irish folk music act Hibsen pay homage to James Joyce with performances of their debut album ‘The Stern Task of Living’ under the aegis of the Bloomsday fest…
Buzzbox Collective Touring Theatre Showcase (University of Worcester)
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
- 1st - 4th Jun 2023
Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills.
James Dowdeswell: Beers Of A Clown
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery
- 1st Jun 2023
James Dowdeswell, as seen on “Russell Howard’s Good News” and “Ricky Gervais’ Extras” shares his passion for the funny side of Beer.
Buzzbox Collective Touring Theatre Showcase (University of Worcester)
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
- 1st - 4th Jun 2023
Buzzbox Collective presents 2 contemporary theatre double bills.
Venue B Takeover Gig
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 30th May 2023
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Venue B Takeover Gig
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 30th May 2023
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
The Seagull and the Cat: Pericles Theatre Company
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
- 29th - 31st May 2023
A seagull manages to escape from an oil slick, only to lay one last egg and with her dying breath asks Zorba, a harbour cat in Hamburg, to promise that he will hatch the egg and te…
PACE Masterclass: 'Viewpoints' Physical Theatre (3 Days)
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 29th - 31st May 2023
VIEWPOINTS is an intensive 3-day physical theatre training process led by international theatre maker Erwin Maas.
PACE Masterclass: 'Viewpoints' Physical Theatre (3 Days)
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 29th - 31st May 2023
VIEWPOINTS is an intensive 3-day physical theatre training process led by international theatre maker Erwin Maas.
Studio Exhibition: Work Produced by our Students
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Sew Fabulous
- 27th May 2023
Sew Fabulous - Sustainable Community Education Join us to celebrate our work and find out more about what we do at Sew Fabulous.
Studio Exhibition: Work Produced by our Students
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Sew Fabulous
- 27th May 2023
Sew Fabulous - Sustainable Community Education Join us to celebrate our work and find out more about what we do at Sew Fabulous.
James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Actors - Theatre
- 25th - 26th May 2023
James Barr (as heard every morning on ‘The Hits Radio Breakfast Show’ alongside Fleur East) returns to Brighton Fringe with a show that’s so far a masterpiece but he’s not ready fo…
James Barr: Chains & WIPs Excite Me
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Actors - Theatre
- 25th - 26th May 2023
James Barr (as heard every morning on ‘The Hits Radio Breakfast Show’ alongside Fleur East) returns to Brighton Fringe with a show that’s so far a masterpiece but he’s not ready fo…
Wuthering Heights - Rose Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Rose Theatre Kingston
- 23rd - 27th May 2023
'We don’t in general take to foreigners here… unless they take to us first' With characteristic humour, passion and pathos, Inspector Sands offer a fresh take …
Rob Curling: Confessions of a Studio Anchor (with support)
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 17th May 2023
From news and sports studios, kids and cult quiz television shows to quantum mechanics, the cosmos, parallel universes and more.
Rob Curling: Confessions of a Studio Anchor (with support)
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 17th May 2023
From news and sports studios, kids and cult quiz television shows to quantum mechanics, the cosmos, parallel universes and more.
James Danielewski: Rainbow Trout (Work In Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Presuming Ed’s
- 10th - 27th May 2023
‘South Coast Comedian of the Year’ Finalist James Danielewski brings his debut work-in-progress show to the Brighton Fringe; relax, enjoy and lower your expectations, as he explain…
Brokeback Mountain
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- @sohoplace / Soho Place
- 22nd May, 2023
Annie Proulx’s short story Brokeback Mountain was first published in 1997, and a hit film was made in 2005.
James Danielewski: Rainbow Trout (Work In Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Presuming Ed’s
- 10th - 27th May 2023
‘South Coast Comedian of the Year’ Finalist James Danielewski brings his debut work-in-progress show to the Brighton Fringe; relax, enjoy and lower your expectations, as he explain…
The Carole King and James Taylor Story
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 8th May 2023
The friendship between Carole King and James Taylor played a vital part in both of their incredible careers.
The Carole King and James Taylor Story
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 9th May 2022 - 8th May 2023
The friendship between James Taylor and Carole King played a vital part in both of their incredible careers.
Immersive Theatre Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Junk Poets
- 6th - 20th May 2023
If you’re feeling playful and curious about immersive theatre, join the Carnie-fun of Caravanserai.
Immersive Theatre Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Junk Poets
- 6th - 20th May 2023
If you’re feeling playful and curious about immersive theatre, join the Carnie-fun of Caravanserai.
Live at Wembley Park Theatre with Sindhu Vee
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Troubadour Theatre - Wembley
- 5th May 2023
London’s hottest new comedy night kicks off with a mega line-up, headlined by star of Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and Matilda, Sindhu Vee.
Richard III - Rose Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Rose Theatre Kingston
- 26th Apr - 13th May 2023
Rose Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres in association with Swinging the Lens A Rose Original Production Following her critically-acclaimed production of Richa…
Lord of the Flies - Rose Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Rose Theatre Kingston
- 18th - 22nd Apr 2023
By Nigel Williams Adapted from the novel by William Golding In the midst of a raging war, a group of British school children are left stranded after surviving a devastating plane c…
Kevin James Thornton
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 14th - 21st Apr 2023
Kevin James Thornton is a rising TikTok/IG star with over 1 million followers and 500 million video views.
Kevin James Thornton
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 14th Apr 2023
Kevin James Thornton is a rising TikTok/IG star with over 1 million followers and 500 million video views.
Queer Folks' Tales
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 17th Apr, 2023
As the audience enter the auditorium at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, the four storytellers are already on stage: poet Janette Ayachi, powerhouse crime author Val McDermid, bur…
The Totally Football Show Live With James Richardson
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 4th Apr 2023
The Totally Football Show returns to the Leicester Square Theatre just in time for the Premier League run-in.
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off!: Final 2023
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Apr 2023
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for its seventh year.
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off!: Final 2023
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Apr 2023
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for its seventh year.
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th Mar 2023
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase - Musical Theatre (BA Hons)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th Mar 2023
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase.
Super Chefs at Theatre Peckham
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- Theatre Peckham
- 12th Mar - 11th Jun 2023
6-year-old Manny is making his very first guacamole for his dad’s welcome home dinner.
MAGÜI MIRA MOLLY BLOOM by James Joyce
- Listing Theatre
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 8th Mar 2023
A leading actress in the Spanish theatre scene, Magüi Mira plays Molly Bloom plainly and transparently.
James Alexander: Quantum (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- Crypt
- 4th Mar 2023
A character comedy show in this world.
Live At Leicester Sq Theatre
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Mar 2023
Ready to get your laugh on? This March, we're bringing you Live at Leicester Square Theatre: a side-splitting lineup of some of the circuit's top comedi…
Theatre of Gulags
- Listing
- Vault Festival
- Cavern
- 26th - 26th Feb 2023
Theatre of Gulags is a theatrical installation exploring the dark history of the Soviet Union labour camps, and the full-scale theatres that were built inside them.
In Stitches Theatre Company Presents Comedy Improv
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- Crypt
- 24th Feb 2023
“Light-hearted, never-to-be-seen-again fun.
Shirley Valentine
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- Duke of Yorks Theatre
- 2nd Mar, 2023
Willy Russell’s iconic one-woman play Shirley Valentine premiered on the stage in 1986.
Much Ado About Nothing - National Youth Theatre
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Duke of Yorks Theatre
- 7th - 10th Feb 2023
Remixed by Debris Stevenson Directed by Josie Daxter Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy meets reality TV romance in a raucous and…
Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th Jan - 27th Mar 2023
Richard Herring returns to Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and …
Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th Jan - 27th Mar 2023
Richard Herring returns to The Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer …
2:22 A Ghost Story - Lyric Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Lyric Theatre
- 21st Jan - 23rd Apr 2023
The West End theatre event of the year will return for a fifth season by popular demand.
Mother Goose - Duke of York's Theatre
- Review
- ★★★
- Katerina Partolina Schwartz
- West End
- Duke of Yorks Theatre
- 1st Feb, 2023
Cal McCrystal’s Mother Goose is a self-described silly, fun show with an underlying commentary of failed economic policies that live up to that promise.
Hey Duggee - The Live Theatre Show
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Royal Festival Hall
- 14th Dec 2022 - 8th Jan 2023
Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show is going to be huge! Betty wants to make costumes, Happy wants to sing, Tag wants to make music, Norrie wants to dance, Roly wants jelly and they …
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2022
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 12th Dec 2022
Now in it’s 13th year! Leicester Square Theatre’s showcase for the UK's best up & coming New Comedians The best acts from almost 40 heats com…
A Musical Theatre Christmas
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- The Actors Church
- 4th Dec 2022
“A Musical Theatre Christmas” returns to The Actors’ Church, presented by Mark Robert Petty.
A Christmas Carol - Rose Theatre
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Rose Theatre Kingston
- 2nd Dec 2022 - 2nd Jan 2023
From Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, writer of the Olivier Award-winning Emilia, comes a brand-new retelling of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic.
Gary Barlow A Different Stage - Savoy Theatre
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Savoy Theatre
- 21st - 28th Nov 2022
Due to the huge demand for the first run of London shows, singer, songwriter, composer and producer, Gary Barlow, has announced the final two West End shows for his critically accl…
TALK by Kill The Cat Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- Warwick Arts Centre
- 8th - 9th Oct 2022
Have you ever sat opposite someone on a bus quietly, both on your phones, and not say a word? Perhaps you glance up for a second and smile at each other.
Good
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- Harold Pinter Theatre
- 13th Oct, 2022
Dominic Cooke’s new production of Good was due to arrive in October 2020 but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Only An Octave Apart
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- Wilton’s
- 1st Oct, 2022
It is not easy for two performers to keep an audience engaged and enthusiastic throughout a 90+ minute show with no interval.
What Did You Eat This Week? With James Kavangah
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 17th Sep 2022
In front of a live audience, James and guests will be exploring the spectrum of food and the stories that blossom from culinary experiences, from filthy-delicious takeaw…
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School MFA Graduate Acting Showcase 2022
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 15th Sep 2022
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) is pleased to present its 2022 MFA Graduate Showcase.
My Kind of Musical : Too Fat for Theatre
Following on from the success of the first event, My Kind of Musical is back with more fat, more songs, more revenge, and more spiralling over whether or not you should feed the bi…
Skinner & T'witch: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 26th Aug 2022
Drawing on music hall and vaudeville traditions, Skinner & T’witch’s show combines comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs.
The Story of Captain James Cook
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 22nd - 26th Aug 2022
Tim performs songs he composed for Frederick McKinnon’s musical about Captain James Cook, and tells the story of the 18th-century explorer.
John and James' Tantric Night Out
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- 2Northdown
- 20th - 21st Aug 2022
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
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- 2Northdown
- 20th - 21st Aug 2022
John and James’ Tantric Night Out is a conventionally attractive new comedy show from the people behind Final Cut and BIG SHOP.
NEHH Presents... James Yorkston and the Second Hand Orchestra
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 19th Aug 2022
James Yorkston is a singer/songwriter and author from the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
Wonderville
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- 57-60 Haymarket
- 18th Aug, 2022
Central London has been deprived of a venue that regularly hosts nights filled with Cabaret and Magic for some time.
James Crampton: Natural Disaster
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 15th - 27th Aug 2022
The world has faced many disasters.
For Example Theatre present: Boat!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BlundaGardens: BlundaBus
- 14th - 18th Aug 2022
A tragicomedy combining clowning and physical theatre, Boat! follows two friends at sea as they navigate companionship, solitude and altering states of reality.
Anthems – 40 Years of Edinburgh Music Theatre
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 11th - 13th Aug 2022
Formed in 1982, Edinburgh Music Theatre will be celebrating its big birthday (40 years young!) by performing a musical revue.
Drag Queen Wine Tasting
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Mono Restaurant
- 13th Aug, 2022
As I take my seat in Mono Restaurant for Drag Queen Wine Tasting, I’m immediately struck by how professional everything looks.
Sam Nicoresti: Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
- 23rd Aug, 2022
Zany music and a psychedelic multimedia screen await the audience as we take our seats for Sam Nicoresti’s show Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture.
Leicester Square Theatre All-Star Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 5th - 14th Aug 2022
A night of comedy featuring top acts from the Fringe, curated and programmed by London’s premier comedy venue Leicester Square Theatre.
Ben Hur: The Theatre Show
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 5th Aug 2022
The story follows a young prince who is accused of attempted murder and sentenced to die as a galley slave, but survives, eventually returning to his homeland, to find that his mot…
James Dowdeswell - Beers Of A Clown
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Museum of Comedy
- 5th - 6th Aug 2022
James Dowdeswell, as seen on “Russell Howard’s Good News” and “Ricky Gervais’ Extras” shares his passion for the funny side of Beer.
James Dowdeswell - Beers Of A Clown
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Museum of Comedy
- 5th - 6th Aug 2022
James Dowdeswell, as seen on “Russell Howard’s Good News” and “Ricky Gervais’ Extras” shares his passion for the funny side of Beer.
Sugar
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 23rd Aug, 2022
After a year away, Mabel Thomas brings her acclaimed show Sugar back to the Fringe, this time in person.
Little West End Theatre Cabaret
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outhouse
- 5th - 25th Aug 2022
It’s time for us to play.
Linger, Presented by Everything Must Go Theatre Company
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- The Cockpit
- 5th - 6th Aug 2022
‘All we have hinges on the worn thread of a memory.
The Carole King and James Taylor Story
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
A nostalgic journey through the lives and careers of two music legends in this international sell-out show.
In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Hen & Chickens Theatre
- 4th - 5th Aug 2022
Making its professional debut, In Stitches Theatre Company presents COMEDY IMPROV! A group of 11 improvisers born at Rose Bruford College! You can expect games, stories, questionab…
In Stitches Theatre Company presents Comedy Improv
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Hen & Chickens Theatre
- 4th - 5th Aug 2022
Making its professional debut, In Stitches Theatre Company presents COMEDY IMPROV! A group of 11 improvisers born at Rose Bruford College! You can expect games, stories, questionab…
Aliya Kanani: Where You From, From?
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 13th Aug, 2022
“Excuse me sir, would you mind if I gave this gentleman the free seat beside you?” says a keen and kind Aliya Kanani before the beginning of her sold-out show.
Gash Theatre Needs Some Space
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 4th - 27th Aug 2022
Boy, you’re an alien.
Chelsea Birkby: No More Mr Nice Chelsea
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 23rd Aug, 2022
As we enter the venue, Chelsea Birkby is waiting at the entrance with a tray of glasses of water for us because it can get pretty hot inside the room.
Tom Ward: Anthem
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 29th Aug, 2022
It’s a loud and rowdy Saturday night at Monkey Barrel.
Morgan Rees: Bi and Large
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 15th Aug, 2022
As the audience arrives for Morgan Rees’ show at the Pleasance, there’s a pair of shoes sticking out behind the curtain.
Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 20th Aug, 2022
Dealing with grief is something that is very difficult because it’s so personal and particular to the individual.
Tiff Stevenson: Sexy Brain
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 18th Aug, 2022
Sexy Brain is Tiff Stevenson’s tenth Edinburgh show – a mighty feat for any comedian.
James Barr: Straight Jokes
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
People keep telling James he’s “too gay”.
Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 14th Aug, 2022
There’s not really any way to describe how much I enjoyed Glenn Moore’s show other than to say that by the halfway point, I had put my notepad away and was just enjoying the ri…
Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 8th Aug, 2022
When Finlay Christie won the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? competition in 2019, it seemed like his next year would be filled with preparation for his first Edinburgh sho…
Never Let Go: An Unauthorized Retelling of James Cameron’s Titanic
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
Never Let Go is a thrilling, hilarious one-man show the New York Times calls ‘a feat of ingenuity’.
In the Weeds by Joseph Wilde, Produced by An Tobar and Mull Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
Kazumi is hunting a sea monster.
James Roque: Badong
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
A favourite on the New Zealand comedy scene for the last 10 years, Kiwi-Filipino James Roque makes his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Alison Spittle: Wet
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 11th Aug, 2022
The Pleasance Attic on a sunny afternoon is hot, especially sitting in a sold-out crowd.
Adults Only Magic Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 23rd Aug, 2023
The vibe is wild as I sit down for Adults Only Magic Show.
Scenic Outdoor Theatre - 'Nana Rabbits Cake-Off'
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Durham Fringe Festival
- The Town Hall
- 26th - 31st Jul 2022
Nana Rabbit’s Cake-off! Join Nana Rabbit and her friends as they re-enact her most famous adventure yet; The Quest for the Whisk of Destiny! Nana, who was once named ‘The Greatest…
Briefs: Bite Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- Queen Elizabeth Hall
- 23rd Jul, 2022
In 2017 I last saw Briefs in a Spiegeltent on the Southbank.
A Letter to Harvey Milk - The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Waterloo East Theatre
- 16th Jun, 2022
There has been much said in books and films about the life and times of Harvey Milk.
ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 1st Jun 2022
Astra’s people snatched their green homeland from the chaos of global eco-collapse.
ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 1st Jun 2022
Astra’s people snatched their green homeland from the chaos of global eco-collapse.
Shaken Not Stirred: Improvised James Bond
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 28th - 29th May 2022
Daniel Craig has abandoned the James Bond franchise.
Shaken Not Stirred: Improvised James Bond
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 28th - 29th May 2022
Daniel Craig has abandoned the James Bond franchise.
Physical Theatre Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market - Waterloo Room
- 28th May 2022
Everything begins with movement.
Physical Theatre Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market - Waterloo Room
- 28th May 2022
Everything begins with movement.
The Lion
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- Southwark Playhouse
- 2nd Jun, 2022
I had been looking forward to seeing The Lion for a long time.
Miracle Theatre's Fleapit - Everyman
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- One Church Brighton
- 24th - 29th May 2022
Miracle Theatre brings Carol Ann Duffy’s radical adaption of Everyman right up to date, creating a multi-sensory experience with sizzling sound score (Dom Coyote – Kneehigh), m…
Miracle Theatre's Fleapit - Everyman
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- One Church Brighton
- 24th - 29th May 2022
When your time’s up, how will you account for your life on Earth? Everyman is riding high, works hard and plays harder.
Fringe Academy 1-2-1: Good art thrives on good management, advice for you from the Independent Theatre Council
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 18th May 2022
What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg…
Fringe Academy 1-2-1: Good art thrives on good management, advice for you from the Independent Theatre Council
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- The Ledward Centre
- 18th May 2022
What next? If you’re thinking about developing your show, or setting up your own company after the Fringe, but don’t know where to begin, sign up to talk to Jackie Elliman, Leg…
James Barr: Straight Jokes
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Junkyard Dogs at The Round Georges
- 12th - 15th May 2022
Join nearly national treasure, comedian and all-round hun James Barr as he returns to Brighton Fringe in 2022.
James Barr: Straight Jokes
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Junkyard Dogs at The Round Georges
- 12th - 15th May 2022
Join nearly national treasure, comedian and all-round hun James Barr as he returns to Brighton Fringe in 2022.
The Carole King and James Taylor Story
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 9th May 2022
The friendship between James Taylor and Carole King played a vital part in both of their incredible careers.
Sharon Em & James Johnson: Cynically Dead
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 7th - 10th May 2022
A show to make you think: “maybe I’m not doing so badly after all.
Cynically Dead: Sharon Em & James Johnson
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 7th - 10th May 2022
A show to make you think: “maybe I’m not doing so badly after all.
...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery / Artista Upstairs
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2022
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
James Arna Clive the 3rd
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 6th - 8th May 2022
Wanna find out how it ends? 3 stand-up comedians, 3 turbulent years and 3 hilarious stories, 3 lives rebuild? James OD(Angel Comedy London), Arna Spek (99 Comedy Club bursary)and C…
James Arna Clive the 3rd
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 6th - 8th May 2022
Wanna find out how it ends? 3 stand-up comedians, 3 turbulent years and 3 hilarious stories, 3 lives rebuild? James OD(Angel Comedy London), Arna Spek (99 Comedy Club bursary)and C…
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 31st Mar 2022
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Brighton Academy Graduation Showcase – Musical Theatre (BA Hons)
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 31st Mar 2022
Come and watch our Musical Theatre (BA Hons) students perform in their end of year showcase
Elegies: Two Monologues from Ricochet Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Drayton Arms Theatre
- 22nd - 26th Mar 2022
This is a double bill of monologues navigating grief: Intricate Rituals by Seth Douglas and The Same Rain That Falls on Me by Logan Jones.
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 20th Mar 2022
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for it’s sixth year.
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 20th Mar 2022
The country’s biggest sketch competition is back for it’s sixth year.
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 28th Feb - 25th Apr 2022
Richard Herring returns to The Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and…
James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Sir Keir Starmer
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 21st Feb 2022
Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage to raise money for LBC’s charity Global’s Make S…
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 21st Feb 2022
James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage to raise money for LBC’s charity Global’s Make Some Noise.
James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Sir Keir Starmer
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 21st Feb 2022
Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage to raise money for LBC’s charity Global’s Make S…
twenty-eight presented by Deus Ex Machina Productions and Theatre 503
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- SW11 3BW
- 15th - 18th Feb 2022
The year is 2021, and the world still doesn’t know what to do with those of us who have decided not to reproduce.
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2021
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 13th Dec 2021
Now in it’s 12th year.
Wilf
- Review
- ★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh
- Traverse Theatre
- 15th Dec, 2021
Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre continues its tradition of being non-traditional this Christmas season.
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Semi Finals
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 25th - 28th Nov 2021
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Quarter Finals
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 5th - 14th Nov 2021
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
Le Cercle Francophone, degustation de vin et quelques snacks a St James's
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Frank’s
- 28th Oct 2021
Pour le mois d’ octobre je vous propose Frank’s, en dessous de la Maison Franois.
Krapp’s Last Tape with Go On
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Glasgow
- Trongate
- 8th Oct, 2021
As director Dominic Hill welcomes us to the Tron theatre for this triumphant double bill, the audience cheers midway through his announcement at his mention of the return of live t…
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Graduating MFA Acting Showcase
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 21st Sep 2021
Please join us for the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Graduating MFA Actors London Showcase where there will be a selection of monologues and duologues delivered by our …
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Heats
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 18th Sep - 24th Oct 2021
Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country.
Star Man by James Cole @ The Two Brewers
- Listing Film
- London Fringe
- Two Brewers
- 14th Sep 2021
By James ColeBen battles to overcome his addiction while a ghost of his past seeks to destroy his future.
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 6th Sep - 25th Oct 2021
Richard Herring returns to The Leicester Square Theatre for his famous podcast, RHLSTP! Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and…
Bar150 with DJ Steve James
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- West Five Bar
- 29th Aug 2021
BANK HOLIDAYS are Back! DJ Steve James from 9pmSelected Drinks 1.
NEHH Presents... James Yorkston
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 20th - 20th Aug 2021
James Yorkston is a singer-songwriter and author from the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.
Amy Matthews and Krystal Evans (WIP)
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 25th Aug, 2021
There was a comment made in an article in the Edinburgh Evening News just before the Fringe began about how, after the amount of time comedians have had to prepare for the 2021 Fri…
Dirty Protest Theatre / Kill Me Now by Rhiannon Boyle
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall Online
- 17th - 21st Aug 2021
Welcome to undertaker Anna Morgan-Jones’ live Zoom webinar.
Laura McMahon, One of the Gals
- Review
- ★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth / PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street / Yotel Edinburgh
- 14th Aug, 2021
One of the Gals is completely packed.
Taiwan Season Symposium: International Digital Theatre Roundtable
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- ZOOTV
- 9th Aug 2021
This panel will explore dance, theatre and performance delivered both live and digitally.
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre
- Review
- ★★★
- Monica Yell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 24th Aug, 2021
Puppetry, shadow theatre, mime and music all contribute to this charming oddity, which Caravan Theatre do indeed perform in a caravan.
The Preacher
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 21st Aug, 2021
One of the strangest Fringe shows of recent memory is 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 sh…
The Carole King and James Taylor Story
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 6th - 28th Aug 2021
Take a nostalgic journey through the career and music of two award-winning legends in this internationally sold-out show.
Theatre-19 Presents: John
- Review
- ★★
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 14th Aug, 2021
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…
Gash Theatre Gets Ghosted
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Showcatcher (Online)
- 6th - 6th Aug 2021
A referential piece of immersive digital theatre set in a flat that’s been possessed – Poltergeist style – by the ghost of pop-cultural masculinities.
James Casey is Innocent – The Judge's Misdirection
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 6th - 6th Aug 2021
On February 7th 1991, James Casey was found guilty of murder.
Bytesize Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 6th - 15th Aug 2021
A trio of new plays, presented digitally, by Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group.
Sugar
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Online@theSpaceUK
- 28th Aug, 2021
At just 22 years old, writer and performer Mabel Thomas brings her debut solo show Sugar to the Fringe.
Impro Theatre's Tennessee Williams UnScripted
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Showcatcher (Online)
- 6th - 6th Aug 2021
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Jay Lafferty: Blether
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 9th Aug, 2021
There is an incredible sense of comfort that I feel upon entering the Dining Room at Gilded Balloon to see Jay Lafferty’s Blether.
All That
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- King’s Head Theatre Pub
- 4th Aug, 2021
Is there a ‘right’ way to be in a gay relationship in the modern world? In this play, written by BAFTA Racliffe-winning, Offie-nominated writer Shaun Kitchener, two gay couples…
Be More Chill
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- Shaftesbury Theatre
- 8th Jul, 2021
I had very little idea of what this show was about, except that it had a bit of a cult following after its run on (and off) Broadway.
Henry Churniavsky: Lockdown Diaries 2020-2021... Any End?
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Brighton Fringe
- theSpaceUK
- 12th Jun, 2021
Let’s admit it – Zoom calls are not ideal for stand-up comedy.
Royal Court Theatre Heritage Talk
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 7th Jun 2021
This year, as a part of the National Lottery’s Thanks To You week, we are delighted to be hosting a talk about the heritage of our theatre.
Rhys James: Snitch
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 4th Jun 2021
Mock The Week regular, star of his own BBC Radio 4 series and soon to be seen on Live At The Apollo, Rhys James heads out on his first national tour.
Where The Lost Socks Go - By Under The Bed Theatre
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 1st - 3rd Jun 2021
Where do our missing socks go? Do they end up down the plug hole or do they go sunbathing in the Caribbean? Milo thinks that wearing odd socks is embarrassing, so his weird and w…
Where The Lost Socks Go - By Under The Bed Theatre
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Oil Shed
- 1st - 3rd Jun 2021
Where do our missing socks go? Do they end up down the plug hole or do they go sunbathing in the Caribbean? Milo thinks that wearing odd socks is embarrassing, so his weird and w…
Forever Plaid
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Upstairs at the Gatehouse
- 5th Jun, 2021
On February 9th 1964 four young men were on their way to perform their first major concert as ‘Forever Plaid’.
Rhys James: Snitch
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 28th May 2021
Show And Tell in association with United Agents present RHYS JAMES: SNITCH Mock The Week regular and star of his own BBC Radio 4 series, Rhys James heads out on his fir…
Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
Locally-composed Cape jazz produced at the foot of Table Mountain.
Heads or Tails
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macfarlane
- Brighton Fringe
- The Living Record
- 29th Jun, 2021
The topic of death is so incredibly subjective, with reactions ranging from resignation and acceptance to angst and fearfulness.
Rhys James: Snitch
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 28th May 2021
Show And Tell in association with United Agents present RHYS JAMES: SNITCH Mock The Week regular and star of his own BBC Radio 4 series, Rhys James heads out on his fir…
Jazz in the Theatre Featuring Muneeb Hermans
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
Locally-composed Cape jazz produced at the foot of Table Mountain.
No Strings Attached
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Islington Square
- 29th May, 2021
On the 27th May something remarkable happened.
THIS IS REALITY 2000
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- Online & Broadcast
- London
- 6th May, 2021
In July 2000 we found ourselves glued to our screens as series one of UK’s Big Brother aired for the first time and proved to be a major hit.
The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall
- Listing Music
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 25th Apr - 5th Dec 2021
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Emergine Theatre Translators Scratch Night
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
We open our Out of the Wings winter festivities with an evening of short extracts of translated plays from first-time and early-career theatre translators.
Homecoming: A New Theatre Festival
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- White Bear Theater Pub
- 19th - 23rd Jan 2021
Award-winning genre explorers Encompass Productions return to the White Bear Theatre with Homecoming: A New Theatre Festival.
James Crampton: Natural Disaster
- Listing Comedy
- Online & Broadcast
- 8th - 31st Jan 2021
The world has faced many disasters.
The Secret Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Green
- Online & Broadcast
- Scottish Ballet
- 19th Dec, 2020
Where is the glitter and magic, our annual Christmas treat, without the Sugar Plum Fairy or the Snow Queen? With theatre doors closed during these sad times, Scottish Ballet have c…
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2020
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 14th Dec 2020
Now in it’s 12th year.
The Carole King and James Taylor Story
- Listing Music
- Brighton
- The Warren Outdoors
- 1st - 7th Sep 2020
An international sell-out show taking you on a nostalgic journey through the career and music of two legends.
Poetry & The Theatre With Tim Marriott, Shell Shock Media
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 25th - 30th Aug 2020
A one hour Zoom workshop exploring poetry and creative writing in theatre.
In Conversation With: Charlotte Green & James Robert Moore
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 20th - 30th Aug 2020
Charlotte Green, writer of Lest We Forget, and James Robert Moore, writer of POSTERBOY, join us for a chat about the process of developing their plays and their ambitions…
From One Theatre To Another: Soldiers And The Stage
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- 6 Company St
- 20th - 30th Aug 2020
This virtual live event explores the role of theatre and performance in military life, especially in boosting troops’ morale.
Posterboy by James Robert Moore
- Listing Events
- Online & Broadcast
- A Company 6 Scots
- 17th - 30th Aug 2020
A live-from-home reading of a twenty minute section of brand new play POSTERBOY based on the autobiography OUT IN THE ARMY by James Wharton – telling the insp…
Digital Caravan Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Online
- 15th Aug 2020
Small Truth Theatre are delighted to announce our DIGITAL CARAVAN THEATRE will be launching on Saturday 15th August 2020, with our first collection of audio plays that are all avai…
Army @ The Virtual Fringe: Live Every Moment - Creating dance for film, tv and theatre with Rosie Kay
- Listing Workshop
- Online & Broadcast
- Online
- 11th Aug 2020
Join Rosie Kay as she talks about working in dance and film, from 5 SOLDIERS to Sunshine on Leith.
The Songcatcher: Folk, Flamenco and Theatre-Style Songs
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 10th - 11th Aug 2020
Following successful tours of Australia, the USA and the UK, English folk-acoustic duo Skinner and T’witch return to Edinburgh with a live show of original music.
The Carole King and James Taylor Story
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 7th - 29th Aug 2020
An international sell-out show taking you on a nostalgic journey through the career and music of these two legends.
The Tell-Tale Heart
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- London, England
- 10th May, 2020
The lockdown goes on and theatre will likely not return anytime soon.
James Bond Spectacular
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Lichfield Garrick - Theatre & Studio
- 24th Apr 2020
The popular Q The Music Show is coming to the Lichfield Garrick Theatre and they will be bringing the fabulous and iconic music of James Bond to you in a stunning concert.
Phoenix Dance Theatre - Black Waters
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Peacock Theatre London
- 26th - 27th Mar 2020
In 1782, the owners of the Zong ship claimed insurance on the lives of the 130 slaves thrown overboard.
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Final
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 15th Mar 2020
Back for it’s fifth year.
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Final
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 15th Mar 2020
Back for it’s fifth year.
Rhys James: Snitch
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 13th Mar 2020
Mock The Week regular, star of his own BBC Radio 4 series and soon to be seen on Live At The Apollo, Rhys James heads out on his first national tour.
Rhys James: Snitch
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 13th Mar 2020
Mock The Week regular, star of his own BBC Radio 4 series and soon to be seen on Live At The Apollo, Rhys James heads out on his first national tour.
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th Mar - 6th Apr 2020
The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c…
Q The Music's James Bond Concert Spectacular
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- TORCH THEATRE / Wycombe Swan Theatre
- 7th - 14th Mar 2020
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.
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan - 13 Tongues & Dust
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 26th - 29th Feb 2020
As Lin Hwai-Min, founder of the world-renowned Taiwanese company, steps down in 2020, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre brings works from the current and new artistic directors.
The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall
- Listing Music
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 23rd Feb - 6th Dec 2020
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Surprise Guest
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 17th Feb 2020
Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage for the first time to raise money for LBC’s charity Globa…
James O’Brien Full Disclosure Live with Surprise Guest
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 17th Feb 2020
Full Disclosure With James O’Brien: Live James O’Brien is recording his podcast live on stage for the first time to raise money for LBC’s charity Globa…
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2019
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 16th Dec 2019
Now in it’s 11th year.
Robin Hood
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Queen’s Theatre
- 4th Dec, 2019
Panto season is upon us (Oh Yes it is!) and Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch have repackaged the classic tale of Robin Hood and bought it to the stage in a wonderful way.
Rhys James: Snitch
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton
- The Old Market
- 21st Nov 2019
Mock The Week regular and star of his own BBC Radio 4 series, Rhys James heads out on his first national tour.
TICKLE the Musical
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- King's Head Theatre Pub
- 21st Oct, 2019
While browsing some of the more risqué websites you may discover some titillating videos of various people trying to get each other to laugh, moan and groan simply by tickling.
Sky Blue Theatre presents: The British Theatre Challenge
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
- 1st - 5th Oct 2019
The British Theatre Challenge is delighted to be returning to the Jack Studio Theatre with five new plays, wrapped into one very entertaining evening.
Preludes
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Southwark Playhouse
- 13th Sep, 2019
Mental health.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - Programme B: EN / The Call / Juba / Revelations
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells
- 5th - 13th Sep 2019
Having just celebrated their 60th anniversary, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre bring with them a flood of new and exciting works alongside modern classics in three mixed program…
*a great big sigh*
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Hen and Chickens Theatre
- 11th Sep, 2019
Only a couple of weeks ago I, and some friends, were in an Escape Room.
James Grant
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Brunton
- 24th Aug 2019
James Grant is one of the most renowned and respected performers Scotland has ever produced.
Disabled Led Theatre Making
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe Participants.
Advice and Discussion Forum with the Independent Theatre Council
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 20th - 22nd Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
How to Become a Theatre Industry Leader
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 19th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2019: The Award Ceremony
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 19th Aug 2019
Join today’s most innovative playwrights for an afternoon of performed readings and interviews with presenter Shereen Nanjiani.
BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Evaluation
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth
- 14th - 26th Aug 2019
If humanity was on trial, who would be its lawyer? Evaluation centres around a singular condition: held captive by the perfect machine, one human must defend their species and answ…
Giant Wolf Theatre – Playback
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Leith Depot
- 14th - 17th Aug 2019
Giant Wolf Theatre Company is a group of young artists whose goal is to devise, create and be makers of great theatre.
Youth Theatre on an International Stage
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 13th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
TalkFest – Ways and Means: Theatre in 2019 and Beyond
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 12th Aug 2019
What happens when we pair up two theatre artists from different backgrounds to co-host a discussion about what makes great theatre in 2019? Douglas Maxwell (Decky Does a Bronco, Ch…
Forgotten Regions: Developing Theatre Through Rural Creative Hubs
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 12th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
How to Engage Working-Class Audiences When Touring Theatre
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 12th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
James Harvey: The Bald-Faced Truth
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd
- 11th - 14th Aug 2019
Almost a concert, kind of a stand-up comedy show, maybe a musical, The Bald-Faced Truth is a thrilling collision of song and satire.
Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
James Rowland's Revelations
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 8th - 22nd Aug 2019
A couple of years ago James’ best friends, Sarah and Emma, asked him for his sperm.
Multilingual Theatre: Towards a More Diverse Representation of Multilingual Works and Artists in the UK
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 6th Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
James Freedman: Moment of Truth
- Review
- ★★★
- Victor Black
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- 11th Aug, 2019
In Moment of Truth, James Freedman opens with an air of mystery.
James Rowland's A Hundred Different Words for Love
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
Five years ago, at his best friends Sarah and Emma’s engagement party, James met the love the love his life.
James Rowland's Team Viking
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2019
Eight years ago, James’ best friend Tom was diagnosed with heart cancer and told he had three months to live.
Bumper Blyton
- Review
- ★★★
- James Haikney
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 8th Aug, 2019
Bumper Blyton features a bumper cast of improv experts who give assured performances throughout, but too many bells and whistles lead to a muddled production.
BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Voices We Hear
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Nights are dark and lonely at the end of the world.
BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Daphne, or Hellfire
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one gives a flying f**k, does it really fall at all?… Inspired by Ovid’s myth, ‘Daphne and Apollo’, this ecofeminist drama recasts Daphn…
BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Earth Untold
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Five storytellers open a treasure chest.
BoxedIn Theatre Presents: From the Wind
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth
- 2nd - 12th Aug 2019
From The Wind examines Scotland’s relationship with renewable energy.
BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Shellshock!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
When Shelly, recent grad and marketing whizz, is summoned to the secret headquarters of the world’s largest oil and gas company she thinks she’s hit the big time.
Lorca: A Theatre Beneath the Sand
- Review
- ★★★
- Amy Macrae
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 9th Aug, 2019
Celebrating the works of the playwright and poet, Federico García Lorca, Enebro Teatro have brought together select pieces to create an altogether unique play.
The James Taylor and Joni Mitchell Story
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2019
Following two consecutive years of sell-outs and critical acclaim, the James Taylor and Joni Mitchell stories combine into one exciting show to take you on a journey through the in…
BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Symbiosis
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
This show explores the story of a girl’s life, her relationship with her environment and the notion that nature can act as a support system in the same way that family and friends …
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
From the absurd to the moving, magical, funny and intriguing.
BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Swallows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Tim, Harry and Ella have been sent on a mission – destroy a factory, send a message.
James Cook: The Show That Literally Nobody Tried to Ban
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Sarcastic nonsense, ridiculous stories and crackpot theories.
James Barr: Thirst Trap
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square / Underbelly, Cowgate
- 12th Aug, 2019
James Barr is single.
James Hancox: 1000 Great Lives
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
James returns with his most ambitious show to date – an epic, thought-provoking stage spectacular celebrating the 1000 great lives that shaped history.
Sketch You Up!
- Review
- ★★
- James Haikney
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre
- 2nd Aug, 2019
Sketch You Up! bills itself as “Catherine Tate meets Little Britain”, and mostly manages to replicate the character-driven performances that made Tate, Walliams and Lucas house…
Games With James
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 18th Aug 2019
Award-winning comedian and UK board-gaming champion James Cook invites you to play board games live on stage. Buckaroo, Guess Who, Hungry Hippos and more, played like never before.
James Bran: Hack
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Technology is making life easier, but at what cost? Join James Bran on a comedic exploration of phone addiction, privacy paranoia and his take on the “disruption” of democracy by a…
James Meehan – Never Better
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
How am I doing? Never Better.
Kevin James Doyle: Loud Blond Bald Kid
- Review
- ★★★★
- Claire Louise
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 17th Aug, 2019
You can never be entirely sure if the material a comedian is sharing is true, based in truth, or completely fabricated.
Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Daniel Craig has pulled out of the next James Bond film.
Aidan 'Taco' Jones – Lightfoot James
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
For most of 2017 I received taunting messages from a fake Facebook account.
James Rowland's Songs of Friendship
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
For the first time James performs his multi award-winning trilogy of storytelling shows, Team Viking, A Hundred Different Words for Love and Revelations back-to-back in one evening…
LipSync / Cumbernauld Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 2nd Aug, 2019
Biographical performances like LipSync, produced by Cumbernauld Theatre as part of their Invited Guest project, don't always have some obvious, political point to make; they…
Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery
- Review
- ★★★
- James Haikney
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 9th Aug, 2019
To say that Murder She Didn’t Write, from Degrees of Error, is a slick production is an understatement.
Rhys James: Snitch
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
The boy from Mock the Week (BBC Two), Roast Battle (Comedy Central), The News Quiz and star of Rhys James Is.
Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
Celebrating their final year as Europeans, island monkeys Becca and Louise got invited to the 2018 European Capital of Culture in Malta.
Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson: That's Not a Lizard, That's My Grandmother
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Haikney
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market
- 5th Aug, 2019
The brainchild of comedians Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson, That’s Not a Lizard, That’s My Grandmother! is unlike any other show at the Fringe.
Spontaneous Potter
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Haikney
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre
- 10th Aug, 2019
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Spontaneous Potter, from the eponymous Spontaneous Players, is just another improvised twist on a cultural classic.
Notflix: Originals
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Haikney
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 5th Aug, 2019
Since their explosive debut a few years ago, Waiting For The Call Improv (WTFC) and their signature show, Notflix, have been tipped as rising stars.
James Phelan: Troublemaker
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
‘Extraordinary’ (Mirror).
James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically-acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise.
James McNicholas: The Boxer
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
James’ grandad, Terry Downes, became world middleweight champion in 1961.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Roll Up!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Victor Black
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 10th Aug, 2019
Edinburgh Fringe has a number of shows that have a real cult status among festivalgoers, and up there with the cultest of them is the self-explanatory Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet…
The Good Scout
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 29th Oct, 2019
Friends are often made under unusual circumstances.
Kōtuku and Moon Child: Family Puppet Theatre
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 19th - 20th Jul 2019
Basal masks, puppetry and breath-taking original piano music tell a story of a little Moon Child who has to learn to adapt to the strange world of planet Earth.
Blue Heart Theatre - Exile
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- King's Head Theatre Pub
- 11th - 12th Jul 2019
It’s 2016.
Boy Toy
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 30th Jun, 2019
Above the Stag is – now that has two separate performance spaces – able to put on a dance production for the first time in its history.
Hair Of The Dog
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Tristan Bates Theatre
- 28th Jun, 2019
Fraternity.
Theatre On Tap
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Old Red Lion Theatre Pub
- 17th - 17th Jun 2019
‘Theatre On Tap’, is a play in a pub, made in a day.
The Light In The Piazza
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- Royal Festival Hall
- 20th Jun, 2019
In 2005, at The Lincoln Center Theater, The Light in the Piazza premiered on Broadway.
Q The Music – James Bond Concert Spectacular
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Ambassadors Cinema / Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts / New Theatre Royal Lincoln
- 8th Jun - 1st Jul 2019
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
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Lincoln
- 8th Jun 2019
COMPERED BY MADELAINE SMITH - LIVE AND LET DIE The spectacular Q The Music was launched in 2004 by the incredibly talented Warren Ringham.
James McNicholas: The Boxer (Edinburgh Preview)
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 6th Jun - 19th Jul 2019
James’ grandad was world middleweight champion.
James Bran: Hack
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Burrow
- 29th May - 2nd Jun 2019
Technology is making life easier, but at what cost? Join James Bran on a comedic exploration of convenience addiction; a sidesplitting look at the value of personal data, and a hil…
Precious Little
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
- 7th Jun, 2019
Whilst training at drama school all performers undertake something called ‘Animal Studies’ where they learn to mimic those who have different motivations to humans.
MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 29th May - 1st Jun 2019
An energy-packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
Science Fiction Theatre Festival
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Pleasance Theatre
- 27th May - 1st Jun 2019
It’s back! Horatio Productions’ Science Fiction Theatre Festival returns for a stellar second edition.
Sink
- Review
- ★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- The Space
- 5th Jun, 2019
The current offering at The Space’s Foreword Festival, which champions new and upcoming playwrights, is Sink, by Tobias Graham.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 20th - 21st May 2019
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
James McNicholas: The Boxer
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Nest
- 17th - 19th May 2019
James’ grandad was World Middleweight Champion.
Theatre of Hate
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- 229 The Venue
- 16th May 2019
In 1980, Kirk Brandon formed Theatre Of Hate from the ashes of heralded punk band The Pack.
Kotuku and Moon Child: Family Puppet Theatre
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 15th - 19th May 2019
Maori believes that seeing a Kotuku/White Heron will bring you good fortune but what if you get kidnapped by a bad one? Hopefully your adventure turns out better than expected and …
All My Sons (12A cert tbc) - National Theatre Live
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Watermans Art Centre
- 14th May 2019
Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) sta…
Mycorrhiza
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- The Space
- 20th May, 2019
The Space is currently running its Foreword Festival, a wonderful scheme giving playwrights the chance to submit early drafts of scripts.
The Joni Mitchell & James Taylor Story
- Review
- ★★★★
- Deborah Mathieson
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 14th May, 2019
The Joni Mitchell & James Taylor Story played to a packed out audience at the Komedia.
Fanny & Stella: The Shocking True Story
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 13th May, 2019
The latest offering in Above The Stag’s main auditorium takes us back in time to a Victorian Working Men’s Club in Bermondsey.
Sunday Encounters: Dame Patricia Routledge: Facing the Music - A Life in Musical Theatre
- Listing Events
- West End
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- 5th May 2019
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…
Boom Bang-a-Bang
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 9th May, 2019
May is here, so we are now in one of the highlights of the homosexual calendar – Eurovision.
Josie Duncan and Pablo Lafuente (Studio)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Civic Theatre
- 11th Apr 2019
2017 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winners Josie Duncan and Pablo Lafuente are a vocal/guitar duo like no other.
FLIGHTS OF FANCY - 5 short plays by James Mannion
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre / The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar / The White Bear Theatre
- 3rd Apr - 21st Jun 2019
Rebound Productions brings back their sell-out show FLIGHTS OF FANCY for three more nights at The Hen & Chickens Theatre.
StarStruck - Best Theatre Arts
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hertford Theatre
- 31st Mar 2019
Sunday 31st March, 7pm Tickets: £15 or £10 concessionsDuration: approx 2hrs including an intervalSuitable for: most ages, but probably most su…
SINGEASY does Musical Theatre
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 17th Mar 2019
MAD Trust in association with Pianoworks West End present SINGEASY does Musical Theatre.
The James Bond Concert Spectacular
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Adelphi Theatre
- 17th Mar 2019
The popular Q The Music Orchestra is bringing its James Bond Concert Spectacular to the Adelphi Theatre.
James Mason
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Islington Assembly Hall
- 11th Mar - 22nd Aug 2019
Cult genius famed for the 1977 "Rhythm of Life" LP and club classic "Sweet Power, Your Embrace" which Norman Jay MBE proclaimed to be "One of the most infl…
Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar (Studio)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Civic Theatre
- 28th Feb 2019
Two time BBC Folk Award winners Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar met in 2011.
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Final
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 24th Feb 2019
Back for it’s fourth year.
The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall
- Listing Music
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 24th Feb - 1st Dec 2019
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Final
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 24th Feb 2019
Back for it’s fourth year.
I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Encore
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Watermans Art Centre
- 17th - 25th Feb 2019
I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
James Barr: Thirst Trap
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 7th - 8th Feb 2019
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…
Antony & Cleopatra (12A) - National Theatre Encore
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Watermans Art Centre
- 4th Feb 2019
Extra encore performance added - Monday 4 February @ 11am - Booking Now Broadcast live from the National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare&rsquo…
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 4th Feb - 1st Apr 2019
The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c…
Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Feb 2019
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &…
Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Judy Kuhn with Seth Rudetsky
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Feb 2019
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JUDY KUHNwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 8pm Four Time Tony Nominee Judy K…
Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Jenna Russell with Seth Rudetsky
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Feb 2019
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JENNA RUSSELLwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 4pm Olivier Award Winner &…
Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre: Judy Kuhn with Seth Rudetsky
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 3rd Feb 2019
Mark Cortale PresentsBroadway @ Leicester Square Theatre JUDY KUHNwith SETH RUDETSKY as music director & hostSunday, 3rd February @ 8pm Four Time Tony Nominee Judy K…
I'm Not Running (12A) - National Theatre Live
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Watermans Art Centre
- 31st Jan 2019
I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
The Dip
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- The Space
- 4th Feb, 2019
Upon collecting my tickets for The Dip I was also given a pair of earplugs.
James Carey: The Sacred Art of Joking - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Theatre
- Scotland
- Container Theatre / Spiegeltent
- 27th Jan 2019
James Cary wonders what Christians think they’re trying to achieve.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Dumfries Fringe 2019
- Listing Puppetry
- Scotland
- Container Theatre
- 27th Jan 2019
Earth’s funniest footwear bring you songs, sketches, socks and violence.
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Semi-Finals
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 25th - 27th Jan 2019
Now in its 4th year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's …
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Semi-Finals
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 25th - 27th Jan 2019
Now in its 4th year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's …
Extra Virgin
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 25th Jan, 2019
Extra Virgin tells the story of the awkward minutes after a Grindr hook-up.
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Heats
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 11th - 19th Jan 2019
Now in its 4th year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's …
LBC in Conversation with James O’Brien
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 8th Jan 2019
James O'Brien’s giving you the chance to join him for an exclusive stage show to raise money for LBC's charity Global's Make Some Noise - get your t…
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! 2019: Heats
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 8th - 19th Jan 2019
Now in its 4th year Sketch Off! is a competition open to any sketch groups & character acts currently performing in the UK as we search for the country's …
LBC in Conversation with James O’Brien
- Listing
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 8th Jan 2019
James O'Brien’s giving you the chance to join him for an exclusive stage show to raise money for LBC's charity Global's Make Some Noise - get your t…
BOLSTOFF: A Modern Actor’s Introduction to Advanced Contemporary Performance
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 23rd Dec, 2018
In BOLSTOFF: A Modern Actor’s Introduction to Advanced Contemporary Performance the lads from Wicker Socks (Fionn Foley, Michael-David McKernan and Ronan Carey) help guide us thr…
Violet
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- The Bunker Theatre
- 10th Dec, 2018
To have an audience hanging on every word you say, for an hour, is a difficult feat indeed.
A Hero of Our Time
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- Arcola Theatre
- 24th Nov, 2018
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.
Little England
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 15th Nov, 2018
At the exact same time that Theresa May’s cabinet is in turmoil over the UK’s withdrawal agreement with the EU, Golden Age Theatre Company has set up camp in the Museum of Come…
Peter James in conversation with Breda Brown
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 2nd Nov 2018
From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes an explosive standalone thriller that will grip you and won’t let go until the very last page.
James Acaster
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Vaudeville Theatre
- 29th Oct - 3rd Nov 2018
James Acaster reflects on the best year of his life and the worst year of his life and does stand-up comedy about them while throwing a strop.
Doktor James’ Skary Stories
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton
- Sweet Werks 2 - Werks Central
- 25th - 26th Oct 2018
Doktor James loves Halloween, it’s the one night he doesn’t try to take over the world.
Bing Live! Bing Goes To The Theatre
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- Greenwich Theatre
- 17th - 18th Oct 2018
Calling all Bingsters! Bing and his friends are coming to Greenwich in the first ever Bing stage show!Join Bing, Sula, Coco and Pando as they find out how to tell stories by preten…
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 26th Aug 2018
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
The Network Ensemble: Finding Your Voice in Theatre
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 24th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
James Ehnes & Steven Osborne
- Listing Music / Music / Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- The Queen’s Hall
- 23rd Aug 2018
James Ehnes Violin Steven Osborne Piano Brahms Violin Sonata No 3 Prokofiev Violin Sonata No 1 Debussy Violin Sonata Prokofiev Five Melodies Ravel Tzigane, rapsodie de conce…
Being a Female Leader in Theatre
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
LRC Youth Theatre Present Empra's New Threads
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 23rd - 25th Aug 2018
16m subscribers.
1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd - 22nd Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Opportunities for New Musical Theatre After the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
National Touring With Black Theatre Live
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 21st Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2018: The Award Ceremony
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 20th Aug 2018
Join some of today’s most innovative playwrights for an afternoon of insightful interviews and performed readings.
James Dean Is Dead! (Long Live James Dean)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Susanne Crosby
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C aquila
- 25th Aug, 2018
Springing up from the wreckage of his famous car (a Spider), James Dean talks honestly, candidly and sometimes with discomfort about his life.
Shining a Light on the Gender Gap in Technical Theatre
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 16th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Visual Theatre Meet-up
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 16th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Site Specific Theatre Practice
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Bilingualism(s) in Theatre: Creating Artistic Languages
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 13th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The 39 Steps: A Disaster in a Radio Studio!
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court
- 13th - 17th Aug 2018
The Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts, Wickford have every right to feel proud of themselves.
The Future Voice of Theatre Critics
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
BBC Pop-Up Radio Drama Studio at Summerhall
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 8th - 25th Aug 2018
The BBC is creating an intimate live pop up radio studio at Summerhall.
Immersive Theatre: History and Inspiration
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 6th - 7th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Theatre Uncut: Women on Power
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 6th - 13th Aug 2018
The multi award-winning political agitators are back at the Traverse with a morning of outstanding new writing and fiery debate.
Swallow The Sea Caravan Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cranston Caravan Club
- 6th - 27th Aug 2018
A converted 1960s caravan hosting installations both insightful and absurd, poetry, puppets and music.
Devising Theatre for Social Change with Caitlin Skinner
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 6th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The Battle of Frogs and Mice
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 10th Aug, 2018
Choosing to adapt a fairly obscure Greek text like The Battle of Frogs and Mice (also known as the Batrachomyomachia) as a storytelling show for children would be a bold choice for…
James Farmer – Scaredy Cat
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
James Farmer (writer for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News For You, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Last Leg) is back for an hour of jokes about being a big scaredy cat.
The James Taylor Story
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2018
The James Taylor Story returns with the addition of Carly Simon to take you through Taylor’s career as he embarks on a journey into superstardom and his turbulent relationship wi…
Doktor James's Bad Skemes
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
The scores are in.
Penguinpig
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 8th Aug, 2018
There are times when a particular title will jump out at you and niggle in the back of your brain.
Games With James
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 19th Aug 2018
Award-winning comedian and UK board-gaming champion James Cook invites you to play board games live on stage.
James Nokise: Talk a Big Game
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
After two years of shows on gangs, golliwogs, racism and politics, James Nokise returns to The Stand with his new show on… sports! Yep.
James Veitch's Work in Progress Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
To make James Veitch better for you, he brings regular updates to improve speed and reliability.
Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
For a fourth killer year, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang! Armed with your suggestions, they weave together a brand-new film in the style of Britain’s favourite …
James Loveridge
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Despite the world being on the brink of collapse, its fair to say James is the happiest he’s ever been.
James Cook: Sarcasmic
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ushers
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
‘A top class comic’ (Birmingham Mail).
James Hancox: Sports for the Unsporty
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Theatre
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Do you have the heart of an athlete, but the skills of a toddler? Then this is the show for you! James Hancox is rubbish at sports.
James Meehan – Gaz
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
2017.
James Barr: Thirst Trap! – Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 5th Aug, 2018
Wonderfully unexpected opportunities can occur at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; even more so at the 'Free' variety.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Superheroes
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Sock! Pow! Wham! Earth’s funniest footwear are back with their 10th new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence.
James Farmer: Scaredy Cat
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 1st Aug 2018
James Farmer (Writer for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News For You, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Last Leg) is back for an hour of jokes about being a big sc…
Squabbling House Theatre Presents: Scratch
- Listing Theatre
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 29th Jul 2018
Inspired by our sister production of Phil Porter's Blink, Squabbling House Theatre are delighted to present the company’s first collection of new writing shor…
Squabbling House Theatre Presents: Blink by Phil Porter
- Listing Theatre
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 28th Jul 2018
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.
The Nursery Theatre presents... Saturday Night Improv
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 21st Apr - 21st Jul 2018
Magicked! – Everyone loves Harry Potter, and in tribute to the world’s favourite pubescent wizard, this summer, tonight’s show assumes the form of an improvised tribute to Ha…
The Nursery Theatre presents... Friday Night Improv
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 4th May - 20th Jul 2018
Standup and improv comedy unite in one explosively funny night! Join us as a group of experienced improvisers weave a (dramatic! funny! exciting!) story in three acts based on the …
James Bustar - Caught in the Act
- Listing Events
- West End
- Spiegeltent at Southbank Centre
- 23rd - 30th Jun 2018
This frantic, manic, family friendly, energy filled show features an explosive combination of cutting edge juggling, variety, technology and audience involvement.
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 30th May 2018
James Acaster tries new material for an hour.
Dreamy Piano Improvisations by James Lerouge
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- St Nicholas Church
- 29th May 2018
A rare chance to see a uniquely talented pianist/composer.
Doktor James' Bad Skemes
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Werks 2
- 26th May - 3rd Jun 2018
Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a super villain.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: The New Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 26th - 27th May 2018
Earth’s Funniest Footwear are back for their 10th brand new show.
Clueless Theatre Presents: Two by Jim Cartwright
- Review
- ★★★★
- Eleanor Hart
- Brighton Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 28th May, 2018
What's your tipple? Pint of lager and a packet of cheese and onion crisps? How about an evening being transported to the White Oak pub where you will meet an eclectic mix of ch…
James Dean is Dead! (Long Live James Dean)
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 24th - 27th May 2018
James Dean.
Live Music in Theatre: Creating and Playing Music for a Theatre Piece
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Werks 1
- 24th May 2018
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.
Hammond Graduate BA Musical Theatre Showcase
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 23rd May 2018
An opportunity to see the culmination of three years’ work produced by The Hammond Graduate Musical Theatre Students, in a unique showcase performance for industry…
James Barr: Thirst Trap
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 23rd - 25th May 2018
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…
The MET Musical Theatre Showcase 2018
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 23rd - 26th May 2018
An energy packed performance by the Musical Theatre Degree students at Northbrook MET.
The Players’ Theatre: Old Time Music Hall
- Listing Music
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 20th May - 2nd Dec 2018
Traditional, Victorian ‘Old Time Music Hall’ All the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear.
Free Yoga All Day at Space Yoga Studio
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Space Yoga Studio
- 19th May 2018
Come stretch, unwind, strengthen and get to know your body more during a day of yoga, meditation and celebration at Brighton’s newest and most attractive studio.
James Cary: James and John
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- St Andrews Church
- 11th - 13th May 2018
John 3:16 is the verse to end all verses apparently.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carmen Dupre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 9th May, 2018
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…
Art of Printmaking: Open Studio
- Review
- ★★
- Kylie Masznicz
- Brighton Fringe
- North Star Print Studio
- 22nd May, 2018
The Art of Printmaking exhibition features the art of those involved with the Fine Art Printmaking and Photography Cooperative.
Proteus Theatre Company: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Dukebox
- 5th May 2018
Join Lord Byron, the most notorious figure from literary history, for a stiff drink.
Andrew James Brown: The Moon Under Water
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Dukebox
- 5th May 2018
Poet Andrew James Brown loves pubs.
Phoenix Dance Theatre Triple Bill
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- Peacock Theatre London
- 26th Apr 2018 - 28th Jun 2019
70 years after the Empire Windrush docked, marking the start of Caribbean migration to the UK, comes a new work from Phoenix’s artistic director Sharon Watson with a newly co…
James and Ola Uncensored
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- West End
- London Palladium
- 28th Mar 2018
Catch the sexiest couple to come from BBC’S Strictly Come Dancing in an incredible show, packed full of high-energy dance routines and steamy scenes.
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 26th Mar - 19th Nov 2018
The "Podfather" (Guardian) and "King of the Internet" (Time Out) returns with the award winning Podcast in which he chats with the biggest names in c…
Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off: Final
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 25th Mar 2018
Back for its third year.
Mousetrap Theatre Projects 21st Anniversary Gala
- Listing Exhibition
- West End
- Prince of Wales Theatre
- 18th Mar 2018
Mousetrap Theatre Projects is celebrating its 21st Anniversary on Sunday 18th March 2018 at the Prince of Wales Theatre, raising funds to give inspiring theatre experiences to ch…
James McLean: Goodie Two Shoes
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Adelaide Botanic Garden
- 13th - 18th Mar 2018
Peter Hart has nice manners and always will.
James Nokise: Talk A Big Game
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
★★★★★ The Scotsman James has spent the last few years performing biting political satire, then Brexit happened, then Trumpocalypse happened.
James Donald Forbes McCann: McCann-dle in the Wind
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Rhino on Raj
- 10th - 17th Mar 2018
Should dogs be allowed sex changes? Is it okay to punch a Nazi puncher? Can refugees get gay married? James Donald Forbes McCann (hit107, The Project, Adelaide Comedy’s ‘Best A…
James Veitch - Dot Con
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garden of Unearthly Delights
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
Suspicious emails, unclaimed bonds, Nigerian princes; standard procedure is to delete on sight.
James Smith: Pleasure Enthusiast
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Howling Owl
- 3rd Mar 2018
Personally selected by Chris Rock to be a special guest on his Total Blackout arena tour, James is one of only four Australian comedians ever to perform on CONAN and the only Austr…
Cameron James: Chilled Out/Fired Up
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Rhino on Raj
- 24th Feb 2018
Cameron is one of the most exciting & hilarious rising comedy stars in Australia.
Doktor James’ Kristmas Karol
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Gill Balfour
- Brighton
- The Southern Belle
- 28th Dec, 2017
Christmas is the time to embrace your inner child and Doktor James’ Kristmas Karol provides the perfect excuse.
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- London Coliseum / Lyceum Theatre
- 11th Dec 2017 - 6th Dec 2020
London Musical Theatre Orchestra presents A Christmas Carol.
Improvable plus James & I and The Owls Are Not What They Seem
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 3rd Nov 2017
Loosely inspired by Twin Peaks, The Owls Are Not What They Seem will chart a brand new hidden mystery with each fully improvised performance.
Jekyll & Hyde - National Youth Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Ambassadors Theatre
- 27th Sep - 6th Dec 2017
Everyone has another face they hide behind… The National Youth Theatre REP Company invite you into the world of Victorian England, where civilised society meets seedy Soho f…
Othello - National Youth Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Ambassadors Theatre
- 26th Sep - 8th Dec 2017
This is a mating ground.
Maria Peters: The Science Of Cringe plus Leave to Remain/James & I
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 23rd Sep 2017
In the Science of Cringe, BBC comedy writer Maria Peters explores what cringe is, why we do it and how the world would be without it.
Auditions and Interviews – MA Acting and MA Theatre Directing
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2017
East 15 is holding auditions for these dynamic MA degrees. For more information email [email protected] with Edinburgh in the email title.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Bilingualism in Theatre - Discussion
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 26th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Bilingualism in Theatre - Workshop
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 26th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe Participants.
Tara Theatre and Touring to London
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 24th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Outcast in Theatre
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Future of Inclusive Theatre
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2017
A panel discussion with Caroline Bowditch (performance artist and choreographer); Dr Ben Fletcher-Watson (University of Edinburgh); Michael Richardson (Heriot-Watt University).
1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd - 23rd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Amateur Theatre Meet Up
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Training for Technical Theatre and Acting
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Black Theatre Live: Making the Most of Touring Opportunities
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 21st Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Contracts: The What, Why and How Independent Theatre Council
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 21st Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2017: The Award Ceremony
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 21st Aug 2017
Join some of today’s most innovative playwrights for an afternoon of insightful interviews and performed readings.
When Love Breaks Down – James Lambeth
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 20th - 26th Aug 2017
After five Fringe successes, celebrated vocalist James Lambeth returns with pianist Steve Hamilton.
The Future Voice of Theatre Critics
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 18th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Opportunities for new Musical Theatre after the Fringe
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 17th - 18th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Feminism in Theatre
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 16th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Careers in Theatre Production
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 15th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Rhapsodes
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 16th Aug, 2017
Back for another year, Adam Meggido and Sean McCann of Showstoppers! fame return to wow us with what is possibly the most impressive improvisational feat at the Fringe.
Julius Caesar
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 22nd Aug, 2017
All-female Australian group Essential Theatre present their own gender-swapped take on Shakespeare’s classic.
Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel: Pheasant Laughter
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- G&V Royal Mile Hotel
- 10th - 26th Aug 2017
With sell-out shows in 2017 at an all-time high, Kit and McConnel return to the bang-central G&V Hotel with their latest collection: Pheasant Laughter.
Why do we need Amateur Theatre?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Slash Theatre: The Room in the Elephant
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ The Hive
- 8th - 12th Aug 2017
We like to think of it as a ‘daring exposé revealing the state of contemporary masculinity in a post-feminist milieu’.
Theatre Production: Pathways and Possibilities
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 8th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
- 22nd Aug, 2017
You would be forgiven for thinking that a production of The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck performed in a circus tent might involve people dressed up as the character…
Jazz Theatre - After Midnight
- Listing Music
- London Fringe
- The London Irish Centre
- 5th Aug 2017
Nocturnal and intimate adventure through American golden age of music.
Doktor James' Akademy of Evil
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 4th - 20th Aug 2017
Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a super villain.
The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 4th - 19th Aug 2017
All the way from Austin, Texas, it’s The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show.
James Acaster: The Trelogy – Reset
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
Undercover cops.
The James Taylor Story
- Review
- ★★★★
- John Murray
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 19th Aug, 2017
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.
The I Hate Children Children's Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 7th Aug, 2017
Magician Paul Nathan returns to Edinburgh once more with The I Hate Children Children’s Show for an hour of interactive magic, name-calling and the occasional glass of champagne.
Bacchae
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 16th Aug, 2017
Both faithful and frantic, young company Flying Pig Theatre have produced a very satisfying version of Euripides’ Bacchae with a deft touch.
James Bone: Townies
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
The Townie Tavern is like any regular suburban pub, except in this place regulars include a New Age traveller, an old skool raver and a disgraced ex-Met Police chief.
The Gin Chronicles at Sea
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- artSpace@StMarks
- 5th Aug, 2017
Interrupt the Routine returns as 1940s radio group The Misfits of London for another highly enjoyable adventure of The Gin Chronicles.
James Acaster: The Trelogy – Represent
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2017
Undercover cops.
James Nokise: Britain, Let's Talk About the Golliwogs
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Let’s chat about your race relations issue.
Kevin James Doyle: 30 Year Old Virgin
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Raised a devout Christian, Kevin knew sex was meant for marriage only.
Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2017
Following killer runs in 2015 and 2016, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang! Armed with your suggestions, they weave together a brand-new film in the style of Brit…
FuturePlay Virtual Reality Studio
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frodo Allan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 28th Aug, 2017
Assembly’s foray into digital entertainment returns after last year’s debut of the exhibition with more cutting-edge technology and a fantastic representation of how it can int…
James Bennison: How to be a Winner
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
James Bennison.
The Wonderful World of Lapin
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 22nd Aug, 2017
Gentle and well-meaning, The Wonderful World of Lapin is a good attempt to introduce young children to the French language.
James Loveridge: Suspiciously Happy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Despite the world being on the brink of collapse, it’s fair to say James is the happiest he’s ever been.
Studio 9
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Daisy McConnel
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 17th Aug, 2017
These two punchy Cambridge Footlighters prove their worth as a hilarious addition to the British comedy double-act scene in their new sketch show Studio 9.
All Quiet on the Western Front
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 11th Aug, 2017
Incognito Theatre’s adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front is a solid, if predictable, production which ticks all of the necessary First World War boxes.
James & Jamesy: 2 for Tea
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2017
Canadian Comedy Award winners, 16-time Best of Fest winners and 3-time London Impresario Award winners.
James Acaster: The Trelogy – Recognise
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Pujos
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 10th Aug, 2017
James Acaster is a comedian who, for many, requires no introduction.
James Acaster: The Trelogy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2017
Undercover cops.
The Damned United
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 7th Aug, 2017
Powerful and demanding, Red Ladder Theatre Company’s production of The Damned United is every bit as belligerent and uncompromising as the protagonist of its story.
Games and After Liverpool by James Saunders
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jonathan Mayo
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 14th Aug, 2017
Thought-provoking theatre and assured acting are on offer at this show, which is split into two plays, both written by the late playwright James Saunders, a one-time mentor to Tom …
Rhys James: Wiseboy
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lily Lindon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 13th Aug, 2017
I’ve never seen an hour of stand-up with such a high density of laughter points.
James Adomian: Lacking in Character
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2017
Take a trip into the mind of James Adomian, where his many celebrated characters and impressions vie with his real voice as he explores the twin nightmares of politics and pop cult…
David Walliams' The First Hippo on the Moon
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 15th Aug, 2017
From the team behind Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs comes a brand new adaptation of David Walliam’s children’s book The First Hippo on the Moon.
Future Perfect
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 19th Aug, 2017
Tall Stories return to Edinburgh for their 20th birthday with an updated version of Future Perfect.
Deadpan Theatre: Third Wheel
- Review
- ★★★★
- Caitlin Rebecca
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 7th Aug, 2017
Following the untimely death of their friend Dylan, Polly and Eve are fulfilling his final wishes by travelling around the UK with his ashes in a Wizard Of Oz lunchbox.
Creatives
- Review
- ★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 23rd Aug, 2017
At a college songwriting class in Chicago, an end-of-year competition involves the students performing each other’s anonymous submissions for a celebrity guest judge.
Lunchbox Theatre: Everyday People
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Bridewell Theatre
- 18th - 21st Jul 2017
Squeeze some culture into your lunchbreak! Grab a sandwich and join Lightbox Theatre this July for a lunchtime serving of darkly comic gems by some of theatre’s most prominent p…
Beyond the Senses – Atmospheric Music Theatre by Law Wing-fai
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Shaw Theatre
- 15th Jul 2017
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
Improvised Comedy feat. Leave To Remain, Clusterfox and James And I
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 23rd Jun 2017
Three hilarious shows all made up on the spot by some of London’s top improvisers! This week we have Leave To Remain, Clusterfox & James And I.
STAC @ Northbrook Musical Theatre Showcase 2017
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lois Zoppi
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 7th Jun, 2017
The STAC @ Northbrook Showcase featured 14 Musical Theatre Degree students, advertising their many performance talents in just over an hour of song and dance.
Sonder Theatre Company Presents: NeverFolk
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 1st - 3rd Jun 2017
The debut production from exciting new improvised theatre company, Sonder.
James Campbell: The Funny Thing About...
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 29th May 2017
A stand-up show for children over 6, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words.
Doktor James' Akademy of Evil
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Dukebox
- 27th May - 4th Jun 2017
Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a supervillain.
James Veitch: Game Face
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 25th May 2017
Responsible for the most popular TED Talk of 2016, James Veitch brings his hilarious new show ‘Game Face’, with more geeky comedy about life, love and enabling Bluetooth.
A Ship Of Fools Theatre Company: Welcome to Paradise
- Review
- ★★★★
- Julia French
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 29th May, 2017
Have you been more naughty or more nice this year? Are you sure?A company of gentlemanly vagabonds introduce themselves with a reminder to relax before the “Art” starts.
James Loveridge: Work In Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 18th - 23rd May 2017
Voted ‘One To Watch’ at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2016 and nominated for Amused Moose Best Show 2016 at the Edinburgh Fringe, James is back with another hour of hilarious st…
James Bone's TOWNIES
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Junkyard Dogs
- 13th - 21st May 2017
The Townie Tavern is like any regular suburban pub except, in this place, regulars include a new-age traveller, an old-skool raver and a disgraced ex-Met police chief.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 13th - 14th May 2017
Earth’s funniest footwear return with their hit show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard himself.
Studio 9 Orchestra: Tribute to Kenny Wheeler
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Unitarian Church
- 11th May 2017
The 19-piece Studio 9 Orchestra pays tribute to the late composer, arranger and trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, with an evening of beautiful arrangements written for alarge Jazz ensemble.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 8th - 9th May 2017
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Blue Man
- 7th - 28th May 2017
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
Sculpture exhibition/Open studio
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- Ashurst Place Farm
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2017
This is an exhibition of abstract sculpture situated on and around a farmyard in a mid-Sussex rural setting.
Art of PrintMaking: Open Studio
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- North Star Print Studio
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2017
Now celebrating 40 years, this busy, central, printmaking studio is open again to the public, exhibiting members’ works amid the tools and presses of their creation.
James Bennison: How to be a Winner
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 6th - 28th May 2017
James Bennison.
James Thierree-The Toad Knew
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadler’s Wells
- 3rd - 7th May 2017
Following Tabac Rouge in 2014, Thierree returns with his latest critically acclaimed creation, featuring a seamless mix of mechanical marvels, music, surreal humour and acrobatic f…
The Voice Factor [X]
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Dublin
- The New Theatre
- 16th Jan, 2017
The Voice Factor [X] is the playwriting debut of Michael-David McKernan, an hour of sharp satire and musings on the nature of fame for those that are unprepared for it.
A Christmas Carol with London Musical Theatre Orchestra
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- London Fringe
- Dominion Theatre / Lyceum Theatre / Old Vic Theatre
- 19th Dec 2016 - 2nd Jan 2021
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…
5th Annual British Theatre Challenge - The Masters
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Lost Theatre
- 2nd - 3rd Dec 2016
Rub shoulders with actors, directors and the winning writers of Britain’s prestigious international playwriting competition for two absorbing evenings of diverse, exciting and si…
Great Expectations presented by Attic Theatre Company
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Merton Arts Space
- 30th Nov - 18th Dec 2016
Attic Theatre Company presents Great Expectations by Charles Dickens at Merton Arts Space between 30 Nov and 18 Dec.
New English Ballet Theatre
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Peacock Theatre
- 9th - 12th Nov 2016
New English Ballet Theatre returns with a programme showcasing five new works from the UK’s top choreographic talents.
God Has No Country
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 10th Nov, 2016
Written and performed by Donal Courtney, God Has No Country is the story of Hugh O’Flaherty a priest from Killarney that saved 6,500 lives in Rome during World War 2.
The Quare Fellow
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 25th Oct, 2016
Money For The Sun’s production of The Quare Fellow is an astounding bit of theatre.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 28th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Creating Autobiographical Theatre in The Deaf & Hearing Ensemble
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 28th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Venue Marketplace
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 27th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Musical Theatre Workshop With the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 24th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
MA/MFA in Theatre Directing
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 23rd Aug 2016
This event is an opportunity for you to apply for East 15 Acting School’s MA/MFA in Theatre Directing led by Mathew Lloyd – one of the UK’s foremost authorities on director tra…
1-2-1 with the Independent Theatre Council
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 23rd - 24th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Handmaidens of Death – WWI Theatre of Its Time
- Review
- ★★
- Bennett Bonci
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Quaker Meeting House
- 28th Aug, 2016
Even plays were buried by the bombs of World War I.
Creating Autobiographical Theatre in The Deaf & Hearing Ensemble
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 22nd Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2016: The Award Ceremony
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 22nd Aug 2016
Join us for this special event, presented by the University of Edinburgh in association with Playwrights’ Studio Scotland and the Traverse Theatre.
National Theatre Live: From Stage to Screen
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 22nd Aug 2016
NT Live forms part of the NT’s Broadcast department which is also responsible for producing digital content covering all aspects of the craft of theatre-making and produces Natio…
Abberline's Artefact
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 24th Aug, 2016
Chief Inspector Abberline is known as the man that failed to catch Jack the Ripper.
Dr Alasdair Raffe Presents James VII: A Misunderstood King?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Medical School, Teviot Place
- 19th Aug 2016
James VII (reigned 1685-8), Scotland’s last Catholic king, was overthrown by his son-in-law William of Orange in the revolution of 1688-9.
Black Theatre Live Information Session
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 19th - 25th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, specifically for Fringe participants.
James Acaster: Reset
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 19th - 24th Aug 2016
James Acaster finds himself with something to look forward to.
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
- Review
- ★★★★
- Megan Atkins
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 20th Aug, 2016
For those who couldn’t get down to London to watch the brilliant Tom Hiddleston boast a magnificent Coriolanus at the National Theatre, the Fringe is hosting the next best thing …
Physical Theatre: In Conversation With...
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 18th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 18th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
Art of Reduction and Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Valvona & Crolla Scottish Foodhall@Jenners
- 18th - 25th Aug 2016
The whole of the 20th century viewed through profound counterculture events and the whisky industry! An abridged history lesson and tutored whisky tasting, the Whisky Anorak way.
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 17th - 23rd Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
Shoot the Women First
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
- 18th Aug, 2016
Shoot the Women First revolves around a mercenary company.
Colin Hay: Get Rid of the Minstrel
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 27th Aug, 2016
Most will only know Colin Hay from his time as the frontman for Men at Work and appearing in an episode of Scrubs.
Wasted
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 20th Aug, 2016
It’s quite a bold group that brings a show about life-failing drug users in post Thatcher Britain to Edinburgh, the home of Trainspotting.
Critics v Creatives – Writing About Theatre Design
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 15th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Henry Rollins – Charmingly Obstinate
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 17th Aug, 2016
The force of nature that is named Henry Rollins graces the Edinburgh Fringe once again, bringing with him another hour of profound advice and big laughs.
Medea: Greece Meets West
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 17th Aug, 2016
Billed as a “psychological drama conflating classical Greek mystery with jazzical profanity”, Medea: Greece Meets West contains very little Medea and not much more jazz.
Your Life in Theatre
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 14th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Ups & Downs Theatre Group
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Elim
- 13th Aug 2016
The Ups & Downs Theatre Group was formed in 1995 by three school teachers and no one could have anticipated what an impact the group would have.
National Theatre Live: A View From the Bridge
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 13th - 25th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 13th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel: Out to Lunch
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- G&V Royal Mile Hotel
- 11th - 27th Aug 2016
Currently cabaret in residence at London’s glamorous Crazy Coqs (recently voted best UK cabaret venue), Kit and McConnel return to the bang central G&V Hotel with their latest sh…
Hup
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Kids @ EICC
- 19th Aug, 2016
Though there are plenty of shows designed for children at the Fringe, finding shows aimed at the youngest can always be tricky.
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 11th - 18th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 10th - 24th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
Technical Theatre and Actor Training
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 10th Aug 2016
A presentation followed by questions and answers about drama school training.
Spaced: Whisky Theatre
- Review
- ★★
- Oliver Simmonds
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Valvona & Crolla Scottish Foodhall@Jenners
- 14th Aug, 2016
Imagine you’re fifteen.
The Gin Chronicles: A Scottish Adventure
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- artSpace@StMarks
- 10th Aug, 2016
After their great success last year, Interrupt the Routine are back with a brand new episode of The Gin Chronicles.
National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 8th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
James and the Giant Peach
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo
- 12th Aug, 2016
UCLU Runaground’s James and the Giant Peach is a fresh, fun and frantic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic.
Frogs
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 10th Aug, 2016
School group Centaurs of Attention have an excellent company name and a rather good Fringe show to boot.
Sherlock
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 10th Aug, 2016
Bablake Theatre’s take on the character of Sherlock delivers a few laughs, though it offers nothing new to the already long list of pastiches and homages the detective has receiv…
Metamorphoses
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 8th Aug, 2016
Ossining High School have delivered a solid and enjoyable, if somewhat flawed, production of Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses.
National Theatre Live: Hangmen
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 7th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
Big Bite-Size Lunch Hour: Best Bites
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 8th Aug, 2016
Big Bite is celebrating it’s 10-year Fringe anniversary with a ‘best of’ showcase: although an enjoyable selection of short pieces - effectively boiling down to long sketches…
James Christopher – What's the Tory? Mourning Glory
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
James Christopher looks back in anger at a government driven by greed, for the benefit of the privileged few.
Doktor James' Akademy of Evil
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 6th - 20th Aug 2016
Doktor James is sick of living at home and not being taken seriously as a super villain.
Dark Heart
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 11th Aug, 2016
Dark Heart is a Shrodinger’s Cat of a show, managing to be both hopelessly amateurish and professionally polished at the same time.
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 6th - 20th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
Irons
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 8th Aug, 2016
Irons the new play from writer Colin Chaston certainly pushes the envelope of believability.
Mary Poppins
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 9th Aug, 2016
This production of Mary Poppins draws heavily from Disney’s 1964 film, but fails to conjure the same magic.
Opera Mouse
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 10th Aug, 2016
Opera Mouse is a pleasant Canadian import presented as a one-woman puppet show by Melanie Gall.
The Game's a Foot, Try the Fish
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 11th Aug, 2016
Tom Taylor has produced a show so funny at one point I thought my lungs were going to burst.
Virtual Reality Studio Session
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
Discover the immersive world of virtual reality in the Edinburgh Digital Entertainment Virtual Reality Studio.
Joe's NYC Bar
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 7th Aug, 2016
Interactive theatre is a tricky beast.
The James Taylor Story
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jamie Stuart
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- 11th Aug, 2016
This educational, charming piece on an American folk-rock visionary is fittingly presented by an up-and-coming sensation of the same genre, Dan Clews.
Dreamform: Improvised Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Jury’s Inn
- 5th - 9th Aug 2016
Welcome to Dreamform.
The Necessity of Atheism
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 13th Aug, 2016
The genius of the Romantic poets was their ability to bring emotion to the forefront in a world where faux-rationality reigned.
Atmosphere | Berberian Sound Studio
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 5th Aug 2016
Cinema screening with live elements.
An Evening of Original Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 5th - 10th Aug 2016
Til’ Death Do Us Part tells the story of David and Alison as they struggle through pressures of married life.
Matchbox Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 5th - 13th Aug 2016
Welcome to Matchbox Theatre! Would you please take a moment to check that all mobile phones and other electronic devices are switched on? Your calls are important to us! Photograph…
A Midsummer Night's Dream in Gotham
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 7th Aug, 2016
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Gotham is exactly what it says on the tin.
Dark North and Hungry Jane: Two Plays of Supernatural Horror
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 12th Aug, 2016
After comedy, horror is the next most difficult art form to tackle; although comedy reigns king at the fringe there is still an eager audience waiting to be scared.
The Story of Mr B
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Institut français d’Ecosse
- 19th Aug, 2016
ShakeShakeTheatre present the tale of a man named Bumblegrum in a quirky and enjoyable puppet show for children.
National Theatre Live: The Audience
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 5th - 15th Aug 2016
Cinema screening of live performance.
Jonny & the Baptists: Eat the Poor
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Roundabout @ Summerhall
- 22nd Aug, 2016
Johnny and Paddy return with another hour of rip roaring music based satire.
Robert Newman: The Brain Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 16th Aug, 2016
In a previous show, we witnessed Robert Newman intellectually tear down Dawkin’s view of evolution.
Shaedates: or How I Learned to Love Myself
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo
- 17th Aug, 2016
Shaedates is a show about finding yourself – quite literally.
James Cook: Ready, Steady, James!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Award-winning stand-up from Birmingham’s 248th most influential tweeter.
James Meehan – Class Act
- Review
- ★★★
- Simon Fearn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 11th Aug, 2016
There is always plenty of political comedy at the Fringe, but rarely as passionate and earnest as James Meehan’s Class Act.
Mark Steel's in Toon
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 23rd Aug, 2016
This year Mark Steel aims to give a brief overview of the cities and sights of Scotland.
James Loveridge: Castles in the Sand
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 27th Aug 2016
James once has sex in a cage, whilst a stranger’s rabbit watched him from an ironing board.
John Robertson: The Dark Room
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 20th Aug, 2016
“You awaken to find yourself in a dark room”, it’s a phrase shouted many times during The Dark Room.
Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
After a blockbuster 2015, Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe are back with a bang.
The Vaudevillains
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 8th Aug, 2016
This year Les Enfants Terribles are gracing us with a show that’s fun but is a hotchpotch of great performers, boring music, missed opportunities and laughs.
James Loveridge: Castles in the Sand
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
James once has sex in a cage, whilst a stranger’s rabbit watched him from an ironing board.
John Robertson: Arena Spectacular!
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 2
- 24th Aug, 2016
John Robertson claims that comedy is a sick industry (and he should know).
James & Seaburn: Pigeon Trousers
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 4th - 14th Aug 2016
James & Seaburn are back with a brand new show featuring their unique mix of sketch, stand-up, songs and general silliness.
Andy Zaltzman: Plan Z
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 10th Aug, 2016
The Satirists for Hire returns to the fringe with another hour of bizarre similes, half baked ideas, and desire for a better world.
Iphigenia in Tauris
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites
- 8th Aug, 2016
Champs Mêlés’ production of Iphigenia in Tauris is a two hour, French language translation of J.
Perfidious Lion
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 7th Aug, 2016
Some shows stick in your head even if they are flawed.
Burnistoun Live at the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 6th Aug, 2016
For many Rab Florence and Ian Connell are the unsung heroes of Scottish comedy.
James Wilson-Taylor: Ginger is the New Black
- Review
- ★★★
- Millie Bayswater
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 24th Aug, 2016
James Wilson-Taylor has been discriminated against and enough is enough.
Adrian Gray's The 007 Conspiracy: James Bond's Terrifying Truth, Exposed!
- Review
- ★★★
- Jamie P Robson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 22nd Aug, 2016
The internet seems to have triggered a new dawn for conspiracy nuts everywhere.
James Nokise: So So Gangsta
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 2
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Useless former gang member James Nokise takes a light-hearted look at the way we see each other, examining how people end up in gangs and what happens when you’re kicked out.
Spencer Jones is The Herbert in Proper Job
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 16th Aug, 2016
Almost every review of Spencer Jones takes the lazy route of saying he’s like Mr Bean meets something/someone wacky.
Princes of Main: Cool
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 20th Aug, 2016
Princes of Main return with another sketch show chock-a-block with odd characters, witty one liners and silliness.
Chris Gethard: Career Suicide
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 18th Aug, 2016
Too often, successful American comedians make their way to the UK assuming that audiences are as easy to please as they are back home.
The Lounge
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 11th Aug, 2016
There comes a time in most good plays when you realise you’ve become completely lost in a moment due to its sheer brilliance.
Will Seaward: Magnificent Bastard
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Counting House
- 25th Aug, 2016
Everyone wants to rule the world but Will Seaward actually has a list of ways to achieve this.
Michael Morpurgo's King Arthur
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 9th Aug, 2016
Story Pocket Theatre bring Michael Morpurgo’s novel about King Arthur to life with a solid and enjoyable production.
The MMORPG Show
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Counting House
- 27th Aug, 2016
The MMORPG show is a good idea but lacks the slick execution required to fully succeed.
Horse McDonald in Careful
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 7th Aug, 2016
Swapping her musical trappings for the theatre, Horse McDonald takes to the stage to present an undeniably intriguing and raw, if occasionally sensational, biopic of her own life.
Mungo Park – Travels in the Interior of Africa
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 16th Aug, 2016
Mungo Park proved that any true Scotsman would do almost anything to avoid spending another bloody day in Selkirk.
Ada/Ava by Manual Cinema
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Potterrow
- 10th Aug, 2016
This is Manual Cinema’s first visit to the Fringe and they have brought with them a technical and awe-inspiring show that combines live music and shadow puppets.
Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity – A Live Action Graphic Novel
- Review
- ★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 7th Aug, 2016
Intergalactic Nemesis was like being trapped in a lift that wouldn’t stop going up or down, it made me angry on so many levels.
Immaculate
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 4th Aug, 2016
Arriving fresh-faced from Dorset, young sixth-form group Harpoon present their take on Oliver Lansley’s hilarious play Immaculate.
The Snail and the Whale
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 6th Aug, 2016
Joyous in every way, The Snail and the Whale by Tall Stories is a textbook example of how to do theatre for children right.
James Acaster: Reset
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sophia Charalambous
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 10th Aug, 2016
Always the bridesmaid never the bride is perhaps a somber way to sum up James Acaster’s Fringe experience to date, having been nominated for more Edinburgh Comedy Awards than any…
Life According to Saki
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 5th Aug, 2016
Whether you’ve never heard of Saki before or consider yourself a die hard fan, this production is sure to please.
James Veitch: Game Face
- Review
- ★★★★
- Eva Hibbs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 16th Aug, 2016
We’ve all been irritated by unfair traffic fines and generic email newsletters.
This Glorious Monster: Wrong 'Uns
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 13th Aug, 2016
Wrong ‘Uns is aptly titled because there is plenty of them packed into this hour of sketch comedy.
Ribbet Ribbet Croak
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 17th Aug, 2016
Ribbet Ribbet Croak is a gentle and successful piece of theatre for younger children, as well as being very suitable for PMLD and ASD family groups.
Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 6th Aug, 2016
Nish Kumar has provided a wily hour of satire as some people could sit for the entire show and not realise it’s really a show about politics.
Lou Sanders: What's That Lady Doing?
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 27th Aug, 2016
It is a rare treat to see surrealist comedy this good.
Knightmare Live: The Game Has Changed
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 25th Aug, 2016
For many like me Knightmare was watched with a religious fever back in the 90s.
Rhys James: Forgives
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2016
Don’t worry about it.
The Snow Queen
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C scala
- 4th Aug, 2016
Trundling into view as part of C Theatre’s 25th anniversary is The Snow Queen.
Darren Walsh: S'Pun
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 4th Aug, 2016
Unsurprisingly Darren Walsh’s S’Pun is an hour of puns.
What Can You Do to Make Your Venue Autism-Friendly?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 1st - 2nd Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Women Redressed: Theatre Festival
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Park Theatre
- 31st Jul - 1st Aug 2016
Hit theatre festival Women Redressed is back, running for two nights at Park Theatre.
The Dingleberry Theatre Foundation Presents: Mandatory Seminar
- Listing Comedy
- Off Broadway
- Annoyance Theatre NY
- 30th Jun - 28th Jul 2016
A dark satire on workplace wellness showing that often the people telling you how to live your best life are the ones who don’t know how to do it themselves.
James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 31st May 2016
For children over 6, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words.
Acting Funny: UoB's Short Course on Comic Theatre Practice
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- University of Brighton, Edward St
- 30th May - 3rd Jun 2016
Taught by established professional performers and University of Brighton staff, this five day course provides intensive training in physical skills and creative approaches for devi…
The Tiger Lillies
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 3rd Jun, 2016
The Tiger Lillies are a band that everyone should experience at least once in their life times.
Max and Ivan: Unstoppable
- Review
- ★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 2
- 1st Jun, 2016
Fringe veterans Max and Ivan bring their show Unstoppable to The Warren for this year’s Brighton Fringe.
Blue Block Studio
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh
- Event Space, Level 2, National Museum of Scotland
- 28th May - 3rd Jun 2016
An innovative creative space for babies to listen, to explore, to build, to watch, to lie down, to look and to touch.
Off the Cuff: Crime and Funishment
- Review
- ★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 2
- 1st Jun, 2016
Off the Cuff, the Brighton based improvisation troupe, bring their show Crime and Funishment to the Fringe.
David James: Precisely
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 28th May - 4th Jun 2016
Beautifully-crafted comedy from one of the country’s masters of anecdote and timing.
Bootworks Theatre presents: Now Listen To Me Very Carefully
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 23rd - 24th May 2016
Imagine if you lived your life according to the values set out in the movie Terminator 2.
He Gave Me Heroin by James Aden
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Lantern @ ACT
- 23rd - 27th May 2016
A new play by James Aden.
The Bookbinder
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Dukebox
- 26th May, 2016
The Bookbinder is Trick of the Light’s enchanting fairy tale of a young apprentice bookbinder’s encounter with an old woman and her mysterious book.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Do Shakespeare
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 22nd May 2016
Earth’s funniest footwear returns with a brand new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence, taking on The Bard Of Avon himself.
James Hamilton Is So Lonely
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 21st - 22nd May 2016
Multi award-winning creator of BBC Radio 4’s ‘Casual Violence’ (“Leading the new wave of sketch comedy” - The Sunday Times) and staff writer for Cartoon Network’s ‘The Amazing Worl…
Shit-faced Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 21st May, 2016
For those of you who have yet to encounter the fringe phenomenon that is Shit-Faced Shakespeare, this is a show that does exactly what it says on the tin.
Fire Burn: The Tragedy of Macbeth
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 19th May, 2016
The story of Macbeth’s tragic demise has been told many times by hundreds, if not thousands, of theatre makers.
About a Goth
- Review
- ★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rialto Theatre
- 25th May, 2016
When little in your life seems to be easy then perhaps, for some, the only way to take control is to adopt a persona.
Dance Theatre Masterclasses
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- Nelly Lewis
- 15th - 29th May 2016
Three dance theatre masterclasses hosted at the new Nelly Lewis Centre.
The Biggest Marionette Circus in the World Part II
- Review
- ★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 23rd May, 2016
Life-sized animal puppets with fully articulated limbs come to life in front of your eyes in a cacophony of singing, dancing and plenty of audience participation.
James Bennison: How to be a Supervillain
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 7th - 30th May 2016
Award-winning comedian James Bennison has had enough and has decided to take over the world.
Doktor James' Akademy of Evil
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Dukebox
- 7th May - 3rd Jun 2016
WANTED: Small minions to join Doktor James’ army of evil.
The Marked
- Review
- ★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 9th May, 2016
The Marked follows Jack’s crusade against the haunting demons that follow his life living rough on the streets of London.
James Veitch: Work in Progress
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 7th - 15th May 2016
Thematically loose, structurally tenuous.
How to: Be a Theatre Producer
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent: Bosco
- 7th May 2016
Learn all about the life and work of a theatre producer! What is a producer? Who are they? What do they do? Could you be a producer? Come along and find out.
Dancing in the Dark
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Price
- Brighton Fringe
- 41 Hollingbury Park Avenue
- 10th May, 2016
An inconspicuous townhouse in Fiveways plays host to the promenade performance Dancing in the Dark.
James McDonnell: Beef
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Village
- 6th May - 3rd Jun 2016
It’s happening again.
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- London Fringe
- Sadlers Wells
- 4th - 7th May 2016
Acclaimed for its unique fusions of ancient and modern traditions, and its exquisite choreography inspired by the wealth of spiritual practices found throughout Asia, Cloud Gate Da…
Art of Printmaking: Open Studio
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- North Star Print Studio
- 1st - 29th May 2016
Once again, this busy, central, printmaking studio opens its doors to the public, exhibiting members’ works amid the tools and presses of their creation.
Albert Mews Open Studio
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- Albert Mews
- 30th Apr - 29th May 2016
Albert Mews Studio opens its doors for five weekends this May, hosting an array of returning and new designer talent.
James and the Giant Peach
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Simon Ximenez
- UK Regional & Tours
- Multiple Venues
- 23rd Apr, 2016
The fantastical, magical stories created by Roald Dahl have proven themselves to have the potential to inspire family shows that enthral rather than patronise with the award-winn…
Of Mice and Men
- Review
- ★★★
- James Price
- Brighton
- Theatre Royal Brighton
- 28th Apr, 2016
A classic piece of American literature and a popular text for study in education, Of Mice and Men was John Steinbeck’s first venture into writing a novella aimed for the stage.
Canned Laughter
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh
- King’s Theatre
- 31st Mar, 2016
Some people claim that the 1960s and 1970s were the golden age of British comedy.
I Am Thomas
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh
- The Lyceum
- 25th Mar, 2016
I am Thomas is an economic show bound together with a fantastic cast.
The Theatre Workshop Presents...Monologue Jam!
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Oliver Lugg
- Brighton
- The Iron Duke Pub Guesthouse Kitchen & Theatre
- 30th Mar, 2016
Tragedy and Comedy blend seamlessly together for this series of monologues performed byThe Theatre Workshop.
A Threesome
- Review
- ★★
- James Price
- Brighton
- Artista Studio and Gallery
- 30th Mar, 2016
Turning up to a Box Office and asking for “A Threesome” is always a great way to start the evening.
Night at the Theatre
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Vault Festival
- Multiple Venues
- 27th Feb - 24th Apr 2016
Combining a mixture of dance theatre, audio-description and imaginative storytelling with Casson & Friends’ trademark interactivity; Night at the Theatre is a fun, family adventu…
Hairspray
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- UK Regional & Tours
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 24th Feb, 2016
Hairspray is a breath of fresh from the normal Broadway musicals that trudge their way through the British stages.
Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 1
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- Traverse Theatre Bar
- 24th Feb, 2016
The playwrights, directors, and actors who constitute the loose confederation that is the Village Pub Theatre once again moved in to the more upmarket, city central Traverse Thea…
Village Pub Theatre LGBT Innovators 2
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- Traverse Theatre Bar
- 25th Feb, 2016
The Village Pub Theatre’s second evening of short new dramas at the Traverse, in celebration of LGBT History Month, came with a wonderfully louche vibe, thanks to the easy MC-i…
The Tailor of Inverness
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh
- Traverse Theatre
- 11th Feb, 2016
One-man show The Tailor of Inverness first hit Edinburgh stages eight years ago and has been touring ever since.
Zippos Presents Cirque Berserk!
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- UK Regional & Tours
- Peacock Theatre
- 15th Mar, 2016
The Marx Brothers greatest failing is at the circus.
James III: The True Mirror
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- UK Regional & Tours
- Festival Theatre Edinburgh
- 9th Feb, 2016
Like the first, the final play in Rona Munro’s James Plays is part family saga, part love story.
James II: Day of the Innocents
- Review
- ★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- UK Regional & Tours
- Festival Theatre Edinburgh
- 9th Feb, 2016
Day of the Innocents takes place on the same set as the first James play, but it feels somewhat different thanks to subtle changes of dressing and lighting.
James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- UK Regional & Tours
- Festival Theatre Edinburgh
- 9th Feb, 2016
There’s the feel of a gladiatorial arena to the staging of Rona Munro’s trilogy of James Plays, not least because some audience members seated on a raised area above the sta…
Beauty and the Beast
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- UK Regional & Tours
- Perth Concert Hall
- 21st Dec, 2015
Horsecross’s production of Beauty and the Beast holds a debt to the Disney version of the tale, and it never quite gets out from under its shadow.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh
- King’s Theatre
- 8th Dec, 2015
It’s that magic time of year when we theatre critics stop watching plays about middle class people and their problems, and get to watch a man in a dress tell dirty jokes to ki…
Women Redressed : Theatre Festival
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Arts Theatre
- 9th - 16th Nov 2015
Emerging feminist theatre company, Sheer Height, present Women Redressed - a brand new theatre festival showcasing 14 pieces of writing – new and old – that put female characte…
Henry V
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Moore
- UK Regional & Tours
- Upstage Centre Youth Theatre
- 27th Oct, 2015
The York Shakespeare Project return to Upstage Theatre, marking the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt with an all-female production of Henry V.
James Thiérrée
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music
- 3rd Sep 2015
In “Tabac Rouge,” a mischievous dance-theater work that is part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival, the unpredictable artist James Thiérr&…
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2015
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
James – Magners Summer Nights
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Ross Bandstand
- 26th Aug 2015
Best known for the indie classics Sit Down and Come Home, James’ latest studio album La Petite Mort bristles with upbeat defiance and illustrates just why they remain one of Britai…
Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 25th Aug 2015
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and Other Tales
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 26th Aug, 2015
Lancaster Offshoots have created an enjoyable and surprisingly funny offering with their take on Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit and Other Tales.
Iphigenia In Splott
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 27th Aug, 2015
The link between Greek myth and a deprived district of Cardiff is not an obvious one, and Iphigenia in Splott raises this intriguing question tantalisingly.
Theatre Engine: FlashMob
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites
- 24th - 28th Aug 2015
A mash-up of dance, music, mobile phones and you! FlashMob begins as a game of words and ends as a dance party for all participants – with audience members interacting with movem…
Theatre Uncut
- Review
- ★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Roundabout @ Summerhall
- 7th Sep, 2015
Theatre Uncut commissions playwrights to respond to current events, then make the resulting plays available online so that anyone can perform them.
James Loveridge: Funny Because It's True
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 24th - 30th Aug 2015
An hour of hilarious true stories from an exciting young stand-up comedian/loveable idiot, James Loveridge brings his 2014 show back to the Fringe for a limited run.
Rowan James: Easy for You to Say
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 23rd - 30th Aug 2015
Rowan is a hip hop and punk-inspired poet diagnosed with a specific learning difficulty and speech impediment, often disabled by other people’s perceptions.
EurekaDance – Presented by Performing Arts Studio Scotland
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PASS Theatre
- 21st Aug 2015
EurekaDance is the culmination of a week of movement exploration with artistic director of Collision, Lisi Perry and Simonson Modern Jazz facilitator Teresa Perez Ceccon – all th…
Silver Darlings: Alexander McCall Smith and James Ross
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 20th - 24th Aug 2015
In Silver Darlings, celebrated writer Alexander McCall Smith has joined forces with innovative Scottish composer James Ross, to write a song cycle about Scotland and the sea.
Bad Boys: Whisky Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Valvona & Crolla Scottish Foodhall@Jenners
- 20th - 27th Aug 2015
A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan.
Large Scale Theatre Marketing Workshop
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Boards
- 19th Aug 2015
A unique opportunity to gain insight into how we successfully market shows at the UK’s largest working theatre and as part of the Ambassador Theatre Group.
James Brown is Annie – Funk on the Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 18th - 30th Aug 2015
Get up if you want to get down! Creamy, full-fat, calorie-laden funk from Edinburgh’s premier groove machine, JBiA.
Elysium Fields
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 23rd Aug, 2015
Potemkin’s People is one of two shows performing on alternate nights under the joint title of Elysium Fields from B-Land Productions.
The Greatest Stories Never Told
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 29th Aug, 2015
Setting the evening’s tone from the outset, the audience take their seats while the actors prep onstage, cycling through an exaggerated array of warmup exercises that any perform…
Sanctuary
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 25th Aug, 2015
If you are looking for some respite from hackneyed scripts and dodgy accents, you are not going to find it in Sanctuary.
What is the Point of Children’s Theatre?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 17th Aug 2015
Join leading makers as we discuss what motivates artists to make theatre and dance for young audiences.
A Matter of Life and Debt
- Review
- ★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 25th Aug, 2015
From the very moment you walk into the space, the aesthetic style of the piece is made abundantly clear.
Sexmaniac. Anarchist Theatre Only for the Mentally Unhinged
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Jury’s Inn
- 17th - 22nd Aug 2015
It’s 2015.
Ferdinand
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 19th Aug, 2015
Ferdinand from Tasty Monster Productions is genuinely one of the nicest productions I have seen.
Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden – Old Masters
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 20th Aug, 2015
How can you review Barry Cryer? He’s a British comedy legend, practically an institution.
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: James Lambeth Sings Rodgers and Hart!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 30th Aug, 2015
There is only one bar in Edinburgh that is fit for a man possessing such talent like James Lambeth: the Jazz Bar.
Village Pub Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Village Pub Theatre
- 19th Aug, 2015
For those of you not lucky enough to live in Edinburgh all year round, Village Pub Theatre (VPT) is a regular “let’s put the show on here” brand of new theatre based in the f…
Theatre: In All Its Forms!
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 14th Aug 2015
A look at new and original ways of presenting and producing theatre.
James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 13th - 16th Aug 2015
Stories old and new for anyone over six who enjoys stand-up comedy without rude words from the man who invented the genre.
Best of HUB
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 15th Aug, 2015
Seated and ready for some late night entertainment in the Pleasance Dome, Best of HUB brings the best of the best from the Fringe arena, providing a mixture of stand-up comedians a…
Theatre Censorship Now
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 50 George Square
- 12th Aug 2015
What is the price of free expression in theatre today? Are concerns about causing offence, security risks, or funding cuts leading to increased self-censorship? And what can the in…
The Art of Reduction and the Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alex Hargreaves
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Valvona & Crolla Scottish Foodhall@Jenners
- 15th Aug, 2015
The Whisky Anorak return this year with writer and performer John Mark’s new piece of Whisky Theatre.
Backstage Pass to the UK’s Biggest Theatre!
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 10th - 11th Aug 2015
Explore the labyrinth of secrets lurking behind the Edinburgh Playhouse foyer doors as the custodians (past and present) of this stunning theatre lead you through the history of a …
Antiwords
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 14th Aug, 2015
Antiwords is a piece inspired by Václav Havel’s play Audience, featuring an awkward dialogue between a dissident playwright and a drunken brew master.
Five-a-Side Theatre
- Review
- ★
- Caitlin Hobbs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 19th Aug, 2015
“Join our storytelling team as they use innovative improve [sic] techniques to craft a narrative from audience members’ true stories,” boasts the Five-a-Side flyer.
The Improveteers!
- Review
- ★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 16th Aug, 2015
Once the show begins and the lights come up, the lighting designer (or so we thought) walks away from the desk and takes to the stage in silence, before introducing himself as our …
Noises Off
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Ninian’s Hall
- 17th Aug, 2015
Having ventured far away from the Fringe into a tucked away little village hall in a particularly small auditorium, the first thing that you clasp your eyes on is the absolutely re…
Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 & Over
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 9th - 30th Aug 2015
Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 and Over is a collection of original fairy tales with morals and lessons for adults (ie.
James Christopher's Annual Cry for Help
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 9th - 30th Aug 2015
‘A thoroughly enjoyable and funny experience.
Moribund
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Street
- 22nd Aug, 2015
Moribund: a show about death and the afterlife that fails to get a rise out of the audience.
Grandad and Me
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 13th Aug, 2015
The Letter J’s production of Grandad and Me is simple, moving and effective.
The Glass Menagerie
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 14th Aug, 2015
The Glass Menagerie is a hard play to get wrong.
Nick Doody: T'ai-Po
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canons’ Gait
- 13th Aug, 2015
Since Nick Doody’s first fringe show Before He Kills Again I would have expected him to have achieved more success than he seems to as he is simply one of the best gimmick-free sta…
The Oxford Revue Presents – Free
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 13th Aug, 2015
Alex Furrow, the compere for Oxford Revue Presents, has a lot to contend with, La Belle is a big venue and it must be difficult to pack it out with an eager crowd.
James Bran: Invisible Badminton and Other Dreams
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
A stand-up poetry show about dreams from 2014 AAA star and BBC New Comedy Award London runner-up.
James Farmer: Ultimate Worrier
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Join James (writer for 8 Out of 10 Cats, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You) as he worries about worrying too much, about worrying too much.
James Ross – Leopardoptera
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Globe Bar
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
High-energy, left field stand-up for people who’ve read a book, without pictures, and enjoyed it.
Francesca, Francesca...
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue 13
- 14th Aug, 2015
Delving into the short life of 20th century photographer Francesca Woodman, Francesca, Francesca.
James Hamilton Is So Lonely – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
The hotly anticipated solo debut of a multi award-winning sketch comedian is probably happening elsewhere.
Milton Jones and the Temple of Daft
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 17th Aug, 2015
Known for his deadpan delivery of pun-filled one-liners, Milton Jones returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his latest show, The Temple of Daft.
The Nursery Improv Venue at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Thistle Edinburgh, The King James
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans…
Dolls
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
- 15th Aug, 2015
Dolls is about our relationships with toys, but there is nothing wooden about this show.
Antigone Now
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 9th Aug, 2015
Part of the American High School Festival, Antigone Now is nothing if not endearing in its attempts to impress.
Horseplay – The Troy Musical
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 9th Aug, 2015
Napier University Drama Society presents a musical retelling of the Trojan War as their offering to the gods this festival.
James & Seaburn - Piano Chocolat
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 7th - 16th Aug 2015
Thrown together by quirk of fate and sticking together though necessity, Nicola James and Ian Seaburn present Piano Chocolat, a fun-filled journey through modern life, touching on …
Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap
- Review
- ★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 15th Aug, 2015
Car chases, fan fiction and Westlife are all stories that Danish comedian Sofie Hagen brings to her set with a bubbly personality and fills the room with life with tales of the bes…
Katie O’Kelly’s Counter Culture
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just Festival at St John’s
- 15th Aug, 2015
Counter Culture is a very clever show; so clever that it took me halfway through it to realise that the title is quite a good joke.
Consumption
- Review
- ★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 13th Aug, 2015
Consumption is a somewhat-successful commentary on the state of 21st century society, one obsessed with technology, appearances and consumerism, navigated by the central story of S…
Improvabunga: Funny Side Up
- Review
- ★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 18th Aug, 2015
After a quick introduction to the performers, a few improvisational examples, such as a Lonely Hearts Ad from a toilet and a first date at the Battle of Waterloo, we were introduce…
James Van Praagh
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 7th - 8th Aug 2015
New York Times best-selling author and subject of a major Hollywood film starring Ted Danson, James Van Praagh demonstrates his unique talent and psychic abilities in a demonstrati…
We May Have to Choose
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 19th Aug, 2015
We May Have To Choose is a one-person show performed by Emma Hall.
No Strings
- Review
- ★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 19th Aug, 2015
No Strings tells the unoriginal tale of two, middle-aged married people hooking up for one night of meaningless, pure sex, with Shona looking to get back at her cheating husband an…
The Dream Sequentialists
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo
- 16th Aug, 2015
The Dream Sequentialists is a show about dream goblins.
Jonny and the Baptists: The End Is Nigh
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Roundabout @ Summerhall
- 12th Aug, 2015
Johnny has accidentally told his niece that he can single-handedly stop climate change and so he embarks on a musical adventure with his bandmate Paddy to save the world.
The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 19th Aug, 2015
The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers is a witty and intelligent black comedy with psychopathic humour that will chill and charm you in the same sitting.
Fourth Monkey's Grimm Tales: Little Red Cap
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 13th Aug, 2015
A bare stage, obscured by low lighting and backed by an eerie sinister soundtrack set the tone for this gripping retelling of the classic children’s fairy-tale, but this telling …
James Bran: Invisible Badminton and Other Dreams
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
A stand-up poetry show about dreams from 2014 AAA star and BBC New Comedy Award London runner-up.
Carnival Medea: A Bacchanal
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 11th Aug, 2015
From Georgia State University comes a wonderful reimagining of the Medea myth, reset in the colourful trappings of Trinidad’s carnival.
James Freedman: Man of Steal
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 6th - 31st Aug 2015
Persuader.
The Bookbinder
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 13th Aug, 2015
Trick of the Light presents a charming and an enjoyable addition to your afternoon in the form of The Bookbinder.
James Dowdeswell's Perfect Pub
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
George Orwell wrote an essay on the perfect pub.
A Very Tall Storrie
- Review
- ★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 12th Aug, 2015
Having been turned away from a packed venue on the day I was originally scheduled to attend, I was anticipating great things on my return the next day.
Our Teacher's a Troll
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Roundabout @ Summerhall
- 8th Aug, 2015
It’s amazing how much you can get out of the word ‘Ak’ – the only word in the troll language.
David Tsonos: Walking the Cat
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at the Caves (Salvation Rooms)
- 24th Aug, 2015
You’d imagine that it’s quite difficult to write an hour of stand up about owning a cat, and apparently it is, because about half way through David Tsonos’ Walking the Cat he p…
Julius Caesar
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 8th Aug, 2015
Of the two offerings of Julius Caesar that the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School are offering this year, this review concerns the all-male version: a show brimming with great ideas ye…
The 56
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 7th Aug, 2015
The Venn diagram containing those who enjoy watching football and those who enjoy watching theatre might not have the largest overlap in the world.
The Man Called Monkhouse
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 27th Aug, 2015
Bob Monkhouse was a complicated and enigmatic man.
New Town Theatre Cabaret
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- New Town Theatre
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
The nightly cabaret features a selection of the best festival entertainment with a changing line-up of international and local singers, musicians and entertainment, all in the oak-…
Chris Martin: This Show has a Soundtrack
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 25th Aug, 2015
Chris Martin is trying something a little different this year by having his show underpinned with a musical soundtrack.
Abnormally Funny People
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 26th Aug, 2015
Abnormally Funny People showcases some of the best and brightest comedians living with disabilities on the circuit, oh and a token “normal”.
Elaine Malcolmson: Arrangements
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 19th Aug, 2015
Arrangements is about death and depression but doesn’t leave the audience down in the mouth.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – Minging Detectives
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 5th - 30th Aug 2015
There’s been a murrrder! Some criminals put stockings on their heads, now Earth’s funniest Socks get their heads around crime.
James Veitch: Genius Bar
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 9th Sep, 2015
James Veitch appears, at first, a bit like a protagonist in a young adult novel (probably one by John Green), in the way he combines a bildungsroman with popular culture, or sees m…
Will Seaward Has a Really Good Go at Alchemy
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 13th Aug, 2015
Will Seaward Has a Really Good Go at Alchemy is probably unlike anything you will have ever seen.
Rhys James: Remains
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 9th Sep, 2015
Rhys James does not make it easy for his audience to get a handle on him.
Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am?
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 9th Aug, 2015
Who Do I Think I Am? is an hour long rip roaring stand up performance.
Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 2
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 13th Aug, 2015
Gein’s return to the Edinburgh Fringe once again to showcase their brand of dark sketches.
Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 8th Aug, 2015
Parading onto the stage to a gangster soundtrack and with the threatening stance of a dormouse, Hal Cruttenden jumps in with his first gag and the laughs just keep rolling with thi…
I Am Beast
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 13th Aug, 2015
Returning for their fourth Fringe, Sparkle and Dark bring their own fascinating and fantastical take on experiences of death and loss.
Simon Donald: Barry Twyford Isn’t Meant
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 13th Aug, 2015
The nervous Barry Twyford (from Crackwhore and Mingpiece Market Research) takes to the stage and explains that he has accidentally booked himself to do a show at the Edinburgh Frin…
Emma Sidi: Character Breakdown
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 13th Aug, 2015
When you see a comedian get a laugh from taking a sip of water you know they’ve got good timing.
Stephen Bailey: Should've Been a Popstar
- Review
- ★★★
- James Moore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 17th Aug, 2015
Greeting the guests on the door with a bubbly personality in an attempt to brighten up the dark, underground bunker that would play host to his stage, Stephen Bailey set the mood f…
Morro and Jasp Do Puberty
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 13th Aug, 2015
Jetting in from Toronto come clown sisters Morro and Jasp, masters of their craft and hilarious to boot.
Pilgrim
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 16th Aug, 2015
Jetting in from Dublin, Pilgrim is a unique exploration of the maturity in valuing what you possess rather than clinging onto vain dreams of the future.
A Storm in a D Cup
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 9th Aug, 2015
Amelia Ryan is accustomed to accidents, inclined to insult, prone to gaffs, whoopsies, and boobies.
The Secret Garden
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 15th Aug, 2015
The Secret Garden from Not Cricket Productions is a faithful and on-the-whole, effective, adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale.
Molly
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 14th Aug, 2015
This year, Squint presents Molly – a show investigating the mindset of a sociopath with eerie echoes of the things you might see in Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror.
The Hideout
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 13th Aug, 2015
Haste Theatre’s new take on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur is one full of charm and humour.
The Voice Thief
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 5th Aug, 2015
“Good girls should be seen and not heard”.
James Acaster: Represent
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Sarah Gough
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 20th Aug, 2015
‘I know why you’re here’, James Acaster begins, ‘for the celebrity gossip’.
Tar Baby
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 25th Aug, 2015
Tar Baby is a show caught between two worlds, comedy and drama, poignant and silly, white and black.
Shakespeare Untold: Titus Andronicus (The Piemaker's Tale)
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 8th Aug, 2015
‘One-man Titus Andronicus for Kids’ sounds like one of those joke titles you suggest to late-night improv troupes.
Zanna, Don't
- Review
- ★★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 26th Aug, 2015
What would the word be like if homosexuality was the norm? Zanna Don’t is here to answer that question and bleed the concept dry, long after the amusement has left the building.
James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids
- Review
- ★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Turn Pot
- 25th Jul, 2015
Holding the attention of a room full of six to eleven year olds armed with nothing more than a microphone is quite some feat, but for James Campbell – widely acknowledged as t…
Alice Walton Ceramics: Open Studio
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- Rosehill Workshops
- 30th May 2015
Alice Walton opens her studio for an evening to showcase her range of hand crafted interior decor ceramics with guest jewellers.
Musical Theatre Showcase
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 27th - 28th May 2015
An eclectic mix of songs, scenes and ensemble numbers from the world of musical theatre accompanied by a live band.
James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 26th May 2015
For children over six, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words.
ACT Kids Theatre Festival
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- The Lantern @ ACT
- 24th - 27th May 2015
A short festival of four fantastic plays for young people performed by young actors over three nights.
Venue B @ Brighton Youth Centre
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 23rd - 30th May 2015
See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details.
Nettle Knickers: Puppet Theatre
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Spa Queens Park
- 17th May 2015
Join life-sized cranky Hildegaard Von Nettles, Prince Dandelion and wicked Belladonna in their herbal adventures.
James Veitch: Genius Bar
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 9th - 25th May 2015
James Veitch feels the same way about adulthood as he does about Woody Allen movies; we all keep going in the hope that one day it’ll be as good as it was.
James Bran: Invisible Badminton & Other Dreams
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hobgoblin
- 8th - 10th May 2015
Following a successful run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, quirky and exciting rising comedy talent James Bran brings his solo show to Brighton Fringe.
Brooklyn Studios for Dance Studio Show
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Brooklyn Studios for Dance
- 8th May 2015
It’s been a productive spring for Pepper Fajans, the founder of this new space at Cadman Congregational Church in Fort Greene.
A Concert for VE Day: Martin James Bartlett Plays Mozart
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Royal Pavilion
- 8th May 2015
BBC Young Musician of the Year 2014 pianist Martin James Bartlett plays Mozart Concerto No.
James McDonnell: End
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Blue Man
- 6th - 27th May 2015
If you like loud musical comedy, this is the place to be Wednesday night, as James McDonnell stomps through an hour of high energy, surreal music and hilarity.
Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series B
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Ensemble Studio Theater
- 3rd May 2015
Martyna Majok’s stealthily devastating “John, Who’s Here From Cambridge,” an indelibly acted portrait of intimacy and entitlement, makes this a must-see.
The Hunger James
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 3rd - 4th May 2015
James has hit a lot of stumbling blocks in his life, and maybe, just maybe, food is something he just can’t get past! Join James for his first solo hour (work in progress), as h…
Come and Enjoy Art in Jay's Studio
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- 8 Eastern Terrace Mews
- 2nd - 31st May 2015
An exhibition of work that depicts what visitors enjoy in Brighton - the eccentric, comic, delightful or strange.
David James: Baby-Boomer
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 2nd May 2015
David James, senior comedian and master story-teller, brings his baby-boomer show to Brighton Fringe for one night only.
Blackshaw Theatre presents Alice in Wonderland
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Battersea Library
- 2nd - 16th May 2015
Alice has lost her cat, but when her search leads her to the library, Alice discovers more than she could ever imagine.
Print Exhibition: Open Studio
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- North Star Print Studio
- 2nd - 31st May 2015
A Brighton Fringe debut! This busy, central studio will be showing lovingly crafted works by active, Brighton printmakers from a range of practices.
Punch & Judy's Grand Theatre of Varieties
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fishing Museum
- 2nd - 24th May 2015
Uproarious fun from Brighton’s own seafront stars of slapstick silliness. Plus extra puppet mischief, some bubbles, balloons and a museum treasure trail.
James Bennison: How to be a Superhero
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 2nd - 31st May 2015
James Bennison has spent the last year going to extraordinarily dangerous lengths to gain superpowers so that you don’t have to.
Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Ensemble Studio Theater
- 1st May - 1st Jun 2015
(previews start on Wednesday; opens on May 18) Let’s hope local playwrights have been running wind sprints and agility drills, because Ensemble Studio Theater’s Maratho…
Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series A
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Ensemble Studio Theater
- 1st May 2015
Ensemble Studio Theater’s evening of one acts races between decades, places, genres and forms.
Buttery Brown Monk at the Leicester Square Theatre
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 26th - 28th Mar 2015
Buttery Brown Monk are a dynamic trio that deliver old-school, sketch extravagance.
Village Pub Theatre: Bill Murray Night
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- The Village
- 5th Feb, 2015
American film actor and comedian Bill Murray allegedly fields offers of work via a voice mailbox which, according to Wikipedia, “he checks infrequently”.
Theatre Uncut
- Review
- ★★★★
- Grace Knight
- Glasgow
- Oran Mor
- 20th Nov, 2014
In a departure from its usual format, A Play, a Pie and a Pint this week plays host to (and co-commissioned) Theatre Uncut 2014, a political theatre company producing short plays…
Blackshaw Theatre presents Halloween Tales
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Selkirk
- 30th Oct - 1st Nov 2014
Blackshaw Theatre Company presents Duncan Gates’ new play, Fetch, as part of ‘Halloween Tales’, a spooky 3-day theatre event at The Selkirk Pub in Tooting Broadway.
Kevin James
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Beacon Theater
- 19th Oct 2014
This Long Island native and actor (“The King of Queens,” “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”) brings his national stand-up tour to the majestic Beacon Theater.
James Lee Byars
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- USA Regional & Tours
- Museum of Modern Art
- 7th Sep 2014
Until a few weeks ago, Mr.
James Rhodes
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 22nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Using his trademark stand-up style, insights and anecdotes on classical music, maverick pianist James Rhodes makes his fringe debut.
Is Your Marmite Watching You?
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 26th Aug, 2014
The point of a thought-experiment is to provide a way of exploring the consequences of an idea, not through a metaphorical prism, but through a literal imagining of what might happ…
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2014
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Jazz Rite of Spring
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 23rd Aug, 2014
The Rite of Spring lends itself extremely well to jazz interpretations: those wild off-beats and dissonances must be a jazz artist’s wet dream.
Musical Theatre: In Conversation With…
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 19th Aug 2014
The Fringe Society chats with musical theatre practitioners at the top of their game about making it in the business.
Joe's Cautionary Tales
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 20th Aug, 2014
Hungry Wolf presents an energetic and enthusiastic offering for children at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
James Bannon: Running with the Firm
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 31st Aug, 2014
James Bannon’s story has all the ingredients of a good novel: a down-to-earth setting; some very shady characters, some good guys and some dumb ones; a developing plot; plenty of…
Wireless Theatre Presents: Couples Who Changed the World
- Review
- ★★
- Henry St Leger
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 31st Aug, 2014
Ever had a burning desire to see radio entertainment being made in the studio? Me neither.
Begin the Beguine: James Lambeth Sings Cole Porter!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Jazz Bar
- 20th Aug, 2014
James Lambeth returns to the Fringe for the third year running with companions Steve Hamilton on piano and Mario Caribe on the double bass.
Government Inspector
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo
- 31st Aug, 2014
In this production of Nikolai Gogol’s satirical masterpiece, Sedos, ‘The City of London’s premier amateur theatre company,’ have forwarded the action a hundred years to 1…
Peter Pan
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 16th Aug, 2014
This offering of Peter Pan from the American High School Theatre Festival never reaches the heights of the Second Star to the Right.
West Side Story
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Edinburgh Academy
- 20th Aug, 2014
Youth Music Theatre Scotland return for another successful year at the Fringe, this time with a remarkably professional and well-executed production of West Side Story, perhaps t…
Moonshine, Medicine and The Mob: Whisky Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Aron Penczu
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Valvona & Crolla Scottish Foodhall@Jenners
- 19th Aug, 2014
Part history lesson, part guided whisky-tasting, Moonshine, Medicine and the Mob offers a fascinating insight into a key period in American history: Prohibition.
A Race of Robots
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 13th Aug, 2014
Despite a fun-sounding premise, A Race of Robots unfortunately does not live up to its name.
Occupied
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Royal Terrace
- 16th Aug, 2014
Harry Buckoke’s Occupied is an intelligent and refreshingly light-hearted dissection of the 2011 occupation of Lady Margaret Hall by students of Cambridge University.
Much Ado About Zombies
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 13th Aug, 2014
With such an intriguing name, the cynical part of me was almost prepared to be let down.
Meet the National Theatre Literary Department and Studio
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 11th - 18th Aug 2014
This talk is ideal for theatre-makers of all kinds who create work from scratch and want to find out more about how the National Theatre develops work.
Classical Guitar - Jonathan Prag
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C too
- 16th Aug, 2014
Combining an interesting program with an intimate setting and impressive technique, this concert of classical guitar music will be of interest to specialists and those who will enj…
James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- Festival Theatre Edinburgh
- 18th Sep, 2014
This trinity of new plays by Scottish playwright Rona Munro are a timely study of nationhood, identity and the consequences of political actions.
James II: Day of The Innocents
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- Festival Theatre Edinburgh
- 18th Sep, 2014
We don’t see one of the most important events in the life of James II, just its immediate consequences; a hurried, chaotic, almost dream-like explosion of fear and movement fo…
James III: The True Mirror
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- Festival Theatre Edinburgh
- 18th Sep, 2014
If we’re to believe Rona Munro, the third James Stewart to rule Scotland was the country’s answer to England’s Edward II; a monarch who, while undoubtedly a man of culture…
The Trojan Women
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 19th Aug, 2014
Updating Greek myths and tinkering with texts is a finicky process; how to maintain the spirit of the original while providing an audience with something new? Yet this new produc…
Hamlet
- Review
- ★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 19th Aug, 2014
I really hope there wasn’t an adult in charge of this.
James Dowdeswell: Wine, Ale and I
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 11th - 24th Aug 2014
James jokes about booze.
Acting and Technical Theatre Careers Talk
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 11th Aug 2014
World renowned Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) runs acting, stage management and technical theatre courses.
The Penelopiad
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 12th Aug, 2014
Cambridge Shortlegs and Pembroke Players return to the Edinburgh Fringe with their production of The Penelopiad, an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novella.
Sunday in the Park with George
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 16th Aug, 2014
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society have brought their leisurely afternoon stroll Sunday in the Park with George to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Theatre of Dissection
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge
- 10th Aug 2014
The nineteenth century marked the golden age of death in art.
James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 7th - 10th Aug 2014
More merriment for anyone over six who enjoys stand-up comedy without rude words.
Bad Boys: Whisky Theatre
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Valvona & Crolla Scottish Foodhall@Jenners
- 6th - 24th Aug 2014
A romp through the bits of the whisky industry that didn’t quite go to plan.
James McVeigh - Head of Marketing and Innovation at Festivals Edinburgh
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- University of Edinburgh Business School
- 5th Aug 2014
The Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club, the active networking club based at the University of Edinburgh Business School, is delighted to host James McVeigh as part of our Fringe serie…
Always... Patsy Cline
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Church Hill Theatre
- 6th Aug, 2014
Before this show, I had not heard of Patsy Cline.
BBC: The Culture Studio with Janice Forsyth
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC@POTTERROW
- 4th - 13th Aug 2014
Janice Forsyth offers the best of the fest in 90 minutes.
The Bee-Man of Orn
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Quaker Meeting House
- 5th Aug, 2014
With such a wonderful title, it’s a shame that The Bee-Man of Orn is not as thrilling as it sounds.
Theatre Uncut 2014
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 4th - 18th Aug 2014
The double Fringe First winners return with new short plays to get people thinking, talking and taking action.
Maia and the Sock Monster
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Lauriston Halls
- 5th Aug, 2014
Uncommon Productions Staffordshire should be commended for their bravery in presenting their debut effort at the Edinburgh Fringe.
James Christopher - Partially Sighted in All the Big Venues
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
A celebration of human flaws.
Phill Jupitus is Porky the Poet in Juplicity
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Jam House
- 13th Aug, 2014
Before Phill Jupitus was a panel show staple (but in a good way) he was a performance poet.
Sophie Wu is Minging, She Looks Like She's Dead
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Wee Red Bar
- 6th Aug, 2014
Hang on.
Princess Taz and the Fearsome Forest
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cafe Camino
- 7th Aug, 2014
The word ‘rap-dragon’ might simultaneously spark intrigue and a sense of unease, but fear not.
Ride of the Wagnerian
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 12th Aug, 2014
There’s nothing I would like to do more than go for a pint with Giacinto Palmieri and discuss Wagner.
James Freedman: Man of Steal
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Voodoo Rooms
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
After a lifetime studying hustlers, conmen and other thieves, ‘the world’s number one pickpocket’ (Time Out) is still an honest man.
Jay Rayner: My Dining Hell
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 4th Aug, 2014
Jay Rayner is a real presence, a big guy with a big voice who is very comfortable with addressing an audience.
The Duck Pond
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bedlam Theatre
- 13th Aug, 2014
About halfway through this performance, a mobile rings in the audience.
James Loveridge: Funny Because It's True
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Charlotte Ivers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 12th Aug, 2014
James Loveridge’s Funny Because It’s True is indeed funny and is presumably also true.
The Jungle Book
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on Niddry St
- 5th Aug, 2014
Flying High Theatre Company’s adaptation of The Jungle Book is a charming lunchtime production, faithfully recreating its source material and providing entertaining moments of ph…
Beans On Toast
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 24th Aug, 2014
Patch of Blue return to the Edinburgh Fringe with their scrumptious offering of Beans on Toast: a triumph of simplicity which still captures the imagination and the heart.
Julius Caesar in Original Pronunciation
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gryphon@WestEnd
- 7th Aug, 2014
Fighting a giggle fit is not what an audience member should be doing during the first half of Julius Caesar.
Theatre on a Long Thin Wire
- Review
- ★★★
- Kyung Oh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 16th Aug, 2014
There are no actors in this show.
Medea
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 4th Aug, 2014
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned; so quotes or paraphrases every production of Medea ever made.
The Dispute
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 5th Aug, 2014
Who was first unfaithful: woman or man? A scientific experiment designed to recreate the garden of Eden and answer this question “once and for all” is the premise of this he…
Half Baked
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 4th Aug, 2014
Oh, boy.
Tony and Mike - The Country Owl and the City Squirrel
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 2nd Aug, 2014
It’s a rare show that can successfully entertain children of all ages.
Gambit Theatre Presents: Contrast
- Review
- ★★★
- Emma Gibson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 5th Aug, 2014
Gambit Theatre’s offering at the Fringe is a theatrical exploration of two real-life conmen and more specifically, identity imposters.
Kitty in the Lane
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall
- 9th Aug, 2014
An intense, poetic study of loneliness, cruelty and rural isolation, Kitty in the Lane is a mesmeric continuation of the Irish literary tradition, a reminder that our cousins over …
Pomme is French for Apple
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 1st Aug, 2014
You can sense when an audience is tense even without turning around.
Cabaret Nova
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 21st Aug, 2014
Cabaret Nova has undergone a transformation since last year.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 9th Aug, 2014
I didn’t expect to be hearing hard-hitting political satire this afternoon, but wow, that was actually quite a good Tibet joke.
Title and Deed by Will Eno
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 20th Aug, 2014
Plays by leading contemporary playwrights are becoming more common at the Fringe.
Mike Belgrave's Krazy Komedy Show 4 Kidz
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 12th Aug, 2014
Mike Belgrave is a brave man.
King Arthur
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 31st Jul, 2014
Sometimes in this show, there’d come some songs like this.
Rachel Stubbings: Doing It for Himself
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 22nd Aug, 2014
Rachel Stubbings gave me a Maoam.
Leodo: Paradise Lost
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 31st Jul, 2014
Not be confused with the Milton epic, Leodo: Paradise Lost follows the story of a young girl lost at sea and transported to a magical island beyond the horizon, Leodo.
Lysistrata
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 1st Aug, 2014
It takes a brave soul to attempt to tackle ancient Greek comedy with a modern audience.
Shakespeare for Breakfast
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 1st Aug, 2014
With a free croissant and tea in hand, Shakespeare for Breakfast almost had me sold before kick-off.
The Odyssey: An Epic Musical Epic!
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 4th Aug, 2014
Triumphantly sailing into Edinburgh come Audacious Productions with their frankly magnificent production The Odyssey: An Epic Musical Epic.
The Big Bite-Size Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 15th Aug, 2014
This is a show about poo.
James Acaster: Recognise
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 11th Aug, 2014
Acaster strides onto the stage with purpose; his floppy fringe and corduroy jacket giving him the mild air of an English schoolboy.
Jungle Bungle
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 7th Aug, 2014
Bouncing into Edinburgh from Australia, No Mate Productions have arrived with their enjoyably infectious offering Jungle Bungle.
Rhys James: Begins
- Review
- ★★★
- Kayleigh Blair
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th Aug, 2014
James’ appropriately named debut show at the Festival is fast paced, anecdotal and comfortably funny throughout.
According To His Need
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 1st Aug, 2014
Oddball alert! A guy wearing headphones sits strangely close to me and asks whether I like “communist romcoms.
The Adventure Machine
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 31st Jul, 2014
You wake up at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - And So Am I
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emily Dunford
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 22nd Aug, 2014
Since forming in 2005 in Aberdeen, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre have performed internationally and on television around the UK.
James Veitch: The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Megan Dalton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 19th Aug, 2014
60% of emails sent are spam, and James Veitch turns this cyber curse into a comic blessing.
Demi Lardner: Birds with Human Lips
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 7th Aug, 2014
As a recipient of the Gilded Balloon’s So You Think You’re Funny? Award Demi Lardner belongs to an elite group of comedy talent.
James Adomian
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Carolines
- 29th - 30th Jul 2014
A master of impressions, Mr.
City Academy Musical Theatre Company Present Cabaret
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Shaw Theatre
- 19th - 20th Jul 2014
Follow the adventures and mis-adventures of Sally Bowles in this raucous and risqué musical comedy, set in the seedy underworld of 1930’s Berlin.
The Studio 9 Orchestra Live
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Brunswick
- 1st Jun 2014
Formed in 2011, the Studio 9 Orchestra performs some of the finest contemporary arrangements for an 18-piece jazz band.
Choose Your Own Documentary
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Lillywhite
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 31st May, 2014
When author Edward Packard created the Choose Your Own Adventure genre in 1979, he probably didn’t expect their huge success.
James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 27th May 2014
Imagine you’re a sausage.
How to: Run a Venue at Brighton Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Marlborough Theatre
- 24th May 2014
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
Venue B
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 24th - 31st May 2014
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- To be discovered…
- 24th - 25th May 2014
2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�…
Kasper's Puppet Theatre
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Marina
- 16th - 30th May 2014
Kasper’s Puppet Theatre presents a magical fairytale for children.
Puppetgeist
- Review
- ★★★
- James Lillywhite
- Brighton Fringe
- The Dukebox Theatre
- 17th May, 2014
After winning Best New Comedy at last year’s Brighton Fringe, the puppet-based sketch comedy group Stickyback returns this year with new show Puppetgeist.
De Profundis
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 9th May, 2014
This musical represents a massive achievement in many senses.
James McDonnell: Family Values
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Blue Man
- 6th - 30th May 2014
Do you like family? Do you like values? Then get ready to see a comedian with no awards to his name break your disappointment hymen.
Love Brighton? Then Visit This Studio
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- 8 Eastern Terrace Mews
- 3rd - 25th May 2014
Paintings and prints of the most colourful and eccentric parts of Brighton (including illustrations for a pub series in Viva Brighton) by the 2012 Brighton Fringe Visual Arts Prize…
Open Studio
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- Turner Dumbrell Workshops, Unit 15
- 3rd - 26th May 2014
Paintings, drawings and wood cut prints by local artist Geoff Plant. Open gallery exhibition with latest work to buy.
Patrick Turpin: A Brother for Jonathan
- Review
- ★★★
- James Lillywhite
- Brighton Fringe
- Upstairs at Three and Ten
- 5th May, 2014
As the house lights dim and the small projector set up on stage starts flashing the words, ‘Turps is here!’, you know you are in for something a little bit different than your …
Philip Dunn's Open Studio
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- Turner Dumbrell Workshops, Unit 9
- 3rd - 25th May 2014
Philip Dunn has naturally had a difficult year since the tragic and sudden death of his wife, Carole.
John Robertson: The Dark Room
- Review
- ★★★
- James Lillywhite
- Brighton Fringe
- Upstairs at Three and Ten
- 4th May, 2014
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 Best of Village Pub Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- Traverse Theatre
- 9th Apr, 2014
Edinburgh’s revered Traverse Theatre has, for many years, defined itself as “Scotland’s new writing theatre”, regularly giving over its stages to a variety of new voices …
Rhys James: Begins
- Listing Comedy
- Glasgow Comedy Festival
- Blackfriars Basement
- 4th Apr 2014
Pointy-faced comedian Rhys James writes jokes, poems, stories, ideas and tweets.
James Bannon: Running With The Firm
- Listing Comedy
- Glasgow Comedy Festival
- Tron Theatre
- 19th Mar 2014
When you go undercover remember one thing, who you are… The film was I.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Theatre Uncut: Dalgety & Fragile by David Greig
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Hutton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
Theatre Uncut is one of the few good things that has come out of the knock to public spending put in place in 2010, said to be the worst since World War II: it is from these cuts t…
Jason Manford - First World Problems
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hull City Hall / Truro Hall for Cornwall
- 27th Aug, 2013
After an unassuming entrance where he wanders onstage in jeans and a checked shirt, Jason Manford thrust aside his microphone stand and quipped “Alright chairs in here, aren’t …
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2013
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (from here on mercifully abbreviated to APCSP) follows the trials and tribulations of six young spellers, along with some extremely fortu…
Vernon God Little
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
Someone once wrote of the novel Vernon God Little that it ‘was a work of unutterably tedious nastiness and vulgarity’, and its author DBC (Dirty But Clean) Pierre ‘a man with…
South Downs
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
Based on David Hare’s knowledge of 1960’s private school politics from the position of a boy attending on a scholarship, South Downs is an excellent play: funny, intelligent an…
Captive Minds
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2013
Ironic isn’t it? A show about a psychopath and it made me want to kill someone.
Flanders and Swann
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2013
Flanders and Swann’s songs occupy a strange position in British consciousness: some are well renowned and regularly emerge on adverts, whilst others are forgotten gems only known…
The Shape of Things
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2013
Neil LaBute’s 2001 play has big themes: the morality of art; the morality of love.
Jake Morrell
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Aug, 2013
Hailing originally from East Anglia (“the sticky out bit of Britain… that isn’t Wales”, as it was helpfully described), Jake Morrell and his Magnificent Band’s musical ex…
Tango Theatre: Woman of Shadow, Woman of Light
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th - 26th Aug 2013
This living, timeless story unfolds from the depths of a Tango song.
The Beginning
- Review
- ★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
The beginning of The Beginning does in fact begin before you realise it.
Fascinating Rhythm: James Lambeth Sings Gershwin!
- Review
- ★★
- Nick Barstow
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
It can’t have been more than fifteen minutes into James Lambeth’s hour long set that I decided I had already had enough.
Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
The Edinburgh Academy makes for a spacious yet slightly odd choice of venue for music and comedy due Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel.
A Career in Theatre Management
- Review
- ★★★
- Jack Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2013
To present such a talk upon the ins and outs of theatre at its bare business-driven bones is both innovative and opportune during the fracas of the Fringe, when an attentive audien…
The Emma Packer Show - What's the Point in Living If You Can't Cha-Cha-Cha?
- Review
- ★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
The Emma Packer Show is audaciously bad.
A Conversation With My Father
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
Hannah Nicklin is a remarkably unpretentious, simple, intelligent theatre-maker.
Gotcha!
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
A one-man show scheduled for over an hour and a half can be a daunting prospect for both performer and audience.
Who Are You Supposed To Be?
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
For many people, a date in August had been looming.
Sion James and Friends - Free!
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th - 25th Aug 2013
Star of Fringe favourite The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly, Siôn James, ‘utterly charming .
Vanity
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
On the first night I tried to go to Vanity the tiny room was completely full: I couldn’t even see past people hanging around at the door.
Black Rubix Theatre Presents: Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster
- Review
- ★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
In the style of Noises Off, the fictional Black Rubix Theatre (actually some of the students in the Queen Mary Theatre Company) attempts to put on what they think is a biting satir…
Blues! Live at Venue 45
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th - 22nd Aug 2013
The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45.
Medea
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
To choose Seneca over Euripides (thus making this a Roman rather than a Greek tragedy) is a brave decision by Kudos and one that occasionally backfires.
The 27 Club
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2013
The 27 Club as a concept is comprised of a much revered collection of musicians who died aged 27.
Shostakovich Late
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
Any venue that gives out wine on entry is likely to endear itself to the audience, but ROSL on Princes Street is endearing even without such generosities; a delightful space lined …
The Mad Hatter Bum Party
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
The Mad Hatter Bum Party confers a false and fairly nauseating dignity on being without a home.
How Hard Do You Hum When You Cum?
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2013
The funniest piece in this collection of performed poems isn’t about the human body.
Sanctuary
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
Buried deep under Edinburgh, accessible only via a side street and past an inconveniently parked white van, Paradise in the Vault is the perfect venue for this chilling chamber ope…
The True Story of Ah Q (Physical Theatre)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Madeleine Ash
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2013
Living a homeless existence in Wei Village during the late Qing Dynasty, the poor, fumbling Ah Q is faced day after day with his own short comings.
An Afternoon of Playback Theatre
- Listing Theatre / Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th - 17th Aug 2013
Acclaimed show where you, the audience, provide true stories for the performers.
Large Scale Theatre Marketing Workshop
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug 2013
A unique opportunity to gain insight into how we successfully market shows at the UK’s largest working theatre and as part of the Ambassador Theatre Group.
Sanctuary
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2013
Discussing the topic of abortion in a church venue may seem like a controversial and edgy thing to do.
Meet the National Theatre Studio and Literary Department
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th - 19th Aug 2013
Meet the National Theatre studio and literary department and find out more about how the National Theatre develops work.
Repertory Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Steedman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
WARNING: The front two rows will get wet! Thrust into the peculiar and fast-paced world of theatre, the scene is set immediately for us: a young ambitious playwright (Iftach Jeffre…
Junk
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2013
If the fringe has a competition for ‘the most cool stuff a director can think of and put into a show’, Junk is a shoe-in.
Pirates of Penzance
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
It’s difficult not to enjoy yourself watching Pirates of Penzance and this production from Durham is no exception, although it does occasionally feel like it’s trying to undo i…
John James and Eddie Walker
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug 2013
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…
James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Old Market
- 9th Aug, 2012
Kids’ comedy is harder than you’d think.
James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lia Sanders
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
Watching James Campbell launch into his family friendly stand-up routine makes one wonder why there are not more stand-ups for children around.
James Morton: Kneads to Raise Dough
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug 2013
James Morton, Great British Bake Off finalist 2012, with historian Susan Morrison, performs extreme baking - can James really raise dough in 60 minutes whilst explaining the scienc…
Inquiry into the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2013
Hosted at the Edinburgh Christadelphian Church by the local community group there, Inquiry into the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ purportedly sets out to examine evidence …
Find Me
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
Find Me manages to reveal simultaneously how far we’ve come and how far we have to go in our attitudes to mental illness.
The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning
- Review
- ★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning does three things: it tells the story of Manning’s life; it calls into question the ethics of the army culture in which he found himself; an…
Godspell
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.
Introduction to Solo Theatre Performance
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th - 11th Aug 2013
A participatory workshop led by Colin Watkeys, Director of Festivals in Edinburgh (Hill Street Solo Theatre) and London (Face to Face Festival) and award-winning solo performers Cl…
Rough Theatre
- Review
- ★★★
- Isla VT
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Creased Productions’ Rough Theatre brings to the stage two of Beckett’s lesser known plays, Rough for Theatre I and II, in simple but effective style.
Theatre Uncut
- Review
- ★★★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
Theatre Uncut is a shoe-string operation aiming to provide immediate dramatic response to current crises.
Theatre Uncut
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th - 19th Aug 2013
Fringe First, Herald Angel, Spirit of the Fringe award winners Theatre Uncut return with a brand new collection of short plays to get people thinking, talking and taking action on …
Romeo and Juliet
- Review
- ★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
The Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group’s Romeo and Juliet is just the sort of production that can give Shakespeare a bad name.
Traverse Through Time: 50 Years of the Traverse Theatre
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th - 8th Aug 2013
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�…
Casual Violence Presents: House of Nostril
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Jamie Hamilton is an energetic and inventive sketch writer, with an unusual ability to take conventions from other genres and spin them until they become surreal.
Moraletry - PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Ethics and morality aren’t typically seen as trendy when it comes to comedy, poetry and performance; they are often seen as unfun and old-hat.
The Improverts
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2013
Bursting onstage in a blaze of colour, noise and applause at half past midnight in Bedlam, the Improverts return once more to the Fringe.
The Bear Goes Walkabout
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Events like The Bear Goes Walkabout are premonitions of the future of British classical music.
James Christopher: What Are You Doing Here?
- Review
- ★★★
- Nadia Brooks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2013
What are you doing here? Although he says it’s a show which may answer some of the big questions of being, I expect James Christopher doesn’t really mean this in an existential…
Baconface - It’s All Bacon!
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2013
It’s the worst kept secret at this year’s Fringe that the UK debut of little-known alternative 80s comedian Baconface is in fact enormously well-known alternative comedian Stew…
Bristol Improv Presents... / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
Watching actors improvise can be the most fun thing ever.
Barry Brennan’s Bi-Monthly Dungeons and Dragons Sessions – A Geek Tragedy
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
No in-depth knowledge of Dungeons and Dragons lore is required to appreciate the excellent comedy this show provides.
There Has Possibly Been an Incident
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
A plane crash; tanks stopped on Tiananmen Square; a ruler standing on a palatial balcony; the interrogation of the perpetrator of a mass shooting.
On the One Hand
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
Paper Birds’ On the One Hand looks and feels a lot like a John Lewis advert.
In the Kingdom of the Blind
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
That’s an awfully good-looking prop, I think to myself as a character takes a knife to an apparent rabbit carcass.
Static - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
In Static, a man in his early twenties describes growing up.
George Galloway’s Fighting Talk
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
George Galloway arrives on stage chewing gum and wearing a military style jacket.
Tejas Verdes
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2013
It was strange returning from Tejas Verdes.
Edinburgh Science, Edinburgh Magic!
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
Ron Butlin is the Edinburgh Makar (poet laureate) and he is a skilled and sensitive writer.
Harder Please
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
Our bodies are not challenged in the way our ancestors would have been used to.
Comedy, Evolved
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
Watching Americans do sketch comedy can be painful for the British.
Something Fishy
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
Another outing for put-upon mother-of-three Ruth Rich, Something Fishy charts an ill-fated school trip to Marrakech.
Roughs
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Last time someone ‘breathed new life’ into Beckett they were issued an injunction.
Cut!
- Review
- ★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2013
Knee-high boots, a wayward German accent and a toothbrush moustache – major alarm bells for any production, but even more so for a one-man show.
A Laughing Matter
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Hush Theatre is on a mission ‘to deliver a comparable experience to both deaf and able hearing audiences.
A Circus Affair
- Review
- ★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
The big problem with A Circus Affair is that its performers, Sarita and Mr Kiko, spend too little time doing what they are good at (circus) and far too much time filling out the sh…
Duvet Dave
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
Who is Duvet Dave? I’m not really allowed to say exactly who, but I can describe him.
Verb Garden: Radical Scotland
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Our host Bob Starrett is a cartoonist, writer, trade unionist and political activist heavily involved personally and politically with the history of the Glasgow shipyards.
Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous) 2013
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2013
Sign on to Sh!t Theatre’s JSA: ‘a curious though immensely likeable duo who merge stand-up with physical theatre and biting socio-political satire .
Facehunters
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
SWEARING?! LESBIANS?! DRUG ABUSE?! HOW TERRIBLY AVANT-GARDE! Apologies for the shouting but Facehunters seems keen to stress that if you have a message of any kind, you’re best o…
The Walls
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
PhD student Carrie leads us through several case studies of female mental illness, spanning centuries and hitting quite close to home.
Rhys James Prepares / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Rhys will tell some brilliant jokes, do some incredible poems and then leave.
Macbeth
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
Director Matt Dann writes that his production of Macbeth is ‘informed, not by an imposed concept, but by the texture of the text itself: lean, taut, bristling with muscular tensi…
I'm With the Band
- Review
- ★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
The best allegories can stand on their own two feet.
Sans Salomé
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
Who doesn’t love a good meta-play? One of three Fourth Monkey plays up this year, San Salome has two parallel storylines: Oscar Wilde attempting to stage his controversial late w…
Waves
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Alice Mary Cooper ushers us into a tiny black room, onstage are a cup, saucer and red cork cricket ball resting on a cardboard box.
Real Horror Show
- Review
- ★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
It is perhaps embarrassing how long into Colin Hoult’s The Real Horror Show it took me, until I realised what I was watching.
Solstice
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
This darkly comedic two-hander plunges us straight into the aftermath of a murder in the Scottish Highlands.
Grounded
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Grounded is the tale of a female fighter pilot (Lucy Ellinson) who loves the freedom of the blue sky.
Double Booked
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2013
Ruth Rich’s madcap scheming to avoid a diary clash fills this hour of light comedy at the Pleasance Courtyard.
Titty Bar Ha Ha
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
Some good friends snubbed the opportunity to see this with me: I was made to see my first cabaret all alone.
A Brief History of Beer
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2013
We really don’t know much about beer.
The Shawshank Redemption
- Review
- ★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
There is much about Stephen King’s novella The Shawshank Redemption that is suited to a stage adaptation, the action taking place in the claustrophobic rooms of a prison, its nar…
Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
Setlist is just a bloody good idea.
The Sleeping Trees' Odyssey
- Review
- ★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
Sing, muse, of three sweaty men, dressed all in white; James Dunnell-Smith, Joshua George Smith and John Woodburn are The Sleeping Trees and their Odyssey is lively, loud and ebull…
Who Wants to Kill Yulia Tymoshenko?
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been framed and is now forced to share a cell with a prostitute and possible murderer, Lina.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
Satisfying energetic children can be a task for even the most patient of adults, but CeilidhKids seem to have found a simple but effective solution to combine family bonding with c…
Quietly
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
Plays based on historical and significant conflicts often tend toward the bombast and spectacle: either exploring the actions and feelings of the major players in positions of powe…
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales immerses children and parents alike into a world of wonder.
Voices Made Night
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
‘You can tell the bits, but can never complete the picture.
Austerity Pleasures
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
This show consisted of political satire.
Gareth Richards: Gareth Goes Electric
- Review
- ★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
A show title that implies a comparison between Bob Dylan and a minor comedian is clearly a rather ambitious, even presumptuous one.
Kubrick3
- Review
- ★★★
- James Fennemore
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Alan Conway spent several years pretending to be Stanley Kubrick, a man he knew very little about – and people believed him.
The Boy Who Kicked Pigs
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
‘New writing? New wronging!’ proudly exclaims production company Kill The Beast’s website.
Milo McCabe: Schiz
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2013
It can be annoying when someone points out that being schizophrenic has nothing to do with split personalities, but they would be right.
The Beta Males in ... Superopolis
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
The concept sketch show has been gaining prevalence at the Fringe in recent years, and key proponents of this must be Betamales.
Greg Proops
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Back at the Fringe for the twentieth year in a row from his native San Francisco, Greg Proops is a veteran who has spent years on the comedy circuit in a variety of roles and an ev…
Oresteia
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
The Cambridge University team behind Oresteia have achieved many things I would have considered impossible with Aeschylus’ source material.
Morning and Afternoon
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
A cynic would suggest that a one-man show written and performed by an acclaimed director is one likely to fall into certain pitfalls; history is littered with those who have steppe…
James Acaster - Lawnmower
- Review
- ★★★★
- Melissa Lawford
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2013
For those not in the know, James Acaster is a nice man from Kettering who will happily tell you that all of his clothes are from Marks and Spencer.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - In Space
- Review
- ★★★★
- Milly Reilly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
If you are attracted by the glittering diversity of shows offered by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, then this is one for you.
Seann Walsh: The Lie-in King
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Though a wayward arachnid hanging from the ceiling threatened to steal Walsh’s show on the night I was there, his genuine reaction to it – ‘HOLY SHIT’ – turned into ten m…
Squidboy
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
People who have seen Squidboy will be competing to find the best way to describe it.
Human and Other Things
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2013
Fresh from the Namat Theatre in Cairo, Human and Other Things offers a select glimpse of Egypt, albeit in a rather frustrating manner.
The Bunker Trilogy: Macbeth
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Recast in a WWI bunker, claustrophobia is the order of the day as you watch events unfold in a very small room from an even smaller bench.
Alex Horne: Lies
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
As he confesses in the opening lines of his show, Alex Horne ‘hates stand-up’.
Lysistrata: The Disco Vaudeville Rock'n'Roll Musical
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2013
The title is probably the most interesting thing about this adaptation of Lysistrata, but any potential that it implies is sadly missed by the show itself.
BBC: The Culture Studio
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th May - 14th Aug 2013
BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth brings a lively mix of guests and music to reflect the best of the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe.
The Boy Under The Christmas Tree
- Review
- ★★★★
- Christopher James
- London Fringe
- King’s Head Theatre Pub
- 17th Dec, 2018
The Kings Head Theatre is once again offering multiple seasonal shows for their audiences to enjoy.
Suspicious Package
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2010
Suspicious Package is an interactive film in which the audience of five play the main characters.
Tick...tick...BOOM!
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 28th Mar, 2012
Tick…Tick…Boom! is a show created by Jonathan Larson (of RENT fame) centred around a promising musical theatre writer ‘Jon’, who is running out of time.
Theseus and the Minotaur: A Love Story
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
Flamenco dancing is perhaps not the first thing I would associate with the legend of the Minotaur and indeed neither is the idea that the conflict between the monster and Theseus h…
Auld Alliance
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
At the beginning of the The Consort of Voices, the Edinburgh-based choir providing the music for this concert, strode in dramatically from the back of the church led by their bashf…
Quantum Battlestar Deep-Space Voyager Tardis Wars: The Million-Dollar Space Epic
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2012
If the title has somehow not given it away already, a warning should be given to the unenlightened.
Alex Mendham and His Orchestra
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 12th Mar, 2012
Dinner and a show: a winning combination.
James Grant
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2012
Singer-songwriters such as James Grant are tasked with the difficult job of keeping an audience entertained with merely a voice and a guitar, but James Grant proves in this hour-pl…
On the Edge
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
‘This is much more than just a tale of physical erosion off the coast’, promises the flyer for newly written play On the Edge.
James and the Giant Peach
- Review
- ★★★
- Emma Roberts
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2011
Roald Dahl’s classic children’s tale about a boy finding friendship and adventure with a bunch of idiosyncratic insects astride a giant peach is translated faithfully to the stage …
Scottish Dance Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Fritzie Andrade
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Aug, 2006
Ill be the first to admit that whenever I see dance shows at the fringe, I expect to see groundbreaking dance from around the world, but have never expected much from Scotlands…
Payback: The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 17th Jun, 2013
Who am I? What price, fame? What is reality? These are just some of the inane issues dredged up to validate this otherwise empty narrative.
Little Shop of Horrors
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2010
Welcome to Skid Row, a New York slum where only those who dont have any choice would go.
Frisky & Mannish: Extra-Curricular Activities
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 13th Apr, 2012
The self-proclaimed professors of ‘pop hermeneutics’ return in stunning form to the Udderbelly, revealing their miraculous insights into the world of music and mass-culture, li…
Trojan Women
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
At some point in the creation of this production, somebody decided that they were better at writing than Euripides.
Above the Clear Blue Sky
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Sep, 2010
Although dangerously like an extended Russian Eurovision entry, Above the Clear Blue Skys stadium rock surrealist take on the standard a capella ensemble is an entertaining and i…
Carmen
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 11th Apr, 2012
In this North London retelling of Bizet’s opera, our feisty titular heroine is caught between two men in a world of crime, sleaze, and skinny black jeans.
Homemade Fusion
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2011
If you are a fan of hilarious songs and impeccable singing then this is the show for you.
Drop Me Off in Harlem - James Lambeth Sings Duke Ellington!
- Review
- ★★★
- Alexis Macnab
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
James Lambeth has a gorgeous voice and has selected a good list of Duke Ellington standards for his tribute ‘Drop Me Off in Harlem.
Winfamy
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Weirdly, the house lights come on as the show begins and by house lights, I mean the ordinary light-switch for the room.
West End Glee Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Sep, 2010
The Sears Basset Glee Club is looking for a soloist for its London debut, and we - the audience - get to vote on who it will be.
Clive James in Conversation
- Review
- ★★★★
- Luke Sharp
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2008
The title here is very much self-explanatory.
Eleanor Conway's Midnight Rumble
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
Even in the death throes of the Fringe, it seems nobody is prepared to sleep at a sane hour.
Bette/Cavett
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2010
Bette/Cavett is a hilarious re-enactment of the 1971 chatshow encounter of Bette Davis and Dick Cavett.
Theatre of Sex
- Review
- ★
- Luke Sharp
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2008
Franny Winters and her husband Harm Groespecker bound on stage to the music from The Avengers.
Born to be Mild
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Stand Up Hero and The World Stand-Up’s performer Andrew Watts is angry.
FRESHER the Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2011
Five new students arrive at university for a year of alcohol-fueled partying.
The Mikado
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 26th Feb, 2013
In this energetic operetta, The Tabard’s own in-house company Pulling Focus give us a bizarre romp through a blood-thirsty country club.
War Notes
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2010
Lili la Scala leads us through an hour of song from the world wars.
Operation Adelmo
- Review
- ★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
Adelmo Guidarelli fills the space with his rich baritone, and with impressive poise for such an energetic act.
The Night Porters
- Review
- ★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
Neither hilarious nor haunting, the claim this play makes to such titles falls as flat as the claim that it is a comedy.
House of Mirrors and Hearts
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2010
A scream offstage and Laura enters covered in blood.
The Secret Garden: In Concert
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 13th Feb, 2013
This picture-book musical follows a young orphan girl who casts off her mourning clothes and warms the hearts of those around her.
Three Words
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Congratulations to Byteback Theatre for presenting a splendid physical show and going some way to alleviating my, not-uncommon, instinctive scepticism for the genre.
Romeo and Juliet
- Review
- ★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
It is generally accepted that the best facet of Shakespeare’s work and what has made him stand the test of time is his verse.
Repertory Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
This comedy thriller by Israeli duo Elephant and the Mouse has a plot twist so delicious that giving it away would be murder.
35MM: A Musical Exhibition
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 1st Feb, 2013
35MM is subtitled ‘a musical exhibition’.
Spring Awakening
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2010
This musical is about adolescent sex.
James Acaster: Amongst Other Things
- Review
- ★★★
- Beth Kahn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2011
James Acaster claims to be very excitable, but this claim is not borne out by his laid back delivery and mundane choice of topics.
Austen George
- Review
- ★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
‘I haven’t played original stuff for a while’ was Austen George’s mumbled apology to the Acoustic Music Centre audience after encountering difficulty remembering his chords…
Spontaneous Broadway
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2010
Geoff Paine (from Neighbours) leads a team of experienced improvisers in this never-before performed musical based on audience suggestion.
Clive James In The Evening: More To Say
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alan Chorley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2009
Clive James returns to Edinburgh with two daily shows, a lunchtime chat show for those who want to see him in one-to-one conversation with guests and an evening one-man show in whi…
Vaudevillains
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2010
Greeted by the eccentric theatre owner and a glamorous showgirl, the audience wander into a Pleasance Dome transformed especially for this one-off show into the elegant Empire Thea…
Don Quixote - Theatre of the Blind
- Review
- ★★★
- Leon Conrad
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2009
Unlike His Ghostly Heart, another play on the Fringe which is played out in the dark, where the stage is darkened and the audience can make out the actors forms, in Don Qui…
A Life In The Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Linda Haller
- London Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
Out with the old and in with the new.
25: 13 Red, 12 Blue
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Before the lights had barely dimmed, the main actor confidently strode on stage and began the central monologue of how his life in Hull was bad.
James and the Giant Peach
- Review
- ★★★
- Rebecca Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
There’s no one quite like Roald Dahl for children.
Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light
- Review
- ★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2010
Hildegard of Bingen is a twelfth-century German abbess now famed for her extraordinary writings and music.
Edinburgh Tonight with Joe Simmons and Lorraine Chase
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2011
Imagine Richard and Judy.
Uplifting
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2010
When strangers Bill and Jim get stuck in a lift, it’s pretty inevitable that they should end up reflecting on life and end up best of friends.
Elis James: Do You Remember the First Time?
- Review
- ★★★★
- David Levesley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2011
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…
Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2011
Meet Mr Clart, the drunken and prurient tour guide of the famous Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour.
Chopin After Lunch
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2009
After the bustle of Princes Street and the Royal Mile with their American Indian/Celtic/Oriental drumming combos and hundreds of flyers, the last thing I expected in the middle of …
Sound and Fury's 'Private Dick'
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Sep, 2010
Imagine if Frank Sinatra and David Walliams put on a film noir parody with Deano Wicks from Eastenders.
Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Sep, 2010
Dont let the Edinburgh Academy theatre and the audience of grandmas put you off the scent: this is a professional production of an off-Broadway show.
Measures to Measures
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
In this offering from the American High School Musical Theatre Festival, Shakespeare’s text is revamped into a slick news room in a specially commissioned work from Chris Wynters…
Belt Up's The Boy James
- Review
- ★★★
- Ben Blyth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2011
For all the excellent performances and wonderfully controlled aesthetic, this production amounts to nothing more than average; because it’s Belt Up, that’s disappointing.
James Smiley: Public School Twat
- Review
- ★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2006
James Smiley, Public School Twat is described as ‘One young man.
Breabach
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
After striding into the Assembly Ballroom to tumultuous applause, guitarist Ewan Robertson’s wry remark was, ‘Hope you enjoyed the dramatic entrance there.
Bonesong / Unknown Position
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2011
Misdirected sexual attraction is the plate of the day from the Cambridge University Opera Society.
Last Five Years
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Sep, 2010
The focus in this studio production is on the music and on the actors voices: Jason Robert Browns jazz pop score and our double-star combo can hardly fail to please! Every son…
Awkward!
- Review
- ★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
Nominative determinism is a theory that someone’s name will influence or even dictate their life.
American Idiot
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 7th Dec, 2012
Thank goodness they didn’t call it Greenday: The Musical, because if they had, they wouldn’t have got half the audience they did.
Whistle Down the Wind
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
Maybe it was lack of sleep.
Once Upon A Time...
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
‘Improv Comedy’, for a genre whose very definition implies limitless scope, seems to be becoming an increasingly tired medium.
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
Call me strange, but watching this show twice (in English and in Japanese) has been my most fascinating theatre experience in a long time.
PianoDivalicious!
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Sep, 2010
This gal can play the piano.
Dick!
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 3rd Dec, 2012
Let me start by suggesting that people of a nervous disposition need not read this review, since you sure as anything won’t enjoy the show.
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Chunky Woollen Nits
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rebecca Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
The notoriously foul-mouthed Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets have toned down their act for this family friendly show.
Scotch Broth
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
A gaggle of children charged into Paradise at the Vault for Scotch Broth, promised sing-a-long fun with long-time Fringe performer Dennis Alexander.
Ladies of the Sacred Heart
- Review
- ★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2010
Not another comedy about nuns! I cried, being one of those people who dont find nuns intrinsically amusing, but I must confess I found it difficult to suppress a giggle when the …
Auntie Myra's Fun Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
The marketing for Auntie Myra’s Fun Show misleadingly promises something pretty outrageous.
Pitch Perfect
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 24th Feb, 2012
In a blank-canvas office, the corporate machine squeezes one last drop of inspiration from two ad-men at the end of their tether.
Battlefield Band
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
‘An oasis in the Fringe… with bagpipes’ is how piper and most talkative Battlefield Band member Alasdair White described their show.
Romeo and Juliet
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 17th Feb, 2012
‘Ooh, he were good, that Mercutio! Shame he had to die, really.
Chris Corcoran and Elis James - The Committee Meeting
- Review
- ★★★
- Allana Isaacs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Chris Corcoran and Elis James aka Mr Chairman and Rex Jones, the Caretaker, invite you to join them (and the third mystery comedian who remains un-credited) at the committee meetin…
National Theatre of Scotland Presents Love Letters to the Public Transport System By Molly Taylor
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
Writing a show is a difficult enough task; to then both act and direct said show is worthy of a titan.
The Beta Males' Midnight Movie Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joseph Cunningham
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
Not quite a film night and not quite a variety show, sketch comedy troupe The Beta Males play host to a feast of entertainment from some of the Fringe’s finest comedy acts while …
Slacker's Guide to Western Theatre
- Review
- ★★
- Theo Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2010
This play promises a quick and basic guide to the development of western theatre.
The Mermaid of Zennor
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
Zennor is not, as it turns out, a distant alien empire, but a small fishing village in Cornwall.
Toxic Bankers
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 23rd Mar, 2012
Sovereign debt, bad credit, riots and scandals – the Euro, and the sky, is falling.
Scottish Dance Theatre – Matters of the Heart
- Review
- ★★★
- Hannah Myers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Aug, 2011
Fringe-veterans Scottish Dance Theatre, this year celebrating their 25th birthday, return to Zoo in fine fettle with a mixed bill of three works, two of which showcase choreography…
Candid Cabaret
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2011
I had never been to a strip club before.
Elis James: Speaking As a Mother...
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alexander Boughton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Ellis James is a natural stand-up comedian.
Belt Up Theatre's Outland
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Something consistently excellent about Belt Up’s productions is their dedication to preserving the illusion.
Assassins
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2010
Alone in a sixth-floor storeroom, will Lee Harvey Oswald use his gun to kill John F.
Scene of the Titans
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2011
A huge final number, full cast on stage, twiddly runs over the final note.
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - Boo Lingerie
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jon Stapley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
Socks playing guitar.
James Christopher: Bring Me the Head of Russell Kane - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
James Christopher’s tactic of combining the show titles of award-winning comedians seems a strange choice.
Belarus Free Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Myers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
The sense of apprehension in the auditorium as the audience settles is at odds with an early afternoon show, but not surprising when one considers that we are about to witness Bela…
Beethoven and Schubert
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Sadly displaced from their usual venue, the St Andrew’s and St George’s West festival-within-the-festival have set themselves up in Royal Overseas House.
The Drowsy Chaperone
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2010
A musical theatre fan (á la Wayne Koestenbaum) shows the audience one of his favourite records to find respite from his non-specific sadness.
The Devil and Mister Punch
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 9th Feb, 2012
Deep in the bowels of the Barbican lies a show which defies categorisation.
Caucasian Chalk Circle
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2010
The Governor and his wife are forced to flee in the wake of a peasant uprising, but neglect to take their newborn baby with them.
Photo 51
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2010
Combine the Tellytubbies with a political agenda and you wouldnt be too far off this exuberant adaption of the story of the double-helix hypothesis.
Belt Up Theatre's The Boy James
- Review
- ★★★
- Fred Maynard
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
Fringe favourites Belt Up return with their highly acclaimed The Boy James, now transferred to the entirely new venue of C Nova, where up several flights of stairs the audience is …
'Dream Man' by James Carroll Pickett
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard O’Brien
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2010
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.
Sunday in the Park with George
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2011
‘Colour and light’ exclaims Georges, and this production takes that seriously.
Facebook: The Musical
- Review
- ★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2009
Its easy to lie into a computer keyboard, isnt it? Its also frighteningly easy to tell the truth more of the truth that perhaps you should.
Scottish Dance Theatre - Luxuria
- Review
- ★★★★
- Leon Conrad
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2009
Nine members of the Scottish Dance Theatre company take to the stage to dance.
Scottish Dance Theatre - A Visitation
- Review
- ★★★★
- Leon Conrad
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2009
A10-strong cast from the Scottish Dance Theatre start off this performance with a still-life scene, a sculptural montage, in which all the characters appear in the same light.
Abigoliah Schamaun: Girl Going to Hell
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
When extremely enthusiastic New York comic Abigoliah Schamaunn bounded in “from the back of the room to the front of the room!”, her iPod stopped dead as she arrived onstage.
Love and War: The Songs of Howard Goodall
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 25th Feb, 2012
It is a great honour for any composer to have their work cherry-picked by fans and turned into a revue.
Applause
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2010
This high-school production of the Broadway classic hits the ground running with its tale of big-name theatre-star Margo Channing gradually usurped by the devious and considerably …
The Boy Friend
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
The A-level drama students of St Marylebone CE School in London give this frothy oldie a new lease of life.
Rob James: Magicana
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
The downside of performing in a multi-show venue must surely be that you may have very little time to set up a show beforehand — often little more than 10 minutes — while alway…
Livewire Theatre's Salem
- Review
- ★★★
- David Levesley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
Salem is a production that attempts to do something dangerous - to perform a piece of theatre about a historical event that has already been covered by a really well-known play.
Exterminating Angel
- Review
- ★★
- James T. Harding
- London Fringe
- 24th Jul, 2011
Naturalism, at its best, carefully communicates the subtle stories behind the realistically portrayed events on stage.
Neil Delamere: DelaMere Mortal
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Delamere Mortal is a stand-up show with a difference.
John Paul Jones
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- UK Regional & Tours
- 26th Sep, 2010
Jean Paul Jones is an eighteenth-century US naval commander with Scottish roots; and this is the musical of his life.
Remember Me
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
The “romantic and provocative” Remember Me, while initially a little obtuse, strikes a neat balance between art installation, audible sensation and theatrical performance.
Seven Wonders of Magic
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Sep, 2010
Lewis Barlow is an old-school parlour magician working within the great close-up tradition of tricks with coins, cards, ropes and money borrowed from the audience.
The Many Mishaps of Mr. Vinegar
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
Never before has a kazoo been blown with such gusto; so far so good as the two performers began the show with a confident song.
Tick, Tick ... Boom
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2010
On the eve of his thirtieth birthday, Jons pre-life crisis takes the form of a musical monologue with supporting cast.
Rambert Dance Company: Dark Arteries
- Review
- ★★★★
- James W. Woe
- UK Regional & Tours
- 7th Dec, 2015
Rambert is quite possible the most important dance company performing in Britain today; at the very least their influence is far-reaching.
Tim Key - Masterslut
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
The audience quietly filed in to see Tim Key pacing the stage like a panther, brandishing a rose like an inept but enthusiastic fencer and weaving around his microphone stand, a la…
The Happy Prince
- Review
- ★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
When I was little I had a Jackanory audio tape which I would listen to as I fell asleep.
Boy In a Dress
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
What happened in this hour long show is still not quite clear; there was singing, nudity, drag, and a large cupboard to be sure.
13
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
Have you seen that Jason Robert Brown musical where the smart Jewish guy falls for the neurotic Irish Catholic girl? Despite being the premise of three of his shows to my mind, in …
Terror On Presley Beach
- Review
- ★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
This show suffers from a major conceptual problem.
Miss Marchbanks
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Tight collars and tighter dialogue were on display as Charlotte Productions continued their ‘adaptations of forgotten literature’ with Miss Marchbanks, a delightful romp of a V…
Jewish Chronicles
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2010
This show, says its author and performer Daniel Cainer, has been catalogued under theatre because its neither particularly funny or particularly musical.
Three by Poe
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
I knew three things about the show before it started; that there are horror stories, that there are three of them and that they are presumably related to Poe.
James Acaster - Prompt
- Review
- ★★★★
- Adam Lebovits
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
It’s rare for a Fringe stand-up show to devote a significant stretch of time to the correct pronunciation of Kettering Town F.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - On The Telly
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2010
How can a full house of adults be entertained for an hour by a couple of grey socks in a tartan Punch & Judy tent? Ask Kev Sutherland, the writer and performer, who returns for fo…
Orpheus and Eurydice
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2011
This was my first venture over to C eca, a venue with a reputation amongst some as being out of the way.
Burst
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2010
Burst is a highly ambitious set of interlinked character portraits set in 20s England and Sudan.
Spinach
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 16th Jun, 2012
When is a musical not a musical? When it’s a sung play, of course.
Fresher. The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2010
Five students meet for the first time in the flat they are to share for their first year of university.
Monteverdi: Flame and Frost
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2011
I’ve no idea why this show is called Flame and Frost, but I don’t really mind.
DugOut Theatre's Inheritance Blues
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rebecca Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
DugOut Theatre’s Inheritance Blues has already proven to be a winner, picking up ISDF 2012 Festgoers’ Choice Award.
Zanna Don't!
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2010
Zanna is a match-making fairy at Heartsville High, where the school Chess club rule the school and being gay is normal.
The Deacon
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
Edinburgh is a beautiful city, with its ancient monuments, imposing churches and symmetrical townhouses.
Sh!t Theatre Present: Sh!t Theatre's JSA (Job Seekers Anonymous)
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
While not the slickest show this side of the Royal Mile, Sh!it Theatre’s Job Seekers Anonymous was definitely something extraordinary.
Jacques Brel: In Song and Dance
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
The songs of Belgian-born chanteur Jacques Brel are renowned for their colourful imagery and dramatic storytelling.
Allegations
- Review
- ★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2010
The black man and the white man find themselves in a children’s playground, telling each other their tragic stories.
Jack Pratchard
- Review
- ★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2010
Jonathan Storeys beautiful paper theatre is the setting for the tale of Jack Pratchard, the falling-piano casualty who discovers the City of the Dead under a drunk mans hat.
Chris Dangerfield: Sex Tourist
- Review
- ★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
A common adage given to budding creative writers is “Write what you know” to allow for the honesty and candour that makes your output more accessible.
Belt Up Theatre's A Little Princess
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christie Rolley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
‘Come in girls, sit anywhere you like.
Rosie Wilby - How (Not) To Make It In Britpop
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
How much do you know about obscure mid 90s Britpop band Wilby? Not much? Evidently anyone with a real niche interest in obscure Britpop bands should make it their business to find …
Fabled
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
Searching for words to describe Fabled is difficult, which is appropriate as Lois Tucker does not utter a single one for the entire hour she is on stage.
Theatre Tasters - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Oscar French
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
The obvious, but often overlooked difficulty with one act plays is their length.
Dick! Comes Again: Bigger, Longer, Harder!
- Review
- ★★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 29th Nov, 2013
Are you back for more Dick, or are you inexperienced in these areas? Of course I’m referring to the madcap world of adult panto at the Leicester Square Theatre.
James Redmond and Ellie Taylor - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2012
You may recognise these two from TV.
A Little Light Theatre
- Review
- ★★★
- Sarah Agnew
- Brighton Fringe
- 18th May, 2009
Two short plays by the same playwright Paul Richards collectively titled A Little Light Theatre had a lightness of touch that brought ordinary people facing dramatic episodes to li…
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 10th Oct, 2013
What a charming narrative – a mountain man cons a young lady into marital servitude, at which point his six younger brothers steal six other women, holding them captive over wint…
Instant Theatre
- Review
- ★★★
- Dale Phoenix
- Brighton Fringe
- 12th May, 2013
Leaving a theatre and having to critique a performance for potential visitors, despite knowing that it will never be recreated in that way again, is an undoubtedly difficult task.
Another Way
- Review
- ★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 17th Sep, 2013
This bitter-sweet musical errs self-consciously on the side of the sweet, providing a Rom Com where everything seems to go right.
One Rogue Reporter
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
One Rogue Reporter describes its presenter Rich Peppiatt’s progression from Daily Star lackey to vehement tabloid terror.
Swing!
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2010
A wonderful farsical musical romp in the tradition of Mapp and Lucia, Glee and The Stepford Wives, Swing! is the story of a lower-class family who move to wealthy suburban Wafthead…
Lili La Scala: Songs to Make You Smile
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2011
I love Lili.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Robert Ball
- London Fringe
- 25th Apr, 2012
What can a reviewer say about a musical that’s different every night? By extension, what can a reviewer say about any show, since surely no two performances are the same? If you�…
Swann & Company Present: The Sad, Miserable Tale of Albert Belacqua and His Family of Doomed Neurotics
- Review
- ★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2010
Meet Robert Swann, the talentless writer, director and star of what is possibly the trippiest travesty of a play ever to be seen at a Fringe.
Sir James MacMillan at Greyfriars Kirk
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 16th Aug 2019
The outstanding young performers of the National Youth Choir of Scotland are joined by Whitburn Band for Sir James MacMillan’s poignant oratorio All the Hills and Vales Along, w…
La Reprise Histoire(s) du theatre (I)
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh International Festival
- The Lyceum
- 8th Aug, 2019
Theatre-making manifestos always make me wary, in part because I'm inherently suspicious of portentous artists in any field: "The aim is not to depict the real, but to mak…
The British Theatre Challenge 2024
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- 8th Apr, 2024
Director John Mitton tells tell us about this year's , The British Theatre Challenge, the plays and the writers.
VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 28th Nov, 2023
VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn.
The Queen's Court with Monét X Change
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2023
Comedy Editor and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with RuPaul's Drag Race royalty Monét X Change to discuss her debut Fringe show Life Be Lifein', why audiences today a...
One on One With The Portuguese Papi!
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2023
James Macfarlane sits down with André De Freitas to discuss his Edinburgh debut What If, some of the best advice he's received from his peers and the unexpected moment that got hi...
Phil Ellis : A Very Excellent Interview
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2023
James Macfarlane chats with Phil Ellis about his new show Phil Ellis' Excellent Comedy Show, celebrating 10 years at Edinburgh and his biggest achievements outside of comedy
Dominique Salerno - I'm what would happen if Jack Black and Tina Fey had a baby.
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2023
James Macfarlane chats with Dominique Salerno about her debut Fringe show The Box Show, the relationship between creativity and constraint and just what she gets up to in that box.
Sid Singh on comedy, law and beating Donald Trump!
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2023
James Macfarlane interviews Sid Singh about his new Fringe show Table For One, the differences between UK and American audiences and standing up to the government.
A Baptism of Fire - the Edinburgh Fringe Debut Show
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2023
We've seen from shows such as Fleabag in 2013 that success at your Edinburgh debut show can lead to worldwide success.
The Impro Chums are back celebrating 20 years!
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Jul, 2023
James Macfarlane chats with the one and only Paul Merton about 20 years of Impro Chums, how to succeed in improvisational comedy and some of his favourite on-stage moments.
David Ian - I got death threats from my flatmates after losing my virginity
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Jul, 2023
James Macfarlane chats with stand-up comedian David Ian about his debut Fringe show (Just a) Perfect Gay, queer role models and just what it means to be 'a perfect gay'.
Why Robin Tran wants to make us laugh at terrible things
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Jul, 2023
James Macfarlane chats with comedian Robin Tran about her Fringe debut, how she deals with praise from big comedy names and her favourite way to control her audiences.
Tania Lacy - there may be no roses, but it turns out the Germans like a laugh
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Jul, 2023
James Macfarlane chats with Tania Lacy about returning to the Fringe after 29 years with her show Everything's Coming Up Roses, her love of home crowds and her illustrious showbiz ...
Colin Cloud on his most real and honest show yet
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Jul, 2023
Comedy and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with magician and mentalist Colin Cloud to discuss his new Edinburgh Fringe show After Dark, adjusting to Zoom life and why he...
MC Hammersmith: Straight Outta Brompton - INTERVIEW
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Jul, 2023
Comedy and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with MC Hammersmith to discuss raps, rhymes and his new Edinburgh show Straight Outta Brompton.
An interview with the fabulous Danny Beard
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Jul, 2023
James Macfarlane sits down with the one and only Danny Beard to discuss their debut Fringe show Danny Beard and Their Band, life since winning RuPaul's Drag Race UK and why the art...
Cast and Director on Vincent River at Greenwich Theatre
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- London Fringe
- 23rd Jun, 2023
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...
A Super Girly Interview!
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- London Fringe
- 1st Jun, 2023
"I think it just reminds people of a simpler time. So it is comforting. And not so politically correct!"
Mythos: Ragnarok: One on One with Ed Gamester
- Feature
- James Macfarlane
- Brighton Fringe
- 9th May, 2023
James Macfarlane was lucky enough to speak to Ed Gamester, the brains (and brawn) behind the fan favourite Edinburgh Fringe 2022 show Mythos: Ragnarok.
Technology in the Theatre: How #TOMtech is bringing it to light
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 19th Sep, 2019
Does technology have a role in live performance? In 2014 The Old Market’s #TOMtech season blasted into Brighton, exclusively showcasing performances shaped by technology.
An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 26th Dec, 2017
The Rolls-Royce of English comedies, Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, brings an act of political sin into the heart of the English home.
Barry Humphries' Weimar Cabaret at The Barbican Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 15th Nov, 2017
Barry Humphries is our masterfully seasoned emcee and cabaret diva Meow Meow our chanteuse in this risqué, sophisticated and seductive tribute to the jazz-infused music of the Wei...
Buddhism, Development and Daphne with Screenwriter Nico Mensinga
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- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh
- 29th Sep, 2017
Daphne is a coming-of-age movie about a 28, sorry, 31-year-old woman who witnesses a stabbing in a corner shop.
First images of Le Grand Mort with Julian Clary and James Nelson-Joyce
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 18th Sep, 2017
Rehearsal photos released of Julian Clary and James Nelson-Joyce in the world première of the two-handed black comedy, Le Grand Mort.
Star Inflation is Real
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Sep, 2017
Mutterings about star ratings are as much a part of the Fringe as plastic pint glasses.
‘Edinburgh is kind of like tapas’ – New Diorama Theatre’s David Byrne
- Feature
- Liam Rees
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2017
Having received rave reviews for The Secret Life of Humans as well as supporting dozens of other theatre companies at the Fringe and beyond, the New Diorama Theatre has made a name...
100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace on Sensitive Issues in Theatre
- Feature
- Chris Quilietti
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2017
Having made their Fringe debut last year with The Life and Times of Lionel, theatre company Forget About The Dog are back with their new show, 100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace.
Laura Albert & Susie Orbach Attempt Live Therapy at the Book Festival
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh
- 25th Aug, 2017
In 2005 it was revealed that author JT LeRoy was in fact a hoax – written by Laura Albert but played in person by her sister in law Savannah Knoop.
The Scottish Story Telling Centre: A Venue for Voices
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2017
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events...
Scottish Playwright Linda Duncan McLaughlin on the Birth of A Play A Pie and a Pint
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2017
Architect Rob can't find his Rotoring mechanical pencil.
Clique’s Milly Thomas Dives in at the Deep End with Two Plays this Fringe
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2017
Writer and actor Milly Thomas is best known in the theatre world for her 2016 play Clickbait and for writing an episode of Clique on BBC Three.
Leyla Josephine’s Collision of Theatre and Spoken-word Poetry
- Feature
- Carly Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2017
Leyla Josephine is a performance artist and writer from Glasgow.
Prom Kween’s Rebecca Humphries on Why she Won't be Doing a Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2017
Underbelly Untapped Award-winner Prom Kween is a high-energy comedy musical about Matthew Crisson, the first non-binary person to win a prom queen title in a US high school.
Taggart Creator Glenn Chandler's Gay Boarding-school Play
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Vault Festiival
- 9th Aug, 2017
Glenn Chandler, creator of the legendary Taggart, has become known at the Fringe for his plays exploring different facets of gay life.
Yes, There's a Fringe for Books Too
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh
- 8th Aug, 2017
As the Edinburgh International Festival and its Fringe celebrate their 70th anniversaries, Broadway Baby’s James T.
#EdFringe17 Theatre Q&A: Corinne Maier from Like A Prayer
- Feature
- Corinne Maier
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Jul, 2017
Like A Prayer is a theatrical essay about personal faith in which six nuns deliberate attitudes towards the big questions of life. We spoke to Corinne via an email Q&A.
From Stage to Screen: Modern Life is Rubbish's Philip Gawthorne
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh
- 10th Jul, 2017
Modern Life Is Rubbish is romantic comedy about a couple whose love of music brings them together as well as revealing their differences.
Trauma and Therapy with Let Me Go Writer-director Polly Steele
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh
- 10th Jul, 2017
Let Me Go is a feature film based on the true life of Helga Schneider (Juliet Stevenson) - whose mother was a Nazi war criminal.
Phyllida Lloyd Transfers her All-female Julius Caesar to the Screen
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- World Tours
- 4th Jul, 2017
When it was first staged in 2012, Phyllida Lloyd’s prison-set Julius Caesar was called “gimmicky, humourless and slow” by the Telegraph and “witty, liberating and inventive...
Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 27th Apr, 2017
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...
Gilded Balloon launches New Town festival hub at Rose Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Apr, 2017
Karen and Katy Koren are thrilled to announce that Gilded Balloon will expand into the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town, as they embark upon an exciting new partnership with the Ros...
The Ferryman to transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in June
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 8th Feb, 2017
After the short run at the Royal Court Theatre sold out in just one day, Jez Butterworth’s epic, new play The Ferryman will transfer to the West End.
Winter Theatre Seat Sale - Amazing deals & offers this Christmas
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 1st Dec, 2016
Our Winter Sale promotion is now live and we have a number of amazing deals & offers.
Last chance to see The Dresser from just a tenner at the Duke of York’s Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 1st Dec, 2016
Audiences have only six weeks left to see the critically acclaimed West End production of Sir Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser which brings together a multi award-winning cast and cr...
A New Play, A New Studio Theatre, And A Bright Future For Greenwich
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 23rd Sep, 2016
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
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Aug, 2016
At the largest arts festival in the world, it's easy to forget that theatre wasn't always welcome in Britain.
Staging the Unstageable with Kill The Beast’s Zoe Roberts & Natasha Hodgson
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2016
Macabre comedy company Kill The Beast (Peter Brook and Manchester Theatre Award winners) return to the Fringe with their 70s werewolf spectacular He Had Hairy Hands and a new 80s f...
Agent of Influence’s Sarah Sigal on the Unusual Staying Power of Pamela More
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2016
Agent of Influence: The Secret Life of Pamela More is the story of a high-society fashion journalist recruited by MI5 to facilitate the abdication of King Edward VIII.
Fossils’ Nel Crouch: “Theatre is alive and well at the Fringe!”
- Feature
- Alexander Gillespie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2016
Award-winning theatre company Bucket Club are melding together playful theatre with a live techno score for Fossils, a sceptical quest for the Loch Ness Monster at the Pleasance Do...
How to Win a Bobby: Queer Musical How to Win Against History Scoops Award
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2016
How To Win Against History has been awarded the prestigious Bobby Award, Broadway Baby’s sixth star awarded to the very cream of Fringe performances.
Andrew Roberts & Josh Mathieson are Dealing with Death in Children's Theatre
- Feature
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2016
The Many Doors of Frank Feelbad is a brave and engaging work about how children and families process and communicate grief.
The Nuclear Family Team on Creating Interactive Theatre Formats
- Feature
- Chris Quilietti
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2016
Do you work well under pressure? How about life-or-death pressure? Nuclear Family gives you the chance to find out by inviting the audience to mount an enquiry about a pair of sibl...
Linda McLean on her Adaptation of The View From Castle Rock
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2016
Alice Munro’s short-story collection The View from Castle Rock fictionalises the real-life history of her ancestors’ economic migration from Scotland to Canada.
How to Win Against History's Seiriol Davies on Making a Musical
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2016
How to Win Against History is a new musical about Henry Cyril Paget, an eccentric, cross-dressing marquis who was written out of history by his family.
Jonny Labey & Quentin Beroud on Rediscovering Rupert Brooke for Verge of Strife
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2016
Poet Rupert Brooke is known for the patriotic poetry he wrote as World War One got under way, but most know little about the trail of broken hearts he left through Edwardian counte...
Paines Plough’s James Grieve & Remy Beasley on the Magic of Theatre for Teens
- Feature
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2016
I Got Superpowers for my Birthday by Katie Douglas is an action-packed fantasy adventure about the pains of growing up and learning you can shoot fire from your fingertips.
Julia Sutherland on Prison Romance, Staging Radio, and her show Jailmates
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2016
Based on it’s performers’ real-life stand-up material, Jailmates is a love story about an unlikely couple who meet on a pen-pal website jailmates.
Paines Plough’s George Perrin on Directing Interactive Theatre
- Feature
- Sophia Charalambous
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2016
If you were to list Every Brilliant Thing about life, what would you include? This is the idea behind Duncan Macmillan’s critically acclaimed play, broaching the subject of menta...
James Wilson-Taylor's First Show About Himself: Ginger is the New Black
- Feature
- Chris Quilietti
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2016
The festival is a place for the taboo and James Wilson-Taylor has brought the final taboo to Edinburgh… sort of? Ginger is the New Black sets out to rebrand redheads and challeng...
Theatre Ad Infinitum’s Nir Paldi on The Bucket List
- Feature
- Adrian Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2016
Theatre Ad Infinitum have become a fixture of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, having won two Stage Awards, two Argus Angels, and a Guardian Best of EdFringe.
Breach Theatre on Teaching Dolphins how to Speak - Tank at Pleasance
- Feature
- Adrian Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2016
In the 1960s, NASA funded scientists set out to try and teach dolphins to speak.
Inspector Sands’ Ben Lewis on What Really Happens in Care Homes
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2016
The elderly residents of a care home just off the A1 are waiting to die, some of them less quietly than others.
Georgian Director Keti Dolidze calls for more International Theatre at the Fringe
- Feature
- Adrian Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2016
The Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre has been bringing Georgian theatre to Edinburgh for nearly 20 years, filling theatres and getting critical acclaim for foreign-language theatre...
Tarot Talk with In Tents and Purposes’ Roxy Dunn & Alys Metcalf
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2016
Does a prophesy merely predict the future, or does it help to make it happen? New comedy drama In Tents and Purposes at the Assembly aims to find out, via time travel, Brechtian al...
Desmond O'Connor on Royal Vauxhall and the Magical Power of Gay Clubs
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2016
It’s the late 80s.
James Meehan: “Working class comics are under represented”
- Feature
- James Meehan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jul, 2016
Multi award-winning comedian James Meehan wonders where all the working class comedians have gone.
The Carer's Tom Kinninmont on Brian Cox, Shakespeare, and script executives
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jun, 2016
Screenwriter, producer and director Tom Kinninmont’s latest feature film, The Carer, starring Brian Cox, made its European premiere at 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Sebastian de Souza & Preston Thompson talk Kids in Love
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jun, 2016
Kids in Love made its world premiere at the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Interview: Sheraz Yousaf: The Pursuit of Manlyness
- Feature
- James Moore
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th May, 2016
Ever needed a guide to be a man? Perhaps you've read books, looked on the internet and searched for answers.
Brighton Insider - Dance and Physical Theatre
- Feature
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th May, 2016
Numerous award-winning companies will be joining us again at this year at Brighton Fringe in the ever astounding Dance and Physical Theatre category.
Interview: Mostly David Ephgrave
- Feature
- James Moore
- Brighton Fringe
- 6th May, 2016
Comedian David Ephgrave is getting straight to the point in this wonderfully innovative comedy that aims to make powerpoints more exciting than you've ever seen them before.
Road to the Fringe - The Marlborough Theatre
- Feature
- Bethan Troakes
- Brighton Fringe
- 5th May, 2016
A key Brighton Fringe venue, The Marlborough is located in one of the oldest public houses in the city.
Brighton Insider: The Rialto Theatre
- Feature
- Christine Kempell
- Brighton Fringe
- 30th Apr, 2016
It’s the second year for the Rialto Theatre at the Brighton Fringe but it’s already gaining a reputation as a home for local talent.
C Venues launches new flagship venue at St Stephen’s Stockbridge
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Mar, 2016
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Lach named Associate Producer with UA and New Town Theatre for EdFringe 2016
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Mar, 2016
Universal Arts announced this week that they are thrilled to be bringing BBC Radio 4 star Lach on board to produce and programme shows at the New Town Theatre (96 George St) for Th...
Thom Southerland appointed Artistic Director of Charing Cross Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 7th Mar, 2016
Award-winning theatre director Thom Southerland has been appointed Artistic Director of London’s Charing Cross Theatre.
Sarah McIntosh: 11 hours of James Plays in one day? Challenge Accepted.
- Feature
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh
- 13th Feb, 2016
It’s been nearly two years since The James Plays made their considerable impression at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival and today audiences have the opportunity to spend...
Rona Munro on Writing The James Plays: 'I was working on them all simultaneously'
- Feature
- Carly Brown
- Edinburgh
- 13th Feb, 2016
Rona Munro is an award-winning Scottish writer for theatre, television and radio.
London Theatre Workshop relocates to Central London site
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 19th Jan, 2016
London Theatre Workshop has announced that after two successful years located above the Eel Brook Pub in Fulham, the company is relocating to an exciting new venue in Central Londo...
Greenwich's New Season To Celebrate Female Theatre Makers
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 14th Jan, 2016
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...
James Plays Playwright Rona Munro does Christmas at the Traverse
- Feature
- Paul F Cockburn
- Edinburgh
- 11th Dec, 2015
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...
‘You can get away with anything dressed as Thatcher’ - Matt Tedford on inhabiting the Iron Lady for Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2015
Matt Tedford’s drag incarnation as Margaret Thatcher started life as a simple Halloween joke but has since taken on a bit of a life of her own, winning him Best Male Performer at...
‘We just ran up and down the Royal Mile shouting at people’ - The IdeasTap Underbelly and Les Enfant Terribles Award Winners’ Panel
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2015
The Fringe can be a tough place for emerging talent, struggling to be heard over the crowd.
Clout Theatre, Superbolt Theatre and Tooth+Nail: The Lecoq Theatre Panel
- Feature
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2015
L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris is one of the world's most influential theatre schools.
How to Market a Fringe Show - Broadway Baby Breakfast with Pete Shaw
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2015
Special guest Pete Shaw, Publisher of Broadway Baby, joins James T Harding and Grace Knight for ice cream and the second episode of Broadway Baby Breakfast.
‘Did you All Come in the One Car?’ - Worbey and Farrell Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2015
Four-handed piano duo Worbey and Farrell (that’s two hands each, silly) have been wowing audiences with their unique blend of pianistic skill and peerless patter for nearly a dec...
Mad Scientist Academy: Interactive Children’s Theatre at Boxsmall Festival
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2015
Mix ‘N’ Pick Theatre is reinventing the rooftops of Princes Mall this summer with the Boxsmall Festival, providing fun-packed interactive theatre shows for children every half ...
Roll Up Roll Up for the Premiere Most Grand of Broadway Baby Breakfast with James T Harding and Grace C Knight
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2015
Join Broadway Baby Features Team James T Harding and Grace C Knight for the very first ever of all time Broadway Baby Breakfast.
The Poets are Coming: Carys ‘Matic’ Jones
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Jul, 2015
Well-travelled poet Carys ‘Matic’ Jones brings Professional Nomad: What Happens When a Gap Year Becomes a Gap Decade? to Clerk's Bar this August.
The Poets are Coming: Harry Giles
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Jul, 2015
Poet and performer Harry Giles, of former Guardian Best-of-the-Fringe fame, is bringing his new show Drone to Summerhall with the SHIFT/ collective this August.
The Poets are Coming: Stan Skinny
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Jul, 2015
Poet Stan Skinny brings Love Poems For The Feint Hearted to the PBH Free Frnge this year.
The Fringe Incubator: Why Greenwich Theatre Supports EdFest.
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
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 Poets are Coming: Ben Norris
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
In the first of Broadway Baby's The Poets are Coming series, Ben Norris tells us about his one-man show The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Family, a look at fathers and sons thro...
The Poets are Coming: Ali Maloney
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Ali Maloney of the SHIFT/ collective tells us about HYDRONOMICON, his tentacle-related spoken-word show at Summerhall this August.
The Poets are Coming: Andrew Blair (and Ross McCleary)
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Andrew Blair gives Broadway Baby a taste of his spoken-word show This is Poetry with Ross McCleary, an exploration of fictional Edinburgh not at all based on the film Troll 2.
The Poets are Coming: Agnes Török
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
TED talk-giver Agnes Török gives us a tantalising preview of her spoken-word show If You're Happy and You Know It – Take This Survey, which is set to premiere&nb...
The Poets are Coming: Matthew Harvey
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Matthew Harvey is bringing his stand-up poetry show Matthew Havey is... Dangerman! to the Fringe all the way from New Zealand.
The Poets are Coming: Tina Sederholm
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Slam champion and Fringe veteran Tina Sederholm is bringing The Good Delusion to the Banshee Labyrinth this August.
The Poets are Coming: Sophia Walker
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Broadway Baby favourite Sophia Walker has won Best Spoken Word Show for two years running.
The Poets are Coming: Mike Galsworthy
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Scientist Mike Galsworthy is doing something rather different at Clerk's Bar this Fringe...
The Poets are Coming: Alex Marsh
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Fig leaves, female figures and chocolate cake will feature heavily in poet Alex Marsh's Fringe.
The Poets are Coming: Dan Simpson
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Dan Simpson is doing six shows at the Fringe this year. Six. Did I mention he's doing SIX SHOWS?
The Poets are Coming: Harry Baker
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Six months after his first poetry collection is published, world slam champion Harry Baker is heading to the Fringe with Harry Baker - The Sunshine Kid.
The Poets are Coming: Matthew Macdonald
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Edinburgh man Matthew Macdonald brings Something Wicked This Way Comes to the Fringe this August, following his debut with Who Are Your People? last year.
The Poets are Coming: Colin Bramwell
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Hairy poet and impro pianist Colin Bramwell brings his debut solo show Scale to the Pilgrim this Fringe. Expect Highlands kitsch without the kitsch.
The Poets are Coming: David Lee Morgan
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
BBC Slam champion David Lee Morgan is Building God at the Banshee Labyrinth this Fringe with a show about the great revolutions of history.
The Poets are Coming: Sara Hirsch
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Loud Poet Sara Hirsch is bringing her debut spoken-word show, How Was It For You?, up to Clerk's Bar this August.
The Poets are Coming: Max Scratchmann
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Poet Max Scratchmann will star alongside Alec Beattie in Edinburgh in the Shadows this August.
The Poets are Coming: Rachel Amey
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Scottish poet Rachel Amey is set to perform Peacock Blue as part of the SHIFT/ collective at Summerhall this August.
The Poets are Coming: Gerard Logan
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Gerard Logan will be performing in three spoken-word shows this Fringe, two based on the work of Oscar Wilde and one on Shakespeare's "The Rape of Lucrece".
The Poets are Coming: Colin McGuire
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Jul, 2015
Glaswegian-born poet Colin McGuire is set to debut his first solo show, The Wake Up Call, themed around sleep and sexuiality.
Broadway Baby adopts the principles of the Theatre Charter
- Feature
- Sue Denham
- West End
- 15th Sep, 2014
The UK’s largest reviewer of live arts performance, Broadway Baby, has come out in support of the Theatre Charter – a campaign for good behaviour in UK theatres.
The Alexandra Spencer-Jones Extended Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2014
Director Alexandra Spencer-Jones of Action to the Word made her name with her all-male production A Clockwork Orange, currently touring with Glynis Henderson Productions.
The Lucy Porter and Marilyn Imrie Extended Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2014
Comedian Lucy Porter’s first foray into theatre, The Fair Intellectual Club, plays at the Assembly Rooms this August.
The Rob Harris Extended Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2014
Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story was the first show to win a coveted Broadway Baby Bobby Award this Fringe.
The Miles Allen Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2014
Miles Allen is the star of One Man Breaking Bad, a solo show which ambitiously retells all of Breaking Bad in sixty minutes - that's just under one minute per episode.
The Chris Dolan Extended Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2014
Chris Dolan is a Fringe First-winning writer, whose Scottish Independence-themed play The Pitiless Storm runs at the Assembly Rooms until the end of August starring David Hayman.
The Les Enfants Terribles Extended Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2014
Oliver Lansley (artistic director) and James Seager (associate producer) are the masterminds behind Les Enfants Terribles, a theatre company now in its thirteenth year at the Fring...
The withWings Extended Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2014
withWings Theatre Company's The Duck Pond, a music and physical theatre-heavy adaptation of Swan Lake, has enjoyed a sell-out run at the Bedlam Theatre so far this August.
The Stephanie Dale Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2014
Stephanie Dale is a playwright with work produced by BBC Radio 4 and Birmingham REP among others.
The Sophia Walker Extended Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2014
Sophia Walker is the reigning BBC Slam champion and winner of multiple awards for her spoken-word show Around the World in Eight Mistakes.
BB Radio: Casual Violence Extended Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2014
Casual Violence are a five-man comedy sketch troupe who have been performing sketch comedy at the Fringe since 2010, this year bringing the comedy play The Great Fire of Nostril to...
The Dag Andersson and Tove Sahlin Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2014
Dag Andersson and Tove Sahlin are a real-life couple and the artistic directors of Shake it Collaborations, a Swedish performance company examining body and identity politics.
The Steve Green Extended Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2014
Steve Green is the artistic director of Fourth Monkey Theatre company, which this year brings five productions to the Fringe including Alice, a site-specific adaptation of the Lewi...
The Scott Wings Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2014
2013 Performance Poetry World Cup Champion Scott Wings, part of the Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Company in Brisbane, is performing his one-man spoken word/physical theatre Icarus F...
The 17 Zaniest Names for Theatre Production Companies at #EdFringe 2014
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2014
Who isn't a sucker for a good production company name? That's right - no one.
The Alex Brockie Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2014
Alex Brockie is a midlands-based theatre maker whose play about a Mexican-wrestling star fallen on hard times, El Británico, is coming to theSpace this August.
The Lewis Ironside Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2014
Lewis Ironside is the director of Shit-faced Shakespeare, everyone's favourite inebriated classical theatre series, returning to the Fringe for the fifth year with a run at the Und...
The Sam O'Rourke Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2014
Sam O’Rourke is co-writer and co-director of Much Ado About Zombies, a play coming to theSpace this August that.
The Andrew J Davies Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2014
Andrew J Davies is the writer and producer of What A Gay Play, a shamelessly raunchy play about a group of gay friends playing at C venues this August.
The Patrick Wilde Extended Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2014
Patrick Wilde is a writer and director who's been a formative influence in British gay theatre since his What’s Wrong With Angry? was first mounted in 90s London.
Feelgood Fringe Stories: David O'Doherty & The Caravan on the Cobbles
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2014
Comedian David O'Doherty will host a one-off gig tomorrow to pay the temporary theatre license fee for his friend’s site-specific comedy horror show in a six-seater caravan.
The Jack Holden Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Aug, 2014
Best known for playing Albert in the National Theatre's War Horse, actor Jack Holden is about to star in Awkward Conversations With Animals I've F*cked, Rob Hayes's new play about ...
The Laura Witz Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Jul, 2014
Laura Witz founded the Edinburgh-based Charlotte Productions in 2009 and has since brought numerous plays about female history to the Fringe, including 2012’s Miss Marchbanks.
The MargOH! Channing and MAN-ee Champagne Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Jul, 2014
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.
The Julie Ford Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Jul, 2014
A finalist at the Windsor Fringe Drama Festival, Julie Ford is preparing to premiere her new play, Totally Devoted, at theSpace this Fringe.
The Ben Fairey Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Jul, 2014
Musician, comedian and actor Ben Fairey, known for his acting roles in Channel 4’s Random Acts and M.
The Story Pocket Theatre Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Jul, 2014
Family-friendly Story Pocket Theatre is a new company bringing Arabian Nights to the Edinburgh Fringe. Pete Shaw grabbed a moment of their rehearsal period to ask some questions.
The Green Stag Theatre Company Three Minute Interview
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Jun, 2014
The Edinburgh Fringe has more than its fair share of household-name comedians and high profile actors generating many column inches in the press, but at the heart of the festival a...
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