Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
There are two sides to every story.
Now in our 11th season, Nightpiece has screened over 335+ short films from the UK and across the world since 2014.
Meet Perry.
Durham University’s Palatinate Award-winning choir return to the festival to bring you their unique blend of a cappella repertoire.
A regular sell out at Edinburgh Fringe (including 2022 and 2023), Curmudgeon are an Edinburgh-based trio who play (mostly) Scots folk songs and tune sets and are popular Fringe reg…
Festival closing service: Vespers.
Nil penna sed usus – not the pen itself, but the skill in using it.
Ave Maria: Centuries of Prayer and Praise.
La Vie et la Passion de Jésus Christ.
BEANBAG CONCERT SERIES Find a beanbag and lose yourself in the hypnotic sound of Alexander Grechaninov’s Passion Week.
The Lord is my Shepherd: Sacred song of the English musical renaissance.
Leith Comedy Festival showcases the funniest comedians on the Fringe at the iconic Biscuit Factory in Leith.
Composing Sacred Music: The Next Generation.
Faure’s Requiem and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms – The Howe Street Singers, directed by Les Shankland, perform Faure’s much loved Requiem and equally beautiful Cantique de Jea…
A huge gala show with all proceeds going to the Sepsis Trust, celebrating 20 years of the Laughing Horse’s Free Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Refuge and the road home.
A sophisticated and symbolic exploration and portrayal of the poignant literary works of Shakespeare? Not really.
A three-panel painting depicting 122 texts from the last book in the Bible.
Living stones.
TS Eliot’s poem Ash Wednesday is widely regarded as a work of great spiritual depth.
Sell-out event with a new line-up! On the outskirts of Edinburgh, hidden away at the end of a winding driveway, lies one of Edinburgh’s secret treasures – Lauriston Castle.
Swing with the Spirit! In this innovative performance of sacred Jazz Schola Cantorum, the Catholic Cathedral’s celebrated choir directed by Michael Ferguson, is joined by Scottish …
Though dementia is increasingly common in an ageing population, it remains an unknown quantity to many.
A drama group are performing their new murder-mystery play, but despite their best efforts, everything goes wrong! Their play, a thrilling murder mystery set on a small ship carryi…
The Ruthwell Cross is Scotland’s oldest Anglo-Saxon Christian monument.
The climate emergency, net zero and soaring energy prices are the driving factors behind the Green Home Festival.
Guided Tours.
Live performance of selections chosen by the editors from the new edition of Scottish Religious Poetry.
Festival at the Fringe 2024.
Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts 2024 opening service, Sunday worship.
‘Darling, your wicked brother The Duke greased me up in butter and rolled me down a hill.
Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs 12” and 7” singles.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
A new, bold, poetic reimagining of the myth of Achilles, from storyteller and classicist Jo Kelen.
The Ukrainian community has left its cultural mark on Scotland for generations, none more so than the displaced families who have settled temporarily in Scotland since 2022 after R…
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
In the last few years, poet, performer and slam champion Jonathan Kinsman has lost two grandfathers, a great aunt, a cat and his sanity.
Based on a little-known Grimms’ fairytale, Godfather Death is an award-winning and gleefully macabre new musical exploring mortality, healthcare and class.
In the 60s, Walt Disney was rumoured to have frozen himself to cheat it.
A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a…
The world’s best late show comes to the Fringe for the first time! Altitude Comedy Festival (Winner of Best Overseas Festival) boasts previous performers that include.
After the success of last year’s inaugural event, we return, bigger and better.
Celebrate the arrival of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in style at Valvona & Crolla with this relaxed tasting of delicious Italian sparkling wines, tutored by Francesco Cardina…
Returning after a total sell-out run in 2019, Fragility of Man follows one man’s epic, lifelong battle with the justice system.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Beyond the Clouds features new work from Geoff Uglow’s ongoing series inspired by Edinburgh alongside his evocative Italian landscapes, serene seascapes, and lush rose garden.
This show is about death, being cool before then and giving a f*ck.
Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electropop with our cherry-picked musical assortment.
Step into the wild world of McClelland’s Sudden Death, where old friendships collide with the unexpected in a comedic whirlwind set in the heart of Scotland.
What would you do if you became a millionaire overnight? Would you invest? Save it for a rainy day? Or blow it as quickly as possible? BBC New Comedy Awards finalist.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Discover the experiences of Dirmit, the youngest girl in a large migrated family struggling to adapt to city life.
New Zealand’s hottest comedy pop-music duo Two Hearts are back – now with more “vow” factor.
The incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew David William Bryan.
Chris Grace returns to Fringe after his 2023 sell-out show, Scarlett Johansson.
The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York …
Unapologetically upwardly mobile and working as a bailiff, Delroy’s lifespirals out of control on one surreal day as he races to get to the hospital where his girlfriend Carly is…
1999.
A family in mourning.
Inspired by noughties cartoons such as Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and Dragonball-Z, Battle Counters! is a sugar rush of a two-hander.
The Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF), produced by Dublin Youth Dance Company, offers a national platform to showcase young emerging dancers performing works of leading …
Tas’xi’s life revolves around college, MaMae’s stall, and observing the harsh streets of Passae Valley, known as Smelly Valley, where she grew up.
Join us for an exciting meetup event hosted by Brighton Cloud to discover ways to drive your learning and development.
Travel back and forth in time with Through the Ages at Downsview Life Skills College.
A Festival of Korean Dance will return to The Place for its seventh year, and for the first time will tour to Scotland followed by its UK tour in Newcastle, London and Bournemouth …
Join Geoff Robb, winner of the Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and virtuoso guitar that promises to transport you out into the woods.
Join Chichester Festival Theatre as part of our Life After Fringe series, highlighting development opportunities post-Fringe.
Club and dance music pioneers bring a bespoke live selection of recent recordings, remixes, reinterpretations and classics.
A Comedy Show About Life, Death, Dying and Grief.
This festival concert is a highlight of the year.
Returning for a third year, Peckham Fringe are back for 2024! This inclusive and dynamic performing arts festival will take place at Theatre Peckham, showcasing a lineup of over 20…
Grand Junction has announced its programme for Elixir Festival taking place from 12th April, celebrating Arabic artworks culturally resonant for local communities and wider London …
Duke Bluebeard’s Castle is a one-act Hungarian opera saturated in symbolism.
As a child, Telegonus heard the stories of the mythical king of Ithaca; his trials and tribulations as he made his way home from the trojan war.
Immerse yourself in belly dance as world-class performers take the stage.
To celebrate 30 years of the PDC World Darts Championship, some of the biggest names in the sport will take to the stage in London for a night that no darts fan will wan…
Back the budding comics standing up for charity.
Is Eurydice dead? Or did she just exit stage left? Rambert and Ben Duke are masters of dance theatre where the dance is exceptional and the theatre delivers irresistible stories.
The play’s excessively long title has a folktale ring to it and with only limited knowledge of Balkan history sounds like a work of comic fantasy.
Based on the best-selling Japanese manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, this ground breaking musical (Winner Best Musical, Korea Musical Awards) has a s…
An exclusive event for members and supporters of Edinburgh International Festival.
Director Daisy Evans draws the audience not only into the dark corridors of a mysterious castle in her revival of the Bela Bartok opera Bluebeard’s Castle.
Nightpiece Media, the production company of filmmaker Al Carretta, have been filmmaking disruptors since 2010.
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum presents the 11th annual Scottish Traditional Building Festival by bringing you 12 information-packed shows for those who love, care for, o…
Maddie Carpenter, a pop Americana artist deeply inspired by the sun-soaked landscapes of California, brings her own enchanting songwriting to the forefront alongside a tribute to f…
The BBC New Comedy Regional Finalist comedian, Vish Ratnajothy presents his new stand-up show – The Death of the Clown - where he tries to find out what makes his brain tick! He�…
The BBC New Comedy Regional Finalist comedian, Vish Ratnajothy presents his new stand-up show – The Death of the Clown - where he tries to find out what makes his brain tick! He�…
The Robin Chapel, built in 1950 at the centre of a unique Edinburgh housing complex, The Thistle Foundation, is a memorial to Robin Tudsbury and well known for its excellent choir.
The Art of Ecclesiastical Heraldry.
Join Deaf Action as we celebrate the end of our second annual Edinburgh Deaf Festival! Get into the groove with renowned deaf DJ John McDevitt (Def Beatz) as he guides you through …
Duruflé Requiem: Life and Death in Music with Poetry.
A song recital of music by British and French composers – Reynaldo Hahn and Roger Quilter.
Strafed by Splendour: Under Paolozzi’s Window.
Basia Mindewicz, Director of the Edinburgh School of Icon Painting, explains the artistic techniques and spiritual inspiration behind one of the most venerated forms of sacred art.
God’s Craftsmen.
The Art of the Icon.
The Desert in the Heart of the World is a filmic study of the impact of the Carthusian monastic movement on the French landscape.
Composing Sacred Music: A New Generation.
Come and enjoy our blend of Scottish traditional instruments! In decades of developing our sound we’ve brought together fiddles, concertina, clarsach, wire-strung harp, flute, smal…
Sanctified Royalty: Jacobite Relics and the Divine Right of Kings.
Spirituality, Faith and Belief: Voyages of Discovery.
In the Steps of the Master: Jesus and Landscape.
Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can't See Our Noses may be in the running for the Fringe’s wackiest title and the show itself is an equally pl…
Rising to the Life Immortal: Organ Music for Easter and Ascension.
Where there is charity and love: Schola Cantorum sings the music of Paul Mealor.
In Robes of White.
The Art of Vestment.
The climate emergency, Net-Zero and soaring energy prices are the driving factors behind the Green Home Festival.
Gilbert Scott’s dramatic architectural landmark, with its three spires prominent in Edinburgh’s distinctive skyline, provides a magnificent setting for the Opening Service of t…
The Mysteries – Reimagined.
Songs of Displacement.
SECRETS.
SECRETS.
Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s, 00s to present day.
One night only! Leith Comedy Festival showcases the funniest comedians at the legendary Biscuit Factory in Leith.
An exclusive event for members and supporters of Edinburgh International Festival.
Discover an evening bursting with drama, mysticism and irresistible folk melodies from three great early 19th-century Romantics.
Pianist Sir András Schiff and NYCOS National Girls Choir join the orchestra for a folk-influenced, all-Hungarian programme.
Immerse yourself in Dvořák’s lively Eighth Symphony in this evening of music and conversation, presented in the round.
Join Festival Director Nicola Benedetti in conversation with orchestra founder-conductor Iván Fischer, before a special performance showcasing the orchestra’s warmth, versatilit…
Hurly Burly’s Death by Shakespeare is a stylised ode to Shakespeare, that lifts and showcases his best-known characters in a tumultuous yet entrancing way.
Just Festival is Edinburgh’s human rights and social justice festival.
Brilliantly weird, award-winning Fred Ferenczi bestraddles the great yawning maw of death in brand-new show, a show that’s has been awaited with huge anxiety by all fans and his la…
I’m more of a casual Eva fan.
18 nights of the best in folk and acoustic music entertainment showcasing a different act each night. Seating is limited so book early to save disappointment.
La codista / The queuer is a deceptively simple show about a woman who waits in line for other people.
It’s Berlin 1914, a younger, pre-crazy-haired Albert Einstein awaits news from an eclipse expedition that will prove his theory of general relativity.
Struggling actor David can’t get enough, of anything.
Until Death is a solo theatre and clown show with a touch of circus, set in a hospital where time collapses and humans panic in moments of death and existence.
The Merchants Hall will be open for the complete whisky experience with open tastings and talks about this wonderful industry.
Christopher Marlowe is forever fated to be associated with his peer and likely chum William Shakespeare.
Two bodies meet in a circular LED-lit space, framed by two sinister poppet dolls.
The story of a lonely and disconnected young office worker who, through a series of minor admin errors, quite accidentally destroys the entire world.
This is the classic tale about a group of English boys who were being evacuated to a safe country in the pacific to escape worldwide war fallout.
Certain Death and Other Considerations is a poor execution of an interesting premise.
Scotland is a land of myths and legends.
Have you ever wanted to visit a mosque? Do you have any burning questions about Islam? Would you like to discover more about a faith which is often misunderstood? Every year at Fri…
A young Irishman, profoundly affected by his experiences in World War Two, struggles to regain his faith in love and the world as he fights to save his ancestral home – and once-…
Based on one of Grimm’s lesser known fairytales, Godfather Death is a hidden gem and a must-see this Fringe.
Celebrate the arrival of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in style at Valvona & Crolla (established 1934), with this relaxed tasting of delicious Italian sparkling wines, tutored by F…
Returning for its fourth year, Henry Ginsberg presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of the best stand-up comedy fro…
Soldiers of Tomorrow tells the story of Itai Erdal’s conflicted relationship with Israel, specifically his time as a soldier and the prospect of his nephew’s future as a soldie…
The Durham Revue presents: Death on the Mile.
A comparative analysis of rural barn schooling and suburban alternative education in early 21st-century England. For George and the Underbelly keg boys. #ActuallyPrettyDecent
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
First featured as a radio drama on BBC Radio 4, The Death of Molly Miller now takes to the stage with its plucky hostage comedy that addresses pertinent social issues.
Mixing documentary footage, storytelling, and live music, The Death & Life of All of Us is a funny and poignant exploration of family secrets, shame, and embracing our imperfection…
This is a refreshingly new and interesting take on death through the medium of a musical.
Temper Theatre’s Home is an environmental displacement, family and imagination.
William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards finalist 2021, as seen and heard on Dave, Channel 4 and BBC Scotland) is a rising star from Belfast.
Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electropop with our cherry-picked musical assortment.
Bulgaria just told Hitler to f*ck off, saved nearly 50,000 Jewish lives.
William Stone (BBC New Comedy Award finalist and Moth Club star) wants you to spend an hour with him taking it easy, inspired by YouTube relaxation playlists.
Receiving its world premiere at the Fringe is Sound Clash: an urban love story set in a dystopian world of dancehall, where MCs, not MPs, rule the nation! In Sound city, music is c…
The group that brought you Liz Kingsman, Ed Gamble, Stevie Martin, Nish Kumar, Ambika Mod and more are back with a new troupe and 100% new material.
The group that brought you Liz Kingsman, Ed Gamble, Stevie Martin, Nish Kumar, Ambika Mod and more are back with a new troupe and 100% new material.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
A unique celebration of song, inspired by the two bards - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns, and performed by Jessa Liversidge.
MACBETH by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s thrilling drama of the power of evil presented by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
A unique celebration of song, inspired by the two bards - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns, and performed by Jessa Liversidge.
MACBETH by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s thrilling drama of the power of evil presented by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company.
Star of Mock the Week, QI and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Olga Koch, got a master’s degree and she won’t shut up about it.
A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender reveal parties, demons from hell, and above all, a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches)As Kaelan Trough and his husband celeb…
You sense the presence of an Extravaganza.
How to achieve a powerful and radiant sexual allure.
If any staff or patrons see Comedian Sean Morley on the premises of festival grounds please go to red alert.
What is confidence? Can it be obtained if you don't have any? Is 36 too late to start being assertive? I've almost made my mind up, but I'm more interested in what you …
An absurdist menagerie of clown, characters and non- sequiturs.
Michael Brunström is a surrealist comedian based in London, a member of Weirdos Comedy Collective and winner of the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality.
Lulu Popplewell is a recovering addict, failed 'Love Actually' child actor, and hilarious comedian.
Adam has set off for the wilderness, determined to find meaning in solitude, embracing a new life of nothing but moss-covered rocks and the sound of crickets.
Work in progress show from BBC NCA Finalist Hannah Platt.
Monopoly is a terrible game.
Widely regarded as one of the hottest comedy nights among the Arab community and beyond! Arabs Are Not Funny sees comedians with roots in the Arab world attempt to prove…
After last year’s ENFIN EN SCENE festival succesful edition, which stands as the BIG return to the stage of our Workshop amdram participants, Exchange Theatre re-invites you to dis…
AboutYou might think about mindfulness and meditation when you think of healing and you might even think it’s quite boring to just sit there with your eyes closed.
A Scottish Drag Queen and an Irish Sommelier walk into a bar in Leith.
An Anarchist has fallen to his death from a police station window.
Inkinzo club culture is a group of Burundian dance, founded in 1986.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Reflecting the politics of the African continent in the 60s/70s, in this seminal documentary William Klein captures the radical atmosphere of the first Pan-African Cultural Festiva…
Reflecting the politics of the African continent in the 60s/70s, in this seminal documentary William Klein captures the radical atmosphere of the first Pan-African Cultural Festiva…
Susanne has a great life – a job she loves, a fantastic Polish wife called Magda, a child she adores, and a gay ex-husband who is now her best friend.
Susanne has a great life – a job she loves, a fantastic Polish wife called Magda, a child she adores, and a gay ex-husband who is now her best friend.
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The Sleeping Trees are going back in time to re-visit an old show! That’s right, from the sandy archives of 2014, Sleeping Trees present Western?; a live action-packed spaghetti …
GLOBAL LOCAL FESTIVAL – FREE ENTRYGlobal and UK Artists from all corners of the Global Local Project, and the people behind Shangri La Glastonbury, Caravanserai at Camp Bestival,…
GLOBAL LOCAL FESTIVAL – FREE ENTRY Global and UK Artists from all corners of the Global Local Project, and the people behind Shangri La Glastonbury, Caravanserai at Camp Bestiva…
One day, I’ll work out who I am.
One day, I’ll work out who I am.
Festival of Europe presents: Vocal Explosion & Friends Featuring the Ukrainian Voices Brighton Choir and award winning guitarist Geoff Robb! An afternoon of music and song to lif…
Festival of Europe presents: Vocal Explosion & Friends Featuring the Ukrainian Voices Brighton Choir and award winning guitarist Geoff Robb! An afternoon of music and song to lif…
The Online Bicycle Museum has arranged for vintage bicycles, tricycles and pedal cars to be displayed at various locations around Brighton and Hove.
This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music.
Sort Sol presents their third original theatre production, created by Artistic Director, Elizabeth Huskisson.
Imagine being in a new relationship.
We find Lila alone in a hospital for the criminally insane in 1928.
What do Mother Teresa, Napoleon and Hitler have in common? Well, they all have what Hedda Gabler wants most of all.
There is something peculiar about Polly Tips.
VIRGIN-ia is a one-woman play about a sexually motivated virgin.
An Anarchist has fallen to his death from a police station window.
The Coronet Theatre is once again hosting The National Theatre of Norway, who have arrived with their take on August Strindberg’s dark matrimonial drama Dance of Death.
Hilarious, satirical, superbly staged and brilliantly performed, Accidental Death of an Anarchist has hit the Lyric, Hammersmith in an explosion of theatricality following its sens…
Calling all chill seekers.
A girl walks down a blossom-lined street, a knife clutched in her pocket.
How it began, where it is now and plans for Scene + Heard's Future.
We all feel underappreciated at work, and Death is no exception.
The Kaleidoscope Festival returns for its second year at the Golden Goose Theatre, showcasing five nights of new writing from recent graduates of the Mountview MA in Acting course.
Join us for our big brash birthday bash to kick off VAULT Festival 2023 and celebrate a decade of bold and original live performance! This is our chance to raise a toast (and the r…
What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, …
A festival celebrating the connections we make throughout our life, an ode to family, friends, and lovers alike.
Berk's Nest in association with United Agents presents Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2022, Best Comedy Show Nom…
Written in 1990 by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman, the play is set in an unnamed country emerging from a dictatorship.
Following three sold-out West End runs and a smash hit UK tour, Death Drop is back! The drag murder mystery sensation is returning with a brand-new show and an all-star cast to be …
An interactive exhibition with an exciting mix of science and creativity at Senate House for three days at the heart of the festival.
Join us on Alfred Place Gardens and Store St as we celebrate the opening of the Bloomsbury Festival 2022.
Jessica Strang’s images of Kings Cross taken during 1987 are a reminder of how Kings Cross looked before being given a new lease of life with its redevelopment around the turn of…
The Bloomsbury Festival has announced the initial lineup of shows, exhibitions, events, concerts, walks and talks in the 2022 programme with the theme ‘Breathe’ encouraging us …
The sea is blue, so blue.
Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy.
Newtongrange Silver Band is a traditional mining village brass band from the outskirts of Edinburgh, but their repertoire is far from traditional.
The Beyond Borders International Festival is a weekend of discussion, debate, music, art, food and drink with Scottish and international artists, authors, broadcasters, politicians…
Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy.
Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her f…
Emmy and two-time Olivier Award-winning actor Brian Cox arrives in Edinburgh to discuss his life and work, from Dundee Rep and Hannibal Lecktor, via cheeseburger tycoon Bob Servant…
Bringing you the very best music from global stars to local heroes, from grassroots to international, we are building a festival for you to discover and enjoy.
Join Geoff Robb, winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and guitar mastery that promises to transport you into the forest.
Now in its ninth consecutive season, Nightpiece continues to platform exciting filmmakers from across the globe.
What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br…
Immerse yourself in the beauty and romance of Scotland’s old buildings as we celebrate the Festival of Traditional Buildings! To mark our landmark 10th year, we’re bringing you a w…
Come! Welcome to the inaugural Book Festival Fringe.
Kennedy Muntanga Dance Theatre return to the Edinburgh Fringe with their newest creation.
Des is back with the latest version of his one man Ghostbusters tribute show, STILL READY TO BELIEVE YOU.
After sell-out seasons for the last two years, The One Fell Swoop Project returns for its third slightly shorter three-week run this summer.
Fringe favourite Leah, the wee powerhouse from Glasgow, is back with this brand-new show.
Les Shankland directs the Chapter House Singers in Choral Evensong.
In Every Corner Sing: The Choir of Old St Paul’s with Director of Music John Kitchen MBE, Edinburgh City Organist.
The Art of Illumination.
Love of Creation: Poetry’s power for the present.
Àirigh Orchestra celebrates the amazing depth and variety of the classical piano concerto genre: Bach D minor (BWV1052), Koželuch concerto for piano duet and a recently composed …
Henry Purcell’s Sacred and Secular.
Exhibition: The Art of Illumination.
Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time for clarinet, violin, cello and piano was written when Messiaen was a prisoner of war in German captivity and first performed in 19…
A selection of music by Ludovico Einaudi, performed by talented pianist Ailsa Aitkenhead. Contemplative and beautiful classical piano in a gorgeous ambience.
Cutting Edge Theatre: Hope Rises.
10 years on from its 2012 Fringe debut, La Merda remains raw and relevant.
Painting Heaven on Earth.
Made using hand-dyed linen and quilted with hand embroidery, Christina Rose Brown’s textile works feature drawings of the artist in bed with her two young children, in a liminal …
Schola Cantorum sings MacMillan.
Performances of Highland bagpipes and small pipes by the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society and guests. Featuring light music and piobaireachd.
Divine Dance presents John the Baptist and the Bees.
Sacred Arts Festival 2022 Opening Service High Mass for the Feast of the Assumption, celebrated in accordance with the Scottish Liturgy of 1970 in the beautiful setting of the hist…
Painting the Way of the Cross.
Gavin Lilley is a deaf comedian who’s performed his signed shows to audiences across Europe.
Chineke! Chamber Ensemble returns with a concert including the European premiere of a new work by composer and didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton.
Gavin Lilley is a deaf comedian who’s performed his signed shows to audiences across Europe.
The children of Cargilfield School present an abridged version of Shakespeare’s classic love story, performed in the round in Shakespeare’s original language.
Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles – 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s to present day.
‘They’ve never tried to cover up these scandals.
Harpist/pianist Aurora Engine sculpts soundscapes from inside pianos and outside the mainstream.
With a busted knee, a burst eardrum and heroic reveries replaced by painkillers and words like ‘ouch’, ‘pardon’ and ‘I’m down here!’, Todd reckons he has one last chance to reinv…
Islam Festival Edinburgh.
Chloe, Maia and Anna are reunited under the most painful of circumstances, the death of their mother.
Scotland is a land of myths and legends.
Set over one surreal night of dancing and debauchery, Death of a Disco Dancer is a psychedelic, wild black comedy.
The Great British Detective tradition! Holmes and Watson meet Poirot and Miss Marple (alongside the usual suspects) in a spoof homage – who murdered Lady Fanshawe!? Why have the …
Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act Of The Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of t…
Festival Folk at the Oak.
There are very few taboo subjects left these days, but the one that will eventually come to us all still leaves many people uncomfortable.
If someone happened to wander into the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh knowing nothing about Puppet State Theatre Company’s The Man Who Planted Trees, they’d certainl…
Originally written for online festivals in 2021 and now recreated by an all-Scottish cast and crew for live performance, American writer/producer Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning…
Written by Max Dickins (The Man on the Moor, Kin, The Trunk) and directed by five times Fringe First award-winner Hannah Eidinow, Love Them To Death explores Fabricated and Induc…
Celebrate the return of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at V&C with this relaxed, tutored tasting of delicious Italian sparkling wines: Prosecco, Metodo Classico, Spumante and more.
A mother keeps pulling her ill son out of school.
Tobias hates mash and Steve hates Tobias, but when they discover their mom to be patient zero in a world of flesh-eating zombies, the torn apart brothers get pieced back together, …
With Dalia Malek, enlightenment can be silly and the gallows can be fun.
Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act Of The Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of t…
Discover new artists from around the world! Come and enjoy the warmth of the world through a hand-picked selection of of bands, singers and instrumentalists, and soak up their soun…
Award-winning documentary film about one of the most popular, controversial and troubled comedians in the UK.
An evening of original songs and existential banter from a dark cabaret band with funny hats.
Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her f…
Maggie McKenzie is a self-professed mad woman who passes a day addressing her sacred audience – a caged pack of wolves.
After an uncomfortable fling with an average guy, a woman falls in love in one of the few remaining lesbian bars that haven’t yet been colonised by Pret.
Come and celebrate the start of this year’s Free Festival! See samples of all the top shows from this years Free Fest, the night before it begins – and party with the performers,…
Behold: the eternal masterwork of puppetry for adults returns to Edinburgh! Willingly undergo a heart-wrenching parade of theatrical demises that will severely exacerbate your fear…
The American stand-up, TV writer and “neurotic Jewish millennial” returns following her acclaimed 2019 debut.
Welcome to Rome 3000, feel the hustle and bustle of a post war dystopian bar and witness these lost individuals’ turmoil.
Welcome to Rome 3000, feel the hustle and bustle of a post war dystopian bar and witness these lost individuals’ turmoil.
Out of the Wings returns to the Omnibus for its annual festival of theatre from the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds.
Celebrate the closing of the 2022 Penge Festival with the Heatwave House Party at The Bridge House!An all day party downstairs in the pub with special live music sets in our theatr…
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. Good news is I can’t drive. Bad news is I have a rucksack. If you don’t like that joke, don’t come to this show.
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation has teamed up with The Comedy Trust to give budding comedians to create their very own routine to perform live at the iconic Royal Cour…
William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist 2021) is a stand-up comedian and rising star from Belfast.
William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards Finalist 2021) is a stand-up comedian and rising star from Belfast.
BE FESTIVAL exists to challenge and turn the notion of theatre upside down, crossing borders, creative disciplines and blurring boundaries between audiences and artists.
The Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company presents a beautifully intimate traditional Flamenco guitar concert complimented by the passion and power of Flamenco dance.
The Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company presents a beautifully intimate traditional Flamenco guitar concert complimented by the passion and power of Flamenco dance.
A MINI FESTIVAL IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY AND PEACE chaired by Caroline Lucas.
A MINI FESTIVAL IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY AND PEACE chaired by Caroline Lucas at 3pm at Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF Featuring live music, debate, and poetry on the…
Led by Vanessa (MA, CE, PDD Ceramics), we will be making pots on the wheel for you to take away.
Join Geoff Robb, winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling and virtuoso guitar that promises to transport you out into the forest.
Led by Vanessa Cox Pendray (MA, CE, PDD Ceramics), we will be making pots on the wheel for you to take away.
Winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, Geoff Robb is back with new stories inspired by trees.
Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship.
A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott.
Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, either in person or online? Come along and virtually meet the team from the Fringe Society and find out wh…
Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year or in the future? Maybe it’s on your bucket list, or a new year’s resolution; perhaps you’ve been bef…
Red Dragonfly’s New Writing Festival and nationwide Competition is back! In the fourth season Taking Flight will help new and emerging BESEA playwrights develop their exciting id…
‘Taking Flight’ is Red Dragonfly Productions successful New Writing Programme, where we showcase new work by up and coming writers.
Done to Death By Jove was a comedic celebration of the murder mystery novel.
‘The 39 Steps’ meets Agatha Christie via Holmes and Watson! A cast of six bring a comic flurry of suspects and sleuths together to discover whodunnit, and how.
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music.
This festival concert is a highlight of the year and truly encapsulates Roedean’s community spirit and love of music.
Madman William explores the idea of William Shakespeare's plays from the perspective of his characters, including Macbeth, King Lear and Hamlet.
Three men walk into a bar – a Dane, a Swain, and a Thane.
Jude (Michael Lake) and Iris (Ella Muscroft) are a couple who care – both about each other and their respective careers in directing and acting.
Three rude boys ruin pop culture through dumb questions.
Tobias hates mash and Steve hates Tobias, but when they discover their mom to be patient zero in a world of flesh-eating zombies, the torn apart brothers get pieced back together, …
DEATH DROP, the laugh-a-minute murder mystery returns to the West End at the Criterion Theatre for a strictly limited 7 week run! RuPaul’s Drag Race superstars JuJuBee and Ki…
The West End Playhouse Presents Dr Frankula’s Castle a new fast-paced comedy show written by and starring David Findlay, with Matt Panesh.
Following a sold-out run at the Barbican Art Gallery and a Weimar performance for Bono and Chris Martin, the “cabaret kings” (The Londonist) return with more Songs of Resistanc…
The Father of My Daughter Escaping grief by taping over your past.
Calling all Rebel Girls and VioletsOn Friday 4th February 2022, XS POP will be tearing up Aatma in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, to celebrate all of the best women wh…
Music from Bróna Keogh Established in 1989 by poet Theo Dorgan, Poetry Ireland’s Introductions Series offers exciting opportunities for talented, eme…
Actor, singer, soldier, lover, icon.
Actor, singer, soldier, lover, icon.
Meet some of the shortlisted authors from the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021 at this year’s Dublin Book Festival.
Ventriloquism as you’ve never seen it! The Exorcist… with puppets!Lachlan Werner (ventriloquist, clown) presents an hour of frights, where demonic voices come from every corner…
Bloomsbury Festival is an annual celebration of the area’s pioneering creativity, presenting an inspiring programme of arts, science, literature, performance, discussion and refl…
Romancero Books con el apoyo de la Oficina de Asuntos Culturales y Cintificos de la Embajada de Espaa en Londres presenta el Festival de Literatura Queer Espaola en Londres - FLQEL…
Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…
Surreys genderless drag artist SemiColon is coming to South London with a BANG with their Alt Pride Festival! Featuring a queer arts fair, live entertainment and food in the commun…
As the country unlocks and live performance returns to London, Korean dancers will once again make the journey to the UK and take to the stage at The Place.
JOY Festival is a celebration of local disabled artists, produced by Turtle Key Arts in partnership with HF ArtsFest and the Lyric.
The Edinburgh Festival Chorus return in smaller form, with a concert as wide-ranging as in previous years.
Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band.
This multi-award-winning adaptation of Jean Giono’s classic environmental tale toured for almost 14 years, with repeat appearances at the Sydney Opera House and off-Broadway.
After a sell-out Scottish tour, Leah MacRae (River City and Gary: Tank Commander) brings her hilarious, rip-roaring, uplifting show for it’s Fringe debut.
Now in its 8th consecutive season, Nightpiece continues to platform exciting filmmakers from across the globe.
Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and stand-up, Paul Dennis brings his music and comedy together for the first time.
The Chineke! Orchestra joins dynamic mezzo soprano Andrea Baker in a filmed performance of the trailblazing song cycle woman.
The 2021 Festival of the Sacred Arts concludes with a service of Choral Evensong.
Lunchtime lecture: Scottish Religious Art in Paint and Glass: Robert Scott Lauder’s Christ Teacheth Humility.
Lunchtime lecture: Theology in Stone – Faith and Art in Edinburgh’s Church Architecture.
One-day exhibition: Faith in Fabrics Church Vestments and Ecclesiastical.
Lunchtime talk: Ms Zoe van Zwanenberg, embroiderer, discusses the art of embroidery. Tickets can be purchased at the door or from the Fringe Box Office.
Lunchtime lecture: The Art of Hymns.
Chineke! Orchestra joins dynamic mezzo soprano Andrea Baker to perform the trailblazing song cycle woman.
Lunchtime recital: Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.
Third Monday of every month, come and hang out and bring your current WIP!This monthly meet is open to all LGBTQA+ who enjoy crafting in all its many forms!We will welcome anyone w…
Mass setting: Lassus’ Missa Bell ‘Amfitrit’ altera.
Evening concert: one of Scotland’s most renowned string ensembles, The Edinburgh Quartet, plays Haydn’s Seven Last Words from the Cross, with the movements interspersed by poet…
Celebrating Okoe’ is a tribute to a great drum master, mixing Ghanaian rhythms with Scottish Jazz spirit, Afrobeat vibes, singing, funky horns, jazz improvisation and incredible da…
King Henry, recently come to the British throne, sets forth to claim the throne of France.
A surreal poetic tragicomedy on the clash between idealism and reality, to bombard the public with love for life.
Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s and 00s to present day.
Tucked in between the bustling pubs of the grassmarket is the capital's home of dance and its latest exhibition, Dance Base Unwrapped.
A surreal poetic tragicomedy on the clash between idealism and reality, to bombard the public with love for life.
He and She, both called Max, are boxfresh on the London queer scene.
How good is your memory? The night begins with a little laughter and audience participation as we are asked to remember the age old story of Orpheus.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Choral services sung by St Mary’s Cathedral Choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with the tradition of daily services. Full details of music at cathedral.net.
The Scottish Gallery presents their Festival Exhibition Programme featuring a major exhibition of Joan Eardley to mark the centenary of her birth alongside further exhibitions; The…
At the end of the line; a story of waiting for life to begin and the delays we experience to get there.
Close your eyes and let Darkfield radio lead you into the surreal, suggestive and truly suspenseful.
A tale of the songs that lead us into the future and the ones that call us home; this show is a masterpiece in storytelling and soul.
You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit.
Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning debut as a writer takes audiences on an emotional journey ranging from fear and hate to delight and joy.
If you’re looking for big blowouts and even bigger bouffants, why not stop by El Greco of Hornsey; a salon, a kitchen and a confessional all rolled into one.
Safely stowed in a sewing box and found utterly by accident, join the cast of Miss Linsday’s Secret in the reading and exploration of love letters that have been hidden for over …
In a beautiful blast of profanity, Daniel Sloss takes us through an hour on the art of Scottish swearing, life after lockdown and the hierarchical dynamics of a farm.
Come forth for a cautionary tale venturing through ancient history to modern masculinity; welcome to Mediocre White Male.
Say hello to Adam, Arthur and Pete.
Led by Vanessa Cox Pendray (MA, CE, PDD Ceramics), we will be making pots on the wheel for you to take away.
Throughout lockdown, many of us have enjoyed reconnecting with the natural world.
Performing songs from the critically acclaimed album Waves on Wire.
Performing songs from the critically acclaimed album Waves on Wire.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
A free, four-day festival celebrating the work of the newly-formed School of Media, Arts and Humanities and local partners.
A free, four-day festival celebrating the work of the newly-formed School of Media, Arts and Humanities and local partners.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Politics, power and war drive much of our history, but what about those who drive world-changing events? How would one of the history’s greatest winners face the moment of his own …
Politics, power and war drive much of our history, but what about those who drive world-changing events? How would one of the history’s greatest winners face the moment of his own …
“A great little fringe experience that I can highly recommend” (The Scotsman) ‘Lucky Maclean’s Festival in the Bin’ premiered at Edinburgh Fringe 2019 to delighted audie…
“A great little fringe experience that I can highly recommend” (The Scotsman) ‘Lucky Maclean’s Festival in the Bin’ premiered at Edinburgh Fringe 2019 to delighted audie…
Thinking about putting on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or already in the process for 2021? Book a one-to-one slot with Alan Gordon (Registration Manager) and Katie Quee…
Thinking about putting on a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or already in the process for 2021? Book a one-to-one slot with Alan Gordon (Registration Manager) and Katie Quee…
Are you thinking about bringing a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, either in person or online? Come along and virtually meet the team from the Fringe Society and find out wh…
Discover some of the best current British LGBT+ filmmaking.
How does it feel to grow up believing you’re different to everyone else around you? Suitable for the whole family, these LGBT+ short films explore friendship, crushes and feeling…
Exploring gender in a variety of ways, these LGBT+ short films tell moving stories of self-acceptance, family and discovering the person inside you’ve always dreamed of.
These award-winning films from Iris 2020 tell LGBT+ stories from around the world with humour, heart and honesty.
Need a laugh? Expect comedy of all kinds - from dark and surreal to laugh out loud joy – in this selection of LGBT+ short films guaranteed to get you giggling.
There’s something for everyone in this diverse mix of crowd-pleasers from Iris 2020.
What does a woman have to do to give death a good spanking? A comedy drama from award-winning writer Chris Brannick and director Karen Kirkup.
What does a woman have to do to give death a good spanking? A comedy drama from award-winning writer Chris Brannick and director Karen Kirkup.
The beloved children’s author joins us for an online event to talk about past work and her latest novel, The Runaway GirlsJoin the much-loved author Dame Jacqueline Wilson online…
Hot in the heels of the debut Living Record Festival in January-February 2021, the Living Roots Festival launches this April.
Presenting the Edinburgh University Theatre Company’s latest project: The Scottish Online Student Drama Festival, in aid of Acting For Others.
Award-winning genre explorers Encompass Productions return to the White Bear Theatre with Homecoming: A New Theatre Festival.
Welcome to the first season of Make It Beautiful Theatre Company’s festival of new-writing: SHORTS.
A Dragatha Christie Murder-Mystery Murder can be such a Drag.
Guitarist Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award and since then he has been writing music inspired by trees.
A small theatre company are performing their murder mystery play, Death at Sea, but during the show, everything goes wrong.
Anarchist: noun; a person who rebels against any authority or established order.
A showcase exhibition from the 70+ residents of the buzzing Coburg House studio complex.
Join Francesco Cardinale for an informative, informal relaxed tutored tasting of delicious sparkling Prosecco, Metodo Classico and other fine fizz.
August 2nd-30th.
William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” A full costumed production of Shakespeare’s classical tragedy, This production is the full uncut script, set in a post-apocalyptic Scotland.
“Café Named Desire” is a musical about love, sexuality, and self discovery.
Focusing on the work and lives of older women - both in front and behind the camera - this year’s line-up includes Japanese animation Mix, eco-comedy The Last Mermaid starring Jane…
Jingan Young is a fascinating writer to follow, as her play Life and Death of a Journalist explores the hardships of journalism amid political turbulence and cultural difference.
We’re back! This time with 3 new short plays by female identifying playwrights. Prepare to see plays with female driven narrative and none of those boring archetypal forms!
Laquaya (15 - hip-hop, feminism, Peperami) has broken into Elyot’s house.
From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas…
From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas…
Definitely Oasis are regarded by many Oasis fans and promoters alike as the best Oasis tribute band there is.
Following a sold out run at the Young Vic theatre, the smash hit, critically acclaimed production of Death of a Salesman transfers to the Piccadilly Theatre for 10 weeks only.
‘Be bold, be bold, but not too bold, lest that your heart’s blood should run cold.
‘Mercy’ is a dark comedy with a spiritual twist, centring on a headstrong matriarch of a Persian family and her unyielding decision to break tradition.
Playwright Peter Nichols died only last month at the age of 92.
Anti Nowhere League released their debut single "Streets of London" b/w "So What" in 1981.
Star Shaped Festival returns for its fourth year! Having become known by fans and artists of the Britpop era as the must-see event of the year, it’s back for another all-day …
In 1919 the Weimar Republic is born from chaos and resistance and built on the edge of a volcano.
Returning home from war, Macbeth encounters three mysterious women, whose prophecy of kingship, sets in motion his ambition, and ultimately his fall into madness and blood.
Four iconic acts will appear on the smoothest line-up of the year at The O2 on Saturday 7 September 2019, in what will be THE key date in the calendar for funk and soul fans, the i…
GWC Trad Band is a nine-piece band playing Scottish and traditional music with a vibrant, modern twist.
Fringe favourites the Sleeping Trees are doing Christmas in Edinburgh! Offering their surreal take on the most Christmassy story of all time; The Nativity.
Beyond Borders International Festival returns to the tranquil setting of Traquair House for its 10th year, bringing together world-renowned broadcasters, writers, thinkers, artists…
Legendary singer-songwriter Donovan performs an acoustic set in this very special event showcasing the documentary film Donovan and The Beatles in India.
Na Clarsairean, The Scottish Harp Orchestra, directed by Isobel Mieras, assisted by Rosemary McKerchar, presents a programme of specially arranged and composed music.
The creator of Freaks and Geeks and director of Bridesmaids brings his perspective on the global television and film landscape in this special one-off event.
Drawing on her Welsh and Scottish roots Elinor’s programme will include new arrangements of traditional and contemporary pieces composed or arranged specifically for the clarsach…
Come join Will Napier and Fionn Blench to find out about the unique ingredients within traditional plaster and their importance.
The Annual General Meeting of the Fringe Society where activity is reviewed, accounts are presented and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
Come and hear some of our most talented young players perform traditional and contemporary music in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Refreshments included.
Psychological thriller.
Russell T Davies is the man behind classic and acclaimed TV series Doctor Who, Queer As Folk, Torchwood and Cucumber, among many others.
Charlotte was a legendary Hollywood props mistress who disappeared from public view decades ago.
What would you do if you had the chance for revenge? 15 years after being kidnapped and tortured in General Pinochet’s Chile, Paulina Salas tries to forget the past and build a q…
Clarsach player and Gaelic singer, Calum Macleod, grew up surrounded by music, and in this short concert will perform some of his favourite tunes and songs from the Gaelic traditio…
A talk by Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) on their approach for maintaining your traditional building throughout the year.
Come join the Scottish Traditional Building Forum and Moses Jenkins from Historic Environment Scotland for a talk on appropriate energy efficiency measures for a traditional house.
The Hart Players theatre company brings Noël Coward’s Still Life to the Fringe.
Hosted by director Al Carretta and now in its sixth year, if you love independent film, then Nightpiece is the event to attend.
Irene Possetto’s one-woman play presents a young girl named Isabelle living a life of true tragedy in 1301.
Yellow, written by Conky Campfner, is a modern adaptation of a Victorian short story The Yellow Newspaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Islam Festival Edinburgh is open to everyone, old or young, with any faith or none.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Brian Molley Quintet recreate and reimagine one of the bestselling jazz albums of all time, Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd’s Jazz Samba.
Eli has mastered the art of necromancy, but will his mum’s new boyfriend get in the way of bringing his dad back from the dead? Death and Botany is an original horror comedy…
‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record review).
In a world where we see some form of video footage every day – on small and big screens, down on our phones, around us on animated billboards – and where we can tumble headfirs…
Festival Strings is a unique collaboration between two outstanding youth music string organisations.
Ceara Dorman’s one woman play poignantly explores the abuse that countless women were subject to within the Magdalene laundries.
The Heresy Machine, by Seth Majnoon, claims to be about Alan Turing.
Gill Mcvey’s play focuses on the struggles of dealing with dementia and the sacrifices that are inevitably made.
England, 1585.
Memories erased.
Pour a glass of whisky, settle into the sounds of a sax solo and join ‘Little H’ for a new noir take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy, Hamlet.
This multi award-winning adaptation of Jean Giono’s classic environmental tale by Puppet State Theatre Company has been touring internationally for the past twelve years, with repe…
As the surge of improv comedy takes over the Fringe, Sisterwives brings a classic sketch show that packs a wicked punch.
I’m somewhat sceptical of companies bringing classic plays to the Fringe, be it an average Hamlet or yet another Woyzeck.
Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic Anglican Catholic church directed by Dr John Kitchen.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Sell-out event with a new line-up! On the outskirts of Edinburgh, hidden away at the end of a winding driveway, lies one of Edinburgh’s secret treasures – Lauriston Castle.
Showcase includes: In Mist and Rain by Arts of China, Letter from An Unknown Woman by The National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, Hear of The Lights by Ningbo Municipal Culture &…
One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure.
One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure.
An exciting and engaging art workshop that children really enjoy.
Rory returns to York with a brand spanking new title for a show that could, in many respects, be quite similar to the one he did last year i.
Rory returns to York with a brand spanking new title for a show that could, in many respects, be quite similar to the one he did last year i.
A hearty meal with a helping of folk.
Since 1999, ROSL has brought together young classical musicians from across the Commonwealth to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s 90s, 00s to present day.
The 2010s.
A night of Romanian traditional music with songs from Maria Tanase, Ileana Sararoiu, Liviu Vasilica, Surorile Osoianu and many more.
The 2010s.
To the uninitiated, a first glance at a cryptic crossword can be daunting, but here Rory promises to unveil its mysteries in a 90 minute workshop that is intended to be …
To the uninitiated, a first glance at a cryptic crossword can be daunting, but here Rory promises to unveil its mysteries in a 90 minute workshop that is intended to be …
"A Float Tank is a lightless, soundproof tank filled with water at skin temperature, in which individuals float in isolation, used to test the effects of sensory de…
We are very excited and privileged to welcome Raphael to The Arts Barge - He has been extremely generous in donating proceeds of this performance to progressing the conv…
We are very excited and privileged to welcome Raphael to The Arts Barge - He has been extremely generous in donating proceeds of this performance to progressing the conv…
"A Float Tank is a lightless, soundproof tank filled with water at skin temperature, in which individuals float in isolation, used to test the effects of sensory de…
Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award and since then he has been writing music inspired by trees.
Therapists from our treatment rooms will show you how to stay healthy during the Fringe using herbs, with a series of free evening workshops mixing herbal teas and essential oil bl…
After the success of 2018 Brewhemia is returning with our platter of showstopping acts from this year’s festival favourites and our very own Creative Clique.
River Voices: Robert Powell & FriendsA lively reading by York-based poet Robert Powell and other writers - of work inspired by the Ouse and Foss, rivers, streams, ca…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
River Voices: Robert Powell & FriendsA lively reading by York-based poet Robert Powell and other writers - of work inspired by the Ouse and Foss, rivers, streams, ca…
A chorus of bawdy spirits lead you through this physically dynamic amalgamation of Shakespeare’s finest death scenes.
Interactive story telling, plus an all day Riddling Competition! Mums, dads, teenagers, juniors and little ones over 5.
Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with renowned choir and organ directed by John Kitchen.
Choral services sung by St Mary’s Cathedral Choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. Full details of music at cathedral.net.
Interactive story telling, plus Riddling Competition! Tom Wayfinder’s Arctic Adventure.
Tom signs up as a driver for Eduardo Dorado, gold-hunter, on a trek that takes him up a ziggurat and a volcano, where he encounters an Aztec god of fire called Xiuhtecuh…
Tom signs on as a ships cook on the good ship Sinkfast, bound from Japan to Mexico, falls foul of the Genie of Chilli Sauce, El Roja The Sweat-head, meets a mermaid call…
A sensory experience, teaching you how to nose and taste whisky, helping to discover the perfect dram for your palate.
Cinema Arts presents a rare screening of the last silent film ever made by Charlie Chaplin.
A hilarious street cleaner sweeps you off on an outdoor journey into the unknown festival, uncovering its secrets and making an ingenious show out of rubbish with his extraordinary…
Crichton Kirk welcomes internationally renowned ensemble The Marian Consort, whose dynamic, fresh approach to Portuguese polyphony entranced audiences in 2017.
A taste of the Fringe comes to Bruntsfield in true Black Ivy style.
Join us for a huge selection of free acoustic music, duos, bands, singers and more through the day and night on this launch day of Fringe Music on the Grassmarket.
The play follows Nick: a young, successful artist struggling with his identity and mental health.
A creative guided walk along the Ouse & Foss in York led by poet Robert Powell - combined with a chance to write, discuss, and share ideas and impressions about York…
A creative guided walk along the Ouse & Foss in York led by poet Robert Powell - combined with a chance to write, discuss, and share ideas and impressions about York…
A creative guided walk along the Ouse & Foss in York led by poet Robert Powell - combined with a chance to write, discuss, and share ideas and impressions about York…
The air of the Speigeltent circus hub is thick with dark debauchery, smoke and gin soaked Weimer punk jazz, setting the atmosphere for a celebration of the extraordinary.
What is it about guns? Today’s American high school students have been raised at a time when school shootings have become common and suicide rates have drastically increased.
A woman walks into a bar.
Discover handmade objects for you, and your home, from 41 Scotland-based makers in one unique location.
The Strut Club Cabaret presents.
The Strut Club Cabaret presents.
A true story of friendship told with an eclectic blend of folk, flamenco and contemporary dance.
The Strut Club Cabaret presents.
Following the success at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe with the five-star show After Today, Stage D’Or returns with their latest work from acclaimed playwright Tim Connery.
Celebrating the works of the playwright and poet, Federico García Lorca, Enebro Teatro have brought together select pieces to create an altogether unique play.
Showcase opportunity for artists and creatives using film and projection to express their ideas and engage socially with others in this sphere of artistic activity.
As an unfinished text imbued with deep mystery, ranging from menacing abstract bureaucracy to detailed recounted memories, Kafka’s The Castle is a challenging undertaking, but th…
The night is young and some of the best stand-up comedians at the Fringe are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
Meet characters including a publican, an investor and a spy who’ll share details with you from Edinburgh’s colourful past as you journey through Gladstone’s Land.
The crowd is lively, laughing and waiting expectantly for the venue to open.
For those who want more from their comedy than one guy standing still on a stage with a microphone.
Returning for its second year, Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act of the Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainl…
The Edinburgh Fringe is awash with shows designed to shock and push our buttons.
Joey Page – award-nominated star of Nevermind the Buzzcocks – 31, is having a midlife crisis.
Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful authors.
What do you get when you blend the works of William Shakespeare, with an all singing and dancing musical extravaganza? You get the Elizabethan’s answer to Flight of the Conchords…
Join us at the multi award-winning WHISKI Bar and restaurant for a vibrant foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August.
OUROBOROS PRESENTS THE LATEST IN CUTTING EDGE JAZZ… Jasmine is a saxophone-led from Leeds, performing music composed by saxophonist Jasmine Whalley.
The world is going to sh*t! Or so it seems.
A poetic and poignant piece of storytelling; Choir of Man hit all the right notes in a story of brotherhood, the archetypical pub and the importance of community.
With over 4000 shows to contend with, including some of the largest exhibitions and names in the art world, it’s understandably difficult to stand out from the crowd.
Since she was seventeen, Caitlin Cook has lived by a code: if something scares her, she has to do it.
Willie MacRae – anti-nuclear campaigner, SNP politician and successful lawyer.
London Bermondsey’s beloved local comedy show comes to Edinburgh! Hosted by a podgy gay comic from the remote island of Taiwan, this comedy show has, for month after month, enterta…
You are watching three actors sat at a table.
A Canadian folk ballad duo bring their own sassy and offbeat brand of comedy to Edinburgh.
“Seriously, this is talent.
We are the top-rated walking tour company for English tours in Edinburgh on TripAdvisor and we have put together a special festival friendly walking tour of the Old Town for you to…
Join Francesco Cardinale for an informative, relaxed tutored tasting of delicious sparkling Prosecco, Metodo Classico and fine fizz.
A tale of love, loss and exploration, this is an intrepid exploration of physical theatre and storytelling.
Who’s rocking the boat and why? Join York’s creatives on-board the Arts Barge for a fascinating, eclectic insight into the current projects and passions of Y…
The Death Hilarious: Razer starts out with a pretty solid premise: since his Fringe debut in 2017, Darren J.
Sleeping Trees are silly, funny boys.
Who’s rocking the boat and why? Join York’s creatives on-board the Arts Barge for a fascinating, eclectic insight into the current projects and passions of Y…
In the late 1960s three women were murdered by an Old Testament quoting serial killer by the name of Bible John.
See a selection of performers from the very best of this year’s Free Fringe Festival shows, in the big gala launch night, party and general great start to this year’s Edinburgh Fri…
Showcase opportunity for artists and creatives using film and projection to express their ideas and engage socially with others in this sphere of artistic activity.
During this two hour sketching workshop, you will have the opportunity to be supported to explore your surroundings and views from the arts barge with artist Pennie Lord…
Another chance to see the films by Italian artist Marinella Senatore for her York Symphony piece, created through a series of workshops and conversations, collecting ind…
Returning for its 14th season, C’s critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
Some assert that homophobia, for the most part, has been eradicated.
‘Woke, feminist, geezer’ (List).
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Move aside Maleficent, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is the new anti-hero tale in town.
78,801 photos and 4,738 photographers from 129 countries.
Tinder, TGI Friday’s and haunted houses; Men with Coconuts throws the witty and the wild into a wonderful hour of improv comedy.
Join this lively and entertaining guided walking tour and enjoy decades of thrilling Fringe stories from today to Edinburgh’s first festivals in 1947.
Family Yoga on the Arts Barge! This is an informal yoga session that brings together elements of traditional yoga practice, play and discovery.
Written and performed by David JarmanDirected by Ruby Clarke After scraping together his last few pounds, Jarman packs a borrowed tent into an old, torn rucksack and hit…
Say Owt is York's loveable and raucous poetry organisation, hosting some of the noisiest spoken word events in the UK.
Written and performed by David JarmanDirected by Ruby Clarke After scraping together his last few pounds, Jarman packs a borrowed tent into an old, torn rucksack and hit…
Say Owt is York's loveable and raucous poetry organisation, hosting some of the noisiest spoken word events in the UK.
Out of the Wings presents its fourth annual festival, exploring untapped theatre from the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world.
The Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art play host to the first-ever survey exhibition of collage in the world.
Twenty-nine nights of the best local and international folk music showcasing a different artist each night. There are only 30 seats so book early to save disappointment.
This is not a musical nor is it instructions on how to beat up your dad.
A magical multi-media tale of a life saved by music.
Fenist the Falcon is an old much loved Russian Fairytale in which seven female characters appear.
Fenist the Falcon is an old much loved Russian Fairytale in which seven female characters appear.
Four cups of Apple Sauce.
Four cups of Apple Sauce.
Tim Eriksen: Hardcore Americana Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shapenote gos…
Tim Eriksen: Hardcore Americana Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shapenote gos…
Come and learn shape note singing with Tim Eriksen! We are delighted to welcome Tim to York to lead a workshop and a singing on the Arts Barge in advance of his evening …
Two days of Jazz and Manouche as part of The Arts Barge Riverside Festival.
OUROBOROS PRESENTS THE LATEST IN CUTTING EDGE JAZZ… Award-winning saxophonist Alex Hitchcock returns to York, with his powerhouse quintet that combines a compelli…
A two day Jazz and Manouche Festival of performances, workshops and open sessions.
Rust Immersive spoken word show performed on-board the barge Selby Tony Join us for a mesmerising tale of love, loss and live music on-board the former working barge Sel…
Rust Immersive spoken word show performed on-board the barge Selby Tony Join us for a mesmerising tale of love, loss and live music on-board the former working barge Sel…
We are very excited and privileged to welcome Alistair to play for the opening of York’s Arts Barge.
Famous adventurer and posh idiot Jasper Cromwell Jones (played by award-winning comedian Joe Bor) presents an Alternative Book Festival with other weird and wonderful au…
The Queen's of Lovers Rock announce an exclusive London concert as part of the 2019 Innervisions Festival.
After sell out shows at the Electric Ballroom, 229 and The British Library, the Innervisions Festival is Saluting the Black President himself, Fela Kuti, tonight with the Dele Sosi…
Iconic American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, Maceo Parker is best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960’s as well as George Clinton's&nbs…
Rare Groove Legends RAMP announce an exclusive European Concert.
Mavis Staples' recording career spans from the 1950s to the current day.
American rapper, singer-songwriter, poet, actor Saul Williams is coming to London to appear as part of the breath-taking Innervisions Festival line up between 3…
Aloe Blacc is best known for his UK No.
As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre.
Enter the darkness, take a seat and prepare as your master of ceremonies ‘Jen’ guides you through this chilling theatrical experience.
As part of Nomad Festival @ Greenwich pop-up Rotunda Theatre.
After it’s sell-out debut, Stripped is back and more revealing than ever!!! Succour Punch Theatre are proud to be baring all once again for this ‘stripped back’ performance o…
Following an inaugural year enjoyed by audiences and critics alike, A Festival of Korean Dance will return in 2019.
William Stone (BBC New Comedy Award Finalist 2018) is gathering moss, stuck somewhere between reality and dreams in the nineties.
“Bodies on the move: on screen and in the street” This event will involve responding collectively to a variety of audio-visual material, exploring movement and migration, shift…
“Refugees and migration in anthropological cinema” ‘Travel’ (63 mins).
It’s back! Horatio Productions’ Science Fiction Theatre Festival returns for a stellar second edition.
Can a young astronaut and a fallen star save a former dancer who is fighting a bizarre illness and her bohemian roommate? Or will they be captured and tortured with no end in sight…
Brighton’s much-loved, resident satirists with their legendary mix of bang up to date topical sketches and songs, all wrapped up in Brighton Fringe award-winner Mark Brailsford’s f…
For Jacques, the journey from cradle to grave is fraught with the negative voices of our culture; but, in our show, Jacques finally gets to see the possibility of hope and life-for…
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Join Vanessa Cox Pendray (MA, CE, PDD Ceramics).
A free two day interactive arts festival suitable for all ages.
Musicians appearing in the 8th Lewes Chamber Music Festival in June 2019 will perform chamber music by Mozart, Faure and the little-known Lekeu in this special Festival Launch conc…
How many near death experiences have you had? One audience member in The Birth of Death directed by Yael Karavan claimed 10 or 11, which is as impressive as it is shocking.
Journalist Peyvand Khorsandi never intended to become an obituaries editor at The Independent, nor did he intend to work for the Daily Mail.
Parry ‘I was Glad’.
Death.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award for his solo show.
An evening of talks and performances exploring our relationship to death & dying.
Ivan has done everything he was meant to do.
Since she was seventeen, Caitlin Cook has lived her life by a code: if something scares her, she has to do it.
A festival oasis in the heart of Kemptown, an atmospheric bar stocked by the best local suppliers where you can discover experimental art, unusual performances and out of the ordin…
Sleeping Trees have been travelling around the world! They’ve been scuba-diving at the Great Barrier Reef, trekking the ancient Inca trails of Peru and gone dogging in Blackpool.
Lee Griffiths, household name* and all-round philanthropic hero has given himself the honour of hosting a charity telethon to help those less fortunate.
Fern the Folklorogist lives in the woods and has secrets and stories to tell.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
He was an old man who played alone dressed in night clothes.
Iris Prize brings outstanding LGBT+ film from around the world to Brighton.
Saturday 20th April, 5pm Tickets: £22, £20 concessions or £79 for a Family Ticket (4 people, including at least 1 child)Duration: 2 hour…
Welcome to the darkest, funniest and most debauched kabarett club this side of Berlin! A gin soaked, Weimar-punk jazz band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously fu…
Farnham Festival 2019: Infants Schools’ Starship Concert II The second of two performances involving pupils from the local Infant schools, this musi…
Farnham Festival 2019: Madrigals to Musicals This concert opens with students from Farnham Music and Drama performing excerpts from their upcoming show Our House, f…
Farnham Festival 2019: Ensembles Together Our KS2 choir will recount the story of the first lunar landings, through song and narration, followed by performances from a v…
Farnham Festival 2019: Infants Schools’ Starship Concert I The first of two performances involving pupils from the local Infant schools, this musical adventur…
Farnham Festival 2019: Rock and Pop A new inclusion in this year’s Festival; Tuesday’s concert will involve rock and pop groups, as well as singer-songwriter…
Farnham Festival 2019: Symphony and Song Our second concert of the day will feature musicians from More House School and Lord Wandsworth College, as well as a full orche…
Farnham Festival 2019: Young Voices This exciting concert will include performances from pupils at the Ridgeway School, plus Surrey Arts’ Just So Singers and the A…
Farnham Festival 2019: Jazz Café The exciting opening to this year’s Festival is an informal late afternoon concert, featuring jazz groups from the local ar…
OOPS is a movement to be different, to stand up and make bold choices.
A Dinner Date With Death is an absurd collection of comedy sketches centred around a baffling murder at a dinner party.
OOPS is a movement to be different, to stand up and make bold choices.
Since its launch in 2009, unravel has become one of the leading independent events for knitting and crochet enthusiasts.
Comedy, Craft Beer + Wings Wednesdays - Scene + Heard PresentsSniggers .
Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International Comedy Festival Burns Night Comedy Gala 2019 From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebr…
From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of the top names showcasing the Whyte & Mackay Glas…
Death Becomes Her was born after Sam bounced off the bonnet of a poorly-driven Nissan Micra.
Join “Cabaret Kings” (The Londonist) William Ludwig and Dean Austin for a pine tree of songs from Weimar Berlin and beyond – Jennys, Johnnys and Killer Queens.
Join us to celebrate the NHS turning 70 years of age all in aid of Young Minds charity.
Based on real stories told by a survivor of the Lebanese civil war to her daughter, the play is an exploration of inter-generational trauma, and the ways humour and story-telling h…
Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at Greenwich Theatre.
Ushering in the seasons of mists, Jason will be performing original horror stories from across the world: Dream Eaters from Japan, black necromantic magic from Iceland, and a reima…
It is time to laugh out loud as Winchester Comedy Festival rolls back in to Winchester with a stellar line-up of homegrown talent performing at various venues across the city from …
Icon, actor, singer, soldier.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Sanspants Radio present Plumbing the Death Star Live.
Join authors, politicians, artists, diplomats and international cultural leaders for a weekend of panel debates, music, performing and visual arts, storytelling, poetry, walks and …
At Secret Cinema, we take the essence of the film and build a living, breathing world that you can be a part of.
Nick Keir, the Edinburgh folksinger and songwriter, left us too early in 2013.
Tenth anniversary tour celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys.
The Annual General Meeting of the Fringe Society where activity is reviewed, accounts are presented and directors elected.
COMMON is an arts organisation which exists to support the UK theatre industry in achieving greater socio-economic diversity, and help working-class artists build sustainable caree…
Since 2014 we’ve platformed over 200 films giving premieres to shorts that have gone onto much bigger things in festivals across the world.
From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a…
‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever.
Edinburgh International Marketing Festival.
Fresh new band from London bring their summer 2018 tour to Edinburgh, with members having performed at Love Supreme Festival, Secret Garden Party, and Cambridge Folk Festival.
Childhood friends Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher are back after their smash-hit Fringe debut, serving up their dirtiest, most disturbing and patently misguided VHS finds from 25 year…
Featuring musicians from the internationally acclaimed Complete Songs of Robert Burns (Linn Records). ‘Great voices, great songs… Who could ask for more?’ (fRoots).
Colin McKenzie has only forty minutes left to live! Come join us for the final moments of Colin’s brilliant, majestic and totally mundane existence! A once in a lifetime opportunit…
COMMON: GROUND is an initiative developed by COMMON, an arts organisation who exist to support the UK theatre industry in achieving greater socio-economic diversity, delivered with…
An orchestra like you have never seen before! The 45-piece orchestra from Gwangju, a city known for its rich cultural heritage, performs the ancient melodies of Korea with traditio…
‘It doesn’t matter how we do it, we’re always going to end up with the same result.
Death, Dating and I Do.
The music of great halls, cathedrals and servants’ quarters is brought to life by the group who have been delighting Fringe audiences since 1973.
We’re hosting drop-in screenings of Festival in Edinburgh (1955) and Edinburgh on Parade (1970).
BBC’s Angelos Epithemiou and Channel 4’s Barry from Watford return with a new show following their sell-out tour.
Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic Anglican Catholic church directed by Dr John Kitchen.
The Voice Festival UK once again returns to the Fringe with an evening of a cappella for all the family to enjoy.
Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with renowned choir and organ directed by John Kitchen.
With the theme ‘the starting point of love, silk road and art’, our festival has a variety of performances and art from countries on the One Belt One Road.
In the moments before his death, America’s most celebrated author of the macabre reveals how his sins and the tragedies of his life lead to his descent into madness and alcoholis…
In this darkly fascinating look into a genius’s descent into madnessthe audience acts as confessor while time stands still in the last fewmoments of the life of Edgar Allan Poe.
This time, the art troupe will present a performance featuring lots of Chinese ethnic arts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Over three days, Handmade Edinburgh will celebrate the best in high-end design and craftsmanship from over 80 highly-skilled, British and international designer-makers.
Allander Record Fairs bring a great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s to present day (even the odd 78).
Brewhemia are presenting some of the finest acts of this year’s festival.
On the outskirts of Edinburgh, hidden away at the end of a winding driveway, lies one of Edinburgh’s secret treasures – Lauriston Castle.
Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services.
Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Gabriel Jackson, William Byrd and Antonín D…
Come and listen to uplifting music performed in its liturgical context by one of Edinburgh’s best church choirs in the glorious setting of this church.
Edinburgh Central Mosque opens its doors and warmly invites you to Islam Festival Edinburgh.
This worldwide hit show for geeks and non-geeks everywhere returns with a changing line-up of hilarious comedians with a mixture of stand-up comedy and interactive debate to find o…
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
All About Her — Feminism in Chinese Traditional Opera creatively combines traditional Chinese Opera with contemporary ideas, exploring feminism in the traditional opera repertoir…
Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe.
In the May 1979 issue of Sounds magazine the term ‘New Wave of British Heavy Metal’ was used to describe a second wave of heavy metal bands that emerged in the late 1970’s.
An atmosphere of fun and weimar cabaret beats envelop us as we enter Beauty at the Circus Hub.
Amid the hubbub of cafe chatter and the hiss of milk steaming a mobile phone vibrates with messages of condolences.
Henry Ginsberg presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of the best stand-up comedy at this year’s Fringe.
I’ve got a lot of love for YESYESNONO.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
The world’s most dangerous ukulele group is back in 2018.
A “nearly” comedy about my memories as a professional stripper and near-hero during London Bridge terror attack in 2016.
Touch and feel Chinese arts and culture by attending CACF 2018.
It’s like Dylan Thomas without the nice bits! Mr Brown Presents unveils its debut Fringe show all about the sordid private lives of a small town.
A raucous late night show offering a fabulous selection of the most outrageous queer performers from across the Fringe.
A man is murdered at a wedding but whodunnit? Three women have motive and means.
The second floor of White Stuff becomes a haven for design-lovers.
Cock, cock… Who’s there? is a multimedia, autobiographical documentary-cum-social experiment all about writer-performer Samira Elagoz’s relationship with men after being rape…
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
‘In my view, best new show at Leicester Comedy Festival’ (Tony Booth, Leicester Comedy Festival Judge).
Willie MacRae – anti-nuclear campaigner, SNP politician and successful lawyer.
An American-Scottish duo performs wild long-form improv developed at the renowned iO Theater in Chicago! Jack and Claire is Chicago-based improv comedy duo Claire McFadden and Jack…
Henry Ginsberg is not your standard Everyman.
Showcasing underrepresented working-class comedy voices.
After performing to sold out crowds in Toronto, Death Ray Cabaret returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with more fast-paced songs and break-neck banter.
Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, this hit show returns with a changing line-up of various comedians with hilarious material based on sex and relat…
‘There may be many spooky stage productions around.
The invincible William Brown considers he is ‘jolly well equal’ to solving most of life’s trickier problems, although devising a plan to get the elder brothers of the Outlaws marri…
Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide.
What does the transcript of a 17th century Italian rape trial reveal about the state of the world nowadays? That, despite 400 years of supposed social progress, the impulse to blam…
Join a local guide for a fun and informative introduction to Edinburgh’s Old Town.
What can you remember from five years ago? Or five days ago? Five minutes ago, even? What can you be absolutely sure, beyond all doubt that you remember? MALAPROP Theatre’s new s…
Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey.
See a huge selection of this year’s big names, stand-out performers and many of the best free acts in Edinburgh at this one-off launch show and party for the 2018 Free Edinburgh Fr…
Chase Scenes is exactly what it says it is: 60 scenes in which performers create a variety of famous and original chase scenes, filmed lived onstage and projected onto screens at t…
I hated Daughter.
A joyful return to stand-up for this cult idiot.
There are shades of Beckett but without the plodding pretentiousness in Signals, Footprint Theatre’s new show all about human connection and the search for life beyond Earth.
Buried certainly made a splash at the Fringe last year, winning awards left, right, and centre, and deservedly so – Tom Williams and Cordelia O’Driscoll’s new musical is quir…
Robert says he saw strange lights over Tesco car park.
Multi award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Three’s Sweat the Small Stuff, Dave’s The Magic Sponge podcast) returns.
Returning for its 13th season, C’s critically-acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
What does it mean to be human? Can a machine learn to be human? Or failing that can it at least learn how to be funny? That’s Alice Fraser’s main objective and constitutes the …
Sleeping Trees have been travelling around the world! They've been scuba-diving at the Great Barrier Reef, trekking the ancient Inca trails of Peru and gone dogging in Blackpool.
There’s a lot going on in the world at the moment, isn’t there? So many stories needing to be told, so many national myths being rewritten, so much is constantly changing that …
An enigmatic title is the hallmark of many Fringe shows – I’m sure no one knows quite what to expect from Duckpond: An Element of Mystery in Umpteen Samples or Lights Over Tesc…
After their five star runaway success with All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, Middle Child were always going to suffer from difficult second album syndrome and it’s a real shame …
What’s a ‘square go’? Noun: A rammy.
Join us at the multi award-winning Whiski Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at Whiski Bar during August.
Thirty nights of the best local and international folk music showcasing a different artist each night. There’s only 30 seats, so book early to save disappointment.
Following more successful shows at festivals worldwide, the popular show returns with a revolving line-up of acts selected from the best comedians, cabaret acts, children’s ente…
Ian Smith is multi-award winning comedian.
The Welsh singing legend, who is known for hits such as Delilah and What New Pussycat is.
Ealing Comedy Festival is back for its 25th consecutive year with a stellar line up of internationally renowned comedians and homegrown talent to keep you entertained throughout Ju…
Founded in 2004 via the evil genius that is Simon Cowell, Il Divo is a supremely talented British-based international pop opera foursome comprised of French pop singer Sébas…
Music fans will get the chance to go One Step Beyond this summer as Madness announce an exclusive four-date tour of UK stately homes and a castle! The British pop icons, who have b…
See this Welsh singing legend, known for hits such as Delilah and What's New Pussycat, perform LIVE! The rhythm and soul supremo has been wowing crowds for over fifty years and…
Dublin Youth Dance Company are thrilled to present an evening of dance at the Smock Alley Theatre as part of the 18th Irish Youth Dance Festival.
Founded in 2004 via the evil genius that is Simon Cowell, Il Divo is a supremely talented British-based international pop opera foursome comprised of French pop singer Sébas…
A spectacular musical celebration of the West End to close the Arts Festival, featuring the very best of musicianship from across the College and concluding with a masse…
This is a new collaboration with a local drama company that will see an external director working collaboratively with members of the local community and our own student…
Good morning, Baltimore! It’s 1962 and change is in the air.
The Junior School pupils of St Dunstan’s College invite you to attend their annual Summer concert.
Led by Drama Prefect, Beatrice Swordy, and her team, Black Box devising is an improvisation work created by Year 7 - 9 students over the last two terms, drawing inspirat…
This time-limited devising project welcomes the return of Briony O’Callaghan, a professional director, who, working with a select number of Year 10 - 13 student…
Vibe Arts are delighted to be working with the St Dunstan's College Dance Company for their first appearance in this year’s Arts Festival.
Last year, it was stories about being pissed on by a dragon, near killed by a fire breathing dragon and accidentally joining a Romani Gypsy Drug Smuggling Ring.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Brighton has long been a home for artists, creators and the alternative.
Adam Astra, a young rocketeer witnesses a star-girl fall to earth one night and vows to rocket her back among the stars.
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
Join ‘The Fairy Tale Fair’ at Brighton Open Market for a special Saturday market takeover.
DJ skills workshops are great for children who want to learn to DJing.
Brighton’s much-loved resident satirists with their unique brand of topical comedy, all wrapped up in Brighton Fringe award-winner Mark Brailsford’s festival package.
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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…
Every Saturday during the month we will be providing you with incredible, outstanding and inspiring musicians delivering an energetic array of jazz for all ears.
The UK's biggest Foodies Festival returned to Hove Lawns this sunny bank holiday weekend.
Step into Brighton’s most atmospheric bar.
What challenges are refugees facing? And what can we do about it all? MARS is organising a series of events on refugeedom in and out of the UK today.
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For two days and nights, the Ada Ryan Gardens will come alive with circus, music, cabaret and more for the City of Whyalla’s uneARTh Festival.
Ella Fitzgerald, the “First Lady of Song”, one of the all time great female jazz singers.
From around the world, to the streets of Adelaide.
Professor McGonagall has called Harry and his friends back to Hogwarts.
Part of a four day festival of unique and inspiring work from young artists based in London.
The Lyric Ensemble is a group of 15 actors led by international director Anne Louise Sarks.
Part of a four day festival of unique and inspiring work from young artists based in London.
Part of a four day festival of unique and inspiring work from young artists based in London.
Often we say a lot without actually saying anything at all, but is it possible to express much in fewer words? Laconic is a selection of short films and animations for you to ex…
Every Thursday night of the Fringe the William Bligh will be showcasing the greatest in local music entertainment! Check in every Thursday for a different free show.
A day to celebrate and share stories of women and how we contribute to the world we live in.
Tom Smith dresses as a woman to take us on a musical journey through stories of the marginalised and eccentric.
The Greenstate Summer Garden Festival will be a celebration of art, music, comedy, and amazing physical feats.
After the sucess of Fort Dreamland, Flip Side Up (FSU) is officially launching in 2018 with some quirky events planned for the year.
Soorya India Festival 2018 ” (An Indian Classical Dance event) - Another Soorya team is all ready to mesmerise you with their breathtaking performance.
The bawdy, the dirty, and the downright horny - The Towers of Song are going to rock’n’roll their way through the lustful side of Leonard’s music.
The Sanctuary Festival invites you to a day of music, yoga and good vibrations! Held at The National Wine Centre as a part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival, prepare to be inspired b…
Laziza are hosting a Multicultural Street Festival! Laziza promotes a fantastic day out to enjoy a culturally enriching day for the entire family.
Flamenco and the lives of female artists from the Spanish Golden Age combine in this show inspired by the hidden voices of Teresa de Jesús, María de Zayas, Marí…
Death at the speakeasy is an interactive murder mystery dinner with a 1920’s theme.
Former dancer with Ballet Nacional de España, Jesús Carmona is a pioneer in flamenco’s evolution.
Traditional Aboriginal Culture Festival at a spectacular waterfront location on the Coorong S.
Four champions of flamenco puro come together in a homage to La Chana.
In an extraordinary collaboration, avant-garde choreographer and dancer Israel Galván directs classical dancer Isabel Bayón as she reinvents herself, exploring the de…
Sanspants Radio present Plumbing the Death Star Live.
The Symbolist painter Julio Romero de Torres is famous for his portrayals of the archetypal ‘Spanish woman’.
María Pagés searches for the woman behind the femme fatale of Prosper Mérimée’s novel, a character appropriated by so many generations of men.
Featuring the leading voices in Spain today, revered singer Carmen Linares and brilliant rising stars Arcangel and Marina Heredia perform with Miguel A.
From a great passion for film, the 3rd FLEURIEU FILM FESTIVAL celebrates Australian filmmaking encouraging filmmakers to interpret the #FFF18 theme, “FIRE”.
A HILARIOUSLY HONEST AND FAST PACED COMEDY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ‘A glorious, farcical conglomeration of a show made up of jokes, hilarious characters, song, science experiments a…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
A rare chance to see two internationally acclaimed dance artists.
A triple bill of dynamic new talents with international star of bharatanatyam, Mythili Prakash and noted kathak performer Dheerandra Tiwari, plus a music concert by a remarkable …
Akram Khan performs an excerpt from his upcoming solo.
Imagine you have two bodies.
Lovers of scary stories, unite.
“It is a pitch perfect performance and a beautifully-written, perfectly-paced comedy script.
9 days & 42 shows of the finest live comedians in Britain.
Three elegant women musicians from Suzhou, costumed in Whispering Lotus Chi-pao will give us a concert on Chinese guqin, zheng, dizi and xiao (bamboo flute and end-blown bamboo flu…
Playing an instrument with over 2,500 years of recorded history, after some 100 public recitals in the UK, international classical Zheng performer Yi Dong, a soloist with five albu…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Join politicians, authors, artists and international cultural leaders for a weekend of panel debates, tête-à-tête discussions, music and art in the grounds of Scotland’s oldest …
Support indie film! Now entering its fourth year and including the premiere of event director Al Carretta’s 10th indie feature Precious Little Things, we present a curated selectio…
Celebrate 60 years of EGO with highlights from much-loved operas by Verdi, Mozart, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein and Bizet.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
A soldier’s kindness wins him mysterious gifts, but he soon learns that good fortune can lead to great loss.
As the Sirocco winds bring cholera to the Lido and alleyways of Venice, Dr Aschenbach watches Tadzio swimming in the lagoon.
Farce has a proud place in British theatre history.
It was the race they said Clinton couldn’t lose.
Brahma (Sanskrit Brahama) was founded in early 2011 in Beijing, China.
Sir James MacMillan has a long and fruitful relationship with both the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh International Festival.
Talented young string players perform together in a series of concerts at St Giles Cathedral.
Watch an almighty golfing battle for festival bragging rights and a trophy! Teams representing promoters, venues, the press and locals play nine holes of golf to discover who the g…
The central aim of Celebration is “to give anyone who can’t quite believe the world they live in something to believe in” which is a brilliant intention and starting point but …
A dirty, disused room, empty except for a box with lots of holes in it.
Mark Watson asked a range of top comedians: ‘what is your bad idea? What show would you like to put on, but never dare?’ Now, one a night, they attempt these projects.
The Voice Festival UK once again return to the Fringe with an evening of a cappella for all the family to enjoy.
Join us for traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic church, directed by City and University Organist Dr John Kitchen.
Join us for traditional Choral Evensong and Benediction with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic Anglican Catholic Church.
Barrel Organ’s new show Anyone’s Guess How We Got Here feels like a natural development of the company’s practice and philosophy whilst also managing to delve into a very dif…
SCCC will carry on the splendid programme during the second day of the event.
SCCC is proud to present splendid programme for audiences.
With the combination of classic melody and innovative performing methodology, the concert will demonstrate the charms of traditional Chinese music and dance with the spirits of the…
Join us at our new venue in Leith! Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs, 12” and 7” singles and a gaggle of 78s.
The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas is an initiative set up to ‘take the academics out of their ivory towers and engage with the public’.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Powerful, poetic, effortlessly charismatic, Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti is one of today’s most admired and cherished performers.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Death Squad are pushing the boundaries of the small four-stringed instrument.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services.
Come and listen to beautiful sacred music in the liturgical context for which it was written in the setting of one of Edinburgh’s finest churches.
It’s hard to tell what kind of show MINEFIELD is trying to be.
Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Jonathan Dove, Vaughan Williams and Mozart.
The stage is awash with cold, blue LED light.
DJing and poetry is surely a combination that deserves greater exploration.
Come watch and be part of this interactive, fun mixture of stand-up and interactive comedy debate as a compere and a number of the best comedians from around the Fringe converge in…
Edinburgh Central Mosque opens its doors and warmly invites you to Islam Festival Edinburgh.
You’ll die laughing at this outrageous show about the thing we all have in common.
After last year’s successful fringe event, celebrity chef, Tommy Miah is running another Street Food Festival experience.
This is Not Culturally Significant is an incredibly rare thing indeed.
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
The second floor of White Stuff becomes a haven for design lovers.
A chorus of bawdy spirits lead you through this physically dynamic amalgamation of Shakespeare’s finest death scenes, which fuse together familiar characters and scenes to create a…
What is money? For Belgian theatre group Ontroerend Goed, money isn’t actually metal coins or pieces of paper with numbers printed on them, no, money is so much more than a physi…
This is a collaboration of stunt and colour: the first of its kind in the world.
“Death Part 7: The Last Word” is the barely anticipated final installment in Jack Trinco’s fabled, quasi-epic, multi-part exploration of the theme of death.
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
She’s not a ghost.
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Yael Farber’s critically acclaimed Mies Julie has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe and it’s easy to see why, with its incisive portrayal of colonialism, gender politics, and wh…
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
What happens when we struggle to do anything? A series of in-development clown and theatre pieces. Themes will include difficulty, struggle, Ludwig Wittgenstein and snakes.
Pixel Dust is a rare thing: a piece of theatre about the internet that isn’t utterly technophobic.
The UK-based comedian returns with new and hilarious anecdotes and jokes from his many comedy journeys around the world.
Death Ray Cabaret is the apocalyptic musical comedy show from Second City veterans Kevin Matviw and Jordan Armstrong.
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
Adapting well-loved source material can be a tricky art, but Shedload Theatre have managed to maintain the essence of Richmal Crompton’s Just William stories in this riotous hour…
From the producers of bold, subversive and wonderfully camp comedy musicals: Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Soho and How to Win Against History, Prom Kween certainly has a lot going f…
Americana Ad Absurdum Productions certainly lives up to its name by combining America’s most-loved export, free-market capitalism, with some surreal and absurdist humour.
In the world premiere of Pulitzer/Tony Award nominee Craig Lucas’s (Prelude to a Kiss, An American in Paris, Amelie) zany and touching new play, three stories collide in a world of…
There are many different kinds of video games: roleplaying, shoot-em-up, strategy, the list is endless.
Peter E Davidson is a wine drinking man adrift in a sea of beer drinkers.
The alternative RSC’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s works might more succinctly be titled Shakespeare: The Pantomime.
Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam…
Cameryn Moore has made a name for herself as one of the Fringe’s great taboo busters, especially on the subject of sex.
When viewing a show as celebrated and adored as How to Win Against History there is always the risk that it’ll never be able to live up to the hype.
Curating a collection of the most bizarre instances of human behaviour recorded on esoteric VHS tapes, Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher do little more throughout the evening than brief…
Henry Ginsberg spent most of his adult life envious of his male friends scoring on the weekend.
Bible-black Welsh comedy duo do sketches.
Be there at the launch of the massive 2017 Free Fringe Festival! See an almighty selection of performers! Mingle with the acts and VIP guests! Meet our mad Chicken mascot in person…
Amy Conway’s Super Awesome World is a hidden gem of the Fringe that starts off all fun and games (literally) before delving into an account of living with depression that is so h…
Testosterone is a touching, funny and incredibly brave piece of theatre from Rhum and Clay Company and Kit Redstone.
Life has three guarantees: you’re born, you die and if your name is Rio, you dance on the sand.
The monster gods of comedy and 2016’s winners of Mervyn Stutter’s Spirit of the Fringe award return to Edinburgh.
The greatest comeback concert ever! Featuring all your favorite groups you’ve never heard of from the 80s to the present day, including Familiar County, Simon Never Said and The …
The Sleeping Trees feel like the love child of Police Cops and Max and Ivan: high-paced, energetic character comedy with inventive visual effects and impressive teamwork.
Theatre Conspiracy’s interactive show, Foreign Radical, is more than likely to mess with your moral compass.
Join a local guide for this fun and informative walk through 900 years of Edinburgh’s history.
Join us Whiski Bar for a vibrant, foot-stomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands during August.
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
Returning for its 12th season, this critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
With comedy, cabaret and fun for all the family to enjoy, the Huggers show returns to Edinburgh.
Present concerts of all kinds of music.
Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald once famously stated, “The only thing better than singing is more singing”.
Our closing night extravaganza features PHIL LUNN IS.
THURSDAY NIGHT LIGHTS features PAPER PLANES with Imaginarium, an improvised musical, plus THE LEMONADE BRIGADE, an all-gay group assembled for the festival, and RITA SUSZEK with Pa…
Improv legends Maria Peters and Lauren Shearing are BREAKING AND ENTERING a two-person tour-de-force of improvisation! Plus QI: QUEER IMPROV, all-female 20% LESS, IMOGENE and a MIX…
We live in a world in turmoil.
We live in a world in turmoil.
THE BAREBACK KINGS is a new drag king show from Lynsey Bonell, Abbey Kos, Juliet Morrish, Fran Reid, Alice Sanders, Rebecca Schuster and Anne Zander.
MUSIC BOX creates a one-act improvised musical inspired by a title and location from the audience! Plus CITY IMPRO, JESUS LOPEZ, BEYOND THE RIDICULOUS, “RAINBOW SOMETHING” and a M…
Naughty compare LUKE MEREDITH hops into the jacuzzi at The Free Association as their guest monologist! Prepare for a fast-paced and witty evening of titillating banter and scenes! …
Friday 23 June, 16:00 - 20:30, Z-arts Our Refugee Week programme culminates with a celebratory event organised in conjunction with Manchester Refugee Support Network.
Join us for the first program of Orchestra of St.
Following her success of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Penelope brings her unique combination of stand-up, character comedy and songs in this nationwide tour of ‘I was a penis.
‘Where are we going Admiral Ox?’ asks the starry eyed, young space farmer who is really the secret son of an evil galactic overlord with special powers.
Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.
Funny. Political. Ends with a hanging.
Sleeping Trees return to lovingly destroy yet another film genre.
The science comedy phenomenon returns , and this time they're off the chart.
After watching all three ‘Godfather’ films, James has decided to leave Sleeping Trees and become a real life Sicilian gangster.
An evening of the incredibly powerful music of Tchaikovsky.
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
Brighton comics Vicky Gould and Joe McCarthy join forces to bring you an hour of quirky off-beat humour.
Winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2016; this show tells the story of the three weeks that changed Scott’s life forever.
Art projections, feature films, documentaries and accompanying talks including film-makers exploring the experiences of refugees.
Join the irrepressible Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
No one does satire quite like Brighton’s very own ‘The Treason Show’.
Brighton Death Forum present Gimcrack Productions’ ‘Moribund’, a piece of contemporary performance addressing our relationship with death, both light-hearted and poignant.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
This is Richard II as you’ve never seen him before, in a purple shell-suit wielding power over his puppet kingdom with subjects that range from beautiful two foot high hand carve…
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Join us at Foodies Festival, the largest food and drink festival in the UK, returning to Hove Lawns this summer on the bank holiday weekend of April 29th - May 1st.
Choreographer, director, and multi award-winning dancer Manuel Liñán returns to Sadler’s Wells with an emotional voyage back to the memories and instincts of ch…
The writer and historian James Truslow Adams once defined the “American Dream” as the potential for life to be “better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity …
Let me dance for you – this is the caption of this night.
Want to learn the basics of improv comedy in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere? Join Naomi Petersen an actor, comedian, writer and singer, who will introduce participants to the jo…
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
Closing-off the 2017 Shoreditch Improv Festivals will be Left Foot First (“I laughed so hard I had to apologise to the guy next to me for accidentally hitting him” ***** - Get Re…
Enrol in Balderdash Academy and join your improv professors on a tour de force of this century’s best street art focused in its natural home: Shoreditch.
The Water Poet was easy to spot on Saturday afternoon.
7pm-8pm Kicking-off the evening’s shenanigans will be… Comedy Shenanigans, who are Irish comedians Aislinn (Best Female Improviser – Improvaganza 2015) and Noel (Best Improv…
Across three days, thirty of London’s best comedy improv and sketch groups will be amazing audiences (and themselves) with their spontaneous, quick witted and absurdly funny scen…
Across three days, thirty of London’s best improvised comedy and sketch groups will be amazing audiences with their spontaneous, quick witted and absurdly funny scenes, sketches,…
Flamenco superstar Eva Yerbabuena is renowned internationally as being one of Spain’s leading dancers.
Opening the festival will be City Impro (“Incredibly Good” ****– Arts Award Voice), who make up crazy characters and silly scenes all based on suggestions provided by the aud…
Israel Galván likes nothing more than pushing boundaries and surprising with a know-how fed by the best Flamenco tradition.
As Sara Pascoe explains, the peculiarities of a ‘job’ as a comedian, that is more ‘craft’ than job equally applies to describing whether something is funny or not.
The Fresh Grind Festival will showcase ten staged readings of plays/ musicals.
Sneak a glimpse of the real drama going on back stage as three stage hands at an Italian opera house are brought to life by the mask theatre masters of Berlin.
Based on the 1920’s Alberto Cassella play La Morte in Vacanza, Death Takes A Holiday is a chamber musical with a book by Thomas Meehan and Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Maur…
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London-based actor William Ludwig and Musical Director Dean Austin have firmly established themselves over the last year as a highly successful international, high-profile cabaret …
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Rab’s Videogame Empty is coming to Edinburgh! Come and join Rab Florence for a night of videogame weirdness, music, and entertainment.
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Something for the entire family! Come along and learn about the science of medieval construction, try stone carving and join our expert guided tours! See website for details: histo…
Mediterraneo is bringing Africa, Cuba and southern Italy to Summerhall for a huge festival edition of their world music concert.
See work in progress on a 16th century merchant’s house as the original fabric is revealed and conserved, discover its fascinating past, hear about its future as the Patrick Gedd…
Steve McLennan of the National Federation Roofing Contractors provides an enjoyable demonstration of the expertise required for creating and repairing lead roofing details.
Scotland’s buildings have slate roofs, now no Scottish slate quarry remains.
Stone me! Luis Albornoz and Paul Everett of the British Geological Survey deliver a rewarding walking talk on Edinburgh’s geology, providing information on the bedrock of our bui…
Edinburgh provides a magnificent festival setting.
Care for these windows and they’ll thrive for another few decades.
Scotland used to export iron buildings around the world; Andrew Laing of the Charles Laing Foundry gives an entertaining demonstration of casting processes and where these skills c…
Scotland’s traditional buildings used indigenous stone, only a few dimensional stone quarries remain.
Mark Nevin, Nevin of Edinburgh, demonstrates remarkable transforming painting techniques.
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected. If you’re passionate about the Fringe, come and be heard.
Roz Artis and Scott MacAskill of the Scottish Lime Centre Trust demonstrate lime slaking, part of the alchemy of the lime cycle.
Even plays were buried by the bombs of World War I.
Blow Off is part concert, part theatre and deals with one woman’s journey to committing an act of terrorism.
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It’s a troubling question and most of us probably don’t know the answer.
The Cock and Bull’s Death And The Data Processor follows the adventures of office worker Ian, whose murders of two co-workers lead him into the strange world of Harton, a communi…
Two ladies who like tea, cake, gin and playing ukulele.
LuckyMe Records return with the best party of Edinburgh Festival once again.
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The International Shalom Festival is a celebration of the diverse culture, music, art, dance and food of Israel aiming to build cultural bridges and develop international friendsh…
Acclaimed violin and piano duo Sophia Bartlette and Amoret Abis celebrate women composers in an exciting, eclectic mix of genres and great works.
Join Sarah Millican and special guests as they celebrate the longest-running comedy festival in England.
This one-of-a-kind show features the mind-blowing dances and acrobatics of Fanti Acrobat International, as well as the freestyle basketball skills of New York’s Rashall Thing.
With stand-up, character comedy and a sprinkling of original songs, BBC Radio 4 TV critic Penelope (BBC’s Goodnight Sweetheart and Fist of Fun and BBC Radio 2’s Sony nominated King…
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Human, a recently deceased teenager, full of life (ironically) and unwilling to move on.
Acclaimed violin and piano duo Sophia Bartlette and Amoret Abis celebrate women composers in an exciting, eclectic mix of genres and great works.
Join us for traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic Anglican Catholic Church.
Scotland and China Chamber of Commerce is proud to present to you the second Edinburgh Chinese Arts and Culture Festival.
Scotland and China Chamber of Commerce is proud to present to you the second Edinburgh Chinese Arts and Culture Festival.
Join us for traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy with the renowned choir, organ and congregation of this historic church, directed by City and University Organist Dr John Kitchen.
The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages.
The Lady Vanishes is one of those shows that doesn’t fit into simple categories.
Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night is both exactly what it says it whilst also proving to something rather different altogether.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs 12” and 7” singles and a gaggle of 78s.
Folk music is the treasure of the splendid Chinese civilization, with its elegance, charm, neatness and harmony and the beauty of Oriental Art in the folk music melody, we will bui…
World premiere: a theatrical adaptation of Canadian Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro’s moving and enigmatic short stories of her Scottish ancestors’ emigration.
Following successful sell-out shows in previous years, Jo Jingles is back for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Dying is a universal human activity, and it shows no sign of abating.
Panti Bliss has had a whirlwind of a few years and, naturally, she has more than a few fabulous stories to share.
Kids love to be involved when watching a show and we provide you with such a chance! Dance and sing together and even try on traditional ethnic costumes with this group of young da…
Come and listen to one of Edinburgh’s best amateur choirs sing uplifting music in the liturgical context it was written for.
Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services.
Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Schubert, Victoria and Kodàly.
Breach Theatre blew everyone away with The Beanfield last year, and their new show, Tank, is no disappointment, retaining their distinctive brand of semi-devised/semi-verbatim thea…
Kids love to be involved when watching a show and we provide you with such a chance! Dance and sing together and even try on traditional ethnic costumes with this group of young da…
Edinburgh Central Mosque opens its doors and warmly invites you to Islam Festival Edinburgh.
Comedy, craft beer and curry, all under one roof and served up during the most indulgent lunchtime show Leith has ever seen.
Gregory Akerman, a “stunningly original comic” works better to a deadline & is obsessed with death.
In spite of the morbid title, Dr Phil Hammond’s stand-up show makes mischief of the macabre.
Java Dance Theatre have somewhat sworn myself and the rest of the audience to silence after the triumph that is Back of the Bus so as not to ruin the wonderful surprises in store f…
Lines is a touching spoken word show surrounding the diverse lives of people travelling along the London underground.
Experience the delights of India with a blend of delicious Indian street food and traditional dance.
We very rarely think about our own deaths.
Back by popular demand! Returning for its fourth year, the Craft Scotland Summer Show sets up shop in the centre of town.
It’s a familiar scene to many a Fringe-goer: a black-box stage, a chair and an actor with his story.
The Royal Oak, an all year round folk music venue, again hosts Festival Folk at the Oak during August, when the Downstairs Lounge becomes the intimate Fringe hub for folk, acoustic…
Nassim Soleimanpour is known for his intelligent plays that have no need for a director, designer or even rehearsals.
Welcome to the village fête in Llanfairchwaraesboncen, nestled in the South Wales Valleys.
In the prologue to Malcostume Compagnia Teatrale’s show Machina, the company explains that the word ‘machina’ roughly translates to machine or structure and the company’s n…
Anna stands pale and powerless before a jealous queen.
On the Conditions and Possibilities of Hillary Clinton Taking Me as Her Young Lover definitely wins the title of most intriguing show title at the Fringe, and it’s definitely wor…
Gravity and Other Myths are the future of contemporary circus and their show A Simple Space is utterly unmissable.
Little remains of Gogol’s original short story, Diary of a Madman, with Al Smith taking much artistic licence in updating it to post-Brexit Britain and turning it into a story of…
To say Dolly Wants to Die is a dark comedy is like saying water is wet: the irreverent jokes come left, right and centre, but only a few of them properly hit their target.
Nowadays, stories of celebrity nudes abound, attracting much unwanted media attention and accusations of who’s to blame flying in every direction.
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
It’s a stand-up comedy show from a stand-up gal about confidence and self-sabotage.
She’s been described as the best African-Czechoslovakian comic on earth.
In a little circus salon tent named ‘The Omnitorium’ tucked away behind George Square Theatre, Anya Anastasia proves that she is a force to be reckoned with.
Leaf by Niggle is a little-known allegory by J.
First things first.
Rape allegations.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
What to expect from a show called F*cking Men? Yes, it is ostensibly about sex, specifically gay sex, and as you’d expect it’s ripe for memorable one-liners like “I’m not g…
If you want to see comedy that is a little different, this is for you.
Rob Drummond is known for being one of Scotland’s most experimental and accessible theatre makers and his new show In Fidelity is no exception.
Come on a real bus with Phil, we’ll fit new tyres and go bloody double-decker off-roading, ram raid a few museums.
So You Think You’re Funny? 2015 winner, Italian Luca Cupani returns to the Fringe! The man who was too funny for Italy and moved to the UK tells the truth, the whole truth and noth…
Counting Sheep is a theatrical triumph that throws the audience into the centre of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.
The Gait Bar, 232 Canongate Royal Mile hosts a special Fringe Craft Beer and Food Matching event: four to six courses paired with beers from different Scottish craft breweries ever…
Death is a funny thing when you think about it: it’s the only certain thing in this world yet the majority of us deny its existence, but as performer Liz Rothschild points out, i…
Twisted Edge Comedy presents the participants of their newly founded stand-up workshops.
Quebecois circus group Flip Fabrique fill the massive Assembly Hall with awe and joy at their contemporary circus skills.
Have you ever met someone so beautiful that you didn’t know what to say? And then have you ever found yourself just saying ‘Yeah’ to everything that they say because you’re…
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
In a festival saturated with comedy shows about Shakespeare, the Reduced Shakespeare Company continue to reign supreme as the undisputed masters at reimagining the Bard into hilari…
There’s a specific challenge involved when reviewing autobiographical shows surrounding horrendous personal suffering, in this case performer Karen Hobbs’ diagnosis and treatme…
With the feel of an interactive workshop rather than a theatrical ‘show’, The Castle Builder is a lo-fi exploration of outsider art that alternates between informal lecture and…
Every night of the Festival, Edinburgh’s famous Monkey Barrel Comedy Club (Winner, Best Small Comedy Club, Scottish Comedy Awards 2016), brings you a cracking showcase of premier s…
A totally unique and mind-blowing musical comedy experience, if you’ve never seen or heard of Abandoman before then here is your chance to rectify that.
Helen Duff has gone from strength to strength, after her hilarious yet heart-breaking Vanity Bites Back show last year.
The ever experimental Flanagan Collective is back with their new show, From the Mouths of the Gods, all about maths, free will, and determinism, with a little bit of kissing thrown…
Being Norwegian is a play that follows Sean and Lisa as they talk throughout the night, gradually getting to know each other and growing as confidants.
This is Scott Gibson’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, and he is fantastic.
On the surface Jenna Watt’s new show Faslane sounds like it should be a simple comparison of the reasons for and against renewing the Trident nuclear base; it turns out to be jus…
What to expect from Bea Roberts’ modern day update of Flaubert’s classic novel Madame Bovary? Instead of surrounding herself with romantic literature to distract her from the b…
A Boy Named Sue written by Bertie Darrell provides an interesting insight into the experiences of members of the LGBT+ community, played with great energy by the cast of three.
Loyiso Gola is a rare kind of stand-up comic.
After Mafia? and Western? at previous Fringes, comedy trio Sleeping Trees now turn their gaze to the stars.
Ontroerend Goed’s World Without Us imagines a future in which humanity has simply ceased to exist, and it’s surprisingly soothing.
Nel is a charming little love letter to cinema that follows foley artist, Nel, on her misadventures with her insufferable aunt, demanding boss and a hopeful screenwriter.
Joe Sellman-Leava has lived with labels his entire life and he also has to live with the consequences of them.
Do you know what a foley artist does? No? Well here’s your chance to find out from Hollywood’s unsung hero, Dusty Horne.
Fringe favourite Pip Utton returns for his superlative performance of Margaret Thatcher in his enlightening and intimate show Playing Maggie…The Iron Lady.
Join us at the multi award-winning WHISKI Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August.
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Step into an oasis of calm, and escape the hustle and bustle of the festival.
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
Returning for its 12th season, the critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
Join a fun and informative small group tour through Edinburgh’s historic city centre, led by a knowledgeable and experienced local guide.
Hit theatre festival Women Redressed is back, running for two nights at Park Theatre.
Crouch End Festival is now the UK’s biggest community arts festival, with over 200 performers, over 160 events, over 10 days in over 70 venues, from cafes to pubs, open spaces to…
A Steampunk fandazzle eruption.
Brighton’s biggest monthly performance poetry and open slam event presents a clash of the titans of spoken word: Three-times World Slam Champion Buddy Wakefield v European Slam Cha…
Treason Show: Festival Special.
Hot on the heels of their sell-out Club Tropicana events and Funk The Family festivals, Funk The Format curates a magical, musical shindig.
Our Flower Festival, entitled “LOVE IS .
Funk The Family returns for another magical instalment of fantastical fun for all the family.
The award-winning company and jazz fusion trio, The Physics House Band, return to unleash their fast-paced physical comedy on Sci-fi movies, complete with two rip-roaring live scor…
The award-winning company and jazz fusion trio, The Physics House Band, return to unleash their fast-paced physical comedy on Wild Western movies, complete with two rip-roaring liv…
Virtuoso solo violinist Michalis Kouloumis performs traditional music from the Balkans, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey.
In this lecture, Danny Dorling considers how the UK, one of the 25 richest countries in the world, has become one of the most unequal and is on course to win the ‘global race’ to b…
Betty had a stroke.
Join Brighton Ceilidh Collective for an evening of raucous nonsense and ceilidh dancing.
Acclaimed violin and piano duo Sophia Bartlette and Amoret Abis return for their third Brighton Fringe recital to celebrate women composers.
“We are in uncharted territory when we sit with death,” Liz Rothschild says in her one-woman show, Outside the Box: A Live Show About Death.
Eddyank productions present Fanti Acrobats Int.
A one-woman character comedy show set in the village fête in Llanfairchwaraesboncen, Wales.
Terry Pack’s Trees is an unfeasibly large ensemble, of up to 40 local musicians, which performs exciting, groove-based, new and original jazz.
A one-woman character comedy show set in the village fête in Llanfairchwaraesboncen, Wales.
Award-winning short films from the internationally acclaimed ‘Iris Prize Film Festival’: a collection of the winners and runners-up from the 2015 prize.
Celebrating women in the brewing industry, we’re dedicating three days to the finest brewster stouts, saisons, pilsners and pales.
Enjoy a taste-bud-tickling day out at the UK’s biggest celebration of food and drink.
This March, Sprint returns: London’s biggest and best festival of new, adventurous theatre from across the UK and beyond.
As ambitious as it is stiff and silly, Peter Mills and Cara Reichel’s new musical for Prospect Theater Company concentrates on the real-life Renaissance composer and multiple…
The 13th iteration of this festival celebrating all things flamenco brings a bright lineup of music and dance to locations throughout the city.
“Micro-operas” and monster drone epics share billings in this ambitious new-music festival.
This five-hour percussion marathon curated by Andy Akiho and Ian Rosenbaum features works by Steve Reich, Jason Treuting, Mark Applebaum, Paul Lansky and a premiere by Mr.
Time is of the essence as you and your newly formed team are transported to the authentically and adorned castle laboratory from which Victor Frankenstein has mysteriously disap…
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
This festival of new music, run by VisionIntoArt, is now in its third season.
This worthy festival showcases an eclectic range of composers, including Steve Mackey, beginning on Jan.
This muddled play by Robert Lyons tries but fails to find bigger themes in a male schlub’s midlife crisis.
The centenary of the composer Milton Babbitt (1916-2011) is celebrated in the Juilliard School’s annual Focus! Festival.
(performances start on Wednesday) A collaboration among a quartet of performance spots — the Silent Barn, the Brick, the Bushwick Starr and Cloud City — this new festiv…
This Brooklyn-based festival alternates between mixed-bill programs featuring the three participating companies, and programs where each gets the stage all to itself.
The annual performance jubilee from Performance Space 122 has always been a boundary buster, but at this year’s festival, borders are an explicit theme: question them, cross …
This annual festival celebrates dance of the past, promotes dance of today and honors those making significant contributions to the field.
Trinity Church’s annual festival gets under way after Christmas.
Jaamil Olawale Kosoko begins this festival on Monday at Judson Memorial Church, a dance venue that for him raises questions about history, memory and space.
Comedy Central hosts this annual event, which showcases some of the finest up-and-coming stand-up talent in the country.
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…
This annual event — now in its 12th year — showcases the talents of Arab-American comedians, actors, playwrights and filmmakers.
A night of comedy, music and horror to celebrate Halloween, this show advertises to “test the extreme horizons of your mind ocean.
Thanks to the fineness of the performances and the clarity of the English supertitles, language is no barrier for a non-Yiddish speaker in this New Yiddish Rep production of Arthur…
Celebrate the 25th anniversary – and impending rebirth – of the cult television series as the Twin Peaks UK Festival returns to the Genesis Cinema in London’s East End in a f…
This adventurous festival of new sounds spreads its wings wide across the city with a presentation on Friday at Brookfield Place in Battery Park City by the American Composer…
This series, organized by the Austrian Cultural Forum, continues on Friday with Michel Galante conducting the Argento Ensemble and the violinist Hanna Hurwitz in the Violin Concert…
(performances start on Wednesday) The Emerald Isle meets the Big Apple in this festival devoted to work from Irish artists.
This festival — now in it’s second year — gathers some of the city’s finest free stand-up shows under one banner for a week of top-notch comedy at venues in…
Activities for all the family – learn how castles were built, see stone masons in action and hear about the area’s geology.
This annual concert has built up a wide and loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty of melody and power of rhythm growing from the group’s blend of Scottish smallpi…
Marhaba! We invite you to experience the beauty, diversity and richness of the Arab world, right here in Edinburgh! This vibrant two-day cultural festival will provide visitors wit…
No 5 Charlotte Square, Ian Gow of the National Trust for Scotland gives an informing guide to the built fabric and means of construction.
Scotland’s buildings have slate roofs, now no Scottish slate quarry remains.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Like independent film? You’ll love Nightpiece.
Locally sourced natural materials – a strategy for sustainable construction? Emily Tracey of the British Geological Survey provides a rewarding walking talk on the geology that p…
Mark Nevin from Nevin of Edinburgh demonstrates remarkable transforming painting techniques.
Edinburgh provides a magnificent festival setting.
Old Edinburgh was a very different place to the contemporary city of today. John Lowrey of Edinburgh University provides an enlightening talk on the physical fabric of that city.
Scotland used to export iron buildings around the world; Andrew Laing of the Charles Laing Foundry gives an entertaining demonstration of casting processes and where these skills c…
Scotland’s traditional buildings used indigenous stone, now only a few dimensional stone quarries remain; Richard Groom of CITB and Willie Gibson of Stone Federation GB give a li…
Riddle’s Court has a rich history, including homing philosopher David Hume.
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected.
Lead roofing demonstration: Steve McLennan of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors provides an enjoyable demonstration of the expertise required for creating and repairin…
Care for these windows and they’ll thrive for another few decades.
Chris Ingham (piano/vocal) and Paul Higgs (trumpet) salute the great American songwriter.
Death Actually sets out to bring ‘lethal puns and dead funny songs’ in a larger than life musical.
NakedFeet Theatre’s Dust Never Settles in Torchlight is a short and sweet reimagining of a selection of Greek myths.
In Owen Jones: The Politics of Hope, Jones proves himself to be an engaging and eloquent speaker without any airs of pretension.
Literary Death Match, now in 57 cities worldwide! Part comedy show, part literary event, part gameshow, LDM brings together four writers to read their most electric writing for fiv…
The Big V comedy competition is the search for a new star across Asia, sponsored by Magners cider. The search is over and Matthew Giffen is here to present the winner, Jim Brewsky.
The renaissance of vinyl continues! Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs and singles from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s to the present day.
Edinburgh’s first ever Chinese Arts and Cultural Festival featuring a traditional opera, authentic singers, a spectacular troupe of young drummers and more all set alongside a thre…
Stella Hall is an agent of social and artistic change.
Stella Hall is an agent of social and artistic change.
Trying to keep up with the ever changing and intense plot of Dario Fo’s fast paced and absurd play can often be a challenge that leaves many productions lagging behind the playwr…
Great show from Ghana, West Africa! Fanti Acrobats is a group that exhibit African traditional culture and acrobatics.
That Sickness Unto Death is an original piece that deals with mental illness, loss and the effects of these on the family unit.
Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile with renowned choir and organ.
Traditional choral evensong and benediction in the catholic Anglican style with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
Soulful musical that bursts off the stage with moving songs and powerful performances.
Vanity Bites Back is a clown show about anorexia.
Make Some Noize is Edinburgh’s most anticipated all day music festival featuring some of the world’s biggest music artists.
Not So Native Now is a talk about multilingualism as part of the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, engaging and inviting the audience to consider our preconceptions about bilingualism an…
Like independent film? You’ll love Nightpiece.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
This is the seventh year that producer and curator of dance Jodi Kaplan has brought the variety of American dance to the Fringe with this “festival within a festival”.
Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, and the obsessive passion of Janacek’s Intimate letters: a lethal late night musical potion with Stephen de Pledge …
Ariel Dorfman’s Death and the Maiden is one of my all time favourite plays; it is a beautifully written text, teeming with monologues many actors would dream to get their hands o…
Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services.
The Voice Festival returns to Edinburgh with another stellar a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages, plus a special collaborative number created at our earlier daytime wo…
Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting choral eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Stravinsky, Schubert and Martin.
Celebrate the 25th birthday of the magnificent Peter Collins organ at Greyfriars Kirk with festival Sunday worship and a series of classic lunchtime organ recitals, featuring some …
Come and listen to one of Edinburgh’s finest church choirs perform sacred music in the liturgical context for which it was written, in the beautiful setting of this stunning church…
See how radio is made.
Javier Jarquin hosts guest comedians baring all and telling you about their worst, soul destroying times on stage.
Download this audio walking tour – any day, any time – and become intimate with Fringe history, even perform yourself if you choose.
Fun workshop delivered by experienced media professionals.
Islam Festival Edinburgh invites you to gain a genuine insight into Islam.
Javier Jarquin hosts guest comedians baring all and telling you about their worst, soul destroying times on stage.
Fun workshop delivered by experienced facilitators and media professionals.
Javier Jarquin hosts guest comedians baring all and telling you about their worst, soul destroying times on stage.
I will bring a guitar, a dead pan, one violin-t voice, a Danish accent and trucks.
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…
The Celtic Mystery Festival will take place at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange.
The Hogwallops is a joyful show for all the family that combines astounding acrobatics, physical humour and a heartfelt story meaning there is something for everyone.
Clout Theatre prove themselves to be and provocative theatre makers in their new piece FEAST by challenging theatrical conventions as well as ignoring the age old advice not to pla…
Lungs is a) a remarkable piece of writing by Duncan Macmillan and b) a remarkable show brought to life by director, George Perrin, and actors, Sian Reese-Williams and Abdul Salis.
Transit Cabaret by Six Faux Nez is described as ‘A silent show, like a silent movie, a clever, poetic and festive mix of music, gesture and underground cabaret-theatre.
From now until August 31st, visitors can soak in the buzzing atmosphere at Edinburgh’s premiere music venue.
“My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, and every tongue brings in a several tale”.
Foodies Festival attendees are welcomed with some free cider, ice-cream, and a range of other delicious freebies to try.
I will bring a guitar, a dead pan, one violin-t voice, a Danish accent and trucks.
Back by popular demand! Returning for its third year, the Craft Scotland Summer Show sets up shop in the centre of town.
There have only ever been nine Dr Deaths, but with most of his namesakes dead, and the Russian serving 12 life sentences in Siberia, Australia’s own euthanasia doctor Philip Nits…
Not the End of the World is based on the novel by Geraldine McCaughrean which reimagines the story of Noah’s Ark from the point of view of Noah’s daughter, Timna, as she grappl…
The Man Who Planted Trees was originally a tale from French author Jean Giono in the 1950s, now pieced together onstage with cloth hangings, felt animals, and wafting lavender (yes…
A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing is definitely not an easy watch, though ‘listen’ might be a better description, as Aoife Duffin delivers a highly unsettling stream-of-consciousne…
‘Welcome to my mind.
There is just something about storyteller Callum Lykan.
Join a mixed bill of some of the funniest comedians at this year’s Fringe, at one of the city’s most talked about new venues. Different line-up each night!
In short, we’ll let others speak! ‘Doing it his way, the ghost of Sinatra lives on’ (Times).
I am not entirely sure why comedians Ben Shannon and Mike Reed decided their set should be forty-eight minutes long, rather than a full hour, but it actually doesn’t really matte…
I think I’ve found my new favourite musical, thanks to Tangram Theatre and their amazing piece on one of the 20th century’s most important scientists.
FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b…
Western? is like watching your three little brothers playing Cowboys and Indians - with excellent band accompaniment, inventive slapstick and relentless wit.
zazU, a town (or possibly country) with fairly odd inhabitants, is gearing up to hold its fête.
Manfred Karge’s Man to Man is described as a modern fairy tale that follows the life of Ella, a woman who disguises herself as her dead husband in order to survive under Nazi …
St Andrews Revue’s new sketch show Fashion is a fun and enjoyable way to spend 50 minutes, but it’s not going to split your sides or radically change your point of view.
With the title Some People Talk About Violence one would be forgiven for thinking Barrel Organ’s new show is serious and depressing.
Festival of the Spoken Nerd present a variety of comedy stylings on maths, physics, and all things ‘nerdy’.
Join us at the multi award-winning WHISKI Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August.
Established in 1995, and set in the historical former All Saints Parsonage, Cloisters has been a stalwart of the Edinburgh real ale scene for 20 years.
The Royal Oak is one of the most famous hubs of folk music in Edinburgh; the 30-seater downstairs lounge has been dubbed the ‘folk living room’ of Scotland’s capital.
New in town? Start your day with a fun and informative walking tour, following a scenic route through Edinburgh’s city centre.
C’s Fringe Film Festival is a smorgasbord of productions shuffled neatly into one come-and-go styled theatre.
On the water’s edge at the southern tip of Manhattan, this free and popular annual event begins with the Erasing Borders Festival of Indian Dance to commemorate India’s…
This new indie festival takes over a Southern-style biscuit shop for three nights of stand-up comedy.
The Joyce Theater celebrates the diversity of ballet with a two-week buffet of companies and choreographers who are molding the form in interesting ways.
It’s your last chance to check out some of Britain’s best performers in London before they head north for Edinburgh at the new Barnes Fringe, 28 July - 1 August.
A man walks slowly onto the stage with his back to the audience, he holds himself in a wide stance and begins to strike the taiko drum.
Over 20 plays, some well known pieces, some new writing, some one person plays, some with a massive cast but all performed in 1 hour or less by numerous theatre companies
Stuyvesant Cove Park, which abuts the East River, is home to over 100 native plants and dozens of native birds.
This lively summer festival offers free concerts on Tuesdays on the main stage of Washington Square Park.
We have the best of the Edinburgh Fringe Under One Roof in South London for one special week 6th - 11th July.
(performances start on Thursday) All the world’s onstage when this internationally engaged summer festival encamps at Lincoln Center.
(performances start on July 7) Villainous ice skaters, superhero pontiffs, a purple platypus and Napoleon congregate at this summer’s incarnation of the New York Musical Thea…
This weeklong celebration by the American Tap Dance Association returns for its 15th year to celebrate the form’s pioneers and innovators with award shows, master classes and…
Each summer this ambitious institute and festival, founded and directed by the pianist Marc Ponthus, brings together exceptional student performers with established artists and com…
With ever more sophisticated technology at their fingertips, composers of electronic music are producing a dizzying array of works that often draw on video and performance art, too…
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
Sunday Night: Nerd Night! Two geek/comedy shows for the price of one: [1] Festival of the spoken nerd: Just for graphs.
As part of what Vulture calls its city-wide “pop culture extravaganza,” it presents this jam-packed night of comedy, with performances from Kevin Barnett, Wyatt Cenac, …
Following 2014’s debut, sell-out family festival, FTF return bigger and better! Hove Park is transformed into a musical wonderland.
A short festival of four fantastic plays for young people performed by young actors over three nights.
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.
An afternoon of coffee, cake and conversation about death and dying.
An award-winning solo character piece that uses heart-breaking comedy storytelling to evoke the life of librarian Ms Samantha Mann, giving an intricately crafted English twist to a…
Traditional African acrobatics, contortion, limbo, fire breathing, pan-spinning and dancing.
The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener…
The Way We Heal is a play about a process of self realization and African spiritualism.
Swithin Fry dramatically tells the story of his visit to a draughty Death Row cell block in Ohio to meet inmate A328139, his penpal Tim Coleman; and how that meeting led him to unc…
Music, magic, burlesque, piñata smashing, sticker workshops, nacho hats, body-doodling, art battles, and loads more brilliant Brighton kookiness! Check www.
This enterprising new-music festival offers a focus on experimental performance and multi-disciplinary works.
Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2…
Foodies Festival returns to Brighton’s Hove Lawns for another fun Bank Holiday weekend.
New-music royalty including the violinist Miranda Cuckson, So Percussion, and the cellist Jeffrey Zeigler take to art venues in Brooklyn and Manhattan for this wide-ranging festiva…
Join our friendly team of eclectic instrument experts in an Aladdins cave of musical instruments! We have a whole range of FREE musical events planned throughout the month of May …
Spanish verse is the inspiration for this program, which features music by Shostakovich, Schumann, William Bolcom, Taneyev, Wolf, Peter Lieberson, Xavier Montsalvage and Granados, …
The erotically charged music of Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” and glittering arias by Handel are the focus of this concert presented by this cele…
This one-night-only affair offers a sampling of 10 dance companies representing a broad swath of contemporary dance in the city.
The Peoples Improv Theater plays host to this annual event, which features teams from around the country performing over five days.
A highlight of the Ecstatic Music Festival is Bang on a Can’s annual People’s Commissioning Fund Concert, which highlights imaginative new works by a range of composers…
To attend this festival, simply tune in on your device of choice.
Ballet and contemporary dance sometimes seem like estranged relatives, but with its latest platform, inspired by the dance critic Edwin Denby, Danspace Project collapses the space …
Anna Netrebko brings Tchaikovsky’s lush fairy tale “Iolanta” to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time, singing the title role of a princess whose blindness is…
Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L…
This annual Juilliard School festival, organized by Joel Sachs, is an opportunity to focus, as it were, on a particular place and time, and this year, the theme is “Nippon Ge…
(previews start on Jan.
Unjustly, Rossini’s radiant final opera of political ideals and fatherly love is known today almost solely for its overture.
This popular festival opens its season with an intriguing program, “Art Song on the Couch: Lieder in Freud’s Vienna.
A favorite of the NPR crowd for her regular appearances on “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me,” Ms.
Carolines again hosts this competition of young local comedians.
This host of Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show” is a fearless, energetic performer known for his unpredictable antics and surreal bits.
At 77, Mr. Cosby continues to perform stand-up, and his clean-cut storytelling is dominated by tales of married and family life.
This rare gem of a comedian is beloved within the comedy community for her heart-wrenchingly honest stand-up and precise, carefully constructed bits.
A bright young comedian seen regularly on TBS’s “Ground Floor,” Ms. Heller was named one of Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch in 2011.
Mr. Morin, known to some for his turn on the NBC summer sitcom “Undateable,” is a rising star in the Los Angeles comedy scene and an always charming stand-up.
(Friday) A 25-year veteran of the stand-up scene, Ms.
This comedy and music extravaganza is a fund-raiser for the Ally Coalition and New Alternatives, which works to protect and support L.
One of the cleverest young comedians in New York, Mr. Rabinowitz performs an hour of material at Stand Up NY.
Ms. Notaro, whose strikingly candid and piercingly funny “Live” album was nominated for a Grammy, performs her new show, “Boyish Girl Interrupted.”
After supporting Jimmy Fallon on his “Clean Cut Comedy Tour,” Mr.
Mr.
Ari Shaffir hosts this popular storytelling show, which is set to debut on Comedy Central next year.
Robin Montague hosts these stand-up shows featuring some of the top female talents in the business, including Sasheer Zamata, Michelle Wolf, Sara Schaefer, Emmy Blotnick, Aparna Na…
An annual tradition in the New York comedy world, this show, hosted by Matt Ruby and Mark Normand, invites dozens of comedians to perform (in costume) as their favorite comics, fro…
Now in its eighth year, this megastar comedy and music show benefits the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which supports wounded veterans and their families.
Kevin Barnett, Jen Bartels, Lil Rel Howery and Josh Rabinowitz, stars of the new TruTV sketch show of the same name, perform a night of sketch and improv.
Cristina Cote hosts this variety show, a fund-raiser for the cancer support charity Gilda’s Club.
Protests have greeted the Metropolitan Opera’s staging of John Adams’s 1991 opera, a stylized, emotionally resonant reflection on the politics of Israel and the Middle …
For 20 years, Dancers Responding to AIDS has been producing a popular potpourri of dance on Fire Island to raise money for its myriad services.
This innovative festival, which explores themes of spirituality, continues on Friday with a performance by the Radio Choir Berlin of Rachmaninoff’s “Vespers” at t…
The first program of this frequently sold-out festival features, on Wednesday and Thursday, the San Francisco Ballet; the New Zealand company Black Grace; a premiere by the Mark Mo…
The harpsichordist Avi Stein directs this festival, which features some of New York’s top period instrument players.
Think of it as speed-dating for dance: Over four nights, 40 different artists each get five minutes on Joe’s Pub’s sliver of a stage to win over audiences.
During what is usually a slow week in the classical music season, the New York Chamber Music Festival has been stepping up for several years with an ambitious series of programs.
The Brooklyn Museum is once again the epicenter of this exuberant festival, which inserts dance, theater and music into alternative spaces throughout the borough, including a farme…
Eugene Mirman, a Brooklyn favorite, brings his eponymous festival back to Gowanus and Park Slope for another eclectic weekend of stand-up, music and a bit of science, as Mr.
“Queer” has gained mainstream momentum as an umbrella to capture the ever-shifting terrain of gender identity and sexuality.
As the Met concludes its free screenings of recent HD movie-theater broadcasts in Lincoln Center Plaza, the focus is on the star soprano Anna Netrebko.
This will be the most talked about event in Edinburgh history.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
This annual concert has built-up a wide and loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty of melody and power of rhythm growing from the group’s blend of Scottish smallpi…
The EClub, the active networking club based at the University of Edinburgh Business School, is delighted to host Simon as part of our Fringe series.
The formal meeting where accounts are presented, activity reviewed and directors elected.
Nightpiece Film Festival is attempting to do something quite lovely.
In Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice we see von Aschenbach increasingly obsessed by the beautiful youth Tadzio.
This fun and fast production attempts to abridge the complete works of Shakespeare into the space of an hour.
Traditional choral evensong and benediction in the Catholic Anglican style with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
In Love With Death is a new book written by Indian philanthropist Satish Modi.
See two amazing dance companies captivate through rhythm! The Bang Group bangs it full force and (very) out loud with smiles in tow while Antara elegantly counterbalances the hypno…
The choir was founded by Arthur Sutton in 1994 and has performed in Scotland and Germany and we are proud to perform in Edinburgh as a testimony to his vision of two decades ago.
Club show with special guest DJs.
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
At Death Cafés people come together in a relaxed and safe setting to discuss death, drink tea and eat cake.
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
Enjoy a fascinating fashion show exhibiting beautiful garments made from colourful organic cotton and ethical eri-silk fabric handwoven by vulnerable indigenous women and survivors…
One of the best things about dance is that it can transcend the boundaries of language or culture.
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
Nevin of Edinburgh and MacKay Decorators Perth Ltd.
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings, offering everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build and…
If you think the Fringe is just about theatrical performances then think again.
The Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival celebrates Edinburgh’s traditional buildings and offers everyone an opportunity to learn about the skills and materials used to build an…
This comedy from the Z Theatre Company centres around the Broken Vows marriage guidance centre, where three couples have been court-ordered to attend therapy.
Come and hear one of Edinburgh’s best church choirs perform beautiful music in the liturgical setting it was written for.
Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church close to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile with renowned choir and organ.
The penultimate weekend of this first-rate chamber music festival features works by Beethoven (the Quintet for Piano and Winds), Bartok, and Tchaikovsky (“Souvenir de Florenc…
Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for an uplifting service with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Rheinberger, Stravinsky and Mozart.
Choral services sung by the Cathedral Choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services.
The Voice Festival UK returns to Edinburgh Fringe, with a jam-packed a cappella showcase featuring groups of all ages, plus a special collaborative number created at our workshop h…
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
“Schubert and His World” is the most ambitious undertaking of the Bard Music Festival in its 25th anniversary summer season.
Collectors and discerning listeners have long realised the unique quality of music recorded on vinyl; the sleeve, the art, and yes, even the hisses, crackles and pops.
Lilias Fraser from the Scottish Poetry Library will share a selection of poems for reading and discussion on the theme of death. Tickets at: http://goo.gl/k5F38h
A mixed show of contemporary paintings, textiles and jewellery produced by artists and makers based at Coburg House Art Studios in Leith.
In this poetry workshop, led by poet and Scottish Poetry Library Programme Manager Jennifer (JL) Williams, we will read, write and discuss poems on the theme of death.
Tom Thumb, a character who is small in stature and status, yet is granted the hand of a princess in marriage.
In the surreal world of Ephesus, mistaken identities and mishaps abound as Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio encounter their Ephesan doppelgangers, each unaware of the …
Authentic, thrilling and (overly) ambitious, Death is the New Porn is a fine piece of theatre.
A Sunday more like Saturday! The comedy version of a Mexican stand-off featuring a smorgasbord of classic international Fringe Comedy, with a selection of the very best acts from …
Charles Adrian Gillott as Samantha Mann presents an hour of stories about the life and loves of a well-meaning spinster librarian whose best friend has left her holding the rabbit.
Comedy Death does not immediately sound like a good idea: a chat show involving comedians talking about their worst ever gigs seems destined to merely extend that list - but someho…
The first weekend of the festival kicks off with the pianist Joyce Yang performing in Schumann’s Piano Quartet for a benefit concert on Saturday.
Ghostbusters turns 30 this year.
‘Laughs, heartbreak, war, regeneration, scented breezes, sparkling wit and the best dog puppet ever.
Seeking to explore the idea that you are your experiences, this positive and inspiring show details how these two up-and-coming comics are not Over It.
Malcolm Hardee Award nominee Nathan pays you £5 to watch his show.
Hosted in our Medieval Torture Exhibition with some instruments from Nuremberg and Bamburg Castles in Germany from the late 1500s and early 1600s.
Join us at the multi-award-winning WHISKI Bar and Restaurant for a vibrant footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at WHISKI Bar during August.
The Edinburgh premiere of this exciting new work from InterAct (Wales).
Scotland, a land steeped in myth and legend.
The Royal Oak is one of the most famous hubs of folk music in Edinburgh.
No props, no costume, and enough energy and imagination to create their whole world: The Sleeping Trees Treeology is a triumph in storytelling.
It’s back with a twist for 2014! After rave reviews and sell out performances, The Dark Truth Tour returns for 2014, with a new spin looking into the dark tales of death and deca…
Returning for its second year, the Craft Scotland Summer Show sets up shop in the centre of town.
Launching a season of outdoor performances in the courtyard at the Pear Tree with buskers, musicians, cabaret, comedy and much, much more. And it’s all free! www.freefestival.co.uk
Duck lives a typical duck existence: she eats snails, swims in ponds and sleeps peacefully at night.
“When a man starts a war against the State, it’s a war he cannot win,” says our nominal hero Willie McKay at the point in this play when the writer presumes we will sympathis…
William Luce’s 1984 play comes to life in this rendition by the Thespis Studio that is made vivid by the solo acting of Loana Pavelescu.
The Wau Wau Sisters’ shows are so smart, sacrilegious and saucy they have brought the crazy, so-called ‘religious’ protestors out of their hovels to ruin everyone’s fun and iss…
Sometimes, we can miss what’s important.
As featured on BBC Radio Scotland! The number one film event at the Fringe is celebrating its fifth year! Join CineFringe as we proudly present four days of exceptional screenings.
The king of surrealist stand-up, Sam Simmons, brings his incredible and irreverent style to the Udderbelly in Death of a Sails Man, the gut-achingly funny tale of a windsurfer lost…
Standing centre stage in a dress and a dodgy blonde wig, Mark Grist jokes that this is what two guys with Arts Council funding really look like.
The big launch night for this years’ Free Festival! See a show with the best of this years’ free Fringe performers, mingle with the acts and VIPs and dance the night away.
Returning for its tenth season, the critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, everyday.
Step into an oasis of calm at Neal’s Yard Remedies Edinburgh, for a cup of herbal tea and a hand massage (subject to availability).
The festivities kick off this year with the premiere of John Luther Adams’s “Sila: The Breath of the World,” a site-specific work inspired by Inuit traditions.
This festival enlightens audiences to the Mediterranean region’s growing contemporary arts scene.
The 23rd edition of this festival celebrates and explores sexuality and gender identity in all forms with humor and compassion.
Rising stars perform with prominent musicians at this prestigious festival, directed by Richard Goode and Mitsuko Uchida, who will perform in Brahms’s Piano Quartet in G mino…
In 1995, the Fire Island Dance Festival began as a way to raise funds for those suffering from H.
Located in the heart of the city centre at East Princes Street Gardens, the newest addition to Edinburgh’s Festival season provides unrivalled views of Edinburgh’s Old and New Town…
Suppressed when it was written in Soviet Russia in the late 1960s, Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s unsparing Holocaust opera, based on a radio play by Zofia Posmysz and with a libretto…
Dozens of independent improv teams, including favorites like GUS and Austen Family, celebrate the Fourth of July with 12 hours of long-form improvised comedy and a barbecue.
For those who love piano music, this institute and festival at Mannes, now in its 16th season, is a highlight of the summer.
It is always worth the four-hour drive to Cooperstown from New York to attend the summer Glimmerglass Festival.
This monthly pun competition, hosted by the father-and-daughter duo of Fred and Jo Firestone, is both an endearingly homemade and impressively high-caliber show during which astute…
Last fall, the renowned Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Belgian company was in New York with a pair of new, starkly minimalist works that bore little resem…
“A season of romance, war, and other human follies” is the theme this year of this prominent period-instrument festival.
In collaboration with IdeasTap, General Gough’s Speakeasy at Earl Haig Hall pub will be showcasing an array of new and exciting work to kick off the Edinburgh Fringe Preview Season…
This international music festival at the bucolic Caramoor Center opens with a gala program featuring, as so many gala festival do, the violinist Joshua Bell, who is appearing with …
Lifeline is a highly entertaining portrayal of people from all areas of society facing difficulties in their own way.
This smorgasbord of performance, with a different lineup each night, features 32 artists from New York, Montreal, San Francisco, Salt Lake City and beyond.
One of the most dependable conductor-ensemble pairings in classical music is Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Jolle Greenleaf and Donald Meineke are at the helm of the inaugural Early Music Festival: NYC, which will present 16 concerts featuring first-rate soloists and ensembles at churche…
Each summer, a lush 220-acre swath of the Berkshires transforms into a hotbed of dance.
8 hours of funky fun for all the family! Keep the kids happy and the grownups smiling at this seaside festival.
Brazil and bratwurst, Bach and potatoes are among the unlikely pairings in this festival, which sparkles with invention.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The Iron Boot Scrapers, with their 3rd year at Brighton Fringe, bring you songs of tuberculosis, vamparism, prostitution and miasma from their debut album.
Dave, a straight male, takes a satirical look into his anorexic past.
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�…
This new-music festival founded in Iceland in 2012 has since spread internationally.
The Accidental Festival returns from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th May at the Roundhouse, Camden, with an eclectic mix of dance, puppetry, physical theatre, cabaret, film, live musi…
Portraits from the end of life.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
A technical look at the principles of how imagery and sound (rhythm, flow) function in a poem, regardless of the form it’s written in with award-winning St Lucian poet, playwright …
Fun for all ages.
Community festival for all the family with live music stage,roller disco,skate park,arts and crafts market,samba band,children’s craft workshops,peaceful retreat,concert band,food …
After a sell-out run at the 2013 Fringe, Le Flop are back with their unique brand of stupidity.
Always rich in young composers, this series has taken on venerable status by this, its 13th season.
The composers’ collective Random Access Music presents a vibrant offering of new music.
Traditional African Acrobatics by Fanti Acrobatics was a show which left me upbeat yet intensely frustrated.
The first time a comedian tries out an hours set it is a hugely nerve wracking experience, exposing weaknesses that can be hidden in a shorter performance.
Malcolm Hardee Award Nominee Nathan has a date of death – now you get yours - and £5 at the end of the show (if you don’t die).
Laughing Horse’s Festival of Oddity is a platform for new work heading to the Edinburgh Fringe by clowns in the ascendant, Cheekykita and Jody Kamali.
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
Heroes of performance poetry Hammer and Tongue and rap warriors Slip Jam proudly present a spiralling twist on their annual battle (‘A legendary fixture’ Latest 7) Gauntlets thrown…
Walking up to the pop-up gallery on its opening night was a difficult endeavour.
Foodies Festival returns to Brighton’s Hove Lawns this May Bank Holiday bringing with it the very best in fine food and drink.
Perfect comic timing, razor sharp writing and the most dynamic and talented performers I have seen in a long time.
The producers of last year’s inaugural Brooklyn Comedy Festival continue their cultivation of the city’s best comedy.
It was a dark and stormy night in Brighton.
Brimming with bold ideas, this festival continues with performances that range from fiercely political to poetically formal.
Jim Rodde conducts this choir and the New York City Chamber Orchestra in Vaughan Williams’s 1936 cantata “Dona Nobis Pacem,” in which the composer uses texts by W…
This adventurous series, organized by the composer Victoria Bond, continues with the New York debut of the Blue Streak Ensemble, a chamber group founded by the composer Margaret Br…
The storied festival offers a tantalizing program of teasers from its two-month season, including appearances by the soprano Dawn Upshaw and the conductor-pianist Robert Spano, in …
‘Everything is easier to explain if you use lots of fire.
The original Upright Citizens Brigade improv show, Asssscat 3000 remains one of the hottest tickets in town. For the free late show, be prepared to line up hours ahead of time.
Enjoy Fong Liu’s entrancing voice, Chinese traditional instruments (including Hooi Ling Eng’s percussion and zheng, Xian Shan’s accordion, Yulu Wang’s zheng and Eddie McGuire’s bam…
This annual concert has built a loyal following, with listeners surprised by the beauty and power of the blend of pipes, fiddle, harp, concertina, flute, bass and drum.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
This was really quite a wonderful event, although not one I would have necessarily picked for purely entertainment purposes.
New date, time and location.
Manchester’s top improv troupe is back for its fifth Edinburgh outing.
Exquisite, enticing, exhilarating dance from two top USA companies.
CineFringe is a small affair, yet its efforts to fly the filmic flag at the Fringe are admirable.
Exquisite, extraordinary, captivating dance from two top USA companies.
Thirty-seven Shakespeare plays, three actors, less than two hours.
An hysterically funny, fast paced, witty, tongue-in-cheek romp through the nooks and crannies of Shakespeare’s 37 comedies and tragedies, performed through the hearts and funny b…
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group are back with their spookiest show yet.
Nick discusses plans for his funeral with a majestic PowerPoint presentation. Will also talk about sport, hobbies etc. Bring a sandwich. #lunchtime. www.freefestival.co.uk
Booking Dance Festival’s annual Fringe show always promises a high-octane hybrid of dance styles, with seven companies participating in one enticing show.
The Booking Dance Festival is a self-titled ‘dance festival within a festival,’ and their annual Fringe showcase certainly offers the opportunity to experience a smorgasbord of…
The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45.
Like other communities in Europe that have historically suffered political repression the Celtic peoples of the British Isles have for centuries expressed their culture through mus…
Care for and refresh your voice, body and imagination - led by full time East 15 staff.
Death by Murder is a hilarious improvised comedy.
A celebration of Scottish Highland music featuring the great Highland bagpipe, the clarsach (harp), and traditional singing.
Traditional choral evensong and benediction with the renowned choir and organ of this historic church.
Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for an uplifting Sunday service with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Palestrina (11), Mozart (18) and Kenneth L…
Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services.
It is barely a week since I reviewed Cathedral Festival Evensongs at St Mary’s Cathedral in Palmerston Place but these two services are listed separately in the Fringe Programme …
Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with its renowned choir and organ.
A Matter of Life and Death by Tom Morris and Emma Rice, as well as being a loving ode to the classic film by Powell and Pressburger, is also an original work in its own right.
Traditional Catholic Anglican liturgy in this historic church with its renowned choir and organ.
Richard Wiseman hosts an evening of ectoplasm and uncanny spectacle as we cross to the other side and communicate with the deceased. Tickets include one delightful cocktail.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
The Foodies Festival largely delivers what it promises: ‘Artisan producers’ - check; ‘Michelin-starred chefs cooking live’ - check; ‘the best in fine food and drink’ �…
The renaissance of vinyl continues! This year’s event contains an even greater selection of collectible LPs and singles.
Great selection of collectable vinyl! LPs and singles from the 50s to present day.
Foodies Festival moves to Inverleith Park this year, opposite the Botanical Gardens, bringing you the best in fine food and drink.
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 …
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Manhattan has The Carlyle, London has Ronnie’s, Edinburgh has Le Monde playing host to the finest jazz singers - Carol Kidd, Gwyneth Herbert, Clare Teal, Joe Stilgoe, Niki King, To…
Death Ship 666 is Airplane meets Titanic; an exuberant rollercoaster ride of humorous grotesques, which revels in its own clichés and absurdities.
The Pleasance in association with The Scotsman celebrates the Fringe First Awards with four readings, one from each decade.
It’s human nature that we tend to take more interest in people’s failures than their successes.
Split between two comedians, Over It aims to lift the curtain on the taboo subjects of death and anorexia through the medium of laughter - and it kind of works.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
This show is something of a smorgasbord of family entertainment.
An entertaining yet highly prurient act, Martin Mor’s How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death? offers a reinvigorated, revitalised and thoroughly welcome attitude towards…
The hit show returns after more sell-out shows around the world.
I found Hurly Burly’s ‘best of Shakespeare deaths’ a thoroughly educational experience: I learnt that Shakespearean ‘best of’ simply does not work.
An hour long comedy show featuring five different acts talking about sex? After a few pints this starts to seem like a great idea and I would recommend the show to any finding them…
Rhys will tell some brilliant jokes, do some incredible poems and then leave.
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
Fifty years after the death of Marilyn Monroe and public fascination with her is as strong as ever.
A mad mish-mash of absurdism and warped nostalgia, encountering the Bob Blackman Appreciation Society felt more akin to my psyche bleeding out into the back room of an old boozer t…
Addressing race related issues for an hour can potentially be very uncomfortable.
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…
Heard of screenwriter William Goldman’s rule about Hollywood? ‘Nobody knows anything.
Inveterate gagster Ivor Dembina **** (Guardian) chaperones you through an hour of comedy, music, guest and surprises, news and reviews all in collusion with the Orchestra of An…
Warning: Do not attend this show if you do not want to learn something new.
In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.
From the start, the three characters that welcome you to this show about death are filled with an energy and hilarity that captures the audience and holds them until the end.
Fringe regulars, Puppet State Theatre Company return to tell the allegorical tale of Elzéard Bouffier - the titular man - based on a book by French author Jean Giono.
The Fringe doesn’t offer many opportunities for a bit of a breather, which is why Neal’s Yard Remedies have created a Festival Chill-Out Zone for the duration of the festival.
Is there a more delightful way to start the 2013 Fringe than with Edinburgh’s own Puppet State Theatre Company? This nearly pitch perfect production of The Man Who Planted Trees,…
Join us for a footstomping good time as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands at the WHISKI Bar during August.
A few hours spent interrogating From Death to Death and Other Small Tales - the Scottish National Gallery’s brilliant new exhibition - feels as much like a psychic regression ses…
Edinburgh’s famous hub for folk music presents 35 nights of acoustic folk and traditional music, featuring a different singer, musician or group every night, including some of th…
Returning for its ninth season, critically acclaimed curated programme showcases silver screen shorts and contemporary filmmakers all day, every day.
(performances start on July 7) Summer will become just that much more harmonious when this festival opens its 11th season.
Reliance Falls is the redneck American backwater that hides an intriguing secret.
If you were to somehow strap Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas on the front of an Express Train going in one direction, and Sondheim’s Into The Woods on a similar train headi…
I have reviewed a number of services in ordinary churches and I am comfortable reviewing them as performances while not covering the worship aspects that are between God and the wo…
Set in Oyo, Nigeria in the middle of World War II, Wole Soyinkas Death and the Kings Horseman centres around the battle between British colonialist views and the local traditio…
I must admit that I’ve never attended a stand-up gig where the audience is implored by the comic to perform the national anthem before commencing.
Having enjoyed a couple of drinks before Jason John Whitehead’s show, I became acutely aware within five minutes that I was desperate for a pee.
Sanderson Jones lost his mother at the age of 10 and has been thinking about death ever since.
While Arthur Smith protests that he’s no longer on the sauce, the format and sheer unpredictability of this concept seem like they were conceived on some booze-addled bender.
Multiplex by Christopher William Hill was originally written as one of the plays commissioned for young people by the National Theatre’s Connections Festival.
The tiny room in the Shack Comedy Club on Rose Street was a fitting venue for an intimate, surprisingly generous and occasionally bleak comedy set from Stuart Black, which often fe…
Having contrived to mix up my ‘C’s, I arrive late.
Byrne’s material tonight takes in a range of styles and moods, but is mostly taken from poetry written in Scots dialect traditions, and there were clearly a number of jokes that I …
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
In 2010, a young American student and an old British academic take an interest in the life of the Romantic poet Chatterton, and specifically the circumstances of his relationship w…
Assisted suicide, euthanasia, murder.
Okay, this does exactly what it says on the tin.
Considering that all the members of this Glaswegian trio are award-winning (and by this I mean prestigious awards like ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ and Chortle, rather than Be…
In the rickety, bomb shelteresque ‘Beside’ venue, located deep in the bowels of the Pleasance Courtyard, Zoe Lyons is in typical, yarn-spinning mood.
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
Markus Birdman’s comedy dwells on serious themes, a fact that is perhaps unsurprising considering the 40-something stand-up suffered a stroke a few years ago which caused him to …
The props may have been a bit wooden but the acting certainly wasn’t! Pants on Fire’s Pinocchio tells the classic story of a wooden mannequin who is brought to life but just can’…
With a billing as an interactive murder mystery with chocolate tasting, the crowds were queuing up at Zoo Southside.
Irish sketch group No Pants Thursday have come up with a fairly creative way of making their sketch show stand out from the rest, though it’s not the way their name suggests.
Upon entering the Wee Coo venue tucked away to the side of the Udderbelly behemoth, Catriona Knox has transmogrified into the imposing Greek waitress that typifies many a holiday t…
The Birdies Film Festival at the Odeon in Kingston left everyone with a chippering sensation of delight.
Dana Alexander arrives on this side of the Atlantic with a significant reputation, but the venue chosen for Alexander can only be described as ambitiously large for a comic at her …
I have a confession to make: I did not plan on attending this performance.
The girl on the platform is the story of Brenda Norfield’s journey to Wales as an evacuee during the second world war.
The bagpipes might be the butt of more jokes at the Fringe than any other subject.
You would have to be as tough as a criminal to not be moved at least a little by Sankarits performance.
Dublin’s comedy night The Death of Comedy made relaxing, jovial, if not exactly side-splitting entertainment.
I have a confession to make: until recently, I’d never been to the circus.
Nobody said that a one man show bringing Chekhov and Alison Carr together was going to be easy.
DDMcG Productions have hit on a winner with this piece: a combination of performance poetry, live-looping and music from two very talented strings players.
Twice Total Theatre Award-nominees You Need Me tackle heavy subject matter and live up to their reputation for creating evocative physical theatre in this highly-charged drama, wit…
Many people spend an inordinate amount of their lives fiddling with their penises.
An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouchs last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly…
There has been a lot of comedy this year at IYAF, but for children ‘Kick it!’ has scored as the funniest.
Sometimes a gig feels like visiting an old friend - the audience have never seen the comedian before, but we have seen comics like him and he’s had audiences like us.
Callow has a strong and long relationship with Dickens including a hugely successful performance as the author himself in The Mystery of Charles Dickens, and appearing as the m…
It is hard to describe this show as it contains such a variety of eclectic ideas yet is entirely successful in its execution, and offers much originality throughout.
Academy Of Death is one of two musicals at this years Fringe in which the major theme is body-snatching in Edinburgh in the 1820s, the other being Burke And Hare A Musical P…
Danton was one of the architects of the French Revolution and was instrumental in the execution of the King, his family and other aristocratic leaders.
Just Up The Stairs at The Caves is packed to the rafters for this mid-afternoon hour of sketch comedy.
I must start with two clear statements.
Relief theatre are a young student company based in Edinburgh.
The connection between traditional Scottish music and Chinese music is something I had given no thought to until this concert, but the Harmony Ensemble changed all that with their …
I didn’t have high hopes for a school drama group bringing one of the classic plays of the twentieth century to the Fringe.
When Andrew O’Neill starts his show with a ditty advising how to cook baby meat, swiftly followed by challenging an elderly woman in the front row to ‘a fight in the rain’, i…
Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary.
I lowered my expectations dramatically during the opening scene of Xenu is Loose when the smoke effect obliterated the audience’s view of the action for at least a couple of minute…
This bracingly innovative festival of music theater is only in its third season, but it has already become a point of reference.
Now making its third appearance on Hove Lawns, the Foodies Festival is steadily becoming an established name on the Fringe circuit.
If you’d never seen Matt Kirshen before, as he begins his set you’d be forgiven for thinking you were merely watching an overly enthusiastic sound technician, such is his affab…
Paul McCaffrey can very much be categorised as an observational comedian.
Dance Theater of Harlem is back with its annual block party.
Veritable veterans of the Fringe, NewsRevue return with their unique whirlwind tour of the last year’s current affairs.
While call centres are certainly no stranger to the routines of stand-ups, it is a rarity to find someone from the other side of the fence.
The writer and main performer, Richard Sandling, has appeared once before at the Fringe.
I imagine as a children’s performer you’re probably prepared for a great deal.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Returning for a second year, this excellent festival showcases the best of New York’s comedy scene in several of Brooklyn’s comedy-friendly venues.
A Bogan is an Antipodean term for a somewhat uneducated, mullet-wearing, hard-rock loving man.
“Has anyone been on an adventure today?” asked Veronica Hare as she welcomed the audience into the magical space for William, a one-person storytelling performance combined wit…
There is a clear, and very much appreciated Python influence at the start of this show as two hooded monks glide onto the stage humming in a mysterious medieval tone.
This summer’s outdoor arts festival in Lower Manhattan continues on June 20 at 7:30 p.
The Scottish National Gallery’s Festival Fun Ceilidh Dinner lives up to its claim of being a ‘truly Scottish experience’.
In the beguiling little bunker that is the Tron, the Lunchtime Club, class of 2011, are predictably well attended.
The Man Who Planted Trees is a consummate piece of children’s theatre.
Established in 1973, the Edinburgh Folk Club was represented at the Fringe for the first time this year with a showcase at the Acoustic Music Centre at St Bride’s that displayed …
A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…
Dave McNeill oozes conviction.
Death of the Unicorn is a hodge-podge of a play.
Thanks to the vagaries of Lothian Buses I missed the first number in this multi-company showcase of short dance items.
Jacob Banigan is a Canadian who works with Theater Im Bahnhof and English Lovers in Austria, but on the Park Theatre stage Banigan performed his one man show Game of Death.
Matthew Highton had absolutely no right to make this an enjoyable show.
I live in Edinburgh and choose to go to this throughout the year because it is so good week after week.
With their smart suits and elaborate PowerPoint presentation, the Gentlemen of Leisure have the air of two eager-to-please, newly qualified teachers trying to pep up an A-level Eng…
You may recognise these two from TV.
As I took my seat to watch The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle, I wondered if the performance could be quite as amusing as its title, and I was not disappointed.
With deliciously ridiculous names, fantastic situations, a plot that would make Ian Fleming grin with delight, and toothpaste taking on a significance you would never credit it wit…
The Man Who Planted Trees is a story by Jean Giono about one man making a huge difference to the lives of thousands through planting enough trees to change a climate.
FESTIVAL HELLENIKA Adelaide’s oldest festival celebrating Hellenic connections in the arts.
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after a sold-out Scottish tour and an OFFFest win for Best Musical/Circus at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, writer and musical director of 'Godfath...
VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn.
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Simon Ximenez talked to the coordinator of this year’s Edinburgh Deaf Festival, Jamie Rea.
Simon Ximenez speaks to Nalini Sharma about bringing lightness to dark in Until Death, ahead of its opening in Edinburgh this year.
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.
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'.
theSpaceUK Unveils Spectacular 2023 Programme: Over 360 Exciting Shows Await Theatre Enthusiasts at the Edinburgh Fringe
With alumni including Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar and Jeremy Vine, the Durham Revue are celebrating their 50th year with sketch show comedy Death on the Mile at this year’s Durham Frin...
The sixth pub crawl in our series takes place in Leith.
The fifth in our festival pub crawls traverses the New Town.
Unlike its sister crawl, Old Town North, Old Town South traverses more of the South Side’s bars that lie adjacent to many Fringe venues.
The third of our pub crawls, the Old Town North trail has an extensive list of both core and optional bars to choose from.
The first in our series of Fringe Festival pub crawls 2019 takes us from Morningside to the Meadows.
The second crawl in our festival pub crawls 2019 takes you through Newington.
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
If you’re not a performer, it can be impossible to imagine how anyone is able to get up on stage and entertain.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
Ever since their debut in 2015 with Weekend Rockstars Middle Child Theatre have been rewriting what musical theatre can be with their distinctive gig-theatre genre.
Graeme Macrae Burnet’s literary thriller, His Bloody Project, explores a brutal triple murder in the Scottish Highlands in 1869 through a variety of different, at times conflicti...
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...
In nineteenth-century Holland, a leading neuroscientist tries to ‘civilise’ a wild girl who was raised by lions in the heart of Borneo.
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.
Back in 1947 the founders of the Edinburgh International Festival could hardly have imagined what their legacy would be.
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...
As part of the Edinburgh International Festival the Royal Court was invited to present a series of rehearsed readings by playwrights from Chile, China, Cuba, Lebanon, Palestine and...
Could virtual reality and interactive media become a staple of the Fringe programme? Housed in Assembly Rooms on George Street, FuturePlay is an artist-led technology festival that...
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...
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...
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
In the last two years, improv comedy has experienced a surge of popularity around London with great new groups popping up on the scene.
For the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe free shows will return to The Counting House venue on West Nicolson Street, following a one year hiatus with the venue being programmed under a paid s...
The Many Doors of Frank Feelbad is a brave and engaging work about how children and families process and communicate grief.
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.
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
A theatre company nominated for an Olivier Award will open the ninth annual Greenwich Children’s Theatre Festival at Greenwich Theatre on Good Friday, March 26.
Expectantly waiting for the Brighton Fringe? Then we’ve got the perfect antidote.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Summer Days – the UK’s newest boutique music and food festival – has unveiled a trio of post-punk legends to bolster an already incredible and eclectic line-up.
Since its inception in 2012 VAULT has hosted over 250 productions, from outrageous comedy acts to hard-hitting political theatre and experimental new work from Britain’s most exc...
Shona McCarthy has been named as Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, filling the post Kath Mainland will vacate in March.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Stand Up Steffan Alun has a fair few things to say about stepping up to stand up at the Free Fringe.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell’s rock opera, has passionate, protective fans.
With over 70 craft brewing companies across Scotland, craft beer now contributes close to £63 million to the British economy.
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 ...
Actor William McGeough was terrified to perform a sexually explicit extract from his one-man play Mistaken to the august Edinburgh establishment that is the Scottish Arts Club.
Accidental Death of An Anarchist is being brought to Edinburgh this year by The Hoghead Theatre Company. Broadway Baby finds out more.
Arches LIVE, the annual festival of new performances and artwork by some of Scotland’s most exciting creative talent returns to Glasgow’s The Arches this October.