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.
Gerard Lane and Dan Taylor were born from a fish taco during wet weather in the rugged Tasmanian highlands.
‘Should I hand in my notice?’ A question that resonates with every teacher, and Rachel is no exception.
A closed-down puppet orphanage reopens, leaving resident squatters Ozzie Airwalker and Jim Horgletooth having to deal with new friends and challenges.
Geek is the new sexy.
Award-winning Jam Theatre Show Choir bring their fabulous harmonies and fun to their new show That 70’s Choir featuring all your favourite hits that will get you grooving – all…
In celebration of his 30 years at Fringe, Guy Masterson, presents his globally renowned solo of Dylan Thomas’ lyrical masterpiece.
Three Kelpies arrive on the reef for a play date only to find that the colour from the coral has all washed away! Kipper the Sea Dragon comes to the rescue but he can’t work alone.
After a sell-out show in 2023, award-winning magician Dan Bastianelli returns with an all-new evening of close-up magic.
The Stray Notes Choir makes a welcome return to the Fringe with three performances this year.
Having performed at private events and festivals across the Highlands over the last few years, Highland Voices look forward to their second year at the Edinburgh Fringe.
It’s tough being a deaf kid.
Dan and Shubba, two of Scotland’s best up-and-coming comedians, gather their friends to ride the wave in an hour of wild, high-octane comedy.
Ice Dragon is the third in the Dragon Song Productions’ trilogy.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Pub Choir is low-key a big deal in Australia, but we realise that counts for nothing because it’s so far away! So here we are, flying around the world to prove our point: everybody…
Voices of Lions perform songs from many genres, sacred and secular: pop classics, show tunes, spirituals, traditional songs and ballads.
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…
Award-winning comic Dan Lees returns with more high musical octane nonsense.
Join Dan Schreiber (co-host of podcasts No Such Thing As A Fish and The Cryptid Factor) as he takes to the stage for a show of oddities and jokes with his hit No.
Join Rock Choir, the award-winning national phenomenon, for a spectacular concert of uplifting songs! Throughout August, more than 3,000 Rock Choir members will light up the stage …
Unhinged, in the best way, and genuinely original.
Immerse yourself in the world of 007 and the legendary voices that have accompanied Bond.
In this touching debut, two university students meet on a bench at 2am after a bad night out.
Award-winning Irish comedian returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for his 13th year at the Festival with a brand-new high-octane show Killa-Dan-Jaro!
The voices of Edinburgh’s communities shape an ever-evolving sound installation inside St Giles’ Cathedral’s magnificent interior.
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (scrub!) from the internet.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Síomha wants to be a teen pop star.
Join three comedians who almost certainly have no idea how to play Dungeons & Dragons, as they attempt to go on a live fantasy adventure! Questing ain’t easy especially when th…
Are you fit to reign? How long do you think you can survive as ruler? Come and find out in this one-of-a-kind interactive comedy video game! Part comedy, part improv, part video ga…
A comedy show that is perfect for date night with friends or partners.
From the creator of Science Magic comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves.
Multi award-winning live music sensation direct from Australia makes its Edinburgh debut with a celebration of Aussie hit-makers and songs that spurred change throughout history.
Join Dan Fardell (‘one of the best new joke writers I’ve seen in ages’ (Romesh Ranganathan)) as he turns his charming, gag-heavy style in a very personal direction for this hilario…
Bertie the Moon Dragon had one job to do and he has fallen asleep and missed his cue! Now how will the moon get up into the sky? Well, with the help of the young audience and their…
Winner of Best Solo Show of 2023 at the Clubbies, Gremlin Head is a stand-up comedy show about having a menacing, rude, nasty, naughty gremlin inside your mind.
Winner: 2023 Best Theatre Award.
Annie Lennox’s transcendent solo album DIVA stands at the centre of this sparkling story about strong, defiant women and the little gay boy who loves them.
Award-winning comedian and international rising star Amos Gill is back at the Fringe with another boundary-pushing hour of hilarious, challenging and sometimes caustic stand-up.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Have you experienced the intensity of being famous without any of the perks? Been doppelgäng-banged to the point you no longer exist? Lube up for this deep dive into fame and misf…
Who’s your go to? Your ride or die? Your best friend? Your mum? Not David.
Demi Adejuyigbe is a writer, comedian, filmmaker, and, inexplicably, a musician, known for his podcasts Punch Up The Jam and Gilmore Guys, his popular September 21st video series, …
Last year I was bitten by a tick in the central business district.
Enter the flamboyant depths of a Victorian Music Hall… When Albert Baggley, the founder of The Queen’s Head, mysteriously disappears, two burlesque numbers, devastated dames, a g…
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 …
2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee and ‘Mancunian wild-man’ (Guardian) returns with show two, following a totally sold-out debut last year.
For millennia, men have written about sex and their work has been called Great Literature.
Join three comedians who almost certainly have no idea how to play Dungeons & Dragons, as they attempt to go on a live fantasy adventure! Questing ain’t easy however, especially w…
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
“I’ve always had a passion for stand-up comedy, and I’m thrilled to be gearing up for my first solo show.
Join Brighton comedy stalwart and regular host of On The Edge comedy, Dan Fardell, in his new hour of stand-up, in which he tries a new direction and brings a more personal story t…
TV Star Donald McGinty is live on stage for the first time to share his love of the great outdoors.
Experience a musical journey with Dan Driver’s latest show, “The Sound of Muzak,” a show that will tug at your heartstrings and make you regret selling your CD collection.
Does your kid want to have awesome skills! Do they love the circus? Well this is the class for them! An hour long workshop learning all the foundations of circus skills taught b…
2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award - Best Newcomer (Nominee) The reigning BBC New Comedy Awards winner and British Comedian of the Year presents his Edinburgh Comedy Award…
2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award - Best Newcomer (Nominee) The reigning BBC New Comedy Awards winner and British Comedian of the Year presents his Edinburgh Comedy Award…
You’ve seen him on Countryfile, Blue Peter and that episode of Springwatch that the BBC have tried to scrub (SCRUB!) from the internet.
Galton & Simpson ‘Godfathers of Comedy’ Award Winners 2023 tear-up the script as they return to Londons West end in their anarchic, two man long-form Impro Show!
Get ready for the premier of In the Time of Dragons, an action packed, funny and ultimately heartwarming new musical from the creators of Spinach.
Come chant with us!Venture into the mesmerizing world of Sutartinės, the ancient polyphonic vocal art, and immerse yourself in the spirit of Lithuanian folk music.
The Lost Bride A journey through heartbreak and grief.
What exactly is acting your age? And who decides? These are the questions Alan Cumming has been grappling with for a very long time.
Join the London Community Gospel Choir for an evening of uplifting festive tunes and seasonal fun with special guests! After a dazzling 40th anniversary concert in 2022, the choir…
The Edinburgh Fringe sensation transfers to the Bush for its first London run.
‘Bestselling show of Edinburgh Fringe 2023’ The nation’s twelfth-favourite doctor returns to the West End, fresh from a record-breaking sell out run at the Edinbu…
A curated screening of essay films exploring the theme of ‘Grow’ made by young filmmakers working in Bloomsbury, in collaboration with students from the MA Film Programming and…
If you are partial to rather extraordinary pieces of theatre, that contain elements of many genres but cannot be pigeon-holed into any of them, then The Nag’s Head at the Park Th…
Dan has spent the last two years changing the comedy industry from the inside out, paving new career paths for himself and many others, whilst being one half of the smas…
Dan has spent the last two years changing the comedy industry from the inside out, paving new career paths for himself and many others, whilst being one half of the smas…
Sufficiently disillusioned with her theatre career that she shoved cake into a woman’s face (she deserved it, FYI), Victoria Melody turns to Plan B: stand-up comedy.
Three works celebrating classical, contemporary and neo-classical dance – this programme is not to be missed.
A sincerely told story, a captivating performance and a wealth of humour make for a well-spent eighty minutes upstairs at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre with David Patterson, who makes…
One summer Birdie lost her virginity on the ninth hole of the golf course, to her boss.
Was she or was she not fully aware of what she was doing? He certainly was, and for that reason should he have stopped before taking Birdie’s virginity? There’s a suggestion th…
The nation’s twelfth-favourite doctor returns for his first month at the Fringe since 2016.
Sam and Rosie are off on their holidays.
The Phoenix Choir are Edinburgh’s uplifting, high-energy, fast-paced soul and gospel group.
In her new solo show, Sara Schaefer teaches you how to unlock your potential in this fake(?) seminar about defeating your hecklers, developing your TS (thick skin) and achieving to…
Spoken word and performance artist Subira Joy explores their experiences being targeted by the police as a Black, queer and trans person in the UK.
Is Exeter University emerging as the new powerhouse in student musical groups on the Edinburgh Fringe? Let’s not complicate this - the answer is simply but emphatically Yes.
Under the Mirrie Dancers is an exploration of grief and the complex nature of growing up in a rural setting.
Founded in 1947 at the Rose Street Telephone Exchange, the well-known Edinburgh Telephone Choir is still in fine voice and continues to perform in several concerts each year, raisi…
Come and join in with Fab Choir, we’d love to meet you.
Come and join us for a night of singing and joy as we teach you a classic hit that will leave you dancing and singing in the aisles and all the way back to your hotel.
The internationally renowned Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral sings music from coronations and royal occasions past and present.
It is the 10th anniversary of Voices of Lions, the outstanding youth male-voice choir, and singers from the past 10 years are getting together to celebrate with a look back at some…
Pub Choir is the low-effort, high-return show of your dreams! Led by the living sunbeam Astrid Jorgensen, become the music legend you’ve always dreamed of, even if your voice is ap…
This is a stand up comedy show about life, specifically Martin Graham’s life.
Follow Bug the dog on a surreal journey of music, dance, hypnotism and experimental visual effects.
This is a stand up comedy show about life, specifically Martin Graham’s life.
Drawing on inspirations from his Scottish-Italian heritage, Edinburgh magician Dan Bastianelli presents an incredible close-up magical experience that explains the difference betwe…
He’s 27, gay and riddled with dyspraxia.
The nation’s leading youth choir performs a poignant and poetic programme of works.
Daniel Lambert is deaf.
Daniel Lambert is deaf.
Glee Club UK are taking you on a musical journey all the way from the swinging 60s, right up to the present day.
Blackflowersstudio gallery presents drawings, paintings and sculpture from I Jordan’s early ‘Crow’ series.
Acclaimed double-act The Electric Head (Al Ronald & Cy Henty) are taking London by storm and reality by surprise with their brand new, critically acclaimed long-form improv show.
Acclaimed double-act The Electric Head (Al Ronald & Cy Henty) are taking London by storm and reality by surprise with their brand new, critically acclaimed long-form improv show.
Philip Contini sings your favourite, unforgettable, classic songs of Cole Porter, one of the greatest composer-lyricists of the 20th century, accompanied by the sensational 6-piece…
Are you fit to reign? How long do you think you can survive as ruler? Come and find out in this one-of-a-kind interactive comedy video game! Part comedy, improv, video game and cho…
This is a heartfelt piece, in which a group of intrepid teens set out to discover monsters… and discover them in the last place they thought to look.
Join Scotland’s finest young singers and a superb jazz trio for Bob Chilcott’s Jazz Mass.
Howard Blake’s delightful settings of Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem The Land of Counterpane form the centrepiece of this concert by the critically acclaimed NYCOS National Girls Ch…
Enjoy a 45-minute spectacular concert by award-winning national phenomenon Rock Choir, the pioneering contemporary choir of the UK.
Immerse yourself in the world of James Bond and the legendary voices that have accompanied six decades of the world’s most famous spy.
Wonderfully absurd stand-up from a fool’s thinking man.
Somewhere far inland, lakes that once stretched across the desert are now shallow pools of dust.
Award-winning alternative comedian Dan Lees brings forgotten album covers back to life.
Written/directed by Amanda Bothma; musical direction/piano by Germaine Gamiet; starring Daniel Anderson.
They teach.
Witness the impossible as Myles and Dan attempt to complete the most live comedy sketches in a single live sketch-comedy show in live sketch-comedy history.
Lovable scamp Alex Hylton has done stand-up for a third of his life.
From the creator of Science Magic comes a comedy roleplaying show where the audience partakes in an adventure themselves.
Gremlin Head is a stand-up comedy show about intrusive thoughts and the guilt that they cause us.
Join three of the mightiest comedians in the land as they embark on an epic adventure, filled with dice rolls, glory and probably at least a few failed death saves! This is a live …
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Ray Fordyce is back to host a wonderfully spiffing show full of comedy and entertainment.
Join the best-joke-list-bothering, holey-cheese-flinging, diaphragm-jiggling comedian as he presents a hostess trolley full of stuff he finds funny.
Three storytellers, trapped in the Otherworld, must perform their music and stories to earn their freedom.
Clownfish Theatre’s Jonathon Tilley and Jess Clough-Macrae overact the premise of this kid-friendly show, to the delight of kids and grown-ups alike.
The horrifying debut from the award-winning poof prince of puppets.
Get on the Lash! Just in time for last orders.
I have collected, for your enjoyment, an anthology of all the weird things I have done in my life to try and make friends.
Dom Chambers’ unconventional magic has made him an online sensation, garnered fans around the world and landed him on a Broadway stage.
If you do meal prep and watch Ted Lasso you’re typical.
As Adam Kay closes in on becoming a household name, he is evidently an Edinburghhold name, packing out the prestigious Pleasance Grand to brimming point.
Tartan Tabletop: The Neverending Quest is not your average improv show.
From the creators of Moon Dragon, Sea Dragon is the most fun for under 5s.
In his debut, Dan Jones takes the audience through his struggles with love without borders.
Adam Scott-Rowley, creator of the award-winning ***** (Independent) THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT presents, YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.
Stand-up comedy about getting married, being middle of the road and trying to be more honest.
Wonderfully offbeat stand-up comedy from one of the UK circuit’s most distinctive and uniquely talented comedians.
Watching Dan Tiernan’s Going Under taught me the distinct difference when reviewing comedy between using language like ‘laugh out loud’ or ‘hysterical’ and laughing so mu…
Wonderfully absurd stand-up from a fool’s thinking man.
Durham Scratch Choir always sound like fun.
This enthusiastic community choir has a wide-ranging repertoire.
Going for Gold is the award winning (Fuse International Best Theatre Award Brighton Fringe 2023) tale of Frankie Lucas - a London based middleweight boxer in the 1970’s.
Post Traumatic Slay Disorder is a dark comedy following twenty-something waitress Kit who moves to London with a fresh diagnosis, PTSD.
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.
Frankie Lucas has been in England longer than he hasn’t.
Frankie Lucas has been in England longer than he hasn’t.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Ventriloquism as you’ve never seen before.
Winner of ‘Best Show’ at Leicester Comedy Festival, Alex Hylton returns to Brighton Fringe with a brand-new show for 2023.
Winner of ‘Best Show’ at Leicester Comedy Festival, Alex Hylton returns to Brighton Fringe with a brand-new show for 2023.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Come join award-winning comedian Dan Lees for a joyous night of musical madness and expert clowning.
As choirs emerged out of Covid lockdown, St.
As choirs emerged out of Covid lockdown, St.
For 30 years now, Guy Masterson has been successfully taking on the monumental challenge of presenting Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood as a solo show; revelations from the fictional …
Brighton comedy stalwarts Sam Savage (creator of viral hit comedy character Linda Larkin) and Dan Fardell have teamed up to bring you a double dose of their formative brand new wor…
Brighton comedy stalwarts Sam Savage (creator of viral hit comedy character Linda Larkin) and Dan Fardell have teamed up to bring you a double dose of their formative brand new wor…
Navigating one’s queerness is a lifelong odyssey! Three-time Prague Fringe Award nominee John Arthur Sweet makes his second appearance in Brighton with an autobiographical two-pa…
Navigating one’s queerness is a lifelong odyssey! Three-time Prague Fringe Award nominee John Arthur Sweet makes his second appearance in Brighton with an autobiographical two-pa…
A dark comedy following twenty-something waitress Kit who moves to London with a fresh diagnosis, PTSD.
Imagine being in a new relationship.
Come and Join Mark Steel at Leicester Square Theatre as he tries to answer that age old question: What The F*** Is Going On?! With over 1.
Adam Scott-Rowley (creator of the award-winning ★★★★★ THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT) presents YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.
Going Global! Come and join us and celebrate world class music and dance from across the Globe at it’s very best! Immerse yourself in the delightful sounds of voice, dance and mu…
Dan has been a data collector for 10 years.
“Yes, they haunt me, but not for one moment did I agoniseover what I did or ordered.
Promoted as ‘a twisting and darkly comic thriller’, Under the Black Rock, at the Arcola Theatre, has each of those elements in different measures, but probably doesn’t achiev…
Adam Riches and Dan Cook have finally joined forces to create what the public have been clamouring to happen for years - a character comedy show about two men.
Alex MacKeith goes electric for his second musical comedy show.
The award-winning horror hit from comedy’s poof prince of puppets is back for Valentine’s Day! Lachy is a poof, and apparently a virgin.
It’s summer and teenage runaways Dakota and Bede are hiding out in an abandoned quarry, buried deep in the belly of England.
‘Did George Floyd’s killing mark a turning point for real change or yet another false dawn?’ Despite the global outcry and public machinations over the murder of George Floyd…
Should you ever go back to someone, or something, that almost destroyed you? What if they’re sorry? What if they say they’ve changed? What if they’re offering an EU passp…
Wonderfully offbeat stand-up comedy from one of the UK circuit’s most distinctive and uniquely talented comedians.
What happens when you try to run 26.
This Seems Ambitious is the debut hour from Amused Moose National Breakthrough Comedian of the Year, and double Pleasance Reserve Nominee Dan Jones.
When hackers take over the news and report that humanity is mere months away from destruction, it’s branded as an elaborate hoax.
A moving piece of verbatim theatre about survivors of the First World War from the Imperial War Museum’s sound archive.Five extraordinary stories, five extraordinary voices
When Intelligence Squared and History Hit joined forces on this event, neither company imagined it would take place after the death of Britain’s longest serving mo…
Dan Snow’s History Hit and Intelligence Squared have joined forces for this in-person debate to discuss a question that spans more than 1000 years: who was the gre…
Wonderfully offbeat stand-up comedy from one of the UK circuit’s most distinctive and uniquely talented comedians.
Wonderfully offbeat stand-up comedy from one of the UK circuit’s most distinctive and uniquely talented comedians.
Extreme nonsense from award-winning idiot Dan Lees.
The Dan Daw Show is a peep into the shiny and sweaty push-pull of living with shame while bursting with pride.
In this comedy romp, audiences will meet a colourful cast of characters who are certain to tickle those funny bones.
They say a bull sees red when it loses the plot.
Four students stuck in an elevator, with nothing to do except to talk to each other.
Founded in 1947 at the Rose Street Telephone Exchange, the well-known Edinburgh Telephone Choir is still in fine voice and continues to perform in several concerts each year, raisi…
Ventriloquism as you’ve never seen before.
Faye Treacy’s highly anticipated new show (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, as featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Three).
Music from across the ages marking important royal events from deaths and funerals to weddings and coronations, sung by ‘one of Scotland’s (indeed the UK’s) musical jewels’…
For centuries philosophers have asked the question, Who am I? But it’s now time to ask, Am I Sam Smith? Through the camp ecstasy of comedy cabaret, Dan Wye, creator of Séayoncé, …
Right before your very ears, comedian & actor Mike Capozzola transforms into “Loquacio - Master of Nearly a Dozen Voices,” an impersonator of an impressionist.
Right before your very ears, comedian & actor Mike Capozzola transforms into “Loquacio - Master of Nearly a Dozen Voices,” an impersonator of an impressionist.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
Does for politics, religion and philosophy what Simon Evans Goes to Market (BBC Radio 4) did for economics – makes it fresh, compelling and funny.
Following Taiwan’s first-ever edition of WOW (Women of the World) Festival, this illuminating live/online talk considers how it was set up and delivered.
Following Taiwan’s first-ever edition of WOW (Women of the World) Festival, this illuminating live/online talk considers how it was set up and delivered.
New show about getting married, being middle of the road and accidentally going viral for the most embarrassing moment in your life.
When Coretta Scott King became widowed after an assassin’s bullet murdered her husband, the iconic Martin Luther King Jr, it propelled her voice, activism and leadership onto the i…
In this comedy romp, audiences will meet a colourful cast of characters who are certain to tickle those funny bones.
The Stray Notes Choir are a fun, friendly choir from the beautiful spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire.
100% Soul! With Voices of Virtue Gospel Choir.
Mary Beth Barone is an expert in bad dating (just lucky I guess!).
A Scottish/African group presenting original songs by composer/playwright, Neo Vilakazi, based in Edinburgh.
The international award-winning BYC makes its long-awaited return to the Edinburgh Fringe.
5 years ago, Eva decided to become an entertainer.
From the creators of cult hit, The Complete History of Pop Music in an Hour.
Voices of Lions is an outstanding male voice choir of 45 young singers based in south-west London.
Faye Treacy’s highly anticipated new show (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, as featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Three).
Jez, Luke, Gary and Mark are die-hard football fans podcasting about the club they love: Third-division Invercreiff FC.
Take a trip with Debra (Dead Ringers, Spitting Image, The Imitation Game, Bad Girls) as she hurtles through time in a multiverse of musical icons from Billy Holliday to Billie Eili…
Under Heaven’s Eyes is a solo play that asks: did George Floyd’s killing mark a turning point for real change or yet another false dawn? While also exploring how systemic and s…
Come with us as we take a deep dive into the global ocean; we’ll explore dark, hidden ecosystems and see the collective efforts of hundreds of marine scientists and engineers, stri…
A grenade hits Joe Bonham in WW1.
In March 1952, hunched over a typewriter on a semi-circular table in the corner of a Jamaican villa, a man has finally completed his first draft of an espionage novel that would re…
An epic dystopian drama about the threat of religious extremism and right-wing populism.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
Gosh this is good.
A profound, thrilling mix of music and storytelling, head/lining is a lyrical deep dive inside the mind of a working-class white lad coming to terms with his life so far; from noxi…
Calling all brave heroes! Unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face to face with some of the most magnificent monsters and terrifying beasts ever to walk the earth.
Clownfish Theatre has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with an updated version of their show which saw sell-out audiences in 2019 as well as similar success in Adelaide.
What happens when you try to run 26.
Choir of Man is the best night in your local you’ve ever had.
A one-man show set in early 90s London about a band who didn’t become rich or famous but had a manager who did.
Al Lubel talks about his name for fifty-six minutes and about something else for four minutes.
Dan Tiernan is a gay, Mancunian, dinner lady with dyspraxia but he’s also the sweetest little angel that ever lived.
2019 Grammy Award winners for Best World Music Album, the world’s critically acclaimed choir performs Freedom, songs which celebrate and commemorate South Africa’s democratic strug…
Selected as one of the best shows to see by Time Out and The Times.
Glorious mistakes.
Returning from a sell-out Fringe in 2019, this interactive show, written especially for under 5’s, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon i…
Acclaimed stand-up Dan Cook returns with a brand-new show of high-energy, contemplative idiocy.
According to The Stage’s recently departed Scotland editor, Thom Dibden, comedy first overtook theatre as the largest proportion of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s programme du…
Delving into amateur stand-up culture and trying to make peace with a messy brain, the new documentary-theatre show from Victoria Melody sees her in wearable tech, scanning her bra…
Returning from a sell-out Fringe in 2019, this interactive show, written especially for babies, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon up int…
This enthusiastic community choir has a wide-ranging repertoire.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
Acclaimed stand ups Sarah Keyworth (as seen on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and 8 Out of Ten Cats) and Dan Cook (as seen on Absolutely Fabulous, Toast of London and Man v Bee)…
Two Edinburgh previews from two award-winning comics: ELEANOR TIERNAN: AWAY WITH THE FAIRIESGlorious mistakes.
An evening of summer music to lift the soul presented by Penge's wonderful Chamber Choir.
Monday, June 27th 7:30pm Under Your Nose + Q&ATrailer: https://www.
One of comedy’s most exciting rising stars, Steve Bugeja (AKA ‘The Mighty Booj’, ‘Moulin Booj’, or – for December only – &lsquo…
One of comedy’s most exciting rising stars, Steve Bugeja (AKA ‘The Mighty Booj’, ‘Moulin Booj’, or – for December only – &lsquo…
In the greatest underwater discovery since the Titanic, the wreck of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship has been found and Dan Snow and Saunders Carmichae…
Faye Treacy doesn’t mean to blow her own trumpet, but she managed to overcome every expectation of her to become the coolest international musician in world history.
Faye Treacy doesn’t mean to blow her own trumpet, but she managed to overcome every expectation of her to become the coolest international musician in world history.
‘Mémoires d’un Amnésique: A piano, a film and Erik Satie, in his own words’ is, in equal parts, a piano recital, a one-man play and a surrealist film, amalgamated into a unique t…
‘Mémoires d’un Amnésique: A piano, a film and Erik Satie, in his own words’ is, in equal parts, a piano recital, a one-man play and a surrealist film, amalgamated into a unique t…
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
An immersive theatrical dining experience.
One of the most successful solo shows of all time with over 2000 performances worldwide! Twenty-five years after its Edinburgh debut, Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson presents t…
The first rule of character comedy is as follows: Be yourself! Unfortunately, young Daniel Wakeling hasn’t really figured out who he is yet.
One of the most successful solo shows of all time with over 2000 performances worldwide! Twenty-five years after its Edinburgh debut, Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson presents t…
Lachlan Werner is a ventriloquist with a love for theatrical horror and cheeky risqué comedy.
The first rule of character comedy is as follows: Be yourself! Unfortunately, young Daniel Wakeling hasn’t really figured out who he is yet.
An immersive theatrical dining experience.
I’ll settle for the company’s own description of Under Electric Candlelight as an ‘existential tragicomedy’, but dont worry about interpreting that.
Under the Radar, a sharp, witty and macabre comedy about gender, power and consent, performs at the Old Red Lion theatre from 15th March.
Atlantis Under Sand"With sand in our mouths, we cannot scream.
Momentum Theatre Productions is proud to present the Irish premiere of The Great War along with Lovely Head in a night of two dark comedies by Neil LaBute.
Welcome to the Jungle! The appropriately named fictional pub that is set within the walls of the Arts Theatre.
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…
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…
MIND UR HEAD @ THE YARDa queer dance platform + party Saturday 11th September // evening + night evening join us for an evening in theatre space for a sharing of pro…
Tavistock Heritage Trust and Tavistock Guildhall are pleased to present another in their series of online Arts Society talksDOWN UNDER: Australian painting from ancient times to Eu…
Alan Cumming employs his usual charm and wit through story and song in a wickedly memorable performance.
Martin Creed Turner Prize-winning artist-performer-composer and ‘punk poet’ (Guardian).
With 21 convictions for 76 offenses, beginning at the age of 13, including arrests for stabbings, shootings and murder; losing an eye and being told he would never walk again, Marv…
The Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral sings Fauré’s moving and famous work.
The Scottish-African choir present upbeat, vibrant songs from a new musical set in Scotland and Zimbabwe.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this ‘electrifying’ (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Acclaimed stand-up Dan Cook returns with a brand new hour of high-energy, contemplative idiocy.
Acclaimed stand-up Dan Cook returns with a brand new hour of high-energy, contemplative idiocy.
A stand-up comedy one woman theatre piece that casts light on how society, your partner and yourself cause a lot of difficulties in your relationship.
A stand-up comedy one woman theatre piece that casts light on how society, your partner and yourself cause a lot of difficulties in your relationship.
Moderated by Sandy Hsiu-chih Lo, curator of Green Island Human Rights Art Festival in Taiwan, this webinar will look into how the Festival enabled the artistic expression of …
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.
What do Silence of the lambs, Psycho and Texas Chain Saw Massacre have in common? The characters of Buffalo Bill, Norman Bates and Leatherface are all based on the real-life killer…
Bogha-frois: Queer Voices in Folk (Scottish Gaelic for Rainbow) is a community of queer folk musicians based in Scotland and beyond.
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.
Fringe legend Guy Masterson returns for his 27th festival with the perfect Covid antidote! Only six unmissable performances of Dylan Thomas’ timeless masterpiece, made famous by Ma…
It’s two of the coolest and cutest up-and-coming comedians DANIEL MCKEON and JASMIN GLEESON bringing an hour of premium comedy to Camden this August with a two-hander like no other…
It’s two of the coolest and cutest up-and-coming comedians DANIEL MCKEON and JASMIN GLEESON bringing an hour of premium comedy to Camden this August with a two-hander like no other…
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
The runaway international hit comes to London! Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up one hour of indisputable joy! It&rsqu…
A question taken from the 2020 English Literature GCSE exam that never was.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
‘Under Heaven’s Eyes’ is a 60 minute solo word play that asks if the killing of George Floyd marks a turning point for real change or just another false dawn? Despite the global …
‘Under Heaven’s Eyes’ is a 60 minute solo word play that asks if the killing of George Floyd marks a turning point for real change or just another false dawn? Despite the global ou…
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.
Voices From Home is a curated selection of short audio plays, featuring the most exciting emerging writers from the South East.
Voices From Home is a curated selection of short audio plays, featuring the most exciting emerging writers from the South East.
A wonderful theatre clown show for the whole family.
A wonderful theatre clown show for the whole family.
5 years ago Eva decided to become an entertainer.
5 years ago Eva decided to become an entertainer.
Well I never expected that! Cancer of any sort is a difficult thing to manage physically.
Well I never expected that! Cancer of any sort is a difficult thing to manage physically.
Where do our missing socks go? Do they end up down the plug hole or do they go sunbathing in the Caribbean? Milo thinks that wearing odd socks is embarrassing, so his weird and w…
Where do our missing socks go? Do they end up down the plug hole or do they go sunbathing in the Caribbean? Milo thinks that wearing odd socks is embarrassing, so his weird and w…
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Join Daisy Rogers, Founder of Liberally, as she discusses the place of storytelling in the fight for greater diversity and inclusion across the liberal arts, through expressive mix…
Multi-million bestselling author back at the Fringe for two nights only.
Calling all brave heroes! Enter into a magical world of myths and legends in this fantastical new interactive show for all the family.
An emotional, touching and hilarious piece of original theatre.
After a successful run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Under the Floorboards is back! Alone, unhinged and consumed with grief by the death of his mother, Ed creates a horrifying f…
Witness a spectacular display of uplifting, feel-good pop, rock and contemporary chart songs performed by the national phenomenon, Rock Choir.
A feast for all the senses.
The magic of David Attenborough live! A blue whale swims through the depths.
Being in a gay relationship is not always a dance on roses (yes, that’s a Danish expression), especially if you used to be in straight relationships.
There will be no refunds.
There will be no refunds.
It’s so cold in Nunavut that the moon has frozen.
Global Voices Theatre works with international playwrights based outside the UK to showcase plays in translation and from the wider English-speaking world, through uniquely curated…
Lee, a quick-witted reporter, sets out to write a career-making article on an eccentric inventor, Captain Martin Christensen, and the maiden voyage of his private submarine.
The Edinburgh University Theatre Company Presents Liz Lochhead’s 'Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off'.
Welcome to the campaign after the campaign! Three unlikely adventurers attempt to right the wrongs caused by a party of legendary heroes who screwed up the world wh…
Alt-country legends led by singer-songwriter Jason Ringenberg (who has also carved out a parallel career making children's music, under the name Farmer Jason).
Come along to an inspirational evening of music making brought to you by the Voices of Hope choir, comprised of people connected with The Salvation Army Homelessness Services in Sc…
Led by soul powerhouse Maryam Ghaffari, Scotland’s funkiest choir will kickstart the final weekend of this year’s Fringe with their patented brand of uplifting, foot-stomping soul …
I was young when I chose to love my city.
Million-copy bestseller Adam Kay returns to the Fringe for two nights only, sharing entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this ‘electrifying’ (Guardian) evening of stand-u…
100% Soul: The Voices of Virtue Gospel Choir live.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
High octane stories from men who would steal the eyes of ya and you wouldn’t know until you went to read the paper.
‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record review).
DJ and journalist Steve Lamacq celebrates 30+ years in the music industry with an intimate one-man show full of anecdotes and observations, clocked up over three decades of champio…
Tommy mixes a love of comic rebellion, the poetry of everyday speech and a deep grá for talking, with a refusal to be conscripted into a rational view of the world.
A man eats a meal on stage.
Imagine a future world where advances in technology allow the government to monitor everyone’s activities by directly communicating with a person’s shadow, which stores their owner…
If you were invited to a 50th birthday party in Ibiza, would you go? Are you a party animal? Can you get a sitter for the kids? Can you get the time off work? Have you got £1k for…
Dan Clark, star of BBC Three’s cult hit sitcom How Not To Live Your Life and host of the popular podcast Screen Talk, is dusting off his comedy cape* to perform stand-up for the fi…
‘Love the words; love the words’ was Dylan Thomas’s advice to the first performers of Under Milk Wood in 1953.
Pupil voice is one of the hottest topics in education right now, but what do young people want from their education? Just how democratic should schools and universities be when it …
Raised Voices shines light on some of the reasons that people become homeless and how, when all may seem lost, they can pick themselves up and rebuild their lives.
In near-future England, two girls are thrilled to be accepted into the playground, the final stage of their education, but all is not as it seems.
The magic of David Attenborough live on stage! A blue whale swims through the ocean depths.
Edinburgh-born Italian crooner Philip Contini sings a selection of Cole Porter’s best-loved repertoire with anecdotes from the colourfully flamboyant life of one of the world’s gre…
Excitations by InChorus will be well worth viewing from the other side.
The stand-up poet, reluctant bear and attempted vegan strips.
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…
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…
The circus has come to town, a circus that is quite unlike any other.
Voices of Lions is an outstanding male voice choir of 40 young singers based in south-west London.
Research has got to the point that researchers like Stephen Lawrie (University of Edinburgh) can predict who will get some major mental illnesses years before they develop.
Curled in up bed, Eleanor binge-watches true crime, completely insulated from the actual crime outside her door.
International touring songwriter Dan Haynes comes to Edinburgh as part of his Had Some Falls tour.
Drunk comedians compete for audience accolades with stand-up, drinking games and a variety of different video game challenges nightly.
Internationally-renowned, Canadian-based Autorickshaw is on the cultural cutting edge with their seamless and downright cool sounding blend of jazz, folk, pop and Indian classical …
A young boy with an enormous gift. Follow Ma Liang as he discovers a very special skill that could help his whole village as long as it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands…
Max has just been sectioned and she doesn’t know why.
Rock Choir is the largest contemporary choir in the UK offering the general public the chance to sing without audition or any requirement to read music.
Consumed with grief, Ed resurrects his mother.
Ten friends.
Nights are dark and lonely at the end of the world.
Bambino Beats are back to take you on a Summertime Boogie.
Voices of Bond is a spectacle like no other.
History, philosophy, musings, poems and tales of booze, horse brasses and morris dancers.
Old new act, Pat Cahill, brings another hour of his confused neo-music hall stupidity to the Fringe.
‘Brilliant blend of sharp wit, optimism and perfectly dark humour’ ***** (EdFestMag.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
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.
Dan Cardwell is in recall.
After sell-out shows and scooping up awards at Melbourne and Sydney comedy festivals, Blake and Dan are setting off to Edinburgh to take part in the world’s biggest arts festival! …
See That Bloke Who Does Voices where impressionist Danny Posthill tells us about how Johnny Vegas helped him get over his anxiety, the incident of Dianne Abbot blocking him on Twit…
Introducing sloth, the debut stand-up show from Cambridge Footlight and all-round privileged white male Dan AG.
If you love sitting on a chair and watching stand-up comedy then this is the show for you! Joe is an up-and-coming comedian based in Edinburgh.
Brister presents an hour’s whistle stop tour on the nature of privilege, and how we can stop it creating ‘total bell ends’.
This interactive show, written especially for babies aged one and under, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon up into the night sky.
In his new hour of stand-up, American comedian Dan Soder addresses the many questions that the mid-30s bring: should he (if given the chance) have kids? Is wanting to be liked a ba…
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and self-dubbed ‘Lie-in King’, Seann Walsh returns to Edinburgh.
Everyone is at the Gilded Balloon to catch a glimpse of Alistair Campbell’s daughter, and Grace by name - but not by nature - gives us everything we want and so much more.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Bertie the Moon Dragon is having a terrible day! Nothing is as it should be.
Old new act, Pat Cahill, brings another hour of his confused neo-music hall stupidity to the Fringe.
Alan Bennett is an institution in Britain - he can encapsulate a world of voices within a single monologue.
Eleanor Tiernan is a stand up comedian, writer and actress known for her uniquely oblique world view.
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.
Dave Kirby (Brick Up The Mersey Tunnels, Lost Soul, Council Depot Blues, Reds & Blues, The Wrath of Ann Twacky, Barry White Christmas) is back with a brand new seque…
Brighton16 is a newly formed choir of 16 classically trained singers.
This hilarious comedy show endeavours to build a new utopia, in just one hour! Three of the South West’s best comedians will pull together to reinvent a greater society, but they…
On one hand, Moving Pieces Theatre Company has a bold mission statement: ‘We combine performing arts with the containment of psycho-therapeutic practices and emergent ideas relatin…
Former Brighton & Hove Albion football manager and now club Ambassador, discusses his life and the major incidents that have helped shape a successful playing career for England, T…
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Stephen Don’s one-man show has him reading his long short story which is about a violent young man with a penchant for Japanese films and samurai swords.
Strap in for a night of scandal and stories with Australia's reigning Crown Prince of Comedy.
In 2014, Eastern Ukraine sits on a knife edge.
Strap in for a night of scandal and stories with Australia's reigning Crown Prince of Comedy.
Brace yourself for extreme investor-tainment as stand-up comedian Dan Evans pitches his 20% complete business ideas.
A family, clown, theatre show.
“Growing up gay, as a teenager, just when everyone else is becoming involved with the opposite sex, you’re alone in having to hide your feelings.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the self-dubbed “Lie-In King”, Seann Walsh is “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation" (…
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…
Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of&n…
Jeremy Vine is one of the UK's most successful broadcasters.
Grammy Award winning jazz rock band Steely Dan today announce a U.
Under The Influence - Daniel McDermott and The Lucky OnesNew Music, Old Thoughts, Tiny Changes.
Inside Voices blends dark comedy and magic realism in its portrayal of three Southeast Asian Muslim women challenging the bounds of freedom, feminism and faith.
In February this year my cousin died in a plane crash.
Animal tales brought vibrantly to life with wonderous masks, movement and music.
Harold Pinter’s first play, The Room, features in a triple-bill directed by Pinter’s colleague and friend, Patrick Marber.
Dan was almost shot – and it's all Rupert Murdoch's fault.
Following on from his highly-acclaimed reunion concerts in the USA with Billy Joel’s original touring band and now in its fifth, hugely-successful year, Elio Pace …
The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan.
Apollo Theatre Company in association with Spike Milligan Productions Ltd presentsThe Goon Show featuring Lance Ellington and his BandBy Spike MilliganFrom the producers…
Two exciting double bills.Retail Therapy & The Jailer’s Daughter@ Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre PubSugar Buddy & Snow Angel of Antarctica@ Katzpace
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this ‘electrifying’ (Guardian) evening of stand-up comedy.
Following the huge success of Michael’s previous visits to The U.
Following James Hurn’s sell-out 2017 tour, he is back by popular demand with his stunning one-man, many voices, show, celebrating over 60 years of Hancock’s …
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Join Jason in conversation as he shares moments from the last four decades that he wasn’t able to tell us about on daytime television! Jason has many guises – star of stage and s…
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…
After last year’s sold-out, five-star run, Exeter University’s Spotlights Show Choir are back at the Fringe with another set of musical hits! With songs ranging from classics l…
Inspired by the famous fig tree passage from Sylvia Plath\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s novel The Bell Jar, these semi-fictional characters gather in a pub to share their storie…
The University of St Andrews\\\' all-female a cappella group present Voices.
Consort of Voices return to the historic Canongate Kirk in what will be our tenth year of Fringe performances.
‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record Review).
Every year I have to write a 100 word blurb for a new show and basically I’ve now been doing this long enough to know that none of this bullsh*t makes any difference.
Back for five nights only.
This high-energy performance features real-life mother Lucy and her 15-year-old son Raedie.
The story of Romeo and Juliet receives medical treatment in Cepacia from Durham School and Shadow Dreams.
Using nothing but their voices and innovative live looping techniques, genre-bending FreePlay takes you from the concert halls of Europe to the jazz clubs of Manhattan, the temples…
Dan was almost shot – and it’s all Rupert Murdoch’s fault.
This contemporary dance piece performed by Claire Henderson Davis and Bettina Carpi follows the interweaving stories of three pregnant women: a Syrian woman refugee journeying to …
Discover Adelaide Fringe, Australia’s largest open access festival! The Fringe transforms Adelaide into a festival wonderland, with over 1,200 events across every art form in ove…
When the soldier goes to war what of those left behind? This is the question posed by InValid Voices, a new theatre piece based on interviews with women serving as and married to C…
Journalist, musician and stand-up Marc Burrows presents a surprisingly silly trek through psychiatric wards, suicide attempts, depression and bipolar diagnosis.
Philip Contini sings Cole Porter’s most famous, best-loved songs with anecdotes from the colourfully flamboyant life of one of the world’s greatest songwriters and lyricists.
Fresh from Britain’s Got Talent 2018, Robert White brings you his unique form of musical stand-up in a laugh-packed hour.
Scotland’s own Soul Nation Rock Choir are back again with a sizzling hot show to lift you even higher and higher.
Does That Mean We’re Not Going Bowling? may be the best debut comedy show at the Fringe this year.
Voices of Lions is an outstanding male voice choir of 40 young singers based in south-west London.
National Youth Choir of ScotlandChristopher Bell Conductor Andrew McTaggart Baritone Michael Bawtree Organ Vaughan Williams Five Mystical SongsTippett Five Spirituals (Child of Ou…
It's what Dan Simpson would want.
After electrifying US audiences for 25 years, America’s ‘coolest show on earth’ (Newsweek) comes to the UK for the first time.
Everyone has a party trick.
Welcome to our open-hearted open mic, where you can enjoy features from fantastic spoken word artists and different special guests daily, with a sumptuous cabaret vibe.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Foolish woman still expects to live a happy and comfortable life without releasing a sex tape.
Voices of Bond is a spectacle like no other.
Have we reached a point where Courtney Act needs no introduction? Beloved winner of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother and previous finalist on American juggernaut Ru Paul’s Dra…
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Rock Choir is the largest contemporary choir in the UK offering the general public the chance to sing without audition or any requirement to read music.
If you were invited to a 50th birthday party in Ibiza, would you go? To help you decide, Sarah takes you on her journey and it’s one you’ll never forget.
What’s the point of all this? (Life.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Comedians losing their heads and performing with no bodies! This sell-out show returns with more of the best comedians from the Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The Choir of Man was the runway hit and ‘the ultimate feel-good show of 2017 Fringe’ ***** (Edinburgh Evening News).
Ever tried to order a curry with all ten members of the Wu Tang Clan? Ever thought about what it all means (love/life/lager) mid downward-dog? Ever scored the winning goal in the l…
Another great hour of stand-up from of the UK circuit’s very best (award-winning) comedians.
The spectacular two-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns to Edinburgh with a special concert, Songs of the Free, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of …
Meet William Shakespeare and some of his fabulous friends on a mission to change the world! Adventure, suspense and lots of laughs.
A new hour of stand-up.
The 1991 holiday camp talent show winner, frontman of Best Hertfordshire Band 1998 and Most Promising Student 2002 pinpoints where things went wrong.
Everything’s Going to be KO begins with an educational psychologist.
Enter the Dragons is a riotous, surreal odyssey exploring the pressures facing women as they age.
The secret life of man’s best friend is pondered in BARK: The Musical.
The first human to live to a thousand years old has allegedly already been born.
As writer and performer, Barry Cryer has worked with the great and the good of comedy, from Max Miller to Ross Noble; Kenny Everett to Frankie Howerd; Tommy Cooper to Bo…
The smash-hit production of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt returns vividly and noisily to the West End stage in director Sally Cookson’s fun-filled adaptation set to Benji …
Chronic Irish over-thinker Eleanor Tiernan would like to think it’s possible to keep some things private. Is she delusional?
Dan Attfield (Abandoman, Amusical, The RH Experience) presents his second musical comedy hour, Futureproof.
Now in its 10th triumphant year, ‘And The Devil May Drag You Under’ is the cult hit of Brighton Fringe.
The first human to live to a thousand years old has allegedly already been born.
Paul Foot’s support act and Pleasance Reserve 2015 winner Malcolm Head brings his debit solo hour to the Brighton Fringe.
Brace yourselves for a very special afternoon of musical frivolity, as this fabulous duo unleash upon you their zany mix of comedy and stunning harmonies.
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.
If you’re familiar with Courtney Act you’ll know there are many strings to her bow; on RuPaul’s Drag Race we witnessed a formidable competitor, who sang, danced and modelled …
Come and watch as award-winning, stand-up comedian, and much credited writer Dan Evans releases 53 minutes of his latest entertainment into the wild.
Two parallel time periods of 1944 and 1991 create a story little known to the public, but none-the-less, one that suggests a need for love in the cruellest places.
Meet Maurice and Ivy Macabre, the world’s most prolific ten-year-old killers with a penchant for finger painting and murder.
With live, original music, this highly visual, sensitive production is a humorous and touching exploration of the dragons we all face. £7 / £24 family
The Cascade Coffee Shop is at the centre of a drive to help rehabilitate and reintegrate the homeless population of Brighton through the Cascade Creative Recovery organisation.
Journalist, musician and stand-up Marc Burrows presents a personal trek through his mental health history, including his time in a psychiatric ward, suicide attempts, depression an…
"Make a fist with your hand and place it roughly where you think your heart should be," Cole Moreton instructs us at the start of his set, The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away…
The daily-blogging comic presents a work in progress for his new show.
‘Go Slay Dragons’ tells tales of love, adventure and existential despair, probably with too much swearing.
A brand new show from the creator of award-winning wedding comedy ‘It’s Got to be Perfect’.
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…
A family, clown, theatre show.
Poet Andrew James Brown loves pubs.
A mysterious atmosphere vibrates through the small room in Manchester Street’s Latest Music bar as two women take to the stage and where flowers lie scattered beneath their feet.
Discover the magic of a show named at the last possible moment, by joining acclaimed local comic Dan Fardell in his second full length Brighton show ‘Joke Furniture Land’ (work in …
Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music.
Sadler’s Wells Associate Company English National Ballet returns with a programme of works packed with the audacious attitude of American-style neo-classical ballet, featurin…
The Choir of Man was the runaway hit of the Edinburgh Fringe 2017 the team behind The Magnets! and the Soweto Gospel Choir.
For an entire hour Guy Montgomery will do the unthinkable as he resists the overwhelming urge to check his phone for any possible notifications, emails or text messages.
Ethan Andrews grew up in a mining town with the highest ratio of men to women in Australia.
Multi Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir brings together South Africa’s greatest singers performing songs in 8 of Sth Africa’s official languages in a repertoire that inc…
While everyone else is shooting the obvious, Susan Belperio points her camera in the opposite direction.
An evening of rapturous dark jazz alternative music from renown artist Jennifer DeGrassi and her band .
Join Adelaide based vocalist Dennis Russell and his band “Tunisian Nights” for an evening of the iconic swing music made famous by artists such as Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble.
Fringe 2017 had two sellout shows with rave reviews and now it’s back for 2018.
Described as “inspired eclecticism”, FreePlay takes you from the concert halls of Europe, to the jazz clubs of Manhattan, to the temples of India, and back to their native Toro…
John Godber’s award-winning comedy, Up ’n’ Under, is given fingersmiths’ spin with a cast of deaf and hearing actors using British Sign Language and spoken English to delig…
This unmissable acoustic experience debuts it’s all-star collaboration of Lindsay Field, Sam See and Glyn Mason for one night only at the 2018 Adelaide Fringe.
Join Zigzag Circus’ late night pyjama party as we once again delve Under the Covers to celebrate the art of the cover song.
Steely Dan’s Grammy Award winning ‘Aja’ is one of the most outstanding jazz-rock albums of all time, influencing the musical tastes of a generation of listeners.
“Australia’s premier poet of song.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
She speaks! After two Emmys, a Grammy, decades of starring in television shows and touring, Kathy Griffin is launching her FIRST world tour after suddenly never being more in-deman…
Multi-platinum international music sensation and 2017 Grammy® Nominee Celtic Woman, returns with their all-new tour, Voices of Angels.
Formed in 1963 by steelworkers in Llanwern, the Eisteddfod-winning choir has since travelled both in the UK and abroad, delighting audiences with their wide repertoire of songs sun…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
What better way for Adrian Plass to celebrate 30 years as a professional writer than to bring a wonderful show to the Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Fresh from supporting Jack Whitehall, Rob Beckett and Shappi Khorsandi on sold-out tours, Tom brings his hotly anticipated debut show to the fringe.
The Consort of Voices return to Canongate for the ninth successive year, presenting another varied and eclectic programme of music, this year with an emphasis on Scandinavian compo…
‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record Review).
Following the sell-out success of last year’s Choir on Fire, Soul Nation are ready to take it to the next level – lifting it higher and higher.
One show only! Dylan Thomas’ enchanting masterpiece is brought vividly to life in an extraordinary solo performance by Edinburgh legend and Olivier Award winner, Guy Masterson.
Annie is just a normal girl with normal problems.
An ear-opening recital of music for Horn and Piano – including an Elgar first – by leading Edinburgh musicians, Neil and Gill Mantle.
The Werbeck Ensemble sings folk and religious repertoire from around the world including Barber, Britten, Elgar, Rachmaninov, Rheinberger and Stravinsky.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The story is told eye to eye, mind to mind and heart to heart.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Voices of Lions is an outstanding male voice choir of 40 young singers based in south-west London, with performances broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
They say all the best stories contain pirates or dragons.
‘Very friendly but fiercely political’ (Time Out) comedian, Tiernan Douieb, considers if ignorance is indeed bliss, and if so, surely he shouldn’t know that.
‘Very friendly but fiercely political’ (Time Out) comedian, Tiernan Douieb, considers if ignorance is indeed bliss, and if so, surely he shouldn’t know that.
A stranger asks a small favour.
Welcome to our open-hearted open mic, where you can enjoy features from fantastic spoken word artists and different special guests daily, with a sumptuous cabaret vibe.
How do fathers and sons communicate? Sports? Cars? The Jeremy Kyle show? For Aidan and his dad, it was films.
Eddie’s attic’s a mess, junk all over the place, in need of a vacuum, There’s one on his face.
‘This isn’t a platform for sincerity,’ says Tommy Tiernan towards the top of the show.
A two-handed, multi-rolling farcical extravaganza written and produced by Bristol-based AWOL Productions.
We are all Going to Die is a devised piece by Dead Person Productions.
Witness a spectacular display of uplifting, feel-good pop, rock and contemporary chart songs performed by national phenomenon, Rock Choir.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Meet Luke McQueen: The Boy With Tape on His Face, not Tape Face.
Journalist, musician and stand-up Marc Burrows returns following his 2014 show The Ten Best Songs of All Time with a personal trek through his mental health history, including his …
Daniel Audritt (BBC Radio 4 and Channel 5) and Jamie Oliphant (ITV2’s TVOD and BBC New Comedian) bring an hour of stand-up to the Free Fringe’s most popular venue – the Free Sist…
This idiot’s back.
Comedians losing their heads and performing with no bodies! This sell-out show returns for a second year with more of the best comedians from the Fringe.
Andrew White’s It Was Funnier in My Head takes a look at life as a parent-dependent teenager, being only 17 himself! Covering everything from passing out in PE to the banes of elde…
Award-winning comedian Sarah Callaghan, fresh from two hugely successful shows and tours of Australia, returns with a show inspired by an incredibly lucky escape, forcing her to re…
CultureClash Theatre consume the audience in Cassiah Joski-Jethi’s gripping political play Under My Thumb.
There is something remarkably welcoming about being handed a free pint with a smile as you walk into a show.
The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed in 2002 and embraces the diverse music of South Africa, a country with eleven official languages and subsequent communities.
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…
When you’re genetically blessed with an unthreatening physique and the voice of Frank Spencer, comedy cannot go much more in your favour.
Last seen in 2013, the prodigal triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns ‘as inventive as ever’ (Guardian) with his eighth stand-up hour about change, pain, honour and gain.
‘Master of shamelessly silly yet socially conscious clowning’ Helen Duff returns.
Psychedelic trip meets TED talk.
It’s back! The undisputed late night hit of 2016’s Fringe! Join improv legends Mike McShane and Colin Mochrie and master hypnotist Asad Mecci for a mind-blowing, side-splitting sho…
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd genuinely feels like it’s the dawn of the apocalypse.
York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to the Great Yorkshire with four laughter-packed shows featuring the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit.
A stranger asks a small favour.
Following the Grammy Award nominated success of INALA, a Zulu ballet performed with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sisters Grimm return with the tale of a water spirit from the Amazon Ri…
Sarah Callaghan brings you a brand new hour of comedy .
How do fathers and sons communicate? Sports? Cars? The Jeremy Kyle show? For Aidan and his dad, it was films.
Master of shamelessly silly yet socially conscious clowning, Helen Duff returns with a bold, subversive and very funny new stand-up show about life as a fully exposed idiot.
Brace yourselves for a very special afternoon of musical frivolity, as this fabulous all-female trio unleash upon you their zany mix of comedy and stunning harmonies.
A dog is man’s best friend, and is for life.
On an epic adventure to halt ageing in its tracks, writers and performers Abigail Dooley and Emma Edwards swim the sea of apology, march the bridge of tears and conquer the dark de…
Six women.
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 …
Exhibition and public screening of digital stories created by children and young people with family members or loved ones in prison.
One-man show from established comedian and writer, Dan Evans - “A favourite with audiences as well as with his notoriously hard-to-please comedic peers” (The Guardian).
“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.
Come and hear Reading Phoenix Choir in its only weekend at Brighton Fringe.
Invisible Voices of Brighton & Hove and Cascade Creative Recovery continues to focus on aspects of the housing crisis in our fair city by the sea.
Jam Tarts has enjoyed a string of successful shows in 2015 and 2016, including festival appearances and a critically-acclaimed collaboration with Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta.
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…
You can always feel a particular kind of excitement in an auditorium, before “curtain up”, when a significant proportion of the audience are (a) less than five years old, an…
Much can be understood by words that aren’t spoken.
Calling all fishy friends to the dance floor! Disco Kids presents an underwater adventure for your little sea monsters.
Scottish Voices, directed by Graham Hair, presents a recital for four women’s voices and piano.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Consort of Voices return to Canongate Kirk for our eighth consecutive year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
In loving memory of Mr Jordan, a darling husband, brother, lover, dickhead, mumbler and ghost.
Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir has over 75 members aged 9-19 years.
Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir has over 75 members aged 9-19 years.
A concert to celebrate the launch of the choir’s Stravinsky CD, including music by Gesualdo, Bach, Stravinsky and Gabriel Jackson.
Join award winning, West End performer Sharon Sexton in this smash hit one woman, musical rollercoaster.
A new type of sketch show where the audience is the star! A combination of sketch and improv with audience interaction.
Legendary radical performance poet Attila brings his acclaimed autobiography Arguments Yard (Cherry Red Books) to life on stage.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
As an Edinburgh based act performing in the Edinburgh Fringe there’s always going to be a certain level of expectation from the local crowd.
Harold Pinter’s two short plays make only rare appearances nowadays and yet they are rewarding pieces.
One-man shows are no easy thing to pull off, especially when the subject matter is like something out of Wes Anderson’s daydreams, but Keenan Hurley does just that in The Man Who…
Edinburgh singer/songwriter Fiona J Thom brings the Lost Head Band together for the fourth year in a row to perform her songs influenced by the songwriting traditions of the Americ…
Ever wanted to sing along with a professional band and 60 world-class performers? Sing your favourite pop songs alongside the international award-winning Barnsley Youth Choir.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
For over twenty years Chechelele have been delighting audiences with songs about love, freedom, slavery and everyday life: music with stories and meaning performed with energy and …
The story is told eye to eye, mind to mind and heart to heart.
Singing hits by John Legend, Coldplay, Take That, ELO and others, the international award winning Barnsley Youth Choir will take you on a musical ride through pop, classical, gospe…
Following successful sell-out shows in previous years, Jo Jingles is back for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Fat Head and the Big Dog is a stand-up comedy show by Northern Ireland’s fast-rising comedians Aaron McCann and Dave Elliott.
Offering a poignant and intimate insight into the maladies of corporate life, this contemporary adaptation of Falk Richter’s famous play, by the prominent Lithuanian director Art…
Caught between the youthful conviction that just because you can’t see something it doesn’t mean it isn’t real and a growing realisation that “nothing’s easy to understan…
Voices of Lions is an outstanding youth male voice choir of 40 singers from south-west London.
Cirrus the dog has a serious job: he has to keep watch on the sheep.
Lithuanian director Arturas Areima mounts an adaptation of Falk Richter’s play of the same name, Under Ice.
Some Voices is a sharp, gritty and touching play that some may recognise from a 2000 film adaptation starring Daniel Craig.
Two men live in a cold and barren land.
Got the smartphone blues? Stand-up poet Dan Simpson (Glastonbury Festival, Canterbury Laureate) focuses his high-speed fuzzy logic on the screens and machines that rule over our li…
Welcome to our open-hearted open mic, where you can enjoy features from fantastic spoken word artists and different special guests daily, all with a sumptuous cabaret vibe.
stage@leedscompany mount an original adaptation of Tang Xianzu’s A Dream Under the Southern Bough.
‘My job as a comedian’, Tommy Tiernan clarifies at the beginning of his set, ‘is to undermine reality’.
Maurice is an amazing cat.
Bubble-lovers will rejoice in this fun, immersive spectacle lead by the energetic assistant Ms Squeaky Bottom and the Nutty Professor himself.
Miss Glory Pearl is the naked stand-up and she doesn’t mess about.
In this thought-provoking, inventive and touching piece of new writing, we hear about the lives of ten individuals, linked only by their mode of transportation.
Racial identity, puberty, sexuality and childhood trauma may not seem like the ideal topics for a one man camp cabaret, but here in Edinburgh anything is possible.
Ubuntu, meaning compassion and humanity, is a show that speaks about unity amongst the African continent and the world.
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…
Sometimes you wonder if you need the context of a previous comedian’s shows to really ‘get’ their most recent work.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Rondo comedy show Head Sets features a rotating line up daily, so you cannot be certain of what to expect.
We know more about the Moon than we do about the ocean floor.
A jaw-dropping, side-splitting comedy experience every night, created with the likes of guest improv legends Colin Mochrie or Mike McShane, with one of the world’s top hypnotists (…
With referendum fever sweeping the country, Haggis’s face was on every TV.
The show is a modern adaptation of the famous Arab folk story, in which Aladdin takes his wife Jasmine (her real name is too difficult for a European audience to pronounce) to Gree…
Naomi Petersen is a newcomer to the Fringe and in this whirlwind hour of musical and character comedy the laughs fail to keep pace with her sky-high enthusiasm.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
In loving memory of Mr Jordan, a darling husband, brother, lover, dickhead, mumbler and ghost.
An ARC Stockton Production.
The Coaterie are a collection of some of London’s finest comedy minds, brought together under a single banner.
Rosie is living in the theatre due to a case of agoraphobia.
“Rosie is living in the theatre due to a case of agoraphobia.
A farcical comedy two-hander, written and produced by AWOL Productions.
The Sex Shells present ‘Going Down’: a glittering, twisted, all-singing, all-prancing look at gay existence in the twenty-first century.
A family clown theatre show.
Brighton Swing Choir is a brand new community choir specialising in music from the swing era and beyond.
Myles and Dan present their debut hour of disorganised double-act sketch comedy.
The star of BBC’s ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘The Impressions Show’, ITV’s ‘Newzoids’, ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Bad Girls’ takes to the stage for an evening of comedy, music and impression…
The Kalverienberg choir from Vienna will sing at our 10:30am service on 8 May.
A platform for Brighton’s homeless to make their voices and stories heard during Brighton Fringe.
Award-winning, ‘one woman wonder’, West End performer, Sharon Sexton.
Winner of the Brighton Fringe Visual Arts Award 2015, Brian Mander performs as The Dark Laureate. Drowned Voices Rise; poetry by Eliot, Auden, Yeats and others.
Things turn percussive at Trinity Church this Thursday.
This excellent long-running stand-up show, hosted by Dan Licata, Joe Pera and Charles Gould, has found a new home at this Williamsburg distillery.
The UK’s university show choir and glee competition comes to the Arts Theatre for one night only! Warwick, Cambridge, Royal Holloway, Sussex, Swansea, Kent and Portsmouth compete; …
For one night only, the invaluable and excellent choir and orchestra at Trinity Church at Wall Street perform Bach’s “St.
(in previews; opens on Monday) Tarell Alvin McCraney, the acclaimed playwright of “The Brother/Sister Plays,” turns his attention to a mother in his adaptation of the B…
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…
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…
“I must learn to keep my mouth shut when there’s an angel in the room.
This esteemed ensemble begins the Sacred Music in a Sacred Space series with a program of works ranging from the Renaissance to the present, with selections by Tallis, William Byrd…
Glasgow-based Aurea Quartet comprises of four prize-winning graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Star of BBC3’s cult hit sitcom How Not To Live Your Life, Dan Clark, presents The Wow Wow Show! A very British take on the American late night talk show such as Letterman and Fallo…
Under Flat Sky is a stunningly beautiful immersion of dancers in a moving visual art landscape specially made by German artist Silke Mansholt.
The Dloko High School Choir from Umlazi Township, South Africa, return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, having performed sell-out shows in the Assembly Rooms in 2014, where it was…
In 1994, Guy Masterson exploded into Edinburgh with this unique solo interpretation of Dylan Thomas’ timeless masterpiece.
Based in Edinburgh and founded in 1991, Consort of Voices specialise in performances of a cappella music and small-scale choral repertoires from the 15th century to the present day…
Powerful music by Haydn in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral.
New kids on the block in Edinburgh’s bustling folk scene, Dowally make unclassifiable, thrillingly energetic music, fusing their love of traditional Scottish music with jazz harmon…
A practical workshop exploring and confronting ‘issues’ through playwriting, performance and, importantly, comedy – with Robert Softley Gale and Johnny McKnight.
Before he took to the stage, Tommy Tiernan took in some shows around Edinburgh.
This is what happens when you come up with a good pun and have to tenuously link your show back to it: Inside Simon Hofmeister’s head (here we go) are answers to many of life’s…
Ranging from pleasantly slow and soothing to fast and excitable and even angry, the sounds produced by the Chechelele World Music Choir were vibrant and vast.
Perfect way for under sixes to burn off energy at this fun, musical and sea animal filled session.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
The story is told eye to eye, mind to mind and heart to heart.
A moving multilingual anthology of the First World War, recreated by contemporary poet and playwright, Andy Cargill.
Come to hear Colin Kingsley at 90 years old playing Mozart at age 22 (Sonata in C K309) and age 31 (Rondo in A minor K511), also stylish Schubert spring-like Grieg, idyllic Chabrie…
This show captures that exciting moment when a story gets so good, its teller has to put down their drink.
With a large cast aged between 12 and 13, Breaking Voices is an original piece that explores bullying and peer pressure at that age, especially in a school environment.
We’ve all got to eat.
If you are a fan of comedy, film noir, or just free shows in general, you should probably check out Health Under Fire.
A multi-verse of awesome spoken word from stand-up poet Dan Simpson (BBC, Glastonbury).
Going Viral, written and performed by Daniel Bye, follows an imaginary outbreak of a highly contagious weeping virus spreading across the world, by you.
Commander Chris Hadfield said that six months on the International Space Station made him feel a great sense of just how much the world is all one place and we are all one people l…
One-man musical comedy about a young man, Barry, who works in a cafe where he gets told off by his boss but has a real crush on his daughter, the waitress, Mary.
John Lennon was not only a Beatle, but also a skilled short fiction writer, poet and doodler.
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…
A brand new musical following the seemingly simple journey of a girl on a single Glasgow Subway car.
Fancy watching a comedian perform their club set during the world’s largest arts festival? You’re in luck.
Voices of Lions is an outstanding male voice choir of 30 young singers based in south-west London.
Children’s entertainment should be brimming with energy, lovable and over-the-top characters, and enchanting tricks.
Garry Roost is both writer and performer in this broad, jumbled examination of the life of the troubled artist, Francis Bacon.
Frank Sinatra is one of those rare artists that is universally loved and respected by all.
Voices returns, pitting the festival’s best comedy performers against a disembodied Voice who will interrogate and inspire, creating spontaneous comedy mayhem.
Tim Dingle is an extraordinarily clever man.
It’s your classic love story, really: inflatable crocodile meets mannequin head, they fall for each other but soon enough cracks show and they fall apart.
John Robertson’s send up of classic text based video games succeeds in being an hilarious evening of retro fun.
Rob Coleman’s Ocean Going Idiot is less of a piece of theatre and more an hour’s friendly chat about a largely failed adventure in the top room of a pub.
In a world where debt, identity crisis and prejudice are factors towards the term ‘Broken Britain’, it is more difficult than ever for young people to succeed.
Taiwan’s indigenous peoples have inhabited the island for 12,000 years, and seen many new cultures arrive and depart over the centuries.
Teachers said Eleanor was clever.
Whenever you’re waiting for your next train on the platform, do you imagine yourself having a connection with the person standing next to you? Do you imagine having any common gr…
It’s less than a year to go until TV screens will be fixed on the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.
One of Matt Price’s ambitions is to be one of the nicest people in comedy, and man, he’s succeeding.
The everyday story of sex, drugs, being a headmaster in a red dress and doing stand-up comedy.
Like all good pieces of children’s theatre, The Last of the Dragons does not talk down to children.
Life’s weightier questions are thoroughly demolished in Dan Lees’ Brainchild, an award-winning physical comedy that veers from the profound to the ridiculous.
‘Slick, stylish and definitely cool, modern without diluting their roots and with a diverse repertoire taking in jazz, Afrobeat and gospel.
A cabaret full of birds falling in love with each other? Embrace the madness if you will, and your heart will certainly be warmed by Robert J.
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…
Smooth Faced Gentlemen have subverted the original performance conditions of Shakespeare’s plays, which were all-male productions, and have tackled his bloodiest tragedy, Titus A…
Only in Edinburgh could you start your morning off having breakfast while watching some theatre.
In her one-woman play, Portrait, Racheal Ofori fuses poetry, music and monologues as she gives her take on the perception of role models and cultural stereotypes with black women i…
Tom Binns has a huge reputation to protect.
Collegiate a cappella has become a major trend in recent years at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The Great British Bake Off – what’s not to love? Cake, puns galore and HRH Mary Berry showing her soft spot for gin.
Be enlightened, be frightened! A fascinating insight into Edinburgh’s underground city! By Davy the Ghost who founded the very first underground ghost tours in Edinburgh! What co…
Teachers said Eleanor was clever.
In this 50th anniversary production of David Halliwell’s comedy Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against The Eunuchs at The Southwark Playhouse, Soggy Arts invite us to visit t…
We have the best of the Edinburgh Fringe Under One Roof in South London for one special week 6th - 11th July.
John Patrick Shanley’s early work about two young lovers with a penchant for arguing in florid prose gets a revival by the Attic Theater Company.
Host of This American Life Ira Glass sits down with comedian Judd Apatow, who has spent decades interviewing comedians about the craft of comedy.
(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…
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.
Discover the many facets of the cello with British/French Cellist Corinne Morris accompanied by Johan De Cock.
We welcome the Sundbybergs into our voluptuous acoustic to hear them sing the most beautiful choral music of Karl Jenkins, Debussy, Rutter, Weelkes, Rachmaninov, Durufle,Bairstow, …
Rob Coleman doesn’t know his aft from his ebb tide, but despite two failed attempts has an unquenchable desire to cross the Atlantic in a small boat.
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 consistently excellent St.
Africa Entsha’s performance style comes from the South African a capella gospel tradition.
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…
Join “winningly self-deprecating” (Chortle.
Get digging for neon-jellycakes, fight mad mosquito armies, put a clothes peg on your nose visiting Café Burp [the smelliest cafe in the world] and help row our boat across shark …
A family clown theatre show.
The Jam Tarts are a Brighton based 60-voice indie, pop and rock choir performing unusual arrangements of songs by artists such as The Smiths, Bat For Lashes, Nick Cave, P J Harvey,…
Closing Carnegie Hall’s Before Bach festival, these two superb ensembles, both led by the great John Eliot Gardiner, turn their attention to Monteverdi’s seminal 1607 o…
Unfortunately, I had slightly misled myself in preparation for this show.
In Ping Chong & Company’s probing and persuasive new work of interview-based theater, five young New Yorkers — all of them children when the Sept.
Karlheinz Stockhausen’s “Stimmung” has a good claim to being the most brilliantly weird piece ever composed within sight of the Long Island Sound.
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…
Mr. St. Germain hosts this vaguely seasonal show, with performances from Brooks Wheelan, Jared Logan, Kevin Barnett, Jacqueline Novak and the comedy duo Team Submarine.
Dave Hill, a suave local favorite, hosts this top-notch night of comedy and music with a Christmas-themed show.
This funny and scary pantomime for kids and adults will have you laughing loud and singing along with all the songs. Come Dressed for Halloween.
On the day that a Harlem block is officially renamed George Carlin Way, the comedian’s daughter, Kelly Carlin, gathers friends and fans to celebrate and honor the great Mr.
Dan Licata, Joe Pera and Charles Gould present this reliable weekly show, with stand-up from Mark Normand, Rob Cantrell and Giulia Rozzi.
In “The Other Room,” one of two solo musicals that make up the 2014 edition of this Premieres series, Lena (Phoebe Strole) paints while her friend, in the end stages of…
This new series featuring works in progress from the armory’s artists in residence begins in the intimate Board of Officers Room with the soprano Lauren Flanigan, who is expl…
‘It’s impossible not to be blown away by songwriting that is musically precise and emotionally expansive’ (Sunday Herald).
In the 1993 family film “Free Willy,” a boy bonds with a captive whale before helping him escape to freedom.
The Chamber Choir of Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire, presents a varied programme of sacred and secular music ranging from the English Renaissance through to the present day, incl…
‘You will have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ writes International Record Review of the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Through a combination of monsters, demons, and his dysfunctional relationship with his father, Stasiu tries to overcome the harsh reality of his own existence, as his narcotic-abus…
This show by young company Turn the Key adapts the Nordic legend of the Erl King through movement, live music and puppetry.
Scottish Voices presents a recital of duets by Mendelssohn and Brahms, Greek Songs by Ravel, Seiber and Skalkottos and the premiere of a new work by Graham Hair, entitled Mediterra…
Heard it before? Not like this, you haven’t.
Tiernan Douieb’s enthusiastic energy and affable disposition immediately engages the audience as soon as he takes the stage.
The Dloko High School Choir from Umlazi Township, SA explode on stage with gospel, Zulu songs and dance.
In 1994, Guy Masterson exploded into Edinburgh with this unique solo interpretation of Dylan Thomas’ timeless masterpiece.
The O-Kai Singers, the outstanding indigenous a cappella chorus group and the winner of 2013 CARA, along with Amis Liyar Percussion group, who represents the most significant Amis …
Finlay can engage his house in conversation.
“Are you ready for some adequate comedy?” Brett Goldstein asks whilst doing his own intro to this work-in-progress show.
The Consort of Voices return to Canongate Kirk in the Royal Mile for their sixth appearance at the Fringe, and present a varied choral programme of items from both sides of the Twe…
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Cafe Voices is held in the beautiful John Knox House, where the elegant wooden panels of the large bright room provide perfect acoustics for storytelling.
The Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club, the active networking club based at the University of Edinburgh Business School, is delighted to host James McVeigh as part of our Fringe serie…
After a successful career in London as a playwright and actor, William Shakespeare has returned home to his wife in Stratford.
Voices of Lions is an outstanding male voice choir of 30 young singers based in south-west London.
Supported by the University of Edinburgh, offering a life affirming, joyous celebration of traditional and contemporary African music and dance.
DiapasonG choir from Bolzano, northern Italy performing a wide range of music.
Cameron knows what you’re thinking.
Dan Nicholas (shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award) hosts a chat show like no other, where he interviews you the audience.
A personal organizer and her client find their lives entangling in this disappointing play (1:45).
With so much improvised comedy coming to Edinburgh every year, it’s important to create a formula for a show that allows it to stand out from the crowd.
Dan Lees brings his first solo show to the Edinburgh festival in which he will seamlessly reveal the mysteries of the universe in less than an hour.
A late night lock-in with elf loving, Edgar Allen Poe and speech impediments on the agenda.
Marie was no ordinary woman … at fifteen, when her mother died, she raised her siblings, learned four different languages including Esperanto, got a degree, became a prize-winnin…
A man and a woman have come together to tell us about Diderot’s novel, Jacques the Fatalist and his Master.
‘What an a cappella choir should be.
Do people call you uptight? Struggle to lose your inhibitions? Stop! It’s not you, it’s them.
An hour of comedy split between an idiot and a dork.
Mick Ferry’s flyer has quotes from John Bishop and Jason Manford declaring his genius so from the offset is pretty predictable what one is going to receive in this amusing but forg…
I’ll never trust a woman who carries Imodium in her purse.
With more raucous energy than a crate of Red Bull sprinkled with cocaine, Rob Cawsey and Gabe Bisset Smith under the collective guise Guilt & Shame bring their new show Going Strai…
To tell the truth, I’m a little bit scared of Dr.
A powerful portrait of the artist Francis Bacon.
Four men and a duck make up AsaNisiMasa’s Going Out West.
Lovable diva Sharnema Nougar and charming imbecile Leo Conville debut their unique blend of love songs, absurd comedy and vaudeville.
Dan Schreiber is a fact-obsessed Aussie who has spent parts of his life in Hong Kong and London and most of it in denial of being a complete and utter geek.
Tshwane Gospel Choir, a unique community of like-minded souls from South Africa, combine beautiful harmonies with joyful rhythms.
Dan Jones: New Kid is a character-based stand up show in which Jones’ hopeless characters try desperately to entertain and showcase their talents.
After a hilarious pre-show announcement which tells the audience to prepare themselves for an “extravaganza”, Dan Nightingale has set the bar for himself considerably high.
Oddball alert! A guy wearing headphones sits strangely close to me and asks whether I like “communist romcoms.
Taken from the Imperial War Museum’s oral testimonies of the veterans of World War One, Forgotten Voices is a series of vivid and deeply moving accounts of battle and its terribl…
Staple/face are a young sketch group, something they don’t shy away from.
Dan Clark is back on form.
Glenn Boozan and Karin Hammerberg perform a heartfelt show of sketch and storytelling, inspired by an email chain documenting each time one of them cries.
This weekly stand-up showcase, hosted by Dan Licata, Joe Pera, and Charles Gould, features Wyatt Cenac, Sue Smith and Matt Ruby.
Fifty years after its founding, this choir maintains its unusually fresh sound and adventurous spirit.
The host of the excellent Williamsburg show “Big Terrific,” Mr. Silverstri celebrates his new stand-up album, “King Piglet.”
Orgies, murders, bank robberies and boy bands.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
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�…
A mass of pink and red strode onto the stage.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
If I told you there was a Liza tribute act at the Fringe, you’d probably expect sequins, smoke, mirrors, lights, kick lines and, of course, an awful lot of dancing around chairs.
The Ensemble present a concert of Early Music on lute, mandolin, and three viols with their guest soprano. It also includes three new works for instruments and pre-recorded sounds.
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.
The not-so-silent clown Mr Pineapple Head had children in stitches this Saturday afternoon.
A family clown theatre show.
After a 2/3rd sell-out at the Fringe last year, Jonathan and friends return to put their slant on original songs that speak about our psychological, political and emotional lives f…
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.
The internationally-renowned Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral pays homage to composer Kenneth Leighton, who died 25 years ago this August.
Four genre-blending soloists (countertenor / lutenist on liuqin and zhongruan, sitarist, erhu player, percussionist) immerse themselves with each other’s traditions to share a so…
What do you get when you cross a story of a boy who loves westerns with pop music and the Jeremy Kyle show? You get Billy With His Boots On.
Enjoy oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song in the relaxed ambience of the Storytelling Cafe.
Enjoy oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song in the relaxed ambience of the Storytelling Café.
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.
Going for Gold is the second play focusing on the London 2012 Olympics that I have seen at the Fringe and definitely the most pessimistic.
What do you do when your husband decides to take another wife? Well, if you live in Saudi Arabia, where men are legally permitted up to four wives, there’s not much you can do.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Alexandra Devon’s play promises an exciting musing on terrorism, questioning violence and injustice and exploring the reasoning behind them.
Search for a lost world where death meets life, darkness meets dawn to the backdrop of a blown-up blitz pub, in a city of restless dead, which a vibrant cast will resurrect from ru…
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Everyone loves shoes.
To begin at the beginning: there’s a bizarre pre-set in this Under Milk Wood in which the cast, dressed in tasselled tie dye and leggings, drift about the stage aimlessly, wafting …
St Augustine’s choir are delighted to present a selection of fabulous medleys enjoyed by London audiences.
The duo will perform Edward Elgar’s La Capricieuse, Sonata No.
This all-female spoken word cabaret claims to offer ‘a veritable smorgasbord of poetry’; yet even though it is, to a certain extent, a daily-changing ‘sampler’ of numerous performa…
The first Prime Minister of India speaks his truth.
Back by popular demand.
At the start of the show I heard some people remark that they had seen Beth Vyse last year and had come back.
Before the curtain goes up on one of the most whispered about shows at the Fringe, The Boy with Tape on His Face looks at his already delighted audience with wide eyes and what mus…
No in-depth knowledge of Dungeons and Dragons lore is required to appreciate the excellent comedy this show provides.
For the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of the Fringe’s epicentre, Iain Donald provides a truly remarkable performance with The Voices of Lions, a choir group of studen…
Comedy duo Dan & Dan, famous such YouTube hits as Requiem for a Wardrobe and the brilliant Daily Mail Song, have graduated to the real world of live comedy.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
One imagines that the members of the Principio Attivo Teatro are absolutely lethal at charades.
Out of His Skin supposedly tells the tale of a man who, bored with the monotony of everyday life, embarks on a journey to find his place in the world, taking ever increasing risks …
The sheep look down, the sheep look round, one sheep looks up and sees the clouds.
You’ve just received the news that the capital has been struck by a horde of flesh-eating limb draggers, with the power to infect and eradicate the human race from existence.
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.
‘Possessed of lightening wit!’ (BroadwayWorld.
Okay, so we’re going to take the Festival’s best stand-up and sketch comics and freak them out with the voice of God, who’ll get them improvising like you’ve never seen the…
‘You can tell the bits, but can never complete the picture.
2012’s Fringe hit returns, pitting the festival’s best comedians against a disembodied Voice who will interrogate and inspire, creating spontaneous comedy mayhem.
Marking the 25th anniversary of Lockerbie, Lockerbie: Lost Voices tells the story of the infamous Pan Am flight 103 and seeks to provide a voice the those who now can’t speak.
When a man chooses to present an hour of unrelenting comedy wearing an orange jumpsuit and sequinned jacket, you know he doesn’t take himself too seriously.
With a show that is definitely not for the easily offended, Adam Kay reels off a series of his inimitable brand of parody songs with expert comedic timing and the hilarity that onl…
At a time when high-profile comedy seems frequently to constitute pointing out things that people do, Richard Herring’s satirical wit and eye for originality – not to mention h…
“You can leave, if you want to,” Laura Jane Dean tells her audience – a simple statement of fact about the freedom afforded to an individual untouched by obsessive-compulsive…
Dan Nightingale wants us to like him.
The Phill Jupitus Experiment.
The Kings Head Theatre is once again offering multiple seasonal shows for their audiences to enjoy.
After extensive touring, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt settles in the daytime slots at the Lyric, Shaftesbury Avenue this month.
If growing old quietly was the status quo nowadays then clearly no one informed Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden.
Last year, Dan Antopolski won the coveted accolade of Best Joke at the Fringe (‘hedgehogs: why can’t they just share the hedge?’) and he could easily be a contender again this …
Dinner and a show: a winning combination.
We are warned at the beginning of this show that audience interaction is imminent.
The sights, smells and sounds of eighteenth century London live on in the Gilded Balloons Debating Hall.
Despite what her suggestive poster may imply – a rebellious, confident femme fatale – in reality, Eleanor Tiernan is a rather awkward yet chirpy individual, with a witty and qu…
First of all, there were no handmade puppets.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
An inconsistent show which never quite gained momentum, Jigsaw was full of good ideas which weren’t properly realised and fell by the wayside to badly executed surrealism and poor …
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…
The Dreamer Examines His Pillow is one of the earlier stage plays written by John Patrick Shanley, the playwright best known for his Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning stage pla…
This is a performance with no frills attached, it is truly a showcase of voices from around the world coming together to create beautiful music.
Imagine if David Starkey did a Fringe show.
Apologies for the length of this review.
In this supposedly fifty-minute show, the audience were met with twenty minutes of relatively weak material, often sitting through unjustifiably long stories for their mediocre pun…
Dan Nightingale has that rare and slightly unnerving attribute that induces instant familiarity.
I have always been of the opinion that Shakespeare cannot be read but must be performed.
Under The Ladder is a piece of theatre that works on many levels, yet is seemingly based on a simple concept.
Two very young guys share a house.
As crotchety Anne tells her bumbling assistant Jennifer in Nick Morans Under the Blacklight, the stage managers realm is amongst the ghosts of dead ambition and infinite amou…
In the dank courtyard of C too, I Theatre have created an African oasis, a warm and inviting place for you to take your wee one on a damp Edinburgh morning.
There is a reason why Potted Potter is celebrating its fifth anniversary at this year’s Fringe.
The show starts (after a song) with ‘once upon a time’ and ends with ‘happily ever after’, which is pretty indicative of the standard of writing on display.
Tiernan Douieb is an interesting comedian.
The clinical, modern lecture theatre of the Symposium Hall, undoubtedly one of the less atmospheric fringe venues, is rather at odds with the style of this show.
Well meaning but blank voices speak lines of densely poetic language trying but failing to connect with the power or rhythm behind Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas perceptive and of…
James Christopher’s tactic of combining the show titles of award-winning comedians seems a strange choice.
The play is set entirely in the middle of the night in the caretakers storeroom of a school in the North of England.
The choir of St.
This was a very entertaining start to a Sunday from a very experienced and polished performer.
Word Power Books on West Nicholson St played host to Ciaran O’Driscoll, an Irish poet and prose writer of distinction, as part of their Edinburgh Book Fringe programme.
The stage looks like a science teachers nightmare: covered in tangles of wire, buckets and bins, the tables overflowing with mysterious bottles, flasks, gas-torches, tubes and an…
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.
When extremely enthusiastic New York comic Abigoliah Schamaunn bounded in “from the back of the room to the front of the room!”, her iPod stopped dead as she arrived onstage.
I’m sure that Jason Byrne comes to Edinburgh every year with something in mind to talk to us about, but he always seems to find more madcap comedy in his punters than in any pre-pr…
Please put up your hand if you would describe yourself as any of the following: eco warrior, third wave feminist, someone who is not afraid of frank discussions about the female me…
British folklore is packed with some of the most iconic figures anywhere in the world.
Dylan Thomas wrote this extraordinary poem to humanity in 1954.
Liz Bower’s versatile characterisation and talent for story telling create a perfectly bonkers yet compelling narrative to which I was engrossed from start to finish.
I’m sat in a dark room in Camden with 20-odd random strangers and Clare Clifford is showing me close-up shots of todgers.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Dan Wright, with his highly controversial and misleading title, attempts to lure all the Whacko Jacko conspirators under one roof and, Guy Fawkes-like, burn them all down with a fi…
Drawing inspiration from George Orwell’s eponymous 1946 essay on the perfect public house, The Moon Under The Water presents us with a dystopian view of how UK binge-drinking cul…
Just before the lights went down at the start of this production of Athol Fugard’s 1972 play, a front of house person barked at an audience member clambering over a seat ‘Stop …
Hailing from Switzerland, Tom Lauri (and his fingers) is attending to all our magic needs at the Sweet Grassmarket with his deadpan offering of comedy/cabaret magic.
This red, rude and raunchy show faced a difficult task transforming a university lecture theatre into the cabaret version of hell on earth, but thanks to some inspired acting from …
This sketch writing achieves everything that has come to be expected of the genre, mixing observational with impulsive twists.
Dan Willis wants to talk to you about the songs that he loves; about the feel-good music in his collection that takes him back to his happy memories.
As the Phantom of the Opera music played a cloaked figure appeared, sang along for a few bars before ripping off the cloak to reveal he had a Henry Hoover for a head.
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…
Other Voices promised much — ‘comedy, politics, naughty lyrics, free sweets… And a veritable smorgasbord of poetry antics’, but the most significant terminology on its titl…
And the Devil May Drag You Under is a modern, sexy circus show adapted to fit the stage at Fletch @ St Andrews.
The first thing that was instantly noticeable about this ensemble was its intelligent manipulation of the acoustics of the St Mary’s Cathedral to create appropriate sounds for th…
Two film-makers, filming the lighthouse on Beachy Head for a documentary about lighthouses unwittingly come back with video footage of a mans last moments before committing suici…
Smoke rings, remote control candle snuffers, fizzy IRN-BRU and the world’s first steam engine are worth the entrance fee alone.
A new theatre company created in 2007, Gin in the Teas first production The Space Between My Head and My Body shows promise for the future but lacks narrative drive and clarity.
At the age of four, poo is funny.
Douieb is first of the two performers on stage, discussing his other gigs of the day.
Alongside an impressive collection of literature-referencing music, Robert Finn guides us through his attempt to follow Dan Brown down the literary garden path.
It may seem surprising that Dr Brown, Phil Burgers, has turned his comic taste towards a children’s show, given his panache for brazen vulgarity and extreme physical comedy, ofte…
Meet Robert Swann, the talentless writer, director and star of what is possibly the trippiest travesty of a play ever to be seen at a Fringe.
Its a conventional play with a difference acted out on stage, with an audience seated front-on in the dark.
Join rising star of Scottish comedy Marc Jennings for his debut solo show at The Stand Comedy Club.
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 gets an unusual insight into parenting, with Kiwi comedy group Femme Natale.
Comedy and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with magician and mentalist Colin Cloud to discuss his new Edinburgh Fringe show After Dark, adjusting to Zoom life and why he...
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
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...
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...
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
Dan Simpson is a former Canterbury Laureate, and has performed at the Glastonbury Festival, Roundhouse Camden, and the BBC Fringe Slam.
You don’t know this, but somewhere inside you is a comedy genius just waiting to be unleashed - all you need is a hypnotist to help you let it out.
He prefers getting up early, likes music and isn't adverse to a man in a kilt. We take Canuck Christopher Wilson on a first date (and we quite liked it).
Buddy Wakefield is a three-time world champion spoken-word artist, featured on the BBC, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, ABC Radio National, and signed to Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Re...
Multi award-winning comedian James Meehan wonders where all the working class comedians have gone.
West End performer, Sharon Sexton, stars as broadway legend Liza Minnelli recounting tales, secrets and blasting through her famous hits.
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Following a successful run at Brighton Fringe in 2015 and two previous sold-out and critically acclaimed runs at the King's Head Theatre, 5 Guys Chillin' returns this February.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Violin Variations is one of our reviewers' top requested shows this year! Broadway Baby finds out why.
Moon Fly Theatre Company is bringing its debut production to EdFringe 2015. A Face That Fits deals with the differences and clashes across generations.
Plexus Theatre Company question the all-important parent-child relationship.
Tik-sho-ret seeks to bring a touch of Israeli culture to Edinburgh this year with its fast paced comedy 5 Kilo Sugar.
Cian and Al are bringing The Dock Brief, a legal satire revolving around a murder and an unsuccessful barrister. Broadway Baby has a little chit-chat.
L'esprit de l'escalier - "Staircase Wit" - is the French term used to describe the predicament of thinking of the perfect retort too late.
Gritty Theatre lives up to its name, bringing Bones to Edinburgh this year. Bones tells the story of Mark; let down by society or a let down to society?
Dust Never Settles In Torchlight explores a dark, immersive landscape through a poetic sequence of choreography and movement. Broadway Baby has a chat.
Intending to improvise over 20 back-to-back on-the-spot musicals this year, Baron Sternlook's Improvised Musical returns - with an enormous cast and full ensemble! Broadway Baby ch...
Based on the the poem by Milton of the same name, Paradise: Lost is a sinister thriller exploring the fall of Man and the origin of original sin. Broadway Baby investigates.
Theatre Paradok's adaption of Mrs Dalloway explores our near-constant use of technology to convey our thoughts, feelings and interests while we interact with others.
Tanya Holt, producer, performer and writer is to grace the stage this year with Cautionary Tales For Daughters. Broadway Baby finds out more.
What happens when three complete strangers are whisked away to a mysterious room to confront ghosts of their past? You'll have to see Dearly Beloved to find out! Broadway Baby inve...
Romeo & Juliet, set in the 60's and with not an adult in sight. Broadway Baby is intrigued.
All's Well That Ends Well shows strong women winning the battle of the sexes set against the backdrop of World War II.
Dan Simpson is doing six shows at the Fringe this year. Six. Did I mention he's doing SIX SHOWS?
Secret agents, spies, world domination, illegal aliens, real ones - what could be better? Broadway Baby talks to Split Trunk Productions about Cross Wire, coming to Fringe '15.
The Bluebelles are an all-female A Cappella group with a taste for jazz. They promise singing, solos and dancing to boot. Broadway Baby has a natter.
Poppies is a show set during WWI - it's also aiming to raise money for Poppy Scotland. Broadway Baby talks to Laura Kaye Thomson, director of Music Box Theatre.
Church Night is a Washington based production company bringing a show of the same name to Edinburgh. But this isn't your average service..
The Final Act tells the musical tale of one last chance, promising catchy songs and laughs aplenty. Broadway Baby has a chat.
Shellshock! puts you, the audience, in control. Sit back, relax, and watch the madness ensue! Broadway Baby has a little chat.
Pitch Please is an a cappella group from St Andrews University, Edinburgh.
A Traffic Jam on Sycamore Street promises to be absurd, dark, surreal yet humorous. A severed finger in the mail sets off a chain of unlikely events. Broadway Baby investigates.
The About Turn Theatre Company are bringing Orpheus and Eurydice to EdFringe '15.
There is no doubt Jean Ross inspired many with her unconventional lifestyle. MUSE explores her life.
What do you get when you mix a Baptist, a bro in 'cuffs, a botched funeral and a bottle of vodka? Reconciling.
Father Christmas has a problem! After a few mince pies, a glass or two of milk and a little eggnog he finds himself in dire need of a bathroom!
What do you do after a wedding dress impulse buy? Sandra Thomas wrote a show to justify the expense.
Kitty's bound for Broadway, baby! We chat to Kerry Miller, the woman behind this one-woman show. It promises to be lighthearted, entertaining and musical. We find out more!
Broadway Baby talks to Tension Square.
Follow/Unfollow explores internet fame and the rise of the vlogger. Broadway Baby investigates.
Broadway Baby chats to Gemma Wilson and Anna Thomas-Jones from The Well-Behaved Women about their upcoming show Dog Play Dead.
Tissue is a about cancer - something that will affect most, if not all, of us in some way. Broadway Baby finds out more.
Broadway Baby talks to Stephanie Biggs about The Norman Conquests!
The Nutty Professor and his Amazing Magic Bubble Show promises to amaze adults and kids alike! Broadway Baby finds out more.
Labyrinth is a theatrical mashup of three Greek myths. Broadway Baby investigates.
Broadway Baby talks to Susanne Sulby, the writer of Sanctuary, a show dealing with the impact of war on women.
Broadway Baby chats to Butterfly with a Bomb Productions, who are bringing the supernatural Giving Up The Ghost to EdFringe '15.
Broadway Baby talks to the talent behind The State of Concrete, a show exploring the stereotypes and exceptions to the rule in modern council estates.
Broadway Baby and PALP have a chat about One Above.
Broadway Baby chats to Notflix.
Real Life Becomes a Rumour asks what three people have really done in their lives. We investigate.
Today Broadway Baby talks to the talent behind Fiesta de los Muertos.
After We Danced is a story about love, mystery and tragedy bundled up into one neat package. Broadway Baby finds out more.
Flight Lessons is a new piece of South African theatre, having taken Jermyn Street Theatre by storm. Broadway Baby investigates.
Accidental Death of An Anarchist is being brought to Edinburgh this year by The Hoghead Theatre Company. Broadway Baby finds out more.
Broadway Baby talks to Rich Batsford, the pianist behind the keys in Classically Chilled Piano.
Broadway Baby talks to the young talent behind The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
Thread Theatre talk to us about The Dolphin Hotel: a show tackling the subject of sex trafficking while remaining funny and thought provoking.
Broadway Baby and Flightless Birds, the hodgepodge group of students behind Kind Hearts and Cormorants have a little chat about their show.
Broadway Baby talks to Hungry Wolf Visionary Youth Theatre about their upcoming show, A Little Respect.
Have a thing for iambic pentameter and ghosts of politician's past? Then this might be the show for you! Broadway Baby finds out more.
Broadway Baby talks to Exeter's sassiest all-female a cappella group!
Broadway Baby learns more about Since Maggie Went Away.
Broadway Baby talks to Sweetness and Light.
HAPPY GIRL takes a look at sexism and inequality amongst teen girls. Broadway Baby investigates.
Ozymandias is a mish-mash of the historical and literary Ozymandias. Broadway Baby has a chat.
Broadway Baby talks to Terry Burns, the man behind the one-man show Plain English.
Enter the world of Wild Bill: Sonnet of a Bardsterd! Shakespeare as you've never seen him. Broadway Baby investigates.
AVICIDE looks at the person behind the label. Broadway Baby has a little chat.
Normal Is An Illusion delves into the depths of the human mind. Broadway Baby finds out more.
Odd Shaped Balls is a show that tackles homophobia in sport. Broadway Baby talks to Ellie Claughton to learn more.
Broadway Baby talks to Sean Wilkie of The Graduettes.
The Statement of Randolph Carter promises to whisk you away for an hour. Broadway Baby finds out more.
Broadway Baby and Duncan Ellis, director of Block, have a little chat.
Broadway Baby and Luca Wu have a chat about his upcoming show.
Broadway Baby talks to Ian Pearce, the man behind this retelling of Dickens' little-known Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions.
Broadway Baby chats to the talent behind Iolite.
The Heist promises to be comedy horror - "Corror". Broadway Baby was intrigued, so we set out to learn more.
Good Punch is bringing The Main Yvette to EdFringe this year. Broadway Baby finds out more.
The humble bench. Sturdy furniture, or something more? Broadway Baby wants to know more.
Broadway Baby talks to Joanne Griffiths, part of the team bringing Consumption to EdFringe '15.
Meet The Captain! A vaudevillian space detective! Broadway Baby asks why.
BB talks to the talent behind Jane and Lizzy, a reinterpretation of Pride and Prejudice with a comical twist.
Broadway Baby chats to the talent behind Farewell, My Concubine - The Movement of the Martyr, a show that incorporates "martial dance", a fascinating mix of martial arts and modern...
Rob Grace and BB are having a little chinwag about Life Jim (But not as we know it), a comedy sketch show incorporating pre-filmed tidbits.
Re:member, a show that questions memory through form, structure and movement. Broadway Baby wants to know more.
Broadway Baby chats to the absurdists behind A Traffic Jam on Sycamore Street.
Supertown, a town beset by supervillains and home to superheroes. Do you need super powers to be a superhero? Broadway Baby finds out.
Broadway Baby is talking to a couple of spicy, camp ladies about their upcoming show Flamin' Dames.
Broadway Baby is having a little chat with Louisa Lorey, "a top heavy heterosexual actress" and her partner in crime, "chubby homosexual writer" Geraint Jones.
Dancing grannies galore! Broadway Baby has a little chat with 50 Shades of Fizzgog.
Broadway Baby, Victoria Bastable and Rosalie Falla talk about Frame Narrative, a comedy exploring the person behind the painting.
The King of Monte Cristo will explore the nature of theatre through theatre. Broadway Baby has a little chat to find out more.
Broadway Baby is chatting to Mark Donald, proudly representing Generation Y.
We're talking to Hannah Edwards of Scandal And Gallows Theatre, who are a bringing a one man staging of Heart of Darkness, a show that deals with the harrowing underside of sa...
We're having a chat with Gary, who alongside Elsa Jean McTaggart is bringing The Mercenary Fiddler to Fringe 15!
Broadway Baby is delighted to chat with Lisa Stenhouse, Artistic Director for PepperMint muse about The Colours of Kenny Roach.
Broadway Baby is chatting to Kate Goodfellow of RedBellyBlack and the show she is bringing to Ed Fringe, Tumbling After.
Broadway Baby has a chat with Georgia Harris, creative director of Tripped Theatre Company. This year they will be taking on Shakespeare's bloodiest play with an updated script.
Max Adams, producer of Duck Productions talks to us about The Shambles, a shambolic comedy troupe once again gracing the stage this Ed Fringe.
In the first of a new feature for 2015, we talk to companies attending The Edinburgh Fringe with theSpaceUK.
Broadway Baby talks to Rebecca O'Brien, joint artistic director of Knuckle and Joint about their upcoming show The Black Hoods Cabaret, which promises adult humour, puppet murder a...
Broadway Baby is talking to Chris Haigh of the The Jäger Maestros, an oompah band that promises to have crowds laughing, drinking and bouncing.