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.
Festival Director Nicola Benedetti performs a mesmerising violin solo in a classical programme that explores the animal kingdomSome of the world’s best classical music pieces are…
One performance only. Turn up early, sell-out expected.
Hear our innovative piano orchestra perform finger-gymnastics music for three pianists playing one piano together.
Five dancers, five guys, 40° in the studio.
Back for their seventh show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Talentz presents the creepy, kooky, mysteriously spooky Addams Family musical.
The music of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass is both beautifully simple and yet complex to convey.
Prepare yourselves for a wild and wonderful variety night hosted by character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye of critically acclaimed Siblings, starring their family…
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
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…
Joe and his wife want to have a baby.
Join Alex the Magician for an exciting children’s magic show, back for its fourth year at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Amelia Bayler (Best Newcomer, Scottish Comedy Awards) is on a ‘one-woman mission to make musical comedy cool again’ (Rolling Stone).
Boiler Room Six tells the impossible true survival story of Titanic stoker Frederick Barrett.
Maria Fedulova, award-winning comedian and enemy of the Russian state, talks family, crime, and living the life of a refugee in her hilarious debut hour.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Exclusive to Fringe 2024! See Edinburgh on two wheels.
Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people.
Three top stand-ups perform their very best routines just as they do in comedy clubs up and down the country and abroad, just without the swearing! PG Hits is a professional stand-…
Back in it’s fourth year.
All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin Mor and Logy Logan take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
After a complete sell-out run in 2023, the Scottish comedian and viral sensation who has 50+million views online is back with a brand-new show or even a brand-new Joe.
Nominee: Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer (2019).
100 years of television in one hour.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Josh Glanc is back with a brand-new show.
‘American labour icon!? Ridiculous.
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 …
Here he is! Yorkshire’s biggest bastard.
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat…
Hugely anticipated hour of stand up from the Scottish viral sensation who's amassed over 45 million views online.
An exploration of the power boat-racer, war hero and one of 20th century’s boldest queer figure.
Welcome to the Russian Mafia Family! Maria Fedulova is a Russian refugee forced to leave her country because she’s against the war.
As seen on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, Hypothetical and a number of apps on your phone.
The best way to discover your new favourite comedian! We choose the best comedians of the festival to perform their funniest PG-rated material.
Step right up and prepare for pandemonium at the Kids Khaos Carnival Family Show, starring the one and only Logy Logan from Circus Sonas! Get ready to be swept away in a tornado of…
This concert will introduce the audience to all the instruments of our orchestra through a performance of Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, as well as take you on El…
THE CIRCUS SONAS FAMILY SHOW All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin and Logy take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
Finlay and Joe are tired.
Playwright Tim Coakley has created an interesting twist on Luigi Pirandello’s groundbreaking play, Six Characters in Search of an Author, with his latest work, Six Characters in …
Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people.
Following two hugely successful UK and Ireland tours, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A Musical Comedy will perform live in concert in the West End for the first time at the London Palladium Th…
Based on conversations with activists, academics and diplomats, theatre maker Chris Thorpe’s new show focuses on the human story of the struggle of nuclear disarmament, and the g…
This year, ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) will again be embarking on an exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 across two continents.
This year, ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) will again be embarking on an exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 across two continents.
This year, ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) will again be embarking on an exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 across two continents.
Based in Tenerife, Frankie Mack is a born showman who performs the swing and Rat-Pack genre, such as Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé and Robbie Williams.
Andy is one of Scotland’s top swing vocalists offering a big band sound production with professional sound and light.
All new and all Jew.
Taj has worked with a diverse range of musical styles, as a guitarist improviser he has worked with John Hiseman and Dominic Miller.
The podcast where two comedians listen to the best (and worst) albums of all time.
Finally, a Family Meeting in the UK.
An exploration of Dorothy Parker’s life through her writing, including poems and monologues set to music with Joanne Grant, Alison Bishop and Stuart Hope.
These girls are batshit crazy and I love it.
Explore making rubbings, printing, collage and fun with circles and squares, and mixed-media collage.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
For his twelfth solo hour of stand-up, Nick Doody returns to the Fringe with a blistering new show that takes in life in Happy Valley, the rise of Artificial Intelligence, living w…
From afternoon wonderings to late night existential blackholes, Be Right Back will show you that there’s six degrees of separation between everything - including what you search fo…
She’s a bad-ass rule breaker and has got one hell of a story as a result – just don’t tell her family.
Wolfgang David, Austrian violinist, will perform all six Sonatas and Partitas of JS Bach in three programmes, twice each: BWV 1001 & 1002, BWV 1003 & 1004 and BWV 1005 & 1006.
From afternoon wonderings to late night existential blackholes, Be Right Back will show you that there’s six degrees of separation between everything - including what you search fo…
Award-winning FCT return for their 42nd Fringe with their spooky, kooky production of The Addams Family.
Rise up against your neurotypical overlords! ‘One of my favourite comics’ (Frankie Boyle).
The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princes…
Discover this iconic Flemish play by Cyriel Buysse.
The poignant tale of a writer and musician, Jon Lawrence, who walked 500km over five deserts on five continents to grieve for his father and raise money for a cancer charity.
Opening with a voice note of the artist’s mother reflecting on overwork, xenophobia and cultural invisibility through the semiotics of the snake and the ingrained tendency of Hek…
Family Matters: Presents the “full catastrophe” of family life, embracing its comic, dramatic, farcical and tragic realities.
Award-winning interactive video installation full of humour, candour, joy and love.
Join the adventure as we bring to life the classic, Journey to the West, in an interactive children’s show which is a part of Chinese Culture and Art Festival! With amazing visual …
All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin and Logy take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
Three top stand-ups perform their very best routines just as they do in comedy clubs up and down the country and abroad, just without the swearing! PG Hits is a professional stand-…
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
A compilation show featuring three of the best comedians hand-picked from the Fringe pack, create a show that is flush with fantastic acts.
Fresh from a TV appearance two years ago, Joe Sutherland returns with a brand-new PR strategy.
Hugely anticipated debut hour from the Scottish viral sensation who’s amassed over 30 million views online.
Following a complete sell-out, extended national tour, star of global hit Live Innit, Taskmaster and the first British-Asian stand-up to sell-out London’s Wembley Arena returns to …
Mark Watson is a stalwart at the Edinburgh Fringe with his casual style and observationist humour and anecdotes that lead us down convoluted paths of thinking.
Winner of Best Comedy Weekly Award four years in a row at Fringe World, and Perth Critics Choice award, Joe was also selected as one of the top six comedy shows to watch with Ameri…
Fresh from Off-Broadway, the sold-out, smash-hit comedy finally comes to Edinburgh.
Finlay and Joe are tired.
National broadcaster Television 1 has been a proud British institution for 100 years and has played a prominent role in British life and culture.
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat…
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat…
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on" When the sorcerer Prospero conjures up a storm to shipwreck his enemies, he sets the scene for an enchanting tale of spells, mon…
“I Cross This Universe” is a beautiful offering that solidifies Tuohy’s place as one of Ireland’s great songwriters and performers.
“I Cross This Universe” is a beautiful offering that solidifies Tuohy’s place as one of Ireland’s great songwriters and performers.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Join Drag Race UK Season 2 and cabaret legend Joe Black, as he returns to Brighton Fringe festival for an evening of musical mischief, vaudevillian villainy and cabaret chaos in th…
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.
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Character Comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye, of critically acclaimed ‘Siblings’, are back with another mixed bill variety night starring their weird and wonderful frie…
Celebrate the start of the May half term with a family friendly pick of the fringe! Enjoy 10 minute performances of Brighton Fringe shows that will be performing over half term we…
Joe Orton’s Last Laugh is a fresh take on the fraught relationship between the celebrated writer Joe Orton and his aggrieved partner Kenneth Halliwell.
A family-friendly edition of Bom Bane’s Mix.
A family-friendly edition of Bom Bane’s Mix.
THE CIRCUS SONAS FAMILY SHOW All the way from Northern Ireland, Martin and Logy take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
A work in progress show from Joe Wells.
A work in progress show from Joe Wells.
Fascinating Aida’s Liza Pulman teams up with acclaimed musician and singer, Joe Stilgoe, in a vibrant and entertaining potpourri of classic songs and wit, highlighting Joe…
Following a complete sell-out 2021 tour and 2022 extension, star of Taskmaster and global smash hit ‘Live Innit’, Paul Chowdhry brings his hit show ‘Fa…
Stand up comedian and rap singer Joe Jacobs returns to Brighton Fringe to flog his wares once again.
Stand up comedian and rap singer Joe Jacobs returns to Brighton Fringe to flog his wares once again.
Hatha yoga to ease yourself back into exercising while bonding with your little one.
Parent/carer and baby/toddler Hatha yoga to ease yourself back into exercising while bonding with your little one.
Finlay and Joe are proud to show you the Perpetual Hype Machine, a formidable high-tech device they have precision-engineered to generate the perfect sketch comedy show with every …
We choose the best comedians of the festival to perform their funniest PG-rated material.
Finlay and Joe are proud to show you the Perpetual Hype Machine, a formidable high-tech device they have precision-engineered to generate the perfect sketch comedy show with every …
The first opera in the double bill is The Six of Calais, adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play, which premiered in 1934 and featured Greer Garson.
Family Tree is a beautifully poetic drama about race, health, the environment, and the incredible legacy of one of the most influential Black women of modern times.
Filthy, fun and downright delicious.
Our lives are indebted to many people.
Finlay and Joe are proud to show you the Perpetual Hype Machine, a formidable high-tech device they have precision-engineered to generate the perfect sketch comedy show with every …
Literally what it says on the tin: ‘Six Plays One Day’ offers a wide variety in a short space of time.
Even a prince needs a woman’s first gift.
A world comedic debut, one-woman show written by and starring Anaïs Gralpois.
Joe Smith is a regular bloke.
This show brings the comedian who played one of Father Ted’s most loved characters Father Damien Lennon (Father Damo) to the stage with stand-up and musical comedy, interspersed …
Meet the Herviss Family and journey to their world.
Enjoy some adult comedy entertainment with Shogun Joe and The Vagabonds as they complete their 2022 summer touring schedule at the Edinburgh Fringe.
One performance only. Arrive early, sell-out expected.
They’re back! Philip Contini and his six-piece Be Happy Band in tuxedos live on stage – all-new Rat Pack Show.
A comical feast that features an original story that is every father’s nightmare; Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a swee…
Taking inspiration from the Korean shamanic rituals known as Gut, WeMu reimagines the traditional in a concert combining Western and Korean instruments, creating modern music based…
Chortle Student Comedy Award winner Joe Kent-Walters and runner-up Sam Williams join forces to bring you an absolute home run of a comedy show, covering two bases: stand-up and cha…
Joe is not a “person with comedy”; he’s a comedian.
At the beginning of 2020 Joe Bates (BBC Radio 4Extra, Chorts 2021 finalist) started taking anti-depressants to check if things in the world were as bleak as they seemed or whether …
A shiny new flat.
High energy, observational stand-up with ‘fast-fire expert jokiness’ (BathEcho.
Multi award-winning Pete Storm and Pete Sinclair bring to life the Rat Pack era of The Sands Hotel with their tribute to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
From a dream over 25 years ago, it has been a long journey! The time has finally come that a number of the eleven McTaggart Siblings are now in a position to sing from the same pag…
If you were conceived to fix your parent’s marriage, obsess over whether people like you, and have visited your dad in prison, then this show is for you! Left to raise himself by…
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
From the company that brought you the sell-out Fringe smash, Sunshine on Leith, Captivate Theatre presents a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.
Circus Sonas are Northern Irish father and son Martin and Logy.
Nominated for Best Kids’ Show at this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2022.
Watch in amazement as Finlay and Joe shovel comedy coal into the furnace of their patented content generation device: the Perpetual Hype Machine.
Al Lubel talks about his name for fifty-six minutes and about something else for four minutes.
A world debut one woman show written by and starring Anaïs Gralpois.
A world debut one woman show written by and starring Anaïs Gralpois.
Comedian Tom GK has decided to record the greatest album of all time and he has just 50 minutes to prove he’s up to the job.
Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a show for all the family, specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excit…
“Eagles! The eagles are coming” says Pippin Took in Lord of the Rings.
This show is all about children’s ideas and stories being brought to life before your very eyes with the help of three talented comedy improvisers - Chris Lumb, Natalie Smeaton & P…
This show is all about children’s ideas and stories being brought to life before your very eyes with the help of three talented comedy improvisers - Chris Lumb, Natalie Smeaton & P…
MTS presents: The Addams Family Musical in Concert! The elite young performers of Musical Theatre Studio Ltd give you an exciting performance of The Addams Family.
The show that brings the history of the club to life using the songs from the terraces is back to celebrate the lifting of number six in Madrid.
William Blake said that everything is an attempt to be human.
Joe is not a ‘person with comedy’, he’s a comedian.
A singer-songwriter who absolutely writes from the soul.
A singer-songwriter who absolutely writes from the soul.
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
Comedy Award Finalist Jane Postlethwaite & Comedian Joe McCarty join forces to bring you a hilarious yet dark look into the human condition to explore what it really means to be a …
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY! What’s Hot! is a brand new variety show to fill the void that Pick of the Fringe has left behind! Unsure what you want to see at Brighton Fringe Festival this y…
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY! What’s Hot! is a brand new variety show to fill the void that Pick of the Fringe has left behind! Unsure what you want to see at Brighton Fringe Festival this y…
Join Drag Race UK Season 2 and cabaret legend Joe Black, as he returns to Brighton Fringe for an evening of musical mischief, vaudevillian villainy and cabaret chaos in the decaden…
Join us for an accessible storytelling for all children at the Fringe Family Picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
Calling all picnickers; Brighton Fringe’s wildly popular family picnics are back for 2022! Join us as we take over Pavilion Gardens with more free family entertainment than you can…
Join us for a silent disco boogie as part of the fabulous Fringe Family Picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
Calling all picnickers; Brighton Fringe’s wildly popular family picnics are back for 2022! Join us as we take over Pavilion Gardens with more free family entertainment than you can…
Where does a man go to get some peace? Sick of people, stand-up Joe Foster found it on the roof of his flat, high above the city.
Where does a man go to get some peace? Sick of people, stand-up Joe Foster found it on the roof of his flat, high above the city.
Living Paintings are a publisher and library like no other.
Join us for a silent disco boogie as part of the fabulous Fringe Family Picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
BASIL BRUSH’S FAMILY FUN SHOW Broken Robot Productions & So Comedy in association with Basil Brush Limited Fresh from appearances on CBBC’s Crackerja…
BASIL BRUSH’S FAMILY FUN SHOW Broken Robot Productions & So Comedy in association with Basil Brush Limited Fresh from appearances on CBBC’s Crackerja…
Family Tree is a beautifully poetic drama about race, health, the environment, and the incredible legacy of one of the most influential Black women of modern times.
Simon David invites YOU to the live recording of his horrible DEBUT ALBUM From tender ballads (Daddy I Wanna Dance & Shitting On A Dick) to crowd favourites (Straggot, Why…
The international, multi-award-winning smash hit musical SIX is making a royal return.
Darren Pritchard Dance Presents the life-enhancing power of the ballroom.
Arland Town.
Celebrating the musical numbers of the finest villains, evil doers, baddies and the downright despicable.
The Grand High Supreme Mega-Witch Extraordinaire is dying.
A stony silence filled the air at the end of act one of Joe & Ken at The Old Red Lion Theatre, Islington, the old stomping ground of the eponymous couple who lived just down th…
This one-day boutique event is the only UK family creation show exclusively designed for the LGBTQ+ community informing attendees about UK and International family building options…
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
Who do you call family? Who is your brother from another mother? Your sistren? Your crew? We are celebrating friendship and the support we give each oth…
Sunday nights couldnt get more Heavenly! Drag apostles assemble for their congregation at Freedom Cabaret Club every other Sunday 7pm - 10:30pm.
Britain’s most loveable fox returns to Underbelly with his amazing Family Fun Show.
FunnyHappyStuff.
Joe Thomas is a 37 year old, weary, cheeky young anxious, old upstart who once played Simon in inbetweeners and then played Simon in some other shows and now plays no-one.
Joe Thomas is a 37 year old, weary, cheeky young anxious, old upstart who once played Simon in inbetweeners and then played Simon in some other shows and now plays no-one.
Arland Town.
Arland Town.
A charming, funny and touching interactive video installation, Family Portrait by Natasha Gilmore’s Barrowland Ballet features Natasha herself as mother and single parent and her…
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.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
Join two of Scotland’s finest comedians for an hour of energetic stand-up with unique observations and hilarious stories.
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.
With only six degrees of separation, we are all connected.
Joe Stilgoe is an internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and songwriter.
Fresh from appearances on CBBC’s Crackerjack, Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in show for all the family specially written f…
Writer/Director Ben Reid has made a stunning professional debut at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Kentish Town, with his play Two Worlds No Family, originally written as his final y…
William Blake said that everything is an attempt to be human.
William Blake said that everything is an attempt to be human.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
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.
Siblings & Sami Character comedians Maddy and Marina Bye are returning to Brighton but this time they have turned up with one of the best clown comics in the UK, Sami Abu Wardeh.
3 - 5th June - Siblings & Sami Character comedians Maddy and Marina Bye are returning to Brighton but this time they have turned up with one of the best clown comics in the UK, Sam…
Celebrating unconditional love and kinship.
Celebrating unconditional love and kinship.
The show that brings the history of the club to life using the songs from the terraces is back to celebrate the lifting of number six in Madrid.
The show that brings the history of the club to life using the songs from the terraces is back to celebrate the lifting of number six in Madrid.
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
‘Widow Twankey’ and ‘Wishy Washy’ are in a spin! They hear rumours of a cancelled pantomime in Old Peking and can feel that their Christmas ‘Mother Goose’ might well be…
Booking opens from Friday 18th September at 8am Please note: that this venue will offer available seats based on social distancing.
In 1880, Debussy was piano teacher and accompanist to the children of Nadezhda von Meck, a wealthy patroness.
Join Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter and Joey for the last great showbiz party.
Smokey Joe’s Cafe celebrates many of the greatest hits of the golden age of rock’n’roll in America.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
With only six degrees of separation, we are all connected.
Soho Theatre &Tim Whitehead Management present: Peaches Christ’s Addams Apple Family Values They're creepy and their kooky, mysterious and spoopy! Peaches…
Johann Sebastian Bach’s music has influenced so much of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s choreography.
Miss Kiddy and the Cads is the UK’s hottest vintage cabaret extravaganza featuring a 5 piece virtuosic band and stunning tap dancer! Their first studio album ‘Vintage Dirtba…
Miss Kiddy and the Cads is the UK’s hottest vintage cabaret extravaganza featuring a 5 piece virtuosic band and stunning tap dancer! Their first studio album ‘Vintage Dirtba…
Threedumb Theatre returns to the Tristan Bates Theatre for another whole day of one-act plays, showcasing a wide variety of new writing.
The story of love through music and poetry.
The story of love through music and poetry.
Coinciding with his birthday, TJ brings along a few friends to record his Comedy Dynamics debut album at Littlefield. Celebrate!
Playwright Peter Nichols died only last month at the age of 92.
They were the definition of cool during their fifties and sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
It’s bingo with loads and loads of prizes.
Following a sell-out run in Oxford, Family Secrets is a night of comedy and chaos as a family (inspired by your suggestions!) has an entirely improvised reunion.
In this amazing hour of comedy, Joe will distill what he’s learned about the history of everything and the future of everything, and what it all means.
Transfigured is a sounding together of all things, a diapason, a cacophony of understanding.
A mix of hits from the Great American Songbook that will have your fingers clicking and toes tapping all afternoon. See website for further details: www.mcsorleysbar.com/events/
Coming to The Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol in the summer holidays, The Bird Show uses live music, puppetry and lots of silly bird puns in this heart-fluttering physical comedy about…
Witness a magical extravaganza where you will marvel at The Biggest Balloon in the World and risk your dryness at the ultimate game of Water Pistol Roulette! All live on stage in f…
Helene is excited to throw Gordon’s birthday party, but Gordon isn’t happy about turning 70.
Top Ten Best Reviewed Shows, Edinburgh 2018 (Comedy.
The Addams Family.
The news is too horrible to joke about, so Joe’s looking for a new shtick.
A true story of friendship told with an eclectic blend of folk, flamenco and contemporary dance.
Bare Productions return following their sell-out run in Fringe 2018 with a deliciously wicked musical.
In Bed With My Brother spend the largest portion of this, notably their third Edinburgh show, conducting a kind of aural warfare on their audience.
Superior home-made Thai cuisine cooked live.
Join Captain Jake’s Crew as he takes you on a journey to the high seas in this historic adventure.
Chasing dreams, planting seeds and mining for gold in this work-in-progress show from ‘one of very few comics who manages to do something new with the art form while keeping an aud…
A family of improvisers?! Yes! A Family Affair is an improvised show in which personal, sometimes hilarious (but always true), heartfelt stories are told from the perspectives of a…
See the very best comedians selected from around the Fringe, with different line-ups every day in this brand-new family friendly lunchtime stand-up showcase, from the people behind…
Joe Jacobs is back like he left his car keys.
Award-winning comedian Joe Bor retells the story of the friendship between his grandad (world-renowned town planner Walter Bor) and his grandad’s best friend (world-renowned comedy…
‘Brilliant blend of sharp wit, optimism and perfectly dark humour’ ***** (EdFestMag.
The award-winning co-creators of smash-hit Fringe comedies Vampire Hospital Waiting Room and Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair bring their debut split hour of stand-up comedy, top…
Four of the best jokers from the Fringe pack, perform the finest material from their club sets, which have been honed in comedy clubs across the UK.
Martin and Logy are back in Edinburgh and ready to have some fun.
The best comedy and cabaret at the Fringe! Six sell-out years.
Join two of Scotland’s fastest rising comics for a fun hour of stand-up comedy.
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.
Ray Fordyce is back to host an early evening feast of comedy, music and entertainment from all over the world.
Joe Rooney (Father Ted’s Father Damo) returns to the Fringe with an evening of stand-up and music.
Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a show for all the family, specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excit…
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
With sold-out shows on London’s West End and the Sydney Opera House, Australia’s newest and hottest sensation; The Tap Pack are high energy entertainment inspired by Frank, Dean an…
Family Yoga on the Arts Barge! This is an informal yoga session that brings together elements of traditional yoga practice, play and discovery.
Top Ten Best Reviewed Shows, Edinburgh Fringe 2018 (comedy.
In a time where the country has never been more divided, Stan Wallace has complete conviction in his belief that both Remainers and Leavers need to fuck off, and he’s here to vent …
Basal masks, puppetry and breath-taking original piano music tell a story of a little Moon Child who has to learn to adapt to the strange world of planet Earth.
Steen Raskopoulos and Carlo Ritchie are multi-award-winning improvisers.
Following a sell-out run in Oxford, ‘Family Secrets’ is a night of comedy and chaos as a family inspired by your suggestions has an entirely improvised reunion.
Comedy stalwart Gary G Knightley and miscellaneous wart Dan C Cadey in a comedy about the ones they love and sincerely blame.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Sporting a ridiculous inflatable suit, ill-fitting wig and grey beard, the “hilarious” (The List) Christian Brighty brings to life a man you wish was dead.
Maori believes that seeing a Kotuku/White Heron will bring you good fortune but what if you get kidnapped by a bad one? Hopefully your adventure turns out better than expected and …
Joe used to do political comedy but recently the news has become so horrible that he can’t bear to do it any more.
The Klump Company throw open their front door and cordially invite you in to meet The Family Blimp.
Infamous cabaret misfit and drag miscreant Joe Black invites you to indulge in a gloriously raucous gin soaked musical cabaret extravaganza.
Lambert Jackson Productions are proud to present a new series of intimate concerts called ‘Sunday Favourites at The Other Palace’.
Calling all picnickers; Brighton Fringe’s wildly popular family picnics are back for 2019! Join us every Saturday in May as we take over Pavilion Gardens with more free family ente…
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
The award-winning co-creators of smash hit fringe comedies ‘Vampire Hospital Waiting Room’ and ‘Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair’ bring their debut split hour of stand-up comedy …
What is Massaoke? The idea is simple: a brilliant live band plays well-known songs, with lyrics on a giant screen, and the whole audience sings along together.
It's a dismal day at the Addams family's manse, with the ever-approaching storm clouds reflecting the gloomy atmosphere that has beset the household.
No One is ComingMy Mam's different to yours.
Award-winning comedian Joe Bor retells the story of the friendship between his grandad (world-renowned architect Walter Bor) and his grandad's best friend (also wor…
MAKE, LEARN, PLAY and PERFORM on your own fully working ukulele, made from a spread tub! If you don't believe it, take a look at the YouTube extract below.
Jump, roll and slide at Watermans in this creative movement workshop for children and adults.
Jump, roll and slide at Watermans in this creative movement workshop for children and adults.
Join Ralph and Vanellope in their newest buddy-comedy adventure, and explore the worldwide web in a whole new way.
In Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find t…
All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift.
140 Characters#ItsAMatterOfPerspectiveDog BoyGrow up? Woof off 140 Characters - Firefly Theatre140 Characters is a One Man Show that delves into t…
Christopher Robin is all grown up and all out of imagination.
Big Fish Little Fish ‘We Can Be Heroes’ themed family rave with DJs Baker & Beale Come make merry again with the award winning, world famous Big Fish Lit…
From the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits.
A close-up look at how bipolar disorder affects a couple’s relationship.
Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a Scarer—and he knows better than anyone that the …
Peter Rabbit, the mischievous and adventurous hero who has captivated generations of readers, now takes on the starring role of his own irreverent, contemporary comedy w…
Harold Pinter’s first play, The Room, features in a triple-bill directed by Pinter’s colleague and friend, Patrick Marber.
TV and recording star Joe Longthorne returns to Leicester Square Theatre in 2018 as part of his 50th Anniversary Tour.
Hawkwind, the originators and innovators of space rock, have confirmed a special, one-off performance at the iconic London Palladium for November 2018.
The Jacksons are a nice middle aged English couple.
Authentic Indian & Slightly Racist Deported into the West with no language, culture, personality, looks, or even a clue.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
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…
From the company that previously brought you Peter Pan and Elf the Musical comes this spooktacular new musical comedy.
Britain’s most popular magicians and amateur bounty hunters, Joe and Ryan, perform an hour of classical music and salsa dance, with Claire Sweeney on banjo.
David Alacey, Des Coleman and Paul Drakeley star as Frank, Sammy and Dean in the original Rat Pack show, now celebrating its 21st record-breaking year.
The original show, performed for the first time in 10 years.Turn up early.Sellout expected.
Free (ticketed).Sellout expected.
In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams.
The Bear Pack is Sydney’s Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated Steen Raskopoulos (Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia, BBC’s Top Coppers) and Carlo Ritchie (The Checkout) accompanie…
Fringe hit! A different daily bill of global stand-up comedy stars.
All the best stories begin with a game.
Cornelius Patrick O’ Sullivan is a comedian and a poet.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Funny Happy Stuff presents: Circus Sonas Family Show! A brand-new show from father and son circus performers Martin and Logy.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Joe Foster (Winner of South Coast Comedian of the year 2015) presents his eagerly anticipated debut stand-up show.
After a severe case of writer’s block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a child write his show for him.
A pop song musical about the six wives of Henry the Eighth is not, at first glance, something you’d think would necessarily work.
Be led by a gruesome character from Edinburgh’s dark past around historic closes and wynds, then take a visit down into our underground vaults.
Expect sharp suits and smooth vocals as Frank, Sammy and Dean hit the stage with their live band.
Coat? Check.
Masculinity – isn’t it, like, over? Or are there new ways to model manliness? Growing up Joe felt less like a boy, more like a Spice Girl.
Storyteller and stand-up comedian John Pendal explores his family tree and discovers mutinies in the 1800s, arson in the 1900s and autism in the 2000s.
Popular comic John Pendal returns to Great Yorkshire Fringe for a third consecutive year.
Toxic is a collection of laugh-out-loud stories from Joe Sutherland’s life in Coventry, London and (briefly) a town in France which, when pieced together, create an intimately ho…
After a severe case of writer's block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a child write his show for him.
“AN ABSOLUTE CRACKER…FRINGE BRILLIANCE” ★★★★★ - Broadway Baby John Pendal is proud to announce his third full-length solo show: “…
The kind of family that goes the extra mile because the brakes are cut and daddy don’t like the UK speed limit.
A one-woman show which looks at the complex line between actress and character.
With successes in Edinburgh, Beijing, Berlin and London, this high-energy, tap comedy show gives a modern twist to the classic Rat Pack.
The Brighton Beach Boys perform The Beatles ‘White Album’.
After a severe case of writer’s block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a six year old child write his show for him.
Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit trilogy, the Pirates of the Caribbean series) stars as a cop who moonlights as a killer-for-hire in the multi-award-winning…
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.
A split bill musical/absurdist stand up comedy show.
Mental health is a topic often uncomfortable or awkward to address directly, especially when tackling very personal experiences.
Joe Wells returns with his unique brand of acerbic political humour about how we all grow increasingly right wing as we age.
‘The Boo Hoo Baby’ Inspired by the board book by Cressida Cowell Boo is a baby who needs something but what it is nobody knows.
‘Space Girl’ written & performed by Helen Stanley Mary Moon is 9 years old.
Plus come and see Chase from Paw Patrol - book your free ticket fwith sessions at 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm.
Plus come and see Marshall from Paw Patrol - book your free ticket fwith sessions at 11.
This is a terrific workshop for children and young people of all ages.
DJ skills workshops are great for children who want to learn to DJing.
Street Dance workshops in a small group. Admission by ticket only.
Let’s get the review part over and done with; this was going to be a five star review from the moment I saw the title Joe Black - Touch of Evil: A Celebration of Villainy in Song…
John Pendal returns with a preview of his new solo stand-up comedy show ‘Family’.
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…
Fringe City Family Picnic is a free outdoor event taking place on the 5th and 26th May in the Pavilion Gardens, a showcase of family friendly shows, plus free fun activities for ch…
Growing up in the deepest darkest parts of India and then being thrown into the west with no language, culture, personality, looks, or even a clue.
Eagerly anticipated debut show from the South Coast Comedian of the Year 2015.
Inspired by the kings of swing: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr, The Tap Pack are bringing a new, exhilarating energy to a timeless style.
The Family Bushdance is a live podcast showcasing some of the best live acts going round, from soul and blues to country and good old fashioned rock and roll.
Legends Band,fronted by perennial popular Adelaide vocalist,presenter and comedian,Paul Reading, present a tribute concert to three of their favourite artists, Rod Stewart,Van the …
With comedy, cabaret & fun for all the family to enjoy Huggers returns to Adelaide with enough variety to entertain all ages.
Join acclaimed British writer-performer & newly crowned BBC Poetry Slam Champion Ben Norris as he battles the UK’s most notorious service stations & the perils of lower league fo…
A fun filled afternoon with so much for the whole family.
Come join the pack.
Experience the toe-tapping classical crossover genre as performed by the 2016 Australian National Busking Champions, and get an insight into full-time life on the road ‘living the …
Family Fun Day hosted by the 1st Kilkenny Scout Group.
A show for anyone who has ever sat at a family table and thought - not everyone here is sane! Welcome to the Family is a one woman show that mixes stand-up comedy and theatre t…
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.
Tribute show The Rat Pack - Live From Las Vegas lights up the West End at Theatre Royal Haymarket, transporting audiences back in time to a fictional night at the Sands Hotel hoste…
From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII sing their way out of the history books and into the spotlight.
In the early 1960s the Rat Pack quintet (then including Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop) performed in the Sands Casino in Las Vegas.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Join award-winning songwriter and musician David Gibb on a musical journey through his hilarious and often surreal imagination.
Impromptu Shakespeare create an entirely new and unique ‘Shakespeare’ play on the spot, inspired by audience suggestion.
I have been to Paradise and this is what I saw.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Jim and Eve are happy, career and love life all figured out.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Mantles have issues that probably need to be addressed, only problem being none of them talk to each other, not properly anyway.
The Incredible String Band’s second album, 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion, is widely recognised as a cultural milestone in psychedelic folk music.
Join host Joe Lycett (as seen on TV giving Lorraine Kelly a quiche lorraine) and a bunch of special guest comedy friends (to be announced because I didn’t have a chance to book t…
The Bear Pack is Sydney’s Steen Raskopoulos (Whose Line Is It Anyway – Australia, BBC’s Top Coppers) and Carlo Ritchie (The Checkout, Big Head Mode).
In terms of comic legends, and certainly in terms of comic writing, the name of Barry Cryer is right up there.
The spooky and kooky Addams Family comes to life in this outrageous musical comedy.
The best stand-ups and storytellers on the Fringe come together as The Rat Pack celebrates five sell-out years with a different line-up every day, plus occasional live music and ca…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Vuelos is a magical dance theatre work for children and families that challenges you to wonder and to contemplate our eternal dream – to be able to fly.
After sell-out shows at last year’s Fringe and Celtic Connections festivals, Bwani Junction return with their joyful rendition of Paul Simon’s Graceland album.
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.
Liverpool Echo Comedian of the Year 2016, Top Joe, has invented a new word.
Received opinion says that we become more right-wing as we get older.
Come and spend an hour with us if you like! Third place in the Musical Comedy Awards 2017, Matt Hutson sings intense anthems about love, loss, friendship and the extent to which he…
Eric, ‘intriguing and amusing’ (Chortle.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Jess and Joe want to tell us their story.
Cambridge University Musical society hits Edinburgh to redefine the stories of Henry VIII’s six wives through a contemporary pop girl-band SiX.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
In Ripe, Jacobs takes us through the stages of a banana corresponding to the stages of life; through stand-up and rap.
The Clan Mucmor Family Circus Show.
If the illustrious names that have performed as part of The Rat Pack Presents is a guide, then it is worth heading along to the Cabaret Voltaire during this year’s festival.
With over 10 million video views online, internet sensation Rodney delivers a one-hour extravaganza filled with silly one-liners, magic, props and music. Fun for all the family!
Two world travelled comedians, Dylan Gott (Canada) and Radu Isac (Romania), perform an hour of sort of clean comedy.
Amazing Magic Christopher presents fun at the Fringe – Family Magic Show! The show features magic, balloon modelling, Barney the Puppet Bird and lots and lots of audience partici…
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…
‘Nick Cope is the indie-surrealist kids’ entertainer Robyn Hitchcock and Syd Barrett, foolishly distracted by cult status, never were.
London.
See Frank, Sammy and Dean’s world-famous recordings brought to life on stage in this sophisticated evening of razor-sharp wit and silky smooth swing.
Immersive Joe’s NYC Bar returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe with two shows a day at Assembly Underground.
New interactive video game show from Joe Hart (SYTYF? Finalist and Tickled Pig Winner)! Nerd out, level up and just maybe live to respawn another day.
Sketch comedy is the medium in which an original voice is most important in order to be successful.
Be led by a gruesome character from Edinburgh’s dark past around some old streets and wynds, then take a visit down into our Underground Vaults.
Religion, rap, Pogs, sexism, Gaviscon, mental illness, success, commitment and coffee coasters.
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 …
A double bill from: Joe Hart (SYTYF finalist, Tickled Pig winner, as seen on BBC Trending) and Liam Webber (Best New Act nominee, Midlands Comedy Awards).
In this lushly hilarious show, noir superstar Joe Black conjures up the atmosphere of the Eldorado; the Berlin nightclub that served as a regular haunt for gay men and women before…
“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.
Twig the Pixie has lost his marbles! Help him find them in this hit stand-up comedy spectacular for all generations of the family.
Fringe City Family Picnic is a free outdoor event taking place on the 6th of May and 27th of May in the Pavilion Gardens.
Back by popular demand following a critically-acclaimed West End run and sold out residency at the Menier Chocolate Factory, My Family: Not the Sitcom is a massively disrespectful …
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…
Tumble, balance and spin on a hairpin: learn circus skills in partnership with your child. Brilliant and bonding!
Following a critically acclaimed, complete sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, My Family: Not The Sitcom comes to the Vaudeville Theatre for a strictly limited 5 we…
With the London production now spanning over 25,000 performances, it is clear that Agatha Christie’s play—set in the secluded, snow-bound Monkswell Manor Guest House where a …
Rapture Theatre Company’s production of Michael Frayn’s Democracy is a far cry from their rendition of the Bay City Rollers musical, Shang-a-Lang which they performed i…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Final special performances of this critically acclaimed 2015 sell-out show following appearances on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Drunk History.
Unexpected item in bagging area… Over-worked, under-appreciated, threatened with unemployment, a tin of baked beans that refuses to scan pushes the beleaguered shop assistants of…
Award-winning Scottish funk septet Das Contras return to launch their third album.
Starting a show with a song containing the lyrics “it’s a stupid idea and it’ll never work” feels somewhat disingenuous when the song’s fully orchestrated and lit.
The Bear Pack is Steen Raskopoulos (BBC’s Top Coppers, Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee) and Carlo Ritchie (The Checkout).
Famous as Father Damo from Father Ted.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Award-winning a cappella that will bring you to your feet! Countermeasure has won worldwide acclaim and sold-out houses in the UK, Canada and US with their upbeat blend, sophistica…
Harold Pinter’s two short plays make only rare appearances nowadays and yet they are rewarding pieces.
From the team behind Edinburgh Fringe hit and West End sell-out show The Rat Pack Stand-up Comedy, a series of distinct and inspiring performances from top comedians – a brand ne…
An adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s 1921 absurdist piece, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Barrie Wheatley’s modernised version blends the source material’s meta-theatr…
Dance, paint, build and design at our fun-filled family day.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Described as Scotland’s ‘very own Tori Amos’ (Sunday Herald) and ‘a heady cocktail of Carole King and Regina Spektor’ (SpiralEarth.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Freaky Family are back! Aki Remally, Jamie Graham and Allan Ferguson head this groundbreaking band traversing funk, jazz, hip hop beats and groove sensibility.
Madeline and Joe want to have a baby.
Now parents and kids can run away to the circus.
World champion slam poet Harry Baker returns to the Fringe, accompanied by his talented friend Chris Read on guitar for a spoken word/acoustic fusion set.
Brother and sister Jack (Durham Revue, So You Think You’re Funny? semi-finalist) and Anna Harris (Bristol Revunions, Fish Finger Fridays) find themselves at another bizarre family …
Duncan MacMillan and Jonny Donahoe’s Every Brilliant Thing (which first came to the Fringe in 2014) has the largest cast you’ve ever seen for a one man show.
Family Values by Michael Dalberg is pure theatre with a good splash of violence.
Interactive theatre is a tricky beast.
‘My job as a comedian’, Tommy Tiernan clarifies at the beginning of his set, ‘is to undermine reality’.
Award-winning a cappella that will bring you to your feet! Countermeasure has won worldwide acclaim and sold-out houses in the UK, Canada and US with their upbeat blend, sophistica…
I grew up on a hippy commune thinking my dad was a Spanish sailor called Manuel Sanchez Gomez, but I smelt a rat.
A musical based on the iconic family of classic television fame.
Towards the beginning of Image - Selfie with Eggs, gymnast Natalie Reckert describes herself as a ‘handstand machine’ and calmly guides us through the component ‘stability points’ …
Given the popularity of the monarchy these days, one forgets about some of the more unsavoury types who’ve reigned (however briefly) in the last century.
The Six-Sided Man is a tense and funny drama, based on Luke Rhinehart’s cult novel The Dice Man, which has toured the world for the last 30 years.
US writer, actor and stand-up Joe DeRosa makes his highly anticipated UK debut.
Gary Dunn comes to the Fringe with his one-man (one chicken) magic show! Sixty minutes of family fun and some great magic from Scotland’s No 1 comedy magician and his trusty side…
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…
My Eyes Went Dark takes us down into the abyss of overwhelming grief and denies us any chink of light.
Daffodils is an unusual show of two halves.
Pete Otway takes the opportunity in his first Edinburgh solo show to get audiences up to speed with what’s been happening in his life up to now.
There are two ways to reach the small room where UK-based American character comedian Will Franken is performing.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
From the team behind Edinburgh Fringe hit and West End sell-out show The Rat Pack Stand-up Comedy, a series of distinct and inspiring performances from top comedians – a brand ne…
Based on the six degrees of separation concept, all actors are said to be linked to Kevin Bacon in less than six steps.
Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem on tour.
Liberated from sketch group WitTank, English-Turkish comedian and Naz Osmanoglu (a self-monikered ‘posh twat’) airs his own dirty linen in a no-holds-barred solo show around th…
With the ascendance of circus being one of the great success stories of the Fringe in the past few years, there is no shortage of breathtaking physical feats taking place all over …
“Orthodox”, according to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, is an adjective that suggests “following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or belie…
Triple Threat is a gloriously transgressive flurry of punky, feminist mayhem.
Russian Company Derevo’s Once takes place early in the morning by Fringe standards and many of the audience members at the George Square Theatre might have been wondering whether…
The proper teaching of sex education remains a rather thorny topic, and this one-woman comedy-drama with songs positions itself to probe some of the more profound issues of this fi…
Joe Hart (SYTYF? 3rd Place 2014, Tickled Pig Winner 2014) has a brand new show all about the digital world.
Power yourself up with a cult Edinburgh favourite.
In this high-stakes, interactive drama, audience members assume the roles of judge, jury and executioner at an enquiry into recent events at a nuclear power plant.
‘It’s a bit weird when I talk to you, eh?’ says Tim Carlsen’s Moko, the vulnerable and homeless protagonist of this curious one-man-show from New Zealand.
Life has given Australian performance artist Bron Batten what she calls ‘theatrical lemons’.
If a panto and a Sarah Kane play had an unimaginably grotesque love-child it would look a lot like this.
When he wasn’t writing the books that have captivated children for fifty years, Roald Dahl wrote a collection of gleefully macabre short stories for adults, published in various …
Sell-out hit returns! Singer, pianist and entertainer Joe Stilgoe pays tribute to much-loved movies.
If you only see two shows this festival, see this one.
Nick’s family performances are legendary! He has a fanatical army of little and not so little fans from all over the world.
See Frank, Sammy and Dean’s world-famous recordings brought to life on stage in this sophisticated evening of razor-sharp wit and silky smooth swing.
Australian musical trio Doug Anthony All-Stars were the anarchic kings of the alternative comedy scene in the late 80s and early 90s, achieving considerable success with such sleep…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Clan Mucmor Family Fun Show is family fun for all the family. This show is suitable for people of all ages and abilities.
Amazing a cappella group Countermeasure will be warming up for their forthcoming Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with three performances in London and previewing tracks from their …
An insight into the weird worlds of three up-and-coming local comics, with three very distinct voices: Joe Foster, Graeme Collard and Dave Fensome.
Winner, Best Children’s Show - Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem to a show for the whole family.
Best Newcomer nominees - Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award 2014.
Funk The Family returns for another magical instalment of fantastical fun for all the family.
Launching Edana Minghella’s new album, ‘All or Nothing’, a tribute to Billie Holiday.
Brighton’s very own Joe Foster (Winner of Foster’s South Coast Comedian of the Year 2015) presents his debut full length stand-up show.
Patrick Barlow’s adaptation of the Hitchcock film of the John Buchan novel is certainly an impressive feat of theatre.
The atmospheric Spiegeltent was bursting at the seams as the three tenors took the stage and the audience with their sunny, easy-going manner.
Alan Felton and Tim Roycroft will give an insight into Skiffle, a form of entertainment influenced by American and British folk and jazz music that encouraged do-it-yourself music …
The award-winning Irish duo of original soul/jazz/pop are back with their new album ‘The Art of Happy Accidents’.
A pixie-fuelled comedy riot packed with adventure, mischief, stand-up comedy and storytelling to warm your heart and tickle your toes.
Bring your picnic blankets and hamper down to Brighton’s biggest family picnic with free family friendly performances, games, crafts and activities galore.
Terry Pack’s Trees is an unfeasibly large ensemble, of up to 40 local musicians, which performs exciting, groove-based, new and original jazz.
Theodora Skipitares’s puppet-filled multimedia investigation of family, creativity and home takes its main inspiration from Luigi Pirandello’s “Six Characters in …
Griffin Newman and Joe Garden return with another holiday-themed show, this one to celebrate “this most sacred Irish holiday.
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.
Keaton Patti hosts this homage to classic stand-up, in which comedians try to “cover” a famous comedy album by performing bits based on the titles of that album…
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…
An opening act for the universally beloved Brian Regan, Mr. Zimmerman is an endearing young absurdist with a clever approach to observational stand-up.
Tessa Skara and Joe Castle Baker star in this interactive musical comedy about family bonding.
Charles Addams’ cartoons have been adapted numerous times for TV, film and as an animated series.
Mr.
Christine Bovill has built her reputation on her interpretation of classic 20th century songs.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Back by popular demand, Songs on Film – The Sequel sees pianist, singer, songwriter and film nerd Joe Stilgoe pay tribute to 100 years of music that aided and abetted the legenda…
In 2009, a crack vocal quartet was put on a diet for a crime they didn’t commit.
Mr. Horner and Mr. Zimmerman, both up-and-coming favorites in the city, each present a half-hour of their best material.
What does Tomorrow mean to playwrights across the globe? This year the Traverse has commissioned six leading playwrights from China, Egypt, Ukraine, Canada, Turkey and Scotland to …
The Day Before the Fair Album Launch – an arsenal of eclectic instruments.
The critically acclaimed classical concert for baby, tot and you returns to Edinburgh! Children can dance, roam about and listen to music while you take a moment for yourself and e…
The Day Before the Fair Album Launch – an arsenal of eclectic instruments.
Free morning films for the whole family.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
Edinburgh 2013/14 sell-out hit and Time Out Critics’ Choice 2014 returns for a limited run.
Beardyman has been a regular Fringe success for several years and it’s easy to see why.
A river of drink runs through Scotland’s history – plague, murder, temperance and social reform are drenched in six iconic drinks (swallies, as the locals say).
Noted US violist Christine Rutledge returns to Edinburgh to perform her new transcription of Bach’s six cello suites.
Harry and Gary: Eldrich and Knightley.
Performed by the award-winning, five-star, Norfolk YMT.
Edinburgh 2013/14 sell-out hit and Time Out Critics’ Choice 2014 returns for a limited run.
Anything is possible.
Now parents and kids can run away to the circus.
Straight from London’s comedy and cabaret circuit: Harry Scott-Moncrieff, Faye Treacy, Steve Mclean and Oh Standfast return following their hit run of 2014 (Daily Mirror, Pick of t…
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…
Who knew that a Dusty Springfield favourite could provide such an effective description of man’s descent into unspeakable evil? Ewan Downie and Jonathan Peck from Company of Wolv…
Back from their unsuccessful world tour, the singing dictators of dark cabaret have come to Edinburgh.
There could not be a more accurate term for these six raucous acrobats than a wild wolf pack.
A belated denouement to his lauded 2005 work The Factory, award-winning performer Al Seed returns to the subject of war with striking psychological rigour.
Working within the rather large shadow of the National Theatre’s verbatim triumph London Road, new Leeds-based company 203 Theatre have hopped on this particular niche musical ba…
Armed with just his bedroom-made beats and a very literal multiple personality disorder, Iowa’s dopiest music producer Floe-Joe invites you to indulge in his wacky world of sketc…
“He is my father… somehow,” says Ben Norris, cutting to the heart of a feeling many people have at some point in their lives.
Ireland’s most lovable idiots bring their mischief and mayhem on tour; a show for the whole family, you can even bring your granny! Brothers Famous Seamus and Sean-tastic will do…
One of the fastest rising young comedians from across the pond, Michael Che is back in Edinburgh for a third year running with his new show Six Stars.
The Addams Family is an updated take on the iconic family of twisted misfits that brings the story forward from where it left off.
Fight Back at 50 is the ultimate antidote to the mid-life crisis.
Gein’s return to the Edinburgh Fringe once again to showcase their brand of dark sketches.
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…
Hijinks and flying kicks abound in this piece of non-verbal physical comedy from the Hong Kong-based Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio, last unleashed on an unsuspecting Fringe in 2012.
The self-proclaimed absolute lad returns, following appearances on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and a wine tour of the French Riviera.
Fifty minutes of the classic Rat Pack numbers with a full swing orchestra, bringing a little bit of that onstage banter that the trio are known for, and adding in the two Burelli s…
When life gives you lemons, sometimes you shouldn’t make lemonade.
Apples are the most important fruit in the world: think the Garden of Eden, the discovery of gravity, the advent of computers! Join Joe Hart (So You Think You’re Funny? finalist 20…
“Shakespeare’s R&J” is an exciting and refreshing new adaptation of Shakespeare’s original love story.
(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…
Following 2014’s debut, sell-out family festival, FTF return bigger and better! Hove Park is transformed into a musical wonderland.
Armed with just his bedroom-made beats and a very literal multiple personality disorder, Iowa’s dopiest music producer, Floe-Joe, invites you to indulge in his wacky world of ske…
Brother and sister, Jack (Durham Revue - ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ - semi-finalist) and Anna (‘Elegant Nymphs’, ‘Bristol Revunions’) find themselves at another bizarre family wed…
Be part of a national project and keep a diary of your day on May 12, then bring your family along to our event on 23 May at The Keep and add your diaries to the Mass Observation A…
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.
Peak into this perfect postcard of a play, following the McLeavy family deep in mourning.
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…
An entertaining and uplifting hour of stunning vocals, luscious harmonies and witty banter from the UK’s premier classical-crossover vocal trio.
The hip-hop improv troupe North Coast celebrates six years of freestyle comedy with a special show. Guests include Rob Cantrell and the spectacular beatboxer Kaila Mullady.
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…
I went to India to discover my Iraqi-Jewish heritage.
Brighton Fringe’s number one free family event will entertain both you and your little ones.
Our Family Picnic is so much fun we’re holding it twice this year.
Joe Foster and Mike Cox team up again for another JAM Comedy! After a successful run in Edinburgh ‘13 and a short run in Camden ‘14, JAM Comedy returns offering the ultimate combin…
Apples are the most important fruit in the world; from the dawn of man, the discovery of gravity, the advent of computers and the medieval crusades.
Typical of the genre-crazed Vampire Cowboys, this post-apocalyptic entertainment, written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Robert Ross Parker, mingles westerns, samurai stories, blaxp…
Molly “Equality” Dykeman, the loveable but barely lucid security guard at PS 339 who dabbles in a bit of poetry, a bit of Percocet and a lot of drink is back with an all-new variet…
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney will be in character as Gil Faizon and George St.
Molly’s North Korea Armageddon Family Hour features zombies, giant sink holes, Kim Jong Un and a glitzy array of NY hottest stars! Pack your survival gear and hide your ladies ca…
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…
A longtime writer for Conan O’Brien’s late-night show, Mr.
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Ms. Esposito, host of the podcast “Put Your Hands Together,” celebrates the release of her new album, “Same Sex Symbol,” with a night of stand-up.
Dan Licata, Joe Pera and Charles Gould present this reliable weekly show, with stand-up from Mark Normand, Rob Cantrell and Giulia Rozzi.
Bach to Baby is the critically-acclaimed classical concert series for babies and their carers to enjoy together.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Scotsman Richard Michael leads his talented family on piano with his daughters Hilary Michael on violin and saxophone, Joanna Duncan on violin and xylophone, and nephew Paul Michae…
Flat Pack is a coming-of-age story.
Hungry Wolf presents an energetic and enthusiastic offering for children at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Really Broadway Baby? You want me to review a one-off stand up show in which the venue description literally reads “On Top of Arthur’s Seat” (Venue 354)? Really? I got into c…
Travelling at the speed of thought in his brand new music production spaceship, the world class multi-award-winning musician and comedian, transcends mere mimicry to produce studio…
Direct from Melbourne, Australia, The Perch Creek Family Jugband are a band of five energetic multi-instrumentalists and vocalists, four of whom happen to be siblings.
You feel a certain apprehension going into a Miranda Sings live show.
The California Musical Theatre Ensemble’s abridged version of A Chorus Line feels like a high school production.
Joseph is wiling away his days in a tea shop looking for inspiration.
A Historical Family Walk starting from Edinburgh Castle, finishing at the Sottish Parliament by travelling down the Royal Mile with a guide.
Following more packed houses at Melbourne, Brighton and Adelaide Festivals, the comedy and cabaret show returns to Edinburgh.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Alzheimer’s is a disease close to the hearts of many people, as it affects so many of such a wide variety of ages, cultures and societies.
Since they started in late 2013, Dallahan have exploded onto the traditional music scene.
Described by TS Elliott as ‘the greatest Scots poet since Burns’, Joe Corrie was a Fife miner who influenced and inspired thousands through his plays and poems.
The big issue with Bristol Improv’s horror-comedy offering is sadly a brutal one: the show simply wasn’t funny enough.
Airbourne Theatre Leeds’ original piece is a live-action cartoon, bursting with energy, colour, and child-like enthusiasm.
Musical comedy meets character comedy in the debut solo show from stand up and improviser, Jacky Wood.
Every weekend little festival fans take over the site – join us for free family activities with CBBC and CBeebies favourites.
Harry Scott-Moncrieff, Faye Treacy, Steve Mclean and Oh Standfast mix comedy and cabaret to deliver much more than just another show.
Sunshine on Leith really is a daft musical.
Madonna is the queen of pop.
Mexican policemen, catholic priests, gravediggers and TV presenters! In this late night multi-rolling master class, Wilmott and Kitching pair up in absurdist duos to tell a story o…
Watching Sister Amnesia’s Country and Western Nunsense Jamboree brought me right back to a long-forgotten primary school experience.
Ben Fairey brings you the grooviest, new one-man line-up.
Sometimes we’re too afraid of looking like an eejit to fully embrace life: whether it’s not standing up for something you believe in, or being too shy to ask out the handsome…
‘Amazingly jaw dropping, extraordinarily brilliant’ (Fest Magazine).
With some beat poetry, some interpretative dance and their patented Joy testing machine, comic actors Becky Brunning and Katharine Marwick claim that they can pull an audience out …
Uncle Alan’s unveiling of the family tree shook up a hornet’s nest of secrets and shame! Directed by Colin Hoult, regular guest on Talksport, LBC Radio and one third of 2014’s AAA …
Following more packed houses at Melbourne, Brighton and Adelaide Festivals, the comedy and cabaret show returns to Edinburgh.
I think it’s fair to say that there are issues with your sketch show when the funniest thing that happens is that a man fingers a swiss roll.
Three Shot Mockery is a fine way to spend an hour of precious festival time.
Joe Stilgoe and his excellent band create a wonderful atmosphere with their musical stylings, charming personalities, and atmospheric lighting.
Welcome to Jill’s cookery show! Well, technically it’s a pilot, but let’s be honest, it’s going to be a sure-fire hit.
Eclectic music cabaret in the Mysterious theatre bar, with veteran Fringe chanteuse Miss Woodstock Taylor, her band and a changing line-up of talented international and local guest…
Intelligent motherluvin’ comedy.
A new stand-up show from Jewish Comedian of the Year, and the TV warm up for The Graham Norton Show and Mock The Week. As seen on Dave.
The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.
It’s the question on everyone’s lips.
The Rat Pack Stand Up Comedy features swing hits and a changing line up of comedians from the Fringe catalogue.
The Fringe is absolutely saturated with wonderful improvised comedy.
Is your family nuts like mine? Ever wondered what’s really going on in your family? Through exuberant, poignant songs and stories, New York Times and BBC featured comedian/singer…
Chris is on the precipice of an existential crisis.
2013’s sell-out hit returns with top comedians on stage for the whole show, freewheeling stand-up and live Rat Pack music.
The Jest feels TV-ready and in more ways than one.
The seemingly unwavering appeal of swing music has made the Rat Pack Live an irresistible draw to Fringe audiences year after year and this packed house proves that this year is no…
Deliciously silly, startlingly original and completely incomprehensible Mat Ewins’ new stand up show is a comic tour de force.
It is amazing what a coffee and a croissant can do to a bleary-eyed audience.
First of all, let’s get it out of the way, DO NOT go to this show with your mother.
Tensions are building north of the border.
The Rules of Engagement, Tony Jameson’s latest Fringe hour, has the feel of bumping into a charming acquaintance that you haven’t seen in a while on the street.
This weekly stand-up showcase, hosted by Dan Licata, Joe Pera, and Charles Gould, features Wyatt Cenac, Sue Smith and Matt Ruby.
The up-and-coming favorites Sam Morril and Joe Machi host this weekly stand-up show, with performances from Josh Gondelman, Nick Vatterott, Anthony DeVito and Seaton Smith.
The host of the excellent Williamsburg show “Big Terrific,” Mr. Silverstri celebrates his new stand-up album, “King Piglet.”
8 hours of funky fun for all the family! Keep the kids happy and the grownups smiling at this seaside festival.
The gleefully irreverent Gein’s Family Giftshop bring their warped world vision to Brighton Fringe, having honed their skills on the North West comedy circuit.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The brilliantly funny Myq Kaplan celebrates the release on Netflix of his new special, “Small, Dork, and Handsome,” with performances from Chris Gethard, Aparna Nancher…
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…
‘The Jurassic Joe Dinosaur Show’ is fun, interactive, educational, relevant, accessible and also great for mumosaurus and daddydactyl too.
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 dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
The Heath Quartet feature Roxanna Panufnik’s setting of Private Joe Wood’s letters from the Front, sung by his great-nephew Royal Opera House baritone Nigel Cliffe.
An extravaganza of imaginative themed and extravagantly costumed figure drawing with music accompaniment.
Do you like family? Do you like values? Then get ready to see a comedian with no awards to his name break your disappointment hymen.
Comedian Joe Munrow takes you on a well-structured meander through his stupid brain.
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.
A new chamber opera for a cast of 5 singers accompanied by clarinet and piano and given in the form of a ‘costumed recital’.
Gulliver’s Hotel in Kemp Town are exhibiting Fine Art by Terry Horton, consisting of approximately thirteen Oil Paintings.
Join us for a family picnic in Pavilion Gardens.
The gift of being simple has rarely been associated with the mind-bending, technology-scrambling Wooster Group.
This smart, heartfelt and emotionally exhausting work by the devised-theater company CollaborationTown heaves you into the most intimate moments of family life.
THE TIGHT SIX COMEDY SHOWCASE (Edinburgh Preview) The Buffalo Bar, Islington, N1 1RU April 27th 8pm - 10.
A solid night of stand-up is sure to be had at this showcase, with sets from Mr. Hanley, Mr. DiStefano, Mr. List, Dave Smith, Maddog Mattern and Paul Virzi.
‘Above the Stag’ (ATS) is one of the most distinctive and necessary production houses in London.
Michael Hartney and Justin Tyler welcome some of the Upright Citizens Brigade’s best performers to showcase their favorite characters.
Doncaster Dome: 5th Apr 7pm.
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.
Ragweed, a ‘scuzzy rock trio’ from Brighton, appreciate the importance of being immersed in live music.
Magic Number Six documents the friendship between actor Patrick McGoohan and TV producer Lew Grade throughout the making of TV series The Prisoner.
I don’t think I’ve felt as privileged to be in a performer’s company at a Fringe show as I felt when watching Keith Jarrett.
The mouth of a million sounds BeardyMan brings his beatboxing brilliance to Edinburgh with an extremely ambitious new project.
Bobby Bulloch takes us through his journey to parenthood in a one man show set in a living room written by Elizabeth R Davidson.
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.
I just want to first make sure that we’re on level ground here: I think Barnardo’s is super.
Before this show, every time I walked past the nondescript sign on Nicolson Street imploring me to give the Scientologists a try, I was tempted to stop.
A Family Beyond The Army shines a human and compassionate light on the many men and women who hold families and daily lives together awaiting news of their loved one far away.
It’s the old romcom cliché: boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl marries into the suffocating institution to which boy belongs, girl divorces boy.
It’s a well-worn formula: Man-child isn’t ready to completely give himself over to his relationships, ensnared as he is in a mentality of self-interest and a fear of commitment…
Roddy Hart and his band, the Lonesome Fire, appear on the stage dressed as dapper as anything.
Organs.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Rachel Sermanni comes onto the stage and blithely announces that she has made a new instrument – out of spoons that she bought in a charity shop.
You wouldn’t guess that John McNamara had only decisively started his Blues career last year at this very festival.
Doogie Paul may not be the most familiar name in music, but amongst those who know him, both directly and indirectly, he is spoken of with a great deal of admiration.
Dean Friedman is a personable guy.
A series of vignettes dedicated to ‘modern-day café culture and the problems that come with it’ doesn’t scream mirth, so I think the success of Kaffa! pays hearty testament …
Five ridiculously talented musicians, one award-winning comedian and an audience of all ages - this is going to be fun.
Phildel’s story is poignant and it is one to which she subtly but frankly alludes with explanations as to how each song came to be written.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
The nature of the Spoken Word Showcase is such that each night is an entirely different affair, as Fay Roberts proudly announces at the beginning of the show.
Of all the ukulele workshops I’ve ever been to, this was by far the best, and let me tell you, I’ve uked a fair bit in my time.
Matt Panesh is Monkey Poet: A poet who runs out of poems after half an hour.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Welcome to the Calorie Galaxy, in which Tina Sederholm’s protagonist Evie struggles under a regime of browbeating and humiliation, all in the pursuit of a narrow waist.
Four Walls playfully follows the story of Sara, a girl who wakes up to her slippers farting, her mirror talking back to her and her kettle boiling at the brim.
S/He is Nancy Joe is more than just an exuberant dance performance.
Showstoppers’ spontaneous musical sensation has been a fringe success for many years and the family hour show is no different.
John Wills, guitarist of Pumajaw, the musical pairing behind Song Noir, entered the room and crossed the stage, barely acknowledging the audience as he picked up his electric guita…
Foghorn’s delicious blend of comedy leaves adults awestruck and kids captivated.
In a spoken word account – I would assume non-fictional, though this is never made clear – Laurel Lockhart tells us of her time in New York as she tries to hit it big in the gr…
To give these enthusiastic students credit, it is not easy to pull off a pantomime.
I forget where comic duo Damn Danes are from, but their comedy is in any case a welcome presence at this year’s Fringe.
Hirsch is a well written and brilliantly performed biographical account of the turbulent life of Hungarian director John Hirsch from the perspective of an actor, Alon Nashman, who …
Sketch comedy group Graham present an hour long show based around a boy trapped in an underground bunker, following an apocalyptic badger invasion.
At times contemporary dance and physical theatre is dismissed by new audiences as pretentious, shut off, or incomprehensible; Tangram is the opposite.
The Rat Pack did far more than sing.
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.
To spend one’s afternoon in the company of Raymond Considine is a relaxed and amusing affair.
Traverse Theatre is the central hub of Scottish new writing.
Gein’s Family Giftshop is a collection of short stories performed in rapid succession by James, Ed and Cath.
Mike attended six weddings in eight months and applies what he’s learnt from an expensive and emotional year to his own hopes and fears of settling down.
Moving Family is a play written by Paul Charlton, the Geordie from The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek.
Pressing the right pedal records, pressing the left pedal replays.
The absurdist mantle is an invaluable crutch for this play.
The onstage rapport of the three actors of Panto-Monium is nothing to be sniffed at.
I’m going to start simply: Liam Mullone is funny – much more so than his association with Russell Howard’s Good News would suggest.
Each day at 7am artist vickiweitz will set off to run 26.
Joe Munrow takes you on a hilarious ramble as the stand-up details his quest to find, from the observational to the surreal, his true comedy voice.
Ellie Taylor’s bold and vibrant style of stand up comedy makes her a pleasure to watch.
I’ve got a lot of time for people who don’t perform at the Fringe for any reason other than to exhibit a hobby.
McEwan Hall is one of the vastest spaces at the Fringe.
The name Ontroerend Goed packs a punch.
Try it at least thrice and you’re bound to get a laugh: so goes the philosophy of sketch duo Toby – consisting of siblings Sarah and Lizzy Daykin – and Nathan Dean Williams.
Despite the many celebrations for Drum Struck that have been quoted on its posters, I went in ready to be critical: I’m not impressed so easily, thought I.
Thünderbards present a two man sketch show that leaves the audience in stitches.
After two years dominating the Fringe with critically acclaimed Translunar Paradise, Theatre Ad Infinitum are back with a brand new show.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, charting the dual-natured existence of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, is well-trodden turf, having seen adaptations aplenty on television, radio, film and…
‘Fame is a mask that eats into the face’.
2012 Foster’s Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Joe Lycett is back in Edinburgh with his latest stand-up show If You Lycett Then You Should’ve Put A Ring On It.
In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.
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…
I’ve little doubt that I’d have a lot of fun with a pony who knows one-trick but it’s safe to say that it would eventually get tiresome.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII promises us ‘silly songs and historical hysteria’ and that’s exactly what Howard Coggins and Stu McLoughlin set out to do.
There’s a cacophony of noise and vision: music belts out, a woman is talking, a curious Pan-like creature reads, there are screens and shadows and it all feels very up close and pe…
The Man in the Moone, by the clearly passionate Rhum and Clay Theatre company, tells the story of Man’s fascination with the moon and his struggle to reach it.
Throw on your suit, kick off your shoes and do not be afraid to sing along.
Lead Pencil deliver a wacky, ‘90s themed sketch show, with nostalgic throwbacks and two dimensional, completely hand drawn set and props.
The Rat Pack was a group of actors and musicians who performed on stage and in films in the early-1960s.
“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…
Breaking the Silence follows the story of a Jewish grandmother, mother and daughter.
Joe Fairbrother has talent in abundance.
The Big Bite-Size Play Factory’s Family Creatures may seem an impenetrable sort of name but early into watching this show it became apparent that this was a sketch show intended …
One complaint reserved by many locals is that the Festival attracts a lot of sorts born with silver spoons in their mouths, or, as Joe Bor’s climber creation puts it, the sort wh…
Future Perfect is a writers’ collective that in several formations organise readings of their own work.
Joe Bor stands out by sheer force of personality.
Hello Sailor.
Joe Wilkinson comments wryly that the convention is for a stand-up’s debut show to focus on what’s happened in their life so far, but unfortunately nothing interesting has ever hap…
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
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 authors mother is responsible for the above quote.
Just as ones heart sinks when sent to review Shakespeare done by students or kids, when I was told that this young company were attempting their own version of the West End hit I…
Imagine Richard and Judy.
The Six O’Clock News was a varied and eclectic mix of political satire, stand-up, and some serious, thought-provoking talks.
The Tony Award winning musical revue Smokey Joe’s comes to the Fringe care of Tempo Productions, a native Amateur company with a long history of presenting musicals.
Sometimes a title of a show can be so specific in its subject matter that it can pull the audience in and deliver exactly what they expect to see.
Six Ways is one of those small musicals that sends you out into the Edinburgh rain with a big heart.
Very soon after Joe Sutherland took to the stage, it was clear we were in good company: here was someone personable and inclusive, rude and funny with a penchant for great one-line…
Gein’s Family Giftshop adopts a very particular style of dark humour.
Joe Lycett can be found in the Pleasance Hut, a small and intimate venue.
This was the grand opening of a new show which will happen regularly through this years Fringe, hosted by Joe Simmons at Symposium Hall.
Now I’ll be the first to admit, sometimes seeing a beautiful person performing on stage can lift your overall enjoyment of a show.
Between Ten and Six is a dark comedy that draws a fine line between humour and disturbing scenes.
Dim, dingy lighting barely illuminates this musty Edinburgh bar, its vague seafaring theme embodied by scale wooden models of old sailing boats, naval pencil sketches suspended fro…
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.
Kieran and Joe may have gone from a trio to a duo since their last trip to the Fringe but fans can rest easy: the loss of a man doesn’t mean a loss of laughs.
Alternative theatre doesn’t get more frantic than this irreverent ancestral comedy from Caligula’s Alibi Theatre Company.
Jonny & Joe are couple of young lads with an inventive and interesting series of sketches.
Fat Joe’s Chicken Shack is a play about a football advertising company in London and its impact on the developing world.
Here was the biggest audience yet.
I imagine as a children’s performer you’re probably prepared for a great deal.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
This show is exactly what it is.
‘Sorry I dropped the knives a couple of times,’ Perico Circus Express winces.
Rob Rouse, winner of ‘So you think you’re funny?’ in 1998, returns to Edinburgh with his new show ‘My family.
I am not the first and certainly won’t be the last reviewer to write about Six Women Standing Against A White Wall at this year’s Fringe.
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…
Professor Kaos exclaims truimphantly that he has the ‘most popular show in the Fringe!’ and with good cause.
Showstoppers have been improvising musicals for several years now and an edited version has had a series on BBC Radio 4.
Nick Cope is the children’s singer-songwriter who brings acoustic, folky indie rock to the under-fives.
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.
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.
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.
The relationship between poetry and alcohol is renowned and Joseph J Clark continues in this tradition with his show, Drunk With A Pen (Sweet Werks 2, 5th-13th May, 19:00).
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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.
Do you work well under pressure? How about life-or-death pressure? Nuclear Family gives you the chance to find out by inviting the audience to mount an enquiry about a pair of sibl...
Love for Sale a theatrical cabaret celebration of the music of Kurt Weill set in 1930s Paris.
Broadway Baby has a cheeky little chat to Countermeasure: 14 Characters, an a cappella group from Toronto, Canada.
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.