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.
Described as ‘the funniest dad on Instagram’, stand-up comedian George Lewis has racked up hundreds of millions of views for his hilarious online sketches ab…
One performance only. Turn up early, sell-out expected.
The funniest dad on Instagram has racked up hundreds of millions of views online.
Hear our innovative piano orchestra perform finger-gymnastics music for three pianists playing one piano together.
The show is a celebration of the students of the PPAS Street Dance Summer School and the choreography they have learned during the course.
Five dancers, five guys, 40° in the studio.
What does it mean to be English anymore?.
Once again, this nine-piece ensemble will deliver the music of Springsteen with precision and energy to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The music of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass is both beautifully simple and yet complex to convey.
Seeing hundreds of destitute, neglected orphans on the streets of Bristol, Muller knew he must do something! A poor and ordinary man, Muller pushes through insurmountable difficult…
16-year-old Brit School pianist, guitarist and singer.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
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…
Outdoor 360° wrap-around street art exhibition at Quality Yard in Leith.
Joe and his wife want to have a baby.
Jokes from an award-winning comedian who headlines all over the world, followed by jokes based on audience suggestions.
Join Victorian author George Eliot for a cup of tea and a piece of cake in this one-woman show celebrating her life, her world and her work. Complimentary tea and cake provided.
Boiler Room Six tells the impossible true survival story of Titanic stoker Frederick Barrett.
Hands-on masterclass and demonstration of three delicious dishes.
A show about love, sex and fear of death.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Back in it’s fourth year.
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.
100 years of television in one hour.
Award-winning drag king and London’s loveable nature boy, Bi-Curious George, invites you into a raucous celebration of queerness and the animal kingdom.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
‘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.
Inspired by the true story of queer French author George Sand and the correspondence shared with her lover Marie Dorval, the world premiere of GEORGE explores a moment in the life …
Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece comes to life this summer in a new site-specific production starring Will de Renzy-Martin as George, and Sadie Kempner as Dot.
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.
As seen on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, Hypothetical and a number of apps on your phone.
Finlay and Joe are tired.
Come join Bobby Prezinsky and Louis George as they debut their split bill comedy show, Best of Greatest Hits GOLD [Platinum Edition].
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 …
WachArt For Altruistic Art invites you to its first public opening! “Just as man needs oxygen to survive, he also needs art and poetry.
Two London street performers take you on a rockin’ comedy drama through the crossroads of grief and letting go.
It’s October 1936 in the heart of London’s East End.
Fire! (and the politics of fire) A child collects bonfire wood.
Making its London premier Maimuna Memon’s multi-award-winning Manic Street Creature is now showing at the Southwark Playhouse, Borough, following its barnstorming, sell-out world…
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.
Retired filmmaker George Lucas (as seen in the long-running cult comedy show, The George Lucas Talk Show) performs a partially interactive, fully improvised one-person theatrical e…
Inspired by Georges Seurat’s painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Sondheim’s classic follows George as he strives to finish his masterpiece while his ne…
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.
This dynamic seven-piece band return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the 12th year to play the back catalogue and the latest album! With the precision and energy of the E Stre…
Dicks and Tricks is an old-school comedy and magic variety show featuring the puns and knob gags of the Pundance Kid and the magic tricks and illusions of the Flamboyant Chesney Ge…
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.
If you’ve been handed a flyer for Watch List in the street, you might expect what’s written on it –a show about an insecure police officer on a journey to clean up the street…
Songs of Displacement.
I thought I knew what to expect from The Devil’s Passion.
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.
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-winner George Zacharopoulos is back with a brand-new show about trying to be less of a garbage human being.
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…
Rise up against your neurotypical overlords! ‘One of my favourite comics’ (Frankie Boyle).
Quality Yard brings you a free outdoor 360° wrap-around exhibition of creative street art and graffiti by nationally and internationally exhibited artists.
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.
Once upon a time, a load of gays and their cishet best friend walk into a bookshop, looking for love.
Comedian Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) appears as George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, and interviews guests like a “normal talk show”.
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 …
Alfie and George are two well-loved but aging panto stars, but will this duo last as we reveal the tension between the pair – what will become of them? And will their friendship …
Exclusive hands-on masterclass.
Northern Irish comedian Caroline is the dumbest smart girl you’ll ever meet.
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.
These three rising stars of the London comedy circuit have come to Edinburgh to do two things: blow their life savings on an Airbnb and perform an hour of mind-melting stand-up com…
The vibes of a Havana street party brought to McEwan Hall, this dance troupe from Havana, Cuba are simply stellar, with styles such as street dance, salsa, rumba, afro and contempo…
Fresh from a TV appearance two years ago, Joe Sutherland returns with a brand-new PR strategy.
This new Chordstruck Theatre production is a feel-good, comedy musical cram packed with hilarious original jingles, as well as a message for a better world.
Hugely anticipated debut hour from the Scottish viral sensation who’s amassed over 30 million views online.
George found himself falling head over heels for Alice, straight down a rabbit hole of fantasy and delusion.
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.
"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…
David Ian and Jonathan Church present the Leicester Curve and Sadler’s Wells production of 42nd Street.
It’s big… it’s bright… it’s a brand-spanking new production of ‘the original showbiz musical,’ 42nd STREET!Jonathan Church (Singin’ In The Rain, The Drifters Girl) …
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.
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 fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
A fantastic 10 piece band dedicated to the Quiet Beatle’s work.
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…
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.
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 …
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.
Filthy, fun and downright delicious.
Charlie George Swindon’s finest queer, mixed-race, neurodiverse, working class, ex-Jehovah’s Witness comedian longs for Grace.
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.
There are many stories that are lost or hidden from view, and George Takei’s Allegiance takes one of the shameful moments in American history - the incarceration of Japanese-Amer…
Inspired by the life story of renowned actor and activist George Takei, the UK premiere of the uplifting Broadway Musical, Allegiance, follows the story of the Kimura family and th…
Westcliff High School for Boys’ drama club under the direction of Ben Jeffreys, who otherwise teaches history, first came to our atttention at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 20…
Variety Film ClubThe team behind Variety Lunch Club have hatched a new plan so that you can come and have an afternoon out with friends while watching some of the greate…
Join us on Alfred Place Gardens and Store St as we celebrate the opening of the Bloomsbury Festival 2022.
Join us on Alfred Place Gardens and Store St as we celebrate the opening of the Bloomsbury Festival 2022.
Enjoy a livestreamed concert from The Philadelphia Orchestra in the picturesque Princes Street Gardens, as we celebrate our 75th anniversary and thank all those who’ve supported us…
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.
Once more The Rising look forward to delivering the music of the Boss with passion and precision to Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Following previous festival sell-out shows, this seve…
This is it.
George cooks food while making you laugh.
Dr Reverend Jimmy Goodlove, the 1980s-styled American televangelist, preaches and teaches! Life’s answers are found in the lyrics of Grammy Award-winning album Faith by George Mich…
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 …
Award-winning comedy from the reigning title holder since 2018.
At Johnnie Walker Princes Street, we know a thing or two about creating the perfect blend.
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.
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…
Award-winning comedy from the reigning title holder since 2018.
Coro 22 returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to perform the celebratory first part, The Coming of Christ, from Handel’s masterpiece.
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.
Two pantomime stars keep complaining about people walking through their dressing room as they prepare for their performance, but not everything is good between them.
High energy, observational stand-up with ‘fast-fire expert jokiness’ (BathEcho.
Exclusive 100% hands-on masterclass with three delicious dishes.
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.
Young Scottish contemporary artist Sleek debuts an exhibition of work showcasing his street art.
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…
Watch in amazement as Finlay and Joe shovel comedy coal into the furnace of their patented content generation device: the Perpetual Hype Machine.
All Things Must Pass, they say.
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.
Do you ever lay down to sleep only to be visited by the dread of embarrassing memories and intrusive thoughts? This show is for you! Award-winning Irish comedian and star of mega-p…
A fresh and thrilling take on a modern love story from the composer of critically acclaimed Electrolyte.
A fresh and thrilling take on a modern love story from the composer of critically acclaimed Electrolyte.
Three incredible groups from Cuba create a thrilling fusion of cool modern dance styles in this world premiere of breath-taking Cuban dance.
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.
Welcome to the Greatest Fitness Party by the sea! Special Jubilee Street Party celebration, mainly about the dance and fitness but singing encouraged! Take your dance floor outsi…
William Blake said that everything is an attempt to be human.
Joe is not a ‘person with comedy’, he’s a comedian.
Welcome to the Greatest Fitness Party by the sea! Special Jubilee Street Party celebration, mainly about the dance and fitness but singing encouraged! Take your dance floor outsi…
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.
A sexy and spirited musical created by Julie Burchill (words) and Robin Watt (music), Hard Times On Easy Street takes place in a louche Brighton nightclub fighting to survive - whe…
A sexy and spirited musical created by Julie Burchill (words) and Robin Watt (music), Hard Times On Easy Street takes place in a louche Brighton nightclub fighting to survive - whe…
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…
My name is George Coppen and life for me is unusual.
My name is George Coppen and life for me is unusual.
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…
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.
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
Brighton Fringe 2019 People’s Choice Nominee George Sawyer returns with a bunch of stories that may or may not have happened to him or to anyone, ever.
Brighton Fringe 2019 People’s Choice Nominee George Sawyer returns with a bunch of stories that may or may not have happened to him or to anyone, ever.
The international, multi-award-winning smash hit musical SIX is making a royal return.
Join us for a special screening of the classic Christmas movie ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ (the 1947 version).
Join us for a special screening of the classic Christmas movie ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ (the 1947 version).
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…
An amazing evening of dinner and live music.
“Arrests of persons of White ethnic appearance accounted for 48% of arrests for a terrorism-related offence” - Home Office (National Statistics-2020).
“Arrests of persons of White ethnic appearance accounted for 48% of arrests for a terrorism-related offence” - Home Office (National Statistics-2020).
“Arrests of persons of White ethnic appearance accounted for 48% of arrests for a terrorism-related offence” - Home Office (National Statistics-2020).
“Arrests of persons of White ethnic appearance accounted for 48% of arrests for a terrorism-related offence” - Home Office (National Statistics-2020).
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
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.
For one week only, George Fox and Chris Thorburn are bringing their award-winning comedy off the internet and back to the Monkey Barrel stage for their work-in-progress stand-up sh…
Join Gorgie’s first Street Art Sculpture Trail Walking Tour, hosted by contributing artist Mario A Gonzalez Robert.
Arland Town.
Arland Town.
Experience Quality Yard’s unique 360° outdoor street art painted courtyard exhibition of new artworks by Scottish street art and contemporary artists in the heart of Leith’s old t…
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.
Join two of Scotland’s finest comedians for an hour of energetic stand-up with unique observations and hilarious stories.
Our unique tour sets out to capture the essence and idiosyncrasies of the characters and locations of the McCall Smith 44 Scotland Street books.
Treat yourself and be our special guest.
This sketch comedy trio are opening the doors to all of their larger than life characters living on the same street.
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.
This sketch comedy trio are opening the doors to all of their larger than life characters living on the same street.
With only six degrees of separation, we are all connected.
Night and day in Thailand.
Joe Stilgoe is an internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and songwriter.
William Blake said that everything is an attempt to be human.
William Blake said that everything is an attempt to be human.
Brand-new comedy from the stand-up who cooks on stage.
Brand-new comedy from the stand-up who cooks on stage.
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.
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.
Please note that Tier 2 regulations mean that only members of the same household or support bubble may meet together indoors.
Over on Grim Street, there lives a little old lady.
Booking opens from Friday 18th September at 8am Please note: that this venue will offer available seats based on social distancing.
Last year’s sell-out show returns for one week only.
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.
Our unique tour sets out to capture the essence and idiosyncrasies of the characters and locations of the McCall Smith 44 Scotland Street books.
With only six degrees of separation, we are all connected.
When you type ‘George Lewis’ into Google, the suggestions that follow are pretty boring.
Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and Tony Award® winner Annaleigh Ashford star in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Sunday …
Johann Sebastian Bach’s music has influenced so much of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s choreography.
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.
The original ukulele orchestra.
Faith - The George Michael Legacy returns with a brand-new production for 2018.
Playwright Peter Nichols died only last month at the age of 92.
Jordan Belfort.
George is a fine and recognised singer/songwriter from the old fishing and mining village of Port Seton in East Lothian.
They were the definition of cool during their fifties and sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
Brecht’s darkly comic play about the ascent of the moronic, childish but charismatic gangster Arturo Ui should be relevant for obvious reasons.
George Michael as you’ve never heard him before… From the producers of sell-out show Simply Bowie, recording artist and West End lead Oliver Darley brings his own inimitable st…
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Lisa Klevemark, though Swedish, Lutheran and very boring, went to renowned clown school Ecole Philippe Gaulier in France.
Tim runs the website Holy Land.
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.
Top Scots traditional singer/guitarist George Duff performs songs featuring classics by Robert Burns, songs from the coal mining industry and Scottish and Irish traditional songs a…
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/
London, 1887.
Born in Greece and living in the UK, George is a UK, Europe and Australia comedy club favourite, appearing on BBC One and Sky.
Top Ten Best Reviewed Shows, Edinburgh 2018 (Comedy.
Experience Quality Yard’s unique 360° street art courtyard and exhibition space featuring new works by Scottish street art and contemporary artists in the heart of Leith’s old tow…
The news is too horrible to joke about, so Joe’s looking for a new shtick.
Sublime tribute to George Michael and last year’s Fringe sell-out show returns.
I didn’t know what to expect walking into Chalk.
A true story of friendship told with an eclectic blend of folk, flamenco and contemporary dance.
Anything With A Pulse begins with boy meets girl in a nightclub.
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…
Financier? Miser? Witch? A dry-witted tale about the life of Hetty Green, once America’s richest woman.
Masterclass 100% hands-on lesson, creating three delicious dishes.
Bringing the best of the festivals to audiences with live and recorded BBC broadcasts.
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…
Shaving the Dead starts with two undertakers waiting at a coffin.
‘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.
Numbers starts with Jack (Henry Waddon) in a therapy session on a sparse stage and moves through the chain of events that took him there.
As a child, George Rigden (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the year nominee 2017) was friends with Uri Geller for two years.
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.
Brand-new comedy from the stand-up who cooks on stage.
Benson shares his fascination with the infamous plot to murder Lord Liverpool’s entire cabinet and the grisly aftermath on the gallows at Newgate.
George arrives in the city with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
George Fouracres, Wolverhampton’s fancy-pantsiest son, tells stories of a Black Country childhood, sings ancient ballads, becomes occasional grotesques and splatters his odd brain …
Joe Rooney (Father Ted’s Father Damo) returns to the Fringe with an evening of stand-up and music.
Best Girl is a story told by the nervous, but likable Annie.
Madame George is a psychic in a slump.
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…
The framing of Paradise Lodge is odd at first.
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 …
More invention, more instruction, more ingredients.
Legendary ten-time Grammy Award and NEA Jazz Master winner George Benson is set to dazzle the audiences over two nights at the inaugural Apollo Nights Summer Series as he is joined…
Witness the transformation of Elisa Doolittle from flower girl to duchess in this timeless comedy about social divide, women's rights and the "education" of the working class.
Steen Raskopoulos and Carlo Ritchie are multi-award-winning improvisers.
George has been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet with the mysterious J.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Faith – The George Michael Legacy Faith - The George Michael Legacy returns with a brand-new production for 2018/19.
Lisa is always on time.
Jack Cray is The Fittest Man On The Street.
Joe used to do political comedy but recently the news has become so horrible that he can’t bear to do it any more.
Infamous cabaret misfit and drag miscreant Joe Black invites you to indulge in a gloriously raucous gin soaked musical cabaret extravaganza.
More invention.
The Jewish community in Brighton has a long history.
Lambert Jackson Productions are proud to present a new series of intimate concerts called ‘Sunday Favourites at The Other Palace’.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
New British musicals are few and far between nowadays, but the Brighton Fringe is the one place where they are bound to be found.
A bunch of stories that may or may not have happened to me or to anyone.
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 …
Duration: Approx 2hrs Get ready for an unforgettable evening with a global superstar, as he puts the Boom Boom into your heart in the all new production, Fastlove - A tr…
What happens when all your wishes come true? A snowstorm in a heatwave.
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…
A close-up look at how bipolar disorder affects a couple’s relationship.
TV and recording star Joe Longthorne returns to Leicester Square Theatre in 2018 as part of his 50th Anniversary Tour.
The new hit musical - based on a true love story from WW2 Malta.
Hawkwind, the originators and innovators of space rock, have confirmed a special, one-off performance at the iconic London Palladium for November 2018.
Rupert Street Lonely Hearts Club By Jonathan HarveyDirected by Steven DexterDesigned by David Shields Lighting designed by Jamie PlattFrom the writer…
Direct from London's West End, the UK's finest George Michael tribute show.
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.
Stand-up comedy with real food, cooked live using power tools, and then the audience eats it at the end.
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…
The funky gentlemen, who have been thrilling Edinburgh audiences with their unique brand of funky soul music, are teaming up with Greenside Venues to bring you six electrifying eve…
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.
The last word in Celtic Gypsy Klezmer.
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.
Linking Old and New Towns, Princes Street Gardens are truly amazing in their unique geology, disputed history, diverse planting and the myriad ways that ordinary folk have used and…
The original show, performed for the first time in 10 years.Turn up early.Sellout expected.
Free (ticketed).Sellout expected.
Top Scots traditional singer/guitarist George Duff performs songs from his new album The Collier Laddie featuring classics by Robert Burns, songs from the coal mining industry, and…
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…
Main Street Blues, one of Scotland’s top blues bands, performing a powerful set of up-tempo electric blues material, with a range of original numbers plus some new and old blues …
Fringe hit! A different daily bill of global stand-up comedy stars.
Main Street Blues, one of Scotland’s top blues bands, will be performing an exciting evening of foot stomping, acoustic blues and roots.
Experience authentic light jazz by our in-house pianist, while also enjoying the Scottish Cafe’s award-winning afternoon tea.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Sayara has always wanted to be a leader.
Amazing Bangkok street food by executive Thai chef Rujira Herd (Ru).
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Sweeney Todd returns to London having been unjustly exiled by the evil Judge Turpin.
Sublime concert tribute to George Michael, starring Grant Macintosh – ‘soul sensation’ (Sun).
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
I realise I’m breaking the Greek code by saying this, but George Michael is Greek is quite possibly the most underwhelming show I’ve ever seen.
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.
Expect sharp suits and smooth vocals as Frank, Sammy and Dean hit the stage with their live band.
Adjective: someone called George who is irresistibly beautiful to any gender.
Coat? Check.
When George was 12 he fell for the most beautiful, orangest girl in Stockport.
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.
Direct from total sell outs at the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe 2017 and Brighton Fringe 2017, and following sell out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2015 and 2016 plus a s…
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.
It’s Liverpool, 1978.
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.
You’ve been invited into George Egg’s shed.
Following a successful debut in 2017, we’ll be taking another trip to ‘Grace Eyre Street’ to meet some new characters! A showcase of live short performances made by artists with …
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.
What happens behind closed doors? How much do you really know about your neighbours? Is that knowledge you're better left without? The Field Street Monologues consists of six m…
Joe Wells returns with his unique brand of acerbic political humour about how we all grow increasingly right wing as we age.
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…
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…
Direct from London’s West End, the UK’s biggest George Michael tribute show.
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 story of George follows an everyman at a crucial moment.
Following the success of Fantastic Mr.
You Can’t Take it With You is a 1930’s era screwball comedy enthusiastically embraced by Sedos (The Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic Society), an amateur company three deca…
From around the world, to the streets of Adelaide.
This audio/visual tribute show is an evening of fun, music, harmony and story telling, performed by ‘the Highlights’ 10 piece band and narrated by Roger Stanning (as Harold Harriso…
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 …
Explore brand new works that will erupt with colour and creativity in Adelaide’s CBD, alongside existing artworks throughout the city and Adelaide’s surrounding suburbs, with your …
Blank walls will once again burst into life for the 2018 Street Art Explosion! Featuring brand new works that will erupt with colour and creativity in Adelaide’s CBD, alongside exi…
Experience one of Adelaide’s great city streets transform into a hip and sophisticated venue! Waymouth Street will be the destination of choice for scrumptious street food, tan…
Come join the pack.
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…
This show is ‘appeeling’ to all.
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.
It is common knowledge that history is written by the winners.
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
A single flickering lantern situated centre stage is an appropriately Gothic opening to the first London revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman in White.
When twin sisters inherit the house where Poe composed The Raven, their lives take twisted turns that affect the future of mankind.
A folk tale for an uneasy nation.
Impromptu Shakespeare create an entirely new and unique ‘Shakespeare’ play on the spot, inspired by audience suggestion.
For those who don’t know much about mid-20th century Russian literature – I’m sure there must be one or two – satirical playwright Evgeny Schwartz’s 1943 play, Drakon …
Set in Greenwich Village June 28, 1969, shortly before the first brick was thrown at the Stonewall Inn, Doric Wilson’s legendary satire STREET THEATER follows the exploits of the c…
I have been to Paradise and this is what I saw.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Main Street Blues are a high-energy blues band that bring together a powerful mix of acoustic and up-tempo electric blues material.
Jim and Eve are happy, career and love life all figured out.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Have you ever made a mistake that you instantly regretted? And then made that same mistake when you really should know better? Then done it a third time and realised you suffer fro…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
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…
A magic adventure in the city of streetlights with elements of sightseeing, theatre performance and quest.
The greatest assets of 13 are also the greatest pitfalls.
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.
Have you ever made a mistake that you instantly regretted? And then made that same mistake when you really should know better? Then done it a third time and realised you suffer fro…
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.
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.
After last year’s successful fringe event, celebrity chef, Tommy Miah is running another Street Food Festival experience.
Bringing the best of the festivals to audiences, with live and recorded BBC broadcasts and activities.
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.
In Ripe, Jacobs takes us through the stages of a banana corresponding to the stages of life; through stand-up and rap.
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.
Kimi is known for her exuberant style and her stories of taking on the tribulations of daily life.
Milton Jones is a true wordsmith, often dubbed the master of the one-liner, he is absolutely true to form in his latest Edinburgh Fringe offering.
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…
Hello, I’m doing a solo show where I play a synth for a while and read some comedic short stories that I’ve written.
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.
This production is based on Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted, a young adult novel that previously inspired Anne Hathaway’s second turn as a movie princess.
George Egg is a hybrid chef and comedian.
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.
Iain Stirling’s latest sell out Edinburgh Fringe Festival performance has a lot of Love Island quips, but is truly grounded in Iain’s life experiences.
This show is described as an ‘unrehearsed show-and-tell’ from ‘the best comedians from across the globe’.
As a long time fan of daytime cookery shows and comedy in general, the concept of George Egg’s show intrigued me from the get go.
Religion, rap, Pogs, sexism, Gaviscon, mental illness, success, commitment and coffee coasters.
A showcase of live performance and film made by artists with learning disabilities from Brighton & Hove and beyond.
Put on your headphones and set off on a journey through Brighton’s hidden corners accompanied by the fragments, stories and shifting sounds of six people who have experienced homel…
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
One Summer evening in 1952, a 21-year-old Margaret Williams enters a dance hall.
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 .
Discover Brighton’s Grade II* Synagogue (Thomas Lainson 1875).
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
George Egg, the stand-up comedian who cooks onstage using absurd and innovative techniques, returns.
Special first night of Brighton Fringe event - Ligeti Quartet plays ‘Black Angels’ for amplified strings and percussion, which David Bowie named as being among his favourite ‘Top-2…
The title does not playfully refer to the role of women in theatre as available at The Globe with Nell Gwynn at the moment.
If you’re looking for a wholesome chapter from The Good Book then this is not the show for you.
42nd STREET is the song and dance, American dream fable of Broadway.
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…
Enrol in Balderdash Academy and join your improv professors on a tour de force of this century’s best street art focused in its natural home: Shoreditch.
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough should be the new tagline for the musical which has just become the 15th longest running show in West End history.
As Sara Pascoe explains, the peculiarities of a ‘job’ as a comedian, that is more ‘craft’ than job equally applies to describing whether something is funny or not.
New York City, 1960.
This adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s best-seller was written back in 2006, a year before the filmic representation.
“Small boys are not to be trusted,” says the titular George’s gleefully malevolent Grandma in this new production—by Dundee Rep’s Associate Artistic Director Joe Dougla…
If you think The Red Barn will be a nice relaxing audience experience think again and then have another think.
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.
The gloriously grotesque cult-musical opens at New Wimbledon Theatre, complete with the necessarily capitalised X-Factor contestant RHYDIAN starring as The Dentist.
In a converted Art school with stairs that spiral around a disused lift shaft leading to a venue which places the audience either side of a promenade stage very close to a versat…
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…
One man.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
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.
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…
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
‘We are more than bodies to be fed to a machine.
Madeline and Joe want to have a baby.
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.
If ever the strength of a story lay in its telling, Chapel Street would be a perfect example.
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.
As it turns out there are lots of reasons for Marcus to have a long face at the moment, not least because he was born with one.
Interactive theatre is a tricky beast.
‘My job as a comedian’, Tommy Tiernan clarifies at the beginning of his set, ‘is to undermine reality’.
I grew up on a hippy commune thinking my dad was a Spanish sailor called Manuel Sanchez Gomez, but I smelt a rat.
Experience the delights of India with a blend of delicious Indian street food and traditional dance.
I play a keyboard organ and live mix a soundtrack for 50 minutes, and read some comedy over it.
Osner enters with a song in which he repeatedly exclaims “don’t label me.
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.
Back again for his fourth time at the Edinburgh Fringe, Australian Rhys Nicholson’s fast-paced, intelligent wit has his audience engaged from the get go.
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.
In an #upandcoming neighbourhood near you – four doors down from the betting shop, nestled between a pop-up patisserie and a pet taxidermy cafe – lies a community centre.
US writer, actor and stand-up Joe DeRosa makes his highly anticipated UK debut.
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.
Sit back and relax as we honour today’s real comedic geniuses – our very own tax-shirking, pig-pumping Westminster massive! Come join in a celebration of the absurdist joy that…
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…
For a night of revelry and a hot mix of incredible performances, Lili La Scala’s Another F*cking Variety Show is a tough show to rival.
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.
In a very personal set, Shappi talks growing up in Britain as the child of refugee parents and being English.
Power yourself up with a cult Edinburgh favourite.
‘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 …
Iain’s latest Fringe offering, Onwards!, focuses on his own experiences to explore life as a twenty-something in 2016.
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.
Seann Walsh is a brilliant observational comic, with an ability to tease out the comicality of even the most mundane, everyday occurrence.
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…
Looking like footballer Lionel Messi, and bearing a name that has him often confused with comedian Sean Locke, this year Sean McLoughlin is on the lookout for some fans of his very…
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An extraordinary logistical display of theatre sees The Merchant of Venice taken out onto the streets of Barking; by the people, for the people.
Derailed Theatre’s debut production thrusts us back to Ancient Greece with a disconcertingly familiar whiff of contemporaneous conservative leadership politics.
A prescient play from Caroline Loncq about the European Referendum sees Tory rising star Annie and Labour hack Jim put their party differences aside in a private but passionate deb…
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.
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.
Touring stand-up George Egg has spent – and, presumably, continues to spend – a lot of his life in hotels the length and breadth of the UK.
Orkestra del Sol’s explosive reinvention of global brass band music has captured imaginations and left a trail of pummeled dance floors across continents.
A childhood spent watching Fred and Ginger twirl Cheek to Cheek and Bing Crosby dream about a White Christmas gave me a lifelong appreciation for musical theatre.
Patrick Barlow’s adaptation of the Hitchcock film of the John Buchan novel is certainly an impressive feat of theatre.
A clue to the treasure house hidden within this Hove church is the woodcarving of St George at the door.
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 …
An innovative digital oral history project from Little Green Pig and the heritage strand of the Brighton Homeless Trust .
Terry Pack’s Trees is an unfeasibly large ensemble, of up to 40 local musicians, which performs exciting, groove-based, new and original jazz.
A new exhibition from the archive of Brighton photographer, George Douglas.
Diverse, curious and striking, Nederlands Dans Theater 2’s 2016 Dance Consortium Tour showcases the company’s acclaimed contemporary dance repertoire.
All Vampettes of the world, unite! Come and enjoy an evening on unforgettable atmospere on Saturday 2 April 2016! With a brand new album released in November and massive single …
Halfway through The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, I am laughing so much I have to take a moment to recompose.
Janet Jackson, one of the best-selling artists in contemporary history, an award-winning singer and actress who's the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians, is back…
Northern Ballet’s 1984 begins with a literary act of rebellion: Tobias Batley’s Winston enters an antique store and buys a blank diary.
Theodora Skipitares’s puppet-filled multimedia investigation of family, creativity and home takes its main inspiration from Luigi Pirandello’s “Six Characters in …
Get excited! Little Mix are coming! March 2016 might sound like an age away, but it can’t come soon enough for the return of Little Mix to The O2.
A-ha Concert and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café - A 5-hour experience! Norwegian pop icons, A-ha, are back and will enjoy their return in sty…
Griffin Newman and Joe Garden return with another holiday-themed show, this one to celebrate “this most sacred Irish holiday.
Things turn percussive at Trinity Church this Thursday.
This excellent long-running stand-up show, hosted by Dan Licata, Joe Pera and Charles Gould, has found a new home at this Williamsburg distillery.
Wet Wet Wet Live and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café - A 5-hour experience! Be there for an evening of great entertainment, as soft rock legends We…
You’ve taken the journey with them from those first arena auditions, sat on the edge of your sofa during the dramatic six-seat challenge, followed their path to judges’…
For one night only, the invaluable and excellent choir and orchestra at Trinity Church at Wall Street perform Bach’s “St.
It’s a Wednesday night in March and the UK tour of Jersey Boys has reached its final destination: the Edinburgh Playhouse.
Bizet’s iconic opera Carmen is a dynamic, temperamental piece of theatre, with condemned, complicated characters singing a rousing score against the sizzling backdrop of Spain…
Twenty-four North American singers vie for five top prizes in this prestigious competition, which, now in its 45th year, can rightfully claim to act as a springboard for major care…
Youth-orientated and iconic, warm-hearted and rebellious, Dean Pitchford’s Footloose remains one of the most beloved of ‘80s’ teen films.
All Time Low and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café - A 5-hour experience! Pop punk darlings All Time Low are thrilled to announce their return to the…
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…
Guys & Dolls is a renowned theatrical oxymoron, depicting the menacing underworld of gambling gangsters via the melodic and cheerful medium of golden-age musical theatre.
The Corrs and Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's Union Street Café - A 5-hour experience! Irish sister songstresses (and brother), The Corrs, are back in business after…
Enthused with enchantment and wonder, Theresa Heskins’ adaptation of C S Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe lovingly translates the classic book from page to stage.
An opening act for the universally beloved Brian Regan, Mr. Zimmerman is an endearing young absurdist with a clever approach to observational stand-up.
In the opening sequence of the Scottish Ballet’s Cinderella, a young girl plants a single pink rose at her mother’s graveside.
George Zach is a Greek comedian who took this work in progress show, Greek Tragedy, to the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe.
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.
Famed for its stunning drumming and percussion, Luke Cresswall and Steve McNicholas’ Stomp – which first premiered on the 1991 Edinburgh Festival Fringe – combine…
The interactive sketch and improv troupe Gentleman Party, which performs regularly at the People’s Improv Theater, takes its act to the Museum of Modern Art.
Margaret Thatcher truly is the Queen of Soho.
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…
A Traffic Jam On Sycamore Street is a Kafka-esque tale of persecution of the every-man figure by illogically logical authorities.
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.
Performers, join a discussion set up specifically for Street and Outdoor Artists.
Cluedo Inc is an upbeat, farcical musical inspired by everyone’s favourite murder-mystery board game, Cluedo.
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 …
John Bunyan’s 1678 text The Pilgrim’s Progress is regarded as one of the most significant works of literature in the English Language.
A sweet, beguiling Shakespearean romance is skilfully reimagined against the backdrop of the Second World War in Youth Action Theatre (YAT)’s appealing production of All’s Well…
Come and join Pam Lawson, a Little Jazz Bird, as she performs her tribute to the amazing partnership of George and Ira Gershwin, with an hour of timeless songs such as Nice Work If…
The Rising – A Tribute to Springsteen and the E Street Band.
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.
This show is wondrously delightful.
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.
Edinburgh 2013/14 sell-out hit and Time Out Critics’ Choice 2014 returns for a limited run.
Anything is possible.
A host of cabaret stars turn out to support charity including London’s original Drag Race.
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.
George is a Greek comedian living in the UK.
George is a Greek comedian living in the UK.
In Madama Butterfly, Compagnie Nathalie Cornille Danse reimagines Puccini’s tragic 1904 opera as a short solo dance piece designed for children.
There could not be a more accurate term for these six raucous acrobats than a wild wolf pack.
Jo Caulifield is sardonic, cutting and fantastically witty.
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.
Instead of falling down a rabbit hole, Alice has been forcibly committed into a mental institution.
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…
After We Danced depicts a love affair between two people, cut short before unexpectedly rekindling sixty years later, Love in the Time of Cholera-style.
His name might feature prominently in the title, but prolific Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti takes a back seat in this new production written by award-winning playwr…
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…
It has been four years since Steve Hall last appeared at the Fringe.
One woman, one show, one hour ten minutes and the entire works of Jane Austen to affectionately satirise: New Zealand comedian Penny Ashton’s Promise and Promiscuity is no mean f…
One of Matt Price’s ambitions is to be one of the nicest people in comedy, and man, he’s succeeding.
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.
Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is a tale ingrained in our cultural consciousness.
This is a beautifully funny, and, in parts, heart-wrenchingly honest performance.
Fight Back at 50 is the ultimate antidote to the mid-life crisis.
Ian Smith is a wonderful comedian with a beautiful imagination.
Like Britain? Too bad, asshole.
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.
Tez talks, and you should listen.
Strikingly staged, deftly acted and simultaneously hard-hitting and bitingly funny.
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…
At first it’s almost as if George Dimarelos has chosen to counter any preconceptions about loud Australians by opting for the least dramatic stage entrance possible; he’s alrea…
George Egg has twenty years experience on the comedy circuit.
When life gives you lemons, sometimes you shouldn’t make lemonade.
John Steinbeck’s classic novella Of Mice and Men chronicles the unlikely and touching friendship between two ranch workers in pursuit of the American Dream during the Great Depre…
Patrick Monahan likes to boogie.
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…
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…
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.
One man.
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…
Discover Brighton’s Grade 2* Synagogue (Thomas Lainson 1875), an opulent jewel in Brighton’s architectural crown.
Brighton Fringe’s number one free family event will entertain both you and your little ones.
Join us for a street party like no other! Our outdoor stage will be showcasing the best Fringe music, off-beat performance, plus there’ll be arty surprises! Choose from a selection…
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.
If the Midwest has a hub for European choreographers, Hubbard Street is it.
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…
This foundation, which nurtures exceptional young singers, presents two alumni of the 2010 competition in recital.
Under the leadership of Julian Wachner, this venerable church’s brilliant musical forces come together (along with the Washington Chorus and the Washington National Cathedral…
Among its many valuable activities, the George London Foundation presents a series of recitals at the Morgan Library & Museum, including artists who have been winners of the fo…
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…
Upon entering Mr.
Kendra Cunningham hosts these three impressive young talents from the Park Slope area for half-hour sets.
Mr.
Connor Ratliff and Shaun Diston return with a special Halloween edition of their “Star Wars”-inspired variety show.
On the day that a Harlem block is officially renamed George Carlin Way, the comedian’s daughter, Kelly Carlin, gathers friends and fans to celebrate and honor the great Mr.
Dan Licata, Joe Pera and Charles Gould present this reliable weekly show, with stand-up from Mark Normand, Rob Cantrell and Giulia Rozzi.
92nd Street Y is going back to the well to open its season with Bach’s spectacular, daunting six solo violin sonatas and partitas: Christian Tetzlaff played the same program …
(previews start on Sept.
Ever fancied a tasty taco, or a nibble on a noodle? Try some free tasters with more to buy from a range of international cuisine - with opportunities to make your own.
Gershwin fans will enjoy this programme of carefully selected tunes as well as biographical readings, including letters between Gershwin and his brother and collaborator Ira.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Australian comic George Dimarelos’s first full-length show at the Fringe is a solid effort, with his conversational style and obvious talent for observational comedy showing a lo…
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…
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.
Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society have brought their leisurely afternoon stroll Sunday in the Park with George to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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.
George Galloway is best known as the fiercely pro-Palestinian Respect Party MP for West Bradford.
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.
This silent walking meditation will be led by members of the Community of Interbeing, who follow the practice of Zen Buddhism Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
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.
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.
Taking on the literary giant that is George Orwell’s 1984 is a notoriously difficult task, and The Stevenage Lytton Youth Thursday Group have bitten off a little more than they…
Madonna is the queen of pop.
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.
Newly commissioned textile designs from Scotland and India provide a critical response to The Bombay Sample Book in the National Museum of Scotland’s archive.
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…
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 …
“When a man starts a war against the State, it’s a war he cannot win,” says our nominal hero Willie McKay at the point in this play when the writer presumes we will sympathis…
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.
It’s the question on everyone’s lips.
In 1914 George joined the war.
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.
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.
Jonny Pelham is affable and tells some thoughtful stories about his life, with original punchlines, great timing, and a good sense of narrative.
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.
Tensions are building north of the border.
Award-winning comedian Dr George Ryegold is back to celebrate his triumphal return to the medical elite with the truth about stockings and economics plus Greek mythology, drugs, th…
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.
Atmospheric, dramatic and intensely colorful, the music of George Benjamin is always a visceral experience.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
‘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.
If you like food, you’ll like this.
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.
Discover Brighton’s Grade II Synagogue (Thomas Lainson,1875),opulent jewel in Brighton’s architectural crown.
A new chamber opera for a cast of 5 singers accompanied by clarinet and piano and given in the form of a ‘costumed recital’.
Discover Brighton’s Grade 2* Synagogue (Thomas Lainson, 1875), an opulent jewel in Brighton’s architectural crown.
Join us for a street party like no other! Our outdoor stage will be showcasing the best of the Fringe’s alternative music, snippets of off-beat theatre plus there’ll be arty surpri…
Connor Ratliff, an Upright Citizens Brigade regular, embodies the filmmaker George Lucas for this costume-friendly talk show, which counts down to Star Wars Day (on Sunday).
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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.
Doncaster Dome: 5th Apr 7pm.
The Rising: a dynamic group of talented musicians who play tribute to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band. An absolute must for fans of the Boss.
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.
There is no dragon in The Dragon and George.
The premise of Notes from Bermondsey Street is that it reveals the secret urban lives of Londoners through their anecdotes written on notes and concealed in the drawer of a table i…
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.
Hear from a panel of programmers and festivals who book and tour street artists.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
An event to bring Christian gospel music from the church to our streets.
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.
George Galloway arrives on stage chewing gum and wearing a military style jacket.
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.
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…
Despite the promise of five ”appenings’ on the poster, on arrival at Beside The Greenside, it is immediately clear that very little is ‘appening there at all.
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…
Throughout Galloway’s campaigning life football has remained a consuming passion.
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.
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.
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.
Fran Lamb starts a creative writing group but chaos erupts.
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.
The poster for Outside on The Street features a young Aryan man with blood running down his face.
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…
Scotsman’s Top 5 Comedy Show at the Fringe 2012 and winner of Best Show at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2011, Dr George Ryegold is back with all the characteristic grace and hu…
A brotherhood of racist skinheads is the only way of life that Adam and his fellow gang members know.
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.
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.
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…
Joe Bor stands out by sheer force of personality.
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.
George’s Marvellous Medics is a sketch show about medics by medics, with a few Olympics pieces thrown in too, as well as a scattering of quite random ones.
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.
‘I haven’t played original stuff for a while’ was Austen George’s mumbled apology to the Acoustic Music Centre audience after encountering difficulty remembering his chords…
Dr Ryegold returns to Edinburgh with a new show that wouldn’t be amiss on Radio 4.
George in the Dragons Den is an odd mix of child and adult humour; a two hander, it markets itself as a topical tour de force where pantomime meets Monty Python, however desp…
Life in a rooming house in New Yorks East 10th Street is the subject of this gripping one-man show, which is billed rather pompously as a self portrait with empty house.
The term ‘award-winning’ has long since been rendered meaningless, devalued by anyone who ever unlocked a Steam gaming achievement appending it to their LinkedIn profile.
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.
Dating George Orwell is a one woman play that looks at the unhealthy relationship between a teenage girl and the books that she has become engrossed in.
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.
A scattering of cardboard boxes, newspaper and plastic bags greet the audience on stage.
Six Ways is one of those small musicals that sends you out into the Edinburgh rain with a big heart.
The London based ex-York University graduates that make up the Blossom Street choir form a refreshingly different type of a cappella group that takes the genre back to its roots an…
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.
Tim Burton gave hostage to fortune in his rather splendid big-screen version of Sweeney Todd, which opened in the UK earlier this year.
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.
Widely regarded as one of Roald Dahl’s most beloved children’s books of all time, George’s Marvellous Medicine has certainly bottled up an impressive thirty-two years of shel…
Pam Lawson has a crush.
The Tony award winning musical 42nd street tells the story of famed musical producer Julian Marsh’s attempt to put on a profitable production during the Great Depression.
Simply and elegantly staged, George Orwells Coming Up For Air is a breath of fresh air in the middle of all of the over dressed, multi-media, post-modern shows which seem to have…
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…
Sweeny Todd is arguably one of the finest works in musical theatre.
‘Colour and light’ exclaims Georges, and this production takes that seriously.
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.
Dance Theater of Harlem is back with its annual block party.
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.
George’s Marvellous Medicine had the children in the audience bemused at some points and enthralled at others.
In this UK premiere of Streetlife, French choreographer Lorca Renoux works with an eclectic ensemble of dancers representing the various hip hop dance styles in Germany today.
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.
This powerful production embodies new writing at its best: relevant, challenging, and absorbing.
Shuffling grooves, wailing guitar solos and growling, whiskey-drenched vocals: This is Main Street Blues, who for one hour brought a slice of America to Scotland.
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…
Blisteringly funny, audacious, and moving, watching Scrawl’s Chapel Street (written by Luke Barnes) is akin to taking a shot of vodka, followed by a bottle to the face.
How do you get to Sesame Street? This is a question many of us have asked throughout our lives and receiving a ticket to Sesame Street Live was, for me, like someone had suddenly h…
Greenside makes a dramatic move to The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) on George Street for 2024 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.
Love for Sale a theatrical cabaret celebration of the music of Kurt Weill set in 1930s Paris.
If you were to list Every Brilliant Thing about life, what would you include? This is the idea behind Duncan Macmillan’s critically acclaimed play, broaching the subject of menta...
Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter film series, The Syndicate) and Niamh Cusack (Heartbeat, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time) will appear in Unfaithful by Owen McCafferty...
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.
A Traffic Jam on Sycamore Street promises to be absurd, dark, surreal yet humorous. A severed finger in the mail sets off a chain of unlikely events. Broadway Baby investigates.
Broadway Baby chats to the absurdists behind A Traffic Jam on Sycamore Street.