A new Jazz musical based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”What does it take for a woman to make it in a man’s world?Meet Vy, a talented songwriter looking to make it big in …
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.
THE ONLY UK TOURING SHOW DEDICATED TO THE MAESTRO AND LEGEND- BARRY WHITE! Direct from the USA, a critically- acclaimed revue featuring the incredible vocalist Will…
The only UK touring show dedicated to the maestro and legend - Barry White! Direct from the USA, a critically- acclaimed revue featuring the incredible vocalist Wil…
The five star musical that shook 2019 is back! “One of the strongest shows the Royal Court has produced” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Liverpool Echo &…
The five star musical that shook 2019 is back! “One of the strongest shows the Royal Court has produced” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Liverpool Echo &…
A phantasmagorical imagining of our possible future, confronting the big problems facing the world in which we live: war, hunger, artificial intelligence.
Are you ready to ask yourself the hard questions we face within society, family, love and culture? If so, come and witness the journey of four troubled souls who unwittingly explor…
A rollercoaster ride through modern and post-modern musicals, rock opera, epics, jukebox theatre and the latest hit shows.
In the Wuji Kingdom, Tang Sanzang dreams of the old king’s soul complaining to him, accusing his sworn brother of murdering him in the royal garden, taking his form and usurping th…
Alexa, Play, a comedy, follows the weekly meetings of Alexas Anonymous, a support group run by one very motivated Alexa.
Bea visits her grieving friend Olivia in her ceramic studio.
Looking for a fun, interactive activity for all the family? Come and join the UK’s No.
Cast ranging in age that give you the very best journey through the landscape of London’s West End hits and Broadway’s masterpieces.
Orange Claw Hammer, following their triumphant appearance at the Zappanale Festival in Germany, continue to rework the music of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band for the 21st ce…
We have thrilled audiences around the world, from China to the US, but we’re particularly at home on the Fringe.
An intimate and astonishing performance of magic in luxurious and enchanting surrounds from magician Kevin Quantum.
Star-cross’d storytellers take you through multiple anarchic, humorous and contradictory re-enactments of a midsummer night they’d rather forget.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Join author and comedian Marc Burrows on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett, based on his Locus Award-winning biography and officially endorsed by the autho…
Edinburgh Live’s number one pick of the Free Fringe is back for a third year! A devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket, mind-melting magic, show-stopping laughs and…
Winner of the Out Of Hand Media Award for Best Show in the Spirit of the Fringe 2022.
‘Visually gorgeous… a perfect, stunning magic show’ ***** (WorldMagicReview.
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…
The crazy magic show packed with comedy, story and danger.
The real-deal variety show with an infectiously joyous atmosphere returns for its 12th year with Mister Meredith in charge.
Join Alex as he makes his fourth consecutive appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and finally answers the question of how he became a magician.
Two robo-clones, born of a mad professor and separated by family and class, must find a way to love where all odds are against them.
Mona Mae is a Juicy Jurassic Southern Belle transplanted in Scotland.
Bring the kids for magical mischief with one of Edinburgh’s favourite magicians! Tim Licata astounds audiences throughout Scotland with his brand of delightful deception.
Winner of performance and magic awards at FRINGE WORLD 2023 and Adelaide Fringe 2024! More than a mere magic show: inspired by the mentalists, mystics and madmen of history, this i…
Join Alex the Magician for an exciting children’s magic show, back for its fourth year at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Featuring winners of London’s premier new-act comedy competition.
How is it possible: we all watch this, we all agree, we all shake our heads, yet we all get up tomorrow morning and do it all over again? Matteo and Reggie, fuelled by John’s sugge…
Journey to the West is a new musical play, originating from the Chinese literary masterpiece by the same name.
Stand-up from the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.
Three agents are given a vital mission.
Enjoy an evening of musical theatre delivered by fantastic voices.
Direct from his sell-out run at Durham Fringe Festival, join Magic Circle member Tom Bolton as he shares with you what it’s really like growing up as a magician in the 21st centu…
If you took every thought you’ve ever had about your life, every comedy sketch you’d ever seen and the vast, inky blackness of space and put them all into a blender: you’d pr…
A young writer is forced to face Death, his ego and his dying, critical mother after getting stuck in a play of his own creation.
Mind-reading and unbelievable trickery abound in this exploration of how autism and magic make anything possible, with rising star Angus Baskerville.
This show will change your afterlife! How will the end of the world affect you? Is it nigh? Are pets allowed in heaven? Which religion guarantees unlimited free booze in the afterl…
Prepare to have your minds blown in this late-night line-up of the best magic, comedy and variety the Fringe has to offer! Late Night Magic brings you a brand-new cast of magicians…
What would you do with an hour? What if it was your last hour ever? For James the answer is easy: he wants to tell you a story.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
Last year’s sell-out show returns with more magic, more puppets and even more laughter! A great show for all the family to start your festival day! Advance booking advised! Featuri…
Get ready to experience the extraordinary as Willy Wonka’s son, Andy Wonka, takes centre stage in Edinburgh for the world premiere of the Pure Imagination comedy magic show! This p…
Dive into Dragonory, the captivating family show at the Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by the charismatic George.
Chris Dinwoodie is a five-time Scottish magic champion.
From one of the creators of Big Zeus Energy (nominated for Best Debut Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023, sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2023) and Nightwatchman (sell-out Edinburgh Fri…
Science tricks you can do at home.
Fred brings his A-game to give you a fun-filled show with comedy, magic, juggling (and maybe some video stunts.
‘A Rollicking Roller-Coaster Ride!’ ****½ (TheWest.
After their sell-out sensation at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Insane Magic are back.
Following a critically acclaimed, sell-out run at the Turbine Theatre, Luke Bayer gives a tour-de-force performance in this blood-stained love letter to Broadway – a solo musical…
This summer the mighty Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva will decide the fate of our planet as we come to the end of the fourth and the final cycle (Yuga) of the Universe.
Chapman’s debut play isn’t just genuine; it is brutally real.
Anything goes at this late-night variety show hosted by Australia’s cult-favourite improv group Snake Pit featuring Edinburgh’s biggest acts of today and tomorrow.
Science tricks you can do at home.
Listen up, hunts.
Gracie is looking for love, and it’s been tough.
Stunning magic.
After a sell-out sensation at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Insane Magic are back even bigger and even more Insane! Witness some of the most incredible acts of magic from ‘three of th…
Winner: 2023 Best Theatre Award.
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
When real-life married funny magicians decided to perform a double-act, they thought it would be the perfect combination of fun and tricks.
A magic show meets a Pixar movie! The annual comedy-magic extravaganza in Happyvale takes an unexpected turn into a thrilling adventure to rescue the forest! Experience awe, laught…
From the creative team behind the five-star, multi-award winning plays Jesus, Jane Mother and Me, and Heroin(e) for Breakfast.
Prepare for a wild and raunchy, adults-only night of magic and comedy with Sam, Justin and Magnus ‘Danger’ Magnus.
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 …
Since 1984, the West End Fair has offered an incredible offering of artists, designers and makers, each who sell only their own handmade work.
Following the Olivier Award-nominated, ‘fantastically funny’ ★★★★★ (Broadway World) Midsummer Mechanicals, Shakespeare’s Globe and Splendid Productions present a br…
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
IS LONDON READY FOR SLAVE PLAY?At the MacGregor Plantation the Old South is alive and well.
At the MacGregor Plantation the Old South is alive and well.
After the great success of their critically acclaimed debut tour, Nadiya and Kai are back with a brand-new show, sharing even more dance magic.
Inspired by All About Eve, this blood-stained love letter to Broadway will have you laughing hysterically and lusting for revenge.
René was raised in London and returned to Germany in 1996.
Debuting at this year’s Brighton Fringe is a Fringe first in children’s entertainment.
There is 54 minutes until the end When you sit down the show will begin.
It’s early in the morning at the Magic Toyshop and Meg the Doll can’t find her glove! Join in the chaotic hunt as Meg and her best friend Penny the Toy Soldier enlist your help…
Donal Vaughan is coming back to Brighton with a different show from last year.
In a secret, magical forest lives the beautiful Forest Queen.
Join top magician Danny Lee Grew in his brand new show ‘24K Magic’ featuring magic, illusion, laughs, gasps and sleight of hand sorcery.
To What End? is a fun exploration of endings of all sorts: relationships, identities, jobs, even life.
Two robo-clones are born of a mad professor and split up at birth.
By popular demand Caspar Thomas returns with last year’s successful magic show.
Taking A Love Pill at the End of the World is a play about existing at the end.
See You In Hell poses the question, “What happens to the manic pixie dream teen when they grow up?”.
There’s no future for Igg and Tom.
Who makes the art that we love? And why do they do it? Why do white women keep making one woman plays? Is doing drugs actually cool? Who will tell annoying people to STFU? Kitsch …
On its sixth birthday, West End Does: bring you a brand new show that is all things COUNTRY! The cast features Olivier Award-winner and a past assistant of Doctor Who, Arthur Dar…
Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese a…
This is your opportunity to surround yourself with the mystery of magic, cleverly fused with wondrous and miraculous feats of science.
Dare you let him come inside your mind? Magic Mike (the magician, not the stripper), Blackpool’s least favourite son and Alakazammy award winner for most innovative based animal i…
This is your opportunity to surround yourself with the mystery of magic, cleverly fused with wondrous and miraculous feats of science.
The Independent Socialist Republic Of The Upper End Of The Lower Breck Road“Change will only come through the barrel of a gun.
‘The Greatest Play Of All Time’ tells the story of 1&2, characters in the mind of a Writer trying to create a career defining play.
Lowell has died.
Simon McBurney’s five-star production of The Magic Flute returns to the ENO, promising an evening of magic, romance and timeless music.
London’s longest-running theatre magic show West End Magic presents some of the most exciting names in magic & variety in the UK.
West End Sessions a captivating new live music show in an intimate, cabaret style setting located in the heart of Mayfair.
Phaedrus Denial, Anger, Repression, Depression, Death.
In a secret, magical forest lives the beautiful Forest Queen.
In a secret, magical forest lives the beautiful Forest Queen.
A captivating magic and mindreading show presented by Oliver Ward.
Join us for the eighth West End Wilma Awards, celebrating the best of UK Theatre.
Join us for the eighth West End Wilma Awards, celebrating the best of UK Theatre.
Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music…
Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals.
Audiences are invited to join “everyone’s favourite pantomime dame!” (Metro) and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Mama G on a brand new panto adventure for the whole family!It al…
The West End’s number one concert series is back with another feel good, all singing, all dancing Christmas extravaganza! Brought to you by an incredible cast of West End stars, …
The protagonist of Matthew Howell and Jack Michael Stacey’s new comedy farce almost says,“The name’s Blonde, Jane Blonde”.
When all of the studios in Hollywood reject his newest script, a frustrated screenwriter invites you, an audience of independent financiers, to a one-night-only presentation of… …
‘Do You Remember That This Is The Play I Was Telling You About’ returning to The Hen & Chickens Theatre, playing from Thursday 30th November until Saturday 2nd December at 19:30.
Fisherman Jon invites you to embark on an epic voyage of self discovery, to find out what truly is on the end of his rod.
Get ready to have your socks knocked off and your heart racing with The Barricade Boys! These four dazzling performers are taking the world by storm with their electrifying show th…
A soiree of delights.
From the imagination of Neil Gaiman, best-selling author of Good Omens, Coraline and The Sandman, the National Theatre’s smash-hit production The Ocean at the End of the Lane…
AMENDMENTS: A PLAY ON WORDSHas ‘political correctness’ gone mad? Is censorship overshadowing common sense? Or is it vital to protect vulnerable people against prejudice?Meet Kennet…
Shoot From The Hip bring their award-winning, TikTok-viral improv comedy to the West End! Fresh from the Fringe, their show features chaotic games, epic scenes, an…
Fresh from a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Shoot From The Hip bring their award-winning, TikTok-viral improvised comedy to the West End! Featuring chaotic g…
‘this is not a play about ophelia (a play about ophelia)’ is a groundbreaking production that seamlessly blends new writing with text from Shakespeare’s much beloved classic …
Award-winning British-Lebanese comedian Esther Manito embarks on her first Uk tour with her brand new show Hell Hath No Fury.
Kim is having one of those days.
Strategic Love Play offers a tragic and often hilarious mirror to the fears and hopes of the vast majority of us who harbour a fear of dying alone.
Direct from London’s West End, The Barricade Boys are the UK’s most exciting theatrical vocal group.
This play comes from a fresh writer who is so fresh, he’s writing jokes that most writers would think were TOO silly.
Fast-paced comedy magic.
‘Definitely raise a shudder’ (BeyondPost.
His father died at 45.
Steve Jackson – ‘guts and sincerity’ **** (Scotsman) – is returning to Surgeon’s Hall with a new show.
Bring the kids for magical mischief at the Scottish Arts Club! One of Scotland’s most entertaining magicians, Tim Licata astounds audiences throughout Scotland with his brand of …
Join Suse for a stand up show about economics, magic, and making things disappear.
What do you get when you mix rap battles cabaret, and an open mic, and then throw in the title of Cabaret God with an audience vote? Top Fringe cabaret stars try out their new mate…
Principal musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra perform this 20th-century masterpiece.
Esther Manito is furious. Furious at the state of the world. At being considered dead at 40. At online comments. And, in her brand new stand-up show, she’s furiously funny.
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…
As part of his nationwide tour, the Britain’s Got Talent and ITV’s The Ultimate Magician finalist hits Edinburgh with a limited Fringe run in a show full of the most awe-inspir…
Bryony’s done with clowning.
Are you ready for some hot queer magic?! Join the award-winning cabaret artist and Indian dancer, Pink Lotus, for the Edinburgh debut of Hot Queer Magic – an iconic South London …
An avid fan of Davis, Colin Steele is the master when it comes to paying homage to musical legends.
When a young Prince is confronted with the death of his father he must now become the leader and man he always dreamt of being and bring forth his family’s legacy into new and enli…
Fast-paced comedy magic.
When a young Prince is confronted with the death of his father he must now become the leader and man he always dreamt of being and bring forth his family’s legacy into new and enli…
How would it feel to watch a conjuror perform in the Middle Ages, when suspected witches and sorcerers were cruelly tortured or burnt alive at the stake? What if you then travelled…
Join Sam, a chronically online twentysomething, at the airport in Terminal, directed by Jett Fink and starring Samantha Vita.
Good Morrow, I am sure one has been made aware of the Obviously Very Sad news.
‘What would it take for you to eat a real-life human being?’ It’s dinner time in the Abbey stately home.
Good Morrow, I am sure one has been made aware of the Obviously Very Sad news.
Fast-paced comedy magic.
Ever wondered what would happen when Girl meets Ghoul? Aubury has the worst job in the underworld – training ghosts.
Hilary Jean Watts embodies the musical legacy of Laura Nyro in, Stoney End: The Songs of Laura Nyro.
Hilary Jean Watts embodies the musical legacy of Laura Nyro in her London debut performance, Stoney End: The Songs of Laura Nyro.
A new hour of stand-up by the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.
Great folk songs of the 60s from Paxton, Dylan, Mitchell, Lightfoot, Collins, Baez, Denver, Simon and more from the Other Great American Songbook.
Join a cast of exciting singers and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, led by their Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev, for a concert performance of Mozart’s enchanti…
Appearing at Edinburgh Fringe for a limited run of just 6 shows, Astonishment is Edinburgh’s regular sell-out variety night.
‘Do You Remember That This Is The Play I Was Telling You About’ is the leading question in the run up to this visceral production of a show where we take a unique journey into the …
‘Do You Remember That This Is The Play I Was Telling You About’ is the leading question in the run up to this visceral production of a show where we take a unique journey into the …
Esti and Vlada are waiting to be called to a hearing regarding their applications.
A performance of some of Einaudi’s most popular, beautiful and atmospheric music brought to you live by talented pianist Ailsa Aitkenhead.
Insert Laughter Here present Spin-a-Play! In this completely improvised comedy show, you will be invited to suggest genres for a “brand new” play to be made up on the spot by the …
Insert Laughter Here present Spin-a-Play! In this completely improvised comedy show, you will be invited to suggest genres for a “brand new” play to be made up on the spot by the …
HOLD ON TO YOUR HORSES!!!! TRUE WEST is in town! SAM SHEPARD is a unique voice in contemporary theatre.
HOLD ON TO YOUR HORSES!!!! TRUE WEST is in town! SAM SHEPARD is a unique voice in contemporary theatre.
15 years after the apocalypse, a lone radio host struggles to keep his show on the air.
UK premier magician and kids entertainer in brand-new and hilarious interactive magic and puppet show for all the family.
15 years after the apocalypse, a lone radio host struggles to keep his show on the air.
Preaching the word to thousands in football stadiums and evangelising undercover in China, amidst 30 years of door-knocking, and all the while the sound of sexuality was knocking l…
Edinburgh Live’s number-one pick of the Free Fringe 2022 returns! A devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket, mind-melting magic, show-stopping laughs and unexpected …
Griffin and Jones have decided to change the world.
Having led a bit of nomadic existence since the closure of The Electric Circus in 2017, the club famed for its spinning wheel of musical categories returns to Summerhall.
Always packed, this ‘fab lil cabaret party’ (TimeOut) returns with Mister Meredith again in charge.
Featuring winners of London’s premier new-act comedy competition.
Physical theatre combines with original music as 7th century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar Xuanzang embarks on a spiritual quest to India, seeking the answer to the question, �…
Join the funalicious Alex with more than a decade of being a master magician, bringing a children’s magic show! Filled with fun, laughs and stories that entangle together in one aw…
Back from his hit show – Drunk Magic – Osey’s back again! In Immature Magic, Luke takes you on his journey from writing for the top magicians in the world, to becoming a perfor…
Puppetry arguably reached a new level of realism and sophistication with War Horse.
Enjoy an afternoon of musical theatre delivered by fantastic voices.
Okay, let’s start at the beginning.
Magic for Animals is a one-woman magic show about agency, consent, and animal rights.
A buddy comedy for an existential generation.
Australia’s campest drag queen bares all in this chaotic cabaret about her double life as a drag queen accountant.
A new hour of stand-up by the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.
Pianist Brian Kellock and trumpeter Colin Steele are amongst Scotland’s foremost jazz musicians.
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 …
Magic Award Adelaide Fringe 2023, 2021 and 2019.
This is a strange one.
Forget rabbits out of hats.
Science Magic is back and has evolved.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Hello, The Hell: Othello is a dance and physical theatre presentation of Othello's and Iago’s afterlife in hell.
Following the sell-out success of his 2022 show The Beginning Of The End, McTavish, described as ‘one of the finest acts on the Scottish comedy circuit’ (Guardian), presents anothe…
Science Magic is back and has evolved.
Stunning magic.
The Magic of Terry Pratchett is an absolutely smashing show that sweeps us into a captivating journey through the life and legacy of the legendary Sir Terry Pratchett, presented by…
Get on the Lash! Just in time for last orders.
Car-Crash Magic is a debut Edinburgh Fringe show presented by JezO, winner of the Family Entertainer of the Year Competition 2022 and member of the prestigious Magic Circle.
Becky, whose best (and only) friend is a demon in a Ouija board, takes us to her first high-school party: filled with horror, karaoke, and awkward interactions.
The world is desperate for more one-man musical-comedy magic mind-reading shows about a break-up in your early thirties, and actor and magician Sam Lupton (Wicked, Avenue Q) is mor…
‘This is the show to see!’ ***** (Entertainment-Now.
Indonesia’s leading English language stand-up comedians visit Edinburgh for the first time! The Indonesian stand-up comedy scene exploded 15 years ago and since then many performer…
One-up your Fringe game this festival by adding mind-blowing magic, a grumpy unicorn and 10 XP! Take a chance, believe in the magic (and yourself)! Magic Gareth returns with this m…
An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World is a 15-minute consultation delivered through a 1 on 1 phone call, in which the solo audience members’ responses through a yes or n…
Insane Magic is a thrilling new magic show that will leave you on the edge of your seats.
“This is not a play,” we’re told.
The vibe is wild as I sit down for Adults Only Magic Show.
So they’ve both swiped right.
Trapped in the Peruvian rainforest, having survived a plane crash and a fall of 10,000 feet, Juliane is utterly alone and hopelessly lost.
In the blurb for his latest show Scary Times, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd promises to cover topics including going for a walk.
This year’s fair runs from 31st July to 27th August in the grounds of St John’s Church.
Ole John Hastings here, God’s favourite comedian, Fringe regular and public urinator (by circumstance and never choice) has returned with a maximum nonsense and mega-lols show.
Studying can be hell.
Studying can be hell.
STEVE PRICE is one of the UK’s busiest and most well-established magicians.
STEVE PRICE is one of the UK’s busiest and most well-established magicians.
After a SELL OUT run at Durham Fringe 2022: Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton is back.
Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton presents: GROW UP MAGIC MAN.
Kane and Abel perform comedy and magic based on the cliches of being twins.
Kane and Abel perform comedy and magic based on the cliches of being twins.
This dark comedy, set on the 15-year anniversary of the Apocalypse tackles themes of isolation, late-stage capitalism and purpose.
15 years after the apocalypse, a lone radio host struggles to keep his show on the air. He ponders the warning signs that spelled our doom. Is anyone listening? Have they ever…?
A psychedelic, forest-core journey of discovery about the stubborn resilience of lesbian love in the face of adversity.
“We’ve got another 10 minutes before shit really hits the fan.
Join 2022 Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Mama G, for a brand-new family panto adventure.
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play 1986.
50 minutes of magic and mentalism incorporating newspapers, ropes, playing cards, a spectator who becomes the magician, number predictions (both by Caspar and the audience members)…
Jamie and her Nanna have seen their home disappear under rising sea levels, and find themselves on a terrifying and exhilarating adventure to rebuild their lives and stop climate c…
50 minutes of magic and mentalism incorporating newspapers, ropes, playing cards, a spectator who becomes the magician, number predictions (both by Caspar and the audience members)…
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Magic Gareth heads to Brighton Fringe with Magic Eye! Expect some kick-ass, eye-bending magic and a whole load of nonsense.
Magic Gareth heads to Brighton Fringe with Magic Eye! Expect some kick-ass, eye-bending magic and a whole load of nonsense.
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.
Join Suse for a stand up comedy show about economics, magic, and making things disappear.
Some time ago, Suse Steed was an economist.
2023 - THE END OF THE BEGINNING OF THE END - VLADIMIR McTAVISH (Work In Progress) Following the critical and box office success at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe of his show The Beginni…
2023 - THE END OF THE BEGINNING OF THE END - VLADIMIR McTAVISH (Work In Progress) Following the critical and box office success at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe of his show The Beginni…
Science Magic is back again.
His father died at 45.
CORAL BEVAN IS “FISHERMAN JON: WHAT’S ON THE END OF MY ROD?” “Fisherman Jon is an icon!” - Rikki Beadle Blair.
His father died at 45.
Science Magic is back again.
CORAL BEVAN IS “FISHERMAN JON: WHAT’S ON THE END OF MY ROD?” “Fisherman Jon is an icon!” - Rikki Beadle Blair.
Desperate Times follows the life of an anonymous young queer man as he struggles to find his feet in his farming-focused hometown.
You want a blurb? I’ll give you a blurb right now.
You want a blurb? I’ll give you a blurb right now.
West End Does is back for Hollywood: The Sequel! Join them for another fantastic mix of songs from the world of Hollywood including music from animated classics, musical movies, an…
It’s not every day that you see your imagination augmented by the stage adaptation of a book.
'How long has the earth been around for? Millions, billions who knows, I don’t know, I don’t care to find out.
When hard times come, when hope is lost, when it seems like this really might be it, we tell stories.
Hutchinson is back with a brand new show for 2023.
London's longest-running theatre magic show celebrating 10 years at the Leicester Square theatre.
What’s the only thing proven to change the world? That’s right: issue-led fringe theatre.
Hutchinson is back with a brand new show for 2023.
A play inspired by Juliane Koepcke’s remarkable survival story.
A new political satire transfers to The Other Palace.
A thrilling new show inspired by the double survival story of Juliane Koepcke.
This award-winning wild child musical thunders through Meat Loaf’s legendary powerhouse anthems including I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That), Paradise By The …
It’s electrified audiences in London, New York, Toronto and Germany, and won the audience-voted Evening Standard Award for Best New Musical.
The Final Episode of The Magic Tower Crime, lies and googly eyes Heaven shakes a little Drenched in honey, covered in sunlight.
Penny and Anthony were once an item, but things went pear-shaped and they broke up.
if all the times i cared had names.
Welcome, brave visitor, to 666 Hell Lane.
Forget rabbits from hats and dated tricks.
Featuring South African artist and theatre maker Jemma Kahn and directed by Lindiwe Matshikiza, We Didn’t Come to Hell for the Croissants is a unique solo performance of seven st…
A solo show exploring the formative years of Phil Lynott.
Penny and Anthony were once an item, but things went pear-shaped a year ago and they separated.
London's longest running theatre magic show.
Maestro Qian Junping leads the London Philharmonic Orchestra at this Image China Concert with featured prize-winning soloists Ning Feng and Yang Xuefei.
A comedy improv special! “Whose Line Is It Anyway” type games & scenes followed by an improvised play-all inspired from audience suggestions “Give them their own TV show” The Me…
Regretfully, International Theater Amsterdaam has had to cancel the Edinburgh performances of The Magic Mountain for technical reasons.
Magic, Mystery and Mayhem is the debut show for comedy magic double act O’Leary and Meadows, and it is exactly as the title suggests - full of amazing magic, mysterious mind readin…
Magic, Mystery and Mayhem is the debut show for comedy magic double act O’Leary and Meadows, and it is exactly as the title suggests - full of amazing magic, mysterious mind readin…
A completely original show.
Battle describes itself as a modern mystery play, and takes the audience on an intricately-plotted historical journey from 1066 to the present day: exploring how women just gather …
Sirqus Alfon has attracted international attention for its innovative and interactive approach to merging technology, music, performance and the human body.
Want to try your hand at some creative accounting? Ready to get paid $$$ for your creative talents? Or get your Fringe tickets as an NFT? Welcome to the Wild West of the crypto-eco…
Exploring the complexities and intersections of family, poverty, politics and sexuality, this adaptation brings all the urgency and relevance of Édouard Louis’s novel to the stage…
Absurdist comedy character clown Coral Bevan presents Fisherman Jon: Whats on the end of my Rod? (Work in Progress).
Absurdist comedy character clown Coral Bevan presents Fisherman Jon: Whats on the end of my Rod? (Work in Progress).
Absurdist comedy character clown Coral Bevan presents Fisherman Jon: Whats on the end of my Rod? (Work in Progress).
For the show’s UK premiere, join Desmond Channing in the Seventh Circle - hell’s most squalid cabaret club - as he recounts the grisly events that led him there.
Damnation has never been so fun in Joe McNeice’s adaptation of Diva: Live from Hell.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
In a room of questionable hygiene.
In this dark comedy, Ophelia and Gertrude are in limbo and on their way to Hell.
The Relentless Approach of Better Times is Emma Smith’s testimony to the importance of galvanised positive action in response to forced mass migration, climate change and political…
Join the Trickster and Sunny the Bunny for a riot of silly stunts and crazy magic in The Funny Punny Magic Show! Four-time winner of the Scottish Children’s Entertainer of the Ye…
A group of Scotland’s leading young musicians perform a selection of albums from Start to End.
We think we know this story.
Do you believe in magic? Bev does, but after the death of her son Jess she thought she’d never find her magic again.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
The doors are opening on a magical new destination in the heart of the West End.
Enjoy an afternoon of musical theatre delivered by fantastic voices.
Music is magic.
One devilishly handsome magician trapped in a straitjacket.
Celebrate the return of the Fringe at Summerhall with the legendary wheel of musical chance! Every 30 minutes at Magic Nostalgic, we’ll invite someone from the crowd to come up ont…
Fringe legend David Alnwick performs his favourite tricks.
The West End New Act of the Year was a comedy competition held between November and March to find the funniest emerging comedy talent.
Always packed, this ‘fab lil cabaret party’ (Time Out) returns with Mister Meredith again in charge.
Writer and magician David Alnwick presents a ghost story told using magic.
A perfect show to start your day! Card tricks, mind-reading, all the magic show stuff! Magician, on stage, doing magic in a magic show; what more do you want? Oh and it’s literally…
The West End Fair returns to the stunning grounds of St John’s Church.
Paul Richards literally can’t stop drumming; he’s performed all over the world, from huge gigs in China to grotty working men’s clubs, posh corporate gigs to the whole of the UK to…
The West End New Act of the Year was a comedy competition held between November and March to find the funniest emerging comedy talent.
Even more fast-paced comedy magic from fringe legend David Alnwick.
Living legend, world-class entertainer returns with Broadway version of a five-star journey through Black music and his incredible life, with songs, tap dance, stories, comedy.
A pianist with superhuman coordination, Los Angeles-based Milen Kirov is an award-winning Bulgarian-American pianist and composer with an inimitable artistic voice and celebrated c…
Experienced, friendly and engaging Scottish premier magician Leigh Milne in fast-paced and hilarious interactive magic and ventriloquist show for all the family.
London’s longest-running theatre magic show, direct from the Leicester Square Theatre.
Edinburgh-based award-winning Siamsoir Irish dancers return with their fifth original show – an Irish dance play.
After sell-out performances and five-star reviews from 2016-2019, our performers are excited to return to Edinburgh for their fifth year with a new line-up of songs! Featuring worl…
Cool with underlying passion and deceptively simple choreography by New Yorker/San Franciscan Stephen Pelton, End Without Days gets under your skin.
It’s time for us to play.
Join The Glittering Prince of Magic for a world-class magical premiere extravaganza.
This is the pre-drinks magic show.
Tamar’s getting married.
After experimental Zoom gigs where he got muted by 639 people and a drive-in gig where Omid witnessed an audience member get out his car, attach a hose pipe to his exhaust and feed…
Are we nearing the end of the pandemic? Or are we on the brink of yet more global catastrophes? Are governments fiddling while the world burns? Following his total sell-out success…
The fun, family, science comedy show is back! New tricks this year include popping a balloon with an orange, a twist on the famous table cloth trick, a device that runs electricity…
Science! Sex! Stand-up! Triple award-winning Irish comedian and scientist, Donal Vaughan has done stand-up for 10 years.
Climate change.
Magic Gareth returns to the Pleasance Courtyard with Magic Eye! Expect some kick-ass, eye-bending magic and a whole load of nonsense (and balloons)! This brand-new show from the mi…
After far too long, Magic Roman is finally off on the trip of a lifetime and he couldn’t be more excited! He’s packed the essentials: a toothbrush, a camera and plenty of magic tri…
In aid of the suicide charity CALM, and sound-tracked live with songs from his upcoming second album, the acclaimed beatboxer is back with Breathe: a breathtakingly theatrical disp…
How do you cause a shipwreck or conjure goddesses at will? Tricksy spirit Ariel has you covered.
They’ve let him indoors! Jim the Magician is an icon at the Pleasance Courtyard as their only resident close-up table magician.
Britain’s Got Talent finalist Magical Bones is one of the more recognisable magicians on the Fringe thanks mostly to his BGT appearance.
The vibe is wild as I sit down for Adults Only Magic Show.
‘A rollicking roller-coaster ride!’ ****½ (The West Australian).
This Is Not A Theatre Company is pleased to present its live, site-specific, participatory, multi-sensory Play in Your Bathtub 2.
This Is Not A Theatre Company is pleased to present its live, site-specific, participatory, multi-sensory Play in Your Bathtub 2.
Hot Dog has just been dumped by her girlfriend, Dumpling, and now she must candidly examine what it means to live in a post-Dumpling world.
This Is Not A Theatre Company is pleased to present its live, site-specific, participatory, multi-sensory Play in Your Bathtub 2.
Join us for the seventh West End Wilma Awards, celebrating the best of UK Theatre.
Expect chips in gravy and on shoulders Fantastic stand up comedy from Jimmy Shirley, Percy Savage and Ant Grogan, 3 of the best comedians on the North West comedy scene.
Expect chips in gravy and on shoulders Fantastic stand up comedy from Jimmy Shirley, Percy Savage and Ant Grogan, 3 of the best comedians on the North West comedy scene.
From the critically acclaimed creators of Crooks 1926, ‘The Peak of Immersive,’ comes a whole new age of Bandits and Criminals.
Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton presents: GROW UP MAGIC MAN.
Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton presents: GROW UP MAGIC MAN.
STEVE PRICE is one of the UK’s busiest and most well-established magicians.
Fun, femxle, fearless and completely improvised.
The Bridge House Theatre are delighted to announce the return of our evening of performance poetry!Play On Words 5!Curated and compered by Lee Campbell, the evening will see perfor…
We’re already halfway through 2022.
We’re already halfway through 2022.
Triple award-winning Irish comedian and scientist, Donal Vaughan, brings his hugely popular science, comedy, magic family show to Brighton Fringe with some brand new tricks.
Triple award-winning Irish comedian and scientist, Donal Vaughan, brings his hugely popular science, comedy, magic family show to Brighton Fringe with some brand new tricks.
GET DOWN .
GET DOWN .
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…
It’s first thing in the morning in the magic toyshop.
It’s first thing in the morning in the magic toyshop.
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…
Nixon’s Magic Stand Up Magic Show.
Nixon’s Magic Stand Up Magic Show.
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
This Is Not A Theatre Company is pleased to present its live, site-specific, participatory, multi-sensory Play in Your Bathtub 2.
This Is Not A Theatre Company is pleased to present its live, site-specific, participatory, multi-sensory Play in Your Bathtub 2.
Dust-sheets cover what little furniture there is in the expansive room of Dr Felix Kersten (Michael Lumsden), trusted personal physiotherapist to Reichsfuehrer Heinrich Himmler (Ri…
The Bridge House Theatre are delighted to announce the return of our evening of performance poetry!Play On Words 4!Curated and compered by Lee Campbell, the evening will see perfor…
Frankie Howerd was one of Britain's most loved comedians for half a century.
Frankie Howerd was one of Britain's most loved comedians for half a century.
London’s premier magic show featuring the most exciting names in magic & variety in the UK.
Frankie Howerd was one of Britain’s most loved comedians.
Back again and bigger than ever - Roles We’ll Never Play arrives at the Lyric Theatre for a night of musical theatre madness.
Following a totally sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Britain’s Got Talent Finalist and star of international stage hit Impossible takes to the ro…
The Bridge House Theatre are delighted to announce the return of our evening of performance poetry!POW!Play On Words 3Curated and compered by Lee Campbell, the evening will see per…
Your one-way ticket to MarsLeaving planet Earth forever to colonise the Red Planet: Becca is thrilled by the idea.
Children Playing Downton Abbey to avoid death.
Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the unstoppable Magic of Motown show steams into town! Seen by over a million people, it's no surprise th…
Join us!Join us for an evening of Talent at West Five Bar - You can just turn up on the night as this event is free entry! Want to be a contestant?If you wish to be a contesta…
An absurdity of love and laughterEmbracing the natural comedic elements of our friendship, we have curated an evening of music and magic.
A fantastic mix of traditional and contemporary Christmas carols and songs sung by the best in the West End.
After experimenting with a Zoom gig where he got muted by 639 people and a Drive-in gig where Omid witnessed an audience member get out his car, attach a hose pipe to hi…
Frankie Howerd was one of Britain's most loved comedians for half a century.
If you’re looking for magical theatre this Christmas, but aren’t keen on booking a pantomime, then Blu & The Magic Web is a musical adventure that is sure to please the who…
The Bridge House Theatre are delighted to announce the return of our evening of performance poetry!POW!Play On Words 2Curated and compered by Lee Campbell, the evening will see per…
Join The Clapham Grand’s Showteam & London’s finest drag acts in a SPOOKTACULAR celebration of everything we love about Halloween in pop culture!Expect dragtastic numbers from your…
From the team that brought you I, Dido a world premier of new play by Bloomsbury playwright Non Vaughan-O’Hagan.
From the team that brought you I, Dido a world premiere of a new play by Bloomsbury playwright Non Vaughan-O’Hagan.
POW!Play On WordsCurated and compered by Lee Campbell, the evening will see performances from established performance poets as well as the opportunity for others to showcase their …
Come and join us for our monthly queer night @ ELECTRIC WATERMELON.
Filmed during the martial law period and banned by the Kuomintang regime due to its homosexual undercurrents and likely for its political overtones, The End of the Track is a landm…
Tavistock Heritage Trust and Tavistock Guildhall are pleased to present another in their series of online Arts Society talksDOWN UNDER: Australian painting from ancient times to Eu…
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45.
Set to be a night to remember, BLKOUT will be taking over Brixton Villages iconic avenues in Market Row for a larger than life Queer Ball in partnership with Drelle West - the Inte…
Sharpen your swords, lace up your boots, and stick a great big feather in your hat! Morgan & West present a fun for all the family retelling of Alexadre Dumas’ The Three …
The perfect afternoon show.
After a year and a half off the stage, Chris Cook returns to the Finge for his eighth year with something different every night.
Writer Jaimini Jethwa and Director Caitlin Skinner bring to life a story of love and restoration, as two Hindu deities suddenly find themselves in the city of Dundee.
Meet Shakespeare, but not the Shakespeare you know.
Lunchtime recital: Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.
Paul Aitchison, best known to Edfringe and BBC Radio Four audiences through sketch act Mixed Doubles, returns with his unique blend of character comedy and mind-melting magic for 1…
Calling all witches, wizards, shamans, artists.
‘Better than Sex’ is a one-woman tantalising and timeless cabaret reflecting on the infamous 1930’s sex-symbol, Mae West.
‘Better than Sex’ is a one-woman tantalising and timeless cabaret reflecting on the infamous 1930’s sex-symbol, Mae West.
Did you have a birthday in the last year that was spoilt by COVID? Or an anniversary? Or a Christmas.
Fringe legend Dave Alnwick performs exceptional magic.
The perfect afternoon show.
A ghost story told with magic.
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.
This iconic fair is based on the grounds of the church, in clusters of marquees and open-air stalls, all linked together by an ingenious system of walkways.
At the end of the line; a story of waiting for life to begin and the delays we experience to get there.
Edinburgh’s favourite topical comedy show.
Do you believe in magic? Bev does.
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.
Those People: A Play About QAnon is based on interviews with young people from the UK, conducted online and from accounts written on the subreddit: r/QAnoncasualties.
A writer enters his studio and is visited by five eccentric and imposing characters with the purpose of creating a play that defines the 21st century.
Tash is a simple girl.
A magical evening of songs from London’s greatest musicals sung by a host of West End performers, starring an incredible cast drawn from the most iconic West End and Broadway sho…
TUCK SHOP WEST END is the first ever Drag season LIVE on the West End, brought to you by the producers of Death Drop, TuckShop.
Saturday 17th July 2021, 8pmTickets: £26.
Five incredible acts.
Frankie Howerd was one of Britain’s most loved comedians.
Fun, female, fearless and completely improvised.
What would Alan Sugar do if he were the last man alive? What if people stopped reproducing as a form of mass protest? And when are those killer African wasps that the tabloids keep…
The legendary Ghost Whisperer Séayoncé is lubed up to mystic it to you in this dragtastic séance.
An interactive audio horror experience with escape room elements.
What would Alan Sugar do if he were the last man alive? What if people stopped reproducing as a form of mass protest? And when are those killer African wasps that the tabloids keep…
An escape room style experience with a paranormal twist, Retrogression is about a ghost who scares visitors to the Brighton Toy Museum and needs to be released.
The West End comes to Brighton in this spectacular celebration of cabaret and theatre at The Warren performed by an ensemble of seasoned West End Stars and hosted by Brighton’s sta…
Exert from the show ‘Certain Songs for Uncertain Times’, recorded in June 2020 at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg for the National Arts Festival Makhanda.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Henry Churniavsky is a Jewish, scouse, stand-up comedian.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
Let’s admit it – Zoom calls are not ideal for stand-up comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
The twin tricksters perform magic and comedy inspired by clichés surrounding twins.
The twin tricksters perform magic and comedy inspired by clichés surrounding twins.
‘Science Magic’ is back in Brighton once again.
‘Science Magic’ is back in Brighton once again.
The story follows Delvin, a black British teenager as he discovers the wrath of police brutality at the same time as the rise of the Black Power Movement in London in the late 1960…
The story follows Delvin, a black British teenager as he discovers the wrath of police brutality at the same time as the rise of the Black Power Movement in London in the late 1960…
MEET YOUR WILD SIDE Conceived and directed by Channing Tatum, MAGIC MIKE LIVE is an unforgettably fun night of sizzling, 360-degree entertainment based on the hit movies.
Coming to you in 2021 Neil Sands and his wonderful cast will be back with a brand new show which will be spreading enough happiness and joy to lift the sp…
It’s the Bee Gees entire glittering songbook wrapped up in one spectacular live concert show.
Following a totally sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the star of international stage hit Impossible takes to the road with his much-anticipated debut solo …
London’s premier and longest running theatre magic show featuring the most exciting names in magic & variety in the UK.
It’s time to celebrate the rich history of the Winter Gardens Blackpool! Join stars of the West End as we delve into stories from the past and deliver simply stunning theatric…
Broken Robot Productions presents Magical Bones: Black MagicThe Britain’s Got Talent finalist is hitting the road as his much-anticipated debut…
Morgan & West present captivating chemistry, phenomenal physics, and bonkers biology in this fun for all the family science extravaganza! Expect explosive thr…
Please note that Tier 2 regulations mean that only members of the same household or support bubble may meet together indoors.
The Scottish Play is a solo performance written by Victoria Gartner, founder and artistic director of Will & Co which produces plays about Shakespear, under the umbrella title …
Deck the halls with holly because Christmas has come early as the biggest stars from London’s West End celebrate the festive season in WEST END MUSICAL CHRISTMAS – LIVE…
A lot of love has gone into this imagined duet between Frankie Howerd and his lover Dennis Heymer.
“There’s nothing quite like the magic of theatre…” A commonly heard, if somewhat meaningless assertion.
A Season of New Digital Performances - written and performed by an acclaimed and international female-led creative team.
It’s the Bee Gees entire glittering songbook wrapped up in one spectacular live concert show.
It’s the Bee Gees entire glittering songbook wrapped up in one spectacular live concert show.
Enjoy an afternoon of musical theatre delivered by fantastic voices.
Philomusica of Edinburgh presents a programme of classic theme music and signature tunes from the golden age of radio.
The Coming Out Play is a 40-minute one-woman play that follows the twenty-six-year-old and sucre-sweet Lucy Moran as she travels to her parents’ house to tell them that not only …
Three Times She Knocked, an erotic psychological thriller.
Using only a deck of cards and a very talented toy rabbit, magician Craig Stephenson has dazzled audiences around the world with his exemplary sleight of hand skills combined with …
After sold-out performances and five-star reviews the past four years, our performers are excited to return to Edinburgh for their fifth year with a new line-up of songs! Featuring…
Best in Fringe Kids 2019.
Jamie Kenna hosts a delightful evening of cabaret on Brighton seafront performed by an ensemble of seasoned West End Stars.
Morgan and West present captivating chemistry, phenomenal physics, and bonkers biology in this fun-for-all-the-family science extravaganza! Expect explosive thrills, chemical spill…
A night to remember our daughter, sister and friend Janine Benecke and all the other victims of drunk drivers.
Truth and taboo collide in this intimate visit with a phone sex operator.
Following a totally sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the star of international stage hit Impossible takes to the road with his much-anticipated debut solo …
Following a totally sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the star of international stage hit Impossible takes to the road with his much-anticipated debut solo …
As president of the drama club and star of every school show, Desmond Channing spent most of his short life in the spotlight.
The Jeff Rodrigues Trio present an evening exploring the music of Thelonious Monk – considered to be the father of Modern Jazz – and Joe Henderson, one of the most revered inst…
London’s premier & longest running theatre magic show features the most exciting names in magic & variety in the UK.
Claire Lenahan is your bog standard obnoxious American comedian / magician/ escapologist / identity thief.
West End Sessions brings together the most exciting stars across from various mediums for intimate performances.
West End Sessions brings together the most exciting stars across from various mediums for intimate performances.
by Jake Brunger A comic play about sex and commitment in the 21st century.
Join the fun as we conjure up a magic show from thin air! Thrilling illusions, spooky mind reading, stunning sleight-of-hand, and death-defying escapes.
Have your mind blown as you laugh yourself silly! A line up of the funniest, scariest, and freakiest, conjured up for your delight in our magic comedy club.
f you’ve ever wanted to learn how to properly perform magic and even create your own, then join us for a spell-binding 2.
Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience when Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic and skates into a city near you.
Created with Magic legends Penn & Teller, Mischief Theatre conjure up an evening of grand illusion.
Captain Flinn is ready for an adventure! Les Petits theatre company return to the high seas after their hugely successful shows David Walliams’ The First Hippo on the Moon an…
Hit Edinburgh Fringe show returns to Brighton for its final shows of the year.
A man wakes in the middle of the night to discover that the world has stopped.
Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience when Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic and skates into a city near you.
Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience when Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic and skates into a city near you.
A host of West End performers and recording artists join forces to bring you this night of musical theatre.
Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience when Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic and skates into a city near you.
A live radio play within a play! Based on W.
In a country on the verge of doom and murderous clowns on the loose on our cinema screens, Join Awk this October and allow it to show you there’s more to life than work.
Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience when Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic and skates into a city near you.
Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the ultimate Disney experience when Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic and skates into a city near you.
Appearing for the 29th successive year in the magnificent setting of St Andrew’s and St George’s West, Fife vocal concert group Ensemble (www.
This play is about dreams, where forgotten memories go, déjà vu, laughter, the inability to laugh, that sense you get when you can tell someone is staring at you, the song Girls …
The self-proclaimed loser of America’s Got Talent breaks from his Vegas residency and US tour for a limited Fringe run.
Edinburgh-based promoter The Soundhouse Organisation presents Three Times Five, featuring Moishe’s Bagel, Kinnaris Quintet and John Goldie and the High Plains.
Over the last three years, playwright Nicola McCartney and actor Dritan Kastrati have worked together to tell Dritan’s story of two epic journeys of survival set against the back…
John Chesterton works in a world where political correctness is paramount.
With thrilling stories, silly games, and pervy puppets, Sex Ed is the smartest, slam-bangin’-est cabaret in town.
This show follows the journey of a team of podcasters setting out to investigate the disappearance of an iconic infomercial grifter.
Nick is 14 years old.
Live, original band as seen at The London Palladium with seven critically acclaimed, original albums and over 2,000 live shows.
After sell-out shows for the last four years, join Scotland’s top jazz stars as they take a trip with everyone’s favourite nanny! Playing all the greatest hits, we guarantee a supe…
Should schools be the main engines of social mobility? Or are teachers being tasked with a responsibility that truly belongs to the government? Is the education system supporting t…
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Brian Molley Quintet recreate and reimagine one of the bestselling jazz albums of all time, Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd’s Jazz Samba.
With thrilling empathy, phenomenal solos and driving musical energy, Steele’s trumpet fronts a quintet covering classic arrangements of Miles Davis’s seminal albums of the 50s …
In this new piece, Bert and Nasi dance the end of their relationship, imagining what a future without each other might look like.
Following last year’s sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run, No Nonsense Productions (It’s a Wonderful Life: **** (EdinburghGuide.
Join West End Producer as he auditions special guests for his Free Willy musical.
It’s an old feminist adage that the personal is political – and it doesn’t get much more personal than this.
A joyous tribute to the music of Cannonball and Nat Adderley, featuring a quintet of Scotland’s foremost jazz talent fronted by saxophonist M Kershaw and trumpeter Colin Steele.
Frances has decided to fly to Dublin to spit on Sister Ina Marsh’s grave.
This new comedy gives the audience a fly-on-the-wall view of how messy putting on a student Fringe play can be.
A family’s dream holiday becomes a nightmare.
Rae Mac’s welcomes back cabaret diva Tricity Vogue for more ukulele fun.
Captivating and evocative guitar music.
An evening of musical theatre anthems from the shows you know and love, with songs from We Will Rock You, Matilda, Hairspray, Singing in the Rain and other classics.
A play, a pie and a pint all included in your ticket price! Contemporary interactive play and great craic. See website for further details: mcsorleysbar.com/events
The Design Informatics Pavilion is a pop-up exhibition space designed by biomorphis architects featuring a range of objects and experiences that invite you to step into the future.
The National newspaper and ELT short playwright winners.
Sociologist-turned-detective Caleb Rutherford steps into a hall of mirrors exposing real people through their professions while thinking he has nothing to reveal about himself.
Cinema Arts presents a rare screening of the last silent film ever made by Charlie Chaplin.
Witness a magical extravaganza where you will marvel at The Biggest Balloon in the World and risk your dryness at the ultimate game of Water Pistol Roulette! All live on stage in f…
Hell to Play is a bad-taste absurd comedy game show set in Hell.
If you’re looking for a fun & overall solid start to your day, this is your show.
Magic as equally stunning as the skill is completely hidden.
Join prizewinning comedy drag queen Georgia Tasda as she battles to save her failing witchcraft academy from impending closure.
Returning for the third time after the previous full-house shows.
Twin tricksters Kane & Abel perform magic and comedy inspired by clichés surrounding twins.
Bea’s vagina can narrate, DJ, and dance, but she can’t have sex.
Always packed, this ‘fab lil’ cabaret party’ (Time Out) returns for its sixth year.
125 makers, artists and designers exhibiting their latest creations in a spectacular outdoor setting.
Dave Alnwick is a true magician’s magician, with many strings to his bow.
Magician Craig Stephenson has dazzled audiences around the world with his exemplary sleight of hand skills combined with devilish psychological illusion.
Join Scottish Magician of the Year 2018 in this fast-moving show full of laughs and surprises.
Never seen before.
At age seven, Phil was sent to Dublin by his single mother, Philomena, to be raised by her parents so she could earn enough money to survive.
A young boy with an enormous gift. Follow Ma Liang as he discovers a very special skill that could help his whole village as long as it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands…
In order for theatre to be political, it certainly does not have to make any truly profound statement on the state of the world.
Paul Nathan is a name often associated with the I Hate Children Children’s Show, a firm Festival favourite for years amongst little ones, but he is back this year with a brand ne…
Last Life feels like a social experiment.
After sold-out performances and five-star reviews at Fringe 2016, 2017 and 2018, our performers are excited to return to Edinburgh with a new line-up of songs! Featuring world-clas…
Using only a deck of cards and a toy rabbit, magician Craig Stephenson has been amazing audiences all over the world.
Fresh from a sell-out tour, star of BBC’s The Blame Game, Fighting Talk and The News Quiz, Neil Delamere returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new show.
The fifth solo show from award-winning stand-up Ben Clover.
Albert Einstein used to work in a patent office, reportedly because the mundanity and ease of the job allowed his mind to wander to more complicated concepts.
We all have to work.
The Artists Collective Theatre consider what could prompt an eighteen year old girl to create one of the most lauded, feared, impressive and appalling tales of the overpowering nee…
In a unique mix of mind-melting magic and bonkers character comedy, one performer plays four contestants in a hilarious and somewhat manic magic competition.
Winner of Fringe World 2019 Best Children’s Show Weekly Award! The multi award-winning, sell-out sensation of 2018, The Greatest Magic Show is coming to Edinburgh for the first tim…
HD Management presents multi award nominee and the official face of the ITV Hub and uSwitch, Lateef Lovejoy with his solo stand-up show Life, Times and Society’s Crimes where he ex…
The ever-evolving show returns! Still trying to be good, still failing.
The Fantastic Magic Show is a special and unique experience for the children and their parents.
The hilarious science show is back with a new food-themed show.
When you get a new worst day of your life, it’s time to tell everyone about the second worst! A show about discovering the magic in your belly.
April 2015, Michel Graindorge passed away.
Fresh from a one-star review in 2015, ‘there is a good comic entombed in this smug mess’ (Scotsman), LA’s ‘American-Indian-Iranian comic Omid Singh’ (Guardian) is back for anothe…
He was exhausted by life.
Unbelievable Science is an interactive science show for the whole family, where experiments take place right before your eyes! Captivating chemistry! Phenomenal physics! Bonkers bi…
Nobel Prize-winning comedian JJ Whitehead returns with a show about lying.
You want to know how the tricks work, but this show will reveal how a magician thinks! John Accardo may be one of America’s rising young talents, but he’s been performing for over …
Music is a journey: across countries, cultures, and time.
GFH builds on the runaway success of Gabby’s last Edinburgh show and offers a new series of life hacks on today’s dating and partying scene.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
The star of international stage hit Impossible makes his much-anticipated Edinburgh Fringe debut.
Captain Flinn is ready for an adventure! Les Petits return to the high seas after their hugely successful shows David Walliams’ The First Hippo on the Moon and Adventures in Wonder…
(And I feel fine (but not all the time)).
Magic as equally stunning as the skill is completely hidden.
Magicians from the prestigious Magic Circle & West End Magic present an unforgettable magic workshop suitable for children, Hogwarts professors Oliver Tabor & Wa…
London’s longest running theatre magic show returns to York for the 5th year running delivering the most exciting names in magic & variety in the UK.
Thomas Anthony presents his brand new show “Is it Wheely Magic?”….
just JOSH & WonderPhil are proud to present their debut double act.
Time travelling magicians Morgan & West return to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with their jaw-dropping, heart-stopping, brain-busting, opinion-adjusting, death-defying…
Some of the world’s most talented musical theatre stars from Broadway and the West End will unite this summer in West End Proms – an evening of beautiful live music, co…
“No talent at all when it comes to cooking – as you will discover – but when it comes to pissing off my children – immense talent – Olympian talent.
The Theatre at the Hippodrome Casino has undergone a multi-million-pound transformation to create an intimate, state-of-the-art new home for the show that The Sun calls, ".
John Chesterton works in a world where political correctness is paramount.
Duration: Approx 1hr 50mins A highly energetic tribute show that follows in the footsteps of the award-winning girl band, Little Mix.
The sell-out science, comedy and family magic show is back for its third year in Brighton.
What is real magic? Is it just tricks or magic? What’s the difference? Thomas will answer these questions and reveal some of the deepest secrets! You will learn what it takes to …
Magic as equally stunning as the skill is completely hidden.
The Twins Macabre return to Brighton with ‘Crime Doesn’t Play’, a horror-crime-thriller-comedy.
Back for our 4th year, providing the best African music of the Festival.
Star of BBC’s the Blame Game, Fighting Talk and The News Quiz, Neil Delamere presents this work-in-progress show.
Connected and heartfelt, revolutionary and irreverent, the Improvised Play is always of its time.
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
We all have to work.
Cat Loud is an award-winning cabaret performer and jazz singer from a remote Scottish island.
A stellar jazz sextet performs a musical tribute to the jazz composer and pianist, Thelonious Monk.
Monsteers Artistry Presents: Surviving A Millenial Jukebox (With West End Stars Patrick Sullivan and Georgia Carling) Patrick Sullivan and Georgia Carling perform …
JB Carter, American, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2017 finalist, shortlisted for BBC New Comedy Award 2018, as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra, and Northern Irishman, Phili…
How unusual and odd are we in Europe? For this we can blame the legacy of the British Empire, but we can’t blame anyone else for the Empire.
Escape room meets theatre in this apocalyptic adventure.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
Fresh from his sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run at the Pleasance Courtyard, Tom Brace brings a jam-packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won’t believe! Expect the unexpected…
British Comedy Guide Recommended Show 2018 In this affectionate tribute to one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars, leading impressionist Julian Dutton (BBC1&rsqu…
British Comedy Guide Recommended Show 2018 In this affectionate tribute to one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars, leading impressionist Julian Dutton (BBC1&rsqu…
The multi award-winning Spanish-based company dedicated to producing magical shows for family audiences, Aracaladanza, have been favourites at Sadler’s Wells since their Fami…
London’s premier magic show featuring the most exciting names in magic & variety in the UK.
Following his success with The Encounter at the Barbican, Simon McBurney’s five-star production of The Magic Flute returns to ENO, concerning the search for truth and reason,…
Once a month the Museum of Comedy is transformed into the Museum of Magic! Magicians from the prestigious London Magic Circle and West End Magic congregate to present an…
Magicians from the prestigious London Magic Circle and West End Magic congregate to present an unforgettable afternoon of magic for children and families alike! Fea…
Jeremy Vine is one of the UK's most successful broadcasters.
Thursday 7th March, 8pmFriday 8th March, 8pmTickets: £10Duration: 2hrs including an intervalSuitable for: ages 11+Other: This show takes place …
Deep in the heart of a medieval palace dungeon, two strangers dwell.
Tired of seaming or losing DPNs? Magic loop allows you to knit small circumference projects using only one long circular needle! In this class you’ll learn the ins…
MAKE, LEARN, PLAY and PERFORM on your own fully working ukulele, made from a spread tub! If you don't believe it, take a look at the YouTube extract below.
ON LOOP Cork is no New York Issues: An Important PlayMaking a statement - no matter what ON LOOP - Sadhbh Mc Loughlin + Isobel O'ReganThe sound of a dial ton…
Jump, roll and slide at Watermans in this creative movement workshop for children and adults.
I didn’t actually see this performance; not by virtue of being absent, but rather because I had followed the request of actor and spoken word poet, Paul Daly, to blindfold myself…
Two leading lights of the cabaret scene, Dusty Limits and Michael Roulston have been writing together for over a decade.
This show promises amazing magic; an incredible hour of entertainment.
An exciting, fast-paced and colourful show for all the family.
Series of scientific experiments mainly from mechanics, magnetism and optics combined into popular science lecture. This is a Russian language event.
A festive feast of magical entertainment for the whole family.
Join us for a fun evening of sketches, drama, song and comedy.
‘Shepard's masterwork.
Fresh from his SELL OUT Edinburgh Fringe run, Tom Brace brings a jam-packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won’t believe.
Series of scientific experiments mainly from mechanics, magnetism and optics combined into popular science lecture. This is a Russian language event.
The Clash released their acclaimed second album "Give 'Em Enough Rope" in 1978.
West End Magic presents: A series of one man monthly magic shows for all the family, featuring some of the best magicians including top members of the Magic Circle.
Kids Play is now running in London following its triumph at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it received multiple five star reviews.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
After sell-out shows for the last three years, join Scotland’s top jazz stars as they take a trip with everyone’s favourite nanny! Playing all the greatest hits, we guarantee a sup…
The End of Eddy is a heartfelt, autobiographical play based on the book En Finir avec Eddy Bellegueule by Édouard Louis, in which the author shares experiences of his difficult yo…
With thrilling empathy, phenomenal solos and driving musical energy, Steele’s trumpet fronts a quintet covering classic arrangements of Miles Davis’s seminal albums of the 50s …
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…
Following last year’s Edinburgh Fringe sell-out and newly written for 2018, journey through the ever-changing story of magic featuring misdirection from eras past to today’s mind…
Deep in the heart of a medieval dungeon, two strangers dwell.
Mr Piffles: Reader of minds! Teller of fortunes! Humper of legs! Stainer of carpets! With a residency at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas extended throughout 2018, the do…
Be transported back to early 90s Los Angeles; the seedy underworld of gangsters, drugs, danger, and a mysterious briefcase.
Glen Chandler, Edinburgh’s theatrical detective story-writing son, returns to the Festival Fringe this year with yet another ingenious triumph.
No Nonsense Productions – It’s a Wonderful Life: ‘A delight’ **** (EdinburghGuide.
Rae Mac’s welcomes back cabaret diva Tricity Vogue for more ukulele fun.
Mediocre magic.
Start to End return with a live band interpretation of John Martyn’s classic fourth solo studio album Solid Air, following a sold-out appearance at Celtic Connections 2018.
The talented performers of Edinburgh Music Theatre return with an unmissable evening of musical theatre classics you will know and love.
It’s 4am and, for a group of teens, it’s time to wrestle with the changes in their lives.
Water is the essence of life.
125 makers, artists and designers will be exhibiting their latest creations.
Part-play, part-floristry masterclass, Funeral Flowers takes you inside the world of Angelique, a young black woman caught within the foster care system who dreams of becoming a fl…
These twin tricksters perform magic inspired by cliches surrounding twins.
Magic show.
Twelve full-house Edinburgh Fringe runs.
Stunning, skilful magic from Caspar Thomas.
Always packed, this ‘fab lil cabaret party’ (Time Out) returns for its sixth year.
Stu’s back with some thoughts on how it all works out in the end and whether anyone cares.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
After sold-out performances and five-star reviews at Fringe 2016 and 2017, our performers are excited to return to Edinburgh with a new line-up of songs! Featuring world-class voic…
A play, a pie and a pint. All included in your ticket price. Contemporary interactive plays and great craic! See website for further details: mcsorleysbar.com/fringe.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
John Chesterton works in a world where political correctness is paramount.
What makes a woman? Facing motherhood and marriage, Girl is on the edge of womanhood.
Four friends decide to ignore the warnings about their local woods and meddle with seemingly demonic forces in the hope to create a film about a local urban legend.
Jasper Red invites you to a special healing session.
On average, victims of domestic violence experience 35 assaults before calling the police.
We’ve all been there.
Daft Jamie invites you to his genteel house of assignation to witness deplorable acts of prostitution and destitution in Victorian Edinburgh.
Enough fantasies of the apocalypse, it’s already here.
After an award-winning London run, The Empty Chair comes to Edinburgh.
Due to overwhelming demand, Science Magic is back with not one, but two shows every day.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Adam Patel, one of the UK’s top street magicians, takes to the stage for the first time to showcase his skills of sleight of hand, perceptual manipulation and mind-hacking while …
In an affectionate tribute, leading impressionist Julian Dutton of BBC One’s The Big Impression brings to life one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars.
Featured in the top Fringe jokes of all time in The Scotsman, The Independent and The Mirror.
A love story, set on Preston Road, and also in space and in time.
Winner: VAULT Festival Comedy Award.
Twat Out Of Hell features comedian Gary G Knightley (as seen on Channel 4, BBC Three and the West End) performing his debut solo show.
‘Brilliant’ ***** (Sydney Morning Herald).
After two sell-out runs, Oliver’s back with his latest magical mash-up.
Gabby Killick is one of a new wave of female comedians taking Europe by storm! Gabby has recently headlined shows in Austria, Germany and Spain as well as being listed in the Funny…
Hold on to your raincoats! Tom Brace brings a jam-packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won’t believe! Expect the unexpected in this mind-boggling variety show.
Dystopia is a tricky subject matter to get right in a world obsessed with its own destruction as our current one.
Alex Stone is a hotshot lawyer about to make partner, when an urgent call from an old friend drags her back to the town she thought she’d left behind.
Join award-winning comedian Benet Brandreth for a comic tale of love, loss, redemption and ramekins.
Sell-out 2017.
I'm sure that history will suggest otherwise but, after seeing George Steeves perform his one man show, I couldn't help but think that Stevie Wonder must have written his s…
Award-winning comedian Rob Carter’s cult-hit creation, Christopher Bliss, is back.
The Fantastic Magic Show is a special and unique experience for children and their parents.
Using only a packet of playing cards, a toy rabbit and a lot of humour, magician Craig Stephenson has been delighting audiences with his magic and mindreading skills.
Join time-travelling magic duo Morgan & West for an evening chock-full of jaw-dropping, brain-bursting, gasp-eliciting feats of magic.
Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West present a jaw-dropping, heart-stopping, brain-busting, opinion-adjusting, death-defying, mind-frying, spirit-lifting, paradigm-shiftin…
Teaching magic to children aged 7-13.
London’s premier magic show returns to York delivering the most exciting names in magic & variety in the UK.
Devised and performed by Chickenshed, Planet Play is a magical world of sensory learning, wonder and exploration, for babies and toddlers aged 0-3 years.
Caspar brings to York his stand up, interactive, before-your-very-eyes sleight of hand magic and mentalism - no suspicious looking boxes, no camera tricks, no stooges! &…
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, led by the club’s musical director, take to the stage to celebrate two giants of jazz…
Once a month the Museum of Comedy is transformed into the Museum of Magic! Magicians from the prestigious London Magic Circle and West End Magic congregate to present an…
Once a month the Museum of Comedy is transformed into the Museum of Magic! Magicians from the prestigious London Magic Circle and West End Magic cong…
Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13.
Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13.
A play promising to be the first of its kind premieres in July at Landor Space, Clapham, inviting audiences to take control of a show where every night really is different.
Time travelling magicians Morgan & West present a jaw dropping, heart stopping, brain busting, opinion adjusting, death defying, mind frying, spirit lifting, paradigm shifting,…
Richard Curtis meets Tim Burton.
Join us for a chance to hear some of the West End’s premier Singers, supported by our masterful ‘Big Band’, perform all your favourite classic theme so…
According to its author, Loo Killebrew, The Play About My Dad “should feel quick-moving, and hopefully have a rhythm that is similar to the rhythm of a storm.
Rain is in love with her best friend, Ash.
Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13.
West End Magic presents: A series of one man monthly magic shows for all the family, featuring some of the best magicians including top members of the Magic Circle.
Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13.
Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the unstoppable Magic of Motown show steams into town! Seen by over a million people, it's no surprise th…
The End of History is billed as “a moving and funny site-responsive play with music which uses a chance encounter to explore the impact of gentrification on two radically differe…
Three rounds.
Triple-award-winning Irish comedian and scientist Dónal Vaughan brings his hugely popular science and comedy show back to Brighton Fringe.
Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13.
A series of one man monthly magic shows for all the family, featuring some of the best magicians including top members of the Magic Circle.
Winner Vault Festival Comedy Award 2017 Winner of the IYAF: Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy Award in 2017 After the success of their five-star, award-winning farce ‘The Starship Os…
Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13.
Caspar returns to Brighton to perform more new and classic (invented by some of the greatest magicians of the last 120 years) stand-up, interactive, before your very eyes sleight o…
Love Disney? Love singalongs? Feel the magic with Miss Disney’s very own fairy-tale show.
It’s the eve of the apocalypse and Cat is making her way home.
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.
The Duo Bogof aren’t simply magicians, they are cinemagicians! Equipped with their trusty video camera, a few magic props and the belief that anything is possible, The Duo Bogof …
A new piece of devised work making its debut at this year’s Brighton Fringe.
Mix stunning magic, baffling illusions and cheeky comedy with a young, energetic, enthusiastic magician and what do you get? ‘Miraculous Magic’ is a brand-new magical experience fo…
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
A new storytelling show about finding a pile of old copies of the Radio Times and piecing together someone’s life by the programmes they had circled.
Twat Out of Hell features comedian Gary G Knightley, as seen on Channel 4, BBC3 and the West End, performing his debut solo show.
Inspired by The Fool, Now, (& Death?).
An intoxicating plunge into post-war Soho.
Presented By West End Magic - Teaching magic to children aged 7-13.
West End Magic presents:A series of one man monthly magic shows for all the family, featuring some of the best magicians including top members of the Magic Circle.
Direct from Paris, multi-award-winning magician David Stone presents his unique brand of comedy & illusion live in Leicester Square.
Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West’s marvellous magic show full of crazy capers for the young, old, and everyone in-between! Expect the unexpected, believe the unbelievable,…
Theatre play by Jean CoDirector: Bogdan PetkaninCast: Fahradin Fahradinov, Aleksandar Dojnov, Aleksandar Kadiev, Anelia Lucinova, Kateto Evro‘The comedy tells the …
One of the UK’s top street magicians, Adam Patel, takes to the stage for the first time to showcase his skills of sleight-of-hand, perceptual manipulation and mind…
London's premier magic show kicks off 2018 with a packed show of top UK magic & variety acts including JAMIE RAVEN! The exciting family friend…
Teaching children aged 7-13 the basics of magic.
Cosmo The Clown Presents A Bit of Fun & Magic Roll up, roll up and let Cosmo entertain you with magic, comedy, music and dance.
Don’t miss Bingo Jack this Fringe.
After a sell-out season last year with the premiere of Magic on the Edge, Five of Adelaide’s most present magicians will take you on another magical, mind boggling, fun filled, edg…
Do you want to see a show but can’t get a babysitter? Worry no more.
Do you: Want to have heaps of FUN with your kids? Have kids that probably won’t sit still through a show? Don’t want to spend a bomb on a 10 minute ferris wheel ride? Like natu…
Recently, Simon was told he was going to be a dad.
The Baldies with orchestra and guests celebrate the songs that marked the Eagles’ reunion in 1994, 14 years after saying it would take to Hell To Freeze Over before they played aga…
Rich acapella singing opens this show as Melvin Brown takes to the stage.
Adelaide’s #1 clown magician Bumbles the Clown and his magic bunny are getting their 2018 Adelaide Fringe on! The moment Bumbles comes on stage with his sparkly nose the fun and ma…
A fun and interactive show for an audience of one at a time! Taking place in a public cafe, but you’re the only one who knows a show is happening.
Are you watching closely? Join Adelaide’s Card-King! He explores (and restores) the state of card magic today.
Woody and friends’ musical party will inspire all children (and their parents).
From the producers of ‘Wank Bank Masterclass’ and fresh from an international tour of pleasure activism! ‘Pussy Play Masterclass’ returns to Adelaide Fringe after it’s award winnin…
It’s first thing in the morning in the magic toyshop.
Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks deliver a blistering set of hits from the 5 decades spanning Ross’ spectacular career as singer, songwriter and producer.
A journey that follows a little caterpillar named Charlie through a magical garden.
The Fringe Festival 2018 sees a return of The Brewster Brothers with a difference.
“The Illusion of Magic” - Troppo Bob - the ULTRANORMALIST is anything but normal.
‘Everybody just stared at them and loved them and wanted to be them – but nobody was.
Join Magic Radio at the iconic London Palladium on Saturday February 10th 2018 for a special concert as we celebrate the greatest soul music of all time.
Olivier Award-winning smash hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong returns to Oxford for another calamitous week! Don’t miss this brilliantly funny show that’s guaranteed to leave…
Ride the wind with Air Play, a modern circus spectacle that brings to life the very air we breathe.
Following their hugely popular and critically-acclaimed performances of La Bohème and Carmen, Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose returns to the Oxford Playhouse with their bold ne…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
1917.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Rae Mac’s welcomes back cabaret diva Tricity Vogue for more ukulele fun.
We’re constantly threatened by outbreaks of diseases like SARS and Ebola.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
In this show, you will empathise with a child killer.
Piff returns to Edinburgh with new jokes, new tricks and the same dog (at time of printing).
To the sound of looped applause and canned laughter, three performers take part in an impossible illusion – part mind-reading feat, part cabaret act, part chaotic game show –�…
A homeless person, a gambling addict, a political preacher, a television presenter.
Deep in the medieval dungeons of the Royal Palace, two strangers dwell.
Travel back to the 1920s to examine the beautiful art of failing.
Edinburgh Fringe’s biggest and best mixed bill magic night! The best illusion, magic and cabaret acts from the Fringe have assembled for one night only at Gilded Balloon’s biggest …
A magic adventure in the city of streetlights with elements of sightseeing, theatre performance and quest.
René knows how to keep kids entertained whilst giving adults a good laugh too.
Unafraid to show the peaks and troughs of getting over an upsetting event, TheForgottenMoose Theatre Company put on an endearing performance of their original piece: The Play.
Two men meet in a club.
Expect songs of Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, Simon and Garfunkel, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Peter Paul and Mary, and more when award-winning singer/songwriter Bruce Davies pres…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Coltrane invites his best friends in comedy down for a friendly late-night geek retreat, as comedians play Super Mario Maker live: the most thrilling and infuriating platforming ga…
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Quilarious: A new exciting comedy format.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Gangster Magic is the debut hour of magician and stand-up comic extraordinaire, Marvin Alan. It is a show where the world of magic and comedy collide in hilarious fashion.
Following his successful runs at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringes 2015 and 2016, Caspar returns to Edinburgh to perform more new and classic (invented by some of the greatest mag…
Always packed, this ‘fab lil’ cabaret party’ (Time Out) returns for its sixth year.
The sequel to last year’s full house show.
Come join us for an afternoon of amazing stunts, mind reading, stand-up comedy and magic that isn’t shit! ‘The Detective’ Ben Cardall (Sherlockian) will reveal your inner thoughts …
The amount a show takes liberties with narrative should be directly compensated by how much it has to say.
In this assured and uplifting debut, Col Howarth plots a single journey from one end of a busy high street to the other, joining the dots of a story that arcs between a cast of str…
Following his successful runs at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringes 2015 and 2016, Caspar returns to Edinburgh to perform more new and classic (invented by some of the greatest mag…
Roll up, roll up, Magic Den presents the Magic Circus, an exciting, fun, fast-paced and colourful magic show suitable for all the family.
Colour coordinated galpals Emma Moran and Sarah King, explore the meaning of friendship through the mediums of poorly made hats and sketch comedy.
Well, well, well.
TV has a special place in our hearts, for comforting us on a very personal level, and for giving us the communal experience of watching and talking about it.
It’s every child’s (and adult’s!) dream job isn’t it? Join this professional LEGO artist as he explains how he turned a hobby into a full-time career, building models out of LEGO b…
At Magic Nostalgic every half an hour someone (and it could be you) is invited up on stage to spin a wheel.
Gary Dunn is back! Monkey Magic, is his second show at the Edinburgh Fringe and it’s bigger, badder, and even more bananas than the first! With his trusty sidekick Chico the Monk…
theSpace at Symposium Hall is an ideal setting for music appreciation.
A homeless person, a gambling addict, a political preacher, a television presenter.
A darkly comic adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
All the way from Austin, Texas, it’s The Cowgirl Mary Old West Puppet Theatre Show.
In our youth-obsessed society, women become sexualised at a very young age.
Tilda’s Magic Attic is a place for adventure.
A small group of survivors huddle in a bunker, eating beans and reminiscing on their favourite foods.
Ever made a pussy out of plasticine? Now is the time to get down and dirty with our vulvas and the crowds are hungry for it.
Play On! is the hilarious story of a theatre group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script.
Danny has an interview for his dream job as a football reporter at The Times – he just hasn’t told them he’s deaf.
A play, a pie and a pint.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
To Hell in a Handbag shares a most important quality with its inspiration: the infectious nature of the prose.
We lie to our friends, family, lovers and bosses because it’s easier than telling the truth – we have no idea what we’re doing, and we might have genital warts.
Amazing Magic Christopher presents fun at the Fringe – Family Magic Show! The show features magic, balloon modelling, Barney the Puppet Bird and lots and lots of audience partici…
‘Love is a battlefield’ (Pat Benatar).
The alternative RSC’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s works might more succinctly be titled Shakespeare: The Pantomime.
Do you want to watch the best family show? You have to come and see this! Magic, balloon twisting, hand shadows, comedy.
Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam…
Cameryn Moore has made a name for herself as one of the Fringe’s great taboo busters, especially on the subject of sex.
The worse the world gets the funnier Stuart Black gets.
First Prize winner (Gilded Balloon Sitcom Trials 2016) Kate Bowes Renna brings her new satirical comedy to the fringe.
A quick-fire dystopian comedy following the daily routine of Harper and Collins: two lexicographers imprisoned by the sinister MW Corporation.
I’m guilty of being a magic sceptic.
A joyful and touching view of the world through other people’s eyes, Lists… is a show composed entirely of crowdsourced lists.
A cult hit comedy game show set in Hell, hosted by the Devil.
Bigger, bolder and more brilliant than before! Time travelling magicians Morgan & West return to the stage with a brand-new marvellous magic show full of crazy capers for the young…
After a hugely successful run last year, Science Magic is back at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Great Scott! Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West bring a magical extravaganza to a millennium near you! Not content with their lot as the nineteenth century’s greatest magic …
Jim Steinman’s Bat Out of Hell - the Musical comes to the London Coliseum in Summer 2017, after opening at the Manchester Opera House from 17 February 2017.
A 90s-themed night to close Brighton Fringe 2017 in style.
Join Covent Garden’s cheekiest street performer, award-winning magician Tony Roberts for mind-blowing card magic and more! There’ll be laughs, mayhem and classic conjuring for …
Griffin and Jones – the self-proclaimed Ant & Dec of this comedy price range – delivered an action-packed hour of illusions, stunts and magical life hacks.
Escape the mundane and the everyday and see the world through the eyes of a magician.
Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West return to the stage with a marvellous magic show full of crazy capers for the young, old, and everyone in-between! Expect the unexpected…
The sympathetic and entertaining presenter Donal Vaughan reveals scientific magic tricks, but breaks magic’s golden rule as he explains how he does them, as well as the scientifi…
John Osborne is a fabulous storyteller.
Exceptionally clean tricks with wickedly naughty jokes from this award-winning magician.
The spectators are early, her lover is late, and the players are due any minute.
In this two-hander from the American creative team behind last year’s ‘Crazy Horse: A Dream of Thunder’, Lucy Turner, an ambitious young woman, begins displaying bizarre symptoms o…
A fascinating opportunity to learn the mime choreography technique behind the award-winning performance ‘I Will Carry You Over Hard Times’.
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 …
Settling into a pew at Sweet St Andrew’s along with a small but eager crowd, I had no idea what to expect from I Will Carry You Over Hard Times.
“Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground” said Roosevelt.
Bringing together the best comedy, magic and cabaret acts at Brighton Fringe, following last year’s sell out shows, comedy magician Stu Turner hosts a smorgasbord of variety.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Terriane Falcome offers a tour de force of writing and comedy, playing at the Theatre Box this Brighton Fringe.
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
Following successful runs at Brighton Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe 2015 and 2016, Caspar returns to Brighton to perform more close-up, interactive, before-your-very-eyes sleight of …
“This parable of limiting life down to human usefulness is as beautiful as it is bleak” (Exeunt).
Nominated for best music at Brighton Fringe 2016.
Set in the heart of the South American jungle, intrepid explorer Tamino as he embarks on a journey filled with fantastical, magical creatures.
A roller coaster, tongue-in-cheek homage to the world of musical theatre, CAT (THE PLAY!) is the fictitious account of how Dave the Cat was sacked from the iconic musical…
The Biblical narrative that is the foundation of the Christian faith has been described, on numerous occasions, as “The Greatest Story Ever Told.
By Ian Hislop and Nick Newman Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s The Wipers Times tells the true and extraordinary story of the satirical newspaper created in the mud and mayhem of…
The old showbiz adage that “the show must go on” is usually invoked—in the aftermath of some behind-the-scenes calamity—before curtain-up, but the point of The Play That…
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…
18 years after her death, “blue-eyed soul singer” Dusty Springfield remains many things to many people—not least a gay icon, thanks to her emotional fragility and memorabl…
What would you do if one year Winter decided to stay and moved into your house? You would have icicles in the kitchen and snow all over your bed! Well that’s what happens in our …
R C Sherriff’s Journey’s End, inspired by his own experiences of life in the trenches during the First World War, stands as an authoritative exploration of men “in extremis…
A new writing night for alternative comedies.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Scenes From the End is a new show about grief and a tour de force showcase for soprano Héloïse Werner.
Beautiful, funny and completely moving, Really Good Stories’ production of The Silence at the Song’s End is one of the best pieces of theatre you’ll see this Fringe.
This was a hugely disappointing hour of theatre.
West End Has Faith gathers professionals working within London’s West End and on tour who have a desire to share their journey and life experiences.
Come join us for an afternoon of amazing stunts, mind reading, stand-up comedy and magic that isn’t shit! ‘The Empathist’ Ian Harvey Stone (The Devil Without) will open your mind…
Child’s Play begins with the tidying away of props and banners at the end of an organised demonstration; in the meantime, characters exchange strident opinions on how frustrating…
In the heart of London’s Blitz-torn West End, the cast of BBC’s light-entertainment radio show, Variety Bandwagon are doing their bit for the war effort.
Join the authoritative Beatles live concert show, celebrating the golden anniversary of Yesterday.
Help Boy cook magic porridge! Splat porridge in a magic food fight! Jump in the huge sea of porridge! Professional interactive theatre for kids who don’t want to sit still and watc…
A fantastic opportunity to hear Chinese classical music, played by professional musicians on Chinese and Western instruments, accompanied by a short performance by the talented Rai…
South West Camerata, an outstanding youth string ensemble from the south west, return to the Fringe for their fourth visit.
There is a myth that we use only 10% of our brains, and while this is not true, there is no doubt that a trained mind can perform tasks that ordinary people may find miraculous.
This tragic romance has always been about the individual consequences of divisions in society.
Acclaimed Korean/New Orleans saxophonist Jeeseok’s funky, melodic, energetic quartet brings Miles Davies, Coltrane and Ella up to date, with a sprinkle of Korean folk music too! …
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Billed as a “psychological drama conflating classical Greek mystery with jazzical profanity”, Medea: Greece Meets West contains very little Medea and not much more jazz.
Experience and learn mathematical magic tricks.
Making its European premiere, this Canadian comedy gem packs more ideas and laughs into 40 minutes than most plays triple its length.
An expedition to the North Pole.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
The music of Egberto Gismonti is like a microcosm of his native Brazil – diverse, joyful and unique.
See the world through childlike eyes as this comic adventure plays out on an epic scale.
After the rapture and his second coming to earth, Jesus Christ finds himself transported to Hell.
Who do you turn to when you bring a curse on yourself? Blood Brothers is the story of twins separated at birth, as they fight through superstition and a class divide to continue a …
From street musician to concert artist and back again, the man who was Marvin Hanglider is celebrating his 60th birthday by becoming a fundraiser for Children in Need.
A new hour of super-fun political comedy from your second-favourite activist comedian, Chris Coltrane.
Last year’s cult hit is back with a brand new show! Hell to Play is a bad taste comedy game show set in hell, hosted by the devil.
Always packed, this ‘fab lil cabaret party’ (Time Out) returns for its fifth year.
Rae Mac’s welcomes back cabaret diva Tricity Vogue for more ukulele fun.
Ian Saville has just become the President of the Magic Square; his election is a surprise, and proves divisive to every faction of the magic society.
Magician and comedian Jerry Sadowitz says ‘Caspar’s sleight of hand and mentalism is of a standard rarely seen anywhere, and never attempted by the current generation of magician…
The pioneers of slapdash magic are back! These award-winning idiots have become famous for their quick banter, tight chemistry, contagious energy and jaw-dropping, show-stopping wi…
London Cabaret Award-winners Duo Bogof have been making magic since before they were married, and they’re still making magic.
In the same way that a musical blends theatre with music, Strangers: A Magic Play blends theatre with magic.
New work is at the heart of the Fringe experience; new work by new companies all the more so.
Bubble-lovers will rejoice in this fun, immersive spectacle lead by the energetic assistant Ms Squeaky Bottom and the Nutty Professor himself.
Don’t miss this new musical review! Featuring world class voices and breathtaking harmonies, these professional performers showcase the very best songs from the West End.
Celebrated Scottish choreographer Jack Webb has brought his latest, typically idiosyncratic work, The End, for performance at this year’s Festival Fringe as part of the extensive…
A play, a pie and a pint.
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…
In a frenzy of blood, sweat, tears and sequins, the Heavens cracked open last night and Peter and Bambi rained down upon us.
Join multi award-winning comedian and scientist Dónal Vaughan as he shows you amazing science tricks using everyday items.
William Shakespeare is back for his 400th anniversary, but he needs your help with his newest play.
Daffodils is an unusual show of two halves.
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Star of Impractical Jokers (BBC Three), Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC Three), and Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), Paul returns with a brand new stand-up show.
Flinn is back! Les Petits return to the high seas with the sequel to their hugely successful Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs based on the book by Giles Andreae and Russell A…
In a festival saturated with comedy shows about Shakespeare, the Reduced Shakespeare Company continue to reign supreme as the undisputed masters at reimagining the Bard into hilari…
Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West return to unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
Victorian gentleman magician, John Henry Blackwood, returns with a series of magical experiments to explore the potential of time travel.
What happens when a corporate city worker takes to the streets of the world with a deck of cards, some jokes and an escape act? Find out in Tony Roberts’ 2015 Brighton Fringe Cabar…
When a remote lighthouse is attacked by a dangerous band of wreckers and vagabonds only one of the keepers escapes alive Joining forces with the sole survivor of a shipwreck, the p…
Piff the Magic Dragon is the character creation of comic magician, John van der Put.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
An exhibition about some remarkable female pioneers who lived in Edinburgh’s West End.
Spending a full day (11 hours from first curtain up to last curtain call) watching three of Chekhov’s early plays (hence the ‘Young’ of the title) may not sound like the most fun…
Crouch End Festival is now the UK’s biggest community arts festival, with over 200 performers, over 160 events, over 10 days in over 70 venues, from cafes to pubs, open spaces to…
A Steampunk fandazzle eruption.
Escape the mundane and see the world through the eyes of a magician.
Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
Ali Bangoura, from Guinea, with his troupe of Brighton-based drummers, are bringing the excitement and dynamic energy of Africa to Brighton.
Close-up, sleight-of-hand magic and mentalism performed for the stage.
The author Mick Jackson talks taxidermy and explores our ambivalent relationship with the animal kingdom, from Walter Potter to Johnny Morris via John Berger.
Bringing together the best magic, comedy, and cabaret acts at Brighton Fringe, comedy magician Stu Turner hosts a smorgasbord of entertainment.
Exceptionally clean tricks with wickedly naughty jokes from this award-winning magician.
Beautiful relaxing classical music for piano duet, including pieces by J.
After two sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, Oliver returns to Brighton with his latest magical mash-up: a comedy magic show packed with mouth-watering, jaw-dropping tricks.
An unique display of original artefacts, manuscripts and documents from the Doreen Valiente Collection.
After watching End Of The Rainbow, what I learnt most about Garland was the effect that she had on her audience.
Meet Tony Smith loving husband, doting father, murder? Set in the heartlands of urban Yorkshire, Crossed Wires is a domestic drama following the lives of the Smith family and thei…
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…
(previews start on Thursday; opens on March 16) Mona Mansour, whose “Urge for Going” was seen at the Public Lab in 2011, returns with a new play about financial mismana…
The End of Longing starring Matthew Perry Internationally acclaimed actor Matthew Perry (Friends, The Odd Couple) leads the cast in the world premiere of his playwriting deb…
Glistening with sweat, Megan Hill’s comedy is essentially a real-time Jazzercise class with a wacky plot fused to it, as a willfully chipper exercise instructor (Ms.
Described as Fawlty Towers meets Noises Off, this is THE smash hit new comedy! The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title su…
The People’s Improv Theater presents ‘Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic’, the story of a boy’s coming of age as a member of the Puff…
Beneath St George’s Church, Bloomsbury, on Remembrance Day, a man named Aatif Nawaz is performing a show about Muslims.
‘A Fistful of Hunny’ is a dark, frenzied comedy about kidnapping, blackmail, extortion, and heffalumps.
A criticism sometimes made about Edinburgh – especially by Glaswegians – is that, while the city appears sophisticated and morally upstanding, this is just a facade hiding a …
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Irrepressible ponydance return to Edinburgh with a gallop to present their biggest show to date, in collaboration with the brilliant and prolific musician Donal Scullion and his ba…
Observer restaurant critic and chair of BBC Radio 4’s Kitchen Cabinet, Jay Rayner examines our fascination with lousy reviews, recalls some of his worst nights out and shares the…
The Times They Are a Changin’ takes you on a journey from the Second World War to the present day.
Throwing a great party in an amazing house, what could possibly go wrong? Except you’re supposed to be house-sitting.
Help Boy cook magic porridge! Splat porridge in a magic food-fight! Jump in the huge sea of porridge! Professional interactive theatre for kids who don’t just want to sit still and…
The low peal of a jazz trumpet.
What do Shania Twain, David Copperfield and Penn & Teller have in common? They’ve all had Breakfast at Piffany’s, and this year you can too.
Dead End” is a two act stage play that takes place in post-apocalyptic America.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
This two-person dance and physical piece is performed and choreographed by Tereza Ondrová and Peter Šavel, a male-female duo who have worked successfully both separately and toge…
A collection of photographs documenting the making of two royal statues.
Interactive, energising, spontaneous comedy magic, with audience participation.
Some cabaret performers attempt to lull you into a false sense of security about what they do, but thankfully any audience finds out quickly enough what they’re going to get from…
Always packed, this ‘fab lil cabaret party’ (Time Out) returns to Edinburgh for its fourth year with the pick of the Fringe’s burlesque, magic, variety and sideshow.
Rae Mac’s welcomes back cabaret diva Tricity Vogue for more ukulele fun.
Game show set in Hell, hosted by the Devil.
A tale of dark deeds – with your host, magician Dave Reubens.
One hundred makers, artists and designers exhibiting their latest creations in a spectacular outdoor setting.
“We are the first show… in the Edinburgh Fringe Guide” magicians Malin Nilsson and Charlie Caper crow happily, claiming this as the reason for their strangely named show.
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…
We are all advised to take care in the sun, because it causes skin cancer, but is it really bad for us? Following on from his TED talk and appearance on Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, E…
Interactive, energising, spontaneous comedy magic, with audience participation.
Annie walks, talks, sings and dazzles! A Highland lass returning home with Aussie bassist John Wilson, The Inimitable Victor Brox on keys, a grab bag of West Coast Oz experiences a…
Can comedy change Western misconceptions about Islam? Join Aatif as he makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with a show that drew critical acclaim and packed houses to the Leicester Sq…
A traumatised zookeeper tells the tale of her misadventures with her co-workers and an escaped Tiger who is now their captor… and director.
Children’s entertainment should be brimming with energy, lovable and over-the-top characters, and enchanting tricks.
This charming double bill from Puppets Being Theatre uses poise and precision to bring to life ingenious paper creations.
Offering “a modern, alternative view to the story of Lady Macbeth”, Hell Hath No Fury certainly has an intriguing premise.
Can comedy change Western misconceptions about Islam? Join Aatif as he makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with a show that drew critical acclaim and packed houses to the Leicester Sq…
‘Awesome’ is a terrible word, but there’s no shame using it – in the truest sense – to describe Leapin’ Louie and his lethal range of doohickeys.
Game show set in Hell, hosted by the Devil.
These comedic and heartfelt monologues were written by a group of playwrights from Austin, Texas in 1985.
Roll up, roll up, Magic Den presents The Magic Circus, an exciting, fun, fast-paced and colourful magic show suitable for all the family.
Johnny has accidentally told his niece that he can single-handedly stop climate change and so he embarks on a musical adventure with his bandmate Paddy to save the world.
A play, a pie and a pint.
The Mac Twins return after last year’s sell-out run with the only DJ battle that gives the power-ups to the people! Identical superstar DJs, very different music tastes – enter a…
Lord Byron: hellraiser, fashionista, sexual predator, poet, punk.
Fresh from his European Tour with the Festival International de Magie and his sell-out UK theatre tour the unique creativity, passion and talent of Michael Jordan brings together a…
Get ready for a perfect afternoon of musical fun! Johnny and the Raindrops are a sensational family friendly live band who play jump up and down, rocking and rolling, can’t sit d…
Oliver Meech is no stranger to the Edinburgh Fringe, having brought his show When Magic and Science Collide in previous years.
Not the End of the World is based on the novel by Geraldine McCaughrean which reimagines the story of Noah’s Ark from the point of view of Noah’s daughter, Timna, as she grappl…
Morgan & West invite you to join them at the card table for an intimate evening of shams, scams and good old fashioned cheating.
Even the most seasoned audience member has to concentrate to grasp every line of a Shakespeare play.
Last year I used the word Schadenfreude in my description, and it seemed to frighten off dumb people as I had lovely audiences.
Come to the Globe Playhouse and meet William Shakespeare himself! An enchanting journey through Shakespeare’s most famous characters will start a love for his work that will last a…
One of several pieces of modern American writing brought to the Fringe by Phantom Owl Productions, Neil Labute’s 1989 play Filthy Talk for Troubled Times takes a frank look at ge…
Black Magic: Songs Unchained is an important piece of theatre, unfortunately hampered by an uneven acting performance.
Return of acclaimed and libellously funny storytelling show on how to find outrageous nightly adventure on a budget of £5.
Phone Whore is a show that is equal parts witty, sexually frank and dripping with cynicism.
Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
If an ice lolly stick can dream of being a horse, what magic might follow? A fantastic story based on the book by Russell Hoban and mischievously illustrated by Quentin Blake.
State-of-the-art magic fused with incredible science, from the scientist turned magician who was tutored by Penn and Teller.
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…
After a rave reception for his controversially-named Fringe debut last year, Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve F*cked, Rob Hayes has penned another one-man show.
Splodge that porridge! Slurp that soup! Snap that biscuit! On today’s menu there is a trio of traditional and tasty tales to tantalise and tease.
Troy Diana’s comedy These Troubled Times focuses on Charles (John Curtis), an openly gay man who arrives at his brother’s family home to babysit his niece and nephew.
In Max and Ivan: The End, the eponymous duo take you on a guided tour of the small town of Sudley-on-Sea, introducing you to all of the residents.
As roommates, young London singletons Zoe and Ruth are as mismatched as Peep Show’s Mark and Jeremy.
Kevin MacLeod’s Call To Adventure is entirely appropriate as the walk-in soundtrack to Morgan and West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show – For Kids.
Teaching children aged 7-13 the basics of magic.
West End Magic, a monthly fixture at the Leicester Square Theatre, heads north for a limited engagement at The Great Yorkshire Fringe.
Over 20 plays, some well known pieces, some new writing, some one person plays, some with a massive cast but all performed in 1 hour or less by numerous theatre companies
(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…
Welcome to Sudley-on-Sea.
Wickedly naughty jokes and exceptionally clean tricks from this award-winning magician.
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.
Billed as ‘the new sensation’, female trio Sinopia come to wow us.
Melodic, dynamic jazz trio playing creative adaptations of the music of Keith Jarrett.
The Sussex-based Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra return to the Brighton Fringe to perform their usual eclectic mix of classical, popular tunes and contemporary music.
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…
Together we will saw your mum in half, lay a golden egg, levitate a baby and make a bogey cake.
(Jerry Sadowitz) “Caspar’s sleight of hand and mentalism is of a standard rarely seen anywhere, and never attempted by the current generation of magicians. Phenomenal!”
A unique film following the agonising struggle of twelve novice explorers, as they attempt to become the first people ever to walk 500km completely unsupported on the eerie Skeleto…
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…
Fan Dance Theatre Company are back with their fourth feature length show for Brighton Fringe handmade by performers with learning disabilities.
If you like loud musical comedy, this is the place to be Wednesday night, as James McDonnell stomps through an hour of high energy, surreal music and hilarity.
Brighton in the quarter century before 1914 was the place to be! We shall walk along the promenade looking at cutting edge Brighton of the time and talking about how electricity h…
Time-travelling Victorian duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.
If an ice lolly stick can dream of being a horse, what magic might follow? A fantastic story based on the book by Russell Hoban and mischievously illustrated by Quentin Blake.
FOUR PLAY is an exhibition of limited edition prints produced in collaboration between Unlimited design studio and a collective of 40 fantastic contemporary illustrators, artists a…
Kenny DeForest hosts long stand-ups sets from two of the city’s finest, Ben Kronberg and Brooke Van Poppelen, and featuring Greg Stone.
This troupe has a national profile partly because of its participation in the reality TV show “Breaking Pointe,” which chronicled the personalities and backstage antics…
With the death of the last surviving veterans a few years back, the so-called Great War of 1914-18 slipped from living memory, but some records remain preserved none-the-less, n…
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…
In Robert Callely’s overstuffed new drama, set in the 1980s, a family’s tranquility is blown to smithereens when Tony (Timothy John Smith) discovers that his longtime g…
The comedians Jena Friedman and Greg Barris host a top-notch lineup of entertainers to raise money for Doctors Without Borders.
This sweet, silly, semi-unwieldy Off Off Broadway play, written by Michael Mitnick and starring the excellent Will Connolly as Kyle, is a coming-of-age comedy about a Colorado dram…
Julie Taymor’s popular production of this Mozart opera returns with the soprano Ana Durlovski making her house debut as the Queen of the Night.
York Barbican Centre: 3rd Oct 7pm.
New play about the Caribbean slave trade to be performed in William Wilberforce’s church as part of Black History Month ‘It takes sixteen months for the sugarcane to ripen…Aft…
How much Charlie Chaplin really wrote the score for “Modern Times” is debatable, but the genius of his 1936 reflection on industry and the Depression is not.
The East End Literary Salon presents a night of new theatrical writing from the finest emerging playwrights.
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
A frustrated sketch writer considers selling his soul to the Devil in return for improved comedy skills, but insists on a tour of the Underworld first.
Simply See Productions proudly present to you.
Come and play.
Come and play?The invitation to play is timeless, but could you, would you play with God? Godly Play does just that.
Help Boy cook magic porridge! Splat porridge in a magic food fight! Jump in the huge sea of porridge! Professional interactive theatre for kids who don’t just want to sit still and…
Prepare to be offended and amazed.
Dr Bryan Glass investigates how the Scots reacted to the end of the British Empire: specifically why decolonization coincided with the rise of Scottish nationalism and calls for Sc…
Youth Music Theatre Scotland return for another successful year at the Fringe, this time with a remarkably professional and well-executed production of West Side Story, perhaps t…
“Africa’s Cowfoot!!! is an exclusive cabaret of African Storytelling peppered with live traditional African music.
Her daughter has been taken, she sends in three dodgy nurses who enlist the disaffected youth and his somewhat feather obsessed friend.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
When Cory gets a frantic and mysterious voicemail from his vacationing sister, he makes the trip to Orlando, Florida, to see what’s gone wrong.
Local company Edinburgh Music Theatre present their second production in a double bill and achieve a true West End sound.
In the mid-19th Century, Madeleine Smith was accused of poisoning her lover, Pierre Emile L’Angelier.
It’s a school for monsters! Ms Bagatha, Mr Splunk and all the monster kids join in this time tunnel adventure as they celebrate differences while learning about America’s Wild West…
An original piece of theatre documenting the struggle of one group of Midwestern American kids trying to mount a show that shares their truth only to realize they may not know what…
Mixing warm tales from their African origins with stories of everyday life in Britain, join these two circuit favourites for an unmissable two-hander show! Funmbi (Amused Moose Lau…
A play, a pie and a pint.
Paper Play is the story of a boy who climbed to a great height to see what he could see.
Dreams and firelight, shadows and rock’n’roll. Late night tales of witchcraft, mystery and desire from battle-scarred survivors of the Love Wars. www.elyssavulpes.com/shows
One hundred makers, artists and designers exhibiting their latest creations in a spectacular outdoor setting.
The Magic Egg follows the adventure of a young girl who must save her mother and retrieve her magic egg from an evil witch.
Multimedia theatrical comedy that spans millennia.
Jay Rayner is a real presence, a big guy with a big voice who is very comfortable with addressing an audience.
John Henry Blackwood plays the Evil Genius in this show, tucked away in a cosy pub room.
In this energetic play presented as a game-show the audience is divided into two teams and sat facing one another across the playing space.
(previews start on Aug.
Foul Play offers up the filthiest material from the most daring comics, and it really doesn’t disappoint.
We are promised an “epic tale of love, loyalty and logistics” and, with varying degrees of each, that is what we get.
The Magic Box exhibition by Calum Colvin is aptly named, his vivid digital prints and transparencies are a treasure trove of visual puns and historical references applied to the po…
This stripped-down mind reading act doesn’t have any music, set, lighting changes or bells and whistles and it doesn’t need them.
The award-winning comic’s libellously funny story-telling show on how to find outrageous adventure on a nightly budget of £5.
A family show about one of the most popular forms of entertainment - magic.
Rooted in the past of a dystopian pre-independence future - that means a minimalist set littered with industrial remnants and a broken toilet - Scotland’s greatest heroes, Wallac…
Blues and Burlesque, featuring sexy Scarlett Belle, sassy and silly Vicious Delicious and their smooth accompanist, Pete Saunders, is a good value 50 minutes of raunchy entertainme…
Four men and a duck make up AsaNisiMasa’s Going Out West.
Peter Straker’s arrived in Edinburgh ladies and gentlemen.
If you wander the streets of the Edinburgh Fringe, you might run into Cameryn Moore.
Tim Renkow has cerebral palsy.
Oliver Meech’s offering to this year’s Fringe is intriguingly listed under “Cabaret (Magic, Science)”.
If you are someone that enjoys magic in its more basic, “no frills” form, like sleight-of-hand tricks and close-up magic, you can’t go wrong with this show.
Join a group of ordinary gay friends for an honest and intimate evening together.
A visceral performance, The Time of Our Lies benefits greatly from the impassioned commitment of its five-strong cast.
I must immediately declare that I have always liked Robin and Partridge.
Wickedly naughty jokes, exceptionally clean tricks, from this award-winning magician.
Performed with delightful Victorian flair and charm, magic has never looked quite so dashing and debonair.
Someone wants to stop the bairns from playing and having fun in the beautiful gardens.
A one-woman cabaret show presenting the life of Anita Boult, a jobbing musical actress trying to cope with life in New York city.
Stalwarts of the Henley Fringe Festival, Falcon Grange are back for their seventh year with another smooth show.
Louis Katz and Grant Gordon host a night of stand-up from Kevin Barnett, Sabrina Jalees, Katie Hartman, Megan Gailey and Taylor Ketchum.
Four times Scottish champion of close up magic Michael Neto is an assured and amiable stage magician, whose slight of hand is smooth, assured and doubtless the result of decades …
Great Scott! Victorian magic duo Morgan & West travel 100 years into the future presenting baffling magic, unparalleled precognitive powers and a totally genuine ability to travel …
(previews start on June 22; opens on July 16) Michael Counts, creative director of 3-Legged Dog, invites you on a blind date with 17 playwrights.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Literary Cocktail salon at the Sussex County Cricket Ground exploring a classic Brighton crime novel and the life and times of its author.
‘What The Hell’ is a mash-up of a modern story about an Italian man’s journey to London, and the first canticle of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy: an epic poem about a journey…
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�…
Yiri Baa – West African Roots Manding AfroBeat Band brings you a performance of the wildest music from The Gambia, Senegal and Mali, West Africa.
Tina C is a comedy country singer from the good ole U.
Dominion Theatre: 22nd May 11pm.
Inspired by the five-star production of ‘Killing Roger’, Sparkle and Dark invite you to join a dynamic panel to talk about how art can tackle challenging ethical issues.
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Harriet Walter & Guy Paul in a reading of Jessica Duchen’s new play ‘A Walk Through the End of Time’ exploring the astonishing history of Olivier Messiaen’s masterpiece compo…
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.
Sibling rivalry, alcoholism, a priest and death all link together in this darkly humorous piece by renowned Irish playwright Martin McDonough.
This smart, heartfelt and emotionally exhausting work by the devised-theater company CollaborationTown heaves you into the most intimate moments of family life.
A family show about one of the most popular forms of entertainment.
A festival institution which always sells out fast! Get yer walkin’ boots on and join the mob as we navigate you through four bars.
(in previews; opens on April 3) The “Avenue Q” veteran Stephanie D’Abruzzo heads the cast of this new show, written by Michael Roberts and directed by Christopher…
Fringe is not over yet! Your last chance to see the pick of the Fringe with the most outrageous fringe stories.
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.
A fast-paced, brutally poignant coming of age story that explores the pain and adventure of growing up, the moment when innocence suddenly turns into experience and the fear of loo…
A rare chance to see amazing sleight of hand from one of the world’s top close up magicians.
A rare chance to see amazing sleight of hand from one of the world’s top close up magicians.
Magic Number Six documents the friendship between actor Patrick McGoohan and TV producer Lew Grade throughout the making of TV series The Prisoner.
If you thought that ‘Neighbours’ was about as mundane as Australian stereotypes got, then you were wrong.
Mid-festival a chance to look post-festival, how to capitalise on success, how to heal critical wounds, what to do next if you are a new creative artist/emerging company.
Scotland’s favourite children’s entertainers, The Singing Kettle, bring you this special singalong show that is guaranteed to have the whole family dancing, laughing and singin…
Even on paper, this ‘reconnaissance mission into the no-man’s land where death borders storytelling’ has the potential to be either really good or a recipe for self-indulgence; a…
A new black comedy musical set within the confines of the nuclear family home of the seemingly perfect Biktrakarawitz’s, which quickly descends into a gruesome world of murder, inc…
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.
This production by Akhmeteli State Dramatic Theatre is a lesson on how not to stage a drama in a foreign language.
The End is an apocalyptic comedy.
With sketches ranging from speed dating to a prostitute on Dragons Den and women talking at the toilet mirrors, At Wit’s End is a sketch comedy that covers lots of bases but fails …
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge presents itself as a place of knowledge and relaxation, of playfulness and learning.
Playwrights’ Studio Scotland is an independent development organisation for playwrights, working with them across the country, including through its talent development programme.
Rough Magic is essentially pantomime for the Marvel Comics generation, a light-hearted urban fantasy which feels a bit like a pilot for a wacky teen series.
Cultures clash in this powerfully discordant retelling of the Medea story at the Jazz Bar.
Alexandra Devon’s play promises an exciting musing on terrorism, questioning violence and injustice and exploring the reasoning behind them.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
In hall at the top of a church on a blank proscenium arch stage, a group of Canadian high-schoolers gave me more than I bargained for: two plays for the price of one.
What would you do to avoid eternity in hell? David Mamet’s wonderful one-act comedy explores one man’s struggle to do just that.
Most magic shows you find on the Fringe nowadays are necessarily intimate, close-up affairs – not least because of the size of the available venues, budgets and the ‘close magic’…
Now enjoying its third year in Edinburgh, the Magic Faraway Cabaret has a reputation for presenting the best burlesque, variety and sideshow skills available in the Scottish capita…
Cabarets are, by their very nature, fluid and changeable beasts, especially those in Edinburgh which act as convenient samplers of what’s available elsewhere on the Fringe.
With a rich yet delicate voice Susanna performs original songs, ballads and Ragas.
One hundred makers, artists and designers exhibiting their latest work in a spectacular outdoor setting.
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Ron Butlin is the Edinburgh Makar (poet laureate) and he is a skilled and sensitive writer.
Our dashing hosts present a naughty nightcap of raucous comedy, cabaret and late night frivolity.
With a cast featuring London-based professionals, this show-stopping production is brilliant for lovers of classic and contemporary musicals.
This refreshing re-interpretation of Shakespeare’s Othello sees the handkerchief drama played out from a female perspective, a comedic take on the tragedy that we’re used to.
This was the most confusing performance I have seen this Fringe.
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…
Chronicling the near three-year journey of a theatre company based in New York, The TEAM Makes a Play is a documentary film that lays bare the creative process and takes the audien…
Originally written by Paula Vogel, Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief is a retelling of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy and gives a voice to the female characters who were over…
Having lived in Edinburgh all my life, I wondered how much Saints and Sinners Walking Tours could really tell me about my city.
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.
It’s not hard to understand why Piff the Magic Dragon is so popular – he’s hilariously funny, tremendously talented and has a teeny tiny chihuahua in a matching costume.
It is difficult to describe, in writing, exactly what Terry does.
Truth and taboo collide in this intimate visit with a phone sex operator.
Science reveals, magic conceals, but both can inspire a sense of wonder, according to stage magician Oliver Meech.
This show is based on the popular CBBC series of the same name, in which magicians go into schools in disguise and pretend to be supply teachers, amazing the pupils in the process.
Ian Saville, a self-professed ‘socialist magician’, takes you through the history of money and communism by the medium of magic in a free show that pulls off some rather exquis…
This show is about suicide and death.
Morgan and West’s ‘time-travelling magician’ show is a wonderful premise with the occasional funny moment and well-executed magic trick.
‘Schoolgirls have crushes on teachers all the time.
The Cow Play is a trivial comedy about serious things.
The Play That Goes Wrong is an impeccably glorious spoof of such amateur disasters, that centres upon Cornley Polytechnic’s production of ‘Murder at Haversham Manor’ as it de…
The Fringe isn’t always the best place for magic.
The Big Bite-Size Play Factory’s Family Creatures may seem an impenetrable sort of name but early into watching this show it became apparent that this was a sketch show intended …
The Austrian artist Franz West, who died last year, was eager to form partnerships with his contemporaries.
Following a critically acclaimed, sell-out run at the Turbine Theatre, Luke Bayer gives a tour-de-force performance in this blood-stained love letter to Broadway; a solo musical ab…
With a massively deceptive poster, I didn’t know what to expect from Wild West End.
Five experienced improvisers each request an audience suggestion, ranging from an item found in an attic to anyones favourite chocolate bar, and on the spot create characters and…
Since West Side Story was my first ever pocket-money album purchase, I am unbelievably, unreasonably touchy about its treatment onstage and off.
Mark Kavanagh’s new laugh-a-minute play, Mad North-North-West, has hit the Camden Fringe with a bang! Set in a rehearsal room for an up-coming production of Hamlet, ‘William H.
Bad Play is almost becoming a permanent fixture on the Fringe, this being the fourth outing for this frenetically paced absurdist comedy.
Jessica Almasy is compulsive viewing, much like the material she delivers in her solo performance, Give Up! Start Over! (In the darkest of times I look to Richard Nixon for hope).
Willy Russells phenomenal West End hit musical succeeds for many reasons, but most of all because it has great tunes and in the final moments will make the hardest amongst us blu…
Alan Hudson tries something a little different with this magic show, choosing to weave his tricks around a story of how he came to be at the Fringe in the first place.
‘There’s something for everyone,’ insists Homespun Theatre of their children’s yarn, East of the Sun, West of the Moon.
Last year, Phil Nichol was awarded a Best Actor award for his performance in Edward Albees Zoo Story.
The highlight of the evening’s performance came as the inconspicuous Iain Mundy joined the orchestra to take the lead in Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat.
The posse return to the Fringe for yet another healthy dose of good old fashioned entertainment.
As an avid fan of old noir movies, crooked cops, and general hard-boiled quick witted cynicism, needless to say I was looking forward to this show.
What do you get if you mix Gogol Bordello with Bob Dylan, but without Dylan’s lyrical genius? The New Gondoliers.
End to End tells the story of three girls’ journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats using as many forms of transport along the way as possible.
The sights, smells and sounds of eighteenth century London live on in the Gilded Balloons Debating Hall.
If there’s one near-forgotten art form due for a revival – along with storytelling and morris dancing – it’s surely ventriloquism.
The Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue is exactly as described.
The Sears Basset Glee Club is looking for a soloist for its London debut, and we - the audience - get to vote on who it will be.
Set on a building site, Next On Theatres show is an acrobatic, exciting and occasionally funny trip into the world of three northern painters and decorators.
From the program: Analogue is a multidisciplinary collective dedicated to producing challenging, visceral and exciting contemporary work, fusing mixed media on stage.
A can of Iron Bru, a sugary gas-filled concoction known across the land as fizzy pop, is presented to theatre goers as they take their seats for Roar Productions Edinburgh offeri…
This 1980 play by Sam Shepard begins naturalistically enough.
This does largely what it says on the tin, though tinned goods would be beyond the pale for these two sisters as they long for the simple pleasures of the 1950s: baking and pr…
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
From the moment you arrive at the top floor of C SoCo, be prepared to be whisked into the whirlwind of energy created by this tightly drilled ensemble.
The two performers Kevin McMahon and Alan Hudson take as their starting point their discovery of a book Tricks 4 Chicks: How to Pull Girls with Magic.
Clad in tight-fitting bodice and flouncy skirt bright enough to make your eyes bleed, Brigitte Aphrodite (her real name she assures us, explaining that she is half Greek) works the…
There could be an incredible musical story in the tragic rise and fall of Mary, Queen of Scots, leading from her ascension to the throne to her eventual abdication, imprisonment fo…
Two self-confessed dirty rotten scoundrels did much more than waxen twist their moustaches when they lured the unsuspecting audience into their card den of delectable deception; li…
It is not often at the Fringe when you are welcomed into the auditorium by the performer himself with the house lights fully up.
This is what the Edinburgh Fringe is all about.
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…
This is Ian Kendalls 16th year performing magic at the Edinburgh fringe and his best show yet.
Having expected to be overwhelmed by a selection of gruesomely entertaining stories told by Louna Productions, a German-Scottish company that promises to ‘retell fairytales in un…
Ian Kendalls new show looks back to the magic tricks of yesteryear, before camera tricks and tv magic, between 1850 and 1930, when magicians were the rock stars of the day.
Matthew Highton will deceive you.
It’s easy to see where Australian comic Bec Hill is coming from in this set about refusing to conform to the pressures of adulthood.
Unimpressive from the start, The Cow Play leaves the audience confused and unfulfilled.
What would you do if your partner began to spend a lot of time with someone you never met? There’d be trouble.
Mario Morris presents his comedy magic show, the All Human One Magic Show at Zoo Southside.
Wet Paint is made up of two magicians, Ben Hart and Neil Kelso, with ‘ideas so fresh they’re still wet’.
The last year has not been a good time to live in Ireland.
Fancy seeing a French version of Hamlet? How about a badly translated French version of Hamlet with worse translations back into English flickering intermittently on the back wall?…
This gentle comedy is set in Buncrana, County Donegal, just across the border from Northern Ireland, between 1943 and 1945, the last two years of what the Irish called The Emerge…
The Traverse Theatre Company is spending the next fortnight showing breakfast-time script-in-hand readings of pieces of specially commissioned new writing.
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after their Australian sojourn is EastEnd Cabaret.
Magicians, time travellers, and all-round spiffing chaps, Morgan and West are two fellows of the Victorian era who have somehow landed up in the Komedia Studio for the next few nig…
Chihuahuas always look terrified.
What kind of child do you own/have you had dumped on you for the Edinburgh Festival? A boy? A girl? Not sure because it’s hard to tell under that fringe it’s got? Perhaps you’ve go…
George Dillon gives us a virtuoso performance, cutting into the mind of loneliness.
I may be wrong - and do tell me if you know how it’s done - but I think I may have just seen the best, simplest, most perplexing and gob-stoppingly awesome trick I’ve ever seen.
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.
Only Humour, the first improv group to emerge from Bristol University, present us with Word:Play.
Burke and Hare A Musical Play is based on the true story of Edinburghs notorious murderers William Burke and William Hare.
When extremely enthusiastic New York comic Abigoliah Schamaunn bounded in “from the back of the room to the front of the room!”, her iPod stopped dead as she arrived onstage.
‘I thought it was a magic show.
Piff and his fluffy sidekick have returned to the Fringe for another year and this time it seems Piff has given into the sad realisation that Mr.
A modern interpretation of Macbeth, with atmospheric effects, bright lights and the songs of Frank Sinatra.
It certainly is a paradox: is the ball of tissue paper in the magician’s pocket, or is it under the cup? Or is it in both places? Neither? With nods to quantum theories developed…
Lewis Barlow is an old-school parlour magician working within the great close-up tradition of tricks with coins, cards, ropes and money borrowed from the audience.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Citymoves Productions’ ‘GOD (Grumpy Old Dancers)’ combines two contrasting personalities in a darkly comic exploration of grumpiness.
The End of the World Show is an entertaining whirl through the world’s major religions and their approaches to the eponymous End-Times, written and performed by comedian Mark Spe…
Bruce Mason’s coming-of-age tale is of a bygone day of innocence, where through a child’s eyes even the village idiot’s tall stories are to be believed.
If there’s one theatre company that can claim to have built an episodic comedy-of-errors at the Fringe, then it’s The Trap.
Much celebrated world-class performer Melvin Brown, better known as Movin’ Melvin Brown, gives another uninhibited, inspiring and entertaining performance at the Edinburgh Festiv…
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If you like non-confrontational theatre, plays without a message, or just fancy a pleasant morning, Hell’s Bells is the play for you.
Agnes, played by Abi Tedder, is hosting a wake for the father who abandoned her as a child.
Dysart Productions return to the Fringe with an updated version of their 2011 show and really wows the crowds with their peerless vocal performances of some of the great songs from…
Very occasionally we might have an original idea, and when we do we like to tell others about it; however nothing can be compared to the smugness of Michael Pinchbeck and Ollie Smi…
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…
This is Ian Kendalls 18th birthday magic show, having first shared his love of magic with Fringe audiences on the Mound back in 1992.
Nick Beaton presents a show with enough social observations to make an hour fly by.
This surprisingly inspiring and uplifting true story is told by the people who lived it.
Alec Garton Ash brings his new play about an egotistical director who is on a mission to put on the greatest production of Hamlet that ever was.
A timeless love story; an electrifying spectacle.
Formed in Edinburgh in 1990, Shooglenifty has always embraced a wide church of influences.
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.
Four women.
We talked with Liz Toonkel about her show, Magic for Animals, at the Edinburgh Fringe.
If you've ever wondered what are the best musicals in London's West End , we might finally have the answer for you.
Kevin Quantum talks about the science and magic that combine to make his show, Momentum.
The East London Shakespeare Festival (16 June - 13 Aug) promises a ‘summer of partying and love’ and a production of Romeo and Juliet that is ‘riotous and atmospheric’.
Literacy, lockdown and the love of music are the themes of a new play which has its world premiere in Hove on July 6.
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 world’s longest running American musical, the multi award-winning Chicago, returns to London’s West End after a 5½ year absence.
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
There’s Murder in the West End this Halloween as an ancient curse turns cast members of London’s leading shows into method-acting murderers! The curtain has fallen on unsuspect...
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...
Architect Rob can't find his Rotoring mechanical pencil.
Writer and actor Milly Thomas is best known in the theatre world for her 2016 play Clickbait and for writing an episode of Clique on BBC Three.
Broadway Baby’s Gordon Douglas is joined by Scotland-based theatre-maker Clare Marcie to talk about her new show What Would Kanye Do?, part of the programme at theSpace @ Jury’...
Glenn Chandler, creator of the legendary Taggart, has become known at the Fringe for his plays exploring different facets of gay life.
West End and Broadway sensation Rachel Tucker makes her debut at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe in two intimate concerts at the Pleasance.
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.
The world’s favourite family musical Annie makes its long-awaited return to London this May, starring comedy superstar Miranda Hart – and it's on sale now.
Fresh from a sell-out 2016 UK Tour, Edward Fox is to return to the West End in the celebrated one-man play exploring the life and work of John Betjeman, Sand in the Sandwiches, f...
Romola Garai will star as Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough alongside Emma Cunniffe as the eponymous monarch in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Queen Anne.
This week Greenwich Theatre opens its eagerly awaited new studio space with the world premiere of a new play, presented in partnership with emerging company CultureClash Theatre.
Stop The Train is a new musical from Rick Guard and Phil Rice following the story of commuters plunged into a dangerous situation - and forced to talk to each other.
I Got Superpowers for my Birthday by Katie Douglas is an action-packed fantasy adventure about the pains of growing up and learning you can shoot fire from your fingertips.
The Briefs boys are back at the Fringe with their wild and sexy burlesque circus.
Groomed, a powerful play about child abuse written and performed by Patrick Sandford ex-artistic director of Southampton’s Nuffield Theatre, swept the board at the Brighton Fring...
Srangers: A Magic Play weaves theatre and magic for a unique experience. Broadway Baby finds out more.
Captivating close-up magic from this charming, comedic magician.
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
The cast of Thriller Live celebrated in style last night as the show marked its 3,000th performance in the West End with a spectacular cake and an American-themed party at Planet H...
Producer Mark Goucher has confirmed that following the phenomenal success of the current UK tour, the new production of Hairspray will return at the end of summer 2017 to once agai...
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Daniel Evans’ five star production of Show Boat will transfer from Sheffield to the West End in the spring of 2016.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Hell Hath No Fury seeks to grant an alternative view of Lady Macbeth and women in Shakespeare. Broadway Baby chats to Emma Hopkins about the where, the why and the how.
Broadway Baby chats to Gemma Wilson and Anna Thomas-Jones from The Well-Behaved Women about their upcoming show Dog Play Dead.
The Nutty Professor and his Amazing Magic Bubble Show promises to amaze adults and kids alike! Broadway Baby finds out more.