Shows at Assembly Checkpoint

Paul Williams Plays the Hits

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
19th Aug 2024

For one night only, the Taskmaster NZ star and Lorde’s favourite Kiwi musician (‘That was really nice of her’ – Paul) plays the hits at this year’s Fringe.

You & It: The Musical

Korean troupe EG Musical Company present the brand new tear-jerking musical, You and It.

The Weight of Shadow

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
1st - 25th Aug 2024

Symbolically based on true events, The Weight of Shadow depicts mental health deterioration.

Of the Land on Which We Meet

Na Dihnang Circus presents Of The Land on Which We Meet.

Summer of Harold

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
1st - 26th Aug 2024

Admiration.

These Are the Contents of My Head (The Annie Lennox Show)

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
31st Jul - 25th Aug 2024

Annie Lennox’s transcendent solo album DIVA stands at the centre of this sparkling story about strong, defiant women and the little gay boy who loves them.

An Evening Without Kate Bush

An Evening Without Kate Bush might not sound like something a fan would desire, but contrary to its title, the show is a dramatic, passionate love-letter to the alt pop superstar t…

Axel Blake: In Style

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
22nd - 24th Aug 2023

After delivering three captivating performances on BGT, a golden buzzer and winning the show, Axel took the title in style and has since gone on to perform at the Royal Variety Per…

Il Wol Dang

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
15th - 27th Aug 2023

Join Il Wol Dang in a mesmerizing journey through Korean culture with their 13 musical pieces, a unique fusion of traditional Korean and modern electronic sounds.

The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben Kaye

A black hole is a place where gravity pulls so much that even light can’t get out.

Tomorrow's Child

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
3rd - 28th Aug 2023

An out of body experience! Tomorrow’s Child is an immersive, multi-layered sonic adventure based on Ray Bradbury’s compelling sci-fi short story.

FailFailFailFailWin

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
3rd - 15th Aug 2023

Family comic theatre and circus show.

Party Ghost

Halloween is still months away, but fear not, Party Ghost is here to suck you right into the deadly holiday spirit.

Kokoon

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
2nd - 13th Aug 2023

Kokoon are a new kind of boy band, combining K-Pop with K-Comedy.

Angel Monster

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
2nd - 27th Aug 2023

Angel Monster is a powerful full-femme-full-bodied dance-theatre from one of Australia’s most prolific award-winning companies Phluxus2 Dance Collective, and choreographed by Nerid…

30 Minute Musicals: Top Gun

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
2nd - 14th Aug 2023

30 Minute Musicals, direct from Hollywood, reports for duty with their fan favourite musical parody of quintessential homoerotic 80s film, Top Gun.

Last Thursday Club

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
25th Aug 2022

Stories! One magical night with the best solo theatre makers and storytellers in the Fringe, nay, Britain! Nay, the world! The Last Thursday Club is a London institution so Fringe …

The Three Seas

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
19th - 27th Aug 2022

Be transported into the supernatural world of The Three Seas.

Folksville at the Fringe

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
8th - 22nd Aug 2022

Edinburgh’s favourite folk music night returns, packed with outstanding singer-songwriters, acoustic musicians and poets.

The Kaye Hole Hosted by Reuben Kaye

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
5th - 28th Aug 2022

Winner, Best Cabaret Variety and Line Up Show, FringeWorld 2021.

Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back

If you want to discover – or further explore – cabaret, you couldn’t do better than to start with Reuben Kaye.

Prehysterical

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
4th - 28th Aug 2022

Winner of Best Children’s Weekly Award, Fringe World 2020.

Tina del Twist: Caravan in the Sky

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
4th - 28th Aug 2022

Winner – Comics’ Choice Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022: A new comedy and music concert from esteemed cabaret star Tina del Twist.

angel monster

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
4th - 28th Aug 2022

Enter a space caught in a cross-hairs: halfway between your bedroom floor at 3am and an otherworldly limbo.

Americana: A Murder Ballad

We are told from the start that America’s history is one of violence, and of wars.

Magical Bones: Soulful Magic

Britain’s Got Talent finalist Magical Bones is one of the more recognisable magicians on the Fringe thanks mostly to his BGT appearance.

Jeremy Sassoon's MOJO

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Assembly Checkpoint
3rd - 28th Aug 2022

A foot-stomping, barn-storming celebration of some of the most iconic and best-loved Musicians Of Jewish Origin.

The Kaye Hole

Shabbat shalom misfits, Reuben Kaye is back in town.

Christina Bianco: First Impressions

With First Impressions, Christina Bianco further cements her reputation as the First Lady of Impersonation.

Forest

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Forest in question refers to the cast – a fourteen strong group of graduates from the Moscow Art Theatre School.

xoxo moongirl

What’s better than a one-woman show? A one-woman show with a trapeze hanging from the ceiling, like Chekov’s gun over the mantelpiece.

Reuben Kaye

Kaye dazzles, a heady combination of eyelashes and rhinestones, a force to be reckoned with as he greets each of his guests on the way in and on the way out of his show.

Iconic – A Brief History of Drag

Ian Stroughair delivers an hour of avante guarde post modern drag, with a voice so powerful he should require a license to operate it.

Arlene! The Glitz. The Glamour. The Gossip.

Introduced by Jacquie Storey – who once successfully auditioned for the group that later became Hot Gossip (and turned them down) – we first see a short video from The Kenny Ev…

John Hegley: Peace, Love and Potatoes

The title of Hegley’s show refers to his latest book, Peace, Love and Potatoes, a perfect example of the juxtaposition between the common and the conceptual found throughout his …

Anya Anastasia: Rogue Romantic

There is a woman sprawled across the keys of a grand piano.

Reuben Kaye

Reuben Kaye is a cabaret god; he’ll tell you so himself.

Lady Rizo: Multiplied

“Sleep deprivation is the new LSD” says Lady Rizo, after explaining how she’s gone from “smoky eye” make up to “sleepy eye” in a short 18 months.

Supper Club at Checkpoint

Assembly’s Supper Club is up against the big, flashy late night circus revues and cabaret shows and sets out to compete with these by presenting many of the very best guest acts …

Confessions of a Justified Songwriter

Written by John and Gerry Kielty, Confessions of a Justified Songwriter takes us on a journey through the creative processes and struggles of writing music when chasing that elusiv…

In the Wine

As a mournful cello plays, Sarah Gatzonis dances a playful ballet around three sturdy wine barrels.

Phil Nichol: Twenty

Phil Nichol is a born entertainer.

Big Bite-Size Lunch Hour: Lunch in Cairo

This double bill of new writing by Tom Coash brings us to Cairo, where we’re welcomed with dates and hookah pipes.

Willy's Bitches

An all female cast takes some of the classic soliloquies and scenes from Shakespeare’s work and deliver them in an almost cabaret, review format, with the addition of new contempor…

John Lloyd: Emperor of the Prawns

John Lloyd: Emperor of the Prawns is billed as an hour of comedy, but turns out to be so much more.

Nina Simone: Soul Sessions

“Gospel is the music of the soul” says Apphia Campbell midway through her romp into the music of Nina Simone.

Dame Diana Rigg: No Turn Unstoned

It was an interesting prospect to write about Dame Diana Rigg’s Edinburgh Fringe debut (at the age of seventy-six), in which she muses on the role of the theatre critic.

New Zealand Music Showcase

The New Zealand Music Showcase is a great way to see some of New Zealand’s greatest artists here at the fringe.

The Electric Swing Circus

The Electric Swing Circus are a double female fronted six-piece bringing a mish-mash of art funk and ‘50s jive to the opulent halls of the Assembly Checkpoint.

Baby Wants Candy Workshops

American improv comedy troupe Baby Wants Candy are among the most familiar veterans of the Fringe.

Russell Kane: The Kaneing Podcast

Russell Kane sparks back into action with a new format, anchoring a podcast about various news stories from the last few days.

Lady Rizo

Lady Rizo has quickly become a darling of the Edinburgh Fringe.

Janis Joplin: Full Tilt

Grab your feather boas, slug down a bottle of Jack Daniels in one and prepare yourself for this rocking, superb and moving show.

Divallusion with Christina Bianco and Velma Celli

Christina Bianco has become a bit of a YouTube sensation on our shores with her fantastic renditions of female singers.

In Vogue: Songs by Madonna

If you struggle to believe that a grown man with a deep baritone can convince you that he is in fact Madonna, be prepared to suspend your disbelief.

The Ruby Dolls: Fabulous Creatures

The first original musical from The Ruby Dolls is a triumph.

Joe Stilgoe: Songs On Film

Joe Stilgoe and his excellent band create a wonderful atmosphere with their musical stylings, charming personalities, and atmospheric lighting.

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