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Trickhead

Trickhead

Neil Smith (one half of magic duo Forster & Smith, the magicians who brought “Impossibilities” to Durham Fringe 2023) presents his brand new 1 man show, “Trickhead” which seamles… 

It's Your Role

It's Your Role

Answer the call and become a hero in a madcap adventure like no other, as our troupe of professional actors brings the world of Dungeons & Dragons to life! But there’s a twist—on… 

Brooklyn’s Box Of Tricks

Brooklyn’s Box Of Tricks

Durham Fringe Sell out 2024 returns with a brand new magic show, suitable for all ages. 

Ben Donaghy's 22 Revue

Ben Donaghy's 22 Revue

NECultureAwards24 “Best Newcomer” Finalist Ben Donaghy is back for the third year at the Durham Fringe Festival. 

The Durham Revue: Sketch Marks the Spot

The Durham Revue: Sketch Marks the Spot

The Durham Revue are back! The group that brought you Ed Gamble, Stevie Martin, Nish Kumar, Liz Kingsman Ambika Mod and many more return with a new troupe and 100% new material. 

Jake Donaldson: Spectacle

Jake Donaldson: Spectacle

Jake is partially blind (or partially sighted, depending on your outlook on life) but what is it really like to be visually impaired? A new hour of stand-up from one of Huffington … 

Getting On

Getting On

A one-woman show about getting on/stage. 

Singing Into The Dark

Singing Into The Dark

In a ruined theatre an actor tumbles onto a dark stage. 

No Dreams Are Left In This Head Overnight

No Dreams Are Left In This Head Overnight

It’s New Year’s Eve but Eric, suitably dressed for a party, is alone. 

The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson, Adapted by Philip Harrison

The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson, Adapted by Philip Harrison

NTC presents a brand new adaptation of“The Body Snatcher” adapted by Philip Harrison. 

Nerds Just Wanna Have Fun

Nerds Just Wanna Have Fun

Hosted by comedian and computer programmer Neil Harris (tour support for Tom Stade), this fast-paced, funny, and informative panel show brings together academics and comedians to e… 

The Debrief

The Debrief

“AI saved my life and I’m not happy about it!” After an acclaimed mini tour of Liverpool, Kansas and Nancy in France, The Debrief plays Durham Fringe 2025. 

Shellshock! Improv Live

Shellshock! Improv Live

ShellShock! Improv life is a barrel of laughs packed into a variety of action-packed scenes. 

Ramalama Ding Dong

Ramalama Ding Dong

In 2017 the phrase “Ramalama Ding Dong” was repeatedly sneered at Roshi by a stranger on a train after he briefly heard her speak Farsi to her family. 

Ramalama Ding Dong

Ramalama Ding Dong

In 2017 the phrase “Ramalama Ding Dong” was repeatedly sneered at Roshi by a stranger on a train after he briefly heard her speak Farsi to her family. 

Ramalama Ding Dong

Ramalama Ding Dong

In 2017 the phrase “Ramalama Ding Dong” was repeatedly sneered at Roshi by a stranger on a train after he briefly heard her speak Farsi to her family. 

North East Stand-Up Showcase

North East Stand-Up Showcase

Alex Knipe (Chortle Student Finalist 2023) and Ben Lycett (Felt Nowt New Act Finalist 2022) present a night of some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians that the North East… 

North East Stand-Up Showcase

North East Stand-Up Showcase

Alex Knipe (Chortle Student Finalist 2023) and Ben Lycett (Felt Nowt New Act Finalist 2022) present a night of some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians that the North East… 

North East Stand-Up Showcase

North East Stand-Up Showcase

Alex Knipe (Chortle Student Finalist 2023) and Ben Lycett (Felt Nowt New Act Finalist 2022) present a night of some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians that the North East… 

Hauntiques - A paranormal investigation

Hauntiques - A paranormal investigation

Last year Paranormalist, Paul Forster’s show was the biggest-selling event at The Durham Fringe Festival. 

Error at the Bigg Market

Error at the Bigg Market

Alice wants to find a nice guy. 

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for 8 years now, and it’s time for that to change! Join him as he attempts to do something he’s never done before. 

The Rotting Hart

The Rotting Hart

“. 

Error at the Bigg Market

Error at the Bigg Market

Alice wants to find a nice guy. 

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for 8 years now, and it’s time for that to change! Join him as he attempts to do something he’s never done before. 

The Rotting Hart

The Rotting Hart

“. 

Hauntiques - A paranormal investigation

Hauntiques - A paranormal investigation

Last year Paranormalist, Paul Forster’s show was the biggest-selling event at The Durham Fringe Festival. 

Hauntiques - A paranormal investigation

Hauntiques - A paranormal investigation

Last year Paranormalist, Paul Forster’s show was the biggest-selling event at The Durham Fringe Festival. 

Error at the Bigg Market

Error at the Bigg Market

Alice wants to find a nice guy. 

The Rotting Hart

The Rotting Hart

“. 

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for 8 years now, and it’s time for that to change! Join him as he attempts to do something he’s never done before. 

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

NTC Touring Theatre Company presents. 

Drop Dead

Drop Dead

Six Strangers. 

Cheesy Waffles Project

Cheesy Waffles Project

Celebrate the mining heritage of County Durham, the history, the passion and camaradarie through story, poem and song performed by members of The Cheesy Waffles Project showing the… 

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

NTC Touring Theatre Company presents. 

The Good Dad (A Love Story)

The Good Dad (A Love Story)

The whole family knew he was a good dad. 

Cheesy Waffles Project

Cheesy Waffles Project

Celebrate the mining heritage of County Durham, the history, the passion and camaradarie through story, poem and song performed by members of The Cheesy Waffles Project showing the… 

Drop Dead

Drop Dead

Six Strangers. 

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

NTC Touring Theatre Company presents. 

Cheesy Waffles Project

Cheesy Waffles Project

Celebrate the mining heritage of County Durham, the history, the passion and camaradarie through story, poem and song performed by members of The Cheesy Waffles Project showing the… 

Drop Dead

Drop Dead

Six Strangers. 

Hysterical Artefacts

Hysterical Artefacts

Shellshock! Improvised Comedy’s crack team of historians has unearthed evidence of never-before-seen stories from years past! Join our museum curator as we unveil a hilarious brand… 

Everjoy

Everjoy

What’s it like to live inside your own head? To talk to your past self and attempt to understand who you are? Somewhere inside this self-explorative 60-minute piece, maybe those … 

Chance by Yolan Noszkay

Chance by Yolan Noszkay

Chance follows Aaron, who’s just been excluded from mainstream school and is being sent back to Sunnyside Pupil Referral Unit, a school for kids who’ve been excluded for disrup… 

Hysterical Artefacts

Hysterical Artefacts

Shellshock! Improvised Comedy’s crack team of historians has unearthed evidence of never-before-seen stories from years past! Join our museum curator as we unveil a hilarious brand… 

Rompers

Rompers

North East comedy duo Rompers fetch an hour of surreal, anarchic sketches out of the aether and serve it to you in a piping hot ramekin of good times. 

Everjoy

Everjoy

What’s it like to live inside your own head? To talk to your past self and attempt to understand who you are? Somewhere inside this self-explorative 60-minute piece, maybe those … 

Chance by Yolan Noszkay

Chance by Yolan Noszkay

Chance follows Aaron, who’s just been excluded from mainstream school and is being sent back to Sunnyside Pupil Referral Unit, a school for kids who’ve been excluded for disrup… 

Rompers

Rompers

North East comedy duo Rompers fetch an hour of surreal, anarchic sketches out of the aether and serve it to you in a piping hot ramekin of good times. 

Chance by Yolan Noszkay

Chance by Yolan Noszkay

Chance follows Aaron, who’s just been excluded from mainstream school and is being sent back to Sunnyside Pupil Referral Unit, a school for kids who’ve been excluded for disrup… 

Everjoy

Everjoy

What’s it like to live inside your own head? To talk to your past self and attempt to understand who you are? Somewhere inside this self-explorative 60-minute piece, maybe those … 

Rompers

Rompers

North East comedy duo Rompers fetch an hour of surreal, anarchic sketches out of the aether and serve it to you in a piping hot ramekin of good times. 

Hysterical Artefacts

Hysterical Artefacts

Shellshock! Improvised Comedy’s crack team of historians has unearthed evidence of never-before-seen stories from years past! Join our museum curator as we unveil a hilarious brand… 

The Single Lady

The Single Lady

As the daughter of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth has witnessed, first hand, the consequences of when love goes wrong. 

Sascha LO and Friends

Sascha LO and Friends

A split bill stand-up comedy show featuring two of the country’s most attention seeking stand up comedians. 

The Rats in the Walls

The Rats in the Walls

Charles Delapore has witnessed a great evil at Exham Priory, and has been locked away in the asylum for what he knows. 

Delivery

Delivery

Delivery! by Wrong Tree Theatre Company is a devised play which explores friendship, connection and home through a one man pizza delivery service. 

Lulu

Lulu

“Breathtaking, hilarious and thought-provoking. 

There's a Monkion in Your Attic

There's a Monkion in Your Attic

Blending dark comedy with the surreal, Experiment Human tells the story of Monkion, a non-human creature, curious to understand the world outside their laboratory in the attic. 

Experiment Human

Experiment Human

Blending dark comedy with the surreal, Experiment Human tells the story of Monkion, a non-human creature, curious to understand the world outside their laboratory in the attic. 

The Life we Lived

The Life we Lived

Michael is a lonely undertaker in his Late 20’s. 

Cottage

Cottage

A public toilet some time last century. 

Battle Cry by Matt Fox

Battle Cry by Matt Fox

When you’ve witnessed the worst things imaginable, the world can never be the same again. 

Stole the Show

Stole the Show

Stole the Show ‘It’s criminally underrated!’ Stole the Show is a farcical comedy play inside a play about a robber who stumbles into a amateur retelling of The Legend of King Ar… 

There’s a Monkion in the Attic

There’s a Monkion in the Attic

Blending dark comedy with the surreal, Experiment Human tells the story of Monkion, a non-human creature, curious to understand the world outside their laboratory in the attic. 

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