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The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

It was a bright and sunny day at the circus when the Ugly Duckling waddled up to their trapeze. 

The Flying Bubble Show

The Flying Bubble Show

Dive into a magical world where dreams and reality blur in a breathtaking fusion of bubble magic and aerial flight. 

The Nose Dive Assembly

The Nose Dive Assembly

In The Nose Dive Assembly, we meet Pierrot, a distracted mistress of ceremonies. 

Trash Test Dummies Circus

Trash Test Dummies Circus

Everyone put your rubbish out, tonight’s bin night and the Trash Test Dummies are on duty! This award-winning, side-splitting, slapstick comedy, circus routine retakes the househ… 

FLIP Fabrique: Six°

FLIP Fabrique: Six°

Five individuals who do not know each other receive a mysterious invitation that leads them, on a stormy night, to an old, abandoned building deep in the forest. 

All Star Circus

All Star Circus

Winner of the best children’s show award Adelaide Fringe 2025 weeklies. 

The Ruckus

The Ruckus

Nancy is hosting a party in The Beauty. 

Mythos: Ragnarök

Mythos: Ragnarök

Part myth, part mayhem! Hilarious Viking storytelling meets high-octane wrestling in ‘the maddest, baddest show on the Fringe’ (Daily Mail). 

Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett

Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett

Join kabarett provocateur Bernie Dieter as her gin-soaked haus band soundtracks a debauched night of breathtaking circus, gender-bending aerial and fire-breathing sideshow at its m… 

Circa: Wolf

Circa: Wolf

Wolf. 

Sophie's Surprise 29th

Sophie's Surprise 29th

Get in losers, Sophie is turning 29 and we’re celebrating. 

Circus Baobab: Yé!

Circus Baobab: Yé!

An exciting collective of artists from Guinea and the diaspora bring their debut show, Yé!, to Edinburgh. 

Trash Test Dummies Circus

Trash Test Dummies Circus

Everyone put your rubbish out, tonight’s bin night and the Trash Test Dummies are on duty! This award-winning, side-splitting, slapstick comedy, circus routine retakes the househ… 

Tweedy's Massive Circus

Tweedy's Massive Circus

Tweedy is a clowning legend, having performed with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey’s, and most famously with traditional ‘village green’ circus, Giffords for over 15 … 

The Dreamer – Live

The Dreamer – Live

‘Magic is in his bones. 

Ghost Light: Between Fall and Flight

Ghost Light: Between Fall and Flight

The two acrobats in this show must be from the future – ordinary humans cannot be so strong, hawk-eyed, and flexible, with senses of spatial orientation, balance and bravery so o… 

Sophie's Surprise 29th

Sophie's Surprise 29th

Last year, I ended my five-star review of Sophie’s Surprise 29th by promising that, if Sophie’s friends decide to throw a surprise 30th, I’d be there with my party hat on. 

Circa: Humans 2.0

Circa: Humans 2.0

There’s a minimum of physical stage dressing, stripped-back costumery, and only a couple of pieces of equipment in Circa’s Humans 2. 

La Clique

La Clique

Now in its 20th year, La Clique essentially created the genre of sexy circus cabaret at the Fringe. 

YOAH

YOAH

Cirquework is a relatively new name in contemporary circus and, in their debut show at the Fringe, have brought a slice of Japanese inspired mythology combined with some spectacula… 

Reclaim

Reclaim

This circus, dance and music show accepts no boundaries. 

Trash Test Dummies

Trash Test Dummies

Everyone put your rubbish out, tonight’s bin night and the Trash Test Dummies are on duty! This award-winning, side-splitting, slapstick comedy circus routine takes the household w… 

Aloft Presents Sanctuary

Aloft Presents Sanctuary

Aloft Circus Arts of Chicago (USA) burst onto the Fringe scene with their hit Brave Space last year. 

Circus Abyssinia: Tulu

Circus Abyssinia: Tulu

Returning after a dazzling Circus Hub season in 2022, Tulu celebrates the true tale of an Ethiopian icon, Derartu Tulu, the first African woman to win Olympic gold. 

The Revel Puck Circus: The Wing Scuffle Spectacular

The Revel Puck Circus: The Wing Scuffle Spectacular

There’s popcorn and candyfloss on sale as the audience make their way into the Lafayette big top at Underbelly’s Circus Hub. 

Lucky Pigeons

Lucky Pigeons

The true judges of any show aimed at children are the children in the audience, and the kids at Lucky Pigeons at Underbelly’s Circus Hub seemed to have a good time. 

Brave Space

Brave Space

Seeing the stars spangling Chicago based company Aloft Circus Arts’ posters for Brave Space, last year’s hit, you might wonder – is it as good as all that? The answer is yes,… 

La Clique

La Clique

After a sell-out run in 2022, the multi award-winning, cabaret spectacular La Clique returns, featuring the best of circus, comedy and cabaret. 

Circa's Peepshow (Club Remix)

Circa's Peepshow (Club Remix)

Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, CIRCA Contemporary Circus is pushing the boundaries of circus excellence, blending incredibly skilled circus performances with contemporary dance … 

Sophie's Surprise 29th

Sophie's Surprise 29th

If you’ve ever been to a surprise party, you know the awkward anticipation of waiting for the guest of honour to arrive. 

The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality

The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality

Duel Reality is circus theatre brought to you by The 7 Fingers. 

Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso

An irresistibly colourful, loud and fun show for all the family by Lost in Translation, one of the UK’s leading contemporary circus companies and Guinness World Record holders. 

Splash Test Dummies

Splash Test Dummies

Rub-a-dub-dub, The Dummies are back with their ‘splashingly awesome adventure’ (EdinburghFestivalsForKids. 

Brave Space

Brave Space

There’s a famous quote from the film The Third Man. 

Cirque Alfonse: Animal

Cirque Alfonse: Animal

Cirque Alfonse takes us through a series of surreal farm fables served up with a touch of irreverence, impressive virtuosity and the company’s familiar comic touch. 

Rebel

Rebel

Two contrasting elements combine to make Rebel into a spectacular show ideally suited to the vast tent that is Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows. 

Circus Abyssinia: Tulu

Circus Abyssinia: Tulu

A dazzling display of speed, skill and flight lands in Edinburgh this summer, celebrating the first African woman to win Olympic gold. 

Blunderland

Blunderland

The subversive break-out hit of the international cabaret and circus circuit, we have arrived with a strong dose of what we all need at the moment: some outrageous nightlife naught… 

La Clique

La Clique

The multi award-winning cabaret spectacular, La Clique, features the best of circus, comedy and cabaret. 

Circa: Humans 2.0
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Circa: Humans 2.0

In a big top tent, ten performers, upon a brilliant white, circular stage, perform a series of ever more amazing acts of acrobalance, tumbling, throws, and aerial skills. 

Rouge

Rouge

Some shows do exactly what they say on the poster. 

Le Coup

Le Coup

Le Coup, in the Underbelly Circus Hub’s ‘The Beauty’ tent, is perfectly programmed. 

Filament

Filament

Whether it’s because Hollywood has force-fed us with them for decades, or simply because the concerns of teenage life are pretty universal across most of the Western world, we’… 

YUCK Circus

YUCK Circus

This year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe sees YUCK Circus pull down the pants of the patriarchy in a bares-all, feminist romp. 

Little Death Club

Little Death Club

The air of the Speigeltent circus hub is thick with dark debauchery, smoke and gin soaked Weimer punk jazz, setting the atmosphere for a celebration of the extraordinary. 

Kombini

Kombini

Let's be honest here: I've never particularly liked clowns. 

Circa: Humans

Circa: Humans

Contemporary dance, physical theatre, and circus swirl together at The Lafayette big top at Underbelly’s circus venue as ten acrobats explore their bodies and each other in Circa… 

Arr We There Yet?

Arr We There Yet?

When a show opens with the introduction of Captain Skidmark sailing the seven seas upon the good ship, Red Rubber Duckie, you know exactly the level of humour to expect for the nex… 

Tabarnak

Tabarnak

After their 2015 Edinburgh smash hit Barbu, expectations were high for Cirque Alfonse’s new production, and their new circus spectacular Tabarnak does not disappoint. 

Little Death Club

Little Death Club

An atmosphere of fun and weimar cabaret beats envelop us as we enter Beauty at the Circus Hub. 

Circolombia

Circolombia

Circolumbia returns to the Underbelly Circus Hub, bringing its high-octane cast of singing, dancing circus artists with it. 

Courtney Act: Under the Covers

Courtney Act: Under the Covers

Have we reached a point where Courtney Act needs no introduction? Beloved winner of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother and previous finalist on American juggernaut Ru Paul’s Dra… 

Courtney Act: The Girl from Oz

Courtney Act: The Girl from Oz

From a shared sovereign and a shaky colonial past, to endless daytime reruns of Neighbours and Home and Away on channel 5, plus cricket, Kylie and Rupert Murdoch; Australian export… 

Acéléré by Circolombia

Acéléré by Circolombia

Circolumbia was formed in order to provide professional opportunities for the graduates of Columbia’s national circus school, Circo Para Todos which provides circus training for … 

Kin

Kin

I’ll confess it. 

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

A bed sits in the centre of the huge Lafayette big top at Underbelly’s Circus Hub. 

The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck

The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck

You would be forgiven for thinking that a production of The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck performed in a circus tent might involve people dressed up as the character… 

Circa: Humans

Circa: Humans

Step into the grand Lafayette big top in Underbelly’s dedicated Circus Hub and witness the spectacle of internationally acclaimed Circa with their 2017 Fringe offering. 

Camille O'Sullivan: Where Are We Now?

Camille O'Sullivan: Where Are We Now?

Camille is the Fringe. 

Elixir

Elixir

This is what the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is all about. 

Trash Test Dummies

Trash Test Dummies

There’s an anarchic edge to the Trash Test Dummies – as might be expected from a circus troupe who go on to perform a succession of tricks and humorous gymnastics using that mo… 

Silver Lining & Jacksons Lane: Throwback

Silver Lining & Jacksons Lane: Throwback

Ever heard a song come on the radio and instantly been taken back to particular memory? It’s strange the way a melody can evoke an emotion, the feeling of falling in love, remind… 

The Raunch

The Raunch

As Underbelly at George Square grows arms and legs, an expansion into the Meadows was inevitable. 

Briefs Factory Presents: Sweatshop

Briefs Factory Presents: Sweatshop

You know you’re in for a good time when a variety show opens with one half of cabaret legends Frisky & Mannish belting out a pop medley, whilst self-proclaimed “sex clown” Be… 

Camille O'Sullivan: The Carny Dream

Camille O'Sullivan: The Carny Dream

I imagine Camille O’Sullivan has been called an Irish Chanteuse in reviews more times that you’ve had a flyer thrust at you on the Mile. 

Dolls

Dolls

Dolls is about our relationships with toys, but there is nothing wooden about this show. 

BARBU Electro Trad Cabaret

BARBU Electro Trad Cabaret

One man shouldn’t be able to hold two men on his shoulders at the same time. 

The Hogwallops

The Hogwallops

The Hogwallops is a joyful show for all the family that combines astounding acrobatics, physical humour and a heartfelt story meaning there is something for everyone. 

La Meute (The Wolf Pack)

La Meute (The Wolf Pack)

There could not be a more accurate term for these six raucous acrobats than a wild wolf pack. 

Limbo

Limbo

Limbo is a pretty hot ticket this fringe. 

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