Shows at Underbelly Potterrow

The Alternative Alternative

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly Potterrow
12th Aug 2016

Award-winning character absurdity, smash-hit prop nonsense and on point offbeat musical numbers – don’t miss this one night only quirk fest of madcap nonconformists.

Tink Tank

Shadow puppets have a reputation for being, let’s face it, a bit uncool.

Sam Simmons: Not a People Person

“It’s a bit tense in here tonight.

Ada/Ava by Manual Cinema

This is Manual Cinema’s first visit to the Fringe and they have brought with them a technical and awe-inspiring show that combines live music and shadow puppets.

Randy Writes a Novel

Randy is a bald, bright purple Australian stand-up puppet with a really quick wit and a sharp tongue.

Wonderman

When he wasn’t writing the books that have captivated children for fifty years, Roald Dahl wrote a collection of gleefully macabre short stories for adults, published in various …

Sticks Stones Broken Bones

Returning to Edinburgh after a six year hiatus, Bunk Puppets’ Sticks Stones Broken Bones is both an expert display of shadow puppetry and a joyous celebration of playfulness.

QI Presents: No Such Thing as a Fish

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly Potterrow
26th - 30th Aug 2015

Live recording of the hit podcast from the writers of the BBC show QI.

Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

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Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly Potterrow
20th - 21st Aug 2015

Music + comedy x outstanding talent = MCA Showcase! Now in its seventh year, the MCA has provided a launch pad to superstar acts like Frisky and Mannish (2009 finalists), Abandoman…

Othello: An All-Female Production

Despite the fact that it’s 2015, there’s still much debate and handwringing about cross-gender casting in Shakespeare.

Tina C: Herstory

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly Potterrow
5th - 17th Aug 2015

2015 sees the long-awaited release of the second volume of Country music legend Tina C’s biography, Complete and Utter Country.

Diane Chorley: Duchess of Canvey

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly Potterrow
5th - 31st Aug 2015

Join Diane, former owner of 80s Essex nightclub The Flick, and her band, The Buffet, for a showbiz, late-night musical spectacular, with comic tales of her troubled and infamous pa…

Walking the Tightrope: The Tension Between Art and Politics

Walking the Tightrope was created as a response to the cancellation of three high profile cultural events last summer.

Sam Simmons: Spaghetti for Breakfast

Sam Simmons’ show is completely mad right off the bat.

The Piper

Listing
Edinburgh Fringe
Underbelly Potterrow
5th - 31st Aug 2015

Acclaimed Australian theatre company My Darling Patricia’s immersive retelling of The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a unique theatrical journey.

Man to Man

Manfred Karge’s Man to Man is described as a modern fairy tale that follows the life of Ella, a woman who disguises herself as her dead husband in order to survive under Nazi …

Fully Committed Starring Marcus Brigstocke

In posh Manhattan restaurant-ese, the phrase “fully committed” means “really, really full for the next two months, so don’t even try for a table.

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