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VENUS 2.0

VENUS 2.0

Follow the scandalous true story of Suffragette-turned-fascist Mary Richardson in this time-bending cabaret. 

The Legends of Them – Here & Now Showcase

The Legends of Them – Here & Now Showcase

A memory: South London reggae pioneer Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee hears her radio debut from Holloway Prison. 

Swiping Right

Swiping Right

Can (online) dating help bridge political divides? In Swiping Right, Sophie Anna Veelenturf explores what happens when political opposites connect. 

Thanks for Being Here

Thanks for Being Here

Step into a world where the boundaries between audience and performers dissolve. 

Up Your Ass

Up Your Ass

‘Why I shot Andy Warhol and other chit-chat’ Nona Demey Gallagher and Lieselot Siddiki are bringing Up Your Ass, Valerie Solanas’ infamous 1965 comedy. 

GO!

GO!

GO! is at the crossroads of contemporary dance, martial arts and digital technology. 

Watch It!

Watch It!

Masterful storytelling, daring dance and subversively stupid conversations from this unstoppable artist. 

The Queen is Mad

The Queen is Mad

Joanna has always spoken her mind. 

Small Town Boys

Small Town Boys

A young man embarks on a thrilling journey from his small hometown to the big city, where he finds solace and joy in the vibrant LGBTQ+ scene. 

Triptych Redux

Triptych Redux

For those that missed Lewis’ entirely sold-out run in 2024, you’re in luck – his life-changingly beautiful show is back, reduxed – if you managed to snag a ticket last time to … 

I Was a German

I Was a German

Berlin, 1933. 

Chickadee

Chickadee

A female street clown accidentally becomes famous overnight at Chickadee TV Studios as Chickadee the Sexy Clown. 

I Think It Could Work

I Think It Could Work

Upside-down or right side up? On purpose or by accident? How do you like your eggs? From the mischievous minds of Full Out Formula comes I Think It Could Work, a daring and playful… 

Panoptikum

Panoptikum

Panoptikum amazes, entertains, and frightens. 

Macbeth

Macbeth

A thrilling, saucy rendition of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Macbeth. 

My Name is Rachel Corrie

My Name is Rachel Corrie

‘What if our aloneness isn’t a tragedy? What if our aloneness is what allows us to speak the truth without being afraid?’ A Jewish actor and predominantly Jewish team bring to life… 

Chrome Yellow

Chrome Yellow

Aspiring nihilist (and accidental optimist) Wayne Stewart wrestles with meaning and purpose as he reflects on why he walked 650 miles across France alone in July 2021. 

Women in Socks and Sandals

Women in Socks and Sandals

KISS explores what happens when women enter a world created by men. 

Shell

Shell

Shell is a fantastical one person show that weaves between realities and awakens a wanting you may have forgotten was there. 

Pekku

Pekku

Shh. 

Vigil

Vigil

Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Cinnamon-coloured Cryptic Tree Hunter, Problematic Flasher, Fire Millipede From Hell. 

You Heard Me: Here & Now Showcase

You Heard Me: Here & Now Showcase

You Heard Me is for anyone who has been underestimated, or told to shut up. 

This Is Not Romeo and Juliet

This Is Not Romeo and Juliet

Not to be missed, hugely inventive, an extraordinary show, This is Not Romeo and Juliet choreographed by Danish Palle Granhøj is experimental but with broad appeal. 

Tennis

Tennis

DON McEnroe and Björn GNU face each other once again in the ultimate duel we all have been waiting for! A nerve-wracking battle of finger knitting, tango wrestling, dirty tricks a… 

The Flock and Moving Cloud

The Flock and Moving Cloud

The dance pieces of this double bill have very different styles and atmospheres, The Flock is an austere, almost scientific study, Moving Cloud is a euphoric, high adrenaline party… 

Sawdust Symphony

Sawdust Symphony

Carpentry and circus collide. 

Testo – Here & Now Showcase

Testo – Here & Now Showcase

in TESTO by Wet Mess, Wet Messifies transitions, testosterone and the edges of drag. 

Fernando and His Llama Friend

Fernando and His Llama Friend

It’s tough being a deaf kid. 

Morag, You're a Long Time Deid

Morag, You're a Long Time Deid

Morag’s death left a silence in her place. 

The Signalman

The Signalman

Witness to a horrifying tragedy, a signalman is haunted by a mysterious figure standing by a railway tunnel. 

A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here

A Little Inquest Into What We Are All Doing Here

In 2022 a show was cancelled while it was still in rehearsal. 

Comala, Comala

Comala, Comala

Join us for a sip of mezcal at this Day of the Dead-style theatrical experience. 

An Unexpected Hiccup

An Unexpected Hiccup

Caught in a storm and looking for help, Murdo knocks on the door of a dark, old house and the family inside seems to be expecting him. 

That's Not My Name

That's Not My Name

This is not a show about mental health. 

Bambiland (written by Elfriede Jelinek)

Bambiland (written by Elfriede Jelinek)

In the game of televised warfare, it is unclear who’s allowed to say ‘we’ anymore. 

Common Is As Common Does: A Memoir

Common Is As Common Does: A Memoir

Fringe favourites 21Common return for a dance spectacular, mashing karaoke carnage and feats of physical endurance with chucking-out time at the Grand Ole Oprey. 

Look at Them!

Look at Them!

Everyone has a wall in their heart. 

James Whale: Beyond Frankenstein

James Whale: Beyond Frankenstein

From Frankenstein to The Invisible Man, James Whale directed some of the greatest movies of all time. 

Galahad Takes a Bath

Galahad Takes a Bath

‘I got very little, little to no media training, so. 

Horizon Showcase: TOM

Horizon Showcase: TOM

In a holding room, participants wait. 

Horizon Showcase: Little Wimmin

Horizon Showcase: Little Wimmin

Figs in Wigs are back and this time they’ve got their period (dresses). 

Dances Like a Bomb

Dances Like a Bomb

Dances Like a Bomb is a dance and physical theatre piece by Irish Dance Company Junk Ensemble. 

My Best Judys

My Best Judys

Come and enjoy a night in celebration of one of the world’s most beloved entertainers, the one Ms Judy Garland. 

Report to an Academy

Report to an Academy

Report To An Academy is not Franz Kafka’s best work, but Robert McNamara brings the elusive central character with precision and animal rage that is very watchable. 

Groovicle

Groovicle

Dancer and performer Elliot Minogue-Stone presents pop art, contemporary dance and cabaret in his brand-new mish-mash show, Groovicle at Zoo Southside. 

The Insider

The Insider

Look into the human face of greed – live acting, visuals and a binaural soundscape that gives you the chills. 

Andronicus Synecdoche presented by Song of the Goat Theatre

Andronicus Synecdoche presented by Song of the Goat Theatre

Inspired by Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, featuring original text and music which depict the extreme cruelty resulting from retaliation. 

Optimistic: Elizabeth Holmes

Optimistic: Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes claims her biotechnology will revolutionise medicine – and people believe her. 

CREEKSHOW

CREEKSHOW

Writer/performer Jenny Witzel tells her story of living on a boat in an “up-and-coming” neighbourhood in South-East London. 

Climb

Climb

A guitar, microphone and stool wait expectantly on an empty stage. 

La codista / The queuer

La codista / The queuer

La codista / The queuer is a deceptively simple show about a woman who waits in line for other people. 

Banana

Banana

Banana is a wacky hour of outside-the-box clown comedy that makes you smile from ear to ear. 

Tourist

Tourist

Travellers! Come along the journey of your life to the land of holiday wishes, dreams. 

The Van Paemel Family

The Van Paemel Family

Discover this iconic Flemish play by Cyriel Buysse. 

Harvest

Harvest

A dance performance exploring the working body across two seemingly distant sectors: agriculture and dance. 

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy

‘Breathtaking, heart-stopping, terrifying’ ***** (Cherwell. 

Funeral

Funeral

After a slow and rocky start, Ontroerend Goed’s Funeral becomes an emotionally resonant space for processing a person’s grief. 

Gerry Carroll – Young

Gerry Carroll – Young

Gerry Carroll – Young. 

Why English?

Why English?

‘Why do I speak English??’ I have been asked this in an accusatory manner. 

Sad Book

Sad Book

‘Stand-out dance of the summer’ (Guardian on 201’s Skin). 

Dreamsick

Dreamsick

‘I think I might be ill. 

Civilisation

Civilisation

Jaz Woodcock-Stewart from award-winning company Antler collaborates with choreographer Morgann Runacre-Temple. 

Afterhours Comedy: Amused Moose Comedy

Afterhours Comedy: Amused Moose Comedy

‘Awesome late-night hilarity’ (ThreeWeeks) will be too good to miss. 

The Relentless Approach of Better Times

The Relentless Approach of Better Times

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… 

40/40

40/40

Kat is a woman (has been for quite a while now). 

Walk-Man

Walk-Man

It’s a day like any other. 

Art27's Firsthand Z pierwszej reki

Art27's Firsthand Z pierwszej reki

Firsthand is an audiovisual artwork – an outcome of residency by artists Marta Adamowicz and Robert Motyka on the concept of home through the connections with the remembered and … 

Art27's Blood Red Lines

Art27's Blood Red Lines

Blood Red Lines was developed with and performed by victims and survivors of the tragedies of South Armagh, border counties and Dublin in the darkest days of the Irish Conflict. 

The Rainbow – A Rehearsed Reading of a New Adaptation

The Rainbow – A Rehearsed Reading of a New Adaptation

Originally published in 1915, The Rainbow was extraordinarily ahead of its time as Lawrence explores the experiences of three generations of Polish women living in Nottinghamshire … 

Heroes

Heroes

Heroes. 

Art27's From the Heart of the Incident

Art27's From the Heart of the Incident

From the Heart of the Incident is the extraordinary story of Dr Issam Bassalat Hijjawi, a highly respected and much-loved Edinburgh medical doctor and Palestinian activist held in … 

sanni-leena

sanni-leena

Jazz, pop, classics. 

All Over

All Over

A poetic, subtle and witty dance performance on conventions, expectations and perception. 

Art27's Saber Came to Tea

Art27's Saber Came to Tea

Saber Came to Tea is an entertaining short play with original music and magic that tells the story of one young woman’s defiant stand against the constraining social norms of her f… 

Raging Mother

Raging Mother

We all have a mother, and an opinion about how she should be. 

Rocky!

Rocky!

Award-winning political theatre based on the movie about the harmless, loser boxer Rocky, who against all odds defeats his own inferiority and unreasonable loser life. 

Maternity

Maternity

‘I’m still waiting for my child. 

This Is Your Captain Speaking

This Is Your Captain Speaking

After years of patching up a rapidly deteriorating airport on an island lost in a Foie Gras scandal, Lick is staring down the propeller of a cargo plane. 

Saved

Saved

Saved is a multi-layered, retro-mechanical music show built around rescued 70s home organs. 

Runners

Runners

“You can disappear into the timelessness of motion. 

Far Gone

Far Gone

A Roots Mbili Theatre and Sheffield Theatres co-production. 

Megalith

Megalith

Rocks. 

Art27's From the Horse's Mouth

Art27's From the Horse's Mouth

Join Art27 Scotland Artist in Residence Elaine Cheng as she explores the binaries of Hong Kong and China through her new sonic composition, discussion and tales of the life of thos… 

Johnny Got His Gun

Johnny Got His Gun

A grenade hits Joe Bonham in WW1. 

Un Poyo Rojo

Un Poyo Rojo

Argentinian dance music greets us as we enter the space for two-man physical theatre experience Un Poyo Rojo, but the vast majority of the show takes place in silence. 

Looping: Scotland Overdub

Looping: Scotland Overdub

Billed as part Brazilian street dance and part Scottish ceilidhe with everyone invited to share the dance floor and a whisky, this suggested a rather more joyful, carnivalesque exp… 

Staged

Staged

Circus is inherently exciting to watch – the whole point of it is to see human bodies interact with the world in a way you didn’t think was possible. 

Apollo: Take 111

Apollo: Take 111

James Stuart – or Stuart James – is passed out at his desk as the audience file into the space. 

How to Use a Washing Machine

How to Use a Washing Machine

How To Use A Washing Machine is a charming two-hander from emerging company Slam Theatre. 

STYX

STYX

A mixture of mythology, memory and music. 

Are we not drawn onward to new erA – Ontroerend Goed

Are we not drawn onward to new erA – Ontroerend Goed

What’s done is done. 

Too Pretty to Punch

Too Pretty to Punch

There are 36 shows at the Fringe by trans performers, according to the TransFringe hashtag on Twitter, and Edalia Day’s Too Pretty to Punch might be the only one that’s both ce… 

The Fun Club Presents...

The Fun Club Presents...

I’m not sure how to explain The Fun Club Presents… Three performers – Sara Page, Franny Anne Rafferty and Alistair McPhail – in a room, all in animal face-paint, talk obliq… 

A Life on the Silk Road

A Life on the Silk Road

The National Theatre of China have brought their visually stunning production of Life On The Silk Road to Zoo Southside. 

The Half Moon Shania

The Half Moon Shania

Punk and theatre aren't the strangest of bedfellows, but there is something that often feels false when collectives of art school graduates and professionally-trained actors at… 

Century Song

Century Song

A woman stands downstage right, a spotlight illuminating her from one side. 

Dep

Dep

ĐẸP is a Vietnamese word that translates as ‘beautiful’, and is also the starting point for Dam Van Huynh’s dance work that explores the nature of the human condition, tak… 

Profundis

Profundis

Profundis choreographed by Israeli-born Roy Assaf, is amusingly and slickly performed by the National Dance Company Wales but is more of a ‘five-finger exercise’ for dance stud… 

Folk

Folk

Folk is Caroline Finn’s first piece for the Cardiff-based National Dance Company Wales since becoming its Artistic Director two years ago. 

We Need to Talk About Bobby (Off EastEnders)

We Need to Talk About Bobby (Off EastEnders)

EastEnders fans will remember experiencing shock and upheaval at the revelation that the culprit of a long-running murder whodunnit was 10 year old Bobby Beale. 

Action at a Distance

Action at a Distance

Confronting head-on complex ethical dilemmas that co-exist with modern Western imperialism, this new play written by Rory Horne is urgent, engaging and also deeply entertaining. 

A Great Fear of Shallow Living

A Great Fear of Shallow Living

A good storytelling piece is lovely. 

Edison

Edison

Static Assembly attempt to give us an insight into the lives and rivalry of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla but really just leaves the audience confused. 

Tribe

Tribe

Temper Theatre once again return to Edinburgh to gift audiences with a performance well worth three times the ticket price. 

Wanna Dance With Somebody! Or, A Guide To Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics

Wanna Dance With Somebody! Or, A Guide To Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics

With one of the longest titles you’ll come across it feels as though this show will have a lot to unpack. 

The Bearpit

The Bearpit

Glimpses of a toxic relationship. 

Mine

Mine

They say a mother’s love is unconditional, but can you truly still love your child after they commit the most heinous of crimes? Put The Book Down’s Mine brings to light the ex… 

After 4 – Over the Moon

After 4 – Over the Moon

In Korea when somebody dies, people say they have gone ‘over the moon’ or ‘crossed the river’. 

Luna Park

Luna Park

When reading the marketing blurb for Luna Park, I must confess I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. 

The Murderer

The Murderer

Through innovative movement and a thought-provoking script, Clown Funeral’s dark yet comedic The Murderer comments intelligently on society’s inability to forgive and forget, by … 

MOONFACE

MOONFACE

Adulthood. 

Smother

Smother

Hip Hop is a strange medium with which to tackle the homosexual experience. 

Scorched

Scorched

The setting is intimate, and encroaching on the personal space of a frail man, in a battered armchair listening to the television (news of the Gulf War is on – the year is 1991) … 

Bang! To the Heart

Bang! To the Heart

I you are looking for a bombastically visual hip hop dance show, and you don’t mind a nonsensical and cliché plot, this is the show for you. 

Generation Zero

Generation Zero

The difficult relationship between political and personal affairs are addressed in the devastating drama Generation Zero. 

Dawns Ysbrydion / Ghost Dance

Dawns Ysbrydion / Ghost Dance

Ghost Dance, or Dawns Ysbrydion as is the Welsh title, uses three female dancers to explore the parallels between the displacement of Native Americans and the Ghost Dance of 1890 �… 

The Ted Bundy Project

The Ted Bundy Project

Killing most of an hour, and murder to sit through, The Ted Bundy Project does bait-and-switch on its audience. 

Artificial Things

Artificial Things

This is the first year of the ‘iF Platform’ – a new showcase featuring the UK’s top disabled artists and integrated arts companies. 

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

For those who like their dance without frills, Last Man Standing provides an hour of unrelenting raw movement. 

YAMA

YAMA

There is dance and there is Scottish Dance Theatre. 

Tribe

Tribe

I was slightly apprehensive when going to review Tribe, having seen a lot of pretentious, uninspiring, or just simply bad physical theatre and dance pieces this Fringe. 

Quiet Violence

Quiet Violence

The room smells of Deep Heat. 

Correction

Correction

This is a mesmerising, funny and well-crafted example of modern choreography, which explores what you can achieve when you are put under restrictions. 

Hula House

Hula House

Hula House, created by Permanently Visible Productions, is an immersive, semi-interactive look at the life of sex workers. 

Discoteque Machine

Discoteque Machine

Discoteque Machine, brought to us by Gianmarco Pozzoli and Alice Magione is a morphsuits show. 

Joan, Babs & Shelagh too

Joan, Babs & Shelagh too

Joan, Babs & Shelagh too is a difficult play. 

The American Soldier

The American Soldier

We must be nearly at saturation point with plays and particularly monologues about war veterans. 

The Communist Threat

The Communist Threat

A hotel room in Vienna, 1950. 

Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons

Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons

123,205,750. 

A Study on the Stillness of Love

A Study on the Stillness of Love

This is a show with an ambitious script, which shows real emotional intelligence. 

Transit Cabaret

Transit Cabaret

Transit Cabaret by Six Faux Nez is described as ‘A silent show, like a silent movie, a clever, poetic and festive mix of music, gesture and underground cabaret-theatre. 

A Sudden Burst of Blinding Light

A Sudden Burst of Blinding Light

This piece of new writing from Ben Maier is the latest addition to the succession of plays at this year’s Fringe which in some way seek to deal with issues of mental health. 

Beyond the Body

Beyond the Body

Takibox’s Beyond the Body is an intriguing exploration of physicality, a performance that promises to look towards an extension, a transcending of state. 

Last Chance Romance

Last Chance Romance

Entering into a world of 1950s dating, Last Chance Romance is a fun hour for any adult. 

SPIN

SPIN

This show by Wales-based company Harnisch-Lacey Dance’s show mixes contemporary dance with breakdancing and elements of parkour. 

An Invitation

An Invitation

Jo Fong’s An Invitation is about as elusive and complex as a performance at the Fringe is likely to get. 

La Loba

La Loba

La Loba is a mythological woman who wanders the Earth collecting animal bones, bringing dead creatures back to life with her singing, and occasionally laughing at humans. 

The Curious Incident of the Frog in My Sightline

The Curious Incident of the Frog in My Sightline

The Curious Incident Of The Frog In My Sightline is curious indeed. 

Harry the King

Harry the King

This is a solid performance of a classic play which, while it doesn’t amount to a re-telling in anything but the literal sense, does a creditable job of rendering the whole thing w… 

Mmm Hmmm

Mmm Hmmm

The lights go down and, from out of the dark, a sound comes. 

The Enchanted Forest Adventure

The Enchanted Forest Adventure

The simple pleasure of play is at the heart of Brooke Laing’s enchanting storytelling. 

Tabularasa

Tabularasa

Combining contemporary and African dance, four dancers put on an impressive physical display in Kaneish Dance Theatre’s Tabula Rasa. 

Pss Pss

Pss Pss

‘Pss’ is one of those sounds that extends beyond itself. 

The Exchange

The Exchange

In a deserted bar in a dusty town somewhere in the Australian outback, a barman prepares himself for the drudgery of a long day. 

Please Don't Cry (At My Funeral)

Please Don't Cry (At My Funeral)

Please Don’t Cry (At My Funeral) isn’t exactly the show advertised. 

Bitesize Chekhov

Bitesize Chekhov

Taking a bite into Chekhov is no mean feat at the best of times. 

Chlorine

Chlorine

From a cool, air-conditioned distance, the 3 Reasonable Women’s Chlorine is a thematically jam-packed, A-Level drama-mare of a show. 

Café Ruse

Café Ruse

Café Ruse is a kooky, energetic piece of theatre that’s quite unlike anything else I’ve seen on the Fringe. 

Beans On Toast

Beans On Toast

Patch of Blue return to the Edinburgh Fringe with their scrumptious offering of Beans on Toast: a triumph of simplicity which still captures the imagination and the heart. 

God's Own Country

God's Own Country

“Gossip,” we’re told, “travels fast in a valley. 

The Warriors: A Love Story

The Warriors: A Love Story

Arcos describe themselves as a ‘multimedia dance company’ and they certainly deliver. 

Riders

Riders

Lenka Vagnerová and Company have two shows on at this year’s Fringe, Riders and La Loba. 

Super Tramp

Super Tramp

Super Tramp is based on the real life of Shane Fox who, at the age of fifteen, was told a piece of information that changed his life forever. 

You, Me and the World

You, Me and the World

You know that scene in every crime show ever, when the police finally show up at the serial killer’s lair to find a treasure trove of strange, coded messages pinned to the wall… 

Pioneer

Pioneer

Curious Directive have hit the Fringe this year with epic sci-fi drama Pioneer, a space-exploration thriller of stunning proportions. 

re:Fujisan

re:Fujisan

Japanese dance company LaN-T003 have been to the Fringe several times before, bringing with them an eccentric blend of video art, physical theatre and quirky slapstick. 

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