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Puzzle

Puzzle

A captivating physical theatre piece exploring the parenting puzzle, social pressures, and quest for self through an East Asian lens. 

Hungry Like the Future

Hungry Like the Future

Set in the 1980s when Duran Duran were in their prime, personal computers the latest fad and Pacman and Space Invaders the games of choice. 

Our Teacher's a Troll

Our Teacher's a Troll

When mischievous twins Joe and Jemima’s teacher turns out to be a real-life troll, chaos ensues! From outrageous pranks to daring escapes, follow their escapades as they try to out… 

Uncanny Valley

Uncanny Valley

There is always a beginning. 

Jinxed

Jinxed

It’s the 13th generation of Illuminations A Cappella and something unlucky is in the air. 

My Cousin Won An Oscar (Now She Lives on My Sofa)

My Cousin Won An Oscar (Now She Lives on My Sofa)

Misty Last: Academy Award Winner, Buzzfeed ‘where are they now’-er. 

74th Annual Sunger Games

74th Annual Sunger Games

District 12, Katniss Everdeen, Ryanair. 

Popstars: The Final Riff Off

Popstars: The Final Riff Off

It’s World War III (pop girl-group feud in the 00s) and the battle to end all battles (an a cappella riff-off)… Can you keep up? The Rolling Tones are back – ready to serve i… 

I See My Sister

I See My Sister

When sisters Mhairi and Caoimhe run away from home, Mhairi is determined to stay isolated from the world. 

Cadenza

Cadenza

Come and join Cadenza, Cambridge University’s premier a cappella group, for our fourth consecutive series of shows at the Fringe. 

Beyond the Cap and Gown

Beyond the Cap and Gown

Beyond the Cap and Gown is a dynamic play that follows five university students navigating the tumultuous seas of post-graduation life. 

Aca-ballad of a Uni Student

Aca-ballad of a Uni Student

Ever wondered what Pitch perfect would be like at a UK university? Come find out! In a flat full of chunder charts and impromptu musical numbers, follow Steelworks through the tria… 

When Vincent Met John

When Vincent Met John

When Vincent Met John is a historical encounter few could have anticipated. 

Blind Mirth Presents: A Guide to Disappointing Your Parents

Blind Mirth Presents: A Guide to Disappointing Your Parents

Blind Mirth returns to Edinburgh Fringe once again in a blaze of glory and parental disdain. 

The Twisted Chronicles

The Twisted Chronicles

Embark on a captivating journey through history with The Twisted Chronicles, hosted by two visionary yet misunderstood history teachers, Ken and Bryan. 

01_Algorhythm.mp3

01_Algorhythm.mp3

Ten beatboxers, armed only with their microphones, charming personalities, and about 50p to their names, set out to transcend the greatest threat to the modern day entertainment sc… 

The Great American Songbook Live

The Great American Songbook Live

Step back into the golden age of music with The Great American Songbook Live. 

The Water Babies

The Water Babies

A magical and moral Victorian fairy tale, adapted by Sue Colverd from the original story by Charles Kingsley, including music and songs by David Last, about young chimney sweep Tom… 

Ctrl+Alt+Deceit!

Ctrl+Alt+Deceit!

Ctrl+Alt+Deceit. 

Vox Stars Presents Star Inspirations

Vox Stars Presents Star Inspirations

Vox Stars, winners of the Spirit Of The Fringe Award (2022) present a new show for 2024, celebrating aspiring singers through the music of their idols. 

Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense

Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense

A country house weekend takes a turn for the worse when Bertie Wooster, loveable layabout, must play matchmaker for his newt-loving friend Gussie Fink-Nottle. 

Lee and the Black Hole

Lee and the Black Hole

Lee always wanted to be an astronaut. 

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

Back for their seventh show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Talentz presents the creepy, kooky, mysteriously spooky Addams Family musical. 

Henry V

Henry V

‘All Hell shall stir…’ An intimate and unique staging of Shakespeare’s classic history play. 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Rachel Sheinkin and William Finn’s musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tells the story of six middle-schoolers growing up and of the relationships they form with eac… 

Blindsided

Blindsided

A tense courtroom drama following a lawyer reluctantly convinced to take on a high-profile murder case he believes he has no chance of winning – a lost cause which quickly spiral… 

Somewhere

Somewhere

Created by Sarah Bishop, Somewhere is a brand-new fantasy musical with music and lyrics by internationally acclaimed indie-folk duo The Dunwells and other established Yorkshire sin… 

The Comings and Goings at No 10

The Comings and Goings at No 10

In a weird way, this Fringe (and this year) has seemed to be a bit of a moment of reflection. 

Medea

Medea

Malvern Theatres Young Company is remembered for its powerful staging of Sophocles’ Antigone in 2018 and its five-star (EdinburghGuide. 

Headache

Headache

AJ doesn’t like karaoke, but she does like the girl who asked her to go. 

Worm

Worm

Worm is a brand-new, female-led solo play with a sprinkle of spoken word. 

Off the Bench

Off the Bench

A lighthearted yet empowering play which revolves around the lives of three female football players, playing for their local team, the Walcott Wrens. 

Cringe

Cringe

It began with a show. 

A Yank in Scotland

A Yank in Scotland

The Highlands of Scotland, filled with misty moors and glens, rolling fields of heather and ghosts from Scottish history, invite mystical ruminations, kindle existential questions … 

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler is recently married to a man she does not love, returning home from her honeymoon to a house she does not like, and surrounded by admirers she cannot trust. 

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Twisted Tales bring you yet another brilliantly bonkers take on the fairytale Rapunzel. 

Hamlet Hears a Who

Hamlet Hears a Who

I will not, shall not, cannot say / That Hamlet’s tale has had it’s day / At breakneck speed we will provide / Laughter, love and homicide / Hamlet as per is overwrought / But … 

Honk!

Honk!

The story of the ugly duckling is well-known; and entirely apposite for our strange times. 

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

There are things you shouldn’t move. 

Ghost Light

Ghost Light

‘I think if you’re going to write a ghost story worth its salt you must experience ghosts for yourself’. 

Pool (No Water)

Pool (No Water)

Mark Ravenhill’s Pool (No Water) tears up the ideals of friendship and art revealing a collective jealousy when fame and success lands on one person, leaving others in the shadows. 

Antigone

Antigone

Sophocles’ tale of youthful defiance and aged intransigence is reworked by a young cast. 

Armed Robbery and Suicidal Intent

Armed Robbery and Suicidal Intent

Agnes curated her perfect death, but the thing she couldn’t plan for was a teenage burglar entering her house as she’s facing oblivion. 

Tycho: Mankind's First Hotel on the Moon!

Tycho: Mankind's First Hotel on the Moon!

New, dark comedy exploring how suffocating hiding the truth can be. 

Lads of the Flies

Lads of the Flies

When some teenage boys (played by female-presenting actors) get lost in the wilderness on Duke of Edinburgh, they feud, flirt and fornicate in a way that forces us (and them) to as… 

What If They Ate The Baby?

What If They Ate The Baby?

There are three rules every housewife knows: never return a dish empty, always have dinner ready by the time he gets home, and some things are best kept under the table. 

Sex, Camp, Rock'n'Roll

Sex, Camp, Rock'n'Roll

Sex, Camp and Rock and Roll is an uninhibited hour of cabaret starring Ryan Patrick Welsh aka the 8th best legs in San Fransisco. 

Tartan Tat

Tartan Tat

Meet the staff of Tartan Treasures, a tourist-trap gift shop on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile selling Jimmy Hats, Highland cows and knock-off wands. 

The Expulsion of Exulansis

The Expulsion of Exulansis

Written and produced by a remarkable 18-year-old drama student, this true story delves into deeply personal experiences of depression, anxiety, eating disorders and self-harm, offe… 

Goose

Goose

Sophie meets Goose whilst on a trip to the park, and the pair soon become the best of friends. 

My Mother Doesn't Know I'm Kinky

My Mother Doesn't Know I'm Kinky

A sexy story filled with drama and comedy, love and lust. 

Darkside

Darkside

‘What is the good?’ Philosophy student Emily McCoy wants to know… Thrust into a terrifying world of thought experiments and moral dilemmas, she must navigate both the voices … 

Whirligig of Time

Whirligig of Time

In The Whirligig of Time, we revisit Malvolio, the much-maligned steward who leaves the stage at the end of Twelfth Night vowing revenge on the whole pack of upperclass nitwits and… 

Improvabunga!

Improvabunga!

In a world where movie plots are getting too predictable, one award-winning improv show dares to break the mould. 

An Act of Grace

An Act of Grace

Grace, a wealthy and mysterious woman, invites an ex-golf pro turned financial advisor and a lawyer with sordid secrets to her country home to discuss her estate and update her wil… 

Eleanor

Eleanor

As the daughter of one of the most influential political and philosophical figures ever to have lived, Eleanor Marx was cursed to travel through life and death shackled by her fath… 

Cringe Effect

Cringe Effect

Cringe Effect unfolds in a Portland Anorexia Rehabilitation Centre where Ce, a long-time anorexia struggler, confides in her audience about her treatment journey. 

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Nardone’s Academy of Performing Arts has brought its production of Alice in Wonderland to theSpace’s thrust stage in the Upper Theatre this year. 

A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First
BOBBY WINNER

A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First

Xhloe and Natasha have been a Fringe icon for the past couple of years. 

Frankie Mack – The Vegas Showman

Frankie Mack – The Vegas Showman

Frankie Mack – The Vegas Showman electrifies Edinburgh Fringe with a riveting blend of Dean Martin’s suave, Elvis’ allure, Bublé’s depth, and Robbie Williams’ energy. 

Dead Mom Play

Dead Mom Play

This is a beautiful play. 

Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul: The Road Trip

Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul: The Road Trip

The feel-good, eight-piece band returns to Edinburgh with their award-winning show, taking its audience across America and discovering the roots of blues and soul. 

The Comedy Games with Coach Mon

The Comedy Games with Coach Mon

After a gold medal run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Coach Mon is pumped for a spectacular sports extravaganza, but her athletes have disappeared! How can The Com… 

Trinity A Cappella

Trinity A Cappella

A fun family-friendly show! As Oxford Brookes University’s premier a cappella group, we are a talented, dynamic and experienced mixed gender musical ensemble. 

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Murdered

The Man Who Wouldn't Be Murdered

Cambridge Footlight Lily Blundell’s sinful dark comedy musical full of greed, fraud, 1920s jazz and drink. 

I Cut My Nipples Off Today

I Cut My Nipples Off Today

How do you look non-binary? Everyday your brain is bombarded by images and opinions about your body. 

Waitin 4 Gaia

Waitin 4 Gaia

A play on Beckett’s Godot, two fools sit on a bench not sure if they exist, not sure if the rest of the world exists and waiting on something. 

99 Red Hot Kitties and a Cockatoo

99 Red Hot Kitties and a Cockatoo

Cheeky and spirited, 99 Red Hot Kitties and a Cockatoo possesses an endearing seductiveness, with time-honoured burlesque and fan dances. 

MILF and the Mistress

MILF and the Mistress

Ali is living the rainbow family dream – but something is missing. 

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

Join us as we follow Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion along the Yellow Brick Road to self-discovery where the Wizard of Oz is not all he seems. 

The Shadow Boxer

The Shadow Boxer

Portsmouth’s most promising featherweight boxer races towards his ultimate goal – competing in the 1968 Olympic Games and proving himself as a true champion. 

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

Star Power Performing Arts presents The Wizard of Oz! Expect an unforgettable trip along the infamous Yellow Brick Road with all of your favourite characters in a play version of t… 

Blanket of the Dark

Blanket of the Dark

Blanket of the Dark performed by Applause Theatre Group. 

Sense

Sense

Following the success of Orbit in 2017 and Lit aDrift in 2018, DanceSyndrome’s inclusive dance company returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to once again showcase the beauty … 

Aca-Villa: The Love Island Musical

Aca-Villa: The Love Island Musical

When our young hopefuls enter the villa looking for love, they are faced with a whirlwind journey of romance. 

Vocal Vengeance: A Murder on the Stage Floor

Vocal Vengeance: A Murder on the Stage Floor

Steelworks A Cappella group presents a murder mystery, Vocal Vengeance, which is like an musical version of Cluedo. 

The Knot

The Knot

In the absence of his father, Angus Ketch, a 14-year-old boy struggling with his identity, is met with The Knot, a creature that manifests itself from Angus’ insecurities. 

Intimacy

Intimacy

Chloe is writing a paper on women’s sexuality for her Masters. 

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Where would school theatre be without A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night? The latter is certainly a popular Shakespeare play for drama educators, with its saga of shipwr… 

The Thin Place

The Thin Place

Raw, messy, and honest, a show about what could happen if we were brave enough to grieve in the open and without the expectation of healing. 

Blind Mirth Presents: Your Mum (And Other Playground Insults)

Blind Mirth Presents: Your Mum (And Other Playground Insults)

The University of St Andrews’ funniest, sexiest and incidentally only improvised comedy troupe returns to the Fringe and this year, it’s back to school. 

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Tom Brown's Schooldays

Thomas Hughes’ novel of 1857 is as seminal as Dickens’ Nicholas Nickleby in exposing scholastic malpractice in the 19th century. 

The Notebook

The Notebook

After previous sold-out shows, The Songsmiths are back for their fourth year at the Fringe with our new show, The Notebook! We will be performing a variety of uplifting, sassy and … 

Aca-sino Royale

Aca-sino Royale

The name’s Tones. 

A Working Title

A Working Title

A creeping deadline, combined with creative block and family tensions makes a wacky, hybrid piece. 

Soundtrack of a Breakup

Soundtrack of a Breakup

Love, heartbreak, comedy… and music to accompany these feelings: something all relationships see. 

A-Catastrophe!

A-Catastrophe!

What songs would soundtrack your disaster movie? Come and join Birmingham University’s A Cappella Groups as we debate; do catastrophes need intense action soundtracks? Can we rea… 

The Stall

The Stall

A story of love, loss and how to let go, The Stall, an original one-act play written and performed by award-winning actor Jack Twelvetree, cuts to the heart of the human experience… 

Pippin (2013 Broadway Revival Musical)

Pippin (2013 Broadway Revival Musical)

An exceptionally enthusiastic and talented youth theatre put on a revival of the 2013 version of Pippin. 

Tandava

Tandava

Tandava – the cosmic dance of Shiva – symbolising time; existence; non-existence and so much more. 

He Kept Me Safe

He Kept Me Safe

Join us for a groundbreaking play that gives voice to the unheard experiences of gay men’s experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV). 

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

London, 18th century. 

Lies All The Way Down: A New Chamber Musical

Lies All The Way Down: A New Chamber Musical

This completely original chamber musical by Shaye Poulton Richards is a darkly charming piece of new writing. 

SUSPS: The A Cappella ‘Friends’ Show

SUSPS: The A Cappella ‘Friends’ Show

Where Friends meets Pitch Perfect! The Bristol Suspensions tell a story of friendship and scandal using chart-topping hits, familiar characters, and funky choreography… not to me… 

Aca-ting Out

Aca-ting Out

In true Fringe spirit, The Oxford Belles bounced back from interruption to deliver an hour of punchy girl-power anthems partly marred by issues with balance and mixing. 

Losing the Plot

Losing the Plot

Losing The Plot is a new queer jukebox musical comedy, jam-packed with top hits from the 70s and 80s, Originally performed in Manchester and has now come to the Fringe this year. 

Elf the Musical

Elf the Musical

The Talentz Musical Theatre Company are bringing all the sparklejinglejolly magic of Elf The Musical. 

Les Millénniables

Les Millénniables

A classic story for a modern age, Les Millénniables is a self-aware and uniting musical, because it satirizes the generational divide, and understands its own ridiculous nature. 

Catfish the Cabaret

Catfish the Cabaret

Catfish The Cabaret is an alternative parody of Catfish: The TV Show. 

Colorhythm Painting Show

Colorhythm Painting Show

Colorhythm Risa uses her hands, sponges, sometimes her entire body, to apply colour across the canvas from end-to-end. 

Only Hitmen and Scammers Make Phone Calls

Only Hitmen and Scammers Make Phone Calls

“Who just sits and waits?” Nate and Quinn take residence in an abandoned warehouse to await details of their next job, just a phone and each other for company, wiling away the time… 

Dazzling

Dazzling

Dazzling is a one-woman show following Alix, a quirky twenty-something living through the obligatory suffering which comes with discovering oneself, especially in the shadow of her… 

Palindrome: The Musical

Palindrome: The Musical

Palindrome is Cambridge University Musical Theatres Society’s latest Edinburgh Fringe offering. 

Vox Stars Presents Star Inspirations

Vox Stars Presents Star Inspirations

Vox Stars, winners of the Spirit of the Fringe Award 2022, present a new show for 2023, celebrating aspiring singers through the music of their idols. 

Unstitching

Unstitching

A hilarious and poignant comedy about a girl obsessed with The Eurovision Song Contest. 

What If They Ate The Baby?

What If They Ate The Baby?

There’s something really unsettling about 1950s suburbia, and What If They Ate The Baby? really taps into that feeling as it plunges deeply into the aesthetic of a stereotypical … 

A Working Title

A Working Title

A creeping deadline, combined with creative block and family tensions makes a wacky, hybrid piece. 

A Funeral for My Friend Who Is Still Alive

A Funeral for My Friend Who Is Still Alive

‘Kasen Tsui’s work is not only a performance, but the embodiment of social memory and the spirit of humanity’ (Kuh Fei, the Hong Kong Theatre Libre). 

Coconut

Coconut

Written as a love letter to brown girls, Coconut is a one-act, one-actor play that tells the story of a slightly lost, slightly confused, incredibly chaotic brown girl doing things… 

The Stall

The Stall

The Stall by Jack Twelvetree is an abstract show that uses a childhood memory of flying as an extended metaphor to explore grief, loss, regret and mental health. 

Crash and Burn

Crash and Burn

Examining the clashing forces on climate change, from eco-activists to oil barons and airheaded celebrities trying to make a change, Crash and Burn not only delivers on a very funn… 

Stanislaus and James

Stanislaus and James

This is a little treasure, the sort of performance that is easy to overlook but which enriches those who root it out. 

Once Upon A Crime – Gruesome Grimm Tales!

Once Upon A Crime – Gruesome Grimm Tales!

Presenting your favourite fairy tales – the obnoxious bullying of Ashputtel (the first Cinderella) by her stepsisters, the vanity of a fashion-conscious (and strangely familiar!)… 

The Dead of Night

The Dead of Night

Dead of Night by Hurly Burly is a traipse through gothic romantic literature in an exploration of the nature of humanity and monsters. 

There’s a Leak!

There’s a Leak!

While out walking with her sarcastic cat Igor, 12-year-old Elsa notices a tiny hole in the middle of the street that is sucking in air. 

This is a Chair

This is a Chair

More written about than performed, this is a rare chance to see a version of Caryl Churchill’s 1997 play, This is a Chair. 

14-18 Cyrano de Bergerac

14-18 Cyrano de Bergerac

Students from Westcliff High School for Boys, Essex, have arrived in Edinburgh with 14-18 Cyrano de Bergerac, an exciting re-imagining of Edmund Rostand’s 1897 classic tale writt… 

Vita and Virginia (Abridged)

Vita and Virginia (Abridged)

‘Absolutely stunning, stylish, eccentric, confident and honest’ (NODA. 

Curses

Curses

Everyone’s known wallflower Rena has been in love with netball captain Leighton for years. 

Crap Ballet

Crap Ballet

Chekhov’s Gum is making their Fringe debut with an all-new clown show, Crap Ballet! One’s big, the other’s small – both suited up and ready to strut, stretch, and shimmy for an h… 

The Steamie

The Steamie

The Steamie is a comedy-drama stage play, written by Tony Roper. 

Death by Shakespeare

Death by Shakespeare

Hurly Burly’s Death by Shakespeare is a stylised ode to Shakespeare, that lifts and showcases his best-known characters in a tumultuous yet entrancing way. 

Macbeth: Sleep No More

Macbeth: Sleep No More

‘All hail Macbeth that shalt be King hereafter…’ With these portentous words, the three witches seal the fate of the Thane of Glamis – and also that of all the others whom Macb… 

Singing in the Rain Jr

Singing in the Rain Jr

Behind the scenes, things aren’t always as they appear! The story of a great moment in movie making history. 

4/4/4: 4 Real Asians, 4 White Men, 4 Fake Asians

4/4/4: 4 Real Asians, 4 White Men, 4 Fake Asians

Direct from a sold-out NYC run, 4/4/4 is a radical new play that features 4 real Asian actors playing 4 White men playing 4 fake Asians. 

Coconut

Coconut

Written as a love letter to brown girls, Coconut is a one-act, one-actor play that tells the story of a slightly lost, slightly confused, incredibly chaotic brown girl doing things… 

Something Educational

Something Educational

In their final year, a group of friends at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands are all waiting to be told off for their various antics. 

Glam Rock GoldMine

Glam Rock GoldMine

A rollercoaster ride through the glam rock songbook from the likes of T Rex, Bowie and Slade. 

The Opera Diva's Boudoir

The Opera Diva's Boudoir

The Baroness narrates her eventful riches-to-rags life story with the help of opera and operetta arias, Lieder, and maybe the odd song from a musical. 

And Then The Rodeo Burned Down

And Then The Rodeo Burned Down

The show is performed by a brilliant pair of queer, tumbling, absurdist clowns. 

The Wonderful Everyday

The Wonderful Everyday

Welcome to everyone’s favourite flat-pack megacorporation’s new reality TV show! The premise is simple – people are profitable. 

Awake and Narcoleptic with Sarah Albritton

Awake and Narcoleptic with Sarah Albritton

Wake up to the World Premiere of this raw, funny, and poignant solo show from narcoleptic comedian Sarah Albritton, host of the podcast Sleeping with Sarah. 

Manchester Revue's Lonely Hearts Sketch Club

Manchester Revue's Lonely Hearts Sketch Club

The Manchester Revue’s Lonely Hearts Sketch Club is not a tribute act. 

Hi Ho Hi Ho, It's Off To Work I Go

Hi Ho Hi Ho, It's Off To Work I Go

In this biographical burlesque, a confessional cabaret, Phillipe will sing and dance you through his boyhood on the Broadway stage, teenage nights in the discos of Hollywood, 20 ye… 

Improvabunga!

Improvabunga!

Returning from a 17th annual run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, join the Watch This Improv Troupe as they take you on an improvised movie adventure! In a world where movie plots… 

Drop Dead

Drop Dead

Six strangers. 

Queer Street

Queer Street

Once upon a time, a load of gays and their cishet best friend walk into a bookshop, looking for love. 

Il Burattino

Il Burattino

Il Burattino begins in April 1942 and tells the story of Tino, an orphan, native to Varallo Sesia in Northern Piedmont, Italy. 

I Killed My Ex

I Killed My Ex

Boasting the tagline, “who hasn’t thought about killing an ex?”, Emilie Biason’s I Killed My Ex shows us about the practical difficulties involved in such an endeavor. 

Hi Ho Hi Ho, It's Off To Work I Go

Hi Ho Hi Ho, It's Off To Work I Go

In this biographical burlesque, a confessional cabaret, Phillipe will sing and dance you through his boyhood on the Broadway stage, teenage nights in the discos of Hollywood, 20 ye… 

The Museum Trip

The Museum Trip

The young intellectual Nico is uncontrollably addicted to museums. 

Right Here, Right Now

Right Here, Right Now

Right Here, Right Now. 

A Musical Journey: Through the Decades

A Musical Journey: Through the Decades

Everybody Sing are delighted to present a musical journey through the decades. 

Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul: The Road Trip

Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul: The Road Trip

Come on a musical journey around America to discover the roots of soul. 

Awake and Narcoleptic with Sarah Albritton

Awake and Narcoleptic with Sarah Albritton

Wake up to the World Premiere of this raw, funny, and poignant solo show from narcoleptic comedian Sarah Albritton, host of the podcast Sleeping with Sarah. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Come and join us for a wonderful adventure in Neverland and see how Peter, Wendy, John and Michael battle the Pirates, Mermaids and Native Indians with help from the Lost Boys and … 

Train Lord

Train Lord

Award-winning author Oliver Mol’s debut is a true, funny and heartbreaking tale about his 10-month migraine, recovery in Australia and job on the railway when there were no other o… 

99 Red Hot Kitties and Cockatoo

99 Red Hot Kitties and Cockatoo

Cheeky and spirited, 99 Red Hot Kitties and a Cockatoo possesses an endearing seductiveness, with time-honoured burlesque and fan dances. 

The Ballad of Truman Capote

The Ballad of Truman Capote

From three-time Booker-nominated author Andrew O’Hagan (Mayflies), a cautionary tale of literary life, a hilarious a brilliant new play. 

Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England

Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England

The play follows Billy, a young man whose love of football is the dominant feature in his life, religiously attending every match day without fail. 

A Funeral for My Friend Who Is Still Alive

A Funeral for My Friend Who Is Still Alive

‘Kasen Tsui’s work is not only a performance, but the embodiment of social memory and the spirit of humanity’ (Kuh Fei, the Hong Kong Theatre Libre). 

Silent Disco Walking Tours Edinburgh: Boogie Shoes

Silent Disco Walking Tours Edinburgh: Boogie Shoes

With over 1,000 five-star sell-out Fringe shows in Edinburgh and around the globe under our kilts, come join Roo and her Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Party as she returns for … 

That is the Question

That is the Question

Using some of Shakespeare’s best-loved works, Annie Lightbody explores the traumatic events of 2020 and connects them to her own personal story of crisis and reinvention. 

Music of the Night

Music of the Night

Building on his award-winning London debut, the new extended show Music of the Night is a feast for the eyes, ears and soul. 

Oliver! Jr

Oliver! Jr

Footsteps to Theatre (in association with Cumbria Curtain Call) present a youth production of Lionel Bart’s classic musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. 

99 Red Kitties

99 Red Kitties

Bringing electricity, fuelled by passion, Red Hot Kitty presents a highly energetic amateur Burlesque show, which is sure to tantalize the audience. 

Dot Dot Dot Dash

Dot Dot Dot Dash

Count Horoch Zadelski, dashing member of the Polish Underground, makes a daring escape from Nazi-occupied Europe with the Gestapo hot on his most-wanted heels. 

Floodgate

Floodgate

It’s 2061. 

Midsummer

Midsummer

The last fairy lurks in a dying forest. 

Miss Kiddy's Big Cover Up

Miss Kiddy's Big Cover Up

Rediscover your favourite songs as Miss Kiddy and the Cads steal the biggest contemporary hits and give them a musical makeover of style and sass. 

Cheeky Girls

Cheeky Girls

Edinburgh-based dark comedy collective The Counterminers are back for their third Fringe, putting on a new-writing piece by Florence Carr-Jones – Cheeky Girls. 

Water Fruit Loops

Water Fruit Loops

You know that friend that just won’t stop sleeping with their ex? Theatre Paradok presents a new piece all about that ex. 

ASSISTED

ASSISTED

Jordan and Connie want their next-generation AI voice assistant – Alivia – to make their perfect lives just that little bit better. 

ZIP IT

ZIP IT

How many voices must be taken before we are heard? Join the studio audience of this comedic and dystopian gameshow and follow the friendship of two young women and their experience… 

The New Rock'n'Roll

The New Rock'n'Roll

Ted Banks is a washed-up stand-up comedian desperate to get back into the big time with a comeback tour culminating in a slot at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Lost and Found: A Cellist's Journey

Lost and Found: A Cellist's Journey

In her most intimate work, cellist Justyna Jablonska explores how identities are made, unmade and remade in music. 

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

William Golding’s haunting tale is one of the world’s best-loved and most terrifying novels. 

Northern Lights A Cappella

Northern Lights A Cappella

Durham University Northern Lights are back in Edinburgh after a hugely successful run at the Fringe last year. 

Torn

Torn

Torn is part verbatim testimony and part jukebox musical: an affectionate and uncompromising love letter to the power of the uterus. 

Battle: A Modern Mystery Play

Battle: A Modern Mystery Play

Battle describes itself as a modern mystery play, and takes the audience on an intricately-plotted historical journey from 1066 to the present day: exploring how women just gather … 

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Follow our adventurous, modern-day Alice through the looking glass to a wonderful, upside-down world of kings, queens, knights and other strange and comical characters who challeng… 

The Vampyre

The Vampyre

It is 1871 and the seductive Vampyre Carmilla has chosen her next victim, the gentle and innocent Laura. 

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Following their five-star production of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood in 2019 and powerful staging of Sophocles’ Antigone in 2018, this ‘strong and capable ensemble’ (Edin… 

The Macbeth Inquiry

The Macbeth Inquiry

This reconstruction of Macbeth for Edinburgh University Shakespeare Society’s annual Shakesperimental play reimagines the narrative within a modern political context. 

I'll Tell You Mine

I'll Tell You Mine

A musical coming-of-age journey. 

Carmilla

Carmilla

Before there was Dracula, there was Carmilla. 

Bella Donna

Bella Donna

From award-winning director and acclaimed playwright, Laura J Harris, Bella Donna is an original queer comedy filled with unexpected twists and turns and more than its fair share o… 

Elf the Musical

Elf the Musical

Award-winning musical theatre company The Talentz are bringing festive sparkle to you for our eighth year at the Fringe. 

Shenanigans Cabaret Burlesque Edition

Shenanigans Cabaret Burlesque Edition

Join London-based producer and host, Foxi Blue, for a saucy night of delectable debauchery, featuring stunning and scintillating burlesque acts from across the UK. 

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Escape on a fantastic adventure this summer with Rapunzel – an exhilarating, heart-warming production about one girl’s longing to break free from her imposed lockdown and final… 

Julie: The Musical

Julie: The Musical

Worshipped opera singer. 

Living with Sin

Living with Sin

When her grandmother dies, Cece spirals into a quarter-life crisis. 

Glister

Glister

A smorgasbord of Viking gods, an enchanting Norse soundscape and a pair of wise-cracking ravens accompany a Yorkshire lass on her journey from childhood to motherhood, revealing my… 

On Wednesdays We Wear Maroon

On Wednesdays We Wear Maroon

You Can’t Sing With Us! The Bristol Suspensions are back better than ever with their all-new Fringe set! After winning the UK national championships of collegiate a cappella (and… 

I Don't Like Mondays

I Don't Like Mondays

What drives a young person who appears outwardly quite happy with his life to one day bring a gun into school? It’s a vital question because it’s a phenomenon that is unhappily bei… 

Adventures of Straker

Adventures of Straker

Peter Straker has one of the greatest, sweetest voices in British theatre, a unique performer who has starred in original productions of Hair and Tommy. 

Midsummer

Midsummer

The last fairy lurks in a dying forest. 

Artorigus

Artorigus

There is a distinctly medieval feel to Ross Stephenson’s Artorigus from the start, despite its modern trappings. 

Bring Me to Light

Bring Me to Light

Bring Me to Light is a contemporary dance piece dedicated to finding beauty in your inner demons. 

Prince of Denmark

Prince of Denmark

This prelude to Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy imagines Hamlet as a restless teenager frustrated by the limits of his role and furious at his father’s warmongering ways. 

About New Year's Eve

About New Year's Eve

Minutes before the clock strikes 12, a group of friends rediscover themselves and their goals for the new year. 

Assassins

Assassins

Sondheim’s classic satire of a culture of violence and political turmoil. 

She Had It Coming

She Had It Coming

A brand-new a cappella show, created by ICCA UK finalists! Stuck in purgatory, five women must fight for a place in heaven and avoid fiery hell. 

In the Small Hours

In the Small Hours

The Wyrd Systers present In the Small Hours. 

Feynman on Why Do Magnets Attract?

Feynman on Why Do Magnets Attract?

Watch 13-year-old Ahan Dasgupta make his debut with Feynman on Why Do Magnets Attract? Immerse yourself in an afternoon of monologue and drums, as we try to answer this probing que… 

The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens and a Duck

The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens and a Duck

Completely sold out in 2014 and 2018. 

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Join us on this wonderful, well-known tale of greed and humility as the Beast learns what it is to love and be loved. 

Puppet Pansori Sugungga

Puppet Pansori Sugungga

An untraditional staging of classical Korean themes using the traditional puppetry of pansori and live music. 

Wistful

Wistful

Come explore the intricate world of poetry lifted from the page at Wistful! This unique performance art uses the physical body, light and sound to experiment with words. 

Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul

Amazing Stories of Blues and Soul

This feel-good show connects audiences with the energy, excitement and raw emotion of the pioneering R&B and soul acts of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. 

Burn

Burn

Three longtime friends have had little contact since the death of the fourth member of their close-knit group, a best-selling horror writer. 

Living with Sin

Living with Sin

Turning what we know about morality on its head, Gabrielle James and Joshua Newman’s Living With Sin is an interesting twist on the traditionally 'evil' seven deadly sins… 

O, for a Muse of Fire: Henry IV 1, Henry IV 2 and Henry V

O, for a Muse of Fire: Henry IV 1, Henry IV 2 and Henry V

Shakespeare’s Henry IV and V - two great plays and one that’s a bit of a stinker. 

Improvabunga!

Improvabunga!

Returning from a sell-out, 16th annual run at Fringe, join the Watch This Improv Troupe as they take you on a 50-minute improvised movie adventure! In a world where movie plots are… 

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

Music, Mayhem and a Mezzo

‘Absurdly talented’ (FringeBiscuit. 

Cherub Spring: A Political Satire

Cherub Spring: A Political Satire

Children, especially toddlers are known to be tyrants. 

The Single Lady

The Single Lady

Lauren Brewer and Will Geraint Drake’s The Single Lady is a musical extravaganza, giving Elizabeth I the same treatment that Hamilton did to the Founding Fathers. 

Art

Art

Art, the multi award-winning play, comes to Edinburgh in an entirely fresh production. 

And Then The Rodeo Burned Down

And Then The Rodeo Burned Down

The rodeo is the best place in the world. 

Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour with a Scottish Twist

Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour with a Scottish Twist

Come join the brilliant Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Party as they return to their Scottish roots for an immersive dance-walk through the historic streets of Edinburgh. 

Tom Waits For No Man

Tom Waits For No Man

Tom Waits depicted the poor, the punks, the hobos and the lost. 

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde

Omigod You Guys! Come and join Stage Avenue for this all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good musical comedy based on the hit movie, Legally Blonde. 

Dark Vanilla Jungle

Dark Vanilla Jungle

Dark Vanilla Jungle. 

Cathy: A Retelling of Wuthering Heights

Cathy: A Retelling of Wuthering Heights

Brickhouse Theatre Company tackle a difficult task: remoulding Emily Bronte’s passionate, intricate and dark Wuthering Heights into a new musical, written and composed by Michael… 

Lucrece

Lucrece

William Shakespeare’s narrative poem The Rape of Lucrece tells the story of Lucrece, a noblewoman in ancient Rome whose rape at the hands of her husband’s friend, Tarquin, ulti… 

This Island's Mine

This Island's Mine

The Italia Conti Ensemble changes its membership every year as another cohort passes through the famous drama school. 

In PurSUEt

In PurSUEt

A show about a Sue Perkins stan who has a life-size cardboard cut-out of the former Great British Bake Off presenter and an unwavering belief that she “will be glad to have someb… 

Noir Hamlet

Noir Hamlet

Pour a glass of whisky, settle into the sounds of a sax solo and join ‘Little H’ for a new noir take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy, Hamlet. 

Stepping Out

Stepping Out

Stepping Out, performed by Stage Avenue Performing Arts at theSpace @ Nidry Street, is a serviceable production of the British comedy originally written in 1984 by Richard Haaris. 

Rust

Rust

It’s very tempting to conclude your musical with a clearcut happy ending, where every loose end is neatly tied and all of your favourite characters ride off into the sunset. 

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespeare is an easy sell at the Fringe, namely his comedies, and this production of Much Ado is no exception. 

Goodbye Rosetta

Goodbye Rosetta

Goodbye Rosetta abounds with youthful enthusiasm and passion. 

Waiting for Ofsted

Waiting for Ofsted

Oh how easily this ambitious project could have fallen flat on its face and oh how wonderfully it sustains itself. 

Kids Play
BOBBY WINNER

Kids Play

Glen Chandler, Edinburgh’s theatrical detective story-writing son, returns to the Festival Fringe this year with yet another ingenious triumph. 

Reigen

Reigen

Some plays lend themselves to radical reinterpretations and stagings while others need handling with more care. 

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Curious Pheasant Theatre reinvents the Bard’s most famous tale of ‘star-cross’d’ lovers in a bare-bones, twisted production that will have purists running for shelter and a… 

The Meeting

The Meeting

Traversing Edinburgh in August is sure to invite all sorts of flyerers. 

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