Champions of the filmmaking talent the mainstream ignores, Nightpiece is a portal to the reality of independent filmmaking.
New Year’s Eve, 2007.
Time and Time Again is an exploration of migration, friendship, and identity.
From sketches to songs, come see these wee comical dafties do what they do best! Fast-paced, witty comedy with clever twists on Scottish culture! The Weegie boys promise raucous la…
A comedy set in a post office using carrier pigeons in the run-up to a debate on whether to keep the pigeon post alive or not.
We’re back with a brand-new show, after the dazzling run of our 2024 show that earned four stars and Pick of the Fringe from Mervyn Stutter! Journal entries come to life through …
Eric returns with more fast paced, topical and highly enjoyable parody, poetry and blether.
A verbatim multigenerational exploration into what it means to be a mother.
Hilarious and thought provoking in equal measure, The Drop of a Hat is a three-man comedy about an unlikely friendship formed in occupied France.
Musical memories from a Parisian cafe.
Ever wondered what turns your favourite stars into household names? The exact conditions that formed their rise to the top? Take a peek into the outrageously elite world of prestig…
‘Think of a suave, urbane style that reigned in theatre and the movies during the 20s and 30s.
Take a journey through Director of Night Owl, Dan Clews’ solo career with a collection of self-penned songs from his critically acclaimed catalogue.
Step inside an immersive experience that fuses music, animation, AI and visual art, exploring the tension between perception and self-definition.
More than a year after the UK general election, the political mood feels very different from last summer… Keir Starmer’s government has had a wobbly start, but so has Kemi Bade…
When they were four years old, Anna and Lily promised to be best friends for life, to sit side by side next to each other in their wheelchairs in the nursing home.
Here Comes Gudong! Where mystery roars and legends soar! This summer, unleash curiosity in a whirlwind adventure where myths collide and laughter rules! When a thunderous Gudong ra…
Sherlock Holmes is not at home this evening.
We cordially invite you, monster hunter, to an unforgettable night.
After three consecutive sold-out runs, the celebration of the 120-million-album selling supergroup returns to Fringe.
Angus Munro and Night Owl Shows present this award-winning show with classics Every Breath You Take, Roxane, Message in a Bottle, Fields of Gold and more.
A mysterious investigation of the great American writer, inspired by his scandalous life and the Black and White ball he hosted at the Plaza Hotel.
Anja is a 19-year-old college student who just can’t f@%$ing take it anymore.
Entirely improvised comedy tales from Edinburgh’s untold Victorian past.
Journey through the life and music of the 150 million record-selling Piano Man in this uplifting show.
The cult hit returns to the Fringe! Don’t miss an interactive screening of the classic Murder, She Wrote episode, A Fashionable Way to Die, following last year’s riotous presen…
Step into the world of Dunhuang, where the ancient Silk Road meets the present, and centuries-old murals come alive.
Track The Eagles from their early days as Linda Ronstatd’s backing band to their crowning as the 70s biggest band.
The awe-inspiring journey of one of the all-time musical greats delivered by one of the UK’s finest, Angus Munro and Night Owl Shows.
Journey through these two remarkable, intertwined careers.
Bringing the magic of the West End to your morning at the Edinburgh Fringe! This charming vocal duo serve up lush harmonies with rich guitar and bass accompaniments, breathing new …
A king.
After a sell-out Fringe run in 2024, Fresh !nk Theatre Company returns with a sky-high spectacle! This must-see two-person show is a hilarious theatrical journey set 30,000 feet ab…
From their years as the most successful duo of all time and beyond to their solo hits, journey through the careers of two all-time greats.
With music based on the 2000 comedy classic, Gracie Hart is a clumsy yet brilliant FBI Special Agent who must go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant! Come hear the original s…
A mini-musical tells of a complex man with a ruthless drive to create and a deep-seated desire to love and be loved.
Now in our 11th season, Nightpiece has screened over 335+ short films from the UK and across the world since 2014.
A thrilling play about love, revenge, and sh*tty exes! Two women’s obsession with spying on their mutual ex unfolds in a gripping tale of suspense.
As an ageing film producer plans to resurrect his past cinematic successes, an audience are invited to share his memories and triumphs as he flicks through his back catalogue of wo…
The Tweeds, an eclectic group of privileged students, are out hunting when the newest member accidentally shoots the club president, Babette, in the head.
Slow death awaits shipwreck survivors on a drifting raft.
Being single in her mid-twenties… how hard can it be? Post-breakup, Tilly jets off on a girls’ trip to Barcelona and impulsively lands a job in London.
Why is half mask not seen on the West End? Why is Commedia so rarely performed in Italy today? Why do old canovacci not work? Reflecting on the rebirth of Commedia dell’Arte on the…
Jazz on the Run is a celebration of friendship, freedom and the power of jazz to uplift the soul.
Welcome to Hackton! Cyclists can’t get to Hackton library, literacy rates are dropping, cyclists can barely name a single book, library membership is dwindling and Hackton counci…
Dr.
Name? Where is here? Where is nowhere? Mouse, by name, but they are still to find out if it’s by nature.
Presented by Rockology Productions Australia, this is a rockumentary showcasing Janice Smithers fronting a world-class band performing the hits of superstar Janis Joplin whilst gui…
Through haunting original music and rich spoken word, an actor-musician band deliver a feminist retelling of Mary Queen of Scots’ story.
Untitled: How does a life unfold through conversation and can you trust your own brain to guide you down memory lane? Untitled invites your curiosity on a journey.
Thomas is a remarkable, unconventional introvert – typically fiddling and fumbling his way through a 9 to 5 job, occasionally looking up to admire his wide-eyed and equally shy c…
Roll up for a brand-new series of shows: it’s election year in the UK and US.
Get ready to join our four young talents as they battle in a game of ever-changing tasks and challenges! Watch as they tackle trivia, improv, stand-up and more in this whirlwind of…
An insect joke? Tick.
What’s a more embarrassing way to come out? Your mum walking in on you and your secret girlfriend in bed, or you dad finding your new strap on? How about both? Fran’s unfortunate m…
The original detective story.
After two consecutive sold-out runs, the celebration of the 120 million album-selling supergroup returns to Fringe.
Three agents are given a vital mission.
Following their hugely successful run at last year’s Fringe, CRE8IV are back with their show that encourages you to sing along! You won’t be thrown out for belting out these musica…
A musical soirée breathing life into the timeless allure of the legendary divas of jazz.
‘Mr.
Award-winning Night Owl Shows return with this celebration of an icon.
Heartfelt homage to one of music’s most-awarded females.
‘She comes towards me on the floor; always approaching; never coming nearer; always visible as if by moonlight whether the moon shines or not.
Journey through the life and music of the 150 million record-selling Piano Man in this uplifting show.
The cult hit returns to the Fringe with an interactive screening of another classic Murder, She Wrote episode, Paint Me a Murder, following last year’s riotous presentation of Sing…
This is the perfect Fringe show.
After a failed graffiti attempt in a nightclub toilet, Kev Campbell ends up meeting a stranger who completely changes the course of his life.
The Ultimate Collection of Reels is a solo stand-up show performed by Andrei Palchyk, where he shares the best jokes he has posted online.
From the signature guitar riff that accompanies the opening of Dr.
The Shambles are back! Returning for their 13th Fringe, the Uni of York’s premier improv comedy troupe are here to perform for your pleasure.
The awe-inspiring journey of one of the all-time musical greats delivered by one of the UK’s finest Angus Munro and Night Owl Shows.
A group of stereotypically attractive and slightly dim young people trapped in a fun fair haunted house.
Chris has been having horrid thoughts – thoughts that led to his break-up with Anya, thoughts that have since kept him from reaching out to Len.
When it comes to Night Owl Shows, one is never disappointed with the array and gravitas displayed by the musical tributary company, who have gone the extra mile this year to featur…
A teacher’s magical seaside summer holiday is interrupted by an enthusiastic stowaway, Platypus.
‘Who is this who is coming?’ When the rational and skeptical scholar Professor Parkins takes a trip from home, he stumbles upon a mysterious whistle.
Nightpiece Media, the production company of filmmaker Al Carretta, have been filmmaking disruptors since 2010.
Shipwrecked on a life raft with no water, sharks circle and madness beckons.
The Captain’s Carnival is in town, and Amy’s brother is missing.
Heart-rending tale of the bond between two brothers overcoming mental health struggles and addiction.
A captivating one-woman show, based on the critically acclaimed Amazon bestseller Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda.
Verity and Dexter – the perfect love match.
Come and join us for a night of singing and joy as we teach you a classic hit that will leave you dancing and singing in the aisles and all the way back to your hotel.
Back again after sell-out shows in 2019, swing jazz sensations Out of the Blue Jazz will be performing the ever-popular Great American Songbook, a classic mix of great lyrics, grea…
Part homage to Charlie Kaufman’s 2002 film, part testimony to Gabor Maté’s Myth of Normal, a corporate trainer reluctantly wakes up to the impossibility of society’s invisib…
‘What would it take for you to eat a real-life human being?’ It’s dinner time in the Abbey stately home.
Summer 2020, NYC.
The 1990s, when house music exploded! This is a gripping and immersive stage adaptation of excerpts from the cult book Cola Boy.
Tim Benzie, the acclaimed creator and host of Solve Along A Murder She Wrote presents a new one-man show: a hilarious and moving exploration of the enduring appeal of murder myster…
From his years as the visionary in Simon and Garfunkel through to his many solo hits, journey through one of the greatest back catalogues of all time.
The multi award-winning Night Owl Shows return with a very special show for Fringe 2023; Sounds of the 80s ventures into an era defined by aspiration, excess, and innovation.
In the last full year before the general election the legendary show returns with all the latest political dramas, characters, questions and unreliable predictions.
Self Actually is about Anthony, who is part of a scientific experiment.
A new take on old words, Auld Lang Sing is a new show written by Siobhan Argyle and performed by students of Glasgow Acting Academy.
Greco-American pop artist and songwriter, Angelica, makes her Fringe debut with Myth – a nine-song concert which tells the story of a “situationship” from start to finish.
From the Producers of I, Sniper (2018) and Chaika (2010) – After her brother is unjustly arrested by the Nazis, a young German student begins a deadly game of cat and mouse with …
From the Producers of I, Sniper (2018) and Chaika (2010).
Rites of Passage, two stories connected with a search for identity and acceptance: a young black man living in the UK, dealing with the daily cultural, and social political issues …
Get ready to sing your heart out at Sing-a-Long to Smash-Hit Musicals! CRE8IV presents an exhilarating revue show that brings together the best of Broadway’s iconic tunes.
Hannah Richards returns to Edinburgh with the award-winning Night Owl band to tell the story of one of music’s most iconic artists.
The multi award-winning Night Owl Shows ensemble returns to Fringe with a brand-new show that celebrates the life and music of a true icon: the smoky-voiced singer Dusty Springfiel…
Night Owl Shows delivers a worthy and memorable spectacle with The Billy Joel Story that sees the talented troupe of Angus Munro on piano and vocals, Daniel Watts on drums, Alex Be…
Cult-hit event Solve Along A Murder She Wrote comes to Edinburgh with an interactive screening of the classic Murder, She Wrote episode, Sing a Song of Murder.
A nostalgic celebration of the 120 million album-selling supergroup.
Cleopatra Higgins gives a fierce performance in The Whitney Houston Story, along with her band, Higgins sings Whitney Houston’s most recognisable hits while exploring Whitney Hou…
Magic Award Adelaide Fringe 2023, 2021 and 2019.
An autobiographical, solo rock musical about growing up in the entertainment industry and fighting diet culture, sexual harassment, mental illness and addiction to find authenticit…
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Beyond Broadway, a spectacular revue show presented by CRE8IV THEATRE CO.
A powerful new play from today’s Russia brought to the Fringe by artists in exile due to their anti-war position.
The award-winning Night Owl ensemble returns with a brand-new show, taking audiences on a journey through the life of Burt Bacharach, a composer who defined the 60s.
If you can’t hate yourself, how the hell you gonna hate anyone else? Makes you laugh. Makes you think.
The little iceberg holds a secret.
A priest blesses a bucket of mud in a lawyer’s office.
The Aretha Franklin Story is back at Edinburgh Fringe by popular demand, with Cleopatra Higgins of 90s girl group sensation Cleopatra, returning with the Night Owl band to take you…
Immerse yourself in the world of James Bond and the legendary voices that have accompanied six decades of the world’s most famous spy.
Singer-composer Guilherme Cosme presents Persephone and the Ghost Brother, a dark and immersive visual music experience which explores themes of mental health, sexuality and religi…
Is it a bird? A non-geographic location? An object you can fit in the palm of your hand? You decide as The Shambles are back with a night of improv to remember! Called ‘anything bu…
Natalie Perlin (New York Comedy Festival Comic To Watch; New York’s Funniest Stand-Up; Carolines On Broadway Breakout Artist) stars in an uproarious evening of glamour and gallow…
You know that feeling when you bump into the person you’re cheating on your partner with, just to find out he’s also cheated on you with her but she’s your couples therapist?…
A symbol of the 80s, Dirty Dancing is etched into the memories of a generation and defined by its unforgettable scenes, the mesmerising hips of Patrick Swayze and that infamous lif…
Now in its ninth consecutive season, Nightpiece continues to platform exciting filmmakers from across the globe.
Show Me What You’re Maid Of follows a bridal party on the day of Flora’s wedding.
Based, like Hitchcock’s film, on the Daphne du Maurier short story, The Birds is a thrilling psychodrama about what happens when nature turns against humanity.
In this comedy romp, audiences will meet a colourful cast of characters who are certain to tickle those funny bones.
The morning after a drunken rendezvous with an old boyfriend, a woman and her friend discuss autonomy, identity and bad sex.
Gangs of London star Andrew Laithwaite returns to the Fringe for the first time in a decade for his singer-songwriter debut as Laith Andrews, in an intimate journey of love and los…
Charlotte Palmer turned 50.
That’s what a trigger pull is worth.
When Amy, Megan, Nicole and Olivia decide to go on a week-long girls holiday to Magaluf, some of them are excited for sun, sex and sangria.
Influencers, social pressures, selfies and shame.
‘It’s a man’s world’ they say, looking at Earth.
The legendary behind the scenes guide to all the epic political dramas and characters… plus unreliable predictions and questions.
In this dark comedy, Ophelia and Gertrude are in limbo and on their way to Hell.
Private Eye’s MD and best-selling author of Dr Hammond’s Covid Casebook dissects the pandemic.
‘Stop the press!’ said Mr Thomas, his hand clenching yesterday’s issue.
Taking inspiration from the Korean shamanic rituals known as Gut, WeMu reimagines the traditional in a concert combining Western and Korean instruments, creating modern music based…
There is a real physicality in music.
Before audiences step foot into the SpaceUK’s Annexe, a tune from a nearby keyboard drifts out of the theatre and floats down the hall to greet the audience.
Concha is a one-person semi-autobiographical play exploring the intersectionality within the queer experience.
One man’s journey to good mental health via a very bad idea.
Nostalgic journey from Dolly’s humble beginnings to becoming Queen of Country.
Having written over 200 songs during lockdown exploring some of the more comical aspects of the pandemic, Siobhan Argyle is bringing her sold-out show from Glasgow to the Edinburgh…
Young, trendy Spencer leaves home and hits Soho like a whirlwind in a journey of love, laughter, heartbreak and happiness.
Blink and You’ll Miss It is the incredible, one-man show from Terry Geo, writer and director of Blink of an Eye.
Critically acclaimed as one of the greatest tribute shows in the world, Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years has toured extensively in the UK, Europe, Australia and USA for over 10 …
I think I’ve fallen in love.
After its sensational debut in 2019 and subsequent international critical acclaim, Back to Black returns, taking you on a moving and energising journey through a modern legend’s ca…
Experience all the hits from one of the world’s most successful duos in this poignant and uplifting trip through the career of The Carpenters.
Multi award-winning show taking you through the life and music of the record-breaking superstar, from humble beginnings in Nutbush to her crowning as Queen of Rock’n’Roll.
A nostalgic celebration of the 120 million album-selling supergroup.
Multi award-winning show taking you on a journey through the life and music of Aretha Franklin, the most-charted female of the 21st century, with high-energy versions of Think, Nat…
Which are you? Five darkly comic, Covid-era monologues can help you find out.
In March 1952, hunched over a typewriter on a semi-circular table in the corner of a Jamaican villa, a man has finally completed his first draft of an espionage novel that would re…
Sue Kelvin stars in a tribute show to Bette Midler, covering her life and songs from the perspective of a lifelong fan.
Starring CJ de Mooi (Eggheads), Banana Crabtree Simon is an intimate and emotionally honest journey of one man’s struggle with early onset dementia.
Gillian Fischer wants to be Jewish.
After sell-out performances and five-star reviews from 2016-2019, our performers are excited to return to Edinburgh for their fifth year with a new line-up of songs! Featuring worl…
A profound, thrilling mix of music and storytelling, head/lining is a lyrical deep dive inside the mind of a working-class white lad coming to terms with his life so far; from noxi…
Shep Famousman, the finest talent agent London’s ever seen, known for a time as The King; known once, for about three hours, due to a profound clerical error, as the mayor of Lon…
A dark comedy about lying together.
The Edinburgh Fringe may have a porn addiction.
Tick Tick could give The Wolf of Wall Street a run for its money when it comes to the frequency of “Fuck”.
Hoo Hah House's production Brave Face is by far the bravest and powerful production I have seen at the Fringe this year.
What are the ingredients for a bank robbery comedy? A ragtag criminal gang, a double serving of double-crossing, a training montage, and many pairs of dark sunglasses.
Fringe roulette is part of what keeps us coming back year after year.
Highly Suspect is a highly novel theatrical experience in which four actors take on the roles of supporting players from the Sherlock Holmes stories - Watson, Le Strade, Mycroft an…
Set in the wonderfully open, socially-distanced and drinks-to-your-seats Garden Theatre of theSpaceuk’s Symposium Hall, the a capella group Semi-Toned return to the Fringe with f…
At the end of the line; a story of waiting for life to begin and the delays we experience to get there.
Direct from Australia, John Rowe brings his sofa-based entertainment show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tatwood Puppets make their Edinburgh Fringe debut with the perfectly titled Cabaret of Curiosities.
Paul Nathan is a name often associated with the I Hate Children Children’s Show, a firm Festival favourite for years amongst little ones, but he is back this year with a brand ne…
Different top-tier comedians take to the stage each night to deliver five to ten minutes of their material.
Electra has been exiled and married off to a peasant.
theSpace at Symposium Hall is an ideal setting for music appreciation.
The James Taylor Story is one of a series of shows at the Fringe under the Night Owl Shows, the company created by Dan Clews.
The Symposium Hall is an ideal venue for an acoustic music show with great views from the whole of the theatre.
American Performing Arts International return to Edinburgh with their musical theatre revue American Broadway Hits.
Married multi-instrumentalists from South Africa: that’s what this folk duo define themselves as and it describes them perfectly.
Breezing in as part of the Made In Adelaide initiative after a sold out run there, I had high expectations of this presentation.
In spite of the morbid title, Dr Phil Hammond’s stand-up show makes mischief of the macabre.
This educational, charming piece on an American folk-rock visionary is fittingly presented by an up-and-coming sensation of the same genre, Dan Clews.
This well-received hour-long concert showcases the impressive skills of the four-person performance group Samurai Drum IKKI.
Fun lyrics and great musical timing manage to bring Neverland to life with a small cast and even smaller set.
The title looked like something from a Victorian sideshow.
In Violin Variations, Ian Peaston invites the audience to share his passion for experimenting with his electric violin and looping set-up.
Ever since that Fox Network show choir series that will not be named, it seems like a capella groups are a dime a dozen.
There’s something primal about drums.
The show explores a selection of songs by Noël Coward and Ivor Novello through humour, glamour and elegance, as the Flamin’ Dames Helen Whittington and Hilary Fisher combine music…
In their Fringe debut, Music Box Theatre present an intimate and impressive production of The Sound of Musicals, a compilation show featuring a smattering of musical theatre favour…
Aberfeldian self-taught fiddler and singer-songwriter, Elsa Jean McTaggart, enters stage left, playing electric fiddle and wearing red tartan skirt, and jaunty baker boy hat.
Dan Haynes and Pete Richards of Bookends have returned to the Fringe to once again give us their mesmerising renditions of some of Simon and Garfunkel’s most beloved songs.
Nightpiece Film Festival is attempting to do something quite lovely.
Gately the G.
If ever there was an appropriate time to say “I’ll have whatever she’s drinking”, it would be after watching the mini-tornado that is Lowri-Ann Richards perform her Edinbur…
A ‘pratfall’ refers to the slapstick action, common in clowning, of falling and landing on the buttocks.
In the Pink are a young all female 10-piece a capella group who perform variations of hit pop and hip hop.
I’m not quite sure why The Unholy Trinity calls itself horror.
The Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre’s Forever Young is a heartfelt portrayal of the damaged, tormented and stolen youths of the First World War through drama, poetry and song.
King’s College London’s All the King’s Men return to the Edinburgh Fringe with Spectacappella.
The Amused Moose Comedy Awards Gangshow is a showcase of previous contestants and winners of the Amused Moose Comedy Awards.
There are some musicals which take their basis from real life and transform them into fairy tales.
Porty Youth Theatre have taken on a classic tale, and have done it very well indeed.
Folk duo Bookends, made up of David Haynes and Pete Richards, pay homage to one of the greatest pairings in modern folk music with this heartfelt, competent and surprisingly mult…
Eric Davidson’s blend of wordplay, poetry, rhyme, song and comedy is somewhat legendary among Fringe savants and he doesn’t disappoint with his new show.
Once Pathos: Can You Kill for Love? hits its stride, it is an enjoyable and moving performance.
If you like a capella, see this show.