A young woman from Stratford-Upon-Avon receives a shocking diagnosis that leads them to contemplate their connection with Hamlet.
A Lot To Unpack: Join Seattle’s dynamic Suitcase Dance Theatre as four alluring dancers and beatbox rap artist Maceo Sky take the stage and unpack the “baggage” they carry.
Teenager Nina and best friend Faye are tangled in the terrifying culture of spiking and assault in this powerful new work written by an 18-year-old.
We welcome you to a vision of the 80s urban nightlife: stag nights and hen dos; drunken crying girls and gallons of booze! In this world, nightclubs and cocktail bars pulsing with …
Follow the adventures of Mothello, a mothman version of Othello, who can’t quite get his words out, as they explore the world of Shakespeare’s plays.
Prom to after-party via generational identity crisis – what if the best night of your life turns into the rest of it? Set to an original score combining pop, funk, jazz and of co…
Inspired by the style of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads and that of traditional storytelling by a single narrator, this play weaves four humorous and moving narratives into one man…
Marketing a show as a thriller often raises hopes that are not met.
‘Til death us do party! Before her single life ends, Sally just wants to hang with her friends, but who the f*ck is the sheep? And why is it hunting them?! Sally’s wedding looks on…
School-girl Penny lives in a world on fire.
Durham University’s national musical theatre champions are bringing a show full of of iconic musical songs, characters and silliness to Edinburgh this summer! Laugh yourself silly …
‘I think I felt so happy in my label up until now that it feels so scary for it suddenly not to fit right any more.
The ‘poor, obscure, plain and little’ orphan, forced to find her own way in the world, surrounded by mists of secrets and unspoken truths, has enthralled generations of readers.
In this new work from Fringe favourite, Rebecca Vines, the talented young cast explores the vivid imaginary worlds of Glass Town.
Meet Perry.
June 6 1944: over 25,000 troops land in Normandy for the largest amphibious invasion of all time.
Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment will be known to many, having been adapted for stage and screen countless times.
Five girls, one friendship, and a therapist named Fanny.
No one understands the complexity and plights of Catholicism like a teenage lesbian, especially one whose only friend happens to be a figment of the 13th-century saint Joan of Arc.
Michelin Star: two couples, three affairs, four courses.
Heartbreak.
1483: The young princes Edward and Richard are taken to the Tower of London by their uncle Richard in preparation for Edward’s coronation.
When a grieving Olivia is suddenly left alone in her apartment, her only companion is a painting she stole in a desperate demonstration of love for her partner.
Upon a young woman’s decision to admit herself to rehab, she decides to get back into contact with her estranged mother.
While walking through the park one day, Chicken Little is hit on the head! She decides to tell the Prime Minister the sky is falling, and so begins a perilous journey: travelling t…
You are invited to Dinner! Hostess extraordinaire Paige is throwing a dinner party to celebrate her husband’s philosophical bestseller being published.
Trust, truth, and tequila.
Invited to a party in a London flat, Sandra Grey and Davey Forrester find themselves alone.
The Parky Players return to Edinburgh Fringe with Shaken, not Stirred: a fiercely funny, no-holds barred variety sketch show about the modern-day challenges of living with Parkinso…
Bea visits her grieving friend Olivia in her ceramic studio.
Two chairs, a table and a back wall filled with train tickets, polaroid selfies, drama posters and a cardboard cutout of Shakespeare – is this a re-creation of my university flat…
Malcolm Windsor is a scientist and jazz singer who explores love, loss and new thinking on the chemistry between couples through their life events, illustrated by story and song.
Previous Cinderella stories? They’re behind you! In this unique fairy-tale twist, Bristol’s Pantomime Society cordially invites you on a magical journey, guaranteed to be an ab…
The seven stages of grief are a familiar concept to those who are grieving, have grieved or will grieve.
What does it mean to be English anymore?.
A drama group are performing their new murder-mystery play, but despite their best efforts, everything goes wrong! Their play, a thrilling murder mystery set on a small ship carryi…
Two couples move into a flat together.
If the world is chaos, then it means there’s no order, and if there’s no order, anything is possible.
Two friends, one party, zero social skills.
Two Girls, Two Destinies: to become a madame or independent? Exploring female independence and traditional expectations, inspired by the playwright’s real-life experiences.
FUFC is a heartfelt, poignant and semi-autobiographical play exploring a world upended by the shocking news of a prostate cancer diagnosis.
A street trader from Glasgow and a runaway from Skye meet in unusual circumstances! Through miscommunication and comic interaction their relationship is formed.
An exhilarating new spin on Oscar Wilde’s Victorian classic.
Driving Towards the Rain / Ajaen kohti sadetta is a Finnish/English physical and verbal encounter that breathes through Adrian Goldman’s poetry over the last 22 years.
‘No woman should touch pen and ink: they had too much passion and too little sense.
‘When I started this thesis, I had no idea I’d end up where I have.
Three childhood friends reunite after one of them finds success in her children’s book series The Rat King Gospels.
A man has decided to take his own life and finds himself in a state of limbo between life and death.
Drew thinks she’s pregnant.
Six affluent socialites convene for a night of excess in a luxurious Edinburgh penthouse.
Six friends plan a night of folklore and song.
Deep in the Scottish Highlands lies Nebula Inc, a private space research facility fronted by egomaniacal billionaire Amadeus Klein.
Trying to get through the many challenges of their day, a team of young co-workers in a broken system begin to have their limits pushed to the extreme.
Alex Norcott and the team at Exi Attica have created a show that is quintessentially Fringe and unashamedly Shakespeare.
Treasure, treachery, mutiny and mayhem all await young Jim Hawkins as he leaves the Admiral Benbow inn behind and embarks on a thrilling and dangerous voyage to recover Captain Fli…
‘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…
It’s like confession without the guilt.
What would you do when trapped in a life or death situation with yourself? An endearing two-hander between strangers in a taxishare devolves into a hilarious, unnerving, and moving…
Addict introduces us to the central character of John, who, after a tweet (or whatever it is we're meant to call them these days) goes viral, slips into the murky world of soci…
In his tower on an island in the river, Martuni weaves, masturbates and keeps fit.
Charles Edward Pipe and Co return to the Fringe following last year’s five-star (TheEdinburghReporter.
Mind-reading and unbelievable trickery abound in this exploration of how autism and magic make anything possible, with rising star Angus Baskerville.
Enjoy an evening of musical theatre delivered by fantastic voices.
How do you learn everything about being queer as quickly as possible? Beth has some catching up to do.
Gritty, powerful and daringly revolutionary, Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein is a transgender reimagining of Shelley’s seminal novel, set in the year of our Lord 1980.
The audience is seated.
Following a tram-related accident, the renowned cast of Macbeth have been all but wiped out.
Sexy, camp and nepotistic.
These young actors have energy and plenty of charisma and the script has many flashes of originality and fun – the death scene of the older sister Joan is cleverly done, as is th…
For over 10 years Absolute Improv! has entertained sell-out audiences with off-the-cuff comedy performances from Scotland’s top improvisational comedy actors.
After five sell-out years at the Edinburgh Fringe, come join Roo and her Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Party as they return for an immersive dance-walk adventure through the hi…
‘Absurdist sketch at its peak! …the smartest dumb comedy you’ll ever see!’ (Audience Review).
Hagar is a dreamer.
Psyche is the first English translation of a one-woman show from Sandor Weores' collections of letters, poems and various documents that chronicle the life of a fictional 19th-…
Experience the enchanting world of bubbles with Maxwell the Bubbleologist at the Edinburgh Fringe.
School friends Amelia, Poppy and Lauren are wild camping in the Northumberland forest.
Brand-new spoof adult musical with a “happy ending”! Born in Edwardian England, Mary Whitehouse was a religious moral campaigner and thorn in the side of the BBC in the 1960s a…
Up the Antics (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) bring a showcase of some of their best sketches.
Box of Frogs, Birmingham’s premier improv group, brings you a helping of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense, based entirely on your suggestions.
Hop on this daring, immersive, real-time dopamine chase, tracing how Blaire Postman’s unique comedy bits (fueled by a rollercoaster of flipchart rabbit-holes) at first revealed t…
When four acquaintances receive a Facebook invite to a surprise birthday party, chaos ensues.
Searching for his beloved Alice in a race against time, Hatter leaves home.
Four loudmouth lords vow to study for three years to win fame for denying their desires.
This double bill of new plays by young writers gives two fresh twists on tragedy.
‘Oh my God.
Dave’s relationship with art is not going well, in more ways than one.
Sophie and Calliope have never been to school.
Join Fiona Walker on her journey as she navigates the cutthroat corporate world beyond university.
A new original jazz musical, set in 1970s Las Vegas.
Join our budding protagonist Pinocchio as he learns some hard lessons about what it takes to be a real boy.
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.
A creeping deadline, combined with creative block and family tensions makes a wacky, hybrid piece.
Following sold-out shows at the Adelaide Fringe, Comedy of Terrors is coming to Edinburgh.
Eager to stand out from the crowd, a group of teenagers turn to the assistance of AI – but what starts as a fun experiment soon turns to alarming obsession.
Siegfried and Joy are the new masters of magic.
Brooklyn comedians Nate and Ed vent their obsession with early 2010s masculine archetypes (but also some other stuff).
In the early hours of July 17th 1918, four young women were executed by shotgun and bayonet in a grubby basement in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Julius Caesar Must Die is a little misleading, as initially it appears to be an absurdist original dramatisation of the assassination of Julius Caesar.
East London’s five-star variety show comes to Edinburgh for the third year in a row, bringing you top-class cabaret acts from across the performing arts industry, including circus,…
Norma Jeane Mortenson (more famously known as Marilyn Monroe) once reportedly said, ‘it takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde’.
After their death, Jude wakes up in a waiting room located on the upper east side of the afterlife.
What if, for 40 minutes, we stop focusing on the humans that go places, and bring our attention to the place itself? The location, a bench, inside a park, inside a borough, inside …
An explosion of nostalgia, joy and love releases itself on the stage, in the form of a poetic love letter.
A young English doctor rushes an elderly Scottish lady onto a lift, taking her to surgery many floors below.
It is March 2020 and the public is demanding action against the coronavirus.
A park bench can hold a lifetime of memories, and for Arthur Robinson, one bench does.
Ever wondered what would happen when Girl meets Ghoul? Aubury has the worst job in the underworld – training ghosts.
The Crocodile of Old Kang Pow is a compelling story told with an intoxicating blend of musical styles, set against the fetid backdrop of 18th-century Paris.
The thought of invisibility, and the advantages it could bring to someone, has captured the imagination of millions since HG Wells’ classic story was first published.
Join award-winning queer cabaret icon Aidan Sadler as they take you on a journey to the end of the world! Nothing is safe from ridicule, so be led on an exploration of normalising …
After experiencing a sighting of suspected life in the clouds as a child, Zee becomes infatuated with the idea of a world above.
Based on the short story by Charles Dickens, Unexpected Places Ensemble’s adaptation of The Signalman is a creative if confusing adaptation as the creative team tries to create a…
It’s Halloween night, but everyone is dropping their masks.
This year, Nile Seguin decided to try 50 new, potentially life-changing experiences (nothing crazy: pansexuality, ethical non-monogamy, bubble tea).
Comedic and twisted love letter to my younger 20 year old self about all the men who have traumatized and destroyed my self esteem.
A reconstructed fairy tale about Clover, a castle worker who is mistaken for the princess and kidnapped by a sorcerer.
Pressure Cooker: The kettle boils, the lights come up, and we find ourselves watching four sixth-year med students treating a patient.
Have you ever wondered what the people on the other side of your wall are talking about? Two couples separated by a paper-thin wall, Max and Billie have been friends forever but is…
Lydia Whitbread’s Winging It is a vague yet very intense coming of age musical.
97+ is based on the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster where severe injuries led to 97 lives lost.
When Cynthia’s husband dies during her pregnancy, she’s expected to mourn.
Saudi stand-up Ibrahem Al Hajjaj brings his act to the UK for the first time.
When a group of teenagers’ bullying of another student goes too far, they are left with an unplanned death on their conscience.
How did a Jewish immigrant to London’s East End end up as a General in the Chinese army and become “Two Gun” Cohen? This incredible true story is recounted by Cohen from his cell i…
Colorhythm Risa uses her hands, sponges, sometimes her entire body, to apply colour across the canvas from end-to-end.
Exadus believes now is the time to pay homage to Orwell’s book, once read aloud in Ukrainian to Soviet refugees in West Germany, reminding us that ‘all animals are equal, but some …
Café L’Arté is a brand-new immersive musical set in real time in a coffee shop.
Janusz is embarking on a trip to Mull, where he hopes to leave behind all his distractions.
Written and composed by Bethany, Cameron and Natasha Lythgoe, Pandemonium is a biblical musical of mundane proportions built upon a confusing amalgamation and re-telling of stories…
“One drink.
Struggling to cope with the loss of their drummer, Happier Daze are desperate to make their first big break.
If there’s one thing that makes a hard worker, it’s desperation.
Set 28 years in the future, Kingdom is a comedy which imagines a dystopia where Scotland has become independent but subsequently divided, women have finally risen up against years …
Written by Kira Mason and directed by Matthew Attwood, Graveyard of the Outcast Dead is a musical play that tells a series of connected Gothic folktales.
The Scottish witch hunts – sanctioned by the state, fuelled by the Church, fed by hysteria, and buried by history.
Set not too far in the future, Twenty People a Minute follows four refugees of tomorrow on a perilous journey across the earth.
Roe vs Wade is synonymous with the debate around abortion rights.
The original detective story.
A year into the zombie apocalypse and Logan and his fellow survivors are doing just fine.
Welcome to the world of Meat Boy, a tale of mayhem, mystery and meat.
Getting out of a toxic relationship is hard, especially when you happen to be dating Jesus Christ.
A thrilling and hilarious new comedy featuring 1980s music, terrible dancing, hidden gold and guilty secrets.
It’s summer.
‘So, I’ve decided to become a Golden Retriever.
Join us in an exploration of love, loss and learning, seen through the lens of an old woman leaving her wisdom with a younger woman.
‘When I thought of my favourite Spielberg films I’d want my life’s adventure to be like, I hoped for maybe Back to the Future or, I don’t know, ET, not Jaws.
Observational comedy joining three flight attendants from Applesby Airlines as they share with you various colourful characters from their lives.
A newlywed, early twentysomething couple (Ruby and Nathan) return home from their traumatic honeymoon.
A rollercoaster ride through the glam rock songbook from the likes of T Rex, Bowie and Slade.
The Macbeths have killed King Duncan and taken over his kingdom.
Using tried and tested material from several shows (including their recent Spring Revue) and some new, bonus delights, the Cambridge Footlights present to you the cream of their co…
If you’ve ever been a corporate cog, this is the show for you.
It’s Lights Up! on this Fringe debut: a completely improvised musical comedy! Unforgettable characters sing, dance, rap, and harmonise their way through action-packed stories in …
A curse causes Nathan to skip into the future whenever he falls asleep.
Enjoy an afternoon of musical theatre delivered by fantastic voices.
Dickie Must Die is a dark comedy with heart, set on Halloween night.
A rollercoaster ride through the glam rock songbook from the likes of T Rex, Bowie and Slade.
A writer urges a star to come down to earth and collaborate with him on a play.
The tragicomic tale of two rhyming pirates scuttled on a desert island – sans captain, sans crew, lots of sand.
For over 10 years, Absolute Improv! has entertained sell-out audiences with off-the-cuff comedy performances from Scotland’s top improvisational comedy actors.
Chopped Liver and Unions tells the story of workers’ activist and trades unionist Sara Wesker, now largely lost to the footnotes of twentieth century history, but in her time a n…
By Stephen Karam.
What do you get when A24’s golden renaissance of horror is captured through a propulsive and urgent tragicomedy? This haunting, bitingly funny thriller theatre follows nonbinary pl…
Brooklyn comedians Nate and Ed vent their obsession with early 2010s masculine archetypes (but also some other stuff).
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…
It’s 1969 and Pope Paul VI, much to the chagrin of many holy spirits, has made an announcement that puts into question the existing canon of Catholic saints.
In 1973, aspiring serial killer Rodney Buzzard sits in his thatched bungalow apartment, skinning spuds for practice… He waits for a knock at the door but hears nothing – the No…
This is a one-man play about the infamous life of the actor, criminal, alleged lover of Princess Margaret and possessor of a 12-inch appendage, John Bindon.
‘It’s like childhood bite marks and scratches from your pets and the stitches from when your mum dropped you – it’s the scars that keep us together.
Baby Calvin can remember his previous life when he was happily married to Laura.
As an international Chinese student who has been impacted by different thoughts from the East and the West, he often loses sleep and has many weird dreams from the anxieties of Uni…
Denmark.
Recently it has felt like grief is all around us.
‘In my dream, there were cows in a field.
This is a play about birthdays.
Patrick Withey gives a delightfully engaging and endearing performance as the troubled 15-year-old in Black Hound Productions’ Alright!, which has absolutely nothing to do with C…
Even a prince needs a woman’s first gift.
A lawyer sits in a strong room.
What happens to characters when the curtain comes down? How do we know if they ever learn from their mistakes and move beyond the confines of their story, or whether they remain tr…
A split hour of stand-up comedy from Isaac Kean and Andy Bucks, Cambridge Footlights members and Chortle Student Comedy Award finalists.
It’s awards night and the longest serving member of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company might just get the recognition he thinks he deserves.
Follow Sherlock Holmes and his incomparable sidekick Dr John Watson on this riveting, hitherto unpublished case.
Mediocre everyman Samuel Green has one week to prove himself worthy of permanent residence in Heaven.
Do you ever feel like pulling over? Or feel turned on by the sea? I think I do.
Slap ‘N’ Tickle Theatre Company, founded in 2020 by East 15 Acting School alumni, has created a fabulously entertaining piece of devised theatre that explores sensitive issues …
Chevron Theatre’s A Wilde Life is absolutely hypnotic, hinting at a time of debauchery and a glamour that has long since passed.
Alex loves church because it has Hobnobs and singing, and she’s not allowed either at home because one, she’s tone-deaf, and two, she’s diabetic.
Written by Joffrey himself, this retelling of the first season of Game of Thrones as a traditional pantomime is the true story of Joffrey’s fight to secure his rightful place on …
Based on a wild and hilarious true story, Reservoir Knobs follows the aftermath of a botched supermarket robbery, as the hapless criminals gather in a warehouse to confront an inju…
‘I never was so immensely tickled by anything I had ever said before.
In this cabaret exploring body standards in the entertainment industry, Abby Rose Morris details her experiences as a plus-size performer while dismantling the ever-present cultura…
In Declan Croghan’s tense and hilarious black comedy, Anto and Kevin find their Irish past crashing in on their new and quiet London lives.
Does the human race crave love or hate? Technology has moulded the relationships of the 21st century – perhaps it’s time to look back in order to move forward.
Woyzeck and his family are continually exploited by the institution.
A one-woman show about Leda, an actor struggling to make it.
Sadie Hasler’s biting dark comedy takes an unflinching look at what it means to be child-free in a world of yummy mummies.
The Bristol Revunions are back in Edinburgh to showcase the best and brightest minds sketch comedy have to offer.
A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love with yourself.
The hilarious and profound emotional roller-coaster true story of renowned storyteller, Ted McGrath.
Suddenly kettled at a climate change protest on the hottest day of the year, Kelly finds herself trapped with a volatile and unlikely mix of people.
In this 2011 response to Rattigan’s The Browning Version, David Hare explores life in an Anglo-Catholic public school on the South Downs in 1962.
A tale of unrealised dreams.
Enjoy an afternoon of musical theatre delivered by fantastic voices.
Two terrible twins with a talent for turmoil rule their school and are delighted to have reduced their head teacher to a nervous wreck.
Recent studies in education suggest that the two best ways for students to boost their educational development (by eight months in each case) are immediate feedback from a teacher …
Following a 2021 sell out run, acclaimed mystery maestros Highly Suspect return to the Fringe with a new duo of hilarious and interactive murder mysteries, which you – the audien…
Sockpuppet is a new play about deepfakes: the ever-so-slightly scary technological phenomenon where anyone can pretend to be anyone else.
Mean Girls meets Lord of the Flies.
‘They’ve never tried to cover up these scandals.
Prometheus Bound (Io’s Version) finds itself in a double bind.
The After-Dinner Joke doesn’t quite land.
After an ecological disaster unleashes a neurotoxin into the air, two people are thrust into a series of emotionally-charged vignettes, where they are forced to confront both the n…
Beneath is dark and absurd commentary on the effects of climate change.
Lekker.
A tale of three Highland sisters who live in a shack in the woods disconnected from society, each of them with different views on how they should be living their lives.
There’s nothing quite like Spaghetti Bolognese, the most dazzling bowl of pasta in all your days! Join Penny for an unforgettable dinner in this show that is fun for all the fami…
‘Tis the year 1351.
Sally MacAlister collaborates with upcoming theatre company koi collective to premiere a new comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Based on true stories, Steve Hennessy’s play follows two inmates at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Richard Prince and Ronald True.
Jez, Luke, Gary and Mark are die-hard football fans podcasting about the club they love: Third-division Invercreiff FC.
Gara spent most of their life being a “girl”.
Medea in space.
Originally written for online festivals in 2021 and now recreated by an all-Scottish cast and crew for live performance, American writer/producer Deena MP Ronayne’s award-winning…
Murder has come to Rothersdale, where nothing ever happens.
Edinburgh Youth Theatre presents Into The Woods Jr.
For over 10 years Absolute Improv! has entertained sell-out audiences with off-the-cuff comedy performances from Scotland’s top improvisational comedy actors.
The single hardest day of your life is the day you realise you’re not going to go mad and you’re not going to kill yourself.
What if the characters you created in your plays were to come to life and challenge the lives and circumstances you created for them?Unseen Shepard finds Pulitzer Prize-winning pla…
A jaw-dropping mind-reading show that will have you grinning from ear to ear, scratching your head in bafflement, and wondering if you might just have seen a glimpse of the future.
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…
A heart-warming play illuminating the significant contributions of the Windrush Generation to Britain, the scandal around their wrongful treatment and their journey in overcoming t…
‘Arry Everyman has had all the crap careers in history: cannibal pot stirrer, medieval plague sniffer, lizard war cannon fodder, undandy highwayman, popper of anchovies into small …
She’s not your average little old lady.
A ticking clock.
Best Actor, Hollywood Fringe 2019.
A hillbilly gothic tale of an Appalachian tobacco farmer’s love for his family and the extremes he will go to protect them.
About courageous survival, the play tracks the journey of the central character, William, from ten years old to middle age.
My show is about growing up, getting old and having an 88-year-old Jewish mother (now with no filter) who is making me ‘Jewrotic’ (neurotic and Jewish.
Good Heavens! Brother Barnabus has found himself in a sticky situation! Join him in this one man show.
Loveless is a show concerning the pornographic industry.
Bunker By Noga Flaishon, directed by Coral Tarran.
We’re grounded! An international hacking scandal means the planes can’t fly and everyone has to stay where they are.
Calling all comedy revolutionists! Tired of watching performers use primitive “scripts” to perform “emotional” and “engaging” comedy? Never fear – The Shambles are here! This gro…
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…
Nick is 14 years old.
The Hart Players theatre company brings Noël Coward’s Still Life to the Fringe.
As the saying goes, "The path to hell is paved with good intentions".
Brecht’s darkly comic play about the ascent of the moronic, childish but charismatic gangster Arturo Ui should be relevant for obvious reasons.
Steven Berkoff’s irresistible EAST makes an inevitable return to the Festival Fringe, this time in a vibrant and energetic production by HiveMCR.
It was a day like any other day.
The play follows Nick: a young, successful artist struggling with his identity and mental health.
Seesome Theatre’s new production Parasites is presented as an issue play, getting to the heart of problems with the welfare state, domestic abuse and teenager stuck in an unforgi…
Francis Bacon once observed that ‘in order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present’.
It is often a challenge to take a piece of original writing that has already achieved success at the Fringe and do something new with it.
Noises Off meets Antigone with a lot of great dick jokes thrown in for good measure! Bitch, Antigone from Australia’s Out Cast Theatre and writer Steven Dawson, is a hilarious go…
Hoghead Theatre Company Returns to the Fringe with their devised piece In Your Own Sweet Way.
Plucked is a barnyard fable declaring the high ground on animal cruelty, a sermon on cycles of violence from bird to child to wife.
Nigel (Jonny Davidson) and his wife Sarah (Ella Dorman-Gajic) are sitting down to a dinner of soup and parsnip wine when they are interrupted by a knock on the door.
Six friends.
Becky Williams delivers an emotionally charged monologue about murderess Grace Miller somewhat reluctantly seeking a second chance at series of rehab sessions entitled Notes.
Melbourne’s Out Cast Theatre company, using ‘bits of Mr Oscar Wilde’, as stated on the flyer, return a sort-of version of The Importance of Being Earnest to the Edinburgh Fri…
Departure Date is a comedy about death that sadly lacks life.
Modern dating and a devastating terrorist attack do not, at first, seem like complimentary subject matters for a romantic comedy, and yet in 52Up Production’s new show 9/11 Was a…
Set in the small village of Shuttlefield, Greyhounds sees the local amateur dramatic society attempt to raise money for a Spitfire fighter aircraft by putting on a production of Sh…
Exploring the relationship between a brother and a sister growing up in a climate change fuelled apocalypse, Towers of Eden explores many classic dystopian themes as well some more…
In the early 1980s Pinter became increasingly interested in human rights abuses and in particular the torture of political prisoners in Argentina and Turkey.
This Victoriana adaptation of a gothic adaptation of a children’s fairy tale figure is not exactly breaking new ground.
Executed by student acting troupe The Hurtwood Corner from performing arts college Hurtwood House, Seven Devils is a play exploring the trials of down-on-their-luck Manhattan resid…
Walking into theSpace on the Mile this morning, I had very little knowledge about what Columns had in store for me.
Tom Wells’s Me, as a Penguin, performed this August by Exeter University Theatre Company, is both a fun and melancholy look at loneliness, love and family.
Unafraid to show the peaks and troughs of getting over an upsetting event, TheForgottenMoose Theatre Company put on an endearing performance of their original piece: The Play.
A touching piece of theatre, the young performers of Parker & Snell Youth Company have created an effective retelling of The Edelweiss Pirates and their struggle during the Second …
The 11:87 Theatre Company’s debut at the Fringe is a new musical following the lives of Sophie and George as they are guided by both angels and demons.
Exploding Whale Theatre’s coming of age romp Heroes is set against the backdrop of Bowie’s rise to superstardom in 1972.
On a cliff edge somewhere, a man is about to jump to his death when he is stopped by a psychology professor.
There are lights in the sky.
Where there is Fringe, there is Shakespeare, and Rolling In The Aisle Productions have returned to Edinburgh with a fresh faced, family friendly adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelf…
Ghost Light Players have brought an animalistic Hamlet to theSpace on the Mile with fervour and intensity.
Grieving is a universal human experience, and The Other Half Lives is a play which analyses grief in the years after someone’s passing.
Blind Mirth are the University of St Andrews’ improv comedy group and they are back once again at this year’s Fringe.
Emotive, impassioned and poetic, Evocation uses puppetry and poetry to tell the story of Marie-Anne, a young girl in fin de siècle Brighton.
A true story, this dramatic two-hander is a fascinating exploration of 17th century life in the city of Rome filled with drama, conflict and art.
Opening with an audio recording of various real-life political statements – given by both normal citizens and political leaders – Sleepwalkers quickly registers its interest in…
Venture Wolf’s production of Lipstick and Scones is a combination of familial drama and comedy that raises questions about love, identity and relationships.
As a big fan of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, I was very excited to see Boiling Point’s spin-off.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: The Fringe Lozenge has, as you might expect from the title, a very specific target audience.
“I need more light,” our protagonist Caravaggio says at one point, and it’s fair to say that the 16th century Italian’s use of light and darkness is one of his paintings’…
The beginning and end of a show are the bits you remember, the bits that leave you feeling great or feeling thoroughly disappointed.
A warning should be given to the audience of this show: the Bit of Sunshine one expects from the title is limited to less than five seconds of optimism and hope for the future in t…
Performed by a company of young actors, this is a credible adaptation of Shakespeare’s rarely performed King John that revels in the high stakes of its historical narrative.
Jamie’s comical lack of good fortune is beautifully summed up in the last two lines of this play, where the parallel monologues of Twix finally come together.
9/11, as it now succinctly known, is one of those ‘where were you on the day?’ events.
A grandad may have passed on, but he wasn’t the only thing that died on stage.
Everyman recounts the story of its eponymous hero as she is told, as punishment for her hedonistic and selfish lifestyle, that she is going to die.
Krapp stands frozen staring into the distance, barely living in the present, heading to an unknown future and transfixed on the past.
The Wall is a wonderfully refreshing play from Corby Productions.
Improvisation is the one word that can strike fear into the heart of any actor no matter what their experience.
Quirky, vibrant and oozing with dark imagination, Dreaming of Leaves is a daring and thought-provoking piece of theatre.
There are many symbols of class division and expressions of social stratification in this country.
The descriptor for this Fringe production should appeal to anyone involved in theatre.
ImmerCity’s stripped back and stylised telling of the ever popular Scottish play is an at times disorienting, nightmarish and incredibly compelling piece of theatre that will giv…
Harold Pinter’s two short plays make only rare appearances nowadays and yet they are rewarding pieces.
With hints of Black Swan and Inland Empire, Olly Lawson’s new play is a surprisingly arresting example of student writing.
Alfred Hitchcock has already firmly established that birds are terrifying beyond doubt.
Sherlock Holmes meets a theatrical farce in this intelligently written double act that sparkles like the Blue Carbuncle.
What if punctuation marks were superheroes? During this show, we follow Question Mark Man as he tries to rescue his love interest Becky from the evil Captain Conundrum.
The Tempest, retold by children whose first language isn’t even English.
Considering the length of most Charles Dickens novels, it’s remarkable that we’ve found ways to abridge them into three hour plays and films.
“Who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf?”Such is the musical refrain setting the playful, yet pervasively sinister, tone which permeates this piece from the outset.
School group Centaurs of Attention have an excellent company name and a rather good Fringe show to boot.
Some Voices is a sharp, gritty and touching play that some may recognise from a 2000 film adaptation starring Daniel Craig.
If you’re in the mood for chilling, hard-hitting drama, look no further than We Are Not Criminals.
A Royal Flush is a dark political comedy turned farce, featuring a princess stuck in a portaloo and a ransoming of The Daily Star.
Almost twenty years ago, Guy Ritchie changed the landscape of British cinema with his love letter to the charismatic psychopaths of the East End underbelly Lock, Stock and Two Smok…
Racial identity, puberty, sexuality and childhood trauma may not seem like the ideal topics for a one man camp cabaret, but here in Edinburgh anything is possible.
Ladies in Waiting, written by and starring James Cougar Canfield as the lascivious and misogynistic King Henry VIII, is a steamy, feminist critique of the most notorious of England…
The Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club’s adaptation of the restoration era comedy The Country Wife moves the action to modern American suburbia, but keeps the period’s …
Adolph Eichmann never personally killed anyone, but he was hanged in 1962, having been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
As Yet Undecided is an intriguing piece of ‘nonfiction’ with a cast of characters including Doubt, Time and Procrastination.
Often, the expectation brought to mind by the genre “Musical” means that successfully producing a new and original one at the Fringe Festival is no mean feat.
This play follows James, an agency worker with no experience or real knowledge of autism, as he is thrown into a job at a care home for adults with low-functioning autism.
Family Values by Michael Dalberg is pure theatre with a good splash of violence.
These guys are fantastic improvisers.
Dirty Glitter, a cop comedy-thriller, tells the story of a duo of private investigators: the confident and logical Murphy, along with the bumbling and eccentric Valmont.
When deciding on a show to bring to the Fringe, you have two main choices: one, a piece of new writing - exciting and impactful but harder to market - or two, a take on a classic -…
The concept of normality in relation to sanity and the individual is truly fascinating, and Normal Is An Illusion certainly introduces these ideas with thought and contemplation.
For Queen and Country.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men could be seen as a dark comedy or as just dark.
Pressure.
The Romanovs is not about royalty.
All too often, comedy shows at the Fringe can look like they are being either pretentiously clever or simply trying too hard.
This adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s short story combines the dark tale of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime with a slapstick comedy of manners, coming together rather nicely into a silly, ye…
Lucy (Sarah-Beth Brown) is lonely, so to work out where she’s going wrong, she shows us some climactic moments from her previous relationships.
The best humour is the kind which refers to shared experiences Luckily, The King of Monte Cristo picks up on the stereotypes and personalities familiar to anyone who’s worked in …
We open with a group of young Southern belles, beautifully attired in vintage-style dresses, learning how to apply make-up to please their husbands, so setting up the conservative …
Amid the discussion over the Irish Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill this year, Since Maggie Went Away could not come at a more relevant time.
First things first, a notable mention must be awarded to the sterling efforts of the two-piece band.
Once the show begins and the lights come up, the lighting designer (or so we thought) walks away from the desk and takes to the stage in silence, before introducing himself as our …
The relationship between parent and child is one of the most important in society and in the lives of most people.
Scotland has a bit of a communist history.
Fractals are frequently found in discussions within the realms of science, maths, art and nature.
Where do letters and parcels go, when – because of an incomplete address, or lack of forwarding address – they can’t be delivered? According to Catherine Expósito and Marli …
After We Danced depicts a love affair between two people, cut short before unexpectedly rekindling sixty years later, Love in the Time of Cholera-style.
Renny Krupinski’s script is an ambitious one: chronicling the lives of one family across three generations, The Alphabet Girl aims to show the destruction of family values and the …
Tik-sho-ret (‘communication’) Theatre Company have achieved their manifesto of giving a platform to Israeli and Jewish theatre.
This is a lewd, ridiculous and over the top show that will leave you stunned and cackling.
After a quick introduction to the performers, a few improvisational examples, such as a Lonely Hearts Ad from a toilet and a first date at the Battle of Waterloo, we were introduce…
Edgar Allen Poe’s seminal poem, which charts the gradual descent into madness of a heartbroken lover compounded by the incessant repetitions of a talking bird, gives its name and…
Consumption is a somewhat-successful commentary on the state of 21st century society, one obsessed with technology, appearances and consumerism, navigated by the central story of S…
This year is the 30th anniversary of the Battle of the Beanfield, a violent police intervention in which more than 500 travellers were arrested in a field on their way to a new-age…
This is immersive theatre.
Peculiar Spectacles’ Somebody Out There Loves Me is another theatrical examination of the trials and tribulations of online dating.
The Rules: Sex, Lies and Serial Killers is a witty and intelligent black comedy with psychopathic humour that will chill and charm you in the same sitting.
Frank Sinatra is one of those rare artists that is universally loved and respected by all.
There’s plenty for girls to worry about these days – from tattoos to eating disorders to abusive relationships – and Tanya Holt, a mother herself, deals with the difficulties…
Block is a production that constantly surprises, though not always in ways that are comforting.
It’s the early 20th Century, and dancing, drugs and violence are rife in London.
“It’s amazing how therapeutic knitting can be,” says one of the three characters in An Illuminating Yarn, a one-act play by Jane Pickthall, produced by Newcastle’s Button Box…
Being a teenager is not easy.
Opening with a strong rendition of ‘Daisy Daisy’, McAlister in Wonderland takes us on an all-singing, all-Scottish reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s classic.
The Age We Are is a young company bringing their first production, Inevitable, to the Edinburgh Fringe.
The expectations and contradictions of the modern world are explored in Deborah Gibbs’ well-meaning but heavy-handed production inspired by Franz Kafka’s The Trial.
The Last Piemen follows the story of two rival pie makers, one of whom favours the traditional approach, while the other is an innovator.
Updating Greek myths and tinkering with texts is a finicky process; how to maintain the spirit of the original while providing an audience with something new? Yet this new produc…
Momma was a Bad Mutha’s flyer touts it as ‘the universal story of a young girl’s untimely coming of age amidst her momma’s weekend house parties.
With such an intriguing name, the cynical part of me was almost prepared to be let down.
Cushion is a very short (thirty-minute) piece which begins much as it ends: two middle-aged women are seated before us and converse.
This particular Earnest is a serious comedy by very young people.
Writing fiction in Jane Austen’s time was deemed a frivolous thing and, with this considered, the frivolity of a musical is certainly an appropriate way to present her life.
Words of warning: this production is entirely in Welsh (the title means “No thank you”).
Improvised comedy: the ultimate Marmite genre.
The comparison between An Evening With Dementia and King Lear is closely drawn.
Neil Simon’s comedy is made up of three self-contained acts in three different explorations of relationships, all of which take place in the same room at the Plaza Hotel in Manha…
Faith is based on the story of Imber, a village which had the misfortune to be located too near to a military base on Salisbury Plain.
Madonna is the queen of pop.
This is a traditional staging of The Who’s rock opera, first performed in 1973.
This is right royal performance from a talented young troupe hailing mainly from Central School of Speech and Drama.
Those familiar with Shakespeare and fans of musicals will enjoy Emanuel Theatre Company’s fun romp that mashes the two genres together.
All quirky and endearing romcoms would do well to learn a thing or two from A History of Falling Things.
The first half of Upper Lip - a new play by Robin Johnson - is so much like any one of P.
In this retelling of Euripides’ tragedy, the Trojan War has ended but the women of Troy are still to discover their fates and more tragedies.
The California Shakespeare Ensemble’s exploration of Shakespeare’s greatest villains reminds us why the Bard can’t be beat.
For several decades, it was the habit of the acclaimed medieval scholar Montague Rhodes James (who died in 1936) to entertain his Christmas guests with an especially composed tale …
“Death is very inconsiderate.
Trevor Smith’s An Evening with Dementia, which has captivated audiences and critics alike in its three runs, seems set to become one of the valued mainstays of the Edinburgh Fr…