EDINBURGH 2026: Review: COMMON TONGUE, Netherbow Theatre @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written by Fraser Scott, Common Tongue is a play aboot imperfect Scots.
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EDINBURGH 2026: Review: TINY PLANET, King Dome @ Pleasance Dome
After the success of their previous Fringe show Breathe, theatre company Half a String return with their latest piece Tiny Planet.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: A QUEER LITTLE MURDER, Gilded Balloon Patter House
US comic Savannah Hankinson loves murder mysteries.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: EDINBURGH DAYS, St Bride's Community Centre
A gripping tale of love, violence, and the moral ambiguity of survival, soundtracked by the incredible Brian Spence.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ERIC'S TALES OF THE SEA-A SUBMARINER'S YARN, Just the Tonic at the Caves
It turns out a shark's skin is incredibly rough because it's made of tiny tooth like scales, and Eric would definitely not recommend diving feet first onto one.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ELF LYONS IS THE WOMAN ON THE EDGE, Beyond At Pleasance Courtyard
The Fringe is full of women on the edge, but none quite like Elf Lyons.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ANNA LEONG BROPHY: BORN SEXY YESTERDAY, Pleasance Courtyard, Below
Hatched from an egg, 'Jacket' is born, unwraps herself and immediately imprints on the first human she sees, a man sitting in the front row.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: EM HUMBLE: LADY OF THE LAKES, Pleasance Courtyard, Below
Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur charts the rise and fall of King Arthur, Merlin, Guinevere, Lancelot, the Knights of the Round Table and the eventual destruction of Camelot.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LINUS KARP WAS HIT WITH AN UMBRELLA, Underbelly
Just before Fringe 2024, Linus Karp (Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, Gwyneth Goes Skiing, The Fit Prince) was the victim of a homophobic attack.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: AM I LOSING MY MIND OR JUST MY FIGURE?, ZOO Playground
Genevieve Labuschagne's performance as Fin is utterly captivating.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: JESS FUCHS: FERAL, Bunker Two At Pleasance Courtyard
From the Zara Larsson tunes blasting as we walk in, and Jess Fuchs emerging in thigh-highs and a cloud of black tulle, it’s clear the Australian comic is intent on taking Edinburgh crowds on the best girls’ night out of their lives.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ROB PRESTON: AMAZING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, Pleasance Courtyard
Rob Preston’s Amazing Global Solutions is a gloriously strange gallery of grotesques, populated by characters who are so worryingly fully formed that their absurdity becomes increasingly believable.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: JULIAN CLARY: FULLY DIALATED, Assembly
It's too early for filth, so think cucumber sandwiches and cream teas.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: PENELOPE, Underbelly
Penelope waited twenty years for Odysseus to return from the Trojan War.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BLISS, Pleasance Courtyard
From the Olivier Award-winning producers of Cabaret and Benjamin Button, this 'dazzling, genuine musical treat' ★★★★★ Stage - named as one of The New York Times' picks of the the Fringe - is the biggest new musical of the Edinburgh Fringe, turning the classic fairytale inside out.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BEN HART: LABYRINTH, Palais du Variété, Assembly George Square Gardens
Ben Hart has an exceptional understanding of the world of magic.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: HUGO'S RAINBOW SHOW, Underbelly, Bristo Square, Dexter
Hugo Grrrl welcomes the audience with an exuberant “guys, gals and non binary pals”, immediately establishing the warm, inclusive spirit of Hugo’s Rainbow Show.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: SHOWSTOPPER! THE KIDS SHOW, Pleasance Courtyard
Six extraordinary musical theatre performers take to the stage with one seemingly impossible task: create a brand new musical from scratch, based entirely on suggestions from the children in the audience.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: MARTY GLEESON: DOG EAR, Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker One
Marty Gleeson arrives at the Edinburgh Fringe with a debut hour which feels as curious, unconventional and quietly assured as its title suggests.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ROCKPOOLS, Bunker Three, Pleasance Courtyard
Unless one happens to have read the programme notes beforehand, it’s not immediately obvious that Rockpools is a play about endometriosis.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: AMY ANNETTE: SAY WHAT YOU LIKE ABOUT ME, Pleasance Dome
This show is about being hot (or not).
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BERNIE DIETER'S CLUB KABARETT, Underbelly
Join kabarett provocateur Bernie Dieter as her gin-soaked haus band soundtracks a debauched night of breathtaking circus, gender-bending aerial and fire-breathing sideshow at its most rebellious and hilarious best.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ED GAUGHAN: THE EMPEROR, Just The Tonic At The Caves
Ed Gaughan is extremely good at accents.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: TARANG HARDIKAR: IF I'M NOT WRONG, Pleasance Courtyard
Tarang Hardikar’s Edinburgh Fringe debut is an hour of wonderfully curious comedy, in which no thought is too small to escape scrutiny.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: RAJ POOJARA: DICE, Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker Three
Raj Poojara opens by introducing himself through an unlikely cocktail of Maui from Moana, Hagrid from Harry Potter and the Bearded Lady from The Greatest Showman, immediately establishing the playful absurdity which runs through the show.
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Richard Ashcroft Revived My Libido Gilded Balloon Teviot (8/05-8/30) |
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Racists, Recessions and Revolutions ZOO (Playground 3) (8/07-8/30) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Alhambra Theatre (3/01-3/06) |
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Venue Premium - Two Doors Down OVO Hydro (9/25-10/11) |
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Concerts of the Future Summerhall (Lobby) (8/06-8/30) |
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Baby Brain Studio Three, Assembly George Square (8/21-8/30) |
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Mythos: Ragnarök Assembly Rooms (Music Hall) (8/06-8/29) |
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Dracula: Lucy's Dream Pleasance at EICC (8/06-8/29) |