EDINBURGH 2026: Review: APPARENTLY UGLY: A STEPSISTER STORY, Underbelly
Cinderella's gone – the lucky brat's living it up while her stunning stepsisters are left wondering why they don't get their happily ever after.
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EDINBURGH 2026: Review: KATE BUTCH: A KATE IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUTCH, Pleasance Dome, King Dome
A Kate in the Hand is Worth Two in the Butch, a riotous, wonderfully hilarious and surprisingly incisive hour which combines sharp stand up with an abundance of sequins, foliage and northern wit.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ALEX FRANKLIN KISS ME X, Underbelly Cowgate, Jelly Belly
Alex Franklin delivers a gloriously funny, musically accomplished and unexpectedly moving hour in Kiss Me x, which celebrates trans joy, self acceptance and the simple, beautiful pleasure of a good kiss.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: THE REAL KYLE MCCARREN, Pleasance Courtyard, Forth
Theatre is often at its most meaningful when it comes from a place of truth.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: KEVIN!!!!!, Pleasance Courtyard, Forth
The 1990 ultimate Christmas film Home Alone has been reimagined by the team at Recent Cutbacks via puppetry.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: AMANDA DWYER: BETTER THAN REVENGE, The Stand Comedy Club
Amanda Dwyer delivers one of the most confident, dark hours of stand-up at this year's Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: 15 MINUTES OF SHAME, Zoo Playground
It’s a noble undertaking, but the idea remains just out of reach of everyone’s best efforts.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: GOOD WITH FACES, Summerhall
f you’re after an exciting piece of original writing that feels as addictive, intense, and gripping as the latest bingeable Netflix docu-thriller, this is the play for you.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: SITTING (IN SILENCE), Summerhall
Kitty Falcon’s debut is just like many other opere prime: relatively unoriginal and with very little to add to the conversation.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: PLAYBACK, Summerhall
Munro’s clever exploitation of his own case study is the byproduct of his overexposure to an audience.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: THE TRIALS OF MAGNUS COFFINKEY, Summerhall
What did our critic think of THE TRIALS OF MAGNUS COFFINKEY at Summerhall?
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: LIKEWISE, Greenside @ Riddles Court
Kiera Moran writes an emotionally mature piece of theatre.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ON SOME FAR SHORE, Greenside @ George Street
This show gently reminds us that the ones we love are never fully gone.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: SUCCUBUS, Underbelly Bristo Square
This is one for the funny, angry women who are tired of seeing men get away with being awful.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: A DARK LINE UPSTAIRS, Zoo Playground
Vigna has an explosive personality.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: DIARY OF A MAD MAN, Assembly Roxy
At this stage there’s really nothing to celebrate in this show.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: LIVE FROM THE AFTERLIFE, Assembly Roxy
Charlie Kilgore was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when he was a baby.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: NOTED, Assembly Roxy
Their mise-en-scène looks more like child’s play, entirely removed from reality, than any kind of traditional performing art.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: NEXT TO NORMAL, Paradise In Augustines
A slow warmup into the boiling crucible of grief.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: TED HILL: POWERPOINDEXTER, Studio Five @ Assembly George Square
What did our critic think of TED HILL: POWERPOINDEXTER at Assembly George Square?
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: AMY MATTHEWS: DEFINITIONS OF TOAST, Monkey Barrel At O'Neills (The Tron)
Amy Matthews: Definitions of Toast is a brilliant stand-up show which finds humour in the mundane whilst exploring the complex human emotions that often sit beneath the surface.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: GARETH WAUGH: IS PEPSI OK?, Monkey Barrel 2
With carefully developed storytelling, plenty of laughs and a story that increasingly becomes more unbelievable as it unfolds, 'Is Pepsi OK?' proves that sometimes the funniest comedy comes from the most unexpected situations.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: CHRIS RUTTER: IGNORANCE IS CHRIS, The Stand Comedy Club
Chris Rutter's debut hour shows promise but lacks any big laughs.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: MAKING LOVE WITH DAVID MAGIDOFF, Assembly
Each night, David Magidoff (Dexter) interviews a celebrity about a real love story – then he and his ensemble turn it into a fully improvised musical! Three-year sold-out run in LA!
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LARRY DEAN: HELLBENT, Pleasance Courtyard
Recently married, emotionally feral.
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