EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BRITNEY: HOLY MACKEREL!
Thank God you're here! We have so much to tell you!! Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson (aka double act Britney) are back.
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EDINBURGH 2026 Review: THE PLOT, Summerhall
Sophie Kean and Abby McCann lead this historical intrigue.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: BOOGIE ON THE BONES, Summerhall
Boogie on the Bones shines a light on a rather unknown slice of history.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: TURN YOUR F*CKING PHONES OFF, Summerhall
Hannah Maxwell returns to the Fringe with one of the most relevant, urgent, and vital shows you will see at the Festival.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: MAN OR BEAR, Summerhall
Back in 2024, a TikTok user asked women if they’d rather be stuck in a forest with a man or with a bear.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: REFORMER, Greenside @ George Street
Though it’s a comedy, the foundations of Reformer rest on an acute social examination.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BRIT BARRON: CHURCH, Gilded Balloon Teviot
Brit Barron: CHURCH is a humorous, heartfelt and musically driven hour that explores faith, queerness and the complexities of being human.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LIL WENKER: BOYKING, Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker One
Lil Wenker is a force of energy.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: HARRY JUN: INSIDE JOKES, OUTSIDE VOICES, Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker Three
Harry Jun wastes no time checking in with his sold out Edinburgh audience, first ensuring his Australian accent is decipherable, before conducting a racism check to establish that he is, importantly, in a safe space.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: HOW TO FEEL FEELINGS, The Space Triplex
This show grapples with the complex moral quandary of survival by following instructions.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: CATHY, Traverse Theatre
Cathy is a new comedy inspired by writer Eilidh Loan's grandmother, and how she dealt with the grief in her unique way after losing her husband.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: MILKDRUNK, The Space @ Symposium Hall
Someone once told her that babies are natural comedians, and I can say with certainty that so is she.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BOG WITCH, Traverse Theatre
A rare new play by Bryony Kimmings, renowned for her tearjerking and hilarious autobiographical theatre creations.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: THE SINGER, Traverse Theatre
The Singer is a bold, new, thrilling piece of gig-theatre about Joe, a deaf artist who “sings” with his hands, and Andy, a washed-up musician hungry for a comeback.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: AMANDA KNOX: CARTWHEEL, Gilded Balloon
Amanda Knox is approaching forty, juggling motherhood and finally getting around to being furious about the whole wrongful-imprisonment thing.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE, Paradise In Augustines
Have you ever worried about the end of the world? Thought you would make a terrible 1950s housewife? Wanted to use a quiche as a euphemism? Then this might be the fever-dream for you.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: THE REUNION, C Aurora
This uproarious road-trip comedy becomes a chance to talk about social class, parental strife, regressive opinions, and intense patriotism.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: A BETTER MEMORY, Pleasance Courtyard
The script itself introduces too many narrative devices to be subtle.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: FATHER, AWAY SHE GOES, ZOO Playground
Meet Sarah Jones: mediocre artist, terrible friend, compulsive liar, awful narcissist.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: REPARATIONS, Pleasance Courtyard
What did our critic think of REPARATIONS at Pleasance Courtyard?
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: A MICROSCOPIC ODYSSEY, Pleasance Courtyard
Moments of quiet reflection explode into frenetic, energetic dance sequences that manifest our protagonist’s inner journey.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: PROPHETS, Assembly
A researcher from Scotland travels to Saint John, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: TRANS PEOPLE ARE AWFUL, Pleasance Courtyard
Transitioning's hard, finding the right parts is harder.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: RACHEL FAIRBURN: VEXY BEASTS, Monkey Barrel
Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed 2025 character show Side Eye, 'Rock 'n' Roll Star of British Comedy' (Rolling Stone) Rachel Fairburn is back with some new personalities (and some old favourites) for you to love and hate.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ONE MAN MUSICAL, Pleasance Courtyard
What do you do when you haven't said everything you want to say, but you have said everything people want to hear? You turn to one of the UK's most brilliant comedy duos and create a smash hit musical about yourself, of course!
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