EDINBURGH 2026 Review: FATHER, AWAY SHE GOES, ZOO Playground
Meet Sarah Jones: mediocre artist, terrible friend, compulsive liar, awful narcissist.
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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!
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: SEEDHEART, Pleasance Courtyard
Don’t miss this extraordinary one-of-a-kind puppet performance… a small show with big ideas! Meet Grey.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: A HIGHLY SUSPECT MURDER MYSTERY: ABBASOLUTE MURDER, TheSpace @ Surgeons Hall
Highly Suspect are back with another interactive murder mystery (or two) and it's as pun-zzling as ever.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: THE KOBOLD SHOW!, Gilded Balloon Patter House
It might not be as life-changing for you as it is for the kobolds, but it tugs at the heartstrings and might just cheer up your morning.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: PLANET OF THE GRAPES – AN EPIC, TABLETOP, SCI-FI ADVENTURE!, Below, Pleasance Courtyard
Having wowed audiences at a sold-out NYC premiere, this inventive puppet parody lands at the Fringe as the ultimate piece of eco-friendly family fun.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: RUARIDH MILLER: AUTOCORRECT THINKS MY NAME IS 'RUBBISH', Gilded Balloon
Autocorrect Thinks My Name is “Rubbish” is a sharp and thoroughly Scottish hour that finds plenty of comedy in class, identity and the strange rabbit hole that everyday life can lead you down.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: MAIA TASSALINI: I WAS 22 AND STUNNING, Pleasance Courtyard
There is a sense that anything could happen on stage and the audience is going along for the ride.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: INTO THE WOODS, Edinburgh Academy
Captivate Theatre put on a thrilling rendition of Stephen Sondheim's iconic 'Into the Woods'.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: BIGFOOT RIPPED MY DOG IN HALF I SAW IT, Summerhall
These are the coolest kids on the programme, with a sold-out run at Summerhall and a London transfer on their hands.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: I THINK I HATE ACTORS, Just The Tonic At The Caves
Roo Sutcliffe is funny.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: SANCTUARY, Pleasance Dome
What did our critic think of SANCTUARY at Pleasance Dome?
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: REDACTED: THE COVER-UP OF A COVER-UP OF A COVER-UP, Pleasance Dome
What really happened in Roswell in 1947? Marnie Makowski, a valiant journalist in search of her missing sister, has set off on an outlandish journey to find out the truth.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: LETTERS TO JOAN – A LOVELY NEW PLAY, Pleasance Courtyard
Streit seamlessly jumps between timelines alongside Kevin Cahill, who portrays her grandfather, reciting from the missives and digging through memories.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: THE WETNESS, Just The Tonic At The Caves
What did our critic think of THE WETNESS at Just The Tonic At The Caves?
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: REMEMBER, REMEMBER!, Pleasance Dome
This might be the next Fringe hit musical.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: STAY A LITTLE LONGER, Pleasance Courtyard
Her (Rachel Nicholson) and Him (Charlie Sheepshanks) met at university and have been together ever since.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: ALREADY HERE, Gilded Balloon Patter House
SJ Hodges writes and stars in a very unchallenging take on AI, intimacy, and grief, introducing a woman who believes in love in spite of her tragic history.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: HAPPIEST I'VE EVER BEEN, Just The Tonic At The Caves
It’s an endearing mix of sweet darkness and bitter resentment.
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: PARASOCIAL ACTIVITY, Gilded Balloon
Jenny meets her favourite A-List celebrity in Costa and they instantly fall in love.
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