EDINBURGH 2025: Review: LEVEL UP! Gilded Balloon, Patter House
Goldspun Media’s Level Up! begins with a promising burst of nostalgic energy.
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EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DANNY O'BRIEN: ADULTING HARD!, Beehive 2 (The Attic)
Adulting Hard! is an energetic stand-up show where Irish comedian Danny O’Brien tells us about his attempts at buying a house in Dublin.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CAROLINE MCEVOY: TRAIN MAN, Assembly Roxy
Caroline McEvoy: Train Man is an honest yet lively stand-up show at the Fringe this year.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: PICKLED REPUBLIC, Anatomy Lecture Theatre At Summerhall
Described by its creator as “50 minutes of vegetable insanity”, this surrealist and entirely enjoyable hour of physical theatre, tragicomedy and puppetry has a certain ‘je nais sais quoi’.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE MANCHESTER REVUE IN CUBICLE LAND, Just The Tonic
An entire sketch comedy show based around real-life graffiti scrawled in toilet cubicles is the sort of premise you could only ever wish to come up with.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: GUYS SING DOLLS, Studio At Paradise In Augustines
An amazing show all round, Guys Sing Dolls, a cabaret style concert, was expertly executed.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: TED MILLIGAN: UNITED, Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker Three
From the moment Ted Milligan strides on to the stage to the roar of football anthems, the atmosphere is electric.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SHARON WANJOHI: IN THE HOUSE, Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker 2
In her debut hour, Sharon Wanjohi strides on stage with dynamic energy on a mission to share her comedic mock wisdom.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: FLY, YOU FOOLS!: RECENT CUTBACKS, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Beyond
From the creators of Hold On To Your Butts, Recent Cutbacks return with a gloriously inventive UK premiere which transforms an epic fantasy film into a joyous, lo fi theatrical romp.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE UNCRACKABLE CASE, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Two
Front Room Productions and Lawrence Batley Theatre present The Uncrackable Case, a courtroom drama which reimagines fairy tale characters in a tabloid-fuelled whodunnit.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DEAR ANNIE, I HATE YOU, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Two
Dear Annie, I Hate You is a visceral, captivating account of survival which fuses raw storytelling with inventive theatricality.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: IS THERE WORK ON MARS?, Playground 1, ZOO Playground
Dystopian, semi-autobiographical solo show Is There Work On Mars? returns to the Edinburgh Fringe following a successful 2024 run.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: EDINBURGH DAYS, St Bride's Centre
What did our critic think of EDINBURGH DAYS at St Bride's Centre?
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JACOB NUSSEY: PRIMED at Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 3)
Jacob Nussey makes his Fringe debut with his stand-up show Primed where he shares stories from his time working at Amazon.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: KC SHORNIMA: DETACHMENT STYLE, Pleasance
After years of writing for Michael Che and Colin Jost on Saturday Night Live, KC Shornima proves that some of her greatest material comes from writing for herself.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CHLOE PETTS: BIG NATURALS, Pleasance Courtyard
Chloe Petts love of Big Naturals, regales with a bold and brilliantly crafted hour, in which she tackles her favourite body parts, questions her previously entrenched relationship with lad culture and inspects her own evolving identity.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: AMY ANNETTE: BUSY BODY, The Pleasance Courtyard
In her triumphant return to the Fringe, Amy Annette brings Busy Body to The Baby Grand, a shipping container transformed into an intimate comedy boudoir, complete with a floral display and the nostalgic welcoming harmonies of The Andrews Sisters
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DREAM SPACE, Assembly George Square
Dream Space by Creative Group SSAK is a shimmering piece of theatrical magic, transforming the everyday into the extraordinary through inventive puppetry, music, and movement.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE UGLY DUCKLING: THE REVEL PUCK CIRCUS, Underbelly’s Circus Hub On The Meadows
The Revel Puck Circus’s latest collaboration with Underbelly is set in the faraway land of the Circus Hub on the Meadows in Edinburgh, in a sweet, acrobatic retelling of The Ugly Duckling.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JAZZ EMU: THE PLEASURE IS ALL YOURS, Queen Dome At Pleasance Dome
You may have caught him as a previous Fringe favourite or perhaps on his TikTok channel or perhaps you’ve just discovered him during this festival.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: STEPHEN BUCHANAN: COLD MEAT, Monkey Barrel Comedy
Stephen Buchanan returns to the Fringe with his new hour, Cold Meat, where he brings dark humour and well-crafted jokes to the Edinburgh stage.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW, TheSpace On The Mile
In 45 minutes, Can't Talk Right Now, a sung-through musical, explores the complexities of human nature and finding what you want from life.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: RAJIV KARIA: MAN ALIVE!, Pleasance Courtyard
Rajiv Karia’s Man Alive! is a thoughtful and sharply observed hour, which asks big questions with a light, playful touch.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ADA & BRON: THE ORIGIN OF LOVE, Pleasance Courtyard
Gloriously unhinged BAFTA-nominated newcomers Ada and Bron bring their chaotic brand of sketch character comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe with The Origin of Love, a fast-paced, surreal and delightfully filthy exploration of romance, in all of its very strangest forms.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ROHAN SHARMA: MAD DOG, Pleasance Courtyard
Rohan Sharma makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his stand-up show Mad Dog.
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An A to Z Guide to Dating Underbelly (Buttercup) (8/05-8/31) |
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Felicity Ward: I Wish I Could Come Out Of My Shell Cab Vol 1 @ Monkey Barrell (8/17-8/30) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Stand 1 (8/05-8/30) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Stand 1 (9/23-9/23) |
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Suitcase Show Assembly Roxy (8/05-8/30) |
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Shamilton! The Improvised Hip Hop Musical Assembly George Square Studios - One (8/05-8/30) |
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The Listies: 110% Ready Assembly (Studio One) (8/05-8/16) |
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The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey Summerhall (Red Lecture Theatre) (8/06-8/31) |
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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
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