#CHARLOTTESVILLE Performed for Visiting Team from Virginia at Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
Members of the Live Arts Fringe Team from Charlottesville, Virginia, attended #CHARLOTTESVILLE at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, meeting creator-performer Priyanka Shetty.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
Members of the Live Arts Fringe Team from Charlottesville, Virginia, attended #CHARLOTTESVILLE at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, meeting creator-performer Priyanka Shetty.
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE 2.0: Martin Brock Brings World-Class Magic to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
Danish magician Martin Brock is dazzling audiences at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his fast-paced, family-friendly show Almost Impossible 2.0. Mixing world-class illusions, sleight-of-hand, and original tricks developed over years, Brock delivers a performance that blends angelic charm with a dash of devilry.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
Danish magician Martin Brock is dazzling audiences at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his fast-paced, family-friendly show Almost Impossible 2.0. Mixing world-class illusions, sleight-of-hand, and original tricks developed over years, Brock delivers a performance that blends angelic charm with a dash of devilry.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: AYO ADENEKAN: BLACK MEDIOCRITY, Monkey Barrel
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2025
Ayo Adenekan makes his highly anticipated Fringe debut with a hilarious and heartfelt show about growing up in Scotland. With sharp storytelling and a laid-back charm, Ayo explores identity, belonging and the awkward moments in between.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2025
Ayo Adenekan makes his highly anticipated Fringe debut with a hilarious and heartfelt show about growing up in Scotland. With sharp storytelling and a laid-back charm, Ayo explores identity, belonging and the awkward moments in between.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP OF FEATHER BOY AND TENTACLE GIRL, Assembly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2025
Two friends perform breathtaking aerial shows. They fly, spin, hang from the rooftops and fall out of the sky... But they weren't always so glorious. How did they transform from feeling like outsiders to the fantastical creatures they always knew they had inside them? A touching story of a girl who wants to be a monster and a boy who wants to fly.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2025
Two friends perform breathtaking aerial shows. They fly, spin, hang from the rooftops and fall out of the sky... But they weren't always so glorious. How did they transform from feeling like outsiders to the fantastical creatures they always knew they had inside them? A touching story of a girl who wants to be a monster and a boy who wants to fly.
EDINBURGH 2025: FACILITY 111: A GOVERNMENT EXPERIMENT Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2025
Facility 111 is a surreal new audio play, written/performed live by Inge-Vera Lipsius. Taking place in darkness, it asks audiences to visualise poetic images in two interconnected cities: one made of glass, another of sand. Are we ultimately less different from one another than we think? Developed with Soho Theatre Labs. Lipsius is an American/Dutch director, writer, performer.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2025
Facility 111 is a surreal new audio play, written/performed live by Inge-Vera Lipsius. Taking place in darkness, it asks audiences to visualise poetic images in two interconnected cities: one made of glass, another of sand. Are we ultimately less different from one another than we think? Developed with Soho Theatre Labs. Lipsius is an American/Dutch director, writer, performer.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: AN ADEQUATE ABRIDGEMENT OF BOARDING SCHOOL LIFE AS A HOMO, Underbelly
by Mark Carnochan - August 09, 2025
Like Fleabag meets Normal People, this play from writer/star Ned Blackburn is one of the greatest Fringe shows you will ever see.
by Mark Carnochan - August 09, 2025
Like Fleabag meets Normal People, this play from writer/star Ned Blackburn is one of the greatest Fringe shows you will ever see.
Review: SKETCH THIEVES at The Laughing Horse
by Mark Carnochan - August 09, 2025
Sketch Thieves provides a solid afternoon of laughs.
by Mark Carnochan - August 09, 2025
Sketch Thieves provides a solid afternoon of laughs.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING: KING OF CRUMBS, King Dome At Pleasance Dome
by Erin Roche - August 08, 2025
The King of Whimsy is back at the Edinburgh Fringe…it’s Alasdair Beckett-King with his hour of the silly and the fantastical with King of Crumbs.
by Erin Roche - August 08, 2025
The King of Whimsy is back at the Edinburgh Fringe…it’s Alasdair Beckett-King with his hour of the silly and the fantastical with King of Crumbs.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DIONA DOHERTY: GET YOUR PINK BACK!, Monkey Barrel Comedy
by Chloe Buckley - August 08, 2025
Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink Back is a confident, hilarious and heartfelt Fringe debut. The show’s name is inspired by flamingo parents losing their vibrant pink colour when they have babies, but starts to come back as the babies become more independent. Diona lost her pink, but she is on a mission to get it back and she shares her journey with us in this standout set.
by Chloe Buckley - August 08, 2025
Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink Back is a confident, hilarious and heartfelt Fringe debut. The show’s name is inspired by flamingo parents losing their vibrant pink colour when they have babies, but starts to come back as the babies become more independent. Diona lost her pink, but she is on a mission to get it back and she shares her journey with us in this standout set.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MONSKI MOUSE BABY CABARET, Palais Du Variété, Assembly George Square Gardens
by Erin Roche - August 08, 2025
Puppets and sparkles, sing-a-longs and a wee dance, Monski Mouse Baby Cabaret is fun for the whole family - the ultimate baby friendly event at the Edinburgh Fringe. In the gorgeous Palais du Variété at Assembly George Square Gardens both you and your little one will be dazzled by the Spiegeltent and the wide open space inside to sit and cuddle or dance and sing with glee.
by Erin Roche - August 08, 2025
Puppets and sparkles, sing-a-longs and a wee dance, Monski Mouse Baby Cabaret is fun for the whole family - the ultimate baby friendly event at the Edinburgh Fringe. In the gorgeous Palais du Variété at Assembly George Square Gardens both you and your little one will be dazzled by the Spiegeltent and the wide open space inside to sit and cuddle or dance and sing with glee.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ESCAPE ROOM: THE MUSICAL, Just The Tonic At The Caves
by Helen Smith - August 08, 2025
Two years since they last met, six friends receive an invitation to compete in “Escape Room: The Musical”. But the puzzles in this escape room are designed to reveal secrets about the players, and soon tensions are high! What follows is a fun hour of comedy drama.
by Helen Smith - August 08, 2025
Two years since they last met, six friends receive an invitation to compete in “Escape Room: The Musical”. But the puzzles in this escape room are designed to reveal secrets about the players, and soon tensions are high! What follows is a fun hour of comedy drama.
EDINBURGH 2025: Saria Callas Guest Blog
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025
This sexy, camp, pop-filled tragicomedy unpacks aspirations of becoming a singer while growing up where it is forbidden for women to sing. Already a bottle of red in, Sara reminisces about her experiences from childhood to womanhood. Tehran, the school bus parties, the wannabe prayer-caller and the secret w**ks at the all-girls' school. Did I get used to repression or is music my way of fighting? How does a woman who has experienced firsthand repression of her body and voice react as her child struggles with their own gender identity?
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025
This sexy, camp, pop-filled tragicomedy unpacks aspirations of becoming a singer while growing up where it is forbidden for women to sing. Already a bottle of red in, Sara reminisces about her experiences from childhood to womanhood. Tehran, the school bus parties, the wannabe prayer-caller and the secret w**ks at the all-girls' school. Did I get used to repression or is music my way of fighting? How does a woman who has experienced firsthand repression of her body and voice react as her child struggles with their own gender identity?
RED LIKE FRUIT Wins Scotsman Fringe First
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
2b's Red Like Fruit, a new play by Hannah Moscovitch, is receiving rave reviews from the UK and Scottish press, and as was announced on Friday morning, has received a Scotsman Fringe First Award.
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
2b's Red Like Fruit, a new play by Hannah Moscovitch, is receiving rave reviews from the UK and Scottish press, and as was announced on Friday morning, has received a Scotsman Fringe First Award.
Deaf Gay Drag Queens Come to Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
Cheeky charm and outrageous wit come together at this year’s Edinburgh Deaf Festival when drag queens Mary and Danielle take to the stage this weekend as part of the Edinburgh Deaf Festival.
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
Cheeky charm and outrageous wit come together at this year’s Edinburgh Deaf Festival when drag queens Mary and Danielle take to the stage this weekend as part of the Edinburgh Deaf Festival.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SHANTIFY, Assembly
by Beth Courtney - August 07, 2025
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe following it’s debut in 2024, Shantify is a jukebox musical following the lives of 6 men from a fishing town, who are part of a band that take pop songs and ‘shantify’ them
by Beth Courtney - August 07, 2025
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe following it’s debut in 2024, Shantify is a jukebox musical following the lives of 6 men from a fishing town, who are part of a band that take pop songs and ‘shantify’ them
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SUSIE MCCABE: BEST BEHAVIOUR, Assembly
by Beth Courtney - August 07, 2025
Following her sell out show last year, Susie McCabe is back at the Fringe again with her latest show Best Behaviour.
by Beth Courtney - August 07, 2025
Following her sell out show last year, Susie McCabe is back at the Fringe again with her latest show Best Behaviour.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: A JAFFA CAKE MUSICAL, Pleasance
by Beth Courtney - August 07, 2025
A Jaffa Cake Musical returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year following a sell out run in 2024. This musical comedy centres around the 1991 court case which decided whether Jaffa Cakes should be classified as a cake or a biscuit.
by Beth Courtney - August 07, 2025
A Jaffa Cake Musical returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year following a sell out run in 2024. This musical comedy centres around the 1991 court case which decided whether Jaffa Cakes should be classified as a cake or a biscuit.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: NERDS, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 07, 2025
If South Park and the IT Crowd had an affair, Nerds would be the unapologetic lovechild they put up for adoption to avoid a scandal. Fast, funny and full of shit wit, experience the possibly doobie-induced highs and self-deprecating lows of tech titans Bill Gates and Steve Jobs as they face off in epic rap battles, ill-advised schemes and hilarious songs. Get your lightsabers at the ready for this laugh-out-loud musical comedy!
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 07, 2025
If South Park and the IT Crowd had an affair, Nerds would be the unapologetic lovechild they put up for adoption to avoid a scandal. Fast, funny and full of shit wit, experience the possibly doobie-induced highs and self-deprecating lows of tech titans Bill Gates and Steve Jobs as they face off in epic rap battles, ill-advised schemes and hilarious songs. Get your lightsabers at the ready for this laugh-out-loud musical comedy!
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JOSIE LONG: NOW IS THE TIME OF MONSTERS, Pleasance
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 07, 2025
A new show about extinct, gigantic, charismatic megafauna from three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Josie Long. In these troubled times, in this wicked world, it can feel like apocalypse is everywhere. Also my daughter has a hamster and I'm not saying distract yourself from everything, but I'm saying he's also part of everything. Josie (me) is back with a new show about discovery, wonder, extinction and how to walk through a landscape of monstrous disaster. There is also a good tip about silt, guaranteed.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 07, 2025
A new show about extinct, gigantic, charismatic megafauna from three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Josie Long. In these troubled times, in this wicked world, it can feel like apocalypse is everywhere. Also my daughter has a hamster and I'm not saying distract yourself from everything, but I'm saying he's also part of everything. Josie (me) is back with a new show about discovery, wonder, extinction and how to walk through a landscape of monstrous disaster. There is also a good tip about silt, guaranteed.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: 8 WAYS TO BREAK A GLASS (WITH AN AMERICAN OPERA SINGER), Laughing Horse @Dragonfly
by Iona Rose - August 07, 2025
Greeted on the door by the very enthusiastic Steph and welcomed into a cosy, intimate venue. 8 Ways To Break A Glass (With An American Opera Singer) could easily be a gathering of old friends – if one of them were prone to bursting into song.
by Iona Rose - August 07, 2025
Greeted on the door by the very enthusiastic Steph and welcomed into a cosy, intimate venue. 8 Ways To Break A Glass (With An American Opera Singer) could easily be a gathering of old friends – if one of them were prone to bursting into song.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MARC JENNINGS: BREAD AND CIRCUSES, Monkey Barrel Comedy
by Chloe Buckley - August 07, 2025
'Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.' This is the quote that Marc Jennings spotted on Instagram that inspired the title of his stand-up show at this year's Fringe. And the name couldn't be more appropriate for this show.
by Chloe Buckley - August 07, 2025
'Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.' This is the quote that Marc Jennings spotted on Instagram that inspired the title of his stand-up show at this year's Fringe. And the name couldn't be more appropriate for this show.
EDINBURGH 2025: REVIEW: BEBE CAVE: CHRISTBRIDE, Jack Dome And Pleasance Dome
by Erin Roche - August 07, 2025
This debut hour from Bebe Cave has enough energy to power Murrayfield and enough whimsy to dazzle even the staunchest of stoics. Fearless and paired with the whipsmart antics of a seasoned comic, baptism by spitfire CHRISTBRIDE is simply, pardon the pun, a religious experience.
by Erin Roche - August 07, 2025
This debut hour from Bebe Cave has enough energy to power Murrayfield and enough whimsy to dazzle even the staunchest of stoics. Fearless and paired with the whipsmart antics of a seasoned comic, baptism by spitfire CHRISTBRIDE is simply, pardon the pun, a religious experience.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MOTORHOME MARILYN, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 07, 2025
Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut in Motorhome Marilyn, a dark comedy by Ben Weatherill. The play follows Denise, an aspiring actress with an obsessive relationship with Marilyn Monroe, hoping to live up to the icon's fame and beauty. In the 1980s, she heads to Hollywood, but as her dreams falter, she is forced to confront the painful truth of unfulfilled aspirations. Inspired by Michelle's real-life encounter with a woman known as Motorhome Marilyn, the play reveals the toll of living in the shadow of an icon, exploring failure, aging, and the heartbreaking cost of unattained dreams
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 07, 2025
Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut in Motorhome Marilyn, a dark comedy by Ben Weatherill. The play follows Denise, an aspiring actress with an obsessive relationship with Marilyn Monroe, hoping to live up to the icon's fame and beauty. In the 1980s, she heads to Hollywood, but as her dreams falter, she is forced to confront the painful truth of unfulfilled aspirations. Inspired by Michelle's real-life encounter with a woman known as Motorhome Marilyn, the play reveals the toll of living in the shadow of an icon, exploring failure, aging, and the heartbreaking cost of unattained dreams
Lillie Langtree Returns to Edinburgh This Month
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
Brilliant actress, phenomenal beauty, mistress of the Prince of Wales – Lillie Langtry was an international Victorian superstar celebrity. Learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
Brilliant actress, phenomenal beauty, mistress of the Prince of Wales – Lillie Langtry was an international Victorian superstar celebrity. Learn more here!
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MARJOLEIN ROBERTSON: LEIN, Pleasance
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2025
Her last two sold-out, award-nominated Fringe shows explored the mind and body - and then Marjolein died. Now she’s back, and exploring the soul. Shetlander Marjolein was a finalist in Channel 4’s Sean Lock Comedy Award and BBC’s New Comedy Awards, and expertly weaves stand-up and folklore to share her own personal stories.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2025
Her last two sold-out, award-nominated Fringe shows explored the mind and body - and then Marjolein died. Now she’s back, and exploring the soul. Shetlander Marjolein was a finalist in Channel 4’s Sean Lock Comedy Award and BBC’s New Comedy Awards, and expertly weaves stand-up and folklore to share her own personal stories.
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