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EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE UGLY DUCKLING: THE REVEL PUCK CIRCUS, Underbelly’s Circ

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE UGLY DUCKLING: THE REVEL PUCK CIRCUS, Underbelly’s Circus Hub On The Meadows

by Christiana Rose — August 13, 2025
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: AMY ANNETTE: BUSY BODY, The Pleasance Courtyard

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: AMY ANNETTE: BUSY BODY, The Pleasance Courtyard

by Christiana Rose — August 13, 2025
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

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DREAM SPACE, Assembly George Square

by Christiana Rose — August 13, 2025
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: MILK ON THE SIDE: A BARISTA MUSICAL, The Speakeasy at The Roy

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MILK ON THE SIDE: A BARISTA MUSICAL, The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club

by Chloe Buckley — August 13, 2025
Milk on the Side: a Barista Musical is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year which was produced by Short and Sweet Theatre.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW, TheSpace On The Mile

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW, TheSpace On The Mile

by Iona Rose — August 13, 2025
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: JAZZ EMU: THE PLEASURE IS ALL YOURS, Queen Dome At Pleasance

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JAZZ EMU: THE PLEASURE IS ALL YOURS, Queen Dome At Pleasance Dome

by Erin Roche — August 12, 2025
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: KARINE POLWART: WINDBLOWN, Queen's Hall

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: KARINE POLWART: WINDBLOWN, Queen's Hall

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 12, 2025
Too old and unsteady to move, too vulnerable to survive on its own, the lofty Sabal palm of Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden reflects on two hundred years of containment, dislocation and human care, as it outgrows its 19th century glasshouse home and approaches its chainsaw demise, making way for
EXHAUSTED PAINT: THE DEATH OF VAN GOGH  Comes to theSpace@Surgeons' Hall

EXHAUSTED PAINT: THE DEATH OF VAN GOGH  Comes to theSpace@Surgeons' Hall

by BWW News Desk — August 12, 2025
Exhausted Paint: The Death of Van Gogh dives deep into the turbulent thoughts and feelings of a man who set fire to established ideas of art – destroying himself in the process.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ADA & BRON: THE ORIGIN OF LOVE, Pleasance Courtyard

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ADA & BRON: THE ORIGIN OF LOVE, Pleasance Courtyard

by Christiana Rose — August 12, 2025
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: RAJIV KARIA: MAN ALIVE!, Pleasance Courtyard

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: RAJIV KARIA: MAN ALIVE!, Pleasance Courtyard

by Christiana Rose — August 12, 2025
Rajiv Karia’s Man Alive! is a thoughtful and sharply observed hour, which asks big questions with a light, playful touch.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: LOVE ME LIKE A CHAI TEA LATTE, Assembly Roxy

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: LOVE ME LIKE A CHAI TEA LATTE, Assembly Roxy

by Chloe Buckley — August 12, 2025
Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte is a comedy/theatre show making its Edinburgh Fringe debut this year.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: POP OFF, MICHELANGELO, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: POP OFF, MICHELANGELO, Underbelly

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 11, 2025
After a smash hit 2024 season and fresh off a 9-week London run, best-pals-turned-bitter-rivals Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci return to Edinburgh! A bloodthirsty friar is on the hunt for homosexuals in Renaissance Italy just when childhood friends Mike and Leo realise they both like boys.
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE 2.0: Martin Brock Brings World-Class Magic to the Edinburgh Festiva

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.
#CHARLOTTESVILLE Performed for Visiting Team from Virginia at Edinburgh Fringe

#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.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DUNHUANG, The Space @ Symposium Hall

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DUNHUANG, The Space @ Symposium Hall

by Iona Rose — August 11, 2025
I would be unsurprised to learn that Dunhuang was directed by a composer.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SCATTER: A HORROR PLAY, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SCATTER: A HORROR PLAY, Underbelly

by Mark Carnochan — August 11, 2025
Horror media, in any form, is often one of the most difficult genres to get right.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JOHNNY WHITE REALLY-REALLY: AM/PM, Monkey Barrel Comedy (Hive

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JOHNNY WHITE REALLY-REALLY: AM/PM, Monkey Barrel Comedy (Hive 2)

by Erin Roche — August 11, 2025
Unusual comedian Johnny White Really Really is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with new show am/pm.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MICHELLE BRASIER: IT'S A SHAME WE WON'T BE FRIENDS NEXT YEAR,

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MICHELLE BRASIER: IT'S A SHAME WE WON'T BE FRIENDS NEXT YEAR, Gilded Balloon At The Museum

by Erin Roche — August 11, 2025
In Year 6 Michelle Brasier’s mate uttered nine words that, at 30, still ring in her ears.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: LUCY PEARMAN: LUNARTIC, CabVol 1 At Monkey Barrel Comedy

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: LUCY PEARMAN: LUNARTIC, CabVol 1 At Monkey Barrel Comedy

by Erin Roche — August 11, 2025
Alternative, kooky character comedy great Lucy Pearman (BBC Three’s Please Help, BBC’s The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk, BBC2’s Mister Winner) is back with her first Edinburgh Fringe hour since 2019’s Baggage.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DIVAS: FROM STAGE TO SCREEN, Studio @ Paradise In Augustines

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DIVAS: FROM STAGE TO SCREEN, Studio @ Paradise In Augustines

by Iona Rose — August 11, 2025
Don’t be fooled by the gentle, speakeasy vibe of the entrance music: these are certified divas, here to take you through a showstopping mix of music from various films and musicals.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DOUGLAS WIDICK: PAPERCLIP, The Penny, Gilded Balloon, Patter

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DOUGLAS WIDICK: PAPERCLIP, The Penny, Gilded Balloon, Patter House

by Christiana Rose — August 11, 2025
Douglas Widick’s Paperclip is a witty, genre-bending thrill ride, which imagines a world where the fate of humanity rests in the hands or rather, the wires of Microsoft Word’s long-forgotten writing assistant Clippy.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: GRACE HELBIG: LET ME GET THIS OFF MY CHEST, Jack Dome at Plea

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: GRACE HELBIG: LET ME GET THIS OFF MY CHEST, Jack Dome at Pleasance Dome

by Chloe Buckley — August 11, 2025
For the past 17 years, Grace Helbig has been building her online presence as a content creator.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CHURCH OF THE CLITORI, The Annexe At Paradise In The Vault

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CHURCH OF THE CLITORI, The Annexe At Paradise In The Vault

by Iona Rose — August 11, 2025
Prepare to be indoctrinated into your new favourite cult! This show is exactly as it says on the tin: a pseudo-religious service with all the elements required to make up (or make fun of) a church.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE DURHAM REVUE: SKETCH MARKS THE SPOT, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE DURHAM REVUE: SKETCH MARKS THE SPOT, Underbelly

by Mark Carnochan — August 11, 2025
The Durham Revue's latest may not be their finest hour, but it sure is a fun one.

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The Koln Concert (1975): Riccard Atanasio, piano in Scotland The Koln Concert (1975): Riccard Atanasio, piano
Glasgow Cathedral (6/10-6/10)
The Steamie in Scotland The Steamie
Alhambra Theatre (10/29-10/31)
Friendliest in Scotland Friendliest
Gilded Balloon (The Nook) (8/08-8/31)
Tell Me in Scotland Tell Me
Summerhall (Dissection Room) (8/07-8/31)
Shall Roger Casement Hang? in Scotland Shall Roger Casement Hang?
Hill Street Theatre (6/15-6/19)
The Second Best School Shooting in Scotland The Second Best School Shooting
Pleasance Courtyard (8/05-8/30)
Jerk Off! in Scotland Jerk Off!
Underbelly (Dairy Room) (8/05-8/30)
Target Audience in Scotland Target Audience
Pleasance Courtyard (Above) (8/05-8/30)
Black Blues Brothers: Let's Twist Again! in Scotland Black Blues Brothers: Let's Twist Again!
Underbelly (8/05-8/31)
Sanctuary in Scotland Sanctuary
Pleasance Dome (Ace Dome) (8/05-8/31)