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EDINBURGH 2025: Review: AYO ADENEKAN: BLACK MEDIOCRITY, Monkey Barrel

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.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP OF FEATHER BOY AND TENTACLE GIRL, Ass

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.
EDINBURGH 2025: FACILITY 111: A GOVERNMENT EXPERIMENT Q&A

EDINBURGH 2025: FACILITY 111: A GOVERNMENT EXPERIMENT Q&A

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 9, 2025
Facility 111 is a surreal new audio play, written/performed live by Inge-Vera Lipsius.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: AN ADEQUATE ABRIDGEMENT OF BOARDING SCHOOL LIFE AS A HOMO, Un

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: AN ADEQUATE ABRIDGEMENT OF BOARDING SCHOOL LIFE AS A HOMO, Underbelly

by Mark Carnochan — August 9, 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

Review: SKETCH THIEVES at The Laughing Horse

by Mark Carnochan — August 9, 2025
Sketch Thieves provides a solid afternoon of laughs.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING: KING OF CRUMBS, King Dome At Pleasance

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING: KING OF CRUMBS, King Dome At Pleasance Dome

by Erin Roche — August 8, 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

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: DIONA DOHERTY: GET YOUR PINK BACK!, Monkey Barrel Comedy

by Chloe Buckley — August 8, 2025
Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink Back is a confident, hilarious and heartfelt Fringe debut.
Deaf Gay Drag Queens Come to Edinburgh

Deaf Gay Drag Queens Come to Edinburgh

by BWW News Desk — August 8, 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.
RED LIKE FRUIT Wins Scotsman Fringe First

RED LIKE FRUIT Wins Scotsman Fringe First

by BWW News Desk — August 8, 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.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MONSKI MOUSE BABY CABARET, Palais Du Variété, Assembly Geor

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MONSKI MOUSE BABY CABARET, Palais Du Variété, Assembly George Square Gardens

by Erin Roche — August 8, 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.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ESCAPE ROOM: THE MUSICAL, Just The Tonic At The Caves

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: ESCAPE ROOM: THE MUSICAL, Just The Tonic At The Caves

by Helen Smith — August 8, 2025
Two years since they last met, six friends receive an invitation to compete in “Escape Room: The Musical”.
EDINBURGH 2025: Saria Callas Guest Blog

EDINBURGH 2025: Saria Callas Guest Blog

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 8, 2025
This sexy, camp, pop-filled tragicomedy unpacks aspirations of becoming a singer while growing up where it is forbidden for women to sing.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SHANTIFY, Assembly

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SHANTIFY, Assembly

by Beth Courtney — August 7, 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

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: SUSIE MCCABE: BEST BEHAVIOUR, Assembly

by Beth Courtney — August 7, 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

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: A JAFFA CAKE MUSICAL, Pleasance

by Beth Courtney — August 7, 2025
A Jaffa Cake Musical returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year following a sell out run in 2024.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: NERDS, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: NERDS, Underbelly

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 7, 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.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JOSIE LONG: NOW IS THE TIME OF MONSTERS, Pleasance

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JOSIE LONG: NOW IS THE TIME OF MONSTERS, Pleasance

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 7, 2025
A new show about extinct, gigantic, charismatic megafauna from three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Josie Long.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: 8 WAYS TO BREAK A GLASS (WITH AN AMERICAN OPERA SINGER), Laug

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: 8 WAYS TO BREAK A GLASS (WITH AN AMERICAN OPERA SINGER), Laughing Horse @Dragonfly

by Iona Rose — August 7, 2025
Greeted on the door by the very enthusiastic Steph and welcomed into a cosy, intimate venue.
Lillie Langtree Returns to Edinburgh This Month

Lillie Langtree Returns to Edinburgh This Month

by BWW News Desk — August 7, 2025
Brilliant actress, phenomenal beauty, mistress of the Prince of Wales – Lillie Langtry was an international Victorian superstar celebrity.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MARC JENNINGS: BREAD AND CIRCUSES, Monkey Barrel Comedy

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MARC JENNINGS: BREAD AND CIRCUSES, Monkey Barrel Comedy

by Chloe Buckley — August 7, 2025
'Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.
EDINBURGH 2025: REVIEW: BEBE CAVE: CHRISTBRIDE, Jack Dome And Pleasance Dome

EDINBURGH 2025: REVIEW: BEBE CAVE: CHRISTBRIDE, Jack Dome And Pleasance Dome

by Erin Roche — August 7, 2025
This debut hour from Bebe Cave has enough energy to power Murrayfield and enough whimsy to dazzle even the staunchest of stoics.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MOTORHOME MARILYN, Gilded Balloon

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MOTORHOME MARILYN, Gilded Balloon

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 7, 2025
Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut in Motorhome Marilyn, a dark comedy by Ben Weatherill.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MARJOLEIN ROBERTSON: LEIN, Pleasance

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MARJOLEIN ROBERTSON: LEIN, Pleasance

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 6, 2025
Her last two sold-out, award-nominated Fringe shows explored the mind and body - and then Marjolein died.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MISS CONGENIALITY: THE UNAUTHORISED MUSICAL CONCERT, The Spac

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: MISS CONGENIALITY: THE UNAUTHORISED MUSICAL CONCERT, The Space

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 6, 2025
With music based on the 2000 comedy classic, Gracie Hart is a clumsy yet brilliant FBI Special Agent who must go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant! Come hear the original songs inspired by the movie as the cast retell the story of this cult classic.
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: RHYS DARBY: THE LEGEND RETURNS, Pleasance

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: RHYS DARBY: THE LEGEND RETURNS, Pleasance

by Mark Carnochan — August 6, 2025
Rhys Darby's brings his stand-up routine back to the Edinburgh Fringe and proves, yet again, why he is a true legend of the festival.

Videos


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)