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A bold town hall musical retelling of Sophocles' tragedy set in 1989 California, where grief, activism, and democracy powerfully collide.
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A bold town hall musical retelling of Sophocles' tragedy set in 1989 California, where grief, activism, and democracy powerfully collide.
A purple clown walks on stage with a problem she cannot solve on her own: there is a void inside her, and she has no idea what to put in it. Edith Alibec asks the audience what fills the void, then tries everything they suggest - work, love, snacks, dopamine - live, with total...
Ele McKenzie's debut stand-up show explores the experience of moving back in with her parents at 30, examining the gap between adult expectations and reality. The show leans into the idea of arrested development, conceived in the liminal space of McKenzie's childhood bedroom...
Irish comedian, best-selling author, podcast host and online star Emma Doran makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut with her smash hit stand-up show Emmaculate. This rambunctious hour lays bare the many trials and tribulations of Emma's blended family, jam-packed with razor-sharp...
Gail is a satirical character comedy one-woman show centered on Gail Summerfield, a 54-year-old Middle England divorcée and mother from Milton Keynes who is on the verge of becoming a qualified Life Coach. The show offers a wry look at identity, self-disenfranchisement, and what...
Flabbergast Theatre, created and directed by artistic director Henry Maynard, brings their visceral ensemble-driven style to Samuel Beckett's Endgame at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In a dying world, four survivors cling to ritual, routine and one another as time slowly...
Zero Minus One is a darkly funny stand-up show in which comedian Eric Lampaert explores a period of total amnesia that left his mind wiped clean, forcing him to rebuild an identity from nothing. Through fractured memories, shifting perspectives and competing inner voices, the...
Evita TOO is a mega musical about Isabel Perón, power, women, populism and legacy, written and performed by Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit of Sh!t Theatre. The show follows the multi-award winning duo as they travel across Argentina and Spain chasing the story of the...
Cecily Hitchcock brings her highly anticipated debut stand-up hour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Through Family Recipe, Cecily takes audiences on a nostalgic dive into 2000s Britain, exploring her upbringing by oddball parents in a new-build town, her fixation on Blair and...

Introducing Sarah Jones – 'A masterclass in the love-to-hate character. Think Succession. Think Fleabag, with teeth' (Scotsman). A narcissist, compulsive liar and failed art-school hopeful, Sarah is exiled from the family home and stumbles her way through a farcical nightmare of...

For the first time since her Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination in 2018, one of the Fringe’s most loved and critically acclaimed comics is finally back for the final two weeks of the festival. Following her recent divorce and doing Dancing With The Stars , Felicity is back in the...
Created and performed by American transfem writer, director, and performer FEMPATH, this theatrical gig blends live music, storytelling, comedy and political performance. Performed with a live band of trans artists, the show transforms real voices from trans history, activism...
For Dolores is the UK premiere of a play by Eva O'Connor, directed by Jim Culleton, presented by Fishamble: The New Play Company in association with Lime Tree Theatre, Belltable, Galway International Arts Festival and Traverse Theatre. The play follows Mo and Realtín as they...
Frank Skinner brings his stand-up laboratory to Edinburgh with a work-in-progress show as a new stand-up hour is assembled. Audiences can witness his successes and failures as new material is tried and tested, described as watching Doctor Frankenstein building his monster...
Fred MacAulay hosts a different guest each afternoon from the worlds of sport, entertainment, business and politics for an unscripted hour of stories, laughter and conversation. Guests include Alex Edelman, Jay Lafferty, Connor Burns, Rosco McLelland, Frankie McNair, Jack Dee...
Miss Frisky and her sensational band perform a live music experience where the audience chooses the songs and genres each night, with the band transforming them in real time from disco Radiohead to country Lady Gaga. Led by the powerhouse vocals and razor-sharp wit of Miss...

Writer-performer Emily Weitzman’s riotous solo comedy turns boyfriends into futons and lampshades, and breakups into broken chairs. A surprising meditation on impermanence, Furniture Boys is hailed by the Guardian (****) as ‘ingenious,’ ‘shimmeringly silly,’ and ‘ridiculous and...
Award-winning comedian Garrett Millerick returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a live comedy experiment in which he partners with one of the world's leading AI experts to build an AI version of himself. The show puts the bot to the test to determine whether it can...
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at The Grand at Pleasance Courtyard, performed by Damien Warren-Smith. In celebration of the UK National Year of Reading, Garry takes on the task of performing every Penguin Classic novel ever written — from...

Les Foutoukours return to Edinburgh with Glob, a circus adventure like no other! Without a single word, two lovable characters tumble, glide and soar through the unknown. Join them as they discover a world that is tender, magical and wonderfully absurd. They’ll make you laugh...
Goodbye Dandelion is a storytelling and live music show written and performed by real-life siblings Maddie Rice and Marcus Rice, exploring life, loss, and unexpected human connection. The show follows the final years of 87-year-old Darcy through the eyes of a new friend bound by...
Grogg is a stand-up comedy show by Paul Hilleard, BBC New Comedian of the Year 2024, Chortle Hotshot Winner 2026, and Channel 4 Sean Lock Award 2025 Finalist. Named after the unique figurines made in his hometown of Pontypridd in South Wales, the show explores leaving his dying...
Gyles Brandreth, podcaster, raconteur, and veteran of numerous television programmes, returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe exploring how memory works and sharing stories from his life. He is joined on stage by Harriet Jaine, producer of his chart-topping podcast Rosebud, who...
HANG TIME is a subversive play directed by Zora Howard that addresses the legacy of racialized violence in America. Set in a haunting liminal space, it follows three Black men as they navigate themes of love, loss, and the interruptions that shape their lives. The production...
Hasan Al-Habib brings his new stand-up show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, exploring his parents' divorce, family conflict, and the complex coexistence of love and resentment. The show offers a candid and deeply personal examination of his relationship with his mother, shaped...

Sexy sports stars burn up the ice in this funny, filthy spoof of hockey's hottest romance. Packed with songs, sex jokes, scandal and more pucking innuendos than should legally fit into one show, this is an affectionate and outrageous musical send-up of passion, repression and...
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Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Stand 1 (9/23-9/23) |
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Spin Cycle Underbelly (Clover) (8/05-8/31) |
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A Costume Drama ZOO (Playground 3) (8/07-8/30) |
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A Better Memory The Green at Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33) (8/05-8/30) |
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Argonauts ZOO (Playground 2) (8/07-8/30) |
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Learning to Human Gilded Balloon Teviot (8/05-8/30) |
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Roomies Underbelly (Jersey) (8/05-8/31) |
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Operotica: Lovers in Every Lifetime Underbelly Bristo Square (8/05-8/30) |
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Target Audience Pleasance Courtyard (Above) (8/05-8/30) |