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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.

Kid has come to "find herself", but quickly gets caught up in Dad's wild antics. When the two share a rare moment of privacy in the heavenly garden, what begins as whispers, a telling off and a hilarious culture clash slowly shifts, growing heavier with each passing word. A...
SLAY is a darkly funny solo show written and performed by Lois-Amber Toole, exploring trauma, identity and survival in the age of performative healing. The show follows twenty-something waitress Kit who moves to London with a fresh diagnosis and PTSD. It is directed by Fringe...
Written and performed by drag king Bi-Curious George, Snail Trail draws on personal experiences of hormone therapy and transitioning to explore trans-masculinity and the natural links between Queerness and Transness. The show weaves in fascinating snail facts and draws tender...
Sobremesa is an intimate drama about sisterhood, memory and misogyny written by Agnes Perry-Robinson and directed by Felix Sutton, presented as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. On Alma's birthday, her sister Billie brings her new boyfriend to dinner, and as wine flows and...
Melbourne-born comedian Reuben Solo returns with a wildly expanded new version of his critically acclaimed 2025 show, an unpredictable, high-wire comedy experience where no two performances are ever the same. Each night, Solo works directly with the audience to build an entirely...

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets The L Word in this bittersweet, absurdist launderette meet-cute. Eyes lock. Hearts thump. Palms sweat. But something is off. Secrets of the past are whispered, hidden under the thrum of the washing machines – can what's forgotten be...
Olivier Award-nominated playwright John Kolvenbach brings the UK Premiere of Stand Up If You're Here Tonight, a funny, poignant, and intimate solo play about a man desperately seeking connection in his audience. Inspired by the pandemic and universal isolation, the show features...
Stayin' Alive is a new play written and performed by Liverpudlian actor and writer Victoria Oxley, offering a riotously funny and brutally honest exploration of living with mental illness, OCD, class, and family relationships. Set against the backdrop of The Blue Anchor pub, the...

Maggie's nan is dead, her therapist is useless, and her sister is threatening to knock her out. Maggie? She's still in her nan's house. The walls are closing in, but somewhere between the Blue Anchor pub, a couple of dodgy tribute acts and a broken Alexa, she might figure out...
Winner of the Pegasus Award for Best Newcomer 2025, bisexual Welsh optimist Steffan Alun returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a brand new hour of stand-up comedy. Windows is a hilarious exploration of imposter syndrome and representation, covering topics including pub...
Surreally Good is a one-man show written, devised and performed by Scott Turnbull, directed and co-written by Ed Gaughan, with original music by Jeremy Bradfield. The show follows Scott Turnbull, the finest Edutainment Officer in the business, as he navigates grief and his own...

Realising that his life is going nowhere, a man decides to go out in a mask and pick fights with random people on the street. He knows it's reckless and amoral, but he doesn't care – it's liberating. He feels like a "man". And as he gets a taste for it, the consequences of these...

Two timelines collide in this bold fusion of dance and circus, offering a fresh perspective on HIV. When Grace receives a diagnosis, she is transported back to the 80s alongside Michael, a gay man navigating a very different reality. Their journeys unfold through striking...
Tether 인연 is a collaboration between Scotland's Wonder Fools and South Korea's Theatre SAN, spanning sixty years and three generations and weaving folk songs, love letters and war stories into a shared experience of music and memory. The piece brings together the Scottish...
The Breakup Variety Hour is a glitter-soaked, pop-powered one-woman show created and performed by Ariana DiLorenzo, better known as Ariana and the Rose, tracing the six stages of getting over heartbreak. Blending live synth-pop, comedy and immersive storytelling, the show...
The Distance is a world premiere solo show written and performed by Ben Norris, a former Team GB runner and the voice of Ben Archer in BBC Radio 4's The Archers, directed by Julia Locascio. Part play, part extreme workout, the piece is performed on a treadmill throughout and...
The Jolly Fisherman is a new play inspired by true events, telling the story of Alan, Amir and England. Written by John Dinneen, the production comes from multi-award winning company Kick It Anywhere, previously known for the sell-out Brixton Calling at Southwark Playhouse. The...
Award-winning Irish theatremaker, sound designer and composer Martha Knight brings her critically acclaimed one-woman gig-theatre show to Summerhall for its UK premiere. The King of All Birds blends sound, history and imagination to trace humanity's evolving relationship with...
The Kobold Show! is a five-clown adventure about community, collaboration, and being a weird little freak, presented as part of the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Conceptualized by David Andrew Laws with creative input by Xandra Abney, the show originally premiered at the 2025...
The staff at Plumstanton Library are clinging to tradition as the shelves collapse around them. The roof leaks, the stacks are bare and they haven’t issued a new library card in years. When a new head librarian arrives and they learn the building could be condemned and sold...
The Listies: 110% Ready is a production by The Listies, presented as part of House of Oz's 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe season at Assembly George Square.
The Pitch is a comedy-drama set in East Belfast following Robbie, a sports-mad local boy, Deren, a passionate GAA player, and Melissa, Robbie's younger sister, as tensions ignite over plans to transform their local field into a Gaelic football ground. Against the backdrop of a...
The Plot is a high-stakes theatrical thriller set in the immediate aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot, blending courtroom drama, backstage theatre and epic tragicomedy into an exploration of power, truth and storytelling. Two brothers stand accused of high treason while a...
The Tao of Lloyd is a new solo show written and performed by Dennis Trainor Jr. and directed by Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson, making its worldwide premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2026. The show reimagines Lloyd Dobler, the boombox romantic from Cameron...

Inspired by the book Novas Cartas Portuguesas, this original play tells the story of three Portuguese women who challenged a dictatorship with words, courage and conviction. Maria Teresa Horta, Maria Isabel Barreno and Maria Velho da Costa risked everything for freedom of...
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Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
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Overtone Pleasance (Jack Dome) (8/05-8/30) |
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It Couldn’t Get Worse; or, The Margarita Boat Tour Incident Venue 45 at theSpace (8/24-8/29) |
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Giraffe Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar) (8/05-8/31) |
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Tale of the Firebird Assembly Roxy (Central) (8/06-8/30) |
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Chris Grace: 88% Assembly George Square (8/05-8/31) |
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Spin Cycle Underbelly (Clover) (8/05-8/31) |
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Richard Ashcroft Revived My Libido Gilded Balloon Teviot (8/05-8/30) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Usher Hall (12/03-12/03) |
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Woodcutter Triplex Studio @theSpaceUK (Venue 38) (8/07-8/29) |