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Review: SIX, Festival Theatre

Review: SIX, Festival Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 16, 2026

From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.…

Review: TRANSPARENT, Oran Mor

Review: TRANSPARENT, Oran Mor

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 12, 2026

Barry feels like he’s slowly fading into the background of his own life. Clare, after a recent loss, feels like she’s unravelling in hers. A chance encounter in a crowded bar means they both end up on a night out together, where sparks fly. Will they both see what’s right in front of them? …

Review: EMERGENCE, Theatre Royal

Review: EMERGENCE, Theatre Royal

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 11, 2026

Enter a mesmerising underworld where human-kind dissolves into something altogether more elemental.…

Review: BURLESQUE, King's Theatre

Review: BURLESQUE, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 9, 2026

From executive producer Christina Aguilera and written by Steven Antin, based on the hit movie, Burlesque invites you to a club like no other: a hidden world beneath the city lights where sequins sparkle, seduction shimmers and lives can change in the flick of a feather boa.…

Review: READY TAE DRAP, Oran Mor

Review: READY TAE DRAP, Oran Mor

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 5, 2026

A rabbit, a refugee and a racist get stuck in a lift... That sounds like the start of a bad joke but for high rise residents Lauren, Aaliyah and Pat, it’s a night they’ll never forget.…

Review: ONE HUNDRED VOICES, Citizens Theatre

Review: ONE HUNDRED VOICES, Citizens Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 5, 2026

One Hundred Voices is an interactive, audio-guided installation, bringing creative insight into living in the care system. It serves as an artistic act of recognition and celebration of the one hundred testimonies recorded through the Caring Scotland project.…

Review: 1984, Citizens Theatre

Review: 1984, Citizens Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 4, 2026

The Thought Police monitor every word you say. Children spy on their parents and the Party has abolished the truth. In this totally controlled world, Winston and Julia begin a love affair which catapults them into rebellion against the Party.…

Book Review: SEETHING LANE, by Jack Jewers, Moonflower Books

Book Review: SEETHING LANE, by Jack Jewers, Moonflower Books

by Louise Penn · September 2, 2026

Jewers returns to Samuel Pepys as a subject of fiction following his debut novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys (2022). At the start of Seething Lane, Pepys is again looking for signs of corruption in and outside of the Court, but when violent death raises its head, he realises it is folly to t…

Review: HIGH SOCIETY, King's Theatre

Review: HIGH SOCIETY, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · September 2, 2026

Helen George (Call the Midwife, The King and I) leads a 28-strong cast as glamorous socialite Tracy Lord, joined by stage and screen favourites Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Nigel Lindsay (Kiss Me, Kate), Julian Ovenden (South Pacific), and Malcolm Sinclair (Pie in the Sky). As plans for the society we…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: OIL AND WHISKEY, The Street

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: OIL AND WHISKEY, The Street

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 31, 2026

Come see Oil and Whiskey, the award-winning, off-Broadway, country rock musical from New York City. Two ex lovers meet for a drink and relive their entire relationship over a couple rounds of whiskey. You'll laugh, cry and remember why: you don't text your ex. The best part is the show is free as a …

Past Shows

39 total · showing 1–10

One Hour Wedding

Aug 1 – Aug 31, 2026

One Hour Wedding is a wildly interactive theatrical event in which the audience becomes the wedding planners for a real couple, with sixty minutes to build an entire ceremony from scratch. Nothing is pre-planned except the 'Yes', leaving theme, music, vows, choreography, and...

Anti-Fascist Pasta Night

May 16 – Aug 30, 2026

Anti-Fascist Pasta Night is a political stand-up hour by comedian Ron Placone that takes audiences through politics, culture, travel, relationships, and the small coping mechanisms that keep us sane. The title was inspired by real anti-fascist pasta nights in Italy, rooted in...

Bath Mat

Aug 5 – Aug 30, 2026

Multi award-winning comedian Phil Ellis returns to the Fringe with his hit stand-up show Bath Mat, following a hugely successful first leg of the tour selling out over 50 shows across the UK. Known for his unique brand of chaotic comedy, electric energy and brilliant writing...

Crowd Work

Aug 5 – Aug 30, 2026

Following sold-out London shows at Leicester Square Theatre, Crowd Work makes its Edinburgh Fringe debut. This hour-long interactive show features comedy legend Frank Skinner and two other guest comics working as a team, taking on whatever the audience throws at them each night...

Dan Rath: Help Me Please

Aug 7 – Aug 30, 2026

Multi-award winning Australian comedian Dan Rath returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his brand-new show Help Me Please, performing from 7th to 30th August 2026, excluding 17th August. The show is a one-man hour exploring pressure, perception, and the psychological...

Do the One About...

Aug 5 – Aug 30, 2026

Pierre Novellie presents an hour of his best and finest bits from the last decade of his sell-out stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show features his signature style of masterful observational comedy that has earned him rave reviews and award wins over the...

Ed Gamble - Work in Progress

Aug 5 – Aug 30, 2026

Ed Gamble returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with an hour-long work in progress comedy show. Fresh off his first ever international show Ed Gamble Live, which saw him perform sold-out performances across major European cities and then the USA and Canada, as well as his...

Ele McKenzie: Bringing It All Back Home

Aug 5 – Aug 30, 2026

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...

Emmaculate

Aug 5 – Aug 30, 2026

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...

Family Recipe

Aug 5 – Aug 30, 2026

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...

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