Review: READY TAE DRAP, Oran Mor
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.…
Gilded Balloon
3 Chambers StreetEdinburgh EH8 9ND
Review: ONE HUNDRED VOICES, Citizens Theatre
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
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
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
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
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 …
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: WOODY SEZ, Underbelly
This award-winning show celebrating the life and career of Woody Guthrie makes its triumphant return to Fringe! Join us on an authentically American musical journey, using Guthrie's own words and over two dozen of his timeless songs in one joyous, toe-tapping musical. Performed by a multi-talented g…
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: CRAIG WILSON: THIS MIGHT BE NOTHING, Waverley Bar
After ten years of backhanded compliments, rude drunks, and being bullied by teenagers, Craig is starting to wonder if fast food is the career for him after all. Wilson builds a chaotic anthology of hospitality horror, strung together with the kind of manic befuddlement that any lunch rush slop-slin…
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: COPYCAT, Pleasance
'This technology is being pushed on us at a time when the world is moving towards authoritarianism' (Geoffrey Hinton). Does AI spell the end of humanity, or the dawn of a new utopia? Fringe First Winner Joe Sellman-Leava (Labels, Fanboy) might be a technophobe, but he's going to try and find out! Us…
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: LIBERACE AND LIZA- A TRIBUTE, Underbelly
Winners of Best Show 2026 at Brighton Fringe and a Five Star Offie Award in London, Liberace and Liza – A Tribute brings together two of entertainment's most flamboyant legends in a show that never was – but absolutely should have been! Direct from a West End run having played at many iconic ven…
Past Shows
19 total · showing 1–10
Nothing Personal
After her sold out Dublin Fringe run, Ally Ryan brings Nothing Personal to Edinburgh. Megan's a struggling comedian who discovers that audiences love bad date stories. To get material for her stand-up she sets out to go on as many bad dates as possible. But, when she...
Political Party Live Podcast - Malcolm Offord
Matt Forde interviews Malcolm Offord, Leader of Reform UK Scotland and MSP for West Scotland, in a live Edinburgh Festival Fringe Political Party podcast special. The conversation will examine Reform's rapid rise in Scotland, Nigel Farage's influence north of the border, and...
Jimmy Rees OAM: In Reel Life
Jimmy Rees OAM, Australian entertainer and viral comedy sensation, makes his UK debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with In Reel Life, a fast-paced mix of stand-up, character comedy, and sketch running 60 minutes. Known for his sharp observational humour and rapid-fire...
Political Party Live Podcast - Stephen Flynn
Matt Forde interviews Stephen Flynn, SNP MSP for Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine and former Westminster leader of the SNP, in a live Edinburgh Festival Fringe Political Party podcast special. The conversation will explore Flynn's move from Westminster to Holyrood in the...
Best of So You Think You're Funny?
A Gilded Balloon favourite comedy showcase featuring top comedic talent, offered at a discounted price as part of Pink Wednesday, a 24-hour charity day raising funds for Waverley Care.
Butterfly
Jack Docherty presents his eagerly awaited new show as part of Gilded Balloon's Pink Wednesday charity event. Discounted tickets are available for one day only to raise funds for Waverley Care.
Can't Tie Knots
Jamie Kilstein, described as Robin Williams' favourite comedian, brings his new comedy show as part of Gilded Balloon's Pink Wednesday charity event. Discounted tickets are available for one day only to raise funds for Waverley Care, Scotland's leading HIV and hepatitis C...
Cracking the Menopause
Broadcaster Mariella Frostrup presents this show as part of Gilded Balloon's Pink Wednesday charity event. Discounted tickets are available for one day only to raise funds for Waverley Care.
Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas
A musical offered at a discounted price as part of Gilded Balloon's Pink Wednesday, a 24-hour charity day raising funds for Waverley Care.
Late'n'Live
A Gilded Balloon favourite comedy showcase, offered at a discounted price as part of Pink Wednesday, a 24-hour charity day raising funds for Waverley Care.
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The Steamie Alhambra Theatre (10/29-10/31) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10) |
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Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show Aberdeen Arts Centre (10/02-10/03) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Stand 1 (9/23-9/23) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! EICC (5/30-5/30) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Usher Hall (12/03-12/03) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Edinburgh Playhouse (10/19-10/24) |
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Alex McAleer - Mind Reader Eastgate Theatre (9/26-9/26) |
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Venue Premium - Two Doors Down OVO Hydro (9/25-10/11) |