Written and performed by triple Fringe First Award winners Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland, this absurdist physical theatre piece is set in a flood-ravaged, 1990s Appalachian town where a pair of teenagers fake Bigfoot sightings to pass the time. When a neighbour's dog is found...
'I've dreamed of this day. My whole life.' There's one hour to go before the wedding, but now the wedding may not be going ahead. From Lyn Gardner-recommended double act Britney – aka Ellen Robertson (Vladimir, Mickey17, The Pale Horse) and Charly Clive (Rooster, Pure, The...
Man or Bear is a fast-moving, darkly comic new play about fear, friendship and survival inspired by the viral question: Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear? Blending kitchen sink realism, music and bold physical sequences, it follows three generations of...
Playback is a tragicomic drama drawn from Scottish writer and performer Euan Munro's lived experience as a YouTuber between the ages of 10 and 14, exploring the sinister, predatory underbelly of the internet and the realities of growing up online. The show combines live...
Baby Everything is the UK premiere of Lee Minora's solo comedy show, created and performed by the acclaimed Philadelphia comedian, performer and writer. The show follows a woman spiraling through one hypochondriacal, news-soaked day, interrogating anxiety in the digital age and...
Concerts of the Future is a production by The Sonicrats and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, presented as part of House of Oz's 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe season at Summerhall.
Written and performed by Australian comedian Conk and directed by Casey Gould, Man Sings The Same Song Over And Over Again For An Hour is a one-man comedy show in which one man sings one song, over and over, for an hour. The show is described as a deceptively simple, delirious...
Daddy is an autobiographical solo performance by choreographer and dancer Joel Bray, a proud Wiradjuri man making his UK debut with this work that has toured major Australian festivals. Bray mixes conversation, contemporary dance, traditional Wiradjuri movement, and nightclub...
Glass Child is a production by The Farm, presented as part of House of Oz's 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe season at Summerhall.
Good Enough? is a queer physical theatre piece by HIMHERANDIT, the award-winning Danish performance company led by Andreas Constantinou. The work celebrates imperfection, self-expression and the courage to take up space, exploring themes of growing up, finding community and...
How Not To Make It In America is a production by Emily Steel, presented as part of House of Oz's 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe season at Summerhall.
I AM JOHNNY is the debut solo theatre show from acclaimed actor and theatremaker Tessa Parr, who creates and performs the character of Johnny the Biblical Rapper, a white male 30-something poet-manchild navigating the world from a place of vulnerability. The show is a comedic...
Award-winning theatremaker Adam Lenson presents a solo show fusing storytelling, music, memoir, and journalistic exposé, exploring the way we apologise, the pain we carry, and the opportunities for healing. Moving from synagogue to school playground, social media spats to family...
Writer-director Joy Nesbitt presents the UK premiere of her multi-award-nominated play at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026. Set during the 2023 Dublin riot, a Black actor, a woman actor, and a straight white male actor audition for a part in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius...
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...
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...
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...
A broken fairy tale for broken people. In a whimsical land of broken toys, Magnus Coffinkey must fix a bell atop an impossibly high spire. Success will make his wish come true. The price of failure is a permanently broken heart. Funny, honest and deeply devastating, The Trials...
Four people enter a sauna, three walk out. Over an hour, a group of strangers get hotter and hotter. So hot, they start to cook. Coco Cottam's new play Thermodrama measures the costs of a culture of self-improvement on four precarious lives. Following a sell-out run of BLANDY...
Travel across the USA as two strangers become star-crossed soulmates, the whir of the fans like the constant hum of a car engine. Like many others, Scout is searching for the truth of who she is in places she doesn't belong, learning that there is a difference between who someone really is and who t…
In a light-hearted version of a Ted talk (or perhaps a more approachable meeting of the WRI), the audience is led on a musical journey in a knitted boat. Melanie Gall is committed to honouring the craft, encouraging discourse about it, and refuses to let it fall out of fashion.…
Glaswegian comedian and Some Laugh podcast host Marc Jennings returns to the Fringe with his trademark sharp observations on current events, politics and relationships. Sold-out Edinburgh Fringe 2022-2025.…
Millennials like Jean grew up with Britney Spears. Over the course of an hour see how the princess of pop influenced Jean's life and how the connections shared between them lead to an unbelievable moment of self-discovery. Inspired by the #FreeBritney movement, the 2022 WhatsOnStage Award-nominated …
Where else but the Fringe can you see two grown men waggle dance to communicate with bees at 11pm on a Tuesday? Graham and Steen are back for their second year.…
Critically-acclaimed Scottish comedian Chris Forbes brings Christmas to the Fringe this summer. Expect trees, tinsel and tragedy. A hilarious, heartfelt stand-up show about festive joy, family and the Christmas Day that changed everything. Blending big laughs with beautiful storytelling, the deeply …
Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, friendship and identity is cleverly told through the timeless songs of ABBA.…
Third-culture kid (half-Turkish, half-English, raised in Indonesia) and ex-teacher Lucy Idil Jordan presents an intimate piece exploring what it means to constantly blend in across different cultures (hence the chameleon analogy) and the universal human desire for groundedness. It is a compelling co…
Acclaimed French-Norwegian company Plexus Polaire has created an unnerving masterpiece, reimagining one facet of Bram Stoker's classic novel: the seduction of young Lucy Westenra by the overpowering, terrifying Dracula. The piece is supremely impressive, generating theatrical magic and imagery that …
Written by Fraser Scott, Common Tongue is a play aboot imperfect Scots. Olivia Caw stars as Bonnie MacKay, a young woman from Paisley navigating how her working-class accent is judged - from school days and meeting her boyfriend’s 'posh' parents to university and traveling abroad. Caw is energet…
Sand is a non-verbal circus and physical theatre show by Kook Ensemble in which a couple, Dylan and Heather, navigate living with dementia against the backdrop of the eroding North Devon coastline. Alongside versions of their younger selves appearing in moments of clarity, the...
Powerful, raw and emotional, Glass Child goes beyond fiction and theatre to showcase the extraordinary love of two siblings, Kayah, a young man with Down syndrome and his sister Maitreyah. Expressed through dance, theatre and storytelling Glass Child highlights their connection...
Boys are shaped by the men around them. So what makes a man? It's Y2K and a teenage boy has been caught between two very different influences: a volatile father and a gentle Windrush-era grandfather. But when he's uprooted to a working-class Northern town, he quickly learns the...
A dark and unrelenting comedy about starving for your art. As negotiations with employers, agents and Universal Credit crumble, one actor drags you into a brutal and absurd takedown of the UK benefit system, the Cost of Living Crisis, and whether we value the art more than the...
Stuntman takes inspiration from classic and contemporary action movies like Die Hard, John Wick and Enter the Dragon to create high-octane and sometimes ridiculous fight scenes, while examining the impact that having action hero role models has on men and boys. A striking, film...
'This has never been done before. No person, no woman, no young woman has ever admitted to being the Centre of the Universe.' Fifteen year-old Mary has no discernible talent but she can't ignore the glaring signs that she is destined for greatness. When a TikTok influencer comes...
After a sell-out development season at La Mama Theatre and two further award-winning seasons at Melbourne Fringe (2023) and Adelaide Fringe (2025), NIUSIA is making its international debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. Niusia was a Holocaust survivor. Charming, savvy, and –...
Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life is a true story that explores the journey of Keith Alessi, who faced a life-threatening cancer diagnosis and decided to pursue his passion for the banjo. The show highlights themes of overcoming obstacles and the healing power...
Laura Horton returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with Lynn Faces, her second play that explores the journey of recovery from trauma through the lens of punk music. Starring Madeleine MacMahon, the narrative follows Leah, who grapples with the aftermath of a toxic breakup while...
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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) |
