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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 …

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: WOODY SEZ, Underbelly

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: WOODY SEZ, Underbelly

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 31, 2026

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

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: CRAIG WILSON: THIS MIGHT BE NOTHING, Waverley Bar

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 30, 2026

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

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: COPYCAT, Pleasance

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 31, 2026

'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…

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Jonno: Here Comes Mr Funny

Aug 3 – Aug 30, 2026

Here Comes Mr Funny is the debut solo stand-up hour from Jonno Johnson, known as one third of cult sketch group Sheeps and Head Writer of Saturday Night Live UK. The show is rooted in nonsensical, high-energy comedy packed with silly ideas, odd tangents, and jokes that appear...

Phil Ellis - Bath Mat

Aug 3 – Aug 30, 2026

Multi award-winning comedian Phil Ellis, breakout star of Taskmaster Series 20 on Channel 4, performs his hit stand-up show Bath Mat at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show sees Ellis revel in the joys of live performance, employing his unique brand of chaotic comedy...

Scary Movie 7

Aug 3 – Aug 30, 2026

Scary Movie 7 is a solo comedy show written and performed by Sarah Roberts, exploring her fear of being alone and the loss of human connection in an age of parasocial relationships and social media intimacy. The show blends horror, absurdism and oversharing to examine how...

Trout

Aug 3 – Aug 30, 2026

Kate Dolan brings her third consecutive Edinburgh Festival Fringe show with Trout, which recently won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026 Director's Choice Award. The show explores the idea that in 2026 being a fish in the river might be nicer than being a woman on...

Stuart Goldsmith: Canary

Jul 31

Stuart Goldsmith performs a work-in-progress showing of his climate comedy show Canary at Monkey Barrel Comedy in Edinburgh. The show explores climate dread, individual lifestyle changes, and whether personal choices add up to meaningful solutions or serve fossil fuel interests...

Bella Hull: Doctors Hate Her

Jul 30 – Aug 24, 2025

In Bella Hull: Doctors Hate Her, stand-up comedian Bella Hull reflects on her newfound single life after a seven-year relationship with a logical doctor. As she navigates her angst and reevaluates her beliefs, she dives into the mystical realm of the occult, questioning the...

You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here

Jul 28 – Aug 24, 2025

Pierre Novellie returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his new show, You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here, marking his tenth appearance at the festival. Following a series of sold-out performances and the successful release of his book on autism, Novellie’s observational comedy...

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (good fun time)

Jul 28 – Aug 23, 2025

Award-winning comedian Joe Kent-Walters returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his latest show, featuring his beloved character Frankie Monroe. Set in hell, where Frankie works as an Entertainments Officer, he faces his nemesis Vegas Dave, who is trying to gentrify his...

Alfie Brown: Red Flags Galore!

Alfie Brown: Red Flags Galore!

Nov 24

In his new show, award winning comedian Alfie Brown is showing signs that he probably can't have a healthy relationship and proceeding down the road with him would be emotionally dangerous. But what are these signs? Alfie Brown is the most hated man in an internet forum that he...

Josh Glanc: Family Man

Jul 31 – Aug 25, 2024

Fringe favorite Josh Glanc returns with Family Man, an intimate and musical exploration of life's trade-offs. Having left a lucrative legal career for comedy, he now confronts the implications of that choice. With a unique, audience-driven format, Glanc leads a sound-looping...

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King's Theatre (10/27-10/31)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Scotland Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10)
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Alhambra Theatre (10/29-10/31)
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Alhambra Theatre (3/01-3/06)
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Edinburgh Playhouse (10/19-10/24)
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Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11)
Count Arthur Strong - And It’s Goodnight From Me! in Scotland Count Arthur Strong - And It’s Goodnight From Me!
EICC (5/30-5/30)
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The Stand 1 (9/23-9/23)