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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…

Past Shows

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Morgan Rees: RoboTop (WIP)

Morgan Rees: RoboTop (WIP)

Oct 7

After his hit debut hour and sold out national tour of ‘Bi & Large’, Welsh comedian Morgan Rees brings us his hilarious work-in-progress hour, RoboTop. This is a show about reconfiguring and queer joy. Turning 30 petrifies most people, but Morgan high 5’ed it as it went past...

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Oct 7

Plosive Live presents... Paul Foot: Dissolve Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. But what happens when everything you thought was important – your problems, grievances against others, your very identity – simply...

Colin Geddis: OVERKILL

Colin Geddis: OVERKILL

Sep 19

Colin Geddis Brings his 2023 tour show 'OVERKILL' to Edinburgh's Monkey Barrel Comedy! Colin Geddis is a stand-up comedian and podcaster from Northern Ireland. Colin is one of the most in demand comedians in Ireland and regularly headlines all across the UK, selling out shows in...

Ben Pope: Holy Cow

Ben Pope: Holy Cow

Sep 16

Ben Pope - "a total delight" (Fest) - is bored of small talk. So here it is! A show about The Big Stuff: God, death, love, the galaxy and, most of all, chocolate. What happens after you die? What’s God up to? Is love forever? Why do people like stargazing when it’s so...

The Edinburgh Revue Show

The Edinburgh Revue Show

Sep 12

The Edinburgh Revue is a group made up of students and young people across Edinburgh. Performing stand-up and sketch comedy featuring some new and up and coming acts. Tuesday 12th September 2023 20:00 (1 Hour 45 Mins) £3 per person Venue Doors Open at least 30 minutes before...

Sam Lake: Aspiring DILF (Preview)

Sam Lake: Aspiring DILF (Preview)

Jul 28

After his “Gut Bustingly Funny” (Deadline News) debut show last year, Sam Lake is back and he is DADDY. Well…he’s trying to be. Get ready for a brand new show all about Sam’s journey to becoming the world’s youngest D.I.L.F, whilst talking about Furbies, twink death & the wonder...

Mark Nelson: Bits & Pieces (Preview)

Mark Nelson: Bits & Pieces (Preview)

Jul 23

The multi-award winning comedian trying out some new stuff ahead of his 10th Fringe show. Host of BBC Radio Scotland's No 1 show, The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected, BBC Scotland's Edinburgh Unlocked. Comedian Of The Year (UK Comedian). Star of BBC Scotland's biggest viral...

Bee Babylon: Cancer Culture (Preview)

Bee Babylon: Cancer Culture (Preview)

Jul 22

Fresh from punching the big C in the face, though now barren and slightly menopausal, Icelandic comedian Bee brings her first hour-long show to the Edinburgh Fringe. She takes a look back at this life-changing experience; hair loss in unexpected places, failed attempts at...

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd (Preview)

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd (Preview)

Jul 21

A new hour of stand-up by the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow. Featuring routines and jokes on such topics as Edinburgh Zoo, going for a walk, and the collapse of the British state. As seen on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Comedy Central Live and BBC New Comedy Awards...

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland (WIP)

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland (WIP)

Jul 16

Berk's Nest in association with United Agents present Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland (WIP) In 2020 the world changed forever, as Kieran Hodgson moved to Scotland. Since then he's climbed mountains, learned Gaelic and made not a single new friend. He's a stranger in a strange...

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Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11)
Trainspotting The Musical in Scotland Trainspotting The Musical
Alhambra Theatre (3/01-3/06)
Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show in Scotland Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show
Aberdeen Arts Centre (10/02-10/03)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Scotland Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10)
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)
Rollers Forever in Scotland Rollers Forever
King's Theatre (10/27-10/31)
Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years in Scotland Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years
The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24)
Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years in Scotland Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years
The Stand 1 (9/23-9/23)
The Steamie in Scotland The Steamie
Alhambra Theatre (10/29-10/31)