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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

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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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