Review: FEEL GOOD, Òran Mór
Henry never expected his first girlfriend, Liz, to turn up at his flat. Especially not as a sex robot.…
Monkey Barrel Comedy
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 9-12 Blair Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QREdinburgh
Review: SIX, Festival Theatre
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
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
Enter a mesmerising underworld where human-kind dissolves into something altogether more elemental.…
Review: BURLESQUE, King's Theatre
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
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
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…
Past Shows
187 total · showing 51–60
Chris Forbes: Court Jester (Preview)
Did you hear the one about a skinny 16-year-old Scottish kid that moved to America with dreams of becoming a professional basketball player? No? Well why not come along and hear Chris recount his experience of being a high school student in the good ole USA back in 1999...
Adam Flood: Remoulded (Preview)
Ay up ducks, it’s me (fella doing the show). An hour of stand-up about an odyssey of reinvention with a few tricks* up its sleeve. Last year I had an award-nominated work in progress, so this is gonna be decent I reckon, especially if you come. Get on Stoke-on-Trent’s premium...
Stuart McPherson: Love That For Me (Preview)
Brand new hour from the star of Scot Squad and the Some Laugh podcast. Praise for Stuart's last show: "An hour of perfectly crafted stand up, with plenty of gags that wouldn't sound out of place at a weekend comedy club" - The List "A terrific torrent of laughs from start to...
Stephen Buchanan: Charicature (Preview)
Award-winning comedian Stephen Buchanan (BBC New Comedy Award & Scottish Comedian of the Year) returns to the Fringe with his unique blend of stand-up, sketch and character comedy, in this hour of daft laughs. As seen/heard on: Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV), Scot Squad (BBC...
Infectious
From the depths of Glasgow's finest watering holes, Infectious is set to take over Scotland's capital for the first time ever. Join "The Man" Scout and several of Edinburgh's finest local drag talent, as Scotland's fastest growing drag extravaganza comes to Monkey Barrel Comedy...
Roast Battle (+ Live Stream)
The show that turns smack talk into an art form! Roast Battle Edinburgh puts comedians head-to-head in a battle of verbal onslaughts. Not for the faint-hearted, each battler has five roast jokes to defeat their opponent. "Undeniably, Roast Battle doesn't fail to live up to its...
Ian Smith: Work In Progress
Ian Smith is a multi-award winning comedian as heard on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show and his own show, Girl Stuck in Basketball Hoop. This is a work in progress of his new solo show. It’s about stress - but in a fun way - and will include complex theatrical...
Jay Lafferty: Bahookie (Preview)
Jay Lafferty: Bahookie (Preview) ‘One of Scotland’s top stand-ups’ Herald Star of BBC’s Breaking The News performs a new hour packed with her signature warm wit and razor sharp observations. A unique telling of a tale as old as time. ‘Jay Lafferty has set the bar incredibly high...
Marjolein Robertson: MARJ (Preview)
I know you're reading this, look at your eyes darting about. Bet they'd be much happier shut. Dreaming about being a seal again. Anyway, please come see my show; about times I've been waylaid, but also, reclaiming who I am (about 40 minutes in). Some reasons to see me: sold-out...
Daniel Downie: Hour of Scotland
Comedian Daniel Downie, creator of the acclaimed ‘Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh’ and ‘Mountebank History of Scotland’ series brings his show ‘Hour of Scotland’ to Monkey Barrel Comedy this summer. Hour of Scotland is a show all about Scotland’s history, culture, people...
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Giovanni: Unstoppable Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Stand 1 (9/23-9/23) |
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Alex McAleer - Mind Reader Eastgate Theatre (9/26-9/26) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10) |
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Usher Hall (12/03-12/03) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! EICC (5/30-5/30) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24) |
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The Steamie Alhambra Theatre (10/29-10/31) |
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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
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Rollers Forever King's Theatre (10/27-10/31) |
