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 1QR
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Monkey Barrel Comedy is a theatre in Scotland.
Articles
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
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Stephen Buchanan: Work In Progress
Join multi award-winning comedian Stephen Buchanan as he introduces you to a world of new characters for the very first time. BBC New Comedy Award winner and Scottish Comedian of the Year 2018. As seen/heard on Jonathan Ross Comedy Club (ITV), The Comedy Underground (BBC...
Marjolein Robertson: Thank God Fish Don't Have Hands (Preview)
Shetland comedian Marjolein is back with her brand-new hour. Experience an unapologetic brain dump from someone who always apologises. After her ADHD diagnosis, Marjolein has finally started to take her thoughts seriously. By turning them into an hour of jokes. One to Watch...
Susan Riddell: Living My 2nd Best Life (WIP)
What sort of a prick is living their best life? Richard Branson? Elon Musk? The Dalai Lama? Yes, the DL is a prick - all will be explained. Most folk arent living their best lives. I didnt expect to still be on Tinder in my 30s, co-parenting a labrador, with half an arse but...
Mark Nelson: Work In Progress
Multi award-winning stand up Mark Nelson brings all his new jokes to try out before the Fringe. UK Comedian's Comedian Of The Year 2021 Host of BBC's The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected and Edinburgh Unlocked. "Possesses a talent that is simply obscene" - The List "Blistering...
Jacob Hawley: Bump (WIP)
Stevenage's favourite son Jacob Hawley ponders; is it fair to bring children into a broken world? Can young men be trusted with the internet? And as a working class man, would owning furniture be class traitorship? As seen on The Russell Howard Hour and The Stand Up Sketch Show...
Shelf: Hair (WIP)
Shelf are a musical comedy double act. Sort of. One of them is tone deaf, so technically they're a musical single act plus guest. Hair is their highly anticipated debut hour about one bizarrely life-changing haircut. Over 1 million views on BBC Three. Founders of The LOL Word...
Luke Rollason's Planet Earth
"...undoubtedly expert at what he does, making for an ever-playful hour of silliness from a fertile comic mind" - CHORTLE - STEVE BENNETT Welcome to Luke Rollason's Planet Earth: a low-budget, one-man nature documentary from physical comedian Luke Rollason, who makes his debut...
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Disney''s Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Usher Hall (12/03-12/03) |
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Venue Premium - Two Doors Down OVO Hydro (9/25-10/11) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Edinburgh Playhouse (10/19-10/24) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24) |
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Ed Byrne: No Dramas Music Hall (2/10-2/10) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10) |
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Giovanni: Unstoppable Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11) |
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Aberdeen Arts Centre's Big Variety Show Aberdeen Arts Centre (10/02-10/03) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Stand 1 (9/23-9/23) |
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Rollers Forever King's Theatre (10/27-10/31) |
