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Theatre Channel To Launch WHAT THE FRINGE 2025 Live From Edinburgh


by A.A. Cristi - August 14, 2025

Theatre Channel will debut What the Fringe 2025, a brand-new original live broadcast series sponsored by Pleasance Theatre Trust, offering audiences an insider’s view of the world’s largest celebration of live performance. ...

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: THE UNCRACKABLE CASE, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Two


by Christiana Rose - August 14, 2025

Front Room Productions and Lawrence Batley Theatre present The Uncrackable Case, a courtroom drama which reimagines fairy tale characters in a tabloid-fuelled whodunnit. Humpty Dumpty has fallen from the Death Wall, and Jill is accused of egg-icide in a trial which grips a nation eager for scandal....

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: JACOB NUSSEY: PRIMED at Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 3)


by Chloe Buckley - August 15, 2025

Jacob Nussey makes his Fringe debut with his stand-up show Primed where he shares stories from his time working at Amazon. With impeccable deadpan delivery that will have the audience in constant laughter, this is a standout set at this year's Fringe....

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: CHLOE PETTS: BIG NATURALS, Pleasance Courtyard


by Christiana Rose - August 13, 2025

Chloe Petts love of Big Naturals, regales with a bold and brilliantly crafted hour, in which she tackles her favourite body parts, questions her previously entrenched relationship with lad culture and inspects her own evolving identity....

#CHARLOTTESVILLE Performed for Visiting Team from Virginia at Edinburgh Fringe


by A.A. Cristi - August 11, 2025

Members of the Live Arts Fringe Team from Charlottesville, Virginia, attended #CHARLOTTESVILLE at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, meeting creator-performer Priyanka Shetty....

EDINBURGH 2025: BroadwayWorld's Edfringe Reviews


by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 02, 2025

A roundup of our coverage from the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....

GISELLE REMIX Will Host CLUB GISELLE; Jonny Woo Joins Cast


by Stephi Wild - July 22, 2025

GISELLE: REMIX producers have announced three late night extravaganzas, CLUB GISELLE, with DJs and drag performers throughout August, exclusively for Fringe performers, pass holders, staff and accredited industry....

LACHLAN WERNER: WONDERTWUNK Begins at Edinburgh Fringe This Month


by A.A. Cristi - July 15, 2025

Following the cult-hit success of Voices of Evil, award-winning ventriloquist and physical comedian Lachlan Werner will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with WONDERTWUNK, a one-man circus fever dream packed with vaudeville, sci-fi, puppetry, and twisted heart....

EDINBURGH 2025: SPY MOVIE: THE PLAY! Q&A


by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 04, 2025

Agent Blonde has 24 hours to save the world. The only things standing in her way are dastardly villains, an outrageous plot, and... a lack of funding. When Hollywood rejects her script, a frustrated screenwriter invites you, an audience of producers, to a one-night-only presentation of The Greatest ...

Sam MacGregor Brings HOLD THE LINE To Edinburgh Fringe


by Stephi Wild - June 27, 2025

Sam Macgregor will  debut his gripping new comedy-drama at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Hold the Line is a powerful two-hander show inspired by his real-life experiences on the NHS 111 frontline....

Past Shows

BITCH
7/30 - 8/25/2025


Marty Breen presents a thought-provoking exploration of humor and societal complicity in BITCH. This show features Breen performing two contrasting characters, a Stand Up Guy ...

DYKE Systems Ltd
7/30 - 8/25/2025


DYKE Systems Ltd is a darkly comic drag-infused satire that explores the intersection of corporate ambition and repressed queerness in the 1990s. Businesswomen Sally and ...


Panic ensues in the fictional land of Swedonia when the king passes away, leaving his unmarried son in a desperate search for a partner to ...

The Origin of Love
7/30 - 8/24/2025


Ada Player and Bron Waugh bring their debut show The Origin of Love to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following their success with the BAFTA-nominated comedy ...


Silent Rocco's Untold Stories - Modern Mime Tales invites audiences to explore the power of imagination through a unique blend of physical theatre and storytelling. ...

We The People
7/30 - 8/24/2025


Sam Jay, an Emmy-nominated comedian and writer recognized for her shows on HBO and Netflix, makes her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with her new hour-long ...

Scaffolding
10/26 - 10/27/2024


Scaffolding is a new play by Lucy Bell, featuring Suzanna Hamilton as Sheridan, a church parishioner grappling with the closure of her beloved church in ...

Chatterbox
7/31 - 8/25/2024


Chatterbox is a semi-autobiographical one-woman show by Lubna Kerr that reflects on her experiences as a Pakistani girl growing up in 1970s Glasgow. This humorous ...

Dead Inside
7/31 - 8/25/2024


Riki Lindhome, known for her roles in Wednesday and The Big Bang Theory, makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut with Dead Inside, a comedic one-woman musical ...

Dummy
7/31 - 8/25/2024


BriTANick, the US comedy duo of Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney, returns with their new show Dummy, which delves into the impact of past traumas ...


Erin Farrington brings her unique brand of comedy to the stage in a lively manifestation seminar that encourages audiences to rethink their feelings about money, ...

Paper Swans
7/31 - 8/25/2024


In a closed park at night, a security guard encounters a young woman in a ballet dress who is making paper swans, leading them into ...

Rebels & Patriots
7/31 - 8/25/2024


Rebels & Patriots is a compelling new play presented by the rising Israeli-Palestinian British theatre company Floating Shed, featuring an ensemble of Israeli, Palestinian, and ...

Relay
7/30 - 8/25/2024


Relay is a musical comedy by Leila Navabi, who brings her unique experiences to the stage, exploring the journey of making a baby with her ...

Rita Lynn: Life Coach
7/31 - 8/25/2024


Louise Marwood makes her Edinburgh Fringe theatre debut with Rita Lynn: Life Coach, a candid and darkly humorous exploration of addiction, inspired by her own ...


SHEEPS returns to the stage with their first new show in six years, titled The Giggle Bunch, promising a fresh dose of their beloved style ...

The Sex Lives of Puppets
7/31 - 8/25/2024


Blind Summit Theatre presents a unique exploration of intimacy in The Sex Lives of Puppets, co-written and directed by Ben Keaton and Mark Down. This ...

The Writing On The Stall
8/14 - 8/25/2024


The Writing on the Stall features Caitlin Cook as she reflects on her decade-long obsession with bathroom graffiti, a fascination sparked by a chance discovery ...

Stamptown
8/3 - 8/24/2024


Stamptown returns to the Pleasance Grand for a limited run, showcasing a dynamic late-night variety show that blends chaos, clowning, and innovative comedy. Led by ...

This Must Be Heaven
7/30 - 8/24/2024


John Tothill returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with This Must Be Heaven, the latest installment in his comedic saga of health woes and misadventures. ...


Zach Zucker returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his acclaimed character, Jack Tucker, in a one-night-only performance at the Pleasance Grand. This comedy stand-up hour ...

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The Events
Tron Theatre (2/19 - 2/21)
The High Life
National Theatre of Scotland (3/27 - 5/23)
Stand Up Horror
Banshee Labyrinth (1/3 - 10/31)
Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical
Edinburgh Playhouse (4/14 - 4/18)
Waitress The Musical
Edinburgh Playhouse (5/12 - 5/16)
Wait ‘Til You See My Entrance!
MZA, AND YOUR DOG & CHiLL Productions (10/4 - 5/29)
Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks Musical
Edinburgh Playhouse (5/5 - 5/9)
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