11 ½ Angry Men makes its worldwide premiere at the Pleasance EICC Pentland Theatre, written by Owen O'Neill and directed by Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson. A spoof of the legendary 2003 Edinburgh Fringe production of 12 Angry Men, the show follows 11½ very angry men tasked...
Plexus Polaire presents the UK premiere of Dracula - Lucy's Dream, a reimagining of Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece that portrays the myth of Dracula through the female lens of his first victim, Lucy. Directed by Yngvild Aspeli, the production uses life-sized puppetry to...
Recent Cutbacks returns to Edinburgh Fringe with a limited three-night run of Hold on to Your Butts, a shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. The show previously sold out in two consecutive years at the Fringe and subsequently transferred to London ahead...
First Class Panic is the debut full-length stand-up hour from British comedian Alfie Dundas, performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026. The show explores life and death at the extremities of society, tackling themes of class, privilege, family and religious guilt through...
Andrew Doherty returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a brand new solo show, a tongue-in-cheek revenge fantasy that marries classic hallmarks of slasher movies with comedy. The show follows Felix Chatelier, a know-nothing reviewer invited to head a new fringe festival...
Pushing 30 is a stand-up comedy show by Abby Govindan about dating, getting older, and breaking generational curses. Govindan explores her family's history of arranged marriages and her own experiences navigating modern dating culture. The show examines Big Tech's influence on...
Fargo meets The Matrix meets The Office in this high-octane, darkly comic thriller. It's 1973. Marnie Makowski arrives in New Mexico, searching for her missing sister. When a butcher, a pilot, and a priest each reveal fragments of a millennium-spanning conspiracy, Marnie faces a...
The Real Kyle McCarren is a new musical by Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Andy Roninson and international indie recording artist Sean McVerry, making its festival and UK debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Co-directed by multi-Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated...
Two best friends struggle to process surviving a school shooting that is overshadowed by a much worse school shooting on the same day. A dark comedy about America’s traumatized, despondent, yet somehow hilarious youth. Developed with hundreds of students, teachers, and survivors...
A Foot is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola is a camp and interactive murder mystery in which the audience becomes a revolving cast of suspects when a severed foot is discovered at a village fete. The indomitable Lydia, performed in drag by Daniel McVey, attempts to keep...
ARCADE is an immersive experience from DARKFIELD, created by artistic directors David Rosenberg and Glen Neath, returning to Pleasance Dome for its third year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Using the aesthetic of 1980s video games, the 30-minute show places audiences in...
Copycat is written and performed by Joe Sellman-Leava, developed with and directed by Katharina Reinthaller, and designed by Dylan Howells. The show explores imitation, AI, creativity, and democracy through impressions of Big Tech overlords, former teachers, and celebrities...
Day of the Locust features award-winning multi-instrumentalist Callum Patrick Hughes, who rips apart and rebuilds Nathanael West's 1930s Great American Novel. The show is part of Fake Escape's Decade of Fringe season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at 12.50.
Veteran puppeteer, clown and audience whisperer Dik Downey makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut at the age of 63 in this one-man show, placing his own mid-life crisis deep in the heart of Don Quixote's impossible dreams in a touching and funny reflection on the joys and indignities...
Recent Cutbacks presents a live, shot-for-shot parody of the first chapter of the most iconic fantasy franchise ever made, compressing 178 minutes of cinematic action into just 60 minutes. Three actors and a Foley artist band together to retell the epic story using live sound...
Recent Cutbacks presents the UK premiere of KEVIN!!!!!, a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest Christmas movie of all time. The show is part of Recent Cutbacks' triple bill feature at Pleasance in August 2026. Recent Cutbacks is a creative ensemble known for their live...
Guinness World Record-breaking NewsRevue (47 years!), makes its debut in Pleasance One. If the news has got you down, this is your antidote. Expect four preposterously talented performers, a brilliant musical director on keys and a barrage of hilarious sketches and parody songs...
Theatre is often at its most meaningful when it comes from a place of truth. The Real Kyle McCarren is testament to that, transforming personal grief into a tender, funny and deeply affecting new musical.…
The 1990 ultimate Christmas film Home Alone has been reimagined by the team at Recent Cutbacks via puppetry. KEVIN!!!!! is a hugely inventive live, shot for shot parody, which condenses the iconic film into a frenetic hour of puppetry, miniature sets, live Foley, physical theatre and cinematic tri…
Amanda Dwyer delivers one of the most confident, dark hours of stand-up at this year's Fringe.…
It’s a noble undertaking, but the idea remains just out of reach of everyone’s best efforts. At this stage, the project is simply not convincing enough.…
f you’re after an exciting piece of original writing that feels as addictive, intense, and gripping as the latest bingeable Netflix docu-thriller, this is the play for you. It’s a great watch, regardless of whether you want to enjoy it for the sake of the story or feel like diving in and analysi…
Kitty Falcon’s debut is just like many other opere prime: relatively unoriginal and with very little to add to the conversation.…
Munro’s clever exploitation of his own case study is the byproduct of his overexposure to an audience. By addressing us directly and interacting with the public, we become very neutrally involved in his investigation. We wish he took it a step further, dialled down the slight self-conceit, and dou…
What did our critic think of THE TRIALS OF MAGNUS COFFINKEY at Summerhall?…
Kiera Moran writes an emotionally mature piece of theatre. The writing is candid and young; it leans into the situational humour of the scenes, but grows reflective when necessary. Moran shows great character-acting skills too, employing a specific physical language to portray the caricatural figure…
This show gently reminds us that the ones we love are never fully gone. The grief ebbs and flows, threatens to pull the characters under, the lifeboat their memories. In a compelling and very human way, a young man struggles to navigate the loss of his mother.…
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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 engaging theatre experience features puppet couples sharing candid monologues and interviews, revealing sexual challenges that...
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 in a Chicago dive bar. The show blends humor, poignancy, and catchy songs, exploring themes of vulnerability and...
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 Zach Zucker, known as the "bad boy of clown," the performance features an array of electrifying alternative acts...
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. After a dramatic stint involving a self-inflicted malaria infection to fund his show, followed by a burst appendix during...
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 features Jack, a lovable but hapless character grappling with marital woes and financial troubles while...
Pauline is the story of three generations of women in one family - and the story of the writer who went digging in the secrets file in order to bring them all on stage. Witness a brutally honest and joyfully hilarious glimpse into what it has meant to be a woman in the Bentinck...
“Each routine is told with the impeccable rhythm and pin-sharp punchlines we’ve come to expect from this ruthless comedy technician” CHORTLE ON ‘JUST FOR US’ 2018 Bostonian comedian. Jew. Sweetheart. Alex Edelman’s first show, Millennial – about very traumatic stock photos and...
“A comic with both a distinctive voice and a story you'd like to hear” Steve Bennett CHORTLE Introducing Irish rising star Catherine Bohart who debuts this very personal show entitled ‘Immaculate’ at the Pleasance Courtyard for the month of August. This very funny show explores...
“…ambition, originality and wit that augurs well” THE TIMES Critically acclaimed stand up Evelyn Mok returns to the Edinburgh festival for the second time with her much anticipated new hour ‘Bubble Butt’, directed by Paul Byrne. Her first, ‘Hymen Manoeuvre’, won her ‘Best Comedy...
After a 2-year hiatus from the Edinburgh Festival, one of the UK’s most popular TV and live comedians is back with a new show entitled ‘Chubster’. This hotly anticipated show debuts at the Pleasance Courtyard One for the month of August before touring the UK. 'Rather touchingly...
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Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
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Elvis in Chaos Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) |
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Remember, Remember! Pleasance Dome (Queen Dome) (8/05-8/30) |
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Giovanni: Unstoppable Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11) |
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Surreally Good Summerhall (Former Women’s Locker Room) (8/07-8/31) |
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Nothing Personal Gilded Balloon (8/18-8/31) |
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Sister Sophia Kicks the Habit Venue 13 (8/07-8/21) |
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In a Bad Way Gilded Balloon Patter House (Blether), (8/05-8/31) |
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Glass Child Summerhall (8/06-8/16) |
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Couplet: Folk Marry Kill Assembly George Square (8/05-8/30) |
