EDINBURGH 2026: Review: ROOM 1219, TheSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
The downfall of 'Fatty' Arbuckle remains just as interesting as ever, even if Room 1219 feels a little biased in its approach.…
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EDINBURGH 2026: Review: TOM BALLARD: BE FUNNY CHALLENGE (IMPOSSIBLE), Monkey Barrel
Last year Tom Ballard was cancelled after a routine about the outlawing of the seig heil in Victoria and Elon Musk’s bizarre choice of gesture at Trump’s inauguration was recorded by an audience member who then wrote about it in the media.…
Review: WIPING MY MOTHER'S ARSE, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
A care home. A complicated son. A mother with secrets. This one’s darkly funny, unexpectedly tender, and hits different if you’ve ever had to navigate messy family dynamics (so… everyone). A sold-out Fringe hit, back and bolder than ever.…
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: SWAMPLESQUE, Assembly
The hottest ticket of Fringe 2024 and 2025. Everyone's favourite ogre-inspired burlesque and drag parody is coming back to Edinburgh! Swamplesque is the award-winning, critically acclaimed, five-star rated burlesque parody show!…
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: FLOP! THE BEST SONGS FROM THE WORST MUSICALS, Gilded Balloon
Arthur Hull returns with an updated version of his blockbusting musical cabaret celebrating Theatreland's casualties. This love letter to Broadway and the West End features a motley assortment of the misunderstood, critically panned and financially catastrophic musical misfires, including forgotten …
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: OVERTONE, Pleasance Dome
Teenager Paul has finally got into choir and he and his new friend Maggie are going to give everything they’ve got to impress their choir master, Alan.…
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: AS FAR AS WE KNOW, Summerhall
You know you’re in for a good story when you go and see a YESYESNONO production, but As Far As We Know is particularly special. Best enjoyed at the very edge of your seat, you're in for a hell of a ride.…
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BABY BRAIN, Assembly
A new play about motherhood, postpartum psychosis and stand-up comedy! A new mother, Cass, tackles her mental health crisis, with dark humour, bright wit, brutal honesty and dreams of becoming a comic. A “slightly true story', starring BAFTA winner Kimberley Nixon (Channel 4's Fresh Meat).…
EDINBURGH 2026: Reviews: GIRLZ, Gilded Balloon
A brand-new girl band, a hotshot manager and a struggling songwriter, Girlz unfolds over one tumultuous year. After its incredible reviews and nomination for Best Musical at last year's Fringe, this new production is bigger, bolder and BACK! Fast-paced and bursting with humour, great choreography, o…
EDINBURGH 2026: Review: MAMA G: THE MAGIC BOOKMARK, Gilded Balloon
Join 'everyone's favourite pantomime dame!' (Metro) and Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist, Mama G, on an award-winning, panto adventure for the whole family. Book Worm is livid that encyclopaedias give people so much knowledge, so decides to steal all the books from Mama G's library! Mama G vows to…
Past Shows
You Are What You Eat
Lewis and Tom find themselves embroiled in a deadly mystery involving corrupt police, a crime boss and the death of a young woman.
FeaturedBrother's Keeper
About courageous survival, the play tracks the journey of the central character, William, from ten years old to middle age. Unable to hide his uniqueness, William, like many LGBTQ+ youths, suffers brutal abuse in school just because he is different. Brother James, his priest...
Doris Does The Edinburgh Fridge
She's not your average little old lady. Yes, she's little (at least vertically). She's old (70 and counting). However, Doris is adept at things not associated with the elderly set. She's a wizard at anal bleaching (care to pick up a tip?) and an authority on Brazilian shaves...
Like A Sack Of Potatoes
A hillbilly gothic tale of an Appalachian tobacco farmer's love for his family and the extremes he will go to protect them. The threat of a stinging blast of rock salt from his shotgun was enough to guarantee the boys got his daughters home on time. When he learns his eldest...
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Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
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The Last Mad Man Assembly, Roxy (8/05-8/30) |
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Concerts of the Future Summerhall (Lobby) (8/06-8/30) |
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Tale of the Firebird Assembly Roxy (Central) (8/06-8/30) |
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Heart Beats Strong Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker 2) (8/05-8/31) |
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Black Blues Brothers: Let's Twist Again! Underbelly (8/05-8/31) |
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100 Years of Magic Aberdeen Arts Centre (9/04-9/05) PHOTOS |
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The Three Marias Voices Collective (8/26-8/31) |
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It Couldn’t Get Worse; or, The Margarita Boat Tour Incident Venue 45 at theSpace (8/24-8/29) |
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A Better Memory The Green at Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33) (8/05-8/30) |