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Upcoming Shows

Bilal Zafar: Rubicon

Aug 5 – Aug 30, 2026

Bilal Zafar, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee and winner of The Hackney Empire Competition, brings their latest Edinburgh Fringe show Rubicon to the stage. Part stand-up, part gameshow, the show draws inspiration from the popular drink Rubicon while exploring issues...

Operotica: Lovers in Every Lifetime

Operotica: Lovers in Every Lifetime

Aug 5 – Aug 30, 2026

Operotica: The UK's premier kinky opera duo. Classically trained, fetish-approved and, as of yesterday, dead. Their bodies are cold, but their spirits are restless. Join psychic extraordinaire Sayonc for a journey through Operotica's many past lives. From star-crossed nuns to...

Georgina Thomas: Hysterical Soprano

Aug 5 – Aug 31, 2026

Some might say Georgina is a narcissist, but she prefers the term Soprano. Trapped in the echo chamber of her own vibrato, Georgina is forced to confront her greatest obstacle: herself. 'Satirical gold' **** (Spectator). 'Effortless comedy timing' ****...

Saving Britney

Aug 5 – Aug 31, 2026

Saving Britney is a WhatsOnStage Award-nominated solo show about celebrity worship and the #FreeBritney movement. The production is part of Fake Escape's Decade of Fringe season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2026.

Stand Up If You're Here Tonight

Aug 5 – Aug 31, 2026

Olivier Award-nominated playwright John Kolvenbach brings the UK Premiere of Stand Up If You're Here Tonight, a funny, poignant, and intimate solo play about a man desperately seeking connection in his audience. Inspired by the pandemic and universal isolation, the show features...

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: FORGET ABOUT ME, Pleasance

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: FORGET ABOUT ME, Pleasance

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 23, 2026

In a remote, north-east village, something lurks in the bathroom: something Dylan struggles to remember, which even his dad's deadly DIY skills can't fix... Designer-performer Dylan Howells weaves psychological illusions and fragmented memories into a magical, chilling tale of a home that won't stay…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: SLAYERS, Assembly

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: SLAYERS, Assembly

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 23, 2026

'He takes hold of my wrist. His thumb is on the vein. I don’t pull away. Then I do, I pull away.' Liane is a single mother, a survivor of abuse, now trying desperately to shield her ten-year-old daughter from the world’s dangers. As her daughter suffers bullying, Liane has a real-world encounter…

Review: WIPING MY MOTHER'S ARSE, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Review: WIPING MY MOTHER'S ARSE, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 22, 2026

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

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: SWAMPLESQUE, Assembly

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 22, 2026

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

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: FLOP! THE BEST SONGS FROM THE WORST MUSICALS, Gilded Balloon

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 23, 2026

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

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: OVERTONE, Pleasance Dome

by Joanna Trainor · August 23, 2026

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

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: AS FAR AS WE KNOW, Summerhall

by Joanna Trainor · August 22, 2026

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.…

Past Shows

Ten Ways to Die Happy

Aug 5 – Aug 31, 2025

Ten Ways to Die Happy is a participatory quiz theatre show in which ten audience members embark on a new life symbolised by a bouquet of flowers, spending each flower on love, ambition, risk, and security in pursuit of happiness before time runs out. Guided by performer Perla...

Del Valle: A True Tale of Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll... and Redemption

Del Valle: A True Tale of Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll... and Redemption

Aug 6 – Aug 25, 2025

A drug-addled actor finds himself locked up in Del Valle – a Texas state prison – where the junior Grand Dragon of the Aryan Brotherhood recognizes him from his appearances on All My Children and offers him protection in exchange for acting lessons... A journey of survival...

Bryony Twydle: Flamingo

Bryony Twydle: Flamingo

Aug 4 – Aug 26, 2018

Introducing character comedian Bryony Twydle who makes her Edinburgh Festival debut with her show ‘Flamingo’ at the Underbelly for the month of August. She has performed on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Sketchorama’ and ‘Sketchorama Extra’ and was a cast member on the E! sitcom ‘The Royals’...

Dick and Dom: Dick V Dom

Dick and Dom: Dick V Dom

Aug 4 – Aug 26, 2018

After 20 years on our screens the legendary kids presenters and quadruple BAFTA winning comedy duo Dick & Dom, debut at the Edinburgh Festival at the massive Underbelly McEwan Hall for 12 nights from 1st – 12th August. Their show ‘Dick V Dom’ is everything we love and expect...

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