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Each night, David Magidoff (Dexter) interviews a celebrity about a real love story – then he and his ensemble turn it into a fully improvised musical! Three-year sold-out run in LA!

Recently married, emotionally feral. The gallus Glaswegian goon returns with a riotous show about refusing to grow up. As seen on SNL, Live at the Apollo, QI and The Royal Variety Performance

Thank God you're here! We have so much to tell you!! Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson (aka double act Britney) are back. And this time? They're doing sketches again. When they last appeared at the Fringe, Britney's was one of the Best-Reviewed Shows (Comedy.co.uk). Since then, Charly has played Steve Carell's daughter in HBO's Rooster and Ellen has played Rachel Weisz's daughter in Netflix's Vladimir. So please buy tickets safe in the knowledge that they have hot fictional parents. And hot real ones too!

Sophie Kean and Abby McCann lead this historical intrigue. They are compelling in their performances, introducing a variety of characters that amuse and entertain. A dark whimsy surrounds the project, but there’s very little substance to it. Howlett toys with form and structure, but never settles on anything more than expensive costumes (Ellie Wintour) and glitzy visuals in what becomes a mere exercise in style. The script is poetic and the production value is truly epic for a Fringe show, but it’s unnecessarily and unjustifiably pretentious.

Boogie on the Bones shines a light on a rather unknown slice of history. Styled as a lecture, it’s very educational and has a noble aim. It is, however, a weak piece of musical theatre. Though it’s an anthem to liberation and individuality, it’s predictable and formulaic. The setup is too brief, the love stories are rushed, there’s no dramatic tension whatsoever, and the emotional journey is lacking.

Though it’s a comedy, the foundations of Reformer rest on an acute social examination. The writing might come off as lighthearted and comic as the duo grapple with the instructor’s vocal fry and patronising cadence (Emma Kowalchuk) while they do her harrowing exercises, but the play reveals some of the horrors of womanhood too well for comfort.

Brit Barron: CHURCH is a humorous, heartfelt and musically driven hour that explores faith, queerness and the complexities of being human.

This show grapples with the complex moral quandary of survival by following instructions. They are bound by the consequences of their actions, yet expected to obey and please the new powers at every turn. It's a fascinating portrayal, exploring what power and powerlessness can do.

The National Youth Orchestra, with musicians aged 14-19, delivers a complicated and devilish programme with great style, joy, and enthusiasm.

Cathy is a new comedy inspired by writer Eilidh Loan's grandmother, and how she dealt with the grief in her unique way after losing her husband. Cathy, Eilidh’s grandmother, insisted that Elaine C. Smith must play her and so she is.

Someone once told her that babies are natural comedians, and I can say with certainty that so is she. Cathleen O'Malley's startling one-woman show skims the top off the fantasy and reveals what it truly takes to have a baby. With a maniacal smile, she guides you through the nitty gritty of childbirth, the newborn phase, and the exhaustion of parenthood.

A rare new play by Bryony Kimmings, renowned for her tearjerking and hilarious autobiographical theatre creations. As with all her previous shows (I’m a Phoenix, Bitch, Fake It ‘Til You Make It),Bog Witch follows a part of Kimmings’ real life story, this time the journey of uprooting her and her son’s life to live in a tumbledown cottage in the wilderness to plug back into nature as a last-ditch attempt to be happy and sane.

The Singer  is a bold, new, thrilling piece of gig-theatre about Joe, a deaf artist who “sings” with his hands, and Andy, a washed-up musician hungry for a comeback.

This is a moving and passionate production with a beating heart.

What did our critic think of A CONFLUENCE OF MAGICAL ARSEHOLES at Rarig Stoll Thrust Theatre?

What did our critic think of JACK HARLOW MONICA TOUR at Fillmore Minneapolis?

What happens when six ordinary men decide they'll do just about anything to reclaim their confidence?

Audiences experienced the magic, music, and memories of 100 Years of Broadway with the legendary Neil Berg in an unforgettable summer performance. Check out the photos here!

Jordan Fein’s (Director) production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, originally staged at Regent’sPark Open Air Theatre in 2024 is presented on the Theatre Royal stage with an Australian cast. 

Chef Michael Lomonaco is a celebrated New York restaurateur, culinary director, and television personality known for shaping modern American cuisine.

The year is 1905.  The place is New York City. The play is Lynn Nottage’s intimate and surprisingly affective comedy/drama “Intimate Apparel.” “Intimate Apparel” tells a tale drawn from Nottage’s own passed down ancestry stories and perhaps a little imagined history.  The inspiration is a sepia toned photo of a seamstress from the turn of the twentieth-century. The lights come up on Esther Mills (Chioma Anyanwu), a thirty-six-year-old gifted seamstress, who has carved out a niche business for herself designing and creating intimate apparel for a widely diverse customer base.  Esther’s customers represent both the upper crust of New York’s society, the 400, and others who populate the raunchy Tenderloin district and whose less public clientele are the bored husbands of society’s 400.     

With some reluctance, longtime fans of Game of Thrones have acknowledged that the novel series that inspired the era-defining HBO fantasy show – George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire – will likely never be finished, and the franchise will be chiefly remembered for its disappointing TV ending. The next best thing, then, is The Mad King, a play that attempts to resolve some of the series’ central mysteries, and put an end to many a heated Reddit debate.

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT on Hale Centre Theatre’s Centre Stage in Sandy is a dazzling display of color, character, music, and movement.

Celebration Theatre is honored to present the West Coast Premiere sneak peek of CAPTAIN SHOW BIZ, and Bruce won't be taking the stage alone. Joining him is a genuinely staggering roster of screen and stage talent: five-time Golden Globe nominee MARILU HENNER (Taxi, Evening Shade, Broadway's Chicago); two-time Emmy winner SALLY STRUTHERS (All in the Family, Gilmore Girls); Emmy winner and original Queer Eye 'Fab Five' star JAI RODRIGUEZ (Broadway's Rent, Bros); GRANT SHOW, the primetime icon of Melrose Place and Dynasty; Ugly Betty scene-stealer and acclaimed comedian ALEC MAPA; and GARRETT CLAYTON (King Cobra, Hairspray Live!) — with more great names still to be announced. Trust us: you'll want to be in the room! site click: celebrationtheatre.org

Hannah Stocking told Ben Gleib that phone-free walks and half-asleep notes fuel her viral video concepts, including the bit behind her multi-billion-view Perfect Match series.