Articles, Videos, Photos and More About The Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The cast has been revealed for MUSE: The Shakespeare Mayhem Musical, a new musical created by students at the prestigious high school, Interlochen Arts Academy, that will be a feature presentation of the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Kitty Falcon's award-winning play Sitting (In Silence), a dark comedy about grief, mental health, and a father-daughter relationship set during a silent meditation retreat, is heading to Edinburgh Fringe after winning two Brighton Fringe awards.
ARIA award-winning writer Bridie Connell's comedy boyband show FUCCBOIS: LIVE IN CONCERT will run at Assembly George Square Studios during Edinburgh Fringe, then transfer to Soho Theatre London, skewering toxic dating culture through original music and parody.
ARIA award-winning writer Bridie Connell's comedy boyband show Fuccbois: Live in Concert will play Assembly George Square Studios at Edinburgh Fringe, following sold-out runs in Australia, before heading to Soho Theatre London.
Soprano Carly Paoli will make her Edinburgh Fringe debut in the world premiere of Robin Hawdon's Primal Scream, playing Sugar opposite actor Neil Roberts at Assembly Rooms.
Penelope, presented by rigor + ruckus and starring Grace McLean, will run from August 5–30 at Underbelly Cowgate as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Meet Mayor Max by Alex Robins, will play at Pleasance Courtyard's Cellar as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Los Angeles comedian Maxx Eddy will make his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with Bi Meets World, a chaotic and sharply self-aware hour about bisexuality, masculinity, internet relationships and the ridiculous performance of being 'a real man.
BWW catches up with Gearóid Farrelly to chat about bringing No Pressure to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Theatre Royal Plymouth's production of Badgers, a new folk play by Malaika Kegode blending spoken word and live music, will world premiere at the Traverse Festival during Edinburgh Fringe.
Comedian David Hoare brings HOW TO LIVE TO 100 to Edinburgh Fringe's Hoots @ Nicolson Square, exploring longevity after skipping last year's festival to attend his partner's grandfather's 100th birthday.
Canadian actor and playwright Jonathan Wilson will bring his solo show A PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION to Gilded Balloon Patter House for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, charting queer history and coming-of-age in 1970s and '80s Toronto.
Megan Tomei's one-woman show SPINQUEEN, set entirely on a stationary spin bike, will have its World Premiere at Brooklyn Art Haus before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Greenside @ Jade Studio.
James Phelan, the first magician to sell out a solo run at The Magic Circle, will bring his new show SHOWMAN to Underbelly Boulevard Soho before heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Physicist-turned-magician Kevin Quantum will bring Invisible Force to the Ballroom at Assembly Rooms during Edinburgh Fringe, exploring physical and emotional forces through illusion, psychology, and audience participation.
Comedian Ted Hill, fresh from his Britain's Got Talent semi-final win, will bring two shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including POWERPOINDEXTER, a PowerPoint-based stand-up hour, and a kids science show.
Comedian and human rights lawyer Sid Singh returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with LOVE BOMBING, a stand-up hour blending activism, politics, and his disastrous love life.
Character comedian Rob Preston brings his solo show AMAZING GLOBAL SOLUTIONS to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a satire of internet-induced isolation featuring a gallery of grotesque modern British personalities.
Patrick Monahan returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with I'M NOT A TERRORIST, I'M FREDDIE MERCURY, a new stand-up show exploring his Iranian-Irish heritage, life between two cultures, and 16 years on the Fringe circuit.
NYC comedian Michael John Ciszewski brings MOTHER, SUPERIOR to Edinburgh's Bedlam Theatre, blending stand-up, storytelling, and interactive game show as he petitions the Vatican to canonize his living mother.
Award-winning clown Lil Wenker brings BOYKING to Pleasance Courtyard at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a bouffon-infused horror comedy about unchecked power, co-created with director Cecily Nash.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Kate Butch returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new stand-up show, dissecting online backlash and the shadiest moments of her life through sequins, proverbs, and foliage.
John-Luke Roberts brings his first new solo show in four years to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, drawing on a pulmonary embolism and mental health crisis to blend stand-up, storytelling, and absurdist poetry.
Impressionist Jess Robinson brings ELTON REIMAGINED back to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, channelling Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Judy Garland, and others through Elton John's classic songs.
Hudson Hughes, creator of cult gameshow Hot Rubber, brings AT YOUR SERVICE to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a horror-comedy following a washed-up TV vicar battling satanic forces and a vaping addiction.
