Edinburgh Festival

haos. Rebellion. A city on the brink. But Millie's focused on living life to the full – who wouldn't? Amid the 2019 Hong Kong protests, Millie searches for her sense of home whilst a city fights for its identity

Orange is the New Black’s Julie Lake and songwriter Annie Macleod join forces in Forget-Me-Not, a true story of motherhood, lost love and hauntings set to original music and heart-exploding harmonies. Two estranged childhood best friends reconnect in midlife – both mothers, stifled by traditional roles and longing for more creative freedom, adventure, sexual liberation and a deeper sense of self. Through storytelling and song, they rediscover the power of their bond, finding the healing and freedom they’ve been searching for all along. A moving, magical celebration of motherhood, creativity, resilience and the transformative power of female friendship.

Two years since they last met, six friends receive an invitation to compete in “Escape Room: The Musical”. But the puzzles in this escape room are designed to reveal secrets about the players, and soon tensions are high! What follows is a fun hour of comedy drama.

Following her sell out show last year, Susie McCabe is back at the Fringe again with her latest show Best Behaviour. 

Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe following it’s debut in 2024, Shantify is a jukebox musical following the lives of 6 men from a fishing town, who are part of a band that take pop songs and ‘shantify’ them

A Jaffa Cake Musical returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year following a sell out run in 2024. This musical comedy centres around the 1991 court case which decided whether Jaffa Cakes should be classified as a cake or a biscuit.

Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink Back is a confident, hilarious and heartfelt Fringe debut. The show’s name is inspired by flamingo parents losing their vibrant pink colour when they have babies, but starts to come back as the babies become more independent. Diona lost her pink, but she is on a mission to get it back and she shares her journey with us in this standout set.

This debut hour from Bebe Cave has enough energy to power Murrayfield and enough whimsy to dazzle even the staunchest of stoics. Fearless and paired with the whipsmart antics of a seasoned comic, baptism by spitfire CHRISTBRIDE is simply, pardon the pun, a religious experience. 

Greeted on the door by the very enthusiastic Steph and welcomed into a cosy, intimate venue. 8 Ways To Break A Glass (With An American Opera Singer) could easily be a gathering of old friends – if one of them were prone to bursting into song.

'Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.' This is the quote that Marc Jennings spotted on Instagram that inspired the title of his stand-up show at this year's Fringe. And the name couldn't be more appropriate for this show.

Sketch Thieves provides a solid afternoon of laughs.

Rhys Darby's brings his stand-up routine back to the Edinburgh Fringe and proves, yet again, why he is a true legend of the festival.

Her last two sold-out, award-nominated Fringe shows explored the mind and body - and then Marjolein died. Now she’s back, and exploring the soul. Shetlander Marjolein was a finalist in Channel 4’s Sean Lock Comedy Award and BBC’s New Comedy Awards, and expertly weaves stand-up and folklore to share her own personal stories.

A new show about extinct, gigantic, charismatic megafauna from three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Josie Long. In these troubled times, in this wicked world, it can feel like apocalypse is everywhere. Also my daughter has a hamster and I'm not saying distract yourself from everything, but I'm saying he's also part of everything. Josie (me) is back with a new show about discovery, wonder, extinction and how to walk through a landscape of monstrous disaster. There is also a good tip about silt, guaranteed.

Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut in Motorhome Marilyn, a dark comedy by Ben Weatherill. The play follows Denise, an aspiring actress with an obsessive relationship with Marilyn Monroe, hoping to live up to the icon's fame and beauty. In the 1980s, she heads to Hollywood, but as her dreams falter, she is forced to confront the painful truth of unfulfilled aspirations. Inspired by Michelle's real-life encounter with a woman known as Motorhome Marilyn, the play reveals the toll of living in the shadow of an icon, exploring failure, aging, and the heartbreaking cost of unattained dreams

Tiff Stevenson: Post Coital is a stand-up show that brings Tiff Stevenson's post-coital thoughts, and Google search history, to the Edinburgh Fringe Stage.

If South Park and the IT Crowd had an affair, Nerds would be the unapologetic lovechild they put up for adoption to avoid a scandal. Fast, funny and full of shit wit, experience the possibly doobie-induced highs and self-deprecating lows of tech titans Bill Gates and Steve Jobs as they face off in epic rap battles, ill-advised schemes and hilarious songs. Get your lightsabers at the ready for this laugh-out-loud musical comedy!

With music based on the 2000 comedy classic, Gracie Hart is a clumsy yet brilliant FBI Special Agent who must go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant! Come hear the original songs inspired by the movie as the cast retell the story of this cult classic.

It's the early noughties and Lucie Barât is fresh out of drama school busy auditioning for laxative-ads and flipping burgers. While in the next room of their shared flat, cult Indie band The Libertines are rising to dizzying fame. But what about being the frontman's sister? While her brother's band skyrockets to stardom gaining a chaotic rock and roll reputation, Lucie can't get signed. Dodging exes, sycophants, unwanted advances and drinking dry the free bar, Lucie is forced to question her failures. And her sexuality. A whirlwind of hilarity, chaos, addiction and awkward self-discovery.

Emmy-winner Bryan Safi (star of ABC's 9-1-1, Netflix's You, Attitudes!) brings his distinctive voice to this solo comedy spiral all about queerness, confidence and the art of being unapologetically too much. A beloved comedian, podcaster and performer, Safi dives deep into big laughs, big feelings, terrible flirting and one aggressively horny apartment that might just steal the show. It’s a hilarious and heartfelt journey from one of comedy’s sharpest voices. After sold-out shows in LA and NYC, the spiral continues. If you've ever felt like 'a lot', this one's for you.

One hour of pure mayhem, Comedians on Stage Auditioning for Musicals is the perfect junction between laugh out loud comedy and genuinely stellar musical theatre performance with a dash of good old-fashioned humiliation and gossip thrown in for good measure. What more could you want?

'I can hear someone out there. They're singing to me.' Whale sings into the deep blue sea... but no one sings back. Just as he's about to give up, a mysterious voice calls through the waves! Determined to find the singer, Whale sets off on a thrilling adventure – diving through glowing coral caves, dodging wibbly jellyfish and facing wild-eyed sea monsters! Join Hoglets Theatre for a deep-sea adventure packed with beautiful puppets, hilarious creatures, original songs and audience interaction!

The eleven-time Emmy and Tony Award winner, known for her legendary career in film, television and stage, brings her highly anticipated debut show to the Fringe following her recent move from across the pond. Join Rosie as she reflects on her life in the present, including why she moved to Ireland from the USA, and how that shift has shaped her future. With her signature blend of heart, humour and honesty, expect a night of laughter and reflection from a truly unique voice sharing her opinions on subjects that matter most – here and now.

Storm Seamus has struck Northern Ireland and Adam and Stevie are stuck inside. The rural fixer-upper they've inherited can't hack it... and neither can their relationship. Adam wants to stay to make it a home but Stevie has big city dreams of holding hands in public. With no TV to distract them and an all-night fight on the forecast, they parody 00s TV comforts (Straight in Their Eyes, The Weakest Twink, Top of the Poppers) to confront home, happiness and heteronormativity.

PALS makes a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Fringe. This female-led, female-produced comedy from Higgledy Piggledy Productions charts the journey of a quartet of besties on their attempt to conquer Ben Lomond.