Edinburgh Joint Venue Brochure 2018 by Edinburgh Comedy Festival

THE BEST COMEDY, THEATRE AND ENTERTAINMENT AT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE

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VENUE DETAILS

We list shows for 20 different venues in this year’s brochure. For more information visit www.edfest.com. ASSEMBLY

PLEASANCE

Assembly Hall

Mound Place EH1 2LU | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly Rooms

54 George Street, EH2 2LR | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly George Square

George Square EH8 9JZ | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly George Square Studios

50 George Square EH8 9JU | T: 0131 623 3030

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Dome

Pleasance at EICC

Pleasance Pop-Up: Power Play HQ

60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ | T: 0131 556 6550 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL | T: 0131 556 6550 150 Morrison St, EH3 8EE | T: 0131 556 6550 21 Broughton Street, EH1 3JU | T: 0131 556 6550

Assembly George Square Theatre

George Square EH8 9JU | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly Roxy

UNDERBELLY

2 Roxburgh Place EH8 9SU | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly Checkpoint

3 Bristo Place EH1 1EY | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly Murrayfield Ice Rink

Riversdale Cres, EH12 5XN | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly High

10 Bowmont Place, EH8 9RY | T: 0131 623 3030

GILDED BALLOON 10

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

18 19 20

Underbelly George Square George Square EH8 9LH | T: 0131 510 0395

Underbelly Bristo Square

Teviot Place, EH8 9AG | T: 0131 510 0395

Underbelly Cowgate

(Entrances on Cowgate & Victoria Street) 66 Cowgate, EH1 1JX | T: 0131 510 0395

Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows Middle Meadow Walk, The Meadows, EH9 9EX T: 0131 510 0395

Teviot Row House, Bristo Sq EH8 9AJ | T: 0131 622 6552 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB | T: 0131 622 6552

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre 204 Rose Street, EH2 4AZ T: 0131 622 6552

USEFUL NUMBERS

The Fringe Box Office T. 0131 226 0000 Edinburgh International Festival T. 0131 473 2000

National Rail Enquiries T. 0845 748 4950

Edinburgh Military Tattoo T. 0131 225 1188

Traveline (Buses) T. 0871 200 2233

Edinburgh Book Festival T. 0845 373 5888

Central Radio Taxis T. 0131 229 2468

Edinburgh Airport T. 0870 040 0007

Tourist Board T. 0845 225 5121

BOOKING FEES

Booking fees vary between venues and booking method. For more information on booking fees please call venue box office, check the website or ask before booking. There are no booking fees when booking in person.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Concession prices (where listed) are available to children under 16, students, registered unemployed, Young Scots/Stage Pass holders, Senior Citizens and those claiming disability allowance, unless otherwise stated. Proof of status must be shown when purchasing tickets and collecting tickets. Tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable. All credit card bookings must be collected at least 20 minutes before the performance start time. Venues will post tickets up to 19th July. It is not possible to admit latecomers to performances. The Venue Management reserves the right to alter the published programme and to refuse admission. All seats are unreserved.

CREDITS

© 2018 Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly. Project Manager Candida Alderson Registration Eventotron Design Neil Wurmel Cover Design Feast Creative Print Wyndeham Group Mobile App DabApps

HOW TO BOOK

Buy tickets for any show in this brochure from edfest.com and at any of our venue box offices. ASSEMBLY

UNDERBELLY

PLEASANCE

BY PHONE

0131 623 3030

0131 510 0395

0131 556 6550

Call the Assembly Box Office from 10:00m – 05:00pm Monday to Friday until 13th July.

Call the Underbelly Box Office pre-Fringe Monday Friday 10am - 8pm, and Saturday and Sunday 12noon - 8pm. From 1st August 10am - 9pm daily.

Call the Pleasance Box Office from 10am to 6pm daily until 31st July. From 1st August, 9am to 9pm daily.

Then between 10:00am and 09:00pm until 27th August.

ONLINE

www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk

www.assemblyfestival.com

IN PERSON

Underbelly Bristo Square

Assembly George Square George Square, EH8 9JZ

Bristo Square, Teviot Place, EH8 9AG From 1st - 27th August.

Underbelly Cowgate

Visit Assembly’s main Box Office, open from midday on 13th July and from 10am from 1st August onwards until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance.

66 Cowgate, EH1 1JX (entrances on Cowgate & Victoria Street). From 2nd - 26th August.

Assembly Hall Mound Place EH1 2LU

George Square, EH8 9JZ From 1st - 27th August.

Daily from 10:00am until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance, 2nd - 27th August.

Assembly Roxy 2 Roxburgh Place EH8 9SU Daily from 9:45am until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance, 1st – 27th August.

Assembly Checkpoint 3 Bristo Place EH1 1EY Daily from 12:00pm until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance, 1st – 27th August.

Assembly Rooms 54 George Street EH2 2LR Daily from 11:00am until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance, 2nd – 26th August.

Underbelly George Square Underbelly’s Circus Hub Middle Meadow Walk, The Meadows, EH9 9EX From 3rd - 25th August.

GILDED BALLOON BY PHONE

0131 622 6552 Call the Gilded Balloon Box Office from 10am to 6pm daily until 30th July. From 31st July, 9am to 10pm daily.

ONLINE

www.gildedballoon.co.uk IN PERSON

Gilded Balloon Teviot Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ 9:30am - 01:00 daily from 2nd – 28th August.

Gilded Balloon at the Museum South Entrance , Lothian Street, EH1 1HB 11:30am – 23:00 daily from 2nd – 28th August.

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre 204 Rose Street, EH2 4AZ 11.30am – 23.30 daily from 1st – 19th August. 11.00am – 23.30 daily from 20th - 27th August.

ONLINE

www.pleasance.co.uk IN PERSON

Pleasance Courtyard 60 Pleasance EH8 9TJ 9am to midnight daily, from 1st - 27th August. 10am to 6pm, from 30th - 31st July.

Pleasance Dome 1 Bristo Square EH8 9AL 9.30am to midnight daily, from 1st - 27th August.

Pleasance at EICC 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE 1 hour before the first performance to 15 minutes after the final performance daily, from 1st - 26th August.

ACCESS While a great deal of investment has been made in our facilities, our theatres are fitted almost solely for the Festival. We make adjustments to give reasonable access but are aware that there are still some services we cannot provide, as well as areas where improvements need to be made. We’ll continue to upgrade our facilities and welcome your comments. Much of this provision is new, so please arrive early, and let us know you are coming.

CONTENTS

Wheelchair Access

Wheelchair accessible toilets are available at all venues. Wheelchair access is available at all venues with the exception of the following theatre spaces: • • • • • • • • •

Assembly Hall Baillie Room Assembly George Square One Assembly George Square Two Assembly Roxy Upstairs Assembly Roxy Downstairs Assembly Checkpoint Gilded Balloon Balcony Gilded Balloon Billiard Room Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre: Main Theatre, Cabaret Bar, Attic,

• • • • • • •

Basement. All venues have steps and restrictions. Underbelly Bristo Square Ermintrude Underbelly Cowgate Belly Laugh Underbelly Cowgate Big Belly Underbelly Cowgate Delhi Belly Underbelly Cowgate Iron Belly Underbelly Cowgate White Belly Underbelly Cowgate Belly Button

Please inform the venue box office at the time of booking if you are a wheelchair user and we will assist you in every way possible. • • • •

Assembly Gilded Balloon Pleasance Underbelly

T. 0131 623 3030 T. 0131 622 6552 T. 0131 556 6550 T. 0131 510 0395

access@assemblyfestival.com boxoffice@gildedballoon.co.uk access@pleasance.co.uk boxoffice@underbelly.co.uk

Induction Loops

Venue information Assembly

Gilded Balloon

p10

Pleasance

p14

Underbelly

p18

Fringe shows Kid’s Shows

p22

All Shows

p33

Induction loops are available at the following venues: • • •

Assembly Roxy Central Assembly Hall Assembly Rooms

• •

(not Front Room, The Blue Room)

• • • •

Pleasance Dome Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance at EICC Gilded Balloon at the Museum

• •

Underbelly Bristo Square McEwan Hall Underbelly George Square Udderbelly Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows The Lafayette Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows The Beauty

Accessible Performance Symbols

Visit our websites or check with box offices for dates and times of applicable performances.

Audio Described Close Captioned

Signed

Touch Tour

Relaxed Performances 2 FOR 1

Available for 6-7 August only.

ELIGIBLE FOR A SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARD WORLD PREMIERE 00:00 ALL TIMES FOLLOW THE 24 HOUR CLOCK

Shows starting between midnight and 6am are listed against the previous day.

Shows at a glance All shows listed by time

p168

Index All shows listed by name

p175

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BEST OF THE FEST George Square Theatre

ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE

Four, Five, Underground & Studio Bar

One & Two

The Bubble Box

George Square EH8 9JU

Piccolo

Sun - Thu open until 1am | Fri & Sat 3am Studio Bar open until 5am daily

GARDEN

The Tree House

Palais Du Variété

Three

Piccolo The Tree House

THEATRES

Main Entrance

George Square Theatre Box The Bubble

BARS

MAP KEY

Spiegel Garden Bar

Bars

The Container Bar

Box Offices

One, Two, Three, Four & Five

Studio Bar (until 5am)

Food & Beverages

Underground

The Tree House

STUDIOS

Palais Du Variété

WELCOME TO ASSEMBLY FESTIVAL’S 38TH YEAR Our venues are once again bursting at the seams with top quality British and international performances for you to revel in this summer. We’re incredibly excited to have the likes of Maureen Lipman, Jason Donovan and Chris Difford sharing tales of their lives with us, with added gossip from Tim Vincent and others who were Once Seen on Blue Peter. There is an outstanding array of talent from around the globe in our Circus programme with two new shows from 7 Fingers: Reversible and Sisters, the return of festival hits 360 Allstars and FlipFabrique’s Attrape Moi. Some of Australia’s finest circus artists join us with new work from Casus presenting You & I; Sediment by Company 2; Casting Off by A Good Catch and Tom Flanagan’s Kaput. The ice skating sensations Le Patin Libre return with Vertical Influences, and multi award winners Gandini Juggling present two shows. Our Theatre programme includes Dan Freeman’s A Joke starring Sylvester McCoy and Robert Picardo, and Simon Callow returns with Frank McGuinness’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis. We have some spectacular new writing with The Fishermen adapted for the stage by Gbolahan Obisesan and Soho Theatre’s Drip Feed by Karen Cogan, as well as our ART Award winner Heaven Burns by Jen McGregor. NTS and Birds of Paradise have combined to present My Left / Right Foot - The Musical, and we have new Musicals from The Kings Head Theatre’s Hamilton

(Lewis) and Henry Blake’s Thor & Loki. Thrones! The Musical Parody returns bigger and better this year alongside Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody from some of the team behind Baby Wants Candy. We have some of the most exciting and stunning cabaret voices on the Fringe with the return of Le Gateau Chocolat, Lady Rizo, Jonny Woo, Ali McGregor and Sven Ratzke alongside the revival of Janis Joplin Full Tilt and the Australian sensations Fringe Wives Club, who collected Best Cabaret at the Adelaide Fringe. The little ones have plenty to keep them entertained with Monski Mouse, Comedy Club 4 Kids and Charlie Baker’s Greatest Goat of All Time. Denim present their Drag Pop Concert for kids, plus there are always Chores to be done! There are laughs a plenty with the likes of Russell Howard, Andrew Maxwell, Jason Byrne, Kate Berlant, David O’Doherty, Camilla Cleese and Steven Hofstetter, Pinder Prize winner Demi Lardner, Terry Alderton, and Simon Evans to mention just a few. Last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Hannah Gadbsy swaps jokes for art history in her new show. Look out for Best of the Fest and Best of the Fest Daytime, our compilation shows that bring you the best comedy and shows from around the festival.

WILLIAM BURDETT-COUTTS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

ASSEMBLY HALL Mound Place EH1 2LU Open until late

VENUES

BAR

Main Hall

Quad Bar

Rainy Hall Baillie Room

BOX OFFICE ON MOUND PLACE

ASSEMBLY ROOMS 54 George St EH2 2LR Open until midnight

A S S E M B LY RO O M S

VENUE

BAR

Music Hall

George St Garden

Ballroom Drawing Room

Chairman ................................................ Luke Johnson Artistic Director ....................................... William Burdett-Coutts Managing Director ................................ Sharon Burgess Operations Director ............................... Nik Whybrew Programme Director ............................. Heather Ruck PA to Artistic Director ............................. Judith Murrell Company Secretary ............................... Guy Hornsby Programmer & Producer ...................... Kimberley Thomas-Currie Finance Manager .................................. Jana Dearn Finance Assistant ................................... Orla Thompson Assembly Roxy Manager ..................... Caroline Fraser Roxy Technical Manager ...................... Mark Sodergren Roxy Programmer.................................. Luke Holbrook Technical Director .................................. Peter McCabe Head of Productions ............................. Suzy Somerville Operations Manager ............................ Charlotte Crone FOH Operations Manager ................... Flora MacKeddie Associate Programmer & Producer ... Ellie Browning Associate Programmer & Producer ... Joe Brown Head of Marketing ................................ Joanna Manavopoulou Head of Press ......................................... Emma Henderson Digital Content Coordinator ................. Matthew Carter Head of Box Office ................................. Pete Patel Bars & Venue Operations Manager .. Conal O’Neill Food Operations .................................... Hadleigh Walker Thank you to all of Assembly’s wonderful, hardworking and sleep deprived staff!

Front Room The Blue Room Vintage Mobile Cinema

BOX OFFICE ON GEORGE STREET

ASSEMBLY ROXY 2 Roxburgh Place EH8 9SU Open until midnight

VENUES

BARS

Central

The Snug

Upstairs

Roxy Garden

Downstairs The Snug

BOX OFFICE ON ROXBURGH PLACE

A S S E M B LY RO O M S

TEAM LIST

ASSEMBLY CHECKPOINT 3 Bristo Place EH1 1EY Open until 3am

VENUE

BAR & FOOD

Checkpoint

Assembly would like to extend thanks to: Jason Cockburn, Miles Skirving and Kerrie Bennet at Heineken; Shona McCarthy and the team at Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Julia Amour Festivals Edinburgh; Karen and Katy Koren, Anthony Alderson, Charlie Wood, Ed Bartlam and their wonderful venue teams; Donald Reid and Brendan Miles at the List Magazine; Jackie McGlone, Joyce McMillan and Brian Ferguson at The Scotsman; Keith Bruce at The Herald. Tony Davey and the team at Red61; George Whyte, Judith Pearson and Catherine McIntosh from The Church of Scotland; Scott Bisset and crew; Adrian Searle and all at Hawthorn’s; Mark Sawyer and all at Delta Sound; Rik Klessens and family at Het Spiegelpaleis; Malcolm Innes and his team; Brian Mitchell and Scottish Opera; Kevin Thompson; John McNeil, Claire Miller, and all at City of Edinburgh Council; Scott Findlay; Alistair MacDonald; Alex Innes and Scott Kerr; Roger Spence; Cameron Bowes; Scott Dodds; Blue Pipe Events; Steph MacCallum; Artificial Turf Scotland; Susan Provan and the team at Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Pete Irvine; Michael Dale, Sandy Ross and Sarah Smith for their continued support; Simon Donne and all at Checkpoint; Al Thomson, Penny Dougherty and Amy Shirlaw at Unique Events; Fergus Linehan and John Robb of EIF; Shona Clelland, Paul McKerrow and Assembly Rooms team; Roddy Smith and Essential Edinburgh; Kath Mainland; Jonathan Bielski; David Inns; Chris Perkin; Jim Haines; Neil Wurmel; Taste Communications; Richard Black at Triple E; Sonia P. Sánchez López; Angella Kwon for the Korean Season; Paul Lim; Barry Lawford and Actavo, Daniel Thurman, Catherine Roussellier, Lucy Pilgrim and all at Riverside Studios.

SPONSORS

BOX OFFICE IN CHECKPOINT

ASSEMBLY AT MURRAYFIELD ICE RINK Riversdale Crescent, EH12 5XN See page 111 for Vertical Influences. Don’t forget to bring your coat! A S S E M B LY RO O M S

BOX OFFICE AT THE VENUE

ASSEMBLY HIGH

The Crags Centre, 10 Bowmont Place, EH8 9RY See page 141 for Max & Ivan’s Prom Night.

BAR & FOOD BOX OFFICE AT THE VENUE

Assembly would also like to thank the University of Edinburgh, especially: The Principal - Professor Peter Mathieson; Chris Barnes, Lorna Brain, Gwen Orr, Anastasia Bishop, Kate Lindey, Brian Cleary of the Festivals Office; Susan Leven, George Boag, Joe Brannigan, Dave Chavasse, Jonathan Long, Gordon MacDougall, the Support Services team and all at the Estates Department. Assembly Festival Company number SC464585

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2 – 26 Aug, 19:15

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Assembly muRRAyfield 8 – 25 Aug, 17:30, 18:30 & 20:15

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LADY RIZO Assembly HAll

2 – 19 Aug, 21:10

360 ALLSTARS Assembly HAll

2 – 27 Aug, 16:00

REVERSIBLE by THE 7 FINGERS Assembly Rooms

2 – 26 Aug, 18:15

SVEN RATZKE: HOMME FATALE

THRONES! THE MUSICAL

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22 – 26 Aug, 15:00

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he Gilded Balloon delivers a stunning programme at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, now established in three venues, Gilded Balloon Teviot, Gilded Balloon at the Museum and Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre.

At Gilded Balloon Teviot we have some of the most exciting entertainment this year with the award-winning and genre-defying Hot Brown Honey hailed as a feminist masterpiece not to be missed. Comedy phenomenon Luisa Omielan returns to the Fringe and the legendary Dame Esther Rantzen makes her debut as she shares 50 years of broadcasting. Whilst Dead Ringers’ expert impressionists, Jon Culshaw and Bill Dare, will be sending up politicians and celebrities and the showstopping, anarchic Miss Behave’s Game Show flies in direct from Las Vegas! American institution, Janeane Garofalo, returns after half a decade away, joining fellow returnees Rhod Gilbert with his first live stand-up in 6 years and Zoe Lyons with her new show Entry Level Human. Award-winning playwright Henry Naylor premieres Games, which explores the real-life plight of Helene Mayer, the only Jewish athlete on the Nazi team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Another great play is In For A Penny written by David Cosgrove for River City’s Libby McArthur. We have some fabulous Fringe debut acts this year including New York City drag king, Murray Hill, star of Comedy Central Christian Finnegan; So You Think You’re Funny? champion Maisie Adam. Stand ups include Micky Bartlett, Kai Humphries, Gareth Waugh, Laura Lexx, Justin Moorhouse, Alison Spittle, Stuart Mitchell, Patrick Monahan, Fred Cooke, Red Richardson, Jay Lafferty in Wheesht! Rosco McClelland, Kevin Quantum, Chris Forbes, Christopher MacArthur-Boyd and the Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning Scott Gibson. Heading up Gilded Balloon’s children’s programme will be David Baddiel’s AniMalcolm from the award-winning Story Pocket Theatre, as well as The Dark Room (For Kids!) – are you and your family brave enough to escape the live-action video game you’ll find yourselves trapped in? At Gilded Balloon at the Museum we have iconic Scottish comedian Jack Docherty in Mieklson and McGlashan – Serious Men. Japanese rapid-fire physical comics Gamarjobat make a welcome return and 2017 Britain’s Got Talent finalist stand up comic Daliso Chaponda. Fred MacAulay In Conversation returns with special guests from the world of celebrity, sport and politics. Join Robin Ince for a frenetic hour of art, chaos and delight and the dazzling Mark Thompson‘s Spectacular Science Show. Acclaimed Scottish theatre-makers Grid Iron present South Bend from award-winning playwright Martin McCormick. Singing Hands and The Big Balloon Singalong complete the children’s programme in physical, inclusive fun for the entire famiy. The Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre programme is equally as exciting with Festival favourites Andy Gray, Grant Stott and Ruaraidh Murray in The Junkies. Whilst Canadian Stand up Tom Stade and Dylan Moran with his new show Dr. Cosmos headline the comedy. Plays include Aye Elvis with River City’s Joyce Falconer, The Pieman Cometh and Not In Our Neighbourhood! Edinburgh-based Captivate Theatre, bring full-blown musicals of Annie, Jesus Christ Superstar, Lés Miserables, Brave Macbeth and Rent throughout August. We thank The List and The Scotsman for their support and Radio Forth for their continued association. There is so much more to see this year and we look forward to welcoming you to the Gilded Balloon.

Karen & Katy Koren

A BIG THANK YOU!

STAFF

Artistic Directors: Karen & Katy Koren Shona McCarthy and all of her team at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society; Tony Davey, Events & Touring Producer: David Dey Ann Russell, Will Tatum and all at Red 61; Susan Provan at The Melbourne Comedy Festival; Head of Registrations & Ticketing: Georgia Royes Anthony Alderson, Hamish Morrow, Ryan Taylor and all at Pleasance; William Burdett Coutts, Fringe Artist Liaison: Daniel Smith Sharon Burgess and all at Assembly; Charlie Wood, Ed Bartlam, and all at Underbelly; Candida Fringe Artist Liaison: Rachel Harris Alderson; Bruce Hills and Zoe Rabnett at Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Montreal; Dan Head of Production: Steve Gunn Colley and Matthew Smyth and all at The Cat Laughs, Kilkenny; Neil Wurmell and all at Production Coordinator: Meredith Rehburg Heehaw Production; Fraser Smith and Paul Sullivan; Stephen Hubbard, Olivia McLean, Alan Teviot Venue Manager: Richard Carrington Duff, Rachel Dyaas and all at EUSA; Stephen Allen, Robin Stewart and Peter Williamson at Venue Operations Manager: Emily Tucker the National Museum of Scotland; Peter Schaufuss and David Nicholson at the Rose Theatre; Rose Venue & Bar Managers: Ross Kennedy & Ally Duncan Phil O’Halloran at NL Productions; Bradley Merchant at Arena Seating; Eric Simpson at Orbital Head of Press & Marketing: Leah Silverlock Sound; White Light; Jim Irvine at Redmyle, Becki Linley and all at Nestival; Louise Dickins and Press Officer: Katie Baptie all at Dickins Festival Lets; Kristian Koren at Loon Design; Chris Perkins; Steve Ullathorne; Iain Digital Officer: Nick Robertson McFadden of McFadden Associates; Rowan Campbell & Lindsay Howarth. Finally, a huge Finance Manager: Alex MacDonald thank you goes to Georgia Royes, David Dey, Alex MacDonald, Daniel Smith, Rachel Harris, Programming & SYTYF? Producer: Julia Chamberlain Emily Tucker, Ross Kennedy, Ally Duncan and Leah Silverlock along with all the wonderful Late’n’Live Producer: Frehd Southern-Starr and dedicated staff at the Gilded Balloon.

SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

OUR VENUES

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Opening Times: 9.30am - 5am everyday Venue Number: 14 Venue Address: 13 Bristo Square EH8 9AJ Venues: Debating Hall, Turret, Dining Room, Wine Bar, Wee Room, Nightclub, Billiard Room, Balcony, Sportsmans Accessibility: All venues are wheelchair accessible except Billiard & Balcony.

Opening Times: 10am - Midnight Venue Number: 64 Venue Address: South Entrance, Lothian St, EH1 1HB Venue Name: The Auditorium Accessibility: All venues are wheelchair accessible.

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

Opening Times: 10am - Midnight Venue Number: 76 Venue Address: 204 Rose Street, EH4 2AZ Venue Name: Main Theatre, Basement, Studio, Attic Accessibility: Currently no venues are wheelchair accessible at the Rose Theatre.

HOW TO BOOK TICKETS: PHONE:

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Rose StartTime

Show Title

11:30 (150) 12:00 (120) 12:00 (60) 13:00 (60) 13:15 (60)

15:30 (60)

17:15 (120)

18:00 (60) 19:15 (60) 19:30 (60)

Annie

20:45 (60) 21:45 (60)

23:00 (60) 23:15 (60) 00:00 (150)

16 - 18 Aug 3 - 12 Aug

Rabbie

1 - 14 Aug

Rent Stuart McPherson and Donald Alexander

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Alex Cofield: Supernova

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Aye, Elvis

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Dylan Moran: Dr Cosmos

22 - 26 Aug

The FlyBoys: A Postmodern Swing Sensation! Dusty and Shirley Huge News The Onion Club: American Apocalypse Now

Late Night Lip Service

122

1 - 26 Aug (not 13) 1 - 26 Aug 1 - 26 Aug

152

1 - 24 Aug (not 13)

13:30 (60)

1 - 26 Aug (not 13) 1 - 26 Aug 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 Aug

155 162

13:45 (60)

162

14:00 (60) 14:00 (60)

166

14:30 (60) 14:45 (60) 14:45 (60) 14:45 (60) 14:45 (60)

HOW TO BOOK TICKETS:

15:00 (60) 15:00 (60)

PHONE:

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15:15 (60) 15:15 (60)

ONLINE:

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IN PERSON:

Box Offices at Teviot, The Museum or Rose Theatre

FOLLOW THE FUN AT #GB2018 GILDEDBALLOON GILDEDBALLOON @GILDEDBALLOON

15:45 (60) 16:00 (60) 16:00 (60) 16:00 (60) 16:00 (60) 16:00 (75) 16:15 (60) 16:15 (60) 16:15 (60) 16:30 (60) 16:30 (60) 16:30 (60)

1 - 27 Aug (not 13) 6 - 8 Aug

1 - 27 Aug

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

Andrea Hubert: Holes of Joy

1 - 26 Aug (not 15)

Eshaan Akbar: Prophet Like It's Hot

1 - 26 Aug (not 15)

Rosco McClelland: 29

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Gareth Waugh: Oh Boy...!

1 - 27 Aug

1 - 26 Aug

Gráinne Maguire: I Forgive You; Please Like Me Scott Gibson: Anywhere But Here

1 - 26 Aug

1 - 27 Aug

Edd Hedges: For Eva, From Forever Ago

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show

13 - 23 Aug (not 17, 18, 19)

Games by Henry Naylor

66 65

1 - 26 Aug (not 15)

Sitting by Katherine Parkinson

Maisie Adam: VAGUE

64 66

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

The Noise Next Door's Really, Really, Good Afternoon Show (At Sea!)

Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam

56 62

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

Benny

The Edinburgh Fringe Magic Gala

56 57

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

In For a Penny

Benet Brandreth: A Hero For Our Times

54 51

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Agatha is Missing!

Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

Grace

Stephen K Amos Talk Show

30 53

1 - 27 Aug (not 14)

Bowjangles: Excalibow

Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn

52 52

13 - 26 Aug

Card Ninja

Trumpageddon

10 - 12 Aug

Julia Sutherland: Exposed

13:30 (60)

29 49

9 & 15 Aug

Jeremy Nicholas: After Dinner Stories from my Disastrous Broadcasting Career

13:30 (60) 25, 26 Aug

18 - 26 Aug

Jon Culshaw & Bill Dare: The Great British Take Off

155

43 45

1 - 27 Aug

FUNBOX at The Fringe again

13:30 (60)

150

1 - 26 Aug

1 - 27 Aug

Esther Rantzen: That's Life!

13:30 (60)

143

1 - 17 Aug

Chemo Barbie

13:30 (60)

138

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Fcuk'd Statements

Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast

13:30 (60)

135

41 42

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

The Oxford Imps: Class of 2018

13:30 & 15:00 (60)

126

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

The Bean Counter

13:15 (60)

122

1 - 18 Aug (not 13)

Gareth Mutch: Wants Mutch More

12:45 (60)

120

41 41

1 - 27 Aug (not 14)

Eleanor's Story: An American Girl In Hitler's Germany

12:45 (60)

104

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

1 - 27 Aug (not 20)

Magic 8 Ball (My Life with Asperger's)

12:30 (60)

106

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

Space Doctor

12:30 (60)

35 26

1 - 27 Aug

Just These, Please

12:15 (60)

16 - 26 Aug

1 - 27 Aug (not 14)

Kokoda

12:15 (60)

35 35

1 - 19 Aug (not 13)

The Cambridge Impronauts: A Series of Improvable Events

12:15 (60)

15 - 26 Aug

2 - 12 Aug

Eglantyne

12:15 (60)

34 26

1 - 22 Aug

David Baddiel's AniMalcolm

12:00 (60)

1 - 26 Aug

Whistle Down the Wind

Scientology the Musical

22:30 (60) 22:30 (60)

Sarah McGuinness: Back to Blacks

Dean Hendry: Smells Like Dean Spirit

22:00 (60)

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

The Ladder

11:15 (75)

22 34

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

Benet Brandreth: A Hero For Our Times

11:30 (75)

10 & 11 Aug

Proxy

11:15 (60)

4 - 19 Aug

The Snow Queen

11:15 (60)

1 - 26 Aug

Gusset Grippers

Tom Stade: I Swear To

1 - 26 Aug (not 14)

Kids Do Forth on the Fringe

11:00 (60)

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

Fall of Eagles

11:05 (55)

1 - 26 Aug (not 13, 21)

Marmite

Spontaneous Potter

21:15 (60)

3 - 26 Aug (not 13, 20)

Not in Our Neighbourhood

10:00 (60)

Page

1 - 27 Aug

Finding Peter

11:00 (60)

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

The Junkies

19:45 (60) 20:30 (60)

1 - 26 Aug

Gary Meikle: Before All This

19:45 (60)

Dates

Steve Ullathorne's Annual Photo Fest

10:00 (45)

1 - 26 Aug (not 20)

Jesus Christ Superstar

17:15 (120) 18:00 (60)

2 - 19 Aug

Show Title

ALL DAY

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Good Manners Gone Bad

15:45 (70)

17:00 (135)

Brave Macbeth

StartTime

3 - 12 Aug

The Pieman Cometh: A Cautionary Football Tale

15:00 (60)

17:00 (135)

Thirteen

A Work in Progress

14:30 (120)

Page

17 - 26 Aug

The Bench

14:30 (60)

16:30 (60)

Dates

Les Misérables School Edition

Rik Carranza: Still a Fan

14:15 (60)

16:45 (60)

Teviot

78 80 81

1 - 26 Aug (not 13, 15, 16)

1 - 27 Aug (not 8, 15, 22)

3 - 25 Aug (not 8 - 9, 13 16, 20 - 23)

23 - 27 Aug

1 - 15 Aug 16 - 22 Aug 1 - 26 Aug (not 2) 1 - 27 Aug (not 15) 1 - 27 Aug

85 85 87 87 88

StartTime

Show Title

17:00 (60)

Dates

Dominic Frisby's Financial Game Show

17:15 (60)

Alison Spittle: Worrier Princess

17:15 (60)

John Pendal: We Are Family

17:45 (60)

Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human

17:45 (60)

1 - 26 Aug

Red Richardson: Seeing Red

18:00 (60)

Notflix

18:15 (60)

1 - 27 Aug (not 2)

The Travelling Sisters: Toupé

18:30 (60)

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Jay Lafferty: Wheesht!

18:45 (55) 18:45 (60)

MARVELus: All the MARVEL Movies. Kind of. 2018

18:45 (60)

Scott Gibson: Tales from the Battlefield

18:45 (60)

Ayesha Hazarika: Girl On Girl

18:45 (60) 19:00 (60) 19:00 (60)

So You Think You're Funny? Grand Final

19:30 (60)

Neil Delamere: Controlled Substance

19:30 (60) 19:45 (60)

Micky Bartlett: Crucifying Fergal

20:00 (60)

Patrick Monahan: #goals

20:00 (60)

8 Aug

21:00 (60)

David Correos: The Correos Effect

21:15 (120)

So You Think You're Funny? Sketch

21:15 (60)

Skin Deep

21:15 (60)

Murray Hill: About To Break

21:15 (60) 21:15 (60)

Janeane Garofalo: Put a Pin in That Rhod Gilbert: Work in Very Very Early Progress

21:30 (60)

1 - 27 Aug (not 13) 20 Aug 13 Aug 1 - 19 Aug (not 13) 20 - 26 Aug (not 23)

Daniel Connell: Mr Personality 1988

22:00 (60)

Damian Clark: Extra Show

22:15 (60) 22:15 (60) 22:30 (60) 22:30 (60) 22:30 (60)

Claire Sullivan: I Wish I Owned a Hotel for Dogs Christopher MacArthur-Boyd: Home Sweet Home Judah Friedlander: America... ...Still Number 1 Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Superheroes

21:00 (60)

107

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

Kevin Quantum: And for my Next Trick

21:30 (60)

19:30 (60)

143 143

22:30 (60)

143

1 - 26 Aug (not 21) 1 - 26 Aug (not 14) 1 - 26 Aug 1 - 27 Aug (not 15) 1 - 26 Aug (not 13) 19 - 22 Aug 1 - 26 Aug (not 13, 20) 1 - 26 Aug

22:30 (60)

142

147 145 152 153 153 155 156 156

1 - 14 Aug

52 52

1 - 27 Aug 15 - 26 Aug 1 - 27 Aug (not 7, 14, 21)

Gamarjobat Daliso Chaponda: What the African Said Jack Docherty: Miekelson and McGlashan - Serious Men Night at the Museum The Beatbox Collective: What’s Your Sound?

54 54 71

13 & 14 Aug

Aaron Calvert: Declassified

19:30 (60)

20 - 26 Aug

Mark Thompson’s Spectacular Science Show

18:00 (60)

139 143

1 - 27 Aug (not 13, 20)

Scott Gibson: Tales from the Battlefield

21:15 (60)

141

22 39

17 - 19 Aug

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Historical Objects

16:30 (60)

141

1 - 16 Aug

South Bend

15:00 & 16:30 (60)

Page

3 - 13, 16 - 26 (not 21, 22)

Robin Ince: Chaos of Delight

15:00 (60)

139

14 Aug

Wrecked

13:30 (60)

137

1 - 26 Aug (not 14, 23)

Sean Hughes: A Tribute

Fred MacAulay: In Conversation

various

132

1 - 27 Aug (not 14)

Fred MacAulay: In Conversation

13:30 (60)

132

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

Singing Hands Summer Spectacular

12:00 (60)

127

1 - 27 Aug (not 14)

Luisa Omielan: Politics for Bitches

21:00 (60)

167

Dates

Irina Titova: Queen of Sand

12:00 (60)

128

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

Cazeleon: The Movies in My Mind

21:00 (60)

167

3 - 27 Aug

The Big Balloon Singalong

12:00 (60)

129

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Christian Finnegan: My Goodness

21:00 (60)

166

2 - 5, 9 - 12, 16 - 19, 24 26 Aug

Show Title

10:15 (45)

126

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

Fred Cooke: Fredinburgh

20:45 (60)

167

1 - 26 Aug (not 15)

Late'n'Live

StartTime

125

1 - 26 Aug (not 15)

Ben Hart: The Nutshell

20:15 (60)

1 - 27 Aug (not 13, 22)

Mr McCelland's Damn Good Dance

123

1 - 27 Aug

Anya Anastasia: The Executioners

20:15 (60)

123

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

Jarred Christmas: Remarkably Average

20:00 (60)

122

1 - 27 Aug (not 2, 8, 15, 23)

Chris Forbes: Prophecy

19:50 (60)

124

3 - 26 Aug (not 14)

Hot Brown Honey

166

Museum

118

23 Aug

Soul Nation Choir: All Fired Up

19:30 (70)

107

4, 5, 9 - 11, 16 - 18, 25, 26 Aug

117

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

19:30 (150)

164

12, 13, 14, 15 Aug

114

1 - 26 Aug

Matt Price: Last Night A Weegie Saved My Life

164

1 - 27 Aug (not 8, 15)

114

20 - 27 Aug

Justin Moorhouse: Northern Joker

164

1 - 27 Aug (not 13)

113

13 - 19 Aug

Woke

163

1 - 27 Aug (not 15)

Werewolves

01:00 (240)

158

107

2 - 11 Aug

Geoff Norcott: Traditionalism

18:45 (60)

114

12 Aug

Will Seaward's Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories V

00:15 (165)

107

1 - 27 Aug (not 14)

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Club Nights

00:00 (60)

114

14 Aug

Scott Gibson: Tales from the Battlefield

00:00 (60)

110

1 - 27 Aug

Scott Gibson: Tales from the Battlefield

Grant Busé: The Birds and The Beats

00:00 (180)

111

1 - 27 Aug (not 20)

Kai Humphries: Team Smug

18:45 (60)

109

159

1 - 27 Aug

Thomas Green: Doubting Thomas

various (60)

156

1 - 27 Aug

Roman Fraden: Back in the Closet

23:45 (60)

106

1 - 27 Aug (not 15)

Stuart Mitchell: Gordon Ramsay's Karma Cafe

18:30 (60)

102

156

1 - 27 Aug (not 14)

Very Blue Peter

23:30 (60)

155

5 - 7, 12 - 15 Aug

AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon

23:30 (60)

104

1 - 27 Aug

The Moa Show

23:15 (60)

100

Page

8 - 18 Aug

So You Think You're Funny? Semi-Finals

22:45 (60)

1 - 26 Aug (not 13)

The Miss Behave Gameshow

22:45 (60)

Dates

Rik Carranza presents: Star Trek vs Star Wars 1 - 4, 8 - 11, 16 - 22, 24 27 Aug

22:30 (90)

1 - 26 Aug

Show Title

22:30 (70)

1 - 27 Aug (not 5, 12, 19, 26)

The Dark Room (For Kids!)

17:30 (60)

5, 12, 19, 26 Aug

That Woman! Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

17:30 (60)

22:30 (60)

1 - 26 Aug (not 15)

Sunday Service with Ola

17:15 (75)

StartTime

1 - 27 Aug (not 14)

Laura Lexx: Trying

17:15 (75)

Page

1 - 26 Aug (not 15)

3 - 26 Aug (not 13) 1 - 26 Aug 1 - 18 Aug (not 14) 19 - 26 Aug 1 - 27 Aug (not 13, 20) 3 - 5, 9 - 12, 16 - 19 Aug 20 - 26 Aug

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Anthony Alderson Hamish Morrow Ryan Taylor Nic Connaughton Isabel Dixon Heather Rose Jonny Patton Adriana Rojas Bryony Jameson Yvonne Goddard Jared Hardy Kathleen Price Adele Reeves Thomas Wales Candida Alderson Chloe Nelkin Consulting Chloe Nelkin Chloe Abley Andrew Niekirk Mia Lewis Paul Garner

Technical Operations Manager Deputy Technical Manager Company Stage Manager Head of Sound Lighting Manager Head of Stage and Site Dome Site Manager Production Coordinator Production Assistant Head of Security

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London Theatre Manager London Production Manager London Venue Technician

Dan Smiles Nicholas Ward Mark Blythe

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Kathryn Norton-Smith & Tim Norton Emmanuel Sugoi

Young Pleasance Company Manager

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“The centre of the cultural universe” The Scotsman

Welcome one and all to the Pleasance’s Festival programme for 2018. From the farthest reaches of the globe, we present a programme full of delights. Whether you’re stepping into the Pleasance for the very first time or returning, there is something for everyone and we are delighted to welcome you. We have filled every nook and cranny of the legendary Pleasance Courtyard and once again, the Pleasance Dome will be rocking from breakfast until late into the night. We are also excited to be returning to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre with a truly spectacular programme both in and outside the building. My sincere thanks to the Pleasance full-time team, who have once again delivered an extraordinary event. They are the very best at what they do and make working within this festival a joy. We also couldn’t do it without the huge generosity of our festival volunteer team; their passion and belief in what we do make it all come to life and I am hugely grateful that so many return every year. Every day we promise life affirming, life changing stories. My congratulations to the visiting artists, writers, directors, actors, dancers, performers and producers who risk so much to bring our stages to life. We at the Pleasance believe it is vital to give people the freedom and space to take risks, both on and off stage. From this spirit of innovation great careers can flourish. My thanks to all who share that belief and make this festival the incredible event it has grown to be. If you blink you might miss it. See you there.

Anthony Alderson Director, Pleasance Theatre Trust

The Pleasance Theatre Trust would like to thank: Stephanie McLernon-Davies, Bryony Cullen and Audible UK. Robin Hodge, Simon Dessain, Sheri Friers and the List. George Sully and the Skinny. Tina Callcutt and the Scotsman. Sarah Adair and Families Edinburgh. Shona McCarthy and all at the Fringe Society. William Burdett-Coutts, Sharon Burgess, Heather Ruck, Kimberley Thomas-Currie and all at Assembly. Karen Koren, Katy Koren and all at Gilded Balloon. Charlie Wood, Ed Bartlam, Marina Dixon, Elizabeth Burchell and all at Underbelly. Chris Perkin for Eventotron. Tom Dearden. Sue Cunningham at Premier Childcare Services. Peter Mathieson Principal of Edinburgh University. Charlie Jeffrey, Chris Barnes, Lorna Brain and Gwen Orr at The University of Edinburgh. Stephen Hubbard, Olivia McLean, Alan Blackwood and all at EUSA. Jim Aitken and all at the Centre for Sports and Exercise. All at the Royal Medical Society. All at the University of Edinburgh Chaplain Centre. Festivals Edinburgh. Royal Bank of Scotland. Marshall Dallas and all at the EICC. Theatre Futures. Lee Filters. Black Light. Orbital Sound. Blue-i. Ramsay Cooper. Jarvie Plant. Redmyle. Steeldeck. Arena Seating. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Tony Davey, Will Tatum, Jac Evans, Andrew Girvan, Jose Ferran, Ann Russell and all at Red 61. Sara Bendit and all at the Beachhouse. Sally Cowling. SR Datacomms. Robertson Taylor W&P Longreach. United House. Matthew Dwyer & Shana Sampson. We are extremely grateful for the continued support of our Patrons: Ellie and Duncan McKinnon Laura and Danny Masters Richard Cockburn and Susan McGrath Campbell Armour Tim Wishart A very special thanks Christopher Richardson, the founder of the Pleasance, for starting this journey 34 years ago. And to our brilliant volunteers and staff, for keeping it going today.

AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE Welcome to Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018! And what a year it’s going to be, with over 190 shows across 22 venues in 4 different locations. After a three-year absence, we’re delighted to be returning to the newly refurbished, magnificent McEwan Hall where we’ve programmed an incredible array of shows across theatre, comedy, circus, music, dance and children’s. Circus Hub is back on the Meadows for its fourth year with acts from Australia, Colombia, Canada, America, Ethiopia, the UK and everywhere in-between. At Underbelly Cowgate, you’ll find an eclectic mix of new and established shows including our Untapped Programme in association with New Diorama Theatre. And, of course, the Cow returns to her pasture at George Square. Our official charity partner is once again The Brain Tumour Charity which works tirelessly to defeat brain tumours - the biggest cancer killer for children and adults under 40. We’re absolutely delighted that Susan Calman, in her only Fringe appearance this year, will be hosting our Big Brain Tumour Benefit at McEwan Hall on 13 August. She’ll be joined by a mooossive line up of Fringe stars for what will no doubt be a never-to-be-repeated night of raucous comedy fun with all box office income going to The Brain Tumour Charity. Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood Directors THE HERD Directors Ed Bartlam & Charlie Wood Production Director David Watson Head of Programming Marina Dixon Director of Marketing & Communications Elizabeth Burchell Head of Operations Sarah Fleming Head of Bars and Catering Bertie Woodhead Financial Controller Sarah Alsop Head of Brand Partnerships Mary Gleeson Executive Producer for Underbelly Productions Tara Wilkinson Executive Producer for Underbelly Productions Holly Reiss PA to Directors and Office Manager Lauren Manning Festival Programmer & Producer Matt Keeler Festival Programmer & Producer Lauren Eisinger Programme Co-ordinator Aisling Galligan Production Co-ordinator for Underbelly Productions Martyn Wood

Circus Hub Producer Emilie Labourey Programme Production Assistant Mellissa Hommel Senior Marketing Manager Amy Briggs Senior Marketing Manager Beanie Ridler Marketing Officer Daisy Minto Senior Box Office Manager Philly Waygood Box Office Manager Ashlinn Sambrook Fringe Box Office Manager Natalie Norman Production Manager Kenny Easson Production Manager James Oakley Technical Production Manager James Turner Inman Production Assistant Rebecca Foster Payroll & Management Accountant Jonathan Kettle Accounts Payable Assistant Denitsa Pashova Fringe Office Manager and Payroll Admin Alex Hayes

Operations Manager Tuesday McPhail Cowgate Venue Manager David Graham Cowgate Duty Manager Renee Illian Head of Sound Dougie Winchester Crew Chief Gavin Boutcher Construction Managers Neville Kilkenny & David Simpson Edinburgh Bar Manager Roddy Fisher Front of House Manager Emma Bianco Cowgate Front of House Manager Sylvia Schönherr Abattoir Manager Mhairi Crossan Warehouse and Logistics Manager Steven Kilpatrick On-site Marketing & Street Team Ella Nettleton Edinburgh Head of Press Susie Gray Event Producer for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Rachel Sivills Edinburgh’s Christmas Producer Ruth Fisher

A COWNORMOUS THANK YOU TO: All our supporters over the years. Special thanks to Judith Doherty. Chris Barnes, Lorna Brain, Kate Lindey, Gwenn Orr and Anastasia Bishop at University of Edinburgh Festivals Office, and Professor Charlie Jeffery, Hugh Edmiston and Gary Jebb at the University of Edinburgh and of course, the greatest supporter of the festivals, Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea. Paul McCloskey, James Doherty, John McNeill, Claire Miller, Mike Shields, David Jamieson, Sarah Murphy and the Parks Department and all at City of Edinburgh Council. All at Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. All at Edinburgh Central Library. Shona McCarthy and all at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. Chris and Mike Haywood at Haywood & Company. Rachel Twemlow, Michelle Fisher, Michelle Verey, Olivia Lennon and Tony Slattery at Molson Coors. Alastair Unite and Dhwani Thakrar at Diageo. Katie Mosses at The Brain Tumour Charity. Kieran Healey-Ryder, Ruairi Perry and Laura Young at Whyte & Mackay. Tony Davey, Will Tatam, Jose Ferran, Ann Russell and all at Red 61. Brian Cleary and all at Sygma Safety. David Byrne, Helen Matravers and Sophie Wallis. Paul Roughton and all at Stage Electrics. Ivo Mulder. Scott Dodds and all at Blue Pipe. Scott Gilmour and all at IGT. Chris Perkin. Candida Alderson. Jel Holmes at Dusted Design. Tim Jarmain- Groves and Eiben O’Connor at Graphic Design London. Carolyn Gordon and David Orkisz at MadeBy.DO, Neil Wurmel and all at Contrail Digital. John and all at Events Armoury. Hugh, Lewis and all at Texaport. Edinburgh Community Network and The Tech Cube. Malcolm Kennedy. Chris Fleming. Ed Lawlor. Rebecca Austin. Fergus Linehan and all at the Edinburgh International Festival. Christopher Richardson. Susan Provan. Jack and Amy Elles. Ally Hill at Bongo Club. David & Kash Goodwill. Fraser Smith. Cashire. William Burdett-Coutts, Heather Ruck, Sharon Burgess and all at Assembly. Karen and Katy Koren and all at Gilded Balloon. Anthony Alderson, Ryan Taylor, Hamish Morrow and all at Pleasance.

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KIDS DO FORTH ON THE FRINGE

Theatre N16 and Eastlake Productions

Radio Forth

If there was one girl in the world who could tell you exactly what Neverland was like, it would be Wendy Darling. Some moons have passed since her and her brothers John and Michael last visited the magical island.

Returning for 2018, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe features a morning of the very best in family variety entertainment. Let Forth 1 look after your kids for the morning!

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Acá Theatre

An acrobatic, slapstick-tastic Clown comedy for the whole family! Join the three delightful Clowns who make waiting for a bus a tragically complicated affair. Tropizo, Doa & Squiggle are on a journey to become best friends, but how do you make real friends in a modern world? acaclowns.com | Twitter: @aca_theatre A little hidden gem of a show BBBBB REMOTEGOAT

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Caring for Kids with a curious craze for Karaoke? Then look no further than The Big Balloon Singalong! Georgia-Lee Roberts and Liam Forrester from Edinburgh's very own Captivate Theatre sing their hearts out for pre-school children. Georgia-Lee loves singing, dancing and scaring people at the Edinburgh Dungeon. Liam toured with the National Choir of Scotland and taught Drama at high school - so he just loves to sing, dance and entertain! Fun for all the family every morning at the National Museum of Scotland, come along, singalong, and let your voices soar. Every singer gets a free Balloon! www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gildedballoon

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IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE

Manhattan Children's Theatre

Based on the best selling series of books by Laura Numeroff, this fast-paced, comedic adaptation embraces all the "joys" of parenting - told through the eyes of a child and a hyper, hungry mouse politely asking for a cookie. Plenty of audience participation, giggles galore and sighs of relief from parents not responsible for the clean-up. Even if you don't want to see a mouse in your house, you shouldn't miss this one in the theatre NEW YORK TIMES

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JOHN HEGLEY: MORNING WORDSHIP

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MamaBabaMe is a beautiful dance, physical theatre and live music experience created especially for babies and young children aged 0-3 and their grown-ups. Our audience sits within the set around a mini arena with soft boundary edges from which to enjoy the performance. With the soothing sounds of live cello and intimate lighting, MamaBabaMe explores the profound connection between parent and child and how this eternal bond evolves and grows.

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MAMABABAME

Join the morning chorus of clappy, clippy, cloppy, floppy, flappy sing song and poem pong. All ship shape. Join the crew and dig deep into a wealth of stories and japes, with plenty of healthy vocab for young and older. One of the ten best kids shows at the Edinburgh Festival

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So Comedy & Broken Robot Productions by arrangement with Troika

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CAT IN THE HAT

Paul Taylor-Mills presents The National Theatre's adaptation

From the moment his tall, red and white striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that The Cat in the Hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure. But what will mum find when she gets home? Based on the much loved book by Dr Seuss, The Cat in the Hat is a lively and engaging first theatre experience for young children aged 3+. Originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain. Back for a triumphant third year, this is a show for all the family not to be missed. Twitter: @catinthehat_uk

I simply cannot fault this show for providing a fantastic time for families and any lovers of the rhyming world created in Seuss's books. From the word go, you know this is certainly going to be no ordinary rainy day. BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Triumphs as the maestro of mischief. BBBBB STAGE This show is a wonderful adaptation of a classic story and is a fantastic way to introduce very young children to theatre. It's short and sweet, and will have your kids bursting with laughter and excitement! Every single child in the audience came out talking about it and how brilliant it was. BBBBB LONDON THEATRE 1 £7 £10.50 (£9)

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ANIMALPHABET THE MUSICAL RP TT Hit The Mark Theatre BSL High-energy actors, colourful puppets, amazing characters and fantastic songs combine to create AnimAlphabet, a family show unlike any other. Join Colin the Cockatoo, Hip-Hop Donkey and Geoff the Geordie Jazz Giraffe on a fun, family musical adventure. AnimAlphabet is funny, fastpaced, bursting with witty songs by Al and Sam of double platinum pop band The Hoosiers, and features Kerry Ingram (Netflix Free Rein) as the voice of MetroTheGnome. But watch out, that dastardly duck Calando's about !!! £7

PENGUINPIG

Sophie reads about a Penguinpig on the Internet. Filled with delight and intrigue she sets off alone on an adventure to find the adorable creature, leading her to the Zoo. But what will she find inside? A fun-filled cautionary tale told through puppetry, that is both educational and highly entertaining. Twitter: @BarmpotTheatre

The perfect outing for children BBBBB HORNCASTLE NEWS

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MEET THE LITTLE PRINCE!

Based on Saint-Exupéry's life as a pilot and on his bestseller. "Please", asks the little boy, "draw me a sheep". Two explorers discover the world and the secret of what is important in life. Actors, puppets and masks, tell an uplifting fable about friendship. A touching tale cherished by everyone. Delightful, brought to life with dramatic skill, imaginative presentation and quick tempo STAGE A splendid script... the acting is superb. I would urge you to go and see this play BBBBB CAFEBABEL.COM £6

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Monski Mouse Media

Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world, come find out why, DJ Monski Mouse and her Dancers are a hit with the under fives and their parents/carers. Expect to do some high-energy smiling to pop favourites, retro classics and funky nursery rhymes. Tune after tune perfectly chosen for the youngsters... It's surely the best baby dance party in the city BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS Absolutely joyous BBBBB EDINBURGH FAMILIES £5

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animalphabetmusical.com | Twitter: @hitthemarkuk £8.50 (£7.50)

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THE GRUFFALO, THE WITCH AND THE WARTHOG WITH JULIA DONALDSON

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Julia and Malcolm Donaldson

Strap on your safety goggles boys & girls

the show that laughs in the face of

SCIENCE

11AM (12PM) UNDERBELLY BRISTO SQUARE 5+

Following a sell-out season in 2015, the UK's best-selling author Julia Donaldson returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new show featuring Room on the Broom, The Magic Paintbrush, The Ugly Five, Superworm, The Gruffalo and newly-released The Cook and the King. The cast of five, including guitar-playing husband Malcolm, bring Julia's stories to life with songs, puppetry and plenty of help from the audience. Reviews for Gruffalos, Ladybirds and Other Beasts: A potent mix of home-spun comfort and slick theatricality that works for all ages.

1PM (2PM) UNDERBELLY’S CIRCUS HUB ON THE MEADOWS 0+

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BRAINIAC LIVE!

Underbelly, Dan Colman Creative Ltd & Incidental Colman

******** DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! ******** Strap on your safety goggles! Science's greatest and most volatile live show arrives with a vengeance. The West End and international touring favourite celebrates its 10th anniversary year with its first appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. More mischievous than ever before Brainiac Live! will take you on a breathless ride through the wild world of the weird and wonderful. Watch from the safety of your seat as the Brainiacs delve fearlessly into the mysteries of science and do all of those things on stage that you're too scared to do at home! Watch explosive footage at BRAINIACLIVE.COM Audience warnings: Loud & explosive brainiaclive.com | Twitter: @BrainiacLive

Excellent - Science Museum meets Top Gear GUARDIAN The best family show to catch this summer. Designed to get children combusting with excitement about scientific experiments ... Expect exploding dustbins, messy audience participation and zany chat. DAILY TELEGRAPH A whole lot of high energy, fun filled action. KIDBUCKETLIST.COM SCHOOLS DISCOUNT AVAILABLE FROM UNDERBELLY BOX OFFICE - 0131 510 0395 £10 £12 (£10)

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THE SNOW QUEEN

Showstopper Productions & Something for the Weekend

Theatre N16 and Eastlake Productions

The musical adventure where kids are in charge! Fringe favourites & Olivier Award winners, The Showstoppers, take kids' ideas and transform them into hilarious interactive shows. Harry Potter on the moon? Done! Peppa Pig and Dora meet the Gruffalo inside a dolls' house? No worries! Musical shows tailor-made to their own imaginations.

Greta's brother, Kay, has been acting strange. He's mean and moody and won't play games. The Snow Queen must have snatched him, and left an imposter in his place. Funny, magic and full of surprises, it is a perfect family adventure. www.theatren16.co.uk | Twitter: @theatren16 Delightful retelling of a classic tale. BBBB LONDONTHEATRE1

theshowstoppers.org | Twitter: @theshowstoppers

Make sure you see this show. And then go again.

A definite must see for anyone who believes in the magic of theatre. BBBB LONDON BOX OFFICE

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Mad, magical and marvellous. BBBB VOICE MAGAZINE £6

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DAVID BADDIEL'S ANIMALCOLM

RP BSL

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Story Pocket Theatre

Jimmy Jewell Ltd

Join Paddington Bear on his adventures as he leaves home, meets his new family and enjoys his first concert - not without causing his fair share of mayhem, of course! The charming tales of everyone's favourite bear come to life with storytelling, narration and a live orchestra. From the same team that brought you Peter Rabbit in 2017: '... a show that every child and parent should take time to go and see', (FairyPoweredProductions). Truly charming BBBBB PRIMARY TIMES £7

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KIKA'S BIRTHDAY

Wizard Presents

Kika, a little French mouse, celebrates her birthday. Her family has planned a surprise. But what about that Bright Orange Cat watching them closely? A delightful, interactive story, with puppetry, for children aged 4+ and their families by award-winning storyteller, Danyah Miller. Magically created in association with Little Angel Theatre and Orange Tree Theatre.

Malcolm doesn't like animals, which is a problem because his family loves them. Their house is full of pets. After a bizarre school trip unlike any other, Malcolm begins to understand animals more deeply than anyone. But will he end up the same as before? Because sometimes the hardest thing to be is... you. A vibrant, energetic and gloriously funny new musical comedy from the award-winning Story Pocket Theatre. ANiMALCOLM combines physical theatre, puppetry and the company's outstanding storytelling style to bring David Baddiel's magical and wonderfully comic story to the stage. storypockettheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @story_pocket

Spending an hour with Story Pocket Theatre is like curling up in a warm bed, and being read a story while you nibble on a piece of toast... Well-loved, well-delivered and very well received stories. SCOTSMAN ... this talented group are producing some of the best children's theatre we have seen. THREEWEEKS

kikasbirthday.co.uk | Twitter: @danyahmiller

This is a master storyteller at work and it's a delight to watch BBBB LONDON THEATRE 1

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THE LOST THINGS

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UNDERBELLY COWGATE | BELLY LAUGH

www.chris-henry.com

Henry does not fail to amaze BBBB SCOTSMAN Children's Event Award Runner Up 2017 FRINGE WORLD BBBB LIST

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Balloonatics is the award-nominated, world-travelled family comedy show for anyone crazy about balloons! Join the Balloonatics army, where it doesn't matter how technically gifted you are, as long as you're having fun! Balloon buffoonery at its best!

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A boy falls and finds himself in a dark and terrifying new world. It's a world of lost things: car keys, wedding rings and a mysterious girl who is building an amazing machine. Performed in a unique dome structure, The Lost Things is about losing things and finding things you didn't even know you were looking for. This is a dark fairytale set in a fantastical world, where nothing is quite as it seems. Created by award winning theatre company, Tortoise in a Nutshell (Fisk, Feral, Grit) and writer, Oliver Emanuel (Flight, Dragon, Titus). S M T W T

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Tortoise in a Nutshell & Oliver Emanuel. Commissioned by Imaginate.

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BEOWULF

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ROMEO AND JULIET

RP BSL

Take Thou That

Rubbish Shakespeare Company

Nine year old Sophie knows the story of Beowulf well. She has enjoyed reading it many times with her mother, a professor of old English. But Sophie is fighting monsters of her own, monsters every bit as terrifying as those that Beowulf must face. Her mother is dying, and Sophie's life is changing beyond her control. The imagination of this company can only be seen to be believed. BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

Enemies. Balconies. Kissing. Sausage rolls?! Shakespeare's iconic tale is 'rubbished' in this debut Fringe run. Sporting a national reputation, from school tours to work with the RSC, this all-male, all-silly troupe present Shakespeare's most hilarious tragedy ever. Expect an hour of multi-roling, unkempt wigs and the burliest Juliet yet. Ideal for the whole family. Unique and vibrant EXPRESS The one thing they're not is rubbish! ST AUGUSTINE'S HIGH

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Twitter: @TakeThouThat

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A DRAGON IN THE FAMILY

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ARR WE THERE YET?

Acrobatic pirates turn ship life upside-down in this riproaring, swashbuckling adventure! With lots of laughs for young and old, brilliant slapstick and physical comedy, life on the ship is all awesome circus. Cooking for the crew is juggling knives, walking the plank is the high flying teeter board and steering the ship spinning in the Cyr wheel!

storiesalive.co.uk/dragon | Twitter: @storiesalive

this is a terrifically fun show, like a kids' pirate book brought thrillingly and humorously to life BBBB THREEWEEKS £6.50

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MOUSE A COOKIE

IF YOU GIVE A

2 – 26 Aug, 13:15

PENGUINPIG 3 – 19 Aug, 10:45

CHORES 2 – 26 Aug, 12:00

DENIM: THE DENIM JUNIORS 3 – 19 Aug, 16:30

THE DRAGON AND THE WHALES 2 – 27 Aug, 12:00

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We saw a show about Gilly, Brenna, Alrick and Crackle. It was an interesting story and the storyteller memorised the whole story, which is amazing! DYLAN, 8 YEARS OLD £10 (£8)

All the best stories begin with a game. When Gilly finds an abandoned cave deep in the mountains, a strangelooking stone is discovered. Or is it an egg? Could it be... a dragon egg? Gilly is sure dragons don't exist. How could they? But what else could be inside the tapping egg? With storytelling, puppets and live harp music, this exciting adventure comes to life.

UNDERBELLY'S CIRCUS HUB | THE BEAUTY

Head First Acrobats

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THE BATTLE OF ELLIE AND THE FROGS AND MICE ENORMOUS SNEEZE KAPUT 6 – 19 Aug, 16:10 2 – 27 Aug, 13:30 2 – 26 Aug, 13:30

MONSKI MOUSE’S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL

MEET THE LITTLE PRINCE!

CHARLIE BAKER

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2 – 27 Aug, 11:00

2 – 27 Aug, 15:00

PRESENTS: THE GREATEST GOAT OF ALL TIME

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THE BEAR

PLEASANCE

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0131 556 6550

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BRAVE MACBETH

Pins and Needles Productions

Captivate Theatre

Primary Times Children's Choice Award Winner 2017, Brave Macbeth is back. On his way home from battle, Brave Macbeth meets the witches who tell him that he will become king. What will he do to get his hands on the crown? With catchy tunes, slapstick, sword fights, witches and warriors in kilts -- this is one show not to be missed. captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @Captivate_LTD

One of the best children's shows at the Fringe this year... has set the mark for how Shakespeare can be enjoyable and fun for all ages BBBBB BROADWAYBABY.COM £9 (£7)

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THE BEAR by Raymond Briggs, adapted by Pins and Needles Productions. One night when she's fast asleep, an enormous white bear climbs into Tilly's bedroom. It has a big black tongue and a yawn as big as your head. But Tilly's not scared. With dazzling puppetry, delicious music and dozens of laughs, 'The Bear' is an unforgettable experience for the whole family. So bring a bear, and join Tilly and her great big white friend on a wild and magical adventure.

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Cluster Arts Pty Ltd

bearlive.co.uk | Twitter: @pinsandneedles0

Move over War Horse this polar puppet is magic! GUARDIAN The delightful notion of a polar bear about the house is beautifully explored in this witty, inventive production STAGE If Raymond Briggs is renowned for penning classic Christmas stories, Pins and Needles is fast gaining a reputation for their stellar adaptations of his work CHILDREN'S THEATRE REVIEW £7 £9 (£7.50)

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THE DRAGON AND THE WHALES

Modest Predicament

A little dragon is swept by ocean currents into a journey to ignite the fire in her heart. An adventure tale with puppetry and music about growing up, understanding your emotions and finding your place in the world. 2018 Assembly ART Award shortlist.

Chores is the story of two brothers who have to clean up their room before their mum comes in - no problem, right? An award-winning comedy circus show from Australia the whole family will love! Hugely popular, laugh-a-minute, firm family favourite. Set to wow audiences on their first ever international tour. www.instagram.com/choreshooplaclique

Hilarity ensues with this laugh-out-loud slapstick comedy BBBB ADVERTISER, ADELAIDE

I really want a toilet paper gun now BBBB WEEKEND NOTES Parents, brace yourself for laughter. Definitely NOT another boring kids show. My nephew laughed so hard he nearly fell off the seat. That says it all really AUDIENCE

modestpredicament.co.uk | Twitter: @modestpred

Harmonious singing and a witty script keep both adults and children hooked BBBB THE LIST (FOR 'ERIN, ERROL AND THE EARTH CREATURES')

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SINGING HANDS SUMMER SPECTACULAR

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WildChild Productions

Off on the adventure of a lifetime, Michael and his parents set sail around the world. Then, disaster strikes. Washed overboard, Michael finds himself stranded on an island in the Pacific. But he is not alone... Stuart Paterson 'master of children's theatre' (Scotsman) brings Morpurgo's novel to life in this captivating adaptation. With enchanting storytelling, puppetry, music and a voiceover kindly recorded by Jenny Agutter! £6.50

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Join in as Suzanne and Tracy jump like kangaroos in Australia, wade through the jungle in Africa looking for wild animals or as they go on a day trip to the Zoo and the Farm! They will include some up-tempo pop songs themed around the concepts of friendship and happiness - so come and sing, sign, dance and experience their unique show! Designed to be fully-inclusive, this event can be enjoyed by children of ALL ages and abilities.

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Alice Mary Cooper

Competitions are serious business. Jellybean counting contests are considerably competitive. And serious. And official. Jobsworth the Official is officially officiating. Authorised by authorities. Favoured by the Federation. Have a guess. Who will win? Feel the suspense. Joyfully interactive clown comedy from Alice Mary Cooper, 'A truly inspired clown' (ArtsHub) who is 'jawbreakingly hilarious' (Rip It Up). For human beans aged 5 and over. alicemarycooper.com | Twitter: @alicemarycooper A joy BBBB HERALD (ON WAVES) FAMILY £28/£30 £9 (£7)

"I will return sunshine to the dark cold world!" In a world full of darkness, the warmth and light of the sun has gone missing. One girl, armed only with a flute, sets out on a brave adventure to find the lost sunshine. But you can help! Join The Little Musician on her journey, find your own spirit of adventure, and help her to save the world from freezing! Combining live sound effects and inventive scenery, this beautiful and imaginative show reminds us of the real meaning of sunshine and relationships. A joyful, interactive show suitable for all the family! www.acc.go.kr | Twitter: @WeLoveACC

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With Wolves, Witches and Goblins, the story unfolds as the audience is invited to become part of the drama. The Brothers Grimm collected their classic tales over 200 years ago. Today, interactive storyteller Eden Ballantyne has reimagined them for a contemporary audience. Maybe Little Red Riding Hood won't have to wait for the woodcutter to save her? There may be a house of Gingerbread, but what else could be waiting in the woods? storiesalive.co.uk/grimms | Twitter: @storiesalive

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Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

ARE YOU READY?!!! The multi BAFTA-winning LEGENDS Dick & Dom are coming to the Fringe for the first time in 2018 with their insane comedy experience that the whole family will never forget. The audience is split in half and will battle it out with interactive games, songs, mess, insanity and (of course) Bogies! As seen on Sky, CBBC, BBC1 & BBC2. dickndom.co.uk | Twitter: @dickndom Irreverent interactive stars THE TIMES

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CAPTAIN CAULIFLOWER AND MARVIN THE MISCHIEVOUS MOOSE

Mad Etiquette

Join the invincible Captain Cauliflower and his faithful companion Marvin on an unforgettable adventure, filled with extreme silliness and unquestionable danger. Dan Lees and Neil Frost are simply two of the best clowns around, children and adults love them. Joyous physical comedy for all the family.

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Rub-a- dub-dub, The Dummies are back with some splish splashing circus set to drown you in tears of laughter. From the makers of hit show Trash Test Dummies comes a new production of oceanic proportions! Splash Test Dummies are here, ready to roll out their beach towels and spring into a brand new hour of circus-filled hilarity for the whole family. See a brilliant array of catch-your-breath stunt work, acrobatics, juggling and the side-splitting, slapstick comedy for which the dummies are famous. Join the Dummies and come diving from bathtubs to beaches in this new aquatic adventure!

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Help the Fun Kids Radio presenters keep the station on-air, make the best roadshow ever, and (most importantly) not get fired. An interactive show for all the family from awardwinning national radio station Fun Kids. www.funkidslive.com | Twitter: @funkids Excellent stuff GUARDIAN

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'A sneeze is a powerful thing, a dangerous thing, you never know what might happen with a sneeze... ' Join Ellie on a wild snot-filled adventure as she sets out to help her friend Stanley to sneeze for the very first time. A Roald Dahl-esque tale featuring live music, magical mucus and everextendable nose hairs from the award-winning creators of Dr Zeiffal, Dr Zeigal and the Hippo that can Never be Caught! Winners: Best Family Show, Buxton Fringe.

Returning to the Fringe after 11 glorious years and 3 sell out seasons in the upside down purple cow, Louis Pearl is back to thrill audiences with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. Louis has been entertaining audiences across the globe with his unique combination of comedy and artistry coupled with live music, audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerized. From fog-filled, helium-propelled rocket bubbles, to tornado bubbles, the Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages. www.bubbleguy.com | Twitter: @bubguy

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The hilarious multi-award winning hit show for young and old returns to Edinburgh! The larger-than-life elegant buffoon Tom Flanagan pays homage to the greats Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton with a brilliant mix of chaos, comedy and acrobatics.

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World premiere of this Fresh Funny Fantastical story starring award winning comedian, singer and dancer Charlie Baker, seen in 'Harry Hill's Tea Time' (Sky1), 'Dog Ate My Homework' (CBBC), 'Doctor Who' (BBC1) and BAFTA winning 'Class Dismissed' (CBBC) actress Sam Battersea. Live "Clip-Clop Hip-hop" soundtrack accompanies our hero on her journey from 0-100% confidence with her magically tuneful farmyard friend. Jokes! Songs! A Goat! (plastic) Smiles! (Not plastic) suitable for ages 7-107. Bring the KIDS.

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After sell-out shows last year; they're back!!! Don't miss Anya, Kevin and Gary (formerly of The Singing Kettle) as they return for a fun-filled hour of family singalong silliness. It's brilliant entertainment not just for children but for the whole family!

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Music by Mozart. Circus by Circa. Fun for Families. Straight from the score and onto the stage, the man known as Mozart appears amidst a puff of powder, ready to throw musical madness into a crescendo of swoops and twirls. Featuring mischievous acrobats and a musician, Wolfgang reinvents the composer's magical music with a circus twist.

A motley crew of storytelling musicians bring Oscar Wilde's classic fairy tales to life in Tall Stories' magical new show - direct from London's West End. Characters from 'The Happy Prince' and other stories spring to life as the pompous Mayor, the petulant Princess and the love-sick Student compete to become the new town statue. Hauntingly beautiful tales for everyone aged 5 to 105, told with live music and a generous dash of comedy.

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... an enthralling work for all ages.. SYDNEY ARTS GUIDE, AUSTRALIA ... magical to experience. A truly beautiful piece of interactive theatre THEATRE REVIEW, NEW ZEALAND

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A spectacle not to be missed BRISBANE KIDS, AUSTRALIA A delightful and unique experience for children (and their grown-ups)

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Caring for Kids with a curious craze for Karaoke?

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Hairy, ever-so-slightly scary tales for kids from the multiaward nominated wizard (alias John Henry Falle) and his arch-enemy, Mandy The Witch Who Lives Under The Sink (Funny Women semi-finalist, Mandy Dassa). WARNING: Contains Dragons. Songs co-written by kids' favourite Jay Foreman. As seen in the BAFTA Children's Award Winning History Bombs and on tour with ComedyClub4Kids. One of the wonders of the Fringe BBBBB MIRROR White hot brilliance BBBB TIME OUT RELAXED PERFORMANCE: 8 £6

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Sound the war-croak, sharpen every claw - the frogs and mice are going to war! A tragedy has struck Bread Nibbler, king of the mice, and everyone knows who's to blame: the frogs. Originally told as an introduction to epic poetry for the children of Ancient Greece, join us for an interactive adaptation, using traditional storytelling, improvised music and toy-box puppetry.

Hosted by Edinburgh’s very own Captivate Theatre

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Tilly Mouse loves to sing. But whenever anyone sees her, they scream and run away. With determination, imagination and help from her friends, Tilly proves that even a mouse can be a star. Come and sing along with Opera Mouse! melaniegall.com/operamouse | Twitter: @melaniepresents

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SCIENCE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. The 'Science Guy' returns to explore the strange and magical properties of matter with fireballs, fire tornadoes and amazing chemical reactions. Come see live science in action, prepare to be wowed! A show for all the family, children and grown-ups alike. Mark, a regular face on Good Morning Britain, Five News and an established author, was also co-presenter of the original series of BBC's Stargazing Live. www.markthompsonastronomy.com | Twitter: @peoplesastro

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Soho Theatre & United Agents

Five Pop Princesses celebrate the power of being yourself. This Drag Pop Concert for kids glows with stunning costumes and music from animated-classics to party-hits. Denim is the place to scream, dream, and become a queen. denim-uk.com | Twitter: @Denim_uk

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You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape? Pick options off the screen in this fun, fear-filled adventure. Will you: A) Get eaten by bears? B) Give me your parents PIN number? C) Seriously, give me the money or I'll call the bears. If you win, there are terrible prizes! But if you lose, YA DIE! YA DIE! With 4M YouTube hits and sell-out shows worldwide, it's a bonkers games with challenges, danger, & jokes about gaming. Winner - Best Kid's Show, Leicester Comedy Fest 2018 Genuinely irresistibly dangerous BBBB STAGE

Just cos you're a kid doesn't mean you should miss out on the best stand-ups and sketch acts of the Fringe! Just cos you're an adult at a kids' show doesn't mean you can't also have the best time! Join us for another OTTERLY WONDERFUL month of fun!

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Zimbabwean artists make some of the best stone sculptures in the world. Vhukutiwa gallery continues to present a range of work from young artists and established names. Inspiration is drawn from natural and spirit life.

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The 14th solo exhibition from the Award Winning photographer. Featuring comedians, writers and performers from the Fringe and beyond. Some new faces, some old(er) faces, some never seen before archive shots from the past and lots of new ones from the present.

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"Good Morning Edinburgh!" Three funny, thoughtprovoking 'menus' of 'Bite-Size' Plays. Free coffee/tea, croissant, strawberries. UK/international new writing. Stimulating, refreshing & engaging. Fringe Sell-Out Show 2017. WINNER: Latest Award 'Best Theatre Performance'. Save £££ with a 'Combo' ticket of a Breakfast Menu PLUS Bite-Size Plays presents: NEVERWANT at 14.15 in Pleasance Courtyard! £20 (£18) - available from EdFest venues. One of the most important shows you'll see on the Fringe. BBBBB DAILY RECORD

Set in a near-future Britain where healthcare is privatised, a young couple's relationship is quietly pulled apart by an aggressive lack of sleep. A piece of physical theatre with a score by YouTuber Christopher 'Bing' Bingham, In Addition realises the spiralling of minute problems in a life without the NHS. Shortlisted for the Les Enfants Terribles Award 2018 orangeskiestheatre.wixsite.com/ostheatre | Twitter: @ostheatre Powerful... surreal and original. EASTERN DAILY PRESS

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Basically: Robert reported lights over the Tesco car park. Then he told us an alien was coming to stay in his spare room. We're wondering whether to believe him. Maybe this is a good place to believe him? A docu-comedy. Samuel French New Play Award 2018. poltergeisttheatre.com | Twitter: @PoltergeistTC Expertly inventive... wonderful SUNDAY TIMES Makes me want to see it again and again BBBBB EDFRINGE REVIEW (FOR 'XX') £6 £8.50 (£7.50)

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Frank returns to his small hometown and has a riot with the casual criminals, enlightened rednecks and tattoo ministers. A Southern Gothic tale of beauty and disgust, bringing everyone down to earth, even the angels. Influenced by S-Town, True Detective and Seasick Steve. With live music, untamed characters and a snake wielding pastor. hippana.com | Twitter: @hippanatheatre Glimpse of flawless wonder BBBB LIST (FOR 'ARUBA') Everything good Fringe theatre should be BBBB SCOTSMAN (FOR 'THE USHERS') £6 £8.50 (£7.50)

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FUTURE HISTORY: 1968

Green Ginger Productions

The Pleasance

Europe. 1914. The great Royal Houses stand on the brink of war and nobody knows why. 100 years on, this colourful journey through music hall and history explores the absurdity that led to the end of empires and millions of lives. An exciting, new musical suitable for all ages. Bright, colourful, educational, funny and with lots of great songs.

Mikhail Zygar and Karen Shainyan are two of Russia's most controversial journalists, still holding the Putin Government to account. Join them for a discussion about their latest project, docuseries "Future History: 1968", available to stream in the UK exclusively on BuzzFeed News and to discuss the Russian Government and where it is heading. Michael Zigar is the founder of Russia's only independent television channel TV Rain and a recent TED speaker. Karen Shainyan is a Russian social activist, journalist, and media manager. He is co-founder and CEO of the Future History studio.

Twitter: @Greengingerpro1

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Havana, Cuba! A Cold War world of suspicion, suspense and silliness where heroes twirl, twitch and tango away from enemy agents, MI6 and the truth. By popular demand Spies Like Us return with their 2017 sell-out hit. WINNER of Theatre Weekly's Best Fringe Debut 2017.

Join us for a very special preview of some of the most exciting shows in our 2018 programme and help us launch our 34th year on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!

spieslikeustheatre.com | Twitter: @SpiesLikeUs_ Quite simply a joy BBBB BROADWAY BABY An incredibly funny production BBBB THEATRE WEEKLY

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PROXY

Written and performed by Caroline Burns Cooke and directed by Colin Watkeys, creators of 5 star, Argus Angel Award winning play 'And the Rope Still Tugging Her Feet'. Proxy takes on Munchausen, murder and living by proxy. Gypsy is imprisoned in a world of fantasy, invalided and infantilised by her mother Dee Dee, until an online boyfriend offers her a way out. BBBBB ARGUS

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THE TURN OF THE SCREW

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Until today the most dangerous day at the zoo was the Tapir's caesarian section - but when a hurricane heads straight for Miami, Bonnie hurries to keep her animals safe. However, the danger is deeper and darker than the weather. A tale of animal instinct, fight or flight and a woman trying to trap 47 flamingos in a urinal. An end is a beginning for another, Carol, for whom animals are also best friends. An inventive comedy drama of humanity, loyalty and female friendship. And giant otters. From the co-writer of Talking to Strangers (BBC Radio 4) w/Sally Phillips.

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"Nobody but me, till now, has ever heard... " At an isolated estate, a young governess begins to fear there is something darker in the depths of Bly House. A new adaptation of Henry James' disturbing story, from the award -winning creators of Fringe 2017 hit "Dorian Gray", featuring puppetry and a haunting original soundtrack.

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"There's a lot teenagers don't know about the world." But there's a lot more that no-one knows. There's a black hole in Georgia's bedroom - so she's blasting off on a mission for answers. On the way she'll encounter talking foxes, rubbish-heap monsters, and the space people leave behind. With dazzling puppets and live music, this is an epic quest for impossible answers to impossible questions.

Dark, enthralling and unremittingly entertaining (Rope)

MCS Productions

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OUR MAN IN HAVANA

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ARE THERE MORE OF YOU?

Hint of Lime Productions

Alison Skilbeck tells the linked tales of four women with only a postcode in common. Painful, scary, hilarious, and heart-warming, the stories chart each wildly different character's search for love and happiness. Skilbeck returns to Assembly following her 5 star shows 'Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London', (2016), and 'The Power behind The Crone', (2017). aretheremoreofyou.wordpress.com | Twitter: @HintofLIMEprod

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BENET BRANDRETH: A HERO FOR OUR TIMES

Benet Brandreth

Join award-winning comedian Benet Brandreth for a tale of love, loss, redemption and ramekins. Slightly surreal and hugely funny, it's a story about coping with the absurdity of today's world. Brandreth, 'a master raconteur' (Independent on Sunday), returns with the sequel to his multiple five-star, sell-out one-man-show: The Brandreth Papers. www.benetbrandreth.com | Twitter: @benetbrandreth

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THE LADDER

Anne Chamberlain

Rob Rouse & Helen Rutter

Vibrant, inspiring play about Eglantyne Jebb - the visionary, courageous, human rights pioneer and founder of Save the Children. Eglantyne went from her Shropshire childhood to Oxford University, Cambridge social work, Bloomsbury, heartbreaks, suffrage rallies, spiritualism, the Balkans, arrest in Trafalgar Square and pioneering children's rights.

Based on a true story and starring husband and wife, Rob Rouse (Upstart Crow, BBC) and Helen Rutter (Coronation Street, ITV). Clare's day goes from bad to worse when she gets stuck up a ladder. Delirious with pain, events reach a flashpoint and the couple are forced to re-think their relationship, in this moving and funny new play about marriage, pain and grief.

www.eglantynetheshow.com

www.robrouse.com | Twitter: @robrouse @datenightpod

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...AND THIS IS MY FRIEND MR LAUREL

ELISE

Dixie Fried Theatre in association with Bristol Spotlights

New York, 1962. Beat poet Elise Cowen commits suicide and her family incinerates all but eighty-three of her poems. Intertwining her surviving works with dramatised interviews, Elise pieces together the true story of the woman shrouded in Allen Ginsberg's shadow.

KPS Productions and The Finishing Touch Company

Jeffrey Holland (Hi-de-Hi, You Rang M'Lord) returns in this sellout one-man show about friendship, memories and a couple of remarkable lives. This is a humorous and touching look at one of the great cinematic partnerships of the last century.

dixiefriedtheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @dixiefriedthtre

[Callis] is a young writer to watch, so watch and listen

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ORLANDO

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

Dyad Productions

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Two con men clash on the French Riviera. They can't both stay, so they make a bet - the first to swindle $50,000 from newly arrived Soap Queen Christine Colgate wins. The question is: who is conning whom? rcsedfest.co.uk | Twitter: @RCStweets

There is plenty to praise in this lavish production BROADWAY BABY (FOR 'INTO THE WOODS')

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THE FETCH WILSON

The Corps Ensemble

A wild and darkly comic journey down the streets and back alleys of modern Dublin, from award-winning writer, Stewart Roche and ground-breaking young Irish theatre collective. This thrilling new play brings you to places you shouldn't go but want to - while asking one question: how well do you really know yourself? Inspired by the worlds of Edgar Allen Poe and Chuck Palahniuk.

Orlando - Who is she? Who is he? Who are we? In their tenth consecutive year of critically acclaimed theatre at Assembly, performer Rebecca Vaughan and writer/director Elton Townend Jones present the comedic tale of an immortal poet, whose gender cannot be pinned down, whose spirit cannot be caged, and whose irreverent, romantic adventures across British history provide a life-affirming, magic-realist exploration of human identity; personal, sexual and national. Based on the satirical 1928 novel by Virginia Woolf. From the creators of 'Austen's Women', 'Jane Eyre: An Autobiography', 'I, Elizabeth', 'Female Gothic', 'The Time Machine', 'Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe', 'Dalloway'. www.dyadproductions.com | Twitter: @dyadproductions A breathtaking creation BBBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS (FOR 'I, ELIZABETH')

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SPARKS

LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION

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Michelle Barnette Productions and Flipping the Bird in association with HighTide

Captivate Theatre

Performed entirely by very talented students, Captivate's production has been seen by an estimated 22,000 people, with sell-out crowds, standing ovations, and multiple fivestar reviews. Don't be put off by 'school edition' - you won't be disappointed. www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @Captivate_LTD

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KOKO BROWN

A solo show about identity, being a mixed-race black woman and always feeling like an outsider. Combining original songs, vocal looping and spoken word, WHITE carefully considers the concept of mixed-race privilege, tries to connect clashing cultures and explores what it means to grow up mixed race in contemporary Britain. #WHITEplay

"Fall in love in my early twenties, get married in my late twenties, have at least one child by the time I'm 30. Fuck!" Life is hard to navigate when you've got so many questions. Can I put this jumper in the washing machine? Do you have my birth certificate? Where did you find love? A story of a kamikaze love affair with unexpected consequences. Hilarious and heartbreaking, SPARKS is a two-hander musical about the brain's response to grief. Written by Jessica Butcher, with original music by Anoushka Lucas & directed by Jessica Edwards michellebarnette.com/sparks

Show of the Week - VAULT Festival Beautiful, sad, kind, funny - go and see it immediately STEWART PRINGLE The tenderness of that particularly knotty love between mother and daughter portrayed so damn beautifully NAOMI SHELDON

heykoko.com | Twitter: @theKokoBrown

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HOW TO BE AMAZINGLY HAPPY!

How do you find a new 'once upon a time' after the 'happy ever after' never turned up? Victoria is on a quest to discover how you make a new life when you can't have the one you imagined. In this big hearted, big thinking show of storytelling and physical comedy our heroine's mid-life search for joy, identity and belonging features public displays of playfulness, private truths and sheer bloody mindedness. Join Victoria as she asks - what do you do with the rest of your life when you don't have kids?

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victoriafirth.co.uk | Twitter: @msvhf

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UNDERBELLY BRISTO SQUARE | THE DAIRY ROOM

AN ELEPHANT IN THE GARDEN BY MICHAEL MORPURGO

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY JULES VERNE

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 PICTURES

Poonamallee Productions

Lizzie, her mother - and an elephant from the zoo, flee the Dresden fire-bombing in the Second World War. From the creators of the 5-star hit Private Peaceful.

WWW.QUEENOFSAND.SHOW

12.00 NOON · 1 - 16 AUG

www.elephantinthegarden.co.uk | Twitter: @elephant4garden

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | BUNKER ONE

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Eve's leaving Wolverhampton to work in the big smoke because it's something you should do. But the capital's charm quickly wears off and she decides to pack it in. Until she receives a letter addressed to a famous film actor... From the Off-West End Award nominees - performer Lydia Larson and director Blythe Stewart, who reunite after the sell out hit SKIN A CAT. The piece has an endearing honesty and benefits enormously from a brilliantly judged performance from Lydia Larson GUARDIAN (FOR 'SKIN A CAT')

Direct from its hit New York season, Trump meets Lear in this "biting political satire" (Theatre is Easy) that's inspired upon the whims of a madman! From the team behind award-winning Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet comes an absurdly funny take on Shakespeare's greatest tragedy. Get tweeting Edinburgh! Time Out NY Critics Pick. trumplear.com | Twitter: @trumplearshow It's quite damning NEW YORK TIMES A brilliant gem THEATRE SCENE

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THE GIRL WHO JUMPED OFF THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN

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What would happen if every single self-identifying woman across the world grew to be nine foot tall? Critically-acclaimed Sleepless Theatre Company return to the Fringe with LET Award-nominated Nine Foot Nine. This feminist dystopia has been showcased at venues including the Royal Court and was chosen to run at the Bunker Theatre as part of their Breaking Out season.

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NINE FOOT NINE

An aspiring actress climbs the 50-foot 'H', looking down on a city of broken dreams. She has only ever wanted one thing: to be a star. Inspired by forgotten histories of Hollywood's Golden Age. WINNER: 'Made In Adelaide' Award, Encore Producers Award & Hollywood Fringe TVolution Best Solo-Show 2017

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Project Y Theatre and Richard Jordan Productions in association with the Pleasance

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A GOOD ENOUGH GIRL?

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Scene Change Productions

"The Women of England demand the Vote!" The remarkable true story of Muriel Matters; the South-Australian Actress and Elocutionist who became a leading figure of the UK's Suffragette movement and the "Foremost Woman Orator in Britain". WINNER: Best Theatre Adelaide Fringe 2018 #MadeInAdelaide

An entertaining and powerful production celebrating amazing women across the world - famous, infamous or just minding their own business! By Xana Marwick (BBC New Talent 2017) & award-winning director Kate Nelson. A Greenwich Theatre and Nutshell co-production.

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Experience Lewis Carroll's classic tale, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, like never before. Join an insanely magical tea party and be immersed in a kaleidoscope of dreams. This wildly imaginative, theatrical experience will transport you to a land of wonder.

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THE ARCHIVE OF EDUCATED HEARTS

Fringe sensations Racing Minds are back after five sell-out years! An improvised comic adventure based entirely on audience suggestions - unique every day. With your help, a ripping yarn stuffed with hilarious characters, whip-smart wit and breathtaking twists will take hasty shape before your very eyes. Anything could happen, but excitement is guaranteed!

Lion House Theatre

Scrawled diary entries, answer-phone messages blinking on an old landline, a shoebox of postcards & cassette tapes winding stories across years & continents. The Archive is an intimate storytelling installation containing the remarkable moments that make up a lifetime. Fragments of absolute joy & incomprehensible heartbreak punctuate stories of kindness & courage from families facing breast cancer.

racingminds.co.uk | Twitter: @racing_minds

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RP CC

Twitter: @twitter.com/dgaplay @dgaplay Accessible shows: 1.15pm 8,14,21 Aug - Buttercup, Bristo Square.

www.impronauts.com | Twitter: @impronauts

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A kick. A scream. A tantrum. When it comes to disability, what's allowed? What's forbidden? This is a middle-child story of the extraordinary range of experience that comes from growing up too soon alongside a sister who will never grow up. A provocative new solo show, Dangerous Giant Animals, is a darkly comedic game of hide-and-seek with our true nature.

I recommend you read no further or you may be tempted to watch this 'improv show' - a phrase which here means, a tale of poor orphans, quirky guardians, secret organisations, hidden conspiracies and dastardly villains made up on the spot, from audience suggestions, by a group of Cambridge University students.

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GUY MASTERSON BRINGS DICKENS' FESTIVE FABLE ENCHANTINGLY TO LIFE! In his 25th consecutive season, Olivier Award winner (for 'Morecambe'), Guy Masterson, ('Under Milk Wood', 'Animal Farm', 'Shylock') now brings Dickens' festive fable to vivid life. Globally renowned for his amazing multi-character performances, Masterson gives us Scrooge, Marley, the Fezziwigs, the Cratchits, Tiny Tim, et al, in an enchanting tour de force that will dazzle and linger long in the memory. Guaranteed to get you into the Christmas Spirit - in summer! (Why not? Australians do it!) Adapted & directed by Nick Hennegan - who also directs 'Hamlet - Horatio's Tale' & 'Henry V - Lion of England'. Masterson also directs 'The Marilyn Conspiracy.' www.theatretoursinternational.com | Twitter: @GuyMasterson

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Layla McKinnon is days away from saying "I do". But she's been digging and she's found something. What do you do when you discover that your enslaved ancestors were owned by your fiancé's? Pre-wedding jitters is an understatement.

More stories-in-song from this multi award-winning Jewish songwriter and Fringe favourite. Smart, funny, timely and only slightly irreverent, Cainer's moving tales are a musical treat for anyone who has ever wrestled with their home, their heritage, and their heart... or is partial to bagels. Highly Recommended: FringeReview 2015/16/17.

www.blacktheatrelive.co.uk/tours/dominoes | Twitter: @ Phoebe_McIntosh

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IRINA TITOVA: QUEEN OF SAND

Scene Change Productions

Semmel Concerts Premium Entertainment

A world premiere and part of Made in Scotland 2018 'Heroine' is based on the true story of Danna Davis, and her 10 years in the US Army. A survivor's story of military sexual trauma told with grit, lyricism and necessary black humour. Performed by Mary Jane Wells, and directed by Susan Worsfold. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com

Talented sand artist Irina Titova takes her audience on a journey 'Around the World in 80 Images' in the spirit of Jules Verne. She belongs to the absolute premier class of sand art; the name 'Queen of Sand' is a pretty accurate description! The speed and fascinating ease with which she composes an image and lets it fall away, only to create something new in its place, is breath-taking. A backlit glass plate, a big screen and sand - that's all the young Russian needs to tell moving stories that entrance and entertain.

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The Pleasance

Captivate Theatre

In a series of free interviews, leading journalist Mark Fisher gets inside the heads of some of the festival's finest performers. With previous guests including John Hannah, Robert Vaughn and Miriam Margolyes, this is a unique opportunity to get an intimate insight into the stars of stage and screen. This year's line-up includes Jeremy Stockwell (Ken, A Sockful of Custard) on Sunday 5th, Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Downton Abbey) on Sunday 12th and Shon and Josie Dale-Jones (The Duke, Me & My Bee) on Sunday 19th. Download the free podcast after each show.

A fast-paced, hilarious coming of age musical by Tony award winning composer Jason Robert Brown with book by Dan Elish and Robert Horne. Evan Goldman's parents have split up and he is forced to leave the buzz of New York for the 'lamest place in the world' in rural Indiana. With an unforgettable rock score and a young, talented cast - this is sure to be a Fringe hit. Captivate Theatre | Twitter: @Captivate_LTD

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WHEN YOU FALL DOWN - THE BUSTER KEATON STORY

Eastlake Productions

Eve works in IT and has a voice in her head called Karen. She can't stop thinking about the woman screaming topless in Leicester square. Tonight she's seeing Tim to see what Tim remembers. A provocative, humorous, startling solo show about tits and teeth, and what to do with them. This play leaves you spellbound BBBBB THREE WEEKS

James Dangerfield

Through slapstick, songs and soft shoe shuffle, follow the triumphs and trials of the silent star as he makes his iconic movies. As the world whirls around, his marriage failing, career at threat and turning to the bottle, Buster must hit his mark as he films his most dangerous ever stunt. Re-creating Buster's tricks, this award-winning show is endorsed by The International Buster Keaton Society.

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BLACK AND WHITE TEA ROOM - COUNSELLOR

BENNETT ARRON: I'VE NEVER TOLD ANYONE THIS

Theatre Hooam | Korean Season presented by AtoBiz Ltd.

Bennett Arron

In his most personal, shocking and funniest show to date, Bennett, star of Radio 4 Sitcom ALONE and the Radio Series BENNETT ARRON WORRIES ABOUT... reveals intimate information about himself, his family, famous comedians and TV Executives. See it now before it's censored. www.bennettarron.com | Twitter: @bennettarron A Welsh Seinfeld GUARDIAN Genuinely Original and Funny TIMES

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What appears to be light and entertaining, can be dark and lonely behind the curtains. Onstage a mask, offstage the truth. Combining the skilled physicality of the performers, playful stagecraft and original music, this physical theatre performance invites you to a humorous take on suicide. ephemeralensemble.com | Twitter: @EphemeralEns

Theatre Hooam makes a welcome return to the Fringe with the award-winning 'Black and White Tea Room'. A therapist has set up his practice in the tearoom of his dead wife and welcomes in his new client. A mutual trust is needed to make their relationship work. However, it soon becomes clear that the two have had a previous encounter, which was far from positive and develops into an intense situation. 'Black and White Tea Room' has received a string of awards including 'Best Actor' and a 'Special Award' at the Tokyo Tiny-Alice Festival and invited to the 4th Korean Theatre Festival in New York. www.facebook.com/hooam2001 | Twitter: @hooam2001

Sensitive, sincere, hilarious approach to heavy topic

Fantastic, Black and White Tea Room is deserving of the world stage VICTORIA CHEN,

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Ovid's spellbinding tales of gods, heroics and monsters are retold through an exciting blend of gasmasks, gramophones, live original songs, puppetry, film and darkly comic, dynamic storytelling. Pants on Fire's award winning, sell-out-actor-musician extravaganza presents ancient myths as you've never seen them! A swell party fusing magical stagecraft and breathtaking imagery relocating Ovid's epic tales of fantastical transformation to the dark and delicious times of WWII. Cupid - an evacuee with a catapult, Narcissus - an iconic Hollywood heartthrob drooling over his own cinematic image and The Chorus - Andrews-like sisters finding close harmony amid cosmic chaos. pantsonfiretheatre.com | Twitter: @pantsonfireco Jaw-dropping BBBB GUARDIAN

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Ever feel confused about Love? Where to find it, how to keep it? Meet Cupid in training, as she faces her final exam to become the next wielder of the love bow. Side affects: Feelings of lust, unwelcome singing and inaccurate nostalgia. If Love is a drug, meet the dealer. www.lizmcmullen.com

"Liz McMullen is a bubbly and endearing performer who gives us her all in Stupid Cupid, it's insightful & delightful" BBBB TWO CENTS & TWO PENCE (VANCOUVER)

Titanic silliness delivered with great skill BBBB SUNDAY TIMES Endlessly inventive BBBB EVENING STANDARD Ridiculously impressive... a must see BBBBB BRITISHTHEATRE.COM £6 £9 (£8)

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Charming new sketch group seeks friendly audience. Looking to share one hour of passion followed by a lifetime of mutual appreciation.

Twitter: @jessicab0nnie , @msvictoriabee Unmissable PLUS MINUS MAGAZINE Witty and original BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL

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Victoria and Jess LOVE. THEIR. LIVES. Honestly. But they just want a bit of what the other has. This devised performance explores contemporary womanhood and why every decision we make feels like the wrong one. Supported by Camden People's Theatre.

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MAGIC 8 BALL (MY LIFE WITH ASPERGER'S)

Palmerston Projects

With the Japanese army rampaging through the South Pacific in 1942, the battle to save Australia is being fought along New Guinea's infamous Kokoda track. One of those heroes now tells his story. Todd Gray Commands the Stage BBBB ADELAIDE

Fringe Management, LLC and Crystal Penny Productions

Told with a Magic 8 Ball, George Steeve's solo show chronicles the story of his trials and tribulations living on the autism spectrum, always hoping that stardom will one day finally grant him acceptance. Winner of the Solo Artist, Musical Excellence and Encore Awards at the 2017 Hollywood Fringe.

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Time Travel, Space Ships, Scary Monsters, Evil Aliens, Sexy Assistants, Demented Fans. It must be SPACE DOCTOR! After 40 years out in the wilderness, Britain's favourite TV time traveller is BACK in this riotous, playful and absurd sci-fi parody. www.straightupproductions.com | Twitter: @SpaceDoctorPlay It's really rather good. BBBB LONDON THEATRE 1

The premiere of a new bittersweet comedy about growing old. Ivor seems robust, yet somehow fragile; not unhappy, yet not quite there. But today, daughter Lily arrives to pack a suitcase for the moment when Ivor moves into a "home". As fast as Lily packs, Ivor unpacks, and so the game begins... performed with TV comedy veteran Tim Marriott (The Brittas Empire).

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Kit Finnie (Barbican Poet, Roundhouse Collective) grapples with the story of movie star Mabel Normand, and the scandal that swallowed her legacy. But ghosts haunt the Hollywood machine, and there are dangers in disturbing them.

Twitter: @JaneBelindaWatt

Instantaneously engaged her audience with colloquial one-liners and her clever account of relatable experiences and the recognisable obscurities of the female mind... A YOUNGER THEATRE

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Winnie is a vagrant. Once a travelling performer, she now finds her audience in the delayed passengers of an International Airport. Trapped in the limbo of departure Lounge 64, we hear stories and anecdotes that form a tapestry of existential thought, presented with prideful expertise by our audacious raconteur, Winnie.

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1979, a beach in Brazil, a drowning man meets a mysterious woman who cajoles, questions and flatters him into attempting to defend the indefensible. Returning to Edinburgh after sell out seasons last year and at the Adelaide Fringe. Fringe Encore Winner 2017. www.smokescreenprods.com | Twitter: @guv47

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World Premiere. A punk musical comedy by Morna Pearson. Director Ben Harrison, Designer Ulla Karlsson, Music Jonny Hardie, Lighting Martin Ogland. Cast: Lina Hognert, Janne Karlsson, Sarah McCardie, Tobias Morin & Matthew Zajac. Global warming, mass extinction, flood and fire. Pass the cocktails, this is the life! Eighty minutes of theatrical mayhem on the greatest existential threat outside The White House - climate change. New Nordic absurdism by a true original. Supported by Creative Scotland, the Swedish Arts Council & Vasterbotten County. dogstartheatre.co.uk / profilteatern.se | Twitter: @dogstartheatre / @Profilteatern

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COURTROOM PLAY: A COURTROOM PLAY

Treehouse

A big-hearted Hollywood blockbuster set in a small British town with an all-star cast of Fringe comedians (inc. Lucy Farrett, Mandy Dassa & Emily Lloyd-Saini). Courtroom Play is a brand new comedy drama written by Jon Gracey (The Beta Males, Werewolf: Live). Think Legally Blonde meets Hot Fuzz, via Phoenix Wright. Court is in session. £7

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An important statement on performance and gender. Reddin-Clancy plays Zora: a woman, playing a man, playing the women in their life.

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‘Solid comedy chops.. a powerful and provocative piece of theatre.’ Broadway Baby

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Davey Anderson's new play explores the Alt-Right underworld. Samuel feels an outsider in his own country... until he joins the trolls. His sister Wendy must infiltrate their retro-futurist labyrinth to rescue him. World premiere from 2012/2016 Fringe First winners.

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BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL STUDENT ENSEMBLE

Afripella presenting 'African Rise' is a celebration of song, rhythm and dance. An international phenomenon that aims to sweep across the globe like a tidal wave of soaring voices and stomping feet. A free blend of traditional African elements fused with best covers in world music makes for a diverse set which draws on the vibrancy of the 1980's classics. This all-singing, all-dancing presentation of a capella soul with it's saccharine tendencies of the traditional outfits will take you on an African journey few have been part of.

Join BOVTS theatre students as they bring life to one of Shakespeare's finest comedies in a vigorously fresh, brandnew exciting adaption by Toby Hulse. Featuring classical text, original music and much more fun for all the family in this all-out production!

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www.eleanorsstory.com | Twitter: @eleanorsstory

Extraordinary... a thing of elegance that delivers unique insight into an important piece of human history.

A timely and pertinent hour of theatre. BBBB WHAT'S

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BBBBB ADVERTISER (AU) A superb performance... BBBBB FRINGEREVIEW.CO.UK £9 (£8)

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A teenager on the road to ruin and his little brother are about to be taken into care by the authorities. This tense, fast paced one-man show, written in verse, tells the story of two brothers who flee their council estate flat in a bid for a better life. Niall Ransome's 3 time Offie Nominated debut play.

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The internationally acclaimed adaption of Eleanor Ramrath Garner's best-selling memoir, detailing her youth as an American in WWII Berlin, performed by her granddaughter, Ingrid. Telegraph's #1 Theatre Pick 2017

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NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE YOU

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A STATE OF MIND

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This Noise

Alyce Louise-Potter

An insomniac is watching TV in a language he doesn't understand; a woman is standing in a garden stretching her arms to the sky. The whole world is asleep and something extraordinary is about to happen. No One Is Coming to Save You is the hypnotic story of two young lives lived in social, political and economic fear. Hopeful new writing for the Matilda generation, it's a strange, funny exploration of what we're waiting for and why we're waiting.

A one woman verbatim play about mental health. The good, the ugly and the downright painful. Billie makes us see that 'It's OK to be Wonky! www.spurofthemoment.uk | Twitter: @sotmoment

If you're a lover of verbatim, call in sick right now. BBBBB THEATRE BOX

An unassuming piece that stays with you long after you leave the theatre BBBBB LONDON THEATRE If you are after a laugh, or... some truly brilliant theatre, this is the play for you. BBBBB OPEN DOOR

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SIMON CALLOW IN DE PROFUNDIS

Assembly Festival presents the Classic Spring Production

Simon Callow stars in Oscar Wilde's searing and passionately eloquent meditation on his life, and the reproach towards his lover Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas. Imprisoned in Reading Gaol and forbidden from writing works of fiction, Wilde was permitted to write - though not to send - the 'letter' that became De Profundis. Simon has won numerous awards throughout his distinguished career, including an Olivier Award and a Screen Actor's Guild Award. De Profundus is translated by BAFTA award nominee and Tony Award winner, Frank McGuinness. assemblyfestival.com

An illuminating, affecting evening BBBB TELEGRAPH I've never seen Simon Callow make better use of his oratorical finesse. There was no separation between the author and the actor BBBB TIMES A vivid depiction of a man coming to terms with a great sense of loss, while still burning with the desire to write and reason. BBBB WHATSONSTAGE.COM £12 (£10)

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A SUBSTITUTE FOR LIFE

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AN EVENING WITH MISS WONG

Hint of Lime Productions

Grist To The Mill Productions Ltd

"Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for real life". Simon Brett's new one-man play starring Tim Hardy. Francis has always used his beloved books to protect himself from life's brutalities, but a family accident leads inexorably to violence and tragedy. Hardy's one-man 'Trials of Galileo' received five star reviews in Edinburgh 2015.

From laundry girl to one of Hollywood's most glamorous stars, the tragic and wonderful life of Anna May Wong. Her search for identity, her hopes and fears, and the personal sacrifices she made for the art that she loved. A play with songs.

Twitter: @HintofLIMEProd

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Michelle Yim... is strong, polished and confident

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GRATIANO

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In 2015 I sit at my desk waiting for an email to tell me what final changes I need to make to the film script I've been working on for ten years. I turn the radio on. I hear a report about the refugee crisis. My mother phones. She tells me the porcelain figure of The Duke of Wellington my father had bought has broken. A funny and poignant show mixing fantasy and reality, playfully challenging our priorities. A Fringe First winning show by the BBC Audio Drama Award winning performer/writer behind Edinburgh favourite, Hugh Hughes. Fundraising for Save the Children.

www.gristtheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @Gristtheatre

Hoipolloi, PBJ Management, Theatre Royal Plymouth & the Pleasance in aid of Save The Children

With Bassanio murdered Gratiano is forced to revisit his Fascist past. He was never the hero, but did he play the villain? Set in the turmoil of post war Italy this sequel to 'The Merchant of Venice' examines the politics of prejudice

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BUSKING IT

Coin Drop in association with HighTide and Shoreditch Town Hall

WWW.GABBYKILLICK.COM

1.20PM (2.20 PM) 01-27 AUG (NOT 13)

"If I don't know you and you don't know me, then you're free in your anonymity" Cities are full of stories - it's amazing what you hear if you stop and listen. Drawing on tales from a decade of singing on the tube, Busking It is a journey through the tunnels of the London Underground. A piece of gig-theatre giving voice to the passers-by, blending chance encounters with original live music. Written and performed by Danusia Samal (RSC, Royal Court, Soho Theatre, Ghost In The Shell), with music by Adam Cross and Joe Archer. Busking It is produced by Emma Shaw and directed by Guy Jones (Mayfly, The Winters Tale, Orange Tree; Spokesong, Finborough). hightide.org.uk

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EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE KO

One in 10 of us are dyslexic. Yet learning difficulties are sometimes presented as a politically correct way to talk about stupidity. Join Kaiya Stone as she challenges this notion, reflecting on her life from childhood to adulthood, coping with (unknown for the first 20 years) dyslexia, dyspraxia, and ADHD. As featured on the BBC. Supported by Old Vic New Voices scheme.

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FRONTING

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David has recently been diagnosed with HIV; anger and rage seem destined to consume him. However, the arrival of Will in David's life could change everything for the better. If David lets it. 2017 Winner of the Doric Wilson Intercultural Dialogue Award.

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | PLEASANCE ONE

Mervyn Stutter

'It's like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe!' 90 minutes of top talent in this legendary daily showcase. Different shows every day. Comedy, theatre, music, cabaret, dance, the indefinable, all carefully researched by Mervyn's dedicated team. Mervyn Stutter's 'Spirit of the Fringe Awards' - Sun 26th Aug

Twitter: @frontingtht

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mervspotfringe.com | Twitter: @mervspotfringe

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Catapult Theatre Company

A fearless adventure into the dark heart of a paradigm shift... Three women, aged 20, 40 and 60 (but not a virgin, mother or hag in sight), set about unpicking the fine weave of existence, re-examining with fresh and furious eyes the threads of gender, fertility, sexual assault and the state of feminism today. What taboos need eating? Which sacred cows should we slaughter? What will help us thrive? As the analogue world disappears into the mists of time... What world are we leaving to our daughters of the digital age?

Three boys. One Dream. Will anybody listen? An exploration of Asperger's, Down Syndrome and misunderstood emotions introduces you to the parents, teachers, friends and professionals who touch the lives of three very different boys with one shared hope in life. www.catapulttheatreco.com | Twitter: @catapultplays An A-star performance BBBBB LONDON THEATRE 1 An unmissable one-man show BBBBB POCKETSIZE THEATRE

kriyaarts.co.uk/sisterhood | Twitter: @kriyaarts £6

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Kriya Arts

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MERVYN STUTTER'S PICK OF THE FRINGE

Yellowbird Theatre

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Transgress

everythingko.com | Twitter: @transgressprod Unapologetic and welcoming BBBBB A YOUNGER THEATRE (FOR 'HOTTER')

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ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE STUDIOS | THREE

ABOUT LADY WHITE FOX WITH NINE TALES...

POLARIS

YVUA ARTS | Korean Season presented by AtoBiz Ltd.

Holly&Ted

Join Holly&Ted on a fantastical adventure through time & space. Tracy & Val are dinosaurs from different cultures. Aoife is a female astronaut leading a crew of distrusting males. Sarah-Jane & Lou-Ann are two teenage girls just trying to survive Year 10. Polaris explores the normalisation of hatred, toxic masculinity, & the violence of language through imagined worlds & beguiling soundscapes that the performers create live on stage. Joyfully ingenious STAGE Exuberant and engaging storytelling GRUMPY GAY CRITIC £6 £7.50 (£6.50)

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BEST OF THE FEST DAYTIME

Assembly Festival

Bite-sized tasters of the best comedy, music and circus, all prepared for you in our glorious Spiegeltent. With line-ups changing daily, we have something for everyone, so let us bring you the best of the fest! See assemblyfestival.com for line-ups.

What if Lady Macbeth is the reincarnation of the Oriental legend the White Fox? YVUA Arts present their award-winning 'About Lady White Fox with Nine Tales' (Excellent Domestic Performing Arts Productions, Korean Cultural & Arts Centers Association, 2017). The play is a powerful retelling of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', based on the mysterious and exotic White Fox legend of the Orient. Stunning visual imagery incorporating live painting and physical movement juxtaposed with Korean traditional instruments and music combine in a spellbinding and provocative reinterpretation of this classic story, examining the essential duplicity of human nature and the agony of endless desire. www.facebook.com/yvuarts | Twitter: @yvuarts Full of Exotic Images and Metaphors BBBBB GEOCHANG NEWS

www.assemblyfestival.com | Twitter: @assemblyBOFT An all round crowd pleaser BBBBB THREEWEEKS

Winner of The 2017 Excellent Domestic Performing Arts Productions KOREAN CULTURAL ARTS CENTERS ASSOCIATION

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UNDERBELLY BRISTO SQUARE | FRIESIAN

CAMELS

BRIONY REDMAN: SKETCH ARTIST

Zac Peel and Patrick McPherson

Katie Storey Productions

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Unless you're driving. A comedy show that asks the big questions and answers some of them. What's worse, an alien invasion or peer pressure? What is military zumba? Can you have an attempted murder mystery? Stories, sketch and a who-almost-dunnit. brionyredman.com | Twitter: @brionyred Effortlessly feel good SKINNY An articulate sense of mischief TIMES £5 £7 (£6)

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UNDERBELLY COWGATE | BELLY LAUGH

DIARY OF AN EXPAT

performer: Cecilia Gragnani, director & dramaturg: Katharina Reinthaller, producer: Paper Smokers

A relevant and thought-provoking one-woman show directed by Katharina Reinthaller (Labels, Fringe First Winner), telling the comic story of the encounter between Cecilia, modern migrant, and London, contemporary El Dorado craved by generations of young Europeans.

CAMELS is a "side-splittingly funny" 5-star sketch comedy duo, coming to Edinburgh after four sell-out shows in London. Written and performed by occasional best friends Patrick McPherson and Zac Peel, their show is "truly hilarious," (EverythingTheatre) and "so funny it feels like a work out... just great comedy," (SavageArtsandCulture). With a unique mix of observation and invention, the duo run you through an hour of slick, seamless sketches for non-stop entertainment. These "comedic talents that should be watched for the future" (spyinthestalls) are not to be missed. www.beigecompanyproductions.com | Twitter: @beigeproduction

A side-splittingly funny show, with clever punch lines, creatively choreographed sketches, and well-timed comic precision. BBBBB PLAYSTOSEE.COM A must-see for everyone. BBBBB SPINDLE MAGAZINE A truly hilarious hour from a very talented pair of writer-performers. BBBB

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THE GUILTY FEMINIST

PBJ Management

Deborah Frances-White (from BBC Radio 4 and Global Pillage) and special guests record an episode of her hit comedy podcast, with over 30 million downloads since 2016. The show is about noble 21st century feminist goals and the hypocrisies and insecurities which undermine them. Previous guests include Sarah Millican, Lolly Adefope, Sharon Horgan & Sara Pascoe guiltyfeminist.com | Twitter: @DeborahFW

Hilarious, irreverent, classy as hell... and screamingly funny. PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, THE GUARDIAN £15 (£14)

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IN LOYAL COMPANY

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LADYKILLER

LAB RATS

The Thelmas

The team that brought you 'Trashed' in 2017 present the incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson. Performed by David William Bryan. Written by David William Bryan & Sascha Moore. #InLoyalCompany Anyone going to the theatre to see a tour-de-force performance is strongly advised to take in David William Bryan SCOTSMAN

A chambermaid, a hotel room and a dead woman. It's not what it looks like, really, it's not. It was self-defence... The chambermaid considers herself to be a pretty normal person; she likes a good podcast. She goes to the cinema on a semi regular basis. She's even read The Psychopath Test and she's pretty sure she's not one so... Ladykiller is a blood-soaked tale about social responsibility, zero-hours contracts, and 'victimhood'; a jet-black comedy for the gig economy.

BBBBB BROADWAY BABY, MY THEATRE MATES

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ASSEMBLY ROOMS | FRONT ROOM

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PLEASANCE POP-UP: POWER PLAY HQ

POWER PLAY: SOMEBODY

House of Mirth

Power Play Theatre and Matilda Curtis

It's Thursday night in the Prince Arthur and their latest theme night is in full swing. Landlady Liz is run off her feet, whilst husband Barry struggles to get into his new costume. Elsewhere in London, a young woman from Edinburgh steps off a train, determined to make her dreams a reality. Marie is a darkly comic play inspired by the life of Mary Queen of Scots, but given a distinctly modern twist. Winner of the Scottish Arts Club Bright Spark Award 2017.

What makes a woman? Facing motherhood and marriage, Girl is on the edge of womanhood. The play examines the events that shaped her identities and values, as it takes us on a journey back through Girl's childhood through to her present. Set in a real house, 'Somebody' is part of Power Play's sitespecific showcase of four plays written and predominantly starring women. These run alongside Power Play's dataactivism campaign to analyse, expose and tackle gender inequality in fringe and grassroots theatre.

housemirth.weebly.com | Twitter: @House_Mirth A deliciously twisted story of obsession BBBB LIST

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GILDED BALLOON ROSE THEATRE | ATTIC

COMEDY

Delphine Manley Management

So you want to change the world? Really? You? You Instagram checking, avo-smashing, coconut-flat-white sipping loser? Yeah, the world sucks sometimes - OK, a lot. But you can't do anything about it. Can you? This show says yes, yes you can. Maybe. If you ever feel frustrated about the way things are but don't know what to do about it, this is the show for you. A devised piece about power and the possibility of change, directed by Fringe First winner Caitlin Skinner and co-created by The Network Ensemble.

Rik is a fan of Star Trek. No, wait, Rik is THE fan of Star Trek. But what happens when the obsession becomes too much. A show for everyone who knows that fandom goes beyond merchandise, conventions and trivia. www.rikcarranza.com | Twitter: @rcarranza

A very funny and charismatic performer. BBBBB ONTHEMIC

Superb storyteller... wonderfully wry wit. BBBB FRINGEBISCUIT

sdtn.org/thenetwork2018 | Twitter: @NetworkSDTN CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: 19

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The Network and Pleasance Theatre Trust

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TWELFTH NIGHT

The HandleBards

Before touring their "seriously silly" production of Romeo and Juliet around the world, they pedalled it 1500 miles around the UK by bicycle, with all the necessary set, props and costume in tow. Now, the show is back by popular demand - and, in usual HandleBards style, you can expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter. Join the HandleBards' all-female troupe for Romeo and Juliet as you've never seen it before! Visit www.handlebards.com to find out more!

The HandleBards have cycled 1500 miles from London to Edinburgh, carrying on the back of their bikes all of the set, props and costume necessary to perform Shakespeare's most famous comedy. Join the four-strong, all-male troupe for a bicycle-powered, gloriously eccentric production like no other. In usual HandleBards style, expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter. There's drunkenness, frivolity and crossdressing a plenty. Visit www.handlebards.com to find out more about the HandleBards' adventures!

www.handlebards.com | Twitter: @handlebards

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UNDERBELLY BRISTO SQUARE | MCEWAN HALL

AUSTENTATIOUS

VESSEL

Underbelly and Austentatious

Laura Wyatt O'Keeffe

Woman is pregnant. Abortion is still illegal in her country. She will bring a court case against the government to demand a legal abortion. Man is a journalist. He meets Woman and starts to cover her story. A story that will change the world. A story that will change his world. How far would you go for a cause? How far is too far? www.lwok.co.uk | Twitter: @LauraWOK

fresh, fearless and raw... a timely yet timeless play about how we value women and fertility. BRYONY KIMMINGS £6.50

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A Slightly Isolated Dog

The world's greatest lover, the most audacious of men: Don Juan does whatever he wants and to hell with the consequences. Celebrating the boldness of love, this interactive performance-party is thrown by five charmingly "French" performers. Theatre at its most joyous with twisted pop songs, brilliant physical comedy and plenty of sass. Winner: 2016 Auckland Theatre Awards.

www.austentatiousimpro.com | Twitter: @austenimpro A potboiler of a parody, joyously performed BBBBB TIMES One of the most enjoyable 60 minutes on the Fringe BBBB GUARDIAN Supersmart and terrifically funny BBBB SCOTSMAN

aslightlyisolateddog.weebly.com | Twitter: @isolatedog

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After six years of sold-out Edinburgh shows, sell-out national tours, a West End run and Radio 4 special, Austentatious returns to the Fringe for its seventh glorious year! Every single day an all-star cast (including Cariad Lloyd, Andrew Hunter Murray, Rachel Parris and more) improvise a brand new Jane Austen novel based entirely on a single suggestion from the audience. Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, this is Austen as you've never seen her before: award-winning, riotous and unmissable.

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Narcissism. Ego. Superficiality. Social Media. Obsession. Viciously funny and darkly comic. Fox portrays a conveyer belt of hyper-functional characters, combining music, physical theatre, dance & bouffon in a dynamic, confrontational piece that will lead you down a rabbit hole of delicious chaos.

Its subject is confusion, but it never seems confused.

www.charlottesweb.space | Twitter: @foxcharlotte6

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Alone on the night shift, two data analysts monitor radio waves for signs of alien contact. Every shift is the same. But tonight is different. Tonight is the night they've been waiting for. The award-winning Footprint Theatre presents Signals, a new dark comedy that explores how it feels to be lost in the cosmos with only each other for company. Shortlisted for the UNTAPPED Award 2018. footprinttheatre.com | Twitter: @_footprint Disturbingly brilliant SUNDAY TIMES (FOR 'DANIEL') Brave and compelling work EXEUNT (FOR 'DANIEL') £6 £8 (£7)

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Full Sail Productions & Nick Williams Productions

Kafka for Kids? Karter thinks it's a brilliant idea. Kat just wants to have fun! And Karl wants a kebab... But someone very strange and very, very important has arrived to shut down the theatre. Edinburgh Pest Control are planning on killing the show - Karl is keeping quiet because strangely, he's started growing extra legs. Kafkaesque kraziness kreated by Pappy's Tom Parry and director Russell Bolam, who return to Edinburgh after their smash hit adaptation of Gogol's Marriage (***** The Stage). Khaos! Kastles! Kreepy Krawlies! For kids and big kids alike.

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NPO Japan Marvelous

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THE OXFORD IMPS: CLASS OF 2018

The Oxford Imps

Having toured their comedic talents around the globe, the Oxford Imps return to Edinburgh to bring you an extravaganza of wit, energy and loads of laughs. Based entirely on your ideas, a single show features anything from stories and Shakespearean verse to games, raps and Broadway ballads. So, any suggestions? www.oxfordimps.com | Twitter: @oxfordimps Devastatingly funny BBBBB EDFRINGE REVIEW

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Having performed in over 20 countries across the globe, Japan Marvelous Drummers' use the traditional instruments of Japan including drums of all sizes, the Koto harp, bamboo flutes and clarinet to create a truly unique show. Combining the power of these instruments with dance, humour and beauty, this intense rhythmic show has the power to change the way you think about Japan forever. japanmarvelous.com | Twitter: @japan_marvelous

This musical extravaganza displays phenomenal strength, coordination and stamina. A true spectacle of Japanese music BBBBB THREEWEEKS Explosion of raw power BBBBB THREEWEEKS Engrossing and rhythmically intoxicating BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE Dramatic and beautiful BBBBB FEMALE ARTS

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A WORK IN PROGRESS

RPM Arts

'A Work in Progress' is just that. Disappointed with their lack of success within acting, friends John and Jane decide that the only way they can become rich and famous is to physically barricade themselves in their flat and write an award winning script. Simple! They just need an idea first... If you are still trying to get your life together, you need to come and see this hilarious new comedy! Written by Hannah Elizabeth Morton. facebook.com/aworkinprogress2018

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DNA - STEALING THOUGHTS

Joss Jones for EdCom Productions

Giggling Rickshaw

DNA's incredible feats of mind reading and telepathic thought transference have amazed audiences worldwide. 'Stealing Thoughts' will make you question what is truly possible as the duo read your mind with incredible speed and devastating accuracy. Your thoughts will become theirs in seconds... This must-see show is limited to just FIVE fringe performances! Britain's Got Talent Finalists 2017. www.DNAmindreaders.com | Twitter: @DNAmindreaders

How the bloody hell did you do that? That was incredible SIMON COWELL FAMILY TICKET £45 FOR 4 £13 (£12)

Great value lunchtime compilation showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year's Fringe comics. New line-ups daily with a selection of big name headliners, the best of the UK's club comics and the hottest new up-and-comers hand picked from across the Fringe. Take a seat, you're in for a treat! Now in its 15th successful year in the Cabaret Bar, this is the best way to start the day for comedians and festival comedy fans alike. See edcomproductions.com for daily listings and news. Twitter: @EdCom_Edinburgh

A perfect bite-sized flavour of the festival BBBB THREEWEEKS A brilliant way to discover new talent BBBB THREEWEEKS This delightful afternoon slot at The Pleasance is a crowd pleaser BROADWAY BABY A great opportunity to see some rising stars of the comedy world BBBB BROADWAY BABY

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THE DURHAM REVUE PRESENT: ZEITGEIST

The Durham Revue

The renowned Durham Revue return with their own brand of 'masterful' (Three Weeks) sketch comedy! From the group that brought you Jeremy Vine, Alex MacQueen, Nish Kumar, Ed Gamble, and Massive Dad, and as seen on stages across Durham, Oxford, Cambridge, London, Leeds, and Edinburgh, this is student comedy at its finest! WINNER: Derek Award for Best Sketch Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 & 2017! www.thedurhamrevue.co.uk | Twitter: @TheDurhamRevue

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In a small Nigerian town, Ben and Obembe, slip away to fish at a forbidden river, until one day the prophecy of a madman changes the course of their lives forever. Based on the Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel by one of Africa's major new voices, New Perspectives presents Chigozie Obioma's powerful allegory of brotherhood, vengeance and fate in a new adaptation by Fringe First-winning playwright Gbolahan Obisesan.

Girlfriend From Hell gives a unique insight into the mindset of today's Instagram girls. From useful advice on when you can stalk your boyfriend to what to do when you lose your skirt because you've taken too much Ketemine, the show offers something for everyone. Gabby, 24, has been developing her unique blend of comedy for the past three years and is now called one of the most authentic voices of her generation, saying things that others would only dare think. The show has ranked as one of Funny Women's top three and won Birmingham Best Newcomer Award.

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www.gypsyqueentour.com | Twitter: @GypsyQueenTour

A contemporary reboot of 'Absolutely Fabulous' written by Lena Dunham. Eddie and Patsy: The early years, reimagined. LONDONTHEATRE1 Hilarious and disarmingly inspiring KUDOS PRODUCTIONS

www.instagram.com/itsnotcuteanymore | Twitter: @ snotcuteanymore

Heart-breaking, raw and emotional... this really is not one to miss BBBBB BROADWAY BABY The definition of great theatre BBBBB WEE REVIEW

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Giving up on your dreams isn't always the worst thing in the world... This fresh and vulgar comedy follows two deluded girls who face the indignities of reaching for the stars and fears of waning potential.

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From traveller roots 'Gorgeous' George O'Connell enters the world of professional boxing. There he meets openly gay boxer Dane Samson, which sets him on a collision course with his roots and fears. When the greatest challenge lies outside the ring, can two men raised to fight ever learn to love?

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DON QUIXOTE

Landmark Productions

Patchwork Theatre

Three women. Three conversations. Listen carefully. 'Three of the finest performers of their generation' (Irish Times) - Cathy Belton, Derbhle Crotty, Aisling O'Sullivan - star in Mark O'Rowe's 'quite simply stunning new play' (Sunday Independent).

A story of a man who wants to make the world a better place. And fails greatly. After last year's success with 4 & 5 stars reviews, Patchwork Theatre brings you this classic tale through a raw combination of story-telling, music and improvisation. Don Quixote is an epic celebration of the imagination. Because a bit of fantasy might just be what we need right now.

www.theapproach.ie | Twitter: @landmarkireland

A dream team of actors at the top of their game... superlative BBBB SUNDAY TIMES Masterclass performances... exquisite... the stuff of legend BBBBB ARTS REVIEW £11

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The Spontaneity Shop

New Prime Minister Adam Masters has won the Tory leadership contest because he was the only candidate all factions of his party could agree on, while uniting them with his brilliant plan for the final stages of the Brexit negotiations. Just... what was it again? A new political satire by Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky, writers of previous Edinburgh sell-out hits COALITION, MAKING NEWS, IMPOSSIBLE and KINGMAKER ("... part of a new wave of political satire taking over British theatre" - Times). Starring TIMOTHY BENTINCK, JO CAULFIELD, HAL CRUTTENDEN and MIKE McSHANE. brexitplay.co.uk | Twitter: @brexitplay

COALITION: Real class, don't miss it BBBB TIMES Slick and funny BBBB SCOTSMAN KINGMAKER: Sharply satirical writing BBBB LIST IMPOSSIBLE: A winner BBBBB LIBBY PURVES, THEATRECAT.COM BBBB SCOTSMAN

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THE CAT'S MOTHER

Javier Jarquin

Wildcard & Reid Productions

WARNING: This show contains ninjas, not magic. The sell out sensation returns to the Fringe. Playing cards are deadly weapons in this hilarious stage show with upbeat humour, impressive stunts and smooth audience interaction for anyone who's ever wanted to be a little bit ninja.

Two sisters battle it out to decide their mother's fate in a new dark Irish comedy. When Ciara's sister visits, she brings not only the family cat but a shocking proposition. www.wildcardtheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @TheCatsMotherV wickedly funny BBBB THE STAGE a corker: original, very funny BBBB BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL

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Accessible show: 6:50pm, 20 Aug - Dexter, Bristo Square

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DAD'S ARMY LUNCH HOUR

Fringe Management, LLC

David Benson and Jack Lane produced by James Seabright

In 2016, Heather Keller, a healthy, young, vegan runner was diagnosed with breast cancer and her life changed forever. From the endless doctor appointments, tests, and treatments, to the love, friendship, and disappointments she experienced along the way, this is her humorous, inspiring and ultimately uplifting story. Winner, 2017 Hollywood Fringe Encore Award.

Two actors play 25 characters in this Edinburgh and London hit transplanted to a 1940s-style venue unique to this show, celebrating 50 years of Croft and Perry's quintessential sitcom. Enjoy two classic episodes and indulge in a delicious hot lunch. Tickets available for General Admission or Dining (for a £10 supplement). See other listings for afternoon tea and dinner versions.

heatherkeller.net | Twitter: @ChemoBarbieShow Funny, inventive, and riveting NOHOARTSDISTRICT.COM Powerful, life affirming TOLUCA TIMES

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Gilded Balloon & Avalon Promotions present...

TFH / The Pleasance / Something for the Weekend

Direct from sell-out performances in London's West End, the Edinburgh phenomenon is back for an Eleventh Elephantine year! Tim and Jordan present the songs and wit of those masters of mayhem, mirth and Madeira - timeless comedy legends, Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. This award-winning show returns with all your favourites Hippopotamus, Gnu, Gas Man plus some hidden gems. As heard on 'Friday Night is Music Night' (BBC Radio 2). flandersandswann.info | Twitter: @flanders_swann Muddy marvellous BBBBB EVENING STANDARD Impressive, suave... a delight BBBB TIMES £10 (£8.50)

Broadcasting legend Dame Esther Rantzen and her daughter, journalist Rebecca Wilcox, discuss careers and family ties. Get up close with one of our national treasures as she shares anecdotes from over 50 years in broadcasting! With Rebecca asking the all-important questions, Esther will reflect on her illustrious career and provide a candid insight into her life. Esther is best known for her 21-year stint on the acclaimed TV series That's Life (BBC 1). More recently, her varied and acclaimed broadcasting career includes appearances on some of the UK's biggest TV shows from Who Do You Think You Are? and I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! to Strictly Come Dancing. Esther's tireless campaigning and charity work is legendary and has transformed countless lives - founding both ChildLine and The Silver Line. Esther has been recognised with an OBE for services to broadcasting, a CBE for services to children and a DBE for services both to children and older people.

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Gandini Juggling

Gandini presents a wildly original hodgepodge of juggling, choreography, and theatre that explores the connections between human behaviours, the cycle of nature and to explore the journey into oneself. Join two rising stars of the UK juggling scene as they present a surreal and touring spectacle on stage.

www.fredmacaulay.com | Twitter: @fredmacaulay

Brilliantly surreal comedy SCOTSMAN One of the best comedians Britain has produced RICHARD OSMAN, 'POINTLESS' A fantastic raconteur BBBB LIST Finely tuned comedy radar and genuine geniality BBBB HERALD

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INFINITA

Familie Flöz

After sell-out successes with Hotel Paradiso and a 5 star hit with Teatro Delusio, Germany's mask theatre masters Familie Floez return to the Fringe with another, brilliant, visual comedy about the first and last steps in life. In Infinita, a cast of irresistible, larger-than-life characters are seen both as warring children, and then in later life as residents of an old people's home. The wily games of nursery oneupmanship seem hardly to change with the passage of time; survival of the craftiest is still the rule of the day. Infinita plays out in a succession of increasingly hilarious scenes, combining poignancy, astute observation and some superbly skilled slapstick. A show about birth, sex and old age, about our first and last moments, when the greatest miracles occur. And all without a word spoken! »So I lived a whole life in fear of dying, and now this!« (Karl Valentin, 1882-1948) floez.net | Twitter: @familiefloez

One of the most beautiful shows I've seen... run, run to see it! BBBBB TÉLÉRAMA A theatrical triumph without compare. BBBBB SUNDAY TIMES Poignant, potent, profound. BBBBB STAGE And we can't stop laughing at ourselves. For this light relief I can only give much thanks. Pure magic. BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE £9 £12 (£11)

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JEREMY NICHOLAS: AFTER DINNER STORIES FROM MY DISASTROUS BROADCASTING CAREER

NOVAE theatre

Meet Maddy, a typical millennial, celebrating her 30th birthday running a marathon - tied to a balloon. But this is more than just a race. It's a battle. By the finish line she needs to have made a decision. Yes or no. Internationally renowned Idle Motion return with this premiere from sister company NOVAE theatre. An uproarious, 26.2 mile, one woman tour-de-force.

Talking Toolbox

Sony Award-winning broadcaster, Jeremy Nicholas brings you his hilarious debut hour. Based on true-life stories from 27 years of trying not to get fired on TV and radio with the BBC. He reveals the catastrophic mistake he made to a global TV audience during London 2012 and the dreadful celebrities he's interviewed.

Twitter: @novaetheatre

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JON CULSHAW & BILL DARE: THE GREAT BRITISH TAKE OFF

Avalon Promotions

Join comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw and legendary comedy writer/producer Bill Dare from Radio 4's Dead Ringers, for unscripted comedy and conversation as politicians, sports personalities and celebrities are up for a roasting. Jon reveals the secrets of mimicry and shares stories of some of the fascinating characters that coloured his childhood in Lancashire and his early career. With Bill he reveals some of the mayhem of life behind the scenes in television and on the celebrity circuit. £15 (£14)

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JULIA SUTHERLAND: EXPOSED

In her alter-ego as a broadcaster, Julia has interviewed dozens of top comedians for her It's Funny and It's True series on BBC Radio 4, Funny Kind of.. & The Funny Life of... series on BBC Radio Scotland, digging deep into their psyches and having them share intimate details from their lives. Now, in this hilarious and unique multi-media comedy show, she faces her toughest subject yet - herself!

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Following 5 years of sell-out London shows, Matt Forde's Political Party returns to Edinburgh for two live shows! Previous guests include: Tony Blair, Nigel Farage, Michael Portillo, Liz Kendall and Angus Robertson, as well as Alistair Darling in Edinburgh last year. Twitter: @mattforde

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ROBIN INCE: CHAOS OF DELIGHT

NICK HALL: SPENCER

Lakin McCarthy

In Association with Noel Gay

Spencer Percival has one claim to fame. He's the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated. Unfortunately no one's ever heard of him. 206 years later, Nick Hall tells his story. As seen on BBC2, BBC3, and BBC Radio 4. www.thisisnickhall.com | Twitter: @nickhallsays Crackingly original BBBB THE LIST One not to miss BBBB THE SKINNY Side-splittingly funny BBBBB THREE WEEKS

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VINCE EBERT: SEXY SCIENCE. MADE IN GERMANY

Vince Ebert

Why is the sky blue? Why is the night black? Why shouldn't we eat yellow snow? The father of German science comedy and physicist, Vince Ebert, explains scientific facts using the fundamental laws of humour. A witty and inspiring performance about skeptical thinking, fake news, and the secret of German cars.

An artist's manifesto of delight and curiosity. A frenetic hour of art, science and stupid voices. Mashing up art and science in a celebration of the human mind from Bohemians to Black Holes, Dali to DNA. 'The art of brilliant babble' **** (Scotsman) Robin Ince - winner of Rose d'Or, Sony Gold and, most importantly, Pointless Celebrities. 'He's defined a generation of comics' (Stewart Lee) robinince.com | Twitter: @robinince

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A CRASHED CAR, SIX AUDIENCE MEMBERS, NO WAY OUT. Sam is on the run. She has stolen a car, crashed it and is trapped. This gripping piece of site-specific theatre will invite the audience into Sam's stolen car, seconds after she has crashed it. Award-winning Fever Dream Theatre return with their 2016 sell-out Edinburgh hit.

What does it mean to be a millennial? One stands before you, trying to process her three most pressing concerns: job exploitation, crumbling friendship and the apocalypse. Taking you on a journey from the aisle of a supermarket to the edge of a volcano, Susie Sillett's bold new work offers an unflinching exploration of young people's experiences in the age of unpaid internships and avocado on toast.

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YOU ONLY LIVE FOREVER

Viscera Theatre

Two lovers take an elixir with ever-lasting consequences. The creators of five star sell-out hit, In Tents and Purposes (SOHO Theatre/UK Tour), return to compete with their egos in a new comedy play about the reality of living for eternity. Runner Up in Funny Women/Comedy Central UK Short Film Award. www.visceratheatre.com | Twitter: @VisceraTheatreC A breath of fresh air TIMES

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CAMP BE YOURSELF

BOX. Theatre Company

A surreal and anarchic two-woman comedy packed with glitter, bug juice and desperation. Welcome to Camp Be Yourself, for those of you that can't be yourself in real life, you camp be yourself here. Camp counsellors Emily and Betsy are here to help you figure it all out, whilst trying their darndest not to lose their campers, their friendship, or their minds. Twitter: @box_theatreco

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FRANK CARSON: IF I DIDNT LAUGH I'D CRY

Silent Faces in association with the Pleasance

The 'audacious' (Scotsman) Silent Faces return with a bold and heart-warming new show. Forth, Cromarty and Dogger are all at sea in this dazzling look at the unpredictable nature of mental health. Join them as they see what it is to battle the elements when your weatherproofing is failing.

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Irish comic Mike McCabe knew Frank. Frank was so taken with Mike's impression of him he bought him drinks for the rest of the evening and they became friends. 'If I Didn't Laugh I'd Cry' tells the story of Frank's rise to fame and it also gives an insight into some of the tragedy that Carson suffered during his life. A deeply moving and touching tribute SPECTRUM RADIO Mike McCabe is a genuinely funny man THE STAGE

silentfaces.co.uk | Twitter: @silentfacesuk

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Inspired by excerpts from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 'Notes from Underground', Sediment is an abstract expedition through the layers of human desires and motives. A look at what lies beneath, at what really drives us, in the search for truth. Extending the limits of physicality, attempting the impossible, looking beyond the edge. This is a chance to see circus redefining itself. Breathtaking acrobatic skill, feats of physical impossibility, in a fusion of movement and live music. Circus changing the face of circus XSENTERTAINMENT

The nation's favourite appliance-themed comedy troupe returns for the heavenliest of seventh years at the Fringe. Join our mirthful voyage past the limits of decency, reason and order and be prepared to blow your fuses with giggles. Bring friends.

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THE MARILYN CONSPIRACY

Katie Reddin-Clancy

Guy Masterson - TTI

Set in an old regional theatre, Alfie, the male half of a comedy double act, re-enters the stage... as Zora, a woman. A charming, funny rollercoaster through show business, gender, spirituality, identity and love. An important statement about gender fluidity and stage fright. 'Solid comedy chops... a powerful and provocative piece of theatre' (Broadway Baby). 'Fine writing, punchy one-liners... It is a pleasure to be beguiled by her characters and to be left with plenty to think about.' (Stage Whispers)

On Wednesday August 1st 1962, Marilyn Monroe signs a two picture deal with Fox. Early Sunday August 5th, she's "found dead, face down on her bed"... The official line: "Probable Suicide". Seven people are present at her house from 22.30 the night before, and 04:30 when police are finally called. What do they discuss? Exactly how and why did she die? In the style of '12 Angry Men', all the known facts are brought together, fictions exposed, myths debunked. Was it Suicide? Was it the Mafia or the CIA? Or was it Bobby Kennedy? Written by Vicki McKellar & Guy Masterson - who also performs 'A Christmas Carol' this is the first time the 'Probable Truth' about Marilyn's mysterious demise has been exposed on stage. A compelling new work of raw power and undiluted emotion underscored by palpable threat and tension.

www.katiereddin-clancy.com | Twitter: @KTReddinClancy

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A remarkable, versatile talent who sets a very high bar indeed. HERALD SUN Acting and delivery were superb. Her brilliance shines in the details... The writing was clever, authentic and witty. ADVERTISER Topical, diverse... an excellent independent Fringe show. ADELAIDE THEATRE GUIDE £6

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AND BEFORE I FORGET I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU

Some Riot Theatre

Pip Utton Theatre

Pip Utton; (Adolf, Churchill, Chaplin, Playing Maggie) Internationally famed for speaking directly to his audience; sharing emotions. His new play is inspired by the memories watching his mother deteriorate and die from Alzheimer's. A journey of laughter and tears, respect and a lot of love. pip-utton.co.uk

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Critically acclaimed company return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with brand new play about mental health. Yasmin feels different, she feels weird. She longs to be normal like everyone else but that's proving difficult... Based on the writer's own experiences, WEIRD explores the highs and lows of what it is like for a sufferer, and a sufferer's family to live in the shadows of obsessive compulsive disorder. Moving one-woman play about the effects of one person's mental health on a whole family. Sell-out Arcola show, winner of Slam-Soaps 2018. Written by award winning writer of 2017 sell out Edinburgh Fringe show 'Glitter Punch' Lucy Burke. someriot.co.uk | Twitter: @SomeRiotTheatre A spectacular, beautiful show BBBBB BROADWAY BABY (FOR 'GLITTER PUNCH') Explodes with emotion BBBBB A PINT AND A PLAY (FOR 'GLITTER PUNCH')

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ANDREA HUBERT: HOLES OF JOY

Glorious Talent

Life is a heavy blanket of sadness and if you want joy, you've got to poke some holes. Yes, that's Buddhism 101, but let the comedian think she invented it, okay? Join (BAFTA award winning!) writer Andrea as she tries to make the world nicer. Trigger warning to: bee lovers, porn haters and people who feel weird when a Jew says the word 'Jew'. gloriousmanagement.com | Twitter: @GloriousTalent

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AUTHOR, COMPOSER, SOLDIER-OFA-SORT

Hint of Lime Productions

A celebration of the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott, written and performed by Jan Carey. Gurney sent Scott his music and poetry from the trenches. The horror of the Great War, contrasted with his love for his native Gloucester, coloured his writings. After he was gassed at Passchendaele, Gurney's friendship with Scott, despite their different backgrounds, withstood war, illness and despair, as well as triumph, madness and joy.

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BOWJANGLES: EXCALIBOW

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

Bowjangles are a string quartet who can really play. They dance whilst they play. They sing whilst they play. They leap, tumble, juggle and joke whilst they play. In this new show Bowjangles tell the somewhat ludicrous story of their journey to find the most priceless relic of all - a mysterious violin bow known as Excalibow. WARNING: May contain traces of ABBA. www.bowjangles.org | Twitter: @Bowjanglesmusic Superb BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Pure Gold BBBBB LONDON METRO £6

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CROFT & PEARCE: DOUBLE TAKE

Vivienne Smith Management

Stars of BBC Radio 4's 'The Croft & Pearce Show' and 'Sketchorama'. Fringe 'Total Sell-Out Show' laurel recipients. WhatsOnLondon Comedy Award nominees. Mervyn Stutter Spirit of the Fringe Award Winners. 'Laugh-out-loud' (Daily Express). 'Masters of characterisation' (Telegraph). 'Headflingingly funny' (Three Weeks)****, The Skinny ****

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RP CC

Lil's husband is lost in Gulliver's Travels, and now she has to find a way to bring him home. A haunting new play about broken dreams, enduring love, and the weird world we live in; inspired by Swift's savage masterpiece. From the makers of the acclaimed Fringe hits The Wonderful Discovery of Witches (2015) and The Man Who Would Be King (2014). www.dawnstate.co.uk | Twitter: @dawnstate Spellbindingly rich. BBBB EXEUNT Chilling and heart-breaking. BBBB SCOTSMAN Theatre-makers to watch out for. BBBB STAGE £7

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Theatre Témoin

Lucy McNally for FABRIC PRODUCTIONS in association with Danielle Ward and Anna Crilly

A premiere from writer Danielle Ward (Psister Psycho, Gutted). Starring Anna Crilly (Succession, Lead Balloon). Thirty minutes before curtain up, a double act meet for the first time in over a decade, but whatever happened to cause such a rift? Ambition, friendship, motherhood, ageing and mice are all explored in this tragicomedy. The peerless Anna Crilly STAGE Wonderfully thought-provoking..finely crafted writing GUARDIAN £6 £7 (£6)

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Welcome to the stimulating world of Feed, where emotions are the currency, and your passions and fantasies will be indulged... for a price. After the sell-out success of The Marked and The Fantasist, Témoin return, bringing their vibrant visual style to the world of clickbait culture, fake news and cyber gluttony. Feed is a co-production with The Lowry and The Everyman Cheltenham and is supported by Arts Council England and the Charles Irving Trust.

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Gena Tango | Korean Season presented by AtoBiz Ltd.

theatretemoin.com | Twitter: @Theatre_Temoin | Facebook: @TheatreTemoin A rollercoaster ride. BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE (FOR 'THE MARKED')

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TOM BRACE: BRACE YOURSELF (IT'S MAGIC TIME!)

Tom Brace Magic and Play People Productions

Hold on to your raincoats! Tom Brace brings a jam packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won't believe! Expect the unexpected in this mind-boggling variety show. Suitable for the entire family, Tom is the magician for the Britain's Got Talent era! With something for everyone, this brand new show promises to bamboozle the brain and fool even the sharpest of minds!

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Tango-Korean music band, Gena Tango, presents a new look at tango through Korean eyes in a joyful musical experience that combines the urgent passion of Argentinian tango with traditional Korean instruments and music. The result is a fascinating fusion of Korean and Latin-American influences, creating an entirely new music genre that is both familiar and unfamiliar - bringing the variety of tone of the Korean music to the intoxicating rhythms of the tango. Gena Tango's unique sound has seen them winning many awards and receiving critical acclaim. A celebration of world music at its very best! blog.naver.com/genatango | Twitter: @genatango

Beautifully put... A colourful blend of Korean and western instruments CRITICS' PICK, SORI ARTS CENTER

The final winner of 2015 Jeongdong Theater's Festival

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Eliza Jackson

Ben has always dreamed of being a successful actor; and now, after years of disappointment, he is finally presented with his golden opportunity... And an impossible decision to make. Set amongst the 2017 #MeToo movement, VELVET explores what a person will do in order to achieve their dreams. VELVET is written and performed by Tom Ratcliffe and directed by Andy Twyman (Kanye the First; Hightide).

This one woman show tells the story of the most prolific ghost singer of all time, Marni Nixon 'the best film diva you (almost) never saw'. Dubbing for over fifty Hollywood films, she was the singing voice for stars such as Audrey Hepburn, Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood and Marilyn Monroe. Featuring much-loved tunes from West Side Story, My Fair Lady, The King and I, this show is not to be missed.

worktheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @VELVETtheplay More! More! BBBB LONDON THEATRE 1 (FOR RATCLIFFE'S 'CIRCA')

thevoicebehindthestars.com | Twitter: @Marni_TheVoice

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ADAM RICHES IS THE GUY WHO...

SEDA and Glynis Henderson Productions

Plosive Productions / Tigco

...you meet right after you come out of a long-term relationship. He has a nice smile, an easy manner and no car. The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner makes a rare appearance under a belly and an even rarer appearance in the afternoon with this intimate look at one of the planet's most deliberate men. As sensitive as soap and twice as slippery. Beware. Be very, very aware. www.plosive.co.uk | Twitter: @TigcoRiches Gloriously funny BBBBB SCOTSMAN Never less than brilliant BBBBB FEST £8

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Carrie Marx. Hermetic Arts.

The 1980s. America is gripped by Satanic Panic. Devilish practices are taking place across the country, corrupting American youth. The most diabolical threat of all is Dungeons & Dragons: innocent role-playing game, or gateway to corruption, violence, and SATAN? Pam invites you to this inaugural meeting of BADD (Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons), to learn how to protect your child from the occult. An incredible show. BBBBB LONDON PUB THEATRES BADD is good for everyone. BBBB FRINGEGURU

"I've been able to work out, deconstruct and rebuild every trick I've ever seen. Except one." Hugo Cedar was an Edwardian magician known as "The Vanishing Man"; he performed the perfect trick and then was never seen or heard of again. Director performers Simon Evans and David Aula present a time-hopping, misdirectionbusting, mind-bending examination of what really happens when a man, in full view of his audience, simply ceases to be. So much more than a magic show, it is the story of a magic trick: the greatest one ever performed. theseda.co.uk | Twitter: @whoareSEDA

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Joe is in crisis, his life a swirling scribble of obligations. For five minutes a day he finds a little solace and peace alone on the bench. Sandy is mourning the loss of his Maggie. The bench is his memorial to her memory. So begins an epic conflict that will change them both. A dark comedy - Waiting for Godot meets Still Game. Written by award-winning Scottish writer Keir McAllister.

White Room Theatre

A brand-new story about a passion that can't breach the firewall! If everything you've ever yearned for is just a constant impending update, what's left to want? Isn't the definition of freedom a heart without desire? 'Neverwant' explores a world where love is nothing more than a bug in the system. Created by Billy Knowelden & Thomas Willshire from two hit Breakfast Show plays. 'Combo' ticket with BiteSize Breakfast £20 (£18) - available from EdFest venues.

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AILSA BENSON IS MISSING

Nina is 14 and all she wants to do is to fall in love with a cardigan-wearing tree frog expert, decide on her perfect theme song and avoid her dad's trigonometry lessons. But when her friend Ailsa goes missing and the police turn up at school, everything is turned upside down and inside out... Reuniting the director and one of the stars of the hit show, 'The Fair Intellectual Club' (**** Scotsman, Herald, Stage, Telegraph), a compelling, haunting story about friendship, family and secrets. Directed by Marilyn Imrie and starring Samara MacLaren. 2018 Assembly ART Award shortlist. £7

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Join Amy and a panel of her far more famous comedian friends discussing everyone's favourite topic: women. Featured in the Guardian, i and Time Out. Previous guests include Aisling Bea, Lolly Adefope, Sara Pascoe, James Acaster, Nish Kumar and more. wantwomenwant.live | Twitter: @amyannette__

With all the insight missing from the Mel Gibson movie of the same name SKINNY Top 10 Comedy Picks TIMEOUT £10 (£9)

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Real life mother and daughter, Steffi and Josie, stand together to face the monsters. A brand new black comedy by multi-award winning ThisEgg. UNCONDITIONAL is a joyous celebration of doing whatever it takes to be equal.

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I've had over 70,000 pricks - of the medical kind. This is my chance to set the record straight about Type 1 Diabetics like me. I'm not bankrupting the NHS. And I can eat a cake - a whole bloody cake - if I want to. This urgent new show blends spoken word, poetry, projection and an original soundscape to tell a moving story about families and learning to care for each other better. You presented the work with such ease - it was really very moving. KATE CRADDOCK - GIFT FESTIVAL

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Double Edge Drama

We all know the 'Dracula' story... or do we? 5 actors take on lots of characters in this funny, fast paced retelling of the classic Gothic tale. Following sell-out runs in Edinburgh, Brighton and London, Drac is back!

Three teenagers, Albert, Henry and Sam occasionally get paid cash-in-hand by Big Darren for odd jobs: mowing his lawn, washing his car, painting his fence and the like. Today's odd job is a bit more high-octane. He wants them to pull a heist on an Oligarch.

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A terrible crime has been committed. The guilty wants to talk. They stand before you, offering their side of the story. Will you listen? The victims have written letters sharing their experience and you have access to them. Award winning Fever Dream Theatre return after their 2016 sellout Edinburgh hit WRECKED. feverdreamtheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @feverdream31 Stays with you long after you've left NME (FOR 'WRECKED') A powerful cautionary tale SCOTSMAN (FOR 'WRECKED') BBBB YOUNGER THEATRE (FOR 'WRECKED') £6 £9 (£8)

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Thirty/20 Theatre & Something for the Weekend

Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Downton Abbey, Toast of London) and Rebecca Johnson (The Trip, The Flood) star in this hilarious and poignant drama of a doomed attempt to rekindle lost love. Set in a Soho Italian restaurant, Costa Award winner Christopher Reid's verse comedy is exquisitely intertwined with animation by Charles Peattie (Alex cartoon, Daily Telegraph) in this tragicomedy of love, loss and Chianti. Simultaneously an homage to the long Soho lunch and a yearning for paths not taken, two ex-lovers meet at an old haunt - what could possibly go wrong? Directed by Jason Morell, this show is suitable for anyone who's been on a disastrous date. thesongoflunchplay.com | Twitter: @RobertBathurst

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TAMAR BROADBENT: BEST LIFE

Jimmy Jewell Ltd

"Is it too much to ask for everything?!" she shouted drunkenly at a bin. Award-winning musical comedy about ambition, anxiety and avocados that asks, how do you know if you are living your best life? Writer for Sketchtopia (BBC Radio 4). As heard on The Now Show and seen on Comedy Central Online's 'Ones to Watch'. A genuine triple threat BBBB FEST Brings the house down BBBB SKINNY Impeccable comic timing BBBB STAGE

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3 YEARS, 1 WEEK AND A LEMON DRIZZLE

The Modern Maori Quartet Ltd

Alexandra and Kate Donnachie

3 Years, 1 Week and a Lemon Drizzle pieces together some of Alexandra and Kate Donnachie's sometimes heart breaking and often hilarious memories of growing up together and managing their close bond when older sister, Alexandra, developed a severe eating disorder as a teenager. Twitter: @L_DrizzlePlay

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Returning to Edinburgh, Modern Maori Quartet's live shows are parties like no other. With hearty voices in epic harmony, this award-winning contemporary Maori showband shares unique takes on showband hits and pop music, original songs interlaced with distinctive waiata (song) and dance, Maori traditions, aroha (love) and tongue-in-cheek humour, charm and charisma. A celebration of Kiwi music honouring the entertainment legends of Maoridom that is heartwarming and hilarious in equal measure. www.modernmaoriquartet.nz | Twitter: @modernmaoriq Killer harmonies & old school cabaret BBBBB WEE REVIEW

The four performers are both professionally accomplished and slyly flirtatious, playing off each other in back chats and musical duels BBBB EDINBURGH REPORTER ... lots of harmony and more than a touch of soul BBBB THREEWEEKS ... left wanting more, to hear more songs and learn more about Maori customs... A must see BBBB YOUNG PERSPECTIVE

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AGATHA IS MISSING!

Fringe Management, LLC

Agatha Christie is missing and ace detective, Miss Clarissa Marbles needs your help in solving this rollicking whodunit. Was it the cook, the husband or the secret admirer? Everyone's a suspect in this fun-filled interactive murder mystery. The audience votes and the best solution to the crime wins a prize! www.prudencewrightholmes.com | Twitter: @FringeMan2018

A winning performance by Prudence Wright Holmes NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

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After last year's Fringe success with sell out audiences and great reviews, Captivate is bringing back this much-loved family favourite.

Cork. 1998. Brenda and her best pal are part of the city's furniture. Dancing on tables and 3am breakfast rolls. But what happens if you wake up hungover and broken on the wrong person's doorstep and it might just be too late. Award-winning producers Soho Theatre present Karen Cogan's fast, infectious, dark comedy about the messiness of being youngish, female and queer in Ireland. Shortlisted for Soho Theatre's biennial Verity Bargate Award, this blistering new play from the Stewart Parker Trust Award winner receives its world premiere.

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THE PIEMAN COMETH: A CAUTIONARY FOOTBALL TALE

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Angelique loves flowers, her mum and her boyfriend... in that order, but at the moment it seems like floristry lessons are the only thing working out for her. Part-play, partinteractive floristry masterclass, 'Funeral Flowers' takes you inside Angelique's world as she navigates life in foster care. Originally commissioned for the Royal Court's Tottenham Festival, 'Funeral Flowers' is part of Power Play's site-specific showcase: four plays written by women, staged inside a house. These run alongside Power Play's data-activism campaign to analyse and expose gender inequality in fringe theatre.

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POWER PLAY: FUNERAL FLOWERS

There's more to the pie than meets the eye. Join Alan Ledger on his journey through the murky, monetary mayhem lurking behind the scenes of Scottish football. An hilarious new comedy written by Bryan Jackson & David Belcher, and directed by Frank Miller.

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With humour, skilful choreography, and exceptionally strong vocal performances, this excellent adaptation avoids the mawkish trap and produces a first-class musical which is a joy to behold PRIMARYTIMES.CO.UK Captivate Theatre's production is rip-roaring musical fun BBBB BROADWAYBABY.COM

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HENRY BOX BROWN - A MUSICAL JOURNEY

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'Stupendously impressive' Edinburgh Guide The Stage

created by In Association with the NYC Baha'i Unity Center and New York University Office of Community Affairs Tony award winner, Ben Harney (Broadway's Dreamgirls) and writer, Mehr Mansuri, lead a 16-person Off-Broadway cast in a sell-out run- about an 1850's Virginia slave who ships himself to freedom in a box. He resolves to escape slavery by enlisting a white reverend and a slave-owning gambler, both who reveal their inner demons as they struggle to uphold a slave-holding Christianity. In a fusion of original songs blending Gospel, R&B, Blue grass as well as acapella spirituals, it is performed by New York's finest gospel singers & top NYC Broadway artists. Championed by the Baha'i Unity Center, the show has been performed for over 20,000 people from New York's renowned Christian Cultural Center to the Los Angeles Convention Center. It is a crowd-pleaser that shines a light on our capacity to transcend.

After sell-out seasons all around the world the Fringe Hit returns with new circus acts

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SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR

Andrew Kay

Dutch Kills Theater Company

Their apartments share a view of the parking lot, but Dora and Ronnie haven't met. Until today. A dark comedy about beavers, beer, and balconies. www.dutchkillstheater.com | Twitter: @DutchKillsNYC

A surprising and wicked little concoction... seems like a sweet little woodland creature, but it's got needle-like claws. TIME OUT An astounding piece of theatre! NY THEATRE GUIDE BBBBB OPPLAUD £7

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Empty Wallet Productions

"Happy birthday Cassie... You're a fucking idiot." It's the morning of Cassie's twenty-sixth birthday and she wakes to find herself in someone's front garden with no recollection of getting there. As Cassie struggles to retrace the night, she's forced to confront the horrific, sometimes hilarious, mistakes she's made over the past year. A fierce, funny, painfully honest portrayal of loss and young adulthood.

The spectacular and colourful two time Grammy Award winning Soweto Gospel Choir return to Edinburgh with a special concert 'Songs of the Free' celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Father of their rainbow nation, Nelson Mandela. Hailing from the town of Soweto, the birthplace of South Africa's democratic movement's struggle for freedom, Soweto Gospel Choir thrills audiences around the world with their stunning blend of African gospel, freedom songs and international classics. This is a special concert by the choir who performed for Nelson Mandela on many occasions during his life and at his State funeral. sowetogospelchoir.com | Twitter: @Sowetogospel

These absolutely thrilling singers need nothing but their voices to make dazzling music BILLBOARD Meticulous and unstoppable... spirited and spectacular! NEW YORK TIMES

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HEAVEN BURNS

Audible UK / Plosive Productions

Jen McGregor

Morayshire, 1662. Runaway Isobel works for charismatic witchpricker John Dixon. She worships him, but when he's accused of falsifying his identity, will she accept that he's not the man he claims to be... or indeed a man at all? A pitch-black exploration of gender politics and religious fundamentalism. Winner of the 2018 Assembly Roxy Theatre (ART) Award. jenmcgregor.com/heaven-burns

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DAVID MILLS: FOCUS PEOPLE!

Vivienne Smith Management

Smart, sharp, laugh-out-loud comedy for adults sick of being scolded by celebrities and policed by children. Mills gets you through the coming apocalypse feeling dynamite! Politics to surrealism an hour in his company is an indulgent delight. 'A superior act' Chortle **** www.itsdavidmills.com | Twitter: @davidMillsDept Essential viewing BBBBB BROADWAYBABY

Audible hosts two weeks of completely free live comedy shows, showcasing the finest acts the festival has to offer, all being recorded for audio series, Audible Presents. Previous shows have featured Reginald D Hunter, Josie Long, Mark Watson, Dane Baptiste, Sofie Hagen, Ed Gamble, Phil Wang, Angela Barnes, Paul Foot, Jason Byrne, Jayde Adams, Andrew Maxwell and Tony Law. So listen up, pin back your ears and expect big name comics, Fringe favourites and hand-picked rising stars. With different star names and guests each day, check the Pleasance website and box office for daily line-ups. audible.co.uk | Twitter: @audibleuk

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Out of the Blue

Trip Hazards presents Alissa Anne Jeun Yi

A hilarious and heartbreaking coming-of-age story interweaving killer tunes, spoken word, hooping and rap with the autobiographical poems of a hopeless romantic. A one-woman-show (about many men) that aims to educate and empower us all beyond the bedroom. Developed through the Soho Writers' Lab 2018. www.triphazardstheatre.com | Twitter: @alissa_ajy

Alissa Anne Jeun Yi's Love Songs is extraordinary... a funny and intimate rites-of-passage tale that's also super timely. BRIAN LOGAN, CAMDEN PEOPLE'S THEATRE £6.50

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ESHAAN AKBAR: PROPHET LIKE IT'S HOT

CKP and InterTalent Group present

Following his sellout run in 2017, Akbar returns with a new show exploring his - and society's - relationship with faith. Armed with a copy of the Qur'An in his hand, Akbar addresses some of the myths about Islam, acknowledges that some of it doesn't make sense and says that faith still has a place in modern society. It's a much funnier book than people give it credit for.

www.ootboxford.com | Twitter: @ootboxford

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More polished than a can of Mr. Sheen, these boys are pitch perfect BBBBB

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The Fringe's biggest selling student show returns for its fifteenth year in a row. Oxford's premier all-male a cappella sensation are back bigger, better and bluer than ever! Expect vocal acrobatics, an eclectic repertoire, and ludicrous choreography which never fails to delight. Since 2000, Out of the Blue have won more championships than any other UK group, making the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent and shooting onto the international stage with their legendary cover of Shakira's 'Hips Don't Lie'. After touring around the US and UK, and with university work well and truly on the back-burner, Out of the Blue can't wait to bring their show back to George Square Theatre!

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PRIVATE PEACEFUL BY MICHAEL MORPURGO

Scamp Theatre

Based on a true story

HENRY NAYLOR

Fringe First Winner 2014, 2016, 2017

“One of the best pieces of theatre I’ve seen in a long time” BBC RADIO 4, FRONT ROW

'Private Peaceful at the theatre is a moving experience that not only tells the story of a young soldier's final day in World War One, but perhaps more importantly conveys the strength of human spirit.' - Michael Morpurgo Private Tommo Peaceful, a young soldier awaits the firing squad at dawn. During the night he looks back at his short but joyful past growing up in rural Devon: his exciting first days at school; his adventures with Molly, the love of his life; and the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the front line. www.scamptheatre.com | Twitter: @scamptheatre

One of The Times’ 10 Best Plays of 2016 (Angel)

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The horrors of war and the joyfulness of life are bound up together in this magnificent show BBBBB SCOTSMAN Heart-warming, as well as wrenching. A timely reminder of the heroic sacrifices that were made by those involved in the conflict. BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING

DIRECTED BY

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PRESENTED BY REDBEARD THEATRE & GILDED BALLOON PRODUCTIONS

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Cambridge University Performance Technology Society

Fringe Management, LLC

Experimental multimedia sketch show from Cambridge Footlights regulars for the 'fake news' era. Set in a world where all comedic speech is banned, the performers start an illicit underground club where they must use physicality, projections, sound and the audience themselves to make you laugh. Coming to the Fringe fresh from runs in Cambridge, Durham and London, this highly original show has received criminally good reviews and is about the importance of communication, the dangers of censorship and the universal appeal of comedy. Relaxed performances on Wednesdays.

When Benny Hill died in April 1992, his body lay undiscovered in his flat for two days.

Twitter: @wowspeechless

Profoundly original. Inventive, unusual, ambitious and consistently funny [A] new angle on sketch comedy. Wonderfully and delightfully refreshing. BBBB DURHAM STUDENT THEATRE

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During those two days his shows were watched by millions all around the world. This engaging one-man show revisits those final days and insightfully explores the life of the lad himself.

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Tall Stories

Gilded Balloon & Otago Theatre present...

'I'M GOING TO PRISON... FOR PARKING TICKETS!!!' Set in a Scottish Court and its cells, Libby McArthur (River City) fills the stage with shoplifters, working girls, lawyers, and parking attendants. A darkly funny tale about how easy it is to free-fall into our worst nightmares. Written & directed by Scottish BAFTA winner David Cosgrove. www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gildedballoon

McArthur is full of warmth, vulnerability and perfect comic timing. Someone should make her a national treasure! ANN MARIE DI MAMBRO £6

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For your delight and delectation, four valiant vaudevillians present a spirited spectacular! Oscar Wilde's gruesomest ghost story is reimagined by a charismatic compere and his extraordinary company: an illusionist, a comedian and a psychic... When the Otis family move into Canterville Hall, they're warned about the fearsome ghost that stalks its corridors. But the Otis family are a thoroughly modern bunch - has anyone warned the Canterville Ghost about them? Award-winning theatre company Tall Stories presents its latest show - for those who dare... (Definitely not suitable for under 12s.) tallstories.org.uk | Twitter: @tallstoriesnews

One thing is guaranteed - Tall Stories shows will be well-crafted, beautifully designed and expertly performed pieces of theatre LIST

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NOT YET SUFFRAGETTE

ENTREPRENHER in association with Eastlake Productions

Not Yet Suffragette is a potent mix of feminist theatre and stand-up comedy surrounding how - not far - women's rights have come since winning the vote. Do women only have themselves to blame for 'breaking the internet' Kim Kardashian style? Or should Nigel Farage heed his own advice and 'Go sit in a corner'? www.entreprenher.co.uk | Twitter: @EntreprenHER absolutely faultless BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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ROSCO MCCLELLAND: 29

Americana Absurdum Productions with Marshall Cordell

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

Rosco McClelland explores the perils of getting older and embracing it, whilst attempting to cling to your ever declining youth. This is guaranteed comedy brilliance from one of Scottish comedy's brightest rising stars. Scottish Comedian of the Year 2016 Twitter: @RossIsACoolGuy

Rosco is a gifted storyteller BBBB ED FEST MAGAZINE Non-stop progression towards stardom CHORTLE £6

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IT'S TRUE, IT'S TRUE, IT'S TRUE

RP CC

Breach Theatre/ Untapped by Underbelly and New Diorama Theatre

Fringe First and Total Theatre Award-winning Breach (Tank, The Beanfield) restage the 1612 trial of Agostino Tassi for the rape of baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Based on surviving court transcripts, this new play dramatises the seven-month trial that gripped Renaissance Rome, and asks how much has changed in the last four centuries. Untapped Award Winner 2018.

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There is no American writer more thoughtful - in an explosive and surreally comic kind of way - than Brian Parks BBBB SCOTSMAN Pauline Goldsmith: Drop dead funny OBSERVER

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The Redmonds have a beautiful relationship - with their house. But it's time to sell their dream home. The new owners need to be special. And they are. Join the ultimate housewarming party, where it's not just the keys that get exchanged. But buyer beware: There really is no place like this home. Two-time Fringe First winner writer Brian Parks teams up with Stage Best Actors David Calvitto & Pauline Goldsmith in this edgy, antic comedy. (2017 Fringe First winner, Enterprise: "Full of lacerating wit" Scotsman **** Americana Absurdum "Joyously dysfunctional" **** Guardian) "A refreshingly mischievous, inventive author" (Times) David Calvitto is one of the funniest and cleverest performers around BBBB

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LUCY FREDERICK: EVEN MORE NAKED

Vivienne Smith Management

Some years ago, Comedian Lucy Frederick appeared in a reality TV show in which she had to get naked. Like, completely naked. No socks or anything. And while that might sound alarming, she's since discovered that actually, there's a far more terrifying way to get your bits and bobs out for other people, without even taking your coat off! Twitter: @LucyFrederick

Eye wateringly honest... a genuinely gifted performer... fabulous! BBBB SCOTSMAN £6.50

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NINA'S GOT NEWS BY FRANK SKINNER

BBC Arts and Avalon Promotions

'I asked you to come here because I was frightened and you're my closest friend'. In the aftermath of their failed relationship, Nina calls on her newly ex-boyfriend Chris and best friend Vanessa for help. She has news, and it scares her. Will her friends believe her? No matter how implausible her story? And should they? 'Nina's Got News' is the debut play from comedian, author and broadcaster Frank Skinner. His many credits include Fantasy Football League, Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned, Room 101 and Taskmaster. £8

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5PM (6PM) P R E S E N T S 4-27 AUGUST 2018

ONCE SEEN ON BLUE PETER

Tim Vincent in Association with Cahoots Theatre Company

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On October 16th 1958, BLUE PETER sailed onto our TV screens. 60 years and over 5000 episodes later, an elite group of ex-presenters gather to receive an award celebrating this extraordinary anniversary. Featuring famous faces, including Peter Purves, Janet Ellis, Peter Duncan, Mark Curry and Tim Vincent, plus surprise celebrity guests* A theatrical celebration of BLUE PETER's Diamond Anniversary, devised by Tim Vincent, scripted by Olivier award-winning writer Tim Whitnall and steered by director, Ian Talbot - forms a blisteringly funny and poignant tribute to the world's longest running children's TV programme. BLUE PETER represents an important part of young lives; an evocation of a collective childhood and a nostalgic look back to time when coat-hanger advent lanterns and sticky-backed plastic ruled the world. From the producers of last years' sell out fringe show 'Alex Salmond Unleashed... ' *subject to availability £19.50

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THE ROCKFORD FILE

This appealing 'Homage' to 1970's TV Private Eye Jim Rockford channels classic Ealing comedy and brilliant live Roots music. Two charming third age blokes deliver a funny, poignant, foot tapping show.

www.tasctheatre.com | Twitter: @tasc_theatre

Fizzes along with cracking wit and awkward comedy

WHATSONSTAGE.COM (FOR 'INVISIBLE SHOW II')

WESTEND WILMA

Director, Giles Croft: "tells the story with playful simplicity" GUARDIAN (FOR 'KITE RUNNER', WEST END)

Will have you in fits of giggles and floods of tears BBBB SPY IN THE STALLS

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Sophie and Ben love each other a lot despite their differences. Two twenty-somethings guide you through their lives of low-key alcoholism, deeply rooted regret, and unfortunate sexual mishaps.

Liam Grundy: "great rocking country" MOJO Jonathan Holloway: "polished, multifaceted, flawless"

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The After School Club

Twitter: @badbackmountain

£8.50 (£7.50)

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SOPHIE, BEN AND OTHER PROBLEMS

Badback Mountain

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THE STRAW MAN

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THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

Jack stayed on when the guns fell silent, to search amongst the rusty wire and unexploded bombs for those that could never go home. Jack has a promise to keep and a debt to repay. Comradeship, betrayal and loss in a world forever changed by the carnage of WWI.

www.gristtheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @Gristtheatre

Testament to Ericson's growing magnificence as a modern playwright and performer BBBBB BRITISH

An unmissable and thought-provoking play BBBBB

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One of the most convincing actors I've ever seen

It's not about glory or futility, it's about the loyalty forged between friends BBBB SCOTSMAN

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WIL GREENWAY: EITHER SIDE OF EVERYTHING

BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATS

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freeandproudplay.com | Twitter: @freeproudplay Best Overseas Play Award BBBBB DEREK AWARDS (FOR 'THE WAITING GAME') Best LGBT Performance Award BBBB SCOTTISH SUN (FOR 'MYSTERIOUS SKIN') Stunning BBBBB BROADWAY BABY (FOR '5 GUYS CHILLIN')

Beautiful & ridiculously funny BBBBB FRESH AIR Our advice? Grab a ticket while you still can BBBBB

Hakeem is a Nigerian in America. Jeremy is white and privileged. When disaster hits, they journey into the past to make sense of the present. A searing exploration of a modern marriage from a multi-award-winning company.

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FREE AND PROUD

Master storyteller / perennial Fringe sell-out Wil Greenway returns with a new story, live musicians and (hopefully) a live audience to help your human heart. SOLD OUT 2015/16/17. Winner: ThreeWeeks Editor's Choice Award. I cannot recommend seeing this show enough

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NJC Presents

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He survived Thatcher's Britain, the Cold War, raved in a field all weekend. Fearless, happy and free until God and the Devil made a bet. He will be heard again, even if those words might be his last. The New Book of Job.

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ASHLEY BLAKER: OBSERVANT JEW

So Comedy & Broken Robot Productions by arrangement with MLA Talent

Scottish Ensemble and Anna Meredith

How did a secular Jewish comedy producer end up becoming ultra-orthodox? How does he live between two very different worlds? As heard on BBC Radio 4. 'Has audiences on the floor.' (Jerusalem Post)

Anno is Vivaldi's Four Seasons interspersed with newlywritten sights and sounds, combining strings and electronics, audio and visual, old and new to create a powerful live experience of the passing of time. Cocooned by musicians and giant screens, journey with us through the year - from the awakening of spring to the hushed darkness of winter. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com Italian Baroque met techno... delivered with a potent mixture of gusto and elegance BBBB TIMES

Twitter: @AshleyBlaker

Relentlessly funny... brings something totally unprecedented to stand-up. JEWISH CHRONICLE A wittier man than I'll ever be MATT LUCAS, LITTLE ME

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THE ASPIRATIONS OF DAISE MORROW

Far and Away Productions

Misha Glenny

McMafia

Australia's towering literary genius Patrick White's language is pure performance in this richly theatrical adaptation by Brink Productions featuring the Zephyr Quartet. Actors, musicians and audience share the space beneath a canvas of Australian sky. The work shifts and swirls, drawing the audience into the immediacy of a strangely familiar world - the suburb of Sarsaparilla - where the Whalley family are getting ready for a day at the dump, while next door the Hogbens prepare to bury the scandalous Daise Morrow. Brutally funny, profound in its understanding of human nature, this is storytelling rich with music and light.

Alternately very funny and very frightening, Misha Glenny lifts the lid on global organized crime and its corrupt political networks. Based on his best-selling book, McMafia, and the BBC TV drama it inspired, Misha takes his audience on a tour through the dark depths of world capitalism. He explains what’s happening behind the headlines – how Russian gangsters, Latin American cartel leaders, people traffickers and dodgy hedgefunders exert their influence on our lives without us realising it. Book this show if you dare…

brinkproductions.com | Twitter: @BrinkTheatre

Visually captivating, splendidly lucid stage adaption AUSTRALIAN Do yourself a favour and see this original production full of scathing wit that explores human nature at its most vulnerable TREV £10

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“Misha Glenny doesn’t just write books, he lives them.” —The Observer

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UNDERBELLY'S CIRCUS HUB | THE LAFAYETTE

CIRCUS ABYSSINIA: ETHIOPIAN DREAMS

BARRY CRYER & RONNIE GOLDEN: HISTORICAL OBJECTS

Underbelly and Bibi and Bichu

Gilded Balloon & Steve Ullathorne present...

Our plucky pension grabbers time-travel to comedy's distant past! Barry curates his earliest parrot jokes from the Jurassic era while Ronnie discusses the origins of Igneous Rock (and Metamorphic Roll). A museum piece featuring songs old and new, jokes old and blue, and tales from their combined 100-year careers. Prehysterical sit down comedy. www.barrycryer.co.uk | Twitter: @RonnieGolden1

Young writers can learn from this... a great set of songs and gags BBBB BROADWAY BABY £14.50

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DRENCHED

Third Man Theatre

Daniel Drench. West Cornwall's most prolific and unstable storyteller, presents a bewildering and potentially moving interpretation of the classic Cornish folk tale 'The Mermaid of Zennor'. A new comedy-theatre piece from the award-winning team behind Botallack O'Clock, Stalag Happy and Mugs' Arrows. thirdmantheatre.com | Twitter: @thirdmantheatre

Funny and moving in equal measure... Dan Frost is a compelling performer MICHAEL GRANDAGE CBE

The smash hit of 2017 returns! An unashamedly joyful mix of astonishing stunts and enchanted adventure, Circus Abyssinia follows the journey of two Ethiopian brothers whose dream of joining the circus became a reality. Plunged into a world of daredevil wonders, they encounter a host of other circus dreamers: dancing, contorting, gravitydefying figures, all weaving tales of their own. This show is a fantastical retelling of how the cast dreamed of the circus in a country without one and came together to create a phenomenal new Ethiopian tradition. One of the best acts ever seen... Fun for all the family BBBBB SUNDAY MAIL Sensational entertainment BBBB TIMES Pure circus gold BBBB SCOTSMAN The other circuses in town may as well pack up and go home BBBBB REVIEWS HUB

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BURN THE FLOOR: REBELS OF BALLROOM

Underbelly and Harley Medcalf, Peta Roby and Nic Notley for Burn the Floor Limited

Burn the Floor dancers are true rebels of the Ballroom. With their now famous, infectious and rebellious energy, this electrifying company has totally reinvented the Ballroom dance styles and performed their ground-breaking moves right around the world. From Beijing to Boston, Auckland to Amsterdam, and featured runs on Broadway and the West End, Burn the Floor is at Edinburgh Fringe for the first time and ready to push dancing right to the edge. This is the ultimate high-voltage theatrical experience, dangerous and irresistible, exploding with jaw-dropping choreography, heart-pounding music and breath-taking dance moves. From seriously sexy Salsa to irresistibly charming Swing, this truly global ensemble of dancers and two sensational singers 'will have you leaping out of your seat to join in' (Heat Magazine). A sensational Dance Blockbuster... Buckle up! www.burnthefloor.com

Irresistible NEW YORK TIMES these dancers will ignite more fire in your belly than anything Guy Fawkes could muster... quite simply, intoxicating EXPRESS UK All guns blazing ballroom blitz THE METRO, LONDON Additional Show times at 1pm - 13, 14 and 27 August £13

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GOOD MANNERS GONE BAD

Gilded Balloon & MZA present...

James McLean

'This is proper stand up... Excellent!' (Broadway Baby) Sequel to 2017's smash-hit 100% sold out debut about honesty, this one's all about the Law of The Playground, travelling companions from hell and accidentally fulfilling your teenage bucket list (if you exclude a failed rap career) www.garethwaugh.co.uk | Twitter: @garethwaugh

What happens when nice manners go head to head with a gangster? A one-man theatre company, James fuses theatre, comedy and cabaret, to tell the story of Peter Hart, a man too polite for his own good. James conjures up different characters in a delightfully schizophrenic, polite, story-telling farce. #MadeInAdelaide

Hugely personable young Scot... very funny... Waugh is smart, witty and good company, with a deceptively polished delivery. And that's the truth. SCOTSMAN Loads and loads of laughs BBBB ONE4REVIEW

Original, quirky and consummate... Don't be rude and miss it! BBBB ADVERTISER Simply delightful BBBB GLAMADELAIDE

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MUSICALS AND OPERA

LEGACY: A MOTHER'S SONG

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LEGACY: THE BOOK OF NAMES

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

What makes a mother? Three women at different times in history find connection through traditional Scottish songs passed down their family tree. The stories in these songs guide them through the biggest change in their lives.

They travelled from around the world. They came for a better life. They arrived at Ellis Island. This new musical takes you on a journey to the greatest immigration station in all of history and shows how one day can change a lifetime. Families are reunited, lovers are forever bound, and new destinies are discovered. And it all happens on a small island, in a bay, at the edge of a dream called America.

rcsedfest.co.uk | Twitter: @RCStweets

Some of the hardest working performers on the Fringe

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JASON DONOVAN AND HIS AMAZING MIDLIFE CRISIS

Assembly Festival

A mythical tale by Ayin and Miriam de Sela Music by Sarah Pagé and Lhasa de Sela

Join Jason in conversation as he shares moments from the last four decades that he wasn't able to tell us about on daytime television! Jason has many guises - star of stage and screen, radio DJ, actor, performer, friend, father, husband, brother, son and confirmed National Treasure. Here he tells us about the highlights and challenges, the opportunities and obstacles of being all those things. Celebrating his 50th birthday and with a wealth of tantalising tales under his belt, this autobiographical show will zigzag back and forth through his life, with stories about Neighbours, Ten Good Reasons, Kylie, Joseph, I'm A Celebrity, Strictly and much more, with a few of the songs we all love thrown in for good measure!

Photo credit: Tom Bouchet

A new show from the

internationally renowned,

award winning circus troupe

www.jasondonovan.com | Twitter: @JDonOfficial

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THEATRE

REALLY WANT TO HURT ME

Flaming Theatre

A funny and painfully honest new play about growing up gay in the '80s. School bullies. Heartache. Dancing to Eurythmics and The Smiths on your Walkman to stay alive.

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

flamingtheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @FlamingTheatre

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15:00 (16:00) The ten time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an epic new show for just about everyone. Equal parts swash-buckling and side-splitting, this anarchic afternoon with the quickest wits in comedy is one you'll never forget! The Noise Next Door take audience suggestions and transform them into jaw-dropping scenes and mind-blowing songs, in the blink an eye... Now with added mermaids?! As seen on BBC1's 'The One Show' and ITV1's 'Tonight at the Palladium'.

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SOUTH BEND

BSL

Grid Iron

Multi-award winning Grid Iron present Martin McCormick's autobiographical road movie for the stage. Martin is in love with a Californian girl, but she's changed. Almost as soon as he's arrived he's on the road again, penniless and desperate to get home to Scotland in one piece. With live foley. In association with Platform. gridiron.org.uk | Twitter: @gridirontheatre

Grid Iron line up effortless, unpretentious, penetrating modern classics one after another. STAGE

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ERRATICA

The Free Association

ERRATICA presents a visually haunting work that tells a touching, fractured tale of absence and regret. Toujours et Près de Moi radically combines puppetry and video art, early and contemporary music into an entirely original theatrical experience. www.erratica.org | Twitter: @ERRATICA_UK

Vice Captains are here. A new breed of sketch comedians has arrived, led by Steve Dawson of the Dawson Bros (That Mitchell & Webb Look, Peter Serafinowicz Show) and trained at comedy institution The Free Association. We will destroy you. Too much? You're going to like it. Trust us, we're nearly Captains.

As haunting as it is enigmatic... a seance without hokum

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THE WORST LITTLE WAREHOUSE IN LONDON

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WOYZECK

Spies Like Us in association with The Pleasance

A young soldier grapples with his fragmented mind as he sinks deeper and deeper below the surface of reality. Following a sell-out 2017 debut, the award-winning Spies Like Us reimagine Büchner's classic in their trademark explosive physical style.

Joe C Brown

When 12 people live in a converted warehouse, what could possibly go wrong? In this hilarious cabaret, Lala and Robbie are two wide-eyed koalas fresh off the boat and looking for the perfect place to call home. Relive their year living at Daisy Mill as they discover high ceilings, bathroom baskets and very thin bedroom walls. Directed by Sarah Redmond and starring every housemate you've ever lived with, it's a celebration of the joys of shared housing.

spieslikeustheatre.com | Twitter: @Spieslikeus_

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CASUS: YOU & I

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Casus Circus

Toby Thompson in association with The Pleasance

This transparent journey of love, circus and friendship brings to light the importance of being visible in a world of closed doors. Discover how two men can relate without preconceived ideas of what they should be.

A warm and uplifting journey, gently spiralling through life's absurdities, interweaving the singular poetic voice of Toby Thompson with some outrageously good songs. Vinyl's unmistakable allure provides the perfect setting for this uniquely musical and enigmatic poet.

www.casus.com.au | Twitter: @casuscircus

tobythompson.net/for-the-record

One of the most gifted young wordsmiths I have ever had the pleasure to encounter. AKALA Toby Thompson is the future. KATE TEMPEST £7 £10

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GRÁINNE MAGUIRE: I FORGIVE YOU; PLEASE LIKE ME

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NARCISSIST IN THE MIRROR

Nothing To Declare Productions

Winner of 'Best New Play' at the 2018 Manchester Theatre Awards. A dark comedy about life, ambition and millennial expectation. Laced with acerbic wit, punchy dialogue and intricate spoken word, 'Narcissist in the Mirror' is an honest account of self-exploration, as rip-roaring as it is poignant. Written and performed by Rosie Fleeshman. Directed by Sue Jenkins.

Live Nation is association with Troika

What do I need to do to make you like me? Just tell me so we can all just relax. As seen on Dave's UnSpun With Matt Forde and heard on Radio 4's The Now Show. Writer for 8/10 Cats and The Last Leg. www.grainnemaguire.com | Twitter: @GrainneMaguire

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SITTING BY KATHERINE PARKINSON

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Luke, Cassandra and Mary are sitting. They sit weekly for their portraits and in a series of revealing sessions end up sharing their funny and moving tales of love, longing and loss. Sitting is the debut play by BAFTA award-winning actress Katherine Parkinson. Her many credits include The IT Crowd, Doc Martin, The Honourable Woman and Humans.

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | BENEATH

SONGLINES

17:00 Freeman 1st - 27th August, page 92

HighTide and DugOut Theatre present

15:30 The Red Shoes 3rd - 18th August, page 76

Stevie is 17. She's peak cool, or so she thinks. In the middle of the wide-eyed stagger from girlhood to womanhood, Stevie is sent to live in the middle of nowhere with her Grandma. Suffolk - the home of doggers, folklore, sea cabbages and Stan. Stan is peak geek, not that he knows. There are secrets in the marshland, songs that will show Stevie the way. Interwoven with beautiful live folk music from award-winning band TRILLS, Songlines is a coming of age love story in all its awkward teen glory. A brand new play from Tallulah Brown, directed by George Chilcott.

15:30 Outside 1st - 27th August, page 76

hightide.org.uk dugouttheatre.com | Twitter: @_hightide_ @dugouttheatre

Promising and evocative new writing STAGE (FOR 'SEA FRET') Brown's writing is consistently sharp and well-observed EXEUNT (FOR 'SEA FRET') Britain's excellent answer to Haim TIMES (FOR 'TRILLS') £6

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: 22

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Incognito Theatre Company

GREENWICH PARTNERSHIP AWARD WINNERS 2018. Incognito return with their explosive physical style to tell the story of five resourceful young men and women attempting to carve out a place in the murky underworld of 1920's London. In the wake of the Great War, can they find the fame and wealth they crave or will their desperate need to belong lead to disastrous consequences?

13:00 Propeller 1st - 27th August, page 47 Pleasance Futures' development programmes are at the very heart of the Pleasance Theatre Trust. Creating opportunities to develop artistic ideas and take creative risks are at the core of The Young Pleasance, The Charlie Hartill Special Reserve, The Network and our associates programmes. Visit www.pleasance.co.uk/patrons to find out more.

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ANGRY ALAN BY PENELOPE SKINNER

Bravo 22 Company

Francesca Moody Productions in association with Underbelly

Roger thinks the world's gone mad. He hates his job, his ex-wife torments him and to top it all, his girlfriend just discovered feminism. Roger is about to lose his sh*t. Until he discovers Angry Alan: online activist and 'Voice Of Reason'... A darkly comic new play about masculinity in crisis from multi-award winning Penelope Skinner performed by Donald Sage Mackay. www.francescamoody.com

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From the team who brought you the winner of the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award for the ground-breaking The Two Worlds of Charlie F, Bravo 22 Company's new drama Unspoken brings to light the lives interrupted and forever changed by war, on a heart-wrenching and hilarious journey of love, loss, loneliness and hope, performed by ex Service personnel. From the battlefield to the kitchen, the street corner to the bar, a disparate regiment of soldiers, sailors and airmen find themselves at their local club, looking for entertainment and a chance to share their journeys with us.

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PLEASANCE DOME | ACEDOME

KEN

Pleasance & The Showstoppers present a Hampstead Theatre Production

unspokenplay.com | Twitter: @Unspoken_play

A deeply moving documentary play performed by real soldiers. Powerfully affecting and gripping. The authenticity of verbatim drama and the saltiness of barracks-room humour with the finesse of something more lyrical. BBBBB TELEGRAPH (FOR 'THE TWO WORLDS OF CHARLIE F')

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ASSEMBLY ROOMS | DRAWING ROOM

F**K YOU PAY ME

Joana Nastari

An anarchic, unprecedented and hilarious insight into the life of a stripper in London's fast-changing cityscape. It's lunchtime, Bea hasn't slept, and she's dreading going home to face the consequences of last night; when her Catholic mum found out what she really does for a living. Twitter: @fypmshow

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1978. London. An aspiring playwright in a rundown flat-share off the North End Road wrestles with his masterpiece for the Royal Court. Then the phone rings. The man on the other end is called Ken - and he's about to change the young man's life forever. Following runs at the Hampstead and Bunker Theatres, Olivier and Tony Award-winning writer Terry Johnson - who also stars alongside Jeremy Stockwell - once more pays tribute to the truly original Ken Campbell. A wickedly funny retelling of an extraordinary friendship from beginning to end. Captivating ... a paean to a spirit of adventure BBBB TIMES Utterly irresistable BBBB TIMEOUT Genuine, knicker-elastic-pinging glee BBBB STAGE It's a bruising, self-revealing trawl through memories of working with a genius BBBB WHATSONSTAGE £7

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AD LIBIDO

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ALL KILLA NO FILLA LIVE

Voxie

Live Nation

Fran wants to want sex. But no matter how many wonder cures she tries, she doesn't feel like her fire's been lit. Sometimes it hurts. Join Fran on a "relentlessly hilarious" quest (with songs) as she pursues a 'normal' sex life. Expect toe-tapping tunes, a magic penis and a visit to Sex Camp. A relentlessly hilarious hour BBBB STAGE Laugh-out-loud BBBBB LONDON THEATRE 1 Urgent, vivacious and superbly well-crafted BBBBB

Following sell out shows around the country, comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean are bringing the live version of their hit podcast to The Fringe for four nights only! Yes, they're talking about serial killers, yes they go off on tangents but you know what, it's bloody fun. And that is a pun. Come and see what all the fuss is about. www.livenation.co.uk | Twitter: @killnofillpod

That the result is brilliantly funny, informative, shocking and at times even touching is testament to the two comedians behind it. THE SKINNY

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BEARD: BABY COME BACK

Fight in the Dog

Returning after their award-winning 2015 show, Beard are back with their darkly-intimate comedy. Baby Come Back is a genre-defying offering from these masters of tension and surprise. fightinthedog.co.uk | Twitter: @_fightinthedog

One of the best kept secrets in comedy-town LIST New architectures for comedy... halfway between poetic-strange and comic-strange GUARDIAN One of the most assured comedy performances you could hope to see BBBB SKINNY

‘A MUST SEE’

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CHRIS DIFFORD 'SOME FANTASTIC PLACE, MY LIFE IN AND OUT OF SQUEEZE' WITH BOO HEWERDINE

TIME OUT NEW YORK

Sharon Burgess Productions

Chris Difford celebrates the release of his autobiography with an evening of stand up, stories and songs covering his career over the last 45 years. He will be joined by Boo Hewerdine. Although Squeeze have been the backbone of his life this story tells how he managed Bryan Ferry, wrote with Elton John and survived the ups and downs of addiction.

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DIETRICH: NATURAL DUTY

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HENRY

Jimmy Jewell Ltd

Blind Summit

An intoxicating one-(wo)man cabaret show about a Hollywood icon's extraordinary commitment to duty. 1942; on the battlefields of North Africa in a gold sequin gown, Marlene Dietrich takes to the stage, fighting the war her way with an irresistible mix of songs, sequins, sex and sympathy. An absolute tour de force, breathtaking BBBBB

Haunted by the recent death of his father, the celebrated actor Henry Chessel, Master puppeteer Mark Down considers the difference between acting and puppetry. Twice Fringe First winners Blind Summit ('The Table', 'Citizen Puppet') tear up the rule book again and employ their trademark irreverent humour to present a theatrical memoir from beyond the grave. blindsummit.com | Twitter: @1blindsummit Dazzling inventiveness BBBB SCOTSMAN The UK's Puppet Masters GUARDIAN Seriously ingenious TIME OUT

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Journalist and author Misha Glenny has spent years courageously investigating the most dangerous and sophisticated organised crime networks around the world. His international bestseller McMafia, now a hit BBC TV series, is known to millions and in this illuminating talk, Glenny will shed further light on the Russian mafia, giant drug cartels, corrupt intelligence agencies and cyber hackers that pose an increasing threat to global security in the 21st century.

Twitter: @limerenceprods

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Dylan and Eddie have moved in together. They're both happy. Except Dylan isn't. It's too much, too soon. He's only just left uni. Between sex parties and roast dinners, Marmite explores the difficulties of gay monogamy with honesty and warmth.

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As the UK emerges from a state-mandated curfew, three young friends see their newfound freedom arrive but with shackles of its own. What does it mean to 'come of age' in an age quickly running out of options? A brand-new dramedy produced in association with the Pleasance Threatre Trust, Clay Party's debut show takes a blackly comic look at toxic masculinity at its most insidious, exploring the inextricable relationship between gender and control. £6 £8 (£7)

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"Women are each other's human wonder bras - uplifting, supportive and making each other look bigger and better." So says Kathy Lette, funny, feminist author, inviting you to her psychological strip tease, "Girl Talk". Wit, warmth and full frontal frankness guaranteed in these comedic tales of love, lust, marriage, childbirth, menopause, facial prejudice, close encounters of the George Clooney Kind... plus life with her autistic son. Grab your human wonder bras and come along. (Men, attend at your own risque!)

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For the very first time TV stars Jamie Laing and Francis Boulle are hitting the Fringe! Be the first to see them live before they head out on their UK tour. The two loveable gents are treading the boards with their live, laugh-a-minute extravaganza developed from their hit podcast PRIVATE PARTS. They have promised to share all the intimate and sordid details of their private lives, including gossip from both on and off the screen, so don't miss out!

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Lakin McCarthy by arrangement with InterTalent

A reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale, the "superbly talented" (List) Young Pleasance bring the glitz, glamour, and seedy underworld of interwar Berlin to life with characteristic high production values, "sheer professionalism and talent" (Edinburgh Guide). Follow Lotta as her Red Shoes lead her on a rags to riches journey from the steps of the orphanage through the hedonism of its dance halls, and finally as an actress on the silver screen as Germany teeters on the brink of disaster. Vivaciously light with disturbingly dark undertones.

She's Merkel To His Trump. He's Boris to her Theresa. Two of Britain's finest impressionists come together on one bill to make sense (and nonsense) of a world where Boris Johnson is Foreign Secretary, Donald Trump is US President, and Brexit means Brexit. Good luck with that. Featuring personalities from Farage to Lumley, Diana Abbott to Fiona Bruce and the sublime to Jacob Rees Mogg. Over 30 characters for the price of 2 (3 at weekends). A unique mix of impressions and satire from the stars of Bremner, Bird and Fortune and Dead Ringers.

Twitter: @youngpleasance

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THE SEARCH FOR A BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS

The Backpack Ensemble in association with The Lincoln Company

Charlie is about to embark on the journey that her late father never did. To find the one bird that had eluded him, to rekindle their lost relationship. A beautiful, joyous, handmade adventure with puppetry, music, and a girl that just wants to see a bird. Winner of The NSDF Festgoer's Award, The Sunday Times Playwriting Award and The Buzz Goodbody Director Award. Twitter: @thebackpackens Exceptional SUNDAY TIMES £7

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Berk's Nest in association with Curtis Brown

After a sell-out debut, one third of Massive Dad ('Hilarious' Guardian) is back with another show about how we got here and where we're supposed to go next. Armed with an absolutely useless degree in Anthropology, she'll be combining character comedy and story-telling with very intense academic research. Which is surely what everyone wants from their comedy. tessacoates.com | Twitter: @tessacoates Real star quality BBBB CHORTLE Like a modern day Spice Girl BBBB BROADWAY WORLD £6 £7.50 (£7)

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Enthralling one-woman musical narrative. Post-Mormon to UK transplant WRENNE performs a unique multimedia show about the struggle between her 2 selves. Driven by compelling, melodic electropop, it's a 'journey is the destination' tale. Art meets athleticism, tech meets song, dreams meet reality. As if Björk met Pink at Cirque - to a stellar soundtrack that features Gary Clark & Idris Elba! isyte.live | Twitter: @ISYTELIVE Extraordinary JANICE FORSYTH, BBC SCOTLAND £7

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No one knows who the killer is, not even the cast! The improvised comedy murder mystery is back! Following a sold-out run at Edinburgh Fringe 2017, 'CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation' returns, creating a brand-new who-dunnit every show to solve an outlandish murder invented by the audience. Someone's kicked the bucket. But who, what and how? The choice is yours, the problem is theirs. www.crimesceneimpro.com | Twitter: @crimesceneimpro "top-tier entertainment" BBBBB WEE REVIEW "A spectacular must see" BBBBB BUNBURY MAGAZINE £7

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HACK Theatre and Norwich Arts Centre

Three Greek sirens find themselves washed up on Hastings beach. It's 2018, and sitting around naked on rocks is no longer en vogue. But the sirens are still cursed: any man who hears their voice dies instantly. It's a bit of a drag. Award-winning ZooCo returns to stick two fingers up at gender expectations with their trademark visual storytelling, stunning projections and electro-folk soundtrack.

Happily ever after (and UK residency) is just a marriage visa away. But Australian Alice's visa expires today and she's only got Primark flats for glass slippers, an Oyster card for a pumpkin coach, and her Prince won't twerk. Funny, moving, charming and honest slice of real life from Malcolm Bradbury award-winner Michelle Sewell. www.hacktheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @hack_theatre BBBBB NORWICH EYE BBBB FEMALE ARTS (ON SEWELL'S BORDER CONTROL) Urgent, daring, entertaining JACK LOWE, CURIOUS DIRECTIVE

wearezooco.co.uk | Twitter: @WeAreZooCo Witty, winsome and inventive BBBB STAGE (FOR 'GIANT') A must-see show BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE £6

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Two sisters, one diagnosis, seven bathrooms. 'Flushed' is a play about sisterhood and the everlasting bonds made within the cubicle walls: where friendships are formed, secrets are shared and girls poo. theatreunlocked.weebly.com | Twitter: @TheatreUnlocked

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At the end of 60 minutes, mankind will vanish. "A magician is an actor playing the part of a god", or so said Hugo Cedar. So, what happens when science makes gods of us all? Hypnotist magicians David Aula and Simon Evans present another mind-hopping, timespace-continuum-busting, misdirection-bending examination of what really happens when science starts thinking for itself. What tricks will we have it do? Not the story of a magic trick. The story of real magic. Not a matter of 'if' and 'how', but 'when' and 'where'. Philosophy with a deadline. Tick Tock. Now... relax.

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theseda.co.uk | Twitter: @whoareSEDA

Best friends Emmeline and Leo are incredibly lonely and distressingly available. So... would you maybe want to hang out later? Join this Cambridge Footlights double-act for an hour of characters, sketches and desperation as they search for the perfect man.

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A multimedia narrative-driven character comedy about Tom Neenan's attempt to turn the search for his missing girlfriend into a piece of important 'art' for the Edinburgh fringe. (Nobody went missing in the creation of this show). Creator and star of Radio 4's The Hauntening. Writer of The Mash Report.

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TOM NEENAN: IT'S ALWAYS INFINITY

Scott was just 16 when he first set off on a voyage of selfdiscovery... to Kavos. Where else? A 'riotously funny hour' (Herald) about hedonistic holidays, the choppy waters of youth, travel insurance and the Greek third-choice goalie. Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2016.

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NOT IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

Gilded Balloon & Tikapa Productions present...

ONE MAN’S JUNK IS ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE

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126 Maisey Mata, a filmmaker, is invited by the Women's Refuge to document their clients in order to raise awareness about domestic violence. There, she encounters Sasha, Cat and Teresa - three individuals living together in 'The Safehouse', seeking solace and trying to rebuild their lives; all performed by award-winning actor Kali Kopae. Prepare yourself for a powerful night of theatre as Jamie McCaskill's refreshingly honest play takes a close look behind the mask of domestic violence - the despair, the misguided loyalties, the pain and the hope. Twitter: @JamieTikapa

One of the most powerful pieces of theatre I have ever seen... this is theatre for social change THEATREVIEW (NZ) A tour-de-force performance DOMINION POST (NZ) Transcends entertainment THE PRESS (NZ)

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No Kids explores the personal journey that real-life couple Nir and George embarked upon when they asked the question: as a gay couple, should we go out of our way to have children? Gender-bending musical cabaret and verbatim theatre marry to conceive a distinctly queer piece that asks: should we be making more babies in an increasingly overpopulated world? And is our society truly open to the idea of two dads? ad-infinitum.org | Twitter: @TheatreAdInf A theatrical hand-grenade BBBB GUARDIAN

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housemirth.weebly.com | Twitter: @House_Mirth

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"I saw a thing online that said chihuahuas are 50% trembling and 50% rage. Sounds about right." A new comic play about breaking up, moving on, and using those little plastic bags to pick up the mess left behind. Created by the team behind Bright Spark Award-winning 'Marie', 'Chihuahua' is an intoxicating story of commitment, transformation and real magic.

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A stand up show featuring two comedians; one has over 100 million YouTube views, the other has a famous Dad. For 2 weeks only these brilliant US acts are hitting the fringe and sharing what will be an hour of famously well produced comedy. Please note only 50% of these comedians were produced by John Cleese.

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Phil McIntyre Entertainments presents

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that an actor in possession of a woman's story must be in want of a wife - to help him adapt it. Charles 'One-Man Star Wars' Ross, gives Pride and Prejudice the one-man treatment.

Charles 'One-Man Star Wars' Ross and Canadian Fringe legend, TJ Dawe, parody the Netflix smash series, Stranger Things. Prepare to have your Upside Down turned right side up. You'll laugh until you bleed from your nose, just like Eleven.

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ED MILIBAND AND GEOFF LLOYD: REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

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floaandjoan.com | Twitter: @FloandJoan

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Following a sell-out run of their critically acclaimed 2017 show 'The Kindness of Stranglers', musical comedy duo and sisters Flo & Joan return to Edinburgh with a new hour of their dark and witty songs. 'Winner - Best Musical Act' (Leicester Comedy Festival 2018) & 'Winner - Best Music & Variety Act' (Chortle Awards 2018).

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FLO & JOAN: ALIVE ON STAGE

Following a string of sell-out live dates and festival appearances, Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd bring their hit podcast to the Fringe. Expect optimism, special guests, and stories of Ed's failed interactions with inanimate objects (and Geoff's interactions with animate ones). Winner: Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Podcast of the Year 2018.

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In 1988 a teenager lost control of his car. In 2014 a Halloween party took an unexpected turn. In 2017 there was a thunder storm in a small village. Edd Hedges returns following his debut show Wonderland with another unique hour of story-telling. As seen on BBC Presents.

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The Pleasance

Suzanna Rosenthal for Something for the Weekend

Birdie's a hoarder. The neighbours call her a harridan and a harpy, although most have never even met her. They see her hoard as a hazard for house prices. But it isn't rubbish. It's her life's work and it exists because years ago something deeply cherished was stolen, and Birdie's not been able to give up anything since. She'll do anything to get this priceless thing back. Anything all. Razor-sharp drama from Fringe First award-winner Philip Meeks, directed by Hannah Chissick, and starring national treasure Su Pollard in her Edinburgh Fringe debut. sftw.info | Twitter: @SFTWshows £6.50

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JAMES HANCOX: SPORTS FOR THE UNSPORTY

Sharon Burgess Productions

Self-appointed 'Sportsman Of The Year' James Hancox is rubbish at sports. As a response he's invented his own and plans to unveil them to the world. If you can't beat them, make up a different game and beat them at that instead. Nominated: Best Comedy, Perth Fringe World 2018. mrjameshancox.com | Twitter: @mrjameshancox

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JUST LIKE THAT! THE TOMMY COOPER SHOW

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lostvoiceguy.com | Twitter: @LostVoiceGuy Laugh-out loud funny BBBB INDEPENDENT Savagely funny BBBB WEE REVIEW

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As seen on Britain's Got Talent 2018 (ITV), BBC New Comedy Award winner and star of Ability (BBC Radio 4) is sick of motivational memes making him an unintentional porn star just because he's disabled. He thinks they're bollocks. He may not be able to talk but he definitely has something to say and his comedy will leave you speechless.

Female duos you need to see INDEPENDENT Raising the sketch stakes with insightful and masterful work BBBB LIST Lola and Jo are fantastic... a gallery of neurotic weirdos

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Gag Reflex in association with Andrew Roach Talent

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LOST VOICE GUY: INSPIRATION PORN

Lola & Jo focus group their potentially revolutionary show. Research purposes only; NO refreshments, travel reimbursements or life affirming insights. Laughter NOT guaranteed.

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Berk's Nest

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A dying father. Two estranged sisters reunite after twenty years. One night to bury the hatchet. In an airless room over a single night, they talk it out. When the only thing they have left in common disappears, is their relationship worth saving? Written by Max Dickins ('The Man on the Moor' and 'The Trunk') this gripping story of sibling rivalry examines the meaning of family. How can you forgive the past when you can't even agree on what it looks like?

www.jlt.hambledonproductions.com | Twitter: @TheTCooper Show It delivers on every one of its promises BROADWAY BABY Matches the original CHORTLE

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Max Dickins and Something for the Weekend

The UK's No. 1 Tommy Cooper tribute returns to the Fringe! Tommy, with his misfiring magic and trademark gags, was a comic genius. Starring John Hewer delivering 'the ultimate performance', this critically acclaimed production is full of magic, music and mirth.

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Hambledon Productions

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The best way to discover new comedy on the Fringe! Join us for a daily changing line-up of comedians, all making their Pleasance debuts at this year's festival. The Pleasance is proud to support a huge range of brand new comedy talent and HUB Fresh is the place to see a truly great line-up of acts, hand-picked from this year's programme. See established acts performing alongside the very best comedy newcomers in one of the most exciting and original shows at the festival. Expect sketch, characters, stand-up and everything in between! Hosted by Jordan Brookes. Previous HUB Fresh acts include Lolly Adefope, Rose Matafeo, Darren Harriott, Sophie Willan and Tom Lucy. Tickets are free, but advanced booking is still advised to guarantee entry to the show. Don't just take your chance on the door! For all the latest line-ups:

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MYRA DUBOIS: WE WISH YOU A MYRA CHRISTMAS

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On average, victims of domestic violence experience 35 assaults before calling the police. Why? Set within the confines of a real house, the play follows one woman as she plans to leave her abusive relationship. Minute-by-minute, it explores the practical and emotional barriers that victims face. 'Next Time' is part of Power Play's site-specific showcase: four plays written by women, staged inside a house. These run alongside Power Play's data-activism campaign to analyse, expose and tackle gender inequality in fringe theatre.

Proper stand-up... brilliantly delivered BBBB

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The self-declared siren of South Yorkshire presents a festive spectacular! In August. Join Myra for off-season seasonal sing-a-longs & summertime yule-tide anecdotes from her Christmases past, delivered in her trademark acerbic wit! A display of caustic sensibility and razor sharp wit

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So Comedy/Broken Robot by arrangement with Corrie McGuire Management

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PAUL MERTON'S IMPRO CHUMS

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Paul Merton, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch, Suki Webster and Mike McShane are back at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for their 14th year of mind-blowing impro. The collective experience of on the spot adlibbing embodied in the Chums is enough to stun an elephant. They flex their improvisational muscles to delight and entertain audiences in this country and abroad, and now they return to Edinburgh, their second home. paulmerton.com/improchums

They continue to be the finest exponents of the improv art BBBBB DAILY MIRROR There wasn't a dull moment throughout the entire show - this is improvised comedy at its very finest, by the best in the business BBBBB THREE WEEKS Merton's Chums are some of the most seasoned performers in the field and know just how to work the games, the suggestions and the audience for maximum effect... pure hilarity BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE Few can go comedy commando as well as this bunch EVENING STANDARD

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GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | NIGHTCLUB

STEPHEN K AMOS TALK SHOW

Simon Jay presented by James Seabright

President Trump returns for a third season at his 'Summer White House' after two sell-out years (and a most relaxing golfing holiday at Adelaide Fringe). Immerse yourself in Donald's vision for a better tomorrow! Help him decide what to do with the rest of his first term! Created by Simon Jay, this absurdist satire is as demented, hysterical and disturbed as the man himself.

Join festival favourite Amos as he chats with guests handpicked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music. 'He's so sharp that one day he will cut himself' (Scotsman). 'Provocative, thoughtful and wickedly funny' (Stage). www.stephenkamos.com | Twitter: @stephenkamos

Great variety show featuring a diverse range of performers, gloriously presided over by the immensely funny charismatic host BBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS

www.trumpageddon.uk | Twitter: @gildedtrump Remarkable satiric performance BBBB BTG Provokes fits of laughter & furious debate BBBB LIST

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TRUMPAGEDDON

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with Glorious Management

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16:00 PLEASANCE COURTYARD | THE GRAND

RUBY WAX: FRAZZLED

Barely Methodical Troupe in association with Underbelly

Lakin McCarthy

SHIFT Barely Methodical Troupe's brand new show follows their Edinburgh smash hits BROMANCE and KIN; this is BMT as you have never seen them before. Designed especially for Spiegeltents 4 performers explore their physical limits in an explosive display of power-based acrobatics. SHIFT pushes at physical limits; shifts perspectives; challenges gravity; spins your head around. Featuring guest artists Elihu Vazquez, Spain's leading break dancer and Sweden's top flyer Esmeralda Nikalojeff working alongside BMT's big man Louis Gift and international cyr wheel specialist Charlie Wheeller. Enter their awe inspiring world!

Drop dead gorgeous, sassy and smart, outrageously witty and accessible, Ruby Wax, once crazy, now less so, brings her one-woman show back to Edinburgh after sell-out success in 2017. Based on her number one best seller "A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled" this show gives a tour of the mind - how to use it, not lose it. Having been honoured with the title of poster girl for mental illness, this is your passport to saner living. 7 shows only.

www.barelymethodiccaltroupe.com Breath-taking athleticism BBBB EVENING STANDARD Stunning BBBB GUARDIAN

Ruby Wax has an extraordinary mind, and she has brought it to bear with trademark wit and searing honesty... A ruby beyond price STEPHEN FRY A map for the troubled human mind. And it's funny CAITLIN MORAN Whip-smart on the subject... she teaches the art of doing nothing in a way that doesn't send you to sleep TIMES

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ARTHUR SMITH: SYD

ARTHUR SMITH

Following the success of ... Sings Leonard Cohen, Arthur, again accompanied by the mellifluous Smithereens, tells the story of his own father. Syd Smith fought at El Alamein, became a P.O.W., and ended the war in the notorious Colditz Castle. In the 1950s PC Syd patrolled London's South Bank and met a gallery of characters, whom he tried his best not to arrest. With music (from Ray Davies and others), laughter, reflections and a hilarious photo. There are Fringe legends and then there is Arthur Smith LONDON EVENING STANDARD £7 £10 (£9)

The smash hit urban circus returns to Edinburgh! Boasting a stellar international cast of World Champion athletes and world class performers, 360 ALLSTARS is a spectacular fusion of the extraordinary artistry that emerges from street culture. A phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite to deliver a radical urban circus. www.onyx-productions.com/360allstars

Blindingly talented. The energy is infectious BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Destined to sell-out BBBBB TV BOMB Breathtaking... A rare mixture of talents BBBBB ADVERTISER The most thrilling stage show ever BBBBB WEEKEND NOTES

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BUMPER BLYTON

Bumper Blyton: The Improvised Adventure

The picnic hamper's packed full of parody, ready for a riotous improvised spoof in the style of Enid Blyton. Come delight in lashings of ginger beer, grab a cheeky tongue sandwich or wrap your lips round a nice spotted dick! Each show is unique in this spontaneous adventure. A cast of some of the UK's best-known improvisers spin an entirely new tale using hand-drawn audience suggestions. 'Pick of the Fringe' DAILY RECORD www.blytonimpro.com | Twitter: @blytonimpro Delightfully silly BBBB THREE WEEKS

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ENTER THE DRAGONS

Bond Creatives

A&E Comedy

Best Dance Adelaide Fringe and Perth Fringe World 2017 International dance sensations return with their critically acclaimed smash hit production. Unique, infectious, high-energy... like a confetti cannon point blank to the heart. Djuki Mala wow audiences with a spectacular fusion of traditional dance, popculture and storytelling to create work that is a marvel of timing, comedy and clowning with a hefty dose of heart and soul!

WINNER OF BEST OF THE BRIGHTON FRINGE 2017 Enter The Dragons is a riotous, surreal odyssey that explodes the myths about getting older. Expect fantastical characters, ridiculous puppetry and extreme wigs. A knock-out combination of joy and dissent for anyone considering ageing.

www.djukimala.com | Twitter: @djukimala

Djuki Mala is an hour of infectious joy BBBBB BROADWAY BABY There is no better offering at this year's Fringe Festival BBBBB WEST AUSTRALIAN Joy enhancing, inspiring, enthralling, thrilling, intoxicating BBBBB UPSIDE NEWS The audience is always wearing the same thing - a huge smile BBBB SCOTSMAN

aandecomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @ae_comedy

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Utterly hilarious, simply ingenious. BBBB REVIEWS HUB A brilliant comedy coupling: writing sharp as a witch's nose, the performances sparkly as Cinderella's slippers. TOTAL THEATRE

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PAUL WILLIAMS: SANTA FE

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SKIN A CAT

Follow Alana on an awkward, wickedly funny, sexual odyssey: from getting her first period to watching bad porn, to a painful examination by an overly cheery gynaecologist - all in the pursuit of losing her virginity and finally becoming a woman. Whatever that means...

Twitter: @PaulWilliams_12

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www.riveproductions.com

Beautiful and endlessly endearing SPINOFF My favourite New Zealand artist LORDE Enviably talented NISH KUMAR

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WHERE THE HELL IS BERNARD?

In a world where no one plays, no one questions and no one ever leaves, four women work in an office high above the city anonymously returning lost items. Everything runs like clockwork - until one day a box mysteriously bounces back... Will the officers find its owner, or something more? Mixing magical visuals, movement, live song and clown, award winning Haste Theatre create a darkly comic warning for the future.

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BBC Radio 4's Viv Groskop presents Vivalicious, a show about self-help and therapy in the coming age of President Oprah Winfrey. Relaxed, charming, completely compelling BBBB

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New Zealand's Paul Williams is riding into town and taking audiences on the adventure of a lifetime. There will be songs, there will be laughs and there will be seating provided. Best Newcomer Nominee, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018. "Responsible for one of the greatest songs ever." - David O'Doherty.

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CATHERINE BOHART: IMMACULATE

Chambers Touring

Catherine Bohart is the bisexual, OCD daughter of a Catholic Deacon and she's got a hell of a lot to say about it. Debut show from a rising comedy star. BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017, BBC New Comedy Award Finalist, writer for BBC Radio 4's The Now Show, The News Quiz and Frankie Boyle's New World Order for BBC2.

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“Melinda Hughes is the newest exponent of the Weimar spirit in music ” Barry Humphries

Half Beast

“Deliciously wicked” ★★★★★

catherinebohart.com | Twitter: @CatherineBohart Pretty much the perfect comedy package BRUCE DESSAU

A comic with a distinctive voice and story you'd like to hear STEVE BENNETT, CHORTLE £6 £8 (£7)

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DAD'S ARMY AFTERNOON TEA HOUR

'I just had to see you. I... just y'know... just once. Once. I needed to.' When the mother who gave him up at birth passes away, successful surgeon Jordan Sullivan realises he may never know the truth about where he came from. The arrival of a mysterious young woman may just be the catalyst to change everything as he embarks on a journey of discovery and redemption. Beryl Richards is a multi BAFTA award-winning and Emmy nominated TV and film director. 'Diamond' is her first play.

dadsarmyradiohour.com | Twitter: @DadsArmyRadio

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DIAMOND BY BERYL RICHARDS

Two actors play 25 characters in a 1940s-style venue unique to this show, celebrating the 50th birthday of Croft and Perry's quintessential sitcom. Enjoy two classic episodes and indulge in a delicious afternoon tea. Tickets available for General Admission or Dining (for a £7.50 supplement). See other listings for lunch & dinner versions.

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BBC Arts and Avalon Promotions

David Benson and Jack Lane produced by James Seabright

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RAY BRADSHAW: DEAF COMEDY FAM

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The artist tries to begin his creation process, but the inspiration is completely lost. The focus strays, the blank canvas terrifies, and the tools have been lost to the bowels of the atelier. The Artist is a solo physical theatre and contemporary circus show by award-winning Thom Monckton and Circo Aereo, directed by Sanna Silvennoinen. It follows the success of their previous collaboration, The Pianist, which has been a smash hit with critics and audiences around the world.

timmytheplay.co.uk | Twitter: @Timmy_theplay

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THE ARTIST

Tim is acting strangely. Judith wants answers. Together, they're struggling to reach a conclusion. A punchy, honest comedy about avoiding decisions at all costs. Written and performed by Roxy Dunn (creator of five-star sell-out hit In Tents and Purposes, Soho Theatre), this witty two-hander is produced by Robin Rayner (of Fringe First Award-winning Fabric) and Viscera Theatre.

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Award-winning comedian Juliette Burton returns with a limited run of her 2017 sell-out show exploring whether kindness can change the world. Join Juliette for her onewoman revolution! Would you #DareToBeKind? Sold out 2015/2016/2017.

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STARDUST

"You are in a room with a Colombian and there is cocaine involved". Mixing new writing, physical theatre and stunning projection, Blackboard dissect the human cost on the journey from the sacred coca leaf to cocaine.

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willisandvere.com | Twitter: @willisandvere An amazing show BBBBB LONDONTHEATRE1 Hugely funny BBBB STAGE

A dazzling show A YOUNGER THEATRE

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WINNERS: VAULT Festival Comedy Award. WINNERS: Brighton Fringe Comedy Award. A hilarious new farce about the tragedies of war. As always, hecklers will be forcibly removed. The follow up to Fringe hit The Starship Osiris.

Winner of VAULT Festival 'People's Choice' Award 2018 Gloriously fascinating from start to finish BBBBB

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Willis & Vere

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WILLIS & VERE: A SERIOUS PLAY ABOUT WORLD WAR II

Blackboard Theatre

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ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE THEATRE | THE BOX

COMEDY

The fringe favourites are back. Sorta sketch comedy but sorta in a cool way? Ha ha. Just relax baby, why you getting so tense? Writers of critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series 'The East Coast Listening Post'. Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominees. As seen on 'The Windsors' (Channel 4), 'This Country' (BBC Three), 'The Mash Report' (BBC 2). Comedy that shuns conventions and is forging its own unique comedic identity BBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS

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An afternoon of revelry in each other and in language. Devised for adults but of interest to some nine year olds, just sit backwards and let your front soak up a wash of rhyme and remembering. Includes drawings and Dunstable. Scandalously talented SUNDAY TIMES An incurable entertainer GUARDIAN Marvellous, joyful fun TELEGRAPH

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LAZY SUSAN: FORGIVE ME, MOTHER!

So Comedy & Broken Robot Productions by arrangement with Troika

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A JOKE

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Universal Arts and Scene Change Productions

Joanne Hartstone and Nicholas Collett Productions

Written and performed by Nicholas Collett and directed by Gavin Robertson. Did Will Shakespeare write his plays? Spend a rip-roaring hour in the pub with the man himself! He'll tell you all about life on tour, the glory days at the Globe... and Anne Hathaway. Raise your glasses - Your Bard! www.nicholascollett.com | Twitter: @ncollettprods

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A pure piece of theatre magic BBBBB BAY LIFE Unmissable theatre BBBBB TULPA MAGAZINE £9

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AART TV LIVE !

Andrew Bridge Presents

AART TV Live ! Mikey the Aartist return to the Pleasance with his all new AART TV show starring special guest Jim Parkyn / AARDMAN Animations. Jim will discuss his finest creations including Morph and Shaun the Sheep ! As seen on Harry Hill, Deep Relief TV Ad, and Herman in Colin Hoult's 'Anna Mann'. andrew-bridge.com | Twitter: @MikeyAartist

Surprising profundity + endless giggles BBBB THREE WEEKS

Sylvester McCoy (Dr Who, The Hobbit) and Robert Picardo (Star Trek Voyager, Stargate Atlantis) star in Dan Freeman's (The Now Show, Ectoplasm) hit play exploring our attitudes to humour and life. An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman find themselves in a void and must work out who and where they are. Are they constituents of a story, or is the joke on them? They approach their desolate world respectively with fear, optimism and acceptance and gradually begin to solve the mystery of their own existence and ours. Directed by Tony Cownie, design by Neil Murray. Sharp, satirical and effortlessly amusing STAGE A comic masterclass... laugh out loud funny BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS Hilarious... break-neck hour of exhilarating theatre INTERNATIONAL TIMES A delight BBBBB BROADWAY WORLD

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EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS GALA SHOW

Edinburgh Comedy Awards

The UK's first and premier award for celebrating live comedy. See the 2018 winner and nominees for one show only! Previous winners include Sam Simmons, Russell Kane, Daniel Kitson, Al Murray - Pub Landlord, Lee Evans and Frank Skinner. Previous Best Newcomer winners include Tim Minchin, Sarah Millican, The Mighty Boosh and Harry Hill. For line-up announcement, follow @comedyawards. comedyawards.co.uk | Twitter: @comedyawards

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A WORLD PREMIERE BY CHRISTOPHER YORK Directed by Paul Robinson 'This isn't the story of Icarus and Daedalus. It's Yasmin and Jack. And we won't fly too close to the sun. We'll fly through the f***er.' Yasmin is young, feisty and living on the edge in Scarborough. She's been dealt a rough hand and has to decide whether to give in or get smart. But can the thing which threatens to ruin her life be the one thing which saves her? sjt.uk.com | Twitter: @SJT_OnTour

Scarborough [the SJT] should be anointed a mecca for admirers of first-rate, frillfree acting NEW YORK TIMES Directed with real delicacy BBBB GUARDIAN (FOR 'AND THEN COME THE NIGHTJARS') Paul Robinson's impressive production BBBB GUARDIAN (FOR 'LAND OF OUR FATHERS') £7

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CABARET AND VARIETY

THE EDINBURGH FRINGE MAGIC GALA

CatFace Talent

Sell out show 2017. The best illusion, magic and cabaret acts from the Fringe assemble at one of Edinburgh's biggest theatres for your entertainment. Featuring astonishing magic tricks, mind reading and some visually incredible displays, this assortment of expert performers will leave you with your jaws dropped, your heads scratched and your minds blown. To be enjoyed by all the family, this is the biggest and best variety show at the Fringe! FAMILY £32/40

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CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: 14

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GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | DINING ROOM

GAMES BY HENRY NAYLOR

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ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE GARDENS | PICCOLO

GEORGE EGG: DIY CHEF

Gilded Balloon & Redbeard Theatre present...

Phil McIntyre Entertainments presents

Stand-up comedy with real food, cooked live using power tools, and then the audience eats it at the end. George has been banned from the kitchen and banished to the shed where his boundless ingenuity and a desire for something tasty to eat have driven him to build a kitchen there instead. The TOTAL SELL OUT show from 2017 returns with a few new surprises. Five dates only! Brilliantly funny OBSERVER Trust us, you won't believe how good the food is SCOTSMAN £10

The 1936 Olympic Games, Berlin. The stakes are high for champion fencer Helene Mayer. As the only Jewish athlete in the Nazis' team she is fighting for so much more than gold... Based on a tragic, true story, Games is written by three-time Fringe First winner Henry Naylor, and performed by Avital Lvova. The duo shared the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award, 2017. Sold out Fringe 2016 & 2017. As we filed out in stunned silence wiping away the tears, it was a profound reminder of the power of art and culture EVENING STANDARD Brilliant BBBB GUARDIAN One of our best new playwrights BBBBB TIMES Extraordinarily powerful BBBBB ADVERTISER

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | PLEASANCE ONE

GYLES BRANDRETH: BREAK A LEG!

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Actor, author, ex-MP, Just A Minute regular, One Show reporter and 'must-see stand-alone comic' (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine) Gyles is back with a riotous new show celebrating all things theatrical. He's a Fringe award-winner with a record of 5-star Edinburgh sell-outs, so book early. gylesbrandreth.net | Twitter: @GylesB1 A master raconteur BBBBB TELEGRAPH Total joy BBBBB SCOTSMAN

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ASSEMBLY HALL | RAINY HALL

MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERS: TRIBE

MAISIE ADAM: VAGUE

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

GB Futures presents...

WINNER 'So You Think You're Funny?' 2017. In her Edinburgh Fringe debut, the northerner and self-confessed 'Slave to the Sesh' relays her experiences of navigating the recklessness of youth with a medical condition that requires you to be a 'Sensible Susan'. www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @MaisieAdam

Exudes an appealing, quirky energy... a natural wit CHORTLE

There's something incredibly watchable about Adam SKINNY £6

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UNDERBELLY BRISTO SQUARE | DAISY

ROSS BRIERLEY: ACCUMULATOR

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

What would you do if you had a bet on the horses and won a year's wages in a day? Quit your job and become a professional gambler? Sure, why not. Award-winning comedian & host of The Not So Late Show, Ross Brierley takes you on a surreal journey into the highs and lows of trying to predict the future to pay the bills.

UK's original touring taiko Tribe returns to the Fringe with a brand new show of skill, stamina & red-hot rhythms to stir your soul! As Mugenkyo approach their 25th year as Europe's longest established taiko organisation, they celebrate the growth of their Tribe of performers from across the globe, with the latest captivating performance of sharp synchronisation, mysterious masked movement and sumptuous soundscapes, all wrapped up in a breath-taking display of high energy, elegant choreography and powerful earth-shaking rhythms on huge taiko drums. Book early, this show will sell out! www.taiko.co.uk | Twitter: @MugenkyoTaiko This show is not one to be missed BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS Drumming as an almost religious experience... exhilarating BBBB HERALD

www.getcomedy.com | Twitter: @RossBrierley

Mugenkyo perform Taiko with manifest skill and awesome relentless energy, making the esoteric thoroughly pop STAGE Rules were made to be broken, and Mugenkyo do it with panache FROOTS

Setting a high benchmark for alternative comedy BBBB YORKSHIRE POST Potential brilliance THE SKINNY

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GILDED BALLOON ROSE THEATRE | CABARET BAR

SARAH MCGUINNESS: BACK TO BLACKS

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SHORT & CURLY: YOUNG AT START

Short & Curly

CURLY is convinced that appearing youthful is the answer to success and he will do whatever is necessary to get "youth". Cut a long story Short. SHORT ruins it. Come and join them for this slapdash mind bending hour of prop laden sketch comedy.

Sarah McGuinness

Director, singer and songwriter Sarah McGuinness welcomes you Back To Blacks, the eclectic live music and chat show streaming regularly from Blacks Club in Soho. Making a special appearance for three nights only in Edinburgh, Sarah presents the best of the festival: headliners, emerging talent, music and comedy in a spontaneous mixture that is irresistible. Think Jools Holland meets Graham Norton with a large dash of the Big Breakfast and you'll get the idea...

shortandcurlycomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @shortcurlycom A laugh out loud fun fest BBBB BROADWAY BABY Definitely a crowd pleaser BBBB SHORTCOM Quick changes & even quicker wit BBBB THREEWEEKS £6

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | THE ATTIC

SINDHU VEE: SANDHOG

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DANCE AND PHYSICAL THEATRE

UNDERBELLY BRISTO SQUARE | COWBARN

BREAK FREE

Phil McIntyre Entertainments presents

Wasabeats

Highly anticipated debut show from BBC New Comedy Award finalist, BBC Talent Hotlist 2017, Chortle Comedians to Watch 2018. As seen on QI (BBC2), Have I Got News for You (BBC1), Alan Davies As Yet Untitled (Dave), and heard on Guilty Feminist podcast.

Wasabeats Crew present the European Premiere of Break Free featuring champion break dancers each with world titles who are ready to carve up the floor to reach dizzying new heights. Direct from Tokyo, this crew are world-class urban dancers, fusing the very best in skill and technique, state of the art technology, a thumping sound scape, alongside breathtaking never before seen tricks! The ultimate break-dance fairy-tale suitable for all the family.

sindhuvee.com | Twitter: @sindhuvfunny Priceless CHORTLE

Acerbic perspective and unapologetic delivery of less politically correct home truths LIST Refreshing; clever stuff BRUCE DESSAU £6 £8 (£7)

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8 SONGS

Gandini Juggling

Sweet juggling skills combine with classic rock and roll in this tribute to the mythical landscape of popular music. From Dylan's to the Velvet Underground, from Bowie to the Rolling Stone's anthemic joie de vivre, let these juggling superstars take you on the ultimate trip. www.gandinijuggling.com | Twitter: @gandinijuggling

A charming show that is an absolute pleasure to watch REVIEWS HUB

Cleverly choreographed... exactly what it says on the tin GUARDIAN £10

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ASSEMBLY ROOMS | DRAWING ROOM

HAMLET - HORATIO'S TALE

Guy Masterson - TTI in association with Maverick Theatre Co

A remarkable solo Hamlet from Horatio's POV! Shakespeare's classic tale of madness, murder and betrayal. Introducing the phenomenal Kizzy Dunn, with brilliant original music AND Sir Derek Jacobi as Old Hamlet! Something is very right in the state of Denmark! Adapted & Directed by Nick Hennegan - who also directs 'Henry V Lion of England' & Guy Masterson's 'A Christmas Carol'. www.hamletsplay.com | Twitter: @GuyMasterson

Simply excellent. This will open up Shakespeare to a new audience BBBBB JOURNAL £8

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HENRY V - LION OF ENGLAND

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PICKLE JAR

Guy Masterson - TTI in association with Maverick Theatre Co

Fight In The Dog & United Agents

Wild young Hal becomes King and lays claim to the French crown. A superb, witty adventure through Shakespeare's patriotic masterpiece. Introducing the phenomenal Kizzy Dunn, with brilliant original music & mind-blowing soundeffects. Adapted & Directed by Maverick Theatre's Nick Hennegan - who also directs the same actor in 'Hamlet Horatio's Tale' and Guy Masterson's 'A Christmas Carol'.

It's hard keeping it together when your whole life is falling apart. The pressures of teaching, Tinder and outrageous best mates are a lot to juggle when you're still figuring out how to be a grown up. Stranger danger, heartbreak and pina coladas are on the syllabus in this hilarious debut play by Maddie Rice. Directed and developed by Katie Pesskin. Twitter: @MaddieRice1 Rice is captivating GUARDIAN

www.HenryVPlay.com | Twitter: @GuyMasterson

Incredibly powerful. The battle of Agincourt is a remarkably vivid tour de force! BBBBB LIST £8

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GREAT BRITISH MYSTERIES: 1599?

Show And Tell

Great British Mysteries?/PBJ Management

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, as seen on 'Tonight At The Palladium' and 'Live At The BBC'. Adam can't imagine the Queen with wet hair and he can't get his head around the fact his cat has a grandad. A show about how he almost ruined his life this year, leaving him with nothing, and how he's trying to get it back on track.

Do you like mysteries? Do you like historical inaccuracies? Do you prefer Thomas More to Roger Moore? The followup to 2017's sold out debut, but set 400 years earlier. Confused? You will be. In this edition, mystery-hunters Olive and Teddy become embroiled with witches, haunted houses, and the scent of Cardinal Wolsey's conscience. 'The Woman In Black' meets Keystage Two Tudor history. Expect more gags than Henry VIII had wives. Seven? Gloriously silly, wonderfully observed TIME OUT The choice one-liners keep coming GUARDIAN

adamhess.co.uk | Twitter: @adamhess1

I've seen few shows that are funnier BBBB TIMES For high quality gags per minute there is no better comedian on the Fringe BBBB INDEPENDENT £6

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Assembly Festival and The 7 Fingers

An everlasting spell. An impossible quest. Two sisters named You and Me. A prince named Him. An audience named Them. Staying true to the ethos of previous shows by the 7 Fingers, Sisters takes us on an experimental and human voyage. Sister explores in all of its beauty and complexity, the passionate relationship that joins two sisters inexorably. Told in the form of a fairytale, this story takes the audience through the winding dramas of two women trapped in an immutable experience. 7fingers.com | Twitter: @7doigtsdelamain

The 7 Fingers have invented a way of speaking about something with the body that makes your heart sway so deeply and so intimately, you can barely find the words to say so LE FIGARO (FRANCE) Virtuosic circus LE MONDE (FRANCE)

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LUKE KEMPNER: HOUSE OF FACES

Gusset Grippers

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Physiotherapist, mother and recovered incontinent shares pelvic floor wonders - you'll laugh, not leak. 1 in 3 women wet themselves, but, #physioworks! Learn what a pelvic floor is, what it does and what to do if yours is a bit broken. Evidence based: CPD certificates for healthcare professionals. Prizes, freebies and activism.

Comedian and Impressionist Luke Kempner and his multiple personalities host an ultimate reality show where no one is off limits. Expect to see celebrities, politicians and even royalty help Luke face his faults and fears. lukekempner.com | Twitter: @LukeKempner Remarkable tour de force BBBB TELEGRAPH Blummin genius DAWN FRENCH Gloriously funny INDEPENDENT Raw talent BROADWAY BABY

www.gussetgrippers.co.uk | Twitter: @gussiegrips

See this show, your knickers will thank you ONE4REVIEW Constant laughs SCOTSMAN

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MATT REES: HAPPY HOUR

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OWEN ROBERTS: I LET A SIX YEAR OLD WRITE MY SHOW

RBM Comedy

The Multi Award winning Welshman and sober drunk brings his highly anticipated debut Happy Hour of "very funny lines with a compelling, unforced lugubriousness" (Chortle). The deadpan rising star has won a whole host of awards including Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year and Leicester Square Comedian of The Year. Matt has provided UK tour support for Joe Lycett, Elis James, John Robins, Patrick Kielty and American Stand up Tig Notaro.

Hatch Talent

After a severe case of writer's block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a child write his show for him. Kids are funny, right? What could possibly go wrong? She can't spell, she can't sit still for more than 30 seconds, and her ideas are wildly unrealistic to say the least. Debut solo show from one third of sketch legends BEASTS. Twitter: @theowenroberts A tsunami of silliness BBBB TELEGRAPH

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SHIFT

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BIG SHOP

Fight in the Dog

Christian Moms

A joyful return to stand-up for this cult idiot. William is wholeheartedly embracing the Willy he always was, telling remarkable stories with a beguiling blend of daft creativity and ingenuity. Yes, he was in Alan Partridge, for like a tiny bit. Yes, he had a spot on Him & Her. Yes, he was in the second series of Broadchurch (the one that didn't make sense), but no, he wasn't in Horrible Histories (he was in the other one). Directed by Hamish McDougal.

It's time for the BIG SHOP, not to be confused with your 'bits shop' (which you might do at the little Tesco) or your 'big wash' (which is like the BIG SHOP but that's not what we're talking about). Join Cambridge Footlights John Tothill and Eve Delaney for an hour of slightly naughty, slick and spicy, fruity-fruity character comedy. Bring the big car and the big bags for life because my god you're going to need them.

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DOMINIC FRISBY'S FINANCIAL GAME SHOW

Les Enfants Terribles and Pins & Needles

CKP and InterTalent Group present

A classic game show full of fascinating financial facts. Dominic Frisby, the world's only financial writer and comedian, is quizmaster. Contestants from the audience (willing volunteers only) can win big prizes every show including £500 in cash, silver bars and bitcoin cash. Funny, exciting, informative - what's not to like? dominicfrisby.com | Twitter: @dominicfrisby

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Strictly Arts Theatre and The Pleasance

'I took a sh*t on your food, then I vomited on it and then I stamped around in it with my little sticky feet. And all because I don't like you.' In a kill-or-be-killed fight for sanity, one man is determined to conquer his fear of flies, but as darkness falls, what is that ominous hum behind the door? Olivier Award nominated Les Enfants Terribles (Alice's Adventures Underground) and Pins & Needles (Mr Popper's Penguins) present an absurdist tale that will leave your skin crawling with fear and mind buzzing with excitement. Featuring original music by Kid Carpet mixed live on stage. flieslive.com | Twitter: @lesenfantsterr @pinsandneedles0

Les Enfants Terribles have built a formidable reputation for playfully macabre tales mixing drama, music and inventive staging. LIST Highly original and deliciously quirky... thoughtful and entertaining - for Pins & Needle's Little Mermaid. GUARDIAN £8 £10.50 (£9)

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Inspired by the first man in America to plead Insanity as his defence, award-winning writer Camilla Whitehill and Strictly Arts examine the unspoken link between mental health and systemic racism. Throughout time and across waters, from William Freeman to Sarah Reed, six true stories are threaded together and told through physical theatre, spoken word, gospel singing, shadow puppetry and more. History is bound to repeat itself when the thumb is permanently bearing down on the loop button, so has anything really changed? Supported by the Pleasance's Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund. strictlyarts.co.uk | Twitter: @StrictlyArts

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HANNAH GADSBY - NO BONES ABOUT IT

Hannah Gadsby

Last year Gadsby won every major live comedy award. How do you follow that? You quit. Get serious. Write an art lecture about that massive blind spot in the male gaze. And make it hilarious. This year Gadsby wants to show you how to value what cannot be measured, how to look at art through closed eyes and why we must use our imagination to find all those women who've been buried deeper than history is prepared to dig. This year Gadsby is not joking, and she is so much funnier for it.

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DON'T TELL ME NOT TO FLY

Underbelly Productions

This summer some of the West End's leading ladies take residence in McEwan Hall. Join us each night as a different star takes centre stage to perform songs from smash-hit West End and Broadway musicals and iconic movies. Get up close and personal each evening with our star, sharing the highs and lows of her life on and off stage. Witness renditions of her favourite numbers, personal playlists and anecdotes from the wings. Accompanied by live piano and spell-binding projections, immerse yourself in a world of glitz and glamour while our leading lady entertains and delights you. Hear how she took the spotlight and let her voice soar! The season begins with TV and West End favourite Claire Sweeney, last seen on the Edinburgh stage in "Crazy For You", and star of numerous other productions including "Chicago" "Legally Blonde", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Guys and Dolls" with Patrick Swayze. More performers to be announced soon. See underbellyedinburgh.co.uk for more information. £17 (£16)

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MURDER SHE DIDN'T WRITE: THE IMPROVISED MURDER MYSTERY

Captivate Theatre

Captivate Theatre is delighted to be bringing the universally acclaimed Jesus Christ Superstar to the Edinburgh Fringe. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera tells the story of the last days of Jesus through the eyes of Judas. As compelling today as it was in 1971, this will be a hot ticket in 2018.

Degrees of Error & Something for the Weekend

The 2017 sell-out! A classic murder mystery is created on the spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious show. Ms Violet in the parlour with the flamethrower? Dr Gold in Debenhams with the canon? Will you guess whodunnit? Don't forget our 11pm Sunday shows with a twist!

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degreesoferror.com | Twitter: @DegreesofError Absolutely not one to miss BBBBB VOICE MAG Top 10 Shows To See at the Edinburgh Fringe SCOTSMAN

The innovation and passion evident in this company continue to show cracking adaptations of the modern classic still exist (Sweeney Todd 2018) THEWEEREVIEW.COM

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VOLDEMORT AND THE TEENAGE HOGWARTS MUSICAL PARODY

Dominic Allen and Simon Maeder

"Life is a hideous thing." Dominic Allen (Belt Up Theatre, A Common Man) and Simon Maeder (Superbolt Theatre), fresh from winning the Show of the Week Award at VAULT Festival 2018, present a darkly comic journey through the life and works of America's most infamous horror writer, HP Lovecraft, whose weird tales showed the world that there are horrors beyond human control and understanding. A richly theatrical hour of madness and the macabre

Otters Holding Hands

Join Voldemort in a hilarious musical adventure packed with magic, hormones, and murder. From two cocreators of 'Thrones! The Musical' and fresh from sold out performances at UCB Los Angeles comes a Harry Potter musical parody that is sure to leave you spellbound! (14+)

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UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS: HIP HOP UNDER THE BIG TOP

The Pleasance in association with Bill Kenwright

Underbelly and UniverSoul Circus

25 years after the murder of the Romanovs and 25 years before the murder of Martin Luther King, a group meet in an English birch wood. Actor Ernest Thesiger, Queen Mary and her chauffeur Walcott commemorate the death of the Russian royal family. Into their midst comes Waverley Monk, a young black G.I. whose experience of segregation has him ready to wreak revenge on a whites-only barracks. As the group battle with notions of persecution and bravery, it's clear that violent revolutions must have unforeseen consequences. Oppression, prejudice, revolution. What's changed? A new play by Nichola McAuliffe. Directed by Patrick Sandford and designed by Christopher Richardson. Cast includes Nichola McAuliffe, Peter Straker and Kevin Moore.

After electrifying US audiences for 25 years, America's "coolest show on earth" (Newsweek) comes to the UK for the first time. It's "Hip-Hop under the Big Top" combining edge-of-your-seat performances, stunning spectacle, hilarious audience participation and a soundtrack that will blow the roof off the tent. UniverSoul's international cast includes high-wire artists, slapstick comedy, jawdropping contortionists, Caribbean limbo fire-dancers, and global internet sensations Fresh The Clowns. Come see the show that has entertained over 20 million people in the USA.

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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND

Swallow finds a man hiding in the barn, when she asks who he is his words are 'Jesus Christ'. Her prayers have been answered.

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Everything you could ever want from a musical theatre experience BBBBB BROADWAY BABY clever, engaging, and quirky... deliciously black

In Kennedy you get someone with incredible comic prowess... she's just breathlessly good TIMEOUT Kennedy has an exquisite gift for comedy METRO £10.50 (£9.50)

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Critically acclaimed musical returns. When Rose and Harry meet, they uncover something extraordinary: they're both serial killers. This darkly comedic, folk-inspired musical demonstrates how love is unique to everyone and illuminates the darkness in us all.

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Meet Hunch. The Superhero. Coming to the rescue when you've splinters on your arse from sitting on the fence. Making decisions to save the lives of others, she must start calling the shots to save her own. Written and performed by Kate Kennedy and directed by Sara Joyce.

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The Naked Video and Absolutely Fabulous star feels it's time to spill, before she forgets and gets taken off the patches altogether. What went on in the Big Brother House? Can she be honest about stand-up comedy, being fat, wheezy and other secrets? Probably not. She might lie. A miracle of comic compression and control TIMES Divinely witty GUARDIAN Cleverly insane OBSERVER

The innovation and passion evident in this company continue to show cracking adaptations of the modern classic still exist (Sweeney Todd 2018) THEWEEREVIEW.COM A wonderful and family-friendly experience... Captivate Theatre's production is rip-roaring musical fun (Annie 2017) BROADWAYBABY.COM

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So Comedy & Broken Robot Productions

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HELEN LEDERER: I MIGHT AS WELL SAY IT

Captivate Theatre

Stunning! The show is part circus, part variety show, part Vegas spectacle, and part revival meeting. BOSTON GLOBE The Most exciting Circus We'd Ever Seen FAMILY FUN MAGAZINE The Coolest Show on Earth NEWSWEEK

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CASTING OFF

ALISON SPITTLE: WORRIER PRINCESS

Sharon Burgess Productions and A GooD Catch

Lisa Richards

Alison got her own TV show in Ireland. She thought all her problems would melt away. Turns out she was wrong. Can Alison get mentally healthy before the show airs and people start calling her 'Big Momma's House' on the internet? No. Irish Tatler Comedy Woman of the Year Writer and star of Nowhere Fast www.alisonspittle.com | Twitter: @AlisonSpittle

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HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI: YOU-TOPIA

So Comedy and Broken Robot Productions

The host of BBC Radio 4's Sketchtopia, and BBC1 'Question Time' & 'This Week' regular, follows up his acclaimed 2017 hit with a brand-new show mixing his trademark "worldly wit and fabulous punchlines" **** (Fest). Something quite special... in between the laughter are stories of genuine power BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Immensely Funny DAILY EXPRESS Consistently thought-provoking BBBB ARTS AWARD

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We are thrilled to be presenting the international premier of 'Casting Off' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Casting off stereotypes as three dynamic woman tumble, talk, fly, and balance precariously. Inter-generational circus with lots to say, where the personal is political, the furious is funny, and the acrobatics downright dangerous. A disarming, hilarious show about living on the edge and talking about it. Self-directed, hand knitted, and honouring the life events that get in the way of work, 'Casting Off' is a theatrical circus experience that celebrates thoughtful, strong, and resilient individuals. This show shines light on women relating to each other in playful, fruitful relationships.

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'One can only hope there's some life-altering catastrophe around the corner for Lexx' (2015 review). Luckily, the award-winning comedian with 'superb material, brilliant delivery and irresistible personality' (**** The Wee Review), has had a breakdown. Yay!

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Catch him now before his inevitable jump to the big time TELEGRAPH

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RABBIE

This play with songs distils the essence of Burns' life and his paradoxical personality through his poetry, music and the witty and poignant words of writer Andrew Dallmeyer. Three times winner of the Edinburgh Fringe First award.

The co-writer of 'The Vicar of Dibley' has Parkinson's but he's still laughing. Following an award-winning BBC documentary 'Parkinson's: The Funny Side' and a triumphant debut at London's Comedy Store, here's a oneman show about the therapeutic power of comedy. Paul is not contagious, but he is worth catching. Very funny - and moving too RICHARD CURTIS An inspiration PERSON WITH PARKINSON'S £6.50

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Berk's Nest

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LAURA LEXX: TRYING

Multi-award winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC3's Sweat the Small Stuff, Dave's The Magic Sponge podcast) returns to shout about some things. Amused Moose Comedy Award and ThreeWeeks Editors' Award Winner 2017. **** Chortle **** Metro. Book early!

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It's wonderful to see local history brought to life on the stage... with rousing group songs and skillful close harmonies THEWEEREVIEW.COM Stunningly Beautiful Musical theatre BBBB SCOTSGAYARTS.COM £15 (£12)

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RENT

The Pleasance and Nicholas Parsons

Captivate Theatre

In the intimate surroundings of the Basement Theatre with a small and extremely talented cast, Captivate's original take on Larson's rock musical will be intense and emotionally charged. Inspired by Puccini's La Boheme, Rent tells the story of a group of impoverished artists struggling to survive in New York's East Village. With memorable songs such as Seasons of Love and La Vie Boheme this production will be a hit. Get your tickets before it sells out! www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @Captivate_LTD £15 (£12)

Join Nicholas Parsons, comedy actor and legendary host of Radio 4's Just a Minute, for an unmissable hour of fun and laughter in the company of some very special celebrity guests. Celebrating a magnificent 18 years on the Fringe, this sell-out comedy and chat show has previously featured Jason Byrne, John Bishop, Sue Perkins, Shappi Khorsandi, Gyles Brandreth, Micky Flanagan, Michael McIntyre and many more top acts. Total sell out 2017; don't miss your chance to join Nicholas and friends in this strictly limited run!

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REVEREND RICHARD COLES: CONFESSIONS

NMP Live Limited

Twitter: @ThePleasance

Icon of post-modern cool INDEPENDENT Funny, heart-warming and just a delight to watch THREE WEEKS

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SUNDAY SERVICE WITH OLA

Mick Perrin Worldwide by arrangement with Troika

Welcome to the dopest concept comedy show. Join the Congregation. Sunday Service with Ola is a unique event experience that uses a church theme to bring you stand-up comedy, group discussion and music. sundayservicewithola.com | Twitter: @sundayswithola

A fresh, unique and clever concept show. Atmosphere is electric and the weekly debate section in particular is always both topical and witty. Would recommend highly - if you can get tickets quick enough DANIELLE WILSON, CONGREGATION MEMBER

Former 80s pop star, best known as the presenter of Radio 4's Saturday Live, The Reverend Richard Coles graced our television screens last year on Strictly Come Dancing, cooked his way to the semi-final of Celebrity Masterchef in 2016 and regularly appears on panel shows such as Have I Got News for You, QI and Would I Lie to You? He's also a regular guest on Radio 2's Pause for Thought and co-presents BBC One's The Big Painting Challenge. Described as the 'atheist's favourite vicar', whose former pop star life as a member of chart-topping band The Communards was consumed with sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, Richard Coles has confessed to far more than your average vicar and bared all with startling frankness in his best-selling memoirs, 'Fathomless Riches'. Making his Fringe debut, The Reverend Richard Coles has invited an array of special guests and celebrity friends to join him in conversation for an intimate hour of candid chat, laughter and perhaps one or two new confessions. £12.50 (£11.50)

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THE CAMBRIDGE FOOTLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TOUR SHOW 2018: PILLOW TALK

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HOARD BY BIM ADEWUNMI

BBC Arts and Avalon Promotions

Rafi and Ami are meeting their sister's boyfriend for the first time. Then, their mother shows up out of the blue. Wura always shows up out of the blue, but now there's a problem: she doesn't know Brian exists. The three sisters have to face up to their mother, their childhood and the struggles which divide them. 'Hoard' is the debut play by Bim Adewunmi, senior culture writer for BuzzFeed News and columnist for the Guardian Weekend.

The Cambridge Footlights

Expect free-flowing hilarity from the Cambridge Footlights, 'the most renowned sketch troupe of them all' (Independent), as they embark on their 2018 world tour, performing to over 20,000 people across two continents. footlightsontour.co.uk | Twitter: @footlightstour

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Boxless Theatre in association with Eastlake Productions and Jack Maple Productions

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Even with all that has been written about her, Wallis has remained an enigma. Until now. This is her side of the story.

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Luca is Italian, Catholic and an observant hypochondriac. After a fairly sin-free life made of unfulfilled dreams he is now asking God for answers. 'So You Think You're Funny' winner and all round lovely guy is here to entice the masses with his endearing and brutally honest story telling. "Funny and fresh and so, so moreish." BBBB SCOTSMAN "Lines that will make you laugh for the rest of the day" BBBB SCOTSMAN

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She won a King's heart in the 40 year romance known around the world as 'The Love Story of the 20th Century'. In December, 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated his throne for the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson. Despite being vilified by the Royal Family and branded as an 'adventuress', the 'King's Whore', and worse, she became an unlikely but potent global symbol of female empowerment and a worldwide social icon.

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ATHENA KUGBLENU: FOLLOW THE LEADER

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WINNER: Best Comedy - Brighton Fringe (Zach & Viggo) Fresh off sold out runs in New York, London and LA, Zach Zucker returns with a recharged solo show! Most of the time he is funny. Last year this show received 10 standing ovations, 13 walkouts and 2 police complaints.

So Comedy & Broken Robot Productions by arrangement with Troika

The world's never had more knowledge, yet there's never been more stupidity. Athena can't help but notice consistencies between the universe and herself. Clearly we haven't realised she constantly makes mistakes so we don't have to. As heard on BBC Radio. A smart, impassioned comedian SCOTSMAN Good material, sharp presentation... an important voice

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NOMINEE: Best Comedy Award - Fringe World 2018 NOMINEE: Best Comedy Award - Brighton Fringe 2017 Award-winning, Norwegian person, Viggo Venn returns with a finished version of last year's show! If you like absurd comedy then you'll enjoy it. Directed by Jonny Woolley.

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He's been Annie Lennox, Madonna and Cole Porter to great acclaim. Now Helpmann award-winner Michael Griffiths explores the songs, stories and locomotion of pop princess, Kylie Minogue. Put your hand on your heart and step back in time, Kylie wouldn't change a thing! Originally commissioned by Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2017.

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Flip FabriQue in association with Assembly Festival

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Twirling twelve hoops, dancing with diabolos, and soaring through the air - all in a day's play for Flip FabriQue, the new face of Quebec circus. Fringe favourite is returning after sell out seasons. Discover or rediscover these high flying, fearless, and fun young artists-athletes as they astound audiences with renewed adrenaline pumping feats of cutting-edge nouveau cirque, dazzling in a crowd-pleasing spectacle of extreme acrobatics, dramatic turns on trampoline wall, and inventive parkour. Immerge in the show's familiar atmosphere, and let yourself be surprised by the new acts of this virtuoso display of athleticism and showmanship for the whole family.

Winners of the 2018 LET Award and directed by Olivier Award-winning director Donnacadh O'Briain, ELECTROLYTE is an explosive piece of gig-theatre. Written in spoken word poetry and underscored by original music created live, this new production tackles schizophrenia, depression and male suicide. Jessie's sick of Leeds. A city she thought she would never leave. But the aimlessness of the people she once believed she would always need is suffocating. Wondering whether she's had enough, in a dirty nightclub not too far off, Jessie's blinded by the light of Allie Touch, a singer/song-writer with a taste for big ambition, amongst some other stuff. Feeling rough in the five in the morning sunlight, Jessie's sight is fixed on the path that Allie lights and like a moth to a flame in the night... she ignites. Written by James Meteyard with music by Maimuna Memon.

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Hollywood has fallen. All the women have left - except for one. Nonsense, danger and mystery congeal in this dystopian fantasia of character comedy. Graham Dickson (Austentatious) and director Hamish MacDougal (Joseph Morpurgo's Hammerhead, Soothing Sounds for Baby) present a hilariously dark and silly exploration of men, movies and loneliness. Mind-bending theatrical experience BBBB SCOTSMAN Rapier sharp BBBB LIST

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JOHN PENDAL: WE ARE FAMILY

Storyteller and stand-up comedian John Pendal explores his family tree and discovers mutinies in the 1800s, arson in the 1900s and autism in the 2000s. He uses the results to try and answer life's big questions, such as 'is it possible to get along with your Dad after Brexit?' This is a show aimed at anyone anxious about the current state of the world... or finds their family sometimes annoys them.

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Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with PBJ Management

Brand new stand-up show from the perennial Fringe favourite. You'll know Lucy from TV's QI, Room 101, Live at the Apollo and Radio 4's News Quiz and Now Show. Always warm, witty and thought-provoking, this is Lucy's best show yet.

A deeply personal and skilfully physical show about love, freedom and Missy Elliot. Fresh from supporting Simon Amstell on his 40-date UK tour, over 18 million views on YouTube, star of Carnage, BAFTA-winning Murdered By My Father, ITV's Next of Kin and BBC's How Gay is Pakistan?

lucyporter.info | Twitter: @lucyportercomic

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Sarah Keyworth debuts with a story of her life with an important little girl and her battle against every expectation of what it means to be a girl. Think 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' but British, deadpan and in no way similar. Tour Support for Dane Baptiste, Stewart Francis, Kerry Godliman. Funny Women Runner Up.

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After an award-winning London run, 'The Empty Chair' comes to Edinburgh. This site-specific, immersive play takes you behind the walled communities of Beverly Hills into the cloistered setting of a Hollywood after-party in the early hours of the morning, examining the human experiences behind the #MeToo movement. The play is part of Power Play's site-specific showcase of four plays written and predominantly starring women. It runs alongside their data activism campaign to analyse and expose gender inequality in fringe theatre. F

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Quick, hide! The Fringe favourite returns with a new hour of extraordinary absurdist character comedy nonsense.

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SILENT DISCO TOURS BY SILENT ADVENTURES

Silent Adventures with James Longworth, Alan Cross & Friends

AN EXCITING SEASON OF NEW THEATRE

Join Edinburgh's resident Silent Adventures team for an hour of pure, unadulterated fun. It's a flash mob. It's a silent disco. It's a roaming, rhythmic riot across the sound-soaked capital of Scotland. Your moves are awesome... you just don't know it yet. Meet at Underbelly Box Office, Bristo Square.

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JOANNE MCNALLY: WINE TAMER

Lisa Richards by arrangement with Off The Kerb

Star & writer of Sky TV's 'Baby Hater', Best Performer Nominee (2017) & Ireland's brightest new comic, Joanne McNally returns to Edinburgh after her sell out debut 'Bite Me' last year, with her hysterical & whipsmart look on life, love & lies we tell ourselves. 'Fresh, bold and brazen, the sky is the limit for Joanne McNally' (Mirror).

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JOSH BERRY: VOICE THIEF

The Pleasance

Noel Gay Organisation

Josh Berry is a Voice Thief. Whether it's Andy Murray, Jacob Rees Mogg, Daniel Radcliffe or even Prince Harry - his uncanny and hilarious impressions will leave you wondering whether he has in fact stolen these voices from the very people themselves. Rob Brydon described him as "a remarkable new talent" and he's already been featured in UNILAD and appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live. Whose voice will he steal next? No one is safe. Twitter: @JBImpressions

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LAURA DAVIS: GHOST MACHINE

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

A show about life. Performed by a ghost. For the love of god. Laura Davis pushes into new ground in this internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning show. WINNER: Best Indie Show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Best Comedy at Melbourne Fringe.

You've just been dumped, but you're stuck on a spaceship, alone with that person. A play about self-obsession and toxic relationships. A funny, relatable and surprising romantic comedy that rewards repeat viewings. Acclaimed stand-up Stuart Laws' theatrical debut, starring Will Brown (RSC) and Phoebe Sparrow (Inside No. 9) and co-directed by Phoebe Ladenburg. stuartlaws.com/the-journey-play | Twitter: @thisstuartlaws

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RP BSL LAURENCE CLARK: AN IRRESPONSIBLE FATHER'S GUIDE TO PARENTING

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The Oxford Revue return hot and heavy to the Fringe for another year of the sharpest student comedy.

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THE OXFORD REVUE: WASTED

Join Laurence as he tackles important issues like how to balance crutches on his son's baby-walker to make him look like a Dalek! As seen on The One Show (BBC1). Shortlist's Funniest New Comedian & Amused Moose Awards finalist.

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GEORGE LEWIS: A MAN, A PLAN, A GIRL WITH FAKE TAN

Vincent Gambini (with Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts)

Off The Kerb Productions Ltd

The world is in turmoil. Can magic provide the muchneeded solace for these difficult times? Vincent Gambini is not so sure. Disillusioned by global news events, struggling with "magician's block", Gambini unveils the hidden difficulties of being a conjuror. Combining deadpan reflections with jaw-dropping sleight-of-hand magic, this new show plays expertly with our understandings of deception, artifice and theatrical make-believe.

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JACQUELINE NOVAK: HOW EMBARRASSING FOR HER

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | BENEATH

LOLLY ADEFOPE: LOLLY 3

Berk's Nest in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management

The hotly anticipated third show from the multi-awardwinning character comedian. As seen on TASKMASTER (Dave), QI (BBC), & DAMNED (Channel 4). The Observer's Rising Star 2017. **** Chortle **** TimeOut

Live Nation

Jacqueline Novak finds everything embarrassing... except for the obvious. Revealing intimate details of her life to strangers? Her chosen profession. Crying in public? She wrote a book encouraging it. Being caught for even a moment having something resembling self-esteem? Unbearable. This show weaves personal stories with completely original stand up to parse what does and does not deserve our embarrassment.

Twitter: @lollyadefope

I never wanted this show to end BBBBB THREE WEEKS Adefope may just be one of the best character comedians around BBBB BROADWAY BABY BBBBB MIRROR BBBB EVENING STANDARD

Twitter: @JacquelineNovak £6 £9.50 (£8.50)

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RED RICHARDSON: SEEING RED

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STAND UP FOR SHELTER

Stand Up for Shelter returns with what's set to be a fantastic comedy showcase in aid of Shelter! Previous shows have seen Sara Pascoe, James Acaster, Nish Kumar and more raise the roof for a good cause. Money raised will go towards supporting families struggling with bad housing and homelessness. So buy a ticket, have a laugh and support a wonderful cause at the same time!

www.mickperrin.com | Twitter: @redrichardson1

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Red Richardson delivers his debut hour of satirical, anecdotal comedy with bite. Raised in a drug fuelled hippie town, he narrowly missed out on the role of Harry Potter when he was 10 and the rest wasn't history. This show looks at fame, dreams, drugs, ambition, debt, from the view point of a millennial who doesn't understand the new left and fears the new right.

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Stand Up for Shelter

£6

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NEWSREVUE

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CABARET AND VARIETY

17:45 ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE THEATRE

MAUREEN LIPMAN IS "UP FOR IT"

Canal Cafe Theatre/Emma Taylor

Maureen Lipman

Nobody is safe: from President Trump to the President's Club, Brexit to Bitcoin, politicians and celebrities alike come under fire in a turbo-charged barrage of bladderthreateningly funny songs and sketches brimming with punchlines. This multi-award winning show is flawlessly delivered by four outstanding performers at lightning speed expertly accompanied by an on-stage Musical Director. NewsRevue's exceptional writing, superlative performances and ever-original takes on current affairs have made it a Guinness World Record breaker, Fringe First winner and a Perrier finalist. 100% brand new content and new cast every year.

I last played the Fringe 50 years ago and I can finally afford to come back. After a career that encompasses thirty odd - sometimes very odd - West End plays together with TV, radio, films, books, magazine columns and BT ads, I want to frighten myself into retirement by facing my fans, over the edge of a stage, in my very own show. Join me for an evening of rave, rollick and rant with sublime music from Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood. Bursts onto the stage like an escaped goose MAIL ON SUNDAY (FOR 'THE BEST MAN') Please book! It will be soooo bloody pointless if you don't come... MAUREEN LIPMAN

www.newsrevue.com | Twitter: @newsrevue

One of the slickest, most professional, hilarious shows you will ever see. BBBBB SUN

Makes the viewer grateful for freedom of speech. BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS £10

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ROBYN PERKINS: 10,000 DECISIONS

CKP and InterTalent Group present

Bound & Gagged Comedy

As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC2), Mock The Week (BBC2), Room 101 (BBC1) and regularly heard on Radio 4's News Quiz, Just a Minute, The Now Show and plenty more. This hugely popular comic returns to the Fringe with a fresh crop of quick-fire observational gags, delivered with utter conviction not to mention 'proper laugh-out-loud oneliners' (The Herald).

Everyone makes bad decisions, right? In this brilliant new stand up show, comedian Robyn Perkins (English Comedian of the Year Finalist) uses a series of hilarious personal anecdotes, family stories and even some neuroscience to come up with a well thought out decision for one random audience member. Book early!

www.zoelyons.co.uk | Twitter: @zoelyons

A golden performer whose charisma alone on stage is refreshing. BBBB VOICE MAGAZINE

robynperkins.com | Twitter: @robynHperkins

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MARGO: HALF WOMAN, HALF BEAST

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Internationally renowned singer Andrea Baker, celebrates the extraordinary breadth of the African American female voice. A joyous mix of storytelling, jazz, blues, gospel and rollicking piano virtuosity, some of the singers featured include Leontyne Price, Donna Summer, Nina Simone and the great Billie Holiday. www.singsistahsing.com | Twitter: @ABakerMezzo

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Melinda Hughes is the newest exponent of the Weimar spirit in music BARRY HUMPHRIES CBE

Subtly breathtaking! BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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AARON CALVERT: DECLASSIFIED

FAMILY TICKET £44 FOR 4

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ALEX COFIELD: SUPERNOVA

aaroncalvert.com | Twitter: @aaron_calvert A quirky & refreshing alternative BBBBB DAILY MAIL Moments to make you gasp BBBB BROADWAY BABY

Twitter: @alexcofield

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GILDED BALLOON ROSE THEATRE | CABARET BAR

No sound, no atmosphere, nobody for miles around. North Piddle is one scary village! But there's a Big Bang coming... A funk-fuelled hip-hopera, Supernova is the critically acclaimed comedy that is changing the sound of storytelling, as Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy award nominee Alex Cofield rhymes his way out of his routine rural life and shoots for intergalactic stardom!

COMEDY

What if all the stories you heard were true? Urban legends contained within declassified files are recreated live on stage by master hypnotist Aaron Calvert. Star of Channel 4's hit new show, Calvert combines his astounding skills in hypnosis, magic and mind reading to demonstrate inexplicable feats. Seeing really is believing. Sell-out shows 2016 & 17.

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www.margo.show | Twitter: @melhugsopera

SING SISTAH SING!

MARGO. Half woman, half beast. Margo Lion, celebrated Weimar Berlin cabaret star is gripped by the decadence and debauchery of 1920's Berlin. This is the story of her tragic relationship with the lyricist Marcellus Schiffer, fuelled by alcohol, cocaine and jealousy, set within a world of sexual ambiguity and political unrest.

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Andrea Baker

Cheyne Productions Ltd

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ALI MCGREGOR: DECADENCE

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | UPSTAIRS

BRENNAN REECE: EVERMORE

Working Management

Live Nation in association with United Agents

Ali McGregor, accompanied by a trio of impeccable musicians, will guide you through the torch songs, jazz reworkings and trash mash-ups with the consummate ease of cabaret royalty.

After the sold-out success of Everglow and Everlong, English Comedian Of The Year winner, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and voice of ITV's Survival Of The Fittest is back with a lovely story from a loveable boy about loving things. Lovely. As seen on BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

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brennanreece.com | Twitter: @BrennanReece

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DANCE, PHYSICAL THEATRE AND CIRCUS

CIRQUE BERSERK!

Cirque Berserk!

Direct from the West End, Britain's biggest theatre-circus spectacular makes its eagerly anticipated Edinburgh Fringe debut! Showcasing the finest in traditional circus thrills and skills, 'Cirque Berserk!' celebrates the 250th anniversary of the invention of Circus by bringing this treasured form of live entertainment bang up-to-date in a jaw-dropping spectacular created especially for the theatre. Combining contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenaline-fuelled stunt action, this astoundingly talented international troupe includes over thirty acrobats, aerialists, dancers, drummers and daredevil stuntmen. Featuring the world's most hair-raising circus act - the legendary motorcycle 'Globe of Death'. cirqueberserk.co.uk | Twitter: @CirqueBerserkUK

Like Cirque du Soleil on steroids... thrilling, death-defying, glorious BBBBB DAILY EXPRESS

Great for kids and even better for adults! BBBBB SUN An array of acts that outdo each other in the thrill stakes... not to be missed! BBBBB BIRMINGHAM MAIL

A NutriBullet of contemporary circus! BBBB TIMES Heart-stoppingly good fun BBBB TIME OUT £12 £15.50 (£10)

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COURTNEY ACT: UNDER THE COVERS

DRESSED.

courtneyact.com/under | Twitter: @courtneyact

Her beauty doesn't overshadow her talent - she can seriously hold a tune with Broadway pipes and a mean falsetto. PROVINCETOWN BANNER

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Four women, friends since school, combine choreography, live sewing, comedy and original music to tell a true story. After being stripped at gun point, Lydia set out to redress herself with a new healing set of armour. Lydia now only wears clothes she has made. Multi-award winning ThisEgg celebrate the power clothes have to define us, to liberate us, to hide us and to embellish us. Untapped Award Winner 2018.

Courtney has been under the covers with many, but not usually in front of a live audience. It's time to get tucked in and enjoy the caress of those satin sheets as she strips songs down and flips others on their back to show you just how gender-fluid and genre-fluid a great song can be!

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ThisEgg in collaboration with Made My Wardrobe / Untapped by Underbelly and New Diorama Theatre

COURTNEY ACT

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | THE CELLAR

EGG: RICHARD PICTURES

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EVELYN MOK: BUBBLE BUTT

Berk's Nest

Phil McIntyre Entertainments presents

Stars of award-winning fringe favourites BattleActs (BBC Radio 1), Anna and Emily are two off-white women who are ready to ask all the big questions that have nothing to do with fertility. That's not why they're called EGG. Come on, guys.

The award-winning Swedish stand-up returns with her much-anticipated second hour, exploring responsibility, blame and cake, as she tries to figure out her place in this brave new world. Seen on 'Chris Ramsey's Stand-Up Central' (Comedy Central), Rhys Darby's 'Furious Andrew' (C4) and Julia Davis' upcoming show 'The Turning' (Sky). Winner 'Best Comedy Newcomer' Pleasance Indies Awards 2017

eggcomedy.com | Twitter: @EggComedy

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JONNY WOO'S ALL STAR BREXIT CABARET

JAKE LAMBERT: LITTLE LOST LAD

Jonny Woo & Richard Thomas

Off The Kerb Productions Ltd

Jake lives alone, cuts his own hair, can remember the exact date on which he first tasted each specific food for the first time, and owns a one-eyed cat. If this sounds like it needs some explaining, this is the show for you... Hotly anticipated debut from Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show nominee 2018. Official tour support for Seann Walsh, Kerry Godliman and Tom Allen. jakelambertcomedy.com | Twitter: @LittleLostLad

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | BESIDE

NATALIE PALAMIDES: NATE

Soho Theatre

For the first time in history, it's hard to be a man. Natalie Palamides doesn't understand this... but NATE does. Natalie Palamides is NATE. Co-devised and directed by Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Doctor Brown.

Drag Superstar, Jonny Woo and Olivier Award winning composer, Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer The Opera) bring you this sequin-spangled musical ripped straight from the headlines. With a star-studded cast of top Fringe talent, including Jayde Adams as Boris Johnson, this glittering musical satire packs big laughs and emotional punch. In or out? There's a hell of a lot to sing about. The pure pulsing beauty of Mr Thomas's score (for Jerry Springer: The Opera) NEW YORK TIMES

Jonny Woo is a unique 21st-century talent TIME OUT

sohotheatre.com | Twitter: @natdogkatdog

Winner: Lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2017 - Best Newcomer Nominee: Melbourne Comedy Festival 2018 - Best Show Deserves all the standing ovations she receives BBBBB CHORTLE £7 £11 (£10)

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GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | DEBATING HALL

NOTFLIX

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COMEDY

ASSEMBLY ROOMS | VINTAGE MOBILE CINEMA

REEL COMEDY CLUB

CatFace Talent

Vintage Mobile Cinema

Five-star, total sell-out show 2016-2017, NOTFLIX returns - this time to the Debating Hall - and is bigger and bolder than ever. Funny Women Award semi-finalists. Sunday Times, Marie Claire and Elle Magazine Pick of the Fringe. Evening Standard Pick of The Vaults Festival 2017. Movies with 100% more singing, 99% more women, a live band and original, improvised songs. NOTFLIX! Because everything is better as a musical!

Twice a day, 'Audrey' the unique 22-seat Vintage Mobile Cinema becomes a comedy venue. In the evenings, this TV star (George Clarkes Amazing Spaces and Melvyn Bragg and the BBC's Reel History of Britain) will be showcasing some of the best comedians at the Fringe. From headline acts to future stars. Visit website for details. www.vintagemobilecinema.co.uk | Twitter: @vmobilecinema

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GILDED BALLOON ROSE THEATRE | ATTIC

STUART MCPHERSON & DONALD ALEXANDER

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CABARET AND VARIETY

Ratzke is the Polyglot of Cabaret, the most exciting star of his generation BBBBB TIME OUT (NY) Ratzke is surreal, funny and musically sublime BBBBB STAGE £13 (£12)

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The supernova of international cabaret returns in a spectacular embodiment that is fatal, peculiar and enigmatic in a man's world. Masterful storytelling is eclipsed by his sensational vocal performances, including works by Dez Mona, David Bowie, Lou Reed, and Iggy Pop.

gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gildedballoon

SVEN RATZKE: HOMME FATALE

Gilded Balloon Futures presents an hour of stand-up from two of Scotland's fastest rising talents. Stuart McPherson (Scot Squad, So You Think You're Funny? finalist) and Donald Alexander (Best Newcomer, Scottish Comedy Awards). Edinburgh Evening News 'ones to watch' 2018.

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Sven Ratzke

GB Futures presents...

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | PLEASANCE BELOW

STEVIE MARTIN VOL. 1

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COMEDY

SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING

The Pleasance

Ursus & Nadeschkin in association with Aurora Nova

Making their first appearance at Edinburgh with their acclaimed show Synchronized Swimming - The Dry Version! This highly original couple fuses physical and verbal acrobatics at the speed of light. Their multi-faceted artistry, brimming with both hilarious and touching moments, will leave you surprised and delighted. www.ursusnadeschkin.ch/en Highly recommended! MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL Demands to be seen! NYTHEATRE.COM The Swiss German Marx-Brothers VILLAGE VOICE NEW YORK £5

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One third of critically-acclaimed sketch group Massive Dad, **** (Guardian), Stevie Martin presents her debut solo show. Expect comedy. Expect laughing. Expect a stage. Do not expect a live horse because there won't be one. As seen on Channel 4's Damned, Russell Howard's Good News, Comedy Central's Brotherhood and BBC Radio 4's Sketchorama. Co-host of The Debrief Podcast. Really wanted to incorporate a live horse into her show.

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TRAINSPOTTING LIVE

King's Head Theatre and In Your Face Theatre presented by James Seabright

steviemartin.com | Twitter: @5tevieM Chockablock with bold gags BBBB TIME OUT Even the throwaway jokes are hilarious BBBB GUARDIAN Properly hilarious BBBB SCOTSMAN £6 £8 (£7)

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MUSICALS AND OPERA

MY LEFT / RIGHT FOOT THE MUSICAL

RP TT BSL AD

Birds of Paradise Theatre Company and National Theatre of Scotland

Local amdram group devise a cunning plan to be on-trend; a gripping show starring 'the disabled'. One problem; they can't find any disabled actors. But that never stopped Daniel Day-Lewis! Additional songs by Richard Thomas ('Jerry Springer - The Opera').

TrainspottingLive.com | Twitter: @TrainspotLive

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www.boptheatre.co.uk / www.nationaltheatrescotland.com

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BELLY OF A DRUNKEN PIANO

D'Arrietta returns with gritty, imaginative arrangements of most loved music from the most enigmatic and influential songwriters of the age, punctuated by D'Arrietta's laconic humour and compositions of his own. The lyrical tragedies and jocular narratives of Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Ian Dury, among others, inhabit the underworld of D'Arrietta's drunken piano.

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'Tales' is a brand-new storytelling show from awardwinning comic Scott Gibson ('Irvine Welsh meets Billy Connolly', Evening Standard). No theme, no message, no hook: this is comedy the way it happens the rest of the year. Ready your horse, charge your glasses and join him on the front line as he rides into battle once more! www.scottgibsoncomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @bigscottgibson A big, bold, belter - riotously funny BBBB HERALD An absolute pick of the Fringe BBBBB MIRROR £10 (£9)

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Acclaimed immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh's classic, staged in a unique tunnel beneath EICC. The audience are literally part of the action, including the notorious 'worst toilet in Scotland' scene. Direct from a global tour and the production's New York premiere off-Broadway, this is a ticket to ride you won't soon forget. Choose life. Sunday Times - Best New Play Award / Official Sell Out - Edinburgh Fringe 2015/16 /17 Tickets available for General Admission (seating on and around the set but not on a traditional seat) or Allocated Seating (traditional theatre seating, £5 supplement).

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SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL

Showstopper Productions & Something for the Weekend

The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show 2016) West End hit returns for its 11th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is created from scratch at every performance of this multi award-winning show. Each night audience suggestions are transformed on-the-spot into spectacular all-singing, all-dancing productions with hilarious results. Whether you fancy 'Hamilton' in a haberdashery or Sondheim with superheroes - you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it! A Fringe favourite; your Edinburgh is simply incomplete without it. theshowstoppers.org | Twitter: @theshowstoppers

So polished, it defies belief. BBBBB DAILY TELEGRAPH Had me weeping with laughter... you absolutely have to go. BBBBB MAIL ON SUNDAY

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Assembly Festival and The 7 Fingers

Internationally renowned 7 Fingers return with this unique, riveting mix of theatre, circus, dance, music and acrobatics. A reversible world where everyday life is turned upside down into new spectacular, universes filled with beauty, emotion and - yes, hope. Eight outstanding performers dug through the histories of their families. They unveiled stories from the past and skeletons in the closets that reflected, in some way or another, how they experience life today. Reversible is dedicated to a generation who forged the world that we live in today and whose stories might hold the key to a better tomorrow. Be prepared for the best in contemporary circus: moments of pure grace yielding to rushes of adrenalin, as a cast of multi-talented performers travel through time and space. Also don't miss 7Finger's new show SISTERS at Assembly Rooms 2 -26 AUG, 16:40 7fingers.com | Twitter: @7doigtsdelamain

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THE TRAVELLING SISTERS: TOUPÉ

The Travelling Sisters

Masterfully combining physical comedy, characters, and original music, The Travelling Sisters are 'insane geniuses of sketch comedy' (GreatScott!). This infectious trio conjure characters and twists you won't see coming. It's a theme park ride for the soul. Winner Best Comedy - Melbourne Fringe Nominated Best Newcomer - Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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UNDERBELLY COWGATE | BELLY LAUGH

AAA STAND-UP AT UNDERBELLY

S OW SH LY ON

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Total sell-out 2005-2017 returns with a new line-up. Jack Evans: "Evans is clever, creative and funny" (The Scotsman). James Allen: "Brilliantly whimsical... leaving the audience in awe" (cupofbeans.co.uk). Stanley Brooks: "Strong comic instincts... deft lines and nice observations" (Chortle). Book early!

“Fast, feverish, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, fantastic fun”

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'The day I've been dreading arrives. All the answers I have prepared go out of my head when she asks me "Where's my Daddy?"' A painfully honest insight into the world of a young single mother, 'Baby Daddy' is a funny, rude and infectious musical account of life in your twenties with a baby in tow.

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GLEN DAVIES - GAGGING

The Norbert and Cedric Project

Comedy is subjective to each person as much as food taste and colour preference, so why not enjoy it at its rawest and possibly most honest source. That source is Glen Davies. How do his ancestors manage to appear throughout the world's conspiracies? Why is he obsessed with trite puns and what's so wrong about the name Keith? Glen is bringing silly back in a way that tickles all funny bones. A face you seem to know but don't.. but you'll be glad you saw. He wants to brighten your day with foolery!

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ROSE MATAFEO: HORNDOG

Rose has kissed nearly 10 men a.k.a. she's a total horndog. It's a stand-up/sketch show about the things she likes! Best Show Nominee, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018. As seen on 'W1A' and 'Have I Got News For You'.

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This anarchic show features Barbara Brownskirt, the Poet-in-Residence at 197 bus stop, Penge. The audience is semi-welcomed into Barbara's bitter-sweet world of being an (unknowingly rubbish) lesbian poet in 21st Century Britain. Mother obsession, patriarchal woes and Judi Dench love run throughout.

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Welcome to the Comedians' Surgery, take your seat, we'll be with you shortly. Following a highly successful EdFringe 2017 season, comedian and junior doctor Ed Patrick returns with a limited run of his unique chat show - comedians talking health. Expect frank tales, eye-opening experiences, and guest who had to book an appointment six months ago. Previous guest include Joe Lycett, Angela Barnes and James Acaster.

www.kat-woods.com | Twitter: @katwoods79

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JAY LAFFERTY: WHEESHT!

With a colourful history of never knowing when to shut up, Jay has managed to get herself into - and occasionally out of - more than a few tricky situations. After a lifetime of being told to pipe down, Jay never expected the trouble that would come from holding her tongue. Number 5 in the Top 10 best-reviewed shows Fringe 2017.

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killthebeast.co.uk | Twitter: @kill_beast Masters of comedy horror BBBB TIME OUT Incredibly, unbelievably funny BBBB LIST Clever, gruesome & hilarious BBBBB WHATSONSTAGE Electric genius BBBBB STAGE

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KILL THE BEAST: DIRECTOR'S CUT

Twitter: @mustbejp

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Welcome to the worst film never made. Thankfully, there's only one scene left to shoot. As heard on BBC Radio 3, multi-award winning comedy captains Kill the Beast return with a new show of haunted Hollywood hilarity. The Exorcist meets Singin' In The Rain, Carrie meets Noises Off no matter what happens in the dark, the show must go on.

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STRIPPED is a new beginning. A reinvention of myself. Life has a way of hardening you, at least mine has. This is my attempt at shedding those skins and embracing somebody I knew a long time ago. Through film, music, and song I share my story and ask you to consider yours. Sobriety, sexuality, love and loss. The soundtrack of my life... Bowie, Bush, Buckley, and more.

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CABARET AND VARIETY

The UK's number one jive and swing band, The Jive Aces are teaming up with the all-dancing, all-singing, all-tapping pinup darlings The Satin Dollz to bring you a swingin' vintage revue! 13th - 18:30 (19:30) 14th - 21:30 (22:30) 15th - 15:30 (16:30)

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The Jive Aces with The Satin Dollz

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An Irish housing estate built on a Paupers' graveyard in the 70s. Niamh navigates life through the parameters of the benefits class. Where lack of opportunity, education, impoverishment, addiction and depression are the norms, the struggle to escape becomes priority. From the award winning, critically acclaimed writer of BELFAST BOY, WASTED and MULE.

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MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE: DEVIL MAY CARE

Pecho Mama exploded onto the theatre scene this year with their genre defying debut; a powerful and deeply moving Medea, staged amidst an electrifying live gig. pechomama.co.uk | Twitter: @Pecho_Mama

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Snowflake, Remoaner, Brextremist, Piers Morgan. As we divide each other up into more and more unpleasant categories of evil, it's time to establish, what is good and what is bad. Brigstocke returns with a brand-new hour of comedy with a twist. As seen on Argumental, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You and Mock the Week.

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Off The Kerb Productions Ltd

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ROBERT WHITE AND HIS PARTICULARLY SILLY ORGAN

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STUART MITCHELL: GORDON RAMSAY'S KARMA CAFE

A truly astonishing and hilarious confessional about haute cuisine, high finance, daylight robbery and redemption. A cathartic and hilarious tale about the law of unintended consequences and how Gordon Ramsay saved Stuart Mitchell's immortal soul!

robertwhitecomedy.com | Twitter: @robertwhitejoke Pitch-perfect delivery... Just brilliant BBBB CHORTLE Jaw-dropping riot BBBB LIST

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Fresh from Britain's Got Talent 2018, Robert White brings you his unique form of musical stand-up in a laugh packed hour. Just him, some jokes, some songs, a keyboard and maybe a tank top or two. This Edfringe Robert brings you more of the fun you saw on telly... plus extra naughty bits!

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TERRY ALDERTON: THE MUSICAL

Assembly Festival

Get Comedy in association with Dabster Productions

After last year's award winning show, Terry's back with a musical about his life. Featuring: his time in the CIA, a fight with Prince Charles and his complete mental breakdown. A thrilling and worrying insight into the mind of a comic genius. Music by Grammy nominee Owen Parker. www.terryalderton.com | Twitter: @TerryAlderton The comedy thrill of a lifetime BBBBB SCOTSMAN

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CHRIS MCCAUSLAND: SPEAKY BLINDER

Bound & Gagged Comedy by arrangement with HD Management

From Live at the Apollo 2018! ***** (FringeGuru.com). One of the UK's top stand-ups returns! He's blind. He's a dad. He's a husband. He's third in command. He'll speaky about all of that, and loads more. You'll definitely be in safe hands! Unless he offers to drive you home.

The Canadian iconoclastic ice-skaters return to the Fringe with a new double-bill sharing their signature mix of movement, wit, speed and grace. In Influences, the performers play with how our body language can influence others, even with just a glance. In the second piece, Vertical, audiences are invited to view the artists up close, with seating on the ice. The virtuosity of award-winning figure skating joyfully meets the attitude of street dance and the sophistication of contemporary performance. As seen on BBC. Total Theatre Award, 2015. Playing at 17:30, 18:30, 20:15 on various days.

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POLICE COPS

MATT AND OLLIE ARE... DADS!!

The Pretend Men

Of Mice Theatre

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Avalon Promotions Ltd

Russell Howard returns to Edinburgh for two weeks only. New ideas, New routines, Anything could happen! It's gonna be great AND it's only a fiver. Who's in?

OFFICIAL SELL OUT SHOW 2016 | WINNER: The Stage Award for Acting Excellence. Returning from TOTAL SELL OUT runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2016/2017 and London's Soho Theatre, globally acclaimed comedy trio THE PRETEND MEN bring back their multi-award winning comedy blockbuster for one last adrenaline fuelled, action packed hour of supercharged physical comedy, cinematic style and uncompromising facial hair. "Big, consistent laughs... it's not just funny, it's exhilarating" (Guardian) from their '3 shows to see'. "You may not have heard of The Pretend Men yet, but it won't be long before they're big stars" (British Comedy Guide) thepretendmen.com | Twitter: @thepretendmen Unbeatable physical cop parody BBBBB STAGE The juggernaut of parody BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE

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IVO GRAHAM: MOTION SICKNESS

Chortle in association with Gag Reflex

Off The Kerb Productions Ltd

So many comedians, so little time! 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase. New line-up every day, selected by comedy website Chortle - check www.chortle.co.uk for today's. Previous acts have included: Tape Face, Mark Watson, Lee Nelson, Paul Sinha, Pappy's, Showstoppers ... and literally hundreds more. It's the best of the festival. A reminder of just how mad and varied the Fringe is

A feisty new hour about facing the future, named after my fourth favourite Hot Chip song. As seen/heard on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Live From The BBC, Jon Richardson's Ultimate Worrier, Fighting Talk, It's Not What You Know, and eating Subway sandwiches in petrol stations.

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One-night stands are awkward. One-night stands with animals are more awkward. And when you're as desperate to please as Bobby, things get awkward as fuck. He's just a guy with too much love to give, and a burning desire to give it to consensual adult mammals.

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By Rob Hayes - Performed by Linus Karp

The Dutch are back! From the people who brought you tulips, euthanasia, wooden shoes, legal prostitution, Dennis Bergkamp, XTC, Geert Wilders, Vincent van Gogh, 'Big Brother', gay marriage and easy abortion. This show sees 12 of the best Dutch comedians and new talents performing during the festival. They will feature 4 comedians every night on rotation. Please check online for up to date listings.

AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS WITH ANIMALS I'VE FUCKED

Brett Vincent for GetComedy by Arrangement with Comedytrain Amsterdam

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Felicity's on a fantastic date... except she's stuck in the restaurant toilet, trapped by nothing but her own alarming thoughts. If being in her brain is this difficult how is she ever going to live a normal adult life? A new play from Lucy Danser (**** WhatsOnStage) about invisible illness, stigma and motherly love. www.chatbacktheatreandcomedy.com heart-warming and inspiring BBBB WHATSONSTAGE

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Anatoliy Ogay & Tatyana Kim

A story of one of the two hundred thousand deported Koreans who were sent to Central Asia in 1937. This powerful and extraordinary WWII story told through a witty text, multimedia storytelling and contemporary piano music by a grandson of a war hero who traces his grandfather's life journey from the Russian-Korean boarder to the ruins of nazi Berlin. anatoliyo22.wixsite.com/otosotr

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with Mandy Ward Artist Management

RBM Comedy in Association with Noel Gay

Part time character comedians and full time sisters Maddy and Marina Bye return after a sell-out show 2017, this time with Gualier-trained clowning, intensely serious acting, more drama, less dignity and a whole lot of deep-rooted familial issues. Material is Suitable for anyone who has or has seen a sister.

The fight for feminism. Phew! After Weinstein and #MeToo, women of the world have finally united... for a good oldfashioned bitch-fight! So, what happened to feminism? Too posh? Too white? And WTF, Germaine Greer? Ex-political adviser and regular pundit on Sky, BBC, CNN & LBC, Ayesha analyses the fight for feminism with humour and honesty, and asks - are sisters doing it to themselves?

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FASCINATING AÏDA'S ADÈLE ANDERSON

Berk's Nest in association with PBJ Management

A new show from acclaimed stand-up Daniel Cook. I wanna talk to you face to face about my new pet cat. As heard on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4, and seen in Toast of London (Channel 4) and Absolutely Fabulous The Movie.

Adele Anderson

The legendary Ms Anderson brings you her seriously comical cabaret. Singing songs of disappointment, depression and death by songwriters who share Adele's life view that things can only get worse and undoubtedly will. Adele is best known as the tall one in Fascinating Aïda. Accompanied by West End Musical Director Dean Austin in a show that may explore misery and despair, but is far from miserable or desperate. Laugh? I nearly died. Always hits the mark BBBBB TIMES

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So Comedy & Broken Robot Productions by arrangement with Troika

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Award-winning Geordie standup celebrates his 9th Fringe with the premiere of his hilarious new show about celebrating life and the true value of having pride in oneself. 'Massively funny' **** (Scotsman), 'Wonderfully affirming... downright hilarious' (Edinburgh Evening News)

Last year's sell-out show returns with a full re-furb for 2018 in this limited run ahead of Geoff's nationwide autumn tour. Star of BBC2's The Mash Report & Live at the Apollo, BBC1's Question Time and his own BBC Radio 4 comedy special. Funny regardless of your political leanings BBBB FEST An absolute tonic BBBB TELEGRAPH

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MARVELUS: ALL THE MARVEL MOVIES. KIND OF. 2018

Direct from a standing room only season at Edinburgh Fringe last year, and a critically acclaimed tour of Australia, the world's premier nerd-culture double-act, The Just Us League, return with a new show that squeezes even more MARVEL movies into one action packed hour of comedy. Nominee Best Comedy Show - Fringe World 2018

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Cork comedian Chris Kent returns with his sixth solo show 'Looking Up'. Chris has spent the past year balancing comedy with being a stay at home dad and trying to grow a beard. He has also removed the word "mate" from his vocabulary as it takes too much effort to say in an Irish accent.

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Lisa Richards by arrangement with Off The Kerb

Fringe First winner and creator of Black Is The Color Of My Voice, back for one week only. Against stunning gospel and blues sung live, two women 42 years apart join the struggle for American civil rights: notorious Black Panther Assata Shakur and a present-day student enrolling as the Ferguson riots begin. Both have the same choice: fight or flee?

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Quantum will manipulate your perspective of the universe before converging at the point of most strange. Expect epic stunts and impossible illusions from the magician-scientist hybrid trained by Penn & Teller.

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Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management

Nominated for the 2017 Golden Gibbo (Best Independent Production) at Melbourne Comedy Festival. In the summer of 2001, Clara Cupcakes invented the worst video game of all time; the unplayable tale of an octopus looking for love in this crazy world. But the levels made no sense and the final boss was unbeatable. Distraught and alone, she hurled it into the garbage to be forgotten. Game over? Nothing stays buried forever. It's time to play...

The queen of clowning and Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee (Best Show 2017) presents her one woman musical about the economy. You read that right. Let's get fiscal. Fringe World Best Comedy Show 2018 Nominee. BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017. theelflyons.com | Twitter: @elf_lyons A fantastic comedic success BBBB FEST Hysterical tour de force BBBBB THREE WEEKS BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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Four Black women have been turned away from a night club for "being too Black" (based on the DSTRKT Night Spot incident, 2015). Queens of Sheba explores the rise of Misogynoir (misogyny directed at black women involving both race and gender bias). It is the story of strong passionate women who fight to overcome the terrors of oppression in a racist and sexist society. Untapped Award Winner 2018. www.nvrch.com | Twitter: @infonvrch Accessible show: 1.15pm, 15 Aug - Buttercup, Bristo Square £7

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The St Andrews Revue

The St Andrews Revue are on the run from the law, and their hilarious sketch comedy show has been seized as evidence. Can a team of police officers reconstruct the crime scene and find out if that's blood on those red running shorts. Or if they're just red running shorts. Twitter: @standrewsrev Extremely funny BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Utterly hysterical BBBB 730 REVIEW

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NJC Presents

Cosmic comedy kindly presented by somebody who is obviously pretending to be an alien. A new show from the internationally acclaimed master of lo-fi, off-beat, music-infused solo storytelling. This is a strangely chaotic, bewilderingly uplifting experience. With little keyboards and provocative dancing. Many fringe acts promise something different but Bowden delivers BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER A master theatremaker BBBBB STAGE An absolute must-see show BBBBB BROADWAY BABY £6.50

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ONE WOMAN SEX AND THE CITY

Brooke Mauchline Present Kerry Ipema

Parody on Love, Friendship and Shoes A loving send-up takes audiences through a laughter-infused six seasons of the beloved show. Comedic whirling dervish Kerry Ipema portrays: Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, Miranda as they brunch, banter, argue, swoon over men and Manolos. There will be puns, cosmopolitans and audience participation. The ULTIMATE Girls Night Out www.onewomansatc.com www.facebook.com/OWSATC

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BEN HANLIN: 50

Soho Theatre in associaton with Mick Perrin Worldwide Management

Live Nation in association with Triple A Media

TV Magician Ben Hanlin returns to Edinburgh with his brand new show. Ben has searched the globe and the history books to find the fifty best magic tricks ever performed. He's added his own cheeky spin, and presents them in this fast-paced magic show! Ben's warm and fun personality have made him a regular TV face, appearing in his own ITV2 show, "Tricked", Celebrity Juice, Live at The Palladium and many more.

The British Empire gave Anuvab a colonial accent and reserve... and suddenly left. How does a man still under the British influence survive in 'New India'? Nobody knows... least of all him. Join one of India's top comics for his Fringe debut, on a journey to understanding the original Brexit. sohotheatre.com | Twitter: @AnuvabPal

India's Most Intelligent Comedian. NEW YORK TIMES Incredible. A mind bogglingly funny and necessary take on the British Empire in India. FINANCIAL TIMES

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Live Nation in association with Troika

Sex. Porn. Love. Addiction. Can Brett tell the difference? Brett Goldstein, award winning comic, actor and writer, returns with a new stand up show about relationships, psychology, living in a post porn world, and the hell that is being in love. Come help him through this difficult time. livenation.co.uk | Twitter: @brettgoldstein

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DILRUK JAYASINHA: THE ART OF THE DIL

Token Events

It's been a big year for Dilruk Jayasinha. From selling out at comedy festivals around Australia, Dil as he quickly established himself as one of the most refreshing and exciting voices in Australian comedy. Don't miss his Edinburgh debut. A brilliant hour BBBB HERALD SUN

This is the new show from the internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish standup star of 'Conan' (a record 8 performances), Edinburgh Fringe (10 seasons), and 3 solo runs off-Broadway in New York. Sloss has also previously featured on Comedy Central's 'Roast Battles' and 'Drunk History', ITV's 'Sunday Night at the Palladium' gave a 'Tedx' Talk (aged 19), released a DVD and has recorded 2 full-length comedy specials for Netflix. DanielSloss.com | Twitter: @daniel_sloss

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I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH WHY HAVE YOU BEEN SLEEPING WITH MY WIFE: A PLAY BY CHRISTOPHER BLISS

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Soho Theatre & United Agents

Following a whirlwind year of awards, nominations and sold-out shows on top of a run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2017 Lastminute.com Best Newcomer nominee Lauren Pattison is back in Edinburgh to deliver some new home truths.

Fight in the Dog in association with United Agents

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Back with more bangers than a NOW! double cassette, the hit a cappella show of Fringe 2017 returns to present the 80s remixed. Like Pitch Perfect with shoulder pads, vocal harmony super-group The Magnets strip away the synths to honour the decade of big snares and bigger hair with their voices alone. Expect gobsmacking beatboxing, vocal gymnastics and heaven-sent harmonies as they revisit the music that inspired them, from Mr Mister to Michael Jackson, Housemartins to House Music. Not to be missed. www.themagnets.com | Twitter: @themagnets

A breathtaking, sexy and postmodern show BBBBB SCOTSMAN A Sonic Phenomenon You Have to See and Hear to Believe! BBBBB GUARDIAN All thriller, no filler! BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER ... a cappella singing straight from the gods... The Magnets are the epitome of cool

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MATT PRICE: LAST NIGHT A WEEGIE SAVED MY LIFE

Impatient Productions

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Friendly Cornish giant Matt Price spent a year looking like the world's worst stalker. Then after he'd hit rock bottom, a five foot one Glaswegian woman saved his life. Another epic true story by a 'genuine, ordinary guy spinning some yarns, extraordinary in their telling.' **** (Chortle). www.mattpricecomedian.com | Twitter: @mattpricecomedy Fearlessly funny BBBB SCOTSMAN Wonderfully funny BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on 'Taskmaster', half-killed on 'The Island', Watson returns to what he's best at: being indoors. This show began as a work-in-progress in Edinburgh last year and now makes its official premiere. It's about empathy. 99 percent of the world's population is made up of other people: why can't we understand them? One of the Fringe's most beloved and thinnest acts offers some suggestions. Complete sellout 2014-2017. markwatsonthecomedian.com | Twitter: @watsoncomedian He sparkles with originality and verve BBBBB CHORTLE

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UNDERBELLY BRISTO SQUARE | MCEWAN HALL

NINA CONTI IS MONKEY

PBJ Management

The ultimate evolution of the act that Nina has been developing for 15 years. Admitting defeat that she has become the sidekick in her own life, Nina has allowed herself to be fully consumed by Monkey. This is what happens when he is off the leash and fully autonomous. Following the three-year UK sell-out success of In Your Face, this British Comedy Award winner returns with a brand new show. Devastatingly witty BBBB TIMES Put simply, Nina Conti is a genius BBBB MIRROR

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PLEASANCE DOME | QUEENDOME

SHEEPS: LIVE AND LOUD SELFIE SEX HARRY POTTER

PAUL FOOT IMAGE CONSCIOUS

Fight in the Dog

IMWP

Greetings! It's my brand new show, baybayyy! Ever considered the unique predicament of the soft-shell crab? I have. What about the numerous problems of organising a suburban orgy? The catering, for example. It's an absolute nightmare! www.paulfoot.tv | Twitter: @paulfoot

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UNDERBELLY'S BIG BRAIN TUMOUR BENEFIT

Underbelly and The Brain Tumour Charity

Hosted by Susan Calman in her only Fringe appearance this year. Join a massive line-up of Fringe stars in a raucous evening of comedy to help the fight against brain cancer. Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer for children and adults under 40 and increased funding for research is desperately needed. All box office income goes directly to The Brain Tumour Charity. Check underbellyedinburgh.co.uk for full line-up.

Everything is going well in the wider world. No crises on the horizon. Seeing that the coast is finally clear, the Sheeps three are reuniting, despite never having broken up. It will be lots of new sketches and no old sketches. So if you mainly like our older stuff then this one's not for you. But if you want to see new (wiser) sketches from some old masters (Time Out's 'Ones To Watch', 2011?) then see it. No Potter stuff. Sheeps are still Daran Johnson, Al Roberts and Liam Williams. As seen on BBC3's People Time and Year Friends. fightinthedog.co.uk | Twitter: @sheepsofcomedy Clever, arch and multi-layered... hilarious BBBB GUARDIAN The future of British comedy BBBB SKINNY

So original and so thoroughly hilarious BBBB LIST Tear rolling down the side of your face funny BBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE

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VULVARINE: A NEW MUSICAL

Underbelly and Cirque Alfonse

Fat Rascal Ltd

From the creators of 'Buzz: A New Musical'. Bryony Buckle is astoundingly average, until a dose of hormone therapy gone wrong and a bolt of lightning give her superhero abilities and a brand-new persona: Vulvarine, saviour of womankind. Where is all the tampon tax going? Who is The Mansplainer, and what is his evil plan? Grab your tights, your spanx and your most supportive bra. It's hero time. www.fatrascaltheatre.com | Twitter: @WeAreFatRascal West End worthy BBBBB WEST END WILMA (FOR 'BUZZ') BBBBB MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW (FOR 'BUZZ') £7

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A celebration of Heaven and Hell and everything in between! From Cirque Alfonse, the creators that brought you the five-star, Fringe sell-out hit BARBU, comes their latest spellbinding creation. Daring, raucous, eccentric and downright fun, Tabarnak combines edge-of-your seat circus with crazy cabaret acts and a heart thumping live score. Witness a fiesta of circus, music and anarchy... all performed in the inimitable style of Cirque Alfonse. Winner - Best Circus Show Adelaide Fringe 2018 Circus Superstars TIME OUT Cirque Alfonse ... electrifies once again with this demanding and highly original TABARNAK LA PRESSE Tabarnak does not disappoint for an energetic night of awe BBBB THE ADELAIDIAN BBBB ADELAIDENOW.COM

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TOM SKELTON: BLIND EYE SPY

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CHRIS DUGDALE: UP CLOSE!

Chris Dugdale

2016 and 2017 winner of the Edfest Bouquet. The sold-out 2017 Edinburgh show returns, with a few new surprises for 2018! Fourteen Royal performances. One of the top magicians working the circuit BROADWAY BABY

The best I've seen, brilliant SIR RICHARD BRANSON The most unbelievable ending of any trick ever! ITV There's no way a mere human can achieve what he does here! BOUQUETSBRICKBATSREVIEWS.COM £8

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AAA STAND-UP

Tom Skelton

Bound & Gagged Comedy

2023: Post-Brexit, MI6's budget's been cut to the bone, but they need a new agent in Berlin. Out of work comic Tom Skelton has 'seasoned abilities as an improviser' (Chortle), speaks 'ein Bisschen Deutsch', and is registered blind - and who'd suspect a blind spy? A Le Carré-On character comedy thriller unfolds as Tom wanders blindly into Berlin's dark underbelly of espionage, betrayal and currywurst. A wonderful narrator TIMES Inventive and very enjoyable BBBB MIRROR An extremely clever one-man show BBBB EDFESTMAG

Total sell-out 2005-2017 returns with a new line-up. Jon Long: "Clever gags and witty songs... delivered with laser guided timing" (beyondthejoke.co.uk). Colin Chadwick: "An affable presence with a nose for the offbeat, he'll go far" (Chortle). Peter Bazely: "An elegant figure, about 9ft tall and two inches wide with an un-flashy confidence" (Chortle). Book early! boundandgaggedcomedy.com | Twitter: @BandGComedy Comedy the way it should be: laugh-a-minute. BBBB FEST £6

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ANGELA BARNES: ROSE-TINTED

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ENTROPY

Off The Kerb Productions Ltd

Jennifer Roslyn Wingate

Following sell-out Fringe shows in 2014, 2015 and 2017, Angela Barnes (Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, Alan Davies' As Yet Untitled, Russell Howard's Good News, BBC R4's The News Quiz, host of Newsjack on BBC R4Extra) is back with her brand new 2018 show Rose-Tinted. Stand up and stories that look on the bright side of life.

'It was enormous, what I did. What else could I have achieved that would have received so much attention?' Sam has turned up on Barbara's doorstep unannounced after years of absence, not for nostalgic reasons, but for reasons of his own that become apparent as he plays games with her - and on her. An intriguing and disturbing play full of dark humour.

angelabarnescomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @AngelaBarnes

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GARY MEIKLE: BEFORE ALL THIS

Briefs Factory

Gary Meikle

Scottish Comedy Award winner Gary Meikle premieres his debut hour and lays bare his remarkable life story - how he's defeated the odds from an early age by surviving children's homes to raising his daughter alone. In this unique and uplifting show he'll guide you through the trials and tribulations of being a teenage dad and the awkward situations it inevitably put before him. Not one for mincing his words, you can expect a few surprises from this punchy, direct storyteller and determined father. garymeikle.com | Twitter: @MeikleGary £6

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The award winning Briefs are back with a brand new show. They've come from the future to test the limits of masculinity and decency with their iconic, brand of circus, drag, burlesque and comedy. Expect interstellar aerials, incredible artistry and warped-speed political strippers from outer space. Prepare yourselves for a close encounter with the Briefs Boys. Political, edgy, and high camp, 'Close Encounters' is circus boylesque at its most radical, at its most political, and its most entertaining. Not to be missed! BBBBB ARTS HUB AUSTRALIA

Spectacular... This year's mix is particularly potent... The mere existence of this show is radical BBBBB TIME OUT SYDNEY Raunchy. Ridiculous. Raucous. Remarkable BBBBB GAY TIMES Hot as hell entertainment BBBBB THE HERALD

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | PLEASANCE BELOW

HEIDI REGAN: HEIDI VS SHARKS

Phil McIntyre Entertainments presents

Heidi Vs Sharks. The debut show for Heidi Regan, winner of BBC New Comedy Award 2017 and So You Think You're Funny 2016. Heidi explores our relationship with an increasingly confusing world via the medium of bad shark films. heidiregan.com | Twitter: @heidi_regan

A fantastically confident set that took us to a very very weird place. HUGH DENNIS

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IVAN ARISTEGUIETA: JUITHY

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OLGA KOCH: FIGHT

Berk's Nest in association with Hannah Layton Management

The Third-World meets the First-World when this award-winning Venezuelan escapes his country to make his Edinburgh debut. Say 'Hola' to your new favourite comedian! He's one happy immigrant, squeezing all the privileges the First-World can give him.

In 2014, Olga's father was mysteriously stopped on the Russian border. Join this Amused Moose Comedy Award Finalist as she dissects her family's spy drama with nothing but a projector and "a naturally comic mind" (Bruce Dessau). As heard on The Now Show.

ivanaristeguieta.com.au | Twitter: @IvanComedy

rocknrolga.com | Twitter: @rocknrolga

Winner: Best Newcomer - Sydney Comedy Festival 2016 Winner: Best Comedy - Adelaide Fringe 2017 Supreme likeability... near-sublime routines could have come from Jerry Seinfeld. BBBB CHORTLE

I would expect to see her make inroads into the comedy scene fairly quickly CHORTLE Hugely charismatic BROADWAY BABY That girl is destined for stardom DAILY INFO

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | UPSTAIRS

PIERRE NOVELLIE: SEE NOVELLIE, HEAR NOVELLIE, SPEAK NOVELLIE

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(FOR 'WE CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY')

Dawn of a major talent GUARDIAN S

£9 (£8)

A fierce, fabulous new comedy musical by Harry Blake. War rages; the end of the world approaches. Despite their destinies, an unlikely friendship blossoms. Can Thor and Loki find the strength to be themselves? Expect epic battles, mighty ballads and a chorus of tapdancing trolls in this big-hearted comedy about friends, heroes and changing the world. Clever, funny, ultimately touching BBBB SCOTSMAN

Twitter: @pierrenovellie BBBBB METRO

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THOR AND LOKI

Last year Pierre gave you observational comedy for people who think they don't like observational comedy, this year it's satire for people without a team. When you feel alienated by life, mock it vigorously. Pierre was nominated by industry website Chortle.co.uk for the Best Club Comedian award in 2016 and 2017.

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Vicky Graham Productions in association with HighTide and Something for the Weekend

Avalon Promotions

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THE ALLEYCATS: CHAMPIONS BY DEFAULT

The Alleycats

The reigning Scottish A Cappella Champions bring thrilling tales of a title defence gone astray, after a year of Brexit, blizzards and broken dreams. Grab a drink and enjoy tunes from a year gone adrift. www.thealleycats.co.uk | Twitter: @thealleycats

Stunning harmonies, intriguing phrasing and a broad range BBBB BROADWAY BABY This group is fearsomely talented BBBB THREEWEEKS £8

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CRAIG HILL: C'MON THE LADS!

BSL

MZA & CHiLL Productions

(This show is soooooo not about fit-baws!) 'Riotously funny!' (Independent) It's gonna kick off! Jockstrap yourself in for a balls-out funny night of no-holds-barred comedy as Scotland's kilted comedy treasure celebrates his incredible 20th year at the Edinburgh Fringe and bends it like Beckham with his new hilarious show. Keepy uppy and score a ticket early - you'd kick yourself to miss it! mrcraighill.com | Twitter: @mrcraighill

Flat-out hilarious & the audience was in absolute paroxysms of laughter... there isn't anyone better at working a crowd... I've not heard a room laugh so long and hard all month... genuinely funny BBBBB MIRROR Perhaps the funniest show at the Edinburgh Fringe... Wickedly subversive as well as risqué and rib-tickling... You will simply love it. BBBBB EDINBURGH REPORTER Absolutely hilarious!... A revelation... High-octane attitude... A laugh-out-loud performance from beginning to end... Irresistible! BBBB LIST £9.50

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FUNNY WOMEN ON THE FRINGE

Funny Women Ltd

Join Funny Women for a sparkling mix of comedy including performances by special guests and the brightest new talent at the Fringe. Enjoy stand-up, chat, music, sketch and more as we showcase some of the best acts from 15 years of the Funny Women Awards and beyond. www.funnywomen.com | Twitter: @funnywomen

Flying the flag for funny - it's a joyous thing BBBB STYLIST

This comedy show provides something for everyone BBBB BROADWAY BABY £10 (£8)

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DALISO CHAPONDA: WHAT THE AFRICAN SAID

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ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE THEATRE

davidodoherty.com | Twitter: @phlaimeaux

£10

Unhook your mindbras. David O'Doherty is back in Edinburgh with a brand-new show made up of talking and songs played on a crappy keyboard from 1986. As seen on BBC2's 'Live At The Apollo' and Channel 4's '8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown'.

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Britain's Got Talent and Amanda Holden's golden buzzer act, Daliso, appears at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a limited run only. The Malawian born stand-up comedian was a stand out star from the hit show, capturing the nations hearts and garnering over 8 million Facebook views and 9 million hits on YouTube. A real talent to look out for BBBB METRO You should be a comedy super star DAVID WALLIAMS £15 (£13)

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DAVID O'DOHERTY: YOU HAVE TO LAUGH

Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE and Christian Knowles for InterTalent Comedy in association with Live Nation

ASSEMBLY ROOMS | THE BLUE ROOM

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BSL PERFORMANCES: 17 & 25

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UNDERBELLY COWGATE | BIG BELLY

MISTERO BUFFO

Gilded Balloon presents...

Rhum and Clay Theatre Company

"Yer a wifie. Dressed as Elvis. In Aberdeen!" Joan is an Elvis impersonator with big dreams. With the regional heat of Ultimate Elvis approaching, Joan knows she's got big work to do. But Joan has The King inside - and The King always wins. Will she find her way to Graceland, to love and riches? Aye, Elvis is a story about escapism, identity and a Doric Elvis. Joyce Falconer (River City) stars in this 'A Play, A Pie and A Pint' smash-hit directed by Ken Alexander and written by Morna Young.

Award winning and critically acclaimed company Rhum and Clay bring to the stage Dario Fo's seminal master piece, 'Mistero Buffo', a daring and explosive rallying cry for the disenfranchised. A travelling story teller, another employee of the gig economy, rushes from his last delivery of the day to recount ancient tales of Jesus and his life... however these versions aren't like any you've heard before. Darkly comic, sometimes tragic and always subversive, 'Mistero Buffo' takes aim at those who manipulate truth and belief for power and control. Winners of Best Theatre Award at the Pleasance 2017.

www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gildedballoon

www.rhumandclay.com | Twitter: @rhumandclay

Beautifully put-together, intelligent and moodily atmospheric BBBB GUARDIAN

Beautiful and touching... the audience will be thoroughly in love with Morna Young's gruff and vulnerable heroine BBBB SCOTSMAN Engagingly daft comedy... a tremendous cast BBBB HERALD

(FOR '64 SQUARES')

Pulled off triumphantly BBBBB TIMEOUT (FOR 'HARDBOILED') Weird and wonderful theatre performed with inch perfect-precision BBBB OBSERVER (FOR '64 SQUARES')

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GILDED BALLOON ROSE THEATRE | MAIN THEATRE

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GILDED BALLOON AT THE MUSEUM | AUDITORIUM

GAMARJOBAT

DYLAN MORAN: DR COSMOS

Gilded Balloon & Komedia Entertainment present...

Mick Perrin Worldwide

BAFTA and Perrier award winning comedian Dylan Moran brings his brand new show to Edinburgh - Dr Cosmos. Moran will offer his unique take on love, politics, misery and the everyday absurdities of life, all served with poetical panache from one of the finest comedians of his generation. www.dylanmoran.com | Twitter: @thedylanmoran

High-octane riffs from Irish master of grumpiness... spellbinding BBBB EVENING STANDARD Funny and fascinating, and utterly deserving of his £17.50

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ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE GARDENS | PICCOLO

LE GATEAU CHOCOLAT: ICONS

Soho Theatre

Opera and lycra loving cabaret sensation, Le Gateau Chocolat, storms into the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the captivating international smash-hit, ICONS. legateauchocolat.com | Twitter: @LeGateauChoc

Utterly gorgeous... The Edinburgh weather can do its worst - nothing is ever gonna rain on Le Gateau's sequinned parade BBBBB METRO AWESOME... The hardest thing about seeing Le Gateau is resisting the urge to join in BBBB TIME OUT Life-enhancing, roof-lifting cabaret BBBB STAGE

The Shut-Up Comedy from Japan! Since storming the Fringe in the noughties Gamarjobat (pronounced Ga-ma-jo-bat) have become one of the few acts that can truly claim to be a global sensation, having performed in 36 countries, from Broadway to China, and racked up over 50 million views on YouTube. This year Ketch! (red mohican) and HIRO-PON (yellow mohican) are BACK with a show packed full of their very best world-conquering fast-paced comedy. In the UK Gamarjobat have starred on ITV's Tonight at the London Palladium, been twice winners of BBC's BAFTA award-winning The Slammer and fronted Ketch! and HIRO-PON Get It On on BBC3. A cross between Laurel and Hardy and Madness. Kids and adults will love their breathtakingly brilliant slapstick clowning. I can't wait to take my children, who will talk about this for the rest of their lives. TIMES Cartoon characters come to life NEW YORK TIMES FAMILY £38/£42

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HOT BROWN HONEY

Gilded Balloon & Briefs Factory present...

Hot Brown Honey turn up the heat with lashings of sass and a hot pinch of empowerment in the smash-hit, genre-defying, award-winning firecracker of a show that's taken the world by storm! WINNER: ThreeWeeks Editors' Award 2017. WINNER: Experimentation, Innovation & Playing with Form, Total Theatre Awards 2016. www.briefsfactory.com/hot-brown-honey | Twitter: @hotbrownhoney

It's phenomenal - sexy, foot-stomping fun and radical consciousness-raising all at the same time... fighting the power never tasted so sweet BBBBB SCOTSMAN A loud, proud evening of consciousness raising BBBBB VANCOUVER SUN Phenomenal, powerful and an absolute joy BBBBB PERTH PROJECT A truly groundbreaking production unlike anything you've ever seen before - an independent feminist masterpiece BBBBB UPSTAGED MANCHESTER £12.50

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NEIL DELAMERE: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

The Pleasance, Nick Mohammed and United Agents

Lisa Richards by arrangement with Off The Kerb

Fresh from a sell-out tour, star of BBC's the Blame Game and Soft Border Patrol, Neil Delamere returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show. This time he thinks he has that whole 'illusion of control' idea sussed. Then again he would think that wouldn't he? www.neildelamere.com | Twitter: @neildelamere

You'll be hard pressed to find a more gifted comic at the Fringe BBBBB SCOTSMAN One lean, mean, comedy, killing machine BBBBB £10

Following the five-star, sell-out success of Houdini, Nick Mohammed's alter ego Mr. Swallow is back with another hour of magic, music and elephants. Star of Ridley Scott's The Martian, Bridget Jones's Baby, Ab Fab: The Movie, Netflix's Collateral and Disney's upcoming feature Christopher Robin. Further credits include BBC's Uncle, Miranda and Cuckoo, Drifters (E4) and Camping (Sky Atlantic). Book early to avoid! Twitter: @mrswallow / @nickmohammed Breathtaking BBBBB GUARDIAN

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SOUL NATION CHOIR: ALL FIRED UP

Entertainers Agency

Lifting you higher and higher, Scotland's own amazing Soul Nation Rock Choir are back with even more fire. The show gets hotter every year and now in 2018 you are going to really feel the burn. soulnationchoir.com | Twitter: @SoulNationChoir

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SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? GRAND FINAL

Kenny Wax and Global Musicals

Gilded Balloon presents...

DIVORCED. BEHEADED. LIVE IN CONCERT! From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII finally take the mic to tell their tale, remixing five hundred years of her-storical heartbreak into a 75-minute celebration of sisterly sass-itude. Following last year's sell out, pop-concert musical SIX returns triumphantly to Edinburgh powered by an all-female band prior to its West End transfer.

Celebrating 31 years of the UK's biggest and best comedy newcomer competition. After months of regional heats, these guys are the funniest of the hundreds of applicants. Previous winners and contestants have included Aisling Bea, Dylan Moran, Lee Mack, Tom Allen, David O'Doherty and Peter Kay. Who will be crowned the funniest this year? Find out after the heats at the Grand Final on Thursday 24th August!

www.sixthemusical.com | Twitter: @sixthemusical This show is perfection BBBBB EVERYTHING THEATRE

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Bracing, thrilling, exciting... Marlow and Moss are a songwriting team made in heaven BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE An exuberant and joyful musical treat BBBBB SPY IN THE STALLS Utterly compelling BBBBB MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW

A strong track record of showcasing the stand-up stars of the future BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE

Getting to the final was probably the most exciting moment of my life! RHOD GILBERT Changed my life forever! JASON BYRNE

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OWEN O'NEILL: TEN SONGS TO DIE FOR

Ten Songs to Die For will take you on a journey through the soundtrack of Owen O'Neills life. Jumpin Jack Flash and a near death experience, Silvia's Mother and the Bank Manager's wife, beaten but not bowed. Rock 'n' Roll suicide on the railings outside number 269 Kings Road, Chelsea. A musical misery tour with belly laughs. www.owenoneill.co.uk

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Imagine the love-child of Saved by the Bell and Art Attack! That's Lead Pencil and they've made a sketch show, by literally sketching it. Lead Pencil (Channel 4, BBC Radio 4, Comedy Central) have planned a comeback show but SOMEONE has sabotaged it. Was it you? I bet it was you. Hugely talented performers equipped with a neverending supply of accents and characterisations

edgamble.co.uk | Twitter: @EdGambleComedy

Roars of laughter from the audience. BBBB FRESH

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Holly Morgan is going to sort this whole misogyny mess out once and for all, using something she half-remembered from university about the Madonna-Whore complex and the greatest pop songs of all time. Join her as she channels controversial women from history and forces Sigmund Freud to 'Vogue' for change. It may even have changed my life in some small way

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BUGLE BOYS - A SALUTE TO THE ANDREWS SISTERS

Bugle Boys / Civil Disobedience

Before The Spice Girls, before The Supremes... there was The Andrews Sisters. The original girl group were a global sensation and their music still resonates to this day. Frocked up to the nines in faux military costumes, Bugle Boys dance and sing (not lip-synch) some of their most beloved songs including Pistol Packin' Mama, Rum And Coca Cola and more. Between numbers they bitch and squabble and deliver a hilariously camp tale of their life and career in this tongue in cheek comedy-cabaret homage. wearecivildisobedience.com | Twitter: @weareosocivil

Like the renowned all-male dance troupe, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, after getting past the intrinsic novelty value of men cast as women, you realize how good Bugle Boys and these entertainers really are at recreating The Andrews Sisters' sound THEATREPEOPLE.COM.AU The Andrews Sisters have spawned hundreds of copy-cat look-alike acts, but perhaps none more outrageous than the drag trio, The Bugle Boys ARTSREVIEW.COM. £9

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CHRIS FORBES: PROPHECY

Regular Music

GB Futures presents...

Chris Forbes, star of BBC hit comedy Scot Squad, returns to the Fringe to tell you the extraordinary tale of how he met a man who claimed to be the son of God. 'Brilliantly observed... a natural comedian' (Herald). Three-time Scottish Comedy Award winner. Sold out Fringe 2017. www.chrisforbescomedy.com | Twitter: @funtimeforbesy

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THE SWELL MOB

Flabbergast Theatre

Immersive yourself in the 1830s... Song, dance, gambling, cabaret, puppetry and the pugilistic arts combine in this free roaming event. An oil lamp swings over a sawdust-strewn floor, leather on flesh, skin on bone. The thrill of risk in a game of chance. The fellowship of song on a drizzle plagued night. Witness THE SWELL MOB.

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On stage a woman stands, the greatest rock singer of her generation. Standing around her is the hottest band that a record company can buy. In front of her, an audience of thousands of expectant fans. She is Janis Joplin. She is utterly alone. A celebration of a sound, a scream of protest at the universe. Full Tilt Boogie. The award winning sell-out smash hit by writer Peter Arnott and Director Cora Bissett returns. Angie Darcy's Joplin, backed by a live band, is electric. Twitter: @janisjoplinshow

So brilliant and intense both musically and dramatically that it lifts the hairs on the back of the neck BBBBB SCOTSMAN. When the band are in full tilt there is no chance you won't be blown away by this incredible show BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Angela Darcy is outstanding BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

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TOM WALKER: HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK

Gilded Balloon presents...

Berk's Nest with Creative Rep, Token, and Curtis Brown

This will be Tom Walker onstage for an amount of time that is "just enough". NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. Best Show Nominee, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2017 Twitter: @tomwalkerisgood

A gloriously, relentlessly, irrepressibly unhinged blast of off-the-wall insanity BBBB 1/2 CHORTLE Not for the faint of heart. Real weird. Real good BBBB HERALD SUN £6.50

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One man's junk is another man's treasure. Edinburgh's hardest working second-hand dealers, Archie and Donny, discover a huge stash of cash in a New Town house clearance, but when their pal Choo Choo turns up they soon learn: be careful what you wish for, you may have to kill your friends to get it! Grant Stott and Andy Gray star with acclaimed Ruaraidh Murray in his new dark comedy with a heart. www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gildedballoon

Gray and Stott are a formidable comedy partnership... a masterclass in timing BBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

Gray and Stott's chemistry is undeniable BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE Razor-sharp dark comedy BBBB LIST Quentin Tarantino meets Irvine Welsh BBBB SCOTSMAN

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MICKY BARTLETT: CRUCIFYING FERGAL

Gilded Balloon & MZA present...

Micky never got into trouble at school until one fateful day in 2002, and then he fucking nailed it...! Former Sandwich Artiste, unofficial Air Marshall and graduate of the school of Soft Knocks, Micky hates millennials, even though he's just googled 'millennials' and it turns out he fucking is one. (From BBC's Bad Language and 2 series of Monumental) www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @mickybartlett

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ALEX EDELMAN: JUST FOR US

ALICE FRASER: ETHOS

Phil McIntyre Entertainments presents

Get Comedy by arrangement with Mushroom Comedy & TGA

Imagine an artificial intelligence: brilliant, naive, newly created. Now imagine it being taught about our world through a comedy show. Alice Fraser (The Bugle & BBC R4) presents a show that explores what it is to be human. www.alicecomedyfraser.com | Twitter: @aliterative A life changer BBBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE Inescapably funny BBBBB HERALD SUN

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ASSEMBLY GALA LAUNCH

Assembly Festival

Kickstart your festival with Assembly's renowned opening night gala. Join us as we celebrate and launch our biggest programme yet, bringing you highlights from across our 200+ strong season, all rolled into one spectacular package.

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Alex Edelman returns to Edinburgh with his third solo show. It's about jigsaw-loving Nazis and tribalism. Come. In the last year alone, Edelman has performed on Conan, supported Ricky Gervais and Beck, and had his special, 'Live from the BBC' released on Netflix UK. A Boston-native, NYC-dweller, this millennial poster-boy is wise beyond his years, remarkably self-assured, and at the top of his game. He's still Jewish. Hope that's OK. alexedelmancomedy.com | Twitter: @AlexEdelman

Boasting technical flair and a precocious authority, Edelman's comedy manages to capture the voice of Generation Y GUARDIAN Every story is a precision-engineered Rolls Royce of a routine, perfectly timed and constructed CHORTLE

Book early - always a sell out! www.assemblyfestival.com

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ANYA ANASTASIA: THE EXECUTIONERS

Anya Anastasia

A heartfelt musical revue about every body Gilded Balloon 1 - 27 Aug 9.15pm

One hour long, brief nudity, age advisory 16+

Award-winning musical-comedy maverick Anya Anastasia brandishes her razorsharp satirical wit, gleefully attacking and dismembering perils of the modern world. Alongside musical partner-in-crime Gareth Chin, she stalks the 21st century landscape: a singing, smart-phone-wielding, Gaga-esque vision in white spandex and stacked heels. The Executioners is digitally enhanced millennial neo-cabaret cutting right to the (funny) bone. And yes, there is a fight scene. WINNER: Made in Adelaide Edinburgh Award - Adelaide Fringe 2018 WINNER: Best Cabaret/Critics Choice Weekly Award - Adelaide Fringe 2018

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BABY WANTS CANDY: THE COMPLETELY IMPROVISED FULL BAND MUSICAL

Baby Wants Candy

www.anyaanastasia.com | Twitter: @anyaanastasiaa Sharp, smart cabaret with bite BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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CHOIR OF MAN

TT Total sell-out 2015, 2016 & 2017! Fringe favourite 'Baby Wants Candy' returns! One of the best known, longest running, most celebrated improv shows in the world. 'Baby Wants Candy' has performed over 3500 completely improvised, full band musicals. A rollercoaster ride of spontaneously choreographed, astounding rhyming verses and witty, jaw-dropping comedy. Don't miss one of the most sought after shows at the Fringe! They are an entertainment phenomenon and I am in awe of their talent. I have one word for it: Go! BBBBB SCOTSMAN A must-see institution at the Edinburgh Fringe... fantastic BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE

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The Choir of Man was the runway hit of 2017 Fringe and voted overall best show ("Pick of the Fringe") at the 2018 Adelaide Fringe Festival. A night of unadulterated entertainment that combines high energy dance, live music and foot stomping choreography with the incredible talent of 9 ordinary guys who perform everything from sing-along classics to classic rock. Not only is the concert set in a pub, but it has a real working bar from which the cast will pull pints and invite audience members to get up close and personal with the show. Come ready to drink in the music! www.thechoirofman.com | Twitter: @choirofman

The Choir of Man is a powerhouse delight for ladies and gentlemen alike BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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COMIC RELIEF LIVE

Comic Relief

Join one of the UK's top comedians as they host a special show, bringing a line-up of some of the most exciting comedy talent in the country. And the best bit? The money raised will support Comic Relief. Previous Comic Relief Live hosts include John Bishop, Jo Brand, Joel Dommett & Russell Kane.

A feast for the senses... Leave your worries in your coat and grab a pint! BBBBB VOICE MAGAZINE

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COLIN CLOUD: PSYCHO(LOGICAL)

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex in association with Kilimanjaro Live

His astounding deductions and outrageous stunts have stunned audiences and intrigued sceptics from New York to Australia; from London's West End to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. In 2017, Cloud appeared on the Royal Variety Performance and toured the U.S. in The Illusionists Live from Broadway. In 2018, Colin Cloud returns to the UK stage with PSYCHO(Logical). Every night, the audience itself will determine the direction of the experiences with their own pasts, their own hopes and dreams, their own futures. PSYCHO(Logical) is a thrill ride, where your thoughts and imaginations will guide and mislead you, before ultimately revealing the truth. You may find the answers that you are looking for - if you can deal with the shock. For better or worse, you will be altered forever. You have been warned. "We could rule the world together." Simon Cowell "Utterly mind blowing." Prince William "Do me!" Holly Willoughby WARNING: Your private thoughts and intimate secrets may be revealed for entertainment purposes. colincloud.com | Twitter: @Colin_Cloud £9 £13.50 (£12)

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GINGZILLA: GLAMONSTER VS THE WORLD

DAD'S ARMY DINNER HOUR

Gingzilla

David Benson and Jack Lane produced by James Seabright

Join us exactly 50 years after the first TV broadcast of Croft & Perry's classic sitcom to celebrate the show's golden anniversary, as two actors play 25 characters in two vintage episodes. Enjoy two-course dinner in a 1940s-style venue unique to this show. Tickets available for General Admission or Dining (for a £15 supplement). See other listings for afternoon tea & lunch versions. dadsarmyradiohour.com | Twitter: @dadsarmyradio Pretty much perfect feats of mimicry TIMES A show not to miss! BBBBB SOUTHSIDE ADVERTISER Utterly brilliant BARRY CRYER

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JARRED CHRISTMAS: REMARKABLY AVERAGE

Gilded Balloon & Blue Jeans Management present...

Hey Team! So, I had a DNA test and the results were extremely disappointing: there's nothing remarkable about my genetics at all. This came as a huge shock to me. I'm dealing with my own Averageness; it's been tough, but I won't let my humdrum results stop me from putting on a show during this painfully average time of my life.

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A voice that is bound to leave you breathless BBBBB WEEKEND NOTES She is witty, charming and drop-dead gorgeous, representing badass gingers everywhere BBBBB EVERYTHING ADELAIDE She's a hell of a singer ... GINGZILLA could easily perform for another hour of encore BBBB BROADWAY BABY

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KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN: VICTIM, COMPLEX

CatFace Talent

Live Nation in association with PBJ Management

You awake to find yourself in a Dark Room! You, the audience, must choose an option. A) Find light switch. B) Cry for help. C) Go North? Come, play a live-action, text-based adventure game! After 4 million YouTube hits & sell-out shows worldwide, Dark Room returns to Edinburgh for its 7th consecutive run.

Double Chortle award winner Kiri Pritchard-McLean (The Russell Howard Hour, Comedy Central at The Comedy Store) thinks it's time to talk about victims, love and lies. You might not believe her, but she's used to that. kiripritchardmclean.co.uk | Twitter: @kiripritchardmc

Making powerhouse stand-up from the thorniest of subjects BBBB GUARDIAN Frank, funny - and, yes, feminist BBBB TELEGRAPH

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LITTLE DEATH CLUB

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Underbelly and Dead Man Label

Freya Slipper / Keepers Comedy

Funny Women award winner, Freya Slipper's debut character show explores the power of social media and what happens when someone ordinary does something extraordinary - like going to space. See Linda catapult from working at the local library to rubbing shoulders with Silicon Valley billionaires and becoming a viral sensation. Twitter: @freytown1

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PATRICK MONAHAN: #GOALS

Vivienne Smith Management

We all have life goals, whether it's to win the lottery or marry up, make it your goal to come and watch an hour of great comedy from this Irish-Iranian smoggy, Multi award winning comedian and Fringe Favourite. 'A Fringe Legend' ****(Mirror) . 'you grin from ear to ear' ***** (one4review).

www.berniedieter.com

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WINNER: "Pick of the Fringe", Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award 2017. The darkest, funniest and most debauched Kabarett Club this side of Berlin hits Edinburgh! A gin-soaked, Weimar-punk jazz band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously funny kabarett, breathtaking circus and fire-breathing sideshow at its most inappropriate, provocative and hilarious best. Join the multi-award-winning mistress of mayhem, Bernie Dieter (star of La Clique, EastEnd Cabaret) with her riotous, witty, and hilariously degenerate family of misfits, miscreants and fantastic freaks for an unmissable night in the Spiegeltent.

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A SOCKFUL OF CUSTARD

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STEEN RASKOPOULOS: STAY

The Pleasance

Underbelly with Token Events and Dawn Sedgwick Management

Stockwell & Larner celebrate British Comedy legend Spike Milligan, with 90 minutes of laughs, songs, philosophy, & utter, utter silliness. Milligan redefined the comedic landscape, and this year is his centenary. What better time to sift through the madness and find only more of it? Joyous nonsense to cure a crazy world. A delightful hour in delightful company TERRY JOHNSON,

The electrifying new show from the gifted character comedian and improviser. Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee; star of Top Coppers (BBC), Whose Line is it Anyway? (ABC Australia). Twitter: @steenrasko

Stay is exceptional: beautifully devised, complex, a near flawless piece of solo physical theatre that demands your complete attention BBBBB HERALD SUN Technically astonishing and emotionally fulfilling

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As poignant as it is wonderfully bonkers ANGELOS EPITHEMIOU (AKA DAN RENTON-SKINNER)

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PETE FIRMAN: MARVELS

The Pleasance

Phil McIntyre Entertainments in association with Corrie McGuire Management presents

After three multi award-winning series on BBC Radio 4, 'the next Mitchell and Webb' (Times) are back at the Fringe with a brand-new show that's 'hysterical' (Independent), 'masterful' (Sunday Times), and 'gorgeously skewed' (Guardian). Expect a 'very classy, very funny' (Telegraph) hour from the creators of BBC Three's Oi, Leonardo! and writers for Famalam (BBC Three) and Tracey Ullman's Show (BBC One). As seen on W1A (BBC Two) and Wannabe (BBC Three).

The UK's leading comedy magician returns to the Fringe with an astonishing new show. As seen on ITV1's Tonight at the London Palladium, The Next Great Magician, BBC1's The John Bishop Show and The Sarah Millican Television Programme. Expect Pete's trademark blend of laugh-out-loud comedy and jaw-dropping magic.

thepincomedy.com | Twitter: @thepincomedy

petefirman.co.uk | Twitter: @petefirman

The man from Middlesbrough sets the pace for comedy-meets-magic in the 21st century TIMES Breathtaking illusions LIST The new poster-boy for British comedy magic TELEGRAPH Seamless blending of quality magic and stand-up comedy. It is a joy to watch EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINE

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | THE GRAND

THE TARTAN RIBBON COMEDY BENEFIT

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ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE STUDIOS | FIVE

WITT 'N CAMP: SWAG

The Pleasance

Witt 'n Camp

SWAG; you've never seen comedy like this before. Smashing musical theatre with clowning, charactercomedy and cabaret, it's a wild, joyful circus complete with hip-hop-opera, parole breaking glamazons and the classiest breast feeding burlesque number you'll ever see. Twitter: @WittnCamp

The dogs f*cking bollocks MIKE BRADWELL, BUSH THEATRE

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A top night of comedy with all proceeds going to Waverley Care, a charity the Pleasance has supported for the past 27 years, providing care and support to people living with HIV and Hepatitis C throughout Scotland. Every summer, Waverley Care's brilliant team of volunteers can be found collecting donations throughout the Pleasance and The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit has become a much-loved staple of the Fringe calendar. Last year, this unique collaboration raised over £41,000 to help deliver life-changing services, bringing the total over a quarter of a century to an incredible £465,000! Previous Tartan Ribbon line-ups include Michael McIntyre, Russell Howard, Katherine Ryan, Tim Vine and Jason Byrne, plus many more. Beg, borrow or steal a ticket, as it's sure to sell out! waverleycare.org | Twitter: @WaverleyCare

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UNDERBELLY COWGATE | DELHI BELLY

WOLF

Lewis Doherty

A one-man medley of action, comedy, characters and a car chase: Lewis Doherty presents 'WOLF'. Welcome to Shadow City; a hellhole of a city, but a city nonetheless. Detective Jay Walker is dead. With no leads and a case colder than ice, it's up to his ex-partner Patrick 'Nobody calls me Patrick' Wolf to bust some imaginary balls till he finds out who, or what, killed Jay Walker. WOLF is the explosive debut solo show from Lewis Doherty of Laughing Stock (***** - The Mumble, **** - Broadway Baby, **** - The Skinny). £7

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YANA ALANA - BETWEEN THE CRACKS

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DEMI LARDNER: I LOVE SKELETON

Laughing Stock Productions

It's a shame we can only give Yana Alana 5 stars, she deserves so much more BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

Demi Lardner is the primary source of nutrition for infant mammals. Demi contains nutrients including lactose and is an important source of protein, since each glass of Demi contains almost eight grams. A good serve of Demi Lardner can make your bones strong and handsome. Winner - Pinder Prize, 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Directors' Choice Award, 2017 Melbourne Comedy Festival; Best Newcomer Award, 2016 Sydney Comedy Festival; So You Think You're Funny? 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Briefs Factory

Australia's favourite feather-ruffling, rabble-rousing, cabaret anarchist and neo-punk diva, Yana Alana bares all in this bent night of blues, boobs and blame. Exposing mental health, sexual politics, feminism and identity. Queer as hell, demonically talented, rudely brilliant. www.yanaalana.com | Twitter: @YanaAlanaBanana

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SPOKEN WORD

GREG BYRON: WORDSHOW

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ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE STUDIOS | THREE

ANDREW LAWRENCE: CLEAN

Company Gavin Robertson

RBM

"Like watching John Cooper Clarke snog John Hegley" (BBC) Fast-paced poetry from politics to poignant, sardonic to downright comic. Part poetry, part stand-up, Byron returns after shows in USA and Australia.

UK stand-up's foremost contrarian takes a break from all the controversy in this new show. No politics, no religion, no smut, no swearing, just great jokes and good, clean fun.

gregbyron.co.uk | Twitter: @gregbyronwords Compelling to watch GUARDIAN A WONDERFUL wandering Bard BBBBB BAREFOOT REVIEW

www.andrewlawrencecomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @andrewlawrence

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CHRIS HENRY: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DATES

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UNDERBELLY COWGATE | IRON BELLY

GARRY STARR PERFORMS EVERYTHING

Chris Henry

Plague of IDiots & Stamptown presents

Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist Chris Henry returns to take you on a whirlwind global gigglefest as he attempts to find The One. Prepare for a blind date like no other.

Winner NZ Fringe Tour Ready Award, Adelaide Fringe 2018 Winner Adelaide Fringe Emerging Artist Weekly Award 2018 Disgraced actor Garry Starr is going it alone. Following his dismissal from the Royal Shakespeare Company due to 'artistic differences' he is determined to defy his critics by performing every single genre of theatre in under 60 minutes, thus saving the performing arts from their inevitable extinction.

www.chris-henry.com

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UNDERBELLY BRISTO SQUARE | DEXTER

JOE SUTHERLAND: TOXIC

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TOM HOUGHTON: THE HONOURABLE

United Agents

Masculinity - isn't it, like, over? Or are there new ways to model manliness? Growing up Joe felt less like a boy, more like a Spice Girl. Now he's sort of grown up, and technically a man. This is a show about embracing girl power to create your own brand of manhood.

Phil McIntyre Entertainments presents

The 2017 sell-out, critically-acclaimed star of BBC, Comedy Central and Channel 4 presents his second show, reminiscing on growing up and discovering that true honour often lies where you'd least expect.

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Twitter: @TomHComedy

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DANCE PHYSICAL THEATRE AND CIRCUS

MY LAND

Recirquel Company

The creators of last year's Fringe hit Paris de Nuit present their new creation, a vision of light and shadow crafted by six stunning circus artists fusing mind-blowing skills and raw talent. Join the performers in an unforgettable dream where their personal stories unfold into mesmerising images about tradition, freedom and love. Step on the soil of the planet to remember the origins of your journey. Define yourself from humanity's billions to one and discover the sacred place we all call home! A Müpa production. www.recirquel.com

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GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | DINING ROOM

BEN HART: THE NUTSHELL

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FRED COOKE: FREDINBURGH

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

Lisa Richards

West End star and multi-award winning magician Ben Hart returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show that shines a light on magic, life, the universe and the darkest corners of your imaginations. Total EdFringe sell-out show 2014 & 2017. As seen on BBC1, BBC3 & The One Show. Ages 12+

Fredinburgh, through its rambunctious energy, shows us why Fred Cooke is 'a born entertainer' (Chortle). As seen on The Tommy Tiernan Show, The Fear and Republic of Telly, Fred Cooke has arrived into the 'premier league of Irish funnymen' (Hot Press). Delivering a unique brand of musical prowess and wild crafted physical story telling, Fred will take you on a journey of musical nostalgia finding it's relevance in today's society.

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | BENEATH

KIERAN HODGSON: '75

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SISTERS: ON DEMAND

Berk's Nest and United Agents

Sisters

The double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee returns to the Fringe with the epic tale of how Britain joined Europe in the first place. Passion. Betrayal. Harold Wilson.

After a sell-out debut show, innovative sketch duo Sisters are putting you in control of their highly anticipated second hour.

Twitter: @KieranCHodgson

sisterscomedy.net | Twitter: @sisterscomedy

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TOM LUCY: RELUCTANT MILLENNIAL

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ACCESSIBILITY GALA

Joshua Hepple

Disability access at the Fringe is a joke. Almost half of festival venues do not provide wheelchair access. Audiences are missing out on great shows, and shows are missing out on great audiences. However, the Pleasance is committed to providing the most accessible venues on the Fringe. To celebrate this commitment, join us for a top night of comedy. We've got an excellent line up of disabled and non-disabled comedians who all have one thing in common: they're really, really funny.

Off The Kerb Productions Ltd

Tom Lucy is one of the youngest professional comedians on the circuit. He is also, apparently, a millennial. This is not something he is happy about. Star of 'Stand Up Central' and 'Live At The Comedy Store' (Comedy Central). The Sun's Best New Comedian 2017. tomlucy.com | Twitter: @tomlucy

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PLEASANCE DOME | QUEENDOME

BEASTS: BEST OF BEASTS

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CALLING MY TRIBE

BEASTS in association with Hatch Talent

Mick & Boo

We are the ones that fall between Gen-X and Gen-Y. Too young to be old and too old to be young. One minute it was all Ebenezer Goode and now we're here. But what IS here? It's a drawer full of magic youth creams and zero f*cks, It's looking in the mirror at our big pants/ Dad bod/belly/kids/LIFE and not knowing who we are anymore. Is this middle age? F*ck, it might be! Let's hang! Definitely worth seeing! BBBB ADVERTISER ... book tickets ASAP. You will not be disappointed BBBB KEEPING UP WITH NZ £10

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Kings of sketch BEASTS return to Edinburgh for four nights only, to kill their enemies and reclaim their crown. Expect uncompromising stupidity and an hour of their best ever sketches. Only one problem: they can't agree on what should make it in. Will this be resolved peacefully? Obviously not. Total sell-out 2013/2014/2015. Limited run - book early. BEASTScomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @BEASTScomedy Hilarious BBBB TELEGRAPH

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ISMO LEIKOLA: WORDS APART

Off The Kerb Productions Ltd

In 2002, Ismo began his career in his native Finland. He has since moved to America, toured the world - and yes - switched to speaking English! He recently made his American late-night television debut on 'Conan'. His performance became a big-ass, viral hit with over 62 million views to date! Get your ass (and the rest of you) out to see this show. www.ismo.fun | Twitter: @ISMOcomedy

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PLEASANCE DOME | QUEENDOME

JOHN KEARNS: DON'T WORRY THEY'RE HERE

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UNDERBELLY BRISTO SQUARE | COWBARN

2017's smash-hit show - for 3 nights only! Award-winning Scottish stand-up renowned for his brilliantly dark material & creator of BBC sensation 'News at 3' (130+ million views!) It's 2018 and Nelson is still wondering if there's any fucking point taking anything fucking seriously any fucking more. Twitter: @marknelsoncomic

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MARK NELSON: IRREVERENCE

The only winner of the Best Show and Best Newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Awards returns for an encore of his 2017 critical hit. Since last year's acclaimed Fringe run, Don't Worry They're Here has enjoyed sell-out seasons in London, Melbourne and a nationwide tour. ***** Evening Standard ***** Chortle.co.uk

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Show And Tell and United Agents

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JAMIE MACDONALD: BLINKERED

Off The Kerb Productions Ltd.

Jamie MacDonald

Last year, Simon Evans earned rave reviews for 'Genius', his "howl of despair" at our declining national appetite for intelligent conversation. The Guinness Book of Records is a glossy scandal sheet, we look to cartoon fish and John Lewis ads for moral guidance and the notion of a Western Civilisation worth saving is to say the very least moot. This year, he brings the cure...

Blind Jamie is taking a long hard look at this blinkered world. Gender is becoming one homogenised dull sex, baby boomers lament the lack of manners from cold-calling millennials while they slam down their phones on them, and disabled people are being made to score points to get their benefits like they're on some horrendous game show. Blinkered is sharply focused comedy delivered with a jaunty smile and a squinty eye! Not afraid to milk his disability BBBBB BROADWAY

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BARNARDO'S BIG COMEDY BENEFIT

Barnardo's Scotland

Join us for a bumper-length comedy extravaganza to help raise vital funds for Barnardo's, while previewing a selection of this year's top Fringe Shows. Featuring household names from TV and stand-up, our previous line-up has included Joel Dommett, John Bishop, David O'Doherty, Ed Byrne, Iain Stirling, Jason Byrne, Joe Lycett and Jo Caulfield. In the last six years the Comedy Benefit has raised £44,000 towards Barnardo's work with vulnerable children and young people across the UK. What better way to show you believe in children than to sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

James Seabright by arrangement with Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

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BEN POPE: BABY SASQUATCH

Berk's Nest in association with TGA

Ben Pope is an award-winning comedian and cosmopolitan mammal. In this, his debut hour of stand-up, the hapless beast searches for a nest. Expect jokes and stories on rootlessness, finding and escaping yourself, Scandinavia and milk. Twitter: @BenWPope

Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year 2017 So You Think You're Funny Finalist 2015 Straight-up hilarious TELEGRAPH (FOR PRINCES OF MAIN) Hilarious LIST (FOR PRINCES OF MAIN)

Painfully funny STEPHEN FRY Harrowing and hilarious JO BRAND

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EMMA SIDI: FACES OF GRACE

In Association with Noel Gay Organisation

Berk's Nest in association with Curtis Brown

Character comedian Bryony Twydle (BBC Radio 4, E!) presents her debut Edinburgh show. Join Bryony as she presents her chaotic collection of interconnected characters.

Success. Humility. Beauty. Grace. Emma Sid's characters want them all, but it looks like they ain't gonna get 'em. A third show from the critically acclaimed comedian. As seen in W1A, Pls Like & Drunk History.

www.bryonytwydle.com | Twitter: @BryonyTwydle Great material, sharp comic timing BBBBB VIEWFROMTHEGODS

Twitter: @EmSid1

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CHRIS WASHINGTON: YOU BEAUTY!

Phil McIntyre Entertainments presents

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Gareth Mutch

Mutch woke up aged 24 and realised he had seen, done, experienced and achieved nothing. He made a list: a roadmap to sorting out his life and figuring out what it is he actually wants.

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JOHN HASTINGS: FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY JOHN HASTINGS LIKE A BEE

Live Nation by arrangement with TROIKA

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

Last year, John Hastings was hit by a car and broke his arm. He then became homeless (his choice) with a long distance girlfriend (her choice). Now he's written this comedy show. A tale of displacement, death and denial (don't worry, there are jokes too). As seen on Comedy Central. BBBBB MIRROR BBBBB BROADWAY BABY £6 £8.50 (£7.50)

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Multi award-winning Jess Robinson returns with more spot-on celebrity impressions, musical comedy and stunning vocal gymnastics. Jess and her incredible live band take you on a dizzying journey through hilarious impressions - from Shakira to Streisand via Adele, Lady Gaga and even Kate Bush - serving up a feast of musical styles and genres. Jess has been described as "By some way - the best, most exciting singing impressionist we have" by Rory Bremner and has appeared on 'The Last Leg' (Channel 4), 'Murder in Successville' (BBC Three), 'Dead Ringers' (BBC Two), 'The Week That Wasn't' (Sky One), 'The Now Show' (BBC Radio 4) and 'Britain's Got Talent' (ITV). www.jessrobinson.co.uk | Twitter: @JessieRobinson

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JORDAN BROOKES: BLEED

Fight in the Dog

The Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show 2017 nominee and Chortle Comedian's Comedian Award Winner 2018 returns with more loosely-justified nonsense. Hope you like comedy, because boy has he got some comedy to perform for you. Comedy. Comedy. Comedy. Comedy. fightinthedog.co.uk | Twitter: @jordbrookes Wildly entertaining BBBB GUARDIAN

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LIKE A STURGEON

Lipsync sensation Ripley brings her politically charged show Like A Sturgeon home to Edinburgh. The 100% lipsynced production combines drag, pop and politics as Ripley takes on some of the world's leading ladies including Melania Trump, Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon.

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ROSIE JONES: FIFTEEN MINUTES

Off The Kerb Productions Ltd

Rosie Jones is a comedian with a penchant for being mischievous. Her cerebral palsy doesn't slow her down in the slightest. Catch her before she wobbles her way to stardom! Finalist: Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2018, Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award 2017.

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

The legendary terpsichorean twosome make their Edinburgh Fringe debut. There'll be props, and, oh yes, quite a lot of music, and then of course there are the sandals, oh those sandals... raymondandmrtimpkins.co.uk | Twitter: @raymondtimpkins Absolutely hilarious VIZ Mad, anarchic triumph of stupidity over style GUARDIAN The most enjoyable hour on the Fringe! JASON MANFORD

Twitter: @josierones

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mattforde.com | Twitter: @mattforde

£11 (£10)

The whole thing's a mess and only one person can sort it out. Sadly, we have no idea who. Join Britain's leading political comedian, Matt Forde, for his last show as an EU citizen.

The funniest political show we've seen since Spitting Image BOYZ MAGAZINE Captivating stage presence QX Razor-sharp observations and deep satire SNP LONDON

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Twitter: @ripleydragqueen

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MATT FORDE: BREXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP

PBJ Management

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REGINALD D HUNTER: AN AMERICAN FACING THE BEAST AND NIGGAS

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Celebrating his twentieth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and direct from an 80-date tour of the UK and Ireland, Reginald D Hunter returns to Edinburgh this August with his highly anticipated new show. Reginald has been in the UK for over two decades and in that time he has become one of the UK Comedy industry's best-known performers for his distinctive take on subjects including race and sexuality. His work can be brutally honest and is often considered to be controversial but it is always meticulously thought out and he has never been afraid to face challenging issues head on even when the focus is on his own principles or beliefs. In the years that he has been living and performing in the UK Reginald's searingly honest material has garnered him a popular fan base that spans the generations. His appearances on television have included Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and the hugely popular three-part BBC2 series Reginald D Hunter's Songs Of The South which documented Reginald's epic road trip from North Carolina to New Orleans through 150 years of American popular song. reginalddhunter.com | Twitter: @reginalddhunter

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10 YEARS MCA - THE MUSICAL COMEDY AWARDS SHOWCASE

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FRAU WELT

Hackney Showroom

The infamous, international shape-shifter Frau Welt tells her story for the first and last time in this genre-busting new play by Peter Clements & Oliver Dawe. From Weimar Berlin to Broadway stardom, her secret is finally exposed. Frau Welt is a play about the outsider and the consequences of a life excluded, examining the masks we wear in our search for acceptance and belonging.

Musical Comedy Awards

Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe's best upand-coming musical comedians! Over the last decade the MCA have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris and Frisky & Mannish. Sell out show 2009-18. www.musicalcomedyawards.com | Twitter: @musicalcomedyuk

As the Musical Comedy Awards demonstrate, the genre is currently bursting with talent TIME OUT

hackneyshowroom.com | Twitter: @hackneyshowroom

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CHRISTIAN FINNEGAN: MY GOODNESS

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with TGA

Live Nation

Five free drinks! A hilarious, intoxicating bar-hop through history - from Ancient Greek symposiums to classic British boozers via Wild West saloons, Victorian gin palaces and secret Speakeasies. Laughter, learning and five free drinks.

Christian Finnegan is a stand-up comedian, exploring what it means to be a passable human being in 2018. Perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1's Best Week Ever and as Chad, the only white roommate in Chappelle's Show's infamous Mad Real World sketch. He played Martin on the popular syndicated sitcom Are We There Yet? and politics junkies will recognize Christian from his many appearances on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

www.thinkingdrinkers.com | Twitter: @thinkingdrinks

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JIMEOIN: RESULT!

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DREAMGUN: FILM READS

Lisa Richards

Getting it wrong has never felt so right! Irish comedy weirdos Dreamgun amuse and exasperate cinephiles in equal measure with their skewed, joke-stuffed and wholly unrehearsed takes on established cinematic favourites. Dreamgun brings Film Reads to Edinburgh Fringe for the first time, performing a different classic movie reimagined with nonsense every night! Twitter: @dreamgunandsons

Dreamgun Film Reads represents the best of the Dublin Fringe MEG.IE £6.50

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World-class stand-up from one of live comedy's internationally acclaimed masters as the Irishman from Australia brings his brilliantly observed, ever-evolving and hilarious comedy to his INCREDIBLE 25th Fringe. Fresh from his smash-hit New York off-Broadway season and latest sell out tour, don't miss your chance to see this award-winning star from TVs 'Live at Apollo', 'Sunday Night at Palladium', 'Royal Variety Performance' - Result! jimeoin.com | Twitter: @jimeoin

Jimeoin recalls the familiar at a fantastically silly level, boiling his audience down to a tear-filled, gibbering mess SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY A true comedy legend doing what he does best - finding the funny in everyday situations... still at the top of his game... A solid hour of laugh-out-loud jokes. BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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SPONTANEOUS POTTER

The Spontaneous Players

An entirely improvised Harry Potter comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title. An entirely new Potter adventure is magically improvised on the spot - with live musical accompaniment! Brought to you by the comedy improvisers behind the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Spontaneous Sherlock. www.thespontaneousplayers.com | Twitter: @TheSpontPlayers Unbeatably clever BBBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE

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BAD LUCK

WARNING: AWARD-WINNING bad luck boss Laurie Black is back. Part cabaret, part wannabe warehouse rave, expect live music, comedy and more. Winner of Best Emerging Artist at Adelaide Fringe 2018. Bad luck if you miss out! Keep locked up and out of reach of children. Safety third.

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A microphone shaped like the human head. An audience with wireless headphones on. A uniquely intimate onewoman show about letting go of your smaller self. "The little one is listening still. Still there. Still beating heart and breathing lungs and believing, believing Believing me." www.livingrecord.co.uk | Twitter: @living_record An innovative triumph BBBBB FEMALE ARTS Suffocatingly intimate BBBBB EDFRINGE REVIEW Hypnotic BBBBB LONDON THEATRE1

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Lolly (BBC3/Comedy Central) lampoons political figures in this character comedy & burlesque hybrid show. A suspender-clad Theresa May revels in fields of wheat. It's Downing Street on poppers, with a P45, leopard print, and a chunky metal necklace! Top 10 Best Shows of 2017 (Funny Women Awards) FINALIST Burlesque Idol 2018

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Lolly Jones

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LOLLY JONES: FIFTY SHADES OF MAY

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WINNER: Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe 2018. Nominated: Best Newcomer, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2017. Named in the Guardian's 'Top 5 Shows of Adelaide Fringe'. Fierce, feminist and furiously funny, this power trio unleash their debut with original songs, epic dance moves and an explosion of sequins! 'Irresistibly energetic' (Chortle.co.uk).

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THIS IS JUST WHO I AM

This is a show about identity, authenticity and the murky area between the two. It's about being yourself, and not having a f*cking clue what that even means. An unashamedly nonsensical, excruciatingly honest and hilariously satirical portrait of the people we try to be when we don't feel like ourselves.

She's a myriad of paradoxes. A hardcore yoga bunny with surprisingly squishy thighs. A boring heteronormative disguised as a luscious lady lover. She grew up in the conservative Mid-West of America to become an unabashedly liberal London based comic. Nothing is what it seems. Especially Abigoliah Schamaun.

An intriguing and totally engrossing performance BRIAN

www.abigoliah.com | Twitter: @abigoliah

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CAZELEON: THE MOVIES IN MY MIND

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy by arrangement with CKP & Intertalent Group

Haus of Z

This award winning cabaret in CinemaScope will take you on a mesmerising journey as Cazeleon fights for liberation and freedom. Featuring songs from Shirley Bassey to DukeDumont; this theatrical mash up of past and present will leave you on the edge of your seat! www.cazeleon.com | Twitter: @thecazeleon Cazeleon's voice is incredible! BBBBB GLAM ADELAIDE A battle cry for LGBTQIA++ BBBB FEST MAGAZINE

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A world class hour of whip-smart personal and political comedy from everyone's favourite Irish funnyman & 'Celebrity Mastermind' champion. Renowned for his cuttingedge comedy and intrepid social commentary, Maxwell is also known as the voice of MTV's hit show 'Ex On The Beach', now in its seventh series. As seen on 'Live at the Apollo' (BBC One), 'Have I Got News for You' (BBC One), 'Celebrity Juice' (ITV2) and 'Mock the Week' (BBC Two). As heard on 'The News Quiz' (BBC Radio 4).

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DAVID CORREOS: THE CORREOS EFFECT

Notorious* Management Ltd

New Zealand's David Correos has blown away audiences from Auckland to Adelaide, now he returns to Edinburgh with his debut solo show. This is full noise, powerful, messy comedy, defying genre and labels. Come witness the actual proper nonsense that Correos delivers.

After taking Edinburgh by storm in 2017, smash-hit Circolombia returns with their critically acclaimed show. Witness the power of 14 performers showcasing mindboggling circus skills whilst taking terrifying risks live on stage. Coupled with live music and singers, Circolombia delivers world-class, gravity-defying performances that you'll never forget. Circolombia is no ordinary circus; celebrating diversity, voices, dance and spectacular circus, LIVE! An adrenalin-fuelled mix of strength, skill and daring, a great night out. BBBB TIME OUT

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www.ncomedy.com | Twitter: @dlcorreos

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FOIL ARMS AND HOG - CRAICLING

Phil McIntyre Entertainments presents

WhiteDucks & OTK

Fresh off the back of her new BBC Radio 4 series (Appisodes), a Netflix special (Live from the BBC), and regular co-host of The Guilty Feminist Podcast, Felicity Ward returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after a two-year hiatus. She's back and ready to bust a nutful of jokes. A killer show... tremendous... unrelenting... she's so bloody funny BBBBB LIST Felicity Ward is rocking Edinburgh again... one of the finest stand-ups dashing across comedy stages today BBBB FEST The audience adore her right from the off... it is her skill as a stand-up which leaves her audience buzzing with excitement BBBB SCOTSMAN Masterfully crafted, brilliantly paced, gloriously funny BBBB HERALD

Irish comedy, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato... you racist. Over 100 million hits on YouTube. Complete sell-out Edinburgh fringe 2009-2017. Foil Arms and Hog celebrate ten years at the festival with their best show yet, 'Craicling'. Book early to avoid disappointment. www.foilarmsandhog.ie | Twitter: @foilarmsandhog Masterful on stage BBBBB THE IRISH TIMES

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CKP and InterTalent Group present

The Comedy Unit presents...

Hal's literally filled our screens in the last few years on such shows as 'Live at the Apollo', 'Have I Got News For You', 'The Apprentice: You're Fired' and 'The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice'. He's also recorded two series of his sitcom 'Hal' for Radio 4. Now he's back at Edinburgh with a brand new show, the title of which, 'Chubster', was chosen by his charming daughters. Hal is now on a diet. halcruttenden.com | Twitter: @halcruttenden He had the audience in stitches BBBBB DAILY RECORD Delivers full on laughs BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

Edinburgh's Jack Docherty returns to the Fringe for the first time in 25 years. This hilarious show unites two of his best-loved comedy creations: Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson from the hit BBC1 show Scot Squad and the fiercely patriotic McGlashan from the critically acclaimed, award-winning Channel 4 shows, Absolutely and Scotland In A Day. If Jack Docherty isn't up for all the awards going then the tasers are coming out SUNDAY MAIL

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LUISA OMIELAN: POLITICS FOR BITCHES

CatFace Talent

Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management presents

Strap in as Jason takes you on a trip of mad routines alongside some proper bonkers stunts. As seen on 'Live at the Apollo' (BBC1), 'The Royal Variety Show' (ITV1), 'Don't Say It, Bring It' (Dave) and recently seen judging 'Ireland's Got Talent' (TV3). Everyone is welcome (unless you're under 14, in which case come back when you're older). www.jasonbyrne.ie | Twitter: @thejasonbyrne

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Fresh from filming her BBC3 series of the same name, comedy phenomenon Luisa Omielan (What Would Beyonce Do?! and Am I Right Ladies?!) is back with her third stand up instalment. In her own words, 'I believe it is my right to have an opinion on something I know absolutely nothing about!' Welcome to Politics for Bitches! As seen on BBC 1, Live at the Apollo, 'Thigh Gap' joke (45 million views) and host of Comic Relief. www.iloveluisa.com | Twitter: @luisaomielan BBBBB CHORTLE | METRO | THE SKINNY | GUARDIAN | SCOTSGAY

The comedian British women have been waiting for HUFFINGTON POST The biggest stand up hit of the last decade GUARDIAN

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SEAN HUGHES: A TRIBUTE

Max & Ivan / Assembly / Dawn Sedgwick Management

Gilded Balloon presents...

'What the f*** do gardeners do when they retire?' Sean Hughes 1965 - 2017 Sean came to the UK in the mid-eighties and by age 24 he had won The Perrier Award with his solo show at Gilded Balloon. He went on to write and star in his own sitcom, be a regular team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks and remained on our stages and screens for the next 25 years. Comedy friends including Carl Donnelly, Phill Jupitus and Joe Rowntree will remember him in a one off show with proceeds going to the Hibernian Community Foundation. £12 (£10)

YOU ARE INVITED to a real life, late-night, end-of-Fringe prom! So dress up fancy, get your dad to drop you off at Assembly High - the only high school inhabited by all your favourite comedians - and come and party like it's 1955! (Or, if you subscribe to the obscure fundamentalist beliefs of science teacher Mrs Jefferies, 1643.) FEATURING: live rock'n'roll, dancing 'til late, irresponsibly strong punch, and good old fashioned makin' out. DRESS CODE: 50's prom realness. An epic, one-night-only spectacular from the creators of Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning supershow 'The Wrestling'. promnight.info | Twitter: @promedynight

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ZACH & VIGGO + THUMPASAURUS: WHERE DOES THE LOVE GO?

Stamptown

Following the first Space War of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, a lone detective is contracted to find the love in this absurdist, avant-garde, funk opera. LA-based, intergalactic dance force, Thumpasaurus teams up with anarchic, Norwegian-American comedy duo, Zach & Viggo! thumpasaurus.com

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RHYS NICHOLSON - SEMINAL

Áine Flanagan Productions in association with Harlow Playhouse

Underbelly and Phil McIntyre Management

How one boy made Herstory... Inspired by true events, 5 star sell out smash 'Prom Kween' tells the story of the first ever non binary kid to win the coveted US high school title - and the bitches who tried to stand in their way. Think Grease meets Drag Race meets a Trump rally with sequins. Lots of sequins.

It's me, Rhys. Please come to my show. Barry Award Nominee Melbourne International Comedy Festival & ARIA Award Nominee Best Comedy Release 2017. www.rhysnicholson.com | Twitter: @rhysnicholson

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The Grammy Award-winning cabaret superstar returns to the Fringe, sharing her love-hate relationship with "bad boyfriend" America. Let Rizo and her band lead you to a utopian island with no border walls, only velvet curtains. Boasts a powerhouse set of pipes and personality galore BBBBB TIMES Sensational... A fierce but kind-hearted fusion of comedy, burlesque, performance art and rock 'n' roll

High-octane riffs from Irish master of grumpiness... spellbinding BBBB EVENING STANDARD Funny and fascinating, and utterly deserving of his place in the modern classics BBBB TIMES

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ED NIGHT: AN AESTHETIC

Dan Attfield

Mick Perrin Worldwide by arrangement with Troika

The first human to live to a thousand years old has allegedly already been born. Musical comedian Dan Attfield (Abandoman, Amusical, The RH Experience) is determined to make sure it's him.

"Ed Night stands at the dawn of the new age of stand up" **** (Fest). Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2017. Star of Radio 1's Ed and Lauren Get On. Tour support for Paul Sinha, Phil Wang, Dane Baptiste and Simon Amstell.

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ednight.co.uk | Twitter: @_EdNight

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www.kateberlant.com | Twitter: @kateberlant Top 3 Comics To Watch TIME OUT NEW YORK

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With her freewheeling, surreal style, Kate's exhilarating live performances have placed her at the forefront of America's alternative comedy scene. In her Fringe debut, Berlant will employ her surrealist, stream-of-consciousness monologues that continue to push the boundaries of conventional performance. Also: she's psychic! Or is she? As seen on 'Netflix Presents: The Characters' and Channel 4's 'Search Party'.

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KATE BERLANT: COMMUNIKATE

Actress, comedian and American institution since bursting on the scene in 1992. Many memorable and critically acclaimed roles in films such as The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Wet Hot American Summer, Ratatouille and Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion. In addition to acting in film and television, Janeane is an outspoken activist, spoken word performer and stand-up comedy entertainer known and respected around the world.

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MYQ KAPLAN: ALL KILLING ASIDE

Mick Perrin Worldwide in Association with Alan Cumming

Soho Theatre

A rip-roaring Edinburgh debut from a showbiz icon who lives to perform and performs to live. He'll regale details of his chronic middle-aged crisis, numerous comebacks and why he's Heartbreak Hill. Experience NYC's greatest stillliving legend live, up close and in person.

New York's cosmic comedian Myq (Mike) Kaplan takes you on a journey of kindness in his Edinburgh debut. A comedy show about truth, love, and not murdering. Perfect for all the not-murdering enthusiasts out there. As seen on Netflix, Last Comic Standing, America's Got Talent, the Tonight Show, Conan, Letterman, and more...

www.mistershowbiz.com | Twitter: @Murray_Hill

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He is one of the best comedians I've ever seen; he has mastered the art of improv. His interaction with the audience is pure brilliance THEATERISEASY.COM

A one-man screwball comedy in which silly and brainy sides bicker. NEW YORK TIMES Stand-out of the show. CHORTLE £7

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Body image, dieting, plastic surgery, the gym, dating apps and the agony of trying to look good in a selfie. Diana and her four boys sing, dance and joke their way through a celebration of (and for) every body. It's a riotous evening of fun, flesh and fabulous song.

rhodgilbertcomedian.com | Twitter: @bluejeansmgmt

SKIN DEEP

After almost six years away from stand-up, I'm itching to get back on stage. The world has gone totally mad since I last toured and my head's all over the shop. It's time to get back up there and sort it all out once and for all. I haven't gigged in so long I'll be rustier than a Welsh barbecue but why not come along and see me scrabbling around, trying to find my notes and looking like a total twat.

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TOM STADE: I SWEAR TO...

SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? SKETCH

Blue Jeans Management

Gilded Balloon presents...

Join us for the second year of the new comedy competition celebrating all things sketch! The organiser's behind the UK's biggest comedy newcomer competition are on the hunt for the best new sketch acts! See brand new sketch troupes battle it out and find out who will win the So You Think You're Funny? Sketch crown! www.soyouthinkyourefunny.co.uk | Twitter: @SYTYFunny

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ELI MATHEWSON: THE YEAR OF MAGICAL F*CKING

Eli Matthewson

The news is out - millennials are having less sex than our parents. Eli Matthewson is not going to take this lying down. The little gay rock star of New Zealand comedy makes his Edinburgh debut. As seen on 7 Days, Jono and Ben, Funny Girls. Fred Award Nominee (Best Show, NZICF)

www.tomstade.co.uk | Twitter: @TomStadeComic

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Following last year's smash-hit Edinburgh and UK tour, the Canadian comedy legend returns with a brand new show, picking up just where he left off. Welcome to I Swear To; as an hour just wasn't long enough. Tom knows the times are a-changing and he wants time to know he won't be changing with them. Join him as he navigates his way through FaceTime and feelings. Exactly when did he, and all his stuff, become vintage and why didn't he see it coming? Armed with his usual swagger and playful sense of mischief, Tom ponders these generational conundrums and much more. As seen on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow , Ch4's Comedy Gala and Live At The Apollo - twice, bitches!

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THE MAN PRESENTS: WOMEN

Eggbox Comedy

Fresh from every screen and stage ever, the cast-offs, the sidekicks, the non-specific love interests and the straight-up plot-devices come together to stick it to The Man. Specifically, one man in particular. Their writer. With multiple women actually allowed on stage at once, who knows what might happen? Starring female members of the Cambridge Footlights and more, we wager it will be something very, very funny. Razor-sharp feminist comedy BBBB VARSITY

CKP, Impatient and InterTalent Group present

One of Britain's leading one-liner comics returns with a brand new show. Expect an onslaught of lean, expertly crafted gaggery. Mock The Week regular and recent star of Live At The Apollo, Gary is known for an unrivalled volume of high-class gags. Not for people who get offended by jokes. Please note: Coolio will not be appearing. garydelaney.com | Twitter: @GaryDelaney

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Bron is going on first dates. Live onstage. Featuring a different person each night, this hilarious and awardwinning show has thrilled audiences all over the world with it's unique insight into online dating. WINNER- Adelaide Touring Award, Melbourne Fringe NOMINATED- Best Theatre Perth Fringe World

Straker is unquestionably the finest interpreter of Brel's songs. He does not just sing the words, he inhabits them. His dramatic delivery is full of passion and power. Straker's career spans 50 years since the West End hit musical Hair and recording albums with his friend and colleague, the legendary Freddie Mercury; but now he is back in Edinburgh for a strictly limited run. Prepare to be in the hands of a master. A little more Brel - but don't relax too much... it's like never before!

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An unforgettable dramatisation of war OBSERVER The overall impact is devastating DAILY TELEGRAPH A masterpiece SCOTSMAN Terrifying and highly recommended GUARDIAN

BIGGS (AMERICAN PIE) £12 (£11)

tbp.org.pl

Hysterical... a brilliant tour de force played to perfection by Tom Lenk BROADWAY WORLD LA Funniest thing I've seen in ages. Get tix. Trust JASON £11 (£10)

Presented to accompany SILENCE, the Company's return to the subject of war and its impact on civilian populations, Carmen is the 1995 show that sealed its reputation for spectacular and haunting large-scale performances. Emotionally and visually linked to SILENCE, it is presented in a double bill for four performances only.

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CARMEN FUNEBRE

A comedy hit with sold-out runs in New York and Los Angeles, a gay man's life implodes when actress Tilda Swinton (Buffy and Instagram star Tom Lenk) insists on studying him for her next movie role.

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London's campest musical sketch comedy quartet is here to flame on your parade! Sex Shells is an explosion of original music, surreal sketches, wayward choreography, and twisted rewrites of hits from pop, Disney, and Broadway. Expect sex, drugs, and social satire. Expect sequins and feminist sedition. Expect talking cigarettes.

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Every year I have to write a 100 word blurb for a new show and basically I've now been doing this long enough to know that none of this b******s makes any difference. I've never heard anyone say "I think the bloke's an unfunny c**t but my, what a cracking blurb - two tickets please!". Come, or don't come.

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ABANDOMAN (AKA ROB BRODERICK) - PIRATE RADIO

Underbelly in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management

Ireland's finest hip hop musical comedian is back in Edinburgh with his biggest show to date. Using his trademark blend of audience interaction and lightening-speed freestyle rhymes, Rob will take you on a magical journey, transforming the audience's likes, loathes and daydreams into hit songs and captivating tales. Get ready for a wild musical party, live from inside a giant purple cow. Abandoman has previously headlined comedy stages at Glastonbury, Latitude, Reading and Leeds, performed in the house band for Alan Carr's Happy Hour on Channel 4 alongside Craig David, played the part of Dictionary Corner in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, as well as supported and toured with pop behemoth Ed Sheeran. Winner - Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Winner - Musical Comedy Awards UK www.abandoman.com

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DANIEL CONNELL: MR PERSONALITY 1988

The Pleasance

Daniel Connell

Award-nominated Daniel Connell is quite possibly the most relaxed man in Australia. He could be described as the ideal Aussie comedian - affable, loveable and hilarious. Just what you need for an hour. Do not miss this show. Nominated Best Comedy Perth Fringe 2018. As seen on the 2017 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala. www.danielconnell.com.au | Twitter: @DanielC0nnell3

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The Pleasance Comedy Reserve is back for its fourteenth year at the Edinburgh Fringe with another four brilliant new acts, handpicked by the Pleasance and supported by the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund. This is your chance to see the freshest comedy talent of 2018 from the show that helped launch the careers of Jack Whitehall, Roisin Conaty, Joe Lycett, Simon Brodkin, Holly Walsh, Daniel Rigby and fifty others! pleasance.co.uk | Twitter: @ThePleasance

Chloe Petts FUNNY WOMEN AWARDS RUNNER UP 2018 Helen Bauer LEICESTER MERCURY COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2018 FINALIST Jack Gleadow LEICESTER MERCURY COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR 2018 WINNER Michael Odewale BBC NEW TALENT HOT LIST 2017

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DARREN HARRIOTT: VISCERAL

CKP and InterTalent Group present

Gangs, Grief & Guts... I no longer throw people out for a living - now I entertain them. I'm still trying to stay true to who I am and don't wanna compromise ... but it's tough. Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee Darren returns with a brand new show, following recent appearances on Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, Comedy Central at The Comedy Store & The Now Show. darrenharriott.com | Twitter: @DarrenHarriott Properly funny BBBB TIMES

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The Melomaniacs

King's Head Theatre

Dust is an immersive performance piece that combines the haunting live music of the Melomaniacs with film by the Scottish film maker Lee Archer and images taken by the New York based photographer Jean Luc Fievet. The film, images and music were created together on an epic journey across America in 2017 and this is the first time all three have been presented together. The veteran British songwriter Mike Marlin is the lead singer of the Melomaniacs and his lyrics are described as "delicate, haunting, vicious and chiming" by Mark Edwards in the Sunday Times. Dust is a treat for the ears and the eyes and for the heart and the mind.

Hamilton (Lewis) is the epic story of a self-starter, who worked a lot harder, by being a lot faster, born and raised in Stevenage, the most successful British F1 driver in the history of the sport. Blending hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway, discover the petrol-fuelled thrills and spills of the life of Hamilton (Lewis) then, as told by Hamilton (Lewis) now. A brand new musical parody guaranteed to have you in hysterics all the way to the finish line. Not in any way endorsed by Lin-Manuel Miranda... or Hamilton (Lewis)... or the Pussycat Dolls. Directed by Toxic Avenger's Benji Sperring.

themelomaniacsmusic.com | Twitter: @melomaniacsnews

Innocence be damned, it's time to enjoy experience BBBB Q MAGAZINE Part Leonard Cohen's The Future, part early Psychedelic Furs BBBB INDEPENDENT

www.kingsheadtheatre.com | Twitter: @kingsheadthtr Sperring's direction is so slick and witty BBBBB TELEGRAPH (ON TOXIC AVENGER)

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JAYDE ADAMS: THE DIVINE MS JAYDE

Joe C Brown & Robin Rayner

Johnson, Mackay, Soho Theatre & United Agents present

A triple threat of heavenly vocals, theatrical swagger and razor-sharp wit. Direct from sell-out performances in Australia and across the UK, Velma Celli celebrates the most iconic drag moments of film, stage and popular culture. Join Velma, her voluptuous backing singers and vivacious band for an electrifying cabaret featuring the music of Queen, Bowie, Boy George, Lady Gaga, Tina Turner and more. Forget lip-synching for your life, this is singing for your soul - from one of the West End's leading performers. Iconic was nominated for the Best Cabaret Award at the Perth World Fringe Festival.

Comedian Jayde Adams is going full diva with glorious gowns, acerbic charm and showstopping music by Olivier Award-winner Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer: The Opera). Directed by Matt Peover. Scottish Sun's Best Female Comedian Winner 2017. Scottish Sun's Best Show of Edinburgh Fringe Winner 2017. Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee 2017. Lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2016.

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Unmissable BBBBB SCOTSGAY A phenomenal talent. Genius. BBBBB ITALK Jayde Adams is the 3rd funniest woman in the world. Fact. DAWN FRENCH

Powerhouse vocals... a force to be reckoned with GAY TIMES Wonderfully witty and outrageously funny BBBBB MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW A standing ovation was inevitable BBBBB BOYZ MAGAZINE Velma Celli is rapidly becoming the UK's queen of live vocal drag BROADWAY WORLD

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MARK STEEL: EVERY LITTLE THING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT

Kevin Quantum

Off The Kerb Productions Ltd.

Magician-Scientist hybrid Kevin Quantum presents comedy sketch-magic with more blow-your-brains tricks than you can shake a wand at, that will make you laugh. Nominated at the Scottish Comedy Awards, awarded Best Magic at Adelaide Fringe 2018 - KQ will rock your socks off. And you won't even have to take off your shoes.

The star of Radio 4's 'Mark Steel's in Town' brings back his 2017 sellout show, guaranteed to make the world seem even more mental than it is. As seen/heard on 'Have I Got News For You', 'QI', 'Room 101', BBC Radio 4's 'The News Quiz'. marksteelinfo.com | Twitter: @mrmarksteel True comedy gold BBBBB HERALD Profound yet funny BBBB SUNDAY TIMES BBBBB MIRROR

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The Pretend Men

Moon

Moon is a comedy double-act by two proud sons of England's provincial backwaters. They'll be hawking up their brand of dark, unexpected, and immersive sketches at this year's Fringe for the first time. Armed with some nifty soundtrack trickery and plenty of acting chops, they've weaved together this eye-catching debut hour. Leicester Square Sketch-Off finalists 2018. Writers for BBC Radio 4's The Now Show. Excellent writing... ridiculous and amusing CHORTLE £6 £7.50 (£6.50)

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Live Nation

There are small mistakes, big mistakes and life-changing mistakes. Rachel's made them all. Join the co-writer and co-host of the cult hit All Killa No Filla podcast as she holds a mirror up to herself and you too. What will you see? Bet it's an absolute prick.

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www.livenation.co.uk | Twitter: @RachelFairburn

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OFFICIAL SELL OUT SHOW 2017 | WINNERS: Cape Town Fringe Best International Show. Returning from an OFF-BROADWAY transfer and TOTAL SELLOUT runs at London's Soho Theatre & Edinburgh Fringe 2016/2017, multi-award winning comedy trio THE PRETEND MEN return to Edinburgh with their globally acclaimed comedy blockbuster POLICE COPS IN SPACE; a "Low-Fi Sci-Fi" set in the most dangerous place on Earth... Space. "Funny. Very, very funny" (GQ) from their '3 Incredible Shows 2017' "You may not have heard of The Pretend Men yet, but it won't be long before they're big stars" (British Comedy Guide).

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Fight in the Dog in association with PBJ Management

Becky Lou / Crowded

Rob Oldham, Amused Moose Breakthrough Comic 2017 considers politics, youth, and death. He does jokes to ensure this is funny. Worm's Lament is an hour of stand-up, reflective nostalgia and ambient anxiety. Directed by Liam Williams.

Winner: Best Cabaret, Melbourne Fringe 2017 Becky Lou (burlesque queen, storyteller), has trawled the glittery underbelly of the international Fringe circuit, cabaret clubs, queer parties and burlesque bars to find the incredible performers who bare-all in this vaudevillian storytelling spectacular.

fightinthedog.co.uk | Twitter: @roboldham94

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TAMSYN KELLY: YOU'RE WELCOME

Universal Arts in conjunction with Pleasance Theatre Trust and Assembly Festival

Produced by Holly De Angelis In Association with Noel Gay Organisation

23 years after the multi-award-winning Carmen Funebre, the acclaimed Company present the sequel. While Carmen explored the impact of war on civilians with the Bosnian conflict as the focus, SILENCE picks up the story of refugees caught in a spiral of violence and with their dreams of escape. Why do those who flee expose themselves to the dangers and humiliation of displacement? And why do atrocities in the Middle East and the exodus to "safety" in Europe, evoke such fear among Europeans?

Does a story even exist if it's not on Instagram? Tamsyn Kelly is a hilarious, fresh, new voice. And she's going to use that voice to be heard. Just like Emma Watson did in 2001 when she invented feminism. Probably. Tamsyn Kelly reminds us with her big mouth, that in an age where we are surrounded by big mouths, it's OK to use yours to say "I don't know". Don't worry, I know you've spent all your cash in Pret, so luckily this show is cheap. You're welcome. Twitter: @tamsynkelly

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CRIMINAL

Welcome to Criminal, an anarchic improv night in which four comedians have an hour to solve a grisly murder. With a different lineup every night, one detective and three suspects will investigate a mysterious case armed only with the power of improvisation. Who's innocent? Who's guilty? What's really happened? How can you kill a man with a rocking horse? At least some of these questions will be answered in front of your very eyes. A podcast and monthly gig in London, Criminal has hosted a wealth of performers include Marcus Brigstocke, Josie Lawrence, Deborah Frances-White and Miles Jupp.

stiffandkitsch.com | Twitter: @stiffandkitsch

Hysterical... these two are a pair to watch out for! BBBBB WEST END WILMA

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JON HARVEY: TREASURETROVE

The Pleasance

Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Noel Gay

Half-hearted waitress and aspiring actress Elsa works in a cafe, eavesdropping on earnest coffee chats, regretful memories of the night before, and tales of the rat race, and struggles to make sense of a world dominated by social pressures and personal brands. Through character comedy and satirical songs covering the contradictions of slut shaming to Instagram envy, Isobel Rogers explores cultural stereotypes and what lies underneath. With her intricately lyrical songwriting, Rogers finds deeper meaning in everyday obsessions and aspirations, questioning what it means to be a young woman today.

Intrepid pop-culture archaeologist Jon is on a video odyssey into the unexpected, hunting gems for his treasuRETROve of the world's most unintentionally ingenious films and telly. Jon's an award-winning writer/ producer (credits include 'Only Connect', 'Time Trumpet').

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Twitter: @jondharvey Deserves quotes ANDY HAMILTON

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We've all been there, the shattering realisation that you're not Adele. Stiff and Kitsch (WINNER - Musical Comedy Awards 2018, Vault Comedy Award 2017) take you through the trials and tribulations of love, with all the heartbreak but none of the Grammys. Join us for the culmination of years of optimistic frustration wedged into an hour of musical stand-up. Limited run of the hit, sell-out show.

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Ralph Jones and Joel Gatehouse

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YIANNI AGISILAOU: I, HUMAN

The Cabaret House

A-List Entertainment & Serious Comedy

Marilyn's mixed-up life - from troubled beginnings to her untimely death, is told through intriguing insights, awkward questions, drop-dead fabulous costumes, dance and her famous songs. A feast for the senses and a thoughtprovoking show. In the era of 'Me Too' and the 'Time's Up' campaigns, it couldn't come at a more poignant time to expose the origins of the Hollywood 'casting couch'.

Are you stuck to your smartphone? Fearful that Facebook is listening to your every word? Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master. An hour of analogue, humanwritten jokes on how humans and technology are changing each other. Like 'Black Mirror' but with jokes (and hope!).

Twitter: @marilynbyjojo

The must see comedian of the Adelaide Fringe

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YUMMY

Sleeping Trees

YUMMY Productions

Sleeping Trees have been travelling around the world! They've been scuba-diving at the Great Barrier Reef, trekking the ancient Inca trails of Peru and gone dogging in Blackpool. But what starts as an innocent journey of discovery soon leads to an intricate series of events, culminating in the secret mission to end all missions. A story of love, revenge and friendship, and by friendship, we mean revenge. Directed by Tom Parry (Pappys, BBC3). Winners of Merv's Spirit of the Fringe 2017. Amused Moose Comedy Finalists 2016.

This critically acclaimed drag, circus, dance, and comedy show from Melbourne features an all-star cast: Karen From Finance, Valerie Hex, Jandruze, Zelia Rose, Hannie Helsden, and Benjamin Hancock. It is the winner of "Best Production" and "Best Ensemble" (Cabaret) at the 2018 Greenroom Awards, and "Best Cabaret" at the 2018 Adelaide Fringe Weekly Awards.

www.thesleepingtrees.co.uk | Twitter: @wesleepingtrees

YUMMY is certainly the right title because this show is delicious BBBBB

Love child of Monty Python and The League of Gentlemen BBBBB TIME OUT Phenomenal performers, brimming with verve and fizzing with invention BBBB

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THE TAPE FACE SHOW

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex in association with Kilimanjaro Live

TAPE FACE returns to Edinburgh with a BRAND NEW SHOW! New Jokes, New Props, Same Tape. After storming into America and being seen by 51 million people online, TAPE FACE returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with this UK premier of 'The TAPE FACE Show'. Grab a ticket and prepare for another storm. Putting your shoes on will never be the same after seeing this show. Sam Wills first launched his wonderfully unique creation, Tape Face, on the unsuspecting Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010 where the show was an unmitigated success, delighting audiences and critics alike and receiving the Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for Best Newcomer. His appeal transcended boundaries of age, language and culture and it was no surprise that he received the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Panel prize in 2012 following a totally sold out season at the 750 seater Pleasance Grand. As seen on: America's Got Talent 2016 The Royal Variety Performance tapeface.tv | Twitter: @TapeFaceBoy £10 £13.50 (£12)

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ADAM RICHES IS THE LONE DUELLER

Fight in the Dog

The Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner returns with this hotly-anticipated sequel to his 2015 smash hit. This time he's battling age, rage and the inevitable Hollywood reboot of himself.

Shamed cavalryman turned blade-for-hire, who cannot get a job so hangs around woods fighting himself. Expect swords. Expect sex. Expect swords having sex. (not that) fightinthedog.co.uk | Twitter: @tigcoriches There's no-one else quite like him BBBBB INDEPENDENT

fightinthedog.co.uk | Twitter: @tigcoriches A slam dunk, hole-in-one, home run BBBBB TIME OUT

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CHRIS TURNER: WE'RE WHERE WE WERE

Berk's Nest

After performing to sold out crowds and being nominated for Best Newcomer at the New Zealand Comedy Festival, Alice Snedden now brings her debut show to Edinburgh.

Live Nation Presents

Los Angeles hasn't changed Chris - he's a Manchester lad, born and gluten-free bread. Tricksy wordplay, niche references, and jaw-dropping freestyle raps from an awardwinning 'virtuoso' (Guardian). He promises to pronounce 'aluminium garage' correctly.

Twitter: @alicesnedden

An astonishing first hour PANTOGRAPH PUNCH To put it simply Alice Snedden is amazing... one of the most polished first hours of stand-up I've ever seen.

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FIN TAYLOR: WHEN HARASSY MET SALLY

DEAN HENDRY: SMELLS LIKE DEAN SPIRIT

The Pleasance in association with PBJ Management

Dean Hendry

Low self-esteem doesn't grow on trees, but it can grow funny fruit. Let's explore how underneath, Dean's spirit smells like a fire in a diarrhoea factory. If that fire contained boxes of explosive shame and overcompensating bravado. The spirit is described as the seat of one's emotions and character. Sometimes, Dean's spirit actually needs to take a seat and shut the f*ck up, but it won't quit, it thinks it's shit hot. Let's discuss. £6

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GEORGE RIGDEN: GEORGE-OUS

Live Nation

ADJECTIVE; Someone called George who is irresistibly beautiful to any gender. Clever, funny & devastatingly sexy with the voice of an angel. They are often found serenading and sweeping people off their feet with incredible ease. e.g. - 'George Rigden is Georgeous.' If you like "very funny stuff" (Steve Bennett, Chortle) and want that stuff to be "deliciously dark" (Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke) then book a date* with George Rigden, for his hotly-anticipated debut show! *Note there will be other people there too.

'The most relevant comedian in Edinburgh' (EdFestMag.com) is back! His finger's still on the pulse, except now he doesn't know whether that's flirting or harassment. This is the third year in a row Fin has picked a stupid title after five-star sellouts Whitey McWhiteface and Lefty Tighty Righty Loosey. With race and politics done, he's getting stuck into the war of the sexes. As seen on Comedy Central's 'Roast Battle' and 'Fin Taylor's Bullshit Bingo'. fintaylor.com | Twitter: @FinTaylorcomedy

Exceptionally thought-provoking and properly hilarious SKINNY Phenomenal... on top of both his game and the zeitgeist CHORTLE Achingly funny LIST BBBBB SCOTSMAN

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THE GREATEST SHOWMAN SING-A-LONG

Assembly Festival

The most entertaining film of the year is swinging into the Fringe... and you're invited to sing along! Oscar nominated and Golden Globe winning "The Greatest Showman" is a bold and original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum. "The Greatest Showman" tells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Directed by Michael Gracey, with songs by Academy Award winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ("La La Land") and starring Academy Award nominees Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams, with Zendaya, Zac Efron and Rebecca Ferguson. Fancy dress is both encouraged and rewarded, and our special guest host will warm you up and guide you through the highs and low (notes). Don't start acting sensible now... Twitter: @20CenturyFox

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SUZI RUFFELL: NOCTURNAL

Off The Kerb Productions Ltd

If you don't have anxiety, I don't think you're concentrating! Suzi is worried about everything - from someone breaking into her flat, to human rights across the globe, to her cat's quality of life - and it's keeping her awake. Following last year's critically acclaimed, sell-out run, this show is not to be missed.

CKP and InterTalent Group present

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and medical doctor Kwame Asante reflects on his personal and professional experiences of weighing more than you'd like to. Twitter: @Kwamedy

Joke-heavy... Impeccable delivery BBBB CHORTLE

suziruffell.com | Twitter: @suziruffell Flawless stand-up machine LIST Emerging star BBBB SCOTSMAN Excellent hour BBBB SUNDAY TIMES

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UNDERBELLY BRISTO SQUARE | DAISY

BE MORE, DO BETTER BUT DON'T CHANGE

"Roisin is a force of nature - fierce, funny neurotic and ever so slightly opinionated" PRAGUE FRINGE REVIEWS £9 (£8)

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CABARET AND VARIETY

International superstar HANS, the boy wonder of Berlin, serves up an all-singing, all-tap dancing, accordionpumping, glittering blitzkrieg of cabaret backed by his three-piece band The Ungrateful Bastards! With more sparkle than a Studio 54 mirror ball and more feathers than a battery hen farm, Hans will have you smacking your thighs like an Oktoberfest slap dancer. Think Marlene meets Madonna, Minnelli meets Minogue; Hans is the ultimate showboy... in a pair of showgirl hotpants.

Twitter: @roisin_CL

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Civil Disobedience

A blend of achingly honest poetry and side-splitting stand up. Roisin is bored of pretending that falling in love is fun. It's boring, sweaty and embarrassing and she thinks it's her civic duty to talk about it. It's like having a chat with your best friend, if she drank her wine too quick and told her secrets to a room full of strangers.

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Chaz Royal

Head First Acrobats

Fringe favourite BEST of BURLESQUE returns with a new ALL-STAR Extravaganza! An international round-up of the finest in strip tease, cabaret and variety from the legendary producers of the infamous London Burlesque Festival.

Those that made the Cut - featuring some of the best Circus acts on the Fringe. A raucous late night variety show hosted by the incredible Head First Acrobats (Elixir). Hilarious, fun and a little bit Naughty.

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HOT GAY TIME MACHINE

DAMIAN CLARK: EXTRA SHOW

Zak Ghazi-Torbati, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss in association with Paul Taylor-Mills

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

Strap in for rapid-fire jokes from the Aussie hurricane in this brand new show. Due to phenomenal demand, 26 shows have been added in the same room at the same time. Book now!! Sell-out show - Perth Fringe World 2018, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011-2016 and Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2013-2017 www.damianclark.com | Twitter: @DamianClark The world's wittiest machine gun BBBB SCOTSMAN A relentless onslaught of crippling laughs BBBB SKINNY £6

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IAIN (STIRLING) DOES JOKES (WITH PALS)

Avalon Promotions

3 nights, 30 comedians, 100's of laughs. The voice of ITV's smash hit Love Island, Iain Stirling returns to his home town to hosts 3 special shows featuring some of the best comedians at the Fringe Festival. Don't miss it!

Fresh from their five star, sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and in London's West End, join winners of the Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence, Zak and Toby, as they take you on a time travelling adventure through their fabulous lives as fabulous gay men. Full to the brim with outrageous dances and "hilarious original musical numbers" (The Stage), Hot Gay Time Machine covers all the most important moments of a gay man's life, from coming out to your mum to navigating the naked politics of the school locker room. So what are you waiting for? Gay marriage? WELL WE GOT THAT ALREADY SO COME PARTY WITH THE GAYS. Twitter: @hotgaytheatre

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JIMEOIN: ROAST CHICKEN RESULT!

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Fresh from sell-out shows on their Australian Tour, join George Glass as they blow this religion wide open. Featuring live, original music. An instant 'cult'-classic, see it before they're sued. Tom Cruise will not be attending. georgeglasscomedy.com | Twitter: @_ggcomedy

A unique brand of humour with a style all of their own, I have no doubt that George Glass will take Edinburgh by storm BBBBB KRYZTOFF RAW The songs are quite amazing, they're catchy and entertaining ADVERTISER

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SCIENTOLOGY THE MUSICAL

Later! Ruder! Sillier! More hilarious world-class stand-up from one of comedy's internationally acclaimed masters! World class stand-up as the Irishman from Australia brings his brilliantly observed, ever-evolving and hilarious comedy to his INCREDIBLE 25th Fringe, fresh from his smash-hit New York off-Broadway season and latest sell out tour. Star of "Apollo", "Royal Variety", "CH4's O2 Gala" and "Palladium".

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MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF SOHO

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SHIT-FACED SHOWTIME: OLIVER WITH A TWIST

James Seabright by arrangement with Áine Flanagan Productions

Magnificent Bastard Productions Ltd.

From the piss-heads behind the hit show Shit-faced Shakespeare comes an all new cockney, musical extravaganza. Dickens' classic tale of the boy who asked for more with booze, glorious booze. Witness our own version of the story, featuring songs from Oliver! & more Broadway hits; plus one cast member who's gotta sink a bottle or two before curtain up. So, consider yourself well in and let's get squiffy in the reign of Queen Vicky! ***** Broadway Baby ****½ stars - Reviews Hub *****West End Wilma £6.50

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Maggie returns in her smash hit drag extravaganza! Following four sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Iron Lady is back and more fabulous than ever. To mark the 30th anniversary of the passing of Section 28, Maggie is reviving her original critically acclaimed smash-hit show. On the eve of the vote on Section 28, Maggie gets lost in Soho and accidentally becomes a cabaret superstar. But will she change her mind about the homophobic bill before it's too late... ? A big gay odyssey about LGBT rights, the 80's and disco. Created by Jon Brittain (Olivier Award-winner for Rotterdam) and Matt Tedford Glorious camp with political punch BBBB TIMES A rollicking good laugh BBBBB ATTITUDE Definitely not for Thatcherites. Everyone else? Most definitely! MAIL ON SUNDAY The best Mrs Thatcher since Spitting Image ARTHUR SMITH

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TRICKY SECOND ALBUM

In Bed With My Brother

In 1988 the KLF wrote The Manual. It revealed the secret of how to get a #1 hit single in the UK music charts. In 2017, we read it. And in 2018, we made a #1, smash-hit, sell-out Fringe Theatre show. Our Tricky Second Album. For one night only! This show will sell out. But will come back due to popular demand so DW. inbedwithmybrother.co.uk | Twitter: @inbedwithmybro

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TWO HEARTS

Catchy AF original bangers*! Too much confetti! Distractingly sexy dance moves! NZ's hottest new comedy duo take on all the most ridiculous trends in the world of pop in 2018's must see musical comedy. It's an arena spectacular, but not in an arena. *banger means "song" now, not "sausage"

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CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD: HOME SWEET HOME

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CLAIRE SULLIVAN: I WISH I OWNED A HOTEL FOR DOGS

www.offthekerb.co.uk | Twitter: @macarthurboyd

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A madcap adventure through the wild mind of a young Australian absurdist. She hurtles the audience through dogs, a dog show, dads, gross poetry, absurd short stories and more dogs. Mind your head on the way in. Please note: sadly, there won't be any literal dogs present. Not quite stand-up, not quite sketch, you're now in the world of Claire.

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Claire Sullivan

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The debut hour from the future of Scottish stand-up. Threetime Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist, So You Think You're Funny? finalist and two-time nominee for Best New Act at the Scottish Comedy Awards. As heard on BBC Radio 1 and 4extra.

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Did someone say drugs, pedos & terrorists? Probably not, alas these are just some of the topical/fun themes touched upon in this one hour honesty session. If you're not an 85 year old church-goer, there'll be something in this show for you. But by all means come along if you are an 85 year old church goer, just flick your hearing aid off and laugh along in a haze of dementia.

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www.facebook.com/TwoHeartsNZ | Twitter: @lauradaniel25 and josephmoore1 without a doubt, the show of the festival SPINOFF (NZ)

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White Ducks

Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O' Brien went to prison. Three times to perform. Again by accident. He's performed relentlessly worldwide and took up a new religion through the medium of a hangry hangover. A must see Edinburgh standup show. www.dannyobriencomedy.com | Twitter: @dobcomedy

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ROB KEMP: THE ELVIS DEAD

Lee Martin in Association with Geoff Rowe

The multi-award-winning EdFringe cult hit is back. Rev up the Delta and come on a trip to a cabin in Tennessee, to witness the classic horror movie Evil Dead 2 reinterpreted through the songs of Elvis Presley. BEST SHOW (winner) - Leicester Comedy Festival 2017 BEST NEWCOMER (nominee) - Edinburgh Comedy Award 2017 BEST NEWCOMER (winner) - Chortle Comedy Awards 2018

www.itstoriscott.com | Twitter: @itstoriscott Sheer delight... what a marvel BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE Utterly shameless... you'll leave thirsty for more BBBB WEST END WILMA Powerful vocals... dry humour BBBB BROADWAY WORLD

theelvisdead.com | Twitter: @RealElvisDead Twisted Genius BBBB SUNDAY TIMES Instant Fringe cult classic BBBB LIST £7

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FRIEDA LOVES YA!

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The Beatbox Collective

Spend an evening with World Team Beatbox Champions: The Beatbox Collective. Individually they have won almost every beatbox competition on the planet, together this 'vocal supergroup' creates a wall of sound that simply has to be seen to be believed. This is a show of mind blowing sound, energy and beats not to be missed! www.thebeatboxcollective.com | Twitter: @therealtbc

If you didn't think you were a beatbox fan before, they will prove you wrong BBBBB ED FEST MAG £12.50 (£10.50)

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The overall feeling is of delight and hope... exactly what we need in these difficult times. BBBBB LGBTQ ARTS

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Frieda Love is a cabaret clown attempting to save the world through comedy song, dance and guerrilla burlesque. Using the advice of a mystical fondant fancy called Mervyn she travels through alternate universes and numerous wigs to confront the dark force that's taking over. It's the Mighty Boosh meets Dita Von Teese. VIVA THE FRIEDA RevoLOVEtion!

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Celebrating poor life choices and an unconditional love of vodka! Direct from New York City, this Garland for the Grindr era is a force to be reckoned with, desperate to escape Trumpland for a month and be let loose on Scotland! Join Tori and her band The Shame Spirals on an audacious musical journey of slurred autobiographical stories and songs she stole from other people. Set to the music of Lady Gaga, Queen, Edith Piaf, Pink and more... Get ready for the party of the decade - you're in for "an absolute thrill" (Huffington Post).

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Soho Theatre & United Agents

After a sell-out global-stadium-pop-tour that came to an earth-shattering finale in Edinburgh last year - DENIM broke up. Humanity has been in mourning. The 5 queens will reunite for one night only. All month.

Chortle

Hundreds entered, only a handful survive - now one will be crowned Britain's funniest student 2018. We've scoured the UK's universities for the finest new comedy talent, now we choose the very best of the best. Previous finalists include Joe Lycett, Simon Bird, Chris Ramsey, Tom Rosenthal, Adam Hess, Lauren Pattison, Iain Stirling and Jamali Maddix. Who'll be next? Find out in tonight's exciting final hosted as always - by the brilliant Mark Watson. A remarkable record of producing successful comedians

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THE FLYBOYS: A POSTMODERN SWING SENSATION!

DUSTY & SHIRLEY

The FlyBoys

Gilded Balloon presents...

The iconic Hideaway show hits the Fringe for the first time in celebration of two legendary British powerhouse pop stars: Dusty Springfield and Shirley Bassey. Featuring Horse McDonald and David McAlmont and their spellbinding vocal prowess, and arranged by Janette Mason, MD. www.horsemcdonald.com | Twitter: @horsemusic

Horse's voice is a truly astonishing instrument BBBB SCOTSMAN

McAlmont torches and vamps with purity and precision... aurally stupendous BBBB GUARDIAN £17.50

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JUDAH FRIEDLANDER: AMERICA... STILL NUMBER 1

Gilded Balloon presents...

Imagine a night where Pharrell Williams croons with Judy Garland, Ricky Martin scats with Cab Calloway, and Maroon 5 groove with Ella Fitzgerald - that night is here! In a fusion of unforgettable showmanship, these four masters of mashup, with their effortless vocals and sublime harmonies, will whisk you back to the golden age of big bands but with an incredibly unique twist! Even before their acclaimed appearance on the hit BBC show Pitch Battle, The FlyBoys were travelling the world wowing audiences with an unforgettable marriage of vintage and modern music delivered in delicious four part harmony. Having recently performed with the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra in the US, The FlyBoys are delighted to be making their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut at Gilded Balloon's Rose Theatre. www.theflyboys.co.uk | Twitter: @TheFlyBoys1

They sing in perfect harmony the way the Blue Angels fly in astoundingly precise synchronisation DEKE SHARRON - ARRANGER & MUSICAL DIRECTOR, PITCH PERFECT £7

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In his follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2017 stand-up performance film, America Is the Greatest Country In the United States, Judah continues to satirise American exceptionalism and its response to all the serious human rights issues of the day. Racism, sexism, classism, fascism, climate change, guns, LGBTQ rights, immigration and mass incarceration are just a few of the hilarious issues Judah will cover in this show of all-new material. And he welcomes your questions about his U.S. Presidential platform. judahfriedlander.com | Twitter: @JudahWorldChamp

A truly remarkable display of crowd work... exhibiting Friedlander's comedic chops [and] formidable curiosity EXCLAIM! [USA] More than a dozen punch lines in the first two minutes NEW YORK TIMES (USA) A masterpiece of standup comedy THE HUNDREDS (USA)

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MICKY OVERMAN: ROLE MODEL

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Micky Overman (Nominee: Chortle Best Newcomer 2018. Finalist: Funny Women and Leicester Square New Comedian 2016) presents her highly anticipated debut show. Being a nanny and raising a teenage girl, Micky figures out how to set an example when she herself has made some pretty questionable choices. She'll try and discover the best path to become a cool and collected human woman. Expect devastating honesty, a hint of silliness, a ton of good advice and some absolute filth. Brutal and dark BRUCE DESSAU, BEYOND THE JOKE £6

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RIK CARRANZA PRESENTS: STAR TREK VS STAR WARS

The hit show of 2016 and 2017 returns! The ultimate comedy panel show that boldly goes to a galaxy far far away. Kirk vs Solo, Klingon vs Wookie, Neelix vs Jar Jar Binks? Different comedians, different show every night.

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GEORGE SQUARE STUDIOS | UNDERGROUND

Devilish diversions and Arcadian amusements to while away the wee hours with the best of the festival. Expect puppetry, mime, clown, variety, comedy, music and hilarity.

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www.rikcarranza.com | Twitter: @rcarranza A fun-filled hour BBBB REVIEWSHUB Fun for geeks and all BBBB VOICE MAG

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ROTATING ROSTER OF ERUDITE AMUSEMENTS AND MOTLEY DELIGHTS

Delphine Manley Management

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THE MISS BEHAVE GAMESHOW

Gilded Balloon presents...

Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the National Museum of Scotland! This unrehearsed and unrestrained show-and-tell might not be historically - or even culturally - accurate but it's guaranteed to be utterly entertaining. With different comics taking to the stage each night to deliver their unscripted, uneducaTED talks on some of Scotland's most cherished relics, what could possibly go wrong... ?

Direct from Las Vegas and a cheeky smash-hit season at Sydney Opera House, The Miss Behave Gameshow is back! 10 shows only! New Games! New Acts! New Prizes! 'If I knew of a word that meant funnier than hilarious, I'd use it. Side-splittingly funny... The Miss Behave Gameshow is brilliant' (Au Review)

www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gildedballoon

It's all very, very silly and hugely enjoyable... it's just a shame the show isn't on every night BBBB SCOTSMAN One of the more ingenious late night shows BBBB HERALD One of the more intriguing shows to be found at the Fringe, not to mention a whole lot of fun DAILY MAIL £6

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Had every single audience member... laughing until they cried BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS £12.50 (£10.50)

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SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? SEMI-FINALS

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THE STEVENSON EXPERIENCE: SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

Uproarious musical comedy from Australia's favourite bickering identical twins. In 2017 they swept the world, selling out everywhere from Melbourne Comedy Festival to Edinburgh Fringe. After all that, you'd think they'd have started to get along. You'd be wrong. An absolute stand-out, one-of-the-best-moments-ofthe-Fringe BBBBB FOUNTAIN Their songs are side-bustingly hilarious BBBBB

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RBM Comedy in association with A-List Entertainment

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The UK's biggest and best comedy newcomer competition is back for it's 31st year at the Fringe! After months of regional heats, come see the funniest of the funny as they battle for a place in the Grand Final on 23rd Aug. Previous winners and contestants include Aisling Bea, Dylan Moran, Lee Mack, David O'Doherty and Peter Kay!

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GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | NIGHTCLUB

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Space age comedy to knock your socks off BBBB

Fast, furious, reliably brilliant! Top comedians are flashed never-before-seen 'set lists' and must instantly create spontaneous, original new stand-up, right then and there... No existing material allowed: it's all improvised! Fearless Set Listers have included Trevor Noah, Bob Odenkirk,Hannibal Buress,Josie Long,Tim Minchin. Different Lineup each night!

comicfestival.co.uk | Twitter: @falsettosocks

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SET LIST: STAND-UP WITHOUT A NET

Sock! Pow! Wham! Earth's funniest footwear are back with their 10th new show of songs, sketches, socks & violence. This time they're real live Superheroes! You think you've seen heroes in tights before? This pair will run and run.

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SCOTTISH FALSETTO SOCK PUPPET THEATRE: SUPERHEROES

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THRONES! THE MUSICAL

RME

Total sell-out in 2015, 2016 and 2017! Updated with new deaths and sexcapades from seventh series. From the twisted minds of Baby Wants Candy. Hilarious, gory Game of Thrones parody. Nudity? Maybe. Laughs? Yes! Brothers and sisters shagging? No comment. 14+, unless you want to explain some things to your 14-year-old after the show. An appropriately profanity-laden, incest-filled version of HBO's crown jewel... a resounding success BBBBB SUNDAY TIMES Darkly humorous and beautifully vulgar... one not to miss BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE

Excellent and hilarious... so much better than it ever had to be BBBBB THREEWEEKS

Deliciously obscene, superbly-paced, laugh-ridden parody BBBBB FRINGE BISCUIT BBBBB SCOTSGAY

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AFTER HOURS CABARET CLUB

Welcome to the After Hours Cabaret Club. We've enough sass, charm and decadence to power a moonshine distillery... Where the hottest burlesque, cabaret, sideshow and circus stars let loose after working their glamorous shows all over town. It's scandelously sophisticated, deliciously debauched and wildly unpredicatable!

Louise Beuvink

From the art of passive aggressive Facebook comments, to the science of making champagne with cask wine and a SodaStream, join Louise Beuvink for a masterclass in etiquette and housewifery for the modern age. www.louisebeuvink.com | Twitter: @louise_beuvink Witty, intelligent and has a terrific delivery NEWSHUB The future of New Zealand comedy BEN HURLEY

Twitter: @afterhourscclub

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LADYLIKE: A MODERN GUIDE TO ETIQUETTE

After Hours Cabaret Club

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Award winning comedy troupe zazU presents ZAZUTINANY, an absurdly silly comedy game show incorporating live acts, games, a quiz and even some cheeky prizes. Come as a team, come on your own or come with your pet (no pets allowed) either way that infamous Haribo Trophy could be yours.

www.sanspantsradio.com | Twitter: @twitter.com/sanspantsradio Sublimely insane and gloriously inane BBBBB ITUNES

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Sanspants Radio present Plumbing the Death Star Live. One of Australia's most popular pop culture podcasts will be performing for the first time at Edinburgh Fringe. In which we ask the important questions in pop culture and dissect fictional universes. Because seriously, who deals with super weapon sanitation and imperial employee agreements?

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BONGO CLUB CABARET VS. CANCER

Fight in the Dog and Giant Dwarf

Rhymes with Purple / Cabaret vs Cancer

Steen Raskopoulos (Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia, BBC's Top Coppers) and Carlo Ritchie (ABC's The Checkout) are multi-award-winning improvisers. With sold out comedy shows across the globe, their show needs to be seen to be believed.

The legendary late-night variety show returns for one night only! An incredible line-up of cabaret, comedy and music from across the Fringe hosted by Dusty Limits. All proceeds go to Cabaret vs Cancer, a registered charity which raises money to help those affected by cancer.

fightinthedog.co.uk | Twitter: @_fightinthedog

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They never run out of ideas of how to paint an absurd twist onto the blank canvas. The temptation to... see them again and again is very strong BBBB LIST

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STARMAN

The international hit returns for a limited run after touring the world. Cabaret superstar Sven Ratzke takes audiences on a trip where facts and fantasy melt to an exciting mystery. Storytelling and amazing vocals, a starburst of cabaret and rock show experience inspired by David Bowie. Prepare for a crazy, intimate, funny and rock'n roll ride.

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AAA STAND-UP LATE AT GILDED BALLOON

boundandgaggedcomedy.com | Twitter: @BandGComedy

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Total sell-out 2010 - 2017 returns with a new line-up. Ali Woods: 'His vigour wins over the crowd... a club-ready comic' (Chortle). Eddie Fortune: 'a unique voice and a laser beam focus' (funnylooking.co.uk). Jason Neale: Best MC nominee Midlands Comedy Awards 2015 - 17. Book early!

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ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE | THE BUBBLE

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Comedy. Ritual. Absolute bangers. Back in this Dimension by popular demand, the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominated Story Beast (alias John Henry Falle) returns with a Folk Horror show that's magick AF. Evil is abroad on the fields of England and there's only one wizard powerful (and drunk) enough to face it...

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The 'real-life Jessica Rabbit' (Sun) returns to her first love, the stage, and second love, talking about herself, as the 'fire cracker' (Sir Tom Jones) presents an electrifying medley of humour, seduction and song. Come see for yourself what got the nation so hot under the collar. One of the Queens of British Burlesque MAIL ON SUNDAY The stand out burlesque act of the fringe BBBB FEST

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Childhood friends Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher are back after their smash hit Fringe debut in 2017. A live, late night guided tour of the dirtiest, most disturbing, and patently misguided VHS finds from 25 years of collecting in charity shops, garage sales & dumpsters throughout the USA.

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THE MOA SHOW

Ciarán Dowd in association with Hatch Talent

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Don Rodolfo is a total butthead, a shameless libertine and the greatest swordsman the world has ever seen. The grotesque love child of Don Juan and Don Quixote takes you on a journey through his conquests, his adventures and every stupid thought in his idiot head. Returning to Edinburgh with his debut solo show, Ciarán is a character comedian and member of the critically acclaimed sketch group BEASTS. As seen on Drunk History (Comedy Central), Josh (BBC One), and Roisin Conaty's Gameface (E4). Directed by Tom Parry. Dowd is a particularly ludicrous delight TELEGRAPH Pure, unabashed silliness METRO Greatest of the fools SCOTSMAN

Three lonely men are magically transported to a mythical land through the charms of a Maori busker. To get home they must seek the wisdom of the all seeing Moa and escape the grips of a racist spotted Kiwi and a frustrated thrush. Character comedy written and performed by award-winning actor and scriptwriter Jamie McCaskill. Tikapa Productions was established in 2012 to increase the number of modern Maori theatre shows in New Zealand. They have performed at NZ Arts Festival, NZ International Comedy Festival, and now Edinburgh Fringe. Twitter: @JamieTikapa

Different, alternative, original and inventive that truly whisks you away for the evening... I implore you to inhabit [this] world THEATREVIEW (NZ) Jamie McCaskill has set the bar very high... you don't want to miss this one THEATREVIEW (NZ)

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RICHARD TODD: WE NEED THE EGGS

CKP and InterTalent Group present

An artist draws the same image repeatedly with indomitable zeal. A convenience shopkeeper eschews convenience to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams. Richard Todd returns to Edinburgh with a new show. Fools? Maybe! Obsessed? Certainly! Pension Plans? Probably not. Let's go meet them!

CKP and InterTalent Group present

Debauched late night sketch comedy for lovers of the strange, the sordid, the musical and the dark. The witching hour is upon you. 'A bedrock of fine, funny writing and skilful comic performance' **** Guardian ***** EdFest Mag ***** Arts Award Voice **** List **** Skinny

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Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

Christmas is a time for joy and happiness, but there is a sinister secret at the heart of the stories we tell. Douglas Walker unravels a shocking true story with his ingenious new comic play. In an absurd and incredible one-man epic, he embodies a dizzying cast of characters spanning 100 years of history. The only thing more devastating than finding out that Santa doesn't exist, is finding out that he does. A truly fascinating hour of comedy BBBB LIST

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SHIT-FACED SHAKESPEARE: HAMLET

Magnificent Bastard Productions Ltd.

Sören Bergen / Jonas Müller (TH)

An experimental storytelling solo show about identity, rumours and what happens if everything you think is real turns out to be fake. After this show you will truly know, and never forget, Sören Bergen... just like everybody around you might never forget you... www.sorenbergen.com

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WE'VE GOT EACH OTHER

Paul O'Donnell

The almost entirely imagined Bon Jovi musical. With the modern jukebox musical comes: a multitalented cast, an orchestra, sets, costumes, routines and the odd hydraulic lift or two. We've Got Each Other has none of these things (they cost lots of money), but Paul tries to create this all-singing, all-dancing spectacle using the powers of your imagination. With Paul 'fill in the gaps' of Tommy and Gina's tragic love story.

The legendary Fringe hit is back again with their biggest Shit-faced show to date: Hamlet. This hilarious, sell-out, award winning, smash-hit show has already sold over 250,000 tickets worldwide and is back once more to help you 'enjoy Shakespeare responsibly'. Featuring a cast of professional Shakespearian actors and a single, randomly selected drunk performer every night no two shows are ever the same. What could possibly go right? shitfacedshakespeare.com | Twitter: @shitfacedshake

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This is not a show for theater lovers [ZERO STARS] TIMES

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Treehouse

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Prepare to fight for your life (or watch and laugh) in this immersive comedy game show! A theatrical reimagining of the classic game of deception.

Total sell-out 2010-2017 returns with a new line-up. Saskia Preston: "Interesting, quirky act" (Chortle). Writer for The News Quiz on Radio 4. Paul Savage: "Shades of brilliance lurk here" (Three Weeks). "Engaging and affable" (Broadway Baby). George Zach: "Truly terrific" (Melbourne Herald). "Huge laughs... clearly a very funny guy" (Broadway Baby). Book early!

www.werewolflive.co.uk | Twitter: @JonGracey Refreshingly great BBBBB VOICEMAG UK

A rare and special experience A YOUNGER THEATRE Best Newcomer nominee, Brighton Fringe 2017

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After last year's millennial-bashing debut, Avocado! are back and invite you to take a leap into the twisted little world of two twenty-something-nothings for a second helping of hotly anticipated sketches exploring the WTFs and surely nots of life. Dave and Max thunder into their Fringe debut with some great performances, mercilessly taking the p*iss out of themselves and the other app-reliant, self-centred youth of today... Avocado! is definitely relatable, often clever, and funny stuff BROADWAY BABY

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With special guests, Anna Mann (actress, singer, welder got to have a backup) brings her late night extravaganza to Edinburgh for five nights only. The make-up's on, the brie's been ordered, and Anna's had 17 coffees to keep her awake past midnight. Previous guests have included James Acaster, Mae Martin, Ed Gamble, Rose Matafeo, Zoe Coombs Marr & Phil Wang.

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BIRTHDAY GIRLS: LATE-NIGHT COMEDY PARTY

Berk's Nest

Birthday Girls

Complete Sell Out 2017. A spectacular night of comedy to celebrate the middle of the festival from award-winning production company (and your good friends) Berk's Nest, featuring festival favourites, the best new acts, and special guests. Previous Berk's Nest lineups have included: Tim Key, Richard Gadd, Rose Matafeo, Desiree Burch, James Acaster, Mae Martin, Ivo Graham, Phil Wang, Emma Sidi, Colin Hoult, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Ed Gamble, and many more.

Ever wanted a lock-in with the cream of the UK's comedy circuit in a cool cabaret bar late at night at the Edinburgh Fringe? HELL YEAH! Well your dreams have just come true. Join critically acclaimed sketch group and self-proclaimed legends Birthday Girls as they host a chaotic evening of comedy guests, drinking and kissing. birthdaygirlscomedy.com | Twitter: @BdayGirlsComedy The Little Mix of sketch comedy BBBB CHORTLE This is joy BBBBB SKINNY

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COMEDIANS AGAINST HUMANITY

Plunge Theatre

Corrie McGuire Management/ Carrie Hardie for Serious Comedy

What do you get when a Pole, a Turk and a Brit turn up at a funeral? A cabaret. Obviously. Welcome to Clingfilm, the dark and sparkly world of three socially anxious hipsters who can't communicate their feelings without bursting into song. Or cracking a joke. Or reeling off an inner monologue about blow jobs. Faced with the inevitability of death, join them as they work out this post-Brexit, bizarre world.

Wield 'Cards Against Humanity' to challenge the Fringe's best comedians to create material on the spot. Interactive, inappropriate, improvised fun! Satisfying your desire to laugh hard in spite of yourself since 2015. Come, be an evil puppetmaster! Hosted by Yianni Agisilaou. ycomedian.com | Twitter: @Yianni_a

Clever, witty and fast paced... will make you wonder if you are somehow fast tracked to the bad place for laughing so hard. BBBBB GLAM ADELAIDE Mad, offensive and utterly hilarious BBBB TV BOMB

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DRUGSTORE CULTURE: LIVE

Fight in the Dog

So Comedy & Broken Robot Productions in association with Drugstore Culture

An hour of non-stop, razor-sharp, unadulterated show business. Comedy, crooning, cocktails and class from critically acclaimed character comedians, Brendan Murphy & Kiell Smith-Bynoe (stars of BBC Radio 1's improvised comedy show BattleActs!). A stupid, surreal, and really really good looking musical comedy with live piano. Fantastical, riotously funny characters BBBB THREE

A new weekly event bringing together some of the fringe's most exciting artists for a mix of chat, comedy and performance. The show is being hosted by Hardeep Singh Kohli and curated by DRUGSTORE CULTURE, a forthcoming magazine that serves as a pharmacy for the soul dispensing art, cinema, fashion, argument and, of course, humour to all who pass through its doors. We look forward to welcoming you in. Different line-ups each week!

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THE FREE ASSOCIATION: JACUZII

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GOOSE: GOLDEN EGGS

The Free Association

So Comedy and Broken Robot Productions

The Free Association returns with their smash-hit improvised show JACUZII. Every night, a special guest comedian will share stories and anecdotes from their lives, inspiring an all-star team of improvisers to create a completely spontaneous and hilarious show. The hottest improv. The best guests. Come on in, the water's fine.

One of the best received acts in Edinburgh present the best of their last three epic one-man shows. Come see what all the fuss has been about. 'Irrepressibly funny... it's phenomenal: just go' ***** (Fest). 'Hugely impressive' **** (Daily Mirror). 'Hottest ticket in town... mesmerising' **** (Herald). 'A frenetic, ambitious spectacle... superb' **** (Skinny). 'The funniest thing I have ever seen' ***** (ArtsAwardVoice). . 3 nights only - book early! Brilliant stuff BBBB GUARDIAN Excellently crafted... spectacular BBBB SUNDAY TIMES

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Fictional musician Gruff Rhys, plays selections from his 4 decade career, and explores how he overcame chronic shyness, stoner culture and general communicative dysfunction, by placing absurd commands on cue cards to whip audiences into various states of frenzy and disrepair.

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Monkey Toast

London's best comedy Dungeons & Dragons show is rolling into Edinburgh to ask the funniest people on the Fringe if they have what it takes to be heroes. Then, regardless of their answer, we make them play Dungeons & Dragons. Join your host Paul Foxcroft as he forces incredible comedians to play the world's greatest game.

RBM Comedy

The joyously absurd and furiously bizarre late-night comedy! Join these four professional idiots in a hilarious reimagining of a Hollywood classic. Portuguese Ghost Cats. Killer Pickles. And Vincent Price's Rogue Moustache. If you find a more haunted house, we'll double it!

questingtime.com | Twitter: @Questing_Time

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NYC's critically acclaimed, cult storyteller makes his Underbelly debut with another horrific, late-night frolic. Join Dandy for the smartest, sleaziest ride of your life. Enjoy a drippin' earful of Southern Gothic grotesquery -- country fried robots, spider gods, beauty shops, inbred freakery -and trains! Ladies and gentlemen, All Aboard!

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For three nights only, the award-winning musical comedian and star of BBC's The Mash Report presents a late-night jamboree of tunes intended to tickle, including some of her own comic anthems plus a selection of incredible guests from across the comedy and cabaret circuit.

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The Onion Club

The Pleasance

A deliciously dark musical cabaret exquisitely crushing the American dream, delivered with rare power and visceral beauty. Musically stunning, theatrically enthralling. God may be away, but this pair mean business... Go. A collection of iconic songs exquisitely rendered, woven with comedy and spoken word. Black humour and fierce truth expressed powerfully through outstanding performances from Pauline M. Hynd and Stephen Lee.

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VERY BLUE PETER

PBJ Management

Eastlake Productions

70 mins of poeticals, talking, standing, cables, Kronenburg, foot-stamping and old school wistfulness. Edinburgh Comedy Award winner years ago. Barry nominated this year. Taskmaster, Alan Partridge, Peep Show etc.

1998. England are out the World Cup. JK Rowling is still pretty skint. Richard Bacon has been framed. Get your badge on, here's one we made earlier, welcome to the set of Very Blue Peter. From the 8 time Offie Nominated Eastlake Productions.

timkey.co.uk/megadate | Twitter: @timkeyperson

Flabbergastingly funny ... I have never enjoyed myself in a comedy show more BBBBB TIMES If this is love, Key's hard to resist BBBB METRO Megadate is another Tim Key delight: delicate, yet a feat of comic strength BBBB INDEPENDENT £14 (£12)

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Get down with international riot girl Carla Lippis for a latenight sleazy rumble! Featuring the hottest acts from across the festival plus a live house band playing the dirtiest rockn-roll. Expect cult cabaret, trash glamour, filthy comics and drag high-campery. It's a schlock rockin' good time! "One helluva loose party... the show is a hit" ****½ (Advertiser).

Twitter: @YankeeScott

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Scotty D, a city boy born and raised in South Detroit, had a near death collision with a railroad crossing, but was saved - by karaoke! This show is about taking life 3-4 minutes at a time. Through stories, song and a bit of dance, it explores the magic of singing power ballads, big anthems and cheesy pop songs in public. Don't stop believing!

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For one night only. Jayde Adams and Kiri Pritchard-McLean host this celebration of all things West End (or Broadway if you're American/better off than us). Accompanied by our house band, Dave and the Quavers, comedians perform their favourite songs from stage and screen and it's up to you to decide who's best. The winner takes home a smug sense of pride as well as closing the show with their ultimate encore song. Come, if you love comedy, musicals and comedians almost certainly getting horribly drunk to cope with the nerves of singing. Proceeds to Waverley Care.

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An all-star improv show from award-winning improvisers Marcus Brigstocke (Live At The Apollo, BBC2), Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, BBC2), Pippa Evans (Tonight At The Palladium, ITV) and Paul Foxcroft (Cariad & Paul). 4 nights only! Pippa Evans is little less than a comic genius BBBBB

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TAPE FACE presents an evening of the best acts at the Edinburgh Fringe with a social media twist. Join the studio audience as we twist the reality of 300,000 people around the world online. A show where guests fight for online recognition and the audience get to call the shots. It's a show about a show. As seen on America's Got Talent, Royal Variety Performance and BBC3

impatientproductionsuk.com | Twitter: @jlukeroberts

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After 2017's catastrophic attempt to stage Francis Fukuyama's discredited political treatise 'The End of History', John-Luke Roberts returns with an all-star cast of the Fringe's best comedians and worst idiots to present three more adaptations of unadaptable texts. (Different adaptation each night: see Pleasance website)

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Underbelly Productions

Massaoke Ltd

The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly. A one-stop shop for your comedy fix right in the beating heart of the festival. Every show sold out in 2017! Previous performers have included Danny Bhoy, Tommy Tiernan, Mark Watson, John Bishop, Jason Manford, Suzi Ruffell, Jason Byrne, Phil Wang, Kiri Pritchard McLean and David O'Doherty. Every weekend - Friday and Saturday nights. Nightly line ups available at underbellyedinburgh.co.uk

The Fringe's No.1 late night party is back with a brand new show. Live band... giant lyrics... everyone sings together! Create the ultimate mixtape with the sensational Massaoke band, taking you on a glittering, spandex-clad journey through all your favourite sing-along hits, with mashups, megamixes and more. They've got something for everyone, so whether you like to rock out, rave up or pull your finest popstar poses, all you need to do is BRING THE SING!

www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk

www.massaoke.com | Twitter: @massaoke Best night ever BBBBB WHAT'S ON

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Thomas Green returns with his new hour, Doubting Thomas, looking at life after leaving religion, teaching and moving abroad. With a new found view on life and his affable, excitable presence, this is not a show to be missed.

www.romanfraden.com | Twitter: @romanfraden He's skating on thin ice NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Will have you in stitches BBBB THE ADVERTISER

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We need to talk about 'The Talk'. From consent to condoms to commitment, enrol in this sing-a-long sex-ed class for adults. Using lessons learnt from his day job teaching special needs students about sex, this Australian musical comic reflects upon his own experiences and education set to an original looping hip-hop score. WINNER Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award 2018.

Watch beloved comedians backstab, manipulate and fight for survival in this special one-off charity edition of the interactive comedy game show - Werewolf: Live! Will YOU get the chance to play along? ONE NIGHT ONLY! All proceeds go to Kidney Research UK.

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Former U.S. figure skating champion turned comedian Roman Fraden shares his personal odyssey through motel rooms with Tonya Harding, catastrophic Grindr hookups, and the deeply upsetting story behind why Sting once called him 'the pussy of a plant'. Incredibly revealing standup, live music, and outrageous physical comedy weave together into a master takedown of modern life.

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QUEEN C*NT - SACRED OR PROFANE?

wearething

Deborah Antoinette Ward & China Blue Fish

Absurd, feminist, character comedy, "side splittingly funny" - with Virgin Mary, Theresa May, Burt the drag king, Frida Kahlo & more. All power to the feminine, the wrathful, the sensual! Reclaiming the body - joyfully, darkly, anarchically... www.queencunt.org | Twitter: @QueenCunt_SP

"... a show that feels so richly topical, so multidirectional & so alive... Like their surrealist counterparts The Mighty Boosh, Ward & Fish are gifted performers" BBBB 'BRISTOL 24/7' BY PETER BEECH £6.50

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A different show every night! (Prizes for best attendance) wearething.co.uk | Twitter: @wearemrthing

FIVE STARS ... make up the constellation of Aquarius. WIKIPEDIA 10/10 ... is the 4th single from Paolo Nutini's album 'Sunny Side Up'. WIKIPEDIA TWO THUMBS UP ... is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film. WIKIPEDIA £6

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A raunchy, chaotic and full-on fringe experience, Stamptown Comedy Night is a late-night variety show featuring the best comedy and cabaret on the international scene! This show has been described as 'hell on earth' and almost always contains zero jokes, relying heavily on nudity. Hosted by Zach & Viggo // Music by Thumpasaurus.

Spank! returns for an incredible 15th year with hilarious hosts, awesome comedians and gratuitous nudity. With the most exciting comedy and cabaret on the Fringe, don't miss the "Best Wild Night Out" (Scotland on Sunday) at the festival! Nightly line ups available at underbellyedinburgh.co.uk www.spankcomedy.com | Twitter: @spankcomedy

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Funk-punk, intergalactic dance gods Thumpasaurus returns to Edinburgh with an eclectic, homemade aesthetic unlike any other musical experience. They've opened for bands such as Vulfpeck and KNOWER, collaborated with Super Deluxe and sold out shows all over LA and San Francisco.

WINNER: Best Comedy Award - Brighton Fringe (2016). Wuuuh woooh fresh off back-to-back sold out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning, Norwegian-American comedy duo Zach & Viggo returns for five nights only! www.zachandviggo.com | Twitter: @zach_viggo An absolute must see BBBBB VOICE MAG A true fringe highlight BBBBB LATEST

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Strap on your weirdest seat belt and prepare to get bizarre BILLBOARD A new kickass anthem to propel you towards greatness

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Assembly Festival

Chaz Royal

The most jaw-dropping, mind-popping, eye-watering experience of this year's Fringe! With unbridled attitude, this firecracker of a show performs death-defying stunts while honouring the world's oldest artform (striptease) for your entertainment. Risk ass-essment required! www.londonburlesquefest.com | Twitter: @londonburlyfest The World's Most Dangerous Burlesque Show BBBBB BURLESQUE MAGAZINE

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The perfect end to your evening of entertainment with the biggest and best comedy line-ups in all of Edinburgh! Previous guests include Jason Byrne, David O'Doherty, Shappi Khorsandi, Milton Jones, Sara Pascoe, Sam Simmons, Joe Lycett, Andrew Maxwell and many many more! Head to assemblyfestival.com for the line-ups of this festival favourite.

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Gilded Balloon & Gingzilla present...

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MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF CLUB NIGHTS

James Seabright by arrangement with Áine Flanagan Productions

Ferocious queens and fierce divas of the world, REJOICE! GINGZILLA --the giant, ginger, award-winning Glamonster-- returns to host Late Night Lip Service, featuring the Fringe's wildest acts, lip-sync battles, debauched drag and midnight madness! Open wide, children of the night, and wrap your lips around this! All-new line-ups every night. WINNER Adelaide Fringe Innovation Award, 2017. www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gingzilla_vs

Raucous, sexy, seedy energy you can't help but want to have a part in... there's no other night like it BBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE If you're planning to go to one drag show this season - make it this! BBBB GLAMADELAIDE

It's raucous, it's loud and it's certainly wild BROADWAY BABY £10

Former PM and cabaret superstar Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is back... and this time she's hosting a club night! There'll be non-stop 80s hits from a non-stop 80s witch as the Iron Lady drops more beats than Theresa May has dropped manifesto pledges. As Corbyn takes his party back to the 70s, Maggie takes hers to the 80s! Featuring dance offs, lip-sync battles and more, come and join the one female Tory leader who still has public support. You'll be as Lucky, Lucky, Lucky as Kylie was avoiding marriage to Jason. www.SohoThatcher.com | Twitter: @SohoThatcher

Tedford is fantastic. A triumphant turn with a great deal of balls! BBBBB EXEUNT Turbo-charged performance, complete with handbag BBBB EVENING STANDARD As the lady herself, Tedford is sensational; sparky, subtle and utterly overblown, all at the same time. Pure hilarity. Don't miss it BBBBB WHAT'S ON STAGE Dame Edna has an unlikely rival. A higher strike rate than Arthur Scargill TELEGRAPH £12.50

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WEREWOLVES

Nicholas Phillips

The village of Miller's Hollow is haunted by werewolves. Night falls and the innocent villagers are murdered in their sleep. By day the villagers try to pick off the werewolves. Who will survive? A game of accusation, lying, bluffing, second-guessing and assassination hosted by the one and only inimitable games master Nick Phillips. Well that was bloody good fun BBBBB ADVERTISER A late night cult hit BBBB BROADWAY WORLD £6

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Gilded Balloon presents...

Will Seaward by arrangement with The Galton Agency

The legendary late-night vampire-flavoured, torchwielding ghoststravaganza returns! Run while you can! Join Edinburgh's favourite spooky comedian Will Seaward ('terrifyingly charismatic' - Fest, 'part Brian Blessed, part Oscar Wilde' - The Telegraph) on the stroke of midnight for a fiendish new hour of extremely silly ghostly tales. BEWARE: AUDIENCES MAY EXPLODE FROM TERROR! www.willseaward.com | Twitter: @willseaward Absurd and belly-achingly funny BBBBB THREE WEEKS £6

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FOR ROBIN WILLIAMS: A BENEFIT GIG IN AID OF MIND AND SAMH

Test Tube Comedy

We miss Robin Williams. Tonight, four years after his passing, we will celebrate him. And hopefully raise a helluva lot of money for two great mental health charities. Join the co-host dream team of Nish Kumar and Ed Gamble, plus Stu Goldsmith, Sofie Hagen, Felicity Ward and more special guests TBC. Bangerang!

Melbourne's most celebrated festival party DJ finally comes to Edinburgh to present a sweaty, joyous night of dancing to all genres. Because we're not just into rock, pop, indie or R&B alone - we want ALL the music! From Beyonce to The Beatles, from The Smiths to The Supremes, from James Brown to Blur, from Drake to Pulp, from Belle and Sebastian to Taylor Swift, from The Spice Girls to Rage Against the Machine... come shake it at Mr McClelland's DAMN Good Dance! Lead by DJ Andrew McClelland and his special guests, Damn Good Dance features music you really like and music you had forgotten you really like! You've been to other club nights... now come to Damn Good Dance. The hottest dancefloor around TIME OUT If you're looking for a party get a ticket TOM LOUD, HOT DUB TIME MACHINE

forrwblog.wordpress.com | Twitter: @TestTubeComedy Comedy is acting out optimism ROBIN WILLIAMS

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LATE'N'LIVE

Gilded Balloon presents...

The original, wildest and latest of the late-night comedy shows is back for its 32nd year, showcasing unadulterated comedy mayhem to tickle the fancy of every twisted night owl. Each show's a totally different beast following a trusted formula: one hysterical compere, four brave acts, an electrifying live band and hours of booze-soaked laughter. You won't remember the night before come the morning after - but you'll know you survived Late'N'Live! Comperes include: John Hastings and Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning Scott Gibson. gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @latenlivegb

The celebrated comedy abattoir that has slain a thousand comics... the best late night show on the Fringe SCOTSMAN An essential part of the Fringe is at least one trip a week to Late'n'Live - the crucible of comic conflict GUARDIAN The most exciting late night show on the Fringe, where anything can happen - and probably does! CHORTLE The original, long-running, late-night and lager-fuelled bear-pit. Live comedy at its most gladiatorial! EDINBURGH GUIDE £10

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Irina Titova: Queen of Sand

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

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Colin Cloud: Psycho(Logical)

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The Bubble

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DNA - Stealing Thoughts

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Little Death Club

Underbelly's Circus Hub

The Beauty

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Card Ninja

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

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Yana Alana - Between the Cracks

Assembly Checkpoint

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Esther Rantzen: That's Life!

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

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Ben Hart: The Nutshell

Gilded Balloon Teviot

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The Voice Behind The Stars

Assembly Rooms

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Full Throttle

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

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Jason Donovan and his Amazing Midlife Crisis Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

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Like a Sturgeon

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

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The Worst Little Warehouse In London

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

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BAD LUCK

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

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Sarah McGuinness: Back to Blacks

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

Cabaret Bar

21:00

22:00

Cazeleon: The Movies in My Mind

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

139

16:30

17:30

The Edinburgh Fringe Magic Gala

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

21:10

22:10

Lady Rizo: Red, White and Indigo

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

142

17:20

18:20

Michael Griffiths: Songs by Kylie

Assembly George Square

The Bubble

21:15

22:15

Skin Deep

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

143

17:45

18:45

Maureen Lipman is "Up For It"

George Square Theatre

103

21:30

22:30

Iconic - A Brief History Of Drag

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

146

18:00

19:00

Aaron Calvert: Declassified

Auditorium

104

21:30

22:30

Seen and Heard

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

147

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

18:00

19:10

Ali McGregor: Decadence

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

104

21:40

22:40

The Marilyn Monroe Story

Assembly Rooms

Drawing Room

148

18:00

19:00

Courtney Act: Under The Covers

Underbelly's Circus Hub

The Beauty

105

21:40

22:40

Yummy

Assembly Roxy

Central

149

18:00

19:00

Jonny Woo's All Star Brexit Cabaret

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

106

21:50

22:50

Hans - Like a German

Assembly Rooms

The Blue Room

151

18:00

19:10

Sven Ratzke: Homme Fatale

Assembly Hall

106

22:00

23:00

Best of Burlesque

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

152

18:00

19:15

The Swell Mob

Assembly George Square Studios Underground

125

18:30

19:30

John Partridge: Stripped

Assembly Checkpoint

110

22:30

00:00

Rotating Roster of Erudite Amusements and Motley Delights

Assembly George Square Studios Underground

155

22:30

23:40

The Miss Behave Gameshow

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

156

22:35

23:35

After Hours Cabaret Club

Underbelly Bristo Square

Friesian

157

22:40

23:40

Bongo Club Cabaret vs. Cancer

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

158

22:40

23:40

Ivy Paige: Seduction

Assembly George Square

The Bubble

158

22:40

23:50

Starman

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

158

23:15

00:15

The Onion Club: American Apocalypse Now

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

Basement

162

23:30

00:30

Karaoke Saved My Life

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

163

23:30

00:45

Midnight Marauders

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

163

24:00

01:00

Danger Strip Show

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

166

24:00

02:00

Late Night Lip Service

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

166

24:00

03:00

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Club Nights

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

166

Rainy Hall Checkpoint

18:45

19:45

Fascinating Aïda's Adèle Anderson

Assembly George Square Studios Five

113

18:45

19:45

Kevin Quantum: Vanishing Point

Underbelly Bristo Square

Cowbarn

114

19:00

20:00

Ben Hanlin: 50

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

116

19:10

20:10

Chris Dugdale: Up Close!

Assembly Rooms

Drawing Room

119

19:15

20:30

Briefs: Close Encounters

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

120

19:30

20:40

Hot Brown Honey

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

123

19:30

20:40

Le Gateau Chocolat: Icons

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

122

19:40

20:40

Bugle Boys - A Salute to the Andrews Sisters

Assembly Hall

125

Rainy Hall

19:45

21:00

The Swell Mob

Assembly George Square Studios Underground

125

20:00

21:00

Anya Anastasia: The Executioners

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

127

20:00

22:00

Assembly Gala Launch

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

126

Children's Shows 10:00

10:00

Finding Peter

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

12:00

13:00

The Bear

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

10:00

11:00

Kids Do Forth on the Fringe

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

12:00

12:55

The Dragon and the Whales

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

10:15

11:00

The Big Balloon Singalong

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

12:15

13:10

The Little Musician

Assembly Roxy

Central

10:30

11:25

Better Together

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

12:30

13:45

Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

10:30

11:10

Cat In The Hat

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

12:45

13:45

The Bean Counter

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

10:30

11:30

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Assembly Rooms

Front Room

12:55

13:45

Grimm's Fairer Tales

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

10:30

11:15

John Hegley: Morning Wordship

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

13:00

14:00

Dick and Dom: Dick V Dom

Underbelly Bristo Square

McEwan Hall

10:30

11:15

MamaBabaMe

Pleasance at EICC

Tinto

13:00

14:00

Splash Test Dummies

Underbelly's Circus Hub

The Lafayette

10:40

11:40

AnimAlphabet The Musical

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

10:45

11:45

Penguinpig

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

13:15

14:15

Captain Cauliflower and Marvin the Mischievous Moose

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

McEwan Hall

13:15

14:15

Fun Kids Radio's Epic Roadshow Adventure

Underbelly George Square

The Dairy Room

13:30

14:30

Ellie and the Enormous Sneeze

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

13:30

14:30

FUNBOX at The Fringe again

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

13:30

14:30

Kaput

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

13:30

14:15

MamaBabaMe

Pleasance at EICC

Tinto

13:30

14:30

The Amazing Bubble Man

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

Wine Bar

14:00

15:00

Circa: Wolfgang

Underbelly's Circus Hub

The Beauty

Underbelly Bristo Square

Cowbarn

14:00

15:00

Nutty Noah: You Might Die!

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

David Baddiel's AniMalcolm

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

14:50

15:55

Wilde Creatures

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

12:20

Kika's Birthday

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

11:30

12:15

The Lost Things

Pleasance at EICC

The Bay

15:00

16:00

Charlie Baker presents: The Greatest Goat of All Time

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

11:40

12:40

Balloonatics

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

15:00

15:45

The Lost Things

Pleasance at EICC

The Bay

15:15

16:15

The Story Beast: Myths, Monsters & Mayhem

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

16:10

17:10

The Battle of Frogs and Mice

Assembly Roxy

Snug Bar

16:30

17:30

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

16:30

17:15

Opera Mouse

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

16:35

17:25

Denim: The Denim Juniors

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

17:30

18:30

The Dark Room (For Kids!)

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

17:50

18:50

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

11:00

12:00

Brainiac Live!

Underbelly Bristo Square

11:00

12:00

Meet the Little Prince!

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

11:00

12:00

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

11:00

12:00

The Gruffalo, the Witch and the Warthog with Underbelly George Square Julia Donaldson

Udderbelly

11:00

12:00

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

11:05

12:00

The Snow Queen

Gilded Balloon Teviot

11:20

12:20

Paddington Bear's First Concert

11:30

12:45

11:30

11:40

12:40

Beowulf

Underbelly Bristo Square

Friesian

11:45

12:40

Romeo and Juliet

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

11:50

12:40

A Dragon In The Family

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

12:00

13:00

Arr We There Yet?

Underbelly's Circus Hub

The Beauty

Basement

12:00

13:00

Brave Macbeth

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

12:00

13:00

Chores

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

12:00

13:00

Singing Hands Summer Spectacular

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

Comedy 11:00

12:10

Pleasance Opening Gala

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

15:35

16:35

CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation

Underbelly Bristo Square

Ermintrude

11:15

12:15

Benet Brandreth: A Hero For Our Times

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

15:40

16:40

Manhunt

Underbelly Bristo Square

Friesian

11:55

12:55

Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

15:45

16:45

Scott Gibson: Anywhere But Here

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

15:45

16:45

Tom Neenan: It's Always Infinity

Underbelly Bristo Square

Jersey

15:50

16:50

Camilla Cleese and Steve Hofstetter: Produced Assembly George Square Studios Three By John Cleese

15:50

16:50

One-Man Pride and Prejudice

Assembly George Square Studios Three

15:50

16:50

One-Man Stranger Things

Assembly George Square Studios Three

80 80

12:00

13:00

Fred MacAulay In Conversation

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

12:00

13:00

The Cambridge Impronauts: A Series of Improvable Events

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

12:10

13:10

Bennett Arron: I've Never Told Anyone This

Underbelly Bristo Square

Dexter

12:15

13:15

Just These, Please

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

12:15

13:15

Space Doctor

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

12:45

14:15

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

13:00

14:00

Briony Redman: Sketch Artist

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance This

13:00

14:00

Camels

Underbelly Bristo Square

Friesian

13:00

14:00

Rik Carranza: Still a Fan

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

Attic

13:00

14:10

The Guilty Feminist

Underbelly Bristo Square

McEwan Hall

13:10

14:10

Austentatious

Underbelly Bristo Square

McEwan Hall

13:15

14:15

A Work in Progress

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

Basement

13:15

14:15

Beetlemania: Kafka For Kids!

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

13:15

14:15

The Oxford Imps: Class of 2018

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

13:20

14:20

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

13:20

14:20

Girlfriend From Hell

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

13:20

14:20

It's Not Cute Anymore

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

13:20

14:20

The Durham Revue present: Zeitgeist

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

13:30

14:45

Dad's Army Lunch Hour

Pleasance at EICC

Platform 5

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

13:30

14:30

Fred MacAulay In Conversation

13:30

14:30

Jeremy Nicholas: After Dinner Stories from my Gilded Balloon Teviot Disastrous Broadcasting Career

14:30

Jon Culshaw & Bill Dare: The Great British Take Off

13:30

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Auditorium

Nightclub

Debating Hall

15:55

16:55

Richard Soames: Let's Make A Movie

Underbelly Bristo Square

Buttercup

16:00

17:00

Edd Hedges: For Eva, From Forever Ago

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

16:00

17:00

Flo & Joan: Alive On Stage

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

16:00

17:00

HUB Fresh

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

16:00

17:00

James Hancox: Sports For The Unsporty

Assembly George Square

The Bubble

16:00

17:00

Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

16:00

17:00

Lola and Jo: Focus Groupies

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

16:00

17:00

Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

16:00

17:00

Myra DuBois: We Wish You A Myra Christmas

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

16:00

17:00

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

16:00

17:10

Ruby Wax: Frazzled

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

83 82

16:00

17:15

Stephen K Amos Talk Show

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

16:00

17:00

Trumpageddon

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

16:10

17:10

Arthur Smith: Syd

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

16:10

17:10

Bumper Blyton

Underbelly Bristo Square

Dexter

16:10

17:10

Enter The Dragons

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

16:10

17:10

Paul Williams: Santa Fe

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

16:10

17:10

Viv Groskop: Vivalicious

Underbelly Bristo Square

Clover

16:15

17:15

Benet Brandreth: A Hero For Our Times

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

16:15

17:15

Catherine Bohart: Immaculate

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

13:30

14:30

Julia Sutherland: Exposed

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

16:15

17:30

Dad's Army Afternoon Tea Hour

Pleasance at EICC

Platform 5

13:30

14:30

Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

16:15

17:15

Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

13:30

14:30

Nick Hall: Spencer

Underbelly Bristo Square

Clover

16:15

17:15

Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam

Gilded Balloon Teviot

13:30

14:30

Robin Ince: Chaos of Delight

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

16:20

17:20

John Hegley: New and Selected

Assembly George Square Studios Two

13:30

14:30

Vince Ebert: Sexy Science. Made in Germany

Underbelly Bristo Square

Dexter

16:20

17:20

Lazy Susan: Forgive Me, Mother!

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

13:40

14:40

Frank Carson: If I Didnt Laugh I'd Cry

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

16:30

17:30

AART TV Live !

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

16:30

17:30

Barry Cryer & Ronnie Golden: Historical Objects

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

16:30

18:00

Edinburgh Comedy Awards Gala Show

Pleasance at EICC

Pentland Theatre

13:40

14:40

UCL Graters: Panopticon

Underbelly Bristo Square

Daisy

14:00

15:00

Andrea Hubert: Holes of Joy

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

14:00

15:00

CROFT & PEARCE: DOUBLE TAKE

Underbelly Bristo Square

Ermintrude

14:00

15:00

Tom Brace: Brace yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

16:30

17:30

George Egg: DIY Chef

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

14:10

15:10

Adam Riches Is The Guy Who...

Underbelly Cowgate

Cow Café

16:30

17:30

Gyles Brandreth: Break a Leg!

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

87 87

14:15

15:15

BADD

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

16:30

17:30

Maisie Adam: VAGUE

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

14:20

15:20

Amy Annette: What Women Want

Underbelly Bristo Square

Friesian

16:30

17:30

Ross Brierley: Accumulator

Underbelly Bristo Square

Daisy

14:20

15:20

Tamar Broadbent: Best Life

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

16:30

17:30

Short & Curly: Young at Start

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance That

14:30

15:30

Agatha is Missing!

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

16:30

17:30

Sindhu Vee: Sandhog

Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic

14:40

15:40

Audible Presents

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

16:45

17:45

Adam Hess: Seahorse

Pleasance Courtyard

Upstairs

14:40

15:40

David Mills: Focus People!

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

16:45

17:45

Great British Mysteries: 1599?

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

14:40

15:40

Speechless

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

16:45

17:45

Gusset Grippers

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

Attic

14:45

15:45

Eshaan Akbar: Prophet Like It's Hot

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

16:45

17:45

Luke Kempner: House of Faces

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

14:45

15:45

Rosco McClelland: 29

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

16:45

17:45

Matt Rees: Happy Hour

Pleasance Courtyard

The Cellar

16:45

17:45

Owen Roberts: I Let A Six Year Old Write My Show

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance This

16:45

17:45

William Andrews: Willy

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

17:00

18:00

Big Shop

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

14:50

15:50

Lucy Frederick: Even More Naked

Underbelly Bristo Square

Clover

14:50

15:50

Wil Greenway: Either Side of Everything

Underbelly Bristo Square

Dexter

15:00

16:00

ASHLEY BLAKER: OBSERVANT JEW

Underbelly Bristo Square

Daisy

15:00

16:00

Barry Cryer & Ronnie Golden: Historical Objects

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

17:00

18:00

Dominic Frisby's Financial Game Show

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

15:00

16:00

Gamarjobat

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

122

17:00

18:00

Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

15:00

16:00

Gareth Waugh: Oh Boy...!

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

15:00

16:00

Good Manners Gone Bad

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

Cabaret Bar

17:00

18:00

Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody

Assembly George Square Studios One

15:00

16:00

Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

17:05

18:05

Helen Lederer: I Might As Well Say It

Underbelly Bristo Square

Jersey

15:00

16:00

The Noise Next Door's Really, Really, Good Afternoon Show (At Sea!)

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

17:15

18:15

Alison Spittle: Worrier Princess

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

Underbelly Cowgate

17:15

18:15

Hardeep Singh Kohli: You-topia

Assembly George Square Studios Three

15:00

16:00

Vice Captains

Belly Dancer

15:15

16:15

Gráinne Maguire: I Forgive You; Please Like Me Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

15:30

16:30

All Killa No Filla Live

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

15:30

16:30

Beard: Baby Come Back

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

15:30

16:30

Kathy Lette's Girl Talk

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

15:30

16:30

Private Parts

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

15:30

16:40

Rory Bremner and Jan Ravens

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

15:30

16:30

Tessa Coates: Witch Hunt

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance This

95 95

17:15

18:15

HUB Fresh

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

17:15

18:15

Ian Smith: Craft

Underbelly Bristo Square

Buttercup

17:15

18:15

Laura Lexx: Trying

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

17:15

18:25

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

17:15

18:15

Paul Mayhew-Archer: Incurable Optimist

Underbelly Bristo Square

Friesian

17:15

18:30

Sunday Service with Ola

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

17:20

18:20

Luca Cupani: God Digger

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

17:20

18:20

The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2018: Pillow Talk

Pleasance Dome

AceDome

18:45

19:45

MARVELus: All the MARVEL Movies. Kind of. 2018

Gilded Balloon Teviot

17:20

18:20

Viggo Venn: Pepito

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

18:50

19:50

Chris Kent: Looking Up

Assembly George Square Studios Four

114

17:20

18:20

Zach Zucker: Human Person

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

18:50

19:50

Clara Cupcakes - The Worst

Underbelly Bristo Square

Clover

114

Nightclub

114

17:30

18:30

Athena Kugblenu: Follow The Leader

Underbelly Bristo Square

Clover

18:50

19:50

Elf Lyons: ChiffChaff

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

114

17:30

18:30

Graham Dickson: Timber

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

100

18:50

19:50

Stuart Bowden: Our Molecules

Underbelly Bristo Square

Dexter

115

17:30

18:30

John Pendal: We Are Family

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

100

18:50

19:50

The St Andrews Revue presents: Bears!

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

115

17:30

18:30

John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: Assembly George Square Studios Five CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy!

100

18:55

19:55

One Woman Sex and the City

Underbelly Bristo Square

Ermintrude

115

19:00

20:00

Anuvab Pal: Empire

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance That

116

17:30

18:30

Josh Glanc: Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Underbelly Bristo Square Chamedian

100

19:00

20:00

Brett Goldstein: What Is Love Baby Don't Hurt Me

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

116

20:00

Daniel Sloss: X

Pleasance at EICC

Pentland Theatre

116

20:00

Dilruk Jayasinha: The Art of the Dil

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

20:00

I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Pleasance Dome Wife: A Play By Christopher Bliss

Dexter

17:30

18:30

Lucy Porter: Pass It On

Pleasance Courtyard

Forth

100

19:00

17:30

18:30

Mawaan Rizwan: Juice

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

100

19:00

17:30

18:30

Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

100

17:30

18:30

Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Underbelly Bristo Square

Meet at Underbelly Box 101 Office, Bristo Square

17:35

18:35

Joanne McNally: Wine Tamer

Assembly George Square Studios Four

101

17:35

18:35

Josh Berry: Voice Thief

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

101

17:40

18:40

Laura Davis: Ghost Machine

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

101

17:40

18:40

Laurence Clark: An Irresponsible Father's Guide to Parenting

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

17:40