Fest 2023 Issue 2

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8 Cool Hand Lula

Introducing Lulu Mebrahtu: One of many, many of One

12 We Three Kings

A drag exploration of masculinity

16 Action Men

The tender duet behind Stuntman

Theatre

40 England & Son

Mark Thomas dazzles in searing one-hander

Comedy

28 Bill O’Neill

Unzip a banana

Dance, Physical Theatre & Circus

53 IMA (Pray)

Recirquel soar at Murrayfield Ice Rink

Cabaret and Variety

56 Ben Hart

Jadoowallah inspired conjuring and illusion

62 Map & Listings

Find Festival treasures with our map and hour-by-hour show guide

Image credits (top to bottom, left to right): Dann Jose; Corrine Cumming; Brian Hartley; Van Corona; Tony Pletts; Bálint Hirling; Lesley Martin

Benjamin Alborough's Perfect Day

How to spend your time wisely in Edinburgh – Monopoly style!

The Edinburgh Fringe is a bit like a game of Monopoly; the only goal is to crush your enemies. Anyone who says otherwise is either lying or bad at Monopoly. Monopoly is a boring game; it takes far too long and ends in tears. In my show Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly we try to fix the problems of Monopoly by leaning into them even harder; the goal is to argue, the fun is in the disagreement, anything goes so long as the collective audience response is one of unrestrained glee. My perfect day at the Fringe would reflect these qualities wholesale.

9am: I wake up – my first victory of the day. As the inventor of the grindset mentality I know that I must spend all my spare time working. But as the originator of the self-care movement I understand the importance of getting a good night’s sleep. These two balance out extremely normally and I sleep for eight hours.

10am: I advance to the kitchen. Breakfast: mayonnaise, white rice and beans. I call this “the Alborough method” and it prevents me from having intrusive thoughts. With fewer things to distract me, I can work on

disagreeing with people. Later I will challenge an audience member to beat me in an argument for £100.

11am: Breakfast: mayonnaise, white rice and beans. It helps with my memory.

1pm: I leave my flat. I take a deep breath and hold it. I make a mental note to let go once I’ve achieved something new. Two minutes later I achieve a blackout. I dream that I win second prize in a beauty contest – it’s OK for some parts of life not to be like Monopoly.

COMMUNITY CHEST

COMMUNITY CHEST

COMMUNITY CHEST

COMMUNITY CHEST

You let someone else pick the Shoe. Your soul is temporarily spared.

Charitably agree to end a three hour game without fully crushing your wearying opponents. A parade is thrown in your honour.

CHANCE

CHANCE

CHANCE

You’re caught cheating. Your punishment is you don’t get to finish the game earlier.

CHANCE

You get into a fight with a family member about Free Parking and lose your inheritance.

1.05pm: I pass GO. I almost get run over by a car. I briefly worry that Edinburgh isn’t exactly like Monopoly but these intrusive thoughts are immediately crushed thanks to “the Alborough method”.

1.30pm: I land on Edinburgh Waverley Station. This was a mistake, having fallen off North Bridge.

2pm: I rolled the dice on marketing this year; I recruited my flyering team through YouTube Shorts. They’re nice but obsessed with Bitcoin. I’m learning a lot about the blockchain and very little about my ticket sales.

3pm: By chance, I bump into my actual landlord. She reminds me that I’m behind on the rent. I tell her that this is an amazing coincidence as my show is about Monopoly. She reminds me that I’m behind on the rent, but louder.

3.30pm: I take my landlord to see a show to teach her about kindness, the value of forgiveness and that money isn’t everything. She CANNOT learn about Absolute Monopoly

5.50pm: I advance to Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly. Collect £200 - from someone else, an employer maybe, then buy 15 tickets for my show.

7pm: I’m in good company, some might say electric company. It’s my many fans, who flocked to my show in what I can legally describe as “numbers”. Due to “the Alborough method” I can’t quite remember how the show went (or experience emotional highs) and I don’t think I managed to crush any enemies today, but I’ll try to get some on the way home if my legs hold out.

SHOW Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly

VENUE: Assembly George Square

TIME: 5:50pm – 6:50pm, 2–28

Aug, not 15

Photo: Matt Stronge

Benjamin Alborough

Perfect Day

Cool Hand Lula

With just a flick of her wrist Lula Mebrahtu can conjure a drum kit out of thin air. A twist of a finger and her voice loops into lush, multi-layered harmonies. An early adopter of MiMu gloves, cutting-edge digital musical instruments which respond to even the smallest of movements, Mebrahtu holds a world of sound in the palms of her hands. Yet her solo Fringe debut is far more than a technological showcase: OommoO turns the story of her family’s immigration to the UK into multi-sensory Afro-futurist theatre, drawing on movement, sound, song, and freshly brewed coffee. “It’s a 4D experience,” Mebrahtu grins, stretching her arms out wide.

The play’s palindromic title – standing for “one of many, many of one” – is a foundational mantra. Although OommoO is partially autobiographical, it takes Mebrahtu’s story as a catalyst for complex conversations about citizenship, displacement, and memory loss. The Lula in the play is sometimes her, sometimes not: “I’ve given myself license to say and

do things that I wouldn’t in real life, so that I can tell a much bigger story.”

First and foremost, Mebrahtu set out to write a play about Habesha immigrants in the UK. “It was done by us, for us, because of us,” she smiles. Yet she’s found OommoO’s dissection of memory loss to be strikingly universal: almost everyone can understand how it feels to see family secrets and stories become lost to the passing of time. “Our parents are time-capsules for our heritage, our culture, our ancestors, right?” She pauses in thought. “When they start to pass, you want to try and save those stories. You’re losing memories while your parent is losing theirs.”

“Of course, this is exaggerated by displacement,” she says. But in speaking about her own experiences, she’s found a common language: “When you’re specific about what you want to tell, you can reach the whole world.”

OommoO has been seven years in the making, and Mebrahtu has waited patiently to find the perfect way to perform it. She

In OommoO, Lula Mebrahtu delves into her Habesha heritage and British identity through an Afro-futuristic lens. She tells Katie Hawthorne how the show interweaves language, music and storytelling, as well as wearable tech MiMu gloves

Photo: Celine Celeesi

describes those magical MiMu gloves as like a “bridge”, one that connected the timelessness of OommoO’s story to a brand-new theatrical form. “They’ve turned me into the queen of improvisation!” she enthuses, explaining how the technology allows her to play with music and movement in real time, along with all the mistakes and happy accidents that live performance can bring. When we speak, some weeks ahead of the Fringe, she’s busy refining a choreography that infuses dance traditions like waacking, finger tutting and eskista into the play’s sound-world.

“For instance, immigrants get called illegal aliens when they come to the UK, so I took that as a stimulus. Like, what does an alien look like?” She lifts her palms in front of her face and flexes each finger robotically. “I have a whole song I can play just like this!”

To make OommoO even more of a sensory experience, Mebrahtu will hold interactive ‘coffee ceremonies’ throughout August. “Have you ever had Ethiopian, Eritrean coffee before?” she asks, lighting up at the thought. “It’s like hanging out at a coffee shop, but every Habesha household does it. My mum will roast the beans in the living room, the snack of choice is popcorn, and everyone sits around communing and conversing.” The ceremonies combine the ritual of coffee with a scene from the play about how Lula got her name and, after a trial run at Soho Theatre, Mebrahtu is convinced of their power to unlock distant memories and new conversations. “We’re all more similar than we realise,” she grins. “These are universal stories, and our differences are our spices.”

SHOW OommoO

VENUE: Summerhall

TIME: 4:15pm – 5:15pm, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21

“I’ve given myself license to say and do things that I wouldn’t in real life, so that I can tell a much bigger story”

Photo: Shazad Khalid

We Three Kings

Jodie Mitchell, Daisy Doris May and Oasissy on making a masculinity that listens

Words: Kirstyn Smith

Inspiration can sometimes spring from the most unlikely places. Newton’s apple, Archimedes’ bath, John Travulva’s drag persona. Sure, one of these things is not like the others; it’s much more important. Jodie Mitchell, the person behind “quietly macho” Travulva, found their voice after their improv instructor told them they weren’t confident enough.

“But I am quite confident, so that didn’t really make sense,” they say. “One day I started doing characters that were seen to be masculine. I’d go on with a deeper voice, shout at people and tell them what to do. This is actually quite bad improv practice, but people stopped talking over me immediately.”

They’d discovered that “confident” is a synonym for “masculine”. And masculine, it seemed,

was funny. They found audiences trusted them more and the laughs came easier – they were actually recruited into renowned drag troupe Pecs pretty soon after making this realisation.

Exploring masculinity in all its forms – toxic, fragile, positive – is a king’s bread and butter. Mitchell’s specific area of expertise is utopian masculinity: masculinity that is feminist, intersectional and that listens.

“When you take the toxicity of men and put it on stage in its purest form, you’re just retraumatising your audience a lot of the time. I want to hold a mirror up to it in a way audiences can enjoy.”

So, Travulva is a feminist in his own way. He’s annoying and he hasn’t quite dropped his deep-rooted mansplaining, but he’s not

Image: courtesy of the artist

aggressive. He’s funny and he’s doing his best for a Glaswegian ex-Catholic who is – Mitchell admits – 100% inspired by daddy issues.

Similarly turning ingrained notions of masculinity on their head are Oasissy – an Oasis-inspired semi-tribute, semi-piss-take comprising Agent Cooper and King Biff. They perform ostensibly as the Gallagher brothers, but their portrayal of the pair has changed since they began.

“It was too much of a straight copy,” says Biff. “Over the years, we’re bringing much more of ourselves and our politics into it. It’s really fun to be playful and ask what it would be like if we showed their softer or more feminine or queer sides. We’re not actually being Oasis.”

Their show, Don’t Look Back in Anger, Babes, is a party for the end of the world. As they were putting it together, a lot of the conversations the duo had were about their fears and the world and the future and how overwhelming it all was.

“But we also spoke about how Oasissy help us to be a little braver,” says Biff.

Cooper adds, “We want to impart some of the ways in which embodying these characters help us face the world.”

When you’re dealing with the Gallagher brothers, their swagger, often-toxic opinions and general laddiness can be overwhelming.

“There’s a lot of pleasure in embodying the characters and dispensing with that,” says Cooper. “Just being fully queer beings.”

And while fear – of the world and the future and, particularly, of scary white men – can be debilitating, it can also spur new artistic prac-

Photo: Tiu Makkonen

Oasissy

tices, create confidence and help acts build safer spaces for themselves and others.

“It’s powerful to celebrate and take the piss at the same time. It’s not a safe place to be a gender diverse person and I feel really paralysed by that sometimes,” Biff adds. “But the power of drag has always been a middle finger to that fear. Drag’s helped me change the way I carry myself in public, the way I communicate. To stop apologising for myself so much.”

For Daisy Doris May, aka Steve Porters, developing a king persona helped them explore and open up their gender identity too. On top of this, they found allies in a fairly unlikely place: the garage run by their neighbours.

“I’m experimenting with drag and I take out the bins, and they’re on the road and they see me,” they explain. “I was like a rabbit in the headlights. [They work in] this quite traditional masculine environment – they’re going to judge me.”

Instead, they couldn’t have been more impressed. Far from being labelled a freak or laughed at, as May feared, the men invited Steve to do some work experience at the garage. When Steve asked for some man-to-man advice, one of the guys responded with “love everybody”.

“It was a penny drop moment,” says May. “Through Steve I became closer to this circle of men I thought were laddy. But they weren’t laddy, they’re the most sensitive, gorgeous humans. And Steve was a vehicle for me to get closer to them, closer to men.”

This is what the character of Steve is all about – he harks back to Mitchell’s idea of utopian masculinity. He’s trying to share his buds of wisdom with other men in a way that does nothing more dangerous than encouraging more spooning in the world. In How to Flirt: The Ted XXX Talk, Steve and May – grapple with balancing toxic and positive masculinity, asking questions like: How is society giving space to men to be vulnerable? How are men supposed to cry? Who are the role models and what are the lessons?”

May adds: “Steve has been on a journey of listening, learning and loving. He’s naive, but he’s got a heart of gold,” says May. “There are elements of Steve I love that are pure and that are beautiful and I want to see more of that in men.”

SHOW Jodie Mitchell: Becoming John Travulva

VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard

TIME: 9:50pm – 10:50pm, 2–27 Aug, not 16

SHOW How to Flirt: The TED XXX Talk

VENUE: Assembly Roxy

TIME: 9:55pm – 10:55pm, 2–26 Aug, not 11, 15

SHOW Oasissy: Don’t Look Back in Anger, Babes

VENUE: BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt

TIME: 10:40pm – 11:30pm, 21–25 Aug

“But the power of drag has always been a middle finger to that fear”

Agent Cooper

Photo: Corinne Cumming

John Travulva

Action Men

David Banks and Sadiq Ali discuss their intensely physical and tender duet, Stuntman, which examines the impact of action-hero role models on men and boys

Words: Anahit Behrooz

Picture the traditional macho guy film. It’s full of men – of course – jacked and a bit cross, looking for an outlet to channel their aggression. Arnold Schwarzenegger is there, or maybe Sylvester Stallone, drenched in sweat. They’re at a boxing gym, or a gun range, or gripping a AK-47 in a darkened forest. The air feels explosive, taut with impending violence.

It’s no secret that masculinity and violence are entangled bedfellows, both on-screen and off, and it is in this historic overlap that new physical theatre and circus show Stuntman sits. Described cheerfully by one of its co-devisers and stars David Banks as a show for anyone who has “ever enjoyed an action movie, and felt a bit weird about it,” Stuntman is a

gorgeous and dynamic two-hander that melds larger-than-life stunt set pieces with personal narratives from Banks and his co-star Sadiq Ali.

“We were really big fans of The Godfather films when we were little,” Banks says, looking back on his childhood with his brother. “I wanted to be in them, but he wanted to be Michael Corleone. So it’s about how we receive these mediums, and how we try and perpetuate them. Is it a cathartic outlet, or is it an inspiration?”

Banks grew up on such films, and in what he describes as an environment surrounded by violence; learning to box from a young age and losing various family members to the prison system. Through Stuntman, he is keen to trouble this direct correlation between

Photo: Brian Hartley

masculinity, class, and violence, exploring the ways in which there is space for vulnerability, tenderness and even queerness in these narratives. “If you look at the history of action films, you’ve got John Wick, Rambo, Arnie and Sylvester Stallone…they’re an orientation away from being gay icons,” Banks says.

For Ali (returning to Summerhall after a jaw-dropping performance in The Chosen Haram last year), Stuntman is also a space to trouble ideas of masculinity as a cisgender, heterosexual mode of being, examining his own implication in these spaces, and how his queer identity subverts them. “When I came on board, David gave all these references of action films and heroes and I was just like, ‘who are these people? What film, what name?’” he laughs. Ali’s own personal memories flood the show – much like Banks, he grew up on a council estate where homophobia and racism were rife – giving the violence he grew up with serious consideration before dissipating its power with humour.

“I share some stories about putting on this mask of masculinity, quite serious stories that make the audience go, ‘huh’,” Ali explains. “And then I start this absurdist self-inflicted gay-bashing: I get set on fire and get to have the funeral of my dreams, where drag queens lower me into the floor and Barack Obama and Meryl Streep are there.” He laughs again. “So we start with something from a real place and then we get to get carried away and go, ‘What could that look like?’ It’s a good way to talk about real things that we think don’t happen anymore.”

“It’s like when someone tells a really sad story in the pub and someone makes a joke to break the ice,” Banks adds. “Which is a really

good analogy for masculinity.” It is difficult to approach such a heavy topic with warmth and vitality, but for Banks and Ali, the only way to approach the rigid confines of masculinity is to subvert it with softness and humour. It’s a stunning showcase, not just for its two stars, but for the ways in which we allow ourselves to approach difficult, often taboo subjects. Sometimes, as Ali says, the ridiculousness is both medium and message. “I get a dance solo in the middle of the show,” he explains eagerly. “And without saying it’s my Billy Elliot moment, it is definitely my Billy Elliot moment.”

SHOW Stuntman

VENUE: Summerhall

TIME: 5:50pm – 6:50pm, 2–25 Aug , 14, 21

“It’s about how we receive these mediums, and how we try and perpetuate them. Is it a cathartic outlet, or is it an inspiration?”

Photo: Brian Hartley

Danse Macabre

The UK premiere of Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring was performed in 1978 at the International Festival. As it returns to Edinburgh this year, we find out more from artistic director Clémentine Deluy

Words: Claire Sawers

“I

t was a dream of mine to dance her piece since I was 15,” says Clémentine Deluy, a French dancer turned artistic director for the Pina Bausch Foundation. In 2001 Deluy was finishing her studies at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, where Pina Bausch also studied, when the legendary German dancer and choreographer came looking for dancers. After rigorous auditioning, Deluy was selected to join Bausch’s company.

Deluy has danced Sacre (short for Le Sacre du Printemps, the French title for The Rite of Spring) more than any other of Bausch’s pieces and describes it as both, “a nightmare” and something that summons a dancer’s “instinct for surviving”.

“Pina’s directions for the dancers were very detailed, very precise, sometimes very tedious!” shares Deluy, reminiscing about working

with the pioneering choreographer who died in 2009. “But she always took the time when rehearsing and Sacre really demands that. It’s a very complex group piece.”

Bausch’s groundbreaking version of The Rite of Spring premiered in 1975 with an intense, exhilarating score by Stravinsky. Dancers are barefoot on a peat floor, acting out a gruelling, primal ritual between men and women. It’s a study of misogyny and an urgent battle of the sexes where one young woman must become ‘The Chosen One’, dancing herself to death.

“How would you dance if you knew you were going to die?”, Bausch asked her dancers. Her work was famously informed by relationships and trauma, the back and forth of human interactions, the suffering and repetition and joy.

Photo: Maarten Vanden Abeele

“Even if they do exactly the same movements, each dancer brings a different approach,” says Deluy. “We don’t want copies, I tell the dancers that. We want dancers to bring their own individuality and emotion into Pina’s work.”

In 2021, Bausch’s son Salomon, chair of the Pina Bausch Foundation teamed up with the Senegalese dance school, École de Sables and London’s Sadler’s Wells theatre to premiere a new version of her celebrated work, featuring 32 dancers from 14 African countries, including Nigeria, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Benin and Togo. It’s hoped the ‘transmission project’, which is the subject of a new documentary, Dancing Pina, will grow an understanding of Bausch’s important work amongst modern audiences.

“The dancers come from very different backgrounds,” explains Deluy. “Some have

studied African dance, jazz or hip-hop. The Ivory Coast, for example, has over 60 ethnic groups, all with different traditional dances. I come from the ballet world. But we stick to Pina’s choreography. We have her original book with notes, everything was recorded from 1973 onwards. It was a great support for me.”

Although Deluy is very familiar with the work, she continues to learn from it each time they rehearse. “I open my gaze. I focus on the men more now, not just the female roles. We are extremely lucky to have this strong team full of experience. The production, like the work itself, is an enormous group effort.”

Within the team are Deluy’s two co-artistic directors, Jo Ann Endicott and Jorge Puerta Armenta, who both danced in Bausch’s Tanztheatre Wuppertal. “Jo Ann is one of the original dancers who created The Rite of Spring, so I got to work beside her and share important information direct from the world of Pina.”

The three-night run of The Rite of Spring is performed alongside common ground[s], a 30-minute duet by Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo, two female dancers greatly inspired by Bausch. Acogny co-founded the École de Sables in 1995 and feels there is a huge synergy between Bausch’s work and African dance.

“After a couple of minutes of Sacre, the floor is already like a warfield with mud everywhere,” says Deluy. “The women’s costumes are these barely there slips, like a second skin. Sometimes the dancers must move in a very narrow space – and often they end up completely covered in sweat and mud. The dancers – even the costumes – everyone goes on this voyage together, a journey. We are so lucky to experience that.”

SHOW The Rite of Spring / common ground[s]

VENUE: Edinburgh Playhouse

TIME: 7:30pm – 9:05pm, 17–19 Aug

“We don’t want copies, I tell the dancers that. We want dancers to bring their own individuality and emotion into Pina’s work”

Photo: Maarten Vanden Abeele

Latin Lives

Guido García Lueches, Dre Spisto and The Ephemeral Ensemble discuss the multiplicity of Latin American identity

Words: Xuanlin Tham

“Latin America is huge, right? It’s hundreds of millions of people, and bigger than Europe a few times over,” Guido García Lueches says, speaking to us about his show Playing Latinx at the Fringe. “And yet there’s this imagination that the cultures all blend together.”

Like most labels we use in an attempt to pin something as multifaceted as identity onto paper, the identifier ‘Latin American’ searches for two things at once: commonality, but also the vast multiplicity of individual experience. At the Fringe, three artists are exploring different facets of Latin American identity through comedy, physical theatre, and clowning: resisting the flattening of cultures and experiences, and performing counter-narratives into being.

Lueches’ Playing Latinx mines comedy from the idea of performing one’s identity as an immigrant. It combines an autobiographical story about a Latin American actor trying to “make it in the UK”, and what Lueches calls a “very politically incorrect seminar, where this

alternate persona of mine teaches the audience how to be a good immigrant.”

Comedy and politics are excellent bedfellows in this show where “silly” always wins, the Uruguayan actor says. “If I’m making you laugh, you’re already on my side. And then maybe I’ll charge you for the laughs by making you reflect on what you’ve been laughing at.”

Also approaching identity from a place of silliness is Dre Spisto, a professional “art buffoon” whose El Dizzy Beast – a tender, explosive blend of performance art and comedy – centres a queer, autistic, Latinx caterpillar. Spisto, who cannot currently return home to Venezuela, conceived of the show as a way to deal with post-pandemic loss, and as an ongoing reckoning with their identity as an immigrant “living two realities”; an autistic person searching for connection; a demisexual person in an open relationship.

Being a caterpillar is “to explore unbecoming,” Spisto says. “Especially when you come

Photo: Charly Monreal

Rewind

Playing Latinx

Photo: Héctor Manchego

An(dre)a Spisto

from an immigrant background where your parents have sacrificed so much for you to be here, we’re always so focused on how successful you’re going to be. But what if I don’t want to become a butterfly? What if I’m in transition my whole life?” The show is a space of joy and visibility for queer and trans people: “Sometimes our defences are so high that it’s hard to feel joy and connection. But I’m going to show up and risk being open with an audience, because that’s how I can be brave.”

The Ephemeral Ensemble’s Rewind takes political violence and resistance in Latin America as its focus, weaving physical theatre from the testimonies of refugees exiled from Latin America to the UK in the 70s, and those who migrated here between 2019-2022. Revolving around a criminal investigation into the disappearance of a woman named Alicia, it’s a dramatisation of the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated work of forensic anthropology: the scientific but also symbolic process of recovering the remains of those “disappeared” by political violence – seeking closure for their loved ones, but also as an act of defiance against authoritarian regimes.

“Something the show does quite beautifully is that there is this reconciliation to pain,” director Ramon Ayres shares. “And though the performance is based in Latin America, the piece looks to the trauma and injuries of many nations, and brings the past, present, and future into dialogue.”

It’s a performance of immense scope, which began with one word: “resistance.” With its fascinating multidisciplinary approach and analogue aesthetic – to mimic a criminal investigation happening in real time – Rewind poeticises forensic work in deeply lyrical ways. “People say the forensic anthropologists give voice to the bones,” Ayres says. “The bones reveal the truth.”

SHOW Playing Latinx

VENUE: Summerhall

TIME: 6:55pm – 7:55pm, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21

SHOW An(dre)a Spisto: El Dizzy Beast

VENUE: Assembly George Square Studios

TIME: 10:30pm – 11:30pm, 15–27 Aug, not 21

SHOW Rewind

VENUE: Summerhall

TIME: 11:40am – 12:40pm, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21

“If I’m making you laugh, you’re already on my side”

Guido García Lueches

Photo: Rebecca Need-Menear

BY GERMAINE ACOGNY & MALOU AIRAUDO

The Empire Strikes Back

The acclaimed playwright Ed Edwards’ England & Son was written for Mark Thomas. Their story began at the Fringe, five years ago.

Words: Si Hawkins

Ed: Where did we first meet?

Mark: I came to see your show, at Summerhall, because it looked great: The Political History of Smack and Crack? I’m in. Then we met outside as I was enthusing about it in my normal calm way. We started having these great old natters about colonialism, empire, all of that.

Ed: Then I had an idea, and thought ‘ooh, Mark’d like this.’ For me [England & Son], it’s a horror story, a ghost story, about how Britain is haunted by this sense that we’re still an oppressive nation. All this stuff about Saudi Arabia, but we’re bombing Yemen, Syria, Libya. That attitude of liberal intervention comes straight out of the empire playbook; ‘we’re civilizing them!’ So it’s sort of about that, for me.

Mark: I like to think it’s a psychological Greek tragedy set within the context of the British Empire.

Ed: Exactly. That’s far better.

Mark: It’s a good excuse for me to run around, play different characters. One of the things I love about your writing: that rawness, it doesn’t feel filtered, it’s an exciting way of performing. I’ve acted some characters in my other shows, and I did a breakfast play at the Traverse – they promised me a bacon roll, and I’m fairly cheap – but this is the first time that I’ve been in someone else’s play.

Ed: But you also manage to be yourself. Because that was my worry, that people would be thinking ‘great, a Mark Thomas show,’ then turn up and go ‘what the fuck is this?’ So I was really relieved that it’s still a Mark Thomas show. Because I was thinking ‘oh my god, we’ll have to put a warning on it.’

Photo: Alex Brenner

Mark: ‘No knob gags.’

Ed: I think there are a couple. The thing is, I want it to be entertaining too. I couldn’t write something that hasn’t got lots of twists and turns, and jokes.

Mark: What I’d like people to get out of this, I’d like people to think ‘I want to come back to the theatre.’ I went to drama school when I was 18, which I loved; within the first term I was in someone’s assessment play, painting myself for a body art thing. So I’ve that kind of background, and I haven’t gone back to that at all. But then this is not traditional theatre.

Ed: I do write plays, but it’s not naturalism, people don’t walk on and have conversations. As soon as I see a sofa on stage, I’ve got to leave.

Mark: I’m like that with French windows. I think, ‘some cunt’s coming through that with a tennis racket.’

Ed: Right. So I always try to do something different. Did you try the new ending last night?

Mark: I did, and I love the fact that we’re about to go to Edinburgh, and we go ‘fuck, whats the ending?’ That’s thrilling. I always

trust you to write something that’s going to be exciting.

Ed: And then we need Cressida [Brown, director] to come and say ‘what the fuck does this mean?’ She’s the force there.

Mark: Cress is amazing. You and I both have the capacity to go off on tangents at the drop of a hat. I always knew there’d be awkward days, slightly out of my comfort zone. And what Cress is brilliant at, she provides incredible structure, really insightful. It’s brilliant to work with people you really like and respect.

Ed: What is nice, is having someone to write for who inspires you.

Fest: Could you become the Scorsese and De Niro of experimental theatre?

Ed: I’m up for it.

Mark: We regard this show as our Taxi Driver moment. And now we’re going to be working towards our Goodfellas

SHOW England & Son

VENUE: Roundabout @ Summerhall

TIME: times vary, 2–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 19, 22

Photo: Alex Brenner

Fest Party 2023 @ The Voodoo Rooms

Photography: Charlotte Cullen

Party Ghost

Wasteman

Michelle Brasier

Blub Blub

Fest is back in action for another year and to celebrate, we teamed up with Glayva to throw the party to end all parties.

We invited our pals and all our favourite Festival folk to the magnificent Voodoo Rooms, where everyone was treated to a Glayva glocktail to celebrate our 21st birthday.

Alongside great company, fantastic drinks and of course, stunning magazines, we were lucky enough to have canapés courtesy of the venue, a photobooth via Blushbooth and entertainment from fabulous hostess Michelle Brasier, bin man drag queen Wasteman, comedy duo Shelf, Australian circus supremos Party Ghost and Melbourne International Comedy Festival award-winner Gillian Cosgriff. The team from Trunk Theatre Project also provided roaming performances from their charming theatre show Blub Blub.

We danced the night away to tunes supplied by The Skinny and Fest DJs, and then

everyone was lucky enough to go away with a free tote bag which included delicious Glayva miniatures, various goodies from the Adelaide Fringe, organic, plastic-free tampons from Daye (courtesy of Gilded Balloon), pencils from Carte Blanche, magazines from The Skinny and brochures and flyers from acts and venues including The Stand.

A big thank you to everyone that made it along on the night, to our incredible acts and to The Skinny’s Tom McCarthy for all his efforts with the planning and organisation. Same again next year?

Party Ghost Shelf

Blub Blub

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Comedy Reviews

Bill O’Neill: The Amazing Banana Brothers

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VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard

TIME: 10:00pm – 11:00pm, 2–27 Aug, not 14

There’s a large bucket on stage, overflowing with bananas and a blackboard on the wall with the word ‘tally’ written in all caps. Tonight, two daredevil brothers will take on the impossible in their attempts to slip on 1,000 banana peels – a stunt requiring extreme grit and gusto.

Headliner Kevin Calamity is the embodiment of toxic masculinity, an eyepatch, moustache and foul attitude distinguishing him from his younger, meeker brother, Joey

Insanity. But when Calamity is unable to complete the show, Insanity is forced to step up, his endearing nervous energy carrying him through a number of death-defying stunts.

With Natalie Palamides – winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer in 2017 – on board as the director, The Amazing Banana Brothers was bound to be packed with a very particular brand of surreal, unpredictable and at times unsettling humour. But the absurdity is not arbitrary or frivolous; the slapstick stunts, maniacal spirit and uneasy tension all contribute to a cocktail of anxieties around grief and failure.

Bill O’Neill is phenomenal in his clowning and audience interplay, succeeding in his use of the banana as the primary motif all the way through. It becomes a grenade, a gun, a piece of spaghetti à la Lady and the Tramp and so much more, the smell of mushed-up and mangled banana increasingly overwhelming everything else in the room.

Ultimately, you may ask yourself: how funny can slipping on a banana peel over and over again actually be? Turns out, it might equally be the funniest and most profound thing you see all Fringe. ✏︎ Arusa

Qureshi

Photo: Van Corona

The Poor Rich HHHHH

VENUE: Assembly Roxy

TIME: 10:00pm – 11:00pm, 2–27

Aug, not 15

Exploring greed through the lens of absurdity, The Poor Rich is a physical comedy about money and power. Gemma Soldati’s masterful clown performance is fearless, silly and laugh-out-loud funny.

Half-bank manager-half dominatrix, Soldati wants all of your money and valuables and she’s going to seduce, threaten and trick you to hand them

over. Using effective props, hilarious facial expression and with impeccable comic timing, she sets out to run a business, while diving into the heart of contemporary issues.

The show is heavily reliant on audience participation, and tonight’s audience is definitely game, literally barking on command. It’s noisy and chaotic as Soldati becomes increasingly desperate, pulling back credit lines with questionable methods to meet her financial targets. She eventually gets caught out, but lands on her

feet in the end – not dissimilar to many people running unscrupulous businesses – and she’s built up enough credit to keep the audience on side when she gets away with it.

It’s a real feat to make social commentary about the capitalist world with your bosom hanging out, but Soldati manages to pull it off. The Poor Rich asks important questions and is simultaneously ridiculous, landing somewhere between excellence and absolute nonsense, and it works.

Veronica Finlay

Photo: HanJie Chow

Nabil Abdulrashid: The Purple Pill

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VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard

TIME: 6:05pm – 7:05pm, 2–27

Aug, not 15

When we’re next congratulating ourselves with an ecstatic, mutual backslap about how ‘anyone can put on a show’ at the Fringe, we’d do well to think of Nabil Abdulrashid.

Despite establishing himself as a comedian over several years, despite the Fringe’s grip on the UK comedy scene, getting on Britain’s Got Talent seemed a more realistic goal for Abdulrashid than doing an Edinburgh show.

On the back of his TV success, with no real need to do Edinburgh at all, Abdulrashid is now here. And perhaps because he doesn’t need to grease up the comedy industry The Purple Pill is an hour with no time wasted.

He manages to side-step easy categorising: he isn’t keen on the division of right and the left in politics; he wants to be a good dad to his two daughters (while knowing he doesn’t have all the answers); he’s perceptive about the impact a developmental disorder can have over a life –but how, in the wrong hands, such labels can be abused.

But his activism, his ethics, his thoughtfulness about the wider social context is all very practical and conversational. He successfully interrupts our echo chambers – simply by offering a point of view that’s wrapped in modesty and understanding.

The Purple Pill is also wrapped in jokes, Abdulrashid is never far away from a punchline, and the laughter,

sometimes his own, spreads around the room with contagious joy.

✏︎ Ben Venables

Photo: Matt Stronge

Mary O’Connell: Money Princess

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VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard

TIME: 6:00pm – 7:00pm, 2–27

Aug, not 15

It begins with fanfare – cash, luminous pink, blasting music – and deservedly so. Mary O’Connell’s debut show Money Princess interrogates the possibility of joy in late-stage capitalism with shameless honesty, self-awareness, and an impressive attentiveness. Framed by the cost of living crisis, the set questions who we are, who we want to be, and why we’re so comfy letting capitalism come between the two.

In drawing on her own money anxieties, O’Connell takes the ever uncomfortable topic of finances and pushes it to a point of comical comfortability. It’s a welcoming performance that is equal parts thoughtful and feel-good. From OnlyFans and girlbossing, to Nectar Points and healing crystals, topics we may think are tired and overdone become far from it with O’Connell. Such is truly a testament to her fresh ingenuity.

Amid the money chat, she also questions the role of the comedian and makes a number of astute and necessary points on identity and audience expectations within

comedy. It’s incisive, generous, and still very funny.

But it’s also clear that O’Connell is a truly talented storyteller; there’s a real warmth to each returning narrative. And, each unexpected turn is fun – for both the audience and O’Connell, who brings an easy excitement to her discussion of financial fears. Undeniably, there’s also a certain trustworthiness in her humourous yet conscious approach to these harsh realities. The irony is clear: within just a few minutes of this show about late-stage capitalism, the audience is left with an insatiable desire for more.

Eilidh Akilade

Photo: Matt Crockett

Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy’s Home

VENUE: The Stand Comedy Club 2 TIME: 4:00pm – 5:00pm, 2–27 Aug, not 14

He may look, as he puts it, like a Republican senator’s son or the villain in a basketball movie, but Philipp Kostelecky is an exciting new stand-up who’s not afraid to get mucky or dark –occasionally simultaneously. His clean-cut demeanour contrasts with some material that you wouldn’t want to watch with your parents (some of it a little too near the knuckle, as it were), but

he’s got the kind of presence and confidence in his skills to give the impression that he’s as surprised as we are about what he comes out with.

Kostelecky, who’s six foot four, is Austrian, Slovenian and American, his accent mainly settling in the latter territory. The youngest, and favourite, of four kids, he grew up without his dad, and many of the father figures he cultivated in his mind (male comedians) have been cancelled.

As per the title, he also plays with the use of the term “daddy”, but at its heart this is a show about relationships and

the denial of mental health problems, all lubricated with some astute and unusual observations, committed mimes and quality jokes. Stark truths about the cost of living are handled cleverly and one particular memory of his father would make for a fascinating short story.

Kostelecky’s only 25 but he’s already got the slickness of someone who’s been doing this for decades. One might say there’s something of a young Alex Edelman about his style.

Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like we’ve got ourselves a contender. ✏︎

Ashley Davies

Photo: Rebecca Need-Menear

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Louise Young: Feral HHHHH

VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard

TIME: 7:25pm – 8:25pm, 2–27

Aug, not 14

“I promise I’m not exaggerating things for comic effect,” laughs Louise Young, towards the end of this increasingly eventful hour. “If anything I’m playing them down.”

Young’s debut is a bit of a Trojan Horse, rolling in with a bunch of relatable but not particularly clever club stuff, then throwing open the doors and letting great hordes of gobsmacking material flood out. It is quite the life she led, having left her native north east for north east London, and things hardly calmed down further south, from doing a runner while being sectioned to an epiphany in a police station.

The show’s big turning point is a ‘stop being crazy’ class she was sent on, for an afternoon, which was hopelessly optimistic. But then she squeezes a lot into this hour too, particularly the second half; her Turkish heritage, the fear of coming out onstage, and that rich history of fraternising with wrong-uns, doing speed at work and being generally – her word – feral. Everything in excess. Nothing in moderation.

In fact, you can’t help wondering if this gleefully dynamic comic has emptied out the envelope a bit early here, but there’s clearly a wealth of backstory still to come, and

a unique perspective on the surrounding issues, from mental health funding to multicultural family matters. She even leaves a cliffhanger

to whet appetites for the next show; something about being chased through a field by a helicopter. That should definitely do it. ✏︎ Si

Hawkins

Photo: Jiksaw

Amy

Matthews:

I Feel Like I’m Made of Spiders

VENUE: Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron)

TIME: 3:00pm – 4:00pm, 2–27

Aug, not 9, 16, 23

Amy Matthews turns the lens on disassociation in her sophomore Fringe show, taking the audience on a personal journey as she rebuilds her life following a breakdown. She successfully weaves a mental health narrative with humorous observations in a well-structured and entertaining hour.

Following two break-ups in a year, Amy Matthews’ system shut down and she found herself floating in between different states of mind, as well as jobs, flats and relationships. In I Feel Like I’m Made of Spiders, she tells the story about how she reconnected with herself and others, making good use of audio and props along the way.

Sharing her thoughts on Henry VIII, the aubergine emoji, and the different types of children at weddings, Matthews keeps the show upbeat and light-hearted, while also

touching on real issues – such as the difficulty of finding a mental health professional or trying to get the attention of her best friend when her kids are around.

It all amounts to an enjoyable and relaxed hour, delivered by a confident performer who is clearly in a better place now than a year ago. I Feel Like I’m Made of Spiders is witty rather than laugh-out-loud funny, but Matthews’ sharp observations and comic timing more than makes up for the lack of belly laughs. ✏︎ Veronica Finlay

Photo: Felicity Crawshaw

SHOWS FROM DENMARK THAT OPEN YOUR MIND AND IGNITE YOUR CURIOSITY

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August 2 – 27

Nathan D’Arcy Roberts: Present/Tense

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VENUE: Gilded Balloon Teviot

TIME: 4:20pm – 5:20pm, 2–27

Aug, not 14

What a pleasure it is watching a show about identity from a confident storyteller with real star potential. Nathan D’Arcy Roberts announces right at the top that he doesn’t really know what this hour is about because he’s too deep into it. Even if that’s true, it doesn’t

matter a jot because there’s so much great material here. He talks about the “Where are you from from?” question, sharing some illuminating responses to his racial ambiguity, as well as dipping into DNA, family (handling several uncomfortable truths with ease), his girlfriend and observations on city life, never once losing momentum. His simile to explain the difference between anger and rage issues will stay with

you for some time, as will his theories about certain retail specialists, and one particular flight of fancy in a prison environment. There are a few stand-out bits that really show off what D’Arcy Roberts is capable of, and it’s worth buying a ticket just to hear his truly excellent story about an encounter with a couple of guys in San Francisco. There’s some lovely acting in this winning sequence too. Definitely one to watch. ✏︎ Ashley Davies

Image: courtesy of Flick Morris PR

Ruby McCollister: Tragedy

VENUE: Underbelly, Cowgate

TIME: 5:45pm – 6:45pm, 3–27

Aug, not 15

Sunset Boulevard for jaded millennials, Ruby McCollister’s Fringe debut is an entertainingly delirious, stream-of-consciousness, overtly theatrical stumble through the seamy underside of Hollywood’s live fast, die young allure. A tragedian to her always performative bones, she grew up hanging around the low-rent Los Angeles theatre where her father was manager. Here, she was surrounded by, and thirstily absorbed the glamorous ghosts of stage and screen, most of whom had been destined to expire in obscurity. But some, like Marilyn Monroe and Karen Carpenter, became exemplars of the tragic idol. And all were McCollister’s role models.

Experimenting with being-seen socialising, recreational drugs and eating disorders from a prodigiously early age, she nevertheless met her romantically nihilistic match in a French exchange student when she swapped everything but her intense personality to go study in Vermont. Flirting with genuine disaster and the base desires of her similarly affected Gallic squeeze, these people are absolutely exhausting to hear of. But you can’t quite tear your ears away from the approaching calamity.

In song and wry, if melodramatically over-the-top soliloquy, McCollister is a wild-eyed, luminescent figure, quite aware of how ridiculous and self-obsessed she appears.

Still, she’s furiously dedicated herself to wringing maximum empathy and a fair few laughs out of the still twitching, beautified corpse of her youth.

Jay Richardson

Image: courtesy of Avalon

Theatre Reviews

England & Son

the British Empire sanctioned in faraway places will inevitably be brought home.

Desperate, angry and loving, Ed Edwards’ play England & Son is a searing one-hander that burns on long after the audience has vacated their seats. Written especially for Mark Thomas, who gives a masterstroke performance, the play follows a young man whose life is brutalised by abuse and addiction. But the frame of this portrait also extends beyond the parameters of his own experience, to insist how the violence that

In less capable hands, such ambition and scope would result in an impassioned, but ultimately stilted political mouthpiece. Instead, the detail with which Edwards renders this young man’s world – both its cruelty, and its moments of compassion –makes these truths feel livedin. The rubber of the father’s scrapyard is a potent sign of how the evils of colonialism and free-market capitalism go hand-in-hand; but it’s also an indelible part of the narrator’s short childhood. And Thomas’ dynamicism ensures that our narrator is no mere symbol

of anything: he’s a living, breathing, funny and flawed boy whose horizons are rapidly collapsing around him. His treatment in the youth detention centres that were opened under the “short, sharp shock” policies of Margaret Thatcher’s government in particular strangles the air out of the room.

But again, what prevents England & Son from backsliding into mere pain pornography is its insistence on joy, even beauty, as meaningful and essential lessons in creating a better world. Whether everyone is given access to such an education is another matter. ✏︎ Deborah Chu

Photo: Steve Ullathorne

Blood of the Lamb HHHHH

VENUE: Assembly Rooms

TIME: 2:10pm – 3:10pm, 3–27

Aug, not 14, 21

The fall of Roe v. Wade means abortion is now illegal or heavily restricted in 18 out of 50 US states. Though people living in blue states or outside of the US altogether may think their own reproductive rights are safe, Arlene Hutton’s new play is a stark warning that this is not the case.

The intense two-hander takes place in Dallas, after the flight to New York that Nessa (Dana Brooke) was on

was diverted when she took ill. After waking up in hospital and finding out the baby she is carrying has died, Nessa just wants to get back to California and see her doctor. Then there’s Val (Elisabeth Nunziato), a lawyer appointed by the state to represent Nessa’s dead foetus. Val is part of a larger group of politicians and advisors who are trying to determine how to proceed and whether or not Nessa has committed a crime.

Hutton drip-feeds plot points with an exquisite sense of timing. These dramatically

escalate the stakes because the longer Nessa has to wait to receive care, the more her life is at risk. Val’s religious convictions mean that she refuses to release Nessa and wave her through to departures.

This is a powerful piece of activism, an excellently-crafted play, and perhaps more importantly, a public service announcement to anyone who can get pregnant: you are at risk even if you’re just visiting or passing through a place that has criminalised abortion. None of us can be complacent. ✏︎ Laura Kressly

Photo: Jason Kuykendall

Clown Sex

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VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard

TIME: 1:45pm – 2:45pm, 2–27 Aug, not 16, 21

Echoing through plugholes, trickling down leaking pipes, and straight from the deviant’s mouth, Clown Sex is a triptych of lust, taboo and sexual euphoria.

The show comes from the warped mind of Natasha Sut-

ton Williams, taking on the persona of Gary Strange who has moved into London’s sewer system. Here, he has a worm’seye view of his neighbours’ carnal lives, which he shares with lascivious relish.

A primary teacher stuck in a rut, who simply cannot stop thinking about cock as she shepherds kids through the school day. A wannabe CEO using the guise of eccentricity to confess her worst carnal sin. Gary’s own story of fulfilling his biggest kink, sliding head(s) first into a clown. It is raw, it is twisted, it is

utterly addictive.

Sutton Williams finds the edge of decency and hurls us all over, warping from character to deranged character as she does. Clown Sex is Roald Dahl on viagra, a dark carnival of debauchery that’s heart-clenchingly visceral whether you want it or not.

By delving into the darker recesses of human desire, Clown Sex celebrates sexuality, fetish, pushing the line, indulging in what truly turns us on, regardless of whether the results are orgasmic or horrific.

Kirstyn Smith

Photo: Rowan Spray

One Way Out

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VENUE: Underbelly, Cowgate

TIME: 2:15pm – 3:15pm, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21

Following a group of four friends in South London, One Way Out is a complex look at the treatment of young men of colour and working class backgrounds. On receiving their A-Level results, their lives spin out from one another’s: university, work, the Home Office, and abuse. Its critique of our government and its violence – particularly in relation

to the Windrush crisis – is crucial and poignant. Angering, joyful, and very necessary, One Way Out centres male platonic love with the depth and honesty it so deserves.

The undeniably talented cast carries the story with such brilliance, their energy filling the room without force or falsity. There’s a unity and commitment to their movements, bursting across the stage with laughs and shouts. And yet, attentiveness isn’t sacrificed for grandeur; the slower, more sombre moments are approached with care. One Way Out is worth it, purely for this.

Amid this, its humour cuts just right: silly, a bit subversive, and always utterly right. There’s a sense that the audience are meant to enjoy each laugh, to join in, and it’s warming to be welcomed in this way.

There’s moments when the plot gets a little knotted: it’s unclear how one character came to know something or how much time has passed since the last scene. It demands we give into its logic – or, sometimes, lack of – but One Way Out makes this easy for us, with a cast and story so thoughtfully captivating. ✏︎ Eilidh

Akilade

Image: courtesy of Underbelly

PRESENTS

DRAINING THE SWAMP

Is fascism once again on the march?

Does the legacy of Sir Oswald Mosley continue to feed populist, right wing movements? This provocative new play explores Mosley’s controversial life and activities, with a chilling contemporary punch.

From the perspective of the 1960’s, and the emergence of the European Union, Sir Oswald Mosley looks back on his experiences in the 1930’s. The play brings to life the meteoric political rise of Mosley as a potential Labour Prime Minister, and the subsequent founding and development of the British Union of Fascists. We see Mosley and Diana Mitford on their wedding day at Joseph Goebbels’s house in Berlin, and witness the events leading up to the infamous Battle of Cable Street, before the Mosley’s are incarcerated in Holloway Prison, during the war. Mosley ponders on his legacy and the opportunities for future political leaders to communicate with and stir the masses. It ends with his legacy in 2019.

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ROWLAND D. HILL AS SIR OSWALD MOSLEY, TINA THOMAS AS LADY DIANA MOSLEY, PLUS GEORGIA WINTERS, SIMON POLO-CLARKE AND DAWSON JAMES. DIRECTED BY SU GILROY

Dusk

Lars von Trier’s Dogville –either revered or reviled for its alienating experimental form – is filmed entirely on a soundstage, and behaves like a piece of theatre. But as award-winning theatre-maker Christiane Jatahy writes in her programme notes for Dusk, while von Trier turned to theatre to make Dogville, she turned to Dogville to create her play.

While it would be simple to describe Dusk as a stage adaptation of Dogville, this would

not capture the play’s fascinating destabilisation of the borders between perception and imagination, contrivance and realism, contorting theatre and cinema alike.

This is a formally exhilarating meta-play. When Dusk begins, you don’t really know it has: house lights stay on, and the actors casually introduce themselves to the audience. They tell us they’re working on an adaptation of Dogville, experimenting with the concept of “acceptance of the Other”. Slowly, we slip into a version of the film’s events. A digital camera on stage manned by the actors broadcasts live footage onto the screen

behind them. What happens on stage and on screen are physically layered: a spectacular palimpsest of realities, an inquiry into the shape of truth executed with brilliant technical ambition and prowess.

Jatahy uses the framework of Dogville – a parable about the interpersonal roots of systemic evil – to exhume the conditions that permitted the election of Jair Bolsonaro’s fascist government in 2018. To do this, Dusk breaks open Dogville’s conclusion, releasing it from its Old Testament fatalism to seek a way forward: rejecting history’s repetition, its immovable endings. ✏︎ Xuanlin Tham

Photo: Magali Dougados

VENUE: The Lyceum TIME: run ended

Heaven by

Eugene O’Brien

VENUE: Traverse Theatre

TIME: times vary, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21

The white-hot desires of two people who’ve not lived life to the fullest bubble over in this electric new play from Eugene O’Brien.

Mairead (Janet Moran) and Mal (Andrew Bennett) are an Irish couple in their early 50s who have settled. There wasn’t much passion between the pair to begin with, but any that was there has long been extinguished. They married for the wrong reasons: Mairead wanted a quiet man after a string of wild affairs with charismatic drunks, while Mal saw married life as a way to put paid to the homosexual fantasies he’s had since his days as an altar-boy staring up at a shredded Jesus on the cross. They are happy, though: they’re best pals, proper partners. But one night, at a family wedding back in their dilapidated hometown, each carve out a night of heaven for themselves.

The play is delivered as a pair of criss-crossing monologues, which makes perfect sense for a couple exploring carnal hungers they could never share. Mairead’s is the most vivid, ripe and lyrical and extremely horny, with Moran relishing her character’s vivacious wit. Bennett’s role is more tragi-comic. He has a lot of fun with Mal’s gay panic,

particularly after he snorts up some Dutch courage at the wedding reception, although there’s a disappointing sense that O’Brien doesn’t quite take Mal’s yearnings as seriously as Mairead’s. She certainly

has more dimensions; her character feels more lived in. Taken together, though, this is an overwhelmingly compassionate portrait of marriage, brimming over with wit and pathos. ✏︎ Jamie Dunn

Photo: Ste Murray

Andronicus Synecdoche

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VENUE: Zoo Southside

TIME: 8:20pm – 9:35pm, 4–27

Aug, not 7, 14, 21

Titus Andronicus is arguably Shakespeare’s most violent play. In Song of the Goat’s version, condensing it to just over an hour concentrates its violence and brings the women characters to the fore. These features, and the large cast, use of music, and striking design, make this a powerful adaptation about the consequences of war.

Though the title of Shakespeare’s original suggests the

play belongs to Roman general Titus, this version is Tamora’s, the goth queen taken hostage during the war that precedes the play’s start. The revenge she engineers, and that which Titus enacts in return, is fully staged whereas much of the other action is speedily narrated rather than played out. Though this means some knowledge of the story would be beneficial so as to understand the context around the staged scenes, this clever approach highlights key moments that drive the message home. In this case, the takeaway is that ultimately,

no one really wins a war. Both sides endure awful suffering as a result of their desperate need to make each other feel as much pain as possible.

As well as the narration, choral singing and movement sequences emphasise the religion and militarism that drives the story. Angular choreography and all-black costumes create a sense of unrelenting brutality. The only major issue is that Aaron is a white actor, though often referred to as black. Apart from this, the clear concept and message make this production one to see.

Laura Kressly

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JM Coetzee’s Life & Times of Michael K HHHHH

VENUE: Assembly Hall

TIME: 12:00pm – 2:20pm, 4–27

Aug, not 14, 21

Presenting a theatrical adaptation of JM Coetzee’s 1983 Booker Prize-winning novel, Baxter Theatre fluidly fold puppetry and film into this performance. The protagonist, Michael K, is a gardener and also a simple man. His innocence is due to an innate slow-wittedness or a lack of play with other children when a boy (his mother held him back because of her own discomfort with his cleft lip –fearing the snide remarks it might attract).

Now, as K’s mother’s health fails in her old age, he honours

a wish to find her childhood farm. And so they trek through a South Africa blighted by civil war.

K’s simplicity gives him a limited understanding of the conflict. Filtered through his mind, the war takes on a Kafkaesque quality – the initial of his surname a direct literary allusion. His modest desires and tenacity throughout the perilous journey compel us to empathise with his otherworldly perspective.

The puppet representing K artfully reveals his emaciated figure, showing both his constant hunger and the wiry strength of his personality. The use of film to depict his traversal of the land-

scape establishes the vital link between him and the natural environment.

The play’s pacing does falter – certain narrative points are redundantly explained by the actors, despite us grasping the visual clues. Yet the production creatively captures episodic moments of Coetzee’s novel, such as K’s efforts to hunt and grow food – the performers guiding the puppets with grace and understanding. In another key scene there’s a confident pause; a long silence that seemingly plays a discordant note, portraying the first shock of grief, deepening our connection to the character. ✏︎ Ben Venables

Photo: Fiona McPherson

The Ballad Of Truman Capote HHHHH

VENUE: theSpace @ Niddry St

TIME: 6:05pm – 6:55pm, 4–26

Aug, not 13

Great literary figures collide in this monologue biography of Truman Capote, as written by Scottish author Andrew O’Hagan, the writer of Mayflies

It’s his debut play, which is a big deal, and the performance we saw had the capacity audience to prove it. Yet these are also modest circumstances in which O’Hagan can test the theatrical waters; not at the Traverse or the International Festival, but in a converted function room in a Royal Mile hotel. A proper Fringe debut.

Writer and director, O’Hagan and the play’s sole performer Patrick Moy imbue the whole enterprise with a touch of class. The setting is New York’s Plaza Hotel in November 1966, just before Capote’s Black and White Ball at the same location, the famed ‘Party of the Century’ which united the literati, film stars and international grandees of the era in a definitive event of the American 20th century. Capote waits in his hotel room, fielding calls about the infamous guestlist, reflecting on his life and dropping names like Hemingway, Parker and Arthur Miller into anecdotes told for his own benefit.

Moy’s performance is note-perfect, nailing the impudent falsetto of Capote’s voice, and a certain tone of

bold confidence mixed with creeping self-doubt which ties with his public persona; and, of course, his failure to write a follow-up to 1965’s In Cold Blood in his subsequent two decades of life. The beauty of the picture being painted,

however, masks a certain dramatic inertia to proceedings. We feel we know Capote more by the end, but we wonder if this interior journey might not have worked at least as well were it printed as prose on the page. ✏︎ David

Pollock

Image: courtesy of Michelle Mangan PR

Dance, Physical Theatre & Circus Reviews

IMA (Pray) HHHHH

VENUE: Assembly Murrayfield Ice Rink

TIME: times vary, 4–27 Aug, not 15, 22

The Budapest dance and modern circus company, Recirquel have brought staggering, pared back shows to the Fringe before, where unnecessary frills are edited out, leaving all eyes on the extraordinary talents of its performers. This year, artistic director Bence Vági takes his minimal approach to a brave

new extreme, showcasing only one performer for the 40 minute show. Instead the focus shifts back to the thrilling experience of being in a circus big top; using darkness, shadow, pinpricks of light and a dramatic soundtrack to draw parallels with majestic desert night skies, or the hushed reverence inside a mystical place of worship.

A custom built space has been created in Murrayfield Ice Rink, and suspense builds as the audience waits to be led through a dark tunnel for the spectacle to begin. An illuminati style cape conceals a spectral shape, moving in a graceful and slightly spooky way towards the

crowd. Pacing and precision dominate the choreography where controlled bursts of athleticism on aerial straps are mixed with graceful dance sequences. A religious score of low chanting gives way to a soaring classical melody, and the astonishing gymnast (there are four taking turns during the Fringe run) seems to reach a kind of spiritual ecstasy as she carves and swings through the cavernous space. A dazzling, impressive and memorable moment of calm within the busy Fringe, although it will be interesting to see if the company gives other performers a chance to shine again in future shows.

Claire Sawers

Photo: B á lint Hirling

Common Dissonance HHHHH

VENUE: House of Oz

TIME: 4:30pm – 5:20pm, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 21

After passing underneath the giant inflatable gibbon guarding the entrance to House of Oz, we are ‘welcomed to country’ by Melbourne’s Na Djinang Circus. Without reading any of the blurb, what immediately becomes obvious is a trio of performers in silent symbiosis. There is a non-hierarchical, non-patriarchal grace to their acrobatics and dance, tessellating around each other,

flirting, tussling, comforting, but not necessarily always in harmony – we also see moody huffing, physical pain, winding each other up.

Circus founder Harvey Mann is from the Wakka Wakka nation in central Queensland and does a mean routine with diabolo and indigenous sign language. He set up Na Djinang to bring a First Australian perspective to the complex modern world; the title Common Dissonance reflects universal disagreements and how we disentangle ourselves from problems.

Jessica Connell performs some of the best hula hoop you will ever see, staged in a minimal way with a soft electro soundtrack, just six hoops whirring around her taut muscles, a smooth blur of criss-crossing angles and absolutely precise grace.

Johnny Brown brings elegance to his muscular dance and acrobatics with body paint, traditional art, origami and water also dropping in for some short cameos. Simple staging from a strong trio, with powerful results.

✏︎ Claire Sawers

Photo: Bridget Brigg

Cabaret Reviews

Ben Hart: Jadoo

HHHHH

TIME: 6:00pm – 7:00pm, 2–27 Aug, not 14

Magic thrives on storytelling. Consider the difference between a sleight of hand card trick performed skilfully but without fanfare, and one which has an hour-long backstory and threads that weave in and out of a narrative that pulls you out of reality and into Ben Hart’s enticing world. In Jadoo, Hart’s literary arc revolves around a recent trip to India undertaken to discover

nature, the universe and what real magic actually is.

The lines between reality and magic are more blurred than we think, Hart explains, demonstrating with an unassuming, gentle kind of trickery, unnoticeable at times until he points it out. There’s a sense of calm throughout, as though Hart has discovered exactly what he was looking for on his pilgrimage and is waiting for the correct moment to unleash the answers to all the universe’s questions. Taking inspiration from Indian street magicians, jadoowallahs, Hart whirls through sleight of hand,

conjuring and illusion, before exploring fakirs’ beliefs that the concept of life and death is all in the mind and that, subsequently, pain is too.

With Jadoo, Hart is doing something quite beautiful: inviting audiences to step beyond the veil, to question whether we are the reflection or the reflectee, whether our experiences aren’t just a mass hallucination. Taking the dark of life with the light, Hart has created a show that is both enchanting and eerie, exploring the concept of what is trick and what is truth.

✏︎ Kirstyn Smith

VENUE: Assembly George Square Gardens

Photo: Matt Crockett

Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody

VENUE: Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose

TIME: 6:30pm – 7:30pm, 3–27

Aug, not 7, 14, 21

It’s common knowledge that some of the most popular Disney films and characters have their origins in the dark fairy tales of storytellers like the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. But as twisted as those stories can be, they’ve never included sex toys, menstrual fluid and pegging – until now.

Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody is a riotous hour of raunchy, horny pantomime magic, featuring all your favourite Disney classics. The narrative is purposely cliché, centring on a stereotypical Disney hero as he heads off on his journey to find his one true love, assisted by a magnificent pink-bearded Hairy Godmother. It’s here he encounters the likes of a coked-up Snow White, sex-curious Ariel and Gaston in a strap on, all played expertly by drag kings and queens with striking and

colourful costumes. From the goofy opening rendition of ‘Be Our Guest’ to Ariel’s kink-tastic ‘Part Of Your World’, each song and performance is delivered by The Hairy Godmothers with cheek-filled undertones in a very sex-positive manner that encourages the audiences to get on board. Dizney in Drag is a silly, raunchy show but in its takedown of toxic masculinity and discussions around consent, it also touches on some valuable life lessons.

Arusa Qureshi

Photo: Emma Basc

Music Reviews

After The Act (A Section 28 Musical)

Breach Theatre’s musical

VENUE: Traverse Theatre, TIME: times vary, 3–27 Aug, not 4, 7, 14, 21

One night in 1988, as the BBC went on air to present the six o’clock news, two activists stormed on set and handcuffed themselves to the newsdesk. They were there to protest Section 28: a new piece of legislation which forbade local authorities from ‘intentionally promoting homosexuality’. Under this law, it became illegal for councils to advance progressive agendas, fund LGBTQ+ initiatives – and speak about homosexuality in schools.

After the Act excavates stories from that dark period in British history, with every word coming from activists, teachers, politicians, and students who lived through Section 28. Twenty years after its repeal, it’s clear that the law’s impact has had an indelible effect on an entire generation of young queer people, who are today in their middle age.

The ensemble cast of Ellice Stevens, Tika Mu’tamir, EM Williams and Zachary Willis is astonishingly good, capturing the deeply rooted anger and pain in these testimonials, but also their joy, humour and

hope as people across society rise up to fight the law. Its thrumming synth soundtrack and beautifully emotive choreography further elevate what’s happening on stage, which feels vital in both senses of the word – as something absolutely important, and deeply alive. For not only does After the Act preserve the past, but it also draws chilling parallels to the culture wars embroiling our current moment, particularly around the far-right’s backlash against trans rights. Where we go now is up to us; just as long as we never go back. ✏︎

Deborah Chu

Photo: Alex Brenner

Kids Critics Grow

Alvie

, two years and two months, cultivates joy and play in a show for tiny gardeners

What happens in the show?

Babies and little kids are drawn into a simple story about a beginner gardener minding her friend’s allotment for a few days and trying to grow flowers. We meet a tiny robin and bumblebee, someone gets on the wrong end of a garden hosepipe (because taps and water are always hilarious and fascinating, obvs) and the weather keeps us guessing (a strong Edinburgh theme). All the wee ones get handed things to smell and shake, there are songs to learn and singalong to, packets of seeds to take home, plus a relaxed mini arts and crafts session for decorating plant pots at the end.

What did you like most about the show?

It’s a gentle, playful, interactive show co-written by Scots-Indian writer Niall Moorjani with Diana Redgrave and Vickie Holden. Nothing too frantic or zany happens, the

children were kept enthralled and the entry level intro to plant appreciation for the very young was cute.

Was there anything you didn’t like?

It’s quite a small room, with kids on laps and some adults cross legged on the floor so leave any bags behind and go early for a comfy spot.

What did your grown-up think? Loved it. Wholesome content that Alvie immediately got into, not a crazy ticket price either.

Plus the Storytelling Centre is an excellent space for letting toddlers play for a bit while grown-ups get a coffee too. Bonus.

Would you tell your friends to go?

Deffo. It’s part sensory play session, part sweet storytime with songs.

SHOW Grow

VENUE: Scottish Storytelling Centre

TIME: 10:30am – 11:10am, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23

Photo: Alice Tucker

Kids Critics Sea Dragon For Under 5s

Emerald, two-and-a-half-years old, dives in for an underwater adventure

What happens in the show?

At the beginning, we meet three kelpies, who look a bit like the Muppets. They call their friend, Kipper the Sea Dragon, to help them bring colour back to the coral reefs in the ocean. Kipper swims through the ocean and asks lots of friends – like some seahorses, a starfish and a jellyfish – for help.

What did you like most about the show?

There are lots of puppets and songs in Sea Dragon For Under 5s, and lots of fun things to play with. When you go in, you’re given a shiny bag full of colourful and noisy things that you’re asked to take out at different points in the show. It was really fun, and I got a sticker at the end.

Was there anything you didn’t like?

No. I thought I might be a bit scared of the dragon before the show, but he was really nice and friendly.

What did your grown-up think?

My mummy liked playing with the toys in the sack as much as I did, and she liked that there was a pianist playing live on stage.

Would you tell your friends to go?

Yes, especially the ones that like songs and puppets. We’re also going to tell our baby friends about Sea Dragon for Babies, which happens right after this show at 11am.

SHOW Sea Dragon for Under 5s

VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard

TIME: 10:00am – 10:40am, 2–20 Aug, not 16

Image: courtesy of Pleasance

09:30

A Political Breakfast

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake, 16–27 Aug

09:45

Editburgh

Meeting Point @ Ibis Hotel, 16–29 Aug, not 19, 20

About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16 Aug, 19 Aug, 20 Aug

10:00

What’re You Looking At!

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Corona Daze

theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

10:15

The Early Word

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Wiki Knows Best –Mythical Islands

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

10:30

Neil Harris: Codebreaker Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

First Thing (Work in Progress by Daniel Kitson)

Roundabout @ Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 22

10:40

The Breakfast Club

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

10:45

Made in Bangladesh

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 23–27 Aug

11:00

Daman Bamrah: Salmon Camera

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug

The Weegies Have Stolen the One O’Clock Gun! St Columba’s by the Castle, 18 Aug

Around the World in 80 Puns

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 17–27 Aug, not 19, 20

Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–22 Aug

11:15

Richard Duffy is Asleep: A Retrospective

PBH’s Free Fringe @ CC Blooms, 19–27 Aug

3’s Comedy: Mornings

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

11:20

Rose Matafeo: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

11:25

50 Midlife Crises to Try Before You Die

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

11:30

Sounds Proper Comedy’s Hot Picks

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Bucket

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Dark Knightley Rises

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 21–27 Aug

Those Who Can’t Do

Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 16–27 Aug

Rozarina Larsen

Presents: Whitefishing

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 23–27 Aug

11:35

1998: A Walking Disaster – Anxiety, Absurdity, Airfryer

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug, not 21

11:40

Luke Manning: One Manning Show Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

The Path to True Love (via Swindon)

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–19 Aug

11:45

AL! The Weird Tribute (And How Daniel Radcliffe Got Mixed Up in This Nonsense)

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug, not 21

11:50

5 Mistakes That Changed History

Assembly George Square, 16–27 Aug, not 21

11:55 22

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

12:00

Keroseno and Finito: Cock O’Clock

Leith Depot, 16–27 Aug

Cecilia Delatori: Rock

Spinster

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 17–28 Aug, not 23

Larry Dean: Work in Progress

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16 Aug

Chris Thorburn: Cineman

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug Aaaaargh! It’s the One-Liner Show

Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 16–27 Aug

Sarah Keyworth: Work in Progress

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–27 Aug

Tiff Stevenson: WIP

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–20 Aug

Mark Row: A* in the Making Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 16–27 Aug

Scream Inside Your Heart

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–20 Aug Arzoo Malhotra: First Degeneration

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Lunch with a Cyclopath Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Sharon Wanjohi and Abbie Edwards: Screaming, Crying, Throwing Up

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 21–27 Aug

The Generation Gap (WIP)

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Joe Wells: King of the Autistics

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug

Sex, Art and the Art of Survival

Frankenstein Pub, 21–28 Aug

12:05

Pirates: You Wouldn’t Steal a Boat

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Sam Lake: Aspiring DILF Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

Corona Daze

theSpace on the Mile, 20–26 Aug

12:10

The Shit Kid

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

An American Christmas with the BXG DXG Hootenannies @ The Apex, 16–28 Aug

Dinesh Nathan: Nathan Knows Nothing (WIP)

The Voodoo Rooms, 16–27 Aug

Milo Edwards: Sentimental Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 16–27 Aug

12:15

Big Smoke Comedy

Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 16–27 Aug

Better Paul Paul

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–28 Aug

#BigDerryEnergy with Peter E Davidson

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Kathleen Hughes: One of the Girls (WIP)

Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar, 16–18 Aug

Steph Aritone: Excelf-esteem

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 21–27 Aug

Robin Boot’s Rockomedy: Seventh Pun of a Seventh Pun

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 16–20 Aug

Harry Potter or My Girlfriend... Who Do I Love More?

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans, 16–27 Aug

12:20

David McIver: Small Boy Trapped in a Wellness Retreat

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug Table for Two?

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Can You Tell Me Where This Is?

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug

The Oxford Imps

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 17–27 Aug

Hannah Platt – Work in Progress

Hootenannies @ The Apex, 21–28 Aug

12:30

MC Hammersmith: Straight Outta Brompton Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug, not 22

PG Hits! Stand-Up

Comedy That’s Everyone’s Cup of Tea

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Ageing Folks Telling Jokes

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 21–27 Aug

A Spaniard’s Guide to Learning Shakespeare

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug

Sarah Roberts: Worm in Progress

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret

Voltaire, 20–27 Aug

Live Podcast Hour

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 17–27 Aug

Phil Ellis’s Excellent Comedy Show

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–27 Aug

Sketch Up!

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret

Voltaire, 16–19 Aug

12:35

Ashley Barnhill: Texas

Titanium (Show ‘Bout Gettin’ a New Skull)

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

12:40

Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe Pleasance Courtyard, 16–26

Aug, not 17, 21, 23

Jackman and Bones: Framed

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–20 Aug

12:45

Is It Just Us?!

Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Richard Pulsford: Short Joke Teller

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 17–27 Aug

Lee Kyle: England’s Best Comedian

Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 16–27 Aug

RGB Monster’s Format

Factory

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 21–27 Aug

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Work in Progress

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

12:50

Matt Green: That Guy (Work in Progress)

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–20 Aug

Pam Ford Don’t You Dare! (Put Me in a Care Home)

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 21–27 Aug

And Now...

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Coffee Kid

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

13:00

Sameer Katz: Love Is a Lie

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug

The Weegies Have Stolen the One O’Clock Gun!

St Columba’s by the Castle, 19 Aug, 26 Aug

Achtung!! The Germans Are Coming!

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Globe Bar, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Alphabet Soup – Serving Hot LGBTQIA+ Comedy Brunch

Le Monde, 16–28 Aug

Robin Ince – Weapons of Empathy

Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 16–27 Aug

Max Norman: A Pirate’s Life For Me

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Alastair Clark: Happy Ending

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Slow Progress, 17–27 Aug Shoot From The Hip Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Get Blessed!

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Last Stand on Honey Hill

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

Silent Disco Walking

Tours Edinburgh: Boogie Shoes

theSpace @ Niddry St, 19 Aug, 26 Aug

Board Game Smackdown

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 17–27 Aug

The Opera Comedy Show

Laughing Horse @ Home Bar, 16–27 Aug

13:05

Joy’s Bed and Breakfast

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Australia: A Whinging

Pom’s Guide

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Legends, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Hooked: Mr Sister

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Gerry Carroll – Young Zoo Southside, 16–27 Aug

13:10

Fiona Ridgewell: No-Nonsense

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 17–27 Aug

Deepu Dileepan: American Alien

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Pilgrim, 16–27 Aug

Henry Ginsberg’s Hyper Masculine Cookery Show

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Best of Edinburgh

Showcase Show

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

13:15

I’m Doing the Edinburgh Fringe With My Grandad

Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle, 17–22 Aug

Jamie Allerton Goes to the Movies

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Dead Ducks theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Gremlin Head

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

A Multitude of Sins: A Dog

Gone Mystery

Leith Depot, 16–19 Aug

Irish Comedy Invasion

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Ross McGrane: Get Rich or Cry Trying

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway, 16–27 Aug, not 17

101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes

Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 16–27 Aug

David Ellis – The Worst Jew

Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle, 16 Aug

4 Funny Feckers

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 16–27 Aug

Marcus Ryan – Eat, Pray, Walk

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

13:20

Seymour Mace Does Drawring

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 16–27 Aug

Twenty Hamsters

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 20–27 Aug

A Star is Re-born!

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Eva Bindeman: Semi Killer

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–19 Aug

13:25

Ahir Shah: Ends

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

Vix Leyton: Antihero

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Alison Spittle: Soup

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–27 Aug

13:30

Arguments! The Comedy Debate Show

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 21–27 Aug

The Political Party with Matt Forde: Angela Rayner

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 18 Aug

Michael Porter: Love and Brain Damage

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Gavin Webster: Proper Jokes

Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar, 16–28 Aug

Eleanor Morton: Work in Progress

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16 Aug

The 5th Alternative Black Comedy Showcase

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans, 16–27 Aug, not 19, 26

Aidan Jones: Adult Adoption

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Stephen Buchanan: Charicature

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–27 Aug

Alex and Roger Work It Out

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 21–27 Aug

Rachel Creeger: Ultimate Jewish Mother

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 16–27 Aug, not 19, 26

Bad in Bed: Arthritis to Insomnia

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug

Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures

Meeting Point at Uplands

Roast Coffee Shop, 19 Aug, 26 Aug

Bryony Byrne: A Clown

Tries to Write a Play (WIP)

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee

Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug

eBae: Ruby Carr (WIP)

Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 16–27 Aug

Silent Disco Walking Tours Edinburgh: Boogie Shoes

theSpace @ Niddry St, 20 Aug

Born in a Wheelchair

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

UK Pun Off

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 17–18 Aug

The 5th Alternative Black Comedy Showcase

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 19 Aug, 26 Aug

13:35

Ted Milligan: The Finished Product (A Work in Progress)

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Legends, 16–27 Aug

Dog Dies Under Porch – A Comedy!

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug

Ian Smith: Crushing Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 16–27 Aug

13:40

The Temp

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Chris Grace: As Scarlett

Johansson

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug Long Long Long Live Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20 Mark Silcox: Women Only

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 16–27 Aug

Ginny Hogan: Regression

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

The Cambridge Impronauts

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

13:45

129.5 Steps to Autistic Success

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Josh Elton: Mountain Jew (Plus Support)

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Brewdog Doghouse, 17–27 Aug, not 23

3rd Rock from the Pun: Darren Walsh

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Mark Simmons: New Jokes

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 16–27 Aug

101 Psychos: We turn Insanity into Hilarity

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Colleen Lavin: Do the Robots Think I’m Funny?

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 21–26 Aug

Pottervision

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug, not 21

13:50

How to Cheat on Your Husband

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 16–27 Aug

Stewart Lee: Basic Lee The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–20 Aug

13:55

Harriet Dyer: Mother Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 24–27 Aug Wild Things

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

Oddity Comedy

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug

An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug Dead Inside theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Yuriko Kotani: This Is My Work

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–23 Aug

14:00

Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Arthur’s Seat Comedy Extravaganza On Top of Arthur’s Seat, 19 Aug

Daniel Downie: Jacobite

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug

Aaaargh! It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show!

Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 16–27 Aug

Comedy Caper

Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 16–27 Aug

Mark Watson’s Churchfest

St Peter’s Church, 22 Aug

James Barr: Chains and WIPs Excite Me

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug

Rhiannon Shaw: Wedding Night

Bedlam Theatre, 16–27 Aug, not 21 Sandy Not Just on Sunday!

The Saltire Society Headquarters, 22–28 Aug, weekdays only

The Grand Return of the Edinburgh Revue Paradise in Augustines, 16–27 Aug, not 20

Sam Coade and James

Trickey: Floorfillers

Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, 16–27 Aug, not 21

14:05

Abi Clarke: Try Hard (Work in Progress)

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

14:10

❤ Katy Berry: Diamond Goddess Crystal Pussy

HHHH

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug, not 22

❤ Adam Riches is The Guys Who... HHHH

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Tatty Macleod: Fugue Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

Grotto

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

14:15

Comedians and (Similar to but Legally Distinct from) Dragons

Laughing Horse @ Home Bar, 16–27 Aug

Raymond Mearns – Old Town Comedy Walking Tour

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–28 Aug, not 18, 19, 25, 26

Holly Spillar: Hole

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

AC/DC: Australian Comedians / Dope Comedy

Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 16–27 Aug

Dickie Richards: Sexual Tyrannosaur 2023

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Globe Bar, 16–27 Aug

Millwall Jew

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug, not 22

14:20

Iraqnophobia (Work in Progress)

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 22–26 Aug

Big Cuck, Little Cuck

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–20 Aug

Rob Duncan: Baby Trains

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Legends, 16–23 Aug

Alex Something Is Missing Again!

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Pilgrim, 16–27 Aug, not 21

14:25

One Man 12 Angry Men

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

The Oxford Revue Will See You Now

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Thenjiwe – The Mandela Effect

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Sex Job

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Rob Auton: The Rob Auton Show

Assembly Roxy, 16–26 Aug

14:30

Matt Hutchinson: Hostile Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Tom Crosbie: Actions Speak Louder Than Nerds

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Overthinking It

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug

1 Billion Songs Please! Hill Street Theatre, 16–27 Aug

You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful

C ARTS | C venues | C cubed, 16–27 Aug

Men With Coconuts

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Stand-Up Philosophy

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Old Movies Saved My Life: 2

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 21–27 Aug

Mervyn’s 30th Year

Charity Gala

Pleasance Courtyard, 21 Aug

Adam Greene and Peter Bazely: Bi and Large – Bier and Larger

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Silent Disco Walking

Tours Edinburgh: Boogie Shoes

theSpace @ Niddry St, 19 Aug, 26 Aug

101 Comedy – Club Free

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 16–27 Aug

Five Mugs, No Tea

Leith Depot, 16–27 Aug

The Durham Revue: Death on the Mile

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

The Edinburgh Fridge Show

Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Ryan Wingfield: American Comedy for Brits

Boteco do Brasil, 17–27 Aug, not 21, 22, 23

14:40

Mary Bourke: 200% Irish

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 16–27 Aug

Phil Green: Four Weddings and a Breakdown

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 17–27 Aug

Murder, She Didn’t Write Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Amy Webber: No Previous Experience

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

14:45

Finlay and Joe: Past Our Bedtime

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Thinky Winky

PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street, 16–26 Aug, not 19, 21

The Asian Comedy Showcase!

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27

Aug, not 22

Will BF: The Last Gun

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Angus Coutts – Short King

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug

999 Problems

Laughing Horse @ Bar Soba, 21–27 Aug

Share

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans, 16–27 Aug

John Otway

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 16 Aug

Darius Davies: Charmingly Offensive

Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar, 17–28 Aug

Harry Stachini – Grenade

Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar, 16 Aug

Billy Kirkwood: Buzzin (WIP)

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27

Aug, not 21

The Early Late Show

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Raul Kohli: Makes It Up as He Goes Along

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 17–27 Aug

The Young-ish Offenders

Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 16–27 Aug

14:50

A Collection of Nothing

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 20–27 Aug

Ted Hill: Tries and Fails to Fix Climate Change

Assembly George Square, 16–27 Aug

Eric’s Tales of the Sea – A Submariner’s Yarn Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Sofie Hagen: Banglord

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–27 Aug, not 22, 23

Glass Crumpet’s Sketch Show

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–19 Aug

Biswa Kalyan Rath: Live Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–27 Aug

Harun Musho’d: Why I Don’t Talk To People About Terrorism

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Legends, 17–27 Aug, not 23

14:55

Pirates: You Wouldn’t Steal a Boat theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Will Adamsdale: Show of Just Songs

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–25 Aug

Laura Davis: Well Don’t Just Stand There Dancing

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

15:00

Harriet Dyer: Mother Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 23 Aug

Gabby Killick: Conversations With My Agent

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

Keroseno and Finito: Cock O’Clock

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16 Aug

Harriet Kemsley: Work in Progress

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 16 Aug

The Meaning of Wife

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 17–27 Aug, not 23

The Weegies Have Stolen the One O’Clock Gun!

St Columba’s by the Castle, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

Lynn Ferguson: Storyland

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

McClaine Beirne: Wheelie Funny

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Sam’s Scriptz!

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27

Aug, not 21

Jenn Brown: If Truth

Be Told

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 17–19 Aug

Angel Comedy Showcase

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Jaz Mattu Emerges

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug, not 17

Amy Matthews: I Feel Like

I’m Made of Spiders

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 17–27 Aug, not 23

Susan Morrison Is Walking Funny

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug

Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures

Meeting Point at Uplands

Roast Coffee Shop, Various dates from 18 Aug to 27 Aug

Njambi McGrath: OutKast

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Indonesia Presents (Far) East Meets West

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

James Nokise: God Damn

Fancy Man

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Dominique Salerno: The Box Show

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

15:05

200 IQ Audience Only (No Munters)

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 16–27 Aug

15:10

Emotionally

Unreasonable

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 21–27 Aug

Serena Terry – Socially Needier

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 23–25 Aug

Oy Gay! The Queer Jewish Comedy Show

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–20 Aug

Ed Patrick: Catch Your Breath

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug, not 22, 23, 24, 25

John Robins: Work in Progress

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 16–27 Aug, not 18, 21, 25

The Gargle: Live The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 22 Aug

CSI: Crime Scene

Improvisation

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

15:15

Alexis Gay & Friends

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Simon Munnery’s Jerusalem

The Stand Comedy Club, 16–28 Aug

St Doctor’s Hospital

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug

Shaggers

Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, 16–27 Aug, not 21

2 Truths, 1 Lie

Hootenannies @ The Apex, 16–27 Aug

101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes

Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 16–27 Aug

Thor Stenhaug: Grateful for the Opportunity

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Laughing Horse Clean Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

A Complete Idiot’s Guide to New Zealand

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug

Alex Leam: Now 40!

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Canons’ Gait, 16–27 Aug, not 21

15:20

Alex Kealy: Fear Itself (Work in Progress)

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16 Aug

Bronwyn Sweeney: Off-Brand Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Candace Bryan: Communist Dad

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Adam Flood: Remoulded

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–27 Aug

Louise Atkinson: Mates Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

Salma Hindy and Danielle Deluty: Parallel

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug, not 21

❤ Stuart Goldsmith: Spoilers HHHH Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–27 Aug

15:25

Shelf: Teenage Men

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 17–27 Aug

15:30

Adam Kay: Undoctored – This is Going to Hurt... More Pleasance Courtyard, 27 Aug

Not My Audience! The Interactive Panel Show

You Control with an App!

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Cerys Bradley: Not Overthinking Things 2019

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug, not 26

The Silliad: Improvised Myths and Legends

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 26 Aug

Ivo Graham: Organised Fun

Pleasance Courtyard, 26 Aug

Eddy Hare: Leave It With Me

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Globe Bar, 16–26 Aug, not 21

The Jew Rogaine Experience with Josh Edelman

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Pilgrim, 16–27 Aug

Aussies Abroad

Laughing Horse @ Home Bar, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Comrie Sf: Ultramarine

Bedlam Theatre, 16–27 Aug

1 Ball Show: 1 Lung Less Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–20 Aug

15:35

Josh Glanc: Collections 2023

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–20 Aug

Ari Eldjárn: Saga Class Monkey Barrel Comedy, 21–27 Aug

15:40

Married at First Sleight

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

The Stand-Up Horror Show

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug Our Place in the World Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Bishops

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

15:45

Sian Davies: This Charming Man

Assembly George Square, 16–27 Aug

Painspotting! Choose Life, Choose Laughter! Leith Depot, 16–17 Aug

Lizzy Lenco: Full Frontal Lobe

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 20–27 Aug

33 Years Single

Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle, 16–27 Aug, not 22

❤ Eric Rushton: Not That Deep HHHH

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Olaf Falafel: Look What Fell Out Of My Head

Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 17–27 Aug

Patrick Susmilch: Texts from My Dead Friends

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Adam Riley: Late-Night Comedy in the Afternoon

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Sooz Kempner: Y2K Woman

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

AMJ: Adder

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 16 Aug

Shagadelic: The Origins of Slang Words for Doing It

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 17–27 Aug

Sex and Drugs and Getting Old

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–19 Aug

Alex and Sharlin: White Chicks 2

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

15:50

The Duncan and Judy Murray Show

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 20 Aug

Grubby Little Mitts: Hello, Hi Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug

Bilal Zafar: Imposter

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

15:55

I’m Having Distressing Thoughts

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

Danny Ward: A Ward Winning!

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Anesti Danelis: This Show Will Change Your Life

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

16:00

Ron Placone – Balding is Punk Rock

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug

Tegan Marlow: Jeans and a Nice Top x

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 20–27 Aug

Funny Cluckers – Best of the Fest

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–19 Aug

Ian Stone Will Make It Better

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Noam Shuster Eliassi: Coexistence My A**

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug, not 21

All About Philosophy in 100 Jokes

Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 16–27 Aug

Suse Steed Presents Magic Numbers

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 18–22 Aug

Great Sketchpectations

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Irish Comedy Headliners

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Friend (The One with Gunther)

Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Aaaaargh! It’s the One-Liner Show

Laughing Horse @ Dropkick

Murphys, 16–27 Aug

❤ Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy’s Home HHHH

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 16–27 Aug

Jon Culshaw: Imposter Syndrome

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

1001 Normal

Dysfunctional Families

Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 16–27 Aug

American Cheese

Laughing Horse @ The Cocktail Mafia, 16–27 Aug

Knock, Knock

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Silent Disco Walking

Tours Edinburgh: Boogie Shoes

theSpace @ Niddry St, 19

Aug, 26 Aug

Scotland’s Pick of the Fringe: Early Edition

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug

Mitch Benn: The Point

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

A Show for Gareth Richards

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 16–27 Aug

Gyles Brandreth Can’t Stop Talking!

Assembly George Square, 16–27 Aug

Nicola Macri: Single Entendre

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20

1990 Child from Wuhan: Trauma, Love, Diarrhoea

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug, not 21

16:05

Cal Halbert – Calcoholic

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug

Mike Rice: An Irish Work in Progress

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug

16:10

Failed by Design

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Adrian Bliss: Inside Everyone

Pleasance Dome, 16–27 Aug

CCTV theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

Ali Woods: Working On It

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

16:15

Bennett Arron: Loser

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 16–27 Aug

Eme Essien: Fine Print

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

Liz Guterbock: Geriatric Millennial

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27

Aug, not 21

Dane Baptiste: Bapsquire

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–27 Aug

Patrick Spicer: Yes Haha

What

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Brewdog Doghouse, 16–27

Aug, not 21

3’s Comedy: Afternoons

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase Pleasance Courtyard, 22–26 Aug

Fiona Allen: On The Run Pleasance Courtyard, 16–20 Aug

AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Spencer Jones: Making Friends

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Stefania Licari: Medico Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

Sasha Ellen: When Life Gives You Ellens Make Ellenade

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–24 Aug

The Bite (A Mouthful of Fringe Madness)

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Sid Singh: Table for One Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Andy Onions: PowerPointless

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 25–27 Aug

Think ‘n’ Grin: A Solo Improv Comedy Show

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Strathmore Bar, 16–27 Aug

16:20

Priya Hall: Grandmother’s Daughter

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

Jody Kamali: Things We Do for Love

Assembly George Square, 17–28 Aug, not 23

Nathan D’Arcy Roberts: Present/Tense

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

JJ Whitehead – White Noise

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Laufey Haralds: Pip

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 17–27 Aug

Alex Martini: Life’s a Pitch

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 16–17 Aug

Ange Lavoipierre: Your Mother Chucks Rocks And Shells

Underbelly, George Square, 16–27 Aug

16:25

Earthly Blessings

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Garrett Millerick: Never Had It So Good Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 16–27 Aug

16:30

60 Minutes About Scotland

Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Adventures of the

Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Angles of the North PBH’s Free Fringe @ Southsider, 17–27 Aug, not 20

Aaron Wood: Living The Dream

Hootenannies @ The Apex, 16–20 Aug

MATES: The Improvised 90s Sitcom

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

A Bookish Comedy Show

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 17–27 Aug

Benji Waterstones: You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug, not 21

One’s a Musical Comedian and One Isn’t

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures

Meeting Point at Uplands Roast Coffee Shop, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, 27 Aug

The Impro All Stars

Frankenstein Pub, 16–20 Aug

Tied for Second

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 16–27 Aug

Gus Lymburn and Jay

Lafferty: Club Sets

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug, not 22

16:35

Eve Ellenbogen: Dead Mom Stuff

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Lulu Popplewell: Actually, Actually

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Ania Magliano: I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Nightwatchman Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug 16:40

Kathy Maniura: Objectified

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Francis Breen: White

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

An Evening with Michael Fry and Killian

Sundermann

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

The Comedy Arcade

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Oxford Revue Did It!

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

16:45

Kevin Precious: The Reluctant Teacher

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Married at First Fight

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Helen Bauer: Grand Supreme Darling

Princess

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

Hannah Campbell and

Becky Umbers: The North/South Divide Hootenannies @ The Apex, 16–28 Aug

Stuart Laws? Is That Guy Still Going?

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 17–27 Aug

Darran Griffiths: Inconceivable Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Jokers in the Pack

Laughing Horse @ Home Bar, 16–27 Aug

Helen Duff: Lullabies

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16 Aug

16:50

Rory o Hanlon – Happy Hour

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Legends, 16–26 Aug

Cults, Startups and Pornstars: How I (Almost)

Won My Dad’s Approval ZOO Playground, 16–27 Aug

Isabelle Farah: Nobu and Amytis (WIP)

Hootenannies @ The Apex, 23–27 Aug

The Leeds Tealights: A Very Special Birthday Party

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Heidi Regan: Finding an Inner Peace That All Your Friends Will Envy

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug

Alex Hylton: I Won’t Let Failure Go To My Head

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug Egg: Absolutely Fine Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

500 Comedy Fans Can’t Be Wrong

Hootenannies @ The Apex, 16–19 Aug

Will Hall: Mild Peril

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Very British Problems: Live

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

16:55

Raul Kohli: Raul Britannia (The Full Inglish)

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 17–27 Aug

Palindrome Fight!

PBH’s Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd, 16–27 Aug, not 22

17:00

Marjolein Robertson: Marj

The Stand Comedy Club, 16–28 Aug

Ronnie Golden: Allo Keith! Remembering Barry Cryer

Le Monde, 16–20 Aug

Alcohol Is Good For You Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Schalk Bezuidenhout: Keeping Up Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

Aalex Mandel-Dallal: Break It Down (with Friends)

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Tom Little: The Reliably Funny Comedian You Want To See

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway, 16–27 Aug

Troy Kinne – Made Wrong 4042., 24–27 Aug

Alex Farrow: Wisdom of the Crowd

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Childlike

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Hypnotist Matt Hale: Top Fun! 80s Spectacular

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

AI Jesus – Peter Bazely with Special Guest(s)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Luka Muller: Five Top Smells I Smelled Last Year (WIP)

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug

Silent Disco Walking

Tours Edinburgh: Boogie Shoes

theSpace @ Niddry St, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

Frank Lavender: Be Funny

Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 16–27 Aug

Steve Bugeja: Self Doubt (I think)

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

An Irish Roast

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 16–27 Aug

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake, 19–27 Aug

17:05

Ross Leslie: Unfit for a King

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Adele Cliff Can Break

Your Arm

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

17:10

Ruth Hunter: The Ruth is on Fire

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27

Aug, not 21

Stephen Mullan: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Jeromaia Detto: MUSH

Underbelly, Cowgate, 21–27 Aug

17:15

Method Vs Madness

Laughing Horse @ The Cocktail Mafia, 16–27 Aug

The Northern Irish Comedy Protocol

Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 16–27 Aug

Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe ‘n’ Stuff

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Furious Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Celebrity Girlfriend Draft Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

Danny O’ Brien: Sweet Child O’ Brien

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug

101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes

Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 16–27 Aug

Jew-O-Rama

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 16–27 Aug

Becoming Virgin

Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 16–27 Aug

Colleen Lavin: Do the Robots Think I’m Funny?

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

Emma and Harry Paradise in Augustines, 21–27 Aug

4 Big Cs

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Ashley Blaker: Normal Schmormal

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

17:20

jD Shapiro: If It Ain’t Woke

Don’t Fix It – Stories from the Hood to Hollywood

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

Shamilton! The Improvised Hip Hop Musical Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Gavin Webster – You Cannot Say Nowt These Days

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 16–27 Aug

❤ Max & Ivan: Life, Choices HHHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27

Aug, not 19, 26

Erik Scott – Talkin’ Trash

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Legends, 16–27 Aug

Can You Put This in the Bin For Me?

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!

Pleasance Courtyard, 24 Aug

Lucas O’Neil: Emotional Man

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug 17:25

Charlotte Fox: Ouroboros the Return

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Bee Babylon: Cancer Culture

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug

17:30

Edinbra Fringe Comedy

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Daniel Muggleton: How the Whitey Have Fallen

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Grace Campbell: A Show About More Me(n)

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–17 Aug

The Gossip Gays

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 24 Aug

William Thompson: The Hand You’re Dealt

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Gary Tank Commander: Gary Talks (Yous Listen)

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 18–28 Aug, not 22

Luke Kempner in Gritty

Police Drama: A One-Man Musical

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Disabled Cants

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

NewsRevue

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Men in Quilts

Boteco do Brasil, Various dates from 18 Aug to 27 Aug

Stella Graham – Dragon

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Brewdog Doghouse, 16–27 Aug

Jake Baker: Alone Together

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Jon Courtenay: Mental Flavour

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–23 Aug

Improv Comedy with Box of Frogs

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

This Is Your Trial

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Nick Doody – The Difficult Twelfth Album

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 16–27 Aug, not 22

The Magic of Terry Pratchett

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

10,000 Ideas

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 17–27 Aug

Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody

Pleasance Dome, 16–27 Aug 17:40

Shane Daniel Byrne: But He’s Gay...

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Paul Sinha: Pauly Bengali

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Amrita Dhaliwal: A Lady that Fikas

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 18–27 Aug

Scott Murphy: About a Buoy

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Tartan Tabletop in a Dungeons & Dragons Comedy: The Never-Ending Quest (Ends Aug 27th)

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 17–27 Aug

Mustafa Algiyadi: A Little Killing Hurts No One

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 20–27 Aug

Drew Michael: Drew’s Adventures

Pleasance Dome, 17–27 Aug

Hal Cruttenden: It’s Best You Hear It From Me Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Kuan-wen Huang: Ilha Formosa

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

Luisa Omielan: Bitter

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug, not 21 Amusements by Ikechukwu Ufomadu

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Glass Crumpet’s Stand-Up Show

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–19 Aug

17:45

Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Billy Kirkwood: Show Me

Your Tattoo

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug, not 19, 21

James Cook: Anonymously Viral Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 17–27 Aug

Ashley Manning –Candyfloss (Work In Progress)

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 19 Aug, 21 Aug

The Glitch

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Canons’ Gait, 20–26 Aug

Tom GK: Chemodian Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug, not 21

Stuart McPherson: Love That For Me

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–27 Aug

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Maggie Crane: Side by Side

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Mr Chonkers Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16 Aug

Gary Little Still Here

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–28 Aug

Martha McBrier: Story-tastic Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Ruby McCollister: Tragedy Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

17:50

Troll

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

The Crisp Review: Live Paradise in The Vault, 16–27 Aug, not 20

Crizards: This Means War Pleasance Dome, 16–26 Aug

Connor Burns: Vertigo

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 24–27 Aug

Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly Assembly George Square, 16–28 Aug

Grace Jarvis: This Is the Last Goldfish That I Am Going to Eat for You

Underbelly, George Square, 16–28 Aug

Emily Walsh: Dad Girl

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Freya Parker: It Ain’t Easy Being Cheeky Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Name of the Dame

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 16–20 Aug

Kirsty Mann: Skeletons Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Kosher Russian Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Marc Jennings: Away From Here

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 17–27 Aug

17:55

The Coil’s Lament

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

George-prov: An Improvised Theatrical Experience Assembly Roxy, 25–28 Aug

18:00

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Sachin Kumarendran: Deceit

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Old Jewish Jokes

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug, not 22

❤ Mary O’Connell: Money Princess HHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Troy Hawke: Work in Progress

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 20–27 Aug

Artificial Intelligence

Improvisation

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug Pick of the Fringe

The Sheraton Grand Hotel, 24 Aug

Andrew Silverwood: I Really, Really, Really Want a Zig-A-Zig Ah.. and a Nap Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Mark Watson and Mat

Ryer: The Company

St Peter’s Church, 21 Aug

Aaaargh! It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show!

Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 16–27 Aug

Gentrif*cked (Work in Progress)

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Wholesome Prison Blues: Wicked Comedy for (Mostly) Good People

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures Meeting Point at Uplands

Roast Coffee Shop, 16–28

Aug

Shaparak Khorsandi: ShapChat!

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Braingystics: Sieze the Mind

Laughing Horse @ Home Bar, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Lindsey Santoro: Pink Tinge

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

A Shark Ate My Penis: A History of Boys Like Me

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

18:05

❤ Nabil Abdulrashid: The Purple Pill HHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Anuvab Pal: The Department of Britishness

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug

18:10

Micky Overman: The Precipice

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–27 Aug

Mamoun Elagab: Why I Love White People

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Emmanuel Sonubi: Curriculum Vitae

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Tom Ballard: It is I Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

Ticked-Off Einstein Telling Jokes

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Nick Pupo: Addicted

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Ray Fordyce and His Wonderfully Spiffing Variety Show

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Umbilical Brothers: The Distraction Assembly Roxy, 16–28 Aug, not 21

18:15

Smart and Dumber

Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle, 16–27 Aug

Ben Hodge: It’s a Boy?

(WIP)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Gigl Comedy

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–19 Aug

Dave Chawner: Freelosophy

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Aidan Jones: The Morning After Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Marmalade

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 16–27 Aug

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake, 16–27 Aug, not 21

18:20

Janine Harouni: Man’oushe Pleasance Courtyard, 16–25 Aug, not 21

Matt Price: As Seen on CCTV

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Jay Lafferty: Bahookie

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug, not 22

Crap Ballet theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–22 Aug

18:25

Sam Williams: Himbo

(WIP)

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Adrián Minkowicz: Brown Privilege III

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 17–27 Aug

Robin Tran: Don’t Look at Me

Assembly George Square, 16–27 Aug

The Best of Irish Comedy

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug

Vittorio Angelone: Who Do You Think You Are? I Am! Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

Ollie Horn: Not Much

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

18:30

Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We’ll Be Millionaires!

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Adam Bromley: Time Traveller

Laughing Horse @ Bar Soba, 16–27 Aug

Not My First Rodeo...

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

The Cambridge Footlights International

Tour Show

Pleasance Dome, 16–28

Aug, not 21

Kate Hammer: Wide Set

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 22 Aug

Ivo Graham: Organised Fun

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

A Night of the Mind

Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 16–27 Aug

Twonkey’s Greatest Twitch

The Voodoo Rooms, 16–27 Aug, not 21 Man of the Century Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–20 Aug

Fake Jews

Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 16–27 Aug

The Many Colours of Comedy: A Prism Comedy Variety Show

Laughing Horse @ The Cocktail Mafia, 16–27 Aug, not 21 44 and Flippin’ Furious Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 21–27 Aug

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug

Rick Molland: Natural Born Dickhead

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Silent Disco Walking

Tours Edinburgh: Boogie Shoes

theSpace @ Niddry St, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Matt Storer: Hot Nonsense Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug

18:35

Marcus Ryan – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Comedy Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug

Abigail Paul: Involuntary Momslaughter Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Mark Pleases You

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–27 Aug

18:40

Sapan Verma: Shame on Me Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Neil Frost: The Door

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 18–27 Aug

Dolly Diamond’s Rather Large Variety Night

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–26 Aug

Reuben Solo: Palindrome

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Gareth Mutch: Belter

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 16–27 Aug

Chloe Petts: If You Can’t Say Anything Nice Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Still Surviving In Hong Kong – Cantonese Comedy Show

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

18:45

James Nokise – Right About Now

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug

Stand-Up Science

Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 16–27 Aug

Gareth Waugh – Wouldni Be Me

The Stand Comedy Club, 16–28 Aug

Joe McTernan: Life

Advice That Won’t Change Your Life

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Amazing Prize Comedy Bingo

9 Queen Street, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 20 Aug

Irish Jokers

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 21–27 Aug

Bald Man Sings Rihanna

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Brewdog Doghouse, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Spontadeity: Whomst Let the Gods Out?! (Improv)

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Adam Greene and the Diet of Destiny

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Markus Birdman: Platinum – Free

The Liquid Room, 16–20 Aug

The Totally Improvised Musical

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16 Aug

18:50

Jonny Pelham: Optimism Over Despair

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Madeleine Hamilton: Piping Hot

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Sara Schaefer: Going Up Underbelly, Bristo Square, 23–25 Aug

Improvabunga!

theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–26

Aug, not 20

18:55

The Disney Delusion Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Alexandra Haddow: Not My Finest Hour

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–25 Aug

Mark Bittlestone: Poofs

“R” Us

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–19 Aug

Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

19:00

Eleanor Conway: Talk Dirty to Me

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Broad Strokes Improv

Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, 22–27 Aug

Pete Heat: Huge Pleasance Dome, 16–27 Aug

Gail Porter: Hung, Drawn and Portered Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug, not 21

Sex, Art and the Art of Survival

Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, 16–20 Aug

Abigail Rolling: Shit Lawyer

Alchemist | George Street, 22 Aug, 23 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, 28 Aug

Michelle Brasier: Reform

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 17–27 Aug

Susan Riddell: Wonder Woman

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27

Aug, not 21

Police Cops: The Musical Assembly George Square Studios, 17–28 Aug, not 23

Phil Kay – Funny Walks

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–26 Aug

Sophie Santos… is Codependent

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Annabel Bashford: Clink Clank Clonkerty Clonk

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 16–17 Aug

Deage Paxton: Impersonable – Free Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug

Fast Fringe

Pleasance Dome, 16–26 Aug

Paul Black: Nostalgia

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–19 Aug

Simon Evans: Have We Met?

Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug

Andy Parsons: Bafflingly Optimistic

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Raymond Mearns is Alive in the Hive

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–28 Aug

Janey Godley: The Not Dead Yet Tour

The Stables at Prestonfield, 18–21 Aug, weekdays only

Tom Houghton – Work in Progress

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Lorraine Hoodless: Fuzzy Duck

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Southsider, 16–27 Aug, not 21

19:05

❤ Daniel Foxx: Villain HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Mark Nelson: Bits & Pieces

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–27 Aug, not 21

Pierre Novellie: Why Are You Laughing?

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug Bad Play

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

Samantha Day: The Booby Trap Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

19:10

❤ Liam Withnail: Chronic Boom HHHH

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

2023: The End Of The Beginning Of The End –Vladimir McTavish

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Laurie Stevens: Sticky Floors (Work in Progress)

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Siân Docksey – Pole Yourself Together!

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug, not 21, 22

Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

19:15

Micky Bartlett: Let Me Start from the Start

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 17–27 Aug

Sam See: Government Approved Sex

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Ed Gaughan: Words and Music

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug, not 21

Dad, Playboy and Me... Not Your Average Slideshow

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Anu Vaidyanathan: Blimp

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–19 Aug

Matty Hutson: Don’t Hold Back

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Best of Irish

Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 16–27 Aug

Absolute Onions: Improv Comedy

PBH’s Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd, Various dates from 21 Aug to 27 Aug

Christopher

Macarthur-Boyd: Scary Times

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 16–27 Aug

Michael Herd: Deep Shanghai’d Laughing Horse @ Home Bar, 17–27 Aug

Chloe Radcliffe: Cheat

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Alvin Liu: First World Eyebrows (Work in Progress)

Laughing Horse @ Home Bar, 16 Aug

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 22–27 Aug

19:20

Paul Foot: Dissolve

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

The Kinsey Sicks: Drag Queen Storytime Gone Wild!

Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Paddy McDonnell – Live Underbelly, George Square, 16 Aug

The Friendship Recession

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Kate Dale: Up to Scratch

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Dave Bibby: Baby

Dinosaur

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee

Labyrinth, 16–20 Aug

David O’Doherty: Tiny Piano Man

Assembly George Square, 16–28 Aug

Matt Goldich: What If This Is The Best I Can Do?

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

The Power of Yep

Assembly Roxy, 16–27 Aug

19:25

Richard Cobb: Couple’s Massage

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Accident Avoidance Training Workshop –

Intermediate

Paradise in The Vault, 16–19 Aug

❤ Louise Young: Feral HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Josh Baulf: Bulldog Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

19:30

Craig Hill: This Gets Harder Every Year!

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 16–27 Aug, not 21, 22

Adam Kay: Undoctored – This is Going to Hurt... More

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Colin Etches: Attention Deficit

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Andrew Frank: Ecstatic Blasphemy Hill Street Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Nurse Georgie Carroll: Sista Flo 2.0

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

2 Funny Feckers

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 16–27 Aug

Ew Girl, You Nasty

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug So You Think You’re

Funny – Grand Final

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 24 Aug

Sofa SoFunny So Fringe

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin, 17–27 Aug

Anthony Schuman: Failures in Fatherhood Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20, 21 Sara Pascoe: Success Story

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 18 Aug

Celya AB: Second Rodeo Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Improv Cage Match

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway, 16–26 Aug 2023 Asian Daddy, Dead: Pitch-Black Humour

Guaranteed!

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27

Aug, not 21

Rhys James: Spilt Milk Pleasance Courtyard, 16–20 Aug

Tania Lacy: Everything’s Coming Up Roses

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–26 Aug

Aaaaand Up Front Are Webster, Bourke and Bragg

Frankenstein Pub, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Silent Disco Dance Tours by Silent Adventures

Meeting Point at Uplands

Roast Coffee Shop, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

Comedy in the Dark

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Alex Kitson: Fired Up! Ready to Go! (WIP)

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

A Slice of Elvis

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 16–27 Aug

Deaf Action Presents: The Gavin Lilley Show

Deaf Action, 19–20 Aug

Jack Whitehall: Settle Down

Edinburgh Playhouse , 20–21 Aug

Danny Bhoy – Now Is Not a Good Time

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 20–27 Aug

Ray Bradshaw – Work in Progress

Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar, 17–26 Aug

Coor Cohen: Ignorant

American Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20, 21

19:35

❤ Olga Koch: Prawn

Cocktail HHHH

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

Krystal Evans: The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–27 Aug

19:40

Las Vegas in Edinburgh

theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

Janitor/Manager and How to Have an Affair Without Really Trying

ZOO Playground, 16–27 Aug

Darren Harriott –Roadman

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Jack Traynor and Daniel Petrie: Introducing Two of Scotland’s Most Exciting New Stand-up Comedians

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Sheila’s Sister and Her Musical Cousins

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Mark Ritchie: As Seen

Near a TV Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Chelsea Hart – Damet

Garm: How I Joined a Revolution

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

Fearghas Kelly: Tip of the Ice-Fearg

Hootenannies @ The Apex, 16–28 Aug, not 17

Kate Smurthwaite: Fire Snake

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Ignacio Lopez – Nine Ig Fails

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 18–27 Aug

19:45

Jocks, Geordies and Aussies

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 16–27 Aug, not 19, 26

Myq Kaplan: ImPerfect

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Best of Adelaide’s Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Push, Mrs Johnson!

Laughing Horse @ The Cocktail Mafia, 16–27 Aug

Murder Inc

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–20 Aug

Angela Bra: MicroRAVE

Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Culture Savage

Laughing Horse @ Bar Soba, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Absolute Improv!

theSpace on the Mile, 16–26 Aug

Michael Shafar – Well Worth the Chemo

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

Myles and Dan Just Might Break a World Record Tonight

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Becky Fury: Identity

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Suggestions of the Unexpected

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 21–27 Aug

Geraldine Hickey: Of Course We’ve Got Horses

Assembly George Square, 16–27 Aug

Alistair Barrie: Woke in Progress

Hootenannies @ The Apex, 16–19 Aug

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman...

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug

BriTANicK: Work in Progress Assembly George Square Studios, 21–26 Aug

19:50

Blind Mirth Presents: Your Mum (And Other Playground Insults) theSpace @ Niddry St, 21–26 Aug

Karen Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Sikisa: Hear Me Out Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–27 Aug, not 21

The Spark Project Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–19 Aug

Lou Wall vs The Internet Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Palatable Gay Robot

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back Assembly George Square Gardens, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Laser Kiwi: Rise of the Olive Assembly Roxy, 16–27 Aug

Lara Ricote: A Work in Progress!!!

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16 Aug

19:55

Jordan Gray: Is it a Bird? Assembly Rooms, 23–24 Aug

Reginald D. Hunter: The Man Who Could See Through Shit – A Work In Progress

Assembly Rooms, 16–20 Aug

20:00

Raul Kohli: Kohl and The Gang

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 17–27 Aug

Bumble Me Tinders!

Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Parsons and Emslie: Always a pleasure, never a chore, be good to yourself, alright?

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 21–27 Aug

Matt Forde: Inside No. 10 Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

The Retreat

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Sh!t-faced

Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet

Pleasance at EICC, 27 Aug

Myra DuBois: Be Well

Pleasance Dome, 16–27 Aug

William Stone: Lofi Jokes to Study/Relax to Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Rosie Holt: That’s Politainment!

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Robin Grainger: An Audient with Robin Grainger

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 16–27 Aug

Carl Donnelly – The Dead Dad Show

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 23–27 Aug

Patrick Hastie – My Grandpa’s Grandpa’s Dad

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

A Cut Above

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Anna Piper Scott: Such an Inspiration

House of Oz, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Jarred Christmas: Silly Billy

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Talkies: Improvised Classic Hollywood Comedy

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

String V SPITTA

Pleasance Courtyard, 18–26 Aug

10 Songs for Geeks, with Jollyboat

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 16–27 Aug

Martin Mor Is a Deadly Eejit

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–20 Aug

20:05

David Quirk – Astonishing Obscurity

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug

Dylan Rhymer: The Dark Side of the Room

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug, not 21

20:10

Greta Titelman’s Exquisite Lies Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

André de Freitas: What If Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Fever Peach: Intense Goblin Nightmare Woman

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Pear: But Braver Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

20:15

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

Jacob Henegan: Mostly Killer (Some Filler)

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Southsider, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Glenn Wool: The Tardigrades Picnic

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–28 Aug

Bruce Fummey: Stories of Scotland

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 21 Aug

Buffy Revamped

Pleasance at EICC, 17–27 Aug, not 21

Wage Against the Machine

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Canons’

Gait, 16–27 Aug

Best in Class

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Comedy for the Curious Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 17–27 Aug

Jo Caulfield: Razor-Sharp

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Anti Self-Help Show

Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, 16–27 Aug, not 21

20:20

Dan Rath: All Quiet Carriage Along the Inner Western Line

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Sunanda Loves Britney

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 18–27 Aug

Laura Ramoso: FRANCES

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Gillian Cosgriff: Actually, Good

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Manchester Revue’s Lonely Hearts Sketch Club

theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–22 Aug

Eden Sher: I Was On A Sitcom

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Josh Jones: Gobsmacked Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Su Mi: Banana Beard

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 16–17 Aug

Patti Harrison: My Huge Tits Huge Because They Are Infected Not Fake!

Pleasance Dome, 16–27 Aug

The Best of Scottish Comedy

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Michael Welch: Ethnic Reveal Party

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Childlike theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

3am Brain

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 17–27 Aug

20:25

Six Chick Flicks... Or a Legally Blonde Pretty Woman Dirty Danced on the Beaches While Writing a Notebook on the Titanic

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Foxdog Studios: Robo Bingo

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

20:30

❤ Annabel Marlow... is this okay?? HHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Olivia Xing: Party School

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Horatio Gould: Sweet Prince Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Tom Lawrinson: Hubba Hubba

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Luisa Omielan: God is a Woman The Musical Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy’s Fringe Showcase 2023!

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 16–27 Aug

John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Tom Stade: Natural Born Killer

The Stand Comedy Club, 16–27 Aug

Connor Burns: Vertigo

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 17–27 Aug

An Evening of Mayhem with Megan Stalter

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug, not 24 Jack Docherty in David Bowie and Me: Parallel

Lives

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Matt Hobs: Moontalker

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug

Nikki Osborne is Bad Barbie

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 25–28 Aug

Amos Gill: The Pursuit of Happy(ish)

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–24 Aug

Nathan Cassidy: Fifty Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–26 Aug

Jerry Sadowitz proudly presents... Last Year’s Show!

The Queen’s Hall, 23–25 Aug

George Zacharopoulos: Wonderland

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

100% C*ntintental

Laughing Horse @ Home Bar, 16–27 Aug

Simon Brodkin: Xavier Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Alice Fraser: Twist Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

20:35

Marc Adams: BMW

Bavarian’s Most Wanted

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

❤ Susie

McCabe: Femme Fatality

HHHH

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Larry Owens Live Assembly Roxy, 16–27 Aug

Julia Stenton and Firuz

Ozari: Wolves

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Legends, 17–27 Aug

Robin Ince – MELONS: A Love Letter to Stand-Up Comedy

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

John Hastings: The Times They Are A John Hastings Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

20:40

Christopher Hall: Self Helpless

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Luke McQueen and Mark Silcox: Songs With My Father Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 21–27 Aug

Robbie McShane: It’s All This These Days

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Preppers – A Comedy About the Apocalypse(s)

Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 16–19 Aug

Tamsyn Kelly: Crying in TK Maxx

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Pablo Escobar Doesn’t Need a Second Job

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

JARUJARU: Arigato 2023

Assembly Roxy, 16–27 Aug

Jason Byrne: The Ironic Bionic Man Assembly Hall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug, not 21

20:45

Lights Up! The Improvised Musical theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Comedy Reserve at the Courtyard

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28

Aug, not 22

Stuart Mitchell: Cost of Living (WIP)

Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar, 16–28 Aug

The Last Stop

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake, 16–18 Aug

Sigmund the Viking: Valhalla Calling

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Rhod Gilbert: Work in Progress

Gilded Balloon Teviot, Various dates from 21 Aug to 27 Aug

Lost in Translation

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Character Building

Experience

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27

Aug, not 22

101 Comedy – Club Free

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 16–27 Aug

Five Mugs, No Tea

Leith Depot, 17 Aug, 21 Aug

Aidan Greene: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Stutter! Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Richard Stott: Dear Lord… What A Sad Little Life

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16–27 Aug

Cobin Millage: Lewis

Capaldi is Invited and Absolutely No One Else (WIP)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

20:50

LOLyamorous: A Live Speed-Dating Comedy Show

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

John Robins: Howl

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt

Assembly George Square, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Ben Ashurst: Three Cheese Straws for a Pound

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Peter Flanagan: Meditations

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–26 Aug

Urooj Ashfaq: Oh No!

Assembly George Square, 16–27 Aug

Jazz Or A Bucket of Blood Underbelly, George Square, 16–27 Aug

20:55

Shall I Compere Thee in a Funny Way?

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–20 Aug

Nicole Travolta is Doing Alright

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 21–26 Aug

Cabaret Impedimenta Assembly George Square Gardens, 17–20 Aug

Julia Masli: CHOOSH! Assembly George Square Gardens, 22–27 Aug

Sophia Cleary: It Gets Worse

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Sex-Ed Revisited ZOO Playground, 16–19 Aug

21:00

Mark Watson: Search Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug, not 17, 21, 22

Rosco McClelland: Bring Out Your Dead Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive), 17–27 Aug

Steve N Allen: Alzheimer’s? I Can’t Even Remember How to Spell It

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Europe’s Most Wanted!

Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 16–27 Aug

Paul Currie: Shtoom

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Ashley Barnhill: Skullduggery

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

What Would You Do If That Was You?

Laughing Horse @ The Cocktail Mafia, 16–27 Aug

Phil Kay: Silent DiscoVery... (Walking Tour)

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 16–26 Aug

Aaron Wood’s Comedy Club

Hootenannies @ The Apex, 16–20 Aug

Alexander Bennett: I Can’t Stand the Man, Myself

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

❤ Courtney Pauroso: Vanessa 5000 HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Frank Sanazi’s Comedy

Blitzkrieg

Frankenstein Pub, 16–26

Aug, not 20, 21, 22

Big Value Comedy Show

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

Scotland’s Pick of the Fringe

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug

French Bashing by a Frenchman!

Paradise in Augustines, 16–19 Aug

Patrick Monahan: Exclusively

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 17–27 Aug

Sascha LO: Brat

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27

Aug, not 21

Rizal Van Geyzel: Arrested

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Vanlord

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Joe White: Ethiopian and Still Not Hungry

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

21:05

Liars & Clowns: A Late Night Comedy Show

Assembly Rooms, 18 Aug, 19

Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

AAA Stand-Up Late

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Baby Wants Candy

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

David Ian: (Just a) Perfect Gay

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Femme Natale Theatre

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug, not 21 21:10

This Time Next Year

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Hannah Camilleri: Lolly Bag

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

21:15

Adults Only Magic Show

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Shambles

theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 16–19 Aug

Dan Jones: This Seems

Ambitious

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Foil Arms and Hog: Hogwash

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 22–26 Aug

10 Songs: The Best of Jollyboat

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 16–27 Aug

Jo Griffin: The Power Hour Assembly George Square, 16–27 Aug

Laughing Horse Fringe

Comedy Selection

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Rope-A-Dope

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

5 Headliners for £10

Hootenannies @ The Apex, 16–27 Aug

Ashley Haden: Genocidal

Liberal

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Mat Ewins: Mr TikTok Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

21:20

Tim Murray is Witches

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

The Chocolate Scot

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Two Little Dickheads: Slot Fillers

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 18–27 Aug

Jim Smith – The Hills

Have Ayes

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 24 Aug

The Duncan and Judy Murray Show

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 19 Aug

Eddy MacKenzie and Liam Farrelly: Little and Large

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 16–27 Aug

Zoë Coombs Marr: The Opener

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

AAA Stand-Up

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

21:25

Lara A King – Midlife at the Oasis

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug

❤ Tadiwa Mahlunge: Inhibition Exhibition

HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

21:30

Skye Scraper: The Life and Times of a Drag

Queen Accountant Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Dubai Fling: Ali Al Sayed and Mina Liccione

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–26 Aug Off With Your Head

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 21 Aug

Teardrops on My Dildo Bedlam Theatre, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Scotland’s Best Comedians at the Fringe

Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 16–27 Aug

Lawrence Chaney –Overweight and OVER IT!

Ian McKellen Theatre, Saint Stephens Stockbridge, 21–27 Aug

Filthy Funny Females

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

The Stand’s Pick of the Fringe

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

An Aussie, African and Englishman Walk Into a Bar...

Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, 16–27 Aug, not 21 War on Woke

C ARTS | C venues | C cubed, 17–27 Aug

Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time

Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug

Brian Gallagher: Something, Somewhere, Some of the Time Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–26 Aug 21:35

Abandoman: Future Fest Underbelly, George Square, 16–20 Aug

Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Aaaaaand now!

Teknicolour Smoof

Comedy Club

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

21:40

Awake and Narcoleptic with Sarah Albritton

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Comedy Reserve at the Dome

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug, not 22

Don Biswas – The Revolution Will Be Disorganised

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Garry Starr: Greece

Lightning

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 23–27 Aug

My Last Two Brain Cells

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Healing King Herod

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Paul Chowdhry: Family-Friendly

Comedian Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

The Mr Thing Show

Underbelly, George Square, 26–27 Aug

Kiran Deol: Joysuck

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Arkem Mark Walton: Fractal Bumhole!

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 16 Aug

Huge Davies: Whodunnit Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Charlie Lewin: Cockatiel

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn’t Have Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Leo Mohr: The Bilboquet Theory

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 18–22 Aug

Kwame Asante: In Stitches

Pleasance Courtyard, 16 Aug

How to Live a Jellicle Life: Life Lessons from the 2019 Hit Musical Cats Pleasance Dome, 17–27 Aug, not 21

21:45

The GottaGo Room: An Escaping-a-Room Thingy theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

666 Black Widows: The Web of Dark Comedy

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Vida Slayman in Comedy of Terrors theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

Chris Turner: Vegas, Baby! Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

Snake Oil

Laughing Horse @ Home Bar, 16–27 Aug

Breaking Up with Jesus theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Martin Urbano: Apology Comeback Tour

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 16–27 Aug

Leila Navabi: Composition Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Al Porter: A Work in Progress

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 16–27 Aug

21:50

Comedy for corporates: work-life balance is for losers

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–20 Aug

Flat and the Curves: Divadom

Pleasance Dome, 16–27 Aug

Found Our Funny Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Ed: The New, Totally Unofficial, Ginger-Inclusive Parody Sketch Show

ZOO Playground, 16–19 Aug

Yoshi Obayashi’s Adult Content

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Jodie Mitchell: Becoming John Travulva Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Bipolar Badass

Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug That Don’t Hurt My Feelings None Assembly Rooms, 21–27 Aug

21:55

Chelsea Birkby: Silly Sausage (Pain) (WIP)

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Elliot Steel: Love and Hate

Speech Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Free Medical Advice

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

Cara Connors: Straight for Pay Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Stay Big and Go Get ‘Em

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

How to Eat a Bear

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Adam Rowe: What’s Wrong With Me?

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–27 Aug, not 21

25 Years of Red Raw

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 16–27 Aug

How to Flirt: The TED XXX Talk Assembly Roxy, 16–26 Aug

22:00

Blood on the Clocktower: Live Underbelly, Bristo Square, 18–27 Aug, not 24

Laughing Stock

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Ralph Brown: Ralpha Male

Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Sh!t-faced

Shakespeare®: Romeo and Juliet

Pleasance at EICC, 16–26 Aug, not 21

Sounds Like...

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 21–25 Aug

Cam Gavinski: Bonheur

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

John Robertson’s The Dark Room

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

❤ The Poor Rich HHHH Assembly Roxy, 16–27 Aug

The Bite, Late-Night (A Mouthful of Fringe Mayhem)

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 21–27 Aug

Matt Storrs: Portly Lutheran Know-It-All

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 21–27 Aug

A Little More Conversation a Little Less Action Please

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

❤ Bill O’Neill: The Amazing Banana Brothers HHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Creepy Boys Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Dan Tiernan: Going Under Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–27 Aug

Folk’n’TikTok

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 16–27 Aug

2 Slut Drops and a Chicken Burger – Kirsty Munro

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug

Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Friends: Kool Story Bro Pleasance Courtyard, 21–23 Aug

Dave Hill: Caveman in a Spaceship

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Lots of Feelings: Most Improved Award Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

22:05

Nicole Travolta is Doing Alright

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

Avital Ash Workshops Her Suicide Note Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 16–27 Aug

22:10

Drag Queens vs Vampires

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Free Footlights

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

The St Andrews Revue

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Red Rum: Glue or Glory

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

Dan Lees: The Vinyl Countdown

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–20 Aug

22:15

Comedy Queers

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Mike Rice – Hand of a Sinner

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug

Atomic Comic Meltdown

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

Sophie Sucks Face

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Best of So You Think You’re Funny?

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug, not 24

Awake and Narcoleptic with Sarah Albritton

theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Nathan Cassidy: Amnesia

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–26 Aug

Rachel Morton-Young: Organised Chaos

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

50 – End of the Road?

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Kelly McCaughan: Catholic Guilt

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

The Witching Hour

Laughing Horse @ The Cocktail Mafia, 16–27 Aug

Mark Thomas: Gaffa

Tapes

The Stand Comedy Club, Various dates from 16 Aug to 24 Aug

Faces of Glasgow

PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street, 16–17 Aug

Annie and Angela’s Disco

Divorce Party

Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 16–27 Aug, not 22

22:20

Alice Cockayne: I

Showered Before I Came Underbelly, George Square, 16–28 Aug

❤ Moses Storm: Perfect Cult HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Andy Roach – Laughing at Conspiracy Theories

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Joe and Rory: Television 1

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

AAA Stand-Up

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

One Room Sleep One Night

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Dahn Rozario: White People Need to Relax

Assembly George Square, 16–27 Aug

Watch List

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

Petting Zoo Comedy

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–20 Aug

22:25

Catnip! Greatest Hits

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Andrew O’Neill – Geburah

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–28 Aug, not 22

22:30

3’s Comedy: Late Nights

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

The All Irish After Party

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

Joe Jacobs –TurboFleshSuck5000

The Voodoo Rooms, 16–20 Aug

❤ Lachlan Werner –Voices Of Evil HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27

Aug, not 23

Ciarán Bartlett: Machine Gun of Filth

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

RVG’s International Comedy Club

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug, not 22, 23

The Stand Late Club

The Stand Comedy Club, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

Baked Shakespeare: As You Like It

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 21–27 Aug

22:35

Mad Ron: Crime School

Assembly George Square, 16–27 Aug

Seriously Funny Comedy Show

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

22:40

Dungeons ‘n’ Bastards: An Adam Riches

Gameshow

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–27 Aug

This Time Next Year theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Attack of the 36 Triple-G Woman

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Comedy in the Dark – Late

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 17–27 Aug, not 21, 22, 23

22:45

Scott McPherson: Life Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, 16–20 Aug North Americ*nts

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug Hate ‘n’ Live Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

Red Flag(s) theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

BATSU!

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Eliott Simpson: (A)Sexy and I Know It

Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly, 27 Aug

Shaggers

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Nocturnal Animals

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug

Men Who Are Being Preserved in Oil (with Nate and Ed) theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

Cobin Millage and Pete Carson: Touching Tips (with Friends)

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug 22:50

Jordan Brookes: Snakes for Cats to Watch (Work in Progress)

Pleasance Courtyard, 21–27 Aug

Bristol Revunions presents Ready to Board

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Philipp and Phriends: A Late Night Comedy Show

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug

22:55

Footlights: Leftovers theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Best of the Fest: The New Class Assembly George Square Studios, Various dates from 17 Aug to 26 Aug

23:00

Adam Kay: Undoctored – This is Going to Hurt... More

Pleasance Courtyard, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

You Dress Funny – Darren Harriott and Rachel Fairburn

Pleasance Courtyard, 23–24 Aug

The Prince Andrew Tate

Appreciation Hour

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Dog Park

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–18 Aug

The Improverts

Bedlam Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Ivo Graham: Organised Fun

Pleasance Courtyard, 19–20 Aug

Yoshi Obayashi’s Adult Content

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

This Is Your Trial (Unleashed) Hootenannies @ The Apex, 16–28 Aug

All Killa No Filla Pleasance Courtyard, 24–25 Aug

A Retrospection

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug

The Wild Geeze

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug, not 21 How to Write a Eulogy That Kills

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Stamptown Comedy Night

Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 17 Aug to 26 Aug

Aaaaargh! Tear This Flyer Into Tiny Little Bits and Weep in the Green Room as You Realize Your Hatred Only Makes Him Stronger

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 16–27 Aug

23:05

This Isn’t Working Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

The Late Great Rompers x Cowtools

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 16–20 Aug

23:10

Tarot: Hive Mind Pleasance Courtyard, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

A Terrible Show for Terrible People Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug, not 21

23:15

Jeremy Flynn: In Like Flynn

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 21–27 Aug

Men Who Are Being Preserved in Oil (with Nate and Ed) theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Marc Burrows in the Glom of Nit

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Werewolf: Live – Charity Spectacular!

Underbelly, George Square, 24–25 Aug

Edinburgh Comedy

Allstars

Underbelly, George Square, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

Blackout

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–20 Aug

Alex Owen-Hill Asks

Himself ‘Is It ADHD?’

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Beehavioural Problems: Something Something Autism

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

Erin McKinnie and Fearghas Kelly: Stragglers

Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar, 16–27 Aug

Best of Northern Irish Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 16–27 Aug

The Confessional Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle, Various dates from 16 Aug to 27 Aug

23:20

Some Laugh Live Monkey Barrel Comedy, 23–24 Aug

Gig Pigs Live in Edinburgh Pleasance Courtyard, 16–17 Aug

Act Normal

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–24 Aug

Indonesia Presents (Far) East Meets West Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

It’s Christmas Time

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 21–22 Aug

Siblings and Family Friends

Pleasance Dome, 16 Aug, 23 Aug

Attack of the 36 Triple-G Woman theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 16–19 Aug

23:25

Jay Handley – The White Jesus Chronicles

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug

Adult Film Club

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16–17 Aug

Paul F Taylor: Head in the Clouds

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–27 Aug

23:30

Stu Murphy: Debut Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron), 16–27 Aug

BattleActs!

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 21–27 Aug

The Gong of Edinburgh: Comedy Gong Show

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Late’n’Live Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Mick McNeill: Taking the Michael Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Not Another Quiz Night

Gilded Balloon Teviot, Various dates from 17 Aug to 26 Aug

Comedians’ DJ Battles Assembly George Square Studios, 20 Aug, 27 Aug

Kenya Handle It?

Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 16–27 Aug

BeComedy UK Presents: No Limits

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–20 Aug

Marcus Dean – Foreigner

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

I See Three Laughing Horse @ The Cocktail Mafia, 16–27 Aug

Absolute Chaos

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–27 Aug

Jazz Emu’s Pleasure Garden

Assembly George Square Studios, Various dates from 17 Aug to 26 Aug

23:35

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2023

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 16–27 Aug

The George Lucas Talk Show

Assembly George Square Studios, 18 Aug, 25 Aug 23:40

Drag Queens vs Zombies

Underbelly, Cowgate, 25–26 Aug

23:45

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug

Jessie Nixon: Damsel

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Tales of Transatlantic Freedom

15-19 Aug

Venue 209

20:55

23:50

Party

Assembly George Square, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

23:55

Best of the Fest Assembly Hall, Various dates from 17 Aug to 26 Aug

Mr Chonkers Presents: Piggy Time

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–19 Aug

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS)

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Various dates from 16 Aug to 27 Aug

The Drunk and Heckle Show

Scottish Comedy Festival

@ The Beehive Inn, 16–26 Aug, not 21

King of the Table

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

23:59

The Midnight Show

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

00:00

Late with Kate

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Canons’

Gait, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Best of Edinburgh Fringe

Comedy: Late Show

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 17–28 Aug

Abbas Wahab: Gracefully Balding

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 17–28 Aug

00:05

Irish Comedy Showcase

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–28 Aug

Viggo Venn: British Comedian

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17–28 Aug

Julia Masli: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 16 Aug

00:15

Vibe Shift

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 18–28 Aug

Queen and Sober

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–17 Aug

00:25

African-ish Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–28 Aug

00:30

(o) (o)

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake, 16–28 Aug

Comedy Striptease

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 17–28 Aug, not 23

James Allen and Annabelle Devey: At Least You Tried

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–19 Aug

00:45

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–28 Aug

White Bear Comedy Club

Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 16–28 Aug

01:00

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 16–28 Aug, not 22

Anna Beros – Creampie

Curious

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 16–28 Aug

The Jam Society

Monkey Barrel Comedy, 24–25 Aug

01:15

Long-Distance Roommates

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–28 Aug

01:50

Mark Dean Quinn: Is This Enough

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug, not 21

A blind man’s life in a sighted world

Y YOU DON'T KNOW YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL

10:00

Mirandolina Hill Street Theatre, 16–19 Aug

Gusla Summerhall, 22–27 Aug

Shakespeare for Breakfast

C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 16–27 Aug

The Wizard of Oz theSpace @ Niddry St, 26 Aug

Temping Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

NASSIM

Traverse Theatre, 22 Aug, 24 Aug

ADULTS

Traverse Theatre, 19 Aug, 27 Aug

❤ The Grand Old Opera House Hotel HHHH Traverse Theatre, 20 Aug, 23 Aug

Pieces of Us

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Horizon Showcase: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World Traverse Theatre, 18 Aug, 26 Aug

Horizon Showcase: A Crash Course in Cloudspotting (Audio Installation and Performance)

Summerhall (Offsite) @ Institut Français d’Ecosse, 23–24 Aug

Funeral

Zoo Southside, 16–27 Aug, not 21

❤ Sean and Daro Flake It ‘Til They Make It HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug

10:05

33 to 04

theSpace on the Mile, 16–26 Aug

10:10

Who Killed My Father Summerhall, 22–27 Aug Wait!

Summerhall, 16–19 Aug

10:15

The Trials of Galileo Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Alan Bennett’s Cocktail Sticks

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 19 Aug

The Father Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–23 Aug

10:20

OTMA theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

Das Weben Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28

Aug, not 25

10:25

The Fish Bowl Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Five Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

10:30

Agent November: Outdoor Escape Game –Robyn Yew

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Agent November: Outdoor Escape Game –Major X Ploe-Shun Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Memento Mori Bitches

Paradise in The Vault, 16–19 Aug

The Lost Lending Library Church Hill Theatre Studio, 26 Aug

10:35

The Misunderstanding theSpaceTriplex, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug

10:40

Adaptation: Enough Already theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 16–19 Aug

What If theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

10:45

Serious Nonsense (for Terribly Grown-Up People)

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake, 16–27 Aug

10:50

Breaking the Castle Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug

Coconut theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–19 Aug

10:55

Chasing Butterflies Pleasance Dome, 17–28 Aug, not 23

11:00

The Lost Lending Library

Church Hill Theatre Studio, 16 Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 27 Aug

Frankenstein theSpace @ Venue45, 16–19 Aug

O Tusitala: Tellers of Tales

Royal Lyceum Theatre

Edinburgh, 20 Aug, 27 Aug

1000 Miniature Meadows

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Cathedral Song School

Tours

St Mary’s Cathedral, 18 Aug, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug

Steve Richards Presents: Rock’n’Roll Politics

theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 16–26 Aug

Thrown

Traverse Theatre, 19 Aug, 25 Aug

Cooked

Bedlam Theatre, 22–27 Aug

Horizon Showcase: FORGE

Lyceum Roseburn, 24–25 Aug

Sacred Arts Festival

Visual Art at St Vincent’s

Stockbridge 3

St Vincent’s, 19 Aug

Sacred Arts Festival

Visual Art at St Vincent’s

Stockbridge 2 St Vincent’s, 18 Aug

Horizon Showcase: A Crash Course in Cloudspotting (Audio Installation and Performance)

Summerhall (Offsite) @ Institut Français d’Ecosse, 23–24 Aug

PLEASE LEAVE (a message)

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–24 Aug

Wiesenthal

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Big Kid Kindergarten

C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 16–25 Aug

❤ Heaven by Eugene

O’Brien HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 20 Aug, 27 Aug

11:05

Call Me Elizabeth

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug

Hickory

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Ludomachy! The Summoning of Games

PBH’s Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd, 16–27 Aug

11:10

Towering Issues

theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Julius Caesar Must Die theSpace on the Mile, 18 Aug, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug

11:15

Prick

theSpace on the Mile, 17 Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug

The Wizard of Oz

theSpace @ Niddry St, 26 Aug

Shadow Kingdom

Assembly Roxy, 16–28 Aug Collar

theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Hole

Paradise in Augustines, 21–26 Aug

11:20

La codista / The queuer Zoo Southside, 16–17 Aug ...And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug

Funeral

Zoo Southside, 18–27 Aug, not 21

11:25

He Wears It Well Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20 My Dad Wears a Dress

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

At That Time, Byeon Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–19 Aug

11:30

Tending Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Twelfth Night theSpace @ Niddry St, 21–25 Aug

Temping

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Mother Mama Mommy

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

The Death & Life of All of Us

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Overlooked theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Some Sonnets and a Bit of Bach

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20 Is it Art?

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–19 Aug

I Am Mark

Charlotte Chapel, 18–19 Aug

11:35

Île Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug

Appraisal

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug, not 21

DNA

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Ophelia

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

11:40

The Lost Lending Library

Church Hill Theatre Studio, 16 Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 26

Aug, 27 Aug

Loft Clearance

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Coconut theSpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug

Tomorrow’s Child Assembly Checkpoint, 16–28 Aug

Adaptation: Enough Already theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 21–26 Aug

Rewind

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

11:45

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Do Rhinos Feel Their Horns or Can They Not See Them Like How We Can’t See Our Noses Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Sing, River Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Casting the Runes Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

11:50

Polko

Roundabout @ Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 22 this is a scam.

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Blueprints Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28

Aug, not 21

How to Bury a Dead Mule Pleasance Dome, 17–27 Aug, not 21

Burned Out theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Sofar

Paradise in Augustines, 16–19 Aug

11:55

❤ Ben Target: LORENZO

HHHHH

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

12:00

Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder

Mr E

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Sneakpeek: Shadow Game

ZOOTV, 16–27 Aug

Séance Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Tana

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–20 Aug

In Conversation with…

Tom English

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 20 Aug

JM Coetzee’s Life & Times of Michael K Assembly Hall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Yoga with Jillian – A New Comedy Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug

In Conversation with… Billy Kay

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16 Aug

In Conversation with…

Tom Robinson

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 17 Aug

In Conversation with… Lesley Riddoch

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 19 Aug

In Conversation with...

Andy Burnham

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 22 Aug

Deeper – Demo Version

Voices from the South, 21–24 Aug

CREEKSHOW

Zoo Southside, 16–27 Aug

In Conversation with… Bobby Bluebell

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 18 Aug

Klanghaus: Darkroom Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Alexander Klaus, the One-Legged Shoemaker Man

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake, 16–19 Aug

Raising Kane

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug, not 21

Horizon Showcase: FORGE

Lyceum Roseburn, 23–25 Aug

Pavementology Meeting Point, East Princes Street Gardens, 16–28 Aug, not 22

Getting to Grips with Migraine

The Royal Scots Club, 18–19 Aug

Them

Pleasance Dome, 16–27 Aug, not 21

In Conversation with…

Anas Sarwar

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 25 Aug

Two Strangers Walk into a Bar... House of Oz, 16–27 Aug, not 21

In Conversation with…

Ken Loach

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 23 Aug

The Court Hill Street Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Horizon Showcase: A Crash Course in Cloudspotting (Audio Installation and Performance)

Summerhall (Offsite) @ Institut Français d’Ecosse, 23–24 Aug

Enquiry Concerning Hereafter

Panmure House, 19 Aug, 26 Aug

Letter to Boddah

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–26 Aug

In Conversation with…

Tam Cowan

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 21 Aug

In Conversation with…

Jeremy Corbyn

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 24 Aug

12:05

Skies in the Cloud

theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

It’s a Mystery! theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 16–19 Aug

The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Uisge

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug

How to Find a Husband in 37 Years or Longer theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–26 Aug

12:10

Stanislaus and James theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–22 Aug

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug, not 23

Tennessee, Rose Pleasance Dome, 17–28 Aug, not 23

Here You Come Again

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Letter to Boddah theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Upstart! Shakespeare’s Rebel Daughter Judith Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

12:15

The Signalman theSpace on the Mile, 17–19 Aug

My Neighbours Are Kind of Weird?

C ARTS | C venues | C cubed, 16–27 Aug

The Last Bantam theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Pressure Cooker theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

Dirty Words

Pleasance Dome, 17–28 Aug, not 23

12:20

The Lost Lending Library Church Hill Theatre Studio, 16–27 Aug, not 20, 22, 23, 24

Layers Assembly Roxy, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Sunsets

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

That is the Question

theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–19 Aug

It’s Magic, but is it Art?

Paradise in The Vault, 16–27 Aug, not 20

Spin Cycles

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Mystery House

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug, not 21

12:25

Artist/Muse Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug, not 21

Happier Daze

theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 16 Aug to 26 Aug

12:30

Agent November: Outdoor Escape Game –Robyn Yew

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Truly Madly Baldy Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Nation

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20

The Birth of Frankenstein Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Klanghaus: Darkroom Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Agent November: Outdoor Escape Game –Major X Ploe-Shun Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

The Importance of Being Nihilists theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

The Hearth

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 16–27 Aug, not 18

Anything That We Wanted To Be

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Self-Raising

Pleasance Dome, 16–27

Aug, not 21

Terrence the T-Rex

Bedlam Theatre, 16–27

Aug, not 21

June

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

WONDER DRUG: A Comedy About Cystic Fibrosis

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28

Aug, not 21

Brain Freeze

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Blue Dragon

Just the Tonic Nucleus, 16–27 Aug

12:35

Lena Assembly George Square, 16–28 Aug

Tom Brown’s Schooldays theSpace @ Niddry St, 21–26 Aug

Alan Bennett’s Cocktail Sticks

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

12:40

The Van Paemel Family Zoo Southside, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Silly Little Things

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 21–27 Aug

And Then The Rodeo Burned Down theSpace @ Venue45, 18–19 Aug

Alison Skilbeck’s Uncommon Ground

Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug Man Shed

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug, not 21

Fit Ye Sayin’ Quine?

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Dugsi Dayz

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Frigid

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Witches

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

12:45

Sir Percival and the Jabberwock

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Mirrored Metamorphosis

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Four

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21 30 and Out

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Blueballs

theSpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug

The Burden of Truth Paradise in The Vault, 16–19 Aug

Picasso: Le Monstre

Sacré

Assembly Roxy, 16–28 Aug, not 22

Chariot: The Eric Liddell Story

Palmerston Place Church, 26 Aug

12:50

Violet and Me

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug, not 23

Twenty People A Minute

theSpace on the Mile, 17

Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 23

Aug, 25 Aug

Robert Garnham, Bouncer

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 16–27 Aug

MUSIC

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

The Mrs Dewinters Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 23–26 Aug

Where is Love

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug, not 20

12:55

Molly Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Break Up With Your Boyfriend

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug

Before the Drugs Kick In theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

13:00

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug Chatham House Rules

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

In Everglade Studio Assembly George Square, 16–28 Aug, not 21

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder

Mr E

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Líam Rudden’s Silence in Court

Stables Pavilion, Musselburgh Links, 16–17 Aug

An Afternoon with the Ladies of the Cliff Richard Fan Club, Sutton Coldfield, 1995 Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug

The Ice Hole: A Cardboard Comedy Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Eccentrics Unite! The Guerilla Autistics and Neurodiverse Show –Year Nine

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Impact

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

How to Drink Wine Like a Wanker

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Memories of the Early 1950s

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

What Girls Are Made Of Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Temping Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Sanctuary

Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC, 19 Aug

NASSIM

Traverse Theatre, 25 Aug Wind in the Willows Musselburgh Racecourse, 26 Aug

ADULTS

Traverse Theatre, 20 Aug, 23 Aug

Klanghaus: Darkroom Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

❤ The Grand Old Opera House Hotel HHHH Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 24 Aug

Horizon Showcase: FORGE Lyceum Roseburn, 23–24 Aug

Making History by Stephen Fry St Ninian’s Hall, 19 Aug Two Strangers Walk into a Bar...

House of Oz, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Horizon Showcase: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World Traverse Theatre, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug

Nick Wilty: Veteran Comedian

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

The Lost Lending Library Church Hill Theatre Studio, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

❤ Sean and Daro Flake It ‘Til They Make It HHHH Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug

13:05

Burning Down The Horse Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

Aionos

ZOO Playground, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Cat Sh!t Crazy theSpaceTriplex, 16–19 Aug Brothers theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 21–26 Aug

The Ghost of a Smile theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

13:10

Listings

Dazzling theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–22 Aug 81

The Hunger Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug

Chopped Liver and Unions

theSpace on the Mile, 16–26 Aug, not 20

The Last Show Before We Die

Roundabout @ Summerhall, 19 Aug

An Interrogation

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

❤ England & Son

HHHHH Roundabout @ Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 19, 22

The Stall theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–19 Aug

13:15

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

❤ Her Green Hell HHHH Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Chance

Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug

Temporarily Yours

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Oh My Heart, Oh My Home. Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Collie’s Shed

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–20 Aug

Pressure Cooker theSpace on the Mile, 16–20 Aug

In Memoriam

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

What Happened to Agnes C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 16–27 Aug

Ringer

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug

Shortlist Assembly George Square, 16–28 Aug

Choo Choo! (Or... Have You Ever Thought About ****** **** *****? (Cos I Have))

Pleasance Dome, 16–28

Aug, not 21

The Grandfathers Hill Street Theatre, 16–27 Aug

What If theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Love’s Labour’s Lost theSpace on the Mile, 22–26 Aug

13:20

Pilot Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Devil’s Passion Assembly George Square

Studios, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Brilliance of Broken Glass

Underbelly, George Square, 16–28 Aug

13:30

Lie Low

Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 18

Aug, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, 25 Aug

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Poof!

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Better Days

Just the Tonic at La Belle

Angele, 16–26 Aug

In Loyal Company

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Thrown

Traverse Theatre, 20 Aug, 26 Aug

Attila the Stockbroker –The Left-Wing Economic Establishment!

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans, 19 Aug

Klanghaus: Darkroom

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Groomed

Pleasance Dome, 17–28

Aug, not 23

Summer Camp for Broken People

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Santi and Naz

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28

Aug, not 23

The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Dough

Pleasance Dome, 16–28

Aug, not 21

Horizon Showcase: A Crash Course in Cloudspotting

Summerhall (Offsite) @ Institut Français d’Ecosse, 23–24 Aug

1953: The Race for the Summit

C ARTS | C venues | C cubed, 23–27 Aug

❤ Heaven by Eugene

O’Brien HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 24 Aug

13:35

Cowboys and Lesbians

Pleasance Dome, 17–27 Aug

The School for Scandal theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–19 Aug

13:40

Intimacy theSpace @ Niddry St, 21–26 Aug

I’ve Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

The Lost Lending Library Church Hill Theatre Studio, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Little White Pig, 16–27 Aug

13:45

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Lie Low

Traverse Theatre, 27 Aug

A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery – Murder at the Movies

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

Super

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Cat Sh!t Crazy theSpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug

❤ Clown Sex HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug, not 21

Waiting for Champagne

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 18–22 Aug

I’m the Greatest Starr

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 23–27 Aug Photon StarBlaster and the Suicidal Spaceship C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–27 Aug

The Last Flapper Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

Split Lip

Assembly Roxy, 16–28 Aug

13:50

Buff

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug, not 22

How to Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World – With a Piano!

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Walk

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

Lost in Translation

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Intimacy

theSpace @ Venue45, 16–19 Aug

The Real William

Shakespeare... As Told by Christopher Marlowe

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

White Butterfly

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

13:55

Good and Gaslit

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Five Short Plays Loosely Linked by the Theme of Crime

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 21–26 Aug Constrictor

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Constellations

theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 16 Aug to 26 Aug

Violets and Vinegar

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Rise

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug

14:00

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Agent November: Indoor

Escape Game – Murder

Mr E

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

MEMBER

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

The Steamie

Loretto School Theatre, 26 Aug

Life with Oscar Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Sealed

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Traditional Tales of Scotland

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 16–27 Aug

Sacred Arts Festival

Poetry at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral

St Mary’s Cathedral, 18 Aug

FOOD

The Studio, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, 27 Aug

The Queen of England

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 22–26 Aug

The Madwoman

Paradise in The Vault, 16–27

Aug, not 20

Klanghaus: Darkroom

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Horizon Showcase: FORGE

Lyceum Roseburn, 25 Aug

Glass Ceiling Beneath the Stars

Pleasance Dome, 16–27

Aug, not 22

Blub Blub

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Great Ruckus

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Two Strangers Walk into a Bar...

House of Oz, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Dominic Frisby: Gold

Panmure House, 16–20 Aug

Witch? Women on Trial

The Lost Close, 16–28 Aug

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Assembly George Square Gardens, 19–20 Aug

The Butcher, the Brewer, the Baker and Merryn Somerset Webb

Panmure House, 26–27 Aug

Home

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug

And the Beat Goes On theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

The Climate Fables

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–19 Aug

14:05

Ctrl theSpace on the Mile, 21–25 Aug

Lash – A Pulsating New Play About Going Out Out!

Pleasance Courtyard, 21 Aug

Being Sophie Scholl theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 17–26 Aug, not 20, 23

Thirst

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28

Aug, not 21

Nuclear Children

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28

Aug, not 22

It’s a Woman’s World theSpaceTriplex, 16–20 Aug

14:10

❤ Blood of the Lamb HHHHH

Assembly Rooms, 16–27

Aug, not 21

Only Hitmen and Scammers Make Phone Calls theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–19 Aug

24, 23, 22

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

A Working Title theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–19 Aug

The Wreck of the Queen Thomasina theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

14:15

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Heart of the Mind and A Useful Tragedy theSpace on the Mile, 22–26 Aug

With the Devil’s Assistance

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, 19 Aug

A Shetland Folktale Scottish Storytelling Centre, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, 27 Aug

Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Various dates from 17 Aug to 26 Aug

Exit 20:20

Paradise in Augustines, 16–27 Aug, not 20

MEAT

Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 18 Aug to 28 Aug

HoneyBEE

Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 17 Aug to 27 Aug

Can’t Stop Carrying On theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19 Aug, 22 Aug

Jane/Norma theSpace on the Mile, 17 Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug

❤ One Way Out

HHHH

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Hear Us and Hasten

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 18 Aug, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug

Banana Zoo Southside, 16–27 Aug, not 21

iHands: A Life Less Lived theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16 Aug, 18 Aug

17 Minutes

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug, not 21

14:20

Breed or Bust

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Beasts (Why Girls

Shouldn’t Fear The Dark)

ZOO Playground, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Be My Guest

Assembly George Square, 16–28 Aug, not 21

❤ It’s a Motherf**king

Pleasure HHHH

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Bitter Lemons

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug

Candide

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Spin

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Invisible Man

theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

14:25

The Life Sporadic of Jess Wildgoose

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug, not 23

Manifest Destiny’s Child Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug

14:30

Paul Zenon in Monkey Business

Le Monde, 16–27 Aug

The Lost Lending Library

Church Hill Theatre Studio, 16 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, 27 Aug

Agent November:

Outdoor Escape Game –Robyn Yew

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Curious Case of Osgood Mackenzie

The Royal Scots Club, 16–19 Aug

The Church of Princess Cassandra

Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 17–27 Aug

Sad-Vents

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

The Chairs Revisited

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Temping

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Sanctuary Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC, 17 Aug

Titanic: The Last Hero and The Last Coward

Charlotte Chapel, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 23 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug

Sudha Bhuchar: Evening Conversations

Pleasance Courtyard, 22–27 Aug

Life is a Dream

The Lyceum, 26–27 Aug

Agent November:

Outdoor Escape Game –Major X Ploe-Shun

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Help! I Think I’m a Nationalist

Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Attenborough and His Animals

Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 17–26 Aug, not 23

Mrs President C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Salty Irina

Roundabout @ Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 22, 26

Graham in the Green Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug, not 26

A Midsummer Dream in Auld Reekie Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 19 Aug

Maureen House of Oz, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Whisky Galore Mayfield Salisbury Church, 19 Aug

14:35

Gusla

Summerhall, 16–20 Aug

The Half Moon Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug, not 21

Declan

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Horizon Showcase: The Talent

Summerhall, 22–27 Aug

Shadow Boxing Assembly George Square Studios, 16–20 Aug

14:40

Paradok Platform

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–27 Aug

❤ England & Son

HHHHH

Roundabout @ Summerhall, 26 Aug

14:45

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Crash and Burns: A New Comedy

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Indoor Kids

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–20 Aug

The Serpent’s Tooth Paradise in The Vault, 16–19 Aug

iCON

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Grammar of Witchcraft

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 21–27 Aug

Concerned Others

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

(James) Blunt

Instrument

Paradise in The Vault, 21–22 Aug

14:50

Best Man

Underbelly, George Square, 16–27 Aug waiting for a train at the bus stop

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Terminal: A Play About 0 Planes, 1 Person, and a 6-Hour Delay

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20 Sit or Kneel

theSpace @ Venue45, 16–26 Aug

Soldiers of Tomorrow

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Blowhole

Pleasance Dome, 17–28 Aug

Rockbeth

theSpaceTriplex, 16–19 Aug

14:55

Dual Pleasance Dome, 17–28 Aug, not 22

Old Bridge

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

We Are, in Fact, the Problem

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Singing Sands

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 22–26 Aug

What Can Indian Look Like?

Greenside @ Nicolson

Square, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Persephone

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Kitchen Underwear

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

15:00

60 Minutes of Mood

Swings

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

Black Is The Color Of My Voice

Pleasance at EICC, 17–19 Aug

Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder

Mr E

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Wild Onion

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Sensuous Governing Summerhall @ Danish Consulate, 16–20 Aug

We Must Do This More

The Royal Scots Club, 19 Aug Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass

theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 17–26 Aug, not 20, 23 Why Am I Like This?

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Under the Mirrie Dancers

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 20–27 Aug

Guffy

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug, not 23

Sophie

Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 17–22 Aug

Horizon Showcase: FORGE Lyceum Roseburn, 23–25 Aug

Midnight Building

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Tones: A Hip-Hop Opera Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Blizzard

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

15:05

Victorine: The Artist’s Model

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Goodbye Christopher Robinson

theSpace on the Mile, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug

Lear Alone

theSpaceTriplex, 16–19 Aug

15:10

The Lost Lending Library Church Hill Theatre Studio, 16 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug,

27 Aug

4/4/4: 4 Real Asians, 4 White Men, 4 Fake Asians theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–19 Aug

Stark Bollock Naked Assembly Roxy, 16–28

Aug, not 22

What Goes on Without Me theSpace on the Mile, 17

Aug, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, 24

Aug, 26 Aug

Marie Lloyd Stole My Life

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 17 Aug, 19 Aug, 21

Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug

A Teacher’s Lament Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 22–26 Aug

Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

15:15

Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Various dates from 16 Aug to 26 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Portable Dorothy Parker

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

André and Dorine Assembly Rooms, 16–20 Aug

Gilbert and Sullivan’s Nightmare Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 22

Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug

Can’t Stop Carrying On theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 18 Aug, 21 Aug, 23 Aug

Edmonds Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28

Aug, not 17, 24

The Stall theSpace @ Niddry St, 21–22 Aug

Helios

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

iHands: A Life Less Lived theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 17 Aug

Watson: The Final Problem

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug, not 21

15:20

Alone Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug, not 17, 21

52 Monologues for Young Transsexuals Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

Park Bench theSpace on the Mile, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug

The Other Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug

Dead End Job theSpace on the Mile, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug

15:25

The Stall theSpace @ Niddry St, 20 Aug

15:30

All Aboard! at Termination Station

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28

Aug, not 21

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Rosenberg/Strange Fruit Project Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug, not 22

A Dram O’ History The Lost Close, 16–28 Aug Boy Out The City Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Seventy-Eight Thank Yous Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 16–20 Aug

I Believe in One Bach C ARTS | C venues | C cubed, 19–27 Aug

Flickering Seasons

St John’s Church, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug

Trainspotting Live Pleasance at EICC, 27 Aug Bacon Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Horizon Showcase: A Crash Course in Cloudspotting Summerhall (Offsite) @ Institut Français d’Ecosse, 23–24 Aug

Revelations of Rab McVie Pleasance Courtyard, 24–25 Aug

15:35

Listings

Park Bench theSpace on the Mile, 17 Aug, 19 Aug 85

End of the World

ZOO Playground, 16–19 Aug

I Love You, Now What?

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28

Aug, not 21

Godot is a Woman

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Billy and The Situation

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Legends, 16–27 Aug

The Rejects

theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 16 Aug to 26 Aug

Dead End Job

theSpace on the Mile, 16 Aug, 18 Aug

15:40

Unforgettable Girl

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug

Nobody’s Talking About Jamie

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Strays

theSpace on the Mile, 17

Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 23

Aug, 25 Aug

Beautiful Evil Things

Pleasance Dome, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Lost Lending Library

Church Hill Theatre Studio, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

15:45

Wallace Hill Street Theatre, 21–27 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Flea Hill Street Theatre, 16–20 Aug

Pitch

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug, not 23

15:50

The Lost Lending Library

Church Hill Theatre Studio, 16 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, 27 Aug

For Better, For Worse

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–27 Aug

The Knot

theSpace @ Niddry St, 21–26 Aug

15:55

Garage Warriors

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

The Kids with Nae Hame

C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 16–27 Aug, not 22

#MeToo, a one-woman show

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila,

16–20 Aug

The Psychic Tests

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 21–27 Aug

16:00

Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder

Mr E

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Deaf Action Presents: Faslane by Amy Helena Scottish Storytelling Centre, 20 Aug

Lady Dealer Roundabout @ Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Let the Bodies Pile by Henry Naylor

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

I Hope Your Flowers Bloom

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 17–27 Aug, not 20

Thrown

Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug

Attila the Stockbroker –The Left-Wing Economic Establishment!

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 20 Aug

Expecting by c21 Theatre Company

Deaf Action, 17–19 Aug

Temping Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Sanctuary Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC, 18 Aug

NASSIM

Traverse Theatre, 26 Aug

ADULTS

Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 24 Aug

Wind in the Willows Musselburgh Racecourse, 26 Aug

Hayfever

theSpace @ Venue45, 16–26 Aug, not 20

❤ The Grand Old Opera House Hotel HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 25 Aug

Horizon Showcase: FORGE

Lyceum Roseburn, 23–24 Aug

MANikin

Leith Arches, Various dates from 16 Aug to 22 Aug

Help Yourself Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Hollywoodn’t Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

Horizon Showcase: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World Traverse Theatre, 20 Aug, 23 Aug

Enquiry Concerning Hereafter

Panmure House, 16–27

Aug, not 21

Gaze

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Brain Freeze

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

❤ Sean and Daro Flake It ‘Til They Make It HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 18 Aug

16:05

Abbey’s Box

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20 Varmints

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–19 Aug

The Bad Daters

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

Scaredy Fat

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug, not 21

Macbeth by the Sea theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

After Shakespeare

theSpaceTriplex, 16–26 Aug Pretending to Fly theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 16–26 Aug

16:10

The Rampant Rise of Willy of Normandy

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug

Sound Clash: Death in the Arena

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug, not 21

The Lost Lending Library Church Hill Theatre Studio, 23–24 Aug

16:15

OommoO

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Second Helping: Two Dead Lovers, Dead Funny PBH’s Free Fringe @ CC Blooms, 16–27 Aug

Lie Low

Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 20 Aug, 23 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

J.E.N.

Paradise in The Vault, 16–27 Aug, not 20

Everything That Annoys Me, and You Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Paper Walls

theSpace on the Mile, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug

16:20

Everyone’s Worried About Eve

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20 Marlon Solomon: How to Be an Antisemite

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug Queer Street

theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–22 Aug

All the Glorious Moments

In Between

theSpace on the Mile, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug

A Trilogy: bag-theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16 Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 24 Aug

A Trilogy: box. theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 18 Aug, 23 Aug, 26 Aug

A Trilogy: blood (line)

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 17 Aug, 22 Aug, 25 Aug

SHOWSTOPPER

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug, not 21

The Strongest Girl in the World Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–19 Aug If You Were to Die Tomorrow

Paradise in Augustines, 16–19 Aug

The Lost Lending Library

Church Hill Theatre Studio, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

16:25

Sherlock Holmes The Last Act theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

We’re All Mad Here Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug

16:30

Agent November: Outdoor Escape Game –Robyn Yew

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Bowjangles: Dracula in Space

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Insider

Zoo Southside, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Gie’s Peace

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 16 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

Fool’s Gold

ZOO Playground, 17–27 Aug

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

Pleasance Dome, 17–28

Aug, not 21

Twinkle

C ARTS | C venues | C cubed, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Kill the Cop Inside Your Head Summerhall, 22–27 Aug

No One Is Coming Scottish Storytelling Centre, 17–20 Aug

Paper Walls

theSpace on the Mile, 16 Aug, 18 Aug

Breakup Addict

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

Agent November: Outdoor Escape Game –Major X Ploe-Shun Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Save the Princess theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Lost Soles Assembly Roxy, 16–28 Aug

16:35

All the Glorious Moments In Between theSpace on the Mile, 17 Aug, 19 Aug

Of Moonset and the Milky Way Assembly Roxy, 17–27

Aug, not 21

16:40

The Importance of Being... Earnest? Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

16:45

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

16:50

The Lost Lending Library Church Hill Theatre Studio, 23–24 Aug

16:55

Gate Number 5

C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 20–27 Aug

17:00

Klanghaus: InHaus

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

They May Have Even Eaten Ham! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Conversations We Never Had, as People

We’ll Never Be C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 21–27 Aug

Good Grief: Five Deserts in Search of My Father. A One-Man Show by Writer Jon Lawrence Hill Street Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder

Mr E The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Bards at the Barracks

Army @ The Fringe, 22–25 Aug

❤ Dark Noon HHHH

Pleasance at EICC, 17–27 Aug, not 23

The Threepenny Opera Festival Theatre, 20 Aug

❤ Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show

HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

Titanic: The Last Hero and The Last Coward Charlotte Chapel, 16 Aug Move Bedlam Theatre, 22–27 Aug

Horizon Showcase: FORGE Lyceum Roseburn, 23–24 Aug

Getting to Grips with Migraine

The Royal Scots Club, 16–17 Aug

Dahlia Wilde: Oh My God Particle Show!

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Two Strangers Walk into a Bar...

House of Oz, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Tickbox 2

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Junk Monkey

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug, not 20

Horizon Showcase: A Crash Course in Cloudspotting

Summerhall (Offsite) @ Institut Français d’Ecosse, 23–24 Aug

It Won’t Be Long Now Army @ The Fringe, 16–20 Aug

Nova

Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Lost Lending Library Church Hill Theatre Studio, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

Soulmates: (Not) Found Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle, 16–20 Aug

The All-Terrain Podcast

Live

The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps, 16–17 Aug

17:05

Jacob Storms’

Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams

Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug, not 22

When Kurt Met Thora

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Blue

Assembly George Square, 16–28 Aug

Kingdom

theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 16 Aug to 26 Aug

All is Pink in West Berkshire County

theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 16–26 Aug

A Highly Suspect Murder

Mystery – Murder on the Disorient Express

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

Collar

theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

17:10

Graveyard of the Outcast

Dead

theSpace on the Mile, 17 Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug

The Caravel theSpace @ Venue45, 22–26 Aug

The Courteous Enemy theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Nearly Lear theSpace @ Venue45, 16–19 Aug

BUTCHERED

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–20 Aug

The Abrupt Son theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

17:15

The Only Punk Rocker in the Village

theSpaceTriplex, 16–19 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Attachment: The Leech Show

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Nan, Me and Barbara

Pravi

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Spend the Night with Tiffany Black

Paradise in Augustines, 16–19 Aug

Awake, Gay and Writing a Play

PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street, 16–27 Aug, not 19

Sea Words

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

17:20

The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

The Way Way Deep

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Dom – The Play Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug, not 21

2-Faces

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

I Killed My Ex theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–19 Aug

Strategic Love Play

Roundabout @ Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Burnt Lavender

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

Character Flaw

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Lucy and Friends

Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 16 Aug to 23 Aug

Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela? Greenside @ Riddles Court, 21–26 Aug

Knuckles Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

The Lost Lending Library Church Hill Theatre Studio, 19 Aug

17:25

Peephole Greenside @ Riddles Court, 21–26 Aug

Extreme (The New Norm) Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

17:30

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Vino Veritas

theSpace on the Mile, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Expecting by c21 Theatre Company

Deaf Action, 20 Aug

Temping

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Walking Home

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug, not 21

Brain Hemingway

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Thorns

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

The Imitator Assembly Rooms, 16–26 Aug, not 21

Come to Our Show (Please)

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–20 Aug

How to Find a Husband in 37 Years or Longer theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

17:35

Party Scene: Chemsex. Community. Crisis. Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21, 22

Scent

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20 The Quality of Mercy: Concerning the Life and Crimes of Dr Harold Frederick Shipman

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

The Stronger

Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug, not 21

17:45

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Last of the Soviets

ZOO Playground, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Thunderstruck

Scottish Storytelling Centre, Various dates from 17 Aug to 28 Aug

Yippee Ki Yay the Die Hard Parody

Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Distant Memories of the Near Future Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Trainspotting Live Pleasance at EICC, 27 Aug

Chariot: The Eric Liddell Story

Palmerston Place Church, 25 Aug

Land Under Wave

Scottish Storytelling Centre, Various dates from 16 Aug to 27 Aug

17:50

What If They Ate The Baby?

theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–19 Aug

Fool’s Paradise Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

17:55

The Baron and the Junk Dealer Assembly Roxy, 16–24 Aug

18:00

Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder

Mr E

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug Call Mr Robeson – A Life, with Songs

C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 17 Aug, 19 Aug

An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Wasteman

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–28 Aug, not 17 Alice Hawkins –Suffragette Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 16–17 Aug

Hamlet

The Royal Scots Club, 21–26 Aug

A Migrant’s Son House of Oz, 16–26 Aug, not 21

Just An Ordinary Lawyer

C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 20 Aug

‘78 Things I Don’t Want to Tell You About the Love of My Life

Outhouse, 20 Aug

Horizon Showcase: FORGE

Lyceum Roseburn, 23 Aug

Bolts of Melody

French Institute in Scotland, 16–20 Aug

James Rowland: Piece of Work

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21, 26

Making History by Stephen Fry

St Ninian’s Hall, 19 Aug

Two Strangers Walk into a Bar... House of Oz, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Horizon Showcase: A Crash Course in Cloudspotting

Summerhall (Offsite) @ Institut Français d’Ecosse, 22 Aug

Deaf Action Presents: Faslane by Amy Helena Deaf Action, 19 Aug

18:05

Survivors theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Constrictor theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

The Ballad of Truman Capote theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–26 Aug

Nevernatal theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Does My Fanny Look Big in This?

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Certain Death and Other Considerations

ZOO Playground, 16–27 Aug, not 21

18:10

On the Rail

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Top of the World theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Hersterectomy

Just the Tonic at The Caves, Various dates from 16 Aug to 26 Aug

Lost and Found

Just the Tonic at The Caves, Various dates from 17 Aug to 27 Aug

18:15

The Standard Short Long Drop theSpaceTriplex, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Mister Shakespeare Hill Street Theatre, 16–27 Aug

18:20

Grown Up Orphan Annie

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Meat Cute

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Oggie! Oggie! Oggie!

C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 23–27 Aug

Square Peg Paradise in Augustines, 16–19 Aug

18:25

(...)Prty Grl Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

My Father’s Nose Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug

The Last Vagabonds Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug Maybe Things Are Okay Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

18:30

The Death of Molly Miller Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

Agent November: Outdoor Escape Game –Robyn Yew Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

MacBeth

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Teacher’s Pet Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 17 Aug to 27 Aug

The Lifespan Tour Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–26 Aug, not 20

KING Assembly @ Dance Base, 16–27 Aug, not 19, 20, 21

Thrown

Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 23 Aug

Lilies on the Land

The Royal Scots Club, 16–19 Aug

Draining the Swamp

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–27 Aug

Trainspotting Live Pleasance at EICC, 17–26

Aug, not 21

Agent November: Outdoor Escape Game –Major X Ploe-Shun

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Horizon Showcase: A Crash Course in Cloudspotting (Audio Installation and Performance)

Summerhall (Offsite) @ Institut Français d’Ecosse, 23–24 Aug

True Spirit Pathway

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20 Hot as Hell

Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 18 Aug to 28 Aug

❤ Heaven by Eugene

O’Brien HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 22 Aug, 25 Aug

18:35

ORFARM – Animal Farm

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Notes to Future Self

theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

18:40

The Society for New Cuisine

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

How to Become Ridiculously Well-Read (In About 50 Minutes)

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Meat Boy

theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Paved with Gold and Ashes

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

18:45

Everything Under the Sun Army @ The Fringe, 16–27 Aug, not 21

❤ Heaven by Eugene

O’Brien HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 19 Aug

18:50

Candide theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–26 Aug

Bangers

Roundabout @ Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Colonel Anne: Jacobite

Heroine theSpace @ Venue45, 16–19 Aug

18:55

Playing Latinx

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Optimistic: Elizabeth Holmes

Zoo Southside, 16–27 Aug, not 17

Salamander Assembly Roxy, 16 Aug

1984

Assembly Roxy, 18–28 Aug Hi, I’m Zoë...

Laughing Horse @ Eastside, 20–27 Aug

19:00

Klanghaus: InHaus

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder

Mr E The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Séance Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Dimanche Church Hill Theatre, 16–19 Aug

Tipples, Tales and Traditions with Edinburgh Gin Edinburgh Gin Distillery, 21 Aug, 28 Aug

And Then The Rodeo Burned Down theSpace @ Venue45, 20–26 Aug

Pleading Stupidity

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Growler

Summerhall, 16–26 Aug, not 21

Havisham

ZOO Playground, 16–27 Aug

Temping Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

NASSIM

Traverse Theatre, 27 Aug

ADULTS

Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 22 Aug, 25 Aug

Almost Adult Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Messhead Paradise in Augustines, 21–27 Aug

Murder in the Cathedral Old Saint Paul’s Church, 28 Aug

❤ The Grand Old Opera House Hotel HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 18 Aug, 26 Aug

April Small: Bloody

Medea!!

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 18–27 Aug

Our Anxious Measurements

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 16–27 Aug, not 21 Horizon Showcase: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 24 Aug

Two Strangers Walk into a Bar...

House of Oz, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Mariner’s Song Scottish Storytelling Centre, 16–20 Aug

Kravitz, Cohen, Bernstein and Me

Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug Pride and Prejudice

Musselburgh Racecourse, 26 Aug

❤ Sean and Daro Flake It ‘Til They Make It HHHH Traverse Theatre, 19 Aug

19:10

Three Sisters and Them theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug, not 20

19:15

A Working Title theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

A Good Panto Die Hard Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Drumming Up Poetry theSpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug

❤ Horizon Showcase: Birthmarked HHHH Assembly Rooms, 16–27 Aug, not 20 Yellow Corners theSpaceTriplex, 16–19 Aug What You See When Your Eyes Are Closed / What You Don’t See When Your Eyes Are Open Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Rhubarb and Custard

Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–18 Aug

Tituba

C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 16–27 Aug

Lovefool

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Norma

theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Chariot: The Eric Liddell Story

Palmerston Place Church, 23–25 Aug

19:20

Bang

ZOO Playground, 16–27 Aug

GUSH

Assembly George Square, 16–28 Aug, not 22

Quitting Comedy

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Legends, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Unstitching theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–22 Aug

19:25

Otto & Astrid’s Joint Solo Project

Assembly George Square Gardens, 17–27 Aug

19:30

A Fairie Tale

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 16–27 Aug, not 17, 18, 23

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

The Beatles Were a Boyband

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 18–27 Aug

The Steamie

Loretto School Theatre, 23–26 Aug

Never Trouble Trouble (Till Trouble Troubles You)

Tynecastle Park, 18 Aug, 21 Aug, 22 Aug, 25 Aug, 27 Aug

Tales of Edinburgh Horror

Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug

The Threepenny Opera

Festival Theatre, 18–19 Aug

Life is a Dream

The Lyceum, 23–26 Aug

Bits ‘N’ Pieces

Leith Arches, 16–26 Aug, not 17, 24

Making History by Stephen Fry

St Ninian’s Hall, 16–18 Aug

The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis

Charlotte Chapel, 16 Aug

Bear with Me: A Polar Bear in Scotland

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 23 Aug

A Midsummer Dream in Auld Reekie

Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 16–18 Aug

Whisky Galore

Mayfield Salisbury Church, 16–18 Aug

A Comedy of Tenors

The Royal Scots Club, 21–26 Aug

19:35

Locusts

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Modern Witches

Greenside @ Infirmary

Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

When Worlds Collide

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

Did You Eat?

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

19:40

When We Died Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

97+

theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Tea and Milk

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–27 Aug

Not Our Crime, Still Our Sentence

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–17 Aug

19:45

Wildcat’s Last Waltz Assembly Rooms, 16–26 Aug

DARLING BOY

Assembly George Square Studios, 16 Aug

Satan vs God

C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 16–27 Aug

19:50

A Manchester Anthem Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

In Loving Memory of Mary Mort

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–26 Aug, not 20

20:00

Eulogy Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder

Mr E

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

We Must Do This More

The Royal Scots Club, 18–19 Aug

Shakesperimental Bedlam Theatre, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Plague Stone Party: Farewell, Tor

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt, 18–22 Aug

FOOD

The Studio, 16–26 Aug, not 21

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

The Royal Scots Club, 21–26 Aug

Horizon Showcase: A Crash Course in Cloudspotting Summerhall (Offsite) @ Institut Français d’Ecosse, 22 Aug

Mark Twain’s The Stolen White Elephant Paradise in The Vault, 16–27 Aug, not 20

20:05

Runaway theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

20:10

Report to an Academy Zoo Southside, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Unveiled theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 17–26 Aug, not 20, 23

20:15

The Alpha Podcast theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

Two Cats on a Date ZOO Playground, 17–27 Aug

Captain Avaritia’s Carnival of Wonders theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 21–26 Aug Gold!

theSpace on the Mile, 16–26 Aug

20:20

Andronicus Synecdoche presented by Song of the Goat Theatre

Zoo Southside, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz Roundabout @ Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Goodbye Uncle Fudgey Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

Cola Boy theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 16–19 Aug

Please Love Me Pleasance Dome, 16–26 Aug, not 21

20:25

And Then The Rodeo Burned Down theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–17 Aug

Hysterical Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

20:30

Agent November: Outdoor Escape Game –Robyn Yew

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Ctrl Room :_ Army @ The Fringe, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Royal Scots Club, 16–19 Aug

Temping Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

Love is Blue C ARTS | C venues | C cubed, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Welcome to The Big Show

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Agent November: Outdoor Escape Game –Major X Ploe-Shun Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

An Oak Tree Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, 16–27 Aug, not 21

20:35

Trust

ZOO Playground, 16–19 Aug

A Perfectly Average Glimpse into a Perfectly Average Day

ZOO Playground, 20–27 Aug

Bill’s 44th Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–27 Aug

20:40

Four Cut Sunflowers theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug, not 20

20:45

Eulogy

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

I’ve Never Met Anyone Quite Like You Before theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

A Preoccupation with Romantic Love

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake, 19–27 Aug

How To Rob a Millionaire (In Five Easy Steps)

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Puppets

Paradise in The Vault, 16–19 Aug

We’re All Mad Here

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

Trainspotting Live Pleasance at EICC, 17–26 Aug, not 21

Good Morning, Faggi

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Pinched

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Lino

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

20:50

Peer Gynt: A Jazz Revival

Greenside @ Nicolson

Square, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 22

Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug

1 Tent, 4 Girls

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Garry Bonds’ Balanced Breakfasts

Greenside @ Nicolson

Square, 17 Aug, 19 Aug, 21

Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug

❤ Chicken HHHH

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Blanket of the Dark

theSpace @ Niddry St, 24–26 Aug

YOU ARE GOING TO DIE

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

20:55

House of Life

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–25 Aug

21:00

Séance

Pleasance Dome, 16–28 Aug

Klanghaus: InHaus

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Club Life

Summerhall, 17–27 Aug, not 21, 22, 23

Call Me Suicidal

Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

Agent November: Indoor

Escape Game – Murder

Mr E The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Séance: Live

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug

Thrown

Traverse Theatre, 18 Aug, 24 Aug

Queer Folks’ Tales

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug

Loud Poets: Best of Fringe

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 18 Aug

The Leading Lady Club

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug

Is This the End of Edward J Payne?

Paradise in Augustines, 21–27 Aug

Shadows of Angels

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

❤ Heaven by Eugene O’Brien HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, 26 Aug

21:05

The Mystery of Dracula

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 16–27 Aug

21:10

Gunter

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Ginzel’s Little Cordoba: A Double Bill theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

21:15

What If They Ate The Baby?

theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

A Year and a Day theSpace on the Mile, 16–19 Aug

Internal theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug

The Good Dad (A Love Story)

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

A Night With Me, Myself and Bipolar Brenda theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 21–25 Aug

21:20

Brief Candle

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug, not 20

Culture for the Many

The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 23 Aug Crash and Burn theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–22 Aug

Mythos: Ragnarok Assembly Roxy, 16–27 Aug

21:25

Deuteronomy

Zoo Southside, 16–19 Aug

21:30

International House of Vape: Redefining Theatre Experience

Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–24 Aug

The Grandmothers Grimm

Paradise in The Vault, 16–19 Aug

21:40

The Last Show Before We Die Roundabout @ Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Frighthouse Presents: The Wheel of Misfortune theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

21:55

Grief Lightning: A Satire in 78 Slides

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

22:00

Agent November: Indoor Escape Game – Murder

Mr E The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–27 Aug

Temping

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug

NASSIM

Traverse Theatre, 23 Aug

ADULTS

Traverse Theatre, 18 Aug, 26 Aug

❤ The Grand Old Opera House Hotel HHHH Traverse Theatre, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug

Horizon Showcase: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 25 Aug

Auto-Engrain: A One-Woman Show Fringe Online, 22 Aug, 27 Aug

Auto-Engrain: A One-Woman Show Hill Street Theatre, 16–27 Aug

❤ Sean and Daro Flake It ‘Til They Make It HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 20 Aug

22:05

Rock Bottom Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug

22:10

Until Death

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

22:15

Break the Chains theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

Slash

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

That is the Question

theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

Ay Up, Hitler! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–26 Aug

22:20

Horizon Showcase: Little Wimmin

Zoo Southside, 21–27 Aug

Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England theSpace @ Niddry St, 16–22 Aug

22:30

Paddy Englishman, Paddy Irishman and Paddy...?

Paradise in The Vault, 16–19 Aug

The Thin Place theSpace @ Niddry St, 21–26 Aug

B Dolan – Modified Warrior The Voodoo Rooms, 22–27 Aug

An(dre)a Spisto: El Dizzy Beast Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug, not 21

22:40

Shakespeare Up Late: A Right Royal Visit

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–27 Aug

22:45

Babs for Life

C ARTS | C venues | C cubed, 16–27 Aug

23:00

Lash – A Pulsating New Play About Going Out Out! Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug

HEART Roundabout @ Summerhall, 24–26 Aug

Asexuality!

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, 16–27 Aug, not 18, 25

LATER Roundabout @ Summerhall, 17–19 Aug

He Kept Me Safe theSpace @ Niddry St, 17–19 Aug

Purgatorio theSpaceTriplex, 16–26 Aug May Contain Traces of Nuts. theSpaceTriplex, 16–19 Aug

23:05

The Fruity Prince Paradise in The Vault, 16–27 Aug, not 20

23:10

Punk theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–25 Aug Secreting Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–19 Aug

23:20

Green Bird Greenside @ Riddles Court, 16–19 Aug

23:25

Magic for Animals

Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–26 Aug, not 20

09:05

Whipped Up! (0+)

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–26 Aug, not 20

09:30

Bumble’s Big Adventure (3+)

C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, 16–17 Aug

09:45

Taiwan Season: World in a Word (3+)

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

10:00

CeilidhKids at the Fringe (3+)

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug, not 17, 22, 24

Adventure Bubble Show with Milkshake (0+)

theSpaceTriplex, 16–20 Aug

Down the Hatch! (0+)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Sea Dragon for Under 5s (0+)

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–20 Aug

Plague, Poo n’

Punishment (8+)

The Lost Close, 16–28 Aug

Family Portrait (0+)

ZOO Dovecot , 16–20 Aug

10:25

Beware the Jabberwock (5+)

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–18 Aug

10:30

Vampire’s Ball: Ultimate Halloween Party! (8+)

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Wriggle Around the World (0+)

Stockbridge Church, 16–26 Aug, not 20, 23

A Girl Called Grace (3+)

The Royal Scots Club, 16–18 Aug

Cartoooon!! (0+)

Assembly Roxy, 16–28

Aug, not 21

Grow (0+)

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 17–27 Aug, not 23

Magic Gareth: Level Up! (5+)

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–20 Aug

The Bubblegum

Gumdrop Show (0+)

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

The Bubble Show (3+)

Assembly George Square Gardens, 17–20 Aug

Saturday Morning

Magic (8+)

Scottish Arts Club, 19 Aug

10:35

Rubbish Romeo and Juliet (5+)

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28

Aug, not 18, 19, 20

10:40

Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret (0+)

Assembly George Square Gardens, Various dates from 16 Aug to 25 Aug

Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall (0+)

Assembly George Square Gardens, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 26

Aug, 27 Aug

10:45

Bubba-Licious (0+)

Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 16–27 Aug

Family Portrait (0+)

ZOO Dovecot , 16–20 Aug

10:55

Mario the Maker Magician (3+)

Underbelly, George Square, 16–27 Aug, not 21

11:00

Science Magic: Messy Mayhem (5+)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Tales From a Haunted Bookshop (8+)

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 17–20 Aug

Children’s Underground Ghost Show (5+) City of Edinburgh Tours @ Old Police Box, 16–28 Aug

Drag Queen Story Hour (3+)

Assembly Roxy, 16–27 Aug

Wee Seals and Selkies (5+)

Scottish Storytelling Centre, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug,

27 Aug

Sea Dragon Babies (0+)

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–20 Aug

Beetle (3+)

House of Oz, 16–26 Aug, not 17, 20, 24

11:10

Not a Load of Bumfuzzle and Faradiddle (5+)

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 16–19 Aug

11:15

Lost in the Woods (5+)

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug

The Spanish Gentleman Juggler (3+)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Story Builders (5+)

Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16–27 Aug, not 17, 24

Pinocchio! The Panto (3+) theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug

11:20

Artiste (3+)

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–20 Aug

Mog the Forgetful Cat (3+)

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 17–27 Aug, not 21, 22, 23

11:30

Bubba-Licious (0+)

Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 16–27 Aug Who Stole My Hammer? (5+)

Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–28 Aug

Children’s Underground Vaults Tour (5+)

Welcome Edinburgh Tourist Information Booth Outside of the Bank of Scotland, 16–27 Aug

Cheekykita: Octopus in Space (5+)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–20 Aug Blue Badge Bunch: ReRamped (5+)

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–28 Aug

Family Portrait (0+)

ZOO Dovecot , 16–20 Aug

Lightning Ridge (8+)

Summerhall, 16–20 Aug

11:40

Olaf Falafel’s Super Stupid Show (20% More Stupider) (3+)

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug, not 22, 23

Mr Sleepybum (5+)

Assembly George Square, Various dates from 17 Aug to 27 Aug

11:45

Jon – The Music Man (3+)

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–27 Aug

11:50

First Piano on the Moon (Revisited) – Will Pickvance (5+)

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

11:55

Roger McGough’s Money-Go-Round (5+)

Assembly Rooms, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 21 Aug

12:00

A Bee Story (3+)

Assembly George Square Gardens, 16–27 Aug, not 21

The Crazy Puppet Magic Show (5+)

Frankenstein Pub, 16–20 Aug

Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Even More Science! (8+)

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–27 Aug, not 18

Plague, Poo n’ Punishment (8+)

The Lost Close, 16–28 Aug

Science Adventures: Deep Sea (5+)

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–20 Aug

Chevalier – Hobbyhorse

Circus (3+)

Assembly George Square Studios, 16–27 Aug, not 21

12:05

Trash Test Dummies (0+)

Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 16–26 Aug, not 21

12:15

Science Magic: Crazy Gadgets (5+)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

Family Portrait (0+)

ZOO Dovecot , 16–20 Aug

12:30

Children’s Underground Ghost Show (5+) City of Edinburgh Tours @ Old Police Box, 16–28 Aug

Amazing Bubble Man (0+)

Underbelly, George Square, 16–28 Aug

Circus Sonas Family Show (3+)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–20 Aug

Ancient Ballad of Thomas the Rhymer (Into the Woods) (5+)

artSpace@StMarks, 16–19 Aug

12:40

James and the Giant Peach (0+)

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–19 Aug

12:45

Comics vs Kids: The Super Showdown (5+)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–20 Aug

13:00

Strictly Barking (3+)

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 17–20 Aug

The Listies Make Some

Noise (3+)

House of Oz, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 20 Aug

Family Portrait (0+)

ZOO Dovecot , 16–20 Aug

The Slightly Annoying Elephant (3+)

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–28 Aug, not 21

13:05

Improvised Rubbish Shakespeare – The Incomplete Works (5+)

Pleasance Courtyard, 16–28 Aug

13:15

Ancient Coins of Forgotten Kingdoms (8+)

PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito

‘n’ Shake, 16–27 Aug, not 22

Shelf: The Kids’ Show (3+)

Pleasance Courtyard, 17–27 Aug

13:30

Children’s Underground Vaults Tour (5+)

Welcome Edinburgh Tourist Information Booth Outside of the Bank of Scotland, 16–27 Aug

Brotipo (5+)

Assembly George Square Gardens, 16–27 Aug, not 21

Inside The Robot: Kids vs Chaos! (5+)

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 16–20 Aug

Adventures! Journey Through Dungeons With Dragons (5+)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–20 Aug

13:45

Family Portrait (0+)

ZOO Dovecot , 16–20 Aug

ComedySportz (8+)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16 Aug

14:00

Kings and Queens (0+) Stockbridge Church, 16–26 Aug, not 23

Game On: Boss Level (5+)

Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

14:15

The Alphabet of Awesome Science (5+) Underbelly, George Square, 16–28 Aug, not 21

14:30

The Greatest Magic Show (3+)

Assembly George Square Gardens, 17–28 Aug, not 21

FlamenKids (0+)

St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St, 20 Aug

Family Portrait (0+)

ZOO Dovecot , 16–20 Aug

14:55

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow For Awful Children (8+) Assembly George Square Gardens, 16–21 Aug

15:15

Family Portrait (0+)

ZOO Dovecot , 16–20 Aug

15:30

Children’s Underground Vaults Tour (5+)

Welcome Edinburgh Tourist Information Booth Outside of the Bank of Scotland, 16–20 Aug

15:55

Comedy Club 4 Kids (5+) Assembly Roxy, 16–27 Aug, not 21, 22, 23, 24

16:00

The Railway Children (0+) C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, 16–27 Aug

Family Portrait (0+) ZOO Dovecot , 16–20 Aug

16:20

Teach Rex Live – A Dragon’s Tale (3+) Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug

Alice’s Adventures (3+) Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 16–19 Aug

Taiwan Season: The Way Back (5+)

Summerhall, 16–27 Aug, not 21

JUDITH KERR’S

16:25

The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show Strikes Back! (5+) Assembly George Square Gardens, 16–27 Aug

16:30

101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents... And Other Really Old People (5+) Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, 16–27 Aug

16:45

Family Portrait (0+) ZOO Dovecot , 17 Aug

17:15

Amazing Prize Family Bingo (5+) 9 Queen Street, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 20 Aug

17:30

Family Portrait (0+) ZOO Dovecot , 17 Aug

The Dark Room for Kids! (8+) Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–27 Aug

18:15

Family Portrait (0+) ZOO Dovecot , 17 Aug

18:40

Teach Rex Live – A Dragon’s Tale (3+) Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug

Fringe Dog meets MC Hammersmith

The canine journalist freestyles with the master improviser

i once had a short-lived career as ‘dj three-stops-shortof-dagenham’ – but i kept scratchin’ the records! what first inspired you to combine freestyle rap with comedy? That’s a nice story! I learned freestyle rap in prison! And then when I emerged, I stumbled upon the work of MC Juice and MC Supernatural – two of the grandfathers of freestyle rap. I realised all they were doing was improv. And I had already been performing improv for a number of years. So, as a lifelong hip-hop fan, it seemed like the perfect Venn diagram overlap of my interests.

do you have a dog?

I do have a dog! A border collie mix called Dog. I thought for ages – what would be a good name for a dog? So I called him Dog.

can you write a little rap that describes your dog?

Grab the microphone, my rhymes are so insane

I have a big dog, and Dog is his name

Yes Dog is the name, it was easy to choose it

I was going to call him Cat, but was told that was stupid

Don’t call him Cat, that’s really odd

Because he isn’t a cat, he’s clearly a dog

is it true you studied linguistics because it rhymes with biscuits?

Yes, I love biscuits, and rhymes guide my life, so it was the only subject that made sense. I was going to study chemistry, but that rhymes with ecstasy, and I can’t go back to prison.

at puppy school i was told i was untrainable and so i became a comedy reviewer. what had the bigger influence on your comedy – being a student in edinburgh or improv training in chicago and new york?

I think both taught me different things. Being a student in

Edinburgh meant I was part of the Edinburgh Revue (the university’s comedy society), so I had the fun of being surrounded by talented people, plus infinite stage time to be shit and get better through failure.

Training in improv meant I could understand why comedy works – premise, heightening, patterning, all the things usually lacking from terrible student comedy.

i heard you keep a rhyming dictionary in your head! i once chewed on a first edition of fowler’s english but i can’t find its contents in my mind. have your powers of recall helped you in other areas of your life?

I do keep a rhyming dictionary in my head – otherwise rhyming would be very difficult. To be honest, my powers of recall aren’t particularly above average. I just sit down and learn the words through brute force, like a psychopath. If I could recall people’s names, that would be sick, but I clearly care more about how “Homer Simpson” rhymes with “solar system”.

SHOW MC Hammersmith: Straight Outta Brompton

VENUE: Monkey Barrel Comedy

TIME: 12:30pm,16-27 Aug (not 22)

Image: courtesy of the artist

THE TASTE OF STEEPED IN

MIRACLE

CANDIED WILD MYSTERY

20–27 AUGUST

Vital, genre-defying performances

The Talent Action Hero & Deborah Pearson

Birthmarked Brook Tate

TOM BULLYACHE

Little Wimmin Figs in Wigs

Always Already

Haranczak/Navarre Performance Projects

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World The Javaad Alipoor Company

FORGE

Rachel Mars

A Crash Course in Cloudspotting

Raquel Meseguer Zafe/ Unchartered Collective

BODIES

Ray Young

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