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Wild Bores Zoe CoombsMarr, Ursula Martinez and Adrienne Truscott get meta with the interview process.

The American comic doesn’t waste a moment.

Theatre 36 Mouthpiece Female experience, fearlessly told.

The director of Manwatching on the liberating power of anonymity.

Dancing with the Bard

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The shows making Shakespeare shake his tail feather.

Dance, Physical Theatre & Circus 48 Border Tales A multicultural cast explores ideas of Brexit Britain in this powerful piece.

Cabaret & Variety 53 Pollyanna Rude and raunchy gender-focused performance with a decidedly political slant.

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Perfect Day Struggling for ideas? Brain overloaded? Sit back and let Fest plan an ideal day at the Fringe

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Buried: A New Musical

94 Hanover Street 10:00am

While you’re soaking up the Fringe, it seems only right to embrace Edinburgh’s other historic charms. That includes brekkie at Henderson’s, a vegetarian and vegan mainstay that’s been knocking about for decades. Cherished for fresh, largely organic veggie-centric food, we recommend setting yourself up properly with the fry up.

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The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen New Town Theatre

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The timeless yet fictional German nobleman Baron Munchausen is now providing the premise for a comedy improv hour for kids. Taking suggestions from the audience based on the baron’s many adventures, expect anything from duels and elephants to castles built out of cheese.

Unearth your dark side and revel in this murderous musical set to a traditional folk score. In the wrong hands, this could be camp festival fodder, but for their Fringe debut Sheffield’s Colla Voce steer already strong performances into a beautiful black comedy, and put a sinister serial-killing spin on the classic boy-meetsgirl narrative.

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Desiree Burch Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy

Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus

Banshee Labyrinth 4:20pm - 5:20pm

Treat yourself to a little late-afternoon silliness courtesy of Perriernominated comedian Howard Read (aka Big Howard) and his mischievous animated alter ego Little Howard, who together make up a delightful multimedia double act that’ll function as the perfect interlude to your day. There are fart jokes, too.

Holyrood 9A 9A Holyrood Rd 7:00pm

By this point, your harmless desire for a casual daytime pint—it is the Fringe, after all—will have morphed into the beginnings of a potentially messy night out. Best get some dinner in you, old pal! With local craft ales (alongside the usual suspects, for those that just want a “normal drink”) and decently priced gourmet burgers, Holyrood 9A’s got your back in both areas.

End the night with some comedy on a bus – specifically, some top qual Desiree Burch standup on Bob’s BlundaBus! Burch’s latest show, Unf*ckable, is a gutsy tour de force that dabbles in her former life as a dominatrix and her experiences as a woman of colour, among much more.

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In Wild Bore, Zoe Coombs Marr, Ursula Martinez and Adrienne Truscott have created a glorious piece of theatre that skewers lazy criticism and explores the hierarchies of performance and critical discourse. A traditional interview seemed like just another iteration of that hierarchy, so we decided to turn the tables and print the interviewees’ take instead, plus some nuggets from Fest deputy editor— and reviewer—Jo Caird, to put it all in context. Here goes nothing…

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artist and critical The relationship between Bore, a show that voice is at the heart of Wild recalls, from “the developed, initially, Truscott artists’ bar: ‘Oh my the kind of chats you have at review, this person god, I got the most amazing g with a “sadistic joy in Alon ” ’ . said such and such though, says Coombs tes”, quo ble terri ng recounti frustration of having er deep a was e ther , Marr ts misunderstood: their work as female artis one of two responsing “There’s this thing of gett at the same time, which es, and sometimes both and too boring— ical polit too re you’ er: eith is and politics—or it’s banging on about feminism crazy that you can’t just so wild and wacky and cott, Coombs Marr even understand it.” So Trus that allows them to and Martinez made a show simultaneously, to be s occupy both those position and in the process so, not just boring, but wildly s about whose voices pose all sorts of question silenced. are heard and whose are

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ω Eventually we delve deeper into the themes of the show, the larger implications of the work, and what we hope an audience might take away from it. By this point we are all chatty, throwing in the kind of jokes designed to make someone laugh in the moment, but also look good in print.

We still have an outside agenda in our minds, but it seems to be going well. Of course years of disappointm ents by great interviews gone awry have left us untrusting, and afraid of misquoting. Too many times have we had those conversations that seemed to go brilliantly and then ended with a piece that seems to have been written by someone else entirely. And what artist can forget what Stacy Merkin did to Jenny Schechter when she reviewed her book in The L Word?

ω Nonetheless, the interview with Jo Caird was enjoya ble, comfortable and the time flew by, leaving us with the impression that it would come out well. But, as always , the proof is in the pudding.

Indeed. I can tell you, for instance, that Martinez, Coombs-Marr and Truscott, who hail from the UK, Australia and the US respectively, have each received critical acclaim (for what it’s worth) for genre-defying solo projects exploring feminism, politics and performance. Truscott won the Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize for her show Asking For It – A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else! in 2013; Coombs Marr brought Dave, her hilarious misogynist standup alter ego, to the Fringe in 2015 and 2016; and Martinez, as well as producing a body of provocative solo shows, directed Lucy McCormick’s Triple Threat, one of the most talked about shows of last year’s festival.

“The show’s not really about criticism, it’s about other stuff. If it was just about critics and artists it would be a really boring show. It’s mostly about bums,” says Coombs Marr. “It’s about expression and freedom and bodies and language and diversity and widening your vision,” continues Martinez. “Widening your arsehole,” rejoins Coombs Marr with a snigger. Ah, the arseholes – the trio spend the first part of the play with their bums perched on a trestle table, talking out of them in the actual words of real life critics who, it’s safe to say without spoiling the show, didn’t particularly enjoy what they saw. Anyone familiar with their work won’t be surprised by the flesh on display—all three are known for getting naked in the name of art—but the nudity here plays a different role. “It purely served a dramaturgical intention and solution initially,” says Truscott.

“And then we were like, it’s the least gendered part of our bodies, and what happens when people known for being feminist or naked women put that on stage?”

Unfamiliar with The L Word, I had to look up this scene, in which Merkin “uses her gayness” to get Schechter to open up and then pans her and her book. Schechter, enraged, goes to the offices of the magazine that printed the interview and berates the receptionist. Whatever happens with this piece, I respectfully ask Truscott, Coombs Marr and Martinez not to storm the Fest office.

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We’re taken on a rambling journey through questi on and answer: “Where did the idea for the show come from?” and “How did you all meet” warm us up. This is somew hat well worn ground, perhaps, but Jo manages to avoid the drearier old faithfuls, such as “what does the name mean?”.

We have always found this question a litmus test of types.

If an interviewer is resorting to name questions, chances are they’ve done very little research. Jo, it seems , has. Her questions are a delightful mix of planned and sponta neous. Enough space is allowed for the natural flow of conversation, but with a safety raft of preplanned questi ons, written on a piece of ripped out notepad.

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ere are a few of questions: do you think you’d hear someone’s words differently, if they were read out loud by someone else? And if they were funny words, might you laugh more or less? And what if those words were written by a nameless woman, but performed by a man?

These are issues raised by the Royal Court Theatre’s fascinating show Manwatching, which is at Paines Plough’s Roundabout Theatre at Summerhall.

Each day of the Fringe, a different male comedian reads out a sharp, funny and frank monologue about sexual desire by an unnamed female writer. He hasn’t seen it before the moment he goes on stage.

The initial idea for Manwatching was brought to the Royal Court Theatre by the female writer, explains associate director Lucy Morrison. “The form of it was already in her head,” she says.

When she was younger, the writer, who “has quite a comic voice,” had the urge to try standup comedy.

But an open mic night turned out to be “one of the worst nights of her life,” says Morrison. “It was an endless stream of men doing wank jokes. Then she got up and she had completely different material. She felt like a complete alien.”

The effect of that experience lasted. It resulted in the writer abandoning the idea of standup as a career, says Morrison, and left her with questions about how women who talk about personal subjects are viewed differently to men.

The narrative anonymity so integral to Manwatching arose because “she wanted to write something that was really, searingly honest about

heterosexual desire,” says Morrison, with “some layer of protection”. And it was a chance to interrogate “the series of judgments you go through when you do that as a woman, that you don’t as a man”.

Is there a risk that the show’s approach could just affirm the idea that there are some things that women can’t say on stage? That’s not how Morrison sees it. For her, Manwatching’s anonymity liberates the power of the writing, while also making people think.

“If a woman stood up to do it, people would go, ‘Oh, that’s one particular woman’s experience – she looks like this, seems like that.’ Judgments are made.”

In contrast, when it comes through a man’s voice, “you really ask yourself how you’re listening to it – whether you’re listening to it in a particular way,” says Morrison. “You go: ‘Yeah, maybe I do accept material like that in a different way when a man comes on stage.’” She believes that “the form makes you actively think about all of those things”.

From the start—including an earlier run at the Royal Court—it’s been important that the piece is performed by comedians rather than actors. “Having an actor doing it exposed the fact that it wasn’t rehearsed, rather than celebrating that,” reflects Morrison. “The way a comedian attacks it in the moment felt like the right thing.”

I’ve seen Manwatching a couple of times and the relationship between script and performer is an engrossingly complex, evolving one. Depending on who’s on stage, it can be joyfully harmonious or almost adversarial – marked by a raised eyebrow or a continues

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Manwatching gives an anonymous female writer a voice – via a different male comedian each day.

Tom Wicker speaks to director Lucy Morrison about exploring gender expectations on stage

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› stumbled delivery. Sometimes there is an obvious, yawning gap between person and text.

It’s an exposing experience for the volunteer comedians. At two points, Manwatching’s script asks the audience to consider his performance and appearance. These deliberately thought-provoking moments about how we look at performers can be uncomfortable if that particular hour hasn’t gone well. It adds to the show’s wit-wrapped sharp edges.

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“It works best when the comedian opens himself up to the material and just confidently allows it to flow through him,” believes Morrison. “That’s when the communication between the writer and the comedian is one of pure trust – him really listening to her.” It’s about the rhythm rather than perfectly landing a punchline. “My favourites are when that happens,” she says.

Morrison worked “really hard” with the writer to get Manwatching’s script “as performer-proof as possible,” from extensively workshopping it early on, to only including a couple of lines per page at key stages. “We’re trying to slow him down a bit,” Morrison says. While the show has some beautifully structured jokes, “there are moments where it’s more theatre. It’s darker, deliberately not as funny.”

Morrison and the writer have focused on all of the easily overlooked (by the audience) “tiny things that really do have an impact on his performance”, right down to exactly how the script is delivered into the comedian’s hands. It’s interesting how much of the humour survives, sometimes in spite of the delivery.

But the risk of things going wrong is wired into Manwatching’s DNA. “I actually find that really energising,” says Morrison. “It highlights that moment where word and act come together – when it doesn’t, it’s really obvious.” There have been a few shows, she adds, “where you think: ‘That wasn’t the right person doing it.’ But I stand by those as part of the form.”

Besides, even the script itself could differ between shows. “It’s brilliant and maddening at the same time,” Morrison says with a laugh. “Because the performer doesn’t have to learn it, it means we can change it.” The writer has been in to see the show since it opened in Edinburgh, she reveals. “She’s always working on it. She never really rests.” Morrison relishes this element of “liveness. The form allows us to do that.”

Since Manwatching first opened, has Morrison been surprised by how curious people have been about the identity of its writer? That anonymity hasn’t been “to create a kind of mystery around it,” says Morrison. “It was to give her what she needed, to be able to write it in the way she has.”

Then she smiles. “But it’s rather delicious, isn’t it, speculating?”

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Dancing with the Bard

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From The Merry Wives of Windsor to Macbeth’s troubled heroine, the Bard is enjoying a renaissance this year when it comes to inspiring dance and physical theatre

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think the way he uses language is to paint pictures, draw characters and scenes. He shows us the story,” says Kally LloydJones, artistic director of Company Chordelia, whose Lady Macbeth: Unsex Me Here runs at Dancebase throughout August. Taking its name from Shakespeare’s enigmatic anti-heroine and one of

“Dance and movement create meaning without always being literal” Words do feature in Lady Macbeth: Unsex Me Here, however not always of the oral kind. The production is a collaboration with Solar Bear, a Glasgow-based company which creates theatre with a focus on the D/deaf community, and British Sign Language (BSL) has formed a starting point for some of the choreography. At times, explains Lloyd-Jones, verbatim phrases from the play have been translated into BSL, at others embedded BSL words inform the

shape of the dance. “Sometimes something would just capture me, like the BSL for ‘funeral’ and I incorporated that into the choreography of the final section to Mozart’s Requiem.”

New pathways to Shakespeare have always found traction in music, art and film, but it seems the Bard is enjoying a particular renaissance in dance this year at the Fringe. Also at Dancebase, John Scott Dance’s Lear promises to delve into themes of parental love and transformation. James Cousins Company’s Rosalind at Summerhall gets to the heart of the tangled gender politics of As You Like It. Korean company Chang Moon are presenting The Merry Wives of Windsor in dance form at Greenside, and Gecko’s The Dreamer over at the Pleasance marries A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Shakespeare’s Chinese contemporary Tang Xianzu’s The Peony Pavilion.

As Lloyd-Jones knows, sometimes looking at a familiar text from a different angle can illuminate new corners. “Of course, you keep finding new things.

I have found myself becoming more and more immersed in the character and story of Lady Macbeth so the rest of the play has sort of receded in my mind – which is the very opposite of what happens in the play.” / Lucy Ribchester

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her most famous lines, the piece sees Lady Macbeth played by three male performers, addressing the play’s overt and underhand themes of gender and power. “What dance and movement can do is create meaning without always being literal, so there is space for ambiguity or for creating an emotional world which does not exist so easily in words,” says Lloyd-Jones.

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It turns out that Angela Barnes’s show Fortitude, set in a nuclear bunker, is even more apt this week as Trump and Kim Jong-un poke metaphorical sticks at each other and try and work out who’s the most batshit of the pair.

That said, after Trump’s election last November—the event that inspired much of this show—it was probably only a matter of time before he had us teetering on the brink of a third world war. As Barnes points out, there was something distinctly apocalyptic about the events of 2016.

This is a storming hour of standup from the acclaimed comedian. On the very same day that the news came in that Trump had won the US election Barnes turned 40, but despite the chaos in the world at large, she’s feeling pretty together. She’s loved up but maintaining her solitude, is child-free and happy, knows where she is in life and what she likes – including a bloody good bunker. The fact that she came to comedy slightly later than many (in her 30s), having lived a life already—she was a nurse—has been one of the secrets to her success – she won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2011. It’s provided her with a certain directness, a quality that is in full evidence in some deliciously blunt routines, such as one in which she creates a “fuck it list” rather than a bucket list.

For any Generation X-ers and older who lived through the chill of the Cold War, much of this will hit a chord. Younger readers, you may have all that to look forward to...

Embarking on his debut solo show after winning the prestigious Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year at Leicester Comedy Festival in February is Alasdair Beckett-King. Industry eyes may be on him, but he has nothing to worry about – The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries is an assured hour.

Like many inaugural shows at the Fringe, Beckett-King’s is a kind of ‘introduction to...’. Unless they’ve got a strong back story, for some acts it can be a touch underwhelming, all “I look a bit like...”, “People always say to me...”, “In the town where I’m from...”. But Beckett-King is already onto a winner as there’s something otherworldly about him, even before he opens his mouth, blessed as he is with beautiful long red hair, skin whiter than a BNP rally and natty, 19th-century dandy dress sense. Even

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the ginger jokes he makes about himself are more inventive than most.

Sensibly he’s incorporated visuals and readings to break up the standup and avoid that notorious 40-minute mark lull, using them to showcase his eclectic and unashamedly highbrow tastes. How many Fringe shows boast readings from poet and painter William Blake, representations of Jesus through the ages, and Romanian communist health and safety posters? It all adds to the delightfully idiosyncratic feel of the show.

The kind of hour you’d expect from such a distinctive act.

Usually favouring prop and character-heavy shows, Ali Brice is trying a different direction this Fringe following an incident with a Stanley knife creating one of those props back in January – Ali Brice’s Never-Ending Pencil sees him embracing straight standup.

Though he’s leaving his eccentric alter ego Eric Meat behind for this year, it’s not actually that straight a show: he drifts onto the stage in a monk’s outfit, anointing all within his reach, then flips back his cowl to reveal his shades, and cranks up the dance beats.

Today’s performance is something of a muddle but

thoroughly enjoyable nevertheless. Easily distracted, he uses up some of his time on banter with the audience. It’s easily done, as with a sprinkling of mates down the front, a verbose Canadian in the second row and “easily pleased Louise” on the far side of the room, the crowd provide ample responses to a flurry of nonsensical questions. Everyone plays along goodnaturedly, creating a warm atmosphere in the room.

Eventually he manages to explain that the pencil of the title is a particularly posh one, the remaining one of a set bought for him by his parents and embossed in gold with his name. It’s a thread that's importance becomes clear by the close of the show – he’s more on topic than it first appears, it turns out. A little later, a happy pink shower cap perched on his head to diffuse anxiety, he divulges material that’s a touch more frank, and pretty dark.

Somehow Brice manages to be silly, heartwarming and moving in one hour. It doesn’t quite gel but he’s got something of note in there. Maybe it’ll come together tomorrow. Or maybe next year. In the meantime, this is an intriguing hour of comedy that’s certainly worth your while.

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Gimme Five Trygve vs a Baby «««« "The show is a chance for Wakenshaw to roll out another batch of his gloriously silly characters and scenarios, with Phinneas serving as a sort of punchline incarnate" – p. 24

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"Charming and heartfelt, Khorsandi candidly tells tales that her usual audience might find shocking" – p. 22

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Jordan Brookes’ latest hour signals a minor evolution in Fringe comedy, beyond the sincere dead relative tribute but also the mockery of it.

In terms of intent, his stated aim of acknowledging his late grandmother feels heartfelt. But he’s also conveying it quasi-physically, with his lungs, arsehole and eyes rolled right back into his head, this expressive comic delivering a bizarre panegyric that’s as much about exercising control over his body as exorcising the demons within it.

Featuring the basest elements of familial, self and animal love, Body of Work is a magnetic display, with

Brookes’ limber, often grotesque performance too big for his intimate venue.

His proximity to the crowd remains a boon though, as it lets him truly force a connection onto them, even as he’s mouthing obscene vocal warm-ups. The suggestion that any one of us could storm the stage reinforces a sense of risk, regrettably confirmed by a smattering of walkouts. Such self-indulgent strangeness won’t be for everyone.

For the most part, Brookes is gamely playful, messing about with the conventions of mime, character and confessional comedy, seemingly with no great intent beyond seeing if he can get away with it. But his animated eyes and, indeed, complicit other body parts are windows into his troubled soul.

As in previous years, he raises his mental health without browbeating you with it, his cartoonish delivery keeping it light even as he explores what can only be characterised as some extremely dark and truly fucked up shit. / Jay Richardson

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Tragic yet uplifting, Shappi Khorsandi’s love letter to Emma, Lady Hamilton in her new hour Mistress and Misfit is a subtle and touching hour of comedy from a standup

who knows her craft inside and out.

Much like all the men that seemed to cross her path during the 18th century, there is a genuine love and affection from Khorsandi for her chosen subject and no great deal of pity for a woman probably most famously known as Admiral Nelson’s mistress.

A woman disregarded by many on account of her perceived lack of virtue, Khorsandi seeks to find common ground with a woman who served as scullery maid, prostitute and muse. Paralleling her life with that of Emma, Khorsandi is able to look at the impossible standards and strictures that kept women ‘in their place’, and the emotional

blackmail that imprisoned Emma for long periods of time. Something that Khorsandi herself has had to endure, not just as a comedian in a male-dominated landscape but in her romantic endeavours too.

Charming and heartfelt, Khorsandi candidly tells tales that her usual audience might find shocking – and a pretty impressive recitation of Stormzy’s ‘Shut Up’ that really didn’t catch the ear of the mostly over fifties crowd at this performance. They make for a refreshing show, however, about what it is to be a woman in today’s world, acknowledging that while it could be so much worse, it should be so much better. / John Stansfield

in their instinctive interaction and unthreatening ribbing. Their songs take trivial ideas—such as imagining the life of a panda—and turn them into fizzing celebrations of language, leavened with laid-back tunes. So central is their friendship to their appeal that a song about a potential cause of conflict between them generates genuine gasps of concern from the audience.

A small piece of improv doesn’t fly as it should, but this is the only

misstep in a tight set that is impressive in its relaxed casualness.

The final song offers a simple worldview that is uplifting in its honesty, just perfect for returning to the outside chaos.

They note that while this show is numbered ‘2’, it’s their first in the comedy section as they previously performed under the category of ‘spoken word’. The audience reaction here suggests they’ve made the right move. / Brett Mills

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It’s not damning with faint praise to say that some shows sit perfectly in their mid-afternoon time slot.

This sweet show is the perfect tonic for anyone wanting to escape the lunacy of the madcap Fringe, for it’s a charming and uplifting hour of good tunes, sharp lyrics, and endearing performers.

Harry Baker is a performance poet and Chris Read is a jazz musician, and together they form a duet whose witty wordplay enlightens the soul. It’s a stripped-back show, with just the two of them, a couple of microphones and a guitar. But what they also bring is their lifelong friendship, which reveals itself

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Desiree Burch is an old-school standup. The kind you’d have at a fantasy dinner party. Barely a moment is wasted in the riotously fun Unf*ckable, an hour that fully justifies why, for her, a bright future surely lies in wait.

Seemingly wound up by a mech-

of colour, and her plight against the preconceptions assigned to her. Burch sure knows how to work a room, and the chaotic result is an enjoyable blend of style and substance.

It’s comedy from the gut, and the cramped top deck of the Blundabus consolidates the intimacy of her debauched tales. Here Seinfeld’s “no hugging, no learning” mantra is stretched to its logical limit, unless you’re a 275lb sex worker who’s now going to quit their job in search of greener pastures. If you can stomach the gory details, it’s well worth your time.

anised key before being unleashed on stage, she unfurls a neverending barrage of energy, operating on a breathless stream of gags and barely pausing to take stock. Once she hits her stride, you never want her to break it, and her audience can’t help but will her on as she descends deeper into the tales of depravity.

She’s a master of the extended routine (each plot point is structured expertly and every detail is squeezed for all its worth), here telling the story of her former life as a dominatrix, and then as a plaything for rich pervert bosses. She touches on her identity as a woman

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of whatever gag Wakenshaw Sr. has been building or, as is more often the case, triggers an even funnier sequence in which Papa Wakenshaw cajoles his offspring into ending the scene as planned.

Not all of Wakenshaw’s skits hit the mark in conceptual terms, but you can’t fault his performance – such precision is rare to see.

Writing about a father ‘using’ his son to get laughs, it’s hard not

to make this caper sound a touch exploitative. But rest assured, it’s nothing of the kind – despite having eschewed an afternoon snooze today (there aren’t that many shows this Fringe that open with a nap disclaimer), Phinneas is a happy little soul and clearly enjoying both hanging out with his daddy, and the adulation of a whole theatre full of people. Warning: the joyful ending might just make you cry. / Jo Caird

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Thirteen months ago, the award-winning New Zealand mime artist Trygve Wakenshaw and his wife Lisa had a baby. They called him Phinneas and now he’s a star, performing opposite—and endlessly upstaging—his father in a hilarious and heart-warming show that explores, ever so gently, ideas of performance, comedy and stagecraft.

Trygve vs a Baby is a chance for Wakenshaw to roll out another batch of his gloriously silly characters and scenarios, with Phinneas serving as a sort of punchline incarnate. Toddling into scenes in a succession of adorable costumes—baby boxing gloves, a lion’s mane and tail—his presence either enables a neat tying up

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Phil Wang is, he states, a “child of Empire”. With a Malaysian father and a mother from Stoke-on-Trent, his British Asian-ness functions as a key driver in much of his set. This has potency, because it enables him to explore geopolitics and history in ways that would doubtless be rendered problematic coming out of someone else’s mouth. He revels in that licence, arguing for some of the positive outcomes of Empire and mocking liberal Brits whose right-on politics are not supported by his experiences.

But what’s interesting about this set is that it engages with these

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Camp, effeminate, flamboyant.

These are the words Stephen Bailey doesn’t want me to use to describe his show. Or, more accurately, he insists on them being starting points for an understanding of him, not the sum. A

clear concern arises here of being pigeonholed as another camp comic, just the next in a long line of representations of homosexuality deemed acceptable by a mainstream straight audience.

Towards the end of the show he therefore delivers his message of self-realisation and tolerance.

He notes he’s come to terms with who he is, and doesn’t care what others think. And he encourages the audience to do the same, seeing self-identity as something inescapable. Unsurprisingly, the audience cheers this exhortation for tolerance.

That said, there’s no denying that the comedy here is powered by the camp, effeminate and flamboyant persona he presents. Gags often

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ideas only from the midway point, as if rebutting the idea that Wang is only allowed to talk about identity politics. Which is good, as opening sequences about scary movies and the embarrassment of buying particular items in supermarkets demonstrate skill in spinning out comic yarns from unspectacular experiences.

It’s odd, then, that this ‘everyman’ material is delivered in a comic style that negates that commonality. Everything is a bit too slick, and I was reminded of the polished performance styles of big name American standups. While this indicates a skilful professionalism, it also serves to render everything as comedy alone, rather than as lived experiences. What could be communal observational comedy somehow doesn’t offer recognition as one of its pleasures.

So there’s craft here, but a lack of those guttural, collective moments that bring audience and performer together. / Brett Mills

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hinge on his superficiality, and he flirts with male members of the audience, bitchily dismissing their female partners. This is not to deny there’s skill in doing this effectively, and one of the problems of the long history of camp comedians is to undercut the talent of those who do it well. Stirling adds a class inflection—often referring to himself as “council”—that supplies an edge to the worldview he presents.

So there are tales of working in supermarkets and all-inclusive family holidays that complicate the persona he’s concerned about being trapped within. In a culture energised by debates about identity politics, his exploration of comic identity has considerable heft.

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“Now I’ll attempt my special dance, during which I may or may not throttle myself.” Such is onstage life for Mr Twonkey, aka Paul Vickers, now something of a Fringe stalwart having graced Edinburgh with his fantasy islands and freakish DIY puppets since 2010. Thankfully those years of toil haven’t led to the Twonkey brand becoming offputtingly polished, as yet.

Then again, it’s hard to know exactly how much of this heroic mayhem is actually planned. One splendid concept early on: due to this year’s labyrinthine plot Mr Twonkey offers the audience an actual narrative thread, a big red rope we can pull on if we get too confused. Unfortunately, while thrusting it forth (to yours truly) it gets caught up in his mic lead and trapped around his neck, so he gives up and carries on, dragging this twin tether around like some archaic prisoner harness.

It adds a hint of jeopardy to that dance, and as Twonkey wades into the audience to stroke someone with the lollypop of a Christmas pudding spider or make us sniff cheese garnished with a whiff of Taylor Swift, there’s as much hilarity about the rope-based carnage being wrought behind him. By crikey, it’s funny though.

Vickers is an interesting character offstage and on: he was formerly the man behind the credible indie rock band Dawn of the Replicants, and backing the bedlam here there’s a clever soundtrack burbling away, while Mr Twonkey can certainly belt out a tune. Las Vegas may still be a little way off though. / Si Hawkins

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Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre HHH VENUE: TIME:

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Evelyn Mok is an Eastern girl with some simple, Western ambitions – “Cake over dick any day, that’s my motto”. Ethnicity, food and sex form the building blocks for a solid debut Fringe hour in Hymen Manoeuvre, as she recounts in excruciating detail the experiences that have come to define her.

Born in Sweden to Chinese

parents—with a touch of Indian heritage thrown in for good measure—Mok is a modern paradigm of multiculturalism, although she hasn’t necessarily felt the benefits herself. A confusing childhood left her with a muddled sense of identity, but now she’s reaping the rewards in terms of authentic material if nothing else. Actively eschewing the “naïve damsel in distress” tag people have pegged her with because of her Asian background, she now represents a sort of female answer to the schlubby Judd Apatow archetype. A cake-obsessed, sexually repressed self-deprecator for the Sex in the City generation.

It’s more interesting than it is funny, but her lethargic, rambling

delivery does contain enough payoffs to merit the pedestrian pace. She specialises in withering sass, although she does take the time to explain the emotional and physical fallout of her first sexual encounter.

Generally it feels organic and homegrown, which anchors the show in a comfortingly honest vibe. Anecdotal humour works best when it’s paired with humble sincerity, and that’s mostly what she offers (an extended tale about adult virginity wouldn’t really work were it not tethered to some kind of earnest reflection). Perhaps the running time stretches her material a little too thin, but she’s bound to fulfil the hype surrounding her soon. / Matthew Sharpe

eternal six-year-old, a figment of Big Howard’s imagination brought to life via a projected animation with whom BH interacts, bickers, fights and by whom he is consistently undermined. It’s a double act in all but the fact that only one of the parties is alive. And it’s a lovely dynamic.

BH is bumbling, well intentioned, apologetic. LH is an assured idiot, consistently tactless without a second thought. Given the technical constraints, LH has to have ‘lines’, and the contrast with BH’s halting, more unsteady delivery is good fun.

There’s a not-entirely-wholehearted attempt to inject some weightier themes in here – politics and diversity for instance. But one suspects these are just handy hooks to hang the silliness on.

This is the first adult show the experienced kids entertainer has put together involving Little Howard in years, and he hasn’t attempted to change his modus operandi for the sake of some stupid adults. Read is strongest when he is silliest. And this show is delightfully silly.

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If you don’t like a well-worked fart gag, then this isn’t the show for you. There are other issues for you, too, but the main point here is that Howard Read (Big Howard) and his cartoon companion (Little Howard) have constructed an excellent and lengthy fart joke, which sets the tone for a fun and polished hour of technical wizardry and good-natured gags. And some farts.

The setup is as follows: Big Howard is a real man (genuinely, he’s quite big and 100 per cent real). Little Howard is not. He’s an

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The Fringe is bloated with middleclass drama students and is more expensive for those performing than it is for those coming to watch the shows. This squeezes out less well-off artists and creates an imbalance of voices on the comedy circuit. That’s a pretty succinct way of expressing what Chris McGlade sets out to argue with his hour-long show Infant Hercules, only without the 60 minutes of invective and misplaced rage that goes along with it.

Chris McGlade is a proud working class man from the ‘boro (Middlesborough that is, the Infant Hercules of the title, which refers to the town’s strong industrial past) who laments his place as an ‘inbetweener’ in the comedy world: too working class for the “liberal

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Patrick Turpin spends much of this show labouring under the notion that tedious, puerile schtick will accrue greater comic value the longer he persists with it. The hour sees him wag dildo after dildo in our faces, while making constant refer-

London comedy circuit” and too intelligent for the “Northern working men’s club circuit”. He has several legitimate beefs but never quite manages to legitimise them, instead spouting boringly offensive Jimmy Saville references and a misguided fat-shaming diatribe that comes only 20 minutes after defending the health problems of the working class and the conglomerates making them obese.

The show lacks dynamism and however much McGlade tries to propel it on through, shouting louder just makes for an uncomfortable hour that he may interpret as people being scared of the truth, but in reality is just an audience waiting for it to be over. He claims to be fighting for change, but his views on race, sexuality and class divides show a man unwilling to embrace it. / John Stansfield

ence to dicks – mostly his own, but also ours. The first appearance of a sex toy on stage is met with only a few generous chuckles and this reaction diminishes over the course of the gig. His persistence achieves nothing other than to make the set’s non-dick-related highlights seem like moments of sheer luck.

The root of Itty Bitty Little Titty Piece’s problems is that Turpin is a peculiarly charmless performer, over-familiar when he strives to be confrontationally weird. Lou Sanders, the show’s director, has form for testing audiences’ patience thresholds, but almost always gets away with self-indulgence because

her own incredulous amusement is so infectious. Her protege comes across as entitled by contrast, taking liberties with our time before we’ve even established a rapport.

The act’s ambition and determination to produce work which is decidedly offbeat is to be applauded, while the strength of some ideas buried beneath the dick material suggests that this may just be a misfire. Any enjoyment to be had from his more inventive moments is tempered by the repeated promise that he’ll soon get back to the penis humour, and we’re left wondering if this is what he thinks we really want.

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While it would be an exaggeration to describe this afternoon’s incredibly subdued performance of KMT as a failure, neither is it anything approaching a success.

Athena Kugblenu is an intelligent, purposeful comedian who takes her inability to set the room alight in good stead. Smiling comfortably even as her material is met with silence, she is evidently less interested in pandering to our tastes and sensibilities than in being honest and true to herself. This isn’t a confrontational hour of standup, but one which is warm, passionate and, unfortunately, flat.

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The right and left are brought in for mild bashings in this satirical standup show, although the comedy stays mostly in the middle

display here, but it the performer has to rethink her priorities if she’s to harness it effectively. KMT— which stands for Kiss My Teeth, a Jamaican expression—is too literal an hour of progressive thought.

Were Kugblenu to experiment more with form, her material could really start to soar, or at least surprise us.

which the largely left wing Fringe audience already seems to agree.

In the context of a mixed bill circuit gig, these routines could doubtless seem brave, challenging and insightful. Here, Kugblenu is preaching to the largely unimpressed choir, her words reduced to little more than a soothing balm.

There’s a lot of potential on

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of the road. Forde, host of Dave’s topical comedy show Unspun and presenter of his own podcast The Political Party, is an excellent mimic. He brings out a very bumbly Boris Johnson, a jolly-raging Nicola Sturgeon and a metal-loving Ed Miliband (he’s been sitting in for Jeremy Vine on his Radio 2 show recently, Forde explains).

Presumably conscious of how hard to swallow his pro-Blair stance has been for some in the past, he’s added a bit about Tony dodging questions on war crimes.

Saving the best for last, his manbaby impression of Donald Trump

gets the most laughs. The man once poetically described as “a mangled apricot hellbeast” by Scottish people on Twitter is imagined here, in a cream puff after not being invited to a children’s party. Leadership problems within UKIP and the DUP (“more UVF than IVF”) all get a pasting here too.

Funny as much of it is, it’s all very measured, and seems to pull its punches when it comes to big, belly laugh punchlines. Attempts at audience banter fall flat once or twice too, but the lukewarm bits are carried along by Forde’s smooth style. / Claire Sawers

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Un Poyo Rojo

Around the world, he’s rallying by torchlight in the state of Virginia. He’s pushing women in front of buses on Putney Bridge. He’s picking up his paycheck at BBC Towers, penning anti-diversity memos to his fellow Google bros, tweeting his way to nuclear armogeddon. What about that guy? Won’t someone think about him?

Argentine duo Luciano Rosso and Alfonso Barón find him—where else?—down the gym in Un Poyo Rojo. This is what you might call Locker Room Dance.

Dressed in vests and short shorts, the two men trot through a compendium of male movement. They mime phones and down pints, drop press ups and shadow box. It’s a face-off, a play fight; two skaters swapping tricks. Their dances swing from masc to femme, manly to camp. Dick swinging hip-hop drops to hair-flicking drag; Brazilian capoeira gives way to muscular ballet; Beyoncé to MJ to shake, rattle and roll. Even here there’s a spectrum.

It’s brilliantly witty – like banter in dance. Towel flicking contests twist into bullfights. Suspicion and brickmanship reign supreme, but beneath, there’s a sadness – the silence within. The two of them stop, and slip into sighs. Rosso toys with a cigarette or 10, fashioning a mask for himself out of fags. You sense, if not a death wish, then depression setting in. Live radio provides the soundtrack – from Front Row to club anthems. As they vie for control of the tuning dial, male voices talk Venezuela, then Razorlight kicks in.

Barón wants talk radio; Rosso wants bass beats. Serious man versus partyboy who just wants to get fucked.

Out of that comes a tussle that provides the main thrust. Homoeroticism wrestles with homophobia throughout – not prejudice exactly, but fear of what might lurk within. Again and again, the two inch together. Again and again, they push each other away.

It’s steamy as hell; sometimes tender, then uptight.

It’s as if men are themselves lockers: steely on the outside, secrets within.

Onstage, real men are salesman – from Willy Loman to the sharks of Glengarry Glen Ross. The pair in Different Party, not so much. Grareth Krubb and Dennis Chang—aka Ruck’s Leather Interiors—are the bumbling creations of Kiwi comics Trygve Wakenshaw and Barnie Duncan. One’s squeezed into his blazer.

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What a piece of work is a man? If this year’s Fringe has been big on binning old binaries—and rightly so—where does that leave the once great white male?

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The other’s swamped by his.

It’s a staple situation: the banality of carpet tiles and flip charts juxtaposed with absurd flights of fancy.

It’s an expression of the emptiness of nine-to-five life, as sales speak becomes babble and briefcases become pets. Different Party’s best when it commits to that world—there’s a neat running gag about endless cups of coffee—but too often, Wakenshaw and Duncan resort to stock tricks. Good as their animal acts and jelly legs are, they never add up to a theory of man. The Fringe has seen this before and, frankly, seen it done better.

Unemployment’s not the answer, mind – that goes without saying. In Dan Pick’s debut play Jelly Beans a young bloke from Port Glasgow with too much time on his hands wallows in his bedroom, wanking himself silly. Webcams by choice – he likes the authenticity.

Young girls with braces. Fannies with flaws.

This is a guy who sees through the fakery of contemporary consumerism, but still buys into it.

He knows Pop Tarts are synthetic shite, but they’re still his breakfast of choice. He counts jelly beans

in amongst his five a day. And he spots the bullshit of movie men a million miles off: Keanu Reeves in The Matrix, cool as a cuke; Bruce Willis in Die Hard, chiselled as fuck; every suave-ass, wise-cracking, black-tied James Bond. Only the image still soaks into his subconscious. How could it not?

It’s why he feels so wasted, “so full of potential”.

It’s why obesity disgusts him when it mobility scoots by. It’s why he snaps in the supermarket and fucks in pub loos. It’s why he keeps all his hurt to himself.

Strong and silent, like. Strong and stable.

Adam Harley’s anything but. With his trousers rolled up and his check shirt tucked in, he seems kind of sweet. Goofy even. Less so with his face and clothes coated in blood. His eyes glaze over. Joylessness kicks in.

Pick writes in high definition, zooming in on every sweat gland and semen stain in sight. It takes you right inside his protagonist’s head but (and it’s a big but) to exactly what end? The effect is a cartoon masculinity, Martin Amis stylee, that gets its kicks from the very thing it sets out to condemn.

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tained within it. The pairing of two people is used to achieve a myriad HHHHH of different effects, through which daughterly bereavement becomes a conduit for the dissection of VENUE: CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall womanhood itself. Inner conflict is cleverly staged as Sadava parodies TIME: 3:30pm – 4:30pm, various Nostbakken’s dilemmas about what dates between 3 Aug and to wear to the funeral – capturing 27 Aug how simultaneously crucial and TICKETS: £10 crass this decision feels. ReflecMouthpiece centres around a tions on her mother’s restricted writer who, after the death of her diet are counterpointed with a mother, cannot speak – but must sales pitch on restrictive garments give a eulogy at the funeral. It is – and, at one point, Sadava adopts also—ironically—a show in full, an external voice to critique the formidable voice: the two perprivilege contained in the piece.

The sheer weight of oppression formers, Norah Sadava and Amy on female experience is brilliantly Nostbakken, together deliver one accumulated, as the script cites woman’s private, grieving tirade adverts, magazines, jokes, films, through dialogue, song, ululation insults – and even the science of and screams. Mouthpiece looks at how important and inconceivable it tone, around which contradictofeels to represent the life of anoth- ry things are expected (low for er; a lone microphone, the symbolic power, high for feminine). By being rooted in the story of the piece, site of the eulogy, acts as a kind this doesn’t feel moralising – but of vacillating magnet – a lure one make no mistake, this is an angry, minute, repellent the next.

What makes Mouthpiece extraor- punishing piece; exhausting even.

It is also relevant, vital, and may dinary, aside from the utterly fearless performances and phenomenal leave you, too, speechless. choreography, is how much is con/ Polly Checkland Harding

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“Proposition, dilemma, response.”

That’s theatre, according to Anthony Nicholl, the worldrenowned actor who’s giving a masterclass today. So, what do we have here then?

Proposition: Nicholl gives a focused lesson in acting to enthusiastic student, Promise.

He encourages her to dig into her history, to mine it for drama. Robert Goodale is spot on as the the avuncular, respected expert, bumbling

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On 12 December 2015, a body was found on Saddleworth Moor in the Peak District. The man, in his 60s, wasn’t identified for more than a year.

In Britain, someone goes missing every eight minutes. Of those, 2,000 people a year never come back.

In his one-man show, author and performer Max Dickins is inspired by the story of the man on the moor to look at the reasons someone goes missing and the effects on their loved ones.

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but assured. Jade Ogugua excels as the nervous (at first), compliant Promise. Both give the necessary spontenaity to Graham Eatough’s script.

Dilemma: Nicholl is white, male, of means. Promise is black, female.

She was born in Nigeria but fled with her mother to England in the hope of escaping their corrupt, exploited, polluted home. Nicholl is in charge and pushes Promise into uncomfortable territory. Promise goes along with it, at first willingly and, increasingly, reluctantly.

It’s uncomfortable, sure. But theatre is about having the space to explore this stuff, right? It’s an egalitarian platform for finding the truth, right? The same sort of truth that Nicholl found all those years ago on a field trip to Africa.

There, in a circle in the bush, they

experienced real theatre, a ritual unsullied by the chaos of Western life, and the artifice of our theatre.

Response: fireworks. Central to How to Act are issues of ownership and power. Who owns the territory and the resources – the stage being both of those things? Through whose lens is truth seen? If this all sounds laid on thick, it’s not, and that’s the strength here. Eatough’s production leads us through wideeyed enthusiasm at the start of the masterclass. Cracks start to appear, but we brush them off, until Promise’s discomfort becomes untenable and things fall apart.

There’s a slighty off ending – symbolic where all else has been naturalistic. But it’s just a way of pulling the escape chord. By that point, the train has been wrecked.

Transformative. / Evan Beswick

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Matthew, a fictional character based on another real-life disappearance, whose father vanished more than 20 years ago.

He sees an article about the man on the moor, and believes it’s his dad.

He’s one of 40 people who contacted the police after seeing footage of the man on the moor— eventually discovered to be David Lytton—believing him to be their missing relative. This highlights the tricks the brain can play to make you see what you want to see.

The results of a DNA test come in, and Matthew goes through his

dad’s belongings, trying to find clues he may have missed before.

He realised that he didn’t really know him at all— “There’s a core of us all that’s unreachable”—and in that knowledge, finds catharsis.

The writing is where the play shines. The language is intricate and lyrical, drawing you into the story. There are some wonderfully poetic lines, and Dickins interweaves fact and fiction, looking into the minds of those left behind.

To be missing, says Matthew, you have to be missed. You’d be a fool to miss this. / Rosie Bannister

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If you ever feel that theatre critics are just talking out of their arses, this show’s for you. Three female comedians—Adrienne Truscott, Ursula Martinez and Zoe Coombs Marr—let out a stream of quotes from theatre reviews, their bums perched in front of microphones.

The three performers have surprisingly expressive rear ends,

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We’re probably not lacking plays about how tough it is to be a straight, white male. But that’s technically only half of Australian theatre company The Last Great Hunt’s Fag/Stag – and, besides, this is actually an astute, knottily funny exploration of identity and friendship.

Jimmy and Corgan became friends through Corgan’s ex-girlfriend. Now, as her wedding approaches, Jimmy has just broken up with his boyfriend and Corgan is lost. Together, they have Donkey Kong, but that might not be enough.

Fag/Stag is written and performed

by Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Chris Isaacs. As Jimmy and Corgan, they sit side by side, perched on stools,

which bounce or vibrate with rage, or swallow pens in bafflement. But this is no incontinent flow of verbal diarrhoea: the joy of Wild Bore is the craft that’s gone into repurposing these reviews, patterning them and burrowing into their meaning.

The critical voices that get the biggest laughs are the old farts, puffed up with fury at the very idea that theatre they don’t like should have been allowed to come into being. But Wild Bore shows that all theatre criticism deserves to be criticised and satirised, whether it’s vitriolic or dripping with well-meaning sympathy. The artists focus on the phrase “for no apparent reason”, showing

talking to us and each other. One’s narrative mirrors the other’s as they let slip telling details.

The play drills insightfully into the misunderstanding, resentment and affection fuelling Jimmy and Corgan’s odd-couple friendship.

Their wildly differing interpretations of the same events switch from spikily amusing to sad in a beat. Fowler and Isaacs make each falter interesting.

As Jimmy, Fowler is a rapid-talking bundle of quick wit, defensiveness and vulnerability. Isaacs wears Corgan’s smile like a mask.

In subtle ways, their script catches the complexity and pitilessness of that lurking feeling that you’re not quite fulfilling your ‘role’, whether as a gay man or a ‘bloke’.

The result is a comedy that builds on its ‘bromance’ foundations into a satisfyingly unforced portrait of trying to work out who you are and where you fit. It unfolds with all the messy awkwardness, edges and humour of real life.

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how theatre critics assume that anything they don’t understand is either sloppiness or random whimsy. They fight against this tide of critical arrogance by creating a show which descends into exhilarating, but tightly planned chaos: each shitting, prancing, penis nose-wearing moment of insanity is a meta-theatrical callback to their critics’ words.

Predictably, Wild Bore does periodically disappear up its own arse, muddying its power with pettiness or tightly-wound, inward-looking analysis of what it all means. But it’s still so much hilarious, filthy fun: you come out feeling slightly soiled, gasping for air. / Alice Saville

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This show from the terrific Mind the Gap theatre company sets out to explore “the truths and myths about learning difficulties and parenthood in today’s society”. It’s a failure if taken entirely on these terms.

The vast majority of its audience

will enter the room aware that many people with learning difficulties are sexually active and in possession of fully functioning reproductive organs. The conflict between an individual’s right to autonomy over their own body and the availability of public resources required to ensure parents and children receive the care and support they need is a stark case of idealism versus pragmatism, an ethical debate in which concepts of truth and myth are rendered almost redundant.

Mia: Daughters of Fortune is wholly successful if approached as a provocative exercise in hu-

manising an issue that many prefer to look at coldly from a position of detachment. It’s refreshing and important to see charismatic marginalised people celebrate their stories, their dreams and their very existence, as they do here. The cast members are comfortable breaking from their script to engage in improvisation, and the distinct personalities of all four come across throughout bold and imaginative set pieces. Each is clearly aware of their own limitations and of the responsibility to plan and take ownership of significant life decisions.

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For all the praise that has already been heaped on Manual Cinema for the novelty, creativity and sheer imaginative chutzpah of what they do, it’s not enough. For those who didn’t catch last year’s hit Ada/ Ava, Manual Cinema’s USP is to create, well, a cinema experience, manually. Using a combination of overhead projections, colour slides and human actors in silhouette—as well as a live band—they create a cinematic world right before our eyes. Technically, this is an extraordinary endeavour.

It’s also a delightful aesthetic, the clunky lo-fi feel easily spanning the sweetness of young Lula’s caravan home, to the meanness of the big city; from the bright stars of

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the night sky to the bright lights of a starry concert. It’s here Lula runs to, having become infatuated with crooners “The Baden Brothers”.

The manner of production undoubtedly influences the style, but that’s not too much of an issue. There’s enough variety to keep this a visual feast.

But, perhaps, it’s all a bit too much like the silver screen the team so ably usurp: all superficial sheen, but no real heart. That’s not to say that there isn’t pathos: Lula is a likeable, sweet character. But

somewhere the story gets lost in the telling. Her motivations aren’t believable. There’s a slightly clunky point made which paints lovely Lula in contrast with the 2D pop stars she idolises. The conceit that some 2D projections are more equal than others isn’t the epiphany maybe it thinks it is – a weak denouement looking for a route to an ending.

And Lula’s final transformation into an astronaut feels like a go-girl message which has neither been fought for nor won over the course of the show. / Evan Beswick

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In the fight for female equality, sport is a significant battleground. Sabrina Mahfouz and Hollie McNish’s Offside shines a spotlight on football, intercutting three years spanning more than a century—1892, 1921 and 2017—to explore the struggles and sheer determination of women players in the UK. In 2017, Mickey (Tanya-Loretta Dee) and Keeley (Jessica Butcher) are about to embark on training for England’s women’s national football team. As they pursue their dream, they remember—and Dee and Butcher play—their real-life heroes: Emma Clarke, the first black professional player in the 1800s, and Lilly Parr, who had to face the FA’s 1920s ban on women using FA pitches after the war.

Offside throws up some illuminating details about an important part of the women’s movement, including Parr’s open relationship with another woman.

There’s also a well-handled, dispiriting connection between the infuriated men who invade the pitch to expose the legs of Clarke’s team, and the patronising, prying fascination of today’s media with Mickey and Keeley’s bodies and private lives. Dee and Butcher breathe life and energy into the pair, capturing their defiance and uncertainty, while switching seamlessly to Clarke and Parr.

Caroline Bryant’s production sometimes hammers home the inspirational theme a little too hard, while audience-facing monologues cumulatively slow down the pace, leaving the show feeling choppy. But there are moments of real poetry and passion in this tribute to the women who have fought to play the beautiful game. / Tom Wicker

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It is, of course, tricky territory to stomp around on, writing about how a performer looks. Especially when reviewing a show which focuses on self-perception and its connection to anxiety and eating disorders.

Especially when the performer in question is writing and performing autobiographically, and painfully honestly. Especially when that’s so tied up with how women are made to feel in a society where ‘wellness’ presents an ideal not necessarily of women's own design. But, as oafish as it sounds, Daniella Isaacs glows throughout this performance.

That’s only important as it’s central to why this piece is so unsettling – this is definitely theatre and not straight confessional, and

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We are greeted with a cocktail, a Cuba libre; “communist rum and American capitalist Coca-Cola.”

Deckchairs in a particular shade of orange are arranged in rows, with bags of sand (“your own private beach”) at their feet. Inescapably, however, the basement space has a penal, bunker feel... because this, in an imagined future, is the Guantanamo Bay private holiday resort.

one can assume that the look is part of the design. Daniella Isaacs is a wellness blogger. Anxiety issues led her into the glossy maze of wellness and clean eating, where she became thoroughly lost. But it’s not entirely clear that she’s found her way out. Voices talk to her from pots of matcha and tubs of almond butter – voices that it’s unlikely have been silenced just yet. Letters from her doctors are shown – presumably as part of an ongoing conversation. She looks great and exudes wellness – which gets to the heart of why this illness

is so pernicious and destructive.

What’s healthy, and what’s sick? It’s a clever staging, which treads a line between what’s inside and outside of her head.

It’s not all smart choices. There’s a slightly coddish section on the link between “control” and eating disorders that spells out issues more powerfully shown in previous scenes, and a few bum jokes (quinoa has been thoroughly milled for comic potential). But, overall, this is a powerful and personal piece, with nuanced theatrical telling. / Evan Beswick

Late checkout is standard, early checkout is “subject to availability”.

Drawing on research with MOD-trained interrogators and the human rights charity Reprieve, Last Resort highlights the abominations faced by Gitmo detainees by distorting typically innocent leisure activities. In a 'stretching' session, the audience adopts what is actually a stress position, and is told to hold it for “one, two, three, four... hours” – the maximum time legally. Bingo becomes a sprightly roll call of appalling facts; number 20 – the hour limit for a continuous interrogation.

Horror, then, is in no shortage here – but the gravity of the show’s subject and intent is let down by

the two performers, or resort 'reps'.

Menace is diffused by flat delivery, with awkward, drawn-out interactions such as a discussion over banned books sapping tension.

During the show, the audience shifts from the position of detainee, rather grimly induced to imagine being waterboarded in a 'meditation' session, to a far more complicit position. Watching one of the performers choking as he is force-fed a jerry can of mixed alcohol—which we have had a hand in adding to—no one moves. The brutal culpability entailed in this experience is the most powerful sequence in an otherwise oddly sluggish piece of theatre.

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For 45 minutes, two people try to get themselves inside giant, human-sized balloons while speaking gibberish and disordered language.

Sometimes they succeed, sometimes the balloons burst. That’s it.

According to its programme listing, the point of this piece is to “explore and celebrate” language.

Re-ordering the words in the balloons’ instructions for inflation only barely does this. People making noises at each other while fighting to wrap themselves in broken balloons certainly does not.

The production is improvisational at its core due to the constant potential for explosions, though there are two clear sections of the show.

Within these sections, anything can happen, but due to the lack of comprehensible language, the stakes

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The thing about life, yeah, is it’s a bit like a dance marathon.The kind that was popular in America during the Great Depression, specifically. Like, there’s so much pressure on us, the ‘participants’, to keep on dancing, yeah? But what if various factors

are low for the performers – it’s impossible for the audience to tell if they are making mistakes or getting it spot on. There are similarities to improv exercises in the second part, but it largely feels like the performers are mucking about.

An on-stage assistant supplies additional balloons as needed and helps with the hoover required to inflate these monstrosities. She is cold and functional, though her occasional laughter betrays an

inconsistent professionalism.

Despite the baffling lack of purpose to this work, there are moments that are genuinely funny. The performers are physically adept and create some good physical comedy along the way. And someone bouncing around the stage, with only their silver, swimming-capped head showing, is a hilarious image.

But there’s little else of merit in this performance art piece.

prevent us from doing so? Don’t want be knocked out the running of this crazy dance marathon known, quite simply, as life.

The Letter Room are here to tell us it’s okay to do our own thing on this metaphorical dance floor – a noble sentiment, but one which would perhaps be better expressed in a less chirpy manner.This is an irritatingly cloying and upbeat exploration of mental health which only hints at the extreme sickness many have to endure.

No sooner have we been introduced to our house band and its

frontman Ray do we learn that the reluctant star is feeling down.The circumstances of his depression are never satisfactorily explored, nor is his present frame of mind.The character goes on to reveal that he has been having suicidal thoughts, but without having first earned our emotional investment from a dramatic point of view. His redemption is soundtracked by tight and versatile, if ultimately unconvincing, musicianship.The performers of No Miracles Here seem to aim for wide-eyed, soulful conviction, but instead offer up sterile affectation. / Lewis Porteous

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s is customary, we launched Fest for the 2017 festivals with a BIG FAT PARTY. Huge shouts to La Belle Angèle for hosting the evening, serving up fine bevs courtesy of Black Cow Vodka and Porter’s Gin – both consumed and enjoyed by the gallon. Thanks also to Swish for our très stylish Fest tote bags and, of course, to our very good pals at The Skinny for DJing in between acts.

All absolute babes.

Our first half was kicked off ably by Made in Adelaide star MANE (aka Paige Renee Court), who was followed by cabaret act Mother’s Ruin and 201 Dance Company’s dazzling SKIN – all bound together by our wonderful flamehaired compere Gingzilla, one of our issue 1 cover stars and an all-round Fest fave.

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unique entertainment involving that old classic combo of nudity and jelly from circus artists Joren and Jascha, before the fabulous Reuben Kaye took to the stage to host round two, spicing things up with some deliciously savage, acid-tongued chat.

Jamie MacDowell and Tom Thum’s looping and beatboxing wizardry impressed us all – not least their successors, Sage Francis and B Dolan, who called Thum back on stage to backbeat some freestyle rap to close their set. The always amazing Hot Brown Honey then stormed the stage with a spirited rendition of ‘Don’t Touch My Hair’, before things concluded with the very-full-of-beans Tomàs Ford, whose Crap Music Rave Party kept us dancing into the wee hours... much to our delight the next day, as we ploughed through the issue 2 print deadline. No regrets! Thanks all!

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DANCE CRITIC

Luocha Land from the National Theatre of China is set in the fictional country of its title. Maji (Miao Zhao) washes up after a plane crash and finds himself surrounded by demons, some of who want to befriend him, others to imprison him. While incarcerated he discovers there are other humans here, hiding as demons, and that the laws of good and evil are reversed.

The land itself is beautifully evoked, with echoes of traditional pageantry and battle dances with long bamboo poles, all backed by a rowdy soundtrack. Multi-eyed masks representing the demons are held inches from the face to uncanny effect. As a theatrical experience it’s beguiling, and the theme of hostility towards otherness comes through. The only drawback is that it feels like the Mandarin dialogue cannot be done justice by the small snippet summaries projected onto the backcloth. However, this mythical tale conjures up the awe-inspiring spirit of traditional storytelling.

The Dance Double Bill in the Arab Arts Focus programme had the aim of showcasing artists from Egypt and Palestine and exploring identity in the context of their homelands. However when we arrive at Summerhall’s Demonstration Room, choreographer Shaymaa Shoukry has an announcement. The UK Home Office has denied visas to Nagham Saleh and Hamza Damra. Saleh applied twice but was turned down on the grounds that she did not have enough money to support herself, despite the festival providing evidence of their financial support, and in Damra’s case the UK did not believe he was a student.

The denial of visas to artists from the Middle East is a troubling and increasing practice, brought to the headlines earlier in the year when Iranian illustrator Ehsan Abdollahi was only granted a visa to appear at the Edinburgh International Book Festival after festival director Nick Barley led a public campaign for his case.

More recently Conchita Wurst’s Syrian band members were also denied visas.

Shoukry has arranged for video excerpts of each scheduled piece to be shown as well as another of her own pieces, performed by Mahmoud el Haddad, a tribute to endurance that sees him running in circles to the

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Lucy Ribchester

While stories of unfamiliar places can broaden our understanding, tales of home are also useful to make us see it in a new light. Dance might not be the obvious choice for painting a map of the world, but with its sensory textures and visual details, it’s a medium that can strongly evoke a sense of place.

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point of exhaustion, while he states phrases that begin, "I will keep running until..."

Though on video Shoukry’s piece danced by Saleh looks particularly interesting—textured movements based around shaking—it’s impossible to gain the same perspective on the work as a live performance would give. The absence of the artists makes for a bleak 45 minutes, and it doesn't feel appropriate to give a star rating in the circumstances.

In light of this, Border Tales, also at Summerhall, feels an even more necessary piece of theatre. The production was created several years ago by Luca Silvestrini’s Protein in collaboration with London’s The Place, but has been updated to explore Brexit Britain via the experiences of its multicultural cast of seven.

The action centres around a party Northerner Andy is throwing to try and prove his integration credentials.

But his blundering attempts to virtue signal expose a petri dish of underlying bigotries. He doesn’t care about the correct pronunciation of names, he infantilises his guests, and while he loves to celebrate diverse foods and dances, he would prefer it if people from backgrounds different to his own stayed in the small boxes he has allocated for them.

In the midst of all this, the cast members introduce themselves in dance-theatre solos. Temitope Ajose Cutting confronts us with the gestural stereotypes pro-

jected onto black women, the sassy finger snap and the booty-shaking dance. In a monologue she talks about her conflict between the Nigerian culture of her parents and the way she is bringing up her own children.

Salah El Brogy sends up confused assumptions about Egyptian customs—”I eat humous five times a day”—while a harrowing passage sees him interrogated with personal questions while being kicked about by an unseen force.

Always frank and unflinching, the tone veers between playful and sombre, and feels similar to the equally brilliant Nikesh Shukla-edited book, The Good Immigrant. Taking a demoralising, frightening issue and fighting it with wit and poetry cannot be an easy thing to do, but that is what Protein has achieved.

Late night The Crossing Place takes us back into fictional territory, but it is a landscape inhabited only by the minds of its three performers, members of the collective Romantika. The piece has been devised around the poetry of Tomas Tranströmer, but unfortunately the young troupe has not created enough of a framework to illuminate their insights or share their connections.

There is nothing here we might be able to latch onto: just random recitations accompanied by dance, and theatrical confections such as chucking flour around.

The place it speaks of most is one of artistic privilege given free rein.

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With all the charm and energy of street entertainment, Tiger Circus (in association with UK-based Lost in Translation) have combined the adrenaline factor of high risk acrobatics with playful scientific exploration to create a nearly wordless experiential lesson in practical physics. It is delightfully funny, while giving room for deeper reflections on force and effort too.

Company co-founder Manu Tiger is joined by Massimiliano Rossetti, who fills the role previously created

by Magnus Bjøru perfectly. The pair are a living demonstration of action and reaction, gradually introducing parts to build increasingly complex Rube Goldberg constructions until every object in the room is utilised, including us—the audience—as essential components.

My body is flooded with natural thrill hormones again and again until withdrawal symptoms begin to hit during the slower sections, where anticipation for the next experiment is coaxed out through the intrigue of preparation, accompanied by electric sound and silly jingles.

Equal and opposite reactions

are displayed without ostentation through a range of teeterboard-based acrobatics, which include tiny scaled models that flip juggling balls in fascinating patterns, and a large curved metal bowl that adds extra frission to the exchanges between small wiry Tiger and massive Rossetti. Sports stadium floodlights and a training gym aesthetic are a neat reminder of the athletic edge that circus performers carry with them, while the open responsiveness of the two men connects us on a human level.

Attachment, in this show, goes beyond the literal velcro suits, and reveals the natural laws that govern our physical existence.

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Tattered dolls and cuddly toys are scattered around the room, inanimate until they grab the hungry attention of double act Mireille and Mathieu. Performing in a mixture of English, French and garbled nonsense, these riotous performers are just big kids.

Their attention spins from one toy to the next, inventing stories that rip the objects from their original context. Babies box; Barbie and Ken get mixed up in a futuristic, Biblical fable; and mischievous rabbits play Knock-Down-Ginger.

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instill ripples across the audience.

The speed with which they change story, power structure and character keeps the energy high throughout.

Mireille and Mathieu don’t hide their bodies like many puppeteers.

They are as flexible, malleable and prone to manipulation as the toys they control.

The pair race to catch up with each other and make us laugh even more. Mireille turns the ironing board into a horse—entirely believably—until Mathieu gets distracted

by a bin lid and the horse is discarded, its former use redundant.

They communicate through their puppetry rather than directly in coversation, their domestics turning into childish tiffs. The duo aren’t afraid to be brutal with each other either, thumping and rolling their way across the stage.

Top-notch tech isn’t needed to transport the audience in Arm, only a leap of imagination. At the end of this unruly performance, it seems appropriate that the toys get a round of applause too. / Kate Wyver

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As a strange school punishment in the 1960s, my mother was once made to write an essay on The Inside Of A Ping Pong Ball.

Russian circus troupe Upsala have taken the abstract possibilities inherent in this concept further, and translated them to the stage.

Huge kudos to director Larisa Afanasieva, not just for creating a well-rounded visual and sonic cohesion to the show, but also for her part in co-founding the 17-year-old social enterprise from which the 10 performers are drawn. Strands of the company’s work include

training street children, disabled youngsters and young offenders, and those selected for this project are experiencing international exchange for the first time.

In the UK, certain preconceptions are often attached to youth performance, but the acrobatic skills of this troupe are unquestionable. Some of the cast have more stage presence and technical ability than others, but the sophistication of the musical accompaniment raises the show to a higher level. Composer Dmitry Maximachev (who also performs live with cellist Natalia Nazarova) builds a beautiful soundscape of

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interactive looping and electronic manipulation while onstage. Round white objects are manipulated more physically. A cyr wheel. Hula hoops. Drums. A giant crashmat and scores of the eponymous pingpong balls magically appearing and disappearing.

Ensemble physical theatre choreographies are still basic, but concepts of scene segments are lovely and well executed with delightful use of lo-fi special effects that even garner their own applause. The Circus Hub is not the only place to see interesting international circus theatre explorations this month. / Katharine Kavanagh

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A parade of the raunchiest and filthiest of drag artists might not be everyone’s cup of tea. But host Pollyfilla, the personification of mess and chaos, collects an impressive lineup of mostly bearded, torn-panties-wearing queens for this late night show nonetheless.

All of them play with perceptions of gender and try to shock by leaving little to the imagination when it comes to the exact location of their genitals. They show butt cracks and pull bloodied items out of imaginary vaginas. More interestingly, all of them have political messages. The prime minister features an awful

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Entering the stage in full Madonna garb, tinfoil wrapped around halo, Holly Morgan lives up to her selfstyled moniker, “Diva on a budget”.

The Holy Virgin marks birth, as Morgan sets out to establish the seven stages of woman inspired by Shakespeare. So certain is she in her defiance of the Bard that she’s dragged him onto the stage (Morgan’s partner Tom Moores, trying on

a broad Brummie accent). It’s a bold and engaging hour of “standing cabaret” and self-love, rich in singing if not a complex exploration of the themes within.

For every stage of woman there’s an anthem for Morgan to knock out of the park. Impersonations are exaggerated but impressive, parodying a range of styles from Britney to Shirley Bassey to Cher.

Of course Morgan portrays Cher— she’s far too legendary a diva to leave out—and Morgan does not disappoint.

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delightfully catty dynamic on stage, enhancing the subtext of whether capable women are celebrated as such or dismissed as “crazy bitches”. The discourse is teased at but never fully addressed. Morgan’s points are clever and she gleefully subverts ideas of mansplaining, but there’s not enough time to get into the real meat of women portrayed in the public eye. The spotlight on Stevie Nicks comes frustratingly close but errs more on self-indulgence so Morgan can live a fantasy on stage.

More power to her: this eighth diva is a joy to behold. / Louise Jones

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lot, as does Nicola Sturgeon. Sometimes it gets a bit too predictable: the Tories are bad, Corbyn is good.

And some London-based artists still don’t know what to make of the call for Scottish independence. But hey, we’re in Scotland so it has to be mentioned.

Over the course of just of a few minutes, drag artist The Night Bus effortlessly challenges Trump’s hypocrisy, Islamophobia and radicalisation, while fiercly lipsyncing and wooing the crowds. It’s performers like these who make a trip to Pollyanna worth while. Because, frankly, the execution of the cabaret could be improved upon: the show starts too late (“We’re on drag time!”) and what was announced as one-minute breaks between acts last 20 minutes. Some people walk out, but the majority of the crowd doesn’t mind it that much: they’re here to drink with their friends and be entertained. Once the show gets going, Pollyanna certainly succeeds in that. / Arnoud Breitbarth

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Divorced beheaded died, divorced beheaded survived. If you know the old rhyme then you almost know the plot to this refreshingly original new musical, performed by an all-female crew of Cambridge University students.

Almost, because in the hands of writer Lucy Moss and co-writer/ composer Toby Marlow these wives are also popstars, battling it out in song. Forget deep psychological insights or feminist revisionist history – you’d be better off watching Lucy Worsley’s excellent BBC4 documentary series for that.

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Iván Fischer’s 2015 outing at the EIF—of The Marriage of Figaro— was a whizzy, busy whirlwind of a performance. It’s difficult to escape the impression tonight that he’s trying his best to draw a contrast with that success. The stripped back staging (a “staged concert”, we’re told) is sparse and moody. The leads’ own evening dress is casual, nonspecific. Actually, that all works

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female-fronted pop, right down to the endless key changes and millennial whoops.

Moss and Marlow revel in the ironic contrast between 16thcentury courtship and modern day X-Factor narratives of strength and girl power, and the cast have plenty of fun with their gleefully anachronistic lyrics. Anne of Cleves’ flattering portrait is the work of the Kraftwerk-tinged ‘Haus of Holbein’, and she’s keen to let us know that Henry’s codpiece was equally misleading. But alack-aday, this treatment doesn’t quite

work for the wives whose stories are sadder, or duller. Catherine Parr’s anti-love anthem is a weird choice for a woman famous for having had four husbands. And Catherine Howard’s number is just tasteless, turning the sexual abuse she suffered as a 13-year-old into a coquettish number which calls her a “little piece of ass”.

Still, although parts of it could have done with the chop, this is a promisingly ambitious work from a young company who are more than ready to divorce musical theatre from its past. / Alice Saville

fine. But, oh, the pace. This is a plodding Don Giovanni that comes alive too seldom to engage.

The odd staging is probably the best success here. Grey statuesque actors stand in for any discernable set, and the near-naked bodies drive home the hedonism of the hell Don Giovanni creates. They also provide for some fantastic imagistic moments, Leporello turning them like the pages of a book as he relates his master’s conquests.

Strikingly, in the Commendatore’s terrifying scene, the statues move from largely passive to active, dragging the philanderer to hell.

To which, Christopher Maltman is a solid lead, his sinuous lines and muscular presence proving thoroughly sinister.

But Fischer seems to aggressively clamp the brakes on the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Sometimes this works: Don Giovanni’s attempt to undermine Donna Elvira (‘Non ti fidar, o misera’) is glacial and excrutiating. It feels like Fischer has tried to apply this theory to the whole piece, though, slowly pouring any potentially exciteable babies out with the bathwater. It’s utterly disengaging, leaving us thoroughly unconcerned for the characters. The destruction that Don Giovanni leaves in his wake, the violence which drives much of the action, feels fake. There’s one moment in the finale of act I where Fischer releases his tight leash. It’s a peek at what this Don Giovanni might have been. / Evan Beswick

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The Dark Room for Kids Lauren Hunter, aged 11, thought she’d be scared at this kids’ version of the hit game show, but ended up in stitches What happens in the show?

“You find yourself in a dark, dark room!”

Audience members are given options to try and escape, like you would in a video game, but can anyone succeed? Or will everyone just die, die, die?

What didn’t you like about the show?

The projector could have been better but I think that was to do with the room.

Describe the show in five words Very, very, very, very dark.

What did you think of the music?

The intro music was the famous song, ‘They’re Coming to Take me Away, HaHaaa!’ I don’t know if I love or hate this song!

But I can see why John chose it.

Who was your favourite character and why?

John Robertson made the whole thing flow perfectly. When I heard about the show I knew it was comedy, but I was expecting it to be scary with a few laughs – but it turned out to be much funnier than it was scary.

What did your grown-up think of the show?

My mum enjoyed it but I didn’t understand why she wouldn’t put her hand up when he asked all of the parents in the room to put their hands up. She says she didn’t want to be told what to do!

What did you like most about the show?

Disruptive things, because John could always use it to his advantage. When people came in late and opened the door the show could have been ruined by the light (because then the room wasn’t dark) – but John made it hilarious.

Would you tell your friends to come and see the show?

Yes. But not if they are afraid of the dark.

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The Giant Jam Sandwich Seòras Coxon, aged five, finds this show about a battle with a bunch of wasps very tasty indeed What happens in the show?

The people sing a song called ‘Thump It, Bump It, Bang It About’, and go “shooo, shooo, shooo”.

There’s a baker and a man that’s dressed like a pirate. There’s a lady that’s dressed as a farmer.

They live in a town. One hundred million wasps come to that town and they kill them with a giant jam sandwich.

Describe the show in five words Loud, colourful, bright, long, tuneful.

Who was your favourite character and why?

The man dressed like a pirate – because he was dressed up like a pirate and his voice was funny (Mum says this man is the town mayor).

Were there any characters you didn’t like?

The wasps and I didn’t like them because I didn’t like their stings.

What did you like most about the show?

Trapping the wasps was the best bit. I loved that the birds would have picked up the whole sandwich and dropped it in the sea.

What didn’t you like?

I did not like the wasps being killed but I liked them being trapped.

What did you think of the music?

They were like a band of hyenas – funniest and great!

What did your grown-up think of the show?

My mum liked the bits where we all got to join in and sing or shout. Her favourite characters were definitely the wasps as they were really funny and there were bits that she laughed at. She said that it was a great show version of the book. (My brother who’s three also really liked the show – it was his first ever show and it wasn’t too scary for him, just good fun.)

Would you tell your friends to come and see it?

Yes I would.

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Who needs rules anyway? Certainly not Rhubard and Custard, the irrespressible hosts of Calvinball, Ipdip Theatre’s glorious show at the Royal Botanic Garden. And certainly not this audience of excited nought to five-year-olds, seated on blue tarpaulins in the dappled light under the trees.

Inspired by the game played by cartoon duo Calvin and Harris, in which you make up the rules as you go along, the show is essentially an opportunity to lark about in the sunshine (or otherwise, as the case may be – this is Scotland after all).

This deceptively simple concept gives the three-strong cast the flexibility to be responsive to the particular needs of each audience, ensuring that Calvinball appeals to

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From their cosy flat to deep space, The Polar Bears Go Up stages a small-scale odyssey to rescue a balloon, switching from everyday routine to a full-blown chase sequence across any and every form of transport.

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a broad range of ages and interests.

Games with props, songs and dances, hide and seek – even deciding on the physical boundaries of the game is an excuse for fun. There’s novelty here, in the shape of original songs and plot devices, but enough familiar elements to ensure the experience is never overwhelming for even the youngest audience members.

There’s too much faff getting started – Ipdip do their best to make checking tickets and giving out wristbands a cheery process, but that extra five-10 minutes before it all actually begins feels like an age for impatient under-fives. Once we get going though, the pace is fast without feeling rushed. If a particular game isn’t to your taste, don’t worry; there will be another one along in a minute. The three-strong cast keep a firm grip on proceedings—impressive given that there’s no additional stage managerial support here—while still managing to engage directly with individual children and their parents. This game may have no rules, but it’s got a whole lot of winners. / Jo Caird

minded pair: powered by their senses, they sniff and snack their way around the stage. Affecting a big bear/little bear dynamic, Eilidh MacAskill and Fiona Manson create a cosy chemistry that makes for a real charmer of a show.

Lee Lyford’s direction is largely choreographed to an immersive score by Greg Sinclair. With dialogue kept to a minimum, the music is communicative and invokes a playfulness as the bears go about their daily business, before taking on a dream-like quality on their discovery of the balloon. The show as a result is easily accessible to all ages, although on occasion

younger audience members may be confused as to what exactly is going on.

Once the bears are in pursuit of the runaway balloon is where the show really comes into its own.

Props are used simply but effectively to show them scaling trees and taking cable cars to make their way higher into the sky (detailed on a height chart to map their progress). Despite the excitement of the chase, the play still feels very gentle, but MacAskill and Manson’s stage presence is cheery and silly enough to keep the audience on board no matter where they go.

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The Love of Stationery HHHH Just the Tonic at The Caves, 4–28 Aug, not 15, £3—£5

How Not to Pull: Confessions of a Trainee Pickup Artist – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–28 Aug, not 22, £free

Trevor Feelgood: Sold Out (But Tickets Still Available) Just the Tonic at The Caves, 5–28 Aug, not 15, £free

00:30

01:30

Pure Dying Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 4–28 Aug, £free

Comedy Lock-In Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 4 Aug–1 Sep, not 16 Aug, £free

The Improverts Bedlam Theatre, 4–30 Aug, £7—£8

02:00

Best of the Fest Assembly Hall, Various dates from 5 Aug to 28 Aug, £12—£15 Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 4–28 Aug, not 16, 17, 23, 24, £5 Rahul Kohli’s Late Night Comedy Compilation Show: Kohl and the Gang Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 5–28 Aug, not 15, £free Arna Spek: Museum Piece Just the Tonic at The Caves, 4–27 Aug, not 15, £3—£5 Spank!

Underbelly, Cowgate, 5–28 Aug, £13.50—£15.50 McCann and Omobitan Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 4–21 Aug, not 15, £5 Will Seaward’s Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories IV Gilded Balloon Teviot, 3–29 Aug, not 10, 15, 22, £6—£10

00:10 America vs Sweden Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 4–28 Aug, £free William Rees: The Splash Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 5 Aug–1 Sep, £free

00:15 Inheritance Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £free

Comedy

Spank!tacular Pleasance Courtyard, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, 27 Aug, £15.50

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00:20 Haver Just the Tonic at The Caves, 4–28 Aug, not 15, 24, £5

Sensitive Bricks and the Cement of Time Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 4–28 Aug, not 17, £free Naked Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–17 Aug, £free Boycotted: Comedy from Israel Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 18–28 Aug, not 19, 26, £free BlundaBuskers Fringe After-Party & Piano Bar Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 2–28 Aug, £free

00:45 Kit Sullivan in Digital Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 4–28 Aug, not 17, £free Nazi Jihadi Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–27 Aug, £free

01:00 Bare Jokes Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–27 Aug, £free Manic Pixie Dream Girls Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 14–28 Aug, not 26, £free Late’n’Live Gilded Balloon Teviot, 5–29 Aug, £10—£16

01:15 BlundaBuskers Fringe After-Party & Piano Bar Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 2–28 Aug, £free Sameer Katz: Can Fish Drown?

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 4–28 Aug, £free

Present and Correct Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

11:00 Too Soon: Jokes from the Future Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 3–19 Aug, not 14, £free John Porter – Five Years’ Time Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 14–19 Aug, £free

BlundaBuskers Fringe After-Party & Piano Bar Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 2–28 Aug, £free

About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, Various dates from 5 Aug to 26 Aug, £99

09:00

Digital Fart from the Neo-Archaic Futureland (Russia) Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

BBC at George Heriot’s School BBC, 4–25 Aug, £free

10:00 Phill Jupitus: Sketch Comic Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 18–24 Aug, £free Taking the Biscuit Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–27 Aug, £free Phill Jupitus: Sketch Comic Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 11–17 Aug, £free BBC: The Janice Forsyth Show BBC, 7–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, £free Ready, Aim, Pray, Fire! Lemon Creek Baptist Church Handgun Training Course Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

10:40 Super Cally Fragile Lipstick Just the Tonic at The Caves, 22–25 Aug, £5 The Obscurist Just the Tonic at The Caves, 17–18 Aug, £6.50

10:45 A Comedy Brunch Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Franks and Skinner Present: MindfulMess Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–19 Aug, not 14, £4—£6 The Full Irish Whistlebinkies, 5–27 Aug, £free

11:20 Spirit of the Dane Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–19 Aug, £8

11:30 A Monk’s Tale: Relics, Revolt and Reformation Gilded Balloon Teviot, 5–23 Aug, £8—£9 Hivemind Presents: Playlight Robbery Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 5–27 Aug, £free

11:40 David Callaghan: Let’s Get This Party Startled Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 17, £5 Alice Devlin: Extra-Curricular Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£5 Orwell that Ends Well Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 13, 14, £free—£5

11:50

Siân Docksey’s Totally Casual and Freewheeling Mystic Comedy: Lemon Torpedo Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Aaaaaaaaaaargh! It’s the One-Liner Show – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Anders Lee Here Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 16, 17, 19, £free Tony Law: Absurdity for the Common People

HHHH

The Stand Comedy Club, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £10—£12.50

David Ephgrave: Now Who’s a Comedian?

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£5 Generation Hummus Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 13–19 Aug, £free Joby Mageean and Edy Hurst: Dead Nice Boys Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 21–25 Aug, £free

Stateless Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 21 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, £free

Two Dunnit theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7—£8.50

Too Old to Be a Power Ranger Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, £free

Edy Hurst: Theme Show Just the Tonic at The Tron, 20–27 Aug, £5

11:55

Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£10

11:05 Cheetah Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free

11:10 Mary Flanigan Is a Pisces, Obviously Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 17–27 Aug, £free Phi and Me Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–16 Aug, £free

11:15 Pam Ford: Pants and Pantsability Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free

Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £4—£7.50

12:00 Nathan Willcock: State of the Nathan Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–27 Aug, £free

Funny Women Fest Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£9 Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 22, £9

UCL Graters: Smashing Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10

Conor O’Toole and Ruth Hunter Are Fine With This Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free

Afternoon Delight Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £3—£5

Karoshi Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£7

Struan Logan: Mingalabar Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free

Scott Barnett: Quantumly Entangled With a Blobfish Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5

Green Bananas Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

Carabet Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

CtheFestival Gedi Production (South Australia)

C presents

Megan Gogerty (Iowa, USA)

MAC Company (Korea)

2 – 28 Aug 19:00 C royale

4 – 27 Aug 23:45 C primo

2 – 28 Aug 19:45 C

2 – 28 Aug 16:45 C royale

Donut Productions

National Theatre of China

Pop Filter (NY, USA)

2 – 28 Aug 13:35 C

2– 12 Aug 17:50 C

2– 28 Aug 22:15 C

3 – 28 Aug 17:50 C too

C theatre

Love Lee Production

C theatre

ThreeWoods Playwright (Hong Kong)

13 – 28 Aug 16:35 C primo

2 – 28 Aug 13:30 C

2 – 15 Aug 13:40 C royale

Nikola and His Travelling Lux Concordia

The Dame Dolly Donut Show

Shakespeare in the Garden: The Tempest 3 – 28 Aug 18:30 C south

Electric Cabaret

Luocha Land

Ursula, Queen of the Jungle

Lady Macbeth and Her Pal, Megan

Fauxchella Music Festival

Dickens for Dinner

Binari

Tramp

The Sweet Science

Smoking with Grandma

With more than 200 shows and events across our venues in the heart of Edinburgh, we celebrate our 26th Fringe with an inspiring international programme of cabaret, comedy, circus, dance, musicals, theatre and family shows. See it all with C venues.

David O’Doherty: Big Time Assembly George Square Theatre, 24 Aug, 28 Aug, £16

Jacob Hawley: Fruit Machine Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free

12:05

Amy Annette: What Women Want Underbelly Med Quad, 16–20 Aug, £6

Breaking Black by Njambi McGrath

HHH

Revill’s Selection – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

Fern Brady: Suffer, Fools!

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 15, £9—£10

Richard Pulsford: Phrases Ready Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–26 Aug, £free

Eleanor Morton: Angry Young Woman The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £7—£8 Be Prepared! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £10 Wretched Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7 Joe Wells: I Hope I Die Before I Start Voting Conservative Sneaky Pete’s, 5–27 Aug, £free Daisy Earl / Kirsty Mann Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 15–27 Aug, £6—£8

12:10 Tom Crosbie: You Can’t Polish a Nerd Voodoo Rooms, 5–27 Aug, £free The Red Emerald: A Farce for the Colourblind theSpace on Niddry St, 14–19 Aug, £7—£10

12:15 The Family Friendly(ish) Stand-Up Show Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free

Comedy

Frank Carson: If I Didn’t Laugh, I’d Cry Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10

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Andrew Ryan’s Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free The Silly Iles Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, not 19, 20, £free

The Rat Pack Presents...

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 13–27 Aug, £free Men With Coconuts La Belle Angèle, 5–27 Aug, £free

12:20 A Digital Legacy Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £7 Dan Attfield: Google Drive Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10 Wake Up and Deirdrealize Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

12:30 Spirit of the Dane Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, £8 Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe Pleasance Courtyard, 5–27 Aug, not 17, 24, £11—£12 Gráinne Maguire: What Has the News Ever Done for Me? Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Alistair Green: The Nan Tapes Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Lucy Pearman: Maid of Cabbage Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 15, £5 The Lunchtime Special Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£6

12:45 Idi-chums – A Stand-Up Comedy Showcase Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £free Tom Toal in Better Than Before Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free Albrecht Dürer: Renaissance Dude C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50 Mutiny! An Improvised Pirate Adventure Paradise in The Vault, 14–19 Aug, £5 Lauren Bok: Is That a Burrito in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy You Have a Burrito Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £5—£10 Mr Danger’s Really Safe Show Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 31 Jul–27 Aug, not 14 Aug, £free The Edinburgh Revue’s 2017 Stand-Up Show Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 4–28 Aug, not 14, £free

12:50 Peter Brush: A Worm’s Guide to Immortality Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, £free

13:00 Ivan Brackenbury’s 10 Year Anniversary Party with Tom Binns, Ian D Montfort and Friends Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, £8—£12.50 Good Girl Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4—£8 Richard Todd: Monsters Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Wow! Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£10 Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £free Adam Larter: L’Art Nouveau HHH Heroes @ The Hive, 4–26 Aug, not 12, £5

Cold Hard Cache Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free—£5

How to Suffer Better Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

Unfinished Business Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 4–24 Aug, not 14, £5—£7

Angel Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

Normal Boy Presents: Normal Boy Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £5

Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 7, 14, 21, £8—£9

Briony Redman: Theory of Positivity Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£9 Off the Top: Neuroscience With Attitude Ciao Roma, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free

13:05 Cow Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free

13:10 Rik Carranza Presents: Star Trek vs Star Wars Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £5 Andy Onions – PowerPointless Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Amused Moose Comedy Award: Grand Final theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 20 Aug, £12.50

13:15 Aaaaaaaaaahhh. It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free Candy Gigi Presents: Becky Rimmer’s Bat Mitzvah!

Heroes @ The Hive, 4–27 Aug, not 13, 14, 22, £5 Cambridge Impronauts: Improv Actually Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 On the Edge Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–15 Aug, £free Arielle Dundas: Vulva Cupcake Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

Paul ‘Silky’ White’s Food Fight!

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£8 Being Hueman Being Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 A Comedy Tapas Opium, 5–26 Aug, £free Robin Boot’s Rockomedy: Puns of AnyKey Sneaky Pete’s, 5–26 Aug, not 21, £free Girl in da Corner – Free Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £free Harriet Braine: Total Eclipse of the Art Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Michael Legge: Jerk The Stand Comedy Club 2, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9 The Durham Revue: Laugh Actually Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10.50

13:25 The Game of His Life Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 21–27 Aug, £5 Super Cally Fragile Lipstick Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 5–20 Aug, not 14, £5 The Daddy and Beeje Chat Show Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7 Wisebowm: The Struggle Is Real Opium, 5–27 Aug, not 20, £free

13:30 The House Sweet Grassmarket, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £7.50 Old Jewish Jokes Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

Gareth Mutch: Mutch Ado About Nothing The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 7 Aug, 21 Aug, £9

Kevin McAleer: Saying Yes to Yes New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £9—£10

Zinus Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 16–27 Aug, £free

13:20

Katharine Ferns is in Stitches Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

The Science of Cringe Underbelly, George Square, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50

The Stuntman Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 16–27 Aug, £free

Muriel: Bad Master Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10

Maddy Anholt – Herselves HHH Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, £6.50—£10.50

Daniel Cook: For Money Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Sandra Hale: Self Helpless!

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £3—£6 Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show Pleasance Courtyard, 3–27 Aug, £6—£12 Lou Conran: I Love Lou C Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Seymour Mace’s Magical Shitcakes from Heaven The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£12 Fred MacAulay in Conversation Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 14–27 Aug, not 17, 18, 19, £13—£14 The Oxford Imps: Improvised Comedy Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10

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Bad Habits Just the Tonic at The Caves, 15–26 Aug, £3.50—£8

Mark Watson: This Is Not A Show Yet The Stand Comedy Club, 15–27 Aug, £12

Sketch Thieves Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free

Gareth Waugh: Honestly?

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£9

13:40

Sue Perkins Live! in Spectacles Pleasance Courtyard, 23–27 Aug, £15.50

Guns ‘n’ Rosé With Peter E Davidson / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free Afternoon Tea With Ray Fordyce and Other Thoroughly Pleasant People Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £free Austentatious Underbelly, George Square, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £9—£14.50 Trolley Girls Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 17–27 Aug, £free

Comedy

Coates and Cooper Present: Kidnap Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 13–27 Aug, £free

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It’s No Job For A Nice Jewish Girl Black Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £free Mike Newall: Desert Boot-Leg Island Discs Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6

13:50

Panilla Ice Ice Baby Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10

Vicki Sargent: One Woman Army – Free Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 3–27 Aug, not 6, 14, 20, £free

Ari Eldjárn: Pardon My Icelandic Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 15, 23, £5

Richard Herring’s Edinburgh Fringe Podcast New Town Theatre, 4 Aug, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, £12

Matt Hutchinson: Mixtape Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4—£5

The Bugle Live Podcast New Town Theatre, 27 Aug, £14

13:45

Bristol Revunions: Walnut theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £free—£5

Only Fools and Three Courses Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 7–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £42.50

Henry Cafe: It’s Gameshow Time!

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–26 Aug, not 16, £free

2 Religions 1 Comedy Show – Free Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 14–16 Aug, £free

Story Poker Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 21–27 Aug, £free

13:35

Clash of the Tight Tens Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free

Woolly: The Morose Merino Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 25, £7—£10

Blank Canvas Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free

A Giant Misfit Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 13–20 Aug, £free

13:55

14:00 Simon Day – In Character Pleasance Dome, 16–20 Aug, £13.50 Aaaaaaaaargh! It’s 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free Sofie Hagen: Dead Baby Frog Bedlam Theatre, 2–28 Aug, £10

Afternoon T With Georgia Tasda Paradise Palms, 3–25 Aug, not 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, £free Ahir Shah: Control

HHHH

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free

This Arthur’s Seat Belongs to Lionel Richie On Top of Arthurs Seat, 19 Aug, £free BBC: Round Britain Quiz BBC, 21 Aug, £free

14:05

Douglas Walker Has a Nice Sit Down Follow @DouglasSits on Twitter, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free

Mick Neven: Killing It Southsider, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £free

Aside Effect Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, £free

I Can Cure Ciao Roma, 4–28 Aug, £free

Aideen McQueen – No Satisfaction Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–26 Aug, £5 The Duke Pleasance Courtyard, 5–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £5 Joe Hart: Alpha, Beta, Gamer Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £5—£10 Yianni Agisilaou: Pockets of Equality Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Daniel Downie: 2 O’Clock Gun Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 3–27 Aug, not 5, 6, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, £free Margarita Dreams HH Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, £6.50—£10.50 The Patrick Monahan Game Show Gilded Balloon Teviot, 17–19 Aug, £10 Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen – The Final Tribute Pleasance Courtyard, 18–20 Aug, £12.50

14:10

Ships Southsider, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

14:15 Always Be Rolling – Free Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–27 Aug, not 16, 23, £free Tom Bell’s Citizen Test Heroes @ The Hive, 13–27 Aug, not 15, 19, 23, 24, 26, £5 Shehan Wanigasekera: Wa Niga Wit Attitude Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free Bare Jokes Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, £free Adrienne Truscott’s a One-Trick Pony (Or Andy Kaufmann is a Feminist Performance Artist and I’m a Comedian) Heroes @ The Hive, 19 Aug, 23 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £5

14:20 Kieran Boyd: Sitzpinkler Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Pamela DeMenthe Presents: Sticky Digits Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£8 The Harry and Chris Show 2 HHHH

Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5

Flo & Joan: The Kindness of Stranglers Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 John-Luke Roberts: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair! (All in Caps) Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £5 Andy Stedman – Parental Guidance Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Adrian Minkowicz: Best Newcomer Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free

14:25 Charmian Hughes Soixante Mirth The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £7—£8

14:30 Juliet Meyers: This Flipping Rescue Dog Has Ruined My Life Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free

Worst Show on the Fringe – Free Subway (previously Movement), 5–27 Aug, £free James Bennison: How to be a Winner Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Pottervision Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Peter Dobbing: Electric Plum Sneaky Pete’s, 5–26 Aug, £free Georges the Spider Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Jon Pearson: Feet First Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, £free Ali Brice’s Never-Ending Pencil Heroes @ The Hive, 4–26 Aug, not 9, 22, £5 Aaaaaaand Now It’s Time for Roger Swift’s Puneumatic Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Tiernan Douieb: Miserably Happy Waverley Bar, 5–27 Aug, not 15, 19, £free Frank Foucault: Shoes (WIP) Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 20–27 Aug, £free Metamorphosis Opium, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free #Jollyboat: Pirates of the Karaoke Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, £free LGBTQZX Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 20–27 Aug, £free John Hegley: Peace, Love and Potatoes Assembly Checkpoint, 13–21 Aug, £11—£13 Phill Jupitus: Achtung!/ Acting!

The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9 WMD Makes Everything Better Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 4–19 Aug, £free

Sparkly Unicorn Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 12–19 Aug, £free

The Amazing Guy Show!

La Belle Angèle, 5–27 Aug, £free

14:35

Studio 9 Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

Salt Water: A Comedy Show Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50 I Want an Irish Passport!

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £8—£9 Ed Patrick: Comedians’ Surgery Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 8, 14, 15, 22, £7—£9

14:40 Sam and Ben: Shnozzleballers!

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Pippa Evans: Joy Provision!

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £7.50—£13 Hurt and Anderson: Come What May Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4—£5 Dad’s Army Radio Hour Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £7—£13.50 Eric’s Tales of the Sea – A Submariner’s Yarn Just the Tonic at The Caves, 4–26 Aug, not 14, £7—£10.50 The Canon: A Literary Sketch Show Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11 Sam Goodburn: Dumbstruck Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12.50

14:45 Robyn’s Bad Decision Time Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free The Naz Show HHH Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–25 Aug, not 14, £5 Marcus Ryan – Love Me Tinder – Free Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Old Men at the Gates of Dawn Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 4–28 Aug, not 14, £free Trumpageddon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £6—£12.50 A Singh in the North!

Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free Funny Cluckers – Afternoon Show – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free Jez Watts: Sex, Lies & Videogames Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, Various dates from 3 Aug to 25 Aug, £free Home Truths Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4—£5 Eshaan Akbar: Not for Prophet HHHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £5—£10 Cheekykita: Somewhere in the Ether Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Gareth Richards: Idiot Wind Whistlebinkies, 5–27 Aug, not 17, £free Rightly or Wrongly, for Better or Worse, the Fact Is This Is Tom Little Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free Afternoon Family Underground Ghost Tour City of Edinburgh Tours, 1–31 Aug, £9 Chris Martin: The One and Only Chris Martin Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 3–27 Aug, not 19, £free The Rock ‘n’ Roll Relationship Show (Unplugged) – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 12–20 Aug, £free

14:50 Australia: A Whinging Pom’s Guide The Liquid Room, 5–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £free The Ashes: Comedy Showdown The Liquid Room, 6 Aug, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, 27 Aug, £free Tom Goodliffe’s Coffee Run Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11 Mitch Benn: I’m Still Here The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £9—£10 Pat Cahill: The Fisherman HHHH Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £5

14:55 Des Kapital’s Never Mind the Cossacks Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £8 Jody Kamali: Hotel Yes Please Sweet Grassmarket, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £6 Christopher Bliss: Writing Wrongs Voodoo Rooms, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free

15:00 Inspiration Opium, 5–26 Aug, £free Mark Simmons: One-Linerer Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, £free Thom Tuck: An August Institution Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5 Georgie Morrell: The Morrell High Ground Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 Paul Revill: Revillations – Free HHH Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Notflix Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 AAA Batteries (Not Included) Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5

The Rise and Fall of Marcus Monroe Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–27 Aug, £9—£15 CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation Just the Tonic at The Caves, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Stephen Carlin: The Rise of the Autistic Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–26 Aug, not 15, £free Trygve vs a Baby

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Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12.50

Classic Joke Club – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Bumper Blyton Improvised Adventure Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Would You Want Your Daughter to Marry a Weegie?

Outhouse, 5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £7 The Noise Next Door’s Really, Really Good Afternoon Show Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 8, 16, £5—£10.50 Trevor Lock’s Community Circle Bannermans, 5–27 Aug, £free Susie Steed: Money Walks – The Unofficial Story of Capitalism Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £3—£5 Andy Zaltzman: Satirist for Hire (World of 2017 Special Edition) The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 15–27 Aug, £12 David Edwards – How to Get a Second Date Pleasance Courtyard, 2–23 Aug, £6—£9 Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Tudur Owen: Normal Wear and Tear Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 10–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Tom & Ollie in Wasps Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £free Matt Forde’s Political Party Podcast Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16 Aug, £12 Bob Blackman’s Tray?

Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 15 Aug, £free

15:05 Funny Bones and Wisdom Teeth theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 15–19 Aug, £7

15:10 Anna Morris: Bitchelors Voodoo Rooms, 5–27 Aug, not 16, £free Rose Red: A Grimm Panto theSpace on the Mile, 14–19 Aug, £6.50 Eleanor Tiernan – People Pleaser HHH Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free

15:15 Inheritance C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£8.50 There’s Always One Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 23, £free Romantic Encounters in a Darkened Room Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 21, £6—£9.50 Robert White: InstruMENTAL Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£10 Rory O’Keeffe: Rorytelling Southsider, 5–26 Aug, £free Thünderbards: 4nd

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Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £8—£12

A Struggle: Work in Progress / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free

15:20 Nick Hall: Spencer Ciao Roma, 5–26 Aug, £free Simon Munnery: Renegade Plumber The Stand Comedy Club, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £10—£12

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Mickey Sharma – Sharmanator Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £free

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Dates C venues – C royale, 2–19 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

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15:30 Hello Humans Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 1–27 Aug, £free Great British Mysteries?

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Nina Conti: In Therapy Pleasance Courtyard, 23–27 Aug, £13 Will Seaward Goes to El Dorado Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £5 Markus Birdman’s Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea HHH Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Chris Coltrane: Make Love and Smash Fascism Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, £free Avocado!

Sweet Holyrood, 2–27 Aug, not 12, 13, 24, 25, £9.50 Show Up Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Tessa Coates: Primates

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–26 Aug, £6—£9

1 Woman, a High-Flyer and a Flat Bottom: Samantha Baines

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10

lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show Venue150 at EICC, 27 Aug, £14 BBC: Round Britain Quiz BBC, 21 Aug, £free

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Sunil Patel: Titan Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Nick Revell vs Lily, Evil Cat Queen of Earth Planet and The Laughing Fridge The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9

The Sean Kelly Chat Show Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £7—£12

15:40 Nobody Puts Bibby in the Corner Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10 Unreal Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free—£5 Bilal Zafar: Biscuit Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Simon Morley: Naked Ambition Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 4–27 Aug, £8 Kev’s Komedy Kitchen – The Second Cumin Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£8 Tom Ward: Love Machine HHHH Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£7

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Dharmander Singh from Bollywood and Birmingham to Berlin and Brexit Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–19 Aug, £free Scott Gibson: Like Father Like Son HHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 Stuart Goldsmith: Like I Mean It Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, £free The Oxford Revue: Free Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 3–19 Aug, £free Marny Godden is One Tooth Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £5 LoveHard: Murdered by Murder Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, £free Martin Huburn: Tiptonite Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 12–27 Aug, £free Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free

One Romanian Answering Questions Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, £free

Chris Betts vs The Audience Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 12, 14, £5

Steve Gribbin: Shunted Again The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £9

Erich McElroy Tops Trump HH Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free

Bright Lights, Big City Impro Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 20–27 Aug, £free—£10

Michael Legge & Caroline Mabey are Two Stupids Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 16–27 Aug, £free

The Oxford Revue: Witch Hunt Subway (previously Movement), 12–26 Aug, not 21, £free Aaaaaaaargh! It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, £free Northern Power Blouse Opium, 5–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £free Not Quite Mass Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, £free David Sheeran: I Am Donut Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–27 Aug, not 5, 18, £free

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16:00 The Ayahuasca Diaries Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free All Together Irish Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time Sweet Grassmarket, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 Edd Hedges: Wonderland Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£9.50 Burning Love to the Ground. (And, Lasagne) Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, £free Teasing the Funny Bone: A Seminar (For Professionals, Amateurs and Anyone In-Between) Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free Daniel Nils Roberts: The Causeway Underbelly, George Square, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 Carmen Lynch: Lynched Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Me and Robin Hood Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £5 Tim Vine: Sunset Milk Idiot Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 16, £12—£18 Sean Hughes’s Blank Book Gilded Balloon Teviot, 14–24 Aug, not 18, 19, 20, £12.50

Keir McAllister: Hey, You’re Only Cosmic Dust!

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9

Stephen K Amos Talk Show Gilded Balloon Teviot, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £7—£14

The Secret Life of Your Mobile Phone theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

Clicking Comedians Stills: Centre for Photography, 4–28 Aug, not 14, £free

15:55 Rob Auton: The Hair Show HHHH Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Tom Neenan: Attenborough Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, £6.50—£11

Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–27 Aug, £free We’re Sorry – Canada’s 150th Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Beak Speaks Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6.50—£10.50

Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 5–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Jessica Fostekew: The Silence of the Nans Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £6 Jimmy McGhie’s Tribal Gathering Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free What Bowie Did Next Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4.50—£7.50 The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2017: Dream Sequence Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8—£13 Tony Cowards: Punderdog Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£7 Michael Brunström: Parsley Heroes @ Dragonfly, 16–27 Aug, £5 Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4 Aug, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, 27 Aug, £free

Jonny Awsum: Honey, I Promised the Kid Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 MakeyUppers’ Bedtime Stories Heroes @ Dragonfly, 11–15 Aug, £5 The Intimate Strangers: Mister Bond theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 20, £4—£7

16:10 Chapshtick New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£9

16:15 Puppet Fiction Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Olaf Falafel Presents: The Marmosets of My Mind HH Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Suzanne Lea Shepherd: Scrappy Cuddler Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Abi Roberts: Fat Girl Dancing (Work in Progress) Voodoo Rooms, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free Natalie Palamides: LAID Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

16:05

Crossbones Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £8

Broke as a Joke theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–25 Aug, not 5, 12, 19, £9

George Egg: DIY Chef Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

Funny for a Grrrl The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £9—£10

Danny Ward – Extra Dates Added Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, £free

The Oppression Olympics theSpace @ Venue45, 21–26 Aug, £7—£8

Tash Goldstone and Sam Lake: Queens 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free

Wombmates Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £8—£9 Rachel Fairburn: Her Majesty Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Awkward Confessions of a Homeless Sex God Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, £free Matt Hutson & Rob Copland: Pack It in You Two Opium, 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free

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Old Jewish Jokes Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 21 Aug, £free

16:20 Alex Kealy: The Art of the Keal HHH Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Nomad-a What Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Laughing Stock Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 15, £6.50—£11 Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy

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Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 10, 11, £free

The Oxford Revue Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 15, £7—£10

16:30 Russell Hicks: The Brain is in the Heart Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–28 Aug, £free Galpals: Because at the End of the Day, That’s What We’d Like to be Known as Southsider, 5–26 Aug, not 16, £free Tom Skelton: Blind Man’s Bluff Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10

Ingrid Oliver: Speech!

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 Phill Jupitus Up the Stand The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£12 Sagar Mega Drive Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Four Go Off On One! A Jolly Good Romp Through Childhood Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£11 Kids With Beards: Fandango!

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 15–26 Aug, £free Goose: Amphetawaltz Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–27 Aug, £8—£12.50 The Rat Pack Presents...

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free Giants: For an Hour

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

Outdoor Heated Swimming Pool Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£9.50

16:40 Dominic Holland Eclipsed – Free HHH The Voodoo Rooms, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 9, £free

Stiff & Kitsch: By All Accounts Two Normal Girls* C venues – C royale, 13–28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

16:45 Hari Sriskantha: Clown Atlas Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Colin Hoult / Anna Mann in How We Stop the Fascists Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 Luke Kempner: Take a Long Hard Luke at Yourself Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12 Ben Fogg: How I Won Best Newcomer 2017

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£12

Board Game Smackdown – Free Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–27 Aug, not 16, 23, £free Twayna Mayne: Black Girl Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£12 Rotating Bill Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free John Pendal: How to Escape from Stuff The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £7—£8 Richard Brown: Hold Tightly to the Walls Globe Bar, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£10 Erin McGathy: MurderTown (One-Woman Murder Mystery) Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Next Best Thing: How to Be Good at Everything Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£9.50 Pete Johansson: Pete Jo-Handsome Comes Alive!

Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £5 Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 23 Aug, £free

16:50 Frank Lavender: Fragile Masculinity Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–26 Aug, £free

16:55 Paul Sinha: Shout Out to My Ex The Stand Comedy Club, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £5—£12 Thrones! The Musical Assembly George Square Studios, 2–28 Aug, £10—£15 Jem Brookes: Pull Yourself Together Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free

17:00 Inglourious Basstard Frankenstein Pub, 14–27 Aug, not 21, £free Steve Bugeja: Summer Camp HHH Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£8 Julio Torres: My Favourite Shapes HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50 John Kearns: Don’t Worry They’re Here Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 4–27 Aug, not 16, £7 The Sheffield Revue Presents: Comedy in a Basement Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 12–18 Aug, £free Charlotte Gittins: Mirror Image Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Marcus Ryan – ¿Hablas Inglés? – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Comedy With a Colourblind Dyslexic Geordie Who Also Has Other Aliments Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, £free Jenny Collier: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Jen Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free #Jollyboat: Why Do Nerds Suddenly Appear?

Subway (previously Movement), 5–27 Aug, £free

Stephanie Laing: Mad About the Boy Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Declan Amphlett: Verbal Remedies Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 17–27 Aug, £free The Long, Miserable Journey to Happiness Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Ben Target’s Orangeade

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Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Alexander Fox: Ringo Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£9.50 Balamory Doubtfire Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, £free Laughter is the Best Placebo Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £5 Andrew O’Neill’s Black Magick Fun Hour – Free

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Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, not 21, £free

We Stand Amused Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–16 Aug, £free Self Sabotage Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 14–27 Aug, £free Rory O’Hanlon: Getting Serious Opium, 5–26 Aug, £free Gary Tro: SupercalifragilisticexpiGARYTROcious Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

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Adam Vincent: How Not to Kill Yourself When Living in the Suburbs Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free

Eamonn Fleming in association with LittleMighty presents

CONFABULATION! A comedy about memory and making stuff up Written and Performed by

Eamonn Fleming Directed by Nick Lane

Pleasance Courtyard 2 - 28 Aug (not Weds) 13:40 (14:40) Mojo and Lew Fitz: Let You In Kilderkin, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free Murder, She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£12.50 Viv Groskop: Anchorwoman The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £8—£9 The Establishment: Eton Mess Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 6, 14, £6—£10.50 Matt Winning: Filibuster Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£5 Imaginary Radio Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £10 A Pessimist’s Guide to Being Happy Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 3–27 Aug, not 21, £free Lucy Hopkins: Powerful Women Are About Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, £5

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Joe Jacobs: Ripe Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £5

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Forks, Sharks and Leafy Greens Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 21–27 Aug, £free What’s in the Happy Shed?

Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 5–26 Aug, not 9, £5

Unprecedented and Unpresidential: How Hillary Clinton Lost the Election – Free Festival Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 19–20 Aug, £free I Am What I Eat Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 14–16 Aug, £10

17:05 Jojo Sutherland and Susan Morrison: Fanny’s Ahoy!

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £8—£9

Dylan Gott: Cool Guy, Lots of Friends Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free

Full International Brexit Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free

Chris Kent: Moving on Assembly George Square Studios, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £5—£9.50

Alex Smith – Real Man Whistlebinkies, 5–26 Aug, £free

Stephen Bailey: Can’t Think Straight HHH Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–27 Aug, £free Bec Hill: Out of Order

17:10 Fish Finger Fridays: Fun Time Friends Black Market, 5–26 Aug, not 16, £free Prestonian Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, not 12, 16, 23, £free Artificial Intelligence Improvisation theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £8

17:15 Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 23, £6.50—£12 Will Mars: This Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free The Kagools: Tutti Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7

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Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £5—£9.50

Micky Bartlett: Typical Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£11 Hardeep Singh Kohli: Alternative, Fact

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Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£13

A Sad Joke About Life Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 11, 17, £free Avril’s Character Assassination: Everyday Problems Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 17–27 Aug, £free A Voyage of the Easy Sisters C venues – C royale, 14–28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 Ian Smith: Snowflake Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£12

Komödie Distillery Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–16 Aug, £free

17:20 Will Duggan: Perspicuator HHH Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Nick Helm: Masterworks in Progress ‘17 Pleasance Courtyard, 14–27 Aug, £10 Alice Marshall: Blood Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £4—£5 Liam Withnail: The Immigration Game Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5 The Starship Osiris Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–26 Aug, £6.50—£11.50 Audible Presents Pleasance Dome, Various dates from 4 Aug to 27 Aug, £free Viggo Venn – The Life of Pepito Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 The Starship Osiris: Special Performance Underbelly, Cowgate, 27 Aug, £10.50

Aaaaaaargh! Macbeth…

Without the Shakespeare Bollocks The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£10 Sweet Things Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£5 Christian Reilly: LOLternative Rock Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, £free

17:25 David Huntsberger: Big Nothingness Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £4—£5 Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£6.50

17:30 Harun Musho’d: Harun With a View Opium, 5–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Celtic Comedy Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, £free Tobias Persson: Sweden Sour New Town Theatre, 4–27 Aug, not 15, £10 Australia: Still F*cked Black Market, 5–18 Aug, £free Paul Savage is Set to Self Destruct 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 5–27 Aug, not 15, £free Sleeping Trees at the Movies Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7—£13

Anything Can Be a Podcast Returns Again for the Third Time! With John Hastings Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free The Older Brothers’ Almanac C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £9.50—£11.50 Gusset Grippers Woodland Creatures, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £6 Tiff Stevenson: Bombshell Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £6—£12 Nick Coyle: Queen of Wolves Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10 Tamar Broadbent: Get Ugly HHHH

Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50

Paul McCaffrey: Suburban Legend Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–26 Aug, £free Lucy Porter: Choose Your Battles HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, 23, £7—£15 Harriet Dyer – Dyergnosis Murder Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, £free Nik Coppin: Globetrotter (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Kae Kurd: Kurd Your Enthusiasm Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£12

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Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£12

17:40 I Hate Myself So People Will Like Me (and Other Strategies for Success) Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 19, £9 Chris Washington: Dream Big (Within Reason) Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Live at the Pleasance Pleasance Dome, Various dates from 9 Aug to 24 Aug, £free

17:45 Kat Bond: Loo Roll Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£10 Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Another Political Comedy Show Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5 Ellie Taylor: This Guy Pleasance Courtyard, 3–27 Aug, not 5, 16, £6—£12 LadyFace Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£11 Sally-Anne Hayward: Um... I Was Talking About You Not to You Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free The Ghosts of Moistly Hollow Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 15–22 Aug, £free You’re Never Too Old...

Are You? – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 23–27 Aug, £free Dan & Jamie Work On Progress Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £free Tom Houghton: Class Half Empty Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10

Christian Schulte-Loh: Rise of the 50 Foot German Comedian Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–27 Aug, not 16, 23, £free Barry Loves You (Work in Progress) Sweet Grassmarket, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £5 Greg Proops is the Smartest Man in the World Gilded Balloon Teviot, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, £12 Ahir Shah: Control

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Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, £free

17:50 Athena Kugblenu: KMT Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11 Mick Neven: Killing It Ciao Roma, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free The Red Emerald: A Farce for the Colourblind theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £10

17:55 Michael Brandon – Off-Ramps Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£15 Louise Reay: Hard Mode

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The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£8

18:00 Would You Want Your Daughter to Marry a Weegie?

Outhouse, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, £7 The Best of Irish Comedy The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 4–27 Aug, £12 Zsa Zsa and Me Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£12 Only Fools and Three Courses Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £47.50 Gareth Morinan: Brexitocracy (Explained With Graphs) Banshee Labyrinth, 5–26 Aug, £free

Cat FM Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £4—£5 Rhys James: Wiseboy Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£11.50 Audrey’s Absolute Fest of All Assembly Rooms, 4–26 Aug, not 14, £12.50 Michael Stranney: Welcome to Ballybeg Pleasance Courtyard, 2–25 Aug, £6—£10 Abandoman’s Rob Broderick – The Musical in My Mind Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12.50 Tom Lucy: Needs to Stop Showing Off in Front of His Friends Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Pick of the Fringe The Sheraton Grand Hotel , 24 Aug, £150 Comedy in the Dark Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£12 Kriss Foster: The Mug Tree Globe Bar, 5–27 Aug, £free Brennan Reece: Everlong

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£10

Mark Thomas: A Show That Gambles on the Future Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 19, £12—£15 Adam Hess: Cactus Heroes @ The Hive, 4–27 Aug, £6 Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £10—£17 Conor Drum: All My Friends Are Dead Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–27 Aug, £free Scarlet Sohandsome: Recreational Drag Use Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Iguana Mum Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£9.50 Joey Page: Pretty Boy Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–28 Aug, £free What’s in the Happy Shed?

Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 5–26 Aug, not 9, £5 Justin Moorhouse: People and Feelings Gilded Balloon Teviot, 18–20 Aug, £15 Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Just the Two at Six Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15–16 Aug, £14

18:05 Ongals: Babbling Comedy Assembly Roxy, 2–28 Aug, £10—£15 Shellshock! Improv Live! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £6.50

18:10 Alcohol is Good for You Too Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Sam & Tom: Unrectifiable Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

18:15 Jordan Brookes: Body of Work HHHH

Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Al Murray: The Pub Landlord’s Saloon Assembly George Square Gardens, 17–27 Aug, £19.50 Bob Slayer: Whatever Next?

Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £5 The Rise of a Comedy Dictator Waverley Bar, 5–27 Aug, £free Darius Davies: Road to Wrestlemania Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £free

Quiz in My Pants Subway (previously Movement), 5–27 Aug, £free Beach Hunks: Hog Wild Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, not 20, £free

Sajeela Kershi: Fights Like a Girl!

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

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Scott ‘The Redman’ Redmond: Departures Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 3–27 Aug, £free

Spencer Jones: The Audition Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 4–27 Aug, not 15, £7

Bronston Jones: God Bless ‘Merica (3) – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free

Annie McGrath: Ambivert Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Battered Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 3–27 Aug, £free

Joanne McNally: Bite Me Assembly Roxy, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £5—£9.50

James & Jamesy: 2 for Tea Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

Glenn Moore: The Very Best of Belinda Carlisle Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

The Edinburgh Revue: Jamboreavement Kilderkin, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

Katy Brand: I Could’ve Been an Astronaut

Is Edward Aczel Infinite?

Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £7 John Robertson: Dominant HH The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9 Big Cat Small Flap Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 14–27 Aug, £free Tony Burgess – Crimbo

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Sneaky Pete’s, 5–26 Aug, not 13, 21, £free

Kev’s Komedy Klub Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Alexander Bennett’s Terrifying Smile Opium, 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free As If I Hadn’t Slept Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, £free Shaggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Marjolein Robertson: Relations Black Market, 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free Carey Marx: The Afterwife Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, not 16, £free Gordon Southern: That’s a Fun Fact!

Frankenstein Pub, 4–28 Aug, not 16, £free

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £7—£13.50

Topical Storm 2017 The Stand Comedy Club 2, 15–27 Aug, £10 AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£11 Scientology: The Musical Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 15–27 Aug, £10 Jimeoin: Ridiculous Venue150 at EICC, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 22, £8.50—£18.50 Tom Mayhew: Fragile Fragments Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Flour theSpace on the Mile, 14–19 Aug, £7

18:25 Myrtle Throgmorton: Stuffed and Mounted Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £10 Andy Quirk’s Got First World Problems Black Market, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Domesticated Paradise in The Vault, 5–19 Aug, not 13, £7

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Mike Bubbins: Retrosexual Male Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £6—£11

Aditi Mittal: Global Village Idiot HHH Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

The Committee: Improvised Comedy Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 21, £free

(500) Days of Stammer Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free

Michelle McManus’s Reality: The Musical The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 5, 14, £10—£12

Brendon Burns and Craig Quartermaine in Race Off

Absolute Improv! theSpace on Niddry St, 4–26 Aug, not 6, £6—£10

Andrew Ryan: Did You Get Here Alright?

Leeds Tealights: Fix Us Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7—£9

Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £5—£11

John Scott Delusions Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–27 Aug, not 21, £free Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–27 Aug, £free Escape for Dummies Greenside @ Royal Terrace, Various dates from 5 Aug to 25 Aug, £8 Michael Redmond: I Wrote a Joke in 1987 Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Andrew Doyle: Thought Crimes HHH The Stand Comedy Club, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£12 Chris Henry: Ignorance Is Chris Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Gary Little: Club Classics Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 3–28 Aug, £free Gráinne Maguire: Gráinne with a Fada Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £5—£9.50 Carol Cates: Lady Carol The Voodoo Rooms, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10 Rosie Wilby: The Conscious Uncoupling Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free JoJo Smith: I Was the Ninth Dexys Midnight Runner (Ten True Tales) Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

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Britney in: John Bedlam Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 13, 20, £9—£10 Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 22 Aug, £free Phill Jupitus: Sketch Comic Scottish National Gallery, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £free

The Ashes: Comedy Showdown The Liquid Room, 15 Aug, £free

18:40 Larry Dean: Fandan Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5 Fast Fringe Pleasance Dome, 2–26 Aug, £5—£11 Johnny White Really-Really: Pigeons

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Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6

I See You – Live Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£8 Shappi Khorsandi: Mistress and Misfit

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Assembly George Square Studios, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£14

Abi Roberts: Anglichanka Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50 Zach Zucker – Human Person Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning but Well Meaning Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 16, £6.50—£11.50

HHH

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 17, £7—£13

HHH

Sean McLoughlin: You Can’t Ignore Me Forever Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–26 Aug, £free We Are Not Afraid Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £free Kwame Asante: Open Arms HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£10 Kai Humphries: Punch-Drunk Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£12.50 IlluminArchie: Archie Maddocks Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Ashley Storrie: Morning Glory Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free Siân and Zoë’s Sugar Coma Fever Nightmare Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £2.50—£5 Becky Brunning: Beaming Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Al Porter in Campus Maximus Underbelly Med Quad, 12–27 Aug, £12—£14

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Focus On: Lola and Jo Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5

Aaron Twitchen: Curtain Twitchen C venues – C south, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50

John Robins: The Darkness of Robins Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£14

Sooz on Film Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10.50 Catriona Knox: Adorable Deplorable Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£11

The Wedding Guest Voodoo Rooms, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Sean Kelly: Sold Your Way! Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £7—£14

19:00 Becky Lucas: Little Bitch Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £7—£12 Nicola Cross – Tracey Tracey Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 C’est La Vegan Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free David Correos and Matt Stellingwerf: Chaos and Order Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 What’s in the Happy Shed?

Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 5–26 Aug, not 9, £5 Mediocre as F*ck Sweet Grassmarket, 21–27 Aug, £8.50 Adam Rowe: Unbearable Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Dave Johns: I, Fillum Star Pleasance Dome, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £9.50—£13.50 Jan Ravens: Difficult Woman Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£14 Sarah Kendall: One-Seventeen Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £7—£12.50 Tinder Rehab Sweet Grassmarket, 7–20 Aug, £7 Lloyd Griffith in:Undated Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, £6—£10.50 Stand-Up Nomad: Backpacking Comedy Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free

Raymond Mearns is Present and Incorrect Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £free Sara Schaefer: Little White Box Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12.50 Martin Mor: All the Best Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free I Am What I Eat Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 23 Aug, £10 Milo McCabe: The Talented Mr Hawke Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Sara Pascoe: LadsLadsLads Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£13.50 Phil Wang: Kinabalu

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£12

John Lynn: Woke Up Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10 Shellshock! Improv Live! theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 14–19 Aug, £6.50

19:15 This Is Your Trial Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6.50—£14 Angela Barnes: Fortitude Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Jon Pointing: Act Natural Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £6—£11 London Hughes: Superstar C venues – C royale, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £12.50—£14.50 Josh Pugh: A Boy Named Pugh Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10 Ed Gamble: Mammoth

Equality Street Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

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Jess Robinson: Unravelled Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £9—£14.50

Mindy Raf: Keeping My Kidneys Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12

Stuart Laws Stops

Nina Conti: In Your Face Pleasance at EICC, 17–24 Aug, £17.50

HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£9.50

Police Cops in Space Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 23, £8—£12 Make Tea, Not War Quaker Meeting House, 27–28 Aug, £7 BBC: The Now Show BBC, 23 Aug, £free Michele Durante Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, £20

19:05 Date Night With Bristol Improv theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 21–26 Aug, £5 Rahul Kohli: A Not So Chubby, Brown The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £7—£8

19:10 Paul Foot: ‘Tis a Pity She’s a Piglet Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£12.50

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £8—£12

Sisters: White Noise Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£9.50 Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–27 Aug, £free Bobby Mair: Loudly Insecure Heroes @ The Hive, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £5 AAA Stand-Up Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£11 ForniKATEress Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 15, £free Ivor Dembina Show Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Bob Blackman’s Tray?

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 15 Aug, £free

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Big Value Comedy Show – Early Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£10 Twonkey’s Christmas in the Jungle HHH Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5 Limmy: That’s Your Lot – The Book Tour New Town Theatre, 18–20 Aug, £15 Piff the Magic Dragon: The Road to Piffland New Town Theatre, 22–27 Aug, £16 The Bugle Live Podcast New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, £14 Joe Lycett and Friends New Town Theatre, 17 Aug, £14

19:25 Jonny & the Baptists: The Best of 2012-2017 Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 13 Aug to 19 Aug, £10—£14 Slug Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free Adele Cliff: Cliff Notes Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free

19:30 Henning Wehn: Westphalia is Not an Option The Queen’s Hall, 3–20 Aug, not 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, £free

Sarah Bennetto: All My Life’s Mistakes, Catalogued (Volume One) Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £free More Classic Stanley Frankenstein Pub, 4–27 Aug, £free Vladimir McTavish: Scotland the State of the Nation The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9 Nick Doody: Interesting Times Liquid Room Annexe, 5–25 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Shazia Mirza: With Love from St Tropez Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£12 Joz Norris: The Incredible Joz Norris Locks Himself Inside His Own Show, Then Escapes, Against All the Odds!!

Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £5 Milton Jones is Out There Assembly Hall, 3–20 Aug, not 14, £10—£18 Aaah Sure, It’s the Irish Comedian of the Year!

Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, £free Blurred Lines Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert

HH

Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£18.50

Ethnic Cleansing Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

The Reel Comedy Club Assembly Rooms, 4–26 Aug, not 14, £12.50 Samantha Pressdee: Back 2 Basics Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 3–27 Aug, £free Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence Gilded Balloon Teviot, 4–27 Aug, not 13, 14, 24, £10—£17 I Can Make You Tory Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £free Ayesha Hazarika: State of the Nation Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 14–20 Aug, £10—£12 Comedians Against Humanity: Hosted by Yianni Agisilaou – Free Subway (previously Movement), 5–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I’m 50!

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–26 Aug, £10—£14 Dirty Rotten Irish Scoundrel Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Carl Donnelly: The Nutter on the Bus

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Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, £7

101 Comedy Club – Free Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, £free It’s Better to Lie Than to Tell the Truth and End Up Alone in a Ditch Crying Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 3–27 Aug, £free

Helen Duff: When the Going Gets Duff Assembly Roxy, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

David O’Doherty: Big Time Assembly Hall, 25–27 Aug, £16

Andrew Silverwood is a ‘Self-Absorbed Tw*t’ Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–27 Aug, £free

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Chris Forbes: Unquiet Mind Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10

07800 834030: Thank You for Waiting Sneaky Pete’s, 5–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Paul Zerdin: All Mouth Assembly Hall, 22–24 Aug, £16.50

Iain Stirling: U OK Hun? X

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £8—£12

Caroline Mabey: Quetzals

HH

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4—£5

Seriously Funny Quaker Meeting House, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £5

Abigoliah Schamaun: Namaste, Bitches

So You Think You’re Funny? Sketch Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16 Aug, £10

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10

Jenny Collier: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Jen Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 15 Aug, £free Comedy Gala 2017: In Aid of Waverley Care Edinburgh Playhouse , 18 Aug, £25 Playing Politics – The Last Hurrah The Queen’s Hall, 25 Aug, £free So You Think You’re Funny? Grand Final Gilded Balloon Teviot, 24 Aug, £15

19:35 Gavin Webster: It’s About Time We Had More Women in There

HHH

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £8—£9

HHH

Craig Hill: Someone’s Gonna Get Kilt!

Venue150 at EICC, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 22, £8.50—£18.50 Alun Cochrane: Alunish Cochranish The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £12 Jack Barry: High Treason Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Phil Ellis Has Been on Ice Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Organ Freeman Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Glenn Wool: Viva Forever Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7.50

19:45 Evan Desmarais: I Like Me Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free

Aaaaaaargh! It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show – Flamin’ Hot – Free Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free Matt Price: The Weed Fairy Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free Jonny Pelham: Just Shout Louder

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Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £6—£11

God Hates Me: I’m Trans Brewhemia, 4–28 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£11 Nathan Cassidy: The Man in the Arena Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Urzila Carlson – First Edition Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £7—£11.50 Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–27 Aug, £free

19:50 Jo Caulfield: Older. Wiser.

Smarter. Meaner.

The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10

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Tom Allen: Absolutely Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£11

Spontaneous Sherlock Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, £free

John Robertson: The Dark Room Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£11

Vikki Stone – Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra Pleasance Courtyard, 27 Aug, £16.50

19:55 Bristol Revunions: Glass Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5—£7 Anne Edmonds: No Offence, None Taken

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Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

20:00 Neal Portenza Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£11 Mae Martin: Dope Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Donald Alexander and Stuart McPherson Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Nazeem Hussain – Hussain In The Membrane Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£12.50 Big Fat Gay CC Blooms, 5–27 Aug, £free Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

CSI Comedy Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–20 Aug, £free The Papa CJ Happiness Project Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 21–27 Aug, £free Lily Lovett Lovett Lovett, I’m Lovin’ It Like That Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Popular Comedian Rob Mulholland HH Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Micky P Kerr is Lay-Z Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Accidents Happen to Sasha Ellen Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Mark Nelson: Irreverence Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£12.50 Jon Long – Winded Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free Charlie Baker: The Hit Polisher Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£11 Planet Caramel: Hot, Sexy, Kind and Desperate Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 16, £free

What’s in the Happy Shed?

Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 5–26 Aug, not 9, £5 Steen Raskopoulos – The Coolest Kid in Competitive Chess

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Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12.50

Sophie Willan: Branded Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£12 Tom Walker: Bee Boo Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11 Patrick Monahan: Rewind Selector 90s Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£14 The Cat Man Curse Bedlam Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £8 Liam Withnail: True Defective Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15 Aug, £10 The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit Pleasance Courtyard, 15 Aug, £12 Comic Relief Live Assembly Hall, 21 Aug, £16.50 BBC: The Arts Hour on Tour BBC, 17 Aug, £free BBC: Global Beats BBC, 16 Aug, £free

20:05 Ava Rage Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Fred MacAulay: IndyFred2 The Stand Comedy Club, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 18, 19, £10—£15

Laura Davis – Cake in the Rain Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Appropriate Adult

Alternative 2 theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £5

Butt Kapinski Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6—£10

Alistair Williams: Food Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5

20:15

James Nokise: Britain, Let’s Talk About the Golliwogs The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£8

Ivo Graham: Educated Guess Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£11

Sean Patton: Number One Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

Elliot Steel: Near Life Experience Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

20:20

An Imp-Revised History of the World Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free The Agony and the Ivories theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £8 Martin Mor: Adventure Comedian The Stand Comedy Club, 18 Aug, £12

20:10 Whose Line is It Anyway?

– Live at the Fringe Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£17.50 Jenny Bede: Eggtime Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£13.50 Martini Dry Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £8 Graham Dickson is The Narcissist HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11 Tom Binns is Ian D Montfort: Ian Talk Three Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £10—£12.50 Holt and Talbot Can’t Stand the Sight of Each Other Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7

Mark Forward Wins All the Awards Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11.50 Nai Bowen is Brave!

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free David McIver: Stop It, David, We Are Having Too Much Fun Southsider, 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free Joke Thieves Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free For Godley’s Sake!

Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free Who, Me Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, £6—£12 The St Andrews Revue presents: The Big Time Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£8

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10

Simon Evans: Genius Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£14 Hivemind Presents: An Offer You Can’t Refuse Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 15–27 Aug, £7 Nick Cody: On Fire Underbelly Med Quad, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£14.50 The Matriarchy Experience Ciao Roma, 5–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Marcel Lucont’s Whine List Pleasance Dome, 15–27 Aug, £10—£14 Rachel Parris: Keynote Pleasance Dome, 3–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£11.50 Damien Power – Utopia: Now in 3D! Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12 Maria Shehata: Wisdomless HHHH

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

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Hilda & The Spectrum Voodoo Rooms, 5–28 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

20:25 Trump’d!

C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £11.50—£13.50 Jamie MacDonald: Designated Driver Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5—£11

20:30 Luca Cupani: It’s Me! Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–27 Aug, not 17, £5 Paul Currie: Cats in My Mouth Heroes @ The Hive, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £5 Georgie Morrell: A Poke in the Eye Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–28 Aug, not 16, £free Improv Cage Match Black Market, 15–26 Aug, £free The Midnight Beast: All Killer Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£12 Lewis Schaffer: Unopened Letters from My Mother Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Adam Kay – Fingering A Minor on the Piano Gilded Balloon Teviot, 14–28 Aug, not 16, 23, £13—£14 Andrew Roper’s Superhero Secret Origins: The Movies Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 4–27 Aug, £free Jay Lafferty: Besom Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Annie Sertich: How to Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days... and the Next 330

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£12.50

Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again! HH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £8—£14 Tez Ilyas: Teztify

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£12

Tom Ballard: Problematic Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£13

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Bald Man Sings Rihanna Globe Bar, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Ed Night: Anthem for Doomed Youth

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£9.50

Garrett Millerick: The Devil’s Advocate Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Playing Politics – A Fringe Taster Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC, 18 Aug, £12.50

Nasty Women on the Fringe – Sajeela Kershi and Friends Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

21:00

An Aussie Abroad Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, £free

Daniel Sloss: NOW Venue150 at EICC, 3–27 Aug, not 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, £8.50—£18.50

George McGoldrick: The Good Herb Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–27 Aug, £free

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma...

Comedian! theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £5

Mat Ewins Presents Adventureman 7: The Return of Adventureman

Danny McLoughlin: 01/02 Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Phil Jerrod: Submerged Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

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Sally-Anne Hayward: Um... I Was Talking About You Not to You Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, £free

Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, £5

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£14

Dope Friction – Free Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, £free

Rik Carranza: I’m a Fan Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free

Clusterf**k Subway (previously Movement), 5–27 Aug, £free

Neil Delamere: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Pensioner Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£13.50

20:35 Eric, Kat and Joe: Gig Together, Die Alone Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free The Thinking Drinkers: History of Alcohol Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £7—£14

20:40 Frank and Cynthia C venues – C royale, 2–19 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 Fresh Prince of Comedy Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Banged Up! C venues – C royale, 20–28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

20:45 Foil, Arms and Hog: Oink Underbelly, George Square, 2–28 Aug, £7—£15 Escaping Trump’s America Frankenstein Pub, 4–28 Aug, £free Irish Comedy @ Finnegan’s Wake Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, £free The Rule of Threes Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free

Can’t Dance, Won’t Dance Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, not 20, £free Tales from a Tampon Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 21–27 Aug, £free Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Ben Van der Velde – Sidekick Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Bernie Keith: Life Without Sat Nav HH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£12 LJ DA FUNK in... Last Brexit to ‘ooklyn Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free David Quirk: Cowboy Mouth Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 9, £5 Squeeze Harder, Zanni!

C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Auntie Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 8–20 Aug, £free

20:50 Iain Connell: Some Buzz (Work in Progress) The Stand Comedy Club 2, 15–27 Aug, £9

Dane Baptiste: G.O.D. (Gold. Oil. Drugs.)

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £7—£14

#AA Abnormal Asian Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free

Daniel Sloss: NOW Venue150 at EICC, Various dates from 11 Aug to 26 Aug, £17.50—£18.50 Femmetamorphosis Paradise in The Vault, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £8.50 Free Footlights Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free—£5 Phil Nichol: Your Wrong Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, £7 Denim: World Tour

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Gillian Cosgriff: To the Moon and Back Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£11

North-South Divide theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £8

Stephen K Amos: Work in Progress The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 4–26 Aug, not 14, 15, 21, 22, £12

More Equal Than Others Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–27 Aug, £free

The Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £12

Carl Hutchinson Live!

The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 4–26 Aug, not 14, £10

Standard Issue Stands Up The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 14–15 Aug, £12

Tom Stade: I Swear Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 24, £8—£16 Loyiso Gola: Unlearning

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Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

Harmon Leon Infiltrates Trump America Banshee Labyrinth, 5–26 Aug, £free

Lolbot Wars Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free

Blind Mirth theSpace on the Mile, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £7

21:10

James Loveridge: Suspiciously Happy Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Scotland’s Pick of the Fringe Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, £5—£10

Will Shakespeare’s ImproMusical SpaceTriplex, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, £14

Nath Valvo – Not In This House Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£12

Jason Byrne: The Man with Three Brains Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£19.50

Gone Clear Nightcap, 15–27 Aug, £free

Improvabunga! theSpace on Niddry St, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6.50—£7

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11

Emotional Terrorism Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5—£10

Jimeoin: Even More Ridiculous!

Venue150 at EICC, Various dates from 11 Aug to 26 Aug, £15.50

21:05

Andrew Maxwell: Showtime HHH Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£15 Harriet Kemsley: Bad at Doing Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 James Acaster: The Trelogy Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£14 Comedy World War 5 Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–27 Aug, £free Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–27 Aug, £free

Bob Doolally’s Load of Old Balls The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 21–22 Aug, £12

21:15 Alastair Clark: Herding Cats Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free John Hastings: Audacity Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10.50 James Adomian: Lacking in Character HHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £6—£12.50 Kate Butch in Kate If You Wanna Go Butcher Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 15, 23, £free Dan Antopolski: Return of the Dan Antopolski

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Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £6—£12

Semi-Pro 4 Life Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–19 Aug, £free Rhys Nicholson: I’m Fine Underbelly Med Quad, 3–27 Aug, £7.50—£12 Best of Chortle Student Comedy Award Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

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Shit I’m in Love With You Again theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £8 Two Plus Ones: Huge Night In Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £2—£6

Francesco De Carlo: Comfort Zone Underbelly, George Square, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11 Dirty White Boys: Stupid Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£12.50

Gary Delaney: There’s Something About Gary Pleasance Courtyard, 18–26 Aug, £12—£14

The MMORPG Show – No Rolls Bard Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Lee Nelson: Serious Joker Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 15, 16, £14—£17.50

The Really Great Compilation Show Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 20–27 Aug, £free

21:25

21:20

Lee Kyle: Somewhat Adorable Man Baby The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £8

Damien Slash: Demographic Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5

Boris & Sergey’s One Man Extravaganza HHH Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £7—£12.50

Frankie Boyle: Prometheus Volume I Venue150 at EICC, Various dates from 5 Aug to 24 Aug, £17.50

Alpha Child Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Phil Kay: Euphoric Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 10–27 Aug, £7 Eleanor Colville: Bigamous Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£7 Demi Lardner: Look What You Made Me Do Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11

Sam Garlepp: Well, There You Go Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £2—£10

21:30 Zach & Viggo HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£11 Elf Lyons: Swan Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10 The Comedy Reserve Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£9.50

London City Nights

Red Bastard: Lie With Me Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

Phoebe Walsh: I’ll Have What She’s Having

Goodbear Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, £6—£11

99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

Tape Face Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £10—£17

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £10—£15 Darren Harriott: Defiant Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£10 Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath!

Assembly Rooms, 14–20 Aug, £16.50 Aaaaaaargh! How Can I Drive to a Gig With a Jakey on My Bonnet?

Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£5 Jayde Adams is Jayded HHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£12 Best of... So You Think You’re Funny?

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 18–27 Aug, £10 Princes of Main: New Year’s Eve HHH Bedlam Theatre, 2–27 Aug, £9—£10 Matt Richardson: Slash Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £8—£12 Josh Glanc: Manfül

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Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£11

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Left Wing Conspiracy Theorist (With Dyspraxia) Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

21:35 Mark Steel: Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£14 Sarah Keyworth: Why Not? (WIP) Ciao Roma, 5–27 Aug, not 13, £free

21:40 Barry Crimmins: Atlas’s Knees The Stand Comedy Club, 15–27 Aug, £12

Big Value Comedy Show – Late Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£10 Simon Evans: Genius Assembly George Square Studios, 18 Aug, £14

21:45 The Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin Podcast Live!

Heroes @ The Hive, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 18, 19, £5 Chris Turner: What a Time to Be Alive Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£10

Adele Is Younger Than Us Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10.50

Zahra Barri: Talk Like an Egyptian Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–28 Aug, £free

Sam Simmons A-K Assembly George Square Studios, 11–27 Aug, £14—£16

Glossolalia: Ranney is Speaking in Tongues C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50

Yuriko Kotani: Green in English, Blue in Japanese Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Chris Betts: Bewilderbeest Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12

50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£10

American Immigrant: Zoltan Kaszas Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£8

The Andy Field Experience HHHH

Pierre Novellie Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£10

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: The Boyd With the Thorn in His Side Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 Rose Matafeo: Sassy Best Friend

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£9

Amy Howerska Goddess... *Unless Tired or Hungry.

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free The Inane Chicanery of a Certain Adam GC Riches Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, £7—£14 Suzi Ruffell: Keeping It Classy Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Hell to Play: The End Times New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 15, £9—£10

21:50 Abigail’s Party – Comedy Cabaret Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10 Reformed Whores: Grand Ole C*ntry Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, £7

21:55 It’s My Funeral and I’ll Throw Glitter If I Want to Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–15 Aug, £free

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9.45pm 2-27 AUG Alex White: What in Tarnation?!

Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 16–27 Aug, £free

Omar & Lee’s Countercultural Comedic Cavalcade Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 20–27 Aug, £free

Otto & Astrid: Eurosmash!

(Die Roten Punkte) Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 15, £6.50—£11.50

22:00

All Hail the Rat King!

Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 15–19 Aug, £6

Date Night With Bristol Improv theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 14–19 Aug, £5

James Bone: Townies Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Desiree Burch: Unf*ckable HHHH Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £5

D’Arcehole Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–31 Aug, not 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, £free

Comedians Film Club Assembly Rooms, 4–26 Aug, not 14, £12.50

Khaled Khalafalla: Loose Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£10

Shit-Faced Showtime: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, £6.50—£12.50

Mark Dean Quinn: My Heart on a Plate Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, £5

Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Underbelly, George Square, 2–28 Aug, £7—£15

Belonging Sweet Holyrood, 4–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £7

A Drinking Game!

Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–20 Aug, not 13, £free

Doug Anthony All Stars: Near Death Experience HHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, £10—£15 Cosmic Comedy Berlin / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 3–19 Aug, £free

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We Are Still All C*nts Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

Rob Oldham: Brink Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free

The First Gag is the Cheapest Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 21–27 Aug, £free Head Sets Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Alice Fraser: Empire

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Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

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Bob Blackman’s Tray?

Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £free

22:05 The Oppression Olympics theSpace @ Venue45, 14–19 Aug, £3.50—£8 Harry Poppers and the Deathly Swallows Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £12.50 Polyphony theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 14, 20, £5 Man Up theSpace on the Mile, 14–19 Aug, £6

22:10 #AlmostFamous Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, £free

Scott Agnew: Spunk on Our Lady’s Face Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10 Dana Alexander: The Milk Is Not Free, But Sometimes It Is on Sale The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9 Rhiannon Vivian’s Office Meltdown Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 15–27 Aug, £free The Stevenson Experience: Identical as Anything Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£11.50 Boys & Girls Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Smug Roberts: Just Me HH Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–28 Aug, £free Comedy Boxing: The Rematch Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free The Shambles theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7

22:20 Gein’s Family Giftshop: Volume 3

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10.50

Fin Taylor: Lefty Tighty Righty Loosey Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50 Brendon Burns and Colt Cabana Do Comedy and Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 4–27 Aug, £8—£10 Michael Clarke: A Felt in Progress Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Danny O’Brien: RaconTour

22:30 Myra DuBois: DuBois Entendre HHH Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–26 Aug, not 25, £free Rachel Jackson: Bunny Boiler Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 24, £6.50—£9.50 Reginald D Hunter: Some People vs Reginald D Hunter Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 15, 21, £10—£17 Night at the Museum Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£12 Hambone : enobmaH C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50 Dante’s History of the Banished Paradise in The Vault, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £4—£8 The Abersham Flat Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free Mae Martin and Nick Coyle: Show Party Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 4–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

Gayshit Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7.50 The Ruby Darlings: Lil’ Darling’s Lady Power Voodoo Rooms, 5–16 Aug, £free Fright Bus Service Necrobus, 2–27 Aug, £7—£9 Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£15 Single Comedians Trying to Impress You! Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, £free

22:35 David Trent: Here’s Your Future Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Eleanor Conway’s Walk of Shame The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £9—£10

22:40 Andy Barr: Tropic of Admin Heroes @ Dragonfly, 4–27 Aug, not 16, £5

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Puppetry of the Penis Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15–28 Aug, £15—£16

Brendon Lemon, Prophet of Doom Just the Tonic at The Caves, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £5

Frenchy Unleashed Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£11

Laugh, Why Don’t You? A Sketch Show by Fish Pie! Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £6

Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net Gilded Balloon Teviot, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£14.50

Patrick Turpin: Itty Bitty Little Titty Piece HH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10

LOLympics Live 2017 The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £12

Terry Alderton: All Crazy Now HHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50

Bill Beteet: If You Feel Like Killing Yourself, Call Me Just the Tonic at The Caves, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £5

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Douglas Walker: Zuschauer Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10

Molotov Cocktail Party Bar Bados Complex, 6–26 Aug, £free

Thoughts That Count Canons’ Gait, 5–18 Aug, £free Data Night Just the Tonic at The Caves, 17–27 Aug, £5 Found Footage Festival

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Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11

The Bear Pack Underbelly, Cowgate, 15–27 Aug, not 21, £10—£11 The Walk of Shame Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Good Vibes Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–16 Aug, not 14, £5

22:45 Rosco McClelland: How I Got Over Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 Pussy Play Masterclass Gilded Balloon Teviot, 4–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£15 The Craig Ferguson Show Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 7–18 Aug, weekdays only, £16 Shaggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free The Death Hilarious: The Scum Always Rises Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£11 The Not So Late Show With Ross and Josh Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£12.50 Pontoon Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 21–27 Aug, £free Mark Watson’s Festival of Bad Ideas Pleasance Courtyard, 15–27 Aug, £5 Bendiana Jones and the Temple of Huge Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

Pity Laughs: A Tale of Two Gays Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £3.50—£7 AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£11 Daniel Muggleton – Let’s Never Hang Out Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free AA-AA The Adventures of Rich and Morty (The ‘A’s Are Silent) Southsider, 5–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

22:50 New Town’s Very Best of the Fest New Town Theatre, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £15 The Noise Next Door: 10 Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £7—£14 Anarchy Cabaret III Ciao Roma, 5–25 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

22:55 Spectaculus Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 14–27 Aug, not 23, £free Odette!

Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

23:00 Late Night Gimp Fight

HHH

Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 3 Aug to 26 Aug, £7—£13

AAA Stand-Up Late Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£11 2 Girls 1 Cup of Comedy Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Rob Cawsey: Just Cruising HHH Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

Henry Ginsberg: Molesting the Corpse of Traditional Masculinity Since 1987 Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–27 Aug, £free The Free Association: Jacuzzi Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6.50—£10.50 Phil Dunning: The House of Pigs Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 Comedians Bullseye Gilded Balloon Teviot, 14–27 Aug, not 24, £10 Juan Vesuvius: I am Your Deejay Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12 Folie à Deux Pleasance Dome, 21–25 Aug, £9—£11 Infant Hercules HH Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £5

Murder, She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery Pleasance Courtyard, 6 Aug, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, 27 Aug, £12.50

23:05 Chicago’s Stand-Up Showcase Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5 Grimmprov: The Improvised Fairytale theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7

23:10 Stoph Demetriou - The Dunning-Kruger Effect

HH

Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–28 Aug, £free

Hot Gay Time Machine Underbelly Med Quad, 7–28 Aug, £9—£10

Josie Long Summerhall, 14–16 Aug, £10

Afterhours Comedy: Amused Moose Comedy theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, £12.50

Richard Gadd: Monkey See Monkey Do Summerhall, 18–27 Aug, £15

23:15

Imaginary Porno Charades Sweet Grassmarket, Various dates from 4 Aug to 20 Aug, £7

Kevin James Doyle: 30 Year Old Virgin Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free

Tim Key: Work in Progress Pleasance Dome, 14–27 Aug, £10—£12

Aatif Nawaz: The Last Laugh Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, £free

Asian Comedy Fusion Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 12–27 Aug, £free

Jolly Goodfellow: Fooling a Part Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 4–27 Aug, £5

Tom Allen: Absolutely Pleasance Dome, 25–26 Aug, £11

Splitting the Bill Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free

Goose: The Game Show Assembly George Square Studios, 24–25 Aug, £10

Double Denim HHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£11

The Wrestling Pleasance Courtyard, 15–16 Aug, £20

It’s a Wretched Life Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 21–27 Aug, £free

Imaginary Porno Charades Sweet Grassmarket, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug, £7

Fernando – Dog Poo on a Shoe Sweet Grassmarket, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £8

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It’s the Last Ever Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – and It’s Free!

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 25–26 Aug, £free

23:20 Shit I’m in Love With You Again theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 15–19 Aug, £8

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year Underbelly Med Quad, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £6.50—£13.50 Paul Williams: Summertime Love theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–25 Aug, weekdays only, £5 Mark Watson: I’m Not Here Pleasance Courtyard, 24–26 Aug, £14.50—£16 Simon Amstell: Tour Previews (Work in Progress) Pleasance Courtyard, 17–19 Aug, £15

23:40 Stuart Black: It’s the End of the World as We Know It Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£5 F*ck Me Like Dry Vegetable Just the Tonic at The Caves, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £5

23:45 Hate ‘n’ Live Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–28 Aug, not 25, £free

Amusical Pleasance Courtyard, 23–24 Aug, £10

Edinburgh Comedy Allstars Underbelly, George Square, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £10—£15

Political Animal The Stand Comedy Club, Various dates from 15 Aug to 24 Aug, £12

Wank Bank Masterclass Gilded Balloon Teviot, 4–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£15

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Pleasance Courtyard, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, £17

In Between Nightmares Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

23:25 Leebo Luby - Farucchio Peru Is Extraordinaire theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug, £7

23:30 Trans-Gangster Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–16 Aug, £free Consignia’s Panopticon Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 8–15 Aug, £free 2 Girls 1 Capo – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 21–27 Aug, £free Siblings Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 23, £6—£9 Guardians of Imperfection Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 16–27 Aug, £free Kaitlyn Rogers: Can I Get an Amen?!

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£10 Ultimate Comedy Championship Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 20, £free Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 17–20 Aug, £free

Listings

Joe Sutherland: Model / Actress Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£9

Njambi McGrath and Guests Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 4–25 Aug, £free The Stand Late Club The Stand Comedy Club, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £15 Austentatious Presents...

Crosstentatious! In Aid of Waverley Care Underbelly, George Square, 17–18 Aug, £10

23:50 Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS) Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 6–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, £7 Javier Costales: The Invisible Blind Man Heroes @ Dragonfly, 4–27 Aug, £5 Phil Nichol: The Asylum Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, Various dates from 3 Aug to 26 Aug, £10

23:55 Fright Bus Service Necrobus, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £9 Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show Just the Tonic at The Community Project, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £10

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Luke McQueen: The Boy With Tape on His Face Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5

00:15 The Last Emperor of Mexico Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 4–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

00:30 Séance Sweet Grassmarket, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £15

09:00

Shakespeare on a Shoestring: Cymbeline!

Paradise in Augustines, 14 Aug, 15 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, £8 Wild Bore HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £15—£21.50

09:30

Adam Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 9 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.50

09:50 Avalon Paradise in The Vault, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £8 Nothing Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, 22, £7—£10 Sink theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–19 Aug, £8

09:55 Private Peaceful theSpace on Niddry St, 14–19 Aug, £8 The Plum Tree Paradise in The Vault, 5–19 Aug, not 13, £8 Prison Psychologist Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £5

10:00 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 The Comedy of Errors theSpace on Niddry St, 22–26 Aug, £8.50 Meet Me At Dawn

HHHHH

Traverse Theatre, 5 Aug, 10 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.50

Theatre

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £15—£21.50

Breakfast Plays: B!rth Traverse Theatre, 15–27 Aug, not 21, £15.50

Exile SpaceTriplex, 14–19 Aug, £6

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The Whip Hand HHH Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £21.50

Shakespeare for Breakfast C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Rainbow Soapbox Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, £9 Adulting SpaceTriplex, 14–19 Aug, £7.50

10:05 Salome theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £8

10:30

10:50

The Sleeper theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 14–19 Aug, £6—£8

Donors theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6—£10

Broken Episodes Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 17–19 Aug, £15

Just William’s Luck Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10

Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £8.50—£12.50

When the Sky Falls In theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug, £7

Home Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 21 Aug to 28 Aug, £12.50 #Magical Mystery Walking Tour of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ Meeting Outside Burgers and Beers Grillhouse, 14–27 Aug, £free Twenty Something Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7

DROLL theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–19 Aug, £8.50

Day Dream Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

10:10

Bombastic Declaration of Love – Julie Cafmeyer

Action at a Distance Zoo Southside, 4–22 Aug, not 10, 17, £6—£10

HHH

Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10

Birdland by Simon Stephens theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 17–19 Aug, £8

10:55 Julius Caesar theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £6 Columns theSpace on the Mile, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £9

11:00 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 Looking for John HH Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£12 Bottles C venues – C, 22–26 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

Pronoun Paradise in Augustines, 21–26 Aug, £10

Joseph K C venues – C, 20–26 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

Maria Ornata Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–19 Aug, £8.50

Sink SpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug, £8

The Testament of Mary C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50

10:15

Plan B for Utopia Pleasance Courtyard, 21–27 Aug, £12

Give Me Your Love Summerhall, 15–27 Aug, not 21, £10—£14

Nassim HHHH Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £19.50

10:35

Our Carnal Hearts Summerhall, 15–26 Aug, £10—£12

Young and Fresh theSpace on the Mile, 22–26 Aug, £8 Waiting for Spring Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £9.50 The Second Copy: 2045 Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£12 Hyperion Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 14–19 Aug, £7 Girls Like That Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 14–19 Aug, £6.50

10:20 Next!

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 22–26 Aug, £5

10:25 Undercover Refugee theSpace on the Mile, 15–19 Aug, £8

NSFW theSpace on Niddry St, 14–19 Aug, £9.50

10:40 Ingo’s War Pleasance Dome, 2–20 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Things We Find in the Dark ZOO, 4–28 Aug, not 15, £7—£12

10:45 Crimes of the Heart theSpace on North Bridge, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £6—£8 The Dame theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug, £10 Scorch Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 21 Aug to 27 Aug, £14—£16

No Miracles Here HH Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12 The Shaken and the Stirred Scottish Arts Club, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, £12

Letters to Morrissey

HHH

Traverse Theatre, 3 Aug, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £13—£19.50

Jess and Joe Forever

HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £19.50

Eve Traverse Theatre, 5 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £19.50 Hats Off to Laurel and Hardy Sweet Grassmarket, 19–20 Aug, £10

11:05 The Truman Capote Talk Show Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, £6—£12 Human Animals SpaceTriplex, 14–19 Aug, £9

11:10 The Time Machine Assembly Roxy, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £8—£13 The Picture of Dorian Gray Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£9 Cult-ure theSpace on North Bridge, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8

11:15 All the King’s Women Central Hall, 18 Aug, £5 On One Condition Zoo Southside, 20–28 Aug, £9—£14 The Black That I Am Upper Church @ Summerhall hosted by RBC, 17–27 Aug, £8 Let Me Look at You Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 An Actor’s Tribute Central Hall, 18 Aug, £5 Fahrenheit 451 Paradise in The Vault, 14–19 Aug, £10

The Lucky Durhams: The First Day of the Somme Zoo Southside, 21–27 Aug, £9 Fish Food Paradise in The Vault, 5–19 Aug, not 13, £7 Julius Caesar theSpace on Niddry St, 14–19 Aug, £8 The Soldier and Death Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £8 NSFW theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £9.50

11:30 Lamentations HHH Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£14 Labels Pleasance Courtyard, 10–27 Aug, not 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, £9 The Girl Who Jumped Off The Hollywood Sign Assembly Roxy, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 15, £8—£13 Your Love Is Fire Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£12 Hyperthymesia Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–19 Aug, not 13, £5—£9 Hopes, Dreams and the Bits In-Between theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £6 Deleted Central Hall, 17 Aug, £5 Exile SpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug, £6 A While With Seamus Heaney The Royal Scots Club, 15–19 Aug, £10 Re: A Midsummer Night’s Dream C venues – C primo, 14–15 Aug, £7.50

Medea Central Hall, 16 Aug, £5

Primal Instincts theSpace on the Mile, 14–18 Aug, £8

Lilith: The Jungle Girl

11:20

11:35

HHH

Traverse Theatre, 4 Aug, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £19.50

Maria Ornata Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £8.50

A Matter of Race Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug, £8

How I Said ‘F**k You’ to the Company When They Tried to Make Me Redundant Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 20–27 Aug, £free

Avery Pierson Central Hall, 15 Aug, £5

11:40

The Empress and Me Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 21, £5—£10

Indian Kaleidoscope Underbelly Med Quad, 21–28 Aug, £11—£12

11:25 Beam Zoo Southside, 4–17 Aug, £7—£12

Girls Will Be Girls Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £10

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The Sleeper theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £5—£8 Kafka and Son Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, 16, £6—£11

11:55 Games and After Liverpool

by James Saunders Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10 The Glummer Twins theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £9

12:00

And Then There Were None Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £9

Last Resort HH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10

Karoo Moose – No Fathers Assembly George Square Studios, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15

The Chess Player C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, £8.50—£10.50

Somethings Old, Somethings New The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 15–22 Aug, £12

Strangers: A Magic Play II theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–19 Aug, £10 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15

Part of the Picture

HHH

Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

Not About Heroes Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £6—£12.50

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Roundabout @ Summerhall, 4–20 Aug, not 8, 15, £9—£13

Your Ever Loving Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–20 Aug, £6.50—£11

Luke Wright: What I Learned from Johnny Bevan Underbelly, Cowgate, 21–27 Aug, £12—£14

Eurohouse Summerhall, 23–26 Aug, £10

Not I Pleasance Courtyard, 22–26 Aug, £10—£13

Safe Place Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 13–28 Aug, £10

In Conversation With…

David Mach New Town Theatre, 18 Aug, £10

Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3

In Conversation With…

David Hayman New Town Theatre, 20 Aug, £10

Daniel Cainer: More Gefilte Fish and Chips Underbelly, George Square, 2–28 Aug, £6.50—£11

If Only: An Audience With Rudyard Kipling Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 23–27 Aug, £8

Marie Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 19, 20, 21, £free

Tobacco Assembly George Square Studios, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15

In Conversation With…

Barry Crimmins New Town Theatre, 17 Aug, £10

Werewolves Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 20–27 Aug, £10

DeLorean Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£15

Tshepang: The Third Testament HHHH

The Nature of Forgetting HHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£12.50

The Patchwork Odyssey Assembly Roxy, 3–28 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6—£10

In Conversation With…

Amy Macdonald New Town Theatre, 15 Aug, £10

The Drive HH ZOO, 4–19 Aug, £6—£12

Distortion Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 26–27 Aug, £6

11:45 Hear All About It SpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug, £7 (FEAR) HH ZOO, Various dates from 21 Aug to 28 Aug, £10 Me and My Bee Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10

Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15

11:50 A Heart at Sea HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£9.50 Jogging Summerhall, 15–23 Aug, £12 Fragile Man theSpace on the Mile, 10–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £8—£10

Neil Hilborn – Live Poetry The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 21–27 Aug, £10 Hear All About It theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 14–19 Aug, £7 The Pilgrims Follow Twitter: @ ThePilgrimsMove, 12–26 Aug, £free

Every Brilliant Thing Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 21 Aug to 27 Aug, £20 The Power Behind the Crone Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12 The Tobacco Merchant’s Lawyer Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £10 Frost and Lorca Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 17–23 Aug, £12

Girls Pleasance Courtyard, 22–27 Aug, £11—£12 Stranger Than Truth Paradise in Augustines, 22–25 Aug, £free In Conversation With…

Mark Thomas New Town Theatre, 26 Aug, £10 In Conversation With...

Judy Murray New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, £10 In Conversation With…

Stuart Braithwaite New Town Theatre, 25 Aug, £10

In Conversation With…

Paul Sinha New Town Theatre, 19 Aug, £10

Big Bite-Size Lunch Hour: Izzy’s Manifestos Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £6—£12

In Conversation With…

Hazel Irvine New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £10

The Dog Daze of Summer Sweet Grassmarket, 21–27 Aug, £8

In Conversation With…

Graeme Obree New Town Theatre, 23 Aug, £10

12:20

In Conversation With… Val McDermid New Town Theatre, 24 Aug, £10

Slooshy Wordshow Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £5—£10

In Conversation With…

Barbara Dickson New Town Theatre, 21 Aug, £10

Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

Harry Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10.50

Half Breed HHHH

In Conversation with…

Jeremy Corbyn New Town Theatre, 27 Aug, £10

The Growing Pains of the Mantle Family Living Room theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £7

12:05

Threadbare theSpace on North Bridge, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £6

The Way It Is theSpace on the Mile, 14–19 Aug, £8

12:10 Cow HH

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10

Brothers Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 Wandering Bones Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 16, 23, £8 Chaucer Retold theSpace on Niddry St, 21–25 Aug, £5

12:15 Gazing at a Distant Star Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

Wife The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 23–27 Aug, £9 Katie and Pip C venues – C, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, 28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

12:25 To Hell in a Handbag Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £8—£11 Pip Utton’s Greatest Hits Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£11 Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew C venues – C, 13–19 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 A Different Way Home Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £12

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The Room at the Top of the House ZOO, 4–28 Aug, not 15, £7—£12

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Undercover Refugee theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

Distinctively Scottish St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St, 16 Aug, £7

A Play, A Pie and A Pint Le Monde, 4–25 Aug, not 5, 12, 19, £12.50

Mary and Me Paradise in The Vault, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £11

12:30

12:35 Hyperion Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 21–26 Aug, £7

The Believers Are But Brothers Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12

An Unexpected Electric Nativity C venues – C royale, 2–18 Aug, not 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, £7.50—£9.50

A Gym Thing Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Phill Jupitus is Porky the Poet in Survivalve Bannermans, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Everyman theSpace @ Venue45, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 14 Aug, 15 Aug, £8

Follow Suit Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 14, 15, 21, £6.50—£11

Woman on Fire theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 13, £6—£9

Up the Hill Jackie Bedlam Theatre, Various dates from 2 Aug to 28 Aug, £10

Human Animals SpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug, £9

The Great Big Beautiful Sky C venues – C too, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£9.50

MARVELus: All the Marvel Movies in an Hour Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Oyster Boy Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 17, 18, £5—£10

The Delights of Dogs and the Problems of People SpaceTriplex, 14–19 Aug, £10

Rupture Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10

Big Bite-Size Lunch Hour: Best Bites Pleasance Dome, 5–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £7—£10.50

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That’s Life on Lisgar C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, £8.50—£10.50

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She and Her Cat – Eddies in the Ebb and Flow Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 14–19 Aug, £10 The Tinder Tales Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–19 Aug, £free

These Walls Sweet Grassmarket, 5–20 Aug, not 14, £7.50

We Need to Talk About Bobby (Off EastEnders) Zoo Southside, 14–28 Aug, £5—£9

This Is Soap C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50

Woyzeck Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 14–19 Aug, £7

Bassett theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–17 Aug, £8

12:45

Not the Horse theSpace @ Venue45, 22–26 Aug, £9

Perfectly Imperfect Women Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£9.50

Meeting at 33 Pleasance Courtyard, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, £10

Anyone’s Guess How We Got Here ZOO, 13–28 Aug, £7—£12

Cold Fronts and Hot Flushes: The Short Stories of Kevin Spacey Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–19 Aug, £10

What Goes on in Front of Closed Doors Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£10

Doig the Musical, With No Singing, No Dancing and Very Little Music theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £6—£9.50 Talkabout Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–25 Aug, £8 From Dust Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

12:50 A Clockwork Orange theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £8 100 theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 5 Aug to 25 Aug, £6—£9.50 Service! theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £10

12:55 Two C venues – C royale, 3–19 Aug, not 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, £8.50—£10.50 Hi. (Entering Burned Area) Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £4—£8

Loud in Babel theSpace on Niddry St, 14–19 Aug, £7 Comedy of Errors theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug, £7

13:00 An Evening With an Immigrant Traverse Theatre, 21 Aug, £19.50 Whalebone Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£9 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Eggsistentialism

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Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 22, £6—£10

Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 Stealth Aspies: Autistic People Speak Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 11–19 Aug, £free Storyteller Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 3–28 Aug, £6—£9 Bare Skin on Briny Waters Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£11

Snowflake by Mark Thomson Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £6—£10.50 Guerilla Aspies - Third Autism and Aspergers Converting Year Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £free Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 You Forgot the Mince Pleasance Courtyard, 7–28 Aug, not 21, £7.50—£10 The Revlon Girl Assembly Roxy, 3–28 Aug, £10—£13 Our Man in Havana Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10 Foreign Radical CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £8—£10 Gypsy Queen Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£10 Home is Not the Place Scottish Storytelling Centre, 18–27 Aug, £10 Wild Bore HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.50

The Whip Hand HHH Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £21.50 Adam Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.50

Heroes theSpace on the Mile, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £9 Strangers: A Magic Play II theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £10 A Woman’s Wit, Wisdom and Pratfalls theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 16–19 Aug, £5

13:10 The Naked Dietitian Quaker Meeting House, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £5 Autopsy. The Soul of Richard Nixon Natural Food Kafe, 5–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free How to Act HHHH

Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £13—£15

Macbeth Kills the Duchess theSpace on Niddry St, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 Wondr Assembly Roxy, Various dates from 4 Aug to 28 Aug, £7—£11 Merrily We Roll Along theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 21–26 Aug, £8 Pixel Dust Assembly Roxy, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £7—£11 Chips and Cheese theSpace on the Mile, 14–19 Aug, £7 Catch SpaceTriplex, 22–26 Aug, £8

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Real Magic The Studio, 26 Aug, £25

Odyssey Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 15, 22, £7.50—£13.50

13:05

Glitter Punch Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £8—£12

Hive theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £9

Playback Impro Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free The Etiquette Show: Much Ado About Everything!

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 15–28 Aug, £14 The Hero Who Overslept Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£12 Victorian Gothic Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 13, 20, 24, 25, £8 Meet Me At Dawn

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Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £21.50

13:25 The Great Ridolphi Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50 Mary Go Nowhere Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£14 Out Of Love HHH Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 4 Aug to 27 Aug, £9—£17 Black Mountain HHH Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 5 Aug to 26 Aug, £15—£17 Hamlettes Central Hall, 16 Aug, £5

13:30 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6.50—£12.50

Tumble Tuck Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11

The Recovery Version Sweet Grassmarket, 4–20 Aug, £8

Mengele Sweet Grassmarket, 14–20 Aug, £9

Trashed Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£10.50

Bonnie Fechters – Songs and Stories of Hope and Resistance Scottish Storytelling Centre, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug, £9

Frank Carson – A Rebel Without a Pause Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £10—£15

Nassim HHHH Traverse Theatre, 3 Aug, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £13—£19.50 Lilith: The Jungle Girl

Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5

Traverse Theatre, 5 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £19.50

No Rest for the Lizard Banshee Labyrinth, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

My Mind is Free The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, £8

Smoking With Grandma C venues – C royale, 2–15 Aug, £9.50—£11.50

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Jess and Joe Forever

City Love Bourbon Bar, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

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Medea Central Hall, 17 Aug, £5

Richard III (A One-Woman Show) The Royal Scots Club, 15–19 Aug, £12

Tayberry Tales Eric Liddell Centre, 15–16 Aug, £free

Alice and the Black Hole Blues Central Hall, 18 Aug, £5

A Thousand Doorways C venues – C primo, 2–19 Aug, £8.50—£10.50

Joan Underbelly Med Quad, 24 Aug, £10.50

Dickens for Dinner C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50

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Love, Bombs and Apples HHHH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£12

And They Played Shang-A-Lang The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £10—£12

The Emily Triptych Quaker Meeting House, 12 Aug, 15 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, £8

A Midsummer Night’s Dream theSpace @ Venue45, 11–19 Aug, not 13, £5

Reduced Shakespeare Company – William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (Abridged) Gilded Balloon Teviot, 3–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £6—£14

Enterprise Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 22, £8—£11

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £21.50

Edgartown theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£7 The Expiration Date of Jonas Müller (Age 70) Pleasance Dome, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6—£9.50 Once Were Pirates HH Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 15, £6.50—£11 Syd and Sylvia Silk, 5–26 Aug, not 11, 18, 25, £free

Letters to Morrissey

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Jennaration Y Venue 13, 12–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 16, 18, 21, £9

Traverse Theatre, 4 Aug, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £19.50

Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5

Circled in the Radio Times

by John Osborne Voodoo Rooms, 5–27 Aug, not 16, £free

Probably Still Drunk Collective Presents: Inebriated Venue 13, 13 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, £9 Avery Pierson Central Hall, 17 Aug, £5 Reeling Central Hall, 15 Aug, £5

My Cloth-Eared Heart Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free Eve Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £19.50 The Illusion of Truth Scottish Storytelling Centre, 3–24 Aug, not 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, £6—£9

A Compendium of Lost Things C venues – C, 20–27 Aug, £8.50—£10.50

Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £19.50

13:35 The Dame Dolly Donut Show C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50

An Evening With the Voices in Annie’s Head Paradise in Augustines, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £5 Towers of Eden theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

13:40 Confabulation Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £7—£12 Patience C venues – C royale, 16–27 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 Bump Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£11 Gratiano Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 21, £7—£12

13:45 Nathan Cassidy: Watch This. Love Me. It’s Deep.

C venues – C cubed, 3–27 Aug, £8.50—£10.50

13:50

13:55

Treasure Trove of Shadows C venues – C, 20–28 Aug, £10.50—£12.50

A Joke theSpace on Niddry St, 14–26 Aug, £12

Surviving the Storm New Town Theatre, 20 Aug, £8

Hell Has No Fury SpaceTriplex, 22–26 Aug, £10

The Elephant, Your Majesty!

New Town Theatre, Various dates from 9 Aug to 17 Aug, £12

From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £7—£12

Busu and the Damask Drum Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £10 Sad Girls Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £8 Dae Ye Have a Sick-Line, Ken? New Town Theatre, 21 Aug, £8 A Level Playing Field Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £6 The Cause of Thunder New Town Theatre, 19–25 Aug, £16

DIGS Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10

What Keeps You Sharp?

New Town Theatre, 15 Aug, £8

The Paper Cinema’s Macbeth Pleasance Dome, 22–26 Aug, £10—£13

How to Rebuild a Life New Town Theatre, 23 Aug, £8

ScotlandsFest 2017 Quaker Meeting House, 21–25 Aug, £5

Women, Science Is Not For You: III New Town Theatre, 11 Aug, 25 Aug, £8

Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

Cows Eat Grass, Don’t They?

New Town Theatre, 24 Aug, £8

All My Life Long C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 17, £7.50—£9.50

Dr Data: The Answer to Cancer New Town Theatre, 19 Aug, £8

Lists for the End of the World HHHH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12

Alternative Facts: Is the Truth in the Archives?

New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £8

Fox and Hound Presents Tennessee Williams’ Ivan’s Widow and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £7—£11

Measuring Humanity New Town Theatre, 18 Aug, £8

Alex Salmond... Unleashed Assembly Rooms, 13–27 Aug, £22.50 Welcome Question Mark Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–19 Aug, £9 Open Road C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50 Play Something Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 14–19 Aug, £10

Can Sustainability Ever Be Mainstream?

New Town Theatre, 27 Aug, £8 Fitness to Witness New Town Theatre, 17 Aug, £8 No Copyright, No Problem?

New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, £8 Doctor Google Will See You Now! New Town Theatre, 26 Aug, £8

Peer Gynt ZOO, 4–28 Aug, £8—£12 10 Rillington Place SpaceTriplex, 7–19 Aug, not 13, £10

14:00 Woke Gilded Balloon Teviot, 4–28 Aug, not 17, 18, 19, £6—£12 Faulty Towers The Dining Experience The Principal, 4–28 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £49.50—£54.50 Firewater theSpace on North Bridge, 14–19 Aug, £8 Deadpan Theatre: Third Wheel Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £8—£12 Arthur Conan Doyle – The Spiritualist Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, 22 Aug, £8 Victim Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£11 Dr Carnesky’s Incredible Bleeding Woman HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 21, £6—£10 On Ice – Suzanne Grotenhuis/De Nwe Tijd

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Upper Church @ Summerhall hosted by RBC, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10

Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 Meat ZOO, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £5—£9 From the Ground Up Assembly Roxy, 14–27 Aug, not 21, £9—£10

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All Quiet on the Western Front Pleasance Dome, 2–15 Aug, £6—£12 Cockroached Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£9.50 Rhapsodes Pleasance Dome, 14–27 Aug, £10—£12.50 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 Vote 100 – Alice Hawkins – Suffragette Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 13 Aug, 14 Aug, 16 Aug, £8 The Divide - Part 2 King’s Theatre, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, £14 The Divide - Part 1 King’s Theatre, Various dates from 11 Aug to 20 Aug, £14

Ballistic Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£12 Egg Bourbon Bar, 5–27 Aug, £free Replay Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7—£12 Yvette Pleasance Courtyard, 2–26 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

14:20 Submission C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, £9.50—£11.50

Meeting at 33 Pleasance Courtyard, 7 Aug, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 15 Aug, £9 The Wedding Reception The Principal, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £39

Sugar Baby Paradise in The Vault, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £10

Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

A Field of Our Own Hibernian Football Club, 20 Aug, £12 Lunacy Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 25–26 Aug, £free

14:05 The Edelweiss Pirates theSpace on the Mile, 14–19 Aug, £10 Desert Bloom theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £9 So I’ve Heard Sweet Grassmarket, 15–20 Aug, £8

14:10 Domestic theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–19 Aug, £8

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Poll Function Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 21, £6—£9

Matt Abbott: Two Little Ducks Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10

Party Game HH Traverse at the Wee Red Bar, 13 Aug, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, £21.50

14:15 Obfuscation theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7 Goody Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11

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Volte Face Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 14–28 Aug, £8

Dear Home Office 2: Still Pending Gilded Balloon Teviot, 21–27 Aug, £10 Mies Julie Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£17.50 A Sudden Burst of Blinding Light Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–19 Aug, £6—£11 Wedding Fever Mayfield Salisbury Church, 5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, £12 salt.

Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12 Assessment Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £5—£10 Raton Laveur HH Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £7—£12 Arlene! The Glitz. The Glamour. The Gossip.

Assembly Checkpoint, 22–26 Aug, £15 Guilty Noodle Sweet Grassmarket, 23–27 Aug, £7

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £7—£12

Two Chairs Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £10

Call Mr Robeson Quaker Meeting House, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, £12

Cold Comfort Farm theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £7

Walls and Bridges theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£7

The Gardener Summerhall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £5—£10

Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 Class Mates theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 5 Aug to 25 Aug, £6—£9.50 The Merry Wives of Windsor theSpace on Niddry St, 14–19 Aug, £8

A Stool Against the Printed Rule Quaker Meeting House, 14–19 Aug, £7 The Amorous Ambassador Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 19 Aug, £12 Improbable Fiction St Ninian’s Hall, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, £12

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The Shakespeares: Scenes from a Marriage theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £6—£9.50

The Road That Wasn’t There HH Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£11

Just an Ordinary Lawyer Quaker Meeting House, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £12

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14:25 Bright Colours Only Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £8—£15

14:30 The Giant Killers Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, £6—£12

The Friday Night Effect Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12

The Cricket C venues – C, 2–19 Aug, £10.50—£12.50 La Dispute theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

14:40 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Hear Me Raw HHH Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10 Swan Bake C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Crazy Horse: A Dream of Thunder Sweet Holyrood, 4–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £10 Derailed Pleasance Dome, 14–28 Aug, £6.50—£11 Quarter Life Crisis

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Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11

A Machine they’re Secretly Building Summerhall, 15–27 Aug, £11

14:45 Mia: Daughters of Fortune HHHH Summerhall, 8–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£10 Clonely Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Gunshot Medley Venue 13, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 Toll C venues – C, 2–15 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Stegosaurus C venues – C royale, 2–19 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Polaris 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 4–28 Aug, not 10, 17, 24, £free Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 Locker Room Talk Traverse Theatre, 21 Aug, £9

14:50 3000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £9—£10 Todd & God HHH Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7—£13 Locus Amoenus Summerhall, 15–27 Aug, £12

Beadledom: Alpha Underbelly, Cowgate, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £6.50—£10.50 Other Voices Spoken Word Cabaret Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Beadledom: Omega Underbelly, Cowgate, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £6.50—£10.50

14:55 Caravaggio: Between the Darkness theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 13, £5—£10 What Would Cathy Do? C venues – C primo, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£9.50 For the School Colours: The Life and Works of Angela Brazil C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50 When We Ran Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12 Transmission Assembly George Square Studios, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £8—£10

15:00 Moonlight After Midnight HHHH Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 9, 16, £7—£12 Confessions of a Personal Trainer Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5

The Story of Snow and Other True Tales According to Reet Petite Paradise in Augustines, 14–18 Aug, £9 Struggle Lauriston Halls, 21–27 Aug, £8 Meeting at 33 Pleasance Courtyard, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, £10 Hands-On Messiah St Patrick’s Church, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, 27 Aug, £7 Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, £10 Emerald Boy Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–19 Aug, £5 The Girl Who Loved Stalin theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7 Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 4–19 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, £5.50—£11 A Wake (For Those Dying for an Honest Job That Always Makes a Killing) Brewhemia, 18–19 Aug, £4 Parentcraft C venues – C royale, 2–21 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Ensonglopedia of Science Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Beautiful Little Fool Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £8 Becoming Scheherazade Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £7.50—£10 The Man on the Moor

1984 Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 23–26 Aug, £5

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My Name is Irrelevant H Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £7.50—£11

Spring Awakening: A Reimagining SpaceTriplex, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £5—£8

Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Frogman Traverse at CodeBase, 12–20 Aug, not 14, £19.50 Pike St. HHH Roundabout @ Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £9—£15 Jane Doe HHH Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £9—£12

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£10.50

Krapp’s Last Tape

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Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, 27 Aug, £25

Fuaigh – Interweaving Scottish Storytelling Centre, 17 Aug, 21 Aug, £10

15:05 All KIDding Aside theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£10

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Edgar and Me Zoo Southside, 20–28 Aug, £7—£10 The Bearpit Zoo Southside, 4–19 Aug, £7—£10 Awakening, Sweet and Sour Sensory Composition theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 15–19 Aug, £11 A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Game’s a Foot, Try the Fish theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, £5—£8 The F Word ZOO, 4–28 Aug, £6—£9 Bunker Girls theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug, £7 Woolf theSpace on North Bridge, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 Maklena theSpace @ Venue45, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8 All’s Well That Ends As You Like It: A Lamentable Comedie and Hysterickal Tragedie, by William Shakefpeare theSpace on Niddry St, 20 Aug, £9.50

15:10 The Loneliest Girl in the World Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 15–26 Aug, not 20, £8 The Inconvenience of Wings Assembly George Square Studios, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15 Squeeze My Cans Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £5—£12 Ladies Who Lunch Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–25 Aug, £7

15:15 Venus and Adonis C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50 Empty Shoes Paradise in Augustines, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £10 Ancient Shrines and Half Truths HHH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 15, 21, £9—£11 Monster HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£10

Jelly Beans

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6—£10

Alice and the Black Hole Blues Central Hall, 16 Aug, £5 Medea Central Hall, 18 Aug, £5 An Actor’s Tribute Central Hall, 15 Aug, £5 Questioning Aslan: An Evening With CS Lewis Palmerston Place Church, 26 Aug, £11

15:20 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 This Really Is Too Much Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11 Reeling Central Hall, 17 Aug, £5 The Ties That Bind Whitespace 76, Various dates from 3 Aug to 23 Aug, £7 The Importance of Being Frank theSpace on North Bridge, 14–19 Aug, £8.50 Avery Pierson Central Hall, 18 Aug, £5

15:25 Out of the Bad New Town Theatre, 4–25 Aug, not 15, £12 Tartuffe Sweet Grassmarket, 21–26 Aug, £10 Side Orders theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £5

15:30 Finding Nana Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12.50 Alan, We Think You Should Get a Dog HH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£11.50 Cathy HHHH

Pleasance Dome, 2–26 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6.50—£11

Mouthpiece

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CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 18, 22, 25, £8—£10

Green Knight The Royal Scots Club, 7–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, £8 Curse of Cranholme Abbey Pleasance Courtyard, 4–19 Aug, £6—£10 Fémage à Trois Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 Deleted Central Hall, 16 Aug, £5 Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15

Sugar & Salt Bedlam Theatre, 5–28 Aug, not 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, £6—£7 Robert Burns: Rough Cut Scottish Storytelling Centre, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 PreScribed (A Life Written for Me) ZOO, 15–25 Aug, £10 All’s Well That Ends As You Like It: A Lamentable Comedie and Hysterickal Tragedie, by William Shakefpeare theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £9.50 ScotlandsFest 2017 Quaker Meeting House, 21–25 Aug, £5 Between the Crosses Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 11–16 Aug, £12.50 Wired Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 23–26 Aug, £10 Dick in Space Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, £free

15:35 Fine, Thanks C venues – C, 20–27 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

15:40 Van Gogh Find Yourself #VGFY Natural Food Kafe, 3–26 Aug, not 10, 18, 19, 20, £free Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 The Greenhouse theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 5 Aug to 25 Aug, £6—£9.50

Offside HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£12

Nassim HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £19.50

15:45

Lilith: The Jungle Girl

iDENTiTY Sweet Holyrood, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 24, 25, £8

Traverse Theatre, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £19.50

The Offering (Guru Dakshina) C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50 Ivona, Princess of Burgundia – Tibaldus Upper Church @ Summerhall hosted by RBC, 15–27 Aug, not 17, £8—£10 Misterman C venues – C primo, 4–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50 Jocky Wilson Said Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–24 Aug, £6—£12 Translunar Paradise Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 15, 22, £6.50—£13.50 Noose Women theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £6—£9.50 The Alien Chicken Remembers Galatea The Royal Scots Club, 10–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, £15 Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free Letters to Morrissey

HHH

Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £19.50

Eve Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £19.50 The Etiquette Show: Much Ado About Everything!

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 25–28 Aug, £14

HHH 15:50

Scribble HH Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £6—£11 Anxiety and Animal GIFs Black Market, 6–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Three Tales of Life and Death by Craig Lucas Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 9, 15, 22, £6—£12 26.2 Paradise in The Vault, 14–19 Aug, £7.50

15:55 Blank Tiles Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 Pharmacophilia Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £7

16:00 Little Boy C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50 The Portable Dorothy Parker Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£12 The Delights of Dogs and the Problems of People SpaceTriplex, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £6—£10 Lost in Translation: A Bilingual Journey Institut français d’Ecosse, 4–28 Aug, not 7, 14, 15, 22, £6—£8

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Jess and Joe Forever

HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 3 Aug, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £13—£19.50

Fag/Stag HHHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12.50 Nassim HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 4 Aug, 27 Aug, £19.50

Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Iraq Out & Loud: We Read the Chilcot Report (Documentary) Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–19 Aug, not 9, £free The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £21.50 Daniel Piper’s Day Off Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10 Flesh and Bone Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 The Whip Hand HHH Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.50 Cracked Tiles C venues – C royale, 13–28 Aug, not 17, £8.50—£10.50

Theatre

The Emily Triptych Quaker Meeting House, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, £8

86

The Egg-Born Princess SpaceTriplex, 14–19 Aug, £5 Wild Bore HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.50

James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2017: The Award Ceremony Traverse Theatre, 21 Aug, £7

16:05 Fox and Hound Presents 1 in 2 Chance Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £6—£10 Know Brexit theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, £10 Whore: A Kid’s Play Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £6—£12 From Today, Everything Changes. theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £8 The Unaccompanied Minor theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £10 Someone Dies at the End theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £free—£8 God Ltd theSpace on Niddry St, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £5—£8 Overshare! theSpace on North Bridge, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £8 Super Earth theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Various dates from 11 Aug to 18 Aug, £10 The Play theSpace on the Mile, 14–19 Aug, £7

16:10 Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis HH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6.50—£11 An Act of Kindness C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50

Cannonball Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £4—£8 The Bothy Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £2 Wil Greenway: These Trees the Autumn Leaves Alone

HHH

Underbelly Med Quad, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11.50

Me, as a Penguin theSpace on the Mile, 14–19 Aug, £10 Under My Thumb Assembly Roxy, 3–20 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Beethoven in Stalingrad Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 14–19 Aug, £12 The Tempest theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £7

16:15 Diary Pilgrim, 5–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Shame Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£11 #DirtyWoman Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 3–27 Aug, £free

Wrong Tree Adventures Lauriston Halls, 18–27 Aug, not 20, £7

Interrobang theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £5

1917: A Phantasmagoria Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £10

16:25

Deadly Dialogues C venues – C, 4–28 Aug, not 15, £10.50—£12.50

The Soft Subject (A Love Story) Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

Attila the Stockbroker – Undaunted Bannermans, 16–25 Aug, not 19, £free

Taiwan Season: Ever Never Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 7, 14, 21, £8—£12

Adam Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £21.50

How to Drown a Fish ZOO, 4–16 Aug, £7—£10

Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15

16:20 One-Man Apocalypse Now Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, £8 Broken theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8 Brutal Cessation HHH Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£11

16:30 Alex in Shadow Paradise in The Vault, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £8 The Missing Girl of Grigglewood C venues – C south, 3–28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 Iraq Out & Loud: We Read the Chilcot Report (Documentary) Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–19 Aug, not 9, £free The Gardener Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £5—£10

We Are Not a Muse theSpace on North Bridge, 7–19 Aug, not 13, £6

Help!

ZOO, 4–28 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £10

Arm – Mireille & Mathieu

Velvet Evening Séance Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £8—£12

HHH

A Great Fear of Shallow Living Zoo Southside, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £5—£10

Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10

The Waiting Game Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5—£9

What If the Plane Falls Out of the Sky? Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 20, 21, £8—£10

Wrong Tree Adventures Lauriston Halls, 7–17 Aug, not 13, £7

Sandman ZOO, 17–28 Aug, £10

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £7—£12.50

6x6x6 Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10

Lula del Ray by Manual Cinema HHH Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£14

I’m Always the Bridesmaid Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

Father of Lies Silk, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free

A Hundred Different Words for Love

Meet Me At Dawn

HHHHH

Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £21.50

16:35 Ursula, Queen of the Jungle C venues – C primo, 13–28 Aug, £9.50—£11.50 The Odyssey C venues – C, 20–27 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 Private Peaceful theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £8

16:40 Instructions for Border Crossing HHH Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12 Dust HHHH

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11

Box Clever HH Roundabout @ Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £11—£13 Lemonade Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12 Sarah, Sky and Seven Other Guys C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, £9.50—£11.50

16:45

HHHH

Penthouse theSpace on Niddry St, 4–26 Aug, not 13, £8—£10

Borders by Henry Naylor

Scene Paradise in Augustines, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £6

HHH

Performers H Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£15

16:50

Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3

Teahouse Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 14–18 Aug, £10

The Emily Triptych Quaker Meeting House, 15 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, £8

16:55 Teddy Bears’ Picnic Natural Food Kafe, 4–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Seanmhair Bedlam Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £9—£12 Alice – Underground Lives My Buried Mind (Deflowering Lewis Carroll’s Script) ZOO, 4–20 Aug, £8—£10 An Audience With Ted Pendleton Paradise in The Vault, 14–19 Aug, £7

17:00 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Places New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £10—£12 1902 Wee Red Bar, 2–28 Aug, not 6, 7, 10, 17, 24, £12 Mairi Campbell: Pulse Scottish Storytelling Centre, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £12 Amy, 25, Almost Cool C venues – C royale, 2–22 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Sam Shaber: Life, Death & Duran Duran Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£11 Death High Bar Bados Complex, 5–28 Aug, not 21, £free The Damned United Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 22, £6—£12.50 Meeting at 33 Pleasance Courtyard, 7 Aug, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 15 Aug, £9 Iraq Out & Loud: We Read the Chilcot Report (Documentary) Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–19 Aug, not 9, £free Testosterone Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 20, £6—£11.50

What If I Told You Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 11–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12 Leaf by Niggle Scottish Storytelling Centre, Various dates from 4 Aug to 28 Aug, £12 Nocturnes ZOO, 21–26 Aug, £14 Freshlings Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 21–25 Aug, £5 My Mind is Free The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, £8 Parable of Lysistrata Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 17–18 Aug, £6

17:05 Mental Assembly Roxy, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12 Love vs Fear and My Mother’s Prayers theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 21–26 Aug, £10 Burnt Toast Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7—£10 Dada Surrealist Cookbook Silk, 5–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Man with the Twisted Hip theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, £5—£8 Died Blondes theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 15–19 Aug, £5 A Feyre Tale theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–19 Aug, £7

17:10

The Other Side of the Flood Banshee Labyrinth, 5–25 Aug, not 16, £free

Freshers Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–18 Aug, £7

The Course of True Love C venues – C cubed, 13–28 Aug, £8.50—£10.50

17:25

Lipstick and Scones theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 13, £9 Conversations With Rats theSpace on the Mile, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7—£8 Doreen’s No-Brainer Lectures – Live theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £10

17:15 An Actor’s Tribute Central Hall, 16 Aug, £5 Mirror, Mirror, Off the Wall Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 4–19 Aug, not 13, £4—£8 100 Years of Balfour Just Festival at St John’s , Various dates from 11 Aug to 19 Aug, £10 Fleabag Underbelly, George Square, 21–27 Aug, £12—£14 ScotlandsFest 2017 Quaker Meeting House, 21–25 Aug, £5 Torn Apart – By Romeo and Juliet Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 21–26 Aug, £8 Alice and the Black Hole Blues Central Hall, 17 Aug, £5 All the King’s Women Central Hall, 15 Aug, £5

17:20

(My Father) John Gabriel Borkman SpaceTriplex, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£9

Amy Conway’s Super Awesome World Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £8—£11

Hamlettes Central Hall, 15 Aug, £5

Fix HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£11.50

17:30 Turntable / Edinburgh Scottish Storytelling Centre, 14–20 Aug, £6—£8

17:45

Iraq Out & Loud: We Read the Chilcot Report (Documentary) Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–19 Aug, not 9, £free

Edison Zoo Southside, 4–27 Aug, £5—£10

Good With Maps C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50 Suspicious Minds Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, £6—£10 Occam’s Chainsaw Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, £4.50—£9 The End, the End, the End… Venue 13, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £10

Dying to See You Lauriston Halls, 7–17 Aug, not 13, £5

Richard Carpenter is Close to You HH Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11.50

Spect-Act Just Festival at St John’s , 22 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, £8

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

Jack Rooke: Happy Hour HHHH

Guy Fawkes It Up theSpace on North Bridge, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 Teresa di Maggio Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £15

Fall of Duty Sweet Grassmarket, Various dates from 7 Aug to 19 Aug, £8

Siri CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10

The Tinder Tales Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £free

Dead Men Tell No Tale theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 14 Aug to 25 Aug, £8

Waggo theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 15 Aug to 26 Aug, £8

Baba Brinkman’s Rap Guide to Consciousness Assembly George Square Studios, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £8—£10

Sleepwalkers theSpace on the Mile, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8.50

Education, Education, Education Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 15, 25, £6—£11

Dirty Bitches theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 14–19 Aug, £8

In Pieces Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 4–19 Aug, not 13, £5—£9

The Wedding Reception The Principal, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, £39—£43

Commons theSpace on North Bridge, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £8

Deep in the Heart of Me Sweet Grassmarket, 8–26 Aug, not 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, £8

I Am Faransis W. Summerhall, 6–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £12

A Hunger Artist (Kafka Adaptation) HHHH ZOO, 4–28 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5—£11 That’s What She Said Bar Bados Complex, 16–26 Aug, £free Mission Abort Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 Celebration ZOO, 15–28 Aug, £5—£8

17:50

Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£17.50 Carried Away C venues – C royale, 2–20 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 The B*easts HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11 Behind Our Skin C venues – C royale, 21–26 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Frogman Traverse at CodeBase, 12–27 Aug, not 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, £19.50 Break Up (We Need to Talk) Summerhall, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, £10 Seagulls The Leith Volcano, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £12 A Girl and a Gun Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 7, 14, 21, £5—£10 Lilith: The Jungle Girl

HHH

Traverse Theatre, 25 Aug, £19.50

Iraq Out & Loud: We Read the Chilcot Report (Documentary) Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–19 Aug, not 9, £free Oresteia: This Restless House The Lyceum, 22–27 Aug, £10

HHH

Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £6—£11

Joe’s NYC Bar Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £8—£13

Rock and Hunt Paradise in The Vault, 5–19 Aug, not 13, £8

Hands-On Messiah St Patrick’s Church, 17–21 Aug, weekdays only, £7

The Sweet Science C venues – C too, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50

Unquiet Spirits – Whisky, Ghosts and Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 7 Aug, 9 Aug, 11 Aug, 14 Aug, 16 Aug, £8

The North! The North!

17:35

Sex Education Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £9

Bluebeard’s Ghost Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 24, 25, £7

Birthday Cake C venues – C, 13–19 Aug, £8.50—£10.50

17:40

17:55

Siren Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£11

Heather Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £8—£12

Tom and Bunny Save the World HHH Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£11

Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3

18:00 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15

Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe Blackwell’s Bookshop, 3 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £free

18:05 Sugar Baby HHH Roundabout @ Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £9—£15 Lord Dismiss Us theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 13, £7—£9

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Banshee Labyrinth, 5–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

Listings

87

#Vile: The Untimely Demise of a Manufactured Pop Star theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £6.50 Marking Time theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £8 Man and Boy theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6 Ripe theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £7

18:10 The Second Coming theSpace on North Bridge, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 Wishing on a Stopgap theSpace on the Mile, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £5—£7 Givin’ It Some theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 15 Aug to 26 Aug, £8

Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 19 Aug, £19.50

The Murderous Philanthropist of Croydon Town theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–19 Aug, £8 Letters to Morrissey

HHH

Traverse Theatre, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £19.50

Attila the Stockbroker – Undaunted La Belle Angèle, 15 Aug, £free

The Fair Intellectual Club The Royal Scots Club, 14–19 Aug, £10 The Fall Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15 Nassim HHHH Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £19.50 Macblair C venues – C primo, 13–28 Aug, not 21, £9.50—£11.50 One for the Road... theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £9.50 Death on the Nile theSpace on the Mile, 14–19 Aug, £8 Ancient Shrines and Half Truths HHH Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 15, 21, £11 Jess and Joe Forever

HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £19.50

La Maladie de la Mort d’Après Marguerite Duras Institut français d’Ecosse, 4–28 Aug, not 7, 14, 15, 22, £6—£10

Professional theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £7

Secret Life of Humans Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£12.50

Size Matters Sweet Holyrood, 15–27 Aug, not 21, 24, 25, £8

Cosmic Scallies HHH Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12

Cheeks Silk, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free

18:25

18:15

Iraq Out & Loud: We Read the Chilcot Report (Documentary) Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–19 Aug, not 9, £free

18:20

Goldilock, Stock and Three Smoking Bears HHH ZOO, 4–20 Aug, not 14, £12

Lunch Girls theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–19 Aug, £7

Queen of the F*cking World The Street, 6–26 Aug, not 16, £free

Wrecked Greenside @ Royal Terrace, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £8

Thy Name is Woman theSpace on North Bridge, 22–26 Aug, £10

Space Dogs theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 14 Aug to 25 Aug, £8

Theatre

HHH

Frozen C venues – C cubed, 13–28 Aug, not 21, £10.50—£12.50

Rich Hyde, Homicide theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £6

88

Lilith: The Jungle Girl

Dreaming Amidst Thorns Quaker Meeting House, 14–19 Aug, £8 Meeting at 33 Pleasance Courtyard, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, £9

Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters Paradise in Augustines, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £9.50

Sylvia Plath, Your Words Are Just Dust Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £10

Elephant in the Room Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £8—£12

Mimi’s Suitcase Quaker Meeting House, 21–26 Aug, £12

Teresa di Maggio Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–19 Aug, not 13, £15

The Gin Chronicles at Sea artSpace@StMarks, 3–19 Aug, not 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, £12

Atlas theSpace on North Bridge, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £7 Jamie Wood: I Am a Tree Assembly George Square Theatre, 14–27 Aug, not 21, £10—£12 Tatterdemalion Assembly George Square Theatre, 21 Aug, £14

18:30 Shakespeare in the Garden: The Tempest C venues – C south, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Bin Laden: The One Man Show C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £9.50—£11.50 £¥€$ (LIES) – Ontroerend Goed Upper Church @ Summerhall hosted by RBC, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10—£14 The Burning Gadulka Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 4–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

Jess and Joe Forever

HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 4 Aug, 27 Aug, £19.50

Home Front – Front Line Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 14–19 Aug, £free Dark Satanic Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £7 Eve Traverse Theatre, 3 Aug, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £13—£19.50 Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 Last Resort HH Summerhall, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £10

18:35 Choir of Man Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£16

Sage Francis and B Dolan Present: Tricknology New Town Theatre, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £15

18:40 Cognitions Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £6 Katsura Sunshine: Rakugo!

Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, £7 Bruce Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£14 Dark Matter Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 22–26 Aug, £10

18:45 Awake Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 3–27 Aug, £free Tea and Nuisance Leith Depot, 22–26 Aug, £free The HandleBards: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – West Gate, 22–26 Aug, £15 Stand By Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 11–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £14

Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 At the Illusionist’s Table The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 19, 21, £69 I Ran With The Gang: The Story of Alan Longmuir, the Original Bay City Roller Le Monde, 4–18 Aug, not 5, 12, £15 Dying to See You Lauriston Halls, 7–17 Aug, not 13, £5 Real Magic The Studio, 22–27 Aug, £25 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 Echoes ZOO, 4–28 Aug, £10 Speaking in Tongues: The Lies Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 17, 18, £6—£9.50

19:00 Mine Zoo Southside, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £7—£10 Faulty Towers The Dining Experience The Principal, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, £49.50 Nerdf*cker: a solo play with bad boundaries Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £9

19:05 The Rape of Artemisia Gentileschi theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £10 Two Sides of the Curtain theSpace on North Bridge, 14–19 Aug, £4 Hopeless theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7 Bubbles and Martini theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £10 My Name Is... theSpace on North Bridge, 21 Aug, 22 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug, £7

(FEAR) HH ZOO, 4–20 Aug, not 9, 15, £5—£10

(More) Moira Monologues Scottish Storytelling Centre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15

The Stage Manager’s Guide to Dating Assholes Venue 13, 5–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £9

Locker Room Talk Traverse Theatre, 21 Aug, £9

Iraq Out & Loud: We Read the Chilcot Report (Documentary) Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–19 Aug, not 9, £free

18:50

18:55

A Field of Our Own Hibernian Football Club, 20 Aug, £12

19:10

Nikola and His Travelling Lux Concordia C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £10.50—£12.50

Dickless New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £9—£10

Letters Live King’s Theatre, 27 Aug, £18

The Jurassic Parks Assembly Roxy, Various dates from 2 Aug to 27 Aug, £8—£12

Morgan Stern C venues – C primo, 6–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50

The Last Queen of Scotland HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–26 Aug, not 9, 16, £6.50—£14

The Wedding Reception The Principal, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £39

Mars Actually Assembly Roxy, Various dates from 3 Aug to 26 Aug, £8—£12 The Principle of Uncertainty Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £10 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5 Great Expectations Inveresk Lodge Garden, 26 Aug, £11.50 The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Traverse Theatre, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.50 The Whip Hand HHH Traverse Theatre, 3 Aug, 10 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £15—£21.50

Five Kinds of Silence C venues – C too, 3–28 Aug, £10.50—£12.50

Your Point of View theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 15–19 Aug, £10 BlackCatfishMusketeer Summerhall, Various dates from 4 Aug to 27 Aug, £9—£11 Slap and Tickle ZOO, 21–26 Aug, £10 Love+ Summerhall, Various dates from 2 Aug to 24 Aug, £9—£11 Don’t Cry for Me Kenny Dalglish theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–19 Aug, not 13, £7 Roaming Collisions – Free Serenity Cafe, 5–27 Aug, not 14, 15, 16, £free The Staff Room theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £10

19:15 Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 First Light Whitespace 76, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10

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Wordplay Bourbon Bar, 12–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Double Feature Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8—£16 Would You Adam and Eve It? Palmerston Place Church, 21–22 Aug, £11 Wild Bore HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £21.50

Cafe Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 10 Aug, 24 Aug, £8 Medea Central Hall, 15 Aug, £5 Adrian Plass: Out of His Head Palmerston Place Church, 24–25 Aug, £11 Meet Me At Dawn

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19:25 Doglife HH Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 Shakespeare’s Big Brother Paradise in Augustines, 14–18 Aug, £8 Going AWOL Paradise in The Vault, 14–19 Aug, £7 Hide theSpace on the Mile, 4–25 Aug, not 6, 14, 20, £6.50—£8.50 Tiger Natural Food Kafe, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free MANWATCHING Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 4 Aug to 27 Aug, £9—£17 Hamlettes Central Hall, 17 Aug, £5

19:30

Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £21.50

Curse of the Mummy Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £3—£10

Questioning Aslan: An Evening With CS Lewis Palmerston Place Church, 23 Aug, £11

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience The Principal, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £59

All the King’s Women Central Hall, 17 Aug, £5

A Common Man: The Bridge That Tom Built

19:20 The Black Cat Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–20 Aug, not 13, £6.50—£11 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5 Joan Underbelly, Cowgate, Various dates from 21 Aug to 27 Aug, £10.50—£11.50 Reeling Central Hall, 16 Aug, £5

The Shape of the Pain

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Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £10—£15

Pistorius: A Shakespearean Tragedy Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 Meeting at 33 Pleasance Courtyard, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, £9 Wedding Fever Mayfield Salisbury Church, 4–18 Aug, weekdays only, £12 The Amorous Ambassador Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 5–18 Aug, not 6, 13, £12 Americana Psychobabble Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

Heads Up Summerhall, 22–27 Aug, £12 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5

1902 Wee Red Bar, 25–26 Aug, £12

Everest Calling Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £10

Adam Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £21.50

Anathema theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £8

Skeptics on the Fringe: Enlightening the Fringe - Free Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, £free

19:55 Looking for Mummy: Nazanin’s Story C venues – C cubed, 20–28 Aug, £8.50—£10.50

20:00 Krapp’s Last Tape

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Hands-On Messiah St Patrick’s Church, 23–25 Aug, £7

Red Button theSpace on North Bridge, 14–19 Aug, £10

Deleted Central Hall, 18 Aug, £5

19:45

Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3

The Last Burrah Sahibs Bar Bados Complex, 12–16 Aug, £free

Sad Little Man Paradise in The Vault, 23–27 Aug, £10

The Sky Is Safe Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £8—£15

Improbable Fiction St Ninian’s Hall, 7–19 Aug, not 13, 17, £12

Voicelessness The Studio, 14–15 Aug, £15

Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£17.50

Thus Spoke... HH CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10

My Mind is Free The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps, 7 Aug, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 15 Aug, £8

Descent Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 4–20 Aug, not 18, £6—£12

Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid HHH The Hub, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £15

19:50

Julius Caesar theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £8

The Divide - Part 1 King’s Theatre, 8 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, £14

Cacophony Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 24, 25, £8

Neighbourhood Watch The Royal Scots Club, 21–26 Aug, £12

100 Ways to Tie a Shoelace Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 4–19 Aug, not 13, £8.50

Over the Garden Fence Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–19 Aug, £8

The Divide - Part 2 King’s Theatre, 9–20 Aug, not 10, 14, 16, 18, £14

Power Ballad HH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £10—£12

Knock Knock C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50

Spect-Act Just Festival at St John’s , 22–23 Aug, £10

The Gun Show SpaceTriplex, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £9

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Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 4–27 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £25

HHHH

C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £10.50—£12.50

Stuart Maconie: Jarrow Road to the Deep South Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 21–27 Aug, £12

Pleasance Courtyard

Plan 9 from Outer Space Sweet Grassmarket, 21–27 Aug, £7 Desperation Bingo The Biscuit Factory, 15–19 Aug, £7.50

19:35 The Teeth of Haros Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8 My Pet, My Love C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50

Dates – At the Speed of Sound!

Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £8—£12 Lady Macbeth and Her Pal, Megan C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50

Staging Wittgenstein

Nora and Jim Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £9

C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £9.50—£11.50

A Field of Our Own Hibernian Football Club, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, £12

19:40 HH

Dick in Space Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 3–27 Aug, £free An Evening with the Plague Doctor The Edinburgh Dungeon, 4 Aug, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £25 (I Could Go on Singing) Over the Rainbow Summerhall, 11–27 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 25, £10 How To Get Paid... To Play With LEGO! Riddle’s Court, Various dates from 5 Aug to 22 Aug, £15 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15

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August 14 – 19 / 21 – 26 Outside Mullingar The Royal Scots Club, 14–19 Aug, £12 Like Dolphins Can Swim C venues – C royale, 13–27 Aug, not 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, £8.50—£10.50 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5 My Real Life Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£14 Like a Prayer C venues – C south, 20–28 Aug, £9.50—£11.50 Shell Shock Sweet Grassmarket, 12–27 Aug, £10 Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 The Pitchfork Disney C venues – C royale, 14–28 Aug, not 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, £8.50—£10.50 The Emily Triptych Quaker Meeting House, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, £8

20:05

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#Instalove theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £8—£9

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Year Zero theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

20:10 Angels in Erotica theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–26 Aug, £8 Sex Offence New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £10—£12 Elegy for an Echo theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 20, £5—£7 Seven Devils theSpace on the Mile, 15–19 Aug, £6.50

20:15 Vines C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £9.50—£11.50 Like Blood From a Cheap Cigar theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6—£8 Speaking in Tongues: The Truths Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 17, 18, £6—£9.50 Space Rocket Oddity Man Zoo Southside, 4–28 Aug, not 10, 21, £5—£9

20:20

POV theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £7

Just an Ordinary Lawyer Quaker Meeting House, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, £12

Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist HHH ZOO, 4–28 Aug, £7—£12

Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5

The Emotional Immune System theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 22–26 Aug, £7

Golem Sweet Grassmarket, 21–26 Aug, £10

The Charlie Question theSpace on the Mile, 14–19 Aug, £7

Hug More Thugs New Town Theatre, 21 Aug, £9

Is Monolingualism Making Us Ill? New Town Theatre, 23 Aug, £9 Call Mr Robeson Quaker Meeting House, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £12

20:30 You’ve Changed HHH Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12

Shiver Me Liver New Town Theatre, 17 Aug, £9

Party Game HH Traverse at the Wee Red Bar, 8–20 Aug, not 14, £15—£21.50

Find Your Neurotribe!

New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, 25 Aug, £9

A Robot in Human Skin Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11

A Virus to End Humanity?

New Town Theatre, 24 Aug, £9

Mary Contini and Pru Irvine – Unscripted Valvona & Crolla, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £10

Turn to the Darknet New Town Theatre, 18 Aug, £9 Our Genes Tell Us What to Do New Town Theatre, 27 Aug, £9 What Keeps You Sharp?

New Town Theatre, 19 Aug, £9 Fibre Optic Sensors Can Save the World!

New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £9 Psychiatry is the Best Medicine!

New Town Theatre, 26 Aug, £9 Can Recipes Help Gender Equality?

New Town Theatre, 15 Aug, £9 The Romance Novel as High Art? New Town Theatre, 20 Aug, £9

20:25 Evocation theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£8

Joe’s NYC Bar Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£13 Letters to Morrissey

20:35

Traverse Theatre, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £19.50

Church Blitz theSpace on the Mile, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £9

HHH

20:40 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5 The Class Project Summerhall, 15–27 Aug, not 21, £10—£12 The British Idles theSpace on the Mile, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, £9

20:45 Jess and Joe Forever

HHH

HHHH

Trygve Wakenshaw & Barnie Duncan: Different Party HHHH Assembly Roxy, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15

The Gin Chronicles at Sea artSpace@StMarks, 3–19 Aug, not 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, £12

All We Ever Wanted Was Everything Roundabout @ Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £9—£14

Traverse Theatre, 25 Aug, £19.50

£¥€$ (LIES) – Ontroerend Goed Upper Church @ Summerhall hosted by RBC, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £14 Mimi’s Suitcase Quaker Meeting House, 14–19 Aug, £12 An Evening with the Plague Doctor The Edinburgh Dungeon, 4 Aug, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £25

Nassim HHHH

Lovecraft’s Monsters Sweet Grassmarket, 3–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £8

Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £19.50

Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 The Alien Chicken Remembers Galatea Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £15 War of the Sperms Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £6—£8 Matt Panesh – Greyhound!

Bar Bados Complex, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

Letters to Morrissey Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 19 Aug, £19.50

Lilith: The Jungle Girl

HHH

Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £19.50

Cursed Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £9 Eve Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £19.50

20:50 Certain Young Men theSpace @ Venue45, 21–26 Aug, £9 Medea on Media C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, £10.50—£12.50 Joy Donze: 13 and Not Pregnant Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5—£10

21:00 Loud Poets Scottish Storytelling Centre, 4–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 Well Thumbed Whitespace 76, 5–27 Aug, £10 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 Faulty Towers The Dining Experience The Principal, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £49.50—£54.50

The Sandman theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

Guilty Noodle Sweet Grassmarket, 16–20 Aug, £7

Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15

Adulting SpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug, £9

Probably Still Drunk Collective Presents: Inebriated Venue 13, 20–26 Aug, £9

Paper Doll Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, £8

HHHH

Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, Various dates from 5 Aug to 26 Aug, £17.50 Miss Julie, Clarissa and John Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 8–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £15 Eve Traverse Theatre, 4 Aug, 27 Aug, £19.50 Frogman Traverse at CodeBase, 4 Aug, 21 Aug, 26 Aug, 27 Aug, £13—£19.50 The Wedding Reception The Principal, 5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £43

21:05 Catherine and Anita Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £6—£10 Changelings theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £free—£10 We Are All Going to Die theSpace on North Bridge, 4–19 Aug, not 13, £5—£7 The British Idles theSpace on the Mile, 14 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, £9 Church Blitz theSpace on the Mile, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, 19 Aug, £9 Radio Paradise in Augustines, 5–19 Aug, not 13, £8 Vaccine theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £7.50

21:10 Workshy Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 9, 16, 21, £9—£12 Eggs Collective Get A Round HHHH Summerhall, 2–25 Aug, not 3, 5, 14, 21, £8—£10 Women at War C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50 What Would Kanye Do? theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 8, 15, 20, 22, £6—£9

21:15 DollyWould

Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 21, £6—£8

Mine SpaceTriplex, Various dates from 5 Aug to 18 Aug, £7 Stiff Dicky SpaceTriplex, Various dates from 4 Aug to 19 Aug, £7

21:20

Freedom Just Festival at St John’s , 22 Aug, 23 Aug, 26 Aug, £10 Freedom Just Festival at St John’s , 15–16 Aug, £10

I Am My Own Wife Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12 The Darling Core Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 21–26 Aug, £8 The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk Traverse Theatre, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.50 Letters Live King’s Theatre, 27 Aug, £18

21:35

22:05

How to Be a Sissy with Percy Q Shun C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50

The Best Play Ever theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £7 DROLL theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £13

Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5

300 to One Bar Bados Complex, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Not: Lady Chatterley’s Lover Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £8

21:40

Vaccine theSpace on North Bridge, 14–19 Aug, £7.50

Losing Days New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 21, £9—£10

Crave theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £10

Eric Davidson: When John and Yoko Waved Goodbye theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £10—£12 Frankie Vah by Luke Wright HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£14.50 Avery Pierson Central Hall, 16 Aug, £5

21:25 Ubu Roi HHHH

Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 8, 14, 21, £7—£11

Alpha C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Scribbles ZOO, 4–28 Aug, £7—£10 Tatterdemalion Assembly George Square Theatre, 15 Aug, £14

21:30 Play on Words C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50 Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story HHH CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10 Wanna Dance With Somebody! Or, A Guide To Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics Zoo Southside, 4–28 Aug, not 16, £5—£12 F*ckboys for Freedom Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £7

I Am Your Love Story Paradise in Augustines, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £8

21:50 5 Guys Chillin’ Assembly Roxy, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£15 The Trial theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £7

21:55 Bone Woman Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5—£10 Pulled C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £9.50—£11.50

22:00 Kara Sevda Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7—£9 Dirty Poetry Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 3–27 Aug, £free Wolf Meat Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11 We Are Ian Pleasance Dome, 7–28 Aug, £8—£10.50 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Brodsky Station Novotel Swimming Pool, 21–27 Aug, £8

22:10 Anathema theSpace on North Bridge, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £8

22:15 Bacchae theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £10

22:20

22:50

That Moment C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50

The Prophetic Visions of Bethany Lewis HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10

All Cashed In theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£8 The Writers’ Room theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £9

An Evening With an Immigrant Traverse Theatre, 22–25 Aug, £19.50

Vichy Goings-on Paradise in The Vault, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £10

23:05

22:25 One Hander C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Cherry theSpace @ Venue45, 10–26 Aug, not 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, £7 Indie as F*ck C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £9.50—£11.50

22:30 Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid HHH The Hub, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £15 Bottleneck theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Various dates from 4 Aug to 18 Aug, £5—£10

Morale Is High (Since We Gave Up Hope)

Pornography by Simon Stephens C venues – C too, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £9.50—£11.50

Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–20 Aug, not 9, 16, £10—£12

Thief Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £10

HHHH

Two Man Show Northern Stage at Summerhall, 21 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug, £12 The Optimists theSpace on Niddry St, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8 Lucille & Django’s Totally Restorative Yoga Retreat! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £7 Hidden theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 21–26 Aug, £8 The Whip Hand HHH Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £21.50 Adam Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £21.50 Meet Me At Dawn

HHHHH

Traverse Theatre, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.50

23:00

Ginger Beer theSpace on the Mile, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8 Werewolves Summerhall, 20–27 Aug, £10 About a Goth theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Various dates from 5 Aug to 19 Aug, £5—£10 Wild Bore HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £21.50

Mixed Brain Roundabout @ Summerhall, 17–19 Aug, £10

What Do Bears Eat? Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 14 Aug to 25 Aug, £7 Cloud Avenue Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 15 Aug to 26 Aug, £7 The Barista Chronicles Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £10 Crave theSpace on North Bridge, 14–19 Aug, £10

23:10 Leaf Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£11

23:15 Neil Hilborn – Live Poetry New Town Theatre, 9–15 Aug, £10 Blurred Justice New Town Theatre, 16–22 Aug, £10—£12 Revolution Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £5—£11

23:20 Losers HHHH

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10

23:25 Cherry theSpace @ Venue45, 14–19 Aug, £7

23:45

The Unmarried Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6.50—£10

This Is Not Culturally Significant Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 4–26 Aug, not 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, £7—£10

22:45

23:50

22:35

Hotter Paradise in Augustines, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £10

Knowledge Is Power Paradise in The Vault, 5–19 Aug, not 13, £7

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09:00 09:35 Jason and the Argonauts theSpace on Niddry St, 14–19 Aug, £8

10:00 The Giant’s Loo Roll theSpace @ Venue45, 11–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £11 BambinO The Edinburgh Academy, 8–20 Aug, not 14, £free

10:10

10:30

10:45

La Vie Dans Une Marionette Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£9

How to Be a Kid Roundabout @ Summerhall, 4–20 Aug, not 8, 15, £5—£10

Ami and Tami Underbelly, Cowgate, 11–24 Aug, £9—£10 AnimAlphabet the Musical Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 21, £6—£10 The Wonderful World of Lapin HH Scottish Storytelling Centre, 3–27 Aug, not 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, £6—£8 Hairy Maclary Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–20 Aug, not 16, £10

10:15

The Tale of the Cockatrice Venue 13, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £9

HHH

Assembly Roxy, 3–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £5—£8

Brave Macbeth Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 18–27 Aug, £8 Magic Travel With Hello Potter and Uno Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free

Kids

Losing Days

Robin Hood: The Panto! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–16 Aug, £7

Dr Zeiffal, Dr Zeigal and the Hippo That Can Never Be Caught

CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–15 Aug, £free

10:20

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Sam Underwood

The Giant Jam Sandwich Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£11.50

The Gruffalo’s Child Pleasance Courtyard, 2–20 Aug, not 5, 9, 16, £7—£11.50 Happy Birthday Mia Paradise in Augustines, 22–26 Aug, £7 King Arthur Stockbridge Church, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £15

10:40 The Star Seekers

HHHH

Pleasance Dome, 10–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£9

The Runner Underbelly, Cowgate, 15–19 Aug, £8.50—£9.50

Africa Weird and Wonderful Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 1–26 Aug, £free A Strange New Space Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £5—£8 Flamenco for Kids C venues – C too, 5 Aug, 7 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £9.50

10:50 The Magic Wand With Three(!) Ends theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 15–19 Aug, £7.50—£8

11:00 Grumpy Pants Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–27 Aug, £free Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Assembly George Square Gardens, Various dates from 4 Aug to 27 Aug, £7.50 One Man Shoe HHH Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 15, 21, 22, £5—£10 The Polar Bears Go Up

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Pleasance at EICC, 10–27 Aug, not 14, 21, 23, 24, £8

Goblin’s Peter and the Wolf Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–17 Aug, £5—£8

Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Medicine Pleasance Courtyard, 16–23 Aug, £7—£9 Calvinball

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5

Aladdin Zoo Southside, 11–19 Aug, £10 Princess Pumpalot: The Quest for the Purple Super-Farting Bean Le Monde, 4–18 Aug, not 5, 6, 12, £8 Mavis Sparkle

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–20 Aug, £6—£9.50

Ruby Redfort Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£9 Flying Atoms The Leith Volcano, 22–26 Aug, £10 Baby Loves Disco The Jam House, 12 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £9

11:05 Jazz Cat theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £6

11:10 The New Maths Magic Show Hispaniola, 5–26 Aug, £free Sarah and Duck Underbelly Med Quad, 2–20 Aug, not 14, £8—£12

11:15

11:40

Nick Cope’s Family Song Book HHHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–20 Aug, £5—£7.50

The Showstoppers’ Kids Show Pleasance Courtyard, 2–20 Aug, £6—£10

CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 17, 22, 24, £free

Gobland for the Goblins!

Paradise in Augustines, 5–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6—£9

The Complete History of Europe (More or Less) C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 Ella Enchanted Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6—£9.50

11:20 Father Christmas Comes Up Trumps theSpace @ Venue45, 11–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £11

11:30 Tarantella by Hilaire Belloc Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 1–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10 Junk in His Trunk Sweet Holyrood, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 24, 25, £7 Toasty’s Day-Dreaming C venues – C south, 3–15 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 BambinO The Edinburgh Academy, 8–20 Aug, not 14, £free The Amazing Bubble Man Underbelly, George Square, 3–28 Aug, £7—£12

11:45 Taiwan Season: The Backyard Story H Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £6—£10 Robin’s Hood C venues – C too, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£9.50

11:50 Oskar’s Amazing Adventure HHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £5—£7.50

11:55 5 Children and It C venues – C royale, 13–19 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

12:00 Pub Quiz for Kids With Patrick Monahan Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 20, £6—£10 Home Sweet Garden Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 4–15 Aug, not 9, £7 David Walliams’ The First Hippo on the Moon Pleasance Courtyard, 2–20 Aug, not 15, £7—£12

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Brave Macbeth Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 4–16 Aug, £8 Alice in Wonderland Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£9.50 Rodney’s Really #Good Family Show Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free This Is Your Trial (PG) Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 31 Jul–27 Aug, £8 Kidocracy The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–20 Aug, £7—£8 Science Magic Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 31 Jul–27 Aug, £free The Magic Circus Paradise in Augustines, 5–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £7 Festival Strings St Giles’ Cathedral, 17–18 Aug, £free

12:10 The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen

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New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 15, £7—£8

12:15 Children Are Stinky Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £6—£9 Eaten HHH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £4—£8 Doktor James’s Akademy of Evil Sweet Grassmarket, 4–20 Aug, £7

12:20 There May Be Pirates...

There May Be Dragons...

Hispaniola, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

The Topsy-Turvy Hotel

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Sweet Grassmarket, 3–20 Aug, not 9, £7

12:30 Bubble Show with Mini Milkshake C venues – C, 13–28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 Funny Stuff for Happy People Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free Balloonatics Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, £5—£9 Children’s Underground Ghost Tour City of Edinburgh Tours, 1–31 Aug, £6 The Listies Make You LOL Pleasance Courtyard, 2–20 Aug, £6.50—£9.50

Trash Test Dummies Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£12.50 Cinders: The Folk Tale Duddingston Kirk Manse Gardens, 1–15 Aug, £6

13:10

13:15

Arr We There Yet?

Jellybean: When Will I Be Famous?

Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £6.50—£12.50

13:25 Dommy B Presents...

Hispaniola, 5–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

13:30

Baby Loves Pop Bingo Disco The Jam House, 27 Aug, £9

Funz And Gamez: Flogging a Dead Horze Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£8.50

Andrew Roper’s Superheroes for Kids 2 Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 31 Jul–27 Aug, £free Three Half Pints Present The Three Musketeers Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 21, 22, £6—£11 Small Laces Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£10

13:00 Morgan & West: More Magic for Kids!

Underbelly Med Quad, 12–25 Aug, not 23, £10.50—£11 At a Stretch Scottish Storytelling Centre, 3–15 Aug, £6—£9

14:00

Clowntown theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–19 Aug, not 6, £8

Children’s Haunted Underground Experience Meet outside Tron Kirk at Auld Reekie Tours Boards , 4–28 Aug, £10

12:45

Bitey and Bertie’s Grand Tour Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 4–19 Aug, not 6, 13, £8

Huggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 31 Jul–27 Aug, £free

Children’s Haunted Underground Experience Meet outside Tron Kirk at Auld Reekie Tours Boards , 4–28 Aug, £10

Baby Loves Silent Disco: Juniors vs Seniors The Jam House, 19 Aug, £9

13:50

The I Hate Children Children’s Show theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, £8—£12

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Calvinball

Future Perfect Pleasance Courtyard, 2–20 Aug, not 9, 16, £2 This is My Life Army @ The Fringe, 15 Aug, £5 Baby Loves Disco The Jam House, 12 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £9

Home Sweet Garden Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 4–15 Aug, not 9, £7

Flying Atoms The Leith Volcano, 25–26 Aug, £10

Dance Base, 5 Aug, 12 Aug, 26 Aug, £8—£9

Singing Hands Summer Spectacular Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 17–19 Aug, £11

13:45 Cockadoodlemoo C venues – C too, 3–19 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

15:00

17:40

Calvinball

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5

Snigel and Friends

Shakespeare for Kids: Toil and Trouble C venues – C south, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£9.50

HHH

Pleasance at EICC, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £8

14:30 Wriggle Around the World Stockbridge Church, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £15 Clan Mucmor Family Circus Show Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free Baby Loves Pop Bingo Disco The Jam House, 6 Aug, 27 Aug, £6—£9 The Giant’s Loo Roll theSpace @ Venue45, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, £11

The Dark Room for Kids Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£10

17:30

Nutty Noah – Wear Your Pants With Pride Pleasance Courtyard, 21–28 Aug, £8—£10

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5

16:30

Morgan & West: More Magic for Kids!

Underbelly Med Quad, Various dates from 2 Aug to 27 Aug, £6.50—£11

Is This a Dagger? The Story of Macbeth Scottish Storytelling Centre, 3–20 Aug, not 10, 17, £6—£9

The Polar Bears Go Up

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14:40

HHHH

Robin Hood Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–20 Aug, £8—£10

Snigel and Friends

Baby Loves Silent Disco: Juniors vs Seniors The Jam House, 19 Aug, £9

HHH

Dance Base, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, £8—£9

Alice Through the Looking Glass Inveresk Lodge Garden, 26 Aug, £8.50

15:15 Boogers, Books and Big Bottom Burps!

Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free The Little Prince and the Pilot Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10

15:45 ComedySportz UK Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–15 Aug, £free

15:50 Father Christmas Comes Up Trumps theSpace @ Venue45, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, £11

16:10 Jason and the Golden Fleece Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £8

Listings

The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

12:25

Card Ninja Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

Comedy Club 4 Kids Assembly Roxy, 4–27 Aug, £8—£10

18:00 Mark Thompson’s Spectacular Science Show Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

19:00 Three Wee Kings: Grandad’s Cut Duddingston Kirk Manse Gardens, 15–19 Aug, £7

20:30 This is My Life Army @ The Fringe, 15 Aug, £5

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The Legend of Finn McCool: A Silly Tall Tale of Giant Proportions!

Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–20 Aug, not 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, £14

Fringe SOS:

Howard Read

When the madness of the Fringe starts to get to me I always like to escape into Hollyrood park and up Arthur’s seat. The breathtaking views, the fresh air and the confused Ferman people are exactly what I need when it all gets a bit much. It’s a shame I have to put up with Big Howard whinging about carrying all my projection equipment up there, but you can’t have everything, can you. / Howard Read

TIME:

Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy Banshee Labyrinth 4:20pm – 5:20pm, 5–27 Aug, not 10, 11

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