Fest 2017 Issue 5

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ROSE MATAFEO FROM SASSY BEST FRIEND TO LEADING LADY

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22 – 28 August

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Monday 28 August 9pm Princes Street Gardens Scottish Chamber Orchestra Conducted by Clark Rundell Featuring vocalist Karen Matheson Photo Dave Stewart, Studio 2 Photography

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‘A show that every child and parent should take time to go and see’ Fairy Powered Productions

‘A truly charming production’

‘Perfect for kids’ Guardian

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‘An engaging, magical hour’

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‘Remarkably engaging’ Families Edinburgh

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Northern Stage at Summerhall (venue 26c)

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– The List Written and Performed by

Kate O’Donnell Director

Director George Sully

Editor Evan Beswick

Additional Design Kyle McPartlin

Deputy Editor Jo Caird

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Lead Theatre Critic Matt Trueman

Writing Team Rosie Bannister, Theo Bosanquet, Arnoud Breitbarth, Marissa Burgess, Polly Checkland Harding, Seòras Coxon, Ruby Foster, Eve Green, Si Hawkins, Lauren Hunter, Malcolm Jack, Louise Jones, Katharine Kavanagh, Laura Kressly, Edd McCracken, Alice McGuire, Brett Mills, Daniel Perks, Lewis Porteous, Lucy Ribchester, Jay Richardson, Alice Saville, Claire Sawyers, Matthew Sharpe, John Stansfield, Tom Wicker, Ben Williams, Holly Williams, Kate Wyver, Will Young

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Contents

Comedy 14 Sarah Kendall

Kiwi Conspirator

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Rose Matafeo on her obsession with escape rooms. Among other things, obvs.

Kendall’s new show leaves our editor with wet eyes and a hurty heart. True story.

Theatre 34 Derailed Starts on the right track, but swiftly, er, derails.

Dance, Physical Theatre & Circus

Some funny faces try their luck as tour guides – again.

If James Joyce made dance theatre.

Cabaret & Variety 41 Reuben Kaye Filthy, flirtatious and frickin’ fabulous.

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38 Hope Hunt and the Ascension into Lazarus

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

Dishoom

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

St Andrew Square 10:30am

Scotland’s first outpost of the famed Bombayinspired brasserie has fast become one of Edinburgh’s favourite spots for a perfect brunch, where it’s out with the eggs benny and fry ups, and in with the Bombay omelettes, bacon naan rolls and masala beans.

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We’ve no interest in easing you softly into the day – not when there’s the caustic wit of Scottish comic Fern Brady to catch. Once again inviting us to gaze into the inner recesses of her bleak mind, her latest show is a sardonic, sultry joy that’ll jerk you into action.

A 15-minute stroll will take you to the Pleasance Courtyard, where a quick lunch from one of the many street food vans can be followed up with a show that takes the darkness of mental illness into the light, literally making a song and dance about it to extract warmth and humour from a difficult subject.

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Reuben Kaye Kin

Assembly Checkpoint 9:00pm

Finish up with a hit of rude, lewd and crude cabaret courtesy of Aussie-born, London-based Reuben Kaye, who proves he’s just as able to take on homophobic and political issues as he is the hits of Kate Bush and ZZ Top – all the while licking, kicking and whipping his audience into submission.

Meadows 5:00pm - 6:00pm

If the sun’s out swing through George Square Gardens for a pint, before heading across The Meadows to Underbelly’s Circus Hub. Here you’ll find the award-winning Barely Methodical Troupe whipping up a fine spread of post-classical circus treats.

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Earlier this year the pizza slingers at Civerinos opened up a second joint on Forrest Road, perfectly located for a mid-Fringe feed with sourdough and square pizza available by the slice. We like; you’ll like.

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Rose Matafeo: Sassy Conspirator

The Kiwi standup has made something of a splash this Fringe.

Even the laughs sound different, she tells Evan Beswick

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t’s a hoary old interview trope: pick a location that lends ready-made colour to the conversation. Take Rose Matafeo, for instance, whose show Sassy Best Friend sees her prodding at the movie conventions which place her looks, her hair, her skin colour firmly outside the rom-com leading lady category.

Milkshakes at an American diner, obviously. But, after queuing for half an hour we’re told there’s no milkshakes on today. And then we’re hurried and prodded until someone orders food. If anything, it’s a more appropriate metaphor. Leave your expectations and preconceptions at the door because they won’t fit Matafeo.

Case in point: “You’ve been to Budapest?”

Matafeo interrupts at one juncture, wide eyed. “That is the capital of escape rooms. It’s one of the best places for escape rooms. I’m very obsessed with escape rooms.”

Escape rooms? I confess, I’ve no idea what they are: “Yeah, rooms that you pay to get locked in and then you try and get out. Me and [comedian] Ed Gamble, we did about 10 of them I think.

“It’s unlocking locks, finding codes, figuring out things laterally,” she says. “Finding a code and unlocking a lock is probably the most satisfying feeling of my life. And that’s more than doing comedy, having a good show, finding love, you know, seeing my brother married! It’s up there! I wanna run an escape room next Fringe! Genuinely, I might not do a show, I’ll just do a comedy escape room. The comedy is so bad and you’re trying to escape it!”

To pause momentarily: it’s worth escaping for a moment onto more expected territory. Rose Matafeo: a half Samoan, half Scottish/Croatian

standup, already a TV star in her native New Zealand. She’s in Edinburgh with her second solo Fringe show – which she’s currently selling out. In it she talks hilariously about issues relating to the pill and periods and other concerns pertinent to 50 per cent of the population – but, surely, funnier to a great many more?

“I’ve had some amazing crowds who, I think, enjoyed it,” Matafeo allows, self-consciously. “I’ve only seen a couple of bored faces in the crowd so far. Who I pinpoint, and memorise, and hunt down afterwards.”

In reality, there’s something a bit more exciting to what Matefeo achieves in Sassy Best Friend. Less a show about women, it’s a show which recognises that the default target for comedy is generally men – women have been asked to laugh at knob gags for years. Quite casually, Matafeo turns the tables – and it’s a re-orientation that, it turns out, is audible.

“When you’re doing the show, and doing these jokes about the pill and stuff that is very specific to it, you hear women laughing in a way that’s like they can recognise… you hear that people are going ‘Yes!’ She continues: “After the show I’ve had girls

“ After the show I’ve had girls come up to me really conspiratorially”

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come up to me really conspiratorially and they’re like, ‘I was the same. I was on a terrible pill’. It’s like a release to be like, ‘Yeah, you can talk about this on stage’. In no way is it like, ‘Fuck you guys for not liking it, I’m gonna talk about this shit’. I think just talk about it! Flooding the market with material like that and topics like that is the way it’s going to become normalised rather than putting this otherness to it and being, ‘Oh, she’s going to talk about this now’.”

Matafeo talks carefully, thoughfully but with enthusiasm. She doesn’t hold back (Woody Allen, for instance, is a “fucking creep”; an early gig back home in front of eight Dalmatian men was “like something out of a fricking Wes Anderson movie”).

But if there’s any reticence talking about what she does, it is perhaps unsurprising: she recounts the “shitstorm” of what she generously terms “feedback” from men upset that the hit TV series she co-writes and performs in, Funny Girls, wasn’t aimed directly at men. Indeed, she’s generally very generous – even towards the odd symbiotic relationship between performers and critics: “It’s like when someone’s like, ‘Don’t take a photo of me; don’t take a photo of me; don’t take a photo of me; don’t take a photo of me’,” she squeals, posing and pouting.

But, then, Matafeo is also pretty experienced, having done standup now for what she calls “an embarrassingly long time”. Somewhere, under virtual lock and key in the deep recesses of the internet, is a video of a 15-year-old Matafeo doing her first gig. place where no one is asking you to do comedy. ‘Cos “Sometimes I watch it!” she says with a laugh. you’re literally on a friggin’ island where not many people go and see comedy, you know, you don’t really see so much of it on TV.” The result is a small number of very committed comedians doing quite quirky things: “It’s all quite unique personal styles, and there is no audience to try and please! So you may as well be yourself. I think that is why I really love New Zealand comedy.

“I have braces, I’ve got curly hair, I’m wearing a It’s really quite true to itself, and weird and such a sweater vest with, inexplicably, a long-sleeved mepoint of difference.” rino underneath. And, I’m watching it and I’m like, Surely, though, moving steadily into the mainthat’s a pretty decent joke! Some of them are ones I stream must dull this quirky edge? Is there anything continue to do! It’s quite nice to remember what your left for her to talk about? Well, there might be somefirst ‘in’ to comedy was and you’ve probably got bet- thing: “The funny thing with comedy is you can’t see ter around it, but at the core of it, there is something what’s weird about your own life to talk about. My consistent in that it’s like stupid, stupid observations parents are Rastafarian and I don’t really talk about and very specific pop culture references, which have it that much. It’s this bizarre thing that’s so normal to not changed.” me. Maybe there’s a show in that, but I don’t know.”

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Meet the Tour Guides John Kearns John Kearns: Don’t Worry They’re Here, Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 5:00pm – 6:00pm, 4–27 Aug, not 16, £7

The key to being a successful tour guide is that it’s 57 per cent body language, 38 per cent voice and seven per cent content.

Working at the Houses of Parliament there were times when a name or date would be forgotten but no matter. With a quick somersault down the voting lobby as you impersonate Clement Attlee, all chatter from your guests about whether “he’s still pissed” is forgotten as you take a wrong turn and knock yourself out on the Speaker’s Chair. I wasn’t particularly funny as a tour guide. Being serious made me realise how much respect being serious gets.

No one questions the serious man. You have responsibility, answers and crucially, if a serious person makes a witty comment? Pandemonium! Applause breaks! Not for me!

With devolution in 1999, Scotland’s own Parliament was moored at the foot of the Royal Mile. Taking its inspiration from upturned boats along the Scottish coast, it merges beautifully with the local landscape, the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-inspired motifs blooming delicately in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat. It’s this communion between the old and new that makes Edinburgh one of the great idiosyncratic cities in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site no less.

As the Fringe rumbles on, the smell of hops, smoke and stone fills the air and its grand and Georgian ambition inspires comedians, clowns, troubadours and musicians to walk tall. When the House of Commons was rebuilt after World War II, Churchill advised that it should remain small, unable to seat all members as its size charged debate – “where we shape buildings, buildings shape us.” For the performers and punters who’ve visited the Fringe over the past 70 years, Edinburgh continues to do just that.

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Before they became top comedians, a number of standups made their living as tour guides.

Here, four of the best reveal some of the tricks of their venerable trade, and the sights and sounds of Edinburgh that might inspire them to lead a tour again / Jay Richardson

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I was a tour guide for a Bristol ghost walk.

I had to learn from a history book but I’m not the best at homework. Never have been. So I used to make it up, add some of my own stories in there: “This is where I saw a guy throw up once.” Of course, I got sacked as I used to say facts that were too real as well, about Bristol’s slavery history. And when the actors used to pop out of alleyways to scare the group I’d tell them, “Here’s an out of work actor earning his money”.

In Edinburgh, I love staring at the mountains on a crisp evening with the pink sky and the sun just setting but through terraced houses. I love that you can experience a council house and such beautiful landscapes anytime you want, waking up every morning and seeing Arthur’s Seat. If I ran a tour in Edinburgh, it would be a walk up there. As much as I moaned the whole way up it was exhilarating to get to the top and look at Scotland with no obstructions.

I’ve been to the castle a few times with friends and pretended it was mine. Commenting on how, “I’m going to change that wallpaper soon, it’s pretty old”. Getting told off for sitting on the wrong thing. Edinburgh is a well old city, like proper old. You can sit in the Grassmarket and see the history, no matter how many vegetarian cafes pop up. Sitting at Biddy Mulligans, remembering how many people were publicly hanged here – that’s always a fun conversational starter for your haggis. Thanks for letting us come here every year guys. I hope the flyering isn’t too annoying.

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I used to do tours all around Europe, telling my bosses I had a degree in history that I didn’t.

Because it was the early ‘90s, they waited for proof to arrive in the post while I did their extensive three-month training trip. Then, because they’d spent so much money on me, they just forgot about the degree thing. I used to do the Korean tours because they really liked me and having a translator bought me time to tell them fibs about things I didn’t know about.

I went to and knew a bit about everywhere in Europe, but I riffed a lot. In Amsterdam, I’d take people out on a bike ride, pointing to random places where Jean-Claude Van Damme was born, even though he’s from Belgium. If you spun it right, people don’t pay much attention and they bought it. There’s no reason why I couldn’t do that in Edinburgh.

Most of it would be in the 1700s I reckon, the Enlightenment. And being Scotland, there always pride in some sort of crime. Somewhere around the Old Town. Deacon Brodie, Burke and Hare, now that you’ve just reminded me.

Greyfriars Bobby? Oh yeah, him. I always try to find a way to get Genghis Khan in there; he opened up the Silk Road and facilitated the modern world.

I’m going to have to read up on Johnson.

Or is it Boswell? Which one’s the Scot? I don’t know anything about Scottish history. But I’d hope that after so many festivals something has gone in through osmosis.

After my show Winston Churchill was Jack the Ripper—which is true and I can prove it—it seemed like a natural step to take people round the murder sites in Whitechapel. I had the advantage of using only word of mouth to generate my audiences so I didn’t have to contend with bored Italian teenagers. Mine was a comedy crowd. There was a surprising amount of heckling involved, particularly around Brick Lane. The kids who shouted at me were obviously unaware I’m a standup. Not many tour guides are prepared to shout, “I FUCKED YOUR DAD!” at a gobby teenager.

There’s a lot of responsibility in being a tour guide. People believe what you tell them, so the temptation to lie is very strong. I used to work at the Cabinet War Rooms and there was a World War II German bomb hanging over the doorway. It had been dug up from outside the CWR and defused. Every day someone would ask if it had exploded. “Yes,” I’d say, “and you would not believe how long it took us to put it back together.” Doing a Ripper walk in which I satirised the “any suspect so long as they’re famous” trend by suggesting it was the 13-year-old Churchill led to more people than you’d think going away with the idea it really was him.

My favourite places in Edinburgh are the Old Town alleyways. There’s a real atmosphere about them, now sadly lacking in Whitechapel since the burst of regeneration that’s steadily erasing the last bits of Victoriana. The London that Robert Louis Stevenson wrote about in Jekyll and Hyde is famously based on Edinburgh. It’s the old London of our imagination.

But real. And now. And slightly smelling of piss.

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Sometime soon, I’m sure, a retrospective of Kendall’s work will mean some detailed poring over her output. Having developed a distinct narrative style of comedy over a number of years, there’s inevitably a process of dry academicism required to place her shows in a heirarchy, to chart the development and flowering of a mature storytelling

side, to analyse the techniques and structures she works with. For now, it’s more than enough to marvel at the way she manages multiple intersecting narratives, and to appreciate the way she weaves these into an emotional sucker-punch. One rarely expects to go into a comedy show and be transformed.

However, this is about the third time I’ve been transformed by Sarah Kendall. Each time, though, her handling of large structures becomes more deft. In One-Seventeen, we’re introduced to some key themes via some gentle standup, which moves imperceptibly into a series of short narratives. A common thread runs through each asking us to look to the stars, but it’s unclear how they link otherwise

– though each is utterly engaging.

They are kept separate, dislocated by place and time. Her signposting here (“It is Friday night on the other side of the world”) serves both the pace and the structure beautifully.

Separate, that is, until about the last 40 seconds, when they are crashed together into an open-hearted, wide-eyed expression of humanity.

Form and content combine perfectly here, the power of the sentiment heightened by the chutzpah of just how long Kendall is able to keep multiple balls in the air before catching them.

So, thanks, Sarah. Honestly, you go into a comedy show expecting a few cheap laughs and come out with wet eyes and a hurty heart. It’s just not fair. / Evan Beswick

She cites the beginnings of her obsessive behaviour in an outrageous crush, aged six, on Bette Midler, conjuring a vivid image of herself choosing to dress like a middle aged man and topped by her home cut pudding bowl hair. Martin’s wonderfully frank about those innocent burgeoning sexual feelings where you’re too young to know what’s going on but know that it makes you “want to be physically alone to think about them”.The routine includes a gloriously uncomfortable (for us, not her) fruity dream she has about the Hocus Pocus witches, which is only okay because she is the six-year-old concerned. Moving away from Bette (though not entirely) she moves to stalk a comedy club and its inhabitants and precociously takes up standup herself.

Over the years Martin has developed a deliciously quirky style, and her depiction here of herself as kooky young weirdo in training makes an evocative picture. But the meat of the show, it turns out—the bit that “gets you good reviews in the Guardian”—is her candid depiction of her drug addiction. Martin’s a reassuring presence as she takes us up this thorny path, constantly qualifying her behaviour and reassuring that she’s pretty much okay now so there’s no need to worry. It’s a show that’s not only likely to garner good reviews in the Guardian but surely is the stuff of award nods, too.

Bobby Mair’s like that internal voice we all have that tells us to do bad things. Most of us keep this internal chatter to ourselves. Mair, however, parades his in front of strangers for a laugh. And very funny it is too.

“Ever hated anyone for no reason whatsoever?” he asks within the first few minutes.

Mair should be in a happy place. As the Viceland programme about him has documented, albeit with tongue very much in cheek, Mair has married fellow comedian (and according to him another person with “issues”) Harriet Kemsley. But talk of having kids has

Dope «««« Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 8:00pm – 9:00pm, 3–27 Aug, not 14, FREE

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Mae Martin:

Having successfully reached 30, in Dope Martin is looking back at her life and questioning whether she has an addictive personality or not; the obsessive part of her brain characterised here as a little shrimp – pink, cute and monstrous. After the evidence she gives it doesn’t take a psychiatrist to conclude that the answer has to be ‘yes’.

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put the spotlight on Mair’s own background, and the fact that he was adopted provides a poignant edge to Mair’s gleeful don’t-give-a-monkeys oversharing, as he discovers, heart-breakingly, that his mother had children before him who “she didn’t give away”.

Elsewhere in the set there’s a surprising amount of common sense for a man whose appearance and demeanour suggests that he has trouble handling most things in life. He recognises, for example, that despite his skinny appearance, his internal organs are probably dust thanks to his poor diet and lack of exercise. There are some nice absurdities thrown in for good measure too: he’s considering adoption himself...of a 90-year-old woman. Go catch him; he’s a bittersweet treat.

Still finding his way in the world and struggling with being a camp man in a straight man’s body isTom Lucy.

This is his debut show, having been causing something of a stir in his first few years doing standup, including winning Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year in 2016.

At a cursory glance the topics in Needs to Stop Show-

ing Off in Front of His Friends are pretty familiar ones, ones you’d expect from a 21-year-old – family, school and his ongoing quest for a girlfriend. But in Lucy’s hands they feel completely fresh.

He hasn’t got the easiest of audiences in today, with his former drama teacher in the front row, a woman with the hair of an ‘80s soft rock band coming in late, and “Don’t bring me into it!” Peter on the third row. But despite his youth Lucy has enough confidence to not only not let it distract him from the show, but also to keep returning like a tongue to a broken tooth to Peter, his curmudgeonly responses becoming something of a running joke. And Lucy likes his running jokes: there are call backs a plenty, his hour darting about with references to previous routines all over the place. It’s dizzying.

It’s an accident of biology but it has to be said that his voice is a comedy godsend. Granted it makes him sound like he should be on a Saturday evening special filmed at the end of a pier but his slightly high-pitched cadence adds to the tac sharp lines.The boy is certain to go far.

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Few Fringe acts can match Rob Broderick’s consistency levels, the speed of wit and sleight-of-tongue of his improv rapping skills bordering on the magical. Abandoman’s main man has earned the indulgence of his own ‘musical’, which amounts to a mix of his regular ad-libbed songs, woven together from audience contributions, freely offered or otherwise, and prewritten tunes, backed onscreen by impressive animation, the produc-

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tion value sheen not overwhelming the simple man-and-mic conceit at its heart.

Opening with the familiar Abandoman favourite of ‘What’s In Your Pocket?’, in which he fashions rhymes from objects the crowd hold aloft, he was blessed on the night I saw him to be gifted a cock ring, a forewarning of the surprising contributions to come.

As a white Dubliner, Broderick appreciates that his hip-hop braggadocio needs to be tempered with self-deprecation and awareness of his privilege, inspiring him to ask the crowd for examples of the mildest adversity they’ve overcome.

Somewhat flipping this premise on

its arse, a hen party featuring two girls with just two arms between them got involved, adding significant pressure to Broderick to pull off the set-piece with mickey-taking grace. This he capably accomplished, while championing them for their chutzpah in volunteering.

Generally adept at getting his marks to rise to the occasion, the democratic sharing of the spotlight means that the pre-written songs need to be strong. And here, too, Broderick delivers. The pick is an epic, cautionary tale of addiction, the rise and fall of his brother, not in the ghetto, but at the World Scrabble Championships.

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Lou Conran has had a tough year, and she’s not afraid to talk about it.

In fact, there’s very little this cheerily cheeky Mancunian is afraid to discuss. She makes a bracing start, scatologically detailing her bowel movements and providing graphic play-by-play of her neighbour’s overheard sex life. But these comic shock tactics are really just softening us up for the main event, a deeply personal account of her recent lost pregnancy.

It all began with a short-lived affair retold in typically riotous fashion, involving a “gentleman caller”, some coconut oil and an arsehole. Five months into her

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It takes some time for Sara Schaefer to get up a proper head of steam out here in the Pleasance Courtyard Portakabins, partly because she seems understandably shaken by the onslaught of staggering news emerging from the States right now.

Born in Virginia, not far from Charlottesville, Schaefer opens

the show by apologising to the audience for her nation’s current President—something of a staple for US comics this year—and follows up with some recently-written material about the state of things back home.

That’s timely and welcome, but it’s when Schaefer launches into her better-honed routines that this show really begins to fly. ‘Launches’ is probably not the appropriate word, in truth, as the delivery here is actively low-octane, which just adds extra punch to the moments where she suddenly flips: stamping on Satan’s face, for example.

The main thrust of Little White Box is her Christian upbringing, which she doesn’t stamp on quite

so fiercely. Schaefer believes that reading the Bible led her to become a liberal, but also bemoans those who’ve taken a less open-minded interpretation. One controversial US craft shop causes in-store cognitive dissonance, as she covets the products but rails against their religion-fuelled policies. The minefield of how on earth to live ethically in a capitalist society is particularly well dealt with here.

Some of that Bible Belt background was seriously weird, though, and the highlights of this fine Fringe debut are her bizarre reminiscences, of Church Camp, Christian clowns and the little white box of the title. You’ll need to hear it to believe it. / Si Hawkins

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pregnancy, she discovered the baby had a terminal condition and could not survive. After induced labour, her daughter was stillborn.

If that sounds an impossibly sad basis for a raucously funny standup show, you’ve underestimated Conran. Besides, as she says, “That’s the thing with tragic situations – most of the time they’re fucking hilarious.” From the excruciating cringe-comedy of her friends’ attempts to cheer her up, to her plan to lighten the mood in an operating theatre by accusing a gynaecologist of fisting her, she finds the belly laughs throughout.

It’s a brave, honest hour that keeps the tears at bay with wicked punchlines. At one point, Conran mentions wanting to challenge taboos around the loss of a child.

This show doesn’t so much break those taboos, as smash them into pieces while telling bawdy sex stories, making loud fart noises, and cracking gags about shitting yourself at a funeral. Go prepared – but for God’s sake, go. / Will Young

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Barry Crimmins may be, as he quips, “the oldest newcomer at the Fringe”, but he’s earned the right to be here. His status as a political comedian and activist in America is somewhere between cultish and legendary. More recently his experiences of child abuse, and subsequent legal crusade against

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Without the straightforward performance impulse of the extrovert, or the fashionable, counter-intuitive insecurity of an introvert, Annie McGrath has seized upon her results in a personality test to brand herself an ambivert comedian – neither one nor the other, just stuck in the middle. Appreciating that this essentially amounts to a free pass to define herself however she chooses, it plays nicely into her varied and wide-ranging standup, which blends inventive, occasionally tortuous wordplay with ironic social commentary.

Manifesting itself as glib aloofness, this latter suit inspires a compelling scenario in which her

the proliferation of online child pornography in the 1990s, were chronicled in the Netflix documentary Call Me Lucky.

So Crimmins’ Fringe debut is a real event, and his opening night audience includes a lineup of famous comedians. He takes a while to find his feet, misfiring a few gags, and occasionally overestimating our knowledge of American politics. Soon he’s working up a solid shtick, part grumpy old man irritated by Twitter and craft beer, part political firebrand remade for the Trump era. Then, as it builds, you realise you’re witnessing something special. Crimmins isn’t just riffing on current events, he’s lived them.

gift of unwanted Panettone cake to a homeless man becomes part of a broader, millennial angst about the paralysis of choice and her sending up of first world problems. Concocting a pretentious acquaintance, Lettuce, to spout parodic, pseudy opinions for her, McGrath is very much aware of her privilege. She overstates the prevalence of therapy for her generation but it prompts a great, navel-gazing gag about needing counselling for your counselling.

Still, this privately educated comic can seem pretty cold and superior, a hinted suggestion as to why residing in the rather damning snapshots she presents of her famous but uncredited father. She’s never going to be a straightforward, confessional standup though, her background in sketch perhaps emboldening her playfulness with the form. So what McGrath loses in relatable warmth, she tends to make up for with unpredictability and off-kilter thoughts, a trip to Costa Rica suggesting a mantra that she artfully and inappropriately tries to apply to everything. / Jay Richardson

He started under Nixon, and clearly isn’t done yet. His rants, deadpan and hilarious, become increasingly emotional.

Crimmins diagnoses America as pathologically unable to listen to its victims, and now rapidly reversing the decades of progress he helped fight for. Bleak jokes about paedophilia cut deep. His plea for people to listen more and stand up for each other feels visceral. The old man act conceals real desperation beneath curmudgeonly one-liners. The laughs come thick, fast and painful.

It’s hauntingly, harrowingly funny.

Has the Best Newcomer Award ever gone to a 64-year-old? Don’t bet against it this year. / Will Young

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Perhaps it’s his perch high in the balmy Counting House Attic, heat rising from all those other shows down below, but there’s a languorous feel to Sunil Patel’s second solo hour, as if he’s aware that everyone had to climb numerous stairs to get here, so he’s going to take things fairly easy on us for, say, the first 50 minutes or so. That last 10 though: that gets pretty exciting.

Patel hasn’t really got a thrilling story to tell here, as he clearly hasn’t been up to much over the last year or so, so that becomes a theme in itself. And it’s certainly one that many modern folk can relate to: should he be troubled by his lack of innate motivation or boast-worthy achievements? This relatively con-

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One egg is never an oeuf for Natalie Palamides. Dozens of the poor things, smashed to pieces, in service of her art. I suppose that’s her interpretation of the old adage about making omelettes. In LAID, she actually makes one on stage, but there’s more to this show than

tented comic’s lack of any genuine angst about it is really quite refreshing in a Fringe that can sometimes feel fuelled by naked ambition.

Now, having ascended all the way to the attic, eschewing flashier shows along the way, some audience members may wish for more than stories about his brief dalliance with a sugar-free diet, or his renegade approach to badminton. But something about Patel’s

measured approach is enormously appealing, the comedy-show equivalent of going round to see that mate who you can always rely on not to have done anything that’s going to make you insanely jealous, when your own ego is at a low ebb.

True, there is a gear-shift toward the end which is mildly pulse-enhancing, but even his bucket speech is pretty undemanding. Perhaps he just fears change. / Si Hawkins

just cookery.

Providing context won’t make the show appear any less bonkers, but here goes. Beginning in a mascot-style egg suit, Palamides grunts and squeals her way through a wordless opening scene, as we’re treated to some poultry-inspired physical comedy. Soon the 2001: A Space Odyssey-style evolution takes place, as she acts out various stages of egg development.

Eventually we’re trapped in an endless cycle of growth and rebirth, like a gooey Groundhog Day, with a seemingly limitless supply of eggs stuffed up her gusset and popping out whenever she breaks the last one.

It’s a twisted satire of the motherhood paradigm, as her nameless persona pleads “Do I raise the egg or eat it?”, and plumps for the latter rather often. Some of the yolky incarnations make it as far as attending school, but most suffer the same messy fate (the stage floor is like an embryonic Jackson Pollock by the end).

It’s more interesting than funny, as she opts to elicit confused gasps rather than laughs. There’s something captivatingly weird about it all, though, like a depraved documentary you can’t help but keep watching. More than just a hollow empty shell, it’s worth cracking open. / Matthew Sharpe

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A case could be made that John Hastings’ comedy is closer to theatre than standup. While most of his peers will read the mood of a room and tailor their delivery accordingly, establishing a dialogue between comedian and audience, he trades in fixed monologues. Any sense of the improvisation and jeopardy that can make the art form seem so dynamic is absent from this curiously stylised hour.

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reflecting how he wishes to be perceived. We’re repeatedly assured he can sense our shock, judgement, embarrassment, shame and disgust when none of these emotions are apparent in anyone present. To have to sit bored while he earnestly proclaims his challenging and transgressive power feels like an endurance test at times.

It could well be the case that Hastings isn’t a comfortable performer and so hides behind a rigid script. This would be forgiveable were it not for an overbearing, theatrical performance style which oversells his routines and command of the English language to the point that he comes across as arrogant. If he could cut down on the tedious posturing, this show would have much to recommend it.

As it stands, this is a barely tolerable assault on a series of straw men whom he identifies as being in the room tonight. / Lewis Porteous

I’m not sure any of the straw men in the audience get what they want this evening. The rabid lefties whose comedy smothers the Edinburgh Fringe like a wet red blanket don’t get a hate figure to maul. The up-tighty righties don’t see the left eviscerated – indeed, most of his shots are blue on blue attacks on the swivel-eyed loons in the Tory party.

And, that’s the problem here: Norcott is undoubtedly well-meaning and economically right-of-centre. But I think he’d be surprised by how little separates him and and the other political hot takes on offer at the Fringe. Or maybe he woudn’t be surprised – which might explain why it’s hard to believe he really has his heart in this under-powered set. Take, for instance, an extended story on the rights and wrongs of

fighting a gay man. Norcott comes across as a man sensibly grappling with the complex set of issues that recognising marginalised groups’ historical persecution and right to contemporary equality give rise to – which seems like a good summary of every show at the 2017 Fringe.

Only Norcott seems so preoccupied with the right-wing thing that he forgets to add enough jokes.

There’s a few half-baked pops.

Left-wing economics are all very well until someone has to pay the bill; Diane Abbott is a bad politician. Not all comedy needs to be fresh as a daisy, but if your schtick is to be a bastion of sensible conservatism in a scene you (speciously) define by its lefty homogeneity, then it feels reasonable to expect a hot take, and that’s not what we get here. / Evan Beswick

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Cynics may well hear about this adaptation of The Seagull and question the point of yet another Chekhov revival.There’s no denying theatres are saturated with stagings of classic work at the expense of new offerings, but this need not be a bad thing. In a postmodern age of

unlimited content, it makes sense to sift through the rubble of culture in search of meaning as Volcano Theatre do here.

A partially flooded derelict church, the venue used to house Seagulls is a thing of beauty, its crumbling interior brought to life by the avant garde Welsh collective. At times it seems an almost pitiable environment, at others utterly majestic. Our perception of the space is tied to the players’ treatment of their source material, which is both parodied and handled with poker-faced respect.

While the venue is the star of this

site-specific piece, the cast could certainly carry it in a more conventional space. Each exudes a wealth of personality and adds nuance to the archetype they’ve taken on.

The passing of time is rendered skilfully, while volatile emotions are manifested in tightly choreographed slapstick.This is ultimately a sincere piece of work, though it takes time for this quality to reveal itself.

The remaining dates of the play have all sold out. With only a lucky few set to see it, let it be known to the cynics that Seagulls was a resounding artistic success.

/ Lewis Porteous

This is a celebration of our uglier aspects – “those bits of us we won’t normally admit”. Mars sends up everything from material greed to the #humblebrag, and her standup-style sermons centre on an old Yiddish joke: the fairy that grants you your wildest wishes, on the proviso your neighbour gets double.

“Take one of my eyes,” Mars glints. “Give me mild depression.”

But Our Carnal Hearts never forgets that competition can be healthy. It’s what spurs us on to our greatest achievements, and what sets us apart as individuals. It’s at the very heart of Darwinian evolution, and Mars salutes opposable thumbs in its honour, but it’s also the core of helter-skelter capitalism with all of its needless excesses. It’s in SodaStream machines and over-priced coffee pods, and Mars wants to burn it all down. Doing so, however, involves self-immolation.

It’s a mischievous and humorous hour, but a caring and cathartic one too – not least thanks to Louise Mothersole’s choral score. Here, form and content cross swords. If competition sets us against one another, choirs are collaborative, and her nimble arrangements, as ludicrous as they are crystalline, let four female voices work together as one. Their pitch starts to work a little like pins, both pricking your conscience but allievating like acupuncture. Mars brings us together too: a communion of competitive spirits; green-eyed monsters one and all.

What’s wrong with wanting the world? Middle Child’s rambunctious theatre gig All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, created for Hull’s City of Culture celebrations, asks as much. It finds want at the heart of our world – and it finds our world wanting as a result.

Way up overhead, out in space, an asteroid hurtles our way, ready to wipe us all out.

Set squarely in Hull, Luke Barnes’s story bridges societal divides – of class, of wealth and of generations. It follows two single-parent families over 30-odd

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Our Carnal Hearts is a hymn to human competition – and all those deadly sins that go with it: greed, vanity, envy and more. Structured like a Sunday service, it swerves from sermon to choral song, as Rachel Mars both chastises us for our drive to get one over our neighbours, and simultaneously absolves us of our spite. To envy, she reassures, is human. Doesn’t make it right.

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years, as neoliberalism takes hold and inequality sets in. Bouncer Brian does his all for his daughter Lia (Bryony Davies), just as newly widowed Kimberley does hers for her son Chris (James Stanyer). It’s just that their alls are unequal and, in the eyes of their children, all isn’t enough. As affluent Chris packs off to uni, Lia leaves school at 16 for a job at Build-A-Bear.

Narrated by eyelinered MC Marc Graham—a spark plug presence at the show’s very centre—All We Ever Wanted’s art lies in its open-armed accessibility.

Barnes squeezes grand political narratives and history’s sweep into a simple story of two star-crossed young souls. It embraces sentimentality, even slushiness sometimes, but it’s a big-hearted story set to a thumping score.

As it surges through the years, James Frewer’s music keeps pace. Synths kick in as Thatcher wins her third term; Britpop ushers Blair into power. As the banks break a decade later, indie riffs take over, before the return of the synth in 2017 – the space age sounds of Daft Punk or the xx. If that suggests that history’s stuck on repeat—what goes around comes around— the score does more than show the passage of time. It taps into the rhythms of British life. You feel the beat beneath the story’s surface; the sound of a nation at

each point in time.

Sasquatch: The Opera is a strange old beast. Written and composed by Faith No More’s keyboardist Roddy Bottum, it spins a tall tale out of American folklore, setting grandiose vocals to a woozy techno score. In a shaggy black bearsuit, orange face and blue lips, Mari Moriarty plays the mythical beast. He sings his arias in a quivering, little voice – not monstrous, just misunderstood. Across the woody wilderness, a gun-toting basso conman sets up a scam, leading tourists to a junkie in a Bigfoot costume.

Chuck in a doomed romance and a chorus of drug slaves and you’ve got something rarely, if ever, seen.

For all its patent silliness, Sasquatch never sends itself up. It lacks the irony of its forbear, Jerry Springer: The Opera, but never finds much to stand in its stead.

Ideas about otherness, exploitation and man versus nature jostle vaguely together, but for all the dark space-age visuals of Michael Hili’s costumes, Ahmed Ibrahim’s stilted scene-by-scene direction struggles to cohere, neither raising laughs nor managing to unsettle. The music’s the treat though: eerie synths and big beats layered over the heavy footprint of Caroline Scott’s timpani. It’s the one thing that gets into your bones. / Matt Trueman

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It sounds like every other modern love story: two people meet online and fall in love. But this beautiful, bumbling three-hander leapfrogs over other couples to dig its way into your heart. It runs wildly, whacking the opponents with a drumstick along the way, and then awkwardly stops right behind you, waiting for you to turn around and realise that it’s what you’ve been looking for all along.

A man (Ste Murray) and a woman (Catherine Russell) match on a dating app. As they chat, a human incarnation of the internet (Aoife Spratt) watches. Spratt is a digital cupid, a judgemental, nosy, sarky, hilarious, geeky middle-man. In her retro haze, she highlights the mod-

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Towards the beginning of their devised two-hander Celebration, performers Clara Potter-Sweet and Ben Kulvichit outline a set of “ground rules” for the show.They promise not to forget their lines.

Not to be boring.To be meaningful, to “shirk the notion of shallow escapism” – and so on. By making their creative intent explicit, the duo

ern realities of knowledge sharing, of not fully reading articles, of GIFs and pictures replacing words in our flirting vocabulary. When the relationship jolts or pauses, she is the desperate friend trying to pull them back together.

With the burden of a past event that can’t help but breed distrust and fear of intimacy, the decision to turn the funny face on a screen into a fully dimensional human being takes an astronomical leap of trust.

In this way, Dylan Coburn Gray’s seemingly frivolous production carries a huge weight as it deals with something society still isn’t very good at talking about.

BlackCatfishMusketeer fizzles with charm, but it’s not the extraordinary lives or remarkable staging that makes it so endearing. It is the mundanity. These encounters, these beginnings, these GIFs sent late at night to a stranger you feel a connection with – they’re happening everyday. It is a deeply hopeful, humorous, delicate exploration of modern dating, of fear and trust, of suggestive ellipses, of love.

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set out a kind of optimistic charter for what follows, but also much to live up to.

That Celebration can’t hope to deliver on all of this might be the point – but this outcome is still disappointing for an audience. However, there is much that is rewarding in Celebration’s fragmented scenes and songs. A recited list of things they are “looking forward to” is at turns plausible—“graduation”, “Jobseeker’s Allowance”—and satirically unlikely: “disposable income”, “owning my first house”. A comforting embrace slowly becomes grasping. Moments are returned to and reenacted in fruitful ways.

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the show is that the “celebration” doesn’t feel like something we’re invited into, or fully caught up in.

The music isn’t loud enough, the performances lack true abandon – when Potter-Sweet and Kulvichit disappear into a crafted playhouse structure to ask questions about each other’s imaginary world, the feeling of being left out is compounded.

There’s also an inescapably naïve, student drama feel to Celebration, a sense that when they say, “I will only provide spectacle, I won’t yield to character”, this is an idea they are discovering for the first time. It is, however, in many ways an impressive debut. / Polly Checkland Harding

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I’m not quite sure how this comedy got its name, except perhaps because it’s wild, bloody and tough to swallow. Wildheart are a young company making the kind of surreal, joke-packed theatre that’s incredibly difficult to get right. They don’t quite nail it, but it’s a heck of a lot of fun watching them try.

They’ve created an intriguing

atmosphere: a sort of Only Fools and Horses meets Kill Bill mix of retro awkwardness and hyperviolence.

A machiavellian granny and her clueless son are running a drugs empire together, from the safety of their Croydon flat. But undercover policewoman PC Dawn Taylor is trying her best to make them sweat into their lurid polyester clobber, as she sets a honey trap to bring them down.

What follows is an almost literal orgy of disguises, incestuous couplings and warped violence. It feels like a Jacobean tragedy, dragged cackling and screaming into the present day. It’s a piece that gets its power to amuse, and horrify, from

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time to get to the core of the work, but the meandering introduction still has resonance. Totally out of character, Al-Haj explains that her crew were denied visas due to their Syrian passports. On arriving in Edinburgh, she had to find a new team, and they had four hours in which to learn her show.

This in and of itself is a performative, political statement and choosing to make it, though

disruptive to the piece as a whole, has a lot of power. Though in need of further structural work to focus the piece, it has a lot of weighty layers. Most prominently, it presents middle-aged female sexuality without apology, and the relationship women have with their husbands, their faith and their homelands.

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the way it continually undermines and unsettles your expectations.

Performers lurch unreliably in and out of character, morph from usher to actor, victim to victimiser.

Directed by Mick Barnfather, the cast are tight-knit and fully committed, tumbling across the stage and into the late night crowd, delighting as they squirm. Sometimes, their relentless energy stretches the jokes out too far, letting them subside into empty bleakness. There’s not much meat to this story, and as soon as the audience stop laughing they realise it. But fortunately, there’s enough bloody mayhem to ensure that doesn’t happen much.

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Hanan Al-Haj, a Lebanese woman in her fifties, dreams of being a great actor on her morning runs through Beirut. She also reflects on her relationship with her faith, her husband and her country. She contemplates the great Greek roles she longs to play. Medea is at the forefront her thoughts. Where are the Medeas in Beirut? Who are the women so oppressed by the patriarchy that they commit what may be the greatest offence of a mother?

She shares stories of other Lebanese women, of refugees, and of mothers who’ve lost their children to war. It’s chilling to contemplate the meaning of these being the Medeas of our modern age.

This quiet, reflective piece has a loose structure and takes too much

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The promise of this Canadian collaboration between scientists, social historians and technologists is never realised. The trouble is a disappointing lack of theatrical awareness or stage charisma during the sit-down-and-watch part of the Transmission project, as well as difficulty accessing its other components. An app we’re encouraged to download is only available to iPad or iPhone users.

An installation in an office is impossible to find.

As a live audience, we’re repositioned as recruits about to leave on a 90-year interstellar mission to come face-to-face with an alien species who began contacting the earth in 2020. While crew

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Derailed is just that. It starts on the right track and soon hits the buffers. Spanish duo Patricia Rodríguez and Mercè Ribot, aka Little Soldier Productions, had a hit a few years back with a rambunctious, rock-infused take on Don Quixote.

It’s hard to fathom what happened.

They have, it seems, lost all faith in theatre.

leader Leila and her project team prepare us to leave everything we have known and loved, the deeper implications slowly hit home – we are a species that genuinely does need this preparation if we hope to extend the future of humanity.

The production stays away from the threat of eventual extinction and optimistically focuses instead on the potential for correcting first contact disasters by doing things right this time. Other contemporary and historical contexts of migration are also included as we are put into the role of emmigrants trying to come to terms with the challenges that will face us.

It sounds complicated, and feels it too. The initial section contains a lot of dry scientific exposition setting the fictional context, although the play does become surprisingly moving.

The podcast is good, and the concept of the whole project is fascinating and far reaching, but it is so hard to access the different elements that the desired communication fails. / Katharine Kavanagh

Derailed sets itself up as a last hurrah, a party to bid Rodríguez and Ribot goodbye. After the refusal to guarantee EU citizens’ right to remain, with Brexit bearing down on us, it’s an interesting start – somewhere between "fuck you" and "farewell". Cava’s dished out.

Gazpacho’s cooked up. A gig kicks into gear.

But recriminatory nostalgia gives way to navel-gazing mess. Recounting a series of protests—from recent anti-austerity marches to the peace camps of Greenham Common—Little Soldier question the possibility of change, in particular whether theatre can play any part.

Old comrades are now working for Podemos and the UN, while they’re telling stories to small audiences in small rooms. Even Rodríguez’s dad doesn’t come to their shows.

It’s a constant refrain at the Fringe these days: can art change the world? Not like this, it can’t.

Gnatty wigs and stilted skits go awry, as Little Soldier skirt the question and skim the surface.

The Dalai Lama’s mantra provides solace: “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito in the room.” Wise words, but he probably meant more than passing on a recipe for gazpacho. / Matt Trueman

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Think Coppélia and tutus, and pastoral scenes and clockwork pirouettes spring to mind. The 19th-century ballet is embedded in the classical dance canon, a wholesome if eccentric fairytale about a man who falls for a wooden toy, neglecting his fiancée. But with sex dolls hitting the headlines recently, the Coppélia story has been thrown into an altogether creepier and more prescient light. This is one of the reasons that circus company Feathers of Daedalus’ promise to strip bare, swallow and spit out the original tale seemed like such an exciting one.

The production sort of delivers on some of this.

Connie Dent’s doll costumes have a brittle creepiness in their stiff lace and pastel ribbons. Coppélia is wry and vacuous, compared to the hearty human Swanhilda. The real star of the show however is Sophie Leseberg Smith’s poetry, the only aspect that gets to grips with the sinister violence of sexual obsession. In voiceover Smith takes on the different roles of the main players. Her dramatic monologues have something of Carol Ann Duffy's The World’s Wife to their crafty perception and blunt language of lust.

The choreography isn’t complex enough though to match these poems, and the circus skills, while polished, aren’t quite in the league of other companies on the Fringe. Still, with ambition aplenty it will be intriguing to see what the Feathers do next.

Parlour Games at Assembly Roxy is also an interesting piece that feels as though it could use a few more drafts. Four-strong company Tooth+Nail are ambitious in their attempts to overlap four separate timelines: the protagonist’s 1945 present; a flashback to his upbringing; the fantasy world within a childhood game; and a few unsettling traumatic memories of war.

It’s these last that are the gut punch of the piece, although the childhood game gets the most stage time. While it’s easy to see why the group made this decision—a swashbuckling gothic confection of battles, monsters and castles gives them the chance to flex their stagecraft muscles—it’s the least interesting of the four threads. When protagonist Theo takes on the grotesque walk of Frankenstein’s monster, then suddenly morphs into a PTSD-suffering lieutenant learning how to move again, we want to know more about what happened to him.

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From pageants to fairytales, dance has long been used to tell stories. This year several Fringe companies are flexing their narrative muscles, with varying results.

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adapted into dance but to tackle The Merry Wives of Windsor—a play riddled with double-crossings, plotted tricks and disguises—without words seems a tall order. Korean company Chang Moon further tie their hands behind their backs by using only four dancers.

It’s a brave effort, but without intriguing choreography to latch onto there’s only the wisp of a storyline to try and follow, and it demands too much of the audience to bring their knowledge of the text to the piece.

James Cousins Company has taken a different approach to adapting Shakespeare. The neon cube set for Rosalind might not look much like the thickets and copses of the Forest of Arden, but this is no ordinary As You Like It. Cousins has instead distilled the story of Rosalind—who disguises herself as the boy Ganymede while on the run, and plays tricks on her lover-to-be Orlando—into an exhilarating four-hander of pure dance.

One woman lies sleeping inside the box while another comes to life outside. Is she a figment of the dreamer’s imagination, or are they the same person?

She dons a frock coat and rock music kicks in. This forest of dreams is a punky, red-lit space where the cast let go of their inhibitions and relationships intertwine.

She duets with Orlando, is picked up, twirled, cradled by him. But then all of a sudden we’re back at the start

again. Rosalind’s role is taken over by a man and the action is replayed. The duet with Orlando is the most interesting part here, taking on the feel of a tussle between equals rather than a gallant courtship.

There are other intriguing touches: a louche striptease by the cast’s two women from suits to underwear, rotating around each other’s shoulders; Sabrina Mahfouz’s quizzical, philosophising poetry, which asks questions about gender and behaviour. Meanwhile little hints of Shakespeare in the hard-fronted corsets, the arms held Jacobean-jig style, the sensual coats, root us in the source text. It’s a masterclass in adapting a play into dance – more poetry than storytelling.

In Virago, it could be that Sue Lewis and John F. Wake’s young community company are looking to take the poetic rather than the linear route in their response to the story of Minnie McGuire, the most arrested woman in 19th-century Wales. But there is nothing thematic here to hook onto. Bags of potatoes are tossed to the floor, Irish jigs erupt, tales of the potato famine are given in voiceover. Minnie arrives in the piece towards the end, in the form of a ballad, and there is an interesting set construction of a gallows swinging with bottles. But it’s all too slight to rescue any fragments of the story or gain any real sense of who Minnie was. / Lucy Ribchester

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A Joycean construction of metaphor, observation and reference gives Oona Doherty’s dance-theatre collage sticking power beyond its 30 minutes of performance, as we’re left trying to pick apart the elements of an elusive puzzle. Choreographies of young, white, societally disadvantaged masculinity are presented in an ambiguously gendered

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With a sudden explosion, the six performers of Park Gol Box are each possessed by colour. Yellow loves pink, but pink feels closer to purple.

Black wants to kill them all and strip them of their colour, turning them into fighting zombie slaves. Green and blue are comic bystanders and, in a whirl of chromatic costume transformations and martial arts manga, the story ends not with a traditional Western happy ending, but with something more uncertain and interesting.

What have we just witnessed? I know I was transfixed throughout, invigorated by the stimulating soundtrack and flinching from the thumps of bodies hurtled to the floor.

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way with a powerful energy and exquisite detail. Doherty’s facial expressions, gestures and gait are instantly recognisable and, melded with more traditional contemporary dance movements, afford a kind of nobility to a demographic significantly represented in high-cultural spheres as ‘no good’.

Beginning outside in the Grassmarket, we observe the everyday movements of street passers-by, and each other, until a vanity-numberplated Daewoo Matiz booms up beside us, tumbling Doherty headlong into our midst. Bringing the second piece of the performance inside the Dance Bace venue is part of the journey towards raising forth this example of man who more usu-

cartoon is translated through a combination of dance and mime, infused with breakdancing, psychedelic lighting, and tricking – including the exceptional Hungry.K as Yellow.

The entire company are on point rhythmically, and are strong movers about the simple but otherworldly set created by design team Inhee Park and Doeash. Venue constraints have sadly limited the special effect use and blacked out scene changes are longer than they should be, but the choreography is clear and clean, emphasised with melodramatic emotions and comic book grunts and roars.

An odd but charming introduction from production manager Young Geun suggests that the story is intended to have more allegorical content than is evident in the performance, but the Korean show stands out amongst other narrative dance productions this Fringe by sheer dint of its exaggerated novelty and energetic delivery. Odds on there’s nothing else like it anywhere in town. / Katharine Kavanagh

ally comes fifth and loses the job.

We see the same symptoms across Europe in Doherty’s multi-faceted portrayal of a contemporary archetype. As she breaks into spoken sound poetry, Uncle Kurt Schwitters is hailed as a role model of drink and banter, and we watch the physical process of utterance broken down and built up, complementing the movement sequences of nightclub release.

A soundtrack of voices—fly-onthe wall pub aggression, it seems— is overlaid with choral exhaltation as layers of stigma are stripped away to reveal a purity and validation of existence. This is complex and cleverly crafted work, to be congratulated. / Katharine Kavanagh

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Chloe Mantripp knows how to balance, and she does so skilfully on many levels. She’s a stand-up comedian, storyteller and acrobat, as well as a meat pie delivery driver. Her late night adventures on the road, while driving from factory to distribution centre, are symbolised

by balancing on a giant hoop in the middle of the stage.

Relatable little traffic annoyances, like motorists who cling to the wrong lane, drive Mantripp crazy – which she craftily enacts by spinning around in her hoop.

Through silly moments she wins the audience over completely. She talks to the audience as well to the radio that spits out songs that are on every station’s late night playlist. She treats her audience with funny observations – but misses the point that Sting’s ‘Every Step You Take’ was indeed written as a sinister and possessive song and

not as a love ballad.

Mantripp knows exactly when to weave in twists in her story, thus effortlessly keeping our attention.

There is physical theatre too, and the way she symbolises an autoerotic act is stunningly beautiful.

Sometimes she’s plagued by technical and timing difficulties – but she easily overcomes them.

The end of her show is suddenly rather moralistic and feels like it’s shoehorned in, but that’s the only true flaw of this beautifully crafted balancing act of a woman who possesses many talents.

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Australian born, London-based cabaret sensation Reuben Kaye is unashamedly filthy, flirtatious and full of himself. And so is the audience: Kaye’s exposition of how he became the fabulous man he is today never bores.

His piercing gaze, helped by the world’s biggest fake eyelashes, makes his sold-out theatre listen in awe – and in terror, as Kaye licks, kisses and whips various men in the front few rows.

Kaye shows true craftsmanship in storytelling and re-imagining songs from Kurt Weil to Kate Bush and ZZ Top, assisted by his immaculate three-piece band the K-Holes. His jokes are crude and mainly of a sexual nature, but he can just as easily confront (internalised) homophobia or touch on problems that connect today’s political realities in Austral-

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That might well be Fringe exhaustion, because Kaye’s show is a true tour de force in which he doesn’t allow himself, nor his audience, a second of rest.

You can hear a pin drop when he speaks of the abuse and bullying he suffered as a result of being different. When he shows his vulnerability, he truly wins the audience over: Kaye describes his teenage longing for a first kiss in such a heart-breaking way that it’s impossible to not root for him. / Arnoud Breitbarth

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There’s nothing like opening a musical with an old man being beaten to death. Father Stephen-Peter is unceremoniously set upon by an anonymous rabble and, upon expiring and meeting a gang of sassy archangels, is informed that he’s stuck in limbo until they figure out whether he’s destined for heaven or hell.

Rewind to his final days and the angelic inquest uncovers

the criss-crossing storylines of Stephen-Peter’s parishioners, including their canonically sinful behaviour (lust, greed, envy), the lazy priest’s role in it all and why they might have seen fit to murder him.

The plot is complicated without being complex, and as such unfolds relatively predictably – so it’s down to the cast and the music to save it from its formula. Fortunately, and despite appearances, the production is remarkably professional, with barely a line out of place and delivered with the elan of a solidly competent triple-threat troupe.

Only rarely does the singing falter, and though the numbers themselves aren’t showstoppers,

the band is tight and an excellent accompaniment to the onstage action.

Eschewing head mics—or any amplification for the cast—means that some lines are lost to the instruments, especially as not every player is able to project as well as the others. But the songs ably progress the story and we get the gist, the hour comfortably galloping along. There remain some questions about Stephen-Peter’s motivations (less a criticism of the actor and more the dizzying narrative), but as a quick and cheerful farce, Forgive Us, Oh Father! is a well-rounded musical that has more than a few thighs being slapped in glee. / George Sully

other. Amelia and Stephen are stuck in the middle and fight over the remote control.

Each couple has their own musical style: the Almavivas sing—first in Italian and later in witty English rather free translations—to Mozart’s scores. The Kardashians use electrobeats and rap, where Stephen and Amalia drift somewhere in between the two, cleverly borrowing elements of both, skilfully played by a fantastic band.

The songs are plagued by scansion and prosody problems, and the

majority doesn’t necessarily move the plot along – so there isn’t a lot happening in its 75 minutes. It’s hard to see why Amelia decides to not break up with the misogynist and egocentric Stephen, as there’s no chemistry between them.

What the writers are trying to say with this show, remains unclear. Some people, like Kardashian, rush into a marriage without properly considering it. It feels like this show could have done with a longer engagement period before going public. / Arnoud Breitbarth

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Opera and contemporary pop beats don’t necessarily mix well. Writing duo Stephen Hyde and Leo Mercer have set themselves an ambitious task marrying the two, resulting in a show that’s more interesting in concept than execution.

There’s a lot of arguing on stage. Lawyer Amelia is married to struggling West End composer Stephen. She wants to watch Kim Kardashian, where he wants to lose himself in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. We follow Kardashian’s short-lived marriage to basketball star Kris Humphries on one side of the stage, while the count and countess Almaviva quarrel on the

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The students of the Blue Coat School in Coventry give a lot of energy to an awfully moralistic, one-dimensional portrayal of the less fortunate in society. They have to be admired for their enthusiasm and musicality, which is wasted on a book and lyrics that fall short on almost every level.

Inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s The

Good Person of Szechwan, the gods descend to earth in order to find one good soul that makes it worth saving the world from destruction.

If a prostitute they encounter can prove she is a good person, society will be saved.

The main problem with this show is how “the poor” are portrayed: a bunch of hookers, violent junkies and prostitutes. “We are the working class, we have no education”, they sing at the start of the show.

And it ends with: “Can’t we all be nice to one another, then we can be good, not poor.” It seems lyricist and director Andrew Kyle concludes that being poor generally

excludes the possibility of someone being a “good” person.

None of the characters develop, and the songs don’t move the plot along. But the music is the most enjoyable aspect of this show.

They’re written by Laurence T-Stannard, who also acts as the MD and sometimes joins in with harmonies during solos. There’s no dramatic reason for it, but at least it sounds nice. He also takes the role of narrator at points, telling the audience what has already been shown, or trying to bridge gaps. The premise of the musical could work, but this one needs to go back to the drawing board. / Arnoud Breitbarth

delivery once the performers have their backs turned to the audience.

In the third act entire songs are basically inaudible.

Mairi Cross has choreographed chorus sequences but they’re few and far between: their appearances inject well-needed energy and volume into an otherwise limp performance. This isn’t always the case: Gordon Horne and Emma Hunter play spurned Edgar and his

reluctant bride Faye with plenty of scorn, fire and desired projection.

Theirs is a compelling plotline alongside the more disappointing ensemble, who can carry a tune but oftentimes not the weight of emotion needed with it.

It’s such a shame that against Shapera’s lively score—cogs whir, machines creak under the weight of the city—this production feels so very static. / Louise Jones

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Just as the resurgence of reanimation technology brings New Albion to its knees, this production meets its downfall as a recorded soundtrack drowns out some promising but ultimately weak vocals.

This “steampunk opera” has the trappings of a musical in terms of its look, right down to the be-goggled crazed scientists who populate the McAllister lineage across four acts. There are projection issues: without any singers mic-ed up, vocals and lyrics are lost completely for large portions of the performance. The show is presented in the round and as soon as narrator Johanna Spencer enters it’s clear that half of Paul Shapera’s wit will be lost in the

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Lauren Hunter, aged 11, finds this improvised interactive courtroom drama guilty... of really making her laugh

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What happens in the show?

Judge Will Seaward brings audience members to court after their own family accuse them of horrendous crimes – the people they thought they could trust. Today a youth worker accused his girlfriend of torturing him, by making him walk over 10 miles (which he then corrected to over 3,000 miles, from Manchester to Lisbon).

A big sister accused her little brother of public indecency (he screamed he had a "traffic jam" while on the toilet, apparently to the whole of Dunfermline). Later, his grandfather also accused him of stealing sweets. The boy was found guilty both times. Defending the accused today was Christian Talbot, and for the prosecution was Howard Read, who I hardly recognised as he was wearing a wig and glasses. Once the cases had been argued the audience made the final decisions: guilty or not guilty.

What did you like most about the show?

Will Seaward, Howard Read and Christian Talbot could think on their feet. When the grandfather accused his grandson of stealing sweets, Christian tried to prove the boy was innocent using the marshmallow test. But it failed miserably because the boy could not control his needs, and it forced Christian to give up.

Describe the show in five words Courtroom drama becomes improvised comedy.

Would you tell your friends to come and see it?

Yes, if I got to go with them because when you’re with friends you know each others’ secrets. This Is Your Trial would be great at a party.

Who was your favourite character and why?

I didn’t really have a favourite because they all worked together so well and improvised the trial. But I guess the judge because he always kept the energy up with his slightly insane personality and booming voice.

What didn’t you like?

Although the comedians are quick thinkers the audience aren’t. As it relies on audience participation it can go horribly wrong. But luckily on the day I saw it nobody was too nervous.

What did your grown-up think?

Dad has been ill all week and the laughs did him good. He said it was the third best show he’d seen all Fringe.

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How to Be a Kid Ruby Foster, aged eight, loves the little brother in this sweet tale of a tough childhood What happens in the show?

The show begins with a girl, Molly, coming home from care. She has been away because her mum hasn’t been well. You would think she would be happy to be home but actually she has some problems that need sorting out. Molly and her brother Joe go on an adventure to try and learn to be a kid again.

Describe the show in five words Family, fun, comedy, inventive, heartwarming.

Who was your favourite character and why?

My favourite character was Joe, the little brother. He was very funny, silly, clumsy and childish. Joe’s character is important because it kept the show from being too serious and sad.

What did you like most about the show?

I liked that it had a very good story to it. It made me think that if this was a book I’d like to read it.

Katie Elin-Salt and Sally Messham

What did you think of the music?

The songs were good and fitted in well the show.There is a lot ofTaylor Swift and dancing!

What did your grown-up think of the show?

“The show deals with some very challenging subjects in a very impressive way. How to Be a Kid bravely doesn’t shy away from expressing how children can feel sadness and confusion. The show is performed with no props and all characters are played by just three actors and still manages to be deeply emotive and engaging.”

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

Yes I would because it was a really good story.

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I haven’t seen this many baldies at the opera since… well, the last time I went to the opera. The audience at BambinO, however, are considerably younger than your standard follicly-challenged opera crowd.

6-18 months-old, in fact, because this is something rather special: a contemporary opera created with babies in mind.

BambinO, a collaboration between Scottish Opera, the Manchester International Festival and theatre company Improbable, tells the story of a bird, Uccellina (Charlotte Hoather), who finds an egg and raises the chick that hatches from it, Pulcino (Timothy Connor), as her own, before bidding

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By pairing Beatrix Potter’s beloved stories with music, this show aims to bring something new to these sweet tales of mild adventuring. “Who here knows Peter Rabbit?” asks a rather tired-sounding producer at the beginning of the show; the muted reaction of the audience suggests that perhaps

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him farewell when it’s time for him to leave the nest. Lliam Paterson’s libretto blends bird noises with a few choice words in Italian, but the storytelling is primarily a visual affair, director Phelim McDermott revealing a real understanding of what babies need in live performance.

The piece is staged almost in the round, and with crawling babes welcome to explore the playing space, BambinO has an almost interactive quality to it. Hoather and Connor are unfazed by the ongoing infantile stage invasion, directly engaging with audience members keen to hit,

dribble on and roll around Giuseppe Belli and Emma Belli’s sparse, cushion-covered set. This level of interaction is no mean feat considering the complexity of Paterson’s music – this may be an opera for babies but there’s nothing childish about what Paterson has achieved here. With often abstract vocal lines maintaining a lively conversation with atmospheric instrumental accompaniment from cellist Laura Sergeant and percussionist Stuart Semple, BambinO is a delight not just for its intended audience, but for their grown-ups too. Small, yes, but perfectly formed. / Jo Caird

they are a little tired, too, but when the musicians are introduced on stage and narrator/soprano Michelle Todd appears, things pick up considerably.

An unusual chamber ensemble of violin, cello, guitar, flute, clarinet and percussion play a delightful score by composer Stephen McNeff which perfectly complements these traditional but playful tales. It’s refreshing to hear an ensemble of this size and quality performing in a Fringe kids show, and the producers should be applauded for allowing children to experience real instruments up close. There is clearly a gentle educational mission here, and a mid-show demonstration of each instrument encourages kids to listen out for their unique qualities

in the next section, which is very effective.

Michelle Todd is an excellent storyteller, never letting her lovely soprano voice get in the way of the storytelling; so although much of the story is sung, it is always clear and comprehensible. Some light use of props is a nice touch, but it’s a shame that the presentation of this show doesn’t have the same imagination which went into the score; it’s a little static, and it feels as though something is missing.

Still, the fact that despite this, both children and adults remain enchanted throughout is testament to the skill of the performers. This show may lack a little flair, but it is gentle, sweet and nostalgic, just like the stories that it’s based on.

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HHH Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters 10:45am – 11:45am, 1–26 Aug FREE

The dank confines ofTheThree Sisters isn’t exactly the dream venue for a kids’ show, particularly one marketed as being suitable for age zero and up, but Njambi McGrath works hard to conjure a cheery atmosphere in this whirlwind tour of the performer’s home continent.

It’s all pretty ramshackle— McGrath waves around pictures of her favourite tribes, animals and lakes printed on sheets of paper, and plays us songs from a phone plugged into the PA—but charming nonetheless.The Kenyan comic is doing

50 minutes of standup for adults elsewhere this Fringe, and a handful of gags—some silly, some gently satirical—can be found scattered through her stories about the dance moves of the Himba people, Rastafarianism, and Nigerian superstar musician Fela Kuti, providing parents in the crowd with the opportunity for a few gentle chuckles here and there.

The show contains plenty of interesting nuggets, but it’s McGrath’s openness and genuine enthusiasm for her topic that make Africa Weird and Wonderful such a pleasure. We’re up on our

PICK OF THE FRINGE! “Full-throttle, big on laughs. Go, go, go!”

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“An intoxicating blast of fun” The Daily Telegraph

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feet and dancing—the cramped seating and unfortunate layout of the room notwithstanding—on several occasions, and a moment of audience participation involving an ugly face contest ends up being far funnier than you might expect.

That said, there isn’t much here for the under-5s really, so think again if you’re wondering about bringing smallies.

It’s a shame there’s no live music, and that the show ends with a whimper rather than a bang, but this is good family fun from an extremely likeable act. / Jo Caird

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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.

Will Seaward’s Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories IV Gilded Balloon Teviot, 3–29 Aug, not 10, 15, 22, £6—£10 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 Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 4–28 Aug, not 16, 17, 23, 24, £5 The Love of Stationery

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

Rahul Kohli’s Late Night Comedy Compilation Show: Kohl and the Gang Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 5–28 Aug, not 15, £free Best of the Fest Assembly Hall, Various dates from 5 Aug to 28 Aug, £12—£15

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

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

00:25 How Not to Pull: Confessions of a Trainee Pickup Artist – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–28 Aug, not 22, £free

00:30 Pure Dying Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 4–28 Aug, £free BlundaBuskers Fringe After-Party & Piano Bar Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 2–28 Aug, £free The Improverts Bedlam Theatre, 4–30 Aug, £7—£8

Boycotted: Comedy from Israel Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 18–28 Aug, not 19, 26, £free Sensitive Bricks and the Cement of Time Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 4–28 Aug, not 17, £free

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

01:00 Late’n’Live Gilded Balloon Teviot, 5–29 Aug, £10—£16 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

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

01:20 Trevor Feelgood: Sold Out (But Tickets Still Available) Just the Tonic at The Caves, 5–28 Aug, not 15, £free

01:30 Comedy Lock-In Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 4 Aug–1 Sep, not 16 Aug, £free

02:00 BlundaBuskers Fringe After-Party & Piano Bar Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 2–28 Aug, £free

09:00 BBC at George Heriot’s School BBC, 4–25 Aug, £free

10:00 Taking the Biscuit Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–27 Aug, £free

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Lemon Creek Baptist Church Handgun Training Course Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free BBC: The Janice Forsyth Show BBC, 7–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, £free Phill Jupitus: Sketch Comic Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 18–24 Aug, £free

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

10:45 A Comedy Brunch Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Present and Correct Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

11:00 The Full Irish Whistlebinkies, 5–27 Aug, £free Edy Hurst: Theme Show Just the Tonic at The Tron, 20–27 Aug, £5 Digital Fart from the Neo-Archaic Futureland (Russia) Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, Various dates from 5 Aug to 26 Aug, £99 Stateless Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 21 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, £free

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

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

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

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

11:50 Two Dunnit theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7—£8.50

11:55 Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £4—£7.50

12:00 Afternoon Delight Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £3—£5 Scott Barnett: Quantumly Entangled With a Blobfish Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Funny Women Fest Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£9 Tony Law: Absurdity for the Common People

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

Aaaaaaaaaaargh! It’s the One-Liner Show – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free David Ephgrave: Now Who’s a Comedian?

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£5 Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£10 Nathan Willcock: State of the Nathan Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–27 Aug, £free

Too Old to Be a Power Ranger Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, £free Siân Docksey’s Totally Casual and Freewheeling Mystic Comedy: Lemon Torpedo Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 22, £9 Conor O’Toole and Ruth Hunter Are Fine With This Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free Struan Logan: Mingalabar Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free 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 UCL Graters: Smashing Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10 Karoshi Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£7 Anders Lee Here Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 16, 17, 19, £free Joby Mageean and Edy Hurst: Dead Nice Boys Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 21–25 Aug, £free David O’Doherty: Big Time Assembly George Square Theatre, 24 Aug, 28 Aug, £16

Be Prepared! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £10

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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

Breaking Black by Njambi McGrath HHH Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–26 Aug, £free Daisy Earl / Kirsty Mann Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 15–27 Aug, £6—£8 Wretched Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7 Fern Brady: Suffer, Fools! HHHH The Stand Comedy Club 2, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 15, £9—£10 Joe Wells: I Hope I Die Before I Start Voting Conservative Sneaky Pete’s, 5–27 Aug, £free Eleanor Morton: Angry Young Woman The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £7—£8

12:10 Tom Crosbie: You Can’t Polish a Nerd Voodoo Rooms, 5–27 Aug, £free

12:15 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 The Family Friendly(ish) Stand-Up Show Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free Frank Carson: If I Didn’t Laugh, I’d Cry Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 Jacob Hawley: Fruit Machine Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free Men With Coconuts La Belle Angèle, 5–27 Aug, £free Richard Pulsford: Phrases Ready Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Revill’s Selection – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Andrew Ryan’s Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free

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12:30 Alistair Green: The Nan Tapes Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free The Lunchtime Special Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£6 Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe Pleasance Courtyard, 5–27 Aug, not 17, 24, £11—£12

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Gráinne Maguire: What Has the News Ever Done for Me? Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Lucy Pearman: Maid of Cabbage HHHH Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 15, £5 Spirit of the Dane Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, £8

12:45 Tom Toal in Better Than Before Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free 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 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 Albrecht Dürer: Renaissance Dude C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50 Idi-chums – A Stand-Up Comedy Showcase Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £free

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

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Briony Redman: Theory of Positivity Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£9 Adam Larter: L’Art Nouveau HHH Heroes @ The Hive, 4–26 Aug, not 12, £5 Off the Top: Neuroscience With Attitude Ciao Roma, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free Wow! Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£10 Normal Boy Presents: Normal Boy Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £5 Cold Hard Cache Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free—£5

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £free Good Girl Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4—£8 Unfinished Business Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 4–24 Aug, not 14, £5—£7 Richard Todd: Monsters Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free 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

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

13:10 Andy Onions – PowerPointless Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Rik Carranza Presents: Star Trek vs Star Wars Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £5

13:15 A Comedy Tapas Opium, 5–26 Aug, £free Candy Gigi Presents: Becky Rimmer’s Bat Mitzvah!

Heroes @ The Hive, 4–27 Aug, not 13, 14, 22, £5 Girl in da Corner – Free Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £free Paul ‘Silky’ White’s Food Fight!

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£8 Cambridge Impronauts: Improv Actually Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 Arielle Dundas: Vulva Cupcake Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Harriet Braine: Total Eclipse of the Art HHH Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £free Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 7, 14, 21, £8—£9

Angel Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Being Hueman Being Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 Robin Boot’s Rockomedy: Puns of AnyKey Sneaky Pete’s, 5–26 Aug, not 21, £free Zinus Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 16–27 Aug, £free How to Suffer Better Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Aaaaaaaaaahhh. It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free

13:20 Daniel Cook: For Money Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Lou Conran: I Love Lou C HHHH Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Sandra Hale: Self Helpless!

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Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £3—£6

The Durham Revue: Laugh Actually Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10.50 The Science of Cringe Underbelly, George Square, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50 Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show Pleasance Courtyard, 3–27 Aug, £6—£12 Michael Legge: Jerk The Stand Comedy Club 2, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9 Muriel: Bad Master Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10

13:25 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 The Game of His Life Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 21–27 Aug, £5

Afternoon Tea With Ray Fordyce and Other Thoroughly Pleasant People Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £free Coates and Cooper Present: Kidnap Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 13–27 Aug, £free The Oxford Imps: Improvised Comedy Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 The House Sweet Grassmarket, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £7.50 Katharine Ferns is in Stitches Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Kevin McAleer: Saying Yes to Yes New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £9—£10 Old Jewish Jokes Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Only Fools and Three Courses Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 7–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £42.50 Guns ‘n’ Rosé With Peter E Davidson / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free Gareth Waugh: Honestly?

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£9 Seymour Mace’s Magical Shitcakes from Heaven The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£12 Austentatious Underbelly, George Square, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £9—£14.50 Maddy Anholt – Herselves

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Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, £6.50—£10.50

The Stuntman Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 16–27 Aug, £free Fred MacAulay in Conversation Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 14–27 Aug, not 17, 18, 19, £13—£14 Trolley Girls Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 17–27 Aug, £free

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

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

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

13:40 Ari Eldjárn: Pardon My Icelandic Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 15, 23, £5 It’s No Job For A Nice Jewish Girl Black Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £free Panilla Ice Ice Baby Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10 Mike Newall: Desert Boot-Leg Island Discs Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6 Matt Hutchinson: Mixtape Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4—£5

13:45 Sketch Thieves Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Blank Canvas Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free Henry Cafe: It’s Gameshow Time!

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–26 Aug, not 16, £free Clash of the Tight Tens Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free Story Poker Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 21–27 Aug, £free Sue Perkins Live! in Spectacles Pleasance Courtyard, 23–27 Aug, £15.50

13:50 Vicki Sargent: One Woman Army – Free Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 3–27 Aug, not 6, 14, 20, £free The Bugle Live Podcast New Town Theatre, 27 Aug, £14

13:55 Bristol Revunions: Walnut theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £free—£5

14:00 Sofie Hagen: Dead Baby Frog HHHH

Bedlam Theatre, 2–28 Aug, £10

Yianni Agisilaou: Pockets of Equality HHH Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

Aaaaaaaaargh! It’s 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free The Duke Pleasance Courtyard, 5–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £5 Douglas Walker Has a Nice Sit Down Follow @DouglasSits on Twitter, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £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 Joe Hart: Alpha, Beta, Gamer Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £5—£10 Aideen McQueen – No Satisfaction Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–26 Aug, £5 Ahir Shah: Control

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

Margarita Dreams HH Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, £6.50—£10.50 Aside Effect Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, £free Afternoon T With Georgia Tasda Paradise Palms, 3–25 Aug, not 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, £free

14:05 Mick Neven: Killing It Southsider, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £free

14:10 Ships Southsider, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free I Can Cure Ciao Roma, 4–28 Aug, £free

14:15 Shehan Wanigasekera: Wa Niga Wit Attitude Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free 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 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

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14:20 John-Luke Roberts: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair! (All in Caps) HHHH Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £5 Adrian Minkowicz: Best Newcomer Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free The Harry and Chris Show 2 HHHH Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Andy Stedman – Parental Guidance Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free 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 Flo & Joan: The Kindness of Stranglers HHH Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5

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 Pottervision Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free

James Bennison: How to be a Winner Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Phill Jupitus: Achtung!/ Acting!

The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9 Metamorphosis Opium, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Worst Show on the Fringe – Free Subway (previously Movement), 5–27 Aug, £free Mickey Sharma – Sharmanator Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £free #Jollyboat: Pirates of the Karaoke Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, £free Jon Pearson: Feet First Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, £free 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 Georges the Spider Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Peter Dobbing: Electric Plum Sneaky Pete’s, 5–26 Aug, £free Ali Brice’s Never-Ending Pencil Heroes @ The Hive, 4–26 Aug, not 9, 22, £5 LGBTQZX Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 20–27 Aug, £free

Frank Foucault: Shoes (WIP) Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 20–27 Aug, £free

14:35 I Want an Irish Passport!

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £8—£9 Salt Water: A Comedy Show Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50 Ed Patrick: Comedians’ Surgery Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 8, 14, 15, 22, £7—£9

14:40 The Canon: A Literary Sketch Show Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11 Pippa Evans: Joy Provision!

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £7.50—£13 Eric’s Tales of the Sea – A Submariner’s Yarn Just the Tonic at The Caves, 4–26 Aug, not 14, £7—£10.50 Sam and Ben: Shnozzleballers!

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Dad’s Army Radio Hour Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £7—£13.50 Hurt and Anderson: Come What May Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4—£5 Sam Goodburn: Dumbstruck Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12.50

14:45 Afternoon Family Underground Ghost Tour City of Edinburgh Tours, 1–31 Aug, £9

Home Truths Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4—£5 The Amazing Guy Show!

La Belle Angèle, 5–27 Aug, £free Studio 9 Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Eshaan Akbar: Not for Prophet HHHH

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £5—£10

Trumpageddon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £6—£12.50 Old Men at the Gates of Dawn Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 4–28 Aug, not 14, £free Funny Cluckers – Afternoon Show – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free A Singh in the North!

Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free Jez Watts: Sex, Lies & Videogames Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, Various dates from 3 Aug to 25 Aug, £free Cheekykita: Somewhere in the Ether Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free The Naz Show HHH Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–25 Aug, not 14, £5 Gareth Richards: Idiot Wind Whistlebinkies, 5–27 Aug, not 17, £free Marcus Ryan – Love Me Tinder – Free Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

Robyn’s Bad Decision Time Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Chris Martin: The One and Only Chris Martin Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 3–27 Aug, not 19, £free Rightly or Wrongly, for Better or Worse, the Fact Is This Is Tom Little Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free

14:50 Tom Goodliffe’s Coffee Run Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11 Pat Cahill: The Fisherman HHHH

Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £5

Mitch Benn: I’m Still Here The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £9—£10 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

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

15:00 David Edwards – How to Get a Second Date Pleasance Courtyard, 2–23 Aug, £6—£9 Bumper Blyton Improvised Adventure Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free AAA Batteries (Not Included) Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Paul Revill: Revillations – Free HHH Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Would You Want Your Daughter to Marry a Weegie?

Outhouse, 5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £7 Classic Joke Club – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Susie Steed: Money Walks – The Unofficial Story of Capitalism Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £3—£5 Trevor Lock’s Community Circle Bannermans, 5–27 Aug, £free Tudur Owen: Normal Wear and Tear Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 10–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Inspiration Opium, 5–26 Aug, £free Notflix Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 The Noise Next Door’s Really, Really Good Afternoon Show Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 8, 16, £5—£10.50 Thom Tuck: An August Institution Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5

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Bare Jokes Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, £free

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Andy Zaltzman: Satirist for Hire (World of 2017 Special Edition) The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 15–27 Aug, £12 Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Mark Simmons: One-Linerer Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, £free Stephen Carlin: The Rise of the Autistic Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–26 Aug, not 15, £free Georgie Morrell: The Morrell High Ground

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Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10

Trygve vs a Baby

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

CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation Just the Tonic at The Caves, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £5 The Rise and Fall of Marcus Monroe Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–27 Aug, £9—£15 Tom & Ollie in Wasps Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £free

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15:10 Anna Morris: Bitchelors Voodoo Rooms, 5–27 Aug, not 16, £free Eleanor Tiernan – People Pleaser HHH Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free

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

Thünderbards: 4nd

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

Rory O’Keeffe: Rorytelling Southsider, 5–26 Aug, £free Robert White: InstruMENTAL Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£10 Romantic Encounters in a Darkened Room Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 21, £6—£9.50 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

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

15:30 1 Woman, a High-Flyer and a Flat Bottom: Samantha Baines HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10 Tessa Coates: Primates

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–26 Aug, £6—£9

Avocado!

Sweet Holyrood, 2–27 Aug, not 12, 13, 24, 25, £9.50 Chris Coltrane: Make Love and Smash Fascism Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, £free Great British Mysteries?

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Show Up Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

Will Seaward Goes to El Dorado HHH 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 Hello Humans Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 1–27 Aug, £free lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show Venue150 at EICC, 27 Aug, £14 Nina Conti: In Therapy Pleasance Courtyard, 23–27 Aug, £13

15:35 The Sean Kelly Chat Show Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £7—£12 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 Sunil Patel: Titan HHH Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

15:40 Unreal Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free—£5 Bilal Zafar: Biscuit

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

Tom Ward: Love Machine HHHH

Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£7

Kev’s Komedy Kitchen – The Second Cumin Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£8 Simon Morley: Naked Ambition Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 4–27 Aug, £8

Nobody Puts Bibby in the Corner Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10

15:45 Marny Godden is One Tooth Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £5 The Oxford Revue: Witch Hunt Subway (previously Movement), 12–26 Aug, not 21, £free Chris Betts vs The Audience Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 12, 14, £5 Northern Power Blouse Opium, 5–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £free One Romanian Answering Questions Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, £free David Sheeran: I Am Donut Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–27 Aug, not 5, 18, £free Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Erich McElroy Tops Trump

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Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free

Martin Huburn: Tiptonite Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 12–27 Aug, £free Michael Legge & Caroline Mabey are Two Stupids Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 16–27 Aug, £free Stuart Goldsmith: Like I Mean It HHHH

Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, £free

LoveHard: Murdered by Murder Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, £free Not Quite Mass Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, £free

Steve Gribbin: Shunted Again The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £9 Aaaaaaaargh! It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, £free Scott Gibson: Like Father Like Son HHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 Bright Lights, Big City Impro Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 20–27 Aug, £free—£10

15:50 Keir McAllister: Hey, You’re Only Cosmic Dust!

The Stand Comedy Club 2, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9 The Secret Life of Your Mobile Phone theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

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

16:00 Jimmy McGhie’s Tribal Gathering Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Tim Vine: Sunset Milk Idiot Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 16, £12—£18 What Bowie Did Next Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £4.50—£7.50 Burning Love to the Ground. (And, Lasagne) Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, £free

Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–27 Aug, £free Tony Cowards: Punderdog Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£7 All Together Irish Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 5–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Any Suggestions, Doctor?

An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time HH Sweet Grassmarket, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 Me and Robin Hood

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Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £5

We’re Sorry – Canada’s 150th Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Sean Hughes’s Blank Book Gilded Balloon Teviot, 14–24 Aug, not 18, 19, 20, £12.50 The Ayahuasca Diaries Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2017: Dream Sequence Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8—£13 Clicking Comedians Stills: Centre for Photography, 4–28 Aug, not 14, £free Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4 Aug, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, 27 Aug, £free Edd Hedges: Wonderland Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£9.50

16:05 Jonny Awsum: Honey, I Promised the Kid Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Rachel Fairburn: Her Majesty Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Funny for a Grrrl The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £9—£10 The Intimate Strangers: Mister Bond theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 20, £4—£7 Wombmates Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £8—£9 Broke as a Joke theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–25 Aug, not 5, 12, 19, £9 The Oppression Olympics theSpace @ Venue45, 21–26 Aug, £7—£8

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

16:15 Crossbones Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £8

George Egg: DIY Chef Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Matt Hutson & Rob Copland: Pack It in You Two Opium, 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free Abi Roberts: Fat Girl Dancing (Work in Progress) Voodoo Rooms, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free Tash Goldstone and Sam Lake: Queens 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free Awkward Confessions of a Homeless Sex God Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, £free Adam Vincent: How Not to Kill Yourself When Living in the Suburbs Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Natalie Palamides: LAID

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

Danny Ward – Extra Dates Added Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, £free Suzanne Lea Shepherd: Scrappy Cuddler Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Puppet Fiction Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Olaf Falafel Presents: The Marmosets of My Mind

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

16:20 The Oxford Revue Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 15, £7—£10 Big Howard Little Howard: Man and Boy HHH Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 10, 11, £free Laughing Stock Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 15, £6.50—£11 Nomad-a What Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Alex Kealy: The Art of the Keal HHH Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

16:30 Sagar Mega Drive Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free

Kids With Beards: Fandango!

Just the Tonic at The Caves, 15–26 Aug, £free Goose: Amphetawaltz

HHH

Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–27 Aug, £8—£12.50

Four Go Off On One! A Jolly Good Romp Through Childhood Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£11 Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£9.50 Phill Jupitus Up the Stand The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£12 Outdoor Heated Swimming Pool Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free Tom Skelton: Blind Man’s Bluff HHH Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 The Rat Pack Presents...

Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free Ingrid Oliver: Speech!

HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£9

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 Russell Hicks: The Brain is in the Heart HHH Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–28 Aug, £free Giants: For an Hour

HHH

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

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 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 Ben Fogg: How I Won Best Newcomer 2017 HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£12

Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£10 Board Game Smackdown – Free Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–27 Aug, not 16, 23, £free Richard Brown: Hold Tightly to the Walls Globe Bar, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free Luke Kempner: Take a Long Hard Luke at Yourself

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12

Erin McGathy: MurderTown (One-Woman Murder Mystery) Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 John Pendal: How to Escape from Stuff The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £7—£8 Colin Hoult / Anna Mann in How We Stop the Fascists Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 Twayna Mayne: Black Girl Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£12 Hari Sriskantha: Clown Atlas Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Rotating Bill Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free 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 Rory O’Hanlon: Getting Serious Opium, 5–26 Aug, £free Julio Torres: My Favourite Shapes HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50

Self Sabotage Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 14–27 Aug, £free Gary Tro: SupercalifragilisticexpiGARYTROcious Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 A Pessimist’s Guide to Being Happy Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 3–27 Aug, not 21, £free Murder, She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£12.50 Joe Jacobs: Ripe Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £5 Inglourious Basstard

HHH

Frankenstein Pub, 14–27 Aug, not 21, £free

Matt Winning: Filibuster

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Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £3—£5

Declan Amphlett: Verbal Remedies Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 17–27 Aug, £free Mojo and Lew Fitz: Let You In Kilderkin, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free Charlotte Gittins: Mirror Image Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Laughter is the Best Placebo Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £5 Viv Groskop: Anchorwoman The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £8—£9 Stephanie Laing: Mad About the Boy Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Ben Target’s Orangeade

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

Andrew O’Neill’s Black Magick Fun Hour – Free

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

Imaginary Radio Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £10 Lucy Hopkins: Powerful Women Are About Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, £5 #Jollyboat: Why Do Nerds Suddenly Appear?

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

Alexander Fox: Ringo Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£9.50 Marcus Ryan – ¿Hablas Inglés? – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free John Kearns: Don’t Worry They’re Here Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 4–27 Aug, not 16, £7 The Long, Miserable Journey to Happiness Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Jenny Collier: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Jen Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Balamory Doubtfire Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, £free The Establishment: Eton Mess Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 6, 14, £6—£10.50 Steve Bugeja: Summer Camp HHH Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£8 Comedy With a Colourblind Dyslexic Geordie Who Also Has Other Aliments Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, £free 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

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

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

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 Full International Brexit Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free A Voyage of the Easy Sisters C venues – C royale, 14–28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

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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 Jessica Fostekew: The Silence of the Nans Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £6 Stephen K Amos Talk Show Gilded Balloon Teviot, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £7—£14 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 Teasing the Funny Bone: A Seminar (For Professionals, Amateurs and Anyone In-Between) Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free Michael Brunström: Parsley HHH Heroes @ Dragonfly, 16–27 Aug, £5

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Chris Kent: Moving on Assembly George Square Studios, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £5—£9.50 Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 23, £6.50—£12 Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–27 Aug, £free Micky Bartlett: Typical Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£11 Avril’s Character Assassination: Everyday Problems Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 17–27 Aug, £free The Kagools: Tutti Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7 Will Mars: This Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Stephen Bailey: Can’t Think Straight HHH Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Dylan Gott: Cool Guy, Lots of Friends Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free A Sad Joke About Life Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 11, 17, £free Hardeep Singh Kohli: Alternative, Fact

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

Bec Hill: Out of Order

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

Alex Smith – Real Man Whistlebinkies, 5–26 Aug, £free Ian Smith: Snowflake Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£12

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Christian Reilly: LOLternative Rock Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, £free Nick Helm: Masterworks in Progress ‘17 Pleasance Courtyard, 14–27 Aug, £10 The Starship Osiris Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–26 Aug, £6.50—£11.50 Alice Marshall: Blood Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £4—£5

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 Liam Withnail: The Immigration Game Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5 Will Duggan: Perspicuator

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

Viggo Venn – The Life of Pepito Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 Audible Presents Pleasance Dome, Various dates from 4 Aug to 27 Aug, £free The Starship Osiris: Special Performance Underbelly, Cowgate, 27 Aug, £10.50

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 Nik Coppin: Globetrotter (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free The Older Brothers’ Almanac C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £9.50—£11.50 Celtic Comedy Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, £free Paul McCaffrey: Suburban Legend Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–26 Aug, £free Kae Kurd: Kurd Your Enthusiasm HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£12 Harriet Dyer – Dyergnosis Murder Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, £free Nick Coyle: Queen of Wolves Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10 Gusset Grippers Woodland Creatures, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £6

Hannah Gadsby – Nanette

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

Tamar Broadbent: Get Ugly HHHH Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50 Anything Can Be a Podcast Returns Again for the Third Time! With John Hastings Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Tiff Stevenson: Bombshell Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £6—£12 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 Lucy Porter: Choose Your Battles HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, 23, £7—£15 Tobias Persson: Sweden Sour New Town Theatre, 4–27 Aug, not 15, £10 Harun Musho’d: Harun With a View Opium, 5–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

The Ghosts of Moistly Hollow Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 15–22 Aug, £free Kat Bond: Loo Roll Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£10 Barry Loves You (Work in Progress) Sweet Grassmarket, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £5 Another Political Comedy Show Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5 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 Dan & Jamie Work On Progress Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £free You’re Never Too Old... Are You? – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 23–27 Aug, £free Ahir Shah: Control

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

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Athena Kugblenu: KMT

Chris Washington: Dream Big (Within Reason) Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 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 Live at the Pleasance Pleasance Dome, Various dates from 9 Aug to 24 Aug, £free

Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11

17:45 Tom Houghton: Class Half Empty Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 Ellie Taylor: This Guy

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Pleasance Courtyard, 3–27 Aug, not 5, 16, £6—£12

Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Christian Schulte-Loh: Rise of the 50 Foot German Comedian Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–27 Aug, not 16, 23, £free

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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 Rhys James: Wiseboy

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£11.50

Kriss Foster: The Mug Tree Globe Bar, 5–27 Aug, £free Adam Hess: Cactus

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Heroes @ The Hive, 4–27 Aug, £6

Brennan Reece: Everlong

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£10

Zsa Zsa and Me Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£12 Audrey’s Absolute Fest of All Assembly Rooms, 4–26 Aug, not 14, £12.50 What’s in the Happy Shed?

Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 5–26 Aug, not 9, £5 Michael Stranney: Welcome to Ballybeg Pleasance Courtyard, 2–25 Aug, £6—£10 Cat FM Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £4—£5 Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 Iguana Mum Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Joey Page: Pretty Boy Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–28 Aug, £free Alasdair Beckett-King: The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£9.50 The Best of Irish Comedy The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 4–27 Aug, £12 Scarlet Sohandsome: Recreational Drag Use Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Would You Want Your Daughter to Marry a Weegie?

Outhouse, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, £7 Gareth Morinan: Brexitocracy (Explained With Graphs) Banshee Labyrinth, 5–26 Aug, £free Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £10—£17 Comedy in the Dark Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£12 Only Fools and Three Courses Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £47.50 Mark Thomas: A Show That Gambles on the Future

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Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 19, £12—£15

Conor Drum: All My Friends Are Dead Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–27 Aug, £free

Tom Lucy: Needs to Stop Showing Off in Front of His Friends Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Abandoman’s Rob Broderick – The Musical in My Mind HHHH Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12.50 Pick of the Fringe The Sheraton Grand Hotel , 24 Aug, £150

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

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 Gordon Southern: That’s a Fun Fact!

Frankenstein Pub, 4–28 Aug, not 16, £free James & Jamesy: 2 for Tea Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 Darius Davies: Road to Wrestlemania Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £free Bronston Jones: God Bless ‘Merica (3) – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Al Murray: The Pub Landlord’s Saloon Assembly George Square Gardens, 17–27 Aug, £19.50 Shaggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Jordan Brookes: Body of Work HHHH

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

As If I Hadn’t Slept Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, £free Quiz in My Pants Subway (previously Movement), 5–27 Aug, £free Alexander Bennett’s Terrifying Smile Opium, 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free The Rise of a Comedy Dictator Waverley Bar, 5–27 Aug, £free

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August 14 – 19 / 21 – 26 Bob Slayer: Whatever Next?

Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £5 Sajeela Kershi: Fights Like a Girl!

Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free The Edinburgh Revue: Jamboreavement Kilderkin, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Carey Marx: The Afterwife Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, not 16, £free Battered Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 3–27 Aug, £free John Robertson: Dominant

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The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£9

Marjolein Robertson: Relations Black Market, 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free Is Edward Aczel Infinite?

Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £7 Kev’s Komedy Klub Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Big Cat Small Flap Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 14–27 Aug, £free Beach Hunks: Hog Wild Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, not 20, £free Scott ‘The Redman’ Redmond: Departures Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 3–27 Aug, £free Tony Burgess – Crimbo

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

18:20 Spencer Jones: The Audition Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 4–27 Aug, not 15, £7

Katy Brand: I Could’ve Been an Astronaut

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

Annie McGrath: Ambivert

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

Glenn Moore: The Very Best of Belinda Carlisle Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Tom Mayhew: Fragile Fragments Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Jimeoin: Ridiculous Venue150 at EICC, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 22, £8.50—£18.50 Joanne McNally: Bite Me Assembly Roxy, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £5—£9.50 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

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

18:30 Andrew Doyle: Thought Crimes HHH The Stand Comedy Club, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£12 Gráinne Maguire: Gráinne with a Fada Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £5—£9.50

Phill Jupitus: Sketch Comic Scottish National Gallery, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £free John Scott Delusions Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–27 Aug, not 21, £free Michael Redmond: I Wrote a Joke in 1987 Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Escape for Dummies Greenside @ Royal Terrace, Various dates from 5 Aug to 25 Aug, £8 Rosie Wilby: The Conscious Uncoupling Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Gary Little: Club Classics Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 3–28 Aug, £free Britney in: John Bedlam Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 13, 20, £9—£10 Mike Bubbins: Retrosexual Male HHH Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £6—£11 Carol Cates: Lady Carol The Voodoo Rooms, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10 Chris Henry: Ignorance Is Chris Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free NewsRevue 2017 Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £10—£17.50 JoJo Smith: I Was the Ninth Dexys Midnight Runner (Ten True Tales) Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–27 Aug, £free

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Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 22 Aug, £free

Abi Roberts: Anglichanka Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50

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Aditi Mittal: Global Village Idiot HHH Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 Absolute Improv! theSpace on Niddry St, 4–26 Aug, not 6, £6—£10 Leeds Tealights: Fix Us Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7—£9 Michelle McManus’s Reality: The Musical The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 5, 14, £10—£12

18:40 Zach Zucker – Human Person Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 Focus On: Lola and Jo Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Fast Fringe Pleasance Dome, 2–26 Aug, £5—£11 I See You – Live Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£8 Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning but Well Meaning

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Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 16, £6.50—£11.50

John Robins: The Darkness of Robins

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

Shappi Khorsandi: Mistress and Misfit

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

Johnny White Really-Really: Pigeons

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

Larry Dean: Fandan

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Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5

18:45 We Are Not Afraid Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £free The Committee: Improvised Comedy Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 21, £free Becky Brunning: Beaming Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Sean McLoughlin: You Can’t Ignore Me Forever Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–26 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 IlluminArchie: Archie Maddocks Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Kai Humphries: Punch-Drunk Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£12.50 Ashley Storrie: Morning Glory Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free Al Porter in Campus Maximus Underbelly Med Quad, 12–27 Aug, £12—£14

Brendon Burns and Craig Quartermaine in Race Off

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

Kwame Asante: Open Arms HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£10 Andrew Ryan: Did You Get Here Alright? HHH Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £5—£11

18:50 Sooz on Film

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Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10.50

Aaron Twitchen: Curtain Twitchen C venues – C south, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50 Catriona Knox: Adorable Deplorable HH Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£11

18:55 Sean Kelly: Sold Your Way! Underbelly Med Quad, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £7—£14 The Wedding Guest Voodoo Rooms, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free (500) Days of Stammer Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free

19:00 Milo McCabe: The Talented Mr Hawke Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free C’est La Vegan Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free Martin Mor: All the Best Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free

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Equality Street Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free 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 Police Cops in Space Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 23, £8—£12 Lloyd Griffith in:Undated Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, £6—£10.50 Dave Johns: I, Fillum Star

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Pleasance Dome, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £9.50—£13.50

Stuart Laws Stops

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

Jan Ravens: Difficult Woman Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£14 Stand-Up Nomad: Backpacking Comedy Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free Jess Robinson: Unravelled Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £9—£14.50 Sarah Kendall: One-Seventeen

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Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £7—£12.50

Mediocre as F*ck Sweet Grassmarket, 21–27 Aug, £8.50 Michele Durante Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, £20 Sara Schaefer: Little White Box HHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12.50

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Sara Pascoe: LadsLadsLads Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£13.50 David Correos and Matt Stellingwerf: Chaos and Order Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 Phil Wang: Kinabalu

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

Adam Rowe: Unbearable Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Raymond Mearns is Present and Incorrect Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £free I Am What I Eat Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 23 Aug, £10 BBC: The Now Show BBC, 23 Aug, £free What’s in the Happy Shed?

Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 5–26 Aug, not 9, £5 Make Tea, Not War Quaker Meeting House, 27–28 Aug, £7

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

19:10 Paul Foot: ‘Tis a Pity She’s a Piglet Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£12.50 John Lynn: Woke Up Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10

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AAA Stand-Up Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£11 Ivor Dembina Show Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Angela Barnes: Fortitude Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–27 Aug, £free Jon Pointing: Act Natural Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £6—£11

Piff the Magic Dragon: The Road to Piffland New Town Theatre, 22–27 Aug, £16 Twonkey’s Christmas in the Jungle HHH Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5 Big Value Comedy Show – Early Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£10

Ed Gamble: Mammoth

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £8—£12

This Is Your Trial Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6.50—£14 Bobby Mair: Loudly Insecure Heroes @ The Hive, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £5 ForniKATEress Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 15, £free Mindy Raf: Keeping My Kidneys Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12 Josh Pugh: A Boy Named Pugh Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10 Sisters: White Noise Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£9.50 London Hughes: Superstar

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C venues – C royale, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £12.50—£14.50

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

19:25 Adele Cliff: Cliff Notes Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free Slug Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free

19:30 Blurred Lines Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Ethnic Cleansing Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I’m 50! HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–26 Aug, £10—£14 Dirty Rotten Irish Scoundrel Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Aaah Sure, It’s the Irish Comedian of the Year!

Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, £free A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 3–27 Aug, £free Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence Gilded Balloon Teviot, 4–27 Aug, not 13, 14, 24, £10—£17

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 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 Sarah Bennetto: All My Life’s Mistakes, Catalogued (Volume One) Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £free Samantha Pressdee: Back 2 Basics Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 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

Paul Zerdin: All Mouth Assembly Hall, 22–24 Aug, £16.50 Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert

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

07800 834030: Thank You for Waiting Sneaky Pete’s, 5–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free The Reel Comedy Club Assembly Rooms, 4–26 Aug, not 14, £12.50 More Classic Stanley Frankenstein Pub, 4–27 Aug, £free Comedians Against Humanity: Hosted by Yianni Agisilaou – Free Subway (previously Movement), 5–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

101 Comedy Club – Free Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, £free I Can Make You Tory HH Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £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 Seriously Funny Quaker Meeting House, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £5 David O’Doherty: Big Time Assembly Hall, 25–27 Aug, £16 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 Helen Duff: When the Going Gets Duff Assembly Roxy, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12 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

19:40 Alun Cochrane: Alunish Cochranish The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £12 Iain Stirling: U OK Hun? X

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £8—£12

Glenn Wool: Viva Forever Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7.50

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

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 Craig Hill: Someone’s Gonna Get Kilt!

Venue150 at EICC, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 22, £8.50—£18.50 Organ Freeman Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Abigoliah Schamaun: Namaste, Bitches

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

19:45 Andrew Silverwood is a ‘Self-Absorbed Tw*t’ Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–27 Aug, £free Chris Forbes: Unquiet Mind Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10 Evan Desmarais: I Like Me Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free Urzila Carlson – First Edition Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £7—£11.50 God Hates Me: I’m Trans Brewhemia, 4–28 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£11 Matt Price: The Weed Fairy Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free Jonny Pelham: Just Shout Louder HHHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £6—£11 Nathan Cassidy: The Man in the Arena Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Aaaaaaargh! It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show – Flamin’ Hot – Free Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–27 Aug, £free

19:50 Spontaneous Sherlock Liquid Room Annexe, 5–27 Aug, £free Hilda & The Spectrum Voodoo Rooms, 5–28 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Jo Caulfield: Older. Wiser.

Smarter. Meaner.

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

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

Popular Comedian Rob Mulholland HH Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5

19:55

Steen Raskopoulos – The Coolest Kid in Competitive Chess

Anne Edmonds: No Offence, None Taken

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

Bristol Revunions: Glass Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5—£7

20:00 Patrick Monahan: Rewind Selector 90s Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£14 Accidents Happen to Sasha Ellen Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Planet Caramel: Hot, Sexy, Kind and Desperate Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 16, £free Micky P Kerr is Lay-Z Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Mark Nelson: Irreverence Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£12.50 Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£12 The Cat Man Curse Bedlam Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £8 Lily Lovett Lovett Lovett, I’m Lovin’ It Like That Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Mae Martin: Dope Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Big Fat Gay CC Blooms, 5–27 Aug, £free Sophie Willan: Branded

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

Charlie Baker: The Hit Polisher Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£11 John Robertson: The Dark Room Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£11 The Papa CJ Happiness Project Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 21–27 Aug, £free Jon Long – Winded Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, £free Nazeem Hussain – Hussain In The Membrane Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£12.50

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

Tom Allen: Absolutely Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£11 Neal Portenza Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£11 Tom Walker: Bee Boo Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11 Donald Alexander and Stuart McPherson Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free What’s in the Happy Shed?

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

20:05 An Imp-Revised History of the World Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free Fred MacAulay: IndyFred2 The Stand Comedy Club, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 18, 19, £10—£15 Alistair Williams: Food Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Ava Rage Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 The Agony and the Ivories theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £8

20:10 Tom Binns is Ian D Montfort: Ian Talk Three Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £10—£12.50 Martini Dry Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £8 Whose Line is It Anyway?

– Live at the Fringe Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£17.50 Butt Kapinski Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6—£10 Graham Dickson is The Narcissist HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11 Holt and Talbot Can’t Stand the Sight of Each Other Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7 Laura Davis – Cake in the Rain HHHH Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50

Jenny Bede: Eggtime Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£13.50

20:15 James Nokise: Britain, Let’s Talk About the Golliwogs The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£8 Nai Bowen is Brave!

Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free The St Andrews Revue presents: The Big Time Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£8 Who, Me Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, £6—£12 Elliot Steel: Near Life Experience Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Mark Forward Wins All the Awards Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11.50 Joke Thieves Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free David McIver: Stop It, David, We Are Having Too Much Fun Southsider, 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free Ivo Graham: Educated Guess HHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£11 For Godley’s Sake!

Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free Sean Patton: Number One Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Appropriate Adult

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10

20:20 Damien Power – Utopia: Now in 3D! Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12 Marcel Lucont’s Whine List Pleasance Dome, 15–27 Aug, £10—£14 The Matriarchy Experience Ciao Roma, 5–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Maria Shehata: Wisdomless HHHH

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

Rachel Parris: Keynote

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Pleasance Dome, 3–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£11.50

Simon Evans: Genius

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

Nick Cody: On Fire

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Underbelly Med Quad, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£14.50

Hivemind Presents: An Offer You Can’t Refuse Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 15–27 Aug, £7

20:25 Jamie MacDonald: Designated Driver Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5—£11 Trump’d!

C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £11.50—£13.50

20:30 Tom Ballard: Problematic Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£13 Garrett Millerick: The Devil’s Advocate Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again!

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Georgie Morrell: A Poke in the Eye Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–28 Aug, not 16, £free Paul Currie: Cats in My Mouth Heroes @ The Hive, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £5 Tez Ilyas: Teztify HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£12 Andrew Roper’s Superhero Secret Origins: The Movies Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 4–27 Aug, £free

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 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

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £8—£14

20:45

Adam Kay – Fingering A Minor on the Piano Gilded Balloon Teviot, 14–28 Aug, not 16, 23, £13—£14 Annie Sertich: How to Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days... and the Next 330

Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 9, £5

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

The Midnight Beast: All Killer Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£12 Phil Jerrod: Submerged Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Improv Cage Match Black Market, 15–26 Aug, £free Jay Lafferty: Besom Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Bald Man Sings Rihanna Globe Bar, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Lewis Schaffer: Unopened Letters from My Mother Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Luca Cupani: It’s Me! Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–27 Aug, not 17, £5 Ed Night: Anthem for Doomed Youth

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

David Quirk: Cowboy Mouth HHHH

LJ DA FUNK in... Last Brexit to ‘ooklyn Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free Clusterf**k Subway (previously Movement), 5–27 Aug, £free An Aussie Abroad Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, £free Can’t Dance, Won’t Dance Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, not 20, £free Irish Comedy @ Finnegan’s Wake Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 3–27 Aug, £free Nasty Women on the Fringe – Sajeela Kershi and Friends Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free The Rule of Threes Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free Tales from a Tampon Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 21–27 Aug, £free

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4-26 August @ 6.05pm

a new comedy revue

by Richard Sparks

adapted by GLENN CHANDLER the creator of Taggart

from the novel by MICHAEL CAMPBELL PRODUCTIONS

‘Will enthral and enchant all who venture through this theatricum botanicum’ 2PM (3PM)

02-28 AUGUST Until 28 August2017 2017

04 - 28 August 2017 | Tickets available at edfringe.com

70 YEARS OF DEFYING THE NORM

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Mat Ewins Presents Adventureman 7: The Return of Adventureman

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Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, £5

George McGoldrick: The Good Herb Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 3–27 Aug, £free Bernie Keith: Life Without Sat Nav HH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£12 Foil, Arms and Hog: Oink HHHH

Underbelly, George Square, 2–28 Aug, £7—£15

Squeeze Harder, Zanni!

C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Dope Friction – Free Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, £free

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

21:00 Denim: World Tour

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

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

#AA Abnormal Asian Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free James Acaster: The Trelogy Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£14 Carl Hutchinson Live!

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

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

James Loveridge: Suspiciously Happy Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Harriet Kemsley: Bad at Doing Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Rik Carranza: I’m a Fan Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free Neil Delamere: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Pensioner Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£13.50 Nath Valvo – Not In This House Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£12 Femmetamorphosis Paradise in The Vault, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £8.50 Danny McLoughlin: 01/02 Just the Tonic at The Tron, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Tom Stade: I Swear Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 24, £8—£16 Lolbot Wars Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 3–27 Aug, £free Jason Byrne: The Man with Three Brains Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£19.50

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 Comedy World War 5 Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 4–27 Aug, £free Gillian Cosgriff: To the Moon and Back Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£11 Daniel Sloss: NOW Venue150 at EICC, 3–27 Aug, not 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, £8.50—£18.50 Andrew Maxwell: Showtime HHH Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£15 Harmon Leon Infiltrates Trump America Banshee Labyrinth, 5–26 Aug, £free Emotional Terrorism Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5—£10 Gone Clear Nightcap, 15–27 Aug, £free Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£14

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma...

Comedian! theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £5 Daniel Sloss: NOW Venue150 at EICC, Various dates from 11 Aug to 26 Aug, £17.50—£18.50

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

21:15

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

Jimeoin: Even More Ridiculous!

Venue150 at EICC, Various dates from 11 Aug to 26 Aug, £15.50 More Equal Than Others Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–27 Aug, £free

21:05 Will Shakespeare’s ImproMusical SpaceTriplex, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, £14 Improvabunga! theSpace on Niddry St, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6.50—£7 North-South Divide theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £8

21:10 Stephen K Amos: Work in Progress The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 4–26 Aug, not 14, 15, 21, 22, £12 The Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £12 Bob Doolally’s Load of Old Balls The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 21–22 Aug, £12

Two Plus Ones: Huge Night In Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £2—£6 John Hastings: Audacity

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10.50

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£12.50 Shit I’m in Love With You Again theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £8

Kate Butch in Kate If You Wanna Go Butcher Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 15, 23, £free The Really Great Compilation Show Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 20–27 Aug, £free Best of Chortle Student Comedy Award Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Alastair Clark: Herding Cats Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 15, £free Dan Antopolski: Return of the Dan Antopolski

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Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £6—£12

Rhys Nicholson: I’m Fine Underbelly Med Quad, 3–27 Aug, £7.50—£12 The MMORPG Show – No Rolls Bard Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free James Adomian: Lacking in Character HHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £6—£12.50

21:20 Gary Delaney: There’s Something About Gary Pleasance Courtyard, 18–26 Aug, £12—£14 Lee Nelson: Serious Joker Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 15, 16, £14—£17.50 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 HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11

Damien Slash: Demographic Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £5 Francesco De Carlo: Comfort Zone HHH 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 Frankie Boyle: Prometheus Volume I Venue150 at EICC, Various dates from 5 Aug to 24 Aug, £17.50

21:25 Sam Garlepp: Well, There You Go Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £2—£10 Alpha Child Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Boris & Sergey’s One Man Extravaganza HHH Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £7—£12.50 Lee Kyle: Somewhat Adorable Man Baby The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £8

21:30 Matt Richardson: Slash

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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

Elf Lyons: Swan Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10 Jayde Adams is Jayded

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£12

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Ben Van der Velde – Sidekick Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Escaping Trump’s America Frankenstein Pub, 4–28 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) Princes of Main: New Year’s Eve HHH Bedlam Theatre, 2–27 Aug, £9—£10 Left Wing Conspiracy Theorist (With Dyspraxia) Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free 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 Darren Harriott: Defiant

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£10

Comedy

Best of... So You Think You’re Funny?

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 18–27 Aug, £10 The Comedy Reserve Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£9.50 Zach & Viggo HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£11 Red Bastard: Lie With Me Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, £10—£15 Phoebe Walsh: I’ll Have What She’s Having

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Mark Steel: Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£14

21:40 Adele Is Younger Than Us Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10.50 Yuriko Kotani: Green in English, Blue in Japanese Heroes @ Dragonfly, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Sam Simmons A-K

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Assembly George Square Studios, 11–27 Aug, £14—£16

Big Value Comedy Show – Late Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£10 Tape Face Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £10—£17 50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Goodbear Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, £6—£11 Barry Crimmins: Atlas’s Knees HHHH The Stand Comedy Club, 15–27 Aug, £12 American Immigrant: Zoltan Kaszas Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£8

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Hell to Play: The End Times New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 15, £9—£10

Sarah Keyworth: Why Not? (WIP) Ciao Roma, 5–27 Aug, not 13, £free

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£10

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

The Andy Field Experience HHHH

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

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Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, £7—£14

Pierre Novellie Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£10 Zahra Barri: Talk Like an Egyptian Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–28 Aug, £free Chris Turner: What a Time to Be Alive Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6—£10 The Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin Podcast Live!

Heroes @ The Hive, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 18, 19, £5 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 FriendHHHHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£9 Suzi Ruffell: Keeping It Classy HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Glossolalia: Ranney is Speaking in Tongues C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Chris Betts: Bewilderbeest Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12

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 Alex White: What in Tarnation?!

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

22:00 Comedians Film Club Assembly Rooms, 4–26 Aug, not 14, £12.50 James Bone: Townies Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Alice Fraser: Empire

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

Mark Dean Quinn: My Heart on a Plate Heroes @ The Hive, 3–27 Aug, not 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, £5 We Are Still All C*nts Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Desiree Burch: Unf*ckable HHHH Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £5 Bob Blackman’s Tray?

Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £free Rob Oldham: Brink Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £free Omar & Lee’s Countercultural Comedic Cavalcade Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 20–27 Aug, £free Head Sets Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free

Shit-Faced Showtime: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, £6.50—£12.50 The First Gag is the Cheapest Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 21–27 Aug, £free Belonging Sweet Holyrood, 4–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £7 Doug Anthony All Stars: Near Death Experience

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, £10—£15

22:05 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

22:10 Otto & Astrid: Eurosmash!

(Die Roten Punkte) Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 15, £6.50—£11.50 #AlmostFamous Nightcap, 3–27 Aug, £free

22:15 Boys & Girls Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Rhiannon Vivian’s Office Meltdown Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 15–27 Aug, £free Scott Agnew: Spunk on Our Lady’s Face Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10 D’Arcehole Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–31 Aug, not 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, £free

The Shambles theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7 Comedy Boxing: The Rematch Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Underbelly, George Square, 2–28 Aug, £7—£15 The Stevenson Experience: Identical as Anything Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£11.50 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 Khaled Khalafalla: Loose Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£10 Smug Roberts: Just Me

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Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–28 Aug, £free

22:20 Gein’s Family Giftshop: Volume 3 HHHH

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 Brendon Lemon, Prophet of Doom Just the Tonic at The Caves, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £5 Michael Clarke: A Felt in Progress Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free

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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

22:30 Reginald D Hunter: Some People vs Reginald D Hunter Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 15, 21, £10—£17 Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net Gilded Balloon Teviot, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£14.50 LOLympics Live 2017 The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £12 Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis Assembly George Square Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£15 Rachel Jackson: Bunny Boiler HH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 24, £6.50—£9.50 Fright Bus Service Necrobus, 2–27 Aug, £7—£9 Gayshit Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7.50 Myra DuBois: DuBois Entendre HHH Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–26 Aug, not 25, £free Night at the Museum Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£12 Puppetry of the Penis Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15–28 Aug, £15—£16 Hambone : enobmaH C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50 Single Comedians Trying to Impress You! Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, £free Frenchy Unleashed Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£11 Dante’s History of the Banished Paradise in The Vault, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £4—£8 Mae Martin and Nick Coyle: Show Party Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 4–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free The Abersham Flat Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 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 Laugh, Why Don’t You? A Sketch Show by Fish Pie! Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £6 Found Footage Festival

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

Luke McQueen: The Boy With Tape on His Face Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £5 Terry Alderton: All Crazy Now HHHH

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

The Walk of Shame Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Patrick Turpin: Itty Bitty Little Titty Piece HH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10 The Bear Pack HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 15–27 Aug, not 21, £10—£11 Data Night Just the Tonic at The Caves, 17–27 Aug, £5 Douglas Walker: Zuschauer Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 Andy Barr: Tropic of Admin Heroes @ Dragonfly, 4–27 Aug, not 16, £5

22:45 AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, £6—£11 The Not So Late Show With Ross and Josh Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£12.50 Molotov Cocktail Party Bar Bados Complex, 6–26 Aug, £free Mark Watson’s Festival of Bad Ideas Pleasance Courtyard, 15–27 Aug, £5 Shaggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free Daniel Muggleton – Let’s Never Hang Out Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free Pity Laughs: A Tale of Two Gays Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £3.50—£7

Bendiana Jones and the Temple of Huge Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Rosco McClelland: How I Got Over Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 The Death Hilarious: The Scum Always Rises Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £6—£11 AA-AA The Adventures of Rich and Morty (The ‘A’s Are Silent) Southsider, 5–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Joe Sutherland: Model / Actress HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£9 Pussy Play Masterclass Gilded Balloon Teviot, 4–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£15 Pontoon Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 21–27 Aug, £free

Comedians Bullseye Gilded Balloon Teviot, 14–27 Aug, not 24, £10 Tom Allen: Absolutely Pleasance Dome, 25–26 Aug, £11 Richard Gadd: Monkey See Monkey Do Summerhall, 18–27 Aug, £15 2 Girls 1 Cup of Comedy Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £5 Infant Hercules HH Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £5 Henry Ginsberg: Molesting the Corpse of Traditional Masculinity Since 1987 Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 3–27 Aug, £free Phil Dunning: The House of Pigs Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£9 Tim Key: Work in Progress Pleasance Dome, 14–27 Aug, £10—£12 Late Night Gimp Fight

22:50

Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 3 Aug to 26 Aug, £7—£13

Anarchy Cabaret III Ciao Roma, 5–25 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free The Noise Next Door: 10 Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 16, £7—£14 New Town’s Very Best of the Fest New Town Theatre, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £15

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 Goose: The Game Show Assembly George Square Studios, 24–25 Aug, £10 AAA Stand-Up Late Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£11 The Free Association: Jacuzzi Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, £6.50—£10.50 Folie à Deux Pleasance Dome, 21–25 Aug, £9—£11 Asian Comedy Fusion Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 12–27 Aug, £free Juan Vesuvius: I am Your Deejay Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

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Rob Cawsey: Just Cruising

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Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

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 Imaginary Porno Charades Sweet Grassmarket, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug, £7 Murder, She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery HHH 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 Hot Gay Time Machine Underbelly Med Quad, 7–28 Aug, £9—£10 Stoph Demetriou - The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–28 Aug, £free

23:15

23:40

Aatif Nawaz: The Last Laugh Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, £free Kevin James Doyle: 30 Year Old Virgin Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £free Double Denim HHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£11 Jolly Goodfellow: Fooling a Part Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 4–27 Aug, £5 Splitting the Bill Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 Aug, £free It’s a Wretched Life Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 21–27 Aug, £free Fernando – Dog Poo on a Shoe Sweet Grassmarket, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £8

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

23:20 Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year Underbelly Med Quad, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £6.50—£13.50 Political Animal The Stand Comedy Club, Various dates from 15 Aug to 24 Aug, £12 Mark Watson: I’m Not Here Pleasance Courtyard, 24–26 Aug, £14.50—£16 Paul Williams: Summertime Love theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–25 Aug, weekdays only, £5 Amusical Pleasance Courtyard, 23–24 Aug, £10

23:45 Hate ‘n’ Live Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–28 Aug, not 25, £free Edinburgh Comedy Allstars Underbelly, George Square, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £10—£15 The Stand Late Club The Stand Comedy Club, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £15 Wank Bank Masterclass Gilded Balloon Teviot, 4–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£15 In Between Nightmares Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Njambi McGrath and Guests Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 4–25 Aug, £free

23:50 Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS) Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 6–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, £7 Phil Nichol: The Asylum Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, Various dates from 3 Aug to 26 Aug, £10 Javier Costales: The Invisible Blind Man Heroes @ Dragonfly, 4–27 Aug, £5

23:25

23:55

Leebo Luby - Farucchio Peru Is Extraordinaire theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug, £7

Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show Just the Tonic at The Community Project, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £10 Fright Bus Service Necrobus, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £9

23:30 Siblings Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 23, £6—£9 Guardians of Imperfection Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 16–27 Aug, £free Ultimate Comedy Championship Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, not 20, £free Kaitlyn Rogers: Can I Get an Amen?!

Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£10 2 Girls 1 Capo – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 21–27 Aug, £free

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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 Breakfast Plays: B!rth Traverse Theatre, 15–27 Aug, not 21, £15.50

Young and Fresh theSpace on the Mile, 22–26 Aug, £8 The Second Copy: 2045 Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£12 Give Me Your Love

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Summerhall, 15–27 Aug, not 21, £10—£14

09:30 09:50

10:20

09:55 Prison Psychologist Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £5

10:00 The Whip Hand HHH Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £21.50 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 Shakespeare for Breakfast C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 The Comedy of Errors theSpace on Niddry St, 22–26 Aug, £8.50 The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk HHHH Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £15—£21.50 Adam Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 9 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.50 Wild Bore HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £15—£21.50

Meet Me At Dawn

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Theatre

10:15

Waiting for Spring Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £9.50

Nothing Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, 22, £7—£10 Avalon Paradise in The Vault, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £8

Traverse Theatre, 5 Aug, 10 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.50

10:05 Salome theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £8

10:10

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Action at a Distance Zoo Southside, 4–22 Aug, not 10, 17, £6—£10

Pronoun Paradise in Augustines, 21–26 Aug, £10

Next!

Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 22–26 Aug, £5

10:30 #Magical Mystery Walking Tour of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ Meeting Outside Burgers and Beers Grillhouse, 14–27 Aug, £free Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £8.50—£12.50 Joseph K C venues – C, 20–26 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 Day Dream Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Bombastic Declaration of Love – Julie Cafmeyer

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Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10

Twenty Something Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 Home Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 21 Aug to 28 Aug, £12.50 Sink SpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug, £8 Plan B for Utopia Pleasance Courtyard, 21–27 Aug, £12

10:40 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 Scorch Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 21 Aug to 27 Aug, £14—£16 The Dame theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug, £10

10:50

11:05

11:40

Donors theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6—£10 Just William’s Luck Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 When the Sky Falls In theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug, £7

The Truman Capote Talk Show Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, £6—£12

And Then There Were None Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £9 The Room at the Top of the House ZOO, 4–28 Aug, not 15, £7—£12 Karoo Moose – No Fathers Assembly George Square Studios, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15 The Sleeper theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £5—£8 Girls Will Be Girls Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £10 Kafka and Son Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, 16, £6—£11 Somethings Old, Somethings New The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 15–22 Aug, £12

10:55 Columns theSpace on the Mile, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £9 Julius Caesar theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £6

11:00 The Testament of Mary C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50 Bottles C venues – C, 22–26 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 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 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 Our Carnal Hearts Summerhall, 15–26 Aug, £10—£12 No Miracles Here HH Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12 Lilith: The Jungle Girl

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Traverse Theatre, 4 Aug, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £19.50

The Empress and Me Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 21, £5—£10 Jess and Joe Forever

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Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £19.50

Indian Kaleidoscope Underbelly Med Quad, 21–28 Aug, £11—£12 Letters to Morrissey

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Traverse Theatre, 3 Aug, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £13—£19.50

Nassim HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £19.50

Eve Traverse Theatre, 5 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £19.50

11:10 The Picture of Dorian Gray Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£9 The Time Machine Assembly Roxy, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £8—£13 Cult-ure theSpace on North Bridge, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8

11:15 Let Me Look at You Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 The Black That I Am Upper Church @ Summerhall hosted by RBC, 17–27 Aug, £8 On One Condition Zoo Southside, 20–28 Aug, £9—£14

11:20 Maria Ornata Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £8.50

11:25 The Lucky Durhams: The First Day of the Somme Zoo Southside, 21–27 Aug, £9 The Soldier and Death Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £8 NSFW theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £9.50

11:30 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 Labels Pleasance Courtyard, 10–27 Aug, not 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, £9 Lamentations HHH Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£14 Hopes, Dreams and the Bits In-Between theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £6 Exile SpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug, £6

11:35 A Matter of Race Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug, £8

11:45 Me and My Bee HH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10 Tshepang: The Third Testament HHHH

Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15

(FEAR) HH ZOO, Various dates from 21 Aug to 28 Aug, £10 Hear All About It SpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug, £7

11:50 A Heart at Sea HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£9.50 Fragile Man theSpace on the Mile, 10–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £8—£10 Jogging HHH Summerhall, 15–23 Aug, £12

11:55 The Glummer Twins theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £9 Games and After Liverpool

by James Saunders Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10

12:00 Werewolves Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 20–27 Aug, £10 Not About Heroes Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £6—£12.50 Last Resort HH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10 Marie Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 19, 20, 21, £free

Daniel Cainer: More Gefilte Fish and Chips Underbelly, George Square, 2–28 Aug, £6.50—£11 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 DeLorean Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£15 Part of the Picture

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Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

Every Brilliant Thing Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 21 Aug to 27 Aug, £20 The Chess Player C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 The Tobacco Merchant’s Lawyer Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £10 Neil Hilborn – Live Poetry The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 21–27 Aug, £10 Eurohouse Summerhall, 23–26 Aug, £10 If Only: An Audience With Rudyard Kipling Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 23–27 Aug, £8 Tobacco Assembly George Square Studios, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15 Frost and Lorca Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 17–23 Aug, £12 The Nature of Forgetting HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£12.50

The Power Behind the Crone Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12 The Patchwork Odyssey Assembly Roxy, 3–28 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6—£10 In Conversation With…

Stuart Braithwaite New Town Theatre, 25 Aug, £10 The Pilgrims Follow Twitter: @ ThePilgrimsMove, 12–26 Aug, £free Luke Wright: What I Learned from Johnny Bevan Underbelly, Cowgate, 21–27 Aug, £12—£14 Safe Place HH Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 13–28 Aug, £10

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Gazing at a Distant Star

12:10 Cow HH

A Different Way Home Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £12 Pip Utton’s Greatest Hits Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£11 To Hell in a Handbag Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £8—£11 Undercover Refugee theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

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 Big Bite-Size Lunch Hour: Izzy’s Manifestos Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £6—£12

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Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10

The Dog Daze of Summer Sweet Grassmarket, 21–27 Aug, £8

12:20 Harry Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10.50 Slooshy Wordshow Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £5—£10 Half Breed HHHH

Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12

Wife The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 23–27 Aug, £9 The Growing Pains of the Mantle Family Living Room theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £7 Katie and Pip C venues – C, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, 28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

12:25

12:30 Phill Jupitus is Porky the Poet in Survivalve Bannermans, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free

This Is Soap C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 A Gym Thing Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 MARVELus: All the Marvel Movies in an Hour Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £free Big Bite-Size Lunch Hour: Best Bites Pleasance Dome, 5–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £7—£10.50 That’s Life on Lisgar C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Up the Hill Jackie HHH Bedlam Theatre, Various dates from 2 Aug to 28 Aug, £10 Not the Horse theSpace @ Venue45, 22–26 Aug, £9

12:35 Human Animals SpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug, £9 Hyperion Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 21–26 Aug, £7

12:40 We Need to Talk About Bobby (Off EastEnders) Zoo Southside, 14–28 Aug, £5—£9 Oyster Boy Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 17, 18, £5—£10 Rupture Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£10

12:45 What Goes on in Front of Closed Doors Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£10 Perfectly Imperfect Women Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£9.50

Anyone’s Guess How We Got Here ZOO, 13–28 Aug, £7—£12 The Great Big Beautiful Sky C venues – C too, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£9.50 From Dust Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 The Believers Are But Brothers HHHH

Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12

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 A Play, A Pie and A Pint Le Monde, 4–25 Aug, not 5, 12, 19, £12.50 Follow Suit Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 14, 15, 21, £6.50—£11 Talkabout Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–25 Aug, £8

12:50 Service! theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £10 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

12:55 Mary and Me Paradise in The Vault, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £11 Woman on Fire theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 13, £6—£9 Comedy of Errors theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug, £7

Hi. (Entering Burned Area) Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £4—£8

13:00 Storyteller Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 3–28 Aug, £6—£9 You Forgot the Mince Pleasance Courtyard, 7–28 Aug, not 21, £7.50—£10 Snowflake by Mark Thomson Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £6—£10.50 Our Man in Havana Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£10 Eggsistentialism

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Guerilla Aspies - Third Autism and Aspergers Converting Year Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £free Bare Skin on Briny Waters

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£11

Real Magic The Studio, 26 Aug, £25 Wild Bore HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.50

Adam Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.50 The Whip Hand HHH Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £21.50

Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 22, £6—£10

13:05

Home is Not the Place Scottish Storytelling Centre, 18–27 Aug, £10 Whalebone Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£9 The Revlon Girl Assembly Roxy, 3–28 Aug, £10—£13 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 Gypsy Queen Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£10 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 Foreign Radical CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £8—£10

Strangers: A Magic Play II theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £10 Heroes theSpace on the Mile, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £9 Hive theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £9

13:10 Macbeth Kills the Duchess theSpace on Niddry St, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 Autopsy. The Soul of Richard Nixon Natural Food Kafe, 5–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Wondr Assembly Roxy, Various dates from 4 Aug to 28 Aug, £7—£11 Catch SpaceTriplex, 22–26 Aug, £8 How to Act HHHH

Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £13—£15

The Naked Dietitian Quaker Meeting House, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £5

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Not I Pleasance Courtyard, 22–26 Aug, £10—£13 In Conversation With…

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Hazel Irvine New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £10 In Conversation With…

Graeme Obree New Town Theatre, 23 Aug, £10 Girls Pleasance Courtyard, 22–27 Aug, £11—£12 In Conversation with…

Jeremy Corbyn New Town Theatre, 27 Aug, £10 Stranger Than Truth Paradise in Augustines, 22–25 Aug, £free Distortion Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 26–27 Aug, £6 In Conversation With… Val McDermid New Town Theatre, 24 Aug, £10

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Pixel Dust HHH Assembly Roxy, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £7—£11 Merrily We Roll Along theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 21–26 Aug, £8

13:15 Up Periscope Laughing Horse @ Southside Social, 4–28 Aug, not 18, 25, £free The Etiquette Show: Much Ado About Everything!

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 15–28 Aug, £14 Odyssey Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 15, 22, £7.50—£13.50 The Hero Who Overslept Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£12 Playback Impro Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Victorian Gothic Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 13, 20, 24, 25, £8 Glitter Punch Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £8—£12 The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk HHHH Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £21.50 Meet Me At Dawn

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Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £21.50

Joan Underbelly Med Quad, 24 Aug, £10.50

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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 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 Syd and Sylvia Silk, 5–26 Aug, not 11, 18, 25, £free Once Were Pirates HH Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 15, £6.50—£11 Jennaration Y Venue 13, 12–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 16, 18, 21, £9

13:25 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 The Great Ridolphi Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10.50 Black Mountain HHH Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 5 Aug to 26 Aug, £15—£17

13:30 The Illusion of Truth Scottish Storytelling Centre, 3–24 Aug, not 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, £6—£9 Dickens for Dinner C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Circled in the Radio Times

by John Osborne Voodoo Rooms, 5–27 Aug, not 16, £free Reduced Shakespeare Company – William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (Abridged) Gilded Balloon Teviot, 3–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £6—£14 City Love Bourbon Bar, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

Eve Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £19.50 Letters to Morrissey

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Traverse Theatre, 4 Aug, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £19.50

Tumble Tuck Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6.50—£12.50

Enterprise Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 22, £8—£11 The Dame Dolly Donut Show C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50

13:40

Bonnie Fechters – Songs and Stories of Hope and Resistance Scottish Storytelling Centre, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug, £9

Gratiano Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 21, £7—£12 Confabulation Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £7—£12 No Rest for the Lizard Banshee Labyrinth, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Trashed Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£10.50 Patience C venues – C royale, 16–27 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 Frank Carson – A Rebel Without a Pause Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £10—£15 Bump Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£11 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 A Compendium of Lost Things C venues – C, 20–27 Aug, £8.50—£10.50

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Traverse Theatre, 3 Aug, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £13—£19.50

Love, Bombs and Apples HHHH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£12 My Cloth-Eared Heart Black Market, 5–26 Aug, £free Lilith: The Jungle Girl

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Traverse Theatre, 5 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £19.50

Jess and Joe Forever

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Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £19.50

Towers of Eden theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8 An Evening With the Voices in Annie’s Head Paradise in Augustines, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £5 And They Played Shang-A-Lang The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £10—£12

DIGS HH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 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 Alex Salmond... Unleashed Assembly Rooms, 13–27 Aug, £22.50

Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 ScotlandsFest 2017 Quaker Meeting House, 21–25 Aug, £5 Open Road C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50 All My Life Long C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 17, £7.50—£9.50 Nathan Cassidy: Watch This. Love Me. It’s Deep.

C venues – C cubed, 3–27 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Lists for the End of the World HHHH

Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12

The Paper Cinema’s Macbeth Pleasance Dome, 22–26 Aug, £10—£13

13:50 The Cause of Thunder New Town Theatre, 19–25 Aug, £16 A Level Playing Field Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £6 Treasure Trove of Shadows C venues – C, 20–28 Aug, £10.50—£12.50 Women, Science Is Not For You: III New Town Theatre, 11 Aug, 25 Aug, £8 Busu and the Damask Drum Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £10 Cows Eat Grass, Don’t They?

New Town Theatre, 24 Aug, £8 Alternative Facts: Is the Truth in the Archives?

New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £8

Sad Girls Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £8 Can Sustainability Ever Be Mainstream?

New Town Theatre, 27 Aug, £8 Doctor Google Will See You Now! New Town Theatre, 26 Aug, £8 How to Rebuild a Life New Town Theatre, 23 Aug, £8

13:55 From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £7—£12 A Joke HHH theSpace on Niddry St, 14–26 Aug, £12 Hell Has No Fury SpaceTriplex, 22–26 Aug, £10 Peer Gynt ZOO, 4–28 Aug, £8—£12

14:00 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 Woke Gilded Balloon Teviot, 4–28 Aug, not 17, 18, 19, £6—£12 Victim Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£11 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Rhapsodes Pleasance Dome, 14–27 Aug, £10—£12.50 Faulty Towers The Dining Experience The Principal, 4–28 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £49.50—£54.50

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Upper Church @ Summerhall hosted by RBC, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10

Dr Carnesky’s Incredible Bleeding Woman HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 21, £6—£10 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£10 Cockroached Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£9.50 Deadpan Theatre: Third Wheel Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, £8—£12 From the Ground Up Assembly Roxy, 14–27 Aug, not 21, £9—£10 Arthur Conan Doyle – The Spiritualist Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, 22 Aug, £8 The Wedding Reception The Principal, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £39 Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 Lunacy Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 25–26 Aug, £free

14:05 Desert Bloom theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £9

14:15 Egg Bourbon Bar, 5–27 Aug, £free Poll Function Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 21, £6—£9 Yvette HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–26 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 Goody H Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11 Obfuscation theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7 Replay Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7—£12 Ballistic Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £5—£12 Volte Face Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 14–28 Aug, £8

14:20 Walls and Bridges theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£7 The Shakespeares: Scenes from a Marriage theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £6—£9.50 Sugar Baby Paradise in The Vault, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £10 Submission C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, £9.50—£11.50 Class Mates theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 5 Aug to 25 Aug, £6—£9.50 A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £7—£12

Matt Abbott: Two Little Ducks Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 Just an Ordinary Lawyer Quaker Meeting House, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £12 Call Mr Robeson Quaker Meeting House, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, £12

14:25 Bright Colours Only Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £8—£15

14:30 Assessment Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £5—£10 salt.

Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12 Mies Julie Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£17.50 The Gardener Summerhall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £5—£10 Cold Comfort Farm theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £7 The Giant Killers Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, £6—£12 Raton Laveur HH Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £7—£12 Two Chairs Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £10 Dear Home Office 2: Still Pending Gilded Balloon Teviot, 21–27 Aug, £10

Guilty Noodle Sweet Grassmarket, 23–27 Aug, £7 Arlene! The Glitz. The Glamour. The Gossip.

Assembly Checkpoint, 22–26 Aug, £15

14:35 The Road That Wasn’t There HH Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£11 The Friday Night Effect

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Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12

La Dispute theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

14:40 Derailed H Pleasance Dome, 14–28 Aug, £6.50—£11 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 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 The Accidental Adventures of Sherlock Holmes C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Quarter Life Crisis

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

A Machine they’re Secretly Building

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Summerhall, 15–27 Aug, £11

Crazy Horse: A Dream of Thunder Sweet Holyrood, 4–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £10

14:45 Mia: Daughters of Fortune HHHH

Summerhall, 8–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£10

Gunshot Medley Venue 13, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 Clonely Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free 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

14:50 Beadledom: Alpha Underbelly, Cowgate, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £6.50—£10.50 Todd & God HHH Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7—£13 Beadledom: Omega Underbelly, Cowgate, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £6.50—£10.50 Other Voices Spoken Word Cabaret Banshee Labyrinth, 5–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free Locus Amoenus Summerhall, 15–27 Aug, £12 3000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £9—£10

14:55 Caravaggio: Between the Darkness theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 13, £5—£10 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 What Would Cathy Do? C venues – C primo, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£9.50 Transmission HH Assembly George Square Studios, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £8—£10

15:00 Becoming Scheherazade Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £7.50—£10 My Name is Irrelevant H Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £7.50—£11 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 Ensonglopedia of Science Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£10 Jane Doe HHH Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £9—£12 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 The Girl Who Loved Stalin theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7

Struggle Lauriston Halls, 21–27 Aug, £8 The Man on the Moor

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The Inconvenience of Wings HHH Assembly George Square Studios, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, £6.50—£10.50

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Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, £10

Ancient Shrines and Half Truths HHH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 15, 21, £9—£11

Krapp’s Last Tape

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Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, 27 Aug, £25

Pike St. HHH Roundabout @ Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £9—£15 Spring Awakening: A Reimagining SpaceTriplex, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £5—£8 Beautiful Little Fool Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £8 1984 Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 23–26 Aug, £5 Hands-On Messiah St Patrick’s Church, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, 27 Aug, £7

15:05 Woolf theSpace on North Bridge, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 Edgar and Me Zoo Southside, 20–28 Aug, £7—£10 Bunker Girls theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–26 Aug, £7 Maklena theSpace @ Venue45, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8 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 All KIDding Aside theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£10

15:10 The Loneliest Girl in the World Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 15–26 Aug, not 20, £8 Squeeze My Cans Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £5—£12 Ladies Who Lunch Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–25 Aug, £7

Jelly Beans

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Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6—£10

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 Monster HHHH

Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £6—£10

Questioning Aslan: An Evening With CS Lewis Palmerston Place Church, 26 Aug, £11

15:20 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 The Ties That Bind Whitespace 76, Various dates from 3 Aug to 23 Aug, £7 This Really Is Too Much Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11

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 Robert Burns: Rough Cut Scottish Storytelling Centre, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 Alan, We Think You Should Get a Dog HH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£11.50 Sugar & Salt Bedlam Theatre, 5–28 Aug, not 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, £6—£7 Fémage à Trois Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 Cathy HHHH

Pleasance Dome, 2–26 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6.50—£11

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Meat ZOO, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £5—£9 On Ice – Suzanne Grotenhuis/De Nwe Tijd

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CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 18, 22, 25, £8—£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 Finding Nana Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£12.50 PreScribed (A Life Written for Me) ZOO, 15–25 Aug, £10 Green Knight The Royal Scots Club, 7–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, £8 ScotlandsFest 2017 Quaker Meeting House, 21–25 Aug, £5 Wired Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 23–26 Aug, £10 Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15

15:35 Fine, Thanks C venues – C, 20–27 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

15:40 Offside HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£12 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, £4—£5 Van Gogh Find Yourself #VGFY Natural Food Kafe, 3–26 Aug, not 10, 18, 19, 20, £free The Greenhouse theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 5 Aug to 25 Aug, £6—£9.50

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15:45 Jocky Wilson Said Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–24 Aug, £6—£12 iDENTiTY Sweet Holyrood, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 24, 25, £8 The Offering (Guru Dakshina) C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50 Ivona, Princess of Burgundia – Tibaldus

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Upper Church @ Summerhall hosted by RBC, 15–27 Aug, not 17, £8—£10

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Translunar Paradise Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 15, 22, £6.50—£13.50 Letters to Morrissey

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Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £19.50

Lilith: The Jungle Girl

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Traverse Theatre, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £19.50

Misterman HH C venues – C primo, 4–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50 Noose Women theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £6—£9.50 Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free The Etiquette Show: Much Ado About Everything!

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 25–28 Aug, £14 The Alien Chicken Remembers Galatea The Royal Scots Club, 10–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, £15 Eve Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 13 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £19.50 Nassim HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £19.50

15:50 Scribble HH Assembly Roxy, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 22, £6—£11 Three Tales of Life and Death by Craig Lucas Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 9, 15, 22, £6—£12 Anxiety and Animal GIFs Black Market, 6–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free

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 The Whip Hand HHH Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.50 Fag/Stag HHHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12.50 The Portable Dorothy Parker Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£12 Little Boy C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50

Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 The Delights of Dogs and the Problems of People SpaceTriplex, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £6—£10 Flesh and Bone

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Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10

Daniel Piper’s Day Off Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10 The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk HHHH Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £21.50 Lost in Translation: A Bilingual Journey Institut français d’Ecosse, 4–28 Aug, not 7, 14, 15, 22, £6—£8 Jess and Joe Forever

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Traverse Theatre, 3 Aug, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £13—£19.50

Cracked Tiles C venues – C royale, 13–28 Aug, not 17, £8.50—£10.50 Wild Bore HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.50

Nassim HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 4 Aug, 27 Aug, £19.50

16:05 Know Brexit theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, £10 From Today, Everything Changes. theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £8 Fox and Hound Presents 1 in 2 Chance Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £6—£10 The Unaccompanied Minor theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £10 Whore: A Kid’s Play Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £6—£12

Cannonball Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £4—£8 The Tempest theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £7 The Bothy Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £2

Broken theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8 Father of Lies Silk, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free Interrobang theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £5

16:15

Taiwan Season: Ever Never Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 7, 14, 21, £8—£12 The Soft Subject (A Love Story) Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

Diary Pilgrim, 5–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 The Waiting Game Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5—£9 I’m Always the Bridesmaid Bar Bados Complex, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £free #DirtyWoman Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 3–27 Aug, £free Deadly Dialogues C venues – C, 4–28 Aug, not 15, £10.50—£12.50 A Great Fear of Shallow Living Zoo Southside, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £5—£10 Wrong Tree Adventures Lauriston Halls, 18–27 Aug, not 20, £7 Attila the Stockbroker – Undaunted Bannermans, 16–25 Aug, not 19, £free 1917: A Phantasmagoria Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £10 Shame Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£11 Adam Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £21.50

16:20

Underbelly Med Quad, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11.50

Brutal Cessation HHH Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£11 One-Man Apocalypse Now Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, £8 What If the Plane Falls Out of the Sky? HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£12 6x6x6 Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10 Sandman ZOO, 17–28 Aug, £10 Arm – Mireille & Mathieu

An Act of Kindness C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50

Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10

16:10 Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis HH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6.50—£11 Wil Greenway: These Trees the Autumn Leaves Alone

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16:25

16:30 Velvet Evening Séance

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Assembly Hall, 3–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £8—£12

Alex in Shadow Paradise in The Vault, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £8 Lula del Ray by Manual Cinema HHH Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£14 Borders by Henry Naylor

Sarah, Sky and Seven Other Guys C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, £9.50—£11.50 Lemonade Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12 Box Clever HH Roundabout @ Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £11—£13 Dust HHHH

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11

16:45 Performers H Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£15 Matt Panesh – Freedom...!

Banshee Labyrinth, 5–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Penthouse theSpace on Niddry St, 4–26 Aug, not 13, £8—£10 Scene Paradise in Augustines, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £6

16:55

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Teddy Bears’ Picnic Natural Food Kafe, 4–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

A Hundred Different Words for Love

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Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–28 Aug, not 16, £7—£12.50

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Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 20, 21, £8—£10

The Missing Girl of Grigglewood C venues – C south, 3–28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

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Bedlam Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £9—£12

17:00

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

Death High Bar Bados Complex, 5–28 Aug, not 21, £free Amy, 25, Almost Cool C venues – C royale, 2–22 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Leaf by Niggle Scottish Storytelling Centre, Various dates from 4 Aug to 28 Aug, £12 Freshlings Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 21–25 Aug, £5 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 Sam Shaber: Life, Death & Duran Duran Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6—£11

16:40

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Meet Me At Dawn

HHHHH

Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £21.50

Help!

ZOO, 4–28 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £10 The Gardener Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £5—£10

16:35

Instructions for Border Crossing HHH Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12

What If I Told You

Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 11–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12

1902 Wee Red Bar, 2–28 Aug, not 6, 7, 10, 17, 24, £12

RON DAVIS’

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FROM OFFIE-NOMINATED DIRECTOR JACK SILVER

THE SWEET SCIENCE

The Scottish Arts Club 24 Rutland Square

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BOXING, BULLYING SEXISM, TECH STARTUPS

August 14 – 19 August 21 – 26

C TOO (VENUE 4) • 5.50pm (1hr) 3-28 AUG (NOT 14) • £7.50-£11.50

This is the music you’ve been looking for

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17:05 Mental Assembly Roxy, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £8—£12 Burnt Toast Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £7—£10 A Charlie Montague Mystery: The Man with the Twisted Hip theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, £5—£8 Dada Surrealist Cookbook Silk, 5–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free Love vs Fear and My Mother’s Prayers theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 21–26 Aug, £10

17:10 Dead Men Tell No Tale theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 14 Aug to 25 Aug, £8 The Course of True Love C venues – C cubed, 13–28 Aug, £8.50—£10.50 The Other Side of the Flood Banshee Labyrinth, 5–25 Aug, not 16, £free 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 Waggo theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 15 Aug to 26 Aug, £8

17:15 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

17:20 Education, Education, Education Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 15, 25, £6—£11 Jack Rooke: Happy Hour HHHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12 Sleepwalkers theSpace on the Mile, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8.50 Guy Fawkes It Up theSpace on North Bridge, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 Richard Carpenter is Close to You HH Underbelly, George Square, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11.50 Teresa di Maggio Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £15 The Tinder Tales Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £free

17:25 (My Father) John Gabriel Borkman SpaceTriplex, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£9

17:30 The Wedding Reception The Principal, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, £39—£43 The End, the End, the End… Venue 13, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 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 Siri HH CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10 Good With Maps C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50 Spect-Act Just Festival at St John’s , 22 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, £8

17:35 Bluebeard’s Ghost Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 24, 25, £7

17:40 Amy Conway’s Super Awesome World HHH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £8—£11 Fix HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 16, £6.50—£11.50 Siren HHH Pleasance Dome, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£11 Deep in the Heart of Me Sweet Grassmarket, 8–26 Aug, not 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, £8 Baba Brinkman’s Rap Guide to Consciousness Assembly George Square Studios, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £8—£10

Tom and Bunny Save the World HHH Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£11

17:45 Mission Abort Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £6—£11 That’s What She Said Bar Bados Complex, 16–26 Aug, £free Edison HH Zoo Southside, 4–27 Aug, £5—£10 I Am Faransis W. Summerhall, 6–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £12 Celebration HHH ZOO, 15–28 Aug, £5—£8 A Hunger Artist (Kafka Adaptation) HHHH

ZOO, 4–28 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5—£11

17:50 The North! The North!

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Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, £6—£11

Sex Education Paradise in The Vault, 21–27 Aug, £9 The Sweet Science C venues – C too, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50

17:55 Heather H Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £8—£12

18:00 Oresteia: This Restless House The Lyceum, 22–27 Aug, £10 Joe’s NYC Bar Assembly George Square Studios, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £8—£13

Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£17.50 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 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 A Girl and a Gun HHH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 7, 14, 21, £5—£10 Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe Blackwell’s Bookshop, 3 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £free

Ripe theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £7

18:10 The Second Coming theSpace on North Bridge, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 Rich Hyde, Homicide theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £6 Frozen C venues – C cubed, 13–28 Aug, not 21, £10.50—£12.50 Space Dogs theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 14 Aug to 25 Aug, £8 Givin’ It Some theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 15 Aug to 26 Aug, £8

18:15 The Fall HHHH

Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15

Traverse Theatre, 25 Aug, £19.50

One for the Road... theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £9.50 Ancient Shrines and Half Truths HHH Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 15, 21, £11 Macblair C venues – C primo, 13–28 Aug, not 21, £9.50—£11.50

18:05

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Seagulls HHHH

The Leith Volcano, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £12

Lilith: The Jungle Girl

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#Vile: The Untimely Demise of a Manufactured Pop Star theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £6.50 Lord Dismiss Us theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 13, £7—£9 Man and Boy theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6 Sugar Baby HHH Roundabout @ Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £9—£15

Jess and Joe Forever

Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £19.50

Letters to Morrissey

HHH

Traverse Theatre, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £19.50

Nassim HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £19.50

18:20 Cheeks Silk, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £free

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Testosterone Pleasance Courtyard, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 20, £6—£11.50 Places New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £10—£12 Mairi Campbell: Pulse Scottish Storytelling Centre, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £12 The Damned United Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 22, £6—£12.50 Nocturnes ZOO, 21–26 Aug, £14

Brighton Argus

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The tale that inspired Shelley's Frankenstein

"A stunning one man play"

21-26 Aug,8.20pm,Venue 18 Professional theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £7 Size Matters Sweet Holyrood, 15–27 Aug, not 21, 24, 25, £8 Thy Name is Woman theSpace on North Bridge, 22–26 Aug, £10

18:25 Jamie Wood: I Am a Tree Assembly George Square Theatre, 14–27 Aug, not 21, £10—£12 Elephant in the Room Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £8—£12 Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters Paradise in Augustines, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £9.50

Theatre

18:30

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Wrecked Greenside @ Royal Terrace, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £8 La Maladie de la Mort d’Après Marguerite Duras Institut français d’Ecosse, 4–28 Aug, not 7, 14, 15, 22, £6—£10 Shakespeare in the Garden: The Tempest C venues – C south, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Dark Satanic Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £7 Cosmic Scallies HHH Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12 Bin Laden: The One Man Show C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £9.50—£11.50 Sylvia Plath, Your Words Are Just Dust Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £10 Secret Life of Humans Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£12.50

The Burning Gadulka Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 4–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free Queen of the F*cking World The Street, 6–26 Aug, not 16, £free Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 £¥€$ (LIES) – Ontroerend Goed Upper Church @ Summerhall hosted by RBC, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10—£14 Jess and Joe Forever

HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 4 Aug, 27 Aug, £19.50

Mimi’s Suitcase Quaker Meeting House, 21–26 Aug, £12 Eve Traverse Theatre, 3 Aug, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £13—£19.50 Last Resort HH Summerhall, Various dates from 4 Aug to 26 Aug, £10

18:45 Morgan Stern C venues – C primo, 6–28 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£11.50 Stand By Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 11–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £14 Awake Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 3–27 Aug, £free The HandleBards: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – West Gate, 22–26 Aug, £15 Tea and Nuisance Leith Depot, 22–26 Aug, £free

18:50 Dickless HHH New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £9—£10 The Last Queen of Scotland HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–26 Aug, not 9, 16, £6.50—£14

18:35

18:55

Sage Francis and B Dolan Present: Tricknology New Town Theatre, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £15 Choir of Man Assembly Rooms, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10—£16

The Stage Manager’s Guide to Dating Assholes Venue 13, 5–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £9

18:40 Bruce Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£14 Katsura Sunshine: Rakugo!

Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, £7 Dark Matter Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 22–26 Aug, £10

19:00 Echoes ZOO, 4–28 Aug, £10 Nerdf*cker: a solo play with bad boundaries Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £9 (More) Moira Monologues Scottish Storytelling Centre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15 The Principle of Uncertainty Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £10

Speaking in Tongues: The Lies Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 17, 18, £6—£9.50 Nikola and His Travelling Lux Concordia C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £10.50—£12.50 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 Great Expectations Inveresk Lodge Garden, 26 Aug, £11.50 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5 Real Magic The Studio, 22–27 Aug, £25 At the Illusionist’s Table The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 19, 21, £69 Mars Actually Assembly Roxy, Various dates from 3 Aug to 26 Aug, £8—£12 Letters Live King’s Theatre, 27 Aug, £18 Mine Zoo Southside, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £7—£10 The Jurassic Parks Assembly Roxy, Various dates from 2 Aug to 27 Aug, £8—£12 The Whip Hand HHH Traverse Theatre, 3 Aug, 10 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £15—£21.50 The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.50

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience The Principal, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, 28 Aug, £49.50

The Wedding Reception The Principal, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £39

19:05 Hopeless theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7 The Rape of Artemisia Gentileschi theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £10 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

19:10 Roaming Collisions – Free Serenity Cafe, 5–27 Aug, not 14, 15, 16, £free Five Kinds of Silence C venues – C too, 3–28 Aug, £10.50—£12.50 The Staff Room theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £10 BlackCatfishMusketeer

HHHH

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

19:15 First Light Whitespace 76, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £10 Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 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 Cafe Voices Scottish Storytelling Centre, 10 Aug, 24 Aug, £8 Meet Me At Dawn

HHHHH

Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £21.50

Wild Bore HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £21.50

Adrian Plass: Out of His Head Palmerston Place Church, 24–25 Aug, £11 Questioning Aslan: An Evening With CS Lewis Palmerston Place Church, 23 Aug, £11

19:20 Joan Underbelly, Cowgate, Various dates from 21 Aug to 27 Aug, £10.50—£11.50 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5

19:25 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 Doglife HH Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 MANWATCHING

HHHH

Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 4 Aug to 27 Aug, £9—£17

19:30 Cacophony Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 24, 25, £8 Pistorius: A Shakespearean Tragedy Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £7 A Common Man: The Bridge That Tom Built

HHHH

C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £10.50—£12.50

Sad Little Man Paradise in The Vault, 23–27 Aug, £10 Power Ballad HH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £10—£12 Thus Spoke... HH CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8—£10 Americana Psychobabble

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Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience The Principal, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £59 1902 Wee Red Bar, 25–26 Aug, £12 The Shape of the Pain

HHHH

Theatre

Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £10—£15

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Knock Knock C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Curse of the Mummy Just the Tonic at The Caves, 3–26 Aug, not 14, £3—£10 Plan 9 from Outer Space Sweet Grassmarket, 21–27 Aug, £7 Hands-On Messiah St Patrick’s Church, 23–25 Aug, £7 Stuart Maconie: Jarrow Road to the Deep South Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 21–27 Aug, £12 Neighbourhood Watch The Royal Scots Club, 21–26 Aug, £12 Adam Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £21.50 Spect-Act Just Festival at St John’s , 22–23 Aug, £10 Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid HHH The Hub, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £15

19:35 My Pet, My Love C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50

The Teeth of Haros Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8

19:40 Everest Calling Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £10 Anathema theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £8 The Gun Show SpaceTriplex, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £9 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5 Staging Wittgenstein

HH

C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £9.50—£11.50

Heads Up Summerhall, 22–27 Aug, £12 Julius Caesar theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £8

19:45 The Sky Is Safe Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 14, 21, £8—£15 Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£17.50 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 Nora and Jim Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £9

19:50 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 Like Dolphins Can Swim C venues – C royale, 13–27 Aug, not 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, £8.50—£10.50 My Real Life Assembly Hall, 3–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£14 Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 Like a Prayer C venues – C south, 20–28 Aug, £9.50—£11.50

Krapp’s Last Tape

HHHH

Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 4–27 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £25

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 (I Could Go on Singing) Over the Rainbow Summerhall, 11–27 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 25, £10 Adventurers Wanted: A 250-Hour Epic Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sweet Holyrood, 2–28 Aug, not 24, 25, £3 An Evening with the Plague Doctor The Edinburgh Dungeon, 4 Aug, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £25 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5 Dick in Space Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 3–27 Aug, £free The Pitchfork Disney C venues – C royale, 14–28 Aug, not 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, £8.50—£10.50 Shell Shock Sweet Grassmarket, 12–27 Aug, £10

20:05 #Instalove theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £8—£9 Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist HHH ZOO, 4–28 Aug, £7—£12 The Emotional Immune System theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 22–26 Aug, £7 Year Zero theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

20:10 Angels in Erotica theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 14–26 Aug, £8 Elegy for an Echo theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 20, £5—£7 Sex Offence New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £10—£12

20:15 Space Rocket Oddity Man Zoo Southside, 4–28 Aug, not 10, 21, £5—£9

Speaking in Tongues: The Truths Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 17, 18, £6—£9.50 Like Blood From a Cheap Cigar theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £6—£8 Vines C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £9.50—£11.50

20:20 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5 Just an Ordinary Lawyer Quaker Meeting House, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, £12 Find Your Neurotribe!

New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, 25 Aug, £9 Golem Sweet Grassmarket, 21–26 Aug, £10 Psychiatry is the Best Medicine!

New Town Theatre, 26 Aug, £9 Our Genes Tell Us What to Do New Town Theatre, 27 Aug, £9 Fibre Optic Sensors Can Save the World!

New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £9 A Virus to End Humanity?

New Town Theatre, 24 Aug, £9 Call Mr Robeson Quaker Meeting House, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £12 Is Monolingualism Making Us Ill? New Town Theatre, 23 Aug, £9

20:25 Evocation theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£8

20:30 A Robot in Human Skin Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £6.50—£11 Trygve Wakenshaw & Barnie Duncan: Different Party HHHH Assembly Roxy, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £7—£12 £¥€$ (LIES) – Ontroerend Goed Upper Church @ Summerhall hosted by RBC, 4–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £14 You’ve Changed HHH Northern Stage at Summerhall, 5–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£12 Joe’s NYC Bar Assembly George Square Studios, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £8—£13

An Evening with the Plague Doctor The Edinburgh Dungeon, 4 Aug, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £25 Letters to Morrissey

HHH

Traverse Theatre, 25 Aug, £19.50

Mary Contini and Pru Irvine – Unscripted Valvona & Crolla, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £10

20:35 Church Blitz theSpace on the Mile, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £9

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 Matt Panesh – Greyhound!

Bar Bados Complex, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £free All We Ever Wanted Was Everything Roundabout @ Summerhall, 4–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £9—£14 The Alien Chicken Remembers Galatea Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £15 Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £10—£15 Nassim HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £19.50

Flight Church Hill Theatre & Studio, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, £15 Jess and Joe Forever

HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £19.50

Cursed Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–26 Aug, £9 Lilith: The Jungle Girl

HHH

Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £19.50

Eve Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £19.50

20:50 Medea on Media C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, £10.50—£12.50

Certain Young Men theSpace @ Venue45, 21–26 Aug, £9 Joy Donze: 13 and Not Pregnant Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5—£10

21:00 Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5 Paper Doll Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, £8 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 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 Loud Poets Scottish Storytelling Centre, 4–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £10 Faulty Towers The Dining Experience The Principal, Various dates from 3 Aug to 27 Aug, £49.50—£54.50 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 Changelings theSpace on North Bridge, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £free—£10 Vaccine theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £7.50 Catherine and Anita Assembly Rooms, 3–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £6—£10

21:10 Eggs Collective Get A Round HHHH

Summerhall, 2–25 Aug, not 3, 5, 14, 21, £8—£10

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2ND —28TH AUGUST 2016 (EXCEPT 9, 14, 15, 21) PLEASANCE COURTYARD UPSTAIRS | 12.45 (13.45) | £11 (£10) PLEASANCE.CO.UK | 0131 556 6550

21:20

21:35

Séance Summerhall, 2–26 Aug, not 3, £4—£5 Frankie Vah by Luke Wright

How to Be a Sissy with Percy Q Shun C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 300 to One Bar Bados Complex, 5–27 Aug, not 14, £free

21:15 DollyWould

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Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£14.50

Not: Lady Chatterley’s Lover Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £8 Eric Davidson: When John and Yoko Waved Goodbye theSpace on the Mile, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £10—£12

21:40 Losing Days New Town Theatre, 3–27 Aug, not 15, 21, £9—£10 I Am Your Love Story Paradise in Augustines, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £8

21:25

21:50

Alpha C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50 Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 8, 14, 21, £7—£11

5 Guys Chillin’ Assembly Roxy, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £10—£15 The Trial theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £7

Scribbles ZOO, 4–28 Aug, £7—£10

21:55

21:30

Pulled C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £9.50—£11.50

Ubu Roi HHHH

Play on Words C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £7.50—£9.50

Bone Woman Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5—£10

22:00 We Are Ian Pleasance Dome, 7–28 Aug, £8—£10.50 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 Kara Sevda Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £7—£9 Wolf Meat HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£11 Agent November: Major X Plow-Shun / The Murder of Mr E New Town Theatre, 2–27 Aug, not 15, £8—£15 Dirty Poetry Laughing Horse @ 48 Below, 3–27 Aug, £free Brodsky Station Novotel Swimming Pool, 21–27 Aug, £8 Letters Live King’s Theatre, 27 Aug, £18 The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk HHHH

Traverse Theatre, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.50

22:05 DROLL theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £13 Crave theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £10 The Best Play Ever theSpace on North Bridge, 21–26 Aug, £7

22:15 Lucille & Django’s Totally Restorative Yoga Retreat! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–26 Aug, £7 The Optimists theSpace on Niddry St, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8 Adam Traverse Theatre, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £21.50 Bacchae theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £10 Two Man Show Northern Stage at Summerhall, 21 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug, £12 Hidden theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 21–26 Aug, £8 The Whip Hand HHH Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £21.50 Meet Me At Dawn

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Traverse Theatre, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.50

22:20 That Moment C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50 The Writers’ Room theSpace on Niddry St, 21–26 Aug, £9 All Cashed In theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£8 Vichy Goings-on Paradise in The Vault, 14–27 Aug, not 20, £10

22:25 Indie as F*ck C venues – C royale, 2–28 Aug, not 15, £9.50—£11.50 Cherry theSpace @ Venue45, 10–26 Aug, not 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, £7

One Hander C venues – C primo, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £8.50—£10.50

22:30 Thief Sweet Holyrood, 3–27 Aug, not 24, 25, £10 Pornography by Simon Stephens C venues – C too, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £9.50—£11.50 Ginger Beer theSpace on the Mile, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8 Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid HHH The Hub, 3–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £15 Werewolves Summerhall, 20–27 Aug, £10 Wild Bore HHHH

What Do Bears Eat? Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 14 Aug to 25 Aug, £7 The Barista Chronicles Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £10

23:10 Leaf Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20, £5—£11

23:15 Revolution Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £5—£11 Blurred Justice New Town Theatre, 16–22 Aug, £10—£12

Traverse Theatre, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 27 Aug, £21.50

23:20

22:35

Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10

The Unmarried Underbelly Med Quad, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6.50—£10

Losers HHHH

23:25

22:45

23:45

Hotter Paradise in Augustines, 5–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £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

22:50 The Prophetic Visions of Bethany Lewis HHH Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£10

23:00 An Evening With an Immigrant Traverse Theatre, 22–25 Aug, £19.50

23:05 Cloud Avenue Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 15 Aug to 26 Aug, £7

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Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 21, £6—£8

F*ckboys for Freedom Sweet Grassmarket, 3–27 Aug, not 15, £7 Wanna Dance With Somebody! Or, A Guide To Managing Social Anxiety Using Theoretical Physics Zoo Southside, 4–28 Aug, not 16, £5—£12 Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story HHH CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 5–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10 Freedom Just Festival at St John’s , 22 Aug, 23 Aug, 26 Aug, £10 Probably Still Drunk Collective Presents: Inebriated Venue 13, 20–26 Aug, £9

What Would Kanye Do? theSpace @ Jury’s Inn, 4–26 Aug, not 6, 8, 15, 20, 22, £6—£9 Women at War C venues – C cubed, 3–28 Aug, not 15, £8.50—£10.50 Workshy Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 3, 9, 16, 21, £9—£12 Adulting SpaceTriplex, 21–26 Aug, £9 The Sandman theSpace on the Mile, 21–26 Aug, £8

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2-28* Aug, 5pm *not 14 & 22

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10:00 The Giant’s Loo Roll

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theSpace @ Venue45, 11–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £11

10:15 Magic Travel With Hello Potter and Uno Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free

The Tale of the Cockatrice Venue 13, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £9 Ami and Tami Underbelly, Cowgate, 11–24 Aug, £9—£10

10:40

The Polar Bears Go Up

The Star Seekers

Assembly Roxy, 3–28 Aug, not 15, 22, £5—£8

10:45

Brave Macbeth Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre, 18–27 Aug, £8

A Strange New Space Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £5—£8

Pleasance Dome, 10–27 Aug, not 15, £6—£9

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10:30 AnimAlphabet the Musical Pleasance Dome, 2–28 Aug, not 21, £6—£10

Kids

King Arthur Stockbridge Church, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £15

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The Wonderful World of Lapin HH Scottish Storytelling Centre, 3–27 Aug, not 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, £6—£8 La Vie Dans Une Marionette Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 2–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£9

Assembly George Square Gardens, Various dates from 4 Aug to 27 Aug, £7.50

Ruby Redfort Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 21, £6—£9

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The Giant Jam Sandwich Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 14, £7—£11.50

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Happy Birthday Mia Paradise in Augustines, 22–26 Aug, £7

Dr Zeiffal, Dr Zeigal and the Hippo That Can Never Be Caught

10:20

Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall

Africa Weird and Wonderful HHH Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 1–26 Aug, £free Flamenco for Kids C venues – C too, 5 Aug, 7 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £9.50

11:00 One Man Shoe

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Assembly George Square Theatre, 3–28 Aug, not 14, 15, 21, 22, £5—£10

Calvinball

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5

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Pleasance at EICC, 10–27 Aug, not 14, 21, 23, 24, £8

Grumpy Pants Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 4–27 Aug, £free Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Medicine Pleasance Courtyard, 16–23 Aug, £7—£9

The Complete History of Europe (More or Less) C venues – C, 2–28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50

11:20 Father Christmas Comes Up Trumps theSpace @ Venue45, 11–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £11

11:30 Junk in His Trunk Sweet Holyrood, 4–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 24, 25, £7 The Amazing Bubble Man Underbelly, George Square, 3–28 Aug, £7—£12

Flying Atoms The Leith Volcano, 22–26 Aug, £10

Tarantella by Hilaire Belloc Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 1–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10

Baby Loves Disco The Jam House, 12 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £9

11:40

11:10 The New Maths Magic Show Hispaniola, 5–26 Aug, £free

11:15 Ella Enchanted Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, not 9, 14, 21, £6—£9.50 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

11:45 Robin’s Hood C venues – C too, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£9.50 Taiwan Season: The Backyard Story H Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £6—£10

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11:50

12:15

Oskar’s Amazing Adventure HHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £5—£7.50

Children Are Stinky Assembly George Square Gardens, 3–28 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £6—£9

12:00 Pub Quiz for Kids With Patrick Monahan Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 20, £6—£10 Alice in Wonderland Underbelly, Cowgate, 3–27 Aug, not 14, £6.50—£9.50 The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck HHH Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £7—£12 This Is Your Trial (PG) Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 31 Jul–27 Aug, £8 Science Magic Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 31 Jul–27 Aug, £free Rodney’s Really #Good Family Show Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 3–27 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

2-27 AUGUST, 10:45am (except Mondays) Relaxed performances Tuesdays

Eaten HHH Summerhall, 2–27 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £4—£8

12:20 There May Be Pirates... There May Be Dragons...

Hispaniola, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

12:30 Funny Stuff for Happy People Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 3–27 Aug, £free Bubble Show with Mini Milkshake C venues – C, 13–28 Aug, £7.50—£9.50 Children’s Underground Ghost Tour City of Edinburgh Tours, 1–31 Aug, £6 Balloonatics Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, £5—£9 Children’s Haunted Underground Experience Meet outside Tron Kirk at Auld Reekie Tours Boards , 4–28 Aug, £10 Baby Loves Pop Bingo Disco The Jam House, 27 Aug, £9

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FINDING NANA

by Jane Upton

The Stage

Pleasance ABOVE 10.20am DAILY

George Devine Award Winner 2016

Pleasance BESIDE 3.30pm DAILY

2-28 August

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Three Half Pints Present The Three Musketeers Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 21, 22, £6—£11 Andrew Roper’s Superheroes for Kids 2 Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 31 Jul–27 Aug, £free 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 Trash Test Dummies Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 5–26 Aug, not 14, £9.50—£12.50

13:15 Jellybean: When Will I Be Famous?

Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 2–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £free

13:25 Dommy B Presents...

Hispaniola, 5–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £free

13:30 Children’s Haunted Underground Experience Meet outside Tron Kirk at Auld Reekie Tours Boards , 4–28 Aug, £10

Funz And Gamez: Flogging a Dead Horze Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£8.50 The I Hate Children Children’s Show theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 4–26 Aug, £8—£12 Snigel and Friends

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Dance Base, 5 Aug, 12 Aug, 26 Aug, £8—£9

14:00 Calvinball

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5

Huggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 31 Jul–27 Aug, £free Arr We There Yet?

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Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 5–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £6.50—£12.50

Nutty Noah – Wear Your Pants With Pride Pleasance Courtyard, 21–28 Aug, £8—£10 Shakespeare for Kids: Toil and Trouble C venues – C south, 3–28 Aug, not 14, £7.50—£9.50 Baby Loves Disco The Jam House, 12 Aug, 20 Aug, 26 Aug, £9 The Polar Bears Go Up

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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

14:40 Morgan & West: More Magic for Kids!

Underbelly Med Quad, Various dates from 2 Aug to 27 Aug, £6.50—£11

15:00 Calvinball

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 5–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5

Snigel and Friends

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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

The Little Prince and the Pilot Pleasance Courtyard, 2–28 Aug, £6—£10

15:50 16:10 Jason and the Golden Fleece Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 21–26 Aug, £8

16:30 The Dark Room for Kids Just the Tonic at The Community Project, 4–27 Aug, not 14, £5—£10

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12:45

17:30 Card Ninja Gilded Balloon Teviot, 2–27 Aug, not 14, £6—£11

17:40 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

15:15 Boogers, Books and Big Bottom Burps!

Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 3–27 Aug, £free

Flying Atoms The Leith Volcano, 25–26 Aug, £10

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Fringe SOS:

Butt Kapinski

“Let me be your Jewish mother in case you don’t have one or in case you want a different one.

Fringers, your health is the most important thing!

Flyering without a coat on? Staying out late straining your voice above bar din? Would you describe your diet as “fried beige”? Turn that self-care up to SERIOUS, friends.

“You can buy pre-washed watercress at Sainsbury’s for £2.00 and munch it on the go like the sexy rabbit you are. You can stroll through Queen’s Park and remember green and sky and cliffs and perspective. You can always drink more water. Ride this roller coaster; don’t let it ride you. You are a precious resource and we need you fully operational. Plus, you’ll feel nice about yourself later if you do something nice for yourself now. Take a nap. Juice tastes good. Hamstrings like stretches. Inhale. Exhale. It will all be over so, so soon.” / Butt Kapinski VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:

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Pleasance Dome 8:10pm – 9:10pm, 2–27 Aug, not 9, 14, 21 £8 – £10

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“You are a precious resource and we need you fully operational.”

Butt Kapinski lays down the law on why you need to stay fresh and hydrated throughout the ordeal that is the Fringe