Edinburgh Joint Venue Brochure 2017 by Edinburgh Comedy Festival

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VENUE DETAILS

We list shows for 17 different venues in this year’s brochure. For more information, visit www.edfest.com. ASSEMBLY

GILDED BALLOON

Assembly Hall

Mound Place EH1 2LU | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly Rooms

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

Assembly George Square

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

George Square EH8 9JZ | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly George Square Studios

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

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

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

UNDERBELLY

Assembly George Square Theatre

George Square EH8 9JU | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly Roxy

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

Assembly Checkpoint

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

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Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Dome

Pleasance at EICC

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60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ | T: 0131 556 6550

Underbelly George Square George Square EH8 9LH | T: 03333 444167

Underbelly Med Quad

Medical School, Teviot Pl, EH8 9AG | T: 03333 444167

Underbelly, Cowgate

(Entrances on Cowgate & Victoria Street) 66 Cowgate, EH1 1JX | T: 03333 444167

Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows Middle Meadow Walk, The Meadows, EH9 9EX T: 03333 444167

Potterrow, Bristo Square, EH8 9AL | T: 0131 556 6550 150 Morrison St, EH3 8EE | T: 0131 556 6550

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The Fringe Box Office T. 0131 226 0000 Edinburgh International Festival AD RO HOLYROOD T. 0131 473 2000 Edinburgh Military Tattoo T. 0131 225 1188 Edinburgh Book Festival T. 0845 373 5888 Tourist Board T. 0845 225 5121

National Rail Enquiries T. 0845 748 4950 Edinburgh Airport T. 0870 040 0007 Traveline (Buses) T. 0871 200 2233 Central Radio Taxis T. 0131 229 2468

CREDITS

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GENERAL INFORMATION Booking Fees

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

Terms and Conditions

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

HOW TO BOOK

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

UNDERBELLY

PLEASANCE

ONLINE

BY PHONE

www.assemblyfestival.com

03333 444167

0131 556 6550

BY PHONE

Call the Underbelly Box Office pre-Fringe between 10am - 6pm daily. From 3rd August 10am - 10pm daily.

Call the Pleasance Box Office from 10am to 6pm daily until 29th July. From 30th July, 9am to 10pm daily.

ONLINE

www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk

www.pleasance.co.uk

IN PERSON

Assembly George Square George Square, EH8 9JZ

Underbelly, Cowgate

Pleasance Courtyard 60 Pleasance EH8 9TJ

0131 623 3030 Call the Assembly Box Office from midday - 6pm Monday to Saturday until 14th July. Then between 9:00am and 11:30pm until 28th August.

Visit Assembly’s main Box Office, open from midday on 14th July and from 10am from 2nd August onwards until 10 minute after the start of the last performance.

Assembly Hall Mound Place EH1 2LU Daily from 10:00am until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance, 3rd -28th August.

Assembly Roxy 2 Roxburgh Place EH8 9SU

66 Cowgate, EH1 1JX (entrances on Cowgate & Victoria Street). From 3rd August.

Underbelly, George Square George Square, EH8 9JZ From 2nd August.

Underbelly’s Circus Hub Middle Meadow Walk, The Meadows, EH9 9EX From 4th - 27th August.

GILDED BALLOON

Daily from 9:45am until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance, 2nd – 28th August.

BY PHONE

Assembly Checkpoint 3 Bristo Place EH1 1EY

0131 622 6552

Daily from 12:00pm until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance, 2nd – 28th August.

Assembly Rooms 54 George Street EH2 2LR Daily from 11:00am until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance, 3rd – 27th August.

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

ONLINE

www.gildedballoon.co.uk IN PERSON

Gilded Balloon Teviot Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ 10am - 1am daily from 2nd – 28th August.

Gilded Balloon at the Museum South Entrance , Lothian Street, EH1 1HB 10am – Midnight daily from 2nd – 28th August.

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre 204 Rose Street, EH2 4AZ 10.30am – 00.30am daily from 2nd – 16th August. 9.45am – 00.30 daily from 17th - 28th August.

Visit the main Pleasance Box Office on 31st July and 1st August from 10am to 6pm. From 2nd August, open 9am to 00:30am daily.

Pleasance Dome 1 Bristo Square EH8 9AL From 2nd August, open 9am to midnight daily.

Pleasance at EICC 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE From 4th August, from 1 hour before the first performance to 15 minutes after the final performance.

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

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Wheelchair Access

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

Assembly Hall Baillie Room Assembly George Square One Assembly George Square Two Assembly Roxy Upstairs Assembly Roxy Downstairs Assembly Checkpoint Gilded Balloon Balcony Gilded Balloon Billiard Room Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre: Main Theatre, Studio, Attic, Basement. All venues have steps

and restrictions. Call 0131 622 6554 to discuss specific requirements.

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Underbelly, Cowgate Belly Dancer, Beer Belly Bar and Cow Cafe are fully accessible including accessible toilet. All other venues have steps and restrictions. Call 0844 545 8252 to discuss specific requirements.

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Underbelly, Ermintrude

Venue information Assembly

Gilded Balloon

p10

Pleasance

p12

Underbelly

p16

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

Fringe shows

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Kid’s Shows

p20

All Shows

p29

Assembly Gilded Balloon Pleasance Underbelly

T. 0131 623 3030 T. 0131 622 6554 T. 0131 556 6550 T. 03333 444167

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

Induction Loops

Induction loops are available at the following venues. Please arrange in advance as headsets are subject to availability: • • •

Assembly Hall Assembly Rooms (not Front Room) Gilded Balloon at the Museum

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Pleasance Dome Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance at EICC

Accessible Performance Symbols

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

Audio Described Close Captioned

Relaxed Performances Signed

Touch Tour 2 FOR 1

Available for 8-9 August only.

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

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

Shows at a glance All shows listed by time

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Index All shows listed by name

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George Square EH8 9JU

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WELCOME TO ASSEMBLY FESTIVAL’S 37TH YEAR In celebration of the 70th year of the festival Assembly is proud to present its largest ever programme of over 200 shows in 23 venues across Edinburgh. We are also returning to our roots with work at the Assembly Rooms, which we will run in conjunction with Riverside Studios. As ever the heart of our programme is theatre and comedy. Theatre is led by a remarkable season of work from the Baxter Theatre Centre in South Africa heralded by the return of Yael Farber’s incredible success Mies Julie, which toured the world to five star reviews following its award winning run in Edinburgh in 2012. Alongside this, sit a stunning range of work including the world premiere of Performers, a new play by Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh. There is new writing from Soho Theatre, The Almeida, and Greenwich Theatre, and Scribble by Andy Edwards, directed by Amy Gilmartin and the inaugural year of our own Assembly Roxy Theatre Award for emerging Scottish theatre makers. We have some of the biggest names in comedy joining us including Al Murray, Jason Byrne, Milton Jones, Whose Line is it Anyway, Shappi Khorsandi, Ed Byrne, Andrew Maxwell, Colin Mochrie, David O’Doherty, Jerry Sadowitz, Sarah Kendall, Reginald D Hunter, our 2017 Pinder Prize Winner Damien Power and the 2017 Barry Award Winner Hannah Gadsby to name just a few. And for something completely different a comic orchestra with the sensational Concerto a Tempo D’Umore. To entertain the younger audiences there is the ever wonderful Hairy Maclary, as well as the sell-out Children Are Stinky and Comedy Club for Kids, Ruby Redford and

Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall, to get you moving in the morning. Physical work is led by the brilliant Flip Fabrique presenting their new work Transit, and the juggling sensations Gandini bring us their newest collaboration Sigma; Casus return with their sell out show Driftwood; Recirquel Company Budapest bring to life an age of decadence with Paris de Nuit, and the Adelaide Fringe hit Fauna comes to Edinburgh. In the music world, don’t miss the brand new Choir of Man, Soweto Gospel Choir, the dark crooning wonder Mikelangelo, plus the incredible Total Theatre Award winner Hot Brown Honey, Drumtribe, My Leonard Cohen and Antonio Forcione and Sarah Jane Morris. If you prefer your fringe to happen later, we have a myriad of options for you starting with Naked Magicians, Hyprov, the return of cabaret line up show Supper Club, plus Massaoke, Sweatshop and Best of the Fest. This year, we are proud to host the third Korean Season, feature shows from the New Zealand and the Indian Season and the incredible Djuki Mala, amongst other work from Australia, The Netherlands, Ireland, Hungary, USA, China, Spain, and Canada. We are also joining forces with Riverside Studios to bring FuturePlay to the fringe; a season dedicated to the meeting point between performance and technology. All this, of course, is just a flavor, and much more wonder is to be found in the full programme.

WILLIAM BURDETT-COUTTS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

ASSEMBLY HALL Mound Place EH1 2LU Open until late

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Quad Bar

Rainy Hall Baillie Room Bathroom

BOX OFFICE ON MOUND PLACE

ASSEMBLY ROOMS 54 George St EH2 2LR Open until midnight

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Ballroom Drawing Room Front Room Futureplay Domes Loonatic Spectacular Vintage Mobile Cinema

BOX OFFICE ON GEORGE STREET

ASSEMBLY ROXY 2 Roxburgh Place EH8 9SU Open until midnight

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Downstairs The Snug

BOX OFFICE ON ROXBURGH PLACE

A S S E M B LY RO O M S

TEAM LIST Chairman ...............................................Luke Johnson Artistic Director ......................................William Burdett-Coutts Managing Director ...............................Sharon Burgess Operations Director ..............................Nik Whybrew Head of Programming.........................Heather Ruck PA to Artistic Director ............................Judith Murrell Company Secretary ..............................Guy Hornsby Programmer & Producer .....................Kimberley Thomas-Currie Finance Manager .................................Jana Dearn Assembly Roxy Manager ....................Caroline Fraser Roxy Technical Manager .....................Jonathan Towers Technical Manager...............................Peter McCabe Deputy Technical Manager ................Suzy Somerville Head of Sound ......................................Tom McKeand Operations Manager ...........................Charlotte Crone Programme Coordinator .....................Katie Wightman Assistant Programmer & Producer ...Ellie Browning Head of Marketing ...............................Joanna Manavopoulou Assistant Marketing Manager ...........David McGinlay Head of Press .......................................Emma Henderson Head of Box Office ................................Pete Patel Bars Manager .......................................Conal O’Neill Food Festival Producer.........................Paul Shannan Food Operations ...................................Hadleigh Walker Thank you to all of Assembly’s wonderful, hardworking and sleep deprived staff. Assembly would like to extend thanks to: Jason Cockburn, Miles Skirving and Kerrie Bennet at Heineken; Shona McCarthy and the team at Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Julia Amour Festivals Edinburgh; Malcolm Innes and his team; Karen Koren, Anthony Alderson, Charlie Wood, Ed Bartlam and their wonderful teams; Donald Reid and Brendan Miles at the List Magazine; Jackie McGlone and Joyce McMillan at The Scotsman; Keith Bruce at The Herald. Tony Davey and the team at Red61; Scott Bisset and crew; Adrian Searle and all at Hawthorn’s; Mark Bonner at Delta Sound; Rik Klessens and family at Het Spiegelpaleis; Brian Mitchell and ScotOp; Kevin Thompson; John McNeil, Malcolm Kennedy, Claire Miller, and all at City of Edinburgh Council; Scott Findlay; Alistair MacDonald; Alex Innes; Roger Spence; Cameron Bowes; Scott Dodds; Steph MacCallum; Katy Pinder; Susan Provan and the team at Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Lara Foot from The Baxter Theatre; Pete Irvine; Michael Dale, Sandy Ross and Sarah Smith for their continued support; Simon Donne and all at Checkpoint; Judith Pearson and Alison Murray from The Church of Scotland; Al Thomson, Penny Dougherty and Amy Shirlaw at Unique Events; Fergus Linehan and John Robb of EIF; Shona Clelland; Ruari Cormack, Paul McKerrow and Assembly Rooms team; Roddy Smith and Essential Edinburgh; Kath Mainland; Amy Saunders; Carla Vanzon; David Inns; Chris Perkin; Jim Haines; Neil Wurmel; Stephen and Shelia Jardine of Taste Communications; Angela Kwon for the Korean Season; Daniel Thurman, Catherine de Beausacq and all at Riverside Studios; Josh McNorton, Lucy Monkman, Lucy Pilgrim and the team from the FuturePlay Festival.

SPONSORS

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

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Checkpoint

BOX OFFICE IN CHECKPOINT

Assembly would also like to thank the University of Edinburgh, especially: The Principal - Sir Timothy O’Shea; Chris Barnes, Lorna Brain, Gwen Orr, Anastasia Bishop, Kate Lindey, Brian Cleary, and all at the Festivals Office; Susan Leven, George Boag, Joe Brannigan, Dave Chavasse, Gordon MacDougall and all at the Estates Department. Assembly Festival Company number SC464585

Edinburgh Festival Fringe | 2 - 28 Aug 2017

assemblyfestival.com 0131 623 3030 HAIRY MACLARY Assembly GeoRGe squARe

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ABANDOMAN’S ROB BRODERICK -

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Assembly Rooms

Assembly Roxy

3 – 27 Aug, 16:45

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‘Searing and fearless. Brilliant.’ The Guardian

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A NEW SHOW FROM THE CREATORS OF THE 2016 FRINGE HIT ATTRAPE MOI

TRANSIT by FLIP FABRIQUE Assembly HAll

3 – 28 Aug, 18:00

SWEATSHOP Assembly GeoRGe squARe

3 – 27 Aug, 22:00

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Assembly Rooms

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UTOPIA: NOW IN 3D!

3 – 27 Aug, 14:30

3 – 28 Aug, 16:45

2 – 27 Aug, 20:20

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ilded Balloon moves into its 32nd year and we are delighted to announce the addition of a dazzling new venue to our growing portfolio. This Fringe, we present a new association with the Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre in the heart of Edinburgh’s West End. The venue – situated in the iconic New Town on Rose Street – is a stone’s throw away from the Book Festival and allows us to showcase the finest in musical theatre from Captivate Theatre: Annie, Les Misérables, Oliver!, and Sweeney Todd. We also have Morag Fullarton’s hysterical Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas; Edinburgh’s Panto Kings Grant Stott and Andy Gray are back with their latest play Double Feature written by Phil Differ; there is midnight drag in Late Night Lip Service; as well as the LONG-overdue return of Craig Ferguson to the Fringe for the first time in 24 years! The venture at Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre is a truly original addition to Edinburgh’s theatre scene. We’re rolling out a politically-charged programme for our second year of Gilded Balloon at the Museum, with the hilarious Luisa Omielan’s brand-new show The Interlude: Politics for Bitches or What Would Mary Magdalene Do?! American a cappella drag queens The Kinsey Sicks take on Trump, former Labour advisor Ayesha Hazarika addresses The State of the Nation and the brutally intense This Is Not Culturally Significant strips back the thin veneer of modern society. Fred MacAulay In Conversation sees the Scottish favourite joined by guests from his 30 year career, and we also boast the talents of Neil Delamere, Stuart McConie, Robin Ince and our flagship, madcap improv show, Night at the Museum. As always, the wonderful Teviot building continues as our main festival hub, where we work in partnership with EUSA. The diverse programme has something for everyone, ranging from the comedy of the incomparable Tommy Tiernan, Tom Stade, and Aunty Donna, to the exceptional Dead Ringers impressionist Jan Ravens, through compelling theatre in award-winning playwright Henry Naylor’s new play, Borders and Apphia Campbell’s Woke. There is spell-binding magic from Kevin Quantum and Ben Hart, and the hilarity of the Reduced Shakespeare Company and My Dad Wrote a Porno. We’re proud to feature an incredible array of Scottish comics, with the excellent new hour from Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning Scott Gibson, and the returns of Chris Forbes, Ray Bradshaw, Mark Nelson, and Scott Agnew, complementing festival favourites such as Adam Kay, Bec Hill, Brendan Burns, Matt Richardson, Mark Forward, Gráinne Maguire, Patrick Monahan, Elliot Steel, Tiff Stevenson and George Egg. We thank EUSA, Rose Theatre, National Museum of Scotland, The List and The Scotsman for their support and Radio Forth for their continued association. The 70th Fringe will be a truly wonderful year, so please do come and enjoy all we have to offer.

Karen & Katy Koren

A BIG THANK YOU!

STAFF

Peter Schaufuss and Calum Robinson of Rose Theatre; Colin Morrison of Brodies; Robin Hodge and Sheri Friers at the List; Shona McCarthy, Rachel Sanger, Charlotte Anderson, and all at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society; Kath Mainland; Bradley Merchant at Arena Seating; Eric Simpson at Orbital Sound; White Light; Jim Irvine at Redmyle; Anthony Alderson, Hamish Morrow, Ryan Taylor and all at Pleasance; William Burdett Coutts, Sharon Burgess and all at Assembly; Charlie Wood, Ed Bartlam, Marina Dixon, Sarah Fleming, Fraser Smith and all at Underbelly; Susan Provan at The Melbourne Comedy Festival; Zoe Rabnett at Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Montreal; Neil Wurmell and all at Heehaw Productions; Robin Stewart, Stephen Allen and all at the National Museum of Scotland; Tony Davey, Jane Colton, Jac Evans, Ann Russell and all at Red 61; Stephen Hubbard, Olivia McLean, Alan Duff and all at EUSA; Graeme Arnott and Kevin Doyle at Caledonian Heritable; Becki Linley and all at Nestival; Louise Dickins and all at Dickins Festival Lets; Kristian Koren at Loon Design; Chris Perkin; Steve Ullathorne; Iain McFadden of McFadden Associates, and Lynne Crossan of Crossan Communications; Stephen Killen, John Tupman and all at Premitel. Finally, a huge thank you goes to my incredible team: Rowan Campbell, Lindsay Howarth, Alex MacDonald, Bee Sparks and Stephanie Lim, along with all the wonderful and dedicated staff at the Gilded Balloon.

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BOOK TICKETS: 0131 622 6552 | gildedballoon.co.uk

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Marec Joyce David Lam Sean Ford Matthew Ferrie Dom Knight Ruth Luckins Craig Collin Emma Nairne-Thomas Sean Desjardins Michelle Galuszka Stuart Nichol Dan Smiles Nicholas Ward

Founders of Young Pleasance

Kathryn Norton-Smith & Tim Norton Anna Williams

Director General Manager Head of Comedy Theatre Programmer Marketing Manager Associate Producer Programme Administrator Design & Publicity Coordinator Marketing Assistant Head of Finance Finance Assistant Box Office Manager Box Office Deputy Manager Front of House Manager Kidzone Coordinator Pleasance Press PR Director Press Office Coordinators

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The centre of the cultural universeâ&#x20AC;? The Scotsman

Pleasance Theatre Trust Board of Trustees Chairman Secretary Board

Jeremy Lucas John Faulkner Alan Brown, Lettie Graham Richard House, David Johnson Andrew Leigh, Piers Torday

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Welcome one and all to the most spectacular Pleasance programme ever! There really is something for everybody. 70 years of the Festivals in Edinburgh, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely time to celebrate.

The Pleasance Theatre Trust would like to thank

Stephanie McLernon-Davies and Audible UK. Rachel Flenley, Annie Tokatlian, Ben Seale and Spotlight. Robin Hodge, Simon Dessain, Sheri Friers and the List. George Sully and the Skinny. Tina Callcutt and the Scotsman. Sarah Adair and Families Edinburgh. Shona McCarthy and all at the Fringe Society. Clare Cockburn. William BurdettCoutts, Sharon Burgess, Heather Ruck, Kimberley ThomasCurrie and all at Assembly. Karen Koren, Katy Koren, Rowan Campbell and all at Gilded Balloon. Charlie Wood, Ed Bartlam, Marina Dixon, Vikki Mizon and all at Underbelly. Chris Perkin for Eventotron. Tom Dearden. N9 Design. Richard Melvin, Al Lorraine and Dabster Productions. Sue Cunningham at Premier Childcare Services. Lorna Brain, Gwen Orr and Edinburgh University Festivals Office. Sir Prof Timothy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea Principal of Edinburgh University. Chris Barnes. Stephen Hubbard, Olivia McLean, Alan Duff and all at Edinburgh University Students Association. Jim Aitken and all at the Centre for Sports and Exercise. All at the Royal Medical Society. All at the University of Edinburgh Chaplain Centre. Festivals Edinburgh. Royal Bank of Scotland. Theatre Futures. Lee Filters. Black Light. Orbital Sound. David Edelstein, Konstantinos Korakakis, Lucy Edelstein and all at Triple E. David Mayo and Isobel Hatton at ABTT. Blue-i Theatre Technology. Ramsay Cooper. Jarvie Plant. Redmyle. Steeldeck. Arena Seating. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Tony Davey, Will Tatum, Jac Evans, Andrew Girvan, Jose Ferran, Ann Russell and all at Red 61. SR Datacomms. Robertson Taylor W&P Longreach. United House. We are extremely grateful for the continued support of our Patrons: Ellie and Duncan McKinnon, Campbell Armour, Chris Hodgson for Corney & Barrow, Laura and Danny Masters, Richard Cockburn and Susan McGrath, Tim Wishart. A very special thanks to Christopher Richardson, the founder of the Pleasance, for starting this journey 33 years ago. And to our brilliant volunteers and staff, for keeping it going today.

In honour of our 33 years at venue 33 we are launching a new mobile theatre, an innovative new temporary building that will take pride of place in the Pleasance Courtyard. The programme has finally burst at the seams and we are delighted to announce a new venue partnership with the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, where we are now able to present some truly breath-taking productions, too big to fit anywhere else. In a new partnership with The Scottish Drama Training Network, Pleasance Futures proudly launches a new theatre company to support Scottish graduates. Our Young Pleasance returns, 40 strong, for their 22nd season and our Charlie Hartill fund has once again unearthed incredible new talent in the Comedy Reserve and in Unpolished Theatre Company. We at the Pleasance believe it is vital to give people the freedom and space to take risks. From this spirit of innovation great careers can flourish. My thanks to all who share that belief and make this festival such a joyous event. We look forward to welcoming you. Thank you.

Anthony Alderson Director, Pleasance Theatre Trust

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Welcome to Underbelly’s 18th mooossive year at the Fringe. We’re thrilled to be part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s 70th anniversary year, celebrating the best in comedy, circus, theatre and family entertainment. We welcome back our Circus Hub on The Meadows for its third year, promising another extraordinary programme of international circus. Our beloved upside down purple cow, Udderbelly, is enjoying another year in its pasture in George Square Gardens, presented by Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Meanwhile, our much-loved Cowgate and Med Quad venues continue to showcase an eclectic mix of new writing and established acts. With over 150 shows in 16 venues, it’s going to be another ox-citing year!

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National Museum of Scotland

All our supporters over the years. Special thanks to Judith Doherty. Chris Barnes, Lorna Brain, Kate Lindey, Gwenn Orr and Anastasia Bishop at University of Edinburgh Festivals office, and Professor Timothy O’Shea, Tom Boa, George Boag and all at University of Edinburgh. Veronica Ross, James Doherty, John McNeill, Claire Miller, Mike Shields, David Jamieson, Sarah Murphy and the Parks Department and all at City of Edinburgh Council. All at Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. All at Edinburgh Central Library. Shona McCarthy and all at the Festival Fringe Society. Chris and Mike Haywood at Haywood & Company. Ed Thorne, Tamryn Baxter-Bruce and Leanne Lovegrove at Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Lucy Humphreys and Holly Crook at Fuse. Jason Cockburn, Myles Skirving, Nadia Rorison and all at Heineken UK. Lisa Brown at Diageo. Tony Davey, Will Tatam, Jose Ferran, Ann Russell and all at Red 61. Brian Cleary and all at Sygma Safety. Paul Roughton and all at Stage Electrics. Ivo Mulder. Scott Dodds and all at Blue Pipe. Scott Gilmour and all at IGT. Chris Perkin. Candida Alderson. Jel Holmes at Dusted Design. Tim Jarmain-Groves and Eiben O’Connor at Graphic Design London. Neil Wurmel and all at Contrail Digital. John and all at Events Armoury. Lewis Rodger, Edinburgh Community Network and The Tech Cube. Malcolm Kennedy. Chris Fleming. Ed Lawlor. Rebecca Austin. Fergus Linehan. Sir Jonathan Mills. Kath Mainland. Christopher Richardson. Susan Provan. Jack and Amy Elles. Ally Hill at Bongo Club. David & Kash Goodwill. William Burdett- Coutts and all at Assembly. Anthony Alderson and all at Pleasance. Karen and Katy Koren and all at Gilded Balloon.

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The Herd Directors Ed Bartlam & Charlie Wood Festival Producer and Programme Moonager Marina Dixon Programme Moonager and Producer Vikki Mizon Head of Production David Watson Operations Moonager Sarah Fleming Production Moonagers James Oakley & Kenny Easson Technical Production Moonager James Turner-Inman Production Project Moonager Rachel Sivills Production Assistant Rebecca Foster George Square Site Moonager David Simpson Cowgate Venue Moonager David Graham Sponsors

Head of Sound Dougie Winchester Crew Chief Gavin Boutcher Site Construction Moonager Neville Kilkenny Head of Marketing Nicki Marsh Marketing Moonager Jen Pearce Digital Marketing Assistant Sian Magill Head of Ticketing Andrew Ladd Box Office Moonager Philippa Waygood Head of Press Fraser Smith Head of Brand Partnerships Mary Gleeson Executive Producers for Underbelly Productions Holly Reiss & Tara Wilkinson Assistant Producer for Underbelly Productions Martyn Wood Charity Partner

Edinburgh’s Christmas Producer Ruth Fisher Programme Administrator Aisling Galligan Head of Bars & Catering Bertie Woodhead Edinburgh Bar Moonager Roddy Fisher Front of House Moonager Emma Bianco Abattoir Moonager Mhairi Crossan Warehouse and Transport Steven Kilpatrick Financial Controller Sarah Alsop Finance Assistants Jonathan Kettle & Jamie Porteous PA to the Directors Ruth Allen Associate Director Tom Page

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Underbelly Cowgate

In the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, Underbelly Cowgate is the place where it all began. Seven venues, several buzzing bars and the Cow Café.

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Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Lafayette The Beauty

In 2017, our upside-down purple cow will once again be grazing in George Square, surrounded by the pasture containing a herd of outdoor bars and food stalls, and real grass!

venues: Udderbelly Wee Coo

Back for 2017, Circus Hub is the Fringe’s first dedicated circus venue, presenting an eclectic programme of inspiring international circus.

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Underbelly Med Quad

Between George Square and Teviot Place, the Med Quad is where you can find venues presenting theatre, comedy, cabaret and family shows early til late.

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our moo-vellous programme Before 12noon

Ami and Tami p20 The Runner p21 Just William’s Luck p30 Indian Kaleidoscope p30 Sarah and Duck p22 The Picture of Dorian Gray p31 The Amazing Bubble Man p23 Boondocks p32 Games and After Liverpool by James Saunders p33

12noon – 1pm

Alice In Wonderland p23 Daniel Cainer: More Gefilte Fish & Chips p34 Luke Wright: What I Learned From Johnny Bevan p35 The Tales of Peter Rabbit & Jemima Puddle-Duck p24 UCL Graters: Smashing p37 Your Ever Loving p37 Brothers p37 COW p37 Amy Annette: What Women Want p37 Dan Attfield: Google Drive p38 Harry p38 Rupture p39

1pm – 2pm

Morgan & West: More Magic for Kids! p26 Trash Test Dummies p27 Wow! p41 Muriel: Bad Master p43 The Durham Revue: Laugh Actually p43 The Science of Cringe p44 The Great Ridolphi p44 Austentatious p44 Maddy Anholt – Herselves p45 Tumble Tuck p47 Panilla Ice Ice Baby p48 Trashed p48

2pm – 3pm

Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea p50 Arr We There Yet? p27 Margarita Dreams p52 Matt Abbott: Two Little Ducks p54 Salt Water: A Comedy Show p57 Morgan & West: More Magic for Kids! p28 Hear Me Raw p58 John Bishop: Winging It p58 Quarter Life Crisis p58 Sam Goodburn: Dumbstruck p58 The Canon: A Literary Sketch Show p57 Beadledom: Alpha p59 Beadledom: Omega p59 Tom Goodliffe’s Coffee Run p59

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Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams p60 Georgie Morrell: The Morrell High Ground p61 The Man on the Moor p61 Attached p64 This Really Is Too Much p65 The Sean Kelly Chat Show p69 Nobody Puts Bibby in the Corner p69 Tom Neenan: Attenborough p71

4pm – 5pm

All the Fun p71 Beak Speaks p71 Daniel Nils Roberts: The Causeway p71 Daniel Piper’s Day Off p72 FAG/STAG p72 Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis p73 Uncle Glen’s Menagerie p74 Wil Greenway: these trees the autumn leaves alone p74 Laughing Stock p76 Lula del Ray by Manual Cinema p78 Tom Skelton: Blind Man’s Bluff p78 Dust p78

5pm – 6pm

Julio Torres: My Favourites Shapes p81 KIN p82 Ruby Wax: Frazzled p83 The Guilty Feminist p83 Fleabag p84 Ian Smith: Snowflake p84 Jason Manford: Muddle Class Work in Progress p84 Knightmare Live p84 Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians p84 Stand Up for Shelter p84 Jack Rooke: Happy Hour p85 Richard Carpenter is Close To You p86 The Starship Osiris and The Starship Osiris: Special Performance p86 Viggo Venn – The Life of Pepito p86 Nick Coyle: Queen of Wolves p87 Tamar Broadbent: Get Ugly p87 Fix p88 Athena Kugblenu: KMT p90

6pm - 7pm

Courtney Act: The Girl from Oz p91 The B*easts p91 AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly p98 Aditi Mittal: Global Village Idiot pp99 Abi Roberts: Anglichanka p101 Bruce p101 Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning But Well Meaning p102 Zach Zucker – Human Person p102 Al Porter in Campus Maximus p102 Alexei Sayle p102 Sooz on Film p104 The Last Queen of Scotland p103 Sean Kelly: Sold Your Way! p104

7pm – 8pm

Circa: Humans p104 Jess Robinson: Unravelled p105 John Lynn: Woke Up p107 Paul Foot: ‘Tis A Pity She’s a Piglet p107 JOAN p109 The Black Cat p109 Abigoliah Schamaun: Namaste, Bitches p114 Camille O’Sullivan: Where Are We Now? P115 Anne Edmonds: No Offence, None Taken p115

8pm – 9pm

John Robertson: The Dark Room p117 Neal Portenza p117 Steen Raskopoulos – The Coolest Kid in Competitive Chess p118 Tom Walker: Bee Boo p119 Graham Dickson is The Narcissist p119 Laura Davis – Cake in the Rain p119 Nick Cody: On Fire p122 A Robot in Human Skin p124 Prom Kween p126 The Thinking Drinkers: History of Alcohol p126 Diane Chorley: Rhythm of Live p126 Foil, Arms and Hog: Oink p126

9pm – 10pm

Denim: World Tour p127 Acéléré by Circolombia p130 Rhys Nicholson – I’m Fine p131 And For My Next Trick p131 Demi Lardner – Look What You Made Me Do p131 Francesco De Carlo: Comfort Zone p131 Frankie Vah by Luke Wright p131 Elf Lyons: Swan p133 Zach & Viggo p134 Abigail’s Party – Comedy Cabaret p137

10pm – 11pm

Shit-Faced Showtime: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz p138 Wolf Meat p139 Otto & Astrid: Eurosmash! (Die Roten Punkte) p138 Elixir p139 Hans: Mein Camp p139 Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet p140 Danny O’Brien – RaconTOUR p140 The Unmarried p143 Douglas Walker: Zuschauer p143 Found Footage Festival p143 OUT p143 Patrick Turpin: Itty Bitty Little Titty Piece p143 The Bear Pack p143 The Prophetic Visions of Bethany Lewis p145

11pm onwards

Hot Gay Time Machine p147 Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year p 148 Losers p147 Underbelly’s Big Brain Benefit p149 Edinburgh Comedy Allstars p149 Spank! p150 Thumpasaurus p151

Underbelly’s Big Brain Benefit 23 AUG. 11.45PM A massive line-up of the biggest comedy names of the Fringe raising money to help the fight against brain tumours.

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presents...

STEEN RASKOPOULOS

THE COOLEST KID IN COMPETITIVE CHESS

Demi Lardner Look What You Made Me Do

Directed by Mark Bonnano (Aunty Donna)

As heard on Triple J &

in association with

We Are Not Doctors Podcast As seen on

Just For Laughs

WINNER Best Newcomer, Sydney Comedy Festival 2016

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PROM KWEEN

Presented by Áine Flanagan Productions in association with Harlow Playhouse

QUARTER LIFE CRISIS Presented by Yolanda Mercy and Gemma Lloyd

THE GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS

- MAR19 9:30 ADITIFEB17 MITTAL: GLOBAL VILLAGE IDIOT

JACK ROOKE

THIS REALLY IS TOO MUCH Presented by Gracefool Collective

ANNE EDMONDS: NO OFFENCE, NONE TAKEN

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Returning for a fifth year, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children's entertainment performing at this years Fringe. Hosted by Bec Hill. Full line up at www.forthone.com

Award-winning family comedy that will have kids storming the stage. Expect belly laughs, belly flops and fantastical falling over in this brilliant adventure created by Mouths Of Lions. Winner of Best Family Show (Buxton Fringe). www.mouthsoflions.co.uk | Twitter: @MOLtheatre

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AMI AND TAMI

New Perspectives Theatre Company

Floating Tower

One hot summer's day, four million wasps invade the quiet village of Itching Down, so the story says..This inventive new adaptation brings the popular picture book to life with a jam-tastic soundtrack in a fun-packed family feast that will get a whole new generation buzzing.

Fantastical forests! Wicked witches! And... an Imf? Ami and Tami escape their humdrum house to find adventure in the enchanted woods. Waiting for them are the Evil Humm, Yaga the Witch and some new friends! A fresh, exciting and toe-tapping musical take on Hansel and Gretel, Ami and Tami comes to the Fringe after headlining Out of the Box Festival (Boston) and sold-out shows in the USA and Israel.

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www.floatingtower.com | Twitter: @twitter.com/JewishMusT Truly conceived for the whole family. First Class. CAROL HYATT, CBS TV

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ANIMALPHABET THE MUSICAL

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Tall Stories

Hit The Mark Theatre

Treble Clef Island is a wonderful land of music, song and dance, but there's a problem. Calando the dastardly Duck has escaped and is threatening to steal sound forever. Join Colin the Cockatoo, Reggae Frog, Hip-Hop Donkey and a Waltzing Elephant on their journey. With bright characters, bold puppets and unforgettably catchy songs by The Hoosiers, AnimAlphabet is a family musical unlike any other. Featuring Kerry Ingram (Olivier Award) as the voice of Metro The Gnome. Supported by Arts Council England. www.hitthemarktheatre.com | Twitter: @hitthemarkuk £6

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HAIRY MACLARY

Nonsense Room Productions

'Out of the gate and off for a walk, went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy.' Featuring Hercules Morse, as big as a Horse, Schnitzel von Krumm, with the very low tum and Scarface Claw the toughest tomcat in town. With singing and several of your favourite Hairy Maclary stories, this interactive show is a must for the whole family.

"No Gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood... " Join the Gruffalo's Child on her adventurous mission into the wood in Tall Stories' magical, musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson's classic picture book. Because the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist... does he? Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up and their grown-ups, in the hugely popular show that's toured Britain and the world! www.tallstories.org.uk | Twitter: @TallStoriesNews

Fun & captivating - everything good children's theatre should be BBBBB THE LIST Tall Stories does it again! BBBBB THE REVIEWS HUB Fun, daft and a little scary! BBBB TIME OUT Lovingly and simply brought to the stage BBBB EVENING STANDARD

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LA VIE DANS UNE MARIONETTE

Betsy & Mana Productions and White Face Crew

A whimsical story of a Pianist and his Puppet, it'll have you falling off your seat in laughter! Packed full of gags, hilarious moments and surprises, experience physical theatre and clown at its finest. Fun for the whole family! Part of NZatEdinburgh.com. Supported by Creative New Zealand Sublime, Marvellous, Absolute joy! THEATREVIEW FAMILY TIX £30 £6

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THE RUNNER

MCS Drama

Nina loves adventures. She's always getting herself into scrapes. But this adventure is different. This is for real. Nina, her big brother Taz, and their annoying neighbour, begin an epic journey over land and sea as they seek refuge far from home. A coming-of-age quest about how unlikely friends, a stray dog, and a little bit of imagination can guide you through to safety, told with live music, warmth, humour and heart. Twitter: @TheRunnerEdin

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THE STAR SEEKERS

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GOBLIN'S PETER & THE WOLF

The Wardrobe Ensemble and The Wardrobe Theatre

Goblin

Have you ever dreamt of flying to the moon? Join star seekers Alph, Betty and Gammo on a journey through space where you take the steering wheel. We need Edinburgh's Star Seekers to help us complete our mission and answer one of the greatest unanswered questions of the universe: What do astronauts really have in their packed lunch boxes?! Ideal for ages 3-8 .

Multi-instrumental live music, comedy and puppetry combine in this hilarious new show from acclaimed company Goblin. Join Peter on a madcap adventure as he discovers new sounds and noises. Featuring animal antics of singing birds, waddling ducks, sneaky cats and a rocking wolf. Lovingly inspired by Prokofiev's classic and featuring real musical vegetables!

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www.goblintheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @goblintheatre Incredible, innovative children's theatre WHATSONSTAGE Funny and beautiful... Dazzling GUARDIAN

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MONSKI MOUSE'S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL

M6 Theatre Company

A magical mix of illusion, puppetry and captivating performance to inspire us all to dust away doubts and reach for the stars! With a cleaning trolley packed full of secrets and surprises and a little help from her cheeky cuckoo clock, mischievous mop bucket and Spike the hedgehog, will Mavis find the courage to follow her dreams?

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Why toddle when you can dance?! It's time to get heads, shoulders, knees and toes bopping along to lashings of swing, pop, rock, latin and more! Selling out shows around the world, find out why Monski Mouse is a hit with the under 5's AND their parents/carers. www.monskimouse.com | Twitter: @MonskiMouse

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THE POLAR BEARS GO UP

Jango Starr

The Polar Bears and Unicorn Theatre Co-production

When the headline act fails to show up, Jango, a bumbling theatre caretaker, is suddenly thrust into the limelight and embarks on a hilarious journey of highly crafted and heartfelt silent comedy, as he magically finds his way to realise his dream of transforming into a star! Twitter @jangostarr www.onemanshoe.uk

These lovable Polar Bears are intrepid explorers, famous for their wild expeditions. Now they'll be climbing trees, jumping on clouds and reaching for the stars as they race up to space. Of course, they'll stop for sandwiches on the way! www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com Performance at 2pm only on 24th. 11am & 2pm on 26th.

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RUBY REDFORT

Escapade

The first ever stage adaptation of Lauren Child's bestselling mystery series, 'one of the best things to happen to British fiction' (Sunday Times). When the world's greatest criminal masterminds target a supernatural statue, it's up to Ruby - code breaker, special agent and thirteen-year-old girl - to crack the case. This quirky, hilarious spy thriller takes us into a world of terrifying villains and death-defying escapes, in a race to prove that being a spy is actually child's play.

Professor Tom Solomon

Join Roald Dahl's doctor, Professor Tom Solomon, for a fascinating trip into the whoopsey-splunkers world of Dahl's amazing medical inventions. You'll play 'Battle of the Brain Bugs' and produce phizz-whizzing potions in this extraordinary, action-packed, sell-out show. www.tomsolomon.co.uk | Twitter: @RunningMadProf

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Ella is cursed with the "gift" of obedience. She begins a journey to break the curse -- battling ogres, meeting giants, trying to avoid her evil stepsisters, and becoming tangled in a romance with the prince. Adapted from Gail Carson Levine's novel, Ella Enchanted is an empowering retelling of the Cinderella story, where a young woman gains freedom through love. Twitter: @EllaEnchntdPlay

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Sarah & Duck is brought to life in a brand new stage production, featuring the wonderful characters from the BAFTA award winning CBeebies show. Told through a fantastic blend of puppetry, storytelling and music, Sarah & Duck's Big Top Birthday will take you and your children on a magical adventure. Fantastically inventive FAMILIES MAGAZINE A hugely enjoyable and utterly charming show BBBBB THEATRENEWS.COM A witty delight STAGE

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NICK COPE'S FAMILY SONG BOOK

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Nick Cope's family performances are legendary! He has a fanatical army of little and not-so-little fans from all over the world, If you haven't heard his songs or seen his shows before come and find out what you're missing "a brilliant show" ***** (Edinburgh Reporter) www.nickcope.co.uk | Twitter: @nickcope4

Nick Cope is the indie-surrealist kids' entertainer Robyn Hitchcock and Syd Barrett, foolishly distracted by cult status, never were. STEWART LEE 2016 Our family's favourite songwriter LUCY PORTER 2016 FAMILY TIX £28 £8

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Louis Pearl

The Showstoppers / Something for the Weekend

These Fringe favourites and Olivier Award winners take kids' ideas and transform them on the spot into interactive musical adventures. Harry Potter in space? Done! Dora and the Gruffalo meet dinosaurs under the sea? No worries! Kids (ONLY kids!) decide who we meet and where we go to create shows tailor-made to their imaginations. www.theshowstoppers.org | Twitter: @TheShowstoppers Terrific... an absolute delight BBBBB ONE4REVIEW

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Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for years with bubble art, magic, science and fun. An Edinburgh favorite, he sells out every year. Louis explores the breath-taking dynamics of bubbles, combining comedy, artistry and audience participation with enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerized. www.bubbleguy.com | Twitter: @bubguy

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ME & MY BEE

ThisEgg and the Pleasance

Climate change is massive. Bees aren’t. Our fuzzy little friends need our help and so we’re launching a political party disguised as a party party disguised as a show. A new family comedy from multi award-winning theatre company, ThisEgg. Plant the seed for change. Join the Bee Party. www.thisegg.co.uk | Twitter: @ThisEgg_ dippy, eccentric, funny BBBB STAGE animated and pleasantly weird BBBB BROADWAY BABY CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: 21

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OSKAR'S AMAZING ADVENTURE

Gilded Balloon &amp; Coalition Talent presents...

Theatre Fideri Fidera

Fun-loving Oskar leaves the little house on top of the mountain to find a friendly animal to play with. But where are the animals? And why does Oskar have to wait till spring to play his favourite game again? A heartwarming, entertaining play for young children full of good humour, adventure and music & song. www.theatre-fideri-fidera.com | Twitter: @theatrefideri

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The World's First Time Travelling Kid's Party is landing at the Edinburgh Fringe for the very first time! From the creators of the perpetually sold-out fringe-smash Hot Dub Time Machine, Kid/Dub is an audio-visual kiddie rave, starring Hot Dub Cabin Attendant and Time Lord, Lulu Loud. Travel back in time to the 50's and boogie through the funnest music ever made the whole way back to 2017, with plenty of bubbles, balloons and surprises for young and old. It's the most fun you can have at a kid's show, in fact, it's the Best. Kid's Party. Ever! Dust off your party pants: 11am is the new 11pm! BBBBB PLAY AND GO The idea to branch out with a kids version is an inspired move and a great addition to family fringe BBBB WEEKEND NOTES It's difficult to say who was having the most fun at dance extravaganza KID/DUB -- the parents or the children! BBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Not Cricket Productions

Follow Alice down the rabbit hole into an extraordinary world filled with madcap adventures and magic. Suitable for the whole family, Lewis Carroll's classic tale is brought to life by an acclaimed company using live music, puppetry and a liberal helping of fun. www.simplyspiffing.co.uk | Twitter: @simplyspiffing A beautiful story BBBBB FRINGEGURU

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BRAVE MACBETH

Les Petits

Captivate Theatre

On his way home from battle, Brave Macbeth meets the witches who tell him that he will become king. Now he quite likes that idea and so does his wife. What will he do to get his hands on the crown? www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @Captivate_LTD

One of the best children's shows at the Fringe this year... has set the mark for how Shakespeare can be enjoyable and fun. BBBBB BROADWAYBABY.COM Hilariously silly yet educational. Great fun for all the family. BBBB ALLEDINBURGHTHEATRE.COM £8 (£6)

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PUB QUIZ FOR KIDS WITH PATRICK MONAHAN

STORY POCKET THEATRE

The fantastically fun family quiz hosted by one of the UK's favourite stand-ups is back for more silliness, mayhem, oh, and dancing. Prepare for huge laughs and tiny prizes!

From Number One bestselling Children's author David Walliams; comes an explosively funny space adventure for children of three and up. Two big hippos. One ENORMOUS dream. Who can make it to the moon first? 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... BLAST OFF! Adapted for the stage by Les Petits Theatre Company following their tour of Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs and immersive hit Adventures in Wonderland. Featuring puppetry, music and a giant space race to the moon! The creative team have worked on hit shows such as Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Elephantom, Warhorse and Raymond Briggs' The Bear. www.lespetitstheatre.com | Twitter: @PetitsTheatre

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THE TALES OF PETER RABBIT & JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK

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Circus Trick Tease

Jimmy Jewell Ltd

Escape to Beatrix Potter's wonderful world and her timeless tales of your favourite characters Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck. Award winning soprano and actress Michelle Todd and the Children's Classic Concerts Festival Ensemble perform Stephen McNeff's enchanting musical settings, which have delighted audiences across the world. Peter & Jemima images © Frederick Warne & Co. Perfect for Kids GUARDIAN A remarkable tribute to one of the worlds most popular storytellers GRAMAPHONE

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After a 5 STAR total SELL-OUT 2016 Edinburgh Fringe sensation, you'd better book your tickets in advance! A classic kid's show derailed by a strange smell! Expect dare-devil stunts, incredible acrobatics, fun and loads of laughs leaving both adults and children with their jaws on the floor wanting to see more.

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THE LISTIES MAKE YOU LOL

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The Listies and DON'T BE LONELY

Scottish comedian Chris Henry brings his hit kids show, Balloonatics, to Edinburgh as part of his world tour. A unique show that the whole family will love, Chris guarantees a chaos-filled, fun-packed hour of inflatable buffoonery, with never a dull moment for parent and child alike. Everyone is invited to join in and become a part of the Balloonatics Army, where it doesn't matter how technically gifted you are, as long as you're having fun!

Australia's most sought after kids' comedians are back with their new show. Exploding with alien attacks, toilet paper guns and the most disgusting pair of underpants ever, this bonkers hour is guaranteed to make the whole family LOL! Total sell-out 2016. www.thelisties.com | Twitter: @TheListies

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There's a new band in town! Bringing you toe-tapping, hand-clapping, bottom-wiggling tunes full of feel-good factor. A mini pop concert for mini humans. Music and lyrics by Lorna Shaw who is joined by a glittering ensemble of London's finest musical comedians. WARNING: Extremely catchy tunes. Strong, simple melodies and Shaw's guitar playing and vocal ability make for an album of pop hits BBBBB

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THREE HALF PINTS PRESENT THE THREE MUSKETEERS

Poco Town

Gag Reflex in association with Andrew Roach Talent

CBeebies' favourites (Justin's House, Spot Bots) swashbuckle their way through a hilarious new adventure of chivalry, swordplay and falling over. The seventeenth century has never been so silly! Ages 5+ www.threehalfpints.co.uk | Twitter: @ThreeHalfPints Exuberant slapstick silliness and great fun BBBBB MUMSNET Sure to captivate you BBBBB THREEWEEKS

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MORGAN & WEST: MORE MAGIC FOR KIDS!

Gilded Balloon presents...

The ONLY comedy newcomer competition for high school students in the UK comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! Class Clowns lands on Scottish soil to unearth the best in home-grown under 18 comic talent! Come and support the next generation of comedians on stage and see the 2017 Class Clowns Champion be crowned! Previous year's celebrity judges and mentors include Jo Brand and Zoe Lyons. Are you hilarious and under 18? Apply now!

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West return with a brand new marvellous magic show full of crazy capers for the young, old, and everyone in-between! As seen on The Next Great Magician (ITV) and The Slammer (CBBC). Ages 5+. - Also at 14:40 on 2 - 11 August and 26 - 27 August Hilarious and good for all ages PRIMARY TIMES Hugely talented BBBB DAILY MIRROR

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ROBIN HOOD

A comedic and compassionate musical revisiting a tale of love, civil disobedience and the quest for good. The audience decides if Robin's a hero or hood.

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Join Suzanne and Tracy on a magical, musical journey around the world. Experience their unique, inclusive approach to multisensory music-making and MAKATON signing. The show will feature their eclectic repertoire of nursery rhymes and action songs from their DVDs and CDs as well as a few new songs for older participants. Come along and get in the summer spirit with Singing Hands on their first ever jolly to Scotland. Hawaiian shirts, sandals and sombreros welcome!

Packed with hilarious anachronisms and inspired buffoonery... .it's also accomplished musical theatre

Singing Hands

www.robinhoodmusical.org | Twitter: @robinhoodfringe

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TRASH TEST DUMMIES

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Everyone put your bins out! Trash Test Dummies are back in Edinburgh! This sidesplitting, slapstick comedy circus show delivers a dump-truck of hilarity! Winners of best children's presentation at Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015, the Trash Test Dummies are as full of laughs as their bins are full of surprises. Returning to the Fringe after a sell out season in 2016, this award-winning comedy takes the household wheelie bin to new heights. Adept, unadulterated mischief BBBB TIMES Dungeree'd Dummies from down under create an adventure playground out of dustbins BBBB HERALD Circus and acrobatic show perfect for families BBBBB EDINBURGHFESTIVALFORKIDS. COM

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ARR WE THERE YET?

Head First Acrobats

A rip-roaring and swashbuckling adventure in which three sailors hit the high seas in search of treasure! A scallywag pirate, a muscular sailor and a chef with a seafood allergy make for a hopeless crew, as they fight for the title of Captain aboard the ship. These acrobatic pirates turn ship-life upside down! Walking the plank becomes the high-flying teeterboard, cooking for the crew involves juggling knives and steering the ship spinning upside down in the roue cyr!

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FUTURE PERFECT

Tall Stories

Is there a moment from your past that you'd like to change? Dominic's certainly got one. Travel backwards and forwards in time with Dominic as he frantically tries to fix things. Can he change the past and make his future perfect? A comical interactive adventure for everyone aged 6 and up, with tickets at just £2 - in celebration of Tall Stories' 20th birthday! www.tallstories.org.uk | Twitter: @tallstoriesnews

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NUTTY NOAH - WEAR YOUR PANTS WITH PRIDE

Komedia Entertainment

Grab a seat and hold on to your pants! Finally making his Fringe debut after selling out venues including Bristol's Tobacco Factory, Komedia Brighton and The Tropicana (Banksy's Dismaland). Noah is loved and revered by family audiences for his explosive mix of music, magic and madness! As seen on CBBC's The Slammer and Britain's Got Talent. Suitable for 3 to 93 year olds. www.nuttynoah.com | Twitter: @nuttynoah The King of all things silly! BEN ELTON £8 (£7)

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Join Gary, Anya and Kevin (the former stars of The Singing Kettle) for songs and silliness that all the family can enjoy! An hour long singalong smash, jam packed with family favourites like "Little Bunny Foo Foo" and "Ye Cannae Shove Yer Granny Aff A Bus", traditional tunes like "My Maw's A Millionaire" and exciting new songs for kids of all ages to enjoy - from nought to ninety! We might even need your help up on stage too!

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West return with a brand new marvellous magic show full of crazy capers for the young, old, and everyone in-between! As seen on The Next Great Magician (ITV) and The Slammer (CBBC). Ages 5+. - Also at 13:00 on 12 - 25 August Hilarious and good for all ages PRIMARY TIMES Hugely talented BBBB DAILY MIRROR

www.funbox.co.uk | Twitter: @funboxshow

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THE LITTLE PRINCE AND THE PILOT

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Comedy Club 4 Kids

When famous author/pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry meets The Little Prince, two adventurous explorers discover the world and what is important in life. Combining humor and melancholy, the actors use puppets and masks to tell an enchanting tale about friendship cherished by everyone.

'Comedy Club 4 Kids has been a highlight for children at the fringe in recent years, giving them a taste of some of the biggest names in comedy, with the fun, rowdy feel of a real comedy club.' (Guardian) True! Since 2005, our gigs - and our comedians - have been OTTERLY TREMENDOUS. Come see!

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'The Science Guy' is back. Recommended by the List as one of the "Top 20 Shows to See" of 2016, Mark brings his infectious enthusiasm back to Edinburgh. Explore the strange and magical properties of matter with exploding elephant's toothpaste, vortex generating dustbins, growling jelly babies and even flying toilet paper! If you think science is boring - think again. TV astronomer and author Mark Thompson has been enthralling audiences for over 20 years with his fascinating journeys around the Universe. A regular on BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Live, and co-presenter on the original series of BBC's Stargazing Live. SUITABLE FOR A FAMILY AUDIENCE www.markthompsonastronomy.com | Twitter: @PeoplesAstro

Charming introduction to science for kids... PRIMARY TIMES A constant sense of fun, and keeping things going when his occasionally temperamental equipment fails to behave as expected... a children's delight FEST FAMILY TIX £30 £6

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Liz Carr

Gilded Balloon & Steve Ullathorne Present...

A new solo exhibition from the Award Winning photographer featuring comedians and performers from around the world. Some new faces, some old(er) faces, some studio shots and possibly one taken in a Pub. www.steveullathorne.com | Twitter: @steveullathorne

The man responsible for some of modern comedy's most iconic portraiture BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS Steve Ullathorne's portraits are as irreverent as they are intimate GUARDIAN FREE

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Assembly Festival

Zimbabwian artists make some of the best stone sculptures in the world. Vhukutiwa gallery continues to present a range of work from young artists and established names. Inspiration is drawn from natural and spirit life. There are gems to be found here... prepare to be charmed. THREEWEEKS

Following sell-out UK shows and a recent stint at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, disability rights activist and actor Liz Carr (BBC's Silent Witness) brings you her 'TED talk with show tunes'. Opinion polls would have you believe that the majority think it's a humane choice to legalise assisted suicide for terminally ill and disabled people but Liz and many others disagree. Combining her lives as a campaigner and performer, Liz is joined by a glittery cast to express this important but often unheard perspective. Part of British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2017. assistedsuicidethemusical.com lizcarr.co.uk | Twitter: @thelizcarr #AssistedSuicideTheMuiscal

Funny, in-yer-face, provocation of a show SCOTTISH HERALD It certainly made me rethink my position... it is very funny! FRONT ROW, BBC RADIO 4 An original, unprecedented piece of musical theatre. EXEUNT MAGAZINE An important show that fills in a lot of detail on a massive topic - and makes the information not just digestible, but entertaining. CHORTLE ALL PERFORMANCES RELAXED £12 (£11)

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Three delicious 'menus' of comedies, eccentricity, mini-drama served up with fresh coffee or tea, croissant, strawberries. Award-winning company returns for 11th year! WINNER: Latest Award 'Best Theatre Performance'... (Save ££ with a Combination Ticket with Big Bite-Size Lunch-Hour shows at Pleasance AND Gilded Balloon too!)

A tale of unexpected friendship. Exploring a new and unknown world, Home immerses audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) in a multi-sensory story of discovery. Home is the latest bold and exciting production from Frozen Light.

www.bite-size.org | Twitter: @bitesizeplays A sure-fire pick-me-up! BBBBB WHATSONSTAGE.COM Go see this gem BBBBB FRINGE REVIEW

Home is that rare thing - a piece of theatre that makes you think differently, feel differently and stays with you long after you've left the theatre BBBBB REMOTE GOAT

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The Pleasance

'You have a plan, and then you don't. You have a dream, and then you wake up. You fall in love, and your heart gets broken. The question is: do you pick up the pieces and try again?' Mixing dance, theatre and storytelling with a good dose of humour, Plan B for Utopia is a show about how we choose to live our lives: about having a dream, giving it up and trying again, but above all, it's a story about friendship.

Join us for a very special preview of some of the most exciting shows in our 2017 programme and help us launch our 33rd year on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! The Pleasance is the centre of the cultural universe SCOTSMAN

The Pleasance is at the very heart of the greatest show on Earth EDINBURGH FESTIVALS

www.joanclevilledance.com | Twitter: @jclevilledance

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JUST WILLIAM'S LUCK

Ditto Theatre Company

Shedload Theatre

The heart-warming tale of Ingo the dog and his journey of bravery, hope and finding courage where you thought you had none. A unique amalgamation of storytelling, puppetry and movement that combines historical truth with imaginative new writing.

Just William will be back on stage with a new adaptation. Live readings of the classic Just William stories will be interwoven with energetic performances from each of the characters, amazing colourful sets and the use of Shedload's classic live foley sound effects that will bring these stories to life.

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Lizzie Yu, daughter of a Chinese Diplomat and Eurasian mother, was raised in France to be every bit the Victorian Lady, but when her father is recalled home she suddenly finds herself living in the Forbidden City, entangled in the politics of the Chinese Court and lady in waiting to the infamous Empress Cixi. From the team behind 'The Unknown Soldier' and 'Gratiano'.

TapdanceIntoHealth.com | Facebook: MovinMelvinBrown

THE EMPRESS & ME

Tap into health! Legendary Song & Dance Man, Movin' Melvin Brown brings health and happiness to Edinburgh. An interactive Tap Dance and Workout Workshop, fun for all ages & levels. Before you can think, he has you tappin' away!

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FUTUREPLAY VIRTUAL REALITY STUDIO

FuturePlay presented by Riverside Studios, in association with Assembly Festival

Explore an interactive playground, where art meets tech. Get your hands on gadgets, participate in multiplayer games and get lost in interactive installations. Sessions run hourly throughout the day. Suitable for ages 6+.

Immerse yourself in virtual worlds from the surreal to the sublime. Content will include games, documentaries and films, as well as immersive and group experiences. Sessions run hourly throughout the day. Suitable for ages 12+

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LOOKING FOR JOHN

Delhi University

Cahoots Theatre Company in Association with The Birmingham Rep

The University of Delhi invites to you a cultural extravaganza showcasing the exceptional talent of its students through a vibrant and rich performance that shall leave you wanting more! India is an amazing kaleidoscope of history and culture and we bring to you many reflections of that rich heritage. Don't miss this limited run show!

Written and performed by Tony Timberlake. 1976. 19 million people watched Birmingham-born skater John Curry win Olympic gold. Just hours after his victory, John was outed by the tabloids but his iconic Olympic routine and the extraordinary life that followed, changed one young boy's life forever. Looking For John is a powerful, heartfelt and comic story of one man's obsession with a forgotten hero and his journey to get him celebrated once more. www.cahootstheatrecompany.com | Twitter: @cahootstc

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Richard Jordan Productions

Glitzy, Bitchy, Chic, Unique... Heartbreaking. The Scotsman Fringe First and NY Times Critic's Choice award-winning production returns to Assembly direct from sell-out seasons in London and Off-Broadway, with Bob Kingdom reprising his critically-acclaimed and iconic performance as the brilliant, adorable and infamous writer of In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's Terrific script, tight, funny, poignant and bursting with celebrated one-liners. Go straight to this show BBBB GUARDIAN £6

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Dyad Productions

Box Tale Soup

"What does it profit a person if they gain the whole world and lose their own soul?" Young and beautiful, Dorian Gray seems unchanged by a hedonistic lifestyle. But Dorian's portrait tells a different story... Award-winning Box Tale Soup present a new adaptation of Wilde's classic, featuring puppetry and a powerful original score. www.boxtalesoup.co.uk | Twitter: @BoxTaleSoup They are wonderful TIMES Their shows feel like collectors' items STAGE £6.50

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LET ME LOOK AT YOU

Starving Artists

In this age of uncertainty, where shadows of tyranny, intolerance, and war darken the narrative of human progress, how much time do we have left? If civilisation fell today, what would become of us? In Rebecca Vaughan and Elton Townend Jones's re-invention of HG Wells's classic, a Victorian explorer travels through time into tomorrow, discovering the fate of our endeavours, uncovering our darkest fears. From the fall of man to the end of the world, this is the story of us all. Previous works: Austen's Women, I, Elizabeth, The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe, Female Gothic, Dalloway & 2016 hit Jane Eyre. www.dyadproductions.com | Twitter: @dyadproductions

Dyad Productions are a dependable diamond of the stage and should not be missed BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE This innovative company has created another theatrical masterpiece BBBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE

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* TWO-TIME FRINGE FIRST WINNERS * STAGE AWARD FOR ACTING EXCELLENCE In the year celebrating half a century since the Sexual Offences Act, the award-winning Starving Artists Theatre Company return to Edinburgh with their trademark hilarious and moving solo stand-up perspective. A brand new show for a new generation. Stonewall. The Wolfenden Report. The boys of Times Square and Piccadilly. Angry Lesbians getting magnificently high in Soho after storming Parliament. Fierce women under arrest at the Black Cat bar in Los Angeles. Radical Drag. And the oncoming plague years ... a sense of revolution, that things can never be the same again. Performed by Mark Pinkosh, text by Godfrey Hamilton, directed by David Prescott and dramaturgy by Ruth Mitchell. www.starvingartiststheatre.org | Twitter: @StarvingArtists Monumental (for Viper's Opium) BBBBB JEREMY KINGSTON - TIMES

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FuturePlay presented by Riverside Studios, in association with Assembly Festival

A diverse programme of talks, panels and showcases where artists, performers, experts and academics discuss and debate the latest trends, challenges and controversies in the worlds of art and tech. Visit futureplayfest.com for the full programme.

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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

If you go down to the woods today... Fairytale characters meet and clash as they pursue their wishes. But what happens after happily-ever-after? In the woods, as in life, it is easy to stray from the path.

Joanne Hartstone

An actress climbs the 50-foot 'H'. She has only wanted one thing: to be a star. A play with music, inspired by Hollywood's Golden Age. WINNER: Made In Adelaide & Holden Street Theatre Awards #madeinadelaide

rcsatthefringe.com | Twitter: @RCStweets

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"Powerful, important and funny" Emma Thompson The award-winning story of multicultural Britain, charting a childhood in 90s Devon, the rise of the far-right and a global refugee crisis. Expect paper planes, racist romances and lots of sticky labels!

Unique in its presentation and unequivocal in its mirroring of man's moral torpor, this is an emotionally intense and engaging piece of work about the loss of innocence. From Zimbabwe and positioned through four epochs (1895-2015), Lamentations will open your eyes and your hearts. A very unique one-hour presentation that is lit up by energetic folk dances and songs... A rich element of cultural heritage. SUNDAY MAIL Superb choreography. HERALD

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SMASHING SHAKESPEARE

Captivate Theatre

Musical comedy versions of Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet: two entertaining adaptations that brilliantly weave the Bard's words with wickedly witty songs and fast-paced storytelling! Performed by the talented cast of Captivate Theatre's Summer School and fun for all ages.

Zadok Media Limited

95 Theses in 59 Minutes! Sketches and songs about Martin Luther's struggle against a bull and a diet of worms. From award-winning writer James Cary (Miranda, Bluestone 42, Another Case of Milton Jones, God Particle). Suitable for all ages. Pure indulgence!

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Joyfully and brilliantly delivered by young talented people. PRIMARY TIMES

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Double Edge Drama

Theaturtle, Richard Jordan Productions, Threshold and Pleasance

Three teenagers chew the fat in a bush. Except the fat is nasty. And there's something up with the bush too. Eccentric, ghoulish and funny: this play is not one to miss.

Winner "Outstanding Production"; Prague, Canada, Germany, South African Theatre Awards; five star sell-out hit on four continents. At age 36, Franz Kafka wrote a monumental letter to his overbearing father that would change the course of his life and fiction forever. A blistering, often hilarious, dissection of domestic authority. Funny, heart-breaking, and chilling theatre BBBBB

Twitter: @doubleedgedrama

If you want to spot future stars at the Edinburgh Fringe train your eyes on Double Edge Drama EVENING STANDARD

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Climate change is massive. Bees aren't. Our fuzzy little friends need our help and so we're launching a political party disguised as a party party disguised as a show. A new comedy for children and adults alike. Multi award-winning theatre company, ThisEgg, invites you to plant the seed for change. www.thisegg.co.uk | Twitter: @ThisEgg_ dippy, eccentric, funny BBBB STAGE animated and pleasantly weird BBBB BROADWAY BABY

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

If you only see one show this year, Tshepang demands to be the one SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

Be enthralled by this epic folktale told on a miniature scale. Original song-writing and stunning visuals recount a heart-warming story of whales, boats, and beards. Puppets roam on an unique, beautifully carved chest that creates transforming wooden worlds, as a Boy journeys to recover his heart. Intimate gig-theatre resonating with all ages.

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Based on the true story that rocked the nation and shocked the world, Lara Foot's haunting and uplifting masterpiece of redemption became an international success, presenting a rare and necessary foray into a world that few have seen before. South African story-telling with striking and provocative visual imagery.

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A HEART AT SEA

Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town in association with Assembly Festival & Riverside Studios

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ThisEgg and the Pleasance

Winner of 15 top awards, Lara Foot's powerful story of pain, redemption and hope, combines traditional African storytelling and magical realism. In an impoverished village in the Karoo, South Africa, a young girl struggles to survive. Her life is changed forever after her father uses her to pay off his gambling debt.

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Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town in association with Assembly Festival & Riverside Studios

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GAMES AND AFTER LIVERPOOL BY JAMES SAUNDERS

Racing Minds

blind elephant

"We never answer each other's questions. Have you noticed? We just add more questions. It's not communication, it's ping pong." Two back to back plays about communication... or lack of it. By genre defying James Saunders (Most Promising Playwright - EVENING STANDARD). www.blindelephantco.net | Twitter: @blindelephantco

The acting from all four is faultless... surely destined for great things BBBBB SKINNY (ON ENDGAME 2014) £6.50

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THE ACTOR'S NIGHTMARE

Fringe sensations Racing Minds return for an eighth year! An improvised comic adventure based entirely on audience suggestions - unique every day. With your help, a ripping yarn stuffed with hilarious characters, whip-smart wit and breathtaking twists will take hasty shape before your very eyes. Anything could happen, but excitement is guaranteed! As heard on BBC 6 Music. Suitable for all ages.

Soho Playhouse Inc

Costa Rica's leading student acting company brings Christopher Durang's classic comedy to Edfringe. What show am I supposed to be doing? Why didn't we go to accounting school like our parents wanted? Who's line is it? Direct from Playa Jaco in CR the SoHo Playhouse Players present this famous absurdest comedy. Any one who has ever tread-ed the boards knows the dreaded dream we all have.. What if you were thrust into the wrong show?? See how our hero manages to pull off Noel Coward, William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and Sir Thomas Moore... without knowing the lines! £10 (£8)

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2013-2016 sell-out show. Book now to avoid disappointment. Clever, funny and satisfying SUNDAY TIMES Crafted by the gods of comedy BBBBB THREEWEEKS Insanely original BBBBB NEW CURRENT £6 £8 (£7)

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Daniel Cainer & Something for the Weekend

Jewish or not, you'll love this Fringe favourite's smart and funny story-songs of family and folklore. Daniel returns with more 'greatest hits' plus new gems that will have you crying and laughing in a heartbeat. 'An extraordinary performer' Edinburgh Festivals Magazine NB Any similarities to actual Gefilte Fish, living or dead, are completely deliberate. www.danielcainer.com | Twitter: @danielcainer Heart-rending, delicate and witty DAILY EXPRESS £6.50

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The incredible true story of the man behind the iconic car from the Back to the Future movies in a brand-new stage play.

Rendered Retina

Form is a non-verbal, physical journey of escape and daydreaming, travelling to the wonderful worlds our minds can conceive. Taking the audience on a stunning visual voyage through environments created out of tables, stationary and 20,000 paper balls. Three performers portray office workers happily oppressed by routine; except one.

In the summer of 1978, John DeLorean received an astonishing £54 million from the British government to build a car manufacturing plant in Northern Ireland. Four years later, it was all gone. The dream lay in ruins, with John Delorean arrested for cocaine trafficking on a staggering scale. This play tells the story of what happened.

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Funny Women Ltd

Join Funny Women every lunchtime for a feast of comedy. With special guests from TV and the brightest new talent at the Fringe, we'll indulge you with more chats, comedy and show highlights than a meal deal. Funny Women celebrates women finding their voice in comedy. It's flying the flag for funny and has launched amazing careers. It's a joyous thing. STYLIST MAGAZINE Loving what you're doing for women - you are class acts! WWW.BACKSTAGE.COM £6

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Three girls. Best friends forever. All the big issues: love, sex and religion... But when they're kidnapped from home, their world is turned upside down. The only hashtag that matters now is survival. Written by the Alfred Fagon and joint George Devine award winner Theresa Ikoko. Part of the British Council 2017 Showcase.

Instant Sunshine return to Edinburgh with a brilliant miscellany of music and humour. Every second is honed for comedy with songs brimming with hilarious lyrics and acutely observed comments on the funny side of life with a programme selected from their celebratory newly released CD. SCOTSMAN

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A Talawa Theatre Company, HighTide, Soho Theatre production

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A unique fusion of art, poetry, projections, music and theatre. Inspired by the work of celebrated British abstract artist Sir Terry Frost (father of seasoned Fringe performer Stephen Frost) and the poems of Federico Garcia Lorca. Performed by an international cast in English and Spanish in the suitably grand setting of the National Museum of Scotland. When you paint it black, it must have colour TERRY FROST Colour is the eye's music FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA

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LUKE WRIGHT: WHAT I LEARNED FROM JOHNNY BEVAN

MAC Theatre | Korean Season presented by AtoBiz Ltd.

Paul Jellis

WINNER Fringe First, Stage Award. Sold out run, Soho Theatre. A story of shattered friendship, class ceilings, and the hollow reality of the New Labour dream. Wright delivers a multi-award-winning hurricane of a performance that uses humour and humanity to take British politics head on. Music by Ian Catskilkin (Art Brut). www.lukewright.co.uk | Twitter: @lukewrightpoet A pulsating piece of poetic storytelling BBBB LYN GARDNER, GUARDIAN £12 (£11)

Come and experience Korean storytelling at its very best. Inspired by Korean traditional shamanistic rituals and beliefs, Kokdu is a visually stunning storytelling performance that encompasses traditional folk songs and movement with exotic Korean mask and shadow work along with beautiful costumes. Traditionally, "Kokdu" is a wooden figurine which accompanies and guides the dead to their afterlife providing friendship, companionship, spiritual guidance, protection and entertainment along the way. A positive reflection that death should be celebrated as the spirit finds peace in its final resting place.

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www.mac1986.com | Twitter: @thekokdu Full of artistic languages BBBBB LA PROVENCE Rare cultural occasion brought to the theatre BBBBB ZIARUL METROPOLIS The resurrection of Korean myths and traditions! BBBBB LE DAUPHINE

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NOT ABOUT HEROES

Flying Bridge Theatre and Seabright Productions in association with the Pleasance

Part of British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2017 and following a sell-out run at the 2017 London International Mime Festival, Theatre Re presents a powerful, explosive and joyous piece, combining physical theatre with a live musical score, about what is left when memory is gone. Tom is 55, today. As he dresses for his party, tangled threads of disappearing memories spark him into life, unravelling as a tale of friendship, love and guilt. www.retheatre.com | Twitter: @TheatreRe

Incredibly beautiful... An explosive, joyous celebration of remembering EXEUNT Powerful and very moving BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE Unforgettable THEATRE THINGS £6 £10.50 (£9.50)

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Stephen Macdonald's Fringe First winning play about the unique friendship between celebrated WWI poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. They met at Craiglockhart Hospital in 1917, and bonded over a mutual hatred of war and love of poetry. This production won a Best Actor accolade at the Wales Theatre Awards for Daniel Llewelyn Williams, who reprises his role here as Sassoon. Starting with this debut season at the Edinburgh Fringe, the show embarks on a world tour commemorating the centenary of both the meeting depicted in the play, and of the Armistice. www.NotAboutHeroes.info | Twitter: @FlyingBridgeTC

Recreates the Great War as tangibly as if the theatre had filled with the smoke and stench of the battlefield. Compelling and superbly performed BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE Tim Baker's production creates an engaging delineation between two entirely different personalities united by a common vocation and some truly hellish experiences GUARDIAN

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Touretteshero and Battersea Arts Centre

Jess Thom has Tourettes. Following award-winning 'Backstage in Biscuit Land', she takes on Samuel Beckett's short play in a theatrical experience that explores neurodiversity and asks who is allowed to perform what and who gets the final say. www.touretteshero.com | Twitter: @touretteshero

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Bletherbox

Patchwork Theatre

An artist spends a week on the Piper Alpha oil platform, creating images of workers she meets. A year later, explosions rip the platform apart. Glasgow-based Bletherbox brings inventive physicality and live music to this personal perspective on public tragedy.

A group of actors and a cellist attempt to reawaken the spirit of The Odyssey using only what they can remember from reading the books. They did prepare some songs and poems for support. To add more fun, there are some rules... Join the greatest story of all time and watch the actors sink or swim.

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... beautiful, intelligent, moving ... the kind of gem of a discovery that makes the Fringe a worthwhile experience ... (on the director's previous Edinburgh Festival Fringe work) FINANCIAL TIMES

www.patchworktheatre.nl | Twitter: @patchworktheatr A beautifull catch! Funky, touching DAILY STARFISH From the heart to the heart. Surprising, risky A'DAM

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In a series of free interviews, leading journalist Mark Fisher gets inside the heads of some of the festival's finest performers. With previous guests including John Hannah, Robert Vaughn and Miriam Margolyes, this is a unique opportunity to get an intimate insight into the stars of stage and screen. This year's line-up includes associate artists from internationally-acclaimed Gecko, Fringe hitmakers Theatre Ad Infinitum, and award-winning silent comedy sensation Sam Wills aka Tape Face. Visit pleasance.co.uk to download the free podcast after each show, supported by Spotlight.

Alison Skilbeck plays Professor Artemis Turret, let down by star chum Dame Bunti Smart, in a serio-comic celebration of Shakespeare's older women, directed by Tim Hardy. Skilbeck's five-star 'Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London' had a near sold-out run at Assembly last year.

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Mthakathi Productions

Named after a brand of gumboot, this terrific show is loosely linked by an old man's memories of his days in the mines, where many men were drawn from the townships. The dance routines and the songs tell of the miners back breaking work, their longing for home and the way their songs and those gumboot dances eased the pain. The thigh-slapping, boot stomping routines are backed by a three-piece band and accompanied by Ladysmith Black Mambazo style singers. It is funny, tender and energetic and the company work as hard to bring you the gold!

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Triple Fringe First winner Andrew Buckland excels in this haunting and side-splittingly funny gem about a man faced with the wondrous possibility of being seen and heard for the first time, when he is instructed by his wife to deliver a lecture on the harmful effects of tobacco.

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Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town in association with The Fortune Cookie Theatre Company, Assembly Festival & Riverside Studios

After sell-out productions of SUNSHINE ON LEITH, OLIVER! and LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION, Captivate Theatre brings you the most uplifting and rousing songs from the world of musical theatre. Come and be blown away by some of the finest talent Edinburgh has to offer. Let the sunshine in!

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At four in the morning a young woman arrives at Martine's door looking for shelter. A timely drama exploring the tricky relationship between trans rights and feminism. Written and directed by Clara Glynn. Cast: Jennifer Black, Nalini Chetty, Shane Convery. First produced: Play Pie and a Pint at Oran Mor Frank, thoughtful and sensitively negotiated... Glynn makes Safe Place about real people with real needs... BBBB GLASGOW HERALD Fascinating BBBB THE SCOTSMAN

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THE POWER BEHIND THE CRONE

Hint of Lime Productions

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UCL GRATERS: SMASHING

Against all odds, the UCL Graters return to Edinburgh with an hour of anarchic sketch comedy. The Graters have been used as a nuclear deterrent since 1965, and are considered a national treasure by Ipswich Parish Council.

Vintage Mobile Cinema

Back in the 1960s there were seven of these Mobile Cinemas made for the Ministry of Technology. There is now only one left. Come on board and hear its history. Meet the owner and watch a short 10-minute film. Showing all day (every 15 minutes approx) until 6pm. FREE entry. Visit the star of George Clarke's Amazing Spaces and Melvyn Bragg's Reel History of Britain. This is one short show that will be one of the highlights of your trip to this year's Edinburgh Festival.

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203 Theatre

Theatre N16/Eastlake Productions

1974. Irish bombs. Crowded English pubs. Many dead. The terrifying true story of Paul Hill and the Guildford Four. "Convictions had to be got" - The Home Secretary. Forget "Making a murderer"... Martin Mcnamara's debut play, produced by London's most exciting fringe Theatre - N16. www.theatren16.co.uk | Twitter: @theatren16 A stunning piece of theatre BBBBB BASIC THEATRE REVIEW

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Jessica Barker-Wren

Beth wants to borrow a tractor, but won't say why. A tragicomedy with music set in rural Devon: COW is about a girl, a cow and the ways we ask for help. From Jessica Barker-Wren and Lucy Wray, director of They Built It. No One Came.

Twitter: @203theatre

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The winners of the Derek Award's "Best Overall Show" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015 return with another fast paced and thought provoking production. With aspects of their 5* signature blend of music and physical theatre, 203 tackle another poignant and topical subject - understanding and coping with mental health issues. Told through the lives of five university housemates, the show starts as a rip-roaring comedy before the students' insecurities, anxieties and depression become all too apparent, leading to a preventable tragedy.

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AMY ANNETTE: WHAT WOMEN WANT

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www.amyannette.org | Twitter: @amyannette_ Witty and Insightful VOGUE (FOR I CALL MYSELF A FEMINIST)

A sharply funny, moving new play by Cardiff's Kevin Jones (twice Bafta-Cymru nominated television drama editor). Touching on friendship, loss and love, the play explores themes of abandonment, living for the moment and occupying that space outside the norm... (Save ££ with a Combination Ticket with Big Bite-Size Breakfast too!)

A panel of comedians discuss everyone's favourite topic - Women. With different guests each day, join Amy (coeditor of critically acclaimed 'I Call Myself A Feminist') in conversation with her more famous comedy friends. They'll be talking misconceptions, misadventures, misogyny, and mystique (the feminine one). Previous guests include Josie Long, Lolly Adefope, Nish Kumar, James Acaster and more.

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Berk's Nest and Take Aim Production

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GAZING AT A DISTANT STAR

Greenwich Theatre

Arun saves for university. Anna trains for a 5k run. Karen searches for her missing son. In Siân Rowland's acclaimed play about those who go missing and those who are left behind, three lives intersect, three people struggle to cope with loss, to reach out and find the light beyond. twinkles and slices in equal measure BBBB

Mike McCabe

Mike McCabe (who worked with rapid-fire gagster Frank Carson in the 1980s and 1990s) reveals the man behind the mask. Memories of the legend who (according to Chris Tarrant) never switched off even when he was asleep! Was the key the moment when Frank shot and killed another man? It's the way he tells 'em.

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DAN ATTFIELD: GOOGLE DRIVE

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Google uses search trends to predict common events. Musical comedian Dan Attfield uses them to predict the apocalypse. As featured on BBC One, BBC Radio 4 and E4 with hip hop improvisers Abandoman and YouTube sketch group The RH Experience.

I am that mixed raced kid, like 50/50, on the fence, luke warm, in-between maybe. Trust me, around here, I'm about as black as it goes... A partly-autobiographical dark comedy about finding your voice. Written and performed by Alfred Fagon Award shortlisted writer Natasha Marshall and produced by Soho Theatre and Talawa Theatre Company (Girls, God's Property, Pure Gold)

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Appearing as performance poet GREG BYRON, his poems tackle life's confusions & cruelties, from social comment via quantum physics with a grimace, a twinkle & a wry pointy finger! Witty, wistful, outraged & sometimes downright angry... Following 2016's hits THE SIX-SIDED MAN & ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE DAY THAT TIME FORGOT! (Phew!)

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Caitlin and Sophie meet at university and quickly become best friends. United by their love of crisp sandwiches and the latest X Factor sensation, One Direction, they plaster the walls of their room with pictures of the band's charismatic heartthrob, Harry Styles. But over time, the obsession that initially brings them together starts to have more damaging effects. A Theatre N16 transfer by Poor Michelle. Hilarious and pretty heartbreaking at the same time

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Pip Utton

Helen Norton & Jonathan White

The "Master of the one man shows" (The Guardian) presents 4 shows in repertory, celebrating 25 years phenomenal Fringe excellence! CHURCHILL: Mondays & Fridays - "Tremendous" (British Theatre Guide) / ADOLF: Tuesdays & Saturdays - "Terrifying. Searing" (Scotsman) / BACON: Wednesdays - "Gem" (Irish Times) / PLAYING MAGGIE: Thursdays & Sundays - "Magical" (Canberra Times). Stage Special Award for Excellence. Outstanding Theatre Award Fringereview.co.uk.

The Secret Lives of Canon Chasuble and Miss Prism. While others fret about cucumber sandwiches, two minor characters from The Importance of Being Earnest are up to their necks in blackmail, false identity ... and worse. A subversive new take on a comedy classic. www.2hellinahandbag.com | Twitter: @HandbagToHell top-notch gags BBBB IRISH TIMES

wickedly, side-splittingly funny ... a joyous romp not to be missed SUNDAY INDEPENDNT

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It's the 1950s and chorus girls are doowapping, everyone is jivin', and Italian ice cream seller Jim and young Alice fall in love. Their lives are soon turned upside down by the arrival of their first son Sam, born with an oyster shell head! Multi award-winning production told through a rich blend of physical storytelling, clown, live music, dance and puppetry. Inspired by a Tim Burton short story.

The year is 2107 and Jay has just started work at a mysterious government agency. But when faced with a terrible choice, he soon discovers his dream job has a dark side... A futuristic tragicomedy exploring climate change, bureaucracy and betrayal, Rupture takes an unwavering look at how the global decisions we make now may affect us in the future. Written by Karla Marie Sweet. Directed by Michal Keyamo.

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Gentle giants of the deep swim through the Fringe-littered streets, on a migration from NZ. But before they get back to the ocean, they strand! Can you help save the whales? Winner of Best in Fringe, Best Outdoor and Most Original (NZ Fringe '13) & Spirit of the Fringe (Auckland Fringe '15). Part of NZatEdinburgh.com

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'It's like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe!' 90 minutes of top talent in this legendary daily showcase. Different show every day. Comedy, theatre, music, cabaret, dance, the indefinable, all carefully researched by Mervyn's dedicated team. Mervyn Stutter's 'Spirit of the Fringe Awards' - Sun 27th Aug

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"If you're in shape, people notice you & being ignored is the last thing you want to happen." Driven by a daily quest for perfection, Will takes us on a fast paced, sweaty, physical exploration of how the gym has taken over his relationships, his physique & ultimately his life. A complex love story from an addict's point of view, tackling body image & bigorexia, leaving those who don't visit the gym with a greater understanding of why we do what we do.

Grab your sandwiches/a drink and enjoy our sparkling NEW 'Menu Four' of 'Bite-Size' cast favourite ten-minute delights from our 2006-2011 shows! Latest Magazine's 'Best Theatre Performance Award', 'Brighton Festival Angel', Carol Tambor Award Shortlist... (Save ££ with a Combination Ticket with Big Bite-Size Breakfast too!)

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White Room Theatre Ed2017

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A physical comedy with political bite. In this absurd office avoiding the skeletons in the stationery cupboard is crucial. A darkly comic take on the chaotic world of high finance. It's business... but not as usual.

Gilly is hiding. No one is looking for him. It's New Year's Eve: a wood-fire glows in the cabin, two Bakewell tarts wait on the table, and it's starting to snow... a lot. Gaelic folklore collides with the 21st century in an adventure told through light and shadow. A fable about new beginnings, lost love and howling into the big-beyond. From the company behind "Every Wild Beast" Sell-Out-Show 2016.

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www.silentfaces.co.uk | Twitter: @SilentFacesUK

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LAUREN BOK: IS THAT A BURRITO IN YOUR POCKET OR ARE YOU JUST HAPPY YOU HAVE A BURRITO

12:45 (13:45)

www.perfectlyimperfectwomen.co.uk | Twitter: @wizardpresents

Danyah's delivery is magical and touching... perfectly captivating A YOUNGER THEATRE

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WHAT GOES ON IN FRONT OF CLOSED DOORS

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BARE SKIN ON BRINY WATERS

Bellow Theatre

Annie finds herself on a clifftop. She says she's fine but she can't get her story straight. Sat by her side Sophie covers the bruises on her neck. It's amazing what you get used to, isn't it? Underscored with live folk music, Bare Skin On Briny Waters is a story about survival, escape and two women steadily blown on an unexpected course.

joue le genre/Noel Gay Artists

PLAYS / FLUTE / DAD / SPAIN / FANCY / MILES / SUMMER / DIGGER / HURRICANE. Molly is un/remarkable, in/significant and un/interesting. Recorded on hundreds of old cassettes, every moment of her life is in/consequential. Her world is un/reasonable. MOLLY / 19 / HOME / LESS.

www.bellowtheatre.com | Twitter: @bellowtheatre Gently poetic salt-tinged storytelling LYN GARDNER, GUARDIAN Writer Tabitha Mortiboy is a little gem BBBB TIMES

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What makes us want to be perfect? What is so bad about imperfection anyway? This universal story explores what drives us to want to live perfect lives. It examines the complex relationship between mothers and daughters and what it means to accept imperfection in order to connect more deeply with your female line.

www.laurenbok.com | Twitter: @bokla

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PERFECTLY IMPERFECT WOMEN

We're born, we are shoveled into a channel of carbohydrate, and the weight of life's commitments are thrown on top of us. The Tomato Salsa of Dreams. The Guacamole of Expectations. The Sour Cream of Hope. The award-winning sell-out show from one of Australia's hottest newcomers.

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Lauren Bok

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BRIONY REDMAN: THEORY OF POSITIVITY

Assembly Festival

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

Briony Redman

Sketch comedy in the Phi-Fi genre (Philosophy Fiction). A political thriller searching for pre-truths. A Rom-Com that asks when does romance stop and harassment start? Plus a softer side to Godzilla. Three stories. One ending. All fun. www.brionyredman.com | Twitter: @brionyred Effortlessly feel good SKINNY

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

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

tombinns.com | Twitter: @tombinns

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One year late, because he got the maths wrong! The Hospital Radio DJ actually celebrates 11 years on the Fringe with guest appearances from Ian D Montfort and other Tom Binns creations who have recently appeared in BBC1's Hospital People.

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www.gypsyqueentour.com | Twitter: @GypsyQueenTour Incredibly moving... brilliantly funny BBBB ATTITUDE

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IVAN BRACKENBURY'S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY WITH TOM BINNS, IAN D MONTFORT AND FRIENDS.

Rob Ward

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OUR MAN IN HAVANA

Ensemble Su | Korean Season presented by AtoBiz Ltd.

Spies Like Us Theatre Company, supported by Pleasance Futures

Havana, Cuba! A Cold War world of suspicion, suspense and silliness as characters twirl, twitch and tango away from enemy agents, MI6 and the truth. Can a British vacuumcleaner salesman-turned-secret-agent triumph against the rational, reasonable world? Acclaim for previous shows the company have been involved in: Visual treat with precision timing SCOTSMAN These young people are ones to watch BBBB BROADWAY BABY £6 £7.50 (£6.50)

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This quintet crosses international boundaries with its blend of Korean traditional instruments (String and Percussion) and Western instruments (Cello and Piano). Since 2010, Ensemble SU has been touring internationally bringing their unique blend of contemporary and classical music to world stages. These musical storytellers take you on a journey through time and space to celebrate Korean culture during the Fringe. The show has been selected for the third Korean Season. Ensemble SU has toured to Japan (Kyoto), USA (Seattle & Washington) and Australia (Melbourne), receiving standing ovations at every city. www.facebook.com/ensembleSU.korea | Twitter: @atobiz_info

An extremely entertaining evening PYEONGTAEK JOURNAL Hugely charismatic musicians MONTHLY PYEONGTAEK

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THE REVLON GIRL

Nearside Productions Ltd.

Based on a true story. Following the Aberfan Disaster of 1966, a group of bereaved mothers- feeling forgotten but terrified of being judged- secretly invite a Revlon representative to come and give them beauty tips. "Inspiring and funny and unsettlingly relevant" - Bethan Jenkins AM "An astonishing piece of theatre"- Geraint Thomas

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The Network and Pleasance Theatre Trust

the Owle Schreame

Jax is twenty and is battling with reality. Worst of all she has to get up every single morning. But nothing is clear, not even where she is. Or even who she is. A play of how to find human connection and certainty in a universe of endless notifications and conflicting knowledge.

When people told themselves their past with stories, explained their present with stories, foretold their future with stories, the best place by the fire was kept for the Storyteller. A blistering, unexpected tour of folktales, myths and legends, unraveling the importance of stories, their evolution, and the place they hold in culture today. theOwleSchreame.com | Twitter: @OwleSchreame

www.sdtn.org/thenetwork | Twitter: @SnowflakeSDTN

For anyone who thinks storytelling is childish; this'll turn their heads quicker than a slap to the face. BBBBB GUARDIAN

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Hatch It Theatre

Isa Bonachera

whalebone is about bodies - who takes up space, how much, and why. A woman deletes herself, piece by piece, to reclaim control of her body. A reimagining of Lolita's lesserknown sister, Nabokov's Laura, colliding puppetry with physical theatre and narrated by a talking vagina.

Wow! The universe is mind-boggling! If you like to hear about people, places and things, this is the show for you. Failed scientist Isa Bonachera will take you on a journey through reality. You are guaranteed to learn nothing.

Twitter: @hatchittheatre

The best stand-up I have ever seen live CAMBRIDGE

isabonachera.com | Twitter: @IsaBonachera

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Imagine If Theatre

Rosa's just finished college and can't wait to leave Yorkshire... until she meets Niko. Their love for each other is soon tested to the limit when Rosa leaves for London and Niko ends up in prison. A "raw and compelling" play about how falling in love can hurt so much. www.imagineiftheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @imagine_if_co

A deeply moving and dynamic piece of cutting-edge theatre. The show manages to avoid clichés and melodrama but allows us to see into three lives with an illuminating eye THE STATE OF THE ARTS £7.50 (£6.50)

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Daniella swings from meme to meme, a tarzan of the datafields. Can she find the answers she needs about who she really is through this digital odyssey? Starring Simone James (365, National Theatre Scotland; Citizenship, National Theatre). From award-winning Clare Bayley (The Container, Fringe First, Young Vic & International tour) Pixel Dust is a bold new play that defies categorisation. Directed by Metta Theatre's Poppy Burton-Morgan (Mouthful, Trafalgar Studios) with set, lighting and video designed by William Reynolds (Dark Vanilla Jungle, Fringe First). Supported by the Wellcome Trust. Part of #FuturePlayFest

Distracted by giving an imaginary Ted talk to her bathroom mirror, social media phenomenon Faith Allgood (@ WondrWomanUK) is running late for the school run. She's glitching. Little does she know her world is about to implode... Darkly comic this genre-busting debut play, from acclaimed director Poppy Burton-Morgan (Mouthful, Trafalgar Studios), is both tense thriller and allegory of digital identity. Directed by Amanda Huxtable (Hull Truck), starring Simone James (365, National Theatre Scotland; Citizenship, National Theatre). Supported by the Wellcome Trust. Part of #FuturePlayFest

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www.impronauts.com | Twitter: @impronauts

I haven't seen such creative improvisation as this on stage before. BBBBB TAB Unpredictable and delightful BBBB VARSITY £10 (£8)

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You've heard them on the radio and seen them on the television, now join William Hanson and Diana Mather, leading etiquette experts, live on stage in this tonguein-teacup foray into civilised human behaviour. They'll guide you through the history of civility, the do's and don'ts of modern manners, and share their extraordinary experiences of cultural faux-pas and what it takes to be an etiquette coach in the modern day.

Let us steal your heart with a brand new romantic comedy. Entirely improvised, every day, just for you. Through first dates and faux pas, will our hero find their happily ever after? Whatever story we tell, we will leave your heart warm with love and your belly aching with laughter.

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Some Riot Theatre

Bravebeard Productions and Fringe Management

Fresh from a critically acclaimed London run and returning after a sell out Edinburgh Fringe 2016, Some Riot Theatre present Glitter Punch. Molly longs to escape a chaotic existence in working class Salford. A chance collision with mysterious John initiates a surprising coming-of-age journey, forcing us to question how far we would go for the one we love.

How on earth do you rouse a sleeping hero? In this anarchic and moving show, two unlikely heroes discover the difference we can all make if we are prepared to show up. No one gets left behind in this enchanting quest.

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Theatre Ad Infinitum

Joss Jones at Cosmic Comedy for EdCom Productions

WINNER OF THE STAGE 'BEST SOLO PERFORMER' AWARD Theatre Ad Infinitum reinvent Homer's timeless Greek myth. One actor. One hour. One man's epic quest to reunite with his family and seek his bloody revenge. Passionate, highly physical, and poignant storytelling brings this breathtaking adventure to life. A journey that will ignite the imagination and awaken the senses... 'Best of the Fringe' THE OBSERVER | An Official Edinburgh Fringe Sell-Out Show 2009/2010

Great value lunchtime compilation comedy showcase with the best and brightest of this year's Festival comics. Hand-picked with a delicious new line-up every day, this is a popular taster-menu of the amazing comedy smorgasbord that is found across the Fringe. Now in its 14th successful year. See EdComProductions.com website for daily listings and news.

www.theatreadinfinitum.co.uk | Twitter: @TheatreAdInf

A brilliant way to discover new talent BBBB THREEWEEKS This delightful afternoon slot at The Pleasance is a crowd-pleaser BROADWAY BABY

Theatre Ad Infinitum have moved to the front of the pack GUARDIAN This tour de force of physical theatre is unmissable STAGE Talent like this is breathtaking BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE This is storytelling at its most inventive BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE £7.50

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Tim Honnef / Jonas Müller

This multi-person storytelling solo show will erase every single memory of Jonas Müller from existence, as if it never happened at all. It's almost a shame because people liked him and his work... I mean: look at those sweet words about last year's show! Well, f*ck it. It's his own damn fault. www.timhonnef.com | Twitter: @timhonnef

A fascinating curiosity of the Fringe and intriguing piece of experimental theatre BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE A warm- hearted, poetic hour. Fragile and poignant LIST

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ONCE WERE PIRATES

Pirates, Shane and Gareth, have been marooned in the present. How will they survive without a code of values to guide them? Award-winning Australian Company, Gobsmacked, return to Edinburgh with Emilie Collyer's dark and quirky comedy about young men navigating their way through a complex and dangerous world. Combining striking visual imagery and original songs the play 'will sit with you long after the house lights have come up' British Theatre Guide 2016. www.madeinadelaide.club

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Hotly tipped sketch trio (winners of the Sketch Off! 2017 competition and the creators of viral videos If Tube Lines Were People and The Great British Political Bake Off ) bring you their debut multimedia comedy show fusing innovative characters, satire and pop culture parody.

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Gobsmacked Theatre Company

www.murielcomedy.com | Twitter: @MurielComedy Pure comedy genius SECRETLDN.COM Taking the social media platform by storm EVENING STANDARD

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

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The Durham Revue

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Maria Peters

The Last Great Hunt

Picture a Venn diagram where behavioural science, character comedy and storytelling are intersecting the hell out of each other. BBC comedy writer Maria Peters explores what cringe is, why we do it and what the world would be like without it.

Revisiting obscure items left to him by his illusionist father, Victor delves into a world of smoke and mirrors to uncover the truth behind The Great Ridolphi's involvement with one of the greatest art heists of the century. WINNER Martin Sims Best New Work Fringe World 2016. WINNER Best New Writing Fringe World 2016

Twitter: @ThatMariaPeters Pure joy BBBBB LONDON IMPROV

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MARY GO NOWHERE

Underbelly and Austentatious

Black Rocking Chair Productions

Mary is on the edge of a breakdown trying to keep her foul-mouthed, gun-toting 3yr old in preschool. Drought. Flies. Earthquakes. Apocalypse? Or just October in LA? With Fringe First winners Paul Urcioli and Dan O'Brien, and Chris Grace of Baby Wants Candy. Workshopped with Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel. Twitter: @marygonowhere

Ms. Shavers is rock solid NEW YORK TIMES [ON SHAVERS' SILVER BULLET TRAILER]

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Fauna in association with Aurora Nova and Follow the Rabbit

A captivating exploration of primal behaviour created by performers from leading circus companies Gravity & Other Myths, NoFit State Circus, Seven Fingers and Poivre Rose. Witness Machiavellian cunning, the ritual of courtship, the aggression of competition and the simple pleasure of play brought to life through the entrancing skill of these creatures from different circus backgrounds.

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

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This is proper stand up; Excellent BROADWAY BABY Potential to be a major player in Scottish, if not World comedy ONE4REVIEW

One of the funniest men alive SUNDAY TIMES

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fredmacaulay.com | Twitter: @fredmacaulay

One comic, two microphones. "Honestly?" The much anticipated solo debut from Scottish Comedian of the Year Finalist who the BBC called 'one of the fastest rising stars of the Scottish comedy scene'. A show all about lying and honesty. One mic speaks the truth and the other only lies... but can you tell which is which?

One of Scotland's favourite Stand-Up Comedians, Fred MacAulay branches out with a new live lunchtime chat show. Fred will be joined by guests from the worlds of Sport, Entertainment, Business and Politics who he has encountered along the way in his 30 year career. A different guest (sometimes two) every day.

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Gilded Balloon & Fred MacAulay Present...

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After five glorious years of sold-out shows, Austentatious returns to Edinburgh! Join the all-star cast as they improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen masterpiece, based on a single audience suggestion. Previous 'lost' works include Sixth Sense and Sensibility, Double 0 Darcy and Mansfield Shark. No two shows are ever the same! Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, this award-winning comedy smash is not to be missed. Swooning guaranteed.

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THE DREAMER

Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in association with Gecko

Inspired by Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'The Peony Pavilion' by his Chinese contemporary, Tang Xianzu, this vibrant production uses Gecko's trademark style to blend emotionally driven movement, a spine tingling soundscape and striking visual storytelling to bring a new twist to these classic texts, performed by a Chinese cast. Created by Gecko's associate director Rich Rusk and devising performer Chris Evans (Gecko's: 'The Overcoat', 'Missing', 'Institute', 'The Time of Your Life', 'The Wedding'), 'The Dreamer' is an international collaboration between Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre and Gecko, created as part of British Council's 2016 Shakespeare Lives programme. www.china-drama.com | www.geckotheatre.com/the-dreamer | Twitter: @GeckoTheatre

2016 Winner Best Stage Design ONE DRAMA AWARDS, CHINA An amazing show! For its unique performance style, distinct stage design and music, 'The Dreamer' is the most impressive show I've ever watched! Its flowing beauty depicts a poetic landscape... When you lower your head, you immediately fall into it, just like Alice falls into the rabbit-hole. What you see and what you experience goes beyond your imagination SHANGHAI AUDIENCE RESPONSES

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MADDY ANHOLT - HERSELVES

Parallax Theatre Limited

Maddy Anholt/Corrie McGuire for ROAR Comedy/Moneybox

Character comedian Maddy Anholt returns following five star sell-outs at the Edinburgh Fringe and the Soho Theatre with a brand-spanking-new and hilarious hour that delves into her surreal and sparkly world of outlandish characters. As seen on BBC2's Sunny D and heard on Radio 4's No Smoke. Best New Show Nominee - Leicester Comedy Festival 2017 maddyanholt.com | Twitter: @maddy_anholt Catch her before she's lost to TV... BBBB CHORTLE

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Purgatory is a bustling melting-pot of humanity, a pity everyone is too preoccupied with where they go next to enjoy it: Except one man. Two thousand years have gone by and Judas Iscariot is still in purgatory. Nobody's dared put him on trial. If he's acquitted it might tear the fabric of the universe! - assuming any of this is real. But thanks to a cocky human rights lawyer, the trial of the afterlife must begin. Along the road we will meet Pontius Pilate, Sigmund Freud, Satan, Mother Teresa, in this riotous and irreverent look at what it is to be alive. Twitter: @Parallax_T_Ltd

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The Oxford Imps

You bring the suggestions, they bring their "comedic genius on the spot". A "Whose Line?"-style show where anything from Shakespeare to Broadway to freestyle rap is on the table. Fast, exciting, hilarious fun for the family! Devastatingly funny, light-hearted and thoroughly enjoyable, I didn't want it to end. BBBBB ED FRINGE REVIEWER BBBBB THREEWEEKS

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OUT OF THE BLUE

Out of the Blue

Prepare to be hooked by Oxford's premiere all-male a cappella troupe! With over 15 million hits on YouTube, the Fringe's biggest-selling student show is sure to bring smiles all round. Expect vocal acrobatics, eclectic repertoire, and ludicrous choreography that never fail to delight - for their fourteenth year in a row, Out of the Blue are well and truly back! Out of the Blue are proud to announce that their show will again be supporting Helen & Douglas House, the world's first children's hospice, based in their Oxford home. ootboxford.com | Twitter: @ootboxford

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Out of the Blue is awesome! SHAKIRA Thank God for you SIMON COWELL

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REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S LONG LOST FIRST PLAY (ABRIDGED)

Reduced Shakespeare Company presented by James Seabright and Gilded Balloon

Acclaimed fringe regulars return with newly discovered Bard masterpiece, mercifully reduced from 100 hours to 60 minutes. Celebrated stars of the West End stage, the Reduced Shakespeare Company, present this barnstormingly irreverent and breathtakingly hilarious celebration of our cultural heritage. In a better-late-than-never nod to Will's 400th anniversary, the bad boys of abridgement pack all of the Bard's greatest characters and plots into one bawdy, pun-filled hour. www.LongLostPlay.com | Twitter: @Reduced

Hilarious, outrageous fun! A romp of epic proportions. BBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE Undisputed masters at reimagining the Bard. Dynamic and side-splittingly funny. BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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ROBIN INCE'S RORSCHACH TEST

THE REMAINS OF TOM LEHRER (PERFORMED BY ADAM KAY)

Lakin McCarthy Entertainment Ltd

Amateur Transplants presented by James Seabright

Following sell-out shows in London's West End and Fringe 2016, award-winning musical comedian Adam Kay presents his take on this legendary songbook. Tom Lehrer's satirical songs have delighted and horrified audiences for decades, including Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, The Masochism Tango and The Elements. Kay writes comedy for the BBC and C4, and is a regular on Radio 4's The Now Show. Inspired updates to classic material. BBBB TIMES Blissfully brilliant. BBBBB MAIL ON SUNDAY £13 (£12)

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Gandini Juggling

Presenter of BBC's Rose d'Or Award Winning Infinite Monkey Cage gets excited about goats on canvas, matchstalk men and holes in pelvis bones in a show probably about art. Expect a frenetic hour where Robin tries to explain why he likes staring at art and the best overheard conversations in art galleries. From Georgia O Keeffe to Robert Rauschenberg via Stanley Spencer, Robin will attempt to translate the thoughts in his head into spoken words. And he has a new book out "I'm a Joke... and So Are You." robinince.com | Twitter: @robinince

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The iconic Gandini Juggling return with Sigma, celebrating the dialogue between juggling, percussion and dance. The piece showcases exuberant rhythms, patterns and colours, at the heart of which is a unique interpretation of the classical South Indian dance form, Bharatanatyam. Using a mirrored set, this reflective and dynamic show is a cleverly crafted circus and dance production at the heart of which is a mesmerising flirtation between rich and tangible art forms. Performed by a virtuosic cast including the award winning choreographer Seeta Patel, with the trademark humour Gandini Juggling bring to all their work. www.gandinijuggling.com | Twitter: @gandinijuggling

Juggling that is not just artful, but art - The Guardian THE GUARDIAN A splendid blend of talents imbued with both elegance and wit. THE TIMES

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WOOLLY: THE MOROSE MERINO

BackHere! Theatre Presents Tumble Tuck, a new play written and performed by Sarah Milton. Daisy's swimming the relay, but her legs still jiggle & her front crawl's 'a bit feminine'... Tumble Tuck explores what it means to be successful in a world where medals matter. Premiered by Old Vic New Voices and Soho Theatre. Directed by Tom Wright & original music composed by Harry Blake.

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A disarmingly sweet-natured, emotionally intelligent show BBBB THEUPSIDENEWS.COM Ewe need to see this show BBBB EVENTALAIDE.COM

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Lily is young, free and waiting for her life to start, but she's hit a bump. Bump is a tale of some of the awkward encounters and nauseating moments that make up a girl's life. Meet Lily and hear her story as she confronts her choices in the waiting room of an abortion clinic. Bump is a visceral and fast paced one-woman show exploring the journey of childhood to womanhood.

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Nominated for the Best Comedy Award of Melbourne Fringe 2016, Woolly is the tale of how one sexually frustrated, 20-something Brit dealt with rejection in the most absurd way possible: by running away to a sheep shearing shed in South Australia! What emerged was more sheep than man. Now he's back, and he's looking for ewe!

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CONFABULATION

Americana Absurdum Productions

Eamonn Fleming in association with LittleMighty

A funny and startling show about not being able to trust a single thing you remember about your past. Join me, Eamonn Fleming, writer, performer and 'O' level Biologist (Grade C), as I stumble through the amazing world of Memory Palaces, made-up Motorhead gigs and Werther's Originals. Slides might be projected (old school), sweets might be handed out (if you're lucky) and a guitar might get played (if you're not). little mighty.co.uk | Twitter: @meaningofriff £7 £9 (£8)

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With their corporation on the brink of collapse, four panicking businessmen have one desperate night to save their futures. Emergency proposals, email hacking, animal sacrifice - will any of it work? A fast-paced, surreal comedy by Fringe First winner Brian Parks. A Time Out NY selection for "Best Off-Off Broadway Show" has it's UK premier. enterprisetheplay.com | Twitter: @EnterpriseEdFringe A zippy and loopy romp BBBB TIME OUT NY

There is no American writer more thoughtful - in an explosive and surreally comic kind of way than Brian Parks BBBB SCOTSMAN A refreshingly mischievous, inventive author BBBB TIMES OF LONDON Fans flames of inspiration (for Americana Absurdum) NY TIMES

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FRANK CARSON - A REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE

Guy Masterson - TTI & Happenstance

From his Belfast boyhood where life was so tough even the arms on the chairs had tattoos, funnyman Frank Carson blazed a comedy trail for 50 years with quick-fire gags and an infectious laugh. His catchphrase: 'It's the way I tell 'em!'; His mantra: 'That's a cracker!' - Dan Gordon celebrates the man, the myth and the mouth! (from the Olivier Award winning producer of 'Morecambe') www.theatretoursinternational.com | Twitter: @GuyMasterson

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With Bassanio murdered Gratiano is forced to revisit his Fascist past. He was never the hero, but he never thought he played the villain. From the team behind 'The Unknown Soldier' this challenging sequel to William Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice' explores the politics of prejudice in Mussolini's Fascist Italy.

Pernilla is a Norwegian on a journey through her past. Join her as she reflects on being a foreigner, running away and NOT owning a cow... and most importantly how she has learnt to stop, collaborate and listen! Holland's one-woman creation is hilarious TIME OUT Roaringly funny BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Sheer ludicrous fun LIST Stand-out star PUBLIC REVIEW

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Lab Rats

Theatre with Legs

Nineteen years working the bins and Goody's about to crack! Trashed is a grimy, booze-fuelled sucker punch of a play, bound to make you laugh until you cry. Expect love, loss, loneliness and lots of cider in this powerful Edinburgh Fringe premiere. Written by Sascha Moore and performed by David William Bryan.

Wanna crash at ours? Swinging sledgehammers and cutting loose to 70's pop, Theatre with Legs are pushing through grime, through grief, through the wall. They're clawing for space and searching for answers about shared living, love and loneliness. www.theatrewithlegs.com | Twitter: @TheatreWithLegs Incredibly funny A YOUNGER THEATRE

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ELEANOR'S STORY: AN AMERICAN GIRL IN HITLER'S GERMANY

cahoots theatre company

Ingrid Garner

Eleanor Ramrath Garner's best-selling memoir, detailing her youth as an American trapped in WWII Berlin, adapted for the stage and performed by her granddaughter Ingrid Garner. Eleanor and her family survived hunger, fascist oppression, carpet bombings, the final fierce battle for Berlin, the Russian invasion, and the terrors of Soviet occupancy. www.eleanorsstory.com

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THE PAPER CINEMA'S MACBETH

The Paper Cinema and Battersea Arts Centre

Shakespeare's tragedy is vividly told with illustration, masterful puppetry and a live score. Watch a captivating silent film created before your eyes. From the creators of critically acclaimed 'The Paper Cinema's Odyssey'.

www.ferrisandmilnes.com | Twitter: @ferrisandmilnes

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What a Swell Party This Is! Welcome to a dynamic cocktail of explosive Broadway glamour and fun! Dominic Ferris ... pianist extraordinaire! Martin Milnes ... with his incredible 'two voices'. Together they combine comedy, music and vocals for a swell party. Expect the unexpected - as well as songs you know and love.

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FROM IBIZA TO THE NORFOLK BROADS

SUE PERKINS

Written and directed by Adrian Berry

Music and magic realism collide in Berry's acclaimed show. A young David Bowie obsessive embarks on a thrilling journey in the footsteps of his obsession, changing his life forever. A moving and funny tale of unnatural teenage wildlife for lovers of Bowie and great theatre. www.fromibiza.net | Twitter: @ibizabowie

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A rare chance to enjoy an afternoon with Sue Perkins packed full of sparkling wit, great stories, a user's guide to Mary Berry plus the opportunity to put your burning questions to Sue in a lively Q&A session. Sue is best known for being one quarter of double act Mel and Sue. She hosts Insert Name Here and Spelling Bee and is a regular on Have I Got News For You, Just a Minute, QI and The News Quiz. Oh and there was that cake show on BBC1. www.sueperkinslive.com | Twitter: @sueperkins

Warm, crisp and beautifully layered - like its author, Spectacles is a complete delight. INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

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2047 APOLOGUE

Scotland China Chamber of Commerce

SCCC is proud to present 2047 Apologue, our featured stage performance directed by Zhang Yimou. Widely regarded as one of the world's most talented directors, Zhang is well-known for directing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The Tea Spell and Beyond Calligraphy features on unique Chinese elements produced by Dance Association China. Chinese Cultural Quintessence is a Peking Opera presented by Wuhan Peking Opera Troupe. Traditional martial arts, folk dance, music performance and a rich collection of Chinese artworks will also be included.

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RP TT A woman stands at a microphone. She can't remember the punchline. Award-winning Unholy Mess return with a funny, strange and poignant play about growing up and inescapable truths. Performance poet Jemima Foxtrot goes on a powerful journey exploring memory, childhood and what happens when we can't get the story right.

Incognito Theatre

www.unholymesstheatre.com | Twitter: @theunholymess The brilliant Foxtrot is the one to watch OBSERVER

Twitter: @incognito107

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Unholy Mess in association with Omnibus

Following a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe 2016 and subsequent transfer to SoHo Playhouse, NYC, Incognito return with their adaptation of Erich Remarque's tale that exposes the harrowing reality of trench warfare. Using their signature physical style, Incognito create a poignant and visually stunning theatrical experience.

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After last year's five-star sell-out productions of SUNSHINE ON LEITH, OLIVER! and LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION, Captivate Theatre is excited to bring Annie to the Edinburgh Fringe. This story, combined with an awardwinning book and score featuring songs like Tomorrow and Hard Knock Life, makes Annie a favourite family musical.

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The day before the presidential election last year, Leonard Cohen finally fell silent. In 'Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen - The Final Tribute', Arthur, in the melodious company of the glamourous Smithereens, revisits and revises the acclaimed show they performed in Edinburgh, London, Galway and Berlin. Smith really does sing Cohen, sincerely and affectionately. It's obvious that the comedian has found a lot of meaning in the songwriter's work CHORTLE

Bursting with energy, full of emotion and humorous from beginning to end... Fast paced, energetic and lively. (Oliver!, 2016) BBBBB THEREVIEWSHUB.COM

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www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @Captivate_LTD

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DEADPAN THEATRE: THIRD WHEEL

theatre63

Avalon Promotions Ltd

Nearly everyone is dead and Taylor is alone. Their life was 'fine' until they found the radio, with a voice on the other end. Performed by actors who switch roles each night. A post-apocalyptic black comedy about two people who shouldn't have listened.

Polly and Eve are driving around the UK with their best mate Dylan in a Wizard of Oz lunchbox. At his funeral, they are handed the box along with posthumous instructions to take him on the trip he never got to go on, set to witty Sondheim-esque narration from the onstage band,

www.theatre63.com | Twitter: @theatre_63

www.deadpantheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @Deadpan_Theatre Quickfire, zinger-filled scripting BBBB SCOTSMAN Hilarious... Laughs at every turn BBBB SUNDAY TIMES

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Fantastic writing, directing and performance LOVE MIDLANDS THEATRE £6 £7.50 (£6.50)

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DR CARNESKY'S INCREDIBLE BLEEDING WOMAN

Menstrual mystery tour... .delightfully po-faced and deliciously tongue-in-cheek BBBB LYN GARDNER GUARDIAN £6 £9 (£8)

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

carnesky.com | Twitter: @CarneskyProds

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THE DUKE

Dr Carnesky invites you to attend a marvellously bloody lecture, a revelationary romp into the ritual power of the last taboo. Featuring stalwarts of the alt-cabaret scene as you have never seen them before!

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

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Almeida

From the Ground Up is a thrilling and provocative interactive show that unites and divides the audience through a series of challenging questions. When faced with a difficult choice, will you step right or will you step left? Created by a group of 16 - 25 year olds, writer Joeri Smet (Ontroerend Goed) and director Christopher Elmer-Gorry. Supported by Shoreditch Town Hall. www.almeidatheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @almeidatheatre

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JOE HART: ALPHA, BETA, GAMER

Total Comedy

Joe Hart (SYTYF Finalist & Tickled Pig Winner) has new interactive video game show! Nerd out, level up and just maybe live to respawn another day. Featuring custom made video games for the audience to play, win and possibly break live on stage. www.joehartcomedy.com | Twitter: @joehart Comedy Gold SCOTSMAN

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LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION

Captivate Theatre

Captivate Theatre brings the world's longest-running musical back to the Edinburgh Fringe after last year's fivestar sell-out! With an outstanding cast, and backed by a 15-piece orchestra, don't be put off by School Edition... www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @Captivate_LTD

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LI YUAN FEI GE (THE SONG IN PEAR ORCHARD) + HUA MULAN

Chinese opera is among the world's three major ancient drama styles. It is representative of the nation's traditional culture. Liyuan Chun is among the most watched programs in Chinese opera with some of the most appealing artists. The music theater "Hua Mulan" is an ancient Chinese story where Mulan disguised herself as a man to take her father's place among the recruits. Mulan was an ancient heroine to the Chinese people. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty rewarded her posthumously as the General of "filial piety". The story has been told on the big screen in 1998 and 2004 by Disney. £10 (£5)

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The Protégés

Second Circle Theatre

Enter an anonymous fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem: alcoholism. With tea, biscuits and life affirming verbatim storytelling, we invite you to consider the universal addictive tendencies which live within us all. 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th: 14:00 (14.45) & 17:00 (17:45) 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th: 18:30 (19.15) & 19:30 (20:15) 11th, 12th, 18th: 12:30 (13:15) & 15:00 (15:45) Twitter: @secondcircle_ £9 (£8)

Dave, on the beach in Mexico, drinking margaritas, drifts off... into a whirl of absurdities. Cross-dressing, a spirit-reading (with flasher), addled minds and robotic legs, strange romance -- culminating in a riot at the Shy People's Encounter Group. Four young comedic talents in an all-action, all-new sketch comedy show written for them by Richard Sparks, author of the Rowan Atkinson Schoolmaster sketch. www.margaritadreams.co.uk | Twitter: @margaritadreamz

Great material by a master comedy craftsman. It will definitely be a cracker. GRIFF RHYS JONES

Richard's wily wit and uncanny theatrical instincts will no doubt enthrall and enchant any and all who choose to venture through his theatricum botanicum.

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Cowboys &amp; Iranians

Audience favourite Patrick Monahan brings his high energy comedy style with hilarious and engaging topical and observational material to his brand new Game Show! patrickmonahan.co.uk A Fringe Legend! BBBB MIRROR

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Extempore Theatre & Something for the Weekend

Synergy Presents

Two 'rhapsodes' - Adam Meggido & Sean McCann, of the Olivier Award winning Showstoppers - honour ancient Athenian traditions and compete to improvise an authentic Shakespearean masterpiece on the spot. Featuring rap, poetry slams and any writer from the last 3,000 years. 'Rhapsodes' will change the way you think about improv and - quite possibly - Shakespeare.

Billy Bleach - the pub bore. Geoffrey Allerton - confirmed bachelor and unpublished Yorkshire poet. Tony Beckton - one of Britain's most dangerous men. Brian Pern - prog rocker and humanitarian. Simon and his Fast Show alteregos await. www.synergyconcerts.com | Twitter: @synergyconcerts

www.extemporetheatre.com | Twitter: @extemporeT

Hilarious. The bard has never been this much fun BBBBB THREE WEEKS £10 (£9)

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Playthespotlighttheatre

A one woman show, Victim follows the power struggle between a prison guard and criminal as they come face to face with a notorious inmate. Hot on the heels of Villain - The 2016 Edinburgh sell out, 5-star, Offie-nominated hit - Bruised Sky return with Martin Murphy's darkly comic new play Victim.

From the creator of the hit show 'Black Is the Color of My Voice', comes a new story about the 20th-century AfricanAmerican experience. Set to original music and traditional gospel and blues; TWO women, 42 years apart become involved in the struggle for civil rights. One, a notorious Black Panther; the other, a present day university student. Both challenge the American Justice system, become criminalized through political activism; and ultimately are faced with a choice to stay and fight or to flee. "Stunning vocals" The Stage madeinscotlandshowcase.com

BruisedSkyProductions.com | Twitter: @BruisedSky Extraordinary BBBB STAGE (FOR "VILLAIN") Darkly hilarious BBBBB REMOTE GOAT (FOR "VILLAIN")

www.apphiacampbell.com | Twitter: @Apphiacampbell

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Gabriela Muñoz in association with Aurora Nova

A heart-wrenching yet hilarious clown piece playing with the idea of loneliness, hope, jealousy, and the longing for true romance. Moving from pathos to humor, Greta, our protagonist, is a lonely woman who rehearses once a week the arrival of the so-called 'one'. Will she get lucky tonight? Perhaps, perhaps, quizas...

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www.auroranova.org/perhaps-perhaps-quizas | Twitter: @ gabymunozclown

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Bowes Renna Productions

Award-winning Kate Bowes Renna (Love Actually, Downton Abbey, Peaky Blinders), winner of the 2016 Sitcom Trials at the Gilded Balloon, presents her ingenious one-woman show, weaving tales of love, blackmail and hair loss. With a few wigs and some guacamole thrown in. Twitter: @katerenna2

Kate swings effortlessly through the mercurial mood changes demanded by her characters BBBBB INDEPENDENT

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BoonDog Theatre

Mini Mall Theatre

He tries his best with girls. He tries his best with mates. But for all his efforts, things just don't seem to be going right. So he's making a change. Something's triggered him to stand up for himself. He's got a new plan and he's going to reassert his worth. But does he have the balls to go through with it? Inspired by mass shooter Elliot Rodger's manifesto, Ballistic is a one-man tour-de-force about the life of a loner. www.mini-mall.co.uk | Twitter: @MiniMallTheatre £5 £8 (£6)

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Two west country plonkers speed through suburbia to wreck havoc on childhood dreams and a system they believed would bring them future opportunity. Confined within a car for most of the journey - they fight, spit, cry and kill while struggling to except their feelings are only human.

WINNER OF LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES "GREENWICH PARTNERSHIP AWARD" 2017 Dustbowl America. Backstage at the travelling circus, we see the complex relationship between one man and his performing chimpanzee. Marooned in a world she does not comprehend, Goody finds comfort with her only companion: her trainer Frances. How do they communicate? How do they cohabit? Who is in control? This is a striking, darkly funny exploration of the extraordinary, heartbreaking world of performing apes and the humans who live with them, love them, and break them. Twitter: @BoondogTheatre

(The State vs John Hayes) Roslyn's performance is astonishing... a very special, intriguing and disturbing piece of theatre... it may only be an hour in length but its impact lasts much longer BBBB THE STAGE A mesmerizing hour... utterly brilliant BBBBB ARGUS GUIDE

Twitter: @hailtothepeople

When it is done - and done well - the results, as shown here, can be excellent EXEUNT MAGAZINE This is a triumph BBBB LONDON THEATRE 1

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DugOut Theatre

Boileroom

When a fiercely independent, workaholic police officer finds herself on the street where her brother once lived, she is propelled back to her vibrant childhood and forced to confront a tremendous loss. Written and performed by Nicola Wren (501 Things I Do In My Bedroom) and brought to you by Edinburgh Fringe favourites DugOut Theatre (Swansong, The Sunset Five and Inheritance Blues).

An evening of performance, in the middle of the afternoon. An electric show about turning things around, all the way round. Characters, lecoq and le music from Funny Women Finalist (short film) and Gilded Balloon's UK Sitcom Trial winner 2016, as seen on BBC Comedy. www.vanessafayestanley.com | Twitter: @VanStanTheMan

Completely engaging... brilliant acting, killer moves, truly sublime. Silly, brilliant fun. BBBB THREE WEEKS An exciting world which sparkles with witty dialogue and funny one liners BAFTA ROCLIFFE

www.dugouttheatre.com | Twitter: @dugouttheatre Sparkling writing BBBB SCOTSMAN Oozing with simple British charm BBBB DAILY MAIL £7 £9 (£8)

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China Plate presents Urielle Klein-Mekongo

Matt Abbott Poet

A one woman show with original music about family, friends, virginity, lightys, garage remixes, hello kitty underwear, an 'Uncle' who lurks in the shadows, a stolen childhood, growing up with a secret and surviving. Based on a true story. Commissioned by Bernie Grant Arts Centre In association with Hull 2017

From council estates to the Calais Jungle, Abbott uses razor-sharp wit, storytelling and linguistic flair to present this deeply personal and political show. Humorous and harrowing, celebratory and confrontational; a vital and engaging poetic journey for 2017. www.mattabbottpoet.com | Twitter: @mattabbottpoet

www.chinaplatetheatre.com | Twitter: @youroldchina

If you were seriously put off poetry at school, he's the man who might just change your mind BBBBB

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A SUPER HAPPY STORY (ABOUT FEELING SUPER SAD)

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Pauline Goldsmith & Marshall Cordell Present

Sadly missed after a decade pushing up the daisies, Pauline Goldsmith's legendary Irish wake returns with tea, sympathy - and a good drop of the hard stuff. So pull up a chair, grab a sandwich and raise a glass to life at this wickedly funny funeral! 'A coup de théâtre' (Stage) 'A hot ticket' (List) 'Drop Dead Funny' (Observer) 'Brilliant' (Time Out).

Sally is a happy person. But she's got an illness she doesn't want anyone to know about. Mixing storytelling, live music and sketch comedy, this is a fun, silly and sad show for anyone whose brain hasn't always been on their side. Written by Jon Brittain (Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho), with music by Matthew Floyd Jones (Frisky and Mannish).

www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com Fantastic. BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

www.silentuproarproductions.co.uk | Twitter: @SilentUproarPro Suddenly grips your heart LYN GARDNER, GUARDIAN

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ARLENE! THE GLITZ. THE GLAMOUR. THE GOSSIP.

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Shows on a Shoestring

What's your life worth? In the horribly plausible very near future, a new government has come up with a price. But pensioner Alan McDonald is having none of it. Robert Dawson Scott's timely new play asks troubling questions about selling, self-worth and the dark side of family values.

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Freddie Mercury. Whitney Houston. Elton John. Starlight Express. We Will Rock You. Annie. Hot Gossip. The list goes on... Choreographer to the stars, creator of the world's most iconic musicals, and the unforgettable judge on Strictly Come Dancing. Arlene Phillips gossips with Jacquie Storey about a lifetime in dance and reveals the truth from behind the curtains.

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The Modern Maori Quartet Ltd

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Journalist, television presenter and best-selling author Ned Boulting brings his acclaimed ride through the world of cycling to the Fringe for the first time, for 3 shows only! From the humble commuter to the winner of the Tour de France, Boulting takes an off-centre look at what it means to ride a bike, drawing on his own underwhelming adventures in the saddle to his fifteen summers spent hurtling around France in pursuit of the sport's biggest names. All two-wheeled life is here! www.bikeology.co.uk | Twitter: @nedboulting £15 (£12)

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Join us for a party like no other, where hearty voices in epic harmony share Maori traditions and tell New Zealand stories through waiata (song) and cheeky Maori humour. A classy celebration of Kiwi music honouring the legends of Maori Showbands that will warm your heart and make you cry with laughter. << Part of NZatEdinburgh.com >> ... the new face of Maori showbands, handsome, hilarious and harmonious... entertainment at its best. THEATREVIEW There can be no doubt that this quartet deserves the reputation that they are gaining internationally... they represent the best of the mighty showband tradition. STUFF ... superbly balanced, well-drilled group of entertainers... with their close harmony and well-integrated unison distinctly impressive. DOMINION POST

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Ever woken up in the night screaming at the revelation that Bruno Tonioli is 61 and wondered what happened to your life? Daniel Norcross has. Join the BBC Test Match Special commentator and two teams of comedians as they battle it out to guess the ages of the world's biggest (and smallest) personalities, and discover who is most in denial of their own encroaching mortality.

‘Consummate performance’ Sunday Independent

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THE BIRTHDAY GAME WITH DANIEL NORCROSS

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THE GIANT KILLERS

The Long Lane Theatre Company

The true story of footballs greatest ever underdogs. In the late nineteenth century, football and the F.A. Cup was only for the elite. That is until a penniless group of mill workers join with two Glaswegians to do the unthinkable and change the beautiful game forever. They are "The Giant Killers!"

PHOSPHOROS THEATRE

A new play created with and performed by 10 refugee young men; 2016 Amnesty Award nominees are back with their signature style of comedy, raw talent and celebration to uniquely explore the coming-of-age of young asylum seekers in the UK. Revealing, authentic, unforgettable.

www.longlanetc.com | Twitter: @LongLaneTheatre

Twitter: @WeArePhosphoros

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JOHN HEGLEY: PEACE, LOVE & POTATOES

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A musical marvel performed by children from Beijing - a magical journey undertaken by three little children, each with their own striking personality, who unite their efforts and complete a series of challenging trials helped by the glass slipper, the witch mirror, the matches, and Nüwa and the Foolish Old Man (two mythical Chinese characters). On this marvellous quest, the children experience friendship and growth in pursuit of their dreams. Imagine an ancient Chinese legend unfolding in an enchanted castle of western fairy lore... oriental and occidental elements and flavours - will they mingle or clash?

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THE MAGICAL TOUR OF A BEAD

Keats, Daleks, soot, belief, osmosis and 'compassionate autobiographical poems and correspondence between family members'. (Poetry London) Verses spoken and sung. Hearts broken and repaired. Devised for adults, but tolerable to some ten year olds (and nine year olds in glasses.) 'An incurable entertainer' (Guardian) 'Awesomely Mundane' (Independent) Nine dates only - book early! Scandalously talented SUNDAY TIMES Marvellous, joyful fun TELEGRAPH

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China Young Culture Ambassadors

So Comedy by arrangement with Troika

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DANCE PHYSICAL THEATRE AND CIRCUS

THE PING PONG BALL EFFECT

UPSALA CIRCUS

The rapscallions and runaways of St.Petersburg's legendary Youth Circus make their delightful Fringe debut. Share our smiles and dreams in a spellbinding story for all ages, told with a high-energy fusion of circus skills, modern dance and featuring a stunning soundscape of live music. At the centre of our imagined universe sits the Ping Pong Ball; an unpredictable object which evolves an extraordinary identity of its own. With Ping Pong balls setting the pace, we can guarantee that every performance will be unique! upsalacircus.ru | Twitter: @UpsalaCircus £7.50 £10.50 (£9)

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The Baxter Theatre returns to Assembly with Yael Farber's international sensation. In the smouldering kitchen of a remote South African farmhouse, 23 years after apartheid, a single night of brutality and tenderness unfolds between a black farm labourer and his white master's daughter. Winner of more than 20 international theatre awards. www.baxter.co.za | Twitter: @BaxterTheatre Searing and fearless. Brilliant. BBBBB THE GUARDIAN Raw and unapologetic... a Big Hit. BBBBB NEW YORK TIMES

An unforgettable play. BBBBB THE TELEGRAPH Shorter, sexier and better. BBBBB THE TIMES WINNER of the 2012 Scotsman Fringe First Award

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A SUDDEN BURST OF BLINDING LIGHT

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RATON LAVEUR

Fairly Lucid Productions

Phil and Lily have moved overseas to pursue Lily's dreams. Phil, finding himself at loose ends, becomes obsessed with a local nest of raccoons. As Phil descends deeper into paranoia, things take a violent turn, and Lily is left cleaning up the mess. Raton Laveur (the french word for Raccoon) is a comedy about love, relationships, and knives that cut through bone.

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THE FRIDAY NIGHT EFFECT

Meet Collette, Sive and Jamie, three best friends on a wild night out in Dublin's fair city. By the end of tonight Collette will be dead. Can you save her? A gripping piece of interactive theatre by award winning Irish company Sunday's Child. At crucial turning points in the story the fate of the characters will be placed in audience's hands. A funny, insightful and provocative piece exploring concepts of fate,friendship and fairness to ask -are we in control of our own destinies, or are we at the mercy of cruel fate?

"I can make... impossible things happen" Jude Beringer thinks she's going mad. Then she meets Leon, a young card magician who can make people disappear. What follows is a wild journey through the minds of two young people surviving against the odds in the big bad city. A Sudden Burst of Blinding Light is at once a delirious game-show, a witty and inventive exploration of mental illness, and a powerfully compassionate play about family, friendship and illusion. £6

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THE ROAD THAT WASN'T THERE

Trick of the Light / Zanetti Productions

In New Zealand there are some 56,000 kilometres of paper roads - streets and towns that exist only on surveyors' maps. Or do they? From the makers of The Bookbinder comes a dark fairytale combining puppetry, shadow play, and live music. Best Children's Event (Fringe World - Perth, & Adelaide Fringe 2016), Outstanding New NZ Play (Chapman Tripps 2013). Ages 8+. Part of NZatEdinburgh.com. www.trickofthelight.co.nz | Twitter: @stagetrick

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SALT WATER: A COMEDY SHOW

Eggbox Comedy

Bracing maritime sketch show from Eggbox Comedy. The docklands. A land with one soggy foot in the sea. Enter a parallel world of salt spray and foaming ales, dockhands and smugglers. Marvel at the characters who roam the wharves and prowl the pubs. Current members of the Cambridge Footlights invite you to join them as they fish up a brand new hour of absurd character comedy. Twitter: @eggbox_comedy

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THE CANON: A LITERARY SKETCH SHOW

By No Mean Feet

The Canon returns in its second edition - bigger, bookier, and bwittier. An irrepressible sketch show featuring an all-star cast of literary favourites, from Shakespeare to E.L. James. We're like SparkNotes, only funny. Twitter: @bynomeanfeet

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David Benson presented by James Seabright

Celebrating 50 years of Perry and Croft's quintessential sitcom, which won the 'Best One-Liner' accolade in a poll of comedians conducted earlier this year by Gold, with the immortal words 'Don't tell him, Pike'. Double Fringe First Award winner David Benson and Jack Lane present a rotating pair of classic radio episodes featuring favourite lines and cherished characters. www.DadsArmyRadioHour.com | Twitter: @DadsArmyRadioHr The best-loved of all British comedies DAILY TELEGRAPH A masterpiece of comic timing! EVENING STANDARD £7

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Little Soldier Productions

The Conker Group and HOME

An unpredictable and urgent theatrical counter-protest. A show about changing the world. A show about getting angry on Facebook, wanting to make a difference, rock and roll and... bees. Welcome to the revolution. It's gonna get messy. From the makers of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, winner of The Stage Award for Acting Excellence 2014.

Liz has got an embarrassing problem, and these yogurts aren't helping: her body's acting up. In this one-woman show, Liz Richardson shares her real life experiences living as a twenty-something with ulcerative colitis (an inflammatory bowel disease). A shameless tale of love, laughter and lavatories, co-created by Tara Robinson. www.theconkergroup.co.uk | Twitter: @theconkergroup Refreshing and amusing frankness BBBB NORTH WEST END A fearless performance BBBB BOUQUETS & BRICKBATS

www.littlesoldierproductions.co.uk | Twitter: @LittleSoldierP These clowns know exactly what they are doing LYN GARDNER - GUARDIAN (ON DON QUIXOTE) £8.50 (£7.50)

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'Spin. Spiralize. Blend. Repeat. I am happy. I am empowered. I am thin - I mean, healthy. F*ck it!' When did our obsession with wellness start making us sick? One woman's journey through the dirty world of clean living. A gluten-free story about control, restriction and too much turmeric.

John Bishop has had an incredible career. Within three years of his first ever comedy gig, John was playing to sold out arena audiences across the country. This will be his 6th Fringe, with his acclaimed 2010 show, 'Elvis has Left the Building' being nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award.

www.aineflanagan.com | Twitter: @HearMeRawShow

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www.johnbishoponline.com | Twitter: @JohnBishop100 Unimprovable... comedy superstar BBBB DAILY TELEGRAPH

Daniella Isaacs provides some of the best acting I've seen on the Fringe TELEGRAPH

JOHN BISHOP: WINGING IT

Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management

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Áine Flanagan Productions and Lipsink in association with United Agents

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PIPPA EVANS: JOY PROVISION!

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QUARTER LIFE CRISIS

Chambers Touring Ltd.

Yolanda Mercy, Jade Lewis and Gemma Lloyd in association with Underbelly Untapped

Olivier Award-winner (as part of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical), Chortle Award-winner and Radio 4 regular Pippa wonders how we keep the laughter rolling when it seems like the world is about to implode. Have your joy levels checked by "a comic genius" (Telegraph).

Alicia is a hot mess. She doesn't know what she's doing with her life. Swiping left, swiping right to find the perfect match. Even though she's a Londoner, born and bred, the scent of Lagos peppers her existence in the ends. Everyone around her seems to know where they're going in life, but she's just trying to find ways to cheat growing up and keep her 16-25 railcard. Quarter Life Crisis mixes addictive basslines, spoken word and audience participation.

www.pippaevans.com | Twitter: @IAmPippaEvans You'll be grinning for the rest of the day GUARDIAN

Guarantees a good time whatever the demographic CHORTLE

www.yolandamercy.com | Twitter: @yolandamercy

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SAM GOODBURN: DUMBSTRUCK

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Accidental clown turned multi-award-winning performer; Sam Goodburn plays a dumbstruck young man the morning after his first steps into adulthood. The endearing dork finds himself semi-dressed amidst an apartment too floral for his now less-inebriated comfort zone. Collaborating with renowned clown/director Fraser Hooper Sam brings his first solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe. Witness offbeat comedy, world class unicycling and impeccable feats with sliced bread! Winner: Circus Maximus 2015 UK's Best Emerging Circus Act

The debut fringe show from Piccadilly Comedian of the Year 2016. The ultimate colonial baby, the multi-lingual, privately-educated former banker, ex-Muslim and son of a Labourite and a Thatcherite is as confused as you are. A former "So You Think You're Funny" finalist, and as seen on BBC iPlayer, Akbar's debut show will take you on a delightful journey of what it's like to be him!

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Like watching a Live At The Apollo set... clearly going places BRUCE DESSAU £5

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ESHAAN AKBAR: NOT FOR PROPHET

CKP & ROAR Group present

£7

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Underbelly and Sam Goodburn

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STUDIO 9

Andrew Kay

Hectic Comedy

Double act Will Hall and Leo Reich have been given an hour in a TV studio to record their very own sketch show pilot. But things keep going wrong, and they have a lot of sketches to film in just sixty minutes. Well, fifty nine... Slick, fast-paced sketch comedy from two Cambridge Footlights regulars. Twitter: @Studio9Fringe

Not just funny... but rich with a sense of self-awareness BBBB SCOTSMAN

I would highly recommend it BBBBB BROADWAY BABY £6

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Two-time Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir brings together South Africa's greatest singers performing songs in 8 of Sth Africa's official languages, gospel and their unique interpretations of international classics. With soaring harmonies and that distinct South African sound, witnessing a performance is a truly extraordinary musical experience. In well over 1000 live performances, Soweto Gospel Choir has brought joy into the lives of audiences all around the world and performed for and celebrated with world leaders, including Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Presidents Obama and Clinton as well as the British Royal Family. www.sowetogospelchoir.com | Twitter: @sowetogospel

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

There is simply no flaw here BBBB EVENING NEWS, SCOTLAND £12

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BEADLEDOM: ALPHA

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www.Trumpageddon.uk | Twitter: @TrumpFaker Remarkable satiric performance. BBBB BTG Provokes fits of laughter & furious debate. BBBB LIST £6

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familiadelanoche.com | Twitter: @familiadelanoch

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Beadledom, HQ of the universe. In her disorderly beige office, Deborah, an administrator on Omega-Shift, slogs away, removing life from the cosmos. But Deborah is fascinated by life. She dreams about making one. Maybe today is the day. Familia de la Noche return with a pair of shows that look at what makes humans tick. Using their trademark style of clowning, music, and puppetry to discover what makes the difference between a brilliant flash of life and a dull flicker.

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1,862,364 people signed a petition against Donald J. Trump making a state visit to the UK, so he's doing a fringe show instead. Immerse yourself in Trump's world vision before he blows it to kingdom come. Created by Simon Jay and directed by Olivier nominee Dan Clarkson, this absurdist satire is as demented, hysterical and disturbed as the man himself. The official Edfringe 2016 Sell Out Show returns!

Beadledom, HQ of the universe. In his orderly beige office, Max, an administrator on Alpha-Shift toils away, populating the cosmos with life. Until a catastrophic system malfunction leaves Max in charge of the biggest reset of all time. Familia de la Noche return with a pair of shows that look at what makes humans tick. Using their trademark style of clowning, music, and puppetry to discover what makes the difference between a brilliant flash of life and a dull flicker.

TRUMPAGEDDON

Familia De La Noche

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Familia De La Noche

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TODD & GOD

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TOM GOODLIFFE'S COFFEE RUN

Richard Marsh

EMX Management

Fringe First-winner (Dirty Great Love Story) puts the mess into Messiah. God's fixing her mistakes: "Wasps. Rookie error." For religion 2.0 she picks atheist Todd as Chosen One. Now Todd's doing good... badly. Comic drama about why we believe. How would you change the world? From writer of Skittles, Wingman, Love & Sweets (BBC Audio Drama Award: Best Scripted Comedy).

Do you like coffee? Award-winning comedian Tom likes it so much he accepted a challenge: Visit all the cafes on the London Specialty Coffee Map... IN ONE DAY! Succeed: His wife would buy him coffee for the year. Fail: He'd have to QUIT coffee for the year! Join News Quiz writer and Tape Face tour support Tom for FREE COFFEE and the story of his caffeinated quest, carefully blended with fascinating and funny facts about the world's favourite beverage. Charming, intelligent wit THREE WEEKS Hilarious THE SKINNY

www.richmarsh.com | Twitter: @richardbmarsh Lovely, witty, delicious too BBBBB INDEPENDENT ... effortless feats of wordplay... BBBB SCOTSMAN £7 £11 (£10)

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WHEN WE RAN

Toasterlab

Patch of Blue in association with Greenwich Theatre

Join Commander Leila Karam for the Saena mission briefing as part of Transmission, a distributed performance series about the discovery of intelligent alien life and the sisters who lead humanity to become an interstellar civilization. Would you give up everything on earth to meet our celestial neighbours? Part of #FuturePlayFest

When two sisters flee an oppressive commune, they discover a harsh and beautiful world they never knew. Playful, visual storytelling with original songs from the creators of We Live By the Sea-'Top Theatre of 2016' in The New York Times, and recipients of the Peace Foundation, Best Theatre, and Critics Circle awards at Adelaide Festival. www.patchofbluetheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @patch_of_blue inventive, well judged and tenderly performed BBBB NATASHA TRIPNEY, THE STAGE Top 6 Shows To See at Adelaide Festival GUARDIAN

www.transmiss.io/n | Twitter: @luxtaterra

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ATLANTIC: A SCOTTISH STORY

A girl looks across the ocean. What if we couldn't travel, leave home and see the world? Can we still be happy? A soaring new musical from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Northwestern University Chicago and awardwinning musical theatre partnership Noisemaker.

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an impressive piece... Slick musical direction and fine accompaniment BBBBB HERALD (WILLY'S BITCHES, 2015)

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rcsatthefringe.com | Twitter: @RCStweets

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In the midst of war, a young woman adventures overseas in search of her missing sister. With a rousing folk score, ATLANTIC explores the timely uncertainty of what it means to be American.

A truly engaging piece of modern musical theatre.

£12 (£11)

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

rcsatthefringe.com | Twitter: @RCStweets

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ATLANTIC: AMERICA AND THE GREAT WAR

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

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CIRCUS

UNDERBELLY'S CIRCUS HUB I THE LAFAYETTE

CIRCUS ABYSSINIA: ETHIOPIAN DREAMS

BRAHMA BAND + SHANGHAI FENGXIAN STUDENTS' ART TROUPE

Underbelly and Bibi and Bichu

Brahma (Sanskrit Brahama) was founded in early 2011 in Beijing, China. Through metal, electronic, orchestral, fusion and other ethnic and religious music, Brahma's goal has always been to express our environment and our attitude when we connect with people and things. Inspired by Brahma's music, Shanghai Fengxian Students' Art Troupe have developed their own original work and will perform their fantastic dances, including Jasmine Flower, Mazurka, etc. The mixture of Chinese traditional elements with the innovation of Chinese and western dancing skills will bring people a refreshing visual experience. £10 (£5)

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DAVID EDWARDS - HOW TO GET A SECOND DATE

David Edwards

Join David Edwards as he gives advice concerning how to navigate the messy world of modern-day dating. Edwards is a cult performer, regularly performing at Brian Gittins' monthly night 'Gittins to Know You'. The funniest character comedy you've yet to see COLIN

www.bibiandbichu.com

HOULT - MURDER IN SUCCESSVILLE/DEREK Always funny, always surprising DAVID EARL - DEREK/BRIAN GITTINS

Incredible, gravity-defying GUARDIAN (ON THE KONJOWOCH TROUPE) Jaw-dropping displays of synchronised derring-do PRIMARY TIMES Brave, energetic and riotously jubilant GLOUCESTERSHIRE LIVE

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An unashamedly joyful mix of astonishing stunts, astounding circus skills and enchanted adventure. Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams follows the magical journey of two little Ethiopian brothers (Bibi & Bichu) whose dream of joining the circus is made real by the Man in the Moon. Plunged into a world of daredevil wonders, they encounter a host of other circus dreamers: dancing, contorting, gravity- defying figures, all weaving tales of their own. Featuring the inimitable Konjowoch Troupe, this is a surreal retelling of how the cast dreamed of the circus in a country without one and created a phenomenal new Ethiopian tradition. www.bibiandbichu.com

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COPPÉLIA

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MUSICALS AND OPERA

DIVINE MELODY FROM CHINESE FIDDLERS

Feathers of Daedalus

Shanghai Yangpu Children's Palace Students' Art Troupe's Concert at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Shanghai Yangpu Children's Palace Students' Art Troupe was established over twenty years ago and has achieved many top awards at competitions worldwide. This August, the Art Troupe will present Divine Melody from Chinese Fiddlers Special Concert, to demonstrate charms of traditional Chinese music and dance. The performance programmes include Chinese traditional music like Jubilance, Three and Six, Legend of Silk Road and Chinese traditional dance Girls Doing Paper-cut. £10 (£5)

Following the success of Alice in 2016, The Feathers of Daedalus Circus present Coppélia. The infamous ballet of a mechanical doll is stripped bare, swallowed and spat out through the compelling voice of contemporary circus. The powerful story of infatuation, mechanisation and domination, will be realised in an experimentally surrealist, multidisciplinary fashion. Circus, 16mm film and spoken word sit side by side in a unique examination of love: paternal, possessive, unrequited, unknown. Coppélia explores what happens when desire dominates reason, when jealousy leads sanity astray, and when, as so often in love, all is not quite as it seems. www.feathersofdaedalus.co.uk

this was a deeply visually arresting show which kept audience members spellbound throughout (Alice 2016) THREE WEEKS Rapturous applause... Never has it been so well deserved (Alice 2016) BBBBB TAB

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ENSONGLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE

John Hinton

A song about science for every letter of the alphabet. Expect atoms, Big Bangs, cells, DNA... Expect the unexpected. And expect it to rhyme. From the creator of multi-award-winning musical comedies about Darwin, Einstein and Curie. Produced by Julz Hay. Suitable for ages 7+. www.ensonglopedia.com

Hinton is an absolute joy... You can't help thinking: this guy could get anyone interested in science ADELAIDE THEATRE GUIDE

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GEORGIE MORRELL: THE MORRELL HIGH GROUND

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Jane Doe goes to a party. She gets drunk. She blacks out. She is raped. Based on trial transcripts from rape cases, frank and funny interview footage with young people, and text messages direct from the audience, Jane Doe is a participatory theatre show reflecting on rape culture, consent and sexual empowerment. Part of NZatEdinburgh.com & #FuturePlayFest wearejanedoe.org

Beautifully and innovatively expressed -- more potent now than ever. THE TARTAN £9

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JANE DOE

Georgie's got 99 problems but disability is basically the main one. Can disability finally bring sexy back? Can Georgie save the NHS? Are NHS doctors hotter than private ones?! Why can't disability be mega lolz? Taking you through her bizarre and hilarious journey, find out how Georgie sees disability through her one eye! Georgie Morrell is a half-blind comedian whose first show, A Poke in the Eye' received **** reviews, has been up and down the country and transferred to Soho Theatre. £6.50

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THE MAN ON THE MOOR

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MATT FORDE'S POLITICAL PARTY PODCAST

Max Dickins & Something for the Weekend

12 December 2015: A man is found dead on Saddleworth Moor. Train tickets showed he'd travelled 200 miles, apparently just to die. Despite a national campaign he remained unidentified. This is what happened next. Written and performed by Max Dickins (2016's critical hit 'The Trunk'), this powerful drama looks at how people come to disappear and the impact on those they leave behind.

Avalon Promotions Ltd

Following 4 years of sell-out London shows Matt Forde's Political Party returns to Edinburgh for a one off special. Previous guests include: Tony Blair, Nigel Farage, Michael Portillo, Liz Kendall, Alastair Campbell and Angus Robertson.

www.maxdickins.com | Twitter: @maxdickins Twitter: @mattforde

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MY NAME IS IRRELEVANT

Concrete Drops Theatre

Matthew Leonard Hall

In this internationally acclaimed romantic mystery about love and loss, a man and woman meet under puzzling circumstances in a hotel room at midnight. Awarded the top prize at festivals in Orlando, Ottawa, Cincinnati, Vancouver and Adelaide.

In a world created by your imagination it can be difficult to work out what is fictional and what is reality. A man gives a lecture about all of the people he has met in his life, but as he delves deeper into his mind things start to unravel. As the stories escalate the audience start to see the inner workings of a confused brain and that the exterior doesn't always reflect what's buried inside. Vibrant new writing, accompanied by an original live score tackling the subject of isolation and loneliness.

www.ConcreteDrops.com | Twitter: @concretedrops A must for theatre buffs. BBBBB ADVERTISER, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA

This play is everything I've ever wanted out of theatre.

Twitter: @mrleonard

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THE NOISE NEXT DOOR'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD AFTERNOON SHOW

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NOTFLIX

Waiting For The Call: The Improvised Musical

Five Star, total sell out show Edinburgh Fringe 2016 and Vaults Festival 2017. Sunday Times, Marie Claire and Elle Magazine Pick Of The Edinburgh Fringe 2016. Evening Standard Pick of The Vaults Festival 2017. Featuring a live band and original, improvised songs. Notflix. Because everything is better as a musical.

CKP & ROAR Group present

The nine time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an anarchic afternoon show for the whole family. Join The Noise Next Door for an epic hour of outlandish characters, perfect punch lines and awesome songs all mixed together with the guys' trademark brand of off-the-cuff antics.

www.waitingforthecallimprov.com | Twitter: @wftcimprov Roaringly funny and incredibly talented BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Spontaneous, surprising and delightful BBBB FRINGE

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THE RISE AND FALL OF MARCUS MONROE

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no serious theatre lover should miss this CAPE TALK £10

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www.baxter.co.za | Twitter: @BaxterTheatre masterful direction CRITTER

Absolutely wonderful, intensely therapeutic, intensely uplifting! Spellbinding! BBBBB BBC RADIO SCOTLAND

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For anyone who has suffered mental illness, or has lived with someone who is afflicted; this piece will cut close to the bone. Triple Fringe First winner Andrew Buckland stars in Lara Foot's award-winning drama about friendship, dysfunction, addiction and angels. Winner of best director, actor and actress awards.

www.theatretoursinternational.com | Twitter: @GuyMasterson

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Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town in association with Assembly Festival & Riverside Studios

Guy Masterson, Fringe legend and Olivier Award winner (for Morecambe) returns for his 24th season with his globally acclaimed solo tour-de-force of Dylan Thomas' masterpiece for its 9th Fringe! ONE SHOW ONLY! The enchanting, moving and often hilarious, day-in-the-life of sleepy Welsh fishing village, Llarregub, is brought vividly to life in an astonishing work of virtuosity and charm.

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Come and meet our oriental beauty, Mother of a great ancient nation. In hard times she responds with Opera. She dances to a passion of life. She plays melodies that linger for thousands of years. She bears a noble name, we call her... China! Join with us and share her gentle grace and dazzling glamour. Hear her voice echo in operatic airs and see her shade spin in martial dances. Be captivated by the true essence of our splendid Eastern culture. Fall in love with the mystery, the beauty, the poetry, the country, for this is... The Story of China!

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From the writer of 'ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK' comes a world premiere theatrical event. When Marcus Monroe takes the stage you can't help but take notice. Dubbed "the rock star of jugglers" by the New York Press, Marcus combines innovative juggling with a high-energy original take. This makes him one of the most sought after variety performers. Not only is he is giving comedy-juggling a much needed extreme makeover, but Marcus is taking a strong lead in the new generation of variety performers. £8

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Trygve Wakenshaw in association with DON'T BE LONELY and Aurora Nova

A world famous mime attempts to be more entertaining than a standard baby. From Trygve Wakenshaw, the creator of smash hits NAUTILUS (Fosters Award nominee), KRAKEN and SQUIDBOY comes a brand new show and a brand new baby. www.trygvewakenshaw.net | Twitter: @trygve123 The new king of silent comedy BBBB GUARDIAN

So magical, so delightfully playful. Wakenshaw leaves his audience slack-jawed with admiration. BBBB SCOTSMAN Trygve is a Loony Toons creation made flesh... you can't help but be carried away by the pure joy of his madcap landscapes. BBBB FEST Astonishing, original, witty and engrossing. BBBBB ARTS DESK

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Scottish Drama Training Network

Or 'How I Survived Scientology' . . .Cathy Schenkelberg's journey as a Catholic girl from a family of ten, through the rabbit hole of this infamous, unbelievable cult, tells a universal story of a young adult searching for her place and purpose in life which is moving, heartbreaking and ultimately, redemptive. www.squeezemycans.com | Twitter: @FringeMan2017 Brutally honest, masterful, hilarious CHICAGO READER Very well-written and superbly performed BUZZNEWS.NET

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King's Head Theatre & Swipe Right

Girl power returns to the fringe! Get your butterfly clips and body glitter ready for the ultimate party! With songs from the Spice Girls, All Saints, B*witched and all your 90's favourites, this feel-good comedy musical will have you up on your feet and dancing the night away. Twitter: @KingsHeadThtr / @swiperightTC / #2become1

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SNAP

Gruejarm Production | Korean Season presented by AtoBiz Ltd.

Mystery & Magical Performance SNAP! "The best magic show in 2016 Edinburgh fringe" by Broadway World. "Best production award" by Asian arts award 2016. The world's greatest illusion artists from Korea bring you an astounding, enchanting experience. All award winning artists bring to life characters to bring you a fantasy experience which has never been seen before in the history of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. www.gruejarm.org | Twitter: @TheShowSNAP

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Tiger Circus/Lost in Translation Circus

Kuleshov

A young Port Glasgow man teeters on the brink of selfdestruction. Running from painful memories and present dangers, can a self-proclaimed hero save himself from oblivion? www.kuleshovtheatre.com | Twitter: @kuleshovtheatre

A searing insight into the challenges and lost promise of modern living BBBB REVIEWS HUB Witty and intelligent. Gives a voice to the young men struggling to live up to an unattainable standard, unable to ask for help BBBB WEST END WILMA £6 £8 (£7)

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Breathtaking displays of juggling and acrobatics combine with knockabout clowning reminiscent of the great comedy duos like Laurel and Hardy in this European smash hit making its Fringe debut. A fast paced energetic and funny circus show for all the family featuring two impressively skillful performers, one lithe and small, the other a gigantean strongman, who are hopelessly connected to each other. When one falls, the other one flies. Flying, flipping, sliding and sticking, this is a thrilling show that just won't let go. Performers Manu Tiger from Sweden (Tiger Circus) and Italian Massimilliano Rossetti (Lost in Translation) are both masters of multiple circus skills. Expect expert juggling, spectacular teeterboard and high-flying thrills alongside brilliant laugh-out-loud comic timing and a stunning finale. Utterly lovable... evokes the great comedy double acts of the silent era BBBB LYN GARDNER, GUARDIAN

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MONSTER

Worklight Theatre

"Some of this is true. Some of it isn't. And I'm not going to tell you which is which... " What happens when the red mist descends? Why do some people lash out, while others contain their anger? Monster is a thrilling new play about violence and masculinity, from internationally acclaimed Worklight Theatre (Fringe First 2015: Labels). www.worklighttheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @worklight_uk A gentle firestorm BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE (LABELS, 2015) £6

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ROMANTIC ENCOUNTERS IN A DARKENED ROOM

RBM Comedy

Malcolm Hardee award-winning gay autistic comedian adopts new stance. For the first time combining his musical composition talents with his well-honed comedy chops, Robert presents a fully orchestrated comedy opera of unbelievable, but true, misadventures and misfortune. An untold story, a Stephen Fry type coming-of-age tale.

TGN Comedy

Darkly bizarre sketches, original music and unashamed use of multimedia combine in this modern comedy experience, from the mind of Cambridge comedian Charlie Robb. This is the bittersweet tale of heartbreak told by an optimistic idiot, in a high-octane performance that will leave the audience in stitches, and full of feels.

www.robertwhitecomedy.com | Twitter: @robertwhitejoke Pitch-perfect delivery... just brilliant BBBB CHORTLE Jaw-dropping riot BBBB LIST

tgncomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @rom_encounters

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THIS REALLY IS TOO MUCH

Avalon Promotions Ltd

Gracefool Collective in association with Underbelly Untapped

Critically-acclaimed sketch duo Thünderbards return with their 4nd hour of gag-laden comedy, filled with their trademark off-beat jokes, fast-paced sketches and 'made-for-mothers' politeness. The stars of BBC Radio 4's Sketchorama are "hugely entertaining" (Daily Mail), "laugh out loud funny" (The Scotsman) and are here to make your day great again.

Raucous, provocative and laugh-out-loud funny, this genrebusting performance reveals the downright absurd realities of life as a 3-dimensional, high definition, WO-man. 'Gleefully compelling' (EXEUNT), slickly choreographed and dripping with satirical charm and anarchic wit. Gracefool combine dancing with dark comedy as they wrestle with gender, identity and social convention.

Twitter: @Thunderbards

www.gracefoolcollective.com | Twitter: @gracefoolC

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AD Group TAGO | Korean Season presented by AtoBiz Ltd.

Group TAGO makes a welcome return to this year's Fringe after wowing audiences last year, receiving standing ovations at every performance. Exciting, extreme and exhilarating, this is the ultimate drumming performance from the East. A breathtaking mixture of Korean traditional instruments - from gigantic drums to small percussion spiced up with a hint of martial arts, be amazed by the dexterity of all the performers. www.atobiz.co.kr | Twitter: @AtoBiz_Info

Each sequence is a masterpiece in its own right ... a beautifully put together show that demands to be seen BBBBB BROADWAY BABY An utterly exhilarating display of precision movement and visceral percussion BBBB TIMES

This showcase of the best in traditional and modern Korean percussion has something for everyone ... for sheer joyous exuberance and skill there's little to beat this show BBBB LIST Undoubtedly a show that virtually anyone can enjoy simply because the energy and enthusiasm of the performers is infectious from the moment they walk out onto the stage. BBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE Powerful and utterly graceful BBBB SCOTSMAN £8

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ALAN, WE THINK YOU SHOULD GET A DOG

Hannah Layton Management

Mad Like Roar

Award-winning comedian Samantha Baines (The Crown, BBC Radio 4) returns after a smash hit sell out run in 2016. This year she's exploring the lost women of science. Expect facts, puns and an ear trumpet attached to a whiskey bottle. It's science meets funny.

"They came to my funeral but I wasn't quite dead... yet." Daisy is fighting for her family but when that fight leaves her with blood on her hands, it's frightening. A tough yet tender devised play from RCSSD emerging graduate company, Mad Like Roar.

www.samanthabaines.com | Twitter: @samanthabaines One of the ones to watch BRUCE DESSAU, EVENING STANDARD One of the best comedians on the circuit BBBBB COMEDY CORONER

www.madlikeroar.com | Twitter: @madlikeroar

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BUZZ: A NEW MUSICAL

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Winner of the 2016 Eddies Award, the sellout Buzz returns; a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton's quest to fall back in love with herself. Sex Ed just got a revamp.

Cardboard Citizens presents Ali Taylor's powerful new play about the social impact of spiralling housing costs, inspired by Ken Loach's Cathy Come Home. Audiences will have the chance to debate ideas for political change. Follows critically acclaimed UK tour.

www.fatrascaltheatre.com | Twitter: @WeAreFatRascal

You should sell your own Grandma to get tickets

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This is life-changing theatre... Not only an excellent play, but an important one BBBB REVIEWS HUB

The musical - and much funnier - sister of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues BBBBB MUSICAL THEATRE

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Princess Leia. Cleopatra. Katniss Everdeen. We all know women are amazing and fascinating. The women of Fémage à Trois are nothing less. Featuring new motherhood, epic transformations and super powers, Loquitur Theatre presents a trilogy of independent stories, told by the women central to them, as they battle with their demons. Charming, dark, sometimes hilarious, desperately normal; each story illustrates the incredible strength needed to meet life and its challenges head on.

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Doors creak and dust falls; the Curse of Cranholme Abbey has awoken once more. The "superbly talented" (List) Young Pleasance presents a tale of intrigue and horror as the past and present collide. The bell tolls. Mobile signals flicker and fade. Distant screams echo from the east wing. The clock ticks. Time stands still. Peeling back the wallpaper, our heroes unravel the abbey's haunting secrets as the curse threatens to destroy them all. With their trademark large-scale ensemble cast and "production values way and above anything in Edinburgh" (Broadway Baby) Young Pleasance have created yet another piece to chill and thrill this summer!

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FINDING NANA

New Perspectives Theatre Company

From award-winning writer Jane Upton (Bones, Swimming and All the Little Lights), laugh and cry your way through this autobiographical journey to halcyon seaside holidays, crazy golf, Knickerbocker Glories and remembering beloved Nana before she forgot who she was. www.newperspectives.co.uk | Twitter: @NPtheatre

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GREAT BRITISH MYSTERIES?

The Cloak & Dagger Club/PBJ Management

Do you like... mysteries? Join Olive Bacon (Supernaturalist) and Dr. Teddy Tyrell (Scorpio) in this live mockumentary adventure into the unknown. Expect in-depth investigations into monsters, myths and Noel Edmonds. Prepare to be mildly unnerved. This is the first show by Will Close and Rose Robinson as The Cloak & Dagger Club, directed by Joseph Hancock. They have been seen and heard on Radio 4, BBC One and BBC Three. Twitter: @clubcloakdagger

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LASTMINUTE.COM EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS SHOW

lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Every year a sell out! The UK's first and premier award for live comedy. See the 2017 winner and nominees on one bill for one show only. Book early to avoid disappointment. We bring you the stars of tomorrow. Previous Best Show Winners include: Russell Kane, Tim Key, Daniel Kitson, Al Murray - The Pub Landlord, Lee Evans and Frank Skinner. Previous Best Newcomer winners include: Tim Minchin, Sarah Millican, The Mighty Boosh and Harry Hill. To get all the latest news and winners announcements follow @comedyawards. £14 (£13)

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PBJ MANAGEMENT

Nina Conti seeks the help of an unconventional therapist. Wanting to be liked all her life, Nina has sequestered her honest, uncensored and filthiest thoughts into the mouth of her monkey and the irony now is that people like Monkey more than her. Will Nina find her voice again? Or will Monkey take over? An hilarious subversive and completely unethical therapy session, improvised daily by Nina Conti and Adam Meggido.

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TESSA COATES: PRIMATES

Berk's Nest in association with United Agents

One third of sketch group Massive Dad ('Hilarious' Guardian), Tessa has an absolutely useless degree in Anthropology. Her debut hour combines character comedy, storytelling and very intense academic research. Which is how everyone likes their comedy, right? As seen/heard on Newsjack, Sky Arts, Channel 4, Comedy Central and Radio 4. tessacoates.com | Twitter: @tessacoates Utterly excellent BROADWAYBABY

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ONE WITH EVERYTHING

Express Move Me

Strange physical theatre with soul-lined theatrics and odd feats. Awkward stories and acrobatics with heart. Observe the vulnerable gold. Have no fear. One with everything is a hybrid of physical theatre, dance, comedy, music and storytelling that dives into an altered-state universe while frolicking in themes of love, desire, masculinity and whales. Laughter moves people's bodies and makes them happy. And that makes us happy. wildly unpredictable, marvellously imperfect act. JIM

Never queue for a ticket. Ever.

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THE SEAN KELLY CHAT SHOW

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with TGA

Star of Storage Hunters Sean Kelly is the high energy, ever-shouting auctioneer. See another side to him in this very special live chat show. The show will feature different guests everyday from the worlds of TV, comedy and music. Guests will be invited to bring in a special item that he will auction for Help for Heroes.

www.seanbrandonkelly.com | Twitter: @SeanKellyComedy

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NOBODY PUTS BIBBY IN THE CORNER

Dave Bibby

A one-man variety show by award-winning comedian, Dave Bibby. Sketches, improv, storytelling and sick rhymes (you heard!). Expect fast-paced spontaneity, silliness and a conveyor belt of comedy characters in this debut hour. 'Great comic timing' (Stage) 'Surprisingly sexy' (Gay Times)

www.DaveBibby.com | Twitter: @DaveBibby

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It's 1979 and Scottish darts star Jocky Wilson is in America to play an exhibition match. He misses his ride and sets out to hitchhike across the Nevada desert. With only a cactus for company, he reflects on his life and career. Written by Jane Livingstone and Jonathan Cairney. Directed by Tony Cownie. Jocky is brilliantly played by Grant O'Rourke who conjures up Jocky's complex character to perfection... a hugely enjoyable slice of Scottish popular history

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SCOTT GIBSON: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON

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The winner of the 2016 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer is back with an honest and frank insight into the men who have influenced and impacted his life. The good, the bad and the indifferent. 'A natural gifted storyteller' FRANKIE BOYLE www.scottgibsoncomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @BigScottGibson Snortingly hilarious BBBB CHORTLE Riotously funny and at times painfully raw BBBB THE HERALD £6

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It is 1881. It is 1921. It is 2017. Four women from across the centuries live, breathe, and play football. Whilst each of them face very different obstacles, the possibility that the beautiful game will change their futures - and the world - is tantalisingly close. Written by leading spoken word artists Sabrina Mahfouz and Hollie McNish, 'Offside' comes to the Pleasance after a hit UK tour in the spring. Grab your ticket to be on the touchline of the game of a lifetime!

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When a mysterious force sends ripples through time, The Alleycats are thrown into jeopardy! Join in as 2017's Scottish A Cappella Champions battle through time itself to discover what it really means to sing a cappella in their 8th consecutive fringe appearance. Ancient odes, rhythm and blues, pop blockbusters - the 'Cats are back - and it's time to roar!

STAGE AWARD WINNERS 2009 & 2013 Multi-Award winning Theatre Ad Infinitum invites you on a journey of life, death, and enduring love. After his wife passes away, William escapes to a paradise of fantasy and past memories, a place far from the reality of his grief. Returning from beyond the grave, Rose revisits her widowed companion to perform one last act of love: to help him let go. A poignant tale of life and death told without words. WINNER OF NINE AWARDS INTERNATIONALLY www.theatreadinfinitum.co.uk | Twitter: @TheatreAdInf Admirable BBBB TIMES

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Bran flakes, anxiety and gravity. Blink and you'll miss it. This scribble from your chest. New writing about mental health and supernovas from Andy Edwards and Amy Gilmartin. Developed under Playwrights' Studio Scotland's Mentoring Programme with support from Tom McGrath Trust. Winner 2017 Assembly Roxy Theatre Award.

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A voyeuristic theatre critic, a bartender with too much spirit, and mysterious strangers looking for love in the afternoon collide in Pulitzer/TONY Award-nominee Craig Lucas' (Prelude to a Kiss, An American in Paris) zany and touching new play. Starring US comedy legends Richard Kline (Three's Company) and Pamela Shaw (Swingers). Craig Lucas is the author of great toxic fairy tales for grown ups NEW YORK TIMES

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Dylan Cole

Berk's Nest

SCRABBLE World Champion, Austin Michaels, knew over 200,000 words. Then he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He has since been attempting to document his memories before they fade from his mind forever. Let Austin tell you his story... if he can remember...

A character comedy show exploring the ambitions and adventures of the world's greatest living naturalist and broadcaster, David Attenborough, from acclaimed character comedian Tom Neenan.

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Cie Ea Eo in association with Aurora Nova

Dyad Productions in association with TTI

They're back! To accompany Dyad's premiere of The Time Machine, thirteen of Jane Austen's most celebrated heroines return in Rebecca Vaughan's acclaimed revisiting of some of literature's most celebrated works. Dyad's first ever international hit returns for an unmissable limited run! Director: Guy Masterson. From Dyad Productions (Dalloway, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) www.dyadproductions.com | Twitter: @dyadproductions

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A hypnotic, tongue-in-cheek antidote to the glittering circus world. 'All the Fun' invites you beyond the everyday 1, 2, 3 of juggling into an ever-changing space, with the performers balancing objects and throwing bodies, rendering failure just as visible as sweat. The natural movement of these five artists is part playful game and part sabotage. Hailing from Belgium, Compagnie Ea Eo use the basic tools of the trade - balls and clubs - to deconstruct the rules of juggling and play with the audience's expectations. Set to a riotous original soundtrack, this is circus without the smoke and mirrors. UK Premiere! www.cieeaeo.com Mesmerising BBBB DE MORGEN

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BEAK SPEAKS

Jimmy Jewell Ltd

After over 30 years of working in, under and around the British Fringe Theatre Circuit, Gillian Beak bares all to share a lifetime of theatrical windfalls with whoever might care to munch on them. Created and performed by BBC Comedy's Sarah Thom (Joan from Radio 4's 'Clare in the Community'), Gillian invites you to peek behind her magic curtain to see that the whole world is indeed a stage. Finally, Beak speaks... If I was 10 years younger Gillian Beak would already be my ex-wife MILES JUPP £6.50

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The year is 991. The Vikings are coming. Punctured Dark Ages epic from a star of Austentatious and Racing Minds. Misjudged lecture, iffy historical reconstruction, and 'some of the best character comedy you're going to see.' (Broadway Baby) Nominee: 'Best Comedy' - Fringe World Australia 2017.

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Join the Cambridge Footlights, 'the most renowned sketch troupe of them all' (Independent), as they embark on another exciting world tour. Don't miss your chance to see this inventive new offering from the group that launched many comedy greats, including Stephen Fry, Mel and Sue, Olivia Colman, David Mitchell and Richard Ayoade.

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DANIEL PIPER'S DAY OFF

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Daniel Piper

Daniel Piper isn't going to work today. At least, that's what he said at 2am. It's 7am now. He needs to send the email right this second. Why was everything so much clearer five hours ago? The difficult second show from comedian, writer and 2017 National Scottish Poetry Slam Champion Daniel Piper. www.daniel-piper.co.uk | Twitter: @panieldiper

A clear front runner among up and coming comics. A piece of theatrical delight SKINNY

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A dark, comic pop-opera by Irvine Welsh & Don De Grazia. Featuring the original Chicago cast and a wide-ranging original score by Laurence Mark Wythe. Paul Brenner's songwriting class is a cross-section of the Chicago music scene, with all its incestuous dysfunction, navel-gazing narcissism, bitterness, and occasional brilliance. When former student, pop star Sean O'Neil, visits this group of musicians to judge a contest, the stakes are suddenly raised to new levels when both revenge and jealousies come to the fore. Produced by Lesslie Ltd in association with Chicago Theatre Workshop. slick, handsome, a unique joy CHICAGO READER Do not miss this! CRAINS CHICAGO A future blockbuster CHICAGOLAND MUSICAL THEATRE

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RBM

Hello. My name is Edd Hedges and I won So You Think You're Funny a little while back and last year, I supported Sofie Hagen on tour. Now I am doing my first ever show because a few months ago, something happened in my village. www.rbmcomedy.com | Twitter: @Edd_Hedges

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Underbelly and The Last Great Hunt

Unpolished Theatre and the Pleasance

One story, two unreliable narrators. Heartfelt, funny and direct from multi-award winning seasons at Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide Fringe, FAG/STAG asks what it means to have your best mate when you're stuck being your worst self. Written and performed by two of Australia's sharpest young writers, Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Chris Isaacs, FAG/ STAG is a truthful and comic insight into the mind of the modern man. WINNER Best Theatre - Adelaide Fringe 2016 Weekly Award WINNER Best Performance - Melbourne Fringe 2015 Dialogue is witty and sharp, the performances are excellent... a rare gem.

Love. Rats. Family. Pub fights. An "incredibly entertaining" (Plays To See) show that gives the gritty residents of an East London Tower Block a stage. Through their wickedly eloquent voices we are thrust into their stories, held by the scruff of the neck and made to listen. Feast your eyes upon the depravity, the triumphs, and the utter hilarity of the underprivileged, on a vivid and fastpaced ride through a working class estate. Unpolished Theatre gives a voice to those in our society who too often go unheard through comic storytelling and heightened physicality. Supported by the Pleasance's Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund.

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A Hoipolloi & Royal Court co-production in association with PBJ Management, Theatre Royal Plymouth & the Pleasance, supporting Street Child World Cup 2018

Tooth+Nail Theatre Company

A black and stormy night. A frightfully funny game. But the violence of a half-forgotten war lurks beyond the torchlight... Beautifully inventive blend of Gothic novels and silent movies. Playful, haunting theatre from awardwinning TOOTH+NAIL.

I love Robin Hood. We've been best mates ever since I met him in the autumn of 1976. Recently we've spent a lot more time discussing the state of the world. He is convinced the main reason for the recent turmoil is down to the growing gap between the rich and poor. Robin says we need to change the story of money if we want to make the world a better place. Hoipolloi - Fringe First Award 2016

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New York,1943. Legendary wit Dorothy Parker sorts through her poems and short stories, reminiscing about her famous friends, the Algonquin Round Table, the founding of The New Yorker magazine, her Hollywood screenwriting career, and her many loves and heartbreaks, while preparing her famous collection for Viking Press, The Portable Dorothy Parker.

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TENSE VAGINA: AN ACTUAL DIAGNOSIS

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Hey, brochure skimmers! It's Tim Vine returning to the Edinburgh Festival, telling lots of silly new jokes, showing off new homemade props, singing some new daft ditties and all with the appearance of confidence! What an odd person. What a lot of nonsense. What else is he going to do?

Sara Juli

Using humour, song, the audience, and dildos, Sara Juli reveals all that is awesome and all that sucks about being a mom. Tense Vagina is a hilarious performance empowering women to think about their lady parts while highlighting the underbelly of motherhood. Be prepared to pee in your pants!

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Like a standup routine performed in a supine position while doing Kegel exercises. NEW YORKER

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

www.seanhughes.co.uk

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with Glorious Management

Blank Book curator Sean Hughes and his core team of highly talented comedians: Carl Donnelly, Hannah Norris and Joe Rowntree make up a story live on stage, with the help of an occasional very special guest. The story will have a written start and a written finish, in between anything could happen! Come and witness the art of story telling in it's most natural and rawest of form!

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1 in 6 people in Scotland suffer from hearing loss. Two of those people are Ray's parents. Full of hilarious tales about growing up with deaf parents, this show will be performed in both British Sign Language and English, by Ray himself.

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TUTU: DANCE IN ALL ITS GLORY

Chicos Mambo

With impeccable skill, six dancers playing over forty roles will take you on an hilarious journey through the icons of classical ballet and contemporary dance. From connoisseurs to those newcomers to dance, this beautifully choreographed, light on its toes, funny family show has been delighting audiences throughout Europe. Philippe Lafeuille's joyful and uncomplicated production celebrates the world of dance with precision and poise. A homage to the great choreographers, this show, with superb staging and lighting, is full of popular references. From Swan Lake to Dirty Dancing, Chicos Mambo have an irreproachable technique for all types of dance. They are both acrobats and clowns at the same time. www.tutu.valprod.fr

Without a doubt the most surprising and joyful show of the season FIGAROSCOPE It's more than fun, it's madness! POINT DE VUE It's joyful, lively and totally hilarious TÊTU A crazy dance show with extraordinary performances FRANCE BLEU

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Tin Buffalo

CultureClash Theatre & Greenwich Theatre

Uncle Glen's Menagerie is the show that mixes actors from the National Theatre, West End, film and television with some of London's top improvisers. The actors have prepared their parts. The improvisers have no knowledge of what they are stepping into... Coming to Edinburgh for the first time, and featuring actors from highlights of the festival, along with performers from the Free Association's Jacuzzi (****Fest, **** Three Weeks), Uncle Glen's invites you to witness a chaotic, funny- and maybe moving experiment.

By Cassiah Joski-Jethi. In a dystopian present, five women are imprisoned for crimes against society. Their one remaining dignity is their continuing belief in their own innocence. The arrival of yet another prisoner seems no surprise, just another woman brought down by the world outside, but is she all that she seems? Twitter: @CultureClashUK Mesmerising BBBB BROADWAY BABY

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Nick James Clark

Badge Farm Foundation

She's not a ghost. He could just say hello to her. But then he has a better idea. A knock-out new show from an underground icon of the Fringe. 'Storytelling at its best' (Daily Mail), 'Achingly beautiful & ridiculously funny' ***** (FreshAir), 'Bittersweet, hilarious & heart-breaking' ***** (ThreeWeeks), FULLY SOLD OUT 2015/2016 One of the most masterful storytellers I have ever seen... I cannot recommend seeing this show enough

The 'Anarchist Cook' returns with another demonstration of culinary resourcefulness, innovation and absurdity. If you like food then you'll like this. New material, new methods and of course a whole new menu. Sell out shows 2015 and 2016 Spirit of the Fringe Award Winner 2015 georgeegg.com | Twitter: @georgeegg

A genius... he is the friendly face of anarchy, the anarchic face of food and the foodie face of comedy

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Tidy Carnage

A woman lays an egg every day and faces the decision: to raise it or eat it. A hilarious, surreal, melodrama of yolks, shells and funerals co-devised and directed by Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Doctor Brown.

A new mixed media theatre piece analysing the concepts of shame and empathy in modern, hyperconnected culture. Shame examines how the vilification of female sexuality has evolved alongside technology and fuses live text with projected media to explore the juxtaposition of real life and online personae. Part of #FuturePlayFest

www.nataliepalamides.com | Twitter: @natdogkatdog

Palamides makes a solo show that's so absurd and funny, it might almost be in a unique category of its own COMEDY BUREAU

www.tidycarnage.com/projects/shame | Twitter: @shametheplay

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Comedians Theatre Company and the Pleasance

Michelle Barnette Productions Limited

In their 12th year, Comedians' Theatre Company has become synonymous with exciting new writing and pushing comedians' performance boundaries. Watch six new theatrical duologues written by 6 comedians and performed by 6 more. Curated by Maggie Inchley and Phil Nichol. Two different shows in rotation. See both! A master class in everything right... the production is a powerhouse of acting, writing and directing BBBBB

"I have fantasies... I lead you to a table... and I hurt you." A relationship rotting. Purgatory. Two actors, one couple, swapping roles. This savage new play by Milly Thomas (Clique BBC3) excavates what remains after love. www.mbproductions.co.uk | Twitter: @BrutalCessation

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China Arts and Entertainment Group and Broadway Asia International

Eye-popping, entertaining show direct from China, starring brilliant world-class acrobats, including Cirque du Soleil alumni. This story of an artist and his muse unfolds through dazzling acrobatics, martial arts, physical comedy, stunning video and fabulously colourful costumes against a pop soundtrack. Produced by China Arts and Entertainment Group, the leading entertainment company in China, and executive produced by Broadway Asia International, the Tony Award winning producers who have previously brought spectacular sold-out productions including Cookin' and Siddhartha The Musical to Edinburgh Fringe. www.ChinaGoesPop.com | Twitter: @ChinaGoesPop

Awesome visual effects. Highly entertaining spectacle! SHANGHAI DAILY Delightfully hilarious, yet still tugs at the heartstrings. BEIJING MORNING Fun, light-hearted and funny. CHINA DAILY Colorful, dazzling, spectacular. Never before have audiences seen such a modern Chinese acrobatic production. BEIJING DAILY

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Laughing Stock Comedy

The Oxford Revue

Sketch foursome Laughing Stock return. Expect reality to rub shoulders with absurdity and irreverence to give acute observations an awkward hug as they weave sketches together with music, physicality and song in their lifelong quest to emphatically, and irrevocably, lower the tone.

Join the critically acclaimed Oxford Revue as it returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its 53rd year. Written and performed by the country's finest student comedians, Triptych is an hour of dark and sharp comedy. Since being founded in the 1950s, the Oxford Revue has produced many of the UK's best-loved comedians including Rowan Atkinson, Alan Bennett and Michael Palin.

laughingstockcomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @LaughingStockUK

One of the best sketch comedy shows I have ever seen

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Movin' Melvin Brown

Award-winning Entertainer, Rhythm & Blues Legend, Brown takes classic renditions of The King of Rock'n'Roll, Chuck Berry, along with a dance and tap style befitting those expecting amazement in pure entertainment. Add some originals and Chuck relives in a magical way, through Movin' Melvin Brown! World Premiere.

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MOVIN' MELVIN BROWN: CHUCK BERRY LIVES!

"What if how I feel about the world and myself at 4am is the truth? What if the only reason the plane is able to stay in the sky is because I am thinking really encouraging thoughts about the wings?" A tender and funny show for anyone who has ever felt absolutely dreadful.

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THE SOFT SUBJECT (A LOVE STORY)

Gilded Balloon & RedBeard Theatre Present...

Hyphen Theatre Company

Today's class is about love, heartbreak and 'The Little Mermaid'. Not all lessons can be learnt in school. Chris Woodley's autobiographical solo show invites you back into the classroom to learn about loss, survival and Brazil nuts. www.hyphentheatre.com | Twitter: @HyphenTC A masterpiece BBBBB GAY TIMES

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FIVE GO OFF ON ONE!

The Amorous Prawn

One hour, eight comedians and hundreds of pages of children's literature lovingly ridiculed into submission... Find out what smugglers really smuggle, if picnics can help investigate mysteries, and who in Dorset makes the best fish pies. If you've ever read a children's adventure and thought it would be corking if someone had turned it into a 'surrealist, satirical, silly marsh of comedy genius' (Varsity, 2016), then this is the show for you!

RADIO 4, FRONT ROW

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The Mediterranean, 2017, rough seas. On a crowded, sinking fishing boat, a young Syrian refugee is panicking. She can't swim. And she's 6 months pregnant... By two-time Fringe First Winner Naylor, whose Echoes and Angel both transferred offBroadway, and won 17 major international Fringe awards. The Times named Angel as one of The Ten Best Plays of 2016. Directed by London Classic Theatre's Michael Cabot, starring Avital Lvova. War reportage at its best - and great theatre BBBBB TIMES Important, frightening, and happening now BBBBB THREE WEEKS One of the most powerful pieces of theatre I've seen in a long time KIRSTY LANG, BBC

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GIANTS: FOR AN HOUR

Djuki Mala

Fight in The Dog Ltd in association with United Agents presents

After a sell-out debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, Giants return with their sophomore hour. And boy, will it be great? Boy: No. Winner of Musical Comedy Awards 2017 (Hislop). The Guardian's Recommended Shows 2016. The Metro's Top Three Sketch Shows 2016 www.fightinthedog.co.uk | Twitter: @_fightinthedog

Tightly woven and precision-timed, smartly self-aware but capable of dishing out big, daft laughs too THE LIST BBBB THE SKINNY £6 £9 (£8)

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BEST DANCE ADELAIDE & PERTH FRINGE | WEST AUSTRALIAN ARTS EDITORS AWARD Aboriginal dance and YouTube sensations Djuki Mala make their UK debut. Unique, infectious, high-energy and always exuberant, Djuki Mala fuse traditional Yolngu and contemporary pop culture, dance and storytelling to create work that is a marvel of timing, comedy and clowning with a hefty dose of heart and soul! If there is one show that is guaranteed to leave you feeling genuinely happy then this is it!

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So Comedy by arrangement with Troika

www.djukimala.com | Twitter: @djukimala

There is no better offering at this year's Fringe Festival BBBBB WEST AUSTRALIAN Joy enhancing, inspiring, enthralling, thrilling, intoxicating BBBBB UPSIDE NEWS A vibrant celebration of ingenuity and energy BBBB AGE Energetic, hilarious, ground-breaking BBBB BEAT MAGAZINE Their enthusiasm is infectious! SYDNEY MORNING HERALD £8

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INGRID OLIVER: SPEECH!

Berk's Nest

Ingrid Oliver returns with her debut solo character comedy show featuring an eclectic mix of characters, all giving the speech of their lives. Co-creator and star of Watson and Oliver (BBC2), as seen on Doctor Who and Plebs.

One of the best-reviewed acts of 2015 and 2016. Award-winning one-man cartoon. Wracked with hype, Goose present their most ambitious show yet. As seen on BBC Three and Comedy Central. 'The funniest thing I have ever seen at the fringe' ***** (Arts Award Voice) 'Hugely impressive' **** (Mirror) 'You just have to submit to this force of nature until it deposits you, dizzy but exhilarated' **** (Chortle) 'One of the hottest tickets in town' **** (Herald) 'Crams more gags into a show than any other' ***** (TV Bomb) 'Bloody good... meticulously crafted' ***** (One4Review) goosecomedy.com | Twitter: @wowgoose Brilliant stuff BBBB GUARDIAN

Twitter: @ingridoliver100

Original writing, superb acting ARTS DESK A heady mix of good writing and committed performances GUARDIAN

Excellently crafted BBBB SUNDAY TIMES Irrepressibly funny... it's phenomenal BBBBB FEST High gag rate... impressive stuff. One to watch BBBB TIME OUT

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GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | DEBATING HALL

Following award-winning, sell-out performances in Edinburgh and Adelaide, Kevin returns with a brand new show. Enter a space where the rules of gravity are bent and broken... Impossible illusions and levitations brought to you by the magician-scientist hybrid tutored by Penn & Teller. Magic is real. And he'll prove it to you. www.quantummagician.com | Twitter: @kevinquantum Epic stunts BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Will leave you picking your jaws off the floor BBBB ADVERTISER

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Award-winning comedian Juliette investigates the power of kindness in a brand new docu-comedy. Can we still connect and change lives for the better? Join her one-woman revolution! Would you #DareToBeKind? Total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2015/2016. As seen on The One Show (BBC One) and This Morning (ITV)

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CatFace Talent

Gag Reflex in association with Andrew Roach Talent

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LUISA OMIELAN: THE INTERLUDE - POLITICS FOR BITCHES/WHAT WOULD MARY MAGDALENE DO?!

Underbelly and Manual Cinema

CatFace Talent

Stand up Luisa Omielan ('What Would Beyonce Do?!' & 'Am I Right Ladies?!') will eventually bring the third part of the trilogy to Edinburgh and it will be called 'Famous With A Baby'. However, she's not writing it until it writes itself. In the meantime, she believes she has the right to have an opinion on something she knows absolutely nothing about. Welcome to Politics for Bitches! iloveluisa.com | Twitter: @luisaomielan £8

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TOM SKELTON: BLIND MAN'S BLUFF

Tom Skelton

Join visionary character comedy maverick Tom Skelton on a wild gallop through the history of blindness, and the story of losing his own sight. Tom and the most famous VIPs (Visually Impaired People!) - from Samson to Stevie Wonder - tell their tales in this blindingly riotous one-man romp. The 'must see' show of 2017. A wonderful narrator THE TIMES Inventive and very enjoyable BBBB THE MIRROR Exceptionally funny, clever and original WEEKEND NOTES

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www.manualcinema.com I Twitter: @manualcinema

Incredibly ingenious and utterly unusual: Manual Cinema have invented a new genre DAILY ADELAIDE Full of loving detail, skill and ingenuity GUARDIAN (LYN GARDNER ON ADA/AVA) A unique experience that you should not miss. CHICAGO THEATER BEAT New York Times Critic's Pick 2017 £7

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One of the most relevant millennial voices in British theatre today. Like the love child of Charlie Brooker and Diablo Cody. DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE, THE GUILTY FEMINIST Of Milly Thomas... you'll definitely hear more. THE

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'I've been dead for three days.' A woman. A suicide. A choice. A fly on the wall. A funeral. A Bakewell tart. A life. A lie. A truth. An ending. Of sorts. Written/performed by Milly Thomas. (Clique, BBC3; A First World Problem, Theatre503)

uncertainty principle.com | Twitter: @velveteveseance

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Milly Thomas

James MacGregor is on trial for his life. His one hope is his last witness. But with charlatans lurking around every corner how can you be sure what's real and what's illusion? From Fringe First award winning theatre maker, Ross MacKay and multi-award winning internationally renowned playwright Suzie Miller.

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Fresh from their sell out Edinburgh 2016 season with Ada/Ava, hit of the Fringe and critically acclaimed Manual Cinema return with Lula del Ray. Hailed by The New York Times for its "spectral parade of fantastical images," Lula del Ray is the story of a lonely adolescent girl and her obsession with hit country singers, the Baden Brothers. Told through a live collage mix of shadow puppets, actors in silhouette, and live music, this show is a mythic reinvention of the classic coming-of-age story.

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BEN FOGG: HOW I WON BEST NEWCOMER 2017

Heather Litteer

Heather Litteer's gripping, funny, heartfelt solo show explores how women are treated onscreen and off. Her adventures as an actress and downtown darling interweave with calls back home to her ill mother, a steel magnolia whose southern roots are so strong they can suffocate. Lemonade turns female exploitation on its head, and offers redemption to any woman who has ever been typecast.

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

"A once in a lifetime opportunity to see the greatest living comic of every generation. Ben Fogg delivers a heartwarming, pole-stiffening, technically perfect watermelon of a show. He delights and inspires us all, like a hill-top wizard battling a sadness dragon. Like comedy? See it done properly for once." Ben Fogg - Guaranteed Winner, Best Newcomer 2017.

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COLIN HOULT/ANNA MANN IN HOW WE STOP THE FASCISTS

Casus Circus

Berk's Nest

Last year she cured depression, this year actress Anna Mann takes on the rise of fascism. Fear not gentle liberals, Mother is here. As seen in Porridge (BBC2), Murder in Successville (BBC3), and his own Sky Arts Valentine's Short. Twitter: @colinhoult

Funnier than almost all other shows at this year's Fringe BBBB TELEGRAPH Deliciously funny BBBB TIMES £6 £9 (£8)

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Outlaw

One woman plays every suspect in a small-town murder mystery set in California wine country. As seen on Community (NBC), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Harmonquest (Seeso). Host of This Feels Terrible for the Feral Audio Podcast Network.

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

It's a resounding five stars for Casus Circus 'Driftwood' which is emotionally touching... .and visually enchanting. BBBBB EDFRINGE REVIEW AUG 2016 Breathtaking sounds like a buzzword, so let's just say I kept forgetting to breathe; eyes wide, mouth agape, in complete awe BBBBB ADVERTISER

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Renowned Australian Casus Circus return to Edinburgh, continuing their commitment to push the physical boundaries of contemporary circus. 'Driftwood' explores and fuses new skills, cross pollinates origins of dance and re-imagines circus acts of yesteryear. Winner Best Circus & Physical Theatre Adelaide Fringe 2016. Winner Best Circus at Festival d'Avignon 2015. Winner Innovation in Circus Green Room Award 2014.

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LUKE KEMPNER: TAKE A LONG HARD LUKE AT YOURSELF

CKP & ROAR Group present

Cambridge University drop-out and now professional poker player, Ken applies his unique analytical brain to his debut stand-up hour. Having reached the finals of the BBC New Comedy Award in 2015, he has since appeared in BBC Three's Top Tens and was listed in the BBC's New Talent Hotlist this year.

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Comedian and Impressionist, Luke Kempner, spends his life pretending to be other people, but who is the real Luke? Join Luke on his journey to find out who is the real him. Will it be Andy Murray? Will it be Donald Trump? Will it be his own father?!

Twitter: @kenchengcomedy

www.lukekempner.com | Twitter: @LukeKempner Remarkable Tour-de-force BBBB TELEGRAPH Luke Kempner is a blummin' genius DAWN FRENCH

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OLIVER!

Captivate Theatre

Captivate Theatre brings Lionel Bart's timeless musical to life, backed by a live 15-piece orchestra. Oliver! remains one of the most loved British musicals.

Next Best Thing

Being a millennial in the modern world is hard. But best friends Jay and Katie have the answers and luckily, they're willing to share them. Over a riotous hour of absurd, grotesque and boldly original sketch comedy these two idiots will make you good at everything. No refunds. Directed & co-written by Chris Gau (Borderline, Channel 5).

www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @Captivate_LTD

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SWEENEY TODD

Burning Wheel with Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh

Captivate Theatre

Captivate Theatre is thrilled to bring Sondheim's Sweeney Todd to the Edinburgh Fringe. Barbaric barber Todd and his pie-making accomplice Mrs Lovett come up with an unusually grotesque business plan in this dark and chilling musical. With a Victorian London setting, black humour, an exciting score, and genius lyrics, this show is to die for. www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @Captivate_LTD

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Making its debut in Edinburgh - PERFORMERS is a black comedy from Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh. The longtime collaborators have turned their attention to 1960's swinging London and the making of the movie 'Performance', a violent and trippy cult film that starred Mick Jagger and James Fox. The play revolves around two gangsters auditioning for roles in the film and how far they will go to impress. Sexuality, identity, memory and Francis Bacon are examined as the pair try to make sense of the situation they have found themselves in. In 1960's swinging London, naked ambition trumps everything. Starring: Perry Benson, George Russo, Lewis Kirk, Maya Gerber. Directed by Nick Moran. www.performerstheplay.com | Twitter: @performerstheplay

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TWAYNA MAYNE: BLACK GIRL

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with UTC Artist Management

Twayna Mayne is a strong black woman with an extraordinary back story. In her highly anticipated debut hour, this truly unique rising star guides us through a lifetime of labels and contradiction. Leicester Mercury Nominee 2016. www.twaynamayne.co.uk | Twitter: @Twaynamayne Superb deadpan wit TIME OUT A standout act with bags of potential STAGE £6

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THRONES! THE MUSICAL

Spark Creative

Total sell-out in 2015 and 2016! Updated for 2017. A hilarious, gory Game of Thrones parody back for its third smash year. From the twisted minds of Baby Wants Candy. Updated EACH WEEK with new deaths and sexcapades from the seventh series (which airs during the Festival!) Nudity? Maybe. Laughs? Yes! Brothers and sisters shagging? No comment. 14+, unless you want to explain some things to your 14 year old. www.thronesmusical.com | Twitter: @thronesmusical

A resounding success. BBBBB SUNDAY TIMES This parody musical is so much better than it ever had to be. 'Thrones!' is jam packed with clever jokes, visual gags, catchy songs and a lot of heart, clearly coming from a place of love for the TV show and books. Every member of the cast is excellent and hilarious. BBBBB THREE WEEKS If you want to see an extraordinary piece of musical theatre with fun, laughter, belly laughs, book in advance. BBBBB MUMBLE

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ALEXANDER FOX: RINGO

Orquestra de Cambra de l'Empordà in association with Aurora Nova and Assembly Festival

Alexander Fox

"A show about the world's most famous drummer. And his part in my downfall." In 2006, Alexander Fox met, then began a pen-pal relationship with, Beatles icon Ringo Starr. Their lives became intertwined, but grew increasingly sinister, as the pressures of one being the most renowned drummer in history collided with the attempts of the other to cement a top-tier knowledge of the GCSE History syllabus. Whiplash meets Help! - an innovative drumming comedy experience. Twitter: @AlexanderFoxEtc £6 £8.50 (£7.50)

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THE DAMNED UNITED

Red Ladder Theatre Co in assoc with Unity Theatre Liverpool

Down the stairs... Into the dressing room... HIS dressing room. Hateful place, spiteful place. Dirty, dirty Leeds. Adapted from David Peace's brilliant novel, The Damned United takes you inside the tortured mind of a genius slamming up against his limits. www.redladder.co.uk | Twitter: @RedLadderTheatr

www.concertoumore.com | Twitter: @AuroraNovaOrg

Anders Lustgarten's compelling... thoroughly theatrical adaptation makes Clough a tragic anti-hero... BBBB

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THE ESTABLISHMENT: ETON MESS

Side-splitting, stiff-upper-lipped hilarity from energetic duo Dan Lees and Neil Frost. Two ultra-privileged British gents struggling to hold onto their whimsical world of cricket, tea and secret arms deals. NATY New Act of the Year finalists 2017

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SAM SHABER: LIFE, DEATH & DURAN DURAN

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Life has 3 guarantees: you're born, you die, and if your name is Rio, you dance on the sand. New York indie rocker Sam Shaber was hungry like the wolf for Duran Duran as a girl. But what if you don't get to join the band? Maybe all that's left to sing about is life and death. Co-written with Fringe First Winner Lynn Ferguson.

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A classic murder mystery is created on-the-spot in this ingenious and hilarious show from Bristol Improv Theatre's resident company. Miss Crimson poisoned with gluten? Mr Gold exploded by cannon in Sainsbury's? You decide! But will you guess whodunnit?

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spaceprincejulio.tumblr.com | Twitter: @juliothesquare The new SNL star no-one sees. NEW YORK TIMES Julio's brain is a strange, marvellous place KATE MCKINNON

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In his first solo show, Julio (as seen on Louis CK's Horace & Pete) guides us through his favourite shapes and muses about fantastical fictions they inspire, including a sad crumpled wrapper that represents Melania Trump and a self-conscious Faberge who wonders if he's too much

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Honky Bonk Theatre

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A theatrical concert for the whole family created by Jordi Purti, author and director of the acclaimed show "Operetta". A combination of classical music, mime and audience participation with a soundtrack consisting of well-known pieces from renowned composers such as Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Strauss and Brahms. Hailing from Catalonia, the orchestra of 12 string musicians led by conductor Carles Coll Costa was founded in 1989 in Figueres, Spain. Since its origin Orquestra de Cambra de l'Emporda has toured to more than 44 countries on five continents and has performed over 3,000 concerts.

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KIN

Barely Methodical Troupe in association with Underbelly

The boys from the international smash-hit Bromance, return with their new show KIN - a high octane, hilarious show about camaraderie featuring their trademark mix of breathtaking acrobatics, contemporary dance and theatrics. KIN plays with group dynamics - tumbling, flying and catching become challenges and opportunities for individual bids of recognition as the 6 acrobats compete for attention and approval. One of the UK's hottest circus companies, Barely Methodical Troupe are at the forefront of a new kind of physical performance, creating highly entertaining shows that mix the jaw-dropping acrobatics of circus with the emotional punch of theatre. www.barelymethodicaltroupe.com | Twitter: @BMTroupe Visually arresting and emotionally vast BBBBB THE STAGE Mortifyingly funny new wave British circus... stunning BBBB THE GUARDIAN Breathtaking BBBB EVENING STANDARD

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Civil Disobedience

What's it like going through adolescence at 33? After his first shot of testosterone transgender man Kit enters a male gym changing room for the first time. Critically acclaimed Rhum and Clay collaborate with Kit Redstone in this comical coming-of-age quest for masculine identity.

International cabaret sex god Tomás Ford (Crap Music Rave Party) reaches for international stardom with his biggest, dumbest pop extravaganza yet. Think Kylie, Madonna, and Bieber in a unique mix of stadium spectacular and hostage situation.

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www.tomasford.com | Twitter: @tomas_ford

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Kane Power Theatre

Two days, fifteen years later. Burnt toast. Boring sex. Viennetta. Knife roulette. Quick Pol and Average Alfred have the life they dreamt of, calm and simple.Today's anniversary they wanted to be just the same, but celebrations are all about the people.

At a time when mental health is increasingly making the headlines, yet still so many are unable to speak about their experience for fear of stigma, this show tells a personal story that will get people talking. A show about one son's exploration into his mum's mental health.

www.placetheatre.com

www.mentalshow.uk | Twitter: @thementalshow

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THE GUILTY FEMINIST

PBJ Management

Deborah Frances-White (from BBC Radio 4 and Global Pillage) and special guests record an episode of her hit comedy podcast, with over 16 million downloads in a year and half. The show is about noble 21st century feminist goals and the hypocrisies and insecurities which undermine them. Previous guests include Susan Wokoma, Lolly Adefope, Sarah Millican, Sharon Horgan & Sara Pascoe. Hilarious, irreverent, classy as hell... and screamingly funny. Everyone is talking about them talking. PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, THE GUARDIAN £14 (£13)

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RUBY WAX: FRAZZLED

Lakin McCarthy Entertainment Ltd

4.40PM (5.40PM) 03 - 27 AUGUST Drop dead gorgeous, sassy and smart, Ruby Wax brings her new five star one-woman show to the stage. Based on her number one best seller, "A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled." She's been honoured with the title of poster girl for mental illness; once crazy, now less so, she gives a tour of the mind - how to use it, not lose it; a passport to saner living. Ruby Wax if you don't know is a much loved, U.S. born comedy-actor-writer of incredibly successful books and TV shows including script editor of "Absolutely Fabulous" and is a mental health campaigner. By the way she graduated from Oxford three years ago so she should know her stuff. www.facebook.com/RubyWaxOfficial www.rubywax.net | Twitter: @rubywax

One of the quickest minds around and very funny... It's the most relaxing show you'll see and the cheapest therapy session in town. MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL

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BEC HILL: OUT OF ORDER

Innocent Hill

Bec provides the jokes. YOU provide the order. A brand new hour full of stand-up, pop-ups and post-its from the award-winning Australian comedian. bechillcomedian.com | Twitter: @bechillcomedian

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CHRIS KENT: MOVING ON

Cork comedian Chris Kent presents his 5th solo show, Moving On. Returning with his charming and surreal style, Chris has a new perspective on life. Having moved to the UK and recently becoming a dad for the first time, adult life is leaving him more confused than ever...

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The Radio 4 favourite, BAFTA winner and regular on BBC's Question Time, This Week and Daily Politics brings a brand new hour to the fringe giving his unique take on the political climate. 'Immensely Funny' (Daily Express) A master of quick witted patter BBBB SKINNY Seeing Hardeep live is something quite special... inbetween the laughter are stories of genuine power

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So Comedy

chriskentcomedy.com | Twitter: @chriskentcomic

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IAN SMITH: SNOWFLAKE

DryWrite and Soho Theatre in association with Underbelly

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Ian Smith (BBC3's Sweat the Small Stuff ) is an awardwinning comedian, fuelled by 35p energy drinks. This is his fourth solo show. It's about uniqueness... like everybody else's. Amused Moose Best Fringe Show Nominee 2015 and part of the award-winning 'Richard Gadd - Waiting for Gaddot'. Book early! www.iansmithcomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @iansmithcomedy One of the best you will see at the festival BBBBB MIRROR £6.50

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge's play that inspired the hit BBC show is back. 'Today I am going to be a new person. No more slutty pizzas. No more porny wanks. Lots more lovely threesomes. Go!' The Fleabag bites back. A rip-roaring account of some sort of a female living her sort of life. Following its hugely successful BBC production, DryWrite and Soho Theatre's Critics' Circle and Fringe First award-winning play returns for one week only. Directed by Vicky Jones and starring Maddie Rice. www.sohotheatre.com | Twitter: @sohotheatre

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Jason Manford is back with a work in progress show that promises to be full to the bursting with his classic anecdotes, misunderstandings, and audience banter.

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MORGAN & WEST: RETURN OF THE TIME-TRAVELLING MAGICIANS

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Stand Up for Shelter returns for our third year at the Fringe, bringing you a fantastic showcase of comedy & cabaret, all in aid of Shelter. Previous shows have seen Stephen K Amos, Sara Pascoe and Nish Kumar raise the roof for a good cause. Money raised from ticket sales will go towards supporting families struggling with bad housing and homelessness. Every day 150 families in Britain become homeless, this can't continue. So come buy a ticket, have a laugh and support a wonderful cause at the same time.

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STAND UP FOR SHELTER

Great Scott! Morgan & West celebrate their 10th anniversary as a duo of deception and want you there too! Gathering all their best tricks they present a show brimming over with baffling magic, unparalleled precognitive powers, and a totally genuine ability to travel through time!

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Micky's hit 30 and he's unapologetically taking on the big issues; racism, sexism, his doctor telling him to avoid dairy. Don't miss N. Ireland's favourite stand-up from BBC's "Bad Language", "Monumental", Radio 4's "State of the Nations" with his funniest hour yet. Or so he hopes... bloody Typical!

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Enter, stranger! Knightmare Live is back, and offers you the chance to wear the iconic helmet of justice. The critically acclaimed comedy stage adaption of the cult TV classic is now bigger and better than ever. Fancy your chances? Email newtreguard@gmail.com and swear fealty to the dungeon master himself, Treguard.

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The Pleasance and Nicholas Parsons

Audible UK / Plosive Productions

Join Nicholas Parsons, the legendary host of Radio 4's Just a Minute, for an unmissable hour of fun and laughter in the company of some very special celebrity guests. Celebrating a magnificent 17 years on the Fringe, this sell-out comedy and chat show has previously featured Jason Byrne, John Bishop, Sue Perkins, Shappi Khorsandi, Gyles Brandreth, Micky Flanagan, Michael McIntyre and many more top acts. Total sell out 2016; don't miss your chance to join Nicholas and friends in this strictly limited run!

Audible presents four weekends of completely free live comedy shows, showcasing the finest acts the festival has to offer, all being recorded for a new Audible stand-up series. 2016's shows featured Rory Bremner, Dom Joly, Beardyman, Chris Gethard, Sam Simmons, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Iain Lee, Tom Ballard and many more. So listen up, pin back your ears and expect big name comics, Fringe favourites and hand-picked rising stars. With different star names and guests each day, check the Pleasance website and box office for daily line-ups.

www.pleasance.co.uk | Twitter: @ThePleasance

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EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION

The Pleasance

The Wardrobe Ensemble, Royal & Derngate Northampton and Shoreditch Town Hall

It's May 1997. No one knows who Harry Potter is. Britain is the coolest place in the world. After 1972: The Future of Sex The Wardrobe Ensemble return with a new play exploring what we are taught and why, and where responsibility lies. thewardrobeensemble.com | Twitter: @WardrobEnsemble Funny, true and a little bit heartbreaking BBBB LYN GARDNER, GUARDIAN ON 1972: THE FUTURE OF SEX £6 £8.50 (£7.50)

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JACK ROOKE: HAPPY HOUR

Soho Theatre in association with Underbelly

Fresh from his acclaimed debut BBC Three series and Total Theatre nominated GOOD GRIEF on Radio 4, Jack Rooke now presents HAPPY HOUR - a comedy-documentarytheatre show set in the filthiest student / gay / wankyexposed-brick-with-dangly-lightbulb bars, exploring why some mates leave the party and never ever come back. www.jackrooke.com | Twitter: @jackrooke Engaging, frank, hilarious! NEW YORK TIMES

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The best way to discover new comedy on the Fringe! Join us for a daily changing line-up of comedians, all making their Pleasance debuts at this year's festival. The Pleasance is proud to support a huge range of brand new comedy talent and HUB Fresh is the place to see a truly great line-up of acts, hand-picked from this year's programme. See established acts performing alongside the very best comedy newcomers in one of the most exciting and original shows at the festival. Expect sketch, characters, stand-up and everything in between! Hosted by Pierre Novellie. Previous HUB Fresh acts include Lolly Adefope, Brennan Reece, Jenny Bede, Jamali Maddix and Daphne. Tickets are free, but advanced booking is still advised to guarantee entry to the show. Don't just take your chance on the door! For all the latest line-ups: www.pleasance.co.uk | Twitter: @HUB_Comedy FREE

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RICHARD CARPENTER IS CLOSE TO YOU

Nick Helm

Matthew Floyd Jones

After spending two years in the wilderness International Treasure Nick Helm (Dave's Best Joke 2011) crawls his way back from the depths of Hell to find that the world he once loved has turned to piss and shit. Returning to Edinburgh armed with nothing but a heart full of hope and a work-inprogress show, Helm must now topple the false idols and charlatans from their festering perches to teach the world once more how not to be a total f*cking c*nt. He is your saviour. Act grateful.

Richard from the Carpenters used to be on top of the world looking down on creation... just behind Karen. Now he's back, playing solitaire. Get yourself a ticket to ride for this razor-sharp parody of the ultimate piano player, written and performed with love by the piano player from Frisky & Mannish. (Totally not endorsed by the real Richard.) www.matthewfloydjones.co.uk | Twitter: @matthewflojo Perfect comical timing BBBBB TIME OUT Seriously talented BBBB OBSERVER

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Despite a cast that despise him, the arrogant actor, writer and director George Vere will endeavour to bring you his "sci-fi masterpiece". Winner of the Comedy Award at the Vault Festival 2017. Special performance: 27th August 5.20pm

WINNER: Norwegian Champion of Theatresports (2015) After runs at Fringe World in Perth and Adelaide Fringe, Gaulier-trained comedian Viggo Venn heads to Edinburgh with his debut solo show The Life of Pepito. He is one half of award-winning, comedy duo Zach & Viggo and loves Norway. This show is directed by Jonny Woolley.

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One of the little gems of the Fringe GREAT SCOTT (AU) Venn has a classic physical comedy in the vein of Monty Python THEATERINTHENOW (NY) £6.50

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HANNAH GADSBY - NANETTE

Javier Jarquin

WINNER - Best Show 2017 Melbourne Comedy Festival 'Hello. I have another show for you - inspired by a woman called Nanette. Although we didn't exchange a single word or even a glance, Nanette has changed my life. She hasn't at all, but she did prompt me to think about some things and those things I thought have become this show.' Hannah has embraced solitude, determined to see what harvest comes from nurturing her life. And what a strange little harvest. A show for proper adults. 18+ Such warmth, such candour, such intelligence and so many, many laughs BBBBB SCOTSMAN

WARNING: THIS SHOW CONTAINS NINJAS, NOT MAGIC. Back by popular demand, CARD NINJA is an award-wining, riotous display of comedy and card stunts using playing cards as ninja weapons. CARD NINJA is a one man variety comedy show with upbeat humour for anyone who's ever been a little bit ninja. Expect deadly and risky fun. Suitable for ages 10 years+ card-ninja.com | Twitter: @ThisJavier

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LUCY PORTER: CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with UTC Artist Management

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with DAA Management

Kae Kurd came to the UK as a refugee at just six months old. In his highly anticipated debut show, this multi-award nominated rising star guides us through a lifetime of displacement. Smart, sharp and brilliantly astute, expect slick routines and cutting edge flair.

A brand new, brilliant hour of stand-up from this perennial fringe favourite. Lucy describes her hilarious battles with her family, friends and the wider world. Recent TV and radio appearances include: QI, Insert Name Here, Alan Davies' As Yet Untitled, Room 101, News Quiz, The Now Show. Book early!

www.kaekurd.com | Twitter: @KaeKurd

www.lucyporter.co.uk | Twitter: @lucyportercomic

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NICK COYLE: QUEEN OF WOLVES

Sleeping Trees

Berk's Nest

Meet Frances Glass, Blackbell House's new governess. Turns out it's difficult to be governess when the children are DEAD. From Nick Coyle (Guided Meditation, Double Tribute) comes Queen of Wolves, a terrifying gothic-comedy. Get ready to scream your bonnet off. Twitter: @nicoyles

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Tom Fowler and the Pleasance

Everybody has their favourite film genre; rom-com; action; independent amateur Japanese anime, the list is truly endless. This year, for the first time ever, catch all three Sleeping Trees' hit movie shows at the Edinburgh Fringe: MAFIA, WESTERN and SCI-FI. Over 100 characters, just three actors, no props or set to aid them and with each show accompanied by a rip-roaring live score, only someone who laments fun would consider missing the greatest movie trilogy since Big Momma's House. All three shows directed by Tom Parry (Pappy's/BBCR4) Amused Moose Comedy Award Finalists 2016 www.thesleepingtrees.co.uk | Twitter: @wesleepingtrees

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It's been a particularly tough year for Mark and Fran. Mark's Dad died of cardiac arrest whilst playing squash. Fran f*cked someone. In a last-ditch attempt to fix their relationship, they book a commercial time-travel holiday. Spanning from Ancient Rome to an Elvis Concert in Hawaii, this is an honest and dark romantic-comedy about wrestling with the past and working on the future. In the style of radio-theatre, the cast create live soundscapes through onstage foley sound effects and music. Tom Fowler is a writer and director. His short play Roman Candle was performed in the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs as part of Open Court 2016, and he is currently under commission to write the Royal Court Youth Theatre show. A Pleasance co-production, developed at the Battersea Arts Centre. www.facebook.com/SuspiciousMindsShow | Twitter: @susp_minds £6

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TAMAR BROADBENT: GET UGLY

Jimmy Jewell Ltd

Did you know that when you go through a break-up you become 25% uglier? Award-winning musical comedy about dodging hipsters, envying gym girls and trying to keep body hair under control. Nominated: Best Comedy Show Fringeworld 2017. As heard on BBC Radio 4. Something really special BBBBB FEMALE ARTS Impeccable coming timing BBBB STAGE Brings the house down BBBB SKINNY £6.50

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TIFF STEVENSON: BOMBSHELL

Critically acclaimed stand up Tiff Stevenson ('Mock The Week', 'People Just Do Nothing', *your dreams*) drops comedy bombs on your puny cowering heads and laughs.

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Fringe First winner and "peer reviewed rapper" Baba Brinkman (Rap Guide to Evolution) returns with his latest brainy hip-hop/comedy about the science of mind. Even Kanye was never this materialistic.

This is a heartfelt, hilarious, provocative, important hour of stand-up from one of the best in the business.

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LAST CLOWN ON EARTH

Worklight Theatre

DEREVO

This is a tale about the bonds within brains. And the bonds between brains. Internationally acclaimed Worklight Theatre present a brand new ensemble show. With a unique mix of song, science and soliloquy, Fix follows three very different people navigating three very different addictions.

Celebrating 20 years since their Fringe debut, multi-award winning Russian physical theatre company return with their latest masterpiece. Deeply fallen and pushed around, the immortal cosmic figure of the Clown is full of inner joy, yet trapped in a never ending cycle of self-sacrifice and rebirth. Forever - with a Smile. Physical theatre at it most daring and spectacular. Beguiling and mystifying in equal measure METRO Their dreamlike visions are haunting. . . This ensemble's intensity and ragged beauty grip like a vice INDEPENDENT

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SIREN

The Pleasance in association with Audible

PBJ Management

'No man is an island? Good for them.' The debut play from award-winning comedian David Elms (as seen in Mr Swallow and TV's Borderline), Siren takes an offbeat, bittersweet look at being desired and being heard. Directed by Thomas Martin (Ross & Rachel; If We Got Some More Cocaine I could Show You How I Love You), and featuring original music composed by Elms, arranged by Freddie Tapner. Beautiful, funny, clever and utterly engaging BBBB SCOTSMAN £6 £8.50 (£7.50)

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In a free live broadcast where anything could happen, join some very special guest hosts as they meet the Fringe's finest acts. Hand-picked by the Pleasance, every day features a different line-up of brilliant guests from across the venue's 2017 programme. Previous line-ups include Susan Calman, Mark Watson, Joel Dommett, Nish Kumar, John Hastings, Lucy Porter, and many more. With chat, laughs, names you'll know and others you'll want to, this is your chance to catch the best of the fest completely free. Advanced booking advised to guarantee entry. Visit pleasance.co.uk for guests as they're announced and download the free video and podcast after each show. Brought to you in association with Audible.co.uk. www.pleasance.co.uk | Twitter: @ThePleasance

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TOM AND BUNNY SAVE THE WORLD

Fat Rascal Theatre Ltd

As 2017 falls to a zombie apocalypse, Tom and Bunny begin their perilous journey to Yorkshire in search of refuge and a proper cup of tea. A zombie epic with a live folk soundtrack, join us as we discover what it is to be British in a crisis. From the creators of the sellout hit Buzz: A New Musical. www.fatrascaltheatre.com | Twitter: @WeAreFatRascal Witty, intelligent and empowering BBBBB EDFRINGEREVIEW (ON BUZZ) A company to watch BBBBB LONDON THEATRE 1 (ON BUZZ) £7

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ELLIE TAYLOR: THIS GUY

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

So Comedy by arrangement with Troika

West End Star and Edinburgh Cabaret Award nominee Ben is a unique artist. His performances are a dark, beautiful, baffling and wickedly funny treasure trove of impossible mysteries, visual alchemy, outrageous lies and brutal honesty. Magic shows just aren't supposed to be this... real. As seen on BBC3, BBC1.

Following a sell out 2016 fringe and nationwide tour, the star of BBC's Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week & The John Bishop Show, Channel 4's 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Radio 4's The Now Show presents an unmissable new hour of standup. Book early. www.ellietaylorcomedy.com | Twitter: @elliejanetaylor Radiates charisma... blessed with great flair GUARDIAN She doesn't miss a beat LIST

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F*CKING MEN

King's Head Theatre presented by James Seabright

Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro's play reimagines La Ronde in today's gay scene. A slick dramatic comedy of sexual manners, ten characters circle through a series of erotic encounters. This fearless and audacious celebration of sexuality fascinates audiences of every persuasion. Multiple smash-hit, sell-out runs around the world. Adults only contains nudity, sexual references and strong language. www.FckingMen.com | Twitter: @FckingMen Highly recommended. BBBB BRITISHTHEATRE.COM Wonderful performances. BBBB GAY TIMES £7

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GREG PROOPS IS THE SMARTEST MAN IN THE WORLD

Talented Artists Limited

It's just Proops and you. There's no fan fare. Proops takes center stage at small table and chair setup with a single microphone. Then he's off. An hour of great conversation that flies by at a break neck clip. Part professorial, part crazed comedian, Proops forms the show around his talent and passions. The show flows like a love letter to tangents. Be there and experience joy for once in your life. Some of the boldest comedy on the podcasting frontier right now ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE £12 (£10)

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KAT BOND: LOO ROLL

Kathryn Bond and PBJ Management presents

Award winning character comic and critically acclaimed actress Kat Bond (BBC 1, Radio 4 , Channel 4 , Sky Arts) presents her debut solo hour about a kind soul in search of her family. From one half of 'sublime' duo That Pair expect 'Off-beat brilliance' ***** BROADWAY BABY and life's one constant : Loo Roll. Directed By Matthew Crosby. www.kathrynbond.com | Twitter: @kathrynbond Beautiful skits and bonkers characters BBBB TIMES

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LADYFACE

Lucy Farrett

A white-knuckle ride on a character comedy carousel from chameleon woman-host LadyFace aka Lucy Farrett, said to be "funny" (Neil Gaiman) and "truly beguiling" (Broadway Baby), as featured on Radio 4's BBC New Comedy Award 2016. The Mighty Boosh/Victoria Wood lovechild of solo character comedy. www.iamladyface.com | Twitter: @iamladyface The mesmerising Lucy Farrett SCOTSMAN

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LAUREN PATTISON: LADY MUCK

Live Nation in association with United Agents

One of the brightest young talents on the comedy scene, with a fresh & fierce female voice, Lauren Pattison has arrived with her hotly anticipated debut hour about embracing your flaws. After stellar performances at both Leeds and Latitude Festival and supporting Katherine Ryan on tour, this baby faced comic has proved herself a force to be reckoned with. unitedagents.co.uk/lauren-pattison | Twitter: @laurenpattison Rising star EVENING STANDARD £6 £7.50 (£7)

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Pain! Shame! Confusion! Or... empowering freedom and a massive relief? This explosive one-hander crushes taboos by following a woman's journey through abortion - with questionable life-modelling skills, the voice of Donald Trump and leg-dancing to Kate Bush. Asking the big question: how can a decision that is so right be so hard?

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8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS, 4 WEEKS, 2 DAYS He is Bert. She is Fred. Together they are Bert & Fred. Logical. Bert & Fred live together, work together, play together. Preferably with freshly sharpened kitchen knives, mouse traps and darts. It may not be safe but it is certainly exciting! Together, they create spectacular, funny and dangerous circus.

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Delicious writing and exceptional observations CHORTLE A bold and fresh comedy voice STAGE £6 £7.50 (£6.50)

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www.abeckettking.com | Twitter: @MisterABK

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Award-winning comedian opens a cabinet of curiosities for his debut solo show. Winner Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017. As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

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Bert & Fred

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Michael Brandon, star of 'Dempsey and Makepeace' & 'Jerry Springer The Opera', gave himself two years to star in a movie. Still there after fifty, he now lifts the lid on half a century of showbiz... From De Niro to Pacino, Tony Curtis to Kim Novak, and the Bionic Woman! A freeway with many off-ramps. An hilarious, telling hour of Hollywood truths! Director: Guy Masterson (Morecambe, 12 Angry Men).

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Tired of the conventions of both left and right, KMT* is a debut hour that finds a new way to talk politics, class, race and identity. * Acronym for the Caribbean Patois expression 'kiss mi teeth', a mouth gesture used to show annoyance.

One of my favourites, an utter class-hole and bloody funny BBBBB DANIEL SLOSS Impressive CHORTLE

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So Comedy by arrangement with Troika

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Solo debut by former star-with-a-guitar of The Noise Next Door as silver-spooned-rebellion hilariously collides with privilege, military tradition and outrage. Leicester Comedian of the Year finalist 2017.

A brave and brilliant exploration of a hard-to-talkabout subject. GILL WING, SHOW MEDIA

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Twitter: @MissAbortPlay

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TOM HOUGHTON: CLASS HALF EMPTY

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Assembly Festival in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management

Vintage Mobile Cinema

Rob's a man with a dream - to write the world's biggest hip hop musical. Join him

Each evening we welcome a top comedian to perform their full Edinburgh show on board 'Audrey', the most unique venue at the festival. A wonderful opportunity to see your favourite comedian in the most intimate of settings. Visit www.vintagemobilecinema.co.uk for listings. www.vintagemobilecinema.co.uk | Twitter: @vmobilecinema

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18:00 (19:00) for a show that's two parts Drake, one part Disney, combining hip hop, comedy and animation. With poetic flourish, Rob dances between playing the part of introspective rapper, pop culture commentator and all-out musical surrealist. Rob's Edinburgh solo show follows years of performing around the world as ' Abandoman', with sell-out shows across Europe, Canada, Australia and Asia, as well as providing tour support for Ed Sheeran and performing a regular spot on Alan Carr's Happy Hour (C4). Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile BBBB CHORTLE So clever, quick-witted and audacious BBBB SCOTSMAN A truly unique and mind-bending musical comedy experience... a comedic mastermind at work BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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BARRY CRYER AND RONNIE GOLDEN: JUST THE TWO AT SIX

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THE B*EASTS

Setting the modern obsession with putting your own child first against our responsibility as a society towards our children as a whole, this dark tale, written by and starring BAFTA winning actress Monica Dolan ('W1A', 'Appropriate Adult', 'The Witness for the Prosecution'), explores how far one mum will go to give her child what she wants. A searing 'What If?' exploration of the pornification of our culture and the sexualisation of our children. www.thebeasts.org.uk | Twitter: @monicadolan A fantastic actress TELEGRAPH £6.50

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BRENNAN REECE: EVERLONG

Live Nation in association with United Agents

Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee (Me) and English Comedian Of The Year (Also Me) returns with a "powerfully entertaining" show about the stars (in the sky), memories (in the mind) and my Nanna (in a home). Tour Support for Joe Lycett, Jason Manford and Nick Offerman. Sold Out UK and Australian Tour. 5 Star Uber rating. As seen on BBC, ITV and Channel 4. 6 million YouTube hits.

Gilded Balloon & Steve Ullathorne Present...

The plucky pension grabbers return for TWO nights of unrelenting fun. Classics, old and new, inflatable Zimmer frames, a spectacular light show created by not one but TWO bicycle lamps! We expected this show to be funny but no one could have predicted it would be this magical FRINGE REVIEW This pair are the best at what they do, possibly because they are the only ones who do what they do MIRROR

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COURTNEY ACT: THE GIRL FROM OZ

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EVELYN MOK: HYMEN MANOEUVRE

Working Management

Berk's Nest

Australian drag superstar Courtney Act (RuPaul's Drag Race, Australian Idol) takes you over the rainbow and down under in her new show. Chock full of hits and high notes, you will leave this show realising there's no place like home!? EXTRA SPECIAL LATE NIGHT SHOW - 22 August Udderbelly 23:45 (00:45)

Featured on BBC 3, Channel 4 and dubbed "The Swedish Amy Schumer" by Comedy Central, the award winning Swedish comedian explores first-generation guilt, intersectionality and adult virginity in this confident, smart and highly anticipated debut.

courtneyact.com | Twitter: @courtneyact

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Easily cements Courtney Act as one of drag's most talented musical offerings. RENOWNED FOR SOUND

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HASAN MINHAJ

Civil Disobedience

Soho Theatre in association with WME

Star of the Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show on Comedy Central, Hasan Minhaj makes his Edinburgh debut. Hasan has appeared in Arrested Development, Getting On, the documentary special Stand Up Planet and his new Netflix comedy special Homecoming King. 3 nights only! hasanminhaj.com | Twitter: @hasanminhaj

Hasan Minhaj has the goods. He's funny, thoughtful and really smart. And it's not just about his tall and amazing hair. You're going to laugh; cry, because you, unlike me, can still feel. JON STEWART £8

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JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH: MY LAST WILL AND TASTY MINT

Joe's NYC Bar is an interactive, improvisational, immersive theatre experience in which the audience is transported to a bar in Brooklyn, NYC. Back in Edinburgh fresh from a sell out off-broadway run. Follow @JoesNYCBar for musical guest announcements. joesnycbar.com | Twitter: @joesnycbar

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Incredibly well conceived and executed. BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE Exceptionally acted immersive theatre, funny and flawlessly executed. BBBBB

25 years since his legendary Edinburgh debut, "Sheffield's funniest man" TIMES appears for TWO nights only. Recent appearances include Celebrity Antiques Roadshow and Radio 4's Lounge Music. "Sublime comic songs" INDEPENDENT.

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Utterly engrossing, imagine Bukowski had written an episode of Cheers. BBBB BROADWAYBABY

Immersive and interactive theatre at its best. A triumph of improvisation and interaction. Hugely entertaining and thought-provoking BBBB EDFRINGEREVIEW Don't just see the show, be the show (Orlando Weekly)

www.shuttleworths.co.uk | Twitter: @johnshuttlewrth The 42nd best reason to love Britain TELEGRAPH Character comedy in a class of it's own EVENING STANDARD

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MICHAEL STRANNEY: WELCOME TO BALLYBEG

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Acclaimed crooner Mikelangelo (Black Sea Gentlemen, La Clique) takes on the three great poets of rock'n'roll - Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen - in a show filled with beauty, power and humour. From the Sydney Opera House to London's West End, Mikelangelo is one of Australia's rising stars. www.mikelangelo.net.au | Twitter: @Mikelangelo_BSG Divine! BBBBB SCOTSMAN Spine tingling... commanding... stunning MERCURY

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As heard on BBC Radio2 and seen on ITV2, Michael Stranney (New Act the Year Winner, Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee, and BBC New Comedy Award Finalist) invites you as his character Daniel Duffy, to attend a tourist board presentation for the isolated Northern Irish Village of Ballybeg. a comedian who made me cry with laughter FRINGE

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Gilded Balloon and Avalon Promotions Ltd. Present...

The team behind the hilarious hit podcast are coming to Edinburgh for two shows only. What would you do if your dad wrote a dirty book? Jamie Morton is reading a previously unheard chapter live, along with his best mates James Cooper and Radio 1 DJ Alice Levine.

Written by JANE LIVINGSTONE & JONATHAN CAIRNEY Directed by TONY COWNIE

Tea-spittingly funny. It's in a class of its own. Rightly a sensation GUARDIAN

“Jocky is brilliantly played by Grant O’Rourke who conjures up Jocky’s complex character to perfection...”

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RHYS JAMES : WISEBOY

Live Nation in association with Lisa White at Glorious Management

Well, well, well. If it isn't Rhys James, the guy who said comedy shows are for losers and blurbs are for idiots. Back here with another comedy show, as explained in this blurb. Unbelievable. As seen on Mock The Week, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central and Virtually Famous. rhysjames.co.uk | Twitter: @rhysjamesy A cut above his humdrum peers. BBBB INDEPENDENT Sickeningly talented BBBB TIME OUT £6 £8.50 (£7.50)

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TOM LUCY: NEEDS TO STOP SHOWING OFF IN FRONT OF HIS FRIENDS

Off The Kerb Productions

Fresh from supporting Jack Whitehall, Tom presents his debut show. Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2016. "Watch him live and you'll understand the excitement" The Guardian. tomlucy.com | Twitter: @tomlucy

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SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL

The Showstoppers / Something for the Weekend

The Edinburgh Fringe phenomenon, Olivier Award Winner (Best Entertainment & Family Show 2016) and West End hit celebrates its 10th Edinburgh season! A brand new musical is created from scratch at every single performance of this multiple award-winner. Each night audience suggestions are transformed into allsinging, all-dancing productions with hilarious results. Spontaneous musical comedy at its finest. Whether you fancy some Rodgers and Hammerstein set on a ferris wheel or a little Sondheim on Mount Everest - you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it! www.theshowstoppers.org | Twitter: @TheShowstoppers

Top-dollar amusement that doesn't let up. So polished, it defies belief BBBBB DAILY TELEGRAPH

Had me weeping with laughter... you absolutely have to go BBBBB MAIL ON SUNDAY

Achingly funny. Worth seeing again and again BBBBB TIME OUT Magical, properly funny. A triumph BBBB TIMES Prepare to be wowed! Showstopper! might be the only West End show you ever need CHORTLE COMEDY AWARD WINNER 2016 £10 £13 (£11)

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

Flip FabriQue in association with Assembly Festival

Acclaimed immersive staging of Irvine Welsh's classic, direct from world tour. Staged in a tunnel opened exclusively for Trainspotting Live, the audience are literally part of the action, including the notorious 'Worst Toilet in Scotland' scene. A ticket to ride you won't soon forget. Choose life. Sunday Times - Best New Play Award / Official Sell Out - Edinburgh Fringe 2015 & 2016 Tickets available for General Admission (for seating on and around the set but not on a traditional seat) or Allocated Seating (for traditional theatre seating, for a £5 supplement).

Flip FabriQue, the young company of rising stars from Quebec, bring their brand new show to Edinburgh following on from the 2016 hit Attrape Moi. What would you do if you knew it was your very last evening with your friends? How do people handle things when they know they are doing something for the very last time? Wouldn't something as simple as eating an apple become extraordinary if you don't know if or when you will ever eat another apple? Flip FabriQue invites you to live in the moment and have no regrets!

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ZSA ZSA AND ME

Wereldband

Fringe Management

Once upon a time when folks did as they pleased and the world was good there lived a a girl named... If you are mad enough to take a Pantomime to America all you need is a star! Guaranteed to be an absolute... A True story. The Cinderella Story! www.fringemanagement.com | Twitter: @FringeMan2017

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Flying violins! Speed skating ballerinos! An ode to musical comedians like Charlie Chaplin, Marx Brothers and Spike Jones. A spectacular collection of musical and humorous acts rooted in the music hall tradition, but with a modern twist. The Wëreldbänd, based in the Netherlands, consists of 5 world class musicians who, between them, have mastered more than 200 instruments! With a flare for eccentricity and a hint of melancholy, their new show Släpstick has left audiences and critics breathless. The perfect blend of virtuosic musicianship, nostalgic sentiment, and lung-bursting physical comedy in the true "slapstick" tradition! www.wereldband.nl | Twitter: @wereldband

The five performers refer to rich traditions whilst being unbelievably innovative. BBBBB VOLKSKRANT

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AL MURRAY: THE PUB LANDLORD'S SALOON

Avalon Promotions Ltd

The nation's favourite pub landlord turns pop-up publican and invites you to his raucous saloon with special guests, comedy, music and variety on tap. The guvnor returns for a strictly limited run - ladies and gents place your orders now! www.thepublandlord.com | Twitter: @almurray A supremely polished performer BBBBB MAIL ON SUNDAY Wickedly witty stuff DAILY TELEGRAPH

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The Ongals

With breathtaking magic, effortless circus and formidable beatboxing skills, ONGALS will have you laughing your hat off. A high-energy non-verbal comedy spectacular tickling the funny bone of every age, this wave of K-Comedy is truly side-splitting fun for all generations and an award-winning show you won't want to miss! www.ongals.com

These winners of the 2014 Melbourne Comedy Festival Directors' Choice Award are a wonderfully refreshing change from the usual stand-up routines. BBBBB HERALD SUN AUSTRALIA

Spoken word is only but one means of communication. Physical theatre and the art of slapstick are very much alive and well in the Ongals. (Director Jorge Menedis, Sydney Comedy Festival) SYDNEY HERALD Babbling Comedy is well-performed, uncomplicated fun to suit the inner child. ARTS REVIEW £10

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BonTom

Chamber Pot Opera is an original, all-female opera. Set inside a publicly accessible women's bathroom, Chamber Pot Opera tells the story of three women who meet there by chance, late one night. www.bontom.com.au | Twitter: @BonTomDrama

Go along and see this great little show - it's a gem! BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

Celebrates the power women can have when they choose to support each other. BBBBB BROADWAY WORLD £10

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Drum Tribe Pty Ltd

Drum Tribe is a proudly South African, interactive production, which combines a dynamic fusion of rhythm, dance and laughter. Let us bring out your inner musician EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE RECEIVES A DRUM! www.drumtribe.co.za | Twitter: @drumtribesa

Participation came easily - Enthusiastic, humorous and maintained a fast pace throughout... Huge Fun! BBBB ARGUS

Now that's a good way to start a day! Amazing! BBBB THREE WEEKS EDINBURGH £10

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jamesandjamesy.com | Twitter: @JamesandJamesy Complete and utter fun BBBBB CBC Full-out belly laughs all the way through BBBBB WINNIPEG FREE PRESS £6

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Canadian Comedy Award winners, 16-time Best of Fest winners and 3-time London Impresario Award winners. Sold out Fringe runs 2013 - 2016. A vibrant celebration of friendship and imagination, 2 for Tea is a delightfully bizarre world brimming with innocence, endearing chemistry, and an unabashed love for the unexpected.

www.baxter.co.za | Twitter: @BaxterTheatre Such a moving piece of theatre. CAPE TIMES

18:15 (19:15)

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Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

When the statue of Cecil John Rhodes was dismantled at the University of Cape Town, seven post graduates wrote this searing, insightful play about race, class, gender, sexism, colonialism and ideologies of patriarchy. It took South Africa by storm during the #RhodesMustFall, #FeesMustFall and subsequent student movements' demonstrations in 2015.

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Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town in association with Assembly Festival & Riverside Studios

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Total sell-out 2005-2016 returns with a new line-up. Benji Waterstones: 'The cardigan, slouch and world-weariness of a young Jeremy Hardy' (Chortle). James Shakeshaft: 'An imaginative streak and a disregard for cliché' (London Is Funny). Pete Phillipson: 'A non-stop laughter machine' (A Rush of Laughter).

Maeve Marsden and Libby Wood

Lose yourself among sailors, barmaids and bootleggers in this raucous journey through the history of gin, "not only vocally sublime but a stroke of comedy genius" (TheatrePress). Ticket includes a Four Pillars Gin & Tonic. mothersruincabaret.com | Twitter: @mothersruincab

www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com | Twitter: @BandGComedy

If you don't think a cabaret that quotes 18th century lawmakers can be hot as f*ck, then you haven't seen Mother's Ruin. BBBBB TIME OUT SYDNEY Blisteringly entertaining. BBBBB DAILY REVIEW

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Lisa Richards

Joanne was on an amaaaaaaazzing diet which was brilliant until it landed her in a clinic with a load of people who had lost their minds, which was ridiculous because Joanne definitely still had hers. Turns out her mind had legged it years ago, luring it back becomes the hardest, funniest & weirdest time of her life. Twitter: @jomcnally

A thoughtful, deeply sensitive, laugh out loud production. It's a joy and a delight, and a show everyone should see ARTS REVIEW £5

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Notorious for being Ridiculous, Jimeoin is internationally acclaimed as one of live comedy's masters. His brilliantly observed, ever-evolving and hilarious stand-up has also made him the undisputed award-winning star of TV shows including 'Live at the Apollo', 'Sunday Night at Palladium', 'John Bishop Show', CH4's O2 Comedy Gala', 'Royal Variety Performance'. Grab yourself a ring-side seat for a knock-out performance of world-class stand-up with Ireland's other favourite champion UFC ('Unbelievably Funny C***') - live! www.Jimeoin.com | Twitter: @Jimeoin

A superb physical comic... quirky, whimsical and sometimes mischievous view of the world... Exhilarating... ridiculousness! BBBBB THE AGE, AUSTRALIA Hilarious... Ridiculousness... Don't you miss it! EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS Jimeoin recalls the familiar at a fantastically silly level, boiling his audience down to a tear-filled, gibbering mess SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY Exemplary stand-up comedy BBBBB HERALD £8.50 - £18.50

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KATY BRAND: I COULD'VE BEEN AN ASTRONAUT

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ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Teamwork Arts Private Limited

An unconventional take on the legend of the beloved Hindu elephant-god, Ganesha. Told by Master Tusk who is kidnapped by star-crossed lovers, encounters an eccentric old elephant, and hunts for his missing head. An epic juggernaut of an adventure. It was entertaining and thought-provoking, and for an entire hour had the audience spellbound. BBBBB

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Ever wished you could start again on a new planet? Or wondered about life in parallel universes? The possibilities are endless once you get to grips with astrophysics - time travel, worm holes and dark matter. Katy Brand explores her improbable love of astronomy and her crapness at maths in this follow up to last year's hit show 'I Was A Teenage Christian'.

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From the creator of O No! comes something else entirely. A dance party with ghosts, in a forest, in a theatre. An invitation to drink deep, to face the shadows that growl on your insides and laugh big.

Strap in for a Ship of Fools playfully anarchic bouffon rollercoaster, that ventures into the darkest corners of the grotto where the mould festers under the tree. Expect danger, hilarity and horror as they tap-dance back and forth over the lines of decency for your amusement. You will laugh. You will cry. You might even kill yourself!

www.jamiewood.org.uk | Twitter: @jamieofthewood

There's no one at the Fringe like Jamie Wood - probably no one on the planet. Experiencing his surreal imagination is like being sucked down a rabbit hole full of joy. BBBB FEST (REVIEW OF O NO!)

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Michael Redmond left his native Dublin thirty years ago to try his luck on the London comedy circuit... with just one joke. Best known for playing the monosyllabic priest, Fr Stone, in the iconic Father Ted, Michael promises he will use a number of two and three syllable words in his show and might even throw in one with four syllables... oh and he also promises that there will be more than one joke!

www.grainnemaguire.com | Twitter: @GrainneMaguire

Brilliantly fusing the personal and political... a performer who knows how to tell a story. BBBB £8.50 (£7.50)

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Fresh from her BBC Radio 4 series A Beginner's Guide to India, Aditi's Edinburgh debut explores our global village and how it makes her feel she belongs nowhere and everywhere at the same time. Confusing for someone who's always been the village idiot, no matter how global it is. A show packed with her trademark 'acerbic and cutting edge' comedy (Mumbai Mirror) and charming (possibly litigious) parodies of people she's met along the way.

mikebubbins.com | Twitter: @mikebubbins

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ADITI MITTAL: GLOBAL VILLAGE IDIOT

Soho Theatre in association with Underbelly

UNDERBELLY MED QUAD | BUTTERCUP

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Tweets? Likes? Swipes? That's not progress. Mike's old school. A man's man. A woman's man. Mike proudly lives in the past, despite everybody else he knows, living in the present. So ditch the tech and find out for yourself. It's time to get real again, people. Time to embrace your retrosexuality.

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MICHAEL REDMOND: I WROTE A JOKE IN 1987

Gilded Balloon & Michael Redmond Present...

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Joaquin Phoenix, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Osama Bin Laden; there's always been a buzz around tricky celebrity names. Can Gráinne jump on the trend before she's deported with the other EU immigrants? As heard on R4's Breaking The News, More Money Than Sense and writer for 8 out of 10 Cats.

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WELCOME TO PARADISE

A Ship of Fools Theatre Company

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Canal Cafe Theatre

New Diorama Theatre in co-production with Greenwich Theatre and the Pleasance

Guinness World Record-breaking, Fringe First-winning, Perrier finalist, news-based song & sketch show. If you're in need of a cathartic dose of comic exasperation book now for the longest-running live comedy show in the world. Flawlessly delivered by a four-strong, tooth-achingly talented cast expertly accompanied by an on-stage Musical Director. All in the spirit of free expression. As Napoleon once said, 'In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.' Excellent writing, superlative performances and original takes on current affairs make this a must-see. 'Sensational!' Sky News

Inspired by Yuval Harari's international bestseller, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. In 1949, Dr Jacob Bronowski installs a secret, alarmed room in his house. Fifty years later his grandson discovers his secrets, unearthing echoes from across six million years of human history, told from the perspective of a century in which every year is a revolutionary year. Following their sell-out production of Down & Out in Paris and London, multi-award winning New Diorama return to Pleasance with a World Premiere.

www.newsrevue.com | Twitter: @newsrevue

One of the slickest, most professional, hilarious shows you will ever see... if you only see one show make it this one BBBBB THE SUN Turns horrible 2016 into horribly funny 2016 BBBBB ONE4REVIEW.COM I love NewsRevue! It's almost too funny for Edinburgh JOAN RIVERS

www.newdiorama.com | Twitter: @newdiorama

An energetic production and superb script - a significant and timely play BBBB GUARDIAN

Strikingly staged, deftly acted and simultaneously hard-hitting and bitingly funny... .the fluidity is mesmerising BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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THE MAGNETS - THE NAKED 80S

Andrew Kay and Nic Doodson

The Magnets

From the creative minds behind Gobsmacked! and Soweto Gospel Choir comes The Choir of Man. This show is 60 minutes of unadulterated entertainment that combines high energy dance, percussion and foot stomping choreography with the incredible talent of 9 ordinary guys who sing everything from pub classics to opera. The Choir of Man is a sensational night of beer, music, and fun. Get ready to rock and roll and drink in the music.

The ultimate 80s mix tape, entirely a cappella! Vocal harmony super-group The Magnets strip away the synths to honour the decade of big snares and bigger hair, with their voices alone. Like Pitch Perfect with shoulder-pads, this fast paced, shape-shifting nostalgia-fest motors from Madonna to Madchester, New Romantics to NKOTB as The Magnets revisit the music that inspired them. Expect gobsmacking beatboxing, vocal gymnastics and heaven-sent harmonies demonstrating the sheer versatility of a cappella performance, effortlessly switching scene with inventive choreography and lashings of audience engaging charm.

www.thechoirofman.com | Twitter: @thechoirofman

www.themagnets.com | Twitter: @themagnets All thriller, no filler! BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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VELOCITY: RISING

Velocity

Velocity: Rising is the next generation in Irish tap fusing the sounds of dance, fiddle, percussion & electronic beats in an explosive live show. This unique collaboration is led by Guinness World Record Holder for the fastest feet in the world, James Devine, and five-time World Champion Irish dancer, David Geaney. www.velocityofficial.com | Twitter: @Velocity_Tweet

PRIOR TO LONDON RUN

A delight halfway between Fred Astaire elegance and Savion Glover hunkered-down brilliance BBBBB NEW YORK TIMES £10

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ABI ROBERTS: ANGLICHANKA

Bawls Out Comedy

Anglichanka (Englishwoman) is an exhilarating comedy show about living in the former Soviet Union in the 90s and returning after 18 years as the first UK comic to perform comedy in English and Russian. Find out about gay rights in modern Russia, the consequences of drinking hardcore vodka, studying opera and using outdoor loos in -20 temperatures and see how Russia has changed since the fall of the USSR. Discover what we need to know about Putin, the meerkat with nuclear weapons and the country described as 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma'. "Incredible stand-up. FIVE STARS." Ed Festivals Mag. £6.50

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The Toxic Avenger David Bryan

Joe DiPietro

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FAST FRINGE

Underbelly and The Last Great Hunt

Chortle in association with Gag Reflex

The yellow block of foam with a heart of pure gold returns to the Fringe! Following 2015's sell-out run, this low-fi puppetry spectacular, from the creators of award-winning international smash hits The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer and It's Dark Outside, is back with a non-stop rollercoaster of action, adventure and nostalgia that bends time and melts your heart. Bruce will sweep you away on an epic adventure of love and revenge. Remarkable and delectable BBBB TIMES Exquisite skill and perfect comic timing BBBB LIST

So many comedians, so little time! 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase, hosted by the best MCs in the business. Leading comedy website Chortle selects a fresh line-up every day - check chortle.co.uk for today's. Previous acts include Tape Face, Mark Watson, Paul Sinha, Robin Ince, Showstoppers ... and literally hundreds more. www.chortle.co.uk | Twitter: @chortle

A reminder of just how mad and varied the Fringe is BBBB BROADWAY BABY £5

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SHAPPI KHORSANDI: MISTRESS AND MISFIT

Phil McIntyre Entertainments

Off The Kerb Productions

Guilt! Shame! Regret! Stand-Up Comedian, Vibe-Magnet and "London's Saddest DJ" yells into a well for fifty five minutes.

Shappi presents England's unsung heroine. For too many years she has been known as just 'Nelson's mistress', a bit of a harlot. Women's lib wasn't a 'thing' in Georgian times, Emma moved mountains to haul herself from 'scullery maid' to 'Lady Hamilton'. Yes, she occasionally danced on tables naked to get ahead in life, but who hasn't? As a fellow naked dancer on tables, Shappi is inspired by Emma, although she never wants hair big enough to house mice in.

www.johnrobins.com | Twitter: @nomadicrevery An exemplary slice of comic rage BBBB CHORTLE

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ZACH ZUCKER - HUMAN PERSON

Stamptown

WINNER: Rising Star - The Media Eye (2016) After a run of sold out shows in Los Angeles, award-winning comedian Zach Zucker returns to Edinburgh with his debut solo show Human Person. Most of the time Zach is funny. This show is directed by Jonny Woolley and produced by Stamptown.

So Comedy by arrangement with Troika

www.zachzucker.com | Twitter: @zach_zucker

Not since Dr Brown's wordless show Befrdfgth five years ago have I had such a deep emotional reaction to comedic theatre BBBBB YEWTH MAG (AU) £6.50

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18:45 (19:45) The correspondent for BBC2's The Mash Report, as seen on Question Time (BBC1), Edinburgh Nights & The Daily Politics (BBC2), returns to the fringe following 2016's sell out run. Writer for Alternative Election (Channel 4), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4), A League Of Their Own (Sky 1), The Sarah Millican Television Programme (BBC2) and Live At The Apollo (BBC1). Tour support for Katherine Ryan.

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AL PORTER IN CAMPUS MAXIMUS

Al Porter

www.geoffnorcott.com | Twitter: @GeoffNorcott Norcott is an absolute tonic BBBB TELEGRAPH

Objectively funny regardless of your political leaning BBBB FEST Funny, sharp and well-polished BBBB LIST A comedian with a big future BBBB MIRROR £6.50

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ALEXEI SAYLE

'Modern Comedy? We owe it all to one man' (Chortle). The Godfather of alternative comedy returns to The Fringe for the second time in 37 years with a brand new show.

Twitter: @TheAlPorter

www.alexeisayle.me Tremendous BBBB SCOTSMAN Breathtaking BBBBB LIST

Shades of Dave Allen... born to be on stage. BBBBB CHORTLE Enough charisma to fill the 02 BBBB EVENING STANDARD A steamroller crowd pleasing talent BBBB GUARDIAN Hilarious! BBBB TIMES

Buy a ticket and learn from the master BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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This outrageous 23 year old Irishman shot to Fringe fame last year with an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination and bookings on McIntyre's Big Show, Live At The Apollo and 8 out of 10 Cats. He's back full of cheekiness and sparkling showmanship with a brand new feel-good hour of his trademark council-estate camp . Unmissable!

ANDREW RYAN: DID YOU GET HERE ALRIGHT?

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No-filter white Australian Burns and charming ball of rage Quartermaine are the first double act of their kind in history... That's right: in history. Ever. Relax. They're here to help.

www.offthekerb.co.uk | Twitter: @andrewryan_ Hard not to enjoy BBBB DAILY RECORD

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BRENDON BURNS AND CRAIG QUARTERMAINE IN RACE OFF

Irishman Andrew Ryan (**** Metro) is trying to conquer love, life, politics, insecurity, fear, living alone, all while he's an immigrant in a country where somebody recently told him to 'go home'.

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KAI HUMPHRIES: PUNCH-DRUNK

Gilded Balloon & MZA Present...

In boxing, the only thing more powerful than sibling rivalry is brotherly love. This hilarious and affirming show tells how a life-changing accident led to award-winning stand-up Kai and his brother Gav creating extraordinary comedy events and rejuvenating a community's spirit. 'Phenomenally funny... not to be missed!' (Broadway Baby) **** kaihumphries.com | Twitter: @KaiHumphries

Awesome... massive laughs... a festival highlight! BBBBB AUSTRALIA TIMES

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KWAME ASANTE: OPEN ARMS

CKP & ROAR Group Present

Between moving to a new city, starting a new career and gaining new responsibilities, Kwame (Chortle Award Winner, Time Out 'One To Watch') has had to embrace a lot of changes. He's been doing his best to process it all, but could do with your help! This debut show sees him work through a collection of his best observations and anecdotes from his recent transitions. Listeners, nodders, smilers and laughers, all will be welcomed with open arms! Twitter: @kwamedy £6 £8.50 (£7.50)

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CATRIONA KNOX: ADORABLE DEPLORABLE

United Agents

Some men have brought us to the brink of apocalypse. Now meet their wives.'The next Joyce Grenfell' Spectator, 'One of the UK's best' ***** The New Current,**** one4review, **** BroadwayBaby, 'comedy gold' **** The List, **** The Herald. Twitter: @catrionaknox

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THE LAST QUEEN OF SCOTLAND

A Stellar Quines production, commissioned and supported by the National Theatre of Scotland and Dundee Rep.

1972, Idi Amin ordered the expulsion of Ugandan-Asians under a 90-day deadline. A woman grows up in Dundee haunted by Amin's impact on her destiny. Returning to Uganda she confronts his ghost. A story from a community in exile, shedding light on a unique period of untold history. Performed to a live soundtrack through the street sounds of Dundonian dialect. Part of the madeinscotlandshowcase.com.

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SEAN KELLY: SOLD YOUR WAY!

Sooz Kempner

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with TGA

Love films? So does Sooz Kempner (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, Funny Women Variety Award Winner) in a brand new stand-up show about how great movies can change your entire life.

Sean Kelly is the ever-smiling, ever-shouting auctioneer star of Storage Hunters. He's led a crazy life... be prepared to learn a hell of a lot more about his unusual story in this fresh and funny show. With hilarious tales and funny stories this is a life enhancing feel-good stand up show.

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Disability access at the Fringe is a joke. Almost half of festival venues do not provide wheelchair access. Audiences are missing out on great shows, and shows are missing out on great audiences. However, the Pleasance is committed to providing the most accessible venues on the Fringe. To celebrate this commitment, join us for a top night of comedy. We've got an excellent line-up of disabled and non-disabled comedians who all have one thing in common: they're really, really funny. Plus, secret special headliner.

Becky Lucas is a Little Bitch. Writer, performer, rat, and fervent tweeter. Becky is coming to Edinburgh for the first time. Becky is refreshingly real on stage and one of the most exciting new voices on the comedy scene, quickly commanding worldwide attention. Girl next door look undercut by subtle winks, nods and eyes that sparkle mischievously to deliver a punch line Becky Lucas is filthy and unashamedly unlike anyone else out there in Little Bitch BBBB HERALD SUN £7

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BECKY LUCAS: LITTLE BITCH

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UNDERBELLY'S CIRCUS HUB ON THE MEADOWS | THE LAFAYETTE

CIRCA: HUMANS

BROADWAY SWINGS

Underbelly and Circa

Razz Big Band and Chorus

Take a first-class big band with leading West End star Kate Graham (Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), add a big chorus. Put them all in a great venue then let them loose on some classic Broadway numbers and you have an unforgettable evening of swinging show tunes from A Chorus Line, Chicago, Anything Goes, Hairspray, The Producers, West Side Story and more. Presented in partnership with Durham BRASS Festival.

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DAVID CORREOS & MATT STELLINGWERF: CHAOS & ORDER

Notorious*

Two of New Zealand's premier comedians present the full spectrum, from David's proper nonsense to Matt's proper sense. Comedy that's both smart and stupid, these two deliver the best of both worlds, the eye of the hurricane, and the actual hurricane. I don't believe there's anything Correos wouldn't do for the sake of entertainment THEATRESCENES.CO.NZ Raises the comedy bar... an erudite satire superstar

The new, thrilling, and heart-stopping performance from the internationally acclaimed Circa (Closer, Beyond, Wunderkammer), Humans is an ecstatic love letter to our endangered species. Created by Yaron Lifschitz and fresh from a storming season at Sydney Festival, ten acrobats go faster, harder and higher than ever before, taking us on a stirring journey of what it means to be human and of how our bodies, our connections and our aspirations all form part of who we are. circa.org.au | Twitter: @circapresents

The rock stars of the circus world LIST The five-star favourite... a clear demonstration of the artistry of circus GUARDIAN There are too many impressive stunts to name TIME OUT SYDNEY

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IN A FARAWAY PLACE

Dave Johns

In a Faraway Place is one of the most well-known Chinese Folk Songs in the world. The songwriter Wang Luobin is often referred to as the King of Western Chinese Folk Songs, due to devoting his whole life to collecting, composing, transcribing and revising Western Chinese Folk Songs. Based on Wang Luobin's legendary life story in Western China, the story will be told using the tunes and lyrics of his most well know songs. In a Faraway Place will take the audience through a journey of the musician's personal struggles, loves and beliefs, where timeless eastern music are delivered with the charms of western opera. £10 (£5)

What happens to a comedian when he's plucked from obscurity by master film maker Ken Loach and cast in the title role of one of the most acclaimed and talked about British films of recent years? 'I, Daniel Blake' became a beacon for social realism and, for Dave Johns, a rollercoaster ride of red carpet surrealism. From The Cannes Film Festival to the BAFTAs, he was there, wide-eyed. Now he's back doing the thing he loves best - making people laugh. davejohns.net | Twitter: @davejohnscomic

Outstanding CHORTLE Shifting from hilarity to uproar to genius in the blink of an eye GUARDIAN

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JAN RAVENS: DIFFICULT WOMAN

CKP & ROAR Group present

The Dead Ringers star in her much anticipated debut Edinburgh show. Ravens brilliantly observes an array of contemporary characters, including Theresa May, Diane Abbott, Nicola Sturgeon, Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel, Fiona Bruce, Kirsty Wark, Lyse Doucet, Madonna, Kirstie Allsop , Sandi Toksvig, and anyone you care to mention from Radio 4 and most property programmes. Razor sharp satire delivered with startling virtuosity. Twitter: @thatjanravens

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JESS ROBINSON: UNRAVELLED

Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with TROIKA

Multi-award winning Jess Robinson returns with more spot-on celebrity impressions, musical comedy and stunning vocal gymnastics. Like a wonderfully malfunctioning jukebox, Jess and her incredible live band take you on a dizzying journey through hilarious improvised musical mash-ups, serving up a feast of styles and genres from Billie Holiday and Liza Minnelli to Iggy Azalea, Beyoncé and Kate Bush No matter what your tastes this fringe... Robinson will entertain them all BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE

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THE JURASSIC PARKS

Superbolt Theatre

Superbolt return with their sellout multi award-winning laugh-out-loud spin on Spielberg's classic. A theatrical celebration of cinematic nostalgia and a powerful reminder of the ones we love. 'I definitely laughed, I almost cried, and I feel I've fallen in love' (GreatScott.media). 'A definite must see' (TheatreFullStop.com). 'A show with so much heart mine nearly burst - outstanding' (Edinburgh49.org). www.superbolttheatre.com | Twitter: @superboltplays BBBBB BROADWAYBABY.COM, LONDONIST.COM BBBB TIME OUT, THE STAGE, LIST

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MARS ACTUALLY

Live Nation in association with United Agents

Superbolt Theatre

inundated: VERB [WITH OBJECT] 1) To overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with E.g. 'Online dating is inundated with vacuous superficial people looking for meaningless interactions based on a photo where you have to look hot'. 2) Flood E.g. 'A man crying his eyes out'. Fresh from touring with Jack Whitehall and Rob Beckett on their sold out UK tours, Lloyd is back. A show about overcoming the overwhelming. Star of BBC's Taxi To Training, Comedy Central's Drunk History and SoccerAM.

Following their award-winning sell-out run of Jurassic Park at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015, Superbolt present their brand new show, fresh from winning the Origins Award for Outstanding New Show and sell-out previews at VAULT Festival 2017. Chuck, Gracey and Conway are here on Earth to tell you about life on Mars, Actually.

lloydgriffith.com | Twitter: @lloydgriffith

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Avalon Promotions Ltd

Phil Wang is a son of the British Empire. But in a world suddenly intent on building walls and bolstering borders, what's a Commonwealth man to do? A blistering hour of comedy gold - that's what. As seen on Live at the Apollo and Have I Got News For You. www.philwang.co.uk | Twitter: @PhilNWang

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SARA PASCOE: LADSLADSLADS

Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management

Sara is enjoying a year-long, one-woman stag do. From spiritual retreats, city-breaks, life-drawing classes and football matches - she has been drunk and lonely everywhere. The multi-award-winning comedian and star of Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week, QI and Taskmaster, returns to Edinburgh with a stunning new stand-up show.

Fresh from sellout runs at the Soho Theatre, globally acclaimed, multi award-winning comedy trio THE PRETEND MEN are back in town! 1999. Evil corporation FutureTech have taken over the galaxy and eliminated all POLICE COPS. On a distant planet, illegal human Jack O'Connell teams up with cocky fighter pilot Ranger and his trusty cyborg C9. Together they embark on an action packed adventure across the galaxy on a mission to find Earth, uncover the mystic legend of the POLICE COPS and overthrow FutureTech. thepretendmen.com | Twitter: @thepretendmen

WINNER - 'The Stage Award for Acting Excellence 2015 BBBBB STAGE The juggernaut of cheesy americana BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE A joy to behold BBBBB SCOTSMAN Big, consistent laughs..it's not just funny, it's exhilarating" - GUARDIAN (GUARDIAN'S

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SARAH KENDALL: ONE-SEVENTEEN

Live Nation

Mick Perrin Worldwide

In her debut show Schaefer employs her vulnerable, whip-smart comedy style to confront her complicated relationship with Jesus, America, and death. In the age of Trump, Sara can't separate the deeply personal from the absurdly political and mines her own life to find answers. Schaefer is an Emmy-award winning comedian who hosted her own talk show Nikki & Sara on MTV, has appeared on Jimmy Fallon, and was named one of Huffington Post's "Favourite Female Comedians."

Nominated twice for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show and Total Fringe Sell Out 2016, Sarah Kendall returns with One- Seventeen. A blistering hour of storytelling from the creator and star of the hit BBC Radio 4 series Australian Trilogy. www.mickperrin.com | Twitter: @Sarah_Kendall Knocked the wind out of my sails BBBBB HERALD A mini masterpiece of tragicomic storytelling BBBB TIMES

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Seven Crazy Bitches

Join The Diva on a Budget as she 'guides' you through the Seven Ages of Woman via such icons as Kate Bush, Prince, Stevie Nicks and Liza. This is Standing Up Cabaret on a Budget as you've never seen it before. Because The Diva's pretty sure she just invented it...

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Following the sell out success of last year's Choir on Fire, Soul Nation are ready to take it to the next level - lifting it higher and higher. The heat is on! Following the sell out success of last year's Choir on Fire, Soul Nation are ready to take it to the next level - lifting it higher and higher. Turning up the heat, Scotland's only professional rock choir are turning heads every time they hit the stage with their unique and infectious brand of soul.

www.sevencrazybitches.com | Twitter: @7crazybitches

Buckle in for some raucous feminist comedy... this is highly talented work BBBB FRINGE GURU One of the highlights of the Vault Festival GAY STAR NEWS

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Swivel chairs place you in the centre of the action with a 360 degree perspective. Spin and watch as four marriages become entangled in a web of love and deceit, the threads of which threaten to strangle them all. For all the answers, make time for both instalments - however, each story stands alone.

Stuart has got fast-paced, hilarious observations and he ain't afraid to say them over the course of an hour. He does all the comedy at Turtle Canyon Comedy and supported James Acaster on tour loads. As heard on BBC Radio 4.

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Winner Edfest Bouquet 2016! 14 Royal Performances. 'The most unbelievable ending of any trick ever' ITV, 'What a pleasure to have met you and be amazed by your magic' Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin, 'The best I've seen, brilliant' Sir Richard Branson, 'It's impossible' H.M. The Queen.

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Ever used an IV pole as a stand-in microphone while belting out Beyoncé in the ICU? Welcome to the curious world of Triage! as seen through the eyes of Zuleika Khan, Greenroom & Broadway World Award winner, Australian Comedian, Registered Nurse & Soul Diva!

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Chris Dugdale

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PAUL FOOT: 'TIS A PITY SHE'S A PIGLET

The Comedy Store

John Lynn was on top of the world, he felt invincible - but his body had other ideas. After collapsing in his local café, John ended up in an Intensive Care Unit fighting a virus in his brain. It takes a year of wild experiences to put him back on top. Brilliant IRISH TIMES Absolutely compelling... an easy delivery that like the late, great Dave Allen, can explode with angry eyeball popping intensity. Hugely entertaining. CHORTLE

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ANGELA BARNES: FORTITUDE

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Off The Kerb Productions

Total sell-out 2005-2016 returns with a new line-up. Jon Pearson: Best Show Nominee Midlands Comedy Awards. 'Brilliant and witty gags' (EdFringeReview.com). Zahra Barri: BBC New Comedy Award Semi Finalist. 'Terrific' (Venue Magazine). Harry Stachini: 'Great skill and timing' (Notts Comedy Review). 'First-rate material' (Smacked Arse Comedy).

Following sell-out Fringe shows in 2014 and 2015, Angela Barnes (Mock The Week, BBC R4's The News Quiz, host of Newsjack on BBC R4Extra) is back with her brand new show "Fortitude". Stand up and stories from a reluctant 40 year old with some stuff to say. www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @AngelaBarnes

She's just a gloriously down-to-earth, straight talking and extremely funny comic GUARDIAN The pace is fast, the material strong and the delivery perfect CHORTLE

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ED GAMBLE: MAMMOTH

Gilded Balloon Presents...

Avalon Promotions Ltd

The gobby little toerag is back with a brand new lumbering beast of a comedy show. Off of Mock the Week (BBC2), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Conan (TBS), Almost Royal (E4), Russell Howard's Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and Man Down (C4). www.edgamble.co.uk | Twitter: @EdGambleComedy ... He is on irresistible form BBBB TELEGRAPH

A master of unlocking the humour in everything BBBB LIST

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Andy Gray & Grant Stott "Scotland's most seasoned comic performers" (The Scotsman), are back in action as two old pals in what seems like a dream job clearing out their former local cinema, but in the process of stirring memories and re-creating scenes from their favourite movies, their shared fanaticism for film soon has to make way for bigger uses that have long remained unresolved. From the Fringe First 2013 award-winning duo who brought you Sold Out festival Shows, Kiss Me Honey, Honey! (2013/14), Willie & Sebastian (2015) and Tales from behind the Mic (2016) bring you Double Feature - written by Philip Differ (Naked Video, Scotch & Wry, Only an Excuse?), directed by Ryan Dewar & Andy Gray. www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gildedballoon

Remarkable talent ... dazzling display of comic genius BBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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JON POINTING: ACT NATURAL

Fight in The Dog Ltd.

In this much-anticipated debut show, Jon Pointing (Pls Like BBC3, Bucket) presents Cayden Hunter, an actor, who will demonstrate the importance of selflessness and sharing through this (non-participatory) workshop. www.fightinthedog.co.uk | Twitter: @_fightinthedog

It's all keenly observed and impeccably performed. BBBB CHORTLE

A masterclass in comic acting! BBBBB BROADWAY BABY £6 £8

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Live Nation

Civil Disobedience

The debut show from current English Comedian of the Year Josh Pugh who won the much coveted title after just 2 years of performing, establishing him as one of the UK's brightest newcomers. Join him for an hour of left field ideas as he invites us onto a very tame rollercoaster ride through his childhood, much-loathed job and journey into showbiz. An hour of surreal autobiographical comedy.

Weed lube, throuple therapy, and one life-altering text message. With an open mind, heart, and vagina, Mindy Raf demolishes the romantic comedy and the roles we play in it. As she demystifies love, loss, and sexuality, Raf engages her vulnerable, razor-sharp storytelling style to face the complexities of modern love. keepingmykidneys.com | Twitter: @mindyraf LGBT Best Bet BBBBB TIME OUT NEW YORK

joshpughcomedy.com | Twitter: @JoshPughComic Comedian to Watch 2017 CHORTLE A keen comic mind BEYOND THE JOKE

The kick-ass, real woman that you've been waiting for. THEATRE IS EASY

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NINA CONTI: IN YOUR FACE

PBJ Management

Bursting with fresh and astonishing spontaneity, the voicethrowing queen is back. British Comedy Award Winner Nina Conti improvises unforgettable puppetry using live audience members in cartoonish masks, with the help if her simian sidekick Monkey. She's stormed Live at the Apollo, Sunday Night at the Palladium and made a BAFTA nominated film all without moving her lips, but this smash hit sell-out show is something to shout about. Gut-Bustingly Funny BBBB TELEGRAPH You will see nothing like it onstage BBBB EVENING STANDARD £17.50 (£16)

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SISTERS: WHITE NOISE

Sisters

Innovative sketch duo Sisters snake Fringewards, clutching their debut hour to their breast. Join them as they hold hands and jump blindly off the cliff. (It's a metaphor for a debut. More intelligent writing in show itself ). Twitter: @sisterscomedy

See them now if you want to witness the birth of something special BBBB THREE WEEKS Genius pieces BBBB BROADWAY BABY £6 £7.50 (£6.50)

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THIS IS YOUR TRIAL

A renegade retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's twisted tale. Two performers dismember a macabre classic with the cheekiest of glints in their eyes. Hilarious and horrific, this show revels in the darkness that hides just under the surface. All gravely good fun, but be warned: it will get catty. Meow. Extra wheelchair accessible performance: UNDERBELLY MED QUAD | BUTTERCUP, 13 Aug, 13:15

www.thisisyourtrial.com | Twitter: @thisisyourtrial £12.50

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LaPelle's Factory in association with LittleMighty and In Good Company

The UK's only courtroom based improvised comedy returns for a 5th year, same place, (almost the) same time, same 'perfect bit of improv mayhem' *****(Mirror). Guest comedians as lawyers, prosecuting and defending charges set against YOU. Award-winning and critically acclaimed. Book your seat for jury service! Previous acts include: Clive Anderson, Al Murray, Marcus Brigstocke, Sara Pascoe, Andrew Maxwell, Susan Calman, Josie Long, Tim Fitzhigham and many more...

£6.50

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Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

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MUSICALS AND OPERA

Áine Flanagan Productions and Seiriol Davies present

Multi-award winning show about Joan of Arc returns! Performed by Drag King champion Lucy Jane Parkinson, history's greatest gender-warrior takes to the stage, dragging up as the men she defies in this smash hit solo play. Winner of the Scotsman Fringe First, Stage and Spirit of the Fringe Awards 2016. Extra wheelchair accessible performance: UNDERBELLY MED QUAD | BUTTERCUP, 24 Aug, 13:15

The 5th Marquis of Anglesey was one of the Earth's wealthiest men, until he lost it all by being too damn fabulous. Seiriol Davies's fierce, ripped-up, tragi-gorgeous, hilarious, solid gold smash hit musical of EdFringe 2016 returns by popular demand.

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Gleeful, ludicrous - a larky collision of Gilbert & Sullivan and Monty Python BBBB TIME OUT

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Milk Presents, in association with Derby Theatre

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HOW TO WIN AGAINST HISTORY

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ALL GENIUS ALL IDIOT

Svalbard Company in association with Aurora Nova and Follow the Rabbit

Quirky, outrageous and utterly impressive, Svalbard revel in the absurdities of life. Extreme circus artistry highlights human behaviour at its most animalistic. Featuring Chinese pole, aerial rope, hand balance and acrobatics, with original live soundtrack, this is a piece that you will remember for its surreal quality as well as its awe-inspiring skills. svalbardcompany.com

A hedonistic celebration of the Bacchanalian spirit TOTAL THEATRE £9

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ANDRE TONIGHT!

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WINNER Melbourne Festival Discovery Award 2016 NOMINEE Best Comedy Melbourne Fringe Festival 2016 Edinburgh is where comedy is born. Where the world's funniest show their talents. I have been working at a petrol station for 6 years so I can join you in this celebration of humour. My tonight show will be a massive success. Come be in my studio audience and witness a star being born. Calamitous and hilarious BBBBB SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

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ASSEMBLY CHECKPOINT | CHECKPOINT

CABARET AND VARIETY

Feisty, feminist, fierce. Cabaret femme fatale Anya Anastasia has gone ROGUE, armed with a biting wit, an all-female star-studded band, and lust for revenge. Original, glamorous, and chaotic - experience a seductive and exhilarating night of hilarious physical comedy, and intense audience interaction seamlessly woven together with vocals ranging from husky cabaret to operatic soprano. #MadeInAdelaide

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ANYA ANASTASIA: ROGUE ROMANTIC

Big Chook Productions

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DAVID O'DOHERTY: BIG TIME

Lisa Richards

David O'Doherty - the Ryanair Enya, the Aldi Bublé - returns to the Fringe with last year's hit show Big Time, an hour of talking and songs in a haunted hall on a hill filled with portraits of men who look like cocker spaniels.

Funny Women Ltd

Politics , power and how we lost the plot. Lifting the lid on what life's really like behind the scenes of Westminster. Ayesha tells all with brutal honesty and humour and asks what's next for British politics?

davidodoherty.com | Twitter: @phlaimeaux

Twitter: @ayeshahazarika

Hazarika's return to stand up is also public service, never less than entertaining. GUARDIAN Insightful, humorous and at times simply 'hide behind the sofa' stuff. BBBB EDINBURGH REPORTER £10 (£9)

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Chase all your cares away with the incurably intoxicating InChorus. This large contemporary choir promises a show packed with merry melodies, sparkling songs and harmonious hijinks. You'll be captivated by the capers of this convivial crowd. InChorus is a large vibrant choir from Peebles. This is their third Festival Fringe performance, having sung to sell-out audiences in both 2013 and 2015.

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www.kinseysicks.com | Twitter: @kinseysicks

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If you love Donald Trump, you'll hate this show! America's Favorite Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet (and Off-Bway/ Vegas hits!) return in glorious four-part harmony and overthe-top drag with a hilarious, provocative, heartbreaking, and inspiring new musical exploring Trumpism, racism, AIDS, giraffes, Bette Midler, and oblong vegetables.

£10

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www.inchoruschoir.co.uk | Twitter: @inchoruschoir Is this the most fun choir @EdFringe? TWITTER A joy to share in your amazing enthusiasm! FACEBOOK

KINSEY SICKS: THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T SAY

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BSL

Vivienne Smith Management

I originally intended to call the show I'll Millennial You in a Minute, but my promoter considered the title 'off-puttingly baffling'. That's my own chainsaw in the photo, by the way. Is life that bad or have we good reason to complain about it? Are we filled with righteous anger at a world gone wrong or are we all just a bunch of whiny little brats? In short, are we spoiled? Come and watch as Byrne takes this question, turns it upside down and shakes it until the funny falls out. Go on, spoil yourself. www.edbyrne.com | Twitter: @MrEdByrne

Comedy's Holy Grail - Go See! SUNDAY TIMES £10

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CIRKOPOLIS

Cirque Éloize in association with the Pleasance

One of the world's leading contemporary circuses, Quebec's Cirque Éloize have blazed a trail with their jaw-dropping combination of circus arts, dance, music and theatre. This 2014 New York Drama Desk Award Winner for 'Unique Theatrical Experience' transforms the classic film 'Metropolis' into a virtuosic spectacle for the whole family. As artists rebel, their grey cityscape is replaced by absurd humour, beautiful poetry and bursts of brilliant colour, in a world where fantasy defies reality. 'Cirkopolis' has seduced audiences in 30 different countries across the globe and played to nearly half a million people. Broadway and West End stars, last seen at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1999, Cirque Éloize are delighted to return to the Festival. www.cirque-eloize.com | Twitter: @cirque_eloize

Extraordinary. There's the circus, and then there's Cirque Éloize. These guys are on a whole other level! NEW YORK POST Created through an artful sincerity... with a touch of sexiness NEW YORK TIMES Cirkopolis is a wonder. This was to be expected, given that it is a Cirque Éloize creation MONTREAL GAZETTE Cirque du Soleil's hipper and sexier cousin, Cirque Éloize. SYDNEY MORNING HERALD A feast of modern circus STAGE £10 £12.50 (£10)

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PAUL ZERDIN: ALL MOUTH

Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with NRH Management

Phil McIntyre Entertainments with Corrie McGuire for ROAR Comedy

America's Got Talent winner, ventriloquist Paul Zerdin, heads to the Fringe for 3 nights only fresh from his headline shows in Las Vegas. A laugh out loud sparkling new act featuring his all-star cast of (in)famous puppets. www.paulzerdin.com | Twitter: @paulzerdin

Technically immaculate, it's what he does with his slick talent that really sets him apart. GUARDIAN A ventriloquist at the top of his game SCOTSMAN £16.50

Milton Jones is Out There. No, really out there and this time he hasn't just forgotten his keys. He's holding up the mirror of truth to society, and he can see right through it, which means its probably just a window. Milton will be talking about his life so far - the ups, the downs and why buying his own see-saw was the best decision he ever made. As seen on Mock The Week, Live at the Apollo and heard on multiple BBC Radio 4 series. www.miltonjones.com | Twitter: @themiltonjones

Absurdist one-line masterpieces THE TIMES The best one-liner merchant in British Comedy CHORTLE Pun-derful Jones leaves the audience gagging for more BBBBB METRO Jones's one-liners reach a new height BBBB TIME OUT

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THE REEL COMEDY CLUB

Vintage Mobile Cinema

This famous showcase returns with a dazzling array of the best comics from the Fringe. All performing on board the 22-seat Vintage Mobile Cinema - the most unique venue in Edinburgh. Visit www.vintagemobilecinema.co.uk for listings

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RICHARD HERRING: OH FRIG, I'M 50!

In aid of Syria Relief

Avalon Promotions Ltd

"I only regret the people I didn't have sex with... .. And 60% of the people I did have sex with." "King of Edinburgh's" 30th anniversary of his first Fringe, with his 40th show in 50th year. Older and wiser? Or just older? And stupider. www.richardherring.com | Twitter: @Herring1967

A gloriously infantile delight in mischief, provocation and inspired rudeness GUARDIAN

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Following its sell out world premiere at Sadler's Wells, Requiem for Aleppo comes to Edinburgh for a very special gala performance in aid of Syria Relief. A 'brilliant act of love, remembrance and empathy' (Fardous Bahbouh, Oscar winning documentarian), this exceptional collaboration provides a unique expression of life in Aleppo. The real testimonies of former residents are powerfully brought to the stage through David Cazalet's 'big evocative score' (The Times) and choreographer Jason Mabana's a 'crack team of international dancers' (The Stage), including BBC Dancer of the Year Jacob O'Donnell. This profound, haunting and mesmeric production offers a unique opportunity to be part of a collective expression of solidarity for the people of Syria. requiemforaleppo.com | Twitter: @requiem4aleppo

Duets of softly curving and mutually supportive intimacy are outstanding... this is a powerful statement of intent THE TIMES

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SHAZIA MIRZA: WITH LOVE FROM ST. TROPEZ

MTM Productions

Following her critically acclaimed 2016 sell-out international tour; 'The Kardashians Made Me Do It', Shazia's new show is about lies, lies and more lies, the truth is so 1980's. Lies, truth, nudity and The Periodic Table, these things hold the key to the future. What do you wear? Where do you go? And will they let you in? You can do what you like, just don't wear more than dental floss on a French beach. www.shazia-mirza.com | Twitter: @shaziamirza1 £6

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SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY?

Gilded Balloon Presents...

Guess who's back for their 30th Birthday! 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the UK's biggest and best comedy newcomer competition. After months of regional showcases, come see comedy newbies battle for a place in the Grand Final. Previous winners and contestants have included Dylan Moran, Lee Mack, David O'Doherty, Peter Kay, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett, Seann Walsh, Josh Widdicombe, Jack Whitehall, Russell Kane, Mark Watson, Nina Conti and Greg Davies! Who will be crowned the funniest this year? Join us at the Grand Final on Thursday 24th August in the Debating Hall to find out! www.soyouthinkyoureunny.co.uk | Twitter: @SYTYFunny

Getting to the final was probably the most exciting moment of my life! RHOD GILBERT Changed my life forever... JASON BYRNE SYTYF? provides a thrilling arena for new comedians! REGINALD D HUNTER £10

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STUART MACONIE: JARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP SOUTH

SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? SKETCH

Lakin McCarthy Entertainment Ltd

Gilded Balloon Presents...

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Fringe cornerstone So You Think You're Funny?, we're adding a brand new string to the bow of the biggest and best comedy newcomer competition! With 30 years under our belt nurturing and developing new comic talent, we're now on the hunt for the very best new sketch acts. Come and see them battle it out for the So You Think You're Funny? Sketch crown in it's 1st year! www.soyouthinkyourefunny.co.uk | Twitter: @SYTYFunny £10

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HELEN DUFF: WHEN THE GOING GETS DUFF

In October 2016, writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie walked 300 miles from Jarrow to London retracing the famous Jarrow Crusade 80 years on, through a divided, complex country that echoes 1936 in many ways. From choral evensong to curry house, from austerity to affluence, from Wearside to Westminster, join him on an entertaining, impassioned, enlightening journey through Britain then and now. Stuart is a bestselling author of travel, culture and social history books and one of Britain's best known radio presenters across many BBC networks, a broadcaster and journalist familiar to millions. Based in the cities of Birmingham and Manchester, he can also often be spotted on top of a mountain in the Lake District with a Thermos flask and individual pork pie.

Amused Moose New Act Finalist 2017. Catch "master of shamelessly silly yet socially conscious clowning" Helen Duff before she hits titanic heights alongside Will Ferrell in 2018's future smash HOLMES & WATSON. "Bold, subversive and very funny" **** Scotsman. www.helenduff.com | Twitter: @duffmarvel

Absolutely shameless, boldly ridiculous, embarrassingly funny BBBB AUSTRALIA TIMES Quick witted and supremely empowered ... a formidable comic BBBB SCOTSMAN £7

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ABIGOLIAH SCHAMAUN: NAMASTE, BITCHES

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Live Nation

What's the point in pursuing enlightenment when you could just put your feet up and knock back a bourbon? Abigoliah dissects mankind's relationship with wellness and happiness; a show for anyone who's paused on a treadmill or over a shot glass and wondered "wait... what am I doing?". www.abigoliah.com | Twitter: @abigoliah BBBBB ARTS AWARD VOICE BBBB SKINNY £6.50

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As if receiving instructions from a strange and distant star, Tommy Tiernan takes to the stage refusing to take anything seriously. The political and the personal are all up for grabs as the only goal of the evening is laughter. Let our struggles be mocked and our cares abandoned. Allow yourself be guided by a language loving and theatrical performer with a half thought out plan, no professional qualifications and a mouth with a mind of its own. Can you trust him? To be silly, yes. To behave, no. Like a bus conductor standing in front of an orchestra with a spoon in one hand and air horn in the other what could possibly go wrong ? Expect religion, expect filth, expect to really, really laugh. A performance not to be missed from one of the world's best. He is delighted to present it here for you and he hopes you will enjoy it.

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CRAIG HILL: SOMEONE'S GONNA GET KILT!

BSL

MZA and CHiLL Productions

www.tommytiernan.com | Twitter: @Tommedian

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IAIN STIRLING: U OK HUN? X

Avalon Promotions Ltd

Edinburgh's BAFTA award-winning comedian is back following 5 consecutive sold-out shows and a summer spent narrating ITV2's "Love Island". As seen on Drunk History (Comedy Central) and The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC).

www.MrCraigHill.com | Twitter: @MrCraigHill

Flat-out hilarious... I've not heard a room laugh so long and hard... There isn't anyone better at working a crowd... the audience was in absolute paroxysms of laughter... Genuinely funny BBBBB MIRROR Hill had everyone in hysterics from go to whoa... This is one highland fling you'll never regret... or forget! BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER Absolutely hilarious... Laugh-out-loud performance from beginning to end... an hour with Hill makes for a cracking show... Priceless! BBBB LIST HIGH-OCTANE... RIOTOUS! BBBB HERALD SUN AUSTRALIA

www.iaindoesjokes.com | Twitter: @IainDoesJokes

Provides an intriguing twentysomething perspective on the current state of his nation GUARDIAN One of Scotland's hottest newcomers SCOTSMAN

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Weegie believe it? Scotland's favourite kilted comedy treasure is ready, aiming and all fired up for his fun-packed 17th Fringe. Internationally renowned for his cheeky, irreverent and no-holds-barred comedy, Craig's razor-sharp improvisation as well as unsurpassed audience rapport combine with his high-octane mix of pure, unadulterated fun... We predict a riot (a riotous night of comedy that is... !) Sells out so book early.

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Gilded Balloon and Chris Forbes Present...

Star of BBC's Scot Squad and award winning comedian, Chris Forbes returns to the fringe with an electrifying hour of stand-up, songs and sketches. Inspired by variety shows of old, Forbes pulls out all the stops to present an eclectic live experience that represents his unquiet mind.

DAILY NEWS

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Australian Cabaret sensation Pamela Shaw launches her spirited child from within. Bringing a sassy irreverence back nightly to the Assembly Rooms, this wicked and funny new show with songs by Tim Minchin, Lennon/McCartney and Rickie Lee Jones is gonna be one wild ride! Sassy, sophisticated, sexy and sensuous, Pamela Shaw has it all. A formidable talent with a real ability to get un-sweet and low-down MELBOURNE HERALD SUN Pamela Shaw will sing her way into your heart NEW YORK

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CAMILLE O'SULLIVAN: WHERE ARE WE NOW?

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JONNY PELHAM: JUST SHOUT LOUDER

Bound & Gagged in association with Tim Whitehead

Phil McIntyre Entertainments

This year Jonny has 'completed' therapy, written a very good joke about Taylor Swift, and had an inopportune panic attack, all whilst trying to overcome apathy . Clinchers - Jonny has performed on Russell Howard's Stand Up Central and Live From The BBC Twitter: @jonnypelham22 BBBB THE SCOTSMAN, CHORTLE, THE SUNDAY TIMES, FEST

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'The Queen Of The Fringe' (BBC Arts) premieres a new show asking "Where Are We Now?" in our suddenly crazily-changing world. Framing this question through the arresting, final songs of Bowie and Leonard Cohen, and those of other crucial writers such as PJ Harvey and Nick Cave, bringing her rare gift for storytelling, Camille's "Where Are We Now?" promises to be an unforgettable evening of madness, beauty, darkness and love. 5-star sell-out performances include Sydney Opera House, Royal Festival Hall, La Clique, Roundhouse.

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www.camilleosullivan.com | Twitter: @camilleos Masterclass in living a lyric BBBBB SUNDAY MAIL

Major star BBBBB SCOTSMAN Spellbinding storytelling in song - magnificent BBBBB TIMES £13

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URZILA CARLSON - FIRST EDITION

An exciting Fringe debut from South African-born, New Zealand-based, award-winning Urzila Carlson. Her natural, straight up style has audiences eating out of her hand the moment she takes the stage. urzilacarlson.com | Twitter: @UrzilaCarlson

Twitter: @MyLeonardCohen

Effortlessly likeable, a well-paced stream of bellylaughs SYDNEY MORNING HERALD A refreshing alternative to the ubiquitous rage comic

If you are a Cohen fan, this one is not to be missed BBBBB DAILY BUSINESS In D'Arietta's hands, these are proper rock songs BBBB BROADWAY BABY Surpasses mere imitation BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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D'Arrietta & his 6 piece band return with a celebration of the late, great Leonard Cohen. The show was an Edfringe hit last year, followed by sell out seasons at the Sydney Opera House and Adelaide Fringe. Several new songs have been added and the show is now better than ever. Gutsy, rousing arrangements, framed by insightful poetic narrative, offer Cohen's work as you've never heard it before. The heartrending 'Suzanne', desperately seductive 'I'm Your Man', the apocalyptic 'Future' & the iconic 'Hallelujah' are some of the 15 songs given the D'Arrietta treatment. Gob-smackingly good musicianship & entertainment.

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ANNE EDMONDS: NO OFFENCE, NONE TAKEN

Vikki Stone by arrangement with Corrie McGuire for ROAR Comedy

Soho Theatre & Token Events in association with Underbelly

No offence guys, but Anne Edmonds is one of Australia's most exciting comedians. None taken? 2016 & 2017 Barry Award nominee, 2016 Director's Choice Award winner, 2015 Comic's Choice Award winner, Melbourne Comedy Festival. Don't miss Eddo's brand new hour!

Award-winning comedian/composer Vikki Stone (BBC Radio 4's The Now Show, BBC Proms Podcast) performs her brand new orchestral work with The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Camerata.

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vikkistone.com/concerto | Twitter: @vikkistone

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CHARLIE BAKER: THE HIT POLISHER

Assembly Festival

Off The Kerb Productions

Entertainment Combined harvester Charlie Baker (Harry Hill's Teatime Sky 1, O2 Comedy Gala Channel 4, Eastenders) sings his nostalgic love letter to pop music of the 80s 90s and 00's. Part Comedy, Part Cabaret, his jokes, dancing and musical reimagining of throwaway hits will send you into the Edinburgh night with a happier soul.

Kickstart your festival with Assembly's renowned opening night gala. Join us as we celebrate and launch our biggest programme yet, bringing you highlights from across our 200+ strong season, all rolled into one spectacular package. Book early - always a sell out!

www.offthekerb.co.uk | Twitter: @bakerstweet

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COLIN CLOUD: DARE

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex in association with Kilimanjaro Live

Others will do anything to convince you to come to their show. Not Colin Cloud - he dares you. His outrageous stunts on stage and TV have left celebrities and audiences the world over, shaken to their core - this year in his Edinburgh Festival show, Colin Cloud promises to continue this trend. Fresh from his North American tour with 'The Illusionists: Live from Broadway' and following completely sold-out seasons in Edinburgh 2014, 2015, 2016 and the Adelaide Fringe 2016, Colin Cloud returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his brand new solo show. In Dare, you'll be involved in a life-enhancing experience of epic proportion. The master of the unconscious, Cloud will calculate the future and deduce your intimate thoughts. In true Sherlockian style, he'll explore persona, identity, group-bonding, tribalism and cults. Will his audience succumb to his outrageous suggestion? You'll find out as you're asked to put your life in his hands. Quite literally. This show has been designed to push Colin Cloud's skills to the limit, but it also gives you the opportunity to see how he uses these near super human abilities in the real world. WARNING: Your truths will be revealed for entertainment purposes. www.colincloud.com | Twitter: @Colin_Cloud £8.50 £12 (£11)

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JAMIE MACDOWELL & TOM THUM

Comic Relief

Hey Boss

Join John Bishop and a line-up of some of the most exciting comedy talent in the country, to raise money for Comic Relief, helping people living incredibly tough lives, both in the UK and across Africa. 96% of the show price will go to Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England and Wales) and SC039730 (Scotland).

Beatbox sensation and one-man orchestra, Tom Thum best known for the most watched TEDx talk of all time: Beatbox Brilliance - joins bohemian singer-songwriter, Jamie MacDowell, to form an award-winning partnership that is 'redefining musical parameters' NOUSE. WINNER Adelaide Fringe 2016 - Best Music WINNER Brighton Fringe 2014 - Best Music jamiemacdowellandtomthum.com

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Show And Tell

Outlandishly funny multimedia comedy and new voodoo from the mind of the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and three-time Chortle Award winner.

CatFace Talent

You awake to find yourself in a Dark Room! You, the audience, must choose an option! Will you: A) Find the light switch? B. Go North? C. Darren? Come and play a live-action text-based adventure game! It's a choose-yourown-adventure, so choose it! Join the cult hit at its 6th consecutive EdFringe!

www.showandtelluk.com | Twitter: @josephismissing Has entire rooms laughing uproariously BBBBB EVENING STANDARD High concept comedy, terrifically well executed BBBB GUARDIAN

www.thejohnrobertson.com | Twitter: @Robbotron

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Theatre Royal Productions

Award-winning Scottish comedian wonders whether there's any fucking point in taking anything in the fucking world seriously any more. Renowned for his brilliantly dark material and his viral BBC Digital satirical clips, "News At 3", Nelson is utterly sick of ridiculous self-help books.

Noel has two sides of an old cassette tape to record his very last words. This is his one chance to record his greatest hits and his last words so he can't afford to get it wrong... or to leave anything out. Eoin Colfer's acclaimed blackly comedic and very moving play about love, life, death and the Thompson Twins. Starring Don Wycherley. Supported by Culture Ireland. Enthralling IRISH EXAMINER Don't miss it NEWS & STAR

Profoundly hilarious... This is irreverence done right BBBB LIST

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NEAL PORTENZA

Winner (People's Champion) Amused Moose Comedy Award, '16 Edinburgh Fringe. Hullo and thank-you for taking the time to read this analogue retro tree-based descriptionette of my show programme. I have two questions for you: "Is this your card?" Thank-you. Intense. Funny. Spade. Character. Interactive. Comedy. Australian. Thank-you again.

nazeemhussain.com | Twitter: @nazeem_hussain

Hussain topples preconceptions and highlights social ills not with anger but with razor-sharp humour and a playful smile BBBB BROADWAY BABY Wonderful... an intelligent and hilarious show BBBB

1985.com.au | Twitter: @nealportenza

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PATRICK MONAHAN: REWIND SELECTOR 90'S

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Sophie Willan has had a lifetime of being branded by others. In the highly anticipated follow up to her smash hit debut, this brutally honest breakout star returns to tell us why. Expect a raucous show like no other from this unapologetic young powerhouse. www.sophiewillan.com | Twitter: @sophiewillan An exceptional new talent BBBBB HERALD

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Multi-award winning stand up Patrick Monahan returns with the 3rd sequel to his autobiographical exploration of race and identity. Here he compares life as an Irish/Iranian teenager in 90's Cool Britannia Teeside to today's Teen Brexit Britain.

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This is not my body. This is not my body. This is not my body. After the sell-out international tour of 'Smother', 201's contemporary hip-hop ensemble returns with 'Skin': a groundbreaking new urban dance show following a boy's journey through gender transition. Fusing urban and contemporary styles with an original score, award winning choreographer Andrea Walker directs a cast of 7 dancers in a fast paced, emotionally driven story of identity and belonging. "This is the new generation of street dance" - The Times www.201dancecompany.com | Twitter: @201DanceCompany

Taking hip hop into thrillingly new terrain BBBB GUARDIAN UNPARALLELED BEAUTY ... remarkable BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE EXHILARATING, SENSUAL... The audience whoop, cheer and holler along with the beat BBBBB BROADWAY BABY One of the HOT TICKETS of the Fringe BBBB HERALD BBBB TIMES

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STEEN RASKOPOULOS - THE COOLEST KID IN COMPETITIVE CHESS

The Pleasance

Underbelly with Token Events and Dawn Sedgwick Management

The Barry Award and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee returns with a brand new hour of comedy characters and inspired spontaneity. As seen on Top Coppers and Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia. Triple threat of performance, material and charisma. A flawless hour of comedy BBBBB HERALD Inspired and utterly original BBBB SUNDAY TIMES £7

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Off The Kerb Productions

As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo, The Great British Bake Off's Extra Slice, Virtually Famous and heard on Radio 4's Just a Minute. In the last year Tom has supported Sarah Millican around the world, sold out his Edinburgh and London runs and even passed his driving test! tomindeed.com | Twitter: @tomallencomedy riotous stuff, perfectly delivered BBBB SCOTSMAN

A top night of comedy with all proceeds going to Waverley Care, a charity the Pleasance has supported for the past 26 years, providing care and support to people living with HIV and Hepatitis C throughout Scotland. Every summer, Waverley Care's brilliant team of volunteers can be found collecting donations throughout the Pleasance and The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit has become a much-loved staple of the Fringe calendar. Last year, this unique collaboration raised over £40,000 to help deliver life-changing services. Previous Tartan Ribbon line-ups include Michael McIntyre, Russell Howard, Katherine Ryan, Tim Vine and Jason Byrne, plus many more. Beg, borrow or steal a ticket, as it's sure to sell out! www.pleasance.co.uk | www.waverleycare.org | Twitter: @ThePleasance | @WaverleyCare

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Berk's Nest

Barry Award Nominee for Best Show 2017 & Best Newcomer Winner 2016 (Melbourne Comedy Festival). Tom Walker is unique, hilarious and ridiculously accomplished. Following smash-hit seasons across Australia, he's unleashing his latest unhinged hour on Edinburgh.

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GRAHAM DICKSON IS THE NARCISSIST

Kapinski Enterprises and the Pleasance

Berk's Nest in association with PBJ Management

A bold theatrical adaptation of an important work of literature. Or is it? Absurdity, silliness and vanity in this wildly overblown character comedy show. ***** The Times, **** The Guardian (for Austentatious) Twitter: @gdogged

A star is born with Graham Dickson... divine charisma A YOUNGER THEATRE

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Butt Kapinski is not just a show; it could be a new type of theatre BBBBB GLAMADELAIDE

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JENNY BEDE: EGGTIME

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy by arrangement with DAA

Following her sell-out debut & clocking up over 3 million hits on YouTube, musical comedy reprobate Jenny Bede returns to the Fringe with a one-woman rhapsody featuring sexy beats, massive pants and her biological clock. As seen in Episodes (BBC2) and Josh (BBC3). 'A performer we'll be seeing a lot more of' - Guardian www.jennybede.com | Twitter: @JennyBede

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LAURA DAVIS - CAKE IN THE RAIN

Dark, bold and razor-sharp, this is the hotly anticipated UK debut by critically acclaimed, multi award-winning Australian comedian Laura Davis.

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In his third Ian Talk the hospital porter turned spirit medium and psychic healer, recently featured in BBC One's Hospital People, proves there is no need to provide proof that his methods work and provides evidence that evidence doesn't really matter. Pin sharp character comedy and mind blowing mind reading.

Leaves you feeling uplifted, somewhat bewildered, and utterly amazed by such blistering talent. TIME OUT Davis operates like an obsidian scalpel, peerlessly sharp, but fundamentally fragile, paring infinitely complex emotions and issues down to their dark, hilarious cores in deft strokes. BBBBB THEMUSIC

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Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

The live incarnation of the legendary improvisational comedy TV show comes to the Fringe! Hosted by Clive Anderson, plus a stellar line-up from the world of improv reunite for more unpredictable and hilarious nostalgia. On rotation are Greg Proops, Josie Lawrence, Colin Mochrie, Phill Jupitus & Mike McShane, with other special guests to be announced. (Check assemblyfestival.com for listings) No two shows will be the same, no points awarded will make any sense. Book early to avoid disappointment! Joyfully funny BBBBB TIME OUT Impossible not to laugh loudly BBBB THE TELEGRAPH Hysterical BBBBB BIG ISSUE Fantastic BBBBB THE MIRROR £10

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IVO GRAHAM: EDUCATED GUESS

After an eventful year off (got a new laptop, etc.), the boy's back in town, with resolutions galore but less courage in his convictions than ever. How much has Ivo learnt? And what good has it done him? As seen on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, As Yet Untitled, Live From The BBC, Fighting Talk.

Conspiracy theorist Elliot Steel has grown up a lot in the last year. Join him for his hilarious views on growing up, before the Illuminati murder him and make it look like an accident. As seen on Comedy Central and as heard on Radio 1 and Radio 4.

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Mark returns to the Edinburgh Festival with a new show filled with everything that will help him win all the awards. Death, bees, death, puppets, death and cows in heaven. The show is odd, fun, and has those serious moments that are only in the show to help a performer win all the awards. Stand-up of this quality ought to be a hot ticket BBBB CHORTLE

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MARK FORWARD WINS ALL THE AWARDS

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Chortle Award nominee Kiri thinks the world revolves around her but she didn't let that stop her wishing to mentor vulnerable kids. Consequently, she's going to be extremely careful what she wishes for in future. An immoral comedian's morality tale about other people's lack of morals.

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SEAN PATTON: NUMBER ONE

Off The Kerb Productions

A comedian living in the "Big Apple" that grew up in the "Big Easy". This is his story about heartbreak, natural disasters, and of course celebrating the one thing that unites us all: Human Flaw. As seen on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Conan & Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central). www.seanoliverpatton.com | Twitter: @mrseanpatton

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SPEAKING IN TONGUES: THE TRUTHS

Doughnut Productions Ltd

Swivel chairs place you in the centre of the action with a 360 degree perspective. Spin and watch as this web of love and deceit connects a seemingly random group of strangers with dire consequences. For all the answers, make time for both instalments - however each story stands alone. www.doughnutproductions.co.uk | Twitter: @DoughnutTheatre

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THE ST ANDREWS REVUE PRESENTS: THE BIG TIME

The St Andrews Revue

They say fame is a fickle friend, and the St Andrews Revue have been lonely for years. But now, with six Fringe shows under the elastic rim of their long johns, the gang have finally done it. They've finally hit the big time. Twitter: @TheStAndrewsRev

Acutely observed without being cynical, self-aware without being self-congratulatory, and above all, extremely funny BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Endless laughs BBBBB THE STAND £5

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WHO, ME

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Doctor Who is about to face his greatest challenge: his number one fan. Rob Lloyd (BBC America's Doctor Who: Earth Conquest) is putting The Doctor on trial. Is Doctor Who (the TV show) guilty of inciting in Rob a debilitating obsession, or has it shaped him into a well-rounded, mentally-sound member of society? Court is now in session. www.roblloyd.com.au/projects/who-me | Twitter: @futurerobby A great show. TERRANCE DICKS It is a stellar piece of work. BBBBB CHORTLE (AUS) £6

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MARCEL LUCONT'S WHINE LIST

Phil McIntyre Entertainments with Corrie McGuire for ROAR Comedy

Damien Power: 2017 Pinder Prize Winner

Winner: Chortle Award 2015. The finest flâneur at the Fringe brings a new interactive show to the baying masses. A kind of self-help group where everyone potentially leaves more depressed. Expect louche musings, deadpan wit and Gallic superiority. As seen on BBC1's The John Bishop Show and Sky Atlantic's Set List.

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NICK CODY: ON FIRE

MAX & IVAN: THE REUNION

MZA in association with Century Entertainment

Max & Ivan and the Pleasance

Class of 2007, assemble! Now a C4 Blaps series, Max & Ivan (BBC Two's W1A, Radio 4's The Casebook of Max & Ivan) reprise their critically-lauded, Edinburgh Comedy Awardnominated show for eleven nights only. A bewitching narrative sketch comedy tale of love, loss and shatterproof rulers. Directed by Tom Parry. www.maxandivan.com | Twitter: @maxandivan Hugely ambitious and impressive BBBB GUARDIAN It's impossible to stop beaming. A joyous hour BBBB INDEPENDENT £6

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RACHEL PARRIS: KEYNOTE

Live Nation in association with Troika

Rachel (Austentatious, The IT Crowd, Murder In Successville) has been invited to be a guest speaker at her old school, but what kind of a role model is she really? Through stand-up, character and musical comedy, she explores what kind of messed up message she can possibly offer to impressionable young minds.

Australia's acclaimed comedy super-nova is back with his sweet facial hair and a brand-new hour of his kickass stand-up. Star of TV's Conan, Just For Laughs, Nick tours non-stop internationally and has also supported Jim Jefferies and Bill Burr. 'Hilarious... belly-aching audacity, belligerence, confidence, faultless delivery' ***** (Artsawardvoice. com); 'Consistently funny' **** (Time Out); 'Hilarious... A Fringe must-see!' **** (List) www.nickcody.com.au | Twitter: @thenickcody

Nick Cody is a revelation... Both uncontrollably-laugh-out-loud funny and hangyour-head-in-shame funny BBBB HERALD SUN, AUSTRALIA Supremely good stand up, ripping up the stage BBBB SCOTSMAN An hour of solid, no-nonsense comedy from a solid no-nonsense guy, full of hilarious anecdotes BBBB CHORTLE The bearded Aussie delivered a master class in stand-up BBBB HERALD

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SIMON EVANS: GENIUS

Ever since he was a small boy, all Evans really wanted was to be recognised by the World as a Man of Genius. He has until now remained thwarted. Indeed, the world seems increasingly indifferent to true Genius of any kind, let alone Evans's.

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Jamie MacDonald

Foot to the floor comedy courtesy of that funny blind guy. Irreverent, hilarious stories from the Glaswegian you don't want driving you home. It's topical humour with a disabled slant. Charming, disarming, eye-opening comedy.

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BRIEFS FACTORY PRESENTS

ADAM KAY - FINGERING A MINOR ON THE PIANO

Amateur Transplants presented by James Seabright

Kay reprises his acclaimed 2016 show, singing 'bracingly intelligent, enormously funny songs' (Times) in the key of A minor. Kay is the award-winning front-man of Amateur Transplants and a prolific TV writer. But before that he was a doctor, and he'd like to tell you all about it. In September, Picador publish 'This Is Going To Hurt', based on this show.

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ANDY DALY: MONSTERS TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS

Rabbit Rabbit

Broadway Baby

Andy (Review, Eastbound & Down, The Office (US)) will submit some of his best-loved Comedy Bang! Bang! characters to your questions in this limited debut Fringe run. Come prepared to grill cowboy-poet Dalton Wilcox, theatrical director Don DiMello and more in this freewheeling, interactive show. www.andydaly.com

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BROADWAY WORLD

THEATRE PRESS

Rabbit Rabbit in association with CAA

Annie [Silicon Valley (HBO), Shameless (Showtime); Groundlings Main Company] performed this heartbreakingly hilarious, sold-out show to rave reviews in NYC and LA. Directed by SNL's Michaela Watkins. www.groundlings.com | Twitter: @annieserts

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BARNARDO'S BIG COMEDY BENEFIT

Barnardo's

Barnardo's Big Comedy Benefit is back once again on Thursday 10th August, 8:30pm, for a bumper-length comedy extravaganza, courtesy of some of your favourite comedians! Featuring household names from TV and standup, previous years have included Joel Dommett, David O'Doherty, Jason Byrne, Joe Lycett, Nina Conti, Larry Dean, Jo Caulfield, Iain Stirling and Patrick Monahan. In the last 5 years the Comedy Benefit has raised £34,000 for Barnardo's work with vulnerable children and young people across the UK, so what better way to show that you Believe in Children than to sit back and enjoy the show!

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GARRETT MILLERICK: THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE

Mick Perrin Worldwide by arrangement with Troika

Rabbit Rabbit in association with PBJ Management

"An amazing assurance and confidence in his delivery... I can't wait to see his debut hour." - Scotsman. Well this is his debut hour, just so you know. Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee 2017.

Accidentally moved to Brexit country. Membership of the Urban Liberal Elite rescinded. An Essex re-make of Kafka's Metamorphosis: I've become what I once feared most, I have become Jeremy Clarkson.

ednight.co.uk | Twitter: @_EdNight

Twitter: @fergaltweet

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Wee, mischievous, gallus... Jay embodies the cheeky attitude of the Scot's description for a female upstart. 'Cuddly one sec, cruel the next, this comic will have you open-mouthed in amazement' The List. An experienced writer and performer the highly anticipated solo debut from the BBC Radio Scotland's Breaking The News regular guarantees clever material delivered with swagger.

UK's No.1 Jive & Swing band, BGT finalists, The Jive Aces, bring their high-energy, swinging show to Edinburgh for ONE NIGHT ONLY! Including viral fave "Bring Me Sunshine" and tunes from new albums "Diggin' The Roots 1&2". Plus sensational young singer, Amy Baker (featured BBC2). www.jiveaces.com | Twitter: @jiveaces

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www.watchthisspaceproductions.com | Twitter: @jayjaylaffs A stand-up with a future getting ever rosier. BRIAN DONALDSON £10 (£9)

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MATT FORDE: A SHOW HASTILY REWRITTEN IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS - AGAIN!

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A sing-along slasher comedy somewhere between Flight of the Conchords and Sweeney Todd. The Midnight Beast bring their own inimitable brand of lunacy from screen to stage, unleashing an irreverent spin on musical theatre, packed with razor-sharp lyrics, killer hooks and a heartstopping contemporary pop score. When grisly accidents begin to befall the members of a theatre group, the cast go from struggling to remember lines to struggling to stay alive long enough to make their final bow.

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The UK's leading political comedian and host of Unspun presents a show completely changed by events which haven't yet happened. Ultra-topical comedy as seen on The Royal Variety Performance, Mock the Week, The One Show and Question Time. Now with added Trump. A first-class comic GUARDIAN Possibly the best political comedy show on the Fringe

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PHIL JERROD: SUBMERGED

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A ROBOT IN HUMAN SKIN

Off The Kerb Productions

Nicole Henriksen

Fresh from supporting Romesh Ranganathan on his nationwide tour, including dates at the Hammersmith Apollo, the "cynical, astute and impassioned" (Chortle.com) comedian returns with his third debut show at the Fringe. Everyone's obsessed with living longer, looking better, being healthier, but Phil's still overweight, still hairy, and still just about keeping his head above water.

Award-nominated performer, Nicole Henriksen, presents the follow-up to her critically acclaimed theatre debut 'Nicole Henriksen is Makin it Rain'. Known for tackling difficult subjects, this second theatre show is no exception. It's a truthful, raw, and heartfelt look at mental health and the ways we treat and understand it. Best Theatre Nominee - Fringe World 2016.

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PARIS DE NUIT

Recirquel Company - BUDAPEST ART CENTER NONPROFIT KFT

Stunning circus artists, dancers and musicians bring to life the decadent and still lovable Paris of the 1930's, filled with it's desires and beauty. An evening of lust, love and loneliness. Inspired by the voluptuous images of Hungarian photographer Brassai, Recirquel Company Budapest introduces the secret Parisian nights you've always wanted to know. Seated at tables around the stage, enjoy the intimate closeness of breathtaking circus right above you! Roaring variety, smokey live jazz and cheeky interactions are offered to the Edinburgh audience. The quintessence of an unforgettable night! www.recirquel.com

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TOM BALLARD: PROBLEMATIC

TEZ ILYAS: TEZTIFY

Fight in The Dog Ltd in association with Token Events and Dawn Sedgwick Mgt

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with UTC Artist Management

Tez Ilyas feels on trial. He's decided to teztify against all the assumptions the world has of him. Armed with his trademark uncompromising approach, don't miss this slick, smart and subversive show. www.tezilyas.com | Twitter: @tezilyas

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TRYGVE WAKENSHAW & BARNIE DUNCAN: DIFFERENT PARTY

DON'T BE LONELY and Aurora Nova

For blurb please contact Rucks's Leather Interiors on 01395 328 437.

tomballard.com.au | Twitter: @TomCBallard

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PROM KWEEN

www.thinkingdrinkers.com | Twitter: @thinkingdrinks BBBB SCOTSMAN BBBB SUNDAY EXPRESS

Prom Kween is going to slay the comedy scene FUNNY WOMEN

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Enjoy FIVE free drinks as these award-winning professional drink experts definitively prove that alcohol has influenced everything that has ever happened. Their new show is an intoxicating, hilarious time-travelling journey through our drink-drenched past. "An erudite, liquor-loving duo" (Metro) "Pioneers of alcohol based comedy" (Sunday Times)

www.aineflanagan.com | Twitter: @kweenthemusical

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Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with TGA

How one boy made Herstory... Inspired by true events, Prom Kween tells the story of the first ever non binary kid to win the coveted US high school title - and the bitches who tried to stand in their way. Think Grease meets Drag Race meets a Trump rally with sequins. Lots of sequins. Proudly part of the Underbelly Untapped season.

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THE THINKING DRINKERS: HISTORY OF ALCOHOL

Áine Flanagan Productions in association with Harlow Playhouse and Underbelly Untapped

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BERNIE KEITH: LIFE WITHOUT SAT NAV

Show And Tell

Fallen 80s icon Diane Chorley and genius multiinstrumentalist Milky Bar Chris De Burgh perform from her seminal 1986 album. An honest, funny, moving account of one woman's struggle for creativity whilst battling female prejudice within the industry and a life-threatening addiction to Calpol.

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Cars are told where to go, but life's not like that. Making his Edinburgh debut following sell-out shows in theatres around the UK, comedian and award-winning broadcaster Bernie Keith has tales of a life unexpected, trying to make sense of a middle-age that's not how he planned it. Magnificent. Absolutely Brilliant REV. RICHARD COLES

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FOIL, ARMS AND HOG: OINK

DORIS, DOLLY AND THE DRESSING ROOM DIVAS

Foil Arms and Hog

Gilded Balloon & Morag Fullarton Present...

Secrets, songs and love lives of five legendary divas in 5 Star smash hit from double Fringe first winner. Hilarious, heartbreaking, irreverent tales from the dressing rooms of Doris, Dolly, Judy, Liza and featuring the filthiest Julie Andrews ever to grace the stage. Witty, impressive, rapturous.. in Broadway speak, it's lollapalooza of a show. BBBBB GLASGOW HERALD Hysterically funny..brilliant singing.. genuine showbiz magic. BBBBB BROADWAY BABY £10

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GARY LAMONT: DROPPING THE SOAP!

Gary Lamont

After eight years on BBC's River City, Gary's leaving his role as hairdresser Robbie behind. But is he destined to be an international showgirl, following in the footsteps of Kylie? Or will he be flogging yoghurt Martine McCutcheon style? Join him for a down and dirty hour of soapy comedy and music. Award-winning total sellout run 2016!

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Irish comedy, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, you racist. Ireland's top comedy trio. Sold out Edfringe 2009 - 2016. Over 50 million hits on YouTube. Fringe favourites Foil Arms and Hog present their new show 'Oink', a delicious blend of bizarre, surreal and hilarious comedy scenes with outrageous characters and unexpected twists. Book early.

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ADRIANO CAPPELLETTA : THIS BOY'S IN LOVE

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy by arrangement with CKP & ROAR Group proudly presents

Monski Mouse Media

The world's first one-man gay rom-com cabaret! Hilarious and heartfelt songs meet physical comedy and candid story-telling. Gaulier-trained actor and clown, Adriano Cappelletta will have you feeling the love in what is certain to be the biggest and brightest gay love story bursting with heart. Best Cabaret Nominee: Perth Fringe World 2016 and Adelaide Fringe 2017. adrianocappelletta.com

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DANE BAPTISTE: G.O.D. (GOLD. OIL. DRUGS.)

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with UTC Artist Management

Original, provocative and exceptionally prolific, Dane Baptiste returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a show about our worldwide pursuit of wealth, power and pleasure. As seen on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and his own BBC sitcom Sunny D.

Edinburgh Fringe legend & multi award-winner Andrew Maxwell is back with a brand new show, and this time he is leaving nothing to chance. Whether it's surprise election results, ever changing social etiquette or the impending uprising of our robot overlords, the world feels like it's spinning too fast to write about in advance; so why not just sit back and let Maxwell do what he does best? As heard on his own BBC Radio 4 show 'Late Agenda' and voice of 'Ex On the Beach'. ***** Scotsman ***** Herald ***** Sunday Times ***** Scotland on Sunday ***** Evening Standard ***** Edinburgh Evening News www.andrewmaxwellcomedian.com | Twitter: @andrewismaxwell If you could only see one stand-up act, see Maxwell BBBBB DAILY MIRROR One of the most significant comedians working in the country today BBBBB INDEPENDENT Fiercely funny and utterly invigorating BBBBB TIMES

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DANIEL SLOSS: NOW

BSL

MZA & Get Slossed Productions

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DENIM: WORLD TOUR

Granville and Parham & United Agents Present

It's Pop in a dazzling new costume. It's Drag as you've never before experienced. Drag super-group DENIM are hitting Edinburgh on their one-stop world tour. Presenting their hotly-anticipated Edinburgh debut, revel in DENIM'S unique brand of explosive pop. Join DENIM as they give back to their billions of fans. denim-uk.com | Twitter: @Denim_uk I think they're called Denim KATE MOSS London's hottest new girl band VICE

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New show from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish comedian. Star of 'Conan' (a record 7 appearances), Daniel's performed 9 sell-out Edinburgh Fringe's, 2 solo New York off-Broadway seasons, released a DVD, gave a 'Tedx' Talk (aged 19) and featured on ITV's 'Sunday Night at the Palladium', Comedy Central's 'Drunk History' as well as creating 6 part internet sitcom M.U.F.F. He tours extensively to rave reviews and since last August has performed his previous Award-winning show DARK 120+ times throughout Australasia, USA, UK and across 20 European countries. NOW, what's next... .? www.DanielSloss.com | Twitter: @daniel_sloss

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GILLIAN COSGRIFF: TO THE MOON AND BACK

Julz Hay Proudly Presents

Gillian has concerns about the future. You might say she has chronophobia (fear of the future), or gamophobia (fear of marriage), or phobophobia (fear of fears). After venturing out to see Gravity with a throbbing hangover she also has astrophobia. Seriously, name me one space movie where nobody dies. You can't, can you? I knew it. gilliancosgriff.com | Twitter: @gilliancosgriff

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JAMES ACASTER: THE TRELOGY

Briefs Factory

Phil McIntyre Entertainments

Packing a potent punch of Hip Hop politics, the award winning Hot Brown Honey serves up dance, poetry, comedy, circus, striptease and song. From the team who bought you Fringe hit Briefs. The Hive has arrived. Hot Brown Honey are here in an explosion of colour, culture and controversy. Fighting the Power Never Tasted So Sweet.

Undercover cops. Jury duty. Witness protection. Comedy. All this and more as James Acaster returns with his trilogy of Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated shows. He doesn't know who he is, he doesn't know what he believes and he doesn't know what he's going to do with his life. Dates; Recognise (2014) - 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 15th 18th, 22nd, 25th Represent (2015) - 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 16th, 19th, 23rd, 26th Reset (2016) - 4th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 17th, 20th, 24th, 27th

www.hotbrownhoney.com | Twitter: @hotbrownhoney BBBBB ADELAIDE THEATRE BBBBB RIP IT UP BBBBB ARTSHUB

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BSL Extra shows - Later, ruder, sillier, more ridiculous! Brilliantly observed, ever-evolving stand-up from internationally acclaimed Award-winning star of Apollo, Royal Variety, CH4 O2 Gala, Palladium. Scotsman said it's 'Classic nonsense', List said it's 'Awesome' and Edinburgh Evening News said 'If laughter is the best medicine, Jimeoin is a course of steroids... Hilarious!' Grab yourself a ring-side seat & get your teeth out for laughing... !

PME Edinburgh Live Ltd

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www.Jimeoin.com | Twitter: @Jimeoin

It gets no better than this... Brilliant! TIME OUT A true comedy legend BBBBBADELAIDE ADVERTISER £15.50 (£13.50)

Three brains kick into action when Jason is on stage. Left brain scans the audience looking for improv moments. Right side has all the stand up and stunts in there like a filing cabinet, ready to dish out when needed. Middle brain just shouts, "come on, keep pushing yourself", it's the drill coach of the three brains. This is the fastest thinking comic around, he will not only trip himself up, but you too, so come and marvel at THE MAN WITH THREE BRAINS. www.jasonbyrne.ie | Twitter: @thejasonbyrne

Watching a new Jason Byrne show is a bit like witnessing lightning in a bottle BBBBB METRO

The outright king of live comedy THE TIMES Unmissable EVENING STANDARD

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LOYISO GOLA: UNLEARNING

Mick Perrin Worldwide Artist Management

Two-Time Emmy-nominated and Comics' Choice Award winning Loyiso Gola is one of South Africa's most-loved comedians for a reason. Returning to the Fringe with his brand new show, Loyiso challenges societal norms, making you question everything you thought you knew about politics, race, history and more, all delivered with his signature satirical wit. As seen on Mock the Week (BBC2). www.loyisogola.com | Twitter: @loyisogola

Nothing short of hilarious... expertly crafted... a real Fringe highlight BBBB THREEWEEKS

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MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF GAME SHOWS

NATH VALVO - NOT IN THIS HOUSE

DING DONG THE WITCH IS BACK! Award-winning fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho presents the most fabulous game show of all! Following a total sell out run in 2016 Maggie returns with songs, games and catchphrases as she makes audience members compete for their golden giro cheque!

www.nathvalvo.com | Twitter: @nathvalvo

www.aineflanagan.com | Twitter: @sohothatcher

Takes to the stage like he's been born to do it. Ridiculously good BBBB SCOTSMAN Valvo is a born crowd-pleaser BBBB CHORTLE

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2016 Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee - Best Newcomer Nath Valvo smashed 2016. It saw him storm The Melbourne Comedy Festival TV Gala, record his debut TV stand up special and score a nomination for Best Newcomer in the Edinburgh Fringe awards. Catch one of Australia's best tackle love, scary sex, bored parents, Beyonce and FitBits.

Off the Kerb in association with Áine Flanagan Productions

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TOM STADE: I SWEAR

CKP by arrangement with Blue Jeans Management

Canadian tour-de-force returns with a new show; prepare for another epic blast of Tom Stade! Carefree and enlightened; no subject is taboo. Tom pledges to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth! As seen on BBC One's Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and The John Bishop Show.

Gilded Balloon and The Lisa Richards Agency Present...

One day Neil's dad asked him to help deliver the Meals on Wheels. He agreed. Little did they know that their lives would never be the same again. Except for the bits of their lives that didn't change. neildelamere.com | Twitter: @neildelamere

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You'll be hard pressed to find a more gifted comic at the Fringe. BBBBB SCOTSMAN One lean, mean, comedy, killing machine. BBBBB HERALD £8

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CATHERINE AND ANITA

Dead Man Label

19th Street Productions

All hell breaks loose when a tortured young misfit named Catherine strikes up a friendship with the mysterious Anita. Told over the course of decades, 'Catherine and Anita' is a comedy about heartbreak, illness, and ultimately how those in need so often slip through life's cracks. Twitter: @19th_street

Ahonen's shows are like no other. Hyper realism, satire, and unexpected tenderness NEW YORK POST Ahonen's work is very funny, original and refreshing NEW YORKER £6

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WINNER BEST CABARET, Adelaide Fringe 2017. Dark, camp, outrageously funny and with costumes that could blind a magpie, Reuben Kaye is what happens when you tell your children they can be anything. 'The Evil love child of Liza Minnelli and Jim Carrey.' (British Theatre Guide) bursts on to the stage with devilish wit, an acid tongue and the voice of a filthy angel. Backed by the best 3 piece band in the business, this deliciously conceited and gloriously camp Cabaret superstar is a must see this festival.

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Circolombia in association with Underbelly

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Dame Edna mixed with the absurdness of Andy Kauffman BBBBB FRITZ Outrageous, brilliant, scadalous BBBBB GLAM ADELAIDE A comedy star... Beautiful, hilarious, knowing, wicked! TIMES £8

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ALEX WILLIAMSON: MAKE THE WORLD A BANTER PLACE

Mushroom Comedy

Alex Williamson knows how to Banter. He smashes out a new show yearly & has earned 3 million social media followers along the way. One of the hottest tickets in Australia and the UK, the "Bogan Aussie Commentator" is back- get in early and see what comedy looks like in the 21st Century!

BBBB TIME OUT

One of the most electrifying, exciting troupes I've ever seen SUNDAY TIMES A sexy tangle of muscular limbs BBBB EVENING STANDARD

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DAN ANTOPOLSKI: RETURN OF THE DAN ANTOPOLSKI

www.showandtelluk.com | Twitter: @DanAntopolski Some of the best gags I've ever heard BBBB SCOTSMAN Spectacular displays of verbal pyrotechnics OBSERVER

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trumpvsbernie.com | Twitter: @jadomian

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ADOMIAN was a Top 10 finalist on NBC's LAST COMIC STANDING, and has performed internationally to much acclaim at many festivals including MELBOURNE and JUST FOR LAUGHS, Montreal, where in 2016 he was named one of Variety's "Top 10 Comics to Watch". As Bernie Sanders, James is one-half of TRUMP VS. BERNIE, a comedy debate act that includes a memorable guest appearance on Comedy Central, two TV specials for Fusion, a live international tour in 2016, and a hit comedy album.

Last seen in 2013, the prodigal triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns 'as inventive as ever' (Guardian) with his eighth stand-up hour about change, pain, honour and gain. 'Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe' winner.

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Mick Perrin Worldwide

Underbelly and Century Entertainment

BBC Three's John Hastings is the funniest white comedian from Canada, who was briefly vegan and is currently in love. Amused Moose Comedy Award nominated comedian is here to confront his fear of confrontation and prove that love starts in the toilet (not that kind you yucky idiots).

Hey there. So last year went ok. People came to my show, reviews were good and it was nominated for a respected award. Why not come and watch me desperately try and back that up? C'mon. Why wouldn't you? Even if it's not good, hating on something is super fun. No refunds. 2016 Best Show Nominee - Melbourne Comedy Festival

www.johnhastingscomedy.com | Twitter: @thejohnhastings Fast Growing Comic is a pleasure to watch BBBB TIMES

www.rhysnicholson.com | Twitter: @rhysnicholson

The most powerful he's ever been. He comes in peace and leaves you in pieces BBBB HERALD SUN

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Underbelly and Laughing Stock

Magician-Scientist hybrid Kevin Quantum activates his silly side with comedy sketch-magic. This fast paced show has more blow-your-brains tricks than you can shake a wand at and will make you laugh. Nominated at the Scottish Comedy Awards, award-winner at the 2017 Adelaide Fringe and 1/3 of legendary sketch group 'The Colour Ham' - KQ will rock your socks off. And you won't even have to take off your shoes.

Gavin is 46 and is trapped in his basement. Is that a metaphor? You decide (it's not). Come see a 23-year old act out her mid-life crisis under the guise of a shitty stepdad who builds luxury doghouses.

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Award-winning Italian comedian Francesco De Carlo brings a brand new show about life outside your comfort zone. Politics, people and the things you discover when you leave your sofa to become a foreigner. As seen on Unspun with Matt Forde (Dave). English may not be his first language... but he is fluent in comedy BBBB THREEWEEKS If I was an Italian comedian performing in English, I'd want to be as funny as Francesco De Carlo EDDIE IZZARD

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FRANKIE VAH BY LUKE WRIGHT

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www.garydelaney.com | Twitter: @GaryDelaney

Gary Delaney has more quality jokes in one hour than many comics have in their entire careers... Quite Brilliant SCOTSMAN £12 (£10)

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Back due to popular demand! Gary thinks a good joke should be like a drunk Glaswegian, short and punchy. This show is not only great for people who like lots of jokes but also fun for people who enjoy getting offended by jokes. Regular on Mock The Week, Double Sony Award Winner.

Impassioned and eloquent, full of humour, sadness and political fury BBBB LIST

CKP & ROAR Group present

www.lukewright.co.uk | Twitter: @lukewrightpoet The most relevant poet of his generation BBBBB EXEUNT

GARY DELANEY: THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT GARY

We all want something to believe in. Frankie Vah gorges on love, radical politics and skuzzy indie stardom. But can he keep it down? Written and performed in deft verse by What I Learned From Johnny Bevan Fringe First and Stage Award Winner Wright, with music by Ian Catskilkin (Art Brut).

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Frankie presents the first instalment of his eight volume Promethiad. If you liked his previous shows but wished they contained different jokes said by someone with an older face, this is the show for you. Subjects ranging from the science of black holes to the history of Victorian exploration will be ignored entirely. Frankie knows that his only legacy is to have his books and DVDs form part of gasoline soaked warning pyres lit to alert the Last Ones that their foes the Crabmen have begun their final sideways march out of the sea. 16+ only.

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demilardner.com | Twitter: @DemiLardner

www.quantummagician.com | Twitter: @KevinQuantum

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BORIS & SERGEY'S ONE MAN EXTRAVAGANZA

Avalon Promotions Ltd

You've seen him sneaking into places he shouldn't be, now come and see him where he most definitely should be: live on stage with his sensational new tour. All profits from the show will be going to Lee. 'Comedy legend' (Sun). 'You should be ashamed of yourself' (Sepp Blatter). 'Comedy genius' (Mirror) 'Get him out!' (Donald Trump).

Flabbergast Theatre

Hilarious and heartfelt the infamous Balkan Bad-Boys of puppetry invite you to discover 'WHAT'S IN THE BOX?' and present the debut of Sergey's 'ONE MAN SHOW'. But what are Boris & Sergey without Boris... or Sergey? A lonely, rage filled ampersand, hell bent on retribution. Yet another highoctane-bittersweet-hyphenated-epic adventure.

www.leenelson.com | Twitter: @realleenelson

www.flabbergasttheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @boris_sergey

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TATTERDEMALION

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Flabbergast Theatre

Hilarious, absurd and often magical, this show juxtaposes themes of loneliness and belonging with joy and exhilaration. Pathos, dark humour and Victorian aesthetics combine to create a wonderful and mysterious backdrop to a poetic and surreal journey (with more than a little silliness thrown in). wwwflabbergast theatre.co.uk | Twitter: @flabbergastt Masterful physical comedy BBBBB ED SPOTLIGHT

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Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated stand-up and subject of 2016 SKY Arts documentary- 'The Outcast Comic' pokes fun at Liberal pretensions and the horrors of parenthood. As seen on 'Live At The Apollo'. 11 SHOWS ONLY www.andrewlawrencecomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @andrewlawrence A natural-born contrarian. BBBB TELEGRAPH

JPSM Management

Compared to What includes some wry comedy, love songs and memorable covers, notably Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan. Sarah Jane Morris and Antonio Forcione have been compared to an impressive array of musical geniuses including Janice Joplin and Tom Waits (vocally) as well as Jimi Hendrix (instrumentally) and Django Reinhardt. They both share a huge following worldwide.

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Andrew Lawrence is superbly intelligent, highly articulate and deeply sour. SPECTATOR

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DARREN HARRIOTT: DEFIANT

CKP & ROAR Group present

Three things are guaranteed in life - failure, strong opinions, and death. This (very funny) debut show from Darren Harriott is about all three. Darren is one of the most exciting up-and-coming comedians on the circuit. In the last year, he has appeared on Russell Howard's Stand Up Central supporting Jimmy Carr, and featured on BBC Radio 4 Extra Stands Up.

Gilded Balloon Presents...

A changing line up featuring the best winners and contestants from the biggest and best comedy newcomer competition in it's 30th anniversary year! A great night of the funniest from the Fringe, hand picked from across the competition's 30 years. www.soyouthinkyourefunny.co.uk | Twitter: @SYTYFunny

Twitter: @DarrenHarriott

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BABY WANTS CANDY: THE COMPLETELY IMPROVISED FULL BAND MUSICAL

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Baby Wants Candy

Total sell-out in 2015 & 2016! One of the best known, longest running, most celebrated improv shows in the world. BWC has performed over 3000 completely improvised musicals & spawned careers of top U.S. comedians. A roller-coaster ride of spontaneously choreographed dance numbers, rhyming verses & witty, jaw-dropping comedy. www.babywantscandy.com | Twitter: @babywantscandy

They are an entertainment phenomenon and I am in awe of their talent... I have one word for it. Go! BBBBB SCOTSMAN A must-see institution at the Edinburgh Fringe... fantastic. BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

Don't miss. BBBBB TIMEOUT It will take your breath away. BBBBB THREE WEEKS

The Pleasance Comedy Reserve is back for its thirteenth year at the Edinburgh Fringe with another four brilliant new acts, handpicked by the Pleasance and supported by the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund. This is your chance to see the freshest comedy talent of 2017 from the show that helped launch the careers of Jack Whitehall, Roisin Conaty, Joe Lycett, Simon Brodkin, Holly Walsh, Daniel Rigby and forty-six others! A distinctive voice and a story you'd like to hear (Chortle) CATHERINE BOHART Tour support for Joe Lycett and Barbara Nice DANNY CLIVES Amused Moose's Laugh Off Winner 2016 NIGEL NG Funny Women Awards finalist SOPHIE DUKER £6

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Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management

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Isobel Rogers

Elsa works in a cafe and eavesdrops on the 'coffee mornings with the girls' as she waitresses. Finding that the customers conceal what they are really thinking, Elsa acts out their true feelings through hilarious satirical songs. A musical mash up of comedy and storytelling, Isobel Rogers (Roundhouse Resident Artist) uses her talents as a theatre maker, singer and actress to transform into characters who conceal the truth.

The giraffe limbed clown and raconteur is back with her most exciting stand-up show yet. It's going to be fun. And sexy. Yeah. Let's throw that word in there too. Graduate of L'Ecole Philippe Gaulier. BBC New Talent Hot List 2017. One of British Vogue's 'Top Twenty Names of Now'. www.theelflyons.com | Twitter: @elf_lyons

A fast-talking, smart-thinking stand-up who the adjective "kooky" could have been invented for.

Twitter: @Isobel_Elsa

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Best Newcomer Nominee 2016, Jayde Adams is back with a new show & it's about popularity. Ridiculous in her pursuit of acceptance, Jayde has always found it hard fitting in, & now fitting in is currency.

Jerry Sadowitz

The comedian, magician, and all round scary man is back! Actually he saved petrol and never left! With his unique combination of comedy, absolute hatred, and card tricks, every moment is guaranteed to make you feel better about yourself as he bangs on about some pish or other. One thing's for sure.. Whatever he says, it will be ripped off. Except the card tricks.. Strictly over 18's only!

jaydeadams.co.uk | Twitter: @jaydeadams

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WINNER 'BEST COMEDY' FRINGE WORLD 2017 Shortlisted for the Comedy Award at Adelaide Fringe 2017 and fresh from a total sell out season at Melbourne Comedy Festival. Meet Dicky Rosenthal - the once dweeby, but now hyper-masculine American beefcake - in town for a 90s dance music infused product launch that descends into something completely strange and surreal. deadmanlabel.com | Twitter: @joshglanc Genuinely awesome BBBBB THE MUSIC (AUS) An absolute must-see BBBBB BEAT MAGAZINE (AUS) £5

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A modern twist on a tale as old as time! Fin, a handsome young gay man with an affinity for activism, locks horns with the town's alt-right Mayor. Fin's entire world turns upside down when his secret relationship with Bastion, the Mayor's golden boy, is exposed by a scandalous tweet. He must confront homophobia, eradicate ignorance and separate fact from fake news. What happens when diversity is challenged and social norms are tested? Fruity & the Tweet explores the absurd and tragic consequences of intolerance - biting satire with a heart of rose-gold. www.fruityandthetweet.com | Twitter: @fruityandtweet

A sparkling champagne cocktail of a show (praise for "Jack & Karen") BBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE

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A lot has happened to Matt Richardson since his last tour. From interviewing millionaire dogs in LA to having his phone nicked by Kate Moss. Now the host of Virgin Radio's Drive-time show can talk about it, as well as anything else on his mind. www.mattrichardsoncomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @mattrichardson3 Hilarious and charming MIRROR High wattage charisma GUARDIAN

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Mark's sell-out show Who Do I Think I Am, revealed his natural father was a world backgammon champion. Now the star of Radio 4's Mark Steel's in Town, and newspaper columnist of the year, is back at the festival with a new show guaranteed to make the world seem even more mental than it is.

Unpredictable, ridiculous and joyous... Your new favourite double act BBBB STEVE BENNETT (CHORTLE)

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MARK STEEL: EVERY LITTLE THING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT

OFFICIAL SOLD OUT RUN - EDINBURGH FRINGE 2016 WINNER: BEST COMEDY - ADELAIDE FRINGE WEEKLY 2017 Fresh off an eighteen month tour of Europe, The US and Australia, award-winning, Norwegian-American comedy duo Zach & Viggo return to Underbelly with a brand new hour of madness. Directed by Jonny Woolley.

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How free is your love? You're about to find out. Every. Single. One of you. Red Bastard has come to Edinburgh to expose the lies we tell our lovers and those bastards who made us lie in the first place! Complete sell-out 2013/14

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RED BASTARD: LIE WITH ME

We're born alone, we live with weird people we find on Gumtree, we die alone. Phoebe does some lovely, lovely jokes about the struggles of living, working and finding true love in this post truth world. You'll either relate to what she's saying or feel glad that you don't. Vice & Elle magazine, sketches for C4 and E4, as seen on The Javone Prince Show (BBC2) & Webscam (All4).

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Stiff and Kitsch

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We've all been there, the shattering realisation that you're not Adele. Stiff and Kitsch (Vault 2017 Comedy Award Winners) have all the heartbreak but none of the Grammys. Come join your fellow mortals for the culmination of years of optimistic frustration wedged into an hour of musical stand-up. We're all someone like us.

The critically acclaimed sketch comedy duo are back. Join Joe Barnes and Henry Perryment as they confirm your reservation at the Fringe's most mysterious hotel, inhabited above and below stairs by all manner of wonderfully eccentric characters. Accompanied by an original score! www.goodbearcomedy.com | Twitter: @goodbearcomedy Exceptional BBBBB A YOUNGER THEATRE

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Winner Best Show 2015 Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards; Winner Barry Award 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Winner Best Comedy Performer 2014 Helpmann Awards. Forty year old dickhead sits on stage and reads the phone book. Don't miss this brand-new offering from a unique, once in a generation comedian.

clusterarts.com/portfolio/patti-plinko | Twitter: @pattiplinko Sheer Brilliance! Not to be missed! BBBBB TIME OUT LONDON

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SAM SIMMONS A-K

Patti Plinko returns with her dark and erotic songs inspired from Virginia Woolf, Joan of Arc to the whore houses of Paris. Accompanied on guitar by Joseph Warwick and her top-class musicians.

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Lee Martin for Gag Reflex in association with Kilimanjaro Live

The BEST of Tape Face and more. The multi-award winning show returns to the Fringe. It's still good and now it's bigger and better. Get involved and when it's all over you'll be completely lost for words. Following a stunning year (during which he made his debut in Las Vegas, reached the Final of America's Got Talent, completed a sold-out 52 date UK tour, performed for a season in Las Vegas' iconic Flamingo Casino, toured America AND successfully persuaded a Spice Girl to wear a toilet seat on her head live on American TV in front of an audience of over 14 million!) Tape Face is proud to announce his long-awaited return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017. Total sell-out Fringe 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. As Seen on: The Royal Variety Performance (ITV) Three @ The Fringe (BBC3) The Comedy Prom (BBC2) Tape Face Tapes (BBC3) www.tapeface.tv | Twitter: @TapeFaceBoy £10 £13 (£12)

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CHRIS BETTS: BEWILDERBEEST

CKP & ROAR Group present

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

Join Chortle One to Watch 2017, Andy Field, as he takes you on a surreal and vivid journey in this one man sh*t show. Ridiculous? Yes. Hilarious? Definitely. Is he stupid or a genius? You decide. Winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2015, Andy has made an impact on the comedy scene with his unique style and fresh approach to stand up. Twitter: @AndyAndyField

Betts is back, but he's got a problem. What do you do when you can't trust the law, the elderly or even yourself? Join him for an hilarious dissemination of human nature, featuring crooked cops and superstitious children. This occasionally edgy but always hysterical Canadian jokesmith with a gift for 'drolly original reasoning (and) zinging turn of phrase' (Scotsman) is a must see. Daily Telegraph Top 20 Jokes of the Fringe 2015

He has a surreal outlook, a set packed full of proper punchlines and a nerdy glee in sharing it CHORTLE

www.chrisbettsisntfunny.com | Twitter: @bettsaintfunny An hour is not nearly enough BBBB FRESH FRINGE

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Christopher Macarthur-Boyd genuinely thinks it's the dawn of the apocalypse. Not only does it sees like the whole world is sliding into far-right madness, but his girlfriend has left him. The next big thing in Scottish stand-up takes on institutional racism, heartache, The Smiths, and pasta.

Live Nation

In September 2016, post-Brexit, and pre-Trump, Chris moved to America. Great comedy is about timing. Award-winning comedian and 'virtuoso' freestyle rapper (Guardian) brings his 'truly masterful gags, crafted with intellectual panache' (Chortle.co.uk) back across the Atlantic for a fourth solo show. Because the world is brilliant and everything's fine.

Twitter: @macarthurboyd

The personal and political housed seamlessly. A comedian on the ascent. THE SKINNY Following in the footsteps of Kevin Bridges. STV

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Samuel Klingner Entertainment

Tigco Productions

Whoa. Momma. The 'ballsiest audience-interactor on the Fringe' (TELEGRAPH) and 2011 Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner returns with a brand new hour of rip-roaring faff. Twitter: @TigcoRiches

Brilliantly funny... like playtime on cocaine CHORTLE Uproarious good fun GUARDIAN One of the most exciting comedians to be in a room with TIMES There's no-one else quite like him BBBBB INDEPENDENT A triumph of cunningly crafted, high-energy character comedy. BBBBB TIME OUT Will make you laugh yourself silly and what could be better than that? BBBBB DAILY TELEGRAPH

Following sold out shows and rave reviews across USA, Canada, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and London's West End the world's funniest and naughtiest magic show is returning to Edinburgh! Direct from Australia, the show features magic, mirth and more than a touch of mayhem as these two hot and hilarious magicians say abracadabra and take magic to a whole new level. Left without sleeves or pockets, their saucy magic is baffling and entertaining, bringing a new meaning to "now you see it". This boisterous R-rated magic show, strips away the top hats and capes, promising full frontal illusions. Good magicians don't need sleeves and great magicians don't need pants. This show proves just that! www.nakedmagicians.com | Twitter: @nakedmagicians Damn sexy magic! BBBBB ADELAIDIAN

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Pierre is a South African from the Isle of Man. Pierre does observational comedy for people who think that they hate observational comedy, with anecdotes and a reasonable level of whimsy. This show is written for the purists: it's an hour of excellent stand up comedy.

Berk's Nest

Rose Matafeo has spent 25 years being the sassy best friend. Now she wants to be loved by you and she'll do whatever it takes, baby. As seen on Have I Got News For You (BBC1), W1A (BBC1) and Pls Like (BBC3).

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Suzi Ruffell returns with a new hour of thought provoking and hilarious Stand Up. 'Ruffell has nabbed the working class comedy crown of her generation' - Chortle. As seen on Channel 4, E4, BBC3, Comedy Central, and nominated Best Breakthrough Act at The Chortle Awards 2017.

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Tony Roberts is back, he's loose and ready to blow your mind with cheeky, salacious stand-up, songs, stories and crafty card manipulation. Nominated: Best Cabaret Brighton Fringe 2015, Sold Out Adelaide Fringe 2016 www.tonyroberts.com.au | Twitter: @TRobertsMagic

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India's top comic Vir Das returns to the Fringe with a musical, genre-bending comedy rock explosion. Alien Chutney takes you on a journey that blends stand up with rock, profanity with jazz and Bollywood with pop. Laugh, dance, sing and question your life choices. Come see something alien, come taste the chutney.

www.virdas.in | Twitter: @thevirdas The King of stand-up TIMES OF INDIA A sparkling comic performance HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

www.weirdasscomedy.com | Twitter: @thevirdas Idiocy with chords and notes TIMES OF INDIA Try getting this chutney out of your head INDIA TODAY

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The award-winning verbatim drama returns following sell-out performances all over the world. Created from over 50 hours of interviews with guys on Grindr, this is a graphic, gripping and sexy look at the secret world of chemsex. WINNER LGBTQ Brighton Fringe Award 2016 WINNER Doric Wilson Award for Intercultural Dialogue 2016

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www.abigailburdess.co.uk/Abigails_Party.html | Twitter: @ bigailsparty The best party I've been to in years! LUCY PORTER

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Comedy Cabaret hosted by 'Supremely talented comic' (TIME OUT) Abigail Burdess and her glamorous assistant Dave! Jokes! Games!! Exclamation marks!!! Let your inner party animal off the leash! With special guest stars - OFF THE TELLY - every night! 'Crazy fun gig' (SARA PASCOE), 'A sh**load of fun' (ROBERT WEBB).

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Rapidly growing to international stardom after sell-out shows worldwide, Vir Das embarks on his first ever UK tour alongside the release of his Netflix comedy special Abroad Understanding. Comedy and unparalleled story-telling from his uniquely Indian perspective. One night only ahead of Vir's run of Alien Chutney - India's Comedy Rock Invasion!

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Brett Vincent & GetComedy for Mushroom Comedy & TGA

Vintage Mobile Cinema

Following sold-out seasons and rave reviews, Australia's Alice Fraser is back with a fresh hour of unpredictably meaningful, occasionally silly, narratively unorthodox art-comedy. She's debated Julian Assange and done a TEDx talk. One day she'll make her father proud. Empire is about Power, Quantum Physics and Disney Villains. "Gut-punchingly funny. See this show" Herald Sun (AUS)

This brilliant show returns to Edinburgh. Our favourite comedians present their favourite films. Every night, a different comedian will discuss why their film is so important to them. The film will then be shown in full on board the unique 22-seat Vintage Mobile Cinema. Previously Mark Watson presented 'It's a Wonderful Life', Simon Evans presented 'Singing in the Rain' and Zoe Lyons presented 'Young Frankenstein'. Visit www.vintagemobilecinema.co.uk for this years listing.

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Gilded Balloon and Hilde Louise Asbjornsen Present...

A witty, sexy cabaret on shoes, finance and other perversities. Norwegian multi-award winning actress and singer Hilde Louise undresses the pleasure of spending money we don't really have and how the bank becomes your pimp. Revealing the secret suicide pact of the financial industry.

Twitter: @DAAS_Live

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PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS

Puppetry Of The Penis has now played to most of the Western World, having been hosted in over 35 countries and performed in 6 languages. This latest incarnation comes fresh from sin city itself, Las Vegas, where the show has been thrilling audiences for the last 2 years. This show will feature all of your favourites, including the Eiffel Tower, the Lochness Monster, the Pelican and of course, the iconic Hamburger, but will also include a host of new installations, such as Miley Cyrus, Yoda, and the Kardashian, that promise to rock you into hilarious fits of laughter.

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From the professional piss-heads behind Shit-faced Shakespeare, comes an all singing, all dancing, all drinking, musical extravaganza! Shit-faced Showtime is the hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of The Wizard of Oz with a shit-faced cast member.

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THE LULU SHOW: LIFE ON THE NEVER-NEVER

The Monster Gods of comedy and winners of 2016's coveted 'Spirit of the Fringe' award return to Edinburgh! Their unique brand of musical comedy is more wicked and dangerous than ever.

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OTTO & ASTRID: EUROSMASH! (DIE ROTEN PUNKTE)

In Bed With My Brother

1989. Manchester. A frenzy of drugs, beats and bucket hats. Illegal raves. Acid parties. Remember it? We don't. We weren't even born. But Ian was. And he remembers. So, we're going back to 1989. We're gonna bounce around like idiots, get off our peanuts. We're mad fer it. Let's party.

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Berlin's premiere Art Rock duo delve to the bottom of the Eurovision barrel to perform unashamedly slick pop from their new album Eurosmash! amidst some inevitable sibling dysfunction and punk spirit anarchy. Like 'the White Stripes mated with Laurel and Hardy' (Time Out).

inbedwithmybrother.co.uk | Twitter: @inbedwithmybro

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Wildheart

Briefs Factory present their late-night extravaganza, Sweat Shop, hosted by the impeccably coiffed master crooner Mikelangelo. Grab yourself a knock off drink and clock into the Sweat Shop. Experience the production line of cabaret, circus and party tricks manufactured in difficult and dangerous working conditions before your eyes, featuring the Briefs Factory workers. This is a sweaty, uncompromising performance, brought to you by the team behind Briefs and Hot Brown Honey. Violate your senses. Dance it out.

Croydon's infamous gun wielding family will have you squirming in your seat in this hilarious, sexy and raucous theatre show by absurdist theatre company, Wildheart. Grandma is the undisputed drugs queen, and she rules her depraved roost with a bag of sweets and an iron rod, but the family's future is at stake when Detective Dawn Taylor proves she will go to any lengths to bring the dirty dealing matriarch to justice. Take a deep breath and leave your morals at the door for a "seriously funny, tightly written and brilliantly acted hour of Fringe perfection" (Pink Fringe).

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HANS: MEIN CAMP

Underbelly and Head First Acrobats

Civil Disobedience

In a world of turmoil, only Berlin boy wonder Hans can lead the revolution in this all-singing, all-tap-dancing, accordion-pumping extravaganza. Complete with a live band the hilarious, high kicking Hans will have you partying like it's 1939. www.hansofficial.com | Twitter: @accordionhans

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Winner - First and Foremost Entertainment Award Brighton Fringe 2015. Elixir is circus with a difference! Uninhibited by cliche or expectation, subversive and hilarious, the story follows three enthusiastic and acrobatic scientists who attempt to create the elixir of life. The mayhem that follows is a beautiful mix of incredible acrobatics and impeccable comic timing. www.headfirstacrobats.com

Raucous, late night circus with mesmerising skill BBBB THEREVIEWSHUB.COM High powered acrobatics, a brilliant stumble of slapstick and a shimmy of burlesque HERALD An overwhelmingling fun atmosphere BBBB EDFEST.COM Elixir is like if Magic Mike was actually good BBBBB THEBUZZFROMSYDNEY.COM £12.50 (£11.50)

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KHALED KHALAFALLA: LOOSE

Mushroom Comedy

Dubbed the next "huge mainstream star" by The Age (AUS), Khalafalla has performed to royalty in the Middle East, for troops in Afghanistan, at the invitation-only New York Comedy festival, and in arenas with Jim Jefferies. He's divisive, cheeky, and Loose- don't miss his Fringe debut! Among a sea of comedians that flood the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Khalafalla stands out HERALD SUN (AUS) This man is raw. And when I say raw, I mean Eddie Murphy Raw SQUIRREL COMEDY (AUS) £6

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SHIT-FACED SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO AND JULIET

SCOTT AGNEW: SPUNK ON OUR LADY'S FACE

Magnificent Bastard Productions

Gilded Balloon & Scott Agnew Present...

A sequel to last year's five star fringe hit "I've Snapped My Banjo String, Let's Just Talk." A confessional storytelling hour covering bravery, stupidity, Catholicism and HIV. Are you brave or stupid enough to get on your knees with Agnew as he searches for forgiveness? www.scottagnew.co.uk | Twitter: @scottagnew

Rudely, hysterically funny, autobiographical explicit comedy at its pinnacle. BBBBB CHORTLE A comedic thrill ride BBBB SCOTSMAN £6

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THE STEVENSON EXPERIENCE: IDENTICAL AS ANYTHING

A-List Entertainment

www.shit-facedshakespeare.com | Twitter: @shitfacedshake

Three-time Perth FringeWorld BEST COMEDY Nominees: 2015, 2016, 2017 Fresh to Edinburgh! Musical comedy at its finest from Australia's favourite bickering identical twins. New songs, new jokes, same rivalries. This time, it's personal. Who are we kidding? It's always personal.

Genuinely hilarious GUARDIAN Very rock 'n' roll TIMES The Bard's funniest comedy to date BOSTON GLOBE See it before the Scottish government bans it EDINBURGH GUIDE He can't die from this, can he?... Hilarious LIST

www.stevensonexperience.com

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Shit-faced Shakespeare® is the original, critically acclaimed, award winning, worldwide smash-hit! Side-splitting, raucous and completely interactive. WARNING: This show may contain strong language, nudity, implied acts of a sexual nature, rapidly expelled bodily fluids, bad singing, actual acts of a sexual nature and possibly 'some Shakespeare'.

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GEIN'S FAMILY GIFTSHOP: VOLUME 3

Danny O'Brien/Corrie McGuire for ROAR Comedy

Award-winning Irish comedian Danny O'Brien returns to Edinburgh with his most adventurous and unique solo show to date. After inheriting a broken-down, unreliable, older-than-he-is motorcycle, Danny decided to take to the road on a comedic expedition. Come hear the story of this RaconTOUR- in all it's glory, failures, and triumphs!

Live Nation

Like persistent dandruff Gein's Family Giftshop are back, and they are itching to show you what they've come up with. Skin ailments aside, Gein's Family Giftshop are a multi-award winning 4 strong, 5 star sketch group who'll be hawking out yet another hour of "fluid and twisted" (The Guardian) sketch comedy, performed with "the kind of sensibility that would unsettle even the darkest League of Gentlemen fan" (The Sunday Times).

roarcomedy.co.uk/profiles/danny-obrien | Twitter: @dobcomedy

O' Brien took to the stage like a force of nature... one suspects it wont be too much longer before stadiums come calling BBBB IRISH EXAMINER

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AUNTY DONNA: BIG BOYS

Century Entertainment

Professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh. Over 12 subscribers and 21 million hits on YouTube.

Chortle

Who'll be crowned Britain's funniest student 2017? We've scoured the nation for the finest new comedy talent, now we choose the very best of the best. Previous finalists include Simon Bird, Joe Lycett, Chris Ramsey, Adam Hess and Tom Rosenthal. Who'll be next? Find out tonight. Hosted - as always - by the brilliant Mark Watson.

www.auntydonna.com | Twitter: @AuntyDonnaBoys

Glorious crossbreed of The Mighty Boosh and Flight of the Conchords BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Suberb Mayhem BBBBB THREE WEEKS

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FRENCHY UNLEASHED

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

Mushroom Comedy

He may look like Big Bird after a fresh buzz-cut, but Frenchy is no Muppet! He's sold out shows at festivals & theatres in Australia, NZ & the UK his live show is where he really unleashes his anarchic wit. Find out what his 2 million social media followers love about Frenchy - and prepare to be offended! mushroomcomedy.com | Twitter: @sungaattack Filthy, funny and original HERALD

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GILDED BALLOON AT THE MUSEUM | AUDITORIUM

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

Gilded Balloon presents...

It's back! The undisputed late night hit of the Fringe 2016! Join an improv legend (Mike McShane 2nd-16th and 26th-27th, Colin Mochrie 17th-25th) and Master Hypnotist Asad Mecci for a mind-blowing, jaw-dropping, side-splitting show. A different show every night, crafted entirely from the audience's subconscious. Twenty volunteers are hypnotised and methodically whittled down to five of the most suggestible. One of the world's top improvisers then takes to the stage to improvise with the five... while they are under hypnosis! Hypnotism and improvisation have mystified and entertained the world for decades - now witness two masters of their crafts joining forces for a totally unique Fringe experience. Book early! Get your tickets for this now! THE SCOTSMAN A celebration of the human imagination THE TIMES The best improv show at the Fringe BBBBB SPIKED

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Join the best comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in an improvised set prompted by objects found in the National Museum of Scotland archives! This unrehearsed show and tell might not be historically, or even culturally accurate but it's guaranteed to be 100% entertaining. History, comedy, and mayhem collide in this after-hours mash-up, with different comedians taking to the stage each night to deliver their improvised, uneducaTED talks on some of Scotland's most cherished relics. What could possibly go wrong? www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gildedballoon It's all very, very silly, hugely enjoyable BBBB SCOTSMAN One of the more ingenious late night shows BBBB HERALD

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RACHEL JACKSON: BUNNY BOILER

Hannah Layton Management

Rachel Jackson (BBC Three, Tupperware Party, Scot Squad) is looking for the one... or one of the ones. Debut hour from the ever so slightly unhinged comic. Part biopic, part therapy session and fully geared towards hilarity. It's less sexual awakening - more sexual narcolepsy. www.hannahlaytonmanagement.com | Twitter: @r_jacz Light years beyond other comedians SUNDAY MAIL

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SET LIST: STAND-UP WITHOUT A NET

One Step Production

MZA & Set List Productions

Umshado (meaning 'the wedding') is a potpourri of African heritage, music and dance. It captures the magic of love, conflict, family, ceremony and rites of passage, whilst reinforcing social cohesion. It is through 'Umshado' that, no matter how different we are, we can unite to fight the common problems we face as a nation. Enthralling and dazzling dance and musical spectacle

Fast, furious, reliably brilliant! Top comedians are flashed never-before-seen "set lists" and must instantly create spontaneous, original new stand-up, right then and there... No existing material allowed: it's all improvised! Fearless Set Listers have included Trevor Noah, Bob Odenkirk, Hannibal Buress, Josie Long, Tim Minchin. New Lineup each night! www.setlistshow.com | Twitter: @SETLISTSHOW

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REGINALD D HUNTER: SOME PEOPLE V REGINALD D HUNTER

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Following a 40 date UK tour Reginald D Hunter returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this Summer with his highly anticipated new show. In the years that he has been living and performing in the UK, Reginald's searingly honest material has garnered him a popular fan base that spans the generations. In the past twelve months he has appeared in a critically acclaimed tour of Ireland as well as performing across Europe. His appearances on television have included Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and the hugely popular three-part BBC2 series Reginald D Hunter's Songs Of The South which documented Reginald's epic road trip from North Carolina to New Orleans through 150 years of American popular song. www.reginalddhunter.com | Twitter: @reginalddhunter

STAND-UP COMEDY'S COOLEST CUSTOMER TELEGRAPH REGINALD D HUNTER JOINS THE TOP RANK OF STAND-UP COMEDIANS WORKING TODAY... THIS IS COMEDY OF A RARE SCOPE BBBBB TIMES ARGUABLY THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED ACT IN THE COMEDY SECTION OF YOUR FRINGE BROCHURE SCOTSMAN

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PETER & BAMBI HEAVEN WHEN LOVE BECOMES MAGIC

Aria Entertainment and Flying Music

Sharon Burgess Productions

From the Tony Award-winning writers of "Memphis" comes the story of TOXIE, a sevenfoot mutant freak with superhuman strength and a supersized heart to match - out to save New Jersey, end global warming, win the heart of his beloved and get home in time for dinner. PRIOR TO LONDON RUN at the ARTS THEATRE, see the acclaimed rock musical dubbed "an intoxicating blast of fun" by the Telegraph that received six Off West End Award nominations, including Best Musical. Prepare to laugh, scream and sing in this five star, toxic love story with an environmental twist. www.toxicavengermusical.co.uk | Twitter: @ToxicAvengerUK An intoxicating blast of fun BBBBB DAILY TELEGRAPH

"Love is a battlefield" Pat Benatar. Australia's best high-energy dancing magicans, Peter and Bambi Heaven are back, spraying love and magic on everything and everyone they touch. NOMINEE Golden Gibbo Award Melbourne Comedy Festival 2016 NOMINEE Arts Editors Choice Perth Fringe 2016 www.peterandbambi.com | Twitter: @PeterandBambi The laughter was deafening BBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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THE BEAR PACK

Lauren Gauge

Fight in the Dog Ltd and Giant Dwarf presents

Luna is a bold as brass lager lout on the prowl for wild times putting two fingers up to society's expectations. Mixing old school UK Garage anthems and comedy with 'striking, savage, rare writing talent' (Simon Stephens, Playwright), the award winning writer and performer Lauren Gauge hits Edinburgh with The Unmarried following sell-out runs at Lyric Hammersmith and Camden People's Theatre.

The Bear Pack is Sydney's Barry Award nominated Steen Raskopoulos (Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia, BBC's Top Coppers) and Carlo Ritchie (The Checkout, Big Head Mode). Their show is 60 minutes of improvised storytelling. Inspired by the audience's suggestions, the Bear Pack will create the kind of stories your grandparents wish they could tell you. The audience have no idea what thrilling and hilarious twisted tale they're in for, but are guaranteed to be left in awe of the quick-witted and creative minds of these improvised comedy masterminds.

Twitter: @LGauge #TheUnmarried

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Can the audience change a show just by watching it? Douglas invites you to find out, by watching his latest concatenation of mind-searing comic absurdities. Then watching it again, but differently. There's more to being an audience than sitting in the dark, it's a big responsibility. Who watches the watchers?

A guided tour through the unbelievable VHS collection of childhood friends Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Letterman), who've been unearthing videos at thrift stores since high school. Now, for the first time at Edinburgh, they open their vaults, providing live commentary and updates on the strange people in these unintentionally hilarious VHS treasures.

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OUT is about shape shifting; to be black enough, straight enough, Jamaican enough... Challenging homophobia and transphobia within Caribbean communities, OUT is a conversation between two bodies, a defiant act of self expression that smashes through the silence, reclaiming dancehall and celebrating queerness amongst the bittersweet scent of oranges.

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Total sell-out 2010-2016 returns with a brand new lineup. Sully O'Sullivan: 'A wicked sense of humour' (BBC). Stephanie Laing: 'Truly commanded the crowd' (Three Weeks). Liam Pickford: 'He's got funny bones and a scattergun mind that doesn't quite work like anyone else's' (Chortle). Book early!

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Bound & Gagged Comedy

terryalderton.com | Twitter: @TerryAlderton

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The hysterically funny Terry Alderton is back with a brand new show based loosely on his acclaimed Radio 4 series. Featuring Johnny Spurling, pole vaulting chickens, diving guinea pigs and maybe... just maybe... a dancing bear.

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Turpy - star of Climaxed (BBC3) and Pop Sludge (4Music) returns with a stand-up show/hour of performance art/arse flapping gently in the wind, that rodgers the system quite firmly in the poo-poo place. Turpy talks clothes, life as a fulltime sissy, being a gorgeous lil' hetero-boring man in 2017, and (as always) love and romance. Directed by Lou Sanders.

It's by turns exhilarating, bracing, agonising to watch their bodies pulsate to cries of hallelujah. EXEUNT £9 (£8)

Live Nation in association with Hannah Layton Management

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THE DEATH HILARIOUS: THE SCUM ALWAYS RISES

Gilded Balloon Presents...

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with TGA

Bible-black Welsh comedy duo do sketches. They're not a cult. They inhabit irregular folk: Creole exorcists, apelike weirdos, a homemade sex robot and a pig-headed lady. But they're not a cult. Shed your thoughts, pay £1,000 deposit and come bask in their terrible majesty! (No mobile phones). Twitter: @death_hilarious

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22:45 (23:45) Craig Ferguson returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the first time in over 20 years to host his two-hour radio show live in front of an audience for two weeks! Each show will feature a discussion of current events, celebrity interviews, and favorite acts from the festival. The show will also be broadcasted live to the US on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and will include live phone calls from American listeners. Come join Craig as he shares the fun and excitement of the world's largest arts festival with America! With Josh Robert Thompson.

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Joe Sutherland

London. Paris. Coventry. Exciting newcomer Joe Sutherland started from the bottom, now he's... here. As seen (briefly) in the movie Pride and supporting Ellie Taylor on tour, now he's willing to do anything to catch his big break. Honestly, anything. A romping debut of stand-up, sketches and tantrums. www.joesutherland.co.uk | Twitter: @joesutherland_ Oozing star power from every pore MIRROR £6

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THE NOT SO LATE SHOW WITH ROSS & JOSH

Mark Watson asked a range of top comedians: 'what is your bad idea? What show would you like to put on, but never dare?' Now, one a night, they attempt these projects. Shows - or sort-of-shows - that have never been seen before, and maybe never will be again. Some will be good. Some won't.

Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late night chat show to its illogical conclusion. A multimedia extravaganza from the creators of UK Garage Horse Racing, with special guests, sketches, short films, games and more.

For daily lineups:

Setting a high benchmark for alternative comedy

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PUSSY PLAY MASTERCLASS

From the award-winning creators of Wank Bank - Burlesque legend Strawberry Siren presents an interactive and playful masterclass of original techniques to perfect the art of playing with your partner's pussy or even your own. Now is the time to get 'down and dirty with our vulvas and the crowds are hungry for it.'

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Scottish Comedian of the Year, Rosco McClelland, delves deeper to find out what makes him tick using psychedelic storytelling to traverse through a life changing event. Expect clinical wit and a few shades of darkness from a sell out show at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

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THE NOISE NEXT DOOR: 10

The smash hit comedy phenomenon returns for their tenth consecutive Edinburgh Fringe with an astonishing new show. Join the quickest wits in comedy for an anarchic evening of side-splitting jokes, jaw-dropping characters, and mind-blowing songs as they transform audience suggestions into a flawless, fresh entertainment experience every single night.

Did you know your neighbour's mum's got chlamydia? Bethany Lewis, stay-at-home mother of two, said so. The spirits told her. Beth's started receiving mysterious visions, and it's making her famous. Ssspssshhwhh... Oh, hear that? Your dad's an escort. www.lauraelmesproductions.com | Twitter: @PropheticBeth Not to be missed BBBBB BROADWAY BABY (ON THE ASCENSION OF MRS LEECH) Flawless BBBBB FRINGE REVIEW (ON MRS LEECH)

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Laura Elmes Productions

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BERK'S NEST MID-FEST COMEDY SPECIAL

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Total sell-out 2010-2016 returns with a brand new line-up. Leo Kearse: "Kearse is seriously good. Quick, funny, smart and to the point... hilarious" (The Scotsman). Dimitri Bakanov: "Tight, slick... every line has been highly polished" (Chortle). Tony Basnett: "He makes naturally funny look effortless" (Patrick Monahan). Book early!

Berk's Nest

A spectacular night of comedy celebrating the middle of the festival from award-winning production company Berk's Nest. Featuring festival favourites, the best new acts and special guests. Line-up TBA at berksnest.com berksnest.com | Twitter: @BerksNest

www.boundandgaggedcomedy.com | Twitter: @BandGComedy

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Do you like the darts? Do you like comedians? What about quizzes? YOU DO? Well come to this. It's got all three of those things, and they will all be done to varying standards. You should come along. Join some of the finest comedians at the Fringe as they team up with members of the public to participate in a festival take on a classic. As well as the darts and a big quiz there will also be comedy, possibly some late night antics and definitely some awful (and maybe some good) prizes.

Folie à Deux returns! Two of the stars of Fringe smash hit Austentatious, Andrew Hunter Murray (No Such Thing As A Fish) and Charlotte Gittins (Grand Theft Impro) present smart, stupid, hilarious, high-wire improvised comedy based on a single word.

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GOOSE: THE GAME SHOW

The Free Association

So Comedy by arrangement with Troika

The improv powerhouse returns with their smash hit show JACUZZI. Each night a special guest comedian joins an all-star team of Free Association players for an hour of the hottest improvised comedy on the fringe. Featuring members of Austentatious, TV's Borderline (C5), Massive Dad, Max and Ivan and many more. Come on in, the water's fine.

Brand new, late night game show from the award winning, critically acclaimed Goose. One band, two teams of contestants, and a corybantic one man cartoon strobe speed host - come witness the anarchy unfold! Two nights only, book early. goosecomedy.com | Twitter: @wowgoose Hugely impressive BBBB MIRROR One of the hottest tickets in town BBBB HERALD

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LATE NIGHT GIMP FIGHT

Nick James Clark

Soho Theatre

The Venezuelan calypso comedy legend brings his turntables back to Edinburgh to deliver the best DJ set you've ever experienced. But why does he need so much towelling? What really happened between him and David Guetta? Vesuvius is an erruption that cannot be plugged. Just ask the bees. ***** (The Skinny) ***** (BroadwayBaby) **** (Chortle) **** (The Scotsman), Nominee: Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Winner: Skinny Fringe Genius Award. Doctor Brown, the Mighty Boosh and Sacha Baron Cohen in one man THE NATIONAL

The washed-up boyband of sketch comedy are back. They've decided to abandon their wives, jobs, and in one case their child, to jump back in the gimpy saddle. Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominees. Chortle Award winners. Huge disappointment to their parents.

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Twitter: @sporty_phil

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You are cordially invited to The House of Pigs. Another surreal character comedy show from Phil Dunning, member of cult favourite sketch group Oyster Eyes.

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PHIL DUNNING: THE HOUSE OF PIGS

Devilish diversions and arcadian amusements to while away the wee hours. Staring favourites from The Omnitorium's program such as Boris & Sergey, Skrimshanks, and Tatterdemalion and the best of the festival; Red Bastard, Jamie Wood, The Establishment, Lucy Hopkins, Helen Duff and many more. Expect puppetry, mime, clown, variety, comedy, music and hilarity. £12

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QUESTING TIME

Assembly Festival

Monkey Toast UK

London's Critical Hit Comedy Dungeons & Dragons Show is rolling into Edinburgh for ONE NIGHT ONLY - FIVE TIMES! Join Paul Foxcroft as he guides Edinburgh's funniest comedians through an actual game of Dungeons & Dragons! Just to be clear, there's no twist. We're literally going to play D&D... And it's going to be hilarious. questingtime.com | Twitter: @Questing_Time

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TIM & GENDLE'S FAMOUS FIRST WORDS

Live Nation

Ever wondered what would happen if karaoke had consequences? If Stars in Their Eyes involved real glory in front of a baying, boozed-up Gladiator-style crowd? Well wonder no more, as Famous First Words, the devilishly addictive new live music experience created and hosted by TV presenters Tim & Gendle, is here. It's simple - step up and sing along to the first line of a famous song. Know the lyrics? Got the bottle? Got the timing? Then grab the mic and the glory at Famous First Words. £7

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The glitz, the glamour, the good times. Edinburgh's finest cabaret stars line up late night at Checkpoint. Handpicked gems from across the festivals come together to create some of the most exciting and memory-making shows you can find. The tastiest of cabaret treats made available for you from Wednesday to Sunday. Expect to be entertained, expect to be thrilled, expect to be debauched. Who doesn't like a spot of supper? Full line-ups at www.assemblyfestival.com

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THE WRESTLING

PBJ Management

The Pleasance and Max & Ivan

Late at night. Minding his own business. A new blend of poeticals, talking, standing, lights, mics, cables etc.

Clotheslines versus punchlines - the biggest show in the history of Edinburgh is back. 11pm. Pleasance Grand. One night only. And this time, there's a title belt hanging above the ring. Comedians. Wrestlers. Blood. And ladders. A truly awesome event BBBBB CHORTLE One of the best events on the Fringe BBBBB LIST Has to be seen to be believed BBBB GUARDIAN Sublime BBBB EVENING STANDARD

Edinburgh Comedy Award WINNER years ago. He is a genius plain and simple BBBBB TIME OUT This is sublime, busy and evocative work from a man who keeps getting better and better BBBBB LIST

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DOUBLE DENIM

Hot Gay Time Machine

Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew

Join Zak and Toby, as they take you on an extravaganza of ridiculous dances, outrageous comedy, and mind-blowing original songs that will BLOW your MINDS. So what are you waiting for? Gay marriage? WELL WE GOT THAT ALREADY SO COME PARTY WITH THE GAYS.

Two girls. One fabric. Michelle Brasier (Space Tortoise) and Laura Frew (Winter is Coming) present Double Denim, fresh from a sold out season at Melbourne Comedy Festival! Double Denim is a jump-rope-confetti-dance-group-date, full of 90's nostalgia and fuelled by a strong commitment to being very, very silly. It's a party in your pants and jacket.

Twitter: @hotgaytheatre

Twitter: @michellebrasier

It's completely delightful BBBBB CTR This rough diamond has a huge heart, and an even bigger sense of craziness and enjoyment BBBB

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LOSERS

Grab a voting handset, meet four dangerously desperate contestants and decide their formidable fates. It's the most nail-biting TV gameshow of the decade, and no one's going down without a fight. Mischief-makers Tit4Twat bring their critically-acclaimed satire to Edinburgh for the first time. www.tit4twat.com | Twitter: @tit4twattheatre

Interactive and tech-savvy dissection of the reality TV phenomenon... shameless BBBB STAGE As good as anything on TV - with a much darker twist...

Twitter: @AmusicalShow

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Jayde Adams and Kiri Pritchard-McLean host the comedy world's celebration of all things West End. For one night only, comedians perform their favourite songs from the musicals, accompanied by our house band Dave and the Quavers. All proceeds go to Waverley Care, a charity providing care and support to people living with HIV and Hepatitis C throughout Scotland.

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Amusical, PBJ Management, the Pleasance and The Rubber Chicken

FREE

For the past 33 years the Pleasance has been the home of new comedy talent! Join us for a free extravaganza, showcasing some of the hottest comedy acts making their Pleasance debut this Fringe. Don't miss out on the chance to catch the new kids on the comedy block!

£15 (£14)

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COMEDY

A unique cabaret experience brought to you from a stoner's living room. Blending high-grade comedy and smooth rock n' roll, the Hot Rocs present an unmissable, alternative late-night sesh. From John Bull and the Bandits (the Royal Albert Hall, Hammersmith Apollo, Glastonbury, and many, many pubs.) and Fight in the Dog (Ricky Whittington & His Cat, Travesty by Liam Williams) starring guest comics each night. Have a nice day. #legalize

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Fight in The Dog Ltd.

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BEST OF SCOTTISH COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR

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PLEASANCE COURTYARD | THE GRAND

MARK WATSON: I'M NOT HERE

Ha Ha Comedy

Impatient Productions Limited

**** (Scotsman). ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). Ten sell-out years. Biggest selling showcase of multi award-winning Scottish comedy talent at EdFringe. 'Rarely can a non-sponsored event have featured quite so many mentions of Greggs the bakers' (Scotsman). Featuring previous SCOTY finalists and winners. Previous winners and finalists include Larry Dean, Mark Nelson, Bruce Fummey, Susie McCabe, Scott Agnew. SCOTY does attract some major talent SKINNY No one can deny the sense of excitement and occasion that this annual event now generates SCOTSMAN SCOTY looms ever more influentially in the stand-up calendar LIST Left my face in pain from laughing so much throughout all three acts. It's a guaranteed night of belly aching laughter. SUNDAY TIMES, AUSTRALIA

This show, one of the highspots of Watson's notorious Edinburgh career, began as a work-in-progress at the Fringe two years ago. After 111 performances, and a Pleasance run last year in 2016 which sold every ticket and was officially third best-reviewed comedy show of the festival, it returns for three farewell evenings. After this it will never be seen again. You better come. markwatsonthecomedian.com | Twitter: @watsoncomedian Raucously funny set, one of the best this year BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

Watson has perfected the art... you will never be disappointed going to one of his shows. BBBBB BROADWAY BABY A master... delightfully deft mixture of low key happenings and high-end bants BBBB TIMES

Skilful, anecdotal stand-up... a step above the norm BBBB CHORTLE £6.50

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Simon Amstell previews material for his forthcoming tour, 'What is This?'

Inspired by a healthy obsession with RuPaul comes an extravaganza! It's a sermon based on the memoirs of Whoopi Goldberg. It's comedy with a sassy twist. It's dazzling audiences across the globe. It's won some awards. A hilarious show, definitely not your normal night out! MEREDITH WALKER, BLUE CURTAIN.

It will leave you in stitches. It's an explosion of sass and rap. KATHARINE SULLIVAN, CREATIVE ISSUE. £5

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Bound by blood and ambition, character comedians and real-life sisters Maddy & Marina Bye present their hotly anticipated debut hour. Splicing sketch with Gauliertrained clowning, hop aboard for a raucous voyage into the absurdity of an all too familiar world. Suitable for anyone who has or has seen a sister. Watch out for these gals JENNIFER SAUNDERS Sisters are doing it for themselves, and by it I mean being REALLY FUNNY MIRANDA HART £6

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Spin the Wheel every 30 minutes (it could be you!) to decide what kind of music is played next! It could be anything, from Motown, Rock Gods, Boybands vs Girlbands, Karaoke Classics, 90s Rave, Disco Divas, Power Ballads and more! The hugely popular Edinburgh club night, Magic Nostalgic, brings its unique brand of sing-a-long, dance-a-long party fun to the Fringe for a fantastic musical journey. A sort of club-night-slash-musical-lottery THE SKINNY Quite unlike any other club night GLASGOW LIVE

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Simon Amstell has a gift for taking a social norm and gently mocking it until it seems utterly ridiculous. Highly literate ... an endearing mixture of offhanded candor and sharp wit. Such ease and understatement makes him very good company NEW YORK TIMES The real deal GUARDIAN

GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | TURRET

COMEDY

KAITLYN ROGERS: CAN I GET AN AMEN?!

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EDCOMFEST.COM

Get our NEW APP at EDFEST.com 23:45 (00:45)

COMEDY

UNDERBELLY GEORGE SQUARE | UDDERBELLY

23:45 (01:00)

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MASSAOKE'S CLUB LA LA

Underbelly

Massaoke Ltd

The biggest and brightest comedians at the Fringe all in one massive show, staged in the famous upside-down purple cow. A one-stop shop for your comedy fix right in the beating heart of the festival. Every show sold out in 2016!

The Fringe's No.1 party just got bigger! Massaoke's new night, Club La La, comes to Assembly's stunning Spiegeltent Palais du Variété. A brilliant live band smashing out the greatest anthems from the 80s, 90s, 00s and beyond, lyrics on a giant screen and a room full of party-goers singing and dancing their hearts out together. The Fringe's best night out just got better: this year you can expect giant balloons, glitter cannons, lip sync battles, rock star poses, sequins, spandex, and one hell of a party! After show DJ till 3am on Fridays & Saturdays. And let's not forget the special guests... where else could you expect to see Al Murray bashing out a drum solo, Ed Byrne impersonating Alanis Morrisette or Joe Lycett channelling Beyoncé whilst crowd-surfing?

Previous acts include Al Murray, Chris Ramsey, Alan Davies, Russell Howard, Sara Pascoe, David O'Doherty, Jason Byrne, Danny Bhoy, Tommy Tiernan, Mark Watson, Zoe Lyons, Nish Kumar and Kerry Godliman. Every weekend - Friday and Saturday nights.

www.massaoke.com | Twitter: @massaoke

Nightly line ups available at underbellyedinburgh.co.uk

An awful lot of fun EVENING STANDARD One of London's best nights out SUNDAY MIRROR

www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk | Twitter: @EdinComAllstars £10

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THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT

Absurdist and hypnotising... Surreal and hilarious; this is political theatre at its best. BBBBB LONDONBOXOFFICE £10 (£9)

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Join a massive line-up of the biggest names on the Fringe for a raucous evening of comedy to help the fight against brain tumours. Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer for children and adults under 40 and increased funding for research is desperately needed. All box office income will go straight to The Brain Tumour Charity AND Underbelly will match this amount as a donation to the charity, doubling the amount that we can raise on the night. Check www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk for line-up.

OutofSpiteTheatre.com | Twitter: @ThisIsNotCS

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UNDERBELLY'S BIG BRAIN BENEFIT

A show for thrill-seekers. This brutally intense, darkly comic one-man show is performed entirely nude. This thunderous piece of theatre is a sharp political comment on contemporary society. It is both uncomfortable to watch and mesmeric.

Underbelly

Out of Spite Theatre

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CABARET AND VARIETY

GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | NIGHTCLUB

TOMAS FORD: CRAP MUSIC RAVE PARTY

Rural Ranga

The Australian artist who created an art book from his happy ending massages in NYC brings you a playful show of storytelling and interactive genital techniques. Enjoy waves of adolescent laughter & also walk away with some playful tips to please yourself or that someone special. Winner Best Interactive Show Adelaide Fringe 2017 Stimulating and possibly life-changing show BBBBB

Civil Disobedience

Grab your mates and hit the dance floor with Australian party machine Tomás Ford for the Fringe's most ridiculous party. Request a crap song like Take That, Mel & Kim, 5ive, line dancing techno, forgotten Christmas hits, 80s movie themes, 2 Unlimited... if it's bad enough, we'll drop it like it's hot. Start thinking of your crap music requests now and get ready for a huge night!

BROADWAY BABY

Hilarious, informative and throbbing with positivity

www.tomasford.com | Twitter: @tomas_ford

BBBB THE SKINNY PUSSY PLAY COMBO TIX £22 £10

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PLEASANCE

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BEST OF BURLESQUE

UNDERBELLY

0131 556 6550 00:00 (01:15)

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COMEDY

ASSEMBLY HALL | MAIN HALL

BEST OF THE FEST

chaz royal

Assembly Festival

Fringe favourite Best of Burlesque returns for a 5th year with a new all star cast and extravaganza nightly! An international round up of the finest in strip tease, cabaret and variety from the legendary producers of the London Burlesque Festival and The World Burlesque Games. Best of Burlesque delivers the hottest emerging and established acts in the genre and is renowned for being a great night out at the Fringe. If there's only one burlesque show to see this year at Fringe, it's Chaz Royal's Best of Burlesque!

The perfect end to your evening of entertainment with the biggest and best comedy line ups in all of Edinburgh! Previous guests include Jason Byrne, David O'Doherty, Shappi Khorsandi, Milton Jones, Sara Pascoe, Sam Simmons, Joe Lycett, Andrew Maxwell and many many more! Head to assemblyfestival.com for the line ups of this festival favourite.

www.burlesqueking.com | Twitter: @bestofburlesque Always fresh, lively and sexy BBBB THREE WEEKS

www.assemblyfestival.com | Twitter: @AssemblyBOTF

The jewel in the crown of the Fringe. SCOTSMAN A comedy showcase done right. Genuinely top of the range. BBBBB THREEWEEKS

Fun and frivolity TIMES Surprises and titillation BBBB BROADWAY BABY This really is the best of burlesque BBBBB BURLESQUEKING.COM

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CABARET AND VARIETY GILDED BALLOON AT ROSE THEATRE | MAIN THEATRE

LATE NIGHT LIP SERVICE

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UNDERBELLY COWGATE | BELLY DANCER

SPANK!

Gilded Balloon Presents...

Underbelly with James Wren, Leon Fleury & Corrie McGuire for ROAR Comedy.

Ferocious queens and fierce divas of the world, unite! Hosted by GINGZILLA --the giant, ginger, award-winning Glamonster-- Late Night Lip Service features a rotating cast of the wildest acts from across the fringe, lip-sync battles, debauched drag, catwalk-offs and midnight madness! Open wide, hunties, and wrap your lips around THIS! Let go, get loose, and leave those troublesome morals at the door - this is Late Night Lip Service. GINGZILLA is the 7ft tall bearded Goddess that your daddy always warned you about. Fresh from a smash-hit, sell-out season at Adelaide Fringe 2017 --where she scooped the coveted Adelaide Fringe Innovation Award & Weekly Best Cabaret Award-- Gingzilla is primed and ready to blow your minds... among other things. If you're planning to go to one drag show this season - make it this! BBBB

Spank! returns for an incredible 14th year with sexy hosts, awesome comedians and gratuitous nudity. With the most exciting comedy and cabaret on the Fringe, don't miss the "Best Wild Night Out" (Scotland on Sunday) at the festival!

GLAMADELAIDE (AU)

www.spankcomedy.com | Twitter: @teamspank

Comedy and legendary party night... If you haven't experienced this night get down there right away! TIME OUT Everything you could hope for in a late night comedy showcase... an absolutely must-see show BBBBB THREE WEEKS The atmosphere is electric and you just don't quite know what is going to happen next... superb BBBBB ONE4REVIEW.COM

Legs for DAYS... and an even more amazing voice ADVERTISER (AU) £12

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COMEDY

WILL SEAWARD'S SPOOKY MIDNIGHT GHOST STORIES IIII

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COMEDY

FOR ROBIN WILLIAMS: A BENEFIT GIG IN AID OF MIND AND SAMH

Will Seaward

Test Tube Comedy

The ghosts are back! Will Seaward's legendary late-night torch-wielding vampire-flavoured witch-shaped comedy storytelling spookstavaganza returns for a fourth year - RUN WHILE YOU CAN!! Ghosts! Cobwebs! Ruined castles! Zombie dinosaurs! Skeletons! Ghouls! Wailing! Warning: May cause audience members to melt with fear. Utterly absurd and belly-achingly funny BBBBB

We miss Robin Williams. Tonight, three years after his passing, we will celebrate him. And hopefully raise a helluva lot of money for two great mental health charities. Line-up TBC (last year's acts included Nish Kumar, James Acaster, Sofie Hagen, Nina Conti, Mark Watson, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Mitch Benn and Tony Law). Total sell-out 2015-6. Bangerang! forrwblog.wordpress.com | Twitter: @ForRobin2017 Comedy is acting out optimism ROBIN WILLIAMS

THREE WEEKS

Will Seaward makes pure comedy gold BBBBB FEST £6

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SPANK!TACULAR

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THUMPASAURUS

James Wren, Leon Fleury and Corrie McGuire for ROAR Comedy

Thumpasaurus

Spanktacular returns for an incredible 7h year with sexy hosts, awesome comedians and the inevitable gratuitous nudity. With the most exciting comedy and cabaret talent on the Fringe, don't miss the 'Best Wild Night Out' (Scotland on Sunday).

Straight from the insane house parties of the Los Angeles music scene come Thumpasaurus, whose brand of highenergy funk and soul combines with off-the-rails comedy to provide a musical experience like no other.

spankcomedy.com | Twitter: @teamspank

Thumpasaurus is a force to be reckoned with LIVE FOR

thumpasaurus.com | Twitter: @thumpasaurusyes

Everything you could hope for in a late night comedy showcase - An absolutely must-see show! BBBBB

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Dripping in funk and groove ELECTRIC SLOTH

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LATE'N'LIVE

Gilded Balloon Presents...

'The best late night show on the Fringe' (Scotsman) is back for its 31st year! Expect the unexpected from the very best comedians on the Fringe at the original and best late night comedy show. Different shows every night, but always the same recipe: one hilarious compere, four amazing acts, one incredible band, two hours of dancing and a whole lot of fun... Leave to simmer from 1am - 5am. Comperes will include Scott Gibson, John Hastings and many other top names... www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gildedballoon

The original, long-running, late-night and lager-fuelled bear-pit. Live comedy at its most gladiatorial. EDINBURGHGUIDE.COM The most exciting late night cabaret on the Fringe... where anything can happen and most probably does! CHORTLE The celebrated comedy abattoir that has slain a thousand comics SCOTSMAN Late 'n' Live is the daddy, the big one, one of the Fringe's first late shows and known by it's reputation as one of the greatest. EDINBURGHFRINGEFEST.COM

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SHOWS AT A GLANCE

LISTED BY GENRE & TIME

Cabaret and Variety 13:00

14:00

Best of The Fest Daytime

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

13:30

14:30

The Remains Of Tom Lehrer (Performed by Adam Kay)

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

13:45

14:45

Ferris and Milnes

Assembly Rooms

Ballroom

15:00

16:00

SNAP

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

16:30

17:30

Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

17:00

18:00

Tomas Ford: Craptacular

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

17:45

18:45

Ben Hart: Belief?

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

18:00

19:00

Courtney Act: The Girl from Oz

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Beauty

18:15

19:15

Mother's Ruin: A Cabaret about Gin

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

19:00

20:00

Seven Crazy Bitches

19:00

20:00

19:10 19:30

20:45

21:45

Gary Lamont: Dropping the Soap!

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Basement

20:50

21:50

Adriano Cappelletta : This Boy's in Love

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

126 127

21:00

22:15

Hot Brown Honey

Assembly Roxy

Central

128

21:00

22:10

Reuben Kaye

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

130

21:20

22:10

And For My Next Trick

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

131

21:30

22:20

Elsa

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

133

21:45

22:55

The Naked Magicians

Assembly Rooms

Music Hall

136

Drawing Room

137

21:45

22:45

Tony Roberts: Late Nite Ace High

Assembly Rooms

22:00

23:10

Sweatshop

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

139

22:00

23:00

The Lulu Show: Life On The Never-Never

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Basement

138

Basement

22:15

23:15

Hans: Mein Camp

Underbelly Med Quad

Ermintrude

139

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

107

22:35

23:35

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

142

TRIAGE! A Nursing Cabaret

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Studio

107

Peter & Bambi Heaven - When Love Becomes Magic

20:10

Chris Dugdale - Up Close!

Assembly Rooms

Drawing Room

107

23:00

00:15

Supper Club at Checkpoint

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

146

20:30

Anya Anastasia: Rogue Romantic

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

110

23:00

01:00

The Omnitorium's Rotating Roster of Erudite Amusements and Motley Delights

George Square

Omnitorium

146

00:15

Hot Rocs

Pleasance Dome

AceDome

147

19:40

20:50

Naughty

Assembly Rooms

Front Room

114

23:15

20:00

22:00

Assembly Gala Launch

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

116

24:00

01:00

Best of Burlesque

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

150

20:00

21:00

Colin Cloud: Dare

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

116

24:00

02:00

Late Night Lip Service

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

150

20:40

21:40

Diane Chorley: Rhythm of Live

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

126

24:00

03:00

Tomas Ford: Crap Music Rave Party

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

149

Children's Shows 10:00

11:15

Kids Do Forth on the Fringe

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

12:00

13:00

Alice in Wonderland

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

10:15

11:15

Brave Macbeth

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

12:00

13:00

Brave Macbeth

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

10:15

11:15

Dr Zeiffal, Dr Zeigal and the Hippo That Can Never be Caught

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

12:00

13:00

David Walliams' The First Hippo on the Moon

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

10:20

11:20

The Giant Jam Sandwich

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

10:30

11:35

Ami and Tami

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button KingDome

12:00

13:00

Pub Quiz for Kids with Patrick Monahan

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

12:00

13:00

The Tales of Peter Rabbit & Jemima Puddle-Duck

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Beauty

10:30

11:30

AnimAlphabet The Musical

Pleasance Dome

12:15

13:00

Children are Stinky

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

10:30

11:30

Hairy Maclary

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

12:30

13:30

Balloonatics

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

10:30

11:30

La Vie Dans Une Marionette

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

12:30

13:30

The Listies Make You LOL

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

10:30

11:30

The Gruffalo's Child

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

12:45

13:45

Small Laces

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

10:40

11:40

The Runner

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

12:45

13:45

Three Half Pints present The Three Musketeers Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

10Dome

10:40

11:40

The Star Seekers

Pleasance Dome

13:00

14:00

Class Clowns

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Basement

11:00

11:45

Goblin's Peter & the Wolf

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

13:00

14:00

Morgan & West: More Magic For Kids!

Underbelly Med Quad

Cow Barn

11:00

11:50

Mavis Sparkle

Pleasance Courtyard

11:00

11:50

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

13:00

14:00

Trash Test Dummies

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Lafayette

11:00

12:00

One Man Shoe

George Square

Omnitorium

13:30

14:30

Robin Hood

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

13:30

14:30

Singing Hands Summer Spectacular

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

Pleasance Two

11:00

12:00

Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

11:00

12:00

Ruby Redfort

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

14:00

15:00

Arr We There Yet?

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Beauty

11:00

11:50

The Polar Bears Go Up

Pleasance at EICC

Lammermuir Theatre

14:00

14:45

Future Perfect

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

11:10

12:05

Sarah and Duck

Underbelly Med Quad

Cow Barn

14:00

15:00

Nutty Noah - Wear Your Pants With Pride

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

11:15

12:30

Ella Enchanted

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance That

14:00

14:50

The Polar Bears Go Up

Pleasance at EICC

Lammermuir Theatre

11:15

12:05

Nick Cope's Family Song Book

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

14:40

15:40

Morgan & West: More Magic For Kids!

Underbelly Med Quad

Cow Barn

11:30

12:30

The Amazing Bubble Man

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

15:00

16:00

FUNBOX at the Fringe

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

11:40

12:40

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

15:15

16:20

The Little Prince and the Pilot

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

11:45

12:45

KID / DUB

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

17:40

18:40

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

11:50

12:30

Oskar's Amazing Adventure

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

18:00

19:00

Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

Comedy 11:30

12:30

A Monk's Tale: Relics, Revolt & Reformation

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

14:00

13:00

Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised

13:00

12:00

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

Ivan Brackenbury's 10 Year Anniversary Party Assembly George Square Studios Three with Tom Binns, Ian D Montfort and friends.

13:00

14:00

Wow!

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

12:00

13:00

Funny Women Fest

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

13:15

14:15

Cambridge Impronauts: Improv Actually

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

12:00

13:00

Instant Sunshine

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

13:20

14:20

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

12:00

13:00

UCL Graters: Smashing

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

13:20

14:20

Muriel: Bad Master

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

12:15

13:15

Amy Annette: What Women Want

Underbelly Med Quad

Ermintrude

13:20

14:20

The Durham Revue: Laugh Actually

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

12:15

13:15

Frank Carson: If I Didn't Laugh, I'd Cry

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

13:20

14:20

The Science of Cringe

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

12:20

13:20

Dan Attfield: Google Drive

Underbelly Med Quad

Daisy

13:30

14:30

Austentatious

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

12:30

14:00

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

13:30

14:30

Fred MacAulay In Conversation

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

12:45

13:45

Lauren Bok: Is That a Burrito In Your Pocket Or Gilded Balloon Teviot Are You Just Happy You Have a Burrito

Wee Room

13:30

14:30

Gareth Waugh: Honestly?

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

13:00

14:00

Briony Redman: Theory of Positivity

Pleasance This

13:30

14:30

Maddy Anholt - Herselves

Underbelly Med Quad

Clover

13:30

14:30

Robin Ince's Rorschach Test

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

13:30

14:30

The Oxford Imps: Improvised Comedy

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

Pleasance Courtyard

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13:35

14:35

Woolly: The Morose Merino

Assembly George Square Studios Five

13:40

14:40

Panilla Ice Ice Baby

Underbelly Med Quad

Daisy

13:45

14:55

Sue Perkins Live! in Spectacles

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

15:00

Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen - The Final Tribute

14:00

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

14:00

15:00

Joe Hart: Alpha, Beta, Gamer

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

14:00

15:00

Margarita Dreams

Underbelly Med Quad

Ermintrude

14:00

15:00

Simon Day - In Character

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

14:00

15:00

The Patrick Monahan Game Show

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

14:30

15:30

John Hegley: Peace, Love & Potatoes

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

17:45

Erin McGathy: MurderTown (One-Woman Murder Mystery)

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Attic

16:45

17:45

Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian

Pleasance Courtyard

The Cellar

16:45

17:45

Luke Kempner: Take A Long Hard Luke At Yourself

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

16:45

17:45

Next Best Thing: How to Be Good at Everything Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

16:45

17:45

Twayna Mayne: Black Girl

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance This

16:55

18:10

Thrones! The Musical

Assembly George Square Studios One

17:00

18:00

Alexander Fox: Ringo

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

17:00

18:00

Julio Torres: My Favourite Shapes

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

16:45

14:30

15:45

The Birthday Game with Daniel Norcross

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

17:00

18:00

Murder, She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

14:35

15:35

Salt Water: A Comedy Show

Underbelly Med Quad

Buttercup

17:00

18:00

The Establishment: Eton Mess

George Square

Omnitorium

14:40

15:40

Dad's Army Radio Hour

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

17:10

18:20

Ruby Wax: Frazzled

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

14:40

15:40

John Bishop: Winging It

Underbelly Med Quad

Cow Barn

17:10

18:20

The Guilty Feminist

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

14:40

15:40

Pippa Evans: Joy Provision!

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

17:15

18:15

Bec Hill: Out of Order

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

14:40

15:40

Sam Goodburn: Dumbstruck

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

17:15

18:15

Chris Kent: Moving On

Assembly George Square Studios Four

14:40

15:40

The Canon: a Literary Sketch Show

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

17:15

18:15

Hardeep Singh Kohli: Alternative, Fact

Assembly George Square Studios Three

14:45

15:45

Eshaan Akbar: Not for Prophet

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

17:15

18:15

Ian Smith: Snowflake

Underbelly Med Quad

Buttercup

14:45

15:45

STUDIO 9

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

17:15

18:15

Jason Manford: Muddle Class Work in Progress Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

14:45

15:45

Trumpageddon

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

17:15

18:15

Knightmare Live

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

14:50

15:50

Tom Goodliffe's Coffee Run

Underbelly Med Quad

Clover

17:15

18:15

Micky Bartlett: Typical

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

15:00

16:00

David Edwards - How to get a Second Date

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

15:00

16:00

Georgie Morrell: The Morrell High Ground

Underbelly Med Quad

Daisy

17:15

18:15

Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Underbelly Med Quad Magicians

Ermintrude

17:15

18:25

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

17:15

18:15

Stand Up for Shelter

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

17:20

18:20

Audible Live

Pleasance Dome

AceDome

17:20

18:20

HUB Fresh

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

15:00 15:00

16:00

Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast

Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

16:00

Notflix

15:00

16:00

The Noise Next Door's Really, Really Good Afternoon Show

Sportsman

Gilded Balloon Teviot

15:00

16:00

The Rise and Fall of Marcus Monroe

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

17:20

18:20

Nick Helm: MASTERWORKS IN PROGRESS '17

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

15:00

16:00

Trygve Vs. A Baby

Assembly Roxy

Central

17:20

18:20

The Starship Osiris

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

15:15

16:15

Robert White: InstruMENTAL

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

17:20

18:20

Viggo Venn - The Life of Pepito

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

15:15

16:15

Romantic Encounters in a Darkened Room

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance That

17:30

18:30

Card Ninja

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

15:15

16:15

ThĂźnderbards: 4nd

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

17:30

18:30

Hannah Gadsby - Nanette

Assembly George Square Studios Five

15:30

16:30

1 Woman, A High-Flyer And A Flat Bottom: Samantha Baines

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

17:30

18:30

Kae Kurd: Kurd Your Enthusiasm

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

17:30

18:30

Lucy Porter: Choose Your Battles

Pleasance Courtyard

Forth

17:30

18:30

Nick Coyle: Queen of Wolves

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

17:30

18:30

Sleeping Trees at the Movies

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

Debating Hall

15:30

16:30

Great British Mysteries?

Pleasance Courtyard

The Cellar

15:30

17:00

lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

15:30

16:30

Nina Conti - In Therapy

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

17:30

18:30

Tamar Broadbent: Get Ugly

Underbelly Med Quad

Clover

15:30

16:30

Tessa Coates: Primates

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance This

17:30

18:30

Tiff Stevenson: Bombshell

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

15:35

16:35

The Sean Kelly Chat Show

Underbelly Med Quad

Ermintrude

17:40

18:20

Live at the Pleasance

Pleasance Dome

AceDome

15:40

16:40

Nobody Puts Bibby in the Corner

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

17:45

18:45

Ellie Taylor: This Guy

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

15:45

16:45

Scott Gibson: Like Father Like Son

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

17:45

18:45

Greg Proops is The Smartest Man In The World Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

15:55

16:55

Tom Neenan: Attenborough

Underbelly Med Quad

Buttercup

17:45

18:45

Kat Bond: Loo Roll

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance That

16:00

17:00

Beak Speaks

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

17:45

18:45

LadyFace

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

16:00

17:00

Daniel Nils Roberts: The Causeway

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

17:45

18:45

Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck

Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic

16:00

17:00

Edd Hedges: Wonderland

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

17:45

18:45

Tom Houghton: Class Half Empty

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

16:00

17:00

Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

17:50

18:50

Athena Kugblenu: KMT

Underbelly Med Quad

Daisy

16:00

17:00

Sean Hughes' Blank Book

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

17:55

18:55

Michael Brandon - Off Ramps

Assembly Rooms

Drawing Room

16:00

17:15

Stephen K Amos Talk Show

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

19:00

17:00

Pleasance Dome

AceDome

Abandoman's Rob Broderick - The Musical in My Mind

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

16:00

The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2017: Dream Sequence

18:00

16:00

17:00

Tim Vine: Sunset Milk Idiot

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

18:00

19:00

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance This

16:10

17:10

Uncle Glen's Menagerie

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

18:00

19:00

Audrey's Absolute Fest of All

Assembly Rooms

Vintage Mobile Cinema 91

16:15

17:15

George Egg: DIY Chef

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

18:00

19:00

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Just The Two at Six

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

16:15

17:15

Natalie Palamides: Laid

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

18:00

19:00

Brennan Reece: Everlong

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

16:20

17:20

Laughing Stock

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

18:00

19:00

Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

16:20

17:20

The Oxford Revue

Assembly George Square Studios Two

18:00

19:00

Hasan Minhaj

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

16:30

17:30

Five Go Off On One!

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

16:30

17:30

Giants: For An Hour

Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic

18:00

19:00

John Shuttleworth: My Last Will And Tasty Mint

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

16:30

17:30

Goose: Amphetawaltz

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

18:00

19:00

Michael Stranney: Welcome to Ballybeg

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

16:30

17:30

Ingrid Oliver: SPEECH!

Pleasance Courtyard

18:00

19:00

My Dad Wrote a Porno: Live

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

18:00

19:00

Rhys James : Wiseboy

Pleasance Courtyard

Upstairs

18:00

19:10

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

19:00

The Noise Next Door's Really, Really Good Afternoon Show

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

The Cellar

Attic

16:30

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Pleasance That

17:30

Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect

16:30

17:30

Luisa Omielan: The Interlude - Politics for Bitches/What Would Mary Magdalene Do?!

Wee Room

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

16:30

17:30

Tom Skelton: Blind Man's Bluff

Underbelly Med Quad

Daisy

18:00

16:45

17:45

Ben Fogg: How I Won Best Newcomer 2017

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

18:00

19:00

16:45

17:45

Colin Hoult/Anna Mann in How We Stop The Fascists

Tom Lucy: Needs To Stop Showing Off In Front Pleasance Courtyard Of His Friends

Pleasance Courtyard

Upstairs

18:00

19:00

Zsa Zsa and Me

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18:05

19:05

Ongals: Babbling Comedy

Assembly Roxy

19:30

20:30

Shazia Mirza: With Love from St. Tropez

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

18:15

19:45

Al Murray: The Pub Landlord's Saloon

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

Central

19:30

22:30

So You Think You're Funny?

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

112 113

18:15

19:15

James & Jamesy: 2 for Tea

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

19:30

21:30

So You Think You're Funny? Sketch

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

113

Vintage Mobile Cinema 112

18:20

19:20

AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

19:30

20:30

The Reel Comedy Club

Assembly Rooms

18:20

19:20

Jimeoin: Ridiculous

Venue 150 at EICC

The Lomond

19:30

20:30

Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

18:20

19:20

Joanne McNally: Bite Me

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

19:35

20:35

Helen Duff: When the Going Gets Duff

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

113

18:20

19:20

Katy Brand: I Could've Been An Astronaut

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

19:40

20:40

Abigoliah Schamaun: Namaste, Bitches

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

114

18:30

19:30

Gráinne Maguire: Gráinne with a Fada

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

19:40

20:40

Craig Hill: Someone's Gonna Get Kilt!

Venue 150 at EICC

The Lomond

114

18:30

19:30

Michael Redmond: I Wrote a Joke in 1987

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

19:40

20:40

Iain Stirling: U OK Hun? X

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

114

18:30

19:30

Mike Bubbins: Retrosexual Male

Assembly George Square Studios Four

19:45

20:45

Chris Forbes: Unquiet Mind

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

114

18:30

19:30

NewsRevue 2017

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

100

19:45

20:45

Jonny Pelham: Just Shout Louder

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

115

18:35

19:35

Aditi Mittal: Global Village Idiot

Underbelly Med Quad

Buttercup

19:45

20:45

Urzila Carlson - First Edition

Assembly George Square Studios Four

115

18:40

19:40

ABI ROBERTS: ANGLICHANKA

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

101

19:50

20:45

Vikki Stone - Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

115

18:40

19:40

Fast Fringe

Pleasance Dome

AceDome

101

18:40

19:40

Geoff Norcott: Right Leaning But Well Meaning

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

102

19:55

20:55

Anne Edmonds: No Offence, None Taken

Underbelly Med Quad

Buttercup

115

20:00

21:00

Charlie Baker: The Hit Polisher

George Square

Omnitorium

116

18:40

19:40

HUB Fresh

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

20:00

22:00

Comic Relief Live

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

116

18:40

19:40

John Robins: The Darkness of Robins

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

101

20:00

21:00

John Robertson: The Dark Room

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

117

18:40

19:40

Shappi Khorsandi: Mistress and Misfit

Assembly George Square Studios Three

101

20:00

21:00

Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

117

Sportsman

18:40

19:40

Zach Zucker - Human Person

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

102

20:00

21:00

Mark Nelson: Irreverence

Gilded Balloon Teviot

18:45

19:45

Al Porter in Campus Maximus

Underbelly Med Quad

Cow Barn

102

20:00

21:00

Nazeem Hussain - Hussain In The Membrane

Assembly George Square Studios Five

117

Cow Barn

18:45

19:45

Alexei Sayle

Underbelly Med Quad

102

20:00

21:00

Neal Portenza

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

117

18:45

19:45

Andrew Ryan: Did You Get Here Alright?

Assembly George Square Studios Five

102

20:00

21:00

Patrick Monahan: Rewind Selector 90's

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

117

18:45

19:45

Brendon Burns and Craig Quartermaine in Race Off

Gilded Balloon Teviot

102

20:00

21:00

Sophie Willan: Branded

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

117

20:00

21:00

Steen Raskopoulos - The Coolest Kid in Competitive Chess

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

118

Nightclub

18:45

19:45

Kai Humphries: Punch-Drunk

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

103

18:45

19:45

Kwame Asante: Open Arms

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

103

20:00

21:30

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

118

18:50

19:50

Catriona Knox: Adorable Deplorable

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

103

20:00

21:00

Tom Allen: Absolutely

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

118

18:50

19:50

Sooz On Film

Underbelly Med Quad

Clover

104

20:00

21:00

Tom Walker: Bee Boo

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

119

18:55

19:55

Sean Kelly: Sold Your Way!

Underbelly Med Quad

Ermintrude

104

20:10

21:10

BUTT KAPINSKI

Pleasance Dome

AceDome

119

19:00

20:00

Accessibility Gala

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

104

20:10

21:10

Graham Dickson is The Narcissist

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

119

19:00

20:00

Becky Lucas: Little Bitch

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

104

20:10

21:10

Jenny Bede: EGGTIME

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

119

19:00

20:00

Dave Johns: I, FILLUM STAR

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

105

20:10

21:10

Laura Davis - Cake in the Rain

Underbelly Med Quad

Clover

119

19:00

20:00

David Correos & Matt Stellingwerf: Chaos & Order

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

104

19:00

20:00

Jan Ravens: Difficult Woman

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

105

19:00

20:00

Jess Robinson: Unravelled

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

105

19:00

20:00

Lloyd Griffith in:Undated

Pleasance Dome

10Dome

106

19:00

20:00

Phil Wang: Kinabalu

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

106

19:00

20:00

Police Cops In Space

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

106

19:00

20:00

Sara Pascoe: LadsLadsLads

Pleasance Courtyard

Forth

106

19:00

20:00

Sara Schaefer: Little White Box

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance That

106

19:00

20:00

Sarah Kendall: One-Seventeen

Assembly George Square Studios Two

106

19:00

20:00

Stuart Laws Stops

Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic

107

19:10

20:10

John Lynn: Woke Up

Underbelly Med Quad

Daisy

107

19:10

20:10

Paul Foot: 'Tis A Pity She's A Piglet

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

107

19:15

20:15

AAA Stand-Up

Pleasance Courtyard

The Cellar

108

19:15

20:15

Angela Barnes: Fortitude

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

108

19:15

20:15

Ed Gamble: Mammoth

Pleasance Courtyard

Upstairs

108

19:15

20:15

Jon Pointing: Act Natural

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

108

19:15

20:15

Josh Pugh: A Boy Named Pugh

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

108

19:15

20:15

Mindy Raf: Keeping My Kidneys

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Attic

108

20:10

21:10

Tom Binns is Ian D Montfort: IanTalk 3

Assembly George Square Studios Three

119

20:10

21:10

Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Live at the Fringe

Assembly Rooms

Music Hall

120

20:15

21:15

Elliot Steel: Near Life Experience

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

120

20:15

21:15

Ivo Graham: Educated Guess

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

120

20:15

21:15

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Appropriate Adult

Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic

120

20:15

21:15

Mark Forward Wins All The Awards

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

120

Pleasance Courtyard

20:15

21:15

Sean Patton: Number One

Pleasance That

121

20:15

21:15

The St Andrews Revue presents: The Big Time Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

121

20:15

21:15

Who, Me

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Studio

20:20

21:20

Damien Power - Utopia: Now in 3D!

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

122

121

20:20

21:20

Marcel Lucont's Whine List

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

122

20:20

21:20

Max & Ivan: The Reunion

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

122

20:20

21:20

Nick Cody: On Fire

Underbelly Med Quad

Cow Barn

122

20:20

21:20

Rachel Parris: Keynote

Pleasance Dome

10Dome

20:20

21:20

Simon Evans: Genius

Assembly George Square Studios Two

20:25

21:25

Jamie MacDonald: Designated Driver

Assembly Rooms

Drawing Room

122

20:30

21:30

Adam Kay - Fingering A minor on the Piano

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

123

122 122

20:30

21:30

Andy Daly: Monsters Take Your Questions

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

123

21:30

Annie Sertich: How To Not Kill Yourself For 30 Days... And The Next 330

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance This

123

19:15

20:15

Nina Conti: In Your Face

Pleasance at EICC

Pentland Theatre

109

20:30

19:15

20:15

Sisters: White Noise

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance This

109

20:30

22:30

Barnardo's Big Comedy Benefit

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

123

19:15

20:15

This is Your Trial

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

109

20:30

21:30

Ed Night: Anthem for Doomed Youth

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

124

19:30

20:30

Andre Tonight!

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Basement

110

20:30

21:30

Garrett Millerick: The Devil's Advocate

Pleasance Courtyard

The Cellar

124

19:30

20:30

Ayesha Hazarika: State of the Nation

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

110

20:30

21:30

Jay Lafferty: Besom

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Attic

124

19:30

20:30

David O'Doherty: Big Time

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

110

19:30

20:30

Ed Byrne - Spoiler Alert

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

20:30

21:30

Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light Pleasance Courtyard of Recent Events - Again!

Forth

124

19:30

20:30

Kinsey Sicks: Things You Shouldn't Say

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

110

19:30

20:30

Milton Jones is Out There

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

112

19:30

20:30

Paul Zerdin: All Mouth

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

112

19:30

20:30

Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I'm 50!

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

112

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111

20:30

21:30

Phil Jerrod: Submerged

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

124

20:30

21:30

Tez Ilyas: Teztify

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

125

20:30

21:30

The Midnight Beast: All Killer

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

124

20:30

21:30

Tom Ballard: Problematic

Pleasance Courtyard

Upstairs

125

EDCOMFEST.COM

20:35

21:35

The Thinking Drinkers: History of Alcohol

Underbelly Med Quad

Ermintrude

126

20:45

21:45

Bernie Keith: Life Without Sat Nav

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

126

20:45

21:45

Foil, Arms and Hog: Oink

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

126

22:00

23:00

Doug Anthony All Stars: Near Death Experience

Pleasance Courtyard

Forth

138

22:00

23:00

Puppetry of the Penis

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

138

Underbelly Med Quad

21:00

22:00

Andrew Maxwell: Showtime

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

127

22:00

23:00

Shit-Faced Showtime: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Cow Barn

138

21:00

22:00

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

Pleasance Courtyard

127

22:10

23:20

Otto & Astrid: Eurosmash! (Die Roten Punkte) Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

138

Pleasance Above

21:00

22:00

Daniel Sloss: NOW

Venue 150 at EICC

The Lomond

127

22:15

23:15

Khaled Khalafalla: Loose

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

139

21:00

22:00

Denim: World Tour

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

127

22:15

23:15

Scott Agnew: Spunk on Our Lady's Face

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

140

Udderbelly

140

21:00

22:00

Gillian Cosgriff: To The Moon and Back

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

127

21:00

22:00

James Acaster: The Trelogy

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

128

21:00

22:00

Jason Byrne: The Man with Three Brains

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

128

22:15

23:15

Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

Underbelly George Square

22:15

23:15

The Stevenson Experience: Identical As Anything

Assembly George Square Studios Four

23:20

Danny O'Brien - RaconTOUR

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

140

23:20

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 3

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

140

21:00

22:00

Jimeoin: Even More Ridiculous!

Venue 150 at EICC

The Lomond

128

22:20

21:00

22:00

Loyiso Gola: Unlearning

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

128

22:20

21:00

22:10

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

129

22:30

00:00

2017 Chortle Student Comedy Awards Final

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

140

21:00

22:00

Nath Valvo - Not In This House

Assembly George Square Studios Four

129

22:30

23:30

Aunty Donna: Big Boys

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

140

21:00

22:00

Neil Delamare: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Pensioner

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

129

22:30

23:30

Frenchy Unleashed

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

141

22:30

23:45

Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

141

21:00

22:00

Tom Stade: I Swear

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

129

22:30

23:30

Night at the Museum

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

141

21:15

22:15

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

130

22:30

23:30

Rachel Jackson: Bunny Boiler

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

141

22:30

23:30

Reginald D Hunter: Some People v Reginald D Hunter

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

142

21:15

22:15

Dan Antopolski: Return of the Dan Antopolski Assembly George Square Studios Five

130

21:15

22:15

James Adomian: Lacking in Character

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

130

22:30

23:30

Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Nightclub

141

21:15

22:15

John Hastings: Audacity

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

131

22:40

23:40

Douglas Walker: Zuschauer

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

143

21:15

22:15

Rhys Nicholson - I'm Fine

Underbelly Med Quad

Buttercup

131

22:40

23:40

Found Footage Festival

Underbelly Cowgate

White Belly

143

21:20

22:20

Demi Lardner: Look What You Made Me Do

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

131

22:40

23:40

Patrick Turpin: Itty Bitty Little Titty Piece

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

143

21:20

22:20

Francesco De Carlo: Comfort Zone

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

131

22:40

23:40

Terry Alderton: All Crazy Now

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

143

21:20

22:20

Frankie Boyle: Prometheus Volume I

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

131

22:40

23:40

The Bear Pack

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

143

21:20

22:20

Gary Delaney: There's Something About Gary

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

131

22:45

23:45

AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

143

21:20

22:20

Lee Nelson: Serious Joker

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

132

22:45

23:45

Joe Sutherland: Model / Actress

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance That

144

21:25

22:25

Boris & Sergey's One Man Extravaganza

George Square

Omnitorium

132

22:45

23:45

Mark Watson's FESTIVAL OF BAD IDEAS

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

144

21:30

22:30

Andrew Lawrence: The Happy Accident Tour

Assembly Rooms

Ballroom

132

22:45

23:30

Pussy Play Masterclass

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

144

21:30

22:30

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical

Assembly George Square Studios One

133

22:45

23:30

Rosco Mcclelland:How I Got Over

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Attic

144

22:45

01:00

The Craig Ferguson Show

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

144

22:45

23:45

The Death Hilarious: The Scum Always Rises

Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic

144

22:45

23:45

The Not So Late Show with Ross & Josh

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

144

22:50

23:50

The Noise Next Door: 10

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

145

23:00

00:00

AAA Stand-Up Late

Pleasance Courtyard

The Cellar

145

23:00

00:40

Berk's Nest Mid-Fest Comedy Special

Pleasance Dome

AceDome

145

21:30

22:30

Best of... So You Think You're Funny?

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Studio

132

21:30

22:30

Darren Harriott: Defiant

Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic

132

21:30

22:30

Elf Lyons: Swan

Underbelly Med Quad

Clover

133

21:30

22:30

Jayde Adams is Jayded

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

133

21:30

22:30

Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath!

Assembly Rooms

Ballroom

133

21:30

22:25

Josh Glanc: manfül

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wee Room

134

23:00

00:00

Comedians Bullseye

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

145

21:30

22:30

Matt Richardson: Slash

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

134

23:00

00:00

Folie à Deux

Pleasance Dome

10Dome

145

21:30

22:30

Phoebe Walsh: I'll Have What She's Having

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance That

134

23:00

00:00

Goose: The Game Show

Assembly George Square Studios Three

145

21:30

22:30

Red Bastard: Lie With Me

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

134

23:00

00:00

Juan Vesuvius: I am your Deejay

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

146

21:30

22:30

The Comedy Reserve

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

133

23:00

00:00

Late Night Gimp Fight

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

146

21:30

22:30

Zach & Viggo

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

134

00:00

Pleasance Beyond

22:45

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

134

Murder, She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

Pleasance Courtyard

21:35

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

23:00 23:00

00:00

Phil Dunning: The House of Pigs

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

146

21:40

22:40

Adele Is Younger Than Us

Pleasance Dome

AceDome

135

23:00

00:00

Questing Time

Pleasance Dome

10Dome

146

21:40

22:40

GOODBEAR

Pleasance Dome

10Dome

135

23:00

00:00

The Free Association: JACUZZI

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

145

21:40

22:40

Sam Simmons A-K

Assembly George Square Studios Three

135

23:00

00:30

The Wrestling

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

147

21:40

22:50

Tape Face

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

135

23:00

01:00

Tim & Gendle's Famous First Words

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

146

21:45

22:45

Chris Betts: Bewilderbeest

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

136

23:00

00:00

Tim Key: Work in Progress

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

147

21:45

22:45

Chris Turner: What A Time To Be Alive

Pleasance Courtyard

Upstairs

136

23:10

00:10

Hot Gay Time Machine

Underbelly Med Quad

Daisy

147

21:45

22:30

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd:The Boyd With The Thorn In His Side

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Attic

136

23:15

00:15

Double Denim

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

147

21:45

22:45

Pierre Novellie

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance This

137

23:15

00:25

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

147

21:45

22:45

Rose Matafeo: Sassy Best Friend

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

137

21:45

22:45

So You Think You're Funny?

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

113

21:45

22:45

Suzi Ruffell: Keeping It Classy

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

137

21:45

22:45

The Andy Field Experience

Pleasance Courtyard

The Cellar

136

21:45

22:45

The Inane Chicanery of a Certain Adam GC Riches

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

136

21:45

22:45

Vir Das: The Boarding Das World Tour

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

137

21:45

22:45

Vir Das' Alien Chutney - India's Comedy Rock Invasion

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

137

23:45

00:45

Edinburgh Comedy Allstars

21:50

22:50

Abigail's Party - Comedy Cabaret

Underbelly Med Quad

Daisy

137

23:45

01:00

Underbelly's Big Brain Benefit

22:00

23:00

Alice Fraser: Empire

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

138

23:45

00:45

Wank Bank Masterclass

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

149

22:00

00:30

Comedians Film Club

Assembly Rooms

Vintage Mobile Cinema 138

00:00

01:15

Best Of The Fest

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

150

00:00

03:00

Spank!

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

150

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00:50

AMUSICAL

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

147

23:20

00:20

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

Underbelly Med Quad

Cow Barn

148

23:20

00:20

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

148

23:20

00:30

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

23:20

00:20

Simon Amstell: Tour Previews (Work In Progress)

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

148

23:30

00:30

Kaitlyn Rogers: Can I Get An Amen?!

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

148

23:30

00:30

Siblings

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Balcony

148

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

149

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

149

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SHOWS AT A GLANCE

LISTED BY GENRE & TIME

00:00

01:00

Will Seaward's Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories IIII

Gilded Balloon Teviot

00:15

02:00

For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in aid of Mind and SAMH

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

Wee Room

151

00:15

01:15

Spank!tacular

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

151

1:00

05:00

Late'n'Live

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

151

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus 11:00

12:30

Dancing with the Star - Movin' with Melvin!

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

16:30

17:30

Djuki Mala

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

12:00

13:00

Form

Pleasance Dome

10Dome

16:45

17:45

Driftwood

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

12:00

13:00

Kokdu: The Soul Mate

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

12:00

13:00

Stimela The Musical

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

17:00

18:00

Kin

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Lafayette

17:40

19:00

Last Clown on Earth

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

18:00

19:00

8 Years, 5 Months, 4 Weeks, 2 Days

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

18:00

19:00

Transit

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

18:00

19:00

Wereldband: Släpstick

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

18:35

19:35

Velocity: Rising

Assembly George Square Studios One

101

13:30

14:30

Fauna

Assembly Roxy

Central

13:30

14:30

Sigma

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

13:30

14:40

The Dreamer

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

14:00

18:00

2047 Apologue

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

14:10

15:10

Perhaps Perhaps Quizás

George Square

Omnitorium

14:30

15:45

Cirkopolis

Pleasance at EICC

Lennox Theatre

111

19:00

20:00

Circa: Humans

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Lafayette

104

14:30

15:25

The Ping Pong Ball Effect

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

19:30

20:30

All Genius All Idiot

Assembly Roxy

Central

110

15:00

16:00

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Lafayette

19:30

20:45

Cirkopolis

Pleasance at EICC

Lennox Theatre

111

19:30

20:45

Requiem for Aleppo

Pleasance at EICC

Lennox Theatre

112

20:00

21:00

Skin

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

118

20:30

21:30

Paris De Nuit

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

125

21:15

22:15

Acéléré by Circolombia

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Lafayette

130

15:00

16:00

Coppélia

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

15:15

16:15

Attached

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

15:15

16:15

TAGO: Korean Drum II

Assembly Rooms

Ballroom

15:35

16:35

One with everything

George Square

Omnitorium

16:00

17:00

All the Fun

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Beauty

22:15

23:15

Elixir

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Beauty

139

16:00

16:55

Parlour Games

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

22:30

23:30

Rose Theatre 19th-28th 22:30

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

141

16:00

17:10

TUTU: Dance in All Its Glory

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

22:40

23:40

OUT

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

143

16:20

17:20

China Goes Pop!

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

Events 11:00

11:55

FuturePlay Tech Zone

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay Tech Zone

13:00

13:55

FuturePlay Tech Zone

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay Tech Zone

11:00

18:00

Vintage Mobile Cinema Free Daytime show

Assembly Rooms

Vintage Mobile Cinema 37

14:00

14:55

FuturePlay Tech Zone

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay Tech Zone

11:30

12:30

FuturePlay Sessions

Assembly Rooms

Front Room

15:00

15:55

FuturePlay Tech Zone

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay Tech Zone

12:00

12:55

FuturePlay Tech Zone

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay Tech Zone

17:00

17:55

FuturePlay Tech Zone

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay Tech Zone

12:00

18:00

Vintage Mobile Cinema Free Daytime show

Assembly Rooms

Vintage Mobile Cinema 37

18:00

18:55

FuturePlay Tech Zone

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay Tech Zone

12:30

13:15

Whales

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

19:00

19:55

FuturePlay Tech Zone

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay Tech Zone

Exhibitions Steve Ullathorne's Annual Photo Fest

Gilded Balloon Teviot

14:00

14:55

FuturePlay Virtual Reality Studio

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay VR Studio

10:00

ALL DAY 18:00

Zimbabwe Sculptures

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

The New Amphion

16:00

16:55

FuturePlay Virtual Reality Studio

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay VR Studio

11:00

11:55

FuturePlay Virtual Reality Studio

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay VR Studio

17:00

17:55

FuturePlay Virtual Reality Studio

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay VR Studio

12:00

12:55

FuturePlay Virtual Reality Studio

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay VR Studio

18:00

18:55

FuturePlay Virtual Reality Studio

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay VR Studio

13:00

13:55

FuturePlay Virtual Reality Studio

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay VR Studio

19:00

19:55

FuturePlay Virtual Reality Studio

Assembly Rooms

FuturePlay VR Studio

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Music 13:00

14:00

Ensemble Su: The Party

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

19:00

20:15

Soul Nation Choir - Closer to the Heat

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

13:30

14:25

Out of the Blue

Assembly George Square Theatre The Theatre

19:30

20:30

Get Happy! with InChorus

Assembly Roxy

Central

110

14:25

15:25

Modern Maori Quartet: That's Us!

Assembly George Square Studios Three

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

19:45

21:15

Camille O'Sullivan: Where Are We Now?

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Beauty

115

The Pentland

19:45

21:05

My Leonard Cohen

Assembly Rooms

Ballroom

115

20:00

21:00

Jamie MacDowell & Tom Thum

Assembly George Square Studios One

116

14:40

15:40

Soweto Gospel Choir

15:00

16:30

Brahma band + Shanghai Fengxian Students' Venue 150 at EICC Art Troupe

15:50

16:50

The Alleycats: Mixed Felines

Assembly George Square Studios Three

20:30

21:30

The Jive Aces with Amy Baker

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

124

16:25

17:35

Movin' Melvin Brown: Chuck Berry Lives!

Assembly Roxy

Central

21:30

22:30

Antonio Forcione and Sarah Jane Morris

Assembly Rooms

132

17:00

18:00

Concerto a Tempo d'Umore

Assembly Rooms

Music Hall

21:40

22:40

Patti Plinko: Dreadful Little Girl

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

135

18:00

19:00

Mikelangelo: Cave-Waits-Cohen

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

23:30

02:00

Magic Nostalgic

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

148

18:15

19:15

Drum Tribe

Assembly Rooms

Ballroom

23:45

01:00

Massaoke's Club La La

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

149

18:35

19:40

The Magnets - The Naked 80s

Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété

100

24:15

01:45

Thumpasaurus

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

151

Ballroom Basement

Musicals and Opera 10:00

11:30

The Story of China

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

14:00

16:15

Les Misérables School Edition

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

11:30

14:00

Into The Woods

Assembly Hall

Main Hall

11:30

13:30

Oliver!

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

14:00

16:00

Li Yuan Fei Ge (The song in Pear Orchard) + Hua Mulan

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

11:30

13:30

Smashing Shakespeare

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

12:00

13:30

Sunshine at the Rose

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

14:00

16:00

Annie

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

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14:30

16:30

The Magical Tour of a Bead

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

15:00

16:00

Atlantic: A Scottish Story

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

15:00

16:00

Atlantic: America and the Great War

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

15:00

16:45

Divine Melody from Chinese Fiddlers

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

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15:00

16:30

The Story of China

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

19:00

20:00

Broadway Swings

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

104

15:15

16:15

2 Become 1

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

19:00

20:30

In a Faraway Place

Venue 150 at EICC

The Pentland

105

15:30

16:30

Buzz: A New Musical

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

19:25

20:35

How to Win Against History

Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo

109

16:00

17:15

Creatives

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

19:45

20:30

Chamber Pot Opera

Assembly Hall

The Bathroom

16:45

18:45

Oliver!

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

20:35

21:35

Prom Kween

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

126

16:45

18:45

Sweeney Todd

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

21:30

22:30

Fruity and the Tweet

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Studio

134

18:15

19:00

Chamber Pot Opera

Assembly Hall

The Bathroom

22:30

23:45

The Toxic Avenger

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance One

142

Assembly Checkpoint

Spoken word 12:00

13:00

Frost & Lorca

Auditorium

14:30

15:45

Bikeology

Checkpoint

13:15

14:15

The Etiquette Show: Much Ado About Nothing Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Basement

15:45

16:45

The Etiquette Show: Much Ado About Nothing Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Basement

14:20

15:20

Matt Abbott: Two Little Ducks

Belly Laugh

19:30

20:30

Stuart Maconie: Jarrow Road to the Deep South

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

113

Underbelly Cowgate

Theatre 10:00

11:30

Assisted Suicide the Musical

Assembly Rooms

Ballroom

12:40

13:40

Oyster Boy

George Square

Omnitorium

10:30

11:35

Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

12:40

13:40

Rupture

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

10:30

11:30

Home

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

12:45

13:45

Follow Suit

Pleasance Courtyard

Upstairs

10:30

11:30

Plan B for Utopia

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

12:45

13:45

From Dust

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

10:30

11:40

Pleasance Opening Gala

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

12:45

13:45

Perfectly Imperfect Women

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance That

10:40

11:40

Ingo's War

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

12:45

13:45

What Goes On In Front Of Closed Doors

Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic

10:50

11:50

Just William's Luck

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

13:00

14:00

Bare Skin on Briny Waters

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

11:00

12:10

Indian Kaleidoscope

Underbelly Med Quad

Cow Barn

13:00

14:10

Gypsy Queen

Assembly Rooms

Front Room

11:00

12:00

Looking for John

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

13:00

14:00

Our Man In Havana

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

11:00

12:00

The Empress & Me

Assembly George Square Studios Five

13:00

14:00

Snowflake by Mark Thomson

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

11:05

12:10

The Truman Capote Talk Show

Assembly Rooms

Drawing Room

13:00

14:00

Storyteller

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Attic

11:10

12:20

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

13:00

14:15

The Revlon Girl

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

11:10

12:40

The Time Machine

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

13:00

13:50

Whalebone

Pleasance Courtyard

The Cellar

11:15

12:15

Let Me Look At You

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

13:00

14:00

You Forgot the Mince

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

11:30

12:30

Labels

Pleasance Courtyard

Upstairs

13:10

14:10

Pixel Dust

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

11:30

12:30

Lamentations

Assembly George Square Studios Three

13:10

14:10

Wondr

Assembly Roxy

11:30

12:40

The Girl Who Jumped Off The Hollywood Sign

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

13:15

14:15

Glitter Punch

Assembly George Square Studios Four

11:40

12:40

Boondocks

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Laugh

13:15

14:15

JOAN

Underbelly Med Quad

Buttercup

109

11:40

12:45

Kafka and Son

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

13:15

14:20

Odyssey

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

11:40

13:00

Karoo Moose - No Fathers

Assembly George Square Studios One

13:15

14:15

The Black Cat

Underbelly Med Quad

Buttercup

109

11:45

12:45

Me & My Bee

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

13:15

14:15

The Hero Who Overslept

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Studio

11:45

13:00

Tshepang

Assembly Roxy

Central

13:20

14:20

Once Were Pirates

Pleasance Dome

10Dome

11:50

12:45

A Heart At Sea

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

13:20

14:20

The Expiration Date of Jonas MÃ¼ller (Age 70)

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

11:55

12:55

Games and After Liverpool by James Saunders Underbelly Med Quad

Buttercup

13:25

14:40

Mary Go Nowhere

Assembly George Square Studios One

12:00

13:00

Daniel Cainer: More Gefilte Fish & Chips

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

13:25

14:20

The Great Ridolphi

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

12:00

13:15

DeLorean

Assembly Rooms

Ballroom

12:00

13:30

Girls

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

13:30

14:30

Reduced Shakespeare Company - William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Debating Hall

12:00

13:00

Luke Wright: What I Learned From Johnny Bevan

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

13:30

15:00

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

13:30

14:30

Tumble Tuck

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

12:00

13:15

Not About Heroes

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

13:35

14:35

Enterprise

Assembly George Square Studios Two

12:00

13:00

Not I

Pleasance Courtyard

The Grand

13:40

14:40

Bump

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

12:00

13:00

Part of the Picture

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

13:40

14:40

Confabulation

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

12:00

13:00

Pleasance Bytes

Pleasance Courtyard

Cabaret Bar

13:40

14:55

Frank Carson - A Rebel Without A Pause

Assembly Rooms

Drawing Room

12:00

13:00

Safe Place

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Studio

13:40

14:40

Gratiano

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

12:00

13:00

The Actor's Nightmare

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Studio

13:40

14:40

Trashed

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

13:45

14:45

DIGS

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

48 49

12:00

13:15

The Nature of Forgetting

Pleasance Courtyard

Forth

12:00

13:00

The Patchwork Odyssey

Assembly Roxy

Snug Bar

12:00

13:00

The Power Behind the Crone

Assembly George Square Studios Four

12:00

13:05

Tobacco

Assembly George Square Studios Two

12:00

13:00

Your Ever Loving

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

12:10

13:10

Brothers

Underbelly Med Quad

Clover

12:10

13:10

COW

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

12:15

13:15

Big Bite-Size Lunch-Hour: Izzy's Manifestos

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Turret

12:15

13:15

Gazing at a Distant Star

Assembly George Square Studios Five

12:20

13:20

Half Breed

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

12:20

13:20

Harry

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

12:20

13:20

Slooshy Wordshow

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

12:25

13:25

Pip Utton's Greatest Hits

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

12:25

13:25

To Hell in a Handbag

Assembly Rooms

Drawing Room

12:30

13:30

A Gym Thing

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

Pleasance Dome

AceDome

Salvation Army

12:30

13:35

Big Bite-Size Lunch Hour: Best Bites

12:30

13:15

Meeting at 33

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13:45

14:45

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

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sportsman

13:45

15:00

The Paper Cinema's Macbeth

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

13:55

15:15

From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads

Pleasance Courtyard

Forth

14:00

15:00

Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

14:00

15:00

All Quiet on the Western Front

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

14:00

15:00

Cockroached

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance That

14:00

15:00

Deadpan Theatre: Third Wheel

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

14:00

15:00

Dr Carnesky's Incredible Bleeding Woman

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

14:00

15:00

From the Ground Up

Assembly Roxy

Snug Bar

14:00

14:45

Meeting at 33

14:00

15:00

Rhapsodes

14:00

15:00

The Duke

14:00

15:00

Victim

14:00

15:00

Woke

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

14:15

15:15

All Hell Toupee

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Attic

14:15

15:15

Ballistic

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance This

Salvation Army

AceDome

Pleasance Courtyard

Upstairs

Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic

Pleasance Dome

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14:15

15:15

Goody

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

16:30

17:30

Borders by Henry Naylor

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Dining Room

14:15

15:15

Poll Function

Pleasance Courtyard

The Cellar

16:30

17:35

Lula del Ray by Manual Cinema

Underbelly Med Quad

Cow Barn

76 78

14:15

15:15

Replay

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

16:30

17:40

Velvet Evening Seance

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

14:15

15:15

Volte Face

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Attic

16:40

17:40

Dust

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

14:15

15:15

Yvette

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

16:40

17:40

Lemonade

Assembly Rooms

Drawing Room

14:20

15:20

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

16:45

17:45

Performers

Assembly Rooms

Ballroom

14:25

15:35

Bright Colours Only

Assembly Rooms

Front Room

17:00

17:45

Meeting at 33

14:30

15:30

A Sudden Burst of Blinding Light

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

17:00

18:00

Sam Shaber: Life, Death & Duran Duran

14:30

15:45

Arlene! The Glitz. The Glamour. The Gossip.

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

17:00

18:00

14:30

15:30

Assessment

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Basement

17:00

18:00

14:30

15:30

Dear Home Office 2: Still Pending

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Billiard Room

17:00

14:30

16:00

Mies Julie

Assembly Rooms

Music Hall

17:05

14:30

15:30

Raton Laveur

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

14:30

15:45

The Giant Killers

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Studio

14:35

15:35

The Friday Night Effect

Assembly George Square Studios Four

14:35

15:35

The Road That Wasn't There

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

14:40

15:40

Derailed

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

14:40

15:40

Gutted

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

14:40

15:40

Hear Me Raw

Underbelly George Square

14:40

15:40

Quarter Life Crisis

14:50

15:50

14:50

15:50

14:50

Salvation Army

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Basement

Tatterdemalion

George Square

Omnitorium

132

Testosterone

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

18:00

The Damned United

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

18:05

Burnt Toast

Assembly Rooms

Front Room

17:05

18:05

Mental

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

17:15

18:15

Fleabag

Underbelly George Square

Udderbelly

17:20

18:40

Education, Education, Education

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

17:20

18:20

Jack Rooke: Happy Hour

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

17:20

18:20

Richard Carpenter is Close To You

Underbelly George Square

The Wee Coo

17:30

18:30

Suspicious Minds

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

The Wee Coo

17:40

18:40

Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to Consciousness

Assembly George Square Studios Two

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

17:40

18:50

Fix

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

Beadledom: Alpha

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

17:40

18:40

Siren

Pleasance Dome

10Dome

Beadledom: Omega

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

17:40

18:40

Tom and Bunny Save the World

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

16:00

Todd & God

Pleasance Dome

10Dome

17:45

19:00

F*cking Men

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Wine Bar

14:55

15:55

Transmission

Assembly George Square Studios Five

17:45

18:45

Mission Abort

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Studio

14:55

16:05

When We Ran

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

18:00

19:30

Joe's NYC Bar

Assembly George Square Studios Underground

15:00

16:00

Ensonglopedia of Science

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

18:00

19:00

The B*easts

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

15:00

16:00

Jane Doe

Assembly George Square Studios Two

18:00

19:10

Trainspotting Live

Venue 150 at EICC

The Tunnel

15:00

15:45

Meeting at 33

18:15

19:35

The Fall

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

15:00

16:00

Moonlight After Midnight

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

18:25

19:25

Elephant in the Room

Assembly Rooms

Front Room

15:00

16:00

My Name is Irrelevant

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

18:25

19:35

Jamie Wood: I Am A Tree

George Square

Omnitorium

15:00

16:00

The Man on the Moor

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Dancer

18:25

19:25

Tatterdemalion

George Square

Omnitorium

132

15:00

16:45

Under Milk Wood

Assembly Rooms

Music Hall

18:25

19:25

Welcome to Paradise

George Square

Omnitorium

15:10

16:25

Squeeze My Cans

Assembly Rooms

Drawing Room

18:30

19:15

Meeting at 33

15:10

16:30

The Inconvenience of Wings

Assembly George Square Studios One

18:30

19:30

Secret Life of Humans

15:15

16:15

Jelly Beans

Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic

18:35

19:35

15:15

16:15

Monster

Pleasance Courtyard

Upstairs

18:40

19:40

15:20

16:20

This Really Is Too Much

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

18:50

19:50

15:30

16:30

Alan, We Think You Should Get A Dog

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Below

19:00

20:05

15:30

17:00

Cathy

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

19:00

20:00

Speaking in Tongues: The Lies

15:30

16:30

Curse of Cranholme Abbey

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

19:00

20:05

The Jurassic Parks

15:30

16:30

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Attic

19:15

20:15

Double Feature

15:30

16:30

Finding Nana

Pleasance Courtyard

Beside

19:20

20:20

15:40

16:40

Offside

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Above

19:20

15:45

16:45

Jocky Wilson Said

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Basement

15:45

17:00

Translunar Paradise

Pleasance Courtyard

Forth

15:50

16:50

Scribble

Assembly Roxy

Downstairs

15:50

16:55

Three Tales of Life and Death by Craig Lucas

Assembly Rooms

Front Room

15:55

16:55

Blank Tiles

16:00

17:10

16:00

Salvation Army

90 92

Salvation Army

Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Two

100

Choir of Man

Assembly Rooms

Music Hall

100

Bruce

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

101

The Last Queen of Scotland

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

103

Mars Actually

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

106

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

107

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

105

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

108

JOAN

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

109

20:20

The Black Cat

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

109

19:30

20:15

Meeting at 33

Salvation Army

19:45

20:55

Trainspotting Live

Venue 150 at EICC

The Tunnel

20:00

21:15

My Real Life

Assembly Hall

Rainy Hall

117

20:15

21:15

Speaking in Tongues: The Truths

Pleasance Courtyard

The Green

121

Assembly George Square Studios Four

20:30

21:30

A Robot in Human Skin

Underbelly Med Quad

Daisy

124

Austen's Women

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

20:30

22:00

Joe's NYC Bar

Assembly George Square Studios Underground

17:00

Daniel Piper's Day Off

Underbelly Cowgate

Delhi Belly

16:00

17:00

FAG/STAG

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

20:30

21:30

Trygve Wakenshaw & Barnie Duncan: Different Party

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

125

16:00

17:10

Flesh & Bone

Pleasance Dome

JackDome

16:00

17:00

Me & Robin Hood

Pleasance Dome

QueenDome

16:00

17:20

The Portable Dorothy Parker

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Studio

16:10

17:10

Tense Vagina: an actual diagnosis

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

16:10

17:10

Under My Thumb

Assembly Roxy

Snug Bar

16:10

17:10

Wil Greenway: these trees the autumn leaves alone

Underbelly Med Quad

Clover

16:15

17:15

Shame

Assembly George Square Studios Five

16:20

17:20

6x6x6

Pleasance Dome

10Dome

22:50

23:50

The Prophetic Visions of Bethany Lewis

Underbelly Cowgate

Iron Belly

145

16:20

17:20

Brutal Cessation

Assembly George Square Theatre The Box

23:20

00:20

Losers

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

147

16:20

17:30

What if the plane falls out of the sky?

Pleasance Courtyard

Beneath

23:45

00:45

This Is Not Culturally Significant

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Auditorium

149

16:25

17:25

The Soft Subject (A Love Story)

Assembly Hall

Baillie Room

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20:45

22:00

Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas

Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre

Main Theatre

126

21:05

22:05

Catherine and Anita

Assembly Rooms

Front Room

130

21:20

22:20

Frankie Vah by Luke Wright

Underbelly Cowgate

Belly Button

131

21:25

22:25

Tatterdemalion

George Square

Omnitorium

132

21:50

22:50

5 Guys Chillin'

Assembly Roxy

Upstairs

137

22:00

23:00

We Are Ian

Pleasance Dome

KingDome

138

22:00

23:00

Wolf Meat

Underbelly Cowgate

Big Belly

139

22:35

23:25

The Unmarried

Underbelly Med Quad

Buttercup

143

EDCOMFEST.COM

SHOW INDEX 1 WOMAN, A HIGH-FLYER AND A FLAT BOTTOM: SAMANTHA...

AUDREY'S ABSOLUTE FEST OF ALL

CHOIR OF MAN

100

2 BECOME 1

AUNTY DONNA: BIG BOYS

140

CHRIS BETTS: BEWILDERBEEST

136

2017 CHORTLE STUDENT COMEDY AWARDS FINAL

140

AUSTEN'S WOMEN

CHRIS DUGDALE - UP CLOSE!

107

2047 APOLOGUE

AUSTENTATIOUS

CHRIS FORBES: UNQUIET MIND

114

5 GUYS CHILLIN'

137

AYESHA HAZARIKA: STATE OF THE NATION

110

CHRIS KENT: MOVING ON

6X6X6

CHRIS TURNER: WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

136

8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS, 4 WEEKS, 2 DAYS

THE B*EASTS

BABA BRINKMAN'S RAP GUIDE TO CONSCIOUSNESS

CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD:THE BOYD WITH THE THOR... 136 CIRCA: HUMANS

104

CIRCUS ABYSSINIA: ETHIOPIAN DREAMS

CIRKOPOLIS

111

CLASS CLOWNS

COCKROACHED

COLIN CLOUD: DARE

116

COLIN HOULT/ANNA MANN IN HOW WE STOP THE FASCISTS

COMEDIANS BULLSEYE

145

COMEDIANS FILM CLUB

138

COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS

THE COMEDY RESERVE

133

COMIC RELIEF LIVE

116

CONCERTO A TEMPO D'UMORE

CONFABULATION

COPPÉLIA

COURTNEY ACT: THE GIRL FROM OZ

COW

THE CRAIG FERGUSON SHOW

144

CRAIG HILL: SOMEONE'S GONNA GET KILT!

114

CREATIVES

CURSE OF CRANHOLME ABBEY

132

DAD'S ARMY RADIO HOUR

BIG BITE-SIZE BREAKFAST SHOW

DAMIEN POWER - UTOPIA: NOW IN 3D!

122

102

BIG BITE-SIZE LUNCH HOUR: BEST BITES

THE DAMNED UNITED

ALICE FRASER: EMPIRE

138

BIG BITE-SIZE LUNCH-HOUR: IZZY'S MANIFESTOS

DAN ANTOPOLSKI: RETURN OF THE DAN ANTOPOLSKI

130

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

BIKEOLOGY

DAN ATTFIELD: GOOGLE DRIVE

ALL GENIUS ALL IDIOT

110

THE BIRTHDAY GAME WITH DANIEL NORCROSS

DANCING WITH THE STAR - MOVIN' WITH MELVIN!

ALL HELL TOUPEE

THE BLACK CAT

109

DANE BAPTISTE: G.O.D. (GOLD. OIL. DRUGS.)

127

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

BLANK TILES

DANIEL CAINER: MORE GEFILTE FISH & CHIPS

ALL THE FUN

BOONDOCKS

DANIEL NILS ROBERTS: THE CAUSEWAY

THE ALLEYCATS: MIXED FELINES

BORDERS BY HENRY NAYLOR

DANIEL PIPER'S DAY OFF

THE AMAZING BUBBLE MAN

BORIS & SERGEY'S ONE MAN EXTRAVAGANZA

132

DANIEL SLOSS: NOW

127

AMI AND TAMI

BRAHMA BAND + SHANGHAI FENGXIAN STUDENTS' ART T...

DANNY O'BRIEN - RACONTOUR

140

AMUSICAL

147

BRAVE MACBETH

DARREN HARRIOTT: DEFIANT

132

AMY ANNETTE: WHAT WOMEN WANT

BRENDON BURNS AND CRAIG QUARTERMAINE IN RACE OFF

102

DAVE JOHNS: I, FILLUM STAR

105

AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK

131

BRENNAN REECE: EVERLONG

DAVID CORREOS & MATT STELLINGWERF: CHAOS & ORDER

104

ANDRE TONIGHT!

110

BRIGHT COLOURS ONLY

DAVID EDWARDS - HOW TO GET A SECOND DATE

ANDREW LAWRENCE: THE HAPPY ACCIDENT TOUR

132

BRIONY REDMAN: THEORY OF POSITIVITY

DAVID O'DOHERTY: BIG TIME

110

ANDREW MAXWELL: SHOWTIME

127

BROADWAY SWINGS

104

DAVID WALLIAMS' THE FIRST HIPPO ON THE MOON

ANDREW RYAN: DID YOU GET HERE ALRIGHT?

102

BROTHERS

DEADPAN THEATRE: THIRD WHEEL

ANDY DALY: MONSTERS TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS

123

BRUCE

101

DEAR HOME OFFICE 2: STILL PENDING

THE ANDY FIELD EXPERIENCE

136

BRUTAL CESSATION

THE DEATH HILARIOUS: THE SCUM ALWAYS RISES

144

ANGELA BARNES: FORTITUDE

108

BUMP

DELOREAN

ANIMALPHABET THE MUSICAL

BURNT TOAST

DEMI LARDNER: LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO

131

ANNE EDMONDS: NO OFFENCE, NONE TAKEN

115

BUTT KAPINSKI

119

DENIM: WORLD TOUR

127

ANNIE

BUZZ: A NEW MUSICAL

ANNIE SERTICH: HOW TO NOT KILL YOURSELF FOR 30 DA...

123

DIANE CHORLEY: RHYTHM OF LIVE

126

ANTONIO FORCIONE AND SARAH JANE MORRIS

132

DERAILED DIGS

ANYA ANASTASIA: ROGUE ROMANTIC

110

DIVINE MELODY FROM CHINESE FIDDLERS

ARLENE! THE GLITZ. THE GLAMOUR. THE GOSSIP.

DJUKI MALA

ARR WE THERE YET?

DORIS, DOLLY AND THE DRESSING ROOM DIVAS

126

ARTHUR SMITH SINGS LEONARD COHEN - THE FINAL TRIB...

DOUBLE DENIM

147

ASSEMBLY GALA LAUNCH

116

DOUBLE FEATURE

108

ASSESSMENT

DOUG ANTHONY ALL STARS: NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE

138

ASSISTED SUICIDE THE MUSICAL

DOUGLAS WALKER: ZUSCHAUER

143

ATHENA KUGBLENU: KMT

DR CARNESKY'S INCREDIBLE BLEEDING WOMAN

ATLANTIC: A SCOTTISH STORY

DR ZEIFFAL, DR ZEIGAL AND THE HIPPO THAT CAN NEVE...

ATLANTIC: AMERICA AND THE GREAT WAR

THE DREAMER

ATTACHED

DRIFTWOOD

AUDIBLE LIVE

DRUM TRIBE

AAA STAND-UP

108

BABY WANTS CANDY: THE COMPLETELY IMPROVISED FULL...

133

AAA STAND-UP AT UNDERBELLY

BALLISTIC

AAA STAND-UP LATE

145

BALLOONATICS

AAA STAND-UP LATE AT GILDED BALLOON

143

BARE SKIN ON BRINY WATERS

AAAAND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY IMPROVISED

BARNARDO'S BIG COMEDY BENEFIT

123

ABANDOMAN'S ROB BRODERICK - THE MUSICAL IN MY MIN...

BARRY CRYER AND RONNIE GOLDEN: JUST THE TWO AT SI...

ABI ROBERTS: ANGLICHANKA

101

BEADLEDOM: ALPHA

ABIGAIL'S PARTY - COMEDY CABARET

137

BEADLEDOM: OMEGA

ABIGOLIAH SCHAMAUN: NAMASTE, BITCHES

114

BEAK SPEAKS

ABOVE THE MEALY-MOUTHED SEA

THE BEAR PACK

143

ACCESSIBILITY GALA

104

BEC HILL: OUT OF ORDER

ACÉLÉRÉ BY CIRCOLOMBIA

130

BECKY LUCAS: LITTLE BITCH

104

THE ACTOR'S NIGHTMARE

BEN FOGG: HOW I WON BEST NEWCOMER 2017

ADAM KAY - FINGERING A MINOR ON THE PIANO

123

BEN HART: BELIEF?

ADELE IS YOUNGER THAN US

135

BERK'S NEST MID-FEST COMEDY SPECIAL

145

ADITI MITTAL: GLOBAL VILLAGE IDIOT

BERNIE KEITH: LIFE WITHOUT SAT NAV

126

ADRIANO CAPPELLETTA : THIS BOY'S IN LOVE

127

BEST OF BURLESQUE

150

AL MURRAY: THE PUB LANDLORD'S SALOON

BEST OF EDINBURGH SHOWCASE SHOW

AL PORTER IN CAMPUS MAXIMUS

102

BEST OF SCOTTISH COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR

148

ALAN, WE THINK YOU SHOULD GET A DOG

BEST OF THE FEST

150

ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING: THE ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING...

BEST OF THE FEST DAYTIME

ALEX WILLIAMSON: MAKE THE WORLD A BANTER PLACE

130

BEST OF... SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY?

ALEXANDER FOX: RINGO

ALEXEI SAYLE

ALL tickets available from ALL partner box offices

THE CAMBRIDGE FOOTLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TOUR SHOW...

CAMBRIDGE IMPRONAUTS: IMPROV ACTUALLY

CAMILLE O'SULLIVAN: WHERE ARE WE NOW?

115

THE CANON: A LITERARY SKETCH SHOW

CARD NINJA

CATHERINE AND ANITA

130

CATHY

CATRIONA KNOX: ADORABLE DEPLORABLE

103

CHAMBER POT OPERA

CHARLIE BAKER: THE HIT POLISHER

116

CHILDREN ARE STINKY

CHINA GOES POP!

PLEASANCE.CO.UK | UNDERBELLYEDINBURGH.CO.UK | 159

SHOW INDEX THE DUKE

THE DURHAM REVUE: LAUGH ACTUALLY

DUST

GAMES AND AFTER LIVERPOOL BY JAMES SAUNDERS

JACK ROOKE: HAPPY HOUR

GARETH WAUGH: HONESTLY?

JAMES & JAMESY: 2 FOR TEA

85 98

GARRETT MILLERICK: THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE

124

JAMES ACASTER: THE TRELOGY

128

ED BYRNE - SPOILER ALERT

111

GARY DELANEY: THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT GARY

131

JAMES ADOMIAN: LACKING IN CHARACTER

130

ED GAMBLE: MAMMOTH

108

GARY LAMONT: DROPPING THE SOAP!

126

JAMIE MACDONALD: DESIGNATED DRIVER

122

ED NIGHT: ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH

124

GAZING AT A DISTANT STAR

JAMIE MACDOWELL & TOM THUM

116

EDD HEDGES: WONDERLAND

GEIN'S FAMILY GIFTSHOP: VOLUME 3

140

JAMIE WOOD: I AM A TREE

EDINBURGH COMEDY ALLSTARS

149

GEOFF NORCOTT: RIGHT LEANING BUT WELL MEANING

102

JAN RAVENS: DIFFICULT WOMAN

105

EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION

GEORGE EGG: DIY CHEF

JANE DOE

ELEANOR'S STORY: AN AMERICAN GIRL IN HITLER'S GER...

GEORGIE MORRELL: THE MORRELL HIGH GROUND

JASON BYRNE: THE MAN WITH THREE BRAINS

128

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

GET HAPPY! WITH INCHORUS

110

JASON MANFORD: MUDDLE CLASS WORK IN PROGRESS

ELF LYONS: SWAN

133

THE GIANT JAM SANDWICH

JAY LAFFERTY: BESOM

124

ELIXIR

139

THE GIANT KILLERS

JAYDE ADAMS IS JAYDED

133

ELLA ENCHANTED

GIANTS: FOR AN HOUR

JELLY BEANS

ELLIE TAYLOR: THIS GUY

GILLIAN COSGRIFF: TO THE MOON AND BACK

127

JENNY BEDE: EGGTIME

119

ELLIOT STEEL: NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE

120

THE GIRL WHO JUMPED OFF THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN

JERRY SADOWITZ: COMEDIAN, MAGICIAN, PSYCHOPATH!

133

ELSA

133

GIRLS

JESS ROBINSON: UNRAVELLED

105

THE EMPRESS & ME

GLITTER PUNCH

JIMEOIN: EVEN MORE RIDICULOUS!

128

ENSEMBLE SU: THE PARTY

GOBLIN'S PETER & THE WOLF

JIMEOIN: RIDICULOUS

ENSONGLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE

GOODBEAR

135

THE JIVE ACES WITH AMY BAKER

124

ENTERPRISE

GOODY

JOAN

109

ERIN MCGATHY: MURDERTOWN.

GOOSE: AMPHETAWALTZ

JOANNE MCNALLY: BITE ME

ESHAAN AKBAR: NOT FOR PROPHET

GOOSE: THE GAME SHOW

145

JOCKY WILSON SAID

THE ESTABLISHMENT: ETON MESS

GRAHAM DICKSON IS THE NARCISSIST

119

JOE HART: ALPHA, BETA, GAMER

THE ETIQUETTE SHOW: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

GRÁINNE MAGUIRE: GRÁINNE WITH A FADA

JOE SUTHERLAND: MODEL / ACTRESS

144

EVELYN MOK: HYMEN MANOEUVRE

GRATIANO

JOE'S NYC BAR

THE EXPIRATION DATE OF JONAS MÜLLER (AGE 70)

GREAT BRITISH MYSTERIES?

JOHN BISHOP: WINGING IT

THE GREAT RIDOLPHI

JOHN HASTINGS: AUDACITY

131

GREG PROOPS IS THE SMARTEST MAN IN THE WORLD

JOHN HEGLEY: PEACE, LOVE & POTATOES

THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD

JOHN LYNN: WOKE UP

107

THE GUILTY FEMINIST

JOHN ROBERTSON: THE DARK ROOM

117

GUTTED

JOHN ROBINS: THE DARKNESS OF ROBINS

101

A GYM THING

JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH: MY LAST WILL AND TASTY MINT

GYPSY QUEEN

JON POINTING: ACT NATURAL

108

JONNY PELHAM: JUST SHOUT LOUDER

115

JOSEPH MORPURGO: HAMMERHEAD

117

JOSH GLANC: MANFÜL

134

JOSH PUGH: A BOY NAMED PUGH

108

JUAN VESUVIUS: I AM YOUR DEEJAY

146

JULIETTE BURTON: BUTTERFLY EFFECT

JULIO TORRES: MY FAVOURITE SHAPES

THE JURASSIC PARKS

105

JUST WILLIAM'S LUCK

F*CKING MEN

FAG/STAG

THE FALL

FAST FRINGE

101

FAUNA

FÉMAGE A TROIS

FERRIS AND MILNES

FINDING NANA

HAIRY MACLARY

FIVE GO OFF ON ONE!

HALF BREED

FIX

HANNAH GADSBY - NANETTE

FLEABAG

HANS: MEIN CAMP

139

FLESH & BONE

HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI: ALTERNATIVE, FACT

FOIL, ARMS AND HOG: OINK

126

HARRY

FOLIE À DEUX

145

HASAN MINHAJ

FOLLOW SUIT

HEAR ME RAW

FOR ROBIN WILLIAMS: A BENEFIT GIG IN AID OF MIND...

151

A HEART AT SEA

FORM

HELEN DUFF: WHEN THE GOING GETS DUFF

113

KAE KURD: KURD YOUR ENTHUSIASM

FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL

143

THE HERO WHO OVERSLEPT

KAFKA AND SON

FRANCESCO DE CARLO: COMFORT ZONE

131

HOME

KAI HUMPHRIES: PUNCH-DRUNK

103

FRANK CARSON - A REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE

HOT BROWN HONEY

128

KAITLYN ROGERS: CAN I GET AN AMEN?!

148

FRANK CARSON: IF I DIDN'T LAUGH, I'D CRY

HOT GAY TIME MACHINE

147

KAROO MOOSE - NO FATHERS

FRANKIE BOYLE: PROMETHEUS VOLUME I

131

HOT ROCS

147

KAT BOND: LOO ROLL

FRANKIE VAH BY LUKE WRIGHT

131

HOW TO WIN AGAINST HISTORY

109

KATY BRAND: I COULD'VE BEEN AN ASTRONAUT

FRED MACAULAY IN CONVERSATION

HUB FRESH

KEN CHENG: CHINESE COMEDIAN

THE FREE ASSOCIATION: JACUZZI

145

HYPROV: IMPROV UNDER HYPNOSIS

141

KEVIN QUANTUM: ANTI-GRAVITY

FRENCHY UNLEASHED

141

KHALED KHALAFALLA: LOOSE

139

THE FRIDAY NIGHT EFFECT

KID / DUB

FROM DUST

KIDS DO FORTH ON THE FRINGE

FROM IBIZA TO THE NORFOLK BROADS

KIN

FROM THE GROUND UP

KINSEY SICKS: THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T SAY

110

FROST & LORCA

KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN: APPROPRIATE ADULT

120

FRUITY AND THE TWEET

134

KNIGHTMARE LIVE

FUNBOX AT THE FRINGE

KOKDU: THE SOUL MATE

FUNNY WOMEN FEST

KWAME ASANTE: OPEN ARMS

103

FUTURE PERFECT

FUTUREPLAY SESSIONS

FUTUREPLAY TECH ZONE

FUTUREPLAY VIRTUAL REALITY STUDIO

160 | ASSEMBLYFESTIVAL.COM | GILDEDBALLOON.CO.UK

IAIN STIRLING: U OK HUN? X

114

IAN SMITH: SNOWFLAKE

IN A FARAWAY PLACE

105

THE INANE CHICANERY OF A CERTAIN ADAM GC RICHES

136

THE INCONVENIENCE OF WINGS

INDIAN KALEIDOSCOPE

INGO'S WAR

INGRID OLIVER: SPEECH!

INSTANT SUNSHINE

INTO THE WOODS

IVAN BRACKENBURY'S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY WITH...

IVO GRAHAM: EDUCATED GUESS

120

EDCOMFEST.COM

SHOW INDEX L

THE MIDNIGHT BEAST: ALL KILLER

124

MIES JULIE

MIKE BUBBINS: RETROSEXUAL MALE

MIKELANGELO: CAVE-WAITS-COHEN

MILTON JONES IS OUT THERE

112

MINDY RAF: KEEPING MY KIDNEYS

108

MISSION ABORT

MODERN MAORI QUARTET: THAT'S US!

A MONK'S TALE: RELICS, REVOLT & REFORMATION

MONSKI MOUSE'S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL

MONSTER

MOONLIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT

MORGAN & WEST: MORE MAGIC FOR KIDS!

MORGAN & WEST: RETURN OF THE TIME-TRAVELLING MAGI...

MOTHER'S RUIN: A CABARET ABOUT GIN

MOVIN' MELVIN BROWN: CHUCK BERRY LIVES!

MURDER, SHE DIDN'T WRITE: THE IMPROVISED MURDER M...

MURIEL: BAD MASTER

MY DAD WROTE A PORNO: LIVE

MY LEONARD COHEN

115

MY NAME IS IRRELEVANT

MY REAL LIFE

117

LA VIE DANS UNE MARIONETTE

LABELS

LADYFACE

LAMENTATIONS

LAST CLOWN ON EARTH

THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT

THE LAST QUEEN OF SCOTLAND

103

LASTMINUTE.COM EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS SHOW

LATE NIGHT GIMP FIGHT

146

LATE NIGHT LIP SERVICE

150

LATE'N'LIVE

151

LAUGHING STOCK

LAURA DAVIS - CAKE IN THE RAIN

119

LAUREN BOK: IS THAT A BURRITO IN YOUR POCKET OR A...

LAUREN PATTISON: LADY MUCK

LEE NELSON: SERIOUS JOKER

132

LEMONADE

LES MISÉRABLES SCHOOL EDITION

LET ME LOOK AT YOU

LI YUAN FEI GE (THE SONG IN PEAR ORCHARD) + HUA M...

THE LISTIES MAKE YOU LOL

THE LITTLE PRINCE AND THE PILOT

LIVE AT THE PLEASANCE

THE NAKED MAGICIANS

LLOYD GRIFFITH IN:UNDATED

106

LOOKING FOR JOHN

PANILLA ICE ICE BABY

THE PAPER CINEMA'S MACBETH

PARIS DE NUIT

125

PARLOUR GAMES

PART OF THE PICTURE

THE PATCHWORK ODYSSEY

THE PATRICK MONAHAN GAME SHOW

PATRICK MONAHAN: REWIND SELECTOR 90'S

117

PATRICK TURPIN: ITTY BITTY LITTLE TITTY PIECE

143

PATTI PLINKO: DREADFUL LITTLE GIRL

135

PAUL FOOT: 'TIS A PITY SHE'S A PIGLET

107

PAUL ZERDIN: ALL MOUTH

112

PERFECTLY IMPERFECT WOMEN

PERFORMERS

PERHAPS PERHAPS QUIZÁS

PETER & BAMBI HEAVEN - WHEN LOVE BECOMES MAGIC

142

PHIL DUNNING: THE HOUSE OF PIGS

146

PHIL JERROD: SUBMERGED

124

PHIL WANG: KINABALU

106

PHOEBE WALSH: I'LL HAVE WHAT SHE'S HAVING

134

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

PIERRE NOVELLIE

137

136

THE PING PONG BALL EFFECT

NATALIE PALAMIDES: LAID

PIP UTTON'S GREATEST HITS

NATH VALVO - NOT IN THIS HOUSE

129

PIPPA EVANS: JOY PROVISION!

LOSERS

147

THE NATURE OF FORGETTING

PIXEL DUST

LOYISO GOLA: UNLEARNING

128

NAUGHTY

114

PLAN B FOR UTOPIA

LUCY PORTER: CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES

NAZEEM HUSSAIN - HUSSAIN IN THE MEMBRANE

117

PLEASANCE BYTES

LUISA OMIELAN: THE INTERLUDE - POLITICS FOR BITCH...

NEAL PORTENZA

117

PLEASANCE NEWCOMER COMEDY GALA

147

LUKE KEMPNER: TAKE A LONG HARD LUKE AT YOURSELF

NEIL DELAMARE: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE PEN...

129

PLEASANCE OPENING GALA

LUKE WRIGHT: WHAT I LEARNED FROM JOHNNY BEVAN

NEWSREVUE 2017

100

THE POLAR BEARS GO UP

LULA DEL RAY BY MANUAL CINEMA

NEXT BEST THING: HOW TO BE GOOD AT EVERYTHING

POLICE COPS IN SPACE

106

THE LULU SHOW: LIFE ON THE NEVER-NEVER

138

NICHOLAS PARSONS' HAPPY HOUR

POLL FUNCTION

NICK CODY: ON FIRE

122

THE PORTABLE DOROTHY PARKER

NICK COPE'S FAMILY SONG BOOK

THE POWER BEHIND THE CRONE

NICK COYLE: QUEEN OF WOLVES

PROM KWEEN

126

NICK HELM: MASTERWORKS IN PROGRESS '17

THE PROPHETIC VISIONS OF BETHANY LEWIS

145

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

141

PUB QUIZ FOR KIDS WITH PATRICK MONAHAN

NINA CONTI - IN THERAPY

PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS

138

NINA CONTI: IN YOUR FACE

109

PUSSY PLAY MASTERCLASS

144

NOBODY PUTS BIBBY IN THE CORNER

THE NOISE NEXT DOOR'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD AFTERNO...

THE NOISE NEXT DOOR: 10

145

QUARTER LIFE CRISIS

NOT ABOUT HEROES

QUESTING TIME

146

NOT I

THE NOT SO LATE SHOW WITH ROSS & JOSH

144

NOTFLIX

RACHEL JACKSON: BUNNY BOILER

141

NUTTY NOAH - WEAR YOUR PANTS WITH PRIDE

RACHEL PARRIS: KEYNOTE

122

RATON LAVEUR

RAY BRADSHAW: DEAF COMEDY FAM

RED BASTARD: LIE WITH ME

134

MADDY ANHOLT - HERSELVES

MAGIC NOSTALGIC

148

THE MAGICAL TOUR OF A BEAD

THE MAGNETS - THE NAKED 80S

100

THE MAN ON THE MOOR

MARCEL LUCONT'S WHINE LIST

122

MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF GAME SHOWS

129

MARGARITA DREAMS

MARK FORWARD WINS ALL THE AWARDS

120

MARK NELSON: IRREVERENCE

117

MARK STEEL: EVERY LITTLE THING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT

134

MARK THOMPSON'S SPECTACULAR SCIENCE SHOW

MARK WATSON'S FESTIVAL OF BAD IDEAS

144

MARK WATSON: I'M NOT HERE

148

MARS ACTUALLY

106

MARY GO NOWHERE

ODYSSEY

MASSAOKE'S CLUB LA LA

149

OFFSIDE

MATT ABBOTT: TWO LITTLE DUCKS

OLIVER!

MATT FORDE'S POLITICAL PARTY PODCAST

THE OMNITORIUM'S ROTATING ROSTER OF ERUDITE AMUSE...

146

MATT FORDE: A SHOW HASTILY REWRITTEN IN LIGHT OF...

124

ONCE WERE PIRATES

MATT RICHARDSON: SLASH

134

ONE MAN SHOE

MAVIS SPARKLE

ONE WITH EVERYTHING

MAX & IVAN: THE REUNION

122

ONGALS: BABBLING COMEDY

ME & MY BEE

OSKAR'S AMAZING ADVENTURE

ME & ROBIN HOOD

OTTO & ASTRID: EUROSMASH! (DIE ROTEN PUNKTE)

138

MEETING AT 33

OUR MAN IN HAVANA

MENTAL

OUT

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MERVYN STUTTER'S PICK OF THE FRINGE

OUT OF THE BLUE

MICHAEL BRANDON - OFF RAMPS

THE OXFORD IMPS: IMPROVISED COMEDY

MICHAEL REDMOND: I WROTE A JOKE IN 1987

THE OXFORD REVUE

MICHAEL STRANNEY: WELCOME TO BALLYBEG

OYSTER BOY

MICKY BARTLETT: TYPICAL

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REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE... 46 THE REEL COMEDY CLUB

112

REGINALD D HUNTER: SOME PEOPLE V REGINALD D HUNTE...

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THE REMAINS OF TOM LEHRER (PERFORMED BY ADAM KAY)

REPLAY

REQUIEM FOR ALEPPO

112

REUBEN KAYE

130

THE REVLON GIRL

RHAPSODES

RHYS JAMES : WISEBOY

RHYS NICHOLSON - I'M FINE

131

RICHARD CARPENTER IS CLOSE TO YOU

RICHARD HERRING: OH FRIG, I'M 50!

112

THE RISE AND FALL OF MARCUS MONROE

THE ROAD THAT WASN'T THERE

ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE

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SHOW INDEX ROBERT WHITE: INSTRUMENTAL

STAND UP FOR SHELTER

TRANSIT

ROBIN HOOD

THE STAR SEEKERS

TRANSLUNAR PARADISE

ROBIN INCE'S RORSCHACH TEST

THE STARSHIP OSIRIS

TRANSMISSION

A ROBOT IN HUMAN SKIN

124

STEEN RASKOPOULOS - THE COOLEST KID IN COMPETITIV...

118

TRASH TEST DUMMIES

ROMANTIC ENCOUNTERS IN A DARKENED ROOM

STEPHEN K AMOS TALK SHOW

TRASHED

ROSCO MCCLELLAND:HOW I GOT OVER

144

STEVE ULLATHORNE'S ANNUAL PHOTO FEST

TRIAGE! A NURSING CABARET

107

ROSE MATAFEO: SASSY BEST FRIEND

137

THE STEVENSON EXPERIENCE: IDENTICAL AS ANYTHING

140

THE TRUMAN CAPOTE TALK SHOW

ROSE THEATRE 19TH-28TH 22:30

141

STIMELA THE MUSICAL

TRUMPAGEDDON

RUBY REDFORT

THE STORY OF CHINA

TRYGVE VS. A BABY

RUBY WAX: FRAZZLED

STORYTELLER

TRYGVE WAKENSHAW & BARNIE DUNCAN: DIFFERENT PARTY

125

THE RUNNER

STUART LAWS STOPS

107

TSHEPANG

RUPTURE

STUART MACONIE: JARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP SOUTH

113

TUMBLE TUCK

STUDIO 9

TUTU: DANCE IN ALL ITS GLORY

A SUDDEN BURST OF BLINDING LIGHT

TWAYNA MAYNE: BLACK GIRL

SUE PERKINS LIVE! IN SPECTACLES

SUNSHINE AT THE ROSE

A SUPER HAPPY STORY (ABOUT FEELING SUPER SAD)

UCL GRATERS: SMASHING

SUPPER CLUB AT CHECKPOINT

146

UNCLE GLEN'S MENAGERIE

SUSPICIOUS MINDS

UNDER MILK WOOD

SUZI RUFFELL: KEEPING IT CLASSY

137

UNDER MY THUMB

SWEATSHOP

139

UNDERBELLY'S BIG BRAIN BENEFIT

149

SWEENEY TODD

THE UNMARRIED

143

URZILA CARLSON - FIRST EDITION

115

VELOCITY: RISING

101

VELVET EVENING SEANCE

VICTIM

VIGGO VENN - THE LIFE OF PEPITO

VIKKI STONE - CONCERTO FOR COMEDIAN AND ORCHEST...

115

VINTAGE MOBILE CINEMA FREE DAYTIME SHOW

VIR DAS: THE BOARDING DAS WORLD TOUR

137

VIR DAS' ALIEN CHUTNEY - INDIA'S COMEDY ROCK IN...

137

VOLTE FACE

WANK BANK MASTERCLASS

149

WE ARE IAN

138

WELCOME TO PARADISE

WERELDBAND: SLÄPSTICK

WHALEBONE

WHALES

WHAT GOES ON IN FRONT OF CLOSED DOORS

WHAT IF THE PLANE FALLS OUT OF THE SKY?

WHEN WE RAN

WHO, ME

121

WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? - LIVE AT THE FRINGE

120

WIL GREENWAY: THESE TREES THE AUTUMN LEAVES ALONE

WILL SEAWARD'S SPOOKY MIDNIGHT GHOST STORIES IIII

151

WOKE

WOLF MEAT

139

WONDR

WOOLLY: THE MOROSE MERINO

WOW!

THE WRESTLING

147

SAFE PLACE

SALT WATER: A COMEDY SHOW

SAM GOODBURN: DUMBSTRUCK

SAM SHABER: LIFE, DEATH & DURAN DURAN

SAM SIMMONS A-K

135

SARA PASCOE: LADSLADSLADS

106

SARA SCHAEFER: LITTLE WHITE BOX

106

SARAH AND DUCK

SARAH KENDALL: ONE-SEVENTEEN

106

THE SCIENCE OF CRINGE

SCOTT AGNEW: SPUNK ON OUR LADY'S FACE

140

TAGO: KOREAN DRUM II

SCOTT GIBSON: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON

THE TALES OF PETER RABBIT & JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK

SCRIBBLE

TAMAR BROADBENT: GET UGLY

SEAN HUGHES' BLANK BOOK

TAPE FACE

135

THE SEAN KELLY CHAT SHOW

THE TARTAN RIBBON COMEDY BENEFIT

118

SEAN KELLY: SOLD YOUR WAY!

104

TATTERDEMALION

132

SEAN PATTON: NUMBER ONE

121

TENSE VAGINA: AN ACTUAL DIAGNOSIS

SECRET LIFE OF HUMANS

100

TERRY ALDERTON: ALL CRAZY NOW

143

SET LIST: STAND-UP WITHOUT A NET

141

TESSA COATES: PRIMATES

SEVEN CRAZY BITCHES

107

TESTOSTERONE

SHAME

TEZ ILYAS: TEZTIFY

125

SHAPPI KHORSANDI: MISTRESS AND MISFIT

101

THE THINKING DRINKERS: HISTORY OF ALCOHOL

126

SHAZIA MIRZA: WITH LOVE FROM ST. TROPEZ

112

THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT

149

SHIT-FACED SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO AND JULIET

140

THIS IS YOUR TRIAL

109

SHIT-FACED SHOWTIME: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ

138

THIS REALLY IS TOO MUCH

SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL

THREE HALF PINTS PRESENT THE THREE MUSKETEERS

THE SHOWSTOPPERS' KIDS SHOW

THREE TALES OF LIFE AND DEATH BY CRAIG LUCAS

SIBLINGS

148

THRONES! THE MUSICAL

SIGMA

THUMPASAURUS

151

SIMON AMSTELL: TOUR PREVIEWS (WORK IN PROGRESS)

148

THÜNDERBARDS: 4ND

SIMON DAY - IN CHARACTER

TIFF STEVENSON: BOMBSHELL

SIMON EVANS: GENIUS

122

TIM & GENDLE'S FAMOUS FIRST WORDS

146

SINGING HANDS SUMMER SPECTACULAR

TIM KEY: WORK IN PROGRESS

147

SIREN

TIM VINE: SUNSET MILK IDIOT

SISTERS: WHITE NOISE

109

THE TIME MACHINE

SKIN

118

TO HELL IN A HANDBAG

SLEEPING TREES AT THE MOVIES

TOBACCO

SLOOSHY WORDSHOW

TODD & GOD

SMALL LACES

TOM ALLEN: ABSOLUTELY

118

SMASHING SHAKESPEARE

TOM AND BUNNY SAVE THE WORLD

SNAP

TOM BALLARD: PROBLEMATIC

125

SNOWFLAKE BY MARK THOMSON

TOM BINNS IS IAN D MONTFORT: IANTALK 3

119

SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY?

113

TOM GOODLIFFE'S COFFEE RUN

YOU FORGOT THE MINCE

SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? SKETCH

113

TOM HOUGHTON: CLASS HALF EMPTY

YOUR EVER LOVING

THE SOFT SUBJECT (A LOVE STORY)

TOM LUCY: NEEDS TO STOP SHOWING OFF IN FRONT OF H...

YVETTE

SOOZ ON FILM

104

TOM NEENAN: ATTENBOROUGH

SOPHIE WILLAN: BRANDED

117

TOM SKELTON: BLIND MAN'S BLUFF

SOUL NATION CHOIR - CLOSER TO THE HEAT

107

TOM STADE: I SWEAR

129

ZACH & VIGGO

134

SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR

TOM WALKER: BEE BOO

119

ZACH ZUCKER - HUMAN PERSON

102

SPANK!

150

TOMAS FORD: CRAP MUSIC RAVE PARTY

149

ZIMBABWE SCULPTURES

SPANK!TACULAR

151

TOMAS FORD: CRAPTACULAR

ZSA ZSA AND ME

SPEAKING IN TONGUES: THE LIES

107

TOMMY TIERNAN: UNDER THE INFLUENCE

114

SPEAKING IN TONGUES: THE TRUTHS

121

TONY ROBERTS: LATE NITE ACE HIGH

137

SQUEEZE MY CANS

THE TOXIC AVENGER

142

THE ST ANDREWS REVUE PRESENTS: THE BIG TIME

121

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