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VENUE DETAILS

We list shows for 24 different venues in this year’s brochure. For more information visit www.edfest.com. ASSEMBLY 1

Pleasance Courtyard

Assembly Rooms

Pleasance Dome

Assembly George Square Gardens

Pleasance at EICC

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

Assembly George Square Studios

Pleasance Pop-Up: Central Library

Edinburgh Military Tattoo T: 0131 225 1188

Assembly George Square

Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth

Edinburgh Book Festival T: 0845 373 5888

Assembly Roxy

Pleasance Pop-Up: Levels

Tourist Board T: 0845 225 5121

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

George Square, EH8 9JZ | T: 0131 623 3030

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

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

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

USEFUL NUMBERS

Assembly Hall

Mound Place, EH1 2LU | T: 0131 623 3030

Assembly Checkpoint

National Rail Enquiries T: 0845 748 4950

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Edinburgh Airport T: 0870 040 0007

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

Fletcher Building, Entrance at East Gate on Inverleith Row, EH3 5LP | T: 0131 623 3030

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GILDED BALLOON 9

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

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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

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose

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

Underbelly Bristo Square

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

Underbelly Cowgate

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

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

Underbelly Central Hall

2 West Tollcross, EH3 9BP | T: 0131 510 0395

3 Chambers St. Edinburgh, EH1 1HT T: 0131 622 6552

Traveline (Buses) T: 0871 200 2233 Central Radio Taxis T: 0131 229 2468

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 or with the Edfest app.

Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market 179a Gladstone Court, Canongate, EH8 8BN T: 0131 622 6552

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.

CREDITS

© 2019 Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly. Project Manager Candida Alderson Registration Eventotron Design Neil Wurmel Cover Design loondesign.co.uk Print Walstead Group Mobile App DabApps

HOW TO BOOK ASSEMBLY

UNDERBELLY

PLEASANCE

BY PHONE

0131 623 3030

0131 510 0395

0131 556 6550

Until 12 July (Monday – Friday): 10:00 – 17:00 12 July – 26 August: 10:00 – 21:00

Pre-Fringe Monday - Friday 10:00 - 20:00, and Saturday and Sunday 12:00 - 20:00. From 31 July 10:00 - 21:00 daily.

9am to 9pm daily from 31 July. 12 noon to 6pm daily until 30 July.

ONLINE

www.assemblyfestival.com

www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk

www.pleasance.co.uk

IN PERSON

Assembly George Square

Underbelly Bristo Square

Pleasance Courtyard

George Square, EH8 9JZ 12 – 30 July: 12:00 until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance. 31 July – 26 August: 09:30 until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance.

Bristo Square, Teviot Place, EH8 9AG 31 July – 26 August. 10:00 - late.

60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ 09:00 to midnight daily, from 31 July - 26 August. 10:00 to 18:00, 29 & 30 July.

Assembly Hall Mound Place EH1 2LU 1 – 26 August: 12:00 until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance.

Underbelly Cowgate 66 Cowgate, EH1 1JX (entrances on Cowgate & Victoria St). 1 – 25 August. 10:00 - late.

Underbelly George Square George Square, EH8 9JZ 31 July – 26 August. 10:00 - late.

Assembly Roxy

Underbelly’s Circus Hub

2 Roxburgh Place EH8 9SU 31 July – 26 August: 10:30 until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance.

Middle Meadow Walk, The Meadows, EH9 9EX 2 – 24 August. 11:00 - late.

Assembly Checkpoint

GILDED BALLOON

3 Bristo Place EH1 1EY 31 July – 26 August: 10:00 until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance.

BY PHONE

Assembly Rooms

0131 622 6552

54 George Street EH2 2LR 1 – 25 August: 09:30 until 10 minutes after the start of the last performance.

Pre fest 10:00 - 18:00 | Festival 10.00 - 20:00

Pleasance Dome 1 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL 09.30 to midnight daily, from 31 July - 26 August.

Pleasance at EICC 150 Morrison Street, EH3 8EE 1 hour from before the first performance to 15 minutes after the start of the final performance, from 2 - 25 August.

Pleasance London Carpenters Mews, North Road, N7 9EF 12:00 - 18:00 daily or 15 minutes after the start of the final performance, to 30 July.

ONLINE

www.gildedballoon.co.uk IN PERSON

Gilded Balloon Teviot Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ 10:00am - 01:00 daily from 31 July - 26 August.

Gilded Balloon at the Museum South Entrance , Lothian Street, EH1 1HB 10:00am – 22:45 daily from 31 July - 26 August.

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre 204 Rose Street, EH2 4AZ 10:00 - 22:45 31 July - 11 August. 11:45 - 22:45 12 July 25 August (open until midnight on weekends).

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose 3 Chambers St. Edinburgh, EH1 1HT 10:00 - 23:45 daily from 31 July - 26 August.

GB at Old Tolbooth Market 179a Gladstone Court, Canongate, EH8 8BN 11:30 - 23:30 from 31 July - 13 August. 11:30 - 23:00 from 14 August - 26 August.

Buy tickets for any show in this brochure with the Edfest app and at any of our venue box offices.

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

CONTENTS

Wheelchair Access

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

Assembly George Square One Assembly George Square Two Assembly Roxy Upstairs Assembly Roxy Downstairs Assembly Checkpoint Gilded Balloon Balcony Gilded Balloon Billiard Room Gilded Balloon Bothy Gilded Balloon Top

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Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre: Main Theatre, Cabaret Bar, Attic, Basement. All venues have steps and restrictions. Underbelly Bristo Square: Ermintrude, The Unfair Advantage Underbelly Cowgate: Belly Laugh, Big Belly, Delhi Belly, Iron Belly, White Belly, Belly Button.

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

Assembly Gilded Balloon Pleasance Underbelly

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

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

Induction Loops

Venue information Assembly

Gilded Balloon

p10

Pleasance

p14

Underbelly

p18

Fringe shows Children’s Shows

p22

All Shows

p36

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

Assembly Roxy Central Assembly Hall Assembly Rooms

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

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

Accessible Performance Symbols

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

Audio Described

CAP

CAP Captioned

Relaxed Performances

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Touch Tour

2 FOR 1

Available for 5-6 August only.

PAY WHAT YOU WANT

Buy a ticket in advance to guarantee entry or pay what you feel at the end of the show.

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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WWW.ASSEMBLYFESTIVAL.COM

@ASSEMBLYFEST

BEST OF THE FEST

ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE George Square EH8 9JU

Gordon Aikman Theatre

Four, Five, The Flick At Underground & Studio Bar

One & Two

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

The Blue Room The Box Piccolo

GARDENS Palais Du Variété

The Tree House

Piccolo The Tree House

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Meeting Point by Main Box Office

THEATRES

Main Entrance

Gordon Aikman Theatre The Box The Blue Room

BARS

MAP KEY

Spiegel Garden Bar

Bars

The Container Bar

Box Offices

One, Two, Three, Four & Five

Studio Bar (until 5am)

Food & Beverages

The Flick At Underground

The Tree House

STUDIOS

Palais Du Variété

WELCOME TO ASSEMBLY FESTIVAL’S 39TH YEAR Theatre and comedy are at the heart of our programme, and this summer we are delighted to bring you over 230 fantastic shows including Sir Ian McKellen returning to Edinburgh to celebrate his 80th (part of the EIF); Eddie Izzard presenting Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations; legendary screenwriter Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Queer as Folk); and author, actress and activist Rose McGowan making her debut. For music fans we have Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends based on the TV hit show; Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical; Wannabe – The Spice Girls Show; Legally Blonde: The Musical; and new tap-dancing and beat-boxing spectacular Noise Boys from the producers of Choir of Man which is back this year. Our theatre programme includes Liz Lochhead’s hilarious cut of Molière’s Tartuffe; Cora Bissett’s What Girls Are Made Of; Judith Thompson’s riveting portrayal of a harrowing true story Watching Glory Die; The Fishermen, Status, and The Believers Are But Brothers, all part of the British Council’s theatre showcase; Fake News; and Brendan Galileo for Europe. At Roxy we showcase Disruption – our new season of contemporary work co-curated with HighTide; and premiere this year’s ART Award winner Ane City - a one woman show about an unforgettable night-out in Dundee. Our comedy line-up is packed with big names including US stars Nick Offerman, Phoebe Robinson, Jena Friedman and Tom Lenk, who join Clive Anderson, Frank Skinner, Russell Howard, Jason Byrne, David O’Doherty, Nish Kumar, Stewart Francis, Jessie Cave, Arabella Weir, new talent from Pinder Prize winners Sam Taunton

and Steph Tisdell (as part of the Aboriginal Comedy All-Stars), plus many more. Circus and cabaret fans can enjoy Flip Fabrique’s new show Blizzard; the return of Fringe sell-outs My Land and Paris de Nuit; Bromance; Machine de Cirque’s La Galerie; The Atomic Saloon Show; and the stunning voices of Reuben Kaye, Melinda Hughes, Christina Bianco, Miss Hope Springs, The Divet Show, and Diane Chorley bringing her 80s nightclub The Flick to the Underground in George Square. Younger audiences will have plenty to keep them entertained with our fun-packed programme including Jarred Christmas and Hobbit’s Beatbox Comedy Show; The Bubble Show; Morgan & West’s Unbelievable Science; and the return of Fringe favourite Monski Mouse. For something completely different, we have the WiFi Wars Video Game Takeover; kinetic, physical comedy on the Back of the Bus; dance, songs and shameless gossip at Pamela’s Palace; and our one-off comedy extravaganza and fundraiser Stand up for Your Planet raising awareness of one of the most pressing issues of our time. Finally, look out for all your Festival favourites at Best of the Fest, Best of the Fest Daytime and, new for 2019, Best of the Fest…Later, bringing you the best comedy and variety from around the festival. Book early!

WILLIAM BURDETT-COUTTS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CEO

TEAM LIST

ASSEMBLY HALL

Powder Room

Chairman ................................................ Luke Johnson Artistic Director/CEO.............................. William Burdett-Coutts Managing Director ................................ Sharon Burgess Operations Director ............................... Nik Whybrew PA to Artistic Director ............................. Judith Murrell Company Secretary ............................... Guy Hornsby Programmer & Producer ...................... Alex Hall Associate Programmer & Producer ... Jodie Adams Programme Co-Ordinator.................... Mia Lewis Finance Manager .................................. Jana Dearn Finance Assistant ................................... Orla Thompson Assembly Roxy Manager ..................... Caroline Fraser Roxy Technical Manager ...................... Mark Sodergren Roxy Programmer.................................. Luke Holbrook Bar & Venue Operations Manager .... Conal O’Neill Bar Manager .......................................... Cat Oliver Operations Manager ............................ Charlotte Crone Technical Manager................................ Chris Buffham Technical Consultant ............................. Pete McCabe Head of Communications .................... Emma Henderson Marketing Manager .............................. David McGinlay Digital Content Manager...................... James Thomas Edinburgh Food Festival Producer ...... Alex Fitzhowle Staffing Manager ................................... Rosie Fraser Head of Box Office ................................. Pete Patel Head of Sound ....................................... Jonny Duncan Head of Lighting ..................................... Martin McLachlan Head of Stage ......................................... Jamie Blackburn

Bijou

Thank you to all of Assembly’s wonderful, hardworking staff!

Meeting Point by Main Box Office

Assembly would like to extend thanks to: Jason Cockburn, Miles Skirving and Ioan Jones at Heineken; Shona McCarthy and the team at Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Julia Amour Festivals Edinburgh; Karen and Katy Koren, Anthony Alderson, Charlie Wood, Ed Bartlam and their wonderful teams; Sheri Friers and Brendan Miles at the List Magazine; Jackie McGlone and Joyce McMillan at The Scotsman; Tony Davey and the team at Red61; Scott Bisset and crew; Adrian Searle and all at Hawthorn; Mark Bonner and Mark Sawyer at Delta Sound; Rik Klessens and family at Het Spiegelpaleis; Malcolm Innes and his team; Brian Mitchell and ScotOp; Paul Lawrence, Anna Herriman, Kevin Thompson, John McNeill, Claire Miller, and all at City of Edinburgh Council; Scott Findlay; Alistair MacDonald; Alex Innes and Scott Kerr; Roger Spence; Ruari Cormack; Scott Dodds; Steph MacCallum; Katy Pinder; Susan Provan and the team at Melbourne International Comedy Festival; Pete Irvine; Michael Dale and Sandy Ross for their continued support; Simon Donne and all at Checkpoint; Al Thomson, Penny Dougherty at Unique Events; Fergus Linehan and John Robb at EIF; Shona Clelland, Paul McKerrow and Assembly Rooms team; Roddy Smith and Essential Edinburgh; Marshall Cordell; Mark Burlace; Kath Mainland; David Inns; Chris Perkin; Jim Haines; Neil Wurmel; Candida Alderson; Taste Communications; Angella Kwon for the Korean Season; and all at Riverside Studios. Special thank you to Heather Ruck, Kimberley Thomas-Currie and Suzy Somerville who have all made a great contribution to Assembly.

Mound Place EH1 2LU Open until late

VENUE

BAR

Main Hall

Quad Bar

BOX OFFICE ON MOUND PLACE

ASSEMBLY ROOMS 54 George St EH2 2LR Open until midnight

VENUES

BAR

Music Hall

George St Garden

A S S E M B LY RO O M S

Ballroom Drawing Room Front Room

BOX OFFICE ON GEORGE STREET

ASSEMBLY ROXY 2 Roxburgh Place EH8 9SU Open until midnight

VENUES

BARS

Central

The Snug

Upstairs

Roxy Garden

Downstairs

BOX OFFICE ON ROXBURGH PLACE

ASSEMBLY CHECKPOINT

A S S E M B LY RO O M S

Thanks also to The Church of Scotland, especially: George Whyte, Fiona Smith, Judith Pearson, Mary Macleod, and Catherine McIntosh.

SPONSORS & VENUE PARTNERS

3 Bristo Place EH1 1EY Open until 3am

VENUE

BAR & FOOD

Checkpoint

BOX OFFICE IN CHECKPOINT

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH Fletcher Building, Entrance at East Gate on Inverleith Row, EH3 5LP Note: there is no Box Office at the Royal Botanic Garden. Collect tickets from any other Assembly Box Office prior to the show. Assembly Festival Company number SC464585

Assembly would like to thank the University of Edinburgh, especially: The Principal – Professor Peter Mathieson; Richard Kington, Lorna Brain, Gwen Orr, Anastasia Bishop, Kate Lindey and Brian Cleary of The Festivals Office. Susan Leven, Joe Brannigan, Jonathan Long, Dave Chavasse, Gordon MacDougall, the Support Services team, and all at the Estates Department.

A S S E M B LY RO O M S

HIYA PALS! WELCOME TO GILDED BALLOON’S 34th YEAR AT EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE!

This year we are presenting our biggest programme yet! I know, I know – we always say that! – but this time it really is true: it’s our 34th year and we have added two fantastic new venue hubs to our portfolio. We’re excited to unveil Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose on Chambers Street, with its 5 brilliant theatres, complete with our typical Scottish venue names: The Big Yin, The Other Yin, Doonstairs, Dram and Nip, as well as our gorgeous new bar, The Johnnie Walker Lounge. At this fabulous new venue, right in the heart of the Fringe, we’ll be presenting a programme showcasing the very best comedy, theatre, cabaret and late-night treats to take you through the wee, small hours every single day and night of the Festival.

A BIG THANK YOU!

Nigel Robertson at Diageo; David Adams at Tennent’s; Sheri Friers, Robin Hodge and all at the List; Shona McCarthy and all at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society; Tony Davey and all at Red 61; Lorna Brain and Gwen Orr and all at The University of Edinburgh Festivals Office; Susan Provan at The Melbourne Comedy Festival, Jacki McGlone, Joyce McMillan, Thom Dibdin, Mark Fisher, Tim Cornwell and Sophie Shad for The Filipa Bragança Award; Bradley Merchant at Arena Seating, Chris Mace and all at Orbital Sound, Dan Last and all at White Light, John

Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market operates on a hybrid model, where audiences can either pay to reserve a seat in advance, or take a chance and get in for free (if there’s space!), before paying what they want at the end. Old Tolbooth Market has lots of fabulous new and emerging artists presenting their work, as well as some more established acts doing work-in-progress shows. We are returning to our bases at the Rose Theatre in Edinburgh’s New Town, as well as the National Museum of Scotland, and, of course, our home away from home, the beautiful Teviot Row House on Bristo Square. This year’s programme is eclectic, wide-ranging and joyous; there are far too many shows to talk about here but please do have a wee browse –

MacNeill and Claire Millar at The City of Edinburgh Council; Anthony Alderson, Hamish Morrow, Ryan Taylor and all at Pleasance; William Burdett Coutts, Sharon Burgess and all at Assembly; Charlie Wood, Ed Bartlam, and all at Underbelly; Zoe Rabnett at Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Montreal; Dan Colley and Matthew Smyth and all at The Cat Laughs, Kilkenny; Neil Wurmell and all at Heehaw Production; Trystan O’Brien and Andrew Rennie at Paradise Palms; Larah Bross at Bross Bagels; Amanda Emery and Paul Sullivan; Stephen Hubbard, Olivia McLean, Rachel Dyas and all at EUSA; Stephen Allen, Robin Stewart

just look at the pink entries, that’s the only ones you need to worry yourself about… they’re quality controlled! This year is a big one for us at Gilded Balloon and we are so looking forward to you, our Pals, joining us. Welcome one and all to the greatest Festival in the world!

Karen and Katy Koren Artistic Directors

and Peter Williamson at the National Museum of Scotland; Peter Schaufuss and Lee Walls at Rose Theatre; Ryan Moran and Niall MacDonald at Old Tolbooth Market, Becki Linley and all at Nestival, Louise Dickins and all at Dickins Festival Lets, Julia Armour at Festivals Edinburgh, Kristian Koren at Loon Design, Simon Cook, Helen Stephenson, Chris Perkins, Steve Ullathorne, Iain McFadden of McFadden Associates; Kath Mainland; Judith Chivers and Kevin Ford; finally a huge thank you goes to all the wonderful and dedicated staff that make up the entire team at Gilded Balloon.

GIVIN’ IT LALDY

ACROSS EDINBURGH...

WITH MORE SHOWS & VENUES THAN EVER BEFORE

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2019

GIE US A VISIT!

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TEVIOT Venues: Debating Hall, Turret, Dining Room, Wine Bar, Nightclub, Wee Room, Billiard Room, Balcony, Sportsmans Accessibility: All venues are wheelchair accessible except Billiard Room & Balcony

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AT THE MUSEUM Venue: Auditorium Accessibility: All venues are wheelchair accessible

TEAM GB Artistic Directors Event Programmer & Producer Head of Ticketing & Companies Head of Venue Operations Head of Production Head of Bar Operations Companies Manager Technical Manager Teviot Venue Manager Marketing Manager Press Manager Finance Manager SYTYF? Producer Late’n’Live Producer

Karen & Katy Koren David Dey Georgia Royes Emily Tucker Meredith Rehburg Ross Kennedy Rachel Harris Simon Cook Richard Carrington Michael McIlroy Chiara Margiotta Alex MacDonald Julia Chamberlain Frehd Southern-Starr

#GIEITLALDY | #GB2019 GILDEDBALLOON

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@GILDEDBALLOON

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PATTER HOOSE & JOHNNIE WALKER LOUNGE Venues: Big Yin, Other Yin, Doonstairs, Nip, Dram Accessibilty: All venues are wheelchair accessible

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AT OLD TOLBOOTH MARKET Venues: Top, Bottom, Bothy Accessibility: Only Bottom is wheelchair accessible

ROSE THEATRE Venues: Main Theatre, Basement, Studio, Attic, Cabaret Bar Accessibility: Currently no venues are wheelchair accessible at the Rose Theatre

OUR LOCAL PARTNERS This year we are honoured to work with some incredible Edinburgh and Scottish based partners. Firstly, thank you to Johnnie Walker and Tennents for their support of our new bar at Patter Hoose, the Johnnie Walker Lounge. Also the fabulous Bross Bagels, Edinburgh’s legendary bagel shop will be joining us at our site at the National Museum of Scotland. Head to Lothian Street where you’ll find them serving up fresh bagels daily - trust they’re delicious! Thanks too to our favourite bar in Edinburgh, Paradise Palms for their support and curating an incredible line up of DJs and late-night variety acts in the Johnnie Walker Lounge. Also supporting So You think You’re Funny? this year is The List, Coors Light and Glen’s Vodka who will be ensuring the Party on the 22nd of August is the place to be on the last Thursday of the Fringe.

ALSO THANKS TO

E C N A S A E L P For 35 years, the Pleasance has been discovering and nurturing a programme of the best creative work at the very heart of the Festival Fringe. 2019 is our biggest and bravest programme to date and we are delighted to welcome you. Each festival now takes over 12 months of meticulous planning. My sincerest thanks to the Pleasance team of full-time and festival staff and to the great many festival volunteers for their tenacity, enthusiasm and professionalism. These people are what places the Pleasance at the very heart of the festival. Great careers, both on and off stage, have taken flight from the Pleasance; it is our continued mission to make sure those opportunities are underpinned and able to thrive, with greater diversity and even greater significance for people’s futures. Our congratulations to all the extraordinary creators, artists, technicians and presenters for their gargantuan efforts in bringing this programme of wonderful work to life. It is my pleasure to welcome you all. Whether the seasoned visitor or a first-timer, there are many surprises in store. We hope you will discover that performance, that writing, that person, that inspiration. We hope it will affirm your belief in the importance of creativity. This is a community rich in optimism, with a belief in the strength and wisdom of freedom of expression and diversity of thinking. Creativity won’t answer all of the problems of the strange and muddled world we live in right now, but it sure does kick-start the broadest conversations in a time of great uncertainty. From dawn until the wee small hours, we promise something wonderful for everybody. We look forward to welcoming you.

Anthony Alderson

Director, Pleasance Theatre Trust

Pleasance Team Director: Anthony Alderson / General Manager: Hamish Morrow / Head of Comedy: Ryan Taylor / Head of Theatre: Nic Connaughton / Marketing Manager: Stuart Hurford / Associate Producers: Heather Rose & Ellie Simpson / Associate Programmer: Jonny Patton / Design: Irene Martinez Costa / Publications Assistant: Tom Brace / Head of Finance: Yvonne Goddard / Finance Assistant: Jared Hardy / Box Office Manager: Kathleen Price / Arts Industry Reception Manager: Adele Reeves / Kidzone Coordinator: Candida Alderson / PR Director: Chloe Nelkin / Press Office Coordinator: Chloë Abley / IT & Communications Manager: Andrew Niekirk / Assistant to the Director: Jess Rupert / Illustrations: Paul Garner / Technical Operations Manager: Marec Joyce / Deputy Technical Manager: Sean Ford / Dome Production Manager: Tess Maher / Company Stage Manager: Michelle Galuszka-Downton / Head of Sound: Matthew Ferrie & Juan Carmona / Head of Lighting: Ruth Luckins / Head of Stage and Site: Sam House / Production Coordinator: Sarah Saunders / Production Assistants: Carmel Macaree & Millie Harris / Head of Security: Stuart Nichol / London Theatre Manager: Dan Smiles / London Production Manager: Nicholas Ward / London Venue Technician: Ryan Ford / Founders of Young Pleasance: Kathryn Norton-Smith & Tim Norton / Young Pleasance Company Manager: Charlie Woollhead Pleasance Theatre Trust Board of Trustees Chairman: Jeremy Lucas / Secretary: John Faulkner / Board: Alan Brown, Jenny Boyd, Vicki Grace, Lettie Graham, Richard House, Andrew Leigh

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The Pleasance Theatre Trust would like to thank: Our sponsors and media partners Audible UK, The List, The Skinny and The Scotsman; The Fringe Society, the EICC and our venue partners Assembly, Gilded Balloon and Underbelly; our partners at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Students’ Association, Centre for Sports and Exercise, Chaplaincy Centre, Royal Medical Society and Festivals Office; our technical and IT partners Black Light, Blue i Event Technology, Lee Filters, Orbital Sound and Red61. Our charity partners Waverley Care. Our friends Arena Seating, Chloe Nelkin Consulting, Chris Perkin, Families Edinburgh, Integro, Jarvie Plant, Ramsay Cooper, Redmyle, Risk Control Scotland, Sally Cowling, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, SR Datacomms, Steeldeck, Sue Cunningham, Theatre Futures, The Beachhouse, Tom Dearden and United House. We are also extremely grateful to all of our supporters, patrons and you, the audience! We would also like to thank our supporting partners: Royal & Derngate Northampton, York Theatre Royal, Bristol Old Vic, HOME, Oxford Playhouse, The Curve, Les Enfants Terribles, Greenwich Theatre, Common Theatre, The Popcorn Group and VAULT Festival. A very special thanks to Christopher Richardson, the Pleasance’s founder and patron, for starting this journey 35 years ago. We wish him the very best for his 80th birthday. And to our brilliant volunteers and staff, for keeping it going today.

AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE Welcome to Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe 2019 – our 20th year on the Fringe. Underbelly began its life here in Edinburgh in 2000 in our slightly damp, dark and quintessentially Fringe space in the Cowgate – us as the new kids on the block, trying to learn how to run a venue, and quickly. The Fringe landscape has changed vastly since 2000, and so has Underbelly but what hasn’t changed is our love of Edinburgh, our commitment to the city, and our commitment to the Fringe. So we’re delighted that this year, we’re able to programme over 200 shows across 23 venues in five different locations. New this year, is Underbelly Central Hall, where you’ll find Ibiza club anthems alongside a kids rave! Violet is of course in her pasture at George Square; we’re returning to the city’s jewel in the crown, McEwan Hall; we’ve got our most international programme of contemporary circus to date at Circus Hub on the Meadows, headlined this year by Edinburgh’s very own Danny MacAskill; and of course at Underbelly Cowgate, our original home, you’ll find an eclectic mix including our Untapped Programme supporting new writing in association with New Diorama Theatre. None of this would be possible without our phenomenal cow herd. As a major year-round entertainment company, we more than anyone have a responsibility to lead the way in arts employment and we’re very proud of our commitment to our team and we’re very grateful for their dedication in delivering the best experience for both our artists and you, our audience. Very close to our hearts is The Brain Tumour Charity which works tirelessly to defeat brain tumours - the biggest cancer killer for children and adults under 40. Please come along to our major fundraising event, Underbelly’s Big Brain Tumour Benefit, featuring some of the biggest Fringe comedians with all box office proceeds going to the charity. And please give generously to them – their work is needed more than ever. Thank you. Ed and Charlie

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Returning for 2019, Kids Do Forth on the Fringe presents some of the best names in children's entertainment Hosted by Bec Hill Full line-up at www.forthone.com/kidsdo.

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Bertie the Moon Dragon is having a terrible day! Nothing is at it should be. However, all is not yet lost, as with the help of the audience and some wonderful characters along the way to help him, Bertie can ensure that the night will be saved, and all can return to be just as it should be. This original preschool production is a must for under 5's this Fringe. The audience interacts throughout the show with lights, dressing up and lots of percussion to add to the magic of the story. Something for the whole family to enjoy.

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Olivier Award nominated Wizard Presents brings Morpurgo's treasured story to life. This intimate five-star show is set in a library full of books that hold more than stories within their pages. Tomas hates reading and school, but his world is turned upside down the day he meets the Unicorn Lady. An enchanting and interactive production, sparking imagination in both young and old. I loved it! MICHAEL MORPURGO £6.50

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It's never too soon to break out the Clash, never too late to submerge in the Beatles. And in between, float on Air, glide with Hardy and strut with the Strokes! Covers and compositions blend into a true rock music awakening, a live show for curious kids and nostalgic parents, sure to have you all singing, dancing, even screaming...from ages 5 and up! Comète is a group of Pop Rock musicians used to the biggest stages, here to share with your youngsters their personal rock Galaxy! www.compagniederivation.be/project/comete

Real good sound, which does not look down at youngsters from on high. A pure and proper concert, with impressive sounds and lights LE VIF These singers accustomed to the biggest stages deploy their psychedelic universe before an audience of neophytes. Children nod in cheerful beat to the choruses when they are not down the front moshing. LE SOIR

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Welcome to Little Top, a magical first circus experience for babies aged 0-18 months. At a time in their development when young children are discovering their own physicality, and the pleasures and perils of gravity, Little Top invites babies to experience all the fun of the circus. Roll up for a gently thrilling performance with spectacular balances, tumbles and juggling. Be transported into a joyous, topsyturvy world where patterns fill the air and anything is possible. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com www.starcatchers.org.uk/LittleTop | Twitter: @starcatchersUK BABIES REQUIRE A TICKET

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'He doesn't listen' said a father (who happened to be a King.) A tale of a family who don't know how to communicate. Can the Moonbird and animal friends show them that listening is not always about hearing? This heart-warming story is based on the popular book by Joyce Dunbar and Jane Ray.

7000 Rubber Ducks. 7 Seas. 1 Big Adventure! Inspired by a true tale (featured on Blue Planet II) that saw 7000 Rubber Ducks cast adrift in a mighty storm, this puppet-packed, song-filled, eco-friendly adventure would make David Attenborough proud. Winner of Family Show of the Year Vault Festival 2018

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The Capulets and the Montagues hate each other but Romeo has something else on his mind. He's in love - first with Rosaline and then with Juliet! Juliet is spoilt, loud and rude but he doesn't care because she's pretty. The romantic couple are now set on the path to their tragic deaths. The masked ball, the balcony scene, the saucy nurse, Mercutio's death, the friar's cunning plan and the tragic death scene in the tomb are all included in this hilarious adaptation with catchy songs, jokes and slap-stick comedy. www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @captivate_LTD FAMILY £32/36 £6

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Timothy Pope is looking through his telescope - but wait, is that a Shark, in the Park!? From the creative team behind 'The Hairy Maclary show' and featuring all 3 of the 'Shark in the Park' Series - Shark in the Park, Shark in the Dark and Shark in the Park on a Windy Day - this fin-tastic, family musical follows Timothy Pope (and his telescope!) on 3 exciting adventures...

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The hit stage show starring dinosaur aficionado Dr Ben Garrod. Get ready to go on an exciting pre-historic adventure as Ben explores the biggest, deadliest and weirdest predators that ever roamed the planet. Pitting the knowledge of unwitting adults against their all-knowing kids, Dr Ben presents an interactive, educational and highly entertaining show. So come and test your knowledge against Dr Ben in this hit live interactive show.

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Join Mr. Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles and even fire bubbles! An international award-winning performance which blends magic, storytelling and Bubble-Art! 1 - 13 August: Venue is The Blue Room 15 - 26 August: Venue is Piccolo

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Captain Flinn is ready for an adventure! Les Petits return to the high seas after their hugely successful shows David Walliams' The First Hippo on the Moon and Adventures in Wonderland. Join Flinn as he attempts to rescue his kidnapped friends who have been forced to hunt for the Magic Cutlass by his nemesis the tyrannical Mr T-Rex. The children are whisked away for another fantastic adventure to a world of devious dinosaurs, deep sea dangers and smelly sausages. Based on the best-selling books by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto.

Goblin

Join us for flying cows, jazzy cats, laughing dogs, runaway crockery, singing potatoes, farting sandwiches and dancing sausages in this hilarious celebration of nonsense, featuring original music and brilliant puppetry. From acclaimed company Goblin. www.goblintheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @goblintheatre

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ROCKET GIRL

Ditto Theatre Company

It's 1969 and Apollo 11 has landed on the moon. Maisie Robinson dreams of becoming an astronaut. But girls don't do science, do they? Using an amalgamation of storytelling, puppetry and movement, award-winning Ditto Theatre Company invites you to join us in making the impossible possible as one girl battles to become... Rocket Girl!

Welcome to the eye-popping drawing adventure presented on a magical whiteboard. As two mischievous friends play, mysterious creatures appear and disappear as they draw and erase on the blank space with ink markers. Join the friends as they fill in the blanks with imagination, and unleash their impulse to draw and erase! Using the magic of projection to bring the doodles to life, this highly technical and utterly charming story is a show like no other. Let the doodles stir up your imagination! www.brushtheatre.com | Twitter: @brushtheatre

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THE ASIAN ARTS AWARD 'BEST COMEDY' -EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE, 2018

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MONSKI MOUSE'S BABY CABARET

Helen Eastman Production

Monski Mouse Media

A joyous, interactive, bike-powered eco-musical for children aged 5+ and their families. Bicycle Boy is riding into Edinburgh with free performances in Bristo Square, but we need your help to pedal-power the show, so come and hop on a bike. We've hand bikes and recumbents too, so everyone can get involved. Written by Helen Eastman, with music by Alex Silverman and designed by Anna Bruder.

Join Monski Mouse and friends: Richard Crawley, Amy Gwilliam, Mike Dr Blue and cabaret superstar Dusty Limits for a live musical cabaret of nursery classics, reworked song, puppetry and fun for 0-5s and parents/carers. Come ready to sing along! All the big topics covered: elephants, fish, wiggly worms, transport and the existential ways of the toddler. Scotland premiere.

www.bicycleboy.co.uk | Twitter: @BicycleBoyLive

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For musical sisters, Bella and Blue, competition means serious business. So, when The New Victorians announce they are running a song writing competition to find their new support act, they have to enter and they have to win. This dynamic duo have just one day to make the ultimate 'electro-acoustic' pop hit...but what does that mean and who turned off the WiFi? Come help Bella & Blue on their quest to become legends before lunchtime, in this interactive sound journey. A must see for all the mischievous music makers in your family.

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Why toddle when you can dance?! Selling out shows around the world, come find out why, DJ Monski Mouse and her Dancers are a hit with the under fives and their parents/carers. Expect to do some high-energy smiling to pop favourites, retro classics and thumping nursery rhymes.

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ERTH'S DINOSAUR ZOO

Underbelly and Erth

Critically acclaimed international hit from Erth Visual & Physical Inc, Erth's Dinosaur Zoo™ takes audiences into a new dimension of theatre. Get right up close and personal with an amazing array of prehistoric creatures, from baby dinos to some of the largest carnivores and herbivores that have ever walked the planet. Erth's dinosaurs are unmistakably 'alive,' and mostly friendly, in this fun, educational and original performance, connecting young audiences to the real science of paleontology. Experience the thrill of this extraordinarily imaginative work that will delight audiences from 3 years and up. www.erth.com.au

A delightful and educational date with the dinos that provides visual oomph to rival The Lion King CHICAGO TRIBUNE It's a delight to come face to face with the genuinely unexpected in Australian company Erth's thoroughly entertaining kids' show, Dinosaur Zoo TIMEOUT LONDON Best Children's Show ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2014 Erth's Dinosaur Zoo delivers solid science as well as an extraordinary spectacle NEW YORK TIMES

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OGG’N’ UGG’N’ DOGG COLONEL MUSTARD

MARK THOMPSON’S SPECTACULAR SCIENCE SHOW

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2 - 25 AUG (NOT 13) GILDED BALLOON AT THE MUSEUM

AND THE BIG BAD WOLF

12:30

31 JUL - 26 AUG (NOT 7, 14, 21) GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT

FUNBOX

ROMANTIC ROMEO

HOW TO BE A SUPERHERO

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5 - 7 AUG GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT

12:00

5 - 7, 15 - 18 AUG GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT

BUBBLE SHOW

MILKSHAKE AND THE WINTER BUBBLE

11:15

31 JUL - 26 AUG (NOT 14) GILDED BALLOON PATTER HOOSE

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MR. MEN AND LITTLE MISS ON STAGE

GILDED BALLOON

PLEASANCE

0131 622 6552

UNDERBELLY

0131 556 6550

11:00 (12:00)

0131 510 0395

ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE STUDIOS | TWO

THE RUFF GUIDE TO SHAKESPEARE

RP A glorious celebration of the work of the world's greatest playwright. Expect silly sketches, toe-tapping songs and dastardly duels. 'The perfect way to introduce your child to Shakespeare' ***** (Broadway Baby). Take Thou That are back for their eighth year at the Fringe to bring new life to the beauty and power of Shakespeare's verse.

Selladoor Family and Rockefeller Productions

Take Thou That

Twitter: @TakeThouThat

Scotsman: Three of the best shows for children, 2018 Undoubtedly excellent in its delivery... the complete package BBBBB BROADWAY BABY £10 (£9)

Join your favourite Mr. Men and Little Miss characters as they leap off the page and onto the stage in this beautifully crafted and hilarious live stage show! Come and visit Dillydale as it bursts to life in a series of colourful and timeless stories told through puppetry and music! For almost 50 years, Mr. Men and Little Misses have brought joy to millions of children all over the world through self-expression, colour, simplicity and humour. This brand new production features Mr. Bump, Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Tickle, Little Miss Inventor, Mr. Happy, Little Miss Sunshine and many more! www.selladoor.com | Twitter: @MMLMshow

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SUNSHINE

Stickyback Theatre & Theatre 503

All Mr Sand wanted was to relax and enjoy the sea's breeze on his skin and the sunshine on his face. Simple pleasures. However, he did not know that he would have to share the beach with someone else. Mr Sand's day was about to be turned upside down. Caught up in the whirlpool of Mr Sea's chaos, Mr Sand does everything he can to get a bit of peace and quiet. Www.stickybacktheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @Stickyback Superbly fun play BBBBB UPCOMING Beautifully bonkers BBBBB ASH PERRIN £6.50

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GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | BALCONY

TAPPUCCINO

GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | WINE BAR

TREASURE ISLAND

Brunch Bunch

Mis-Shapen Chaos

Brunch Bunch Theatre Company presents Tappuccino! A brand-new interactive, playful and joyous show that follows a tap-dancing coffee bean on her adventures across the world! From befriending a barista to saving the rainforests, though this bean is little, she has big dreams and dares to be different. Told through original songs, tap dancing and circus, this show is pure magic!

Join young Jim Hawkins aboard the Hispaniola and sail across the salty seas in search of Captain Flint's mysterious bounty. Can the map he discovered reveal the location of any hidden gold? Will he outsmart the dastardly Long John Silver and avoid the curse of the infamous black spot?

Twitter: @brunchbunchTC

I watched youngsters sitting transfixed as this company revealed a story of pirates, parrots and hidden treasure

www.mis-shapenchaos.com | Twitter: @misshapenchaos1

Sweet theatrical experience like no other BBBBB PALATINATE

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VALENTINA'S GALAXY

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An intergalactic adventure for starry-eyed 2-6 year-olds, inspired by women in space. An immersive adventure with experiments, rocket launches and stargazing. From the makers of Paperbelle and Too Many Penguins? www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 10:30, 12:30, 14:30 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 11:00, 14:00

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This interactive show, written especially for babes in arms tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon up high into the night sky. With the help of our young audience, some very chatty owls, and the most magnificent unicorn ever to have been seen on the Edinburgh Fringe, can we all pull together to save the night? This show is extremely interactive with all our senses being explored. The audience will be playing a range of percussion, using sensory materials and celebrating their first live theatre experience.

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Moon Dragon

www.frozencharlotte.com | Twitter: @frozen_c Full of eye-popping surprises BBBB EDINBURGHGUIDE Capturing our imaginations SCOTSMAN

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MOON DRAGON BABIES FOR UNDER 1'S

Frozen Charlotte Productions

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

GILDED BALLOON

PLEASANCE

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DREAM MACHINE

Jellyfish Theatre

MCS Drama

On his way home through the forest, Beauty's father picks her a rose in the enchanted palace gardens. That turns out to be a BIG mistake. Heartwarming, high-energy retelling of Jeanne Marie de Beaumont's classic tale about loyalty, bravery and finding friends in surprising places.

This year's hottest product has just hit- The Dream Machine. But if you stop dreaming at night, what happens to your dreams during the day? Join MCS Drama and find out the power of your imagination.

www.jellyfishtheatre.com | Twitter: @tweetjellyfish Perfect for inspiring young minds TIM CROWTHER

Stunning... you can't help but think you may be watching future theatre stars REVIEWS HUB A triumph! OXFORD TIMES

Twitter: @MCSDrama

I took my 4 year old granddaughter and we both loved it AUDIENCE MEMBER Kept the kids engaged the whole time AUDIENCE MEMBER £6.50

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BUBBLE SHOW: MILKSHAKE AND THE WINTER BUBBLE

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SLIME

The Herd and Absolutely Cultured

Being a slug is hard. Everyone thinks you're disgusting. Slug and Caterpillar are starving, and the only leaf left in the garden is out of reach. Slug thinks they should work together. Caterpillar doesn't. Enter the undergrowth to SQUISH and SQUELCH your way through this hilarious show for 2-5 years.

Bubble Laboratory

EVERY CHILD GOES INSIDE THEIR OWN BUBBLE! Square bubbles, smoke bubbles, shooting star bubbles, shadow bubbles, carousels that actually spin, vortexes, giant bubble tubes and a million bubbles finale! Fringe favourites, Dr Bubble and Milkshake are back once again to entertain children of all ages with their bubble skills.

www.theherdtheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @theherduk

bubblelaboratory.com | Twitter: @bubbleandplay FAMILY £26/30 £6

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ASSEMBLY ROXY | CENTRAL

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DON'T MESS WITH THE DUMMIES

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JOYCE

Underbelly and Dummies Corp.

Turtle Company

Following the global smash success of the multi award-winning Trash Test Dummies and critically acclaimed Splash Test Dummies, comes Dummies Corp's all-female circus sensation Don't Mess with the Dummies. Lions, tigers and Dummies, oh my! Set up camp and stampede into the jungle for an outlandish circus filled extravaganza that will leave you chuckling like a monkey and roaring for more. This brand-new ensemble takes centre stage with an endearing blend of circus, comedy and character that will leave your heart on your sleeve and your jaw on the floor. Each passing minute continues to engage and surprise the audience WEEKEND NOTES Endearing blend of circus, comedy and loveable antics KIDDING AROUND AUSTRALIA Really laugh out loud physical comedy MUSICALS REVIEWED

Return to a world where childhood imagination sparks unending curiosity. In this hilarious and heart-warming tale, a father and the family hamster venture into a foreign yet familiar land of a children's storybook. On their way, they meet a slew of characters, including a stick of dynamite who could explode at any moment, a hard-headed futuristic spacewoman, a daydreaming medieval prince and a giant that yearns to be small. With puppetry, music and live magic this innovative and imaginative new play is sure to dazzle the whole family! Directed by Yossef K. Junghan & Stevan Mijailovic.

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Subtle and intelligent STAGE (FOR WOYZECK!) Plentiful praise must be given to Stevan Mijailovic's outstanding direction... Beautifully and sensitively executed. BOXDUST (FOR WOYZECK!) Yossef K has a firm grasp on the action sequences and injects steady pacing that makes the show visually interesting THEATRESCENE (FOR INTERVIEW: A NEW MUSICAL) £10

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edfest.com 11:30 (12:30)

GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | WEE ROOM

Children’s Shows

11:30 (12:30)

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THE GREATEST MAGIC SHOW

DOWN WITH THE POETRY KING!

Showmen Productions

Mark Grist

Award-winning silliness and choose-your-own-adventure poems abound as you hone the entire family's writing skills. Will you have what it takes to defeat your poetry overlord? Can you make poetry fun again? Featuring odes to stinky pirates, murderous sheep and deadly mouthwash, you'll be laughing so much you'll be surprised how much you learn! markgrist.com | Twitter: @montygristo

The English teacher you wish you had BBBB FEST Emphatic, playful...Terrific BBBB GUARDIAN FAMILY £26/30 £6

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MUSTARD DOESN'T GO WITH GIRLS

Bric à Brac Theatre

When the children of Bow-on-Tie start mysteriously disappearing, Abigail decides to investigate further. She embarks on a music-filled adventure to uncover the town's secrets, topple the cabinet of treacherous animals in charge and prove that girls are made of more than just sugar and spice. An original musical tale for ages 6+.

Instagram and Facebook: @TheGreatestMagicShow The Penn & Teller of Australia! BBBBB GLAM ADELAIDE

www.bricabractheatre.com | Twitter: @_BricaBrac_ Witty and inventive (previous work) BBBB STAGE

Extremely high-energy & amusing (even for the adults!) BBBBB SYDNEY MORNING

Plays to the eyes and the ears, but most of all to the heart (previous work) BBBBB FRINGE GURU £7

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RUBBISH SHAKESPEARE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

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Family Ticket: £32 - £40

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Wonderfully funny BBBB TIMES

RP: 14

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Twitter: @kafkateers

Rubbish is certainly not a word that will be uttered when the audience leave BBBBB FAMILIES ONLINE £9 (£8)

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The smash hit of last year's festival returns! Join The Kafkateers for their "riotously cheerful" (Chortle) show packed with stories, songs, puppets and laughter for all ages. Follow Karter, Karl, Kat and Kevin the Beetle for "An hour of sheer joy" (Scotsman) for adults and children alike. Who knew that a show about Kafka could be so much fun? Or that a show this silly could actually be educational! No prior knowledge or interest in Kafka needed!

www.rubbishshakespearecompany.com/theatre | Twitter: @ rubbishshakes

£8.50 (£7.50)

The Kafkateers

Runaways. Fairies. Goblins. WATER PISTOLS!?! Rubbish Shakespeare are back with a vibrant reimagining of this impish tale, jam-packed with high-octane slapstick action, mischievous storytelling, and belly laughs for all ages. They'll make a mess of this Dream, even if it bruises them.

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Rubbish Shakespeare Company

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WINNER 2019 Best Children's Show, Fringe World Weekly Award. The multi-award winning, sell-out sensation of 2018, The Greatest Magic Show is coming to Edinburgh for the first time! Sure to be one of the best family shows you'll see all festival, come see the stars - Sam and Justin - hit the spotlight, debuting brand new and hilarious magic, insane circus stunts and a mystifying new character, The Ringmaster! PLUS, every child who attends will receive a FREE magic wand on entry and may even be one of the lucky few to come up on stage and become a star of the show... what's not to love?! Come see why this show is quickly taking the world by storm, and you may even be one of the lucky few to come up on stage!! Book Now!

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VIKING

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BRAVE MACBETH

Intrepid Fools

Captivate Theatre

Intrepid Fools are back again, this time to take you far across the Fjords on an irreverently epic Viking adventure. Follow Ragnarr's quest to become Skald, find the storymead, and save his village. With music, mayhem, and mythical monsters galore.

Primary Times Children's Choice Award Winner. On his way home from battle, Macbeth meets the witches who tell him that he will become king. He quite likes that idea and so does his wife, the rather scary Lady Macbeth. With catchy tunes, slapstick, sword fights, witches, warriors and kilts.

www.intrepidfools.com | Twitter: @intrepidfools Sure to delight all audiences BBBB ED FRINGE REVIEW

www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @Captivate_LTD

BBBB 730 REVIEW

BROADWAYBABY.COM

Funny, fast and exciting! Hilariously silly yet educational. Great fun for all the family! BBBBB

Fast-paced, hilarious and wonderfully charming Small scale, big heart BBBB FRINGELING

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CHORES

Hoopla Clique & Cluster Arts

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COLONEL MUSTARD AND THE BIG BAD WOLF

Dijon 5 Productions

Is the big bad wolf really bad? What if he's just misunderstood and trying to trigger his muddled memory! Could music be the answer? Join us for a gig, comedy, theatre and crowd participation all in one from music festival favourite Colonel Mustard. www.colonelmustarddijon5.com | Twitter: @colonel5mustard

You'll laugh, you'll dance, you'll sing! I defy anyone not to leave without a smile in your heart and on your face BBBBB GAVIN MITCHELL £9 (£7)

Chores is the story of two typical young rascal boys playing in their messy bedroom. Suddenly, Mother's alarming screams rattle the boys into acrobatic action. A generous serve of comedy and chaotic acrobatics accompanies every attempt at cleaning their room. A comedy circus show from Australia the whole family will love. Instagram: @choreshooplaclique

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

After watching Chores I really want a toilet paper gun now BBBBB WEEKENDNOTES.CO.UK

Winner - Audience Choice Award PRAGUE FRINGE 2018

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JELLY OR JAM

Ampersand with support from Gravity & Other Myths

Have you ever seen a giant block of jelly - wobbly, jiggly and strong enough to stand on? Jelly or Jam is an acrobatic adventure filled with real stories about friendship and what makes you, you. "No matter what age you are, this show will be your jam!" BBBB SCENSTR A celebration of curiosity, wonder and exploration BBBBB THE ADELAIDE SHOW A spellbinding show for kids FEST MAGAZINE

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THE SHOWSTOPPERS' KIDS SHOW

Nicoll Entertainment

The Showstoppers / Something for the Weekend

The musical adventure where kids are in charge! Fringe favourites and Olivier Award winners, The Showstoppers, take your kids' ideas and transform them into hilarious interactive shows. Captain Underpants underwater? Done! SpongeBob meets the Gruffalo on the moon? No worries! Musical shows tailor-made to their own imaginations. theshowstoppers.org | Twitter: @theshowstoppers Unbelievably good. BBBBB FAMILIES EDINBURGH

Make sure you see this show. And then go again. BBBBB BROADWAY BABY £7

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Join Mia, Jacus, Twinkle and all the Nursery Rhyme friends in their brand new LIVE show. An online and digital TV sensation, Little Baby Bum is the world's largest educational YouTube channel with over 21 million subscribers and 20 billion views. Combining puppetry, live action and digital animation, it's time to join in the fun, sing along and dance to your favourite nursery rhymes including: OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM, WHEELS ON THE BUS, TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR, INCY WINCY SPIDER, THE MUFFIN MAN and many more. www.littlebabybumlive.com | Twitter: @babybumlive

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GIRL SCOUTS VS ALIENS

Escapade Productions

Get ready for the greatest low-fi sci-fi comedy adventure on Earth! Our four teen heroes are on their last ever camp when an alien spaceship lands in the next field. With only camping kit, scouting skills and toasted marshmallows, can the girls save the world and keep the gang together? www.escapadeproductions.co.uk | Twitter: @EscapadeProds

Praise for The Ruby in the Smoke (2016): Captivating ... one of the most enjoyable hours I've spent at this festival BBBBB THREEWEEKS £11.50 (£10.50)

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SHAKESPEARIENCE

Theatre Fideri Fidera

Debbie Hicks Productions

Five-star smash-hit Shakespearience returns! Join Shakespeare's Men as they fly through Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet and Twelfth Night in a whirlwind hour of mischievous storytelling. With tons of interaction and more than a dash of mayhem, it's the perfect treat for all the family! www.shakespeariencelive.com

Utterly hilarious... a wildly successful all-family show BBBBB STAGE

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'Hail Ogg 'n' Ugg! Heroes! And ta very much for inventing the dog.' Don't miss this mind-boggling tale of how two Yorkshire hunter gatherers palled up with the wolves and saved us all from doglessness. Expect flying meat bones, sabre-toothed tigers, loads of scary howls - and maybe, if you're lucky, even a pat of Dogg - in this 'reet funny' comic take on the amazing evolutionary process that transformed the wolf into man's best friend and all the dogs we see in the world today. With a rich theatrical mix of physical comedy, clowning, puppetry, music and song, Ogg 'n' Ugg 'n' Dogg is perfect festival entertainment for families and dog lovers of all ages.

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Broken Robot Productions, So Comedy and Basil Brush Limited

Britain's most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a show for all the family, specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excitement. Basil Brush is back with a boom - the children loved it! BBBB KIDSDAYOUTREVIEWS.CO.UK

Theatre Fideri Fidera winner of the 2018 Primary Times Children's Choice Best Play award.

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THE AMAZING BUBBLE MAN

Underbelly and Dummies Corp.

Louis Pearl

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

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. An Edinburgh Fringe favorite, he has sold out for the last twelve years. Louis explores the breathtaking dynamics of bubbles, combining comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerized. From square bubbles to rocket bubbles, tornado bubbles to flying saucer bubbles, the Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages.

www.dummiescorp.com

www.bubbleguy.com | Twitter: @bubguy

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ALICE AND THE LITTLE PRINCE

Circus Trick Tease

Toby Mitchell & Co.

A girl from Oxford meets a boy from Asteroid B-612. A chance encounter between two of the world's favourite fictional characters - inspired by the fantastic books by Lewis Carroll and Saint-Exupéry... Curiouser and curiouser! Devised and performed by Toby Mitchell (co-director of Tall Stories Theatre Company) and Verity Clayton, for everyone aged 5 and up. www.tobymitchell.com

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FUNBOX: HOW TO BE A SUPERHERO

RP Join Gary, Kevin and Anya (formerly of The Singing Kettle) for some super singalong silliness. Pull on the spandex, slap on your capes and be your best Superhero! Pants over trousers encouraged but not mandatory. Funbox

www.funbox.co.uk | Twitter: @funboxshow No room to get bored ! BBBBB PRIMARY TIMES

A super 5 STAR total SELL-OUT 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. WINNER - Children's Choice Award, Edinburgh Fringe 2016 WINNER - Best Children's Event, Adelaide Fringe Weekly 2017 WINNER - Best Children's Event, Fringe World 2018 www.circustricktease.com | Twitter: @childrenrstinky Giggles and squeals of delight BBBBB FAMILIES UK

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THE LISTIES ICKYPEDIA

FAMILY HIGHLIGHTS AT UNDERBELLY

The Listies

Australia's kidult comedians are back with a smash hit of a show packed with trademark bottom waggling anarchy! Ickypedia aims to answer all of life's unimportant questions: How do you take a smellfie? What exactly are udderpants?* How many bubble machines are too many? What's the Snot Ness Monster? And what happens if you never-ever-ever clean your room? Total sell-out shows 2016 & 2017. www.thelisties.com | Twitter: @thelisties

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I'LL TAKE YOU TO MRS COLE!

A Complicité and Polka Theatre Co-Production

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The 1980s! Ska music pulses and young Ashley creates havoc by getting lost in a wild, imaginative world. When Jedi battles and forest adventures go too far, will their hardworking mum resort to the scariest threat of all? Accompanied by an original ska soundtrack and stunning video animation this show will appeal to the whole family. Directed by Complicité Associate Catherine Alexander Based on the book by Nigel Gray and Michael Foreman

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www.complicite.org/information | Twitter: @Complicite

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CAPTAIN JAKE AND THE SEARCH FOR THE RED QUEEN

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JUNIOR JUNGLE RAVE

Junior Jungle Party

Hold tight for the most uplifting, funniest family rave on the planet! Expect the finest cuts of Jungle, Drum & Bass, classics, remixes and new drops, expertly mixed live for you and your little ravers. If you're not sweating, you're not doing it right!

Stories Alive

Join Captain Jake's Crew as he takes you on a journey to the high seas, in this historic adventure. Learn what it takes to be a pirate as we battle foes, avoid sea-monsters, keep the ship afloat, and try to keep the captain out of the tavern; all in search of the elusive Red Queen.

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Twitter: @StoriesAlive

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Join the Superhero Academy to be part of the greatest quest of all: to save the world... quite literally! The planet needs all the help it can get and we can't rely on David Attenborough to do all the work! The young superheroes will be defeating human actions; learning ways to fight climate change and save the planet through the art of interactive storytelling, music, puppets and games! Join us as we train up the next generation to go green (not like the Hulk!) £6

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SUPERHERO ACADEMY: ENVIRONMENTAL ADVENTURE!

Aardman Animations are giving you the chance to learn how to make your very own classic character, at these hands-on clay modelling workshops with Aardman's Lead Senior Model Maker, Jim Parkyn. Learn how to make Shaun Sheep, Gromit, Morph, villainous Penguin Feathers McGraw or Lu-La the brand new alien character from upcoming feature film Farmageddon. You'll also get the opportunity to ask questions about the tricks of the trade from the Aardman studio. S M T W T

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WALLACE & GROMIT'S MUSICAL MARVELS

Carrot Productions

A Cracking Live Orchestral Tour! THE musical event of 2019 is coming to Edinburgh. Following on from their recent UK tour, Carrot Productions and Aardman are delighted to be bringing their fantastic new show to Edinburgh Fringe. Join everyone's favourite dynamic duo as Wallace prepares to perform his musical masterpiece 'My Concerto in Ee, Lad' with help from faithful canine companion, Gromit. What could possibly go wrong.....?! This interactive experience features specially created animations as well as live orchestra accompaniment and escapades from presenter Matthew Sharp, alongside world-class musicians drawn from some of the UK's top orchestras. First screened at the BBC Proms in 2012, this fantastic new touring version has wowed audiences across the country, providing huge fun for all ages. Followed by a screening of the Academy® Award-winning 'Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers' with Julian Nott's stunning score performed by the orchestra live on stage. One of Aardman's best loved films - and with possibly the best train chase scene in cinematic history - it's set to be A Grand Day Out for the whole family. In fact, you'd be crackers to miss it! © and ™ Aardman/W & G Ltd. All rights reserved www.carrotproductions.com | Twitter: @carrotprod £18 (£15.50)

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JARRED CHRISTMAS & HOBBIT: THE MIGHTY KIDS BEATBOX COMEDY SHOW

Nebula Productions

Blue Jeans Management

Calling kids aged 5 to 100, join our MIGHTY gang! Awardwinning Comedian + Champion Beatboxer = fantastic family fun! Jokes and beats collide with electrifying results! Silliness galore! Get involved, win prizes! 'Best Kids Show' nominee - Leicester Comedy Festival. Utterly hilarious TIME OUT Breath-taking vocal percussion STAGE £6

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THE PRINCE OF FRINGE BEATBOXERS (Edinburgh Festival Magazine) World record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo makes mad music using just his mouth and a mic, performing his mindblowing vocal skills all over the world with heroes like Ed Sheeran, Lily Allen and Rudimental. Join this sonic superhero and become one of his superstar sidekicks in a world of funny sounds, brilliant noises and cool music, whether you're aged 1 or 101! [Also: check out 'Surrender' SK Shlomo's one man show for grown-ups, p. 166] skshlomo.com/kids | Twitter: @skshlomo

Joyous... has to be seen - or heard - to be believed! BBBBB BROADWAYBABY The kid's good. Jaw-droppingly good GUARDIAN Forget one-man band, this guy is a one-man music festival TIMES Slick theatrics and soulful vocal gymnastics EVENING STANDARD £7

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MARK THOMPSON'S SPECTACULAR SCIENCE SHOW

Cahoots Theatre Company

You think science is boring, think again; this is science like you have never seen it before. Explore the strange and magical properties of matter with exploding elephant's toothpaste, vortexgenerating dustbins and howling jelly babies! www.spectacularscienceshow.com | Twitter: @cahootstc Experiments that will blow your mind! BBBB DARK CHAT 2017

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Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

Austin Talent

Winner: Best Kid's Show, Leicester Comedy Festival 2018. You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An interactive adventure featuring terrible prizes and total mayhem! [This bit is for parents only: this show is recommended for 11+ but younger kids are welcome too. There may be some mild language but it's more like Roald Dahl than YouTube.] 'Irresistibly dangerous' (The Stage) www.facebook.com/TheDarkRoomForKids | Twitter: @Robbotron FAMILY £32/36 £6

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Captivating chemistry! Phenomenal physics! Bonkers biology! Unbelievable Science is an interactive science show for the whole family, where experiments take place right before your eyes! Magicians, time-travellers and all round spiffing chaps Morgan & West have a secret past - they are genuine, bona-fide, legitimately qualified scientists, and now are bring their knowledge to the stage! Expect explosive thrills, chemical spills and a risk assessment that gives their stage manager chills. www.morganandwest.co.uk | Twitter: @MorganandWest This is magic at its very best BBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FOR KIDS

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Comedy Club 4 Kids

Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for a family audience... but without the rude bits! It's just like a normal comedy club but kids are allowed in, without needing to be disguised in a trenchcoat stack. Smashing!

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www.comedyclub4kids.co.uk | Twitter: @ComedyClub4Kids The ethos is just right BBBB DAILY TELEGRAPH An essential treat BBBBB FEST

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ZIMBABWE SCULPTURES

Assembly Festival

Zimbabwean artists make some of the best stone sculptures in the world. Vhukutiwa Gallery continues to present a range of work from young artists and established names. Inspiration is drawn from natural and spirit life. The exhibition is run by Wellington Nyanhongo, a famous sculptor in his own right. There are gems to be found here... prepare to be charmed THREEWEEKS

Steve Ullathorne

A new selection of photos from the award winning photographer whose work appears regularly in the National and International press, on theatre and comedy posters and numerous CD, DVD and book covers. Covering all areas of the performing arts from cabaret, burlesque, comedy and puppets. Because everybody loves puppets. www.steveullathorne.com | Twitter: @steveullathorne

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KID_X by Bassline Circus and MHz in association with Feral

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Charting a futuristic romance between a boy with a bionic heart and a famous rooftop selfie queen, KID_X collides circus and street dance (Flexin, Krump, BoneBreaking) with hypnotic video projections and an original electronic score. Featuring stunning live vocals from singer-songwriter sensation Eva Lazarus, set over bass heavy tracks produced by legendary Scottish sound system Mungo's Hifi. www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com

Dumped by her boyfriend for not being "serious" enough, Delta Nu sorority sister Elle Woods heads to Harvard Law School where she shows her ex (and everybody else) that there's more to her than just a hair colour. Spurred on by her self-belief, determination and an AMAZING manicure, Elle wins over her doubters and proves that a glass ceiling isn't a match for a woman on a mission! www.rcsedfest.co.uk | Twitter: @rcs_mt

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Chris Thorpe, Rachel Chavkin, China Plate & Staatstheater Mainz.

We all have a nationality. Or almost all of us. Status is a Fringe First-winning show about someone who doesn't want his any more. About who's responsible for your national story and what might happen to it if you try to give it up. Part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019.

Cristian Ceresoli's Scotsman Fringe First Award-Winning play La Merda became an international hit following its Edinburgh premiere. He reunites with its original creative team, Stage Award-winning actress Silvia Gallerano and Italian acting legend Stefano Cenci for the premiere of his new work: a psychedelic play about fascism and happiness. Violent and scary BBBB UNGT TEATERBLOD MAGAZINE

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King Brilliant Theatre, Richard Jordan Productions in association with the Pleasance

The Pleasance

Join us for a very special preview of some of the most exciting shows in our 2019 programme and help us launch our 35th year on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!

Can Heroin put the "Great" back in Britain? Three flat-mates battle Marilyn Monroe, cultural identity and snowflake mediocrity to save us all! In 2009, Philip Stokes' Five-Star (Scotsman, Sunday Telegraph, Fest) award-winning play exploded at the Edinburgh Fringe; ten years later, its original creative team reunite to revisit the play in a new production where today its prophecy has become a reality. Quite astonishingly accomplished... beautifully written it takes one's breath away BBBBB SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DROLL

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the Owle Schreame

Award winning, Fringe favourites, The Owle Schreame return with a wild, raucous, ridiculous, folk version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' from the 1640's, originally adapted for illegal comic performance whilst theatre was outlawed. Music! Puppets! Silliness! Costumes made of straw? FIRST PRODUCTION IN 350 YEARS! A hilarious, wonder-filled experience: intellectually fascinating yet raucously laugh-at-loud. For Rough Theatre at its finest, catch the Owle Schreame now! BBBBB GUARDIAN FAMILY £28/32 £6

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"Good Morning Edinburgh!" Come and feast your theatrical appetites on three new delicious rotating 'menus' of 1015min comedies, eccentricity & mini-drama in this lovely spacious new venue! We'll be serving FREE coffee/tea, croissant, strawberries from 10am until the show at 10.30 - so come and relax with us before we perform for you. Our menus of plays are hand picked from brilliant new writing from home and abroad. Stimulating, refreshing and engaging... Fringe Sell-out Show 2017 and 2018; WINNER: Latest Award 'Best Theatre Performance'. www.bite-size.org | Twitter: @bitesizeplays

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Slapstick, light-hearted and bracing. The show describes in a funny and humorous way the everyday tasks of three balloon factory workers. This play is an entertaining and straightforward critical analysis that might remind you of "Modern Times"... A show without words for all the Family, age 5+. www.cieduplatpays.be

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Ellandar Productions & Jessica Rose McVay Productions

Meet Sergeant-Major Philip Astley, the REAL 'Greatest Showman'. His trick-riding displays with his wife in London in 1768 grew to become the world's first circus. A fascinating and unique 'insider account' by a real-life circus man. Actor and professional ringmaster Chris Barltrop returns to the Fringe with his lively one-man play.

Fusing physical theatre and gripping new writing, an honest and comic look at young love and old trauma. Two ex-lovers meet at a wedding and are forced to confront mismatching memories to unpack what happened all those years ago.

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THE BELIEVERS ARE BUT BROTHERS

Argonaut

Javaad Alipoor

The final hour of 1999. Two bickering sisters flee a party. Two outcasts prepare for the apocalypse. When their paths cross, they are forced to make choices that will alter their futures far beyond midnight. A new show about optimism, fear and counting down to uncertainty from award-winning company Argonaut (Action at a Distance, New Diorama Graduate Emerging Company) Shortlisted for the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund.

Across the postcolonial Middle East, the EU and USA, old orders collapse. Tech-savvy extremists rip up the rulebook, as a generation of men burn with resentment, falling into online worlds of fantasy and violence. Fresh from it's BBC4 adaptation and world tour, this hit show of the 2017 Fringe returns for one week only. Part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019

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Box Tale Soup

Guy Masterson - TTI in association with Shooting The Breeze

"Three nights to save a soul.. or the Devil gets his way." A remarkable new adaptation from the award winning creators of 2018 Official Sell-Out 'The Turn of the Screw'. Join us for the weird and wicked, horrible and hilarious.. behind the wildest stories, hide the darkest truths. Co-production with Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham.

Damon Runyon's brilliant 'Broadway Stories' became 'Guys and Dolls'. Here, two of his best - 'Johnny One Eye' and 'A Piece of Pie' - twist and swing to life like improvised Jazz! Brighton Fringe 'Best Show Runner Up' 2017 starring Ian Shaw (Medics, Warhorse), David Mounfield (Count Arthur Strong) and Duncan Henderson (The Polished Scar).

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THE SHARK IS BROKEN

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Guy Masterson - TTI in association with Shooting The Breeze

"You're gonna need a bigger boat!" 'JAWS', Martha's Vineyard 1974: Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider & Richard Dreyfuss are confined on board the Orca enduring endless delays, studio politics, foul weather and a constantly broken mechanical shark called Bruce. Written by Joseph Nixon & Ian Shaw - inspired by his father's diaries - this is an insider's true, hilarious tale of rampant egos, petty rivalry and excess alcohol. www.theatretoursinternational.com | Twitter: @TheatreTours

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TALES FROM THE GARDEN

Ibali Theatre Collective

Tales from the Garden is a play about being a young woman, not knowing your place, being broken, trying to fix yourself, being haunted, being stolen, being free, asking God to help you, trying to help yourself, hiding, running, sewing, screaming, hoping. In her first one-woman show, Ameera Conrad explores the joys and traumas of being a young woman raised in a world that makes women targets for aggression and violence. This play explores the tension of consent, guilt, fear, and love, and questions what the repercussions are of having to deal with trauma alone.

A Fringe premiere of the smash-hit podcast hosted by singer-songwriter Jessie Ware and mother, Lennie, about food, family, and the beautiful art of having a chat. On previous episodes, guests have included musician pals Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith as well as chefs and food writers like Yotam Ottolenghi and Nigella Lawson. Join Jessie and Lennie with guests from the world of music, culture and politics as they discuss food traditions, and the ways they vary across families, cultures and geography. Oversharing guaranteed. Table Manners won the New Voice award at the U.K.'s Audio Production Awards. All the warmth and charm of The Great British Bake Off but is endearingly rougher around the edges BILLBOARD (USA) Table Manners is a deliciously simple concept EVENING STANDARD (UK)

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21 FUTURES BY OLLY HAWES

What a show! With a new cast of talented teens, this fast- paced, hilarious coming of age musical with an unforgettable rock score is back at the Rose Theatre. Evan Goldman's parents have split up and he is forced to leave the buzz of New York for the 'lamest place in the world' in rural Indiana. Will he find his place in the popularity pecking order?

A brand new play about the future. Olly Hawes' absurd comedy takes a sideways look at the lives of modern teenagers on the brink of futures they can't yet begin to imagine. A cast of 21 talented young actors present a wildly satirical vision of modern society: vapid, vacuous and vain. Angst-ridden, self-mocking and desperately ambitious, this dystopian comedy points a finger at the young, the old and everyone in between. Dysfunction abounds and nothing makes very much sense any more in this bleak comedy for the alternative age.

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WHITE GIRLS

Rob Rouse & Helen Rutter

Laughing Mirror

Two girls embark on a journey to annoy their Tory parents, and quickly find themselves in the middle of a refugee crisis. They're going need to do more than just a fun-run to help. 'White Girls' explores volunTourism within Calais' 'Jungle', and questions the notion of charity. 'Stunning, clever, nuanced' (Libby Purves). Twitter: @L_MirrorTC

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Chuck Salmon Productions

THAT long-running show about four mystery-solving teens (and their infamous dog) is on its last legs. When a REAL mystery rears its head, can the Meddlin' Kids put aside their differences to unmask the villain one final time? Don't miss this brand new romp for all ages by Cambridge Footlight Will Bicknell-Found. Captivatingly creative, impressively energised and frankly just very, very funny BBBBB VARSITY A hugely enjoyable hour BBBBB 730 REVIEW

A stand up comedian sees his world fall apart when his wife decides he can no longer mention her onstage. Should anything be off-limits in the realm of confessional comedy? Is it OK to overshare with an audience of complete strangers? How would you feel if your life was turned into a joke? After last year's hugely successful run of their debut play- 'The Ladder'- real life husband and wife, Rob Rouse ('Bottom' Upstart Crow, BBC, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Ch 4) and Helen Rutter (Holby City, Coronation Street) return to Edinburgh with their brand new show. Twitter: @robrouse

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The future is uncertain. Does that thrill you or terrify you? After "exponentially funny" Your Days Are Numbered and "spectacularly entertaining" Brainsex, Timandra is back to play with risk and chance. This show probably includes graphs and gambling, songs, jokes and electric shocks. But we can't be certain.

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Comrade Egg wants to change the world and she needs your help. Lecoq-trained company, Mother Bunch present a new solo clown show about social justice and chickens. Part clown boot-camp, part meat-industry magical realism, join Comrade Egg on a mission to lead 20,000 chickens to freedom. Disarmingly silly...comparable to Simon Amstell's excellent mockumentary Carnage. A YOUNGER THEATRE

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Archaeologist Nuala unearths a skeleton and her ordered life starts to unravel. Based on personal experience, this is an uplifting and compelling story about OCD, dungarees and being weird but not a weirdo. www.sorchamccaffrey.com | Twitter: @LadybonesPlay Shockingly real...fresh and funny BBBB BROADWAY WORLD Comic, deep, clever and insightful BBBB NORTH WEST END Genuine and original BBBB WITHIN HER WORDS £7

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1923: The War is over. While Clarissa Dalloway prepares a party in Westminster, Septimus Smith is diagnosed with shell-shock, their memories and dreams intertwining with those of 15 other disparate souls, this hot blue day in June. Conjuring the hopes and regrets of post-war London, Dyad's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's celebrated map of hearts and minds offers a magical and compellingly feminist response to the aftermath of the First World War. Written and directed by Elton Townend-Jones, performed by Rebecca Vaughan - the award-winning creators of Orlando, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, The Time Machine, Austen's Women, and I, Elizabeth. www.dyadproductions.com | Twitter: @dyadproductions A breathtaking creation BBBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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HOW TO SAVE A ROCK

Becky Barber-Sharp & Something for the Weekend

Pigfoot

"I couldn't imagine having a child. Not even when I was sat in my Primark bikini in a plastic hot tub at Homerton Hospital, sucking the shit out of the gas and air... There's a man sitting on the wall outside the flat. He just sat down the other day and never left." Inspired by true events, Katie Guicciardi's sharply-observed drama explores our complex relationship with 'help' - our desire to give it and our need to seek it for ourselves - in an increasingly isolating society. Directed by Offie Award nominee, Lisa Cagnacci.

Quick catch-up: there's only one polar bear left alive, and we're going to save him. Will you help? A carbon-neutral comedy, powered by bike and solar-power, about how to still have hope. Samuel French New Play Award winner, and Sunday Times Playwriting Award winner, 2019. www.pigfoottheatre.com | Twitter: @pigfoottheatre ingenuitive and beautiful NOISES OFF genuinely impactful DAILY INFO

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One performer. Seven characters. 500+ light & sound cues. No technician. In an abandoned theatre former stagedoorman, Albert, has a story to tell... Like no other. Fastpaced, intimate, lavishly visual storytelling, a Vaudevillian ghost story. There will be puppets, there will be songs, there will be technical wizardry and there will be danger...

Phyllis Garvin, an Irish QA nurse on the WWII battlefields, emigrated to New Zealand and was awarded the Legion d'Honneur aged 88. Tales of war, courage, romance and danger animate this stunning and often humorous show written and performed by her award-winning director and actor daughter, Kate.

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Tonkin-Jones' performance... is uncomfortably truthful. ('Spillikin' - Pipeline Theatre)

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LOVE (WATCHING MADNESS)

YOU'RE SAFE TIL 2024

SpeakUp Theatre in association with The Actors Centre

David Finnigan

In 2018, David Finnigan met with 30 scientists and asked each of them a question: 'What's the biggest change happening in the world today?' What they told him was a fascinating mix of surprising, scary and beautiful. Stories about geese drawn into the engines of passenger planes, famous shipwrecks, fossilised chicken bones, whales singing with boat engines and surprises in the sand on remote Pacific beaches. You're Safe Til 2024 is an unlikely documentary in sounds, stories and beats - a highlights reel of the strange ways we are remaking the earth. davidfinig.com £10

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Harry Baker

Mathematician-Turned-World-Slam-Champion Harry Baker turns 10,000 days old, celebrating numbers, words and life itself. From getting through literal marathons to analysing the technical accuracy of So Solid Crew's 21 seconds, he's got 99 problems but maths ain't one.

'My mum threw a trifle at my best friend and that's when I first thought something was probably wrong.' A mother. A daughter. An hour. A bond. Questions. Answers. Trifle. Tides. Refresh. Restore. Release. Critically acclaimed SpeakUp Theatre present a searingly honest and personal onewoman show investigating the complexities of loving someone with mental illness. A moving, funny and relatable insight into how it feels to care for someone who can't always show that they care for you. Twitter: @SpeakUpCogs

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A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO BE CRAZY

Project Y Theatre, Richard Jordan Productions, The Pleasance

Genevieve Carver & The Unsung

2018's "chaotically enjoyable" (Spectator) sell-out hit, and Time Out NY Critics Pick, returns! Actor and impersonator Carl David - aka David Carl - is locked up for performing his hilarious Trump-inspired version of Shakespeare's King Lear. Forced to play for an audience of one - the US President himself - Carl's survival depends on giving the performance of a lifetime. Get tweeting (again) Edinburgh!

Innovative-gig theatre based on interviews with women in the music industry. A tale of growing up, finding a voice and listening to Joni Mitchell records from award-winning poet, Genevieve Carver, and her multi-instrumental live band. Includes themes of confidence, female working relationships, toxic masculinity and mental health, and genres from soul to electronica, classical and pop.

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Coreth Arts

A comedy play in three parts. Martin and Duncan are outraged to find that their local pub has been turned into a 'pub-themed-cafe' by the new owner. They immediately assume that he is French and devise a series of increasingly ludicrous and unsuccessful schemes to ruin his life. A delicate balance between irreverent and over-the-line

Debuting at the Fringe, Ivory Wings is a one woman show with a live piano score. It explores Alzheimer's and the therapeutic effects of music on patients' memory, whilst celebrating the remarkable women of the Air Transport Auxiliary whose job it was to deliver wartime aircraft, including Spitfires and Hurricanes, from the factories to the RAF bases during World War Two. Fundraising for Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer Scotland.

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A jovial yet dark play like this may be becoming something of a rarity CHERWELL

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How unlikely is your existence? This nine piece progressive brass band embark on a curious audio-theatrical journey. Replete with intricate rhythms, enormous choral harmonies, dynamic choreography and ruminations about stars and happenstance. This is gig theatre which contemplates our baffling origins. Winners of the Les Enfants Terribles Award 2019.

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Join Amy, and a panel of her more famous comedian friends, at the recording of this feminist comedy conversation show. Previous guests such as Aisling Bea, Lolly Adefope, Sara Pascoe, James Acaster, Nish Kumar, and more have sought to understand this great, unknowable, mystery of our time: women. As heard on Reasons To Be Cheerful and Evil Genius Podcasts. As featured in the Guardian, i and Time Out. Different guests and topics at each show.

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Theatre Re in association with Glynis Henderson Productions

Korean Gipsy Sangjaru and MoonHwaMun - Korean Season by AtoBiz Ltd

Join us as our Korean traditional band creates ingenious world music by blending Western and Korean sounds. Played on Korean traditional instruments, it's touching, astonishing and emotional, and will lead you to a fantastic new world. Join the captivating musical journey! Winner of the Korean Traditional Music Festival 2017, 2018 Facebook: @sangjaru | Instagram: @koreangipsy_sangjaru

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Following a sell-out run at London International Mime Festival 2019, Theatre Re presents a powerful, poignant and uplifting visual theatre piece with live music exploring the bond between three generations of women, their shared loss, and the strength they discover in each other. Emily is eight months pregnant when she reads her grandmother's journal. As she delves into her family history her sense of reality shifts, unveiling a legacy of unspoken tragedies and unconditional love. Previous productions by Theatre Re include 'The Nature of Forgetting' and 'Blind Man's Song'.

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GOLIATH IN THE WATER

MODEUN COMPANY | Korean Season presented by AtoBiz Ltd.

"As David fights against Goliath, we live." This original and powerful dance piece, reinterpreted from the original novel, is an ambitious work by Moden Dance Company

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The award-winning creator of 'Jewish Chronicles' and 'Gefilte Fish & Chips' returns with more unique and compelling musical storytelling. Brilliant rhyming, wordplay, great musicianship and haunting tunes you won't forget. Selected 3 times for SoHo Playhouse New York's Best of Edinburgh and NYC Fringes. Composer of material for Maureen Lipman, Dillie Keane and Adele Anderson of Fascinating Aida (to name but a few). Epic story-songs about family, hope, life, love and bagels. Warm, witty and wise. You'll laugh, you'll cry. What's not to like? 'Highly Recommended' Fringe Review 2015/16/17'.

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Remember when I got cancer and had a breakdown in Tesco's? Then literally went mental and posted some songs on Twitter? When anxiety was at full capacity level, my mum bought me a ukulele and it has saved my life. I wrote some songs and randomly posted them online. Shit. Got. Real! Before I knew it there were millions of hits. I have no idea how it has all happened but people just seemed to relate to my random bedroom tales! This is a common story about common people. Directed by Kathy Burke.

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Scandal Theatre & RiotBox Productions

An American risks overstaying her U.K. visa. A Guatemalan faces the dangerous trek to America. As their parallel stories intertwine, two young women discover how far they'll go to get what they need... and who they'll hurt by becoming illegal. A vibrant narrative poem woven with gripping drama by Jessica Phillippi, featuring music by Simon Liddell. www.scandaltheatre.org | Twitter: @scandaltheatre Quintessential five star BBBBB EDFRINGEREVIEW.COM (ON THE TRANSLATOR'S DILEMMA)

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Loquitur Theatre

An hilarious, romping, multi-media exposé of dating in the 21st century, written by and starring Gemma Harvey and directed by Lou-Lou Mason. Based entirely on real life experiences, Lobster scrutinises the deeper, brutal side of both love and life, challenging our preconceptions of women and dating, sex and autonomy. Polly bounces between dreadful dates and exciting encounters, tinder swiping, sexting, dick pics, pressuring parents, wonderful friends... but why is she so desperate? What lies behind her relentless campaign for love? And what would any of us do, when our world falls apart...? £6.50

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Tracking Lauren Booth's journey from hedonism to Hajj on a social and spiritual adventure, this nuanced one-woman show, performed with brisk honesty and sharp humour, sweeps from the suburbs of North London to the olive groves of Palestine, exploring activism, the Celebrity Jungle and life's big questions. www.accidentallymuslim.com

Poignant, moving and funny... brilliantly joined up writing and joined up thinking VICTOR LEWIS SMITH, TV AND FILM PRODUCER

A profound, exciting and often amusing journey trying to make sense of Booth's own life and her search for identity DR RAMZY BAROUD Beautifully written, a candid and engaging quest for truth. Above all, a message of hope FAROOQ MURAD, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ISLAMIC FOUNDATION As she challenges injustice and oppression, Booth finds hope, meaning, and salvation in the cauldron of the Middle East CJ WERLEMAN, AUTHOR FAMILY £30/34 £6

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The Other Guys

All students from the University of St Andrews, The Other Guys are returning for their fourth consecutive Fringe Festival! Performing in a new venue this year, these St Andreans hope to 'make waves' with an impressive and diverse assortment of tunes. Whether it's classical close harmony arrangements, the essential top 40 tracks or side-splitting parodies that you prefer, The Other Guys are sure to sing it and sing it well. With an emphasis on entertainment, this is an a cappella performance you definitely shouldn't miss. otherguys.co.uk | Twitter: @OtherGuysStAs £9 (£8)

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Brian Foster Productions

The Oxford Gargoyles

The Oxford Gargoyles is Oxford University's internationallyrenowned jazz a cappella group. With a rich 29 year history and 14 years of delighting audiences at the Fringe, the group bring unbeatable musicality, slick choreography and infectious fun. Their unique repertoire of jazz, soul, pop and funk has proved a favourite and has achieved frequent 5-star reviews, making them a staple of the Edinburgh a cappella scene. www.theoxfordgargoyles.com | Twitter: @oxfordgargoyles The stand-out a cappella group of the Fringe. BBBBB FRINGE REVIEW £9 (£8)

Myra, a middle-aged, homeless Dublin street drinker, is feisty, funny, and foul-mouthed. Desperate for her first drink of the day, she begs from the passing city centre throngs. Between begging she re-lives her back story. Playing all the characters, and acting out all the incredible events that have led her to this pitiful existence, Myra takes us on an, at times hilarious, but ultimately heartbreaking, journey. Winner of Best Tragedy Award, United Solo Festival, New York, 2016. "You'll laugh with Myra ... you'll cry with Myra ... what you'll never do, is forget her." Simply the most stunning piece of theatre I have ever had the pleasure to witness BBBBB LAURA HOPWOOD, DERRY.

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PEKING OPERA: FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE

National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts

A historical tragedy, a hero failed in battle, his beautiful lover and handsome war horse accompanying him towards the end of the inevitable fall of the kingdom, a heartbroken farewell between lovers via a stunning sword dance. www.sinolinkproductions.com | Twitter: @SinolinkProd

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Edinburgh University Footlights

Pitch Purple is back at the Fringe for the third year, bringing you more award-winning a cappella! The youngest a cappella group at the Fringe, winners of the Youth Voice Festival UK\PUTIPAD1, bring you their adventurous arrangements of songs range from Aretha Franklin to Britney Spears. Don't miss it!

This revolutionary rock musical follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished bohemians struggling to survive and create in the East Village of '90s New York. Featuring iconic numbers, including Seasons of Love and La Vie Boheme, Rent is a powerful story of modern life that shows there is no day but today!

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www.edfootlights.com | Twitter: @Footlights_RENT Electric and Infectious YOUNG PERSPECTIVE Enough energy to power all of Edinburgh BROADWAY WORLD

Pitch Purple give me goose bumps. They really are an absolute pleasure to listen to - such professionalism, passion and co-ordination JESSICA DOYLE

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TANG AND FOUR DREAMS

Richard Shelton's masterful show revealing the man behind the music returns following a sold-out West End season. Palm Springs, California, 1971. Frank Sinatra faces retirement. But times are changing as the Stones and Bowie dominate the charts. Things take an unexpected turn when he drinks One for My Baby too many. This is the 2am Sinatra you dream of meeting. Dangerous. Unpredictable. Brilliant.

The love story has a "play within play" storyline, delivering a contemporary interpretation of "Shakespeare of the East". It features a unique Chinese musical style embodies the modern and the traditional. A unique and powerful production steeped in history. The abilities of each musician from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra are indisputable and combines to form one of the most experienced and skilled orchestras in China BBBB ON

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Best Girl Productions

Smokescreen Productions

Meet Annie, a veteran's child on her way to change her life. A tour de force one-woman play about the power of the past, help and hope. Finalist in 2019 LET Award. Actor Christine Mackie (Downton Abbey & Coronation St) wrote this play in a moment of heartfelt reconciliation with actual events in her own childhood - and gave it to her daughter, actor Lois Mackie (WYP, Catherine Wheels, Elysium Theatre). "A sharply written, moving, wise and witty play." (April de Angelis. Playwright and Olivier Award Nominee)

A political thriller with biblical bite. In a contemporary single-faith Middle Eastern state, a charismatic preacher with a radical message of peace emerges. As violence continues to tear the region apart, his followers are persecuted and imprisoned. A 21st century Judas is interrogated but is he betrayer or betrayed, visionary or zealot? And who is ultimately pulling the strings? www.smokescreenprods.com | Twitter: @smokescreenprod

Magnificent. Riveting. A powerful, moving and vitally important piece of theatre. BROADWAY WORLD

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In this reimagining of the Greek myth, an intricate puppet is doomed with the hopeless task of pushing a colossal stone up a hill. Trapped in an endless cycle, the man wrestles with the futility of his existence. Award-winning Half a String fuse transforming sets, puppetry, hand-drawn animation, live cello and atmospheric voices. Previous praise below. www.halfastring.co.uk | Twitter: @halfastring Breathtaking BBBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE Ingenious BBBBB YOUNG PERSPECTIVES Stunning BBBB BROADWAY BABY £7

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A writer/producer of television's SUPERNATURAL spins a series of intimate, darkly comic vignettes in this modern thriller. When Ryan's firework-filled marriage proposal awakens an ancient creature in a nearby lake, residents become consumed by stories about the "thing" and the dark effects it has on anyone who touches it. Admirers descend into zealotry and obsession where mob mentality, paranoia and blind faith best common sense in a landscape that looks surprisingly close to the world in which we live today.

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A troubadour in the classic sense, Joseph is an actor, singer and songwriter of the first order OAKLAND TRIBUNE Funny and insightful SANTA MONICA MIRROR

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A one man musical featuring multi-instrumentalist and award winning polymath Brian Joseph. Through his songs, writings and photographs, Joseph presents a funny, moving and altogether original portrait of a cancer caregiver, enraged by soup and ghosts.

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Normaler Productions in association with Fringe Management, LLC

1979, on a beach in Brazil, a drowning man is washed ashore where he is confronted by the woman that he assumes has saved him. Flattered and provoked by this enigmatic presence, he seeks to justify his life... Sell-Out Show at EdFringe'18. Supporting the Holocaust Educational Trust and endorsed by the Amud Aish Memorial Museum.

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by Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin

ThisEgg in collaboration with Made My Wardrobe

A stand-up poetry show about dead dogs, chocolate and nostalgia. Multi-award winning performance poet and alumnus of the Durham Revue, Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin presents a semi-coherent exploration of nothing in particular, blending surreal humour with storytelling and spoken word, Don't Bother is a unique hour of comedy that's sure to please.

Lydia now only wears clothes she has made. Combining choreography, live sewing, comedy and original music, four friends tell her story. Part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019. www.thisegg.co.uk | Twitter: @ThisEgg_

A show that fashions something rich, brocaded and gossamer beautiful out of dark shadows... BBBB

Twitter: @broccantyzack

INDEPENDENT

May be at the start of his career, but he's at the top of his game BBBBB BUNBURY MAGAZINE £6.50

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Beautiful, searching, painful... with joy, compassion and a rich flow of energy BBBB SCOTSMAN Fringe First Award Winner 2018

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The Outbound Project

Irresistably colourful, loud and fun show for all the family. Thrillingly spectacular circus skills, physical comedy, clowning, theatrical storytelling and slapstick combine in this follow up to international hit The Hogwallops from 'good old fashioned contemporary circus' LiT. A rundown hotel becomes a physical playground for a multinational cast of six highly skilled acrobats, clowns and jugglers.

All history: Women are branded as hysterical. 2019: Award-winning visual/physical theatre company make this show. Right now: You read this, you feel a sensation that can only be described as an uncontrollable urge. You book your ticket. www.theoutboundproject.com | Twitter: @TheOBProject

lostintranslationcircus.com | Twitter: @LITCircusUK

Fiercely intelligent...relentlessly imaginative... philosophically and emotionally honest BBBB FEST -

The UK's most acclaimed family circus company WHAT'S ON STAGE

THE MISSION

£14.50 (£13.50) £15.50 (£14.50)

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MADAME OVARY

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RACHEL CREEGER - HINAYNI!

Rachel Creeger

It's January. Rosa is only just over her hangover and writing her New Years Resolutions. But before she's even had time to delete her dating apps and get into downward dog she's diagnosed. With ovarian cancer. And it's spread. Rosa's new goal for the year ahead is to survive it. Madame Ovary explores the typical struggle every 20-something has with trying to stay relevant and the less typical struggle of trying to stay alive. Devastating and beautiful and true. CAITLIN MORAN Honest, painful but full of love & laughs. REBECCA FRONT

Is Rachel ever honestly present in the moment? Sometimes it takes a little darkness to shine a light on the truth. A new show from the comedian behind 'It's No Job For A Nice Jewish Girl.' Winner of Best Comedy Award at the Greater Manchester Fringe 2017. As heard on BBC Radio London.

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www.rachelcreeger.com | Twitter: @RachCreeger BBBB FUNNY WOMEN Very, very funny JEWISH CHRONICLE

Tight writing, sharp performance and a beautifully zany imagination BRIGHTON SOURCE

RP: 21 | Family Ticket: £28-£42

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TOM GK'S "HEARING LOSS: THE MUSICAL"

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BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: EVALUATION

thegreenhousetheatre.com/shows/evaluation.html BBBBB TRIBE

Reminds its audience of the transformative, ephemeral magic of good theatre BBBB OWL EYES

FOURTH WALL

"Big things are waiting for him" BBBB WEEKEND NOTES £11 (£10)

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Held captive by the perfect machine, one human must defend their species and answer the ultimate prerequisite: are we even worth it? With real humans and robots, Evaluation is an exploration of what makes us human.

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"There's no humour in having so many tumours"... Tom GK's hearing is going out with a bang! Former Daily Telegraph music writer and critically-acclaimed storyteller combines laughter, song and genetic disease in this vaudevillian biography. Hearing loss was always a nightmare for musicmad Tom GK... now it's simply hilarious. "Hilarious... Will leave you singing for joy" BBBB

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Lost in Translation Circus

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BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: FROM THE WIND

DEVIL OF CHOICE

A dark, sexy, and funny tale about the temptations we face when we find ourselves in a room with the devil - and what happens when we gamble with our soul. When Pepper and her husband Salvatore meet Delia, a volatile triangle of dark, passionate, and comic twists and turns is put in motion. When faced with your demons, what are the choices you'll make to save yourself? What do you want? What do you deserve? What can you get away with?

From The Wind examines Scotland's relationship with renewable energy. Exploring the challenges that face funding and developing renewable energy on the islands and mainland of Scotland and hearing from the people of these communities. thegreenhousetheatre.com/shows/fromthewind.html

I simply cannot wait to see more of their magic BBBBB TRIBE

www.cryhavoctheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @cryhavoctheatr1

Reminds its audience of the transformative, ephemeral magic of good theatre. BBBB OWL EYES £5

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Described as a thrilling hour of fast paced action, New Perspectives' award-winning staging of Chigozie Obioma's powerful allegory of brotherhood, vengeance and fate adapted by Gbolahan Obisesan returns to the Fringe for 6 performances only. Part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019.

Unforgettable--a must-see for history buffs and theatre aficionados alike FRINGE REVIEW UK

THE FISHERMEN

www.eleanorsstory.com | Twitter: @eleanorsstory

£10 (£9)

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New Perspectives Theatre Company

Eleanor managed to survive WWII as an enemy alien in Nazi Berlin, but upon her long-awaited return, she finds that her beloved America is now foreign to her. She attempts to navigate U.S. high school, haunted by war trauma. Adapted from the award-winning memoir of Eleanor Ramrath Garner, and performed by her granddaughter.

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A Cry Havoc Theatre Company Production with LAByrinth Theater Company NY

BoxedIn Theatre

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Just These Please are back to knock your socks off. Then neatly fold them. Charming five-star sketch comedy sensation looking to share one hour of passion followed by a lifetime of mutual appreciation.

When an inflatable doll comes to life, could it be just the man Kate needs? When workaholic Kate is "gifted" a blow-up-boyfriend she keeps it in defiance. Soon the doll becomes the only person Kate dares to be herself around... but as it begins to take on a mind of its own, Kate comes face to face with the dangers of letting someone in.

justtheseplease.com | Twitter: @justheseplease

Energetic, playful and passionate [...] a pleasure to watch BBBBB LIVE LONDON POST Had the audience in stitches BBBB WEE REVIEW £9 (£8)

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SIR DAVID AND HIS ANIMALS

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The magic of David Attenborough live on stage! A blue whale swims through the ocean depths. Racer snakes pursue a young iguana across the desert. Watch as two hapless but enthusiastic clowns recreate extraordinary scenes of the natural world - a world teetering on the brink of disaster.

Caroline Burns Cooke fearlessly delves into glamorous 70's sitcom legend Yootha Joyce - dead at the height of her fame. It could have been worse. Could have been a wet Wednesday matinee at Rhyl Rep. Previous shows: And the Rope Still Tugging Her Feet (Argus Angel-Brighton Fringe/Outstanding Individual PerformerPrague Fringe) Proxy (Infallibles Award for Outstanding Theatre nominee/Ike Award-Best Solo Show)

www.clownfishtheatre.com | Twitter: @clownfishtheatr

Highly nuanced impressions and hilarious exchanges abound...the standing ovation probably says it all.

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www.facebook.com/proxyrope | Twitter: @CarolineCooke19 BBBB LIST (FOR PROXY)

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TESTAMENT OF YOOTHA

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ME AND MY DOLL

Old Joint Stock Theatre

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Just These Please

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FIX US

"Be strong. Keep your head up. Knock em dead" Lee has autism, Zara has CHARGE syndrome and Kirsty has Cerebral Palsy. They eat rules, boxes and labels for breakfast. Just wait 'til you meet their alter egos. Access All Areas supported artists, BareFace, present FIX US: a funny, defiant new show about three wild, wicked and wonderful individuals - and their equally outrageous stage personas. Cheeky, sexy and full of charm... BareFace show you who they really are.

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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 £6

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COMEDY

Back at the Fringe by popular demand, 'Improv Actually' throws together a completely unscripted RomCom using audience suggestions. Let the Cambridge Impronauts steal your heart with a unique story full of ﬁrst dates, faux pas, and happily ever afters.

5 & 6 Aug

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The Cambridge Impronauts

Twitter: @TheBFCollective £7

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Sir Trevor Brierly - writer, director, occasional cat-sitter has died. Comedians John Tothill and James Coward host a memorial service in tribute to Trevor's life and works, featuring his films and an array of guests, each with a story to tell.

Bees are immediately punished for their stings. Wasps don't learn their lesson. One small person's journey to discover that she has and is everything she's always wanted. She's just one fib away. A darkly comic look at lying, growing up, the fake news of our lives and the cost of the truth. Written and performed by Actor/Comic Charlotte Merriam, our dark surreal, funny look at 'honesty' is an unashamed experience of mental health, a new perspective on the world we live in and a discussion of morality through character and comedy. £6.50

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Final Cut

www.facebook.com/finalcutcomedy | Twitter: @finalcutcomedy Triumph of character comedy BBBBB EDFRINGEREVIEW Wonderful hour of side splitting laughs BBBBB BROADWAY BABY BBBBB 730 REVIEW

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MY LOVE LIES FROZEN IN THE ICE

Cahoots Theatre Company Ltd

Dead Rabbits Theatre

Written by Hugh Whitemore and performed by Rohan McCullough, this play celebrates one of the most successful partnerships in history: the long and remarkable marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill. From their unconventional courtship, through the testing and tumultuous years of the First World War and Churchill's erratic political progress, Clemmie was his unwavering ally. This moving, amusing and frank portrait celebrates this couple and the power of their love.

In 1897, three explorers took off to the Arctic in a free-flying balloon. Behind them, they left a woman who could not forget them. A tale of love, loss and the strange power of the human heart. Winners of the Les Infants Terribles Award 2019, Dead Rabbits present a highly visual and physical journey through the whiter than white nights and darker than dark days, where nothing is what it seems. www.deadrabbitstheatre.com | Twitter: @DeadRabbitsTC Deeply-theatrical, strange and wonderful BBBBB Hilarious & heartwarming BBBBB EDMONTON JOURNAL

www.cahootstheatrecompany.com | Twitter: @cahootstc

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F Scott Fitzgerald's sparkling, waggish tales of 1939 Hollywood delightfully rendered by LA-born actor Paul Birchard. Pat Hobby, script hack who was hot when the movies were dumb, lurches from job to job, managing by luck and low cunning to more or less avoid the abyss of unemployment and despair! Birchard himself left Hollywood in a bizarre flash of sanity to study acting in Glasgow! There he discovered The Pat Hobby Stories. Amazed by their timeless, savage humour, he performs them with a zest and relish that effortlessly evokes unbridled laughter.

Eurig and Connor rely on death for a living but even that has let them down. But Charles Sterling's strange corpse offers them a lifeline. Will they take it? Or will they bury his deadly secret? Perrier Award nominee, Owen O'Neill's hilarious, new, Beckettian, bible-black comedy. 'Waiting for Godot' meets 'Six Feet Under'! A World Premiere.

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www.theatretoursinternational.com | Twitter: @TheatreTours

SHAVING THE DEAD

Guy Masterson - Theatre Tours International Ltd

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A TABLE TENNIS PLAY

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CICADA 3301

Walrus in association with Theatre Royal Plymouth

Cambridge University Fishbowl Theatre

"When does it happen?" A long summer weekend, two strangers, and a full-size table tennis table. A new play by Sam Steiner about how everything and nothing changes as people bat a ball. Praise for Walrus' hit debut production, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons: A beautiful play... About as promising as debuts get

"Hello. We are looking for highly intelligent individuals. There is a message hidden in this image. Find it, and it will lead you to find us. Good luck. 3301" In 2012, this anonymous 4chan post sparked a scavenger hunt through old manuscripts, out to locations all over the globe, and into the uncharted areas of the dark net. This is the peculiar and unsolved mystery of CICADA 3301.

BBBB TIME OUT

Triumphant... One of last year's smartest, coolest shows

Twitter: @CicadaFringe

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HighTide and Bush Theatre

Silksheen Productions

Nadia and Daniel have just signed for a flat. Under a pseudonym, naturally. After years of married life, this is their chance to start again. But as much as they try to redefine the rules, the outside world is closing in. Following a run at the Bush Theatre, Rust, written by Kenny Emson and directed by Eleanor Rhode, makes its Edinburgh Festival Fringe premiere.

The gripping true story of a terrifying night-time Lancaster Bomber raid in WWII. As the young crew unleash their deadly cargo onto the city below, the wireless operator agonises about the real cost of their mission. www.wirelessoperator.co.uk | Twitter: @WirelessOp Electrifying... gem of a show BBBB TIMES (ON 'VENUS AND ADONIS') Finely crafted... movingly delivered OBSERVER (ON 'VENUS & ADONIS') BBBB BROADWAY BABY (ON 'VENUS & ADONIS')

www.hightide.org.uk | Twitter: @_HighTide_

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Emma Blackman Productions and Emily Jenkins

Brooke has it all: the job, the flat, the girlfriend... but what happens when things go tits up just before your 30th birthday? A bisexual Bridget Jones for the online generation, this tragicomic one-woman play and its lovably hapless heroine is for anyone who's wondered why they feel so lonely when connecting with others is meant to be easier than ever. Developed on the Soho Theatre Writers' Lab and longlisted for the Tony Craze Award 2018.

A new dark comedy about foot-and-mouth disease by Fringe First award winner Emily Jenkins. It's the late 90s: Take That, Tamagotchis and Pog swaps. When Bobby and Amy meet, hundreds of cows dot across the fields and the sun always shines. But when the cows begin to burn, Bobby and Amy's sleepy Cotswold town faces a catastrophe that will change their home forever. ***** EdFringeReview ***** FringeGuru **** Scotsman (reviews for previous Jenkins' plays)

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BRIONY REDMAN IS INDECISIVE (OR ISN'T, YOU DECIDE!)

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Charlie Vero-Martin

Historical characters, improv and stand-up. Napoleon and Amelia Earhart are back by popular demand but watch out for a spiky Jane Austen. Expect opinionated puppets, spontaneous discoveries and a show-stopping finale! Like her previous shows, this promises to be exceedingly charming, a little bit weird and very funny.

www.brionyredman.com/comedy | Twitter: @brionyred Articulate sense of mischief TIMES Universal charm and wit EDFESTMAG

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www.charlievmartin.com | Twitter: @CharlieVMartin

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CHARLIE VERO-MARTIN: SCRAPBOOK

Life is short. There's no time to debate options, consider details or use spellcheck. You just have to choose. So choose this comedy shoe, it'll be fin! Sketch comedy that may or may not contain action, romance and Benedict Cumberbatch. British Comedy Guide Recommended 2018.

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Katie Storey Productions

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£10 (£9)

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www.bobbyandamy.co.uk | Twitter: @BobbyAndAmyPlay

RP: 14 & 20

£8.50 (£7.50)

Sadie Clark & Laura Elmes Productions

www.sadieclark.co.uk | Twitter: @AlgorithmsPlay Brave, bold and brilliantly funny LISA WALTERS, CHANNEL 4

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BOBBY & AMY

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CREAM TEA AND INCEST

Romance! Adventure! Murder! Aristocrat Eddie Spangler and valet Jeffrey must learn the meaning of these words and more in this new knockabout Edwardian comedy. Lord Wiggins is set to inherit Rhodesia upon his marriage to Emily Rhodes, but their romance is faltering. It is up to Eddie and Jeffrey to sort Wiggins out as quickly and violently as possible. Meanwhile - the evil Lord Biggins lurks in the shadows, waiting to execute dark schemes of his own...

£9.50 (£8.50)

www.isabellabroccolini.com

Gob-smackingly thrilling and breathtakingly admiral in its outrageous courage, bravery. BBBBB KEVIN JACKSONS THEATRE DIARY

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R'N'J: THE UNTOLD STORY OF SHAKESPEARE'S ROZ AND JULES

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Broccolini's creation is a darkly raw absurdist comedy about Red Lady, who shares awkwardly grotesque stories with the thread of human survival throughout.

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12:45 (13:45)

0131 510 0395

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www.peracals.com | Twitter: @creamteaincest

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Andrew Roach Talent

A debut show from a comedian who was born with Poland Syndrome, making him lopsided with a misshapen hand. Following life changing surgery he has toes for fingers on his left hand and in this unflinchingly honest show he examines body image, mental health and being disabled in an image-obsessed world. An hour of anarchic storytelling and acidic punchlines exploring how he has learnt to roll with the hand life dealt him and draw humour from what we are told is humourless.

RP TT BSL AD Juliet is double pregnant, Rosaline decides she does indeed want Romeo dick, but Romeo is definitely dead. Join Roz and Jules on an epic Thelma and Louise style multimedia tragicomedy adventure in clearing their good names, healing age-old family strife and safely delivering those babies! Stolen Cactus

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F. OFF

Evening Standard one-to-watch writer Tatty Hennessey, NYT Artistic Director Paul Roseby and Britain's best young talent are kicking off in a comic urgent response to the extremes of social media in true interrogatory style to put the social network 'on trial'.

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Murphy retraces the steps of her transformative years, from fire-starter in a football shirt to feathers, tits and teeth. Tales of youth, growing up in Essex/suburbia, unique anecdotes from a professional dance career, and life now as an exshowgirl. 'Laugh aloud funny' (Steve Bennett, Chortle).

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Abbie Murphy

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ABBIE MURPHY: EAT SLEEP SHIT SHAG

National Youth Theatre of Great Britain

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Good. Great. Messy. Funny. I want to dunk myself in cold water. I feel comfortable. Transformatively. £7

fullroguetheatre.com | Twitter: @FullRogue

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Wild Swimming: a brief and benighted history. Nell and Oscar meet on a deserted beach in Dorset. It's 1595... or maybe it's 1610. Oscar has returned from his first term at university and Nell is doing f**k all. They will meet here, again and again, on this beach... for the next 400 years. Stuff will change. As it does with time. They will try to keep up.

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FullRogue | Pleasance | Bristol Old Vic Ferment

"To be free is very sweet" When one woman tells of her extraordinary journey to overcome the brutality of slavery, she becomes a beacon for the British anti-slavery movement. Powerful and entertaining, this true story is told with traditional African Griot storytelling fused with theatre, singing, music, poetry, drumming and dance.

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Kuumba Nia Arts, Unlock The Chains Collective and Oxford Playhouse.

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SUPER HUGH-MAN

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THE ACCIDENT DID NOT TAKE PLACE

CAP Somewhere on the other side of the world a plane is falling from the sky. You can watch it happening on Youtube. You can watch it burning on repeat. From award-winning YESYESNONO comes a summoning of hyper-reality. A new guest performer each night. A dance-filled deconstruction of digital information. PLEASANCE EDINBURGH ASSOCIATES 2019 // 'Top Five Young Companies 2018'- Guardian // TOTAL THEATRE AWARD WINNERS 2017

Rutene Spooner in association with SquareSums&Co

YESYESNONO in association with the Pleasance

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A MĀORI BOY'S MUSICAL ABOUT HIS HOLLYWOOD HERO. An award-winning solo cabaret following the personal journey of a young Māori boy wanting to fit into a world he has no blueprint for. After discovering his hero Hugh Jackman's secret identity, he comes to realise that it's OK to be a different kind of man - that he can be strong AND sensitive, he can haka AND high kick, he can be fierce AND fabulous. A shamelessly charming and heartfelt story, intricately weaving together comedy, storytelling, dance, song and Māori cultural/performing arts into a stunning cabaret experience. www.superhughman.nz | Twitter: @superhughmannz

Honest, uplifting, stirring and hilarious THEATREVIEW Pitched halfway between fan service and autobiography, it is a fun mix of music and comedy THEATRESCENES Haka and High Kicks... a show for aficionados of rock operas and musicals, a 60-minute coming-of-age tale of a musical fan's musical fan PANTOGRAPH PUNCH £10

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Captivate Theatre

This crowd-pleasing musical is inspired by and features the songs of Elvis Presley. It's 1955 and into town rides a guitarplaying young man who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swivelling, lip-curling musical fantasy that'll have you jumpin' out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse Rock, and Don't Be Cruel. www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @captivate_LTD

Captivate Theatre brings a lively and contagious enthusiasm to the Fringe ALLEDINBURGHTHEATRE.COM FAMILY £48

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BALLETBOYZ: THEM/US

Austentatious and Underbelly Productions Present

BalletBoyz and Something for the Weekend

After sell-out national tours, a West End run and Radio 4 special, Austentatious returns to the Fringe for its eighth glorious year! Every single day an all-star cast improvise a brand new Jane Austen novel based entirely on a single suggestion from the audience. Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, this is Austen as you've never seen her before: award-winning, riotous and unmissable.

The award-winning all-male company make an explosive Edinburgh debut. Created collaboratively by the BalletBoyz company dancers, Them explores the individuality within each dancer and the versatility of movement which BalletBoyz are renowned for. In Us Tony & Olivier Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon examines human connections, culminating in the tender duet which premiered in 2017 to public acclaim. With contrasting scores by artist Keaton Henson and composer Charlotte Harding, Them/Us asks where we see ourselves in relation to the "other". www.balletboyz.com | Twitter: @BalletBoyz Sublime BBBBB SCOTSMAN

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Thoughtful, fresh and finessed BBBB GUARDIAN This is rare, precious dance BBBB STAGE It doesn't seem to matter what they dance. The result is always the same - fantastic. BBBB TIMES (FOR FOURTEEN DAYS)

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ASSEMBLY ROOMS | MUSIC HALL

FRIENDSICAL: A PARODY MUSICAL ABOUT FRIENDS

BEST OF THE FEST DAYTIME

Birdbrooke Entertainment & Marshall Cordell

Assembly Festival

Sample the very best in music, comedy, circus, variety and more from around the Fringe. There's something for everybody in our showstopping Spiegeltent. See a new line-up every day! Suitable for all ages. Check assemblyfestival.com for line-ups. www.assemblyfestival.com | Twitter: @assemblyfest

A fantastically entertaining way to spend an afternoon...an all round crowd pleaser BBBBB THREEWEEKS £10

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

Breach Theatre

When Ross' wife leaves him for another woman, he fears he will never find love again. But then Rachel runs back into his life... will he end up with his one true love?

Fringe First and Total Theatre Award-winning Breach (Tank, The Beanfield) restage the 1612 trial of Agostino Tassi for the rape of baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Based on surviving court transcripts, this new play dramatises the seven-month trial that gripped Renaissance Rome, and asks how much has changed in the last four centuries. Part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019, and originally developed with New Diorama Theatre.

Featuring original songs such as '(He's her) Lobster!', 'Richard's Moustache' and 'You're Over Me? When Were You Under Me?', the gang take on naked Thursdays, a power cut, and a dinosaur convention. What could possibly go wrong? This is a loving parody not to be confused with the Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. series Friends.

www.breachtheatre.com | Twitter: @breach_theatre BBBB TIMES £11 (£10)

A new parody musical, inspired by the iconic TV show Friends, marking ten years of comedy all in one night.

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FISHBOWL

SIT Productions in association with Le Fils Du Grand Réseau

The hilarious misadventures of three eccentric and lovable anti-heroes crammed in their wacky rooftop bedsits. After a sell-out tour, the funniest show in Europe brings its farcical antics and physical comedy extravaganza to Edinburgh. Winner of Molière Award for Best Comedy Play. Paper-thin walls barely separate three neighbours - an accident-prone hoarder, a karaoke-loving gadget geek and an inept career junkie - who strike up unlikely and moving friendships. Fishbowl promises to delight fans of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Mr Bean with this modern take that really packs a punch; its incredibly realistic set is filled with ingenious magical devices, tricks and surprises that shock and delight. Fishbowl premieres in the UK. sitproductions.co.uk/fishbowl | Twitter: @FishBowlThePlay BBBBB LE MONDE

1001 gags BBBBB LE PARISIEN A comic explosion TÉLÉRAMA Belly-wrenching laughs LE FIGARO £9

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JEKYLL AND HYDE

Captivate Theatre

NO R M A L E R THA N E V E RYO NE

Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic thriller, Jekyll & Hyde is the gripping tale of a brilliant mind gone horrifically awry. Attempting to separate "good" from "evil" in the human personality, Dr. Jekyll inadvertently creates an alternate personality of pure evil, dubbed Mr. Hyde, who wreaks murderous havoc on the city of London. As his fiancée Emma grows increasingly fearful for her betrothed, a prostitute, Lucy, finds herself dangerously involved with both the Doctor and his alter ego. Struggling to control Hyde before he takes over for good, Jekyll must race to find a cure for the demon he has created in his own mind. £16 (£14)

Gilded Balloon Teviot – Nightclub 31 July – 26 August (not 13, 20) 12:05 (13:15)

THE PA T HO B BY S TO R IE S Gilded Balloon Teviot – Sportsman 31 July – 26 August (not 12, 19) 12:30 (13:30)

O F M IC E A ND M E N Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wine Bar 31 July – 26 August (not 13, 20) 13:30 (14:30)

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KNOCK KNOCK

Hot Coals Theatre

A GA THA IS M IS S ING !

Two hearts, one cottage, and book with all the "answers"... A modern fairytale of love and longing. Expect laughter and tears in this poignant and moving show which will capture your heart using physical theatre, clown and mask.

Gilded Balloon Teviot – Billard Room 31 July – 26 August (not 12) 14:30 (15:30)

www.hotcoalstheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @HotCoalsTheatre

S HA TTE R E D

Playful, tender and deeply moving...Highly visual and D/deaf and hearing inclusive BBBB SPYINTHESTALLS Delightfully inventive work. BBBB ACTDROP For audiences of all ages THEATRETHINGS Utterly charming VIEWFROMTHECHEAPSEAT £12

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MADAME GEORGE BY KEIR MCALLISTER

Meadow Rain is throwing a party to celebrate her new life. Expect a rip-roaring soiree of games, dancing, more games and one TOP SECRET present! Award-winning creators of fringe sell-out show 'So It Goes' are back, with a darkly comic piece exploring emotional abuse. ontheruntheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @ontheruntheatre Brilliantly evocative BBBBB TIMES FOR SO IT GOES An appealingly mobile face BBBB EVENING STANDARD FOR SO IT GOES This company have a bright future TELEGRAPH

www.watchthisspaceproductions.com

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On The Run

Madame George is a psychic in a slump. When finally there comes a message, will she really want to hear it? A comedy about how far we will go for what we choose to believe in, from the team that brought you the 2018 Awardnominated Fringe hit 'The Bench'. Starring Jojo Sutherland.

£11 (£10)

13:00 (14:00)

THE REBIRTH OF MEADOW RAIN

Gilded Balloon & Watch This Space Productions present...

£6

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An all male re-imagining of Shakespeare's classic love story uses physical theatre to portray two opposing rugby teams, thus grounding the piece in the 21st century. When the two men meet, the unyielding pride of man threatens to destroy all that they know. Romeo and Juliet returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after a sell-out run in 2018.

Twitter: @rippedplay

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Alex Gwyther is a terrific storyteller WHATSONSTAGE A wonderful actor and writer TIMES SQUARE CHRONICLES

ROMEO AND JULIET

96% of all male rape cases go unreported. Experience Jack's explosive story as he steps into the absurd world of modern masculinity, tries to mask his trauma and reinvents himself as a 'real man'. How far will Jack go to fit in and feel secure, whilst hoping his past never catches up with him? Ripped exposes this national crisis and the pressures put on young men to live up to outdated ideals. Directed by Max Lindsay.

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THE MAN

ROSE MCGOWAN: PLANET 9

Camels Comedy and Beige Company Productions

Cloud9 Management

Best-selling author, actress and activist Rose McGowan makes her debut at the Fringe. Through memoir, music, storytelling, projections and performance Rose creates a new world of possibilities: Planet 9. She invites the audience on a healing journey of discovery to this new planet. The antidote to all that is earthbound, from here we can see Earth from a new perspective and learn how to create a liberated, fairer society for ourselves. Like moon dust, Rose hopes you will take a little piece of Planet 9 with you wherever you go. www.rosemcgowan.com | Twitter: @rosemcgowan £20

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AFTER YOU

Hannah Norris

In 1961, Hannah's mum, Angela, was in the Australian premiere production of The Sound of Music. The expectations of her generation, including motherhood, stopped her following that career. Now Angela's retired, Hannah's decided they're doing a show together.

www.beigecompanyproductions.com | Twitter: @TheManTheShow

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

www.hannahnorris.com.au | Twitter: @hazzynorris Rare and profoundly powerful experience BBBBB BAREFOOT REVIEW BBBBB ADVERTISER BBBBB SCENESTR £7

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'The Man' is the debut one-man show from the "side-splittingly funny" Patrick McPherson, star of last year's "truly hilarious" 5-star, sell-out 'Camels'. Fresh off a run in the West End, 'The Man' showcases Patrick's brilliant characters and sketches, that are "so funny it feels like a work out" (Savage Arts), for a brave and thought-provoking hour of comedy. Supporting The Movember Foundation, the show dissects and satirises what it means to be 'The Man' in today's society. Come see this "inspiringly and intimidatingly well-written" (Lucy Moss, writer of SIX, the musical) comedic tour-de-force.

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davidwilliambryan.com | Twitter: @davidwbryan A masterpiece BBBBB BROADWAY BABY A fresh sense of humanity BBBB THE STAGE A truly stunning performance BBBBB FRINGE GURU Touching and humbling BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

RP: All | CAP: 11, 14 & 24

After a total sell-out run in 2018, 'In Loyal Company' returns in a venue twice the size for 2019. This incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew David William Bryan is a tour de force war epic not to be missed.

theroaringgirls.co.uk | Twitter: @theroaringgirls

£9 (£8)

David William Bryan

Shaving? Tanning? Over-exercising? Cabbage-Souping? Starving? Don't bother - we're not. Grab your pals and your biscuits and watch Beach Body Ready! Join The Roaring Girls for a defiantly feel-good show which sticks two fingers up at how the media says you should look. The Roaring Girls are getting Beach Body Ready, are you? £7

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The Roaring Girls / Absolutely Cultured / Pleasance / York Theatre Royal / Hull Truck Theatre

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BoonDog Theatre in association with Jessie Anand Productions

Have you ever yearned to leave behind your definitions: loud or quiet, male or female, straight, gay, working/ middle/upper class? Lucy Roslyn's new play tries to escape the identitarian bullshit of 2019 - just as Woolf tried to escape into the pages of Orlando. Directed by JMK Award winner Josh Roche, following a sell-out run at VAULT 2019. Wholly engrosses the audience BBBB UPCOMING A captivating piece of storytelling that tackles love and gender politics BBBB BROADWAY WORLD Sticky with real emotion LYN GARDNER

Andy Smart

Andy has performed at 40 Edinburgh Festivals. Over 2 and a half years of his life has been spent in Edinburgh during August. Hear about how he started out on the streets, the Vicious Boy years, the stand-up shows, the plays, and the improv shows. You'll find out why he fainted during The Twelve Angry Men, how he saved Paul Merton's life, and what it was like to perform at the old Late'n'Live. If you are looking for outlandish stories, Andy's will be at the far end of the scale. MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE

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BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: THE EARTH UNTOLD

BoxedIn Theatre

Five storytellers open a treasure chest. Each day, a different set of stories emerge. They're unlocking the myths, histories and secrets of the natural world, with tales taken from all across the globe

AN EXCITING SEASON OF NEW THEATRE

www.thegreenhousetheatre.com | Twitter: @twitter.com/ theearthuntold

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I simply cannot wait to see more of their magic. BBBBB TRIBE

Reminds its audience of the transformative, ephemeral magic of good theatre BBBB OWL EYES £5

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EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL PRESENTS: PAUL FEIG

Edinburgh TV Festival

The creator of Freaks and Geeks and director of Bridesmaids brings his unique perspective on the TV and film landscape in this special event. Feig received two Emmy® nominations for writing Freaks and Geeks, which was later named in Time magazine's 100 Greatest Shows of All Time. He will discuss his work on TV comedies Arrested Development, Weeds and Nurse Jackieto his directing roles on Mad Men, 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation, and films including The Heat, Spy, Ghostbusters: ATC and last year's A Simple Favor.

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PARADISE LODGE

(I)SLAND T(RAP): THE EPIC REMIXOLOGY OF THE ODYSSEY

Doodlebugs Productions

Lyrical Therapy University + Aztec Economy

An international award-winning, adaptation of Homer's Epic tale, 'The Odyssey', this lyrical, mythical, solo-soul journey, fuses live ukelele music and spoken-word as it charts Black Ulysses's escape to an exotic, desert island. www.austindeanashford.com

Ashford jolts me awake with his rhymes that may as well be from Kanye, Drake, and other modern greats BBBBB THEATRE REVIEW NEW ZEALAND

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COLLAPSIBLE

Ellie Keel Productions and HighTide

Essie's lost her job. Not her fault, she just - never mind. Her girlfriend's left. But she's alright. Except lately she feels more like a chair than a person. One of those collapsible chairs. Solid one minute. And then. Written by one of Ireland's most exciting new playwrights, Collapsible is a funny and furious monologue about navigating a world that cares so much about you keeping it together, it doesn't notice you falling apart.

doodlebugsproductions.weebly.com | Twitter: @ParadiseLodge1

Blown away. Beautifully written, cleverly crafted and perfectly executed. Go see, people. You'II love it. Witty, moving, sensitive and sincere. Beautifully observed and constructed. Fabulous show, so emotive and funny. AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

www.hightide.co.uk | Twitter: @_HighTide_ and @EllieKeelProd

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He promised her a world tour, so far it's just care homes... 'Dad's Army' meets 'Little Voice' in this hilarious, heart-wrenching, musical comedy. Two actors play multiple roles that have the audience laughing, crying and singing their hearts out. Inspired by the author's experience caring for his mother-in-law when she was living with dementia, Paradise Lodge is an exploration of identity, reality and loss - with a bit of Beyonce thrown in.

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OBSOLETE

Joss Jones for EdCom Productions

Tepid Productions

Madcap, macabre and multimedia: surreal sketches from Cambridge Footlights Comrie and Dan, after Fringe hit 'Speechless'. A garish look into the sinister side of technology, it's Morecambe and Wise meets Black Mirror. Non-stop fun, ranging from the utterly bizarre to the extremely heartfelt to even politically astute VARSITY It's really damn funny BBBB THREEWEEKS Inventive, unusual, ambitious and consistently funny BBBBB CAMBRIDGE STUDENT £6.50

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Great value, great venue and great fun! Long running lunchtime comedy compilation showcasing the acts you must not miss. New line-ups every day handpicked from across the Fringe. If you want to start your day on a comedy high, plus get tips on which names to check out, this is the place to be! See edcomproductions.com for daily listings and news. edcomproductions.com | Twitter: @EdCom_Edinburgh A perfect bite-sized flavour of the festival BBBB THREEWEEKS A brilliant way to discover new talent BBBB THREEWEEKS

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PHOENIX

Richard Marsh, Jessica Sharman & Something For The Weekend

The ultimate 1-man band: guitarist, pianist, drummer... dad. It's hard to reach stardom walking on Lego. Musical comedy heartbreaker from Fringe First Winner (Dirty Great Love Story) & BBC Radio Best Comedy winner (Love & Sweets). www.richmarsh.com | Twitter: @richardbmarsh Lovely, witty, delicious. BBBBB INDEPENDENT

The best and brightest of this year's Fringe comics BBBB THREE WEEKS

Restores your faith in human nature and the Fringe... bliss. BBBB TELEGRAPH Poignant, funny, well observed... a properly lovely piece of theatre. BBBB EXEUNT £6

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PIANO_PLAY

Bach + Beethoven + Britney = Tom: a young man whose piano lessons give him a unique vocabulary. It's a new play by Calum Finlay about grief / obsession / music. With one man and a piano. And it's all _underscored_ live. Praise for previous work, What Goes On In Front Of Closed Doors is below.

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LUCILLE & CECILIA

Bang Average Theatre

Following a sold-out run at last years Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Tom Brace returns with a brand-new magic show for the whole family! Featuring Tom's unique blend of comedy and magic, the show promises to have a little something for everybody.

Two circus sea lions: one is desperate to escape, the other gets off on daily rub downs from Trevor the Trainer. This female duo bring you fast-paced and silly physical theatre that will show you the humanity of sea lions. www.bangingaveragetheatre.com | Twitter: @bangaverage Physical comedy at its finest BBBB BROADWAY BABY

tombracemagic.com | Twitter: @TomBraceMagic

Classic magic tricks with youthful charm

Delightfully scatty, absurdist, surreal piece of theatre

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Fantastic impressions BBBBB BROADWAYBABY Deserves a packed house every day... a triumph of character comedy BBBBB EDFRINGEREVIEW

Twitter: @rphlwkfld

BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL £10 (£9)

Glory. Regret. Absolutely shocking defending. In his debut hour, character comedian Raphael Wakefield charts the rise and fall of his idol, Arsène Wenger, and asks what it means to become successful. As heard on BBC Radio 4Xtra. Directed by James McNicholas (BEASTS, Horrible Histories).

Subtle... without sentiment... inspired BBBBB

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Raphael Wakefield

Twitter: @thepianoplay Fantastic BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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ROMEO & JULIET

Guy Masterson TTI in association with Maverick Theatre Co

Guy Masterson - TTI in association with Maverick Theatre Co

Meet the P.A.L.S. - Pete, Andy, Linda and Sue - Brummy council estate mates from the sixties to the noughties - in a hit new comedy. Based on a true story. Nostalgia, pop, sex, scouts, besties, bullies & beatings... Written & Directed by Nick Hennegan ('Hamlet - Horatio's Tale', 'Henry V - Lion of England' and Guy Masterson's 'A Christmas Carol'). Plays alternate days with 'Romeo & Juliet'.

It's a man's world... but not with Juliet around! She knows what's what! A fresh, feminist take on Shakespeare's classic tragedy of passion, hate and vendettas, and where true love is no protection... Adapted and directed by Nick Hennegan, with a stunning original score by Robbie Williams ('A Christmas Carol') and the voice of a famous surprise guest! Plays alternate days with P.A.L.S.

www.mavericktheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @MaverickTheatre Glorious hilarity! Exceptional! STAGE If you see only one play this year, this is it! EVENING MAIL £10

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AARON SIMMONDS: DISABLED COCONUT

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www.rimbaudverlaine.org | Twitter: @RandVFoundation

Hilarious ... an instantly lovable and charming performer BBBBB ALL OVER ADELAIDE S

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1860. China. A small Anglo-French army finds itself before the walls of Beijing. How did it get there? How will it get out? Lives will be lost and fortunes made. Framed by powerful female leaders, the drama struts its stuff on the grotesque stage of Empire. Written by Chris Ruffle. Directed by Mingyu Lin.

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BEFORE THE WALL

Winner: Best Comedy Weekly, Adelaide Fringe 2019. Meet the nominees for Woman of the Year. From an Instagram star to a competitive vicar. Who will win? You decide. Anna returns with a limited run of her award winning show. Creative guidance by BBC's James Cary (Miranda).

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allthekings.men | Twitter: @atkmofficial

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The voices that are defining a genre. Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for a tenth consecutive year with multiple five-star official sell-outs, TV appearances and numerous international tours, their all-vocal covers from Beyoncé to Radiohead are a must-see!

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ALL THE KING'S MEN

"A comedian going places"* Join the BBC New Comedy Award finalist and wheelchair enthusiast as he tells you about how his first paid gig led to him performing on BBC2 a year later, and what happens when you are being trolled online for not being disabled enough. Aaron is far better at stand-up than standing up and his unique perspective on life - usually of people's belly buttons - gives him a distinctive edge in his performances as well as a sore neck. *Places with wheelchair access. £6.50

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Fionn Foley

Brendan Galileo is determined to make his mark on Irish political life by joining the European Parliament. But first he needs to raise his profile by representing his country in the continent's most vicious diplomatic catfight, the Eurovision. A hilarious multi award-winning play about keeping your integrity at the world's foremost convention of kitsch.

BOLD NEW WORK IN EDINBURGH YEAR ROUND

www.fionnfoley.com | Twitter: @fionnfoley A triumph BBBB THE ARTS REVIEW

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DAN VS FOOD

Daisy MacDade

Alexander Bennett, Dan Cardwell & The Pleasance

Daisy MacDade tells the strange but true story of her extraordinary experiences as an Edinburgh-based sugarbaby, trying to get through university. Meet sugardaddies including the lonely Mr Porsche, the flashy Mr Starbucks and the mysterious Mr Comedian in this darkly comic and provocative adults-only show.

A man eats a meal on stage. This is the greatest cultural event of the year. For one lunchtime only, a man called Dan will eat a three course meal live, on stage, in a 750 seat theatre. Such a feat has never been attempted before. Surrounded by a team of fringe favourites, and encouraged by super special guests, Dan will masticate furiously before us all. But will he complete his meal? Will anyone attempt to throw him off his stride? Who will win in the battle of Dan VS Food? A charity event in aid of FareShare.

daisymacdade.blogspot.com

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FRED MACAULAY IN CONVERSATION

ESTHER RANTZEN: EVERYTHING I'VE EVER DONE WRONG (ACCORDING TO MY DAUGHTER)

Gilded Balloon & Fred MacAulay present...

Gilded Balloon & Avalon Promotions present...

Broadcasting legend Dame Esther Rantzen confesses all to her daughter, journalist Rebecca Wilcox. Get up close as she shares the highs and lows, and admits what really happened in her public and private life, in this frank, funny, no-holds-barred four-star interview. www.dameestherrantzen.com | Twitter: @gildedballoon BBBB THE WEE REVIEW £13 (£11)

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FRIEND

Brendan Murphy presented by James Seabright

One man. Ten seasons. One hour! The entirety of cult sitcom FRIENDS as seen through the eyes of barista Gunther and reimagined by acclaimed comic Brendan Murphy (Battleacts, The Crown Dual, Potted Potter). Performed in a specially created coffee shop venue!

www.fredmacaulay.com | Twitter: @fredmacaulay

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

www.TheOneWithGunther.com | Twitter: @OneWithGunther Excellent comic timing BBBB BROADWAY BABY Virtuoso BBBB GUARDIAN

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Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland's best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live lunchtime chat show. Featuring different guests from the worlds of sport, entertainment and politics every day - including returning favourites from 2018 - that Fred has encountered along the way in his iconic 30-year career. 'I so enjoyed "In Conversation" last Fringe,' said Fred, 'each show truly unique!' Previous guests include Rory Bremner, Kirsty Wark, Gyles Brandreth, Ian Hislop, Jan Ravens, Kezia Dugdale, Aisling Bea and Rachel Parris.

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HOW TO SAVE A LIFE

Glass Half Full Theatre

After a sold out five star premier comes an athletic, surreal and beautiful tale of survival. Ferociously ambitious and driven by an intoxicating fear of failure, GEORGE encounters grotesque characters at every turn, misshapen by the same anxiety. Hungry for relief GEORGE meets "J". Who is J? No one knows. But as the city dwellers catch on, they come sniffing like wolves... GEORGE explores the ever-increasing mental health struggles of a millennial generation. Stunning choreography and sharp tongued satire transports the audience into a world of dangerous ambition.

Meet Melissa. She loves cake, glitter and she's got Cervical Cancer. Join us as she tells the story of the lead up to her death party. A dark comedy about friendship, love and loss, Spice Girl routines, glitter cannons and everything in between. glass-half-full-theatre.squarespace.com | Twitter: @GHalfFTheatre The first surprise is how funny the play is BBBB THEBLOGOGTHEATRETHINGS

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Impromptu Shakespeare and The Nursery Theatre

Bursting with love, poetry, comedy, tragedy, mistaken identity and everything in-between, Impromptu Shakespeare bring you an entirely new 'Shakespeare' play inspired by audience suggestions, featuring a cast of leading theatrical and comedic improvisers. 'Ingenious and very funny' (Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor). www.impromptushakespeare.com | Twitter: @ImpromptuShakes Side-splittlingly hilarious BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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JEW...ISH

WORLD CLASS CIRCUS AND CLOWNING

Unleash The Llama Productions

Cirque

Jew...ish: The Rom-Com that absolutely nobody asked for. TJ and Max are in love, but struggling to identify with their identifiers. Straight...ish, monogam...ish, Jew...ish. Max is desperate to escape the tribe; TJ's looking to sign up. But with all the promiscuity/amphetamines/inherited trauma, this dysfunctional duo might self-destruct.

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

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Otters Holding Hands

Mervyn Stutter

You want to know how the tricks work, but this show will reveal how a magician thinks! John Accardo may be one of America's rising young talents, but he's been performing for over a decade, all the while creating brilliant, funny and original magic. Peek behind the curtain as John shows you how a magician conceives and performs innovative and hilarious effects that will amuse and astonish you in equal measure!

'It's like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe!' 90 minutes of top talent in this legendary daily showcase. Different shows every day. Comedy, theatre, music, cabaret, dance, the indefinable, all carefully researched by Mervyn's dedicated team. Mervyn Stutter's 'Spirit of the Fringe Awards' - Sun 25th Aug www.mervspotfringe.com | Twitter: @mervspotfringe A vibrant, stimulating showcase of talent BBBBB SCOTSMAN

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A fast-paced comedy about cracking the job market. Not Quite follows the trials and tribulations of two young hopefuls during their ill-conceived handling of the dreaded interview. With fingers crossed, strong handshakes and uncomfortable footwear, these two will overcome every setback to get onto the career ladder. Absurdly hilarious BBBB LONDON PUB THEATRES A breathless and often toe-curlingly hilarious showcase of the interview from hell BBBB THEATRE WEEKLY

Returning after it's critical success in 2015, Nigel MilesThomas and Michael Roy Andrew again star as Lennie and George in John Steinbeck's classic story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. With music by Mahalia Jackson www.fringemanagement.com | Twitter: @FringeMan2019

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"It ain't a fossil. It's fossilised dung. But if he wants to pop it in a cabinet I don't want to spoil his day." Mary Anning's discoveries changed the way we understand the universe. Then she was written out of history. Nearly. A show about genius, gender and dinosaurs.

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'Animals are better than people, right?' Join Ryan on a hilarious journey to discover when his love for the natural world began. Expect jokes about animals, rants about people & one heck of a vintage shirt (worn by Ryan).

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360 ALLSTARS

Onyx Productions

THE INTERNATIONAL SMASH HIT RETURNS TO EDINBURGH! A phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite to deliver a supercharged urban circus. Boasting a stellar international cast of World Champion athletes and dancers, World Record-holding acrobats, and world class performers and musicians, 360 ALLSTARS is a spectacular fusion of the extraordinary artistry that emerges from street culture. With BMX, basketball, breakdancing, beatboxing, acrobatics, and drumming, all enhanced by a stunning live soundtrack and incredible video projections, 360 ALLSTARS is an exhilarating production that will leave you dizzy with excitement! www.onyx-productions.com/360allstars

The most thrilling stage show ever BBBBB WEEKEND NOTES Destined to be a sell out BBBBB TV BOMB Blindingly talented. The energy is infectious BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Breathtaking... a rare mixture of talents BBBBB ADVERTISER Supercharged urban circus BBBBB SCENESTR £10

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THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS

Arthur Smith

Kopfkino

Packed with big gags, hilarious tales, songs and poignant reflections, Arthur, accompanied by the Smithereens, tells the story of his own father -an ordinary man who lived through extra-ordinary times. Arthur quotes directly from his father's journal, splicing time, memories and music with his own care-free youth. The Times 'Critic's Choice: Top Comedy Pick' and The List 'Top Tip' show. A touching and funny tribute to Arthur Smith's own father. Beautiful" BBBBB YOUNG PERSPECTIVE Rather lovely TIMES

Flora and Nic have been friends for the whole of history, but now their shared history is ripping them apart. As they destroy their relationship in the name of self-protection, they reveal what they truly mean to each other. The Grand Scheme Of Things is a new show about scapegoating and living through revolutionary times. www.kopfkinotheatre.com | Twitter: @kopfkinotheatre Writing like a firework going off in your face BBBB WHATSONSTAGE

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Ransack Theatre

Round Three Productions

A disaster movie about falling in love by multi awardwinning Ransack Theatre. Toby discovers a comet hurtling towards Earth, so begins his mission to save the world. But he's knocked off course when somebody comes crashing into his life.

Join our 6 singletons on their journey to find fame, fortune and the ideal Instagram filter. Which couple will come out on top? Are they really looking for love or to gain all important followers? A laugh out loud musical that will leave you begging for more. Debuting at this years Edinburgh Fringe.

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HUGHIE

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Gilded Balloon, Comedians Theatre Company & Marshall Cordell present...

Pecho Mama

Pecho Mama return with their smash hit gig-theatre production. A heart-stopping story of a family caught in the brutal throes of a marriage unravelling. A powerful and deeply moving retelling of the Greek tragedy, set in 1980s rural England and staged amidst an electrifying live gig.

Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning Phil Nichol and Whose Line Is It Anyway's Mike McShane star in this rare, one-act play that illustrates how our lives are shaped by the people we meet. Originally launched on Broadway and revived to sell-out houses in 1996 with Al Pacino, Hughie was one of O'Neill's last works.

www.PechoMama.co.uk | Twitter: @Pecho_Mama

A stunning kaleidoscopic journey into hell itself

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IVANKAPLAY

Fringe Management, LLC

Snowy Owl

Despite religious exorcisms, a lifetime of Jungian analysis, and dating countless beautiful but unavailable women and one very available but sweaty man, Fiona Goodwin is and always will be a very British lesbian.

She's hot, rich, and f*cking powerful, but does she have the balls to shape the future? A dazzling meditation on heroism starring an alternate version of America's first daughter, from multi-award winning company Snowy Owl. Praise for previous work:

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Debut show from Saskia Preston, writer for Radio 4's The Now Show, News Quiz & 4Extra's Newsjack. A family birthday party in a childhood setting triggers a wander down memory estrada. Featuring gay bars and Portuguese words. Part of the prestigious AAA Stand Up Late show 2018.

Three thieves break into the same gallery on the same night. They're all stealing the same Extremely Valuable Painting. They're bound to meet and it's bound to get messy. An existential comedy caper which asks the Big Questions. What is art? And how much can I get for it on eBay?

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Poltergeist/ Untapped by Underbelly and New Diorama Theatre

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WATCHING GLORY DIE BY JUDITH THOMPSON

Windsor Feminist Theatre and Kelly Daniels

Judith Thompson's riveting and exquisite portrayal of three women trapped in a broken prison system will leave you dumbfounded. The play is inspired by the shocking and true story of teenager, Ashley Smith, who - after five years of being misdiagnosed, and mistreated, hallucinating away in 'therapeutic quiet' - died by suicide in her prison cell while guards watched. Featuring Kelli Fox, Kathryn Haggis, and introducing Nathanya Barnett as "Glory" Designed by David Court and Meaghan Carpentier On why she wrote the play, Judith states: "Because Ashley is an outlier, like every artist. Ashley simply could not be a "good girl." She could not shut up and do what she was told. She was wild, and reckless, and if she had been a boy, she would have been admired." www.windsorfeministtheatre.ca | Twitter: @windsorfemtheat

Watching Glory Die takes a bold dramatic leap... to forge the kind of visceral lyricism that is the hallmark of Judith Thompson at her most powerful CANADIAN STAGE

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Cut the Cord

A Danish one-man play about running and grief. A dad loses his six-year old daughter to cancer and starts running to deal with his loss. He runs on a treadmill throughout the entire performance.

NURTURING NEW COMEDY FOR OVER 30 YEARS

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I Run is pure velocity. It sucks you into the lifeshattering void that is loss and places the spotlight on the self-destructive and challenging nature of male grief and depression. BBBB A YOUNGER THEATRE

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ARMOUR: A HERSTORY OF THE SCOTTISH BARD

Fearless Players

After the death of Robert Burns, his widow Jean Armour and mistress Nancy Maclehose finally meet. Using Burns' music, interwoven with original composition, Armour gives a voice to the women behind the bard.

31 Jul - 26 Aug Gilded Balloon Teviot

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Fearless Players

Granddaughter of Robert Burns, Sarah is the forgotten guardian of her family's legacy, it is due to her that the world remembers Burns with so much devotion. What did Sarah have to sacrifice in order to preserve a memory that was not her own and was the sacrifice worth it? Sister piece to 2018 sell-out hit, Armour: A Herstory of the Scottish Bard.

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JOJO SUTHERLAND RICHES TO RAGS

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CSI: CRIME SCENE IMPROVISATION

The Chandeliers

No one knows who the killer is, not even the cast! The improvised comedy murder mystery is back! Following 3 sell out years at the Edinburgh Fringe, 'CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation' returns, creating a 100% brand-new whodunnit every show to solve an outlandish murder invented by the audience. Someone's kicked the bucket. But who, what and how? The choice is yours, the problem is theirs.

31 Jul - 26 Aug Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose

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EINSTEIN

PIP UTTON THEATRE COMPANY

'Beneath Utton's costume stands a national treasure' Three weeks. Fringe legend Pip Utton performs the world premiere of his new play 'Einstein'. Following 'Adolf' 'Maggie' Churchill' 'Dickens' and many other fringe hits Pip now becomes Albert Einstein, one of the greatest minds of all time. Einstein was so much more than a celebrity scientist philosopher, he was a civil rights campaigner, peace activist, musician and dreamer. "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." Albert Einstein

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14:00 (15:00) Eddie Izzard invites you to his brand-new Work in Progress reading/performance of Charles Dickens' classic epic Great Expectations. Actor, comedian - Eddie's career spans both of these with world comedy tours and international Film, TV, and Theatre performances. But few know that it was actually acting that was Eddie's first love. These warm up shows offer the chance to see Eddie merge both crafts in a series of work in progress shows during which he follows in Dickens' footsteps with his reading/ performance of The Master's much-loved classic story.

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Andrew Roach Talent

Join award-nominated comedian and one-eyed legend Georgie Morrell as she explores disability and celebrity. Ever wanted to be an icon and have everyone look up to you? Georgie didn't but she is now and doesn't remember agreeing to this. Or did she? Has she totally sacrificed who she is to be the poster girl of disability? As seen and heard on BBC Two, Radio 4 and Radio 5 Live. www.georgiemorrell.co.uk | Twitter: @TheGMorrell

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The HandleBards

They've cycled 1500 miles to get to the Fringe, carrying on the back of their bikes all of the set, props and costumes they need for their brand new show. Join the fourstrong, all-female troupe at the Treehouse for a raucous bicycle-powered production, filled with magic, music and Shakespearean mayhem!

The HandleBards

They've cycled 1500 miles to get to the Fringe, carrying on the back of their bikes all of their set, props and costumes. Join the four-strong, all-male troupe at the Treehouse for a riotous bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare's famous comedy, filled with drunkenness, frivolity and crossdressing a plenty.

www.handlebards.com | Twitter: @handlebards

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Amateur dramatics: the unspoken past of many a Fringe performer. A story of one queer Londoner's return and reconciliation with her musical theatre heritage. Step-ballchanging between suburb and city, I, AmDram minds the gap between the identities we assert and the worlds we leave. Supported by Camden People's Theatre and the Welwyn Thalians Dramatic Society (est. 1929).

Greeny and Stevo grew up punks - squats, dumpsterdiving and PVA-glue-spiked hair. But they've changed. No, f**k that, the world's changed. One's a soyboy, one's a fascist, and, in a world of trigger-warnings and snowflakes, conservatism is the new punk rock. A story of social justice warriors and the far-right. With a jazz-punk score and a friendship ending in a Lidl carpark with a punch-up and accusations of Nazism. Are they stupid? Dickheads? Or just on different sides of an impassable ideological divide.

hannah-maxwell.com/iamdram | Twitter: @_HannahMaxwell

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Wound Up Theatre

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Eggbox Comedy

Frenemies Amaya, Lottie and Will tried everything to get noticed, except the unimaginable: working together. Join these Cambridge Footlights (and self-proclaimed third wheels) in their three-person double-act, navigating a world obsessed with being the best. They're ready to kill three birds. With one giant shotgun. Twitter: @tangocomedy

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Underbelly and Les Foutoukours

“Endlessly imaginative... exquisitely beautiful.” THE NEW YORKER

“Endlessly imaginative... exquis beautiful.” 2.45PMitely (4.00PM) THE NEW 2019 YORKER 31 JULY - 26 AUGUST (NOT 12) andgravityandothermythspresent

Montreal's distinguished circus company present a show for teenagers and adults alike, that celebrates all that the historic artform of clowning can be. Exasperated of waiting for the biggest international theatre to call, two clowns decide to accept the unthinkable contract... a children's birthday party! Join the duo in their quest for fame, enjoying some of the finest juggling and acrobatics, matched with a beautiful poignancy on the way. The clowns of Kombini carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, giving them an emotional depth that's a refreshing change of scene from the larger-than-life buffoonery of clowns seen on TV and films today. Kombini takes a subtle reflection on the life goals we obsess over - love, friendship, work, success, and fame, and finds the brilliantly farcical and melancholic in all of them. It's a show that is aesthetically beautiful as it is heart-warming and fun, and a truly unique theatrical circus experience like no other!

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www.lesfoutoukours.com

Winner of Public's Choice Award 2019 MAISON DE LA CULTURE ST-LAURENT, MONTREAL £12.50 (£11.50)

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LAUFEY HARALDS: NORDIC NOIR

Laufey Haralds

Iceland, the safest country on earth, is obsessed with stories about murder, and Icelandic comedian Laufey Haralds wants in on the joke. In her debut solo show, Laufey flips the script on the stark realism of Scandinavian crime dramas and makes jokes as dark as Icelandic rye bread (and many other obscure references to Nordic cuisine). Twitter: @LaufeyH

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MADDIE CAMPION: TRULY MADDIE DEEPLY

Jessica Rose McVay Productions and Bad Thursday

Maddie Campion

Hot gossip about a ghost, a one-hit wonder, and the paperclip from Microsoft Word. As seen/heard on BBC Radio 4xtra, Comedy Central UK online, The Next Step. www.maddiecampion.com | Twitter: @diaryofamaddie Very inventive and dry writer BBBB FUNNY WOMEN

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Two friends, Ed and Sarah, travel to the small squalid bedsit where Ed's father passed away a few days earlier. As they wade through the debris, the fragments of one lost life begin to coalesce, just as another starts to show signs of cracking. Will we be remembered for anything more than the mess we leave behind? Either way, the carpet is beyond saving. A brand-new play based on an actual afternoon. Twitter: @LeaveAMessage19

A riveting and reflective piece of theatre. BBBB LONDON THEATRE 1 If you are going to the Fringe I highly recommend you see it. BBBB NATIONAL STUDENT

One of the best new short plays I've seen in a long time. BBBB LONDON LIVING LARGE

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MARA

The New Victorians

MARA is an original, multidisciplinary piece, celebrating women through time by means of sound manipulation and electro-acoustic music, performed live by The New Victorians. An ensemble-driven piece starring an all-female Maltese company. From inventors and scientists, to artists and activists. From musicians and politicians, to writers, to fighters, to mothers. MARA is an audio-theatrical journey through time, highlighting the fact that every story is worth telling. www.thenewvictoriansmusic.com | Twitter: @TheNewVics £7

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POET OF THE IMPOSSIBLE

Katie Arnstein & Victoria Gagliano

Renz 'Poet of the Impossible' Novani

A beautifully crafted weaving of magic and words, this modern one-of-a-kind performer spellbinds with poetry and storytelling whilst demonstrating magic that truly defies explanation (and gravity). Expect audience involvement, and moments of astonishment en route to a reality-bending finale. www.poetoftheimpossible.com | Twitter: @L_Novani

Always engrossing and the finale is miraculous. Excellent BBBB FRINGE REVIEW BBBBB BROADWAY BABY £12 (£9)

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STIFF & KITSCH: BRICKING IT

Stiff & Kitsch

Musical Comedy Award Winners 2018 bring you songs and stories about everything keeping them awake at night: tax, wooden cutlery and the consequences of last night's 8 double Gin and Tonics. Each. Brought to you by the creators of hit show 'Adele Is Younger Than Us'. As seen on BBC Three

A light comedy. Throwing shade. Winner of 2019 Pleasance Pick of VAULT Festival and Show of the Week VAULT Festival 2019 "And so I decided if McDonald's can call itself a restaurant, I can call myself an actor." Brilliantly combining comedy, original songs and storytelling, Sexy Lamp sheds a bright light on how ridiculous the industry can be and why Katie is refusing to stay in the dark any longer. Twitter: @twitter.com/KatieArnstein

www.stiffandkitsch.com | Twitter: @stiffandkitsch

Deceptively light, thoroughly entertaining and quietly punchy LYN GARDNER Genius...Visually striking BBBBB VOICE MAGAZINE Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. An absolute gem of a show BBBBB WITHIN HER WORDS The best thing I've seen...She really is one to watch THERE OUGHT TO BE CLOWNS

Perfectly executed modern musical comedy that left the audience in stitches BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE Hysterical...These two are a pair to watch out for! BBBBB WEST END WILMA

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THE THINGS I NEVER TOLD YOU

Tim Honnef (Jonas Müller)

In the house on the corner of our street lived an old man. The day before he died he left a cardboard box, containing his most treasured possessions, on my doorstep. Books, CDs, cassettes and videotapes I'd never heard of. I wanted to learn more. I couldn't. They were untraceable. The stuff didn't seem to exist... A show about half-truths and white lies, identity, medication and the things you leave behind. www.timhonnef.com | Twitter: @timhonnef

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FUNNY WOMEN AWARDS 2019 SEMI FINAL

Funny Women

The best new comedy acts compete for a coveted place in the 2019 Funny Women Grand Final hosted by 2017 winner Thanyia Moore. Established in 2003, alumni include Katherine Ryan, Zoe Lyons, Susan Calman, Kerry Godliman, Sara Pascoe , Bridget Christie, London Hughes, Sarah Millican, Rachel Parris and Desiree Burch. www.funnywomen.com | Twitter: @funnywomen A rite of passage for women in comedy VIV GROSKOP £12 (£11)

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APOCALYPSE CRUISE SHIP LOVE AFFAIR

PNME and Civil Disobedience

Beach Comet

Beach Comet return with a double bill of batshit, smash-hit B-musical comedy featuring a live band, nuns, and the end of the world. Including never-before-seen-material and playing back-to-back with award-winning prequel Vampire Hospital Waiting Room. www.BeachComet.com | Twitter: @BeachComet

Absurd, puerile and utterly, utterly brilliant BBBBB PLAYSTOSEE

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Total Theatre Award Nominee PNME Theatre of Music is back! Based on a true story, The Gray Cat and the Flounder is a touching tale of life, loss, and the true nature of friendship. Using headphones to give each audience member an immersive 360º sound experience of astonishing depth, the company weaves together music, animation, imagined ballet, and humour to tell a story that reminds us that with a shared sense of silliness and the freedom to express it, we can draw the world as we wish it to be! Written by Kevin Noe and Kieren MacMillan. www.pnme.org | Twitter: @PghNewMusic Haunting beauty BBBB SCOTSMAN

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FRANKIE FOXSTONE A.K.A THE PROFIT: WALKING TOUR

Amy Gwilliam and MM Media

Sold out and "total highlight" at HighTide Festival 2018. Enter Frankie Foxstone: self-styled 'Profit' and bulldozing, bamboozling Property Developer. She will take you on a whirlwind tour of her plans for Edinburgh. Think Dubai on Irn Bru. Interactive, merciless, sensational satire for the Brexit era. www.amygwilliam.com | Twitter: @amy_gwilliam_

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THE LAND OF MY FATHERS AND MOTHERS AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE

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LORNA SHAW: SHAW AND ORDER

Lorna Shaw / Momentum Artist Management

Critically-acclaimed comedian Lorna Shaw (Plebs, Newsjack) lays down the law in this brand new hour of stand-up & storytelling. While the world is in the grip of thrilling true crime stories, Lorna's on hold to the council. Caught in the midst of her own true crime epic, forced to fight for justice with every fibre of her only suit jacket. Battling bureaucracy. Breaking laws. Bucking the system.

Rhys Slade-Jones in association with the Pleasance and COMMON

In Treherbert rugby club, amongst the fag smoke and the singing, Rhys' parents fell in love. This show is an all-singing, all-dancing re-enactment of what Rhys's Mam wrote down 40 years ago. This frenzied one-man cabaret mixes standup, dance and good old-fashioned singalong to breathe life into his Mam's stories, and bring Treherbert rugby club back to life.

www.lornashawcomedy.com | Twitter: @lornanotshaw Expect off-beat brilliance BBBB TIMES Best Jokes of the Fringe 2017 STANDARD

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Sabrina digs up dirt, a hysterical boy looks heavenward and there might be a ghost in the garden. The multi awardwinning Spies Like Us return in their trademark explosive physical style with a jet-black tragicomedy for our time. Don't try this at home. One of the most impressive hours of the fringe BBBB

A fanfic no one asked for, a sprawling eulogy to a deceased robot that wears it's fragile heart on it's sleeve, a meme made by someone you can't relate to. A security robot, named Steve, has appeared to have drowned itself. This viral event catches the eye of Josh. An obsession is born. But what happens when a fanatic loses trust with what they obsessively adore? Writer and performer Joshua Coates battles with the highs and lows of fandom and the consequences of being let down by what you look up to most. Directed by Alasdair Pidsley.

THE LIST

Utterly exhilarating BBBB BROADWAY BABY A truly astounding work of theatre BBBBB VOICE Best Physical Theatre Show 2018 THEATRE WEEKLY

Twitter: @j_jcoates

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Beach Comet return with a double bill of batshit, smash-hit B-musical comedy featuring a live band and the vampire lord himself. Playing back-to-back with sequel Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair, this award-winning fringe favourite refuses to die, selling out fringe runs in Edinburgh and London's West End since 2012. Gloriously surreal... stunningly sharp wit BBBBB

Tay has returned to her hometown for a summer of relaxation, drinking and self-discovery. But first, she has to get through a night out with her friends. From tacky pubs with seedy bouncers, to revelations on the McManus steps with Rabbie Burns, Tay attempts to find herself in the City of Dundee. A theatrical, poetic, one-woman show, that combines elements of Scots language, storytelling, song and comedy.

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www.BeachComet.Com | Twitter: @BeachComet

Vampires! BBBBB THREEWEEKS £9.50 (£8.50)

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Before 30 follows Chris, a Deliveroo driver trying to make his way in the world. His previous struggles with depression and anxiety resurface as he faces the prospect of turning 30, comparing himself to his Grandad who seemingly achieved life's milestones so easily. www.tomhartwellactor.com | Twitter: @B430play

A vicious and demented romantic comedy. With biting humor and blinding insight, Lizzie Vieh chronicles a recently separated couple's spiral into chaos. Starring Broadway's Richard Thieriot (Clybourne Park) and Therese Plaehn (The Humans). From Off-Broadway's AFO (2016 Fringe hit, My Name is Gideon).

A hard-hitting, emotionally provocative play BBBBB

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EXPOSING EDITH

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OF SOUND MIND

Burger&Wain in association with SquareSums&Co

Ronnie Dorsey Productions

"It was about getting rid, not counting" she said, but they needed to know where the bodies were. Ronnie Dorsey's thrilling tale of a woman's practical solution to a timeless problem. A bizarre and bloody retribution. ronniedorsey.com | Twitter: @OfSoundMindShow

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Created and performed by multi-award-winning international cabaret star Michaela Burger and the exceptional musician Greg Wain on guitar, Exposing Edith is an insightful retelling of Edith Piaf's tragic life through a stunning mix of authentic French chanson, extraordinary storytelling and contemporary sounds. Winner of Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe Festival 2016; nominees for Best Cabaret Performers at the 2016 Helpmann Awards and for the Cabaret Award at Fringe World 2016. www.exposingedith.com | Twitter: @exposingedith

Can be summed up in one word - sensational BBBBB SOUTHSIDE ADVERTISER Burger gives not only a great vocal performance... but a great dramatic performance that portrays both sides of the life of this iconic singer BBBBB

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AGATHA IS MISSING!

Fringe Management, LLC

Sold out show in 2018! Agatha Christie is missing and ace detective, Miss Clarissa Marbles still needs your help in solving this rollicking whodunit. Was it the cook, the husband or the secret admirer? Everyone's a suspect in this fun-filled interactive murder mystery. The audience votes and the best solution to the crime wins a prize! www.prudencewrightholmes.com | Twitter: @FringeMan2019

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Greg Wain is no mere accompanist. His musicianship is extraordinary BBBBB GLAM ADELAIDE

A winning performance by Prudence Wright Holmes NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

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CHOCOLATE

Java Dance Theatre

It's time to taste. We bring you inside a rich dark chocolatey story. Dance. Theatre. Lush live Music. Immerse yourself in cacao, conflicting desires, the anticipation of tasting and wild sensory dance. Brought to you by FeastFest and the creators of Back of the Bus. A brand new work from Java's delicious Artisan Series. Darkchat award for Best Dance Edinburgh 2016. Mmmm mmmm. www.javadancetheatre.co.nz | Twitter: @javadanceco Java Dance are national treasures BBBBB DOMINION POST £8

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Alfie lives with his little brother Hugo, Mum and Bernard. Alfie is not like the other kids, but that's only a problem for other people: his irritated parents, the bullying classmates and the exasperated teachers. Alfie doesn't care as long as he can play his drums. He turns his everyday routine into a life bursting with wonder and music. The funny and moving story of an extraordinary mind gone rogue. The Molière Award nominated smash-hit show premieres in the UK. sitproductions.co.uk/beat | Twitter: @beattheplay

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INSANE IN THE MEN BRAIN

Dark horse Digital

Award winning comedian, ex bus driver, young father and gay sauna worker Rich Wilson sits down with funny and interesting people to discuss men's mental health. Guests have included Dane Baptise, Rob Beckett, Jen Brister, Scroobius Pip and Phil Ellis. Twitter: @IamRichWilson

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DROWNING

Dark Lady Co & Something for the Weekend

What makes a killer? What makes the yearning for connection and friendship so great that you would do anything? How does a mind justify the most terrifying act? In 1991, four Austrian nurses were charged with murdering forty-nine patients in their beds, but were actually suspected of killing closer to two hundred. One of the largest serial killings in post-war European history, Austria was left shaken by the enormity of the institutional silence that surrounded the atrocity. It has now been more than ten years since the last of the 'Lainz Angels of Death' was released early from prison for good behaviour, aged only 49. A perfect world premiere for true crime fans, this blistering new play by Jessica Ross forces us to confront what we understand by 'evil' and the terrifying space between 'mercy' and 'murder'. Look carefully enough, and we might just see a little bit of ourselves. Directed by Steven Roy and executive produced by Carrie-Anne Moss. drowningtheplay.com | Twitter: @DrowningPlay

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Jay is 27. For one more day. And she reckons she's about to die. It's not all that rational, but whoever let that get in the way of a premature death fantasy? Written and performed by Ashleigh Laurence (Soho Writers' Lab 2018/19) Tumours is a witty, tender, and darkly funny portrayal of a young woman trapped by the fate of her genetic legacy. Part-stand up, part-anecdotes, the show explores themes of femininity, stable-family privilege, and the importance of role models. www.tumoursplay.com | Twitter: @TumoursPlay £7

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A show about getting lost and getting found. Diana Dinerman was a history professor, specialising in a niche area of Modern Dance... then she became a stand-up comedian. Then life fell apart! She took a leap, fell on her face, and found her way to her feet. DETOUR is an inspiring comedic play about finding your path in unexpected ways.

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Based on her own teenage diaries, the true story of Cora Bissett's rollercoaster journey from 90s indie-kid hopeful to wised-up woman. Touring with Radiohead, partying with Blur; she was living the dream. Until she wasn't... Featuring classic 90s indie songs performed with a live band, Cora celebrates life's euphoric highs and epic lows, asking what wisdom we should pass to the next generation and which glorious mistakes we should let them make. 2018 Fringe smash, directed by Orla O'Loughlin.

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Cho-in Theatre Company | Korean Season presented by AtoBiz Ltd.

Audible UK / Plosive Productions

A darkly comedic social satire with innovative staging and colourful physicality. Exhausted by his job and his noisy neighbour keeping him up at night, the man in apartment #709 picks up a parcel for #109 by mistake. The possibility of keeping the parcel for himself awakens a thrill inside him, and he begins to steal other parcels intentionally. One day, he decides to take one of his neighbour's parcels, wanting to get revenge for her inconsiderate behaviour. But inside the box is the body of the neighbour's cat...From Korean Theatre Directors' Association 2018 Director of the Year CHEONG-EUY PARK.

Audible hosts two weeks of completely free live comedy shows, showcasing the finest acts the festival has to offer, all being recorded for the audio series, Audible Live. Previous shows have featured Reginald D Hunter, Lost Voice Guy, Janeane Garofalo, Josie Long, Phil Wang, Mark Watson, Dane Baptiste, Felicity Ward, Sofie Hagen, Ed Gamble, Suzi Ruffell, Jason Byrne, Paul Foot, Judah Friedlander, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha, Daliso Chaponda, Zoe Lyons, Luisa Omielan and Robin Ince. 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.

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Whether you're a die-hard in the gym or an after work spin class hack; If you've ever felt confused about your identity, not enough, and attempted to find your soul through fitness! Come ride with Bi-Cycle, and find it!

Climb traces the familiar ups and downs of a relationship and a relatable journey of love, heartbreak, and self discovery. A live album of world music brought to life through compelling characters, storytelling, and movement

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A budding journalist lands an internship at the country's biggest online news company, where he stumbles on an earth-shattering story and breaks it. There's just one problem: it's completely untrue.

Direct from sell-out performances in London's glittering West End, the Edinburgh phenomenon returns for a twelfth tremendous year, presenting the songs and wit of those timeless musical comedy legends, Michael Flanders and Donald Swann. This internationally award-winning show includes all your favourites - Hippopotamus, Gnu, Gas Man plus some hidden gems. As heard on 'Friday Night is Music Night' (BBC Radio 2). LIMITED RUN - BOOK EARLY.

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National treasure Christopher Biggins requests the pleasure of you company at his 'late lunch' chat show. Join him as he chats with friends old and new along with a few discreet (and perhaps a few indiscreet!) tales from his life and career in what promises to be an hour full of laughs, bonhomie and gossip! Celebrate a late lunch with the much loved, and larger-than-life actor, television personality and the crowned I'm a Celebrity 'King of the Jungle'. Special guests at all performances!

Margaret always tells her brother Stanley it's his fault the ice is melting. She doesn't want to live in Newtok. She wants to run away, and be a normal teenager in Anchorage. Years later, the rift between them has seismically grown. In a fast-melting world, will love be left behind? Writer Tallulah Brown returns to the Fringe with a lyrical and beautiful new play following her 2018 smash-hit SONGLINES: Has a bit of magic about it BBBB TIMES Sensitive and soulful BBBB STAGE Charming... unflinchingly accurate BBBB SCOTSMAN

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Following an acclaimed US run, Richard Saudek (Stage Award winner for Acting Excellence, Fringe 2016) performs a twisted and highly physical romp at breakneck pace. beep boop is a multimedia clown show, exploring our obsession with technology and our increasing loneliness in a world with so many ways to connect.

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The story of a girl's relationship with her environments. Combining poetry and contemporary dance, Symbiosis explores the connection we have with the natural world, and reflects upon our relationships with the places we call home.

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Gail and Gemma are two delightful chickens, taking you on a touching, eggciting and cut-throat journey through friendship and chickenhood. Watch them compete for your affections then vote for your favourite to visit pastures new! www.hastetheatre.com | Twitter: @hastetheatre

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Having recently undergone several hilariously excruciating revelations about his weird little behaviours and ticks, Gareth has decided to come clean and share his innermost embarrassing stories in his brand new show. Scotland's fastest rising new comedy star sold out both his previous fringe seasons, toured with Katherine Ryan and Daniel Sloss and in 2019 made his New York solo debut off-Broadway. www.mza-artists.com | Twitter: @garethwaugh This is proper stand up... Excellent! BROADWAY BABY Smart, witty... very funny! SCOTSMAN £6.50

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HAPPILY NEVER AFTER

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Taking inspiration from Tim Burton, award-winning improvisers, The Maydays, weave twisted musical tales dripping with black comedy, gut-clenchingly playful characters and a haunting live soundtrack that's different every time. Happily Never After is proudly supported this year by The Nursery Theatre.

29/04/2019 16:2

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Isma is British multi-culturalism at its best. In 'About a Buoy - Adventures in Adoption', Isma explores transracial adoption, gender, religion, sexuality, race, one homophobic Muslim mother and Freddie Mercury with her engaging, preconception-shattering, down to earth style.

Nikki & JD / Jacksons Lane

Exhilarating and poignant, Knot uses breathtaking hand-tohand circus and dance skills to ask: how can we be honest with ourselves without hurting those we love? In this finely crafted theatrical journey, follow two individuals through the absurdity, mundanity and joy of a very modern affair.

As seen on BBC Asian Network Comedy & BBC2's The Big Asian Stand Up. Twitter: @ismaalmas

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Improv powerhouse the Oxford Imps present an hour of 'the best improvised comedy I have ever had the pleasure to witness' ***** (ThreeWeeks). The Oxford Imps have toured the UK, Europe, the USA and South Africa. They have produced Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees, stars of the West End and even QI Elves. Now they are back with an hour of sketches, songs, stories and games all completely made up on the spot. www.oxfordimps.com | Twitter: @oxfordimps Devastatingly funny BBBBB EDFRINGE REVIEW £4

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Love, loss and creation merge in unexpected ways in this thrilling classic gothic tale conceived by Manual Cinema. Stories of Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, and her Monster expose how the forces of family, community, and education shape personhood - or destroy it by their absence. Internationally-renowned multimedia company Manual Cinema stitches together the classic story of Frankenstein with Mary Shelley's own biography to create an unexpected story about the beauty and horror of creation. Manual Cinema combines handmade shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques and live music and sound design to create immersive visual stories for stage and screen. An exquisitely stylized, self-contained reality that seems to belong both to the early 19th century, when Shelley's novel was written, and to the dark corridors of its author's imagination. BEN BRANTLEY, NEW YORK TIMES An ingenious merger of live music and captivating visuals. No matter where you look, you'll find beauty and intrigue. CATEY SULLIVAN, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES £7

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A fast-paced and heartbreakingly raw seriocomedy about dating, dysfunction, and sexual devastation, told through the voices of 35 characters. Shattered triumphantly tells the story of one individual picking up the broken pieces of herself and putting them back together again.

www.eveandsea.com | Twitter: @eveandsea

Funny, sad, heart-wrenching and hopeful. A true Fringe work of art INDIE VOICE Truly epic. This beautiful soul has completely blown me away NOHOARTSDISTRICT.COM

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A Partnership, a relationship comedy-drama about internalised homophobia, has no angels, no AIDS and no other characters - partners Ally and Zach are forced to have a conversation nine years in the making, asking whether it's possible for two men in modern-day London to maintain a long-lasting, monogamous relationship.

After the death of his dog, Angus finds himself selfdestructing. Prepare to be swept along into a world where dogs run security businesses, flies talk, and nothing is quite what it seems. Salmon blends spoken word, music and surrealism to ask of its audience: why is it so hard to admit you're not okay?

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The tragic and comic tale of the greatest bagpiper who ever lived. Fresh from sell-out previews at Celtic Connections and Piping Live!, a one-man emotional rollercoaster exploring how the traditions of bagpipe music were rocked by Perthshire bin man Gordon Duncan, and how he changed the life of one young piper from Fife, forever. Supported by Amazon

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

Tom Crosbie may not have the answers to any global issues, but for an hour he transports you to his land of whimsy, where his concentrated nerdistry reduces life's little worries to mere homeopathic levels. If the world's questions can be answered as easily as his Rubik's cubes, then maybe the time spent learning fun facts was worth it all along.

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www.performingnerd.com | Twitter: @performingnerd

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Francesca Moody Productions in association with Underbelly

Self-obsessed Sephie finds herself back in the sanctuary of the Girl Guides following the death of her Mother. In a last ditch effort to fend off eternal unhappiness she attempts achieving her Entertainers badge for the fourth time. A devastating comedy about how to harness your grief, find your pack and never giving up. From 2018's double FringeFirst winning Francesca Moody Productions and directed by Fringe First Award Winner Hannah Banister. www.francescamoody.com Ruthlessly Funny BBBB FEST (ON ANGRY ALAN) £6.50

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GIVE ME ONE MOMENT IN TIME BY DOUG CROSSLEY

Oxford Playhouse in association with The Pleasance

Songs, comedy, and the heartache of trying to understand a friend's suicide. This one-man play is happy, sad, and often silly. A life-affirming love letter to shared moments in a theatre. Doug is an actor, writer, comedian and Oxford Playhouse Playmaker 2018. Shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award, Old Vic 12, and Mercury Weinberger Playwriting Prize. oxfordplayhouse.com/Edinburgh | Twitter: @OxfordPlayhouse Witty, surprising and enlightening. THE PRESS, YORK £6

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LUCY FREDERICK: FAMTASTIC

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

Vivienne Smith Management

TV producer Izzy (The Windsors, Peep Show, Harry & Paul) has been pathologically tactful all her life. She's run away from conflict and crashed headlong into mistaken identity, public disgrace, and the Zimbabwean ambassador. But that ends NOW! Come help Izzy conquer politeness addiction and reclaim RUDE. The first rule of Polite Club is: you do not talk about Polite Club. Unless someone asks you nicely.

Three years ago Lucy Frederick ("Delightful", Broadway Baby) was ordering gin and tonic, now she's ordering fish fingers and peas. A stand up show about the modern blended family with its wicked pitfalls and steep stepparenting learning curves. Twitter: @LucyFrederick

Genuinely gifted perfomer BBBB SCOTSMAN Strong and diverse BBBB THREE WEEKS Like catching up with a best friend BBBB WEE REVIEW

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'The Time Show' is a show about time. It is suitable for people who know of time. Following on from his critically acclaimed comedy/theatre/spoken word shows about talking, hair, sleep, water, faces, the sky and the colour yellow, Rob now turns his attention to time.

A ThinkIn is not another panel discussion. It is a forum for civilised disagreement. Modelled on what we call a 'leader conference' in the UK (or an editorial board in the US), it is a place where everyone has a seat at the table. It's where we get to hear what you think, drawn from your experience, energy and expertise. It's where, together, we sift through what we know to come to a clear, concise point of view. 2.50PM - MONDAY 12TH, DEXTER 2.35PM - TUESDAY 13TH, BUTTERCUP

www.robauton.co.uk | Twitter: @robertauton

A genuine original. Poetical, philosophical, humane, completely charming and funny to boot GUARDIAN Charming, eccentric and uplifting, Auton is a talent to watch INDEPENDENT £10 (£9)

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Babygirl is 18 and has just discovered sex, despite her Catholic upbringing. Just when her university life of drinking, partying and bisexual excitement begins, she discovers she's up the duff. Funny, clever and politically challenging, A Womb of One's Own follows Babygirl on her journey of self and sexual discovery, exploring the emotional rollercoaster that is an unwanted pregnancy and asking why it's still such a taboo.

Set in a podcast recording session, Anguis is an imagined conversation between a contemporary immunologist and the great Egyptian pharaoh, Cleopatra. A story exploring our responsibility to seek the truth in a post-truth era. This début piece from Olivier Award Winner Sheila Atim features original music. Commissioned by Avalon and BBC Arts. Twitter: @Avalon_Theatre

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Barely Methodical Troupe

Underbelly and Drop and Roll

International award-winning smash hit BROMANCE is back! 5-star circus about camaraderie and affection. Audacious, touching, exhilarating tour-de-force of physical heroics where handshakes become handstands and backslaps become backflips. Among 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 show stopping acrobatics of circus with the emotional punch of theatre. Winners of Circus Maximus Award, 2013 Winners of Total Theatre & Jackson's Lane Award for Circus, 2014

Led by world-famous trials rider and YouTube sensation Danny MacAskill, Drop and Roll make their long-awaited Edinburgh Fringe debut with a brand new show featuring jaw-dropping stunts! Danny will be joined by highly-acclaimed trials rider and fellow Scotsman Duncan Shaw, plus more athletes to be announced. Hosted by extreme sports commentator Henry Jackson, the hour-long show includes crowd participation plus there are prizes to be won throughout. Expect an action-packed display of gravity-defying tricks, guaranteed to amaze children and adults alike! EXTRA SHOWS AT 7PM - WEDNESDAY 7TH, MONDAY 12TH, MONDAY 19TH

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Will Hitt and Freya Mallard host the prodigious pop ensemble ABBA in a hilarious and poignant interview. In the unlikely event ABBA are unable to appear, they will muddle through with their narcissistic, millennial stand-up comedy. Chortle semi-finalist Freya shares what it's like to masquerade as an adult while remaining erratically anxious but unadvisedly optimistic. Will then ends with his innocuous low-energy surrealism which saw him earn a semi-final spot in So You Think You're Funny?

Winner of the Award for Outstanding New Work, VAULT Festival 2018

Freya Inc.

Twitter: @ABrilliantThing | Instagram: @abrillianteverything

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Physical theatre. If Buster Keaton had made a Punk album. In space. The De Nova Super spacecraft is floating in the cosmos. Once crucial to the survival of the human race, it was lost. Until now. The De Nova Super harbours secrets buried deep within its ill-fated crew. In order to understand them, two lowly adventurers must first understand themselves.

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All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre

Verdant Productions

Playful aerial dance theatre entertainment exploring the world of super heroes and beyond! In their quirky circus universe, two performers (and their miniature sidekicks) explore what it means to be a hero. Assemble the family - this promises to be FAN-tastic!

A HOLY SHOW by Janet Moran A new comedy based on the 1981 hijacking of an Aer Lingus plane by an ex-Trappist monk with a bottle of water as his weapon, the Pope as his nemesis and a burning desire to know The Third Secret of Fatima. There'll be music, nostalgia, heroism, praying, romance (maybe) sex (maybe) an appearance by Our Lady (definitely). There might even be a miracle. Starring Caítriona Ennis & Patrick Moy Set and Costume Design: Molly O'Cathain ; Lighting Design: Sinead Wallace Sound Design: Ivan Birthistle AV Design: Neil O'Driscoll Supported by Culture Ireland

Twitter: @allornothingadt

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I LOST MY VIRGINITY TO CHOPIN'S NOCTURNE IN B-FLAT MINOR

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Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Andrew Maxwell (Live at the Apollo, ***** Herald, Showtime) makes his theatre debut in a world premiere by Owen McCafferty (Fringe First Award winner), directed by Russell Bolam (***** Entertainment Weekly, Kafka for Kids).

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Alastair Forbes, Ashley Comeau, Karen Parker and Connor Thompson are alumni of The Second City (the same comedy institution that birthed Tina Fey and Steve Carell). This sketch comedy revue shows off their twisted view of human nature. Winners of 2018 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival's 'Best of the Fest'. Sponsored by Gallinet.com

Lusty Mannequins

Shakespeare's timeless classic is re-imagined for our times as a comic tale of democracy, backstabbing and front stabbing.

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Meet the most delightfully evil man alive, Mr Hyde. A man so evil he punches the cleaner, drop-kicks a precious puffin, and yells 'shark' at the beach. From the creators of 2018's hit Don Juan, this bonkers rendition of Stevenson's classic novella is retold by a team of charmingly 'French' performers with the help of the audience.

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JEKYLL AND HYDE

Ollie and Laura have been together for three years, and are one pack of reduced M and S olives away from killing each other. But with an engagement ring hidden in an en route takeaway, Ollie has the task of stopping Laura from walking out altogether. China Plate Theatre's pick for Pulse Festival. Winner of The King's Head Theatre Stella Wilkie Award, Paper Mug Theatre's 'I Lost My Virginity to Chopin's Nocturne in B-Flat Minor' tackles the fear of loneliness, and dependency to the point of destruction. 'A delightful slice of relationship hell' - Christopher Brett Bailey £6

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LIMBO: THE TWELVE

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland/American Music Theatre Project

The gift of imagination has been extinct in the Great Stone City for a thousand years. When Imogen discovers a secret community keeping the gift alive, she takes it upon herself to restore imagination to her own people, but her actions come at a cost. A modern myth for our times, with soaring pop-folk songs and a 15-strong ensemble of actormusicians. SPECIAL OFFER: Buy one Limbo show, see the other half price

After a lifetime battling addiction, Tess Butler is dead. Well, almost. Now, her fate lies with a jury of twelve people from her past. During her life, Tess lied and broke her promises, but she was also courageous, compassionate and kind. The Twelve fight, plead and argue with each other until only one question remains: how many chances do we get? SPECIAL OFFER: Buy one Limbo show, see the other half price rcsedfest.co.uk | Twitter: @rcs_mt

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Join Helen Wood's daring one-woman quest to visit every National Trust property and become a certified superfan. Packed to the brim with Goretex, cream teas, and a loyal canine assistant - when NT rules allow! Brand new show from the creator of sell-out Fringe hit The OS Map Fan Club.

Following a 5-year sold-out residency in London, Matt Forde returns to Edinburgh for two live shows! Previous guests include: Tony Blair, Nigel Farage, Ruth Davidson, Anna Soubry, Ken Clarke, John Swinney and George Osborne.

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Joyful, friendly, frequently funny... steeped in 'Great British Bake Off' values THREE WEEKS

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OUT OF THE BLUE

THE NOISE NEXT DOOR'S REALLY REALLY GOOD AFTERNOON SHOW THROUGH TIME!

Out of the Blue

Austin Talent

Join the quickest wits in comedy for a side-splitting, time-travelling adventure that's fun for literally everyone. WHEN do we go next? It's up to you! Your suggestions are transformed into ferociously funny scenes and songs on a journey through history, to the future, and back again. www.thenoisenextdoor.co.uk | Twitter: @NoiseNextDoor Go enjoy this really, really good show BBBB BROADWAY BABY FAMILY £34/38 £6

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THE WRONG FFION JONES

Ffion Jones

A comedy about national identity, capitalism and an accidental rebel. In a dystopian future where Wales is reduced to a leisure park, a hapless tour-guide wants to start a revolution, thrusting her floppy leek into the air.

Oxford's premier all-male a cappella sensation are back for their sixteenth year! With over 17 million hits on YouTube, the Fringe's best selling student show never fails to delight. Expect vocal acrobatics, eclectic repertoires, and ludicrous choreography! Since 2000, Out of the Blue have won more championships than any UK group, making the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent and wowing the international stage with their legendary cover of Shakira's 'Hips Don't Lie'. After touring the US and UK, and with university work on the back-burner, OOTB can't wait to be back in George Square! www.ootboxford.com | Twitter: @ootboxford

Twitter: @ffionjones88

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Cut the Cord

Broken Robot Productions & So Comedy

A new play about consent within a relationship. A young couple at university fall in love. But everything changes on a drunken evening; on this night, when he takes off her underwear and his boxers, she says, 'No'. He doesn't stop. She struggles to assimilate the rape for what it was, because how could it be rape? He loves her. He couldn't have done that. Endless Second explores how two people deal with a trauma that completely alters their relationship.

Ridiculously self-aware middle-class dreamer Flora does a show about trying and failing to be creative in the big city. Is she an epic Romantic vagabond or just an entitled absolute pr*ck? She's chasing dreams, but the chase might be much funnier. Debut hour from the Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year finalist. www.socomedy.co.uk

A promising comedian GUARDIAN Anderson has a well-tuned political antennae CHORTLE

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BLODEUWEDD UNTOLD

Fine Mess Theatre & Leila Sykes

Jo Blake / Pleasance / Royal & Derngate Northampton

"When it comes to it I will be remembered in the most romantic, bullshit way possible..." A young person is dying. But they aren't going to go out without one last hurrah, something that everyone will remember them by: and you're invited. A warm hug and surprising celebration that will leave you laughing, crying and truly uplifted.

Unearth the unwritten Blodeuwedd, the Frankenstein of flowers. Captured in the pages of a medieval book, the ancient myth of Blodeuwedd describes a woman made out of flowers who was turned into an owl as punishment for adultery. But who was this woman before being confined to the page? Jo Blake, international contemporary storyteller, irradiates this figure of Celtic myth through word, movement and ritual. The myth is unravelled in this radical reclamation of the untold; intertwined with personal experience and striking observations of the role of myth in our unmythic modern lives. (Blodeuwedd: blod-ae-wuth).

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Good witch. Wicked witch. Madonna. Whore. The endless female trade-off between goodness and power. Following back-to-back sell out runs and in their award-winning physical style, Incognito return with a formidable tale of corruption, persecution... and pure, roaring rage.

The big news story of 1820: 'Horrid Plot to Murder His Majesty's Ministers!' A gang of hungry men, enraged by the Peterloo Massacre, find themselves drawn into a 'dreadful and diabolical project': to carry the heads of Lord Liverpool's Cabinet on pikes through London and spark a revolution. Double Fringe First Award Winner (Kenneth Williams; Lockerbie ) Benson shares his fascination with this gory story - including graphic accounts of the men's execution - and reflects on how the events of two hundred years ago still resonate with us today.

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Bethany Heath

From the comfort of her flat, an excitable, precocious, irrepressible woman with a dirty mouth and a lot to say discusses life and her many opinions. At times both funny and moving this one-woman show explores themes of confidence and insecurities, friendship and loss, and finding your way in the modern world. Twitter: @bethhethneth

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Katie Greenall and Daisy Hale

Ever feel like your body takes up too much space in a world that doesn't want to make any room? Katie is fat. Pretty much always been fat, and will be fat forever. Join her in the 'Cha Cha Slide', munch on some crisps, and have a listen to what it's like to live in a body that people can't help have an opinion on. FATTY FAT FAT is a funny, frank and provocative solo show about living in a body the world tells you to hate. Leave your diet books at the door.

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Casus Circus bring you their biggest show yet! An enthralling ballet of acrobatics from the team that brought you Knee Deep, Driftwood and You & I. Through the language of physical theatre the acrobats take us through their own stories - one is crushed by a constant need for control, another must move through cultural genocide. The tangled web of a depressed mind, the self-recrimination that inflicts a queer man in a homophobic world. Tied together with extraordinary skill and risk. There is no escaping our DNA. There is not one, like any other.

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GRACE CAMPBELL: WHY I'M NEVER GOING INTO POLITICS

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Grace Campbell survived a childhood in British politics. Her Dad, Alastair Campbell, started working closely with Tony Blair just after Grace was born. Now, at 24, the feisty and wildly outspoken Grace wants to tell you why she'll never consider a career in Westminster. Grace is hilarious... much funnier than her Dad ED MILLIBAND

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A GRAVE SITUATION

Young Pleasance

The Pleasance's 'breathtakingly skilled ensemble' (Scotsman) present their brilliantly inventive comedy revival. Armed with only five spades and Albert's trusty toothpick, will our grave-digging heroes tunnel back to Blighty in time to return Ethel's library book, see Ginger earn his wings and taste Daphne's Battenburg? Will Chippy get his girl and Bitsy outwit the Colonel to earn a late pass and a lift back to HQ? Chocks away for more exciting jolly japes! www.pleasance.co.uk/yp | Twitter: @youngpleasance An absolute triumph BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

A visual treat from the get go BBBBB SCOTSMAN Young Pleasance are always one of the hottest tickets at the Edinburgh Fringe

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Eddy Brimson

"He's a wrong 'un that Joe, a proper wrong 'un" Still, if you fling enough shit ... Nature, nurture. Excuses and secrets. A hedonistic weekend of sex, drugs and violence brings a chilling conclusion. But maybe Joe is more alive then we'll ever be. The best book ever written on football violence DAILY MAIL

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From birth Will knew that he was destined to be iconic. Didn't happen. Not sure why, but he's absolutely livid about it. However rather than resting on his disappointing laurels he has formed a plan of action. Here it is.

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Join hip teen detective Ricky Riddlegang and his trusty Riddle Gang as they solve the mystery of the haunted manor and put the perpetrator to death. Uncle Eustace Riddlegang's ancestral collection of clues and hints has gone missing. This makes tracking down the culprit difficult as it's completely impossible to tell what clues and hints are relevant. But which of the one previously introduced characters could the culprit actually be? £6

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Rose Eye Productions

Americana Absurdum Productions

Solo gig-theatre digging under the skin of anti-heroine Jess, imprisoned for selling drugs on her lover's behalf. Winner of the Camden People's Theatre Award and Oberon Books Best New Play Award (NSDF 2018).

The university's oddest professor has made a remarkable discovery. He's thrilled...but why is today's lecture even stranger and wilder than ever? A curious comedy about Dickens, shipwrecks, the Venus de Milo, fainting poets, and the perils of original thinking.

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Twitter: @TheProfessorByParks

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THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

Rhum & Clay in association with the Pleasance

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WOMAN! PILOT! PIRATE?

Pareidolia Theatre

Amelia Earhart has been missing for 82 years. Emmy thinks this is a cover-up. Emmy wants the truth. Caught between her humdrum life and her need for adventure, she intends to build, sail and fight her way to her hero. From its dynamics to its intriguing delivery... a striking and absorbing production BBBBB BROADWAY WORLD A cornucopia of clowning, auricular effects, musical fragments and funny voices BROADWAY BABY

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"No-one would have believed in the early years of the twentieth century that this world was being watched..." But we did believe. Written with playwright Isley Lynn ('Skin A Cat') and inspired by Orson Welles' famous radio broadcast, 'The War of the Worlds' explores the ongoing power of fake events to cause real reactions. Intense, unsettling and entertaining, this "super-smart and multi-layered show" proves that in dark times the truth is a precious commodity. **** Michael Billington, The Guardian. Winners: The Stage Edinburgh Award 2018 (Mistero Buffo) Pleasance Indie for Best Theatre Production 2017 (Testosterone) rhumandclay.com | Twitter: @rhumandclay deft and ingenious BBBB GUARDIAN

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Captivate Theatre

Join Bugsy, Fat Sam, Tallulah, Blousey and Dandy Dan for a fun time full of laughs, songs and lots of splurge! A great show for all the family, and is sure to inspire younger members of the audience to tread the boards! www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @captivate_LTD

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George Fouracres, Wolverhampton's fancy-pantsiest son, tells stories of a Black Country childhood, sings ancient ballads, becomes occasional grotesques, and splatters his odd brain matter all over the stage in his debut stand-up hour. You may know him from Edinburgh Comedy Awardnominated sketch trio Daphne, or from BBC Radio4, BBC Three, Channel 4, and ABC. If not, come, and behold. George is THE FUTURE OF COMEDY. He's a proper genius. CAITLIN MORAN

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Finally, after years of toil, Gary Tro has perfected quite possibly the greatest superhero movie screenplay ever written. He's never shared it with anyone... until now. Award-nominated comedian Gary Tro delivers his new masterpiece for this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Like stand-up? Like Superheroes? You'll love this. ***** (ThreeWeeks) **** (WhatsOnStage)

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Captivate Theatre

Jesus is back and will once again be rocking the main stage at the Rose Theatre. This modern, fast-paced, energetic, electric production tells of the last days of Jesus through the eyes of Judas. www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @captivate_LTD

Captivate Theatre brings a lively, contagious enthusiasm to the Fringe ALLDINBURGHTHEATRE.COM

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A visual rhapsody of stunning physicality and original music, using artefacts for props and documentary photography as a script. This award-winning international company debuts a tour-de-force troupe of Ukrainian artists to tell a story about the root of human conflict. INTERBEING explores the themes found in semi-autobiographical testimonies during our research, from love to post-traumatic stress syndrome. Acrobatics, object animation and live music collide with stunning effect in a world premiere. "Like never before in history, interconnectedness is the means of our survival." Lord Ashdown. www.2theatre.com | Twitter: @2theatreLtd 5 star theatre BBBBB BERRIA

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Liz Richardson in association with the Pleasance and HOME

There is this lake. And in the lake, there's a woman. She's swimming. She finds the pain is less, to remember him in the water. Liz took Sam and Josie swimming. She said they'd feel amazing. It was cold. It was really cold. SWIM is a brand new show from theatre makers Liz Richardson (Gutted), Josie Dale-Jones (dressed. and Me & My Bee) and Sam Ward (Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist and [insert slogan here]). With live music, videography and playful, intimate storytelling, SWIM is about isolation, being held and just jumping in. Family Ticket: £34 - £42

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WILL GOMPERTZ: DOUBLE ART HISTORY

Clare Pointing

A solo show, six different women, one thing in common... They are all pregnant, however this is rarely referred to but do we as an audience judge them differently because of their impending motherhood? Inspired by society's pressures on women to be maternal, kind, considerate individuals. This series of 'talking heads' style monologues will make you laugh and cringe as we share a glimpse into these women's lives, warts and all.

Will Gompertz and Underbelly present

BBC arts editor Will Gompertz returns to Fringe with another humorous lecture about the world of contemporary art. Step into his fun-filled art history lesson as he aims to teach the audience that not all contemporary art is bollocks. Art aficionado or novice, you'll leave having learned a thing or two - but will you pass the end of class test?

Twitter: @clarerebekah

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Robox is your personal fulfilment device. The one-click wonder, the ultimate convenience. You dream it, he delivers it. Instant fulfilment. But fulfilment isn't for everyone. Award-winning company SharkLegs discover the price people really pay for next-day delivery. Praise for previous work:

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SHELLSHOCK! is a new comedy-musical full of laughter, suspense, espionage and toe-tapping tunes. Join Shelly as she starts her dream job, meets new friends and battles a sinister global conspiracy 200 years in the making.

A little unsettling, exposing and oddly compelling STAGE Oddly sweet, hugely imaginative and endearingly honest BBBB FESTMAGAZINE £11 (£10)

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www.sharklegs.co.uk | Twitter: @sharklegsco

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SOMETHING ABOUT SIMON

Something About Productions

Paul Simon is a name that has cemented itself into the Hearts and Bones of audiences all over the world. As an artist, his name has become synonymous, not only with music but with cultural history! In this poignant and critically acclaimed show, British singersongwriter Gary Edward Jones not only recites the music of one of his idols, but also tells the unique story of Paul Simon: combining visuals, stage design, and of course... the music. For around 60 minutes, allow Gary Edward Jones to tell you Something About Simon. www.somethingaboutsimon.com | Twitter: @about_simon

A beautiful evening, serene, powerful, he is special, extraordinary BBBBB LIVERPOOL SOUND AND VISION

A new show and a new type of show... there is something about Jones that lingers BBBBB REVIEWER NO 9

A superb, exceptional celebration of Paul Simon's music and a delightful insight into the talent of Gary Edward Jones BBBBB SHAZNEY SPENCE REVIEWS An honouring of one musicians life to another BBBBB SUBURBS AND THE CITY A sheer talent that portrays wonderfully the story of an icon BBBB WHAT'S GOOD TO DO

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ESHAAN AKBAR: INFIDEL-ITY

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IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER: A PLAY WITH SONGS

CKP and InterTalent Group present

What does it take to be a man these days? After #MeToo, incel attacks and man buns, Eshaan Akbar explores masculinity and his relationship with men, women, and himself. Love and loss can teach you a lot about who you actually are. Fresh from successful runs at Edinburgh 2017 & 18, Soho Theatre and appearances on Frankie Boyle's New World Order, BBC Two, Sky, Channel 5, BBC Radio 4, BBC Asian Network and talkSPORT.

Avalon and BBC Arts

Boss and Kid could score Glasgow's greatest heist if they keep their hands off one another and on the steering wheel. This is a story about dreaming, shame and the fear of being left behind. A new adaptation of Belle and Sebastian's iconic album by Eve Nicol (book) and Stuart Murdoch (lyrics.)

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RP BSL

The Queer House and HighTide

Token Toni loves a bitta bashment and only dates Black and Brown womxn, barbers hold the cure to my lesbian urges and straight women are like junk food. Written/performed by Mia Johnson, Pink Lemonade is a solo piece of experimental theatre which explores femxle masculinity, racial fetishism, sexuality and gender identity.

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One broken world and ten funny songs to fix it. From BBC Radio 4's "Now Show" to his column in the New European, Mitch spreads insight and laughs in equal measure. Join him, as with a head full of silly rhymes, he identifies the problems and proposes (semi - serious) solutions. mitchbenn.com | Twitter: @mitchbenn

The country's leading musical satirist TIMES Well crafted, well sung, his songs are just plain funny

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The Queer House and HighTide

From childhood co-stars, through teenage rebellion, a moving and powerful autobiographical account about growing up queer in the mid-noughties, finding yourself, and losing a friend. Written/performed by Teddy Lamb with an original pop music score and way too many America's Next Top Model references.

Degrees of Error & Something for the Weekend

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15:45 (16:45) A classic murder mystery is created on-the-spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious and hilarious show from Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error. Lady Violet in the kitchen with the crossbow? Mr Gold with a catapult at Eurovision? You decide, but will you guess whodunnit? And for your late night entertainment, don't forget our 11pm Sunday Night Mass Murder shows!' degreesoferror.com | Twitter: @DegreesofError

Original, professional and very, very funny BBBB EDFRINGEREVIEW.COM Absolutely fantastic... incredibly clever... laugh out loud funny... a truly entertaining and hilarious take on the murder mystery and absolutely not one to miss. BBBBB VOICE MAG Hilarious... the show is a riot SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL

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UNEXPECTED ITEM IN THE BAGGING AREA

Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society

Grab your bag-for-life, stick your pound-shaped keyrings into the trolley, and step inside The Supermarket™© for a freshly-baked musical treat from the company who brought you SiX, written by Laurence T-Stannard and Cambridge Footlights Amaya Holman and Jamie Bisping Twitter: @_unexpecteditem Rollicking comedy BBBBB TCS

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EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS GALA

Edinburgh Comedy Awards

The UK's first and premier award for celebrating live comedy. See the 2019 winner and nominees for one show only! Previous Best Comedy Show winners include Rose Matafeo, Hannah Gadsby, John Robins, Al Murray - Pub Landlord, Lee Evans and Frank Skinner. Previous Best Newcomer winners include Tim Minchin, Roisin Conaty, Sarah Millican, The Mighty Boosh and Harry Hill. For line-up announcement, follow @comedyawards. comedyawards.co.uk | Twitter: @comedyawards | Instagram: edcomedyawards | Facebook: @comedyawards £14 (£13)

1969 at the Barrowlands Ballroom in Glasgow: three women are murdered by an Old Testament-quoting serial killer, nicknamed Bible John. He has never been caught. 2019: four women bound by their obsession with true crime want to change that. Immersing themselves in the world of Bible John and his victims, they try to solve the case, once and for all. A riotous, furious, joyful exploration of violence, gender and one of Scotland's darkest mysteries from Poor Michelle (Samuel French New Play Award 2017). Recipient of Pleasance's Charlie Hartill Theatre Reserve 2019.

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ABORIGINAL COMEDY ALLSTARS

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

From the oldest culture on earth comes the freshest, fiercest and funniest stand-up around. Cheeky, loud, black and proud, featuring the brightest stars in Australian comedy right now: Kevin Kropinyeri, Andy Saunders and Steph Tisdell (Winner - Pinder Prize 2019) Any qualms about whether non-indigenous people would be able to laugh at the content are quickly quashed. This show is hilarious. Belly aching, cheek hurting, hilarious BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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MYRA DUBOIS: DEAD FUNNY

Modern Māori Quartet in association with SquareSums&Co

Broken Robot Productions/So Comedy by arrangement with Corrie McGuire Management

Myra is dead; long live Myra! Realising she stands to miss out on the most attention she'll ever receive, the "acidtongued and funny to the bone" (Time Out) Myra brings forward her funeral in an irreverently sardonic side-eye at death and the theatrics of grief. Get ready R.I.Pee your pants! Incredibly quick witted comedy BBBB SCOTSMAN Trust us, you're going to want to spend your fringe with Myra DuBois BBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE £7

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There are two sides to every story. And every story has a song. With signature style and humour the award-winning Modern Māori Quartet weaves together four stories full of heart and revelation that unfold the fabric of Māori musical culture, its genealogy and evolution. Meet Koro, Big Bro, Uncle and Bub, and experience their take on what it really means to be Māori in this day and age. www.modernmaoriquartet.nz | Twitter: @modernmaoriq

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ARABELLA WEIR: DOES MY MUM LOOM BIG IN THIS?

Berk's Nest in association with Casarotto Ramsay & Associates

The mother of all confessional shows from the best-selling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down. Devastatingly funny, excruciatingly honest and definitely embarrassing for all of Arabella's relatives, not to mention herself, this show is for everyone who's had a mother or been a mother. A helter-skelter tour of appalling - and appallingly funny - maternal behaviour. Twitter: @ArabellaWeir Comedy gold GUARDIAN £13 (£12)

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Hotly-anticipated debut from Scottish 'Comedian of the Year' and Chortle 'Best Newcomer' Winner. Daisy woke up on her 30th birthday, deeply dissatisfied. Why isn't she thinner, more successful, and blonde? This is one woman's attempt to change everything about herself.

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DAVID MILLS: A More Dynamite Future. Focus people! Shit's about to get real. Comedy for a world in crisis from a comic who's not kidding around. A wander through our terrifying, 24-hour reality television cartoon dystopia with an eye on the amazing / frightening future that awaits us.

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The multi-award winning Jordan & Skinner present a riotous new show that cuts to the bone of gender politics. Andrea has been giving her lecture but it's not been going well. She's hoping the open minded audience at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe will hear her out. Half the world is suffering under the weight of a heavy burden. If we're not careful everything will smash. And we wouldn't want that now, would we.

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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).

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FRAGILE MALE EGO

STEPHEN K AMOS TALK SHOW

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ESTHER MANITO: CRUSADE

Has history taught us nothing? Crusades don't work! Esther Manito, So You Think You're Funny Finalist (2017) brings you her debut hour Crusade. Esther takes you on a whirlwind tour of what life is like when you can't meet the expectations of your identity. 'A lot of hair and a lot of talent' (Beyond the Joke).

Join award-winning sketch comedy troupe, The Durham Revue, as they celebrate the final hour before the apocalypse. From the group who bought you Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar, and many more, this is an hour of cutting-edge comedy not to be missed.

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In this adrenaline-fuelled explosion of extreme urban sports, dance, music and theatre, the Netherlands' ISH Dance Collective, create breathtaking poetry with every single moment. Whether you float on ballet shoes or on skates, with ISH, it's all dance. 'Elements of Freestyle' is about those redeeming seconds that make a complicated trick ultimately succeed; about the freestylers' total focus on the moment, the ecstasy and the feeling of complete and total freedom. In a spectacular fusion of breakdance, inline skating, skateboarding, freestyle basketball, BMX and freerunning, the audience discovers the artistry behind the trick. Simultaneously both exquisitely beautiful and heart-poundingly exciting, director Marco Gerris' ('So You Think You Can Dance?') show packs a punch. You simply will not believe your eyes. ishdancecollective.com | Twitter: @ishtheatre

Unbelievable... You have to experience this, experience it in full colour, live and soaked in music... very special. BBBBB MUSICALNIEUWS Urban arts elevated to dance. BBBBB THEATERKRANT Breathtaking... emotion and passion in every movement. BBBB SCENES Impressively pure VOLKSKRANT Family Ticket: £44 - £58 £14 (£10)

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GLENN MOORE: LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE GLENNY MOORE

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GREG PROOPS: THE SMARTEST MAN IN THE WORLD

Avalon Management

Talented Artists Limited

"Glenn Moore" (The List) follows up last year's Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination with a new hour of "blissfully silly jokes" (The Guardian). As seen on Mock The Week and The Stand Up Sketch Show, and as heard on Absolute Radio.

See the Proopcast Live in Hot Edinburgh. Greg will record the podcast with the usual mix of drinking, so-called jokes, singing, poor dancing and boring preachy parts. Then meet all you kittens. Everyone wins and then we go for Greek food. Sexy people only. Some of the boldest comedy on the podcasting frontier right now BBBBB ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE

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THE GUILTY FEMINIST: LIVE PODCAST

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HARRIET DYER & SCOTT GIBSON: THAT'S NOT A LIZARD, THAT'S MY GRANDMOTHER

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd present

Gilded Balloon & Low Flying Pigeon present...

Their faces shall forever remain the same, but the words that leave them won't. An hour of hysterical, improvised, storytelling goodness from two award-winning comedians who love a laugh. Come and join them, you'll no regret it. www.lowflyingpigeon.com | Twitter: @thatsnotalizard Irvine Welsh meets Billy Connolly EVENING STANDARD She's got funny bones KEVIN BRIDGES £4

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The Guilty Feminist podcast has become a comedy phenomenon with over 60 million downloads since it launched in early 2016. Deborah Frances-White and her special guests record her hit comedy podcast at the prestigious Pleasance Grand. Expect discussions about the noble goals of twenty-first century feminists and the hypocrisies and insecurities which undermine them. Special guests to be announced. Expect laughter, excitement, confessions and inspiration as only The Guilty Feminist can provide. Previous guests include Sara Pascoe, Jo Brand, Sindhu Vee and Emma Thompson. guiltyfeminist.com | Twitter: @GuiltyFemPod

Hilarious, irrelevant, classy as hell... and screamingly funny PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE Presenters and guests set themselves challenges with invariably hilarious outcomes THE ECONOMIST

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IAIN DALE: ALL TALK

James Seabright in association with Northbank Speakers

Award-winning LBC radio presenter, CNN political commentator and 'For the Many' podcast host brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs to the Fringe for the first time. Iain interviews a different high-profile guest each day, including Heidi Allen MP, Christiane Amanpour, Louise Casey, Fi Glover, Alan Johnson, Sadiq Khan, John McDonnell MP, Johnny Mercer MP, Layla Moran MP, Jess Phillips MP, Jacqui Smith, Sarah Smith, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Kirsty Wark and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi. Visit www.IainDaleAllTalk.com for latest guest schedule. www.IainDaleAllTalk.com | Twitter: @IainDaleAllTalk

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The Latebloomers and Cluster Arts

Sharon Burgess Productions

James returns with his most ambitious show to date - an epic, thought-provoking stage spectacular celebrating the 1000 great lives that shaped history. However, with the cast missing, budget running low and doubts that he can even count that many, he might have to think on his feet. Nominated: Best Comedy, Perth Fringe World 2018. www.mrjameshancox.com | Twitter: @mrjameshancox BBBBB GLAM ADELAIDE BBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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LUCIE POHL'S IMMIGRANT JAM

Gilded Balloon presents...

German-born, NYC-raised comedian Lucie Pohl brings her NY Times Critic's Pick show to Edinburgh, featuring the best immigrant stand ups, storytellers & character comics in town to celebrate being from somewhere else. Featured in the NY Times, Time Out, NPR and in everything else that's cool. More delicious than a deep fried mars bar and more relevant than an oatmilk latte. Accents celebrated, wanted and welcome.

www.clusterarts.com/portfolio/scotland | Twitter: @threebloomers

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www.luciepohl.com | Twitter: @luciepohlcomedy I love Lucie! STEVE COOGAN £10.50 (£9.50)

Join us for a wild ride, with rhythm, body percussion, singing, stomping, clowning and the spirit of Scotland! A hilarious, high energy three man physical comedy Winner 'Best Comedy', Adelaide Fringe 2019 Winner, 'Spirit of the Fringe' Award, Paris Fringe 2018 Winner, 'The Inspiration Award' for new work Prague Fringe '18

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Impatient Productions

Mandy Muden

Mandy Muden is a multi award winning Comedian and Magician, widely known for her sensational appearances on Britain's Got Talent. www.mandymuden.com | Twitter: @MandyMuden

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In 2017 Mark Watson - a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem - was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. It really wasn't for him at all because his favourite things include safety, comfort, food and not being scared and miserable. But the experience changed the shambolic comedian for the better, and now he's written a sort of motivational talk about what it taught him. But still with jokes. www.markwatsonthecomedian.com | Twitter: @watsoncomedian

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Benedict's dad loved wine. He loved collecting it and drinking it. He loved talking about it, and sharing it with friends and family was an act of love and celebration. A glass of Châteauneuf-du-Pape - or several - marked the sweet spot when the working day gently eased into a relaxing evening. Benedict loves wine too. Benedict is an alcoholic. Sober now for 25 years, on the day of his father's funeral, Benedict receives an unsettling final bequest, a bottle of exceptionally fine red wine. Will he drink one final toast to his father? Originally commissioned for BBC Radio 4, Marcus Brigstocke writes and directs this bittersweet drama of family and addiction, based on his own recovery.

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RUBY WAX: HOW TO BE HUMAN

Chambers Touring

marcusbrigstocke.com | Twitter: @marcusbrig

Based on her bestselling book, Ruby's new show How To Be Human answers every question you've ever had about evolution, thoughts, emotions, the body, addictions, relationships, sex, kids, the future and compassion. Outrageously witty and smart, blending brilliant comedy and insightful life lessons, How to Be Human is the show you need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you've upgraded your iPhone.

BBC Audio Drama Award Winner 2018, Best Single Drama.

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Fringe First winner returns for six shows only. Against stunning gospel and blues sung live, two women 42 years apart join the struggle for American civil rights. Both are faced with the same choice: fight or flee? Playing in rep with Apphia's classic Black Is The Color Of My Voice, both shows come direct from sell-out London runs.

www.ApphiaCampbell.com | Twitter: @ApphiaCampbell

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PAUL MERTON'S IMPRO CHUMS

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Paul Merton, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch, Suki Webster and Mike McShane are back at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for their 15th year of mind-blowing impro. The collective experience of on the spot adlibbing embodied in the Chums is enough to stun an elephant. They flex their improvisational muscles to delight and entertain audiences in this country and abroad, and now they return to Edinburgh, their second home. paulmerton.com/improchums | Twitter: @MertonsImpChums

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Underbelly and YUCK Circus

Grist to the Mill Productions

A woman, a warrior, a legend. Michelle Yim ('The Empress and Me') brings to life the real Mulan who, to save her families honour, disguised herself as a man and joined the Emperors army. For ten long years she marched with them, fought with them, became a general, a hero, but just how did her true identity remain secret? www.gristtheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @Gristtheatre Strong, polished and confident BBBB THE ADELAIDE THEATRE GUIDE ON 'THE EMPRESS AND ME'

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Best Emerging Artist Adelaide Fringe 2019 Top-tier Martin Sims Award FRINGEWORLD 2019 Best Circus Weekly FRINGEWORLD 2019 Adelaide Fringe Ready-to-Tour Award 2019 Sugar, spice, and apparently "nice"? With our bloody good sense of humour, we're going to rip into the uncomfortable using high-flying acrobatics, absurd confessions and groovy dancing. Get ready to witness a powerhouse of female circus performers kick art in the face. "Everything contemporary circus should be" - Danny Delhunty, Melbourne Fringe YUCK aren't trying to gross you out. To quote early 2000s Madonna, they're just showing you what it feels like in this world for a girl. WE LOVE PERTH

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Grist To the Mill Productions

To celebrate the bicentennial of Herman Melville's birth his classic tale is brought to the stage in a stunning solo performance by Ross Ericson. From the team behind 'The Unknown Soldier' and 'Gratiano'. www.gristtheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @Gristtheatre

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Scottee & Friends LTD

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Total Theatre Award Winner Scottee grew up around mould, mice and clothes off the market. Class is about what it is to be embarrassed, pretending to be posher than you are why we all get a thrill playing god with green tokens from Waitrose. A show for the middle classes.

Xnthony was 12 when he made his Confirmation. He was 26 when his home town voted against Ireland's marriage equality referendum. Gig meets theatre in this moving and hilarious look at how a vote can change the way we view ourselves. The UK premiere of an award-nominated show direct from a sold out run at the Dublin Fringe Festival.

www.scottee.co.uk | Twitter: @ScotteeIsFat

www.xnthony.com | Twitter: @Xnthony A candid, captivating piece BBBBB REVIEWS HUB Sassy, slick and sensational MEG.IE Sonically stirring IRISH TIMES

Scottee's work often comes in camouflage. Its flippancy conceals its fight GUARDIAN A progressive sensibility with tits-n-teeth showmanship TIME OUT

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'When you see a scar you know someone's had pain, but if you can't see it how would you know?' In a school for excluded pupils in Hackney, Bailey waits for a decision that could change her life. Marika McKennell's timely new play is a searing examination of a broken education system, and what happens to those who fall through its cracks. Directed by Fringe First Award winner Ria Parry.

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An absurd multimedia pelt through the history of everything, from a star of West End smash Austentatious. Perth FringeWorld 'Best Comedy' nominee 2016 & 2017. As heard on BBC Radio 4 & 6.

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The North Wall in association with The Pleasance

Daniel Nils Roberts

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SUCH FILTHY F*CKS

Smoke & Oakum Theatre

'Such Filthy F*cks', by Oli Forsyth ('Cash Cow' Hampstead Theatre), is the seventh play by the award-winning Smoke & Oakum Theatre. It takes us into the fractured world of Jules and Luka, two ordinary people, who are completely and utterly addicted to porn. Hot on the heels of hit shows 'Cornermen', 'Happy Dave' and 'Kings', 'Such Filthy F*cks' fuses Smoke & Oakum's trademark quick-fire delivery with a taboo topic and a heartbreaking story line, to examine one of the 21st centuries' biggest social contagions.

RBM Comedy in association with Noel Gay

As featured on BBC1's Michael McIntyre's Big Show, The Tracey Ullman Show, BBC R4's Dead Ringers and 4Extra's Newsjack. Rob Brydon has called him "a remarkable new talent" and the pretentious 23-year-old impressionist likes to agree. Using impressions from Andy Murray to James Acaster, Louis Theroux to Russell Brand; Berry tells stories of the celebrity world he claims to belong to and explores his own inner psyche.

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The story of twenty-something year old Spencer, a Geordie millennial whose life is torn apart following the untimely and unexplainable death of his girlfriend, Gabi. How will Spencer juggle being the prime suspect and a chief mourner? Themes of outsider grief and loneliness meets black-humour in this exploration of male identity and toxic aggression. A journey of discovery revolving around how not talking about things can lead to catastrophe. Written and Performed by Tom Machell.

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You never know what'll change your life. The message in the bottle that bobbed up before you at the beach. That's what brought you here. Sold out four-years and running, master storyteller and cult classic of the Fringe, Wil returns with a brand new show to whisk you away to some other place. ***** EdFringe Review **** The Stage ***** 3Weeks

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Fight in the Dog in Association with United Agents

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CHRISTOPHER KC: WHY I'M NO LONGER TALKING TO WHITE PEOPLE ABOUT RICE

Rap Guide Media

Music, poetry, art, technology, politics, relationships, strange behaviours found in a species of (mostly) hairless primate. The scientific study of culture, and how we can harness the power of evolution for a better world. Catch the latest in Brinkman's unique series of award-winning 'peer reviewed rap' comedies.

Christopher KC

Debut solo hour from Scotland's rising star. Christopher offers an illuminating insight growing up as a minority, addressing racism and his inability to see soup. As seen on BBC2 Scotland's The Comedy Underground.

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Not the world's coolest rapper, but he may be the funniest and most well-read. BBBB EVENING STANDARD FAMILY £38/42

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A visually stunning theatre work that explores space from internationally acclaimed theatre artist Thaddeus Phillips. Two NASA technicians of the Voyager satellite get lost in a universe of massive inflatables, vacuum cleaners, miniatures & microphones in this cinematic adventure. Performed by Thaddeus Phillips & Off Broadway star Ean Sheehy.

Aged 14, Jojo's family moved overnight from castle to caravan, and she has steadily worked her way down ever since. Would life be different if she had inherited or married "well"? Riches to Rags is Jojo's first solo show in 5 years: come and find out why. They say tragedy plus time equals comedy and the time is now! Will mesmerise and unnerve in equal measure BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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JOJO SUTHERLAND: RICHES TO RAGS

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LOLA & JO: ESCAPE

Katie Storey Productions

Berk's Nest

Clock's ticking. We're all heading for the grave. Don't panic, character comedians Lola and Jo will find answers to the big questions before time's up. Is this a low-budget escape room run by a dysfunctional duo? Or is this just an excuse for Lola and Jo to lock you in a room for 60 minutes and freak out? www.lolaandjo.com | Twitter: @lolaandjocomedy Bloody brilliant BBBB CHORTLE Pitch-perfect BBBB FEST Masterful BBBB LIST £7

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In 1961 James' grandad, Terry Downes, became the middleweight champion of the world. By contrast, James' school PE teacher once told him he was so unfit he'd be dead by the time he was 23. This is a story about boxing told by someone who's never boxed. A debut show about a comeback, from one third of sketch sensation BEASTS. Directed by Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Tom Parry. As seen on Horrible Histories (BBC), The Reluctant Landlord (Sky One), Drunk History (Comedy Central) and @Elevenish (ITV2).

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Twitter: @jamesmcnicholas

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PHIL CORNWELL: ALACKADADDY

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

Who is Robert Lemon Alackadaddy? Well he's certainly a geezer that's done many a thing. Come meet Phil Cornwell's altered ego. For the past 30+ years you've seen Phil in his cult appearances on Stellar Street, Dead Ringers and nearly all the Alan Partridge shows and films. He's voiced characters on Spitting Image, Bob The Builder and his most famous as the voice of Murdoc in the Gorillaz!

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

A riveting exploration of identity, idealism and heroism BBBB SUNDAY TIMES Breathtaking and powerful, Henry Naylor's play is sharp, funny and poignant - a must see BBBBB ED FEST MAG A truly genius piece of writing BBBBB VOICE MAG

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A returning Jihadi bride, an Islamophobic journalist, and an antique dealer with a violent past all collide in a dark, timely tale. Three-times Fringe First Winner Naylor is one of the leading writers on the International Fringe circuit; his plays having won, or been nominated for, over 35 global awards. 'The Fringe's unofficial star-writer-in-residence' (Mark Lawson, The Spectator). 'Naylor seems to have taken the mantle of writers like Athol Fugard: to make theater by telling the stories that matter' (DC Theatre Scene, USA).

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ROISIN CROWLEY LINTON: TEENAGE KICKS

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Matt Winning

(And I feel fine (but not all the time)). A storytelling show about climate change from the 'attractively impish' (Guardian) Dr Matt Winning. As seen on 'Unspun with Matt Forde' on Dave, BBC Three and BBC Radio 2. everything a Fringe show should be: hilarious, personal, inventive, and something that will stay with you for some time to come BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS

Some of the most impressive poetry and one-liners to be found BBBB EDFESTMAG

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MATT WINNING: IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

Roisin Crowley Linton returns to Edinburgh with her signature blend of achingly honest poetry, side-splitting stand-up and personal storytelling. Sharing her experiences as a youth worker by day and performing comedy, poetry and burlesque by night, Roisin explores how hard it is to be sexy, being from Newcastle and the future of the people.

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AJ HOLMES: YEAH, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW

By Daniel Clarkson, Directed by Owen Lewis, Presented by James Seabright

Stamptown

Award-winning actor, writer and composer AJ Holmes makes his Edinburgh debut with an hour of standup, storytelling, and songs! Known from 'The Book of Mormon' on Broadway, London's West End, and Sydney, AJ was also a staff writer on South Park and a collaborator on 'A Very Potter Musical' with Team StarKid. Twitter: @ajholmesmusic

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Two actors farcically reimagine how Elizabeth Windsor became QE2 in 70 frenetic minutes of hat-passing and corgi impressions. A right royal treat for both superfans of The Crown waiting for Netflix's third series - and for those wondering what all the fuss is about! By Daniel Clarkson, co-creator of Olivier Award nominated hit Potted Potter.

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ANNA DREZEN: OKAY GET HOME SAFE!

www.thecrowndual.com | Twitter: @thecrowndual

Berk's Nest

Happy and glorious parody of the Netflix series reminds us what theatre is all about BBBB TELEGRAPH (DOMINIC CAVENDISH) Inventive fun skilfully combining play-that-goes-wrong antics with a potted history of the royals BBBB GUARDIAN (MARK LAWSON) Hilarious masterpiece. Rosie Holt and Brendan Murphy are incredibly successful in bringing to life many different characters BBBBB THEATREWEEKLY.COM Irreverent, hilarious slapstick... provokes a grin that will make your mouth ache. Joy from start to finish! BBBB ISLINGTON GAZETTE

www.annadrezen.com | Twitter: @annadrezen

The Saturday Night Live writer and former editor-at-large of online satirical women's magazine Reductress comes to the Fringe for the first time. As seen on Comedy Central and CollegeHumour, and heard on The Guilty Feminist podcast. Like Tina Fey before her, Anna Drezen is setting the tone for [SNL] PASTE MAGAZINE 50 Funniest People in Brooklyn BROOKLYN MAGAZINE £7

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FLIP Fabrique

What if winter has taken over? With Blizzard, FLIP Fabrique takes you on a crazy, poetic and gentle journey in the dead of winter, and invites you to lose yourself in a moment of complete wonder. With breathtaking acrobatics and outstanding visual poetry, the latest creation by the rising stars of new circus is taking the stage by storm. Blizzard is bringing children and grownups alike in the middle of a winter storm where they will flip, tumble and spring around the snowflakes, as well as being amazed by the poetic beauty of ice and snow. www.flipfabrique.com | Twitter: @flipfabrique

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Circo e dintorni

The circus show that everyone is talking about! Joining the energy of Africa with a Rhytm & Blues sound, five unleashed acrobats perform their comedy tribute to cult movie, The Blues Brothers. In an elegant American bar, the chairs, table and surroundings become props for new feats of acrobatic daring. Showcasing a vast range of skills and disciplines, watch in awe as the Black Blues Brothers amaze with hilarious dance challenges, fire and somersault routines, human pyramids and much more. An astonishing performance for all the family! Performed in more than 200 cities in 15 countries, over 500 times in 5 years. You can't lose it! www.blackbluesbrothers.it | Facebook: blackbluesbrothers

The Dazzling Feats of the Magnificent Five CORRIERE DELLA SERA Breathtaking! MIDI LIBRE Rousing Acrobatics KOELNER STADT-ANZEIGER

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United Agents

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd present

Cam Spence presents her debut hour of idiosyncratic character comedy in an untherapeutic group therapy session. Come on in to live, laugh, love, eat, pray, not kill yourself, and laugh again! As seen on Channel 4's Riot Girls. Funny Women Award winner 2018. Don't regret not catching this rising star before she dies of anaphylactic shock!

Brand new comedy from the stand-up who cooks on stage. In this show he's on the road. George demonstrates cooking with a car engine, illicitly procuring items from the train snack trolley and turning unexpected road-works into a picnic. Three plates of gourmet food cooking live in the most unconventional ways and with the opportunity to taste the results at the end, if you can stop laughing.

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www.anarchistcook.info | Twitter: @georgeegg Brilliantly funny OBSERVER Genuinely Unique INDEPENDENT

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GIANTS ARE FJÖRD

Fight in the Dog in association with United Agents

Every star you see in the night sky is bigger and brighter than our sun. From where we stand, from our perspective - that story doesn't add up. A parallel universe is a hypothetical self-contained reality co-existing with one's own. It's entirely possible that the world could craft us into any number of people. So what if we could rewrite the narrative from a new perspective? And what if no one else could quite see where we were standing? A blank page, with nothing but a name at the top.

2019. Iconic Norwegian eurodance duo Fjörd are back. And they're recording a new live studio album... A new character hour from comedy double act, Giants. Writer's Guild Award nominees, 2018. Musical Comedy Award Winners, 2017. Nothing short of genius TELEGRAPH Fresh, original and superbly written and performed. GUARDIAN

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Award-winning actress & writer Irene Kelleher (Game of Thrones) invites you to the honeymoon suite where Emily sits alone in her wedding dress, the modern-day reincarnation of Charles Dickens' Miss Havisham. She is currently trending on social media since her breakdown was viewed by thousands who watched her wedding day being live-streamed. This is one woman who isn't afraid to tell it like it is: the grit, the grime, ice, fire and stench of rotting flowers. #GoneFullHavisham

Frank, factual and funny fanny physio teaches you how to #laughdontleak. The science of continence and the wonders of your pelvic floor are a lot funnier than you thought. Join the #makemelaugh challenge! Features a 5'4" singing vulva, a prolapse chicken and a side effect of improving your orgasms. Sold out run and ***** 2018.

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RADIO ACTIVE: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW

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'Woke, Feminist, Geezer' (List) Best International Act 2018 (NZ Comedy Festival) We're sorry to announce that award-winning stand up comedian, father & Pudding - Rich Wilson has died; but that's only the beginning. Whilst in purgatory, Rich will dissect his earthly etiquette and find out if he needs to go to heaven or hell.

BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

Twitter: @iamrichwilson

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RICH WILSON: DEATH BECOMES HIM

Angus Deayton, Helen Atkinson Wood, Michael Fenton Stevens and Philip Pope return to the legendary radio comedy's birthplace to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a new selection of classic scripts performed live for the first time. An hour of pure mirth BBBB TELEGRAPH If you want to laugh a lot, don't miss this! BBBBB

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An absolute must for women who have experienced childbirth and/or are ' of a certain age SCOTTISH FIELD Not just entertainment, but a way to a better life

FAMILY £32/36/40 £11 (£9)

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A haunting and uplifting adaptation of Euripides' great anti war tragedy, written and performed by a cast of Syrian refugees living in Glasgow, The Trojans transcends countries and time. The cast bring their own experiences of war, exile and loss to this 2,500 year old play. They tell of the bitter-sweetness of building new lives in Scotland. This extraordinary new production is brought to you by award winning director Victoria Beesley, and the originating producers of the highly acclaimed Queens of Syria (Young Vic 2016), Oliver! in Arabic (RCC Amman, 2015) and Syria: The Trojan Women (NCC Amman 2013). £15 (£10)

It's 1975. In Leeds, the Millgarth Incident Room is the epicentre of the biggest manhunt in British police history. We follow Sergeant Megan Winterburn as she joins hundreds of officers working around the clock to find the man known as the Yorkshire Ripper. With public pressure mounting, the investigation resorts to increasingly audacious attempts to catch one of Britain's most notorious serial killers. From the award-winning creators of 'Secret Life of Humans' and 'Down & Out in Paris and London', New Diorama Theatre go behind the scenes and investigate the case that broke the British police force. www.newdiorama.com | Twitter: @newdiorama

Unfolds with thriller-like precision with real visual flair. BBBB GUARDIAN Bold, beautiful, utterly absorbing theatre. It takes your breath away. BBBB STAGE A masterpiece. Nothing less than a theatrical triumph. BBBBB BROADWAY BABY £8

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Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

A critically acclaimed puppet musical, sure to charm and warm your heart. Described as Death at a Funeral meets The Muppets, this high energy two-hander is as impressive as it is tender... with songs and vomiting puppets to boot! It's a riotous romp, an irreverent farce, and a love letter to lives well lived. Puppetry at its comical finest BBBB FOURTH WALL MEDIA

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There is nothing analogous on the Modern Stage...each performer is a piece of Mosaic in a marvellous picture BBBBB PERVOY CANAL (RUSSIA'S FIRST CHANNEL NEWS) £10

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14 graduates from the legendary Moscow Art Theatre school, present 'Forest,' a dazzling fantasy, which combines dance, singing, music and visuals, in a rediscovery of the natural world. This sensual immersive experience, from contemporary young Russia, is a unique international festival event.

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We're granting YOU! the audience Access All Areas! A-list, pop-star celebritiés Felix Scoot & Lee Delamere welcome you behind the velvet rope to a self-help masterclass on how to become as famous as they are! Drawing on their sizeable years in the music biz' with chart-topping band, "Felix & The Scootermen", they'll teach you how to write the hits and play the fame game ... and win! ... BIG!! There are songs, laughterisms and inappropriate uses of spacehoppers. Book Early!

The Brusnikin Studio

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

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Ahoy! Join the crew of The Maiden's Ruin on their quest for pirate booty in a bawdy tale of love, betrayal, murder, and incest! This adult musical-comedy returns with original songs, filthy wit, and swashbuckling fun.

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What is the cost of a typical night out? An ex-serviceman who has spent his life fighting for his country finds new battles in a society fighting against him. The makers of the award-winning Queens of Sheba present Ryan Calais Cameron's devastatingly powerful new play. Typical tackles the daily tensions experienced by Black British men as they navigate life, while always feeling like it's on the line.

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The Wardrobe Ensemble / Complicité / Royal & Derngate Northampton / Bristol Old Vic / Pleasance

The Wardrobe Ensemble grapple with inheritance, loss and justice in this comedy about four sisters trying to come to terms with their mother's death. www.thewardrobeensemble.com | Twitter: @WardrobEnsemble A great mix of energy, chaos and passion BBBB TIMES (ON 'EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION') Funny, true and a little bit heart-breaking BBBB GUARDIAN (ON '1972: THE FUTURE OF SEX') £8 £11.50 (£10)

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Award-winning Radio 4 comedy Fags, Mags and Bags is finally going live! Experience NEAR YOUR ACTUAL FACE Ramesh's shop logic, Dave's Vera Drake fleece, Alok's pointy shoes and Sanjay's weaponised sarcasm (#weaponisedsarcasm). And that is merely scratching the shoe of the iceberg! Yes! This is YOUR CHANCE to become a customer and part of the shop community. And it IS a community! "All human life is in shop... there is not a single aspect of it that is not covered by at least one partwork magazine (free binder with part one)". Dave! Please be a trumpet!

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Twitter: @FagsMagsandBags

I love this show because it's very, very funny indeed. KEVIN ELDON More lunacy than a weekend in Dundee, more layers than a Tunnock's Caramel Wafer, more laughs than that other show you were thinking of going to see. CHRIS ADDISON

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BARB JUNGR: BOB, BREL & ME

Barb Jungr presented by James Seabright

In this brand new production, Barb Jungr turns her acclaimed ability for reinvention and reinterpretation to a collection of Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel songs she has never tackled before on stage, alongside her own original material. Direct from London premiere, for one show only.

Join theatreland's anonymous cult figure West End Producer as he auditions special guests for his 'Free Willy' musical. You, the audience, are on the panel as WEP challenges guests to perform such iconic whale-based hits including - 'My Willy needs to be wet' and 'One Whale More'. Interspersed with theatrical musings, WEP teaches the perfect jazz hand technique, how to bow properly, and gives one lucky person the chance to win some genuine worn west end show pants. 31 July - 6 August: 14:00 (George Square Studio Two) 12 - 26 August: 16:40 (Assembly Checkpoint) www.westendproducer.co.uk | Twitter: @westendproducer

www.barbjungr.co.uk | Twitter: @BarbJungr

Prepare to be shocked, rocked & mocked MICHAEL BALL Bring on the movie, dear BBBBB JONATHAN BAZ West End Producer is the invisible man of theatreland.... REECE SHEARSMITH

Among the best interpreters of Brel and Dylan on this angst-ridden planet today VILLAGE VOICE NEW YORK One of the world's great cabaret singers TIME OUT As if Edith Piaf and Nick Cave had a love-child, who was adopted by Carmen McRae GLAM ADELAIDE

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Award-winning writer and spoken word artist Cat (BBC 6 Music, BBC The Social, STV) debuts the stage adaptation of her hit poetry book (4 stars - Skinny). Nostalgic, hilarious and heartbreaking, her performance deconstructs and satirises the milestones, conventions and pressures that girls and young women face. www.cathepburn.co.uk | Twitter: @CatHepburnWrite

60% of Brits believe in at least one conspiracy theory. And not all of them are wearing tinfoil hats. Multi awardwinning Barrel Organ returns with a larger-than-life, cartoonish show about conspiracy theories, fake news and an epidemic of mistrust. Conspiracy tells the stories of people brought crashing together - to find the truth, to exploit hysteria and to fight the rising tide.

Hepburn's new collection is the lovechild of slam poetry and the snatched rant over coffee or in the loo.... Bittersweet, irreverent and to-the-point SKINNY.

www.barreorgantheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @Barrel_Organ Unsettling and intriguingly disruptive BBBB THE STAGE (ON ANYONE'S GUESS HOW WE GOT HERE)

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Dan VS Food 13.30, 14th August

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HEIDI REGAN: HEIDI KILLS TIME

David William Bryan in association with the Pleasance

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd present

Returning after a complete sell-out in 2018 with 'In Loyal Company', David William Bryan presents a brand new solo play exploring the effects of one man's epic, lifelong battle against the system. WARNING: strong language, heavy drug use & sexual violence. Instagram @DavidWilliamBryan

Silly, surreal show about time travel, love and time travel. Tired of immature 'I slept with your mum' jokes? Come see more thoughtful comedy like, 'Heidi, why have you put on weight?' 'Whenever I travel back in time, have sex with your great grandparents and accidentally become your ancestor, they give me a cookie'. 2018 Fringe sell-out. Tour support for Joe Lycett. Star of The Now Show, The Guilty Feminist Podcast and BBC Three. Winner BBC New Comedy Award 2017 and SYTYF 2016.

davidwilliambryan.com | Twitter: @davidwbryan A tour de force SCOTSMAN BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE, BROADWAY BABY, EDINBURGH GUIDE, FRINGE GURU, THEATRE WEEKLY Boundary-breaking BBBB THE STAGE

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ISA BONACHERA: THE GREAT EMPTINESS

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BBC New Comedy Award finalist, Phoenix Artist Club Cabaret Award third-place winner, Sketch Off! runnerup, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year finalist

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Award winning comedian and Best Newcomer nominee Lucy Beaumont feels she's finally turned into a real women and she's ready to shout about it. Writer and co-star of Radio 4's To Hull and Back. As seen on Married to a Celebrity, QI, Dave's Ultimate warrior and Brian Cox's Infinite Money Cage

isabonachera.com | Twitter: @IsaBonachera

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LUCY BEAUMONT: SPACE MAM

If you ever want to go space, the probability of you ever getting the job is 0.0007%. That didn't stop Isa from spending most of her life trying to become an astronaut. Did she ever get any closer? Isa Bonachera will take you on a tour of the cosmos and her broken dreams.

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MIGHTY

Cheyne Productions Ltd

Jack Britton in association with Pleasance & Leicester Curve

Jack AG Britton presents Mighty; a TED-talk-meets-theatre show that combines comedy, live music and spoken word to ask the big (or little) question: should we be taking Heightism more seriously? Often whimsical, sometimes woeful, Mighty delves into masculinity, body image and mental health in a documentary performance that could just about make it onto the best rides at Alton Towers. www.jackagbritton.com | Twitter: @jackagbritton A remarkable piece of storytelling BBBB SCOTSMAN (ON 'I USED TO HEAR FOOTSTEPS') £6

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AL MURRAY: LANDLORD OF HOPE AND GLORY

Avalon Promotions

Citizens of Hope and Glory! A new tomorrow beckons. One that smells reassuringly of yesterday, but with Wi-Fi. One last heave and we will be there. And when the going gets tough the tough get going. Although the going won't get tough and anyone who tells you it is going to be tough is lying. Come join the Pub Landlord and step backwards into the future.

Backed by a live jazz trio, Melinda's brilliantly crafted show is a scandalous yet sophisticated romp through social and political satire, packed with provocative original songs. Expect wicked musical commentary on internet trolling, selfies, cougars, hipsters, sexpest cowboys and even an appearance by Melania Trump. www.melindahughes.com | Twitter: @melhugsopera

So clever... gloriously over the top... every pun hit the mark BBBB TIMES Delightfully playful, devastatingly funny and deliciously entertaining BBBBB LONDONTHEATRE1.COM

Deliciously wicked political and social satire BBBBB MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW Hughes will soon save America with her wit and lyrical hilarity... a phenomenal talent NEW YORK THEATRE GUIDE

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Underbelly and Gravity & Other Myths

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A high-octane spree of physical virtuosity, Backbone tests the limits of strength: physical, emotional, individual and collective. Staged with a deceptively DIY aesthetic and dispensing of trickery and distraction, this is circus that goes straight for the jugular and leaves no viewer unmoved. Backbone is the culmination of all that's gone before: a celebration of human connectedness and the meaning of strength, its athletic appeal is run through with a conceptual brilliance that elevates it to a new level. Sexy, sincere, raw yet disciplined, Backbone is proof you can't do the impossible without spending a little sweat. BBBBB SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

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LUCY FARRETT: LOIS

Underbelly and Short Round Productions

Lucy Farrett

Lucy Farrett is Lois. Join her action hero character comedy as she throws an actual kitchen sink at the world and blends some bad guys into a bullet smoothie of justice. The equally ridiculous follow-up to Farrett's acclaimed debut character show 'LadyFace'. www.lucyfarrett.com | Twitter: @lucyfarrett Impeccable delivery. BBBB LIST Farrett is a real talent. BBBB WEE REVIEW

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Bursting onto the scene with passion, emotion and talent, Los Angeles' Short Round Productions presents Filament, an acrobatic coming-of-age story. Amazing circus skills collide with a story inspired by your favourite 80s teen movies to create "a welcome change from the formula adhered to by many other circus shows" (The Adelaide Review). This fresh take on acrobatic theatre dives into the trials and tribulations of growing up and discovering who you are, all set to a backdrop of dazzling lights and an infectious soundtrack. www.filamenttheshow.com | Twitter: @shortroundprods

A cocktail of circus, storytelling and sex appeal... [Filament] isn't your typical circus show BBBBB WEEKEND NOTES Put this on your 'must see' list BBBB FRAN EDWARDS - GLAM ADELAIDE (AUSTRALIA)

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Maisie Adam & PBJ Management

Winner of So You Think You're Funny and the Amused Moose Award, Maisie returns to Edinburgh following her Best Newcomer-nominated debut. When Maisie was 13, she googled herself on a school computer. The top result was a news story, accompanied by two mugshots. It would seem - unbeknown to Maisie - she was part of something very dramatic years before and was only just discovering it now. As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats and The Stand-Up Sketch Show Twitter: @MaisieAdam

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SCREAM PHONE

Swipe Right Theatre

Join Swipe Right on a killer journey back to the 80's in the deliciously dark 'Scream Phone'! With an infectious soundtrack, Scream meets Clueless in this hilarious spoof horror musical!

Sarah McGuinness

Sarah McGuinness welcomes you Back To Blacks, the eclectic live music and chat show streaming regularly from Blacks Club in Soho. Making a special appearance for one night only in Edinburgh, Sarah presents the best of the festival: headliners, emerging talent, music and comedy.

www.swiperighttheatre.com | Twitter: @SwipeRightTC

An unrestrained joyride of camp nostalgia and madcap murder! BBBBB TO DO LIST A show that won't just tickle and tantalise, it's an absolute thrilling treat! BBBBB NORTH WEST END

Think Jools Holland meets Graham Norton with a large dash of the Big Breakfast and you'll get the idea... www.sarahmcguinness.com | Twitter: @sarahmcguinness £11 (£10)

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Ed Littlewood Productions in Association with Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh

Laura Elmes Productions

Liz Lochhead's irreverent, rude, rhyming cut of Moliere's Tartuffe. Trophy wife and cheeky maid must stop "religious" conman from bleeding gullible paterfamilias dry. A hilarious one-hour classic set in a Scotch living room. www.edlittlewood.com

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BUMPER BLYTON

From two co-creators of Thrones! The Musical, the hit 2018 show returns to Edinburgh. Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen that couldn't talk to girls. Join Tom and his Hogwarts classmates on a hilarious musical adventure packed with magic, hormones, and more than a few murders. It's a Harry Potter musical parody that is sure to leave you spellbound! Excellent Show! BBBBB FRINGE REVIEW West End quality! BBBBB NATIONAL STUDENT A hilarious must-see for Potterheads! BBBBB LA THEATER GUIDE

The Improvised Adventure

A riotous improvised Enid Blyton parody. The picnic's packed for an hilarious tongue-in-cheek escapade based on audience suggestions; invented on the hoof. Grab a cheeky tongue sandwich or get your lips round a nice spotted dick. It's Enid Blyton... for grown-ups! -OFFICIAL EDINBURGH FRINGE SELL-OUT SHOW 2018www.bumperblyton.com | Twitter: @bumperblyton Skilled, sharp & highly entertaining BBBB FRINGE GURU Delightfully silly BBBB THREE WEEKS £6.50

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Invisible is an unflinching, hilarious and unexpected insight into life at an age when the world ghosts you. From behind the lines of the mid-life resistance, Cally gets her shellac-ed claws into survival. She mines the funny where you least expect it, turning gender stereotypes on their head as she goes. As seen on QI. www.callybeaton.com | Twitter: @callybeaton Properly funny SANDI TOKSVIG Clever running gags BBBB ARTS DESK

www.fourwokebaes.com | Twitter: @BaesFour

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Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with Hannah Layton Management

Multi award-winning US playwright Jonathan Caren's new razor-sharp dark comedy follows four friends on a river-rafting stag party that's turned upside down when a mysterious woman kayaks ashore. Groom-to-be, Dez, comes to question the very nature of love and monogamy over the course of a long night's drinking, fire building, and smore making. Cynical and raw, hilarious and squirminducing, this world premiere asks just how liberal "woke" boys really are when they're alone together, out in nature, beers in hand. £7

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Hidden People & Something for the Weekend

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Phil & Will

A one man comedy Western written & performed by 1/4 of Fringe favourite sketch troupe Clever Peter (Fast, witty, clever, stupid' Guardian). With a unique composed score & over 25 characters, it is 'beautifully realised... immersive multi-character performance' (Chortle). Nominated for New Writing South's Best New Play Award 2018.

WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY SADIE CLARK DIRECTED BY MADELAINE MOORE

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"BRAVE, BOLD AND BRILLIANTLY FUNNY"

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SUFFERING FROM SCOTTISHNESS

Kevin P. Gilday

Citizen Scotland cordially invites you to take part in a focus group that will define the very future of the nation - for better or worse. Award-winning writer and spoken word artist Kevin P. Gilday (Sonnet Youth, National Theatre of Scotland, BBC) presents an immersive theatrical experience that confronts the unique absurdity of Scottish identity. www.kevinpgilday.co.uk | Twitter: @KevinPGilday

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United by love, broken by reality. Remelle faces a constant battle to feel comfortable in her own skin. Her family want her to be proud of her heritage but she hasn't become a successful business woman by flaunting her Jamaican roots. Now life's pressures are starting to get to her, but are they all real? A new piece from the creators of the award-winning and critically acclaimed, Freeman. Praise for Freeman: strictlyarts.co.uk | Twitter: @StrictlyArts outstanding artistic courage BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

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Cameron Mackintosh Award 2018. What do you do when the world's first super intelligent robot turns up at your door asking about the origins of the universe, karaoke and the meaning of porn? Fran is about to find out. With a soulful folk score from the writers of hit musical 'Buried', this touching new musical comedy explores love, loss, and what it really means to be human. www.collavocetheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @collavoceshef

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ALISON SPITTLE: MOTHER OF GOD

It's 2001, the world has changed irreparably and somewhere in the middle of Ireland a girl fights for the meaty role of Mary of Nazareth in the school nativity. This is a show about righting a wrong and looking like you want it enough. Light a candle for a ticket. Star of RTE's Nowhere Fast. As heard on The Guilty Feminist and Radio 4's Grownup Land. Irish Tatler 'Comedian of the Year'.

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Trees, family trees, and female liberation. This ecofeminist myth recasts Ovid's Daphne as an impassioned environmentalist, battling big business, a boastful boyfriend and pressurising father. But what must Daphne sacrifice to make a difference?

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The best place to discover new comedy on the Fringe! 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. Join us for a changing line-up of comedians, all making their Pleasance debuts at this year's festival. Previous HUB Fresh acts include Lolly Adefope, Bucket, Jenny Bede, Jack Barry and Daphne. Tickets are free, but advanced booking is still advised.

VOICE £12

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Identity politics. Nationalism. Climate Change. Ronan Keating's solo career. There isn't much philosophy going on. Following his Celebrity Big Brother house 'vacation', the Sketchtopia (Radio 4) host embarks on one man's mission to find a philosophy that explains and engages the malaise of modernity. Where are the prophets? The visionaries? The rest of Boyzone? 'Immensely funny' (Daily Express) Consistently thought provoking BBBBB ARTS AWARD £8

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IAN SMITH: HALF-LIFE

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KEITH MOON: THE REAL ME

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Keith Moon The Real Me LLC & Fringe Management, LLC

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

Exploding on stage with the turmoil and excitement of the wildest drummer in rock and roll, Mick Berry pierces Moon's insane exterior to explore the mind of this rock legend, as he attempts to save himself from his self-created legend. www.keithmoontherealme.com | Twitter: @FringeMan2019 Not to be missed CULTURE SPOT L.A. A tour de force FOR ALL EVENTS

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

Catch him now before his inevitable jump to the big time TELEGRAPH A riot of sprightly silliness CHORTLE

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This award-winning star of Live at the Apollo is 'stomachachingly funny' ****(Entertainment Focus). This year she's taking on society's big issues, wondering how best to change the world without upsetting anyone... but come for the jokes, not the answers.

Failed love, crippling debt and living with an angry 83 year old. Not exactly what Maria had in mind when she left LA for the UK. A brand new hour from the wonderfully sardonic stand-up.

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www.lauralexx.co.uk

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Andrew Roach Talent

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SUKH OJLA: FOR SUKH'S SAKE

Sukh Ojla

Debut stand-up show from the star of The Big Asian Stand Up (BBC Two), Life on Egg and Newsjack (BBC Radio 4).

NMP Live Limited

Revd Richard Coles is on a fortnight's leave from his country parish and has been excused from his duties as copresenter of Radio 4's Saturday Live, to bring to Edinburgh this hilarious yet deeply moving one-parson show. Attempting to live a hybrid life as the 59th Vicar of Finedon, Richard discusses hatching, matching and dispatching, alongside his alternative life as a broadcaster, writer, panel game show contestant, Strictly veteran and borderline national trinket.

From dealing with mental illness to moving back in with her parents, Sukh explores mental health, identity, and living a double life in a searingly honest look at what happens when you go to extreme lengths to find happiness.

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NICHOLAS PARSONS' HAPPY HOUR

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THE CAMBRIDGE FOOTLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TOUR SHOW 2019: LOOK ALIVE!

The Pleasance and Nicholas Parsons

The Cambridge Footlights

Join 'the most renowned sketch troupe of them all' (Independent) as they embark on another exceptional world tour, performing to over 20,000 people across two continents. Don't miss your chance to see the latest on offer from the group that launched many of the greatest names in British comedy. www.footlightsontour.co.uk | Twitter: @footlightstour £8 £11 (£10)

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Join Nicholas Parsons, comedy actor and legendary host of Radio 4's Just a Minute, for an unmissable hour of fun and laughter in the company of some very special celebrity guests. Celebrating a magnificent 19 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 2018; don't miss your chance to join Nicholas and friends in this strictly limited run!

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

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

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UNDERBELLY GEORGE SQUARE | THE WEE COO

FRANCESCO DE CARLO: WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Winning Hearts And Minds is a journey through Francesco's Italian family, personal experiences, literature, architecture and other words he cannot pronounce properly. Contains accent. As seen on Netflix, Dave and BBC2. Tour support for Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran & Eddie Izzard.

Wildcard's multi award-winning gig theatre production returns following its smash hit sell-out success in 2018. Written in spoken word poetry and underscored by original music this 'unstoppable' production is performed by six multi-instrumentalists who seamlessly integrate live music with expert storytelling. Electrolyte was the 2018 winner of the Mental Health Fringe Award. wildcardtheatre.co.uk | Twitter: @wildcardtheatre An immediate standing ovation BBBBB SCOTSMAN Absolutely phenomenal BBBBB BROADWAY BABY

A sense of powerful hope BBBBB VOICE MAG Crackling with irrepressible energy BBBBB ED FEST MAG

Twitter: @francescotwitta

If I was an Italian comedian performing in English, I would want to be as funny as Francesco De Carlo. EDDIE IZZARD £6.50

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UNDERBELLY COWGATE | WHITE BELLY

JAMES BARR: THIRST TRAP

2019 dating is a total disaster! Join James Barr (MTV Presenter and co-host of comedy award-winning LGBTQ+ podcast A Gay and A NonGay) in an hilarious and desperate attempt to meet 'The One' as he tinder-style swipes the audience - it could be you! You'll never look at an avocado the same way again.

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imjamesbarr.com | Twitter: @imjamesbarr

Rip-roaringly funny and ridiculously relatable HEAT A riotous no-holds-barred guide to 21st century dating as a gay man...brilliantly hilarious SUN

A distilled version of the most interesting developments in British comedy BBBB SUNDAY TIMES £12 (£11)

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One-man sketch (but good). Co-star of #1 podcast Capital. 'Irrepressibly funny...just go' ***** (Fest). 'A fabulous, breakneck performer' (Independent). 'High gag rate. Impressive stuff' **** (Time Out). 'Hugely impressive' **** (Mirror). 'Fast-paced, tightly written and technically brilliant' **** (Skinny).

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ADITI MITTAL: MOTHER OF INVENTION

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ANUVAB PAL: DEMOCRACY & DISCO DANCING

Soho Theatre

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Joining an illustrious line of shows by straight, white men about their Daddy issues, this is a show by a straight, brown woman about her Mommy issues. Star of Netflix's Comedians of the World.

Indian comedian Anuvab Pal is trying to understand a thousand years of this bewildering British Isle through his corrupt lens, thereby bring two great cultures closer. As seen on 'QI', BBC's 'Big Asian Stand Up' & 'BBC World Service The New Years Stand Up Comedy Special'.

www.sohotheatre.com | Twitter: @awryaditi Packed with attitude CHORTLE Illuminating and unique LIST

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CABARET AND VARIETY

Come ride on a bus through Edinburgh as dancers propel themselves along the aisles and hang from the roof. Physical comedy, kinetic energy and outrageous scenarios combine in a magical mystery tour. Sell-out seasons Edinburgh 2014 & 2016. Catch the dancing bus in Edinburgh and check out Java's new show Chocolate.

West End star and multi award-winning magician Ben Hart makes a triumphant return to Edinburgh with a show that shines a light on magic, life, the universe and the darkest corners of your imaginations. Best Magic Show at Adelaide Fringe weekly awards. Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show 2014/2017/2018.

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BEN HART: THE NUTSHELL

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

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BRYONY KIMMINGS: I'M A PHOENIX, BITCH

Bowjangles in association with Royal Caribbean Entertainment

RP BSL

Bowjangles are a string quartet who can really play. They dance whilst they play. They sing whilst they play. They leap, tumble, juggle and joke whilst they play. Follow the somewhat ludicrous story of their journey to find the most priceless relic of all - a mysterious violin bow known as Excalibow! Warning: may contain traces of ABBA.

Avalon Promotions

www.bowjangles.org | Twitter: @Bowjanglesmusic Superb BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Pure Gold BBBBB LONDON METRO

A metaphysical glitter cannon of trauma being fired straight at your chest BBBB TIME OUT

Following a critically acclaimed, extended run at Battersea Arts Centre, Grand Hall and an Offies 2019 win, I'm a Phoenix, Bitch hits the festival as part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019. www.bryonykimmings.com | Twitter: @BryonyKimmings A choking and exhilarating ride BBBBB GUARDIAN

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DANIEL LOBELL: TIPPING THE SCALES

FESTIVALS MAGAZINE

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A poetic celebration of the freshest new voices bursting onto the spoken word scene exploring sex, love, language, gender and race. Following the sell-out release of their debut poetry collection, 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE are raw, bold and entertaining performing alongside a host of exciting new talent. It's gonna be vibey AF so just come! a glorious and soulful book SALENA GODDEN, AUTHOR OF PESSIMISM IS FOR LIGHTWEIGHTS

Left the audience in stitches BBBB THREE WEEKS

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4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE Presents The Poetry Phamily

The 'enthralling and hilarious' **** (One4Review) comedian reflects on his life-long struggle with weight loss in this hilarious yet moving hour. As heard on This American Life, WTF With Marc Maron, and Howard Stern Wrap Up Show. Lobell's comedy thrives on details, transporting his audience to a more fanciful world BBBB EDINBURGH

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Gilded Balloon & Avalon present...

Jenny Eaves, James Hall, James Harvey

BAFTA Award-winning comedian Iain Stirling returns to the Fringe following a sell-out tour, with a load of new jokes, read off notes. Some great, some terrible, who knows. Come along and find out. I love you. Host of the comedy gameshow CelebAbility (ITV2), Iain has appeared on Taskmaster (Dave), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One), Comedy Bus, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, The Chris Ramsey Show, Drunk History and The Comedy Store (all Comedy Central), Unspun with Matt Forde (Dave) and is the narrator of the smash hit Love Island (ITV2).

Jenny & The Jameses are an original Celtic folk trio from South Africa. With full harmonies, storytelling and foottapping reels, this act promises a show not to be missed! 5.30PM - MONDAY 12th // 8.10PM - TUESDAY 13TH Their broad musical sweep mixes dazzling skill with infectious enthusiasm BBBBB RICHARD HASLOP - SA MUSIC JOURNALIST

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Off The Kerb Productions

Joel (credits, credits, credits) is returning to Edinburgh with some new sweet ideas for you to potentially enjoy.

Impatient Productions

Twitter: @joeldommett

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Lee Martin for Gag Reflex in association with ART

Blam blam! The critically acclaimed idiot returns with a brand new hour of extraordinary daft-hearted comedy, following a complete sell out at last year's Fringe.

Award-winning comedian Juliette's a contradiction: Introverted extrovert, city-loving country-girl, happy and sad. Why must she choose one or the other? Why can't we be everything all at once? Edfringe sell out 2015/16/17/18 'Burton drips with charm - joyous' (Times)

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One of the UK's leading improv troupes, the awardwinning Fringe favourites Men With Coconuts are back! Hilarious improvised comedy sketches culminating in a showstopping finale - an entirely improvised musical. Unplanned, unscripted, and unbelievable! 'Forget everything you thought you knew about improvisation... a must see show!' (EdFringeReview.com)

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Join the fast rising star as he tries to figure out what matters, and what's just noise, in his highly anticipated debut show. A fresh new voice known for delivering sharp, slick and beautifully executed stand-up, Odewale is set to take the comedy world by storm. As seen on Stand Up Central for Comedy Central. BBC New Talent Hot List 2017. Pleasance Comedy Reserve 2018. WINNER of Best New Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2019. Twitter: @michaelodewale

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The Magnets

Paolo Nani Teater

The Magnets are back and in full force! The 'A Cappella All Stars' return to Edinburgh with a brand-new show - The Ultimate 90s Party Night! Get ready for jaw-dropping harmonies and beatboxing like never before. This amazing 5-voice sound machine will take you on a journey through the hits of the 90s from Boyz II Men and Backsteet Boys to Blur, The Spice Girls and many more. The 90s is an era that unites generations and this show has something for everyone. Get ready to party, Magnets style!

A sparkling comedy classic and international hit show from "one of the world's greatest clowns" (La Repubblica). Paolo Nani, alone on stage, with props that can be held in a suitcase and without saying a single word, performs 15 acts, all of them based on the same theme, but played in 15 hilarious versions. Stuffed with gags from start to finish, this ingenious performance has had audiences throughout the world in stitches - winning awards and critical acclaim in 45 countries! Suitable for all ages and nationalities, Paolo Nani brings his cult show to Scotland for the first time - BOOK EARLY!

www.themagnets.com | Twitter: @themagnets A sonic phenomenon BBBBB GUARDIAN

www.paolonani.com

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www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @captivate_LTD

Bursting with energy, full of emotion and humorous from beginning to end THEREVIEWSHUB.COM Everything you want it to be and more ... Captivate Theatre's adaptation of Oliver! carries enough energy to overflow from the stage and infect the audience ALLEDINBURGHTHEATRE.COM £15 (£12)

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Captivate Theatre brings Lionel Bart's timeless musical to life with some of the most memorable characters and songs ever to hit the stage.

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OLIVER

The high-voltage rhythm sisters of Mugenkyo flex their muscles on huge taiko drums. This brand new show is presented by the girls from Mugenkyo, the UK's most successful touring taiko organisation, celebrating 25 years at the forefront of the art-form. Precision, beauty, attitude & choreographed synchronisation, in a riot of rhythm & irresistible energy.

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STAND UP FOR YOUR PLANET

Assembly Festival and Creative Carbon Scotland

A feel-amazing, disco, gospel extravaganza chock full of amazingly talented women! And a few bad guys too ... Sister Act tells the hilarious story of disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder. Under protective custody, she is hidden in the one place she won't be found - a Convent! Donning the habit in disguise, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own in a story of friendship, sisterhood and music.

Join us for a one-off comedy extravaganza, raising awareness for one of the most pressing issues of our time protecting our planet. Come and show your support for our suffering environment, with some laughs along the way. Proceeds go to Creative Carbon Scotland who unlock the role of the arts to defuse the climate crisis, by helping artists and arts organisations to go greener. Full lineup at assemblyfestival.com

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The hilarious story of Nicola's journey from incessantly seeking her siblings' approval, to searching for ways to hide that her eldest brother is mega-famous, to never quite finding her place in the world. Until now. A wonderfully honest, and extremely funny, autobiographical rites of passage comedy, written and performed by Nicola Wren.

Live Nation in association with Curtis Brown

Milo McCabe as Troy Hawke in 'Tiles of the Unexpected! 1930's comedic investigator Troy Hawke applies his scrabble mentalism to Kanye West, xenophobia and the ugly truth of IKEA's link to the CIA . PERTH FRINGE WORLD 2019 BEST COMEDY NOMINEE

www.sftw.info | Twitter: @WrenNicola

www.milomccabe.co.uk | Twitter: @milocomedy clever, clean, hilarious BBBBB FRINGEFEED Near perfection BBBBB NEW CURRENT

Wren's sparkling writing brilliantly satirises her generation BBBB SCOTSMAN Wren is a talent to watch GUARDIAN £6.50

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TROY HAWKE: TILES OF THE UNEXPECTED!

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FUNNY WOMEN ON THE FRINGE

A&E Comedy

Funny Women

A sparkling mix of stand-up, sketch and musical comedy featuring the brightest new talent at the Fringe as we showcase acts seen during 16 years of the Funny Women Awards and beyond. Alumni include Katherine Ryan, Zoe Lyons, Susan Calman, London Hughes, Kerry Godliman, Sara Pascoe, Bridget Christie, Sarah Millican, Desiree Burch and Rachel Parris. www.funnywomen.com | Twitter: @funnywomen

Flying the flag for funny - it's a joyous thing BBBB STYLIST £11 (£10)

Following their award winning show 'Enter The Dragons', A&E Comedy return with a spell-binding, surreal and darkly hilarious tale, directed by Cal McCrystal. These covenready weird sisters will be brewing a cautionary tale for our time as they ask who really holds the power in a world where the witches are hunting and predators have become the prey. Winner Best show Brighton Fringe 2017. Top pick Guardian Edinburgh Fringe 2018 (Enter the Dragons). ***** FUNNY WOMEN ***** 3 WEEKS *****BROADWAY BABY *****THE SKINNY aandecomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @ae_comedy

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JODY KAMALI IS MIKE DALY - DARTS AND ALL

Jody Kamali

The Bristolian bumbling ex-darts champ is back. A calamitous Q&A and whirlwind journey into the soul of an idiot. The beer-swigging, pie-munching fallen star is setting the record straight in this off-beat physical/character comedy show. Directed by Colin Hoult (Anna Mann). www.jodykamali.com | Twitter: @jodykamali

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Bec went to the future so that you don't have to! What are we wearing? Are robots in control? Are we on fire? All these questions and more answered in this brand new hour of comedy! (There will be a Q&A element to the show for anyone with pressing queries.)

Baby wipes, glitter and cans at the ready, Joni & Scarlett head off on their respective weekends. From two sides of Dublin City, the pair unexpectedly meet in the fields of Irish music festival Electric Picnic. Hysterically riotous and soul-stirring, ELECTRIC probes our innate prejudices and preconceived notions of who we are while taking you on the session of a lifetime!

bechillcomedian.com | Twitter: @bechillcomedian

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ALEX COFIELD: SUPERNOVA

Alexander Cofield

'Hot Fuzz' meets 'Hamilton' in this critically acclaimed, funkfuelled Hip-Hopera rap musical from Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy Award nominee Alex Cofield, as he rhymes his way out of his rural, routine life in the village of North Piddle and shoots for the stars beyond!

Live Nation in association with Glorious Management

Holy f*ck! After 6 years away from Edinburgh and ahead of his National Tour, Helm is back at the Fringe to remind the world what they've been missing out on. nick-helm.co.uk | Twitter: @TheNickHelm

Twitter: @AlexCofield

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JACK GLEADOW: MR SATURDAY NIGHT

Fight in the Dog in association with United Agents

Ever found yourself stuck in a rat? Unpleasant, isn't it. Time marches on, but you're on the spot. Not even marching. Very still. Stagnating, even. Stuck in that rat. We've all been there. Join Anna O'Grady and Helen Cripps in their debut show for a chance of getting out. The future is exciting, and it's still in front of you. If you've got the questions, they've got the answers*. *Depends on the questions. As seen on Flowers (C4 and Netflix).

RBM Comedy

Best Newcomer Nominee Chortle Awards 2019 and WINNER - Amused Moose National New Comic and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year makes his fringe debut. Part of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve in 2018. www.jackgleadow.co.uk | Twitter: @JackGleadow

Wonderfully surreal visual and physical comedy THE ARTS DESK

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RAY BRADSHAW: DEAFINITELY BABY

BSL What would you do if your first child was due on the last day of the Fringe? Ray's doing a show about it instead of reading a baby book like a responsible adult would. Multi award-winning comedian Ray Bradshaw returns to the Fringe after the UK tour of his smash-hit show, Deaf Comedy Fam. Gilded Balloon & Ray Bradshaw present...

Brett Vincent for GetComedy

One of the UK's finest musical comedy talents tackles the age-old problem of ageism, in this hilarious rags to more rags tale of becoming a 'proper' musician. Last year Leeds funnyman, Kerr, made the finals of Britain's Got Talent, wowing the judges with his down to earth style and hysterical songs, ("So funny, so original" Simon Cowell). This year he'll be dissecting pop song formulas and exposing its fraudulent tendencies whilst offering his own unique reconstructions (laced with bitterness and resentment).

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SPENCER JONES: THE THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND

Fight in the Dog in association with United Agents

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee for Best Newcomer and winner of the Herald Angel Award returns with a brand-new hour of comedy about the little things, the smallest details, the fixed and distinct aspects that make up what we definitively are, how we expressly think and who we unambiguously love.

Soho Theatre & United Agents

Twitter: @sarahkcomedy

www.sohotheatre.com | Twitter: @spendals

The Edinburgh Comedy Award and double BAFTA nominated professional idiot is back with his brand-new prop, music, stand-up, turbo clowning show for your eyes, ears and face. Star of the upcoming BBC series Mr Winner and The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk.

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STAND UP WITH JANINE HAROUNI (PLEASE REMAIN SEATED)

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TOMAS MCCABE: THE MIND READING EXPERIMENTS

Soho Theatre

Look At That Productions

Janine's father is a lifelong New Yorker and son of MiddleEastern immigrants. He's also an avid Donald Trump supporter. Attempting to reconcile those things makes for one tense Sunday dinner. Catch Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2018 and 1/3 of award-winning sketch trio Muriel Janine Harouni in her debut show about standing up for what you believe in, even if you have to do it really nicely.

Master mind reader Tomas McCabe returns to recreate live on stage the secret experiments conducted long ago into real mind-reading abilities... with extraordinary results! Experience the true power of mind control and telepathy in this brand-new show. www.tomasmccabe.com | Twitter: @tomas_mccabe Tomas' ability is astounding! BBBB NATIONAL STUDENT Excellent and entertaining! BBBB WORLD MAGIC REVIEW

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CRYSTAL RASMUSSEN PRESENTS THE BIBLE 2 (PLUS A CURE FOR SHAME, VIOLENCE, BETRAYAL AND ATHLETE'S FOOT) LIVE!

Makes Beyoncé sound like a mewling kitten BBBBB

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ROBYN PERKINS: MATING SELECTION

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ALEXANDER FOX: SNARE

Alexander Fox in association with Hannah Layton Mgt

When Alexander left school for music college, he began an illicit affair with his drum teacher. Their lives became intertwined, then dark and dangerous, as Alexander learned a few more lessons than he'd anticipated. Set in a recording studio around a drum kit, Whiplash meets The Graduate in this innovative comedy experience.

Bound & Gagged Comedy

On August 14, 2018, Robyn Perkins (**** EdFestMagazine) participated in a dating show in front of a live audience. Her experience led her to question human morality and the social constructs of present-day dating, with a scientific twist.

Twitter: @AlexanderFoxEtc

www.robynperkins.com | Twitter: @robynHperkins Perkins is all of us BBBB FOURTH WALL

A charismatic comic with bags of potential LIST Brilliantly funny and inventive DAVID WALLIAMS Excellent JACK DEE

A unique twist on your average stand-up hour BBBB EDFEST MAGAZINE

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In this thrilling and humorous blend of circus and theatre, Berlin's all-female collective Still Hungry honestly confronts the challenges of modern motherhood. Made with creative support from award-winning director Bryony Kimmings, this contemporary circus piece uses stunning acrobatic skills and poignant storytelling to bring their own experiences to the stage & loudly question the status quo.

www.unitedagents.co.uk | Twitter: @TomGlitter

£9 (£8)

RAVEN

After a swift rise to fame, DENIM's Crystal is BACK presenting the tour de force show of a lifetime.

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United Agents

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EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL PRESENTS: RUSSELL T DAVIES

Chambers Touring

After last year's "funny, warm... perfectly structured debut" (Times ****), Catherine's back to smash stereotypes around sex, sexuality and relationships. As seen and heard on BBC2's The Mash Report, E4's 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Comedy Central's Roast Battle and The Guilty Feminist Podcast.

Edinburgh TV Festival/Broken Robot Productions/So Comedy

Russell T Davies is the man behind such classic and acclaimed series as Doctor Who, Queer As Folk, Torchwood, and Cucumber among many others. Join the legendary screenwriter and producer as he discusses his creations, career and the broader TV landscape in this unique live event.

www.catherinebohart.com | Twitter: @catherinebohart Destined for great things BBBB HERALD A beautifully-delivered hour BBBB SKINNY

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FLO & JOAN: BEFORE THE SCREAMING STARTS

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Twitter: @HarrietBraine

Light and very witty BBBB FUNNY WOMEN Immense talent BBBB ENTERTAINMENT-FOCUS.COM

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In this historical feminist coming-of-age musical comedy show, Harriet brings forth a team of women from the history of science to help her wage battle against the patriarchy. She also looks back over her career as a performer, presenting her achievements alongside those of renowned inventors, healers and technological pioneers. Bold move, idiot.

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After a sell-out run in 2018, musical comedy sisters Flo & Joan are back baby, they're back. Best Music & Variety Act 2018 (Chortle Awards) Best Musical Act 2018 (Leicester Comedy Festival)

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HELP! I THINK I MIGHT BE FABULOUS

Alfie Ordinary

After winning four Fringe awards around the world, Alfie Ordinary makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his fivestar show. Set in a camp, queer utopia with a soundtrack including Village People, Whitney Houston and the Sugababes, this coming-of-age story in drag will leave you feeling fabulous.

CKP and InterTalent Group present

Helen enjoys a drama. She is her mother's daughter, taking a small situation, blowing it up and then getting upset that it's out of her control. Just like all the best reality TV. Highly anticipated debut hour from the 2018 BBC New Comedy Award Finalist. As seen and heard on BBC Three, Comedy Central and Radio 4. Insta: @helenbabauer. Facebook: HelenBauerComedy

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KEVIN QUANTUM: NEON FUTURE

CKP and InterTalent group present

Everyday Miracle Productions

Sell-out 2016-18. Trained by Penn & Teller. "BEST MAGIC" Winner Adelaide Fringe 2018. The magician-scientist hybrid returns using the only discipline able to illustrate our incredible, possible futures in the present: magic. www.kevinquantum.com | Twitter: @kevinquantum

part magic, part science, part comedy & all genius BBBBB CREAMMAG master illusionist BBBBB ADVERTISER FAMILY £42/46 £8

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Jan Ravens is best known as the star of BBC's Dead Ringers. Her Theresa May impression has achieved cult status, getting over one million YouTube hits. Fan favourites include Fiona Bruce, Diane Abbott and Laura Kuenssberg. In a soul baring new show, Jan weaves her critically acclaimed impressions into an exploration of what it feels like to be a professional impostor with impostor syndrome. Following two total sellout runs, WHO DO I THINK I AM? combines razor sharp satire with Jan's own bittersweet backstory. Book early. www.janravens.co.uk | Twitter: @thatjanravens

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LARRY DEAN: BAMPOT

Chambers Touring

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee brings 2018's smashhit show back to the Fringe. As seen on Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Mock The Week (BBC Two), Michael McIntyre's Big Show (BBC One) and Roast Battle (Comedy Central)

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A joy from start to finish... a gleeful mix of top-notch impressions and pointed political comedy... one of the hottest tickets this year BBBB LIST Superb... a warm intimate show BBBB MAIL ON SUNDAY Fine stand up observations... the most gifted impressionist BBBB DAILY MAIL

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LARRY DEAN: FANDAN

Machine de Cirque

Chambers Touring

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee brings 2017's smashhit show back to the Fringe. As seen on Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Mock The Week (BBC Two), Michael McIntyre's Big Show (BBC One) and Roast Battle (Comedy Central) www.larrydeancomedy.com | Twitter: @LarryDeanComedy BBBBB HERALD BBBB TIMES BBBB SUNDAY TIMES BBBB TELEGRAPH

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White. A plume of colour suddenly appears. It is promptly cleaned up. The visitors at the exhibit are delighted to return to monochrome perfection. Little by little, something seems off, things go haywire. The visitors gradually penetrate another world: the set turns inside out. Colour appears once again, but now it is indelible. Amused, intrigued, energized - will it absorb them? After the worldwide success of its namesake show, Machine de Cirque is back with a new production that takes you to the boundaries of art. Enticing live music, breathtaking acrobatics - let yourself be drawn into an unusual exhibit.

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Underbelly and Company 2

www.machinedecirque.com

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MILTON JONES: MILTON IMPOSSIBLE

Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with NRH Management present

Company 2 the company that brought you the smash hits Cantina and Scotch & Soda are back with a new work Le Coup. A late night neo-vaudeville speakeasy. A place where hard-hitting travelling entertainers clash with the glamour of high society. Daring acrobatics, aerial feats and twisted tails. Supported by the live sounds of none other than musical masters Father Grant and The Blunt Objects. Frock up for a night out at Le Coup - a fleeting moment where there's nothing to lose and everything to gamble. The show is unmissable; its world is so alluring, so intoxicating BBBBB GUARDIAN (FOR SCOTCH AND SODA)

A complete thriller from end to end BBBBB EDINBURGH REPORTER (FOR SCOTCH AND SODA)

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One man. One Mission. Is it possible? No, not really. Milton reveals the truth about being an international spy, before being given a disappointing new identity which forced him to appear on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo. But this is also a love story with the twist, or at least a really bad sprain. Just gloriously daft nonsense or is there a deeper meaning? Every man has his price. Sainsburys, where good food costs less. www.miltonjones.com | Twitter: @themiltonjones

No-one can touch Jones when he hits his stride GUARDIAN He's fast, absurd and very funny RADIO TIMES The best one-liner merchant in British comedy CHORTLE

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NICK OFFERMAN: ALL RISE

Kilimanjaro Live in association with UTA

Join the star of Parks and Recreation and Fargo for an evening of deliberative talking and light dance that will compel you to chuckle whilst enjoining you to brandish a better side of humanity than the one to which we have grown accustomed. Genuflection optional: in my church, you kneel as you please!

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NOTFLIX: ORIGINALS

Nic Doodson Productions, Andrew Kay and Associates, Great Leap Forward

Austin Talent

The 'Spice Girls of improv' return for a fourth triumphant year in their five star, sell-out, totally improvised musical comedy Notflix. Inspired by audience suggestions, the allfemale cast improvise the musical version of your favourite films, creating movies with 100% more singing, 99% more women and a full live band. Notflix. Because everything is better as a musical! notflixthemusical.com | Twitter: @WFTCImprov

Roaringly funny and incredibly talented BBBBB BROADWAY BABY FAMILY £38/42 £7

Welcome to Noise Boys - the brand new tap dancing and beatboxing spectacular show that is set to take the world by storm. Featuring multi-award winning champion beatboxers, world class tap dancers and some of the finest street musicians in the country, Noise Boys is a high-octane and exhilarating show that combines outstanding physical skills with incredible musicianship and rhythm. Audiences of all ages will love this show from the creators of Choir of Man, Gobsmacked and The Magnets... Sit back and prepare to be amazed by the charm and sheer, unadulterated talent of the Noise Boys! www.noiseboys.net | Twitter: @TheNoiseBoys1

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SILENT DISCO TOURS BY SILENT ADVENTURES

Silent Adventures

Following 2018's Sellout 5 star shows, the Silent Adventures team are back. Feel your inhibitions evaporate as we lead you on a fun-filled silent disco tour of the capital. Expect song, dance, flash-mobs, and surprises in the most feelgood hour of the summer. Check underbellyedinburgh.co.uk for tour start times. www.silentadventures.co.uk | Twitter: @silentadv

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SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL

The Showstoppers / Something for the Weekend

The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show) West End hit returns for its 12th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is created from scratch at every performance of this multi award-winning show. Each night audience suggestions are transformed on-the-spot into spectacular all-singing, all-dancing productions with hilarious results. Whether you fancy 'Come From Away' in the castle or 'Legally Blonde' in Leith - you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it! A Fringe favourite and a phenomenon; your festival is simply incomplete without it. theshowstoppers.org | Twitter: @theshowstoppers

If this is what improv can do, you wonder why anyone bothers writing anything down. BBBBB TIMES So polished, it defies belief. BBBBB TELEGRAPH Achingly funny... Worth seeing again and again BBBBB TIME OUT The top musical improvisers in the business... Compulsory Fringe viewing... Just book in time. BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Prepare to be wowed! Showstopper! might be the only West End show you ever need. CHORTLE £10 £13 (£11)

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TOM PARRY: PARRYOKE!

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TOM TAYLOR: IS THE INDIE FEELGOOD HIT OF THE SUMMER

Live Nation in association with Troika

Parry is back with a brand-new hour celebrating life, love and going tops off! Join the largest (girth, height) third of the legendary sketch team Pappys as he sweats, shouts and explains everything he loves about a wedding. There will be stuff, there will be nonsense, there might even be a bit of karaoke. IMPORTANT: THIS IS NOT A MUSICAL SHOW

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd present

From the maker of sell-out Fringe hit: The Charlie Montague Mysteries; tour support for Ed Sheeran's tour support, Tom Taylor, stars in his debut stand-up show packed full of jokes, songs and silliness. As heard on BBC Radio 4. Musical Comedy Awards Audience Favourite winner. English Comedian of the Year and So You Think You're Funny? finalist. Tour support for John Kearns and Abandoman.

Twitter: @tomosp

A show that believes in the SOUL NOURISHING quality of SILLINESS BBBB GUARDIAN

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WINNER Best Magic Adelaide Fringe Festival 2018. Australia's leading sleight of hand specialist lifts the veil on the illicit world of card cheating. Part performance, part tutorial, The Unfair Advantage is an unprecedented hour that is different to anything you've seen.

He won the Perrier award in 2004 but, lets face it, he's hardly kicked on has he? This show will be about failures, really (his, generally). And time. And the 3-year-old son who recently said, 'let's leave him in the woods'. Expect Stories of staggering technical incompetence! Songs of the quiet hell of the gentrifier! Poor attempts to pass off his flaws as his generation's fault! Expect a tussle between the personal and the public that could comfortably sit on the pages of one of Arthur Miller's early teenage plays!

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"Card shark Harry Milas...can evoke all the wonder of a Vegas spectacular armed simply with his skill, wit, a sheet of green felt and a pack of ordinary playing cards. £12 (£11)

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WILL ADAMSDALE: FACETIME

Fight in the Dog

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The Unfair Advantage

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STAND UP FOR SHELTER

Canal Cafe Theatre/Emma Taylor

Shelter

Stand Up for Shelter returns for another year at the Fringe bringing you a fantastic showcase of comedy, all in aid of Shelter. Previous shows have seen James Acaster, Sara Pascoe, Nish Kumar and more raise the roof for a good cause. Full line-up to be announced soon! All money raised from ticket sales goes towards supporting families struggling with bad housing and homelessness. So buy a ticket, have a laugh and support a wonderful cause at the same time! £13 (£12)

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Guinness World Record-Breaking NewsRevue is back with a flawlessly delivered comedy round-up of this year's news. From a royal car crash to a political car crash, it's been quite a year. With 100% new content and an exceptionally talented new cast, politicians and celebrities alike come under fire in a barrage of bladder-threateningly funny songs and scathing sketches brimming with punchlines. Producer Emma Taylor comments, 'In the midst of the 'Mayhem' I can't think of a better reminder from John Cleese that 'laughter is a force for democracy.' www.newsrevue.com | Twitter: @newsrevue

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THE KAGOOLS: CIRQUE DU KAGOOL

The Kagools / Momentum Artist Management

The multi-award winning, physical comedy duo bring a brand new hour of pure joy and anarchic buffoonery 'brimming with wit and imagination' ***** (TVBomb). Join these dazzling idiots for (probably) The Greatest Show on Earth. WINNER AMUSED MOOSE COMEDY AWARD - BEST SHOW, EDINBURGH FRINGE 2017 ***** (Mumble) **** 'Comedy gold' (BroadwayBaby) **** (Chortle) www.thekagools.com | Twitter: @TheKagools

See The Kagools now before they make it big on TV

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AAA STAND-UP AT UNDERBELLY

Gilded Balloon & Low Flying Pigeon present...

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Scott Gibson returns to the Fringe with a brand new hour of darkly comedic storytelling, covering everything from depression to love; the murkier hues of mental health, dugs, the pursuit of happiness in the digital age and the unparalleled odyssey of defecating in a bath. This year, the 2016 Comedy Award-winner promises to help you cut through the White Noise. Total sell out Fringe 2016-18.

Total sell-out 2005-2018 returns with a brand new lineup. Adam Coumas: As heard on BBC. 'Taut, muscular delivery' (Chortle). Mo Saffaf: Dark, charmingly satirical material shedding light on politics, culture and his own shortcomings. Elie Kraft: "A witty portrait of the sort of man he is... Kraft cuts an intriguing low-status persona" (Chortle).

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Theatre Hooam | Korean Season presented by AtoBiz Ltd.

Broken Robot / So Comedy in association with Curtis Brown

From The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Paul O'Grady Show, and ITV's The Imitation Game, the girl of a thousand voices returns to the fringe with her uncanny impressions, soaring vocals and spontaneous musical mash-ups. A comic firecracker with a pyrotechnic voice! TIME OUT A Tour De Force! ... Bianco's work is something to see NEW YORK TIMES

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The world-renowned Theatre Hooam makes a welcome return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the award-winning Black and White Tea Room. A counsellor sets up his practice in the tea room of his dead wife and prepares to welcome a client. It becomes clear that they have had a previous encounter ... as the consultation continues, the pair find themselves facing an unnerving turn of events. A portrait of forgiveness and revenge, this show has received a string of awards including 'Best Performance' at the Duo Festival, Seoul. Facebook: @hooam2001 | Twitter: @hooam2001 Highly recommended BBBBB UNFORGETTABLE LINE

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or A Day in the Life of a Woman Following a Tragic Event. A dance theatre experiment from the creator behind critically acclaimed 'Lands'. Dry hair, fry egg, watch porn. The radio plays Abba. Jaz Woodcock-Stewart from award-winning company Antler collaborates with choreographer Morgann Runacre-Temple. Developed with support from New Diorama, HOME Manchester, BAC and The Yard. Mightily moving BBBB TIME OUT (ON LANDS) Endlessly fascinating LYN GARDNER (ON LANDS) BBBB THE STAGE (ON WHERE THE WHITE STOPS) £10 (£9)

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Jodie Irvine

Five parties. One big mouth. A biting and heartfelt odyssey about what it really means to be loud. Gobby is a playlist of awkward encounters, starting over and growing up. It's a darkly comic telling of survival, and a lesson in how to throw a really good party.

Lisa Richards by arrangement with Off The Kerb

Described as 'Hilarious & brutal' by Lyn Gardner, Ireland's comedy sweetheart (self-titled) and Dublin Fringe Best Performer Nominee is returning to Edinburgh on The Prosecco Express, fresh from her sell out Irish tour and Soho Theatre run.

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Broken Robot Productions & FAB

Untoward Productions

Direct from appearances on BBC1's BAFTA Awards, ITV1's This Morning and Sky's Around The World In 80 Tricks, one of the most explosive names in street magic today makes his much anticipated fringe debut in one of the most aweinspiring shows you'll see this festival. What is happening on stage really is magic TELEGRAPH Magical Bones performance is stunning EVENING

Subverting the Saturday night staple, meet Maz, Jo and Dee: three women on the wrong side of 40 - your chat show hosts. Friends and neighbours drop into their living room to offload agonies, not forgetting surprise stand-up performers! The Aunts have tribulations, too. Maz is jobhunting; Dee is trying to write the play of our time; Jo just wants some time alone to fantasize about the Postie... Mixing scripted comedy and improv, audiences will never see the same show twice! Bad Aunts crosses Graham Norton with Ab Fab, celebrating the sunshine and the sh*t of community today.

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Direct from the West End, Britain's biggest theatre-circus spectacular returns following its smash hit sell-out Fringe debut in 2018. Featuring all your favourite 'Cirque Berserk!' acts plus some sensational new ones! Showcasing the finest in traditional circus thrills and skills, 'Cirque Berserk!' brings this treasured form of live entertainment bang up-todate in a jaw-dropping spectacular created specially for the theatre. Combining contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenaline-fuelled stunt action, this astoundingly talented international troupe includes over 30 acrobats, aerialists, dancers, drummers and daredevil stuntmen. Don't miss the world's most hair-raising circus act the legendary motorcycle 'Globe of Death'! cirqueberserk.co.uk | Twitter: @CirqueBerserkUK

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Comic Relief

Lisa Richards

Join one of the UK's top comedians as they host a line-up of the most exciting comedy talent in the country. And the best bit? The profits will support Comic Relief to help people around the world, as well as here in the UK. Previous hosts include John Bishop, Jo Brand, Joel Dommett, Sara Pascoe and Russell Kane. It's going to be another sell-out year so grab your tickets quick! Comic Relief Limited (company number: 01967154).

Fred Cooke is leaving his twinkle toes behind him after 'Dancing with the Stars' and is coming to Edinburgh with his new show of musical madness. 'Irish Comedian of the Year 2018' (Tatler Magazine), he has supported Irish Comedy Legend Tommy Tiernan on his Nationwide Tour. Cooke's guitar plucking panache enables him to paint comical situations before delivering unexpected killerpunch lines that leave his audience "elevated to hilarity" (Scotsman). "I love Fred. He has the spirit of the Clown in him" (Tommy Tiernan).

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CKP and InterTalent group present

All The Pigs

All the Pigs presents an endearing dark comedy about Alquist, who is suspended in an adolescent mindset trying to start life over, leading him to challenge his beliefs about what it means to be a man. Spending his time unhinged and consumed with self-loathing, a self-destructive streak and loneliness drives Alquist to many wrong decisions. A raw and moving exploration of identity and masculinity. www.allthepigs.org | Twitter: @AllthePigs

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Daliso shot to fame on Britain's Got Talent and has gone on to amass over 200 million views on YouTube and Facebook, write and star in his critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Citizen of Nowhere which will be back for a second series later this year, and appear on The Apprentice: You're Fired, News Quiz and The Now Show. In his hilarious, daring new show, Daliso looks at disgraced, blacklisted celebrities and historical figures we're ashamed we once admired. There's also the small matter of family member arrests, exploding buildings in his home country and the enterprising Malawian who tried to blackmail him. www.dalisochaponda.com | Twitter: @dalisochaponda BBBB METRO

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Dating again after a complex break-up, Jessie is trying to get her personal life in order - before her kids wake up. Cave's critically acclaimed blend of confessional comedy and DIY performance art is back in Edinburgh.

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BerksNest.com | Twitter: @KieranCHodgson Top 5 of the Free Fringe 2014 TIMES

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'The Tales of Kieran Hodgson: Part One' In 2003 a US-led coalition went to war with Iraq and Kieran Hodgson spent 10 days living with a very nice French family. Triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson returns with his smash-hit show from 2014. It's the French one.

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www.jessiedoodles.com | Twitter: @jessiecave

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Soho Theatre in association with Curtis Brown

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How important is luck in life? After a rollercoaster few years with more ups and downs than the Olympic Trampoline team - the concept of luck (or lack, thereof ) has become Jay's new obsession. Will she take a fresh look at fortune or continue chancing it? The List's Top 5 Scottish Comics 2017.

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Gilded Balloon & Watch This Space Productions present...

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www.watchthisspaceproductions.com | Twitter: @jayjaylaffs

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'The Tales of Kieran Hodgson: Part Two' In 2003 Lance Armstrong won his 5th Tour de France title, and a young boy in West Yorkshire believed in him. Now a character comedian, he (the boy) returns with this heartfelt and hilarious 2015 story of growing up, betrayal by professional athletes, and redemption. It's the cycling one.

'The Tales of Kieran Hodgson: Part Three' In 2003 Kieran Hodgson heard the music of Gustav Mahler and decided to write a symphony. Sixteen years later he returns to the Fringe with this 2016 character comedy epic about falling in love and attempting something far beyond your abilities. Plus a violin. It's the classical music one.

BerksNest.com | Twitter: @KieranCHodgson

Nominee - Best Show, Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2015 Best Comedy Show of the Year 2015 GUARDIAN

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'The Tales of Kieran Hodgson: Part Four' Passion. Betrayal. Harold Wilson. In June 1975 the United Kingdom voted to remain in the European Community. Since then, things have changed somewhat, and character comedian Kieran Hodgson wants to find out why. On a deeply personal quest for understanding, Kieran discovers that the 70s were about more than just TISWAS, the colour brown and the words 'Let's go on strike again'. It's the politics one.

Off The Kerb Productions

Multi award winning comedian Brigstocke, returns for a limited run. An hour of blistering stand up in the company of Lucifer himself. With 8000 years experience in human affairs The Devil is ready to demonsplain what we mortals are doing wrong. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week and heard all over Radio 4. www.marcusbrigstocke.com | Twitter: @marcusbrig

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Go Productions

This Fringe favourite returns to Edinburgh for a 3rd time, by popular demand, after sell out shows and rave reviews in Edinburgh, the Adelaide Fringe and at the Sydney Opera House. D'Arrietta and his band of world class musicians perform stirring interpretations of Cohen's powerful work, framed by a personal narrative and a bit of poetry. The stories give an insight into Cohen's life and his motivations, with a fair dose of laconic humour. Cohen's best, including the heartrending Suzanne, the iconic Tower Of Song, the desperately sensual I'm Your Man, and the mournful, but mighty Hallelujah - all delivered as you've never heard them before. Soulful lyrics laced with raw emotion, sheer seductiveness and D'Arrietta's signature gravelly voice. www.stewartdarrietta.com

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Show And Tell in association with United Agents

Ex Child Genius

The boy from Mock The Week (BBC2), Roast Battle (Comedy Central), The News Quiz and star of Rhys James Is... (BBC R4) returns to Edinburgh. I'm not being hyperbolic when I, the editor of this brochure, tell you that Rhys James is my favourite comedian in the world.

Following an epiphany in the Van Gogh Museum, Fry takes a twisted wander through Art History. Can a painting soothe your madness, reframe your masculinity and ultimately, save your life? Richard Fry is back with his 8th solo show. Get ready to believe in the power of art.

www.rhysjames.co.uk | Twitter: @rhysjamesy

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www.30mm.co | Twitter: @30_mm

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Your favorite movies - Musicalized! And you choose! Top Gun, Die Hard, or Jurassic Park, performed by critically acclaimed Los Angeles comedy company, 30 Minute Musicals. With over 16 musical parodies of cult classic films under their belt, 30MM brings 3 favourites to Fringe. Each night the audience will vote on which "movie" they want to see - done in 30 Minutes, featuring original music and all the laughs you can stand!

www.russell-howard.co.uk | Twitter: @russellhoward

0131 510 0395

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Russell performs his work-in-progress show testing new material. Some jokes will last to his tour or TV shows, some will survive just one night. Regardless, it'll be fun. Come be part of the process. All profits to go to The Kiyan Prince Foundation www.thekpf.com

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TOM ROSENTHAL: MANHOOD

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

United Agents

Let the beaky boy from Friday Night Dinner (Channel 4) and Plebs (ITV2) tell you the story of how he spent his life trying to avenge the theft of his foreskin. Previous winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year and nominated for Best Breakthrough Artist at the British Comedy Awards. www.tomrosenthal.net | Twitter: @rosentweets

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Jake Orr Productions, HighTide and Live Theatre

They're trying. Despite everything. They're really trying, to honestly connect, forgive the unforgivable and love fiercely through a hopeless situation. Award-winning writer Charlotte Josephine's new play Pops follows a father and daughter caught in a vicious cycle of addiction. Praise for Charlotte Josephine's Blush: Essential viewing BBBBB WHATSONSTAGE Powerful and important theatre BBBB TELEGRAPH Riveting BBBB TIMES £8

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Acclaimed immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh's classic, staged in a unique tunnel beneath Edinburgh's streets. The audience are literally part of the action, including the notorious 'worst toilet in Scotland' scene. Direct from world tour, this is a ticket to ride you won't soon forget. Back after four sell-out Fringes, so book early! Choose life. Sunday Times - Best New Play Award / Official Sell Out - Edfringe 2015/16 /17/18 General Admission ticket-holders are seated on padded decking (prices as below). Traditional Seating ticket-holders are seated on individual cushioned chairs (£24.50). Adapted by Harry Gibson. Directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher with Greg Esplin.

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Stevie Martin ("So inventive and consistently funny" - Fest) returns with a lovely bit of business involving sketches, talking and absolute bangers. A show for anyone who likes laughing and hates staring at their phone. As seen on Sky's Breeders, Ch4's Damned, Comedy Central's Brotherhood and in various cafes trying to find a plug socket. steviemartin.com | Twitter: @5tevieM Pure entertainment BBBB ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS This comedian clearly has what it takes BBBB FUNNY WOMEN

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With millions of online video views, a 2018 UK & Ireland stand up tour, television appearances and 'The Shane Toddcast' podcast under his belt, Shane Todd rides into town with a hilarious, brand new stand up show for two nights only. Don't miss your chance to see him at the Fringe! 12th August: 18:35 (Roxy Downstairs) 13th August: 17:10 (Roxy Downstairs)

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TOM LENK IS TRASH

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BISMILLAH! AN ISIS TRAGICOMEDY

Sharon Burgess Productions and Tommy Lenk

Wound Up Theatre

Scene-stealer and accidental Instagram Superstar Tom Lenk (Buffy, Transparent, HBO's Room 104, Tilda Swinton Answers...), combines trash fash, hot glue, and comedic half-assery with his famous red carpet parodies in this hilarious hour of "Craftertainment."

RADICALISATION, DISENFRANCHISEMENT AND THE ROCK BAND QUEEN. Dean joined the Army, 'Danny' joined ISIS - two lads stuck in an Iraqi basement. One's from London; the other, Leeds. One's captive; the other, guard. Together they talk Islamophobia, Wetherspoons and the increasing price of a meal deal; Circling an awful truth, they just want to go home. Fresh from a National Tour, Pleasance London run and sellout 2018 VAULT Festival run.

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FAST FRINGE

HARRY AND CHRIS: THIS ONE'S FOR THE ALIENS

Chortle in association with Gag Reflex

So many comedians, so little time! 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase. New line-up every day, selected by comedy website Chortle - check www.chortle.co.uk for today's. Previous acts have included: Tape Face, Mark Watson, Lee Nelson, Paul Sinha, Pappy's, Showstoppers ... and literally hundreds more. It's the best of the festival.

Avalon Promotions

From the ridiculous to the sublime, the world's greatest comedy-rap-jazz duo bring their award-winning wordplay, awe-inspiring musicality, eyebrow-raising bromance and unashamed joy to the biggest PR task of all time - spinning planet earth. www.harryandchris.com | Twitter: @harrynchris Thoroughly feelgood CHORTLE Magnificent BBBBB SUNDAY POST Blisteringly talented BBBBB FRINGE GURU

chortle.co.uk | Twitter: @chortle

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SIBLINGS: THE SIBLINGINGING

In association with Bound & Gagged Comedy and Curtis Brown

Objectively Funny

Fringe favourite Lucy returns with another fantastic standup show. Recent TV includes Would I Lie to You, QI and Insert Name Here, and on radio, News Quiz and The Now Show. Limited run, book early!

Following last year's sell-out show, character-comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina are back bigger than ever (at least physically). This August will see them squeeze their genes (and jeans) into the Wee Coo. Expect Gaulier-trained clowning from Maddy, intensely serious acting from Marina and a whole closet-full of family secrets. Don't forget to bring a box of tissues!

www.lucyporter.co.uk | Twitter: @lucyportercomic A treat from start to finish HERALD

Impeccably punch-lined anecdotes ... Genuinely delightful TELEGRAPH

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After spending two years of his life making musical stings on his computer, mostly in his underwear at 3am, Archie's facing a crisis of identity. It's time to break the cycle. Winner: IYAF Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy 2018.

HELLO EVERYONE IT'S YOUR AUNTY HERE. FAMILY BBQ WILL BE AT MINE THIS YEAR. BRING A PLATE, BOOZE AND DURRIES. NO SCABS THIS YEAR THANK YOU. It's the family reunion you never knew you wanted or needed!

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A masterclass in comedic timing and playful audience interaction THEATRESCENES A beautiful and compelling performance THEATREVIEW Winner: Best Comedy AUCKLAND FRINGE

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BASIL BRUSH: UNLEASHED

Showbiz legend, national treasure, fox. Children of the 2000's, 1970's (and everything in-between), this one's for you as Basil goes prime time in his much-anticipated fringe debut for the adults! Fresh from appearances on The Last Leg and Celebrity Juice, Basil gives his comedic take on the more grown up of subject matter but with trademark anarchic style, and different guests nightly. Hilarious DIGITAL SPY

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Tim, Harry and Ella are on a mission -- destroy a factory, send a message. Only saving the planet isn't that easy. Swallows is a riveting look at eco-terrorism and our relationship with the environment. thegreenhousetheatre.com/shows/theswallow.html

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UNDERBELLY

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Broken Robot Productions, So Comedy and Basil Brush Limited

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The Good, The Bad & The Irish!

Austin Talent

The good the bad & the Irish has been entertaining audiences all over Europe & Ireland since since 2012, with sell out shows in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary & many more. We showcase the best acts from all over emerald Isle & beyond, making us number one in Irish comedy. Highly recommended BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Dam funny BBBBB CULCH.IE

Viral sensation and star of BBC Radio, James presents a unique magical prank show in his Fringe debut! A jawdropping rollercoaster of mystery and hilarity; from mindreading outrageous confessions from unwitting audience members, to risking the safety of their iPhones. Nephew of the great Paul Daniels, James is now tipped as one of most anticipated magical performers in a generation. He presents Trickster: Live, BBC's ground-breaking radio magic show and Celebrity Troublemaking, a TV show using magic to get up close and personal with superstars. FAMILY £42/46

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Nigel Ng (as seen on Comedy Central's Standup Central and Roast Battle) takes you on a joyous romp through his life in the UK as a Malaysian immigrant. Can he retain his cultural identity under the seduction of the Western world? Or will he succumb to it and start enjoying the bland food served at a Wagamama's? Tipped as 'One To Watch' in 2019 by Chortle.

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The award-winning Alasdair Beckett-King returns to this timeline with a dimension-hopping stand-up comedy show. Is a better world possible? Yes! It already exists, but you don't live there. ABK makes the best of a bad timeline in this ramshackle jaunt through a multiverse of wonders. Also, Winston Churchill performs the best of Queen.

One To Watch CHORTLE

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Mick Perrin Worldwide

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ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING: THE INTERDIMENSIONAL ABK

Off The Kerb Productions

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www.thejustusleague.co.uk | Twitter: @JULcomedy

MARVEL-themed comedy of Power Stone proportions. Superhero landing for their 3rd show at the Fringe, the UK's premier nerd culture comedy duo, The Just Us League, return with a brand-new hour of nerdgasms based on all your favourite MARVEL movies...and Fantastic 4. Whether you've seen one MARVEL movie or the whole back catalogue, this show is for you. Excelsior!

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MARVELUS: AWWW SNAP!

With 25 years of experience at the Fringe, the Lisa Richards agency is excited to showcase some of our new and established talent. A different Irish comedian each week including: Stephen Mullan: Son of a Preacher Man (31 Jul-3 Aug) Shane Clifford: Near Shane Experience (4 -7 Aug) Julie Jay: Julie Really Love Me? (8-11 Aug) Hannah Mamalis: Keeps Coming (12-15 Aug) Gearóid Farrelly Home Truths (16-20 Aug) Chris Kent: Work-in-Progress (21-26 Aug) £10 (£9)

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ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE STUDIOS | THREE

PHOEBE ROBINSON: SORRY, HARRIET TUBMAN

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SARAH JANE MORRIS: SWEET LITTLE MYSTERY

AEG Presents

JPSM Management

Best known as the co-creator and co-star of hit podcast 2 Dope Queens, interviewing the likes of Jon Stewart, Tig Nataro and Michelle Obama to name just a few. Phoebe is also a New York Times best-selling author of You Can't Touch My Hair & Other Things I Still Have To Explain, and has been a guest on the likes of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Conan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, Live. Like many black Americans, Phoebe has a life that is light years away from what her ancestors had to endure, and that's in part because of American heroes like escaped slave and freedom fighter Harriet Tubman. What Phoebe has done with freedom has mostly been... trash. From being a failed wannabe activist to using a food delivery app to pick up the morning after pill because she didn't feel like getting out bed, she analyses all the ways she has not lived up to the legacy of Harriet Tubman.

Sarah Jane Morris with her unique and powerful voice shines a light on the art of John Martyn, Scottish singer-songwriter. Her new show "Sweet Little Mystery" is a must for all Martyn fans and others who love great music. Directed by writer and comedian Mark Thomas, the show includes unreleased footage of Martyn and interviews with his close friends and family. Sarah Jane will be accompanied by the outstanding virtuoso guitarists Tony Remy and Tim Cansfield.

www.phoeberobinson.com | Twitter: @dopequeenpheebs

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Off The Kerb Productions

Twitter: @crobker

A compelling storyteller whose anecdotes carry the elusive stamp of urban authenticity SCOTSMAN Burst on to the stage like a breath of fresh air CHORTLE

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MATT PRICE: BROKEN HOOTERS AND GEEZERS WITH SHOOTERS

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CHORTLE

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Turn the dial to 1949. Five female wartime disc jockeys spit piercing verse to defend Iva d'Aquino in one of America's most controversial trials. A rap-packed musical broadcast going live in 5, 4, 3... Praise for 'The Half Moon Shania' below:

Twitter: @mattpricecomedy

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Cornish comedian Matt Price was asked to work on a writing project with a former criminal. This is the very silly story of what happened next...

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As seen on Live at the Apollo and Comedy Central's Comedy Store Live, Marlon Davis returns to Edinburgh with a hilarious brand-new show!

WINNER - Best Show, New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2018 Leaves you inspired to make a difference NZ HERALD £9 (£8)

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New Zealand's beloved sissy Chris Parker (as seen in Netflix's The Breaker Upperers) is mincing his way over to Edinburgh with his award winning CAMP BINCH. A hilarious and cathartic retelling of growing up gay in conservative New Zealand.

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Berk's Nest

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UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH

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WHO IS DANIEL KING

Ed Eales-White

A story of a man who decides to be a dancer. A comedy about male ego and dancing by Ed Eales-White. Writer/ Performer of Clever Peter & Bucket. As seen in National Treasure (Channel 4), The Crown (Netflix) and Olivier Award-Winning play Rotterdam.

Fat Rascal Theatre

www.edealeswhite.com | Twitter: @edeales_white

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19:00 (20:00) Disney villain. Octo-woman. Plus-size icon. But who is the woman behind the tentacles? From the multi-award winning Fat Rascal Theatre, creators of sell-out hit musicals Buzz and Vulvarine, comes the untold story of Ursula the sea witch. It's time to take the plunge as we reveal what really happened under the sea, in a tell-all tale of sex, sorcery and suckers. A musical parody. www.fatrascaltheatre.com | Twitter: @WeAreFatRascal A champion of British comedy musicals BBBBB DIVA MAGAZINE (FOR 'VULVARINE') The most fun I've had at the theatre BBBBB MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW (FOR 'BUZZ')

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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. £9 (£7)

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Joshua Hepple

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ANY SUGGESTIONS, DOCTOR? THE IMPROVISED DOCTOR WHO PARODY

Underbelly and Circa

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Travel anywhere in time and space with a live radiophonic workshop, on-stage TARDIS and a collection of hilarious performers! Experience an adventure made entirely from your suggestions and be home in time for tea. Allons-y! www.anysuggestionsimprov.co.uk | Twitter: @asdimprov

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GREGORY'S GIRL

CaptivateTheatre

Five-star Fringe favourites Circa (Closer, Beyond, Wunderkammer) return after their 2017 blockbuster season. This is thrillingly fearless, boundary-pushing circus at its best. Ten acrobats take us on a stirring journey of what it means to be human, and how our bodies, our connections, and our aspirations all form part of who we are. Created by Yaron Lifschitz, Humans asks how much can we take - how much weight can we carry? Who can we trust to support our load?

The stage adaptation of the iconic film by Bill Forsyth - all the original humour is retained as Gregory wrestles with his passion and Dorothy takes control. Andy and Charlie pursue their seemingly hopeless quest for female company which might take them to Caracas; whilst Steve, the master cook is offering advice, pastries and maybe his smart, white jacket.

www.circa.org.au

The rock stars of the circus world LIST The five-star favourite... a clear demonstration of the artistry of circus GUARDIAN

www.captivatetheatre.com | Twitter: @captivate_LTD

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IVO GRAHAM: THE GAME OF LIFE

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Off The Kerb Productions

The time for faff is over: has Big Daddy Graham got the skillz (anecdotes / banter / topical asides) to pay da billz (gas / water / electric)? More hilariously anxious blather from one of the most hilariously anxious blatherers in the business. As spotted on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Live From The BBC, Cats Does Countdown, Roast Battle, Hypothetical, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Now Show. ivograham.com | Twitter: @IvoGraham

A hugely enjoyable hour of stand-up comedy BBBB TIMES £7

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JESS ROBINSON: THE JESS ROBINSON EXPERIENCE

JOIN SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN COMEDY AND RAISE MONEY TO HELP THE FIGHT AGAINST BRAIN TUMOURS EVERY PENNY OF TICKET SALES GOES TO THE CHARITY

Live Nation in association with Troika

Award winning Edinburgh favourite, Jess Robinson, returns with a BRAND-NEW show and her fabulous live band. Join Jess for a fun-packed hour of comedy, music and vocal fireworks as you're transported by the 'human jukebox' through improvised musical mash-ups and spot on impressions - from TV celebs to stars of the silver screen, via Cardi B and Lady Gaga. www.jessrobinson.co.uk | Twitter: @JessieRobinson Incredible talent... Mind blowing SCOTTISH SUN £10

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FRISKY & MANNISH'S POPLAB

Frisky & Mannish

10 years since they burst onto the scene with their wildly popular brand of musical infotainment, Frisky & Mannish are officially Pop PhDs, fully qualified to conduct scientific analyses of the molecular intersections between every pop song ever. For the first time, you are invited into their PopLab to peek down the microscope at all their latest research projects. Have they found an effective vaccine for the contagious Tropical House virus sweeping through the music world? Who is the latest to benefit from their 80s RnB Conservation Program? Brush up on your Pop Periodic Table with the mad scientists themselves, and you'll be able to answer big serious academic questions like: 'If 87% of surveyed respondents professed to experiencing a strong distaste for Coldplay, then WHY ARE THEY STILL A THING!?' Shameless Edinburgh Fringe sellouts since 2009. Featured on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and BBC 3. And they have a podcast, obvs. www.friskyandmannish.co.uk | Twitter: @friskymannish

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RP JONNY & THE BAPTISTS LOVE EDINBURGH AND HATE BASTARDS

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After a sell-out debut hour Rosie 'triple threat' Jones returns with a big question, "Am I backwards, or are they?". She explores the hilarious difficulties of navigating the world whilst being the only disabled, gay, northern comedian with quite the penchant for sexual aggression. Heralded as one of 'The Best-Reviewed Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Shows of 2018', Rosie's second hour is certain to be a hit.

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The self-proclaimed loser of America's Got Talent breaks from his US tour and Vegas residency for a limited fringe run. 5 nights only, book early! 'A stunningly good magician' (Penn & Teller) 'Sensational' (Derren Brown) 'Piff is the best. A true original' (David Copperfield) Deserves national recognition for his ingenuity

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South African comedian and two time Emmy nominee Loyiso Gola takes us on a hilarious journey exploring the differing impact of pop culture moments around the world. As seen on Netflix: Comedians Of The World, Live at the Apollo, QI, Mock the Week and Late Nite News With Loyiso Gola.

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Konstantin Kisin made international headlines by refusing to sign a 'safe space' contract for a university gig. He offers a fiercely intelligent, uncompromising look at free speech and 'wokeness' in his debut show. Full of strong gags and directed by Jonathan Pie co-writer Andrew Doyle, the show is guaranteed to entertain and ruffle feathers in equal measure.

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Award-winning stand-up comedian Kai Samra presents his hotly tipped debut hour. Join Kai as he hilariously dissects life as a young, working class, British Asian in the 21st Century. He reflects on personal stories of homelessness, the gentrification of the arts and the rise of right wing politics in his home town. As seen/heard on ITV2, BBC3, BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio 4's Sketchtopia.

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SOFIE HAGEN: THE BUMSWING

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IAM Presents

The writer and star of acclaimed Radio 4 series Australian Trilogy returns to Edinburgh with a spellbinding new hour of storytelling. Stories that are by turns moving, funny, and usually a bit depressing in places. Double Writers' Guild of Britain Award winner Double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee BBC Audio Drama Award Winner

The Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer winner is back with a comedy show about memory and swings specifically for bums. As seen on Live from the BBC and her own Special on Comedy Central. www.sofiehagen.com | Twitter: @SofieHagen

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SOPHIE DUKER: VENUS

Berk's Nest in association with Avalon present

Silly, sexy, savage stand-up from a "sparky proposition" (Independent). In her hotly-anticipated debut hour Sophie Duker proves that she's your Venus, she's your fire, your desire. Edinburgh, strap in for some gammon-friendly fun. As seen on Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC2), Riot Girls (Channel 4), and 8 Out of 10 Cats (E4). Cohost of BBC Radio 4's GrownUpLand. Creator of the Evening Standardrecommended comedy night Wacky Racists. Laugh out-loud funny BBBB TELEGRAPH

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UNDERBELLY'S BIG BRAIN TUMOUR BENEFIT

Soho Theatre in association with Comedy Wagon

Underbelly and The Brain Tumour Charity

The rising star of Indian stand-up makes his Edinburgh debut with a show that has no jokes about Godzilla. It has no jokes at all, actually. Sorry. The times, they are a-changin'. Having flown in to the comedy scene 5 years ago, Sumit has looked back many times since, but everytime he thought of quitting to fail as a musician, somebody would book him. Eventually, he would like to fail as a magician.

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: the biggest cancer killer for children and adults under 40. 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. Check underbellyedinburgh.co.uk for full line-up.

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Multi award-winning comedian and musician Vikki Stone returns to the Edinburgh Festival with a new show of her trademark comedy songs and stand up. As seen and heard on BBC Radio 4's The Now Show, BBC One's John Bishop Show and the BBC Proms Podcast. Winner: Best Musical Show - Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2019.

They say the squeaky wheel gets the grease but Yuriko, born and raised in Japan, has spent her life making sure she doesn't stick out. Watch Yuriko walk the tightrope of cultural differences as she embraces her individuality with this hotly-anticipated debut hour. BBC New Comedy Award winner 2015. Time Out's One To Watch. As seen on Russell Howard's Stand Up Central and BBC Three's Pls Like.

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Lovechild of Victoria Wood and Tim Minchin BBBB SCOTSMAN BBBB SUNDAY HERALD £7.50

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Fresh off the grill, Oscar-winning comedy group Business Casual brings their debut show to the Edinburgh Fringe after a sold out run on Broadway, The West End and the Mumbai Fringe. These boys are coming in hot, so hot, oh my god it's so hot.

Paul, now a fully-disqualified swan psychologist, delves deeper to discover the origins of the gay sperms and once again unleashes his bag of Disturbances. Baby has a plan. Baby never lose. Baby bounce back!

WINNER: Stamptown Newcomer Award, 2019

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WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? LIVE AT THE FRINGE

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

Believe it or not, one of the greatest TV shows of our time recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, and what better way to commemorate than with a live Fringe extravaganza at Underbelly's McEwan Hall - for the full month! Following a total sell-out run in Edinburgh two years ago, including extra shows, as well as sell-out runs at the London Palladium and The Royal Albert Hall, Clive Anderson once again takes the reins as many of the original cast members reunite in this now legendary live version of the iconic improvisational TV smash hit. Devised by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson, Whose Line took over the UK's prime-time TV slot on Friday nights and went on to repeat its success stateside with America versions on ABC and the CW network. The stellar line-up from the world of improv this year includes Greg Proops, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane, Stephen Frost, Richard Vranch, Phill Jupitus, Rachel Parris, Marcus Brigstocke and Kirsty Newton on Piano plus other special guests to be announced. No two shows will ever be the same! No points awarded will ever make any sense! Book now! www.getcomedyinedinburgh.com | Twitter: @whoselinefringe

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Bound & Gagged Comedy

From disastrous dates, to ruining weddings, to causing whole islands to go into a state of emergency, Sasha Ellen chalks it all up to being bit of a pickle. A storytelling standup show about romantic misadventures on an epic scale. A friendly rom-com exploring love, loss and sexy helicopter pilots.

Total sell-out 2005-2018 returns with a new line-up. Sarah Iles: 'Left the room quaking with laughter...an astute comedy storyteller' (Voice Mag). Will Hall: As seen on BBC Three. 'Electrically witty' (***** Broadway Baby). President Obonjo: The Idi Amin Dada of St Albans. 'A great comic construct' (Chortle).

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DAN SODER: SON OF GARY

Live Nation presents

In his new hour of stand up, American comedian Dan Soder addresses the many questions that the mid 30s bring: should he (if given the chance) have kids? Is wanting to be liked a bad thing? Are Police dogs on your side? From screaming babies on airplanes to remembering what his single Mom had to go through raising an odd only child, Soder emphasises that humour and jokes are best used when life gets tough... .. or boring.

Show And Tell in association with Avalon Management

More rapid-fire jokes from the Live From The BBC star and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee. Expect a lot of good stand-up comedy and also a story about getting stuck in a lift for 25 hours. adamhess.co.uk | Twitter: @adamhess1

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

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INCHORUS CHOIR

Eleanor Dillon-Reams

InChorus

HoneyBee is a new play written by the award-winning poet Eleanor Dillon-Reams, combining spoken word, dance, stand-up and a thumping festival-driven soundtrack. This marathon feat of a show tells the story of Kate, who, as she journeys to rediscover her identity and self-worth. Performed by the writer, it's Fleabag meets Kate Tempest with a dash of dirty bass. Poignant and touching... Everybody should get to see it. It's that good. BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL

'Excitations' by InChorus will be well worth viewing from the other side. This dynamic community choir offer a guaranteed journey into song that will send you away full of Good Vibrations. All the way from Peebles in the Scottish Borders, InChorus have performed main stage at CarFest, and to captivated audiences in Barcelona, New York, Dublin and Innerleithen! The choir's previous fringe performances in 2013, 2015 and 2017 have all SOLD OUT so don't miss out.

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The LOL Word

Kelly Convey brings her debut hour which travels back in time to her errant teenage years, through her high-lying twenties as an executive, right up to the life-changing decision to become a comedian in her thirties. If you'd met 15-year-old Kelly, you would've sworn down on your nan's grave that she'd never be where she is today. Leicester Comedy Festival Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017 Nominee, So You Think You're Funny?! 2016 Finalist

Love comedy? Love queers? Then you'll love this mixed bill of LGBTQ+ women and non-binary comedians, who are taking the UK by storm with their hilarious, inclusive nights. No kicking down (no sexism, transphobia, racism etc) but plenty of punching the patriarchy. Previous guests include Fern Brady, Sarah Keyworth and Sophie Duker. Twitter: @lolwordcomedy

A new generation of comics retaliating against the old template of comedy. GUARDIAN My favourite comedy club in London. SOFIE HAGEN

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CRAIG HILL: BOTTOMS UP!

PIERRE NOVELLIE: YOU'RE EXPECTED TO CARE

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Pierre Novellie

Existing is exhausting. Endless engagement is expected of everyone. You've GOT to be aware of all the horrific things in the world, don't you? Even if they're nothing to do with you? The only thing worse than trying is not trying, and vice-versa. Watch award-winning, five-star comedian Pierre Novellie bring some levity to various appalling subjects. www.pierrenovellie.com | Twitter: @pierrenovellie Packed full of belly laughs BBBBB METRO A tremendous presence BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS £6

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DRUNK WOMEN SOLVING CRIME

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Fringe debut from one of 2018's top rated new comedy podcasts on the back of its sell out London residency. This is a true crime podcast with a twist...of lime. Each episode sees the boozed-up panel of writer/comedian hosts Hannah George, Catie Wilkins and Taylor Glenn welcome a top guest to test out their drunk detective skills and solve true crime case. Previous guests include: Katherine Ryan, Jenny Eclair, Deborah Frances-White, Sofie Hagan, London Hughes and Lucy Porter.

If you're a gin, he's a tonic! 'Hilarious... delightfully fizzy tone and sharp observational jokes... definite highlight of this year's festival... Brilliant!' (Daily Record); Join Craig as he pops his cork to toast his 21st show at the fringe - this is one fun mixer that will keep you fizzy all the way to the bottom. 'Class... Hill actually has to wait until the audience stop laughing before he can start again... it's absolutely hilarious.' (Edinburgh Evening News). Cheers! www.mza-artists.com | Twitter: @mrcraighill

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Broken Robot Productions & So Comedy by arrangement with Troika

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Fringe First winner 2018. Poetic storytelling and verbatim interviews unfold in a library of keepsakes and photographs to chart the lives of four women affected by breast cancer. A brief and honest glimpse into stories of unflinching kindness, and incomprehensible heartbreak.

The star of BBC2's The Mash Report, Live At The Apollo & Mock The Week, and his own BBC Radio 4 special returns to the fringe. Join the BBC1 Question Time regular for this limited run of performances. A class act with a mature, sharp take on modern politics

www.caseyjayandrews.com | Twitter: @wearelionhouse

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The hairy Enya is delighted to return to Edinburgh with a brand new show made up of talking and songs played on the plastic keyboard he got for his Confirmation. Once again, he will try to fix everything that is wrong in the world. SPOILER ALERT: once again he will fail.

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Edinburgh's biggest comedy event returns! Book early to avoid disappointment. 2019 marks the 13th year of partnership between Off The Kerb Productions and Waverley Care, Scotland's biggest charity providing care and support to those living with HIV and Hepatitis C. All proceeds raised from the Edinburgh Comedy Gala go straight to supporting the life-changing work of the charity. Since its launch in 2003, the now annual event has raised almost £475,000, with this year's event looking set to topple the £500,000 mark.

Lisa Richards in association with Chambers Management

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Rebecca Perry Productions

The runaway hit of 2018 and 2017 'the Ultimate feel good show of the Fringe' returns to Edinburgh. Imagine the greatest pub gig you've ever been to then multiply it by 10 and you'll still be nowhere near the fun that this show exudes throughout. Featuring pub tunes, folk, rock and Broadway numbers with world class tappers, singers and multi-instrumentalists for a joyous and uplifting show for all ages. A real working bar onstage, come ready to drink in the action! www.thechoirofman.co.uk | Facebook: thechoirofman | Twitter and Instagram: @choirofman The ultimate feel good show of the 2017 Fringe BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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Judy Garland. Bette Davis. Lucille Ball. Betty Hutton. Trailblazers who refused to be "just another ingénue" during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Weaving scandalous headlines, famous songs and comedy gold, journey through the groundbreaking careers of four screen legends of yesteryear. With sold out shows in 20+ cities worldwide, fresh from its 2nd UK tour, a solo show by award-winning performer, Toronto's Rebecca Perry (Stage's Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl; As seen on TV - Amazon Prime, T+E, Netflix, Bell Canada). www.rebeccaperry.ca | Twitter: @rebeccaperry21

Perry's performance is nothing short of stunning BBBBB FRINGE GURU Impeccable comic timing and faultless delivery BBBBB NOUSE A gorgeous jazz voice, capable of Cole Porter-esque perkiness & soulful richness... A masterclass in solo performance. BBBB BROADWAY BABY £6

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JACK ROOKE: LOVE LETTERS

CKP and InterTalent Group present

Berk's Nest & Daisy Dockrill in association with Curtis Brown

Dear Reader, you may know me from such tragedies as 'dead dad' (Radio 4's Good Grief ) and 'dead friend' (BBC Three's Happy Man) but this year I'm dead chuffed to perform comedy about shagging blokes! No one dies & it's set to a beautiful live harp. Straight people welcome so long as they don't fidget. www.jackrooke.com | Twitter: @jackrooke

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Last year's smash hit show is back by popular demand for a second helping. Hal has literally filled our screens on shows such as Have I Got News For You, Live At The Apollo, The Royal Variety Performance, The Apprentice: You're Fired, and Bake Off: Extra Slice. His daughters chose the title of the show and he's still on a diet. Limited run. www.halcruttenden.com | Twitter: @halcruttenden He had the audience in stitches BBBBB DAILY RECORD

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LOST VOICE GUY: I'M ONLY IN IT FOR THE PARKING

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex in association with ART

Following the success of his Britain's Got Talent appearances, the 2018 winner and BBC New Comedy Award winner Lost Voice Guy is back at the Edinburgh Fringe. He may not talk but he definitely has something to say, and his comedy will leave you speechless.

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HENRY BOX BROWN

CTC New York Ensemble

2018 Best Musical Nominee (MusicalTheatreReview.com) 'Astounding Acapella-standing ovation" (the Fest) 'Compelling, remarkable, great songs, authentic... " (the TIMES) "Beautiful, thunderous applause, moving tenderness" (Fringe Review) Superb 16-strong New York cast directed by Tony winner Ben Harney (DreamGirls); writer, Mehr Mansuri, championed by the Baha'i Unity Center of New York. A musical fusion of Gospel, R&B and folk, woven within authentic negro spirituals - tell the story of an 1850's Virginia slave who ships himself to freedom in a box. Performed for over 20,000 people from New York to Los Angeles, it's a crowd-pleaser that shines a light on our capacity to transcend. www.henryboxbrownthemusical.org | Twitter: @childrentheater

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Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd

WE3 and Cluster Arts

Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, Digital DJ, Vibe-Magnet, yells into a well. Join John Robins for his new stand-up show following the critically lauded, sell-out smash, 'The Darkness Of Robins'. As well as receiving widespread acclaim for his radio show with Elis James, John Robins has gained a reputation as a stand-up for finding humour in our bleakest moments. Expect soul-bearing, self-lacerating, piping-hot shame!

Horror meets hilarity! Spine tingling original theatre that is hilariously dark and frighteningly funny. Join this underground clown cult that audiences have been raving about. Set in an rickety abattoir-shack, the Pigs are working hard on their latest obsession, to rid the world of every last red nose clown. However, all is not well. They are one nose short! In a murky soup of distrust and suspicion, promises made are constantly broken and the gang ultimately turns on itself in a fatally funny and destructive climax.

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NEIL DELAMERE: END OF WATCH

MZA & Geffer Notice Productions present

Photos: James Penlidis

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Lisa Richards by arrangement with Off The Kerb

Fresh from a sell-out tour, star of BBC's the Blame Game, Fighting Talk and the Newsquiz Neil Delamere returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show. Time waits for no man, especially one trying to buy a watch. Things always get complicated. www.neildelamere.com | Twitter: @neildelamere

You'll be hard pressed to find a more gifted comic at the Fringe. BBBBB SCOTSMAN One lean, mean, comedy, killing machine. BBBBB

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SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY?

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Sunday Night at the Palladium Live at the Apollo The Royal Variety Performance

ON TOUR 2019-2020 www.jimeoin.com jimeoinofficial

Celebrating 32 years of the UK's biggest and best comedy newcomer competition! Previous winners and competitors include Maisie Adam, Aisling Bea, Dylan Moran, Lee Mack, David O'Doherty, Fern Brady, Hannah Gadsby, Greg Davies and Kevin Bridges. With only 7 semi-finals left, and months of regional heats, come and see the remaining competitors battle it out to be crowned the next champion! SEMI-FINALS: 10:15pm, 4th - 14th August GRAND FINAL: 7:30pm, 22nd August

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@Jimeoin Jimeoin

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PLUS EXTRA SHOWS!! 10PM Fridays & Saturdays 9/10 + 16/17 + 23/24

PLEASANCE AT EICC 150 Morrison St, EH3 8EE www.pleasance.co.uk • 0131 556 6550 www.edfringe.com • 0131 226 0000

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TOMMY TIERNAN: PADDY CRAZY HORSE

Mick Perrin Worldwide

soyouthinkyourefunny.co.uk | Twitter: @SYTYFunny

A strong track record of showcasing the stand-up stars of the future BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE

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VIR DAS: LOVED

Soho Theatre

India's top comic and global sensation Vir Das returns to Edinburgh with his brand-new international tour show. Watch a comedian question the boundaries of boldness in his love for his partner, friends, parents, technology, country, god and fellow man. They say before you can learn to love someone else, you have to learn to love yourself. Here's a comedy show for those who are on the fence. Star of ABC's Whisky Cavalier and his own Netflix specials. www.virdas.in | Twitter: @thevirdas

The hottest comedy talent in India. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER £8

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Tommy mixes a love of comic rebellion and a refusal to be conscripted into a rational view of the world with a deep grá for talking and the poetry of everyday speech. Using high theatricality and lots of dirty words, this is a fast paced and exuberant celebration of everything that's wild, wrong and wonderful about being alive right here, right now. It is by turns clever and then really stupid. BE THERE ! Tommy appears as Da Gerry in Derry Girls on C4 and has performed all over Ireland and the world as a stand up comedian for the past 23 years. He also works as a newspaper columnist and a chat show host. A feral philosopher king, roaming the windswept hinterlands of his imagination, roaring at the magnificence of existence, Tommy Tiernan affects the timeless wisdom of a sage as he stalks the stage. BBBB SCOTSMAN Tiernan can drop in turns of phrase so exquisite that you could call them a sound installation and enter them for the Turner prize. TIMES £17.50

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MY LAND

Recirquel by Bence Vági

The List's top rated show of 2018, My Land explores humanity's roots - the eternal inheritance of humankind and earth - under the guidance of Artistic Director Bence Vági. Seven of Ukraine's most talented circus artists present a vision of light and shadow, fusing ancient tradition with mind-blowing skills. The show that defined a new genre called 'cirque danse' pushes the boundaries of the human body; in its ambitious staging, the performers rise up from a soil-covered set as they search for the sound of their own freedom in a timeless space expanded by illusions. A Müpa production. www.recirquel.com | Twitter: @recirquel

It is groundbreaking work, literally breaking the barriers of the body's ability to balance, to bend, in feats that earn them quite rightly a standing ovation BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

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THE WILD UNFEELING WORLD

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy in association with Intertalent Group

Lion House Theatre

An incredibly unreliable retelling of Moby Dick from Fringe First winning writer Casey Jay Andrews ("The Archive of Educated Hearts"). A story about yearning for the quiet fragile magic of hope and the chaotic delusion of chasing it. This is about being reckless. It's about the times when we leap; where sometimes we soar, and sometimes we drown. "There is a Catskill eagle in some souls that can alike dive down into the blackest gorges, and soar out of them again and become invisible in the sunny spaces" www.caseyjayandrews.com | Twitter: @wearelionhouse £7 £9 (£8)

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CHRIS DUGDALE: DOWN TO ONE

Chris Dugdale Int Ents

A journey of magic and binary mind control culminating in one random audience member determining the success or failure of each show. 14 Royal Performances. Total sell-out 2017-18. Only act to win Edfest Bouquet 3 times (2016-18). www.thinkofacard.com | Twitter: @chrisdugdale

There's no way a mere human can achieve what he does here! BBBBB BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATS Mind-boggling...beyond belief! BBBB HERALD One of the top magicians working the circuit BBBB

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Renowned for his cutting edge comedy and intrepid social commentary the enigmatic Andrew Maxwell is back with a brand new hour 'All Talk'. As always, Andrew will be taking on the tough political subjects some comedians just skirt around, giving you his hysterical yet perfectly thought-out point of view every time. You're in for, as always, a fantastic show that never lets any audience down year after year! As seen on all the big TV shows; Live at the Apollo, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You etc... Andrew is also the recognisable voice of MTV's hit show Ex on the Beach, and on Radio 4 as the host of Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies and as a regular on R4's News Quiz. Last year he also won Celebrity Mastermind!

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PAUL MCCAFFREY: LEMON

Off The Kerb Productions

In the last couple of years Paul McCaffrey has performed to over half a million people while supporting his comedy heroes Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges on their UK tours and has gone down an absolute storm. This year he is back at the festival with a hilarious new stand up show. As seen on Impractical Jokers (BBC3), Russell Howard's Good News (BBC3), and Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) Twitter: @paulmccaffreys

McCaffrey is going to make it big any day now. Grab your chance to say 'I saw him when... SCOTSMAN £6.50

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SAM TAUNTON: IT'S NICE, IT'S MODERN

Token Events

Winner - Pinder Prize 2019 The Edinburgh debut from one of Australia's most exciting comedians. Nominated - Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival www.comedy.com.au | Twitter: @samtaunton

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AMERICA IS HARD TO SEE

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FUDGE

Life Jacket Theatre Company

Limerence Productions

Charlie's had enough. He's giving up sex. No more booty calls. No more walks of shame. No more sleeping with that guy who gave him gonorrhoea...twice. Fudge is an honest, warm exploration of the difficulties of gay celibacy. limerenceproductio.wixsite.com/limerenceproductions | Twitter: @limerenceprods

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This daring new play uses a blend of verbatim interviews, Methodist hymns, and original songs to investigate the lives in and around Miracle Village, a rural American community for sex offenders buried deep in Florida's sugarcane fields. According to the New York Times, "This play, an investigation of transgression, redemption and the limits of compassion, takes a hard, uncomfortable look at forgiveness and what it means to put it into action." Direct from a SOLD OUT, award-winning run in NYC. www.AmericaisHardtoSee.com | Twitter: @lifejacketnyc

Top 10 Plays of the Year NEW, NOW, NEXT Explosive and profound. EXEUNT Excellent and deeply moving. INDEPENDENT Smart and troubling. NEW YORK TIMES £6.50

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The critically acclaimed storyteller and stand-up comedian returns with a show about sex and sexuality that laughs in the face of shame and guilt. Since beginning his career in stand-up John has performed around the world with solo shows in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Edmonton, Fort Lauderdale, Melbourne, Oslo and Rome. www.johnpendal.com/monster.html Fringe brilliance BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Hilarious... not to be missed! BBBB VOICEMAG.UK

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THE LEEDS TEALIGHTS: IT'S NOT THAT SERIOUS

Rabbit Rabbit

The Leeds Tealights

In his new hour, Langston Kerman talks through the unexpected revelations from living with a convicted sex offender. Questioning how these discoveries might prepare him to be a better man in the world, a better lover in the vagina, and a better husband in his pending marriage. Best known as Jared from HBO's Insecure, Langston has also starred in High Maintenance and Comedy Bang! Bang! as well as writing for the Oscars. 'You'll want to hear what the man has to say.' (Paste)

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Liam Malone

Live Nation presents

On the outside, Sean Patton is loud, pudgy, white, and stubborn. On the inside, he is also all of those things plus riddled with obsessive compulsive disorder. And so be it. After decades of trying to be anyone else, Sean Patton has finally decided to own who he is. meseanpatton.com | Twitter: @mrseanpatton

... a deceptively mesmeric talent, I found myself watching rapt between fits of eruptive laughter SCOTSMAN £6

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Since Oscar Pistorius the Paralympic movement has needed a new inspiration... Liam Malone is not that man. Assassinating his own inspirational blade runner image, Liam dismembers his own experiences as an amputee, becoming a 2x Paralympic Gold Medalist, losing his mum to cancer and more hilariously dark stories from his life, with no limbits. This is Liam Malone's debut tour of his first ever hour show. He has featured on The Last Leg, Stand Up 2 Cancer and various radio shows globally, demonstrating his self deprecating humour and routinely making a fool of himself. Twitter: @liammalone93

Liam's an incredible athlete and he's hilarious, we love him. BBBBB LAST LEG GUYS

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ADAM RICHES: THE BEAKINGTON TOWN HALL MURDERS

Show And Tell

Last night, ten tortoises were massacred in a tombola related prank gone wrong. So tonight, all members of the Beakington Town Hall Council... aka YOU... will be hauled in front of an independent adjudicator... aka ME... to find out what happened. An interactive comedy from the mind of an absolute (Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning) twonk. www.showandtelluk.com | Twitter: @TigcoRiches

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SCUMMY MUMMIES

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www.thealmanac.us | Twitter: @almanac_us

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Magical realism and true events intersect as solo performer Nicole Burgio navigates her childhood home, plagued with domestic abuse and complicated relationships. A spellbinding and hilarious aerial and acrobatic journey through memory, processing, and finding new perspectives, xoxo moongirl is the first fringe offering from the genre-defying American company Almanac. Featuring award-winning live music from vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mel Hsu.

www.scummymummies.com | Twitter: @scummymummies Very funny GUARDIAN

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Almanac Dance Circus Theatre

Join comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn as they celebrate the scummier side of parenting, from drinking wine at teatime to hiding from the PTA. Expect standup, sketches, songs, and some very scummy stories. Guaranteed to make parents laugh and non-parents happy about their life choices. Based on the hit Scummy Mummies podcast and best-selling book.

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XOXO MOONGIRL

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd by arrangement with NRH Management

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EMMY BLOTNICK : PARTY NIGHTS

THE INTERNATIONAL SMASH HIT RETURNS!

In 2015, Nicki Minaj was paid approximately $400,000 to appear at a New York City bar mitzvah, where she was photographed flanked by eight 13-year-old Jewish boys, four on each side. This beautiful human menorah best summarizes Emmy Blotnick's show.

MZA & GET SLOSSED PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

Live Nation and Avalon presents

www.emmyblotnick.com | Twitter: @emmyblotnick

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AARON MCCANN: HAPPY ENOUGH?

‘COMEDY PROVOCATEUR… DARK AF STAND-UP’ THEMUSIC.COM.AU

Aaron McCann

When you spend a year in Los Angeles living in a house with 40 other people, you'll learn a thing or two about yourself. Happy Enough details the year that Aaron McCann had when he left his small rural town in Ireland to move to Los Angeles in pursuit of stand-up comedy.

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Twitter: @McCannMan

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danielsloss

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ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE STUDIOS | ONE

BABY WANTS CANDY: THE COMPLETELY IMPROVISED FULL BAND MUSICAL

ASSEMBLY GALA LAUNCH

Assembly Festival

Assembly's Gala celebrates the opening of our 2019 programme of over 200 shows. It highlights some of the biggest and best productions. A must see for anyone that wants to get a flavour of what's to come. Book early - always a sell out!

Baby Wants Candy

www.assemblyfestival.com | Twitter: @assemblyfest

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BEN POPE: DANCING BEAR

Total EdFringe sell-out 2015-2018. One of the world's most popular comedy ensembles is BACK. You call out the title, BWC makes up the musical. Some favourite recent titles: "Kanye West Side Story", "Tinder in the Animal Kingdom" and who could forget the instant classic "HotUncles.com...the Musical"? Buy now - will sell out. *****TimeOut *****ThreeWeeks 'Critics Choice. Truly Amazing!' New York Times.

Berk's Nest

Ben Pope is a 'classy, stylish and accomplished' (Chortle) stand-up comedian. But he's also been a ghost-tour guide, a teacher, an actor. He's worked in museums and cathedrals, toyshops and bakeries. His new job is to tell you jokes about all the jobs he's ever had, as he cranks out a new show about work work work work work. Time to clock in. As heard on BBC Radio 4 and seen on Comedy Central.

www.babywantscandy.com | Twitter: @babywantscandy

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CELESTE BARBER: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

20:00 (21:00)

Are you an honest person? ... and did you just lie to yourself? Colin Cloud knows the truth - and the truth is that we're all sinners. We're capable of deceit, vanity, envy, greed, pride and so much more. Sinful, with special guest Chloé Crawford, will reveal why it's so much more fun to ask for forgiveness than permission and why enough is never enough. Colin will explore your psyche and show why you are driven by desire. www.colincloud.com | Twitter: @Colin_Cloud BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS BBBBB ED FEST MAG

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COLIN CLOUD: SINFUL

Actor, Comedian, and Social Media Super Star Celeste Barber is the self proclaimed queen of everyday sophistication and low budget lifestyle aspirations. In this exciting live show experience Celeste explains the story behind some of her most famous images, her new relationship with famous people, and the stalkers, fans and comments that get under her skin.

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Lee Martin for Gag Reflex in association with Kilimanjaro Live

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CRAIG FERGUSON: HOBO FABULOUS

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DIANE CHORLEY: MODERN LOVE

Gilded Balloon presents...

Berk's Nest

The Duchess of Canvey returns with a new show and new songs! Join her on a hilarious journey of self-discovery as she reclaims her place in the heart of a divided Britain. www.dianechorley.com | Twitter: @Diane_Chorley

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Craig Ferguson, the Grammy-nominated, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning star of CBS' 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson' and SiriusXM's 'The Craig Ferguson Show', brings the wildly successful 'Hobo Fabulous' to the Gilded Balloon for its European premiere - marking Ferguson's first UK stand-up show in over 25 years! Featuring 100% all-new material and for one night only at the Edinburgh Playhouse. Don't miss out! Of his return to Edinburgh, Ferguson said "what the world needs now more than ever is an ageing, unhinged vagrant travelling from place to place ranting nonsense into a microphone!" Ferguson is an acclaimed stand-up comedian who has earned two Grammy nominations for Best Comedy Album. His new book, Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Observations and Humiliations is out now. www.thecraigfergusonshow.com | Twitter: @CraigyFerg

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DRAMSPOTTING

The Big Light

DRAMSPOTTING: The Ultimate Whisky Podcast, LIVE Choose drams! Join whisky gurus, Becky Paskin (editor scotchwhisky.com) and Blair Bowman (best-selling author/ founder World Whisky Day), as they launch a brand new podcast, Dramspotting, the ultimate guide to, and celebration of, 'the water of life'. Recorded live, expect high spirits, special guests and free drams in our super-sensory whisky tasting.

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www.thebiglight.com | Twitter: @thebiglight_

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A new documentary theatre performance exploring mental health and human rights in the prison system. Performed by stand-up comic and former prisoner Willie White and based on interviews with current life-sentence prisoners. Featuring Brokentalkers' distinctive blend of biography, socio-political discourse and breathtaking theatricality, The Examination gives voice to an underclass often ignored.

Having single-handedly saved the performing arts in 2018 with his multi-award-winning debut solo show, comic wunderkind Garry Starr delivers another anarchic drama masterclass to remember.

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www.brokentalkers.com | Twitter: @brokentalkers

GARRY STARR CONQUERS TROY

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UNDERBELLY GEORGE SQUARE | THE WEE COO

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20:00

IN ASSOCIATION WITH SYMPHONIC IBIZA AND DAN COLMAN CREATIVE

GIRLFRIEND FROM HELL - THE BITCH IS BACK

Gabby Killick

Girlfriend From Hell - The Bitch Is Back offers a set of life hacks on today's party scene. Everything from how to resist sexy Chardonnay after you promised sensible Buxton Water you wouldn't see her again to top tips on the the best flirty filters to use when you want your ex's new girlfriend to clock how good you look. Plus tips on how to walk when you've taken too much ketamine and why it's never too early to start stalking you boyfriend. www.gabbykillick.com | Twitter: @gabbykillick £6.50

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HOTTER

Ellie Keel Productions and HOTTER Project

What gets you hot? Best friends (and exes!) Ell and Mary asked women and transpeople aged 11 to 97 what makes them sweat, flush, rub, and gush. Following sell-out runs at the Fringe & Soho Theatre, HOTTER returns to get you dancing. www.hotterpiggins.com | Twitter: @HOTTERproject Vulnerable, charming, and electric BBBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE A cathartic exercise BBBBB BROADWAY BABY Courageously, profoundly honest BBBB THREE WEEKS £9 (£8)

IBIZA CLUB ANTHEMS FEATURING ‘THE SYMPHONIC IBIZA ORCHESTRA’ AND FRIENDS

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UNDERBELLY'S CIRCUS HUB | THE BEAUTY

LITTLE DEATH CLUB

JOSEPHINE

Underbelly and Dead Man Label

Dynamite Lunchbox/Civil Disobedience

This critically acclaimed off-Broadway biographical musical combines theatre, cabaret and burlesque to tell the story of the iconic Josephine Baker, the first African American international superstar and one of the most extraordinary figures of the 20th century. Starring six-time Best of the Fest winner Tymisha Harris, who was nominated for a 2018 Vivian Robinson award for her limited off-Broadway run. josephinetheplay.com | Twitter: @josephine_play

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LOLLY JONES: I BELIEVE IN MERKELS

Lolly Jones by arrangement with Corrie McGuire Management

EU leaders swap negotiations for disco, tassels and glitter in this "razor sharp blend of burlesque and comedy" (Edfest Mag). In a bawdy display of razzmatazz, Merkel, May and friends rip it up and lip sync for the leadership. As seen on BBC3/ITV/Comedy Central.

www.berniedieter.com | Twitter: @littledeathclub

Wickedly funny, deliciously defiant punk cabaret. BBBBB FEST Outrageously naughty BBBB TIMES Magnificent, be amazed, be appalled, and be blown away BBBBB WEEKEND NOTES Absolutely outrageous! an unmissable experience BBBBB OUT IN PERTH, AU

www.lollydoes.com | Twitter: @lollydoes

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2018's smash hit is back! The darkest, funniest and most debauched Kabarett Club this side of Berlin! A gin soaked, Weimar-punk jazz band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously funny kabarett, breathtaking circus and fire-breathing sideshow at its most inappropriate, provocative and hilarious best. Join multi-award-winning mistress of mayhem, Bernie Dieter (star of La Clique) with her riotous, witty, and hilariously degenerate family of fantastic freaks for an unmissable night in the Spiegeltent. WINNER "Pick of the Fringe" Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award 2017 and 2018.

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UNDERBELLY

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MARK NELSON: BREXIT WOUNDS

Soho Theatre, Johnson & Mackay and United Agents

Live Nation & MZA

Following her genre-defying smash-hit, Triple Threat, Lucy McCormick is back to crawl through the annals of history in this enthusiastically humiliating exploration of power and purpose. Joined by friends-with-benefits, Ted Rodgers and Samir Kennedy, Lucy is back with her trademark concoction of dance, song, absurdist art and minor breakdowns.

New show from Award-winning stand-up renowned for his brilliantly dark material. Host of BBC Radio's hit show "Good, Bad and Unexpected", creator of viral sensation "News at 3" (140 million views!)

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www.mza-artists.com/comedy/mark-nelson | Twitter: @ marknelsoncomic

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GILDED BALLOON PATTER HOOSE | OTHER YIN

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL BREXIT

May. Corbyn. Boris. Mogg. It's Brexit. In song! The perpetrators of Boris the Musical are back. And this time, they've left no one out.

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Born in Iran and raised in a caravan in Middlesbrough. Flash forward 2 decades, Patrick now has a middle class girlfriend and a house! Smart, funny observations on a fast changing life! As seen on The One Show (BBC).

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www.blowfishtheatre.org | Twitter: @blowfishtheatre

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Blowfish Theatre

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PHIL WANG: PHILLY PHILLY WANG WANG

Corrie McGuire Management

Avalon Promotions

Following a sell-out 2017 run, Phil 'Philly Philly Wang Wang' Wang is back with a new hour of absolute gold. Phil has made a name for himself (that name being Phil Wang) exploring sex, romance, politics, and his mixed BritishMalaysian heritage, in shows that delight in his unique Wang brand of smart/silly stupidity. This one is about morality and the modern sense of self. Swell! www.philwang.co.uk | Twitter: @PhilNWang

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Come and witness the first and possibly final performance of the Greatest Magical Double Act of All Time! Award-winning magician/comedian Pete Firman returns to Edfringe with a magic show like you've never seen before. As seen on 'Tonight at the London Palladium', 'The John Bishop Show' and 'The Sarah Millican Television Programme'. Every night he will be joined by a different special guest who has no previous conjuring experience. Together they will perform jaw-dropping magic without any rehearsal. Unplanned! Unpredictable! Unwise! ***** Time Out ***** Mirror ***** Forth FM ***** Broadway Baby **** Scotsman **** Metro **** Independent **** List **** Three Weeks petefirman.co.uk. | Twitter: @petefirman

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SON OF DYKE

Ellie Keel Productions and Heretic Productions

Jordan is young, cock-sure, gay - and heartbroken. After the death of his lesbian mum, he's looking for a new normal by tracking down his sperm-donor dad. SON OF DYKE is his hilarious, outrageous true story. Dynamic, delicate, direct and definitely something you should go and see BBBBB A YOUNGER THEATRE Waller is an excellent storyteller BBBB THE REVIEWS HUB

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Live Nation

The star of 'Mock the Week', 'Live at the Apollo' and 'Crackerjack' embarks on a brand-new show, in this, his last tour EVER!!! See him before he heads off... INTO THE PUNSET. www.stewartfrancis.com | Twitter: @StewartFrancis1 One of the funniest comedians in the world CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS' LATE LATE SHOW

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SUSIE MCCABE: DOMESTIC DISASTER

Off The Kerb Productions

Susie McCabe (Best Scottish Headliner 2017, and fastestselling Glasgow Comedy Festival act three years running) brings her critically acclaimed show to Edinburgh. Revel in McCabe's raconteur style and razor-sharp punchlines in this hilarious show as she recounts the absurdities of her life. At nearly forty years old she's a shambles and never far from disaster. Twitter: @susie_mccabe

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THE TAP PACK

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The Tap Pack

With sold-out shows on London's West End and the Sydney Opera House, Australia's newest and hottest sensation; The Tap Pack are high energy entertainment inspired by Frank, Dean and Sammy infused with world-class tap dance. Starring four of Australia's most talented performers, equipped with quick wit and sharp suits, these gentlemen mix up a cocktail of songs from Sinatra to Ed Sheeran, tap out red-hot rhythms and bring a new, invigorating energy to a timeless style the whole family can enjoy. If you only see two shows this festival, see this show... twice! thetappack.com | Twitter: @thetappack £10

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Quick Duck Theatre

What happens when Will Jackson accidentally steals 300 2nd class stamps from the Post Office? The lost art of letter writing is revived, as storytelling and lipsync cabaret collide, in this queer coming of age comedy about the complications of 21st-century communication. Developed by Birmingham REP. Previous praise for Will Jackson's work: Twitter: @Quick_Duck_

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The best night of comedy on the Fringe, with all proceeds going to Waverley Care, a charity the Pleasance has supported for the last 28 years, providing care and support to people living with HIV and Hepatitis C. 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. In total, this unique collaboration has raised more than £500,000 to help deliver lifechanging services throughout Scotland. Previous Tartan Ribbon line-ups include Michael McIntyre, Russell Howard, Katherine Ryan, Tim Vine and Jason Byrne, plus loads more big names. It's guaranteed to sell out, so book your tickets early! www.pleasance.co.uk | www.waverleycare.org | Twitter: @WaverleyCare

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DANIEL CONNELL: PIECE OF PISS

Off The Kerb Productions

Daniel Connell

Edinburgh! I'm Happy For You was nominated for the Most Outstanding Show in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2019. Fancy. Nath was recently handpicked by Kevin Bridges to open for him on his huge UK tour. This show has a lot of jokes. Adelaide Fringe Best Comedy Award 2018 Winner. Edinburgh Fringe Festival Best Newcomer 2016 Nominee.

After a stellar Edinburgh debut in 2018, award nominated Australian comedian Daniel Connell returns with a brand new show about a near death experience and coming face to face with a killer. Honestly, grabbing tickets and organizing a night out will be a Piece of Piss. www.danielconnell.com.au | Twitter: @DanielC0nnell3

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TOM HOUGHTON: THAT'S WHAT I GO TO SCHOOL FOR

Tom Cashman

Australian comedian Tom Cashman is bringing his latest stand-up show XYZ to the Fringe. It's about maths, Italians and real estate agents. Tom's had a huge year - writing and featuring on the ABC's Tonightly in Australia, until it was cancelled by the government for being too funny.

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd present

Tom was sent to all-boys boarding school at age 6. A world where 'day kids' are shunned and girls; none existent. But when, in his second last year the school decided to go co-ed, everything was to change. The total fringe sell-out, star of Comedy Central's 'Roast Battle' and ultraprivileged Tower of London resident, Tom Houghton lifts the controversial lid on the incubators responsible for producing many of our country's leaders.

Twitter: @_tomcashman

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THE BRUNCH CLUB

A hotly anticipated Edinburgh debut from rising Australian comedian and 'bit of a bitch', Brodi Snook. A show woven together with low energy charm, laser sharp writing and wall-to-wall gall. As heard on TalkRadio and BBC Radio 4 Extra. Tour support for Ardal O'Hanlon.

Rebel, geek, emo, popular, which were you? Scotland's brightest new talents, The Network, take on cliques in a homage to classic coming-of-age movies. Site-specific masters and seven times Fringe First winners Grid Iron, with SDTN and Pleasance, transform Levels café/bar. With a soundtrack that will take you right back to the tears and triumphs of finding your place in the world. Grid Iron line up unpretentious modern classics one after another. STAGE

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CHRIS WASHINGTON: RACONTEUR

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DARREN HARRIOTT: GOOD HEART YUTE

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd present

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee, Chris returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show. If you like your comedy hard hitting, boundary pushing, genredefying, jaw dropping, eye watering, Brexit-berating then this is definitely not the show for you. However, if you fancy a laugh as a lad from Wigan tells you some funny stories for about an hour, buy a ticket and take the ride.

CKP and InterTalent Group present

Best Newcomer Nominee Darren considers himself a good person. Now 30 and never been in love... It can't always be someone else's fault? From Live At The Apollo, Don't Hate The Playaz, Hypothetical, Mock The Week, Comedy Central's The Comedy Bus, and Roast Battle. Plus Radio 4's The Now Show, Newsjack and Darren Harriott's Black Label.

Twitter: @ChrisWash_

www.darrenharriott.com | Twitter: @DarrenHarriott Could be the British Richard Pryor BBBB SUNDAY TIMES

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Vulgar, candid and drier than a popcorn fart. BN1

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FEMPIRE: MESS BY KIRSTEN VANGSNESS

Theatre of NOTE

Lucy (Kirsten Vangsness, Criminal Minds) is just trying to work out how to be the best cool girl, lady boss, and all around woman she can be when suddenly, the fate of universe is in her hands. Never fear! Space creatures and the forgotten women of history are teaming up to get Lucy on track. Careening through time and place on a heroine's journey with the women who are more than what the HIStorians have you believe.

We all are a mess, I guess. Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds) explores the nonlinearity of time, visible quantum objects, monsters, kittens and Christian rock. www.fempire-kv.com | Twitter: @vangsness

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HUGE DAVIES: THE CARPARK

Gilded Balloon & Harriet Dyer present...

CKP and InterTalent Group present

Harriet (BBC3, BBC Live at The Fringe, BBC Radio 4 Extra et al) loves dinosaurs, you probably do too so come and dip your body in her very large catacomb of chaos. Whatever happens - dinosaurs and ditties are a guarantee.

Huge Davies (Comedy Central at the Comedy Store) makes his highly anticipated debut. Expect dark humour, surreal material and a full size keyboard....which he's decided to wear round his neck for the entire show. As featured on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 4, BBC3 & ITV. 'Priceless' (Chortle) 'Dark' (Independent) 'Scene-stealing' (Telegraph) 'Perfect' (The Stand) 'Appalling' (celebrityradio. biz)

www.harrietdyer.com | Twitter: @dyerlinquent

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LONDON HUGHES: TO CATCH A D*CK

Off The Kerb Productions

Broken Robot Productions & So Comedy by arrangement with Curtis Brown

Following on from his sold-out 'Solidly entertaining debut' (The Scotsman), Jake Lambert returns with a brand-new show packed full of 'brilliant one-liners' (Chortle). As seen on Comedy Central, writer for Mock The Week & The News Quiz. He's moved in with his girlfriend and he's trying not to mess it up, whilst learning from his mistakes. Tour support for Tom Allen, Seann Walsh, Kerry Godliman, and Rob Beckett.

From ITV2's The Stand Up Sketch Show, BBC2's Mock The Week and E4's Celebs Go Dating, London explores how as a woman, you can be incredibly awesome yet terribly single, and how f*ckin ridiculous that is! The new female face of British comedy DAILY MAIL Needs to settle down and find a man LONDON'S MUM

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SIMON EVANS: DRESSING FOR DINNER

Vaudelesque Productions

Off The Kerb Productions

Observing the little traditional conventions in life - one pink sock for Michaelmas day; keeping toe nail clippings in a separate jar from finger nails; cream first, then jam, then bacon - is what separates us from the animals. Whether any of this appears in the show is of course, at this point, moot. It may just be an ill-advised attempt to lose weight by eating only olive oil and balsamic vinegar. www.simonevanscomedianetc.com | Twitter: @TheSimonEvans A masterclass BBBBB SCOTSMAN £10

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MATT PARKER: HUMBLE PI

Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

Humble Pi explores the greatest mathematical near-misses and mishaps involving planes, bridges, the internet, big data and more. Matt Parker shows us the bizarre ways maths trips us all up. Being wrong has never felt so right. As one third of science-comedy phenomenon Festival of the Spoken Nerd, Matt has appeared on BBC2's QI and enjoyed sell out runs at previous Edinburgh Fringes.

Join highly medicated 'recovering showgirl' Miss Hope Springs live at the piano, singing all-original numbers from her Vegas repertoire dating back to the early sixt...I mean seventies. Hear toe-tapping show tunes, finger-snapping pop & heartrending ballads, interspersed with scandalous stories from her 'Ritz to the pits' life in LA, Paris and erm... Dungeness! Hope, once the toast of Las Vegas, unpacks her suitcase of magical, musical mementos and takes you on an hysterical trip down 'Mammary Lane'. www.misshopesprings.com | Twitter: @followmisshope

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standupmaths.com | Twitter: @standupmaths

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Berk's Nest in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management

Ibali Theatre Collective

Say 'I do' to the triumphant return of Comedy Awardnominees Max & Ivan (BBC2's W1A, Radio 4's Casebook...) A true story about dreaming big, growing up, and trying but spectacularly failing - to make it in the band. Directed by Kieran Hodgson.

2024. In the People's Republic of the NewNew South Africa, The People demand reparations for the atrocities committed against them for hundreds of years by white settlers; land, economy, blood. Reparation is a dark comedy about the state of the nation. In her latest offering, writer-director Ameera Conrad asks how far we are willing to go for what we are owed. It does not allow anyone to get away with anything. It's impolite. It's loud. It's got a potty mouth. It's lit AF.

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THE THINKING DRINKERS: HEROES OF HOOCH

VIGGO THE VIKING

From the deep dark forests and tall mountains of Norway comes Viggo The Viking, the dumbest Viking in the world. A brand new show from Gaulier-trained clown Viggo Venn. WINNER: Best Comedy Brighton Fringe 2016 (Zach&Viggo) NOMINEE: Best Comedy Fringe World 2018 (Pepito)

The award-winning drinks experts return with a brand-new, hilarious and intoxicating look at history's greatest drinkers. From Nelson and Napoleon to Norm from Cheers, you'll learn loads, laugh loads and get five free drinks. Book early!

Twitter: @ViggoVenn

www.thinkingdrinkers.com | Twitter: @thinkingdrinks Pioneers of alcohol based comedy SUNDAY TIMES

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Mutch returns to the Fringe with a hilarious new hour chockfull of his trademark comedic tales of personal woe.

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My cousin died in a plane crash. I flew to the funeral. En route mine stopped working mid-flight... Good. This is a true story. Not sponsored by Air Canada. Laugh, cry and build your own plane at this award-winning music-comedy. "Superbly performed" A Younger Theatre "Impeccable timing" London Pub Theatres Magazine

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CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL

Bill Kenwright Ltd

Enter the manipulative world of Manhattan's most dangerous liaisons: Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil. Seduced by revenge and fuelled by passion, the step-siblings bet on destroying an innocent girl. As they weave a web of secrets and temptation, they find themselves entangled in the cruellest game of all: love. The cult Hollywood movie - with all the classic lines - loaded with '90s smash hits including Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn', Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love to You", NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye", Britney Spears' "Sometimes", R.E.M's "Losing My Religion" and "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve. www.cruelmusical.co.uk | Twitter: @CruelMusicalUK

Funny and nostalgia-fuelled. The choice lines and inspired soundtrack hits are all there... the best of the 90s! NEW YORK TIMES A score of 90s pop hits... for audiences in search of guilty pleasures! TIME OUT, NY Fun, sexy, seductive. It's a great time! HUFFINGTON POST The ultimate night out! ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

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MATT FORDE: BREXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR

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COMEDY

The multi-award-winning Welsh comedian is back, with a brand new live show. In a seven-year break from stand-up, a lot has happened to Rhod. Almost all of it s**t. And just when he thought he'd hit rock bottom, he met a bloke... called John. This show sees Rhod as funny as ever, but like never before. Raw, personal and brutally honest; no more lies, no more nonsense.

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www.rhodgilbertcomedian.com | Twitter: @bluejeansmgmt

Britain's crossest comic roars back in style. A hilarious tour-de-force. TELEGRAPH Comedy manna from heaven. INDEPENDENT

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Join Britain's leading political comedian as he once again promises his last show as an EU citizen (maybe). As seen on Have I Got News For You and The Royal Variety. Complete sell out 2018 Fringe

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SARA BARRON: ENEMIES CLOSER

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SEANN WALSH: AFTER THIS ONE I'M GOING HOME

Show And Tell in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management

2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee, Sara returns to the Fringe following her five-star debut hour and two sell-out runs at London's Soho Theatre. Her stunning new show examines kindness, meanness, exboyfriends, ex-girlfriends, current husbands, all four of her remaining friends, and two of her twelve enemies.

Off The Kerb Productions

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Seann Walsh returns to Edinburgh. As recently seen on BBC News, Sky News, ITV News, Fox News, Conan and ITV's Bad Move. Join Seann as he recounts the week following Oct 6th, during which he was famously undermarked for his Pasodoble.

www.sarabarron.com | Twitter: @sarabarron Filthy and fearless BBBB TELEGRAPH

seannwalsh.com | Twitter: @seannwalsh On a technical level, he's superb BBBB TELEGRAPH Hugely funny and disarmingly honest BBBB TIMES

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SNJOLAUG LUDVIKSDOTTIR: LET IT SNOW

Sleeping Trees

Snjolaug Ludviksdottir

Her name means Snow. She is Snow from Iceland, some people find that funny. She grew up in Paris - a detail that she slides into every conversation because she loves feeling superior to others - and at the age of 12, when her parents divorced, she moved back to Iceland. That's when things got shitty. In this show, Snjolaug goes over her misadventures blaming them on everything but her personality. Icelandic tour de force! THELATEST.CO.UK £5

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Sleeping Trees have been coming to the Edinburgh Fringe for a decade. To celebrate they are bringing you a brand new hour of fast paced stories, chaotic characters and frantic physicality, like only they can. After ten years in the game, the trio have aged like a fine wine, except they're cheap and if you drink them you will be sick. Winners: Spirit of the Fringe 2017 Finalists: Amused Moose Comedy Awards 2016 www.thesleepingtrees.co.uk | Twitter: @wesleepingtrees

Puns, heartbreak and visual humour the likes of which you'll struggle to find elsewhere BBBBB SKINNY Monty Python has been reborn as the Sleeping Trees BBBBB GLAM ADELAIDE Energy, stage presence, fabulous faces and ridiculous stories cleverly woven together BBBB ADVERTISER

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STEPHEN BUCHANAN: BABY DOVE

CKP and InterTalent Group present

Winner of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Award 2018 and the reigning Scottish Comedian of the Year, Stephen brings his much anticipated debut hour to the Fringe. Expect sharp storytelling and offbeat observations, as the 27-year-old delves into the reality of living at home with his mum and a refugee. As seen and heard on BBC Scotland, The Now Show, The Radio 2 Drivetime Show and Arts Hour. www.stephenbuchanancomedy.com | Twitter: @sbuchanan27 Skilful, personal and pitch perfect stand-up BBBBB THE WEE REVIEW £6

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SUNIL PATEL: WHITE KNIGHT

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SUZI RUFFELL: DANCE LIKE EVERYONE'S WATCHING

Sunil Patel

People keep telling me I'm white. I'm not though, I've looked in the mirror. Can you please help me? As seen on BBC2's Big Asian Stand-up, Dave's Beat the Internet & Channel 4's Stath Lets Flats. A clearly gifted comedian BBBB EDFESTMAG.COM Charming, sharp...a firm crowd pleaser BBBB

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BROADWAYBABY.COM

Ruffell's new show could hardly be better BBBB

Suzi has made a name for herself turning tragedy and anxiety into big laughs. This year she is happy. This show answers the question: are all stand ups at their best when they are miserable? Fingers crossed no. www.suziruffell.com | Twitter: @suziruffell

I laughed often, but find myself struggling to recall why

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TONY CANTWELL: LIVE FEED

A Heart-pounding Night of Incognito Browsing. Irish comedian Tony Cantwell performs a brand new night of live stand up, sketches and videos inspired by his own memesoaked social media feed. Over 4 million views online.

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Reigning Queen of Australian Cabaret Dolly Diamond, returns with a live version of this top-rating TV classic. Including a line-up of celebrity guests it's a little bit risqué and definitely filled with innuendo. It's going to be a BLANKING laugh!

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Tony Cantwell

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DOUBLE DENIM: ADVENTURE SHOW

Modern Māori Quartet in association with SquareSums&Co

Hey Boss

Michelle Brasier & Laura Frew's critically acclaimed safari party. Jumanji meets Ab Fab. This is every contiki tour that has ever gone wrong. No map, no shame, a little bit of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. Bring spare knickers, it's going to be a very cool party. WINNER: Directors' Choice Award Melbourne Comedy Festival 2018 www.heyboss.com.au/doubledenim The next big comedy duo BBBBB MUSIC £7

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Māori garage parties are hotbeds of undiscovered talent and a central part of our cultural and musical legacy back home in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Basically, where you fullas park your cars, we Māori party, drink and sing. These garage party nights always overflow with laughter, food, drink and stories as we celebrate life, love, family, friends and all 'round good times with cheeky banter, uninhibited truths and hearty harmonies. No reira, haere mai - come on down to the Ermintrude to party with us and a special guest artist every night at the flash-est garage party Edinburgh has ever seen. Che! www.modernmaoriquartet.nz | Twitter: @modernmaoriq Killer harmonies & old school cabaret BBBBB WEE REVIEW (FOR 'THAT'S US!')

Immeasurably entertained BBBBB CLOTHESLINE (FOR 'THAT'S US!') Professionally accomplished and slyly flirtatious, playing off each other in back chats and musical duels BBBB EDINBURGH REPORTER (FOR 'THAT'S US!') Lots of harmony and more than a touch of soul BBBB THREEWEEKS (FOR 'THAT'S US!') £9

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RHYS NICHOLSON - NICE PEOPLE NICE THINGS NICE SITUATIONS

Underbelly in association with Casarotto Ramsey Management

Rhys Nicholson is a nice man who is doing his best. WINNER Best Show NZ Comedy Festival NOMINEE Best Show Melbourne Comedy Festival www.rhysnicholson.com | Twitter: @rhysnicholson

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JIMEOIN: RAMBLE ON!

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ALICE FRASER: MYTHOS

Gag Reflex in Association with TGA and Frontier Comedy

Alice Fraser has been lying to herself. But aren't we all? In Mythos, Alice (co-host of The Bugle) takes on the stories and lies that we tell ourselves about ourselves and each other. From flat earth conspiracists to whether Australia actually exists. Is beauty truth? Is truth beautiful? What does anything even mean anymore? www.alicefraser.com | Twitter: @aliterative BBBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE BBBB LIST £7

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Hilarious world-class stand-up from one of live comedy's internationally acclaimed masters! You've seen him on TV including Apollo, Royal Variety Performance, Ch4 O2 Gala. But nothing beats seeing Jimeoin live - don't miss his INCREDIBLE 26th fringe! mza-artists.com | Twitter: @Jimeoin

Wickedly funny... The comedy greats make it seem effortless and Jimeoin, Melbourne's adopted son from N. Ireland, doesn't disappoint... Exhilarating! BBBBB THE AGE, AUSTRALIA

As sharp as they come... this is comedy of the highest order, both distinctive and instantly accessible... Inspired! LONDON EVENING STANDARD Jimeoin recalls the familiar at a fantastically silly level, boiling his audience down to a tear-filled, gibbering mess SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY Hilarious... If laughter is the best medicine, Jimeoin is a course of steroids... . You couldn't ask for more - Don't you miss it! EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS £9.50

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GARY LAMONT: FANCY A STIFF ONE?

Gary Lamont

Last spotted leaving BBC's River City in a limo with Claire from Steps - Gary is back at the Fringe following smash-hit runs in 2016/17. Swapping the limo for a hearse, Gary's taken up a sideline putting the fun in funerals - no, seriously! He is a bona fide funeral celebrant. You're going to die laughing! The standout show of the 2016 Fringe BBBBB SUNDAY MAIL

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I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL

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

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When Pete isn't teaching Jude Law magic for Fantastic Beasts, or starring in his own show on Sky, he likes kicking back with a biscuit, forcing a beard out of his chin follicles, turning his dope wizard hat backwards and writing a show about the day-to-day life of a magical bozo. This is that show. Questions like 'how do magicians make tea?' and 'why charge for tickets if you can just make money appear?' will be answered/ignored, in a hilarious show from 'the Rock'n'Roll magician' (NME)

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PETE HEAT: MASSIVE WIZARD

Fresh from its award-winning five-star London run, this comedic musical revue reveals everything you could want to know about being a musical theatre performer... if only any would admit it. The show exposes the awful auditions, debilitating dance routines, mid-performance mishaps plus those magical moments that make it all worthwhile.

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Alexander S. Bermange

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GUY MONTGOMERY: I WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT

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THE CABINET OF MADAME FANNY DU THÉ

Riddlestick Theatre

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance. Also, some juggling. Reach into Fanny's cabinet for a musical voyage of hilarity. But beware! Somebody's out to sink her ship... One of The Guardian's 'Best Shows at the Edinburgh Festival 2018.'

Berk's Nest

The debut Fringe show from the 'intoxicating, enveloping and absurdly entertaining' (NZ Herald) stand-up. Twitter: @guy_mont

NOMINEE - Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016 NOMINEE - Best Show, New Zealand International Comedy Festival 2017

www.riddlestick.co.uk | Twitter: @riddle_stick

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AKALA - IN CONVERSATION - NATIVES: RACE AND CLASS IN THE RUINS OF EMPIRE

One Inch Badge

One of the most important voices in Britain, Akala is a BAFTA and MOBO award winning hip-hop artist, writer and social-entrepreneur. Alongside an extensive and celebrated output as a musician, Akala has produced numerous projects in the arts, education and music worldwide. His online lectures, views and performances have gathered millions of views on YouTube. NATIVES is the recently published memoir and already a Sunday Times bestseller. These special appearances at Fringe will see Akala discussing topics raised in the celebrated work, alongside other important themes, in what promises be a unique and vital event of thought and discussion. www.akalamusic.com | Twitter: @akalamusic

Part biography, part polemic, this powerful, wide-ranging study picks apart the British myth of meritocracy DAVID OLUSOGA, GUARDIAN £16

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CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD: DREAMBOAT

Off The Kerb Productions

The wee speccy future of Glaswegian stand-up returns to Edinburgh with a brand new hour. As seen and heard on BBC Scotland's Up For It, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 4extra. Live support for Kevin Bridges, Jason Manford and Russell Kane. Recently listed 59th on a list of the 60 funniest people in Scottish history. www.offthekerb.com | Twitter: @macarthurboyd

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DILRUK JAYASINHA: CHEAT DAY(S)

Brett Vincent for Get Comedy

Dilruk Jayasinha has quickly become one of Australia's favourite comedians. So much so that he won the 2018 Logie for Most Popular New Talent. His small screen star may be soaring but Dil's finest work is all on stage. His live shows have been consistently received with critical acclaim. Now, he's returning to Edinburgh with a brand-new hour about how he cheated his way to lose 5 stone in 6 months. www.getcomedyinedinburgh.com | Twitter: @dilrukj A BRILLIANT hour. BBBB HERALD SUN (AUS) Confident and talented performer BBBB THE AGE (AUS) £6

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ED BYRNE: IF I'M HONEST

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EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL PRESENTS: DONOVAN IN CONVERSATION WITH JEZ BUTTERWORTH

Broken Robot Productions/So Comedy/Edinburgh TV Festival

Legendary singer-songwriter Donovan talks to awardwinning playwright Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem) & performs an acoustic set in this special event showcasing the documentary Donovan & the Beatles in India. Complete with audience Q&A and an exclusive video address from cultural icon David Lynch, this is a truly unique fringe event. £20 (£18)

Join Ed as he takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has any traits that are worth passing on to his children. Lauded as one of the finest observational comics in the industry, it is no surprise that he is now a TV name. BBC appearances recently have included: Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo (Host), Top Gear, QI and The Pilgrimage. An avid hill walker and canoeist, Ed writes a column for The Great Outdoors magazine. Winner of Radio Forth Fringe Recognition Award 2018 Total Sell Out 2017

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FOIL ARMS AND HOG - SWINES

WhiteDucks & OTK

www.edbyrne.com | Twitter: @MrEdByrne Masterful....Go see! BBBBB SUNDAY TIMES

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FRANK SKINNER LIVE

Avalon Promotions

The comic legend and 1991 Comedy Award winner returns to Edinburgh, performing 60 minutes of fresh material ahead of the launch of his new tour show 'Showbiz' this autumn.

Twitter: @foilarmsandhog Masterful on stage BBBBB THE IRISH TIMES

www.frankskinnerlive.com | Twitter: @FrankOnTheRadio

Very funny ROWAN ATKINSON An effervescent hour of fast-paced gags, fizzing with energy, invention and great lines CHORTLE.CO.UK Quite simply, a sensation EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE

'Provocative, remorseless, and very, very funny TIMES

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Irish comedy, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato... you racist. Sold-out Fringe 2009-2018. Over 100 million hits on YouTube. Foil, Arms and Hog return to the magnificent McEwan Hall with their brand new show 'Swines'. **** (Times). ***** (Irish Examiner).

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LOUISA FITZHARDINGE: COMMA SUTRA

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Great Pretender Productions

www.louisafitzhardinge.com // www.seriouscomedy.com.au

www.luciepohl.com | Twitter: @luciepohlcomedy I love Lucie! BBBBB STEVE COOGAN

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NYC comedian Lucie Pohl creator of smash hits Hi, Hitler, Cry Me A Liver, Apohlcalypse Now! and voice of Overwatch's Mercy is being really real and brings you a show about being a video game celebrity with a bathtub in her kitchen. As seen on Red Dwarf XI.

"Comma Sutra is a brilliant show - brilliant in content and performance alike." BBBBB WEST AUSTRALIAN £10 (£9)

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Louisa's found true love in the English language, but it's hard being a grammar nerd when people keep selling 'fresh' 'strawberry's' and misusing the word 'literally'. All she really wants is someone to snuggle up on the couch and seductively whisper puns into her ear. Ideally in multiple languages. Is that too much to ask?

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LUCIE POHL: REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY REAL

Carrie Hardie for Serious Comedy

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JASON BYRNE: WRECKED BUT READY

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LUISA OMIELAN: POLITICS FOR BITCHES (EXTENDED CUT)

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management present

Austin Talent

THREE NIGHTS ONLY! After a sell-out run in 2018 and a BBC One series of the same name, BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and star of Live at the Apollo, Luisa returns with her third smash-hit solo show for a special extended cut. This is the unedited, uncut and uncensored version. 'One of the best comedy performances I've ever seen' (Ruby Wax). www.iloveluisa.com | Twitter: @luisaomielan

One of the most powerful and provocative shows on the Fringe BBBBB TELEGRAPH £20 (£18)

Jason Byrne returns with his brand-new show, Wrecked But Ready. After 23 consecutive years Jason is wrecked but he is as ever ready (which is a battery, but he's more Duracell than Eveready). In particular the past year has been extremely testing for the wrecked Jason, but despite all this is he's waiting to spill it out on stage. No one show is the same, expect all the usual spontaneous fun, come along and witness 'the outright King of live comedy' (The Times).

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Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd present

www.jasonbyrne.ie | Twitter: @thejasonbyrne

Consistently brilliant METRO Unmissable EVENING STANDARD Watching a new Jason Byrne show is a bit like witnessing lightning in a bottle - he can do no wrong EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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OMID SINGH: BEGINNING TO END

Fresh from a one-star review in 2015, 'there is a good comic entombed in this smug mess' (Scotsman), LA's 'AmericanIndian-Iranian comic Omid Singh' (Guardian) is back for another crack at it. Co-Creator of Patiocast and Story Poker, Singh has been featured on Road To Roast Battle US, Argo, and on tour supporting Maz Jobrani.

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee Nish Kumar is bringing his new show to the Edinburgh Fringe! The title is a quote from Terminator 2. There will be jokes about politics, mankind's capacity for self-destruction and whether it will lead to the end of days. GOOD FUN STUFF. He's the host of the Mash Report which you might have seen on BBC 2, or on a Facebook video posted by someone you went to school with but haven't spoken to in a while. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC2), Taskmaster (Dave), QI (BBC2) Have I Got News For You (BBC1) and Joel & Nish Vs The World (Netflix/Comedy Central).

www.omidsingh.com | Twitter: @Omid_Singh

www.nishkumar.co.uk | Twitter: @MrNishKumar

He is constantly looking for new ways to deliver an excellent joke and repeatedly breathes new life into the form. You get it? He's great! VERBAL VIOLENCE

One of the best young comedians we have TIMES A masterclass by a no-frills stand-up at the height of his powers GUARDIAN

Omid Singh

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Fresh from their sell-out Soho Theatre run, London's campest musical sketch comedy threesome is here to flame on your parade! Sex Shells is an explosion of original music, surreal sketches, wayward choreography and twisted rewrites of hits from pop, Disney and the musicals.

An all-star improv show from award-winning improvisers Marcus Brigstocke (Live at the Apollo, BBC Two), Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, BBC Two), Pippa Evans (Tonight At The Palladium, ITV) and Paul Foxcroft (Questing Time). 4 nights only! Pippa Evans is little less than a comic genius BBBBB

sexshells.co.uk | Twitter: @thesexshells

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One sometimes doubts that Britain's got talent, but Parris has it in spades BBBB GUARDIAN

Shameless satire certain to have you screaming for more! BBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE £10 (£9)

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TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST

Gilded Balloon presents...

Tilda Co.

Starring Buffy and Instagram star Tom Lenk as a modern Mary Poppins who comes to the aid of a hapless gay man. www.TildaSwintonAnswersAnAdOnCraigslist.com Hilarious tour de force BBBBB BRITISH THEATRE

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21:00 (22:00) A once-glamorous Scottish hotel is about to be taken over by Donald Trump. An assortment of eccentric staff and celebrity guests conspire to prevent the sale. But first, if their plan is to succeed, a menacing mystery must be investigated. Lewis MacLeod (Dead Ringers, The Crown) and Ronni Ancona (The Big Impression, Last Tango in Halifax) bring their astonishing voice skills together to create this surreal and dark story. However, when their characters take on a life of their own and start talking back and interfering in the narrative, it becomes clear that Ronni and Lewis are losing control over their own creations... and themselves! Co-produced and co-written by Kim Fuller.

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SUPER SUNDAY

Underbelly and Race Horse Company

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Underbelly in association with Symphonic Ibiza and Dan Colman Creative

Race Horse Company's massive international success Super Sunday is colourful, vivid and perky and was born out of the possibility of implementing our wildest dreams onstage. Super Sunday is a humorous rollercoaster ride with a bone headed approach and endless black humour. The Death Wheel was originally a new discipline for all of the performers and you've never seen it performed like this before. Super Sunday also includes double trampoline, two human catapults, teeter board, acrobatic balls, Russian bar, and floor acrobatics. Strap yourself in for a wild ride. www.racehorsecompany.fi

Electric, wild, undontrontrollable GUARDIAN So exciting you can't look away for a second BBBB EVENING STANDARD

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Featuring some of the most famous Ibiza club anthems from the last 30 years, celebrate the European island of clubbing this summer. Symphonic Ibiza fuses a thrilling live 20-piece orchestra with high tempo beats from renowned club DJ Andy Joyce and musical genius Steve Etherington, whose credentials include residencies at Ibiza super-clubs Pacha, Amnesia, Eden and Café Mambo, this party is like no other, creating an entirely new club experience. At Underbelly's Central Hall, this unforgettable night of heart pounding dance classics is an epic way to round off your festival night out. www.symphonicibiza.com | Twitter: @symphonicibiza

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TITANIA MCGRATH: MXNIFESTO

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd present

Titania McGrath is a radical intersectionalist poet committed to feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest. As a millennial icon on the forefront of online activism, Titania is here to explain to you why you are wrong about everything and how to become truly 'woke'. Twitter: @TitaniaMcGrath

The latest genius twist in Britain's long tradition of satirical spoof DAILY EXPRESS Hilarious...perfectly captures the joyless tone of the woke Stasi TIMES £6

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HAVANA AFTER DARK

DANZA CUBA

DANZA CUBA presents HAVANA AFTER DARK. Ballet by day-Salsa by night. The world premiere of a sensational new Cuban dance musical to celebrate 500th anniversary of Havana. Discover the secrets of the world's most sensual city when night falls. A passionate, dynamic love story. Dirty Dancing, Havana Style. Starring spectacular dancers from Carlos Acosta's dance company, stars of Ballet Nacional de Cuba and the founders of smash hit show Ballet Revolución. A super hot salsa band with Cuban diva Luna Manzanares and musicians of CimaFunk play a thrilling fusion of classical music, electronic, rumba, salsa, reggaeton, and Afro-funk. Featuring the summer's sizzling hits from Mark Anthony, Beyoncé, Gente de Zona, Bad Bunny and Enrique Iglesias. An unforgettable Festival music and dance experience. Directed by Toby Gough, creator of Lady Salsa, The Bar at Buena Vista, winner of five Scotsman Fringe First Awards and two Jack Tinker Spirit of the Fringe Awards. Feel the heartbeat of Havana. Surrender to the night. Está rico! My Heart is in Havana CAMILA CABELLO

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TOM STADE: YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET

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ZOE LYONS: ENTRY LEVEL HUMAN

Blue Jeans Management

Gilded Balloon & CKP in assoc. with InterTalent present...

Following a smash-hit UK tour, the prolific Canadian star returns to the festival with a brand new show. The kids have moved out and it's the dawn of a new era! Tom's embracing change with his usual spirit and vigour; he can draw lessons from the past but he'll be damned if he lives in it. What's coming is way better than what has gone! 30 years on the comedy frontline and this stand-up legend remains as engaging and innovative as ever. As seen on Comedy Gala (Ch4), Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, The John Bishop Show and Live at the Apollo (BBC One).

Due to phenomenal demand, Zoe brings her smash-hit, total sell-out 2018 show back to the Fringe for a limited run. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, Room 101, Celebrity Masterchef and regularly heard on Radio 4's Just A Minute, News Quiz, The Now Show and many more. Zoe always delivers hilarious stories, observations and 'Proper laugh out loud one-liners' (The Herald).

www.tomstade.co.uk | Twitter: @TomStadeComic

Lyons is on top of her game in command of her material, her audience and her stage BBBB CHORTLE An hour of non-stop laugh-out-loud comedy BBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE Zoe Lyons really cuts the mustard BBBB SCOTSMAN

Swagger of a rock star, charisma of a talk show host. Hilarious. See for yourself before the secret gets out WARRINGTON GUARDIAN Unmissable BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS Every inch a star. If comedy is the new rock and roll, then Tom Stade is Keith Richards DAILY RECORD £6

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LUKE JERMAY: STRANGE POWER

Treehouse

Pete Patel Productions

Watch favourite comedians - and one lucky audience member - lie, manipulate and backstab to uncover the murderous werewolves. Jon Gracey (The Beta Males) hosts this fresh take on the comedy panel show. Past guests include Daniel Sloss, Nish Kumar, Mae Martin, Marcus Brigstocke, Stevie Martin, Laura Lexx and Alex Edelman. Expect chaos.

Luke Jermay is the most incredible man you've probably never heard of. You will be amazed at Jermay's Strange Power; he knows your past, present and future! This highly interactive show is 100% audience driven, with Jermay providing PERSONAL INTUITIVE READINGS & FUTURE PREDICTIONS to almost everyone in the audience!

www.werewolflive.co.uk | Twitter: @JonGracey Refreshingly great BBBBB VOICEMAG UK

My jaw dropped repeatedly...Jermay puts us in a state where we can wonder whether life has more possibilities than we thought it did an hour before TIMES

www.jermay.com | Twitter: @LukeJermay

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A lone figure sits hunched over a radio, frantically searching for signs of life. They begin to lose hope, and decide to end it all. Just as the radio finally crackles to life.

www.tdbeek.com/index#/the-bearded-lady-1 | Twitter: @tdbeek

BBBBB TRIBE

I simply cannot wait to see more of their magic. Reminds its audience of the transformative, ephemeral magic of good theatre. BBBB OWL EYES £5

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Brilliantly understated comic... with the punk spirit of Deborah Harry and the Sex Pistols SCOTSMAN £6

BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: THE VOICES WE HEAR

Dream job, huge fanbase, and in a committed relationship with a hunky dancing bear. Everything was going right for the bearded lady; until her secret came out... Appropriating Leonardos from da Vinci to DiCaprio, a gender-bending journey and joyful f*ck you to a world that asks people to hide or change who they are.

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Theodora van der Beek

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DEMI LARDNER: DITCH WITCH 800

Bound & Gagged

Century

'Queen of the Fringe' (BBC) premieres a new show exploring the dark and light of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' music. Celebrated worldwide for her 5-star, dangerous yet fragile theatrical style. 'One of the top twenty performances ever on Later with Jools Holland' (Daily Telegraph).

Once upon a time, in a faraway swamp, there lived an ogre named Demi Lardner (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude was suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. Your virtue is pressed between the leaves of a hymn book.

camilleosullivan.com | Twitter: @camilleos A major star BBBB SCOTSMAN

Twitter: @demilardner

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Masterclass in living a lyric - mesmerising BBBBB MAIL ON SUNDAY

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Leo's previous show Right-Wing Comedian was banned in Australian venues. New show from Scottish Comedian of the Year looks candidly at sex and censorship, ripping into political correctness, environmentalists and people who sign online petitions.

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LEO KEARSE: TRANSGRESSIVE

The audience is trapped in a retro video game with a sadistic, end-of-level boss. Escape and win £1,000 or be brutally murdered by the rest of the crowd! Will you: A) Find the light switch? B) Go north? C) Abandon hope? Brutal, hilarious, innovative. This interactive comedy game show celebrates its 8th year at the Fringe, and it's just as violent and stupid as any other eight-year-old.

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MICKY BARTLETT: LOVE IT!

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MICKY OVERMAN PRESENTS: PRESENTING MISS MICKY OVERMAN

MZA & Nunchuck Productions

Ireland's star of BBC's 'Blame Game', 'Monumental', podcast 'General Banter' and fluffer for gameshow 'Flinch' (Netflix). Beginning 2019 with a solemn vow to grow up - within-4 days he gave up. Divulging more hilarious secrets than most folks would tell their priest, Micky takes you through the journey of his own head. Strap in, you're gonna love it!

IAM presents

This show by the 2018 Chortle Best Newcomer nominee answers the question no one is dying to have answered: 'where is she from?!'. It also covers: friendship, the power of perception, the importance of agency... and how to deal with terminally ill toys. A pin-sharp torrent of precision gags and delightfully silly one-liners THE OBSERVER

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ALUN COCHRANE: BRAVE NEW ALUN

Blowfish Theatre

Edinburgh's 2018 smash hit returns! 2020. Time to Make Donald Great Again. But can King Nigel Farage of England get his trade deal? Will Kim Jong Un ever stop messing about with missiles? Why has Vladimir Putin gone suspiciously quiet?

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd present

Strap. The heck. In! No more Mr Nice-Person! Alun (The Cockerel*) Cochrane intends to drop truth-bombs and articulate thought-crimes about vegetables, gender, religion, and washing machines. *Frank Skinner's Absolute radio and various telly, innit.

www.blowfishtheatre.org | Twitter: @blowfishtheatre A tidal wave of horrifying fun BBBBB NORTH WEST END Outrageously good BBBB WHAT'S ON LIVE

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Fight in the Dog and United Agents

Drag sensation Glamrou battles to merge their queer identity and Islamic heritage. In this blisteringly funny and political debut, Glamrou serenades their lover, Allah, with love songs, break-up songs and minaret-sized wigs.

EliMatthewson.com | Twitter: @EliMatthewson

www.amroualkadhi.com | Socials: @glamrou

Leaves a lot of other comedians wallowing in the past by comparison BBBBB SHORT COM Filled with topical humour, hilarious anecdotes and huge laughs BBBBB FRESH FRINGE

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As America slips into fascism, Jena (The Daily Show, Adult Swim) celebrates free speech while she still has it, in this unapologetic political stand-up show. The US comic's longawaited return after her critically-acclaimed 2015 debut.

stamptowncomedy.com | Twitter: @zach_zucker A master of female genitalia BBBBB WOIA, AU

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JENA FRIEDMAN: MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE

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IMPROTANT: jack tucker is a very funny stand up comedian who is doing this for the first year but is already blowing up around the world. he has sold out around the world, from new york to manhattan to brooklyn jackie is a powerhouse super star rockstar . check out my show for more laughs, thanks a lot, jack t (the t is for tucker and dont you ever forget it)

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GLAMROU: FROM QURAN TO QUEEN

It's been 10 years since Eli was made environment prefect at high school, but he still hasn't saved the world. He might have made it worse. When everything in the world seems terrible can one Inconvenient Poof make a difference?

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KEVIN QUANTUM: AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK 2

Sell outs in 2017/18, Magician-Scientist hybrid Kevin Quantum reactivates his silly side; returning with more magic, reimagined-favourites, new-illusions & big-laughs. Nominated at the Scottish Comedy Awards, winner BEST MAGIC 2018 Adelaide Fringe, tutored by Penn and Teller KQ will rock your socks off. And you won't even have to take off your shoes.

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Sharon Burgess Productions and Tommy Bradson Tours

A one-man variety mash-up of story, song and stupidity. An expat-antipodean pretending to be a vampyr called Kevin pretends to be all the friends he always wanted and hasn't yet had. Most people waste their whole lives; what's an hour on a little song and dance? Twitter: @kevindoeskomedy

kevinquantum.com | Twitter: @kevinquantum master illusionist BBBBB ADVERTISER £11 (£10)

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KEVIN THE VAMPYR & FRIENDS PRESENTS THE VIM & VIGOUR VARIETY HOUR

Everyday Miracle Pro

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NINA CONTI: WORK IN PROGRESS

CKP and InterTalent Group present

PBJ Management

British Comedy Award and BAFTA winner Nina Conti is boldly experimenting and discovering fresh ideas as she develops her next new show. As seen on CBS's World's Best, Live at the Apollo, QI and Sunday Night at the Palladium. ninaconti.net | Twitter: @ninaconti

Put simply, Nina Conti is a genius BBBB THE MIRROR BBBB SCOTSMAN BBBB INDEPENDANT BBBB LIST

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LIMB(E)S

Ci Co

Visceral aerial dance-theatre in the limbo beyond loss; Limb(e)s offers the darkest hour, and questions what it means to carry or let go of another. It explores our inherent dependency as social beings, finding temporary solace in the limbs of another, and the inevitable solitude at the core of our mortality. Limb(e)s is the new show from Gabrielle Martin (Cirque du Soleil, Cavalia) and Jeremiah Hughes (Cirque du Soleil, Dragone, So You Think You Can Dance), and will have it's international premiere with Assembly at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Hot off the back of TOTAL SELL-OUT runs at Edinburgh Fringe, New York and Soho Theatre, multi-award-winning company POLICE COPS bring you their brand new comedy blockbuster: Badass Be Thy Name. GRITTY NORTHERN TOWN - 1999. A kitchen sink drama turns into a vampire slaying horror epic. Complete with a 90's rave soundtrack, supercharged physical comedy and more vampires that you can shake a stake at. WINNERS of Amused Moose Comedy Award 2018 www.policecops.co.uk | Twitter: @Policecops_ A joy to behold BBBB SCOTSMAN

farce at it's most intelligent BBBB GQ I paid £12, I would have paid £13 DARA O BRIAIN BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MAGAZINE

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AIDAN GREENE: DID I STUTTER?

Did I Stutter? Yes, I absolutely did. Quite badly, actually. I'm Aidan Greene and I have a stutter. I'm here to clear up misconceptions you may have about it. From The King's Speech to bad dates to ancient nordic cures, this comedy show will break down everything you thought you knew about this sexy silent disability and teach you some things you definitely didn't want to know.

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For one night only, the award-winning ladies and gentlemen of Austentatious swap their bonnets and breeches to raise money for Waverley Care! Join them as they improvise a riotously funny new Jane Austen work, based on nothing more than a title from the audience. Book now for a glorious evening of cross-dressed comedy, all for charity!

Aidan Greene stands alone as one of the most remarkable stand-ups working today CAT LAUGHS £10.50 (£9.50)

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Twitter: @GreeneScreen

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Lisa Richards

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ABANDOMAN AKA ROB BRODERICK ROAD TO COACHELLA

Underbelly and Dawn Sedgwick Management

Looking for a full music festival in 60 minutes? Abandoman's got your back! Ireland's finest hip hop musical comedian, Rob Broderick, brings his innate ability to craft songs on the spot to the world of Coachella. Using vocoders, live visuals and moments from the lives of the audience to create huge musical numbers - no two shows are the same. Combining hip hop, pop, EDM and more, Rob will transport you to the world's greatest music festival - without leaving George Square. www.abandoman.com | Twitter: @Abandoman

Raucous, expansive and relentlessly hilarious BBBB TIMES A totally unique and mind- blowing musical comedy experience BBBBB BROADWAYBABY.COM

An unstoppable force of nature... improv skills bordering on the magical BBBB LIST

Wildly funny and technically incredible, Broderick is a frenetic genius! BBBBB AGE (AUS)

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CLIVE ANDERSON: ME, MACBETH & I

Pete Patel Productions

Broken Robot / So Comedy in association with Curtis Brown

The host of Whose Line Is It Anyway, Loose Ends and Talks Back brings his much-anticipated debut solo show to the Edinburgh Festival stage with a one-man show guaranteed to be funnier than Shakespeare's greatest tragedy, more historically accurate than 24 hours of fake news, and less divisive than Brexit, Scottish Independence & Donald Trump put together. If the audience enthusiasm is anything to go by, Anderson has been sorely missed from the live stage TELEGRAPH £14 (£13)

Aaron Crow is an award-winning artist, best known for his appearances on America's Got Talent. This mystician, danger act, and first European artist to perform both on Broadway and at The Sydney Opera House brings you "FearLess"; a unique experience with dangerous stunts involving swords, bow and arrows and more. You'll be on the edge of your seat! "I've never seen anything like it in my life" (David Walliams). "It was absolutely terrifyingly brilliant" (Amanda Holden). Winner of the International BrandLaureate Personality Award (previous recipients include Nelson Mandela and Steve Jobs.) www.aaroncrow.com | Facebook and Instagram: @itsaaroncrow

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THE DEATH HILARIOUS: RAZER

Bound & Gagged Comedy in association with TGA

Quitting comedy for spiritualism, TDH allows the spirits of the Philip Schofield Memorial Tower to enter him through any orifice, recounting a story of betrayal, death and a fox reading a bank statement. Twitter: @Death_Hilarious

That was a great act... Incredible, well done SIMON COWELL (AMERICA'S GOT TALENT) Mystician Aaron Crow fuses magic, suspense, risky stunts and mystery for a powerful show, all without saying a single word BBBBB TIMEOUT Aaron Crow succeeds in raising the collective pulse BBBBB SYDNEY MORNING

Packed with countless elements rich, strange and deviantly chilling. BBBB SCOTSMAN A bold and unique new voice in comedy. BBBB CHORTLE

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GALWAY COMEDY CARNIVAL SHOWCASE

The Pleasance

Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway

Official launch of Ireland's premier comedy festival, featuring top acts from the 2019 Galway programme, including; Andrew Maxwell, Terry Alderton & Danny O'Brien Full festival line-up revealed on 13th Aug (9am). See vodafonecomedycarnival.com for tickets and information. www.vodafonecomedycarnival.com | Twitter: @galwaycomedy

Talent-wise, it's a selection of only the very best, ranging from local greats to international stars THE GUARDIAN £12 (£11)

The Pleasance Comedy Reserve is back for its 15th 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 year's exciting newcomers are Josh Jones, Lily Phillips, Mamoun Elagab and Mo Omar. This is your chance to see the freshest comedy talent of 2019 from the show that helped launch the careers of Jack Whitehall, Roisin Conaty, Joe Lycett, Simon Brodkin, Holly Walsh, Daniel Rigby and fifty-four others! pleasance.co.uk | Twitter: @ThePleasance

Chortle Student Comedy Awards finalist JOSH JONES Funny Women finalist LILY PHILLIPS BBC New Comedy Awards finalist MAMOUN ELAGAB Winner of Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year MO OMAR

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GOOSE'S QUIZZES VS THE FRINGE BSL

Mahono & Goose Theatre

Join us for this quiz-with-a-twist, which pits Goose and the audience against a different Fringe performer every night. Check out our unique format, where the crowd's collective knowledge makes the difference between everyone either winning a prize, or going home empty-handed... www.goosesquizzes.com | Twitter: @goosearoundtown

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JAYDE ADAMS: THE BALLAD OF KYLIE JENNER'S OLD FACE

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Debut hour from Jon Long. Is it too late for the Earth? Can we be saved? Do we seriously have to give up straws? Tonnes of big questions, and barely any answers from an award-winning comedian & troubadour. Musical Comedy Awards - Audience Favourite 2016

Twitter: @jaydeadams

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JORDAN BROOKES: I'VE GOT NOTHING

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www.mooncomedy.co.uk | Twitter: @mooncomedy A wonderfully warped hour BBBB SCOTSMAN No ordinary sketch duo. Magical stuff BBBB LIST

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Two provincial louts perform grotty comedy sketches. There's something wrong with their venue though: it keeps trying to kill them. An immersive comedy experience from the boiler-suited duo. Moon's 2018 debut was one of the best-reviewed Fringe shows (British Comedy Guide analysis).

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MOON: WE CANNOT GET OUT

No tricks. No gimmicks. No plan. Just an hour in my company, as we come to the end. Things will be over soon. We're nearly there, everyone! But before we go I'm making one last attempt to find connection in the here and now, to find joy in this crumbling world, before it's too late. Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2017. Chortle Comedian's Comedian Award winner 2018. Majestic and challenging BBBBB THE LIST Deeply unsettling and very funny BBBB GUARDIAN £10 (£9)

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JON LONG: PLANET-KILLING MACHINE

In 2019 if you want to be a 'successful independent woman person' you better have something to say and you better be wearing a Serious Black Jumper™. Jayde has put the sequins in a box (for now), because it's time to get serious. If razors and sausage rolls can attach themselves to important movements, why can't Jayde Adams?

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ROSE MATAFEO: HORNDOG

PietaGoGetter

Berk's Nest in association with Avalon Management

'The evil lovechild of Liza Minnelli and Jim Carrey' (British Theatre) Reuben Kaye finally returns to Edinburgh in an explosion of high camp & filthy humour. Obscenely intelligent, beautifully filthy, and rib-crackingly funny, Kaye is 'a comedy star' (The Times).

The Edinburgh Comedy Award 2018 Best Show winner returns for five nights only. Rose Matafeo has kissed nearly 10 men in her life a.k.a. she's a total horn dog. But what is horniness? Is it that intangible essence of excitement and opportunity? A fire that flickers in the beating heart of each and every human being? Or is it simply wanting to bone everyone, all the time?

www.reubenkaye.com | Twitter: @ReubenKaye

A one-man tour de force, hilarious, outrageous and bloody fabulous, already a must see. Reuben Kaye's got the goods BBBBB ADVERTISER Colossally fabulous BBBB SCOTSMAN

Twitter: @Rose_Matafeo

WINNER, BEST SHOW EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS 2018 A near perfect comedian BBBB GUARDIAN BBBB TELEGRAPH / TIMES / EVENING STANDARD / INEWS

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SCHALK BEZUIDENHOUT: SOUTH AFRICAN WHITE BOY

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Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre

The Award Winning* Socks are back with an hour of Comedy Magic Variety & a Bit On The Sideshow. (*Bath Comedy Festival Best Joke Award 2018) Experience the roar of the greasepaint and the smell of some socks in their 11th brand new Edinburgh show.

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Had every single audience member... laughing until they cried. BBBBB EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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SIMON BRODKIN: 100% SIMON BRODKIN

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This is award-winning comedian Tom Walker talking very little and moving very lot. Few words. Many good times. Listen, because I like you, I'll come out and use the dirty word: this is a mime show. It's ever so good.

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Go. Laugh till the tears run down your face. BBBB MUSICAL THEATRE REVIEW

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NZ's most bombastic musical comedy duo bring you a brand new arena pop concert (not in an actual arena, it's more of a leaky bridge temporarily converted to a small theatre) featuring world-changing sex jams, distractingly attractive dancers, and frankly too much confetti.

A gloriously, relentlessly, irrepressibly unhinged blast of off-the-wall insanity BBBBB CHORTLE Nominee - Best Show, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2017 Winner - Best Newcomer, Melbourne 2016

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Twitter: @tomwalkerisgood

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TWO HEARTS: THE COMEBACK TOUR

Berk's Nest in association with Curtis Brown

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Side-splitting laughter across the entirety of the performance BBBBB THREE WEEKS

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An entirely improvised Harry Potter comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title. An entirely new Potter adventure is magically improvised on the spot - with live musical accompaniment! Brought to you by the comedy improvisers behind the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Spontaneous Sherlock.

Twitter: @simonbrodkin Hilarious LIST Genius INDEPENDENT Get him out! DONALD TRUMP

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SPONTANEOUS POTTER

The award-winning, critically-acclaimed comedian behind Lee Nelson and world-famous stunts on Theresa May, Sepp Blatter, Donald Trump and Kanye West, unveils his funniest character yet... himself! Don't miss Simon Brodkin's highlyanticipated debut stand-up show.

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Avalon Promotions

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Two-time SA Comic's Choice Award winner, South African comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout is back in the UK with his Edinburgh debut. Schalk shares his journey as one of South Africa's best and most exciting young comedians. After sell-out runs in London, Schalk's first time on the Pleasance stage is sure to be a hit. As seen on Comedy Central. Star of major feature-length film Kanarie. Tour support for Trevor Noah.

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RACHEL FAIRBURN: THE PEOPLE'S PRINCESS

www.dutchkillstheater.com | Twitter: @DutchKillsNYC

Praise for Dutch Kills Theater Company: Top picks of the Fringe 2018 BBBB GUARDIAN An incisive examination of the disunited state of America BBBB SKINNY

She moves seamlessly from moments of mirth to gallows humor BBBB WEE REVIEW £10.50 (£9.50)

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The psychosocial experience of solitary confinement is examined through intense physical performance, exploring one man's descent into memory and madness as time and space begin to unravel within his cell. What walls remain after the door opens?

www.livenation.co.uk | Twitter: @RachelFairburn Bright, brave and bitterly enjoyable BBBB SKINNY

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Rachel's been described by some losers as obnoxious, rude, frivolous and contrary. However, she thinks she's absolutely adorable and the natural choice for the dormant title of The People's Princess.

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THE BRAND NEW, FULL-THROATED ADVENTURES OF REGINALD D. HUNTER

Mick Perrin Worldwide

Due to popular demand and direct from an extensive tour of the UK and Ireland, Reginald D Hunter returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this Summer with his highly anticipated new show. For over twenty years his searingly honest observations have garnered him a crossgenerational fan base. His work is often brutally honest but he has never been afraid to face challenging issues head on, even when the focus is on his own principles or beliefs. His TV appearances have included Have I Got News For You?, and two series of the BBC2's hugely popular Reginald D Hunter's Songs Of The South documenting Reginald's epic road trip through American popular song. www.reginalddhunter.com | Twitter: @reginalddhunter

Reginald D Hunter joins the top rank of stand-up comedians working today... a comedian going for broke, flying in the face of received opinion in a way that is simply exhilarating... ... this is comedy of a rare scope BBBBB TIMES Compelling onstage charisma. He remains a towering presence in absolute control BBBB EVENING STANDARD

Arguably the most accomplished act in the comedy section of your Fringe brochure SCOTSMAN £9 £15.50 (£14.50)

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COURTNEY PAUROSO: GUTTERPLUM

GINGER JOHNSON'S HAPPY PLACE

Ginger Johnson is a woman on the edge of collapse. In a valiant and ridiculous attempt to cope with the increasing horror of everyday life, she packs her bags and poses the question: how far are we willing to run to escape reality, and at what cost? Part cabaret confessional, part Sesame Street special, Johnson puts two fingers up to sadness and jumps - high-heels first - into a world of absolute delusion.

Developed with DR BROWN and from the producers of the smash-hit award-winning shows NATE and LAID. Courtney Pauroso makes her Edinburgh debut with a character clown show (definitely), burlesque show (eventually), and feminist allegory (probably) all rolled into one surreal and stupid and heart-warming and thoughtprovoking and blindingly beautiful yet deceptively dark (and honestly) 100% perfect hour of ground-breaking comedy.

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DugOut Theatre and Noel Gay Management

Cahoots Theatre Company

Critically acclaimed sketch duo Goodbear are back! Join Henry Perryment and Joe Barnes for their biggest show yet. Featuring Goodbear's trademark combination of hilarious characters, extraordinary physical comedy and an original score, expect a show that is 'very funny' (Telegraph), 'excellent' (Guardian), 'exceptional' (AYoungerTheatre.com), 'hilarious' (EdFestMag.com), 'incredible' (List), 'magnetic' (Skinny) and 'side-splittingly funny' (ThreeWeeks). That is, if everything goes to plan...

Billie Trix. Icon. Rock star. Screen goddess. Drug addict. Billie has lived a life of excess and shares it all in her new one-woman show. Her journey takes us from post-war Berlin to the rock arenas of the world, via the Vietnam war, Andy Warhol's Factory, and a year in a Soho Square phone box. A stunning performance by Frances Barber as Billie Trix with an outrageous script by Jonathan Harvey and six original songs by Pet Shop Boys.

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Tatiana Pavela

Berk's Nest in association with Avalon Management

Who are we? What are we doing here? Do you like me? Step into my existential crisis and and get ready to laugh as I try and answer the eternal question, "who am I?". Twitter: @AliceSnedden

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The year is 1987 and Brandi's on the first night of her comeback tour, eager to dish out the secret to her success: she got raped! Emerging from a long hiatus of self-loathing and chicken nuggets, Brandi finally lets loose. With cheap liquor burning her throat and a protective layer of Aqua Net, Brandi takes center stage and dares to be a woman in the man's world of comedy. Combining performance art, 80s culture, and an absurd sense of humor, Brandi Alexander is "a caustic and explicit berserker rage of a confessional" (Broadway World) from American solo artist Tatiana Pavela. www.tatianapavela.com | Twitter: @TPavela

...an exploration of sexual assault, misogyny and self-loathing, forged in fury. CITY ARTS SEATTLE

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World-famous lothario, swordsman and butthead Rodolfo is back! In the wake of an unspeakable tragedy he turns his back on his lifestyle - rejects the sword, takes a vow of chastity and joins the priesthood. But as dark forces rise he must face personal demons and battle actual demons. A supernatural action-adventure and follow-up to the 2018 smash-hit Don Rodolfo. As seen on GameFace (E4), The Reluctant Landlord (Sky), Zapped (Dave) and Drunk History (Comedy Central).

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Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with IAM

Edinburgh Fringe sell-out run 2018. Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2017. As heard on BBC Radio 1. Tour support for Simon Amstell. www.ednight.co.uk | Twitter: @_ednight

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An embittered student with an unused degree, a 19 yearold in unlawful ownership of fresh produce. Two of the freshest voices in Scottish comedy lament life so far. Jordan Wistuba and Liam Farrelly (So You Think You're Funny Runner-Up 2018) are at the fore-front of the new generation of Scottish Comedy, both gigging around the UK, working prominently with The Stand, Monkey Barrel Comedy Club and many others. £4

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Colla Voce Theatre

If you've been unlucky in love, nothing makes you feel better about yourself than laughing at someone else. Enter Karam Deo, as he takes you on his personal journey of regretful romances and dating disasters. This charmingly cheeky show combines witty musical numbers and hilarious storytelling to prove that it's a fine line between hopelessly romantic and romantically hopeless.

Strip Light Productions

Australian comedian Ray Badran recently moved to the UK and is performing his debut Fringe show. He'll cover all the big issues, such as pockets, Subway sandwiches, fridges and more. Winner of the Best International Guest by the New Zealand Comedy Guild 2017 and as seen on Comedy Central in his series No Experience Necessary.

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THE STEVENSON EXPERIENCE: TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE

Martin Marki

A unknown Norwegian fellow is doing a show on the expectations around always being «the funny guy». Can he be more then just a stupid clown? Is it possible for him to be liked by the audience when I'm not just silly? Am i allowed to be sincere for a moment? Can I combine these expressions in one act, and still be funny? And he is also talks really bad english, and that´s fun.

RBM Comedy in Association with A-List

As seen on ABC and The Comedy Channel. After a soldout 2018 world tour, Beej & Jimmy are back! Australia's favourite twins return with a new show packed full of hilarious songs and sibling banter. See why they are quickly gaining worldwide acclaim for having one of the fastest and funniest hours at any festival!

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"Hello sweetie!" get ready for a new sense of comedy and performance, which together produce a raw and physically engaging show. Twisted circus tricks meets the absurd heart of the Fringe, now see him in the flesh, or even decorated in feathers! Totally Plucked represents what is at the heart of Fringe shows BBBB GLAM ADELAIDE It's bizarre, it's nonsensical, but it's entertaining! Cockadoodledoo! BBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

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Circus For Grown Ups - a decadent blend of sensational acrobatics, operatic cabaret and twisted burlesque. After touring Australia for two years, Rouge makes it's debut in Scotland! Winner of Best Circus Weeklies at Adelaide Fringe 2018 and Fringeworld 2019, with rave reviews and sold out houses across Australia. EXTRA PERFORMANCES AT 6PM - MONDAY 12TH, MONDAY 19TH Welcome to a circus for the new age... Brilliant performances covered with rhythm and attitude and a certain aura permeates the venue that embodies the phrase 'Filthy and Gorgeous'. BBBBB WEEKEND NOTES The performance is so high energy, so passionate and executed with such abandon that it can't help but leave you feeling elated and empowered... if you aren't turned on by this you might want to consult a physician, because you're probably clinically dead BBBBB SMUT BUTTONS THE big ticket item is Rouge, circus for adults in the way we've come to know, love, and lust after these many years past. BBBBB ADELAIDE ADVERTISER Rouge plays with sex, sexuality, gender and relationships and pushes boundaries way beyond the physical feats shown on stage. What really made this show stand out though was the pure, unadulterated joy that came from every single performer. Come have a kiki with Rouge. That's an order! BBBBB OUT IN PERTH £14.50 (£13.50)

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MZA & Geffer Notice Productions

Witch, Please! Joined by her familiar, Tom the Cat, celebrated comedian Holly Morgan summons your favourite witches through song (stand up Stevie Nicks!) to put a hex on the patriarchy, one barely researched historical anecdote at a time.

Later! Ramblier! More hilarious world-class stand-up from one of live comedy's internationally acclaimed masters and star of 'Live at the Apollo' and 'Royal Variety Performance' don't miss his INCREDIBLE 26th fringe! jimeoin.com | Twitter: @Jimeoin

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Raucous late-night nonsense and revelry featuring DJs, live music, cabaret, comedy, dance-a-thons, party games and treats. Curated by Edinburgh's favourite local - Paradise Palms. Championing local musicians, performers and artists with a sprinkling of international talent. Look out for Pollyanna, Oasissy, Fungasm, EH-FM, Jacuzzi General, Wax Lyrical, Shoot Your Shot, Gingzilla and LOADS MORE!

Part stand-up-set, part-kitchen-sink-drama, Pits will take you on a massive Geordie bender of a night out on the Toon, make you laugh until you cannit breathe, and then corner you in the smoking area to put the world to rights. Outrageous, urgent, and disgracefully funny, Pits is an unflinching look at the ties that bind our communities together and the divides tearing our society apart.

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SHIT-FACED SHOWTIME: ALICE THROUGH THE COCKTAIL GLASS

Impatient Productions

Magnificent Bastard Productions Ltd.

The Fringe's favourite all singing, all dancing 'boozical' fall through the cocktail glass with their adaption of, Alice in Wonderland. Featuring a West End cast and a single drunken actor thrown in the mix each night, you can expect bum notes, botched dances and madness a plenty. www.shitfacedshakespeare.com | Twitter: @shitfacedshow

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The Fringe's favourite Frenchman returns for his tenth year with an exquisite new show and a live band to abuse. Expect wit sharper than a pint of English wine, poems sexier than an art déco brothel and jibes more devastating than an ill-judged referendum. Catch the Gallic symbol at the height of his imperial phase. "Fresh, accessible, hilarious" Guardian. "Excellently dry" - Times. As seen on BBC1's The John Bishop Show, Sky Atlantic's Set List and Comedy Central At The Comedy Store marcellucont.com | Twitter: @MarcelLucont

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Musical Comedy Awards and Strip Light Productions

Join us for a riotous celebration of the Fringe's best up-andcoming musical comedians! Over the last decade the MCA have helped to launch the likes of Abandoman, Rachel Parris and Frisky & Mannish. Sell out show 2009-19. musicalcomedyawards.com

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Spiegelworld

From the creators of the hit Las Vegas show Absinthe. It's the wildest watering hole in town. Madam Boozy Skunkton has collected the most abnormally sexy and sensationally amoral troupe of entertainers on earth and is determined to create the most 'boozy doozy' of a saloon show the world has ever known. The Greatest Showman meets Blazing Saddles meets 24 Hour Party People. The brilliant international cast of comic actors, variety acts and acrobats will take audiences to the Wild West as it never was. This outrageously funny and jaw-dropping world premiere is a must-see before it heads to its permanent home on the Las Vegas Strip. Directed by Cal McCrystal (One Man, Two Guvnors) www.spiegelworld.com | Twitter: @atomicsaloon

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Roann McCloskey in association with Fake Escape

Nebula Productions

A reserved English father turned Tantric Masseur. A Muslim mother who insists on open dialogue. Roann has been caught in the middle since seven, furiously masturbating... Roann McCloskey navigates life as a Queer, British-Algerian woman in this award winning production that will take you on an hilarious and heartbreaking journey of self discovery. www.fakeescape.co.uk | Twitter: @romeister8

Part wild gig, part devastatingly honest theatre, Surrender is a one-man survival story from the acclaimed beatboxer. After collaborating with Ed Sheeran, Bjork & Damon Albarn, Fringe favourite SK Shlomo charts his uplifting journey overcoming life-threatening depression, blending his innovative live looping & breath-taking beatboxing with epic synths, crushingly honest lyrics & lush electronic layers.

Vault Origins Award for Outstanding New Work, 2019 Ask her to read a train timetable and she could have her audience in stitches. BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

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BABA BRINKMAN'S RAP GUIDE TO...

THE ANTIQUE JOKES SHOW

Rap Guide Media

Strip Light Productions

Top acts dust off their most out-of-date material. This year sees the debut outing of the show sure to become a Fringe favourite. What happens when the world moves on and your favourite comic's freshest material is no longer relevant? Pokémon Go, Princess Diana, The Matrix, The Credit Crunch.... Come and rediscover comedy gold that's been kept in storage... until now! Twitter: @jokemongo

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Gilded Balloon presents...

A changing line up featuring the funniest winners and contestants from the biggest and best comedy newcomer competition! A great night of laughter from the funniest of the Fringe, hand-picked from across the competition's three decades of comedy success.

www.bababrinkman.com | Twitter: @bababrinkman

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Very funny, very educational... like attending the best TED talk ever, but with musical breaks NEW YORK TIMES Totally original and thought-provoking. Dope, data-filled raps BBBB TIME OUT

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Evolution won a Fringe First Award in 2009. Religion was an NY Times' Critics' Pick in 2015, and Consciousness recently finished an eight months off-Broadway run. Part rap concert, part stand-up gig, part TED Talk, a new species of theatre. Back by popular demand, catch all three! Evolution 17, 20, 24, 26 Aug // Religion 15, 18, 21, 25 Aug // Consciousness 16, 19, 23 Aug

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Notorious*

New Zealand's David Correos returns after bringing all of the noise in 2018. It's been a heck of a year, one that saw him put his body on the line for your entertainment. Come and see what that does to a person. If you thought you knew where his situation was going, guess again. One thing is for sure, it's absolutely bloody hilarious.

chortle.co.uk | Twitter: @studentcomedy

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A remarkable record of producing successful comedians

DAVID CORREOS: BETTER THAN I WAS THE LAST TIME

Hundreds entered, only a handful survive - now one will be crowned Britain's funniest student 2019. We've scoured the UK's universities for the finest new comedy talent, now we find the very best of the best. Hosted as always by Mark Watson. Previous finalists include Joe Lycett, Simon Bird, Chris Ramsey, Tom Rosenthal, Iain Stirling, Adam Hess and Jamali Maddix. Who'll be next? Find out tonight.

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Lisa Richards

Mother Comedy

Your favorite movies except an hour and full of jokes! Irish comedy weirdos amuse cinephiles with their joke-stuffed takes on cinematic favourites. Dreamgun brings Film Reads back to the Edinburgh Fringe, performing a different movie every night! "I love Dreamgun so blooming much" (DAVID O'DOHERTY)

Low-brow, high-camp sketch comedy duo MOTHER make their Fringe debut with an unapologetically hilarious hour of trashy treasure. From tactless HR Managers to the high glamour of Jane McDonald, get yourself some pink fizz and settle down for a night in with MOTHER. Go on. You deserve it.

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J Ashby Presents

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Russian literature, the finest in the world. Gambling devices are also excellent! This show combines Russian literature with gambling devices! Roll a five; someone gets cholera! Land on red; communism happens! This show puts dice back in Dice-toyevsky!

A woman embarks on a journey to find what makes an American. As she travels West, to the land of tomorrow, she finds herself the dark heart of it all. Part rock n' roll gig, part spoken word and a totally original piece that asks if the answers to our future are in a past we have forgotten or don't want to remember.

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WhiteDucks

What happens when a touring stand-up comedian can no longer stand up? A new show from the award-winning Irish performer! A hilarious hour where self-destruction and self-discovery meet from one of the Festivals best live acts.

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Come along to this unique event and witness the Plastic Elvis charisma on full throttle. Will include dazzling leg movements even Plastic himself won't be expecting. With backing group The High Noon Band and special guest Big Buddy Holly.

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The critically acclaimed cult comedy chat show thing is back! Join Tom and Owen, puppet Steve, the house band and a selection of special guests as they dive once again into a chaotic universe of live music, comedy sketches and multimedia mayhem.

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"One of the greatest variety artists working today" (The Scotsman) leads a cast of bona-fide international superstars of circus, comedy and variety in their singular mission to drop jaws, split sides and burn the house down.

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SÉAYONCÉ DÉJÀ VOODOO

INTO THE WEE HOURS...

Daniel Wye

The legendary Ghost Whisperer Séayoncé is lubed up to MYSTIC it to you in this dragtastic séance! Enter the depths of the spirit world to see how far Séayoncé will go to get what's needed. Are you brave enough to let the devil come inside you? Séayoncé is... Twitter: @DanielWye

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Ralph Jones and Joel Gatehouse

Criminal is an anarchic improv night in which four comedians (one detective and three suspects) have to investigate a grisly murder. A regular fixture in London, where it has featured performers like Josie Lawrence, Miles Jupp, Deborah Frances-White and Marcus Brigstocke, it returns to the Fringe after rave reviews in 2018. Come and watch an all-star cast (confirmed performers already include Deborah Frances-White, Mike McShane and Suki Webster) solve a murder in front of your very eyes. "Improv doesn't get better than this" ***** (The Wee Review). "I was frequently in hysterics" **** (The 730). £6.50

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A GAY AND A NONGAY

gaynongay.com

Gay and straight worlds collide, as unlikely friends James Barr and Dan Hudson plus special guests bring the UK's #1 LGBTQ+ award winning comedy podcast to Edinburgh! Expect a laugh out loud look at issues affecting Gay and NonGay people in an absurdly simple but hilarious premise; what divides us makes us laugh harder. www.gaynongay.com | Twitter: @gaynongay

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JOIN US AT OUR YEAR-ROUND HOME!

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One of the UK's foremost political satirists, Andrew Doyle returns to Edinburgh for his seventh solo stand-up show. He is the creator of internet sensation Titania McGrath, and has co-written numerous viral videos featuring spoof reporter Jonathan Pie. His response to Donald Trump's election has been viewed online more than 150 million times, and a more recent piece was described by Ricky Gervais as "one of the most perfect (and important) pieces of comedy I've ever seen". Prepare for all your internal organs to burst with laughter INDEPENDENT £10 (£9)

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THE BIG GAY STORYSLAM

Jay Bennett

Big Gay StorySlam

Failed 80s diva and Dorking's most successful pub singer Yasmine Day boldly attempts to revive her flagging career with a last ditch concert extravaganza. Expect unique renditions of 80s power ballads, world-famous originals you've never heard of and (definitely true) celebrity anecdotes. Debut character comedy from Jay Bennett. Finalist: London Cabaret Awards; nominated: Best Comedy Event (Buxton Fringe). As seen on BBC 3.

The biggest, gayest set of tales EdFringe has ever heard comes out to play in this theatrical show meets storytelling competition. Featuring diverse, bold, and fabulous LGBTQ+ voices and allies telling 100% true stories! After SOLD OUT runs in the United States, the Big Gay StorySlam is an exciting blend of theatre, cabaret, and documentary art. There is a place for every story on our stage - do YOU have a tale to tell? Join us to share your fantastic, queer self at the Big Gay StorySlam!

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Gilded Balloon presents...

Dijon 5 Productions

Music festival favourite Colonel John McMustard brings you a show with guests from the world of music, comedy and spoken word. Expect laughter, fun , audience participation and ear worms galore. www.colonelmustarddijon5.com | Twitter: @colonel5mustard

The most fun you can have with your clothes on BBBBB GAVIN MITCHELL

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DAZ BLACK LIVE

Kilimanjaro Live

Daz Black heads to the Fringe for the first time ever, off the back of his UK tour. For one night only, he will share his weird, wonderful and often wild stories from the world of YouTube. Buckle in, be nice (remember it's his first Fringe...) and look forward to being dazzled!

Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the National Museum of Scotland! This unrehearsed and unrestrained show-and-tell might not be historically - or even culturally - accurate but it's guaranteed to be utterly entertaining. With different comics taking to the stage each night to deliver their unscripted, uneducaTED talks on Scotland's most cherished relics, what could possibly go wrong... ? www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gildedballoon

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A contemporary twist on the phenomenon 'Ziegfeld Follies' serving up spectacular acts of cabaret, dance, comedy and more. Parades of girls in a celebration of the female body, dripping in jewels and feathers - a visual feast for the eyes. With inspiration of Ziegfeld's eye for detail and extravagance. Enjoy huge hits, high kicks and a night full of fun, cheeky old school glamour. The costumes and girls in this show are truly beautiful. So many costume changes - it was like sitting in the audience of a Las Vegas show. BBBBB ALL ABOUT £11.50 (£9.50)

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Old fashioned British camp, retro 80's nostalgia brew a wholly original concoction BBBB WEE REVIEW You will probably love it BBBB MUMBLE £4

Begging, borrowing, and bursting into Bitchin' every night is Saturday night with Hunt & Murphy. If you like your comedy alternative, you are a fan of the 80s, and enjoy a solid session of interpretive dance then this is the sketch show for you! Follow on Insta @huntandmurphy

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Nobel Prize winning comedian JJ Whitehead (The Jim Jefferies Show, Live at The Comedy Store, BBC Comedy Award winner) returns with a show about lying. Stand up packed with Whitehead's usual adventurous sense of humour.

New Zealand's favourite surreal sketch circus troupe bring their smash hit to Edinburgh. A wonderfully bizarre and thoroughly entertaining masterpiece, you will never predict what's coming next! After sell-out shows across Australia and Canada this unique style of comedy is set to shake up the UK. Be wowed by incredible circus and in tears from off the wall comedy!

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The UK premiere of this wild, laugh out loud scripted improv party! Los Angeles-based sketch comedians, Lauren Howard Hayes & Hannah Pilkes, bring you two best friends who get paid to impersonate popular princesses for wealthy party-planning mums. When veteran princess, Sloane, takes rookie Ansley under her wing, it's all a piece of cake...until their naughty habits and party animal ways quickly take over. You are cordially invited to this raucous romp of a birthday party!

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Join the world-famous Oxford Revue in their 55th year at the Fringe! Switcheroo is an hour of innovative sketch comedy, brought to you by some of the nation's best young comedians, from the troupe that produced Monty Python, Rowan Atkinson and Sally Phillips. Come for an hour of top-notch comedy, stay to catch some rising stars in action.

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Liza has been living it up. Spending so much cash, eating all the food, smoking all the weed, laying on all the surfaces and pretty much living her dream. But then she turned 31 and became a cliché Bridget Jones Diary. She doesn't fit in her pants, she can't remember what she did even yesterday, she's got no savings & won't leave her carbon monoxide filled apartment to find the love she so desperately wants. She's in therapy, she's trying to intermittent fast, and buy less crystals. Self improvement is annoying but does she want these problems at 40? NO.

"The War oan Terror? Whit's it f*****g like?!" A new kind of war requires a new kind of warrior - a woman, a Russian, a wee Glesca Hairy... Cold as ice, deadly as a cobra, common as muck! Story-telling and stand up with a little light killing on the side... Starring Nicola Jo Cully, Svetlana is a welcome tonic in troubled times.

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THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY

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Thrones! The Musical Parody

BBC 6 Music DJ and journalist Steve Lamacq celebrates 30+ years in the music industry with an intimate one-man show full of anecdotes and observations, clocked up over three decades of championing new music and interviewing Rock & Roll's Great & The Good. Expect frontline stories from his NME days (including the lunchtime spent interviewing Nirvana in a Shepherd's Bush B&B in 1990) and about life at Radio 1 and BBC 6Music, where, over 20 years he's booked sessions for numerous Next Big Things; interviewed Noel Gallagher 17 times; and, in 2013, was awarded the prestigious radio gong, the Sony Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winter has COME! The smash hit returns! Totally UPDATED with gobs of new material from the final season. Hilarious, harrowing, heartwarming. Total Fringe sell-out 2015-2018. Buy early - will sell out!

going-deaf-for-a-living.com | Twitter: @steve_lamacq

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Darkly humorous and beautifully vulgar. One not to miss BBBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE

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WHOSE MIND IS IT ANYWAY?

Fat Rascal Theatre

Whose Mind Is It Anyway?

The critically-acclaimed hit returns, from the creators of 'Buzz' and 'Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch'. Following a dose of hormone therapy gone wrong and a well-timed bolt of lightning, Bryony Buckle gains superhero abilities and a brandnew persona: Vulvarine, saviour of womankind. Where is all the tampon tax going? Who is The Mansplainer, and what is his evil plan? Grab your tights, your spanx and your most supportive sports bra. It's hero time.

The improvised HYPNOTISED musical movie! Half the cast of the latest Hollywood blockbuster haven't arrived on set and with just one hour left to wrap the movie... what will our Hypnotic Director do? Simple, throw away the script and start again! Join our elite cast of hilarious all-star improvisers from shows such as Austentatious and Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, alongside the world's only Hypnotic Director, who will join forces with willing audience volunteers who will be hypnotised live onstage, to form one cast, for one night only! No two nights will ever be the same... so join us for a different improvised, hypnotised, musical movie premiere every single night...featuring you! Lights, music, improv, hypnosis, ACTION! P.S. The only way you're going to sleep through this movie... is if you are in it!

www.fatrascaltheatre.com | Twitter: @WeAreFatRascal A masterclass in musical theatre BBBBB EDINBURGH GUIDE

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Recirquel by Bence Vági

Recirquel returns to the Fringe with Paris de Nuit's stunning circus artists, dancers and musicians bringing to life the decadent, yet lovable Paris of the 1930s, filled with desires and beauty. An evening of lust, love and loneliness, inspired by the voluptuous images of Hungarian photographer Brassaï. The roaring variety life of Parisian nights is revealed in illusionary moments from the lives of prostitutes and peddlers, down and outs who lived on the edges of society. Enjoy the intimate closeness of breathtaking circus right above you! Paris de Nuit is the quintessence of an unforgettable night! A Müpa production. www.recirquel.com | Twitter: @recirquel

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WANNABE: THE SPICE GIRLS SHOW

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STOP right now! Thank you very much. It's time to Spice Up Your Life like it's 1996. Relive the 90s through the hits of the Spice Girls on this Spice World journey; all you have to do is Say You'll Be There. Swing it, shake it, move it, make it down and if you think it's all Too Much, then really Who Do You Think You Are?! If you Wannabe my lover, go and see this show! Goodbye my friend. www.spicegirlsshow.com

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Two parts fever dream and one part personality quiz, Final Form examines the desperate lengths we go to in our eternal quest to be liked. Expect ghosts, a cello, and the 1950s sociologist Erving Goffman from Ange Lavoipierre in her acclaimed comedy debut. Winner, Best Comedy weekly award at Adelaide Fringe Festival.

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Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Colbert Report) are back in Edinburgh for 10 nights only with an all-new guided tour through their latest VHS finds, including the 1987 Miss Junior America Wisconsin pageant, a mysterious tape labeled "bonion sergery," home movies taken at a Canadian hose factory, and a fitness video called Jugglercise. Don't miss this cult Fringe hit!

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JUST DESSERTS

Song, Sex and Sugar! Australia's singing cook turns up the heat in her multi award-winning musical food cabaret. Featuring a live rock-pop powered soundtrack, this sensual chanteuse explores empowerment, social pressure, our obsession with perfection and desire. Winner Best Cabaret (weekly) 2019 Adelaide Fringe + Made in Adelaide 2019 Award Winner. INCLUDES DESSERT!

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Twitter: @TheLostWorks

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It's 1616. Shakespeare and his Fair Youth have set about spicing up his plays with one missing ingredient: showstopping musical numbers. Join the bard for busting tunes and scandalous backstories. Think Flight of the Conchords with an Elizabethan makeover: two bawdy bros in doublet & hose.

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LOVECRAFT (NOT THE SEX SHOP IN CARDIFF)

Interactive Theatre International

Carys Eleri & Wales Millennium Centre

An award-winning one-woman science-comedy musical about the neuroscience of love and loneliness. Outrageously fun and joyous, with some seriously entertaining science chucked in. Combining heartfelt tales of relationship highs, lows and the downright confusing, Carys Eleri's marvellously personal show is told with plenty of sass, chocolate, hugs and bangin' tunes too. BEST CABARET AWARD Adelaide Fringe 2019 Twitter: @LovecraftOnTour £11.50 (£10.50) £12.50 (£11.50)

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CKP and InterTalent Group present

Hot off the back of TOTAL SELL-OUT runs at Edinburgh Fringe, New York and Soho Theatre, multi award-winning POLICE COPS return with their sci-fi comedy blockbuster. After his father is killed by an evil robot, Sammy embarks on an adventure across the galaxy to find Earth, avenge his father and become the best damn Police Cop in space. WINNER: Amused Moose Comedy Award 2018

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In the glittery underworld of combs and curlers, Pamela is the hard won queen of a buzzing beauty salon. But behind the glamour, secrets and lies threaten to bring the walls of her suburban palace crumbling down. With all the drama of a Mike Leigh and the sparkle of Strictly Ballroom. Pamela's Palace brings you a whirlwind of female insecurities, shameless gossip and over-bleached highlights. Experience brilliantly bonkers dance routines, songs and fiercely funny interactive comedy.

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Fat Blokes is a sort of dance show about flab, double chins and getting your kit off in public. Fat Blokes uncovers why fat men are never sexy but are always funny, always the 'before' but never the 'after' shot.

Bound & Gagged Comedy

Total sell-out 2010 - 2018 returns with a new line-up. Nicole Harris: 'Taking laughter to the next level' (Jewish Chronicle). Pope Lonergan: 'From fearless and funny to heart-stoppingly raw' (**** Evening Standard). Adam Riley: Chortle Comedian to Watch 2017. 'A very dark sense of humour... really clever' (Monkey Business).

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BOAR

Armed with just himself and a chair, Lewis Doherty (creator of WOLF) presents BOAR. A one man fantasy adventure tale. Prepare for arrows to roll and heads to fly in this action packed hour of swords, sorcery, and swill!

Winner: Best Newcomer 2017, Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Winner: Best Newcomer 2017, Sydney Comedy Festival Winner. Directors' Choice 2016 & 2019, Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Piss Off represents the dark side of Aaron, evil and mean. And Just Kidding represents that after every bitter there is a sweet. Do you believe me? A couple more years should see him right CHORTLE (MORE

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Live Nation in association with UTA presents

Learn how to empower yourself by participating in capitalism in this fabulous keynote speech from Silicon Valley girlboss and founder of Pee-Pee Smarthomes, Shell Gasoline-Sandwich, as played by LA comedian Jamie Loftus.

www.catherine-cohen.com | Twitter: @catccohen The Comics That Sum Up 2019 GUARDIAN Five Comedians To Look Out For TIMEOUT NEW YORK Bringing back comedy cabaret in a big way FORBES

jamieloftusisinnocent.com | Twitter: @jamieloftusHELP The top of our wish list PASTE MAGAZINE

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JAMIE LOFTUS: BOSS, WHOM IS GIRL

A show about living, laughing, loving and losing your debit card five times in one year. Through original songs and stand-up, New York sensation Catherine (with Henry Koperski on keys) will explore life as an immortal millennial who is addicted to attention.

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ZACH ZIMMERMAN: CLEAN COMEDY

Berk's Nest, Gein's Family Giftshop and Goose

The debut hour from Tarot, an interactive tarot readingcum-sketch show. From the twisted minds of Gein's Family Giftshop ('Brilliant' Reece Shearsmith) and sweaty bodies of Goose ('Brilliant' Guardian). What will the cards hold for you?

Walport Productions

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zach-zimmerman.com | Twitter: @zzdoublezz

My mom says I should focus on clean comedy for my career. F*ck that. Please join me for my debut hour at the Fringe as I skewer my traumatic Southern Baptist childhood and equally painful gay NYC adulthood. It'll be half adorable, half hot, and delight my mother in title only. Comic to Watch 2019. See him before he raises the stakes--and the admission price TIME OUT NY

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KEVIN MCGAHERN: TAKING OFF

Scott Swinton

Lisa Richards

Scotty D, just a city boy born and raised in South Detroit, takes you on a Journey showing how karaoke saved his life, and how it can save yours, too. The show is returning after a successful run in 2018.

Known in his native Ireland from popular comedy shows Republic Of Telly and Hardy Bucks, Kevin McGahern brings his particular brand of nonsense to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time. Mixing traditional stand up with character based comedy, Kevin's laid-back, straight-faced delivery elevates the absurdity of his subject matter in his own entirely unique way.

Twitter: @YankeeScott

" A fascinating character and some terrific stories" MANHATTAN DIGEST

www.kevinmcgahern.com | Twitter: @kevinmcgahern Gas Bastard THE RUBBERBANDITS Made me laugh out loud CHARLIE BROOKER

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www.questingtime.com | Twitter: @Questing_Time

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London's best comedy Dungeons & Dragons show is rolling into Edinburgh to ask the funniest people on the Fringe if they have what it takes to be heroes. Then, regardless of their answer, we make them play Dungeons & Dragons. Join your host Paul Foxcroft as he makes three incredible comedians play the world's greatest game.

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The eleven time sell-out sensation returns for an evening of improvised anarchy with the biggest names in Edinburgh. See your favourite stand-up stars dive into a world of ludicrous characters and witty one liners with the comedy circuit's favourite improv group. Every show is totally unique and full with once-in-a-lifetime comedy curiosities. Previous guests include Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Milton Jones. Book early!

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Monkey Toast

Austin Talent

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Voo Le Voo

A melodramatic poet, a curious clown and a slanted piano. Join Lily and Hugo, two Freedom Hunters in their late night kooky, glamorous world of music and comedy. A show steeped in satin and emotional warfare.

Sleeping Trees

Sleeping Trees are doing Christmas in Edinburgh! Join Mary, Joseph, Jesus, Santa, the Wise Men, reindeers and Aled Jones, in this brandy butter-soaked selection of brand new sketches from the multi award-winning comedy trio. Age Guidance 14+. Winners Spirit of the Fringe 2017. Finalists Amused Moose Comedy 2016.

Multi-disciplinary two-piece, Lily Ashley and Hugo Hamlet seduce the audience into their beautiful, dreamlike world.

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AAA STAND-UP LATE

Total sell-out 2010-2018 returns with a new line-up. Joe Hobbs: As heard on BBC. 'Performs with skill and irony' (Chortle). Tom Elwes: Quick wit, high-energy storytelling and acute observations of his chaotic existence. Marise Gaughan: 'Scalpel sharp, dark comedy at its most brilliant best' (The Arts Review). Book early!

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The moniker of maverick songsmith Brian Christinzio, BC Camplight's music acts as a soundtrack to a life rife with bad fortune, mental illness, running afoul of the law, and ultimately absolute redemption. Performing at Fringe for the first time, this intimate show sees Christinzio perform tracks from his most recent album "Deportation Blues" (BBC 6 Music album of the year), as well as tell those stories that have seen Christinzio's shows lauded for their down right hilarity.

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BERK'S NEST MID-FEST COMEDY SPECIAL

BEST OF CABARET

For the first time in Fringe history, the absolute Best of Cabaret amalgamate for a late-night extravaganza of sultry songs, dance numbers, comedic displays and vivacious variety guaranteed to entertain at the prestigious Assembly Ballroom. Brought to you by the team behind Best of Burlesque, this is the show that delves into the plethora of Cabaret and Variety artists at the Edinburgh Fringe. With a rotating cast of over 50 stars, this is the cabaret show of the season!

A spectacular night of comedy celebrating the middle of the festival from award-winning production company (and your good friends) Berk's Nest. Previous line-ups have included Rose Matafeo, Richard Gadd, Mae Martin, Phil Wang, Ivo Graham, Kiri PritchardMcLean, Kieran Hodgson, Sam Campbell, Desiree Burch, Colin Hoult, Olga Koch, Alice Snedden and more. BerksNest.com | Twitter: @BerksNest Complete sell-out 2017 & 2018 LINE-UP: BERKSNEST.COM

Instagram: @bestofcabaret

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FRANCIS BOULLE & FRIENDS

Standard Man Productions

United Agents

Can stand-up save your love life? Self-confessed nice guy Steve thinks so. That's why he's asked Alice, an up and coming stand-up, how to make people laugh. It's his last-ditch attempt to distract his girlfriend from the 'funny' guy at work. Unfortunately, misanthrope Alice believes in comedy much more than she believes in love, and may not be quite the guru he was expecting. A comedy about comedy, that asks whether 'nice' is ever 'funny', and whether 'sexy' is ever 'nice.'

Star of Made In Chelsea, business tycoon, man of the people. Francis Boulle brings you a late night comedy extravaganza featuring the best comics that Edinburgh has to offer (that happen to be free at 11pm). Start your night at the Edinburgh Fringe right with this no-holds-barred anything-can-happen comedy spectacular that showcases the best of the fest. With a rotating bill of friends, comics, and countrymen, no two shows will be the same. Come and join this comedy newcomer hold his nerve and earn his stars.

dontbeterribleplay.co.uk | Twitter: @dontbeterrible

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A riot of a show... a party that you won't want to miss

COMEDY GUIDE

www.dianechorley.com | Twitter: @Diane_Chorley

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Join Diane as she re-cuts the red ribbon on her iconic 80s nightclub 'The Flick', rebuilt in the heart of Edinburgh. Expect live music, cocktails shaken till the early hours, and special guests dazzling as brightly as the disco ball. Bar open till late! Guest line-ups: berksnest.com

www.ellawoods.co.uk | Twitter: @raphaellawoods @_ ChloeGreen_

DIANE CHORLEY: DOWN THE FLICK

Jokes about the patriarchy, working for Labour, and becoming a nudist. It'll be late, fun and extremely friendly. Please come? As heard on BBC Radio 1, Radio 2, 4Extra; as seen at Latitude, Soho Theatre and on LADbible and Pink News. BBC New Comedy semi-finalist. Sell-out show 2018.

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In this spoof chat show, David Reed (The Penny Dreadfuls, Comedy Store Players) interviews comedians about the career they never had. Rather than fall back on old anecdotes and half remembered routines, his guests must rely solely on their ability to talk a load of old nonsense, making up their alternate life story as they go along.

Jeneane Morris is here to tell u some shit about lyf: buckle up. Strap in. Get over it. Bring the exact hour you were born. Prepare to be throttled. But also cuddled.

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SAGE FRANCIS AND B.DOLAN ARE EPIC BEARD MEN

Magnificent Bastard Productions Ltd.

One Inch Badge

After a decade of sharing stages and crafting collaborations in the studio, real-life rap BFFs Sage Francis and B. Dolan have finally caved to years of pressure and are EPIC BEARD MEN! The superduo embraced the absurd name as a reminder to themselves that, while they tackle a lot of difficult subject matter in their solo work, this group's mission boils down to one thing: this is supposed to be fun! epicbeardmen.com | Twitter: @epicbeardmen £15.50

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New Zealand's favourite comedy improv show makes its way to Edinburgh for the first time! An all star cast of award-winning Kiwis (Rose Matafeo, Guy Montgomery, Alice Snedden, Eli Matthewson, Chris Parker, Laura Daniel, Joseph Moore) build an intricate hour of farfetched, high-stakes comedy, entirely made up on the spot.

www.shitfacedshakespeare.com | Twitter: @shitfacedshake

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They have toured the world, won multiple awards, broken onto London's West End, survived 8 consecutive Fringe Festivals and once received a zero star review in The Times! They are Shit-faced Shakespeare and they are back in Edinburgh with an all new show for 2019. Featuring a cast of classically trained actors and a single drunken performer thrown into the mix every night. What could possibly go right? And to make sure that luck will be on their side, this year they are bringing Macbeth! Is this a lager I see before me? Yes, yes it is.

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In Bed With My Brother

Three Massive Dicks

Tricky Second Album is our Tricky Second Album. It's an Album. It's Tricky. 1988, the KLF published The Manual: A Guide to getting a No1 in the UK top 40s, the easy way. 1994, the KLF burnt one million pounds. 2017, our heads caught on fire. 2018, we started work on our debut number one album. 2019, the world is burning. From the creators of WE ARE IAN, this is nothing like that.

Hilarious. Mind-blowing. Sassy AF. Welcome to Anxiety Club. Majestic gazelles of improvised comedy - Briony Redman (The Free Association), Charlotte Gittins (Austentatious) and Lauren Shearing (Showstopper) - smash the one thing that gives them stage fright: real life. Join three self-proclaimed national treasures as they slowly unravel for your wild entertainment.

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As seen on Finland's Got Talent, Divet Show will bring glitter, glamour, fun and over 30 world-class stars like Adele, Bruno Mars, Celine, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Freddie Mercury, Cher... all impersonated by one man, Marko Vainio with his acclaimed drag dancers from the sold-out Helsinki production of Kinky Boots!

The Electric Swing Circus is a live 6-piece fusion of classy 20's swing and stomping electro beats. The explosive sound of the Electric Swing Circus reverberates back through time, re-inventing the genre of electro-swing for an ever-expanding audience and delivering a consistently dazzling show. Ladies and Gentlemen, hold onto your hats. The circus is coming to town!

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FOC IT UP: THE FEMMES OF COLOUR COMEDY CLUB

The Feathers of Daedalus Circus

The FOC IT UP Comedy Club

Disrupting the status quo, fighting tokenism and spilling diversi-tea with a 100% no-white-dudes-onstage guarantee. FOC IT UP! presents the fiercest mixed bills celebrating the perspectives of women, trans and nonbinary comedians of colour. Check your privilege at the door! Twitter: @focitupcomedy

a new generation of comics retaliating against the old template GUARDIAN £7

Acclaimed circus troupe Feathers of Daedalus conjure up a magical night of circus, music, improvisation, imagination and divination. Live audience readings guide our performers in this unpredictable tale, where all is possible, and everything is unexpected. When the first card is turned our journey begins. Will the fool become a king or the empress lose her crown? Will the lovers be trapped in the caverns of the moon or the stars shine down on the hapless hanged man? You can shuffle the deck, you can lay down the cards, but the fates will dictate who will fly and who will fall. www.feathersofdaedalus.co.uk

The Feathers of Daedalus Circus are an emerging contemporary circus company that transgresses all convention in genre, style and gender EDFRINGE The skills of the young performers are truly breathtaking BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE A darkly delectable treat FRINGE REVIEW

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Late Night, Done Right. Queer, messy, fast, loose & f*cking hilarious. The fringe's riskiest & most diverse acts let loose backed by a live band. Hosted by cabaret icon Reuben Kaye. Bring yourself and come correct. The revolution starts at 11:15pm. www.reubenkaye.com | Twitter: @ReubenKaye

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MARK WATSON: THE INFINITE SHOW

THE LASHES: RETURN OF THE LASH

Impatient Productions

The Lashes Drag

The Lashes: Three Queens on the run from Gaylead. After fleeing the dull, glitterless walls that have been their prison for so long, they finally burst into full colour; singing their songs of capture, freedom, love and lust. These three thirsty bitches bring big hair, big lips and other big bits but even bigger voices. Bluebell, Eileen and Siân are douched on the loose. The Lashes have returned! www.thelashesdrag.co.uk | Twitter: @draglashes You make a very pretty woman MY MUM £10 (£9)

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AN OBJECTIVELY FUNNY NIGHT

Objectively Funny

The best acts of the Fringe doing funnies in a fundraiser for your new favourite comedy company's partnership with mental health heroes CALM, providing services and raising awareness to support performers at the Fringe. Featuring Objectively Funny-produced acts and some of our favourite and funniest friends.

Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on 'Taskmaster', half-killed by Bear Grylls on 'The Celebrity Island', scrawny Fringe legend Watson returns with his show about empathy : one of the top-ten best reviewed comedy shows of last year's Fringe, where it sold out all 30 performances. After these farewell performances it will never be seen again. You'd better come. markwatsonthecomedian.com | Twitter: @watsoncomedian

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The Paddock

Piñata

A combination of live performance and short film, with a focus on new material and experimentation, The Paddock is a showcase of exciting and innovative work from the most ground-breaking and creative comedy performers and filmmakers around. Previous acts include Emma Sidi, Lolly Adefope, Lola & Jo, Jamie Demetriou, Christopher Bliss, Sheeps, Tash & Ellie, Adam Hess, Annie McGrath, Moon, Amy Annette, Johnny White Really-Really, Phil Dunning, Luke McQueen, Arnab Chanda, Kemah Bob, Flora Anderson, Stuart Laws, Cam Spence, Olga Koch, Shivani Thussu and Phoebe Walsh.

Piñata! That DIY alternative comedy variety art party sellout sensation from South London. This is our best-of-theyear late night spectacular Edinburgh Fringe debut! Expect a one off you'll never forget stuffed with incredible fringe faves, talented new goblins you've never heard of and, of course, the gutting of a large object until treats come out. pinataplay.com | Twitter: @pinataplay

Come for laughs, stay for genre-defying-artsywonderment. TIME OUT

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Jayde Adams and Kiri Pritchard-McLean host a comedy celebration of all things West End. For one night only, comedians perform their favourite songs from the musicals, accompanied by our house band Dave Cribb 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.

It's 11:24am: day two of Sinead's until-now disastrous hen party. Hungover at bottomless brunch after a gruelling night at a terrible club, the six hens begin crisis talks in the ladies toilets. The gloves are off, the ballsack headbands are out, the and someone has been in the end cubicle for FAR too long. Expect gossiping, vomiting, penis pasta and Katie Price... not necessarily in that order.

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www.wifiwars.co.uk | Twitter: @WiFiWarsUK Not To Be Missed GUARDIAN Critic's Choice TIME OUT

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Fresh from his 2019 Best New Show nomination at Leicester Comedy Festival, Steve McNeil (Team Captain/Creator, Dara O'Briain's Go 8 Bit) hosts a whole week of shows, with Rob Sedgebeer and his world record-breaking interactive tech! Lots of special guests! Bring a charged smartphone to play along! Full schedule/lineups: wifiwars.co.uk

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Join The Latebloomers for some late night BINGO...Scotland style! Wear your best tartan, crack open your finest whisky, sharpen your pencils and let the numbers rrrrrrooooll. Prepare for a night of high-energy chaos, comedy, singing, stomping and FUN. This might be one of my favourite fringe shows ever of any season, anywhere in the world. BBBBB

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The live music-based game show from Rob Deering 'brilliant musical comedian' Time Out - returns to the festival. 'Employing live music mash-ups, megamixes (not enough of them nowadays) and music trivia, the nimblefingered Deering pits comedians and the audience against each other' Comedy Central. New show with four top-notch contestants every time previous guests include James Acaster, Nick Helm, Sarah Millican, Laura Lexx, Nish Kumar, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Vine...

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

ROB DEERING'S BEAT THIS

A one-off comedy extravaganza! For the past 35 years the Pleasance has been the home of new comedy talent in Edinburgh. Check out some of the most exciting new comedians at the Fringe as they make their Pleasance debuts in this late night comedy party. Best of all, tickets are free!

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IT'S BRITNEY, BITCHES

Underbelly Productions

J Ashby Presents

It's Britney, Bitches! is a new verbatim piece about the fans of international superstar Britney Spears. LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE! This show follows the stories of Britney's fans and the impact she has on our lives, along with some of your favourite songs! Stories of coming out, addiction and abuse and most importantly, Britney Spears.

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The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly. A one-stop shop for your comedy fix right in the beating heart of the festival. Every show sold out since 2017! Previous performers have included Danny Bhoy, Tommy Tiernan, Mark Watson, John Bishop, Jason Manford, Suzi Ruffell, Jason Byrne, Joel Dommett, Nina Conti, Phil Wang, Kiri Pritchard McLean and David O'Doherty. Every weekend - Friday and Saturday nights - and an extra show on the final Thursday of the Fringe! Nightly line ups available at underbellyedinburgh.co.uk www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk

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Impatient Productions

Last years mindbogglingly awful, disquietingly successful hit returns. John-Luke Roberts wrangles an all-star cast of the Fringe's best comedians and worst idiots, and three more adaptations of unadaptable texts. Check assemblyfestival.com for details. www.impatientproductions.com | Twitter: @jlukeroberts BBBB TELEGRAPH

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KILL TONY

Gilded Balloon presents...

Avalon Promotions

The #1 Live Weekly Podcast in the World! Tony Hinchcliffe hosts his wildly popular podcast with his co-host Brian Redban and the Kill Tony BandRising young up and coming comics or failing older comics get their name pulled out of a bucket, do one minute of material each, and then Tony and his weekly friends/guests give feedback, extra material, and ask questions to the young performers always leading to a hilarious debacle. Pasts guests include Joe Rogan, Sarah Silverman, Doug Benson, Jeff Ross, and Russell Peters. Kill Tony episodes can be found at deathsquad.tv and on iTunes. £14.50 (£13.50)

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WEREWOLF: LIVE - CHARITY SPECTACULAR!

Treehouse

All-star comedians (and one lucky audience member) backstab, manipulate and fight for survival in a charity edition of panel show Werewolf: Live! ONE NIGHT ONLY! Proceeds to Kidney Research UK

GINGZILLA - the award-winning, bearded belle of the festivals' most debaucherous ball and the utterly iconic Late Night Lip Service are back! Featuring the Fringe's wildest stars, lip-sync battles, midnight madness and heartstopping live performances from the giant, ginger, Glamonster herself! Open wide, my children of the night, and take in the Gospel of Ginge. New lineups every night. www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @gingzilla_vs

The only star in town who can tame the midnight crowd... a big performer with big talent and big personality. A cult classic of the Fringe... the bitch is back BBBB EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE

www.werewolflive.co.uk | Twitter: @JonGracey Refreshingly great BBBBB VOICEMAG UK

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Massaoke

Eggbox Comedy

Half of young people in British prisons are BME (Black/ Minority Ethnic). Political commentators say this is a gross indictment of our broken society; we think it's a model of ethnic diversity the Cambridge Footlights should aspire to: #MakeFootlightsAPrison. FootDarks are 3 of said comedy troupe's finest stand-ups and they're all BME (we prefer alt-white). Find out why Danny Baalbaki believes white parents prefer dogs over their kids, how Patrick Sylla started a fight at the Tate Modern (and still got a better review than Jeff Koons) and how autocorrect got Hasan Al-Habib banned from a funeral (again). £6

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The Fringe's No.1 late night party is back! A huge singalong show with giant video lyrics and a live band smashing out solid gold classic anthems from the last 40 years of music. Help the Massaoke Band create the ultimate singalong mixtape, taking you on a glittering, spandex-clad journey through all your favourite hits, with mash-ups, megamixes and more. They've got something for everyone, so whether you're a rock god or a pop princess, all you need to do is bring the sing! Thursday & Sunday: 90 minutes Friday & Saturday: 170 minutes www.massaoke.com | Twitter: @massaoke Best night ever BBBBB WHAT'S ON

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THE LAST DANCE WITH FAYNE AND THE CRUISERS

Fayne and the Cruisers

Formed in 1965 in Edinburgh, Fayne and the Cruisers are still going strong, capturing the essence of those 60s dances in church halls and clubs and performing everything from The Beatles to The Beach Boys, Ray Charles to Roy Orbison and everything in between. Shout out your requests and try to beat the band, jive and twist, waggle yer wallies or just relax and listen to the most versatile musicians on the Fringe. Have a last dance with us before the long, hot (?) summer is over. £10

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BEST OF THE FEST

BEST OF BURLESQUE

Assembly Festival

The Royals

Fringe favourite Best of Burlesque returns with a new all-star extravaganza! An international round-up of the finest in striptease, cabaret and variety from the legendary producers of the infamous London Burlesque Festival. Just go! www.londonburlesquefestival.com | @londonburlesquefestival Always fresh, lively and sexy BBBB THREEWEEKS

Fun and frivolity TIMES Nipple tassels at dawn at this all-star show LIST A high-quality display of dance BROADWAY BABY £10

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FAT COPS

Avalon Promotions

Join Fat Cops for a frothy night of hip-shakin', garagegroovin', punk-glam chaos. Come see Bobby Bluebell, Al Murray and their disreputable cohorts in a not-to-bemissed night of rock 'n' roll. Expect special guests and a floor-filling DJ set.

The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh, featuring your favourite comedians from around the fringe. A perfect way to experience the festival! Previous guests in include David O' Doherty, Jason Byrne, Felicity Ward, Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills, Trevor Noah, Shappi Khorsandi, Milton Jones, Sam Simmons, Joe Lycett and many more. Full line up at assemblyfestival.com www.assemblyfestival.com | Twitter: @assemblyfest

The jewel in the crown of the Fringe SCOTSMAN A range of both promising and reputable performers who do not disappoint

Twitter: @thefatcops

If Black Grape had favoured crunchies instead of crack, they might have sounded this sweet MOJO MAGAZINE A magnificent clatter PETE PAPHIDES

BROADWAY BABY

A comedy showcase done right. Genuinely top of the range BBBBB THREE WEEKS

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SPANK!

JONNY'S PANEL SHOW (REALLY GOOD)

Underbelly, James Wren, Leon Fleury, Corrie McGuire Management

Stamptown

After directing ungrateful clown duo Zach & Viggo, starring in an award-winning funk opera with Thumpasaurus, and touring the world three times over, Jonny Woolley (AKA Mr. X) rolls the dice on late night entertainment with a (really good) panel show. Featuring Zach Zucker and Viggo Venn as team leaders, Josh Glanc as Spanish F*ck Boi, internet LEGO boy Dylan Woodley aka NXTManiac94 and MORE! stamptowncomedy.com This shit whacky BBBB WHACKY TERRY £10

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STAMPTOWN COMEDY NIGHT

Stamptown

Spank! returns for an incredible 16th year with hilarious hosts, awesome comedians and gratuitous nudity. Showcasing the most exciting comedy and cabaret at The Fringe, don't miss the 'best wild night out' (Scotland on Sunday) at the festival! www.spankcomedy.com | Twitter: @teamspank

A raunchy, chaotic, full-on trainwreck, Stamptown Comedy Night is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene. Hosted by anarchic, Norwegian-American comedy duo Zach & Viggo, this show has been described as 'hell on earth' and almost always contains zero jokes, relying heavily on nudity.

Spank! is pure unadulterated fun... If you haven't experienced this night, get down there right away! BBBBB TIME OUT The atmosphere is electric and you don't quite know what's going to happen next... Superb. BBBBB ONE4REVIEW Everything you could hope for in a late-night comedy showcase... an absolutely must-see show BBBBB THREE WEEKS It's raunchy, raucous and ridiculous. Utterly and absolutely hilarious BBBBB

www.stamptowncomedy.com | Twitter: @stamptown_

If you don't got sauce, you lost. But you could also get lost, in the sauce BBBBB GUCCI MANE

BROADWAY BABY

£15.50 (£14.50)

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SILENT DISCO SHOW

Stamptown

TheProducersUK

WINNER: Best Comedy Award - Adelaide Fringe (2017) WINNER: Best Comedy Award - Brighton Fringe (2016) Following three international tours across Europe, the US and Australia, award-winning, Norwegian-American comedy duo Zach & Viggo return to Edinburgh!

Part show, part disco, ALL PARTY! Electric live performances and three channels of music on your glowing headphones. A kaleidoscope of dancing, DJs and decadence. After a huge year, with shows across the country, we're thrilled to bring the party to Edinburgh. A night full of the biggest tunes, crazy cabaret & circus, amazing visuals and sing-alongs.

zachandviggo.com | Twitter: @zach_viggo

Ridiculous, crazy and chaotic, an absolute must see BBBBB VOICE MAG

silentdisco.show | Twitter: @silentdiscoshow

Your new favourite double act BBBB CHORTLE Pure comedy gold BBBB HERALD SUN

It's an immersive party that you'll definitely want to be a part of. MALESTROM

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SOUNDTRACKS

Soundtracks: Dance To The Movies! Soundtracks DJs will get you partying to the best movies EVER...without the talky bits! From Dirty Dancing to Pulp Fiction, Grease to 8 Mile NOBODY is left in the corner at the ultimate Fringe party! Featuring Dirty Dance Offs, special guests and VJs mashing up your favourite movie moments on the big screen as you get on down to greatest cinematic moments of all time. Soundtracks is the original movie soundtracks club night, running for over 10 years from Manchester to Brighton, with stints at the Royal Albert Hall and beyond.

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www.willseaward.co.uk | Twitter: @willseaward utterly absurd and belly achingly funny BBBBB THREE WEEKS £6

Ghosts! Cobwebs! Woooooo noises! The cult midnight comedy ghoststravaganza returns for a sixth year! Join Will Seaward ('genuinely, terrifyingly charismatic' Fest, 'part Brian Blessed, part Oscar Wilde' Telegraph) for a new hour of extremely silly ghostly tales - but BEWARE! Audiences may evaporate from sheer terror!

£12.50 (£11.50)

Will Seaward

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Soundtracks Club & Unavoidable PR & Events present

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FOR ROBIN WILLIAMS: A BENEFIT GIG IN AID OF MIND AND SAMH

Assembly Festival

Comedy Club 4 Kids

We miss Robin Williams. Tonight, five years after his passing, we will celebrate him. Line-up TBC (previous acts included James Acaster, Nina Conti, Ed Gamble, Sofie Hagen, Nish Kumar, Sam Simmons, Iain Stirling, Felicity Ward and Mark Watson). All profits to Mind and SAMH. Bangerang! Check assemblyfestival.com for details. www.forrwblog.wordpress.com | Twitter: @TestTubeComedy

Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing ROBIN WILLIAMS £15 (£12)

You loved the original so much, we're doing it twice! The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh heads back to its birthplace, so now there's TWO late-night chances to catch your comedy favourites. It's the best of the fest... but later. Previous guests include David O' Doherty, Jason Byrne, Felicity Ward, Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills, Trevor Noah, Shappi Khorsandi, Sam Simmons, Joe Lycett and many more. Full line up: assemblyfestival.com www.assemblyfestival.com | Twitter: @assemblyfest

A comedy showcase done right. Genuinely top of the range BBBBB THREE WEEKS The jewel in the crown of the Fringe SCOTSMAN

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AMUSICAL CLUB NIGHT

AMUSICAL & the Pleasance

Dance the night away to your favourite songs from the musicals - featuring live music from Amusical house band Dave Cribb & The Quavers, plus guest DJ sets from the best comedians in the UK. And it's all hosted* by Kiri PritchardMcLean and Jayde Adams. *they'll be on the wines and having a sing when they fancy it. amusicalshow.com | Twitter: @amusicalshow "We need a quote for this brochure" JAYDE ADAMS

"Cool I'll make sure I pop one in before the deadline" DAVE CRIBB £12

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LATE'N'LIVE

Gilded Balloon presents...

The original, wildest and latest of the late-night comedy shows is back for its 33rd year, showcasing unadulterated comedy mayhem to tickle the fancy of every twisted night owl. Each show's a totally different beast following a trusted formula: one hysterical compere, four brave acts, an electrifying live band and hours of booze-soaked laughter. You won't remember the night before come the morning after - but you'll know you survived Late'n'Live! Comperes include: Jayde Adams, John Hastings and Scott Gibson. www.gildedballoon.co.uk | Twitter: @latenlivegb

The celebrated comedy abattoir that has slain a thousand comics... the best late night show on the Fringe SCOTSMAN An essential part of the Fringe is at least one trip a week to Late'n'Live - the crucible of comic conflict GUARDIAN The most exciting late night show on the Fringe, where anything can happen - and probably does! CHORTLE The original, long-running, late-night and lager-fueled bear-pit. Live comedy at its most gladiatorial! EDINBURGH GUIDE £12.50

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SHOWS AT A GLANCE

LISTED BY GENRE & TIME

Cabaret and Variety 12:00 12:50 13:00 13:20 13:30 14:00 14:20 16:50 17:00 17:30 17:45 18:00 18:00 18:20 18:25 18:45 19:40 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00

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Daniel Cainer: Signs and Wonders Super Hugh-Man Best of the Fest Daytime Tom Brace: Brace Of Spades John Accardo: Method to the Magic Poet of the Impossible Exposing Edith Melinda Hughes: Off the Scale Sarah McGuinness: Back to Blacks Ben Hart: The Nutshell Tomas McCabe: The Mind Reading Experiments Help! I Think I Might be Fabulous Kevin Quantum: Neon Future Christina Bianco: First Impressions Magical Bones: Black Magic James Phelan: Troublemaker Chris Dugdale: Down to One Assembly Gala Launch Colin Cloud: Sinful Little Death Club The Tap Pack

Underbelly George Square Assembly George Square Studios Assembly George Square Gardens Pleasance Dome Assembly George Square Theatre Assembly Rooms Assembly George Square Studios Assembly Rooms Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Assembly Checkpoint Underbelly Bristo Square Gilded Balloon Teviot Assembly Rooms Assembly Hall Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly's Circus Hub Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

The Wee Coo Three Palais du Variété AceDome The Box Drawing Room Three Drawing Room Big Yin Dining Room Basement Attic Big Yin Checkpoint Jersey Dining Room Drawing Room Main Hall The Grand The Beauty Main Theatre

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Assembly Hall Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Dome Assembly Checkpoint Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance at EICC Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon at the Museum

Main Hall The Green AceDome Checkpoint Pleasance Two Tinto Beside Pleasance Above Auditorium Gordon Aikman Theatre

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Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance Beyond

20:20 20:35 21:10 21:30 21:30 21:30 22:20 22:30 22:30 22:30 22:40 22:50 23:00 23:15 23:15 23:15 23:15 23:30 23:30 23:55

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It's Miss Hope Springs MODERN MĀORI QUARTET: GARAGE PARTY Luke Jermay: Strange Power Aaron Crow: FearLess Goose's Quizzes vs The Fringe Reuben Kaye Mat Ricardo's Varieties Colonel Mustard and Friends Frolic & Follies The Big Gay Storyslam Just Desserts Karaoke Saved My Life Best of Cabaret Piñata Scotland Bingo! with The Latebloomers The Kaye Hole The Lashes: Return of the Lash It's Britney, Bitches Late Night Lip Service Best of Burlesque

Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly Rooms Assembly Rooms Assembly George Square Studios Assembly Checkpoint Underbelly Bristo Square Gilded Balloon at the Museum Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Teviot Underbelly Cowgate Underbelly Cowgate Assembly Rooms Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Assembly Checkpoint Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Assembly George Square Gardens

Bijou Ermintrude Drawing Room Ballroom The Flick at Underground Checkpoint Ermintrude Auditorium Debating Hall Nightclub Belly Button Big Belly Ballroom Doonstairs Doonstairs Checkpoint Billiard Room Turret Main Theatre Piccolo

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Children's Shows 10:00 10:00 10:30 10:30 10:30 10:30 10:30 10:30 10:30 10:30

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Kids Do Forth on the Fringe Moon Dragon for 5 and Under Aardman Model Making Workshops Comète I Believe In Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo Little Top Moonbird One Duck Down Romantic Romeo Shark in the Park So You Think You Know About Dinosaurs...?! with Dr Ben Garrod

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Valentina's Galaxy

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The Bubble Show Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: The Magic Cutlass Hey Diddle Diddle Doodle POP: Woogie Boogie v2 Rocket Girl Bicycle Boy Erth's Dinosaur Zoo Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall Mr. Men and Little Miss On Stage Rave & Behave Sunshine Tappuccino The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare Treasure Island

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Entrance at East Gate, Inverleith Royal Botanic Garden Row, EH3 5LR (Fletcher Building). Edinburgh Assembly George Square Gardens The Blue Room Pleasance Courtyard

Assembly George Square Gardens Assembly George Square Studios Underbelly Cowgate The Dome Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly George Square Gardens Assembly George Square Gardens Underbelly George Square Pleasance Dome Underbelly Cowgate Gilded Balloon Teviot Assembly George Square Studios Gilded Balloon Teviot Entrance at East Gate, Inverleith Valentina's Galaxy Row, EH3 5LR (Fletcher Building). Moon Dragon Babies for Under 1's Pleasance Courtyard Beauty and the Beast Underbelly Cowgate Dream Machine Underbelly Cowgate Bubble Show: Milkshake and the Winter Bubble Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose

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Slime

Central Library

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Don't Mess With The Dummies Joyce Down with the Poetry King! Mustard Doesn't Go With Girls

Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly Roxy Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Courtyard

Meddlin' Kids Timandra Harkness: Take a Risk Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair Vampire Hospital Waiting Room Harry Baker: I am 10,000 Amy Annette: What Women Want Don't Bother Rachel Creeger - Hinayni! Tom GK's "Hearing Loss: The Musical" Just These Please: Suitable

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Sir David and his Animals

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Cambridge Impronauts: Improv Actually Final Cut Briony Redman is INDECISIVE (or isn't, YOU DECIDE!)

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Charlie Vero-Martin: Scrapbook

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Richard Stott: Right Hand Man

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Abbie Murphy: Eat Sleep Shit Shag

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The Man Andy Smart: 40 Years at the Edinburgh Fringe Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show Obsolete Raphael Wakefield: Wengerball Aaron Simmonds: Disabled Coconut

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Sportsman Downstairs Doonstairs Doonstairs Belly Laugh Cabaret Bar Dexter Daisy Clover Balcony

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Piccolo One Iron Belly Outside McEwan Hall Palais du Variété Palais du Variété Udderbelly KingDome Delhi Belly Balcony Two Wine Bar Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Green Belly Dancer Belly Dancer Other Yin Pleasance Pop-Up: Central Library Cowbarn Central Wee Room Upstairs

Rubbish Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream The Greatest Magic Show Beetlemania: Kafka For Kids VIKING Brave Macbeth Aardman Model Making Workshops Chores Colonel Mustard and the Big Bad Wolf Jelly or Jam Little Baby Bum The Showstoppers' Kids Show Girl Scouts Vs Aliens Ogg 'n' Ugg 'n' Dogg Shakespearience

Pleasance Courtyard Assembly George Square Studios Gilded Balloon Teviot Underbelly Bristo Square Entrance at East Gate, Inverleith Valentina's Galaxy Row, EH3 5LR (Fletcher Building). Basil Brush's Family Fun Show Underbelly Bristo Square Bicycle Boy The Dome Splash Test Dummies Underbelly's Circus Hub Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels Pleasance at EICC The Amazing Bubble Man Underbelly George Square Alice and the Little Prince Pleasance Courtyard Children are Stinky Assembly George Square Gardens Funbox: How to be a Superhero Gilded Balloon Teviot Little Top Pleasance at EICC The Listies Ickypedia Pleasance Courtyard I'll Take You to Mrs Cole! Pleasance Courtyard Entrance at East Gate, Inverleith Valentina's Galaxy Row, EH3 5LR (Fletcher Building). Captain Jake and the Search for the Red Queen Pleasance Courtyard Junior Jungle Rave Underbelly Central Hall Aardman Model Making Workshops Pleasance Courtyard Bicycle Boy The Dome Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure! Pleasance Courtyard Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels Pleasance at EICC Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids Underbelly Bristo Square Jarred Christmas & Hobbit: The Mighty Kids Assembly Rooms Beatbox Comedy Show Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show Gilded Balloon at the Museum Morgan & West: Unbelievable Science The Dark Room (For Kids!) Gilded Balloon Teviot Comedy Club 4 Kids Assembly Roxy

Pleasance One

Comedy 11:15 11:15 11:30 11:30 11:40 12:00 12:10 12:10 12:10 12:15

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Anna Nicholson: Woman of the Year

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Dan VS Food Fred MacAulay In Conversation FRIEND Impromptu Shakespeare Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe Ryan Dalton: When Nature Calls

Underbelly Bristo Square Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Cowgate Assembly George Square Studios Underbelly Bristo Square Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon at the Museum Pleasance at EICC Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Teviot

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Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures

Underbelly Bristo Square

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Arthur Smith: SYD Got a Text: A Musical Parody Saskia Preston: Ninety-Five CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation Georgie Morrell: Eyecon

Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Underbelly Bristo Square Underbelly Bristo Square Gilded Balloon Teviot

Beneath

Bijou Beside Jersey Pleasance Above AceDome Piccolo Debating Hall The Beauty Gordon Aikman Theatre Pleasance Two Five Dining Room Ermintrude Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Cowbarn Outside The Lafayette Pentland Theatre Udderbelly The Green Piccolo Debating Hall Tinto Pleasance Two Pleasance Beyond Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Cellar Central Hall The Green Outside The Green Pentland Theatre Ermintrude

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Auditorium Gordon Aikman Theatre Nightclub Upstairs

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Jersey Billiard Room Cabaret Bar White Belly Four Dexter

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The Grand Auditorium Platform 5 Nightclub Debating Hall Pleasance One Balcony Meet at Underbelly Box Office, Bristo Square Forth Other Yin Daisy Ermintrude Wee Room

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It Takes Three to Tango Laufey Haralds: Nordic Noir

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Maddie Campion: Truly Maddie Deeply

14:00 14:00 14:05 14:15

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Stiff & Kitsch: Bricking It West End Producer - Free Willy Funny Women Awards 2019 - Semi Final Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair

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Lorna Shaw: Shaw and Order

14:15 14:30 14:30 14:40 14:45

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Vampire Hospital Waiting Room Agatha is Missing! Insane In The Men Brain Audible Live Gareth Waugh: Just Me...?! Isma Almas: About a Buoy - Adventures in Adoption

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The Noise Next Door's Really Really Good Afternoon Show Through Time! Flora Anderson: Romantic Grace Campbell: Why I'm Never Going Into Politics Will Duggan: Class Two Gary Tro: The Greatest Superhero Movie Never Made George Fouracres: Gentlemon Eshaan Akbar: Infidel-ity Mitch Benn: Ten Songs To Save The World Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery Edinburgh Comedy Awards Gala Aboriginal Comedy Allstars Myra DuBois: Dead Funny Arabella Weir: Does My Mum Loom Big In This? Daisy Earl: Fairy Elephant David Mills: A More Dynamite Future Esther Manito: Crusade Glenn Moore: Love Don't Live Here Glenny Moore Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In The World Harriet Dyer & Scott Gibson: That's Not a Lizard, That's my Grandmother James Hancox: 1000 Great Lives Lucie Pohl's Immigrant Jam Mandy Muden: Is Not the Invisible Woman Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win Paul Merton's Impro Chums Ruby Wax: How To Be Human Stephen K Amos Talk Show The Durham Revue: Unnatural Disaster The Guilty Feminist: Live Podcast The Latebloomers: Scotland! Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour Josh Berry: Who Does He Think He Is? Wil Greenway: The Ocean After All Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to Culture Christopher KC: Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Rice James McNicholas: The Boxer Jojo Sutherland: Riches to Rags Lola & Jo: Escape Phil Cornwell: Alackadaddy Roisin Crowley Linton: Teenage Kicks The Crown Dual Matt Winning: It's the End of the World as We Know It AJ Holmes: Yeah, But Not Right Now Anna Drezen: Okay Get Home Safe! Cam Spence: The Sunshine Clinic George Egg: Movable Feast Giants are Fjörd Gusset Grippers Radio Active: The 40th Anniversary Show Rich Wilson: Death Becomes Him

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The Three Deaths of Ebony Black Felix and The Scootermen: Self-Help Yourself Famous West End Producer - Free Willy Heidi Regan: Heidi Kills Time

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Comic Relief Live Daliso Chaponda: Blah Blah Blacklist Fred Cooke: Fred Space Jay Lafferty: Jammy Jessie Cave: Sunrise Kieran Hodgson: French Exchange Kieran Hodgson: Lance Kieran Hodgson: Maestro Kieran Hodgson: '75 Marcus Brigstocke: Devil May Care Rhys James: Snitch Richard Fry: O Starry Night

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Russell Howard: Work In Progress (evening) Tom Rosenthal: Manhood Shane Todd: Work In Progress Stevie Martin: Hot Content Tom Lenk is TRASH Fast Fringe Harry and Chris: This One's For The Aliens Lucy Porter: Be Prepared Siblings: The Siblinginging

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Aunty Basil Brush: Unleashed Lisa Richards presents Irish Comedians MARVELus: Awww Snap! Nigel Ng: Culture Shocked Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman The Good, the Bad and the Irish Alasdair Beckett-King: The Interdimensional ABK Chris Parker: Camp Binch Marlon Davis: Emotional Black Male Matt Price: Broken Hooters and Geezers with Shooters Accessibility Gala Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody Frisky & Mannish's PopLab Ivo Graham: The Game Of Life Jess Robinson: The Jess Robinson Experience Jonny & the Baptists Love Edinburgh and Hate Bastards Kai Samra: Underclass Konstantin Kisin: Orwell That Ends Well Loyiso Gola: Pop Culture Piff The Magic Dragon: The Lucky Dragon Tour Rosie Jones: Backward Sarah Kendall: Paper Planes Sofie Hagen: The Bumswing Sophie Duker: Venus Sumit Anand: Nothing About Godzilla Underbelly's Big Brain Tumour Benefit Vikki Stone: Song Bird Whose Line Is It Anyway? Live at the Fringe Yuriko Kotani: Somosomo Business Casual Paul Foot: Baby Strikes Back! Sasha Ellen: Pickle AAA Stand-Up Adam Hess: My Grandad Has A Fringe Dan Soder: Son Of Gary Kelly Convey: Telephone Voice Pierre Novellie: You're Expected To Care

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Craig Hill: Bottoms Up! Drunk Women Solving Crime Geoff Norcott: Work In Progress Comedy Gala 2019: In Aid of Waverley Care David O'Doherty: ULTRASOUND Hal Cruttenden: Chubster Jack Rooke: Love Letters John Robins: Hot Shame Lost Voice Guy: I'm Only In It for the Parking Neil Delamere: End of Watch

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So You Think You're Funny? Tommy Tiernan: Paddy Crazy Horse Vir Das: Loved Andrew Maxwell: All Talk Paul McCaffrey: Lemon Sam Taunton: It's Nice, It's Modern John Pendal: Monster Langston Kerman: The Loose Canon

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Assembly George Square Gardens The Blue Room Underbelly Bristo Square Buttercup Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Bothy Market

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Stephen Buchanan: Baby Dove Sunil Patel: White Knight Suzi Ruffell: Dance Like Everyone's Watching Tony Cantwell: LIVE Feed Dolly Di*mond's Bl*nkety Bl*nks Double Denim: Adventure Show Jimeoin: Ramble On! Rhys Nicholson - Nice People Nice Things Nice Situations Alice Fraser: Mythos Gary Lamont: Fancy a Stiff One? Pete Heat: Massive Wizard Guy Montgomery: I Was Part Of The Problem Before We Were Talking About It Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Dreamboat Dilruk Jayasinha: Cheat Day(s) Ed Byrne: If I'm Honest Foil Arms And Hog - Swines Frank Skinner Live Jason Byrne: Wrecked But Ready Louisa Fitzhardinge: Comma Sutra Lucie Pohl: Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Real Luisa Omielan: Politics for Bitches (Extended Cut) Nish Kumar: It's In Your Nature To Destroy Yourselves

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Omid Singh: Beginning To End Ronni Ancona & Lewis MacLeod: Just Checking In SEX SHELLS

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Pleasance Beyond Cabaret Bar Ballroom The Box The Grand Five Dexter Clover JackDome Wee Room Baby Grand Beneath Dram Bunker Three

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The Attic Three 10Dome QueenDome Cowbarn Iron Belly Daisy Attic Forth Pentland Theatre Upstairs KingDome Two

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There Will Be Cake Titania McGrath: MXNIFESTO Tom Stade: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human Werewolf: Live Demi Lardner: Ditch Witch 800 John Robertson: The Dark Room Leo Kearse: Transgressive Micky Bartlett: Love It! Micky Overman Presents: Presenting Miss Micky Overman

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The Adventures of the Bearded Lady

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Alun Cochrane: Brave New Alun Eli Matthewson - An Inconvenient Poof Glamrou: From Quran to Queen Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour Jena Friedman: Miscarriage of Justice Kevin Quantum: And For My Next Trick 2 Kevin The Vampyr & Friends presents The Vim & Vigour Variety Hour Nina Conti: Work in Progress POLICE COPS - Badass Be Thy Name Abandoman AKA Rob Broderick - Road to Coachella Aidan Greene: Did I Stutter? Austentatious presents... Crosstentatious! In Aid of Waverley Care Clive Anderson: Me, Macbeth & I Galway Comedy Carnival Showcase

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The Cellar Bunker One Beside Delhi Belly Ermintrude Belly Dancer Lomond Theatre

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Assembly George Square Theatre

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Jayde Adams: The Ballad Of Kylie Jenner's Old Face Jon Long: Planet-Killing Machine Jordan Brookes: I've Got Nothing Moon: We Cannot Get Out Rose Matafeo: Horndog Schalk Bezuidenhout: South African White Boy Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Roll Up! Simon Brodkin: 100% Simon Brodkin Spontaneous Potter The Comedy Reserve The Death Hilarious: Razer Tom Walker: Very Very Two Hearts: The Comeback Tour Rachel Fairburn: The People's Princess Courtney Pauroso: Gutterplum Goodbear: Dougal The Brand New, Full-Throated Adventures of Reginald D. Hunter Alice Snedden: Absolute Monster Ciarán Dowd: Padre Rodolfo Ed Night: Jokes of Love and Hate Jordan Wistuba & Liam Farrelly: The Student and the Shoplifter Nick Helm's I Think, You Stink! Ray Badran: Everybody Loves Ray, Man Karam Deo: Table for One Martin Marki The Stevenson Experience: Takes One To Know One Totally Plucked Grant Busé: Touché Busé Holly Morgan: Is A Witch. Get Her! Jimeoin: Ramble On... Some More! Marcel Lucont: No. Dix Shit-Faced Showtime: Alice Through the Cocktail Glass Best of Musical Comedy Awards Baba Brinkman's Rap Guide to... Best of So You Think You're Funny? Chortle Student Comedy Award Final David Correos: Better Than I Was the Last Time Dreamgun: Film Reads MOTHER Russian Roulette So You Think You're Funny?

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The Antique Jokes Show

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Danny O'Brien: Reformer Mr Thing Séayoncé Déjà Voodoo A Gay and A NonGay Criminal An Audience with Yasmine Day Andrew Doyle: Exodus Comedy Night at the Museum Daz Black Live

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Hunt & Murphy: Beg Borrow and Bitch

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JJ Whitehead: Five Times I Lied to Myself Laser Kiwi

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Princess Party The Oxford Revue: Switcheroo Thrones! The Musical Parody Whose Mind is it Anyway? Liza Treyger: In The Weeds Ange Lavoipierre: Final Form Found Footage Festival: Volume 9 Pamela's Palace POLICE COPS: Police Cops in Space The Lost Musical Works of Willy Shakes AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon Aaron Chen: Piss Off (Just Kidding) Catherine Cohen: The Twist...? She's Gorgeous Jamie Loftus: Boss, Whom is Girl Tarot Zach Zimmerman: Clean Comedy Kevin McGahern: Taking Off Questing Time Sleeping Trees: Christmas Special... in August The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock In AAA Stand-Up Late Berk's Nest Mid-Fest Comedy Special

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Diane Chorley: Down The Flick Francis Boulle & Friends Inside the Comedian Julia Rorke Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Macbeth Snort Anxiety Club Divet Show: The Greatest Divas An Objectively Funny Night FOC IT UP: The Femmes of Colour Comedy Club Mark Watson: The Infinite Show Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala Rob Deering's Beat This Showstopper! The Improvised Musical The Paddock WiFi Wars' Video Game Takeover! Amusical Edinburgh Comedy Allstars John-Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations Kill Tony Werewolf: Live - Charity Spectacular! FootDarks Best of the Fest Jonny's Panel Show (Really Good) Spank! Stamptown Comedy Night Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop Will Seaward's Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories VI Best of the Fest... Later For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in aid of Mind and SAMH AMUSICAL CLUB NIGHT Late'n'Live

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Filament

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Raven La Galerie Le Coup Rouge Cirque Berserk! Circa: Humans Danny MacAskill's Drop and Roll Live

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Belly Dancer Wine Bar Wine Bar Pleasance One Nip The Dairy Room Turret Balcony Wine Bar

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Belly Laugh KingDome The Blue Room Jersey Jersey Bunker Two Pleasance Above Auditorium Debating Hall

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Gilded Balloon Teviot Assembly Rooms Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Underbelly Bristo Square Underbelly George Square Underbelly Cowgate Assembly George Square Theatre Assembly George Square Studios Assembly Rooms Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Underbelly Bristo Square Pleasance Dome Assembly George Square Studios Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market Assembly George Square Studios Pleasance Dome Pleasance Dome Underbelly Cowgate

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The Flick at Underground AceDome 10Dome Iron Belly

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McEwan Hall Upstairs Delhi Belly Two Doonstairs Doonstairs The Grand The Grand Billiard Room The Grand QueenDome Three The Grand Udderbelly

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Assembly George Square Studios

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Pleasance Dome Gilded Balloon Teviot

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KID_X Triple Buse Goliath in the Water Peking Opera: Farewell My Concubine Hotel Paradiso BalletBoyz: Them/Us 360 Allstars Cirque Berserk! Kombini Chocolate

Assembly Roxy Assembly Rooms Assembly Checkpoint Assembly Hall Underbelly's Circus Hub Underbelly Bristo Square

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BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Symbiosis

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Knot Bromance Danny MacAskill's Drop and Roll Live Heroes DNA INTERBEING - Stories from a Current War Elements of Freestyle YUCK Circus Blizzard The Black Blues Brothers Forest Backbone

Central Ballroom Checkpoint Main Hall The Beauty McEwan Hall Gordon Aikman Theatre Pleasance at EICC Lennox Theatre Underbelly's Circus Hub The Beauty Bijou The Greenhouse by Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth BoxedIn Theatre Assembly Roxy Upstairs Assembly Rooms Music Hall Underbelly's Circus Hub The Lafayette Underbelly George Square Udderbelly Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété Assembly Rooms Ballroom Pleasance at EICC Lennox Theatre Underbelly's Circus Hub The Beauty Assembly Hall Main Hall Assembly Rooms Music Hall Assembly Checkpoint Checkpoint Underbelly Bristo Square McEwan Hall

Pleasance Opening Gala Table Manners with Jessie Ware Tortoise ThinkIn

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Back of the Bus

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My Land xoxo moongirl Havana After Dark Super Sunday Limb(e)s Rouge Atomic Saloon Show Paris de Nuit Scottee: Fat Blokes Tarot

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Dramspotting Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Donovan in Conversation with Jez Butterworth

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Gordon Aikman Theatre

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Steve Ullathorne's Annual Photo Fest

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Pitch Purple Camino de SANGJARU Pitch Purple The Other Guys: Making Waves The Oxford Gargoyles All the King's Men Climb Flanders and Swann Out of the Blue Something About Simon Barb Jungr: Bob, Brel & Me Jenny & the Jameses Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers: Beat Grrrls The Magnets: Naked 90s My Leonard Cohen Sarah Jane Morris: Sweet Little Mystery InChorus Choir

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Doonstairs Four Doonstairs Big Yin Big Yin Big Yin Cowbarn Cabaret Bar Gordon Aikman Theatre Assembly George Square Studios One Pleasance at EICC Pentland Theatre Underbelly Bristo Square Dexter Bijou Assembly George Square Gardens Palais du Variété Assembly Rooms Ballroom Assembly George Square Studios Three Assembly Roxy Central

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Choir of Man Jenny & the Jameses Symphonic Ibiza Camille O'Sullivan: Cave Late Night Patter Party SK Shlomo: Surrender Tim Vine Presents: PLASTIC ELVIS LIVE IN CONCERT! Wannabe: The Spice Girls Show BC Camplight: Solo and In Conversation Sage Francis and B.Dolan are Epic Beard Men Electric Swing Circus Massaoke Mixtape The Last Dance with Fayne and the Cruisers Fat Cops Silent Disco Show Soundtracks

Assembly Hall Underbelly Bristo Square Underbelly Central Hall Pleasance Courtyard

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Music Hall Main Theatre Debating Hall Gordon Aikman Theatre Main Theatre Main Theatre Basement Basement Other Yin Other Yin Main Theatre Main Theatre Belly Button

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Piramania! The Swashbuckling Pirate Musical Scream Phone You and I: A New Musical Oliver Sister Act Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch Henry Box Brown Josephine Now That's What I Call Brexit Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical Trump the Musical Vulvarine: A New Musical

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Rose McGowan: Planet 9 Edinburgh TV Festival presents: Paul Feig Esther Rantzen: Everything I've Ever Done Wrong (According to My Daughter) Late Lunch with Biggins Iain Dale: All Talk Akala - In Conversation - Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

Assembly Hall Pleasance at EICC

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Pleasance Dome Assembly George Square Gardens Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Dome Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Dome Pleasance Courtyard Assembly George Square Studios Pleasance Dome Underbelly Cowgate Assembly George Square Studios Assembly Rooms Assembly George Square Studios Assembly George Square Studios Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Assembly Roxy Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth Underbelly Cowgate Assembly George Square Theatre Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Bristo Square Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly Rooms Pleasance Dome Pleasance Dome Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Cowgate Gilded Balloon Teviot Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly Rooms Gilded Balloon at the Museum Pleasance Courtyard Assembly George Square Gardens Assembly George Square Gardens Gilded Balloon Teviot

Underbelly Cowgate

Main Hall Dexter Central Hall Pleasance One Johnnie Walker Lounge Belly Dancer

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The Beauty

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Assembly Rooms Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Teviot Assembly Checkpoint Assembly George Square Gardens Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Assembly George Square Gardens Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Teviot

Music Hall Debating Hall Debating Hall Checkpoint Palais du Variété Basement Palais du Variété Nightclub Nightclub

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Underbelly Bristo Square Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Underbelly Bristo Square Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

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Musicals and Opera 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 15:30 15:30 15:45

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Legally Blonde The Musical Thirteen RENT Tang and Four Dreams All Shook Up Jekyll and Hyde Armour: A Herstory of the Scottish Bard Burns: A Lost Legacy Limbo: City of Dreams Limbo: The Twelve Bugsy Malone Jesus Christ Superstar Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area

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Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Assembly George Square Gardens Underbelly Bristo Square Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose

Big Yin Dining Room Other Yin Palais du Variété The Dairy Room Other Yin Other Yin

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Cat Hepburn: #GIRLHOOD

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Main Hall

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Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Russell T Davies Assembly Hall Akala - In Conversation - Natives: Race and Class Gilded Balloon Teviot in the Ruins of Empire Steve Lamacq: Going Deaf for a Living Gilded Balloon Teviot

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Happy Hour Status Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show Heroin(e) for Breakfast A Midsummer Night's DROLL 00 Audacious Mr Astley Post-Mortem 21 Futures by Olly Hawes Great Grimm Tales Guys, Dolls & Pies Tales From the Garden The Believers Are But Brothers The Shark is Broken White Girls Funny In Real Life Comrade Egg and the Chicken of Tomorrow Ladybones Dalloway Fox How To Save A Rock Hyde & Seek I'll Tell You This For Nothing You're Safe Til 2024 LOVE (Watching Madness) Trump Lear A Beautiful Way to be Crazy Frog's Legs Ivory Wings Nearly Human #HonestAmy Birth ILLEGAL Lauren Booth: Accidentally Muslim Lobster Myra's Story Sinatra: Raw Best Girl Judas Mengele Normaler Than Everyone Sleeping Giant Boulder dressed. M.E.H Madame Ovary

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BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Evaluation

QueenDome The Blue Room Forth 10Dome Billiard Room JackDome The Cellar Five KingDome Big Belly Three Drawing Room Two Three Turret Dining Room Bunker Two Pleasance Below Upstairs Baby Grand The Biosphere Belly Button The Box The Attic Bunker Three Bunker One Jersey The Dairy Room Front Room QueenDome 10Dome Pleasance Beyond White Belly Billiard Room Buttercup Ballroom Auditorium The Cellar The Blue Room The Blue Room Nightclub Powder Room Pleasance Courtyard Forth Pleasance Courtyard Forth Underbelly Cowgate Iron Belly Pleasance Dome JackDome The Greenhouse by Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth BoxedIn Theatre

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BoxedIn Theatre Presents: From the Wind

Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth

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Devil of Choice Eleanor's Story: Home Is The Stranger Me and My Doll Testament of Yootha The Fishermen Fix Us A Table Tennis Play Girl Wasp My Darling Clemmie My Love Lies Frozen In The Ice Shaving the Dead The Pat Hobby Stories Cicada 3301 Rust Wireless Operator Algorithms Bobby & Amy Cream Tea and Incest Get Her Outta Here by Isabella Broccolini R'n'J: The Untold Story of Shakespeare's Roz and Jules SOLD Wild Swimming F. Off Fishbowl Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends It's True, It's True, It's True Knock Knock Madame George by Keir McAllister Ripped Romeo and Juliet The Accident Did Not Take Place The Rebirth of Meadow Rain After You Beach Body Ready In Loyal Company Orlando (I)sland T(rap): The Epic Remixology of the Odyssey

Assembly George Square Studios Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Gilded Balloon Teviot Assembly George Square Studios Underbelly Cowgate Underbelly Cowgate Pleasance Courtyard Assembly Rooms Pleasance Dome Assembly George Square Studios Gilded Balloon Teviot Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly Roxy Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre

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BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Earth Untold

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Paradise Lodge Collapsible Phoenix piano_play Lucille & Cecilia Pals

The Greenhouse by BoxedIn Theatre One Wine Bar Nip Turret One Delhi Belly Big Belly Bunker Two Drawing Room KingDome Two Sportsman Friesian Downstairs Pleasance Below Baby Grand Upstairs Basement Attic

49 49 49 49 49 49 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 51 52 52

Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose

Dram

Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Cowgate Pleasance Courtyard Assembly Rooms Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly Roxy Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Underbelly Cowgate Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Assembly Rooms Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Dome Pleasance Courtyard

The Attic Beneath Belly Button The Grand Music Hall Cowbarn Central Doonstairs Belly Laugh Bijou Beside Bunker One Front Room Pleasance Above QueenDome The Cellar

52 52 52 54 54 54 55 55 55 55 53 55 56 56 56 56

Assembly Checkpoint

Checkpoint

The Greenhouse by BoxedIn Theatre Underbelly Bristo Square The Dairy Room Assembly Roxy Upstairs Pleasance Dome 10Dome Underbelly George Square The Wee Coo Powder Room Assembly George Square Gardens The Blue Room Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth

57 57 57 57 58 58 58 59

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Romeo & Juliet Before the Wall Brendan Galileo for Europe Daisy MacDade: Sugarbaby GEORGE How To Save a Life Jew...ish Not Quite Of Mice and Men She Sells Sea Shells The Grand Scheme of Things A Very British Lesbian Catching Comets Hughie Medea Electronica IvankaPlay Watching Glory Die by Judith Thompson Art Heist I Run Eddie Izzard: Expectations of Great Expectations (WIP) Einstein I, AmDram It'll Be Alt-Right On The Night Leave A Message MARA Sexy Lamp The HandleBards: Much Ado About Nothing The HandleBards: The Tempest The Things I Never Told You The Gray Cat and the Flounder

14:15

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Frankie Foxstone a.k.a The Profit: Walking Tour

14:15 14:15

15:15 15:15

Murder on the Dancefloor Steve The Land of My Fathers and Mothers and Some Other People Ane City Before 30 MONSOON SEASON Of Sound Mind BEAT Drowning Tumours What Girls Are Made Of Detour: A Show About Changing Your Mind SPRAY Bi-Cycle Fake News When The Birds Come A Partnership beep boop Ex-Batts and Broilers Happily Never After Manual Cinema's Frankenstein Salmon Shattered Thunderstruck A Womb Of One's Own Do Our Best Give Me One Moment In Time by Doug Crossley A Holy Show Anguis I Lost My Virginity to Chopin's Nocturne in B-Flat Minor Jekyll and Hyde Julius 'Call Me Caesar' Caesar The De Nova Super The National Trust Fan Club The Wrong Ffion Jones A Wake In Progress Endless Second A Grave Situation Blodeuwedd Untold David Benson - Cato Street 1820 Definitely Louise Fatty Fat Fat Naughty Boy Ricky Riddlegang and the Riddle Gang The Burning HATCH The Professor The War Of The Worlds Woman! Pilot! Pirate? SWIM With Child Will Gompertz: Double Art History Fulfilment

14:15

15:15

14:20 14:20 14:25 14:25 14:30 14:30 14:30 14:30 14:35 14:35 14:40 14:40 14:40 14:45 14:45 14:45 14:45 14:45 14:45 14:45 14:45 14:50 14:50 14:50 15:00 15:00

15:20 15:20 15:25 15:25 15:45 15:30 15:20 15:55 15:35 15:35 15:40 15:40 15:40 15:45 15:40 15:45 15:45 16:00 15:45 15:45 16:00 15:50 15:50 15:50 16:00 16:00

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16:00

15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:10 15:10 15:15 15:15 15:15 15:15 15:15 15:15 15:15 15:15 15:20 15:20 15:20 15:20 15:30 15:30 15:35 15:40

16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:10 16:10 16:10 16:15 16:15 16:30 16:15 16:15 16:15 16:15 16:20 16:20 16:40 16:20 16:30 16:30 16:35 16:40

15:45

16:45

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Shellshock!

15:45 15:45 15:45

16:45 16:45 16:45

If You're Feeling Sinister: a Play with Songs Pink Lemonade Since U Been Gone

Assembly George Square Gardens Gilded Balloon at the Museum Assembly George Square Studios Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Dome Underbelly Bristo Square Gilded Balloon Teviot Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Gilded Balloon Teviot Underbelly Cowgate Underbelly Cowgate Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Cowgate Assembly Rooms Underbelly Cowgate Pleasance Courtyard

The Blue Room Auditorium Five The Green JackDome Clover Turret Nip Wine Bar Iron Belly Delhi Belly Sportsman Bunker Two Dining Room Forth Belly Dancer Ballroom Big Belly Pleasance Below

59 59 59 60 60 60 61 61 61 62 62 64 63 63 63 64 64 64 65

Assembly George Square Studios

Two

Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Pleasance Dome Pleasance Courtyard George Square Gardens George Square Gardens Assembly Rooms Assembly George Square Studios

Upstairs The Attic Beneath Dram KingDome Baby Grand The Treehouse The Treehouse Drawing Room One Meeting Point at Assembly Rooms George Street Beside The Cellar

66 66 66 68 68 68 66 66 69 69

Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard

69 70 70

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker One

Assembly Roxy Underbelly Cowgate Underbelly Cowgate Underbelly Bristo Square Pleasance Dome Pleasance Courtyard Assembly Rooms Assembly Hall Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly Roxy Underbelly George Square Assembly George Square Studios Underbelly Cowgate Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Assembly George Square Gardens

Gilded Balloon Teviot Assembly Checkpoint Pleasance Dome Underbelly Cowgate Pleasance Dome Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Teviot

Downstairs Belly Laugh Belly Button Jersey QueenDome Pleasance Above Front Room Main Hall Buttercup Central The Wee Coo Four White Belly Nip The Blue Room Powder Room Wine Bar McEwan Hall Powder Room Balcony Checkpoint 10Dome Iron Belly JackDome Pleasance Two Dining Room

70 70 70 71 72 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 76 74 75 75 76 76 76 76 78 77 77 80 78

Pleasance Courtyard

Bunker Two

Gilded Balloon Teviot Underbelly Bristo Square

Assembly George Square Gardens Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Assembly George Square Theatre Gilded Balloon at the Museum Underbelly Cowgate Underbelly Cowgate Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Cowgate Assembly Rooms Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Bristo Square Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Bristo Square Underbelly Cowgate

Piccolo Big Yin The Box Auditorium Delhi Belly Belly Dancer Pleasance Below Pleasance Beyond Baby Grand Beneath Attic The Attic Dram Basement Upstairs Big Belly Drawing Room Forth Friesian Beside The Cellar Ermintrude Belly Laugh The Greenhouse by Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth BoxedIn Theatre Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Doonstairs Assembly Roxy Downstairs Assembly Roxy Downstairs

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80 80 80 78 81 81 82 81 83 82 82 82 82 83 83 82 84 84 84 84 85 85 85 85 85 86 86 87

15:50 15:50 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:05 16:05 16:05 16:10 16:10 16:10 16:10 16:15 16:15 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:40 16:40 16:45 16:45 16:45 17:00 17:05 17:10 17:10 17:10

16:50 16:50 17:00 17:00 17:00 17:00 17:05 17:05 17:05 17:10 17:10 17:10 17:10 17:15 17:15 17:15 17:30 18:00 17:30 17:30 17:40 18:00 18:00 17:45 17:45 18:00 18:20 18:10 18:10 18:10

Bible John Modern Māori Quartet: Two Worlds A Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego Black is the Color of My Voice The Red Woke Moby Dick Scottee: Class The Ballad of Mulan Confirmation E8 Such Filthy F*cks Ticker Inflatable Space The Nights by Henry Naylor Getting To Know Katie Gone Full Havisham The Incident Room THE TROJANS Typical Fags, Mags and Bags The Last of the Pelican Daughters Conspiracy Fragility of Man Mighty Tartuffe Four Woke Baes Gun Not Black and White Suffering from Scottishness

Pleasance Courtyard Assembly George Square Studios Pleasance Dome Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Dome Gilded Balloon Teviot Assembly Roxy Pleasance Dome Pleasance Dome Pleasance Dome Underbelly Cowgate Assembly Roxy Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance at EICC Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly George Square Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Cowgate Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Courtyard Assembly Rooms Underbelly Cowgate Assembly Rooms Pleasance Courtyard Assembly Roxy

17:15

18:15

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Daphne, or Hellfire

Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth

17:15 17:20 17:30 17:30 17:30 17:30 17:40 18:00 18:00 18:20 18:25 18:25 18:30 18:30 18:35 18:40

18:15 18:30 18:30 18:50 18:30 18:30 18:40 19:00 19:00 19:20 19:25 19:25 19:30 19:45 19:35 19:40

Keith Moon: The Real Me Electrolyte Bowjangles: Excalibow Bryony Kimmings: I'm A Phoenix, Bitch Superstar The Letter Electric Noise Boys The Unfair Advantage Black and White Tea Room - Counsellor Civilisation Gobby In the Shadow of the Black Dog Trainspotting Live Pops Bismillah! An ISIS Tragicomedy

Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Courtyard Gilded Balloon Teviot Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Cowgate Pleasance Dome Underbelly Cowgate Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly Rooms Underbelly Cowgate Underbelly Cowgate Assembly Rooms Venue 150 at EICC Assembly Roxy Underbelly Cowgate

18:45

19:45

BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Swallows

Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth

18:55 18:55 19:00 19:15 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:45 19:45 19:45 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:15 20:15 20:15 20:15 20:20 21:00 21:00 21:00

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Tokyo Rose Who Is Daniel King Gregory's Girl HoneyBee From Judy to Bette: The Stars of Old Hollywood The Archive of Educated Hearts The Long Pigs The Unfair Advantage The Wild Unfeeling World America is Hard to See Fudge Trainspotting Live HOTTER Lucy McCormick: Post Popular Son of Dyke The Examination Yours Sincerely FEMPIRE: Cleo, Theo & Wu by Kirsten Vangsness FEMPIRE: Mess by Kirsten Vangsness The Brunch Club Trainspotting Live Reparation The Cabinet Of Madame Fanny Du Thé The Unfair Advantage Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist

Underbelly Cowgate

Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth

21:15

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BoxedIn Theatre Presents: The Voices we Hear

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Solitary Ginger Johnson's Happy Place Musik Brandi Alexander Pits My Father the Tantric Masseur Searchers Svetlana Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff ) BOAR The Slinks Don't Be Terrible Tricky Second Album Hot Flush

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Pleasance Courtyard Assembly Roxy Underbelly Bristo Square Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Cowgate Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Venue 150 at EICC Underbelly Cowgate Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Cowgate Gilded Balloon Teviot Assembly Rooms Levels Cafe and Lounge Venue 150 at EICC Assembly Roxy Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly George Square Gardens

Pleasance Dome Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Underbelly Bristo Square Assembly George Square Studios Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre Assembly George Square Studios Underbelly Cowgate Pleasance Courtyard Underbelly Bristo Square Pleasance Courtyard Pleasance Dome Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose

Pleasance Above Three AceDome Wine Bar KingDome Wine Bar Powder Room Upstairs Powder Room JackDome QueenDome 10Dome Iron Belly Central Dining Room The Green Dram Pleasance Two Pentland Theatre Beneath Udderbelly Pleasance Beyond Big Belly The Cellar Bunker One Ballroom Belly Button Front Room Pleasance Above Downstairs The Greenhouse by BoxedIn Theatre Wine Bar Forth Dining Room Pleasance One Iron Belly KingDome Delhi Belly Gordon Aikman Theatre The Unfair Advantage Drawing Room Big Belly Big Belly Front Room The Tunnel Downstairs Belly Button The Greenhouse by BoxedIn Theatre Iron Belly Powder Room Basement Attic Doonstairs The Green Central The Unfair Advantage The Green Big Belly Nip The Tunnel White Belly Pleasance Two White Belly Dining Room Front Room Powder Room Powder Room Pleasance Pop-Up: Levels The Tunnel Upstairs The Green The Unfair Advantage Piccolo The Greenhouse by BoxedIn Theatre Powder Room 10Dome Bijou Attic Friesian Four Basement Five Belly Button Pleasance Below Dexter Bunker One 10Dome Nip

87 88 88 91 91 91 92 93 92 93 93 94 94 94 95 98 98 99 99 99 100 100 100 102 102 104 104 105 105 105 105 106 107 108 108 111 110 111 116 117 118 118 118 120 122 122 123 124 125 126 126 131 133 132 134 117 136 137 137 122 141 142 142 140 143 145 145 144 122 146 150 117 154 156 162 162 163 163 165 167 168 171 174 175 176 177 178 180

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AAA STAND-UP AAA STAND-UP AT UNDERBELLY AAA STAND-UP LATE AAA STAND-UP LATE AT GILDED BALLOON AARDMAN MODEL MAKING WORKSHOPS AARON CHEN: PISS OFF (JUST KIDDING) AARON CROW: FEARLESS AARON MCCANN: HAPPY ENOUGH? AARON SIMMONDS: DISABLED COCONUT ABANDOMAN AKA ROB BRODERICK - ROAD TO COACHELLA ABBIE MURPHY: EAT SLEEP SHIT SHAG ABORIGINAL COMEDY ALLSTARS ACCESSIBILITY GALA THE ACCIDENT DID NOT TAKE PLACE ADAM HESS: MY GRANDAD HAS A FRINGE ADAM RICHES: THE BEAKINGTON TOWN HALL MURDERS ADITI MITTAL: MOTHER OF INVENTION THE ADVENTURES OF THE BEARDED LADY AFTER YOU AGATHA IS MISSING! AIDAN GREENE: DID I STUTTER? AJ HOLMES: YEAH, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW AKALA - IN CONVERSATION - NATIVES: RACE AND CLASS... ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING: THE INTERDIMENSIONAL ABK ALEXANDER FOX: SNARE ALEX COFIELD: SUPERNOVA ALGORITHMS ALICE AND THE LITTLE PRINCE ALICE FRASER: MYTHOS ALICE SNEDDEN: ABSOLUTE MONSTER ALISON SPITTLE: MOTHER OF GOD ALL SHOOK UP ALL THE KING'S MEN AL MURRAY: LANDLORD OF HOPE AND GLORY ALUN COCHRANE: BRAVE NEW ALUN THE AMAZING BUBBLE MAN AMERICA IS HARD TO SEE AMUSICAL AMUSICAL CLUB NIGHT AMY ANNETTE: WHAT WOMEN WANT ANDREW DOYLE: EXODUS ANDREW MAXWELL: ALL TALK ANDY SMART: 40 YEARS AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE ANE CITY ANGE LAVOIPIERRE: FINAL FORM ANGUIS ANNA & HELEN: STUCK IN A RAT ANNA DREZEN: OKAY GET HOME SAFE! ANNA NICHOLSON: WOMAN OF THE YEAR THE ANTIQUE JOKES SHOW ANUVAB PAL: DEMOCRACY & DISCO DANCING ANXIETY CLUB ANY SUGGESTIONS, DOCTOR? THE IMPROVISED DOCTOR WH... APOCALYPSE CRUISE SHIP LOVE AFFAIR ARABELLA WEIR: DOES MY MUM LOOM BIG IN THIS? ARCHIE HENDERSON: JAZZ EMU THE ARCHIVE OF EDUCATED HEARTS ARMOUR: A HERSTORY OF THE SCOTTISH BARD ART HEIST ARTHUR SMITH: SYD ASSEMBLY GALA LAUNCH ATOMIC SALOON SHOW AUDACIOUS MR ASTLEY AUDIBLE LIVE AN AUDIENCE WITH YASMINE DAY AUNTY AUSTENTATIOUS AUSTENTATIOUS PRESENTS... CROSSTENTATIOUS! IN AID...

130 118 176 175 34 175 159 139 59 159 52 87 126 53 130 138 108 156 56 71 158 96 151 124 113 112 51 32 150 163 105 53 59 102 157 32 137 180 184 44 169 136 56 70 174 78 112 96 59 167 108 178 126 69 88 123 132 65 64 62 139 166 38 73 170 123 53 158

BABA BRINKMAN'S RAP GUIDE TO... BABA BRINKMAN'S RAP GUIDE TO CULTURE BABY WANTS CANDY: THE COMPLETELY IMPROVISED FULL... BACKBONE BACK OF THE BUS BAD AUNTS THE BALLAD OF MULAN BALLETBOYZ: THEM/US BARB JUNGR: BOB, BREL & ME BASIL BRUSH'S FAMILY FUN SHOW BASIL BRUSH: UNLEASHED BC CAMPLIGHT: SOLO AND IN CONVERSATION

167 94 139 103 108 119 92 53 100 31 124 176

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BEACH BODY READY BEAT A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO BE CRAZY BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BEC HILL: I'LL BE BEC BEEP BOOP BEETLEMANIA: KAFKA FOR KIDS BEFORE THE WALL BEFORE 30 THE BELIEVERS ARE BUT BROTHERS BEN HART: THE NUTSHELL BEN POPE: DANCING BEAR BERK'S NEST MID-FEST COMEDY SPECIAL BEST GIRL BEST OF BURLESQUE BEST OF CABARET BEST OF EDINBURGH SHOWCASE SHOW BEST OF MUSICAL COMEDY AWARDS BEST OF SO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? BEST OF THE FEST BEST OF THE FEST... LATER BEST OF THE FEST DAYTIME BI-CYCLE BIBLE JOHN BICYCLE BOY BIG BITE-SIZE BREAKFAST SHOW THE BIG GAY STORYSLAM BIRTH BISMILLAH! AN ISIS TRAGICOMEDY BLACK AND WHITE TEA ROOM - COUNSELLOR THE BLACK BLUES BROTHERS BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY VOICE BLIZZARD BLODEUWEDD UNTOLD BOAR BOBBY & AMY BOULDER BOWJANGLES: EXCALIBOW BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: DAPHNE, OR HELLFIRE BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: EVALUATION BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: FROM THE WIND BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: SHELLSHOCK! BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: SWALLOWS BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: SYMBIOSIS BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: THE EARTH UNTOLD BOXEDIN THEATRE PRESENTS: THE VOICES WE HEAR BRANDI ALEXANDER THE BRAND NEW, FULL-THROATED ADVENTURES OF REGINA... BRAVE MACBETH BRENDAN GALILEO FOR EUROPE A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FRAGILE MALE EGO BRIONY REDMAN IS INDECISIVE (OR ISN'T, YOU DECIDE... BRODI SNOOK: HANDFUL BROMANCE THE BRUNCH CLUB BRYONY KIMMINGS: I'M A PHOENIX, BITCH THE BUBBLE SHOW BUBBLE SHOW: MILKSHAKE AND THE WINTER BUBBLE BUGSY MALONE BUMPER BLYTON THE BURNING BURNS: A LOST LEGACY BUSINESS CASUAL

56 72 42 28 111 74 29 59 70 38 108 139 177 47 182 177 58 166 167 182 184 54 74 87 24 38 170 44 123 118 97 91 96 82 175 51 47 108 105 48 49 85 124 74 57 156 163 162 29 59 88 51 144 78 144 108 23 28 84 104 82 65 129

THE CABINET OF MADAME FANNY DU THÉ CALLY BEATON: INVISIBLE THE CAMBRIDGE FOOTLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TOUR SHOW... CAMBRIDGE IMPRONAUTS: IMPROV ACTUALLY CAMILLE O'SULLIVAN: CAVE CAMINO DE SANGJARU CAM SPENCE: THE SUNSHINE CLINIC CAPTAIN FLINN AND THE PIRATE DINOSAURS: THE MAGIC... CAPTAIN JAKE AND THE SEARCH FOR THE RED QUEEN CATCHING COMETS CAT HEPBURN: #GIRLHOOD CATHERINE BOHART: LEMON CATHERINE COHEN: THE TWIST...? SHE'S GORGEOUS CELESTE BARBER: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED CHARLIE VERO-MARTIN: SCRAPBOOK CHILDREN ARE STINKY CHLOE GREEN & ELLA WOODS: VENN CHOCOLATE CHOIR OF MAN

150 104 107 50 156 44 98 23 34 63 100 113 175 140 51 32 177 72 133

CHORES CHORTLE STUDENT COMEDY AWARD FINAL CHRIS DUGDALE: DOWN TO ONE CHRIS PARKER: CAMP BINCH CHRISTINA BIANCO: FIRST IMPRESSIONS CHRISTOPHER KC: WHY I'M NO LONGER TALKING TO WHIT... CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD: DREAMBOAT CHRIS WASHINGTON: RACONTEUR CIARÁN DOWD: PADRE RODOLFO CICADA 3301 CIRCA: HUMANS CIRQUE BERSERK! CIVILISATION CLIMB CLIVE ANDERSON: ME, MACBETH & I COLIN CLOUD: SINFUL COLLAPSIBLE COLONEL MUSTARD AND FRIENDS COLONEL MUSTARD AND THE BIG BAD WOLF COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS COMEDY GALA 2019: IN AID OF WAVERLEY CARE COMEDY NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM THE COMEDY RESERVE COMÈTE COMIC RELIEF LIVE COMRADE EGG AND THE CHICKEN OF TOMORROW CONFIRMATION CONNIE WOOKEY: DENIED CONSPIRACY COURTNEY PAUROSO: GUTTERPLUM CRAIG FERGUSON: HOBO FABULOUS CRAIG HILL: BOTTOMS UP! CREAM TEA AND INCEST CRIMINAL THE CROWN DUAL CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL CRYSTAL RASMUSSEN PRESENTS THE BIBLE 2 (PLUS A CU... CSI: CRIME SCENE IMPROVISATION

30 167 136 125 118 94 151 144 163 51 126 119 118 74 159 140 57 170 30 35 132 170 160 22 119 40 93 147 100 162 140 132 52 169 96 147 113 65

DAISY EARL: FAIRY ELEPHANT DAISY MACDADE: SUGARBABY DALISO CHAPONDA: BLAH BLAH BLACKLIST DALLOWAY DANIEL CAINER: SIGNS AND WONDERS DANIEL CONNELL: PIECE OF PISS DANIEL LOBELL: TIPPING THE SCALES DANIEL NILS ROBERTS: THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN... DANNY MACASKILL'S DROP AND ROLL LIVE DANNY O'BRIEN: REFORMER DAN SODER: SON OF GARY DAN VS FOOD THE DARK ROOM (FOR KIDS!) DARREN HARRIOTT: GOOD HEART YUTE DAVID BENSON - CATO STREET 1820 DAVID CORREOS: BETTER THAN I WAS THE LAST TIME DAVID MILLS: A MORE DYNAMITE FUTURE DAVID O'DOHERTY: ULTRASOUND DAZ BLACK LIVE THE DEATH HILARIOUS: RAZER DEFINITELY LOUISE DEMI LARDNER: DITCH WITCH 800 THE DE NOVA SUPER DETOUR: A SHOW ABOUT CHANGING YOUR MIND DEVIL OF CHOICE DIANE CHORLEY: DOWN THE FLICK DIANE CHORLEY: MODERN LOVE DILRUK JAYASINHA: CHEAT DAY(S) DIVET SHOW: THE GREATEST DIVAS DNA DOLLY DI*MOND'S BL*NKETY BL*NKS DON'T BE TERRIBLE DON'T BOTHER DON'T MESS WITH THE DUMMIES DOODLE POP: WOOGIE BOOGIE V2 DO OUR BEST DOUBLE DENIM: ADVENTURE SHOW DOWN WITH THE POETRY KING! DRAMSPOTTING DREAMGUN: FILM READS DREAM MACHINE DRESSED. DROWNING DRUNK WOMEN SOLVING CRIME

88 60 120 41 44 144 108 93 78 168 130 60 35 144 82 167 88 132 170 159 82 156 78 73 49 177 140 151 178 82 149 177 48 28 24 77 149 29 140 168 28 48 72 132

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ED BYRNE: IF I'M HONEST EDDIE IZZARD: EXPECTATIONS OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS... EDINBURGH COMEDY ALLSTARS EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS GALA EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL PRESENTS: DONOVAN IN CONVER... EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL PRESENTS: PAUL FEIG EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL PRESENTS: RUSSELL T DAVIES ED NIGHT: JOKES OF LOVE AND HATE E8 EINSTEIN ELEANOR'S STORY: HOME IS THE STRANGER ELECTRIC ELECTRIC SWING CIRCUS ELECTROLYTE ELEMENTS OF FREESTYLE ELI MATTHEWSON - AN INCONVENIENT POOF EMMY BLOTNICK : PARTY NIGHTS ENDLESS SECOND ERTH'S DINOSAUR ZOO ESHAAN AKBAR: INFIDEL-ITY ESTHER MANITO: CRUSADE ESTHER RANTZEN: EVERYTHING I'VE EVER DONE WRONG (... EX-BATTS AND BROILERS THE EXAMINATION EXPOSING EDITH

152 66 181 87 152 57 113 163 93 66 49 111 178 107 89 157 139 81 25 86 89 60 75 140 71

F. OFF FAGS, MAGS AND BAGS FAKE NEWS FAST FRINGE FAT COPS FATTY FAT FAT FELIX AND THE SCOOTERMEN: SELF-HELP YOURSELF FAMO... FEMPIRE: CLEO, THEO & WU BY KIRSTEN VANGSNESS FEMPIRE: MESS BY KIRSTEN VANGSNESS FILAMENT FINAL CUT FISHBOWL THE FISHERMEN FIX US FLANDERS AND SWANN FLO & JOAN: BEFORE THE SCREAMING STARTS FLORA ANDERSON: ROMANTIC FOC IT UP: THE FEMMES OF COLOUR COMEDY CLUB FOIL ARMS AND HOG - SWINES FOOTDARKS FOREST FOR ROBIN WILLIAMS: A BENEFIT GIG IN AID OF MIND... FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL: VOLUME 9 4 BROWN GIRLS WHO WRITE FOUR WOKE BAES FOX FRAGILITY OF MAN FRANCESCO DE CARLO: WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS FRANCIS BOULLE & FRIENDS FRANKIE FOXSTONE A.K.A THE PROFIT: WALKING TOUR FRANK SKINNER LIVE FRED COOKE: FRED SPACE FRED MACAULAY IN CONVERSATION FREYA AND WILL IN DISCUSSION WITH ABBA FRIEND FRIENDSICAL: A PARODY MUSICAL ABOUT FRIENDS FRISKY & MANNISH'S POPLAB FROG'S LEGS FROLIC & FOLLIES FROM JUDY TO BETTE: THE STARS OF OLD HOLLYWOOD FUDGE FULFILMENT FUNBOX: HOW TO BE A SUPERHERO FUNNY IN REAL LIFE FUNNY WOMEN AWARDS 2019 - SEMI FINAL FUNNY WOMEN ON THE FRINGE

52 100 74 123 182 82 99 145 145 103 50 54 49 50 74 114 81 179 152 182 99 184 174 108 104 41 102 107 177 69 152 119 60 78 60 54 127 42 170 133 137 85 32 40 69 111

GALWAY COMEDY CARNIVAL SHOWCASE GARETH MUTCH: THE OLD MAN IN THE CARVERY GARETH WAUGH: JUST ME...?! GARRY STARR CONQUERS TROY GARY LAMONT: FANCY A STIFF ONE? GARY TRO: THE GREATEST SUPERHERO MOVIE NEVER MADE

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