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7 – 9 August
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Comedy 27 Laurence Clark A fabulous Fest four star for this fantastic father
Hip Hop at the Top
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American circus company UniverSoul makes its Edinburgh debut
43 Daughter A chilling look at misogyny at CanadaHub
Dance, Physical Theatre & Circus
Owen Roberts and his Writer
59 My Land The first Fest five star of Fringe 2018. A stunning show.
His writer also happens to be his girlfriend’s sevenyear-old daughter. We investigate and... creative tensions arise
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Mickey Sharma’s Mixed Blessings Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–25 Aug, not 15, 22, £0.0
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Dan Kelly’s Madras Years Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–16 Aug, £0.0
Nathaniel Metcalfe: Chameleon, Comedian, Corinthian and Caricature Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
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Liquid Room Annexe/ Warehouse, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £0.0
The Ashes: A Comedy Showdown Liquid Room Annexe/ Warehouse, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £0.0
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Bodily Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Pam Ford: Pants and Pantsability Rinsed Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 17–26 Aug, £0.0
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The Ladies Loo Chronicles theSpace on North Bridge, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £7.5
Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
I Am Ross Smith Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
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The Guilty Feminist Underbelly, Bristo Square, 25–26 Aug, £15.0
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Tom Short and Tom Little – Small World Daylight Robbery, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
Interdependent Woman Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 A Work in Progress Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Rob Kemp’s Wheel of Shows Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
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Ollie Horn Made Some Funny Friends in Japan Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0
Sweet Novotel, 13–19 Aug, £7.0 REET
Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 16, 23, £12.0
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Bannermans, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Robin Boot’s Rockomedy: Welcome to the Pungle Whistlebinkies, 13–26 Aug, £0.0
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Bennett Arron: I’ve Never Told Anyone This Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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Ryan Ward and Joe Molander: Natural Born Performers Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 19–26 Aug, £0.0
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Pigs in Residence Just the Tonic at The Caves, 10–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, £0.0
Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary
Clash of the Tight Tens Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – 90s Edition The Stand Comedy Club 2, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 22, £9.0
Christian Talbot: Desperately Seeking Approval Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
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110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, £5.0
Mirth in the Morning With Rhodders Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 20–26 Aug, £0.0
David Ephgrave: My Part in His Downfall Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5.0
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David Callaghan: Dead Man’s Chest Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £5.0
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Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 6: Big O Makes It in New York... or, Does She? – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 16–27 Aug, £0.0
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Rory Jones: Return of the Wizword Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £6.0
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Musicals & Opera
It’s the Pleasance courtyard with 4,044 performances. The closest runner up is the Gilded Balloon Teviot, with a mere 2.332 events.
The Fringe: it’s the 70th anniversary...depending on how you count it!
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Hate ‘n’ Live Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–27 Aug, £0.0
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Perfect Day Feeling overwhelmed by the thousands of shows on offer? Let Fest plan your perfect day at the Fringe
String Theory
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Underbelly, Cowgate
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A great way to start your day off, this hilarious and technically impressive show from Martin Mor will bring a smile the faces of both kids and their grownups. Whether he’s juggling, spinning balls on sticks, or inviting members of the audience up on stage for help with a trick, Mor is a feel-good delight.
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Named as one of “25 coolest restaurants in Britain” by The Times, this hip cafe/restaurant is a conveniently located for dozens of Fringe venues. Whether you’re after a light bite and a coffee or something more substantial, Checkpoint has got you covered.
Maddie Rice, who won praise for her performance in the touring production of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, makes her writing debut in this darkly comic examination of a teacher coping with the pressures of modern life. Rice, who also stars, delivers a powerhouse performance that is at once hilarious and devastating.
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Suzi Ruffell: Noctural
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Fancy some standup before bedtime? Of course you do. After last year’s sell-out run of Keeping it Classy, Suzi Ruffell returns with her new show Nocturnal. Human rights, sexuality and her own anxiety are a few of the topics covered in this eclectic set.
You’re not going to last through a whole night of Fringe fun without fuel and you can’t go wrong with the City Cafe. This American-themed diner, with its chessboard-style floor and leather and chrome booths, has a wide selection of mouth-watering burgers – and a vegan menu to boot.
My Land Assembly Roxy 8:10pm – 9:10pm
From the creators of last year’s Paris de Nuit comes a mesmerising production that explores the roots of humanity through movement and light. Visually stunning and technically audacious, Recirquel’s new show is a technical marvel that really resonates.
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It’s Hip Hop at the Top Fusing rich circus tradition with contemporary culture, UniverSoul have stormed the US. Now it’s our turn
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ntil I saw UniverSoul Circus perform in New Jersey in 2016, I had no idea that a big top circus could also be a buzzing 2,500-seat party tent. This vision, brought to fruition 25 years ago and successfully touring the United States ever since, comes from the mind of music promoter Cedric Walker. As a child, Walker would play act with his brother, taking on the roles of circus performers. As an adult, however, he became more familiar with audiences at stadium gigs and sell-out concert tours, working with The Jackson 5, Run DMC and New Kids On The Block, among others. Walker’s childhood dream still called, however, and his music background allowed him to eventually combine circus arts with the power of popular culture to create the high energy, explosive experience that is UniverSoul. Now the show is hitting Europe for the first time, playing every day of the Fringe at the Underbelly Circus Hub on the Meadows. A mix of top acts has been selected from the two units that normally tour US cities each season, condensing the show into an hour-long Fringe slot. One of the show’s stand-out attractions is the viral sensation Fresh The Clownsss, who stormed onto the internet last year with their version of the dance craze
‘Juju On That Beat’. Ira Smith, who began the troupe as a Detroit birthday party entertainer before being snapped up to tour with the circus, is looking forward to playing to a smaller crowd again. Since the closure of Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth last year, UniverSoul have become the largest touring circus in the States.
“ UniverSoul Circus provided a platform for circus artists of colour from around the world. It was never exclusively a black show” “I know your crowd is a little different, but we’re gonna bring it,” he says. “At home with 2,500 seats, we need one clown on the left, one on the right, and we can’t touch everyone, just do our best. With a smaller crowd we can touch everyone.” The show’s tag line in Edinburgh is “Hip Hop in the Big Top”, and it was reassuring for Smith and continues
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› his team to discover—via the power of Google— that the city has a healthy hip hop culture. For me, though, the stand-out attraction of the UniverSoul show is something more basic: the connection between the performers and the public creates a real sense of shared enthusiasm that blends the best of a good gig with impressive physical circus technique. Ringmaster Lucky Malatsi had performed with circuses in Africa and Europe before seeing UniverSoul for the first time. He’d seen a lot of circus and was blown away by how different the energy is inside Walker’s tent. He has now been performing with the show for 14 years and explains how its unique atmosphere sucked him in. “Normally in a circus you get the ringmaster, the acts, the spectacle, but when I saw UniverSoul for the first time I thought, this show is not only about the phenomenal acts, but also about the audience. The audience is having a lot more fun. They’re smiling, singing along. It’s not just us performing for them, they also interact with us. Basically they are the main ingredient, and their energy being a major role in this show amazes me.” The fans back home seem to feel the same, returning year after year with their families to experience the fiesta of international artists. On one occasion, the tent hosted seven generations of one family at a single show. In the past, UniverSoul has sometimes been
referred to as a “black circus”, but it has always included performers from all racial backgrounds and ethnicities. Walker explains that, when he began, UniverSoul was the only black-owned and operated circus in the US. “UniverSoul Circus provided a platform for circus artists of colour from around the world. It was never exclusively a black show. My greatest accomplishment has been producing a show that brings together people of various upbringings, cultures and ethnicities, including multigenerational families from around the world. I’m proud of the fact that our audiences are entertained and inspired, regardless of their cultural background.” Over the last 25 years, artists of colour in other circuses have increased in number, but representation often relies on broad brushstroke heritage-based stereotypes in act presentation. UniverSoul focuses on current culture. “I started looking at what the kids were into,” says Smith. “Paying attention to what they wanted to see. That brought this new flavour to the traditional type of clown, and the kids got it instantly. We touch bases with everybody culturally, so everyone can have a good time. It’s the soul that matters: everyone belongs at the UniverSoul Circus.” / Katharine Kavanagh VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:
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ic, leanIsabella is sitting next to him now. She is sassy and energet feels like Isabella giggles, not ing into the camera on our Skype call. She dances into it; it where I’m used to Owen’s use she’s going to jump through the screen and into our lounge, w. of a formal word: sitting with my dad who thinks I need his help with this intervie “Disp arate?!” too had “I Owen, says show,” a write “I was really struggling to many disparate ideas.” Their collaboration started when Isabella was getting on with on his her school work, while Owen was struggling to get started when about hanging often are me Edinburgh show. “Isabella and up she’s doing homework,” says Owen. “She was always coming around.” messing and things, funny saying with funny things, Then he had his brainwave: “One day I asked if she’d like to write my show.” Isabella is the opposite of writer’s block. Crazy and creative ideas tumble out of her. She describes a character she’s invented for the show: “Boss Stern is a police officer and is very clumsy,” she says. “She goes to Africa and somebody tells her that there’s a criminal who has committed 80 crimes. She keeps on chasing the robber but, because As Owen speaks Isabella makes the chatterbox she’s clumsy, she keeps on falling over.” sign with her hand. “The show is aimed at adults,” says Owen.
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Isabella explains she has recently turned seven. This takes the pair off on a tangent about if the show title is now “false advertising”, and then on another tangent about what false advertising is.
“After school, I had my friends roun d for a sports party and we also did this money raising thing for UNICEF.” My dad almost completely dera When Owen and Isabella first met, it iled was clear who was the inter view by asking the mos in charge. “The first time I met you,” t she says predictable question in the who to him, “I called you Oval because your le head history of adult-child interactio While harsh on Owen, ns: is shaped like an Oval.” “What do you want to be when this is correct. you On writing with Isabella, Owen says, grow up?” I lost faith in him as “I a have a sense of an antagonist. If she journ alist , won dering what he’d say says you have to do this, or that, I can’t say no. next: ‘What did you do today?’, There ‘What’s are bits of the show where I draw thing your favourite colour?’, or may Isabella corrects Owen: be he’d s on start talking about ‘how tall’ my feet and use them as a puppet, such “It’s just Gobble, no Mr.” someone as was looking. Isabella did hum Mr Gobble.” our him: she wants to be an inventor. Isabella could be a director or set desig ner as well as the writer. She is very parti cular when it comes to props. As Owen explains: “I’ve had to buy things because Isabella has quite specific instructio ns about what props there should be. I had to buy a morning star, Yet again he is which is a medieval corrected. “Not all of it, weapon.” To find these obscure item s he has spent countless we got the tomato sauce hours online: “It’s all on eBay.” from Poundland.” Isabella tells us about one of her favou rite books, A Series of Unfortunate Events, which they read together at bedtime. This leads me to ask if the show might be described as a series of unfortunate events for Owen. For the first time, she looks stern and tells me straight: “I think it’s a serie s of fortunate events.” With Isabella writing the show, I wond er if Owen is worried that she’ll be upset if things go badly in Edinburg h. This is quite an awkward topic, but I thought I’d bring it up anyway. So I ask them: whose fault is it if the show goes wrong? Unfazed, Isabella replies: “I think it’ll be Oval’s fault because he will have acted it wrong.” “So the script is perfect, it’s just my actin g that’s wrong?” he asks her. “Exactly,” she says, having the last word .
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“But it is all of Isabella’s writing,” he adds. “Although there are sections of standup aimed at slightly older people than six.” During preview shows ahead of the Edinburgh run, Owen is finding Isabella’s contributions get a better reaction from the audience than his own writing. But writi ng is only a sideline for Isabella. On her seventh birthday, she used her big day to make the world a better place.
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“It’s taught me to really hustle,” she reflects. “It’s been a nutty ride in a service town that exists only to facilitate gambling, sex and debauchery.” Saunders’ roots are in front-of-house hospitality rather than performing. She reveres vaudeville and the lounge acts of Jack Benny and Dean Martin. And she laments the bottom-line mentality that overtook Vegas once the Mob moved out and the giant corporations moved in. Still, with a show that coerces audiences to use their mobile phones, she also gets to wrangle Donald Trump’s America most nights, in all its liquored-up and divided opinion. Transplanting that to Edinburgh once again, with her glamorous assistant Tiffany, there’s all the hedonism and chaotic fun she encourages. “But since Brexit and Trump happened, there’s also quite an organic message that we need to be nicer to each other,” she explains. “I’m there purely to serve the audience’s good time and they can strip their clothes off or sit texting. Either is perfect. But I straddle a neutral line of politics. So while it’s subversive and interactive, it’s inclusive too. There’s no racism, sexism or homophobia allowed.” The first Vegas booking in the career of John van der Put, aka Piff The Magic Dragon, was a 10-year contract for a show that “crashed and burned within six months”. Very different to his 2007 Fringe debut, the musical Mikey the Pikey, which was a breakout smash. “And a lot of my success has come from Edinburgh”, he says. Subsequently reaching the final of AGT, he returned to Nevada with a lucrative deal and recently celebrated his 500th show there. Despite hating 97 per cent of magic, “which brings out the inner dickhead in most”, van der Put acknowledges that Vegas is its natural home. There he can happily take two years to perfect a trick that will entertain on tour. Switching from performing seven nights a week to a mere 11 over a month in the Scottish capital (with chihuahua sidekick Mr Piffles, the mind-reading Dog Who Knows), “I’m not even continues
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Essentially critic-proof—“you couldn’t get more gimmicks in my show if you tried”—he’s not worried by UK audiences’ greater cynicism about magic either. “They can’t be more cynical than me,” he says with a snort. “I spend most of my life trying to convince people that a dog is doing magic, which is so ridiculous. It’s the same level of stupidity as a regular magic act, it’s just I’m not trying to take credit for it.”
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Unlike Wills, he never envisioned becoming a Vegas headliner. And he doesn’t make many career plans, treating the Fringe as a chance to “get out of my bubble and be a bit inspired by the shows there”. Similarly, Saunders will be “inhaling Edinburgh 24/7 because, fuck, I need it. They’re genuinely the best audiences in the world because of the cultural mix and those sarcasm levels that I really enjoy playing with.” Wills appreciates the “honest feedback” too. Edinburgh audiences have followed his career and “understand what I’m doing, giving me a wee bit more room to play”. And as well as indulging in a spot of tennis and risking a baby’s life in his new hour, which he’s approaching with a “vengeance” after the greatest hits package in his last Fringe run,
he’s also experimenting with a riskier production, Tape Facebook Live! “It’s like a late-night, live Muppet show, where we rehearse the audience to do a character, creating a whole bunch of obstacles for ourselves before we present it online to an audience of 300,000 people,” he explains. “I’m really excited about just trying that out and then taking it to the world.” / Jay Richardson SHOW: VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:
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Fringe by the Sea (3-12 Aug) The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (3-25 Aug) Edinburgh Festival Fringe (3-27 Aug) Edinburgh International Festival (3-27 Aug) Edinburgh International Book Festival (11-27 Aug)
Celebrate! Who’s got a special year? The Fringe: it’s the 70th anniversary...depending on how you count it! Guy Masterson: it’s the one-man theatrical event’s 25th Fringe. Same goes for comedians Vladimir McTavish and Jimeoin. Craig Hill: he’s notched up 20…Fringes. Same for Reginald D Hunter. Legends. Spank!: the legendary late-night comedy and variety night turns 15 this year. Daniel Sloss: his 10th solo show…but since he’s only 27, that’s pretty amazing. It’s the big 10 for Carl Donnelly and Nick Doody too. Made in Scotland: the annual showcase of Scottish culture is now into its first decade.
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On Top of Arthur’s Seat. The ‘venue’s’ sole performer, Barry Fearns, reckons the capacity is a million (standing).
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Laughing Horse @ The World’s Smallest Fringe Venue. It’s literally a hen coop and seats three (people; you could probably squeeze in a fair few more hens).
The busiest? It’s the Pleasance courtyard with 4,044 performances. The closest runner up is the Gilded Balloon Teviot, with a mere 2,332 events.
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The Laughing Horse, with 23 outposts/stables/corrals, whatever.
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Computerised ticketing arrived in the 90s, then the computers broke in 2008 and caused chaos. Wanna know what didn’t crash, though? Ticket prices. They crept up and up and up, far outstripping inflation. It’s not uncommon these days to find tickets for shows at the Edinburgh International Festival cheaper than those at any of the big four venues. It’s not clear how much of this bounty has found its way into performers’ pockets. Understandably, some souls have been moved to act, resulting in several models based around low or no ticket prices. What’s consistent is that there’s a bucket at the end – just because a show is free doesn't mean you don't have to pay for it. There’s established names charging zilcho up front, like Elvis McGonagall, Harriet Kemsley or Lloyd Langford. There’s also a near-unmanageable choice of showcase events where you can sample a number of acts over an hour. Here’s one: the tenuously-named Rat Pack Presents: International Stars of Comedy (3 stars) which, on this occasion, features two Englishmen, a Scotsman and Yuriko Kotani representing, one assumes, both Japan and the rest of the world. As with any showcase, there’s acts who are literally not worth writing home about (so I won’t). But compere Rich Wilson is notable as a textbook example of what makes for a great MC. Making a solid bid for ‘most loveable rogue of the Fringe’, Wilson is slick, energetic and picks his material carefully in the service of energising the room. The Fringe isn’t often the place to celebrate skilful club comics, but Wilson is a great reason to think that’s a mistake. Kotani, too, is a highight. Scratching around in the untranslatable no man’s land between English and Japanese she picks at novel insights and does so with a very distinctive voice. Smartly, she plays a bit of a daft lassie. She’s well aware of the nuts and bolts of English language and timing that make for
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good comedy. But she’s also able to switch into the habits of her mother tongue to wrong-foot us. Less a showcase and more a mini movement, Siân Davies has curated a lineup of working-class comedians in Best in Class (3 stars). Spawned out of her frustration at being denied access to Fringe venues because of her inability to front £1,800, she’s developed a crowdfunded profit-share model as a means of creating opportunities for working-class comics. Jones sets this up really well, simultaneously unapologetic about the economic and social barriers she’s experienced, and unafraid to find the humour in them. The lineup changes each week of the festival, so it’s not a complete pot luck, and gives the comics a bit of a chance to get into a groove. Based on today’s performance, Tom Mayhew may need that time. There’s too many “what can I talk to you about next” moments to make this anything close to a polished set. That’s absolutely not the case for Cheekykita, whose frenetic, uncanny act is a dose of proper, unhinged Fringe idiocy. Less fully-formed character sketches than shambolic variations on a theme of Cheekykita, this is nonetheless proof enough that if you restrict the diversity of voices in comedy, you miss out on head-turning originality. There’s a certain rough ‘n’ readiness to Arnab Chanda’s Stories From Arnab (3 stars), too – though that’s not the thing that makes this debut such an endearing hour. Undoubtedly, this is early in the run, and Chanda hasn’t quite nailed the segues between the parts of his biographical meanderings yet. His is a story of ferocious talent and an anxious, fidgety dislocation which means he’s never really felt he made that talent stick. He quit comedy, lost his hair, and went on a journey of self discovery.
If this sounds mawkish, it’s definitely not. There are sweet moments, but Chanda has a delicious edge of understated cynicism, which he positions ambivalently as both cause and effect of his various tribulations. He is a man who can neither believe his successes, nor process his failures. This ensures his defiantly chatty, meandering style contains tension, but it’s a tension that he has to consistently work to rebuild. One gets the idea of a sweet anticlimax at the end and, one hopes, it will grow increasingly anticlimactic as he nails the buildup. Same venue, same room, and Rory O’Keeffe is already as slick as you like. The 37th Question (3 stars) is a polished set from a standup who, having previously talked of his love of language, is making a literary turn with a storytelling show. O’Keeffe tells the story of Zoe and Stewart, whose geeky romance burgeons, flounders and, in finale, flourishes. It’s told through recordings, through O’Keeffe’s monologue and through a few bits of choose-your-own-adventure plotting which serve no other purpose than variety – and serve that purpose well enough. It’s a really enjoyable story, and the focus here seems to be O’Keeffe working out his writerly chops. Desciptions of place and person are carefully pointed. However, there’s the familiar feel of a comedian working hard to tone down the sponteneity and crank up the poetry by chucking in adjectives. Keeffe’s self-aware joke about a GCSE drama piece is a little too on point. But if he’s still feeling the heft of a writer’s pen, he certainly hasn’t quashed his comedic instincts. Leading us variously down cheeky dead ends, or indulging in silly asides, this isn’t ever boring. If O’Keeffe does fulful his dream of publishing a novel, sign me up for a pre-order.
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Status (4 stars) is a personal interrogation of national identity – how those two things intersect and whether they are in any way separable. Alone onstage, electric guitar hanging from his neck, Thorpe recounts a semi-fictional, sometimes surreal, quest to escape his country of origin. Picking at that Theresa May soundbite—“If you believe you’re a citizen of the world, you’re a citizen of nowhere”—Status goes globehopping; the theatrical equivalent of travelling to find yourself (or leave yourself behind). Postcards flash up in projections (Andrzej Goulding) that chart the changing landscape from towering cityscapes to flat expanses; developed nations and destroyed lands. There is, Thorpe knows well, a privilege in each of his twin purple passports. In a shitty Serbian bar, standing up to local police, Britishness gets him out of a sticky situation: a gun held to his head. It sits on the “white ghost of a dead empire”. He knows others, dying between borders, aren’t so fortunate. Thorpe deftly sews theory into his yarn: a Navajo tour guide’s dismissal of land division in Monument Valley (even while warning against littering "my land") or a stateless Singaporean who officially renounced his American citizenship. He skips from identikit airports to parties with global financiers. The story remains enthralling, sharply told and, as it slides into surrealism—a desert coyote embodies an East German escapee—Status becomes a spirit walk of sorts; an unravelling of self. Stripping one’s nationality seems a form of suicide and, as he cuts it out, Thorpe’s self-aware: this might merely be a mid-life crisis. If so, fine. Against rising nationalism, this is vital: a scintillating, rigorous crtique of something we often take for granted. We are where we come from, but we must be more than that too. Contested nationhood underpins David Ireland’s jet-black comedy Ulster American (4 stars). An Ulster Unionist playwright insists on her Britishness. An American Oscar-winner asserts ancestral Irishness despite never having stepped onto Irish soil. A British director mediates with a quivering pragmatism that looks like cowardice.
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Chris Thorpe wants to rid himself of Britishness. Waking up the morning after the Brexit vote, watching a nation he half despises commit an act of senseless self-destruction, he opts to opt out: “I want to get out of it, and I want it to get out of me.”
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Among other things, Ulster American frames a thorny question about offence – whether it’s culturally specific, universal, or simply the stuff of snowflakes. On the eve of rehearsals for Ruth’s new play, director Leigh is prepping his above-the-title, off-the-leash star Jay Conway in private. He’s a maelstorm of a man: a recovering alcoholic, dripping with arrogance, who calls himself a feminist (“How could I not?”) while wondering whether rape is ever morally justifiable. If forced, gun-against-the-head, nuclear-warhead-on-standby, he’d pick Princess Diana. Leigh, squirming and sychophantic, plonks for Margaret Thatcher. It’s a tongue-in-cheek “joke” that both kickstarts the action and embodies the play. Rammed with violence, Ulster American doesn’t just ask what weight words carry in the real world, it puts that into practice: at once, completely unpalatable and outrageously funny. Flicking through Ruth’s script, Jay salivates: “Words. Words. Words. The truth. The truth. The truth.” The two are always entangled: Ruth’s fanciful play genuinely agitates for a divided Ireland. Ireland’s own writing routinely pushes beyond the pale, and while Ulster American raises eyebrows aplenty, it does so with purpose – not just zapping an electric current through a farcical comedy of manners, but deploying intricate construction and thematic control. This is a play that references the Bechdel test, only to fail it spectacularly; that rolls its eyes at Quentin Tarantino’s gratuitous violence, then
outdoes it with a Reservoir Dogs-style stand off over career-shattering tweets; that dangles the distinct possibility of sexual violence, before subverting it with a final sharpened stab of symbolism. Ireland, increasingly, looks like a vital, complex artistic voice and his rampant, runaway irony gets superb performances: Darrell D’Silva’s obnoxious star, Robert Jack’s careerist director and Lucianne McEvoy’s forthright writer fighting her corner with a pencil for a sword. The Approach (4 stars) offers an alternative: a hymn to the ways women provide mutual support. Mark O’Rowe’s spare play is a triptych that loops back on itself: three conversations over coffee between three old friends grown apart. The first begins bitchily, Anna sniping to Cora about mutual acquaintances before discussing Anna’s decade-old dispute with her estranged sister Denise. When Denise catches up with Cora, the resentment seems as mutual as it does intractable, yet the third scene brings the two sisters back together. It’s a still play, but one that runs deep. O’Rowe drip feeds us clues to the context behind the unlikely reunion. Cora’s the key – with a tragedy so understated it’s almost invisible. Never closer than in their “celibate phase”, the trio let men come between them without checking in or taking requisite care. Full of revealing patterns and low-key pain, The Approach shows how rifts harden with and get healed by time. It’s a plea for mutual, constant care – to listen before it’s too late.
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Darrell D’Silva, Lucianne McEvoy, Robert Jack in Ulster American
Pairing Emma Jayne Park’s It’s Not Over Yet… andTess Letham’s How to Survive the Future (3 stars) is savvy programming. Each is a solo by a Scottish dancer-choreographer who’s using performance to illuminate personal experience. It makes for an apt, if not entirely satisfying, double bill. Park creates work under the handle Cultured Mongrel. What’s not over for her yet is both the fallout from having been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 30, and life itself. When the audience enters Park is already ensconced on a blue plastic chair in a regulation hospital gown. She starts by making sweeping, semaphore-like gestures to a repeated pop-rock instrumental, then begins pulling wispy strands from her long, blonde (but black at the roots) wig. Later she cuts her faux hair with a razor. A multi-coloured mass of pills splatters to the floor beneath her like she’s having a bowel movement. She scoops up and stuffs several handfuls into her mouth, along with hair, and then chews and drools. Occasionally she utters quiet reassurances (“I’m fine, I’m fine”) to invisible visitors, and maybe also to herself. At times her long, handsome and expressive face conveys distress as well as a weird, possibly drug-induced ecstasy. What Park has done is turn illness into a serio-comic, almost cabaret-like and undoubtedly cathartic piece of body-horror performance. It’s uncomfortable, funny and moving, with a truthful core that transcends any possible accusation of self-indulgence. Park was guided by Charlotte Vincent, an astute and experienced UK choreographer and director. Letham’s solo, based upon having survived unspecified but severe trauma, might also have benefited from a stronger outside eye. Like Park, she uses facial mobility to humorous effect. In her opening gambit in bathing costume and pink wig, she tries—but fails miserably— to unwind with a relaxation tape. Her pained physical awkwardness is highly amusing. Subsequent scenes,
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You might not love everything at Dance Base, but there are always discoveries to be made at the only Fringe venue devoted to dance in all its forms. This year’s roster of artists is once again richly varied, international and hand-picked. Artistic director Morag Deyes does her best to import some of the globe’s more notable (and smaller-scaled) movers and shakers without neglecting her own backyard, Scotland.
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sometimes introduced by earnest but banal voiceovers, don’t take off or connect. Why the tango moves in a floppy black hat and stylish dress, or a brief bout of (admittedly skilful) gurning in a red wig? Letham also rolls on the floor in a blunt, overlong display of angst and, a mite more effectively, wafts eyes shut to a celestial soundtrack vocal. She’s a capable dancer whose solo plainly stems from a genuine place, but it’s ill-shaped. Towards the end there’s a lovely, emotionally delicate surprise involving seashells, but a coda cued to Sinatra lacks—like Letham’s solo overall—rigour. Although Irish choreographer Liz Roche’s WRoNGHEADED (3 stars) premiered nearly two years ago, it remains relevant in light of last May’s referendum result to reverse the country’s long-standing anti-abortion law. Roche’s challenging two-hander isn’t overtly political. If anything, it may be too artfully elliptical for its own good.The look is commendably clean and elegant while the tone is heightened, even fraught. Sarah Cerneaux and Justine Cooper shift, often in convulsive unison, across or at the borders of a rectangular white floor. Upon it is projected Mary Wycherley’s dramatic, impressionistic and, from our perspective, distorted film footage (of ice melting in Perspex boxes, say, or a woman in a lace gown arching against a strangely lactic, cave-like backdrop).The dance and visuals are accompanied by poet Elaine Feeney’s text, a dense, urgent voice overloaded with sexual references (“honey fungus hole” was the choicest phrase) and delivered with a sense of furious frustration. Feeney’s incessant disgorge is exhausting, setting up an unresolvable war between listening and watching. Still, this is an intelligent work, well-performed, and one
that’s likely to strike a chord in those who stay on its wave length. Some of the shows by men at Dance Base this year are more easily digested, if also less complicated thematically.There’s much to admire in This Is The Title (4 stars), a solo dating from 2012 by the NigerianFinnish dancer Ima Iduozee. Long, lean and shavenheaded, and trained in both hip hop and contemporary dance, he’s a beautiful mover, adept at juxtaposing sleek motion with gently suspenseful stillness. In neutral street clothes, and operating in a sometimes flickering light, he rolls, melts and skates across a bare stage to Kasperi Laine’s minimalist sound design. Iduozee embodies contradictions: swift yet languid, soft yet gyroscopic. He does indeed, to quote the hand-out, combine power and grace. What’s more, at 25 minutes, his light, playful and sensitive solo doesn’t outstay its welcome. Refreshing. In 2016 a handful of young South African men, under the direction of Morgan Njobo, won audiences over in a rough-hewn but incredibly lively show called I Am Rhythm.They’ve returned to Dance Base with SOWhErTO Africa (4 stars), another outburst of cultural pride and vivacity meant to impart the flavour and energy of street life and masculine bonhomie. On press day the tech gremlins are active, putting paid to film projections designed to enhance the cast’s song and dance skills. But these jittery-footed crowd pleasers are so patently eager to entertain us that it doesn’t matter. Donning gumboots for a stomping, bodyclapping demonstration of rhythm, they become a pack of beaming and driven flirts who exude a simple but keen joy of performing.
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Laurence Clark: An Irresponsible Father’s Guide to Parenting HHHH VENUE:
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There’s a moment in Laurence Clark’s terrific new show that may be the most shocking thing you hear all Fringe; a vindictively violent school incident he manages to recount in a remarkably matter-
of-fact fashion. But then Clark is a hardy soul, and his kids are clearly made of strong stuff too. The two boys figure so prominently here, in fact, that they arguably outshine their popular parent. Can you be nominated for Best Newcomer if you only appear via video clips? Clark has developed a winning formula for these shows, mixing video and big-screen visual gags with his own anecdotes, then a grand physical finale. This year his theme packs a huge emotional punch too. An Irresponsible Father’s Guide to Parenting introduces a subject few of us will know much about: raising kids when a parent has cerebral palsy. Both parents do in this case, and some of the public responses
to their daily endeavours are not as supportive as one might hope. Far from it. Much of this show involves Clark screening ignorant social media comments—the family having starred in a BBC documentary—which his two boys then tackle on tape. Those on-screen comments are slightly odd, in truth—the avatars were presumably added by Clark and co afterwards, which makes them look a bit false—but the bewildering sentiments are all-too real. And yet he retains a laudable sense of humour, and forgiveness, throughout. By that extravagant finale you’ll be clapping, singing, laughing, cheering. Who knows? Maybe even bawling like a baby. / Si Hawkins
Garrett Millerick: Sunflower HHHH VENUE: TIME: TICKETS:
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There’s a fair amount of false advertising on the flyers that litter the Royal Mile every year at the Fringe, but it’s rare for a comedian to call out his own promotional material midway through his show for its lack of verisimilitude. Garrett Millerick had set out to
write a happy show to counteract all the unhappiness that seems to be permeating the world at the moment. A noble goal but not one Millerick is able to meet. Not only because of his inability to create good memories (he only seems to be able to remember the bad) and because of a tragedy that happened after the flyers had gone to print when he was two-thirds of the way through writing his show. That third act shift in tone and storytelling does not derail Millerick however, and he excels when quietening his usually bombastic style for a more med-
itative response to torturous and unfamiliar terrain. Millerick’s skill in word play and joking about the unjokeable comes to life in the poignant moments. What started out as a solid standup hour about the difficulty of matching real life joy with the elation comics feel when on the stage becomes something so much more. In wanting to do a show that’s just about the craft and with no ulterior motives or ‘right on’ messages, Millerick is to be applauded. For continuing with the jokes when life gets in the way, he may well get awarded too. /︎ John Stansfield
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Given the name of the show and the inordinate amount of spangle in their fabulous outfits, at first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking that Glittery Clittery will be a just a fun romp. That’s partly true: the Fringe Wives are talented singers, dancers and musicians; there’s a party mood in the room; and plenty of their gags are decidedly below the belt. Plus there’s an endearing amount of corpsing and a little set malfunction that adds to the sense of camaraderie the three create. But as it turns out, in among the glitter and hijinks, there’s far more meat to the Fringe Wives. Victoria Falconer, Tessa Waters and Rowena Hutson imbue their show with a strong feminist message
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and throw in a few interesting facts for good measure: who knew how extensive the clitoris is, for example? Not many of the people in this room. Glittery Clittery has empowerment running through it like a stick of Blackpool rock. Taking on the patriarchy mostly through song they aim both barrels at part-time male feminists and share some of the #MeToo experiences they’ve each had to put up with because a random dude decided that he "liked"
them. A song about the lack of pockets in women’s clothing starts as an ode to practical clothing but ends up in a history lesson on the role of fashion design in keeping women down. Offering a heady combo of the lowbrow and the highbrow, the show leaves you buzzing, ready to square up to sexism wherever it may be. Sure, they’re spandangled, but these Aussie warriors are not women to mess with. /︎ Marissa Burgess
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Mark Watson – The Infinite Show HHHH VENUE: TIME:
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It’s been a long time since Mark Watson won the 2005 Perrier Award for Best Newcomer, but although the bumbling Bristolian’s material has changed—it’s a lot more personal now, a lot deeper and darker— he’s still as likeable, as shamblingly, stutteringly endearing as ever. The slightly gimmicky premise of
The Infinite Show, his new hour of standup, has its roots in his personal circumstances, he says. He’s now a divorced father of two, and feels like the closest relationships in his life are slipping away from him. So, he’s making an effort to empathise with others. With his audience, to be precise, getting them to fill out cards pre-show detailing their weirdest habits, thoughts, or opinions. It’s nice, unthreatening participation. The answers supply some of the comedy, from “I don’t like dogs” to “I can’t stand cucumber”. Gloriously, one card professes a nipple fetish, and another admits to having three of them. Watson’s attempts at matchmaking fail, but
hilariously so. Most of the laughs come from Watson’s uniquely unkempt comedy, though. He’s a fidgety, flighty, speed-of-thought performer. Lighter, frothier routines about Center Parcs, about glasses, about Banksy, contrast well with the deeper, sharper moments of self-reflection. He’s at his best, though, in his audience interaction – in fact, there are few better comics out there at dealing with a persistent heckler. He’s witheringly witty, but never cruelly so. Everyone comes out of this show feeling a bit better about things. A classy hour from one of Edinburgh’s celebrated sons. /︎ Fergus Morgan
important than the force with which it’s delivered. One of several standout routines in this barnstorming debut recalls the instant of the comic’s birth, the beauty of the moment witnessed by a crowd of friends, family and more. The mystery of the surrounding cast has been belatedly solved, but only to her mother’s satisfaction, the bizarre occurrence all the more uproarious for her shrug-of-theshoulders acceptance. Snedden does admit to some fleeting angst, particularly about her body, another situation her mother blithely bulldozes through. And there’s an opening routine
about her Uber rating, a cause of much hilarious wailing and gnashing of teeth, which nevertheless craftily subverts the idea of female passengers being potential victims. Similarly, when Snedden decries her parents’ happy marriage, depriving her of issue-based material, and then spoofs her mother’s advice to tolerate and respect bigots, there’s sardonic satire underpinning the well-told stories. Introduced abruptly, her anecdotes are then drolly unpacked. And an impressive finale justifies the bulletproof self-belief of Snedden’s fledgling performing career. / Jay Richardson
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Fantastically confident, Alice Snedden thinks nothing of restarting a show twice to share her blockbuster intro with latecomers. Her menstrual cycle is packing serious heat, she discloses. And she’s only just accepted defeat in the status contest she’s waging with New Zealand’s Prime Minister and new mother Jacinda Ardern. Yes, the Kiwi standup is a front-foot performer, an invigorating blast of late-night laughs if your evening is flagging. Snedden’s self-assurance derives from her mother, a woman given to cryptic political activism, the clarity of her message less
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Laura Lexx: Trying HHHH VENUE: TIME:
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The word ‘likeable’ is probably overused when describing Laura Lexx, particularly with all that alluring alliteration going on, but likeability shouldn’t be taken lightly. The Brighton-based comic is well known as a consummate compere, and that ease with audiences proves particularly useful for the new hour. Because this is where Lexx goes dark. “This show goes
round corners,” she says, after one strikingly sharp tonal shift. Since her last Fringe run two years ago, Lexx’s life has been derailed by depression and crippling anxiety. That isn’t a unique Fringeshow theme, but her honesty and the actual circumstances that led to those issues make for compelling viewing: things suddenly went awry after several months of unsuccessfully trying to have a child, which led to a sudden but enduring panic about the world she hoped to bring new life into. Lexx is not a comic who would subject an audience to lengthy tales of angst without lightening the load, however, and that dark theme also proves a handy Trojan
horse for unexpected punchlines: there are some stupendous gags lurking furtively around those corners. Indeed at times this almost becomes a sort of clinical-depression cabaret, as she prances bare-footed around the stage, clearly revelling in the curious freedom such a platform can give. She provides that platform, really. This is another skilfully-constructed hour from an underrated performer, warming the room with an upbeat memory early on, mixing serious points with potent jokes, then paying off that original set up with a more recent, and hopeful, recollection. It’s a joy to have her back. /︎ Si Hawkins
from a point of personal reference. But one wonders at times whether his audience is missing the point. Watching a predominately white, middle-class crowd laughing at—not with—this ancient religion leaves a bitter taste at times. Sure, Shaffir makes it more palatable by taking a quick swipe
at the similar nonsense inherent in Christianity. But those who might take offence easily are probably best to avoid the show. But then, one can’t imagine he cares too much about how upset you get. To paraphrase Shaffir, is the show offensive? No, but it’s not not offensive. /︎ John Stansfield
Ari Shaffir – Jew HHHH VENUE: TIME:
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After over a year of touring Jew worldwide, Ari Shaffir has one of the most polished shows at the Fringe this year. Here we have a great stand up at the very top of his game, mixing his trademark agnostic skepticism with personal history. Shaffir comes from a family of Orthodox Jews and even studied religious texts well into his twenties. But he found his faith shaken when he realised he was more afraid of people than any kind of God, a realisation which shapes his world view. And so, he takes the Old Testament to task – especially its preoccupation with criticising sodomy. Shaffir’s comedy is smart and biting. He lays into the nonsense of organised religion, and does so
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It can be tricky, nailing down a show title long before the Fringe begins. Journalist turned comedian Viv Groskop was going to call her new one Russian Doll, until a producer suggested that it sounded “like a really shit Radio 4 show.” As Groskop pointed out, the hope of getting that Radio 4 show is why many comics do the Fringe in the first place. That anecdote is a solid start for the popular Groskop’s new hour, although sticking with Russian Doll might have given it more focus
come the final drafts. The initial idea was to look at the varying layers of our personalities, but the producer’s funkier title won out, and Vivalicious veers off into our host’s very modern search for her best self. Groskop has been feeling unfulfilled recently, although those issues could do with further elaboration at the outset here, as it isn’t altogether clear why she embarks on an odyssey of self-help, and eventually hypnosis. Perhaps we’re spoiled by comics opening up so frankly, recently. This is clearly a purposeful stride in that direction
though, and an attempt to give her faithful audience a useful takehome: eventually she stumbles on some genuinely profound life lessons, from great thinkers and her own family. Vivalicious could do with some fine-tuning as the run progresses – a bit of extra exposition here and there, to really nail the point of this show. And a few more punchlines. But Groskop’s sheer enthusiasm and seemingly effortless repartee carry her through regardless. She’s becoming a Fringe institution. /︎ Si Hawkins
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Phil Kay is a well-known presence on both the Scottish comedy scene and the Fringe in particular, but his familiarity has not soured the sometimes infectious energy of his comic presence. Nearly thirty years in the business have yet to slacken Kay’s enthusiasm for standup or deplete his imagination.
Kay practices a style of stream-of-consciousness observational humour that has maybe fallen out of fashion in an era of standup that increasingly favours precisely-phrased storytelling and the killer punchline. Yet Kay’s rapid-fire, multiple-choice approach to comedy often serves his material well. In any given 10 seconds of one routine, there might be several variations on the same joke, but instead of lessening the humour through repetition, they act almost like an orchestra tuning up until the final, ultimate laugh is delivered. The appeal of Kay’s persona— and its ability to carry the crowd
from the off—is for the best; Lighter Hour is, as the name suggests, pretty light, and feels a bit more insubstantial than a hour of comedy should. His drawn-out, verbose style—entertaining though it may be—leaves the show with only a few solid anecdotes and reflections. However, this may be attributed to the prolongued periods of improvisation into which Kay diverts, and which he has more talent in than most of his peers, proving that the strength of observational humour often lies in the originality of the observer. Lighter Hour may be a work in progress, but its progression is good fun to witness. / Sean Bell
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It’s not every day you see a comic styled quite like Masud Milas. Tyler Durden-esque leather jacket, open-collared shirt, giant afro; it’s a look that suits him. What’s perhaps unfortunate is that Masud Abides (as a showcase of his comedic stylings) stands out from the crowd far less. He’s a standup that deals in broad strokes, a style that goes well with his slick aura and natural charm. Striking up a rapport with the crowd comes easily to him and he deserves a bigger audience with whom he could fully engage. It’s old-school standup from a decidedly old-school character, and for the most part it hits the right notes. Too often, though, he treads all
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too familiar ground in his material. Straining for faux outrage at society’s pantomime villains and comedic whipping boys (Apple et al), it seems like he’s working himself up to a free-flowing rant that never quite connects. His ire is undoubtedly sincere when it comes to his candid discussions of race, though, and it’s here that he’s at his bravest and best. An amusing, but rather shocking,
audience participation game of “Thaaaaat’s racist!” is a particular highlight. He’s courageous in his frankness about race, but not so in his choice of observational routines. Nevertheless he feels fresh as a persona, like a reboot from another era, and with a little quality control he’s well on his way to crafting a properly consistent hour of standup. / Matthew Sharpe
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As the self-declared “hardest-working middle-aged man in showbusiness”, Murray Hill is a compelling cocktail of throwback and progressive, deconstructing the song and gag-cracking, sharp-suited lags of the Borscht Belt and Vegas through the vessel of drag king. Despite his disdain for a “basement … bunker” venue that’s many miles from the glamour of Manhattan, he declares it a safe space, where the current president of the United States will not be mentioned. Yet with lounge lizard opportunism, a woman in the front row can be hit on for a kiss. Hill’s career comfortably predates the #MeToo and #TimesUp
movements. But it’s bang on zeitgeist for current debates about gender and sexuality, playing games across the spectrum of identity with charisma, self-lacerating wit and just a hint of radical edge. Unlike the golden age turns he pastiches, Hill is voluble about his drug intake and has embraced the mobile phone age, instructing the crowd to take pictures, an oddly anachronistic spectacle. In terms of the act, there’s a couple of opening and closing numbers. But the bulk of the hour is given over to Hill disassembling his lovelorn self and corralling the crowd in hastily conceived dance-offs and uproarious, getting-to-know-you chit-chat. Notwithstanding an opaque origins song about his gender transition, dressed up as a love ballad, scripted, About To Break wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny. But as an MC, Hill is excellent, never letting his meagre material detract from an hour that’s fun and inclusive above all else. / Jay Richardson
Tory men. Where other women see warning signs, she sees only a dramatic, if complicated, love story. And that’s despite her cynicism about The Sound of Music – a film she gleefully deconstructs for its dubious romance and misleading portrayal of nuns, her authority on the subject informed by her Catholic education, bride of Christ “look” and a subtly established, delightfully dark and twisted routine about the sexual repression and manipulation of God’s servants via their underwear. As ever with Maguire, matters of the heart and her restless mind are projected onto the body politic, her highly-strung angst and knowing
self-righteousness viewed through a prism of class and an Ireland that’s rather too enamoured with “lovely girls” and its reputation for the craic. The tale of her tryst with a reasonably high-profile sex pest is a neat, sideways way to approach the #MeToo movement, not least in her delusion that she’s somehow different to the other women he misled. And she artfully draws the personal and political together. These thematic strands could perhaps cohere more consistently in a show that’s occasionally infected by the breathless chaos of Maguire’s personal life. But it’s certainly never dull. /︎ Jay Richardson
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For all of her hot takes on politics and current affairs, Gráinne Maguire is a hot mess when it comes to relationships. A vociferous feminist and socialist, unafraid of cracking wise about the IRA at a Sinn Féin benefit organised by her family, she’s nevertheless drawn to sleazy
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Conventional wisdom would suggest that sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. Bilal Zafar hopes to prove with Lovebots that you can fight it with compassion, too.The hour comprises his attempts to skewer online troll culture by fighting back with some good-natured—and
automated—trolling of his own. The titular creations are the work of Zafar and his tech-savvy friend. They devised a series of Twitter bots primed to respond to any tweet that contained a right-wing buzzword (feminazi, cuck etc) with a message of love and positivity. It’s a cheeky gambit and one that pays off – for a while. Eventually the rather formulaic structure of screenshots on a PowerPoint starts to run out of mileage. It’s an excellent plug for his own Twitter account, but there’s only so many pictures of tweets a punter can laugh along with before it becomes predictable. He’s actually at his funniest when he strays from the visual
script and just riffs, with his sassy nonchalance and unwavering deadpan. He notes that his new glasses make him resemble an academic (and bemoans the presumption of knowledge that comes with this), which is fitting given the professorial style that’s evoked by his screen pointing. It’s a format reprised from his previous shows, Cakes and Biscuits, and fans of these looking for more of the same will be satisfied. But those hoping for something new might be left wanting. He’s witty in his own right, though, and who can fault a man who would go to these lengths just to spread a bit of love? / Matthew Sharpe
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Adele Cliff is, by her own admission, a nerd. She’s something of a worrier, too, hence her adolescent anxiety at being likened to a sheep in Animal Farm by her schoolmates. Sheep, her debut hour of standup, is all about her coming to terms with her innate sheepishness. It’s a very personal show, Cliff candidly but casually discussing her family (her parents love her younger, successful scientist siblings better, apparently), her childhood (the difficulty of growing up in middle-class Cambridgeshire), and her struggles with popularity (a nerd in school, she was something of a rebel hero in Girl Guides).
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It’s cleverly structured, too, and stuffed full of really well-crafted one-liners. Plus some truly terrible ones. “I’m really good at steering a kayak,” she quips. “Canoe?” Cliff is aiming at a slightly self-effacing, slightly self-obsessed, slightly dorky sort of lovableness. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t have a particularly natural stage presence. Yet. She’s got bags of geeky charm, but she races through her material at a breathless
lick. What should take an hour ends up taking closer to 45 minutes. There’s just not a lot of spark, not much spontaneity, either in the delivery of her material, which sometimes sounds closer to a recital than a performance, or in her audience interaction, which is awkward and uncertain. A few more pauses, a little more chill, and the quality of her writing would shine through. As it is, she’s just a bit rushed. / Fergus Morgan
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It feels unfair to poke holes at someone doing an hour-long show in their second language, but Oleg Denisov’s grasp of English is far superior to many other performers at the Fringe (as well as this reviewer), so here we go. Denisov takes his inspiration
from the work of George Orwell, borrowing his title from 1984. He further touches on Chekhov and Dostoevsky in an hour of semi-satire that is more Jonathan Pie than Stewart Lee. A self-procalimed member of “Moscow’s intelligentia”, the Russian comic makes full use of his incredible Anglo-Saxon lexicon to dance around issues of the day such as Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and the limited skirmish in the Ukraine. It’s perhaps due to his background as a philosophy student that he is big on ideas and discussion but gives little by way of tangible results. A man of his intellect
is surely able go for the jugular, but his hacky pun work (though it must be said that using puns in a language not your own is some feat) and bizarre characters lack the requisite sharpness to truly do any damage. The points that Denisov is trying to make seem to get lost in his own overactive mind. The clutter that he presents can’t quite match the satire he’s hoping for. Getting a Russian’s take on the state of the world is an attractive prospect, but the comic too often falls back on silly voices to play people from his homeland that are neither funny nor informative. A real shame. /︎ John Stansfield
from military to mountaineer. It takes an odd turn early on when he’s completely upstaged by one punter he invites up, an actor called Ken. Still, the first half would work pretty well as a kids’ show, and there’s a nice touch when he gives the shyest audience member a "Back Off" paddle, to ward off unwanted participation. As things get sillier and more physical later there are moments
where certain people laugh harder than you’ll see all Fringe, although some of them also leave before the end. Then Raffone tries to flip that "Back Off" paddle idea by hassling the young girl he’d given it to, which becomes genuinely uncomfortable; he needs to choose his targets better, or drop it altogether. A woefully misguided end to an otherwise intriguing endeavour. /︎ Si Hawkins
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Only a brave act announces high on his flyer that “this show contains traces of audience participation” – the very thought can send a shudder down even the most flexible of spines. Interaction is the point of Brain Rinse, admittedly, although clearly the real point is for an actor from Buckinghamshire to tick "Fringe show" off his bucket list. Oddly enough, having gotten here, he then leaves much of the performing to the audience. And it almost works: this often feels like an anarchic Fringe production from the 1980s. But then it gets awkward. The set-up is fairly typical. Mike Raffone (get it?) is our host, kicking off as a ninja then dipping behind the curtain to introduce a bunch of half-baked characters,
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Audiences are unlikely to come across a gentler hour of comedy at this year’s Fringe—nor a show more ill-suited to its time slot — than Kwame Asante’s meditation on body image. As the Pleasance Courtyard fills with giddy late night revellers, it's a sobering experience to find yourself in the company of such an eminently reasonable performer. A doctor by trade, Asante is reassuringly clever and articulate. He’s funny too, but seems genuinely ambivalent about making us laugh. While most entertainers would take deafening silence as a cue to abandon a presentation of holiday slides, our hero continues undaunted.
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If comedy as therapy is an actual thing, then Los Angeles standup Justin Matson’s show, Fatter Than You Think, would fit the bill. In it he describes his lifelong issues with overeating and body
Teenage Heartblob discusses the impact years of obesity have had on Kwame, though he doesn’t dwell on this subject. Instead, he chats away about his relocation from London to Birmingham, the various demands of a career in the NHS, and having to retrieve a young cousin from some public toilets. This doesn’t feel like standup, but something more akin to having a natter. Where Asante shines is in
demonstrating his vast medical knowledge. During these moments, he comes across as uncharacteristically playful and even willing to push ideas to surreal extremes. Otherwise, this is a tepid affair, light on laughs but pleasant all the same. There’s something holding Asante back at present. If only he were more irrational, more impulsive, more flawed as a person. / Lewis Porteous
image, and coming to terms with being gay. He’s a smiley, likeable guy whose presenting style is conversational. He talks about how he has been thrown off three—count ‘em—rollercoasters as well as a spin-cycle class in LA, home of beautiful people who treat their bodies as temples. We’re allowed to laugh, he tells us, as this is meant to be self-deprecating humour. The problem is that there aren’t that many laughs, big or otherwise, in a show that breaks down into “these are things that have happened to me” and “that was a turning point”. There are occasion-
al well-worked gags—“I’m really bisexual, but I’m too gay for my straight friends and too fat for my gay ones”—and a nice takedown of those virtue-signallers who announce to their colleagues they are “just popping out for a salad” when what they would really like to do is wolf down a double cheeseburger with extra toppings and a large order of fries. Yet, nice as he is, Matson’s material is—forgive the pun—too thin to carry an hour, and the detail he goes into with his fat-shaming theme-park anecdotes lends it a Pooterish air, but sadly without the lightness of wit. /︎ Veronica Lee
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“You know what I’m talking about, right?” asks Father (Adam Lazarus) in Daughter. He’s engaging, funny and chatty. He talks about the birth of his first child, poking fun at he and his wife’s naïve insistence on ‘hypnobirthing’. He smiles. “Hey,” his body language seems to say, “that
gap between me and you, in your seats? It’s really only a formality.” It’s an increasingly horrifying idea. Pandemic Theatre’s solo show comes to CanadaHub in association with Summerhall, after debuting in Toronto in 2016. Created by Lazarus, Melissa D’Agostino, Jivesh Parasram and its director, Ann-Marie Kerr, the play also arrives within the context of #MeToo, as it unsettlingly asks: is it possible to be male and not complicit? As society begins to grapple with how men abuse women, do we need yet another man talking about it on stage? It’s a fair question. Where Daughter justifies itself, where it’s at its most chilling, is the success of
the writing (and Lazarus’s performance) in crafting an everyman. Father still thinks he’s one of us. Perhaps he is. The cracks are there from the start, with Father’s over-sexualised dancing to his daughter’s pop playlist. They’re there in the teenage cruelty he recalls, still cracking jokes, or when he talks about extreme porn, still smiling. The play digs up a deep-rooted misogyny. An act of shocking violence feels sickeningly inevitable. This show chillingly unwinds the convenient notion of singular ‘monsters’. It’s a shame when the ominous music kicks in and the lighting darkens. The writing doesn’t need underscoring. / Tom Wicker
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The effect of Baby Face, the new solo show from performance artist Katy Dye, is cumulative. A series of movement sequences and spoken word sections build from bizarre to comical to deeply disturbing, as she illustrates the layered contradictions that lie deep at the heart of female identity in Western society. Punching beats of static and pounding saccharine pop accompany Katy, age 26, as she embodies extremes of womanly ideal: infantilised to the point of wailing or confidently in command; doting motherhood or seductive loverhood. And then she turns
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them around on us. Her other performing partner is a white highchair, imbued at times with all the innocence of its natural function, at others with ominous spiralling violence, hurled about like an animal caught in a trap. As one schoolgirl miniskirt is swapped for another, Katy executes Britney Spears dance moves with the wideeyed seriousness that declares them an essential life skill. A teenager is neither a child nor an adult, but Baby Face exposes the vicious reality that all woman live caged by simultaneous expectations of maturity and youth.
Mild awkwardness is flipped into exciting tension. Ridiculousness is flipped into something sexual and back again, as Katy expertly performs a collision of differing societal expectations. She deploys an impressive awareness of vocal affect and, though some of the choreography is less accessible, the visual cues of pink baby clothes, squirted lotion and clouds of baby powder reinforce the overall conflict of this powerful show. No surprise that it won this year’s Summerhall Autopsy Award for boundary-pushing performance. / Katharine Kavanagh
There she meets Stan (Joe Hurst), the boy who cuts her grandmother’s grass and stumbles into life’s potholes. Their tentative, evolving relationship is the heart of the play. It would be easy to overlook the minor key of Brown’s writing, to mistake its quietness for flimsiness. But that would ignore her keen ear for the fragility of teenage emotions. George Chilcott’s production sometimes meanders but it also captures the misses: the things not quite said or blurted out defensively. Barrie and Hurst—both of whom are making their professional debuts here—are a strong, contrasting
pairing. She’s sarcastic, uncertain and wounded, poised for attack as defence. Hurst, meanwhile, beautifully underplays Stan, finding something funnier and less predictably drawn than just ‘the local loner’ in his off-the-cuff delivery. It’s not sugar-coated. There’s a reason why Stevie left her last school, and it’s brought to light by something that happens to her during the play. But this is woven into the wider story of two people trying to make sense of where they are in their lives. There’s a wistfulness to Trills’ music that’s not easy nostalgia. / Tom Wicker
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Like the Vikings seen walking the shoreline by the mother of one of its main characters, there’s something timeless about Songlines. Backed by live music from folk group Trills, Tallulah Brown’s play could easily lapse into whimsy, but instead rides a wave of gentleness and empathy for teenage awkwardness. A resentful Stevie (Fanta Barrie) has been abandoned by her flaky mother in a rural village in Suffolk with her puritanical grandmother.
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It’s 4:40am. Preston Road in Manchester is suspiciously quiet. Tom lays awake at number 28. He contemplates his broken heart and the idea that his life may be stuck in a neverending rut of repetition. This might be a normal winter’s evening for a single 30-something, but something isn’t right. In two
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Think that having obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) simply means washing your hands over and over again? Can’t Stop Can’t Stop will make you think again. Sitting on—or pacing around—a stool in the centre of a downstairs studio space in C royale, Sam Ross takes us inside the head of someone who lives with OCD. He talks through his compulsions and his anxieties and shows us his triggers. What is immediately clear is that the experience of OCD is hugely individual, tailored by—recent science suggests—faulty flightor-fight mechanisms in the brain. Ross’s use of flashing lights and bursts of deafening sound skilfully evoke the frightening mental over-
load of an OCD episode. The strongest aspect of this production is how visceral it is. Ross fearlessly portrays the psychological and physical impact of his OCD and the patterns of behaviour it locks him into. This isn’t neatly internalised or a matter of a few tears spilled; it’s gagging, contorted, on the floor, covered in your own spit. It’s difficult to watch at times, and importantly so. It lends an acute urgency to the interspersed scenes of Ross undergoing the painfully slow process of trying to make an NHS appointment with a therapist. It brings home the daily, desperate battle that living with OCD represents. Beyond this, the show is a little rough and ready; the metatheatrical elements, including some stilted audience interaction, aren’t as clear or as well integrated as they could be. But it’s still very early days at the Fringe for Can’t Stop Can’t Stop, which is already a powerful, illuminating hour. /︎ Tom Wicker
create a poignant epilogue. Ian Kershaw’s script is sophisticated, multi-layered and never predictable. The simple solo performance allows the writing to shine, and Hesmondhalgh—known for Coronation Street—is a warm, engaging performer who convinces several audience members to lend her shoes to represent some of the characters that appear in her story. The filament lightbulbs suspended from the theatre’s ceiling are like stars or thoughts, and the pairs of shoes remind us where we have been, where we have yet to go and the legacy we leave behind. /︎ Laura Kressly
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other houses on his street, two other people are awake and time has stopped. Literally – it’s still 4:40am despite Tom pondering his existence for nearly an hour. Julie Hesmondhalgh narrates Tom’s story and that of the other people up at this obscene hour. In between scenes, her pre-recorded voice tells us of golden records onboard the Voyager spaceship that exist to inform alien races about the wonders of Earth. The disparate ideas and the surreal mystery of Tom’s nighttime adventure come together in the end with surprise and unpredictability. The connection between the two is tenuous, but combine to
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Frau Welt is a woman of rumour, controversy and legend from Berlin to Broadway, but the fading glory of the Weimar Cabaret now finds herself at the end of the pier – or rather, in Edinburgh. She is here to tell her true story for the first time, before she retires into oblivion. Performed by Peter Clements,
Frau Welt combines drag, cabaret, theatre and movement to warn audiences of the toxicity of ambition. Clements has a precise physicality − he magnificently owns the stage with balletic gestures. Dressed in a beaded black ballgown with a coiffed black wig and stark makeup, he makes for an imposing, ghostly figure. The image he cuts is striking. Frau Welt’s story is one of a maniacal drive for success, with her first target being the Berliner Ensemble run by Bertolt Brecht and his leading lady/wife Helene Weigel. After a demeaning start with the company, she decides she is willing to do anything she can to succeed
in showbiz. The script is simply structured and punctuated with lip-synched musical numbers and hilarious audience participation. The participants are pushed to their limits with physical contact, dance and feigned affection. Clements never forces someone to join if they refuse, but a lot is expected of those who do initially show willing. The genre mashup is high camp, entertaining and crafted with obvious skill, but the story and its message don’t provide much social commentary. Nevertheless, it’s a fun, well-performed show. /︎ Laura Kressly
Trying to find the right words to bridge the gaps between them, McClafferty’s professional jargon only pushes Donna and Brian further away. Anger and opportunity become cyclical as the script leapfrogs timelines and characters, and we see their son Jayden (Jones), in his bright, confused, troubled state. As Jayden and his friend Kaylie, and later as their younger selves, Jones and Morris deftly demonstrate the complex emotions of children, all perceptive and terrified. Jones is enchanting as Brian.
Between bullish outbursts—he insists he’s a changed man, alright, changing then—he tries to win Donna back. Morris’s character is given less but she fiercely protects what she has. She wavers between the two men, defending each in turn as they push at each other’s inferiorities, and neither comes out of the fight well. Class makes its point about privilege and entitlement—both in terms of class and gender— strongly and clearly, but leaves little space to read between the lines. / Kate Wyver
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The fear of the classroom never really fades. Iseult Golden and David Horan’s Irish drama explores how home circumstance affects a child’s education, as a parent-teacher meeting is saddled with more than just a troublesome child. For both skittish Brian (Stephen Jones) and Donna (Sarah Morris), school is seen as something to escape. Squashed into too-small chairs, the recently separated couple try to pretend everything’s okay as eager Mr McCafferty (Will O’Connell), concerned to the point of exhaustion, tells them their nine-year-old son Jayden is struggling. Stumbling over the ideas of learning “difficulty” and “difference”, accusations scatter across the classroom.
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William Freeman died in jail. The son of a freed slave, he was wrongly convicted of horse theft and beaten so badly by cellmates that he left prison severely brain-damaged. After killing a family of four, he was declared sane enough to stand trial and died behind bars. His was a whole life lost to racism. He is, of course, not alone. Freeman recounts the stories of five black men and women who died in police custody: Sandra Bland, found hanging in her cell after a minor traffic infringement; Michael Bailey, left unsupervised despite being on suicide watch; David Oluwale, the British Nigerian
immigrant drowned in West Riding after a police beating; Sarah Reed, suicide following police brutality. Like Stephen Sondheim’s musical Assassins, Camilla Whitehill’s play lets the dead swap stories across time and space. Underpinned by real anger, it’s horribly potent: an accumulation that leaves no doubt about the pattern at play. Black men and women with mental health issues are left to die – or worse, killed. By looping in Daniel
M’Naghten, a Scot spared prison for killing a civil servant in 1843 by reason of insanity, Freeman stresses our inequality before the law. It does, however, merely point out a problem, rather than seeking to pick it apart. Some of the stories bear fleshing out fully, not skimming through, and the swiftness leads to a mish-mash of styles, swinging from shadow storytelling to physical theatre, that feels somewhat dilettante. /︎ Matt Trueman
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On a darkened stage, a group of people sit in a semi-circle and begin to tell their stories one by one, or sometimes two by two. None are actors and all are relating true stories (or “direct testimonies based on the personal experiences of the persons on stage”, as they are billed), yet each delivers a theatrical monologue or sometimes a two-handed dialogue with the
credibility of authority. The 15 featured are all real-life staff, students or patients of the NHS, and their miniature one-scene plays are never less than resonantly affecting. Devised and directed by Jeremy Weller of Edinburgh’s multiple Fringe First-winning Grassmarket Projects, they capture more than a tale of workaday everyday life in the National Health Service, but rather a moment of genuine health crisis for all involved. From the creatively sweary tattooed man with arthritis and no time for Big Pharma conspiracy theorists, to a miscarrying woman left home alone to “let nature run its course”, to a young and unsupported student developing
an eating disorder, each of these vignettes manages to lay a hand upon both the harrowing and the reassuringly human. Only one story, of a mental health nurse named Steven who suffers from burnout and alcohol addiction, progresses beyond one installment, while the breadth of tone extends from a visceral account of domestic abuse to the inescapable humour of a not very self-aware Morningside mum who takes her daughter’s behavioural problems personally. The minimal staging and—at 90 minutes—the apparent lack of a deep edit feel a little wearing, but the honesty and implicit call for empathy throughout is greatly affecting. / David Pollock
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With keys clenched firmly between fingers, Chase Scenes rips into the trope of women pursued on film. Three women perform 60 different scenarios in this relentless experiment that numbs emotion through excess fear. Projection screens switch between live feeds and recorded footage as a list blinks through 1-60. Passing the smartphone rig between them, Hilary Anne Christ, Alexandra Elliott and Ming Hon race across the debris-littered stage. One takes the lead while the other two circle; lighting, chasing, filming. Some scenes evoke horror tropes (51. Axe) and others are classic
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comedy (22. Slip up). Some turn from pleasure to pain (31. Rain), while others are plainly brutal (48. Beaten). Some make more sense than others, most last the length of a throat-scratching scream and each one is frantic. The postmodern structure feels inflexible when halfway through, the screens flick through photos of all-male action heroes, dramatic music deafening, and then returns to the same format with 30 more scenarios. When it gets to 54., Nightmare #4, it feels as though
they might have run out of ideas. In each of the 60 reasons for running, the predator’s gaze is assumed to be male, with technical director jaymez’s use of multi-cameras playing on the sense of paranoia and threat of sexual violence. Yet Chase Scenes also points to female strength. The trio are relentless, spending the best part of an hour running, violently chucking themselves down, then getting up again, again, again. As the lights go down, the patter of feet continues. / Kate Wyver
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A door opens and Tom ushers Sophie into his home. Their greeting is hesitant and nervous, but there’s a familiarity between them. It turns out they know each other; they’re former lovers reunited after many years, with Sophie having tracked Tom down in order to make peace with their
past. She’s edgy and frantic, while he’s relaxed and at ease with the life he has built with his new partner and child. Yet as she unpicks their shared— and very different—memories of the tragic bus crash they were both involved in, the silent fault line which has existed in the years since they were separated is exposed. Sophie has decided to forgive the person responsible, but Tom isn’t so sure. Indeed, what lurks under the surface of his perfectly rebuilt life is something more frightening and certainly more calculated than even the disaster
which once befell the couple. Brad Birch’s play is a powerfully constructed house of cards. The complex system of circumstances responsible for its inevitably crushing denouement are laid in place from the start. Actors Louise Collins and Paul Rattray are directed by David Mercatali with a sense of urgent intensity – to the extent, perhaps, that the play gains a sense of the melodramatic at more than one point. Yet its well-worked themes of memory, perspective, forgiveness and anger ultimately coalesce into a powerful portrait of radicalisation. /︎ David Pollock
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When Austrian painter Oskar Kokoschka’s lover, Alma Mahler, left him, he responded in an incredibly creepy way: by commissioning a life-sized doll of her. This is one thread woven through Italian company Nina’s Drag Queens’s Alma, A Human Voice, making its English-language debut at Summerhall. Writer and performer Lorenzo Piccolo walks on stage, pulling a pink suitcase behind him. He unpacks dresses, which he lays out like a crime scene. Over the course of an hour he uses drag, lip-syncing and exaggeration to unpack the ways in which female identity, particularly as ‘muse’, is shaped and controlled by men. This is a show in which irony
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competes with aesthetics. Piccolo, clownish and playful at times, interweaves the story of Kokoschka’s Alma doll with a partial re-enactment of—and lip-syncing to—Cocteau’s La Voix Humaine. (This one-act opera, echoed in this show’s title, takes the form of a phone monologue by a distraught female lover.) Directo Alessio Calciolari leans heavily on the meta-theatrics of the stage to illustrate the often abusive relationship between the male gaze and women. It’s there in the
performative glitches, the ways in which scenes don’t end and clothes are discarded. A dress is fetishized but blank drapery. But all the poses, the knowing looks and the archly funny touches amount to something less than their parts. It’s beautifully put together and entertaining but hollow. Using drag to interrogate gender this way isn’t new, and there’s something ironic about how the real-life Alma is subsumed so completely. Ultimately, she’s just a peg for a concept here. / Tom Wicker
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This is an odd one. Billed as a "two hander musical about the brain’s response to grief", Sparks is a perceptive piece of observational storytelling punctuated by devastating moments of reflection. These aspects of the production are largely confined to separate narrative strands which, while they inevitably converge, fail to compliment each other effectively. Both are enormously accomplished in their own right, however. Co-writers Jessica Butcher and Anoushka Lucas occupy two very specific roles though they
Everything Not Saved HHH VENUE: TIME:
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What is memory? Why are we so obsessed with photos when they only represent us at that one precise moment? How can we trust our brains? Is Boney M’s ‘Rasputin’ still a banger if you distort it? (The answer, of course, is yes; it’s a classic). It’s all pretty meta stuff. Everything Not Saved follows a similar pattern for the majority of the show. The audience are confronted with questions, the next
portray the same character. Jessica communicates emotions and events through conventional dialogue, while Anoushka, stage right behind a keyboard, does the same through song.That the cast are able to take this approach is testament to their chemistry.Their commitment, fearlessness and sharp writing abilities are more than enough to weather any unconventional experiments in form. Making a treatise on millennial angst and tawdry romance in the
age of internet dating gel with a teary-eyed account of a mother’s deteriorating health and eventual death, however, is an issue the performers can’t quite overcome. The story of a self-described feminist attempting to achieve some form of self-actualisation as she mourns the passing of her closest role model lies buried within Sparks, but its two narratives aren’t working together to uncover it. /︎ Lewis Porteous
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scene bounces off them and then raises problems of its own. The brutal honesty of the performance is incredibly challenging. It verges on making you feel small and insignificant, but it’s a fascinating and original perspective on life. And then it just descends into madness. Bizarre, unexplainable madness. The point of the piece is thrown away, giving way to bemusement, as though the whole thing has been a bit of a gimmick until this moment. Any deeper thinking feels like it has been an
investment too far. Perhaps the audience are the punchline. You can’t fault the performances of Breffni Holahan, Maeve O’Mahony and John Dornan, though. Characters may only appear for a few minutes but they’re all three-dimensional, cleverly crafted people. You know you’re watching actors that are a cut above the rest. That’s probably what makes the ending quite so frustrating – there’s so much talent on stage but they undermine it by choosing to go out all guns blazing. / Joanna Trainor
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Michael Morpurgo’s young adult novels appeal well beyond the books’ target demographics. The stage and film adaptations of War Horse continue to draw audiences of all ages, and this one-man adaptation of Private Peaceful resonates with adults as well as teenagers. Actor Andy Daniel excels in charting the coming of age of World War I soldier Tommo, who we first see as a young lad starting school in pre-war Devon. Daniel convinces as a little boy, a cynical, fragile soldier and everything in between. His vulnerability as both
an adult and a child are compelling and watchable, and his love for his family warms the heart. Simon Reade’s adaptation lacks tonal variety, however. Running at over an hour, it starts to feel too long about half way through. The childhood exposition, while sweet and charming, is also too lengthy and lacks momentum. The power of the story lies in Tommo’s experiences at boot camp and in the trenches rather than the school yard or at home in the fields of rural England.
Though the descriptions of both locations are vivid and full, and their juxtaposition powerful, the story is still too slow to develop. Reade faithfully sticks to Morpurgo’s story and the language has moments where it sings, but boiling it down to the rhythms and experiences of one person flattens it. The message of this story, though, that war erases our humanity and understanding of others, is certainly prescient. /︎ Laura Kressly
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Wild grins wilt. Ramon Ayres and Rob Evison attempt to demonstrate the mental strain of performance in Offstage, be it on a velvet rimmed stage or just in front of a friend. Thought it’s perfectly timed for a festival where conversations have already turned to mental health and wellbeing, the slack narrative and clumsy clowning distract from the message they’re trying to share. Spinning a mounted wooden platform, the duo leap on and offstage. Grabbing inexplicable costumes and props for their frankly baffing performance, the recorded audience roars. The real laughter is muted when we see snippets of their show, the physical theatre gawky and stiff. For a performance
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Throbbing bass notes are heard as we’re introduced to Brenda, sprawled face down across a poorly made sofa bed. Whether this soundtrack is intended to represent her heavy, hungover heartbeat, or claustrophobic overspill from the thin walls of a neighbouring flat, a grim scene is established. Writer
that is almost entirely non-verbal, their actions don’t create a slick enough—or funny enough—duet. The lack of laughter their onstage personas receive weakens the impact when the tone shifts. When Pedro (Ayres) is infused with sadness to the point that he can’t perform, Harley (Evison) takes his place, using increasingly wacky masks to hide his partner’s absence. Sweetly melancholic moments come with a kiss on the cheek with a party popper and a heartfelt sequence as Harley physically restrains Pedro from leaving our stage, but by then the meta-narrative is so unclear it has lost its impact. The music blurs the tone further as it underscores the action with strangely lift-like guitar music, spiked with discordant tones as the performer’s frown deepens. Offstage desperately tries to show the struggles of performance, and raises money for a worthy charity, but it lacks the necessary complex, multi-layered presentation of mental health. / Kate Wyver
and performer Karen Cogan starts Drip Feed as she means to go on, immersing us in the oppressive environs of Cork in the late 90s. Cogan finds touching scraps of humour, love and camaraderie amid the waste-strewn landscape she describes. The opening scene has Brenda indulging in broad comedy as she covertly rummages through a girlfriend’s bin. Later, more level-headed moments find her recounting how she and her friends came to feel at ease with their sexuality, their bonds strengthened by the intolerance of others. This is a coming-of-age tale, and so a euphoric nightclub scene naturally
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features. In many respects, Cogan is too comfortable navigating the world of Drip Feed, dwelling on the most tawdry aspects of a life the writer presumably felt compelled to escape. An exhausting negativity pervades the piece. Cogan is no Andrea Dunbar, a playwright who found humour and life in the unpleasant realities of her environment. Instead, she appears to be trading in self mythology, immortalising yesterday’s grime through one-note gutter poetry. There are deftly-handled moments here, but we spend a lot of time wallowing in muck to reach them. / Lewis Porteous
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Dance, Physical Theatre & Circus Reviews My Land HHHHH VENUE: TIME:
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For millennia, land has been a source of conflict. Desirable but impossible to truly possess. Vied for and revered by men. Women have had much the same treatment, so it seems apt that a woman embodies the metaphorical earth goddess role in this stunning new production from Recirquel, premiering at this year’s Fringe. Dirt slips through fingertips and
the woman slips enticingly out of reach, while six men push themselves to physical and emotional limits to claim something that will always resist ownership. Directed by Bence Vági, whose company brought us last year’s hit Paris de Nuit, this show has an entirely different atmosphere and a cast of extraordinarily high technical calibre. Beautiful and inventive scenography includes a warping mirror that creates mirage illusions, and Zsolt Tárnok’s "earth table" stage, which shoots shafts of light from beneath a layer of soil as it is scraped and swirled away by the choreography above. Lighting—by Attila Lenzsér and József Petö—is dramatically atmospheric
throughout: entrances and exits dissolve through a black void, sharp silhouettes stand out against haze, shadows on bare skin highlight intricacies of musculature. Roman Khafizov bends himself backward till his fingertips touch his heels, Yevheniia Obolonina balancing a handstand on his upturned hips. Rodion Drahun and Sergii Materinskyi face off in a powerful battle manifested through startlingly intense juggling. Later, Materinskyi dances an acrobatic deathwish with his balance ladder. In the end, we are reminded that, for all the fight that fills our lives, we each inevitably return to that dust, that earth, that land. / Katharine Kavanagh
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Summerhall 2:40pm – 3:25pm, 1–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20
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The story seems simple at first. A harried office-worker wishes for love, sending romantic notes on the wings of birds out through her city window. And then there’s a fish. The fish is also looking for love. Or is the fish the dreaming soul of the lonely woman? Both are played
with precise physical articulation by Chuang Hui Yun, and both arrive at their own happy ending after some interventionist pink heart balloons bounce in to turn fate their way. It sounds bonkers, and it is. It is also superbly executed, funny and adorable. Benches of musical instruments form a base for composers Chen Zi Yin and Ivan Alberto Flores Moran to create incidental music and continual live foley. The company’s name—Sun Son Theatre—comes from the Chinese words for ‘body’ and ‘sound’, and director Leonson Ng ensures both components have equal, mutually reinforcing weight. The responsive, cartoonlike soundtrack supports an
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The German live-art collective bambule.babys have brought a double bill of Barbie-driven porn to this year’s Fringe. In Part One, Anna Valeska Pohl inhabits a box-like set of baby pink and powder blue, surrounded by naked dolls and their dismembered parts. Other "customer dolls" sit on red padded chairs around the stage, and it’s a nice touch that we have to decide what to do with them before we can even take our seats. The show comes in waves of knowing black comedy and aimless improvisation. There is a scripted structure, which eventually provides some elements of backstory, and some connections to the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone, but
array of responsive, cartoonlike animations by visual artist and show creator Liu Wan Chun, which play across the back screen and appear to interact with Chuang’s onstage performance. Although children will certainly be absorbed by the bright colours, clear comic mime and visual magic, Once Upon A Daydream is billed as a fairytale for adults, and grownups can appreciate the technical trickery of projections and human special effects in a way that would be lost on younger viewers. We join in a bedroom rock concert, marvel at the beauty of pastel-lit bubbles, and feel our hearts swell at the sweet conclusion just as much as any kid would. / Katharine Kavanagh
the detail is sloppy. At first we are voyeurs to a style of performance most often witnessed on user-generated video sexchat channels. Later, more direct contact is suggestive of a brothel madame, interchanging with discomfitting portrayals of a sex-worker whose services we have, apparently, paid for. There is a fine line that separates representation from actual sexual provocation, and Pohl flits uncomfortably back and forth over that line throughout. The show relies on audience interaction and, though Pohl warmed up as we did, tonight it felt too little too late. Hades is played by a doggedly masturbating male doll, with a strangely disfigured face and neck, and the show—which seems to begin as a comment on sex work—darkens as the "workers" become identified as children. A constant slew of sucking, mashing of chewing gum, squeaking of teeth and an odd drawling accent make the experience equally challenging to the ear. / Katharine Kavanagh
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In her first solo show at the Fringe, bearded, seven-foot drag queen Gingzilla sticks her fierce stiletto heels into gender stereotypes and leaves some fabulous wreckage in the wake of her rampage at Assembly Festival Theatre. The aesthetic is a 50s-style
cinema experience, complete with Gingzilla as the least professional usherette ever. What follows is a run of authentic TV ads from that decade on how to be a "glamorous" woman—put up and shut up—with extra Gingzilla inserted. It’s pointed camp, as sharp and fun as the queen herself. The joy of the show is how it riffs so successfully on classic horror movies, mixing the DNA of films like King Kong with Gingzilla’s lessons from a grandly patronising, disembodied male voice on how to fit in and conform. That goes as well as you’d imagine. It’s the perfect mashup of conquering and cabaret. When she breaks free, the redhead unleashed, it’s the marginal-
ised ‘monster’ reconfigured into a vampish silhouette, discarding her Amazon Prime chains. The show’s a little disjointed, but, boy, those seams are rich. Gingzilla’s singing voice is a delirious mix of Shirley Bassey, a trucker and a T. rex. In between unleashing it on her audience, she’s as comically expressive as a silent movie star. This production mixes film, pop and lip-syncing into a multi-media headrush that creates something new. It’s exhilarating, naughty and nice. From her height, to her beard, to her hair colour, to her ability to deepthroat an ice-cream, Gingzilla weaponizes everything for maximum subversive entertainment. / Tom Wicker
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In 1986, a relatively unknown child actor was cast on an Australian soap. A year later, 20 million British people and one in 10 Aussies watched her character’s wedding. The young actor went on to become an international pop star, and cabaret artist Michael Griffiths is one of her biggest fans. His Kylie tribute isn’t just a collection of songs, though. It’s part biography, part gig and tells the story of Kylie’s life chronologically, beginning with her work on Neighbours and ending with a toast to her incredible 31 year career. The show undoubtedly appeals to those who know her as well as Griffiths does, and the story gives those less
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Ada Campe is the comedy alias of performer and researcher Naomi Paxton. She’s an ageing, richly coiffured, lavishly dressed variety artist with a voice like caramel and a deliciously husky laugh. Campe, that is, not Paxton.
familiar with her work something to follow. Griffiths alternates brief, first-person narration with Kylie’s greatest hits. Using thought and care, he links moments from her life with specific songs, providing them with a wider context. ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ is paired with her learning of her ex-boyfriend Michael Hutchence’s death, right before a gig in London at G-A-Y. This structure gives the show a journey, with
the songs lending emotional life to historical facts. The narrative is simple, but Griffiths is a charismatic performer and doesn’t rely on drag to jazz up his personification. It’s just him in simple, male clothing on a plain stage. His energy, and infectious enthusiasm combine with his fantastic voice and a story to make this not just a cabaret, but also a dynamic piece of theatre. / Laura Kressly
It’s a wonderful character. Part raconteur, part magician, part comedian, Campe is as enigmatic as she is eccentric. The comedy comes in two ways: when Campe turns her heavily sequined charade up to 11, smiling maniacally and gesturing extravagantly, and when she lets the bubble burst and the veneer of music hall mystery slips. Her show, Ada Campe and the Psychic Duck, is basically one long, rambling, shaggy dog story about her early career in cabaret with a travelling troupe in Tenby. It heads off down many a diversion and stops for a few comedically clunky magic routines, but Campe keeps the momentum going well.
The tale doesn’t really go anywhere—the final destination is a wacky, fortune-telling routine with a squeaky plastic duck—but the fun is in the meandering route taken to get there. And Campe is such a friendly on-stage presence that none of the silly audience participation bits along the way feel forced. The finale, when two spectators are hauled on stage and made to chase each other round with inflatable balloon-swords, is brilliantly handled. It’s not boundary breaking stuff, it’s not cutting-edge character comedy, but there’s easily enough warmth and wit to sustain an hour. And an hour with Ada will not be forgotten in a hurry. / Fergus Morgan
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Here’s the thing with a Phil Kay show of improvised songs: you never know what’ll happen. Or, sometimes, what is currently happening. Known for freewheeling improvised comedy, Kay will most often use the thoughts he’s about to think as his guiding
script. So “singwriting”, allowing singing to be the writing of the song, is a more apt description of this show than the wordplay first betrays. For Phil Kay: Songer-Singwriter we’re in cosy yurt. There's a chair and a microphone. Topics of tonight’s songs include mountain lakes, Kay’s abnormally long new shoes, sequels and trying to get better at funk music. The contract is simple: we’ll help guide the songs by contributing ideas – a title, a desire, a reflection. The process is very enjoyable. We easily feel included, welcome and needed. Like a machine, we feed ideas to be processed through
Kay’s particular perspective to result in unpredictable musical musings that range from silly to melancholy. The fluidity creates an overwhelming atmosphere of humanity, of allowing and accepting each other, in this room. Not everyone will enjoy this kind of collaborative, unstructured process. Kay’s refusal to be pinned down to one idea, theme or even musical genre is not often the makings of a stunning comedy song. But this a unique performance of a mind at work. Kay gives us calm reflection, frequently absurd mental images and a surprisingly moving experience. / Naomi Obeng
That’s not what happens, though. The multi-instrumentalist is a versatile performer, but the show itself doesn’t seem to quite know what it is. The cabaret documents her childhood in Oz and her art school days in London but the opening intention of supposedly crowd sourcing a musical doesn’t have much follow through. She packs a sharp wit and is quick with the audience, but her
initial aim gets lost in double entendre and musical gags. There are some creative and very funny moments – her first encounter with another woman’s vagina is demonstrated on a theremin, and she practices her blowjob techniques on a kazoo. But other than sharing her vulnerability with us, there’s little of the process of writing a musical that supposedly drives this show. / Laura Kressly
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In a world where identity is more important than ever, Victoria Falconer struggles to fit in. The half Filipina, bisexual Australian grew up in an isolated small town not knowing anyone like her. Her Filapina mum made her eat weird food, and she looked different from her school pals. So she wants to write a musical that everyone can relate to, and the audience is here to help. Musical theatre superstar Lea Salonga and Cassandra from Wayne’s World were the only women she found that looked like her, but there’s a gaping chasm of experience between a Disney princess and a grungy rocker. Falconer has a load of ideas for her musical, and says she is writing it in front of her audience.
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Musicals & Opera Reviews 89 Nights: An Original Musical HHH VENUE: TIME:
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Alice’s gap year stay in New York isn’t ideal. She’s working as an au pair for a demanding employer— Sheila—looking after her two tearaway children. Her American travel pass, or "ESTA", limits her stay to 89 nights before she needs to return to the UK, and working on an ESTA isn’t technically legal; the glittering
city quickly looses its sheen. This new musical from Bristol-based Troubadour Stageworks understands musical theatre tropes and uses them knowingly. Movement choreography used to evoke the busy city chimes with the score, and we’re transported to Manhattan. The text provides moments of observation which speak to a generation that’s unsure how to make dreams come true, and deceived into thinking that trying one’s best is automatically enough to get where you want to be. Despite this briefly emerging poignancy, the loosely sketched plot works to the detriment of the emotional journey which we’re
supposedly being taken on. Alice’s troubles quickly become subsumed under those of illustrator Ben, who is as downbeat as her about living in New York. 89 Nights finds its home in a specific geographical location, but in all its name-checking of parks, squares and stations, it doesn’t take us much deeper into why the characters connect so strongly with this city nor, crucially, with each other. While it makes its original material into an engaging production, with good vocal performances and musical backing, the story is limited in scope and lacks an energetic core to set it alight. / Naomi Obeng
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You’ve heard of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. Well, this long-lived transatlantic musical could be a companion piece called Dogs. David Troy Francis’ show has received productions all over America since its Los Angeles debut over a decade
ago. Now, a pared-down version cocks its leg at Edinburgh, with its tuneful troupe of canines in tow. There’s not much of a narrative. All we get is six pooches of varying breed and nationality, rubbing along together in a city park. There’s a Welsh Spaniel. An upper-class English Afghan Hound. A hard-nosed New York Pug. Every dog has his day. Brian James Leys’ blokey Labrador Retriever sings nostalgically about his childhood crush on Lassie. Dale Adams’ wet-nosed Jack Russell pup wails about his inability to growl with the rest of them. You get the picture. It’s dogs, singing about being dogs, to the accompaniment of old-timey tunes. For 75 minutes.
There are some genuinely good bits when it gets going. Francesca Goodridge choreographs proceedings jubilantly, particularly during a jazzy number about fleas and a nicely harmonised song about the lure of passing police sirens. The six-strong cast are game, bounding around exuberantly throughout like red setters after tennis balls. But also, it’s a musical about dogs. A musical. About dogs. Complete with trad showtunes and ropey rhymes, and a sincerely questionable routine about a Mexican chihuahua. It’s about as far from cutting edge as you can get. Fine for families, but there are far more exciting things out there. / Fergus Morgan
about music? That passion certainly doesn’t come across here. For a musical, there is surprisingly little music. The first of the songs comes several scenes in, and while they are sung well—the only redeeming feature of this show—they are turned into a farce by the lead guitarist pretending to play along with a recording. There is no choreography to speak of; instead the actors pace the stage
and look at the floor. 'Highway to Hell' is the show’s high point, but this production has many, many lows. Though Bon Scott and his career could make for an exciting show about the life of one of the greatest rockers of the 1970s, this new musical needs a total rewrite, and cast and creative overhaul, in order to become a passable piece of theatre. / Laura Kressly
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Bon Scott, the lead singer of AC/ DC, was one of rock ‘n’ roll’s great legends. The frontman was about to lead the band into worldwide commercial success when he died at age 33. His life was full of adventure, alcoholism and music so he’s a fitting subject for a new musical. This one is not a worthy tribute to his rise to fame. The book has a complete lack of tension with scenes that are basically recitations of facts about his career in chronological order. The performances, in cod-Australian accents, are occasionally inaudible and always emotionally barren. Who knows if Scott was passionate
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Denim: The Denim Juniors Eve Green, age nine, is inspired by cabaret troupe Denim’s first foray into work for younger audiences What happens in the show? Five rock star sisters sing an epic bunch of songs. First they sing a song each then one of them tells a story. Describe the show in five words. Funny, inspirational, fun, groovy, sweet. What did you like most about the show? The songs because they were funny and cheerful.
What did your grown-up think of the show? My granny thought the singers in Denim were all good at their different parts and worked well as a team. They also sang well. She liked some of the songs, especially the cheerful ones. She quite enjoyed the show but it wasn’t really her sort of thing! Would you tell your friends to come and see the show? Yes, definitely for friends age 6-12.
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If there was something the performers could have done better next time, what would it be? Involve more people in the audience.
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What was your favourite moment in the show? When the character with the blue wig got shy.
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Strings for Kids: Misha’s Gang Presents Martha Green, age five, meets the orchestra in this show from Russian conductor Misha Rachlevsky – and finds she likes them very much What happens in the show? We made an orchestra with instruments. We played lots of music and thought about how we make music. I loved it! Describe the show in five words. Musical, fun, friendly, dancing, animals. Who was your favourite character, and why? The conductor. He was fun. He let us conduct ourselves.
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Were there any characters you didn’t like, and why? Just one. He played a double bass which was loud and bigger than me. I didn’t like that so much. What did you like most about the show? Playing the instruments. I played a horn.
If there was something the performers could have done better next time, what would it be? They only had instruments with bows. I would have liked to play some drums. What was your favourite moment in the show? When they played loud music. I liked that. What did your grown-up think of the show? She enjoyed it as much as me. Would you tell your friends to come and see the show? Definitely! It was a lot of fun.
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In front of me, an excited row of eight to ten year olds are swapping stories about the last time they saw the special blend of circus tricks and comic improvisation that Martin Mor presents in his family shows. Its an auspicious start, and one that is borne out by the talent and chutzpah of this boldy bearded Northern
Irish entertainer when he appears. Smartly dressed in earthy-toned plaids—waistcoat and plus-fours— he boldy engages audience members young and old with “science and stuff”. It’s easy to overlook just how strong his juggling and balance skills are because we’re having so much fun. Nearly eight foot of it, to be precise. (We have a measuring system.) All Mor’s tricks require assistance from audience volunteers – and there are no shortage of hands shooting up when he as much as raises an eyebrow in our direction. Mor knows his audience inside out, working a perfect level of teasing and bigging
up members of the crowd. He spins balls on sticks, tosses wooden blocks—known in the trade as cigar boxes—and reduces a cascade of five coloured balls down to zero as his current young helper is directed to catch them one by one in a large net. Twinkly-eyed charisma is amplified in the small space, and a novel twist on the classic tablecloth trick is as funny as the recurring interaction with audience snacks. String Theory includes new material for those who had the pleasure of seeing Mor’s shows before, but keeps all of the familiar rib-tickling charm. / Katharine Kavanagh
Sophie’s mum, an academic, tries to explain her illness through the stories she teaches, and her daughter eagerly grabs onto the metaphors. Sophie sees Beowulf attack and kill monsters (with a snake puppeteered particularly creatively by the ensemble, hunks of wood lurching) and wants to do the same for the cancer cells killing her mum. The notes of death and longing
may touch parents in the audience more than their children, but Beowulf creates a springboard for conversation, and suggests there’s a way for parents to talk to their kids about death without scaring them. What sings most loudly, thrumming and beating through the whole show, is the joy and life— even in death—that can be reached through stories. / Kate Wyver
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Most children learn about death through the passing of a pet. Sophie learns from Old English poetry. As her mother fights cancer, the pages of Beowulf open up and take the brave nine-year-old on a treacherous journey across a wild sea. Written and directed by Toby Hulse, the ensemble of eight make good use of the too-small stage. With brawling songs and vicious battles, they underscore the Anglo-Saxon storytelling with the patter of drums. At first the language is tricky for children (and it remains so for the very young), but when Beowulf buddies up with Sophie, they’re gripped. Sophie makes the translation fun – that is until she finds out Beowulf can speak modern English, and they begin to switch between the two.
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Daniel Kitson: Good for Glue The Stand Comedy Club, 8–27 Aug, weekdays only, £8.0
Hate ‘n’ Live Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–27 Aug, £0.0
Will Seaward’s Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories V Gilded Balloon Teviot, 8–28 Aug, not 14, 23, prices vary Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show Just the Tonic at The Caves, Various dates from 11 Aug to 26 Aug, £7.5
Electric Frog Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Late’n’Live Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–28 Aug, prices vary The Spice Girls Lied to Us Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 13–16 Aug, £0.0
11:00 The Full Irish Whistlebinkies, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Succubus Fringe Edition Just the Tonic at The Tron, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £5.0
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00:05 Black White With a Hash Brown Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–27 Aug, £0.0
00:10 Relatively Normal Waverley Bar, 7–27 Aug, £0.0 Niteskreen Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–27 Aug, not 14, £0.0 110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, £5.0 Carl Donnelly Speaks to Dead People Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 19–23 Aug, £6.0 Bob Slayer: NeverMind the BusStops Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 11–18 Aug, £5.0 Pat Cahill: Clagnut Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7 Aug, £5.0
What’s Mark Zuckerberg Got to Do With It? Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 8–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 The Late Night Evil Show Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–27 Aug, £0.0 The Improverts Bedlam Theatre, 7–28 Aug, £8.0
00:45 Late Night Comedy Death Camp Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–27 Aug, not 21, £0.0 Simon Jablonski – Love Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–27 Aug, not 15, 16, £0.0 Rule of Three Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–27 Aug, £0.0 Comedy Queers / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–27 Aug, £0.0
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Sameer Katz: Treesonous Thoughts Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–27 Aug, £0.0
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Twat Out of Hell Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 8–26 Aug, not 21, £0.0
David Callaghan: Dead Man’s Chest Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £5.0
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You’ve Been Fringed Just the Tonic at The Caves, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £0.0
Rory Jones: Return of the Wizword Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £6.0
Sad Clowns theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–10 Aug, £0.0
Best of the Fest Assembly Hall, 10–27 Aug, not 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, prices vary
Cool Story Bro Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–27 Aug, not 16, £0.0
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A Comedy Brunch 2 Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
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Bob Slayer: NeverMind the BusStops Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 11–18 Aug, £5.0
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Improvable and the Chapter of Secrets Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 20–26 Aug, £0.0
For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in Aid of Mind and SAMH Assembly George Square Theatre, 12 Aug, £15.0
Stranger Friends Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 8–15 Aug, £0.0
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Late-Night Lucky Bag Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–27 Aug, £0.0
Oxford Revue: Free Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, Various dates from 7 Aug to 27 Aug, £0.0
Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 6: Big O Makes It in New York... or, Does She? – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 16–27 Aug, £0.0
Goodbye... I’m Leaving Just the Tonic at The Caves, Various dates from 8 Aug to 27 Aug, £5.0
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Sam Campbell: The Trough Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–27 Aug, not 14, £6.0
Diamond Comedy Club Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–27 Aug, £0.0
Late-Night LOLs Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–27 Aug, £0.0
09:00 Clicking Comedians Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, £0.0
09:30 A Political Breakfast Natural Food Kafe, 9–25 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, £0.0
10:00 Mystery Meat (Showcase) Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 On Earth As It Is Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
10:20 Lee Kyle – Kicking Potatoes Into the Sea Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 15, 19, £0.0 Present and Correct Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5.0
10:40 Jake Donaldson: Help! I’m Trapped in the Body of an Adequate Comedian! Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Pigs in Residence Just the Tonic at The Caves, 10–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, £0.0
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Orwell That Ends Well: The Musical Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £5.0 Desperately Seeking Motivation (The Beginning) Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £99.0
11:10 Mirth in the Morning With Rhodders Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 20–26 Aug, £0.0
11:15 Angry Face Emoji Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Benet Brandreth: A Hero for Our Times Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–22 Aug, prices vary Gráinne Maguire: What Has the News Ever Done for Me? Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
11:20 Jacob Hatton: Ozymandias Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
11:30 The Kinkens Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
11:45 The Museum of Tat Roadshow Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
11:50 Sugar Rush: The Best of the Fringe Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, £5.0
11:55 Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary
12:00 The Delightful Sausage: Regeneration Game Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, £5.0 Chris Thorburn: Cineman The Coffee House, 16–24 Aug, £0.0 Trying to Be Good Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Justin Matson: Fatter Than You Think Laughing Horse @ Ushers, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Ryan Ward and Joe Molander: Natural Born Performers Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 19–26 Aug, £0.0 Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Some Like It Holt Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Best in Class / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Fred MacAulay in Conversation Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 20–26 Aug, prices vary Sanderson Jones: That’s the Spirit! Heroes @ Boteco, 7–25 Aug, £5.0 It’s No Job for a Nice Jewish Girl PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 9–27 Aug, not 11, 18, 25, £11.5 David Ephgrave: My Part in His Downfall Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5.0 Wedding Guest Extraordinaire: Sarah Southern Waverley Bar, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Andrew Sim: You Gotta Find Joy Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Christian Talbot: Desperately Seeking Approval Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 The Cambridge Impronauts: A Series of Improvable Events Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Alex Farrow: Allow It Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh, It’s the One-Liner Show – Free Entry Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Aidan Goatley’s 10 Films With... Podcast Sweet Novotel, Various dates from 7 Aug to 24 Aug, £10.0 Anesti Danelis: Songs for a New World Order Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 7–18 Aug, £0.0 (No) Money in the Bank Sweet Novotel, 13–19 Aug, £7.0
12:05 Hoo-Ha! Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 12, 13, 20, £5.0
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Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – 90s Edition The Stand Comedy Club 2, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 22, £9.0 Eleanor Morton: Great Title, Glamorous Photo The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £9.0 Here Be Improv theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–25 Aug, £3.5
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Clash of the Tight Tens Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 A Piece of Cake! Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Robin Boot’s Rockomedy: Welcome to the Pungle Whistlebinkies, 13–26 Aug, £0.0 Karoshi Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 9–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, £0.0
Nerd Time’s a Charm Voodoo Rooms, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Fopical With Peter E Davidson Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 7–20 Aug, £0.0
Cam Spence and Jodie Mitchell: The New Babes Banshee Labyrinth, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Wildly Unprepared BrewDog Lothian Rd, 7–11 Aug, £0.0
Bennett Arron: I’ve Never Told Anyone This Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Ollie Horn Made Some Funny Friends in Japan Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Bread and Geller: Prime Time Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
12:15 Space Doctor Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Oxford Revue: Free Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 12–21 Aug, £0.0 Just These, Please Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 20, prices vary
Olaf Falafel – There’s no i in idiot HHH Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 21–25 Aug, £0.0 Better Sweet Novotel, 7–12 Aug, £5.0 Jack and Claire / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 7–11 Aug, £0.0
12:20 Elvis McGonagall: Full Tartan Jacket Voodoo Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Australia: A Whinging Poms Guide Liquid Room Annexe/ Warehouse, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £0.0 The Ashes: A Comedy Showdown Liquid Room Annexe/ Warehouse, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £0.0
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Peter Brush: Chasing Snails Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 16, 23, £12.0
Phill Jupitus: Freeviously Bannermans, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
The Edinburgh Revue’s Stand-Up Show 2018 Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 7–27 Aug, £0.0
Afternoon Delight Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Lemons Laughing Horse @ The Place, 10–26 Aug, £0.0 Paul Duncan McGarrity – A Practical Guide to Attacking Castles Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Richard Pulsford: Uns-Pun Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Lou Sanders: Shame Pig Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0 Clif Knight Sucks! Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–9 Aug, £0.0
12:35 The Hangover Cure Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5.0 Punel Show Voodoo Rooms, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
A Kinder, Gentler Comedy Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £6.0 Mickey Sharma’s Mixed Blessings Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–25 Aug, not 15, 22, £0.0
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Sooz Kempner: Super Sonic 90s Kid Globe Bar, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Bark and B theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–11 Aug, £8.0 Kai Samra – Brothers (WIP) Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Rik Carranza: Still a Fan Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Playlight Robbery Just the Tonic at The Caves, 14–26 Aug, £5.0
Catch of the Day (A Sturgeon Story) Just the Tonic at The Tron, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
Russell Hicks: A Fist Full of Ideas Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Sketch Thieves Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Richard Wright: Virgin Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Briony Redman: Sketch Artist Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 11, prices vary
Tom and Ollie in: One and a Half Men Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–12 Aug, £5.0
Naked Truth Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
12:55 Bodily Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
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The Ladies Loo Chronicles theSpace on North Bridge, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £7.5
Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
I Am Ross Smith Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Camels Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Abstract Stand-Up Art C venues – C aquila, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Pam Ford: Pants and Pantsability Rinsed Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 17–26 Aug, £0.0 The Guilty Feminist Underbelly, Bristo Square, 25–26 Aug, £15.0
13:05 Generation Y Us? Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 African in New York – Almost Famous by Njambi McGrath Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–24 Aug, not 13, £0.0
13:10 Dan Kelly’s Madras Years Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–16 Aug, £0.0 Nathaniel Metcalfe: Chameleon, Comedian, Corinthian and Caricature Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Andy Onions – PowerPointless Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £7.0
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Sarah Iles: Ghosted Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0
Austentatious Underbelly, Bristo Square, 15–24 Aug, prices vary
13:15 Tom Short and Tom Little – Small World Daylight Robbery, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Interdependent Woman Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 A Work in Progress Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Rob Kemp’s Wheel of Shows Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
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The Oxford Imps: Class of 2018 Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, £10.0 Cassie Atkinson – Swan Songs Waverley Bar, 7–26 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £0.0 Paul Foxcroft: Huge If True Laughing Horse @ Ushers, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Paul ‘Silky’ White: Ziuq The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
Girlfriend from Hell Underbelly, George Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Johnny Irish Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
It’s Not Cute Anymore Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Jeremy Nicholas: After Dinner Stories from My Disastrous Broadcasting Career Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Rory O’Keeffe: The 37th Question Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Andy Storey: Awkward Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Pals Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 15–26 Aug, £0.0 Robin Ince: Chaos of Delight Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 15–26 Aug, £12.0 Curried Mustard Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 9–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, £0.0
I Want an Irish Passport The Stand Comedy Club 2, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
Dad’s Army Lunch Hour Pleasance at EICC, 9 Aug, 11 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, £0.0
Beetlemania: Kafka for Kids! Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Foxdog Studios: Robot Chef Heroes @ Boteco, 7–26 Aug, not 9, £5.0
Seymour Mace Gets Sucked Off by God The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £12.0
Matt Forde’s Political Party Podcast Gilded Balloon Teviot, 9 Aug, £12.0
Live Your Best Life Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 7–18 Aug, £0.0
The Durham Revue present: Zeitgeist Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Board Game Smackdown Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 7–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £0.0
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Fred MacAulay in Conversation Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7–14 Aug, prices vary
Angel Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 AComedyTapas Opium, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Old Jewish Jokes Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 The Family Guy Sneaky Pete’s, 7–12 Aug, £0.0
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The One-Thirty Comedy Cabaret The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 16, £6.0
Revill’s Selection – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, Various dates from 7 Aug to 14 Aug, £0.0
Aaaaaaaaaaaah, It’s 101 Clean Jokes – Free Entry Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Alex Hylton: Everybody’s Different and I’m the Same Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
The Weird and Whacky World of Raymond Bishop Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 19–26 Aug, £0.0
Julia Sutherland: Exposed Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Jon Culshaw and Bill Dare: The Great British Take Off Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13–26 Aug, £15.0 Nick Hall: Spencer Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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Lia Hatzakis – Onion Gum The Clootie Dumpling, 7–25 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, £0.0
Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Impromptu Shakespeare Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Mind the Gap Stand-Up Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Ron the Plumber Meets God-Cilla Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–17 Aug, £0.0 Vince Ebert: Sexy Science. Made in Germany Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary MetaMafforphosis Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 23, £0.0
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13:35 Men With Coconuts Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Alex Garner – Who?! Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0 Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win (Work in Progress) The Stand Comedy Club, 14–23 Aug, £10.0 (No) Money in the Bank Sweet Novotel, 7–12 Aug, £7.0 Stu and Garry’s Fringe Improv Show The Stand Comedy Club, 7–11 Aug, £5.0 In Conversation With Standard Issue The Stand Comedy Club, 12–13 Aug, £10.0
Paul Sinha: The Two Ages of Man HHH The Stand Comedy Club, 26 Aug, £6.0 The Best of Northern The Stand Comedy Club, 25 Aug, £10.0
13:40 Eleanor Tiernan: Success Without a Sex Tape Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Frank Carson: If I Didnt Laugh I’d Cry Assembly Hall, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary UCL Graters: Panopticon Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
13:45 Bruce: Just a Pretty Face Tolbooth Market, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £0.0 Jew-O-Rama Opium, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Getting Higher Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–16 Aug, £0.0 The Second Annual Black Comedy Showcase Bannermans, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Adventures in Dementia: Steve Day Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Jen Brister – Meaningless Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0 Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 15–26 Aug, £12.0
Eat Sleep Shit Shag Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–23 Aug, £0.0 The Whole of Shakespeare theSpace on the Mile, 21–25 Aug, £8.0 Odd Two Out Laughing Horse @ The Place, 17–26 Aug, £0.0 The Secret Diary of Scott Mitchell, Aged 43 and 3/4 Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 18–26 Aug, £0.0
13:50 And They Played Shang-a-Lang Hill Street Theatre, 7–26 Aug, £12.0
13:55 Archie Maddocks: Matchstick Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
14:00 Nicky Wilkinson: Happy Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Bagged PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 8–12 Aug, £11.5 The World’s Smallest Comedy Show Laughing Horse @ The World’s Smallest Fringe Venue, 11–12 Aug, £0.0 Croft & Pearce: Double Take Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
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Robbie McShane and Mary Flanigan: One of Us Is a Robot Three Broomsticks, 18–25 Aug, £0.0
Katharine Ferns: Between One Ferns Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0
Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £9.0
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Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It’s Magic Time!) Pleasance Courtyard, 7–18 Aug, prices vary
Adam Riches Is The Guy Who... Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, £8.0
Joey Page: Perhaps Under Stars That Would Stretch Forever (an Idiot Explains the Universe in Under an Hour) Just the Tonic at The Tron, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £6.5
Susan Harrison Is a Bit Weepy Voodoo Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Daniel Downie: 2 O’Clock Gun Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 7–26 Aug, not 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, £5.0 Adam Larter: Boogie Knights Heroes @ The Hive, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0 Sarah Johnson: Mum’s Going to Ibiza Heroes @ Dragonfly, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 22, £5.0 Andrea Hubert: Holes of Joy Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary Claire Ford: Unboxed Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £7.0 Only Fools and 3 Courses Kama Sutra Restaurant, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £44.5 Aaaaaaaaaaargh, It’s 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 minutes – Free Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 No Funny Business C venues – C aquila, 12–27 Aug, prices vary A Comedy Show on Top of Arthur’s Seat On Top of Arthur’s Seat, 18 Aug, £0.0
14:05 My Finest Hour Southsider, 7–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 A Booklover’s Comedy Show Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Sasha Ellen: No Man’s Land Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–12 Aug, £5.0
Ignacio Lopez: Nine Ig Fails Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 19–26 Aug, £5.0 Cold as Icelandic Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Mark Silcox: I Can Cure... Ciao Roma, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Ella Woods: Wing Defence Just the Tonic at The Caves, 14–26 Aug, £5.0
14:15 Kevin Precious Unholier Than Thou: The Non-Believing Religious Studies Teacher Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Will Hall: Netflix and Will Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Seven-Day NHS: Naughty Health Stories theSpace on the Mile, 10–12 Aug, £9.0 Toby Adams – Tongue in My Head Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Tamar Broadbent: Best Life Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Amy Annette: What Women Want Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–26 Aug, not 20, 21, 22, £10.0
14:25 Jessie Cave: Sunrise The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0 Harry and Chris Save the World Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Kerry Godliman: Work in Progress Pleasance Courtyard, 9–11 Aug, £10.0
Crizards Cromedy Show Waverley Bar, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Peter Dobbing: Pleased With Yourself Isn’t the Same as Being Happy Sneaky Pete’s, 8–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0
101 Comedy Club – Free Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Rosco McClelland: 29 Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
David McIver Is a Nice Little Man Opium, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0 The Freedom Machine C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Samantha Pressdee: Pulling it Together (WIP) Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–10 Aug, £0.0
Grace the Former Child: The Bi-Polar Express Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 9–13 Aug, £5.0
Britain, Let’s Talk About the Golliwogs Fireside, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Agatha Is Missing! Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Ahir Shah: Duffer Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Stand-Up Nomad: Backpacking Comedy Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Juliet Meyers: Year of the Dog Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ Ushers, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Nathan Lang: The Stuntman Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 15, £8.0 By the Power of Greyskull Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 9–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, £0.0
Pottervision Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Ali Brice’s Lemonade Stand Heroes @ The Hive, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0
Please Stop! Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 19–26 Aug, £0.0
Grace theSpace on the Mile, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £6.0
Jack Evans: Work Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free! Subway, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
TwentyTwelve – Free Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 11–18 Aug, £0.0
Cult Comics Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Henry Three Broomsticks, 7–19 Aug, £0.0
Audible Presents Pleasance Courtyard, 14–25 Aug, £0.0
Luke Rollason’s Planet Earth Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0
Afternoon Tea With Ray Fordyce and Other Spiffing Personnages Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £0.0
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Live the Laugh Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
14:35 A Holy Terror The Stand Comedy Club 2, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0 Alphabetti Cabaretti BrewDog Lothian Rd, 15–25 Aug, not 20, £0.0
14:40 Aidan Goatley is the Vicar’s Husband Sweet Grassmarket, 7–25 Aug, not 15, £9.0 Róisín and Chiara: Back to Back Heroes @ Boteco, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5.0 Speechless Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary David Mills: Focus People! Underbelly, George Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Artcoholic Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £6.0
Chris Chopping’s Lonely Hearts Club Band The Clootie Dumpling, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Matt Watson and Friends Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Olaf Falafel – There’s no i in idiot HHH Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, £0.0 Eshaan Akbar: Prophet Like It’s Hot Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary Gareth Richards: Prophet Whistlebinkies, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 First World Problems Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Ben Clover: Crème Brûlée Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Funny Cluckers – Best of the Fest – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Not Quite Mass Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Still Got It Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 7–27 Aug, not 12, £0.0 Helen Lederer Asks Why The Fuss? Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 21–25 Aug, £0.0
14:50 Dansplaining Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Stuart Goldsmith: End Of Liquid Room Annexe/ Warehouse, 7–26 Aug, not 16, £0.0 Lucy Frederick: Even More Naked Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Wil Greenway: Either Side of Everything Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Eric’s Tales of the Sea – A Submariner’s Yarn Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
15:00 Ashley Blaker: Observant Jew Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 11, 18, 25, prices vary Gareth Waugh: Oh Boy...! Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Stand-Up Philosophy – Free Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Stephen Carlin: The Opinionater Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 AAA Batteries (Not Included) Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 The Noise Next Door’s Really, Really, Good Afternoon Show (At Sea!) Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary
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Liam Jeavons: Never Heard of Him CANCELLED PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 10–23 Aug, £6.0 The Cutting Room Canons’ Gait, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 The Trevor Lock Experience Bannermans, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Tony Law: A Lost Show Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0 Good Manners Gone Bad Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 21, prices vary Women Aren’t Funny theSpace @ Venue45, 9–18 Aug, not 12, £5.0
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Don’t Be Terrible Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Captain ‘The Butcher’ Reality Three Broomsticks, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
Afternoon Family Underground Ghost Tour City of Edinburgh Tours, 7–31 Aug, £9.0 We’re Sorry Canadian Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Angelos and Barry: A Matter of Life and Death Le Monde, 7 Aug, 8 Aug, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 12 Aug, £8.0
The Newcastle Revue: Tyne of Your Life Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 7–14 Aug, £0.0
Vice Captains Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Andy Zaltzman: Right Questions. Wrong Answers. The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 15–26 Aug, £12.0 Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ The Place, 20–26 Aug, £0.0 Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Historical Objects Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 14 Aug, £14.5 The Weegies Have Stolen the One O’Clock Gun Outhouse, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £7.0 Gamarjobat Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7 Aug, £12.5 Matt Forde’s Political Party Podcast Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15 Aug, £12.0
15:10 The Golden Path theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–11 Aug, £5.0
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Tania Edwards: Not My Dog Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
KEITH. Presents KEVIN. Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–19 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Ania and Riss Are Trying Their Hardest Tolbooth Market, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
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Gráinne Maguire: I Forgive You; Please Like Me HHH Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
15:15 Zahra Barri is Zahra: Warrior Not Princess Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Kirk Smith’s Stand-up Showcase Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
15:20 Cat Pictures to Music for an Hour Heroes @ The Hive, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, £5.0 Nick Hall: Peninsula Ciao Roma, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Simon Munnery: The Wreath The Stand Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £12.0 Barbara Nice: Raffle Heroes @ The Hive, 13–19 Aug, £7.0 Lou Conran: At Least I’m Not Dog Poo Darren Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Johannes Dullin: Come Along and Bring a Friend! Heroes @ Dragonfly, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 22, £5.0
15:25 Mitch Benn: Doing It on Purpose The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £12.0
Dom O’Keefe: Free Willy from the Perspective of the Whale Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 21, £5.0 Ahab; or What If Moby Dick Were Stand-Up Comedy Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 20, £0.0 Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7 Aug, 13 Aug, 14 Aug, 20 Aug, 21 Aug, £0.0 Beard: Baby Come Back Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Will Mars: Candid Cafe Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Friz Frizzle: Keyboard Warrior Globe Bar, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Ken Cheng: Best Dad Ever Bedlam Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £10.0 The Rat Pack Presents: International Stars of Comedy Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 23, £0.0 Kathy Lette’s Girl Talk Underbelly, George Square, 7–11 Aug, prices vary Sofie Hagen Tries Something Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 8–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, 21, £0.0 Shot in the Dark Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 17–26 Aug, not 22, 23, prices vary Stranger Things Have Happened Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 7–16 Aug, not 13, £12.0
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InsTed Talks Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 22–23 Aug, £5.0
Tessa Coates: Witch Hunt Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
All Killa No Filla Live Underbelly, George Square, 12 Aug, 26 Aug, £14.0
Rory Bremner and Jan Ravens Underbelly, George Square, 13–19 Aug, prices vary
Private Parts Underbelly, George Square, 23–25 Aug, £14.0
Steve Bugeja: Almost Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Perry Air Comedy Award Ceremony Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 23 Aug, £0.0
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15:35 Anna Nicholson: Woman of the Year Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £7.0 Nick Revell: BrokenDreamCatcher The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0 Charmian Hughes – Bra Trek Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
15:40 Jacob Hawley: Howl Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Sara Barron: For Worse Just the Tonic at The Tron, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Manhunt Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Jane Hill – Addicted to Fun Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Katie Pritchard: Tsunamiramirami 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Alistair Barrie – The InternationAL Liquid Room Annexe/ Warehouse, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Stand-Up Showdown: Improv Apocalypse! Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Davey Reilly: Disposable Camera Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Beth Vyse as Olive Hands: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0
16:00 Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13–23 Aug, not 17, 18, 19, £12.5 Des Kapital: Mao That’s What I Call Music! Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £8.0 Myra Dubois: We Wish You a Myra Christmas Underbelly, George Square, 7–26 Aug, not 18, prices vary Brown Guys, Grey Skies The Clootie Dumpling, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Jason Neale: Happy to Help Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–26 Aug, not 8, £5.0
Scott Gibson: Anywhere but Here Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Flo & Joan: Alive on Stage Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 11, prices vary
Aaaaaaaaaargh, It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Entry Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
James Hancox: Sports for the Unsporty Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Men With Coconuts: Improvised Bond Subway, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
The Miles Jupp Interviews The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–12 Aug, £14.0
Naomi McDonald: Stardumb Fireside, 7–14 Aug, £0.0
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Camilla Cleese and Steve Hofstetter: Produced by John Cleese Assembly George Square Studios, 14–26 Aug, prices vary
Edd Hedges: For Eva, from Forever Ago Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Whispers in the Cosmos Fireside, 15–25 Aug, £0.0 Ben Target: Splosh! Heroes @ The Hive, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0 Bilal Zafar – Lovebots Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Nevermind the B*llocks, Here’s Markus Birdman Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 Angry Boater Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 Tom Neenan: It’s Always Infinity Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Adrian Minkowicz: Tango Tales Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
One-Man Pride and Prejudice Assembly George Square Studios, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, 12 Aug, prices vary
Josh and Lou: Working Classy Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 12–26 Aug, £0.0 Lola and Jo: Focus Groupies Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Bethany Black: Unwinnable The Stand Comedy Club 2, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
Schalk Bezuidenhout: Leopard Print Heroes @ Boteco, 13–26 Aug, £5.0
One-Man Stranger Things Assembly George Square Studios, 7 Aug, 9 Aug, 11 Aug, prices vary
Jenny Collier: A Few Good Jen Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
15:55 Richard Soames: Let’s Make a Movie Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Freestyle Comedy: Improvised Stand-Up Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £5.0 Any Suggestions, Doctor? An Improvised Adventure in Space and Time Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0
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Battle of the Superheroes – The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–25 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0 Mark Simmons – One-Linererer Banshee Labyrinth, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Stephen K Amos Talk Show Gilded Balloon Teviot, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £14.0 All Together Irish Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Ruby Wax: Frazzled Pleasance Courtyard, 20–26 Aug, prices vary Daniel Muggleton – Mouth Breather Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Maxine Jones: My Way 62 Whistlebinkies, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Paul Merton’s Impro Chums Pleasance Courtyard, 9–18 Aug, prices vary Phil Kay: Lighter Hour Heroes @ Boteco, 7–12 Aug, £10.0 Trumpageddon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, prices vary HUB Fresh Pleasance Courtyard, 11 Aug, £0.0 Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, 26 Aug, £0.0
16:05 The Leeds Tealights: Souls for Sale Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £9.0 Pity Laughs: A Tale of Two Gays Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
16:10 Enter the Dragons Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Arthur Smith: Syd Pleasance Dome, 7–19 Aug, prices vary Father in the Hole Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8.0
I’m Your Man – Letters of the World’s Most Ambitious Job Applicant theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £8.0
Paul Williams: Santa Fe Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Benet Brandreth: A Hero for Our Times Gilded Balloon Teviot, 23–27 Aug, prices vary
Adele Cliff: Sheep Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
DF Comedy Jam Laughing Horse @ The Place, 17–26 Aug, £0.0
Bumper Blyton Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam Gilded Balloon Teviot, 16–22 Aug, prices vary
John Lynn: Addiction Diction The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £10.0 Viv Groskop: Vivalicious Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Hannah and Charlie: Making It Canons’ Gait, 15–26 Aug, £0.0 Brexit Stage Left Canons’ Gait, 7–14 Aug, £5.0
16:15 That’s My Story Podcast Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Catherine Bohart: Immaculate Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Laughing Horse Free Best in Comedy Chat Show Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Jim Tavaré: From Deadpan to Bedpan Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Matt Hutson: Brittle Boned Opium, 12–25 Aug, £0.0 Dave Maher Coma Show Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Louise Reay: Eraserhead Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–15 Aug, prices vary Dad’s Army Afternoon Tea Hour Pleasance at EICC, 7–18 Aug, not 8, 15, £0.0
Will Penswick: Dank Verse Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–16 Aug, £0.0 Laughing for Palestine with Frankie Boyle Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 13 Aug, £15.0
16:20 John Hegley: New and Selected Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Sameena Zehra: Existerhood Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, £8.0 Lazy Susan: Forgive Me, Mother! Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Shhh – An Improvised Silent Movie C venues – C, 7–18 Aug, prices vary Bendy House Improv Sweet Novotel, 13–26 Aug, £8.0
16:25 Blaise White Changes the World Three Broomsticks, 7–18 Aug, not 13, £0.0
16:30 Shaggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 George Egg: DIY Chef Assembly George Square Gardens, 22–26 Aug, prices vary Ross Brierley: Accumulator Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary The Kagools: Kula Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £8.0
Short & Curly: Young at Start Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Immigrateful Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
16:35 Sixty-Seven Arseholes (Free) Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 15–26 Aug, not 21, £0.0
James Farmer – Scaredy Cat Voodoo Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 24, 25, £0.0
Tudur Owen: Undemanding Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Hurricane Vs Robot Tolbooth Market, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Paul Savage: DoGooder Ciao Roma, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Gyles Brandreth: Break a Leg! Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Paul Revill: Revillationships Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, Various dates from 7 Aug to 14 Aug, £0.0
Graham Fellows Completely Out of Character Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 16–26 Aug, £0.0 Maisie Adam: Vague Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, £9.0 Free Stand-Up Will Never Die Three Broomsticks, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Bad Clowns: Hostage Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Phill Jupitus: Sassy Knack The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £12.0 Sindhu Vee: Sandhog Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Nish Kumar: It’s in Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves (Work in Progress) Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £5.0 Emslie and Cooke: Light and Shade Southsider, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0 AART TV Live! Pleasance Courtyard, 21–25 Aug, prices vary Love Letters to Rappers Sweet Novotel, 22–23 Aug, £9.0 Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Historical Objects Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 13 Aug, £14.5 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Gala Show Pleasance at EICC, 26 Aug, £14.0
16:40 Nick Elleray: It’s Been Emotional Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Tom GK – Hearing Loss: The Musical Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Kit Sullivan: Lad Heroes @ Dragonfly, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 16, 22, £5.0 Anna Morris: Bombastic Voodoo Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £0.0
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Matt Rees: Happy Hour Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Great British Mysteries: 1599? Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Sean McLoughlin: Hail Mary Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Luke Kempner: House of Faces Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Owen Roberts: I Let a Six-Year-Old Write My Show HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Gusset Grippers Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Now That’s Who I Call Archie Henderson Globe Bar, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
16:50 I Can Make You Feel Good. By Comparison. Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Yes, That Nick Page, Apparently. Winner of English Comedian 2017 Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
Jamie Dalgleish: From Buckfast to Middle Class The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £8.0
Tri-Nations Comedy Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0
Adam Hess: Seahorse Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
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Daniel Nicholas: Travaux En Cours Bourbon Bar, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Action Figure Archive With Steve McLean 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 8–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 Show Up Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £0.0
Paul Sinha: The Two Ages of Man HHH The Stand Comedy Club, 8–26 Aug, not 13, £12.0 Sam Russell: Lucky Bastard Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £7.0 Tom Taylor: Abridged Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Joe Foster: Let’s Get Cynical Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
#Jollyboat: Why Do Nerds Suddenly Appear? (The Best Of Jollyboat) Subway, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Suzanne Lea Shepherd: You’re Okay! Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
It’s a Joke Life Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–13 Aug, £0.0
William Andrews: Willy Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
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Robin Morgan: Honeymoon Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
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Big Shop Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Rory O’Hanlon – Comedy Hour Opium, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
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A Very Brexit Musical Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Alex Love: Stop the Press, I Want to Get Off Kilderkin, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 22, £0.0
Appropriately Inappropriate Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Arnab Chanda: Stories from Arnab Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £0.0
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
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Murder She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Jim Campbell: Trampoline Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Andrew O’Neill: I Am a Rich Man and I Have Many Sons Liquid Room Annexe/ Warehouse, 7–26 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, £0.0
Fanny’s @ Five The Stand Comedy Club 2, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £9.0
Liam Withnail: Homeboy Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £5.0 World Cup of Comedy Laughing Horse @ Ushers, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Steve Bennett: Irish Comedian of Last Year Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Charm Offensive Sneaky Pete’s, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Matt Winning: Climate Strange Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Dominic Frisby’s Financial Game Show Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary 2 for Joy Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Another Time Slot With Ger Staunton Waverley Bar, 7–26 Aug, not 19, £0.0
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Luke McQueen: Monster Heroes @ The Hive, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0
❤ Garrett Millerick: Sunflower HHHH Just the Tonic at The Tron, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £6.0 Tessa Waters: Fully Sik Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Jon & Nath Like to Party Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Jeffrey Baldinger: Living in a Hyperbolic Chamber Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 14–26 Aug, £0.0 Sister Mary’s Playtime @ Teatime Frankenstein Pub, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, £0.0 Ben Clover: Crème Brûlée C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Adam Vincent: Stuck in the Suburbs With You Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, not 21, £0.0 Oliver Coleman: Delicious The Coffee House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Larry Dean: Bampot Assembly Checkpoint, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £8.0
Despite Everything, Price Still Includes Biscuits theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8.0
Paul Mayhew-Archer: Incurable Optimist Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Christian Elderfield: Bolloxed Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Carey Carey Quite Contrary Whistlebinkies, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
#1 Comedy Great Fun Best Show Jez Watts Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0
Jessica Michelle Singleton: Codependent Arising Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Alison Spittle: Worrier Princess Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Helen Lederer: I Might as Well Say It Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–25 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Jimmy McGhie Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Hardeep Singh Kohli: You-topia Assembly George Square Studios, 7–25 Aug, prices vary
17:10 Henry Paker: Man Alive Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Old Movies Saved My Life theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–25 Aug, not 12, £8.0
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I’m Your Man – Letters of the World’s Most Ambitious Job Applicant theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
Alex Kealy: A Kealy’s Heel Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary
Ian Smith: Craft Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Prophets of Imperfection theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–11 Aug, prices vary
17:15 Aaaaaaaaaaaah, It’s 101 Clean Jokes – Free Entry Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Stephen Bailey: Our Kid Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Alcohol Is Good for You – Sam Kissajukian Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 Bark and B theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–25 Aug, £8.0
Sunday Service With Ola Gilded Balloon Teviot, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £14.0 Nicholas Parsons’ Happy Hour Pleasance Courtyard, 7 Aug, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, prices vary HUB Fresh Pleasance Courtyard, 8 Aug, £0.0
17:20 Luca Cupani: God Digger Underbelly, George Square, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Zach Zucker: Human Person Underbelly, Cowgate, 15–26 Aug, prices vary Chris Betts vs the Audience Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £5.0 Christian Reilly: Gig Economy Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Best of English Comedian of the Year Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Viggo Venn: Pepito Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–14 Aug, prices vary
The Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2018: Pillow Talk Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary T2 Brainclotting theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £7.0 The Fresh Prince of Healthcare theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £7.5
17:25 Charlie V Martin: The 24/7 Club C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary Alistair Williams: Great White Male Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £7.0
17:30 Mawaan Rizwan: Juice Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy! Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, £13.5 Godley’s Cream 20 Years and Counting Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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The Establishment: Fool Britannia Heroes @ Boteco, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £7.0 Athena Kugblenu: Follow the Leader Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Josh Glanc: Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chamedian Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary John Pendal: We Are Family Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Graham Dickson: Timber Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Imran Yusuf: Saint, Sinner, Sufi The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, £10.0 Good Grief Tolbooth Market, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Alice Marshall: The Strike Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £6.0 Lucy Porter: Pass It On Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Comedy Freak Show Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary The Full Irish Bannermans, 8 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £0.0 Tash Goldstone: Jellybean Opium, 7–12 Aug, £0.0
17:35 Josh Berry: Voice Thief Assembly Hall, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Joanne McNally: Wine Tamer Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Laura Davis: Ghost Machine Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Synchronised Swimming – The Dry Version Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
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Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
The Oxford Revue: Wasted Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Clay Nikiforuk: Fun to Be Around Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £7.0
Made in Spain Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5.0
Robyn Perkins: 10,000 Decisions Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Laurence Clark: An Irresponsible Father’s Guide to Parenting Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Asian Ellen DeGeneres Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 7–12 Aug, £0.0
17:45 Keith Fox is... Here and Now? 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 7–25 Aug, not 15, £0.0 George Lewis: A Man, a Plan, a Girl With Fake Tan Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary California Backstage C venues – C south, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Russell Hicks: Love Song for the Viciously Ambitious Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Sparkle Deli Southsider, 7–25 Aug, not 14, 20, £0.0 Jacqueline Novak: How Embarrassing for Her Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Say It Ain’t Show Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 A New Political Comedy Show Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £5.0 Red Richardson: Seeing Red Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, prices vary NewsRevue Underbelly, George Square, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary Stand Up for Shelter Underbelly, George Square, 15 Aug, £12.5
17:55 Harriet Kemsley: Slutty Joan Voodoo Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Alex Cofield: Supernova Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Frank Lavender: Gotta Laugh Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 18, £0.0 Evelyn Mok: Bubble Butt Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Singalong Sitcom Quiz The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
Dave Green: Melt Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Scott Bennett: Leap Year Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Simon Caine: Sex, Drugs and Other Things I Never Do Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5.0
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Stephanie Laing: Quitter Nightcap, 8–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0
Henning Wehn: Get on With It Just the Tonic at The Caves, 8–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, 21, £12.5
James Meehan – Gaz Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Stevie Martin Vol. 1 Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary
Unexpected Inheritance PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 14–18 Aug, £8.0
Only Fools and 3 Courses Kama Sutra Restaurant, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £49.5
Notflix Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Natalie Palamides: Nate Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Darren Walsh: Massive Punt Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Aaaaaaaaaaargh, It’s 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 minutes – Free Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Shady With a Chance of Sunburn Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Jamali Maddix: Vape Lord Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £8.0
Twonkey’s Night Train to Liechtenstein Heroes @ Dragonfly, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 22, £5.0
Jake Lambert: Little Lost Lad Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Ari Shaffir: Jew Heroes @ The Hive, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £7.0
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Stuart McPherson and Donald Alexander Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £9.0
Egg: Richard Pictures Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Andrew White: Coming of Age PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–27 Aug, not 21, £5.0 The Weegies Have Stolen the One O’Clock Gun Outhouse, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 19, 20, £7.0
...What the Frick?! Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 13–26 Aug, £0.0
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Kriss Foster: Thimble Map Globe Bar, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Rich Wilson’s Still Relevant Sneaky Pete’s, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
Brennan Reece: Evermore Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
The Travellin’ Man Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Reel Comedy Club Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £12.5
Maddie Campion: 20 Uses for a Lovedoll Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
InsTed Talks Just the Tonic at The Caves, 20–21 Aug, £5.0 Pick of the Fringe The Sheraton Grand Hotel , 23 Aug, £190.0 Gyles Brandreth: Break a Leg! Pleasance Courtyard, 17 Aug, £19.0 Plumbing the Death Star Live Just the Tonic at The Caves, 14 Aug, £15.0 Plumbing the Death Star Live Outhouse, 26 Aug, £15.0 Beta Test 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 24–25 Aug, £0.0
Quiz in My Pants Subway, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Joke Addict Liquid Room Annexe/ Warehouse, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Comedy in the Dark Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 Fat Chance The Coffee House, 7–26 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 25, £0.0 Gordon Southern: A Man for Two Seasons Frankenstein Pub, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 21, £6.0
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The Russian Comedy Experience La Vida, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
It’s All My Mother’s Fault! theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, prices vary
Ivor Dembina Show Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0
Struan Logan: Struan All Over the World Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0
James Cook: Sarcasmic Laughing Horse @ Ushers, 7–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £0.0
Three Menopausal Maids theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
18:10 Sagar Dreamcast Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Rob Auton: The Talk Show Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Hal Branson: Mbolo Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 14, £5.0 Telling the Wrong Man He Had Cancer and Other Hilarious Stories theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 20–25 Aug, £10.0
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Bollywood and Birmingham to Berlin and Brexit Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Dominic Holland – The Glory Year Voodoo Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
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Keara Murphy: Furious! #MeToo Time’s Up! No Bawbaggery Allowed! Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Northern Power Blouse – Up Your Promenade Waverley Bar, 7–18 Aug, not 8, 15, £0.0 Fat Girl Slim... Chance Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0 Shaggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Stand-Up Power Hour Fireside, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 The Travelling Sisters: Toupé Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales Part II Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Aidan Greene: Stutter Island Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Adventures in Menstruating With Chella Quint Banshee Labyrinth, 8 Aug, £0.0 Scott Gibson: Tales from the Battlefield Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15 Aug, £10.0
18:20 Hayley Ellis: Once, Twice, Three Times a Hayley Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Jay Lafferty: Wheesht! Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £10.0 Gary Little: Big Mouth Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 7–27 Aug, £0.0 Butterfly C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Duke Pop Bedlam Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £8.0 Stuart Mitchell: Gordon Ramsay’s Karma Cafe Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Glen Davies – Gagging Assembly Roxy, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £9.0 Gavin Webster: I Am Stand-Up Comedy The Stand Comedy Club 2, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
Darius Davies: The Art of the Troll Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Who Do You Think You Are? Barbara Brownskirt. Assembly Rooms, 14–25 Aug, prices vary
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane McDonald? Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 22–26 Aug, £0.0
Absolute Improv! theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–25 Aug, £10.0
#AA: Absurdly Asian 2018 by Jinx Yeo Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Rose Matafeo: Horndog Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Marny Godden: Marny Town Heroes @ The Hive, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5.0 Big Trouble in Little Monkey’s Daycare theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £7.0
Comedy
Robert White and His Particularly Silly Organ Pleasance Courtyard, 8–10 Aug, prices vary
The Fresh Prince of Comedy – Kyle Legacy Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0
Glenn Moore: Glenn Glenn Glenn, How Do You Like It, How Do You Like It Just the Tonic at The Tron, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £6.0
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18:25 I Can’t Do This theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, prices vary Sid Singh: American Bot Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Brett Blake: Reckless Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 Terry Alderton: The Musical Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary The Eve Complex Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £0.0 Marcus Brigstocke: Devil May Care Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Rik Wolters – Heroic Failure The Clootie Dumpling, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Henry Café: Quiz Machine Whistlebinkies, 7–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £0.0 Lord of the Game of the Ring of Thrones Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 14–26 Aug, £5.0
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Twisted Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 15–21 Aug, £0.0
David Earl Is Brian Gittins: Don’t Feed the Monkey Man Heroes @ Boteco, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £7.0
Lucy Pearman: Fruit Loop Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 15, £6.0
Best of Irish Comedian of the Year Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Andrew Silverwood: Reformed Terrorist Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–14 Aug, £0.0 David Kay The Stand Comedy Club, 7–12 Aug, £12.0
Ivo Graham: Motion Sickness Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Dylan Moran: Dr Cosmos The Stand Comedy Club, 15–19 Aug, £17.5
Fast Fringe Pleasance Dome, 7–25 Aug, prices vary
One More Cup of Coffee, and Then We’ll Save the World Quaker Meeting House, 14–18 Aug, £8.0
Amsterdam Underground Comedy Collective Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Rob Rouse Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 7–12 Aug, £5.0
Yuriko Kotani: Moreish Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0
Marriage and Mayhem Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 7–10 Aug, £0.0
Siblings: Acting Out Underbelly, George Square, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Tony Slattery’s Crimes Against Improv The Stand Comedy Club, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £14.0
HUB Fresh Pleasance Courtyard, 13 Aug, £0.0
Paul Sinha: The Two Ages of Man HHH The Stand Comedy Club, 13 Aug, £6.0 Ed Patrick: Comedians’ Surgery Pleasance Courtyard, 11–12 Aug, £12.5
18:35 The Best of Irish Comedy The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, £12.0 Chris McCausland: Speaky Blinder Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Matt and Ollie Are... Dads! Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Russell Howard – Work in Progress Assembly George Square Studios, 7–12 Aug, £5.0 The Biscuit Barrel Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £7.0 Police Cops Assembly George Square Studios, 13–26 Aug, £12.0
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Bennet Kavanagh and Chris Jones: Two Guys Talking Shite Opium, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Stuart Bowden: Our Molecules Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
Kai Humphries: Team Smug Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
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I Love You Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 13–26 Aug, £0.0 Mike’s Back Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Kevin Matviw: Self Defence for Cowards Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 James Veitch’s Work in Progress Show Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Geoff Norcott: Traditionalism Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13–19 Aug, prices vary Scott Gibson: Tales from the Battlefield Gilded Balloon Teviot, 14 Aug, £10.0
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Ayesha Hazarika: Girl on Girl Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–11 Aug, prices vary
Strictly Carl Donnelly! Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Scott Gibson: Tales from the Battlefield Gilded Balloon Teviot, 12 Aug, £10.0
The Committee: Improvised Comedy Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Daniel Cook: Carpet Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Aaaaaaaaand Now It’s Time for... Roger Swift’s Pun-U-Matic (The Second Leg) Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Conor Drum: ...If Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 EdinBra Fringe Comedy Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Aaron Simmonds and the Person That He Loves Tolbooth Market, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0 MARVELus: All the Marvel Movies. Kind of. 2018 Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
18:50 Clara Cupcakes – The Worst Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Chris Kent: Looking Up Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary The St Andrews Revue Presents: Bears! Assembly Hall, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary 25 Years of Stand-Up: Vladimir McTavish The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £10.0 Elf Lyons: ChiffChaff Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Josh Pugh: The Changingman Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
One Woman Sex and the City Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
19:00 Dilruk Jayasinha: The Art of the Dil Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Paul Foot: Image Conscious Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Chris McGlade: Northern Monkey Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Anuvab Pal: Empire Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Milo McCabe: 1001 Moments With Troy Hawke! Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Two Faced Bitchin’ PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–22 Aug, £6.0 Sheeps: Live and Loud Selfie Sex Harry Potter Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 10, 11, 25, prices vary I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With Why Have You Been Sleeping With My Wife: A Play by Christopher Bliss Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, not 25, prices vary Nina Conti Is Monkey Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Lauren Pattison: Peachy Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Vulvarine: A New Musical Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary The Oxford Revue: Group Work Three Broomsticks, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Kimono My Comedy Show 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0
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The Contemporary Craft and Design Fair
Fri 10 – Sun 12 August Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
handmadeinbritain.co.uk/edinburgh Adults £5 | Concessions £4 Opening times 10am – 5.30pm
Daniel Sloss: X Pleasance at EICC, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Matt Price: Last Night a Weegie Saved My Life Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Justin Moorhouse: Northern Joker Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Raymond Mearns Is in the House Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 7–27 Aug, not 13, £0.0 A Complete Waste of Time PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–27 Aug, £7.0 Rice Krispies With Ketchup Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Andy Barr: Neustadt Black Medicine Basement & Heroes, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £5.0 Brett Goldstein: What Is Love Baby Don’t Hurt Me Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 24, prices vary Mark Watson: The Infinite Show Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 12, 24, 25, prices vary
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Wip It! Southsider, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
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Daphna Baram: Sugarcoating Sweet Novotel, 7–25 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £7.0 Tales of the Unacceptable The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 20 Aug, £5.0
Underbelly’s Big Brain Tumour Benefit Underbelly, Bristo Square, 13 Aug, £20.0
19:05 Cream Tea and Incest theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8.5 Aatif Nawaz: Instant GrAATIFication The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £9.0 The Amours of Lillie Langtry theSpace on the Mile, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8.0
19:10 Tom Skelton: Blind Eye Spy Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary Limmy’s Vines The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–12 Aug, £16.0 Brain Rinse HH theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, prices vary Russ Peers: Hereditary Peers Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Allan Havey Stands Up Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £9.0 Nigel Ng: Malaysian Sensation (Work in Progress) Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0
19:15 Musical Comedy Guide Showcase Globe Bar, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Pierre Novellie: See Novellie, Hear Novellie, Speak Novellie Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Gary Meikle – Before All This Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary It’ll Probably Be Alright Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–26 Aug, not 16, 17, £0.0 Angela Barnes: Rose-Tinted Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Ivan Aristeguieta: Juithy Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Dylan Moran: Dr Cosmos The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 14 Aug, £17.5
Alan Ayckbourn’s Farcicals theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, prices vary
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19:20 Piff the Magic Dragon and the Dog Who Knows The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–26 Aug, £16.0
Mr Lorraine theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £5.0
Dave Chawner: Mental Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Heidi Regan: Heidi vs Sharks Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Thea-Skot Through the Heart and You’re to Blame Voodoo Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0
Martha McBrier – Fur Coat Nae Knickers Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Phil Cooper: One Phil Over The Cooper’s Nest Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
AAA Stand-Up Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
(No) Money in the Bank Sweet Novotel, 20–26 Aug, £7.0
Bisha K Ali and Kemah Bob: Bish and Bob Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Craig Hill: C’mon the Lads! Pleasance at EICC, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
Olga Koch: Fight Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
The Lost Matriarch 2 theSpace on North Bridge, 7–24 Aug, not 12, 19, prices vary
Trump’d! C venues – C, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, prices vary Nick Dixon: Marriage Material Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Martin Mor is Blocked Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Angry Boater Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0
Sally-Anne Hayward: Comedienne-ess Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 12, 13, £5.0 Sean Morley: I Apologise for My Recent Behaviour Heroes @ Dragonfly, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 22, £5.0 Funny Women on the Fringe Assembly Rooms, 20–24 Aug, £10.0
Kate Smurthwaite: Clit Stirrer Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Leo Kearse: Right-Wing Comedian Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Mickey Sharma – Filthy Club Comic Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 7–25 Aug, not 15, 22, £0.0 Gareth Berliner: I Paid for 50 Minutes of Your Time Laughing Horse @ Ushers, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Alexander Bennett: Housewives’ Favourite Waverley Bar, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Glenn Wool: Wool’s Gold II (The Iron Pirate) Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £7.5 Mr. Swallow and the Vanishing Elephant Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary David O’Doherty: You Have to Laugh Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
David Tsonos: Walking the Cat Two Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Tom Ward: Popcorn Lung Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £7.0 Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, £13.5 #Jollyboat: Bards Against Humanity Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Beach Hunks: Leg Day Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Henry Ginsberg: Molesting the Corpse of Traditional Masculinity Since 1987 Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 The Ballad of Sarah Callaghan Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £0.0 Loose Brie Solve Everything Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Neil Delamere: Controlled Substance Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Reel Comedy Club Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £12.5 Is This the Worst Quiz / Game Show Ever? (Edinburgh Regional Championships) Hosted by Yianni Agisilaou Sneaky Pete’s, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0
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Nick Doody: PG Subway, 7–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 Dylan Moran: Dr Cosmos Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 22–26 Aug, £17.5 Gamarjobat Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7–18 Aug, not 14, prices vary Daliso Chaponda: What the African Said Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 19–26 Aug, prices vary So You Think You’re Funny? Grand Final Gilded Balloon Teviot, 23 Aug, £15.0 Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 14 Aug, £12.0 SHAnd Up Comedy Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 13 Aug, £0.0 Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15 Aug, £12.0 The Rat Pack Presents: International Stars of Comedy Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 26 Aug, £0.0 Comedy Gala 2018: In Aid of Waverley Care Edinburgh Playhouse , 18 Aug, £25.0
19:35 Holly Morgan: Madonna or Whore? Assembly Roxy, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Satanic Rites of Robin Ince The Stand Comedy Club 2, 14–26 Aug, £12.0 Empathetically Challenged Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Big Value Comedy Show – Early Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0 The C Bomb Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–11 Aug, £10.0
Stand Up, Weather Girl! Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0
Linda Underbelly, George Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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The Trouble With Being Born Romanian Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
The Pin: Backstage Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 11, 20, prices vary
Jo Caulfield: Killing Time The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0 Caution: Deadline Ahead – A Comedy About Procrastination C venues – C aquila, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Tom Walker: Honk Honk Honk Honk Honk Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Ed Gamble: Blizzard Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Holy $#!% It’s Music and Comedy With Matt Griffo Zoo Southside, 19–27 Aug, £10.0
Lead Pencil Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
A Pair of Jokers Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Chris Stokes: We Don’t Need Roads Just the Tonic at The Tron, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Mandy Knight: The Dark Knight Voodoo Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 8, 15, £0.0
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Adam Rowe: Undeniable Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Phil Ellis Is Ready for the Big Time Heroes @ The Hive, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £5.0 Masud Milas: Masud Abides Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £5.0
19:45 Jamie Oliphant: The Oliphant in the Room Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Chris Forbes: Prophecy Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 15–26 Aug, £0.0 Andrew Roper – What Is Best in Life? Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer Dance Base, 22–26 Aug, prices vary The Problem With Faye Treacy Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Micky Bartlett: Crucifying Fergal Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
19:55 Alice Fraser: Ethos Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
20:00 Witt ‘n Camp: Swag Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Robin Clyfan: The Sea Is Big Enough to Take It Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £5.0 Jarred Christmas: Remarkably Average Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Nathan Cassidy: If I Caused the Financial Crash of 2008 Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary WOLF Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Patrick Monahan: #Goals Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary Potatoes, Pies and Haggis Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 12–19 Aug, £0.0
The Not So Late Show With Ross and Josh Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0
Steen Raskopoulos: Stay Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary John Robertson: The Dark Room Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–25 Aug, prices vary Russian Roulette Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 21, £8.0
Sheraz Yousaf: The Pursuit of Manly-ness Tolbooth Market, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
Tim Renkow Tries to Punch Down Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5.0
Ashley Storrie: Adulting Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Bristol Revunions Present: Hoops Tolbooth Market, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
Alex Edelman: Just for Us HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Brendon Burns Mansplainin’ Heroes @ Boteco, 7–26 Aug, £6.5
Ross Hepburn Is Beetlejuice’d Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £8.5
Comedy from Salford Uni Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–11 Aug, £0.0
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Victim, Complex Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Aidan Goatley: 10 Films With My Dad Sweet Grassmarket, 7–25 Aug, not 15, £10.0 Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour With a Scottish Twist Just the Tonic at The Caves, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15.0
Pete Firman: Marvels Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Eurosceptic Song Contest Lebowskis Bar, 21–26 Aug, £0.0
Late Night Disco Fight CC Blooms, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0
Comic Relief Live Assembly Hall, 20 Aug, £16.5
Eau de Munro Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit Pleasance Courtyard, 14 Aug, £12.5
Holt and Talbot: Mansplaining Feminism Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Dream On – Kirsty Munro / Free Festival Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Pelican: Fisk Bedlam Theatre, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £8.0 Tolerate Nightcap, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 An Imp-Revised History of the World Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
20:05 Fred MacAulay and John Moloney The Stand Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £14.0 Is That Right Aye? theSpace on the Mile, 7–14 Aug, £9.5 Demi Lardner: I Love Skeleton Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Hot Mess: Bezzie Mates Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £6.0
Bitter and Twisted Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
20:10 Chris Henry: Around the World in 80 Dates Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary Tom Houghton: The Honourable Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
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Richard Brown: You Are Not My Audience The Coffee House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Jim Smith: Back to the Teuchter! The Stand Comedy Club 2, 7–12 Aug, £10.0
Me Talking, Mostly Paradise in The Vault, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £9.5 Garry Starr Performs Everything Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Andrew Lawrence: Clean Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Frank Foucault: Shoes Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Joe Sutherland: Toxic Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
20:15 We Should Know Better 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 BattleActs! Improvised Comedy Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Sam & Tom: Interview Black Medicine Basement & Heroes, 7–13 Aug, £5.0 Tom Lucy: Reluctant Millennial Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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Daisy Earl and Sukh Ojla Fireside, 16–26 Aug, £0.0
Eddy Brimson: Fidgety Tits Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 22, £5.0 Stella Graham: Uncivilized Three Broomsticks, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Sam Nicoresti’s Bedtime Black Medicine Basement & Heroes, 15–26 Aug, £5.0 Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Single Comedians Trying To Impress You Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 James Nokise: Talk a Big Game The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
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Kieran Hodgson: ‘75 Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary No Success Like Failure Tolbooth Market, 7–25 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Fred Cooke: Fredinburgh Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Sisters: On Demand Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 11, prices vary
20:20 Bald Man Sings Rihanna Ciao Roma, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Ismo: Words Apart Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Calling My Tribe Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Ben Pope: Baby Sasquatch Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Chris Washington: You Beauty! Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Jordan Brookes: Bleed Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Jack Barry: Tango Globe Bar, 7–24 Aug, £0.0 Reginald D Hunter: An American Facing the Beast and Niggas Pleasance at EICC, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 14, 20, prices vary Time Out With Ross Voss Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Rosie Jones: Fifteen Minutes Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Ashley Haden: We All Die C*nts Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Joke Thieves Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Improv Cage Match Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Marjolein Robertson: It’s Time Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Spontaneous Potter Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Look, it’s Tom Little, Alright? Tolbooth Market, 7–25 Aug, £0.0
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Adam Kay: This Is Going to Hurt (Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor) Pleasance at EICC, 14 Aug, £16.0
Stand Up and Slam Subway, 7–25 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Def Comedy Space Jam Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Barnardo’s Big Comedy Benefit Venue150 at EICC, 8 Aug, £20.0
Fringe Wives Club: Glittery Clittery Assembly Roxy, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Heard the One About Identity Theft? With the Real Bennett Arron The Stand Comedy Club 2, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 14, £9.0 Mat Ewins: What Sorry? My Mistake! The Doors Are Not Open; The Show Has Been Cancelled. Do Not Have Your Tickets Ready! Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Jordan Gray: People Change Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
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Love Like 90s R’n’B Fireside, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £0.0
Luxury Split Bill Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Matt Forde: Brexit Through the Gift Shop Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Ethnic Cleansing – Ruven Govender Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0
The Great Irish (Finnegans) Wake Off Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Simon Evans: Genius 2.0 Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue: Ham Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Gary Tro: Idoit Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £7.0
Fake TV Frankenstein Pub, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Barry Ferns: Barry Loves You Just the Tonic at The Tron, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
BEASTS: Best of BEASTS Pleasance Dome, 16–19 Aug, prices vary
Emma Sidi: Faces of Grace Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 25, prices vary
The Thinking Drinkers: Pub Crawl Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
George Michael Is Greek Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Bryony Twydle: Flamingo Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary
The Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, £15.0
Here Be Improv theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 13–18 Aug, £3.5 John Kearns: Don’t Worry They’re Here Pleasance Dome, 7–12 Aug, prices vary Mark Nelson: Irreverence Underbelly, Bristo Square, 23–25 Aug, prices vary Robert White and His Particularly Silly Organ Pleasance Dome, 20–23 Aug, £12.0 Accessibility Gala Pleasance Dome, 13 Aug, £9.0
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Jamie MacDonald: Blinkered Assembly Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 11, prices vary The Liverpool Revue theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £6.0
Lewis Schaffer: What Have You Heard? Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Bronston Jones: God Bless ‘Merica 4 – Free Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Jess Robinson: No Filter Assembly George Square Gardens, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Richard Hanrahan Is Doing This Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Gareth Mutch: Wants Mutch More Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary John Hastings: Float Like a Butterfly, John Hastings Like a Bee Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Dreamgun: Film Reads Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Interruption Show Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 12–26 Aug, £0.0
20:40 Fitting Image Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Sèayoncè Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £6.0 Paul Currie: Hot Donkey Heroes @ The Hive, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5.0 Matthew Highton – Insufficient Memory Heroes @ Dragonfly, 7–25 Aug, not 8, 22, £5.0 Pamela DeMenthe Presents: Sticky Digits Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 14, £5.0 Jimeoin: Result! Pleasance at EICC, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
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LoveHard: Tales from the Elsewhere Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Christian Finnegan: My Goodness Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Accident Avoidance Training for Cutlery Users – Level 2 Quaker Meeting House, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8.0 Common People Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–11 Aug, £0.0
20:50 Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £9.5 Lolly Jones: Fifty Shades of May Assembly Roxy, 7–24 Aug, not 13, prices vary
The Lesbian Whisperer Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Jack Docherty: Miekelson and McGlashan – Serious Men Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Bob Slayer Is Bob Slayer (The Eponymous Show) Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5.0
Jason Byrne: You Can Come in, But Don’t Start Anything Assembly Hall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary James Loveridge Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Hal Cruttenden: Chubster Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary Scotland’s Pick of the Fringe Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 8–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, 21, prices vary Eleanor Conway: Walk of Shame 2 Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, not 12, £0.0 Felicity Ward: Busting a Nut Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 6: Big O Makes It in New York... or, Does She? – Free Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 14–26 Aug, £0.0 Luisa Omielan: Politics for Bitches Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 23, prices vary Helen Duff: How Deep Is Your Duff? Heroes @ The Hive, 7–26 Aug, not 21, £5.0 David Correos: The Correos Effect Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Andrew Maxwell: Shake a Leg Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Abigoliah Schamaun: Do You Know Who I Think I Am?! Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 19, prices vary
Richard Wheatley: Jokes and Tales of a Second-Year Gap Student C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
All Hail the Rat King! Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–18 Aug, £6.0
Phil Nichol: Your Wronger Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, £8.0 Go Slay Dragons! Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 12–26 Aug, £0.0 Church of Phil The Clootie Dumpling, 12–25 Aug, £0.0
Unhinged Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Comedy Boxing: New Challengers Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 Foil, Arms and Hog – Craicling Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
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Max and Ivan’s Prom Night Assembly High, 24–25 Aug, £16.0 The Boy With the Pearl Necklace The Street Bar, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £8.0 Show And Tell at The Queen’s Hall The Queen’s Hall, 11 Aug, 20 Aug, £0.0
21:05 Prom Kween Assembly George Square Gardens, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Free Footlights Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Rhys Nicholson – Seminal Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Eric Davidson – Words of a Blether theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 8–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, £10.0 Trevor Feelgood’s Weird Surreal Alternative Showcase Three Broomsticks, 15–25 Aug, £0.0
21:10 Terrible Sex Tips: Live and Uncut Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £10.0 Stephen K Amos: Work in Progress The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, 21, £12.0 The Bugle Live The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £15.0 This Is Your Trial Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Jerry Sadowitz: Make Comedy GRATE Again! The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 9–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, £16.5
Bob Doolally The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 20–21 Aug, £10.0 Standard Issue: Stands Up The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 13–14 Aug, £12.0 Benefit in Aid of MS The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 8 Aug, £15.0 Benefit in Aid of Scottish Mountain Rescue The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7 Aug, £15.0
21:15 The LOL Word Three Broomsticks, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Good Evening Edinburgh, It’s Sam Kissajukian Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0 Funny Dubz Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Bumpkins Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Myq Kaplan: All Killing Aside Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Kate Berlant: Communikate Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary The MMORPG Show – Scruffy Looking Nerd Herder Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 16–26 Aug, £0.0 Scott Gibson: Tales from the Battlefield Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13 Aug, £10.0
Lily Lovett and Patrick Monahan: Date Night Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 15, £5.0 The 2 Mouthed Men Experience theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 20–25 Aug, £8.0 Rahul Kohli: All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Gran The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £10.0
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Cosmic Comedy Berlin Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 ‘Aaave You Been Involved in a Comedy Show That Wasn’t Your Fault? Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 9–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Police Cops in Space Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £12.0
21:40 Yianni Agisilaou: I, Human Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Alun Cochrane: You. Me. Now. The Stand Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £12.0 Jon Harvey: TreasuRETROve Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Caustic Comedy Nights C venues – C aquila, 7–26 Aug, prices vary The Tape Face Show Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
21:20 Ingrid Dahle: Wingrid Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–26 Aug, not 8, £5.0
The Last Sesh theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–11 Aug, prices vary
Seann Walsh: After This One I’m Going Home Pleasance Courtyard, 14–25 Aug, £14.0
Kevin Quantum: And for My Next Trick Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 21, prices vary
21:30 The Comedy Reserve Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
Rob Oldham: Worm’s Lament Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Abandoman (AKA Rob Broderick) – Pirate Radio Underbelly, George Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
Madame Señorita: QUEST!ON Black Medicine Basement & Heroes, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £5.0
Rachel Fairburn: The Wolf at the Door Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Link and Lorne: Terrestrial Is the Bestrial The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 15–26 Aug, £10.0
Tinderella and the Seven Deadly Sins theSpaceTriplex, 13–18 Aug, £9.0
Prune 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 7–25 Aug, not 12, 21, £0.0
Elsa Pleasance Dome, 16–19 Aug, prices vary
Eli Matthewson: The Year of Magical F*cking Underbelly, George Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Murray Hill: About to Break Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Spring Day: Strong Codependent Woman – Free Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Dan Attfield: Futureproof Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Sex Shells Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Janeane Garofalo: Put a Pin in That Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–19 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Zach & Viggo and Thumpasaurus: Where Does the Love Go? Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 13, prices vary
Match Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–15 Aug, £0.0
50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
So You Think You’re Funny? Sketch Gilded Balloon Teviot, 20 Aug, £10.0
The Man Presents: Women Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Tom Stade: I Swear To... Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Blind Mirth theSpace on the Mile, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £7.0
Scott Capurro: The Trouble With Scott Capurro Heroes @ Boteco, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £7.0
Ed Night: An Aesthetic Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Gary Delaney: Gagster’s Paradise Pleasance Courtyard, 7–11 Aug, prices vary
Improvabunga! theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, prices vary Get Silly With Willy – The Cannelloni Experience theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–11 Aug, £6.0
Jayde Adams: The Divine Ms Jayde Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Alfie Brown: Lunatic Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £7.0 Moon Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Daniel Connell: Mr Personality 1988 Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Tamsyn Kelly: You’re Welcome Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary Darren Harriott: Visceral Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary Jake Howie: Read My Lips Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Mark Steel: Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright Assembly Rooms, 7–12 Aug, prices vary Amused Moose Comedy’s National New Comic Award: Final theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 12–13 Aug, £14.0
Sleeping Trees: World Tour Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Criminal Pleasance Dome, 8–12 Aug, prices vary The Improvised Panto! Paradise in The Vault, 13–26 Aug, not 19, £8.0 Adele Is Younger Than Us Pleasance Dome, 21–25 Aug, prices vary
21:45 George Rigden: George-ous Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Suzi Ruffell: Nocturnal Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Amused Moose Comedy Award: Grand Final theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 19–20 Aug, £14.0
Chris Turner: We’re Where We Were Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
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Wheely Wheely Wheely Wheely Wheely Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0
Bumble Me Tinders Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Big Value Comedy Show – Late Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0 The Infamous Five Sketch Show theSpace on North Bridge, 21–25 Aug, £8.0
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Joz Norris Has No Show This Year, but Mr Fruit Salad Does Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 18–19 Aug, £5.0
Dylan Moran: Dr Cosmos Assembly Hall, 23–25 Aug, £17.5
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Harriet Braine’s Apocalibrary Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–19 Aug, £0.0
Dean Hendry: Smells Like Dean Spirit Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, prices vary LJ DA FUNK in... When Will These Fascist Bastards All Be Lined Up and F*cking Shot?!? Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £0.0
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Full Velvet Jacket (WIP) Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–14 Aug, £0.0 Kwame Asante: Teenage Heartblob Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary Adam Riches Is The Lone Dueller Pleasance Dome, 9–26 Aug, not 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, prices vary Fin Taylor: When Harassy Met Sally Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary Joseph Parsons: Baggy Point Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Alice Snedden: Self-Titled Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Hangry Americans Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 15–26 Aug, £0.0 Adam Riches Is Coach Coach 2: Coach Harder Pleasance Dome, Various dates from 7 Aug to 27 Aug, prices vary
21:50 Tracy’s Leaving Party: Hot Young Things Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Be More, Do Better but Don’t Change Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary David Callaghan: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy; Shoes Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 15–26 Aug, £0.0 The Edinburgh Revue Is All at Sea Canons’ Gait, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0
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James Barr: Thirst Trap! – Free Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–14 Aug, £0.0
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21:55 Dan Nightingale: Sex, Drugs and My Nanna’s Bungalow Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 19, £5.0
The Mad Craic Comedy Show Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 15–26 Aug, £0.0
22:00 Improvised Improv Outhouse, 12–16 Aug, £10.0 Jimeoin: Roast Chicken Result! Pleasance at EICC, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, prices vary The Nasty Show Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Escaping Trump’s America Frankenstein Pub, 7–27 Aug, £0.0 Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, prices vary Mark Dean Quinn: You Win You Lose Heroes @ Dragonfly, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5.0 The Godfather of Comedy Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0 Pop Ditz Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Bristol Revunions Present: Paraguay C venues – C aquila, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Neil O’Rourke and Patrick Spicer: Cool Dude Island Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Imaginary Porno Charades Sweet Grassmarket, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £7.0 Australian Beauty Opium, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Dragprov Revue Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £7.0 Hot Gay Time Machine Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Snowflake It ‘Til You Make It Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Lloyd Langford: Why the Big Face? Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, £0.0
Shit-Faced Showtime: Oliver With a Twist Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Damian Clark: Extra Show Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Fright Bus Service Necrobus, 7–26 Aug, £13.0
Tori Scott Is #Thirsty Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, prices vary
The Never Ending Cycle Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–14 Aug, £0.0
Claire Sullivan: I Wish I Owned a Hotel for Dogs Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary
Bob’s Not My Uncle and Other Devastating Truths Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–17 Aug, £5.0
Njambi McGrath and Guests Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–24 Aug, not 13, £0.0
Frank Leigh We Don’t Give a **** Kilderkin, 7–14 Aug, £0.0 The Establishment: Le Bureau de Strange Heroes @ The Hive, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, £5.0
Alex Williamson: So Wrong, It’s Wrong Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Adam Kay: This Is Going to Hurt (Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor) Pleasance at EICC, 17 Aug, £17.0
Danny O’Brien: Lock-In Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Head Sets Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Iain (Stirling) Does Jokes (With Pals) Pleasance at EICC, 22–24 Aug, £12.0
Life Coach (Age 14) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–14 Aug, £0.0
22:05 Unbecoming Ramon Rivas The Stand Comedy Club 2, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
Tetchy (Work in Progress) Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 12, £0.0
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Lee Harvey Oswald Mosley Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 9–10 Aug, £0.0
She Wolf Voodoo Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Andrea Spisto: Miss Venezuela HH Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £7.0
22:20 Wigwam Wonder Jam Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5.0
And Another Thing! An Improvised Show Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–18 Aug, not 12, prices vary Two Hearts: Edinburgh World Tour Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Dirty White Boys: Manners Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
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Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Home Sweet Home Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary The Neighbours Are Worried Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Ari Shaffir’s Renamed Storyteller Show Heroes @ The Hive, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, £5.0
Woman Up Comedy Improv theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–25 Aug, £8.0
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Denim: The Reunion Tour Assembly George Square Gardens, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 25, prices vary Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Superheroes Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Judah Friedlander: America... Still Number One Gilded Balloon Teviot, 19–22 Aug, £14.5 Swipe Right Love and Other Comedy Songs Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0 The Stevenson Experience: Spot the Difference Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Night at the Museum Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 9–19 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, prices vary Death Ray Cabaret Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–14 Aug, £0.0 What the... Feminist?! theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £7.0 Rik Carranza presents: Star Trek vs Star Wars Gilded Balloon Teviot, 8–27 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, prices vary Thrones! The Musical Parody Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Georgia Tasda Means Business CC Blooms, 7–23 Aug, £0.0 52 Days Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
John Robertson: Sweaty, Sexy Party Party Just the Tonic at The Tron, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
So You Think You’re Funny? Semi-Finals Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7 Aug, 12 Aug, 13 Aug, 14 Aug, 15 Aug, £10.0
Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead Pleasance Courtyard, 8–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, 21, prices vary
Micky Overman: Role Model Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Two Little Dickheads Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 The Shambles theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5.0
Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary The Best of Red Raw The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 9–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, £4.0
Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 13 Aug, £12.5 Bona Fide The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–10 Aug, £10.0 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final Pleasance Courtyard, 13–14 Aug, £11.0 Conscious Comedy With Samantha Pressdee Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 8 Aug, £0.0
22:35 Ladylike: A Modern Guide to Etiquette Underbelly, Bristo Square, 13–27 Aug, prices vary zazUtinany Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–12 Aug, prices vary The Homesick Submarine Broadcasting Company The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £9.0 Plumbing the Death Star Live Assembly George Square Studios, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £15.0
22:40 The Story Beast: This Is Bardcore Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Three’s Company, Where’s Our Crowd? An Improvised Show theSpace on the Mile, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, prices vary Willis & Vere: Comedians After Hours Live Underbelly, George Square, 9–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, prices vary The Bear Pack Underbelly, Cowgate, 8–26 Aug, not 20, prices vary Neal Portenza’s Final Edinburgh Show Will Be a Bad Magic Show on a Bus. BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Netflix and Amazon Prime Are All Welcome Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 7–26 Aug, £7.0 Andy Field the Love Tonight Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Found Footage Festival: After Dark Underbelly, Cowgate, 17–26 Aug, prices vary
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89 Douglas Walker Presents: Of Christmas Past Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Late Night Bedlam Theatre, 7–26 Aug, £10.0
Falling With Style Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Ciarán Dowd: Don Rodolfo Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary
AAA Stand-Up Late Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
A Beginner’s Guide to Bondage Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
The Moa Show Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
The Free Association: Jacuzii Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Gloria Hole Presents: The Clinic Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £7.0
The Stand Comedy Club at New Town Theatre The Stand’s New Town Theatre, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15.0
Comedians Against Humanity Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Richard Todd: We Need the Eggs Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Barry Crimmins – A Tribute The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–17 Aug, £15.0
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Ben McCarthy: Nevermind Paradise in The Vault, 7–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £15.0
Plenty of Linguine at Home Paradise in The Vault, 7–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £7.5
Shaggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
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Michael Clarke: Felt Black Medicine Basement & Heroes, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £5.0 Michael Hackett: The Late Mike Show Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5.0 Norris & Parker: Burn the Witch Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Famous First Words Just the Tonic at The Caves, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £10.0 Fright Bus Service Necrobus, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £13.0 Bongo’s Bingo The Jam House, Various dates from 9 Aug to 31 Aug, £15.0
22:50 Werewolf: Live Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 21, prices vary Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Hamlet Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, prices vary The Noise Next Door’s Comedy Lock-In! Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary Agenda Benders: Witty Gritty Bitty Fitty Committee Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £6.0
Clara Saves America Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £8.0
Late Night Nonsense: Variety Show Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Murder She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery Pleasance Courtyard, 12 Aug, 26 Aug, £12.5 Clingfilm Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Anna Mann’s Late Night Cheese and Sex Party Pleasance Courtyard, 21–25 Aug, prices vary
The Crooners Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Drugstore Culture: Live Assembly George Square Studios, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £10.0
Berk’s Nest Mid-Fest Comedy Special Pleasance Courtyard, 13–14 Aug, £14.0
Birthday Girls: Late-Night Comedy Party Pleasance Courtyard, 16–19 Aug, £12.0
Brendon Burns and Colt Cabana Do Comedy and Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 16, £5.0 AC/DC: Australian Comedians / Dope Comedy Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Avocado: Definitely Maybe Not Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Huge News Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary The Lampoons: House on Haunted Hill Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Eleanor Colville: Late-Night Pick and Mix Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 18–26 Aug, £0.0 Questing Time Pleasance Courtyard, 8–24 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, prices vary
23:15 Jon Long – Troubadour Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Jay Handley: White Jesus Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Jem Brookes: Schizophonic Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 2 Girls, 1 Cup... of Comedy Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Tim Key: Megadate Pleasance Courtyard, 16–26 Aug, not 21, 22, prices vary
23:20 Planet Caramel: Rotations in Flavour Space Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Thomas Green: Doubting Thomas Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Bronston Jones: Spilt Milk – Free Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Revenge of the New World Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Laughterthoughts: A Comedy Showcase Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Roast Battle Edinburgh Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
23:45 Wishful Drinking Laughing Horse @ The Place, 17–26 Aug, £0.0 Getting Away Scott Free Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 19, £0.0 Not My Audience! The Stand-Up Showcase with a Twist: You Decide the Material! Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Grant Busé: The Birds and the Beats Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, prices vary
Bearne the Midnight Oil Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, £0.0
Queen C*nt – Sacred or Profane? Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 13, 20, prices vary
Roman Fraden: Back in the Closet Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 15, £10.0
The Stand Late Club The Stand Comedy Club, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15.0
Rahul Kohli: Kohl and the Gang Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0
One of Them, One of Us Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–11 Aug, £0.0
Edinburgh Comedy Allstars Underbelly, George Square, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, prices vary
Old Jewish Jokes Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 15–16 Aug, £0.0
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Goose: Golden Eggs Assembly George Square Studios, 17–19 Aug, £12.0
The Ladies Loo Chronicles theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–18 Aug, £7.5
Rachel Parris’ Musical Comedy Club Pleasance Dome, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, £13.0
Secret Mountain Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £9.0
Werewolf: Live – Charity Spectacular! Underbelly, George Square, 21–22 Aug, £15.0
Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS) Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £7.0
Tape Facebook Live! Pleasance Dome, 8–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, 21, prices vary
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Pleasance Courtyard, 12–13 Aug, £17.0
Last Orders Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 8–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, 21, £5.0
There Will Be Cake Pleasance Dome, 15 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, prices vary
All Killa No Filla Live Underbelly, George Square, 19–20 Aug, £14.0
Fright Bus Service Necrobus, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £13.0
23:05 The Piece Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Doctor Whosical Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, £12.5 Harry Poppers and the Deathly Swallows Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7 Aug, 9 Aug, 11 Aug, £12.5
23:10 Witch Hunt Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0 Berlin Survivors’ Comedy Club Frankenstein Pub, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Rachel Parris’ Musical Comedy Club Pleasance Dome, 23–24 Aug, £13.0
Amusical Pleasance Courtyard, 22–23 Aug, £15.0
23:35 BEASTS Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
John-Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations Pleasance Dome, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £10.0
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Wikipedilove Paradise in Augustines, 7–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £9.0
Lenny Sherman: Make the World a Better Place Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
Oleg Denisov: Doublethink Just the Tonic at The Tron, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £5.0
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Kitchen Party Action Laughing Horse @ Espionage, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0
Spank! Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
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23:59 Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop Underbelly, Cowgate, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, £10.0 Stamptown Comedy Night Underbelly, Cowgate, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, £8.0
Mr Thing Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 23, £10.0
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00:00 Werewolves Gilded Balloon Teviot, 8–27 Aug, not 16, £10.0
09:00 Breakfast Plays: Youthquake Traverse Theatre, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £12.0 Barry’s Fringe Audio Walking Tour Outside the Tron – Hunter Square, 7–31 Aug, £0.0 The Odyssey of Homer Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–10 Aug, £6.0
09:15 A Wrinkle in Time Central Hall, 8 Aug, £5.0
09:20 Punk Rock Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–8 Aug, £7.0
09:25 Outside the Box Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5.0
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Bruford Warm-Up Mornings Summerhall, 7–23 Aug, not 12, 13, 19, 20, £4.0
09:50 Parker and the City in the Sea theSpace @ Venue45, 8 Aug, £5.0 The Crucible theSpace @ Venue45, 7 Aug, £5.0
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09:55 Goodbye Rosetta theSpace @ Niddry St, 15–19 Aug, £10.0
10:00 Shakespeare for Breakfast C venues – C, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Nigel Slater’s Toast Traverse Theatre, Various dates from 7 Aug to 26 Aug, prices vary Underground Railroad Game Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £21.5 Ganymede Paradise in Augustines, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.0 Another One Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 11, 12, 13, 20, £10.0 A Midsummer Night’s Droll theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £12.5 Curio (A Cabinet of Curiosities) theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–18 Aug, £5.0 A Midsummer Night’s Droll theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £10.0 Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70 Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.5 Meek Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.5 What Girls Are Made Of Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 23 Aug, £21.5
Theatre Uncut: Women on Power Traverse Theatre, 13 Aug, £8.0
10:05 Bottled Up theSpace on North Bridge, 13–18 Aug, £10.0 Good Things Come to Those Who theSpace on the Mile, 21–25 Aug, £7.0 Monday at Golden Oak High theSpace @ Niddry St, 13–18 Aug, £9.0 Dining Al Desko HH theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £7.0 Swap Shop theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £9.0
10:10 See Rock City and Other Destinations Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–10 Aug, £7.5
10:15 How to Keep Time: A Drum Solo for Dementia Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0 Henriad – Histories of Betrayal Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 13–18 Aug, £8.0 Bottled Up theSpace on North Bridge, 7–11 Aug, £10.0
As It Happened (Contemporaneous Notes) theSpace on North Bridge, 7–11 Aug, £7.0 MAD Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–18 Aug, £8.0 A Dog’s Tail Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–18 Aug, £8.0 A Collection of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Too Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 20–25 Aug, £8.0 Panchkanya Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 8–9 Aug, £0.0
10:30 Orestes Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–11 Aug, £8.0 Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary Adventurers Wanted: Rebellion Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, £5.0 Choose Life, Choose Leith: Trainspotting on Location Leith Dockers Club, Various dates from 9 Aug to 27 Aug, £7.5 Gutted theSpaceTriplex, 20–25 Aug, £9.0
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The WWI Wardrobe Project Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–18 Aug, £10.0
Your Alice Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 20–25 Aug, £9.0
The Best Play Ever theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
10:35 Dining Al Desko HH theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £10.0 Almost, Maine theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 9–11 Aug, £5.0 Shouty Arthur! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7 Aug, £6.0
10:40 Reigen theSpace @ Venue45, 13–18 Aug, £8.0 The Laurel and Hardy Story theSpaceTriplex, 13–18 Aug, £10.0
10:45 Alan Bennett’s A Visit from Miss Prothero theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20 Aug, 21 Aug, 24 Aug, £12.0 That Bastard Brecht Paradise in Augustines, 13–18 Aug, £15.0 The Electra Legacy Paradise in Augustines, 20–25 Aug, £15.0
Lights Over Tesco Car Park Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 15, 22, prices vary The Mariner’s Song Paradise in The Vault, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £10.0 Lonely TWOgether Beijing Version theSpace on North Bridge, 21–24 Aug, £12.0 As It Happened (Contemporaneous Notes) theSpace on North Bridge, 13–18 Aug, £7.0
10:55 Pomona theSpaceTriplex, 20–25 Aug, £10.0 Treasure Island theSpace @ Niddry St, 21–25 Aug, £8.0
11:00 Under the Fig Tree Paradise in The Vault, 20–26 Aug, £8.0 Zoo Assembly George Square Studios, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
Dining Al Desko HH theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £9.0
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Female Transport Theatre Bath Bus, 7–11 Aug, £7.0
Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £20.5
Alan Bennett’s Say Something Happened theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, £12.0
10:50 In Addition Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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Proxy Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Alabama God Damn Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 21, prices vary Risk Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–15 Aug, £0.0 The Meeting theSpace @ Niddry St, 13–18 Aug, £7.0
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Listings
91
The Taming of the Shrew C venues – C south, 12–18 Aug, prices vary Paper Dolls Paradise in The Vault, 7–11 Aug, £10.0 Our Man in Havana Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 21 Aug to 27 Aug, prices vary Twenty Minutes to Nine / Free Fringe Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 9–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, £0.0 Old Boy Scottish Storytelling Centre, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, 26 Aug, £10.0 Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–12 Aug, prices vary The Pew With a View St Patrick’s Church, 9–11 Aug, £5.0 Class Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 21 Aug, 26 Aug, £20.5 Ulster American Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £20.5 Coriolanus Vanishes Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £20.5 On the Exhale Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £20.5
11:05 Walk Swiftly and With Purpose theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £9.5
11:10 Hecate Paradise in The Vault, 13–18 Aug, £12.0 Steve Richards Presents Rock’n’Roll Politics 2018 theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 19–25 Aug, £12.0 Are There More of You? Assembly Hall, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Chatroom theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £8.0 Punching Judy theSpace @ Niddry St, 13–18 Aug, £10.0 Good Women Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–19 Aug, not 11, £0.0 Two by Jim Cartwright (Clueless Presents) theSpace on North Bridge, 13–18 Aug, prices vary Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorised Shakespearean Parody of Ghostbusters theSpace on the Mile, 7–10 Aug, £9.0
11:15 The Ladder Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–12 Aug, prices vary
Treasure Island C venues – C, 7–11 Aug, prices vary Big Love Central Hall, 13 Aug, £5.0
11:20 Holy Sh*t Paradise in The Vault, 20–24 Aug, £8.0 Steve Richards Presents Rock’n’Roll Politics 2018 theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 13–18 Aug, £12.0 The Witches of Walderzeit Central Hall, 8 Aug, £5.0 Someone Somewhere by Sam Potter theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–9 Aug, £8.0 Brollies and Bumbershoots Central Hall, 14 Aug, £5.0
11:30 ...And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary How to Spot an Alien Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 11 Aug to 26 Aug, £10.0 The Fetch Wilson Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary She Taught Me How to Breathe Again Zoo Southside, 12–27 Aug, not 15, £10.0 Orlando Assembly Roxy, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 14, 21, prices vary Sparks Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 13, 20, prices vary
Intro to Chicano History: 101 Central Hall, 17 Aug, £5.0
Island Town Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 8 Aug to 24 Aug, prices vary
11:25
WHITE Pleasance Courtyard, 15–27 Aug, not 20, prices vary
Spoiler Alert Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–25 Aug, not 19, prices vary Elise Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, prices vary
Death, Dating and I Do theSpace on the Mile, 14–18 Aug, £7.0
Definition of Man Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, prices vary
Eglantyne Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
First Dates theSpace on North Bridge, 7–11 Aug, £10.0
Swap Shop theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £9.0
Fallen Fruit Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0
Inferno theSpace on North Bridge, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £7.0
The Antiscians Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £10.0
Adventurers Wanted: Rebellion Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, £5.0 Doors Opening Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–18 Aug, £9.0 Sticks and Stones Roundabout @ Summerhall, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, 20 Aug, 23 Aug, prices vary Shadow Hour Central Hall, 15 Aug, £5.0 Chiaroscuro Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5.0
11:35 How to Be Amazingly Happy! Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 14, prices vary Coccinellidae theSpace on North Bridge, 7–11 Aug, £5.0 The Interview theSpace on North Bridge, 20–25 Aug, £7.0 Walk Swiftly and With Purpose theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £9.5
Warhol: Bullet Karma Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, £8.5 Raise the Roof Quaker Meeting House, 20–24 Aug, £5.0 See-Through Summerhall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, prices vary Finding Fassbender Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Nine Foot Nine Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 16, prices vary
11:40 Tarzanne theSpaceTriplex, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £10.0 All the Lights Are On Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 13, 20, £10.0 Trump Lear Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Audacious Mr Astley Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary The Girl Who Jumped Off the Hollywood Sign Assembly George Square Studios, Various dates from 7 Aug to 26 Aug, prices vary
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The Turn of the Screw Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
That Daring Australian Girl Assembly George Square Studios, Various dates from 8 Aug to 27 Aug, prices vary Entropy theSpace on North Bridge, 7–11 Aug, £9.0
No Sanction Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £8.0
1984 Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 20–25 Aug, £10.0
The WWI Wardrobe Project Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 20–25 Aug, £10.0
11:50 A Good Enough Girl? Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary
King Arthur – The Panto Paradise in Augustines, 8–10 Aug, £5.0
Alma, a Human Voice Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 13, 20, £10.0
11:45 Eight theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £10.0
The Reluctant Fundamentalist Summerhall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, prices vary
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Where Are they Going Theatre Company Present
LEVITICUS
An epic love leaves enduring marks...
12:00 Noon
3 - 27th Aug £10.00/£8.00 Not Tues 7th, 14th & 21st
Venue 124, www.zoofestival.co.uk 0131 662 6892 The OS Map Fan Club theSpaceTriplex, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £9.0
A Voice C venues – C aquila, 7–10 Aug, prices vary
A Necessary Woman Sweet Grassmarket, 20–26 Aug, £9.5
Dangerous Giant Animals Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 13, 14, 21, prices vary
Feet of the Angels theSpace @ Venue45, 8 Aug, £5.0 Gender of Attraction theSpace @ Venue45, 7 Aug, £5.0
11:55 Individual Medley Sweet Grassmarket, 7–19 Aug, £7.0 Noël Coward’s Still Life theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £9.0 Brawn theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–25 Aug, £8.0 Tetra-Decathlon Summerhall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £12.0 Lonely TWOgether Taipei Version theSpace on North Bridge, 21–24 Aug, £12.0 Evren Venue 13, 7–11 Aug, £9.0 You’ve Got To Be Kidney Me! Venue 13, Various dates from 12 Aug to 18 Aug, £9.0
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Heroine Assembly Hall, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 21, prices vary Dominoes Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 13, 20, £10.0 Tits ‘n’ Teeth Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
The Canterville Ghost PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 18–22 Aug, £5.0 Leviticus ZOO Charteris, 8–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary The Archive of Educated Hearts Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £7.0 @JohnLewis: Never Knowingly Undertweeted Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0 Daniel Cainer: Old Dog, New Shtick! Underbelly, George Square, 7–27 Aug, prices vary The Accordion Shop PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 13–17 Aug, £5.0 After the Cuts Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £15.0 An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0 Agent November Investigates: Rob Berry The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £15.0 Tonight I Sleep in Peace (or How to Cure Involuntary Nocturnal Bruxism) theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–11 Aug, prices vary
A Christmas Carol Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
In Conversation With... Mike Russell The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 26 Aug, £12.0
In Conversation With... Henry Winter The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 9 Aug, £12.0
The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems (and Why Truth Matters) Sweet Grassmarket, 13–19 Aug, £8.0
In Conversation With... Arnold Brown The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 24 Aug, £12.0
In Conversation With... Judy Murray The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 20 Aug, £12.0
In Conversation with… Peter Egan The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7 Aug, £12.0 Unsung Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 In Conversation With... Darren McGarvey The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 14 Aug, £12.0 In Conversation With... Mark Thomas The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 15 Aug, £12.0 In Conversation With... Barbara Dickson The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 17 Aug, £12.0 Scary Story Paradise in The Vault, 20–26 Aug, £8.0 Laura theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–18 Aug, £7.0 Cat-in-a-Box C venues – C aquila, 12–18 Aug, prices vary The Magic Hour PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 8–12 Aug, £5.0 In Conversation With... Val McDermid The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 11 Aug, £12.0 The Lucky Durhams theSpace @ Venue45, 14–18 Aug, £10.0
In Conversation With... Richard Leonard The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 18 Aug, £12.0 In Conversation With... Emily Thornberry The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 19 Aug, £12.0 In Conversation With... Archie Macpherson The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £12.0 In Conversation With... Rory Bremner The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, £12.0
12:05 Alfred Hitchcock’s Writers’ Room theSpace on North Bridge, 13–18 Aug, £8.5 The Edge of You theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, 21, £10.0 Into the Blue theSpace @ Niddry St, 21–25 Aug, £8.0 Waiting for Ofsted theSpace @ Niddry St, 13–18 Aug, £10.0
12:10
In Conversation With... Paul Sinha The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 8 Aug, £12.0
Offstage HH Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
In Conversation With... Ruby Wax The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 23 Aug, £12.0
Stupid Cupid Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
In Conversation With... Donald Findlay The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 12 Aug, £12.0
Ovid’s Metamorphoses Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
In Conversation With... KT Tunstall The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 21 Aug, £12.0 In Conversation With... Paddy Hill The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 10 Aug, £12.0 In Conversation With... Jonathan Watson The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 25 Aug, £12.0
Just William’s Luck Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Black and White Tea Room – Counsellor Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, prices vary 3000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £10.0
12:15 Kokoda Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary I’ll Have What She’s Having Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary On Their Own Ground C venues – C royale, 12–18 Aug, prices vary Didi and Gogo C venues – C royale, 7–11 Aug, prices vary Banana Boys theSpace on the Mile, 14–18 Aug, £8.0 Heimatmann Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Molière’s The Miser C venues – C, 12–18 Aug, prices vary Magic 8 Ball (My Life With Asperger’s) Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Uninvited C venues – C royale, 19–27 Aug, prices vary Swap Shop theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £9.0 There’s a Leak C venues – C, 7–11 Aug, prices vary The Merry Wives of Seoul C venues – C south, 12–18 Aug, prices vary
12:20 Kit Finnie: Mabel and Mickey Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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Two Destination Language presents
Fallen Fruit Katherina Radeva
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Two Destination Language
www.twodestinationlanguage.com
Mengele Assembly George Square Theatre, Various dates from 7 Aug to 26 Aug, prices vary Yen C venues – C cubed, 7–25 Aug, prices vary Marsistan Sweet Novotel, 13–26 Aug, not 20, £7.5 Haggis, Neeps and Burns Hill Street Theatre, 7–26 Aug, £12.0 Let’s Inherit the Earth Pleasance Courtyard, 10–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Gate 64 Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary All Change Assembly George Square Theatre, Various dates from 9 Aug to 27 Aug, prices vary Good Grief theSpace on the Mile, 21–25 Aug, £8.0
12:25
No One Is Coming to Save You Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary The Archive of Educated Hearts Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £7.0 Daughter CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 8–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, 21, £11.0 Fcuk’d Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, prices vary A Play, A Pie and A Pint Le Monde, 7–27 Aug, not 11, 18, 25, £12.5 The Selkie: A Song of Many Waters 52 Canoes (Grassmarket), 7–15 Aug, not 8, £0.0 A State of Mind Underbelly, Cowgate, 17–26 Aug, prices vary The Women of Lockerbie C venues – C, 7–14 Aug, prices vary
A Night of Dark Intent theSpace @ Niddry St, 13–15 Aug, £5.0
Titus Andronicus Paradise in The Vault, 13–18 Aug, £10.0
Vivarium Bedlam Theatre, 7–27 Aug, not 16, £10.0
Comedy of Errors Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–14 Aug, prices vary
Beaker’s Place theSpace on North Bridge, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8.5
Is This a Dagger? The Story of Macbeth Scottish Storytelling Centre, 22–26 Aug, £10.0
An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0 Courtroom Play: A Courtroom Play Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary A Dangerous Woman theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
12:30 Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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The Abode Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–16 Aug, prices vary
Simon Callow in De Profundis Assembly Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Adventurers Wanted: Rebellion Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, £5.0
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12:35 A Beginner’s Guide to Populism theSpaceTriplex, 13–18 Aug, £9.0 147Hz Can’t Pass Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £7.0
Parents Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7 Aug, £5.0
12:40
An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0
Matthew 19:14 Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £9.5
Born on a Monday Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £7.0
The Half Moon Shania Zoo Southside, 7–27 Aug, not 15, £10.0
The Monster in the Hall theSpace on the Mile, 8–24 Aug, not 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, £9.5
My Name Is Dorothy Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £8.0 An Evening With Miss Wong Assembly Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 12, 15, 19, 20, 22, prices vary
Keep the Change ZOO Charteris, 12–27 Aug, not 20, £10.0
Pyg Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–18 Aug, £8.0
Jumpers for Goalposts theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £9.5
Gratiano Assembly Rooms, 8 Aug, 12 Aug, 15 Aug, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, prices vary
12:45 Everything Is Going to Be KO Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary Fronting Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary UnSpoken C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary The Duke Pleasance Courtyard, 7–13 Aug, £5.0 A Play, A Pie and A Pint McSorley’s Irish Bar, 7–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £12.5 Sisterhood Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Busking It Pleasance Courtyard, 15–27 Aug, prices vary
DNA Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–11 Aug, £7.5
Statements Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–17 Aug, prices vary
Henriad – Histories of Betrayal Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
Kill the Boy Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–9 Aug, £7.0
The Big Lie theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 13–16 Aug, £5.0
The WWI Wardrobe Project Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–11 Aug, £10.0
Tarzanne theSpaceTriplex, 20–25 Aug, £10.0
A Substitute for Life Assembly Hall, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Breathing Corpses theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
Faust Korea ZOO Charteris, 7–8 Aug, £8.0
12:50 Everything Wrong With You Is Beautiful Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0
The Arsonists Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
12:55 Love Song to Lavender Menace Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 Polaris Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Tonight I Sleep in Peace (or How to Cure Involuntary Nocturnal Bruxism) theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–25 Aug, prices vary
13:00 About Lady White Fox With Nine Tales... Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary Agent November Investigates: Rob Berry The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £15.0
Dummy Bourbon Bar, 7–25 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0 Ladykiller Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 14, prices vary Gie’s Peace Scottish Storytelling Centre, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, £9.0 Flight Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, £6.0 Stealth Aspies – Autistic People Speaking Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 7–16 Aug, £0.0 Power Play: Somebody Pleasance Pop-Up: Power Play HQ, 8–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £12.0 Marie Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 8, 13, 20, prices vary In Loyal Company Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Guerilla Aspies Year Four – Autism. Amusement. Conversion. Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 17–26 Aug, £0.0 Twelfth Night Assembly George Square Gardens, 22–26 Aug, £15.0 The 39 Steps: A Disaster in a Radio Studio! PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 13–17 Aug, £5.0 The Time Machine theSpace @ Venue45, 13–18 Aug, £9.0 A War of Two Halves Tynecastle Park, Various dates from 8 Aug to 16 Aug, £24.0 Tonight I Sleep in Peace (or How to Cure Involuntary Nocturnal Bruxism) theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–18 Aug, prices vary Chwedl: Fairytales from Wales PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 23–27 Aug, £6.0
Diary of an Expat Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Nigel Slater’s Toast Traverse Theatre, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £21.5
Propeller Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 21, prices vary
Underground Railroad Game Traverse Theatre, 23 Aug, 26 Aug, £21.5
Romeo and Juliet Assembly George Square Gardens, 15–19 Aug, £15.0 The Archive of Educated Hearts Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £7.0
Boxes PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 18–22 Aug, £5.0 Extremism PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 8–12 Aug, £5.0
Meek Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 11 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.5 What Girls Are Made Of Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.5 Blackout PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7 Aug, £5.0 Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70 Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 12 Aug, 14 Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, £21.5 The Trip PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 25–26 Aug, £7.0
13:05 DUPed Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £8.0 Manx Fairy Tales and Legends theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £10.0 Never Vera Blue Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 Dickens for Dinner C venues – C, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Blackthorn by Charley Miles Roundabout @ Summerhall, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary Vessel Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary From One Heart to Another theSpaceTriplex, 7 Aug, £8.0 Crave theSpace on North Bridge, 13–18 Aug, £7.0 Agenda theSpace on the Mile, 9–11 Aug, £6.0 Out of Control theSpace on North Bridge, 8–11 Aug, £6.0 Alice theSpaceTriplex, 8–11 Aug, £8.0
13:10 Jericho Underbelly, Cowgate, 15–26 Aug, prices vary Uke Belong to Me Paradise in The Vault, 7–11 Aug, £7.5 Signals Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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Listings
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Do You Think That’s Wise? – The Life and Times of John Le Mesurier Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Don Juan Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Little Sparks theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–25 Aug, not 12, £8.0 Who Cares? Natural Food Kafe, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 21, £0.0
An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0 The First Love Project C venues – C, 19–26 Aug, prices vary Big Love Central Hall, 15 Aug, £5.0 Dolly theSpace on the Mile, 21–25 Aug, £7.0 The Red Shoes theSpace @ Niddry St, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
Katie & Pip Summerhall, 7–12 Aug, £10.0
Yer Aul’ Da The Royal Scots Club, 21–25 Aug, £10.0
Jinrou TLPT Paradise in Augustines, 7–11 Aug, £15.0
Adventurers Wanted: Rebellion Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, £5.0
As We Like It Paradise in Augustines, 14–18 Aug, £8.0 Intro to Chicano History: 101 Central Hall, 14 Aug, £5.0 Brollies and Bumbershoots Central Hall, 16 Aug, £5.0
13:25
What Makes You a Woman theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £7.0
The Black Dahlia Paradise in The Vault, 13–17 Aug, £6.0
Queens of Sheba Underbelly, Bristo Square, 15 Aug, £10.0
Erewhon Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
13:15
Dangerous Giant Animals Underbelly, Bristo Square, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, £9.0
The Approach Assembly Hall, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, prices vary
My Left Nut Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
Metamorphosis theSpace on the Mile, 7 Aug, £7.0
Don’t Kill Your Darlings ZOO Charteris, 7–26 Aug, £10.0
13:20
Panopticon theSpace on North Bridge, 20–25 Aug, £7.0 9/11 Was a Conspiracy theSpace on the Mile, 7 Aug, £9.0
The Quest: A Fantasy Musical theSpace @ Venue45, 20–25 Aug, £9.5 Sinatra: Raw Frankenstein Pub, 7–27 Aug, £7.5 The Grimm Truth theSpace @ Niddry St, 13–18 Aug, £7.5 The Burning Gadulka Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Red and Boiling Venue 13, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0
Darlings C venues – C aquila, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary The Fishermen Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary The EU Inspector theSpace on North Bridge, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £7.0 Gypsy Queen Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary The Hit Summerhall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £10.0
Don Quixote Assembly Roxy, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, prices vary Metamorphoses Central Hall, 8 Aug, £5.0
13:30 Flight Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, £6.0 Brexit Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
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Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £9.0
The Archive of Educated Hearts Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £7.0
Fibre Optics Can Save the World! The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 11 Aug, £9.0
Ditch the Classroom; Speak in Tongues! The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 13 Aug, £9.0
Ulster American Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 21 Aug, £20.5
Disgust for Dummies The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 14 Aug, £9.0
Chemo Barbie Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Coriolanus Vanishes Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £20.5
Wrecked Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Politics of the Tooth Fairy The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 18 Aug, £9.0
Doing Drugs (Policy) / Take More Drugs The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7 Aug, £9.0
Door-to-Door Poetry Bourbon Bar, 7–25 Aug, not 15, £0.0
Stop Making Sense The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 10 Aug, £9.0
It’s Not a Sprint Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary
What Keeps You Sharp? The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, £9.0
Shadow Hour Central Hall, 13 Aug, 17 Aug, £5.0
Jings Crivvens Help Ma Boab Eric Liddell Centre, 14 Aug, £0.0
Romeo and/or Juliet Central Hall, 7–8 Aug, £5.0
All News Is Fake News! The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 15 Aug, £9.0 The Spy Who Doped Me The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 26 Aug, £9.0 Will Pigs Save Our Bacon? The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £9.0
13:35
The Cat’s Mother Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
The Naked Blind Data Show The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 20 Aug, £9.0
Evros | The Crossing River Summerhall, 13–26 Aug, not 20, prices vary
Class Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £20.5
May Contain Neanderthal The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 25 Aug, £9.0
On the Exhale Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, 26 Aug, £20.5
The Problem With Patriotism The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 8 Aug, £9.0
(sorry) Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, prices vary
Mungo: Legend of Glasgow’s Saint St Patrick’s Church, 11–12 Aug, £8.0
Monolinguals, Where Are You? The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 19 Aug, £9.0
Footballers Have Feelings Too The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £9.0
Never a Soft Touch The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 9 Aug, £9.0
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Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £20.5
You Only Live Forever Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary The Spider Glass theSpaceTriplex, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8.0
School of Batman – Live! The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 12 Aug, £9.0 The Dark Side of Fluorescence The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 21 Aug, £9.0
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Ouroboros Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–14 Aug, prices vary
The Servant of Two Masters C venues – C, 7–11 Aug, prices vary Come to Daddy Summerhall, 7–11 Aug, £8.0 Twelfth Night: The Ship of Fools C venues – C, 12–18 Aug, prices vary
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Camp Be Yourself Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Olorine C venues – C too, 19–23 Aug, prices vary Bad Dog theSpace on North Bridge, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £10.0 An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0 The Dark Philosophers theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–11 Aug, £8.0 Tonight With Donny Stixx theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–25 Aug, not 12, prices vary
13:45 Zugunruhe Zoo Southside, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary The Sisters of CastleKnock House C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary The Marilyn Conspiracy Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary BaseCamp C venues – C south, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Grace Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary WEIRD Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary An Act Of Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £10.0 My Mate Dave Died Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 20–25 Aug, £7.0 J’n’R Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–11 Aug, £10.0 The Ballad of the Apathetic Son and His Narcissistic Mother Summerhall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £12.0 A Robinson Crusoe of the Soul Sweet Novotel, 13–26 Aug, not 17, 22, £5.0 Billy Bremner and Me The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–12 Aug, £12.0
Bad Shakespeare Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–11 Aug, £8.0 Babes Against Bullshit theSpace on North Bridge, 8–11 Aug, £6.0
Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0
The School Film PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7 Aug, £5.0 The End of Eddy The Studio, 23–26 Aug, £11.0
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And Before I Forget I Love You, I Love You Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Scratch Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, 14 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, £8.5
Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Falkland – The War the World Forgot Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–25 Aug, not 19, prices vary
The Only One in the World Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–9 Aug, £7.0
The Poets’ Republic – Unleashed Scottish Poetry Library, 24–25 Aug, £5.0
Agent November Investigates: Rob Berry The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £15.0
Jings Crivvens Help Ma Boab Eric Liddell Centre, 14 Aug, £0.0
Your Alice Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–11 Aug, £9.0 Blink Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Various dates from 7 Aug to 17 Aug, £8.5 Last Tango in Little Grimley Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–25 Aug, £5.0 Osric Omand and the Story of Hope Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–18 Aug, £8.0 Medea Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 23–25 Aug, £7.0 Diagnosed Paradise in The Vault, 21–25 Aug, £0.0
14:00 Eight Bedlam Theatre, 20–27 Aug, £10.0 Faulty Towers the Dining Experience The Principal, 7–27 Aug, £49.5 Happimess theSpace @ Venue45, 14–18 Aug, £8.0 City Love C venues – C cubed, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Gulliver Returns Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Flight Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, £6.0
FanDango Bedlam Theatre, 7–11 Aug, £10.0 Hocus Pocus The Studio, 11–12 Aug, £11.0
14:05
Feed Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary
An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0
The Archive of Educated Hearts Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £7.0
The Vampire of Barcelona theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £7.0
A Pickering’s Gin Jolly Summerhall, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £10.0
Community theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £5.0
Bowjangles: Excalibow Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Twenty Minutes to Nine / Free Fringe The Edinburgh Yes Hub, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, £0.0 Horror – Gothic Tales and Dark Poetry Banshee Labyrinth, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 22, £0.0 Bummer and Lazarus Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £9.0 Para Handy: A Radio Play on Stage PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 13–19 Aug, £11.5 All That Remains Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–25 Aug, £8.0
Starfish C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Arthur Conan Doyle – The Spiritualist Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 7 Aug, 9 Aug, 14 Aug, 16 Aug, 21 Aug, £8.0
The Half Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Taking it Badly theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–25 Aug, £9.0
Annie Brassey Paradise in Augustines, 13–18 Aug, £8.0
Behind Our Skin C venues – C aquila, 7–10 Aug, £8.5
VELVET Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Dancing With Mrs Murphy Leith Dockers Club, 13–16 Aug, £10.0
14:10 The Vanishing Man Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Jet of Blood ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, not 15, £10.0 Chimes at Midnight theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8.0 Side Effects Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 14–18 Aug, £8.0 Words Is Words Is Words theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–18 Aug, £6.0 A Sight of Abject Pity and Ruin theSpace on North Bridge, 20–25 Aug, £5.0 Tom Duke – Psychiatrist to the Paranormal! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–11 Aug, £6.0 Girls Like That theSpace on the Mile, 7 Aug, £7.0
14:15 What I Talk About When I Talk About Running ZOO Charteris, 9–26 Aug, not 13, 15, 20, 21, 22, £10.0
Bite-Size Plays Presents: Neverwant Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary
Nitro theSpace on the Mile, 8–24 Aug, not 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, £9.5
UNCONDITIONAL Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Antigone theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £9.5
Integrity theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–25 Aug, £10.0 Pricks Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, prices vary
Losing My Mindfulness Natural Food Kafe, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Decibels Paradise in The Vault, 13–26 Aug, not 19, £9.0 In Their Footsteps theSpace @ Venue45, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
The Bench Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 20, £10.0 Casanova Dreaming theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, prices vary
The Lucky Durhams theSpace @ Venue45, 19 Aug, £10.0
14:30
The Screwtape Letters Palmerston Place Church, 25 Aug, £11.0 Treasure Island theSpaceTriplex, 13–18 Aug, £10.0
Wired Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 10–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0
Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0
The Providence of Neighboring Bodies Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
14:20
Sticks and Stones Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 8 Aug to 25 Aug, prices vary
Dracula Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary I, Sniper theSpace on North Bridge, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £7.0 The Song of Lunch Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Ailsa Benson Is Missing Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 13, prices vary Impact Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Goons Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–14 Aug, prices vary The New Electric Ballroom theSpace on North Bridge, 8–11 Aug, £6.0
Drip Feed Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0 Power Play: Funeral Flowers Pleasance Pop-Up: Power Play HQ, 8–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £12.0 The Pieman Cometh: A Cautionary Football Tale Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
14:25
The Famous Five C venues – C, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Spaces Sweet Grassmarket, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £9.0
One Woman Alien Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £8.0
Chase Scenes CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £11.0
Flight Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, £6.0
3 Years, 1 Week and a Lemon Drizzle Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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13:40 A Clown Show About Rain Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
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TalkFest 2018: 02 Traverse Theatre, 13 Aug, £5.0 Wrecked Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
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Rainforest Dreams Paradise in Augustines, 20–26 Aug, £8.5 The Man Who Planted Trees Scottish Storytelling Centre, 20–27 Aug, £12.0
DNA – Alexandra David-Néel theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £11.0
Of Rags and Bones Quaker Meeting House, 7–11 Aug, £9.0
Other People’s Teeth C venues – C aquila, 7–19 Aug, prices vary
Waiting for Godot The Lyceum, 11 Aug, £17.0
Duck Gutters theSpaceTriplex, 20–25 Aug, £10.0
Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0 The Pew With a View St Patrick’s Church, 9–10 Aug, £5.0 The Front Page St Ninian’s Hall, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, £12.0 The Power of Music 1 St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St, 9 Aug, £8.0 A Fistful of Mondays Saughtonhall United Reformed Church, 11 Aug, £8.0 Legacy: The Story of Martin Luther Palmerston Place Church, 18 Aug, £10.0 Jings Crivvens Help Ma Boab Eric Liddell Centre, 14 Aug, £0.0 Cambusdonald Royal Mayfield Salisbury Church, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, £12.0 The Steamie Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 18 Aug, £12.0 The Prisoner The Lyceum, 25 Aug, £17.0 The Power of Music 2 St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St, 8 Aug, £8.0
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Man Down Venue 13, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0
Island Town Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 9 Aug to 26 Aug, prices vary
A World Beyond Man Quaker Meeting House, 20–25 Aug, £6.0
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Dulce et Decorum Est: The Unknown Soldiers theSpaceTriplex, 7–11 Aug, £12.0
14:40 Love Songs Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Ruth Cockburn – Love Letters from Blackpool Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 15, 20, £9.0 And Then There’s Me... theSpaceTriplex, 7–11 Aug, £10.0 Not Dead Yet! theSpace on North Bridge, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
14:45
A Self-Help Guide to Being in Love With Jeremy Corbyn Bourbon Bar, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0
14:50 Orpheus Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 20, £11.0 It’s True, It’s True, It’s True Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Sophie, Ben and Other Problems Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
I Love You... But theSpace on North Bridge, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8.0
In for a Penny Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Awakening Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Fallout Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 The Big Time C venues – C royale, 7–25 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Your Alice Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–18 Aug, £9.0 The Last Straw Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 Hello Georgie, Goodbye Best Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.0
BaseCamp C venues – C south, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Alternative Bedtime Stories Sweet Novotel, 13–26 Aug, £7.0
After Today PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–27 Aug, not 15, 21, prices vary
Quines Paradise in The Vault, 20–26 Aug, £9.0
Hamlet (An Experience) Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £10.0
Drenched Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
The Unknown Soldier Assembly Rooms, 9 Aug, 11 Aug, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, 23 Aug, prices vary
Century Song Zoo Southside, 7–18 Aug, not 8, 15, prices vary
Animal Management Sweet Novotel, 7–12 Aug, £8.0 Midsummer The Hub, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £32.0 HOME King’s Theatre, 25–26 Aug, £17.0 Walk the Oars Scottish Storytelling Centre, 22–26 Aug, £9.0 Waiting Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
The Rockford File Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
Me, Myself and AI Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £7.0
Big Aftermath of a Small Disclosure Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.5
Really Want to Hurt Me Assembly Hall, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
The Aspirations of Daise Morrow Assembly George Square Gardens, 7 Aug, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, prices vary
Dreamland Zoo Southside, 7–27 Aug, not 15, £10.0
Painted Love Valvona & Crolla, 23 Aug, 26 Aug, £10.0
It’s Alright, Everything’s Okay Zoo Southside, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary
The Anglican Tradition of Poetry St Vincent’s, 17 Aug, £0.0
Nina’s Got News by Frank Skinner Pleasance Dome, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
14:35
Extro-Terrestrial Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 8 Aug to 24 Aug, £7.0
Once Seen on Blue Peter Assembly Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Not Yet Suffragette Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Bonqrz Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0
Flight Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, £6.0
Witches, Wee Folk and Watery Beasties Scottish Storytelling Centre, 7–12 Aug, £9.0
The Straw Man Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 9, 11, 16, 18, 20, 23, prices vary
Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0
15:00 Conflict of Interest Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £8.5
The House Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 21, prices vary
The Egg Is a Lonely Hunter Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
The Canterville Ghost Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, prices vary
Heaven Burns Assembly Roxy, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Benny Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
14:55
Drifting Towers C venues – C aquila, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Much Ado About Nothing theSpace @ Niddry St, 20–25 Aug, £10.0
South Bend Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 8–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary
Drowning Our Babies Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.0
Woyzeck Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 23, prices vary
Free and Proud Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Agent November Investigates: Murder Mr E The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £15.0
An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0
Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0 De Fuut Summerhall, 8–12 Aug, £10.0
La Maladie de la mort The Lyceum, 18–19 Aug, £17.0 A War of Two Halves Tynecastle Park, 14 Aug, £24.0 Peter Pan PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7 Aug, £5.0 Jings Crivvens Help Ma Boab Eric Liddell Centre, 14 Aug, £0.0
15:05 Grace Notes theSpace on the Mile, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.0 The Big Lie theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–11 Aug, £5.0 Face 2 Face theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.0
Congratulations You Bastard! theSpace on North Bridge, 20–25 Aug, £5.0 Phill Jupitus Is Porky the Poet in Living in a World Where They Throw the Ducks at the Bread Voodoo Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Framed! theSpace on North Bridge, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £8.0 Puffin Island Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £9.0 Queen of the Air theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–18 Aug, £9.0 Tipping the Velvet theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
15:10 Other Voices Spoken Word Cabaret Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0 Bride of the Gulf C venues – C cubed, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Pig Circus Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–18 Aug, £10.0 Life on Venus theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 13–18 Aug, £7.0 Nutshells theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 13–18 Aug, £8.0 Bag for Life Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
15:15 The Unsung Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–25 Aug, £9.0 Tobacco Road HHH Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Sitting by Katherine Parkinson Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, prices vary Toby Thompson: For the Record Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Narcissist in the Mirror Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 19, prices vary
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Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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2 - 27 AUG STUDIO FOUR
Trojan Horse Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £12.0 The Imagicarium of Mr Dickens theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £8.0 Unspoken Pleasance Courtyard, 21–27 Aug, prices vary Susan Macbeth Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 15–26 Aug, £0.0 Sherlock Holmes and the Conundrum of Conan Doyle theSpace on the Mile, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £8.0 Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0 Terra Is a Warm Gun theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 21–25 Aug, £10.0
Ken Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary An Algorithm Named Kevin theSpace @ Niddry St, 20–25 Aug, prices vary The Pleasantries of Peasantry theSpace on North Bridge, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £7.0 Brollies and Bumbershoots Central Hall, 17 Aug, £5.0
15:25 F**k You Pay Me Assembly Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary
This Is Me Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5.0
Alan Bennett’s A Visit from Miss Prothero theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–23 Aug, £12.0
15:20
Outside the Box Central Hall, 8 Aug, £5.0
Romeo and Juliet theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–18 Aug, not 12, prices vary To the Ocean theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 9–19 Aug, £5.0 Angry Alan by Penelope Skinner Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0
Lu-ting the Merman Paradise in Augustines, 13–26 Aug, not 19, £10.0 The Poetry of Sticking an Egg Up a Hen’s Butt! Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0
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Alan Bennett’s Say Something Happened theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 24–25 Aug, £12.0
15:30 A War of Two Halves Tynecastle Park, 8–17 Aug, not 11, 14, £24.0 Wrecked Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Henry Pleasance Dome, 11–26 Aug, prices vary Ad Libido Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 21, prices vary
Marmite Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Vox: A Fairy Tale for a New Age Central Hall, 14 Aug, £5.0
Misha Glenny: McMafia Assembly Checkpoint, 20–26 Aug, prices vary
Classic Conjuring St Cuthbert’s Church, 7 Aug, £12.0
Off-Kilter Dance Base, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £13.0 Dietrich: Natural Duty Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Passionate Machine ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £10.0 Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0 Outside Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Flight Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, £6.0 The Red Shoes Pleasance Courtyard, 7–18 Aug, prices vary Ciara The Royal Scots Club, 8–18 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, £10.0 Talking Heads – Bed Among the Lentils St Cuthbert’s Church, 13–15 Aug, £10.0 The Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 7 Aug, 9 Aug, 14 Aug, 16 Aug, 21 Aug, £8.0
15:35 Sirens Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Metamorphosis of One C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Choking to Death on a Currant Bun theSpace on North Bridge, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £9.0
15:40 The War of Jenkins’ Ear theSpaceTriplex, 7–11 Aug, £5.0 I Love You Mum... I Promise I Won’t Die! theSpace @ Venue45, 20–25 Aug, £8.0 Dysney Disfunction Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 14, prices vary Van Gogh Find Yourself #vgfy Natural Food Kafe, 7–25 Aug, not 10, £0.0 The Extinction Event Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Wakey Wakey theSpaceTriplex, 7–11 Aug, £5.0
Little Potatoes Paradise in The Vault, 7–11 Aug, £10.0
15:45 Flattered Fireside, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £7.0 Urban Unrest Paradise in The Vault, 13–26 Aug, not 19, £7.5 An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0 Drunk Lion Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Not in Our Neighbourhood Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary Luke Wright, Poet Laureate Bar Bados Complex, 13–25 Aug, £0.0 Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0 Wings Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 20–26 Aug, £0.0 Coriolanus Vanishes Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £20.5 ¤ The Greatest Play in the History of the World...
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Shadow Hour Central Hall, 16 Aug, £5.0
Flushed Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
The Search for a Black-Browed Albatross Pleasance Dome, 7–9 Aug, prices vary
No Kids Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 13, 21, prices vary
Breathing Corpses theSpace on the Mile, 8–24 Aug, not 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, £9.5
Don Quixote Unbound Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, £10.0
On the Exhale Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £20.5
Traverse Theatre, 26 Aug, £20.5
15:50 Chihuahua Assembly Roxy, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 10, 13, 20, prices vary Gender of Attraction theSpace @ Venue45, 8 Aug, £5.0
15:55 Stand and Deliver C venues – C, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Taiwan Season: The Delusion of Home Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 Come Die With Us Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, £8.5
16:00 Rocket Man Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 11–26 Aug, £0.0 James Dean Is Dead! (Long Live James Dean) C venues – C aquila, 19–27 Aug, prices vary The Welcome Revolution Zoo Southside, 7–27 Aug, not 15, £10.0 Adam Smith: The Invisible Hand Panmure House, 11–26 Aug, £12.0 Once in a Generation... Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 7–10 Aug, £0.0 InValid Voices Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 10–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 Harpy Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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Expendable Chapters Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–18 Aug, £8.0 Slacker-in-Law Bourbon Bar, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0 You Are Frogs Venue 13, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 Stella PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–16 Aug, £12.0 Looking for Lightning C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary Duckpond: An Element of Mystery in Umpteen Samples Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Kin Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Power Play: Next Time Pleasance Pop-Up: Power Play HQ, 8–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £12.0
Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70 Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £21.5 What Girls Are Made Of Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.5 Texas Beauty Pageant Murder: The Fall of Don Swan theSpace @ Venue45, 7 Aug, £5.0 Wars of the Roses – The Last Plantagenet Stockbridge Church, 7 Aug, £5.0
16:05 Hug the Bunny Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £10.0 Tremor HHH Roundabout @ Summerhall, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary The Laramie Project theSpace on the Mile, 21–25 Aug, £10.0 Gayface theSpace on North Bridge, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.0
A Pickering’s Gin Jolly Summerhall, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £10.0
It’s a Dog’s Brexit theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–24 Aug, not 18, £10.5
Meek Traverse Theatre, Various dates from 7 Aug to 26 Aug, £21.5
You Down There and Me Up Here Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–11 Aug, £7.5
Eat Your Heart Out Paradise in Augustines, 7–18 Aug, not 12, prices vary
Apocalypse Cow theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–11 Aug, £9.0
Roman Candle Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 20–25 Aug, £9.5 Sob Story theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £9.5 Alice Hawkins – Suffragette Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 13–17 Aug, £8.0 Ripper theSpace @ Venue45, 9–18 Aug, not 12, £5.0 Nigel Slater’s Toast Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, £21.5 Underground Railroad Game Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.5 James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2018: The Award Ceremony Traverse Theatre, 20 Aug, £7.0
16:10 Skin a Cat Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 13, prices vary Where the Hell is Bernard? Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
Eat Your Heart Out Paradise in Augustines, 20–26 Aug, £10.0
Class Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £20.5
An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0
Alan Bennett’s Green Forms theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 22–25 Aug, £12.0
Birth Control Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 20–25 Aug, £7.0 Strangers: Pairs Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 13 Aug to 24 Aug, £10.0 Creating Rumours Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–11 Aug, £10.0 Dib Dib Dead theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–18 Aug, £9.0
16:15 Portraits in Motion Summerhall, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 A Broad Abroad C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Achilles Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0 Timmy Assembly George Square Studios, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Huff CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £11.0
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Badgered C venues – C cubed, 12–18 Aug, prices vary
Alan Bennett’s Say Something Happened theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–21 Aug, £12.0
16:30
Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 21 Aug, £20.5
Ulster American Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £20.5
16:20 Your Bard Assembly Hall, 7–27 Aug, not 14, £12.0 Willis & Vere: A Serious Play About World War II Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Son of Jim Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.0 Working Class Hero Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Various dates from 8 Aug to 24 Aug, £8.0 The River Was a God Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0 Stardust Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 20, prices vary
Mairi Campbell: Auld Lang Syne Scottish Storytelling Centre, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 Pigs in Blankets Paradise in The Vault, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £10.0
The Wardrobe theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–11 Aug, £5.0
Wrecked Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Henry V – Lion of England Assembly Rooms, Various dates from 8 Aug to 25 Aug, prices vary
Build a Rocket Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, prices vary A Fortunate Man Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0 Doom’s Day C venues – C south, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Games by Henry Naylor Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary Rise of a Humble Poet Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Blackout Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 13, 20, £12.0
Diamond by Beryl Richards Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Who Will Separate Us? Leith Depot, 24–26 Aug, £5.0
Hymns for Robots C venues – C aquila, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Reigen theSpace @ Niddry St, 20–25 Aug, £8.0 Ah Dinnae Ken theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–18 Aug, not 12, prices vary Attila the Stockbroker – Ancient and Modern Bannermans, 20–24 Aug, £0.0 The Quest: A Fantasy Musical theSpace @ Venue45, 19 Aug, £9.5
The Devil You Know: A Horror Play Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £8.0 Nazanin’s Story C venues – C, 19–26 Aug, prices vary The Genius of Charles Dickens Sweet Novotel, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
Pickle Jar Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Loyalty theSpace on North Bridge, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £7.0
Lost Lore theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 14–18 Aug, £10.0
Brenda’s Got a Baby theSpace on North Bridge, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.0
16:40 Pigeon Man Apocalypse Three Broomsticks, 7–25 Aug, not 16, £0.0
Hamlet – Horatio’s Tale Assembly Rooms, Various dates from 7 Aug to 26 Aug, prices vary
This Script and Other Drafts Scottish Storytelling Centre, 20 Aug, £10.0
Nutshells theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, £8.0
Party Night - CANCELLED theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
Bottom Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
Fan Girl theSpace on the Mile, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £10.0
A Generous Lover Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
Achilles’ Heel: TLC Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
Who Killed Franz Ferdinand? theSpace on North Bridge, 7–11 Aug, £7.0
BaseCamp C venues – C south, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Step Mama Drama! theSpace on the Mile, 7–10 Aug, £8.0
Last Hive Zoo Southside, 7–27 Aug, not 15, 25, £10.0
❤ The Greatest Play in the History of the World...
16:25 A Joke Assembly Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 14, 21, prices vary
16:45 Testament ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £10.0 Classic Conjuring St Cuthbert’s Church, 7 Aug, £12.0
16:50 A Modern Guide to Heroism and Sidekickery ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, not 13, £10.0 No Home Like This Place Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 7–17 Aug, not 12, 13, £10.0
16:55 The Flop Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0
16:35
Grail Project Bedlam Theatre, 7–26 Aug, £10.0
An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0
17:00
Can’t Stop Can’t Stop C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 13, 17, 20, 24, prices vary
The Laird’s Big Breaxit Scottish Storytelling Centre, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
Cry God for Harry, England and St George! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
1902 Wee Red Bar, 7–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £12.0
The Unbinding C venues – C cubed, 7–11 Aug, prices vary Crave theSpaceTriplex, 20–25 Aug, £7.0
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Agent November Investigates: Murder Mr E The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £15.0
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Agent November Investigates: Murder Mr E The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £15.0 Providence Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0 Same Old Same Oldies theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 14 Aug to 25 Aug, £8.0 Live Before You Die Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 14, £0.0 It Is a Truth... PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–27 Aug, £6.0 Flies Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 20, prices vary
17:10 Departure Date theSpace on the Mile, 7–25 Aug, not 19, £9.0 Hansel and Gretel theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–9 Aug, £8.0 Nowt as Queer as Folk theSpace on North Bridge, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £7.0
Outcast Sweet Grassmarket, 7–12 Aug, £8.0 Rabbie Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–14 Aug, £15.0 Big Love Central Hall, 16 Aug, £5.0 Mercy Me Central Hall, 8 Aug, £5.0
The Witches of Walderzeit Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5.0
17:25 An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0 The Insignificant Life and Death of Colin McKenzie Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 16–25 Aug, not 19, £9.0
bloominauschwitz Just Festival at St John’s , 7–25 Aug, not 12, 16, 19, £12.0
17:20
Metamorphoses Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5.0
Loop Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Lucille and Cecilia C venues – C aquila, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Rights of Passage C venues – C too, 20–26 Aug, prices vary
Bare Knuckle Paradise in The Vault, 20–26 Aug, £10.0
Antigone theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £7.0
17:15
Hoard by Bim Adewunmi Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
Jasper Red: Press Play Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £6.5
Revenants Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, prices vary Loki, the Scottish Rapper: Poverty Safari Live The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £12.0 Gutted theSpaceTriplex, 23–25 Aug, £9.0 BBC Pop-Up Radio Drama Studio at Summerhall Summerhall, 8–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £6.0 War With the Newts Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 20, £12.0 Freeman Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 10, prices vary A&E theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 13 Aug to 24 Aug, £8.0 All These Things Zoo Southside, 15–16 Aug, £20.0
Theatre
Blue Heart C venues – C too, 7–18 Aug, prices vary
That Woman! Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 12, 19, 26, prices vary
Don’t Tell Me Not to Fly Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Old Souls PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 13, 20, £8.0
Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0 TalkFest 2018: 02 Traverse Theatre, 13 Aug, £5.0
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Macbeth theSpace on North Bridge, 8–11 Aug, £8.0
Hunch Assembly Roxy, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Umbrella Man Scottish Poetry Library, 13–18 Aug, £8.0 Our Country Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £15.0 The Isle of Muck Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £8.0
Chamberlain... Peace in Our Time Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, £11.0 Good Vibes Only theSpace on North Bridge, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £8.0
Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0
Woodbine Willie: Poet and Padre Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 7 Aug to 16 Aug, £11.0
Kids Play theSpace @ Niddry St, 13–25 Aug, £9.0
Power, Fame and Sex Venue 13, 14–18 Aug, £10.0
Henchmen Sweet Grassmarket, 14–26 Aug, not 21, £8.0
Sod’s Law Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.0
Honey’s Happening Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £11.0
The Bacchae Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8.0
Welcome to Self Co Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 15–26 Aug, £0.0
Brollies and Bumbershoots Central Hall, 13 Aug, £5.0
Sympathy for the Devil Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–11 Aug, £9.0
The March theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £7.0
Reverend Richard Coles: Confessions Pleasance Courtyard, 13–27 Aug, prices vary
Dear Lucy... theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–11 Aug, £9.0
Re: Production Zoo Southside, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary This Is Yorkshire theSpace on the Mile, 20–24 Aug, £6.0
Remember Scarborough theSpace on North Bridge, 21–25 Aug, £7.5 Roxy Likes Cats Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 20–25 Aug, £7.0 The Promise Venue 13, 7–10 Aug, £7.0
When You Cure Me Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Various dates from 7 Aug to 14 Aug, £9.0
17:30 Electrolyte Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary The Political History of Smack and Crack Roundabout @ Summerhall, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0 Year Without Summer Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £8.0 Universal Dad Three Broomsticks, 7–25 Aug, £0.0 Shell Shock Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 10–25 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Power Play: The Empty Chair Pleasance Pop-Up: Power Play HQ, 8–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £12.0 Playhouse Creatures Venue 13, 20–25 Aug, £10.0 Grimm Tales theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £6.0 The Making of Chariots of Fire Eric Liddell Centre, 7 Aug, £10.0
A Short, Sharp History of the Olympic Games Eric Liddell Centre, 8 Aug, £10.0 Vox: A Fairy Tale for a New Age Central Hall, 17 Aug, £5.0
17:35 Eat Me C venues – C aquila, 7–27 Aug, prices vary A Beginner’s Guide to Populism theSpaceTriplex, 20–25 Aug, £9.0 The Woman and the Canvas theSpaceTriplex, 7–11 Aug, £12.0 Action Man Paradise in Augustines, 7–11 Aug, £10.0
It’s True, It’s True, It’s True Underbelly, Bristo Square, 20 Aug, £11.0
17:50 Everything Not Saved Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £14.0 An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0 Parker and the City in the Sea theSpace @ Venue45, 7 Aug, £5.0
17:55 Westminster Hour Sweet Novotel, 7–26 Aug, not 19, £10.0
Beep theSpace on North Bridge, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
Di & Viv & Rose (In an Hour) by Amelia Bullmore C venues – C cubed, 7–14 Aug, prices vary
Mis(s)treated – Free Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £0.0
Maz and Bricks by Eva O’Connor Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0
Showmanship C venues – C royale, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Margo: Half Woman, Half Beast Assembly Rooms, 7–18 Aug, not 13, prices vary
17:40
Revelations Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0
18:00
The Journey Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
dressed. Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Artificial theSpace on North Bridge, 7–19 Aug, not 12, £12.0
A Pickering’s Gin Jolly Summerhall, 8–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £10.0
Punching Judy theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–11 Aug, £10.0
Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0
17:45
Antigone na h’Éireann Paradise in The Vault, 7–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.0
Bucket Men C venues – C royale, 7–18 Aug, prices vary Painted Love Valvona & Crolla, 24–25 Aug, £10.0 A Hero of Our Time C venues – C royale, 19–27 Aug, prices vary The Chore of Enchantment Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0
European Citizen Popsong Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0 The Forecast ZOO Charteris, 13–26 Aug, prices vary The Wedding Reception The Principal, 9–27 Aug, not 14, 20, 21, prices vary Agent November Investigates: Murder Mr E The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £15.0 The Brooklyn Scotsman Hill Street Theatre, 7–27 Aug, not 12, £12.0
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Early Birds PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £11.5
Bulgarians, Buggery, Brokeback and Beyond theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–24 Aug, not 18, £10.5
A War of Two Halves Tynecastle Park, 7–17 Aug, not 11, 14, £24.0
In Your Own Sweet Way theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
Texas Beauty Pageant Murder: The Fall of Don Swan theSpace @ Venue45, 8 Aug, £5.0
How I Brought Peace to the Middle East: A Tragicomedy theSpace on the Mile, 8–12 Aug, £6.0
Wu Song – The Tiger Warrior C venues – C, 12–18 Aug, prices vary What Listening to 10,000 Love Songs Has Taught Me About Love Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s, 7–12 Aug, £0.0 Rat Race theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 13 Aug to 24 Aug, £8.0 Clouds Lauriston Halls, 21–25 Aug, £0.0 Hocus Pocus The Studio, 10–12 Aug, £11.0 Blackwell’s Writers at the Fringe Blackwell’s Bookshop, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, £0.0
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Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0 Classic Conjuring St Cuthbert’s Church, 7 Aug, £12.0
18:05 The Hollywood Effect theSpace on North Bridge, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8.0
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18:10 [insert slogan here] ZOO Charteris, 7–19 Aug, prices vary First Snow / Première neige CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £15.0 How to Do Acting (Properly) theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 21–25 Aug, £8.0 Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist ZOO Charteris, 20–23 Aug, £14.0 The Wardrobe theSpace on the Mile, 7 Aug, £6.0
18:15 Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0 Nightmare Fuel Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £0.0 An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0
Nomad theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8.0 Coriolanus Vanishes Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £20.5
Trans Pennine theSpace on North Bridge, Various dates from 13 Aug to 25 Aug, £8.0
Kill the Beast: Director’s Cut Pleasance Courtyard, 21–27 Aug, prices vary
18:25
Twa Scottish Storytelling Centre, 12–27 Aug, not 20, prices vary
Class Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £20.5
DollyWould Summerhall, 14–26 Aug, £10.0
Conchies! Quaker Meeting House, 13–18 Aug, £8.0
KillyMuck Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
In the Glare of the Neon Yak Bar Bados Complex, 11–17 Aug, £0.0 Ulster American Traverse Theatre, 26 Aug, £20.5 Laugh Out Loud (Cry Quietly) The Royal Scots Club, 13–18 Aug, £12.0 Spring Awakening theSpace on North Bridge, 7–11 Aug, £7.0 Twenty Minutes to Nine / Free Fringe The Edinburgh Yes Hub, 25–26 Aug, £0.0
18:20 Dick Barton: The Tango of Terror theSpace on North Bridge, 7–11 Aug, £5.0 From Today Everything Changes theSpace on North Bridge, Various dates from 14 Aug to 24 Aug, £8.0 Baby Daddy Assembly Rooms, 7–13 Aug, prices vary The Threesome Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–18 Aug, £10.0
I Am Not Your Woman Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 21–25 Aug, £8.0 Por Favor Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
18:30 Elsie Thatchwick Zoo Southside, 7–27 Aug, not 15, £10.0 Queen of the F*cking World: The Second Coming The Street, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 18, £0.0 Nick and Nina Laughing Horse @ The Mockingbird, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 When the Friendship Has Sailed C venues – C aquila, 7–27 Aug, not 14, prices vary Midsummer The Hub, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, £32.0 Extremism theSpace on the Mile, 20–25 Aug, £8.0 Medea Electronica Pleasance Courtyard, 14–19 Aug, prices vary The Basement Tapes Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0
The Gin Chronicles in New York artSpace@StMarks, 10–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, £12.0 You Are Cordially Invited... Quaker Meeting House, 7–11 Aug, £8.0 Bullingdon Revisited Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix, 11–26 Aug, £0.0 The Way Out Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 20–25 Aug, £7.0 Skirt The Royal Scots Club, 7–11 Aug, £10.0 Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0 Brothers in Arms Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–11 Aug, £0.0 The Moira Monologues Scottish Storytelling Centre, 7–11 Aug, £13.0
18:35 Volpone Paradise in Augustines, 7–26 Aug, not 12, 19, prices vary Those Worrisome Sleeps Sweet Grassmarket, 20–26 Aug, £8.5
18:40 An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0 O, FFS Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8.5 OTOSOTR Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary menoPAUSE Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7–11 Aug, £10.0 Dan Simpson: Worried Face Emoji Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve F*cked Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Lost in Thought Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary F*ck Off. Paradise in The Vault, 20–26 Aug, £5.0 Seven Ways to Calm the F**k Down Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £7.0 The Glass Menagerie Sweet Grassmarket, 13–19 Aug, £8.5
18:45 Missing Hypnos / Free Frestival Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 11–12 Aug, £0.0 Shakespeare in the Garden: As You Like It C venues – C south, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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Cock, Cock... Who’s There? Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 9, 20, £10.0 A Midsummer Night’s Dream theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 9–19 Aug, £5.0 Ulster American Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £20.5 On the Exhale Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 21 Aug, £20.5 bad things happen here Paradise in The Vault, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £8.0 Sit With Us for a Moment and Remember ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £1.0
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18:50 Do You See What I Hear? C venues – C too, 21–27 Aug, prices vary National Killing Day theSpace on the Mile, 13–18 Aug, £8.0 The Death of Edgar Allan Poe C venues – C too, 12–19 Aug, prices vary Queens of Sheba Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary Blinded Venue 13, 11–25 Aug, not 13, £7.0 Like Drowning theSpace @ Niddry St, 20–25 Aug, £9.0 Hysterical C venues – C, 19–25 Aug, prices vary The Cat’s Mother Underbelly, Bristo Square, 20 Aug, £9.0 Mission: Her theSpace on the Mile, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
18:55 1-2-1 This Sex Is Real C venues – C royale, 7–18 Aug, prices vary Sugar Baby by Alan Harris Roundabout @ Summerhall, 8–19 Aug, not 14, prices vary
Drip Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 20 Aug to 26 Aug, prices vary
19:00 Neil Hilborn Summerhall, 23 Aug, £15.0 Agent November Investigates: Major X The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £15.0 Flight Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, £6.0 Picasso’s Women The Fruitmarket Gallery, 13–26 Aug, not 21, £13.0
Underground Railroad Game Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, 14 Aug, 18 Aug, £21.5 Hatty’s Last Stand The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps, 24–25 Aug, £7.0
19:05 Jennifer Lack: Narratively Satisfying theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–25 Aug, not 12, £8.0 An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0
The End of Eddy The Studio, 21–26 Aug, £11.0
Love on Blue Canvas, 1890 theSpace on North Bridge, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
Mark Thomas – Check Up: Our NHS at 70 Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, £21.5
King John theSpace @ Niddry St, 9–11 Aug, £5.0
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What Girls Are Made Of Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 26 Aug, £21.5
The Squirrel Plays C venues – C cubed, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
The Poets’ Republic – Unleashed Scottish Poetry Library, 24–25 Aug, £5.0
Addiction: The Untold Story theSpace @ Venue45, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 19, prices vary
Cezary Goes to War Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 16–25 Aug, not 20, £10.0
Eurydice theSpaceTriplex, 7 Aug, £6.0
The Midnight Soup Summerhall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £15.0 Deadly Dungeon Murder Mystery The Edinburgh Dungeon, Various dates from 9 Aug to 18 Aug, £17.0 Vivian’s Music, 1969 Sweet Grassmarket, 8–25 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, 21, £7.0 Brand-New Jew, a DNA Comedy Sweet Grassmarket, 13 Aug, 14 Aug, 20 Aug, 21 Aug, 26 Aug, £7.0
19:15 Entropy Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary The Next Big Thing theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 21, prices vary Classic Conjuring St Cuthbert’s Church, 7 Aug, £12.0 The Meeting theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–11 Aug, £7.0
19:20 Thief Hill Street Theatre, 7–26 Aug, £12.0 Mistero Buffo Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary 10 Steps to Happiness Sweet Novotel, 7–19 Aug, not 14, £8.5 Red Peppers theSpace on the Mile, 7–18 Aug, not 12, prices vary The Actor’s Nightmare theSpace on North Bridge, 21–25 Aug, £8.0 Intro to Chicano History: 101 Central Hall, 13 Aug, 15 Aug, £5.0 Breathing Corpses theSpace @ Jurys Inn, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
19:25 Extinguished Things Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 20, £11.5 That’s So GCSE theSpace on North Bridge, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £7.0
19:30 Overpriced Zeitgeist Bar Bados Complex, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0 Waiting for Godot The Lyceum, 8–12 Aug, £17.0
Heather and Harry ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, £8.0 1902 Wee Red Bar, 7–27 Aug, not 9, 16, 23, £12.0 Living With a Dark Lord Paradise in The Vault, 13–18 Aug, £10.0 Faulty Towers the Dining Experience The Principal, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 16, 18, 22, 25, prices vary
Owen O’Neill: Ten Songs to Die For Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 20, £11.0 You Only Live + Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 20–25 Aug, £10.0 Hotel Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
19:40 Handfast Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 16, 17, 18, £12.0 Cepacia – Love Takes His Breath Away Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–18 Aug, £10.0
Legacy: The Story of Martin Luther Palmerston Place Church, 14–17 Aug, £10.0
Cry for the Moon Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £8.0
The Steamie Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 7–17 Aug, not 12, £12.0
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That’s What She Said Scottish Poetry Library, 16–18 Aug, £10.0
The Junkies Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–18 Aug, not 13, prices vary
A Fistful of Mondays Saughtonhall United Reformed Church, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
De Fuut Summerhall, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £10.0
Plaza Suite The Royal Scots Club, 20–25 Aug, £12.0
Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0
H2O: A Play About Water Central Hall, 8 Aug, £5.0 Henna Scottish Storytelling Centre, 15–19 Aug, £10.0
How My Light Is Spent Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £10.0
My Kind of Michael Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £11.0
Talking Heads – Bed Among the Lentils St Cuthbert’s Church, 13–15 Aug, £10.0
Janis Joplin Full Tilt Assembly Rooms, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
Skeptics on the Fringe Banshee Labyrinth, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Chiaroscuro Central Hall, 8 Aug, £5.0
The Prisoner The Lyceum, 22–26 Aug, £17.0
Pre-View Traverse Theatre, 13 Aug, £7.0
A Trilogy of Horrors Scottish Storytelling Centre, 7–12 Aug, £10.0
The Wedding Reception The Principal, 8 Aug, £42.0
The Island Just Festival at St John’s , 22–23 Aug, £12.0 Dr Korczak’s Example Just Festival at St John’s , 7 Aug, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, £12.0
Aye, Elvis by Morna Young Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 9, 20, prices vary
Meek Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £21.5
Connected Lives Just Festival at St John’s , 13 Aug, 14 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, £8.0
Cambusdonald Royal Mayfield Salisbury Church, 7–17 Aug, weekdays only, £12.0
The Screwtape Letters Palmerston Place Church, 22–24 Aug, £11.0
An Intimate Setting for the Devouring of Performance Art Cranston Caravan Club, 7–27 Aug, not 20, £0.0
Nigel Slater’s Toast Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £21.5
Uncanny Things Scottish Storytelling Centre, 22–26 Aug, £10.0
Solarplexus: An Alternative Energy Play ZOO Charteris, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
Flight Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, £6.0
I Ran With the Gang: The Story of Alan Longmuir, the Original Bay City Roller Le Monde, 7–24 Aug, not 11, 18, 20, 21, £15.0
#Hypocrisy Scottish Poetry Library, 8–12 Aug, £7.0
The Front Page St Ninian’s Hall, 7–18 Aug, not 12, 16, £12.0
Dancing With Mrs Murphy Leith Dockers Club, 14 Aug, £10.0
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Closed Doors Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.0 The Myth of the Singular Moment Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £11.0 Istanbul: You’ll Never Walk Alone Zoo Southside, 7–18 Aug, not 15, prices vary Ur – Medëa Summerhall, 7–11 Aug, £10.0
19:35 Filth theSpace on North Bridge, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £10.0 Thaw Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8.0
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Seussical Jr Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5.0
A Chinese Bestiary theSpaceTriplex, 14 Aug, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, £5.0
10:00 Sing-a-Long a Musical Hill Street Theatre, Various dates from 7 Aug to 26 Aug, £8.0 Finding Peter Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Absolute Legends Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Jo Jingles – Jo Visits the Seaside Murrayfield Parish Church Centre, 8–11 Aug, £5.0 BambinO The Edinburgh Academy, 7–19 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Woogie Boogie Summerhall, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £9.0 Kids Do Forth on the Fringe Gilded Balloon Teviot, 10–11 Aug, £10.0
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Wriggle Around the World Stockbridge Church, 17–18 Aug, £8.0 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, prices vary John Hegley: Morning Wordship Pleasance Courtyard, 9–19 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, £10.0 Cat in the Hat Pleasance Courtyard, 7–19 Aug, prices vary A Cockroach and Furry Blurry Fluffy Things Venue 13, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £10.0 Bubble Trouble Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, £7.0
Villain: DeBlanks theSpace @ Venue45, 20–25 Aug, prices vary The Wizard of Oz theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–11 Aug, £8.0
Alice in Wonderland theSpace @ Niddry St, 9–11 Aug, £5.0
Strings for Kids: Misha’s Gang Presents theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–14 Aug, prices vary
10:15 Africa Weird and Wonderful Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–24 Aug, not 13, £0.0
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Better Together Pleasance Courtyard, 7–19 Aug, not 13, prices vary
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Tomfoolery’s Beans on Toast Show Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 20–25 Aug, £8.0
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free! Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–14 Aug, £0.0 The Big Balloon Singalong Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 15, 21, 22, prices vary
The Lion and the Mouse Stockbridge Church, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, £8.0 MamaBabaMe Pleasance at EICC, 7–17 Aug, not 13, £8.0 Wriggle Around the World Stockbridge Church, 13–16 Aug, £8.0
10:40 AnimAlphabet: The Musical HHH Pleasance Dome, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Eliza’s Big Adventure! theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–25 Aug, £6.5
10:45 Games With James Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–19 Aug, not 15, £0.0 Penguinpig Assembly Roxy, 7–19 Aug, not 10, prices vary
11:00 Fantastic Magic Show for Kids Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £0.0 Poppets Adventure PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–27 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £5.0 Wriggle Around the World Stockbridge Church, 7 Aug, 9 Aug, £8.0 Signor Baffo’s Restaurant The Principal, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, £12.0 Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Assembly George Square Gardens, 10–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, £7.5 Baby Loves Disco The Jam House, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £9.0 The Gruffalo, the Witch and the Warthog with Julia Donaldson Underbelly, George Square, 7–27 Aug, not 15, prices vary Shhh... The Elves Are Very Shy Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5.0 Meet the Little Prince! Assembly George Square Theatre, 7–27 Aug, prices vary Le Carnaval des Animaux / Un Gâteau pour Cubitus French Institute, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 15, prices vary The Puppets’ Orchestra and the Children’s Ball Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
The Showstoppers’ Kids Show Pleasance Courtyard, 7–19 Aug, prices vary Bubble Show: Milkshake and the Bubble Flower C venues – C, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Brainiac Live! Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Kids’ Birthday Bash! Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 What The Moon Saw Zoo Southside, 12–26 Aug, not 15, prices vary Waves Scottish Storytelling Centre, 7–15 Aug, not 8, £9.0 Princess Pumpalot: The Quest for the Purple Super-Farting Bean Le Monde, Various dates from 7 Aug to 14 Aug, £8.0 Bambino Beats Summertime Boogie – On the Farm Stockbridge Church, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, £5.0 Around the World with Bessy – Part One and a Half: Bessy Goes Busking! Stockbridge Church, 18 Aug, 21 Aug, £10.0 The Lion and the Mouse Stockbridge Church, 8 Aug, £8.0
11:05 One Giant Leap for June theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £10.0
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Harmony – The Mumbai Experience Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 23–25 Aug, £7.0
Beowulf Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–17 Aug, prices vary
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free! Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 16, 21, 23, £0.0
Balloonatics Underbelly, Cowgate, 7–26 Aug, not 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, prices vary
11:20 Paddington Bear’s First Concert Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
11:30 Love’s Labour’s Lost The Royal Scots Club, 7–11 Aug, £10.0 The Lost Things Pleasance at EICC, 7–19 Aug, not 13, £10.0 BambinO The Edinburgh Academy, 7–19 Aug, not 13, £0.0 Defrosted Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–22 Aug, not 16, £0.0 Story Builders Lauriston Halls, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, £8.0 David Baddiel’s AniMalcolm Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–19 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Romeo and Juliet Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
11:50 A Dragon in the Family Pleasance Courtyard, 7–19 Aug, prices vary
12:00 Brave Macbeth Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 7–19 Aug, £9.0 Arr We There Yet? Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Chores Assembly George Square Gardens, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
Kika’s Birthday Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 7 Aug to 13 Aug, prices vary
Shakespeare for Kids: Under the Greenwood Tree C venues – C south, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Jo Jingles – Jo Visits the Seaside Murrayfield Parish Church Centre, 8–11 Aug, £5.0
Tales from the Fireside Fireside, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £0.0
The Snow Queen Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Dick Whittington – The Panto Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–11 Aug, £10.0
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Reach for the Stars Hill Street Theatre, Various dates from 7 Aug to 26 Aug, £8.0
11:45 The Adventures of Sam Swallow C venues – C too, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
Clowntown: I Can Do Anything, the Funtastic Show by Sphere Clown Band theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–25 Aug, not 8, 16, 22, £8.0
Science Magic Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 The Dragon and the Whales Assembly Roxy, 7–27 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary Huggers (Free Festival) Fireside, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Show Up, Kids! Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, not 15, 22, £0.0
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Children’s Underground Ghost Tour City of Edinburgh Tours, 7–31 Aug, £7.0 Singing Hands Summer Spectacular Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 17–19 Aug, £12.0 Shakespeare Shorts – Much Ado About Nothing theSpace @ Niddry St, 7 Aug, 9 Aug, 11 Aug, £8.0 Shakespeare Shorts – The Taming of the Shrew theSpace @ Niddry St, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, £8.0
12:10 The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7–26 Aug, not 14, £8.0
12:25 The I Hate Children Children’s Show theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–19 Aug, £11.0
12:30 Children’s Haunted Underground Experience Meet outside Tron Kirk at Auld Reekie Tours Boards , 7 Aug–1 Sep, £12.0 Michael Morpurgo’s Kensuke’s Kingdom Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary Stick by Me Dance Base, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £9.0
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Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
Eaten Scottish Storytelling Centre, 7–19 Aug, not 8, 15, £9.0
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Beauty and the Beast theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–11 Aug, £9.0
All Hail the Poetry King! Bourbon Bar, 7–25 Aug, not 14, £0.0
Greeks, Gorgons and Giggles Lauriston Halls, 7–10 Aug, £4.0
Grumpy Pants Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 The Little Musician Assembly Roxy, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, prices vary
12:45 Andrew Roper’s Superheroes for Kids 3 Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0
The Bean Counter Gilded Balloon Teviot, 18–26 Aug, £9.5
12:55 Grimm’s Fairer Tales Pleasance Courtyard, 7–19 Aug, prices vary
13:00 Children’s Underground Ghost Tour City of Edinburgh Tours, 7–19 Aug, £7.0 Shhh... The Elves Are Very Shy Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5.0 Splash Test Dummies Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 7–25 Aug, not 13, prices vary Stoel (Chair) Zoo Southside, 7–14 Aug, £12.0 Dick and Dom: Dick v Dom Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–12 Aug, prices vary The Bureau of Untold Stories Museum of Childhood, 12 Aug, £0.0
13:10 Roald Dahl’s The Twits theSpace @ Niddry St, 7–11 Aug, £9.0
13:15 Captain Cauliflower and Marvin the Mischievous Moose Assembly Roxy, 7–26 Aug, not 14, 21, 22, prices vary ComedySportz UK Fireside, 7–15 Aug, £0.0 Science Magic Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Fun Kids Radio’s Epic Roadshow Adventure Underbelly, Bristo Square, 7–27 Aug, not 13, prices vary
13:20 Doktor James’s Bad Skemes Sweet Grassmarket, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £7.0
13:25 This Is Your Trial (FF) Just the Tonic at The Caves, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0
13:30 Children’s Haunted Underground Experience Meet outside Tron Kirk at Auld Reekie Tours Boards , 7 Aug–1 Sep, £12.0 The Amazing Bubble Man Underbelly, George Square, 7–27 Aug, prices vary
Mr Fizzywigg’s Story Factory Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £0.0 Ellie and the Enormous Sneeze Assembly Roxy, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 21, prices vary MamaBabaMe Pleasance at EICC, 7–17 Aug, not 13, £8.0 Kaput Assembly George Square Gardens, 7–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, prices vary Funbox at the Fringe Again Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–8 Aug, £12.0
13:35 The New I Hate Children Children’s Show theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–25 Aug, prices vary
13:45 Grandma’s Gonna Kill Us Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–19 Aug, £0.0 Dan the Man (Kidz Comedian) – All the Things I Want to Be When I Grow Up Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 20–26 Aug, £0.0
14:00 Huggers (Free Festival) Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Story Builders Lauriston Halls, Various dates from 7 Aug to 18 Aug, £8.0 Circa: Wolfgang Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 7–25 Aug, not 8, 13, 20, prices vary The Garden of Delight Duddingston Kirk Manse Gardens, 7–19 Aug, not 15, 16, 17, £7.0 Bambino Beats Summertime Boogie – On the Farm Stockbridge Church, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, £5.0 Shhh... The Elves Are Very Shy Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5.0 Duckie Summerhall, 7–12 Aug, £12.0 Nutty Noah: You Might Die! Pleasance Courtyard, 20–27 Aug, prices vary Wee MacNessie St Giles’ Cathedral, 21–25 Aug, £0.0 Baby Loves Disco The Jam House, 12 Aug, 18 Aug, 19 Aug, 25 Aug, £9.0
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The Bear Pleasance Courtyard, 7–27 Aug, not 20, prices vary
Scottish Folk Singer Fringe Festival Show Captain’s Bar South College Street Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday afternoons in the Festival
Jo Jingles – Jo Visits the Seaside Murrayfield Parish Church Centre, 8 Aug, 9 Aug, 11 Aug, £5.0 Story Builders Lauriston Halls, 8–9 Aug, £8.0
17:00 Le Carnaval des Animaux / Un Gâteau pour Cubitus French Institute, 7–27 Aug, not 14, 15, prices vary
14:10 Four Go Wild in Wellies Dance Base, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £9.0
Gary Dunn: Jokes and Tricks! The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 7–10 Aug, £8.0
Circus Sonas Family Show Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 The Lion and the Mouse Stockbridge Church, Various dates from 13 Aug to 19 Aug, £8.0 The Time Machine Scottish Storytelling Centre, 7–19 Aug, not 15, £10.0 Wriggle Around the World Stockbridge Church, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 23 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, £8.0
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16:00 Bercerus the Blind Dog and Other Heroes St Patrick’s Church, 22–24 Aug, £5.0
The Lost Things Pleasance at EICC, 7–19 Aug, not 13, £10.0
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15:00 Charlie Baker Presents: The Greatest Goat of All Time Assembly George Square Gardens, 7–26 Aug, not 21, prices vary
Wilde Creatures Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 8 Aug to 26 Aug, prices vary
Bercerus the Blind Dog and Other Heroes St Patrick’s Church, 25–26 Aug, £5.0 The Reluctant Dragon Inveresk Lodge Garden, 18 Aug, £9.0 The Bureau of Untold Stories Museum of Childhood, 12 Aug, £0.0
15:15 Boogers, Books and Big Bottom Burps! Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–26 Aug, £0.0 Charlotte’s Web Theatre Bath Bus, 7–11 Aug, £7.0 The Story Beast: Myths, Monsters & Mayhem Pleasance Courtyard, 7–26 Aug, not 13, prices vary
15:45 Game On 2.0 Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–19 Aug, £0.0
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16:10 The Battle of Frogs and Mice Assembly Roxy, 7–19 Aug, £10.0
16:30 Opera Mouse Pleasance Courtyard, 7–17 Aug, prices vary Mark Thompson’s Spectacular Science Show Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10.0 ComedySportz UK Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–15 Aug, £0.0 Wriggle Around the World Stockbridge Church, 19 Aug, £8.0
16:35 Denim: The Denim Juniors Assembly George Square Gardens, 7–19 Aug, not 13, prices vary
16:40 The Storyteller’s Apprentice theSpaceTriplex, 7–18 Aug, not 12, £9.0
17:30 The Dark Room (For Kids!) Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–25 Aug, prices vary I Have Always Been a Storm Tolbooth Market, 7–25 Aug, not 13, £0.0
17:50 Comedy Club 4 Kids Assembly Roxy, 7–26 Aug, prices vary
18:30 The Jungle Book Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–18 Aug, £8.5
19:10 Mouse Music! St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St, 8–11 Aug, £12.0
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We’ve put four acts into the Fest Face Generator™ and yanked our huge lever (fnar fnar) to mash them together. Tweet us @festmag with your guesses as to which features belong to whom for the chance to win a pair of tickets to a show of your choice at the Pleasance. (Absolutely no peeking at the answers – which you’ll find at the bottom of this page. Seriously, we’re watching you.)
Top to bottom: Su Pollard (Harpy, Underbelly, Cowgate, 4pm – 5pm); DollyWould (Summerhall, 6:25pm – 7:25pm); Just William’s Luck, Underbelly (Cowgate, 12:10pm – 1:10pm); Murray Hill: About to Break (Gilded Balloon Teviot, 9:15pm – 10:15pm)
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