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Comedy
23 Susie McCabe
Our youngest correspondent puts the arrghh in aria for Scottish Opera's Fox-tot!
Comedy-cabaret star Catherine Cohen on life-goals
Theatremaker Duane Cooper on solitary confinement
Time ordered listings and a handy map to help you make the most out of your festival
The Scottish storyteller dishes out some home-truths
Theatre
40 The Red
A full-bodied study of addiction with a strong note of jeopardy
Dance, Physical Theatre & Circus
59 Ockham's Razor
Four-stars for the multigenerational circustheatre four-hander
Cabaret and Variety
59 Christina Bianco
The diva makes more than an impression
Musicals & Opera
62 SK Shlomo
An experimental return to the Fringe exploring mental health
Kids
68 Valentina's Galaxy
A space adventure arrives at the Botanic Garden
You’ve arrived at the Festivals and you’re overwhelmed. We know how it feels. So just pop your reading specs on, turn your decision-making off, and just follow our pre-planned perfect day. Variations are acceptable.
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Featuring a wide selection of expertly crafted coffees, Cult Espresso is the place to go if you’re serious about your brew. Tucked away on Buccleuch Street, it’s also perfect if you’re wanting to ease into the day away from the hustle and bustle
11am – 12.10pm
Traverse Theatre
In 2016, someone threw a burger and shouted a transphobic slur at performance artist Travis Alabanza. Over the course of Burgerz, Alabanza tries to comes to terms with the incident by literally making a burger onstage in this powerful and raw performance piece.
3.45pm – 4.45pm
Summerhall
Inspired by Grace Jones’ seminal album of the same name, Rachael Young’s Nightclubbing highlights the discrimination Black women still face, and celebrates their strength through dance and an excellent soundtrack of 80s synth-pop and new wave.
Tiles of the Unexpected!
5.30pm – 6.30pm
Underbelly
After introducing him to the world last year with 1001 Moments with Troy Hawke, prolific character comedian Milo McCabe brings his foppish naif persona back to Edinburgh in this bizarre, engaging and hilarious hour.
7pm
31 Nicolson Sq
A Fringe institution and all-round winner, the Mosque Kitchen serves up delicious curry all day long with huge plates of spicy goodness starting at just a few quid. If you haven’t been yet, go now. It’s also in a great location; just a few minutes walk from the four major venues.
When I was Zorro
11.20pm – 12.20pm
Heroes @ Dragonfly
A carefully-structured, but unpredictable and spontaneous debut from this Swiss clown. This special show is an exercise in self-degradation, with an anti-comic hero who never lets the mask slip. Excellent late night Fringe fayre.
After BabyO and BambinO comes Fox-tot!, the newest production from Scottish Opera providing multi-sensory entertainment for a toddler audience aged 1-2 years. Fest is lucky enough to send one plucky young reporter, Oran, who recently passed the minimum age threshold. He is dispatched—along with his primary carer—to participate in rehearsals at the company’s Glasgow base in an old Victorian building near Charing Cross.
Child development is at the heart of Scottish Opera’s new work, inviting babies from local nurseries to rehearsals to see how they respond. Fox-tot! has evolved according to these responses. While we are there an attempt to calm a restless Oran leads to the Fox tickling the children’s feet with his tail. As director Roxana Haines says, “We’ll continue learning as every toddler and parent who comes in can help shape the performance.”
This isn’t composer Lliam Paterson’s first baby rodeo. He credits an initial research and development week with giving life to the work. “That process is really important because it’s taking it off the page and actually having the babies there so you can try stuff out and see what they respond to.”
Haines continues as Oran chimes into the conversation: “All of those things you can hear, when the children hear them. Their eyes go to the cello, their eyes go to the percussion. Every time the shaker is used every eye in the room is on it – they have a higher acknowledgement of frequency than we do.
If there’s one thing Scottish Opera have established over the past three years, it’s that babies are bowled over by opera. This year they are hoping to repeat the feat, so we send along the toughest—and tiniest—of critics
*loud bashing*, an accomplished *exhale*
At this point Oran steals the dictaphone and starts ‘singing’ into it
“A lot of that initial research has come from what the sensor motory phases of this specific age group are so it’s about creating a world where they can explore their bodies. They can stretch their arms, they can bang the floor as Fox bangs the floor, they can respond to themselves.”
The baby audience are invited to roam free on the tree trunk cushion-strewn floor; fabric leaves are dropped from above; a cool breeze is caused by a passing fox-butterfly puppet; a large fabric moon is rolled across the ground, while a fabric sun has heat pads stitched in to provide further dimensions of sensory experience. The children’s mobility has informed the physical space—the cellist is elevated to escape curious hands, the percussionist is behind a protective set designed by Giuseppe and Emma Belli—and also the composition. Says Paterson, “The really interesting thing about writing this piece for this age group, toddler to 24 months, is of course you have really active kids who are going to be crawling and trying to walk and grab things.
*muffled bashing noise, followed by a crash, almost as if a toddler has grabbed the dictaphone and dropped it on the ground*
“There’s a lot of music just for the percussion and the cello. So compared to the previous opera there’s actually less singing as a whole – that was to allow the two performers to be much more physically free to actually deal with the situation of having an onslaught of toddlers grabbing things or...”
What is clear from the rehearsals is that Fox-tot! offers an experience which is thoughtful, immersive and, crucially, not patronising. Haines confirms: “It’s a real opera, it’s just tiny. And that’s what is beautiful about it. The costumes and the sets and the performances are still real – you can hear them, they’re not shying away from singing. There are lots of things that we can’t plan that will be joyful. We can’t plan the things that will resonate the most because it’s just about offering lots of different things” – Oh no!”
“He’s fine! You’re OK!”
He is fine. He has a lovely time and is looking forward to seeing Fox-tot! in full once they’ve taken on board all of his notes. ✏︎ Rosamund West
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*The sound of a baby falling over*
*panting, a strange thrum as if the phone is being dragged along a rubber sheet*
*Bashing.The sound of a beingmicrophone beaten*repeatedly
Unconventional comedycabaret star Catherine Cohen talks to Arianna Reiche about goals, Alan Cumming, and why self-care is a pain in the arse
“I’ve been performing in musicals since I was seven, eight years old,” she says. “I was always doing, you know, funny stuff, but I wasn’t a comedy nerd or anything.”
Through the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre, as well as a fateful 2013 Fringe she admits she spent “drunk in a field”, Cohen came to meet other performers with a similarly charming and anarchist take on conventional comedy forms. This included Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave, Shrill) and Mitra Jouhari. She and fellow stand-up Pat Regan (“Pat’s my favourite comedian in the world. He’s a genius. There’s no one like him.”) premiered their podcast Seek Treatment through the Forever Dog network in 2018, and the buzz for her weekly show at Club Cumming started to reach critical mass. “[Alan Cumming] has just been a really supportive mentor, and without him giving me that spot, this year would have looked very different. I love him. He’s the kindest man.”
It seems oddly fitting that a Scotsman would have helped elevate Cohen’s thoroughly New York-ish show, and no doubt about it – the UK has a special place in her heart: “My family lived here for a year when I was three, and I came back during
college and did a programme at LAMDA. I’ve always just loved it over here, and felt connected to life here.” At some point between school musicals and Seth Meyers, she befriended transatlantic comedy darling Lolly Adefope; at her urging, Cohen flew to London last November to do a set in Hackney. Her brief overseas debut was such a success that— despite her sudden late-night fame—her next step seemed obvious.
“Performing at the Fringe has been in the works for, like, a year, and I had no idea how things would shake out! But I’ve always thought, I want to do this! I’m going to do this! And now I’m terrified.”
It’s hard to imagine Cohen, with a supernaturally quick wit and cool-as-a-cucumber keyboard accompanist Henry Koperski, fearful, and she’s quick to rethink this statement: “I think it’ll just be a learning experience. It’s scary but truly I’m at a point where I’m just confident in what I do.” ✏︎
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10:45pm – 11:45pm, 31 Jul–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 13, 19
£12 – £13
They grew up in village on the coast of Kenya, travelled together to Nairobi to learn their art, and have since performed for the Pope. Evan Beswick talks to The Black Blues Brothers, a group of acrobats tumbling into Edinburgh for the first time
To mark a few points.
First, let’s get this right: I’m in Venice, to watch a group of five Kenyan acrobats perform to music from the American classic The Blues Brothers in advance of their Edinburgh run. We’re met by Alessandro Serena, artistic director of Circo e dintorni, the Italian company bringing The Black Blues Brothers to Edinburgh. He’s from an old and illustrious circus family – his grandmother was film star, trapeze artist, acrobat, elephant trainer Moira Orfei.
He’s a producer and academic, and it would be entirely accurate to describe his knowledge of the history of circus as encyclopaedic. He is, indeed, the editor of the circus section of the Dictionary of 20th Century Performing Arts. Most charmingly, though, he’s unable to tell me exactly where he’s from. “I grew up in the circus,” he laughs.
Circus is, pertinently, an internationalist, borderless art.
Second: Venice is an extraordinary, beautiful place. It’s hardly an original observation, but when expecting a touristic ordeal, the existence of quiet piazzas, the solace of narrow canals, the absence of engine noise, the outlandishness of a city built on 1000-year-old wooden pilings in the silt, all come as a delightful shock. It is also extraordinarily hot.
It’s 35 degrees this weekend, which, aside from meaning the local favorite, Aperol Spritz, becomes practically a first aid essential, also means that physical exertion is right out. The sight that evening, then, of the five acrobats executing three-level balances, handspringing over tables and, most spectacularly, tumbling from height in suit and tie
is, frankly, exhausting. And exhilarating. The muscle and the sweat comes as a sweltering reminder that the physicality of circus is the real deal. “It’s hard to jump in a suit,” explains the troupe’s flyer, Seif Mohamed Mlevi. “But now, after a lot of practice, I can do anything in a suit!”
Thirdly: oh sweet Jesus Italian food is great.
Over breakfast the next morning I sit down with the team: Ali Salim Mwakasidi, Bilal Musa Huka, Hamisi Ali Pati, Rashid Amini Kulembwa and Seif Mohamed Mlevi. We’re in Novento di Piave outside of Venice. It’s their home while working, between stints back in Kenya and also the site of Karakasa Il Laboratorio delle Meraviglie – the performing arts school where they now all teach circus.
In some ways, the Blues Brothers theme is a bit of a red herring. Indeed Serena, who devised the concept with them, is careful not to place too much emphasis on it. It’s intriguing, he explains, because of the origins of the blues as a black art form, coopted (in homage) by John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd, and now revived by five lads from Nairobi. But, the
toe-tapping beats of songs like ‘Everybody Needs Somebody to Love’ and ‘Let There Be Drums’ are sweet and meet for high energy acrobatics – and he’s not wrong. It’s helped by the fact that, after about 600 performances now, it’s slick as anything.
In another sense, though, the characterisation is spot on. If Jake and Elwood are too cool for school, these guys are—both in character as well as in person—unmistakably insouciant. “We had to learn how to dance in that style,” recalls Mlevi, casually mimicking the lame dad moves perfected by Belushi and Ackroyd. “It’s not easy!”. This cool restraint is all the more surprising given the journey they’ve been on. Born in Nairobi they trained together at Sarakasi, a project started by a UN officer to expand opportunities for kids in Kenya to become involved in performing arts.
Bilal Musa Huka explains: “We come from the same village, so we were friends before. There were some guys doing acrobatics when we were very young. They inspired us to do acrobatics and we saw them and started to do. Then after some years we travelled from Mombasa to Nairobi because at Nairobi there is a very big school called Sarakasi. It’s a social school – some of the acrobats they come from slums.”
Spotted by Serena on a scouting trip, they began working as professional acrobats in Italy four years ago, training and performing for a proportion of the year and returning home to family for the rest. In a turn of events which seems both outlandish, and predictably Italian, they were asked to perform for the Pope. Though all five are Muslim they leapt at
the chance. “Wow! It was a great pleasure. They were proud of us, even in Kenya!” says Huka.
I’m curious as to whether the concept, The Black Blues Brothers, feels at all uncomfortable. As a white, western, relatively affluent man I’m torn between the idea that such a presention of strong Black bodies is insensitive, and the idea that the discomfort is mine alone to wear while a group of professionals get on with their job. It’s a tricky question to raise, and I’m more surprised by the answer I get.
“You know, in Kenya we do another type of show. It’s called a ‘jungle show’. Here in Europe, let’s say they can’t do the African show!” Mlevi laughs, incredulously. Huka is equally bemused, explaining what a great show it is: “It has non-stop music. Nonstop show. It’s a little bit different.”
Huka is pragmatic. He talks about sensitivities around the animal skins they wear for some of their African shows: “Some of the Kenyans also, they don’t like this costume. So we used to have three costumes and if they prefer the other one, we change!”
For Mlevi, if there’s cultural sensitivities to be overcome, it’s in the opposite direction: “In Kenya normally a lot of acrobats perform in African clothes, but for us we do it in suits! At home they were shocked! Mostly when we see people in suits they cannot do anything!”✏︎
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Theatremaker Duane Cooper talks about solitary confinement in American prisons, and how the practice has fed into his new mime show Solitary
The question, for theatremakers Duane Cooper and Blake Habermann, is not “how long is a piece of string”, but how powerful. Their show Solitary has no words. Instead it uses physicality and a length of rope to explore the issue of solitary confinement in US prisons.
“Our initial intent wasn’t to explore solitary. We wanted to investigate the theatrical possibilities of a rope. But the theatre gods gave the theme of solitary confinement to us, because it chimed perfectly with what we were trying to do.”
A huge amount of background research has gone into the show, from working with charities that campaign to end the practice, to interviewing exprisoners – including one man who spent more than 10 years, on and off, in solitary. But the show itself is a mime piece. So how does Cooper convey all that information?
“It translates quite easily,” he explains, “because in solitary who are you talking to, besides yourself? The lack of dialogue seems appropriate. And a lot of the psychological deterioration has physical manifestations, so it lent itself to mime. It reminded me how much we say without words anyway.”
It’s a sparse set consisting of two blocks, one chair and a length of rope. The playing space is the size of a solitary cell – 6ft by 9ft. On top of that there’s a soundscape of live foley, evoking what it’s
like to be in prison. At points, though, that sound suddenly drops out. “You feel how lonely the space can be, and the need for you to try to create sound yourself, just to feel alive.”
All the research about solitary suggests that it’s extraordinarily damaging, and yet it’s become more common. The late ‘80s saw the rise of mass incarceration. Cooper explains one theory, that it was a means of getting cheap labour: “You get as many people in prisons as possible, have them make goods for pennies, so there’s a financial incentive to keep prisons packed.”
As the numbers of prisoners rose, the practice of solitary confinement was renewed. There are instances where solitary is used to protect a prisoner: “For members of the LGBTQ community who face a higher risk of abuse, sexual harassment, and things of that nature, they can be put in solitary confinement for their protection. You can also be put in solitary if there’s threat of violence from gangs.”
But that doesn’t mitigate the damage it has on a prisoner’s mental and physical wellbeing. “Even a week can be detrimental, but a lot of people are spending upwards of a year in solitary confinement. All the research shows there’s no benefit. At this point, now, it’s purely punitive and not rehabilitative at all.”
Another huge injustice with the rise in mass incarceration was the disproportionate number of African-Americans who were jailed, even for minor misdemeanours. That’s something Cooper and Habermann thought hard about, particularly when it came to deciding who should perform the piece.
Cooper is African-American, Habermann is Caucasian. “We discussed what it meant if Blake was in the show compared to me. Politically, emotionally, it made sense that we reflect the numbers –minorities are disproportionately incarcerated.”
that’s an issue unto itself. But for the people who truly have committed crimes where the general population would say it deserves some kind of punishment, I don’t think the system supports them coming out and being able to function in society.”
There should be some type of punishment, Cooper argues, “but the extent to which it’s happening now completely ignores rehabilitation and it’s just...” he pauses, “abuse.”
There is no one way to tackle reintegration into society, he says, because there are so many facets to the problem. “It’s incredibly hard to get a job, your access to educational resources, to mental health support are lacking, there’s a high rate of homelessness.”
But that’s why he’s made the piece: to explore the complexities around the practice. It’s about “spreading the word, first and foremost. I’m not particularly political myself, and having been involved with this subject for so long I ask myself ‘am I doing enough?’ And I’m hoping that by creating theatre, by raising awareness, I’m doing my part.”
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The big question that Cooper’s been wrestling with is whether prison should be about punishment or rehabilitation. “Ideally it should be for rehabilitation,” he says, “but I struggle with what it means to pay your debt to society, and what it means to forgive. Certainly there are a lot of people unjustly imprisoned, and
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9:35pm – 10:35pm, 1–24 Aug, not 12
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“It translates quite easily because in solitary who are you talking to besides yourself?”
– Duane Cooper
A true crime wave has swept across Edinburgh: shows about serial killers, mass murders, unsolved crimes; shows about hows about serial killers. Serial’s success spawned a copycat spree, content creators feasting on our morbid fascination, and artists are taking inspiration from, and issue with the genre. What is it to make art—entertainment— out of actual acts of violence?
Milo Rau returns to that question in La Reprise Histoire(s) du theatre (I) (4 stars), reflexive docu-theatre that scrutinizes the killing of Ihsane Jarfi: the 32-year-old BelgianMoroccan left a gay club in Liège in April 2012, got into a stranger’s car and was found, 10 days later, beaten to death. His murder made a mark – a symbol of a symptom of social disrepair: unemployment, xenophobia, homophobia. It was and it wasn’t. Rau sees its senselessness in light of its circumstances.
La Reprise is at once a reconstruction and a deconstruction. It builds to a re-enactment of real events: a silver Volkswagen rolls out onstage, three men inside. Another, playing Jarfi, gets in – warily but willingly. He lets his sexuality slip, makes a joke and gets hit, hit and hit again. He’s bundled into the boot, bloodied, then dragged out, kicked senseless, stripped, pissed on and left, laid out on the floor. The violence is appalling and unflinching: so sudden, so spontaneous, so clinically carried through to its end. A camera makes the action into a movie. Onstage, it seems forensic and fictional.
Rau frames the way we watch. Restaging a précis of its process, it becomes a treatise on theatre itself. Everything hovers between fiction and fact, as aware of its own artifice as its reality. Casting Liège locals (an unemployed forklift driver and amateur DJ plays one of the killers) alongside professional actors, shuffling Hamlet’s ghost and Purcell arias into the mix, everything onstage becomes sewn into the world it represents. It asks how and why we stage real violence and whether we can do so responsibly?
La Reprise is self-aware, arguably to a fault, and its motives blur. Is Rau out to make a show or to make a difference? The two are inextricably linked – but there are other ways to affect change. Even so, La Reprise feels like a gamechanger; a rewriting of the rules that avoids appropriating victims or perpetuating myths.
That scuppers more straightforward stagings. The Incident Room (3 stars) works on its own terms—a staple police procedural charting the Yorkshire Ripper case—but in condensing its complexities into a brisk 90 minutes, it seems crude by comparison, even exploitative.
Set among the filing cabinets of West Yorkshire Police, Olivia Hirst and David Byrne’s script watches characterful old-school coppers struggling to spot patterns in a spate of sex workers’ deaths. With the body count rising and tabloid hacks on the prowl, their exhaustive evidence trawl ultimately proves unhelpful. Peter Sutcliffe was only arrested by chance.
It’s a potted history with a dramatic pulse, but The Incident Room has all the purpose of a Penny Dreadful. When one of Sutcliffe’s survivors says she just wants to be forgotten, the show’s own complicity becomes abundantly clear.
Bible John was never caught. 50 years ago, three women were killed in Glasgow after dancing at the Barrowland ballroom. Each showed signs of sexual assault. Each had been menstruating when murdered. It’s a grisly case that still captivates crime nerds – including the four women onstage, all obsessives in spite of themselves. Poor Michelle theatre company précis a fictional podcast seeking to crack the case.
There’s a craft to true crime: building tension,
finding cliffhangers, laying false trails. Bible John (2 stars) blows them all, rattling through evidence at such speed that it’s impossible to keep up. The case blurs long before it’s left unresolved. Caitlin McEwan’s script attempts self-awareness, troubling at true crime’s lure, particularly amongst women, but it’s guilty of trading on the very same tropes: lurid sensationalism, digging up the past and reducing victims’ lives to the details of their deaths.
Anna Drezen (3 stars) is asking the same question in her Edinburgh debut Okay Get Home Safe! Why are women, herself included, so into true crime? She ups the stakes and the selfconsciousness. Stood before a police tape glitter curtain, the Reductress founder kicks off with footage of female Ted Bundy fans, crammed into his courtroom, coquettish and confused. She takes sharp shots at male violence, but Drezen is gunning after the source of that attraction.
Like Lena Dunham, Drezen’s upfront about often unspoken female urges – however twisted or taboo they seem. She goofs about the genre but she’s after something slippery and substantial: the way wariness is instilled in women, the tangle of sex and submission (“Open your heart but carry mace”) and the commercial exploitation of that. Any idea how much it costs to burn a bra, she shrugs.
It’s a restless hour still seeking its final structure and Drezen deliberately derails it to avoid detailing her own traumas or addictions too deeply. Each time emotion threatens to intrude, she cuts to a tensionbreaking podcast-style ad break – easy spoofs, yes, including the JonBenét Ramsey doll’s house, but a sharp éxpose of the commercial motives that lie beneath true crime and confessional comedy.
✏︎ Matt Trueman
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VENUE: Assembly George Square
TIME: 8pm – 9pm, 31 Jul–25 Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £6 – £11
After bursting onto the Scottish comedy scene, Susie McCabe’s development as a storytelling comic has been incrementally steady. Yet her potential is vast and she’s looking decidedly accomplished now.
Divorced after a 16-year relationship, the 39-year-old became an unlikely boomerang child and moved back in with her parents,
turning everyone’s life upside down. Although she and her mother quickly reverted to rebellious teenager and over-protective, prying progenitor, the fact that McCabe is a lesbian adds an extra spin, with her mother’s hysteria about hypothetical rapists cut dead by McCabe’s brutal reality check.
Although she has great fun sending up her family and new girlfriend, with her father more concerned about her class aspirations—her mother’s doublestandards when it comes to the red carpet treatment visited on her brother and the personality shift in her partner since they moved in together—these characterisations are more than caricature. True, it’s the broader strokes of familial angst that elicit the big belly laughs of recognition, with McCabe’s
tendency towards sardonic incredulity affording real heft to the punchlines. Yet while she’s the eponymous domestic disaster, her father’s handiness around the house belies the working-class male stereotype, with her parents fighting an unacknowledged Cold War for recognition of their rival housework.
A historical analysis of feminism two-thirds in seems an abrupt gear shift, with the section feeling like a gauche stab at making the show appear relevant. That notwithstanding, McCabe’s perspective is frank and challenges received wisdom about misogyny. When she can more seamlessly incorporate such cultural insights into her day-to-day frustrations, she’ll be unstoppable. ✏︎ Jay
RichardsonVENUE: Pleasance Courtyard
TIME: 10:45pm – 11:45pm, 31
Jul–25 Aug, not 7, 12,13,19
TICKETS: £7 – £13
Catherine Cohen’s cabaret is as funny as her comedic routines, while her routines retain the energy of her cabaret. There’s a unity in her sequinned onstage persona, Manhattan attitude and point of view that makes The Twist... more than the sum of its parts. You remember the show more as a joyous night out, rather than simply a joyous Fringe hour with great individual tunes or punchlines. When she sings that she wants our attention, her naturally unfaltering glamour and verve ensures that she gets it – and for the full hour.
A regular at New York’s Club Cumming, her first Edinburgh run arguably fits in with the musical comedy tradition Alan Cumming made his own here in the ‘80s as part of the duo Victor and Barry. Though more contemporary minds will draw parallels with Netflix’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and the ‘voice of a generation’ given by Lena Dunham in Girls
VENUE: Heroes @ Dragonfly
TIME: 11:20pm – 12:05am, 1–25 Aug, not 13
TICKETS: £5
Leo Mohr really is from Switzerland, but his performance here as an exaggerated Swiss man is nothing short of astonishing. This isn’t necessary due to his acting abilities—though his phrasing and physical ticks are nuanced and well-judged—but his consistency in maintaining character even as he strays into areas beyond his control. It’s thrilling to watch a clown dominate an audience in a seemingly unworkable space, all the while setting up and ultimately dodging traps for his
She explores the psyche of a woman flitting between the extremes of elated overconfidence and the insecurities of wanting Instagram likes. But it’s the human desire to be liked in a more age-old and aching sense—the need for approval—that makes her insight on modern life such ‘relatable content’.
✏︎ Ben Venables
own failure. Mohr reads the room and reacts accordingly, in effect delivering a bespoke version of his tirelessly inventive debut.
An exercise in self-degredation, When I Was Zorro (the title is never explained) sees Mohr set himself up as the ultimate straight man, destined to be dragged down by a jeering late-night audience and the inadequacy of the programme he has assembled for us.
Whenever he is met with a muted response, he politely digs himself deeper into the seam of anti-comedy he’s so adept at mining. When his material goes over well, he reacts with terrible petulance. The show feels spontaneous, but we recognise the very careful structure that allows it to take off in these very different directions. It’s a total joy to watch. ✏︎ Lewis Porteous
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VENUE: Heroes @ Bob's BlundaBus
TIME: 9:10pm – 10:05pm, 1–25 Aug
TICKETS: £5
When this outlandish Australian first performed in Edinburgh, she was booked into one of Underbelly’s lifeless, repurposed university venues. This year, we find her on the top deck of a stationary bus – the space and its pay-whatyou-want business model proving a far more sympathetic fit for the comic. Better Dead than a Coward isn’t for everyone, but the sort of people who might enjoy it are those who would be inclined to take a chance on something indescribable in a weird confined space.
It’s futile attempting to sum up this show. In a sense, it’s an account of a journey Davis—a long time fan of affordable public transport—recently took on a real,
functioning bus. We learn that the trip was interrupted by a children’s climate change protest and that this led to her having an epiphany. But we also find out about all kinds of seemingly inconsequential bullshit relating to our host’s lifestyle and interests. It’s great fun.
In comparison to some other comics, Davis’s eccentricities come off as truly genuine. She’s unashamedly odd and inventive, but in full control of her craft. What she presents us with here is a an ingeniously constructed shaggy dog story which, for all its playful nonsense, will be best remembered for its unexpected moments of emotional clarity. ✏︎ Lewis
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enough to acknowledge that this might conceivably be self-interest.
Raised in tough Dagenham but privately educated, at least for a while, feeling both British and Nigerian but never fully fitting in with either, he’s a typical insideroutsider observational comic, seeing his own travails in the wider context of society and the oppressed.
VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard
TIME: 5:30pm – 6:30pm, 31 Jul–25
Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £6 – £10
Starting from the premise that he needs to be less selfish and show more empathy, Michael Odewale’s debut hour makes
the personal inherently political. #BLACKBEARSMATTER is essentially a vehicle for him to make assertions about race, and to a lesser extent gender and class, undercut with a nice line in self-deprecation. Dismayed that his mother’s well-meaning encouragement casts him in the mould of some decidedly dodgy black icons, and that his absent father not only fulfils a stereotype but advertises it on social media, Odewale implies that the world owes him more respect than viceversa. Even if he’s aware
His analysis of the media’s racial language profiling terrorists is hard to dispute, not least because it’s already so well-established. But he segues into a more inventive and conspiratorial train of thought about the capitalist opportunities of terror.
Rarely does he sustain this level of originality, yet makes a strong argument for wokeness being a luxury for the relatively affluent. And he maintains a decent rate of laughs throughout, protesting the racial terminology of porn, less from a position of high-minded virtue than its negative impact upon him. Wry and periodically astute, he’s an engaging, promising act. ✏︎
Jay Richardson
VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard
TIME: 4:45pm – 5:45pm, 31 Jul–25
Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £12
So asks Lucy Beaumont after applause from next door’s show spills over into hers. She’s evidently unaccustomed to audiences showing enthusiasm on a similar scale, but this is testament more to a slow-burn, observational approach than any lack of ability on her part. However, while it’s clear that the comedian isn’t trying to whip us into a frenzy, her agenda does
VENUE: Assembly George Square
TIME: 6:45pm – 7:45pm, 31 Jul–25
Aug, not 12,19
TICKETS: £10 – £12
Shows like Aunty tend to be the safe bets of the Fringe, the international hits that haven’t previously made it to our wretched island. The material has been honed and lived in, so all that’s left is for the performer to gamely battle jet lag as the latest round of plaudits comes rolling in.
Unfortunately for us and New Zealand’s Johanna Cosgrove, something seems to have been lost in translation here, as her award winning hour amounts to a decidedly amateurish exercise in audience participation.
The premise is that we are her extended family and have gathered inside an unpleasantly claus-
remain something of a mystery.
Though not yet in the big leagues, the performer has made several TV appearances to date, and is set to share a star vehicle with husband Jon Richardson next year. What’s strange about this afternoon’s show is that it feels like an audition despite Beaumont’s increasingly high profile. There’s lots of strong lines deployed over the course of its forty minutes, but she seems to be selling a persona rather than any material itself. Any casting agents in today?
Her turn of phrase is precise and uncluttered, though the opposite could be said of Space Mam, which drifts about in an aimless fugue, our heroine amiably muttering to herself as we await whatever routine she’s trying to guide us toward.
It’s satisfying whenever we arrive at our destination, but make no mistake, this is a lengthy open spot rather than a well crafted Fringe show. ✏︎ Lewis
Porteoustrophobic shipping container for a reunion. Parlour games and vulgar storytelling ensue, but everything feels forced, the performer having neglected to first earn our consent or interest. When she insists that two audience members engage in an arm wrestling match, some spectators crane their necks to follow the action and play their part by cheering along, but most eyes drift wearily to the floor. There’s nothing on offer here, and
yet we’re immersed in
None of this is to say that the first performance of the run is met with total apathy. Cosgrove has friends from home in and they hoot with glee at every obscure New Zealand reference included for their benefit, while—puzzlingly—a British teenager is heard to remark “that was literally genius,” upon leaving the venue. God help us if there’s ever a war. ✏︎ Lewis Porteous
With 25 years of experience at the Fringe, the Lisa Richards agency is excited to showcase some of our new and established talent. A different Irish comedian each week including:
Stephen Mullan: Son of a Preacher Man (31 Jul-3 Aug)
Shane Clifford: Near Shane Experience (4 -7 Aug)
Julie Jay: Julie Really Love Me? (8-11 Aug)
Hannah Mamalis: Keeps Coming (12-15 Aug)
Gearóid Farrelly: Home Truths (16-20 Aug)
Chris Kent: Work-in-Progress (21–26 Aug)
18:45 (60 mins)
Gilded Balloon Teviot - Sportsmans
5.15pm
VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard
TIME: 7pm – 8pm, 31 Jul – 25 Aug, not 5, 12
TICKETS: £7.50 – £10
"Disabled, gay, and a prick" is how Rosie Jones describes herself, and she wears that description with pride. She has ataxic cerebral palsy—the jokes touch on that—and her delivery’s paced carefully, luring into a false sense of security. A tale seems to be going one way, but she positively revels in subverting expectations, and she particularly loves a dirty joke. There are some stony faces in the front row, apparently hoping for cleaner language, and not getting it. They’re missing out, it’s not all played for shock value and some of the writing is wonderfully descriptive.
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VENUE: Assembly George Square Studios
TIME: 8:05 – 9:05, 31 Jul–25 Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £9 – £11
Nath Valvo just wants to be left alone. He rails against social conventions, bemoans WhatsApp groups, and hates his partner’s friends. His is an everyman persona, bewildered by the need to be nice to other people, and bored by the inanities of conversation. It’s a misanthropic worldview, made more acute by
When she isn’t revelling in gags about masturbation and her sexual conquests, Jones uses Backward to challenge the worst elements of society, those who use archaic language and openly display hostility and animosity towards her. She flips the tone suddenly two-thirds in with, firstly, a deeply unpleasant reveal and then an extended meditation on the way we interact with one another. If you have a day filled with positive interactions that ends with one brutal putdown from a stranger, which is likely to stick in the memory?
Backward could benefit from some more rigorous editing; it’s ten minutes too long today, and while the end of the show is powerful and thought-provoking, it’d be more effective if it didn’t take so long to get there. Despite that excess, Backward is a strong show with a compelling narrative and some perversely imaginative punchlines.
✏︎ Craig Angushis disgust at seeing his friends— all in their mid-30s—suddenely making significant, long-term life decisions. The adult world is calling, and he wants no part of it.
But there’s an inconsistency between his demeanour and this comic perspective. He’s simply too pleasant to fully carry off this bitchy bitterness, and his barbs are never as acerbic as they need to be.
There’s some really interesting and thoughtful sequences where he reflects on his coming out, and the consequences of Australia’s 2017 referendum on same-sex marriage. This all hints at a genuine sense of grievance at his encounters of unwitting homophobia. Here
the comedy becomes truly personal rather than striving to be universal. Passing references to his relationship with his father signpost matter that could fruitfully be explored, but it remains frustratingly in the background.
There’s a confused running gag where Valvo asks if anyone likes jokes, and then, after some music, delivers a pithy one-liner. It points to a performer feeling the need to give shape to the show, but the gags aren’t strong enough. It evidences a desire to please, when he’d be sharper if he instead focused on those experiences that, at the moment, sit enticingly just out of view.
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VENUE: Assembly George Square Studios
TIME: 9:20pm – 10:20pm, 31 Jul–25 Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £12 – £13
In a world of Trump, Brexit and environmental catastrophe, what role is there for comedy? Jena Friedman insists she has hope for the future, while her show faces head-on the mess we’ve made for ourselves. But is the purpose of such humour to offer a cathertic salve, or simply express rage? At the moment her show seems unsure, which means some of the bite is muted.
This is a shame as it’s a delight to see a comic so committed to insisting an audience confronts
VENUE: Gilded Balloon Teviot
TIME: 4pm – 5pm, 31 Jul–25 Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £11 – £12
Esther Manito has come to standup after becoming a mother. Building on her routines about parenthood there is an arresting added dimension on how this material has been received by audiences and on social media. Crusade offers a window into the reactions, or reactionary attitudes, now overtly back in fashion. This is whether Manito is playing to a pub with an English
contemporary horrors. During her extended sequences about the violence men inflict upon women, some in the audience look uncomfortable. Good. Comedy should sometimes discomfit.
On the other hand, there’s also a sense much of this is a case of preaching to the converted, and so there’s little suggestion that the disruptive nature of humour is being used successfully to change people’s world views. This might be because while the politics are sharp the jokes aren’t as fully
Defence League vibe, or when people are playfully tagging her into tweets and comparing the dumbass opinions expressed there to her comedy.
With a dad from the Middle East and a mum from the Geordie east coast, Manito has a sharp eye for both similarities and differences in cultures on everything from social attitudes to body hair. Again, she’s adept at mirroring stereotypes back towards us; how we react to the misconcieved ideas we get in our heads. She can find the humour in the extreme Englishness of her husband or inlaws, but also how her dad’s side of the family responded to the fact that her partner happens to have a Spanish name.
She hurtles through some of her jokes and Crusade never
honed as they should be, and the show feels as if it’s still being worked through.
Friedman acknowledges she’s neurotic, and goes on to make a convincing case for the logic of such a world view. This is a bleak hour, with tales of racist police, a posthuman future, misogyny, and the patriarchy. It’s also a whole lot funnier than that makes it sound, without ever offering easy punchlines to let the audience off the hook. We need voices like this right now. ✏︎ Brett
Millsquite lives up to the punch the confident one-word title suggests. But it’s a strong first show from a comedian with keen instincts and punchlines often delivered with a nice turn of phrase and vivid metaphor. ✏︎ Ben
Venables
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VENUE: Underbelly, Bristo Square
TIME: 9:30pm – 10:30pm, 31 Jul–26 Aug
TICKETS: £6.50 – £11
VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard
TIME: 4:45pm – 5:45pm, 31 Jul–25
Aug
TICKETS: £6 – £12
Heidi Regan’s debut last year was a curate’s egg of enjoyable, nerdily goofy analysis of bad shark movies, appealing personal disclosure and some inexplicably, deliberately tedious graphs about international trade. And Great Scott, she’s done it again! In choosing to make her sophomore effort about time travel, the inventive Australian has come up with some tremendous philosophical and cinematicallyinformed routines that regrettably jump back, forth and wind over each other in a way that’s far too dense and confusing. In this first preview performance, the irony
Jon Long considers himself too unremarkable to warrant autobiography, and too privileged to tackle broader issues of identity. By his own admission, the performer arrived at the decision to write a show with a socio-political message only after having discounted all other possibilities. Despite this, he’s followed through on the idea with conviction and wound up with a debut hour which, though too gentle to really captivate, feels like a necessary reflection of our times.
We enter the venue to find an acoustic guitar resting ominously on stage, but this isn’t musical comedy so much as an interrupted TED Talk, Long judiciously using songs to express a more caustic side to his otherwise
easygoing persona. If the show’s preamble feels poorly paced and awkward, the first musical number assures us that we’re in safe hands. Throughout the hour, these compositions serve as Long’s anchor, the dependably funny bits that allow the star to reach for something more elusive elsewhere.
Long is no master comic, but is clearly keen to uphold integrity and truth in his work. With Planet-Killing Machine, he’s crafted something that he can be proud of, and even makes gentle demands of his audience, though something seems to be holding him back: it could be that his chummy everyman persona is at best a defense mechanism, and at worst a substitute for strong material. ✏︎ Lewis
Porteouswasn’t lost on her that a crucial pull-back-and-reveal gag failed to fire because she’d forgotten to deliver the setup earlier in the hour.
Which is a shame because you intuit that she’s edging towards perfecting the science of her distinctive standup approach. She has a brilliant knack of taking a familiar concept, such as the moral quandary of a time traveller with the opportunity to kill a baby Hitler, but take it in unexpected directions, while keeping it relatable. The notion that time moves faster as we age is beautifully explored and of particular relevance to this
late developer, who only belatedly found herself sexually and as a standup, admissions that are appealing for the understated, witty ways in which they’re conveyed.
Contriving a nice take on the complaining-audience-memberwho-inspires-a-show cliché, there’s also some amusing critique of Back To the Future, Game of Thrones and Harry Potter, with a fine slam of the late Professor Stephen Hawking. Structurally though, Regan’s still tinkering with her show’s fluxcapacitor.
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VENUE: Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
TIME: 5:15pm – 6:15pm, 31 Jul–25
Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £8.50 – £9.50
Sukh Ojla isn’t the first standup to give an ayahuasca trip the posterity of a show, with Simon Amstell and Chelsea Handler only the most high-profile contemporary examples. Additionally, the likes of Carl Donnelly, Darren Connell, Myq Kaplan and Benji Waterstones have also reported back from the South American hallucinogen in recent times. Inevitably, there’s some overlap between a noble desire to expand one’s consciousness, a desperate requirement to counter negative brain chemistry and the comedian’s ongoing search for Fringe inspiration.
Ojla subscribes to the Amstell approach of crediting the experience with fundamentally changing the way she sees the world, her festival debut an acknowledged, happy by-product of her overcoming the depression that has dogged her since adolescence. She’s not close to Amstell’s match as a comic, with her storytelling straightforwardly chronological and matter-of-fact. But if you can accept that For Sukh’s Sake is essentially extended therapy for her, there’s also plenty to enjoy in her account.
A warm, conversational act
with a habit of addressing the crowd as “my loves”, Ojla relates her mental health and vocational struggles as an actor with endearing candour, swiftly arriving at her suicide bid in her teens and long-time fear that it’s a path she might return to.
Inspired by the example of a more free spirit friend, she resolved to visit an ayahuasca retreat in Barcelona. And as is so often the case, hearing these drug experiences second-hand underwhelms. But in her analysis of her mental turnaround, Ojla is amusing and relatable. ✏︎ Jay Richardson
VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard
TIME: 6:45pm – 7:45pm, 31 Jul–25
Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £7.50 – £10
Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng’s slick hour centres on his experiences as a foreigner in the UK. In using this outsider status to highlight the absurdities of national norms, he invites his predominantly-British audience to find their everyday behaviours nonsensical. He hints at forms of racism, especially given how Western cultures throw multiple nations together under the baggy term ‘Asian’. But the show never foregrounds its politics, instead aiming to be inclusive rather than confrontational.
Ng’s a consummate performer. Individual jokes are honed, and longer sequences are structured tightly. But in doing so it also feels a bit too wellmade, with little room for contradiction, messiness and for an individual comic personality to shine through.
An extended riff on the kind of
people who go to Butlins gains a particular piquancy because it is being told by someone for whom holiday camps are an aspect of Britishness that is incomprehensible, but it remains a vicious dig at working-class people that could come out of the mouth of many a comedian. He jokes about stereotypes of Asian parents as overbearing, but simply reinforces that trope rather than doing something disruptive with it.
It’s in his critique of Western bastardisations of others’ cultures that some grit appears. His anger at British people’s flawed cooking of rice gives the comedy some heft, as do barbs about the West’s nostalgia for manual labour. It’s to be hoped that in the future he uses his evident comic skill and appealing onstage presence to discomfit a little more.
✏︎ Brett Mills
VENUE: Underbelly, Bristo Square
TIME: 2:50pm – 3:50pm, 31 Jul–26 Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £10 – £11
It’s easy to see why Izzy Mant—a TV producer for a number of successful sitcoms—chose the pernicious side of politeness as a rich topic for her first Fringe show. Far from being too twee or slight a theme for an Edinburgh hour, our British reserve is a rich source for poking fun at – as shown by the popularity of a lighthearted Twitter account such as Very British Problems. And it isn’t only in humour: in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Booker prize winning novel, The Remains of the Day, subservient manners are dysfunctional to the point where the love of your life can slip away
VENUE: Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre
TIME: 2pm – 3pm, 31 Jul–25 Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £8 – £9
A well-intentioned but misguided debut hour, Icelandic comic Laufey Haralds’ show never reconciles being an introduction to her, her homeland and a parody of Nordic Noir. Affecting cynicism that she’s jumping on the bandwagon of a popular export, it doesn’t help that she’s avowedly ignorant of the crime genre, ensuring that
great swathes of this show are dubious attempts to link disparate phenomenon.
Occasionally, she alights on something promising, such as her mash-up of ABBA’s winsome sparkle with the existential gloom of philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. But here, as elsewhere, she betrays the limitations of her conceit. Knowing full well that most Edinburgh audiences’ knowledge of her nation will not sustain an entire hour, the self-styled “fact machine” leans too heavily on aspects of the other Nordic countries, indulging in rambling, generalised trivia. Or it fails to promote Iceland as interesting enough. From her recap, Brits surely ought to know more about the Cod Wars our
and the well-intentioned master you serve is appeasing Hitler.
Mant’s British upbringing contrasts to the Australian half of her genes; her dad doesn’t fumble for words and calls a shit a shit. Can she capture her inner-Aussie or is she doomed to a life of polite British miscommunication?
As she moves onto areas such as how politeness is required while stripping to please men, it all seems primed for a compelling take on the dangers of avoiding confrontation. But regrettably Polite Club only hints at the issues it raises. Mant’s story about an ex and an estranged friend only gains edge towards the very end; the videos of talking heads showcase mildly amusing anecdotes; a tap dance routine is too fleeting to have much of a purprose or inject the show with energy. It’s a shame as it turns a thoughtful premise into one without a perspective.
Ben Venablestwo nations contested. Yet even with her family’s involvement and Britain’s heavy-handed aggression in the saga, she can’t elevate it comedically beyond potted history. Several jokes linger in the memory, with an especially dark one about her mother’s breast cancer. And there’s fertile enquiry in her assessment of “Scandinavian Pain”, that Nordic oddity whereby the inhabitants of enlightened, socialist utopia commit suicide at unparalleled rates. But given that the second half of the show is largely padded with aimless act-outs of flimsy crime narratives, Haralds’ aforementioned unfamiliarity with the specifics leaves her uninspiringly going through the motions.
Jay Richardson
VENUE: Pleasane Courtyard
TIME: 5:45pm – 6:45pm, 31 Jul–25
Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £8 – £10
As a regional champion child magician, Jack Gleadow’s comedy heroes aren’t those most in Edinburgh have in mind. It’s as if the influence of the 1980s alternative comedy boom never reached Hull. He namechecks Joe Pasquale, and his hero—to the point of idolatry—is Bruce Forsyth.
It makes for a refreshing stance. Gleadow’s delight in being here and knowing the kind of variety act he wants to be gives him a winning charm. He also doesn’t lack ideas. But it’s this diffusion of material that hobbles Mr Saturday Night
VENUE: Gilded Balloon Teviot
TIME: 7:45pm – 8:45pm, 31 Jul
–25 Aug
TICKETS: £11 – £13
If there’s anything approaching a general rule in comedy, it might be this: if a guy embarks on a story about going to a strip club and developing a shared and genuine emotional connection with the actor at the pole, it’d better be going somewhere pretty special. But that’s just the problem with Sean Patton. There are moments of real sparkle, but they’re high points in the low valley of an unfocused critique of gender politics.
Here’s where Patton excels:
Instead of an hour of unapologetic end-of-the-pier entertainment, he tries to cover the waterfront.
The show unravels and can’t recover from wild tonal shifts. At some points it’s like a family show; at others it’s a lads’ night out. His frenetic energy, which is reminiscent of Lee Evans, also turns against him. His strongest
jokes skim the surface with such speed they have little chance of leaving any ripples of laughter. Both his energy and genrehopping may one day be an asset for Gleadow, if he can fold it all into his own style. He’s the kind of act where the line between great and shambolic is paper-thin. But for now, his freewheelin’ act seems to run away from him. ✏︎ Ben Venables
dashes of whimsical invention that explode unexpectedly like fireworks in the dark. The Brooklyn union bosses who stump for equal-ops cat calling, for instance. Or an inventive and verbally oh-sodextrous description of snoring. But it’s as if Patton hasn’t quite found a casual voice to keep things moving between these glorious highs. He trips over his words, and makes clunky segues into stories.
Speaking of voices, Patton (from Louisiana) delivers the worst Scottish accent you’ll hear
this Fringe. It’s probably worth the entry price alone. He gets away with it, though, as he does with his slightly jarring use of terms like “barren”, or his close-to-the-line impression of a Caribbean man (well, robot). He’s pretty loveable, and presents the believable persona of a man clumsily, kindly and genuinely trying to find his way through a complex world. It’s just that, if there were a greater number of parts to add up, this whole would sum to a lot more. ✏︎ Evan
BeswickVENUE: Pleasance Dome
TIME: 4pm – 5pm, 31 Jul – 26 Aug, not 13
TICKETS: £11 – £13
Loosely but crucially autobiographical, The Red is comedian Marcus Brigstocke’s theatrical directing debut. Previously performed on Radio 4, he’s tweaked it slightly for the stage. But its clear-sighted immediacy, as a study of addiction, and straightforwardly gripping drama are enhanced by the live
setting. More than that, it’s an intimate meditation on love, convincingly performed by real-life father and son Bruce and Sam Alexander.
An alcoholic sober 23 years, Benedict has just buried his father. In the old man’s magnificent wine cellar he reads the letter that John left him, his father appearing with a parting wish –that he drink the prized bottle of 1973 Château Lafite Rothschild bought for him at birth. Though Ben is thunderstruck by the suggestion, the pair argue the ramifications of him succumbing to temptation, back and forth over wine’s role as social lubricant and the relentless, numbing intensity
of addiction. Or sobriety. Despite having established a successful life since recovery, Benedict appreciates the lifeforce that wine imbued his father with. And John is never quite the Faustian figure he initially appears, his character decanted from his son’s memories, the love self-apparent, even if his parental role has been undermined by the recovery programme.
A scene in which Benedict struggles to list reasons not to drink truly crackles. And the palpable jeopardy is ratcheted up as the bottle of red appears centre-stage, like Hitchcock’s bomb under the table or a grenade with the pin removed. ✏︎ Jay Richardson
VENUE: Summerhall
TIME: 3:45pm – 4:45pm, 31 Jul –
11 Aug
TICKETS: £12
Grace Jones is a Black model, musician and actor known for expanding the western notion of beauty to include Black women. In 1981, her album Nightclubbing garnered huge acclaim, further cementing her fame. Fast forward 34 years, and three young women are denied admission into a London nightclub because their skin is too dark.
Inspired by Jones’ work and the discrimination Black women still face, artist and writer
Rachael Young celebrates their resilience with dance and music. Two onstage musicians, Leisha Thomas and Mwen Rukandema, provide a sound bath of synth-pop
Credit: Daniel Hughes
and new wave music reminiscent of Jones’ album. Young, clad in a glitter leotard, stands out against a set of black vinyl and plastic sheeting. Her movement, accompanied by voiceovers and spoken text, add to the otherworldly design aesthetic by Naomi Kuyck-Cohen.
She is a compelling performer with excellent physical skills that are further showcased by Nao Nagai’s lighting design. The narration, broken into short sections, draws on Jones’ life and another unnamed woman’s
experiences of being Black in a predominantly white society. There isn’t a linear story but the text, design and music juxtapose the reality Black women face with a world where they are goddesses. Fitting for the name of the show and its inspiration, the performers create an all-consuming world reminiscent of a nightclub where Black women transcend racism. Simultaneously elevating them to the status of celestial bodies, it demands white people give Black women the respect they deserve. ✏︎ Laura
KresslyImagine a lo-fi version of The Princess Bride with every role performed by an increasingly sweaty lone thespian, and you’re not far from the hilarious and virtuosic Boar. Lewis Doherty is the man of a couple dozen voices, rendering each scene vividly despite having nothing more than a two-step stool and a couple of rear bike lights on his middle fingers to facilitate the illusion of an epic.
VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard
TIME: 10:45pm – 11:45pm, 31 Jul –25 Aug, not 12, 19
TICKETS: £9 – £11
The breakneck fantasy adventure begins at sea, with a ferocious pirate readying a raiding party. Their pillaging of a small coastal village leaves only two survivors: a wild-eyed young boy and a baby girl. Seventeen years and some wavy hand effects later and these orphaned urchins are badass renegades out for blood.
Doherty’s physicality and tour-deforce voice work is the chief selling
point. His transformation from character to character tends to be accompanied by wooshing sounds, which both evoke a kid at play but also evince a cinematic quality. During a Mexican standoff between title character Boar, his deadly ward Ylfa and two thieves who claim to be the greatest in the land, these whooshes suggest crash-zooms and whip-pans to sweaty close-ups. A chase on horseback from a bountyhunting bear with a Scottish accent, meanwhile, has the intensity of a James Cameron action scene and a battle with a misogynistic dragon would put Peter Jackson to shame. The cinema comparison continues with a post-credit scene linking Boar to Wolf, Doherty’s 2018 Fringe hit riffing on ‘80s neo-noir. Forget the MCU: this is a cinematic universe we can get behind. ✏︎ Jamie Dunn
VENUE: Traverse Theatre
TIME: times vary, 1 – 25 Aug, not 5, 12, 19
TICKETS: £21
In 2016, someone threw a burger at Travis Alabanza on Waterloo Bridge and called them a tranny. They’re now trying to come to terms with this incident by analysing and making a burger over the course of the show, but Alabanza doesn’t cook. So they enlist the help of a white, cis male, audience member, effectively drawing on his privilege to highlight the vulnerability of trans and gender non-conforming people.
At the core of the piece, they confront the white colonialism that perpetuates violence against trans people in this emotionally revealing
VENUE: Traverse Theatre
TIME: times vary, 1 – 25 Aug, not 5, 12
TICKETS: £21
and moving show. Alabanza uses a range of performance and writing styles to achieve this, including comedy, storytelling, and frank accounts of the abuse and assaults they’ve experienced. Alabanza is a charismatic and witty performer, with a strong sense for what makes a dynamic and engaging piece of theatre. They are an excellent improviser able to react to anything that the audience member on stage comes out with. They also banter with the audience, but confidently steer the material from
30,000 feet above land, Jane and Toni exist to serve; preened, pliable, softening their edges and hiding behind facades. On the ground, we soon discover, not much is different.
Enough begins almost comedically as the two friends and cabin crew colleagues are introduced, all smiles painted on and emergency exits this way. But as we learn more about them the in-air motifs become something more sinister altogether, a symbol not just of the pressurised, claustrophobic environment on an aeroplane, but the one experienced by many women in their everyday lives. Jane feels trapped by motherhood and domestic life; Toni keeps returning to a bad relationship because she just wants to be held. Neither can quite be honest with the other about the reality behind the facade.
jokes to to vulnerable monologues and back again.
The ending in particular holds cis people accountable for attacks on trans people. There’s a huge amount of power and talent in this show. The writing is raw and exposing, but often funny. Alabanza boldly draws the audience into their story and keeps them there with a firm grip. While it’s potentially uncomfortable, it reminds us that we have the power to combat hate crime and make meaningful change.
Laura KresslyIntense and jarring as it jerks between air and ground, across timezones, and through countless soulless hotel rooms, Enough plays out in a sparse but clever set which provides a perfect stage for stylised, complicated dialogue hinting at something bigger than both women, a shifting in the ground beneath them.
This feels like the right moment for a play ultimately about female anger and our harnessing of it. Powerful dialogue is brought to life through fantastic performances from Louise Ludgate and Amanda Wright who build complete and achingly recognisable characters in just 80 minutes. Between its theatrical accomplishment and contemporary relevance, audiences will leave feeling like Enough is as much a call to action as a Fringe show. ✏︎ Eve
Livingston
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VENUE: Underbelly, Cowgate
TIME: 6:55 – 7:55pm, 1 Aug – 25 Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £11 – £12
Iva Toguri was falsely convicted of treason in 1949. It took over 20 years for America to pardon her. Tokyo Rose is an intelligent, inventive new musical that tells a true story about how it feels when your country fails you.
VENUE: Summerhall
TIME: 9:10pm – 10:10pm, 31 Jul –11 Aug, not 1
TICKETS: £12
Born in the USA to Japanese parents, Iva sailed to Japan to care for a sick relative just months before the attack on Pearl Harbour. The USA joined WWII and Iva found herself caught between two countries – Japanese officials pressured her to renounce her American citizenship and America refused to take her back. After the War, when she finally returned home, she was accused of broadcasting Japanese propaganda.
This is a lot of plot, but cowriters Maryhee Yoon and Cara
Baldwin have carved a deft, concise story. Tension tick-ticks for a breathless hour that’s part courtroom drama, part wartime thriller – with plenty of time left for vital conversations about xenophobia and civic duty. Maya Britto plays a luminous Iva, bringing depth and clarity to a complex role.
The ensemble (Lucy Park, Yuki Sutton, Hannah Benson and Baldwin) swing in and out of characters as easily as their slick set rolls between being a DJ booth, an ocean liner or a witness stand. Their energy is mirrored by a propulsive soundtrack: bass-heavy rap, on-point harmonies and moving, bluesy ballads are met with tight, creative choreo. At rare moments Tokyo Rose is a little too wordy, but that’s fitting for an ambitious new theatre company with this much to say. ✏︎ Katie
HawthorneLaura Murphy walks out on to the floor of Summerhall’s Demonstration Room naked as the day she was born. An apple is in hand and a corde lisse dangles from the ceiling. This apparatus will be dominated throughout by Murphy’s powerful acrobatics, but its first role in Contra is to play the purported source of all womenkind’s woes: the serpent in the Garden of Eden. Its end, puppeted by Murphy, eggs her on to taste the forbidden fruit. Murphy takes a bite alright, but the knowledge it provides only makes her more fierce.
Blending standup, confessional and circus performance, Murphy takes us on a tour of her own body and the misogyny it engenders. From the man who comments on her armpit hair during a train journey to the lame standup routine
by some American douche that Murphy lip-synchs to, this is a show kicking against the culture of female oppression. As if to demonstrate her clear indefectibility, Murphy will masterfully scale her rope after each tale of personal abuse at the hands of a man, ending each anecdote and climb with a defiant “what a cunt!”
Contra’s dark showstopper involves Murphy wrapping herself in rolls of cling film to the sexist jazz warblings of Joe Jackson’s ‘You’re My Meat’ before a melancholic rope display to The Internet’s ‘Girl’ and a blistering performance of Florence + The Machine’s ‘Big God’. Onstage nudity tends to evoke vulnerability. In the ferocious and funny Contra, it couldn’t be mistaken for anything other than strength, both physical and emotional.
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VENUE: Traverse Theatre
TIME: times vary, 1 Jul – 25 Aug, not 5, 12, 19
TICKETS: £21
A tanked yellow Porsche, metal guts exposed. Magnums of Bollinger, sprayed into air. A Rolex glinting under UV lights, soaked in champagne. These are the pictures of excess—excessive excess— studded through Javaad Alipoor and Peyvan Sadeghian’s deep-dive into Instagram’s super-rich and Iran’s corrupt elite.
Diving down a digital rabbit hole—#RichKidsofTehran—the duo emerge in a world of designer swimwear and dollar wads that’s entirely at odds with a strict Islamic regime. That’s the point. These are the children of revolutionaries who
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VENUE: Summerhall
TIME: 8:55pm – 9:55pm, 31 Jul – 24
Aug, not 1, 12, 19
TICKETS: £10
Do you feel sexy? Ejaculation – Discussions About Female
Sexuality opens with a simple question. Well, do you? Directorperformer Essi Rossi and musician Sarah Kivi perform an
overthrew Iran’s Shah to install a more democratic, religious order. Corruption’s set in – sickeningly so. But Rich Kids... is far more than a straightforward “j’accuse”. It spins itself into a dizzying cultural critique like a staged Adam Curtis documentary. The thinking darts around, making connections too fast to draw conclusions, as presentations on wealth-portraiture swerve into studies of Tehran’s evermore exclusive, expensive shopping malls. Geopolitics gives way to geology, sociology to Paul Klee. The form skips too: storytelling, slide show, lecture, live Instagram feed. The audience splinters as our phones lag. Our
attention spans short-circuit. That’s the internet: its information overload is another form of excess. In that, Rich Kids... hits a sweet spot – both grossly queasy and pleasingly bewildering. The conspicuous consumption turns your stomach. It feels like an affront – a “fuck you” from afar. The speed of thinking is exhilarating, like chasing down some global conspiracy, as it accordions across time and collapses space. In the end though, the show’s too content to confound. For all it conveys a very contemporary dis-ease, Rich Kids... stops frustratingly short of a diagnosis, let alone a cure. ✏︎ Matt Trueman
understated, often quiet show that probes, gently, at questions of desire, shame and knowledge. Rossi’s first time on stage, she shares that she was driven to explore her body after realising that she hadn’t felt like a “sexual being” for a very long time.
Meandering and conversational, Rossi guides the audience through their investigations, while Kivi’s intimate a cappella soundscapes offer necessary interludes for musing on the results. Snippets of recorded conversations with mostly anonymous women about squirting, sex work and selfesteem play out from a laptop and prove that the only consistency is
inconsistency: everybody’s body is different, all of the time. The questions are concise—What is pleasure? How do you know? Where do you find it?—needling at knotty unknowables with the caring bedside manner of a close friend.
A deeper exploration of Rossi’s own journey would have given shape to a show that seemed indecisive about its status as personal confession or public service announcement. It also has a narrower remit than its title would suggest; a brief nod to nonbinary and gender fluid identities does not disguise the cis, hetero leanings of the interviews.
✏︎ Katie Hawthorne
VENUE: theSpace on North Bridge
TIME: 8:20pm – 9:10pm, 2 – 24 Aug, not 11, 18
TICKETS: £9 – £11
Laura isn’t doing well in school. She is disruptive, her teacher says, unable to focus and a danger to the other children. Something needs to be done.
When we meet Laura, she is sweet and vulnerable: practicing dance routines, playing with her beloved doll Bear, and agonisingly questioning why the numbers won’t stop moving on her maths
VENUE: Summerhall,
TIME: 7:10pm – 8:10pm, 31 Jul – 17 Aug, not 1, 12
TICKETS: £14
You hear her before you see her. Once you take your seat for Drone, it takes a moment or two before you realise the faint whirring sound in the room isn’t emanating from Neil Simpson, the show’s composer, who’s sat in the corner behind a keyboard, but from the small metallic craft hovering centre stage. This is the story of the drone’s daily drudgery, low-level anxiety and growing depression, and, curiously, the melancholy of attending a multiarts performance about drones.
Giving voice to this machine’s existential malaise is Harry Josephine Giles. Reciting non-sequitur poems, which sit somewhere between Alan Bennett-like deadpan observations and dystopian sci-fi, Giles’
worksheet. We can see immediately what her teacher can’t; that the problem is something deeper altogether that frustrates Laura as much as it does the adults around her. This is when Hindsight is at its most effective, giving the audience a direct view into the experience of a child with autism – a word only uttered once in a script heavy with its presence.
In the standout scene, Laura and Bear attempt to tackle a maths problem of the familiar format in which characters buy a particular volume of apples and walk a certain number of miles. “Apples don’t cost 10p anywhere”, Laura points out, somewhat reasonably. Where
is he getting these apples? Where is she walking to? What if she gets abducted? Suddenly the problem doesn’t make much sense to us either.
Between these creative triumphs, though, the script can be somewhat repetitive and the writing slightly rambling. Multiple scenes between Laura’s mother and her teacher retread the same ground. Scenes in school are rehashed without much new coming to light. Hindsight is a sensitive handling of an important issue. While it could be tighter in places, audiences will certainly leave with increased empathy and understanding.
Eve Livingstonvampish line-readings accentuate the verses' dark humour. A breakdown, partly described while Giles’ head is inside a filing cabinet, is followed by searches for serenity on secondment at a rhino sanctuary, through therapy and by watching It’s A Wonderful Life
Accentuating the anxiety is Simpson’s electronic score and sound design, which snakes along with the drone’s innerturmoil to painfully high frequencies. It’s less clear where Jamie Wardrop’s
vaguely dystopian visuals, projected onto the back of the stage, fit in. Part of the reason is that it’s hard to take your eyes off Giles’ raw, humane performance, but when the visuals do catch the eye they rarely add to what’s onstage. The show is described as a “live cabaret band of a video jockey, an electronic musician and a spoken word performer”, and each night the multi-media components are shuffled anew. Perhaps other configurations will prove more cohesive.
Jamie DunnVENUE: C venues – C aquila
TIME: 8:20pm – 9:20pm, 1–17 Aug
TICKETS: £10.50 – £12.50
VENUE: Your Home
TIME: times vary, 31 Jul – 25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21
TICKETS: £100
It’s every actor’s nightmare. You’re naked onstage, unable to speak. Spare a thought, then, for Arthur Bye who’s been stripped off after shitting himself mid-show. Arthur’s only five months old, mind. He’ll be fine.
Or will he? Daniel Bye’s living room performance lecture wonders—or rather worries— about the impact we all have on our kids. How do we shape them into upstanding adults? Turning up at your flat, babe-in-arms, daycare bag on his back, Bye delivers a delicate meditation on the nature-nurture debate and the
If these walls could talk, the old saying goes, what stories they would tell. We might not hear from the bricks that built the old Ibrahim Ethem Efendi mansion on the edges of Istanbul in House of Hundred, but we do hear from the fittings and furnishings that kitted it out – witnesses to its heyday, its fall into disrepair and, ultimately, its demolition.
Embodying everything from a lethargic Persian rug, to a Chinese porcelain pot with stomach cramps stuffed with onions, Turkish actress Yesim Özsoy brings her old ancestral home to life. With it, she sweeps through her nation’s history: from the last days of the Ottoman Empire to Turkey’s transition to independence and on, through civil and world wars.
Played in front of artful
monochrome films of the site, eerie in their emptiness, to a live local soundtrack by Kıvanç Sarıkus, House of Hundred builds a polyphonic portrait of the summer palace. Inspired by Turkey’s Meddah storytelling tradition, it splinters narrative. Every object has its own backstory, personality and journey. Duvets are nailed to doors to keep out the cold. Kitchen containers are repurposed as table lamps.
But too often the text seems to talk in riddles—”I can’t be broken and I can’t be burned,” purrs a diamond ring like Rumpelstiltskin— and the history never comes into focus. A suicide swims fuzzily throughout. Women walk the halls as the house slides into ruin. Bulldozers move in. House of Hundred suggests something survives. It’s just not always clear what. ✏︎
Matt Truemancontingencies of character. He wants his son to inherit the traits his great-grandfather showed saving his comrades' lives at the Somme, but lineage isn’t as straightforward as that.
It’s all Quite Interesting – like Professor Brian Cox popping round for tea. Armed with examples of genetically identical beings that nonetheless turn out different—cloned puppies and flowers that change colour with the soil—Bye argues that we are, each of us, products of our environment. That puts parenting both in and out of one’s control: a
single slip and you risk wracking your kid with anxiety.
Bye’s case never reaches its fullest height, but the form fits neatly enough. Arthur’s unpredictable presence adds an element of chance, risking a refund if he plays up, and watching Bye balance performing and parenting proves the impossibility of precision engineering a child. We’re all complicit too, equally responsible for Arthur’s wellbeing. It takes a village to raise a child – though a month’s worth of applause will surely turn Arthur into an actor. ✏︎ Matt
Trueman
VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard
TIME: 12:45pm – 1:45pm, 31 Jul –
26 Aug, not 7, 13, 20
TICKETS: £10 – £12
Wild Swimming tracks the feminist tide. Set on a Cornish beach, Marek Horn’s slip of a short play follows a male-female friendship through the ages. As history shimmies past Oscar and Nell, corsets giving way to cozzies, male privilege is eroded. Women start making waves of their own.
Starting in the late 1500s, Oscar’s the sort of undergrad who reckons the world and its women are waiting for him –determined to take a lucky dip in the Hellespont like the literary greats. “All great men swim now,” he flounces. Being female, Nell’s banned from the water. But as the centuries skip past, she finds her stroke and Oscar, in turn, starts to sulk.
You know the historic trajectory already—the great Victorian
VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard
TIME: 2:30pm – 3:30pm, 31 Jul –
26 Aug, not 13
TICKETS: £10 – £12
Vienna, 1991 – four nurses are convicted of killing 49 patients, with the suspected victim count rising into the hundreds. A manipulation of a true story, Drowning stages Austria’s most infamous mass murderers since WW2. This new play, written by Jessica Ross for Dark Lady Co. asks: can mercy be confused with murder?
There is surprisingly little at stake in a play with such devastating source material. The killings are dressed up in clichéd gallows humour, laced with slapstick—this one’s a tough one, why won’t he die!—and threaded together with an oppressive playlist of ‘80s bangers. Snapshot
scenes offer armchair psychology explanations for the women’s crimes, racking up a lengthy list of serious traumas, including domestic abuse, sexual assault and addiction, that are only vaguely explored.
More developed are the power imbalances within the group. There is some tension in if, and how, and when they might be discovered – as well as in finding where each of the women draws a moral line. Waldtraud Wagner is depicted as the manipulative (and possibly sexy?) magnet that
novelists and women that worked through the world wars – but Full Rogue’s debut sidesteps its slight lack of substance by piling on personality, and in spades.
Anachronisms do a lot of heavy lifting, from Zoe Brennan’s hooped skirt hooped earing combo to the swagger laced throughout Horn’s script (“Smash up some tunes on the lute!”).
Julia Head’s staging can be way too eager to please with its sugary handouts and fizzy pop soundtrack.
But for all that, Wild Swimming is a bit of a blast. Alice Lamb and Annabel Baldwin ricochet round the room and the chemistry between them is right off the charts. Wild Swimming’s sparky, but it marks Full Rogue as ones to watch.
Matt Truemanpulls together these vulnerable women. Is she traumatised and well-intentioned, or a cold-hearted monster? Neither explanation is particularly nuanced.
Monologues are delivered like talking heads on a true crime documentary, but this exposes the strange framing of the play more generally: from what perspective is this story being told, and to whom? Each of the nurses has since completed her prison sentence. This is recent, real history given unnecessarily distracting gloss. ✏︎ Katie
Hawthorne
VENUE: Underbelly, Cowgate
TIME: 4:10pm – 5:10pm, 1–25 Aug, not 13
TICKETS: £10 – £12
Ticker is about broken hearts, in every sense: organs that fail and relationships that fall apart. Tom Machell’s one-man play explores the territory of love, grief and rage, dwelling at the extreme edges of human emotion.
The play’s protagonist, Spencer, struggles to deal with his feelings. Like so many men, his first emotional port of call is anger. In the face of loss, he denies and derails, telling the audience the meandering story of how he met, loved and lost his girlfriend Gabi.
Information is released in fits and starts, with revelations either coming out of nowhere or slipping in like afterthoughts. This perhaps suggests Spencer’s distracted state of mind, but it makes for confusing and uneven storytelling. And the framing device, which has Spencer waiting in a café, slides in and out of focus. Is he talking to us, the barista, or himself?
Humour is another of Spencer’s coping mechanisms, but the impulse towards comedy begins to overwhelm the drama. Instead of serving the story, the lines seem calculated to give Machell as many juicy gags and funny voices as possible. While his skill as a performer is clear, tonally the script is all over the place. Sure, he can land a joke, but not every situation demands a laugh.
Ticker has some nice moments, but the show—like its protago-
nist—is suffering from a personality crisis. Undecided between comedy and drama, love story and thriller, Machell’s play is trying to be too many things at once. ✏︎ Catherine Love
VENUE: ZOO Southside
TIME: 7:45pm – 8:45pm, 2–26 Aug, not 6, 13, 20
TICKETS: £9 – £14
Binaural sound can mess with your head. The room you’re in seems to shift around you. You feel breath on your neck as a voice whispers in your ear, even though you know there’s nobody there. This uncanny
quality is the starting point for SHINE, which uses the binaural audio toolbox to take audiences inside the head of a desperate father.
The starting point is familiar: a young girl has gone missing. After five months, only her father Max still holds out hope, continuing the search after everyone else has given up. But as he pursues the truth, his mental defences begin to break down, to the point where it’s no longer clear what’s real and what’s not.
This story is told through often dreamlike physical sequences and an unsettling binaural soundtrack. From the beginning, everything makes us doubt what we’re seeing and hearing. Uncertainty, though, stands in for plot. SHINE is billed as a thriller, but it has none of the genre’s carefully spun tension or complex narrative twists. Instead, storytelling dissolves into a mess of fantasy and delusion.
The show’s treatment of Max’s mental distress, meanwhile, often verges on offensive, physically manifests itself in frantic, overexaggerated movements. Even worse, his “inner voice” is staged like a pantomime baddie, with a grotesque mask and villainous cackle.
Binaural technology has so much potential for psychological exploration, but here it’s wasted on a flimsy story and a two-dimensional portrayal of mental illness.
✏︎ Catherine LoveDance, Physical Theatre & Circus
VENUE: Saint Stephens Theatre
TIME: 3pm – 4:10pm, 1–25 Aug, not 6, 13, 20
TICKETS: £15.50 – £17.50
Alex Harvey and Charlotte Mooney, the key artists behind the estimable company Ockham’s Razor, are no longer the new kids on the block of British circus. Their latest show grew out of the fact that both recently turned forty and are the parents of a young child. Lasting
just over an unhurried hour, This Time is about taking stock of one’s self at whatever stage of life you may be, and about how our lives could almost always be said to be in a state of transition.
Mooney, whose presence is forthright and sturdy, and the muscularly rock-solid Harvey share the stage with Lee Carter and Faith Fahy. I’d venture to say that the limber Carter is possibly about sixty years young, while the coltish and wiry Fahy could be about 12 or 13.
All three adults deliver monologues about significant episodes in their pasts and the impact these had on shaping who
they are today. These stories are told with honesty, wit and clarity: Carter’s tale, about becoming a mother at the age of 49, is especially touching. But it is the cast’s mainly aerial movement— shared or solo and, note, on bespoke equipment, a company hallmark—that deepens their words. The foundation of their corporeal closeness is trust, and it’s enough to induce quiet joy plus an occasional catching of breath. They cradle and balance each other, climb and clutch, tangle limbs and step on flesh and bone. The net result—minus any literal nets—is gratifyingly physical food for thought. ✏ Donald
HuteraVENUE: Assembly Rooms
TIME: 6pm – 7pm, 1–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 19
TICKETS: £17 – £18.50
Quebec circus means much more than Cirque du Soleil, as this freshas-paint show is here to remind us. It’s the clever, occasionally manic brainchild of Machine de Cirque, a company founded in 2013. This light-hearted, high-concept
production neatly skewers art world pretensions while showcasing the accomplished and mainly acrobatic skills of a cast of eight (six men and two women, and one of the latter is a musician and vocalist).
This likable bunch of mischievous eccentrics happily play at being poseurs in a setting that goes increasingly topsy-turvy. Auctions, cordoned-off queues and racuous opening night parties get a circus makeover complete with somersaults, head-to-head balances, the liberal use of a springboard and a plethora of
juggling clubs plucked off plinths. Things take an ever more surreal and baroque turn after the lone female acrobat gouges a hole in a canvas, literally entering the universe of a painting. Ultimately— and with the assistance of a moustachioed male counterpart who happens to have a comic addiction to popcorn—she herself becomes a sort of human canvas, a feat which ends the show almost on a note of apotheosis.
The director, Olivier Lépine, knows how to orchestrate chaos. The ensemble seems very much at his disposal, entering into the show’s reckless spirit with attractive abandon. If it isn’t too much of an oxymoron to put it this way, the whole thing sometimes meanders a bit – albeit usually briskly, and with a guaranteed degree of zest. What’s the most apt word for La Galerie? Enjoyable.
✏ Donald HuteraVENUE: Assembly Checkpoint
TIME: 12pm – 12:50pm, 1–26 Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £12 – £13
Occasionally a show crops up—like this earnest, artistically soggy and far-too-vague piece of South Korean dance-theatre about supposedly poignant human insignificance in an environmentally-conscious context—where you can’t help but feel sorry for the performers. The trio in Modeun Company’s
production, two men and a woman, are certainly capable enough movers but they’re trapped in a concept that does them no favours. Nor is the venue well-suited for choreography that sometimes requires cast members to roll about on the floor of the only slightly raised stage. It’s alright if you happen to have grabbed a seat in the front row. I didn’t, and thus missed almost all of a beleaguered female solo that occurs amid a slew of empty and identical plastic bottles.
Apparently inspired by a short novel, the performance is for most of its 50 minutes pretty unpliably heavy-handed. It doesn’t start out that way, what with the competent
dancers emerging separately and converging on stage. They shift about like smiling automatons to a recording of Nancy Sinatra’s ‘Sugartown’ that eventually turns as warped as their theatrical world. Random bits of furniture dangle overhead as the players swiftly shuffle, or feign swimming through the space, sometimes in unison, or thrash while pretending to struggle for breath. Their mechanical twitchiness lacks the spark of originality, while the use of Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ seems facile and purposeless. The rest of the soundtrack is reasonably evocative, but not this tediously floundering work as a whole. It is, alas, dead in the water.
✏ Donald Hutera
Credit: Nik Mackey
VENUE: Assembly Checkpoint
TIME: 6:20pm – 7:20pm, 1–25 Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £13 – £14
Christina Bianco is who she is, she tells us – except when she’s an impressive amount of other people over the course of a packed hour.
Bianco is an effortless performer, as accomplished a technical singer as she is an impressionist. She races through impression after impression, each immediately recognisable and without a dud amongst them. Which is no mean feat when you consider their breadth – Jennifer Aniston becomes Barbra Streisand, transforming into Edith Piaf and even, when you least expect it, TOWIE’s Amy Childs. Alongside
a talented band, Bianco deals with an improvisational section with ease, and makes clever use of recordings by other impressionists when she needs to catch her breath.
There is the slight sense of a longer show condensed for Fringe purposes – but then that’s exactly what this is. And when the result is a hit rate that must average an impression a minute, that’shardly cause for complaint.
✏︎ Eve Livingston
VENUE: Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
TIME: 7:50pm – 8:45pm, 1–25 Aug, not 14, 21
TICKETS: £5
If you ever wanted the chance to ask strippers a question, this is it. Like it says on the tin, this is a Q&A with two strippers about life, work and everything in between their legs.
Morag and Stacey have 30 years experience in strip clubs. Morag was based in Edinburgh’s 'pubic triangle' before she retired, and Stacey works the Essex and East London clubs. They waste no time in getting their kit off, and no question is off limits, so this isn’t a show for the prudish or easily offended.
Stacey quickly establishes she’s a feminist and activist for sex workers’ rights. She’s even done a TED Talk about it, and speaks intelligently on legislation, stigma
VENUE: Assembly George Square Studios
TIME: 12:50pm – 1:50pm, 31 Jul–26 Aug, not 12, 19
TICKETS: £12 – £14
Rutene Spooner’s drama teacher once told him that charisma isn’t enough – you’ve got to work really, really hard. And so he does. This autobiographical, one-man cabaret leads a charmed audience through Spooner’s tough transformation from a young Maori boy obsessed with Hugh Jackman’s macho, mighty Wolverine to an all-singing,
and safety. Morag is the jokey one, and the combination makes for a great double act. They are funny, honest and warm. From tampon strings to labia piercings, weird clients to safety, the audience steers the show through the questions they ask.
Unfortunately in this performance, there are more than a few men there on their own who do not engage in the conversation,
all-dancing, high-kicking musical theatre star.
Playing to both Marvel and musical theatre fandoms, Spooner crafts a creative, crossover universe filled with plucky training-montage moments, excruciating auditions and soul-baring success. The plot rests on the supposed incompatibility between jazz hands and the haka, but as this warm, energetic show makes perfectly clear, Spooner doesn’t need to choose. Like the Greatest Showman himself, he can be both.
It’s an easily digestible message but one that’s heartfelt and emphatic. Spooner’s original songs riff on the soundtracks from Jackman's most famous performances on stage and screen, offering nuggets
giving a sense they are there to perv more than anything else. The space’s intimacy works well for this show, but more room would give the women a chance to fully demonstrate their physical skills. Stacey can’t fully stand up in her heels, and Morag accidentally kicks the ceiling. But there’s little that needs changing in this friendly and enlightening conversation. ✏︎ Laura
Kresslyof pub-quiz-winning info about the star's early career. He expertly navigates acoustic balladry, show tunes, dry ice and dance tracks, with accessible in-jokes providing the punchlines.
Spooner’s voice is bold and versatile, but sometimes an extra verse or two disrupts the pace of the proceedings. The momentum drops when Spooner’s own story isn’t driving the narrative, as it’s him—not Jackman—that’s the real star of this show. Still, patience is rewarded by a silly, winningly homemade pitch for a full Wolverine musical, replete with a Chicago-style tango. So convinced are his audience that it could easily be a stand-alone show next year. Jazzclaws at the ready. ✏︎ Katie Hawthorne
VENUE: Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
TIME: 11:15pm – 1:15am, 3, 10, 17
Aug
TICKETS: £10
Scotland Bingo! with The Latebloomers does exactly what it says on the tin. Audiences are ushered in and given shortbread by the Latebloomers, who are decked out in tartan trews and ‘see you Jimmy’ hats. Bagpipe music plays across the room.
Irn-Bru and Scotland-themed books adorn the stage. And then you play bingo.
The bingo itself is straightforward and largely gimmick-free, punctuated a few times by Scotland-themed audience challenges. In the latter half of the night guest acts are invited on stage to break up the bingo calling but the pace is slightly confusing, with long periods of bingo and then multiple interruptions in quick succession.
At points, such as when winners are invited on stage, The Latebloomers display flashes of the comedy they have made their name with, performing
short physical skits with winners before presenting their prizes. But for the most part this is an uncomplicated bingo game made Scottish by the set, costumes and soundtrack more than any particular content.
As a late-night offering only available on Saturdays, Scotland Bingo! will be a solid way for Fringe revellers to see in the wee hours, if only because the game itself will always be a hit and The Latebloomers are undoubtedly charming and funny. With more structure and sharper content, they could be onto a real winner. For now, the possibility of a ‘full hoose’ and a can of Irn-Bru will suffice. ✏︎ Eve Livingston
VENUE: Underbelly, Cowgate
TIME: 10:10pm – 11:10pm, 1–23
Aug, not 12
TICKETS: £10.50 – £12.50
SK Shlomo doesn’t need to prove his talent by this point. With a long career comprising international tours, dedicated fans, high-profile collaborations and beatboxing titles, we can expect him to deliver. But he has been away for a while, and in Surrender he wants to tell us why.
The audience are treated to all the
live looping and beatboxing one would expect, but parts of Surrender have an almost spoken word quality to them as SK Shlomo opens up about the struggle with mental health issues that saw him withdraw from touring and performing a few years ago before making this return.
Tracks from his new album, charting and celebrating his recovery, are interwoven with more upbeat experimental interludes amongst a narrative explaining what happened. The thing is, though, we still don’t quite know the full picture.
While Surrender aims for vulnerability and openness, SK Shlomo mostly talks in the abstract about experiencing depression and
PTSD, hinting at elements of a story he doesn’t quite let us into. The show doesn’t get beyond snippets of personal experience and a plea to open up to friends and family. He doesn’t owe us every gritty detail, but after setting up the show as a tell-all interpretation of “my story”, we notice its absence.
As ever, SK Shlomo is strongest mid-track, effortlessly looping and beatboxing to an audience enthralled by his immense talent and creativity. While compelling and brave, his discussion of mental health doesn’t quite reach the heights of his production and performance. ✏ Eve Livingston
VENUE: Assembly George Square Studios
TIME: 12pm – 1pm, 31 Jul–26 Aug, not 12, 19
TICKETS: £10 – £12
The three men who make up the band Korean Gipsy Sangjaru travel the world seeking out experiences to influence their work. This concert draws on a trip they took to Spain, where they hiked through the hills to Santiago. Fusing traditional Korean music with global influences, video and animation, this is a heartwarming collection of songs with a sense of adventure.
The theme of exploration underpins their set. Their entrance is punctuated by gigantic, fluffy headpieces and energetic music. Though unexplained, they evoke the cloudy skies in the later videos from their trip. A song inspired by Alice’s
VENUE: Pleasance Courtyard
TIME: 2:40pm – 3:40pm, 31 Jul –11 Aug
TICKETS: £12 – £13
For those not belonging to the generation familiar with the original Flanders and Swann, the pair were a comedic duo who achieved success in the postwar years with their repertoire of wry and rollicking comic songs, covering everything from domestic difficulties to animal adventures. Those born after the baby boom
pursuit of the white rabbit follows, and is accompanied by pixelated animations reminiscent of early PC or Atari games. Surtitles remind us that chasing something we may never reach keeps us curious, and giving up on our goals, no matter what they are, is the quickest way to lose this important aspect of our humanity.
The rest of the music is lively and fun. Classical Korean instruments combine with acoustic and electric guitars, giving the drums and
stringed instruments a rock-y feel. The ‘gipsy’ influence is unclear in this context, however. It could be understood to mean Romany music, but as the concert progresses it seems to mean a more generic sense of travelling and seeing the world. They introduce their final song with a request to enjoy it without worry, which is a fitting summary of their work – find wonder in the world around you and be open to new experiences.
✏ Laura Kresslywill, as many have pointed out, probably only know them only through Armstrong and Miller’s caustic parody-tributes Brabbins and Fyffe.
In contrast, Duncan Walsh Atkins and Tim Fitzhigham have no mockery in mind when representing their inspiration. This is a heartfelt, sincere performance that seeks to remind contemporary audiences of what entertained in decades gone by. In doing so, they certainly demonstrate the idea is sound – so much so, it raises the question of whether similar homages could have potential in a modern setting. Recitals of old Goon Show episodes or Hope and Crosby routines might not do too badly at the Fringe.
In the meantime, Flanders and Swann are definitely up to the challenge, with their rich baritone and musical ability. The songs themselves are warm and inoffensive, if perhaps an acquired taste. However, the routines linking the musical segments are where the real comedy lies, and the pair show themselves to have chemistry and improvisational wit, which is gratifying when the bulk of the material they cover is not exactly fresh. Even if you find the humour of the songs a little self-indulgent, or you’re not of a fan of the precursors Atkins and Fitzhigham pay tribute to, their enthusiasm is infectious.
✏ Sean BellVENUE: Assembly Rooms
TIME: 10am – 12:30pm, 2–24 Aug, not 12, 19
TICKETS: £14 – £15
For those who haven’t done their homework, Legally Blonde is the story of sparkly heroine Elle Woods who gets into Harvard Law school in the name of love—what, like it’s hard?—only to ditch her dull ex-boyfriend and find her purpose in the courtroom. Performed this
August by graduates from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the official musical is based on the novel and 2001 film of the same name. As the big number has it: Ohmigod, you guys!
Vanessa Campbell makes a fresh-faced, wide-eyed Elle with a strong line in physical comedy, and has the buzzy 10am audience wrapped around her impeccably manicured little finger. Some songs aren’t that memorable (no fault of the RCS’ capable band), but Campbell and her bubbly Delta Nu sorority sisters nail tough choreography to sell them to us –even if they are dressed in dubious denim pedal pushers that surely
Woods and co. wouldn’t tolerate. The musical first opened in 2007 and although this version has a few updates (spot Trump stickers and Tinder gags) it could do with more. The court case rides on a silly number called ‘Gay or European’ and lovably eccentric hair-stylist Paulette’s ballad about wanting an Irish husband is overwriting of an otherwise great part – although Eloise Runnette still makes the role her own. Elle’s big graduation ceremony is overshadowed by a proposal that waters down the film version’s feminist message, but none of these details dull this emerging cast’s shine.
✏ Katie Hawthorne
Innes Clarke, age four, enjoys a space adventure in the Botanic Garden
What happens in the show?
She went to space – it was the little girl. She just even did a funny dance...Her birthday cakes went into stone. We went under a blanket that went up and down.
Describe the show in five words Happy, funny, good, interesting, super-duper!
Who was your favourite character and why?
Both of them because they are both nice.
Were there any characters you didn’t like?
No.
What did you like most about the show?
Eh, all of it! I liked when the stone fell down and we touched it. I got a star – we all got a star.
What didn’t you like about the show? I didn’t like when the TV was being rubbish with rubbish things on it that we were watching. At the very start.
If there were songs or music in the show, what did you think of it/them? It was funny music.
What did your grown-up think of the show?
Mummy really liked the show. Liked the positive message that anything’s possible!
Would you tell your friends to come to the show?
Yes. Although my best friends came with me to see it already!
VENUE: Royal Botanic Garden
TIME: times vary, 3–18 Aug, not 5, 12
TICKETS: £8
Lisa Elvin, age ten, reports on an alien invasion
What happens in the show?
There are four girl scouts and they get invaded by aliens but the aliens turn out to be family and friendly.
Describe the show in five words Good and funny for anyone.
Who was your favourite character and why?
I liked Olive the girl that liked food because she was funny.
Were there any characters you didn’t like? No, I liked all of them.
What did you like most about the show?
That a single marshmallow could destroy an alien spacecraft.
What didn’t you like about the show?
I didn’t like that at the end one of them had to go but luckily they got to stay.
If there were songs or music in the show, what did you think of it/them?
I thought they were cool because I knew some of them.
What did your grown-up think of the show?
She thought it was very funny.
Would you tell your friends to come and see the show?
Yes, because I think they would like it.
VENUE: Assembly George Square Studios
TIME: 12:10am – 1:10pm, 31 Jul–26 Aug, not 13, 20
TICKETS: £10 – £12
What happens in the show? Three girls go on safari.
Describe the show in five words
Funny, fun, weird, acrobatic, fantastic.
Who was your favourite character and why?
They were all girls. I liked them all but my big sister, Ella, can do some of the acrobatics better. I can do the aerial things...when I’m on a swing.
Were there any characters you didn’t like? No.
What did you like most about the show? The silly string!
What didn’t you like about the show?
I know how the trick with the red light on the finger works but I still enjoyed it.
If there were songs or music in the show, what did you think of it/them?
I wanted there to be real drums at the beginning. I like the song ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’.
What did your grown-up think of the show?
I don’t know what Ben thinks. I covered him in silly string.
Would you tell your friends to come and see the show?
Yes, it was fantastic.
VENUE: Underbelly, Bristo Square
TIME: 11:20am – 12:20pm, 31 Jul–25 Aug, not 12, 19
TICKETS: £11.50 – £12.50
00:00
Project X – Alternative
Comedy Collective
Monkey Barrel Comedy, Various dates from 11 Aug to 26 Aug, £5
Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS)
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 7–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 18, 19, £7
Will Seaward’s Spooky
Midnight Ghost Stories VI
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
Phil Kay: A Happening Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 10 Aug, £10
Laugh Till It Hurts: A BDSM Comedy Show
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 7–12 Aug, £5
Late Show Great Show / Free Festival
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–26 Aug, FREE
Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show
Just the Tonic at The Caves, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £10
The Wonder Jam Heroes @ Black Medicine, 7–26 Aug, £5
00:05
Comedy Village
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–26 Aug, FREE
Best of the Fest... Later Assembly Rooms, 10–26 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, £14–£16
00:10
An Evening With Lee Trundle
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £5
00:15
Scot Roast – Afterburn
Scottish Comedy Festival @ Nightcap, 6–27 Aug, £5
A&E
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 18–26 Aug, FREE
The Rat Pack Comedy –Anything Goes!
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–26 Aug, FREE
For Robin Williams: A Benefit Gig in aid of Mind and SAMH
Assembly George Square, 12 Aug, £15
The Piece: Now More (Artistically) Accessible – WiP
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–26 Aug, not 15, 22, FREE
00:30
Jonathan Hipkiss – At Least We’re Out the House
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 15–26 Aug, FREE
The Improverts Bedlam Theatre, 6–26 Aug, £8
Tree Fiddy
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–26 Aug, FREE
Amusical Club Night
Pleasance Dome, 24–25 Aug, £10
The Darkness Distillery
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 6–26 Aug, FREE
Global Comedy Club
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–26 Aug, FREE
Peyton and Jared Stab
Each Other in the Back
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 6–14 Aug, FREE
00:45
Nathan Hurd: Colour Blind
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–26 Aug, FREE
Gaming Under the Influence
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Ghost Orgy
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–26 Aug, FREE
01:00
ACID!
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Currie and Brice: Kraudwerk
Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, £5
Late’n’Live
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–22
Aug, not 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, £12.50
Eilidh Hodgson and Katherine Plumb: Do Wap Art Flop
Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, £5
Late’n’Live
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 9–27 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, £14–£16
LEGMEAT
Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 13–14 Aug, £6
09:00
BBC at George Heriot’s School
BBC, 6–23 Aug, FREE
10:00
A Comedy Brunch 3
Champions of Festival @ The Scotsman, 6–26 Aug, not 15, £5
Snack Chat
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
About Comedy: Stand-Up
Comedy Courses
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 20 Aug, 24 Aug, £99
BBC: The Afternoon Show
BBC, 6–21 Aug, not 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, FREE
10:10
Selling Like Hot Takes
Paradise in Augustines, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £9
10:20
Freshly Squeezed
Comedy
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Jake Donaldson Fights the Sea (Work in Progress)
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–10 Aug, FREE
Trans*Atlantic
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 11–25 Aug, FREE
10:30
Louise Leigh Identifiable Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6 Aug, FREE
10:40
Lee Kyle – ConQuest
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 15, FREE
10:50
Tales of Whatever Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
11:00
Rogue Two: Burns and Moore
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–16 Aug, FREE
Jack and Barney Are in the Background Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6 Aug, 10 Aug, 13 Aug, 17 Aug, £99
The Iceberg Effect
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 15 Aug, 16 Aug, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, 23 Aug, FREE
11:05
Rodgers with a D – The Tommy Rodgers
Centenary Celebration
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £6
11:15
A Failuretale Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Ella Al-Shamahi and Susie Steed: Gold Diggers
Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 6–18 Aug, FREE
Twat Out of Hell: Deluxe Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Comedy Auction
Frankenstein Pub, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £0–£7
Mumblebrag
Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Meddlin’ Kids
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8–£9
Timandra Harkness: Take a Risk
Assembly Roxy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8–£10
Attention, Seeker
Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 19–25 Aug, FREE
11:25
Reality Sucks!
Paradise in Augustines, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £5
11:30
Daphna Baram: Cracking Up
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £10.50
The Laurel and Hardy Cabaret
Sweet Grassmarket, 22–25 Aug, £10
The Edinburgh Revue Stand-Up Show
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–26 Aug, FREE
Unladylike
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 14–25 Aug, £5
Westdal and Hayward Need Work
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 17–26 Aug, £8–£10
Vampire Hospital Waiting Room
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £10.50
Twin Peaks
Summerhall, 6–11 Aug, £10
Clothesline
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–18 Aug, not 12, £5
BBC: Loose Ends
BBC, 16 Aug, FREE
11:35
Neon Hangover
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–11 Aug, £10
3’s Comedy – Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Long Man Doing Short Jokes, Short Man Doing Long Jokes
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 13–25 Aug, £5
11:40
Neighbourhood Watch
Sweet Novotel, 12–25 Aug, £8
Jamie Oliphant: The Oliphant in the Room
Just the Tonic at The Tron, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
Harry Baker: I Am 10,000 Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–24 Aug, £10–£11
11:45
Rib Ticklers’ Pick of the Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Robert Ross: Forgotten Heroes of Comedy
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 17–25 Aug, £10
Tales from the Balkans
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–16 Aug, FREE
Kayla MacQuarrie: Traumatised
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Eliott Simpson: (A)sexy and I Know It
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 17–25 Aug, FREE
Morgan Rees and Riordan
DJ: Coming to Terms
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
11:50
Stewart Lee: Wok In Progress
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 14 Aug, £15
Amazing Adventure of Her Majesty at 90+ Sweet Grassmarket, 21–25 Aug, £7
11:55
David Callaghan: Dance
Like No One’s David Callaghan
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
The Daft Show with Bony Tony theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £8
12:00
Samantha Hannah: How to Find Happiness (in a Year)
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Luke Rollason’s Infinite Content
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Gethin Alderman is: Sublime
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Michael Legge: The Idiot The Stand Comedy Club, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £12
Stand-Up Edinburgh
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–26 Aug, FREE
Black Sheep
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
The Best Show We’ve Ever Done at the Edinburgh Fringe
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–26 Aug, £11.50
Shaken Not Stirred: The Improvised James Bond Film
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8
Robbie McShane Has Loads of Pals (and a Girlfriend Too)
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 17, 18, FREE
This Is Your Trial (FF)
Frankenstein Pub, 12–26 Aug, not 18, 25, £7
Kaned Laughter
Frankenstein Pub, 6–11 Aug, FREE
Who’s the Daddy Pig?
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Josh Widdicombe: Work in Progress Pleasance Courtyard, 21 Aug, £10
Funny Feckers
Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Sarah Southern: Tentatively Tory PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
Guerilla Aspies Year
Five – Not an Autism
Puppet Show
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 10–16 Aug, FREE
Let’s Get Tough
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Karl Theobald Essentially: The Book Tour
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 14 Aug, £6
Sugar Rush: The Best of the Fringe
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25 Aug, £5
Paul Currie: Release the Baboons (All Ages) Heroes @ Boteco, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £5
The Delightful Sausage:
Ginster’s Paradise Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5–£7
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aah, It’s the One-Liner Show
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Mimi Hayes: I’ll Be OK
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 12, FREE
Amy Annette: What Women Want Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £9
Karl Theobald Essentially: The Book Tour Monkey Barrel Comedy, 13 Aug, £6
The Golden Path
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5 12:05
Cave Women: Work in Progress
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd, 15–25 Aug, £5–£6
Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – British Edition
The Stand Comedy Club 2, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
Eleanor Morton: Post-Morton
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
The Moon Under Water
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd, 6–9 Aug, £5
James Harvey: The Bald-Faced Truth
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd, 11 Aug, 13 Aug, 14 Aug, £8
The Daft Show with Bony Tony theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £8
Joe Wells Doesn’t Want to Do Political Comedy Anymore!
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Sneaky Pete’s, 6–24 Aug, FREE 12:10
Rachel Creeger – Hinayni!
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 10, 17, 24, £9–£10
Don’t Bother Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 24, £9–£10
Matt Hobs BSc (Bristolian of Science)
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Tom GK’s Hearing Loss: The Musical Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
News@1066 theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £6–£7
12:15
Robin Boot’s Rockomedy: Punderstruck
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Babes / Pigs in the City
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 15 Aug, 16 Aug, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, 23 Aug, FREE
Zane Helberg – Live from Rehab
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Elliot Steel: Merked
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans, 6–25 Aug, not 19, FREE
Alex Farrow: Philosophy
A-Level
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret
Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Just These Please: Suitable
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
Gráinne Maguire – What Has the News Ever Done for Me?
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Tony Law: Identifies Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10
Camp Running-a-Mock
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 8–12 Aug, weekdays only, FREE
Sir David and His Animals
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 7–18 Aug, not 12, 13, £5.50
Clash of the Tight Tens
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
12:20
Stuart Laws Is All In Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Peeved with Peter E
Davidson
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 18–25 Aug, FREE
David McIver: Teleport
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Impulse Control
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Revolution Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 10, 17, 22, 24, FREE
12:25
In Bread with Joseph Emslie (Work in Progress)
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Paul Foxcroft: Debut
Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE And They Played
Shang-A-Lang Hill Street Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £12
12:30
Deepu Dileepan: The Outsider
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–18 Aug, FREE
Cambridge Impronauts: Improv Actually
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, £10–£11
Amelia Bayler Presents: Emotional Bangers
Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–26 Aug, not 14, FREE
Jumping Off the Bandwagon
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 20–25 Aug, FREE
Rod Shepherd: Slacktivist – Free
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Final Cut
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
Well, That Was Weird...
Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller, 6–25 Aug, FREE Henry Wilkinson: See Me at Lunch!
Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8
A-Z Mental Health Atlas
Laughing Horse @ City
Cafe, 6–14 Aug, weekdays only, FREE
Jennifer Tyler: Ready or Not
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£12
Krystal Evans: Fishnets Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £3
Richard Pulsford: Roll Up for the Smirking Break
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Grave St Claire: Hard Bop
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Laughing Horse Free and Family Friendly Pick of the Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Bargain Hunt and Gather
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Carnivore Edinburgh, 7–24 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
12:35
Fiona Ridgewell: Even Dizney Needs a Day Off!
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
12:40
Nathan Roberts: Glowed Up
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
The House of Influenza: A Spooky Tale of Frighteningness
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Boycotted: Comedy from Israel
Champions of Festival @ The Scotsman, 6–26 Aug, not 10, 11, 17, 24, £7.50
Big Wendy Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £7
12:45
Accident Avoidance
Training for Cutlery Users Quaker Meeting House, 19–24 Aug, £8
Briony Redman is Indecisive (or Isn’t, You Decide!)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £7–£9
Look Up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 20, £5
Charlie Vero-Martin: Scrapbook Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Richard Stott: Right Hand Man
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£9.50
Nick Elleray: Big Nick Energy
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
A List of 100 Things That Unreasonably Annoy Me PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
Tom Short’s Wheel of Misfortune
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
12:50
Decree Absolute Vodka
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
Edy Hurst: Hurst
Schmurst
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Free Money from the Government: A Play About a Squid
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 19–24 Aug, £8
The Silliad: Improvised Myths and Legends
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–11 Aug, £5
DCGK’s Chicken Box
Pencil Case
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 13–25 Aug, £5
12:55
Feed Wolf Ice Cream: A Comedy Show About Death
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
13:00
Angry Boater
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Generation Whyyy?
Imagination Workshop, 22 Aug, £8
So Close Paradise in Augustines, 19–25 Aug, FREE
MC Hammersmith’s Magical Freestyle Factory!
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Ciao Roma, 13–24 Aug, FREE
Comedy Gobbledygook
Showcase / Free Festival
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Ross Smith: Crying/
Shame
Just the Tonic at The Tron, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Community Circle Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Darcie Silver – I Know You Are Planet Bar, 6–11 Aug, FREE
Sooz Kempner – Mega Drive
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Globe Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
Ben Gosling: Jobs (with Special Guests)
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Abbie Murphy: Eat Sleep Shit Shag
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £6
An Audience with... That Never Was, but Is ‘An Audience with... Jimmy Whobblers’ (with Jimmy Whobblers)
Scottish Comedy Festival @ Nightcap, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £5
Sketch Thieves
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Jim and Dave Have Lost the Dressing Room
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Ciao Roma, 6–12 Aug, FREE
A Little R and R
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 18–24 Aug, £9
Austentatious
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–25 Aug, £15–£17
I Think I Might Be... New Romantic!
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 15–17 Aug, £5
13:05
The Man
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
Daniel Audritt: Better Man
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5–£6
Andrew White: Retirement
Tour
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
13:10
Amy Matthews: The Life Aquatic with Amy Matthews Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £3
Peter Brush: Present.
Tense.
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Rice and Chips
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 12–25 Aug, FREE
13:15
Tom Kitching: Welcome to My Barn!
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaah, It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Old Jewish Jokes
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Fat Roland: Seven Inch
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 6–13 Aug, FREE
Blazers Presents Comedy
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
Girl Stuff
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 11–20 Aug, FREE
Ashes: A Comedy Showdown
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 7 Aug, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, FREE
Angel Comedy Showcase
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
Jokes with Mark
Simmons Podcast: Live
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Girl Code
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 14–25 Aug, FREE
Ross Leslie: Pretty Shy for a White Guy
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
Andy Smart: 40 Years at the Edinburgh Fringe
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, £9–£10
Anesti Danelis: Six Frets
Under
Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Australia: A Whinging
Pom’s Guide
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 6–24 Aug, not 7, 11, 18, 21, FREE
Lily Hyde & Alissa Anne
Jeun Yi: Gentlemen, Please!
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 21–25 Aug, FREE
13:20
Obsolete
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Paul F Taylor: Odd Paul
The Stand Comedy Club 2, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
MARVELus: Improv the MARVEL-verse
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Shivani Thussu: Prefer Not to Say Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £6
Brett Johnson: Poly-Theist
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 20, £5
Raphael Wakefield: Wengerball Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
Edward Aczel - Artificial Intellect Heroes @ Boteco, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £7
Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £9.50–£12.50
The Dead Ducks: York
du Soleil
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
Jamie Fraser and Maybe
Someone Else, I Don’t Know
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar
Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 14, FREE
13:25
Mix and Match Wine
Package
PBH’s Free Fringe @ BrewDog
Lothian Rd, 14–24 Aug, FREE
The Dark Side of Research
Paradise in Augustines, 20–24 Aug, £10
Tom Toal in Mediocre Boy
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
13:30
Will Rowland: Cocoon
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar
Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 12, FREE
Zahra Barri’s Special (Work in Progress)
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Charmian Hughes: What-not
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Aidan Greene: Eternal Sunshine of the Stammering Man
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures
Underbelly, Bristo Square, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
Lord of the Game of the Ring of Thrones
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 13–25 Aug, £8
Dan vs Food Pleasance Courtyard, 14 Aug, £6
A Many Splendored Thing
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 8–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, FREE
How To Not Die
Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £6
Matt Forde’s Political Party Podcast
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 20 Aug, £12.50
Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase
Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Impromptu Shakespeare
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9.50–£10.50
Not My Audience!
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Ignacio Lopez: EspañYOLO
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–11 Aug, £5
Seymour Mace is My Name Climb Up My Nose and Sit in My Brain
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £12
Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 15, 22, £12.50
Ryan Dalton: When Nature Calls
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9–£10
Jon Culshaw and Bill
Dare: The Great British Take Off
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15–19 Aug, £15
Friend
Pleasance at EICC, 6–17 Aug, not 7, 14, £12–£13
Raul Kohli: All My Heroes
Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5
Katie Mulgrew: Confirmation (WIP)
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 19–25 Aug, £6
Richard Herring: RHLSTP
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £16
Laughing For Palestine with Seann Walsh
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 12 Aug, £15
Will Penswick: Nørdic(k)
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6.50
Anna Nicholson: Woman of the Year
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–18 Aug, £7
Jessica Fostekew: Hench
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
The Third Annual Black Comedy Showcase
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Broken Toys
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Aaron Simmonds: Disabled Coconut
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
Fred MacAulay in Conversation
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 8–16 Aug, £12–£13
The Bugle Live
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 19 Aug, £16
13:35
I Can Cure... (With Subtext)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Opium, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Shut It Down Carol
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 6–25 Aug, FREE
13:40
Kiri Pritchard-Mclean: Work in Progress
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–13 Aug, £5–£7
Arthur Smith: SYD
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–17 Aug, £11.50–£13.50
Shappi Khorsandi: Skittish Warrior... Confessions of a Club
Comic
The Stand Comedy Club, 6–10 Aug, £12
Character Building
Experience
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
The Adventures of Leonard Biscuit Radio
Show theSpace on North Bridge, 13–17 Aug, £10
Alcohol-Free Craic
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Carnivore Edinburgh, 6–25 Aug, not 19, FREE
Mark Watson: I Appreciate You Coming to This and Let’s Hope for the Best (Work in Progress)
The Stand Comedy Club, 13–25 Aug, £12
In Conversation with Standard Issue
The Stand Comedy Club, 11–12 Aug, £10
13:45
Board Game Smackdown
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
Conor Drum: Solo
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
That Black Mirror Episode
With the Two Lesbians
Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Interviewing Electric Frog
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Mista Lorraine
Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Got a Text: A Musical
Parody
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 14, £9–£10
Kevin James Doyle: Loud Blond Bald Kid
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Ahir Shah: Dots Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, £7–£8
13:50
Saskia Preston: Ninety-Five Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 10, £9–£10
13:55
Andy Storey: Still (Awkward) Life
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Soup Group!
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 13 Aug, £5
Stuart McPherson: Mr. November
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5
14:00
Ben Target: Six Endings in Search of a Beginning Heroes @ The Hive, 6–23 Aug, not 10, 17, £5
Axolotl: A Poetry Reading
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 15–26 Aug, £9
Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour with a Scottish Twist theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–31 Aug, not 12, 19, 26, £12.50
Steff Todd: Reality Check
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Pindos
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Smashing Planet Bar, 6–17 Aug, not 12, FREE
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa rrgh, It’s 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Maddie Campion: Truly Maddie Deeply Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £6
Ishi Khan: I’mMigrant!
Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 15–25 Aug, FREE
Sarah Johnson’s Guide to (Im)Practical Parenting
Heroes @ Dragonfly, 6–25 Aug, £5
Josh Widdicombe: Work in Progress
Assembly George Square Studios, 20 Aug, £10
Laufey Haralds: Nordic Noir
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8–£9
Aidan ‘Taco’ Jones –Lightfoot James
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Ed MacArthur: Humoresque
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Am I Blue
Champions of Festival @ The Scotsman, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £5
The World’s Smallest Comedy Show
Laughing Horse @ The World’s Smallest Fringe Venue, 10–11 Aug, FREE
CSI: Crime Scene
Improvisation
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, £9.50–£10.50
Stiff & Kitsch: Bricking It Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£11
Georgie Morrell: Eyecon
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
The Afterlife of a Soap Star
Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 6–7 Aug, FREE
It Takes Three to Tango
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £9–£10
West End Producer – Free
Willy Assembly George Square Studios, 6 Aug, £14
Daniel Downie: Hour of Scotland
Scottish Comedy Festival
@ The Beehive Inn, 6–25 Aug, £5
Gummy Bears
Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 8–14 Aug, FREE
Good Morning Nation
Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £12–£13.50
14:05
Everybody Be Cool, This Is a Comedy
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Southsider, 6–9 Aug, FREE
Mickey Sharma – Pervert!
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
Funny Women Awards
2019 – Semi-Final Assembly George Square Studios, 24 Aug, £12
14:10
Action Figure Archive
With Steve McLean
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Ciao Roma, 7–24 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Andy Field’s Funeral
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Internationally Unknown
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
14:15
Two Mums – One Cup
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 17–22 Aug, FREE
Classic Joke Club
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Apocalypse Cruise Ship
Love Affair
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £9.50–£10.50
Once an Emo, Always an Emo
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 23–25 Aug, FREE
Daniel Nicholas: Lessons in Nostalgia
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Vampire Hospital Waiting
Room
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £9.50–£10.50
Lorna Shaw: Shaw and Order
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £6
Jane Hill: Addicted to Fun
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Leslie Ewing-Burgesse Exists!
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Erich McElroy: Radical Centrist
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
14:20
Darius Davies: Persian of Interest
Just the Tonic at The Tron, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Mawaan Rizwan: Werk in Progress
Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 8–12 Aug, £5
Evil Queen Rules!
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Russell Howard: Work in Progress (Afternoon)
CANCELLED
Heroes @ The Hive, Various dates from 6 Aug to 13 Aug, £5
Eleanor Tiernan: Enjoying the Spotlight Responsibly
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Helen Duff Is the Tits
Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 6 Aug, £6
14:25
Everyone Dropped Out of My Sketch Troupe
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–13 Aug, FREE
SHTF – Stuff Hits The Fan
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 14–18 Aug, FREE
Robin Grainger: Dog Complex
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
Nina Gilligan – Broad
Shoulders
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Alan Shed’s Music, Comedy and Everything
Else Interactive Quiz Show
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7
14:30
Plans
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
Cyclopath
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Insane In The Men Brain
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 12 Aug, £7
101 Comedy Club – Free
Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 6–25 Aug, FREE
It’s All Going To Be OK – Free Festival
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
Mary Houlihan: Me and Jack
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar
Bados Complex, 7–24 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
My Uncomfortable
Wardrobe
Summerhall, 20–22 Aug, £10
The World’s Smallest Comedy Show
Laughing Horse @ The World’s Smallest Fringe Venue, 10–11 Aug, FREE
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway, 6–24 Aug, FREE
BadFamiliar by Matt Davis
Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–25 Aug, £5
Colin Chadwick: Quick
Thinker
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Sneaky Pete’s, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Agatha Is Missing!
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
14:35
Improv On Demand
PBH’s Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd, 6–24 Aug, FREE
I Want an Irish Passport
The Stand Comedy Club 2, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
Travis Jay: Funny, Petty, Cool
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 16, £5
A Booklover’s Comedy Show
Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE Gráinne Maguire: Guys... It’s Problematic
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
14:40
Markus Birdman – Last White Christmas
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Pete Nash: Where’s My Money?
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Revolution Bar, 6–16 Aug, not 10, FREE
CANCELLED - David
Ephgrave: Niche
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
All That 50s, 60s and 70s Stuff
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Rob Kemp – Moonraker 2: Moonrakerer Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25
Aug, not 14, £5
Madame Señorita: Espousa Heroes @ Boteco, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, £5
Audible Live Pleasance Courtyard, 13–24
Aug, FREE
Alternative Comedy Cabaret
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Revolution Bar, 20 Aug, 21 Aug, 22
Aug, 23 Aug, 25 Aug, FREE
14:45
Cool Jokes/Hot Takes
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
Isma Almas: About a Buoy – Adventures in Adoption
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£9.50
The Oxford Imps
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, £7
Gareth Richards: 40 Years in the Wilderness
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Apocalypse Comedy Club featuring Mick Neven
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans, 14 Aug, FREE
Funny Cluckers: Best of the Fest – Free
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Confessions of a Taxi
Driver
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Socially Awkward
Penguin
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–25 Aug, not 19, FREE
Still Got It!
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–26 Aug, not 12, FREE
Gareth Waugh: Just Me...?!
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, £10–£12.50
Kieran Boyd – Crashing
the Party
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Musicedy Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 8–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, FREE
Tom Crosbie: Nerd World Problems
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, £9.50–£10.50
Mistaken
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
14:50
Olaf Falafel Presents Knitting With Maracas
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Richard Wright Is Just
Happy to be Involved
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Opium, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Eric’s Tales of the Sea – A Submariner’s Yarn
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9.50–£10.50
100% Cotton
Paradise in The Vault, 6–25 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Izzy Mant: Polite Club
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Rob Auton: The Time Show
Assembly George Square
Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£12
Lucy Frederick: Famtastic
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9–£10
1,000 One-Liners in Support of MS Society
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 13 Aug, £5
14:55
Common People (Again)
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–9 Aug, FREE
15:00
Stuart Goldsmith: Primer (WIP)
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25
Aug, not 13, 14, £5
Will Mars: Phoenix
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures
Underbelly, Bristo Square, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
Edinburgh’s Pandas Are Just Weegies in Disguise!
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 10 Aug, £8
Edinburgh’s Pandas Are Just Weegies in Disguise!
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £8
Matt Forde’s Political Party Podcast
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 14 Aug, £12.50
I’m Here, All Weak Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
AAA Batteries (Not Included)
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Oxford Revue – Free
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 14–19 Aug, FREE
Sets in the City – Free Laughing Horse @ The Place, 11–18 Aug, FREE
Christopher Bliss: The Man Who Turns Wives Into Widows
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 14–24 Aug, £7
Sense of Tumour
Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 17–25 Aug, FREE
Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 13–25 Aug, £12
Lusty Mannequins: Uncommonwealth
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, £9–£10
The Hoovering Podcast Live with Jessica Fostekew
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 13–14 Aug, £6
Elliot Wengler – Solo: An Elliot Wengler Story Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 10–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
The Noise Next Door’s Really Really Good Afternoon Show Through Time!
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9.50–£10.50
The World’s Smallest Comedy Show
Laughing Horse @ The World’s Smallest Fringe Venue, 10–11 Aug, FREE
Bloom
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–25 Aug, not 19, FREE
Freya and Will in Discussion with ABBA
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
My Finest Hour
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £5
Darcie Silver – I Know You Are
Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 6–16 Aug, FREE
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Fred MacAulay in Conversation
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 7 Aug, £13
Immigrant Diaries – Sajeela Kershi and Guests
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–12 Aug, £12
Emer Maguire: Hilarious
Humans Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £5
Angelos Epithemiou: Can I Just Show You What
I’ve Got?
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–13 Aug, £6
Barely There
Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 6–25 Aug, FREE
15:05
Random Bag Check
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 6–25 Aug, FREE
2001: A Sketch Odyssey theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £6.50
15:10
Flora Anderson: Romantic Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
15:15
Pat Cahill: Uncle Len Needs a New Part for His Hoover
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Will Duggan: Class Two Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £8–£10
Lucky Maclean: Festival in the Bin – Walking
Tour/Show
Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 6–24 Aug, not 16, £5
Trevor Lewis Presents: A Stand-Up for the Mystery Hour
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
Soup Group!
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 12 Aug, £5
Jack Harris and Rajiv
Karia: The Squeeze
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Southsider, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
Shit Socialist
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Lou Sanders: Say Hello to Your New Step-Mummy Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £8
Ollie Horn: Pig in Japan
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7
Nik Coppin: Shark Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 19–25 Aug, FREE
Grace Campbell: Why I’m
Never Going Into Politics
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
15:20
Glitter Business Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 20, £5
Pottervision
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 17, £10
An Evening with Savvy B
The Stand Comedy Club, 12 Aug, £9
Simon Munnery: Alan Parker Urban Warrior Farewell Tour
The Stand Comedy Club, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £12
Peter Fleming: Have You Seen?
Heroes @ Dragonfly, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Sarah Lee: Half a Man
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Jonny Pelham: Off Limits
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5–£7.50
Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones
Will Be Free to Wreak
Havoc Upon the Earth
Once More
Heroes @ The Hive, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 21, £5
Dinner for One oder Der 90. Geburtstag
Heroes @ The Hive, 21 Aug, £5
The Official Edinburgh Fringe Christmas Show
Champions of Festival @ The Scotsman, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £5
15:30
Paul Savage: Shame Spiral PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
The Newcastle Revue: Tyne and Tyne Again
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 12–25 Aug, FREE
Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour with a Scottish Twist theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–31 Aug, not 12, 19, 26, £12.50
Immoral Maze
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Motherhood: A Comedy
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Gary Tro: The Greatest Superhero Movie Never Made
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Richard Brown: Horror Show (Work in Progress)
Scottish Comedy Festival @ Nightcap, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £5
Michael Fabbri: Rebooted Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Fourth Cousin, Once Removed... Forcibly Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 7–11 Aug, FREE
Children of the Quorn™
Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Could It Be Magic?
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8.50
The World’s Smallest Comedy Show
Laughing Horse @ The World’s Smallest Fringe Venue, 10–11 Aug, FREE
Best in Class
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
George Fouracres: Gentlemon
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 18, £8.50–£10.50
Shawn Jay’s Fun Guide to Nihilism
Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Sh*t Hipsters
Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–26 Aug, FREE
Ahab; or What If Moby Dick Were Stand-Up
Comedy
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Secret Dinosaur Cult Live Bedlam Theatre, 6 Aug, 13 Aug, £10
Cowboys, Country Music and Queers
Imagination Workshop, 20–24 Aug, £7.50
BBC: Loose Ends
BBC, 20 Aug, FREE
15:35
Nick Revell: Eurasia’s Most Eligible Psychopaths and Their Lovely Homes
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
Northern Power Blouse –Touching Cloth
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Opium, 6–24 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, FREE
Vince Atta: Massive Attack
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
2 Truths, 1 Lie Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £5
Danny Ward: Danny’s Got Talent
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, FREE
15:40
Tony Law and Phil Nichol: Virtue Chamber Echo Bravo Heroes @ The Hive, 6–24 Aug, not 7, 12, 20, £5
Limmy: Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16–18 Aug, £16
Sundeep Bhardwaj: Father Figure
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Adele Cliff: Undershare
Just the Tonic at The Tron, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Omid Djalili: Work in Progress
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–10 Aug, £15
Louise Atkinson: Sounds Good, Looks a Mess
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
15:45
99 (First World) Problems
feat Andy Quirk and Anna J
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
So What?
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Too Ugly for Love Island
Paradise in Augustines, 6–25 Aug, not 11, 18, £5
Eshaan Akbar: Infidel-ity
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £9.50–£10.50
Murder She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, £10–£12.50
Mitch Benn: Ten Songs to Save the World Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
Musical Comedy Guide
Showcase
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh, It’s the Monster Stand-Up
Show!
Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Laughing Horse Free Pick of The Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Science Idiot
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway, 6–24 Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
Oxford Revue – Free
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 6–13 Aug, FREE
Bart Freebairn: Maximum Delicious
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7
Nicky Wilkinson: Game On Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Not Quite Mass
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 6–25 Aug, FREE 15:50
Chris Betts vs the Audience
Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5
Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Gala
Pleasance Courtyard, 25 Aug, £14
Emma Shaw: Help
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Revolution Bar, 6–9 Aug, FREE
Dog Tales
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Revolution Bar, 18–23 Aug, FREE
Hari Kanth: This Train Terminates Here
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Caroline Mabey – Hair of the Dog
Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Marjolein Robertson: Da Shetland Spree
The Stand Comedy Club 2, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9 15:55
Myra DuBois: Dead Funny
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 22, 23, £10–£11
Punkanary Comedy
Cinema
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee
Labyrinth, 12 Aug, FREE
Aboriginal Comedy Allstars
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, £11–£12
Adrian Minkowicz: Brown Privilege
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Luca Cupani: Lives I Never Lived
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
16:00
Daisy Earl: Fairy Elephant
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£9.50
All Together Irish
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Working Class Zero
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Patrick Spicer: Now I’ve Seen Anything
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Carnivore Edinburgh, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
The Durham Revue: Unnatural Disaster Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9.50–£10.50
Stephen K Amos Talk
Show
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24
Aug, £14
Joe Jacobs: Grimefulness
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
BBC: Susan Calman’s Fringe Benefits
BBC, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, FREE
Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–24
Aug, £10
Joe Bor: The Story of Walter and Herbert Underbelly, George Square, 6–25 Aug, £9–£10
Tania Edwards: Don’t Mention It
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25
Aug, not 14, £5
Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win Assembly George Square Studios, 6–11 Aug, £13–£15
Ruby Wax: How To Be Human
Pleasance Courtyard, 18–24
Aug, £16–£18
Buffering
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–11 Aug, £7
Harriet Dyer and Scott Gibson: That’s Not a Lizard, That’s My Grandmother
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, £6
Sad Tony the Rapper’s Sad Tonathon the Rapperthon
Planet Bar, 12–25 Aug, FREE
The Artist Currently Known as Chris Chopping
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24
Aug, FREE
Dr Lara Love: Love
Leans In Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Daniel Muggleton: Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy (But I Reckon it’s Easier for Straight, White Men?)
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
The Latebloomers:
Scotland!
Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£12
(L)awfully Wedded
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 6–18 Aug, not 10, 13, £8
Sketch You Up!
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7.50–£8.50
The World’s Smallest Comedy Show
Laughing Horse @ The World’s Smallest Fringe Venue, 10–11 Aug, FREE
FreeStyle Comedy: Improvised Stand-Up
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £5
James Hancox: 1000 Great Lives Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11–£12.50
Samantha Pressdee: Covered
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–26 Aug, £10
Lucie Pohl’s Immigrant
Jam
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £10.50
Alison Thea-Skot: TheaSkot Through the Heart and You’re to Blame Monkey Barrel Comedy, 14 Aug, £6
Mandy Muden: Is Not the Invisible Woman
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £9.50–£10.50
Crybabies: Danger
Brigade
Heroes @ Boteco, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Glenn Moore: Love Don’t Live Here Glenny Moore Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £9–£11
BBC: Fresh from the Fringe
BBC, 19 Aug, FREE
Des Kapital: I’m Loving Engels Instead Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25 Aug, not 9, 10, 11, £8
Greg Proops: The Smartest Man in the World
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 14 Aug, 19 Aug, £12
Caspian and Ciaran: The Milkmen
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE Arabella Weir: Does My Mum Loom Big in This?
Assembly George Square Studios, 12–25 Aug, £13–£15
Esther Manito: Crusade
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
It Just So Happened – An Alternative History Show Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, £5
Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Showcase
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 21 Aug, £8
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums
Pleasance Courtyard, 8–17 Aug, £14–£16.50
Maureen Younger: Out of Sync
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
16:05
Robin Morgan: What a Man, What a Man, What a Man, What a Mighty Good Man (Say It Again Now)
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Tom Little – Chronically
Underachieving Loser and Wasteman
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Opium, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Njambi McGrath: Accidental Coconut
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd, 6–23 Aug, not 12, FREE
16:10
Josh Berry: Who Does He Think He Is?
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, £10.50–£11.50
Adrian Tauss and Sasha
Ellen: Get a Room
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
Daniel Nils Roberts: The History of the World in 1 Hour
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9.50–£10.50
Wil Greenway: The Ocean
After All
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Twonkey’s Ten Year
Twitch
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
16:15
James McNicholas: The Boxer
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £8–£10
Left-Wing Conspiracy
Theorist With Dyspraxia 2
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 11–18 Aug, FREE
Borne of Chaos
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Phil Cornwell: Alackadaddy
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
Ferris Bueller’s Way Of...
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 21, FREE
Cerys Nelmes’ 80s
Gameshow Mash-Up
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 19–25 Aug, FREE
Gay Not Straight
Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 6–11 Aug, FREE
Talk a Big Game
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Adventures in Dementia – Steve Day
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–10 Aug, FREE
Lola and Jo: Escape Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £10–£11
Baba Brinkman’s Rap
Guide to Culture
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, £10.50–£11.50
Matt Stellingwerf: Sisyphus
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Ruby Carr’s Birthday Party (WIP)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 18, FREE
Christopher KC: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Rice
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Raul Kohli: The Greatest Hits
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Jojo Sutherland: Riches to Rags
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, £10–£11
16:20
Roisin Crowley Linton: Teenage Kicks
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
The Crown Dual Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £12.50–£13.50
Auto-Correbt: Sight
Unseen
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £9
16:25
11+
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–24 Aug, £8–£9
Matt Winning: It’s the End of the World as We Know It Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8–£10
16:30
The Great Outdoors Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–26 Aug, £5
Giants Are Fjörd Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £9.50–£11.50
Vauxhall Comedy Presents Tom Elwes and Ali Woods
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures
Underbelly, Bristo Square, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
Cam Spence: The Sunshine Clinic
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £9–£11
We’re Sorry (Canadian Comedy Showcase)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Dan Clark: Work in Progress
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 13–14 Aug, £6
Steve Rannazzisi –Please Forget
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 13–25 Aug, FREE
George Egg: Movable Feast
Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
Susan Murray: How Not To Die In A Plane Crash
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Sid Singh: American Refugee
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Lucy Pearman: Baggage Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 14, £8
AJ Holmes: Yeah, but Not Right Now
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £9–£10
Radio Active: The 40th Anniversary Show
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–25 Aug, £12–£15
The Three Deaths of Ebony Black
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9.50–£10.50
Gusset Grippers
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £10–£11
Anna Drezen: Okay Get Home Safe!!
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9–£11
The World’s Smallest Comedy Show
Laughing Horse @ The World’s Smallest Fringe Venue, 10–11 Aug, FREE
Rich Wilson: Death Becomes Him Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, £8–£10
Olga Koch: If/Then
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £7
Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–11 Aug, £9
Lauren Pattison : Peachy Monkey Barrel Comedy, 14 Aug, £8
Andy Zaltzman: Satirist For Hire – Blindfold
Cliff-Edge Unicorn Brexit
Britain Bogus Prime Minister Democrageddon
American Elections
Cricket World Cup
General State of the World Specials
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 13–25 Aug, £12
Club Sets
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–25 Aug, not 19, FREE
Thomas Green: Tweak
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 18–25 Aug, FREE
David Kay
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–12 Aug, £12
16:35
I Fahrt Berlin: The Journey Continues
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Chris Kehoe: The Second Coming of Chris
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 18–25 Aug, £5
Joseph Parsons: Baggy
Point
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 13–17 Aug, FREE
Lew Fitz: Chucky Egg (Work in Progress)
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–11 Aug, FREE
Rosco McClelland – Magic
Belly
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
16:40
Martin Pilgrim: I Write Jokes Not Tragedies
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Oleg Denisov: Russian
Troll Champions of Festival @ The Scotsman, 6–26 Aug, £5
Google Me
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6.50
Definitely Not Romeo and Juliet theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £8
Ryan Lane Will Be There Now in a Minute
Heroes @ Dragonfly, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Felix and The Scootermen: Self-Help
Yourself Famous Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 10, £11–£12
West End Producer – Free Willy Assembly Checkpoint, 12–26 Aug, £12–£14
Miller and Salmon: Genesis
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Joz Norris Is Dead. Long
Live Mr Fruit Salad.
Heroes @ The Hive, 6–25 Aug, not 9, 10, £5
The Pushkinettes: We Must Live Heroes @ The Hive, 9 Aug, £7
Aaaaaaaaand Now! Roger
Swift’s Machine Pun
Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Martin Angolo – Q: Is It Comedy? A: Well It’s
Martin Angolo!
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Haha Cool
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Heidi Regan: Heidi Kills
Time HHH
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, £9–£12
Hero Worship
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
John Kearns: Double Take and Fade Away
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–24
Aug, £9
The Mars & Lee Show
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Dave Bibby: Crazy Cat
Lad-y
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Globe Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Louise Young and Anja
Atkinson: Big Div Energy
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8
Lucy Beaumont: Space
Mam HHH
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £12
Isa Bonachera: The Great Emptiness
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, £6
A**Hole New World Scottish Comedy Festival @ Nightcap, 6–26 Aug, not 16, £5
Jenny Collier: The Jen Commandments
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
16:50
Generation Whyyy?
Imagination Workshop, 16–22 Aug, £8
Mark Simmons –One-Linerererer
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Rory O Hanlon –Confidence
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Opium, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Naz Osmanoglu –Scandinaveland
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 17, £5
Archie Maddocks: Big Dick Energy
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5 16:55
Jane Hill: All I Want Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 14–25 Aug, FREE
Nick Everritt: The Deconstruction
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Cordelia and Dimple: Buffet
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–13 Aug, FREE
17:00
Maisie Adam: Hang Fire
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, £10.50–£11.50
Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour with a Scottish Twist theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–31 Aug, not 12, 19, 26, £12.50
Lucy Farrett: Lois
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
Bristol Revunions: Party
Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Age Fright: 35 and
Counting
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–26 Aug, £11.50
Foxdog Studios: Tomorrow’s Office Heroes @ The Hive, 6–25 Aug, £5
Ali Brice: Bin Wondering Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5
Irish Comedy Invasion
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Dan Cardwell: Recall
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 6–25 Aug, FREE Geeks, Stand Up!
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 14–25 Aug, FREE
The Chronic Complainer
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 13 Aug, £11.50
Working-Class Progress with Backenders
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin, 6–9 Aug, FREE
Pussies
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Revolution Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 10, 17, 24, FREE
Joe McArdle is: Theo McCabe
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts
Musical Parody
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £13–£15
Skydive to Stand-Up
Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
The World’s Smallest Comedy Show
Laughing Horse @ The World’s Smallest Fringe Venue, 10–11 Aug, FREE
Lenny Sherman: Have Fun Frankenstein Pub, 6–26 Aug, FREE
Darcie Silver – I Know You Are Planet Bar, 17–18 Aug, FREE
Apocalypse Comedy Club featuring Mick Neven
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Sneaky Pete’s, 6–24 Aug, not 12, FREE
#Jollyboat: Bards Against Humanity (The Best of Jollyboat)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–13 Aug, FREE
Al Murray: Landlord of Hope and Glory Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–11 Aug, £19.50
BBC: Sara Cox
BBC, 9 Aug, FREE
Garrett Millerick: Smile
Just the Tonic at The Tron, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7
Nobody Likes You When You’re 33
Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £7
17:05
Orlando Baxter: Finding Mariah
The Stand Comedy Club 2, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £10
Despite Everything, Price Still Includes Biscuits
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
Laughing Horse Free Pick of The Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Ben Van der Velde –Fablemaker
Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
Bumper Blyton Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, £10–£11
The Yank is a Manc! My Ancestors & Me
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £8
Anna Nicholson: Get Happy
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £7
Jenny Bede: The Musical
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
17:10
Cally Beaton: Invisible Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9–£11
Dominic Frisby: Libertarian Love Songs
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
ET The Extra Testicle theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £7
Chris Betts: Dumb but Fair
Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5
Stella Graham: Sneaky
Little Bitch
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Carnivore Edinburgh, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Punkanary Comedy
Cinema
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee
Labyrinth, 14 Aug, FREE
Shane Todd: Work in Progress
Assembly Roxy, 13 Aug, £8
17:15
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aah, It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Ian Smith: Half-Life
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£12.50
Glenn Grimwood:
Unf*ckable
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Laughing Horse Free Best in Comedy Chat Show
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 19, FREE
Simply Filthy
Paradise in Augustines, 6–25 Aug, not 11, 18, £5
Reverend Richard Coles: #SimpleCountryParson
Pleasance Courtyard, 12–25 Aug, £13–£15
Hardeep Singh Kohli: It’s Hard to Be Deep Assembly George Square Studios, 6–24 Aug, £12–£14
Jew-O-Rama
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Jacob Hawley: Faliraki
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Alison Spittle: Mother of God
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
HUB Fresh
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–7 Aug, FREE
Which Princess Are You?
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9–£10
Nicholas Parsons’
Happy Hour
Pleasance Courtyard, 8–11 Aug, £15
Angus Dunican: Nice
Bit of Kit
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 16, FREE
Absolute Zero: Jez Watts
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Sukh Ojla: For Sukh’s
Sake
Gilded Balloon Patter
Hoose , 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£9.50
Maria Shehata: Hero
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £6 17:20
Stepdads: Step Up
Heroes @ Boteco, 10 Aug, £5
The Pushkinettes: We Must Live Heroes @ Boteco, 14 Aug, £7
The Cambridge Footlights
International Tour Show
2019: Look Alive! Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £11–£13
Beth Vyse as Olive Hands: WIP The Hands Have It! Monkey Barrel Comedy, 13 Aug, £5
Hyper-Nice
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £8
Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8
Francesco De Carlo: Winning Hearts and Minds Underbelly, George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£12
Josh Glanc: Glance You for Having Me Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5–£7
Neil O’Rourke: Thump PBH’s Free Fringe @ Opium, 6–24 Aug, not 14, FREE
James Barr: Thirst Trap
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Jimmy McGhie
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Privates: A Sperm Odyssey
Heroes @ Boteco, 6–25 Aug, not 10, 14, £5
Goose: Ctrl+T Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, £12–£14
Jim Campbell: Beef
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £5–£6
17:25
Comedy Freak Show
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
How to Hide a Body in New York
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £8
Sam Morrison: Hello, Daddy!
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
17:30
John-Luke Roberts: After Me Comes the Flood (But in French) drip splosh splash drip BLUBBP BLUBBP BLUBBPBLUBBPBLUBBP!! Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £10–£12
The Explainers
Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Desperately Seeking Motivation: Challenged
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Planet Verth
Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
Linda: Easy Killing
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Mark and Haydn: Llaugh
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6.50
Troy Hawke: Tiles of the Unexpected!
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
Time Flies
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 10–11 Aug, £9.50
Men With Coconuts
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, £10.50–£11.50
Juliette Burton: Defined
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Andrew O’Neill – We Are Not in the Least Afraid of Ruins; We Carry a New World in Our Hearts
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
The World’s Smallest Comedy Show
Laughing Horse @ The World’s Smallest Fringe
Venue, 10–11 Aug, FREE
Michael Odewale: #BLACKBEARSMATTER
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £7.50–£10
Joel Dommett: Work in Progress
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 18–24 Aug, £8
BBC: Just a Minute BBC, 6 Aug, FREE
Witch Hunt
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8.50–£11
Iain Stirling: Work in Progress
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–17 Aug, £8
Aditi Mittal: Mother of Invention
Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
Daniel Lobell: Tipping the Scales
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 10, 11, 17, 24, £10–£11
Made in Spain 2 Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £5
I’m Coming Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £8
Alcohol is Good for You – Sam Kissajukian
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Stand Up for Your Planet Assembly Hall, 19 Aug, £19
Anuvab Pal: Democracy and Disco Dancing Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £11–£13
Ashley Storrie: Hysterical Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
17:35
Funny Women on the Fringe Assembly Roxy, 19–23 Aug, £11
Jody Kamali Is Mike Daly – Darts and All Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 14, £9.50–£10.50
17:40
Bec Hill: I’ll Be Bec Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £8–£10
Nick Helm: Phoenix from the Flames
Pleasance Dome, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £12.50–£14
17:45
Ray Bradshaw: Deafinitely Baby
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26
Aug, not 12, £10–£11
I’m Afraid of Americans
C venues – C viva, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £7.50–£9.50
Anna and Helen: Stuck in a Rat
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 13, £9–£11
The Rat Pack Comedy –Anything Goes!
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Sam See: Coming Out Loud
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 13, £10–£12
Alex Cofield: Supernova Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
Sarah Keyworth: Pacific
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 13, £9–£11
Spencer Jones: The Things We Leave Behind
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £11–£13
Jack Gleadow: Mr
Saturday Night
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £8–£10
A Sense of Tumour Makes Everything Alt-Right
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Southsider, 6–24 Aug, not 12, FREE
Micky P Kerr: Kerr in the Community
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
The Great British Bake Offenders
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £5
17:50
Caitlin Cook: Death Wish Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Robyn Perkins: Mating Selection
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
Dave Fensome: ADHDave Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
David Tsonos: Around the World With Flat Stanley
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Ciao
Roma, 6–24 Aug, not 14, FREE
Crystal Rasmussen presents The Bible 2 (Plus a Cure for Shame, Violence, Betrayal and Athlete’s Foot) Live!
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11.50
A Time Slot with Ger Staunton
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 18, FREE
17:55
Luke McQueen: Bad Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Paul ‘Silky’ White: The Sound of the Baskervilles
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–11 Aug, £10
Jamie Dalgleish: Humans Are Evil
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 13–25 Aug, £9
10 Things I Hate About Taming of the Shrew
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 15, FREE
Mike Newall: Re:Newall
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
18:00
Viking Millennials
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
James Meehan – Never Better
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, £15
Helen Bauer: Little Miss Baby Angel Face Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £8–£10
James Bran: Hack
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8
The Next Next Big Thing Scottish Comedy Festival @ Nightcap, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Flo & Joan: Before the Screaming Starts Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–25 Aug, not 10, £12–£13
Pick of the Fringe The Sheraton Grand Hotel , 22 Aug, £190.50
Monster Gay
PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Outhouse Bar, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Tom Taylor: Is the Indie Feel-Good Hit of the Summer Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £8–£10
Love/Hate Actually Imagination Workshop, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10
Harriet Braine: Les Admirables
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Jack Carroll and Friends
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 19–25 Aug, £5
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
arrgh, It’s 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Will Adamsdale: Facetime Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £11–£12
You May Also Like
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
Hesitation Remarks
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–26 Aug, not 17, £8 Evers, Booth and [Name]
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 6–14 Aug, FREE
Hayley Ellis: Nobody Puts Hayley in a Corner
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 9–18 Aug, not 12, £5
Ray Fordyce’s Six O’Clock
Supper With Salt’n’Sauce
Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Milton Jones: Milton
Impossible Assembly Hall, 6–18 Aug, not 12, £15
Alexander Fox: Snare Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, £8.50–£10
Phil Ellis: Au Revoir Heroes @ The Hive, 6–25 Aug, £5
Katie Pritchard: Storm Stud
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Globe Bar, 6–24 Aug, not 14, FREE
David Tieck: What Would Bill Murray Do?
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
Fern Brady: Power and Chaos
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7–£10
The Last Supper: 7 Deadly Sins
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 12–18 Aug, FREE
Adam Kay: This Is Going to Hurt (Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor)
Edinburgh Playhouse , 18 Aug, £17
Football, Feminism and Everything in Between:
Live with Alastair and Grace Campbell
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 21 Aug, £15
The Jam Society
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–8 Aug, £5
Tom Parry: Parryoke! Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 13, £9.50–£12.50
The Rabbi Preaches – David Kilimnick the Honest Rabbi
Champions of Festival @ The Scotsman, 6–26 Aug, not 10, 11, 17, 24, £10
BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award Final
BBC, 15 Aug, FREE
Larry Dean: Fandan Assembly Hall, 22 Aug, £12
Nick Offerman: All Rise
Assembly Hall, 24 Aug, £24
Catherine Bohart: Lemon
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 13, £9–£11.50
Larry Dean: Bampot Assembly Hall, 25 Aug, £12
Justin Heyes – White Muslim
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 6–11 Aug, FREE
Notflix: Originals
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26
Aug, £11.50–£12.50
Terry Alderton: Bingo
Bango
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25
Aug, £8
Michael Brunström: World of Sports Heroes @ Dragonfly, 12–25
Aug, £5
Fred MacAulay in Conversation
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 19–20 Aug, £12
Aaron Twitchen: Can’t Stop a Rainbow...
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £13–£17
Faking It Summerhall, 23 Aug, £6
18:05
For He’s a Jolly Goodfellow
PBH’s Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd, 6–24 Aug, FREE
The Great Health Con theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £12
The Sacrifice
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Opium, 15–24 Aug, FREE
18:10
NewsRevue
Underbelly, George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £15.50–£17.50
Michelle McManus: Pop Goes the Idol
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 19, 20, £12
Comedy in the Dark
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Stevie Gray: Arctic Monkeys’ Midlife Crisis
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Kelsey De Almeida: I’m
Very Different People (WIP)
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Bad Clowns: Cult Classic
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Stand Up for Shelter
Underbelly, George Square, 13 Aug, £13
18:15
Stephanie Laing: Quitter
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Luisa Omielan: Work in Progress
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 20–25 Aug, £10
Trans Vision Scamp
Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Steve Hili: The Sexy Environmentalist
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 18–25 Aug, FREE
George Rigden: Spooning with Uri
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5–£6
I Predict a Wyatt!
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin, 6–24 Aug, not 22, FREE
Dummy
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 13, FREE
Mark Cram: Centaur
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
The Kagools: Cirque du Kagool
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10.50–£11.50
Ed Gamble: Work in Progress
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 12–16 Aug, £5
White Collar Comedy
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 6–10 Aug, FREE
Annie McGrath: Shepherd
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Sneaky
Pete’s, 6–24 Aug, not 14, FREE
Laughing Horse Free Pick of The Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Scott Gibson: White Noise
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, £10.50–£11.50
Shaggers
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Jake Baker: No Success Like Failure
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 20–24 Aug, FREE
18:20
James Cook: The Show That Literally Nobody Tried to Ban
Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
The Fanny’s
The Stand Comedy Club 2, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9
Tom Glover – A Glover Not a Fighter
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Carnivore Edinburgh, 6–24 Aug, not 12, FREE
AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, £10–£12
Phil Kay: A Happening Heroes @ The Hive, 10 Aug, £10
Our Mums Wouldn’t Watch This Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, £5
Kate Lucas: Is Selling Herself
Just the Tonic at The Tron, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Róisín and Chiara: Get Nupty Heroes @ The Hive, 6–25 Aug, not 10, 20, £8
Absolute Improv!
theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–24 Aug, not 11, £10
Dave Chawner: Mental Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
18:25
Gabby Best: 10,432
Sheep
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Joanne McNally: The Prosecco Express Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10.50–£11.50
The Best of Irish Comedy
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £13
Never Again
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Josh Pugh: Maybe the Real Comedy Awards are the Friends We Made Along the Way
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
18:30
Kieran Hodgson: ‘75
Pleasance Courtyard, 17 Aug, 21 Aug, 25 Aug, £14–£15
Jay Lafferty: Jammy
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 19, £10–£11
Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour with a Scottish Twist theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–31 Aug, not 12, 19, 26, £12.50–£15
Comic Relief Live Assembly Rooms, 19 Aug, £16.50
Fred Cooke: Fred Space
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8.50–£9.50
Darren Walsh: Punimal Farm
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Improvengers:
Pretendgame Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 13–25 Aug, £8
Jessie Cave: Sunrise Assembly George Square Studios, 14–25 Aug, £14–£16
Tom Rosenthal: Manhood
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £11.50–£14
Dead Ringers Live
Pleasance at EICC, 6–13 Aug, £17
It’s Aboot Adam Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 6–11 Aug, £5
Aussiental Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Bad Aunts
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Richard Fry: O Starry Night
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, £10–£11
Daliso Chaponda: Blah
Blah Blacklist
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £12–£14
Rhys James: Snitch
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £10–£13
Russell Howard: Work in Progress
Assembly George Square Studios, Various dates from 6 Aug to 13 Aug, £7.50
Yum Yum
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Mocking a Murderer
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Kieran Hodgson: Lance Pleasance Courtyard, 15 Aug, 19 Aug, 23 Aug, £14–£15
Gary Little – Kidding Myself On Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £5
Henry Ginsberg: Romantic Comedian Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Marcus Brigstocke: Devil May Care
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–10 Aug, £14–£15
Harry Carr: Neighbourhood Watch
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 6–23 Aug, not 10, 16, 17, FREE
30 Minute Musicals
Roulette Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 15, £11–£12
Imaan Hadchiti: Being Frank
Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £5
Kieran Hodgson: Maestro Pleasance Courtyard, 16 Aug, 20 Aug, 24 Aug, £14–£15
Ken Cheng: To All the Racists I’ve Blocked Before Bedlam Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £10
Kieran Hodgson: French Exchange
Pleasance Courtyard, 14 Aug, 18 Aug, 22 Aug, £14–£15
Calum Ross Presents Ross: After the Screaming Stops
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
18:35
Stevie Martin: Hot Content
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, £9.50–£10.50
Harun Musho’d: Dark Side of Harun
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Opium, 7–24 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Sam Haygarth: Climate
Crisis
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Tom Lenk Is Trash
Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11–£12.50
Shane Todd: Work in Progress Assembly Roxy, 12 Aug, £8
18:40
Shattered Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £8.50
Liam Withnail: Homecoming Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5
Harry and Chris: This One’s for the Aliens Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–24 Aug, £10–£12
Siblings: The Siblinginging Underbelly, George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £9–£10
Alex Kealy: Rationale
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Fast Fringe
Pleasance Dome, 6–24 Aug, £8–£11.50
Laurence Tuck: Expert in Failure
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–9 Aug, FREE
Carl Hutchinson: I Know I Shouldn’t Behave Like This...
The Stand Comedy Club, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £12
Alison Thea-Skot: TheaSkot Through the Heart and You’re to Blame Monkey Barrel Comedy, 13 Aug, £6
Bananas
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Lucy Porter: Be Prepared Pleasance Courtyard, 6–17 Aug, not 12, £12–£16
English Speaking Comedy Borsch
Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–26 Aug, FREE
Neal Portenza is Joshua Ladgrove in: Edinburgh’s Only Bilge Pump Sales Seminar
Heroes @ Boteco, 6–25 Aug, £7
Gill Sims: Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A ****! Pleasance Courtyard, 22 Aug, £15
18:45
The Good, the Bad and the Irish Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, £10–£11
The Joy of Jokes
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE Improvised Director’s Cut PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE Eh?
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Nigel Ng: Culture Shocked Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £7.50–£10
Jarred Christmas: A
Funny Hour
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–24 Aug, not 12, FREE
Basil Brush: Unleashed Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, £12–£13
Nathan Cassidy: Observational (Work In Progress)
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 17–25 Aug, FREE
Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman
Assembly George Square
Studios, 12–25 Aug, £12–£16
Lateef Lovejoy – Life, Times and Society’s
Crimes
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–16 Aug, FREE
Aunty HH Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£12
EdinBra Fringe Comedy
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Joey Page – Afterlife (An Idiot Considers a Series of Distractions Before Death)
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 15, £7
Catching Up
Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
Lisa Richards presents Irish Comedians
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, £10–£11
The Ticked Boxes
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–25 Aug, FREE
MARVELus: Awww Snap!
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10.50–£11.50
Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £6
18:50
Jackman and Bones
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–18 Aug, not 12, £5
Fraser Gibson: Self-ish
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 19–25 Aug, £7
Chris Parker: Camp Binch
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9–£11
Alasdair Beckett-King:
The Interdimensional ABK
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 19, £8.50–£11
60 Minutes to Save the World – Vladimir McTavish
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10
Matt Price: Broken Hooters and Geezers with Shooters
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
Marlon Davis: Emotional Black Male
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
19:00
Yuriko Kotani: Somosomo Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£11
BBC: Jazz Nights
BBC, 11 Aug, FREE
The Haunted History Bus Waverley Bridge (Bus Stop WA), 7–31 Aug, not 13, 20, 27, £12
Edinburgh’s Pandas Are Just Weegies in Disguise! Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 6 Aug, 7 Aug, 10 Aug, 21 Aug, £8
Edinburgh’s Pandas Are Just Weegies in Disguise! Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Various dates from 9 Aug to 24 Aug, £8
Sarah Kendall: Paper Planes Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, £12–£14
Alexander Bennett: They Call Me Daddy Punchlines
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
Sumit Anand: Nothing About Godzilla
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
Henning Wehn: Get on With It
The Queen’s Hall, 8–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, £16.50
Vikki Stone: Song Bird Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £9.50–£12.50
Piff the Magic Dragon: The Lucky Dragon Tour Pleasance at EICC, 21–25 Aug, £16
Frisky & Mannish’s PopLab Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £14–£16
Aindrias de Staic; Shtax the LedgeHammer Heroes @ Black Medicine, 14–25 Aug, £5
Tim FitzHigham and Thom Tuck in Macbeth Heroes @ Black Medicine, 6–11 Aug, £5
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Live at the Fringe
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £17.50–£18.50
Jess Robinson: The Jess Robinson Experience
Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £13–£15
Kai Samra: Underclass
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £10–£12
Rotten
Randolph Cliff, 14 Aug, 28 Aug, FREE
Jonny & the Baptists
Love Edinburgh and Hate
Bastards Assembly Roxy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Raymond Mearns –Confessions of a Control Freak!
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–26 Aug, not 12, FREE
Underbelly’s Big Brain Tumour Benefit
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 12 Aug, £20
Josh Baulf: Boy Paradise in The Vault, 6–25 Aug, not 11, 18, £5
BBC: Just a Minute BBC, 6 Aug, FREE
Spamalot Paradise in Augustines, 14–17 Aug, £13.50
Filippo Spreafico: Sentimental Value
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Sophie Duker: Venus
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £7–£9
Accessibility Gala
Pleasance Dome, 12 Aug, £9
Loyiso Gola: Pop Culture
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9.50–£12
Sofie Hagen: The Bumswing
Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£14
BBC: The Arts Hour on Tour
BBC, 21 Aug, FREE
Rosie Jones: Backward
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7.50–£10
Adam Flood and Blake AJ:
Joke Boys
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Southsider, 6–24 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Any Suggestions, Doctor?
The Improvised Doctor
Who Parody
Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£13
BBC: Jo Whiley
BBC, 8 Aug, FREE
Ivo Graham: The Game of Life
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £8.50–£12
Eleanor Conway: You May Recognise Me From Tinder
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Konstantin Kisin: Orwell That Ends Well
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26
Aug, not 13, £10–£11
19:05
Shakespeare! The Panto theSpace on the Mile, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £7.50
Business Casual
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9.50–£10.50
Three Menopausal Maids theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
Straight Outta Estonia
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Ciao Roma, 6–24 Aug, FREE
James Nokise: God Damn
Fancy Man
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10 19:10
Paul Foot: Baby Strikes Back!
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10.50–£12.50
About Time / Bully
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Matt Hoss: Here Comes
Your Man
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Where Are You Really From?
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
Limmy: Surprisingly Down to Earth, and Very Funny
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–8 Aug, £16
Stewart Lee: Wok In Progress
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 9–15 Aug, £15
Sasha Ellen: Pickle
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £9–£10
Brain Rinse
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–24 Aug, not 11, £9–£10
19:15
Dan Soder: Son Of A Gary
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
Arson in the Queen’s Swans
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Globe Bar, 6–24 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Martin Bearne and Joe McTernan: Milk and Two Scottish Comedy Festival @ Nightcap, 6–26 Aug, £5
Stephen Carlin: Pickwickian
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Queen Mary Comedy Society and Friends
Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller, 18–25 Aug, FREE
Adam Hess: My Grandad Has a Fringe
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9.50–£11.50
Pierre Novellie: You’re Expected to Care
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £9–£12
Rob Copland: Strange
Jam
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 14, FREE
Martin Mor – Instigator
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Family Secrets
PBH’s Free Fringe @ BrewDog
Lothian Rd, 14–24 Aug, FREE
AAA Stand-Up
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, £9–£12
Expelled from Eton
Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller, 13–17 Aug, FREE
Martha McBrier: Happiness Bully
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Susan Riddell: Duvet Day
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
The LOL Word
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7
Kelly Convey: Telephone
Voice
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £7.50–£10
Ew Girl, You Nasty
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Sad Acts
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Christianity and Me
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £5
BBC: Front Row
BBC, 13 Aug, 16 Aug, FREE 19:20
Johannes Dullin Plays the Devil
Heroes @ Dragonfly, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £5
The 2 Mouthed Men Show
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–17 Aug, not 12, £8
Craig Hill: Bottoms Up! Pleasance at EICC, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12.50–£18.50
Drag Queen Stole My Dress
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 15, FREE
Adam Larter: Good Morning Croissant
Heroes @ The Hive, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5
Drunk Women Solving Crime
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–11 Aug, £10–£11
Geoff Norcott: Work in Progress
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 12–25 Aug, £8.50–£9.50
Bring Back the 80s
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Asexual Healing: Prophets of Time
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 18–25 Aug, FREE
Jake Farrell: Limits
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Liberty Hodes – Hot Commodity Heroes @ The Hive, 13 Aug, £5
19:25
Stand-Up Nomad: Backpacking Comedy
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
19:30
Big Value Comedy Show – Early
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5–£10
Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, £15
Hal Cruttenden: Chubster
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–14 Aug, £13–£15
The Community Centre!
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 22–24 Aug, £8
Steve Bugeja: Single Mum
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6–£8
John Robins: Hot Shame Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £14–£15
David O’Doherty: Ultrasound Assembly George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £15–£16
101 Comedy Club – Free
Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Vir Das: Loved
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 6–10 Aug, £14–£15
Eric Andre: The Legalize Everything Tour
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 25
Aug, £20
Ari Eldjárn: Eagle Fire Iron Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £8
Zoë Coombs Marr: Bossy Bottom Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £8–£10
The Secret Policeman’s Tour Edinburgh Playhouse , 24
Aug, £25
Steve Bennett –Everything is F*cked
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 6–25 Aug, FREE
So You Think You’re
Funny? Grand Final Gilded Balloon Teviot, 22
Aug, £15.50
Amy Howerska: Serious Face
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
An Atlantic Disaster – Titanic
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin, 17–24 Aug, FREE
Daniel Sloss: X Edinburgh Playhouse , 15–17 Aug, £20.50
Alex Black’s Record Collection
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, FREE
Jokers in the Pack
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Jack Rooke: Love Letters Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–24 Aug, not 13, £12–£14
I, Tom Mayhew
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Karl Theobald Essentially: The Book Tour Monkey Barrel Comedy, 12 Aug, £7
On It
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–26 Aug, not 12, FREE
Lost Voice Guy: I’m Only in It for the Parking Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 11–25 Aug, £12.50–£13.50
Best Boy in Ireland
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway, 6–24 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Comedy Gala 2019: In Aid of Waverley Care Pleasance at EICC, 20 Aug, £25
Adam Rowe: Pinnacle
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, £5
Neil Delamere: End of Watch
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £11.50–£12.50
Tommy Tiernan: Paddy
Crazy Horse
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15–24 Aug, not 22, £17.50
BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award
Semi-Finals
BBC, 7 Aug, FREE
19:35
Gavin Webster: Buddhism and Other Such Rubbish
The Stand Comedy Club 2, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
Laughing Horse Free Pick of The Fringe
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Harry Stachini – Tigers
Don’t Cry
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Lewis Schaffer is Mr
Diabetes – Free
Laughing Horse @ 32 Below, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
19:40
Zeroko’s Teatime
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 19–24 Aug, £10
A Pessimist’s Guide to Being Happy
Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
This is Mark Ritchie: Honest to God
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–17 Aug, £5
Andrew Maxwell: All Talk Underbelly, George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £13.50–£15
Sam Taunton: It’s Nice, It’s Modern Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Jo Caulfield: Voodoo Doll
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Desiree Burch: Desiree’s Coming Early! Heroes @ The Hive, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £10
Kate Smurthwaite: Bitch
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Joby Mageean – Shanty Prince
Just the Tonic at The Tron, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Arnab Chanda: Boy From Earth
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Carl Donnelly: Shall We All Just Kill Ourselves?
Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 6–24 Aug, not 13, £7
Paul McCaffrey: Lemon
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 23, £10–£11
19:45
Liam Malone: No Limbits
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £6
Comedy Boxing – Best of the Best
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Acting Natural Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Brown Panther – Ruven Govender
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Andrew Roper – Break Point
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Langston Kerman: The Loose Canon
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Jocks, Geordies and Aussies
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies, 6–25 Aug, not 10, 17, 24, FREE
Matt Jones: Pandora’s Box – Free
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Alistair Williams: How to Lose Weight and Be Less Racist
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
The Leeds Tealights: It’s Not That Serious
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26
Aug, not 13, £9.50–£10.50
Sam Russell: Privileged to be Here
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8
Sean Patton: Contradickhead
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25
Aug, £11–£13
Jen Brister – Under Privilege
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7–£8
John Pendal: Monster
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26
Aug, not 16, 23, £10–£11
Goddess Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £7.50
19:50
Scummy Mummies Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £12–£14
Adam Riches: The Beakington Town Hall Murders
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, £11–£14
Catching Rainbows Paradise in The Vault, 6–9
Aug, £7
Still Life by Noël Coward theSpace on the Mile, 19–24
Aug, £8
19:55
Stuart Mitchell – Is It Just Me? (Work in Progress)
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–24 Aug, not 13, 17, FREE
Emmy Blotnick: Party Nights
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10.50–£11.50
Dave Green: Guest Bed
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
20:00
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised
Full Band Musical Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, £15–£16
Girlfriend from Hell – The Bitch is Back
Underbelly, George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
Javier Jarquin is Boring AF
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
An Excellent Cleanser of the Liver – Free
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 11–18 Aug, FREE
Craig Ferguson: Hobo
Fabulous
Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Playhouse, 11 Aug, £24.25
Boogie Shoes Silent Disco Walking Tour with a Scottish Twist theSpace @ Niddry St, Various dates from 9 Aug to 31 Aug, £15
BBC: The Now Show
BBC, 22 Aug, FREE
Edinburgh’s Pandas Are Just Weegies in Disguise!
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 8 Aug, £8
Australian Beauty PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 12, FREE
Polenta and Sage Take to the Stage
Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 6 Aug, FREE
Alex Williamson: Sin on My Face
Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£13
Edinburgh’s Pandas Are Just Weegies in Disguise!
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 14 Aug, £8
Italian Stallion: Fake Hero Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest, 7–11 Aug, FREE
The Dots Imagination Workshop, 8–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, £8.50
Garry Starr Conquers Troy Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £11.50–£12.50
The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit Pleasance Courtyard, 13 Aug, £12.50
Passport and Prozac Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Mark Nelson: Brexit Wounds
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, not 19, £12–£14.50
❤ Susie McCabe: Domestic Disaster HHHH
Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£11
Pete Firman & The Amazing TBC Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £12–£15.50
Stewart Francis: Into the Punset Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £14–£15
The Salon Sweet Grassmarket, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, 21 Aug, £9
#Jollyboat: Pun Lovin’ Criminals
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Aaron McCann: Happy Enough?
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, £6
Lolbot Wars
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £12–£13
Adam Kay: This Is Going to Hurt (Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor)
Edinburgh Playhouse , 18–19 Aug, £17
Diane Chorley: Modern Love
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £12–£14
Manhunt 2: Big Mood Bedlam Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 15, £10
Lolly Jones: I Believe in Merkels Assembly Roxy, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9–£11
Brown Guys, Grey Skies
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–9 Aug, £11.50
Godley on the Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Eurosceptic Song Contest
Lebowskis Bar, 22–26
Aug, FREE
Insane In The Men Brain
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 19 Aug, £7
Patrick Monahan: Started from the Bottom, Now l’m Here
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £13–£14
The St Andrews Revue
Presents: Hot Yoghurt
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8–£9
Tamsyn Kelly: Petroc
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Thunderc*nt
Heroes @ Boteco, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 13, 20, £5
Ben Pope: Dancing Bear Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £7–£10
Sarah Johnson: Mum’s Going to Ibiza
Heroes @ Boteco, 13 Aug, £5
Traitor
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
20:05
Beth Vyse as Olive Hands: WIP The Hands Have It!
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 12 Aug, £5
Jamali Maddix: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £8
Naomi Karavani: Dominant
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 13, £7
Nath Valvo: I’m Happy for You Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£11
20:10
Daniel Connell: Piece of Piss
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £11–£12
Tom Houghton: That’s What I Go to School For Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, £9–£12
Tom Cashman – XYZ
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10–£11.50
Pants on Fire!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 12 Aug, £10
Keith Carter: Dog Man
Stars
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
20:15
Brodi Snook: Handful
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
Andy Barr: The Ruby Heroes @ Black Medicine, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Steffan Alun and Support: You Can’t Escape Free Stand-Up
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar, 6–24 Aug, not 14, FREE
Harriet Dyer: The Dinosaur Show Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, £10–£11
Simon Evans: Dressing for Dinner
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £13–£14
Chris Washington: Raconteur
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, £9–£12
Marc Jennings: Getting Going
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
Eddy Brimson: Life Coaching for Arseholes
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £5
Huge Davies: The Carpark
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £8.50–£10
London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£11
Jake Lambert: Never Mak the Same Mistak Twice
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7.50–£10
Tami Stone – My Funny Bits
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £7
Tami Stone – My Funny Bits
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £7
Darren Harriott: Good Heart Yute
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9–£10.50
The Pursuit of Happiness
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Half the Man – Michael Livesley
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Liberty Hodes – Hot Commodity
Heroes @ Black Medicine, 14 Aug, £5
20:20
The Thinking Drinkers: Heroes of Hooch Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £13.50–£16.50
Bald Man Sings Rihanna
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Ciao Roma, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
An Evening with Savvy B The Stand Comedy Club, 19 Aug, £9
Bitch and Nerd
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Viggo the Viking Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Josie Long: Tender The Stand Comedy Club, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
The Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
Matt Parker: Humble Pi Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, £9.50–£12.50
Max & Ivan: Commitment Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £10–£13
20:25
Bristol Improv Presents: Dynamite!
PBH’s Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Jeremy Nicholas: What Are You Talking About? theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–24 Aug, £10–£12
20:30
Sleeping Trees: Silly Funny Boys Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £12–£14
Snjolaug Ludviksdottir: Let It Snow
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £6
The Haunted History Bus Waverley Bridge (Bus Stop WA), 7–31 Aug, not 13, 20, 27, £12
Tony Cantwell: Live Feed Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, £9.50–£10.50
Gareth Mutch: The Old Man in the Carvery Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9–£10
Canadian Club
Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Connie Wookey: Denied Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Lewis Costello x Hayden
Dean Allmark
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Sunil Patel: White Knight
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, £7.50–£9.50
Rhod Gilbert: The Book of John
Pleasance at EICC, 14–25 Aug, not 19, 20, £22.50
Megazoid
Scottish Comedy Festival @ Nightcap, 6–26 Aug, not 19, £5
Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Comedian!
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
Suzi Ruffell: Dance Like Everyone’s Watching Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £8.50–£11
Stephen Buchanan: Baby Dove Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £8.50–£10
Tiziano La Bella: Yes
We Can’t
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 12–25 Aug, FREE
Barnardo’s Big Comedy Benefit
Venue150 at EICC, 7 Aug, £20
Matt Forde: Brexit, Pursued by a Bear
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £14
Radu Isac: Good Excuses for Sociopaths
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Sara Barron: Enemies Closer
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10–£12
Joke Thieves
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Seann Walsh: After This One I’m Going Home Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £13–£14
In Poor Taste (in association with the Oxford Revue)
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 10–11 Aug, FREE
The Human Show / Free Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 6–9 Aug, FREE
Wheely Wheely Wheely
Wheely Wheely
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Concerning Bennet
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Globe Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
20:35
Candy Gigi Presents –Friday Night Sinner!
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 20, £7
Pope’s Addiction Clinic
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 12 Aug, 20 Aug, £5
Dolly Di*mond’s Bl*nkety
Bl*nks
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, £12
Ian Lane – Paperweight
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Simon Caine: Every Room
Becomes a Panic Room When You Overthink
Enough
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25
Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £5
20:40
Jimeoin: Ramble On!
Pleasance at EICC, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12.50–£18.50
Bollywood and Birmingham to Berlin and Brexit
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Love is a Work in Progress with Tara Rankine
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7–£9
Ed and Joz’s Deleted Scenes
Heroes @ Dragonfly, 6–25 Aug, not 9, 10, 13, £5
The Establishment: Le Bureau de Strange
Heroes @ The Hive, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5
Rhys Nicholson – Nice People Nice Things Nice Situations
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, £11.50–£12.50
Andrew Sim: Am I Queer Enough?
Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Dinner for One oder Der
90. Geburtstag
Heroes @ The Hive, 13 Aug, £5
Double Denim: Adventure Show
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Cool Story Bro
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
Alex Hylton: Get Rich or Die Cryin’
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Sam Lake and Chloe
Petts: Household
Essentials
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 15, £7
Jasper Cromwell Jones’
Alternative Book Festival
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Headless
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 18, £5
Alice Fraser: Mythos
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
Danny Posthill Is That Bloke Who Does Voices
Frankenstein Pub, 6–25 Aug, £10
Johnny Irish
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Daniel Cook and Rose
Johnson: Two Gorgeous Stand-Ups
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
All-Star Comedy Cabaret
Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap, 6–24 Aug, not 7, 14, FREE
Pete Heat: Massive Wizard
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 14, £11.50–£12.50
Improv Cage Match
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway, 6–24 Aug, not 14, FREE
Jacques Barrett in Boom-Jacqua-Laka!
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Sneaky Pete’s, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Ashley Haden: F*ck You, and F*ck Your Beliefs
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Gary Lamont: Fancy a Stiff One?
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10.50–£12.50
Dino Wiand – Half Trans
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Actually, Totes Amaze
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin, 6–24 Aug, not 19, FREE
Laughing Horse Free Pick of The Fringe
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Eric Davidson: Across the Loony Verse theSpaceTriplex, 6–24 Aug, not 11, £10
20:50
Steve N Allen: Better Than The Stand Comedy Club 2, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Tony Cowards: Stepdad
Jokes
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8
Phil Jerrod: Unrelatable
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Naomi McDonald: Copycat
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£12
20:55
Guy Montgomery: I Was Part of the Problem Before We Were Talking About It Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9–£11
Tony Basnett: 28
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Jack Barry: Alien PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, FREE
21:00
Omid Singh: Beginning To End
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, £6.50
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd:
Dreamboat
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Sex Shells
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Silent Disco Tours by Silent Adventures
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, £15
Louisa Fitzhardinge: Comma Sutra
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
Foil Arms and Hog –Swines Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, £14.50–£17.50
Luisa Omielan: Politics for Bitches (Extended Cut)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 23–25 Aug, £20
Rob Oldham: Worm’s Resolve
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Titania McGrath: Mxnifesto
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£14
Ed Byrne: If I’m Honest Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £17–£18.50
Good Evening Edinburgh
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Aidan ‘Taco’ Jones – 52 Days
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Justin Matson: Try Harder
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Dilruk Jayasinha: Cheat Day(s)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 22, £11.50–£12.50
Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–21 Aug, £12.50–£14
The Fannytasticals Sweet Grassmarket, 6–11 Aug, £10
Frank Skinner Live Assembly George Square, 6–18 Aug, £16.50–£17.50
Lucie Pohl: Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Real
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, £10–£11
(No) Money in the Bank Sweet Grassmarket, Various dates from 12 Aug to 18 Aug, £7
Jason Byrne: Wrecked but Ready Assembly Hall, 6–25 Aug, £16–£18.50
Andrew Frank: Cognitive Goof
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Phil Nichol: Too Much Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7
Cerys Bradley and Rachel
Wheeley: The Unfortunate Bisexual
PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 17, 19, FREE
Mat Ewins: Actually Can I Have Eight Tickets
Please?
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8–£9
Ronni Ancona and Lewis MacLeod: Just Checking In Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 6–17 Aug, £14.50–£15.50
Emancipation PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–25 Aug, £10
Tom Ballard: Enough Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £7–£10
A Long Time Coming
Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £7
Nish Kumar: It’s in Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves
Assembly George Square, 19–25 Aug, £16–£18
Matt Richardson: Imposter
Just the Tonic at The Tron, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Paul Currie: Trufficle Musk
Heroes @ The Hive, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £5
Blindingly Obvious C venues – C cubed, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8.50–£10.50
BBC: Fresh from the Fringe
BBC, 19 Aug, FREE Scotland’s Pick of the Fringe
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–25 Aug, £5–£10
Tom Stade: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 12, £16–£17
The Glang Show Heroes @ The Hive, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, £5
The Bugle Live The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, £16
There Will Be Cake Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 19–22 Aug, £14
Joe Zimmerman: Infinite Knowledge
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 12 Aug, £10
Joe Zimmerman: Infinite Knowledge
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 13 Aug, £10
21:05
Goodbye Mr President PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Legs
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5–£8
Werewolf: Live Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 15, 19, £10–£11
Ania Magliano and Matt Hutchinson: Mixtape Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
Spring Day: When Push Comes to Shove – Free
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
21:10
Standard Issue Stands Up
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 12–13 Aug, £10
Laura Davis: Better Dead Than a Coward Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 6–25 Aug, £5
Stephen K Amos: Work in Progress
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 13, 19, 20, £12
Bob Doolally Live and Half-Cut
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 19–20 Aug, £10
Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath 2019
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 23–25 Aug, £17.50
21:15
All Together Irish
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Nick Doody: I Will Milk You
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 6–24 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Chris Mcglade: Forgiveness
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
John Robertson: The Dark Room
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–24 Aug, £10.50–£11.50
BattleActs!
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Tiff Stevenson: Mother Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, £10
Demi Lardner: Ditch Witch 800
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10.50–£11.50
Nick Horseman: The Rhyme Scheme
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Angus Brown: Everest Imagination Workshop, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Leo Kearse: Transgressive
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25 Aug, £12–£13
Wait... Let’s Have Fun!
Paradise in The Vault, 19–25 Aug, £7
Even More Twisted
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 14–18 Aug, FREE
I’ll Be Broken Home for Christmas with Jeffrey
Baldinger
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
The Adventures of the Bearded Lady Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £6
Japanese Sweet Wasabi: No Mask Required!
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Micky Overman Presents: Presenting Miss Micky
Overman
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £7.50–£10
SalFunni Comedy
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 6–13 Aug, FREE
Needle Dicks
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 19–25 Aug, FREE
Micky Bartlett: Love It!
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, £10–£11
21:20
The Living Room Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 13, 20, £10–£12
Police Cops – Badass Be
Thy Name Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £12–£13
Jena Friedman: Miscarriage of Justice
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £12–£13
Eli Matthewson – An Inconvenient Poof
Underbelly, George Square, 6–25 Aug, £9–£10
Kevin the Vampyr and Friends Presents The Vim and Vigour Variety Hour
Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £10–£12
Kevin Quantum: And for My Next Trick 2
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 20, £11–£12
Alun Cochrane: Brave
New Alun
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£14
Len Blanco: Firing Blancs
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 13, £5
Improvabunga!
theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £7
Laura McMahon and Will
Hall: In Hindsight
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Jack Tucker: Comedy Stand-Up Hour
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £10–£11
21:25
Joe Rooney: Shut Your Cakehole
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–25 Aug, not 9, 10, 12, £10
Ladylikes: Top Secret House Party!
Just the Tonic at Marlin’s Wynd, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8
Jordan Brookes: I’ve Got Nothing
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £9–£11
Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year
Just the Tonic at La Belle Angele, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £12–£15
Two Hearts: The Comeback Tour Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
John Hastings: 10 John Hastings I Hate About You Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, £5
Johnny White
Really-Really: Unending Torment!
Heroes @ Black Medicine, 6–25 Aug, £5
Abandoman AKA Rob Broderick – Road to Coachella
Underbelly, George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £14.50–£15.50
Schalk Bezuidenhout: South African White Boy Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, £8.50–£10.50
Spontaneous Potter Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £12–£14
Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £12.50–£13.50
Moon: We Cannot Get Out Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£10.50
Austentatious presents... Crosstentatious! In Aid of Waverley Care Underbelly, George Square, 19 Aug, £12.50
The Comedy Reserve Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £7.50–£10
‘Aaaaaave You Been Involved in a Comedy Show That Wasn’t Your Fault Again?
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, 20, 21, £5
Trashfuture: Live at the Fringe
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 10 Aug, £11.50
Nina Conti: Work in Progress Pleasance Courtyard, 6–18 Aug, not 12, £12
Alice-India: Sorry I’m So Great or Whatever (WiP)
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 11–25 Aug, FREE 99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Tom Walker: Very Very Assembly Roxy, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9–£11
Simon Brodkin: 100%
Simon Brodkin
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–24
Aug, not 12, £12
The Death Hilarious: Razer
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
Galway Comedy Carnival
Showcase
Underbelly, George Square, 12 Aug, £12
Vote Dr Phil?
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 7–24 Aug, not 14, 15, 20, £12
Jon Long: Planet-Killing Machine HHH
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, £10–£11
A Mad Ron Rhodes Show
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Rose Matafeo: Horndog
Pleasance Courtyard, 20–24
Aug, £14–£15
Better Than Dying Alone
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–24
Aug, not 7, 14, £7
Brown Guys, Grey Skies
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 16–21 Aug, £11.50
Scottish Falsetto Sock
Puppet Theatre: Roll Up!
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–25 Aug, £10.50–£12.50
Craig Campbell’s Joyful Pain
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10
Aidan Greene: Did I Stutter?
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–25
Aug, not 13, £9.50–£10.50
Clive Anderson: Me, Macbeth and I Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £14–£16
Secret Dinosaur Cult Live Bedlam Theatre, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, £10
21:35
Rachel Fairburn: The People’s Princess Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, £9.50–£10.50
Improvisers Assemble!
theSpace on North Bridge, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £5.50
2019 Greek Comedian of the Year: George
Zacharopoulos
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Ciao
Roma, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Falling with Style
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
21:40
Courtney Pauroso: Gutterplum
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £11–£12
Goodbear: Dougal
Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9.50–£13
Daniel and Ralph Won’t Talk About Brexit
Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–26 Aug, not 13, FREE
The Brand-New, Full-Throated Adventures of Reginald D Hunter
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 19, £15.50–£17.50
21:45
Anything F*cking Goes...
Scottish Comedy Festival @ Nightcap, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
Jordan Wistuba and Liam
Farrelly: The Student and the Shoplifter
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Big Value Comedy
Show – Late
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, 21, £5–£10
Ben Clover – Smell The Magic, Daddy Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 13, FREE
Ed Night: Jokes of Love and Hate
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £9–£12
Ray Badran: Everybody Loves Ray, Man
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £7–£9
Stephen Carlin: Post Rational Carlin
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Carte Blanche with Uncle Charlotte and Aunt Scott
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 6–18 Aug, FREE
Ciarán Dowd: Padre Rodolfo
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £9–£12
Alice Snedden: Absolute Monster Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £8–£10
Nick Helm’s I Think, You Stink!
Assembly Roxy, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £12–£14
Potential: A Canadian Comedy Showcase
Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Totally Plucked Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–25 Aug, £9–£10
The Stevenson
Experience: Takes One to Know One
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, £10–£12
Dan AG: Sloth
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Karam Deo: Table for One Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–15 Aug, £9–£10
Evan Desmarais: Pizza and Ice Cream Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, £9–£10
21:55
Weegie Hink Ae That?
Presents: Nae Bother! theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–10 Aug, £10
Radical Honesty
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Ben Verth: Sh*tegeist Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5
Poseidon’s Playhouse Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £7
Frank Foucault: Desk Paradise in The Vault, 6–25 Aug, not 11, 18, £8
I’m OKayfabe
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8
The Haunted History Bus Waverley Bridge (Bus Stop WA), 7–31 Aug, not 13, 20, 27, £12
The Nasty Show Australia Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Madame Komondor Will See You Now Sweet Grassmarket, 6–24 Aug, not 14, 21, £7
The Octopus’ Armpit and Other Songs I Stole from Parallel Universes
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8
Zeroko’s Teatime
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
Mark Dean Quinn Knits: A
Comedy Show
Heroes @ The Hive, 6–25 Aug, not 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, £5
Simone Belshaw: Goblin and Fiends
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 15–25 Aug, FREE
Bumble Me Tinders –Dating Horror Stories
Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Amused Moose Comedy
Award: Grand Final
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 21–22 Aug, £14
Grant Busé: Touché Busé
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, £10–£11
I Went to Barcelona and All I Got Was This Lousy
Comedy Show
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 19–26 Aug, £5
Comedy Striptease
Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Holly Morgan: Is a Witch. Get Her!
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10.50–£11.50
This Is Your Trial
Frankenstein Pub, 6–26 Aug, £7
Amused Moose Comedy’s National New Comic
Award: Final
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 19–20 Aug, £14
Shit-Faced Showtime: Alice Through the Cocktail Glass
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, £11.50–£13.50
Jimeoin: Ramble On...
Some More! Pleasance at EICC, Various dates from 9 Aug to 24 Aug, £17.50–£18.50
Jayne Edwards Is Top Bodybuilder Brian Heroes @ Dragonfly, 6–25 Aug, not 15, £5
Funny for a Girl
The Stand Comedy Club, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £12
Bristol Revunions: Roadtrip
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Comedy Shorts
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Marcel Lucont: No. Dix Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11–£14
Tone Death Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–14 Aug, FREE
22:05
The Shambles theSpace on the Mile, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £6.50
Cülture Elité
The Stand Comedy Club 2, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Hard Truths – An Improvised Play Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £8
22:10
Free Footlights
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Bristol Improv Presents: Offscript!
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £7
Joe Sutherland: Sour
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Best of Musical Comedy Awards
Underbelly, Cowgate, 24–25 Aug, £11
22:15
The Antique Jokes Show
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6.50
Weegie Hink Ae That?
Presents: Nae Bother!
theSpace @ Niddry St, 12–17 Aug, £10
Heavenly Comedy Edinburgh
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–23 Aug, not 12, FREE
Russian Roulette
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Spa Day
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Andrew Silverwood: Call Me Janice
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Best of So You Think You’re Funny?
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 7–10 Aug, £10
So You Think You’re Funny? Semi-Finals
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6 Aug, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 13 Aug, 14 Aug, £10
Chubby White’s Variety Night
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
MOTHER
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £10.50–£11.50
Scot Roast
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–26
Aug, £5
Roast Battle Edinburgh
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
Pleasance Courtyard, 12 Aug, £12
Baba Brinkman’s Rap Guide to...
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15–26 Aug, not 22, £10.50–£11.50
AC/DC: Australian Comedians / Dope
Comedy
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Dreamgun: Film Reads Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
David Correos: Better Than I Was the Last Time Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, £9–£10
Funny Stories About Pain theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £8
22:20
General Loledge: The Best Pub Quiz on the Fringe
Just the Tonic at The Tron, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Séayoncé Déjà Voodoo Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Stay Loyal to the Royals theSpace @ Niddry St, 19–24 Aug, £10
Mr Thing
Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £10
Bob Slayer: Wrote the Copy for This Show in March When He Didn’t Have the Foggiest Notion of What Might Happen on Any Given Day in August, He Still Doesn’t Really, but At Least He’s Found This Snappy Title Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Danny O’Brien: Reformer Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9.50–£10.50
22:25
Omar Ibrahim: Awokening
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
The Stand’s Pick of the Fringe
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 24 Aug, £10
Criminal
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–10 Aug, £10–£11 A Gay and a NonGay Underbelly, Bristo Square, 17–25 Aug, £10–£11
22:30
Daz Black Live
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 22 Aug, £15
Bobby Mair: Cockroach
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Hate ‘n’ Live
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Alfie Brown: Imagination
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, £7–£10
Hell To Play: Dante Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
The Best of Northern The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–22 Aug, not 9, 10, 16, 17, £10
Aaaaaaaaand Now! The Ed Factor: An Edinburgh Gong Show
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 6–25 Aug, FREE
The Oxford Revue: Switcheroo
Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, £10–£11
Thrones! The Musical Parody
Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, £15–£16
JJ Whitehead: Five Times
I Lied to Myself
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10.50–£12
Imaginary Porno
Charades
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–24
Aug, not 12, 19, £8
Circus Sonas Presents:
DTCB The Prison Years
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Princess Party
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £11.50–£12.50
Bad Boys
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Comedy Night at the Museum
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 9–24 Aug, not 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, £11–£12.50
Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar (Preview)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 12–14 Aug, £25
Fright Bus Service
Necrobus, 6–25 Aug, £13
Georgia Tasda’s School Of Magic
PBH’s Free Fringe @ CC Blooms, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Hunt & Murphy: Beg
Borrow and Bitch
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £6
The Best of Red Raw The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, Various dates from 9 Aug to 24 Aug, £5
Eilidh Hodgson and Katherine Plumb: Do Wap
Art Flop
Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 14 Aug, £5
An Audience with Yasmine Day
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 13, 20, £7.50–£9.50
Whose Mind is it Anyway?
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
Andrew Doyle: Exodus
Pleasance Courtyard, 19–25
Aug, £10–£14
Jimmy Slim and Lewis Blomfield: Scratch and Sniff
Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Never Heard of It Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 15, FREE
Laser Kiwi Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £13–£15
Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath 2019
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 8–22 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, £17.50
Joe Zimmerman: Infinite Knowledge
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 14–15 Aug, £10 22:35
Vegan Jesus – The Man, the Myth, the Legend The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–11 Aug, £8
Coconut
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 13–25 Aug, £12
Liza Treyger: In the Weeds Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
Lulu Popplewell: The Humble Bumhole
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
Medium Rare Improv theSpace on North Bridge, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £6
22:40
Ange Lavoipierre: Final Form
Underbelly, George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £9–£10
After Hours Mirth
Meltdown
Mirth Meltdown @ 52 Canoes, 6–24 Aug, FREE
2 Girls, 1 Cup... of Comedy
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Found Footage Festival: Volume 9
Underbelly, Cowgate, 15–24 Aug, £10–£11
The Lost Musical Works of Willy Shakes Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 13, £11–£12.50
Sleeping Trees: Christmas Special... in August Assembly George Square Studios, 24 Aug, £15
Two Little Dickheads: Kapow!
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
Police Cops: Police Cops in Space Assembly George Square Studios, 6–17 Aug, not 9, 14, 16, £11–£13
Pamela’s Palace Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10–£12 Improv, She Wrote theSpaceTriplex, 6–10 Aug, £8
22:45
Catherine Cohen: The Twist...? She’s Gorgeous Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 13, 19, £12–£13
Jamie Loftus: Boss, Whom is Girl Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Snog Marry Avoid
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, FREE
Tarot
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £8–£10
Joe McTernan: What’s Up with My Head?
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–26 Aug, £5
Hancock and Hooper’s Excellent Adventure
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Southsider, 6–13 Aug, FREE Fright Bus Service Necrobus, Various dates from 9 Aug to 24 Aug, £13
Zach Zimmerman: Clean Comedy
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 19, £9.50–£10.50
Shaggers
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Serena Flynn: Baubo Goddess of Filth Heroes @ Black Medicine, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £5
Aaron Chen: Piss Off (Just Kidding) Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £8.50–£10.50
Becky Fury’s One Hour to Save the World (in 55 Minutes)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, £10–£12
22:50
Hot Gays: Martin Dixon and Gareth Edward
PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Outhouse Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 14, FREE
Sajeela Kershi: Fights Like a Girl!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–12 Aug, £10
Gerry Carroll – Crock or Gold
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
The Noise Next Door’s Comedy Lock-In Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £12–£14
1 Chick, 2 Dicks: 3 Americans Get Too Personal
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Biscuit Barrel: Double Stuffed theSpace on the Mile, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
Kevin McGahern: Taking Off
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9–£10
Questing Time
Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£10.50
Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XX
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Ciao Roma, 6–24 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
22:55
The Big Show: Fringe
Showcase!
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, £9–£10
Niteskreen Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £7
23:00
Berk’s Nest Mid-Fest Comedy Special Pleasance Courtyard, 13–14
Aug, £15
Chloe Green and Ella Woods: VENN
Gilded Balloon at Old Tolbooth Market, 6–13 Aug, £6
Misspelled Youth
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar
Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Spontaneous Sherlock Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 25–26 Aug, £11
Colt Cabana and John Hastings Do Comedy and Commentary to Bad
Wrestling Matches
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, £7
Snort Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £10–£12
Murder She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery
Pleasance Courtyard, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £12.50
Francis Boulle and Friends
Pleasance Dome, 9–25 Aug, not 13, £9–£12
Inside the Comedian Pleasance Dome, 19–23
Aug, £9
Crime of the Hour
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–10 Aug, £11
Diane Chorley: Down the Flick
Assembly George Square Studios, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £15
Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang
Pleasance Courtyard, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £13
AAA Stand-Up Late
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, £9–£12
Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Macbeth
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, £12.50–£15
Tim Key
Pleasance Courtyard, 14–25 Aug, £8.50–£11.50
Julia Rorke
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–24 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
Grant Gallacher: Making Europe Grant’s Again Scottish Comedy Festival @ Nightcap, 6–26 Aug, not 19, 20, FREE
Luka Muller’s Gong Show
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Revenge of the New World Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
23:10
The Duality of Man
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £8
Divet Show: The Greatest Divas
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12–£13
Dylan Dodds and Friends
(Friends Not Included)
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £5
Anxiety Club
Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–20
Aug, £9–£10
Biscuit Barrel: Double Stuffed theSpace on the Mile, 6–10 Aug, £8
Gabe Mollica: The Whole Thing
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
FOC It Up: The Femmes of Colour Comedy Club
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , Various dates from 9 Aug to 25 Aug, £10
WiFi Wars’ Video Game Takeover!
Assembly George Square Studios, 20–25 Aug, £10–£14
Cosmic Comedy Berlin
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
The Paddock Pleasance Dome, 9 Aug, 23 Aug, £10
Escaping Trump’s America
Frankenstein Pub, 6–26 Aug, FREE
An Objectively Funny Night
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 8 Aug, 15 Aug, £10
A Night of Wikipedilove Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
BBC: British-Born Chinese
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, not 12, FREE
Rob Deering’s Beat This Gilded Balloon Teviot, 8–11 Aug, £10.50–£11.50
Southampton Stand-Up Showcase
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Donald Alexander: The Great Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Pleasance Courtyard, 15–16 Aug, £15
Mark Watson: The Infinite Show Pleasance Courtyard, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 23 Aug, 24 Aug, £16
23:20
Blake Freeman and Dan Rath – Far From Home
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–10 Aug, £8
Leo Mohr: When I Was Zorro
Heroes @ Dragonfly, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £5
Valentine Boys: Because the Rent is Due
Just the Tonic at The Charteris Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
Nancy Clench: Agony
Aunt
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 13–17
Aug, £8
Conversation Garden on Love Island (A Decide Your Own Misadventure)
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 18–25
Aug, £5
Fat Blast and Crackers: 101 Sketches in 50 minutes!
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–11 Aug, £8
23:25
3 Rule-Abiding Rebels
Paradise in The Vault, 6–25
Aug, not 11, 18, FREE
Jay Handley – White
Jesus 2: Resurrection
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Reeks of Desperation
Paradise in Augustines, 12–17 Aug, £5
23:30
Werewolf: Live – Charity Spectacular!
Underbelly, George Square, 15–16 Aug, £15
Santiago Sucks a Beautiful Woman’s Cock (and Other #1 Hits)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Gavin Webster’s Comedy Results
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Claptrap
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 14, FREE
Political Animal
The Stand Comedy Club, 13–22 Aug, not 16, 17, £12
Comedy Queers
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Stout, Pale and Bitter
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 19–25 Aug, £5
Cold Blooded Witch: The Sex Musical!
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £6
Amusical
Pleasance Courtyard, 21–22 Aug, £15
Ross Drummond and Harry Monaghan: The Orb
Just the Tonic at The Mash House, 6–18 Aug, not 12, £5
Late Night Comedy Death Camp
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
John-Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations
Assembly George Square Studios, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 23
Aug, £12
Edinburgh Comedy Allstars
Underbelly, George Square, Various dates from 9 Aug to 24 Aug, £12.50–£15
23:35
The Russian Comedy Experience
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £6
23:40
Sam Nicoresti: UFO
Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – Late-Night
Edition
The Stand Comedy Club, 6 Aug, 7 Aug, 8 Aug, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, £11
23:45
The Stand Late Club
The Stand Comedy Club, Various dates from 9 Aug to 24 Aug, £15
Jay Light: Fake It Til You Make It
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 6–25 Aug, FREE
FootDarks
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–18 Aug, not 7, £10–£11
Lydia Hirst: I’ll Be Your Dog
Just the Tonic at The Caves, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £5
Can You Throw This in the Bin for Me?
Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys, 6–22 Aug, not 9, 10, 16, 17, FREE
Sameer Katz: Amphibious Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 6–25 Aug, FREE
23:55
Stamptown Comedy Night
Underbelly, Cowgate, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £10
The Spencer Jones 50 Minute Disco Experiment
Monkey Barrel Comedy, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 19, 20, £5
Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop
Underbelly, Cowgate, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £10
Best of the Fest
Assembly Hall, 8–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, £13–£15
Andrew Sim’s Midnight Showcase
Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn, 8–25 Aug, not 13, 14, 20, 21, £5
Fright Bus Service
Necrobus, Various dates from 9 Aug to 24 Aug, £13
110% John Kearns and Pat Cahill Monkey Barrel Comedy, 6 Aug, 13 Aug, 20 Aug, £5
Spank!
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, £15.50–£16.50
Jonny’s Panel Show (Really Good)
Underbelly, Cowgate, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, £10
09:00
Breakfast Plays: The Future Is [...] Traverse Theatre, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £12
09:15
All in the Timing Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
ANTics Central Hall, 6 Aug, £5
Hamluke
Central Hall, 6 Aug, £5
Nothing’s Happening: A Black Mountain College
Project
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 8 Aug, £5
44 Days Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 9 Aug, £5
09:20
The Cult That Made Spoons: A Fork in the Road
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 7 Aug, £5
Tartuffe or The Hypocrite Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 6 Aug, £5
The Winter’s Tale Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
09:45
The Brave Anthology theSpace on North Bridge, 6–9 Aug, £8
09:50
Chatroom theSpace on the Mile, 20–24 Aug, £7
Rattigan’s Nijinsky theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 18–24 Aug, £5–£10
Hustlers theSpaceTriplex, 19–24 Aug, £7.50
09:55
Headhog Paradise in The Vault, 12–17 Aug, £7
Gilgamesh – He Who Saw
Everything theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–24 Aug, £8
10:00
The Patient Gloria Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 13 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £22
Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Lum: And Other Colourful Tales
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £10
Buzz
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Shakespeare for Breakfast
C venues – C viva, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £7.50–£9.50
The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6 Aug, £8.50
Trying It On Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 21 Aug, £22
Umbrella Man
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 20, £10–£12
Shakespeare on a Shoestring: The Comedy of Errors!
Paradise in Augustines, 6 Aug, 8 Aug, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, £8
Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £15–£22
How Not to Drown Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £22
West of Frances theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £9
CACW – Cony’s Collection
The Old Dr Bells Baths, 14–16 Aug, FREE
Dark Play or Stories for Boys
theSpace on the Mile, 19–21 Aug, £6
Wait Wait Bo Bait
theSpace @ Venue45, 6 Aug, £5
Crocodile Fever
Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £22
Love/Sick theSpace on the Mile, 6–17 Aug, £7
10:05
Downton Shabby theSpace on the Mile, 12–17 Aug, £8
Baby, What Blessings
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £8
Ladies Who Lunch Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–16 Aug, not 11, £9
10:10
The Zed Word theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £9
Skylight theSpace @ Niddry St, 19–24 Aug, £8
Painted Corners theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £5
Painted Corners theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £5
Lord of the Flies
theSpaceTriplex, 6–10 Aug, £7
Where to Belong Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £9
The Importance of Being Earnest
theSpace @ Venue45, 19–22 Aug, £8
10:15
Hustlers theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 9–17 Aug, not 11, £5–£7.50
Qing Snake theSpace @ Venue45, 12–17 Aug, £12
Man Number Five Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £8
Happy Hour
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £10–£12.50
Where Do Fairies Come From?
Paradise in Augustines, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £7
10:20
The Yellow Wallpaper theSpaceTriplex, 20–23 Aug, £7
Play Before Birth
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–17 Aug, £8
10:25
Status Assembly George Square, 17–24 Aug, £12–£13
10:30
Invisible Us Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–17 Aug, £8
Arthur
Your Home, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £100
Choose Life, Choose Leith: Trainspotting on Location Custom House, Various dates from 8 Aug to 26 Aug, £10
Cherie – My Struggle Imagination Workshop, 6–25 Aug, not 9, 19, £10
Heroin(e) for Breakfast
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£12
50 Words
Paradise in The Vault, 6–10
Aug, £6
Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 13, 19, £13.50–£14
Borchert: A Life
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–17 Aug, £10
The Lament of Dorothy
Wordsworth
Paradise in The Vault, 12–25
Aug, not 18, £3.50–£7
Apollo 11 Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–10 Aug, £7
10:40
The Wasp Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £12
10:45
A Midsummer Night’s
DROLL
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8–£9
Words That I Never Tell C venues – C aquila, 11–13
Aug, £8.50
The Misadventures of Martin Hathaway Central Hall, 8 Aug, £5
10:50
Frankenstein theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £8
00
Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10–£12
Audacious Mr Astley Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, £9–£12
Post-Mortem Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 19, £10–£12
10:55
The Witch of Wall Street theSpaceTriplex, 6–17 Aug, £8
The Zed Word theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £9
11:00
Great Grimm Tales Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, £10–£11
I Am the Horrible Thing Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 8 Aug, FREE
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, £7
Burgerz
Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £21
Rhinoceros theSpace on the Mile, 6–9 Aug, £10
Enough
Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 13 Aug, 18 Aug, 23 Aug, 24 Aug, £21
Shadow of the Rose PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 22–26 Aug, £11.50
Until the Flood Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 21 Aug, £21
The Believers Are but Brothers Assembly George Square Studios, 19–24 Aug, £11–£12
Are we not drawn onward to new erA – Ontroerend Goed Zoo Southside, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £14
The Place You Once Forgot
Sweet Novotel, 19–25 Aug, £10
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
Tales from the Garden Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £9–£10.50
The Shark is Broken Assembly George Square Studios, Various dates from 6 Aug to 25 Aug, £13–£15
21 Futures by Olly Hawes
Pleasance Dome, 10–17 Aug, £7.50–£9
Mugged
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6 Aug, £8.50
The Trial
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 12–16 Aug, £11.50
TalkFest – Anatomy of a Play: How Not to Drown
Traverse Theatre, 19 Aug, £5
West of Frances
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £9
Guys, Dolls and Pies Assembly George Square Studios, Various dates from 7 Aug to 24 Aug, £13–£15
The Terrible Tail of Adelaide Worthing
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–11 Aug, £8
Steve Richards Presents Rock’n’Roll Politics 2019 theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 12–24 Aug, £12.50
Mouthpiece Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14
Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £21
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran
Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 11
Aug, 17 Aug, £21
White Girls
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26
Aug, not 8, 20, £8–£9
11:05
Never None (but She)
theSpaceTriplex, 19–24
Aug, £10
The Cat’s the Thing theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–24 Aug, £8
Baby, What Blessings
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £8
Mobile Phone Show
theSpace on the Mile, 6–9
Aug, £6
The Life of Reilly theSpace on the Mile, 12–24
Aug, not 18, £8
Looking for Wolverhampton’s Latin Quarter
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 9–17 Aug, not 11, £8
Something Else theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
Hamlet theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £6.50
Fear Here and Terror
There theSpace on the Mile, 20–24
Aug, £6
11:10
She Shall Not Be Moved theSpace on the Mile, 19–24
Aug, £10
Chatroom
theSpace @ Niddry St, 12–17
Aug, £10
Cry of the Gull theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £9
Jammy Dodgers
theSpace on the Mile, 12–17
Aug, £10
11:15
Hamluke
Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
The Place You Once
Forgot
Sweet Novotel, 19–25
Aug, £10
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25
Aug, £15
I Am
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 8 Aug, £5
Funny in Real Life
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–18 Aug, £8.50–£9.50
11:20
Daughterhood
Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 7 Aug to 23 Aug, £15–£17
The Genius of Charles Dickens
Sweet Novotel, 6–11 Aug, £8
The Giver Central Hall, 6 Aug, £5
On the Other Hand, We’re Happy Roundabout @ Summerhall, 8 Aug, 12 Aug, 15 Aug, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, £15
Surveillance theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £10
11:25
Invisible Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £8
A Shadow of Doubt Paradise in The Vault, 12–25 Aug, not 18, £8
Ladybones
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £9–£11
The Heresy Machine Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 12–17 Aug, £9
Comrade Egg and the Chicken of Tomorrow
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 9, 18, £9–£11
11:30
The End Summerhall, 15–25 Aug, not 19, £9–£11
Cardboard Citizens: Bystanders
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Dalloway Assembly Roxy, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £12–£13
Fox
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9–£11
Harvey Greenfield Is Running Late
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–24
Aug, £7
BBC and HighTide Radio
Plays
Assembly Roxy, 13 Aug, £5
How to Save a Rock
Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth, 10–23 Aug, not 15, £8–£10
Holy Sh*t
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £8
Jehovah’s First Witness
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Mustard
Summerhall, 6–11 Aug, £12
The Place You Once Forgot Sweet Novotel, 19–25
Aug, £10
Your Sexts Are Shit: Older Better Letters Summerhall, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8–£12
Hyde and Seek
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
We Apologise for the Inconvenience
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 9–16 Aug, £12
Three, Two, One... Sweet Novotel, 14–18 Aug, £7
I Am
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Shadows
ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10
Hangnail Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–10 Aug, £8
You’re Safe ‘Til 2024
Pleasance Courtyard, 20–23
Aug, £10
I’ll Tell You This for Nothing
Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 19, £9–£10
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–17 Aug, £7
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - CANCELLED theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–10
Aug, £7
Krapp’s Last Tape The Royal Scots Club, 20–24
Aug, £10
Back of the Head with a Brick Summerhall, 20–25
Aug, £8–£10
Burns for Brunch Scottish Storytelling Centre, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 14, 19, 21, £10
11:35
The Village Fate theSpace @ Venue45, 20–24
Aug, £7
Love (Watching Madness)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 18, £7.50–£10
Seasoned Professionals theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £7
Red Herring ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, not 15, £10
11:40
Trump Lear Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 14, £10–£12
Gilgamesh & Me Paradise in Augustines, 6–10
Aug, £10
Shrew theSpaceTriplex, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8–£10
One Starts in a Barber’s. One Starts in a Bar. Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £9
The Empathy Experiment PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
11:45
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 7, £7
A Beautiful Way to Be Crazy Underbelly, Bristo Square, 19–26 Aug, £10–£11
The Place You Once Forgot Sweet Novotel, 19–25 Aug, £10
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 10–16 Aug, £12
Dangerously Dark and Somewhat Spectacular Paradise in The Vault, 6–10 Aug, £10
The Humans theSpace @ Venue45, 7 Aug, £5
11:50
The Merry Wives of Seoul C venues – C south, 11–17 Aug, £9.50–£11.50
Psycho Drama Queen ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, not 15, £9–£11
Nearly Human Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9–£12
Uninvited Guests theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £8
Ivory Wings Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£11
Frog’s Legs
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
11:55
Never None (but She) theSpaceTriplex, 6–10 Aug, £10
Being Norwegian by David Greig
Venue 13, 10–24 Aug, not 12, £10
The Mariner’s Song Paradise in Augustines, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £10
12:00
The Female Role Model Project Bedlam Theatre, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £11
In Conversation with...
Barbara Dickson
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 20 Aug, £12.50
Myra’s Story Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £12–£14
Birth Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £12–£14
Stealth Aspies – Aspies
Anonymous
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 6–9 Aug, FREE
In Conversation with...
Ian Rankin
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £12.50
Fires Our Shoes Have Made C venues – C aquila, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8.50–£10.50
In Conversation with...
Tom Devine
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 18 Aug, £12.50
In Conversation with...
Janey Godley
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 8 Aug, £12.50
The Place You Once Forgot
Sweet Novotel, 19–25 Aug, £10
In Conversation with...
Michael Stewart
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 9 Aug, £12.50
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
In Conversation with...
David Hayman
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 11 Aug, £12.50
Ian McKellen On Stage Assembly Hall, 22–25 Aug, £40
Dr Korczak’s Example Scottish Storytelling Centre, 21–25 Aug, £12
In Conversation with...
Kezia Dugdale
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 15 Aug, £12.50
In Conversation with... Val McDermid
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 19 Aug, £12.50
In Conversation with...
Humza Yousaf
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, £12.50
Qi
The Old Dr Bells Baths, 13–16 Aug, FREE
Lauren Booth: Accidentally Muslim
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 15, £8.50–£9.50
Agent November Escape
Game: Major X Ploe-Shun
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
40 Minute Classics: The Seagull
Paradise in Augustines, 6–10 Aug, £8
Taiwan Season: Fish Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
In Conversation with...
Patrick Harvie
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 24 Aug, £12.50
Lobster
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
That’s How I See It
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 12–16 Aug, £11.50
Written With Crayons
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 22–26 Aug, £9.50
In Conversation with...
Ruth Davidson
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6 Aug, £12.50
In Conversation with...
Elaine C Smith
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 23 Aug, £12.50
In Conversation with...
Shappi Khorsandi
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 10 Aug, £12.50
Illegal
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Woyzeck
C venues – C cubed, 8–14 Aug, £7.50–£9.50
The Norse Mythology
Ragnasplosion
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6 Aug, £8.50
Sinatra: Raw
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £12.50–£13.50
Dominic Frisby Presents
Adam Smith: Father of the Fringe
Panmure House, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 14, 19, 20, 21, £12
#HonestAmy Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
Morning Glory
Planet Bar, 13–16 Aug, FREE
Dangerous Adventures
Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake, 22–25 Aug, FREE
Alice in Wonderland
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–11 Aug, £11.50
In Conversation with…
Archie Macpherson
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 17 Aug, £12.50
Haggis, Neeps and Burns Hill Street Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £12
In Conversation with…
Len McCluskey
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 12 Aug, £12.50
In Conversation with...
John McDonnell
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7 Aug, £12.50
Wingmen
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 17–21 Aug, £11.50
Adam Smith: The Invisible Hand
Panmure House, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £12
(Can This Be) Home
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 15–19 Aug, £12
12:05
Marrow
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £10–£12
Cyst-er Act Summerhall, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8–£10
Tröll Summerhall, 6–11 Aug, £12 box.
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Various dates from 7 Aug to 23 Aug, £10–£12
A Charlie Montague
Mystery: The Game’s a Foot, Try the Fish
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £9
Sleeping Giant Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 14, £9–£11
Best Girl
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 12, 19, £7–£9
baby-go-round theSpace on the Mile, 6–10 Aug, £10–£12
Mengele Assembly George Square, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £10–£12
Normaler Than Everyone
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10–£11
COMPOST theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £8
Her theSpace on the Mile, 12–17 Aug, £10
Judas Assembly George Square, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £10–£12
12:10
She theSpace on the Mile, 6–10 Aug, £7
Boulder
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–17
Aug, £9–£12
dressed.
Pleasance Courtyard, 20–25
Aug, £15
In PurSUEt theSpace @ Niddry St, 12–17
Aug, £9
The Anxiety Experiment
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10
M.E.H
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9.50–£10.50
Avalanche theSpace on North Bridge, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £9
Piracy! A Comedy on the High Cs theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £10
Madame Ovary Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8–£12
Medea Speaks theSpace on the Mile, 19–24 Aug, £8
12:15
My Mother’s Shoes
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
BoxedIn Theatre
Presents: From the Wind Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth, 7–12 Aug, £5
Testament of Yootha
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £8.50–£9.50
Lucrece theSpace @ Niddry St, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £10
Me and My Doll
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9.50–£10.50
Mandy Picks a Husband theSpace on North Bridge, 13–17 Aug, £8
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
The Fishermen Assembly George Square Studios, 19–24 Aug, £12–£14
Eleanor’s Story: Home is the Stranger
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9–£10
Devil of Choice
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–16 Aug, £12–£14
You’re in a Bad Way by John Osborne
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
Fix Us
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
12:25
Parasites
theSpace on the Mile, 7–23
Aug, not 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, £9.50
Bull theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £9.50
12:30
The Perfect Body
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £11.50
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, £7
A Table Tennis Play
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 10, £11–£12
A Talking Therapist’s Blues
Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
The Pat Hobby Stories
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£11
Peter Gynt Festival Theatre, 7 Aug, 10 Aug, £15
My Love Lies Frozen in the Ice Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 19, £10–£12
My Darling Clemmie Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£12
Sea Sick
CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £11
The Seven Second Theory theSpace on North Bridge, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £9
Little Rabbit Quaker Meeting House, 12–17 Aug, £9
Dickens for Dinner C venues – C viva, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £7.50–£9.50
Keep Your Chin Up Quaker Meeting House, 6–10 Aug, £7
Shaving the Dead Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £13–£15
A Poet’s Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 15–19 Aug, FREE
Sometimes, Just a Second theSpaceTriplex, 6–8 Aug, £5
12:35
Blighty, Broadway and Beyond! – The Private Lives of Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £10
Sad Eyes to Smile With Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
Will, or Eight Lost Years of William Shakespeare’s Life Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £9
Bang, Bang, You’re Dead theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–7
Aug, £8
12:40
Wireless Operator Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 12, £9–£11.50
Rats’ Tales Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–10 Aug, £7
40 Shades of Green Tour Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
Cicada 3301
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Noir Hamlet theSpace @ Venue45, 12–17 Aug, £8–£10
Om Shaadi Om Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–10 Aug, £10
Gesso theSpace @ Niddry St, 9–11 Aug, £8
Rust Assembly Roxy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
12:45
Chasing Aces
Greenside @ Nicolson
Square, 6–8 Aug, £7
R’n’J: The Untold Story of Shakespeare’s Roz and Jules
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8–£9
Algorithms
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8.50–£11
SOLD Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£12
Cream Tea and Incest
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 15, £8.50–£9.50
Get Her Outta Here by Isabella Broccolini
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 12–25 Aug, £6–£10
Wild Swimming
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 13, 20, £10–£12
Landscape (1989)
ZOO Playground, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £10
A Play, A Pie and A Pint McSorley’s Irish Bar, 6–23 Aug, weekdays only, £12.50
Bobby & Amy
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
12:50
Careless Love Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–17 Aug, £10
Forget Me Not Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £8
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Plebs
Paradise in Augustines, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £7.50
Body Box
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–10 Aug, £8
F. Off
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
The Claim
Roundabout @ Summerhall, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £14–£15
Nazis Need Jews
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
ZOO Playground, 6–17 Aug, £6
Eventide
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
12:55
Black Dog theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £8
Pearls
theSpace @ Niddry St, 19–24
Aug, £8
LUVU2
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £7
The Man From Verona
Paradise in The Vault, 6–21
Aug, not 11, 18, £5
The Ship Sank. Where on Deck, Did My Captain Lie?
ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10–£12
13:00
The Rebirth of Meadow
Rain
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, £8.50–£11
Remind Me Again Why I
Need a Man
Sweet Novotel, 19–25 Aug, £9
Almost, Maine
theSpace @ Niddry St, 12–17 Aug, £8
Coma
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, £7.50
The Patient Gloria
Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14
Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £22
Life Is No Laughing Matter
Summerhall, 6–18 Aug, not 12, £10
Whirlpool People; Deconstructing the Illusion of the Separate Self
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Natural Food Kafe, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
Come Out from Among Them
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25
Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Trying It On Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16
Aug, 22 Aug, £22
Second Person Narrative
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6 Aug, £8.50
Red Dust Road
The Lyceum, 16 Aug, £20
The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland
Summerhall, 25 Aug, £10
Madame George by Keir
McAllister
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 19, £11–£12
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
Fishbowl Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £14–£17.50
Dream of a King theSpaceTriplex, 6–18 Aug, not 11, £9
Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True
The Lyceum, 20 Aug, £20
1:1
Sweet Novotel, 12–18 Aug, £7
MUSE: An Experiment in Storytelling and Life Drawing
The Safari Lounge, Various dates from 6 Aug to 20 Aug, £10
Knock Knock Assembly Roxy, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £12–£14
Rose McGowan: Planet 9 Assembly Hall, 15–18 Aug, £19–£21
Agent November Escape
Game: Major X Ploe-Shun
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 13 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £22
Friendsical: A Parody
Musical About Friends Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 19, £16–£17.50
How Not to Drown Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £22
It’s True, It’s True, It’s True Underbelly, Bristo Square, 16–26 Aug, not 17, £11–£12
Romeo and Juliet by Curious Pheasant Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £12–£13
A War of Two Halves Tynecastle Park, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, 25
Aug, £24
CACW – Cony’s Collection
The Old Dr Bells Baths, 18
Aug, FREE Alice in Wonderland
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–11 Aug, £11.50
Narcolepsy Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
EAST theSpace on the Mile, 12–17
Aug, £10
Crocodile Fever Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15
Aug, 21 Aug, £22
The Accident Did Not Take Place Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 13, £10–£13
Big Tam’s Kilted Shindig Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 10 Aug, £8
Muse 90401 Zoo Southside, 6–10 Aug, £14
Vigil Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Ripped
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £10–£11
I Don’t Want to Talk About It
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 12–16 Aug, £11.50
Holy Land C venues – C aquila, 14–26 Aug, £9.50–£11.50
13:05
Do You Ever Get Scared?
theSpace on the Mile, 12–17 Aug, £10
Hoichi the Earless C venues – C south, 6–10 Aug, £11.50–£12.50
Relational (or A Writer’s Misguided Guide to Loves Lost and Found)
theSpace on the Mile, 6–10 Aug, £4–£7
One Good Beating theSpace on the Mile, 20–24 Aug, £8
Chain of Trivia theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–24 Aug, £10
Special Measures theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £10
Voice of Authority theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–18 Aug, not 11, £10
13:10
Beach Body Ready Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £8–£10
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 7, £7
Alan Ayckbourn Double Bill theSpaceTriplex, 19–24 Aug, £12
Orlando
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£11
After You Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
In Loyal Company Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, £10–£12.50
13:15
Puppet King Richard II PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–14 Aug, £11.50
Unicorns, Almost Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £10
Burgerz Traverse Theatre, 11 Aug, £21
Flowers for Algernon
Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
Until the Flood Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £21
Paradise Lodge
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
Edinburgh TV Festival Presents: Paul Feig Pleasance at EICC, 23 Aug, £17.50
Unicorns, Almost – An Audio Installation Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 6–11 Aug, £5
Letter to Boddah C venues – C cubed, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10.50–£12.50
I Am
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 6 Aug, £5
Fight Song
Venue 13, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
(I)sland T(rap): The Epic Remixology of the Odyssey Assembly Checkpoint, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 12, 19, £12–£14
Mouthpiece Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 9 Aug, £5
BoxedIn Theatre
Presents: The Earth
Untold
Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5
The Biggest Problem in the World: Our Problem With Problems (and Why Truth Matters)
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £8
Noir Hamlet theSpace @ Niddry St, 19–24 Aug, £10
Before the End Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
13:20
Phoenix Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £11–£13
Walls and Bridges theSpace on North Bridge, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
5 Stages Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 7 Aug, £5
Piano_Play
Underbelly, George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
The Stander Gang C venues – C aquila, 6–10 Aug, £8.50–£9.50
Have I Told You I’m
Writing a Play About My Vagina?
Paradise in Augustines, 6–25 Aug, not 11, 18, £11
A Man’s a Man
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £14
Collapsible Assembly Roxy, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £10–£12
Quintessence Sweet Novotel, 12–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £10
Prefer Not To Say
Paradise in The Vault, 6–25 Aug, not 11, 18, £7.50
13:25
Where Are the Walls Central Hall, 6 Aug, £5
Switch Witchetty’s
Almanac of Everything
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £8–£9
Lucille and Cecilia
Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 20, £10–£11
Pals
Assembly George Square, Various dates from 7 Aug to 24 Aug, £13–£15
Too Pretty to Punch
Zoo Southside, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £10
The Hollywood Summer Christmas Show
Paradise in Augustines, 6 Aug, 8 Aug, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, £7
Romeo & Juliet
Assembly George Square, Various dates from 6 Aug to 25 Aug, £13–£15
13:30
Fawlty Towers Live
Themed Dinner Show
The Fawlty Towers Dining Room at the Hilton Edinburgh Carlton Hotel, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £46.50–£62.50
For All I Care
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £14
Coma
Summerhall, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £7.50
She Sells Sea Shells
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Not Quite
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8–£9
Burgerz
Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, 24 Aug, £21
Of Mice and Men
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10.50–£12.50
Has Your Phone Replaced Your Brain?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 8 Aug, £9
Don’t You Smile at Me!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 21 Aug, £9
Don’t Believe Your Ears!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 23 Aug, £9
The Secret River
King’s Theatre, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, £15
Brendan Galileo for Europe
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Daffodils
The Royal Scots Club, 20–24 Aug, £7
Do Cows Belong in Fields?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6 Aug, £9
Esther Rantzen: Everything I’ve Ever Done Wrong (According to My Daughter)
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 6–7 Aug, £13
GEORGE
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £9–£11
Bear Pit
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 14–26 Aug, £11.50
Creative People Need
Data!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 17 Aug, £9
Summerhall, 8–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8–£12
OK Computer or Paranoid Android?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 15 Aug, £9
Fake News Kills World!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 24 Aug, £9
Obesity Bankrupted
Our NHS!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 25 Aug, £9
Walk the Oars
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 21–25 Aug, £10
Jew...ish
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 20, £9.50–£10.50
Call the Tooth Fairy!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 11 Aug, £9
Are Children Wild
Enough?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 18 Aug, £9
Thinking Outside the (Penalty) Box
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £9
CACW – Cony’s Collection Stockbridge Church, 14 Aug, FREE
You’re Going To Get Mentally Ill – Now What?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 9 Aug, £9
This Show Will Make You Sharper!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 10 Aug, £9
Build a Football Club, IRL!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 13 Aug, £9 No Copyright, No Problem?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 14 Aug, £9
Disgust for Dummies
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 19 Aug, £9
Void
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–13 Aug, £11.50
How to Save a Life
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
Getting Better
The Royal Scots Club, 6–10
Aug, £10
Mythos: Gods Festival Theatre, 24 Aug, £25
Mouthpiece Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15
Aug, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, £21
A Sign of Contradiction:
The Passion Story St Patrick’s Church, 10–11
Aug, £8
Reading Is Bad for You!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 12 Aug, £9
Awhile with Seamus Heaney
The Royal Scots Club, 13–17
Aug, £10
Daisy MacDade: Sugarbaby
Pleasance Courtyard, 20–26
Aug, £8–£10
Before the Wall
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 17–26 Aug, £12–£13
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran
Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 13
Aug, 18 Aug, £21
Scotland: The Final Frontier?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7 Aug, £9
Can Google Really Translate?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, £9
Long Live the Cat Ladies?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 20 Aug, £9
13:35
Smoke ZOO Playground, 6–26
Aug, £10
Unveiled Paradise in Augustines, 12–17 Aug, £5–£8
13:40
The Good Boyfriend theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £8
Mourning Overnight Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £10
The Grand Scheme of Things
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Death by Shakespeare theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–9 Aug, £8
13:45
Enough Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £21
Yolk: A Tale of Life, Told By an Idiot
PBH’s Free Fringe @ CC Blooms, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Scotlandsfest
Quaker Meeting House, 19–23 Aug, £5
Atlantis Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–17 Aug, £8
The Presented Laughing Horse @ The Place, 6–25 Aug, FREE
A Very British Lesbian Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10–£11
Ice Ice Iceland
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, FREE
Medea Electronica Pleasance Courtyard, 19–26 Aug, £12
Clowns, Lovers, Women in Pants and Shakespeare Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £9
Catching Comets
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 7, 12, 19, £9–£11
Vanity Airlines
theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–9
Aug, £5
Hughie Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26
Aug, not 12, £13.50
We Have Ways of Making You Talk
Assembly Rooms, 7 Aug, £14
13:50
IvankaPlay
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25
Aug, not 14, £9.50–£10.50
Present/Absent
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £10
Hearts Like Fists
theSpace @ Venue45, 7
Aug, £5
Watching Glory Die Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 13, 20, £12–£14
Ben Hur
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, £8
The 27 Club
theSpace on the Mile, 7–23
Aug, not 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, £9.50
13:55
Chalk (A Silent Comedy)
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £11
Sense and Sensibility
theSpace @ Niddry St, 19–24
Aug, £8
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 7, £7
The Rubbish Show
theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £7.50
This Thing in Here
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 19–24 Aug, £8
Votes for Women!
theSpaceTriplex, 12–17 Aug, £10
Art Heist
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £11–£12
I Run
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 7, 13, 20, £8–£10.50
14:00
She Can’t Half Talk
Bedlam Theatre, 17–25
Aug, £8
Arthur Conan Doyle – The Spiritualist
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 13 Aug, 16 Aug, 20 Aug, 23
Aug, 26 Aug, £8
The Things I Never Told You
Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 13, 19, £9–£11
The HandleBards: The Tempest Assembly George Square Gardens, 14–18 Aug, £15
Coma
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, £7.50
Einstein
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 13, £8–£10
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, 6–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, £15
Faulty Towers the Dining
Experience
Imagination Workshop, 6–26 Aug, £52
The HandleBards: Much
Ado About Nothing
Assembly George Square Gardens, 21–25 Aug, £15
Eddie Izzard: Expectations of Great Expectations (WIP)
Assembly George Square Studios, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 19, 20, £17.50
Sexy Lamp
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 13, £8.50–£10.50
Blown Fuse
theSpace on the Mile, 6–10
Aug, £10
Alaska
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Blood and Gold
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Leave a Message
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
MARA
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
It’ll Be Alt-Right on the Night
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 12, £10–£12
I, AmDram Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 12, £7–£9
Agent November Escape
Game: Major X Ploe-Shun
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
Horror – Gothic Tales and Dark Poetry
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
I’m Just Kidneying Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £7
B’Witches
PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Outhouse Bar, 15–25 Aug, FREE
@SimCos3000
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £7
Going Slightly Mad Bedlam Theatre, 6–16 Aug, not 12, £10
If This Is Normal ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £10
Citizens of Nowhere?
Sweet Novotel, 16–25 Aug, not 19, £16
Tales of the Condemned Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, £8
Pronoun Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, £8
The Butcher, the Brewer, the Baker... and the Commentator Panmure House, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 19, £12
The Last Five Years
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £11
Wet C venues – C viva, 9–26 Aug, not 19, £8.50–£10.50
Piano Man
theSpaceTriplex, 6–10 Aug, £5
The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–17 Aug, not 8, 11, 15, £12
Big Tam’s Kilted Shindig Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 6 Aug, 8 Aug, £8
Churn Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Just a Number
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £9
14:05
Délicieux theSpaceTriplex, 12–17 Aug, £5
Who Killed Bambi?
theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £8.50
The Very Well-Fed Caterpillar
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £7
Level Up
theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £9.50
The Snoopy Question theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £7
The Gray Cat and the Flounder
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–22 Aug, not 12, 19, £12–£14
14:10
Van Gogh Find Yourself
#vgfy
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Natural Food Kafe, 6–24 Aug, not 10, FREE
Shiver
theSpace on the Mile, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8.50
Top Trumps theSpace on the Mile, 6–9 Aug, £6
Moon Walk
theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £8
Narukami Thunder God theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £12
Mallets
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £8–£9
Knock Knock
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £8
Dream of a King theSpaceTriplex, 19–24
Aug, £9
Mallets
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £8–£9 10:31, MCR
theSpace on the Mile, 12–17 Aug, £7
Romeo and Juliet: A Capulet Soirée
Argyle Cellar Bar, 6–10 Aug, £8
My Mate Dave Died
C venues – C aquila, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£10.50
14:15
The Land of My Fathers and Mothers and Some Other People
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, £10–£12
Manifesting Mrs Marx
Paradise in Augustines, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £12
Daughterhood Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 8 Aug to 25 Aug, £15–£17
Like Animals
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, 6–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, £15
35,000
C venues – C south, 18–25 Aug, £7.50–£9.50
Taboo
Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 19, £10
Murder on the Dancefloor
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8.50–£11
Steve Pleasance Courtyard, 22–26 Aug, £10
Jc Says Finally
1951–2019 Paradise in Augustines, 19 Aug, £4
The Screwtape Letters Palmerston Place Church, 24 Aug, £11
On the Other Hand, We’re Happy Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 7 Aug to 24 Aug, £15–£17
Frankie Foxstone AKA The Profit: Walking Tour Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Broken Funnies
Scottish Comedy Festival @ Nightcap, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, 20, £5
14:20
Goodnight Mister Tom theSpaceTriplex, 6–10 Aug, £7
Loving the Enemy theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £12
Chaika: First Woman in Space theSpace on North Bridge, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Ane City Assembly Roxy, 6–26 Aug, £10–£12
Black Holes Zoo Southside, 19–25
Aug, £14
Bomb Happy D-Day 75 Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, Various dates from 13 Aug to 22 Aug, £11
The Happiness Project
Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 9–25
Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £10
The Mackerel Eaters Heroes @ The Hive, 14–25 Aug, not 19, £5
Charles Quarterman: An Afternoon with Charles Quarterman for One Hour Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 19–23 Aug, £5
Before 30
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
14:25
Monsoon Season
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25
Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£11
Goodbye Charles – Free
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, 19–25 Aug, FREE
Animal Farm (Bond)
Paradise in The Vault, 12–17
Aug, £10
Butterbum, J theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £5
The Experiment theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £10
We Want You to Watch theSpace @ Niddry St, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £10
Fifty Shades of Shakespeare theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–9 Aug, £8
Piracy! A Comedy on the High Cs theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 18 Aug, £10
14:30
Drowning
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£12
Coma
Summerhall, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £7.50
Jonny Donahoe: Forgiveness (Work-inProgress)
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Mama’s Eggnog
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 16–18 Aug, £11.50
Tumours
Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£12
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, 6–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, £15
Passengers
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
What Girls Are Made Of Assembly Hall, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 19, £17.50
Men Chase Women Choose Summerhall, 13–18 Aug, £8
Antigone
C venues – C cubed, 6–10 Aug, £8.50–£9.50
Red Dust Road
The Lyceum, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, £20
Spliced
Traverse at Edinburgh Sports Club, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £21
I’m Woman Sweet Grassmarket, 12–18 Aug, £9
Second Honeymoon Mayfield Salisbury Church, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, £12
Deer Woman CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £11
Victor
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–15 Aug, £10
Tartuffe
Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 17 Aug, £12
Talk C venues – C cubed, 11–17
Aug, £7.50–£9.50
Toby Belch (Is Unwell)
Sweet Grassmarket, 12–25
Aug, not 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, £10
Bulldogs Paradise in The Vault, 6–9
Aug, £9
Power of Music 1
St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St, 19 Aug, £8
Power of Music 3
St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St, 23 Aug, £8
Little Rabbit
Quaker Meeting House, 19–24
Aug, £9
Keep Your Chin Up Quaker Meeting House, 12–17
Aug, £7
Like Me Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25
Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8
Mémoires d’un
Amnésique (The Life and Music of Erik Satie)
St Cuthbert’s Church, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, £10
These Streets Paradise in The Vault, 19–21
Aug, £10
A Voice C venues – C cubed, 18–26 Aug, £9.50–£11.50
Mythos: Heroes Festival Theatre, 20 Aug, 25
Aug, £25
More Myself Than I Am
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 19–26 Aug, £11.50
Beat
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £10.50–£13.50
Suddenly Last Summer
St Ninian’s Hall, 10 Aug, 17
Aug, £12
Limbo
Summerhall, 6–11 Aug, £10
Power of Music 2
St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St, 21 Aug, £8
Surprise Package
Saughtonhall United Reformed Church, 10 Aug, £9
14:35
Here Comes the Tide, There Goes the Girl
Venue 13, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Detour: A Show About Changing Your Mind
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
Spray Assembly Roxy, 6–26 Aug, £12–£14
This Island’s Mine
theSpace @ Niddry St, 12–17 Aug, £8
Real Eyes theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £8
Two of a Kind C venues – C aquila, 6–26 Aug, £8.50–£10.50
Anti-Depressed?
theSpace on North Bridge, 14–17 Aug, £9
14:40
When the Birds Come
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Fake News
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£11
Inka Zoo Southside, 17–26 Aug, £10
Macbeth theSpace on the Mile, 20–24 Aug, £8
Late Lunch with Biggins Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £11–£15
Bi-Cycle Underbelly, George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9–£10
Put Your Best Face On Zoo Southside, 6–11 Aug, £10
14:45
Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £13.50–£15.50
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, 6–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, £15
Ideology and Hair Gel
Paradise in Augustines, 19–25 Aug, £12
Happily Never After Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26
Aug, not 13, £10.50–£11.50
Thunderstruck Assembly Checkpoint, 6–26
Aug, not 12, 19, £12–£14
Ex-Batts and Broilers Assembly Rooms, 13–24 Aug, £10–£12
Salmon Assembly Rooms, 6–12 Aug, £10–£12
Shattered Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10–£11
CapeAbility theSpace @ Niddry St, 10–11 Aug, £9
beep boop Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £11–£12
Westminster Hour Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
A Partnership Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£9.50
14:50
A Womb of One’s Own Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 13, 22, £10–£12
Do Our Best Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
The Tartan Pimpernel Hill Street Theatre, 6–11 Aug, £12
Give Me One Moment In Time by Doug Crossley Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
14:55
Alan Ayckbourn’s No Knowing theSpaceTriplex, 19–24 Aug, £12
The Heresy Machine Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 19–24 Aug, £9
15:00
Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation
The Studio, 10–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, £20
The Wrong Ffion Jones Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Agent November Escape
Game: Robyn Yew The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
The De Nova Super Assembly George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£12
Coma
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, £7.50
Jekyll and Hyde Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–26 Aug, not 19, £12–£13
Roots
Church Hill Theatre, 11 Aug, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, £25
I Lost My Virginity to Chopin’s Nocturne in B-Flat Minor
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, £8.50–£9.50
Julius ‘Call Me Caesar’
Caesar
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, 25, £13.50–£14.50
Raised Voices
theSpaceTriplex, 12–17
Aug, £5
Full Consent to Speak on My Behalf
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £7
A Holy Show
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 19, £10–£12
TalkFest – Ways and Means: Theatre in 2019 and Beyond
Traverse Theatre, 12 Aug, £5
The Poetry of God and War St Vincent’s, 16 Aug, FREE
Jottings from the Queen of Sheba
St Patrick’s Church, Various dates from 14 Aug to 25 Aug, £7
Anything With a Pulse ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, not 17, £10
300 to 1
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
Oedipus
King’s Theatre, 17 Aug, £15
Zombie Zoo Hill Street Theatre, 10–25 Aug, £12
a crown of laurels Paradise in Augustines, 6–10 Aug, £10
Myra
Imagination Workshop, 6–24 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10
The Sinners Club theSpaceTriplex, 6–10 Aug, £5
Anguis
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £12–£13
Wrestling Mania!
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 10, 17, FREE
The Penguin Tango theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £10
Jumping the Barriers
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 19–25 Aug, FREE
Johnny Depp: A Retrospective on Late-Stage Capitalism
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 6–10 Aug, FREE
The Trial
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
Buds of May Be
Scottish Arts Club, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 12 Aug, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, £15
The National Trust Fan Club
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £12–£13
Vessel
Greenside @ Nicolson
Square, 19–24 Aug, £15
TERRAtory
Greenside @ Nicolson
Square, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
Big Tam’s Kilted Shindig
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, £8
Sales Pitch Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £10
15:05
Me and My
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £8.50
The South Afreakins theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 7 Aug to 23 Aug, £9
Yerloo Underground Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 19–24 Aug, £10
Come Dine with Mr
Shakespeare theSpace on North Bridge, 20–24 Aug, £8–£9
The South Afreakins: The Afreakin Family theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £9
If It Didn’t Matter theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–9
Aug, £8
Chain of Trivia theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £10
Conscious theSpace on the Mile, 12–17
Aug, £7
Bacon
theSpace on the Mile, 6–10
Aug, £11
STYX
Zoo Southside, 6–17 Aug, £14
Twelfth Night theSpace @ Niddry St, 19–24
Aug, £5
The Visitors theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £8.50
15:10
The Dandelion Patch theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £7
A Wake in Progress
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Echoes of Villers-Bretonneux
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £7
All of Me
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £15
Endless Second
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8–£10.50
Roots theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 13–17 Aug, £8
15:15
Naughty Boy
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8.50–£9.50
A Grave Situation
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–17
Aug, £7.50–£10
Nights at the Circus
ZOO Playground, 13–24 Aug, not 18, £10
All in the Timing
Central Hall, 6 Aug, £5
Swallow the Sea Caravan
Theatre
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, £7
Freeing the Edinburgh Fringe: Book Reading
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
David Benson – Cato Street 1820
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–18 Aug, not 12, £8–£10
The Sensemaker ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10–£12
The Burning Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £11–£13
Definitely Louise
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £8–£9
Ricky Riddlegang and the Riddle Gang
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 15, £9–£10
Unicorns, Almost – An Audio Installation Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 6–10 Aug, £5
I Am
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 9 Aug, £5
Blodeuwedd Untold Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£11
FATTY FAT FAT Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8–£10
44 Days
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 7–8 Aug, £5
The Suitcase, the Beggar and the Wind PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Outhouse Bar, 17–18 Aug, FREE
15:20
The Professor Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 19, £11–£13
Leopold Vindictive theSpace on North Bridge, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
The War of the Worlds Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £13–£15
Woman! Pilot! Pirate?
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Bike theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £5
Beyond: Sugar Mice
Paradise in Augustines, 6–16
Aug, not 11, £8
The Cult That Made Spoons: A Fork in the Road
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 6 Aug, £5
Hatch
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9.50–£10.50
In Conversation with...
Nicola Sturgeon
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 15 Aug, £15
The Giver Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
Encyclopedia of Kitchen Comedy Essays by Larry Tadlock
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Natural Food Kafe, 6–24 Aug, FREE
In Her Corner
theSpace on the Mile, 7–23
Aug, not 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, £9.50
15:25
The Words Are There
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–18 Aug, £9–£11
The Wind in the Willows theSpace @ Venue45, 19–24 Aug, £8
Tea?...(With Milk)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £10
Forbruker
ZOO Playground, 6–10 Aug, £10
15:30
Supernatural: Wonder Tales from Scotland Scottish Storytelling Centre, 13–26 Aug, not 21, £10
Barry
Bedlam Theatre, 21–25
Aug, £10
Coma
Summerhall, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £7.50
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, 6–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, £15
Worldwidewestern
French Institute, 14 Aug, £10
All Work, No Play
Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, £8
Para Handy: A Radio Play on Stage
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 12–18 Aug, £12
With Child
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 14, £9–£11
The Glass Elephant The Royal Scots Club, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 21
Aug, £8.50
Scotlandsfest Quaker Meeting House, 19–23
Aug, £5
SWIM
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 13, £10–£12
Three
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–11 Aug, £4.50
Cauliflower
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar
Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
Pink House
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 10–26 Aug, £12
A War of Two Halves
Tynecastle Park, 7–26 Aug, not 10, £24
Arrivals
theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £9.50
A Complicated Man
Bedlam Theatre, 16–20
Aug, £10
Ugly Youth
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–10 Aug, £8
Portents
Bedlam Theatre, 7–15 Aug, not 13, £10
15:35
Sherlock Holmes and the Conundrum of Conan
Doyle
theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £8
Will Gompertz: Double Art History – The Sequel Underbelly, Bristo Square, 19–25 Aug, £14–£16
Toothbrush
theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £5
Leverage
theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £10
15:40
The Struggling Life of an Artist
C venues – C aquila, 6–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £8.50–£10.50
Bomb Happy D-Day 75 Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, Various dates from 16 Aug to 25 Aug, £11
Speaking Out: A Conversation with John Bercow
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 13–14 Aug, £16
Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 19–25 Aug, £15
Fulfilment
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Regeneration Game
Workshop
Heroes @ The SpiegelYurt, 7 Aug, 17 Aug, 21 Aug, £5
15:45
Burgerz
Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 13 Aug, 18 Aug, £21
Pink Lemonade Assembly Roxy, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £10–£12
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, 6–23 Aug, not 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, £15
Until the Flood Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £21
BoxedIn Theatre
Presents: Shellshock!
Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5
Almost, Maine theSpace @ Venue45, 6 Aug, £5
Since U Been Gone Assembly Roxy, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £10–£12
Nightclubbing Summerhall, 6–11 Aug, £12
How to Be Brave Roundabout @ Summerhall, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £14–£15
Medea
C venues – C cubed, 6–10 Aug, £8.50–£9.50
Mouthpiece Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £21
If You’re Feeling Sinister: A Play with Songs
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 12, £15–£16.50
A Fear and Loathing Actor in Dublin
C venues – C cubed, 14–26 Aug, £9.50–£11.50
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran Traverse Theatre, 24 Aug, £21
15:50
Modern Maori Quartet: Two Worlds Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £12–£14
She Kills Monsters theSpace @ Venue45, 7
Aug, £5
Under Milk Wood theSpace @ Niddry St, 12–17
Aug, £8
Bible John
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 13, £10–£12
Adolf The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 11–12 Aug, £15
15:55
To Be or Not to Be?
Purgatory Is the Question
Paradise in The Vault, 12–17
Aug, £8
The Words Are There
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £9–£11
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre
Summerhall, 7–25 Aug, £7
16:00
Agent November Escape
Game: Robyn Yew The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
The Patient Gloria Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 21 Aug, £22
Coma
Summerhall, 8–25 Aug, £7.50
Woke Gilded Balloon Teviot, Various dates from 13 Aug to 25 Aug, £13–£14
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £15
Trying It On Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £22
Well That’s Oz
Venue 13, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
James Tait Black Prize for Drama 2019: The Award
Ceremony Traverse Theatre, 19 Aug, £7
Hear Word! Naija Woman
Talk True
The Lyceum, 24–25 Aug, £20
The Man Who Planted Trees
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 12–26 Aug, not 19, £13
DUPed
Sweet Grassmarket, 9–10 Aug, £10
This Script
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 6–11 Aug, £12
(Ab)solution
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £22
Iain Dale: All Talk
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–11 Aug, £13–£14
Alfie and GeorgeCANCELLED
Hill Street Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £12
Black Is the Color of My Voice
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Various dates from 12 Aug to 26 Aug, £13–£14
How Not to Drown Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 13 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £22
Citizens of Nowhere?
Sweet Novotel, 16–25 Aug, not 19, £16
The Red Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £11–£13
Mrs Shaw Herself
Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC, 8–11 Aug, £10
Resurrecting Bobby Awl Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £15
This Time Will Be Different
Summerhall, 13–18 Aug, £10
Claire Dowie’s When I Fall If I Fall
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
A Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 14, 21, £10–£12
Home Just Festival at St John’s , 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 17
Aug, £10
Crocodile Fever Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16
Aug, 22 Aug, £22
Miijin Ki
Summerhall, 20–24 Aug, £10
Adam Smith: The Invisible Hand
Panmure House, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
16:05
Moby Dick Assembly Rooms, Various dates from 7 Aug to 24 Aug, £10–£12
Trips and Falls
theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £9
The Ballad of Mulan Assembly Rooms, Various dates from 6 Aug to 23 Aug, £10–£12
LipSync / Cumbernauld Theatre
Summerhall, 6–17 Aug, not 12, 13, £10
To Move In Time
Summerhall, 19–24 Aug, £10
The Feminazis theSpaceTriplex, 19–24
Aug, £8
Scottee: Class Assembly Roxy, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 19, 20, £12–£14
Give Me Your Love
Summerhall, 25 Aug, £10
Voice of Authority
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £10
Teach theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–24 Aug, not 11, £8
Bottoms Up!
theSpace on the Mile, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £8
Luminescence
theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 9 Aug to 16 Aug, £5
16:10
Confirmation
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£12
Chagos 1971
ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, not 8, 15, 22, £10
Julius Caesar Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 19–24 Aug, £10
Brandy theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £8
E8
Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £10–£13
The Try-Hards Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 7 Aug to 23 Aug, £7
Mary’s Room theSpace on North Bridge, 13–24 Aug, £8
Unknown Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £7.50
Such Filthy F*cks
Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £9–£11
Ticker
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10–£12
Predictably Irrational theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
PAMALA
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £7
16:15
Westminster Hour Part 2
Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
The Castle Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £8
Enough
Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 21 Aug, £21
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £15
Inflatable Space Assembly Roxy, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £12–£14
The Djinns of Eidgah Sweet Grassmarket, 6–18 Aug, not 11, £10
First Time
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £14.50
The Nights by Henry Naylor
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £13–£14
Apollo: Take 111
Zoo Southside, 6–26 Aug, not 11, 18, 25, £10
Mirror Canon theSpace on the Mile, 19–24 Aug, £5
16:20
Native Girl Syndrome Summerhall, 7–11 Aug, £10
Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 8 Aug, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 12 Aug, 13 Aug, £11
Chamberlain: Peace in Our Time Greenside @ Nicolson Square, Various dates from 6 Aug to 17 Aug, £11
Passion Perspectives theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £9
Bleeding Black Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Beyond Glory theSpace on the Mile, 6–10 Aug, £9–£10
16:25
Want Some More theSpace on the Mile, 16 Aug, 17 Aug, 20 Aug, 21 Aug, £10
Love and Sex and All Things In-Between theSpace on the Mile, 12–24 Aug, not 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, £10
Lorca: A Theatre Beneath the Sand
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £12
Unmeetables theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–18 Aug, not 11, £5–£10
16:30
Coma
Summerhall, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £7.50
The Legacy of William Ireland
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 13, 20, £11.50
Faultlines Palmerston Place Church, 9–10 Aug, £9
The Trojans Pleasance at EICC, 7 Aug, £15
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
Akala – In Conversation – Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6 Aug, £16
Gone Full Havisham
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–25 Aug, not 18, 19, £10–£12
Everything I Do Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Yellow
ZOO Playground, 18–26 Aug, £10
Bedlam
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–18 Aug, not 11, £7
subsist
Sweet Grassmarket, 21–25
Aug, £9
8:8
Summerhall, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £8
Getting to Know Katie
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9–£11
Typical Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 13, £10–£12
Boswell
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £11.50
Faultlines
Carrubbers, 12–17 Aug, £9
The National and ELT Short Play Winners Hill Street Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £12
Progress
ZOO Playground, 6–17
Aug, £10
A Payment Unkind
Sweet Grassmarket, 19–22
Aug, £10
Ubu the King C venues – C south, 6–10 Aug, £11.50–£12.50
Northanger Abbey
French Institute, 12–24 Aug, not 14, 15, £12
Honey
ZOO Playground, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14
Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £21
The Incident Room
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £12.50–£14.50
16:35
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, £7
16:40
The Last of the Pelican Daughters Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 17, £11.50–£13.50
Drinking and Unemployment: A New Play About Work
Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £6
Momo and the Inevitable Decay of the House in the Forest
theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £8
Fags, Mags and Bags
Underbelly, George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £13.50–£15.50
16:45
Fragility of Man
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, £10–£12.50
Arguing On-Air
C venues – C viva, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £7.50–£9.50
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25
Aug, £15
CONSPIRACY
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £11–£12
Mighty Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 12, £9–£11
Synesthesia the Musical
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 15–25 Aug, FREE
Cat Hepburn: #GIRLHOOD
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8–£9
16:50
Shit Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Number, Please.
Paradise in Augustines, 6–25
Aug, not 11, 18, £7
Darren McGarvey AKA
Loki: Scotland Today
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £12
16:55
The Kiss C venues – C aquila, 6–10 Aug, £8.50–£9.50
Ophelia Is Also Dead theSpaceTriplex, 12–17
Aug, £7
Standard:Elite
Bedlam Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11
Dorian Gray theSpace on the Mile, 19–23 Aug, £5
17:00
Agent November Escape
Game: Robyn Yew The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
Drunk Lion
Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom, 7–25 Aug, not 20, FREE
Giant Wolf Theatre –Playback
Leith Depot, 14–17 Aug, £5 Coma
Summerhall, 8–25 Aug, £7.50
Attila the Stockbroker
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, Various dates from 16 Aug to 24 Aug, FREE
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
Tartuffe
Assembly Rooms, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £14–£15
Sary
Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10
Polaris Scottish Poetry Library, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 12, 18, 19, £8
Pathetic Fallacy
CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £11
Underwater
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 14–15 Aug, FREE
Sharon Stacy Statue
Paradise in The Vault, 19–25 Aug, £7
Fawk
Paradise in Augustines, 10 Aug, 12 Aug, 22 Aug, £15 Freak Show
Paradise in Augustines, 8 Aug, 9 Aug, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, £15
CACW – Cony’s Collection Stockbridge Church, 14 Aug, FREE
Candy Factory
Wee Red Bar, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £12
Morning Glory Planet Bar, 12–16 Aug, FREE
Confetti and Chaos
(Formerly The Wedding Reception)
Imagination Workshop, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, 22, £45–£47.50
Contact Light
Pianodrome at The Pitt, 19–24 Aug, £10
That Bastard Brecht Paradise in Augustines, 6–20 Aug, not 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, £15
Shakespeare in the Garden: The Comedy of Errors
C venues – C south, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8.50–£10.50
17:05
Parakeet
Roundabout @ Summerhall, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £14–£15
At This Stage theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 13 Aug to 23 Aug, £8
I Pilgrim theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £10
Volpone theSpace on the Mile, 6–10 Aug, £8
Do You Ever Get Scared?
theSpaceTriplex, 6–10
Aug, £10
Four Woke Baes
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11.50–£12.50
If I Die on Mars
theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 12 Aug to 24 Aug, £8
Seasoned Professionals
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £7
Genesis: The Mary Shelley Play C venues – C cubed, 6–26 Aug, £10.50–£12.50
[BLANK] by Alice Birch and NYTP theSpaceTriplex, 19–24 Aug, £8
17:10
Suffering from Scottishness Assembly Roxy, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 13, 20, £10–£12
Gun Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 14, £10–£11
Not Black and White Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8–£12
Silence in Court Hill Street Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £12
The Mystery of the Bonnie Sporran and the Loch Ness Monster theSpace on North Bridge, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
17:15
Lest You Forget
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 19–24 Aug, £8
Attila the Stockbroker PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans, 19–21 Aug, FREE
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre
Summerhall, 7–25 Aug, £7
My Best Dead Friend Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Apologies to the Bengali Lady Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
Scotlandsfest Quaker Meeting House, 19–23 Aug, £5
Keith Moon: The Real Me
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £11–£12
Unicorns, Almost – An Audio Installation
Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 6–10 Aug, £5
Choose Your Own... Improv! Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £8
8:8
Summerhall, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £8
Nothing’s Happening: A Black Mountain College Project
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 9 Aug, £5
Macbeth theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £12
BoxedIn Theatre Presents: Daphne, or Hellfire
Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5
Mouthpiece Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 8 Aug, £5
Mr Nice Guy theSpace on the Mile, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £6
The Dance of Hands Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
17:20
Conversations With Van Gogh
Zoo Southside, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £7–£10
Getting to Grips with Migraine
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6 Aug, £6
Belongings
Venue 13, 6–9 Aug, £7
Wrath of Achilles
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Arlecchino Torn in Three Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £10
Adrift
Venue 13, Various dates from 10 Aug to 17 Aug, £7
Tally Ho, Secret Several! theSpace on North Bridge, 15–24 Aug, not 18, £9
Shut Up, Helen! theSpace on North Bridge, 6–14 Aug, not 11, £9
Bull theSpace @ Niddry St, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £10
Hallowed Ground –Women Doctors in War Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £10
Nemesis 2 – The Game
Changer
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–8 Aug, £8
I Can Make You Fail
Slightly Less
ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, £10
Sunset theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–10 Aug, £9
Electrolyte Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 10, £13–£14.50
The Winter’s Tale Central Hall, 6 Aug, £5
17:25
Woyzeck Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
17:30
Superstar
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
High Trees
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £5–£7.50
Coma
Summerhall, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £7.50
Franz and Marie: Woyzeck Retold
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £10
Arthur
Your Home, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £100
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
The Golden Fly Scottish Storytelling Centre, 21–25 Aug, £10
I Am Mark Scottish Storytelling Centre, 13–17 Aug, £10
Bryony Kimmings: I’m a Phoenix, Bitch Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £15–£17
Order from Chaos Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Various dates from 7 Aug to 23 Aug, £10
My Mum’s a Twat Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Checkpoint Paradise in The Vault, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
Yukon Ho! (Tall Tales from the Great White North) Summerhall, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £10
CACW – Cony’s Collection Stockbridge Church, 12 Aug, 13 Aug, 16 Aug, FREE
The Letter Pleasance Dome, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £9–£12
Bowjangles: Excalibow Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–7 Aug, £10–£12
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10
17:35
The Long Road
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £12
Hello? Hello.
theSpace on North Bridge, Various dates from 7 Aug to 23 Aug, £8
Isabelle
C venues – C south, 18–26 Aug, £7.50–£9.50
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
C venues – C south, 11–17 Aug, £9.50–£11.50
There Is No Problem (Here)
theSpace on North Bridge, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £8
17:40
Electric
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
Die! Die! Die! Old People
Die!
Summerhall, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8–£10
Pizza Shop Heroes
Summerhall, 6–11 Aug, £12
17:45
A Short Cut to Happiness
ZOO Playground, 6–26
Aug, £10
Mark Can’t Rap
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 6–18 Aug, FREE
Daddy Drag
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25
Aug, £15
Cruise to Hell
theSpace on the Mile, 12–17
Aug, £8
My Name Is Irrelevant
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
The Liar
theSpace @ Venue45, 6–7 Aug, £5
Perfect Sweet Novotel, 18–24 Aug, £8
Can You See Where I’m Coming From?
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar
Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
17:50
Hitman and Her
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 13, 20, £11.50
Souvenirs Paradise in The Vault, 19–25
Aug, £10
Pan Breid theSpace on the Mile, 6–10 Aug, £8
Yukon Ho! (Tall Tales from the Great White North) Summerhall, 6–11 Aug, £10
Numbers
C venues – C aquila, 6–26
Aug, £8.50–£10.50
Degrees of Guilt
theSpace on the Mile, 19–24 Aug, £8
18:00
Agent November Escape
Game: Robyn Yew
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
Coma Summerhall, 8–25 Aug, £7.50
A Short, Sharp History of the Olympic Games: Extracts from 1936 by Tom McNab
Eric Liddell Centre, 8 Aug, £10
The Red Hourglass
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 6–14 Aug, £13
Aidan Goatley: Happy Britain Part 1
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25
Aug, £10
Rowan Rheingans: Dispatches on the Red Dress
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 15–26 Aug, not 20, £8–£12
Everything I See I Swallow Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £13
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £15
A Khoisan Woman Summerhall, 8 Aug, £6
Garlands
Summerhall, 19 Aug, £6
The Ladies Room Summerhall, 6 Aug, £6
The Grape That Rolled Under the Fridge Summerhall, 13 Aug, £6
The Making of Chariots of Fire
Eric Liddell Centre, 7 Aug, £10
Our Man – Free Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 19–25 Aug, FREE
Alice Hawkins –Suffragette
Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 12–16 Aug, £8
A War of Two Halves Tynecastle Park, 7–26 Aug, not 10, 13, £24
Noise Boys Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £13–£16
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui theSpace on the Mile, 19–24 Aug, £10
Edinburgh TV Festival
Presents: Russell T Davies Assembly Hall, 20 Aug, £16.50
Crowned with Glory and Honour
Carrubbers, 6–10 Aug, £5
Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £19.50
Sinatra: Raw
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £13.50
Uncensored Summerhall, 21 Aug, £6
Questions for Quiz Shows Summerhall, 17 Aug, £6
Dada, Surrealism, Bowie and Pop: The Puzzle of Avant-Garde Art Scottish Arts Club, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 14 Aug, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, £15
Pass Summerhall, 10 Aug, £6
Iain Dale: All Talk Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 6–11 Aug, £13–£14
Out of Your Mind Summerhall, 15 Aug, £6
18:05
The Good, The Bad and The Brexit theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–23 Aug, £11
Kurl Up and Dye theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £8
Vinyl Encore theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £9
baby-go-round theSpace on the Mile, 12–17 Aug, £10–£12
Dear Mr Dead Head theSpace on the Mile, 6–10 Aug, £8–£10
Auto-Nation theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 12 Aug to 24 Aug, £8
Rock’n’Roll Girls theSpace @ Venue45, Various dates from 13 Aug to 23 Aug, £8
Ghostly Tales theSpace on the Mile, 19–22 Aug, £8
This Play Is Not About Me theSpace on the Mile, 23–24 Aug, £5
18:10
Liminality theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £12
The Last Bread Pudding theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £8
18:15
Until the Flood Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 13
Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21
A Game of Death and Chance
Gladstone’s Land, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25
Aug, £15
Low Level Panic
The Royal Scots Club, 12–17
Aug, £10
Matt McGuinness: We Are What We Overcome Laughing Horse @ Sofi’s Southside, 11–17 Aug, FREE
Rich B*tch – How to Make Money with the Power of Your Mind Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25
Aug, £8.50
Paul Putner’s Embarrassment – Me and Madness (The Band)
Frankenstein Pub, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10
Mouthpiece Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 11
Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £21
The 900 Club Scottish Poetry Library, 20–24 Aug, £5
Grave Scottish Poetry Library, 6 Aug, £5
Word Jazzology Scottish Poetry Library, 9–10 Aug, £10
18:20
Gut Buddies Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 14, 20, £10
Trans Pennine theSpace on North Bridge, 13 Aug, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, £9
Thief by Liam Rudden Hill Street Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £12
Being Frank theSpace on North Bridge, 12 Aug, 14 Aug, 16 Aug, £9
Who Cares Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £12
30
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £9
Between Us theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £9.50
Subject Mater Paradise in The Vault, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £14
Black and White Tea Room – Counsellor Assembly Rooms, 6–25 Aug, £12–£14
18:25
Confessions of the Romantically Challenged Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £7
FemFringe Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 17 Aug, £5
Baby Reindeer by Richard Gadd
Roundabout @ Summerhall, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £14–£16
Moby Dick C venues – C aquila, 6–9 Aug, £8.50–£9.50
If Mouth Could Speak
ZOO Playground, 6–26
Aug, £8
Civilisation
Underbelly, Cowgate, 16–25
Aug, £10–£11
Gobby
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–15
Aug, £10–£11
Love and Misinformation Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £12
SAGA Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 19–24 Aug, £7
18:30
Enough Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, £21
Risk Assessment Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–10 Aug, £8
8:8
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8
That’s What She Said
Scottish Poetry Library, 15–17 Aug, £9
Play Before Birth
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £8
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Quaker Meeting House, 12–24
Aug, not 18, £6
Last Life: A Shakespeare Play Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £8
A(Poke)alypse Now –Mamoirs of a Gieza; I’m Still Here
PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street, 6–24 Aug, not 17, FREE
Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £18–£19.50
Nancy’s Philosopher Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 19–21 Aug, £10
In the Shadow of the Black Dog Assembly Rooms, 6–23 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
18:35
Hitler’s Tasters Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £11
Intolerable Side Effects
Zoo Southside, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £10
Heir Heads theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £9
Pops
Assembly Roxy, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
18:40
Trust the Teenagers
theSpace on North Bridge, 13–17 Aug, £6
Losing My Mindfulness Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 9–25 Aug, FREE
Bismillah! An ISIS
Tragicomedy
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25
Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Torch Town Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £7
Twice Over Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £12
Drawn and Quartered C venues – C cubed, 6–17 Aug, £9.50–£11.50
18:45
Burgerz
Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £21
BoxedIn Theatre
Presents: Swallows Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5
Minor Disruptions
Paradise in Augustines, 6–25
Aug, not 11, 17, 18, £10
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
theSpace on the Mile, 6–10
Aug, £5
Ashes
Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
Miss AmeriKa Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £13
Metamorphosis
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25
Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran
Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 21 Aug, £21
18:50
The Graveyard Shift theSpace on the Mile, 19–24 Aug, £8
Unicorn Party ZOO Playground, 11–26 Aug, not 18, £10
Grit
Venue 13, Various dates from 10 Aug to 17 Aug, £7
LARP
ZOO Playground, 6–10 Aug, £10
18:55
Tokyo Rose
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
Being Norwegian by David Greig Venue 13, 6–9 Aug, £10
Who Is Daniel King Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 14, £10–£11
Marie Lloyd Stole My Life theSpace on the Mile, 7 Aug, 9 Aug, 12 Aug, 14 Aug, 16 Aug, £9
Macbeth C venues – C south, 6–26 Aug, £10.50–£12.50
Kemp’s Jig theSpace on the Mile, Various dates from 6 Aug to 17 Aug, £9
19:00
Fawlty Towers Live Themed Dinner Show
The Fawlty Towers Dining Room at the Hilton Edinburgh Carlton Hotel, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £46.50–£62.50
The Patient Gloria Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £22
Coma Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, £7.50
Stand-Up Poet Imagination Workshop, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 19, £11
Static ZOO Playground, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8–£10
Worldwidewestern French Institute, 12–25 Aug, not 14, 15, 19, £10
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Royal Scots Club, 6–10 Aug, £12
Trying It On Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 13 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £22
Buzzing
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 15–26 Aug, £10
Peter Gynt Festival Theatre, 6–9 Aug, £15
Songs in the Key of Cree CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 6–18 Aug, not 12, £11
Dancing in the Moonlight – A Play About Phil Lynott
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–14 Aug, £11
Meatball Séance
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar
Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 13, FREE
Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster
Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15
Aug, 21 Aug, £22
St Mark Live! A Dramatic Presentation of the Gospel According to Mark
St Vincent’s, 12 Aug, £10
How Not to Drown
Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14
Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £22
Jock Tamson’s Bairns
Laughing Horse @ Ghillie
Dhu, 21 Aug, 22 Aug, 25
Aug, FREE
Gregory’s Girl
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £13
Dead Equal Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall, 6–25
Aug, not 12, 17, 18, 19, £12
Unnatural
ELREC Room, 6–14 Aug, £5
Agent November Escape
Game: Murder Mr E The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
Green & Blue Summerhall, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £10
Courage Calls to Courage: The Suffragist Musical!
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–9 Aug, £10
Marx in Soho
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 12–26 Aug, not 19, £11.50
Nancy’s Philosopher
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 22 Aug, £15
Crocodile Fever
Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 11
Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £22
Dr Faustus
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–7 Aug, £11.50
The Amazing Dyslexic Poetry Show
Lauriston Halls, 6–10 Aug, £5
19:05
Jewbana
theSpace @ Venue45, 8–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £9.50
Bodily Functions and Where to Find Them
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £7–£8
44 Inch Chest
theSpace on North Bridge, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
McNaughton
theSpace on the Mile, 19–24
Aug, £8
Vinyl Encore theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £9
19:10
Sex Education
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Being and Nothingness
theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £8
Man on the Moon Summerhall, 20–25 Aug, £8–£12
Drone Summerhall, 6–17 Aug, not 12, £14
Just Like a Woman
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £8
The Silent House PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 10–11 Aug, £11.50
19:15
Peer Gynt
Central Hall, 6 Aug, £5
HoneyBee
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £10–£11
8:8
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8
Caliban’s Codex
Sweet Novotel, 12–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £10
Appropriate by Sarah-Jane Scott
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Neither Here Nor There
Summerhall, 15–25 Aug, £10
Coming Home With Me
Sweet Novotel, 6–11 Aug, £8
The Screwtape Letters
Palmerston Place Church, 19–21 Aug, £11
Chameleon
ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £9
Blockbusters
Palmerston Place Church, 22–23 Aug, £10
The 39 Steps
Central Hall, 6 Aug, £5
Down It Fresher!
Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller, 6–11 Aug, FREE
Witches?! In Salem!? Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
19:20
Trans Pennine theSpace on North Bridge, 19 Aug, 21 Aug, 23 Aug, £9
Oh Yes Oh No
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Being Frank theSpace on North Bridge, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 24 Aug, £9
Green & Blue
Summerhall, 6–11 Aug, £10
Le Monocle
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–9 Aug, £8
Milkshake
theSpace @ Niddry St, 19–24 Aug, £8
19:25
Some Things are Meant to Be, Anna theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £10
Shadow
C venues – C aquila, 14–26 Aug, not 20, £8.50–£10.50
Pick Up
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £6.50
Midges
theSpace @ Niddry St, 12–17 Aug, £7
19:30
Coma
Summerhall, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £7.50
1902
Wee Red Bar, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £12
Roots
Church Hill Theatre, 9–25 Aug, not 14, 21, £25
From Judy to Bette: The Stars of Old Hollywood
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £10–£11
Rhythm of the Dance
The Brunton , 7 Aug, £24.50
Pre-View
Traverse Theatre, 12 Aug, £7
Faulty Towers the Dining Experience
Imagination Workshop, 6–25 Aug, not 10, 12, 19, £52–£57.50
Mythos: Men
Festival Theatre, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £25
Perfect Wedding
The Royal Scots Club, 19–24 Aug, £12.50
The Wild Unfeeling World Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £9–£11
The Secret River King’s Theatre, 6–10 Aug, £15 Red Dust Road
The Lyceum, 14 Aug, 15 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, £20
Second Honeymoon Mayfield Salisbury Church, 6–16 Aug, weekdays only, £12 Jottings from the Queen of Sheba
St Patrick’s Church, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 23 Aug, £7
Tartuffe Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 6–16 Aug, not 11, £12
Green Knight
Scottish Poetry Library, 7
Aug, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 13 Aug, 14 Aug, £10
The Afflicted Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £14
3,000 Trees: The Death of Mr William McRae Sweet Grassmarket, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £10
Nan Shepherd: From Flaneur to Fiver
Scottish Poetry Library, 20–22 Aug, £6
Confessionals Scottish Poetry Library, 6 Aug, £8
Tales of the Condemned Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, 8 Aug, 12 Aug, £8
The Archive of Educated Hearts Pleasance Courtyard, Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £10–£12
A War of Two Halves Tynecastle Park, 13 Aug, £24
The Long Pigs Assembly Roxy, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 19, £14–£16
Mythos: Gods Festival Theatre, 19 Aug, £25
A Trilogy of Horrors: Volume I
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 6–11 Aug, £10
Suddenly Last Summer St Ninian’s Hall, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £12
The Brooklyn Scotsman Hill Street Theatre, 6–25
Aug, £12
Surprise Package Saughtonhall United Reformed Church, 6–10
Aug, £9
Stepping Out theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–10
Aug, £15
19:35
2 Clowns 1 Cup Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Various dates from 6 Aug to 17 Aug, £9
In Your Wet Dreams Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £7
Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour
Outside the Beehive Inn, 6–31 Aug, £16
Stanley theSpace on North Bridge, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £7
And Then They Died Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £7
Bost Uni Plues Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 7 Aug, 9 Aug, 12 Aug, 14 Aug, 16 Aug, £9
19:40
Arlecchino Torn in Three Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
Purple C venues – C aquila, 6–10 Aug, £9.50–£10.50
19:45
America Is Hard to See Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
Fudge
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, £9.50–£10.50
Forbidden Fruit Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £8
Sugar
Sweet Novotel, 14–24 Aug, not 21, £7
Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £19.50
SHINE
Zoo Southside, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10–£12
Digital Masks to Africa –Cheikh Anta Diop: Poem for the Living theSpace @ Venue45, 6 Aug, £5
The Pillowman theSpace @ Venue45, 7 Aug, £5 Miles Behind Sweet Novotel, 6–12 Aug, £7
19:50
The Convoluted Adventures of Batman and Robin – An Adult Panto!
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £8
Being Frank About Sinatra
Paradise in The Vault, 12–25 Aug, not 18, £11
Conversations With Myself
C venues – C cubed, 6–17 Aug, £8.50–£10.50
The Canary and the Crow Roundabout @ Summerhall, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £14–£15
Unspoken (One Day in the Life of a Park Bench) Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–10 Aug, £6 leaves Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–17 Aug, £10
19:55
Clouds
theSpace on the Mile, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
Who Did I Think She Was?
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, 6–25 Aug, FREE
20:00
Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation
The Studio, 7–25 Aug, not 12, 19, 21, 24, £20
Coma
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, £7.50
Waiting for Godot
The Edinburgh Yes Hub, 22–26 Aug, £20
Girl Bully
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 6–10 Aug, FREE
Smut Slam: Where Sexy and Storytelling Collide
The Safari Lounge, 7 Aug, 14 Aug, £10
Hear Word! Naija Woman
Talk True
The Lyceum, 19 Aug, 22 Aug, 23 Aug, £20
Oedipus
King’s Theatre, 14–16 Aug, £15
The Examination
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £12.50–£13.50
HOTTER
Underbelly, Cowgate, 12–25
Aug, £9–£10
Yours Sincerely
Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
Son of Dyke
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–11 Aug, £9–£10
Hair of the Wild
C venues – C at SESH Hairdressing, 9–26 Aug, not 19, £8.50–£10.50
Hamish Henderson: On the Radical Road
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Lucy McCormick: Post Popular
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25
Aug, not 7, 12, 19, £12–£14
There She Is
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £10
Night Walk for Edinburgh
Around Edinburgh / The Milkman, 13–25 Aug, not 14, 19, £15
What Are You Wearing?
Laughing Horse @ The Place, 19–25 Aug, FREE
Agent November Escape
Game: Murder Mr E
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
2Elfth Night Paradise in Augustines, 12–25 Aug, not 18, £5
A Thatcher’s Guide to Dogging in Bungay
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24
Aug, FREE
20:05
Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £12
Doubt
ZOO Playground, 12–25 Aug, not 18, £7–£10
Butterflies
ZOO Playground, 6–26 Aug, £10
Takin’ It Easy, 1916 theSpace on North Bridge, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £7.50
Serenity
ZOO Playground, 6–10
Aug, £14
20:10
Sex, Drugs and Bilingualism
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 16 Aug, 18 Aug, £10
Art is Shit
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 17 Aug, £10
Are Women Assholes?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 8 Aug, £10
Does Sex Still Sell?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 24 Aug, £10
Is God a Psychopath?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 10 Aug, £10
Who Owns History?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 13 Aug, £10
Are You a Problem
Addict?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 19 Aug, £10
Blame It on the Algorithm!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 25 Aug, £10
The Very Well-Fed Caterpillar theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £7
OK Computer or Paranoid Android?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 7 Aug, £10
Fake News Kills World!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 22 Aug, £10
Obesity Bankrupted
Our NHS!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 23 Aug, £10
Traumgirl
Summerhall, Various dates from 7 Aug to 25 Aug, £12
Don’t Bank on the Bankers
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 20 Aug, £10
It’s Beautiful, Over There Venue 13, 6–24 Aug, not 7, 12, 21, £10
O Sister, Where Art Thou?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 9 Aug, £10
Dumbing Down Trauma?
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6 Aug, 21 Aug, £10
This Show Will Make You Sharper!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 14 Aug, £10
Traumboy
Summerhall, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £12
Neglecting Midwives
Gives Mothers PTSD
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 15 Aug, £10
Move or Die!
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 11 Aug, £10
20:15
Fempire: Cleo, Theo & Wu by Kirsten Vangsness Assembly Rooms, 6–23 Aug, not 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, £10–£11
The Domestic theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–24 Aug, not 18, £6–£8
Up and Away theSpace on the Mile, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £6–£8
ANTics
Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
Night Walk for Edinburgh
Around Edinburgh / The Milkman, 13–25 Aug, not 14, 19, £15
Fempire: Mess by Kirsten Vangsness
Assembly Rooms, Various dates from 8 Aug to 24 Aug, £10–£11
The Brunch Club Pleasance Pop-Up: Levels, 7–24 Aug, not 13, 20, £9–£12
Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £18–£19.50
School Gays
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £11
Cactus
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 15, FREE
20:20
Reservoir Dugs theSpace @ Venue45, 9–17 Aug, not 11, £10
The Good Scout theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–24 Aug, not 13, £12
Hindsight theSpace on North Bridge, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £11
House of Hundred C venues – C aquila, 6–17 Aug, £10.50–£12.50
Tuck Into Poetry – A Lite Bite of Cheese and Puns theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £8
Section 28: The Legacy of a Homophobic Law theSpace on the Mile, 19–24
Aug, £8
Listen, You Can Hear the Sound of No Hands Clapping theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £8
20:25
Nothing to Hide theSpace @ Niddry St, 19–24
Aug, £8
Unexpected Turbulence Paradise in Augustines, 6–9
Aug, £9.50
20:30
Coma Summerhall, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £7.50
The Taming of the Shrew The Royal Scots Club, 12–17
Aug, £10
I’m Woman Sweet Grassmarket, 19–25
Aug, £9
Only Fools the Cushty Dining Experience Imagination Workshop, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, 22, £47.50–£52
The Rise and Fall of Patti Superb
ZOO Playground, 6–10 Aug, £10
Wait, What?
ZOO Playground, 11–15 Aug, £6–£8
Under the Floorboards
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, Various dates from 6 Aug to 13 Aug, £11.50
The Collection of Professor Novak
PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Outhouse Bar, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, FREE
A War of Two Halves Tynecastle Park, 7–26 Aug, not 10, 13, £24
Night Walk for Edinburgh Around Edinburgh / The Milkman, 13–25 Aug, not 14, 19, £15
The Greatest Theatrical Event... Ever!
Paradise in The Vault, 6–25
Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Seamonster, the Story
PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Outhouse Bar, 12 Aug, 19 Aug, FREE
The Passion of the Playboy Riots
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 19–26 Aug, £12–£12.50
Contractions
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 14–18 Aug, £11.50
20:35
The Life of Spies theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £10
Broken English theSpace on North Bridge, 19–23 Aug, £10
The Last Bubble theSpace on North Bridge, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £8
20:40
Skylar MacDonald’s Fact Machine
C venues – C aquila, 6–17 Aug, £8.50–£10.50
Hold On Let Go
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 7, 12, 20, £10
20:45
Before Dance Base, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £13
Said and Done
Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 19, £9
Taking Flight Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–10 Aug, £7
Footnotes
Summerhall, Various dates from 6 Aug to 24 Aug, £12
Playground Scottish Poetry Library, 6–9 Aug, £5
Employ Me, You Cowards! Scottish Poetry Library, 13–23 Aug, not 18, 19, £7
Night Walk for Edinburgh Around Edinburgh / The Milkman, 13–25 Aug, not 14, 19, £15
Mouthpiece Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 13 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £21
SAGA Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–17 Aug, £7
Consumers
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–17 Aug, £7
20:50
Father Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £12
The Bald Soprano Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 19–24 Aug, £10
A Family Affair Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 7–10 Aug, £12
Bitch, Antigone theSpace on the Mile, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £12
20:55
Honeypot
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £8
Ejaculation – Discussions About Female Sexuality
Summerhall, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
21:00
How to Mend the World (With a Student Play)
theSpace on the Mile, 19–24 Aug, £8
Coma
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, £7.50
Making a Murderer: Part 2 – Brendan Dassey’s Post-Conviction Lawyers
Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin in Conversation
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 11–15 Aug, £19
Rob Bell: An Introduction to Joy
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 17–19 Aug, £16
A Rock’n’Roll Suicide!
Zoo Southside, 6–26 Aug, £10
Enough
Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, £21
James Rowland’s Songs of Friendship
Summerhall, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug, £25
The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
Akala – In Conversation
– Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6 Aug, £16 pool (no water)
The Royal Scots Club, 6–10 Aug, £12
Cadaver Synod
Sweet Grassmarket, 19–25 Aug, £8.50
tEMPORARY sANITY
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–26 Aug, £11.50
The Staircase: An Evening with David Rudolf from Netflix’s The Staircase
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–10 Aug, £19
James Rowland’s A Hundred Different Words for Love
Summerhall, Various dates from 7 Aug to 24 Aug, £12.50
Night Walk for Edinburgh
Around Edinburgh / The Milkman, 13–25 Aug, not 14, 19, £15
James Rowland’s Revelations
Summerhall, 8 Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £12.50
Blind Date
CanadaHub @ King’s Hall in association with Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £11
James Rowland’s Team
Viking
Summerhall, Various dates from 6 Aug to 23 Aug, £12.50
Agent November Escape
Game: Murder Mr E
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–25 Aug, £12–£14
A Trilogy of Horrors: Volume II Scottish Storytelling Centre, 6–11 Aug, £10
The People’s Boat Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £8
Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, 23 Aug, £21
McNaughton
Scottish Arts Club, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 12 Aug, 14 Aug, £15
Bullarena Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–17 Aug, £10
The Words Are There theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £9–£11
The American’s Dream theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £10
Surveillance
theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £10
Contra Summerhall, 6–11 Aug, £12
Sherlock Holmes and the Conundrum of Conan
Doyle
theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £8
More Fool You: Part I
Paradise in Augustines, Various dates from 12 Aug to 24 Aug, £10.50
Hearty Summerhall, 13–24 Aug, not 19, £8–£10
More Fool You: Part II
Paradise in Augustines, Various dates from 13 Aug to 25 Aug, £10
21:15
Burgerz Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15
Aug, 21 Aug, £21
Square Go
Roundabout @ Summerhall, 7–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £15–£17
Peer Gynt Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
Flowers for Algernon
Central Hall, 6 Aug, £5
Until the Flood
Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14 Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £21
Faustus theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £7
The Grandmothers Grimm Paradise in The Vault, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £9
Night Walk for Edinburgh
Around Edinburgh / The Milkman, 14–25 Aug, not 19, £15
BoxedIn Theatre
Presents: The Voices We Hear
Pleasance Pop-Up: Dynamic Earth, 7–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £5
Witches?! In Salem!? Central Hall, 6 Aug, £5
21:20
There’s Something Missing
ZOO Playground, 6–26
Aug, £10
Sound Cistem
ZOO Playground, 11–26
Aug, £10
Misfit Warrior theSpace on North Bridge, 6–24 Aug, not 11, £10
The Populars Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Nine Months theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £10
21:30
Father of Lies
Sweet Novotel, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £9
Coma Summerhall, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £7.50
Wuthering Heights
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 12–15 Aug, £11.50
Loud Poets: Best of Fringe
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Night Walk for Edinburgh
Around Edinburgh / The Milkman, 14–25 Aug, not 19, £15
Trainspotting Live Venue150 at EICC, Various dates from 9 Aug to 24 Aug, £19.50
Homer to Hip Hop: A History of Spoken Word PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth, 12–16 Aug, FREE
Time Please
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £11.50
Splintered Bedlam Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £10
Everyman theSpace on the Mile, 19–24 Aug, £9
Punched PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 7–8 Aug, £11.50
Solitary Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
Shakespeare Up Late!
C venues – C aquila, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £8.50–£10.50
amendments: A Play on Words theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £10
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £8
Ginger Johnson’s Happy Place Pleasance Dome, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£12
Musik Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £12–£16.50
Our Saviour theSpaceTriplex, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £8
Brandi Alexander
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £9.50–£10.50
Boxed Out
Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
Night Walk for Edinburgh Around Edinburgh / The Milkman, 14–25 Aug, not 19, £15
Mother and the Monster / Free Festival
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern, 20–25 Aug, FREE
Digital Masks to Africa –Cheikh Anta Diop: Poem for the Living theSpace @ Venue45, 7 Aug, £5
The Pillowman theSpace @ Venue45, 6 Aug, £5
21:50
Before the Revolution
Summerhall, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £8–£10
Glockenspielsexpartybavariagoodbye
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £8
The Last King of Porn Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
21:55
zounds!
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £10
Working On My Night
Moves
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £12
Don’t Frighten the Straights!
Paradise in Augustines, 6–25
Aug, not 11, 18, £8–£9
How to Mend the World
(With a Student Play)
theSpace on the Mile, 12–17
Aug, £8
Bit of Sunshine
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 19–23 Aug, £7
22:00
Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger
theSpace on the Mile, 6–24
Aug, not 11, 18, £12
The Patient Gloria Traverse Theatre, 6 Aug, 11
Aug, 17 Aug, 23 Aug, £22
Mental Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
Trying It On
Traverse Theatre, 8 Aug, 14
Aug, 20 Aug, 25 Aug, £22
One Summerhall, 22–24 Aug, £9–£12
Dan Webber – Genre Fluid
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–9 Aug, £5
I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron
Zoo Southside, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £10
Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster Traverse Theatre, 10 Aug, 16 Aug, 22 Aug, £22
How Not to Drown Traverse Theatre, 9 Aug, 15 Aug, 21 Aug, £22
Night Walk for Edinburgh
Around Edinburgh / The Milkman, 14–25 Aug, not 19, £15
Monica: This Play Is Not About Monica Lewinsky
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £10
Agent November Escape
Game: Murder Mr E The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, £15
Crocodile Fever
Traverse Theatre, 7 Aug, 13 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, £22
Absolutely Reliable!
C venues – C cubed, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £9.50–£11.50
Pits
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
The Passion of the Playboy Riots
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 10–18 Aug, £11.50–£12
22:05
To Fall in Love
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £10
Die or Run
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 19–24 Aug, £12
22:10
No Fun and Games
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–24 Aug, £5
Tang Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–17 Aug, £8
Mojo
theSpace on North Bridge, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £10
My Father the Tantric Masseur
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £9–£11
22:15
The Nana Schewitz
Pass-Me-Over Party
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–24 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, FREE
Searchers
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.50–£11.50
You Have a Match theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £10
22:20
Ophelia Is Also Dead theSpace @ Niddry St, 19–24 Aug, £7
Warwick Improv Presents: Anything You Want theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–10 Aug, £8
22:25
Grave Concern theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £9
22:30
TGIF
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £8–£9
Monogamy
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–26 Aug, £11.50
Steve Lamacq: Going Deaf for a Living Gilded Balloon Teviot, 15–16 Aug, £15
22:35
Svetlana
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 13, 20, £12–£13
The Mannequin theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £8
Listen, You Can Hear the Sound of No Hands Clapping theSpace on North Bridge, 12–17 Aug, £8
Gigolo: Bold, Beautiful, Bizarre theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–24 Aug, £8
22:40
Don’t Do It, Don’t Do It, Do It! theSpace on North Bridge, 6–10 Aug, £5–£7
Tess theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £12
Dissident Sausage theSpace on North Bridge, 19–24 Aug, £7–£8
Redacted Arachnid C venues – C aquila, 6–17 Aug, £9.50–£11.50
Lovecraft (Not the Sex Shop in Cardiff)
Underbelly, Cowgate, 13–25 Aug, not 19, £11.50–£12.50
22:45
Boar
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £9–£11
22:50
The Bacchae Paradise in The Vault, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £9
22:55
The Slinks
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £10–£11
23:00
Tricky Second Album
Pleasance Dome, 6–18 Aug, £9–£11
Don’t Be Terrible
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£11
The Ladies
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £10
23:05
FemFringe
Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 24–25 Aug, £5
23:10
Murder Ballads
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £10
Inferno, Kid Paradise in Augustines, 12–17 Aug, £5–£7.50
Eddie Izzard: Expectations of Great Expectations (WIP) Assembly George Square Studios, 19–20 Aug, £17.50
Dead Parents Society Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 12–17 Aug, £8
Defying Logic
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 19–24 Aug, £8
A Clockwork Orange Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 19–22 Aug, £8.50
The Super Sad and Really Tragical Story of Analeise
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £10
23:15
O Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–17 Aug, £10 Stoned, Stupid and Stuck (A Californian Fairytale) Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £9
Dissident Sausage theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–17 Aug, £3–£8
23:20
Within Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 19–24 Aug, £10
23:25
Pussy in Boots: The Adult Panto theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £9
23:30
Hot Flush
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 14, £9–£10
23:50
Beauty is Pain Paradise in The Vault, 19–25 Aug, £8–£8.50
09:15
Tales of Neverland (0+)
Central Hall, 8 Aug, £5
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (8+)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6 Aug, £5
10:00
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (5+)
theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–17
Aug, not 11, £10
Moon Dragon for 5 and Under (0+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
Microbodyssey (5+)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–24 Aug, not 13, £9.50
Fox-tot! (0+)
The Edinburgh Academy, 6–16 Aug, not 12, FREE
A Sherlock Holmes
Mystery: The Baker Street
Irregulars and the Case of the Stolen Portrait (8+)
theSpace on the Mile, 6–10
Aug, £8
Jo Jingles – Jo Tours
Bonnie Scotland (0+)
Murrayfield Parish Church
Centre, 7–10 Aug, FREE
Science Adventures (5+)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £10
The Stinky Cheese Man... and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (0+)
theSpace @ Venue45, 7
Aug, £5
Window (0+)
Paradise in Augustines, 13–17
Aug, £6
Looking Down on Me (8+)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 20–24 Aug, £7
10:10
Annie Jr (5+)
theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–10 Aug, £8
10:15
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free! (3+)
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–13 Aug, FREE
10:20
Sparkle (3+)
Summerhall, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10
Grimm Tales (5+)
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £8
10:30
Bambino Beats –Summertime Boogie
Under the Sea (0+)
Stockbridge Church, 6–9
Aug, £6
Moonbird (5+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 12, 20, £8.50–£10
Topsy and Turvy’s Twisty
Turny Journey (3+)
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 6–10 Aug, £8
Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs (0+)
C venues – C south, 9–17 Aug, £10.50–£12.50
Flamenco for Kids (0+)
C venues – C viva, 10 Aug, 17
Aug, 24 Aug, £9.50
Valentina’s Galaxy (3+)
Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh – Fletcher Building, Various dates from 9 Aug to 18 Aug, £8
Shark in the Park (3+)
Assembly George Square, 6–18 Aug, not 14, £10–£12
So You Think You Know
About Dinosaurs...?! with Dr Ben Garrod (5+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 9–17
Aug, £9–£11
Romantic Romeo (5+)
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£11
One Duck Down (3+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 20, £8–£10
Sail Away! (0+)
Stockbridge Church, 19 Aug, 20 Aug, 22 Aug, 23 Aug, 24 Aug, £8
Celeste’s Circus (0+)
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 9–25 Aug, not 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, £8
Comète (5+) Assembly Checkpoint, 6–26
Aug, not 8, 13, £9–£11
Wriggle Around the World (0+)
Stockbridge Church, Various dates from 10 Aug to 17
Aug, £8
Children’s Silent Disco (5+)
City of Edinburgh Tours, 6–26
Aug, £10
Spec-tacular (3+)
PQA Venues @Riddle’s Court, 6–18 Aug, £11.50
Little Top (0+)
Pleasance at EICC, 6–17 Aug, not 12, £8
I Believe In Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo (5+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26
Aug, not 14, 19, £8.50–£11
10:40
The Bubble Show (0+)
Assembly George Square Gardens, 15–26 Aug, £10–£12
The Bubble Show (0+) Assembly George Square, 6–13 Aug, £10–£12
10:45
Hey Diddle Diddle (0+)
Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–14 Aug, £8–£10
Monster School Jurassic! (3+)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6 Aug, £5
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: The Magic Cutlass (3+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–19 Aug, not 13, £10–£13
10:50
Doodle Pop (3+)
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£11
Rocket Girl (5+)
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
11:00
Jerry and the Adventures of the HMS Stargazer (5+)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–10 Aug, £8
Bicycle Boy (5+)
Pleasance Dome, 16–18 Aug, FREE
Sunshine (3+)
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–25 Aug, not 12, £9–£10
A Long Road Home (3+)
Carrubbers, 12–17 Aug, £7 Rave & Behave (5+)
Pleasance Dome, Various dates from 6 Aug to 26 Aug, £11–£12
Tappuccino (5+)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 14, £7.50–£8.50
Grumpy Pants (3+)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE Africa Weird and Wonderful (0+)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–23 Aug, not 12, FREE
The Bureau of Untold Stories (3+)
Museum of Childhood, 12–18 Aug, FREE
The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare (5+)
Assembly George Square Studios, 7–17 Aug, £10–£12
Baby Loves Disco (0+)
The Jam House, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, £8
Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall (0+)
Assembly George Square Gardens, 9–25 Aug, not 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, £7.50
Valentina’s Galaxy (3+)
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Fletcher Building, Various dates from 6 Aug to 15 Aug, £8
Rhyme Marmalade (5+)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Princess Pumpalot: The Ghostly Farting Monk Hunt (3+)
Le Monde, Various dates from 6 Aug to 12 Aug, £8
Soundplay Dome (0+)
City Art Centre, 12–16 Aug, £5
Games With James (5+)
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–18 Aug, not 14, FREE
The Tale of Hamlet the Viking (8+)
The Royal Scots Club, 6–10 Aug, £12
Children’s Underground Ghost Show (5+)
City of Edinburgh Tours, 6–26 Aug, £8
Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret (0+)
Assembly George Square Gardens, Various dates from 6 Aug to 15 Aug, £9
Lost in a Book (0+)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–8 Aug, £5
Ned and the Whale (3+)
theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 6–18 Aug, not 8, 12, 13, £9
Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo (3+)
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £14.50–£15.50
Mr. Men and Little Miss On Stage (0+)
Underbelly, George Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £11–£12
Treasure Island (5+)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–18 Aug, £8.50–£9.50
A Long Road Home (3+)
Palmerston Place Church, 9–10 Aug, £7
11:05
Moon Dragon Babies for Under 1s (0+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 14, 21, FREE
Olaf Falafel – It’s One Giant Leek for Mankind (3+)
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 6–11 Aug, FREE
Sina – The Girl Who Cast Her Shadow (5+)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Rd, 14–23 Aug, FREE
Red Riding Hood: The Panto (3+)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £8
11:10
Beauty and the Beast (3+)
Underbelly, Cowgate, 6–11
Aug, £10–£11
Dream Machine (5+)
Underbelly, Cowgate, 12–18
Aug, £10–£11
Little Wings (5+)
theSpace on North Bridge, 12–24 Aug, not 18, £7.50
11:15
Spontaneous Potter
Kidz (5+)
Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, 10 Aug, £10
Man vs Balloon: The Family Magic Show (5+)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ CC Blooms, 6–17 Aug, FREE
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free! (3+)
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, 6–25 Aug, not 15, 20, 22, FREE
Bubble Show: Milkshake and the Winter Bubble (0+)
Gilded Balloon Patter
Hoose , 6–26 Aug, not 14, £8.50–£9.50
Slime (0+)
Pleasance Pop-Up: Central Library, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, £7–£8
11:20
Shakespeare for Kids: Fools and Bottoms (0+)
C venues – C viva, 6–26 Aug, not 13, £7.50–£9.50
Don’t Mess with the Dummies (3+)
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £11.50–£12.50
Good Good Trouble on Bad Bad Island (3+)
Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 7 Aug, £5
Dexter and Winter’s Detective Agency (5+)
Roundabout @ Summerhall, Various dates from 10 Aug to 25 Aug, £10
11:25
Joyce (0+) Assembly Roxy, 6–26 Aug, £11–£12
11:30
First Piano on the Moon: Will Pickvance (5+) Summerhall, 6–18 Aug, not 12, £12
Fox-tot! (0+)
The Edinburgh Academy, 6–16 Aug, not 12, FREE
Rubbish Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (3+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £8.50–£10
Big Tops and Tiny Tots Circus Show (3+) Imagination Workshop, 8–18 Aug, £10
Jo Jingles – Jo Tours Bonnie Scotland (0+) Murrayfield Parish Church Centre, 7–10 Aug, FREE Mustard Doesn’t Go with Girls (5+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–23 Aug, not 13, £9–£11
The Greatest Magic Show (3+) Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £10–£12
Down with the Poetry King! (8+)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–18 Aug, £8–£9
Fantastic Magic Show for Kids (3+)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
11:40
The Fablesmiths (5+) Greenside @ Infirmary Street, 6–17 Aug, not 11, £7
11:45
VIKING (8+)
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–18 Aug, £10–£11
Beetlemania: Kafka for Kids (5+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–25 Aug, not 14, £10–£12 Huggers (3+)
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, 6–25 Aug, FREE
11:50
Walter the Wanderer, Book Reading and Colour-Along (3+)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Natural Food Kafe, 6–25 Aug, not 10, FREE
The Snow Queen (5+) theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6 Aug, £5
When Trolls Try to Eat Your Goldfish (5+)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Ciao Roma, 6–24 Aug, not 11, 18, FREE
Brave Macbeth (3+) Pleasance Courtyard, 6–18 Aug, £8.50–£10
11:55
Danny the Champion of the World (3+)
theSpace @ Niddry St, 19–24 Aug, £8
The First King of England in a Dress (5+) theSpaceTriplex, 12–17 Aug, £11–£12
12:00
Chores (3+)
Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–25 Aug, not 12, 19, £8–£10
Jelly or Jam (0+)
Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 10–11 Aug, £13
Science Magic: Play with Your Food (5+)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
The Showstoppers’ Kids Show (3+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–18 Aug, £9.50–£11
Soundplay Dome (0+)
City Art Centre, 12–16 Aug, £5
Wee Seals and Selkies (5+)
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 6–11 Aug, £9
Mr Fibbers Presents: Back in Tune (8+)
The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4, 6–18 Aug, £6
Colonel Mustard and the Big Bad Wolf (3+)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Various dates from 6 Aug to 18 Aug, £9
Maths Madness with Kyle D Evans (8+)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bar Bados Complex, 6–12 Aug, FREE
Little Baby Bum (0+)
Assembly George Square, 6–18 Aug, £11.50–£13
12:10
I Hate Children Children’s Show (8+)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–18 Aug, £11–£12.50
Girl Scouts vs Aliens (8+)
Assembly George Square Studios, 6–26 Aug, not 13, 20, £10–£12
12:20
ComedySportz UK (8+)
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 6–17 Aug, FREE
12:30
Ogg ‘n’ Ugg ‘n’ Dogg (3+)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £9–£10
Bambino Beats –Summertime Boogie
Under the Sea (0+)
Stockbridge Church, 10
Aug, £6
Valentina’s Galaxy (3+)
Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh – Fletcher Building, Various dates from 9 Aug to 18
Aug, £8
The Maths Magic Show
2019 (8+)
PBH’s Free Fringe @ CC Blooms, 6–25 Aug, FREE
Children’s Underground Ghost Show (5+)
City of Edinburgh Tours, 6–26
Aug, £8
Shakespearience (5+)
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £9.50–£10.50
12:40
The Wizard of Oz (3+)
theSpace @ Niddry St, 6–10
Aug, £9–£12
13:00
Bicycle Boy (5+)
Pleasance Dome, 16–18
Aug, FREE
Basil Brush’s Family Fun Show (5+)
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–15 Aug, £11.50–£12.50
Story Builders (5+)
Lauriston Halls, 6–24 Aug, not 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, £8
Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels (3+)
Pleasance at EICC, 15–16
Aug, £18
Splash Test Dummies (5+)
Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 6–24 Aug, not 12, 19, £11.50–£12.50
Bessy Bass Band’s Munchtime Music! (0+) Stockbridge Church, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, £10
Children’s Haunted Underground Experience (5+)
Auld Reekie Tours Police Box, 6–26 Aug, £12
13:05
Legend of Shadows (0+)
C venues – C south, 18–26 Aug, £10.50–£12.50
13:15
The Happy Prince (3+) C venues – C aquila, 6–26 Aug, not 12, 19, £10.50–£12.50
Science Magic: Play with Your Food (5+)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
The Amazing Bubble Man (0+)
Underbelly, George Square, 6–26 Aug, £11–£12
13:25
The New and Improved I Hate Children Children’s Show (8+)
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, 6–24 Aug, £11–£12
13:30
Make Your Own Book Workshop (12+)
White Stuff, 11 Aug, £15
The Listies: Ickypedia (5+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–18 Aug, £7.50–£10
Children are Stinky (3+)
Assembly George Square Gardens, 6–26 Aug, not 7, 14, 21, £8–£10
Heat Transfer Printing Workshop (12+)
White Stuff, 17 Aug, £15
Double Bubble Trouble (0+)
Sweet Grassmarket, 6–18 Aug, £7
Jo Jingles – Jo Tours Bonnie Scotland (0+) Murrayfield Parish Church Centre, 7 Aug, 8 Aug, 10 Aug, FREE
The Red Balloon (5+)
Sweet Grassmarket, 22–25 Aug, £8
Funbox: How to Be a Superhero (0+)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–7 Aug, £12
Feast of Fools (5+)
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 6–18 Aug, not 7, 13, 14, £8
Little Top (0+)
Pleasance at EICC, 6–17 Aug, not 12, £8
Alice and the Little Prince (5+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–18 Aug, not 9, £7–£9
13:45
I’ll Take You to Mrs Cole! (8+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–26 Aug, not 12, £10–£12
13:50
Our Teacher’s a Troll! (5+)
Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 13–17 Aug, £6
Mother GooseCANCELLED (3+)
Hill Street Theatre, 6–9 Aug, £12
14:00
Baby Loves Disco (0+)
The Jam House, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 24 Aug, 25 Aug, £9
Valentina’s Galaxy (3+)
Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh – Fletcher Building, Various dates from 6 Aug to 15 Aug, £8
Soundplay Dome (0+)
City Art Centre, 12–16 Aug, £5
Ned and the Whale (3+)
theSpace @ Symposium Hall, 9 Aug, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 17 Aug, 18 Aug, £9
The Stinky Cheese Man... and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (0+)
theSpace @ Venue45, 6 Aug, £5
Huggers (3+)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
14:15
Captain Jake and the Search for the Red Queen (0+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–18 Aug, £7.50–£9.50
14:30
A Massaoke Night at the Musicals (All Ages) (3+)
Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 17 Aug, £18
Bambino Beats –Summertime Boogie
Under the Sea (0+)
Stockbridge Church, 6–7 Aug, £6
Valentina’s Galaxy (3+)
Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh – Fletcher Building, Various dates from 9 Aug to 18 Aug, £8
Junior Jungle Rave (3+)
Underbelly, Central Hall, 17
Aug, FREE
The Wizard of Winterbourne (8+) Quaker Meeting House, 6–10 Aug, £9
Sail Away! (0+)
Stockbridge Church, Various dates from 10 Aug to 17 Aug, £8
Children’s Haunted Underground Experience (5+)
Auld Reekie Tours Police Box, 6–26 Aug, £12
Wriggle Around the World (0+)
Stockbridge Church, Various dates from 18 Aug to 24
Aug, £8
Circus Sonas Family Show (0+)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
15:00
Bicycle Boy (5+)
Pleasance Dome, 16–18
Aug, FREE
Me and the Mask –Commedia dell’Arte (5+)
Italian Cultural Institute, 8
Aug, 15 Aug, 22 Aug, £8
Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure! (3+)
Pleasance Courtyard, 6–18
Aug, £7–£9
I Piano (5+)
Pianodrome at The Pitt, 7–11
Aug, £12
Soundplay Dome (0+)
City Art Centre, 12–16 Aug, £5
Wind in the Willows (3+)
Inveresk Lodge Garden, 17
Aug, £10
15:05
The First King of England in a Dress (5+) theSpaceTriplex, 19–24 Aug, £11–£12
15:15
Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels (3+)
Pleasance at EICC, 15–16 Aug, £18
Fantastic Flatulence and Where to Find It (5+)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–25 Aug, FREE
15:35
Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure for Kids (0+)
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 6–18 Aug, £10–£11
15:50
Jarred Christmas and Hobbit: The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show (5+) Assembly Rooms, 6–24 Aug, not 12, £10–£11
16:00
Soundplay Dome (0+) City Art Centre, 12–16 Aug, £5
16:10
The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen (8+)
The Stand’s New Town Theatre, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £9
16:30
ComedySportz UK (8+)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters, 6–17 Aug, FREE
Mark Thompson’s Spectacular Science Show (3+)
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 6–25 Aug, not 13, £10.50
Morgan & West: Unbelievable Science (5+)
Assembly George Square, 6–25 Aug, not 21, £11.50–£12.50
17:00
Amazing Prize Family Bingo (5+) Lauriston Halls, 16–24 Aug, £4
17:15
Tales of Neverland (0+) Central Hall, 7 Aug, £5
17:20
Good Good Trouble on Bad Bad Island (3+) Greenside @ Royal Terrace, 6 Aug, £5
17:30
The Dark Room (For Kids!) (12+)
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 6–24 Aug, £10–£11
17:35
Comedy Club 4 Kids (5+) Assembly Roxy, 6–25 Aug, not 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, £10
17:40
Xchange (3+) theSpace @ Venue45, 8–10 Aug, £10
18:40
Alice in Wonderland (5+) Greenside @ Nicolson Square, 12–17 Aug, £8.50
Your hour-by-hour guide to Theatre at The Edinburgh festivals
My fridge is a bit boring so I’ve bent the
SHOW:
VENUE:
TIME:
TICKETS:
George Egg: Movable Feast Assembly George Square Gardens
4:30pm – 5:30pm, 1–25 Aug, not 12
£8–£12
