Edinburgh Fringe

The biggest arts festival in the world.

Within the confines of yet another random room in the Pleasance, semi-competent ventriloquist (her words, not…
Mad-cap surrealism from a company that is fast becoming a Fringe staple.
Our fascination with crime, from true murder cases to thrilling TV series such as Law and Order, The Wire,…
In what is an intimate venue, two actor-singers sing this one-act musical by Jason Robert Brown tenderly and…
This is a real treat of song and dance from two dozen boys and girls aged between 8 and 12 from villages in…
The crew of a Royal Navy submarine are about to cast off their land bound lives and slip beneath the waves.…
Taking a Chekhov monologue as a starting point (and with a good few dashes of Kafka, Longfellow and Edward…
Being a fan of the art of puppetry, it was with some excitement that I approached this afternoon’s…
Most people will remember the Blues Brothers from the eponymous 1980 film and fans will have longed to do two…
This is going to be both the easiest and hardest review for me to write. Derevo is renowned for its physical…
A new female circus troupe explores the world of circus performance, what it means to try and fail and ensure…
In today’s world of rapidity, this cute romcom – a first outing by 17-year-old playwright Noah Altshuler –…
Following a tale of mistaken identity this black comedy follows a variety of characters to the doors of…
You could see it here first folks! This new and well-resourced production had its world premiere at…
It feels like we are climbing the stairs of an Edinburgh tenement, winding up until we reach the door to flat…
Albert Lamorisse’s Oscar-winning 1956 film set in Ménilmontant in the 20th arrondissement of Paris is a…
This play by Montreal writer Evelyne de la Chenelière tells the story of Bashir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant…
Dressed in T-shirt and jeans, a scruff of facial hair, beatbox supremo Beardyman just had to slouch onto the…
Female comediennes Ingrid Oliver and Lorna Watson are Festival favourites, returning for their third year…
It’s not overly trying to apprehend the reasoning behind putting on a show like Party Time at this year’s…