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Through the nostalgic lens of playground politics Lunchbox explores themes of identity race bullying and belonging and confronts the prejudice and challenges that many young people must navigate during their formative school years. …

Ever feel like the universe has it in for you Award‐winning storyteller Smita Russell knows the feeling. Fresh from the Grand Prize win at the United Solo Festival in New York City Russell now brings Odds Are her incredible one‐woman show to…

Sex drugs and coercive control... Jackie is a new musical comedy that follows the young Jacqueline Bouvier as she dreams of becoming the first American Royal. After marrying into the illustrious Kennedy dynasty Jackie discovers that power and notoriety come with the…

Named after a slang term used for participants of clinical drugs trials and inspired by Bishops own experiences the show follows five strangers across five Sundays each of whom have signed up for a study in the hope of making some quick…

Niall Moorjanis Kanpur: 1857 is a darkly comic new play that presents an interrogation like no other. Strapped to a cannon an Indian rebel answers to a British officer for the crimes of Kanpur an Indian uprising against British colonial forces.…

History doesnt always repeat itself but it often rhymes. From American writer and performer Stacie Burrows No Good Drunk confronts the ghosts we carry in this hauntingly lyrical road trip through memory and addiction. Embellished with Southern Gothic tones this intensely personal…

This autobiographical one‐woman show puts you in the splash zone of death and delusion as Beth journeys through her struggle with bipolar disorder but like in a funny way. Through the bizarre highs and perilous lows Beth knits comedy and drama together…

Tried but acquitted of the crime the story goes that she wielded the axe that killed them. Overnight she becomes Americas original mad bad and dangerous to know icon. Set to bluegrass music and murder ballads this irreverently presented knee‐slapping ensemble show…

Featuring original music and some reimagined classics be immersed in a collection of gripping tales from around the world. This show is perfect for night owls insomniacs and anyone who has ever tossed turned or are now two days past their bedtime.…

Front Room Productions and Lawrence Batley Theatre will expose the sensational trial for Humpty Dumptys murder this summer in a new fairy‐tale inspired musical The Uncrackable Case. This hilarious tongue‐in‐cheek show reimagines the classic rhyme to explore modern themes including social media…

Based on Creator Sam Ipemas real‐life experiences this darkly comic deeply heartfelt show dares you to find comedy in the chaos of the unknown. Hailed as masterly Stage and shortlisted for BBC Popcorn New Writing Award expect immersive soundscapes full 90s…

Packed full of on‐your‐feet numbers and raucous hilarity the rebellious new musical Midnight at the Palace dismantles the lines between art and showbiz politics and performance. Audiences are invited to join the originators of Fck You Counterculture for a night…

After the death of her husband Lola flees the poverty of 1960s Spain to find work in London and support the young children shes left behind. The work is hard the weather is miserable and she doesnt understand the language. She misses…

Fresh from a sell‐out UK tour the Edinburgh Fringe‐favourite Murder She Didnt Write is back. This improvised whodunnit will see improv legends Degrees of Error perform an entirely improvised Agatha Christie‐inspired murder mystery every afternoon as the spectator becomes the author in…

Ladies and Gentlethem ‐ feeling a little upset Have you tried hypnosis psychoanalysis smelling salts and it just doesnt work Try The City for Incurable Women Its 1880s Paris and Dr Jean‐Martin Charcot is studying hysteria at the Salptrire Hospital. Here…

Back by POOPular demand award‐winning Edinburgh Fringe Family Favourite The Listies are back with their hilarious music and comedy show The Listies: Make Some Noise which is part of the House of Oz Edinburgh 2025 season. Brought to Edinburgh by the Australian…

Aaron answers the question twice first with a story youve heard a thousand times and then with one youve never heard before. Faced with a spinal‐cord injury this show follows Aarons journey to understand this new body in the uncertain world of…

Rewind to 2002 when Premier League football was the new rocknroll with the money glamour and bad behaviour to match. Spoiler alert: Contains scenes of an adult nature drug‐taking noughties fashion attempted murder offensive language outmoded attitudes sexual impropriety drama heartbreak…

CRASH Theatre Co shoots and scores with a hilarious original musical that serves hot sporty girl power like youve never seen before all set to an infectious soundtrack.…

Winner of the Charlie Hartill Theatre Fund 2025 The Unstoppable Rise of Ben Manager is an absurdist dark satire around office culture. Created by Bunkum Ensemble the show uses physical comedy live music and plenty of useless jargon to explore the psychological…

Face to face with her teenage self Tammy gets a second chance to ask lifes big questions rediscover her spark and rewrite her future. Jump into the front seat of the Delorean crank up the radio and take on a few life…

Through dark humour and poetic storytelling Trish shares her turbulent journey from living in fear to reclaiming her life. Her story unfolds in images as visions fragments of memory and artworks moving between past and present as she navigates the art…

After a sell‐out development season at La Mama Theatre and two further award‐winning seasons at Melbourne Fringe 2023 and Adelaide Fringe 2025 NIUSIA is making its international debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. Niusia was a Holocaust survivor. Charming savvy and …

In a world where politics dominates the headlines Guinness World Record‐holder NewsRevue aims to shine a light in the darkness. Delivering razor‐sharp satire since 1979 the fast‐paced mix of sketches and parody songs tackles current events with 100 new material every year.…

Herald Angel award‐winning performer Tom Bailey and his company Mechanimal return to Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Wild Thing the sequel to their critically acclaimed 2019 production Vigil. Presenting a gloriously silly and wildly inventive show Bailey attempts to do impressions of 48000…

Madonna On The Rocks is a visceral hilarious call to arms. A neon‐lit techno‐soundtracked mental breakdown at the Stay and Play. Its about egos responsibilities and the struggle to be an artist or to have any career at all really and still…

Following a sold‐out run at Londons The Other Palace the award‐winning dark comedy Yes Were Related comes to Edinburgh offering a hilariously honest examination of the different ways we deal with grief. This heartfelt play focuses on the tense relationship between two…

Fifteen year‐old Mary has no discernible talent but she cant ignore the glaring signs that she is destined for greatness. When a TikTok influencer comes to her school she embarks on a journey. By the age of twenty‐three she will make it…

This hilarious show offers a fresh perspective on humanity and our place in the universe. Think Waiting for Godot but with chickens. Tragedy seamlessly morphs into comedy and back again as they explore mysticism power struggles class inequality mythology and religion all…

Collaborating for the first time with acclaimed political comedian and director Mark Thomas award‐winning theatre maker Victoria Melody Northern Soul Hair Peace Major Tom Head Set returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Trouble Struggle Bubble and Squeak ‐ a new bold…

After wowing over 50000 Fringe spectators The Black Blues Brothers now make their McEwan Hall debut with a brand‐new circus show for the whole family. In a smoky train station five guys listen to twist and rocknroll music on a vintage jukebox…

Berlin 1933. Heinz goes out to the cinema and never comes home. London 2023. Clare claims the German citizenship her grandad Heinz gave up but is it hers to take In the shadow of Brexit Clare shines a light on her grandfathers…

Debuting her new music‐theatre show folk singer‐songwriter and theatre‐maker Michelle Burke Step into My Parlour Edinburgh Fringe European Tour returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a deep‐dive into her surreal family history. Through a captivating fusion of storytelling and original music…

Theatre Re one of the UKs leading theatre groups returns to the Fringe bringing their explosive and joyous five‐star sell‐out international hit The Nature of Forgetting this moving and hauntingly beautiful piece is about the inability to recollect and what remains…