A drunken and divided dinner party in 2014 is the setting for Peter Arnott's Chekhovian new comedy. But almost a decade on from the independence vote, why did it take so long? On a glorious …
For more than 60 years, the spiritual power of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's signature work has stunned audiences including Obama. Here, company members explain what it's like to danc…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghElle Dillon-Reams' solo show is a stream of consciousness about sexual assault and womanhood 'Writing about this has been confusing," says Elle Dillon-Reams of …
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghUsing verbatim interviews, Ell Potter and Mary Higgins turn their attention to how relationships end " including their own The boldest, bravest and stranges…
Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghA clown by trade, Masli here sets about tackling the audience's problems. Her leftfield efforts to ease them are one of this fringe's true tonics At any given …
Monkey Barrel @ the Tron, EdinburghAsh's audacious conceit dares to find the funny side of tragic events, and partly succeeds, until this rawly emotional show slips comedy's moorings If you …
For all but the biggest names, handing out flyers in the street is still essential. That doesn't make it any less awkward The key to performing standup is to convince your audience that you …
After the pain of the Covid years, the festival has returned with a roar. It can make a new standup's career " if they are willing to sleep in a nuclear bunker and expose their own trauma So…
The Scissor Sisters singer will play the Emcee while Self Esteem will make her theatrical debut as Sally Bowles in Rebecca Frecknall's Olivier-winning musical The musicians Jake Shears and S…
Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghShowing off an impressive range of facial expressions, the comic takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his life with songs and sketches I've seen Adam Flood tell …
Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghMontel Douglas writes four males leads who are on the brink of becoming men, but their jokes and dancing belie a darker story We might not all remember our schoo…
Magic and mentalism abounds at this year's festival. But how are the tricks done? Some of the best performers remain tightlipped " while others reveal all "That feeling you have right now," …
No one-liner list would be complete with Olaf Falafel. He's here alongside nine other standups with great quips from this year's festival Olaf Falafel: Getting mythology wrong is my Hercules…
Theatre Royal, GlasgowDelivering his own 'origin story', with interruptions encouraged, Acaster skilfully pieces together big-yield routines from inauspicious beginnings We all learned some…
A writer on The Daily Show who has been compared to Barbra Streisand, the New York comic has an unashamedly attention-seeking show at the Edinburgh fringe In the musical fringe comedy Sophie…
Zoo Playground, EdinburghInspired by the work of Nobel-winning Belarusian journalist Svetlana Alexievich, this is a disturbing but blackly funny piece Every performance of The Last of the So…
Assembly George Square, EdinburghSeventies spy novels, sexually frustrated poultry, an April Fools' Day breakup … it's all here in the sophomore show from Rosie Nicholls and Sullivan Brown…
Summerhall, EdinburghCarrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall's poems are sincerely performed and loaded with justified anger at unfairness but they grow monotonous I'm a part of the target audience…
Assembly Roxy, EdinburghThe US writer, comedian and actor's cabaret show includes potent songs about sexuality, identity and police violence Triple-threat doesn't begin to describe the abili…
Almeida, LondonThis huge community collaboration tries to put a positive spin on the difficulties of ageing, helped by a wonderfully rebellious script In 24 (Day): The Measure of My Dreams, …
She cancelled her honeymoon to star in A Streetcar Named Desire with four days' notice " then won the 2023 Critics' Circle best actress award. She talks to the Observer's theatre critic, an …
The Chewing Gum star on returning to the stage, discovering a different side of herself on Taskmaster and why she likes to be called handsome Susan Wokoma, 35, was born in Peckham to Nigeria…
String of vacancies at regional arts venues grows as funding and staffing crisis worsens Running a theatre has become a seriously unappealing job, according to many of those working at Brita…
Single-performer shows dominate this year's fringe, but standouts include a bold, revisionist western, a strong, silent circus duo, a bed-hopping jukebox opera and an hour of quiet grieving�…
Traverse; Lyceum; Studio, EdinburghNat McCleary's new play gets to grips with Scottish identity; a French-language take on Lars von Trier glides between stage and screen; and dinner is serve…