Gilded Balloon, EdinburghSherman's show, pitched between anti-comedy, performance art and body horror, leaves no doubt why she's also known as Sarah Squirm Delightfully weird, says the pre-p…
With research showing sexual harassment is a routine occurrence, there is growing demand for arts venues to commit to protecting entertainers Posey Mehta, like many performers at the Edinbur…
Assembly George Square Studios, EdinburghFeeling flows and solidifies between the characters in Isabella Waldron's mature and tender love story Isabella Waldron's delicate play stages an unu…
Summerhall, EdinburghThe true story of a Sydney suburbanite who organised a campaign to save some local bushland and kickstarted a whole environmentalist movement Towards the end of this one…
Assembly George Square, EdinburghPart observational, part autobiographical, The Real Hero in All This considers life from ever-surprising angles Sixteen years in Malaysia, 16 in the UK. Thi…
The actor, playwright and Princess Bride star is also an essayist. Here, he explains why reading dialogue away from its performance has a magic of its own On the one hand, there's something …
Wee Red Bar, EdinburghAn adaptation of David Keenan's novel about a Scottish band who nearly supported Sonic Youth is lovingly detailed A few years ago, the director Stewart Laing invented a…
Gilded Balloon, EdinburghAdam has lots to say " about proposals, weddings, football and houseplants " and delivers it with puppyish pleasure There are worse qualities to bring to standup tha…
Summerhall, EdinburghComposer Greg Sinclair's ingenious musical palette provides variety and charm in this performance by a young local cast The most striking visual image in this show is cr…
The standup on the highs and lows of the Edinburgh fringe, Zoom hecklers and why she doesn't have heroes Who on the circuit always makes you laugh?I've always been impressed by Athena Kugble…
Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghThis four-strong cast imagine what it's like 'feeling safe all the time' in an urgent and impressionistic performance When they ask you not to take photos during…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonIn a near-future world on fire, a jury of 12 young people listen to testimony from the 'dinosaur' generation If the current, abnormal weather patterns around the wor…
The company behind The Actress has dug into 17th-century archives to bring to life two pioneering women of the stage On 8 December 1660, crowds gathered on Vere Street, off Oxford Street in …
Salford arts complex says energy costs in 2022-23 will far outstrip its entire Arts Council grant It could cost almost a million pounds to keep the lights on at a Greater Manchester theatre …
His journey from tryer to survivor to established success story is unlike anything else seen in TV talent show history In the embryonic days of UK TV talent shows, Darius Campbell Danesh " w…
Julia Hales' play is a witty love letter to the Aussie soap, while asking questions about the representation of Down's syndrome in mainstream entertainment Julia Hales didn't know she had Do…
From TikTok tutorials to street protests and celebrations, house dance is having a moment. Experts explain its liberating appeal The closure of dance floors around the world during the Covid…
From bowel cancer to Parkinson's and dementia, the Edinburgh fringe is full of jokes about serious illness. What's in it for the comedians " and their audiences? Standup comedy must have bee…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghFrom jokes about men's waning dominance to a teary anecdote, this show runs through a range of emotions on a post-breakup journey Wanna feel weird? Try star-rat…
Gilded Balloon, EdinburghIn his debut fringe show OK Zoomer, the 22-year-old comic bounces between optimism and fatalism, delivering gags with a sly twinkle Gen Z'ers have every reason to fe…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe Mischief Theatre regular delivers routines to fit the audience's requests before heading down a darker path in an uneven show "You can't please everyone," C…
With the fabled comedy showcase running until the end of August, we whittled down gags galore from this year's standups to pick a dozen of our favourites Michael Spicer: Why did the chicken …
The festival is in full swing with audiences crammed into comedy clubs. But is our global pandemic the elephant in the room? Comedian Sam Nicoresti starts his show with an elaborate sanitisi…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghSamuel Barnett is remarkable in Marcelo Dos Santos's one-man play which analyses joke-craft and a comedian's compulsions Towards the end of this enthralling…
Best known for tackling subjects such as injustice and violence, the choreographer is channelling happier memories with An Untitled Love Growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1980s and 90s, Kyle A…