Summerhall, EdinburghHaley McGee performs a funny and wistful solo show that chronicles turning 25 and explores the decades ahead How did Haley McGee grow so wise? You would expect a solo fr…
Stand New Town theatre, EdinburghMaking her fringe standup debut after blazing a trail through modelling and activism, Olumide has some promising material but it fails to come together Fashi…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghThe reality faced by Black women trying to break into showbusiness is told through beatbox, rap, song and spoken word by an impressive ensemble Making it as…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghThis epic drama charts characters from Colombo in the 50s, through the civil war, before settling in Sydney Two young lovers are considering the future after meeting a…
Summerhall, EdinburghThe pressures faced by elite athletes are explored in a dynamic show presented as part of the fringe's Belgian Selection A gun is fired and the agonised figure before us…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghCovid and the climate crisis are the subjects of a smart and fun two-hander that processes disaster through drama Edinburgh is bustling again this summer, with …
Summerhall, EdinburghThe impact of a divisive nature v nurture experiment on a pair of twins is the subject of Carly Wijs's captivating production It is the normality of it all that strikes …
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghCold reality intrudes on this modern-day story of emigration set in a mythical land as a stressed single mum battles bureaucracy How to dramatise the refuge…
Underbelly, EdinburghIrresistibly gleeful celebration of the enduring popularity of Mr Brightside, the Killers' 2004 debut anthem still in the charts today Vegas rockers the Killers have jus…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghThis semi-autobiographical tale about the impact of a damaging relationship is empathic and impassioned At first, you think this piece of gig theatre is mor…
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghWith cartoonish flair, the likable comic " one half of sketch duo The Delightful Sausage " revels in the repeated indignity of being ditched for someone else The Girl…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIn her show The Woman's Hour, the viral comedy star offers caricatures of burbling backbenchers and a woke-bashing TV host In the darkness of our political mome…
The comic and podcaster on her pre-show rituals, the worst advice she's been given and why routines about serious issues still need to make you laugh How did you get into comedy? I was a chr…
The BBC kids' channel is known for its wit, invention and credo of inclusivity " but can its take on As You Like It captivate children? Just throw in a property developer baddie and some non…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghFrom Fleabag producer Francesca Moody, this thrilling foray into silliness makes for a wonderfully cheerful musical whodunnit Best friends for life Kathy an…
Charlotte Higgins was thrilled that her history book about Roman Britain was being adapted for the stage " until she realised it was being reimagined " and she and her partner were the roman…
The former PM's one-off onstage chat with standup Matt Forde belied his dour image. If only he'd shown more of this side of himself to the electorate Where is the comedy, Matt Forde, in this…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghA tale with ancient roots is given a modern twist in Rafaella Marcus's debut play about nature, sexuality and what could have been Here is an ancient tale w…
Summerhall, EdinburghCompelling one-man play looks at the lack of understanding faced by children with a disability and makes a persuasive plea for change The real drama of Jack Hunter's one…
Traverse, EdinburghEmily Bruni stars as a mid-career actor who thinks she's landed a dream role in a stage adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho There is a theme emerging on this year's fr…
Edinburgh Fringe show sets out to tell the tale of the code-breaker whose crucial work on German cyphers helped win the second world war From a social outcast to an object of national pity a…
Assembly Rooms, EdinburghWith Lap of Shame, the comic delivers a set of breathtakingly rude jokes and thought-provoking ghastliness A friend of Frankie Boyle's, he tells us, stopped watching…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Childhood friends and LOL Word affiliates Rachel WD and Ruby Clyde leave no assumption unturned with their deft wit and breezy musical interplay A venerable tr…
Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghFrom relationship recovery to getting her phone messages spoken out by the audience, Koch has charisma and punchlines to burn The infamous opening notes of Sha…
Traverse, EdinburghUma Nada-Rajah's farce about an MP using intolerance as her ticket to the top job is very timely, but feebly plotted It is with remarkable prescience that Uma Nada-Rajah's…