Pleasance Dome, EdinburghHeadlines punctuate Henry Naylor's play about the newspaper's campaign against Elton John and the multiple lawsuits launched by the singer Henry Naylor started out i…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith a mischievous smile, the comic who shot to fame for roasting Donald Trump mixes the personal and political It's seven years since Michelle Wolf addressed t…
Traverse, EdinburghAfreena Islam-Wright invites the audience into her life by interspersing her version of The Chase with tales from her British-Bangladeshi upbringing There is no shortage o…
The actor and writer has turned JM Barrie's story into the hedonistic nightclub musical Nvrlnd " but his talents are also showcased in a one-man thriller and a queer classic The room is hot,…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe comedy newcomer delivers an expertly constructed set with chutzpah " but not all the jokes land with precision There's a bait-and-switch to begin newcomer J…
Summerhall, EdinburghRuxandra Cantir's cast of gherkins, onions and carrots is conceptually funny but lacks bite We can agree that a cabaret involving pickled vegetables is conceptually funn…
Deaf Republic, a collection of war poems written by the Ukrainian American Ilya Kaminsky, have caused a sensation. Now they have been turned into an extraordinary play In Vasenka, a fictiona…
As Jena Friedman, Michelle Wolf and Sam Jay perform at the fringe, they discuss the threats to freedom of speech in the era of Donald Trump In April, comedian Jena Friedman had a strange en…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonThis version of Lerner and Loewe's musical has plenty of energy " bagpipes, big voices, drumming galore " but surely it needed more of a story update? A…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIssy Knowles considers the phenomenon of sex as a competitive sport with a portrait of a fictional OnlyFans star and her balaclava-clad followers 'I would love …
Cowbarn at Underbelly, Bristo Square, EdinburghThe two titans of tech are parodied in a thoroughly fun send-up of the competition between Apple and Microsoft This musical comedy about billio…
The Hive, Monkey Barrel, EdinburghIn a precise performance, Hull delivers sharp punchlines, surreal diversions and a dose of the occult Exactly how fine was the "fine" relationship at the he…
At a festival so often dominated by bold young talent, it's veteran performers stealing the spotlight this year. We meet them " from household names to octogenarian newcomers Miriam Margolye…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghKey's command of his style, seemingly up in arms about being called middle-aged, is an expert game of cat-and-mouse It's rich of Tim Key, his agent tells him, p…
Traverse, EdinburghOliver Ayres tucks you in for an intimate account of his diagnosis with a severe and chronic immune condition, and the effect of transphobia This is a one-to-one show that…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghThe tricksy standup uses AI to create his own episode of the long-running interview series on which he's never been invited The Comedian's Comedian podcast, in which…
The Georgian House, EdinburghDrawing on private letters and contemporary criticism, Cora Bissett's imaginative production offers a rounded picture of a complicated man with a colourful love …
The festival's best joke award may have been binned this year, but the one-liners keep coming. Here are our favourites ' 10 of the funniest jokes from the 2024 fringe Olaf Falafel: We named …
The once musty old art of voice-throwing is back in vogue on stage and online. Its new hip practitioners " plus 1980s TV mainstay Roger De Courcey " explain why their vocal tricks and errant…
Pleasance at EICC, EdinburghVisual artist Ornagh conjures a psychedelic, mixed-reality vision preoccupied with identity, sexuality and body image What happens when theatre meets film? It is …
Upstairs at Assembly Roxy, EdinburghAbigail and Shaun Bengson meditate on family, faith and loss in story and song, featuring a revelatory depiction of degenerative hearing Music is a lifel…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghVictoria Melody's passion for other people's passions is in full bloom in a show that finds delight and inspiration in English civil war reenactments Victoria M…
Underbelly Circus Hub on the Meadows, EdinburghBrisbane's Circa are consummate pros, achieving acrobatic feats edged with animal instincts Some circus shows start with relatively simple tric…
Queen's Hall, EdinburghAn exquisite mix of song, poetry and spoken word, Karine Polwart's show about the Royal Botanic Garden's iconic palm tree stands tall If you thought there could not be…
Minerva theatre, ChichesterA stressed out community choir rehearse pop hits ahead of a TV appearance in this uncharacteristically feelgood comedy from the usually hard-hitting Bhatti Playwri…