Dance Base, EdinburghMalcolm Sutherland's meta production about isolation and the search for intimacy knowingly ties its themes to the experience of the fringe The dry title belies a show wi…
Assembly George Square Studios, EdinburghNina Khyzhna performs a collage of poetic dance-theatre that embodies the everyday trauma of life in Kharkiv In Pokémon lore, the distortion world i…
Big Yin at Gilded Balloon Patter House, EdinburghA joyful ensemble channels the spirit of 70s counterculture with dazzling costumes and cheeky choreography in a flawed show This riotous ense…
A tech twist on Hamlet, a glimpse into a catastrophic future and a uniquely personalised tale of societal breakdown immerse fringe audiences in the haunting uncertainty of artificial intelli…
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghTV success hasn't gone to Smith's head as he still sweats the small stuff " as well as detailing his attempts to procreate Reviewing Ian Smith's breakout show Crushin…
Performance artist, set designer and director who created haunting, sometimes plotless tableaux to great effect The career of Robert Wilson, the visionary performance artist, designer " of f…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Through song and standup, Cohen transforms her 2023 medical emergency into glorious oversharing with this comic triumph Everything was going right for cabaret …
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghStarting out with a deliciously bumptious persona, Doherty's show trips itself up with a subplot about arts funding Gay Witch Sex Cult was quite the solo debut last …
Evolution London A strong cast sings live versions of all the hits against screens showing the film, backed by a terrific band and willing extras recruited from the audience There's no secre…
Pentland theatre, Pleasance at EICC, Edinburgh Voices swirl in Andreas Constantinou's medium-like performance as he struggles still with his dad's response to his sexuality This is a show ab…
Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghJessica Barton sets about cleaning up the domestic acts of the men in her audience with comically strict discipline We've all felt the urge to impose order on th…
Traverse theatre, EdinburghHumanity and understanding permeate Gabriel Jason Dean's play inspired by a real-life relationship but awkward questions remain unasked Families fell out over Brex…
Pleasance at EICC, EdinburghIn Michel Marc Bouchard's play, a young man travels to his boyfriend's rural funeral and finds his family are unaware of their relationship Socially, you know it …
Summerhall, EdinburghPerformed amid psychedelic projections, the Australian singer's gig has an otherworldly beauty yet fails to take off 'I'll leave you with the cosmos," Australian singer …
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghIn an impressive show, Sami Abu Wardeh delivers a collage of historical storytelling, jokes about colonialism and clowning When Sami Abu Wardeh performed his hit sho…
Traverse theatre, EdinburghPanto dame Dorothy Blawna-Gale is sharp-tongued and lovable but the hilarity is underpinned by creator Johnny McKnight's personal story She stands before us in a b…
Summerhall, EdinburghIn Bed With My Brother's story of cult band the Shaggs is a furious and funny rallying cry against patriarchy and perfection If fringe favourites Sh!t Theatre had a mili…
Summerhall, EdinburghIn its aim to avoid big topics " politics, gender, climate " the Canadian pair's superb show attempts an escape from contemporary chaos If the end of the world is a part…
Traverse theatre, EdinburghBuried trauma surfaces at a family reunion in Karis Kelly's darkly funny Northern Irish drama that attempts to capture a broader history of violence Karis Kelly's …
Orchard at the Gilded Balloon, EdinburghThe US star's engaging set is largely an earnest love letter to her non-binary child and newly adopted home of Ireland A month ago, Donald Trump brand…
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles There are spotty moments in the much-discussed Andrew Lloyd Webber revival but by the time the final song kicks in, you'll be a believer Much like its namesake, …
'It's rare to really frighten a theatre audience. So it surprised us when people said, "I didn't sleep for three nights after seeing your show"' When my first daughter was five, I asked a fr…
Gilded Balloon, EdinburghMaking her fringe debut, the EastEnders star plays a tribute act to the Hollywood legend in this dreary drama Rarely has the cult of celebrity alighted on someone wi…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghIn one of several Palestinian stories at this year's fringe, writer and comedian Alaa Shehada finds humour amid the horror of Israel's occupation This is the story o…
From Greek tragedy to Chekhov to Rosamund Pike in Inter Alia, handheld mics are everywhere on stage right now. Is this a thrilling innovation " or a pointless fad? Wig, robes and moves like …