Tag: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017

For the first time the Army has its own venue at the Edinburgh Fringe where it will present cutting edge theatre and dance, including Rosie Kay Dance Company’s acclaimed 5 Soldiers.The Hepburn House Army Reserve Centre, in East...

Go and see Jess Robinson. You will get much more than you bargained for . Having seen Jess at Brewhemia and then at the Underbelly preview show I wondered what else she had. Turns out...

Woods, water and wild animals feature large in an outstanding new exhibition at The Edinburgh Drawing School (EDS), Great King Street.PrintRoom Dundee is a group of artists and printmakers who use the facilities at...

Warning:this show contains ninjas, not magic. Back by popular demand, Card Ninja is an award-winning, riotous display of comedy and card stunts using playing cards as ninja weapons. Following his journey from mild mannered card player to...

"The first ever stage adaptation of Lauren Child's bestselling mystery series, 'one of the best things to happen to British fiction' (Sunday Times).  When the world's greatest criminal masterminds target a supernatural statue, it's...

Ensemble SU: The Party Ensemble SU are five musicians playing traditional Korean string and percussion instruments together with the cello and piano from the West’s musical heritage. The show provides an intriguing blend of musical styles...

Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling MagiciansMorgan & West assume the character of 19th Century gentlemen magicians with fine suits, finer whiskers and faultless manners.They are already on stage and poised for a...

Craig Ferguson broadcasts for two hours to his Sirius XM Satellite Radio audience of 32million listeners who are in America, Canada and Puerto Rico, all LIVE from the Rose Street Theatre in Edinburgh (Venue...

It is of course customary for all those involved in shows to get out on the street and hand out fliers.The Royal Mile yesterday afternoon was very sunny and all go with everyone trying...

Manu Tiger (Tiger Circus) and Massimiliano Rosetti (Lost in Translation Circus/The Hogwallops) gave the passing Festival visitors a short taste of their show 'Attached' this morning under - or, possibly, just to one side...

This classical love-story features pop music, pop-art and an award-winning team of acrobats.Mixing martial arts, physical comedy, and video projection, this spectacular creates a thrillingly theatrical experience that fuses traditional Chinese art forms together...

Columns is a welcoming, conversational new play about the stories we tell ourselves to maintain hope in hard times. Moving, charming, and sincere, Columns believes in the power of theatre to bind people together - a moment of magic...

Theatre (Comedy/Science)This groover from Vancouver with his muse manoeuvres returns to Edinburgh Fringe 2017 with a neuron-zapping sequel to his previous brain-straining Rap monologues that evolved from his Fringe smacking, 2004 debut, The Rap...

There are many fine acts at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Some humourous. Some entertaining. Some thought-provoking. There is one, however, which will quite simply blow your mind way.  I’ve been to see the...

 Hippo Sheila, Silver Bob the gorilla and Scratch the porcupine descended on the magical children’s section of Waterstones on Princes Street to present a short extract of their show to few lucky local children. The...

This is a must see in our view.We saw an excerpt from the show at The Pleasance press preview which you can see here.Saw a preview of @cirque_eloize at The Pleasance press show. Wow...

The acclaimed 5 SOLDIERS: The Body is the Frontline is making a welcome return to Scotland for its first appearance on the Fringe. It will be a leading attraction at the new Army@TheFringe venue (being run...

One of the many delights of living in Edinburgh is the Festival and the accompanying Fringe in August. And one of the delights of the Fringe is the presence of one of the funniest...

The musical comedy stars celebrate five years of silly songs and satirical anthems for one week only at the Edinburgh Fringe Multi-award-nominated, nationally acclaimed musical comedians JONNY & THE BAPTISTS are thrilled to announce THE...

The world of Stegosaurus is one of exposed bones, black coffee, cigarettes and self-loathing. Yet there is hope. It’s somewhere familiar to millions struggling with anorexia, bulimia and depression in a society where women are bombarded with images...

Fresh off a run of SOLD OUT shows in Los Angeles, London and Berlin, award-winning comedian Zach Zucker makes his solo debut with Human Person!A graduate of École Philippe Gaulier in France, Zach has...

Through a series of cognitive ability tests involving both scripted and Freestyle Rapping, Brinkman and an audience volunteer to both recite and write on another subject. Conclusions? Damnably difficult.Multi-tasking is fine for some things...

‘Cracked Tiles’ by Lorenzo Novani Within the walls of his crumbling inheritance a man speaks with his deceased father, what could he possibly discover?‘His father seemed like an ordinary, hard-working man but Riccardo knows that somewhere...

 Coming of Age “Embrace it with enthusiasm…”   Well, why not?Coming of Age is a collection of original songs on the theme of growing old, reflecting the fantasies and frustrations of an “older” woman. The songs...

 “Anger is easy, joy can be more difficult” says Robin Ince at his new Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Robin Ince’s Rorschach Test’. “There’s so much anger in the world, particularly on social media, newspapers and in...

Discover the Difficulties of Romance at this Year’s Edinburgh FringeShow Title: Schutte the Unromantic Written and performed by Katy SchutteKaty Schutte is a Funny Women finalist and winner of the Best Comedy Show Latest Awards at Brighton...

  ​Rolling In The Aisle Productions presents: Sixth Night: Shakespeare For Those With Short Attention Spans How do you bring Shakespeare to the Edinburgh Fringe? Cut down one of his most famous plays and give it a...

The Red Emerald: A Farce for the ColourblindAn hour-long farce set in a crumbling old stereotype Herr Falkenstein is broke. Desperately broke. All he has left in the world after his bitter divorce is his...

  ‘So you are here for the truth – but what is that?’ In today’s world of ‘false truths’ it’s hard to know what we can believe. How can we make sensible decisions when none of...

Theatre (new writing,drama) Modelled on a contemporary reimagining of Ken Loach and Jeremy Sandford’s seminal film Cathy Come Home, which first screened in 1966, causing national public outrage, Cardboard Citizens’ critically acclaimed production Cathy, makes...