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Acoustic Music Centre, St Bride's 10 Orville Terrace, Edinburgh
Date Event
7 Aug–24 Aug
(18 Aug–23 Aug 1.30) (24 Aug 2.30)		 Let the Earth Breathe Music with an environmentally friendly message. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
4 Aug–23 Aug, not Sundays
10.30–0.15am		 The Accidental Death of an Accordionist The interactive comedy ceilidh murder mystery theatre show from Right Lines Productions is back for a major Scottish tour.
Assembly @ Assembly Hall, Mound Place, Edinburgh
Date Event
31 Jul–25 Aug
2.15		 Lucky You Carl Hiaasen's novel, a cultural dissection of Grange, Florida, translates onto the stage as a madcap romp through conspiracy theories…
31 Jul–25 Aug
4.45		 Circus Oz: 30th Birthday Bash Far more theatrical that trad big top and ringmaster affairs, Circus Oz still offers the requisite acrobatics, juggling, clowning and stunts but…
Assembly @ George Street, Assembly Rooms 54 George Street, 54 George Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
5 Aug–25 Aug
11.00am		 George Orwell's Coming Up For Air Adroit stage adaptation of Orwell's lesser-known 1939 novel , following a middle-aged man despairing at the failing economy and the erosion of civil…
6 Aug–25 Aug
11.30am		 Animal Olympics Quirky and educational story of how Chinese astrology began by performance poet Francesca Beard. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
19 Aug–25 Aug
11.50am		 Greenstick Boy A tale of broken hearts and bones with an unresolved ending, starring Maggie Cronin. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
10 Aug–25 Aug
1.30		 Married to the Sea Warm, funny and beautifully-written play about divorce seen through the eyes of a child. It won't knock you sideways, but you should enjoy the ride.
19 Aug–25 Aug
2.00		 Simon Callow - A Festival Dickens A rich performance of moving, entertaining tales, in the second Dickens-themed show from the famous thespian. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
31 Jul–24 Aug
2.30		 Supper The follow-up to Symon Macintyre's al fresco show 'Ghost' features no performers, just four volunteers from the public sitting down to a dinner of…
1 Aug–25 Aug
4.15		 Yasser Small-scale but nonetheless effective look at the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, from the point of view of a Palestinian actor preparing to play…
3 Aug–25 Aug
4.15		 Surviving Spike Disappointingly conventional take on the life of anarchic Goon Spike Milligan. Michael Barrymore, this year's Fringe celebrity casting, offers a…
31 Jul–25 Aug
4.25		 Vincent Actor Jim Jarrett reprises his role in this one-man play depicting Theo Van Gogh's mourning for his recently departed brother. Leonard Nimoy's…
Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
31 Jul–24 Aug
(Times vary)		 Paperweight Set in a modest office in the Assembly Rooms,'Paperweight' takes a peek into daily office life as two young professionals fight mindless monotony…
31 Jul–25 Aug
10.45am		 Reasonable Doubt Two former jurors reunite in a hotel room two years after a controversial hung verdict in this smart two-hander from Australian playwright Suzie…
31 Jul–25 Aug
12.45		 Weights Cathartic monologue for poet, playwright, actor and former judo champion Lynn Manning, who lost his parents to the bottle and his siblings to the…
31 Jul–25 Aug
2.10		 St Nicholas A monologue and tall tale told by a successful Dublin theatre critic, a self professed 'hack and drunkard'. Bitter, vindictive and egocentric, he…
31 Jul–25 Aug
2.55		 The Tailor of Inverness Matthew Zajac spins an affectionate tribute to his father, while exploring how history moulds us. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
31 Jul–25 Aug
3.35		 The Expert At The Card Table As crafty conjurer Guy Hollingworth exhibits his prodigious talent at card chicanery, he employs an affable Englishness Hugh grant would be proud of…
19 Aug–25 Aug
5.00		 The Magic Tree No magic in this play from Ursula Rani Sarma, with an unintelligible plot and no direction. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
31 Jul–25 Aug
6.30		 Britt Ekland: Britt on Britt Former bond girl and one-time wife of Peter Sellers proffers a frank and surprisingly funny whistle stop tour of her enchantingly colourful life. A…
31 Jul–25 Aug
10.10		 A Drunk Woman Looks At The Thistle Written by crime novelist Denise Mina as a response to Hugh MacDiarmid's 1926 poem, this is a funny. brainy, argumentative dissection of the very…
C Too, St Colmba's by the Castle Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh
Date Event
13 Aug–25 Aug, not 24 Aug
11.00am		 Finding Alice Live music and spirited action performed without a set in this rendition of 'Alice Through the Looking Glass'. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival…
13 Aug–25 Aug
12.10		 The Greatest Bubble Show On Earth All manner of bubble fun from Louis Pearl, who has been doing bubble shows for years. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
31 Jul–25 Aug
2.10		 The Gruffalo Hugely successful theatre version of Julia Donaldson's clever and colourful book about a resourceful mouse and, of course, the terrible Gruffalo.
C, Chambers Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
20 Aug–25 Aug
11.00am		 Russian Play A very jolly hour of song, dance and audience participation all the way from Russia. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
30 Jul–25 Aug
12.30		 Apollo/Dionysus Musing on the conflict between the Greek gods Dionysus (wine and fertility) and Apollo (order and truth), this show by theatre company The Dead…
3 Aug–25 Aug
8.00		 Boys of the Empire A rather dim-witted, over-egged affair set in a 1930s English boarding school and the newly-named Iraq, then ruled over by a British colonial…
31 Jul–25 Aug
10.00		 The Great American Trailer Park Musical A feisty, sun worshipin', gum chewin', all singin', all dancin' trio of girlfriends gradually divulge the scandal going on in the bosom of their…
clubWEST @ Quincentenary Hall, Surgeon's Hall Nicholson Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
3 Aug–25 Aug
4.45		 Another Paradise A dystopian farce written by Sayan Kent, Another Paradise is set in a Britain where the introduction of ID cards by the government has changed the…
3 Aug–25 Aug
4.00		 It Ain't All Bollywood Depicts the trials and tribulations of Kiran, who has descended into an escapist fixation with Bollywood films following the death of her father.
Footsbarn's Big Top @ Calton Hill, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh
Date Event
1 Aug–25 Aug
7.30		 Footsbarn's A Midsummer Night's Dream A colourful, vibrant production of the Bard's most enchanting works. Although the pace noticeable dips towards the end, this is a performance that…
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Teviot Row House 13 Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Date Event
19 Aug–25 Aug
12.30		 New Word Order A bitter pill from Ryan JW Smith with neo-conspiracy crimes, Shakespearean style. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
1 Aug–24 Aug
1.30		 The British Ambassador's Belly Dancer A rags-to-riches-and-back-again tale of sexual exploitation, as the former mistress to the British ambassador to Uzbekistan tells her story through…
31 Jul–25 Aug
5.30		 Lyn Ferguson - The Plan Lynn Ferguson's theatrical offering is a mesmerising, character-based dark comedy in which Death kills time in her office, listening to the news and…
3 Aug–24 Aug
6.45		 Sister Cities Black comedy about four sisters, reunited after mum Jill Gascoigne slits her wrists. It's more West End than Fringe fare, but it's still a smart…
1 Aug–25 Aug
9.00		 Jonny Woo: International Woman of Mr. 'E' Emotional truth sits alongside enthralling entertainment in this one-(wo)man show. Woo encompasses the full role of the clown: both humorous and…
4 Aug–25 Aug
10.15		 The Riot Showgrrrls Club Not just another burlesque cabaret show: the girlies in basques are here to tell you about male abuses of power and the subjugation of women in…
Hill Street Theatre, 19 Hill Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
1 Aug–25 Aug
1.10		 Etcetera More eclecticism from puppetry trio K3 theatre. 'Etcetera' charts the monotony, challenges and inevitable trials of the journey from birth to death.
19 Aug–24 Aug
3.40		 Another Kind of Silence The tale of marine biologist and nature writer Rachel Carson is brought to life by Liz Rothschild. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
1 Aug–24 Aug
5.35		 Broken Nails Marlene Dietrich is re-imagined through the medium of puppetry in 'Broken Nails', which explores femininity and the power of stardom through the…
31 Jul–25 Aug
7.50		 Balanders Polish puppet show 'Balanders' examines the relationship between a freak show master and his caged beast. Inspired by the fantastical, existential…
1 Aug–25 Aug
7.50		 Baldanders Kompania Doomsday explores the relationship between a trapped beast and his master in the imaginative puppetry piece 'Baldanders.' This production…
1 Aug–25 Aug, not 22 Aug
9.20		 Mime For Laughs Legendary Polish leading mime artist Krosny stars in this highly enjoyable comedy without words. 'Mime For Laughs' is one of many Polish productions…
Musical Theatre @ George Square, George Square/Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh
Date Event
12 Aug–25 Aug
10.30am		 Misterstourworm and Kelpie's Gift Backed by a beautiful new soundtrack, this Scottish myth of monsters and heroes is brought to life by two dynamic storytellers. 'Part of the…
Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh
Date Event
23 Aug
2.30		 365 One Night to Learn a Lifetime Specially created by the National Theatre of Scotland for the EIF, this play explores the painful transition to adulthood of children who grew up in…
22 Aug–25 Aug
7.30		 365 New work from the National Theatre of Scotland, following the lives of young people moving out of the care system when they reach 16. Scripted by…
22 Aug–25 Aug
7.30		 365 One Night to Learn a Lifetime Specially created by the National Theatre of Scotland for the EIF, this play explores the painful transition to adulthood of children who grew up in…
Pleasance Dome, 1 Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Date Event
31 Jul–24 Aug
1.10		 The Idiot Colony Terrifying insight into the penal system that branded women 'moral defectives' for crimes such as homosexuality or having children out of wedlock.
3 Aug–25 Aug
10.50		 Adventures of Butt Boy and Tigger Butt Boy and Tigger meet in a chatroom late one night. After a round of coy flirtation, the pair proceed to act out a series of intricate sexual…
Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh
Date Event
4 Aug–24 Aug
(Times vary)		 The Caravan Theatre company Look Left, Look Right win the prize for bizarre venues this year. The Caravan is set in a tiny caravan and focuses on the plight of…
5 Aug–25 Aug
(Times vary)		 The Caravan Docu-theatre from transcripts of the victims of the 2007 floods in England, set in a tiny trailer and including voices from a wide spectrum of…
1 Aug–24 Aug
(Times vary)		 The Factory A cramped, intense production set in one of the Fringe's new venues; a sequence of newly-discovered cellars underneath the Pleasance. The Factory…
2 Aug–25 Aug
11.30am		 Heartbreak Soup Laura Lindow wrote this touching (and funny) children's story about a serious subject when working with children undergoing heart and lung…
30 Jul–25 Aug
12.45		 The Sun Dragon The second instalment of Gomito Productions' trilogy (which started with 'Little RedThings') is another comic adventure made out of live music…
2 Aug–25 Aug
12.50		 Cloudcuckooland More instruments than you can shake a stick at, and more bird poo than the world can cope with in this fast, funny environmentally-aware musical.
1 Aug–25 Aug
12.30		 The Lie of the Land Sharp little two-hander about a yuppie couple trying to relocate to the countryside. There's a lot of beautiful writing here, but the characters are…
31 Jul–25 Aug
2.00		 On The Waterfront A triumphant homage to the screen classic, infused with director Steven Berkoff's trademark anti-naturalistic style. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival…
31 Jul–25 Aug
2.05		 By The Way This poorly scripted two-hander follows a pair of friends on a road trip through a dystopian France, where an unnamed plague is killing off…
31 Jul–23 Aug
2.30		 The Gymnast This curious collage of movement, speech, sound and lighting FX creates an impressionistic portrayal of life under the Khmer Rouge regime in…
1 Aug–24 Aug, not Mondays
3.40		 The Fooligan Al Seed displays an enviable gift for storytelling in this one-man show. A vibrant series of clowning tableaux breaks up this atmospheric tale…
6 Aug–25 Aug
3.15		 Stefan Golaszewski Speaks About a Girl He Once Loved One-man show that does exactly what it says on the tin. Our eponymous hero relives the love of his life in moving, gloriously wonky and expressive…
31 Jul–25 Aug
6.00		 The Aluminum Show Wonderfully inventive and gripping throughout, this is a mixture of puppetry, dance, magic and general mucking about with silver stuff that has the…
30 Jul–25 Aug, not 24 Aug
6.00		 The Time Step In Matthew Hurt's claustrophobic chamber piece, Linda Marlowe plays the latest in a long line of faded, aspirational beauties, middle-aged Cid, who…
23 Aug
8.00 & 9.30		 The Factory A vivid and powerful Holocaust journey presented by Badac Theatre. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
Pleasance Dome, 1 Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Date Event
31 Jul–25 Aug
2.45		 I Love You, Bro Based on a true story, this is an intense exploration of the dark side of the teen psyche featuring Johnny, a young man struggling with his…
19 Aug–24 Aug
2.35		 Inside Yerma Regarded as a metaphor for the Spanish civil war, this is a mesmerising tale of singing, dancing and despair. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
31 Jul–25 Aug
5.00		 The Six Wives of Timothy Leary Timothy Leary's life is retold here through the words of the six life partners who followed him through his controversial adventures. An…
Rocket Venue @ Demarco Roxy Art House, Lady Glenorchy's House Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh
Date Event
19 Aug–23 Aug
5.20		 The Lie-In, the Itch and the Whore's Robe Ikea-style physical theatre which shows promise, but lacks depth and colour. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
Royal Botanic Garden (Inverleith House Lawn), Inverleith Row, Edinburgh
Date Event
19 Aug–23 Aug
7.30–9.45; Wed & Sat 2.30–4.45 & 7.30–9.45		 Romeo and Juliet An outdoor version of the greatest love story ever told performed by the players of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival…
Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
20 Aug–23 Aug
8.00		 Class Enemy Haris Pasovic's production of Nigel Williams' 'Class Enemy' transports the action from late 70s London to war-torn Sarajevo. 'Part of the Edinburgh…
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
2 Aug–23 Aug, not Sundays
11.00am		 The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Furry Tails The talented man behind last year's 'Elves and the Shoemaker' returns with more beautifully crafted puppets and charming silliness. Ages 7+. 'Part…
3 Aug–24 Aug, not Mondays
1.00		 Tales from an Enchanted Forest Live storytelling from a forest glade -you'd better bring your imagination. Ages 6+. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
2 Aug–24 Aug, not Mondays
3.00		 The Man Who Planted Trees Puppet State Theatre Co presents this timeless tale about a simple shepherd who transforms a desolate area by planting hundreds of trees. Ages 7+.
The Space @ Venue 45, 39 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
16 Aug–23 Aug
10.45am		 I Am Robert Mugabe Set in an imaginary future in which the Zimbabwean dictator is on trial for crimes against humanity. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
4 Aug–23 Aug, not Sundays
1.05		 No Place for Dreams For their first time at the Fringe, Brief Candle Theatre perform a tale of forbidden love in a harsh caste-based society. 'Part of the Edinburgh…
The Spiegel Garden, George Square, Edinburgh
Date Event
19 Aug–25 Aug
9.45		 The Tiger Lillies' 7 Deadly Sins A darkly enthralling celebration of sin, featuring a twisted puppet retelling of the Adam and Eve fable. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
Sweet ECA, Edinburgh College of Art Lauriston Place or Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
11 Aug–25 Aug
1.45–2.35		 Mr Loveday's Little Outing Evelyn Waugh's comedic (to the point of lunatic) tale is presented by Theatrical Theatrics Productions 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008'.
31 Jul–25 Aug
4.00		 James Campbell's Shut Up Stupid An 'experimental black comedy' from the man who brought us the 'Comedy Club 4 Kids'. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
Sweet Grassmarket, Apex City Hotel 61 The Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Date Event
19 Aug–24 Aug
1.10		 Fawn A muddled monologue about a girl transported from a forest into a world of alternate realities. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
31 Jul–24 Aug
(Times vary)		 Deep Cut Powerful drama focusing on the quest for justice of Des and Doreen James, whose daughter Cheryl died at Deepcut barracks.'Part of the Edinburgh…
2 Aug–24 Aug
(Times vary)		 Fall Writer Zinnie Harris presents stark reflections upon the battle fought for civilisation against the barbaric impulses created by late capitalism.
31 Jul–24 Aug
(Times vary)		 Pornography Simon Stephens' play, set just before the 7/7 bombings, explores urban alienation with a beautiful blend of optimism and despair.'Part of the…
1 Aug–24 Aug
(Times vary)		 Architecting Fringe favourites the TEAM return with a brash, complex piece exploring American cultural mythology and modern capitalism. As clever and…
13 Aug–24 Aug
(Times vary)		 Slick On the outskirts of town a destitute tenement looms above the only crude oil supply in Glasgow, a discovery that's about to rip its tiny…
31 Jul–24 Aug
(Times vary)		 Terminus O'Rowe's rhyming prose, delivered with consummate control, tells a Dublin set metaphysical tale of murder, suicide and accidental death - not to…
31 Jul–24 Aug
(Times vary)		 The New Electric Ballroom Edna focuses on three sisters who have effectively locked themselves away from their tiny fishing village and from any sort of progress, and now…
23 Aug
11.00am		 Once and For All We're Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up and Listen A troupe of teenage actors explore the angst of adolescence, with a piece that feels like an unfinished workshop. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival…
23 Aug
6.45		 Slick A daft satire of greed, cruelty and violence featuring cartoon style action and imaginative skits. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
Udderbelly's Pasture, Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Date Event
8 Aug–25 Aug
2.20		 The Terrible Infants An award-winning feast of faux-kids theatre and fairy stories from company 'Les Enfants Terrible'. A host of bizarre creations populate this…
19 Aug–25 Aug
3.45		 Joan Rivers - Work in Progress by a Life in Progress The New York diva, and veteran of the stage, explores the aging process in this confessional play. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
31 Jul–25 Aug
7.40		 Charlie Victor Romeo Created entirely from the black box transcripts of six airline emergencies, this theatrical documentary from New York's Collective: Unconscious is…
3 Aug–25 Aug
8.00		 Office Party Director Cal McCrystal invites to you to express your most deeply repressed office party inhibitions. Set in a converted Appleton Tower, the…
19 Aug–25 Aug
11.45		 Jim Rose Circus A flat return for the Fringe legend, with a carnivalesque show set in hell. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
Underbelly, Victoria Street and Cowgate, Edinburgh
Date Event
19 Aug–24 Aug
1.00		 Lough/Rain A quietly tragic relationship co-authored by Declan Feenan and Clara Brennan. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'
31 Jul–24 Aug
4.15		 We All Fall Down The exciting and imaginative En Masse theatre offer a morality tale about a good village, an evil village and one boy's journey into hell to teach…
31 Jul–24 Aug
5.40		 The Bird and the Bee: The Bird A teenage boy speaks to his mother, a Russian prostitute, of his first love, after both mother and son have endured a life of great travail, much of…
31 Jul–24 Aug
7.05		 Motherland A powerful dramatisation based on interviews conducted with the wives of servicemen. Creator Steve Gilroy explains: ?They talk profoundly about war…
31 Jul–24 Aug
9.00		 Borderline Rob Benson's brilliant one-man piece about drug-induced psychosis toys with expectations of mental heath issues. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival…
31 Jul–24 Aug
10.20		 Barry & Stuart More macabre magic from the Aberdeen pair as they become 'Part-time Warlocks'. 'Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe'.
31 Jul–24 Aug
10.00		 Mommie and the Minister The titular Mommie of this Hammer Horror homage is part drag queen, part Methodist preacher, part Bride of Frankenstein, the campest most over-blown…
7 Aug–24 Aug
Mon & Tue 11.45; Wed–Sun 0.15am		 Sideshow: The Weirdest Show on Earth Nightly-changing cabaret freakshow, presided over by The Bloody Ringmaster and DJ Margaret the Gimp. Everyone needs to get drunk, sweaty and horny…
Underbelly's Baby Belly, The Caves Niddry Street South off Cowgate, Edinburgh
Date Event
6 Aug–24 Aug
10.45am		 The Echo Chamber Journey down into the dark, damp vaults beneath Edinburgh's Old Town, and watch one family cope with life among the ghosts. 'Part of the Edinburgh…
31 Jul–24 Aug
2.20		 The Space Between My Head and My Body Seven people take a plane journey, but something has gone wrong. Flitting between dreams, memories, and future visions, the characters are followed…
31 Jul–24 Aug
9.05		 Esoterica This exciting blend of card skills and people-reading marks out performer Eric Walto as deserving of a much bigger stage. 'Part of Edinburgh…
Freemasons Hall Universal Arts Theatre, 96 George Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
3 Aug–25 Aug
5.00		 Bite the Dust One of a number of Polish works debuting at this years Fringe, 'Bite The Dust' re-evaluates the 'dulce et decorum est' myth on a personal and…
Various Venues, Edinburgh
Date Event
8 Aug–31 Aug
(Times vary)		 Edinburgh International Festival 2008 Edinburgh's annual cultural extravaganza returns for another exciting year of dance, opera and theatre. Under the direction of Jonathan Mills, this…
Venue 13, Lochend Close Canongate, Edinburgh
Date Event
13 Aug–24 Aug
12.00 (17 Aug–24 Aug 2.15)		 Visualise Reloaded The 'Science Made Simple' team are back to live up to their name, and give you a few laughs at the same time.
The Zoo, 140 The Pleasance, Edinburgh
Date Event
20 Aug–25 Aug
11.00am		 Koko and the Crocodile A little touch of Africa in Mara Menzies tale of a poorly reptile looking for medical advice. Audience members can make reminders of the show to…
Zoo Southside, 117 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
Date Event
1 Aug–24 Aug
6.00		 Death By Chocolate This interactive murder mystery sees the audience, cast in the role of student police officers, charged to sift through trays of evidence at a…

Found 110 events at 32 places.
Sorted by event / date & time / place / most viewed. Showing 10, 25, 50, 100 per page.