Peter Pan has a pop fantasy, Faustus is in Africa, Brian Cox leads a banking satire and Billy Connolly meets the late Alasdair Gray. Elsewhere, the joy of pickling, a landmark jazz album and Elton John’s libel case take centre stageWhenever you see a p…
Continue ReadingIn a riotous show, Garry Starr dons a tailcoat, flippers and little else to re-enact a bookshelf full of classics. Would you help him bring The Jungle Book to life?Comedy smash-hits come in all shapes and sizes. You’ve got your standup, your sketch – a…
Continue ReadingNish Kumar among comedians warning that rising costs could stop university revues visiting the festival‘I don’t have any family connections in comedy or television, my leg up was that I went to a posh university that had this relationship with Edinburg…
Continue ReadingFringe Society CEO says venues could offer concertgoers ‘morning after’ shows or tempt residents who ‘want to hide’Organisers of Edinburgh fringe events have been urged to be “pretty smart” and capitalise on the decision by Oasis and AC/DC to play gigs…
Continue ReadingFrancesca Moody and Gary McNair’s innovative DIY solution to Covid restrictions will be revamped for a series of in-person, one-off showsWhen the 2020 Edinburgh fringe was cancelled due to Covid-19, producer Francesca Moody and theatre-maker Gary McNai…
Continue ReadingThey came out of the blue and electrified Edinburgh with absurdist takes on Americana. Now the US pair are doing all three hits back to back – and dreaming of not having to share a roomIt’s a story to keep Edinburgh fringe dreams alive. On their own di…
Continue ReadingThey came out of the blue and electrified Edinburgh with absurdist takes on Americana. Now the US pair are doing all three hits back to back – and dreaming of not having to share a roomIt’s a story to keep Edinburgh fringe dreams alive. On their own di…
Continue ReadingShona McCarthy says public authorities have routinely ignored needs of world’s largest arts festivalThe Edinburgh festival fringe should be given the same status as major sporting events like the Olympics or the Commonwealth Games, its outgoing chief e…
Continue ReadingMonkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghThe Scottish standup retains his bouncy charm in a show that parallels his recent autism diagnosis with the story of his grandmother’s descent into Alzheimer’sWith victory in last week’s So You Think You’re Funny? prize f…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe fringe veteran unpacks his idiosyncratic childhood in a vividly realised show about class, family and neurodiversityColin Hoult has been performing at the fringe for 20 years, but never with what most comics give us at…
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