Edinburgh Festival

These three are masters of manipulation, and they have us in the palm of their hand.

BWW caught up with Plastic Jeezus about bringing Leave Them Wanting Less to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Hoult is a superb character comedian, well known for ‘star of stage and screen’ Anna Mann. He is an accomplished comedy script writer, former winner of the Writers' Guild Award for Comedy and is known for his excellent acting TV work on well-regarded shows.

For Wambaugh’s debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024, the shows premise is the offering of a top 17 set of ideas for beginning a comedy show. This provides a light-hearted exploration of varied comedic styles, of which all work superbly.

BWW caught up with Bev Gray about bringing Bev’s Comedy to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Lil Wenker is a London-based, Gaulier trained clown from Minnesota and the co-founder of Chekhov’s Gum. Directed by Cecily Nash, Bangtail is the epic tale of a cowboy in search of his purpose and career.

I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical by Alexander S. Bermange, directed and choreographed by Matthew Parker, features four sublimely talented performers; Luke Harley, Sev Keoshgerian, Jessi O’Donnell and Julie Yammanee.

BWW caught up with Zena Wood and Cené Hale about bringing Jazz on the Run to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Tom Brace: The Ride 4D opens with Brace bounding onto the stage, setting up the premise for the hour of magic and dreams. He introduces us to ‘Tomland’, a theme park he claims is entirely his own creation, with a wink and a nod to certain other famous theme parks.

Fairburn fulfils the show’s title by appearing in a fabulous sequin jumpsuit and fluorescent tassels, entering to warm and rapturous applause. The set begins and the laughs are instantaneous in response to Fairburn’s winning, vibrant personality and blunt outlook of no-nonsense social commentary, which sets the tone for the duration. Fairburn’s presence is commanding, thrilling and utterly addictive.

What did our critic think of CHEMO SAVVY at Gilded Balloon At The Museum, Auditorium?It may feature some famous faces from River City, but you haven’t seen a hospital like this! In tribute to their colleague Andy Gray, Scottish comedy stars Grant Stott, Jordan Young and Gail Watson star in the tongue-in-cheek cancer romp Chemo Savvy.

Written by Somebody Jones, the piece explores the relationship a black woman has with swimming, and how she overcomes her fear to access the water. A stereotype sadly rooted in statistics, this piece brings to light a perspective that should be heard.

Fans of the Gossip Girl TV adaptation may recognise the show’s writer, Todd Almond, as he sits down at the piano. He begins to skilfully accompany himself while telling us about an unconventional day where a character, we presume is largely based on himself, reluctantly goes to a friend’s brunch and ends up meeting the potential love of his life.

We hear a crash of thunder and two caped figures run into the centre of the Roundabout Theatre to escape from the rain. Here is where Bellringers begins, a 65-minute thriller about what might happen in a bell tower at the end of the world.

After a sold-out 2022 show at the Traverse, celebrated comedian ALOK returns to Edinburgh with an introspective solo show challenging traditional ideas of beauty, gender and identity. 

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland brings Tasha Gordon-Solomon and Faye Chiao's new play Fountain of You to the Fringe, diving deep into the perils of female ageism. The plot follows Kristen (Matrya Wróbel), a once-thriving actress deemed 'too old' for Hollywood after her 35th birthday. In a desperate bid to reclaim her youth and career, she encounters enigmatic spa-owner Angelica (Lucy McClure) who promises a bizarre rejuvenation treatment. 

As Week 3 arrives at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, an array of talented artists at theSpaceUK are just embarking on their Fringe journey. See the lineup here!

Catinca Maria Nistor will perform THE SECOND COMING OF JOAN OF ARC, a one-woman show, from 19th – 23rd August 2024 at Greenside Riddle's Court.

“Being queer is the best, right?” In Kathrine Payne’s debut solo show plewds, all is not as it seems.  Slowly, the show’s sparkly pink facade begins to splinter and crack, and a darker truth makes its way to the surface. Told through character comedy, clowning, audience interaction, and movement, this is a feat of queer theatre.

Rat Mass is, not surprisingly, exactly what the title says it is - a ritual in honour of rats. The show, put on by The Church of Ratology, comes from Chicago, Illinois, where a hole shaped like a rat made headlines earlier this year.

BWW caught up with Meg Chizek about bringing How to Give Up on Your Dreams to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW caught up with Uğyr Özcan about bringing The Sun King to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sebastian Elder's new play NO PLACE CALLED HOME explores themes of climate change, the passage of time, and memory. The productions run 19th- 24th August at Edinburgh Fringe.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is about to get a dose of hilarity as Meg Chizek brings her critically acclaimed solo show, How To Give Up on Your Dreams, to the Fern Studio, Greenside.

BWW caught up with Sarah McGuinness about bringing Sarah McGuinness Sings Cabaret to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.